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For this track, Dependable, we will look at Isaiah 14:27.
For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him?
His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
In any police drama, we see both sides of the story, adjusting, strategising and eventually one side wins or loses. That is humanity. Our best software which comes from Apple still has updates, still has patches. They cannot get even one set of data right the first time. No, not even Apple. There are just too many variables, too many what if's.
But with God there is no need to adjust to the surprise of the culture. The lie of the enemy is that God's plan is a little bit flawed and that he our enemy has the patch that will fix the covenant. So we try to fix his plan for him. Sound familiar? Not so different from Adam and Eve.
Against that backdrop, God, the Lord Almighty, he has purposed, not your circumstances, not the devil, no, not you.
Tonight as you go to sleep, take one situation in your life that is done, over, final and explore it for its perfection. Ponder all the variables along the way that came up and SAVOR how God's plan played out anyway. SAVOR the perfection in God's plan in retrospect, seeing God taking you through an amazingly complicated mess and come out looking great. SAVOR that. Make a list that God foresaw, arranged and executed flawlessly. That will give you confidence to trust the perfection of the covenant the next time around,.
Having listened to this track Dependable, what are your thoughts and emotions that bubble up? How do you relate to what is being described?
What is the reason we savor? What is the purpose of writing it down? Can you make this a discipline in your own life to deepen the awe of God so that you are better positioned the next time round?
Share a time in your life as mentioned above when God's plan in your life played out anyway.
There is no blessing on this track. Perhaps you can write your own.
We would love to hear from you
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- Title: The Beast of Babylon
- Series: Doctor Who Novelette Collection
- Author: Charlie Higson
- Characters: Ninth Doctor
- Date Reviewed on GoodReads: 07/05/2016
**Spoiler Alert** Doctor Who – The Beast of Babylon is part of the 50th Anniversary 12 Books – 12 Doctors collection of mini-books. This book features the Ninth Doctor, as played by Christopher Eccelston and takes place between Rose deciding not to travel with the Doctor in "Rose" and the Doctor coming back and asking her a second time, also in "Rose". It's a unique idea that the Doctor could have an entire adventure in that brief span we see as seconds in the first episode of the new series.
The novel starts with Ali having a picnic with her family, when the Doctor shows up. The Doctor, well, does Doctorish things, which seem a bit confusing because the story is from Ali's point of view. Then Ali sits and thinks about how much she wants to travel and have adventures as she watches the moons over a lake at night. So we know Ali and her family are on an alien planet. The Doctor arrives and says that Ali has something he needs back, a silver orb. Ali does have it, but she wants to travel with the Doctor. The Doctor agrees.
As the Doctor takes the TARDIS to ancient Babylon on Earth, he explains he is after a Starman – a being created during the collapse of stars into black holes and white dwarfs and such. The silver orb can be used to send the Starman back where it came from before it can eat a planet. And it was the silver orb that the Doctor used to defeat the Starman on Ali's planet. The Doctor also talks about the girl, Rose, he met on Earth.
When the Doctor arrives on Earth, he tells Ali to stay in the TARDIS. Ali listens, but full of curiosity, figures out how to use the TARDIS scanner. So she sees the Doctor getting in trouble. When the guards, who have hauled the Doctor off, attack the TARDIS – Ali strikes back, using her antenodes and even killing a man. Ali then wanders around, following the Doctor, trying to help, and causing havoc in a way. It's at this point we realize she isn't human.
The ancient Babylonians think Ali is a monster and the Doctor a sorcerer. However, when the Starman attacks it prevents the Doctor's execution, and the Doctor and Ali work to defeat the Starman. The Doctor then rushes Ali in to the TARDIS. Ali is, it turns out, an ant-like being, but, obviously, intelligent. The women are the deadliest of her species. And she convinces the Doctor to give Rose another chance. Ali is returned to her home planet, glad to be home, and appreciative of her home.
This is a good story, especially the way Higson gradually reveals that Ali isn't human, but that she is still a "person" so to speak. And I really liked seeing the Doctor with a non-human companion for a story. The Starman wasn't a great villain – basically a monster to defeat that, despite being a strong threat, is rather easily defeated. Ancient Babylon and King Hammurabi make for a different setting for a Doctor Who story.


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Romeoville, Illinois, Sept. 5, 2018—In keeping with its commitment to share best practices, Mary J. Foley from Christian Brothers Services will be presenting at the industry's top conference on ministry fundraising, the 2018 National Catholic Development Conference and Exposition, to be held Sept. 15 through Sept. 19 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.
Foley, managing director of Catholic School Management and Mission Advancement at CBS, will present, "The Art and Science of Strategic Conversations – Telling Your Story with Confidence," from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 18. This session will identify ways to spot potential donors and cultivate lasting relationships that garner the awareness, appreciation and funding organizations seek.
"The leaders, staff and volunteers of our ministries and organizations are all called to be mission ambassadors," said Foley. "This workshop will share tools and strategies to make that a comfortable and rewarding experience."
Foley also will facilitate a round-table session at 10 a.m. Sept. 17, titled "Upgrading Donors to Higher Levels of Investment."
Foley brings more than 35 years of experience to the not-for-profit world and offers a wealth of strategic leadership skills and insights to the educational, religious and social service arenas. Foley has worked with hundreds of not-for-profits, internally as a director of development, at the board level, and through a wide variety of consulting engagements. She has raised hundreds of millions of dollars through capital campaigns, annual fund appeals and ever-expanding advancement initiatives for organizations large and small.
The NCDC is the United States' largest membership association of charitable religious fundraisers. For 50 years the organization has gathered as a fundraising community to network, learn, share, play and pray with colleagues. The conference is an opportunity for attendees to learn the newest trends in fundraising, be part of a collaborative, faith-filled community and a means to help fulfil their mission.
For more information, stop by Booth #109 where CBS will be exhibiting at the assembly.
About Christian Brothers Services
Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois, Christian Brothers Services is a nonprofit, Catholic organization that administers cooperative programs in the areas of health, retirement, property/casualty, and technology as well as financial, administrative and Catholic school consulting to church congregations, organizations and dioceses internationally.
About Catholic School Management
Founded in 1973, NCEA Financial Consulting Services focused exclusively on finance and development consulting services for Catholic school and diocesan administrators. In 1979 demand for a broader scope of services resulted in the creation of Catholic School Management (CSM). In 2014, Christian Brothers Services acquired CSM's growing operations, making CBS the national leader in consultative guidance for Catholic schools. CSM's team of experts represents more than 500 years of experience in the education field with a focus on strategy, planning and leadership.
About BMT
Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, Brenner, McDonagh & Tortolani, Inc., BMT Management and Financial Consultants was acquired by Christian Brothers Services in 2017. Providing premier consulting services to 280 religious institutes and many sponsored ministries in need of assistance, BMT offers the management of daily operations, including accounting and financial management, benefits eligibility management, human resources, investment consulting and real estate planning and sustainability studies.


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Auto Detailing Tips To Get Your Car Looking Like New AgainShare
Cleaning your car inside and out can be quite a chore, taking several hours of your free time. If it's not exactly your thing, you can always take your car to a professional auto detailing company to have it detailed for you. If, however, you have some time and want to try the job yourself, read on for some tips and tricks to get your cars interior clean and looking like new again.
- Vacuum your upholstery starting at the top and moving to the bottom of the seats to get rid of dirt, dust and other debris.
- To help remove dog hair, use a squeegee or even a rubber glove. Wipe your seats using either the squeegee or rubber glove and then vacuum up what you collect, or pick it up and dispose of it.
- Get rid of smells by sprinkling baking soda on your upholstery (or carpeting). Allow it to sit for about 10 - 15 minutes, then vacuum it up. The baking soda helps soak up any odors.
- Remove stains in your upholstery using baking soda and vinegar. Pour a bit of vinegar on the stain, then sprinkle baking soda on the vinegar. Watch it bubble, then let it sit for 10 - 15 minutes. Vacuum it up with a shop vacuum. If the stain is still there, repeat the steps.
- Wipe down your dashboard using a damp microfiber cloth to remove dust and other debris.
- Get inside your vents using a small brush. To help prevent the dust from spreading around, hold a shop vacuum close to the vents while you brush away the dust.
- Clean small crevices and cracks using a screwdriver covered with a cloth. Wipe gently, so as to not scratch the interior.
- Bring back shine and moisture to your dashboard and steering wheel by using a small amount of Vaseline on a soft cloth. Wipe up any excess that remains.
- Remove stickiness on the dashboard using a product like Goo-Be-Gone.
Spray your windows using a streak-free cleaner and wipe then down with a microfiber cloth or using newspaper. Roll down your side windows to be sure and get rid of those marks around the top of your window that are made when you roll up your windows. Change your cloth or newspaper often to prevent spreading around dirt to your other windows.
Detailing your car can be a chore, but you can do it. Take the time to do it right to get your car looking, smelling and feeling like new again. For more information, contact a business such as A&G Auto Spa & Mobile Detailing.


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Creativity and Childhood Self-Esteem
To set the stage for this blog, I want to put forth a definition of the subject at hand: Self-esteem. […]
To set the stage for this blog, I want to put forth a definition of the subject at hand: Self-esteem. […]
The Family That Engages Together Stays Together In a July 2017 TED Talk, I narrated the story of why Devon […]
By Beverly Davis I am often asked why SPARK! provides programming for children in second grade and older and doesn't […]
By Beverly Davis In the award winning animated short "Alike," created by Madrid animators, Daniel Martinez Lara and Rafa Cano […]
By Beverly Davis Remember the days of summer reading programs at the local library? I remember earning everything from stick-on-stars, […]
SPARK! was pleased to host the 2019 Creativity Confab to ignite discussions about why the development of creativity is important […]
By Beverly Davis I read a book that validated so much of what we do at SPARK! It was so […]
By Beverly Davis Across the globe, people volunteer. And we do this for a great variety of reasons: to help […]
By Beverly Davis Automation frees us to be creative! As robots, computers, and artificial intelligence take over the many simple […]
By Hannah Selders Written by "Best in Show" winner Hannah Selders from the 2018 Student Creativity Showcase Being a part […]
To set the stage for this blog, I want to put forth a definition of the subject at hand: Self-esteem. By this we mean self-respect, or a confidence and satisfaction with oneself.
Self-esteem is not a fixed measure. It ebbs and flows with time and experiences. Each of us has our own self-esteem metric for various aspects of our being. At SPARK! we focus on the self-esteem that exists in a child. It is the gauge of their ability to learn, grow, create, problem-solve and perform in the world.
In "Minding the Muse," a book about creativity, author Priscilla Long shares, "Improving self-esteem is a matter of taking regular steps, no matter how small, to set goals to achieve what you intend to achieve …."
At SPARK! our teaching of the creative process helps children set goals, envision outcomes and take the steps needed to achieve that outcome. Our proprietary definition of the creative process is Inspiration with Iteration and Collaboration leads to Innovation. Inspiration is the impetus to start a project. Collaboration and Iteration are two valuable steps in working through trial, error and even failure. Lastly, the desired outcome is achieving Innovation.
Based on research around creative development, SPARK! programming focuses on children ages 7 -18. During the early teen years, kids have a tough time figuring out who they are and where they fit in the world. Helping them develop their creativity and their self-esteem can help smooth out some of the bumps in their path through puberty. While boys and girls are quite different, their path through creativity can be similar.
"Challenge boys and allow them to develop skills. You throw boys as a group into a very challenging situation, and let them figure it out and find their own leadership. They'll come back thinking, 'We did it. We did it.'" Michael Thompson, PhD, coauthor of Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys. "It involves creating a situation in which they can develop a skill and, as a result, will have self-esteem."
Claire Shipman and Katty Kay, authors of The Confidence Code for Girls, surveyed 1,300 girls between the ages of 8 and 18. Among the findings is a startling desire to be perfect. At age 13, 45% of girls report feeling like they're not allowed to fail. Over half of teenage girls report pressure to be perfect. When this research was published in The Atlantic, the answer seemed to be getting girls accustomed to risk-taking and failure.
Engaging in the creative process meets the need for boys and girls. It provides challenges, allows for risk taking and room for failure. It helps them persevere to accomplish work of which they can be proud.
The Family That Engages Together Stays Together
In a July 2017 TED Talk, I narrated the story of why Devon and I decided to create SPARK! I share an excerpt from that now to address the SPARK! model of engaging the entire family.
My husband, Devon and I have three nieces and one nephew. When they were young, we took them on field trips to introduce them to new opportunities and experiences. We took those kids to sculpture parks, history museums, science museums, art museums, and more. All this with the goal of opening their eyes to new and exciting possibilities.
In 2003, something totally unexpected happened. We visited City Museum in St. Louis for the first time. We were all mesmerized – the kids and the adults. We played and explored in a wildly creative environment. After a while the kids started asking questions such as: How does that work? Who thought of that? How did they make that? And then, they asked, "Can we make something like that?" It was incredible. They were asking questions to learn. Their eyes were open to remarkable possibilities. When we returned home, we were able to engage them in hands-on learning per their request.
These experiences led us to the decision to found SPARK! and build a facility that offers families creative immersion and exploration with hands-on learning. That means we want the parents and guardians to engage along with their kids. SPARK! provides a much needed and hard-to-find, unique opportunity for the entire family to explore, discover and create side-by-side.
A large body of research shows that playtime with parents is important to the development of children. And, kids crave time with their parents. During play, we have the opportunity to get involved, to praise them, encourage them and laugh with them. Play can help you discover your child's special interests and skills. Playing with children builds a lasting bond and lets the child know they are loved.
SPARK! offers many opportunities for family fun in two basic ways: physical exploration and hands-on creative experiences. Our stated vision is, "To provide a unique environment, that combined with creative programming inspires minds, builds confidence and shapes the future for all children."
Physical Exploration
In our Climb, Crawl, Slide sculpture, both children and adults are given the opportunity to move, all while exploring a wildly unique and physically challenging environment.
"We find that parents lose the ability to play," said Nancy O'Conner, director of the Kansas State University Family Center in a statement to Newswise. She suggests that parents relearn the ability to play.
Physical movement and childlike play is also a great stress reducer for adults. Family activities help develop strong and lasting bonds. Exploration such as that offered at SPARK! builds gross motor skills, communication, supportive collaboration and cognitive development. These experiences also build self-esteem, social skills and a sense of connectedness that help kids and teens learn to use good judgment when confronted with difficulties and temptations.
The family that plays together stays together.
Hands-On Creative Experiences
Family visits to SPARK! should include participation in pop-up creative experiences. SPARK! is not just an indoor playground. It is a creative experience that offers physical exploration and discovery in conjunction with the creative endeavor. Our mission is "To ignite the spark of creativity inherent in all children."
Pop-up opportunities vary by visit and explore creativity through dozens of art mediums, music, performance, dance, virtual reality and more. These programs are designed for the family with children second grade and older and provide opportunities to innovate together.
Creative exercises provide a platform for children to practice patience, problem solving, social skills, and iteration. In today's academic environment, children are pressured to get the correct answer and are rarely offered the open-ended opportunity to explore alternatives, work through trial and error and yes, even fail. SPARK! provides a safe place for all of this.
Children who define themselves as creative have higher self-esteem, better problem-solving skills and go further in their education. Parents who engage in creative and other learning opportunities with their children tend to have more positive and open relationships with their children. Jane Dee Hull, the first female governor of Arizona, once said, "At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents."
The family that creates together stays together.
By Beverly Davis
I am often asked why SPARK! provides programming for children in second grade and older and doesn't focus on younger kids.
Our concentration at SPARK! is on the creative process. We define this process as:
Inspiration with Iteration and Collaboration leads to Innovation.
We use the creative process to teach problem-solving skills. That means children need to understand how to set goals, focus on a task and stick with the process through rounds of iteration. The SPARK! age range was established based on the breakthrough research of Viktor Lowenfeld that shed light on the mental development of children.
Viktor Lowenfeld was a dedicated researcher, author of several studies and books on artistic development, and a professor of art education at Pennsylvania State University. Lowenfeld helped define and develop the field of art education in the U.S. Lowenfeld mapped out the stages of artistic development. These stages have continued to be studied and refined, most notably by Marianne Kerlavage and Judy Burton. While many factors influence the rate at which a child develops, these stages attempt to place a developmental standard as a guide.
Ages 2-4 – Scribbling – Creativity is an enjoyable kinesthetic activity experienced through scribbles.
Ages 4-7 – The Preschematic Stage – Children experience their first conscious creation of form. They've discovered and are understanding symbols.
Ages 7- 9 – The Schematic Stage – Children reach a "schema" – a definite way of portraying an object – their representation of a plan or theory expressed through art. Art is used for communication. They enter a process through creation that has an identified outcome as the goal.
Ages 9 – 11 – The Dawning Realism – Schematic generalization no longer suffices, and space is discovered. Children work to express more detail. They begin to experiment with individual styles and compare their work to that of others. They develop a passion for realism, have a vision in their mind and work to "make it come out right." They learn to "see" creatively.
Ages 11 – 13 – The Pseudo-Naturalistic Stage – This stage marks the end of art as spontaneous activity. Children now focus wholly on the end product. They begin to see things in 3-dimensions and experiment with creating in 3-dimension. Lowenfeld also calls this "The Crisis Period." It's the beginning of adolescence, marking the end of artistic development among most children as they experience frustration at "getting things right" especially since creativity in schools is focused almost entirely on drawing.
Ages 14 – 16 – The Period of Decision – At this stage of life, children make decisions to either participate in a particular discipline or leave it alone. If children are exposed only to disciplines in which they are not skilled, they tend to drop out. Natural development will cease unless a conscious decision is made to improve skill. Lowenfeld's solution is to enlarge their concept of art to include non-representational art and art occupations (architecture, interior design, handcrafts, etc.)
From these stages, it is evident that children much younger than seven, in the "Scribbling and Preschmatic Stages," are not yet ready to engage in a process that is focused on an outcome. Lowenfeld defined "The Period of Decision" as the final stage and allowed for children anywhere from the ages of 14 – 16 to be in this stage. In our work we find this to be true and are even seeing the majority of children in the lower end of this age range making the declaration that they either "are" or "are not" creative.
Knowing that our primary focus has to be on children in the 11 – 16 age ranges, we strive to provide an environment that is attractive to them. That means giving them space to explore and develop with their peers. At these ages, hanging out with, or sharing space with children under the age of seven is not attractive. Therefore SPARK! was designed and is programmed for this group of older children.
I hope that helps answer the "age" question. If you have children that have not yet reached second grade, be patient. They'll be there before you know it and we hope they will come explore their creativity with us!
In the award winning animated short "Alike," created by Madrid animators, Daniel Martinez Lara and Rafa Cano Mendez we see that children really do start out excited to learn. The animators created the short to showcase the conundrum of creative gifts being squashed in traditional school settings. But I like to see the bright side – the energy exhibited when children believe learning can be fun.
Engaged in his busy work life, Copi is a father who tries teach his son, Paste to follow the set order of school. Paste, eager to learn, bounces off to school the first few days and tries to spread his wings with artistic renderings during his lessons in writing the ABCs.
Copi and Paste live in a monotone world, where humdrum citizens walk dumfounded to and fro. Yet, in the midst of this rigor, a colorful violinist brings life to a tiny park in the grey city. As school grinds on for Paste with seemingly no end to the repetitive printing of the ABCs, Copi decides to reignite his enthusiasm and lift his spirits by taking him back to see the violinist.
With summer approaching, it's time we adults remember – Children are excited about learning. Let's give them the opportunities to explore their interests and engage that creative side over the summer.
SPARK! offers a series of summer camps, each week exploring new territory. Each week designed to ignite creativity and allow children to experience a variety of concepts and practices. It's learning made fun. SPARK! Summer Camps.
By Beverly Davis
Remember the days of summer reading programs at the local library? I remember earning everything from stick-on-stars, to ribbons, to pizza and baseball tickets! I never really knew what motivated those programs, but since I was a kid and loved to read, I didn't think much of it.
Now I understand the motivation. There are dozens of studies and many names for the motivation. We hear it called Summer Learning Loss, Summer Slide, and Summer Cognitive Decline. All this to say: if kids don't engage in learning over the summer, they lose some of the "smarts" they gained during the school year. Research shows this is particularly prevalent for children in low income homes.
Beyond halting the slide, engaging kids in learning throughout the summer break has significant positive effects. That doesn't mean you need to rush to enroll them in summer school. Instead, find something in which they are interested and engage in that. Most summer programs have a higher ratio of students to adults and are more individualized than school programs. With the array of camps, museum and maker space programs available, it's easier to find programs in which a student can direct their own path for learning.
Often these summer programs feature hands-on, inquiry-based learning. Generally, they allow children to work in groups where they develop collaborative and social skills that more readily resemble the adult world for which we are trying to prepare them. When children engage in these high-quality programs over the summer, they're more likely to identify their true interests and skills. These programs help them find a field of interest to pursue in secondary education. And, when kids are engaged in projects of their choosing, they actually learn more. They research online, they ask questions, they iterate and problem solve. These are the skills that support them through their entire lives and are the ones they don't forget.
When you examine the benefits to some of the stellar summer options available today, kids can actually go farther over summer than ever before. Maybe programs such as the SPARK! Creator Studio and summer camps will go farther in preparing a child for secondary education than traditional schools!
Summer should be fun, and learning should be engaging. Let's give them both at the same time.
|Charles Eisemann
Sculptor and Long-time Supporter of the Arts in Dallas
|Scott Rudes, Ph.D.
Vice President, National Arts Schools Networks
|Laree Hulshoff
Philanthropist and Founder of Aging Mind Foundation
|John Paul Batiste
Chairman, Arts and Culture Advisory Commission, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
|Maya Delgado
Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Founder of "HeARTS of Maya"
By Beverly Davis
I read a book that validated so much of what we do at SPARK! It was so exciting I could hardly sit still to read. Thankfully, it was a quick but powerful read, because I literally jumped up every few pages to share a thought with my husband.
Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers and Play, by Mitchell Resnick was published in 2017. Not only do Mitchell Resnick's words align with our approach to igniting creativity in children, but the foreword to the book is written by Sir Ken Robinson, the ultimate authority on teaching creativity; and creatively.
SPARK! had been open almost three years and the question I get asked the most is, "Does technology kill creativity?" My thoughts are, not only is technology a product of creativity, but it continually builds on our creative energies and in many ways, enhances them. And that's why, in December 2018, we launched the Creator Studio to offer learning and innovation through technology.
In his foreword, Robinson shares, "Mitchell Resnick has spent his professional life exploring the synergies between creativity and technology…He dispels common myths about creativity (that it is confined to the arts, for example)…" I believe this book was the spark that brought our Creator Studio to life.
In the Creator Studio, we've adopted Resnick's proclivity to alliteration and provide a space for children "in Pursuit of Passion Projects." Here, SPARK! gives children the freedom to learn new skills, develop their own ideas and pursue their passion without deadlines, judgement or grades. Resnick talks about how children really are willing to take risks and try new things when these limiting factors are removed. He says, "They're eager to define their own problems rather than simply solve the ones in the textbook. It's students who come up with the most innovative ideas and creative new directions."
SPARK! defines the creative process as Inspiration, with Iteration and Collaboration, leads to Innovation. When I share this verbally, I move my hands in intertwining and repeat circles to indicate that the creative process is not linear, but rather circuitous. Inspiration happens more than once in a project and collaboration might happen at any point. The creative process is not a 4-point line from A to Z. I once asked an artist to render our creative process as a tornado. Resnick illustrates his philosophy in a "Creative Learning Spiral,"
and goes on to say, "The Creative Learning Spiral is the engine of creative thinking. As kindergarten children go through the spiral, they develop and refine their abilities as creative thinkers. They learn to develop their own ideas, try them out, experiment with alternatives, get input from others, and generate new ideas based on their experiences."
Thank you, Mitchell, for the validation of SPARK! programming, and for the spark to bring the Creator Studio to life.
By Beverly Davis
Across the globe, people volunteer. And we do this for a great variety of reasons: to help eliminate poverty, build shelters, improve education, protect others, or assist in times of natural disaster. In each of these efforts, people, just like you and me, make specific contributions to others and our communities through our actions.
We're motivated by the cause and the impact our work has on those who benefit from our service. But, in a positive spin on an old saying, "what goes around, comes around." Turns out, the benefits to us from volunteer work are quite great. The top five benefits of volunteering return in abundance:
1. Connecting with the community. When I was younger, I moved around a lot, building my growing career. I found myself in a new community every few years. Volunteering helped me connect with like-minded folks. It gave me a place in the community, often led to social engagements and provided new friendships to help me integrate. Volunteering often time leads to networking opportunities that can assist career growth, community engagement and companionship during these lonely transitions. People are the "spice of life" and volunteering brings out all sorts.
2. Feeding your soul. Volunteering promotes happiness. You'll simply feel better by giving back. It's good for the soul. When you feel good about what you're doing and how you contribute, it lifts your spirits. Interestingly, this positive effect has been studied. Compared with people who never volunteered, the odds of being "very happy" rose 7% among those who volunteer monthly and 12% for people who volunteer every two to four weeks. There's both fun and fulfillment in volunteering.
3. Advancing your career. In addition to the networking opportunities available through volunteering, it's often possible to develop or sharpen professional skills. Volunteering paints you in a good light and in good company. It allows others to view you favorably because of this work you do. Volunteering helps you build confidence in a variety of areas, from interacting with the public, to delivering a compelling story, to leading project task forces.
4. Being a well-rounded citizen. Through volunteer efforts, you become aware of things you never knew went on in your community. You see needs you might not have known existed, and see others pitching in to help just when you thought the world was growing callus and cold. Volunteerism makes one more civically aware and has a tendency to increase civic engagement and even voter turnout.
5. Realizing better health. The sense of well-being and happiness that comes from volunteering can have incredible health benefits. Various studies point to such things as lower blood pressure, longer life span and reduced stress. Oftentimes volunteer activities keep you moving, which keeps you healthier. Even the sense of purpose that comes from aiding others makes one happier, helps reduce stress and allows you to sleep better.
A few things to consider as you look to engage in volunteering. It's important that you are passionate about the organization and the cause. They're not necessarily always the same.
You should enjoy the time you spend volunteering. This is your free time, make sure you enjoy the task, the people, the cause or at least 2 out of 3 of these! Sometimes we're willing to do an unpleasant task because the need is there.
Volunteer for an organization that appreciates your efforts. Yes, they need to thank you repeatedly. They also need to have meaningful tasks for you to do and they must let you know if perhaps they don't need you on your regular schedule.
Do your research. Volunteer once or twice before committing to a greater schedule. Make sure you like the people, the environment, etc.
By Beverly Davis
Automation frees us to be creative! As robots, computers, and artificial intelligence take over the many simple and repetitive motions we now do, we'll have more time and space to be creative and innovative. Our history books taught us that the industrial revolution freed a primarily agrarian society from many labor-intensive jobs; freeing our best thinkers to become more innovative. Our nation thrived during and after this revolution and can do the same in this day and age.
In 2015, Klaus Schwab, the executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, introduced the idea of The Fourth Industrial Revolution. We live in this new world characterized by a fusion of technologies including the automation that seems to be striking fear in many. In October, 2016, the White House authored a report, "Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence." Among the many forecasts were: "83% of U.S. jobs paying less than $20 per hour will be subject to automation or replacement. While up to 47% of all U.S. jobs are in danger of being made irrelevant due to technological advancements, with most job losses due to occur among the undereducated."
We can solve for this by teaching our children how to think. Giving them opportunities to learn and practice the creative process. Creativity currently ranks #1 among the top skills required to thrive in the global economy. According to the World Economic Forum, "by 2020, creativity and creative thinking will slip to third place behind: #1 complex problem solving, and #2 critical thinking, on the list of the most important skills needed to survive and thrive."
Complex Problem Solving is generally understood to mean the ability to solve for new, novel or ill-defined problems in real-world context. Critical Thinking is skillful analysis, assessment and implementation of ideas and can be brought to bear in complex problem-solving.
Realizing that learning the creative process builds problem-solving skills and self-esteem, SPARK! sets out to educate our children. Through it all, automation cannot replace the ability to think, to imagine, to create, or to innovate. We humans created automation, let's enjoy it. We'll use it to make life easier, more convenient and allow more time for pursuits of creativity and pleasure. Let's use our curiosity to drive the 5th industrial revolution!
By Hannah Selders
Written by "Best in Show" winner Hannah Selders from the 2018 Student Creativity Showcase
Being a part of SPARK! has been such an amazing experience. It has allowed me to spread my creative wings in so many directions. I have been able to network with designers and business owners, create new jewelry, and even participate as a panelist in the 4th annual SPARK! Creativity Confab. I have been shown and exposed to so much through my relationship with the SPARK! family.
After entering and winning first place in the SPARK! & Neiman Marcus Student Creativity Showcase, I was given the opportunity to go to Neiman Marcus and spend the day shadowing two amazing Intimate Apparel Designers; Jennifer Ogden and Michelle Gill, along with the Director of Charitable Giving & Corporate Public Relations, Kevin Hurst. Throughout the day I was able to meet private label designers, website managers, and Neiman Marcus clothing and accessory designers.
The first meeting I attended was for Robin Wright's pajama line "Pour Les Femmes". During the meeting I learned that this clothing line was created for the women in Congo who have unimaginable struggles, and by creating pajamas as a symbol of comfort the money from buyers goes to help the women in Congo. After that meeting, I sat in on a smaller session with Michelle and her co-worker Lisa. In this session they walked me through the 2020 Cashmere Collection and gave me the chance to learn how to apply colors and materials with math and weather to get the perfect clothing for each season. I also learned how to make a vision board using social media and other materials that are always around me. My last meeting was with Ella, one of the managers of the Neiman Marcus website. She walked me through the process of controlling and maintaining what every customer sees. From marking down prices to removing items that don't catch the buyers' eye, to choosing the perfect picture to send out in a catalog email.
After spending the day with all these wonderful people I was able to join Kevin, Michelle, and Jennifer in conversation over lunch. During this time we talked about school, got to know more about one another, and also discussed how we could apply all of our creative ideas to our personal lives. Neiman Marcus made me feel very welcome and because of my visit I can truly say that my interest in studying Fashion Marketing is confirmed, and I will bring everything that I have learned from my time with SPARK! and Neiman Marcus with me on my journey.
Thank you all so much, and I will never forget this experience.
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Session: AO.003
|Age: 12-Adlt
|Intensity: Low
|Time: 20 mins
|Positions: 7,9,11,10,8
|Players: 8+
|Area: 25x18 yrds
Exercise Objectives
- Finishing inside the 18yrd box.
- Head and Volley technique.
- Finishing Crosses.
Diagram 1. Set-Up Arrangement
- Mark out an area 25x18yrds, using the 18yrd box and a goal if one is available.
- Four servers are positioned on the edges of the 18yrd box (penalty area).
- The attackers line up on the edge of the penalty area facing the goal.
Start Position(s)
- A1 and A2 run into the area and the coach calls out a server number. That number then crosses a ball in for the two players running in to finish.
- One touch finishing should be used. The players should get lots of opportunities to finish on goal with volleys and headers also.
- A1 and A2 rotate to the back of the line after their turn.
- Switch the servers every 5 minutes.
- S1 plays a ball into the penalty area on the command of the coach.
- A1 and A2 enter and attempt an angled finish. (Either as one team or separate).
- Shoot or head/volley in goal.
- Every time you score that player or that players team gets a goal.
Coaching Points
- Good driven shooting technique (Knee & Shoulder over ball, non-kicking foot, etc.)
- Correct technique for each attempt on goal.
- Hit the target (force a save from the goal keeper).
- Cross must eliminate the goal keeper.
- Don't run in straight, curve your run.
- Timing of the runs. Arrive as late as possible attacking the ball.
- Angle of the run. Angle your run to get a better contact.
- Make sure the two defenders have a split run, not in a flat line. One near post and one back post.
- Technique on arriving in, don't hit the ball to hard.
- Positive attitude to finish, attack the ball.
- Different types of balls from the servers (bounced, aerial, rolling, etc).
- Add in passive defenders to impede the attackers slightly.
- Add in active defenders to challenge for the balls crossed in.
- Create a competition. The servers are neutral, but now there are two teams (Yellow vs. Red).
- A1 and A2 now play for their coloured teams and run in and fight to win the ball crossed in and they finish on the same goal.
- First team to score 10 goals is the winner.
- Ball is dead only when it is out of the 18yrd area. This can be further progressed to 2 vs. 2.


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The gambling gods (yes, they exist) didn't like how I went 12-3 in Week 5, so they served me a slice of humble pie. We went 7-8 and we would like some of that San Francisco Giants luck, please. That is, assuming Bruce Bochy hasn't made a deal with the devil:
Jets at Patriots (-10) – What an ugly game. Want to take points but with no Eric Decker (he'll be on Revis island), Geno Smith might as well be throwing to you and me. PATRIOTS
49ers at Broncos (-6.5) – No Patrick Willis, no problem. At least as far as San Francisco staying close, that is. Kaepernick could hurt improved Denver defense with his legs more than his arm. 49ERS
Cardinals (-4) at Raiders – The beauty of being a winless team is no opponent takes you seriously, so you can sneak up on them. But sneaking up is not winning. CARDINALS
Bengals at Colts (-3.5) – Cashed in four straight weeks with Andrew Luck and improved pass rush. You like cashing in, right? Plus, Andy Dalton is not very good on the road. COLTS
Titans at Washington (-5.5) – Man, that Kirk Cousins bandwagon lost a wheel pretty quickly. Alfred Morris should have a big day and make his life easier. WASHINGTON
Dolphins at Bears (-3.5) – Miami is underrated and should have beaten Green Bay last week. DOLPHINS
Browns (-6) at Jaguars – Cleveland hasn't been favored by this much on the road since it came back into the NFL. No reason to go crazy now. JAGUARS
Seahawks (-7.5) at Rams – Problem is when you're tool cool to speak like my man Marshawn Lynch, people forget about you once a year. Seattle coaches learn from last week. SEAHAWKS
Panthers at Packers (-7) – Not a good number. Carolina's defense is terrible and while Cam Newton can keep up for a while, Green Bay speeds away at some point. PACKERS
Falcons at Ravens (-7) – Don't want to take Atlanta on the road or lay points with Baltimore. … Cue Jeopardy music … Rolling with Falcons big-play backp RB Antone Smith. FALCONS
Vikings at Bills (-6) – Buffalo in for a letdown after tough loss to the Patriots. But Minnesota in for another laydown because their OL can't protect Teddy Bridgewater. BILLS
Saints at Lions (-3) – Sean Payton is still a good coach, I think, and I like taking good coaches off the bye week. Guess I will take the Brees guy as well. SAINTS
Chiefs at Chargers (-4) – Who wants a nugget? Andy Reid (13-2) has the third-best record among head coaches coming off a bye week, trailing Hall of Famer Marv Levy (8-1) and Packers coach Mike McCarthy (7-1). CHIEFS
Giants at Cowboys (-6.5) – Everybody's on Dallas, since it manhandled Seattle and New York was shut out by Philly. We call games like these double-mirror-look specials. GIANTS
Texans at Steelers (-3.5) – Pittsburgh is not good, but asking them to get fired up and win one at home against an average Houston team isn't too much. Is it? STEELERS
Record – 50-41 after last week.


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Most weeks during Fall and Spring Terms, an employer is on campus recruiting students for employment. Employers are located in the K Building lobby on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Interested employers should call Vince Leisey at 410-386-8530.
Carroll makes no endorsements or guarantees about positions listed through the Career Development Center. The college is not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions or other aspects of off-campus employment. It is the responsibility of applicants to research the integrity of the organizations to which they are applying.
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Dan New
Teacher Lead
Rocky View School Division
Participates in 1 Session
Dan New is a lead teacher in a Rocky View School Division Middle/High School. Dan received his Bachelors of Education from the University of Alberta with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Technology. He is also a recent graduate of the University of Lethbridge Masters of Education Program with a focus in Educational Leadership. As an educator, Dan focuses on creating educational environments where students construct their own understanding through content creation and discovery in conjunction with technological tools. Dan has served as an Educational Technologist, co-authored university textbook materials on educational technology and is a member of the Apple Distinguished Educator Class of 2013.
Sessions in which Dan New participates
- Upgrading the secondary math class: Inquiry and Problem Based Learning in Mathematics
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Featured below are select available works by Sophie Gralton. Please click on the thumbnail to view enlargement and work details.
|Conspirators II
|The Secret
|Beloved One V
|Beloved One IV
|Beloved One III
|Beloved One II
|Beloved One I
|The Constant Reminder
|How Long Is A Piece Of String
|Falling Into Shadow
|The Idle Companion
|Ballet Slippers 2
|Ballet Slippers 1
|Ballet Series 1
|Her Little White Mary-Janes
|The Reluctant Performer
|Dog, Ball, Bone
|Skipping Girl 1
|Little Girl With Fat Cat
|The Well Behaved Guests
|Girl With Hoop
|The Polka Dot Ribbon
|Nightbirds Wait
|Looking Forward
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[The UK public sector's] inefficiency will not be overcome any time soon. This is not to counterpose the state to the market, but rather to say that there are states which are weak or strong, smart or stupid. We are good at recognising failed states in Africa, but not so good at noticing the failed states closer to home. Similarly, markets are by no means always robust and there are some in major need of overhaul. What we need, and this is something we can all help to bring about, is a state with new policies that are more worthy of the twenty-first century and which is better able to meet our needs. We do need a state that can contain the most destructive effects of the global crisis, but we mustn't think for one second that the state can save the economy. That is because we shouldn't be trying to save the economy – we should be restructuring it. 'Spiked', 18 JuneI'm not sure what Mr Furedi means by 'we' here. I'm more sure that any conscious effort at restructuring is unlikely to be fruitful and quite likely to be disastrous. Society is a complex as an ecology and if the economic history of the past 100 years teaches us anything it's that central planning and picking winners fail even in their own terms. And that strenuous, government-backed efforts in economics usually concentrate on one or two specific variables - with Mao Tse-Tung it was steel production or sparrow destruction; with most governments now it is economic growth - at the expense of everything else, including human wellbeing.
So I for one am wary of vague efforts calling for the sort of reform that can be carried out only by government and its agents. I'd rephrase Mr Furedi's last sentence to say: 'we shouldn't be trying to save the economy - it should be refocused so that it supplies broad social and environmental goals'. Government does have an indispensable role to play and those are in doing what only it can: articulating society's concerns, and raising the revenue to finance their achievement. Where government fails is when it detaches itself from society, and tries to achieve goals itself. Part of the reason for its failure is that it's not subject to the efficiencies of a competitive market. In particular, it doesn't terminate failed experiments. Any monopoly, whether private or public sector, stifles diversity and the variant approaches to which it gives rise. We need diverse, adaptive projects and programmes, focused toward achieving our broad social and environmental outcomes.
Social Policy Bonds are a means whereby this sort of restructuring could come about. Under a bond regime, government would do what it's good at doing: setting social and environmental target, while investors in the bonds would do what the private sector is good at doing: exploring, investigating and implementing an array of approaches, responsive to events and specific to regional variations, all in the service of the overall goal. Their rewards would be inextricably linked to their success in bringing about society's wishes, as articulated by government. Only then would efficiency in the fulfilment of social goals, almost a forgotten concept in government circles these days, be maximised.


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Last month, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama re-created a typical home in Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art, painting the entire collection of rooms, furnishings and decor pure white. Titled "The Obliteration Room," she then invited children to apply dot-shaped stickers to any place to their liking. In two weeks time, the space was an explosion of color. The installation is part of Kusama's Look Now, See Forever exhibition that runs through March 12.
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We aim to go further rather than faster. That's why we are convicted that the best results come from intense and continuous partnerships.
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By Tom Ewing
Imagine a world where it's illegal to ask consumers direct questions – where the bulk of market research as we know it is no longer an option. What on earth would researchers do? What other information sources might clients turn to? Would there even be a "research industry" anymore?
This fanciful thought experiment is the brainchild of BrainJuicer's John Kearon, and one of the first jobs I was handed when I joined BrainJuicer last year was turning it into a workable, entertaining, on-stage reality. The result is Research Outlaws, a panel with a twist at this month's Market Research Society conference in London. It involves four insight innovators, one brave client, an increasingly nervous chair, and forty minutes of cutting-edge research innovation at a breakneck pace.
But, you might be thinking, nobody is going to ban direct research! Why should we care about such an absurd premise? While it's hard to envisage scenarios leading to the abolition of research – surveys may sometimes be boring, but not yet fatally so – the conceit touches on some very real issues the industry is facing.
On the one hand there's the notion that you simply don't need to ask people so much stuff any more. Market research is the child of an information shortage, but we now live in an information glut: we're one of many sources competing to fill prospective clients' knowledge gaps. From social media monitoring to large-scale data analytics, emergent technologies compete with us as knowledge and insight providers without a survey in sight.
On the other hand there's the idea that even if you do ask people things, their answers may be worthless. Human beings are poor witnesses to their own behaviour, which poses a problem for surveys seeking to establish said behaviour. And the more we find out about how our environments shape our choices, how socially influenced we are, and how many pet irrationalities we carry around, the less useful a simple answer to a simple question seems.
This technological and intellectual pincer movement is squeezing research. But for anyone keyed into the discussions around research at the moment – and if you're reading Greenbook, that includes you – none of this is new. The arguments on each side are well-rehearsed and fully aired. We could do a panel explaining all this, but however passionate and witty we were it would still end up as yet more hype talk. What we decided to do with Research Outlaws was create a format which would force participants to roll their sleeves up, make stuff happen and hopefully create some fun in the process.
So the panel we've come up with works like this: four researchers, each representing a different 'post-respondent' discipline, deal with briefs from a real client. The briefs are simple, but still head-scratching, questions about human behaviour – why do British consumers do this, but German consumers do that? Why do people keep doing X when the facts say Y? In the panel the researchers get six minutes each to present their results – so there's no time for theory or sales talk, just a concentration on how the method got to the insight, and what those insights were.
What are the methods? For this iteration of Research Outlaws – if the panel works, we'd like to export it as a showcase for new thinking – we've invited four companies to take part. Philter Phactory will be using intelligent social media monitoring devices; Spring Research will be using a behavioural model of consumer decision making; Siamack Salari, creator of the EthOS app, will be doing some mobile ethnography; and top consumer semiotician Greg Rowland will be using semiotics to provide his answers. It's a mix of new technology and more established disciplines with four terrific speakers and should be a conference highlight. But more than that, it's meant to use a bit of tongue-in-cheek futurism as an insight into the great practical work being done at the leading edge of research right now. As William Gibson famously, said, "The future is already here. It just isn't evenly distributed yet." That's as true of research as anything.
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Renewable energy has seen a resurgence at the World Bank.
A recent report on the bank's energy lending shows funding for renewable sources of energy reached $3.5 billion in fiscal year 2014 — 38 percent of total lending for power generation and up nearly 126 percent from renewable energy lending in fiscal 2013.
Total funding to hydropower generation alone increased more than twofold: from 677 million in fiscal 2013 lending for hydropower rose to $2.3 billion this year.
The World Bank has increasingly shifted energy lending from fossil fuels to greener options. In fiscal 2010, only $2.1 billion was spent on renewable energy generation, or 22.7 percent of total energy lending that year. Funding for renewable energy climbed steadily since, topping $3.1 billion in fiscal 2012.
In 2012, the International Finance Corp., the bank's private sector arm, helped put up a 40-megawatt solar power plant in Peru, the largest of its kind in Latin America. It also financed a large-scale wind power project in Jordan in 2013.
Lending for renewable energy sources, however, dropped 49 percent in 2013.
Apart from funding generation plants, a proportion of the World Bank's renewable energy financing in fiscal 2014 went to building the policies and institutions countries need to manage a sustainable electricity supply as well as smart transmission and distribution systems that connect people and industries to energy.
The World Bank approved $9.4 billion in total energy lending in fiscal 2014. Funding for coal- and oil-fired energy generation projects accounted for the bulk of lending in the sector in fiscal 2010, but dropped to $158 million in fiscal 2014, a meager 1.7 percent of total spending. Funding for gas-fired plants, meanwhile, amounted to $404 million in 2014.
In the first U.S.-Africa Summit held in August in Washington, D.C., World Bank President Jim Yong Kim committed $5 billion in technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania.
Kim said the financial commitment will be used to generate more power in the region, where some 600 million still have no access to electricity despite high potential in hydropower, geothermal, wind and solar, as well as oil and gas reserves.
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Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has hit out at his Belgium counterpart Roberto Martinez after the former Everton boss revealed the extent of Jan Vertonghen's injury before his club had a chance to release the news themselves.
Vertonghen sustained a hamstring injury during Spurs' 2-0 win against Huddersfield, ruling the centre back out for over a month, with the Belgium manager discussing the injury before the north London club had a chance to release a statement.
The Mirror report that Pochettino has questioned the decision made by Martinez to go over Tottenham's head to talk about the injury, insisting any announcement regarding the availability of Vertonghen should've been made by the club.
"Before my press conference you knew about the Vertonghen situation because Roberto told the media in Belgium before us. But in the end it's our player, our Tottenham player. Our Tottenham employee. We arrived here and we needed to explain.


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In late July, the Board of Supervisors expanded authorization for in-law units known as Accessory Dwelling Units ("ADU's"), allowing ADU's to be built on all lots in the City that allow residential use. Buildings that have four or fewer legal dwelling units today may add one ADU; buildings with more than four existing dwelling units may add any number of ADU's. ADU's will not be allowed in any building in which a tenant has been evicted pursuant to Administrative Code Section 37.9(a)(9)-(a)(14) within ten years or, under Administrative Code Section 37.9(8), within five years.
Prior to this new law, only buildings in District 3, District 8 and buildings undergoing seismic retrofitting were allowed to create ADU's. The ordinance expands the areas of the City that may benefit from ADU's to all zoning districts. Some districts have more strict requirements, for example, RH-1 (D) districts. Most Neighborhood Commercial Districts, and other non-residential districts such as the Chinatown Business Development and Chinatown Visitor Retail District will now allow ADU's, as long as they are not placed in a location that would reduce or eliminate ground floor retail or commercial uses.
Under the new law, ADU's can only be built within the building envelope of the existing building (or an authorized auxiliary structure on the same lot), and either of these two kinds of structures must have existed three years prior to the date that a building permit is filed to construct the ADU. The built envelope is generously defined to include certain decks, open areas under a cantilevered room and light well infills, with certain restrictions. There is a requirement of neighborhood notice under Planning Code Section 311 or 312 for ADU's in these types of spaces, meaning those in opposition will have a chance to request a Discretionary Review hearing at the Planning Commission.
Building an ADU comes with certain restrictions:
Many of the ADU's can only be built if the City waives Planning Code requirements, such as parking or minimum open space. In most cases, the City will have to do so and the waiver process may be simpler than the typical waiver process, a Variance. But if the City waives such Code requirements, provides financial assistance or grants a density bonus through the State Housing Density Bonus law (Gov. Code Section 65915 et seq.), the property owner must execute a Regulatory Agreement drafted and signed by the City. This Agreement will make the rent restrictions enforceable and must be recorded to bind future owners of the same property. The City Attorney must approve the Agreement and once recorded, the City may sue for a breach of its terms.
The City should now be able to boost housing inventory by allowing ADU's in locations never before allowed. However, this is a program that will require careful consideration by property owners before proceeding due to the numerous restrictions imposed.
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We had an Ambassador for Peace gathering last night to discuss the five core Peace Principles Universal Peace Federation (UPF) promotes. The presentation was based on the UPF powerpoint Ambassador for Peace Peace Principles
To begin the evening we ran the updated UPF introduction video. Someone who came for the first time, a former Bahrain MP, described his experience at a UPF International Leadership Conference in South Korea. A journalist explained his previous conflict resolution activities in west Africa. These were followed by some very heart-moving personal testimonies.
Yesterday many Ambassadors for Peace and friends of Universal Peace Federation were attending the Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict Global Summit in ExCel centre, London.
As well as the headline leaders of this initiative, Angelina Jolie and William Hague, thousands of UN staff, government officials and NGO representatives took part in a series of expert conferences to highlight both the importance of removing impunity for sexual violence in conflict and the best practices for investigation, documentation and bringing cases to a successful conclusion.
In several instances women panelists or delegates explained that they had been raped and described the painful process of healing both physically and psychologically. Dr Denis Mukwege shared about the work of his Panzi hospital in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, to heal women from the scars of rape in what has been described as the 'rape capital' of the world. He told me of attempts on his life in 2010 that had almost stopped him from working at one stage.
Walter Schwimmer is the Former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Chairman of the International Coordinating Committee of the World Public Forum – Dialogue of Civilizations. He gave this speech in Japan during a series of Universal Peace Federation events.
What is Europe? Looking at the map, strictly speaking, and from a geographic point of view, it is not a continent at all but a mere peninsula tacked onto Asia, the Western-most outreach of Eurasia, while Japan is the Eastern-most one. Europe has been considered since ancient times a continent with a strong cultural identity, despite its huge variety of nations, languages, features, landscape and religious beliefs. You will find in Europe 49 states, 200 languages, and several religious affiliations: Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Jews and even Buddhists; there are Latin, Germanic, Slavic and Ottoman traditions, and others. But for millennia this Europe was far from forming unity and providing peace.
Celebrating Swedish National Day in the Malmo Islamic Centre. It was an honour to have been invited to speak during this programme representing the Universal Peace Federation. The Islamic Centre is famous for its involvement in Malmo public life. Eric Ullenhaag, the Government Minister for Integration, addressed the gathering after the Friday midday prayers.
A Universal Peace Federation (UPF) - UK, YouthUPF and International Relief Friendship Foundation (IRFF) - UK concert to raise money for a North Korean Medical Project was held last night in UPF's UK Head Quarters last night featuring wonderful singers and musicians who donated their efforts for the cause. The audience was also able to enjoy spicy Korean food as well as learn about the jointly supported North Korean Medical Project and other IRFF humanitarian efforts. Photo Link
At the Universal Peace Federation's (UPF) International Women's Day 2014 event in the UK's House of Lords, Margaret Keverian Ali, a Director of UPF UK, spoke of the role of women from a UPF perspective. Co-founded by Father and Mother Moon in 2005, UPF is currently guided by Mother Moon* after the ascension (passing) of Father Moon almost 2 years ago.
Forum for Religious Freedom - Europe names Aaron Rhodes President
Vienna, 4.Apil, 20014 (FOREF): Dr. Aaron Rhodes will succeed Professor Christian Bruenner as President of the Forum for Religious Freedom – Europe (FOREF). The board of directors will formalize the selection at their General Assembly meeting on 5 April 2014.
Aaron Rhodes is a founder of the Freedom Rights Project, a human rights research initiative and think-tank. He was formerly associated with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) and the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), which he led for 14 years between 1993 and 2007. In 2008, he and colleagues established the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Rhodes has taught and lectured widely at universities in the United States and Europe. (Photo [L-R] Peter Zoehrer, Dr. Aaron Rhodes, Dr. Willy Fautre, Jura Nanuk)


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It was 1967, the height of the Vietnam War and anti-war protests here in the States, when former Marine John "Chick" Donahue decided from his bar stool inside a Manhattan canteen that our troops could use a morale boost.
It sounded like the alcohol talking when Donahue, who was 26 at the time, proclaimed that he was going over to Vietnam to give the troops some American beer. But he actually went.
Armed with little more than a big bag of beer and the names and units of some of the guys he knew from the old neighborhood, Donahue hopped a ship and headed over. But by the time he arrived some two months later, the beer was gone.
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"I had drank all the beer by then," he admits.
His incredible odyssey once he got there and set out to find his friends is the subject of Donahue's new book, "The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger than War," on which he collaborated with New York newspaper columnist Joanna Molloy.
In 2015, Donahue reunited with some of the guys for the first time since that noble beer run in 1968, a meeting which PBR turned into a video presentation called "The Greatest Beer Run Ever."
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Above Avalon Episode 144: Checking Up on iPad
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In recent years, the iPad line has undergone transformational changes. In episode 144, we look at Apple's broader iPad strategy to add context to the newest updates involving the iPad mini and iPad Air. The episode kicks off with my thoughts on the new devices. The discussion then turns to the three sales phases that have come to define the iPad business over the years. Additional topics include Peak iPad mini, how Apple is following an iPhone / Mac hybrid approach when it comes to iPad updates, whether the iPad line is too complex or complicated, and observations on the current iPad line. Receive my analysis and perspective on Apple throughout the week by becoming an Above Avalon member and receiving exclusive daily updates. To become a member, visit AboveAvalon.com/membership.
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- CRM is customer relationship management. It is a concept that focuses on giving utmost importance to customers and ensuring a long-lasting relationship with them, that would help the business to grow. Ideally, it makes use of strategy and software together to achieve the goal of acquiring customers and making them loyal. CRM software helps in easily managing all aspects of customer relationship management, right from recording details of leads to the entire process by which they are converted to customers and all interactions with them.
Real estate business involves helping customers to buy, rent or lease land and buildings. It involves a lot of interaction with clients, as most real estate transactions are high worthy in nature. Recording all these interactions and being able to review them before the next meeting would help sales personnel to perfect their sales pitch and makes the process of conversion of lead to customer easy. Let us look at 6 key benefits that you would get when you use a real estate CRM.
Benefit 1: All your leads and contacts are in one place
Maintaining details of all your leads and contacts is such a difficult task. So many addresses and numbers and you don't know how to organize them. Having a CRM for real estate helps in putting all these leads with all their details in one place – the database in the software. It makes it easy to search and you can get information at your fingertips in no time at all. You need not go to the office to access this information, you can access it from your laptop or your mobile at any place and any time. That's the big benefit of using CRM in real estate.
Benefit 2: You can automate tasks
There are many repetitive tasks that you do, like preparing reports, sending emails, which takes up a lot of your time. With a CRM tool in place, you need not worry about wasting time in such unproductive stuff. You can decide the settings and based on that, the software generates reports regularly and also sends emails to your clients at the time you specify, with the content you approve. This saves time and you can use that time to do actual selling and get more business for your firm. It also can send greetings to clients for their birthdays and anniversaries, helping you to maintain the personal touch.
Benefit 3: It helps you handle inquiries instantly
Any business gets a large number of inquiries over phone and email. You need to respond to all of them, but as the number of the leads increases managing them becomes difficult. CRM software helps you to send immediate responses to inquiries. Firstly, it helps you to send auto emails to clients. Based on the type of inquiry, you can even customize the response you send, so the client doesn't think you are sending the same mail to everyone. The software does this for you and saves time. The customer thus knows that you have seen his inquiry and will get back soon. You can even configure the software to specify the date and time by which you will get back.
Benefit 4: It helps you connect to all clients, including past clients
Using a real estate CRM is extremely beneficial, as it helps you easily contact and connect with clients. It tells you when you last contacted the client and what was the result of the discussion. It also tells you what needs to be done next. It also helps you to prioritize clients, so you know which client needs to be contacted first. This is a great benefit of using the software.
You need to keep in touch with even your past clients as they may refer you new business. A study showed that 88% clients said they would refer the agent they worked with to others, but only 12% actually went ahead and referred. Don't expect clients to give you referrals, without you putting any extra effort. So keep in touch with old clients, take feedback and maintain the relationship, which is easy thanks to CRM.
Benefit 5: Customize your services
You can customize your services and personalize them so clients feel that you are giving individual attention. Instead of sending a mass mail, if you send a mail with the client's name and mentioning the last discussion, they would feel happy that you remember their specific requirements and are working for it. You can record client preferences and use it to personalize offerings.
Benefit 6: You can be more effective
CRM for real estate helps you to be more effective. It captures all data and easily gives you analysis like time taken to respond to emails, the average time to convert clients, client conversion rate, list of pending clients, etc. This allows you to be more focused and work more effectively. This is the biggest advantage of CRM software, it improves your efficiency and effectiveness.
CRM software, when used in real estate, can easily help you work more effectively with your clients and build a better rapport, so you can improve your business.


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Considering the amount of digital material that is appearing online, if you are contemplating visiting any archive, including the New York State Archives, it is a very good idea to do all your homework online in advance of your visit. It can be very disappointing to arrive at the archive and find out that the records you need have been digitized and made available online and the originals copies are no longer available for examination. This can happen because of the fragile condition of the original documents. Fortunately, many of the archives around the world are making their collections available online. But there are still very substantial numbers of documents that are unique and only available for inspection by an onsite visit.
If you finally decide that a physical visit to the archive is necessary, make sure you fully understand whatever rules pertain to your visit and which records you would be allowed to copy and which records would not be available except through obtaining special permission. New York State Archives has its own Research Room Rules as do all of the other record repositories in the world. It is heartbreaking to arrive at the entrance to the archive and find that it is closed for some local event or holiday.
In many cases with archives and university and college special collections libraries, the shelves holding the material are "closed" meaning you have to request access to each item you wish to examine and wait while an archive employee retrieves the items. Many times, you will be required to examine the items in an enclosed area called a "reading room" or similar title such as a research room. Access to the reading room or research room and the items you can take with you into these facilities are regulated. Just for an example, here are the items which are permitted and not permitted in the New York Archives Research Room.
B. Items Permitted and Not Permitted in Research Room
Researchers may have the following items in the Research Room:
pencils (provided)
loose blank paper (available on request)
notecards and notes
spiral notebooks (without pockets) [microforms area only]
folders (without pockets)
laptop computer (without case)
hand-held cameras (without case)
magnifying glass (available on request)
The following items are not permitted in the Research Room:
three-ring binders
folders and spiral notebooks with pockets
mechanical pencils
computer and camera cases
briefcases and suitcases
handbags and pocketbooks
backpacks and fanny packs
food and drink
Reasonable accommodation. A researcher may ask staff about arranging for a reasonable accommodation for a medical need.With these types of rules, some of the archives provide lockers to store personal items while accessing the reading rooms or research rooms.
More importantly, access to some or all of the collections in an archive may be limited to accredited researchers. In some cases, access is limited to those who have pre-registered and allowed access. From this fact alone, you can see that planning your visit is absolutely necessary.
All of these rules are a good incentive to make sure the items you need are not already available somewhere online.


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