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As estimated by NYSERDA's Environmental Disclosure Label data for NY State, alternative sources of energy are on the rise. Comparing 2014 data to that available in 2017, hydroelectric sources went from 5% to 9%. Meanwhile, the use of natural gas went from 56% to 42%.Read More
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Will Electric Vehicles (EV) Transport Us to A Clean and Green World?
2020 may be the year of the electric vehicle (EV). Dozens of new models are available, and major car manufacturers are jumping on the EV bandwagon. As the power grid becomes cleaner, fossil-fueled transportation is now the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) contributor in the U.S. It is quickly becoming the new target to cut personal, community, and national carbon footprints. More than 1 million EVs are on U.S. roads and price discounts abound, but get them before the "sunsets" on this popular industry trend.Read More
Will New York City's Climate Mobilization Act Save The Big Apple?
Cities and states are moving ahead to fill the void left by federal inaction on global warming. On April 18, 2019, New York City's government approved a Climate Mobilization Act designed to deepen and accelerate that effort. While hailed by many as a strong thrust toward reducing the City's overall carbon footprint, some have expressed concern regarding its potential costs and ability to meet goals.Read More
Will Power Storage Incentives Be the Key to Expanding Renewables?
As battery power storage pricing drops, new installation goals and incentive programs are emerging. New York State is pushing for 1.5 gigawatts (GW = 1000 MW) of storage capacity by 2025, and 3 GW by 2030. Utility level and behind-the-meter (BTM) projects promoted through equipment rebates and power price adjustments under the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) process. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) Order 841 offers access to wholesale power markets by mandating Independent System Operators (ISOs) create rules for entry and valuing of power storage capacity.Read More
Factoid: The Powerful Force of Solar Energy
Happening currently, in a galaxy not so far away, is solar energy innovation. While solar energy is an expanding filed, its usage is low compared to fossil fuels. Solar accounts for 2% and fossil 60% of US power, respectively. Limitations for solar power include storage costs and accessibility to sunlight. However, recent developments may further enhance solar power's capacity.Read More
Which Is Easier to Understand: VDER or Wookie?
For years, on-site power producers (i.e. solar panel systems) in New York were compensated by utilities for excess electricity they injected into local grids (instead of being used on-site) based on a Net Energy Metering (NEM) rate equal to the utility's all-in electric rate.Read More
Han Solo's Engine Room May Be Changing
Combined-heat-and-Power (CHP), also called "cogeneration", has been around for more than a century. In parts of Europe and Russia, many central power plants produce both electricity and heat for nearby factories, office buildings, and apartment complexes. One of the first CHP systems installed in New York City was in 1929 in the New Yorker Hotel on 8th Avenue. In the last 20 years, more than a hundred systems have been installed around the City.Read More
Will the NYISO Send Carbon Far, Far Away?
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) wants to reduce carbon emissions from power production by charging a fee for it at the wholesale production level. The result would increase market prices, benefitting renewable and no/low carbon sources that would not have to pay the fee, but doing so could create many wrinkles in the fabric of the electricity market structure. However, discussions at various stakeholder meetings since 2017 are working to iron them out in time to initiate the fee in mid-2021.Read More
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Work With Your Wedding Venue to Lower Prices
When looking into your Melbourne wedding venue, you may find that the best places are not only fully booked, but also highly costly. A beautiful venue is worth the price, but who says you have to pay full price for the venue of your dreams? It's time to break out those old negotiation skills and haggle the price of your wonderful wedding venue in Melbourne.
Be Confident
Here's a thought to help you be confident as you go into negotiations: Everyone wants your business. The wedding venue in Melbourne is always looking for more clients, which means you. They're going to be willing to be a bit flexible in order to get you to spend your money with them. Be confident that you have something they want–your business–and you'll do much better in the negotiations.
Know Your Limits
You need to know first and foremost how much you're willing to spend on the wedding. Sit down and map out your wedding budget, and set aside a certain amount for the venue. Once you know how much you want to spend, you know how flexible you can be on the pricing.
You also need to know how much the Melbourne wedding venue is going to adjust their prices. The larger venues will often drop as much as 20%, but don't expect the smaller venues to take more than 10% off the price. As long as you remember to be flexible in your negotiations, you'll be able to get the price down.
Negotiate Smart
If you were to ask for a booking on the best Saturday of the busiest week of the year, the answer is going to be "Heck no!" There are certain times of year where the wedding venue is going to book clients willing to pay full price, so don't go for those times.
Instead, be flexible with YOUR wedding dates. Get married on a Friday or Sunday, or even during the week. Set the date during the off season, and you'll find that most wedding venues are desperate to drum up new business.
Shop Around
If you want to know how much you can bargain with your wedding venue of choice, make sure to shop around. Look for different options, and see how much the competition is charging for their services. Ask for quotes on prices, and bring those quotes with you to the meeting you have with your Melbourne wedding venue of choice. When they see their primary competitor is giving you a much better deal than they are, you'll find that most of them will change their tune immediately.
Work With Them
A great way to cut costs on your wedding is to work with the wedding venue's vendors. Most wedding venues in Melbourne have a list of vendors they prefer to work with, and who will often give a good discount for their services. Work with their vendor list, and you can save big on EVERYTHING.
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Clean up Brand Image With a Little TLC
Quick… what do you think of when you see:
If Disney's marketers and advertisers have done their jobs well, you probably thought of "magical", "exciting", "happy", or "family friendly" feelings. Disney gives off a powerful brand image and identity because of its impressive (and comprehensive!) branding. It is through consistent branding that when people think "Disney", they think of joy, fun, and childlike wonder (and not of other things, like, maybe long lines or expensive tickets).
Unfortunately, not all companies excel at branding as Disney does, and many struggle with portraying identity because of a lack of cohesive and uniform online branding. Non-uniform online branding is bad, as it weakens brand message, brand image and trustworthiness.
This article covers three elements that content teams and marketers can leverage to strengthen and unify online brand image: TLC, or Type, Color, Layout.
Type gives words a voice, tone, and emotion that can dramatically impact how those words are read. In this case of online branding, type is needed to set website tone and help users pick up brand image- even without reading text (don't forget- content is there to be read, and typeface should make that easier, not distracting!). Type is incredibly important because it sets website tone and affects brand perception and image.
Just think: web designers don't design websites for children using fancy, cursive scripts like Vivaldi. Likewise, they don't create websites for college students using casual, loopy typeface like Comic Sans (if you just cringed, don't worry- we did too). Why? Because type would not match brand image. Even if you've never heard of "Vivaldi" or "Comic Sans", hopefully you still see the disconnect between what brand image wants to tell, and what typeface says (in the child website example, brand image wants to be "kid accessible and fun", but font says "classy, elegant, and upscale")!
→ Quick Tip: Struggling with type? Consider matching your logo type to text or header type for a more uniform theme and brand image. Alternatively, consider keeping typeface and variations simple and uniform throughout a page. If you're unsure about a typeface, ask "where would I expect to see type like this in real life"- if the place doesn't match intended website audiences, maybe that typeface isn't the best choice for portraying brand image.
What is the difference between the content layout and brand image of the lorem-pages on the images below?
While the first layout is something you might expect to see on an e-commerce or art site, the second image is something you might expect to see on a service based company, or an educational website. This example shows that layout reinforces and shares the purpose of a brand; layout can feature and enhance the call to actions of a website (such as putting items into a shopping cart versus reading and learning about an item).
Brand image consistency can also be created with header, button, and caption layout, not just content layout. Once a layout style that represents brand identity is created, it should be used throughout the website consistently to fully show brand image. This allows for uniformity within brand image, as well as between brand image and personality.
→ Quick Tip: Struggling with layout? Consider focusing on creating a webpage that delivers the content that the user is looking for, not just what is most "aesthetically pleasing". For instance, a website for scientific academia will most likely feature text, whereas a website for upcoming art gallery exhibits may be primarily comprised of images.
Have you ever noticed that Whole Food's logo is green, or that Smartwater labels are blue? These color choices are no coincidence- they have been workshopped and focus group tested to ensure that they represent a specific brand image. Website colors are no different when it comes to consistent branding; they are a staple part of a website's identity.
Because color is so paramount to identity, a website's color palette is incredibly important to leverage when working with a website. If a quick glance at a green and tan notebook gets you to think "eco-friendly", shouldn't looking at a website's colors do the same? Ultimately, color is important because it paints brand image- color shows what a website represents.
→ Quick Tip: Struggling with color palette? Consider basing your website's theme colors off of your logo. Because a logo is such a prominent part of a webpage, (in fact, a Missouri University study found it to be the first seen part of a site) matching logo and website colors is an easy win (be mindful though- if your logo has several colors, it's best to choose only 1 - 2 colors so you don't inundate site users with distracting visuals).
This post has covered the TLC of leveraging content for a uniform brand image
Type: sets the tone of your website to match brand image
Layout: communicates brand image through your website
Color: shows, illuminates, and personifies your brand image
Working within the digital solutions industry, our team at Isovera finds that even when teams nail the TLC of branding, they sometimes still struggle with inconsistent content (usually small things, like inconsistent page logo colors, or inconsistent header styles). Often this has nothing to do with website content, but instead with website platforms; if a weak content management system platform is used, it creates content consistency obstacles.
At Isovera, we use Drupal to keep client brand images customized and consistent, and implements tools and practices like Pattern Lab and atomic design. These tools and practices help us create seamless uniformity throughout websites, and online branding consistency.


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We had our first overnight at the camp with all mod cons – to include hot water! The space exudes good energy and it feels very comfortable even though there is still much to complete! Lucy and Ceilidh settled right in!
Huge thanks to Agnita and Henk for all that they passed on to us when they returned to NL. The freshly washed slipcover on the couch and the cushions on the IKEA chair make them look like new!


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Gareth Dean says he 'cannot wait' to lead his side out at Wembley on Sunday afternoon when Brackley Town take on Bromley in the FA Trophy final.
The Saints skipper saw his team suffer play-off final heartbreak last weekend when they were beaten by Harrogate, but Sunday provides an immediate shot at redemption.
"The journey to the final of the FA Trophy has been long, difficult, emotional and draining, but it's all worth it when you see the prize at the end," he said.
"This is a potential once in a lifetime opportunity to play in an international stadium which has seen the world's best football players cross over the white lines. Our stats for the competition so far are played 10, scored 17 and conceded three. They are quite remarkable and something to be proud of.
"I personally cannot wait for the day. To lead a team out at Wembley is something I never imagined I would get to do.
"The players in the changing room are a joy to captain, I cannot speak highly enough of them.
"This group is not content with just being a part of the day, we want to win, we believe we can win."


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Barr Draw Knives
Barr Draw Knives are beautifully functional tools of exceptional quality.
Be sure to check out the optional heavy leather covers
Barr Hewing Draw knife is built to give a hand-hewn texture on logs and timbers…
Barr Medium and Large Draw knives are designed for peeling with a maximum amount of control and used with the beveled side down.
- The drawknife handles are bent to approximately 20 degrees making this a very comfortable knife to use.
- Use with bevel side down
- Hand forged from tough wear-resistant steel.
- Wooden handles for comfort.
- Measurements can vary slightly.
The Carver's drawknife has a hand forged, wedge-shaped edge for maximum control, and it enables you to take a nice cut without the blade digging in.
- Great for railings, etc.
All measurements are approximate:
- Hewing drawknife: Blade 3″ x 9-1/2″. 21″ overall length
- Large drawknife: Blade 3-1/4″ x 12″. 24″ overall to outside of handles
- Medium drawknife: Blade: 2 3/4″ x 9 1/2″. 19″ overall to outside of handles
- Carver drawknife: Blade: 1-1/2″ x 6-1/2″. 15″ to outside of handles
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Yamaha India is trying to gain a foothold in the ultra competitive Indian market.. despite 6 straight years of losses
"Yamaha wants to create a niche market in the 200 to 250 cc category. Yamaha is also exploring the possibility of hitting the market with high-end performance bikes (R1 & R6)..."
Now a report on MoneyControl.Com states that Yamaha is giving ( according to Moneycontrol) one final shot in India. the report states that Yamaha has incurred losses in tune of 1000 Crores in the last 6 years..!!
In charge of Yamaha's new India strategy is its new Managing Director, T Ishikawa, the man who turned around Yamaha's Thai operations (which was supposed to have similar problems for Yamaha in Thailand). The "Circular" stated earlier was signed by Mr. Ishikawa.. maybe it was a part of this new "India Strategy".
Mr. T. Ishikawa (MD Yamaha Motors India)
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Money Control also states that Yamaha is pumping in Rs 800 crore over the next four years. Also that "the market is abuzz with rumours of a possibility of a Bajaj - Yamaha alliance". Although Yamaha hasn't denied it the Alliance doesn't seem to be a possibility at least in the near future.
According to MoneyControl.Com, that Yamaha wants to create a niche market in the 200 to 250 cc category. Yamaha is also exploring the possibility of hitting the market with high-end performance bikes (R1 & R6).
There has always been high hopes from the Japanese Biggies, especially Yamaha... The offerings so far has been less than satisfying for the enthusiast. Lets wait and see if they are willing to oblige this time.
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Cargo Cosmetics The Essentials Eyeshadow Palette
Influenced by the hues of urban architecture, the palette features 12 better-than-neutral shades to flatter the eyes, season after season.
Richly pigmented eye shadows apply smoothly and blend easily to create a range of looks.
Versatile, dual-ended eye shadow brush delivers professional results. Black eye liner pencil completes the look.
Features & Benefits:
- 12 Richly pigmented eye shadows
- Applies smoothly and blends easily to create a range of looks
- Versatile, dual-ended eye shadow brush delivers professional results.
- Includes a dual ended brush and a black eye liner pencil
- Paraben free formula
Shade Descriptions:
- Uptown: Ivory (matte)
- District: Light Pink/Beige (shimmer)
- City Hall: Bone (matte)
- Urban: Light Beige (matte)
- Rush Hour: Light Peach/Beige (matte)
- Plaza: Light Taupe (matte)
- Downtown: Charcoal (matte)
- Industry: Steel Gray (shimmer)
- Metro: Copper (shimmer)
- Brownstone: Cocoa (matte)
- Hub: Taupe (shimmer)
- Facade: Dark Grey (matte)
How to use:
- Using the eye shadow brush apply eye shadows onto the eye lid, crease, brow bone and outer corner. For longer wear and richer color, prep the entire eye lid first with Cargo HD Picture Perfect Eye Primer.
- To line the eyes with the Eye Pencil, dot the pencil along the base of the lash line in evenly spaced intervals across the entire eye. Next, go back and connect the dots; fill in the gaps to create one, uninterrupted line. Repeat for a thicker line. For a softer line or a smoldering effect, smudge and blend.


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Make the holidays happy with the gift of a beautiful, lasting Italian leather bag.
Fine materials and exquisite workmanship combine to create a bag that will bring years of pleasure to its owner. Luxurious leather is easy to care for, and meticulous attention to detail confirms Italy's leading role in fashion trends throughout the world.
Many bags can be selected, personalized and shipped within 24 hours. US orders over $250.00 are eligible for free standard shipping within the U.S. Other domestic and international shipping options make certain that your gift arrives at its destination on time. Our rapid response policies get your gift on its way in as little as a single day.
A handsome Italian leather handbag makes a wonderful holiday gift, although choosing the right one can be an intensely personal experience. If you and your daughter, sister or best friend agree on absolutely everything except the best handbag, here are some gift-giving strategies to try:
Choose a Classic. Italy's long record of fashion leadership is based, first and foremost, on respect for the classic principles of design. A bag like Pratesi's Pinturichio Small Leather Ladies Handbag, for example, blends the rules of balance, proportion, strength and beauty to produce a design of timeless quality. Available in several colors, Pinturichio is a bag in style, no matter what the current fashion trends.
Make a Statement. Like a strong woman, Alberto Bellucci's Ivanka Handbag is emphatically outspoken, without losing an ounce of charm. Bold design, beautiful glossy surfaces and a rainbow of fashion-fit colors make this bag both fun and functional. Like its recipient, this bag is outstanding and unique.
Take a Chance. A gift, after all, is exactly that—not a necessity. Use gift-giving as a way to expand your recipient's horizons, with a cross-body bag, a weekend backpack or a fun clutch. A gift like Claire Chase's small Uptown Backpack makes a great weekend-excursion handbag, letting someone try out a new style without giving up old favorites.
An Italian leather tote bag has win-win written all over it! Reusable bags are a green decision par excellence, and an Italian leather tote makes going green a particular pleasure. Choose a lightweight shopper like Tuscany Leather's Sabrina Leather Shopping Bag or take a sturdier approach to chores with Clava's Vachetta amply-proportioned Small or Oversize Tote.
Some purists insist that a briefcase has handles, while a portfolio does not. When shopping for business accessories for a successful career woman, the demands of her profession are the best guide to what she needs to be carrying. Look at weight, security mechanisms (like locks and zippers) and fashion-fit to the usual performance criteria. Pratesi's Cimabue Double-Gusset Women's Briefcase bears all these concerns in mind. Its polished calfskin surface can be had in bright colors like cherry and golden mustard, as well as darker shades. For a body-hugging compact case, Chirugia Firenze's Portfolio Leather Briefcase offers retractable handles, a secure zipper closure, lots of organizational pockets and a detachable shoulder strap.
All work and no play wears as hard on Jill as on Jack. Your gift could be something a hardworking woman will not justify buying for herself. Soft Sauvage leather and a crisp cotton lining are only two design elements that make Tuscany Leather's Sporty Weekend Bag a must-have. This hardworking duffel-style bag has no-nonsense large-loop handles and weighs under two pounds. For elegant weekends, consider a garment bag on wheels. No longer the province of men alone, Best Italian Leather's Garment Bag on Wheels has room for several suits and an extension panel for longer garments like gowns, letting the owner travel and relax with style.


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EUIEBIF is non-governmental and non-profit organisation established by a few enthusiastic scholars with the aim to promote Islamic Economic and Finance to a broader audience in Southeast Europe (SEE). EUIEBIF brings together a team of respectable scholars and professionals in Islamic Economics and Finance that work together towards developing Islamic Finance in the SEE region and on an international level. Working towards becoming a think-tank and research centre for Islamic Economics and Finance in SEE, EUIEBIF organises conferences, workshops, research projects and summer schools to bring together and create a network of influential scholars and practitioners in the fields. EUIEBIF also produces various educational and informative materials such as books, newsletters, scientific papers, video and similar.


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LAKEWOOD, Wash. (1/14/15)--A "Pay it Forward" campaign gave each of Harborstone CU 27 departments an opportunity to help its local community this holiday season.
|The Harborstone CU sales and service department won the 12 Days of Pay it Forward Competition with their holiday support of the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center. From left, Teri Matison, home loan manager; Julie Thibodeaux, administrative assistant, and Michele Floyd, retail sales and service manager. (Harborstone CU Photo)
The idea for the campaign came from the Northwest Credit Union Association's Anthem Convention, where the association unveiled its Pay it Forward campaign for International Credit Union Day (Anthem Jan. 13).
The campaign was simple: Give away $114, the same amount that Northwest credit unions saved an average member household, and let the recipient know about the value of credit unions.
Phil Jones, president/CEO of the $1 billion-asset Lakewood, Wash.-based credit union challenged each of Harborstone's 27 departments and branches to come up with a way to serve their communities with $114, and then Harborstone CU would fund those ideas.
Michele Floyd, Harborstone's branch support manager, had an idea where her department could pay its funds forward--and that idea was tied to a personal experience. Two years ago Floyd's family lost two members to domestic violence.
In wake of their tragic loss, Floyd and her husband discovered the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center (FJC) in Tacoma, which offers comprehensive support to victims of domestic violence. They began annual toy and hygiene products drives for the FJC, not only to offer practical help to people who needed it, but to raise awareness about domestic violence.
"No one wants to talk about it," said Floyd. "But this is a big issue in our community. That center helps a lot of people out of some icky situations."
Floyd and her teammates in the Harborstone sales and service department decided to use their $114 to support the FJC. "Originally we wanted to donate hygiene items," she said, but then she called Craig Roberts, the FJC's assistant director. "He told me that they have so many kids that come into the center this time of year who may not get a Christmas present."
Roberts suggested the Harborstone team create stockings filled with gifts for the kids who came into the center over the holidays, and they took on the challenge.
The Harborstone sales and service department won the 12 Days of Pay it Forward Competition with its holiday support of the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center.
The credit union's projects were a tour-de-force of community engagement--from warm clothes for homeless people to food for hungry families and beyond, the Harborstone teams put their $114 to tremendous use. And when the votes were counted, Floyd and the sales and service department came out on top, earning the FJC a $500 donation.
As a special prize, the Harborstone board also awarded the sales and service department a $114 gift that they could use to celebrate. But just as they finished handing over the check to the FJC, Floyd and her colleagues decided to donate that $114 as well.


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Halloween Dragon's Blood Soap Loaf Slice With Kaolin - Limited Edition
Halloween Dragon's Blood Soap Loaf Slice With Kaolin
Halloween Dragon's Blood Soap Loaf Slice with Kaolin is, in my opinion, an amazingly scented soap! The colours and swirls in this vegan soap loaf are completely different in every slice, making each bar completely unique.
These are very limited stock, once they're gone, they're gone.
Halloween Dragon's Blood soap with Kaolin is reminiscent of an alluring woody. It is an earthy scent with fruity notes on a base of sweet amber, patchouli and sandalwood.
Halloween Dragon's Blood Soap Ingredients
The Kaolin Clay is designed to not only be gentle on the skin but also hold the fragrance so that your soap smells amazing with less fragrance oil allowing The Druid's Kitchen's Halloween Dragon's Blood soap to be gentler on the skin, making it a perfect kid's soap.
Mango Butter works with the Kaolin to help to ensure that your skin is soft to the touch and doesn't dry out
Coconut Oil provides the extra bit of lather giving the soap it's luxury feel.
Activated Charcoal provides the natural black colourant as well as being thought to draw dirt, grime, grease, poisons and chemicals from your pores and has been proven to absorb thousands of time its own mass. It is considered to be an essential tool in fighting acne too.
Full list of ingredients for Halloween Dragon's Blood Soap with Kaolin
Ingredients: Aqua, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Sodium Sterate, Sodium Laurate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Oleate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Chloride, Kaolin, Mangifera Indica (Mango Butter) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), Glyceryl Laurate, Charcoal, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Thiosulphate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Trisodium Pentatate, Parfum, Titanium Dioxide, CI77491, Limonene*, Courmarin*.
*Natural components of the fragrance oil used to make this product.
What we mean by vegan-friendly:
A lot of fragrance oils are detrimental to the environment and harmful to aquatic life and wildlife. We try to avoid these as best as we can and only list an item as vegan if it does not require animal-related warnings on the labels. We do not use any animal products or products tested on animals in these melts, The Druid's Kitchen just takes the meaning of vegan one step further.
All soaps found in are SLS and SLES free.
Minimum Weight: 65g
If you are a Dragon's Blood fan you can find matching products here and here.
Or maybe try The Druid's Kitchen's other activated charcoal soap here
Each product has its own use-by date which is a minimum of 6 months from the date it is made.
External Use Only.
Always do a patch test before using skincare products. This is especially important in children's soap. Not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
All skincare products have a current CPSR (Cosmetic Product Safety Assessment) certificate, meaning they have been tested by a qualified chemist to ensure safety, and are registered with the EU Cosmetic Portal.
The Druid's Kitchen aims to ship all soap orders within 5 working days. If items are in stock, it is normally quicker. However, sometimes products are sold at events meaning that they show as in stock on the website but are actually sold out. Domestic orders are sent using Hermes or Royal Mail. International orders are accepted, if your country is not listed, please contact us to allow us to check customs regulations and, if possible, add your country to the shipping list.
The information above is not intended to replace medical advice. The use of any information provided by The Druid's Kitchen is solely the user's responsibility. The Druid's Kitchen advises that you consult a health professional before using essential oils or herbs.


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5 Democratic presidential hopefuls say they would rejoin Iran deal
Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris among the candidates to say they would reenter accord
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Five Democratic presidential candidates said they would re-enter the Iran nuclear deal that US President Donald Trump abandoned last year.
Al-Monitor, a Middle East news site, solicited the Democratic candidates about whether they would rejoin the deal. The five are senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kamala Harris of California; Wayne Messam, a South Florida mayor; and Marianne Williamson, a New Age writer. Sanders and Williamson are Jewish.
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey said it was too early to say, and another 10 candidates did not reply. Al-Monitor noted that former vice president Joe Biden, who is expected to announce his candidacy soon, sharply criticized Trump last year when he withdrew from the deal.
The deal, forged in 2015 between Iran and five major powers, is still in effect, as the other parties — Russia, China, Britain and Germany — have resisted Trump administration pressure to also pull out of the agreement, which provides trade sanctions relief for Iran's rollback of its nuclear program. The Trump administration has reimposed sanctions on entities dealing with Iran.
Trump, backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the deal did not adequately address the dangers Iran posed to the region.


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"Dietary treatment of obesity" is a systematic review of research literature that suggests the best advice for the treatment of obesity. They provide evidence that certain approaches are better, but what's surprising is how little evidence there is for many things we've all been told will help us lose more weight.
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When evaluating the best treatments for obesity, they reviewed the literature and provided results that included designations indicating what level of scientific data is available for particular approaches to weight loss. They used a scale that ran from "no evidence" to "strong evidence."
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I will detail here several bits of advice that reached the level of "moderately strong" and "strong" scientific data. Read the full report to learn all the things conventional wisdom recommends that were NOT supported by evidence!
There is moderately strong scientific data to indicate the following results at 6 months follow-up:
- People advised to eat lower-carb diets lose more weight than those advised to eat low-fat diets.
- People advised to eat lower-carb diets also lose more fat around the waist.
- High-protein and low-fat diets performed similarly with regard to weight loss. (Remember, our primal diet was high-fat, not high-protein.)
- Advice to increase dairy products also led to more weight loss.
- While there are many reasons to engage in healthy exercises including the desire to build muscles, it doesn't appear that it increases weight loss.
Here is one surprising quote about exercise:
"One message which is often repeated as a solution to the issue of excess weight is that people should eat less and move about more. Exercise has positive effects on physiological functions such as oxygen uptake and quality of life even for obese individuals, and it is well known that regular physical activity is linked with reduced morbidity and longer life. However, systematic overviews of the literature indicate that adding physical activity to dietary intervention for obese individuals has a marginal – if any – effect on weight loss at group level. The lack of effect can be explained by compensatory mechanisms, such as a lower degree of physical activity throughout the rest of the day or increased hunger and less of a sense of satiety in connection with meals."
Their conclusion includes the following:
"This report indicates that there may be a range of alternative diets available which can all lead to weight loss, at least in the short term. However, advice on strict low carbohydrate diets is extremely un- common…Low carbohydrate diets, including strict ones, lead to greater weight loss than low fat diets in the short term, without the studies having indicated any adverse effects on blood lipids provided that the weight remains lower. Therefore, increased use of strict low carbohydrate diets for short-term weight reduction is one possible consequence of this report."
Essentially they are saying that each person is unique and that a low-carb diet is a tool that really should be in our arsenal. Here at Healthy Dimensions we understand the physiology behind excess insulin and the great results of decreased hunger and cravings with the low-carb approach. That's why we start there. Each individual can then use these important barometers to gauge how much carbohydrate they can include in their diet and still keep the hunger and cravings at bay.
They point out that for the longer term, simply providing advice to follow low-carb or low-fat healthy diets produces similar results (which are generally poor). This suggests that people need more than diet advice; they need support to stick with any weight loss plan.
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Samsung announces the release of the Galaxy S IV, which will be unveiled March 14 in Times Square. Following record-breaking sales of its predecessor, the Galaxy S III, and a lukewarm reception to Apple's iPhone 5, the Galaxy S IV is the smartphone that technology reporters may one day look back on as the actual iPhone killer. According to reports leaked to a Korean technology reporter, Samsung's medical device business unit will release an integrated home monitoring device that will capture blood pressure, O2 saturation, pulse, and possibly blood glucose. The device will push integrated clinical data to the Galaxy S IV and any associated apps.
Practice Fusion, which offers a free, cloud-based practice EHR, acquires startup100Plus. 100Plus has raised more than $1.2 million in funding since its founding in 2011. The startup applies predictive modeling algorithms to de-identified patient data collected from across 150,000 Practice Fusion providers. The goal is to encourage people to live healthier lifestyles by developing active interventions based on the predictive models.
Cerner announced Monday that it will acquire health and wellness developer PureWellness . With the acquisition, Cerner positions itself to deliver perhaps the most sophisticated centralized population health platform on the market.
MModal will partner with Intermountain Healthcare to develop a speech-enabled CPOE app for iOS devices. The app is expected in the fall of 2013 and will be integrated within EHR systems not yet named.
MedSnap releases an iPhone app for medication reconciliation that allows the provider to place a patient's pills on a tray and use the phone's camera to take a photo, which the app then analyzes to display the name and strength of each drug along with drug-drug interactions, drug-disease contraindications, and allergies based on the patient's medical records.
An India-based startup announces Uchek, a urinalysis app for smartphones. You pee in a cup, not on the phone, and then take photos of dipped chemical strips to monitor diabetes, UTIs, and kidney and bladder problems.
Vocera stock drops 17 percent following release of fourth-quarter results. Revenue increased 24 percent for the quarter, to $27 million, EPS was $0.10 vs $0.07. What tanked the stock price was adjusted first-quarter forecasts. Vocera reported guidance of $23 million to $25 million, far less than analyst expectations of $28 million. In response, the stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'neutral'.
Vocera Communications appoints Sandra Miley (Juniper Networks) VP of corporate marketing.
CIO.com points to advances in technology, pressure to reduce costs, and bipartisan political support to substantiate its prediction that 2013 will be a flash point for telehealth adoption. Generally, stagnant telehealth adoption has been attributed to a lack of reimbursement for the services. However, as CMS readmission penalties kicked in, telehealth services found a way of substantiating monetary value to health systems.
Kaiser Permanente releases a comprehensive analysis of Twitter activity from more than 3,200 physicians, 458 members of Congress, and 154 journalists. The analysis found significant differences in how the three groups discuss health in the public forum, which the researchers identified as a troubling signal that America's key influencers were delivering a disjointed message. A more likely explanation is simply that people tend to stick to their area of expertise when they speak as professionals in a public forum like twitter. A politician may just not feel qualified to engage in health discussions with the same voice that a physician may.
Thalmic Labs, a Y Combinator-backed startup, unveils its first product, the world's first camera-free gesture control platform. Unlike Kinect and similar competitors, this device takes a significant step forward by removing the reliance on a camera, and thus the requirement that users stay within the confines of the camera's fixed view. By removing the camera, users are free to roam.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announces that UK-based startup PatientsLikeMe has been awarded a $1.9 million grant to create an open-participation research platform with aims of developing patient-centered health outcome measures.
The British Medical Association publicly questions the UK National Health Service's telehealth plan, saying that it will add significant work for providers and will not likely help patients.
Travis covers PwC's report on the impact of expanding connectivity. The report was broken down into health, education, and automotive. It draws a number of conclusions but the primary finding centers around the potential mHealth has on global care delivery.
For those heading to HIMSS this week, you're looking at temps of high 60s and low 70s all week, so enjoy. New Orleans is a great city for travelers of any type. For those who have never been, Bourbon Street is exactly what you'd imagine it to be. Cheap, strong drinks, and scantily clad women dominate the landscape. If that's your scene, you need not look further. Even if you've never been, it's worth walking down the street just to see what it's all about, but don't spend every night there. New Orleans has much more to offer.
In the Irish Channel neighborhood, check out either Tracey's or Parasols for po-boys — there's a rivalry between them over who's has the best roast beef. I prefer the BBQ, but honestly I've been a dozen times and have never had a bad meal. They are also both good spots to stick around after dinner and throw back some drinks.
For live music, head to Frenchmen Street. It's walking distance if it's warm and you won't regret it. The area attracts music of all genres: jazz, reggae, blues, even Latin. Beer is cheap and you aren't far from your hotel when you're ready to call it quits.
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I have not seen these videos because...I am old? My public access programs are so bizarre and bad I can hardly watch anything else? I am also obssessed by movies and cooking shows right now?
But, what I did notice the other day was that when we went to a large electronics chain store to look at obscenely large television sets, DVDs, and CDs and as I was purchasing CDs that are as far from Beyonce and Destiny's Child as you can get, the store started playing a medley of her songs and I felt the need to start dancing like a freak right in the middle of the store as if I were just crazy in crazy. Which says a lot since I normally only dance at wedding receptions when the drink is present.
Or maybe I was just loosing my mind waiting in the line, or the fact that we had already shopped for several hours and had reached our limits was kicking in. I might need to look into this CD once I get over how much I spent on shop marathon 'O5 but until then I will have to enjoy my other CDs, although they are not the sort to make one leap up and get one's freak on. Well, not in the dancing sense.
Did I have a point here? Yes. I can make no comment on these videos, but atypical to my music tastes, I enjoy me some Beyonce songs.
-The Rambling (oh! that's the name of one of my new CDs and thank you Aunt B for originally making me listen to Miss Lucinda)SuperGenius
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What is "as far from Beyonce and Destiny's Child as you can get"? Gregorian chant? Throat singing? Twelve tone?
- Aunt B said...
Oh my god! I would totally leave Amazon for Best Buy if Best Buy started playing shape-note singing while I was browsing.


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Schengen's end because of migrants
If the EU cannot agree on the distribution of refugees, the Schengen agreement can be questioned, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Earlier the Ministry of internal Affairs of Germany said that this year Germany waits for the arrival of up to 800 thousand refugees and migrants, that is four times more than in 2014. The German government has repeatedly stated that the EU should develop quota system for the distribution of refugees in all countries, because Germany is not able to host so large numbers of refugees.
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Nobody is perfect, but if I asked you to stand up, relax, and not think about your posture, then I would look to see if your ankles, knees, hips, spine, shoulders and head were stacked symmetrically on top of one another, and balanced left to right and front to back (see body alignment guide picture). The closer you are to this alignment, the stronger, the more stable, and the more efficient your body will function.
What affects your alignment?
Your muscles keep your posture in alignment and require a variety of work to stay functional, balanced and healthy. Our modern-day lifestyles rarely allow the diversity and frequency of movement that maintains this balance. Even from a young age, we spend so much time sitting at a desk at school, and many of us have desk jobs. All of this combined with injuries and other stressors can lead to misalignments in your posture.
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As well as making some people feel unhappy with how they look, postural misalignments also cause certain muscles to compensate and can make them more susceptible to injury and pain. Joints that function less efficiently due to muscular imbalances can lead to abnormal wear and tear, impingement and pain. Ultimately, the 'unexplained' source of many health conditions is that your body does not work the way it was designed.
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If you want to stop a leak, you can't just keep putting buckets down to collect the dripping water; eventually you have to fix the pipe! This is something I don't think modern day healthcare spends enough time looking at. There tends to be only a focus on treating the symptoms, rather than the root cause of the symptoms, and I think this often leads to costly, ineffective, and extreme treatments being offered, which may not help at all, might help temporarily or might even make things worse.
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Alabama's campaign finance law has been broken for years, and lawmakers in Montgomery tried to fix it. So you already know what happened: they made a bad problem even worse.
That's because after decades of widespread criticism of our state's haphazard, good-for-nothing campaign finance law, Montgomery's solution to fixing the problem wasn't to crack down on the violations of the public trust that campaign finance laws are meant to ward against. Instead, their solution was something that would make even the most corrupt politicians blush.
They decided that — at least for a few years — Alabama didn't really need a campaign finance law at all. The new rules? Do whatever floats your political boat, ethics be damned, and taxpayers will foot the bill.
Before 1988, Alabama didn't even have a campaign finance law. That year, though, the Legislature finally heeded modern ethical standards and passed a toothless but symbolic law aimed at stemming dark money in state politics. That law, the Fair Campaign Practices Act, didn't work effectively then and hasn't really gotten any better.
That doesn't mean the all-knowing Alabama Legislature hasn't tried, though. Since 1988, and particularly since the GOP took control of state politics in 2010, the Legislature has attempted to "solve" the issue several times.
In 2013, for example, the Republican majority in Montgomery "fixed" the FCPA by amending it to remove the $500 cap on political donations from corporations. That 2013 update to the law was also supposed to add stiff penalties for candidates for office who filed late or inaccurate reports of their campaign donations or expenditures. Emphasis on "supposed to."
Spoiler alert: It didn't work.
Instead of clarifying and closing the details and loopholes of the original FCPA, the 2013 update muddied the waters even further. The December following the 2013 language's passage, Attorney General Luther Strange issued an opinion advising then-Secretary of State Jim Bennett that he (Bennett), despite serving as Alabama's top election official, didn't have legal standing to assess fees to candidates when they violated the campaign finance law.
Essentially, the law as written didn't authorize anyone to collect these fees — a perfect storm for candidates across the state to bend and break the law at their own whim. And they definitely did.
After his election to office in November 2014, current Secretary of State John Merrill began advocating for even more "reforms" to the law. Recognizing that no penalties were being assessed for violations of the FCPA, Merrill made his case for changes to the Legislature.
He said that his office looked at potential violations from the 2014 election cycle and the analysis showed that $60,000 to $100,000 in fines could have — and should have — been assessed had Montgomery done its job the first time.
So the Legislature, and in particular Sen. Arthur Orr, the same lawmaker who'd made the grievous error in the 2013 language, went back to the drawing board. And what did they decide? In 2015, Goat Hill passed another "fix" that allows Alabama's secretary of state to assess those fines that should have been assessed for years. The fine print? It doesn't kick in until the 2018 election cycle.
A law its sponsor said "will bring a lot more transparency and accountability to our electoral system" won't do anything at all for years. Until then, the Yellowhammer State is destined for a campaign finance free-for-all. And it's already begun.
One of the only positive changes in the arena over the years is that all of the campaign finance reports — at least the ones actually filed — are available on the secretary of state's website, a welcome change that brings some transparency to a complicated and opaque system.
I examined reports on the site showing that in 2015 more than 500 campaign finance reports were filed late. Of those, had there actually been any law in effect, hundreds could have been assessed fines: 324 fines of $500 or 10 percent of the reported amount, whichever is higher, could have been assessed; 47 fines of the higher of $600 or 15 percent could have been collected; 89 penalties of $1,200 or 20 percent could have been assessed.
At a bare minimum, these penalties would have brought in nearly $300,000 in revenue (and potentially much, much more) for the state had the Alabama Legislature cared to actually "fix" anything at all.
So that's the reality. Even right now, as of press time, 38 campaign committees and political action committees have filed their November reports late; another 37 still haven't turned them in at all. Both of those would be violations of the law … if it were 2018, or if we had a competent Legislature. If only.
So, until 2018, we've got to be the campaign finance police. Not the press — the public. Election officials can't hold them accountable until 2018, but you can. Go to the secretary of state's website monthly and check the reports filed late. Look through that list for your local legislators. If you see them, give them a ring and tell them that if you filed your finance reports late, you'd be getting a call from the IRS, so they should get a call, too.
Until we can rely on Montgomery to tame this campaign finance free-for-all, we'll just have to do it ourselves.
CORRECTION: While Senator Arthur Orr supported some provisions of the 2013 campaign finance amendments, he voted against the final version of the bill. The 2013 legislation was sponsored and spearheaded by former Sen. Bryan Taylor.
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Last night was the same, no big surprise. My daughter did wake up at 8am instead of 7am though.
Today, she protested when I walked her to sleep with her first nap. Although she fussed but still managed to get her down for an hour nap. With second nap, I fed her to sleep because we went out for lunch and came home 30m prior her nap time. I didn't feed then because if she fell asleep and was short nap then she will need to have an early night. Well, her second nap was short. Not sure if because tummy issue or because didn't poop yesterday, she pooped three times today! So many pooooooooo!
Tonight, she woke up quiet a lot already. 4 times I think. I just gave her a feed and popped her back to cot. She slept better when I am next to her but got to keep trying for her to sleep in cot whenever possible. Well I don't see a miracle happening tonight so got to sleep as much as I can now. Night people!


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Servant Leadership: Improving Your Leadership and Follower Styles!
The Leadership Scourge!
The unfortunate truth, that I have come to realize, is that there are many people in authority - Heads of State, Government Ministers and other high ranking Government officials, Board Directors, persons in public offices, private businesses, government ministries, educational institutions, churches, homes etc. - who are not leaders at all and know nothing about leadership.
I am sure that this has been the experience of many persons other than myself. In fact, as you read this lens, you may be nodding your head in agreement as you think of such a person.
Such people in authority are a detriment to the very people, families, institutions and countries that they claim to 'serve' because as Anne Bradstreet so accurately puts it, "Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish." And because these persons in authority lack wisdom, they destroy people, lives, families, institutions and just about everything they make decisions about.
What is worst, is that some people in authority are so selfish that, even in the face of their self-knowledge that they are unfit to lead, they would prefer to bring down and entire family, institution, church or nation rather than surrender their 'trophy of authority'.
So scroll down and take this journey with me, about that clich word 'Leadership', so that you can:
a. Examine what true leadership is all about and what being a good follower means.
b. Test your leadership skills, or the leadership skills of persons you know who are in authority, with some interesting polls and quizzes.
c. Find out how you can become a good leader and a good follower and positively affect your family, workplace, neighborhood and country.
Leadership and Followership: What Tango Teaches Us About These Roles in Life
LEADERSHIP is AN ART!
As a Christian leader, Dag Heward-Mills imparts some profound but simple teachings on not just how to become a good leader but how to sustain your good leadership while supporting those you lead. His teachings are relevant not only for church but business and family.
POLL: Your BEST Daily Living Quality!
Which of the following qualities do you display most in your daily life?
"Afsaneh Nahavandi was born in Tehran Iran. She left the country prior to the 1979 Islamic revolution and has lived in US since." She looks at leadership across multiple disciplines and coming from a non-western culture she includes a very pertinent cross-cultural perspective, since, as she so truthfully explains, leadership "occurs within the context of a culture" and "the styles and behaviours that are considered key to effectiveness differ from one culture to another".
Lee Roy Beach tackles the daunting leadership task of change management. Changing an organizational culture, especially a bad one, is always an uphill task but it can be done effectively with long lasting positive effects if done properly.
Ken Jennings speaks on The Serving Leader
Tony Baron shows how there can truly be a win-win situation for everyone involved – the leader, the followers, the organization.
With all of these high power courses and seminars on leadership being taught by academics, the schools must get their act together because they can't teach what they don't do. So Thomas R. Hoerr offers academic administrators some powerful tools to become effective school leaders in the very halls that teach others about leadership.
Unselfish Living through Servant Leadership!
Service not Servitude
I was attending a Catholic Church harvest at my then parish church, St. Charles Borromeo R. C Church in Tunapuna, when I naturally gravitated towards the used book stall, since I love books and reading. I came away that day with several good books but my best 'catch of the day' was a book titled "Improving Your Serve: The art of unselfish living" by Charles Swindoll.
I have read a fair amount of books on leadership but I have to confess that, for me, Charles Swindoll's book may well be one of the best and earliest written books on SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
In his book, the author shows how Jesus, exemplified servant leadership and how we can emulate this in our own lives. He does not make 'service' a dirty word as many of us are accustomed to do, since we confuse 'service' with 'servitude'. In fact, Charles Swindoll just shows how getting your hand 'dirty' can enhance your leadership and build you loyal followers.
Improving Your Serve
This book is a great read for practical application. Delve in and learn to serve while leading effectively. Some of the most down to earth chapter topics include:
- Who, me a Servant? You gotta be kidding!
- The servant as a giver
- The servant as a forgiver
- The rewards of serving
In my humble opinion...
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The Hard Truth: You are Not a Leader! You are a Follower.
Consequences of Not Being a Good Follower
Yes, you heard me right! Everybody wants to be the leader these days and NOBODY wants to follow!
The hard truth of the matter, however, is that not everyone can lead and sometimes because you may be close to the leader for a long while you eventually begin to feel that you can lead.
The bible points to such a disastrous "Why can't I be the leader?" syndrome. Let me remind you. God appointed Moses as the leader for the people of Israel and Aaron and Miriam as assistants to help the leader. However, Miriam and Aaron began to criticize Moses and say, "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn't he spoken through us?" Well God heard this and was not very pleased, so he summoned Miriam, Aaron and Moses and gave Miriam and Aaron a sound telling off in front of Moses and punished Miriam by giving her a dreaded skin disease. (See Numbers 12:1 -16)
You may not be summoned directly into God's presence and punished if you try to usurp the authority of your leader or fight for or try to hold on to a leadership position that you are obviously not capable to execute but the consequences will be disastrous all the same. Your followers will not respect and support you and you will be struggling to keep the 'ship' afloat if leadership is not your natural inclination.
Let's face it. You are just NOT a leader. You are meant to be a FOLLOWER. And no matter how long you have fought to hold on to the position, how many books you read, how many motivational seminars you attend and how much like the leader you try to dress and speak. YOU ARE NOT A LEADER! If we all were leaders there would be no followers. That does not mean that you are less important.
So once you have accepted the hard truth that you are not a leader but rather a follower, learn instead how to be a good follower and support your leader! No one will have to tell you that you are meant to be a follower. You already know it deep down in your heart.
The best line ever:
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." (Mark 10:45).
Being a follower does not mean that you have to be spineless.
Ira Chaleff shows how you can be a strong contributor to your leader's and organization's mission.
Learn from Barbara Kellerman about the 5 different types of followers: Isolates, Bystanders, Participants, Activists, and Diehards. Which type are you?
If you're the leader, which types do you have to treat with?
Following the Leader
Followers and Leaders are Equally Important!
In 1 Corinthians 12: 15 - 24, St. Paul used a beautiful illustration of the importance of each part of the body as he tried to explain to the people of Corinth the importance of each member in the Church:
"For the body itself is not made up of only one part, but of many parts. If the foot were to say, "Because I am not a hand, I don't belong to the body," that would not keep it from being a part of the body. And if the ear were to say, "Because I am not an eye, I don't belong to the body," that would not keep it from being a part of the body. If the whole body were just an eye, how could it hear? And if it were only an ear, how could it smell? As it is, however, God put every different part in the body just as he wanted it to be. There would not be a body if it were all only one part! As it is, there are many parts but one body.
So then, the eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" Nor can the head say to the feet, "Well, I don't need you!" On the contrary, we cannot do without the parts of the body that seem to be weaker; and those parts that we think aren't worth very much are the ones which we treat with greater care; while the parts of the body which don't look very nice are treated with special modesty, which the more beautiful parts do not need."
Likewise, the job of a follower is different from that of a leader but it is as important. The leader needs followers and the followers need a leader. So embrace your role as a follower and make your enlightened contribution to the mission of your family, organization, church and country!
POLL: Your FAVOURITE Beatitude!
Which of the BEATITUDES is your FAVOURITE?
"Followership teaches leaders how to replicate effective, biblical leadership qualities" in any walk of life and as both follower and leader.
Who says a leader doesn't have to practice followership?
"The Art of Followership puts dynamic leader-follower interaction at the forefront of discussion. It examines the multiple roles followers play and their often complex relationship to leaders."
The Art of Followership - Jean Lipman-Blumen
More books by Charles R. Swindoll - Vote for your favorites, or add any I missed.
You've heard Chuck Swindoll talk about them for years - his favorite authors and his favorite books and how they shaped his life. Now discover for yourself these great men and women of God. In this devotional compilation, Chuck introduces you to nine of his favorite books and explains how God used these authors or these topics to grow him into greater knowledge and faith.
Chuck's introductions will help you focus your heart on what the Lord may want to teach you through His timeless Word, as further explained in these classic works. Meet Chuck in his library, and learn the lessons of faith from those who influenced him. Meet Me in the Library includes: Personal introductions from Chuck for each selection - F. B. Meyer on prayer from The Secret of Guidance - Charles Haddon Spurgeon on discouragement from Lectures to My Students- Elisabeth Elliot on pursuing ones calling from Through Gates of Splendor - Eugene H. Peterson on finishing well from A Long Obedience in the Same Direction- J. Oswald Sanders on servanthood from Spiritual Leadership - A. W. Tozer on intimacy with God from The Knowledge of the Holy and on trials and testing from The Root of the Righteous - Andrew Murray on joy from Abide in Christ- Francis A. Schaeffer on Christian love from The Mark of the Christian - A special chapter by Chuck on how to become a better reader
In this best-selling classic, Charles Swindoll urges you not to miss living a grace-filled life. Freedom and joy -not lists and demands and duties - await all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Grace Awakening calls all Christians to wake up and reject living in such legalistic, performance-oriented bondage. The God of the universe has given us an amazing, revolutionary gift of grace and freedom. This freedom and grace set us apart from every other "religion" on the face of the earth.
It's clear that the challenges in the world around us are greater than ever, but the need for Christians who will live out their witness in freedom and compassion is even greater. This classic isn't simply a book worth reading but a life worth living-today.
How Do Followers Create Trust With Their Leaders? (Ira Chaleff)
David was a man after God's own heart . . . What does it mean to be someone "after God's own heart?" David, Old Testament Shepherd, king, and psalmist, offers an answer in the shape of his own life. In many ways he was a most extraordinary man intelligent, handsome, abundantly gifted as a poet, musician, warrior, and administrator. Yet in other ways he was a most ordinary man often gripped by destructive passion, rocked by family chaos and personal tragedy, and motivated by political expediency. How did David become the national hero of God's chosen people? Why is he the one character in the Bible described as "a man after God's own heart?"
Chuck Swindoll explores the many facets of David from his teenage years and dysfunctional family life to his overwhelming passion for God. David's life offers hope to all of us. It shows that God can do extraordinary things through ordinary men and women. And David offers an insightful perspective on what it means to be truly spiritual, to become like David men and women after God's own heart. David is the first of a multi-volume series exploring great lives from the Bible.
Chuck Swindoll wants to show us that these men and women became great when they placed themselves at the Lord's disposal, allowing Him to develop within them the marks of true character: humility, purity, authenticity, and integrity.
To live a life God considers "great" is within the reach of everyone who submits to him.
In Great Lives: Esther, Dr. Swindoll delves into the real-life story of Queen Esther showing how the qualities that empowered her godly life are available for every Christian. Everyone loves a transformation story. Rags to riches. Plain to beautiful. Weak to strong.
Esther's story is that, but it is much more. It is the account of God working mightily in one life and how godly attributes like courage, dignity, wisdom, and strength can thwart evil and replace terror with joy. Chuck Swindoll celebrates the story of Esther and reveals how every Christian can live a transformation story.
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Walk with Jesus leads churchgoers through the forty days of Lent with daily entries to prepare their hearts for Easter.
It all began with the long awaited coming of Messiah, the person who would preside over the Jewish nation and bring peace and freedom to a people in need. But the Easter story, the Gospel story in the making, ends with a much larger conclusion: the possibility of eternal freedom for all who would believe.
In Walk with Jesus, a forty day Lent devotionalfFrom Charles R. Swindoll, readers go on a compelling journey through the life and ministry of Jesus. This powerful booklet gives insights only a learned teacher could give while engaging the heart and mind only as a pastor can. Anyone wishing to be transformed and find a fresh encounter with God will find it daily through the pages of Walk with Jesus.
Have you tried Servant Leadership, at home, at work, in your church group, at your social club? Tell us your experience?
I'm a pastor. I can't live out my vocation effectively without servant leadership. Jesus is the perfect example to follow. Lord of the Universe, yet humble servant even to the point of death (Philippians 2:5-11). I can't agree with you more; this is such an important quality. Chuck Swindoll is a great leader, too, and has been a big influence on my ministry.
Yes. It worked amazingly. Just gotta make sure you don't get carried away and burn out from overextending yourself.
Yes, it is difficult but we just keep trying.
Beautiful Lens and Approach.
Christ is an example on what it means to serve. If you want to be a leader then a person should strive to be Christlike. Very informative lens on leadership. A lot of information here.
Very nice Christian approach to leadership. Thanks for posting.
This is an interesting subject
Back to bless this!
Nice lens, interesting reading! Squidlike
It is rare that being humble and of service is emphasized. Blessed!
Very nice article, lots of good things to think about.
Before we can Lead other's, we must First Learn to Serve other's! A True Leader understand the Needs of the Many, not just the Needs of the Few or the One. Great Leader can Motivate other's or Empower them; most of all they should Care for those they Lead!
Yes, I definitely believe in it... over many, many years.... many, many situations. Thanks for sharing. Squid Angel blessing to you! ;-)
No, but never say never...
I have not tried it. There are many good approaches each with their merits. certainly something ot be learned here.
Understanding and practising servant leadership is so important - good subject for a lens, thank you for writing it.
Nice Squidlit! We could definitely benefit by developing more servant leaders!


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Thursday, Dec 18, 1997
Cambridge, Mass. and South San Francisco, Calif. -- December 18, 1997 --LeukoSite Inc. (Nasdaq: LKST) and Genentech, Inc. (NYSE: GNE) today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to develop and commercialize LeukoSite's LDP-02, a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Genentech's support of the program, including an equity investment, a credit facility and milestone payments, could reach approximately $50 million, excluding royalties and profit sharing. This amount assumes that all milestones are met and the exercise of a profit sharing option under which LeukoSite elects to share in the Phase III development costs through a second Genentech credit facility. LDP-02 is expected to enter human clinical trials in 1998.
Under the terms of the agreement, Genentech receives exclusive worldwide rights to market LDP-02. LeukoSite is to develop LDP-02 through successful Phase II clinical trials after which Genentech will complete the development of the product. Genentech will make a $4 million equity investment in LeukoSite, pay LeukoSite $8 million if certain development milestones are achieved, and pay royalties on product sales. In addition, Genentech will provide two credit facilities. The first facility will be for approximately $15 million and will fund development through completion of Phase II. The second facility will be available to LeukoSite if it agrees to fund 25 percent of the Phase III development costs in return for a share of profits on U.S. sales. If LeukoSite exercises this option, it will receive a share of profits rather than royalties in the United States. LeukoSite retains all rights to its program to develop small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of IBD.
The equity investment consists of 336,135 shares of LeukoSite common stock purchased at a price of $11.90 per share. Through the agreement Genentech also has received warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of LeukoSite common stock at a price of $16.22 per share.
Arthur Levinson, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Genentech stated, "LeukoSite has established a strong biological rationale for LDP-02 and developed compelling preclinical data in support of its use in the treatment of IBD. LDP-02 is also a good fit with our strategic focus on monoclonal antibody therapeutic products that have a high market potential and target a strong unmet medical need."
Christopher Mirabelli, Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer of LeukoSite commented, "Genentech brings to our collaboration its outstanding track record in biopharmaceutical development and commercialization as well as strategic commitment to novel monoclonal antibody therapeutics. Our success with LDP-02 to date underscores our strategy for generating new product candidates with our technology for validating novel targets for therapeutics that selectively block the disease-promoting activity of leukocytes." Dr. Mirabelli added that with the agreement, LeukoSite has achieved one of the key milestones it had set for the 18 months following its initial public offering in August 1997.
IBD encompasses a group of chronic disorders, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, that produce inflammation and ulceration in the intestines. In both disorders, tissue destruction results from a damaging inflammatory response involving the recruitment and activation of leukocytes. Current drug therapy for serious cases involves steroids and other drugs which broadly suppress the immune response and as a result, carry a risk of infection and adverse side effects.
LDP-02 targets a protein called (alpha)4(beta)7 that is expressed on certain white blood cells. This protein is used to recruit white blood cells selectively to inflamed bowel mucosa. The development of LDP-02 is based on studies using antibodies in established animal models of IBD that validate (alpha)4(beta)7 as a biological target for therapeutic intervention of IBD. The key study, in a primate disease model, was published in 1996 in the journal Gastroenterology by researchers at LeukoSite. In this study, a murine antibody rapidly eliminated diarrhea and colonic inflammation, while a control antibody had no effect.
Genentech, Inc. is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceuticals for significant unmet medical needs. Eleven of the currently marketed biotechnology products stem from Genentech science. Genentech markets or promotes eight biotechnology products in the United States. Genentech is headquartered in South San Francisco, California and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Pacific Exchange under the symbol GNE. Genentech's worldwide web address is http://www.gene.com.
LeukoSite is a biotechnology company developing proprietary drugs designed to block disease-causing actions of white blood cells. The focus of LeukoSite's research and development is on drugs for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. LeukoSite has six research and development programs underway and three drug candidates in development. The Company is collaborating with Warner-Lambert Co., Roche Bioscience and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Statements in this press release regarding the development of LeukoSite's drug candidates constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to risks in technology and product development, failure to successfully complete clinical trials or obtain required regulatory approvals, competitive risks and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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