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And if so, do we, as training providers, look to persuade those reticent sectors, or should we diversify into areas less resistant to paying hard cash to acquire skills?
Social Care, Retail, Hospitality…Each are relatively transient sectors, frequently populated by those who are not the main-earner in the household, each with higher than average staff turnover figures and each used to getting staff training for 'free'. Are these sectors going to be the most difficult for training providers to operate in when the funding methodology changes and employers are required to make a significant cash contribution to each apprenticeship they enter into?
Potential influencing factors could be:
- How long does it take in real terms to equip a recruit with the basic competencies to perform their tasks at the required level?
- How rare are these competences in the marketplace? Is it easy/cost effective to recruit a person with experience?
- How long do people usually remain in the same role with the same employer?
Employers in these sectors and others will of course consider the possibility that a learner will leave prior to them receiving the second 'small business' payment and the 'completion' payment, leaving them out of pocket.
Of course recruitment always carries risk, and 'there's nowt as funny as folk' as the saying goes, but as a result of the apprenticeship funding reform, employers cash is at risk for the first time.
It will be interesting to see how we training providers combat the negativity around employer contributions to make the new funding structure/frameworks a success from the very beginning.
Perhaps we will see a significant increase in the use of Traineeships, in order to really test a potential apprentices work-ethic and commitment to the organisation/role?
How is your Training Provider preparing to take on the challenge that the new funding regime and the new trailblazer standards will bring?


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Learn how to hold a more effective daily planning meetings to make better use of your time"The more the team offers and asks for help the better they'll become at working together." Click To Tweet
During Daily Scrum meetings, otherwise known as agile stand-up meetings, discuss board items from right to left. It may sound counterintuitive but it helps your team focus on completing open items before starting new ones. While working from right to left, each team member should only talk about;
Daily Scrum meetings should be no longer than 15-minutes, regardless of team size.
Trust is key in the Scrum framework (aka Scrum methodology), so you'll need to encourage the team to be honest about any risks to the work. For example, requirements for an item may change after going through refinement sessions and planning sessions. By communicating how important this is and finding a solution, you'll help the team to grow stronger and more resilient.
You may see your team offering and asking for help early on and then gradually decline over time. The key is to encourage this behaviour so that it persists. Why? Because it's not the sign of a weak team, but a strong one. High performing teams do it constantly as it the reduces risks and strengthens development.
I hope the video and tips above help you to improve Daily Scrum meetings for your team. Refer back to this page whenever you need a refresher. If you have any questions or topics you'd like me to cover, leave a comment below or send me a message through my website. Thanks for reading. See you next time!
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La Maison Rose or "The Pink House" is a small cafe in Paris' Montmartre, located north of the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur. A building painted by and connected to many artists, Picasso frequented the venue during his time in Paris and knew the owner, a french femme fatale named Germaine Pichot. Picasso's best friend, Carlos, was in love with Germaine, who did not return his affection. Carlos tried to shoot Germaine in an emotional rage, but ended up shooting himself. His death is said to have made Picasso become deeply depressed, and led to the start of the painter's Blue Period.
My painting will hang during September and October 2018 at The Framed Image Gallery Show and Sale, "Café Scene." www.framedimage.net


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Sweden's Princess Victoria was allegedly groped by a French photographer from the Swedish Academy, the body that awards the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- Woman groped at Rhythm and Vines encourages others to fight back
Three people told local media they witnessed photographer Jean-Claude Arnault placing his hand on the princess' bottom at the event when she was just 27. The princess is now 40.
"He came lurking from behind and I saw his hand land on her neck and go downward. It was all the way down," witness Ebba Witt-Brattström told the Daily Telegraph.
She said one of the princess' aides saw it happen and quickly leapt into action.
"She just flew herself on Arnault. She grabbed him, and 'whop', he was gone. The Crown princess turned in surprise. I guess she had never been groped. She just looked like 'what?'"
In November, 18 women came forward with allegations that Mr Arnault had groped or harassed them. Mr Arnault denies these claims.
Since November, six members of the Academy stepped down over the controversy.
Ms Witt-Brattström said on the princess' next visit in 2006, her ex-husband and former Academy secretary Horace Engdahl was instructed to make sure the princess was never left alone with Mr Arnault. Mr Engdahl maintains he was unaware of harassment claims against Mr Arnault.


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Yet nothing could have prepared her for Baxter St. Ives--an arresting stranger too daring, too determined, too dangerous to be her new man-of-affairs. Still, perhaps he was the perfect person to help Charlotte investigate the recent murder of one of her clients. So she gave him a chance, never realizing that Baxter, a gifted scientist, would soon conduct a risky exploration into the alchemy of desire, with Charlotte as his subject.
But even as he sets out to seduce Charlotte, a twisted killer lies in wait, ready to part the lovers...or see them joined together forever--in death.
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"I do not see how Marcle could possibly have imagined you to be qualified for this post," she said.
Baxter had had enough of arguing the point. "It is not as if there are a great many men about who can meet your absurd requirements, Miss Arkendale."
She glowered. "But surely Mr. Marcle can find me a gentleman who is more suited to the position than yourself."
"Have you forgotten? Marcle is halfway to Devon. Would you mind telling me precisely what it is about me that is so unsuitable?"
"Other than your lack of skill with a pistol?" she asked much too sweetly.
"Yes, other than that failing."
"You force me to be rude, sir. The problem is your appearance."
"What the devil is wrong with my appearance? No one could be more unprepossessing than myself."
Charlotte scowled. "Do not feed me that Banbury tale. You most certainly are not a potato pudding. Just the opposite, in fact."
He stared at her. "I beg your pardon?"
"You must know very well, sir, that your spectacles are a poor disguise."
"Disguise?" He wondered if he had got the wrong address and the wrong Charlotte Arkendale. Perhaps he had got the wrong town. "What in the name of the devil do you believe me to be concealing?"
"Surely you are not suffering from the illusion that those spectacles mask your true nature."
"My true nature?" Baxter lost his grip on his patience. "Bloody hell, just what am I, if not innocuous and unprepossessing?"
She spread her hands wide. "You have the look of a man of strong passions who has mastered his temperament with even stronger powers of self-control."
"I beg your pardon?"
Her eyes narrowed with grim determination. "Such a man cannot hope to go about unnoticed. You are bound to attract attention when you conduct business on my behalf. I cannot have that in my man-of-affairs. I require someone who can disappear into a crowd. Someone whose face no one recalls very clearly. Don't you understand, sir? You give the appearance of being rather, well, to be quite blunt, dangerous."
Baxter was bereft of words.
Charlotte clasped her hands behind her back and resumed her pacing. "It is quite obvious you will never be able to pass for a dull, ordinary man-of-affairs. Therefore, you must see that you would not do at all for my purposes."
Baxter realized his mouth was hanging open. He managed to get it closed. He had been called many things, bastard, ill-mannered, and a great bore being among the more common epithets. But no one had ever labeled him a man of strong passions. No one had ever claimed that he looked dangerous.
He was a man of science. He prided himself on his detached, unemotional approach to problems, people, and situations. It was a trait he had honed to perfection years ago when he discovered that, as the bastard son of the Earl of Esherton and the notorious Emma, Lady Sultenham, he would be forever excluded from his rightful heritage.
He had been a subject of speculation and gossip since the day he was born. He had learned early to seek refuge amid his books and scientific apparatus.
Although some women initially found the notion of an affair with the bastard son of an earl somewhat exciting, especially when they learned that he was a very wealthy bastard son, the sentiment did not last long. The weak flames generated in the course of his infrequent liaisons burned for only a very short time before sputtering out.
His affairs had become even shorter in duration since his return from Italy three years ago. The acid burns on his back and shoulders had healed but he was marked for life.
Women reacted to the raw, ugly scars with shock and disgust. Baxter did not entirely blame them. He had never been handsome and the acid lacerations had done nothing to improve his looks. Fortunately, his face had been spared. He was, however, fed up with the inconvenience of having to make certain that the candles were snuffed and the fire banked before he got undressed and climbed into bed with a lady.
On the last such occasion, some six months ago, he had nearly brained himself on the bedpost when he had tripped over his own boot in the inky darkness of the widow's unlit bedchamber. The incident had put a distinct damper on the remainder of the evening.
For the most part, he sought his satisfactions and pleasures in his laboratory. There, surrounded by his gleaming beakers, flasks, retorts, and blowpipes, he could avoid the empty conversations and frivolous pursuits of the Polite World. It was a world he had never enjoyed. A world that did not begin to comprehend him. A world that he found excruciatingly superficial and insipid. A world in which he had never felt at home.
Baxter schooled his thoughts and forced himself to reason swiftly. Charlotte had plainly dismissed him as a possible man-of-affairs. A new approach was required if he was to convince her to employ him.
"Miss Arkendale, there seems to be some discrepancy between your view of my nature and the views of virtually everyone else in the world. May I suggest we resolve the matter by conducting an experiment?"
She went very still. "What sort of experiment?"
"I recommend that you summon the members of your household and ask them for their opinions. If the consensus is that I can successfully go about my duties unnoticed and unremarked, you will employ me. If they concur with your views, I shall take my leave and look elsewhere for a post."
She hesitated, clearly dubious. Then she gave a quick, decisive nod. "Very well, sir. That seems quite logical. We shall conduct the experiment at once. I shall summon my sister and housekeeper. They are both extremely observant."
She reached for the velvet bell pull that hung beside the fireplace and gave it a strong tug.
"You agree to abide by the results of this test?" he asked warily.
"You have my word on it, sir." She smiled with ill-concealed triumph. "We shall settle the matter at once."
Footsteps sounded in the hall. Baxter adjusted his eyeglasses and sat back in his chair to await the outcome of the experiment.
He was certain that he could safely predict the results. He knew his strong points better than anyone else. No one could top him when it came to appearing as bland and uninteresting as a potato pudding.
Twenty minutes later, Baxter went down the steps of the Arkendale town house with a sense of quiet exultation. He noted that the crisp March breeze, which had been decidedly chilly an hour earlier, now felt fresh and invigorating.
There was nothing quite like a properly conducted scientific experiment to settle things, he thought as he hailed a passing hackney. It had not been easy but he had finally secured his new post. As he had anticipated, Charlotte Arkendale was the only person in the small household, indeed, very likely the only person in the whole of London, who would ever notice him in a crowd.
He was not sure what her peculiar notions concerning his nature said about her except that they definitely verified John Marcle's opinion. Charlotte was a very unique sort of female.
Not at all what one would expect in the way of a blackmailer and murderess, Baxter thought.
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"Affair" lays groundwork for Amanda Quick's later series, the Arcane Society. Here, Baxter St. Ives, an illegitimate son of Society, rejects his parents' reputation for passion and recklessness by taking refuge in science, logic and chemistry. He encounters Charlotte Arkendale when investigating the death of his aunt's friend. Charlotte investigates the suitability of suitors, her most recent client being the deceased friend.Baxter persuades Charlotte to hire him as her man-of-affairs. But soon he becomes her man of their affair. They also agree to form a partnership to investigate a murder.The background is Society's fascination with mesmerism and alchemy. The villian enhances his senses and alters others' through an incense he developed. Charlotte also is extraordinarily intuitive, but not enough to know that she is in danger. Fortunately, St. Ives does.
The next book to review is Affair by Amanda Quick. This is my first foray into this author's works. It is not one of the books recommended to me, but it was one that was readily available on the library shelves.I have displayed my bias before regarding historical romances written by the most recent authors, and I am afraid that this novel has some of the traits that I have complained of previously. However, it is an entertaining romp, an interesting blend of murder mystery and romance.The downsides: extremely purple prose (she actually uses the term "soul mate"); an exotic, evil supervillain who apparently constructs a fantastical mechanical trap for our hero among various other nefarious plots; yet another heroine who is willing to risk her good name and ability to continue existing (and supporting herself, though she barely seems to grasp this reality) in respectable society for the sake of illicit sex (by society's standards, since she's unmarried) with someone she barely knows; flat, cliched characters; and highly predictable yet unrealistic plot (the epitome of escapism, I guess). Amanda Quick's style apparently involves picking a metaphor and running with it. In this case, it was alchemy. So she missed no opportunity to describe the personal chemistry between the protagonists in terms of alchemy, gold, hot metal, etc. It's all part of the purpleness. And her happily ever after ending is a little too pat and ignores the longevity of problems in human relationships. Our hero Baxter is the oldest, but illegitimate, son of the late Earl of Esherton, executor of the estate and financial trustee for his younger, legitimate brother the new earl. Not surprisingly, the half-brother resents and distrusts his older brother and expects him to steal his fortune or otherwise make trouble. So after surviving the harrowing plots of the villain by working together, suddenly all is forgotten and now the young earl looks up to his chemist brother? One crisis and years of family troubles just vanish? Really.The upsides: the author does appear to have some feeling for the era; the dialogue is amusing and fast-paced for the most part; the sex scenes are varied, generally well done, and not too gratuitous; the story explores the difficulties of single women (our heroine and others in the story) and illegitimate offspring (our hero and others) who were often powerless and unacknowledged in the society of the day; the heroine Charlotte is a strong female character; both protagonists are drawn sympathetically and somewhat realistically.This one isn't a keeper, but it's not a total bomb either. I will try another book by this author. If nothing else, her books would be good airplane or beach fare, not that I am flying much anymore or near a coast.
Another Quick novel that stands the test of rereading. Two strong minded people who don't trust romantic attractions and also have learned to carve their own way in the world, come together because of a murder. There is lots of situational and conversational humor, and a swashbuckling envisioning near the end. If you are lucky enough to get the audio, you will be glad that Barbara Rosenblatt is the audio performer.
This book is great. It's funny, the characters arr uniqe, and it's well writen. This is one of thosebooks you can read over and over and find it equally enjoyable each time.
I not usually one to read historical romances, but this story intrigued me. Charlotte, the female protagonist, was a strong and determined young woman. Baxter, the leading man, was a man of science and logic, always trying to maintain his control. Putting the two of them together made for some very interesting times. Add a murder investigation, a heroine that doesn't like to follow directions, a mysterious antagonist and you have an interesting plot that made me feel like I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.
Each time I read 'Affair' I find it that much more enticing. First, I love the Alchemy side to the books. Chemistry is a love of mine and I thoroughly enjoy it's inclusion in the plot. Second, it seems so much more romantic to me when someone sees beyond the persona projected to even your closest relatives and sees the real person underneath. Last, I love books about the eldest, responsible child loving and caring for their younger siblings (don't I? My darlings?).


text: Here's a beautiful sneak peek at a wedding I photographed in Santa Barbara at a venue and gorgeous estate Villa Verano. It was my pleasure to work with some of the best vendors in the industry such as Kelly of Demaray Events, SBB gourmet catering, and Ella and Louie who provided the lush floral arrangements. My husband and I got married in Santa Barbara (at the Historical Museum) so going back to that town to shoot another couple's wedding brought back so many good memories from ours. I love SB and kinda wish I lived there, hehe. More to come stay tuned!


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Parent Snack!/
If you are familiar with our program, you may know that the well-being of all of our youth is always our main priority. Every day, apart from helping 130 kids with homework and other enrichment activities, we also provide our youth with a meal. The meals we provide our kids are warm when appropriate and hearty which allows for our youth to make it through the afternoon with full bellies. For some years now we have tried our best to include our families in this part of our afternoon by asking that they help us provide snack.
This year we put a little more effort into reaching out to our families for help and we have had such a great turn out so far! Every Thursday we have been so lucky as to have 2 to 3 families help us provide snacks for our kids! It has turned into a day the kids look forward to as they eat the food that their families prepare and we thank the kids whose parents cooked for us.
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Depravity or DNA?
Back in Junior High School we read William Golding's classic Lord of the Flies. The question of the day was whether destructive behavior resulted from nature or nurture. Golding's intent behind the story of English school boys marooned on an island was to show human depravity as intrinsic and not the result of nurture or culture.
Golding was often accused of being a Calvinist since his story powerfully illustrates the doctrine of Total Depravity. This dogma, based on biblical passages such as Ephesians 2:1-3, teaches all humanity became pervasively corrupted by sin as a result of Adam's transgression in Eden. His fallenness became the inheritance of every human descending from him except Jesus himself.
Total Depravity does not mean humanity is as bad as it can be in all areas. It does not preclude the writing of great literature, or music, or acts of heroism and love. It simply teaches the separation between God and mankind, brought about by sin, cannot be bridged through man's efforts. In terms of having the ability to bring himself back to God, man is both unwilling and unable due to sin having blinded his intellect and corrupted his ability in this area.
In Golding's day some were suggesting a different view. Human nature comes into the world at birth in a neutral state. Each child is an empty tablet, and the effects of her culture, including the nurture of her family, will shape her character. Nurture, not nature, is responsible.
This question still rages on although a new answer has entered the arena. Those devoted to a worldview of materialism, who believe everything is the result of either physics or chemistry, now suggest all aberrant behavior is the result of our DNA. Yes, our nature determines our trajectory, but it isn't spiritual at all. Sin has been replaced by value-neutral DNA. And further, since we had no choice in the DNA we received, we can't be held responsible for our actions.
We read more and more about genetic predispositions said to be responsible for behaviors that are anti-social or worse. Many tied into the world of mental illness now believe DNA is responsible. Even those with no previous signs of mental illness can now be seen as victims of their dormant DNA if a traumatic event "unlocks" their dysfunction and brings about a negative response. Criminal defense attorneys often refer to this as "temporary insanity" which has brought about a "diminished capacity" to know and act on reality properly.
Now, before you get the wrong idea, please understand I am not suggesting DNA has no bearing on our behavior. I am also not suggesting mental illness is not a huge problem in our day, and one worthy of being addressed with compassion and courage.
What I am suggesting is simple: When aberrant behavior is explained on the basis of physical processes alone (e.g.. DNA), we have ceased to recognize the prominent role our inherited corruption from Adam plays in human nature.
The great problem here involves the necessary link between proper diagnosis and effective cure. As Christ-followers who believe the Bible to be God's Word, we understand human nature is riddled with sin, along with all creation. This virus of sin has found its way into the operating system of our universe, producing death and all its precursors. Most importantly, sin has darkened the human heart and mind to the righteousness of God (see: Romans 1:18ff) and left us in a futile search for something to fill the God-shaped void in the core of our being.
Augustine said it best, speaking to God: "You have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until we find our rest in you!"
If we fail to see the spiritual component in life, and consider problems solved when we can medicate away the aberrant effects of our DNA, we will be dealing with only a fraction of the real problem. We all were created with a spiritual element that will only find wholeness in a restored relationship with the one who created us in the first place. Only a spiritual solution can solve our spiritual problem, and that solution is Jesus Christ.
Once again, I am not blind to the ravages of mental illness in our day. Some have accused me of dismissing mental illness insisting that my preoccupation with sin eliminates the possibility of physiological causes. But their criticism is shortsighted and shallow. Certainly there can be many reasons behind aberrant behavior. All I am saying is the spiritual corruption of sin must be recognized as a major contributor to the myriad ills that plague our society.
If we talk in terms of "illness" it must be conceded that sin is a much greater illness than all mental maladies combined simply because sin has infected everyone pervasively. All have been born with an inherited sin nature, and a guaranteed predisposition to sin. Consequently, we all sin.
It is not overstating the case to say we live in a world constantly enveloped by an ongoing, deadly plague called sin. To overlook this deadly virus as responsible for so much harmful behavior is simply unloving for in doing so we fail to offer to those in need the great medication called "grace" which ushers in new life found in Jesus Christ alone.


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Do you enjoy the taste of coffee in the morning? That is the case for many people! Do consistently purchase the same kind of coffee? Try something new. Use the following advice for the next time you have coffee.
It is a bad idea to let coffee sit on a hot burner after brewing. Keeping the heat on will cause your coffee to "cook," and will ruin its freshly-brewed flavor. Instead, unplug your coffee-maker or other appliance, or transfer the coffee to an insulated pot to keep it hot.
Coffee tastes much better if it is fresh brewed, and is actually lower in caffeine if consumed soon after it is made. Some people are particular about using only spring water or bottled water to make it, while others seem to think tap water works just fine for making good coffee.
Do not use tap water when you are making coffee unless your faucet is fitted with a device that will filter out all of the impurities. There are many people that have no problem with tap water, but the reality is that tap water that tastes bad will make your coffee taste just as bad.
Remember that coffee is a very absorbent food. So, proper storage is essential. Keep your unused coffee in a place that is dry and cool where it is protected from both sunlight and heat. However, do not store it in your fridge or freezer. Also make sure the container is opaque and air-tight, to prevent coffee from absorbing flavor and aromas from other foods.
Always make sure that you store your coffee in an airtight container if you are not planning on using it. This will help to preserve its freshness so that you can make coffee that is desirable for all of your friends and family. Coffee tastes the best when it is fresh, as this will help to optimize your brew.
Do you enjoy the fancy beverages you can get in coffee shops? You can make most of these beverages at home if you have milk, cream and chocolate syrup. Use the Internet to find tutorials on how to make your favorite drinks and with a little practice, you will be able to make the same beverages you can get at your favorite coffee shop.
If you are making iced coffee with instant coffee grounds, you should add twice as much as you would normally add to a hot cup. This is because adding ice will dilute the coffee and make it weak if you do not make sure that you make it strong enough.
It is important to pay attention to how much water you need for your specific coffee maker. When you do not use enough water, your coffee will taste too strong. Alternately, too much water dilutes the flavor of your coffee. You should usually use two cups of water for each scoop of coffee grounds.
With the concepts in this piece in mind, hopefully you have the confidence to try some new things. What will you try next? Do your friends like coffee as well? Together, you and your fellow coffee lovers can try all sorts of new brew variations.


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CrossFit Open 11.5
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 Power cleans (65/45 kg)
10 Toes to bar
15 Wall ball (9/6 kg)
CrossFit Open 11.5
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 Power cleans (65/45 kg)
10 Toes to bar
15 Wall ball (9/6 kg)
First of all, congrats to all our members and friends who have signed up for The Whole Life Challenge! We know this is a big commitment, but we can promise you that it is well worth it. Not only will you see significant improvements in your fitness and health over the next 8 weeks, you will also learn loads about yourself, nutrition and also get to know your fellow athletes better! Winning all 'round!
Now that you've signed up, what's next?
First thing's first, we need to set up a baseline, something that you will be able to look back on in 8 weeks and chart your progress...
On Thursday 15 January, all of our class WODs will serve as our Whole Life Challenge baseline WOD, which we will re-do at the end of the Challenge (these classes are still open to all members, regardless of if you have signed up for the Challenge or not). This workout is part of your "Body and Fitness Inventory," and it is an important event because it establishes your starting point. On Thursday, we will also be taking a few numbers: weight and waist and hips measurements. We also encourage you to take a picture of yourself as a 'Before' shot and in 8 weeks, you can take an 'After', which you can upload to your Whole Life Challenge profile.
If for any reason, you can't make it to any of the classes on Thursday, please let me know and we will plan another session to establish your baseline.
Be sure to review these as it's crucial that you follow them during the Challenge!
As we mentioned in our recent blog (which you can read here), the Challenge offers 3 different levels: Kickstart, Lifestyle and Performance. When you begin the Challenge, you'll need to pick which level you are playing at and stick it throughout the 8 weeks. We strongly encourage everyone to go for the 'Lifestyle' level as you will see the greatest improvements with this level and also will be more likely to stick with it after the Challenge has finished.
If you are unsure which level to choose, please let us know and we'll be happy to help!
Living Room WODs
During the Challenge, you will need to exercise for at least 10 minutes a day. We know that you won't be able to come to the box every day of the week so, similar to our holiday WODs, we will be posting a 10 minute Living Room WOD every day, that you will be able to do at home.
Mobility Homework
In addition to the mobility homework we send out every week, we will also be posting additional mobility exercise ideas to Facebook and emailing them to you guys so you have plenty of options for your 10 minutes of daily mobility!
Whole Life Challenge-Friendly Recipes
Just because you're eating clean, doesn't mean your meals are going to consist solely of grilled chicken and broccoli! Quite the contrary, there are loads of blogs, cookbooks and recipes out there to experiment with and we will be posting recipes and ideas to help you prepare your meals regularly.
Special Events!
Throughout the Challenge we will be hosting special events, starting with our Regularly Learn and Play New Sports Day on 25 January. We will also be hosting a friendly throwdown with our good friends at CrossFit Hackney, a special, Whole Life Challenge brunch at Ozone Coffee on Leonard Street (near Old Street) and loads more!
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to get in touch and if you have any friends or family that would like to join (even if they're not CF1864 members!) send them this link to get involved: http://www.whole.lc/wlcny15/pt/cf1864
We're so excited to get this rolling, and hope you guys are too!
Skills Focus
CrossFit Open 11.5
20 minute AMRAP:
5 Power cleans (65/45 kg)
10 Toes to bar
15 Wall balls (9/6 kg)
Fitness Focus
20 min AMRAP:
5 Hang muscle clean
10 Hollow rocks
15 Wall balls


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Lenders continue to discount their terms as mortgage rates eased slightly lower Friday — and a new report says the U.S. housing market recorded its fastest sales pace on record in May.
A NerdWallet lender survey early Friday found average mortgage rates for the most popular loan terms declined incrementally from yesterday. NerdWallet compiles lender interest rates plus fees (APR) — the most accurate way for consumers to compare rates:
(Change from 6/16)
30-year fixed: 3.67% APR (-0.01)
15-year fixed: 3.05% APR (NC)
Meanwhile, the typical home went under contract in 42 days last month — the fastest pace on record, according to real estate brokerage Redfin.
"After almost a decade of undersupplied housing stock, competition is fierce," said Redfin chief economist Nela Richardson. "What's new in 2016 is that we're seeing the intensity of fast sales and bidding wars even in affordable markets like Grand Rapids and Omaha, where the typical home sold within two weeks last month."
The typical home went under contract in just 42 days, a week faster than a year ago, and the lowest median days on the market since 2009 when Redfin began keeping such records.
The company also reports home prices increased year-over-year 4.3% in May, whiles sales rose by 7%.
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Awafi is back, with the full mashwyat (barbeque in Iraqi arabic) spread. Iraqi barbeque is a staple back in Baghdad, sold on the street, or served at home with a variety of mezze. It is a favorite of all Iraqis, our Iraqi Jewish family included!
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Life, like football, is a team sport and you are only as successful as those teammates that you put around you. You and your team "huddle" and come up with a game plan of how you are going to succeed; we provide opportunities for guys to "huddle" together and fellowship and talk so they can succeed at life.
When you hear the term "Men's Ministry" the first thing you may think of is a pancake breakfast every Saturday morning at the church. Why is that? Is that because that is how it has been done since Adam walked on the earth? The truth is Ministry to Men is so much more than just a weekly or monthly breakfast. It can include event ideas such as fishing trips, chilli cook-offs, Man Camp, Promise Keeper Conferences, Promise Keeper Workshops, Grey Cup Parties, Sporting Events and many other "manly" events however, everything that your ministry to men does needs to lead back to discipleship and to them becoming leaders.
Currently our nation and world has such a lack of authentic and real men that this ministry is a huge and integral part in having a strong church. In December 2012 a survey was taken amongst children and it was determined that the tenth most requested present for children was a dad. Our world needs real men, men who will lead and be there for their family. If you are interested in assisting the men of your church build meaningful friendships or becoming more effective men, husbands, fathers; then you need to connect with Dave Mysko.
Dave is our local Director of Men's Ministry in Saskatchewan. Dave is available to speak with you anytime and encourage you in your ministry to men. Dave's vision is that men would step out of their row in church and rise up and lead their family, church, community, province and country towards a relationship with Christ. Dave would also welcome an opportunity to talk with you and work with you and your congregation to start an intentional and effective ministry to men in your church. Please contact Dave for more information.
Below are some useful and helpful links for your ministry to men.
Everyman Ministry
Promise Keepers Canada
Man in the Mirror
Men's Fraternity
Samson and The Pirate Monks
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Girls are reaching puberty way too young these days. There I said it. It's one of those things that is whispered in the shadows and still has such a stigma attached to it that most parents are in denial that it will happen to their daughters and don't proactively prepare them until it's too late.
I feel for these girls, I really do. Girls as young as 7 (yes, you read that right) are starting their periods and 7, 8, 9 and even 10 is way too young in my book. Think about when you were in elementary school and how busy you were with friends and dolls and dance lessons. Just from a maturity aspect, these girls are in no way ready emotionally to be pushed into such an adult situation.
I'll leave it to you to research all the reasons this phenomenon is happening, but the fact is it's happening at an alarming rate and we need to start educating BOTH girls and parents about how to deal with early puberty. I am a firm believer that the more prepared we all are, the easier the situation will be.
Puberty encompasses so much more than just the onset of menstruation. There is hair growth, aches and pains, acne, breast development as well as all the emotional issues that go along with it. Your daughter is moody, her stomach aches and she doesn't know why, she is getting taller, her expanding chest embarrasses her, you notice that she really needs to shave her legs. It's frightening when it starts at 13 or 14, but earlier? It's terrifying.
How You Can Help Your Daughter Deal With Early Puberty
As the mother of three daughters, I have been in the eye of the storm. I have also seen the way my girls' friends have reacted to their developing bodies. How, as mothers, can we help our daughters? I have some tips.
Educate early. If I only had one piece of advice to give it would be to talk to your daughter early, early, early. By the time many girls are shown the 5th Grade Girls Movie in school it is TOO LATE. Many girls have already started puberty. 6 and 7 is NOT too early to be discussing periods and breasts and body hair. In fact, the earlier you expose your kids to normal bodily functions, the less likely they will be to have a fear of these changes.
Let your kids know that it's not something to be embarrassed about. EVERY woman menstruates and girls start at all different ages. The more we talk about it, the faster we lose that stigma that it's a "secret".
Be prepared. Have a plan in place for when your daughter first starts her period. What will she do if she sees blood? Who will she talk to if she is in school? A teacher, the school nurse? Buy her a kit that she can keep with her in her backpack and include a change of underwear, a plastic baggie, a few pads and a packet of tissues. The more prepared she feels, the less traumatic the experience will be.
Celebrate. Your daughter might not want everyone under the sun to know when she gets her first period, but do something special for her to show her you are proud of her and that you are welcoming her into the sisterhood of women. A dear friend of the family gave my daughter a huge chocolate bar. You could take her out to a special dinner or give her flowers.
Remember that each body is different. Let your daughter try out different products until she finds one that is comfortable for her. There are thin pads, thick pads, small pads, large pads, cups, tampons, disposable, reusable. Talk with your daughter about all the options (even if YOU don't particular use them all). The more choice she has, the better. And please… if tampons end up being the answer for her, let her know how to use them properly. TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) is still a very real threat to a woman's health.
While she might start looking different than her friends (breasts, hips, etc.) it isn't anything to be ashamed of. Just because your daughter might look more grown-up (or not) it doesn't mean that anybody is better than another. Even Moms all look different and have different body types. Point out that in a few more years everybody will have reached puberty and it won't be a big deal anymore.
The more confidant and open you are about puberty with your daughter, the more comfortable she will feel about her body changes.
Check out these websites that can be very helpful when dealing with puberty.


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What we offer
Welcome to our library
In the library you'll find an up-to-date selection of printed and audiovisual media both in German and English to keep you informed about latest trends and current issues. We can offer you
- German-language books
- Translations of German authors into English
- Reference works and dictionaries
- German daily and weekly newspapers
- German specialist journals
- Databases
- Audio Books and Music on CDs
- DVDs (Feature films and documentaries)
Our library is open to the public and our stock freely accessible.
We hold German newspapers and magazines, books (also in English), feature films and documentaries (most of them with subtitles), audiobooks and music CDs to keep you up to date on contemporary German life and culture. Get to know works by contemporary writers in German, also in English translation where available. Multimedia resources are available for language learners and teachers in primary, secondary and higher education. Our special collections provide resources for those interested in specific subject areas such as German as a foreign language, contemporary literature, film and art, and history.
Meet and Learn
We organise several events at the Institute and also elsewhere around the topics of German language and culture. Our events page offers further details on these, for example:
- Translators' Stammtisch
- Book Club
- German Film Night
- 'Deutsche Runde'


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I think every good travel book should be the product of an internal need and often of an unexpected intuition. Michael Jacobs
After Michael Jacob's passing in 2014, the FNPI (Gabriel García Márquez New Journalism Foundation) and the Cartagena Hay Festival—which have enjoyed a decade-long partnership—decided to jointly organise the Michael Jacobs Travel Writing Grant as an homage to the British writer. This year, the grant enjoys the support of the Michael Jacobs Foundation.
Argentinian journalist and academic Ernesto Picco was awarded the Michael Jacobs Grant for travel reporters 2019, officially announced at Hay Festival Cartagena
A panel of judges composed by Sabrina Duque, grant holder in 2018, Daniel Samper Pizano and Jon Lee Anderson, professors at FNPI, selected the candidature of Picco amongst 136 applications coming from 24 countries.
Picco has been awarded the grant thanks to his journalistic project called Un pequeño país aparte, a book on a journey to the Falkland Islands, the object of an ongoing sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom, which caused armed conflict in 1982.
According to the jury's record, Picco's work suggests "plunging into the islands" reality and telling us how life is in this little archipelago lost in the Atlantic Ocean, who lives there, which are their stories and what remains of the war that left more than 900 casualties."
About Un pequeño país aparte
For Ernesto Picco, it seems impossible to talk about the Falkland Islands without talking about the war in 1982. However, the armed conflict with Argentina and the disputed sovereignty hides a local story in the islands which is unknown and exciting. Picco's book aims at that story: How is life on the islands nowadays? Who are the main political and social reference points today? Who are their historical figures? Which are their internal conflicts? How were they before the war? What happened after that? The project tries to answer these questions, combining travel stories and documentary research, based on interviews and tours made on the islands and meticulous work on local files, both Argentinian and British.
About Ernesto Picco
He is a professor and full-time researcher at Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE) since the year 2010. He had previously worked for eight years as a radio broadcaster and journalist for El Liberal newspaper, in Santiago del Estero, on very local issues: domestic policy at the Parliament and Government House, some police cases, and some other bit about rural inland areas. He occasionally worked as a special envoy in other countries. He went to Cuba to cover the news on the régime and the journalist trade in the island, to the Dominican Republic to write about an environmental summit, and to Uruguay on the trail of an international corruption case involving several governors, his city's local governor being one of them. Also, he wrote about the Falkland Islands a couple of times from afar.
He has a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, after publishing a thesis on the relationship among the media, the State and the Catholic Church.
He currently works as a freelance reporter and has published a number of articles in national magazines such as Revista Crisis, Revista Anfibia, Tucumán Zeta, and Subida de Línea. In 2014 he won the Crónicas Interiores Award, organized by the Regional Union Luz y Fuerza and Revista Anfibia, for a story about two murders committed by the provincial police. In 2015 he was shortlisted for the Nuevas Plumas Award, organized by the University of Guadalajara and Escuela de Periodismo Portátil, for his story about the death of forty prisoners in a riot at a male prison in Santiago del Estero. The same year, he was nominated coordinator at UNSE Radio, where he works on issues related to scientific dissemination and local and national news. The university publishing house will soon publish his work Aquí pasa todo esto, a compilation of thirteen articles about Santiago del Estero. He has been looking for stories that keep him traveling and visiting other places ever since.
This grant's purpose is to provide an incentive for travel journalism. The fourth edition awarded 7,500 American dollars to a travel book or article project that takes Spanish Latin America or Spain for its subject, to be published in Spanish or English.
In selecting the winner, the jury considered the narrative quality and the journalistic depth of the projects. For Michael Jacobs, travel journalism went beyond the mere anecdote, and this grant therefore seeks work capable of awakening the five senses and opening the mind of the reader.
From its first edition, this scholarship has made visible new journalistic references in the field of travel writing: Álex Ayala Ugarte, from Spain, winner in 2015 with his book Rigor Mortis: La normalidad es la muerte; Federico Bianchini, from Argentina, winner in 2016 with the book Antártida: 25 días encerrado en el hielo; Diego Cobo, from Spain, winner in 2017, with the series Huellas negras: el rastro de la esclavitud. In 2018, the winner has been Sabrina Duque, from Ecuador, with the project Nicaragua: pueblos, lava y ceniza.
For more information about the scholarship details, click here.
Michael Jacobs was born in Italy in 1952, spent his youth in England, and later travelled to different parts of the world, investigating and writing about Spain and Latin America. He became a notable Hispanist and a passionate devotee of Spanish culture.
Although he studied art history at Courtauld Institute, he decided to leave behind that career to write. After writing several books on art, he published Andalucía, the first of many books dedicated to this region of Spain. He later took up residence in a small town called Frailes in the province of Jaén, the subject of The Factory of Light: Tales From My Andalucian Village, an account of his first five years in this village of two thousand people.
In 2003, he published Ghost Train Trough the Andes, a tale of his journey through Chile and Bolivia, recreating his grandparents' love story on a train trip across the Andes, between Antofagasta and Potosí.
Michael Jacobs' appeal in the Spanish-speaking world was so great that the small town of Frailes became his Macondo. Perhaps that explains why the day that he met Gabo at the Cartagena Hay Festival inflected his life. They spoke about Gabo's memories of the Magdalena River, an obsession of Jacobs'. That meeting with García Márquez moved the Englishman to travel the waterway the next year, a journey recorded in his book The Robber of Memories. This, his last book, is not only a portrait of the most important fluvial artery in Colombia but also a nostalgic reminiscence of his relationship to his parents and his childhood.
Today, Jacobs is a global benchmark when it comes to travel writing and his work is a staple of travel writing canons. Michael Jacobs passed away in London on January 11, 2014, leaving behind an unmatched and evocative legacy.


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Boxwood Tree
This is a cute little boxwood tree, measuring approximately 14 inches in overall height. Made from cut boxwood, it is put together and shaped to look like a tree. A great option for a fireplace mantle or small table, this little tree can be decorated with a short string of lights and will look great. Also makes a great holiday tree for a child's bedroom and builds holiday excitement as they fall asleep while starring at the lights.
Price: $49.95


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Banbury's Business Improvement District (BID) has announced a free outdoor cinema in the Market Place next month.
From 4pm on Saturday September 8, two family friendly films will be shown. First up is the 2016 animated musical comedy, Sing.
Featuring the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett Johansson, Sing tells the story of group of animals who enter a singing competition.
Kate Nesbitt, Banbury BID manager, said: "The Market Place is a hub for people to meet and shop, but the addition of the outdoor cinema will help demonstrate Banbury has more to offer than just great shops; it's a destination."
At 8pm the second film shown will be another musical, The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron.
In addition to the giant screen, which will be erected in the Market Place, a range of food and drink stalls from local suppliers will be available to provide movie refreshments and snacks for viewers.
The organisers will be providing 50 seats per showing, although people can take their own, with a total capacity of 500 available at each.
People wanting a guaranteed seat for the performance of The Greatest Showman are advised to book a Priority Seat. Costing £10 they include a reserved seat in one of the branded deckchairs and a complimentary drink.
To book a priority seat click here, or like the BIDs Facebook page for a chance to win two tickets.


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Previous News
October 8th
September 12th
How to Issue Your Own Crypto-Collectible on Ravencoin Blockchain
September 5th
Developer - Tron Black
August 30th
Wallet not syncing after block 338778? Here's how to update to v2.0.4
If you did not update in time, here's what you need to do to update to wallet v2.0.4 after block 338778
Step 1. Backup the old wallet so you will have a .dat file (Best practice would be multiple backups)
Step 2. Delete the old blockchain directory except your wallet.dat file
Step 3. Download the new v2.0.4 wallet: https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin/releases/
Step 4. Extract/Install the new raven-qt
Step 5. Copying your wallet.dat back in before restarting
Step 6. Run raven-qt and you're ready to go (sync from the start)
Need further support? Go to #Wallet-Support in the Community Discord
August 24th
Developer - Tron Black
August 20th
Ravencore wallet update v2.0.4 required
The Ravencoin v2.0.4 wallet binaries are now available and can be downloaded at https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin/releases/tag/v2.0.4
This update will enable the Dark Gravity Wave difficulty adjustment for mining, contains the code for the asset layer that will begin activation on October 31st, and it fixes a few bugs found after v2.0.3 was released.
IMPORTANT! The DGW adjustment will activate on block 338778, which will result in a hard-fork of the ravencoin chain. Please apply the v2.0.4 binary updates as soon as possible in order to ensure that your wallets are on the correct chain after the fork. Anyone not using the new software upon the activation at block 338778 will be "forked off" and will remain on the counterfeit blockchain.
August 10th
Developer - Tron Black
July 30th
Testnet Release Announcement
Latest testnet asset layer v2.0.4 has been released, with Linux, Windows, and OSX Wallets/binaries! https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin/releases/
See more info about the testnet here:
Report any issues or bugs you find here:
Test as much as you can! Create, Manage and share your tokens with others on Testnet.
Q: Do I need to update my wallet?
A: Yes, The upcoming fork to DGW at block 338778 requires wallet v2.0.4
Q: What is DGW?
A: Dark Gravity Wave or DGW is a difficulty algorithm that adjusts every block.
Q: What is a testnet?
A: A testnet is a completely separate wallet and blockchain from the main Ravencoin chain. It is meant for testing purposes only, and Ravencoins mined or sent on this chain have no value.
July 26th
Developer - Tron Black
Ravencoin as an Asset Platform
Ravencoin began life as a code fork of Bitcoin on the ninth anniversary of the Bitcoin blockchain. This was not a coincidence. Ravencoin shares a lot with Bitcoin besides code. The zeitgeist of Ravencoin is similar to that of early Bitcoin before the bickering began. The price per RVN is low, fees are low, and the community is open, welcoming, and friendly, and our forums are not unnecessarily censored. If you just want to ease into a crypto-currency, Ravencoin is great choice.
But Ravencoin will soon diverge from Bitcoin because Ravencoin has a masterplan to become a platform for assets.
Most in the crypto space are familiar with the term "ERC20" which is a simple smart contract named after "Ethereum Request for Comment" number 20. This template smart contract allows issuance of a token of any quantity and a transfer function. This standardization caused ERC20 to be the platform of choice for most ICOs
Ravencoin improves on ERC20 in four ways.
It's easier to use because it removes the complexities of navigating smart contracts, and Ravencoin is purpose built for asset issuance and transfer. Ethereum, on the other hand, runs general purpose code contracts, and wasn't designed with asset transfer as its primary use case, and therefore can never be as easy to use as Ravencoin.
Ravencoin allows messages to be broadcast to token holders. This capability is extremely important and valuable. Many ERC20 token issuers have learned the hard way that Ethereum doesn't have a message broadcast system.
Ravencoin allows voting by the token holders. Vote tokens can be distributed to your token holders. Vote tokens can be sent to specific addresses to vote.
Ravencoin allows asset token holders anywhere in the world to be paid (in RVN) if desired. This reward or dividend feature is very powerful, and allows a capability that didn't exist before the advent of crypto-currency. Ravencoin makes it simple and easy to reward your token holders and early believers in your project.
Ravencoin, the crypto-currency, is not a security and had a very clean pathway to development. In the current environment, it's important to know how the platform was developed, as some projects have regulatory overhang because of way their development was funded. Ravencoin (RVN) were never sold to fund the project. The only issuance of RVN is by the protocol, to miners who help secure the network by validating transactions and adding proof-of-work to every block.
The new features of Ravencoin will create an ecosystem. The use cases for assets on the Ravencoin blockchain are limitless. Tokens that represent gift cards, shares, property, commodities, money, licenses, etc. can be issued and transferred quickly and easily by anyone.
Ravencoin is a technology platform which brings the best features of crypto-currency to the issuance of tokens. It has the security and immutability of a UTXO based crypto-currency, with an ease of use and cross-platform ambitions that haven't been seen yet in the crypto ecosystem.
Some jurisdictions require registration when the token represents a security, and we expect further clarification of the rules as the regulatory agencies continue to adapt to the tectonic shift that occurred when bitcoin launched on January 3, 2009. But even under the strictest regulatory regimes, there are exemptions like Rule 504 for Regulation D for smaller projects that would be perfect for Ravencoin. In some jurisdictions, the issuance of shares as tokens is perfectly legal and Ravencoin will thrive in those jurisdictions.
Ravencoin is jurisdiction agnostic and is designed to operate as a censorship resistant ledger for tracking asset issuance, asset ownership, and asset transfers. Additional features like rewards, messaging, and voting make it the perfect platform for many projects.
Ravencoin has also added several features that will help bridge the gap between the secure tokenized asset and the token's real world value. Each issued token can include an Interplanetary Filesystem (IPFS) hash which includes metadata related to the token. This metadata can provide contact info, purpose, description, and even a digitally signed file linked to the token. The metadata can also include proof that the document was signed by the token issuer. All of the metadata is optional, but will prove beneficial when evaluating tokens, and the economic value proposition from the issuer.
Metadata spec: https://github.com/RavenProject/Ravencoin/blob/develop/assets/asset_metadata_spec.md
Ravencoin cannot enforce the real world behavior of the asset issuer, and cannot guarantee that the issuer will live up to their promises, but Ravencoin does allow the issuer to prove they've signed the documents that are immutably associated to the token. This additional link to the real world can bring a level of transparency, and accountability that is needed and is unique to the Ravencoin platform.
Beginning August 2018, the testnet will be live with Ravencoin's asset capabilities. Messaging, voting, and rewards will be introduced as soft forks before the end of the year. Assets will begin activating on mainnet starting on Oct 31, 2018, which is the one year anniversary of the post introducing Ravencoin.
July 21th 2018
Developer - "Under"
Ravencoin was launched on January 3, 2018, as a free, open source platform forked from the Bitcoin codebase. Since that time, Ravencoin has operated as a fully functional network based on the Bitcoin UTXO model. All coins have been fairly mined by a decentralized network of miners using the ASIC-resistant X16r algorithm. Since the launch, developers have been actively working to add additional asset creation functionality to the Ravencoin core wallet client, as contemplated by Phase 2 (asset support) of the Ravencoin roadmap. The Ravencoin community is now able to run the current core Ravencoin client in testnet mode, in order to generate addresses that will be able to receive testnet RVN.
On July 30, new asset layer features will be added to the core wallet client for use on Ravencoin's test network. These features are expected to include additional capabilities that will facilitate the native creation, issuance and transfer of asset tokens. A revised version of the core client software will be made available for download on GitHub. This will allow for rigorous community testing of the native asset layer functionality — including the creation and issuance of testnet assets — in contemplation of the anticipated launch of this functionality on the mainnet in October. This testnet network will be a completely independent secondary blockchain for testing purposes only, in which all tokens will have no intrinsic value and will not be traded on exchanges. The purpose of a testnet is to test features and functionality before introducing those features and functionality to the main blockchain. It is a playground to experiment and test different features with almost no cost to transact or mine blocks. During this testing phase, the Ravencoin blockchain itself will continue to maintain the same operation and functionality it has today.
To run your current wallet in testnet mode: 1) First shutdown your current full client wallet. 2) Create a shortcut to your raven-qt.exe with this in the target field: "C:\Users<username>\Path\to\executable\raven-qt.exe" –testnet 3) Open the wallet by clicking on the shortcut you just made, and let the blockchain sync fully Don't worry, this will not interfere with your regular Raven wallet, just make sure both wallets are not running at the same time. For those who are technically inclined, running in testnet mode does not overwrite any of the blockchain data or wallet files of Ravencoin's main network. Instead, it will create a subfolder named testnet3 inside your data folder where all testnet related data and wallets reside. If you would prefer to err on the side of caution, consider running your testnet wallet on a different computer.
There are currently a couple of tools available to assist you with testnet testing. A fully functional block explorer for testnet Ravencoin is available at https://testnet.ravencoin.network. A faucet which will issue you 5000 free testnet Ravencoin per click, is also available at https://testnet.ravencoin.network
RVN Donation address: RDUE6TTEFxcbtdDxTLNC7juJKkCSstuMjT


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We Almost Speak the Same Language.../
Lucy has been hiding in our small walk-in closet for over a month now.The last time she hung out in the closet was right before we discovered that all her teeth needed to be pulled and she'd probably been hanging out there because she was in pain. She appears in good health, but I decided to make her an appointment to be checked out at the vet's. Since I'm working this week and Blair is on summer hours, he gets the task of taking her there.
I approached him this morning while he was brushing his teeth.
"Do you know what to tell the vet?"
He spit. "I'm going to say she's been hanging out in the closet."
He looked at me. "And... that's it?"
I sighed. "That is not it. Tell them that she doesn't seem to be bothered by light, her appetite is still good, and she purrs and appears happy when I sit in the closet and pet her. Also, she's been extra skittish lately. She runs around the house with her tail drooped and her back arched and freaks out and runs away if we even look at her. Oh, and she's been a little more aggressive lately toward Olivia."
"Got it."
"So tell me what you're going to tell them."
"My cat's been hiding in the closet and my wife is a basket-case," said Blair.
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Why I joined Perfectly Posh:
January always brings along resolutions of many forms. In 2018, I didn't choose a resolution that was going to be dismissed after a few weeks. I chose to make myself a priority. In 2018, I was going to take a little bit more time to myself by doing little things. Reading a few times a week, taking baths, pampering myself, going out to eat with friends and my husband more without kids. I just felt it was time that I gave back to myself in little ways. I started eating clean again with no hope of getting into a bikini, because, well…. that ship sailed years ago, but I do want to live a healthy life. One of the ways I want to live healthier is by removing harsh chemicals and toxins in all the products my family uses. In steps Perfectly Posh.
What is Perfectly Posh?
I had been using a few of their things that a friend gave me and I had a few samples too. But I noticed one day on the back of one of the samples it said "Made in the USA". I love when I find items made here that I can use knowing I'm supporting my fellow Americans. I also saw that it said Vegan. Vegan? I thought vegan was a term we used related to food. Well actually I started reading and learned that Perfectly Posh is 100% cruelty free. So nothing is made with tallow, which is basically rendered animal fat. Posh uses globally sourced ingredients like shea butter, olive oil, palm oil, sea salt, charcoal, coconut oil, honey, sugar, and avocado…just to name a few. You also wont find chemicals like phthalates, parabens, paraffins, gluten, fillers or lanolin. And everything in the catalog is under $25!
How do I get some Perfectly Posh?
To request a free sample from me, click here and tell me about your skin needs. I send out samples once a week. To purchase Perfectly Posh you just need to visit my website by clicking HERE. If you want to see promotions and fun demos and reviews of me using Posh products join my Facebook group HERE. I will put all promo's and deals up in that group so it's really beneficial to stay tuned in there! Shipping is always $5.99 no matter how much you buy. There is always Buy 5 Get 1 Free on most products just look for the B5G1 symbol on the product description. If you really enjoy Perfectly Posh and you want to join so you can get all the Perks that Posh has to offer, just click here!
Have any questions? Drop me an email and I will be glad to help you find the skin products that you are looking for! Wanna read more about who I am and what I'm about? Click here!


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This is my actual purse. Yes. I bought this at Target. It's an Xhiliration, it was inexpensive. I love it. So you can do that. You can always opt for an older trend,
The beige shoe is still fun, but classy. These are also mine, and they're about 5.5 inches high. So you always have those options. But for the more daring, the truly trendy, and the fashionista, try clothing. Because you can do it 1,000 different ways: dresses, tees, jackets, pants, shorts, in which ever shade flatters you the most:
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WASHINGTON (AP) Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is set to give a major speech to rebut accusations by President Donald Trump and others that he is too liberal to win in a general election.
In Wednesday's speech, which Sanders previewed in an interview with The Associated Press, he will define democratic socialism, the philosophy that has guided his political career.
The speech will take place in Washington and comes weeks before the first 2020 Democratic debate, to be held in Miami this month.
The senator from Vermont says he will discuss the fact that economic rights are human rights, and he will contrast himself with Trump.
He says this speech will be more explicit than a speech he gave on the same topic during his first presidential campaign.
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Free Parking In Weymouth For Victorian Shownight
Published by The Wessex FM News Team at 10:08am 5th December 2014.
There's free parking in council run car parks in Weymouth this afternoon for Victorian Shownight, and all day tomorrow in an effort to boost business.
We can enjoy the spectacle of Weymouth Victorian Shownight this afternoon, without having to worry about the pains of parking.
We'll be able to park in any of the council run car parks for free from 3pm this afternoon (5th December) and ALL day tomorrow (6th December) for Small Business Saturday.
Weymouth & Portland Borough Councillor Christine James said it's their way of giving the town a helping hand.
She explained: "We all know that everyone is short of money, short of cash and businesses are struggling. I think anything to support local businesses to make it a little bit better and easier for them has got to be good."
"We're trying to do our bit basically."
It's hoped this latest initiative will attract more people into the town centre and help boost business.
Owner of The Fantastic Sausage Factory, Dennis Spurr has this advice for other local businesses who aren't situated in the middle of the town.
He said: "Get involved with everything. Come out and have a bit of fun! Life is not all about making money. If you have a bit of fun then actually the money comes along with it because people like to get involved with what you do.
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Behind the curve: The US Fed's exit from QE
The US Federal Reserve will decide if they will start reducing the pace of open market bond purchases under the quantitative easing programme (taper). This is the last meet under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke. So they may well leave the exit to the new FOMC (the open market committee of the Fed) under Janet Yellen. The interesting thing is that the market has been expecting QE tapering for some time now, but the Fed has deferred it for fears about the weak labour market. Unemployment rate in the US has fallen sharply – and more so than the Fed expected. However much of the gain in the unemployment rate has come through the fall in the Labour Force Participation Rate rather than the pace of new job creation.
[As an aside if you don't look for a job you are not counted as unemployed even if you are out of work. Thus if you are discouraged after seeking work for months and failing, you will just drop out of the reckoning of the labour force itself. The unemployment rate is the ratio of the number of unemployed to the number of those in the labour force.]
Today, Barry Ritholtz writes in Bloomberg on this idea – which has been promoted for several months by David Rosenberg. Rosie's view is that with the fall in the employment rate, there is likely to be a spike in wage inflation and therefore general inflation in the US. Read this article in the Business Insider also.
The Fed believes that if the employment situation improves, the LFPR will increase as more people return to looking for jobs. Thus the lower unemployment rate may just be masking the weak underlying situation. However there is additional research to support an alternate thesis. Michael Shedlock (Mish) has been at it in depth here. Mish takes off on a Fed research paper in his analysis.
Mish's work shows that much of the fall in the LFPR has been in the 55+ age group as older workers retire. This is structural in an ageing labour force. These people won't rejoin the workforce if labour market conditions improve. It seriously calls into question the Fed's decision mid-year not to reduce the pace of QE.
It is very possible that we see a big spike in inflation in the US in the next few quarters. The Fed may well be struggling to contain inflation through rate increases soon. But increasing interest rates when there has been so much primary money supplied to the system is itself fraught with risk. Back in 2011, John Hussman pointed out that there is a stable relationship between the short term interest rate and the amount of base money per unit of GDP (see also Hussman's update later in 2011 here). Since the latest QE programme started after Hussman's chart was made, I re-created it using the St. Louis Fed's FRED database:
The vertical axis here is the Base Money/GDP ratio while the horizontal axis is the 3-month treasury bill rate. Back in 2011 Hussman pointed out that the BASE/GDP ratio had hit 16 cents, much larger than the peak seen in Japan of 12, which is the country most famous for central bank balance sheet expansion. Now the ratio has gone over 18 (to be exact 18.7). If the Fed were to being normalizing interest rates, it faces a huge "sterilization exercise" by which it must eliminate most of this excess base money through open market sales.
Otherwise just consider even raising rates to 1%. When the 3-month T Bill yielded 1%, the Base Money / GDP ratio was close to 6 cents. That is one-third of the current number. If the base money remains what it is today, nominal GDP must triple. In short order there is no way for the US to triple real GDP, so prices have to treble. This is a near hyper-inflation scenario. There appears to be no easy way out.
To summarize:
1. The fall in the US unemployment rate appears to be driven by a fall in the labour force participation rate
2. There is evidence that this is because of the baby boomer generation retiring, and thus likely to be structural
3. This means that as growth continues, there is likely to be increased competition for the rest of the labour force leading to rising wages
4. Rising wage inflation will lead to generalized inflation
5. The Fed will be behind the curve and will have to increase interest rates sooner than it had anticipated
6. At higher interest rates the amount of base money will lead to a sharp rise in inflation unless the Fed begins large scale open market sale of securities
7. This will be messy
Is there a way out?
One option the Fed is looking at is to absorb cash through reverse repos. In a reverse repo, the Fed sells securities for short term to the market and absorbs money leading to a fall in base money. This month they started experimenting reverse repos, so this is going through the Fed as a possible exit strategy. Alternately they could incentivize banks to hold excess reserves by paying a higher rate of interest on reserves. I am not sure if this is enough.
Whether through large scale OMO sales or reverse repos we are probably on the cusp of uncharted monetary waters again.
PS For any American who stumbles onto this post, please forgive the English spellings for programme and labour!


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