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Natural medicine, also known as alternative or complementary medicine, is a group of healthcare systems, practices and products that are not part of conventional medicine. At its highest level it delivers wellness care—an integrated approach to the body that incorporates therapeutic treatment, lifestyle change and education.
There are four branches of natural medicine, although most of the natural therapies fit into more than one category. Some are based on a structural approach, such as chiropractic and osteopathy. Other systems, such as diet, naturopathy and herbalism, use natural products and dietary changes to alter the physiology of the body, while still others work on the body energetics; for example, homeopathy and acupuncture. And finally, practices such as yoga, meditation and hypnosis are primarily focused on relaxing the mind and connecting it with the physical body.
Millions of people all around the world are turning to natural medicine because it offers a safer, yet effective, alternative to conventional drugs and surgery. Perhaps the most important aspect of natural medicine is the fact that it uncovers your own healing potential, rather than just suppressing your symptoms.
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Chiropractor and Founder of the Natural Treatment of Arthritis Institute
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What the Most Stylish Women Wear 9 to 5: One Teacher's Back-to-School Wardrobe
Unless you followed your mother's advice to lay out your outfits the night before, for most of us the idea of getting dressed for school in the morning involves more of a last-minute rush than a carefully thought-out look: Fumbling around in the dark, scaling over one's closet to fish out something halfway presentable, or unfurling a wrinkled and innocuous uniform skirt off your closet floor.
But for Sarah Lanni, a 28-year-old former kindergarten teacher at New York's progressive Little Red School House, styling is fundamental. Whether running after a gaggle of curious, and messy, young students, or heading to graduate-school classes by night, Lanni relies on pared-down designs from the likes of Isabel Marant, Rag & Bone, and Mother denim. Think Billy Madison's Veronica Vaughn clad in sinuous Reformation dresses and espadrilles, Lanni's self-proclaimed teacher style icon.
Whether or not you're heading back to school, it's certainly the time of year for all of us to consider our fall looks. Here, for inspiration, the recent Bank Street grad and educator reveals what she'll be wearing as she launches her own Pasadena, California–based private tutoring business—and shares how her schoolkids kept her on her Superga-clad toes.
Kindergarten Cop
My own kindergarten teacher was a hugely influential part of my development. She instilled in me a passion for discovery and taught me a new way to see the world. But when I became a kindergarten teacher myself, I once made the mistake of wearing a dress I loved and by the end of the day, it was covered in paint and clay. I quickly learned function trumps fashion in the classroom! I am often sitting cross-legged on the floor with the kids, running around outside, or sitting in very small chairs, so comfort is key. I find myself trending toward pants, mostly jeans, and I love the look of layering T-shirts, for example, wearing a smaller black tank over a white tee.
Teacher Uniform
Normally I wear jeans, with a button-down cotton blouse and a sweater. Layering is important as we spend a lot of time inside with the air-conditioning and then outside in the sun or snow, depending on the season. I love long billowy dresses to the calf, or even the ankle, as an easy throw-on option for the early morning wake-up call. And I wear a lot of Reformation pieces, as well as Trademark, Current/Elliott, Mother, and Rag & Bone.
Comfortable shoes are a must, so to my husband's dismay, the revival of the Birkenstock could not have come at a better time! Superga sneakers are a cute alternative and go with most anything. I also love Carmelinas flats and boots as they are both sturdy and chic.
The school building I worked in is situated on five stories so there was a lot of shuffling back and forth. I avoid clothing that requires constant adjusting, and go for more simple, low-maintenance pieces that allow me to move without them moving too.
Schoolhouse Rock
I wear my wedding band every day and sometimes I will add some extra fun rings to stack with it. I also have a gold bracelet of Nantucket Island by Gypsy, which is a sentimental place for me and my family, and I never take it off.
Playtime to Night School to Off-Duty
My best friends, Laura and Kris Brock started their own line, called Brock Collection and they have fabulous everyday pieces that I can wear during school hours, to my graduate classes at night, and then out for a date with my husband.
Wilding Out on the Weekend
On weekends, I like to accessorize with fun boots or heels, and lots of Isabel Marant, Chloé, or Céline. I love to wear their statement pieces with pops of color and brighter designs that might be too distracting in the classroom.
Back-to-School Supplies
I bought an oak-colored cashmere sweater from Brock that I plan to never take off this fall. My go-to after-school look is that sweater, plus worn Rag & Bone jeans, Carmelinas boots, and a large gold Aurélie Bidermann vintage lace cuff.
Styling Is Fundamental
No matter where you are or what you are doing, you can always incorporate your personal style into even your dullest outfits. I prefer a clean and polished look so I always tuck my shirt into my jeans, add a fun belt that matches my shoes, or throw on a piece of jewelry that dresses up even jeans and a white T-shirt. I think it's important to remain professional in my dress as both a student and a teacher, so I always err on this side of polished and formal versus comfortable and too casual.
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Charles Avery
Since 2004, Charles Avery has devoted his practice to the description of a fictional Island, which he continues to elaborate with its own population, customs and cosmology, nature and architecture, expressed in the form of large-scale drawings, sculptures, installations, texts and moving images. This on-going body of work created within a specific framework is rooted in Avery's own life and upbringing on the Isle of Mull, off the West coast of Scotland. The Island is located at the centre of an archipelago of innumerable constituents. The gateway to the Island is the town of Onomatopoeia—once the stepping off point of the pioneers who first came to the place, turned colonial outpost, turned boom town, bustling metropolis, depression ravaged slum, to regenerated city of culture and tourist destination.
Born in Oban, Scotland in 1973, Charles Avery lives and works in London. The first most comprehensive presentation of The Islanders project, The Islanders: An Introduction was exhibited at Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, London in 2008 and toured to The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; and Museum Boijamas Van Beunigan, Rotterdam in 2009. The most recent survey show, showcasing the last five years of Avery's Islanders project, was held in 2015 at the Gemeente Museum in The Netherlands. Recent solo exhibitions include: Study #15: Charles Avery, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (2017); The People and Things of Onomatopoeia: Part 2, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London (2017); Charles Avery: The People And Things of Onomatopoeia, Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh (2015); What's the matter with Idealism?, Gemeente Museum, The Hague (2015); fig-2 2/50 Charles Avery, ICA Studio, London (2015); What's so great about Happiness? The people and things from Onomatopoeia, Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam (2014); It Means It Means! – A Drawn Exhibition by Charles Avery & Tom Morton at the Museum of Art, Onomatopoeia and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London (2013); It Means, It Means! – A Drawn Exhibition by Charles Avery & Tom Morton at the Museum of Art, Onomatopoeia and Galerie Perrotin, Paris, Galerie Perrotin, Paris (2013); Vitrines: Charles Avery, L'Antenne, Le Plateau, FRAC Ile de France, Paris; and Galleria S.A.L.E.S, Rome (2013); Place de la Revolution, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London (2011); Onomatopoeia, Part 1, EX3- Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea, Florence; Kunstverein Hanover; and FRAC île-de-france Le Plateau, Paris (2010).
Recent group exhibitions include: Art Night 2017, Whitechapel Gallery, London (2017); Drawing Conclusions, RISD Museum, Providence (2016); The Improbable City, Edinburgh Art Festival 2015, Edinburgh (2015); Feels like Heaven, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (2014); The Great Acceleration: Art in the Anthropocene, Taipei Biennial (curated by Nicholas Bourriaud), Taipei (2014); Intenzione Manifesta, Castello di Rivoli (curated by Beatrice Merz and Marianna Vecellio), Turin (2014); GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (2014); Year After Year: Works on paper from the UBS Art Collection, Galleria d'Arte Moderna (GAM), Milan (2014); Drawing Room 2013, Carre St Anne, Montpellier (201)3; The World is Almost Six Thousand Years Old, Collection and Usher Gallery, Lincoln (2013); Imagining Islands: Artists and Escape, The Courtauld Gallery (2013); Haunts and Follies, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne (2012); Altermodern, 4th TATE Triennial, London (2009); Life Forms, Bonniers Konsthalle, Stockholm (2009); A Walk in Your Mind, Hayward Gallery, (2009); A Duck for Mr Darwin, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (2009).
Avery represented Scotland at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007, participated in the British Art Show 7 and Folkestone Triennial in 2011, and was included in the 2014 Taipei Biennial


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As you read this, the festive season will be but a distant bad memory of ill-judged gifts, family fisticuffs, and drunken embarrassments; but since the deadline of this esteemed publication is the day before Christmas, I am, at the time of writing, mired in preparations for the end of year, including downloading seasonal editions of my phone apps, taking advantage of the public library fees amnesty, and braving shopping centres. While doing each of these activities, I have been irritated and outraged by one thing or another and would like to share them in order to raise awareness, so we can all improve ourselves and make a better day, just you and me-e-e.
White Noise
Ever since the release of iOS7, it seems like every day I have at least eight apps to update. I dutifully undertake this chore—for it has become one—and open each app afterwards to inspect the latest iteration of the flat aesthetic, which to give Apple credit is a whole lot better than all that digital wood veneer of yore. Anyway, some of the more recent updates I've downloaded have seen the apps reappear encrusted in ice, dripping with icicles, and dribbling with faux snow. As a Crank reader, no doubt you reside, like myself, in the southern hemisphere, so will agree that the presence of all these motifs of a northern hemisphere winter are disconcerting, to say the least. To say the most, it is seasonally inappropriate, makes everything seem even hotter and more humid than a summer in the sub-tropics is already, and I shake my fist at the tyranny of the global north.
Bile Beans
I'm anticipating that you're reading this some time after your Christmas day dinner, so I ask you to cast your mind back to the fare you enjoyed. I'll probably have had some chicken and ham, a variety of salads, and generally eaten enough sweet things to go through the motions of making a New Year's resolution to eat fewer sweet things. At around this time of eater's remorse too, I'll probably reach into my cupboard and bring out the tins of baked beans to serve to my over-indulged self and lecture myself on the merits of frugality. Of course, if I have any baked beans in my cupboard will likely depend on whether I donated my year-old cans to the public library's annual food-bank drive in lieu of paying any fees I accumulated over the year. Because, as I noticed when I was checking out a DVD just last week, baked beans seemed to be the main canned goods beneath the library's Christmas tree, with the local supermarket's recent $1 special on corn and chickpeas making up the bulk of the remainder. Who gives baked beans to a Christmas food appeal? The library is being generous waiving your fees; what's wrong with you that you can't extend your canned goods purchasing to food for a Christmas time meal?
Shut Up and Shop
Calm down, hippies! I'm not advocating mindless consumerism here. Whatever your budgets, I just want you to consider the merits of doing your shopping without complaining about the presence of other shoppers. I mean, seriously, when did you become Moses and expect Jesus to part the waters for you? Yes, Christmas shopping can be stressful: there are many more people at the shops than usual and getting from one end of the mall or department store can be an obstacle course in negotiating, ugh, PEOPLE. But that's the good thing about shopping in a first world country: there's always a pit stop in the form of a coffee shop or similar nearby, where you can sit down, breathe deeply, and replenish your energy and mood with a drink or a bite to eat, before heading off into the crowd again, to rub shoulders with your fellow, gift-giving human beings.
Belated Seasons Greetings.


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There's good reason to take the recent threats of Islamic terrorism against New York City very seriously IMHO.
I believe there might have been an important reason for the following that traces back to the autumn 2001 Anthrax mailings:
As highlighted in the PBS Frontline episode, The Anthrax Files, the odds are the FBI never really caught the 2001 Anthrax mailer. The true culprit could still be at large. If so, let's all hope and pray he isn't connected to ISIS!
The NYPD and FBI might be on top of this, but, if past performance is a reliable indicator, then...
UPDATE: I just learned that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is scheduled to speak at the U.N. tomorrow.
Anyone living or working in New York City should have a two-week supply of a broad-spectrum antibiotic on-hand IMHO. NYC authorities should have seen to this years ago, but I guess New Yorkers prefer not to think in these terms.
At the least, might I suggest New Yorkers avoid the subway system Monday and maybe next week altogether if they can at all do so?
I pray to my heavenly Father that my concern is unwarranted, and I apologize if so. Better safe than sorry. Beware New York City...


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My identity recently got a jolt from one of those things nephews say when they aren't really talking to you and you aren't really listening. I didn't hear what Wes said until hours later, when I was collapsed in a chair with my feet up, later in the evening. My sister had asked him to bring me some chairs she was giving me, so he'd driven them over. We'd met in my garage. He's tall, charming and laconic-- not a big chit-chat kind of guy. He'd grinned, brought the chairs in and stacked them in the back. Straightening up, he'd looked slowly left and then slowly right, paused, and said, "Lots here."
A smile, the engine starting, gone. "Lots here." I hadn't really heard him, since when he said it I was edging my way between his chairs and a table stacked with a case of champagne, three white fake poinsettias, a rolled rug and a box of over-wintering potatoes, while sort of muttering to myself about whether I needed more Dry-Z-Aire. But I thought about what he said-- as I say-- later that night, when collapsed in the old wing chair. Truth is, up until that "Lots here," I had believed myself to be a minimalist.
Minimalism is part of my identity. I know I say a lot of mean things about Modernists, particularly the Germanic sort, but they got their aesthetic hooks into me when I was young, and I must say I like things spare. A lot of craposis around the house drives me nuts. Not for me the Pottery Barn candlesticks. Not for me the faux-rustic painted signs that say "Beach -->" or "Just Another Day in Paradise." I don't like stuff for stuff's sake. A nice table, a couple of chairs, perhaps a few blossoms in a vase. That's all she wrote.
My love of the minimal dictated that I prefer beige. My living room is so beige that certain people have mentioned a Sahara-like quality, a sand-blindness that prompts them to crawl to the refrigerator for a beer. But beige or no beige, Wes's comment brought a truth to light. Something happened to my minimalism in the last twenty years, and it happened slowly, like the accretion of pounds around the waist or the silent, secret progress of spider veins. Sitting in my wing chair, I thought back to when the erosion must have begun.
I was living in Providence. Living as I did in a student apartment, I didn't own much. One afternoon I received a large, unexpected crate. It turned out to be Mrs. Malurevsky's sofa, a Victorian try at Louis XVI that had graced my parents' home for twenty years. Evidently, in a rare a mood of renewal, my father had crated and shipped it 3500 miles to get it out of the living room.
Mrs. Malurevsky died years before, after escaping from the Russian Revolution, getting stuck in Shanghai during the Japanese invasion, and finally settling in San Francisco with a lot of other Russian refugees. And after a long life, when I was a teenager, she began dying piecemeal of diabetes in the Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center in Terra Linda. Talk about a let-down type of death, after all that surviving. Before she died, she gave my sister her old car and my mother her old sofa.
So I now had her sofa. Hearing that I now had Mrs. Malurevsky's sofa, her old friend, George Corwin-- a Russian who had changed his name to better suit Americans-- began to make a habit of calling me up to tell me his and Mrs. Malurevsky's exploits in Shanghai in the Thirties and about the Japanese prison camp he'd been sent to when the Japanese took Shanghai, because he was Russian, and about how he had learned his mathematics and statics and dynamics from other prisoners while they were all slowly starving to death. "That prison camp was my university!" he'd say, and then he'd put down the phone and play something long and romantic on the piano while I did the dishes or told him I was getting off the phone.
An 85 year-old Russian calling me up in Providence and playing the piano at odd hours really didn't phase me, because I had grown up with George calling my mother and insisting that she listen to him play something romantic on the piano. He'd been calling her since he first fell for her in Palo Alto in the Fifties, when my father was sweating through Wallace Stegner's writing classes and she was home, taking care of my infant oldest sister. So it was sort of a usual thing for us growing up, every now and then, hearing her on the phone protesting, in her soft, Southern way, "Gow-age, Gow-age! That's lovely, but I'm goin' to put the receiva' down now-- I've got things to do!"
By the time it got to Providence, Mrs. Malurevsky's sofa was about all that was left of Mrs. Malurevsky, and what was I going to do-- fling it out on the street? So I kept it, and it did look nice, I must admit. I thought of it as a deft stroke of eclecticism. True, Gropius wouldn't have approved. But I figured he'd been love-lorn over Alma at about the same time that Mrs. Malurevsky scrambled out of Russia, and while she dealt with Shanghai and the Japanese, he'd been hiding all his passion and heartbreak and grief by telling everybody to make very straight lines. I figured she had lived the more authentic life, even if her sofa was a Victorian copy of a Louis XVI. And then, of course, she was not a German. "Starting from zero" is pretty much impossible if you're Russian. Too many sticky, entangling family ties. Too much blood and guts and emotion. Lots here.
Because I welcomed in Mrs. Malurevsky's sofa, I started attracting sofas. It was like the time I bought a cookie jar that was in the shape of a chicken. Soon, every relative I had thought, "Aha! She likes chickens!" When, in fact, chickens and country life really hadn't been part of the cookie jar's appeal-- it had been something in the glint of the eye and the questioning tilt of the head-- but people thought they had me pegged, and gave me chicken-related stuff from Target from then on, for years-- chicken head hooks for towels and chicken napkin rings-- until I finally made a stand and called a halt to the poultry.
Anyway, people knew I had Mrs. Malurevsky's sofa, so they started thinking I would like other sofas. After my mother died, a handmade 1850's settee appeared, this one from her mother, who got it from her mother, who got it after her father died on it from an unexpected heart attack. Captain Richardson, a captain in the Confederate Army, who "fought the War over again every Sunday afternoon on the back porch." Who had broken his hip in his sixties, climbing up to get mistletoe for the delight of his grandchildren at Christmas, and who had had that hip set on the kitchen table, his daughter assisting, holding the morphine drip in one hand and a lamp in the other, while the settee looked on.
The hip wasn't set right. One day, out of the blue, the doctor who had set it returned to ask Captain Richardson's forgiveness for setting it so badly. Seems he had been addicted to opium, under the influence of opium at the time he set the hip-- and so he vowed to my great-great-grandfather that he would not practice medicine again, and promptly pulled up stakes and disappeared. Years later, during the flu epidemic of 1918, they saw an article in the paper about a town out West that had survived the epidemic with very few deaths. A stranger had come out of the rough country and set up a makeshift hospital-- had doctored the sick and kept the infection from spreading. Afterward, he wouldn't talk to the reporter, went back into the hills, but the picture proved it to be the doctor who had set Captain Richardson's hip.
So you can see why I'm keeping the Richardson settee. Unfortunately, the two sofas don't get along. The Mrs. Malurevsky sofa thinks it is far more elegant than the Richardson settee. The Richardson settee feels it has honest craftsmanship on its side, and accuses the Mrs. Malurevsky sofa of pretense. They can't be in the same room with each other.
But that's true about other furniture I've been willed. The spool bed and the trunk and the hassock can all be the same room, but I can't put the poudreuse in there or a fight will break out. The wing chair and Mrs. Malurevsky's sofa shoulder along all right together, but only if the blue Empire chair is with them to smooth things over. Instead of a nice, clean minimalism, my house has become a Rubik's Cube of furniture and relationship.
As the upholstered pieces mounted in my garage, my sisters began to get ideas. When it's time to rethink the old family furniture, they now have a place it can go: my place. Consequently, they have spare, minimalist houses, and I have enough furniture in my garage to make a squatter comfortable. If only there were a bathroom down there.
I am not a hoarder. I do not keep thirteen used purses in the garage in case of a rainy day. I am not one to stock up on box upon box of cocoa puffs. I do not keep the shoddy or the flimsy. I fix the broken and reupholster the exhausted. My garage is populated with stories I never expected to be keeping: it is the garage of last resort. Since Wes's comment, no longer do I call myself minimalist. My view has changed. Like taut skin and a flat stomach, I now believe that minimalism is the province of the young.


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In our previous going-green articles we mentioned starting your own vegetable garden as a sustainable way to lower your carbon footprint. Now we show you how to make one.
It's still chilly out, but spring is around the corner, which means plants are gearing up to make a whole lot of whoopi, so now's the perfect time to start planning your own veggie garden.
Where should I put it?
• First off, it's most important to make sure your veg garden is located in a place that's easy to get to – if it's not, you're more likely to neglect it, and veggies are attention junkies.
• Secondly, the area will need to get plenty of sun, about six to eight hours a day (though some veggies, such as leafy greens, can get by on four hours, but they may take longer to develop).
• Thirdly, your veggie garden needs to be close to a source of water, so you can easily give them a drink when thirsty.
• Lastly, you need to make sure you have good quality and well-drained soil. To find out (re: drainage), dig a hole about 60cm deep and fill it up with water. If the hole still has some water sitting at the bottom after 30 minutes, it most likely has bad drainage. You can improve your soil's drainage by digging the whole another 20cm or so deeper and lining the bottom with about 15cm of gravel, then topping up with soil.) You'll also want to enrich your soil by mixing in some compost and bone meal.
What equipment do I need?
You only really need the basics, such as a garden spade, pruning sheers, trowel, twine and stakes (to lend support to tall plants once they get going), but you may find it convenient to invest in a wheel barrow (to transport bags of compost – they're heavy!), a compost bin (to make your own – it's cheap, easy and green), gardening shoes, buckets (for collecting weeds) and a rake (to level soil). Oh, and a sun hat is also a good idea.
What should I plant?
Whatever you like! But if you're just starting out and feel a little nervous about looking after plants, it's best to start out with ones that give you more bang for your buck [http://www.beautysouthafrica.com/news/Go-green-get-lean] (and are fairly easy to grow), such as Swiss chard, green beans, carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, peas, radishes, zucchini, onions and beets.
Should I plant seeds or seedlings?
It depends. Some plants can take months to mature from seed, so it can be easier to buy these as seedlings. You also want to make sure they transplant well (i.e. don't die when you plant them); these include basil, Swiss chard, aubergine, leeks, onions, parsley, peppers and tomatoes. Plants that work well directly seeded in the ground include rocket, beans, beets, carrots, lettuce, peas and radishes.
How do I make sure my veggie garden keeps going?
Well, you need to water it, obviously. You'll want to give it a good soak at least once a week – up this to two or three times a week if it's extremely hot. Remove weeds whenever you see them (they steal water and nutrients from your veggies), and put down some mulch to prevent the moisture in the soil from evaporating – it also helps discourage weeds and keeps your plants' roots cool.
What should I do about bugs?
You have several options. You can invest in (expensive) organic insecticides and snail traps, or you can simply remove snails as you encounter them. You can also make your own aphid insecticide out of eco-friendly dishwashing liquid (just dilute it with water and decant into a spray bottle).
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Dear Friends,
On September 25, 2016 we gathered in the Sanctuary immediately following the morning Worship Service to hold our congregational Quarterly Business Meeting. I am thrilled to announce several important items that the congregation considered and voted to approve during our meeting. All of these developments represent significant progress for FBC, and each one shows that FBC is taking considerable steps of faith. I am excited about where God is leading us.
First, in response to a motion brought jointly by our Associate Pastor Search Committee and our Personnel Committee, the congregation voted by an overwhelming majority to create the new position of Executive Pastor at FBC. As I explained in my letter to the congregation about a month ago, although the position of Executive Pastor is a new concept for FBC, this role has been around now in Baptist churches for about 40 years. The prevailing mission of an executive pastor is to help the church execute its vision. Vision-casting is not difficult. Execution of the vision is extremely difficult and often never comes to fruition because of the constant, day-to-day administrative and internal needs of the congregation. An executive pastor acts as a "second" to the senior pastor, freeing her or him up for the critical tasks of pastoring, shepherding, preaching and teaching. This new position will be a great addition to our FBC staff.
Second, based on the recommendation and motion of our Search Committee, the congregation voted (again, by an overwhelming majority) to call two new ministerial candidates: Rev. Charles L. Fuller as Executive Pastor, and Rev. Alyssa Aldape as Associate Pastor for Young Adult and Youth Ministries. You can read more information about Charlie and Alyssa here. Alyssa will join us at FBC in early November, and Charlie will start in January 2017. Please join me in welcoming them to our church family!
Also, please join me in thanking our fantastic Search Committee (Erik Smith, Chair, Mel Doxie, Ken Ellison, Allen Norfleet, Ellen Parkhurst, and Wilma Prince) for their hard work over the last two and a half years. At last, the work of the Search Committee has come to an end. Praise God! Also join me in thanking Denny Austin, Chair of the Personnel Committee, for all of his assistance with the call process.
Third, the congregation voted to approve the 2016-17 FBC Budget, which was prepared by our Stewardship Committee and our Treasurer, Mike Henson. The 2016-17 FBC budget includes salaries for all of our existing staff and the two new positions described above, includes a 14% increase in giving to missions, and makes some of our previously under-utilized special purpose and memorial funds come alive in a meaningful way. In conjunction with the budget approval, the congregation also voted separately in favor of a resolution brought by the FBC Trustees regarding the use of special purpose and memorial funds. I would like to extend my thanks to Dennis Lambert, Chair of the Stewardship Committee, Mike Henson, and the FBC Trustees (Ken Ellison, Becky Ellison, and Marvin Marceron) for all of their contributions to the budget preparation effort this year.
Fourth, the congregation selected Rev. Paul Clark and Rev. Dr. James Langley as our delegates representing FBC at the DCBC Annual Gathering, scheduled October 27-29, 2016.
Fifth, we heard an exciting presentation from Wil McBeath, Chair of the Property Management Committee, regarding early stage ideas for potential renovations and improvements to our church buildings. Wil's presentation was a great opportunity to get all of us started thinking about some possible projects that could help us attract new members, make FBC more accessible to the neighborhood, and increase our own productivity and use of our facilities. Please send any thoughts, follow-up questions or feedback on the Property Management presentation via email to D'O Dillard at email@example.com (and please include "FBC Renovations" in the subject line).
I am very excited about all of these developments and what they mean for us as a congregation. God is with us and continues to lead us forward. I hope you will join me in praying for our church as we continue on this path together.
In Christ,
Lucy Plovnick
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I attended several of the panels this year before mine on "Developing Characters Your Readers Will Care About" with Bill Blume and Keesya Hill-Jones, who are so talented and fun. I enjoyed our talk. Here's what I learned from this year's creative writers:
1. Dale Brumfield encouraged writers to focus on reading, researching, writing, revising, and repeating all the above.
2. The authors recommended creating a writing schedule for yourself to ensure you have time to write and revise during your busy life.
3. Find and build your library of resources. Collect business cards and connect online with people you meet. You never know when you can help them or they can help you.
4. Make sure that you back up your computer files. It's heartbreaking when you lose your work in progress.
5. If you really want to write something powerful, fictionalize your worst secret.
6. Use your writing as a safe space to explore your deep and creative thoughts.
7. Writing also lets you experience things inside the minds of your characters.
8. Balance is key in your writing. And if you write short stories, you need to pay attention to this because you have smaller space to tell your tale.
9. Exploit everything you hear or come in contact with. Make sure you jot down notes when you observe people or hear dialogue. It will provide you with ideas for your stories.
10. Writing is a business, and you need to treat yours as such.
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7 Day Western Iceland Itinerary
One of my favorite aspects of traveling has always been planning an itinerary. I spend hours upon hours researching where we're staying and what we should do nearby. Are there any hikes we should tackle? Any self-guided day trips we can embark on? Any amazing places we absolutely need to splurge on and reserve for dinner? We set out to achieve five travel goals in 2016, one of them being to plan less and, as a result, be more spontaneous. But you can't stop an A-type personality from planning, just like you can't stop a traveler from traveling, so I decided to compromise on that travel goal and planned a comfortable, easily adjustable itinerary for our trip to Iceland.
If you're looking for a slow, open-ended itinerary for 7 days in Western Iceland, then our itinerary might just give you some great ideas. Especially since it's been—mostly—tried and tested by yours truly.
Note: We visited Iceland in November. Your experiences may vary if you go during a warmer time of year.
7 Day Itinerary
Locations: Reykjavik, Hveragerði, Golden Circle, (possibly) Vik
Day #0
Highlights: Toasts, cheers, and an overnight flight (if you're from the US)
Necessities: Headphones and a warm sweater
The day before arriving in a new place is always magical for us, so magical that we have a hard time focusing on work (because we always take evening flights and have to work during the day)!
After we got off work, we packed our final items, like toothbrushes and toiletries and the shirt we just washed since we wore it yesterday, then headed to the airport a few hours early. Once we navigated through security—which generally goes pretty quickly now that Mr. Nerd has TSA Precheck— we found the nearest airport bar, sipped on a flight of delicious French wines, and embraced the fact that we're finally on vacation!
If you're headed to Iceland in the winter months, we highly recommend donning a sweater before you get on the plane. It can be pretty chilly (and even drizzly) when you arrive—remember, weather in Iceland changes without warning! If you don't want to put it on yet, a sweater can act as a pillow to aid sleep and relaxation.
Day #1
Highlights: Relaxing at the Blue Lagoon; getting settled in Reykjavik
Necessities: Swimsuit, extra conditioner, a waterproof phone case
If you're taking an overnight flight from the US, you'll arrive at Keflavik International Airport around 6:30 a.m. If you're not from the US, we recommend taking an early flight so you'll have the rest of the day to get settled in a new place (another great way to maximize those vacation days, folks)!
Once you're through customs, pick up your rental car (if you're renting a car—we did, and we definitely recommend others do, depending on the time of year. Driving in Iceland is not scary, we promise, and it gives you a lot of freedom) and drive the 20 minutes to the Blue Lagoon.
The Blue Lagoon
Since we arrived at 6:30, we booked a reservation for the Blue Lagoon at 10 a.m. to make sure we'd have enough time to leave the airport, find our car, and make our reservation. If you're late? Well, you might be out of luck. They take reservation times seriously, as only a certain amount of people can enter the Lagoon at once, so do be punctual. It's a popular place!
Hours: 8:00 - 21:00 or 22:00 (depending on the season; summer hours are longer)
Price: $47 or $65 USD (or higher) depending on the package you reserve. Packages can come with robes, sandals, drink vouchers, face masks, a reservation at the restaurant, and more. Pre-booking online is required
We ended up getting to the Blue Lagoon almost an hour early based on pure luck. There's a cafe just inside if you're hungry; we weren't able to enter earlier than our reservation, so we grabbed a beer and a club sandwich at the cafe for an early breakfast (a little pricy, but when you've been on a plane for 6+ hours and haven't eaten in a while, anything sounds good).
Once inside, we spent a good two hours in the water, sipping on adult beverages, taking embarrassing selfies, and soaking away all our travel aches and cares. The great thing about being at the Lagoon is once you're in, you can stay as long as you'd like! Just make sure to get out every once in a while and cool off, and remember to drink water.
Also, ladies and gentlemen, definitely put conditioner in your hair. Lots of conditioner. You'll thank me later ... when it still looks soft and doesn't feel like clay.
After spending a morning of relaxation at the Blue Lagoon, we drove the 20-30 minutes along the coast to Reykjavik. We stayed at Reykjavik City Hostel near the city center, close enough to all the action (a 10 minute drive to the famous church Hallgrímskirkja) and affordable enough for our wallets.
Reykjavik City Hostel was nice, with shared rooms and private rooms, all the facilities you could want (including a coffee shop and free Wifi), and a free parking lot. We stayed in a private room with its own bathroom (always nice to have) and paid around $60 USD a night. In our opinion, not too bad for Reykjavik. If you're not into hostels, there are a lot of nice hotels and inns around Reykjavik that may have decent prices if you book enough in advance.
Able to check in early, we unpacked and took a nap (only because we didn't manage to sleep a wink on our overnight flight). That evening, we bundled up, grabbed a coffee from the cafe downstairs, and explored the streets for a time. We found a city public pool nearby, as well as a Icelandic hot dog stand (which soon became a favorite stop of ours after a long day of adventure).
Depending on how you feel on day #1, we suggest walking around and seeing what you can find. There are a lot of little shops, cafes, restaurants, and bars around Reykjavik. Public transportation (mainly buses) are great and widely used, so if you don't have a car you can get around that way. Otherwise, if you're staying at a hostel, check out the bulletin boards in the main lobby. A lot of travelers offer free rides to other backpackers.
Day #2
Highlights: Self-guided Reykjavik walking tour
Necessities: Daypack, camera, good walking shoes
To be honest, this could be a whole post in itself. I'll keep it to the highlights.
On day #2 of our trip, we spent our entire day wandering around downtown Reykjavik on a self-guided tour. There's so much to see and do; Reykjavik is an incredibly fun city.
We started our day by driving to Hallgrímskirkja and parked on one of the side streets. It's good to note here that all streets are paid parking, so make sure to have a debit or credit card on you as that's the easiest way to pay the meter. From there, we walked up to the church ... and took lots of pictures of its architecture and matching Leifur Eiriksson statue.
After Hallgrímskirkja, we stopped by Cafe Loki, which is right across the street, and had our first taste of delicious Icelandic cuisine. This is a perfect (albeit a little spendy, but most places you eat in Reykjavik are going to be $30-50 USD for two people) place to try meat stew, mashed fish on rye bread, fish jerky, crepes, and even the infamous harkarl.
From Cafe Loki, we walked north, past Laugavegur (their main shopping street) and up to the shoreline where we visited the Sun Voyager—a metal sculpture created as an ode to the sun in 1990.
We continued west along the coast until we reached Harpa Concert Hall. This building is made out of colored glass panes, which creates really unique light shows when the sun comes out! You can go inside and wander around too, if you want (and if you check-in on Facebook, you get a free session of WiFi. Perfect if you have your cell phone or tablet but don't have an international data plan).
If you go south from here and head down Lækjargata to Hverfisgata, you can grab a delicious lunch at Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur, the popular hot dog stand that has everyone raving in the streets (perhaps a little overstated, but it's worth hitting)! Hot dogs are one of the cheapest foods you can get in Iceland, so we recommend it either way.
After a quick lunch, we went back to Laugavegur and browsed their many shops, cafes, and art galleries. If you're into this sort of thing, the Icelandic Phallological Museum of Penises is on the corner of Laugavegur and Snorrabraut. We intended to visit but didn't when we realized you have to pay a fee to get inside.
There are several other museums in the area too, from The Culture House Museum on Hverfisgata and the Reykjavik Art Museum off Tryggvagata (just west of the Concert Hall). We didn't visit any of these (we spent a lot of time in cafes reading books and sipping coffee instead) but encourage you to if you're so inclined.
We finished our day with a nice espresso and Icelandic waffle, then returned to our hostel to hang out with other travelers from all over the world (including a very nice Norwegian couple who were keen on seeing the Northern Lights. Good times).
Day #3
Highlights: Hiking trip to Reykjadalur Valley; pub crawling in the evening
Necessities: Crampons (depending on the season), water bottles, snacks, Aspirin
On #3 of our trip, we got up early and drove to Reykjadalur Valley, about 30 minutes southeast of Reykjavik. We'd heard a great deal about the amazing day hikes you could do in Iceland, and this was one of them.
Reykjadalur Valley
Reykjadalur Valley is a ravine close to the small Icelandic town Hveragerði (if you go on the Golden Circle tour, you'll probably pass through here as one of your first or last stops of the day). Its rolling hills, trickling streams, and boiling pools (hidden in the rocks like little witch cauldrons) give way to private waterfalls, tall rocky cliffs, and a relaxing river you can swim in if you're feeling adventurous.
And yes, all the water is warm, heated by the earth's volcanic soil.
The hike took us about three hours to complete, and just getting to the river takes about an hour and a half to two hours (depending on your speed and how many times you stop to gaze at your surroundings with doe eyes). Be warned: the first trek of the hike takes you up, up, up on a bumpy path. Iceland makes you earn those views, so ready those leg muscles for a great workout!
If you want to lounge in the river, make sure you stash a swimsuit (as this is a pretty common hiking destination) and towel in your bag. There are public areas you can change and briefly store your stuff. Just keep an eye on your things—you'll be a happier traveler that way.
A small tip: If you don't mind carrying your camera with you, bring it on the hike. The views are out of this world. We truly felt like we'd stumbled into the realm of elves and faeries.
After a fantastic day of hiking, we drove back to Reykjavik just in time to catch our dinner reservation at The Vox. Generally, when we travel, we budget enough for one splurge meal—and The Vox delivered with a tasty array of fine wine, perfectly cooked reindeer, and mouth-watering appetizers served fresh from the ocean.
A hearty meal is necessary after a long hike, and thankfully, Iceland has a plethora of meal options for the Viking in you. We chose The Vox as our "date night" meal, but a quick Google search lists a ton of other restaurant options in downtown Reykjavik. Choose one and enjoy to your heart's content.
Once you're done with dinner, consider spending a night on the town*. Reykjavik is known for its night life, apparently, with bars and clubs sprinkled up and down Laugavegur on both sides of the street. It may be cold out, but we've heard that the drinks are good, the music is loud, and if you don't like one place ... well, you can relocate to another establishment within a couple of minutes.
Just make sure to budget for drinks and bar food. If it's not happy hour, it's going to be a hit on your wallet (with beers and cocktails ranging anywhere from $7-14 USD a pop).
*We'd scheduled a night on the town but decided to skip it, so this is not tried and tested by us. However, we've heard it's fun to do!
Day #4
Highlights: Open for whatever; try to catch the Northern Lights (if season/weather permits)
Necessities: An adventurous spirit, extra warm clothes for the Northern Lights
We left day #4 open to do whatever we wanted (to give us some spontaneity). Since Reykjavik is such a big place, we ventured back downtown and spent our day wandering the streets, trying chocolate dipped waffles, following stray cats, stopping into strange bookstores, browsing through stores way out of our budget, and drinking delicious, strong-brewed coffee.
During the evening, we tried to catch the Northern Lights. The forecast was perfect for seeing them that night, but unfortunately, the cloud cover obstructed our view.
Still, we'd driven out to the Grotta Island Lighthouse at the very western end of Reykjavik to see them, and standing in the dark with waves crashing against the rocks nearby was a fun (if not chilly) experience.
Day #5
Highlights: Self-guided or regular Golden Circle tour
Necessities: Full tank of gas, budget for a lunch stop, a map (either saved on your phone via Google Maps or a physical map)
We saved one of the most popular and touristy Icelandic adventures for day #5. It was a Monday for us, which we assumed would be less busy than going out on a weekend (I can't be sure if it was or not; just prepare for a lot of tourists. On the Monday we went, almost every stop was packed with tourists).
For the Golden Circle tour, we highly recommend driving it yourself. We were able to spend longer periods of time at the stops we enjoyed ... and less time at the places that felt too crowded for comfort. Otherwise, if you aren't renting a car, there are several tour companies you can hire to take you around the Golden Circle for around $60-70 USD a person.
Because we embarked on the tour in November, we had limited daylight to see everything (approximately 6 hours). We'd been forewarned that just driving the Golden Circle takes about 4 hours if road conditions are good, so we whittled down our list of stops to the following:
Thingvellir National Park
For our first stop, we visited Thingvellir National Park. There's a nice parking lot with room for dozens of visitors, but be warned that if you're driving, you have to pay for parking (and they enforce this severely. We paid, but others didn't, and when we left we saw rows of cars with parking ticket after parking ticket stuck under their windshield wipers).
Thingvellir National Park has some incredible vistas. You can also walk down between the tectonic plates; the trails extend for miles, across bridges and over hills. If you follow the crowds, you'll eventually find a couple waterfalls (we departed from the crowds and didn't find these, though, so your experience may vary).
You can spend a lot of time here, especially if you're a photographer or nature lover, so plan accordingly.
Laugarvatn Fontana
Laugarvatn Fontana is a geothermal spa (probably similar to the Blue Lagoon). We didn't realize this at first and stopped here, only to figure out that it's a spa you have to pay $30 USD per person for. Our budget didn't allow for that, unfortunately, so we didn't go in.
Despite this setback, we discovered a cute little cafe next door and popped in for lunch. Well worth the splurge for soup, fish, and a glass of house wine (yum). There are also some lovely views outside, if you want to snap a couple pictures before hitting the road again.
Strokkur Geyser
Despite being surrounded by tourists, which makes it hard to see what's happening, Strokkur Geyser is an absolute must if you've never watched a geyser blow before (Mrs. Nerd had not, so it was an epic surprise).
There's plenty of places to walk around and a lot to see. You'll pass steaming marshes, mini geysers, bubbling holes of mud, and walk on a lot of copper-colored soil. Do note: it smells like sulfur.
Also, if you want to see the geyser from start to finish, we recommend waiting for it to erupt. Then, sneak to the front when the crowd turns to leave (as most people only watch it go once).
Gullfoss Waterfall
Gullfoss Waterfall was a nice stop, albeit very very crowded. We walked up the stairs to grab some pictures but ultimately didn't stay too long. Though, looking back through our photos, the sunset was very pretty!
If you go, we suggest visiting in the summer when the paths are clear of ice. You can get up closer to the waterfall that way (some of the paths had been roped off for safety during the winter season).
Skalholt Cathedral
We stopped by Skalholt Cathedral on a whim; it was our last one of the day, and though it was getting dark, we wanted to fit it in. In reality, it's not much: just a church (which you can walk in) overlooking the ruins of an old religious settlement. But we were the only people there—a huge treat after being crowded out of all the previous stops.
Then, it started to rain. The rain turned to sleet, the sleet turned to snow that stung our cheeks, and when the sun broke through, it parted the clouds over a distant mountain. Truly one of the most beautiful experiences we've ever witnessed.
For that reason alone, you should consider stopping here. It speaks to the soul.
Day #6
You have a couple of options for day #6. Yay for options!
Highlights: Day trip to the coastal town of Vik; horseback riding
Necessities: Full tank of gas, budget for lunch, reservation for horseback ride, map
Originally, we'd planned for day #6 to be our trip to Vik, a small coastal town a couple hours southeast of Reykjavik. Vik is prized for its incredible black beaches, striking and solitary churches, and (best of all) rides on shaggy Icelandic horses!
Plans change, though, and the fluctuating weather along with dwindling car mileage forced us to nix those plans and do something local instead. However, we have every intention to visit Vik next time we're in Iceland, so if you have time and think this sounds interesting ... go for it!
If you need help planning a trip to Vik or have any burning questions on the matter, shoot us an email. We'd be happy to give you what we know.
Mount Esja
Highlights: Day hike from Reykjavik; great views
Necessities: Crampons, good hiking shoes, hiking poles, a camera, water
We eventually decided to hike Mount Esja as our last big "hurrah" of the trip. It's a 20 minute drive away from Reykjavik, in a fairly secluded area, with free parking and regular bus access from downtown.
It took us a little over three hours to hike 12,000 steps, but wow, what a view! If you're a nature enthusiast and love getting outdoors, this might be the hike for you.
RELATED READING: Hiking up Mount Esja. We dedicated an entire post to our hiking experience, with lots of fun pictures included.
As your last full day in Iceland comes to a close, now would be a good time to check the Aurora Borealis forecast. Who knows, you might be able to catch the Northern Lights (weather and season permitted)!
We didn't get lucky with the lights on our trip, which was a bit of a bummer—the forecast was good, but the cloud cover over Reykjavik thwarted our attempts. Still, it's always worth a shot! You might be in for the surprise of a lifetime. Oct 2017 Update: We returned to Iceland for 11 days and saw the lights three times! It really just depends on luck.
Day #7
Highlights: Watching the sunrise; lazy breakfast in Reykjavik
Necessities: Your luggage, charged electronics, hearts full of memories
As morning dawned on our final hours in Iceland, we gathered our things, packed them into the car, and drove back to Hallgrímskirkja for a lazy breakfast at Cafe Loki (where we tried all the crazy, unmentionable foods we hadn't been brave enough to try before). From here, we watched the sun come up over the church and toasted to our brief, but absolutely incredible, time abroad.
Then, we said farewell to Reykjavik and drove back to the airport, where we dropped off our rental car and got the last two Icelandic beers we could get our hands on as we waited for our flight home.
If you're planning a week trip to Iceland, we recommend trying to fly home in the late afternoon/evening (especially if you're from the USA; you essentially go back in time). We left around 5 p.m. and got home around 5 p.m., which gave us a few hours to recover and unpack. Magic!


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But the company is suffering, getting later and later with supplier payments and struggling to make the payroll.
In my consultancy practise, I have found than an emphasis solely on financial statements is misplaced. In the majority of enterprises, financial statements are forensic in nature, arriving well after the damage is done and looking entirely in the rear view mirror.
A cash flow analysis using a cash flow template is an indispensable tool to operate a business profitably. It can easily be done on paper, a white board on in a spreadsheet programme.
The principle of cash flow analysis is simple to understand. How much is in the bank today begins the calculation. Add to that balance, the amount of cash inflow from cash payments and accounts paid. Subtract what must be paid to suppliers, rent and employees, et.al.. The net result is the ending amount in the bank. That ending balance becomes the starting balance for the next cycle.
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3.9 Should any frame ordered via this website exceed manufacturers reccomended maximum sizes for safety, a surcharge will apply. Price on application. You will be notified of any surcharge by email, and should you decide not to proceed with the order, your payment will be refunded & the order cancelled.
4. Returns
4.1 This paragraph refers ONLY to anything that is not of a bespoke size. You may return any Products you have purchased within 7 working days of delivery for any reason (including if you simply change your mind). To do so you must notify us in writing or other durable medium (including e-mail) within those 7 working days. You will then be entitled to a refund from South Coast Home Improvements, which will be paid as soon as possible, but in any event within 30 days. You must arrange for and pay the costs of returning, including adequate transit protection of the Products to South Coast Home Improvements on request, we will collect the Products from you, but the cost of this will be charged to you at £3.50 per mile road distance calculated from BN10 8QS to the collection point within England only and we will deduct this from the refund. While in your possession, you must keep any Products you intend to return to us in good condition and pay us for the cost of any damage.
4.2 This paragraph refers to all our products. If the Product delivered is not what you ordered (including any Substitute Products), or does not correspond with its description; South Coast Home Improvements will deliver to you a replacement Product.
4.3 If you have any complaints, you should direct them to us via e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
5. Modifications to website
5.1 We reserve the right to make changes or corrections, alter, suspend or discontinue any aspect of our website or the content or services available through it, including your access to it. Unless explicitly stated to the contrary, any new features including new content and/or the sale of new Products shall be subject to these terms and conditions.
5.2 Please note that although we try to ensure that the content of our website is accurate, it may contain typographical errors or other inaccuracies.
6. Information you provide to us
6.1 The following applies to any information you provide to us, for example during any registration or ordering process:
6.1a You authorize us to use, store or otherwise process any personal information which relates to and identifies you, including but not limited to your name and address, to the extent reasonably necessary to provide the services which are available through our website by us, our partners, successors (including the purchaser of the whole or part of our business), associates, sub-contractors or other third parties (together our 'Partner Companies'). These Partner Companies may (but at the date of writing these terms are not) be located in countries outside the EEA that do not have laws to protect your information. Details of the companies and countries involved in your case will be provided on request. If you would like to request such information or review or modify any part of your personal information then you should e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com
6.1b If you obtain or choose to buy Products through our website then we may collect information about your buying behavior and if you send us personal correspondence such as e-mails or letters then we may collect this information into a file specific to you (together, the various purposes set out in this paragraph and in our privacy policy shall be known as 'the Purposes'). All such information collected by us shall be referred to in these terms and conditions as 'Personal Information'.
6.1c You must ensure that the Personal Information you provide is accurate and complete and that all ordering or registration details (where applicable) contain your correct name, address and other requested details. For more information about how we deal with your Personal Information, please read our privacy policy.
6.2 By accepting these terms and conditions, you agree to the processing and disclosure of the Personal Information for the Purposes. If you would like to review or modify any part of your Personal Information then you should e-mail us at email@example.com
6.3 You warrant and undertake that you will not use our website for any purpose that is illegal or is prohibited by these terms and conditions. If you breach these terms and conditions then your permission to use this website terminates immediately without the necessity of any notice being given to you. We retain the right to deny access to any person who fails to comply with these terms and conditions.
7. Security
7.1 You are solely responsible in all respects for all use of and for protecting the confidentiality of any username, e-mail verification and password that may be given to you or selected by you for use on our website. You may not share these with or transfer them to any third parties. You must notify South Coast Home Improvements immediately of any un-authorised use of them or any other breach of security regarding our website that comes to your attention.
8. Applicability of online materials
8.1 Unless otherwise specified all content and materials published on our website are presented solely for your private, personal and non-commercial use.
8.2 Our website is controlled and operated by us from our offices in England. Where content published on the website is supplied by third parties, you understand that we do not control or endorse such content in any way. All content which is offered by third parties that are not affiliated with or otherwise connected with us, is published in good faith but we do not (to the extent permitted by applicable law) accept responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise of such content (whether published on or offline) and the use of such content, except for content which relates directly to Products you purchase. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of our website and use of all information contained within it.
8.3 We have used our best endeavour to ensure that our website complies with UK laws. However, we make no representations that the materials on our website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the UK. Those who visit our website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. If use of our website and / or viewing of it, or use of any material or content on our website or services, or products offered through our website are contrary to or infringe any applicable law in your jurisdiction(s), you are not authorised to view or use our website and you must exit immediately.
8.4 South Coast Home Improvements makes no representations and gives no warranties, express or implied that making the Products available in any particular jurisdiction outside the UK is permitted under any applicable non-UK laws or regulations. Accordingly, if making the Products or any part available in your jurisdiction or to you (by reason of nationality, residence or otherwise) is prohibited, those Products are not offered for sale to you. You accept that if you are resident outside the UK, you must satisfy yourself that you are lawfully able to purchase the Products. South Coast Home Improvements accepts no liability, to the extent permitted by applicable law, for any costs, losses or damages resulting from or related to the purchase or attempted purchase of the Products by persons in jurisdictions outside the UK or who are nominees of or trustees for citizens, residents or nationals of other countries.
9. Copyright and monitoring
9.1 The contents of our website are protected by international copyright laws and other intellectual property rights. The owner of these rights is South Coast Home Improvements, its affiliates or other third party licensors. All product and company names and logos mentioned in our website are the trade marks, service marks or trading names of their respective owners, including us. You may download material from our website for the sole purpose of placing an order with South Coast Home Improvements or using our website as a shopping resource. However, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute, by any means or in any manner, any material or information on or downloaded from our website including but not limited to text, graphics, video, messages, code and / or software without our prior written consent, except where expressly invited to do so, for example in order to complete any test or questionnaire.
10. Linked sites
10.1 South Coast Home Improvements makes no representations whatsoever about any other websites which you may access through our website or which may link to our website. When you access any other website you understand that it is independent from South Coast Home Improvements and that we have no control over the content or availability of that website. In addition, a link to any other website does not mean that South Coast Home Improvements endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use of, such a website and South Coast Home Improvements shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, goods or services available on or through any other website or resource. Any concerns regarding any external link should be directed to its website administrator or web master.
11. Availability of our website
11.1 We will try to make our website available but cannot guarantee that our website will operate continuously or without interruptions or be error free and can accept no liability for its unavailability. You must not attempt to interfere with the proper working of our website and, in particular, you must not attempt to circumvent security, tamper with, hack into, or otherwise disrupt any computer system, server, website, router or any other Internet connected device.
12. Liability
12.1 We promise that for any Product you purchase from our website:
12.1a we have the right to sell the Product to you;
12.1b the Product will correspond with the description we have given to you;
12.1c the Product will be of satisfactory quality
Subject to this, however, Products are not sold as being fit for any particular application or for use under specific conditions, unless expressly agreed in writing. We also promise that any service we provide to you will be provided with reasonable skill and care.
Save as expressly stated elsewhere in the Contract and subject to the following provisions, we warrant to you that the following. White Profiles: 10 years with respect to colour stability, shape retention, impact strength retention. Laminated Profiles: 10 years with respect to adhesion to laminate, shape retention, and impact strength retention. Sealed Units: 5 years against condensation inside the sealed unit on the proviso that the sealed unit has not been stored on the ground and has been installed to our specification. The buyer agrees to be paid the replacement cost of the sealed unit as calculated at our current cost price at the time of failure in lieu of the replacement of the glass unit Furniture: 1 year against failure in operation. Panel Products: White: 5 years against discolouration. Woodgrain (Laminate) panels 3 years. Replacement products are ex works and delivery is extra all replacement items are supplied supply only.
This warranty does not apply to any defect in such materials arising from fair wear and tear, willful damage, accident, negligence by you or any third party. Failure to install the Goods within 1 month of the delivery date or failure to follow our instructions on installation and periodic maintenance, defective or incorrect information provided by you to us, or any alteration or repair carried out without our approval.
No liability can be accepted for any damage, loss or negligence that may occur after the order has been placed.
No liability can be accepted for any 3rd party surveyor, fitter, dealer named on this site.
We exclude all other express or implied terms, conditions, warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever with regard to any products (including without limitation the Products), our website or any information or service provided through our website.
We will do our best to ensure that all materials and information published on our website are accurate, but please note that all content, materials and information on our website are provided on an 'as is' basis and you assume total responsibility and risk for your use of our website and use of all information contained within it.
12.2 We accept no liability for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, or for any loss of data, profit, revenue or business (whether direct or indirect) in each case, however caused, even if foreseeable. In circumstances where you suffer loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the viewing, use or performance of our website or its contents other than as a direct result of purchasing Products (which shall be subject to the exclusions and limitation of liability set out in these terms and conditions), we accept no liability for this loss or damage) whether due to inaccuracy, error, omission or any other cause and whether on the part of South Coast Home Improvements or our servants, agents or any other person or entity.
12.3 This limit does not apply to any liability we may have for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or for our fraudulent misrepresentation.
12.4 If the Goods are not in accordance with the Contract for any reason, the sole remedy shall be limited to us making good any defect or shortage by repairing or replacing such Goods or if we elect by refunding a proportion of any part of the price.
12.5 You are responsible for ensuring that your computer system meets all relevant technical specifications necessary to use our website and is compatible with our website. You also understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that any material available for downloading from our website will be free from infection, viruses and/or other code that has contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.
12.6 The limitations and exclusions in this clause do not affect your non-excludable statutory rights and only apply to the extent permitted by applicable law.
13. General
13.1 We may assign, transfer, no vate or subcontract any or all of our rights and obligations under these terms and conditions at any time.
13.2 We may alter these terms and conditions from time to time and post the new version on our website, following which all use of our website will be governed by that version. You must check the terms and conditions on the website regularly.
13.3 These terms and conditions together with the privacy policy, any order form and payment method instructions, if any, are the whole agreement between you and South Coast Home Improvements. You acknowledge that you have not entered into this agreement in reliance upon any statement, warranty or representation made by South Coast Home Improvements or any other person and you irrevocably and unconditionally waive any rights to claim damages and/or to rescind these terms and conditions by reason of any misrepresentation (other than a fraudulent misrepresentation) that is not contained in the terms and conditions, privacy policy, order form and payment method instructions.
13.4 If any provision or term of these terms and conditions shall become or be declared illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, such term or provision shall be divisible from the other terms and conditions and shall be deemed to be deleted from them.
13.5 These terms and conditions and your use of our website are governed by English law and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English court.
13.6 Except in respect of a payment obligation, neither you nor South Coast Home Improvements will be held liable for any failure to perform any obligation to the other due to causes beyond your or South Coast Home Improvements respective reasonable control.
13.7 Failure or delay by either party enforcing an obligation or exercising a right under these terms and conditions does not constitute a waiver of that obligation or right.13.8 These terms and conditions do not confer any rights on any person or party (other than you and/or us) pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.]
14. Notices
14.1 All notices shall be given:
14.1a to us via e-mail at email@example.com or
14.1b to you at either the e-mail or postal address you provide during any ordering process.
Notice will be deemed received when an e-mail is received in full (or else on the next business day if it is received on a weekend or a public holiday in the place of receipt) or 3 days after the date of posting.
15. Replacement
15.1 These terms and conditions replace all other terms and conditions previously applicable to the use of our website and / or sale of the Products.
16. Complaints
Where we cannot resolve any complaints using our own complaints procedure, as a Which? Trusted trader we use Dispute Resolution Ombudsman for dispute resolution. In the unlikely event of a complaint arising and you wish to refer the complaint to them please contact 0333 241 3209 or via their website http://www.disputeresolutionombudsman.org/which-trusted-traders-partnership/


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Todd Stottlemyer
CEO of Inova Center for Personalized Health
Inova is at the cutting edge of scientific innovations that could transform healthcare — and propel the Northern Virginia economy.
Join us on April 26 with Todd Stottlemyer, CEO of Inova Center for Personalized Health. Learn about what the new possibilities for personalized medicine mean for our healthcare, society, and local economy.Fairfax must continue to evolve. As one of the foremost economic development leaders in the country, Mr. Gordon will provide insights on Fairfax's future that you won't want to miss.
Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Networking: 7:00 – 7:30 PM
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Todd Stottlemyer joined Inova in July 2015 as CEO of the Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH). Stottlemyer is responsible for developing and growing all activities on the 117-acre ICPH campus, which includes the Inova Schar Cancer Institute and the Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI). He also provides executive leadership for Inova's overall research efforts, the Inova Strategic Investment Initiative, the Inova Personalized Health Accelerator, and government relations.
Stottlemyer previously served at Inova from 2009-10 as Executive Vice President responsible for information technology, biomedical engineering, innovation, international business, compliance, risk, legal, communications, government relations, community affairs and philanthropy.
Prior to returning to Inova, Stottlemyer was CEO of Acentia, LCC, a private equity backed provider of software, information technology and management solutions. Before Acentia, Stottlemyer led as CEO, CFO, and as a member of the executive management teams of three technology companies, two of which were private equity backed and two were publicly traded on the NASDAQ. Stottlemyer also served as CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's largest business association, and as President of McGuireWoods Consulting.
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Dennis Nelson, Ph.D., is the founder and president of MIM Software Inc. His passion to serve in the healthcare field developed at a young age.
Remembering his family's influence, Dennis recalls, "I was very fortunate to have learned the value of service from my mother and father. They instilled in me the concept that the best way to serve people was to improve their quality of life."
In preparation for a career in both healthcare and technology, Dennis obtained his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University. Four years later, he completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.
Working in collaboration with physicians and technologists at University Hospitals of Cleveland for almost two decades, Dennis observed the needs and limitations of clinical radiology imaging. CT scans were read on a light box and PET scans on a nearby monitor. Physicians had to mentally align structures and tumors, which was a tedious and inexact science.
The cumbersome process fueled Dennis' dedication to create a solution that would substantially improve physicians' ability to align metabolic and anatomical structures. Dennis worked independently on nights and weekends to create algorithms and a software interface which eventually became MIMfusion®. From the beginning, his fusions of a PET to a CT or MR dramatically reduced fusion and reading time from over an hour to just a few minutes.
"Initially when I designed the software, I had no intention of starting a company. But I remember being disappointed that the value of diagnostic PET was not available to everyone."
While the software was taking shape, Dennis gave each of his children the book Visioneering by Andy Stanley. Dennis' son Andy and son-in-law Pete responded to Stanley's message about taking control of one's life and proposed a new company based on Dennis' work.
Shortly after the inception of the company, MIM™ began diversifying into other areas and markets.
"We didn't want to just build one product really well, sell it out to someone, and be done. Everything that is currently done in this company is built on a long-term, long-range plan. We invest greatly in our engineering infrastructure, something that doesn't pay off today but will tomorrow. That has influenced our whole philosophy of how we run this company."
As MIM Software™ grows and flourishes in a highly competitive field, Dennis' mission remains the same:
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