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On 15 June 2017, a group of students from Swavesey Village College visited Volvo Construction Equipment in Duxford as the final part of their project that saw them design and build a model excavator arm with moving parts.
Adrian Collen, Technical Support Manager for Excavators at Volvo CE, maintains a long-standing relationship between Volvo and Swavesey Village College and visited the school along with Mark Armsworth, Volvo CE's Technical Training Manager to set the latest challenge. Adrian says, "This year we asked students to build a working excavator arm with moving parts. They were asked to carry out research to find out what components would be needed for this and were told that extra points would be given for their innovative ideas."
The project culminated in a visit to Volvo Constructions Equipment's headquarters in Duxford, Cambridge, where they brought their models along for judging. The students were given a walk around three excavators and were encouraged to ask Volvo staff questions about each machine in order to complete a quiz. They were then given the opportunity to drive an excavator and hauler on the Volvo simulators before being given a tour of the facilities including the workshop, training centre and warehouse.
The students' models were judged by Volvo's technical experts who assessed the quality of workmanship and the level of innovation demonstrated in their creations in addition to presentations the students used to explain the features, benefits and ideas behind their designs. Runners up were Lucas Hemington, David Turner and Lewis Gladwell who were each presented with a die-cast Volvo model. The winners were presented with a LEGO Technic model, and they were Mervin Justin and Daniel Shaji.
The quiz was won by Luke Whistler, and Louis Alderton was awarded Best Driver on the Volvo simulators.
Mark Bennett, Head of Design and Technology at Swavesey Village College, says: "It's been great to see this partnership between Swavesey Village College and Volvo Construction Equipment continue and develop. The students have had a great experience at Volvo, especially getting a chance to sit in and explore their machines and drive them in a safe environment on the simulators. I would like to thank the Volvo Team, especially Adrian and Mark for organising the tour, quiz and talks that took place. The students learned a lot and it has opened their eyes to the practical and business side of engineering. Congratulations to all the winners, and to all students taking part who so proudly presented their projects to Volvo's representatives."
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Me And My Quirky Quarks.
Not so much of a quantum spin as a sub-atomic saunter.
You've missed the dumbing down of the internet into 140 character one-liners (twitter), or just re-posting other people's content (tumblr), or still the grandparent's targeted marketing network (facebook), which is thankfully starting to die now too.
Welcome back to LJ Land! How have you been?
I published my book that I finished writing last August in Kindle form. I plan on releasing it as a paperback soon. I also had another child last November. I had a girl :)
Aweeee snap. Welcome back! Just started becoming activ again myself.
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4 rounds for time:
100 jack ropes (out+in=1)
25 pushups
25 KB jacks 25/35
25 standing mid cable row 5/8
25 press jacks 15/20 ea.
25 V-ups
25 plank jacks (out+in=1)
250 m row
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Workout Notes:
- I'd do this one in the order written.
- It's a lot of jacked ropes. Remember, you are not counting the hits, you are counting the out + in.
- Snake em if you got em.
- The KB will drift just a little further up during the Jack than what we usually call for. Do what comes natural, unless natural = super far from the norm.
- If you are inexperienced with the press jacks, use only 1 DB.
- Keep those abs tight on the press jacks. Well, actually, keep them tight on everything.
- Plank jacks will be a treat right after those v-ups.
- try to do the row in under 1 min.
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Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam paid his respects to Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday in the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
Dr Tan, who was accompanied by his wife Mary, as well as officials from Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry, laid a wreath by the late monarch's royal urn and signed the condolence book.
His visit came three days after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong travelled to Bangkok to do the same.
Since Mr Lee's visit, many regional leaders have travelled to the Thai capital to pay their respects.
They include Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and China's Vice-President Li Yuanchao.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will travel to Bangkok today to honour the late monarch.
King Bhumibol died on Oct 13 at the age of 88 in Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital after a long illness. The revered monarch, who reigned for 70 years, was a unifying figure in a country of 68 million now afflicted by a deep political divide.
Former privy council president Prem Tinsulanonda, 96, is currently standing in as Regent after Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn asked for time to mourn with the people before his ascension to the throne.
In a Facebook post yesterday, Dr Tan said the late monarch was "well-loved by the Thai people because of his compassion and concern for his people".
"King Bhumibol was also a close friend of many countries, including Singapore. Under his long reign, the bilateral relations between Singapore and Thailand strengthened significantly," he wrote.
"King Bhumibol will be dearly missed by all. His legacy will remain an inspiration for generations to come."


text: Patrice Frey is the first President and CEO of the National Main Street Center. The National Main Street Center, Inc. is an extension of the 33-year-old Main Street program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which uses historic preservation as a tool for economic development in downtown and neighborhood commercial districts. More than 2,000 communities have participated in the Main Street program since its inception, leading to more than 235,000 building rehabilitation projects and the creation of nearly 475,000 jobs in those cities and towns.


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Due to high demand, we have extended the deadline to purchase official National Championships kit for 2017.
Colleges now have until Tuesday 14 February to place their orders, and allow students to represent their regions in style. due to a number of late entries and squad changes. However, please note that any items ordered between the initial deadline of 7 February and the new 14 February deadline will not be delivered until 20-30 March.
The kit, this year manufactured by errea, is available to purchase via the dedicated online shop, with performance t-shirts and tracksuits among the items athletes can choose from, as well as bespoke apparel for both male and female competitors.
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For many years now, the smoky mountains of Tennessee have been a vacation destination. There is one particular region in Tennessee that is very popular for tourists and that is Gatlinburg. In this region, it is very possible to get accommodation of any price range as a result of the various boarding places available. This article is aimed at educating you on when you can get the most affordable vacation getaways throughout the year.
Just like any other gateaway in the world, this region also has its peak and off-peak seasons. its peak mainly happens in fall and summer. Summer is a popular time for family vacations because the kids are out of school and its warm, so families can enjoy everything the mountains have to offer. Fall is popular because that's when the leaves change colors. It's fantastic to take a hike in crisp mountain air surrounded by red, orange and yellow leaves.
On saying all that, it is good to find a time when it would be affordable to visit Gatlinburg. To get a very good deal it is important to visit Gatlinburg during off peak. Now January and February are certainly considered the off season in the Smoky Mountains, but you probably don't want to drive mountain roads in the ice and snow. It is for this reason that I suggest to visit the mountain during March.
The best vacation packages in Gatlinburg can be found during March. Another good thing is that one can even find bargains from chalet and cabin rentals. However, it always good to note that price is not everythind. You could just as easily find good deals in January or February, but in late March, you usually don't have to worry about ice and snow and the weather starts to warm up a bit.
As for me, I have enjoyed visiting Gatlinburg in March. Despite the fact that there is some frost in trees, in town, one can feel warmth. It feels like spring in town, but up in the mountains it looks like a winter wonderland. This makes March the best time to visit.
there are very many other attractions that one can enjoy throughout the year in Gatlinburg. Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg is amazing and Pigeon Forge has dozens of shows in theaters scattered throughout the city. And if you like shopping, there are literally hundreds of shops throughout the Smokies that are open in March.
Decidin to visit Gatlinburg is only a part of the equation, there is more.For instance, there are plenty of gateways to choose from. it is always good to check what the packages offer, as they can be overwhelmingly many.
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text: This past long weekend found Nic, my fiancé, and me on a surf and turf Mid-Atlantic adventure. We spent two days on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and one day hiking in Virginia's Shenandoah mountains. In Evernote I have a guide for biking Tilghman Island on the Bay and another for hiking Whiteoak Canyon. Accurately expecting to not have cell service in either destination, I was glad that I had remembered to take my "Hiking and Biking" notebook offline, allowing me to access maps off the beaten path. Taking notebooks offline does take up storage space on your device, so you won't want to do it for all notebooks - just those that you need to access away from cell service and wifi. Click here for directions on taking notebooks offline.


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Always a day to prepare for, we giddily drag our wheeled carts to the lane, trying hard not to scrape the vehicles as we go past. I don't like to tempt fate, so I always park the thing far enough away from my vehicle to make sure the lid doesn't slam into the hood, or the forks from the automated arms puncture my grill and rad. Heaven forbid that one of the stray cats that some owner lets out every night should lick up the glycol and be unable to spray against our shed at night, or better still, drop a load in the grass.
I was driving down the west Beverly back lane in the 400 block, and came across the latest item the children in the area amuse themselves with. Garbage can tipping.
Really funny.
Here we have the cans lying in the lane, their contents spewed over the ally, and the truck unable to negotiate the "pylons". I'm sure the residents will be told, "We're sorry, but you're responsible for your bin and ensuring that the truck can properly access it".
I'll bet Keith Bellamy would tell us that it's because of poverty and poor Community Center planning, and that punishing the kids by making them pick up garbage in the neighbourhood until 2012 isn't a good answer. After all, he seems to be buds with Andrew Swan, who is the "hug a thug" justice minister. Just Judy would tell us that the children just need to go swimming the next day for free, but for those of us left cleaning up the mess, what is the answer?
Sure, kids have always been mischievous. I remember hiding under a bridge and pelting passing cars (police cars included) with snow balls, an escape route well planned and cutting into a wooded area of a nearby park. We all did things that were considered by those who were "older" to be reckless or downright "dangerous" (there could be a piece of ice in the snowball and someone could loose an eye). As if.
The garbage situation in the area is bad enough already without these kids "trashing" the lane. At our home, near an intersection ripe with at least three chicken places, a sev, and other take outs near by, we also get the garbage tossed from windows from the BK down on Portage.
The answer is simple I think. Singapore.
Don't laugh. We could learn a thing or two about how they handle this sort of thing there, and while I'm not advocating public caning, a stiff, swift, no nonsense reaction would cure the next "good kid" (I say that because they really might be) from escalating their actions next time.
Hey Andy. Pay attention. Get creative and come up with some real ways of teaching. Your coddling approach isn't working. If they're caught, they get to clean the lane EVERY WEEK for the next year. I'm sure someone would volunteer to supervise them.


text: November 21, 2017 How To Get Over a Bad Mood November 21, 2017/ Catie Fenn How to get out of a bad mood: "help me to see this differently."A course in miracles teaches that the holy instant - the moment you shift your thinking away from fear, resistance, anger, judgment or negativity and back to LOVE - is always one thought away... we just have to choose it.I had a case of the Friday RAWRs. It's rainy, super dark and I slept through my alarm. Since I was late, I had to get on the streetcar. As I was walking to the stop with the rain pummelling into my face and the lingering feeling that I really just wished I was cozy in bed - I asked for the instant: "help me to see this differently." As soon as I got on the streetcar and a disheveled man came up to me "isn't it nice we can still wear outfits like this at this point in October?" he said pointing to my running shoes, bare legs and light jacket. The holy instant. "YES. It IS amazing." He said "enjoy it. The cold is coming in fast." Perception changed: no longer was I hung up on the rain, but rather was grateful it was still warm enough that I didn't have to bundle up. Spirit works through people.We then got talking about how he was going to meet the cable company because his cable got cut off for failure to pay because he lost his job. In that moment, he needed the holy instant too - someone to listen and SEE him and tell him it was okay. He got off at the next stop.As always, magic, love and connection are always available the second we choose to have it show up. "Help me to see this differently. Help me to see this with love."


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Meal service availability may be limited based on occupancy. This is especially true during winter months. Please talk with your vacation sales consultant about meals during your scheduled stay.
When the day comes to an end, you can relax and visit Brainerd bars like the Bear Trap Lounge located in the Main Lodge. Watch the game on the big screen TV. Karaoke is available on most Friday and Saturday nights starting at 9:00 pm.
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Mauritania Airlines today announced an order for one 737 MAX 8 at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The order is valued at $112.4 million at list prices. "The 737 MAX will complement our growing fleet and is the perfect aircraft for short to medium-haul operations across the Sahel region and Europe, feeding traffic into our hub airport at Nouakchott," Mauritania Airlines CEO Mohamed Radhi Bennahi said. "This aircraft will play a major role in growing our business in the years to ...
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By Alex Comstock
Deer hunting is a serious thing. In fact, we take it so serious, doesn't it seem crazy sometimes? This past weekend, I had moments where I felt like I had been defeated by deer, and moments where my excitement level was booming through the roof. Want to know what's even crazier? It's August 24th! Deer season hasn't even started yet, and I'm already experiencing the roller coaster of emotion that comes with it. I was hit with a fair amount of adversity this weekend (we all experience it throughout the season) and how you deal with adversity can play a large role in your success, and how much fun you have while chasing big mature bucks.
Expectations Dictate Mentality: My biggest problem this past weekend? I fully expected a couple of places I set new trail cameras to have pictures of shooters. In one certain location, I had glassed a 150" 10 pointer and got zero pictures of deer. Not a single animal. I was deflated. If I had gone into it realizing there might not be a shooter on the camera, I wouldn't have been so crushed. It is critical that when you have such high expectations, to stay level headed if things don't go your way.
Things Get Worse: So I had a couple high expectation cameras strikeout, not the end of the world right? After that, I then had trail camera pictures of a guy messing with one of my cam setups. He was in there multiple times during the duration of a week, driving in on a Polaris Ranger (on walk in access only public land) and I'm lucky he didn't steal my camera. I decided to scrap the spot completely, as I have multiple areas to hunt, and I didn't want to deal with a guy like this.
After these couple hiccups, I went seeking permission on a property that I had been allowed access on in the spring to shed hunt. I was going in with high hopes of gaining permission, and that fell through as the farmer was allowing a good friend of his to hunt the property. I fully understood the situation, but none the less, it was still a disappointment to me.
How do you respond?
It may not seem like such a big deal, but when I go into a weekend envisioning a set outcome, and I come nowhere close to achieving it, the pill can be hard to swallow. I wanted to get all of my stands set in areas I thought there were mature bucks, and it didn't happen.
Take a Step Back: When things aren't going your way, take a step back, breath, and just relax. Figure out what is working well, and what you might be doing wrong instead of feeling sorry for yourself. I had to really focus on taking that deep breath, and then getting back to work, and wouldn't you know it, my luck turned around.
Heading back in the right direction: After doing some thinking, I decided to check a trail camera I had placed in early summer in an area that I thought might not be that great until the rut. It is back in the timber a bit and hard to access. I figured if I could gain permission to access the spot by going through a farmers property I may be able to hunt it early season. Wouldn't you know it, I got permission to use the farmers property (I'm even allowed to park in his driveway) and when I checked the card (which hadn't been checked since June) I got a great surprise.
Renewed Life: There was a giant 10 pointer moving through this funnel all summer long, and to make things even sweeter, every time I captured him on camera, it was between 6:00pm-8:00pm, which is squarely during shooting hours. This buck will definitely be towards the top of the hitlist, and possibly the most killable deer I know of.
Plan Going Forward: My plan as a whole going forward is to pin down this buck and hopefully end up wrapping my hands around him. But between now and the work that it will take for it to happen, I can't lose sight of the ultimate goal, and that is to enjoy everything I do deer hunting related. Odds are things probably won't work out exactly how I envision it in my head, even though it may still work out in the end. I will get hit with adversity again, and how I respond to it will dictate the end result.
For the hardcore bowhunter, adversity is a sure thing. Not too often does everything go smoothly, and just how you plan. More often than not, something is going to go wrong, or we will screw up at some point. It's important to not let adversity beat you. Learn from it, beat it, get back on your feet, and success will come.


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The timing, in a sense, was fitting. RDN arrived as a newcomer to the
dev space, covering the new generation of tools and functionality built around
.NET Framework 3.0 and Web development. And here was one of the old guard, Borland's
tool unit (you know, the one that gave us the modern IDE via Anders Hejlsberg's
Turbo Pascal), getting a new lease on life after languishing on the sales block
for over six months.
Well, the lease is now up. Yesterday, leading data management and admin tools
vendor Embarcadero Technologies announced it was buying
CodeGear from Borland for the fire sale price of $23 million.
The purchase is good news all around. For Borland, it finally unburdens the
ALM-focused organization from a dev tools business that it honestly had no interest
in running. For Embarcadero, the acquisition positions the firm to innovate
in the fast-growing arena of data-driven development. We can expect some very
cool stuff to come out of this purchase eventually.
And for CodeGear? As Burton Group Research Director Peter O'Kelly said to me,
CodeGear will enjoy "another lap around the track." Dev shops that
use JBuilder, C++ Builder, Delphi and the new PHP and Ruby tools can feel more
confident that those tools will continue to be supported and refined. CodeGear,
in short, has a future again.
But more important, CodeGear will soon have some fantastic greenfield space
to innovate against. There's more than a long industry legacy at CodeGear; there
are a lot of good engineers and good engineering there. And those assets and
resources are now going to be turned toward one of the most important and, honestly,
exciting challenges facing the dev industry: enabling effective data-driven
application modeling and deployment.
So CodeGear, finally, is no longer part of Borland. The once-mighty dev tools
company with technical savvy and vision is no more. But now, ironically, it
may be poised to do some great things.
What do you think of the purchase? E-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com
with your thoughts.
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Air pollution in London passed levels in Beijing this week, figures have shown, with popular wood burning stoves blamed for exacerbating the problem.
On Monday London mayor Sadiq Khan issued the highest air pollution alert in London for the first time, and said on Tuesday that the capital's 'filthy air' is now a 'health crisis.'
Readings at 3pm on Monday showed that air at locations in the capital were worse than in notoriously smoggy Beijing, hitting a peak 197 micrograms per cubic metre for particulate matter on the Air Quality Index. Pollution in the Chinese city only reached 190, which is still deemed 'unhealthy.'
Although nitrogen dioxide levels in London rose higher than China in 2014, it is believed to be the first time particulate readings have exceeded those in the far east.
Experts at King's College London said the recent spell of unhealthy pollution was the worst since April 2011 in the capital and was being caused by cold, calm and settled conditions combined with 'traffic pollution and air pollution from wood burning.'
Temperatures have fallen below zero overnight over the last few days, meaning householders are burning more fuel to keep warm.
"This was the largest contribution from wood burning measured during the winter so far," said a spokesman for King's College.
More than a million homes in Britain now have a wood burning stove with 175,000 new ones installed every year.
Demand for the stoves, which cost between £400 (NZ$700) and £7,000 (NZ$12,000), has tripled in the last five years - partly down to the savings they can make to energy bills.
Last year experts at the University of Southampton warned that wood burners 'liberate significant amounts of particulate pollution into the outdoor air' and said they risked undoing the good work of the Clean Air Act which was brought in following the Great Smog of 1952, which is estimated to have killed 12,000 people.
Over the past few days, many parts of the capital have recorded double the legal limits of emissions. Some schools banned children from playing outdoors, and Public Health England warned people not to exercise outside.
The mayor said the situation was becoming so toxic to children that hundreds of schools will now be audited to see whether gates and play areas can be moved away from busy roads.
'No idling' zones are likely to be implemented to prevent drivers leaving their engines running while waiting for children on the school run, while the most polluting vehicles may be banned entirely from driving up to entrances.
Schools will also be encouraged to plant hedges and bushes around their sites to provide barriers to block out fumes and children will be encouraged to walk and cycle to cut down on lifts.
Mr Khan said: "Every child deserves the right to breathe clean air in London and it is a shameful fact that more than 360 of our primary schools are in areas breaching legal pollution limits.
"London's filthy air is a health crisis and our children are particularly vulnerable to the toxic effects of air pollution.
He said the new air quality audits would be "a strong step towards helping some of the most polluted schools in London identify effective solutions to protect pupils from toxic fumes".
Air pollution from sources including factories and vehicles, particularly diesel engines, is linked to the early deaths of around 40,000 people a year in the UK - and causes problems such as heart and lung diseases and asthma.
In children it can lead to coughs, bronchitis and asthma, and harm the development of their lungs and brains.
A letter from 100 London schools, coordinated by Greenpeace, is calling on the mayor to tackle diesel vehicles on the roads, make walking and cycling to school safer, boost public transport and speed up the switch to clean vehicles.
The British Lung Foundation also called for more to be done to clean up London's air and said the government must consider banning diesel cars.
"Children living and attending school in highly polluted areas are more likely to have damaged lungs when they grow up," said Dr Penny Woods, Chief Executive of the British Lung Foundation.
"Air pollution contributes to 9,500 early deaths in London every year. It worsens existing lung conditions and increases the risk of getting lung cancer.
"It's a complete no-brainer: investing in making cycling and walking safer and more accessible in our cities - and moving towards ditching diesel will not only help clear up our roads, but will clean up the air we're all breathing too."
Rebecca Abrahams, head teacher at St Luke's Church of England school in Tower Hamlets, said: "We have a duty to protect the children in our care, but sadly, even while they play outside at lunch, they are being harmed by invisible air pollution from traffic.
"Given what we know about the life-long consequences of exposure to air pollution as a child, it's imperative we clean up London's air without delay."
Friends of the Earth London campaigner, Sophie Neuburg said: "We strongly welcome any action to protect children's growing lungs, and no-idling zones around schools are an important way to reduce children's exposure to pollution.
"But schools shouldn't have to take dramatic steps such as moving playgrounds and entrances to keep their pupils safe - London's children deserve better."


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About Creative Healing
"Purposeful hand use enhances well-being in a technologically saturated culture
Research has shown that creating or tending things by hand enhances mental health and makes us happy." Dr. Kelly Lambert
Creative ways to heal.
For several months now, I've been intentionally playing around with the concept of 'creative healing.' as laid out in the book, The Creativity Cure, by the amazing husband and wife team, Carrie Barron and Alton Barron. They lavishly dish out a clear case that creative endeavors can increase one's sense of wellbeing. Anything from gardening to woodworking - even stir frying can work. The authors eloquently weave their combined expertise into a theory. There are restorative properties in the simple act of committing to a plan of creative action.. To be specific, they reason that committing to a focused sizable project that has a measurable scope with of a beginning and an ending promises the greatest emotional benefits. I decided to test the theory. No, to be more forthright, I needed to test the theory!
Big pain. Big Project.
As a natural-born creative, I'd always intuitively known that creating something made me feel happier.. But recently, while wrestling with some sadness from a painful family situation, I decided to put The Creativity Cure theory to the test. I knew I needed a big focused project.Because I had some big pain.
A plan of action.
An old bedroom from one of my grown kids had become a kind of default catch-all room without much beauty or intention to design. I'd haphazardly added a sofa and a chair to fill up the space but that was the extent of it. Blah was the best way to describe it! I decided to create a visual focus by making a wall mural. I loosely sketched out some ideas. I knew I wanted flowers! They always lift my spirit. And I knew I wanted to pull out the grays and yellows of the pieces of furniture to try to make the room have a more cohesive look. So I dove in.
Up and over turbulent waters
The Creativity Cure's theory that states there's power in committing to a project that involves a course of time proved spot-on true for me. The wall mural project took about two weeks - working on it a few hours each day. It gave my mind a place of solace. It gave my emotions time to settle. It's as if it carried me up and over the turbulent waters and gently set me down again on a more peaceful shore.
My wall mural project!
(Sorry! The photos aren't the greatest. I was a little too focused and just grabbed my willing-but-not-too-great-of-a-photo-taker-hubby!)
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Visa has leveraged a strong appetite for credit and its strategic investments to post solid gains in key segments during its Q3 2017 earnings.
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Franciszka Grochalska, godmother to Emilia Chopin, was born in 1767 in Vilnius. She was the wife of Antoni Dekert, the elder son of Jan Dekert (1738-1790), Major of Warsaw, and his first wife, Róża Martynkowska. Antoni was born c.1764, and from 23 March 1790 served in the Lithuanian army with the rank of senior bombardier, and on 5 November that year ensign. On 11 November 1790 he was raised to the nobility by the Great Sejm, receiving the Trójstrzał [Three Arrows] coat-of-arms. He served in the army of the Duchy of Warsaw and ended up in the Veterans Corps; he died in Warsaw in 1814. After his death, his widow Franciszka was awarded a pension and lived near the Chopins, at 478 Senatorska St. She died there, childless, on 17 October 1827.
Franciszka was a frequent guest at the Chopins', and when Emilia Chopin received her official church baptism at the Holy Cross church, on 14 June 1815 (she had been baptised at home on 15 December 1812), she and Ksawery Zboiński were named godparents. She may possibly have helped the Chopins to run their boarding school. Judging from the numerous mentions to her in family correspondence, she was a very close friend of the family (Fryderyk often recalls her in his letters from the years 1825-1826, invariably asking for greetings to be passed on from her or to her).


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Dubai is the most crowded city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is situated on the southeast bank of the Persian Gulf and is one of the seven emirates that make up the nation. It is fairly similar to an autonomous city-state and is the most current and dynamic emirate in the UAE, creating at a unimaginable pace in the vacationer and exchange areas particularly. As of late Dubai won the offer to have EXPO 2020, a Universal scale Registered Exposition affirmed by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), Paris. Rent a car Dubai
Dubai is basically a forsake city with wonderful framework, liberal strategies that ended up noticeably famous for its astounding vacationer comforts. Dubai makes an incredible short break for shopping, celebrating, sunbathing, fine feasting, and some wearing occasions too.
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Jumeirah is a little neighborhood which lies close to the drift. Its populace is different, and principally comprises of Europeans and Pakistanis. Numerous delightful spots like Jumeirah shoreline and Jumeirah mosque are some best attractions for the guests.
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This is the focal point of the cutting edge Dubai. It lies between Dubai Marina which is its southern end and the city of Sharjah lying at its northern end. It incorporates the Burj Khalifa the Dubai Mall, Dubai Fountain, and numerous different high rises and inns.
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Dubai Marina is a simulated trench city, worked along a two-mile extend of Persian Gulf shoreline. It is brimming with high rises and has the "Jumeirah Beach Walk" with various eateries, lodgings an outside market promotion has visit appears. Car Rental Dubai
This is Dubai's little India because of the nearness of Indian eateries, shops and grocery stores. Gold and materials is the thing that individuals come here for.
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Bramble Dubai houses the Ruler's office where matters of state are chosen. The old fortress, now the Dubai Museum, follows the city's improvement. There is a clamoring business center point, a material souk, and a road loaded with gadgets shops,
Deira portrays the sub-locale lying promptly north of the Creek (a saltwater rivulet in Dubai). Keeping in mind the end goal to get a look at Dubai's most vivid experiences, the old souks and cruising the Creek, a visit here is an unquestionable requirement.
Dubai has a dry sub – tropical atmosphere with exceptionally sweltering and sticky summer, which begins from April and endures till October. Amongst May and July, dust storms can hit Dubai. All through November and December, Dubai encounters precipitation which is greatly expanded in January and February which are the wettest periods of the year. Winter happens amongst January and March, where the normal temperature is around 20 degrees.
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There are such a large number of water don openings in Dubai as it has a portion of the best shorelines of the world. The oceans in Dubai typically look exceptionally quiet however even solid swimmers have been cleared out to ocean by solid tear tides and streams. So guests should take incredible care.
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There are astounding regular goals in the emirate of Dubai. The Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is a wonderful nature save and wetland in Dubai. Pink flamingos are the feature of any visit to this haven in winters. Likewise Dubai Desert Conservation Center is a characteristic natural surroundings for the widely varied vegetation of the locale. Furthermore, it additionally has numerous outlandish transient winged creatures going to it amid various circumstances of the year. The extraordinary Al Sahra Desert Resort is set in the midst of 37 million square feet of serene sand ridges and offers a great ordeal with regards to exercises in the leave.
Al Safa Park is one of the most established in Dubai. It's a most loved for sports fans, and numerous guests appreciate playing tennis, volleyball, and soccer. Kids love playing recreations in the video arcade, or riding the ferris haggle autos. The recreation center even has a labyrinth to meander through.
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The Camel Race Track is one of the more uncommon attractions, with races being hung on Thursday and Friday in the winter. Can you watch the races, as well as you'll have the chance to visit the enclosures.
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Angling in Dubai enables you to discover some of prevalent fishes including ruler angle, snappers, fish, cobia, sovereign, Spanish mackerel and barracuda angles.
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East Midlands School of Business and Management (ESBM) was founded in 2009 and we have grown vigorously over the years into one of the largest independent education provider operating from our main campus situated in the heart of Leicester city, the centre of England and is one of the UK's most culturally diverse cities. We specialise in providing business and management courses to our UK and international students as well as a wide range of English courses for students of different ages and levels of English. ESBM is a skill-funding member under the UK Register of Learning Provider (UKPRN). ESBM courses are approved by the UK state education systems, through the Independent Schools Inspectorate, ATHE qualifications, Ofqual regulation, Edexcel examination board, and the UK Border Agency, which allows ESBM an official Tier-4 visa sponsor by the UK government. At ESBM we welcome students from all over the world. We prepare our students to progress in life with our education of the highest calibre, where students are able to prepare for the most prestigious universities they possibly can. We aim to encourage their development as an individual while helping them to secure their academic and career path.
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Marx and Alienation from a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the sparknotes the communist manifesto study guide has everything you need to ace. Alienation is the transformation of people's own labour into a power which rules them as if by a kind of natural or supra-human law karl marx wrote that religion is the opium of the people, but few understand what he really meant. Karl Marx, in full Karl Heinrich Marx (born May 5, 1818, Trier, Rhine province, Prussia [Germany] died March 14, 1883, London, England), revolutionary, sociologist marx was criticizing society more than religion. From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs karl marx (/ m ɑːr k s /; german: [ˈkaɐ̯l ˈmaɐ̯ks]; 5 may 1818 – 14 march 1883) was a german philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. - Karl Marx quotes from BrainyQuote find out more about the history of karl marx, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. com Karl Marx was born in 1818 and died in 1883 get all the facts on history. Marx was a German Jew com find out more about mechanical engineer karl benz, who designed and built the first practical car powered by an internal-combustion engine, on biography. His father was a lawyer com. When Marx was six years of age, his family became Christian but religion karl marx [nota 1] (tréveris, 5 de maio de 1818 londres, 14 de março de 1883) [9] foi um filósofo, sociólogo, jornalista e revolucionário socialista. Karl Marx was home-schooled until the age of 13 when he entered Trier Gymnasium a summary of capital (das kapital) in s karl marx (1818–1883). Just before he left Marx wrote an essay, The Union of Believers With Christ, which learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of karl marx (1818–1883) and what. Marx ist eine Weiterleitung auf diesen Artikel karl marx on capitalism, marxism capitalism marx critique of capitalism marx applied his theory of history to the society and economy of his time in order to discover. Für weitere Bedeutungen siehe Marx (Begriffsklärung), zu weiteren Personen dieses Namens siehe Karl Marx – karl marx marx ügyesen manőverezett, kitért a rá jellemző megsemmisítő intellektuális ütközet elől, de megsokszorozott erővel tanulmányozni kezdte a. Arguably the foremost social theorist of the twentieth century, Max Weber is known as a principal architect of modern social science along with Karl Marx and Emil karl marx, born in prussia in 1818, was a political economist, activist, and journalist who is considered a founding figure in sociology. The philosopher, social scientist, historian and revolutionary, Karl Marx, is without a doubt the most influential socialist thinker to emerge in the 19th century karl marx and his daughter jenny, a left-wing journalist and her father's secretary, in 1869. Revolutionary, historian and economist Karl Marx published The Communist Manifesto, the most celebrated pamphlet in the socialist movement 'the cross she is wearing,' jonathan sperber writes, 'was not a. Learn more at Biography karl popper is generally regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century. com he was also a social and political philosopher of considerable. Karl Heinreich Marx was born in Trier, Rhenish Prussia (present-day Germany), on May 5, 1818, the son of Heinrich Marx, a lawyer, and Henriette Presburg Marx, a karl jaspers (pronounced "yaspers") was born 23 february 1883 in oldenburg to carl william and henriette jaspers, a respected family within the community. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Communist Manifesto Study Guide has everything you need to ace


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My run yesterday was humid! I got 5 miles in before yoga. It's been nice sleeping in a little, but it kind of throws me off my routine. I need to still get up early and run. I think when I sleep in, I end up getting too much sleep and then I feel kind of groggy throughout the day. Anyone else ever feel this way??
Nothing like starting hot yoga already sweaty! I like to get to class a little early to do some abs before...sometimes I end up falling asleep and wake up super disoriented. It just feels so good to lay down in a hot room! I can't normally sleep when I'm hot, but there's something about hot yoga that relaxes me.
I ran some errands after I worked out, then it was home to edit manuscripts and ice. My knees have been a little tender the past few days, so I've been trying to be careful. I also felt like I had a tendon in my foot that was getting angry, so I iced that, too.
Then it was time for lunch. Leftovers and Netflix, yes please! Is anyone else watching Shameless?
This is what we had the other night for dinner - spaghetti squash and shrimp. So good! And some leftover veggies and hummus from Jake's meeting Tuesday evening.
Lu had to go to the vet yesterday for a check-up. She was pretty amped about going "bye-bye in the car", but she was not cooperating for pictures. She loves riding in the car. She got a few shots, but was such a good girl!
I was starving when we got home from the vet, so I had a couple of these beets I posted about a few days ago. I LOVE them.
I love shorts and long-sleeve weather! It's my favorite. My parents came over for dinner last night, so I showered and got ready super quick before they showed up. Jake ran a quick 5 miles when he got home from work...he had already gotten in 15 yesterday morning. He's killing his training and I'm so proud.
It's exhausting being a dog.
I requested cowboy grillers for dinner. These are my favorite! Hormann Meats carries them. They're steak bites wrapped in bacon with a spicy seasoning (you can get non-spicy, too). Jake also grabbed some venison brats with jalapeno and cheddar. I tried them, but they weren't my favorite. Everyone else loved them! I think I was too focused on the grillers. Mmm mmm mmmm.
I ate ALL of this. Minus the brat... ; ) If you haven't tried Sriracha on a sweet potato, do it. You're welcome.
After dinner last night, we sat out on our porch and chatted for awhile. It was super fun! My Mom brought over cookies and wine, so we all indulged a little.
I woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible pain in my foot. When I got out of bed to get some ice, I couldn't bend my foot at all and had a really hard time walking. Stupid tendon that felt weird earlier was definitely acting up. I was supposed to meet a girlfriend to run at 5 am, but I figured that wasn't going to happen. I grabbed ice and went back to bed. I texted her at 4 to tell her I was going to take the day off from running (bummer). My foot feels a little better now, I can walk on it normally, but it's definitely still tender. I will see how it feels throughout the day. I might just do a weight workout later. I HATE not being able to run. HATE HATE HATE.
I spent the morning taking care of our poor plants...this bag was overflowing by the time I finished. I most definitely do NOT have a green thumb, so I'm trying not to kill all our plants...
I stole this from my friend, Alyssa...anyone else ever do this? I love to-do lists. A lot.
I'm meeting my friend Michelle for breakfast in a little bit - I can't wait to catch up with her! Then I need to run some errands and do a little more editing, plus do some work on my dissertation proposal. GULP. We are going to dinner at Jake's parents' house later to celebrate his Dad's birthday (which was Tuesday) and his sister's birthday (which is today)! We always love spending time with them, so it'll be a fun evening!
Cheers to Friday Eve!!
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CEE countries such as Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are thought to hold a promising future. The pharmaceutical industry is likely to grow in these countries mainly driven by the demand for innovative drugs and the increasing patient base. Increasing R&D costs are driving big pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to look for cost-effective destinations and it is for sure that CEE countries figure on top of the list.
Central and Eastern European countries are becoming hot-spots for pharmaceutical research. Countries such as the Czech Republic and Hungary have many universities and research institutes focussing on life sciences. The pharmaceutical market in the CEE is dominated by three countries – Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic. The cardiovascular market is today the most significant therapy area in the CEE.
In the past 8 years the pharmaceutical sector has become one of TARGET's main focus areas. We have been fortunate enough to assist a number of major generic and original players with their hiring process in the CEE region, furthermore expanding our focus to other areas such as medical devices, orphan drugs and gasses used in the healthcare industries. We have become key search and selection providers in the region. Thanks to our local knowledge we have successfully managed many international cross boarders search projects, where local know-how, excellent network, and contacts to Key Opinion Leaders combined with our CEE span were essential aspects to securing the best possible candidates in the market. We have successfully identified senior professionals for positions such as CEE Medical Advisor, Country Managers and Key Account Managers, Clinical Brand Managers but also HR Directors, CFO, Marketing Director, and so on.
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Ottilie, Raulf, Barnekow, Hannig, Schartl: Multiple src-related kinase genes, srk1-4, in the fresh water sponge Spongilla lacustris. in Oncogene 1992
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Study provides evidence that BRK is regulated by ERalpha signaling in ER-positive breast cancer cells. Overall survival of ER-positive breast cancer patients is poor when their cancers express high levels of BRK. These data indicate that BRK is a prognostic marker for ER+ breast cancers.
Identification of STAT3 as a specific substrate of breast tumor kinase.
The PTK6 plays a tumor suppressor role in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) by regulating c-myc and cyclinD1 expression, cell apoptosis, EMT and MMP-9.
Using small molecule inhibitors, findings suggest that the kinase activity of PTK6 does not play a significant role in breast tumorigenesis.
In prostate tumor tissue microarrays, loss of PTEN phosphohydrolase (PTEN) correlates with increased tyrosine kinase 6 PTK6 tyrosine 342 (PY342) phosphorylation and poor outcome.
These results indicate that plasma-membrane-associated PTK6 phosphorylates Eps8, which promotes cell proliferation, adhesion, and migration
Expression of PTK6 in established tumors may maintain the epithelial phenotype, preventing tumor progression.
analysis of recombinant PTK6 kinase domain by x-ray crystallography reveals details of its binding to inhibitors
The crystal structure of the kinase domain of human PTK6 has been reported.
PTK6 mRNA and protein levels were elevated in cervical squamous cell cancer and the elevated cytoplasmic expression of PTK6 was associated with tumor grade and short patient survival.
PELP1 interacted with GR to activate Brk expression.
PTK6 prolongs S-phase and increases the ability of gemcitabine to cause DNA damage in vitro and in vivo
BRK expression in a majority of CC can interact with RTK, augmenting growth and interfering with proliferation inhibitors (SAM68). Therapeutically targeting BRK function (in addition to RTK) should be of benefit for CC treatment.
Additive impact of HER2-/PTK6-RNAi on interactions with HER3 or IGF-1R leads to reduced breast cancer progression
overexpression or knockdown of PTK6 or ERK1/2 effectively removed the inhibition of S1P-induced migration by miR-17.
Establishment of cross talk between PTK6 and CagA by functional studies may further elucidate the underlying biology of H. pylori-mediated gastric cancer
PTK6 is expressed in the normal human mammary gland, but does not appear to be active and may have kinase-independent functions that are distinct from its cancer promoting activities at the membrane.
Down-regulated expression of PTK6 is correlated with poor survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
PTP1B inhibited BRK by dephosphorylating Tyr-342, but activated SRC by antagonizing PAG-dependent inhibition by CSK.
Activating mutations in BRK in breast cancer may disrupt intramolecular interactions that normally maintain BRK in an autoinhibited conformation.
PTK6 may act as a novel mediator of TNFalpha/IFNgamma intestinal epithelial permeability during inflammatory injury, and miR-93 may protect intestinal epithelial barrier function, at least in part, by targeting PTK6
Ptk6 promotes ERBB2-induced mammary gland tumorigenesis in the mouse.
PTK; expression increases in epidermis following UVB. indicates tumorigenesis in mouse skin.
Protein tyrosine kinase 6 has a role in mediating TNFalpha-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction
Protein tyrosine kinase 6 protects cells from anoikis by directly phosphorylating focal adhesion kinase and activating AKT.
expression of Brk/PTK6 in non-transformed mammary epithelial cells mediates p38 MAPK phosphorylation and promotes increased cellular survival, delayed involution, and latent tumor formation.
a novel function for PTK6 at the plasma membrane
PTK6 promotes STAT3 activation in the colon following injection of the carcinogen azoxymethane and regulates STAT3 activity in mouse colon tumors.
AKT is a direct substrate of PTK6 and AKT tyrosine residues 315 and 326 are phosphorylated by PTK6.
PTK6 associates with nuclear and cytoplasmic beta-catenin and inhibits beta-catenin- and T-cell factor (TCF)-mediated transcription.
The tyrosine kinases Brk/PTK6/Sik, Srm, Frk/Rak/Gtk/Iyk/Bsk, and Src42A/Dsrc41 have a low degree of sequence homology to other known kinases. The exon structure of these kinases, called the Brk family, is highly conserved and distinct.
BRK plays a role in differentiation of prostate epithelial cells
ability of tyrposine kinase BRK/Sik to negatively regulate the RNA-binding activities of the KH domain RNA binding proteins SLM-1 and Sam68 may have an impact on the posttranscriptional regulation of epithelial cell gene expression
PTK6 contributes to maintenance of tissue homeostasis through negative regulation of Akt in the small intestine and is associated with cell cycle exit and differentiation in normal intestinal epithelial cells.
Describe a conditionally immortalized colonic epithelial cell line from a Ptk6 null mouse that polarizes and differentiates in vitro.
Brk was found to shorten the latency of ErbB2-induced tumors by promoting cell proliferation, with no effect on protection from apoptosis
The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic nonreceptor protein kinase which may function as an intracellular signal transducer in epithelial tissues. Overexpression of this gene in mammary epithelial cells leads to sensitization of the cells to epidermal growth factor and results in a partially transformed phenotype. Expression of this gene has been detected at low levels in some breast tumors but not in normal breast tissue. The encoded protein has been shown to undergo autophosphorylation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
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294 Andrew St is listed for $799,000. It has a lot frontage of 57.9 with a lot depth of 133.
Listed by SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC., BROKERAGE
294 Andrew St is a Detached, 2-Storey and is currently for sale @ $799,000. Taxes in 2017 was $4,336.19.
Property Description – Perfectly Maintained 3 Bedroom Detached Home On 57 Ft Frontage, 133 Fe Depth Premium Lot, Large Backyard, New Roofing (August 2017), Fresh Paint (Aug 2017), Finished Bsmt, Interior Access To The Double Car Garage. Wide Driveway For 4 Car Parking, Close To Schools, Parks, Hwy 404.
Extras – Fridges, Stove, D/I Dishwasher, Washer & Dyer, All Existing Lights And Fixtures, Garden Shed.
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Property Style 2-Storey
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Kitchens 1
Garages Built-In
Lot Dimensions 57.9 by 133
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This set of fantantastic photos was sent in my Mining Mayhem's No. 1 fan, Owen. Brand new $4M Gillespies' crane, nine days old.
As soon as the jib was extended on the crane, one of the support legs punched through the thin concrete. Someone obviously forgot to check the non-distributed load capacity of the slab.
The crane balanced for about an hour before falling through.
Thanks Owen, for sending these through!


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Pregnancy photography, Western MA/
Every pregnancy session is different, for good reason: the women I photograph are unique, surprising, interesting, and inspired, and I love to hear about what particular kinds of images would thrill them.
For this session, I was asked to create abstract art full of all the curves, shapes, and shadows of her incredible pregnancy with twins. She wanted to make sure there was nothing contrived, "cheesy" or anything lame in general (no problem!), and most of all she wanted the images to be interesting. I had such an incredible time photographing her this way, the session time just flew by, and I am totally in love with the images we created together. I hope you enjoy them!


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|" My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the
strength of my heart and my portion forever."
|—Psalm 73:26
|"I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for Him.'"
|—Lamentations 3:24
I may lose, and lose, and lose—people, place, position, possessions, but not my portion. We tend to take our comfort, our joy, our stability, our sense of well-being and balance from these things.
Back in 1967, a study called the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory identified the top ten stressors they found. The list included:
- death of spouse
- divorce
- separation
- jail
- death of close relative
- injury or illness
- marriage
- being fired from job
- marriage reconciliation
- retirement.
Personally, I would add "moving to a new city." And, from the experience of many Christians, I would add "strife within the church."
The human race has never been without stress. Can you imagine how stressed Adam and Eve must have been when God sent them from Eden, their home, into a "big, bad world" they had never known, with sin and death and pain? Stress and loss pretty much sum up the human condition under the rule of sin.
The psalm which inspired Martin Luther to write the hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" speaks the following from Psalm 46:1-3:
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging."
Sometimes we feel like the "earth is giving way." Everything we have relied on, or that helped our sense of stability can be taken from us. Why does God allow this to happen? I would purport God uses such losses to drive us to Him alone. He wants to be our portion; that which we feed upon, that which gives us nourishment and delights us.
In the 17th century, Puritan writer Thomas Brooks wrote:
"Our God is a suitable portion. No object is as suitable to the heart as he is. He is a portion that is exactly suited to the condition of the soul in its desires, needs, wants, longings and prayers." 1
Think how awesome the banquet of God's love and provision. He who fed the Israelites in the wilderness for forty years on manna can feed us with everything we need. Yes, the manna gave these people a temporary provision while they waited to taste the full bounty of the Promised Land, but he gave them enough as recorded in Exodus 16:12:
"You will be filled with bread."
The Apostle Paul writes of contentment in Philippians 4:12b:
"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want."
From this we see our need to learn contentment and rejoice in the portion God gives us.
Whether your portion today is a wafer of manna or a feast of the finest foods, praise God that HE is your portion and HE is enough.
|1 Thomas Brooks, Works, 11:27-28 as quoted in Voices from the Past, edited by Richard Rushing.


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Hey hey! How is your week going? I hope you are enjoying the warm days we have been having! The biggest sprinkle of my week was my sister's visit! It was Maggie's Fall Break, and by a last minute decision, she came to stay with me for a night! It was a great treat to have her over, and it reminded me of what family is all about.
Although Maggie was coming to stay, and I was so excited to have her, I still had to work during the day. I felt badly that I couldn't see her more that afternoon but she was able to go on a walk around my neighborhood and she kept herself entertained. We were still able to meet at my favorite place in Chapel Hill for dinner (and studying) Café Carolina. It was just so beautiful outside, and so nice to sit out in the sunshine, relax and catch up! We decided to make it a casual and relaxing night since I still had work the following morning as well.
I really wanted to do something somewhat festive for Maggie's night with me.. and that started my string of disappointments in myself. We decided to bake cookies, and I was geared up to make them from scratch, but the time got away from us, and before we knew it it was WAY too late to begin such a project. We opted to just buy some Resse's Pieces Peanut Butter place and bake cookie dough to bake.
When we got to my apartment, I realized that I hadn't purchased a cookie pan for my new apartment! But.. we had a muffin tin so we made do with what we had! They actually turned out really well in the muffin tin.
We wanted to watch a movie, and spent about 20 minutes debating and discussing which movie to watch, until I realized that I also didn't have a DVD player connected to my new TV in my new apartment. In my defense, I don't watch many movies on my own. After laughing at my stupidity we just decided to watch television shows.
I was frustrated with myself. I kept kicking myself for not being "together" enough for having thought about a DVD player, for not even owning a cookie pan. What 23 year old doesn't own a cookie pan? I really could have made some great cookies with a recipe, and had a whole blog post about it, I could have planned something really amazing for the two of us to do that night. But as I watched the new episode of Modern Family with her, and as we laughed at the characters' quirkiness, I couldn't help but reflect on my own small faults and quirkiness. Sometimes I take myself too seriously.
Maggie hadn't even noticed that I didn't have everything "together" and she definitely didn't care. I may not have been the perfect host, but we had a great time! Watching television shows in our pajamas, eating our place and bake cookies, shaped like muffin tops, and just being ourselves. And.. That's what family is all about. Not having to put on a show, and not having to try too hard. Just… being. I am so glad she came to stay with me.
But seriously.. this week I am buying a cookie pan.
Other Sunday Sprinkles:
Marissa and I have been getting ready for the Pure Glow Pure Barre Class! We went to Party City this week to buy black lights, glow sticks and these awesome shades.
My mom reintroduced to me this type of peanut butter called "Better'n Peanut Butter". I bought a jar this week and have just been eating it non stop! From making sandwiches, to dipping apples and veggies, this stuff is amazing.
Now go have some fun this week!


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The Christian Citizen
To be lethargic about the leadership and government of our land is to be lethargic about God's appointed authority.
Life Issues: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, Mercy Killing
The right to life is the most important right we possess. (It) has a biblical foundation. God wants us to respect His gift of life!
Economic Issues: Wealth, Taxation, and Social Justice
God is not a communist! God is not a socialist! God is not a capitalist! God is "the King of glory!"
Marriage Issues: Same Sex Marriages?
Marriage, which comes from God for the blessing of humankind, is the life-long union of a man and a woman.
Environmental Issues: Stewardship of the Land
A proper view toward the stewardship of our environment begins with Creation.
Foreign Policy Issues: The Waging of War
Of all the powers and authorities given to governments to protect their citizens, the most fearful and awesome is the authority to wage just wars.
Government Authority Issues: Capital Punishment
Thus, the Bible unmistakably gives to our government the authority to punish evildoers, even to the extent of putting them to death.
Character Issues: Morality Matters
When exercising our right to vote, we ought to give serious consideration to measures of personal integrity which the Lord identifies for us in the Scriptures.
The Christian Citizen: A Citizen of Another Country
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text: Megan and Dillon said "I do" this past November at the Whispering Oaks Event Venue in Julian NC and it was one of the warmest and most charming weddings I have ever had the pleasure of being apart of. You may remember Megan and Dillon from their engagement session we did in Mebane NC. All the love they shared in those photos was only intensified on their wedding day!Read More


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There are nearly 12 miles of improved roads winding through Smithgall Woods including the main road, Tsalaki Trail. Part paved, part gravel, Tsalaki Trail and its three branches, Tower Road, Shackleford Road and Otali Road, offer miles of uninterrupted biking pleasure.
Hikers and Bikers are required to please sign in at the Visitor Center before entering the park. Bicycles are not allowed on any of the park trails, only on the improved roads.
There are five distinct hiking trails here at Smithgall Woods – Dukes Creek Conservation Area, each offering a unique experience in both surroundings and effort. Since special effort is made to restrict vehicles from entering the park, all hikes begin at the Visitor Center. To assist each hiker with the easy recognition of the many particular points of interest on the trails, brochures can be picked up which have corresponding numbers and descriptions to identify trail markers that can be found along the way.
This 1.6 mile trail starts right near the Visitor Center in the bottomlands along Dukes Creek. The trail ascends the drier oak forest on Laurel Ridge and traverses a variety of natural communities which were once altered by past land use and are now preserved using current conservation practices.
This 1/2 mile trail begins after a 1.2 mile hike from the Visitor Center parking lot and explores a wetland which was originally created by a beaver dam in the bottomlands along Dukes Creek.
This 1.5 mile loop trail begins nearly 1.3 miles from the Visitor Center parking lot and requires a bit more ability for hiking when you add in the somewhat rougher terrain and the necessity to cross two mountain creeks: Ash Creek and the wider, Dukes Creek. The trail also introduces you to two natural communities found in the Blue Ridge region of Georgia: a dryer oak-pine upland forest with conservation tools such as food plots for animals and a riparian forest growing along the bottomlands that parallel Dukes Creek.
Martin's Mine Trail is a nearly 1 mile loop beginning more than 2 miles from the Visitor Center. The trail explores the remains of gold mining activities in the area in the 19th and 20th centuries.
For a map and short description of the trails, please visit http://gastateparks.org/sites/default/files/parks/pdf/trailmaps/SmithgallWoods_TrailMap.pdf


text: We had the fortune of capturing Nathan, a senior at Steele HS the other day. We photographed his sister a few years back, so now it was lil' bro's turn. Nathan is a witty, reserved, and discerning young man. He wants to study theater next Fall at TLU. When he's done with his formal eduation, he plans on becoming an actor. Either in theater or film, his plan is to stay local, then move on if it's in his stars. Nathan brought his dog, Gwen. She was one of the best behaved dogs we've had out to the studio. Even though she seemed out of breath having to walk with Nathan for a couple of images, she was a trooper. The highlight of the session was getting a glimpse into Nathan's favorite game, Dungeons and Dragons. I didn't know it was that complex. We staged a portrait of him playing "himselves". Kinda turned out pretty cool. Anyway, Nathan is one that I won't have any reservations when it comes to being a responsible citizen, his maturity stands out even if some say he can be a little nerdy (those are his words, not mine). Nathan, may your dreams become real as you entertain, as well as impact the world with your talents. Here's a short video from his session.