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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians who do not really listen to the word of the God and are only concerned with outward appearances are corrupt and idolatrous, Pope Francis said.
Foolish men and women believe they listen but instead do their "own thing always" and they transform the word of God with their own "concept of reality," the pope said Oct. 17 during his morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae.
"Fools do not know how to listen," he said. "And this deafness will bring them to corruption. The word of God doesn't enter, there is no place for love and, in the end, there is no place for freedom."
The pope reflected on the day's Gospel from St. Luke (11:37-41) in which Jesus rebukes a Pharisee who "was amazed to see that (Jesus) did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal."
"Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil," Jesus said.
Those who criticized Jesus, like the Pharisee in the Gospel, were "corrupted by vanity, appearance, by exterior beauty and justice," the pope said.
Christians today also are at risk of thinking this way, which leads them to become "ideologues of Christianity" rather than true followers of Jesus, he said.
Ideology, the pope added, can become a form of idolatry that enslaves Christians "because they exchanged the truth of God with a lie."
"This is the foolishness of Christians," the pope said. "There are foolish Christians and foolish pastors. St. Augustine would give them a good clobbering because the foolishness of pastors hurts the flock."
Pope Francis said that despite the foolishness of his children, Jesus "is always at the door," knocking and waiting because "he longs for us."
"Jesus weeps with this longing, he wept over Jerusalem: it was his longing for a people whom he chose, whom he loved, but they went away because of foolishness, they preferred appearances, idols or ideologies," Pope Francis said.
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Southwest Bolivia – Salar De Uyuni and the Andean Altiplano
"Kid – the next time I say, 'Let's go someplace like Bolivia',
let's go someplace like Bolivia."
– Butch Cassidy
Dotted with cacti and eroded rock formations, the area bears an uncanny resemblance to America's wild west. It is therefore appropriate that it was here that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid spent their last days and met their end.
We spend an afternoon riding a couple of poorly-fed nags through the area's canyons, and regret not examining the condition of the animals before paying our money for the horseback tour. However, we didn't come here to retrace the footsteps of these infamous outlaws. We came to arrange a trip through the Salar de Uyuni and the Andean Altiplano of southwestern Bolivia.
We share the cost of a car, driver, cook and food with another couple, and drive the dirt tracks through the desert to Uyuni. There, following some final negotiations with the tour company and a brief visit to the locomotive graveyard, we set off for the Salar de Uyuni.
It is the beginning of the rainy season, so the salt flat offers two very different personalities. At one end the dried surface, honeycombed with hexagons, is blindingly white under the glaring sun. The other end is covered in a few inches of water, producing mirror images of the horizon and surrounding altiplano.
Salt Salt Salt
The salt is harvested and brought to nearby refineries, from where it is shipped to various parts of the continent. Our first stop is the salt refineries at Colchani where we watch the refining and packaging process. Next are the salt hotels. These buildings, made entirely of salt blocks, are no longer operational due to the pollution they create.
The sewage from the hotels was jeopardizing this industry, and they were consequently shut down. This concept is lost on one backpacker, as he decides to relieve himself behind one of the buildings. He quickly draws the attention of an angry, stone-wielding local woman's wrath.
In the middle of the Salar de Uyuni is the cactus-studded Isla de los Pescadores. The cacti here grow about 1cm/year, and some of the plants are over ten meters tall. These are some very odd and very old plants.
Como Se Llamas?
We have lunch nearby and leave the salar for higher ground. By late afternoon, we reach San Juan where we will spend the night. Before dinner, we have an opportunity to walk among the herds of llamas and alpacas that graze on the high plateau. The looming mountains, bathed in the warm light of the setting sun, provide a stunning backdrop for these curious looking creatures.
The next day is flamingo day. We lunch at a lake populated by hundreds of pink flamingos and other birds feeding on the algae and various microorganisms in the water. The beauty and graceful nature of these birds is intermittently overshadowed by the beauty of the surrounding mountains and the vivid colors of the lake.
Continuing through the desert, we stop to explore the various wind-carved rocks and photograph the elegant but elusive vicunas. Occasionally we see small dusty volcanic puffs rising from a mountain ridge.
We spend the night at a lodge on the banks of Laguna Colorada. Before dinner, we hike above and along the shore of the flamingo-speckled and rainbow-colored lake. On the opposite side of the lake stands Volcan Uturuncu, watching over the entire scene.
Cool Morning, Warm Springs
Early the next morning we set out to visit the steam geysers and bubbling mud-pits for sunrise. Unfortunately, it is overcast and the dawn sun fails to create the colorful effect it is rumored to. Nonetheless, it is an eerily beautiful setting, despite the hordes of tourists.
We have breakfast at some thermal hot springs. They are more like lukewarm springs, and since it was such a cool morning, we decide to not go for a dip in the already crowded pool.
Our last stop of our trip across the altiplano is the pristine Laguna Verde, where we pause to take some final photos. At the end, we found ourselves at the Chilean border where we transfer to a minivan that takes us to the dusty backpacker chill-out of San Pedro de Atacama.
Straddling the rugged Andean mountains and the desolate Atacama Desert, southwestern Bolivia affords access to a unique and diverse geography, and a rich culture. It is a highlight of any trip through South America.
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The CWP has created a pool of extra hands in the community. The participants assist with school aftercare, they provide home-based care to sick and fragile members of the society, they erect fences at churches and community halls, they assist households to make and maintain food gardens and some do community security patrols around schools and at night. Not only have these work opportunities helped generate desperately needed income for the community members, but the initiative has also created an unprecedented sense of community spirit.
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My First QuiltCon!
Well Quilters, let me tell you - QuiltCon is a MUST DO in your quilting life! My sister and I have wanted to go the last two years, but it just didn't work out. So, last year after we missed the sign ups, we started planning for QuiltCon 2018!
QuiltCon is put on by the Modern Quilt Guild, it's every year and travels around to different places. This year we were in Pasadena, California! Coming from Alaska, we were super excited for the warm weather and no snow we would get to enjoy! It wasn't quite as warm as we were hoping, but still warmer than home!
There were so many wonderful classes to choose from, but of course I took primarily quilting classes, though I did sneak in a needle-turn appliqué class (it was on my "to learn this year" list) with Carolyn Friedlander.
So, let me get to the good stuff and not bore you with my blabbing!
First up, I took three AMAZING classes from this awesome lady, Pamela Wiley! She does amazing things with a longarm and is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet! We played with multiple layers of batting, some cording and varying stitch density!
Next up, I got to help my friend and mentor, Angela Walters in some of her classes! She is such a fun instructor, and has a way to change up any quilting design to make it new and fresh!
I joined the QuiltCon Mini Quilt Swap, so I got to create something unique for my partner and then I got to meet her in person to gift it! I even got an awesome mini in return!
And of course... the quilts! This is by no means all of the amazing quilts that were at QuiltCon, but these caught my eye, either the design or the quilting, or even the statement that it made!
We ended up making a little vacation out of our trip to California, so we hit up a few other fun places, Universal Studios, VooDoo Donuts - no lie we spent most of our day at Universal in the Wizarding World Of Harry Potter!
We visited Hogsmeade, Honeydukes, Hagrids Hut, Hogwarts and of course Ollivanders!
Almost forgot to show you the amazing Donut I had at VooDoo! Okay, I may have had a couple! The first one was the most amazing strawberry, and the other one was a fluffy donut with chocolate frosting, crushed oreos and peanut butter drizzle! YUMMY!
Oh yes, and those two other people you keep seeing in our photos are our good friend Sara (you may remember her, she used to work at our family's shop, Seams Like Home) and another shop friend Andrew, who is just launching his creative business, Threads by Andrew!
There are so many more photos I would love to share with you, maybe another day! For now, if you want more info about QuiltCon or the Modern Quilt Guild, head over to their website: https://www.quiltcon.com or https://themodernquiltguild.com
I would highly recommend going at least once ... we had so much fun, we'll likely go again!
Happily Quilting (and dreaming of the next QuiltCon),
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The Women's Bakery model was developed to be relevant globally, beyond the reach of our own team. These bakeries can be powered by any group of women, anywhere. In the fall of 2018, The Women's Bakery put that idea to test with its first franchise.
We packaged our processes, systems, and brand for use of franchisors in Namayemba, Uganda, under the umbrella of local NGO, AsOne Ministries. AsOne is responsible for daily management of the bakery, while our team provides ongoing support and oversight. We were on-site in Namayemba for training prior to launch, so that the women were ready for full-scale operations.
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TheatreCast #66| Renaissance Faire Acting Opportunities
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Join Nick Cusumano and Danielle Filas as they welcome Whitney Christiansen, a Theatre teacher in Eminence, Kentucky. Whitney will show how she uses Renaissance Faire experience with her students. This past year, one of students collaborated with her to create a modern version of "Everyman," (the medieval morality play,) and two years ago they also created a play based on common misconceptions people hold regarding the medieval era, called "Mythconceptions." On top of their stage shows, the kids also create their own characters, which they then use to populate our fictional Scottish town of Briarwood.


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Toyota Avalon Review Models
Toyota Avalon Review Models – is entirely mindful that the first two eras of the Toyota Avalon were Japanese Buicks-huge vehicles portrayed by bland styling, a cushy ride, and an inside appropriate for up to six silver-haired bingo addicts. Toyota Avalon transparently concedes the affiliation: "It was an examination we cheerfully acknowledged as a compliment," said Don Esmond, Toyota Division senior V-P and general chief of Toyota Motor Sales, USA.
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It is not very frequently an automaker eagerly admits to its item being contrasted and a Buick, however as the maxim goes, there's a first for everything. We are not saying Buicks are not superbly OK vehicles; it is quite recently that the general population who tend to get them are similar individuals who have a tendency to spend Sunday evenings cutting coupons and eating blue-plate specials at four not precisely the statistic automakers endeavor to accomplish nowadays.
Truth be told, auto organizations today are persistently attempting to draw more youthful and more youthful purchasers into their vehicles, and Toyota Avalon Review is no exemption it did, all things considered, make a whole new brand on account of simply that objective. Scion, anybody?
Be that as it may, the new Avalon Toyota has its focus set not just on purchasers whose heads are sprinkled with positively more pepper than salt-Toyota plans to drop the middle age from 67 to 60-additionally on the past Avalon's backbone of "develop" clients. "These Avalon replacers will remain the center concentration of our showcasing endeavors," articulated Esmond.
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To bait more youthful buyers while keeping up more established ones, Toyota has dropped the accessible front seat situate and additionally the section mounted shifter (both indications of the "old" days) and has rather increased trim options from two to four, enhancing each with snazzier sheet metal that havens a modified stage, another 3.5-liter V-6, and a greater inside.
The Avalon's new physical make-up is the artistry of Toyota's Calty Design Research in California, which cut a more etched, but still the traditionalist, body. The lines are reminiscent of those on upscale Lexus, with the bends and states of the hood and headlights indicating at the LS430 and perspectives of the profile and back proposing.
The up and coming 2006 GS. At 197.2 inches in length, the new auto extends 5.3 creeps past its ancestor, traversing an indistinguishable extend from a Chrysler 300. Width and stature are up more than an inch, as well, and the 111.0-inch wheelbase is almost four inches longer, around two short of a Ford Five Hundred's.
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Aside from front legroom and rear headroom, which both psychologist by 0.4 inches, each measurement inside has developed like a Chia Pet. Traveler volume is up a cubic foot to 107-around one more than a 300's, however, one not as much as a Five Hundred's-thanks to a limited extent to 0.8 inches more back legroom.
Greater all around, the Toyota Avalon Review is unrivaled in the engine also. Gone is the past auto's 210-hp, 3.0-liter V-6, and four-speed programmed, supplanted in the new car with a 280-hp, 3.5-liter V-6, and a five-speed programmed with a manumatic include. A manumatic in an Avalon? We let you know like Billy Joel, Toyota is going youthful.
Code-named 2GR – FE, the 3.5 is a destroyed rendition of the 4.0 – liter V-6 found in the 4Runner, and its components Toyota's first use of dual VVT-i, or Variable valve timing on both the admission and fumes sides. Notwithstanding delivering the most horses at any point offered in a Toyota Avalon V-6, the 3.5 additionally produces a substantial 260 pound-feet of torque. Shockingly, torque control is the negligible assortment, and evaluated efficiency is of the economic sort: 22 city and 30 expressway versus a year ago's 21 and 29. Even better, Toyota predicts the Avalon will sprint from 0 to 60 in 6.6 ticks, change over the past auto's 8.4 – second side trip.
Supporting the Avalon's vigorous yield are struts front and back sponsored by bigger hostile to move bars, four-wheel circle brakes with ABS and electronic brake – drive dispersion, and light, coordinate rack – and – pinion controlling. Darted to an exceedingly changed form of the current Camry stage, the Avalon's independent suspension gives a tauter, sportier ride – and – dealing with a trade-off than its progenitor. By the by, this is an Avalon, so whether your excursion to the drive – through is straight or breathtaking, hope to get delicate serve.
The new Touring trim, suspended by stiffer springs and dampers, dries out a portion of the elasticity, yet this variant still feels more at home on the parkway than the byway, despite the fact that we appreciated its detectable firmer, more sensitive qualities. Notwithstanding the Touring, which is highlighted by graphite-completed 17-inch combinations, a rear lip spoiler, HID headlamps, and a charcoal-shaded, cowhide trimmed inside, the Avalon is accessible in XL and XLS trims-continue grades from a year ago and the new Limited.
As the lead, the Limited is fitted with a luxurious, Lexus-like inside loaded with a JBL stereo and a Smart Key framework that opens the entryways when the key dandy is in nearness and enables the motor to be started up at the push of a catch. The main knickknacks not standard on the Limited are a route, strength control, and laser voyage control. Despite trim, the Avalon's new inside is deftly executed with premium materials and horde security highlights, including shade airbags.
Evaluating opens at $26,890 for an XL, just $230 more than last year's unobtrusive increment considering the hops in execution, refinement, and standard gear. The new Touring lifts the cost to $29,140, and the XLS and the leader Limited drive primary concerns to $31,340 and $34,080, individually.
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With twofold the decisions, the Toyota Avalon ought to discover enough grandparents and guardians who are not grandparents to meet it's 85,000 – every year deals target. Furthermore, with about 300 seeds in the engine, Avalons For Sale may utilize the left path to pass. Presently, that is the advance.
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Motor TYPE: DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum piece, and heads, port fuel infusion
Relocation: 211 cu in, 3456cc
Control (SAE net): 280 bhp @ 6200 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 260 lb-ft @ 4700 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 5-speed programmed with manumatic moving
Wheelbase: 111.0 long: 197.2 in Width: 72.8 in Height: 58.5 in
Check weight: 3500-3600 lb
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The real benefit of strengthening your abdominal muscles isn't aesthetic — it's functional. Build a strong center by doing these exercises two or three times a week:
Low plank. This exercise targets both abdominal muscles and spinal erectors, muscles near the lumbar region of the spine that contribute to core strength. Stretch out on a mat or rug, face down, and rise up onto your toes and forearms. Your elbows should be bent at a 90-degree angle in line with your shoulders. Squeeze your glutes and suck your belly button toward your spine. Maintain a straight line from the crown of your head to your heels. Aim for 20 seconds to start, and increase by 10 seconds at a time to make it more difficult.
Superman. This exercise tones the lumbar region of the spine. On a rug or yoga mat, lay on your stomach with your feet together and your arms reaching out above your head. Simultaneously raise your left arm and right leg, keeping your neck aligned with your spine. Hold for two to three seconds, then relax and switch sides. Alternate sides, completing 8 to 10 reps per side.
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I was tired at work today after going to bed too late doing dumb stuff like playing Pinball Deluxe and Slither.io.
And finished a ok romance book after work ended. And then I actually used the borrow feature on Amazon Prime to fly through a romance novella in about an hour. Lenny and Squiggy were in the chair with me helping me to read. It was pretty awesome.
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|For an overview of power fist models in the Fallout series of games, see power fist.
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HERAKLES power fist is a weapon that was to appear in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios. It also appears in the Van Buren tech demo game files.
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HERAKLES was an unfinished power fist project by Poseidon Energy and the Enclave.[1]
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It's 2018...What's Your First Move?
Whether your business faired well or took a few on the chin over the holiday weeks, Mr. Churchill is reminding us it's all about what your next move is. Neither the victories nor the defeats (aka the outcomes) last very long, or matter as much as your responses to them. You need to tip the scale in your favor every chance you get, right now is the time to be bathing in the glory of your successes and to eliminate any repeat of the pain.
Step one of your holiday hangover? Assess, followed by acknowledge, and finally action.
Assess: reflect, go through the recent time, pause and think.
- What were your successes? Build on those and keep stretching your vision.
- What can you build off those wins?
- What does the success tell you?
- Who surprised you with how they handled themselves and/or a situation?
- Did you acknowledge that with them?
- What did your team do well and how can you leverage that for innovation?
Ask the same with failures. Figure out how to make those processes right. Either by elimination, adjustments, or retooling. But definitely air it out and do not be lulled into complacency. For many businesses, January starts like a slow, tired, drag…an excellent time to spend time in 1-1 conversations and team briefings. Acknowledging the recent victories and and the defeats allows you to take what serves you best from them and leave behind the rest.
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The 159 Most Affordable Master's in Educational Leadership Online
With a wide range of types of degrees, the master's in educational administration can be an MEd, an MA, or an MS, and there are different areas of specialty to suit any aspiring administrator. Whether you want to focus on adult education, become an elementary school principle, or any other career step, there are solid choices for getting your credentials online. The trick with such a wide selection is to choose a degree that not only gives you're the specialized training you seek but doesn't carve a hole in your finances for years to come.
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Put to call ratios are a permanent fixture in my indicator stable and something I have been writing about for a number of years, including an early 2007 effort, A Sentiment Primer (Long).
My perennial favorite of all the off-the-shelf put to call ratios actually inverts the traditional ratio: the ISEE equities only call to put ratio. This ratio only counts opening options purchases and excludes index and ETF products so as to provide a more targeted approach to divining what sort of speculative trades retail investors are favoring.
What got my attention yesterday was that in reviewing the components of my proprietary Aggregate Market Sentiment Indicator (AMSI) for the newsletter, I saw that the ISEE equities only call to put ratio closed under 120 (meaning less than 120 opening call purchases per 100 opening put purchases) for three consecutive days for the first time since March 6, 2009 – the date when the SPX put in its post-crisis bottom at 666 and began what has now been a bull leg that has lasted more than four years. Not surprisingly, this kind of hat trick is typically associated with conditions in which stocks are extremely oversold and ripe for a bounce, as appears to be the case today and was certainly the case in March 2009.
For the record, the ISEE equities only call to put ratio is back in the middle of its traditional range today, most recently at 178, as the financial markets are discovering some sort of normalcy – at least outside of the context of the Japanese yen.
The chart below shows the ISEE equities only call to put ratio, using closing values for the past month, as of yesterday's close.
Note that the ISEE ratios come in two other flavors: an index that is limited to index and ETF transactions; and an all securities index which combines the equities only data and the index + ETF data. Current and historical data for all three versions of the ISEE call to put ratios, as well as an interactive chart, are available at the ISEE Index page.
For those who may be interested in learning more about put to call ratios, I have a larger than usual list of links below to jump start your research.
[source(s): International Securities Exchange]
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The Beach House
Port Alfred, Sunshine Coast - Accommodation
ESTABLISHMENT OVERVIEW:The Beach House is the Only Upmarket Guest House right on the Port Alfred Beachfront....... Awake to the sounds of the sea, view the passing boats and watch the dolphins play in the breakers.
Enjoy Scrumptious English Breakfasts served in the open dining area leading out to the Pool. Relax in the spacious lounge, stroll over the road to the beach or for the more energetic, the Royal Port Alfred Golf course only 3 minutes away. The Gary Player designed Golf Course at the Fish River Sun is an easy 20 minutes drive.
Visit the hamlet of Bathurst and enjoy the many Craft and Coffee shops. Have a drink in the oldest Licensed Pub in the Country or take a drive to the famous Horseshoe.
The Village of Port Alfred is flanked by splendid swimming beaches that extend for kilometers, making them ideal for walking. With approximately 322 days of Sunshine
a year Port Alfred is undoubtedly a favorite amongst holiday makers.
The Beach House offers 6 luxurious spacious en-suite rooms. All rooms beautifully decorated in fresh light colors and white percale linen, the modern bathrooms are fitted with large showers or baths and tiled in timeless naturals.
The setting, ambiance and friendly staff make The Beach House a fabulous vacation destination. So Whether a break-away or long stay make sure you come our way.
Accommodation includes the following:
* 6 carpeted en-suite rooms. 3 Queen and 3 King (with twin optional)
* 3 full and 3 shower en-suite rooms
* Percale linen
* Satellite T.V
* Heated towel rails
* Tea and coffee making facilities
* Fans, heaters, clock radios, hairdryers
* Bar fridges
* Personal lock safes
* Wireless Internet
* Ample safe and secure off street parking
* Air conditioners
Facilities & Amenities includes:
Facilities available at The Beach House, Port Alfred, Sunshine Coast
Establishment Facilities
- Gay Friendly
- Internet
- Laundry
- Mastercard
- Pools
- Secure Parking
- Visa
Room Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Non Smoking
- Television
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|Departing: East London Airport
|Address: Settlers Way, East London 5200, South Africa
|Distance: 131 km / Duration: 1 hour 35 mins
|Head east toward Settlers Wy/R72
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|129 km
|Turn left onto Wesley Hill
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What's going on in there?
When it comes to your organs, it's really all about interconnected relationships. So most athletic-related injuries happen because there is an internal imbalance in the body's organs.
You see, your organs have reflexes connected to every muscle group in your body. When something goes wrong in one of your body's muscle groups, it tells a kinesiology doctor, like Dr. Brad, that there must be a significant weakness in one of your organs.
Low back pain? Athletes who struggle with repeated low back injuries often have digestive or kidney issues.
Achy knees? According to Chinese medicine, your knees are directly related to the health of your kidneys.
Tight hamstrings? This might be due to dehydration, constipation or diarrhea causing a colon issue.
Your muscle's relationships matter
Our bodies are made up of all of these amazing interconnected relationships. So, during this winter sports season, keep the athletes in your life strong and healthy by supporting their internal organs as best you can!
As always, feel free to call the clinic with any questions.


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Fox is probably trying to draw attention away from their new, ridiculously terrible posters for X-Men: First Class by releasing a new image from the film. The image shows Havok (played by Lucas Till) in a room consumed with strips of fire. It's an interesting looking visual and contrasts well against the blue room seen in the previously-released official image.
Hit the jump to check out the new image. X-Men: First Class stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon. It opens June 3rd.
Image via the film's official Facebook page.
Here's the official synopsis for X-Men: First Class:
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to prevent nuclear Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.
The film stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon. Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass") directs, and the producers are Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg and Bryan Singer. Singer, who helmed the acclaimed blockbusters "X-Men" and "X2," wrote the story for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS.


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I am doing it right now. I'm procrastinating. In fact, some days I could be crowned the Queen of Procrastination. I should be writing this blog. Instead, I'm checking my email, scanning Facebook and playing Candy Crush.
We all procrastinate. We have a deadline looming, and we know we should be working, but we somehow manage to find other things to do.
Procrastination is a bad habit. When we procrastinate, we get less done. We are preventing ourselves from achieving greater things in life. Think of how much more you could accomplish if you just got it done.
Here are 8 ways you can overcome procrastination and get more done:
Start early
The longer you put off starting a project, the more overwhelming it can seem. So, just start. Make an outline of what you need to do. Create a task list to get your mind organized. Once you've taken that first step, the project will be less scary.
For instance, for this blog, I chose my topic a week before it was due. I did some online research and gathered my thoughts so that I would be ready start writing.
Do the hard part first
Maybe you have a list of five tasks you need to accomplish today. Choose the hardest one to start on first. It will probably be the task you are dreading the most. For instance, you might have to make a phone call that you aren't comfortable doing. Just jump in and do it. Otherwise, you will be distracted by the phone call while you are trying to accomplish other things.
Break it down
Part of the reason we procrastinate is because we find the task as a whole to be overwhelming. You may have a really big project to do. Maybe it's a large 20-page report you need to compile for work. Start by creating an outline for the report. Once you have a guideline for your report, it can be easier to break it down and work on each section. You will find the project is much more manageable in sections and not as daunting as you first thought.
Eliminate distractions
If you are easily distracted by texts or emails, turn your phone off and silence your email alerts. Close out your Internet browser, of if you are using the Internet for your task, then close any extra tabs or windows that may distract you.
Change your location
If you work in an office with an open floor concept, you may need to relocate to a conference room or another area where you can block out distractions. Because I work primarily at home, I typically work at my kitchen table. I like to be in the central part of the house. However, it's also a mecca of distractions. There's the refrigerator, a huge patio window with a great view, and the TV is right in the next room. If I want to get serious about a task, I have to go to my office in the basement. No food, no windows and no TV. But, less procrastination.
Give yourself deadlines
You may not have a specific deadline for a project. This is like Kryptonite for a procrastinator. You will be rendered immobile. The task will be constantly put off for more urgent and exciting projects. Give yourself a deadline and mean it!
Even if you have a deadline, you may be lulled into a false sense of security because the deadline seems so far off. You need to give yourself deadlines for those tasks you set to break the project down into manageable pieces. Then, you will be on track to reach your final deadline.
Just do it
The hardest part is getting started. So, jump in. When I start writing on a new project, sometimes the first sentence is the most difficult. I want it to be creative, brilliant and inspiring. The next thing I know, I've been sitting and staring at the screen, or I end up walking away to do something else. To avoid procrastinating, I just write something – even though it may not be the best start. I can always go back and edit it as the content takes shape. But if I agonize over that first sentence too long, I may become blocked.
Reward yourself
I find that I can be motivated by bribery. If I'm avoiding starting a task, I bribe myself with something I want. Maybe I can get a snack when I'm done. Or, maybe I can play online games for 15 minutes after I finish. Sometimes it just takes the promise of a reward to get yourself started.
Even with these tips, you will probably still procrastinate from time to time. However, if you become better at recognizing when and why your procrastinate, you can overcome it and get more done! How do you avoid procrastination?


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A theatrical sing-along that will fill your soul with
music, laughter, and pints of Guinness.
By Ken and Sarah Keating
The Wakehouse is a world in which two Irish American families--the Muldoons and the Donnellys--are forever at each other's throats.
Join us as we stop the clocks, cover the mirrors, and say goodbye to a dear friend in a high-spirited, beer-soaked experience known the world over as an Irish wake.


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Full Detailed Specification & Dimensions
Magnet Country Cream Style Used Kitchen, Granite and Appliance, Wilmslow, MW0818GW
All measurements are approximate
Maximum Kitchen Height: 2140
1 x end panel
1 x 500
1 x 500 with baskets
1 x 500
1 x door used as a panel
1 x 300
1 x end panel
L Shaped Kitchen with Range
Base Units
1 x end panel
1 x 600 @ 2140h
1 x end panel
1 x 300
1 x base corner 850 with 2 x 300 doors
1 x 400
1 x 600
1 x panel
1 x panel
1 x 600 drawer pack
1 x 400
1 x 850 base corner with 2 x 300 doors
1 x 600 base sink
1 x 600 dishwasher door
1 x 600
1 x 100 filler
Wall Units @ 700h (if you need guaranteed wall unit sizes please contact UKE)
1 x 500 (approx – not measured)
1 x 600 across corner wall
1 x 300
1 x 800
1 x end panel
1 x end panel
1 x 800
1 x 300
1 x 600
1 x 30 filler
1240 x 600
1350 x 600
1950 x 600
2220 x 600
1700 x 850 – shaped peninsular
Surveyor Notes:
- Overall in very good used condition
Sink base is damaged and will need replacing
Range oven some of numbers have worn through cleaning
- No Access issues noted
Removal Notes:
Granite/Quartz/Marble – Whilst every attempt will be made to successfully remove stone worktops without damage, this is not always possible. Therefore, pieces of granite with 'cut outs' eg Sinks, Hobs etc cannot be guaranteed. Likewise stone back splashes, upstands and window sills are also not guaranteed. These pieces will be given to the buyer free of charge if successfully removed and are therefore not included in the overall sales price. Breakages are rare, but sometimes unavoidable, but most cases the worktop can be fixed with an epoxy adhesive by yourself or through a local granite Supplier.
Corian – Corian is a specialist worktop. The beauty of Corian is all joins are invisible. When Corian is installed it comes into the property in pieces and the joins are 'blended' to become invisible. Once joined, it becomes 1 large piece. In order to remove and transport a Corian worktop it is normal to expect this to be cut – this is often necessary due to the sizes/shapes/weight of the pieces. During removal, the joiner will assess the best place to cut – to reinstall, a Corian expert will be required. It is worth noting that it is normally possible to 'add' to a corian worktop if required.
Laminate worktops – Removal of a Laminate worktop will nearly always result in un-repairable damage to the laminates surface. Therefore, Laminate worktops are always excluded from any sale
Kitchen reconfiguration – Please consider that if the configuration of the kitchen is to be changed, end panels, kick boards/plinths, decorative trims etc may not re reusable because of their size, cut outs, fading, screw holes etc.
Painted Kitchens – Often painted kitchens are painted once installed, this means that during removal painted finishes may be chipped. It is reasonable to expect some touch up painting once your kitchen is re-installed.
Appliances – Whilst the listing above includes description of the appliances ,we strongly recommend that all appliances have an electrical and/or gas safety check, by a qualified electrical and/ or gas Safe registered engineer as appropriate. Electrical goods need to be checked to confirm that the plug, socket or adapter supplied complies with the appropriate current regulations.
Cleaning – Please be aware that this kitchen is advertised as 'Used'; it is therefore reasonable to expect some additional cleaning and possibly some minor repairs when refitting.
Plastic Cabinet Legs – These are the unseen adjustable supports for cabinets, normally hidden by the kick-boards. Unfortunately, these can be broken during the removal process. These are easy and very inexpensive to replace. Readily available at B&Q or Screwfix.


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T'was the night before Christmas, at the UK Coffey house.
Everyone was jolly, even my ba-humbug spouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…
In the hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
The kitties were nestled all snug under the tree,
Still standing, a miracle, with those mischievous three
And the guys in their short sleeves and I in my fleece,
Happy with our visions of Santa, goodies and world peace.
When out in the driveway there arose such a clatter,
I sprang (ok ambled) from the couch to see what was the matter.
Away to the window, I flew like a flash, tore back the curtain
And straightened my sash ('World's Best Mom'…it does say)
The moon gleamed on the driveway still wet from the last rain
Reflected on my wreath as a 50 mph gust blew it away.
When what do my wondering eyes to appear…
But some miniature dachshund dressed up like reindeer!
With little old walkers, so lively and quick…
I knew in a moment it was our neighbors, Debbie and Nick.
With a little plastic bag, to toss in the bin
(so no one has to tread where your pooch has been)
More rapid than eagles these dachshunds they came
And he whistled and shouted and called them some names!
"Now Dachshunds! Now stop it! You weasels! You Pests!
Have mercy! My goodness- is bacon on your breath?
To the top of the porch, to the top of my wall
Now gnash away, gnash away! (Hope I don't fall!)
The grandparents, so lovey, we Skyped with their heads,
As they tried to convince sugared-up grandkids into beds.
The Bean soundly sleeping, a cat draped across his head;
Leaving us, his parents, with the time we most dread.
To put together those toys pulled out from under beds.
Those stinkin' Elves – I'm not well chuffed (meaning happy)
We need fluent *Chinese to assemble this stuff! (*No harm meant…)
Hours they passed and too much coffee consumed
Morning just breaking - we were certainly doomed!
The last screw was tightened, all the decals were stuck.
Oh D@mn! wouldn't you know it?
I forgot that one flamin' recycling truck!
On my wish list, all I needed, was just a bit of snow
But the forecast is rain, this is England you know.
Thinking about all the family this holiday we'll miss
Sending you all a huge Christmas kiss!
Christmas this year is different for our family of three
Wishing all of our kindred could be here, you see.
It warms me to know we sleep underneath the same sky
(Oh good grief, I promised myself I wouldn't cry.)
Warm holiday wishes, and a ride on Santa's sleigh….


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When God Illuminates Your Sin
Don't you hate it when you are reading something spiritual or doing a Bible study and you suddenly realize something you've been doing is a sin?
And don't you hate it when the preacher is preaching and you realize God is targeting you?
And don't you hate it when you get my emails and read what I'm challenging you on and feel like a spiritual failure?
I do. Even with my own emails or posts. I can't live up to God's standard, or my own. I've always lived with such guilt and feelings of spiritual inadequacy over that. The guilt is ever-present, even being a baptized believer and knowing I'm free in Christ. I'm hyper-aware of sin, both "sins of commission" and "sins of omission." Once I knew about "sins of omission" as a middle-schooler, I felt I was pretty much in a constant state of sin.
This past week, 42 years after becoming a Christian, I finally grasped something. "There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:15 I have known that verse since high school because it is a song we would sing. But I didn't understand the implications. I still felt condemnation if I saw my sin or struggled with it.
Then this week I read this statement in The Quest by Beth Moore: "Remember condemnation has no place in intimacy with God. Christ bore all the condemnation on the cross. When you walk with God and He spotlights a negative pattern, it's always good news. He wants to break the old pattern."
That was a revelation to me. I suddenly saw how God sees us because I saw it as a mother. When my kids are doing something that I don't like or something dangerous or something just immoral and I point it out, I'm not condemning them (even though they probably feel like I am). I'm just wanting them to change the behavior, to grow in maturity or grow spiritually. I often want to help them change the behavior. But it does not alter my love for them or my enjoyment of being in their company.
I am rejoicing that I now understand that God no longer condemns us: condemnation has no place in our relationship. But He will still show us our sin. He can't let us stay in sin. Sin leads to death and destruction and God wants us free and thriving. Paradoxically, it's actually good news that he shows us our sin! I think I can now face the sins God shows me with a new view: it's just a nudge from Him to make a change.


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10 knives in the Heart
Anthology presenting 10 short and sharp contemporary short stories inspired by the Norse Sagas
Adania Shibli
Adania Shibli was born in Palestine in 1974, holds a Ph.D. from the University of East London, and has published three novels in Arabic. She splits her time between Berlin and Jerusalem.
Arnar Már Arngrímsson
The Saga of Sölvi the Young is Arnar Már's debut novel. It was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in 2015 and was awarded the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize in 2016. Arnar Már studied Icelandic and German literature at the universities in Reykjavik and Cologne. He has worked as a sailor, a caregiver, and a tour guide. He now teaches Icelandic at Akureyri Junior College.
Bjørn Arild Ersland
Bjørn Arild Ersland shattered the Norwegian fiction sound barrier with his critically acclaimed Store hendelser i liten skala (Big Events on a Small Scale) (Pelikanen 2016) and followed up on this a year later with the lovely, short and somewhat bizarre novel Hårfagre (Fairhair) (Pelikanen 2017). Ersland has also written a number of children's books and non-fiction for both children and adults. He is a four-time Brage Prize nominee.
Brian Dillon
Brian Dillon's books include The Great Explosion (shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize), Objects in This Room: Essay, I am Sitting in a Room, Sanctuary, Tormented Hope: Nine Hypochondriac Lives (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize), and In the Dark Room, which won the Irish Book Award for non-fiction. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, New York Times, London Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, Bookforum, frieze and Artforum. He is UK editor of Cabinet magazine and teaches at the Royal College of Art, London.
Constance Ørbeck-Nilssen /Akin Duzakin (illustrations)
Constance Ørbeck-Nilssen (b. 1954) has studied at the Norwegian College of Journalism in Oslo, as well as the University of Oslo, where she studied pedagogy, and Tromsø Teaching College. She has written several picture books, and has collaborated with illustrators such as Ana Ventura, Hilde Hodnefjeld, Ragnar Aalbu, and Akin Duzakin.
Akin Duzakin (b. 1961) is a graduate of the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo. He has illustrated over 40 picture books, and written two. He has received the Brage Award twice for picture books made in collaboration with Liv Marie Austrem. He has also received the Department of Culture's Award for Illustrated Children's Books twice, and received the Book Art Award in 2006 for his many years of work as an illustrator. Duzakin is particularly well known for his poetic, slightly naivist motives, using a characteristic palette. He displays great figurative abilities and a strong sense of craftsmanship in his work.
Dan Fox
Dan Fox is a writer, musician, and co-editor of frieze magazine, Europe's foremost magazine of art and culture. He is based in New York. His first novel, Pretentiousness: Why it Matters, received worldwide acclaim upon its publication. Fox wrote an article for The Guardian, on the same topic, available online here.
Elisabeth Beanca Halvorsen
Halvorsen (born 1979) is a Norwegian writer, playwright and translator of German literature. Her latest book is Doris Lessing. En litterær forfølgelse (Doris Lessing. A literary Pursuit) (Gyldendal 2016). She lives in Oslo and Vienna.
Gaute Heivoll
The award winning author Gaute Heivoll (b. 1978) made his debut in 2002 with Little dancing boy, a collection of stories. His first novel, Omar's last days, was published the following year and Lars Saabye Christensen described Heivoll as "a voice to be reckoned with in young contemporary literature." Heivoll had his big breakthrough with Before I burn in 2010. Since then he has written several books for children and adults. The Rat Catcher From Sorø is his first story told and penned by rats.
Geir Angell Øygarden
Geir Angell Øygarden was born in 1968 and lives in Glemmingebro, Sweden. He received his doctorate from Uppsala University i 2000 with a thesis on boxing, Den brukne neses estetikk(The Aesthetics of a Broken Nose). His book Bagdad Indigo (Baghdad Indigo) was published by Pelikanen Forlag in 2011.
Ida Lødemel Tvedt
Ida Lødemel Tvedt (1987) writes essays and reviews for Norwegian newspapers and journals. She splits her time between Bergen and New York, where she has taught classes on the literary essay at Columbia University and The New School. She is currently writing reportages for the newspaper Dag og tid.
Ingebjørg Berg Holm
Ingebjørg Berg Holm (born 1980) is educated as an interior architect and lives in Bergen with her husband and two children. She was nominated for the Riverton Prize and won the Maurits Hansen Award for her critically acclaimed debut novel Stars Above, Darkness Below.
Inger Bråtveit
Inger Bråtveit (born 1978) is one of our most exciting younger authors. She made her debut as an author in 2002 with the novel Mouth towards a Frozen Fjord. Her second novel, Siss and Unn, was nominated for the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2008. After a poetry collaboration with notable Swedish author Cecilia Hansson, The Love Project, Bråtveit published her third novel Alice A4 in 2015.
The novel was nominated for the Young Readers' Critics' Prize.
Bråtveit has been awarded several literary prizes, including the New Norwegian Literature Prize and the Bjørnson Scholarship.
Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse is widely considered one of the world's most important living writers. Born in 1959 in Strandebarm, a small village in the western part of Norway, he lives today in the Grotten, an honorary residence, as well as in Hainburg, Austria, and Frekhaug, Norway.
Fosse has received numerous prizes, both in Norway and internationally, and he is mentioned increasingly often as a likely contender for the Nobel Prize. He has currently finishing a major seven-volume work of what he calls "slow prose": Septology, to be published in three volumes in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Kate Briggs
Kate Briggs is the translator of two volumes of Roland Barthes' lecture and seminar notes at the Collége de France: The Preparation of the Novel and How to Live Together, both published by Columbia University Press. She teaches at Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam.
Laila Brenden
Laila Brenden (b. 1956) is a Norwegian author of more than 80 historical romance novels. Her book-series Hannah and Mountainroses have sold more than a million copies in Norway, as well as published in Sweden and Poland. Brenden has also written several non-fiction books for children and adults.
Leiv Magnus Grøtte / Silje Elin Matnisdal
Silje Elin Matnisdal was born in 1982 and comes from Brusand in Jæren. She has grown up on a farm and has always had an inherent and strong relationship with animals. You see this in her photos.
Leiv Magnus Grøtte was born in 1954 and lives in Stavanger. He is originally a teacher, but has worked as a tourism manager, and has been a copywriter in the advertising industry for 25 years.
Long Litt Woon
Long Litt Woon (born 1958 in Malaysia) is an Anthropologist and certified Mushroom Expert in Norway. She went to Norway in her youth as an exchange student. There she met and later married a Norwegian, Eiolf Olsen, and made Norway her home. She currently lives in Oslo, Norway. The author's surname is Long in accordance to Chinese naming tradition.
Merete Morken Andersen
Merete Morken Andersen is an associate professor in creative non-fiction at the University of Southeast Norway. She has published both fiction and creative non-fiction books. In 2002 she won the Norwegian Critics' Prize for her novel Oceans of Time, which also was awarded the Amalie Skram <Prize in 2003. Her most recent book is The Writing Book (2008).
Mette Karlsvik
Mette Karlsvik (born 1978) had her literary debut in 2005 with Vindauga i matsalen vender mot fjorden, for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debut prize. In 2011 she was awarded both Stig Sæterbakken memory prize, The Booksellers stipendium and the Skien Munincipality annual artist prize, and nominated to the prestigious Brage Prize for Bli Björk. She writes books in all disciplines and genres, and also works as a journalist.
Olaug Nilssen
Olaug Nilssen (b.1977) made her real breakthrough in 2005 with Turn Me On, Dammit (Få meg på, for faen). The book breaks taboos in relation to young people and sexuality and was defining for a whole generation. Since then she has written books in many genres and made her mark as an unusual and important voice in Norwegian literature.
Øystein Morten
Øystein Morten is a historian and author. He has released a string of critically acclaimed books, such as The Search for Saint Olaf (which was awarded 6/6 stars by Norway's largest newspaper, VG), and The Search for Sigurd the Crusader.
Pål Hermansen is one of the country's most distinguished photographers. He has contributed to 22 books, and has been published and celebrated all over the world.
Patrick Langley
Patrick Langley is an established writer on art and literature for publications such as frieze, Art Agenda, Art Review, Rhizome, and more. Langley is also a contributor editor, and writer, at The White Review. Langley has also been a runner-up for the Deborah Rogers Award for the title The Brothers King, an early draft of Arkady.
Per Anders Todal
Per Anders Todal is a journalist. His previous book, Devil on the flat land. Stories from Belarus (Samlaget 2009), was published to glowing reviews.
Ragnar Aalbu
Ragnar Aalbu (b. 1966) is a picture book author and illustrator, and has received multiple awards for his minimalist, stylised illustrations,
including the Department of Culture's First Children's Book Award in 2005.
Aalbu is featured in Martin Salisbury's book PLAY PEN – New Children's Book Illustration (2007), and in the Gestalten Verlag title Little Big Books – Illustrations for Children's Picture Books (2012).
Roar Ræstad
Roar Ræstad (b. 1968) had his literary debut in 2014 with Sleeping Dogs. The first novel about Detective Inspector Gabriel Navarseth is a historical crime, set in Trondheim during the Second World War. Ræstad teaches at Strinda High School in Trondheim, and has a Masters Degree in History from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Sleeping Dogs was nonimated to the Maurits Hansen Prize for best crime debut in 2014. Since, Ræstad has written two consecutive novels about Detective Inspector Navarseth, The River in 2017 andThe Raven's Hour just published. Ræstad's writing combines the best of historical fiction and plot-driven thriller.
Ruth Lillegraven
Ruth Lillegraven (b.1978) debuted with the poetry collection Big Bad Poems in 2005. Since then she has published a novel and the three further poetry collections, translated into several languages. She has also published six books for children and the play Cally. Her work has been nominated for several awards, and won, among others, The Brage-Prize and Nynorsk Literature Prize. Her latest novel, Deep Fjord, was published September this year. Already a great success with multiple international sales, and critics calling it "autumn's most captivating crime novels."
Sarah Hambro
Sarah Hambro has studied history and journalism at the University of Oregon and Columbia School of Journalism. Since 1995 she has been a journalist at the Norwegian national daily Dagens Næringsliv and writes about science, food and a host of other topics. Our World According to Bees is her first book.
Sigri Sandberg
For over twenty years, Sigri Sandberg (b. 1975) has worked for various outlets in the mainstream Norwegian media. She spent several years living on the arctic island of Svalbard and has written fifteen books about nature, wilderness philosophy, climate, and polar regions.
Tove Braathen
Tove Braathen (b. 1952) still resides in her birthplace Grorud, Oslo. She has a dedicated career teaching at various high schools in the same city. Braathen's debut novel, All These Days, published last year, was praised by critics and readers alike. Braathen writes about the everyday life of people in Oslo often forgotten in contemporary literature, combining sharp observations with deeply touching and entertaining feel-good narratives. With her latest novel The Effect of Moonlight on the First Snow, published this year, Braathen continues to write with the same authority of life in the eastern parts of Oslo, bringing to surface the dialogue between the political and the ordinary in urban life.
Unni Eikeseth
Unni Eikeseth (b. 1974) is a chemist, and a former science journalist. She has written several popular science books and works at the Department of Teacher Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).


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The Essential Laws of Products Explained
Why It Is Beneficial to Attend the Bi-Annual Antique Shows
During an antique show, many people throng the event so that to preview some of the anti-collections that are portrayed by the antique dealers. The bi-annual antique shows only take place two times in a year. You stand to enjoy many benefits when you attend the bi-annual antique shows, and this article is going to provide you some of the benefits of attending the bi-annual antique shows.
One of the top reasons why you should attend a bi-annual antique show is that you're going to meet up with other people that you will interact with. Since human beings are wired to be social people, which will enable you to enhance your sense of belonging. When you will be interacting with many people who have attended the bi-annual antique show, you will be building meaningful relationships. Due to the important relationships which you develop at the bi-annual antique show, you will present yourself with a wide range of opportunities especially if you have a business and discover some potential customers at the antique show. Another reason why you should consider attending a bi-annual antique show is that you might be lucky to find a high-quality antique that is cost friendly. If you for example land on antique furniture, you will enhance the beauty of your living room which will consequently make your room to be more attractive to your visitors.
The other reason why you should endeavor to attend a bi-annual antique show is that it should be a good time to relax from the busy schedules which you have during the weekdays. When the bi-annual antique show is completed, it would be nourished and increase the levels of your energy as you go back to your busy schedules. Another benefit of attending a bi-annual antique show is that you will be provided with a chance to be exposed to the history that relates to the collection of antique being displayed at the show. The other benefit of attending the bi-annual antique show is that it only happens to teams in a year which means if you miss out one, you will have to wait for almost six months to attend another one. It is also good that you ensure that you attend the bi-annual antique show because there are many events which are scheduled their program throughout the show which will ensure that you have many options to choose from the areas of your interest only.


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Back in July I wrote about the planned re-branding of The Economist. It was a risky move because The Economist is a magazine with a sterling reputation and an affluent readership. Two months on, the full strategy behind the re-branding has appeared online.
First a bit of context: According to the publication's own research, the average yearly income for its readers is $175,000 and the average net household worth is just shy of $1.7m. In 2008, revenue increased 17% to $510m and worldwide circulation grew 6.4% to 1,390,780.
With that in mind, The Economist embarked on a massive re-branding campaign. Their goal? Get more readers. That's great, and what magazine doesn't want more readers?
The problem is these new readers are unlikely to be in the $175,000 per annum income bracket. This in turn drives down the high ad premiums that The Economist undoubtedly demands.
That made the post by leading UK banding agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and The Economist at CampaignLive.co.uk all the more interesting. In the paper, as they call it, the facts and motivations of the re-branding are laid bare.
It's long, so I'll go through the highlights.
We asked ourselves some fundamental questions about the strengths of our product and our strategy up until that point. A new pattern started to emerge when we began questioning all the counter-intuitive pillars of our previous strategy: "Why do we only target readers with more than £38,000 of annual income?", "Why do we cap student subscriptions?" "Why do we describe our readers with subscription-only data?"
Here they've stumbled upon what made The Economist the brand that it is. It's admittedly high-brow, occasionally obtuse and somewhat expensive to buy at news agents. After a while, people began to know what they were getting when they picked up the magazine. That turned into a big problem.
We discovered that non-readers approached The Economist with considerable scepticism, not only with regards to the content, but also about what kind of readership club they were joining. At best, they saw it as an authoritative academic, but more often, as a smug banker in a pinstriped suit.
Some disclosure is needed here: I'm an Economist reader. I was once a subscriber. But the yearly subscription cost became more than I could afford. But I still buy the magazine at news agents. I like The Economist because they're often right. And even when they're not, their position is well-reasoned. They've got a voice and a brand that none other has.
To be cliched about it, they're in a league of their own. This makes AMV BBDO's job harder because their niche is self-created. And now The Economist wants to target a niche that they've got little experience with.
There was a "Generation Why" out there – a young, curious, engaged crowd, eager to understand the world better. The Economist offered intelligent, independent and global coverage. If we put the two together, it could give us the circulation boost we needed.
The Economist and AMV BBDO insist they've found this previously undiscovered well of readers and revenue. Judging from the research they did, very thorough and definitely worth reading, I'm willing to wait and see before dismissing it out of hand.
What I'm curious about is what happens if the numbers aren't quite what The Economist had hoped for. Ad premiums will likely dip because of the new 'mass outreach' Economist, but it's hard to say how much.
Will The Economist do what The New York Times did with TimesSelect when the going gets tough? If this doesn't pan out, The Economist could recoil and re-assert itself within its previous brand, assuming it's still an option.
This could work out exceptionally well for The Economist. They seem to be capable of things that other magazines are not, especially in a recession.


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A Look at the Food and Beverage Industry in 2018
At the beginning of 2015, we declared that the U.S. packaged foods industry was at a major crossroads. In the years prior to this, many of the leading companies in packaged food and beverage had been underperforming in U.S. topline growth. Of those food and beverage companies that were keeping up with the sector growth, many did so through large structural acquisitions and/or through price increases.
As 2018 began, we saw a strong consumer economy in play with the majority of public food and beverage companies having decidedly chosen to embrace premium brands. Only two of the top public companies chose to do otherwise. They stand alone in an industry that has embraced the reality, and the profitability, of premium offerings in a complex food culture where "mass-market" brands fundamentally can no longer serve all segments of the population.
In Decoding Performance to Uncover Growth, we will explore in more detail:
In any case, today's successful food and beverage companies need to become brand builders again, not just financially adept brand extenders.
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By Bonnie Kristian
President Trump's foray into a fresh war of words with Iran on Sunday was widely heralded as an attempt to shift public attention away from his much-criticized meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and new developments in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. And perhaps it was.
Trump's tweeted threat—an all caps declaration that Iran must "NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE"—was certainly intended to seize headlines. Just ignore it, many advised.
But regardless of Trump's intent, there is one sense in which we should allow our attention to be grabbed: The United States must not go to war with Iran.
As capable as our military is of causing the suffering Trump has in mind, there is no realistic scenario in which inflicting it could be justified or even remotely advantageous to American interests. Wherever Trump's motives here may fall on the scale of self-serving to sincere, reckless tweets must not be permitted to escalate into another reckless war.
U.S. military intervention against Iran is, first, patently unnecessary. The United States is thoroughly capable of indefinite deterrence of even a whiff of Iranian belligerence. Consider that Iran's entire 2017 GDP was $439 billion. The U.S. defense budget alone was $611 billion. Iran's entire military spending last year totaled $14.5 billion. America spends nearly that much on a single aircraft carrier—and we have 11 aircraft carriers. In short, there is no world in which Iran poses a credible threat to the United States and our core interests.
And beyond American capabilities, our allies and partners in the Middle East more than balance and contain Iranian influence in the area. A Shiite power surrounded by Sunni-dominated countries, Iran is not a candidate for regional hegemon. U.S.-friendly states like Israel and Saudi Arabia are comparatively wealthy and individually outspend Iran on defense. They are armed with American weapons and amply able to counter Tehran's ambitions. As it is their region and their vital interests at stake, let this responsibility fall to them.
Indeed, as military historian Ret. Col. Andrew Bacevich notes, the primary risk here is that "the new Saudi-American-Israeli axis is not to contain the Iranian government … but to overthrow it." For though Iran is no competitor to the United States in conventional warfare, there is no question that any foolhardy attempt at forcible regime change in Iran would be catastrophically costly for America. For a taste of how war in Iran would go, picture our bloody, expensive, and apparently endless war in Iraq and scale up—way up.
Nor does regime change, regardless of cost, stand any chance of success. It is rather apt to foster chaos, encourage radicalism and terror, and alienate younger generations of Iranians who would otherwise maintain a positive view of the West and a hunger for democratic reform.
"When U.S. forces oust an undesirable government in the Islamic world, the inadvertent result is to make things worse," writes Bacevich, citing Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. "Been there, done that, several times over." It does not and cannot work. American blood and treasure has bought not stability but turmoil in each of these nations, and it is pure wishful thinking to imagine invading Iran will end differently. "As a candidate for president, Trump seemed to understand that U.S. military interventionism in the Middle East had exacted huge costs while accomplishing next to nothing," Bacevich adds. Instead of saber-rattling at Iran, the president would do well to remember that wiser mood.
The most hopeful interpretation of Trump's threatening tweet is that he views it as a first step toward diplomacy. As conservative Matthew Walther explained this possibility at The Week, Trump exchanged similarly bombastic language with North Korea's Kim Jong-un in the run-up to their Singapore summit. Perhaps he aims to accomplish the same pirouette with Iran, lashing out to scare Tehran into some new nuclear deal or other détente.
Yet regardless of Trump's plan here, diplomatic engagement must be our goal. Moving forward with viable diplomacy will not be easy in the aftermath of Trump's exit from the Iran deal, but the difficulty of the task makes it no less necessary.
Reopening diplomatic channels would itself be a positive step toward de-escalation, for as Iranian lawmaker Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh told The Associated Press, Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani are making public statements because they cannot speak privately. "Iran is angry since Trump responded to Tehran's engagement diplomacy by pulling the U.S. out of the nuclear deal," Falahatpisheh added, so a basic move toward normalcy would be a costless gesture of U.S. commitment to progress. We do need to talk to Iran, and tweeted threats are not the way to do it.
Bonnie Kristian is a fellow at Defense Priorities and weekend editor at The Week. Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, Politico, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Relevant Magazine, The Hill, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.
This piece was originally published by The Washington Examiner on July 24, 2018. Read more HERE.