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What Are Your Strategies? Today's topic is marketing strategies. Things are about to get seriously exciting up in here!!
What's the Difference Between Goals, Strategies, and Action Items? To start, let's distinguish the difference between strategies and goals. Goals are what you want to achieve. Strategies are the methods and channels you will use to accomplish your goals.
A word of caution for all of you who want to run to the finish line before you finish tying your shoes. Slow down a second. Strategies are not actions. That comes next. Strategies are the big, overarching tools/methods you will use. Since my mind automatically gravitates toward marketing, if one of your goals is to increase exposure and expand your audience by XX% in XX days, think of strategies as: social media, email marketing, research on a specific topic, networking, writing on a topic, speaking on particular topics or to particular audiences (aka the channels you will use to achieve these goals).
How Many Strategies Should I Implement at One Time? I wouldn't recommend implementing all of these at once – especially if you're a lone ranger solopreneur like I am. Pick 1,2, or 3 strategies where you will laser-focus your time that you set aside to dedicate to reaching this particular goal. Otherwise, you'll be spread too thin and will end up spinning your wheels and/or getting burned out. Not a recommended goal. Don't go there, please!! There are several problems when you approach it this way. For one, you will get burned out because no one has time to do everything. For another reason, you won't stand out if you're only doing a little of this and a little of that. You want to go big in a few places.
Ideally, you want to identify a few methods where you can dive deep. Base these on your strengths, personality, and the type of business you have. I recommend implementing 2-3 strategies at a time.
Make sense? Ok, then. Moving on…
What are some examples of marketing strategies? I love to help my clients plan their success and focus on specific strategies to help them get there. We create a map together based on what makes the most sense for them and their business.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of marketing strategy examples, just a few to get the juices flowing in your brain to determine what is right for you. Here goes: social media channels, video, free giveaways, freebies/freemiums, blogs, guest blogs, networking groups, networking on social media, public speaking, writing a book, creating a book tour, email marketing, Facebook/Google/other social media ads, webinars, courses, podcasts. Phew! That's a bunch. Write these down and start doing some brainstorming. Which are right for you? You might want to link a few of these together. What you choose will depend on your personality, business, and target audience.
How to Have Ridiculous Amounts of Success with Your Marketing Strategies. I recommend implementing a strategy for a minimum of 3-6 months before determining whether or not it will work for you. How many of you know someone who tries something once or 2-3 times and then decides it's not right for them?
Everyone I know who has become truly successful says that it takes persistence and consistency. These are keys to your strategies. Once you determine what you will do, you repeat the process over and over. Humans like routine and consistency. I'm sure you've heard that when it comes to marketing and advertising, it takes 6-7 touches for someone to decide they trust you enough to work with you. If you only make 2-3 attempts, you're never going to achieve the success you want – the success you see others have and it seems to come to them so easily.
Whether you realize it or not, people are watching you. They are watching the way you conduct yourself, the way you run your business, and the way you develop it. I can't tell you how often people tell me that they notice I'm consistent with my blogs, my videos, my social media. This consistency translates to trust. They know that I'm not going anywhere, that I stay in one place long enough to dig deep. So, they trust me as an authority and someone they can trust. This is what I recommend to any business owner. Find your sweet spot and plant yourself.
This doesn't mean that you should never try anything new or that you can't experiment with new strategies to see if they work for you. I'm merely saying that once you try something new and decide that you want to jump on that band wagon, stick with it!
If you have any questions at all on strategies, please let me know in the comments below.


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Biker's BBQ?
Several members of CityView Community Church, 1650 Roosevelt Avenue in York, PA have decided to create an evangelistic endeavor they are calling York's Biker BBQ on the second Saturday of each month (May 8th, June 12, July 10, August 14, & September 11th) where they will have music vendors, BBQ Chicken and Pulled Pork from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Buffet is $12. Check out http://www.cityviewyork.com/york-biker-bbq/ for details.
Since the Harley Davidson Plant is located in York, about two miles from the church, one could come visit the plant, tour the Harley Davidson Museum, and catch lunch at the event. It's the perfect day if you ride bike, and CityView Community Church parking lot is on top of a hill, overlooking the valley containing York City. York is centrally located South of Harrisburg, west of Lancaster, east of Gettysburg, and North of Baltimore. I83 North or South, and Rt. 30 East or West will get you to York! CityView is located three traffic lights west of the I83/Rt.30 crossing. Turn Right at the Denny's restaurant and you can see the Church on top of the hill. Bear Left at the "Y" and take the first right (CityView entrance) up the hill to the event.
Bikers are also benevolent, and these events will also raise money to support the Casa Angelina Orphanage in Teleche, Guatamalo. Several of the bikers heading this event have volunteered to build this orphanage over the years. (See www.whatmattersmm.org about the orphanage and their ministry.) This orphanage has been quite effective at saving children off the street, bringing them safety, and changing their lives. Proceeds from the Buffet go directly to the orphanage.
Those sponsoring the event look at it as a chance to share the fellowship, love, and service of Jesus Christ to the Biker nation as well as raise money to save orphans in Guatamalo.
If you are in the area of York, Pennsylvania the second Saturday between May and September, stop by, meet some neat people, and pig out with the hogs while supporting orphans


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BASIC TRUTH : God made me
BOTTOM LINE: I can thank God for everything.
STORY SUMMARY: I am thankful God gives me what I need. The Lord is my Shepherd •Psalm 23
MEMORY VERSE:"I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart."Psalm 111:1, ESV
CHALLENGE: Who can you thank for everything? We can thank God for everything!


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Hearing Voices Network
July 5 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
An event every week that begins at 12:30 pm on Friday, repeating indefinitely
Free event, hosted by Jessica Miller.
If you hear voices, see visions or have similar sensory experiences – you're not alone. The statistics vary, but somewhere between 3 and 10% of the population have experiences like these (increasing to about 75% if you include one off experiences like hearing someone call your name out loud).
Despite being relatively common, many people who hear voices, see visions or have similar experiences feel alone. Fear of prejudice, discrimination, and being dismissed as 'crazy' can keep people silent. At a time when we are told that it is 'time to talk', it is important that anyone courageous enough to speak out is met with respect and empathy.
People of all ages and backgrounds can hear voices at some point in their life, for many different reasons. Whilst some are distressed by their experiences, people can – and do – find ways of living with them.
We focus on helping to create respectful and empowering spaces, whilst challenging the inequalities & oppressive practices that hold people back.
Our aims are to:
- Raise awareness of the diversity of voices, visions and similar experiences
- Challenge negative stereotypes, stigma and discrimination
- Help create more spaces for people of all ages and backgrounds to talk freely about voice-hearing, visions and similar sensory experiences
- Raise awareness of a range of different ways to manage distressing, confusing or difficult voices
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It's the No. 1 singing competition in the world: 'American Idol.'
For season 14, producers are targeting new areas looking for talent.
This past weekend, 'Idol' buses rolled into Columbus. Several people from Northeast Ohio were at the auditions.
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After the success of Zack Snyder's epic rated-R action flick, 300, the question became "When can they do a follow-up and how can they make a story to build off of the success of the first?"
As we know, our Spartan heroes all meet their doom at the end with the exception of the narrator Dilios played by David Wenham. This would mean that in order to bring back Gerard Butler's King of bad-ass and internet parodies, Leonidas, it would either have to be a prequel or include flashbacks to earlier battles with him involved. The first movie was about Dilios telling the story of Leonidas and his 300 men, so perhaps the next installment could do the same.
Since Butler is the poster-boy of the 300, he'd have to come back and fortunately for us fans, Butler is interested in the 300 prequel as is writer/artist Frank Miller, producer Marc Canton and director Zack Snyder. The good news it that Miller has now completed the story for the prequel and has given it a name...
According to LA Times' Hero Complex blog, Frank Miller revealed that he's finished the plot for the film and has started the artwork. The title of the project is now Xerxes, the name of the super-tall "god-king" played by Rodrigo Santoro in 300.
"It's the battle of Marathon through my lens. I've finished the plot and I'm getting started on the artwork."
Just over a year ago at a Warner Bros. presentation for Watchmen, Zack Snyder revealed that the next movie would take place "between the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Plataea." I'm curious how they'll work Xerxes into another story of the Spartans we know and love from the first flick.
What's great to hear is that - like the first movie - it is being made as a complete graphic novel first. When Miller was still working on the story a while back, Snyder said he'd have no hand in the graphic novel and only when it was finished would they look at it to make a screenplay. Snyder has said all along that he'd only make another if there was another graphic novel first and I respect what he's doing.
I hope that Miller's new book is good enough for Snyder and the studio to make another great movie out of and that they can bring back the cast members from 300. There was a ton of time spent having the actors go through a rigorous workout, but for the money the film banked, it was worth it.
What do you think of Xerxes and the story being about the Battle of Marathon?
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Current conditions in the Capital and Credit Markets and Prospects for the Future
The unprecedented disruptions that have occurred in the global capital markets over the past several months continue to have a significant impact across the economy. Join us as experts share their views on the current state of the capital markets, prospects for the future and the impact on both individuals and businesses. The panel will include perspectives from the point of view of both lenders as well as investors.
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On Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, 2013, around 50 senior officials of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) signed a resolution affirming the primacy of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement with the government. It was signed after Nur Misuari was reported to have declared an independent "Bangsamoro Republik.
On September 9, 2013, an MNLF group associated with Misuari attacked Zamboanga City in relation to Misuari's reported declaration.
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process released an infographics showing the story of the 45-year old MNLF and the effort for peace process with the group.
As of September 20, Day 12, the Zamboanga standoff killed at least 80 MNLF fighters, 13 government troops and 10 civilians, a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council showed.
The council also reported that as of Thursday, at least 118,000 residents have been displaced by the hostilities, with 10,160 houses totally destroyed by fires.
Clashes erupted after the MNLF fighters laid siege on some coastal barangays in Zamboanga and held some 200 civilians hostage, most of whom have either been rescued or have escaped. (Walter I. Balane, MindaNews/Bukidnon News.Net)


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When I was a kid, parents used to take us out to the airport on Christmas Eve, and we would sit and watch the planes until we somehow convinced ourselves that one of the red lights in the sky looked suspiciously...no, EXACTLY like Rudolf's red nose. Then, we would rush home, and get in bed, and pretend to be asleep, so Santa would visit.
Eventually, the weather stations, along with NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defense Command), started helping out with the whole "tracking Santa" thing on Christmas Eve. The video above (also at www.YouTube/user/NORADTracksSanta.) is a re-cap of Santa's adventure last year.
Well, as with everything else, this whole business of tracking Santa's progress on Christmas Eve has gone very high-tech, and is now web-based. There's a countdown, and details about how to prepare for the annual excitement on NoradSanta.org. Of course, they're also on Facebook and on Twitter, and now on Google Earth. And then, of course, if you aren't near a computer, you can track Santa using NORAD's mobile app, m.noradsanta.org.
Maybe you can use that mobile app while you're out at the airport, looking for Rudolf...Merry Christmas!


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SuperLeague in Las Vegas: September 16th 2018
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Successfully completed the "blood" for @superleague.live today. Some shots during the action as I'm watching the clock like a hawk. We had 6 minutes at each station for a 24 rep max that must be done in 3 sets maximin, no more than 12 reps allowed. Finished with: Back squats: 2⃣8⃣5⃣lbs in 2 sets of 12 Bench press: 1⃣5⃣5⃣lbs in 2 sets of 12 Chin ups: BW + 🔟lbs in 2 sets of 12 Strict press: 1⃣0⃣5⃣ in 2 sets of 12 Hammer curls: 2⃣5⃣lbs per hand in 2 sets of 12 Deadlift: 3⃣0⃣0⃣lbs in 3 sets of: 10, 9, 5 __ Played it a little more conservative than I would have preferred as ideally I wanted to do 8/8/8, I forgot what adrenaline & rest does🙌🏻 shoutout to @jailhousestrong for helping me, especially with BENCH ..nowhere near my strongest, and I'll definitely be back @superleague.live. Awesome atmosphere today with team @thetopstrengthproject including @strippcam @subtenken @alldayphysique @kovs56 @habiba_yemi . Thank you @katsecor & @kgrahamsfb for being right there with me, filming, encouraging me to bump up the weight with dead's, and screaming your lungs off. ❤@sufarrellfigurepro for organizing this, it was well executed and you treat your @superleagueathletes so well! Last but not least, @sbd.usa for everything you do and keeping me in 1 piece!! Videos to come!
Strongest Woman in the World in Norway: July 27-29, 2018: 3rd place
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Take a natural ice bath in the lakes of Vinstra and a couple Advil and you feel somewhat human. 😂 definitely pushing 190lbs after all the amazing food at @feforhoifjellshotel, add this place to your bucket list for the most scenic place you've ever seen, freshest air, amazing food, and best dessert ever. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸outfit by @bornprimitive thanks @sarakf97 for doing my hair all wknd. #strongestwomanintheworld #thicc
Arnold Professional Women: March 3-5 2018: 7th place (no weight classes)
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Come see the pro strongwomen in our last 2 events today at 1:30pm on the Rogue Stage! Max log press & 525lb axle deadlift for max reps. Yes, how many women do you know that can pull that, never mind for reps with an axle!? #prostrongwoman #arnoldclassic2018 #asf2018 #strongwoman
World's Strongest Woman:(professional/invite only): December 16-17 2017: 3rd place
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I'll post videos later but happy to have placed 3rd today at World's Strongest Woman against the best middleweight woman in the world. 🇺🇸 USA took 3 for 3 with @kim_derks_strongwoman in first, @liefiasaurus in second. Amazing competitors, amazing overall competition. Leaving injury free and excited for the Arnold Pro show no weight classes in March! I can't thank @jakeph67 for everything, he helps me to be the best athlete and version of myself in every aspect of life. Thank you everyone for all the support! 💗💗💗
Strongest Women in the World at the Olympia September 15, 2017: 3rd place (professional show)
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Amazing wknd! Happy to say I'm the 3rd strongest middleweight woman in the world, qualified for the Arnold Pro show, and leaving injury free! 🏆🏅@strongwoman_kim_lawrance 🇺🇸(strongest woman in the world 2017) and @katemitchellparker 🇳🇿 you were both great to compete head to head with, can't wait to do it again! Many people to thank including @strongmancorporation for this opportunity, @mbpowercenter for the equipment and everything you did this wknd, @titanbarbell your coaching, facility, wisdom and overall attitude pushing me to be a better/smarter athlete (and person) over the past 3 years! My family @mike_g52 @k_dimez_ and dad for coming and always supporting. @johnnylasala @boringstorykori being there in spirit. @jakeph67 — my #1 fan 💗you're always keeping me calm and making me laugh, and pushing me to go after my dreams. @acumobility for keeping me healthy and rescuing me when the back acts up, @sbd.usa @sbdapparel for what you provide for your athletes! Thank you you to everyone who introduced themselves this wknd, the overwhelming kind msgs and texts from near and far! @smashleysvendbye for coming the entire time and a dozen donuts. This paragraph doesn't do justice for how thankful I am for where this sport has led me, the community, and the passion it ignites inside me. I LOVE THIS SPORT AND THIS INDUSTRY. Next up: Strongman Games in December & Arnold Pro in March. #strongestwomanintheworld #olympia2017 #strongmancorporation #startingstrongman
2017 Clash of The Titans : August 12, 2017-1st place heavyweight women
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Great day yesterday with my favorites! Congrats to @titanbarbell for the first Clash of the Titans Contest. Thanks to the volunteers and judges for a smooth show. I'll post videos later but was happy to have placed 1st in the heavyweight women with strong competition after a stressful week. That's why I love competing –it forces me to focus on something and block out internal and external distractions, it's therapeutic 😌Competing and being in this atmosphere fulfills me and reminds me how lucky I am to have amazing friends and family! Thank you @feejd @yukoregina @k_dimez_ dad @ehodess and @camhelffrich for coming! HUGE congratulations to @jakeph67 in taking 2nd in the heavyweight novice in his first competition and barely having touched the implements or practiced anything except log (next time I'm forcing you to actually train 😜). @reggaetonhorns for placing 3rd and lightening the atmosphere all day! Can't wait to see what's next for you two! #clashofthetitans2017 #strongman #strongwoman #strongmansaturday #startingstrongman
Ct. Strongest Man/Women: April 29th, 2017-2nd place Heavyweight Women
**As a Pro Middleweight, I now compete in amateur contests as a HEAVYWEIGHT women.**
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Strongman family! I love Strongman for many reasons but one is that it's an individual sport, how you perform is solely up to you. However, you still are in a "team environment" most times, even if you train alone– others at your gym, Instagram strongman friends, are always there to offer support, advice, and knowledge. Very thankful for this group right here and love the friendships that have come (near and far location wise 🌎) from strongman. Was very happy I was able to compete but also coach @ehodess and @stephsangi! You both hit a PR in every event and I couldn't be make proud of how you both set, and attacked your personal performance goals. 😘
The Arnold Classic: March 5, 2017 BECAME PRO STRONGWOMAN BRITTANY DIAMOND!: 2nd place
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This wknd I achieved something I've been working towards for the past 3 years– getting on the main stage at the Arnold and getting my pro card! Of course like every athlete–I came to win and although I came in second, the journey will continue. I was in a different place in my life this prep- recovering from injuries, new job, but I had more respect for my body. I've matured as an athlete and FOLLOWED my program. I never once overtrained or "tested" a lift for fun. While traveling I managed to find strongman gyms (thanks @edge2pnt0 and @browardbarbellcenter) or do what I could at a commercial gym. I competed with @johnson_sumer @sugarpie07 and the champ @trapsliketodd and what we shared behind stage was incredible. We pushed one another the entire way. There's usually some level of cattiness amongst female athletes and I am more than happy we had mutual respect for one another and can truly call each other friends. We even have a group chat now! 🙂Love you ladies, see you at the Olympia! #prostrongwomen #asf2017 #strongmancorporation
NAS Nationals, Quad Cities, IA October 28-29 2016: 1st
Kumite Classic, Pittsburgh,PA May 27 & 28 2016: 1st place
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Lightning Fitness Co-Ed Strongman Competition December 2015:2nd place
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Day 40: 100 Days
A rainbow of color is actually created from a single pure white light - Divided, Refracted. Bent.
If we were to understand all the colors of the world. All the colors of our emotions. All the colors of humanity. Refracted. Divided.
If we considered that we were all created in the image of One Creator. The same, but beautifully different in all of our various colors. Would that unify us?
Just thinking out loud. I don't have the answer.
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Robin is married to Patricia and they have two adult sons. He is an ordained minister and has served as an associate pastor. Rob's main passion is the development of youth leadership and he serves as an advisor to Village Church in Surrey BC.


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Local residents and those are interested, or who work in, mental health, are invited to come along to Shropshire's Let's Talk Mental Health event at The Lantern, Meadow Farm Drive, Sundorne, Shrewsbury on Tuesday 15 May 2018.
About the event
The event from 10am to 4pm, is being hosted by Shropshire Council's Mental Health team in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week, which take place from 14 to 20 May.
This year's theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is 'Stress'. Research shows that 16 million people experience a mental health problem each year, and stress is a key factor in this. By identifying and dealing with stress we can go a long way to tackling mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, and, in some instances, self-harm and suicide.
Shropshire Let's Talk Mental Health Event is being attended by over 20 organisations who will be offering advice and support as well as showcasing the work they do.
Organisations attending
Organisations at the event will include:
- 360 Shrewsbury/Barnabas
- Al Anon
- Big Red's House
- Bromford
- Carers Trust 4 All
- Green Oak Foundation
- Christians Against Poverty
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Crowsmill CIC
- Customer Services, Shropshire Council
- Eden Futures
- Enable
- Joint Training – Shropshire Council
- Positive Steps / Shared Lives
- Public Protection – Shropshire Council
- SASH Housing
- Shrewsbury Food Hub
- Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
- Shropshire Housing
- Shropshire Libraries
- Shropshire Recovery Partnership
- Walking With The Wounded
- West Mercia Police
- Wild Team – Shropshire Council
Activities taking place
Activities at the event include, laughter and yoga workshops, head messages as well as practical advice and tips on how to help relieve stress.
Representatives from Crowsmill Craft Centre will be demonstrating how they can help individuals to learn new skills, including woodwork, blacksmithing, welding and archery. Attendees will be able to find out more about the newly launched Shropshire Human Library and will also be able to borrow books from the new service.
Councillor Lee Chapman, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Health and Housing said;
"By tackling stress, we can go a long way to tackle mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, and, in some instances, self-harm and suicide.
"Our Let's Talk Mental Health event is a great opportunity for people who need advice and support to help cope with the day to day stresses that life brings. It's also a great way for our partners to showcase the fantastic work they do to support the mental health and well-being of our local communities."
With this year's theme of 'Stress', Mental Health Awareness Week, the event also focuses on those whose who work in Mental Health.
Andy Begley, Director of Adult Services at Shropshire Council added:
"Mental health staff work hard to support those with mental health issues. Yet, as staff workloads increase along with the complexities of their work, they are less likely to monitor their own stress levels or to put into practice what they preach.
"Our Let's Talk Mental Health event will therefore provide a valuable opportunity for staff, as well for those who use mental health services, to come together, in an informal setting, where information can be shared and achievements celebrated."
For more information about the event click here or visit http://shropshire.gov.uk/lets-talk-mental-health-event/
For information on Mental Health Awareness Week visit https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
Further information
Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 will take place from 14-20 May on the theme of stress.
Mental Health Awareness Week is the UK's national week to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems and inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for all.
Mental Health Awareness Week has been run by the Mental Health Foundation since 2001.
Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin will be highlighting mental health awareness week by raising awareness of the support available to carers for people living with dementia. Living with dementia can be stressful and at times overwhelming for both the individual and their carer, often leading to isolation. The perceived stigma that has been associated with dementia in the past is mostly gained through lack of information and understanding that can compound these feelings.
Dementia currently affects around 800,000 people in the UK and this is predicted to increase to one million by 2021, with one in three over 65 year olds developing dementia. As our population ages, more of us will know someone who has dementia, a family member, a friend, a neighbour, we will all meet people living with dementia in our daily life.
Research has shown that social contact, emotional support and information gathering, can have positive effects for both the carer and the person living with dementia. With this in mind Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin provide 9 dementia drop in centres across Shropshire to encourage shared experiences in a fun, friendly environment. In addition, a newly launched dementia respite service every Monday at Withywood in Shrewsbury gives carers the opportunity to catch up with jobs around the home, have time to themselves or meet up with friends. Carers are able to do to this safe in the knowledge that their loved ones tailored needs are being met by a fully trained and experienced team.
Visit the website for further details about dementia support and other living well services providing help and support to maintain a positive mental and physical wellbeing www.ageuk.org.uk/shropshireandtelford
Young Health Champions across Shropshire have been involved with a great variety of projects regarding mental health.
A group of YHC from Bishops Castle have designed a mental health awareness package, with interactive workshops for young people, due to be completed this summer. Part of it is to be shared on 9th May at North Shropshire College Health Promotion day.
A group at Cleobury Mortimer have taken part in a consultation with Healios; an online support service, and are to be involved with future developments of their website.
A YHC visited BEAM in Shrewsbury, to see how user friendly it was from a young person's perspective. It got a glowing report, and BEAM were very impressed with the feedback.
A new group in Bishops Castle have been granted funding to design posters to show links between mental health and alcohol, and this project is due to start soon.
This year's See Hear Exhibition, to be held at the Shrewsbury Sports Village, Sundorne Road on Wednesday 16th May, will include a talk on the impact of sight loss on mental health.
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A plethora of monetary assist for residence repairs can be found for numerous upkeep within the house like replacing shingles, repairing the roof, altering insulation inside the home and so forth. You may marvel why the federal government ought to situation grants and low curiosity loans to fix the homes. Along with assist saving cash, house DIY tasks may help develop a way of satisfaction in reaching the purpose, in addition to a way of pleasure in your home. The program affords dwelling safety companies immediately following a catastrophe (including hurricane, flood or hearth).
"Residence repair and transforming" contains the construction, installation, alternative, or enchancment of driveways, swimming swimming pools, porches, kitchens, bathrooms, basements, chimneys, chimney liners, garages, fences, fallout shelters, central air con, central heating, boilers, furnaces, electrical wiring, sewers, plumbing fixtures, storm doors, home windows, roofs, awnings, and different enhancements to structures within the residence or upon the land adjoining to the residence.
(i) A contractor offering dwelling restore or transforming services shall not symbolize, or offer or advertise to represent, on behalf of a homeowner on any insurance coverage declare in reference to the repair or replacement of roof systems, or the performance of any other interior or exterior repair, replacement, construction or reconstruction work; or otherwise violate the Public Adjusters Regulation (Public Act ninety six-1332).
(e) An individual who has entered into a written contract with a contractor offering residence restore or remodeling providers to supply goods or providers to be paid from the proceeds of a property and casualty insurance policy may cancel the contract prior to midnight on the earlier of the fifth business day after the insured has received written discover from the insurer that each one or any a part of the claim or contract isn't a lined loss under the insurance policy or the thirtieth enterprise day after receipt of a properly executed proof of loss by the insurer from the insured.
Since time was limited and this shower needed to be remodeled in three days we chose wedi waterproofing. Seniors can find tips about dwelling safety and seek for local programs in the Dwelling Restore and Modification part of the Eldercare Locator website.


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Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 Review
If you would rather watch then read, then here's the video review...
The Problem
The DSLR revolution promised us amazing video quality at a cheap price, but if you ask any professional and they'll tell you that the lens is more important than the camera body. Unfortunately we were stuck with the horible quality of lenses like the Canon 18-55 f3.5-5.6. While this lens can take some nice outside shots, however once you move inside, you remember how horrible of a lens it is. So are there any cheap alternatives?
Well you could buy a nice new canon lens. This would give you great quality lenses, but if you want anything with an aperture under f/4 and a zoom lens.... It will most likely cost about $1000.
Another option is to buy prime lenses. And if your cheap, like me, you'll buy vintage prime lenses. While the image quality can be iffy, they offer amazingly fast lenses at low prices like $30. However for events, it's hard to change lenses every time you want a different shot. So you need a zoom. But Vintage zooms are often just as bad or worse than the canon kit lens.
This is where the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 comes in.
Overall the lens is a great alternative to the canon kit lens and even vintage prime lenses. It's a great addition to your lens kit if you can get over the minor drawbacks of it, for both filmmaker, photographers, pros, and beginners alike.
So that's it. If you want more details, watch the video. Sorry the video's a little bit long, but I had a lot to say about this lens.
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Beat Coast East: An Anthology of Rebellion
New York, NY: Excelsior Press, 1960. First Edition. Softcover. "Beat Coast East: An Anthology of Rebellion" is an interesting early compilation of "Beat" writers at the height of early media hysteria regarding what exactly the word "Beat" meant. "What is beat? Is there a final or definitive definition?...So crazy--one must dig this word somehow. I walked along the village limelight and asked an assortment of squalid squares and plastered saints... More about Beat Coast East: An Anthology of Rebellion[Item #3034]


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• 35 storey residential high-rise building comprising 279 luxury apartments to be sold in one line
• Site being developed by Phillip Usher Constructions and scheduled for completion in Q1 2019
• Blue chip asset is being marketed locally and internationally to institutional and private investors
Cushman & Wakefield today announced its exclusive appointment to sell 120 Marine Parade, Southport, a 35 storey residential high-rise located on 4,472 square metres of land opposite the acclaimed Southport Broadwater Parklands and bordering the Gold Coast's CBD. This catalyst project is under construction and scheduled for completion in Q1 2019. 120 Marine Parade is to be sold as a completed development in one line via a national and international expressions of interest campaign.
Identified by the Queensland State Government and Gold Coast City Council as a landmark development, 120 Marine Parade consists of 80 one-bedroom, 179 two-bedroom and 20 "Skyhome" three-bedroom apartments over 35 storeys. This trophy asset has been intelligently designed allowing multiple body corporates and flexibility for the investor to hold in one line, divest in whole or in part and/or incorporate a hotel component.
The sale on behalf of Phillip Usher Constructions is being exclusively managed by Cushman & Wakefield's Gold Coast Commercial Managers Richard McCouaig and Chris Bouwer.
Commenting on the sale of the asset, Richard McCouaig states: "The tower is under construction with approximately 16 months to completion. Commencement of our marketing campaign has been strategically timed to allow the purchaser ample time to customise their investment strategy and maximise the profit available through multiple revenue streams."
"Purchasing this type of asset is highly unique and rarely offered within Australia. Gold Coast tourism is surging with annual growth of 13.9% and, coupled with the low residential vacancy rates of 1.4%, this prime location overlooking the Broadwater provides for outstanding capital growth opportunities."
"The investment fundamentals of 120 Marine Parade have been very well received by local funds, private individuals and international investors engaged through Cushman & Wakefield's Australian and global capital markets platform."
Chris Bouwer added: "Diminishing supply due to lack of funding has restricted many large-scale projects on the Gold Coast. This has resulted in an uplift in 'off the plan' sale values, further positioning this asset as excellent value. Gone are the days of seeing $6,000 to $7,000 per square metre of gross saleable apartment area, with Gold Coast values more commonly placed at $8,000 to $10,000 psm upwards to $20,000 psm for prime esplanade or beachfront high-rise developments."
The Gold Coast is Australia's premier tourist destination and with iconic projects, such as 120 Marine Parade Southport, the upcoming Commonwealth Games and $13.5 billion investment by the State Government and City Council, the area is well positioned for sustainable long term growth delivering secure investment returns
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Our house is finally starting to feel like a home. Last week we went through all of our boxes, found places for everything and things this week are starting to feel very homey. We've spent a lot of time paring down our belongings and have narrowed down our favorites. We have started to hang photos on the walls and have been finding places for the favorite things we kept.
You know when you move into a new place and before you get settled in, it has an unfamiliar smell? Not a bad smell, but a smell that isn't yet home. We'll, our home is finally starting to smell like home and in the very best way. One of my favorite smells is from my lemon verbena Good Word Candle. Guys, this is the most amazing smelling candle ever. I'm serious, I want my house to always smell like lemon verbena. Even when the candle isn't burning I can small the lemon verbena and it always makes me smile. I also love the inspiring messages from Good Word Candles.
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Interior Designer Sales
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Job Responsibilities:
Manage Sales Enquiries
- To provide professional advice on Space Planning, Design Conceptualization, Materials and Colour Scheme Specifications
- To understand customers' needs and to ensure customer satisfaction
- To manage areas such as project costing
- To prepare project quotation
Project Management
- To schedule workflow ,ensuring smooth coordination of renovation project
- To work closely with contractor and suppliers to achieve high quality project completion
- To make sure the design proposed and timeline set are achieved
Job Requirements:
- Pleasant working attitude, hardworking and creative
- Passion for sales and self-motivated to succeed in rewarding career
- Able to converse well in English and Mandarin (to liaise with Mandarin speaking associates/communication with client and contractor)
- Interested to gain new knowledge on product offered
- Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills
- Possess flair and creativity in interior design
- Full time position(s) only
*No prior experience in interior design needed
- Appealing profit sharing scheme
- Leads will be provided by the company
- Potential income of more than $10,000
- Career advancement opportunity – promote into Design Manager/Team Leader with over-riding commission.
- Strong marketing support
- Company-sponsored to participate in various home-related exhibitions
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Food and nutrition myth about tea
MYTH: Drinking tea causes dehydration
THE TRUTH: It's a popular belief that tea is dehydrating because it has caffeine, but the level of caffeine you get from drinking moderate amounts of tea, even strong tea, doesn't dehydrate you. Tea is actually 99.5 percent water and counts towards your fluid intake for the day, so it can help keep you hydrated. Hydration is important for concentration, alertness and physical performance. Canada's Food Guide encourages you to satisfy your thirst with water as a calorie-free way to help stay hydrated. Hot or cold, tea is also hydrating and, with no added sugar, is calorie-free and tastes great.
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As a Receptionist/Administrator at our Leamington office you will be the first person to greet our callers and visitors to the business. This is an exciting opportunity if you enjoy talking to people and providing a first class, professional customer service.
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We are the one of the fastest growing accountancy practices in the UK with over 2500 staff in over 80+ office locations. Baldwins is now part of the Cogital Group which has 4700 people Operating from 150 offices in 7 countries. We are committed to providing an outstanding service to our clients and their businesses and provide a diverse range of compliance and specialist services specifically designed to our client's individual needs. We work with all types of businesses from sole traders to large national corporations and everything in between. As a firm we have grown significantly both organically and by acquisition and by using a consultative approach we can offer a wide range of Business solutions, across Accounting, Audit, Tax, Payroll, Corporate Finance and Restructuring & Insolvency.
As a Receptionist/Administrator at our Leamington office, your main responsibilities will include:
- First point of contact for both callers and visitors to the office
- Ensure that the reception area is professionally presented at all times
- Manage the meeting room calendar and requests
- Ensure meeting rooms are ready for each meeting
- Responsible for keeping filling rooms organised and tidy
- Open and distribute incoming post to relevant staff members
- Ensure all outgoing post is correctly franked and collected
- Scanning and typing letters
- Assist with ad hoc administration as required
- Work as part of a team to provide the best possible service to our clients
As a Receptionist/Administrator at our Leamington office, you will have/be:
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Confidence to speak on the telephone
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work to deadlines
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- Able to work with minimum supervision
- Personable and confident in building relationships
- A good level of understanding of Excel and other Microsoft packages
- A team player
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Our clients deserve the best, the same goes for our people. You will receive a competitive salary and benefits package. Learning and Development is an integral part of the Baldwins Group. We aim to provide the best support to our people to ensure that their development and knowledge is at the best level possible through professional qualifications, online training and self development.
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Our Core Values & Behaviours underpin what Baldwins is all about. These are the foundations that we will continue to build and develop our business on as we move forward. Along with roles and responsibilities definitions, these Core Values & Behaviours are what we expect to be displayed by all staff and partners at all levels and at all times. Consistently demonstrating the Behaviours allows the Firm to grow and achieve our four goals of Happy Staff, Happy Clients, Financial Strength and Quality of Advice and Service.
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Mums and Tots Groups
Mommy Meetings happen at the Well every Monday from 10.15 am, hosted by Lize Jolley. It's a relaxed group for all mothers to come & have fun, drink coffee/tea and eat some home bakes. This group is for any mum with a baby, toddler or child, but it's also a place for mums whose children maybe at school and want to get together with mums to have a chat, share a laugh or advice and eat cake. The Well is a safe place to let children run around while us mums can relax a bit and get to know other people while our kids make their own fun and friends. Come along you are more than welcome – with or without a little one in tow!
Tots on Thursday is a group which is run by Katy alongside a number of other local mums'. The group meet every week for a cuppa, a chat in a safe and fun space for their children to play and have some fun. It is open to mum's and dads to bring their tots along to.
It starts at 10.30 every Thursday morning. All are welcome.
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When Intention Isn't Enough: An Educator's Struggle to Validate Black Students
The 2015-2016 school year was easily the most traumatic work year of my adult life. I was a teacher at an alternative high school in New Orleans, a job very similar to one I left in Philadelphia. Alternative schools are intended to address the push-out crisis by creating spaces for students who have not found success in traditional schooling environments. Some of these students may not thrive in large environments; some may have been pushed out of the charters that claim to be educating "all" of our kids. Some are in the criminal justice system, or young parents caring for children of their own. The possibilities are endless, and serving youth comes with a unique set of struggles and challenges. Having worked in the field for a few years, it's a population that I am very comfortable with. It is also one that I care deeply about.
Despite my passion for, and comfort with, alternative education, last year led me to question the very foundation that I had built my career on. I cried a lot, vented on Facebook, journaled during professional development meetings and frequented happy hours with other educator-friends while we soaked it all away over margaritas with chips & salsa (yes, we'll need another pitcher). I worked out for self-care, got a therapist to maintain balance and dug into my yoga practice to begin meditating regularly. I did the usual things one does when they've got a stressful job.
With teachers, all of the above are done with student stories sprinkled in between. Exasperating, funny, touching and annoying moments with kids that make the job everything that it is. But kids weren't always the main topic of conversation with my peers and I. We talked about them, sure, but much more of our dialogue was spent on how racism played out in the daily grind. We vented about administrators whose savior complexes were evident in the very way they spoke to and about students. We talked about how meager the expectations were of our low-income, predominantly Black kids. We talked about the inability of our white coworkers to even acknowledge the differences between themselves and their students, so great was their desire to be colorblind. And more than anything, we talked about how these behaviors indicated the same age-old (and, well… racist) idea that our students should not be expected to excel.
What I realized halfway through this school year was that my desire to center Blackness in the classroom, to help my students unlearn most of the things that the media told them about themselves, still had to be done within a racist system. Perhaps this isn't shocking to folks of color who are teachers, but after 9 years in the profession, the realization hit me like a ton of bricks. The progress I felt like I was making in the classroom with my students was frequently counteracted by other staff members in the building: those who looked down on them, made wild assumptions about their lives based on stereotypical views of Black communities, and centered conversations about the kids on their academic deficits more than anything else.
So what exactly did this look like on a day-to-day basis?
Extreme white saviorism.
In one staff meeting, a white teacher claimed that it was actually a great thing if students ended up working at local grocery stores after graduating, because at least they weren't "in the streets shooting each other up." Others nodded along in agreement.
The idea that they were essentially "saving" kids from themselves and the communities around them drove some staff members to befriend kids rather than encourage their academic or personal development. One particularly infuriating example — let's call him Mr. Frank — taught special education students who struggled behaviorally and academically. In this setting, it meant that his class was full of the Black boys who could not sit still. Students dubbed it the place you go to "listen to music and eat snacks."
In meetings, Mr. Frank spoke openly and often about all the academic tasks he felt like students were incapable of even trying. These ideas help to explain some of the trash that passed for rigor in his classroom. He let students print Wikipedia pages and paste them to tri-folds for final project work. He excused them from completing assignments and rarely failed kids regardless of what their effort or attendance looked like. Instead of encouraging academic growth in any meaningful way, he took kids to the store, bought them food, and handed out money.
Let's pause here, because many of these things sound incredibly sweet when done by a family member or friend. And yes, relationships are super important when teaching. But building them isn't the only part of teaching. As educators, we focus on building relationships with kids in order to better teach them. To do this, we have to actually believe in their intellectual capabilities enough to push for their academic growth. Mr. Frank didn't see the second part of the equation as important. He thought so little of the kids' intelligence that there was no urgency in actually teaching them. He was there to be nice to them. To call them his "boys." To make friends.
Over the course of my year there, it wasn't difficult to see how Mr. Frank's desire to "save" these allegedly broken Black kids made him treat his class like a fun holding cell, just somewhere to put the kids. He greeted Black kids as the n-word and jokingly called a young woman a "ratchet ass bitch" in front of a group of males in order to get a laugh from them. Before my time, he stood idle while his students would verbally — and in one case, physically — assault his co-teacher, who was a gay trans man. Instead of using the teachable moment to encourage students to confront their blatant homophobia and transphobia, he claimed his co-teacher needed to make better relationships with the kids. Of course, the latter would not have been easy. But teaching never is.
The privileging of white voices and opinions.
Outside of Mr. Frank's outrageous everyday actions, another obvious indicator of racism in our workplace was the constant approval of white opinions and the subsequent shutting down of voices of color. One white teacher who was covering a Black educator's classroom told students that their definition of racism, one that recognizes that all whites receive benefits and privileges from systems of white supremacy, was wrong because it made white people uncomfortable. He justified his assertion by coolly stating that he could speak to the issue because his partner was mixed race.
Over the course of the year, several teachers of color had complained about Mr. Frank's behavior, specifically about their discomfort with him using the n-word and how his decision to do so made the workplace feel unsafe. They were told several times, "He has his methods." Early in the year, a young Black woman was hired as his co-teacher but didn't last in his classroom a month before needing to be placed with another educator. She expressed to me that he often seemed unprepared to teach and when she asked for lesson plans or outlines, she was scolded. He told her, "You don't ask questions. I've been doing this for years. I'm the surgeon, you're the assistant." When she went to the principal with complaints of being treated condescendingly, she was reprimanded for causing trouble and made to sign a contract stating that she would never discuss Mr. Frank with other teachers while on the school premises.
Later in the year, when I tried to organize a meeting with a few teachers of color to talk about how best to deal with his language and brainstorm coping strategies for the growing list of racial microaggressions at work, I was called into the principal's office for a meeting with her and the dean. I was made to apologize for my unprofessional behavior, despite the fact that I had previously addressed the principal with my concerns and was dismissed without any promise of further action.
All these instances taught an easy lesson: if you had issues with how white teachers treated you, you kept your mouth shut. If you questioned how certain practices and behaviors were impacting students of color, you kept your mouth shut. And if you wanted to address issues of microaggressions that made the workplace toxic, you didn't discuss it at work in hopes of bringing about change. You went to happy hour with people you trusted and cried.
Valuing intention over impact.
One of the major things that became apparent to me during my time at this school was how heavily white people leaned on their good intentions. Because everyone meant well, because everyone could couch their behaviors in the altruistic deed of educating Black kids with huge academic gaps, they did not seem to mind if their actions had negative impacts on coworkers of color or even the Black children they were supposed to be serving. When I realized this about my boss and coworkers, I began to see how strongly whiteness seeks to protect itself in schools. Everything from Mr. Frank's "methods," to teachers doing work for students they didn't deem capable, to oft-expressed colorblind sentiments that white teachers used to make connections between themselves and the kids, were excused and never questioned because the people who did or said them "meant well." It didn't matter what impact this had on the kids and it sure as hell didn't matter how it made staff members of color in the school feel.
It was around this time that I began to draw connections between law enforcement and education systems in this country. I knew from the many instances of cops who got off for murdering unarmed Black men and women, that whiteness in their institution also tended to protect itself. And much like with law enforcement, the issues that exist in education aren't addressed as system-wide problems indicative of attitudes and biases towards people of color. Instead we discuss the few bad apples, which in the education field means the teachers who don't care at all, the teachers with ill intent.
The problem with this approach is that most all white folks, teachers and otherwise, never see themselves as bad apples. They know that they mean well so they assume that they couldn't possibly be a part of the problem. At this alternative school, the white folks who caused a great deal of the microaggressions could barely hear us decrying their actions and language. Our complaints were drowned out by the sound of them patting themselves on the back for their hard work.
Recently, I read a headline that announced that percentages of Black teachers in the classroom have fallen drastically in the past few years. I didn't bother reading the article because I felt like the wounds from last year were a little too raw. In an old Facebook rant, I reflected on nearly 9 years in the education field and the experiences it took to get there. I specifically recalled going to grad school with people who made sweeping generalizations about Black and Brown communities. I remember smoking cigarettes after classes with fellow students of color lamenting the fact that some of the people in our Ivy League program were already in positions of power in schools full of Black children. I remember how proud they seemed of themselves for taking on the work of "fixing" kids and schools, despite the lack of desire to fix their own racist viewpoints, language, approaches, etc.
Like last year, I brushed it all off over happy hours. I was still hopeful then. I thought that I could teach Black and Brown youth in a way that centered them, their stories, their beauty, and their lives. I did not consider that those grad school classmates who thought so little of us, and that people who shared their ideas, were already running the system and starting the charter schools. I did not consider that fighting for my kids essentially meant fighting against these people. It was a battle I was unprepared for when I first started teaching in 2007. Though it is a battle I expect to fight for the rest of my life, the new hope is to one day do it within an institution that is willing to take on the fight with me. This would save me from a career of holding my tongue until I get to half-priced drinks with other teachers of color who have learned that silence is the only way to stay in the ring.


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Book the photo booth rental in advance. You may not get the best if you wait till the last moment. The best photo booth companies will provide you with the best services and the best quality prints. Compare the prices and services of many rental firms, and then make a final decision. You can hire a photo booth online. It is more convenient, easy and cheap.
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Don't start thinking that you can't afford to buy one, as now you can hire a photo booth. Rental photo booths are cheap and easily affordable. They give the best kind of entertainment to your guests. They make you laugh so much that you'll feel that you'll burst out. They are the best keepsakes of any party. Be thoughtful enough to add some personal message and it will serve you as a party favor or thank you card. If you want your wedding to be remembered and the sweet moments to be cherished for many years, then you should opt for personalized photo booths.
Set the location, date and time of the event. Every caterer needs to know these details before they can start preparing for it. You should also bring the caterer to visit the ground to get them familiarized with the site layout.
Looking for people with great bartending skills may not be that easy because there are qualifications that one must meet to be able to man the bar. The good thing though is that getting an event organiser can surely make the job easier for you. See, party hire companies have a wide network of personnel and staff, including bartenders, caterers and DJs. When you hire an event company, you would no longer have to look for a bartender yourself. However, you should still screen and check whether the people working behind the bar are capable, skilled, and entertaining.
If your party is being held at home, a really social way to encourage guests to mingle is to locate drinks a little away from everything. This will mean guests don't stay in their little social groups, and do spread out and socialise with everyone. A great winter warmer is to provide a Mulled Wine. This can be made several days in advance, and allows the mulled wine flavour to intensify. Simply serve from a crock pot on low to medium heat, and will warm your guests up immensely. Drinks can be self service or served depending on your style of function.


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AQUA INTELLIGENCE – Revolutionizing The Hospitality Industry With The Most Comprehensive Profiles Fo
A storm has hit the investment market which we are not going to recover from. Crypto investment is that storm. With strict capital controls in place by most countries to control the flow of money and charge high taxes, cryptocurrency gained usage in circumventing capital controls and taxes, leading to an increase in demand. Cryptocurrency has been able to present an easy to use digital alternative to fiat currencies. Offering frictionless transactions and inflation control, investors have been prudent enough to add these currencies in their diversified portfolios as an asset, as the size of the market does not represent a systemic risk. Cryptocurrency employs the use of cryptography that assures high-security processes and verifies transactions personal to each user. Hence, counterfeiting and anonymous transactions are impossible to achieve.
While this revolution is gaining wide acceptance, AQUA Intelligence, a data-driven platform on the blockchain that enables consumers to monetize and validate their personal data has arrived.
AQUA Intelligence is a data-based platform on blockchain that allows consumers to monetize and validate their personal data. Based on this reliable data, AQUA Intelligence creates a decentralized comprehensive profile for each consumer. The profile won't be shared with third parties and AQUA Intelligence will enforce strict security policies for data protection. By using artificial intelligence and other tools, this profile allows the hotel industry to increase sales, operational efficiency, benefit, and consumer experience. This platform is supported by AQUA (AQX), utility tokens.
We achieve this by using our discrete data sources including, AQUA RMS, AQUA SDK, AQUA Mobile application, and AQUA PMS – our proprietary Property Management System, currently integrated with one of the largest hospitality brands.
Consumers will benefit from our platform as well. They'll get a token to validate and provide data to our application, and will be able to spend it through our partner network like merchants, hotels, restaurants and other travel partners.
The hospitality industry providers rely on data that is often incomplete and inaccurate when providing products and services to consumers. With AQUA Intel, consumers will be able to provide data and verify existing data and can earn AQX tokens as compensation and payment. With accurate and verified data, suppliers can provide their customers with more meaningful and personalized offers.
AQUA INTELLIGENCE consists of 3 components:
AQUA Mobile
AQUA Intel
AQUA RMS (revenue management services).
Consumers earn tokens to provide input, validate existing data, and participate in other activities, such as surveys and hotel reviews / reviews.
They can also use AQUA to manage their loyalty points between different providers and the organization of travel.
Using artificial intelligence, consumers can receive real-time answers for all travel-related questions via an interactive interface. They can also share experiences and develop relationships with other members.
Using AQUA mobile. and profiles will be created on the basis of consumer resources from AQUA Mobile and other sources. Loyalty programs and travel arrangements will be facilitated. AI will provide answers, analytical and practical suggestions for consumers and suppliers. AI can also generate commodity data to meet the specific needs of suppliers. Using customer profiles created at Intel and other sources, such as season and events, AQUA helps suppliers provide personalized product and service offerings and targeted communications.
The platform will also help sellers optimize their loyalty programs by converting AQX. Platforms will also benefit from our platform. They will earn tokens to provide data in our application and will be able to conduct them through our network of partners, including merchants, hotels, restaurants and other travel partners. and you can get it: UNIVERSAL TRAVELER PROFILE A secure universal all-in-one system built on a block chain.
LOYALTY POINTS, we will use the guest value, guests from the segment depending on the profit and reinvestment in them.
Disrupting the Hospitality Industry
Current solutions used by the hospitality industry contain segmented and inaccurate data as a result of outdated software solutions built without data intelligence. AQUA is now disrupting the landscape by developing the hospitality industry's first comprehensive data solution using AI and blockchain technology. Through this revolutionary approach, AQUA is helping businesses increase their revenue through personalized offerings to their customers, increased operational efficiency, and using machine learning to perform efficient marketing. At the same time AQUA allows customers to validate their data and optimize their loyalty benefits through participation in our AQUA Token ecosystem. We accomplish this by leveraging our discrete data sources including, AQUA SDK, the AQUA Rewards app, AQUA PMS and more.
A secure, comprehensive profile system built on the blockchain based on validated data.
Increase revenue opportunities for hospitality businesses with more meaningful data.
Artifical Intelligence and data generate valuable
Maximize the benefits of loyalty programs for both consumers and hotels.
We plan to make our data and profiles avaiable to be easily integrated with other systems.
Powered by our token ecosystem to reward consumers for their patronage and data
AQUA Mobile, RMS, PMS and more!
We will be integrating AQUA INTEL with all our platforms such as RMS, PMS and more for the hospitality industry. Our PMS is currently being implemented in one of the largest hospitality brands.
AQUA Private Blockchain
Token Details
Token Name: AQUA (AQX)
Standard: Ethereum ERC20 (Utility based)
Price per Token: $ 0.25 USD
Pre-Sale: May seventh – July 30th, 2018
Pre-Sale Cap: $ 20,000,000 USD
Crowdsale: July 30-September 30, 2018
Crowdsale Cap: $ 25,000,000 USD
Total Hard Cap: $ 50,000,000 USD (225M AQX Tokens)
Token superiority: Platform utility token
Date Launched: Issued after crowdfunding
Step by step instructions to Participate: Visit Medium
We will offer the realization of AQUA INTELLIGENCE through two fundamental stages: Pre-Sale and Main Sales (Crowdsale). We will publish a weekly report on AQUA Crowdfund on our Blog in Medium, and discuss it with the group. We need to keep up most extreme transparency across all phases of the project.
As per best practices from the Crowdfund process, the number of AQUA Tokens has a realistic Hard Cap. AQX token publishing will be done after Crowdsale.
It might take up to 30 days to distribute AQX tokens to contributors.
As per the current regulatory situation, we will lead a KYC/AML inspection to each contributor in AQUA INTELLIGENCE Crowdsale. This procedure is required to ensure long haul compliance of the AQUA INTELLIGENCE project.
Pre-Sale Details:
Hard Cap Pre-Sale AQUA token: $ 20,000,000 USD
Currency received: ETH
Token exchange rate: 1 AQX = 0.25 USD in ETH
Number of tokens per one person: unlimited
Least transaction sum in Ethereum: $ 10 USD in ETH
Most extreme transaction sum in Ethereum: Unlimited (in Hard Cap)
Start date: May 7, 2018
End date: July 7, 2018
The bonus scale is set as follows for Pre-Sale:
15% Bonus until May eleventh
12% Bonus up to 25 May
9% Bonus up to 15 June
6% Bonus up to 30 June
3% Bonus up to July 30th
0% Bonus up to 30 September
Summary AQUA TOKEN (AQX):
AQX is a token for the hospitality industry.
Consumers use tokens to redeem products and/or services from taking an interest hotel partners similarly as hospitality rewards points are earned and spent.
AQX connected in AQUA value proposition – partners can use AQX token or reliability points to pay for AQUA Intelligence service.
AQX can be obtained through dependability, cooperation, social interaction, advancement and more.
45% AQUA Token Sale
30% Platform Reserve
20% Team
5% Bounties & Airdrops
40% Platform Development
20% Research & Editorial
30% Marketing
10% Operational Expenses
10% Legal
Launched web and mobile-based PMS platform for hotel industry
Currently in test properties across Las Vegas, NV
iOS mobile application and web: Improved to V1.1
Partnership and integration with significant hotel chain
Prototype of machine learning based PMS platform
Token White paper release
AQX Token sale
Create a working gathering of in-house blockchain developers and ETH people group developers
Finalize the design of our private blockchain
Initiate the movement of legacy hotel data onto our private blockchain
Develop the MVP for AQUA Mobile
Construct the management team for AQUA
Begin development of the AQUA RMS platform
Dispatch alpha AQUA RMS platform
Complete architecture of the data platform by gathering data feeds across web platforms, mobile apps, and other third parties
Begin integrating tokens as monetization mechanism by means of ETH blockchain and Ethereum Smart Contracts
Begin development of data feed, based on keywords and topics generated from our machine learning algorithms
Token-based platform beta test
Strategic partnerships and integration
Network Node Architecture, AI, Machine Learning, and Prediction Model
Private Blockchain Beta – Single Shared
Private Blockchain Beta – Multi State
Begin development of AI-based Intelligent Assistant
Develop expansion get ready for Europe-Asia-Pacific
Expand relationships with hospitality and retail partners
Dispatch AQUA Mobile
Manufacture AQUA datacenter
Expand upon AI-based insight and analysis tools, using historical user action data amassed from our client base as preparing set. Begin development of AI-based Intelligent Assistant to help identify, save, retrieve, assess and analyze relevant open data for users
RICK HILTON: Advisor
TONY LAU: Advisor
OKECHI ONYEJE: Blockchain Developer
JAIAN CUTTARI: ICO Advisor
DAVID BRAUT: ICO Advisor
ARTHUR IINUMA: Blockchain & Crypto Advisor
MYLARA SWAMY: Blockchain Developer
Be a part of this incredible project. Download the whitepaper for the full scoop.
Till next time…
For more information, please visit:
Website :https://aquaintel.io/
Whitepaper :https://aquaintel.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AQUA-TOKEN-SALE-One-Pager.pdf
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Twitter :https://twitter.com/aqua_intel
Telegram :https://t.me/aquaintel
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Author: TheMichaelMatch
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Disclaimer: This article was published in terms of the bounty campaign. I am not a project team member or its representative but a supporter of this incredible project.


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Feeding Birds for Prophet...
It's cold. The week before Christmas and 5 of the last 7 days never made it up to zero. The below zero wind chills have enough digits to legally drink in any state in the Union.
It's cold.
I'm leaning up against the counter, sipping the Elixir of Knowledge, watching chickadees zip back and forth from tree to feeder to tree. Little balls of fluff that maintain an internal temp of 120 degrees while living in external temps of 11 below. I guess I'd be zipping, too.
The Elixir short-circuits a neural synapse that sparks into another.
"Bird feeding" jumps to "people feeding birds". Another sip. More sparking.
"Birds feeding people". Well, really just one people - Elijah.
(The Prophet....not the guy who played Frodo)
Elijah was to tell the king he had done more evil than all the kings before him. And if that didn't get Elijah in trouble, his next statement did.
"No rain until I say so." This simple phrase started a drought that lasted over three years.
He was then instructed to do a wise thing. Hide. Right now. By the brook.
And not to worry.
The ravens will feed him.
The Elixir sloshes up images of crows and ravens I've seen. Almost all the images involved roadkill.
Flattened-splattered-baking-in-the-sun roadkill.
But the story says the ravens showed up like clockwork. Every morning, every evening. And they brought meat...and bread.
Another question pops up. Where are ravens getting bread? Huh.
Let's be honest. I know you're thinking the same thing I am.
The man is getting roadkill and moldy bread off a garbage dump. Right?
But if God is sending ravens to feed a hiding prophet, would He give him...garbage?
I don't think so.
The Elixir runs rampant, sparks fly, synapses pop like firecrackers on Chinese New Year. A scenario develops. A scenario with absolutely NO theological verification at all.
Reuben is grilling out, early in the morning, the smell of roasting meat wafting into the house. The son, Raymond, wakes up to stagger sleepily toward his father with a Pavlovian mouth-watering, lip-smacking expectation. He reaches for a piece of meat on the corner of the grill.
Smack. A wooden spoon knocks his hand away. He is now completely awake.
"Owww. Can't I have some?"
"No, it's for the ravens."
Quiet. Then a question.
"The ravens?"
"Uh, why?"
"'Cause God told me to."
"I dunno."
"Shhhh. Let her sleep. Hand me that loaf of bread, will ya?"
"But Mom made this last night!"
"Yeah. It's delicious. Hand it over."
"But you're giving the good stuff to birds."
"Because God told you to?!"
"Yeah. And when He tells you to do something, you give your best. Right?"
"Well, sure, but - wait a minute - where'd you get this meat?"
"Eddie?! You killed the fatted calf to give 'im to birds?! He was for my bar mitzvah!"
"Pipe down, son, you're gonna scare the birds. God will provide. Pass me the sage, will ya?"
Well, OK, it might be a little far-fetched but I think the premise is sound.
Obedience to God isn't "supply and demand". It's "demand and supply".
He demands our obedience and, if we obey, He supplies our needs from places we could not even imagine. Even in our wildest dreams.
So if He tells me to do something, I should do it and trust Him.
For all I know, lunch has already been airmailed.


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Dwarf hair grass?
Has anyone ever used dwarf hair grass? I heard it's soft like regular grass and not sharp which is great...has anyone used it?
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text: Join PwC & NABA for a Discussion on Workplace Bias Wednesday, November 14, 2018 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00 PwC Atlanta 1075 Peachtree Street, Suite 2600 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 USA (map) Google Calendar ICS Blind spots... Your brain on autopilot.Our brains are wired to make assumptions, which can sometimes be off base. Most times, we think it's an honest mistake - science calls it a blind spot. Experts say that we all have blind spots, which can lead to snap judgments.Interested in learning more? Join us for a candid discussion about unconscious bias at the PwC Atlanta office on Wednesday, November 14.To take our dialogue to the next level and to maximize impact, please consider bringing a guest in your network (a mentor, a supervisor, a peer, etc - those who identify as minority or non-minority) who may also benefit from this conversation.Wednesday, November 14, 2018PwC Atlanta1075 Peachtree Street, Suite 2600Atlanta, Georgia 303096:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.1.0 CPE CreditMembers Free | Non-members $20Come hungry! Food and drinks will be provided!RSVP by Monday, November 12th to secure your spot.Come hungry! Food and drinks will be provided!RSVP by Monday, November 12th to secure your spot.REGISTER HERE


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Soul Care Equipping Conference – Sylvan Lake
Event TimeSee schedule below:
Address4404 47 Ave, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1N4
This conference has two primary purposes:
First, while the conference is open to all, it is aimed at helping church/spiritual leaders (i.e.: pastors, elders, ministry leaders, small group leaders and spouses, etc.) grow in intimacy and the health of their souls. It takes a healthy leader to lead a healthy church. We are often limited by our past wounds, our current behaviors, and our faulty thinking. The conference will teach Biblical principles for healing the soul, and overcoming broken and sinful areas of life.
Second, the conference is designed to equip church leadership teams in making disciples back at home. A key focus of this equipping event is giving tools to leaders to facilitate deep life-change in themselves and others through the presence of Jesus. During each session a ministry time will be provided for participants to process their own journey and lead others through healing.
Wednesday, September 18
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
With a break in between
Thursday, September 19
9:00 am -10:30 am
15 minute break
10:45 am -12:00 pm
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
With a break in between
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday, September 20
9:00 am -10:30 am
15 minute break
10:45 am -12:00 pm
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
With a break in between
No evening session
Saturday, September 21
9:00 am – 11:30 am
With a break in between
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
With an optional break in between
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
All times are tentative. Please keep your schedule as free as possible for these few days. Meals will not be provided. Please see a list of restaurants in the area found here.


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Legendary comedian Dave Allen reigned supreme as the 'James Bond of comedy' for an incredible 27 years, and he might have died and gone to ... well maybe not heaven ... but he's had some time since his passing to think about a few things, to observe life, to mull it over - and now he's bringing his views to the stage once again.
With the signature black chair, packet of Gauloises and glass of the strong stuff Kieran Cunningham plays the man often referred to as the original alternative comedian.
Tickets £11/ £8
"A magical hour and a fitting tribute to a rare talent" City Life
"An affectionate tribute to a master of the underrated art of weaving tall tales." What's On Stage
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Cincinnati has emerged as a role model of policing reform—but even the best-in-show has a long way to go.
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Native Oyster
Kelly Galway Oysters, Wild native oyster (Ostrea edulis), Huítre Plate, Flat Oyster
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The Native Oyster is the gourmet's favourite, also known as the European Flat Oyster, this is the oyster which is Native to our Irish shores. Native Oysters are considered to be a great luxury due to their wonderful flavour and due to the fact that they are a relatively scarce species.
All Native Oysters provided by us are sourced from carefully managed wild oyster fisheries along the West Coast of Ireland. They are then relayed in the rich estuarine water of our own oyster beds where they fatten and develop their unique flavour.
What a flavour with the Atlantic flushing in twice daily mixing with the rich fresh waters from the Clarinbridge and Kilcolgan rivers giving just the right mix of water. Then the oysters themselves filtering up to 11 litres of this pristine water every hour. Multiply that by the four to five years it takes to grow to edible maturity, and you may indeed believe you hold in your mouth the very essence of the ocean.
The Oysters are hand packed with the deep shell down to retain their wonderful juice. The baskets of 50 pieces are ready for delivery direct to the restaurant.


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"If it's been done before, should we even attempt again?": a snapshot of a conversation I had with Tom Glover this week. Tom joined the Project Birmingham community last year as we were gearing up for our biggest event so far, helping to launch the gallery space at the incredibly popular Medicine Bakery + Gallery.
With a passion for writing and a shared desire to create a more accessible art community, Tom has contributed a number of works to our blog. Most recently, he interviewed the up-and-coming Farwa Melodina following her recent exhibitions with Medicine x Ikon Gallery "Forward" and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG's) "Women, Power, Protest".
Catching up with Tom this week to discuss the piece and where he wants to head next, he raised his frustrations with the apparent lack of simple, effective art publications in the city. Making the comparison to some of the art scene in other cities, there seemed to be a void for regular communication that provided a concise, enticing and accessible summary of Birmingham's current exhibitions. It's not that it isn't being done, nor hasn't been done before. It is simply, in the view we concluded this week, not being done as effectively as it could be. And heck, it's not always about being first - it's about being the best. Ask AltaVista (Google it if you have to and you'll prove my point).
One of the examples we discussed was the Metro's advertisement for Rachel Maclean's sensory-overload of an exhibition "Too Cute". Described (in short) as the perfect thing to do on a rainy day in Birmingham. Whilst avoiding the rain/sleet/snow is certainly a perk for any indoor activity at this time of year, it is not the real reason this exhibition is a must see. Once you have walked through the traditional gallery, in the BMAG, your world is turned upside down with the brash, nausea-inducing pink hue. Reflecting the sickly-sweet babyfied filtering of real issues, with complex emotions reduced to 2D emojis, Maclean brandishes every form of medium to reveal the truths she sees in today's society.
Revealing truths is the fundamental value of art. Concepts about the human condition; about suffering, about emotion and experience, are replicated a millions times over in a thousand different forms. It ensures that these truths are not forgotten. As a consequence, these ideas are not original, but no less important. Recently, and quite significantly, the "Women, Power, Protest" exhibition demonstrated that experiences of repression, and objectification, as well as emancipation, courage and solidarity of feminism today. Each piece as powerful as the last. And in congruence they shout a louder message.
Dropping Tom back off at his home, we concluded that whilst there much to consider before a starting point could be found, we were confident that this idea would succeed. Therefore, I wanted to write this post for a couple of reasons:
Firstly, a question to you: how would you like to be informed of everything going on in the Birmingham art scene? Consider what medium and how often? Answers on a post card (or email) please.
Secondly, I think Tom's vision for such a publication is worthy cause. If you have any advice, or you would like to help produce the content with him, please get in touch and we will connect you. We will be at our next event on the 12th April at Café Artum. Come say hello and bring your ideas and enthusiasm for the greatest city in the UK.
Thanks for reading, if you made it this far.