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As November is upon we are reminded to think and pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory, who are traditionally remembered during this month. Those countless souls await our prayers and good works and any little pain and suffering that we can offer for them throughout the day. Let us make a valiant effort this month to offer up many acts of love for these dear souls who will not forget our goodness to them. Here is a prayer below that you may wish to pray during this month or even make a part of your regular devotions.
Our Lord revealed to St. Gertrude that 1000 souls would be released from Purgatory each time it is said devoutly:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
Know that we are remembering all the deceased in our prayers in a special way during this month. If there are special people that you would like us to remember during this month, please send us their names and we can pray for them.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
November: Month for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
All Saints Celebrations!
As usual, each year, we host All Saints Parties for our Catechism students. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy from our celebrations of our heavenly Friends!
October Vocation Retreat Highlights
We thank God for all the graces received during our vocation retreat two weekends ago. In the quiet atmosphere of our Formation House, the retreatants had an opportunity to spend quality time with Our Lord in Adoration and silent prayer, following some of the meditations of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
As well they had the opportunity to learn about the theology of religious life, about the charism of the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate and enjoy a Q & A session with the Novices and Postulants about discernment and religious life.
"It was quite relaxing, informative and beneficial to me personally in discerning what faith-based direction I will take in life." - Retreatant
"It was a very peaceful and enlightening experience for me. The Mass was beautiful and the Chapel was very wonderful. The retreat was different from any other retreat that I've been to. Very peaceful and quiet so I could think and pray to God and Mary and other Saints. I felt as if I was right at home with the Sisters. People understood me there better that in the outside world. The talks were fabulous! It is a very balanced life style. Thank you for the weekend! " - Retreatant
Our next vocation retreat is:
Sat. March 3- Sun. March 4, 2012.
You can sign up on our website or read more information about it!
The Best Marriage
Read the excerpt below from:
on The Best Marriage from the page "Discerning Religious Life"at the website www.religious-vocation.com . Please post your comments and questions!
"It is therefore necessary during one's discernment to understand that religious life is not a "giving up" of marriage. Rather, it is an elevation of marriage, beyond this world, towards its ultimate fulfillment - it is to live, here on earth, a more intimate union with heavenly reality. Instead of marrying a fallible man, religious in a mystical sense marry Our Lord Himself, wed to the Church. Instead of raising children, religious adopt every soul as their spiritual child. Instead of devoting one's life towards the salvation of immediate family, religious devote their lives to the salvation of the world. In this way, the consecrated life is everything that marriage is, but elevated to a higher dignity and perfection. It redirects man's natural desire for marriage towards a higher and more perfect end; towards the mystical marriage between Christ and His Church. It is thus that the Church considers the consecrated life an act of supererogation, that is; for those who want to become perfect (Matt. 5:48, "be therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect" ), for it is first by becoming perfect, that one is able to sanctify others to the highest degree possible. When a mother explained this in simplified terms to her six year old daughter, the child responded; "Why would anyone want to marry a man when they could marry God?" Although her answer may be somewhat simplistic (Our Lord may call certain souls specifically to marriage, to fulfill a certain work in the world), nonetheless it does speak a certain truth. Jesus Christ is the perfect spouse of our soul; it is only He who can fill the natural void in our hearts perfectly. The better life, according to Our Lord, is to simply sit at His feet like the Magdalene, rather than become divided over temporal matters (Luke 10:42)."
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The SOLI Charism
As well as being devoted to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and Our Blessed Mother, the special charism, or spiritual identity of the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate is one of offering our lives, that others, especially lapsed and ignorant Catholics, will come to know and live their Catholic faith once again. Every day, in our convent, we offer a special prayer of oblation, asking God to accept the gift of our prayers, works, and our whole lives for this purpose. There are so many people today, Catholics, baptized Catholics, and yet they do not know almost anything about their Catholic faith and are even indifferent towards God and their own salvation, both children and adults. It is for these that we offer ourselves to God.
Our Father Founder, Father William Lloyd Ryan, a priest of the Diocese of Hamilton and who passed away in 2003, proposed a group of Sisters in France, the sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne, France, as models for us to imitate in this self-offering.
These sixteen Carmelites lived during the reign of terror in the French Revolution. People were being killed by the thousands every day. And the Sisters, privately in their convent were offering their lives as a sacrifice, that the reign of terror would come to an end, which offering they made daily. Eventually the Sisters themselves had the supreme privilege of offering their own lives at the guillotine - they all climbed the scaffold one by one, asking their Superior permission to die, with the Superior being the last one to climb the steps to her eternal reward. Now, ten days after the Sisters' martyrdom, the reign of terror came to an end, beginning with the death of Robespierre. Father Ryan said on this point:
"Now it is not for us to say what brought about this happy ending, but it certainly would seem that God accepted the prayers and the sacrifices of these Nuns. At any rate, I've got that as an example for us. We don't live in a reign of terror today, but we have a reign of ignorance, a great indifference to salvation, I would say in many a great many people almost a complete indifference. I think this is a tremendous tragedy. This is a situation that could only be overcome by a special gift from God, a special grace. And it would be a wonderful blessing to us to have even a small way to merit, to help to merit this special grace from God."
So, as Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate, we strive to live the religious life faithfully and teach the Faith correctly and courageously. We do this as an offering that all will come to know and practice their Catholic Faith once again and achieve their salvation in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Discernment Advice from St. Ignatius: The Spiritual Exercises
As Father Thomas Nelson, O.Praem. told the Sisters in classes at the Vita Consecrata Institute, when you are selecting books to read, don't look for the initial after the person's name (M.A., Ph.D etc) but rather the initials before the name... St. (Saint)!
For this reason, we would like to share a summary of advice for vocation discernment according to St. Ignatius Loyola, who used this manner in discerning his own vocation. Apparently, it worked so well that he standardized it into a format for others to use, which, with other spiritual meditations added, came to be known as "The Spiritual Exercises."
"Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. And the other things on the face of the earth are created for man and that they may help him in prosecuting the end for which he is created."
This is the criterion upon which we must make our life choices - really to meditate on these points: "Why am I here on this earth?" "What are the best means I can use to achieve my goal of praising, reverencing and serving God and saving my soul?"
"And so I ought to choose whatever I do, that it may help me for the end for which I am created, not ordering or bringing the end to the means, but the means to the end."
What does this mean? St. Ignatius says that many people first choose the means (i.e. their state in life e.g. marriage) and then think about how they might be able to achieve their end through that means (glory of God and salvation of their souls). However, the Saint says that this is backwards thinking! First we must think of the end, the goal to which we are heading - and then select the best means to that goal, and not the other way around. So practically, I should ask the Lord in earnest prayer, "Lord, by what state in life may I (me personally, not someone else) best love and serve You in this brief life, save my soul and help others save their souls?"
St. Ignatius knows how difficult it is to be honest with ourselves, so he proposes two "ways" of discernment. The first one is more structred and methodical and the second one is more personal and a person can use either one, or both! They are summarized below:
First Way - 6 Steps
1.Define: Define clearly what you are deciding about (e.g. whether to embrace marriage or religious life as a state in life).
2. Dispose: Think of the end (see main principle) and dispose yourself to be indifferent, to have no inclination towards one or the other, so that you can be open to God's will for you.
3. Ask - Pray! : "To ask of God our Lord to be pleased to move my will and put in my soul what I ought to do regarding the thing proposed, so as to promote more His praise and glory; discussing well and faithfully with my intellect, and choosing agreeably to His most holy pleasure and will."
4. Consider: "To consider, reckoning up, how many advantages and utilities follow for me from holding the proposed state of life for only the praise of God our Lord and the salvation of my soul, and, to consider likewise, on the contrary, the disadvantages and dangers which there are in having it. Doing the same in the second part, that is, looking at the advantages and utilities there are in not having it, and likewise, on the contrary, the disadvantages and dangers in not having the same."
5. Deliberate and Decide: St. Ignatius recommends now, after having in Step 4 carefully looked at the pros and cons prayerfully, in the presence of God, to decide "according to the greater inclination of reason, and not according to any inclination of sense". This seems like a very hard-line approach! But God gave us the gift of reason to aid us in prudently making decisions. Furthermore, St. Ignatius is recommending this method to souls who have not received any extraordinary grace to know their vocation, nor any inclination, rather than to those who already have a sense that God wishes them to enter a particular vocation.
6. Offer: "Such election, or deliberation, made, the person who has made it ought to go with much diligence to prayer before God our Lord and offer Him such election, that His Divine Majesty may be pleased to receive and confirm it, if it is to His greater service and praise."
The Second Way - 4 Rules
This way is more personal and less structured, but can be just as effective:
1. That you be moved in your decision by the love of God.
2. To imagine a stranger comes before you to lay open his vocational struggles and tells you everything (all the details of your own situation in fact!) Now, you, desiring the good of their soul, recommend to them what is for their greater good. Whatever you would recommend to that person - accept that advice yourself.
3. Choose that which you will wish to have chosen when you come to the moment of death.
4. Choose that you will wish to have chosen at the Day of Judgment.
Some may be drawn more to one method than another. Whatever method most appeals to you, we recommend that you take time to pray sincerely and ask Jesus to direct you according to His holy will. May St. Ignatius pray for you all as you continue to pray about God's will for your state in life!
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With one month left to go in Burkina Faso – this blog explores how we have adapted to life here in one of the poorest countries with some of the harshest elements in the world. Scorching heat, limited water, power cuts more frequent than a delayed train in London, and a food variety ubiquitous to almost all maquis of: rice, spaghetti, or an interesting mound of gelatinous millet called 'tÔ'. Since day 1 our sweat glands have been in overdrive, our fingernails have been constantly filthy, and our stomachs have been host to a number of alien bacteria with some less than pleasant outcomes. Yet here we all are, still standing strong with one month left in this African nation full of the most carefree and hospitable people I've ever met!
|The whole HSB team before our awareness-raising event at Lycee Marien!
Firstly, I suppose we must mention the heat, which is arguably the greatest change. Resembling a constant and inescapable sauna – the 45 degrees that sweeps the country can certainly be debilitating, draining us of essential salts and subsequent energy. This week we again have had no electricity at work (meaning, amongst other things - no fans!) resulting in us seeking shade in the small leafy courtyard just outside our office, balancing our battery-powered laptops on our knees and praying for a breeze. To keep spirits high and naps at bay – we pepper our days with sugary snacks brought by national volunteers, have regular group discussions, and culturally exchange our music tastes blasting African, French, British, and American tunes to simultaneously sing along to and improve our language skills!
|The leafy courtyard that has been transformed into our workplace
|Our shower bucket
As a precious and scarce resource; water out here is limited. With a single bucket and kettle to shower with, we thought the maintenance of personal hygiene would be a struggle – and though this may be true, the showering was actually surprisingly quick to get used to (though I often have to pilfer a kettle or two from Iain or Rowan's bucket on hair-wash day.) Showering tends to also be the only time of day that we are anywhere near a reasonable temperature so we often try and prolong the time spent under our kettle stream! The only (relative) hardship we face is when the water is entirely cut and we have to go longer than 24 hours festering in our own dusty sweat – an unpleasant experience for all in close proximity. At the office we have one western-style toilet and one outside tap to cater for both ISD and HSB so water cuts tend to result in us persuading each other that the long drop is swell and following it up with plenty of anti-bac hand sanitiser!
|Our useful pouring kettle
The lack of power has also forced us all out of our dependence on phones, laptops, tablets, and light. We've replaced evenings spent in front of Netflix with a woven mat thrown on the ground to chat, wrestle with the kids, or doze under the moon. The greatest struggle I find with the lack of electricity is navigating the long drop accurately and sleeping sans a fan, which given the circumstances, are both fully manageable! At work things tend to get a little more complicated as many of the office-based duties consist of admin both online and off. This week we were forced to find alternative sources of power – ending up in an internet café only slightly more reliable than the British weather forecast… but nevertheless managing eventually to get emails checked, blogs put up, and our facebook page updated!
Finally, the change in diet of carb upon carb upon carb has definitely been a shock to the system with a range of differing effects on our metabolisms and body weight – some of us losing up to 2 stone whilst others steadily putting on the timber. The family we have been placed with however could not be more accepting of our different dietary preferences – asking us what we would rather eat and when seeing us visibly struggling with our meal of tÔ and leafy fishy sauce, jumping in and presenting us with alternative omelette sandwiches – amazing! HSB also run a maquis that we often get our lunch from, but on those days when we just cannot face another bowl of rice – the national volunteers (after some persuasion) jump on their motos and fetch us all 'Pain Anglaise' – sandwiches consisting of egg, salami, ham, and heaps of mayonnaise – a delicious (but expensive) treat!
|Lunchtime! .. these were the first fresh vegetables I came across in Burkina ...
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What a week !!!
Bonjour c'est encore moi (Hassan). Cette semaine je rédige le blogue avec Mary. Il faut dire que cette semaine est particulière en son genre ; mais elle est une suite logique de celle passée même si elle n'a pas commencée par le sport au CEFISE. La semaine passée comme vous le savez a vu la grande sensibilisation au Lycée Marien avec d'autres équipes. Le lundi nous avons embarqué à bord d'un joli car direction Ziniaré avec HSB, Arche et TN. Le voyage s'est bien passé, une fois arrivé à Ziniaré direction le Lycée Provincial Bassy pour la sensibilisation. Même si c'était en plein soleil élèves ont répondu présents si bien que mal nous a pris à la fin de la sensibilisation. Ensuite nous nous sommes allés à la direction de la rtb2 centre (radiotélévision du Burkina n°2) où nous avons d'abord pris le lunch avant d'assister au match de handi-basket. Le match s'est soldé par une victoire des rouges sur les bleus et juste après pour nous c'était le retour sur Ouaga. Le reste de la semaine on l'a passé au bureau « pas de sport » et puis jeudi était férié pour cause d'ascension (croyance chrétienne).Mais ce qui a été éprouvant c'est l'absence de courant qui bloque pratiquement tout le travail au bureau. Pour finir, Vendredi nous avons, nous volontaires et nos chefs d'équipes évalué le travail du staff de HSB, planifier la semaine à venir avant de rentrer.
|une vue des équipes de Basket à Ziniaré
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The Story of Zanesville
On October 18, 2011, Terry Thompson, a private owner and collector of exotic animals in Zanesville Ohio, released 56 of his lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, wolves and bears before committing suicide the night before. The carnage was over, 49 animals killed, including 18 Bengal tigers, 17 lions, six black bears, a pair of grizzlies, three mountain lions, two wolves and a baboon. The tragedy brought to light a need for stronger regulations in the interest of human safety and highlighted the captive wildlife crisis in America. Thousands of wild cats are kept in backyards all across America.[1]
Most people were shocked to learn that Thompson, a convicted criminal, could have a back yard full of the world's most dangerous predators with no government oversight. Ohio had no state laws restricting such behavior. And Thompson did not have the USDA license he was required to possess in order to exhibit his exotic animals. Despite often being in the local news for exhibiting his animals at schools, he was never forced to comply.[2]
"Surprisingly, while some state regulations make big cat pet ownership difficult, keeping big cats as pets or for mere profit is generally legal in the United States," said Tracy Coppola, IFAW US Campaigns Officer. "As a result, casualties and dangerous incidents continue to pile up."
On May 15, 2013, Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) introduced H.R. 1998, the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act to prohibit the private possession and breeding of big cats. The bill will insure that lions, tigers and other dangerous big cats – which are kept as pets and exploited in roadside zoos and traveling exhibits – do not threaten public safety, diminish the global big cat conservation efforts, or end up living in deplorable conditions where they can be subject to mistreatment and cruelty.
The bill would make it illegal to possess any big cat except at accredited zoos and wildlife sanctuaries where they can be properly cared for and sheltered, and would only allow breeding at accredited zoos, along with some research or educational institutions. Current owners would be allowed to keep the cats they currently have provided they register their cats with USDA but they would not be allowed to acquire or breed more. This "grandfather" clause is necessary because there is no place for the animals to go if owners were forced to give them up, and the prospect of confiscation might create an incentive to kill animals and illegally sell their parts. Violators of the law could have their animals confiscated along with any vehicles or equipment used to aid in their activity, and could face stiff penalties including fines up to $20,000 and up to five years in jail.[3]
The Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act has yet to be passed and there are still thousands of big cats being exhibited on roadsides, living in confined cages and in deplorable circumstances across the United States of America. This feature length documentary will shed light on this heart touching issue and provide a voice for these majestic creatures.
[1] http://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/1-year-anniversary-of-zanesville-massacre-sign-the-no-more-wild-pets-pledge/
[2] http://bigcatrescue.org/zanesville-owner-releases-wild-animals-commits-suicide/
[3] http://bigcatrescue.org/big-cats-and-public-safety-protection-hr1998-s1381/


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Retail may be one of the hardest games in modern business, but Kenny Bradley is easily one of Northern Ireland's best players.
With seven Spar stores in Co Antrim and Derry/Londonderry, including one Eurospar, the continued growth of his retail empire almost mocks the crushing climate facing the rest of the industry.
The latest addition to his retail business is Spar Grove Road, located on the orbital road around the north west of Ballymena town.
"We took it over on October 2014 from another operator," Kenny told Neighbourhood Retailer. "We've really freshened it up inside with new front counters, a Gelato Italian ice-cream offer, and a new coffee unit. We've added a few general cosmetic changes, updated some of the systems and serviced the equipment."
The alterations so far might not sound too drastic, but the results have been phenomenal.
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Attached to the Countryman Inn, the Spar and its adjacent restaurant forms a mutually-beneficial hub in what Kenny described as a "good catchment area", with lots of traffic, especially at the weekend.
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Kenny said that despite the store's good location, it was in a highly-competitive area, with another Spar nearby and a Henderson's-owned store not far away too.
"But it's still a good area," he said. "There's a lot of private housing nearby."
Revealing his priorities for what separated stores with potential and those without, Kenny said: "These are the things I look at; competition, amount of housing nearby, and level of passing trade. Location is key."
Kenny also understands the importance of local staff, and opted to keep on all the previous workforce following the takeover. A few have been added since to keep up with the increased demand.
One of his big changes instore is Kenny's new emphasis on coffee, a huge growth area for the convenience industry and one of the most profitable products available to retailers. The local entrepreneur has grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
"We have created our own coffee brand instore," he said. "I brought in a coffee business consultant to help select the right coffee and equipment, and crucially create the best experience. It had been an issue for us, because it was hard to know what was good, and what was not – there are so many opinions on coffee out there and everybody claims to be the best. We got some great advice and looked at a number of different models and systems to get it right."
Few realise what is behind the dedicated coffee unit instore. Kenny has focused on ensuring his caffeinated beverages are of the highest quality. Equipment is regularly checked by quality managers to ensure consistency in every cup.
He is also looking at a new complimentary bakery offer, and has broken the shopping area down into zones allowing Kenny to drive the business using data-validated decisions. "Essentially the till decides" said Kenny. "It's all about listening to our customers! Hot food is a huge growth area and food-to-go is our primary strategy. We are working on a promotional plan and have a well-known, experienced TV chef advising us as well."
Kenny points out however, that new legislation is making even the food-to-go market challenging territory. But with new challenges come new opportunities. Simple, good, tasty food with a homemade story is what customers are after, and if it's healthier too – that's a bonus.
According to Kenny, stringent controls on displaying allergens and nutritional information have led to a boom in food service companies providing one-size-fits-all solutions. He believes this will lead to more uniformity in hot food.
"These new rules have created a lot more work and legislation and I suppose this creates an opportunity for food service companies who have people dedicated to getting to grips with this legislation," he said, adding that the extra complications will force some to hire food service companies to provide their complete food-to-go offer. "The problem is that it won't be long until everyone is just selling the same thing. So working with our chef, the plan is to create bespoke solutions using our own team. Will it be worth it? That's the challenge."
These areas are a key priority for Kenny, who despite seeing growth in his retail network, is frustrated at the deflation eating into grocery margins.
"Grocery is very flat at the minute," he said. "Part of the reason is that convenience is caught in the crossfire between the discounters and supermarkets. That's putting a lot of pressure on margins.
"Meanwhile, the cost of doing business has increased massively. With the introduction of the pension scheme, the 'living wage', the 2015 rates revaluation, and collecting the bag tax for government, costs are going through the roof."
Kenny said he believed the government was "off-loading" its responsibilities onto business. Indeed, in October last year, he told a local newspaper he had cancelled a £2 million investment over the huge cost hikes forced onto business.
"All these new rules are costing a lot of money, so we're having to find our margins another way," he said. His alternative is maximising the three remaining pillars of growth – coffee, treats and food-to-go.
"We know it would be easier to use a food service company, but we'll not know if we'll succeed on our own until we try – it's a risk."
Kenny has never been adverse to risk, such as his decision to get involved with Applegreen, helping build and leasing the plot for the Irish oil company's sensationally popular A26 Trunk Road Service Station.
And despite having added his seventh store in the last 18 months, Kenny said he was still on the lookout for new opportunities. "If the right opportunity comes up, we'll always take a look at it," he said. "I'm more than happy to keep offers confidential, and very open to approaches from other retailers. At the minute I'm very hungry to add a new site."
It would be interesting to know how many of the local staff Kenny talks about are still woth the business.


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Belper Town have announced a packed pre-season schedule in preparation for the 2016/17 Evo-Stik Division One South campaign.
The Nailers will begin the new season on Saturday, August 13, with the Evo-Stik League fixtures expected to be announced in mid-July.
Before that, they will play eight friendlies, beginning with a visit to Ashby Ivanhoe on Saturday, July 16.
They will then visit South Normanton Athletic on Thursday, July 21 before a trip to Staveley two days later.
Kevin Wilson will bring his Nuneaton Town team to Christchurch Meadows on Wednesday, July 27 and then Coleshill Town will come to Belper on July 30.
Newly-promoted SkyBet Championship side Burton Albion will send a team to Belper on Wednesday, August 3 before the Nailers then face Ilkeston FC, who announced former Sheffield United and Mansfield Town star Paul Holland as their manager this week, will be the opponents on Saturday, August 6.
One more friendly is then pencilled in for Tuesday, August 9 but the opponents are yet to be confirmed.
Boss Charlie Palmer said: "I have got a list of seven games and the lads will go up to Sheffield for some team bonding as well.
"The players know and I know how important it is to have a good pre-season, I don't think this club had a proper one last season, but if the fitness is in the bank we will get off to a good start. Pre-season is essential.
"I don't think I need to set out my ambitions to my players because they fully understand what I expect of them as a group."
Meanwhile, Belper Town have also announced they are to freeze season ticket prices for the 2016/17 season.
Adult season tickets will be £140 with seniors paying £80 and students (with a valid student union card) also paying £80. All season tickets will cost £10 less if paid for before June 30.
All are subject to the completion of an application form which can be found on the club's official website.
The Nailers are also seeking individuals to join their media team.
A press officer, programme editor and a camera operator/video editor for the club's Nailers TV channel are all required.
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Funding the Dream on Kickstarter
Ep 218 A Gathering of GeeksJuly 11, 2014 Richard Bliss, Robert Burke, Stephen Avery, Mark Kale, Nate Bivins
We gathered for a weekend of gaming in the mountains of North Carolina in a log cabin, cut off from civilization. Listen in as we discuss the Kickstarter and board games. And you learn what everyone is drinking.


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Less than two years old, the Williamsburg Art Gallery is already garnering national attention. The board behind the American Art Awards, which votes each year to declare the country's premiere showrooms, voted the Williamsburg establishment among the 25 best art galleries in the country and the best in Virginia for 2017.
"We're thrilled with it," said gallery owner Gulay Berryman. "They usually consider many established art venues across the nation and we were delighted to be amongst those."
The board chooses one gallery or museum per state each year, highlighting different states every year. Board members review gallery websites and weigh factors like industry reputation, location and the caliber of the artists featured.
"It's one of the most prestigious awards in the nation," Berryman said. "It's very well-received and recognized by most of the galleries and museums."
Berryman said many of the artists featured in her gallery are nationally recognized. Leonard Mizerek is known for his vibrant seascape oil paintings, Dawn Whitelaw paints vivid landscapes and serves as vice chair of the Portrait Society of America; and Iranian painter Andre Buchero was featured on the cover of Plein Air Magazine in 2016.
"Primarily, the artwork has to tell a story," Berryman said. "The color harmony, balance and the subject matter are also important factors."
There's also another, more instinctual criterion.
"I ask myself whether I would like to have this painting in my own home," she said. "I think our gallery stood out because of the quality artwork that we have here."
The awards board also considers the events hosted by galleries. The gallery works with Opera in Williamsburg for receptions commemorating performance debuts, with the next one planned for October. The gallery opens its doors for wedding receptions; last year, a couple held their ceremony inside, celebrating their love surrounded by art. Berryman also hopes to foster the next generation of artists with a show featuring the works of Hampton Roads Academy students the week of Sept. 17.
Berryman praised other area galleries, including the Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center and the Colonial Folk Art Studio and Gallery. But she thinks there's room for more, and the community could stand to benefit from newcomers.
"This is such a rich region from a historic point of view and I think it would be nice to have more galleries here in our city," she said. "I believe art might perhaps be able to play a greater role in enhancing the appeal of Williamsburg."
Birkenmeyer can be reached by phone at 757-790-3029.
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World Cup Day 20: Waffles, Hamburgers, Cheese and whatever they eat in Argentina
Biggest news of the day comes from France, where Zinedine Zidane sensationally admits he DID headbutt Marco Materazzi in 2006. Francois Hollande reportedly fainted with terror on hearing news of the admission.
I didn't watch either of the games last night because I was either on a train or asleep, but I hear they were both pretty good, especially the second one. Either way, all went to form and we've got a humdinger of a quarter final to look forward to between those two.
Tonight, we've got Argentina comfortably seeing off Switzerland and a very tough-to-call game between Belgium and the USA. I'm going for the USA. Belgium have looked pretty rickety so far, to me.
- japes this'd this
has he said what Materazzi had said to him?
Just checked my Bumper Book of National Stereotypes
and it's Argentian beef. For the avoidance of doubt, you should apparently also use Toblerone for Switzerland instead of cheese.
I don't think it matters
Nobody's posting in this thread anyway. Maybe that's why.
Aside from beef...
...it's mostly a load of ropey Italian food in Argentina. And empanadas.


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I've been going through a dangerous phase recently, one that involves obsessing over nail polish, wanting to switch out my mani everyday and – here's the dangerous part – spending hours drooling over the color selection at Nordstrom on Michigan Avenue. As much as I love the mixed mani thing, it does encourage an insane amount of nail polish lust, especially since my recently fixation with gradient manis makes me want to buy five slight variations of the same color.
The one positive about my recent nail polish kick? I've tried on tons of colors in the past few weeks, which means I feel qualified to make a list of some fantastic fall colors for your viewing pleasure. Have a recommendation to add to the list? Tell me about it in the comments.
- Deborah Lippmann 'Rolling In The Deep:' Navy is a gorgeous color, but when it comes to a navy mani things can get tricky. Buy a shade that's too dark and it just looks black, go too light and it has more of that trendy look you get from an electric blue. This Lippmann version is a true navy and the finish is stunning and thick. I like this one as a classic mani. No accent nail, no glitter top coat, just a sleek, dark, classic navy on all ten digits.
- Marc Jacobs 'Evelyn:' I love a good gray nail. American Apparel's 'Mouse' used to be my go-to (it looked like a true gray on me but it can register more taupe as well) until I literally used up my entire bottle. Now the MJ version is on my list: It's a straight-up, opaque gray that would look really amazing with a silver accent nail.
- American Apparel, 'Port:' Speaking of AA polishes, this burgundy from the brand best known for producing solid colored things is so pretty. It's a rich, vampy shade that looks sort of like an oxblood/true red hybrid. This looks great on the toes.
- Chanel,'Black Pearl:" I'm not quite sure how to describe this shade – it could be black, gray, blue or green depending on how you look at it – but I know that after I tried this on, I could not stop looking at my nails. It's just so interesting. I don't actually own this one but it is on my list. It would make a killer accent color.
- YSL, 'Beige Gallery:' This is the color you wear for job interviews, first dates, family functions, etc. throughout any season. It's beautiful and classy and neutral, the kind of shade that goes with any outfit. When it comes to nail polish, I suggest investing in high quality formulas for a good red, a solid base coat and a perfect neutral. This is definitely the latter.
- Clinique, 'Indie Rock:' Clinique polishes are specially formulated for sensitive skin, which is awesome, but I'm more concerned with how pretty this shade is. It's a great bronzey-brown with disinct purple undertones. I love the contrast between the depth of the brown and the brightness of the purple.
- Ginger and Liz, 'Unconditional Love:' This shade comes recommended straight from the G+L team, so you know it's a good one. It's billed as a "pistachio/colonial green," a bit lighter than what you'd probably imagine when you think of fall colors, but still perfect. It's a fresher take on the mint green trend that everyone started loving a while ago and I think this would look great mixed up with a good gray polish. "Unconditional Love" on one hand, "Evelyn" on the other? So cool. I need this shade ASAP.
- Deborah Lippmann, 'Fake It Till You Make It:' Lippmann polishes are the holy grail of glitter. 'Happy Birthday' is my all-time favorite for a good sparkly look (true to its name, it's a great birthday color) but this shade is a more subtle way to get glitzy. Flecks of red and green glitter are embedded into this gold formula, giving it an interesting texture and beautiful look. Unlike many glitter polishes, this is opaque if you use 2-3 coats.
- Ginger and Liz, 'Tough Luxe:' I'm obsessed with all things army green…and when you add some gold shimmer into the mix, like the G+L girls did with this shade, the love only intensifies. This shade is going to take me through Winter – it's dark without being drab. I especially love it underneath a coat of…
- Butter London, 'Jack The Lad:' Surprisingly this was my first experience using a Butter nail color and I'm already hooked. This opaque shimmer is an insanely gorgeous blend of turquoise, green and old, pretty on its own but out-of-this-world amazing when layered over 'Tough Luxe.' The combo is so synergistic: The darker G+L color adds intensity; the Butter shade makes it vibrant. Try this duo – you won't regret it.
What are some of your favorite fall nail colors? I'm loving grays, greens and glitters, in case that's not obvious from this list. If you're anything like me (sick of the ring-finger-accent-mani) try this: Use both your ring finger and pinky as accent nails. I love using two shades in the same color family, but with totally different textures. For example, a matte gold on the first three fingers, a glittery bronze on the other two. Do you have a favorite mixed mani combo? Shoot them my way.
Oh, and don't forget to check out my review of this amazing polish (which I'm wearing right now.)
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MASSIVE PRICE REDUCTION REDUCED BY $15,000 This 1982 DuFour 4800 is the ideal yacht if you are looking for a nice cheap entry into blue water sailing. She is a classic Dufour and the name says everything in terms of comfort, performance and safety. This particular yacht has been well maintained by her owner who has had her for the past 18 years and she is now ready to move on to her new custodian. In terms of accommodation, she has two spacious aft cabins and a large V forward berth with a spacious convertible saloon area. She also boats a fitted galley and heads with ample room to move around below decks. She is powered by a Yanmar 27hp diesel engine and also comes with a brand new inflatable dingy with a 2.5 Hp outboard engine. The yacht is fitted with standard navigation equipment and sails.
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Everyday a star is born. Today the galaxy has given birth to a new star by the name of Tehila. Just 17, she possesses a strong and rich voice way beyond her age. Her real name is Ayomikun Onofowokan. She comes from a family with a deep musical background. Her parents are singers while her brother is an upcoming producer by the name of Blastphemi .
She has just finished her secondary school education and is awaiting admission into the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University or Nigeria's most popular university, the University of Lagos. While in school she has plans of juggling education with her music career. Her two first singles are Gotta Go featuring Miss Boss and Indecisions. The first single was produced by K-Solo who made Timaya a household name. The latter was produced by her brother Blastphemie. Check 'em out below![audio:https://www.360nobs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Tehila-Gotta-Go-feat.-Miss-Boss.mp3|titles=Tehila – Gotta Go feat. Miss Boss]
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I am not telling you to believe me, but I am telling you to think about it, to keep it in mind and wait to see yourself one day. I have never seen an Alien nor an Alien spaceship, but my brother has. I believe him. I don't think he lied me and our family, even his wife.
Once long ago, my brother, Ti Tu, at the 4th grade of Rohat primary-school, saw a weird flying thing – formed like 2 plates group together. One evening, he was back from the school very late. When he got home, he realized that he'd forgotten his new hat, which mum bought for him, at the school. Since the school was not very far, he decided to return to school as soon as he could. As usual, the schools in the province are usually quiet, and, normally; there is only one schedule – morning schedule or afternoon schedule. My brother, a kind of person who's afraid of ghosts, run toward his class very fast. He tried to find his new hat everywhere in the class, but could not make it. It was a little bit dark already, my brother decided to give up. He jumped through the back window to get out to the fast way home. Immediately, a sight of a round helicopter (which he thought it was a modern helicopter) was about to land few giant steps away, which is fairly far, in front of his face. He could not hear the noise of the engine but wind which tried to push the ship itself against the gravity of the earth. After a moment, a flash light from the bottom of the ship shined very bright, and the ship, whew, left very fast. My brother hadn't talked about it or had told anyone until last year, when he came to visit me, Srok Khmer. My brother suspects that the flash light that shined before it flies, is used to reduced to gravity of the earth to the ship; so that, the ship could be faster and lighter.
Me, personally, I wish I could see it by my own eyes once, at least, in my life time.
Have you seen one before? Do you believe in it?


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After many skate sessions with Raph Brous, I began to see an interesting difference in our skating styles. Whenever and wherever I skate, I focus on tricks that are easily transferred to most other places that I skate. In contrast, Raph typically takes to a particular obstacle and attempts to assail it as though climbing a mountain. Consequently, his tricks tend to be relatively more specific to the particular places that he skates and less easily carried over to other places.
This divergence in style reminded me of the subject/object dichotomy often discussed in philosophy. The term subject can be seen as referring to a conscious and purposeful being whose being in the world involves a spiritual relationship with the world: a love for his children, ownership of his home, a need for money, and a respect for life. In contrast, an object can be described as an entity lacking consciousness, whose presence in the world is merely an occupancy of time and space. When a subject uses an object to perform a task, it connects to his spiritual being and becomes an extension of the subject's purpose. Hence, a hammer (object) used by a person (subject) to build a home becomes a part of the soulful expression of the subject.
In truth, a person is himself composite of both aspects. His body is a distinct object inhabiting space and time, while his consciousness, which relates to, rather than resides within, the physical world, is a subject. The more one identifies with his body, the more he becomes an inflexible object, confined by time and space; while the more he allows his subject to prevail, the more he transcends the constraints of the physical world.
On the other hand, we may view object orientation as superior to subject orientation. In this scheme, the two terms can be related to the better known terms of objectivity and subjectivity. Objectivity implies an ability to transcend self in order to focus on a task at hand or to view an issue without bias, while subjectivity implies strong self-consciousness and pre-occupation with the self. One who is objective asks, 'what is this thing?'; one who is subjective asks, 'what is this thing to me?' One who is subjective is incapable of taking himself out of the picture. One who is objective, however, can lose himself in an activity or when focusing on an object.
Of course there's no contradiction between these two accounts. The two terms can be used in different ways. Hence sometimes subject implies a spiritual being and object implies a physical item, while at other times, subject connotes preoccupation with self, whereas object denotes self transcendence...


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Sunday, September 3, 2017
Great News! My Daughter's Blog is Ready!
I don't know if I've told you, but she is really, really smart and is a fabulous knitter. She TRIED and TRIED to teach me, and I just could NOT get the hang of the sport. She picked it up instantly.
Have a great time meeting her.
HERE is a link to her new blog: Tammy's BLOG
I'll be back soon with a new video. Time for church.
Hugs, Joy
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Your daughter's blog is lovely! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
nice blog.ReplyDelete
I have just started knitting again - first GC due in January so got a lovely excuse to knit.
I will be following her blog - might get some ideas :)
Thank you for sharing Tammys blog! I LOVE it!!!! Im a knitter too, and you are so right not only is she beautiful and so is her knitting!!! Happy Day to Thee!!!ReplyDelete
TO COMMENT: Scroll down a bit and find the word "comments". It may have a number in front of it. Click on it, and you will be able to leave a somment. I realize you have to choose Google, Facebook or Anonymous or ? to post a comment. If you choose "Anonymous", you will be able to post a comment, but please leave your first name in your comment so I know you aren't a machine.
I do enjoy receiving comments, especially, when they are to answer my questions!
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OPEN CALL: Join the Art Mediation Team for the Dhaka Art Summit 2018
In partnership with Swiss Arts Council Prohelvetia, New Delhi and the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Art, the Samdani Art Foundation is looking for art enthusiasts to work as Art Mediators during the Dhaka Art Summit 2018.
Art Mediation intends to widen access to art for different audiences, especially those not very familiar with art. Recently invented mediation formats break with the traditional idea of art mediation where experts explain the arts. Recent strategies and tools have become much more diverse and have created valuable new approaches towards the arts by e.g. let layman guide people through the exhibitions using their words when explaining the art works or reconceptualise guided tours as discussions among peers.
The DAS 2018 Mediation Programme will introduce the concept of art mediation to the participants via practical exercises as well as with reference to theoretical reflections. Through a series of trainings and workshops, Art Mediators will be equipped with the necessary competences to develop site-specific art mediation tools and prepare them for using them to maximise audience engagement during DAS 2018. This will be an opportunity for the art enthusiasts to develop professional skills, working alongside international curators and art professionals. After the completion of the full programme, each participant will be given certificate of attendance.
First Mediator Training Workshop
Dates: 2nd – 7th October 2017
Venue: National Art Gallery, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, 14/3, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
Each selected Mediator will be required to attend a week-long intensive workshop conducted by Rachel Mader (Head of Competence Center Art, Design and Public Spheres, Lucerne/Bern University), Lena Eriksson (Artist, Lecturer) and the Dhaka Art Summit 2018 curatorial team to fully equip each member of the Mediation team with all the tools they will need to fully engage with visitors during DAS 2018.
Second Mediator Training Workshop
Dates: January 2018, exact dates TBC
Venue: National Art Gallery, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, 14/3, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
To help equip all Mediators will all of the tools they need to interact with DAS's visitors, a shorter day-long follow on workshop will be organised in January 2018. This will be an opportunity to familiarise all Mediators with DAS 2018's exhibition concepts and content. During this workshop, each Mediator will be assigned a selection of three exhibitions in which they will be stationed, on rotation, during DAS 2018.
During the Dhaka Art Summit 2018
Dates: 29th January – 10th February 2018
Venue: National Art Gallery, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, 14/3, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
The Mediators will be working with the curators, artists and the curatorial production teams helping them to understand the process of exhibition making ahead of the DAS. During DAS, Art Mediators will be responsible for interacting with visitors. During DAS 2018's nine-day duration, Art Mediators will need to be present for each day for one shift.
Participant Requirements:
- You must be enthusiastic about art
- You must be over the age of 22
- You need to be hard working and flexible
- You need to be a good communicator and be comfortable engaging with other people
- If selected you will need to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to confirm your commitment to engaging fully with the programme on the above times and dates
To apply, please download the application form, and complete in full, explaining your motivation for becoming an Art Mediator, and send, along with a copy of your CV to - firstname.lastname@example.com - by 24th September 2017.


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Thank you for your prayers as Eric traveled to Urbana. December and January were hard months for our family. Julian had pneumonia and RSV (a respiratory virus that is extremely contagious for babies) and had to be hospitalized over Christmas. … Continue reading
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LOS ANGELES --James Whitmore, the many-faceted character actor who delivered strong performances in movies, television and especially the theater with his popular one-man shows about Harry Truman, Will Rogers and Theodore Roosevelt, died Friday, his son said. He was 87.
The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor was diagnosed with lung cancer the week before Thanksgiving and died Friday afternoon at his Malibu home, Steve Whitmore said.
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Latitude: 51.8062 / 51°48'22"N
Longitude: 0.0052 / 0°0'18"E
OS Eastings: 538346
OS Northings: 213853
OS Grid: TL383138
Mapcode National: GBR KBN.N54
Mapcode Global: VHHLZ.1VMQ
Entry Name: Farm Buildings at Easneye Dairy Farm 40 Metres North of Farmhouse
Listing Date: 30 September 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1078764
English Heritage Legacy ID: 355922
Location: Stanstead Abbots, East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, SG12
County: Hertfordshire
District: East Hertfordshire
Civil Parish: Stanstead Abbots
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Stanstead Abbots
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
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5/20 Farm Buildings at
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40 metres N of farmhouse
Farm buildings. Circa 1868 by Waterhouse for T F Buxton of
Easneye. Red brick with diaper of black headers on W front and
with red tiled roof and ornamental cresting. U-shaped range of
model farm buildings to N of farmhouse. Single-storey with walls
divided into rectangular panels by moulded plinths, pilaster
strips and moulded corbel course to eaves band. Entrance through
2-storeys arched gateway in W range with armorial achievement and
gabled tilehung doveloft on front and steep French roof.
Buttressed tumbled brickwork supporting moulded archway as on
porch at Easneye mansion. Stables stepping up slope in N range
with small tiled louvre on ridge. A range of arcaded shelter
sheds with arch braced openings and similar tiled roofs run in
front of the N range for part of its length on the yard side. E
range of stables with similar louvre, steps up slope to a higher
gabled building with hayloft over, bargeboards and tilehung gable.
Included for group value with dairy and farmhouse.
Listing NGR: TL3834613853
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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The Department of Primary and Secondary Education, Karnataka has announced the recruitment notification for the position of Graduate Primary Teachers for the classes 6 and 8. A total of 9,949 vacancies are available for the recruitment process.
Candidates are requested to check for the official notification and read through the information provided in it. The candidates are requested to make sure that they are eligible to apply for the post before they send in the application.
The application forms for the recruitment should be sent to Centralized Admission Cell from August 26, 2017 to September 25, 2017.
Incomplete applications or applications that are received after the deadline will be disqualified.
Vacancies for Karnataka Primary Teacher Recruitment 2017
The vacancies are divided into four batches, 4932 in Exam 1. For Exam 2 has 3996 positions, exam 3 has 1001 posts and exam 4 has 50 posts.
Pay Scale for Karnataka Primary Teacher Recruitment 2017
The pay scale for the position is Rs.14550 to Rs.26700 per month.
Eligibility for Karnataka Primary Teacher Recruitment 2017
- The candidates must be graduates or have an equivalent degree in the relevant subject.
- A degree or diploma in education recognized by the National Council for teacher education for the recruitment.
- The candidate need to be minimum of 21 years of age and the maximum of 40 years.
The Question Paper for Karnataka Primary Teacher Recruitment 2017
- The Paper I will have general multiple choice questions (MCQs)
- The Paper II will be on the basis of the candidate's choice of subject. This will include MCQs and descriptive questions.
- The answers must be either given in English or the language the candidate will be using as the medium to instruct in.
- The Paper III will be focusing on estimating the ability of the medium in which the candidate would be teaching in.
- The applicant needs to achieve a minimum of 50 per cent in Paper II an in paper III 60 per cent.
How to Apply for Karnataka Primary Teacher Recruitment 2017
- Visit the official website- www.schooleducation.kar.nic.in
- Find the link that will leads to application form
- Download the application form
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Friday, September 6, 2013
New 10" by Yoko Ono and RZA
Following the excellent collaborative 10" with tUnE-yArDs earlier this year, Yoko Ono is releasing another in the series, this time with the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA. The pair performed together in LA a couple of years ago (including a chess match on Ono's all white Play It By Trust chess set) and the record will commemorate this event, featuring live recordings of the RZA's "See The Joy" and Ono's "Greenfield Morning I Pushed An Empty Baby Carriage All Over The City".
The disc will be available in an edition of 1000, with one side of the record etched by Ono, and from iTunes. Proceeds from the sales will go to a Staten Island organization called the Children's Literary Society.
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CCL Products (India) is among the world's leading and India's largest processor and exporter of instant coffee with exports to more than 67 countries. It has 10 % market share globally in instant coffee exports. Its top big customers include Israel's Strauss Coffee B.V. and Germany's Deutsche Extrakt Kaffee. CCL is one of the very few companies globally that have successfully scaled up this business and increased its capacity near about 10 times since inception in 1995, and that too without equity dilution. CCL Products (India) Ltd. Plans to produce 5,000 tons of coffee this year at its Vietnamese plant which has an annual capacity of 10,000 tons, and company plans to raise this capacity further in the next three years. This capacity expansion in Vietnam will make CCL the world's second-biggest grower of the beans. Forecasts for good record crops in Vietnam and India will guarantee CCL Products raw materials and bolster efforts to win more buyers for instant coffee supplies which are currently dominated by Nestle SA and Kraft Foods Group Inc. CCL was the largest importer of coffee from Vietnam for 15 years and so Vietnam govt. offered concessions for setting up plant there. The Vietnam plant offers four benefits: 1) Logistical advantage of US$150 per tn because of proximity to coffee-growing zone, 2) Better raw material availability, with lead time lower by one-and-a half months as Vietnam is the second-largest green coffee grower, 3) Favourable duty structure and close proximity to coffee-consuming ASEAN nations like Japan, Korea, China, etc, and 4) No income-tax for first four years and tax exemption of 50 % for next five years. Vietnamese operations are expected to account for almost 50 % of the profit by 2016-17. India's coffee market is estimated at Rs. 3,000 Cr with Nestle India and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. dominating with a combined branded market share of more than 65 %. The organised coffee market in India is around Rs. 600 Cr or 20 % of the total domestic coffee consumption of Rs. 3,000 Cr and the coffee chain business is growing by 40 % in India. The per capita consumption of coffee in India is just 82 grams compare that with 4 kilos in US. Consumption in India is seen expanding to 2.5 million bags of 60 kilograms each by 2020 from 1.92 million bags in 2013. The world coffee market is set for the largest shortage in nine years as drought cuts the crop in Brazil. Demand will exceed production by 8.8 million bags in the 12 months starting October. Domestic consumption has increased, and this gives CCL the advantage of entering the Indian market as a brand. Indian coffee is the most extraordinary of beverages, offering intriguing subtlety and stimulating intensity. India is the only country that grows all of its coffee under its shade. India's coffee growing regions have diverse climatic conditions, which are very well suited for cultivation of different varieties of coffee such as Arabicas and Robustas. India is one of the major coffee producing countries and ranks seventh in the world. With only about 2 % share in the global coffee area, India contributes about 4 % towards the world production and it contributes between 4.5 - 5 % of global coffee export. The Govt. of India however, proposes to provide support for the certification of organic coffee under the scheme 'Integrated Coffee Development Project' for XII Plan. There has been a gradual increase in the production of coffee in the country. The production of coffee in the country increased from 3,02,000 MT in 2010-11 to 3,18,200 MT in 2012-13. The domestic coffee consumption which was at 1,02,000 MT in 2009-10 has risen to 1,15,000 MT in 2011-12 and growing at the rate of 5-6 % per annum and is estimated at be at 1,20,000 MT during 2012-13. The exports of coffee have achieved an all-time high of 3.33 Lakh MT during 2011-12. CCL Products is no longer content with selling to institutional buyers outside India. The company wants a slice of the domestic branded instant coffee market and has started retailing under the Continental brand in Andhra Pradesh. The company is also supplying to private label manufacturers such as retail supermarkets.
CCL Products India ltd is India's largest private label in instant coffee, supplying to premium brands in over 67 countries. CCL Products also have one of the world's largest single-location plants and is considered amongst the top three private label manufactures in global instant coffee. Recently, Government of India approved Rs. 950 Cr project for development of the Coffee sector in 12th Five year Plan, with an aim to increase production and Exports of Coffee. The Integrated Coffee Development Project (ICDP) will be funded for reasearch & development and for export promotion and for transfer of technology. Coffee processing is a niche and highly profitable industry, and has high entry barriers. Coffee processing is not an easy business, as it is very important to get the right blend. Further, the taste & preference varies region-wise and culture-wise. Experience and relationships is Key to success, and the model is not easily replicable. It takes three to five years to win over a client and establish one's credentials. CCL Products is one of the very few companies globally that have successfully scaled up this business. CCL's USP is its technology, which it acquired from Brazil, allowing it to use low grade of green (or raw) coffee beans to produce very high quality instant coffee. As stated above, coffee business is very tough to scale up, and the profitability, return ratios and cash flow of CCL remained subdued until FY11, adversely impacting its valuation. Therefore, its historical valuation is not the right benchmark. CCL has increased its capacity since inception in 1995 from 3,500tn and more than three times in the past six years at 33,000tn currently. The expansion was funded mainly through internal accruals, and without recourse to significant debt. CCL has not raised any fresh equity since its listing in 1995. In addition to this, CCL's debt profile is conservative with a peak Debt to Equity ratio of 1.6 x to its current Debt to Equity ratio of 0.8 x. With Vietnam operations, it is expected that CCL can generate a healthy free cash flow of Rs. 340.5 Cr over FY14-FY17E, which is likely to be utilised to repay the entire debt of Rs. 292.1 Cr and can also improve dividend payout. CCL has now diversified operations in three countries - India, Switzerland and Vietnam - and plans to set up a plant in Africa. This diversified presence will help CCL to gain access to new markets and also exploit arbitrage opportunities between different manufacturing plants to its advantage which would also improve valuation due to lower volatility in earning profile. To cite an example, CCL will leverage the lower duty structure available for its Vietnam plant in several Asian markets and also leverage extended tax benefit. CCL operates on fixed margins without carrying the risk of coffee price volatility. CCL plans to launch its own products on Pan India basis under the brand name Continental (Spéciale, Premium and Supreme) and has already made a soft launch in AP. CCL started doing private labelling for Reliance, Spencer and other super markets, which helped CCL to get space for the Continental brand in these super markets, thereby increasing its visibility. It will take two more years for CCL to roll out its own brand nationally. Nestle India and HUL dominate the branded coffee market in India with a combined organised market share of more than 65 %. Unlike Nestle, which sells only spray dried coffee, CCL has a wider portfolio comprising premium freeze dried coffee, pure vanilla coffee products, etc. In addition, competitors (Nestle and HUL) do not have manufacturing capacities (for freeze dried instant coffee) and CCL has been manufacturing value-added coffee like single filter, double filter, freeze dried, etc at a much lower cost. Hence, CCL is able to offer better products at prices lower than its competitors. CCL's management aims to achieve in the next three to five years market share of 20 %. As CCL has completed a major portion of its capex, it is likely to incur only maintenance capex. With strong profitability, lower capex and improving working capital cycle, free cash flow generation is expected to be very healthy and company could be debt free by FY17 which would result in re-rating of the stock. At the current market price of Rs. 123.45, the stock P/E ratio is at 13.27 x FY15E and 10.92 x FY16E respectively. Company can post Earning per share (EPS) of Rs. 9.30 for FY15E and Rs. 11.30. One can buy this stock with a target price of Rs. 200.00 for Medium to Long term investment.
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It usually takes about three weeks for signs of Valley Fever to appear. Coughing is one of the earliest signs of the disease. Some other common signs include limping, lameness, lethargy, weight loss, and a lack of appetite. Fido may also have swollen testicles or lymph nodes. Valley Fever can also cause eye inflammation and abscesses, and can interfere with the healing process for wounds.
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I've recently tried to avail a mortgage, but my score was something 70 points away from the required score. I've three things on my credit, a car, a student loan, and a credit card. Though the car and student loans are in good condition, the credit card had late payments. However, I've paid 1/3 of the outstanding balance and am wondering how much my credit score would go up at the end of the month.
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Julie A. Hatcher, Associate Professor, Philanthropic Studies
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
As an educator in higher education, I am keenly interested in creating "connected knowing" experiences for college students. Through my own experience and understanding of good teaching and learning practice, I value learning experiences that challenge students to connect their learning to prior knowledge, connect their learning across multiple disciplines, and connect their learning to future action within communities through their personal and professional lives. It is this latter dimension of connected knowing that I find of most importance. I often challenge students to consider how what they are learning can impact their future action as citizens and professionals. I endorse John Dewey's concept of "social intelligence"; knowledge is gained in relationship with others and knowledge is to be used to improve social conditions. Developing civic-minded graduates, who will in turn become civic-minded professionals is a vital role for colleges and universities to assume in democratic society.
Yet how this type of "connected knowing" develops civic-mindedness is unclear. Certainly, research indicates that prior experiences in family networks, schools, volunteer activities, faith-based organizations, and international travel all contribute to civic-mindedness among graduates and professionals. And we know that both informal and formal mentoring relationships are very important within learning environments and professional settings. Yet there is an added variable that is of significance, indeed is of statistical significance, to developing civic learning outcomes, and that is "dialogue across difference".
I have become more attune to "dialogue across difference" through collaborative research projects in the last couple of years with both the Bonner Foundation and the Project on Civic Reflection. Led by the ongoing research and evaluation work by Cheryl Keen, I was invited to assist in the design of the 20th Anniversary Study of Bonner Alumni, a national study of graduates of the 4-year, service-based scholarship program funded by the Bonner Foundation. At the IARSLCE conference in 2010, we presented preliminary findings. After our session, Dan Richard, University of North Florida, approached us with an interesting question. He was interested in teaching a service learning course in a graduate statistics class and wondered if he could use the data set generated from the Bonner research. As a result, Dan and his graduate students embarked upon a semester project to unpack the relationship between a number of variables and the concept "civic-minded professional". Of all of the variables, "dialogue across difference with others who are different than me" carried the most weight in terms of its relationship to civic-mindedness.
This concept of "dialogue across difference" is a fundamental principle used by the Project on Civic Reflection (soon to be the Center for Civic Reflection). Facilitators are trained to lead a small group of participants in structured and thoughtful reflection about a short thought-provoking poem, story, or essay. The goal is to clarify personal values and commitment and to build civic capacity and community through dialogue. Comments are shared, ideas are pursued, and insight is gained. Participants have included college students in 25 states, including 10 Campus Compact states, AmeriCorps members in 17 states, and civic leaders across the country, including Illinois, Florida, Washington (DC), Montana, and New Hampshire. It is a powerful tool that can be readily adapted within service learning classes and co-curricular activities. Preliminary research indicates a number of benefits derived from civic reflection.
I look forward to the upcoming conference as an opportunity for such dialogue. Without a doubt, it is rigorous research that will generate and test theory, increase understanding of service learning and civic engagement, and inform good practice and public policy. Yet it is dialogue, especially with others who are different than me, that will challenge my thinking, deepen my understanding, and ultimately sustain my motivation and commitment to the research and the work that I do. The IARSLCE conference will offer numerous opportunities for such dialogue. Whether it is over coffee with new colleagues, during the graduate student reception, or as part of the question and answer time allotted within each session, dialogue, by design, is a fundamental aspect of the learning environment at this conference. We welcome your participation!


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