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Back in Print
The printed text of Equipped for Every Good Work, originally published by Discipleship Resources in 2001, has been re-released by Wipf & Stock Publishers. Here's the link to the book page on their website:
December 29, 2011 7:51 am
Hi Barbara and Dan,
I cannot tell you how excited I am to find you. I realize that I am a little behind the curve, and was very disappointed not to find this material still part of GBOD. Don't have a clue why this happened, but I can guess. When we find something really good (like Jesus' Model of Discipleship and the Five Fruitful Practices) we (and I mean our Conferences and General Board) don't have a clue how to work our plan! In our conference, we flit from one thing to another as soon as the going (or public criticism) gets tough. We can't seem to stick with a perfect plan and see it to fruition. I have to say I am not one bit surprised. This is our model, and is exactly what happened in my church!
God talks to me in the shower. I am very weird, but not crazy! I am a former Director of Discipleship (also was called Director of Programs and Ministries until I learned that Programs were killing the church and asked for my title to be changed) at FUMC in Katy, Texas. Our church is in the Texas Annual Conference – am sure you know of Bishop Huie. I was married to Jim House, a terrific and very competent Methodist minister (14th in his family) who passed away in 1995. After his death, I was devastated – left with a 14 and 12 year old son and daughter, in a parsonage with a recently obtained Political Science degree and no job. Miraculously I was called to work in the church. I loved my work! I moved to Katy, stayed through 2 pastors and worked at FUMC for 13 years. But shock of all shocks, I had to quit 3 years ago because I was so darn frustrated!
I am a teacher (by giftedness) and have been teaching and loving it, for 30 years. I have used every curriculum the UMC offers – Disciple, Christian Believer, Adult Bible Studies, Leonard Sweet, N.T. Wright, Walter Brueggaman, Rob Bell/Nooma and recently Adam Hamilton's stuff (Seeing Gray, When Christians Get It Wrong, etc. – I really love this guy.) I have seen a great deal of fruit in this area of my ministry. I still lead a Sunday School class of around 60 people and a Tuesday morning study of 30. I have been teaching the SS class for 13 years and the BS for about 10 years. I am not a quitter! I remarried in 1999 to a precious man who also lost his spouse to death. He is also a spirit-filled man and is very supportive of all my endeavors, praise God.
Beyond teaching, I am blessed (cursed would be more accurate) with a mind that understands structures and their importance in accomplishing goals, missions, etc. I suppose this comes from my Political Science background where systems and processes are used to describe everything. Without a plan (or what I call good "infrastructure") and without intention, not much happens! This is true in business, but equally so in the church. Vision may come to those who are tuned in and who are asking for such things, but unfortunately, we are the only ones who see them! In order to make that vision visible to others, there must be some plan or process to describe it. It amazes me how those in leadership do not get this. I think the abandonment of the Jesus Model by our conference had everything to do with our lack of a new structure to support it. (One that would replace the old COM model that no longer works.) I once asked Bishop Huie about this and got a blank stare. Our current pastor has no vision, and hasn't a clue how to communicate, process or accomplish any goal, nor the inclination! It makes me sick because of the waste of time, money and lost opportunity. I have been angry for 3 years, but you know as well as I do that God will not allow this to continue!
Our congregation went through a painful 2-year long "Vision Process" in which we finally concluded 3 things: 1. We needed to overhaul our Welcome process (there was none) to 2. Design an "Involvement" process (there was none) and 3. To assess our Facility issues. The Development Team completely ignored the Welcoming and Involvement, and went straight to the facilities! No big surprise here. Building = Success doesn't it?
Very soon, we are adding a huge Welcome Center to our existing sanctuary to the tune of $3 million and still haven't a clue what we will do with this building when it is finished. We have a very sweet group who tries to welcome, but no plan. We still have no way of getting people involved. Nobody can say what our church is about, or what we are trying to accomplish in this dynamic and growing area in which we live. Our church is dying and building at the same time. I know you understand what I am saying!
I can continue to be angry and uninvolved in the leadership of our church, or I can do what God (very recently) told me to do. When I was on staff, I had great success with the areas where I gave leadership. We grew in study, in stewardship, in our communication abilities, etc. We were working very hard on discipleship, but it was a "silo" area, not fully supported or integrated into the whole fiber of the church. Five years ago, I got a very detailed and fabulous plan (in the shower) for this whole Welcoming and Involvement. This plan had the potential to change our DNA – after all, it came directly from God!
When I showed it to our senior minister, he thought I had lost my mind. (God's timing is often hard to interpret. I mistakenly thought it was a plan for him to implement, or one of the other of 2 associate pastors—I was already juggling 2 full-time positions on staff as it was) It is very detailed and labor intensive. Another of our ministers had used "Equipped for Every Good Work" in her former church with great success, and immediately recognized this as a perfect way to meet the needs the congregation had mandated. The senior minister would have none of it, because it required a huge commitment from him. Without his support, all budget money was redirected to facilities, and for the last 3 years nothing has been done in preparation for these other two areas.
Very recently, God pushed me (through my husband and a good friend) to inquire about leading these two areas. The nominations team has been trying since September to fill this "Welcoming and Involvement" slot on our Church Council, but nobody has stepped up! Wonder why? If I am going to do this, I will have to have a plan, and I do—-the one I got in the shower. I want it to be gifts based and I know that it will require a change of every heart in our congregation. I believe Equipped for Every Good Work will help us accomplish this goal.
Our senior pastor needs me desperately, but is shaking in his boots, because he knows I know what is what. As a lay person (rather than a staff member) I will be in a position to request his involvement, and expect him to comply. He has had the opportunity in my absence from staff, to see that God was working through my ministry and has truly missed my gifts of communication, of discernment, process, and hospitality. There is nobody else on staff with these gifts. They are not mine, but God's! I understand this
only too well.
Since leaving the staff of the church, I have avoided reading anything about the church!
I was bitter, tired, and felt that I had been completely used up. Recently, through a pastor-friend, I have had the privilege to read some of Dan's website stuff. Boy, do I feel your pain. As my friend says, I could have written this myself. It is because the Spirit of God speaks the same language to all of us, and is speaking all the time. We humans have a tough time hearing it, and this is why we would get messages in the shower, where we aren't preoccupied with something else!
I hope you can help me! I could design this whole plan, but like you, I don't want to reinvent the wheel! I have used several different spiritual gifts books (Rediscovering our Spiritual Gifts for one) but am not married to it. I am going to try and order the books that you recommend for the Spiritual Gifts area and the inventory. How long will it be before Equipped is available again? What can I do in the meantime?
Thanks for reading and understanding MY pain! I think our pains are very similar.
Karen House Morrison
24710 Bay Hill Blvd.
Katy, Texas 77494
Also, check out my blog – it is called "Theologee". I sometimes think I am a writer!


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Columbia River Bill Passes Senate, Gov. Gregoire To Sign
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"'It's a new day for water policy,' Sen. Erik Poulsen, D-Seattle, told Department of Ecology Director Jay Manning in the Senate wings after the vote. Manning was joined by Gregoire, who hugged Poulsen and other lawmakers, just as she had after the House vote the night before. Gregoire said she could sign the bill by the end of the week. "

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George Clinton, Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube and comedian Michael Colyar have a big party on the Mothership in the video for the remix of "Ain't That Funkin' Kind Of Hard On You?" The remix is from Funkadelic's First Ya Gotta Shake The Gate.
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Terrace Martin-A Tribe Called West
Terrace Martin is a huge Tribe Called Quest fan and last summer he recorded "Tribe Called West" to pay tribute their influence on his career. He told The Fader, "I was in N.Y.C. last summer and it was a hot summer. I was inspired by the energy of N.Y. alone to do different types of music. That's why I love the city. But I also wanted to do something to say thank you to one of my favorite groups. Thank you for letting me know it's okay to be different. Thank you for turning me on to jazz music, because without A Tribe Called Quest there would not be a Terrace Martin. I wouldn't even be a musician because ATCQ is what made me want to play the saxophone. I wanted to get someone involved on it with me who understood the power and love of Tribe so I decided to call one of my best friends, Keyon Harrold, featured on the trumpet." Martin is releasing his Velvet Portraits album on April 1st and there are appearances from Lalah Hathaway, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and more.


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People who are born in Pakistan but are the immigrants of Canada are living dejected and wretched life below the poverty line. As a Canadian census has shown that 44% of the Pakistani immigrants are below the poverty line which makes them the second largest poverty group in Canada. Many of the Pakistani engineers, doctors and unfortunately even the PhD holders are driving taxis in the major cities of Canada. As a research have shown that 3rd taxi driver is either Indian or Pakistani an many are still unemployed even after being highly qualified, this have ultimately increased the burden on the taxpayers of Canada as they are bearing the encumbrance of theses unemployed people too.
According to a survey in 2005 it was being reported that Pakistani born immigrants are the second largest low income paid employees in Canada as they have the maximum cut-offs and low payments. While India has only 18% of the incidence of low income and the immigrants from Portugal, Italy, Germany and UK have reported the minimum low income incidence in Canada. In the Arab countries they have refused to accommodate the immigrants in working in their countries, unlike them Canada has not restrained the immigrants from succeeding in their country, but this Pakistani Canadians are living a miserable lifedoes not mean that there are no barriers in Canada. In fact there are. Like the Pakistani doctors cannot practice medicine in Canada until or unless they pass several more clearance test and if not they are not eligible to perform their activities. Even after all these opportunities and barriers Pakistani immigrants were unable to stabilize themselves in Canada as in 2005 Pakistani born immigrant was earning 70% of the income earned by the Canadian as compared to the India where they were earning 87% with respect to Canadian national earning.
Due to the low earning Pakistani born immigrants have the lowest proportion of home ownership which is only 55% in Canada while as compared to Indian born immigrants who have the home ownership of about 75% in Canada? There are several reasons behind this destructive condition this is because Pakistani families are usually larger in number as almost 44% of the Pakistani immigrants in Canada hold a family of 5 or more members as compared to Indian born immigrants who only possess 13% of their total population having families of 5 or more members. So serving so many people in such unfavorable conditions will always be difficult. Even after having all the same economic and social opportunities still Pakistani immigrants lack as compared to the Indian. One of the main reason is that Pakistani people can't create those social links in such countries because born in Pakistan and then arriving in Canada, as there social liberal values always hinders between the Pakistani based ideology. As they can't dictate as they used to do in Pakistan because family freedom is the social value in Canada, this constraint creates wide gaps amongst the head of the family and its siblings in such countries for even decades.
For those specific reasons there are high and drastic changes in the immigration policies of Canada because they have to cop up with the increasing number of unemployment causing an adverse effect on the national economy. As now they have made a policy that no immigrant can sponsor his family in Canada until he or she has a well earning job available before arriving tin Canada. It was a time when Pakistan was the highest number of immigrant provider to Canada but now they have declined to almost 100% and now they don't fall even in the top 10 immigrant providers list to Canada. Pakistan still has millions of applications waiting for the immigration to Canada but the main reason of not processing those applications might be the negative impact of Pakistani immigrants in Canada as the Canadian government is not satisfied with the previous performances which have left thousands of Pakistani immigrations application un-processed for years.
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Interlude Series
Tagged under Horibe Hiderou, Toei Animation, Series.
Interlude Scans
Member Opinions
This series surprised me in its' originality and Toei did quite a good job in animating Interlude, sure it may feel confusing in some areas but essentially it's about the characters existing in a purgatory-like setting. It's head-stratching that the MC is nameless while his older brother is given a name, so for the hell of it I'll call the MC Fuyuki-kun. His bond that he forges with Aya is quite endearing and I think they make a cute couple and I'd also ship the busty office lady chick Marufuji and Sugiura. The animation is really good for the time of its' release and the voice acting of the seiyuu cast is quite amazing. Aya is an amazing heroine and definitely the best girl of the series, she's a strong young lady.


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Note: The 5-Day Forecast page was not updated tonight, however the forecast remains the same with no changes.
In addition, instead of a long range update, an update for the winter outlook will be posted sometime over the next few days, which includes changes from the original forecast, especially for January.
Today's update will only be a brief one, as for the main part there are no changes from yesterday's forecasts, however there is increasing uncertainty for the medium and longer range starting on Tuesday.
Weekend Outlook:
The NAM and GFS models, which previously were too cold with the forecast highs for tomorrow due to the snow cover, are starting to correct their errors but are still too cold, showing high temperatures only in the mid to upper 30s. The GGEM continues to remain consistent with a warmer solution, and was used for the forecast. High temperatures tomorrow are expected to be in the lower to mid 40s inland, and in the mid to upper 40s for the rest of the area with a light SSW wind expected.
There are no changes from yesterday's outlook for the weekend, as the cold front is still expected to move through on Saturday night bringing light to occasionally moderate rain, with less than 1/4 inch of rain expected. Temperatures overnight will remain steady, if not slightly rise, and will peak on Sunday in the lower to mid 40s across the area with some upper 40s in the immediate NYC area. An isolated rain or snow shower is possible early on Sunday night, especially in the eastern parts of the area.
Next Week: Cold And Dry Pattern Returns, Uncertainty Returns
By Monday, we are looking at the return of colder temperatures as a cold and mainly dry pattern develops once again, similar in some ways to that of December. High temperatures on Monday will be in the upper 20s to mid 30s across the area, slightly rising on Tuesday. By Tuesday, however, uncertainty returns to the forecast as there are several storm potentials which the models are having difficulties handling.
The first potential is on Tuesday night into Wednesday, which some models show a clipper system bringing some light snow showers to the area with the storm intensifying further east. At this time, I am going with mostly cloudy skies with scattered snow showers, however this is a low confidence forecast and is subject to change.
By Friday and the weekend, there is another storm potential that according to some models may be a bigger one than Tuesday's potential. The GFS, GGEM and ECMWF models show a storm around that time frame, with the ECMWF showing the most extreme scenario with nearly 10 inches of snow for the area and the GGEM the least extreme with an offshore storm, but each model has significant differences when it comes to the development of the storm. It is too early to go into more details on this potential, however there is the potential for a storm to affect the area during this time frame. Stay tuned for more information on this potential storm over the next few days.


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saturday sweets
Saturday, March 17, 2012
thuss + farrell. from what i can tell, one of them does the styling and the other does the photography? i love husband and wife teams. i often wish my boyfriend was more into selling things on the internet... i'm afraid our interests are quite different. :) i'll just have to live vicariously through duos like this one.
3 comments :
- Les Arts Plastiques said...
Where oh where has your shop gone?!
- March 21, 2012 at 9:08 PM
- STACY said...
hi there, what do ya mean?
- March 22, 2012 at 6:54 AM
they look too good to eat!
- May 6, 2012 at 5:34 AM


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This Week's Art Week in Review (A Short Video)
Here's this week's Art Week in Review. I'm eagerly anticipating the United Church of Underhill's Old Fashioned Harvest Market September 24 and 25, 2016. I've volunteered there the past couple years. Along with a wide variety of vendors (art, yarn, mittens from sweaters, antiques and collectibles), there is lots of homemade food (soups, cookies, apple cider donuts), live music, games for the kids, and bargain shopping at the Clutter Barn. I'll be in booth #15, so if you're in the area that weekend, please stop by and say hello.
Ways you can support my art: tell a friend about it, click the "LIKE" button on my facebook page, "pin" a post on Pinterest, purchase greeting cards from my Fine Art America shop, and shop for an original art collage here on this website.
Save the date for the United Church of Underhill's Old-Fashioned Harvest Market, Underhill, VT Harvest Market September 24 and 25, 2016. I'll be in booth #15.


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The German Shepherd is hailed as the world's leading police, guard, and military dog, but there is so much more to this outstanding dog. Originating in 1899 in Germany, the breed first gained international recognition at the decline of World War I. Later, the fame associated with Rin-Tin-Tin and Strongheart shot the popularity of the German Shepherd sky-high. A loving family companion, herder and show competitor, the German Shepherd is one of the most popular breeds in the world.
Increase your rent by buying Toys for your dogs and upgrading them to Big Bones. Sounds easy enough until you get fleas, have an accident on the carpet, or worse yet, get sent to the kennel!
For 2 - 6 players, ages 8 and up.
Includes directions for traditional play and for the one hour version as well!


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School Garden History – Hiram Young
Hiram Young was born a slave in Tennessee in the early 1800s. After purchasing his freedom as young man, he became famous as a wagon builder during the early trail days and westward expansion…After the Civil War he returned to Independence, MO and started his business again. During this time frame he built a school to educate African American school children in the Independence area.
First Young School 1874-1934, Independence, MO.
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Incase you had any doubt that Kim Kardashian West is nothing like us, then look no further than her skincare regime - which totals a cool $6000.
The beauty mogul took to her website and app to reveal the skincare products she uses every day, and you won't find many of these lotions and potions at your local Priceline.
"I love to try out new beauty and skincare products, but there are some that I'll just never give up," Kardashian wrote in the post, adding that she keeps her bathroom stocked with these 17 items at all times. "I've gotten into such a good routine because I use products that work together and really see results!"
So what made the cut? Serums – and lots of them. Among her most pricey picks was Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum ($423), the Dr. Barbara Sturm Super Anti-Ageing Serum made with hyaluronic acid ($473), La Mer's Genaissance de La Mer The Serum Essence ($860), the La Mer The Concentrate ($520), and Guerlain Orchidée Impériale Longevity Concentrate ($725).
The 37-year-old is also partial to a few face oils, with La Mer's The Renewal Oil ($325) and Anastasia Beverly Hills' Hydrating Oil ($64), both on the list. On the more attainable end of the scale, cult product Bio-Oil ($15) found a spot on high rotation, but of course found itself alongside another celebrity favourite, La Mer Crème de la Mer Moisturising Cream ($665).
Up for a skincare splurge? Here's what else she's slathering on.
- Dr. Barbara Sturm Sun Drops ($167)
- La Mer The Perfecting Treatment ($325)
- Guerlain's Orchidée Impériale Eye and Lip Contour Cream ($284)
- Guerlain's Orchidée Impériale The Cream ($614)
- The Lancer Method's Contour Décolleté ($185)
- The Lancer Method's Polish ($75)
- The Lancer Method's Cleanse ($55)
- The Lancer Method's Nourish ($125)
We might stick to Cetaphil, anywho.
Kim Kardashian SPEAKS OUT Against Khloe's Cheating Scandal, Tristan Breaks Silence!2:17
Kim Kardashian appeared on The Ellen Show and opened up about her thoughts on the Khloe Kardashian's situation. Tristan Thompson also broke his social media silence with this post that has us shaking our heads. What did you think about the post and the hashtag he used? Let us know in the comments below!


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we went to the Franklin TN Galleria on Saturday. Dave told me about this app for my iphone called 100 Cameras, and it gives different techniques and textures to photos. and this is one i was playing with when we needed a break from all that shopping! ;)
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Ortlieb Ultimate 6 PRO E Medium Waterproof Handlebar Bag
Suggested Retail = $250.00
Yes, these are more expensive, but in addition to the electronics capabilities, the Map Case/Mobile Device Case is built in, not an add-on.
An Optional Cable Adapter Set is available for $18.00 that will facilitate use of hub dynamo lights such as Busch & Muller "E-Werk," or Busch & Muller "Luxos U Lumotec IQ2," or "The Plug" by Supernova.
- With NEW Cloth Lid and larger touch-sensitive ventilated Map/GPS/Device Case!
- The map/GPS/device case is built-in, so there is no need to add a map case — which makes the price more attractive!
- COLORS . . . Choose any color you want, as long as it's BLACK!
- Click on photos to see full-size "Lightbox" images!
The Ultimate 6 PRO E Medium Handlebar Bag . . . The "E" is for "Electronics." Make low battery power a thing of the past! The Ultimate 6 Pro E allows you to recharge while riding your bike. This practical touring handlebar bag offers the right platform, allowing you to operate your mobile devices (e.g. for navigation) with the power you generate via your hub dynamo. All you need is an appropriate converter that can be purchased separately. Thanks to the contacts integrated in the handlebar bag's mounting device, a power connection is established automatically as soon as you attach the bag to the handlebar.
- Ortlieb Ultimate 6 PRO Medium Dimensions: Height = 7.1 inches. Width = 9.3 inches. Forward Depth = 5.5 inches. Volume = 427 cubic inches (7 Liters). Weight = 28.2 ounces.
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- The Ultimate 6 PRO E Handlebar Bag is the same as the Ultimate 6 Pro, but with a mounting bracket with built-in connectors that allow power to be transferred through the mounting bracket from an exterior power source to electronic devices carried inside the handlebar bag.
- An Optional Cable Adapter Set is available for $24.00 that will facilitate use of hub dynamo lights such as Busch & Muller "E-Werk," or Busch & Muller "Luxos U Lumotec IQ2," or "The Plug" by Supernova.
- The Ultimate 6 Pro has a Map/GPS/Mobile Device case built into the lid. The clear panel is touch sensitive. You can operate you device through the lid.
- See Optional Handlebar Bag Accessories including . . . Light and Accessory Adapter, Padded Camera Insert, Extra Mounting Bracket, and a Mounting Bracket Extender to hold the bag even farther from the handlebars for unusual shaped handlebars, or to accommodate wide-reaching brake levers.
- YES! The Ultimate 6 Handlebar Bags come with a mounting bracket. An extra handlebar bag mounting bracket may be purchased separately (see "Optional Handlebar Bag Accessories" above). Many of our customers have both touring and commuting bikes, and they like to swap their handlebar bags back and forth from one bike to another without having to remove and reinstall their mounting brackets.
- Mounting Bracket Extender . . . If you are wondering if your bars have enough room for a handlebar bag, the Ultimate Mounting Bracket places the back of the handlebar bag 2 inches in front of the handlebars. The optional Mounting Bracket Extender adds an additional 1-3/4 inches between the handlebar and bag, so with the optional Extender, the bag sits 3 3/4 inches in front of the handlebar. The medium and large handlebar bags are about 9 3/4 inches wide at the bracket level. Measure 2 inches in front of your handlebar, and check to see if a bag that is 9 3/4 inches wide will fit between handlebars that curve forward.
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- Wayne says: "I will never go on a long distance tour without my handlebar bag!" It is where I keep items I like to access quickly and easily without having to get off of my bike ‒ items such as my camera, energy snacks, tissues, keys, wallet, money, ID, passport, a map in the top window, etc. . . and I also use it for a waste basket. When I ride up a mountain pass, I often find myself so focused on the ride that I don't want to stop for photos. With a camera living in my handlebar bag it is easier to pull off the road for a quick photo opportunity without having to dismount the bike. I can put one foot down, take a quick photo and be back in the saddle in seconds – without losing the rhythm of the climb. And later, I don't regret missing the photo. If I need to take a restaurant or restroom break, the handlebar bag comes off of the quick-release bracket and becomes a shoulder bag, so I don't risk having my critically important items stolen. If you have not toured with a handlebar bag, you don't know what you have been missing!
- If you have never used a handlebar bag, you may worry that you will not like the way your bike handles. The first time you ride with a handlebar bag, you will definitely know it is there, and it may be a little disconcerting. But soon you will quit feeling the differences you noticed on the first ride, and riding with a handlebar bag will become your new normal. Before long you will feel like something is missing if you go for a ride without it! If you are worried that you won't see the road in front of you, don't worry. It won't be long before you will realize that you don't watch the road passing under your front wheel anyway. You'll know the front wheel is always centered on your handlebar bag. If you do watch the road go under your wheel when you ride, you will eventually become well acquainted with a parked car!


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Offers for Research Associate Position to Indian applicants is currently available at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India . The position provides applicants with the opportunity to pursue research on the titled "Interconnection between thermal acquired tolerance and systemic acquired resistance".The purpose of the program is to increase the proportion of Research at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU ) is a public central university in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is one of the top universities in the country, ranking 2nd according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework. It is known for leading faculties and research emphasis on liberal arts and applied sciences.
Course Level: This Position is available to pursue research programme.
Study Subject: This Position is awarded in the project titled " Interconnection between thermal acquired tolerance and systemic acquired resistance".
Scholarship Award: The position will cover:
- Salary:Rs 36,000.00 + HRA
Number of Scholarships: Not Known
Scholarship can be taken in India
Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for Position:
- Should have completed Ph.D. program I plant biology related field. Candidates who have submitted the thesis but waiting for viva voce examination also may apply.
- Experiences in disease defense and thermal tolerance studies, technical expertise in vesicular trafficking, gene-expression analysis, chromatin immunoprecipitation, western blot, protein expression and purification will be preferred.
- Candidates will be short-listed initially based on work experience, and only the short-listed candidates will be called for interview.
Nationality: Indian applicants can apply for the scholarship.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirements: Applicant must be PhD.
How to Apply: Applicants can apply by post.
- Application along with CV should reach the undersigned latest by June 8, 2017.
- Applications in plain paper with a brief CV may be sent to the following address or e-mail to ashis_nandi-at- yahoo.com
Application Deadline: Application deadline is June 8, 2017.


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I have been challenged by one of my customers how to properly shutdown vCloud Director cell without any disruption of the service if multiple cells are used. Although we have KB article 2034994 about this particular subject it omits some important details.
When vCenter is connected to vCloud Director a VC Proxy service is started on one of the cells. The service is responsible for monitoring of active vCenter tasks and inventory updates which are then shared with other cells. Unless there is a network partition between the cells there is always one vCenter proxy service for one vCenter. Multiple VC Proxies can run on one cell. You can see which cell is running the VC Proxy service at the vCenter screen in the vCloud Director Admin interface.
The screenshot shows two vCenters connected to vCloud Director with one having its vCenter proxy on vcloud1 cell and the second on vcloud2 cell.
If the VC Proxy service is not running most of the activities in the vCloud Director that require vCenter will not work properly. For example simple creation of a vApp with one VM will fail with message:
Folder vApp_system_34 (8ce90b57-da8b-4714-914b-5073457155b0) does not exist in our inventory, but vCenter Server claims that it does.
This is because the inventory listener on the VC Proxy was not running and vCloud Director could not verify successful creation of vApp folder in vCenter. When a cell with VC Proxy service dies the service fails over to a surviving cell. However that failover takes 5 minutes which is govern by vcloud:vcloud.heartbeat.failoverTimeoutMsecs property (stored in vCloud Director database). I am not aware if it is supported to change this value.
Anyway in order to shutdown a cell gracefully we need to move the VC Proxy service to another cell. This can be done by simple reconnect of vCenter and the move is very quick without any disruption of the running tasks.
I have observed that if possible different cell then the original and the least loaded (in terms of number of VC Proxy services) is chosen. This is also good for manually distributing the load if there are multiple vCenters and multiple cells (good practice is to have at least N+1 cells, where N is number of vCenters).
So what should be the correct graceful cell shutdown procedure?
- Make sure the cell is not running any VC Proxy service. No checkmark should be in the vCenter column of the Cloud Cells inventory in the vCloud Director Admin interface.If yes, then reconnect vCenters that have VC Proxy running on the cell.
- Quiesce the cell with the cell-management-tool:
$VCLOUD_HOME/bin/cell-management-tool -u <user> cell –quiesce true
where <user> is vCloud administrator username
- Monitor the number of outstanding active tasks on the cell and wait until it reaches 0.
$VCLOUD_HOME/bin/cell-management-tool -u <user> cell –statusJob count = 0
Is Active = false
- Shutdown the cell. This can be done also with cell-management-tool. What I noticed is that it takes multiple attempts (usually two), as the first time only the watchdog service is terminated.
# $VCLOUD_HOME/bin/cell-management-tool -u <user> cell –shutdown
# service vmware-vcd status
vmware-vcd-watchdog is not running
vmware-vcd-cell is running
# $VCLOUD_HOME/bin/cell-management-tool -u <user> cell –shutdown
# service vmware-vcd status
vmware-vcd-watchdog is not running
vmware-vcd-cell is not running


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Well, Sciatica strikes again and this time it's sticking around a little longer than usual. I hate to say but this time I think it came about from me carrying groceries etc. home on Saturday. The embarrassing part- the etc. in question here is a BOX of wine.
Oh my.
I just long for the days of being able to stand / sit up straight and walk around with ease. Nevermind the fact that I am missing my pilates / yoga sessions like mad.
Currently I am walking around the apartment slouched over like Sofia Petrillo and my best pal is our heating pad.
Even the cat is bored with me, option not to hang out with me on the rare occasion that I am home all day, but instead burying himself under the quilt on our bed. In a completely separate room.
Maybe a movie is in the cards today. I usually take these times to watch a movie that Corey wouldn't necessary be into- thus allowing myself to indulge in sappy dramas and rom-com disasters.
Please say there's better out there on Roger On Demand today. Yesterday's Woody Allen flick (Midnight in Paris) was an absolute flop.
I'm beginning to get a little bored of myself. Which is quite ridiculous as we all know how fascinating I really am.
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Meals (without) Wheels will be beginning soon. A freezer is being delivered to the community center next week and will hold 5 meals weekly for those who qualify for the program. One must be 60 years old or older and be housebound to qualify. Soon we hope to have transportation to deliver the meals. For now, however, people who qualify can pick up their frozen meals at the community center downstairs on Thursday afternoons during Stone Soup. We will be gathering information soon, so if you know of someone who qualifies, call Books & More (675-3275). This is a Pilot Program sponsored by the Agency on Aging and they will help us with transportation.
Play at the Ponderosa will resume the program July 11 and continue each Wednesday afternoon until August 1. This group, with no age limits, has fun with crafts, games and puzzles as well as playing at the park. It starts at 12:30 and goes until about 4:00. Although the meeting is free, we do pay rent for the building and so donations are appreciated.
The Yuba Feather Historical Association is holding their regular potluck on July 25. This will take place at the museum in Forbestown, gathering at 6:00 and eating about 6:30. This group works hard at maintaining the museum and holds quarterly general meetings. Their next ice cream social will take place on Sunday, July 15 at the museum. This is a chance to get a dish of great ice cream, thanks to Collins Lake for donating the ice cream, and visit with friends and neighbors. Root Beer floats and sundaes will be available and all proceeds help maintain the museum.
The workers at Brownsville Thrift Shop would like the community to know that by shopping at the Thrift Shop you helped pay for the shiny new fire truck seen at the Fire Station. Thanks.
The annual Brownsville Classic Car Show is July 14th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Historic Chestnut Grove at 8979 La Porte Rd. in Brownsville. Admission is free. One of the many raffle prizes is a Smoke Hollow Charcoal BBQ Grill generously donated by local businesses. The fee to show a car is $20.00. Registration is 7:30-9:30. All proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks. For more info contact Linda Woolridge, 530-675-9060.
Look Back in Time – In 1910 R. H. Ermatinger took a load of lumber to Honcut and will haul a load of hay for Ruff & Ermantinger's logging camp at Scales (hauling up and down the hill, pretty normal for these days, too),
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Retail copies of God of War: Chains of Olympus on the PSP popped up in the office this morning and brought with them the promise of blood on the PlayStation 3.
God of War III is coming soon
Already knew it was coming but this is cool. Can't wait for this game!
And because God of War loves March releases, March 2009 would be awesome! Not sure if it will be done by then though.
they should release it march 09. GOW3 is one of sony's best franchises. Gotta spread out some games for 09
I'm sure Sony has some blockbuster releases already in store for 2009 (such as Syphon Filter and Jak and Daxter) but GOW3 would be better suited for a 2009 release. After all, Sony needs as much ammunition as they can muster up for the next year as well (this year Sony pretty much has enough ammunition to arm a large militia).
The thing is you see all the in house games Sony is producing now and even in the beginning are just amazing
From Resistance 2 to 8 days they are doing some amazing stuff, I can't wait to see how GOW3 is going to turn out, it just makes my head explode, KABOOOOOMMM!!!!
IMAGINE IT CAME MARCH THIS YEAR:O that would be soo cool, but coming soon. i think it might make it out end of this year
they announced Jak 4!! are you serious! lol please dont toy with my emotions......ive been waiting a long time
Soon Should Mean SOON!! not fall 2008/ early 2009
it's basically a standard for ads nowadays
there's nothing you can do to stop it- ads are all about the psychology
"Coming Soon" pretty much just means, "we started it"
But i agree with everyone else
March 09
I hope Sony adds some new gameplay elements to GOW3 that haven't been used in the franchise yet. If you've seen the ending to GOW2 you know that the potential is there for new experiences, like maybe as Kratos you can command the Titan Army similiar to how a strategy game works.
use the six axis for dodging and give it a free rotating camera and im good
And rise of Kratos.
He is going to be the new Chuck Norris!
i can see GOW3 borrowing a lot from Shadow of the Colossus. cause you know he'll turn on the titans as well and proclaim himself king of the world...
either way, day one purchase for me. just like GOW and GOW2...
yeah they already announced it a while back. a game of epic proportions!!! :-)
What do they mean coming soon. March 2009 isnt soon.
omg time to kill zues in the game.
and ride gaia
omg imaging if it hits this year.
( then i would have to borrow money to buy it)
God of War III is going to be the BEST action game this generation!!!
Even bigger than MGS 4, GTA 4 and GT 5! Certainly bigger than that FESTERING GARBAGE named Halo 3!
Only 640p........King Kaz still can't believe it.........
omg our most powerfull fighter is returning
SURELY that one game is enough to take down Metal Gear Solid 4,Final Fantasy 13,Gran Turismo 5,God of War 3,The Agency,Socom,Uncharted 2,KillZone 2,Heavenly Sword 2,Eight Days,Little Big Planet,Tekken 6,Getaway,LA Noire,Haze,Yakuza 3,and around THIRTY other Playstation 3 EXCLUSIVES?
What was THAT,Gears Of War is ALSO on the PC,so its NOT an EXCLUSIVE?OUCH.Metal Gear Solid 4,the BIGGEST game of 2008,is ONLY on the Playstation 3 and will NEVER come out onto the 3fixme platform?DOUBLE OUCH.
I guess the Xbots will just have to Jump OUT and Play B3YOND
Biggest game in history? lmao the last God of war got outsold by Gears 2:1, and had 12x the install base Roflmao @ biggest game in history.
And out of your entire list the only potentially big games coming out this year is MGS4, possibly LBP(which will probly flop anyways) and KZ2 will p flop just like the original KZ did.
Gran Tourismo 5 will probly be 09, FFXIII will be 09, heavenly sword is already a flop just like #1, that leaves you what? You're entire line-up rides on MGS4 which would have to get a 40-50%+ attach Ratio to even compete w/ the 360 big games, an Attach ratio that no Playstation title ever has had, even the GTA series which is twice as big as MGS easily didn't reach that.
O and for the reply below me, Gears did outsell God of War 2 by more then 2:1 w/ 12x the Install Base lol. Gears 2 will probly outsell Halo 3 which is already in route to beat out every other Franchise except GTA.
gears of war is big but not THAT big
this will probally end up killing gears 2 in graphics and mostly everything else anyway
get ready to burn in hades xbots the king is back!!!
You obviously haven't played a God of War game on PS2. Dude, forget gears of war, resistance, Killzone.... God of war is the God of all video games, u definitely should play it.
hahahahahhahahahaha the BOTS cant helo but hide in the corner and disagree.... God of War (which Gears COPIED AGAIN) is gonna destroy ALL. A mega AAA. Killzone 2 is gonna pwn all the doubters. Resistance 2 = AAA. MGS4 IS A MEGATON AAA. Gran Turismo 5 and FF 13 AAA. LBP= AAA. The Agency looks very good. Socom is probabaly AAA. 2 Rockstar Exclsives. Xbox 360 is GARBAGE. No built in Wifi. Last generation media formats. everything is lame on the pleasefixme.
You really do talk through you f*cking arse.
Fact 1 - Gran Turismo is one of the biggest selling franchise. Galo is not.
GTA on 360 wont last, because i can see the failure rate slowly but surely rising up to 20 + % once GTA is released. Them sleepless nights on the 360 with GTA, will overheat the console so damn easy it will be toooooooo funny to handle. Its just a fact. I'll be on youtube to see some xbox fans going back the playstation when their 360 craps out on them. OH BTW i'm a loyal sony fan and i'm f*cking proud of it.
Arivex just owned the hell out of you stupid n00bs lol.
GOW3 is going to be the most epic game ever released
the cliffhanger in GOW2 was annoying, but opened the doors for what can only be an insanely good GOW installment
just thinking about next-gen GOW with mind-blowing graphics and more of those puzzles i love so much is making me all hot and sweaty.... but it's normal to get horny over videogames riiight?
cant wait!!! GOW is my favorite series
still waiting for gow coo on psp ROAR!!!!
All I want want is...GIGANTIC bosses to climb all over and make miself $hiit in my pants.
They also can take Kratos's magical/fighting abilities to new levels also!!
They made a game almost impossible to run on the PS2. Imagine a GoW game on the PS3?!?!
Literally! God of War III is going to be ILL!
Anyone who's been on this site for longer then like 4 months knows this is my favorite game series.
I think I just fainted...God of War 3...can not WAIT!
i cant wait for this i hope they push the power of the ps3 futher then anyone else has yet at least 60fps 1080p and jaw dropping grafixs and a really long story like 20hrs of game play
somebody please give me a napkin...... I just creamed my pants......
I'd guess this Holiday Season...We got Metal Gear Solid and Gran Turismo just before the Summer drout, HOME and Resistance II after that, GoW III would fit nicely into Christmas 08'.
SONY PWNS this year!!!!
Motorstorm 2
Killzone 2
Little Big Planet
Eight Days
Heavy Rain
White Knight Story
Getaway 3 (wikipedia has September 08' for Europe and TBA 08' North America)
I don't want a ban so I will stop naming them (12 more..lol)..lol
I just pointed out my personal favorites, thanx for the updated list though
might be just me but im extremely excited for Disgaea 3 also :D
but i vaguely remember reading an article that confirmed it for 60fps and 1080p. maybe im wrong but........if they do everything right with this title it could be the best selling game on the ps3 GOTY 2009 material
the battle for next gen stops right here. This game will rule all.
GOW3 is gonna blow us away when they see it.
The GOW team is like insomaniac, they're games are almost guranteed to be top sellers.
With all the power of the ps3 and blu ray I can only imagine what the creative team behind gow3 has in store for GOW3.
The graphics should be ........... EPIC
lets hope they can tap into the potential of the playstation 3.
After DMC4 and NG, We can say GOW 3 will easily beat them to be the best action game in the 3rd generation....
I AM THE GOD OF WAR! I'm going crazy to play MGS4 in june but Kratos in 09 too god damn. Looks like i will have to have a sit down with the wife about our entertainment budget.
cant wait to see this EPIC game..
gore and blood is the only thing u need after playin LBP :P
don't want them to rush this game. Me personally i can wait for the 3rd or 4th quater 2009 for this game. I have basically waited 3 years for MGS4. I would rather wait for quality.I want Santa Monica to push the PS3 to its limit with this game.
theve most likely been working on this since god of war 2 went out
probally why they let Ready at Dawn handle chains of olympus
Well, they do have all the internal Sony first party tech of Naughty Dog, Guerilla, Insomniac, and Ninja Theory to help them out.
They must have been worked on it after GOW2. Man Sony is really going to decimate the competition in the coming months. Its going to get so much worse for MS.
This is a game that will blow everything out of the water graphics wise........I cant wait to see this game in action with the sixaxsis conrtoller.
There are so many great exclusive games coming out! I have to go and cry tears of joy now.
Another triple A on the loose.
Bots are fking crying right now. LOL just one week ago they were saying:
"360 are back! GOW2 will save us! With GOW2 the 360 can still stand a chance"
Man, how frikkin delusional they are. All the games are sony. Its just a matter of time when they come out with them. And than its BAM.
Never had a chance, biotch.
Arievx is one delusional xbot.
He keeps claiming how superior the 2007 360 line up is.
But when all is said and done, at the end of 2007 PS3 with "no games" outsold 360 with "the best line up ever".
It proves the 360 line up is generic and how no one, other than xbots, are actually interested in those games.
Look at how puny the 2007 360 line up is compared to the absolute insane PS3 2008 line up:
Bioshock - generic, niche FPS, multi platform.
Halo 3 - And so ends, the xbox.
Forza 2 - close but no cigar.
Mass effect - generic RPG, niche RPG, multi platform.
Baby blue dragon - flop.
Xbots claimed this to be "best line up ever". Lmao delusional.
Generic? You're insane, Bioshock is pretty unique except for System Shock, Mass effect is completely unique among RPGs, let's not forgot that both of those out-scored every Ps3 exclusive out ATM and Bioshock will probly out-score every game this year. What does the Ps3 have that's so huge? MGS4? Halo 3 is bigger, resistance 2/KZ2? Halo/Gears are bigger and better.
The Ps3 has nothing to even counter Mass effect, or Bioshock, or any of the RTS games and Blue Dragon might not be the best JRPG ever but it's still better then any RPG (cuz there isn't any) on the Ps3.
MGS4-Generic Niche Stealth Shooter
Resistance 2-Generic CoD w/ Aliens
KZ2-Going to flop just like KZ1.
Ninja Gaiden II-No Counter
fable 2-No Counter
Gears 2-Destroys R2+KZ2 put together
Huxley-No counter
Warhammer Online-No counter
Halo Wars-no counter
Sacred 2-No Counter
Alan Wake-No counter
Too Human-No Counter
Banjo Kazooie-No Counter
Left 4 Dead-No Counter
Elveon-No couner
Infinite Undiscovery/Lost Odyssey-Will destroy WKS
Project Offset-NO Counter
Sabotage-No counter
Tales of Vesperia-No counter
Ps3 fanboys can claim they have the best line-up all they want but in Variety and AAA titles the 360 still dominates just like last year, Personally I can't wait for MGS4 the "savior" of the Ps3 to come out this year so I can Laugh when it sells less then Halo 3/Gears.
Enjoy Your movie Player~
Arievx seems a little scared of the ps3s line up =P
also lets make a bet $500 bucks(enouph to buy urself a high end ps3)
that tales of vesperia is announced for the ps3 before this time 2009
Calling Bioshock generic is ridiculous
but even worse is calling the pioneer mgs4 a generic stealth game is the equivalent of sticking your head up your own anus, because you and your credibility just completely went down the shatter. Then you go as far as calling the ps3 a movie player with all its undeniable amazing exclusives this year just makes you look even more like a delusional @sswipe in denial.
It's a graphical showpiece, something that will show once and for all that PS3 is more powerful.
On topic: I have both God of War 1 and 2, but haven't played them yet. I got GOW2 just a few days ago cos i just bought a hdtv and needed something to show it off since i dont have a ps3 yet. It didn't disapoint from the few minutes that i played it
It would matter to PS fans if PS fans cares about the games that you just listed. You xbots still don't get it. Have fun playing your FPS console while PS fans experience the full breath of gaming heaven.
oh and have fun waiting for your x360 to come back when it PROD.
I will definitely enjoy watching HD movies on my PS3 during gaming breaks.
You do realize most the games I listed weren't FPS games right? the 360 is the variety console this time around sorry, the ShooterStation is the console w/ mostly Shooters.... just look @ ur 08 line-up your biggest games are MGS4, Resistance 2, & KZ2. 2/3 are FPS games and even the 3rd is arguably a shooter,the 360 has more way more RPGs then the Ps3 both Jap and Western.


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Caroline Hill is a Social Media Manager / Web Editor from South London, UK. In the flood of social media platforms and news feeds she still finds time for leisure.
You can find her here:
Website: www.besocialmediasavvy.co.uk
E-mail: email@example.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/CarolineHillDKC
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SocialMediaSavvyServices
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/carolinechill/
Google+: www.plus.google.com/+BesocialmediasavvyCoUk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/besocialmediasavvy
- Hi Caroline, tell me who you are and what do you do as a freelancer?
Hi Daša, many thanks for getting in touch; it's a pleasure to be a part of your new blog. I generally describe myself as a Social Media Manager / Web Editor, but my job entails wearing many hats such as a marketing manager, campaign manager, email manager, graphic designer, social media trainer and more.
- How long have you been working as a freelancer now?
Four years.
- Why did you decide to become a freelancer? Did you think about it for a long time or did your decision come suddenly?
I worked with my husband in the family printing/publishing business as a News Editor & Social Media Development Manager for several years, but when he was forced to retire due to ill health, I set out on my own. I did consider joining a company as an employee, but no job could offer me the freedom – as a mum, pet owner and potential carer – being a freelancer could.
- Are there a lot of freelancers in your business?
Although as a profession, social media management has only been around for a relatively short time, there are a lot of social media freelancers out there. However, the job specification is very broad – comprising B2B, B2C, Paid /Advertising, SEO, marketing, ecommerce, PR, content, analytics, community manager, influencer outreach social media and more – and there are so many social media platforms out there (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest etc.) as well as so many industries to cover… it is almost impossible to be proficient in all areas, so people tend to specialise in one industry or area of social media management. Because of this, I find there are still plenty of jobs out there for everyone. Furthermore, it is one of the few professions that can be carried out remotely just as effectively as on-site, so it's a great career choice for freelancers.
- Who are your typical clients?
I don't really have a typical client, they are all unique! 😀 I have worked on a freelance/consultancy basis for several clients, agency and client-side. B2B and B2C, including a B2B publisher with magazines covering the facilities management, building services, flooring, cleaning and hygiene sectors; three marketing agencies; a client targeting the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector; a fitness sector client; a tutoring company, an international pet food brand, a self-improvement web application client and an international restaurant chain.
- How has your business changed over time?
Social media never stands still; it changes daily. For example, I ran a training course on LinkedIn one week only for the platform to update a week later meaning some of the techniques I had taught didn't work anymore. You really have to 'stay on your toes' in social media ….
- What's your favorite reference from a client?
This one from my tutoring client 😀
"Caroline completely transformed our Google+ account – taking us from hundreds of followers to thousands, with millions of views. She was outstandingly meticulous and professional throughout, providing a constant stream of creative and engaging posts and took a friendly tone when replying to the community."
- How did you gain your first customers?
My first freelance customer was sourced via a freelancer website. However, most of my clients get in touch via LinkedIn or are recommended by previous customers – nothing beats these word of mouth referrals.
- John Wanamaker said: Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I do not know which half. Do you gain your clients by advertising or in another way?
I am fortunate that I have not needed to advertise my services up 'til now. But, that doesn't mean I don't invest time, energy and money in developing and marketing myself, for example by regularly updating my social media accounts, updating and optimising my online presence (on LinkedIn and freelancer websites) and building and optimising my website so people can find me when searching for someone with my specialties. I also invest in training to expand my skills.
- How does your typical working day look like?
Oh goodness – tough question. My days are very varied… there is never a typical day! I generally check for emails from my clients first thing in the morning, then check their social networks for any messages or notifications that have come in overnight that need responding to. I then search for new content to update social networks that I freepost to.
Next, I might prepare a social media schedule (content calendar) for the following week for a client's pre-approval before scheduling.
I might write or edit a client's new blog post and upload to their website, work on their marketing material or prepare a weekly newsletter.
I also plan campaigns, send proposals for new work, update my social media or work on my website…
- What about other days, when you don't work?
I love spending time at home but as I am at home all week, I like to go out at weekends. I often hop on a train up to London and walk along the River Thames. I also enjoy going to the theatre and having meals out with friends and family.
- How many hours / days per week do you work?
One of the disadvantages of being a freelancer is that there is always work to be done so it is very hard to switch off. However, I try only to work Monday to Friday. This isn't always practical though, as one of my clients is open seven days a week, 365 days per year, so although I can preschedule their weekend posts, I still have to be available to check their accounts have posted as scheduled and be available for customer service responses and any emergencies that arise. Furthermore, social media is a 24/7 business and often things crop up at unusual hours that just can't wait until Monday morning.
- Which books do you recommend to freelancers?
Books for social media? None I 'm afraid. As I said earlier, the world of social media is always changing so a book may become irrelevant the minute it is written. I much prefer to read online articles or watch a video related to the platform or campaign I am working on at that moment in time.
- Which online resources do you regularly use?
There are several apps and platforms I use to make my work more efficient…too many to name, but here are a few: Hootsuite & Tweetdeck for listening, scheduling & posting, One Tab for saving all the websites I visit and Mailbutler to manage my Mac Mail effectively.
- Top mobile apps on your smartphone?
Good question!
- Hootsuite for checking scheduled posts on the move
- All the social network apps – Facebook, Facebook pages, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ etc. – much of my work can be managed from my phone…
- Feedler, for managing all my RSS feed subscriptions (for news reporting & client industry news)
- Google Drive and Dropbox so I can access all my client files from any device
- The place where you find your peace?
My bedroom, no electrical devices allowed! 😀
- Your plans for the future?
I'm enjoying freelancing at the moment, so hope to continue to grow and build my business.


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The Wizard World - Chapter 65
Chapter 65: The Journey (2)
Translator: Leo Editor: DarkGem/Frappe
Angele turned his head around and peeked through the gaps in the trees. Two men wearing brown leather armor were grilling meat around the campfire. They also had a pot of white soup sitting by the side. Angele could smell the fragrance of the mushrooms from hundred meters away. As the two men heard the noises produced by the horses, they looked over to check.
'They're also leaving the school,' Angele assumed. He had met many wizard apprentices like then along the way, but he never greeted anyone of them. All of them had different destinations and they didn't know each other. Trusting others was a pointless task to them.
Angele didn't stop as he continued to advance through the path slowly. He wanted to let the horses rest a bit. After a while, he increased the speed of the horses but suddenly heard someone coming toward him.
Angele lowered his body on the back of his horse and looked at the road in front of him. A young man wearing a white leather armor mounted on a brown horse appeared. After seeing Angele, he became surprised but tried to hide his surprised by changing his expression before slowing down. Angele slowed down as well.
''Could you tell me how far the Nick Dock is from here?'' the man asked.
''With your speed, you'll arrive in 5 or 6 days,'' Angele answered as he smiled. The man likewise smiled and nodded. Both of them started urging their horses to speed up again.
Suddenly, Angele drew his sword. The sound of the sword being unsheathed scared the horses. Angele didn't hesitate to slash his sword toward the man, which caused the latter to fall to the ground and die in a second. Angele had cut his stomach open, dyeing the mud on the ground with blood.
Angele looked at the body for a while and scrounged through it. He then turned back and left the places as fast as possible. He disappeared in the rain quickly.
With a pale face, Angele put his crossguard sword back into the sheath and reached toward his back with his hand. He could feel the bleeding hole there. Angele took out a Hemostasis Potion and removed the wooden plug off the tube. He poured some onto his palm and applied it on the wound.
Green steam rose out of it as the wound absorbed the fluid.
''That guy was a rank 3 wizard apprentice. If I didn't hear him chanting, I'd be dead already,'' Angele murmured. He still felt shocked as he tried recalling the appearance of the wizard apprentice he just killed. The wizard apprentice was wearing a white leather armor suit that had an insignia of a silver ring.
'It was a wizard apprentice of the Northland Alliance. I didn't know they were so close. It's likely that they are trying to surround the college. I need to leave,' Angele thought. He bit his lips and shook the reins.
''Giddy up!'' Angele yelled. The horse neighed and began galloping faster.
The corpse of the man in a white armor suit was split in half and was lying on the muddy ground. The brown horse circled the corpse for a while before it left the place, heading to a certain location. The rain was becoming heavier. Around 20 minutes later, a man in a white robe appeared from the forest.
The man seemed old and had no expression on his face. He walked toward the body and squatted by its side. He dipped his finger into the blood and put it on his tongue. He turned and stared at the route that led to the Ramsoda Empire.
The man looked slightly disappointed, but he didn't speak, only standing up and wiping his hands.
Angele was breathing heavily. He lowered his body on the back of his horse. He slowed down before stopping by the roadside after half an hour. He led the two horses into the forest and tied them to a tree. Angele sat down and applied some pressure to the wound using his hands.
He just killed an enemy with but a mere second, but it wasn't as easy as it seemed. If he had hesitated for even half a second, he would've been the one to die.
'Zero, did you identify which spell the man used?' Angele leaned against a tree before asking.
'The possibility of the spell being Launch Bolt is 92.7%. The weapon he used was a metal needle,' Zero reported.
'Launch bolt...' Angele bitterly smiled as he checked the wound. It had already stopped bleeding a while ago. The Hemostasis Potion was a great help, but he needed to take out the needle out of the wound. Angele took off his clothes and began checking his wound. With a dagger in hand, he tried to use it to search for the needle.
'Zero, can you help me see my wound better?' Angele asked. Zero quickly showed his wound as a hologram in front of his sight, which helped Angele find the needle's location within a short span of time. The black, thin needle nearly penetrated his stomach.
Angele bore the pain, cut the wound open, and used his fingers to pull out the needle. He once again applied some of the potion to the wound right after, and it stopped bleeding right after the fluid was absorbed.
Angele's hand was drenched with his own blood as he grasped the needle he had just pulled out.
'Zero, can you identify its components?' Angele asked.
'Analyzing... Material is unknown. It's hard and highly conductive. No information on it can be found in the database,' Zero reported.
'I should've searched his body... but I had to play safe,' Angele thought as he shook his head in disappointment.
Angele rested for a while. He took some meat jerky and dried veggies out of the bag and ate them with the water he had. He also fed the horses with the horse beans. He didn't wish to tarry for too long, so he left after feeding the horses.
For centuries, the Ramsoda College and the Northland Alliance had been mortal enemies, but no one remembered the cause for their enmity. The Northland Alliance started the war, yet Angele still had no grasp of the whole picture. He never even figured out why Manas betrayed the school. The man Angele had killed started casting a spell after realizing Angele was a wizard apprentice from Ramsoda College. He didn't even hesitate.
'It's sad how I'm not allowed to look at classified information in the library as a wizard apprentice,' Angele thought.
Angele knew there were 5 different stages and 3 different ranks for wizard apprentices, but he wasn't sure how wizards were ranked. He knew that any wizard was much stronger than a wizard apprentice. He had already seen wizards battle but didn't know the strength hierarchy.
The wizard apprentices' stage was determined by the abilities they have while the ranks determine the strength and power of a wizard apprentice.
Rank 1 wizard apprentices belonged to the weakest, merely having a higher mentality and better spell resistance than normal people. Knight-level warriors might even be stronger than them.
Rank 2 wizard apprentices were much stronger than rank 1s. They had energy particles inside their bodies, which could help in strengthening themselves. They had also learned basic spells and could easily contend against top knights.
Rank 3 wizard apprentices were the best wizard apprentices. They knew about 5 spells and were capable of using energy particles in blocking incoming spells or physical attacks. Rank 3 wizard apprentices were also capable of improving spell incantations, making them faster to cast. Wizard apprentices rated as rank 3 vastly outstrip others' strength as they only required seconds of time to slay their opponents with various spells. If they knew physical skills, they could use buff spells and make themselves invincible during battles.
The man Angele met used improved incantation. When Angele heard him chant, Angele drew his sword right away. Angele was already a top-level knight before becoming a wizard apprentice, so he was still a bit faster than his opponent. If he had hesitated, giving the man time to use more spells, he would be dead within seconds.
Every wizard apprentice had their own combination spells. There were a countless number of spells in the world;the Ramsoda College had at least a hundred. Strong spells were usually very difficult to learn, so wizard apprentices would instead combine basic spells to make their combination attack stronger. Wizard organizations were also creating new spells, so it was nearly impossible for a person to recognize every spell.
Angele thought for a while before stopping again. He set up a tent by the tree quickly and covered it with the linen clothes that wrapped the bags. He had gotten all of these from Ansett's family, yet he didn't expect to use them so soon.
He put more leaves on the branches above to block the rain and he tied the horses to the trunk under the tree. Angele took the bags off the horses and put them inside the gray tent. The downpour of rain was becoming heavier and heavier.
Angele sat inside the tent with his legs crossed while peeking outside through the small window. The wind was blowing across the tree, causing the branches to shake. No one else was around. It was dark, cold, and silent.
Angele suddenly thought of his father. He knew the baron was already out for a mission on the Anser Plain before he embarked on the ship. Angele never heard anything from him after. He started thinking about everyone he knew as it was getting darker and darker outside.
He wondered what made Manas decide to betray the school, and also thought of Ansett, who returned to her family after he left the school.
'Master Liliana, Yuri, Nancy...' Angele didn't know why, but he kept thinking about everyone he knew. He didn't know what lied ahead of him and when he would be able to settle. For the first time, Angele felt loneliness and isolation spreading deep in his heart.
'Damn rain...' he thought.


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Tuesday January 8, 2013
Joy Moeller
Thumb sucking and other poor facial habits that can harm you child in the long run.
Did you know that improper oral posture can cause such long term health issues as learning disabilities, digestive, sleep and breathing disorders? If your child has any of the following symptoms, ADD, migraines, TMJ pain, acid reflux, and even ear infections, you will want to be on this call.
In this interview with Myofunctional Therapist, Joy Moeller, you'll:
- Discover what abnormal breathing and swallowing patterns are as well as what are abnormal orofacial rest posture issues.
- Learn what it takes for a child to have a proper swallow
- 1 simple technique to prevent your child from developing bad oral posture habits
Thursday January 10, 2013
Ann Cooper
Lunch Lessons – Changing the Way we Feed Our Children
Chef Ann Cooper is a celebrated author, chef, educator, and enduring advocate for better food for all children. In a nation where children are born with shorter estimated life expectancies than their parents because of diet-related illness, Ann is a relentless voice of reform by focusing on the links between food, family, farming and children's health and wellness. On this call you'll discover:
- The Hidden Dangers in the Foods We Eat and What You Can Do About it
- Easy kid friendly recipes that you can make at home
- What exactly constitutes a nutritious meal
Tuesday January 15, 2013
Patrick McKeown
Asthma Free Naturally – How Your Child Can Breath Without the Use of Medication
Asthmatics often have bad everyday breathing habits such as upper chest breathing, mouth breathing, audible breathing during rest, regular sighs and sniffing. Breathing in this manner can cause airways to cool and dehydrate resulting in airway hypersensitivity and inflammation. This contributes to a feeling of chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, frequent colds or chest infections. Patrick McKeown was a chronic asthmatic for over twenty years until he learned a physician developed approach known as the Buteyko Method. Following the improvement to his health, he trained under the late Dr Buteyko in 2002, and commenced Asthma Care Ireland workshops. His books include the best sellers: 'Close Your Mouth' and 'Asthma Free naturally'. During this one hour workshop, Patrick provides practical exercises to help stop coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and frequent colds.
On this call you'll learn:
- Common breathing habits of children and adults with asthma
- How these habits negatively affect asthma
- Measure your relative breathing volume
- The importance of nasal breathing for asthma
- How to unblock the nose by holding the breath
- Best sleeping habits
- How to stop coughing and wheezing
Thursday January 17, 2013
Gill Rapley
Baby-led Weaning (BLW) helps you avoid battles with your child over food and may prevent a variety of health problems
Did you know that babies who feed themselves with finger foods from the start of weaning are likely to eat more healthily and have a better relationship with food than those who are spoon fed purees? Babies really do know best. In this interview with expert Gill Rapley, discover:
- Why baby-led weaning makes sense
- Why this approach is both safe and healthy
- The top do's and don'ts for baby-led weaning
- The long-term benefits of baby-led weaning for you and your child
Tuesday January 22, 2013
Steven Park
How a frequently missed sleep disorder can cause ADHD, poor IQ and failure to thrive in children
Did you know that pediatric sleep apnea affects an estimated 25 percent of children in the US? It typically occurs between ages 2 and 8, though it is quite under diagnosed. It can manifest as restlessness, bed wetting, snoring, tiredness, mouthbreathing, ADHD and a myriad of other symptoms. Children who grow up with untreated, chronic sleep apnea are more likely to have learning disabilities, behavioral problems and metabolic problems.
On this call with Sleep expert Dr. Steven Park discover:
- How to know if your child may have sleep apnea
- The most effective way to end snoring
- 5 tips for children to breathe easier
Thursday January 24, 2013
Food Allergies and a Healthy Gut
There has been a rapid increase in food allergies among children in the last 20 years, with sometimes significant consequences for kids. Food allergies can be life threatening, but more commonly, cause digestive symptoms and worsen conditions, such as asthma and eczema. What most parents don't realize is that food allergies and food sensitivities are preventable and treatable. Limiting (and recovering from) antibiotic exposure and helping create a healthy gut environment is key to preventing the development of food allergies and encouraging a healthy immune system.
With both a Medical Degree from the University of California-San Francisco and a Master's Degree in Holistic Health and Medical Sciences from the University of California-Berkeley, Dr. Rachel Abrams has spent the last seven years exploring the important connections between health and vitality, relationships, lifestyle choices, work and environment with families.
On this call find out:
- How to diagnose and treat food allergies and sensitivities
- How to create or restore a healthy gut environment
- How to set your child up for a lifetime of healthy immune function
Tuesday January 29, 2013
Laura Markam
How to Get Kids Cooperating without Threats, Bribes or Consequences
Dr. Laura Markham is a clinical psychologist turned parenting coach and author who promotes a relationship-based model of parenting. Dr. Laura's book Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting supports parents to manage their own emotions, both to deal mindfully with a distressed child and to teach the child successful emotional regulation by modeling.
Dr. Laura serves as an expert for Mothering.com, Pregnancy.org and several other web sites. She has appeared on the Joy Behar Show, the Fox Morning Show, CNN, and dozens of radio shows, and been quoted in hundreds of parenting magazines and website interviews.
On this call you learn:
- What the last thirty years of research tell us about the kind of discipline that helps kids turn out great
- Why kids misbehave — and how to help them WANT to behave
- How to set effective limits — and when it's ok to "give in"
- Why your relationship with your child is the most important factor in effective discipline
- How to use play to get better behavior from your child
Thursday January, 31 2013
Ariana Ebrahimian
The Benefits Of A Beautiful Face: how your child's facial growth and development can affect her health and self esteem for a lifetime.
Witnessing first-hand her sister's journey with obstructive sleep apnea, it is Dr. Ariana Ebrahimian's passion to prevent these problems in children using a unique approach to orthodontics. She first discovered her joy of working with children while serving as a volunteer at an inner city elementary school in Sacramento, CA and has followed in her father's footsteps by joining him in private practice in Scotts Valley, CA.
On this call you will learn:
- How common oral habits derail Mother Nature's genetic plan
- The long term health risks of a weak facial profile
- Why crooked and crowded teeth are just a symptom of a larger problem and why fixing it NOW can potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical expenses later on
- An easy, reliable way to predict whether your child's face is developing properly before it's too late


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Sunday mornings start with Sunday School for all ages at 9:00am.
Sunday Worship Service starts at 10:15am.
Children will begin in the sanctuary and they will be dismissed to Children's Church
after the Lord's Supper.
Children's Church is for all kids age K-6th grade.
Kids ages 7th-12th grade will stay in the Sanctuary for the service.
We have three main entrances to the church.
Main Entrance
This is the entrance for the sanctuary and for our 10:15 service.
Elevator Entrance
This entrance is also a main entrance for our 10:15 service and allows you to access our elevator for your convience.
Office Entrance
This is our Office/Sunday School entrance. This entrance is located on the west side of the building.
What should I wear?
We have members and guests that wear all different kinds of attire. We have people that wear anything from shorts to dress shirts and ties.


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This sexy lace midi dress is perfect for that special date with its deep v neckline and flirty frill hem. The lace ruched detailing draws the eye and creates beautiful silhouette. This must have style will make a welcome addition your evening wear attire team with stylish high heels and a chic clutch bag to complete the look. Midi Length Cap Sleeves Lace Pleating detail in Front V Neckline Frilled Hem Concealed Zip Fastener at the Back. Shoulder to hem back length is approx. 108 cm. Fabric composition – Shell 90% Polyester 10% Elastane. Lining 100% Polyester.
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