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Students continue university fees protest occupations
Students are still occupying buildings at several universities after a UK-wide day of protests against tuition fee rises.
Some protesters briefly occupied the constituency office of the Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes.
As of Thursday morning, students had taken over lecture theatres and other sites at 10 universities including Edinburgh, UCL, Cardiff and Newcastle.
Seventeen people were hurt in clashes at Wednesday's march in London.
Thirty-two arrests were made after a police van was attacked and barricades thrown as protesters tried to break through police lines as thousands of people demonstrated at Whitehall.
School pupils walked out of lessons to join university and college students on local protest marches across the UK.
The protesters are angered by the government's plans to allow universities in England to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year and to make cuts of up to 80% to university teaching budgets.
Further education and sixth form students are also enraged by the scrapping of the educational maintenance allowance, which gives low-income 16-19 year olds up to £30 a week to help them continue in full time education.
Protest leaders have announced a further day of action on 30 November.
Up to 20 demonstrators were reported to have briefly occupied Simon Hughes' constituency offices in south London on Thursday.
A spokesman in his Westminster office told the BBC there was a "minor incident" but "people were ejected quickly".
Later, Mr Hughes said: "If anybody thinks that the way to persuade me or my colleagues to their point of view is to disrupt the work done by my staff or by me looking after my constituents then they are making a foolish mistake".
However, Mr Hughes has since agreed to meet some of the students on Saturday.
Bodleian take-over
Also on Thursday, Oxford University said "tens" of people were occupying the Radcliffe Camera, part of the Bodleian Library.
A man who identified himself as a 21-year-old classics student named Peter told the BBC by telephone that he was among about 70 people inside the building.
Oxford University said that some of those inside were not students.
Peter said about 45 were Oxford University students, and the rest were all studying at Oxford Brookes University, Ruskin College and other local further education colleges.
He said the protesters had wanted to keep the library open to the public, but the police and university security staff were preventing anyone else from entering.
Supporters were passing food supplies through the windows, he said, and "the books are being looked after".
The Bodleian Library stores all books published in the UK.
The students are calling on Oxford University to commit to not increasing fees for any courses, and pledge never to privatise.
"We'll stay until the university meets our demands," Peter said.
Oxford University said it had asked the students to leave.
"The University of Oxford supports freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest," it said in a statement.
"However, this is an unlawful occupation and one that has caused considerable inconvenience and disruption," it said.
At 1620 GMT a protestor told the BBC News website the demonstrators were being "forcibly evicted".
'Deep-seated and furious'
At Edinburgh University, dozens of students stayed overnight in the Appleton Tower lecture building, while about 30 students have taken over a lecture theatre in Cardiff and 30 to 40 stayed put in Newcastle University's Fine Arts building.
Occupations also continued at University College London, the School of Oriental and African Studies, Manchester, Plymouth, Leeds and Essex.
The sit-ins follow a day of protests around the UK on Wednesday.
The Education Activist Network said it showed the "mass, deep-seated and furious opposition to the government's education cuts" and hailed walkouts, protests and marches yesterday "too numerous for the media to count".
The group accused the police of "heavy-handed brutality" in its handling of Wednesday's protest in London, criticising the police for "kettling" students as young as 14 for hours behind police lines in cold conditions.
But Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson defended the move and said forcibly holding protesters in one place was a "valued tactic to be used wisely and on the best information and carefully".
Two of those injured were police officers.
'Not understood'
The EAN said a further day of action, billed as a "national student strike" was being planned for Tuesday 30 November.
On Wednesday, Universities Minister David Willetts said students had not seemed to have understood the proposals on fees - and that they would not have to pay the higher fees up-front.
"Young people will be provided with the funds they need to meet whatever charges universities levy," said Mr Willetts.
Under the government's plans, graduates will start to pay their fees back once their incomes reach £21,000.
Debts not paid off after 30 years will be wiped out.
The proposals apply to England, but are likely to have knock-on effects in Wales and Northern Ireland, where students currently pay similar tuition fees to those in England.
Scottish students studying at Scottish universities do not have to pay fees, but there is increasing pressure for some form of graduate contribution to help fund the sector.


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Chapter 2
This is where it all literally begins, with God. Everything that is, came after God already was; and there was nothing before Him. We read in Jeremiah 10:12, "He hath made the earth by His power, He hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion." We also know, "No man hath seen God at any time." This statement is made in I John 4:12; and though no human has seen God, many have been in His presence.
This presence is called the Shekanyah glory in Hebrew and is Strong's Concordance #7935. It means, "Yah has dwelt," or "God is there." It is a term to describe the most brilliant pure energy and light of God, which is also a symbol of His nature as we read in I John 1:5: "This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all." We see a description of this in Luke 2:9: "And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid."
Another view of the Shekanyah glory of God is written in Ezekiel 10:4:
Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory.
In Psalms 104:2 we see God covered in this light: "Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment: Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:"
In Ezekiel 43:2 we hear what God's voice sounds like and again see that brilliant light of God's presence: "And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and His voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with His glory." In I Timothy 6:15-16 we are told God will show Himself in "His times," and until then flesh can't actually see or approach Him:
15.Which in His times He shall shew, Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16. Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; Whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to Whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
The one constant in all of these verses is that brilliant light. It's God's pure energy. Another term used quite often in the Bible for this brilliant light is consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29 reads, "For our God is a consuming fire." Again in Deuteronomy 4:24, "(For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire).

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"I've said it many times: there are great watches to be had at every price point!
But as the "resident collector" here at Quill & Pad, it's not enough for me to express my admiration in some abstract form; at the end of the day the question is whether I'd spend my own money for a watch or not.
Enter the Timex Marlin re-edition of 2017, a watch that I own, wear, and love.
If we're nitpicky about it, I didn't actually buy it for myself as I asked MrsGaryG to purchase it for me as a Christmas gift. But given California's community property laws and the opportunity cost associated with asking for this as opposed to some other present, I'm willing to declare it close enough if that's okay with you.


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This is the most intensive trails project taking place on the Logan Ranger District this summer. Approximately 2 miles of trail will be rerouted. These reroutes will take place in two locations. A lower reroute will connect the existing trail to the Tony Grove Winter Trailhead. This lower reroute will include the construction of a bridge, the installation of a cattle guard, and some fencing work. The upper reroute will take place approximately 2 miles from the existing trailhead. This reroute will include a bridge installation, as well as over a mile of rerouted trail. Volunteers should be prepared to work at either site.
Volunteers are required to wear long sleeves, long pants, and boots or closed toed shoes, eye protection, sun screen and bring lots of water. Bring shovels and rakes if you have them.
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On July 9th we will wrap up our study of Master Life. Time flies when you are having fun. We began Master Life January 8th. Because of the generosity of a donor all 65 books we ordered were a gift. The donor also purchased over 30 notebooks to keep our notes bound. A big thank you to the donor. I hope you enjoyed the study as much as I did. All of this was done as our first initiative in our master planning. We have our Mission Statement, Values and Areas of Growth. The "Kitchen" was one area of growth. In the "kitchen" we equip and train our church to become disciple makers. Your Church Council will continue to provide opportunities for growth over the next few years. If you would like to share a brief testimony on July 9th how Master Life has enabled you to grow, see me. We'd like to end the series with some edifying words from you!
I've been praying about the direction concerning our messages and have been led to a theme of, "Strength for Today, Bright Hope for Tomorrow." It's from the song, Great is Thy Faithfulness. It seems, in times like these it might be an uplifting and challenging study.
Aren't you excited about our church? I sure am!! Blessings to you all!! See you Sunday!
Pastor John
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It is hard to believe that July 4th is already upon us. The birth of our country is certainly an epic and most courageous event, where colonialists united together under God to forge a new path in creating a country of their own. The inspiration and persecution of the colonials drove them and their families across the 13 colonies to their knees independence on following and obeying God's direction for their future.
It reminds me of the scripture verse in 2 Chronicles 7:14 – The Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him,"14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land."
There are a couple of unique features in this verse relating to national forgiveness of Israel's sins: 1) Humility, 2) Repentance, 3) Longing for God, and 4) Prayer. As we delight in celebrating the 4th with family and friends ensure we thank the Lord for the freedoms that we have in our country. Let us remember that true freedom is not doing what we want, but instead it is being free from sin to worship the true living God. My prayer is that we as a nation, formed of families and individuals, can humble ourselves, repent of our sins, and walk faithfully and obediently with God.
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Nissan forklifts for the best performance
Customer Support: While selecting the replacement parts dealer, we often tend to ignore the customer support facilities offered by them. However, it is always better to look out for the supplier who is customer centric and has a good customer support system. For instance, if you have bought Komatsu forklift parts or Daewoo forklift parts or any other forklift spare parts from a given supplier and face a problem with the product you bought. Now, if the forklift truck parts supplier has a good customer service, they will respond to your query and try to sort out your problem. However, those suppliers who are not very customer oriented will hardly care about you and the product, once they have sold it. Many of the good suppliers also have a live chat tool which is very helpful to the customers in finding out the appropriate spare part for their lift trucks.
Lights, horns and alarms do not affect your forklift's performance, but they are necessary safety replacement forklift parts. Other small and inexpensive parts include bearings and fans, to name just a couple. Each of these parts need periodic inspection and replacement. Sometimes you can get away with generic parts or even used parts, but whenever possible, buy OEM parts for the highest quality. Remember too that your steering and lift motors need occasional inspection and replacement.
You also have the option of auctioning off the truck over the web. The web is a pool of advertisements and also attracts millions of users every day. Prepare a nice advertisement through an online advertising agency and tell them to write a crisp, catchy description about the forklift truck highlighting all of its salient features and telling them about the various advantages that come with it. This will help you get a lot of attention and you can duly divert that towards the forklift truck and ensure that the best of bidders come forward to purchase it.
* The tires have to be washed well for wear and tear on them happens quite a lot. Tires carry the whole load of the fork trucks. If they are not properly maintained, you can jettison whatever dream you have of driving around in it. Fork lift truck maintenance will always be incomplete without proper tire maintenance. Tires deserve a more intricate look in the case of used forklift trucks.
With fork truck add-ons, you can combine the maneuverability and portability of a fork lift with a cost-effective, specialized platform designed engineered for worker safety and efficient process flow.
Renting this equipment is also very advantageous in cases where need for it is occasional. Such circumstances does not warrant buying a new one since it can be leased at the time of need. This way, you will not have to spend money on equipments that will be kept dormant on the corner of the warehouse.


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Designer: Grace Chew
Project Type: Student Project
School: RMIT University
Course: Communication Design
Tutor: Renato Gallina
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Packaging Contents: Cold pressed juice
Packaging Substrate / Materials: Frosted glass bottle, paper
This particular student based project was initiated to create a 100% cold pressed juice brand and the bottle packaging. The brand name Raw'd is a combination of the words "raw" and "pressed" into a contrasting word that means the freshness and qualities of the ingredients in the juice are kept even after being pressed into juice.
The keywords of the brand are raw, quality, and organic. The brand knows what it's doing and is very serious about it, therefore I took a direct and simple typography approach to it. To make the brand more straight forward and speak of honesty, the label is designed to let consumers read the ingredients first, before the brand name. The graphic element that the bottle carries is the triangle that was taken from the apostrophe in the logo itself.
What's Unique?
In order to carry forward the idea of rawness and organic, I've used a textured paper for the label and the uneven curved edges to add more character to the bottle. There is also a die cut of the graphic element on the side, and spot UV effect was used on the logo.


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Experq recently provided the feedback gathering services for our partner Tourism South East at their Annual General Meeting. We were also lucky enough to be asked to present our approach to an audience of tourist industry leaders and practitioners from across the south of the UK.
The AGM was held at the Mill in Sonning, a picturesque theatre built into a converted flour mill on the river Thames. The mill is from the 18th century but there has been a mill at this point in the river since before William the Conqueror recorded it in the Domesday book.
Starting with the business of the AGM, we were then treated to insightful presentations on the state of the tourism industry from Ufi Ibrahim, Chief Executive of the British Hospitality Association and Kurt Janson from the Tourism Alliance. There were then presentations from other businesses as varied as English Wine Estates, Coastal attractions and eco-friendly B&B's. All of which reinforced our belief that customer feedback and insight is essential for driving customer satisfaction and advocacy in this highly fickle, discretionary industry. Ufi pointing out that tourism is the biggest UK industry sector both by numbers employed and by revenue generated.
Mirror was used to gather feedback on all the presentations. Using network extenders to ensure consistent WiFI coverage across the AGM, we created a captive portal containing the satisfaction survey. Three sets of questions were deployed, one general set about the mill and its neighbours to show attendees how Mirror worked, one set about the morning presenters and an afternoon set about the TSE Social Media and Google Analytics workshops. Overall against an audience of over 100 we achieved a 35% response rate, about ten times the usual response for paper satisfaction surveys.
During our presentation of the business issues addressed by Mirror two themes emerged from the audience, the first being how to deal with bad reviews on social media sites and secondly the march of technology and how always on mobile internet is changing society. A key use of Mirror, of course, being to identify and address customer dissatisfaction while they are still in the customer journey rather than waiting for thousands of ex-customers to read about the failing on TripAdvisor later.
Further information about TSE, its AGM and the Experq presentation are on the TSE website below.


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I'm hoping to use this little album to put pictures of Kevin and I when we go on the Stampin' Up! Disney trip together. We'll see if I get it done in time!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Beau chateau scrapping
Had some ladies over tonight working on their explosion box. They were working so independently and happily. Watching them craft made me so itchy to do something myself so I started working on a little scrapbook album. I had everything in the beau chateau line so I just started making little 6x6 scrap pages. The beau chateau paper with the co-ordinating side notes made me so happy. Here is a couple of the pages.
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I had a great conversation with a PR firm about Atlanta internet marketing and more specifically about search engine optimization and marketing. My contact at the firm was complaining about the whole "language" of internet marketing.
As we talked through our meeting, I wrote down every term / phrase we talked through. Here are a few of them:
IM – Internet Marketing
SEO – Search Engine Optimization
SEM – Search Engine Marketing
PPC – Pay-Per-Click
CPC – Cost-Per-Click
CPA – Cost-Per-Action
PR – Page Rank (a number given by Google denoting the importance of a particular website)
SERP- Search Engine Results/Page
CTR- Click Through Rate
Above the fold- (this is term that refers to the portion of a visitors screen viewable without scrolling down)
Sponsored Links- Paid listings at the top or right side of the page (with Google)
Organic Links- Results listed for free on the return page
Backlinks- links on one website that lead back to a different website
Atlanta internet marketing is a critical element of any online marketing campaign. As more and more companies hire SEO firms and consultants, a comprehensive internet marketing strategy is important to Atlanta businesses who want to compete online.
Feel free to email me about any term or concept for a more detailed explanation.


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Going Live (The Announcement)
It's official now; we have a website. All glory to Adam for making it happen under insane circumstances, and also for making it look so great. You can go there for all kinds of stuff: trailer, director's statement, cast and crew, articles about Kitchen Hamlet, links to folks who've been involved in the movie. Check it out, and send me any feedback about what you'd like to see there. We want to make it as useful, informative, enjoyable, etc. as possible.
By the way, everything Adele, Eli, and I own got loaded onto a truck (actually, two trucks) today. We start the drive to Northampton tomorrow morning, and should arrive Thursday afternoon. I probably won't be posting much for a couple of days, until we get set up in the new house. The good news is that the cable company is supposed to come set internet up on Friday morning.
Some updates on the festival front as well. I got three more submissions off this week; I figured I'd better get ahead of the game before the move. We submitted to London, Chicago, and Telluride. It's a little strange telling everyone where we've submitted, in part because it doesn't leave us much ability to save face by pretending we didn't apply if we don't get in. When I teach acting, I tell my students that they play characters in the moments when they admit to themselves what they want, and how much they want it. Apparently, I'm doing the same here. Coming from outside the film world, it's difficult to know where our film fits, so we're just going to keep trying to find our place. (Haverford College was kind enough to write an article about Kitchen Hamlet, and in it I talk a little about that very topic.)
I spoke to Pat Shaw (our Hamlet) on the phone today, and he mentioned that it was funny that I was blogging now, about this part of the process, rather than back when we were actually making the movie. It's an interesting observation, and I hope to talk about it in a later post. For now, it's off to Northampton.
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Mother's day is the happiest day for many people, but not everyone. Last year I woke up on Mother's day in a pretty dark place. I had been in the adoption process for more than a year and it was looking like it could easily last another year. I had a fully decorated nursery that I sat in and read children's books when I was feeling down. I cried in my car on a regular basis. I knew in my head that I was actually extremely lucky that I was going to be a mom, but that didn't make the wait any easier at the time.
Last mother's day, I was flooded with the nicest, kindest text messages from friends and family that reminded me of the thing I was trying to forget- that everyone felt sorry for me. Many of the texts and messages said, "you're already a mom!"… to which I said "thank you" but in my head said- "no…". I just wanted to be invisible and skip to the next day.
And so today I want to write something for anyone who is hurting. Whether you are longing to be a mother or you have suffered a loss, I hope you know that you are not alone today.
I would never admit to anyone what I was really going through. I didn't want to hurt anyone who was going through something worse than I was (and on the internet, there is always that person). And people's sympathy didn't fix any of my problems. It was much easier to pretend like I was fine because then I didn't have to have long conversations about it. But I wasn't fine. I woke up with a hole in my heart every day.
And it was always like that. For most of the years I was married to Jeremy, before we began our adoption, we always talked about how we could be happy with or without children. And that was always true! But once we began the process, and we began preparing our home and our hearts for a tiny person… it felt different. I woke up every day wishing to be in a different season, wishing to be someone's mom.
I did everything I could to push the feelings down. I stayed super busy. I focused on positive goals. I did everything in my power to keep our adoption moving forward as quickly as possible. But as the months went by I became more and more tired. It wore me out. I would honestly say that that last six to eight months before we were matched was the saddest time in my life.
The thing that made it really tough was that I didn't know when it would end. Our match could come next month or it could be a year. I was hoping for the best, but unable to even think about the worst.
Last Mother's Day was not an easy one. And, in contrast, this year will probably be the happiest Mother's Day of my whole life. It all changed so much, so fast. It's crazy.
I don't have anything super wise to say. I just wanted to write this for anyone who needs to hear it today…. hold on to what is good. Maybe what is good is a memory of the past or hope for the future… maybe it's a little bit of both. But whatever it is you are holding onto- hold it tight.
You are not alone, today and always. There are countless women who are feeling just like you today, but for various reasons find it easier to hold it in and minimize it. It's not always easy to bare your heart in the middle of a tough season. For me it's always been easier to share something personal after it is already behind me. Wherever you are, whatever you are feeling and however you choose to express it- just remember that you are not alone.
From the bottom of my heart… from my most hurting season and my most happy season. I wish I could give you the biggest hug.
*Photo by Katelyn Fuson (and yes, it's an actual candid- LOL)


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A Quick Look at IDW's Graphic Classics
Comics have long been home to adaptations of classic literary works all the way back to the fondly remembered Classics Illustrated series of books, and the trend is back on an upswing in recent years. California-based IDW Publishing is one of the publishers getting in on the action, and they're leading off their "IDW Graphic Classics" line with the recently released graphic novel adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.Best known for the Disney animated film, the story of a young boy raised by jungle animals was first published in the late 19th century as a series of magazine stories. Although British, Kipling was born and raised for his first six years in India and wrote these stories as fables. In this graphic novel adaptation, European writer Jean-Blaise Mitildji and artist TieKo have gone back to the original Kipling stories to tell theirs. This volume was originally published in France by Editions Adonis, as well as several other adaptations which IDW will republish in the coming months. "We found these great, lusciously illustrated French adaptations of literature classics and decided to bring them to English-speaking audiences," said editor Justin Eisinger. These IDW editions will be hardcover 48-page adaptations with back-up material "exploring the author, the time period in which the work was created, and more." "Any chance to expose new generations to the great works of literature, encourage reading, and maybe sneak in some real history is an opportunity worth taking," said Eisinger. Future releases from IDW's Graphic Classics line include graphic adaptations of Robinson Crusoe, The Odyssey, Arabian Nights, Around The World in 80 Days and Oliver Twist.
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Came home late last night to find that my dear friend in London had sent me some lovely pics. She had run into the amazing Lucyann Barry, an apparent fashionista who does what for a living? Buying and selling vintage Chanel jewelery. Yes, I know. And as the Chanel-lover that I am, I'm posting all the pics for you to see!
Just look at the details of these exquisite pieces. And not to mention Lucyann's bold and personal style, look at her fun shoes. I am so in love.
Check out her website here.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Chanel mania
Etiketter: Jewellery, Style Icons
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- Isabel Losada said...
What was so amazing about Lucyann's style was that she looked so stunning I had to say 'Excuse me do you mind if I take some photographs?' Even though, as you see, we were at the Royal Opera House in London.
What is so amazing about the Vintage Chanel Jewelry that Lucyann is wearing in this picture is how much she loves it and wearing it gives obvious delight. The fact that I photographed the shoes too was an after thought and much amused the passers by. x i
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from the Winnipeg Free Press
Posted By Kevin Prokosh
Updated: April 8, 2007
The man parishioners know as Father Edward used to read scripts, not scripture
It was six years ago today at an Easter brunch that actor/singer Edward Evanko was offered a new role that promised greater glory than his 1969 Broadway debut.
After reading the scriptures at Vancouver's Holy Rosary Cathedral, the former Winnipegger was chatting with the associate pastor, who suddenly asked him, "Have you ever thought of the priesthood?"
Of course, as a Winnipeg altar boy at Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Church on Boyd Street, the notion naturally had entered his head but got lost in the deluge of compliments he was receiving for his sweet tenor voice.
"No, I mean now," Evanko recalls the priest saying. "You know, you only need say the word and you could be in Rome this fall studying for the priesthood."
The promising vocalist -- whom Decca Records was once gung-ho to make the next Tom Jones -- began to weep, taken aback at the unexpected and preposterous proposal.
"Then I stopped and said, 'That's exactly what I must do,'" Evanko says. "He made me aware of something I wasn't aware of myself. He opened this huge door and the light shone in."
Just like that, he exchanged vocations -- man of the theatre had become man of the cloth.
At 68, Evanko ministers to four large rural parishes and eight mission parishes out of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Rossburn, a farming village of 600 in western Manitoba. He was ordained at Blessed Virgin Mary -- where he had been baptized -- on Aug. 6, 2005, on the feast of Christ's transfiguration, a day Evanko chose for his own metamorphosis.
His script is now the Bible and the sound of applause has faded.
"When I do a homily and I see people nodding and smiling, lights going on over their heads, that's very loud applause for me," he says, recently over the telephone from his parish office. "That's much louder than I ever got in the theatre."
His life has certainly imitated his art, says Evanko, who prefers to be called Father Edward to Father Ed, a name he claims sounds too much like a TV sitcom.
As a 17-year-old in 1956 he won the Alma Wynne Memorial Trophy for junior vocalists at the Manitoba Music Competition on the strength of his stirring rendition of The Lord is My Shepherd. His Good Friday TV special on CBC in 1971 was called The Ed Evanko Gospel Special. Evanko's return to the Manitoba Theatre Centre after almost two decades was in Tsymbaly, a comic drama in which he first played a Ukrainian priest.
Evanko, who grew up on Mountain Avenue, is back in Winnipeg on Thursday and can keep his collar on to perform Damien, an 80-minute one-man show about a Belgian clergyman who served the lepers of Hawaii. His return to the stage was inspired when his predecessor in Rossburn was in need of a costly kidney transplant and Evanko wanted to help financially.
His first thought was to revive Love Letters -- a piece he performed in 1997 -- but he deemed it too racy for a priest. When he found Aldyth Morris's script about Father Damien, he had his fundraising vehicle.
"It offers an amazing lesson in what a vocation means," says Evanko, who was a member of the Winnipeg Boys Choir with Len Cariou, Manitoba's only Tony Award winner. "I thought I would do Damien once or twice and raise a bit of money as an act of support. Then I got a rash of invites."
Since last March he has performed Damien in Rome, London, Ottawa, Vancouver and Regina, with dates in Washington, D.C., and Australia upcoming.
"I still love acting," says Evanko, who has always looked younger than his age. "I miss the camaraderie of working with other people. I don't miss show business."
If the priesthood was his destiny, God certainly works in mysterious ways.
For a while in the late '60s, it looked as if Evanko was on the road to musical stardom. Three years after appearing in The Fantasticks at MTC, he made his Broadway bow in Canterbury Tales, for which he won an award as Broadway's most promising performer and attracted an American fan club.
Then pop stardom seemed to be his future after his hit single, Let Her Go, prompted Decca Records to sign him with a large advance in the early '70s. He was shipped to England with a plan to groom him as the new Engelbert Humperdinck or the Canadian Tom Jones.
"It was not my time," the University of Manitoba graduate remembers. "If it was, I'd have black shoe polish in my hair today and be singing It's Not Unusual in a lounge somewhere. God was protecting me from that."
Television then came calling, and in 1976-77 he played singing surgeon Alex McLean in the soap opera Ryan's Hope. Many guests spots and soap operas followed during his almost three decades living in New York and Los Angeles.
He followed the work to Vancouver, where he settled in the late '90s. He always made it back to Winnipeg, performing with all the major arts companies. One of his last successes for the stage was in Old Wicked Songs at Prairie Theatre Exchange in 1999. Just before he received his new calling, he appeared in A Little Night Music for Dry Cold Productions.
"It's a mystery why it all happens this way," he says. "After all those roles I've played, I'm probably more myself than I've ever been. "


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I like to collect interesting patches and put them on a vest I've had for a long time now. Some of the patches date back more than 20 years, and I even have one or two from my childhood.
Many years ago I found one that said, "Too many freaks, not enough circuses".
I realize the creator of this patch was publicly lamenting the number of "weirdos" there are in the world today, but I took it another way.
A Fantastic Contraption
As a member of the Board of Directors for a real live circus – Circus Contraption – my life was filled with aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, clowns, and some particularly inspired musicians. The circus community in the Pacific Northwest is vast and brilliant, and Circus Contraption was dead center in the middle of it all.
So to me, I could never get enough circuses! Yes! The patch-maker was right! There totally weren't enough circuses!
Circus Contraption was at the forefront of this neo-Vaudeville movement, and their influence on culture-defining artists across the US and Europe is patently obvious to this day.
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Since the demise of Circus Contraption after 11 years of bending people's brains with their dark and twisted sense of humor, that group of artists have gone to the wind, and seeded amazing things around the world.
One of the local projects that had seen a lot of success was a band called God's Favorite Beefcake. The name was an off-the-cuff name the bandleader, Drew Keriakades, made up at one of their early shows. He made a habit of naming the band something different for every show – and would even rename the band during shows! – but it seemed that God's Favorite Beefcake stuck more often than not, and so the band continued under than moniker, releasing several albums.
Sadly, while sitting at their favorite cafe last week, two of the band mates were killed by a crazed gunman. Drew and Joe were more than best friends, they were like those couples you see who have been married for 60 years, and when together they became two halves of a whole.
Remembering Aloud
With their musical personas being so prominent, the memorials and remembrances for them have been filled with music and singing. A day doesn't go by that someone doesn't pick out one of their songs on a banjo, accordion, or fiddle, and a group of people gather around to sing in remembrance of these amazing freaks.
When the Circus disbanded a few years ago, everyone carried on the best they could, and did whatever the next thing was to do. New bands formed, new theatrical productions were invented, old material was freshened up and presented to new audiences, and everyone moved at their own pace in their own direction.
This last week has rekindled friendships that had flagged in the intervening years, and any old animosities were forgotten as people joined together on their favorite songs, laughing and crying through the poignant lyrics and memories.
More like too few!
So. Are there too many freaks, and not enough circuses?
The edges are where the interesting things happen. What is edgy and alternative today is mainstream tomorrow. The people at the edge are the ones with their back to the "normal" world, eyes scanning the horizon for a new idea.
This week, there are two fewer freaks in my community. But I tell ya, the celestial band just got a lot more interesting.


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Speech By Sidumo Dlamini To The Water For Growth Development Summit
27th March 2009, Gallagher Estate, Midrand
Let me say right from the onset that we come here to this Summit with a lot of expectations in the framework on Water for Growth and Development. Our past, particularly the period of 1996 which saw the vigorous implementation of GEAR, has given us hard lessons on the matter that will be discussed today.
In Chapter 2 in the Bill of rights the constitution says that Everyone has the right to have access to  care services, including reproductive health care; sufficient food and water; and social security, including, if they are unable to support themselves and their dependants, appropriate social assistance. It says that the state must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of each of these rights.
I hope that this is the reason why we are gathered here today. At the centre of this meeting is a call to ensure that water is used to achieve growth and the development of our people as a whole.
Our starting point as COSATU is that we consider water, as a natural resource, as untradeable. For us water is a basic good, and access to water is critical to full membership of a community. But the reality that we have to accept as a dimension of struggle is that with climate change that happens within the context of globalisation, water is becoming a good that can be exported and traded like any other natural resource.
The other reality that goes with this is that because of skewed economic development and population growth, water demands are significantly increasing, resulting in supply happening in favour of the rich at the expense of the poor. This trend has been observed in the recent past with a heightened call for the involvement of the private sector in the supply of water which reduces everything to the logic and calculus of profit maximisation.
For us these two areas constitute the primary contradictions and the most strategic areas of engagement and struggle on this matter.
In this context I would like to first start by congratulating the community of Phiri for winning the case against the installation of pre-paid water meters in 2008. We agree with the judge when he said in the judgement: "The underlying basis for the introduction of prepayment meters seems to be credit control. If this is true, I am unable to understand why this credit control measure is only suitable in the historically poor black areas and not the historically rich white areas. Bad payers cannot be described in terms of colour or geographical area."
Water is essential for survival, hygiene and for household uses and industrial purposes. Water is also necessary for production of goods and services. In agriculture, water is used for irrigation and the production of food and cash crops. In industry, water is used in mines, for generating energy e.g. hydro electricity, and so forth.
Inadequate access to clean water is a public health disaster, resulting in increased incidences of morbidity and even mortality, and leading to low per capita productivity.
Currently, South Africa experiences massive inequalities in access to water and sanitation in terms of race, class, and geography. As a result millions of people, particularly in the rural areas lack access to water. The provision of water to millions of people in the last 15 years has contributed to improve the conditions for many people. Nonetheless the backlog remains very high necessitating huge investment to address this social deficit.
Consider the table in 4.3 of the framework document that presents the water resource allocations per water user group. It shows that for Agriculture it is 62%, in domestic it is 27%, urban 23%, rural 4% and industrial 3, 5%. My view is that these statistics reveal the two most fundamental points - that even though a lot has been achieved in the past 15 years to give our people access water a lot more still needs to be done.
Secondly it is that for as long as we continue with the current government model in which there is a dichotomy amongst the economic development ministries for as example between the ministries that deal with Land, Agriculture, water, industry, trade, fisheries we will continue to have structural challenges in the economy whose resultant effect is to create a dangerous boundary between growth and development.
However good the intentions may be in the water for growth and development there is still a need for integration in the actual planning process. We hope that the process underway about the reconfiguration of ministries will produce results that will speak to these structural deficiencies.
For us as COSATU this summit can only have meaning if it responds to the priorities as set out in the Polokwane 52nd National Conference which are expected to be the programme that will drive what was envisaged to be a developmental state after 22nd April when the ANC win with a decisive majority. Please note that I am not saying if it wins but when it wins!
At the centre of growth and development must be an attempt to answer a burning question for our country and that is how can we use water to facilitate the programmes for the creation of decent jobs and sustainable livelihoods? In simple terms, how can we deliberately ensure that the rural women and subsistence farmers have access to water and can optimally utilise it within the context of the agrarian transformation as envisaged in the Polokwane Resolutions and in the subsequent Alliance Economic Summit?
For us the concept of water for growth and development must mean the growth and development of the most marginalised and the poor. It cannot be correct that after 15 years of democracy the level of access to water by the rural people is still 4%. The work that has started must really continue.
Our reading of the framework is that the devil will be in the detail and that includes the institutional vehicles that will drive the programmes towards these good intentions of growth and development.
In this context we would like to caution as we did some years ago when we tabled our position regarding the water legislation that any exclusive reliance on the private sector will perpetuate current inequalities by excluding a greater proportion of people from water and sanitation services.
The poor will receive inferior though basic services because they cannot afford the expensive services provided by the private sector. For this reason COSATU believes that basic services such as water and sanitation should be retained within the public sector, and all efforts should be directed at strengthening rather than weakening the public sector.
We hope that this summit will seriously consider this view, particularly in the context of our intention to have a developmental state whose content and definition will find expression in all government legislation and programmes including this one.
We are sure that with the lessons learnt in how other countries are dealing with the global financial crisis no one will argue against the government intervention. This time around it will not be to bail out the rich but to redirect the economic activity in favour of the poor.
Reliance on the private sector also means providing services on the basis of cost recovery which is not sustainable in a context where there are such high levels of poverty and unemployment. Millions of people, particularly in the rural areas, will simply not be able to afford to pay for services, at even the most minimum level and quantity of services, on this basis.
It also means people will only get the services they can pay for never mind that the poor have need for a greater level of service than they can actually financially afford. Our experience has shown many cases where people, no matter how willing, or how desperate for the service, will be unable to pay.
As we did in our previous submissions we also would like to equally caution against an uncritical embracement of public-private partnerships, particularly if they that is motivated by fiscal considerations.
These partnerships are always based on an assumption that where the state pulls out, the private sector can readily compensate for dwindling public sector resources.
Government should engage in public private partnerships only after all known public entities have been considered, in terms of the Water Services Act. In addition, they should be for a limited time period and should be used to bolster the public sector, rather than displace the public sector as the preferred service provider.
This Summit must send a clear message that when it comes to matters of access to water our people will no longer be seen as customers but service users or residents.
If you see them as customers, the implication is that unless they have money, they cant buy the service. And you can only buy as much as you can afford never mind how much of the service (such as water) is necessary for human well-being.
Lastly we appreciate the initiative to invite all of us into a discussion about water for growth and development because it prepares all of us not to deal with matters when they reach crisis levels.
In the recent past the country woke up to the reality of an electricity crisis. As COSATU we said, we would have liked it to have been dealt with as an energy crisis because that will allow for appropriate intervention at a scale commensurate with the challenge.
Today we would like to repeat the same logic that in as much as this summit is about water but essentially it is about the sustainable management of our natural resources to benefit our people. More importantly it should be about the state of the South African infrastructure which in our observation is in a dire state and requires urgent attention. Otherwise we will wake up one day to attend to another crisis when all of Johannesburgs roads, buildings and communities will have been turned upside down by the water and oil pipes that have exploded.
This Summit must be about asking difficult questions about the essence of the problem and to provide honest answers!
Central to what we must acknowledge is the expected change in behaviour. How our people use water cannot be seen on a larger scale unless people are made to see evidence that they have a stake in water services. For as long as they see it as a business commodity and a burden they will splash it according to affordability or use it without regard, as something that is not of their own.
Water belongs to the people and that must be an overriding feature of government policy if water for growth and development is to be a success!


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Bobby Parnell, who strained his left hamstring during fielding practice about a week ago, could be ready for game action in 3-4 days according to pitching coach Dan Warthen. Parnell was initially slated to pitch Wednesday in his first game action since Tommy John surgery. He has been playing catch, Warthen added.
Outfield prospect Brandon Nimmo, who has been out with a jammed left thumb, took some dry swings (non contact) on Wednesday. Nimmo has not appeared in a Grapefruit League game in seven days and no word yet on when he'll return to game action.
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg will miss his scheduled spring training start against Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets on Thursday because of an ingrown toenail. Right-handler A.J. Cole will get the start instead. What a wimp. 🙂


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This was a surprise for us due to the low season it was only the 5 of my family and friends on this tour. They picked us up at our hotel and off we went. Pompeii was amazing and our 2nd tour guide was very knowledgeable of Pompeii. We then went to Naples for lunch of Naples pizza. The restaurant was very cute, but they forgot about us. Our tour guides got their lunch and we waited. I understand the Italians don't rush their eating process, but people came in an went and we still hadn't gotten food. We spent hours waiting for food. We had hoped we would be able to see more of Naples, but dues to the restaurants delay of food, we weren't able to see much of Naples..
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Members of the New Mexico State University student chapter of The Wildlife Society were awarded "Best of the West" at the 2013 Western Regional Student Conclave in Laramie, Wyo. The team competed in March along with students from wildlife programs from 14 western U.S. universities.
The NMSU Wildlife Society chapter was presented the award by the Wyoming student chapter during the conclave.
"The award recognizes the top overall performance of a school throughout the conclave," said Trey Turnbull, outgoing president of The Wildlife Society.
Eight NMSU students were winners of the overall competition including Daniel Macias who was awarded first place for his research poster, and Sarah Moon, who also took first place in the fauna photography category with her photograph of an owl.
"We have been performing sequentially better over the years," Turnbull said. "We have a cohesive group. As an organization we have been progressing and we have another good year ahead of us."
The team also placed second out of 11 schools in the Quiz Bowl, the biggest event at the competition. It tests general knowledge on wildlife identification, management and related disciplines.
The Western Region Student Conclave is one of four regional student conclaves held each year that provide college students with hands-on training in wildlife management and conservation and networking opportunities with wildlife professionals.
The NMSU Wildlife Society is an organization of aspiring conservationists, biologists and educators who wish to work in the field of wildlife and the environmental sciences. The NMSU Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology also offers a major in wildlife science.
The Wildlife Society currently has a contract with New Mexico Game and Fish to test tissue samples of deer and elk for chronic wasting disease.
For more information on the NMSU Wildlife Society student chapter contact Wiebke Boeing at 575-646-1707 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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This young author and journalist from Santiago de Chile had the opportunity to paint the simplicity of the Chilean middle class for everyone in his impressive and powerful debut, 'Camanchaca'. It follows the road trip of damaged young man and his family through the Atacama desert, on the way to a dentist to make sure his teeth don't fall out. Zúñiga uses fewer words than many Latin American literary authors, but this style underlines the atmosphere, silence, and the fog in this book. For this, he doesn't need so many letters: "The colour of the sky: orange, and maybe occasionally purple."
Diego Zúñiga shares the stage with Rodrigo Blanco Calderón and Luis Felipe Fabre. They will be interviewed by door Luc de Rooy.


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While I was still a student at Freed-Hardeman University, way back in 2001, Justin and I purchased our first piece of art, a perfectly beautiful and absolutely huge painting. Not that I knew it was being purchased. I just knew I loved it.
I'd been wandering around campus when I discovered a makeshift gallery showcasing work from the Painting I class. It was fine, lots of not-quite-right-but-a-good-try stuff. But, on a wall all alone, one painting dwarfed every other in the room (in all the ways one painting can dwarf another, including size). I stood in front of that painting for probably 15 minutes.
I wanted it.
I don't know what it is about me and art but I'm rarely satisfied with just looking at it. If I love it (I mean really, really love it), I want to bring it home. I want to sit on my couch and stare at it. I want my children to grow up with it as the wallpaper of their family memories.
I feel this way about Miro paintings, and wouldn't be surprised to awake one morning in an art gallery dressed in black with a stolen canvas in my hands—sleep art thieving.
Anyway, seeing this painting awakened something in me and, made me crave something beautiful, something permanent for the nest I was building.
Still, I was a broke college kid, even if I was married. Buying the painting seemed out of the question.
I brought Justin to look at it—maybe every day for the next week. He loved it, too. We looked at it together holding hands and I thought even if I couldn't have this painting I had this man—a man who loved beauty and who could stand still in its presence.
The "showcase" ended at the close of the week, and I was happy to have seen something so rare—a painting (by a Painting I student no less) that had stirred my heart.
You can imagine how I felt when, months later, I opened the door to my living room and found it sitting on my couch.
The lengths to which Justin went to buy me that painting are heroic. Let's just say he found, applied for, received and spent a Bell Tower scholarship. It was a huge chunk of money—the kind of money we needed to pay tuition and whatnot—but he recklessly spent it on beauty.
Eight years later, Laura Wilson's portrait of her father hangs above my dining room table. Every time I look at that painting, I love my husband more—because of who he is and because of how he loves.
Happy 10th Anniversary, Justin.


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Press Release posted 10/23/15 – The City of Sierra Madre would like thank all the residents who have done their part to meet water conservation targets. Many residents have stepped up to the challenge by transforming their lawns with drought-resistant plants, reducing the water usage in their homes and diligently reporting water leaks.
To step up the City's efforts in turn, the Sierra Madre City Council held a Special Meeting on Monday, October 19th to discuss the City's most pressing water issues. Based on input from the public and staff recommendations, the Council reached consensus on the following key issues:
- City staff has identified the 20 worst water mains throughout the water system in need of repairs. To begin to address the highest problem areas, the Council reached consensus to implement Phase 1 and 2 of the proposed emergency water main replacement program.
- The City Council will consider a municipal code amendment to facilitate the collection of water citation fines on water bills. Water fines differ from penalties in that they do not appear on a customer's utility bill as a result of excess water use, but rather as direct consequence for specific conservation violations such as irrigating one's lawn outside of the prescribed watering days.
- Staff will be contacting water customers who have exceeded their water conservation target by 30 or more units of water to offer assistance, such as providing a free water audit. Additionally, the Council has authorized the assessment of higher penalties for repeat high water consumers.
- One-time leak forgiveness. The City Council will be considering a new policy to make a one-time only adjustment to a water bill after a major water leak on private property.
- Consideration of individual water meters for new multi-unit properties.
- Additional water conservation measures including: prohibiting use of potable water for dust control for private construction projects and adopting state restrictions on watering within 48 hours of measurable rainfall.
The City Council did not vote on or enact any measures at Monday's meeting, but provided staff with specific recommendations and directions. Projects, code amendments and resolutions to change policy will come back to the Council at a later time for further review. To view the full report, please visit the City website at: www.cityofsierramadre.com.


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Life isn't easy for fifteen-year-old Frayda Rina Mandelbloom. After her father suddenly passed away, her mother remarried and moved to New York, leaving Frayda behind in Jerusalem. Now Hadassah, the woman she boards with, is flying off to England, and Frayda needs a place to stay while she's gone. Feeling alone and dejected, Frayda tries one friend after another, but nothing seems to work out – until she meets Elisheva in the local bookstore, and things finally start to turn around. At long last, Frayda begins to feel like part of a family. But can it last?
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When it comes to improving financial futures, everyone can benefit from advice. It is important people do all they can to ensure their financial future is secure so they do not have to worry about financial stress when they reach retirement age. This advice can help people better prepare themselves for their future by avoiding the common pitfalls that people fall into. In addition to these tips, it can be helpful for a person to hire a professional for financial planning services.
These tips can help people get on course with their financial future:
Although saving is crucial for securing a person's financial future, it is also important one knows what they are saving for. It is important to have reachable milestones and goals in mind. Writing these down make them easier to pursue because it commits a person to the process. Some people write their goals down with images and hang them where they will see them every day so they can stay motivated.
No financial future can be bright if one is spending all their money. Reducing spending is crucial for meeting savings goals. It is a good idea to save receipts for an entire month and then look through them to see what areas can be cut. If one is eating out too often, they can attempt to curb their splurges to once a week or a month. It is important one sticks with reducing their spending as much as possible so they can stay on track.
Creating a budget is one of the most helpful things a person can do to control their spending and understand where their money is going. A person's spending should reflect their financial planning goal so they can be sure they are able to meet the goals in a timely manner.
Using a company's retirement savings plan can be beneficial in two ways. One, it can allow a person to save money before they have a chance to spend it and two, their company will often match a certain percentage of the amount they save.
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- Mar 20, 2018 -
The dollar, the euro, the pound, the new dollar and the other overseas currencies
1.In China, personal swap limit of $50 thousand per year or equivalent foreign currency is limited, in this trade, overseas customers with export demand suggest enterprises the right to purchase goods China. If the Chinese supplier does not have the export right, please contact the export company of professional agent to help you to solve the payment problem. And there are too many currencies every time from overseas. It's not what the customs of every country would like to see. It is very important to sign an agency agreement for overseas trade. The qualification of bank opening, business license and export qualification can be obtained from Chinese enterprises (the Chinese customs have done the record).
After remittances to the enterprise, the enterprise remittances to the Chinese producers, declaring exports and requiring all overseas customs clearance documents.
2. China can register its own Off Shore Company. Chinese enterprises, natural legal persons and aliens can also be registered, but they need to have certain fixed jobs and assets in China. A registered Off Shore Company must have the same name in China and a company that has been operating for many years. Off Shore Company registered: Hongkong, Singapore, Britain, France, American and archipelago. The banks that can be registered are: China Communications Bank, China Merchants Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Shenzhen Development Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Hengfeng bank and other overseas registered banks. The scope of the operation permits the entry of large amounts of dollars and equivalent currencies. But there should be regular management qualifications.
3. enterprises with registered import or export qualification must be Chinese enterprises as legal persons, and legal persons must hold 51% shares. Overseas investors can take up to 49% of the shares at most. In China, the enterprise is a joint venture. Overseas investment can not directly occupy 100% of the equity. Because the law of China is not allowed.
4.The main areas that can not receive foreign currency are Yiwu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi and other places. Because these places are mainly local small traders more, the price is relatively low. A relatively dense area of light industry.


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text: Vikings: Lives Beyond the Legends - exhibition now underway at Royal BC Museum Juli 17, 2014 Museums Vikings For those living in North America who were envious of the British Museum's recent exhibition on Vikings, there is now an exhibition under way at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. Vikings: Lives Beyond the Legends features over 500 artifacts. It will be on display until November 11th.You can see this preview of the exhibition: For more details, please visit the Royal BC Museum website Author : admin Share this Related Posts


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P4P Pumpkin Protein Doughnuts
Macros without cream cheese frosting: 3g fat, 4g carb, 15g pro
|Prep Time
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|Cook Time
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|Passive Time
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- Mix wet and dry ingredients separately, then mix together
- Spray 6 count doughnut pan with non stick cooking spray
- Pour batter into piping bag or a large zip lock bag and cut small corner piece. Fill all six molds in the pan
- Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Let cool completely and refrigerate
These regular sized doughnuts are also delicious cold. This is an amazing treat that you can easily fit into your nutrition plan.


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New York City's BLACK ANVIL returns with As Was, the staggering fifty-minute follow-up to 2014's Hail Death. Atmospheric and melodic without relenting on any of the ferocity BLACK ANVIL has always been known for, As Was seamlessly weaves through eight monumental passages of extreme metal art. More diverse, complex, and thought-provoking than anything they've released previously, As Was is a stellar representation of modern black metal, and of BLACK ANVIL's continuous progression and songcraft. As Was was recorded at Menegroth by Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts, Panopticon) with mixing and mastering done by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio (Tribulation, Funeral Mist, Watain), and features cover art by Metastazis (Behemoth, Watain, Morbid Angel).
January 13th, 2017 marks the worldwide release of As Was via Relapse Records on CD, 2xLP, and digital formats. Physical preorders and bundles are available via Relapse.com HERE and digital downloads can be preordered via Bandcamp at THIS LOCATION.
On Forgotten Ways
2. May Her Wrath Be Just
3. As Was
4. Nothing
5. As An Elder Learned Anew
6. Two Keys-Heres The Lock
7. The Way Of All Flesh
8. Ultra
BLACK ANVIL will tour North America throughout January and February 2017 in support of their new album with black metal legends Mayhem and Inquisition. A full list of dates is included below.
BLACK ANVIL w/ Mayhem, Inquisition:
1/20/2017 Club Solda - Montreal, QC
1/21/2017 Phoenix Theater - Toronto, ON
1/22/2017 Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
1/23/2017 Agora Ballroom - Chicago, IL
1/24/2017 Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
1/25/2017 Mill City Nights - Minneapolis, MN
1/27/2017 Gothic Theater - Denver, CO
1/28/2017 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
1/30/2017 Marquee - Calgary, AB
1/31/2017 Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
2/02/2017 El Corazon - Seattle, WA
2/03/2017 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
2/04/2017 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
2/06/2017 Social Hall SF - San Francisco, CA
2/07/2017 The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
2/08/2017 Club Red - Phoenix, AZ
2/10/2017 Alamo Music Hall - San Antonio, TX
2/11/2017 Trees - Dallas, TX
2/13/2017 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
2/14/2017 Throne Theater - Wilmington, NC
2/15/2017 The Howard Theater - Washington, DC
2/16/2017 Theatre Of The Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
2/17/2017 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
2/18/2017 Royale - Boston, MA
2/19/2017 Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY


text: So 2012 is closing in rather fast and things are starting to happen on the new look Mikey Northcott front as well, I now have my new bike and a swoosh new set of white wall GEAX tyres. With a few other things on the go at the moment, its busy and exciting times. A big thanks to Ross and the team from Jamis NZ for getting my new bike sorted and so quickly, As for those swoosh white wall tyres from GEAX, Id say dont delay and order a set today if you want a set they wont last long


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Mistaken Identity
Do You Live Your Life With A Mistaken Identity
I recently had the privilege of listening to Neale Donald Walsh speak, he left me with some pretty deep things to think about ~
Who Am I
Where Am I
Why Am I Where I Am
What Do I Intend To Do About That
From his point of view, most people seem go their entire lives without asking themselves these questions - let alone answering them. These few words generated a desire for me to know even more about who I am, what is my real identity, what thoughts are mine and what thoughts are those that I just believe to be mine - yet really they are a habitual way of thinking that I 'picked up' from those around me. Would I really recognise myself - The real me?
Then he asked some more questions ~
How is it possible for the 6.9Billion people in this world all claim to want the same thing and be unable to get it?
Is it possible that there is something that we don't fully understand here?
Is it possible that there is something that I don't know about my life?
Sometimes the questions that others ask open doors to understanding ourselves and our lives in a deeper more profound way. These questions stirred inside me a thirst to have a greater understanding, to have more of a feeling of flow in my life.
So I thought that I would share those questions here. I hope that they give you the gift of accessing a part of you that helps you to get more from your life and in the process give more to others - by way of your example to them.
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A lot of peoples are there who wants to do marry with their partner whom they love. Love is a great and immortal feeling among couples. That love bind them in a relation because of that they want to spend their life with their partner. Still today many hard headed people exist in this world that do not believe in love marriage and create problems for couples to get marry with their partner. Muslim wazifa specialist is the envoy in this direction. They are available only to help people.
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Muslim wazifa specialist is the emissary of god to solve your problems. Marriage is a beautiful and virtuous relation for everyone. Peoples want to spend their life with their partner with happiness and joy. When they take decision to get marry then some hard boiled people frame so many problems. Parents and family members of love partners do not agree for marry of their child with their partner. Muslim wazifa specialist works in this direction to meet love partners without any harm of society values. Muslim wazifa specialist has created very strong and powerful techniques to solve love marriage related issues. Muslim specialist is versed and salted people who work very intelligently in this field. Marriage is a very sensitive issue that can damage the feelings of religion and society. Muslim wazifa specialist is so clear sighted and discerning people who very cleverly settle the problems of love related issues. He solve your trouble in this way that nobody can deficit you.
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The Republic of Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Tajikistan to the southeast; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. It is Central Asia's most populated country with more than 30 million people, most of whom (80%) are ethnic Uzbeks.
Uzbekistan has an area of almost 450,000 square kilometres, mostly covered by a vast desert and mountains.It is a unitary, constitutional, presidential republic and proclaimed independence from the collapsing Soviet Union on 1 September, 1991. The capital city is Tashkent, which has a population of over 2 million.
With an estimated GDP per capita by purchasing power parity (PPP) of $5,500 (World Bank and IMF), approximately 48% of GDP comes from services, 33% from industry and 19% from agriculture (UN, 2014). GDP increased by 8% in 2015. The literacy rate in the country is one of the highest in the world and annual public expenditure on education accounts for 10-12% of GDP.
|Population (2016): 30.300.000
|GDP (2015): $66.73billion
|GDP growth (2014): 8.1%
|Life expectancy at birth (2014): 68.1
|Annual population growth: 1.5%
|Population under 25: 34%
|Currency: Uzbekistan Som (UZS)
|Official language: Uzbek
* UN and World Bank data, retrieved 2017
There are currently 82 higher education institution in Uzbekistan; 31 of these are under the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education (MHSSE) and the others are specialised HEIs coordinated by other sectoral ministries. Institution types include universities (universitet), academies (akademiya) and institutes (institut). This number also includes 7 foreign university branches.
Recent reforms in the higher education sector ofthe country have resulted in a switch to a two-level structure consisting of a 4-year Bachelor (Bakalavr) programme and a 2-year Master (Magistr) programme. The old two-stage postgraduate system (Candidate of Sciences and Doctor of Sciences) has also been replaced by a single level Doctor of Sciences.
In 2015, there was an 8.79% gross enrolment ratio in tertiary education (UNESCO).
Following 9 years of general education (6-15 years of age), students can choose to study for 3 years either at an academic lyceum or follow a vocational path at a vocational/professional college. The majority of students going on to this stage of education study at the latter, with VET colleges accounting for around 90% of upper secondary institutions. The number of vocational colleges has grown rapidly, from under 50 in 1998 to over 1,500 in 2014.
Vocational education is broadly conceived and aims at providing the capacity to think and perform in a wide range of industries. It is not designed to focus on simply the ability to carry out the functions required in a specific job or occupation.
Secondary VET education is coordinated by the Centre for Secondary Specialised Vocational Education (SSVE Centre) under the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education. Both the government and international partners have made significant investments in infrastructure in recent years, particularly in the secondary specialised education sector, to enhance the quality of vocational training.
See our events calendar for details of upcoming CAEP events in Uzbekistan and our events page for reports on events held during the project so far.
Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education: http://www.edu.uz/en
National Erasmus+ office: http://erasmusplus.uz
Overview of HE system (2017):https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/eacea-site/files/countryfiche_uzbekistan_2017.pdf
2016-17 Torino Process report for Uzbekistan: http://www.etf.europa.eu/WEB.NSF/pages/TRP_2016-17_Uzbekistan_EN
UN Country profile: http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crname=Uzbekistan


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It's the 4th of July, which unofficially marks that summer is well under way. Barbecues, beach days, and summer Fridays, it's all about having some carefree good times. Though I'm not entirely sure what today has in store for me yet, I know that fireworks will be in the mix and hopefully some good ol' fashioned American food.
If I'm lucky, it'll be a day like Governor's Ball. Two Sundays ago, this popular music fest on Randall's Island managed to harness some of my absolute favorite bands- Explosions in the Sky, Modest Mouse, Fiona Apple, and Beck– to create an afternoon of total awesomeness. Explosions in the Sky blew all my expectations and served up a hair raising musical experience and Modest Mouse was just another damn good time. And since each act alternated stages, we could catch every single band we wanted to, without overlap and delays. Very well-organized, with plenty of yummy food vendors, a photo booth, croquet, ladder ball, and sponsored merch booths, Gov Ball was everything a chill summer day should be. It was like a hipster theme park.
I also went for the gold and indulged in the ultimate summer food, funnel cake!! And now that I've had it, I won't be eating it for another few years. Hope everyone has a stellar 4th!


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I was dismayed to see this line in a Facebook post from my favorite health/fitness magazine, which is usually high quality in the mechanics of language department:
"Anxious to get back outside after a long winter? Try these outdoor moves to get you started:"
Why would I be anxious to get back outside after a long winter? Well, sure, there's the mosquito thing, but that's a small price to pay after the winter we've suffered through.
What they surely intended to say is "Eager to get back outside ...?" To be anxious is to have anxiety (see how both words start with anx?).
I might be anxious about exposing my bright-white legs in shorts just yet, but I am definitely eager to get outside.