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The English Korean Karate Association Education Essay
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The English Korean Karate Association otherwise referred to as The EKKA Karate Association is an association of 24 affiliated Karate clubs whose objective is to facilitate and promote the sport. This provides an infrastructure including a structured grading system, tournaments, technical courses, squad sessions, referee and judge training. The association also has a very active junior training programme.
All clubs are run autonomously by their instructors and maintain their affiliation by adhering to the rules and guidelines of the association. All instructors are CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checked and will have many years experience in training both junior and senior students.
As founder members of the sports governing body, the EKF (English Karate Federation), the EKKA Karate Association adheres to the rules and policies of the EKF. Membership of the EKKA Karate Association includes membership of the EKF along with third party liability insurance cover.
The association has been in existence for 35 years under the auspices of the president and Sensei, Mick Blackwell (8th Dan), starting with just one club in Ipswich. Now it has 24 clubs - mainly in South East England - with over 1,500 members and has produced many top British internationals including World medallists, European and British champions. The Association has also produced World and European qualified referees and judges.
2.0 Job Specification
Traditional Karate Job specification:
Most sports have a structured coach education programme in place. Most Karate and other martial arts appear to be lacking in this regard. Instead, people "teach" or "instruct" rather than coach. The instructors' qualifications are based on their length of time of participation within Karate, or their success in competition. Some organisations have "instructors' licences" but the exams are based on the ability to learn Japanese terminology, and learn by rote kata counts- this is not coaching, it is repetition.
This happens in lots of other sports too, where an ex-player becomes a coach and repeats the drills that were done with them 5- 10 years previously. What happens is that the sport never progresses. Instead a good coach can analyse, plan, deliver and review their sessions according to their team's and players' needs.
Often people with as little as 2 years experience (brown belts) are given the responsibility of coaching the fundamentals to new participants. Is there any wonder people without a depth of knowledge and no formal coaching training don't do the best job?
However the EKKA have tried to bring karate into the modern era and develop the sport using proven techniques used by coaches in different sports.
The EKKA Introduction to effective coaching In Karate:
Sessions are planned and published in advance
Each session is part of an overall plan, rather than stand alone. There can be a link to the grading system or kata. Publishing the plan empowers the athletes, because it gets them to take responsibility for their own learning. They can see what is going to happen in advance and practice or research on their own.Â
Start and end on time
This shows the coach cares and is prepared. Athletes must comply too. Finish on time no matter how the session is going, people have other commitments and have invested mental effort for only the required amount. If you can't get it done in the session, you haven't planned properly, or you have gone off track.
Keep athletes busy the whole time
Especially kids, they need to be occupied. Recovery periods are different, rest is important, but that is different from dead time.Â
Promote competition between friends
It doesn't have to be fighting, but competition allows the chance to let off steam, every 4th or 5th session is ideal lots of karate activities always do this. The danger is when athletes use beating others as a way of measuring progress, rather than looking within (ego versus task goals- another subject in itself) Also, most elite athletes will find a way of competing in even the most cooperative environment.
Include a lot of variety
As long as it is relevant, as long as it produces improvements. Repetition is boring, especially for beginners, but reps are necessary to ingrain habits. It is how you structure these reps that allow you to show your coaching ability.
Include behaviours required in competitions
In Karate terms this would include behaviours required in grading and in self defence situations. This comes down to specificity of practice. If you practice slowly, you will fight slowly. Some training must be at game pace. Get the students used to performing under pressure. In a grading or a competition you are on your own, but you train in crowds of 20 people. Replicate the grading / competition/ self-defence environment.
Involve each athlete in goal-setting
Don't set top down goals- elite athletes will already have their own goals. Instead consult with the student and ask for their input and what they want out of their karate. Guidance on to technical goals is good and beginners may need more instructional type goal setting. Don't set a goal without identifying how to get there- pass 7th Dan may be admirable, but it is a long way off and you have to work on the intermediate and short-term goals first. Goals are for individuals, despite us participating in group practice.
Evaluate session as soon afterwards as possible
Evaluate your session or course within 24 hours of delivery. Spend 20% of the time writing down what worked well, then spend 60% of the time looking at what needs working on and make a plan to improve these areas. Then spend the last to 20% of the time reminding yourself of what went well to reinforce the positive message.
Generate as much feedback to each athlete as possible
There are two types of feedback:
Primary feedback- what we say, think, feel and do.
Secondary feedback- how other people respond (coach) to what we say and do.
As a coach it is a good idea to get the student to analyse their primary feedback before we give our secondary feedback. For example "what was your right foot doing?" or "where were you trying to kick?" before saying "your right foot is facing left instead of right" or "you were kicking to his shoulder, not his head or ribs". That way the student is learning for themselves.
Don't just give result orientated feedback, give mostly performance orientated feedback. You are not in control of results (unless you are also the grading examiner or competition referee) so they may not go to plan, but you can give feedback on the performance itself.
Phrasing the feedback is also important, as is the timing. Verbal feedback that is value driven (words such as good, nice) is not specific and if over used, becomes ignored. Instead use phrases such as - "that was a good kick because your knee drive led to more speed" or "your timing in that Kata was good because you followed your breathing pattern".
Negative feedback isn't constructive. Instead of "don't do that" say "do this" if you have to discipline someone don't do it in public.
Giving feedback on the day of a competition or grading is inadvisable- if they haven't got it yet, they aren't going to get it at the final moment. Too many coaches want to make themselves feel useful and overcompensate by trying to correct things at the last moment- this is just a distraction for the athlete.
Feedback can also be gained not just from the coach, but also other students- but following the same guidelines.
4.0 Vocational Based Placement Diary
Work Experience Diary- Week One:
Duties Performed:
During my first week on work experience I learned how to pre-plan and publish sessions, which helps to keep an active continuous session (time management) and helped warm up and cool down the participants during the session using techniques learned from previous experiences. I worked with various age groups and at different levels of ability.
Training/Instructions Given:
Prior to taking part in any of the sessions I was given a full tour of the training gym and a full health and safety brief for all pieces of equipment. Also I was briefed on all first aid box location and the allocated first aiders. Also I was shown all fire exits and evacuation spots in event of an emergency.
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
During the week I really enjoyed working with the other staff; they supervised me, helped me when necessary during sessions plus always gave me good constructive criticism and praised me when I did a good job. Also I was able to bring some new exercises in which proved very affective during the warm up activity to the session which the staff were really appreciative about. I followed instructions very well and was not afraid to ask when I was unsure about a particular activity; I received feed back after every session, and took on board what was said ready to improve for the next session.
When observing I noticed how important health and safety was to this job and how alert the instructors where, continuously assessing situations. Also I noticed how a good session plan helped for a smooth progression during the session.
Work Experience Diary- Week Two:
Duties Performed:
During this week I was sent out with various other members of staff as a team to promote/advertise the club. As a team we went round to different neighbouring towns and handed out flyers and chatted to the public about the experiences and benefits of joining the Lynx Karate club. Also this week I got involved in goal setting with some of the new students, we looked at long and short term goal setting for each individual and set realistic but challenging targets for them to aim for which keeps them focused, driven and motivated to progress and learn.
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
This week I was tested on my communication skills sent out to promote the club with other staff members. I used various communication skills such as a democratic (question and answer) approach, with the aid of demonstrations and a good pitch of voice and positive body language which proved to be very effective, also being able to negotiate and listen to what other people had to say proved to be a very effective day of promoting the club and making people aware of the benefits of joining.
I also got to show some of my individual personal skills when goal setting with the students one on one, and used various coaching techniques (Autocratic, democratic, laissez faire) to get the best out of them.
This week I noticed and put into practice myself, that everyone individual is different and need to be coached in different ways to get the best out of them. On observing the coaches they used different techniques (Verbal instruction, demonstrations etc.) to deliver the same message to different people, which proved to be very effective.
Work Experience Diary- Week Three:
Duties Performed:
During week three I helped plan and publish the sessions, also I observed the evaluation/debrief of the session. I was also educated in the financial sides of running a business (e.g. incomings/outgoings, ordering stock etc.).
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
This week I learned how to evaluate the session, this proved to be very interesting and important as it helped reflect if the session was effective and where there was room for adaptations/improvements. I also got an insight to the financial side of a business and looked at all the different aspects of running a company.
This week I observed how important debriefing each lesson was, making sure the students understood the main aims/goals of the session by using question and answer techniques, also it proved very effective by ending on a positive note letting the participants know that they did a good job.
Work Experience Diary- Week Four:
Duties Performed:
The fourth week was very much a technical improvement week for participants, during this week we worked on technical aspects of kata, sparring techniques, punches and kicks and advanced kicks (jump kicks). The sessions were a much lower tempo, than I had previously experienced. Everything was slowed down to work on perfecting the techniques of each movement.
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
I assisted several staff throughout the week in different technical areas, which helped me improve my own knowledge and teaching techniques. Not only did we work on technical aspects but also things like core strengthening and jumping techniques for improving jumping height and balance during advanced kicks.
This week working as part of a team with several coaches helped me to learn new coaching styles, and pick positive things that I liked from each session and use them myself to improve my own coaching style.
Work Experience Diary- Week Five:
Duties Performed:
As part of a team we introduced behaviours required in real life situations (self defence), promoted competition between friends, introduced behaviours required in competitions.
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
This week we geared up the tempo to actual game pace, in karate speed is vital and its necessary to practice at a fast pace, also we used small sparring areas to put students under pressure which helped replicate competition scenarios and get them used to disadvantaged situations (i.e. in the corner in a sparring area having to defend without retreating and then counter attacking).
This week I saw students grow in confidence and learn to cope with high intensity persisting pressure (i.e. getting cornered when sparring), using their speed, technical ability and minds to overcome situations. I observed coaches just let the sparring go on instead of stepping in all the time and stopping it for coaching points, this let participants learn for themselves through trial and error which often proved to be the best way to learn.
Work Experience Diary- Week Six:
Duties Performed:
This week I planned, published and evaluated the session plan for the week under supervision I produced an active session with lots of variety.
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
This week I got the chance to lead a session and show the other instructors what I had learnt and what other previous knowledge I had of coaching, I started the session with a clear concise introduction to the session topic, and moved into the introductory practice quickly and efficiently. I delivered the session with strong, clear verbal communication, supported by positive body language and expressions and use of demonstrations. Also I always checked for understanding after instructions. I progressed the session in two stages linking them with the same theme but with various conditioning to test the abilities of participants.
I was well alert and stopped the session in appropriate places to give positive feedback. I used various coaching methods to get my message across to all individuals (verbal and visual). I debriefed the session to students highlighting main goals/aims of session.
Work Experience Diary- Week Seven:
Duties Performed:
Helped prepare students/individuals for grading, and revisited individual goals.
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
This week I worked as part of a team with all the staff. We divided the participants up into groups of ability (depending on grade) and prepared them for their next grading. Working on general criteria and also individuals weaknesses to give them the best possible chance of successfully passing their grading. Also I helped the staff revisit each individual's goals and made sure they were hitting their targets.
I observed the coaches on how to improve the information that we feedback to participants, I listened to them phrase sentences to get the most effect out of them and always leave a positive message. This is a skill that I will defiantly put into practice. Also I observed the whole grading syllabus at different levels of ability which was very useful to see how students progress through time and experience.
Work Experience Diary- Week Eight:
Duties Performed:
Revisited individuals goals after grading, worked on technical areas (Kata) and advertised club in and around the community.
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
This week I worked with all staff revisiting the surrounding areas promoting the club using my communication skills. Also we revisited and set new goals with the participants as they had achieved some of their short term goals by successfully passing their grading.
Work Experience Diary- Week Nine:
Duties Performed:
Produced a session plan, published and took the session myself. Took warm-up and cool-down, debriefed and evaluated the session.
Interaction with Staff/Customers:
This final week was somewhat of an assessment week for me, I was given the flexibility to write my own session and then I talked through it to other coaches and delivered the session. Afterwards the coaches gave me their own evaluation on my progress through the nine weeks and gave me constructive criticism on points to improve on as well as positive feedback.
4.0 Personal Development
The value of work experience:
I have learned from the value of work experience to develop my Personal and Key Skills to enhance my employability. Many recruiters want to employ graduates who are commercially aware; this means that the more knowledge and understanding of company and business issues and structures I have, the stronger my chances of employment are. It has given me the knowledge and skills that will enable me to cope more readily with the demands of the workplace today.
Relevance to degree:
The skills and attributes I developed during my work experience are also valuable to my degree studies, since managing my time and work effectively, communicating and taking responsibility for my work are also crucial for the successful completion of my degree.
Self Evaluation:
Undertaking work experience helped me to improve my skills in several areas that will both support my academic work and my future career. The skills that I have developed and honed during work experience are often those that employers are actively seeking when they recruit graduates such as reliability, teamwork, leadership, time management, self-motivation, confidence, problem solving, flexible, adaptable, punctual, approachable, responsible and logical.
During my work experience I was not afraid to challenge existing points of view, and was able to understand and interpret large amounts of data, solve problems and have an enquiring mind. Other valuable attributes I gained were taking the initiative,
Making decisions and taking responsibility for those decisions, planning sessions, publishing sessions and evaluating sessions. Time management helping keep an active continues session, also the ability to deal with constructive criticism and listening to feedback from the class.
Effective communication skills were also crucial - this includes being able to see things from another's point of view, standing up for your own point of view, being able to negotiate and reason and have well developed listening skills. These diplomatic and political skills are fundamental to most work environments. I used my previous experience but also developed my own communication skills greatly during my work experience and improved my self-awareness and self knowledge in these areas.
Undertaking work experience also helped me manage my time more effectively, be more realistic and helped me to increase my self-confidence and develop a more mature attitude. Taking time to reflect on the experiences I have encountered during my work experience, and relating them to my personal development was an important aspect of learning through the working environment.


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Pope Francis on confession. I included two videos because together they give a fuller understanding of what the Holy Father said.
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Pope Francis on confession. I included two videos because together they give a fuller understanding of what the Holy Father said.
To join the conversation on Sex and the Single Christian Girl, or to order a copy, go here.
Our culture teaches young girls to look at themselves as meat. I could dress that up by using less harsh language, but the dressing-up would be a lie.
From the time they are babies wearing trollop fashions, to the days when they sit in sex education classes that push dangerous contraceptives on them, including the morning after pill, young girls are taught that their first mission in life is to be sexually available and sexually used.
There is some linguistic dressing up of this message. It is termed "liberation" and "women's rights." But it's not. It's about using social pressure to coerce young girls into sexual behavior that, based on what quite a number of them have told me, they don't enjoy or find sexually satisfying. It is the old double standard, flipped over and made even more destructive.
Christian girls end up caught in a social and moral conundrum. On the one hand, they hear that sex outside of marriage is a sin. On the other hand, they hear that they have a "right" to use sex the same way that men use it.
This explanation degrades the girls, as well as the boys. Every one has a sex drive. Every one is more than their sex drive. People want things that hooking up not only can't give, but that hooking up prevents. Things like self-worth, love, commitment, stability and emotional security.
Even Christian parents have fallen into the trap of stripping the security of a stable home and consistent family interaction from their children's lives. Divorce destroys basic trust and security in children. Shooting from one activity to the next like a pinball destroys family time and inner peace. I won't even go into the tsunami of damage that drugs and alcoholism do to children.
It has reached the point that girls who grow up in a stable home with parents who give them love and attention are the ones who are out of step with the culture. They are the girls who seem odd and out of place.
When everyone else is talking trash and getting laid and doing drugs, they're the wallflowers who spend time in their dorm rooms or at home on Friday nights, wondering what, if anything, it profits them to live lives of purity.
Sex and the Single Christian Girl is written from inside that specific experience for those girls who live it.
The author, Marion Jordan Ellis, lived the life of growing up Christian and then throwing purity over for the hook-up culture. She experienced a radical conversion to Christ and then spent over a decade as a Christian single woman living in purity in a world that disses purity. When she finally met the Christian man who became her husband, she faced the new challenge of maintaining her chastity until she said "I do."
The thing that sustained her in those years of single chaste living, and that she didn't have when she slid into the hook-up culture, was vision.
Mrs Ellis makes the important point that a laundry list of "Thou shalt nots" is not enough to give a person the strength they need to follow Christ in our post Christian culture. She applies this directly and specifically to the situation of, as the title says, Sex and the Christian Single Girl. But the idea is equally applicable to all Christian living in a world and society such as ours, that is aggressively hostile to Christian values.
We can't stand up to the culture by being against it. We have to be for something, and that something must be fueled by a deep and abiding passion. The answer Mrs Ellis offers is not the right answer, it is the only answer.
We are, all of us, beloved Children of the living God. Our lives are not our own. We belong to Him.
And we are worth more than the degrading behaviors that our culture teaches us are not only cool, but necessary and our "right."
Hook-up sexuality is self-abuse.
It's that simple.
Drug and alcohol abuse are a living death that, if they aren't stopped, lead inevitably to a real death.
Divorce is ripping asunder the one flesh of soul and spirit that God has created in Holy Matrimony. It damages our children irrevocably, as well as impoverishing and grieving the husband and wife.
The answer to all this, is, as Mrs Ellis says, that vision thing. We do not see ourselves as the immortal beings of light that we truly are. We do not understand that we are made for eternity in heaven and that our every action in this life either adds to that future or it doesn't.
Young women are worth more than the value our society has taught them to place on themselves. They are, first of all, Daughters of the King. They belong to Him and to themselves and, once they pass into adulthood, they are answerable to no one else. No one has the "right" to treat them as meat, including and most especially, themselves.
When I was little, I always knew, never doubted, that either one of my parents would die for me. I knew without a shadow or a flicker of doubt that my father would kill or die to protect me and that he would not hesitate about either one.
That is how parents feel and what they do. It is what our Father in heaven has done for us. When Christ hung on that cross at Calvary, that was God, dying to save each one of us. That is, as the Scriptures tell us, "the price" God paid for us.
Young women need to understand this about themselves and never forget it. Their salvation was bought at a great price that only a Father Who loved them would have paid. This culture teaches them that they are meat. But in truth and in fact, they are immortal beings of eternal light; daughters of the living God.
I recommend Sex and the Single Christian Girl to any young woman who is struggling with issues of chastity and self worth in this post Christian world. I also recommend it to parents of daughters who want to teach their girls how to live as the beautiful daughters of God that they are.
Pope Francis offered medicine boxes that contained "59 little pills," in St Peter's Square this weekend.
This medicine is "good for your health, your heart and your whole life," the Pope told his audience. "Don't forget to take it."
What is the 'medicine' the Pope is prescribing?
Watch the video below and see.
The Vatican needs to do more to support the true Church in China. That is the message from Cardinal Zen.
His comments are worth considering, not only because of the religious persecution in China, but because of the growing tendency for government to try to control the Church and the faithful in the Western world.
To join in the conversation about Living by Faith, Dwelling in Doubt, or to order a copy, go here.
Christians often behave as if they're afraid of their own questions.
Perhaps this comes from preachers to don't want to face the same questions in themselves and who attempt to answer the anguished "Why?" of a suffering parishioner with platitudes or, occasionally, accusations of a lack of faith.
But the truth is, there is a reasonable basis for these questions.
"Life," as President John Kennedy famously said, "isn't fair."
Sometimes the rich get rich, the good die young and bad things happen to good people.
That alone is enough to drive any sensitive person to take a good long look at claims that God is all-powerful, all-merciful, all-loving, all-knowing and all-just.
If that is true, why aren't the baby rapers of this world piles of ash? Why didn't Hitler die along with so many others in World War I? How is that the heads of big banks can bring down whole economies and get paid off with our treasure to refrain from finishing the destruction they created?
I could go on.
And on.
But the point is made.
This God of ours, with His long list of "alls" can seem a poor fit for the reality of what is often cruel and difficult human existence.
Sensitive, thoughtful, nerdy people, as Kyle Cupp, the author of Living by Faith, Dwelling in Doubt describes himself, are bound see the conundrum and ask themselves their own little whys. These questions are not the Why of a mother whose son was murdered in front of her house, or a girl who was raped and beaten and left for dead. They are the confused questions of a bystander who sees this and cannot balance the two columns, one a column listing God's attributes, the other a column listing the many instances of "where was God?" that they see around them.
People who are caught in the snares of life's anguish don't ask these questions, or if they do, they don't ask them in the same way. The irony of dwelling in doubt is that the doubts tend to vanish when you are confronted by the hardest realities. There is no choice then but to live by faith or to die psychologically. More to the point, these deepest pits of human suffering are when the Holy Spirit meets us most reliably and in ways that undeniable.
Backward as it seems, intense suffering, which sparks doubts in those who witness it, often increases faith in those who endure it.
Mr Cupp has had his own life's hardships. He's dealt with them by living in faith, all the while shadowed by nagging doubt. But difficult as the things he's borne, they do not reach the level of all-eclipsing cataclysm such as sometimes happen to people.
There are things that are not survivable without God. It is possible for some people to survive them physically, but without God they will never be intact again.
Perhaps the one such encounter that everyone must face is their own death. Without God, death means annihilation. People can pretty that up or, more often, just dismiss it from their thoughts when death appears far off on a horizon they don't expect to ever reach. Most people who talk blithely about dying without God do not, in their hearts, really believe in their own mortality.
But actually facing death your own death for real is quite another matter. The blithe burbling dries up and your tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth.
It is the time when people make the final choice as to whom they belong, the point at which that choice becomes eternal.
Everything — every grief and small annihilation we face in our lives up to that point — is a practice session in making the eternal choice. Doubt is not a sin. It is not a lack of faith. It is simply thinking it through.
What matters is not so much the question, for in essence all these questions are only one, what matters is our answer. Dwelling in Doubt is simply the question in whatever form your life experiences direct it to.
And that question, directed to Our God Who made us, is, "can I trust You to be Who they tell me You are?"
The answer is either living by faith or going the opposite direction and turning your back on the only hope you have.
Kyle Cupp writes an honest book with Living by Faith, Dwelling in Doubt. He lays bare many of his own sorrows and weaknesses. By his own confession, he is a nerdy, introverted man. But his prose reveals a strikingly honest person who is not afraid to admit that there are days in which the faith he lives by dwells in doubt.
Nigerian Christians have suffered a decade of murderous attacks from militant islamists, in particular the killer cult of Boko Haram.
At the same time, Christianity has been growing. The Pentecostal movement is flourishing in Nigeria with all night prayer services drawing thousands of worshipers.
The old saying is, "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church."
Present-day martyrs for Christ are no exception to that.
From PRI The World:
Under an open-air pavilion built to seat a million people, children sleep on mats spread out on the cobblestones while their parents enter their 6th consecutive hour of worship.
All-night prayer vigils are at the core of the country's booming Pentecostal movement. Some churches draw worshippers in the hundreds of thousands.
At one church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Friday night vigils take place in what locals call an "auditorium." It's a covered pavilion the size of 87 football fields, and it's not quite big enough. The church has already cleared ground for a bigger one.
In fact, it's something of a pattern: the church's old pavilion was demolished a few years back, and now vendors have set up shop on the old foundation.
"Once the service starts, all these people selling, they'll close their shops and go inside the auditorium to listen to the word of God," says Wale Akande, a volunteer who stands by the auditorium, welcoming visitors to the Holy Ghost Service in a fluorescent green vest.
The pavilion here was built in 2000 to seat a million people. It's basically a corrugated rooftop. The ground below is paved with cobblestones and lined with thousands of crude wooden benches and plastic chairs. Akande says attendance is down tonight because of rain; the pavilion is only a third full.
God love Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
He took the podium at the annual fall assembly of Catholic Bishops to speak out for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ.
Public Catholic reader, Manny, sent a wonderful letter to Cardinal Dolan a few weeks ago, encouraging the Cardinal to do all that he could to help persecuted Christians. Perhaps we should all take to our word processors and send letters.
Christians need to stand in unity with persecuted Christians and not be intimidated by foul-mouthed attacks from those who seek to silence us. People who try to deny the persecution of Christians and who attack those who speak out for them are fellow travelers and enablers of those who carry the guns, wield the clubs and light the flames.
Baltimore, Md., Nov 11, 2013 / 11:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, urged his fellow bishops to be advocates of Christians persecuted for their faith around the world, encouraging prayers as well as action on their behalf.
In his address to the assembly, Cardinal Dolan said one million Christians have been killed for their faith in the first years of the 21st century, which he called "a new age of martyrs." Citing the Pew Research Center, he said that over 70 percent of the world's population lives in countries with restrictions on freedom of religion.
He declared a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Syria, where two Orthodox bishops have been kidnapped amid the ongoing civil war. He said the Iraq war and its consequences have "devastated" Iraq's ancient Christian community. The 2012 attack on Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad resulted in a massacre of 58 Christians.
The cardinal also noted a "serious escalation of violence" against Christians in Egypt, where dozens of Coptic churches have been burned. An August attack on a school run by Franciscan nuns resulted in the rape of two teachers. Three nuns were paraded "as prisoners of war."
There have also been attacks on African Christians, such as shootings of priests and church burnings …
Cardinal Dolan said the situation in India is "grave" in the aftermath of the 2008 Orissa massacres that killed hundreds of Christians and displaced thousands more. Thousands of homes and about 400 churches were destroyed.
In addition, the cardinal noted the pressures on Christians in China, such as the state supervision and imprisonment that faces Catholic bishops and other religious leaders.
In light of these grave global challenges, Cardinal Dolan made several suggestions for action.
The bishops should encourage "a culture of prayer for persecuted Christians," both in private prayer and in liturgical intercessions …
He encouraged the bishops to make others aware of the suffering of other Christians through their columns, blogs, speeches and pastoral letters … ask pastors to preach on the topic … encourage Catholic media to "tell the stories of today's new martyrs."
The bishops can insist that U.S. leaders listen to persecuted Christians and make their protection "a foreign policy priority," he added, observing that this has not been a high priority for presidential administrations of either major political party.
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Golf Course Reviews
Golf Course Reviews: California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Florida, Hawaii!Played Saturday July 29. The course is in typical July shape. A bit dry and hard, but very playable. The greens are in very good shape however. San dimas offers excellent customer service - among the best in SoCal. The starter here IS the best. When the wind is blowing here, it's a fun test.
Played here on Nov 24. Conditions were very good, especially for a $65 greens fee. Tee boxes were B+, bordering A-. Fairways A...and please don't be thrown off by the dormancy and brown color. Lies were fine and the ball sits up niely. Bunkers A-...all of them were well raked and consistent. Angeles has reduced some of the ESA areas on the course and replaced that with wood chips in certain interior areas. It's a free drop off the wood chips. I think this is a good idea; Angeles is tough enough off the tee, and if your ball lands in the chips, it's easily findable. Greens were A-...rolling pretty smooth and abt 10-10.5. Service was very good, starting with the attendant just outside the cart barn, Jimmy. Overall, a well-conditioned course and well worth $65 midweek.
Played 7-20/Sun. San Dimas is in excellent shape, w the exception of a few tee boxes. This course will test every club in your bag and if you can't read greens, you will be better off playing elsewhere. The greens here are challenging. The layout is such that you cannot mindlessly pull driver off every tee - it pays to really think about strategy. The service here is efficient and very good. There's a lot of trouble left and right here, so if you're fairly crooked, this isn't your course.
Played Sun Jun 22. Course conditions on EO Nay are declining rapidly. There really isn't anything positive to say about any part of the course right now -- greens are patchy, bumpy, slow; looks like they haven't been cut in quite a while. Tee boxes are chewed up and uneven. The fairways generally are fine and playable, if quite shaggy in spots. Pace of play was agonizingly slow today. The beverage cart staff here is very good, however, so it wasn't all bad. It would be really interesting to see what would happen if American Golf were allowed to invest to some money into these tracks. The layouts are so good, and it's just a shame to never be able to see these courses groomed up.
Played today June 8 / mid-morning. The greens are rolling fairly quick at the moment; the back 9 greens are a bit smoother than the front. The course is in B to B+ shape, and at $45 to walk, it's a fair price. The fairways have some dry spots, and on some of the fairways, there are areas of bare dirt - it looks like they're replacing some areas w new sod. The tee boxes are fair and bunker sand is better than average. The course was in better shape than I expected. We saw a couple of groups drive over tee boxes and carts right up onto the green surrounds. It's too bad there are so many golfers who fail to show common sense and etiquette. Brookside's marshals are doing the best they can, but all of us golfers have a responsibility to demonstrate good behavior.
Played last Sat & Sun - May 31 - June 1, in the Simi City Championship. This tourney prob is the best run muni tourney in all of SoCal. Course conditions last week were excellent from tee to green. Greens were smooth, quick and receptive. This is a fun course, easy to walk, and the back 9 is a really peaceful walk. The staff here is nice and accommodating, and the tourney staff is excellent. Plenty of snacks, water, and marshals. Round 1 pace of play was 4hrs, 10min, and Round 2 was 4 hrs on the button. Range balls were new as well. Thanks to the Simi Hills staff for a nice weekend.
Played mid morning may 25. The facility was largely empty today so we were able to walk right on. The course is in B shape. A number of tee boxes are being repaired, and the fairways are pretty shaggy. Some of the fairways have bare patches of dirt. The greens are pretty soft right now, but they rolled smooth, albeit slowly. I think the conditions here will be B to B+ for the rest of the summer. Service was good today. The marshals are friendly,and they kept the water jugs full. We walked for $35, and that's a fair weekend prime time price. While conditions aren't superior, the views are, so please keep that in mind when reviewing this course.
Played Sat morn Apr 19. This a fun course to play. It's rustic and raw, and holes 3-12 sit among some nice countryside. It's a muni, so don't expect resort style grooming. But GRiver is a fun challenge and the wind can be fierce. They have grass range here, and the staff is friendly. Beware the green surrounds - it's kikuyu grass and it is very sticky. Some holes have trouble on both sides, so pick your tee lines carefully. Holes 13-18 are jammed into a smaller footprint, so be careful - lots of balls flying all directions.
Played early afternoon Sat Apr 12. This is one of my favorite courses in SoCal; just a fun layout and perfect for walking. The course is in B+ shape, but the greens have just been punched w large holes, and my guess is that they are probably 2-3 weeks away from being playable. Today's round was marred by a UCLA frat house tourney in front of us. The frat bros engaged in the worst behavior I've ever seen on a golf course. Most were drunk and driving up on greens, into bunkers, yelling and screaming all over the course -- it's one thing to have fun within your group, but when you start affecting others, you're simply being a jerk. These kids obviously have fathers and mothers...well, if these were your kids, you've failed as a parent. But as bad as these young punks behaved, I place the blame on American Golf. They didn't do anything about these punks. The poor golf course ambassadors tried talking to some of the "bros", but they had zero backup from the course's GM. So if you're American Golf's "exec" in charge of the Brookside facility, you should be ashamed. And if you're with the city of Pasadena, please send the cops the next time the "bros" schedule a tourney b/c arrests can be made, fines can be assessed, and we can help pay down some more Rose Bowl debt.
Played early a.m. on Sat Apr 12. The course is in B- condition. The greens are rolling fairly quick, but they're a bit bumpy. Turf conditions are very uneven; fairways are generally ok, but the rough and green surrounds are subpar - lots of clumpy grass and dirt patches. Tee boxes are just passable -- some are better than others, but none are in superior condition. The only really positive thing I can say about the course condition right now is that the trees appear to have been groomed recently. Architecturally, this course is one of the best in SoCal, but it's just a shame it gets so much play and so much neglect.
Playd today in the SCGA event 3/27/14. The course is in very, very good shape. Trees have been pruned, ponds cleaned up, bunkers have excellent sand quality, and fairways are tight (don't let the brown color throw you off - the turf is excellent for golf). This was my first time here in about 5 years, and I was very impressed. It's an excellent muni facility and the layout tests your tee ball accuracy. The greens rolled smooth and quick as well. I don't know if the conditions today were put in place strictly for the SCGA event, or if the course looks this good most of the time, but for today, the Hondo delivered.
Played Sunday Feb 16 mid morning. This was my first time playing here, so I didn't know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. Course conditions were A minus. Tee boxes were acceptable, and fairway turf was firm - which is what I prefer. The greens rolled very true and quick. Chipping areas were tight and tested your action. If you have poor short game technique, this course will expose you. Bunkers are punitive here, but if you're in them,you'll find the best sand quality of any SoCAL municipal. The course layout isn't anything special; it's basically a flat track with some artificial mounds. This is a second shot track - you won't be tested off the tee at all. You can miss a hundred yards in any direction. We walked for $58, which I felt was a bit pricy. I do have 2 complaints. First, customer service in the grill was atrocious. Worst I've ever experienced. It's as if the staff was laid off that morning. They were snarling and mean. Just totally unacceptable. Second, the bathrooms were filthy. I'll be back, but I won't frequent the grill and I'll hit the head before I leave the house.


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For example, try to ask it for a route from Suncrest Drive (in West Harbour / Hobsonville) to Don Buck Rd (Massey). You'll see what I mean. This happens at any Route Speed setting (apart from ones towards the upper end that don't even use Hobsonville Rd, the route it gives for that seems to avoid problems - however, asking for a route that does use Hobsonville Rd at this setting - for example, Vadam Rd in Massey to Suncrest Drive - will give the same glitch). Basically, the section of Hobsonville Rd between Suncrest Drv and Marina View Drv seems to more or less not exist to the navigation system. This happens at other parts of that road and other major roads in the area as well. Any idea if this is a glitch or just bad settings?
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Artist Charles Freitag is a native Iowan, born and raised on a small farm in the heartland of rural America. Growing up on the family farm gave him deep appreciation for his natural surroundings, and can be found in his paintings of yesteryear. During high school, Chuck excelled at art, and took his dream of becoming a full time artist one step further when he enrolled at Hawkeye Community College after graduation. While there, he earned honors before finishing his degree at the Academy of Art in Chicago. Charles Freitag's art work is inspired by his favorite illustrator, Norman Rockwell. That inspiration can be seen in his paintings, with his meticulous attention to detail, and the subtle composition and coloring of all the facets of the painting. Freitag's growing popularity has astonished the young artist. With numerous magazine covers and awards, Chuck is quickly becoming one of America's most highly sought after artists. His work can be found in galleries and collectors' homes across the U.S., Canada and internationally. Chuck is happily married, a father of five and resides in Iowa and has another painting wet on the easel. Fireman art for sale, tractor art prints for sale, John Deere art prints for sale,Farm art for sale. Classic cars and art prints for sale painted by artist Chuck Freitag
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Sun, Nov 6, 2016
Siloam Springs, AR
Activity | Today | Later | |
Running-Half marathon - Odyssey Half Marathon |
$75 | $75 | Closed |
Running-10K - Odyssey 10K Run |
$45 | $55 | Closed |
Running-5K - Odyssey 5K Run |
$30 | $40 | Closed |
Join us for our inaugural Odyssey Half Marathon, 10K and 5K through beautiful Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Did you know that Siloam Springs was voted one of the Top 10 Best Small Towns in America? Come experience our small town hospitality while supporting a worthy cause. All proceeds benefit students who participate in the Odyssey of the Mind programs in Siloam Springs and Gentry, Arkansas.
Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and World level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program.
Event Date:
Sunday, November 6, 2016
6:00 am Registration
7:30 am Half Marathon Start
8:00 am 10K Run Start
8:30 am 5K Run Start
Hosted By:
Siloam Springs Creativity Alliance and Gentry Odyssey of the Mind
Race Director:
Erica Jensen
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Phone/Text: 479-220-9957
Website: www.odysseyhalfmarathon.weebly.com
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Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/odysseyhalfmarathon
Siloam Springs High School
700 N Progress Ave.
Siloam Springs, AR
Start and Finish Line:
Sue Anglin Rd., behind the football stadium
Race Expo/Packet Pick-up (same location):
Siloam Springs High School
Saturday, November 5, 2016
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"To deny sex is to deny life. To reject art is to impoverish yourself, rejecting pleasure and growth. To accept sex and art together is to add to oneself, to be positive instead of negative. Erotic cinema . . . reveals us to ourselves with increasing artistry."
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"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."
Leonardo da Vinci
"There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them."
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"If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain."
Jimmy Buffett
"The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about."
Wayne Dyer
"Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection"
John Powell
"Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves."
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Managing an employee who likes being in control requires tact and honesty. If the employee brings valuable skills and performs well at your company, you may be tempted to overlook an inflated ego or refusal to share responsibilities equally with other members of a project team. Neglecting control-seeking behavior by an employee can cause unnecessary stress and tension and may lead to the loss of other talented employees.
1. Monitor the progress of projects to ensure team members meet scheduled milestones and deadlines. Investigate possible issues if deadlines are constantly missed or if substandard work is produced. Meet with team leaders and members to determine how project responsibilities have been assigned and how team members work together. If one employee refuses to share his knowledge with the rest of the team or fails to complete tasks on time and does not ask for help or guidance, it may be due to employee control issues.
2. Review past performance reviews to determine if the employee had similar issues on other projects. Meet with the employee to hear his side of the story. Employees who want to control the workplace do not like to ask for advice or accept help from co-workers, may withhold useful information to appear more valuable to the team and may act aggressive or rude to co-workers and clients.
3. Cross-train employees when possible to ensure that useful knowledge is shared throughout the group. For example, if one team member excels in creating slide show presentations, ask the team member to train others in the group. Ask employees to send daily or weekly progress reports concerning project tasks to ensure completion. Take a controlling employee off the project or assign him tasks that do not require interaction with other members of the team.
4. Issue a verbal or written warning if the behavior continues or worsens. Record all instances of controlling or aggressive behavior. Determine whether the employee is still an asset to your business or if termination is in order.
- Provide constructive feedback during performance reviews to controlling employees to help alter their behavior. Feedback may include betters ways to interact with team members and clients and ways to participate in team projects through the sharing of information.
- Consistently pointing out controlling behavior may lead to the employee's resignation which could cause your company to lose an otherwise valuable employee.
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Free Drug Rehabs and Detox centers : How Do I Choose The Best Free Drug Rehab
The qualifications of getting the free utility differ from one entity to another depending on their line of interest. Before enrolling for any service being offered by the organization as a client, you need to ensure that your interest is in line with the interest of the entity offering you the free service.
Some of the companies offering free rehab include the following Free Rehabs centers:
State-Funded Rehab
The government has been funding a number of rehabs so as to provide local people who can pay for the utility. They have been able to achieve this by simply providing the utility through substance abuse treatment centers which are found in many parts of the country. There are a number of qualifications one need to have before getting the service.
Here is important knowledge on Free Drug Rehabs. We have the prime substance for Free Drug Rehabs. Check it out for yourself! You can find How Do I Choose The Best Free Drug Rehab guide and read the latest Free Drug Rehabs and Detox centers in here.


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Situation With IP Rights In Russia Continues To Deteriorate27/03/2017 by Eugene Gerden for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe situation with IP rights in Russia is steadily deteriorating, which is mainly due to the recently imposed restrictions for foreign biopharmaceutical companies to participate in public procurement procedures in Russia, the encouragement of parallel imports, as well as the increased consumption of pirated software, according to recent statements of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade and local analysts in the field of IP protection.
The Changing Perspective Of Well-Known Trademarks In India22/03/2017 by Guest contributor for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentThe innovative advertisements of famous trademarks we come across remind us of the image they have created in our minds and the quality of the respective products or services they reflect. Millions are spent by the owners of such marks to build their reputation and maintain their popularity in this competitive globalised world.
Intellectual Property: A Very Short Introduction, New From Oxford University Press20/03/2017 by Kim Treanor for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentIn Intellectual Property: A Very Short Introduction, by Siva Vaidhyanathan, readers are introduced to the basics of intellectual property, framed in a way that illustrates how intellectual property both shapes and is shaped by larger economic, political and social contexts.
Paint Medical Patents Green Or Improve Efficacy08/03/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentWhen the holder of a medical patent finds herself on the patent cliff, staring into the abyss of a patentless and incomeless future, she will become very ingenious in applying for new uses, new pathways of delivery and new doses of the known substance. Painting a new layer of green over the patent that must give the impression of a new invention. It is the duty of the legislator to limit this kind of behavior if it stifles access to generic medicines. How can the interests of patent holders and patients be reconciled?
IP Scholars Warn About Stringent Copyright Rules In Asian RCEP Agreement27/02/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentAs negotiations take place this week in Japan for a free trade agreement covering the Asia-Pacific region, a group of intellectual property scholars is calling for the public interest to be clearly considered in the copyright rules of the future agreement.
Hepatitis C Patent Challenges In India, Argentina To Allow Generic Production14/02/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentResistance to high prices for hepatitis C drugs is ongoing as five new challenges against patents have been filed in India and Argentina, according to sources. Those challenges aim at allowing the production and distribution of affordable generic versions of new hepatitis C medicines (direct-acting antivirals).
New Policies On Technology Transfer In China: Granting More Autonomy To Universities10/02/2017 by Guest contributor for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentAccording to a recent circular released by the Chinese ministries of education, and science and technology, universities established by the state have autonomy in technology transfer (see the original news here). Unless the scientific and technological achievements concern national security, national interests, and major public interests, it is unnecessary to report to the ministry of finance or management department. All income gained from the technology transfer belongs to the universities.
Year Ahead: A Rather Speculative Year In Global Trade01/02/2017 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentAn interesting year lies ahead for trade policymakers. With US President Donald Trump sticking to his "America First" announcement pulling back from the Trans-Pacific Partnership right away, a new trade (world) order might be in the making. In every crisis, there is opportunity, Argentinian Trade Minister Susana Malcora said in Davos during the January World Economic Forum (WEF) where the business elite otherwise traded concerns at the beginning of an unpredictable year 2017.
US Biotech Industry To India's Modi: Follow Our IP Practices, Get 'Tidal Wave' Of Investment13/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentUS Biotechnology Innovation Organization CEO Jim Greenwood told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week if he follows western practices on intellectual property protection, his country would see a "tidal wave" of biotech industry investment.
After 15 Years In WTO, China Still Weak On Many IP Rights Rules, US Says10/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentInnovation and intellectual property rights have set the United States apart from competitors in recent history, and China seems intent on closing that gap any way it can. A US trade office report out this week on China's compliance with World Trade Organization rules 15 years after accession show the magnitude of China's continuing compliance problems related to intellectual property rights.


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We're Moving! Certain City of London services will be relocating to Citi Plaza this spring.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2012
10 things I've learnt recently
Photo taken at the Earthfair market
1. Working from home has a lot of perks, but it's also so much easier to get distracted.
2. The EarthFair market in Noordhoek is a cool place to chill and eat on a Thursday night.
3. People who say "promise I won't bite" have probably bitten someone before.
4. THESE are some of the top excuses for not living your dream life (cool article).
5. The TV series Touch, starring Kiefer Sutherland, is such a feel good show. So sweet.
6. I don't even have to look for chocolates and treats, they just keep finding me.
7. Sometimes you have to take steps back to move forward.
8. Tough times remind you just how many supportive people you have in your life.
9. The eleven winning photos of the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012 are awesome. You can see them all HERE.
10. This quote is good to remember: "Everything we run away from has power over us; everything we go through, we conquer."- Joyce Meyer
What have you learnt lately?
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1) That the Cape Town marathon is fast approaching. And I haven't done much training. And that my biggest concern for the day is whether or not I'll look cute. I'm actually planning to buy a whole new running outfit for the day. What is wrong with me>>>
2) Also my ass looks good in running pants. True story.
3) That you should never wear lacy panties on a run. You chafe in ALL the wrong places. Not that there is a right place to chafe ...
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What an improvement. And such a simple idea. I love it. Don't forget to join me for More The Merrier Monday and link up all of your great projects.http://diyhshp.blogspot.com
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Applications must include curriculum vitae, transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy, a research plan including resource requirements and undergraduate student involvement, and the names and contact information (email, phone number, address) of at least three references. Email applications to firstname.lastname@example.com for Rajib Ganguly, Chair Physics Search Committee, Department of Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics, University of Michigan-Flint, 303 E Kearsley Street, Flint, MI 48502-1950. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
Teaching a wide range of physics courses and advising students.
Developing a research program involving undergraduate students that leads to refereed publications along with securing the necessary resources for that program.
Performing professional service at the department, college, and university levels including student recruitment, as well as engagement of the community.
Required Qualifications*
Minimum requirements are as follows:
Advanced ABD's who will complete their Ph.D. by the time of appointment will also be considered
Potential for or evidence of high quality teaching in an undergraduate physics program
Record of published research
Desired Qualifications*
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Ph.D. in Experimental Physics or closely related discipline.
Potential for high quality teaching in an undergraduate physics program
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Potential for utilization of the existing research facilities.
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The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
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Club Scrap "Transformations" Blog Hop
Welcome to my blog today!! Its been a nightmare of a month "electronically" speaking in my household. To start with, my laptop died and its been 3 weeks now with no computer - talk about me going crazy. Then we started losing wireless signal in our house every time the microwave was being used, but it started getting worse and we kept getting dropped constantly. I ended up having to buy a new router. Then it turns out our phone company, who our internet service provider works through, has over sold internet service in our town, so every night - like clock work - our internet quits working at 8:15pm. I almost didn't think I would be able to get a blog post done this month. I am working on my son's tablet to get this done. And I am crossing my fingers I will get my laptop back by the end of this week!!So this month I wanted to make something that I could use to carry all my ATC cards to retreat next week and in turn, have a place to store the ones I get from the other lovely ladies at retreat!! I found a project that was a photo album wallet. I used the same technique, but modified the measurements to hold ATC cards instead of photos. I also added a ribbon to make the wallet more of a purse. There is 4 sections each holding 6 ATC's. I also added a clip with ribbons and a pen. Now to finish up the ATC cards before retreat!!
Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy my project and find it inspiring!!
Now would you like to see some more great creative ideas using this month's kit from ClubScrap??? Just check out the next participant in the Blog Hop, please visit Cat Confer for more! You can also visit ClubScrap's Blog for the full list of participants.
The majority of the materials used in this project are from ClubScrap. TFL DebDuzScrappin


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The Bourns Technology Center is home to several emerging high-tech companies in Riverside, California. It is dedicated to providing a strong partnership between resident companies and the community. The Bourns Technology Center is located at the entrance to one of the fastest developing industrial locations in Riverside- Hunter Industrial Park. The Bourns Technology Center is a place where companies can work effortlessly and prosper.
In 2012, the City of Riverside was recognized as one of the top seven Intelligent Communities of the Year by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). This recognition is awarded to communities who understand the vast challenges of the Broadband Economy and can prosper in the conditions. According to the Intelligent Community Forum, the Broadband Economy is the product of high-speed and low-cost communications and information technologies on both a global and local level. The Bourns Technology Center welcomes and encourages high-tech start-up and light manufacturing companies to make the Bourns Technology Center their new home.
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Wailea Maui Condos For Sale in Wailea Resort
Wailea Resort is one of the those island destinations that you will always savor your visit to Maui. Looking to buy a condo in Wailea Maui. There are endless beautiful beaches, world class golf courses, and luxurious Hotels. You also have meticulous Wailea oceanfront condominiums villa units at Wailea Beach Villas and Wailea Elua beachfront condominiums. Other popular destinations include Ho'olei Wailea Villas and Wailea Ekolu over looking Wailea Resort. From this webpage you can view all active Wailea condos for sale in Wailea Maui. I have worked on many of Wailea's finest developments, so give me a call with all your Wailea real estate needs
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Amiga Posters
Amiga posters, printed on a nice thin soft mint paper with a fine texture.
Posted at 4:39 pm on August 8, 2008 | Leave a comment | Filed Under: Poster | Tagged: amiga, poster amigazine | Continue reading
Amigazine is a small zine that I recently started its going to get distrubuted out soon here in Perth, its about video game music from the 80s and 90's particlar from sega mega drive, snes and pc. Its square format been folded into four parts. On the cd is the SPC soundrack a mp3 conversion […]