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It's inevitable that we unconsciously join a bandwagon of misconception believers at times. Truth is, we weren't even aware that they were misconceptions. Rather, we believed that they were universal facts. What are some of the lies we used to believe?
It's Zero Gravity on Outer Space
No, it's not zero gravity on outer space. Truth is, there's a weaker form of gravity in there, as compared to the gravity on the earth's surface. So, astronauts fall very slowly along with the station. The outcome? It's the popular thing we heard a thousand times in science: weightlessness.
Potato Chips Are Pure Potatoes
Potato chips aren't pure potatoes at all. Usually, they are a combination of starch, flour, water, and 40% potatoes. This is the reason why potato chips are smooth in texture and their edges are even.
Flying Moths Eat Clothes
Grown-up moths don't eat clothes. The culprit is their maggots. Moths like so much to live and lay eggs on fur. When these eggs are hatched, maggots come out and eventually, they start nibbling the fabrics.
Owls Are Short-Legged
Looks can be deceiving. Owls appear as short-legged birds. But someone got curious. Then, this person lifted the bird a little. That was the moment when owls proved our judgmental eyes wrong. They are actually long-legged birds!
Napoleon Bonaparte Was a Short Guy
At the time of Napoleon's reign, men in France have an average height of 5 feet and three inches or 5 feet and four inches. Nevertheless, the emperor's height was 5 feet and 6 inches. So, compared to his peers, Napoleon is actually tall.


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I just happened to glance out the window at the garden in time to see these little gold finches passing through the other day. They didn't stay long. I hadn't seen them around here before or since.
My camera doesn't zoom very tight, so it's kind of hard to see them…
After a little while, they were joined by two more males.
I pulled in the zoom with Photoshop, but the resolution is not so great, but at least you can see them. I need a new camera!
They were picking at the seed heads on these pink cosmos. I wouldn't have thought the plant's gangly stems could hold them. They must be lighter than they look.

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Permanent residents arriving in Canada on or after 28 June, 2002 apply for a Permanent Resident Card as part of the landing process. It is necessary to supply a Canadian residential address at the time of landing.
When you receive your permanent residence card (PR Card) after being granted residency in Canada you will notice that:
· It is only valid for five years.
· After five years you will need to apply for a replacement card, which is issued subject to you having kept to the original residency requirements.
In order to keep your permanent residency status you need to have lived in Canada for:
· At least two years within the five year period.
· You can also loose residency status, if convicted of a serious crime.
On June 16th Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced changes to the way in which PR cards are replaced.
"Instead of having to send in your existing PR card with your renewal application you
keep your card until it is exchanged. There is also no longer a need to have a guarantor signature or to sign a statutory declaration in lieu of a guarantor."
The changes make it much easier for permanent residents to continue traveling whilst their replacement card application is being processed. As a permanent resident you need to show your PR card in order to re-enter Canada via commercial transportation after visiting another country.
Without a valid PR card you will not be allowed to board commercial transportation back to Canada. You should check the expiry date of your PR card and apply for a new one well before the date.


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To Pray and To Work. Ora et Labora. This is the motto of the Benedictines. We celebrate today the founder of the Benedictines: Saint Benedict. Most versions of community life have their roots in the ideas of Saint Benedict. The motto suggests a pattern for life. The Benedictine Order is a contemplative one, so it is easy to see the value of prayer in what is done. But they also needed to be self-sufficient, and so they worked. So today there is a question for each of us: How is it we sanctify our work? How does our work inform our experience of God?
Homily given at Mercy Hospital, Creve Coeur, Missouri, on July 11, 2018
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Clockwise from top left: Edward Bess Compact Rouge for Lips and Cheeks in #02 Love Affair, $38; Stila Convertible Color in Sweet Pea, $25; Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Blush in #5 Nip Slip, $26; Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge for Lips and Cheeks in Rose, $25; and Josie Maran Coconut Watercolor Cheek Gelee in Pink Escape, $22. Click each link for more information.
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I know, it's hard to find a product these days that doesn't have a touch of disco shine to it. But I'd ask you not to fear that shimmer entirely.
Most baked or powder blushes want to help the skin look more luminous and glowing rather than flat and matte, which is what would happen if there wasn't any shimmer or particles to add dimension to the blush. So, a little bit isn't going to make you look like a Solid Gold dancer, but if you want to avoid it altogether, you're best served going with a cream blush or a tint, no matter what the hue. The hues above have zero shimmer but will give you great, even results that will help you glow.
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Buffington Funeral Home in Shiner, Texas, understands the importance of preserving personal legacies in our historic community. We draw inspiration from the elements that make life vivid. A favorite color, beloved song or lifelong hobby can make a special appearance within a service to create a personalized connection.
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Each person's life is unique—and deserves to be celebrated in a unique way. At Buffington Funeral Home, our team excels at creating one-of-a-kind tributes that celebrate a loved one's passions and personality. Imagine a motorcycle processional with his treasured chopper leading the way. Envision a bridge tournament with a personalized deck of playing cards for each guest. From music and flowers to keepsakes and decor, we handle all of the details—no matter how big or small.
When you walk through our doors, we want you to feel at home. Our chapel welcomes guests from all backgrounds, cultures and faiths. We personally receive guests before and after each service at our chapel.
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A truly stunning modern family home set in the picturesque village of Milford. Spacious family accommodation comprising of three double bedrooms, generous kitchen with dining, lounge, family bathroom and ground floor W/C. This property takes advantage of an end plot offering a large rear garden and private parking area. It has been maintained to an excellent standard and can only be appreciated on inspection.
Star Features
Reception : 4.9 x 3.87
A beautiful family lounge area with laminate wooden flooring and understairs storage.
Ground floor W/C: 1.6 X 1.1
To include two flush W/C, pedestal wash hand basin and ceramic floor tiling.
Kitchen: 4.9 x 3.8
A generous kitchen and dining space with high and low level fitted units, 1.5 ceramic sink and drainer, space to house fridge/ freezer, dishwasher and washing machine. Integrated oven, hob and extractor fan. Ceramic wall and floor tiling. French doors to rear patio area.
Bathroom: 2.4 x 1.9
A family bathroom with four piece white suite comprising of corner bath with telephone mixer taps, low flush W/C, pedestal wash hand basin and separate shower enclosure. Ceramic wall and floor tiling.
Bedroom 1: 3.6 x 2.8
Rear aspect double bedroom.
Bedroom 2: 4.5 x 2.6
A spacious second bedroom with frontal aspect.
Bedroom 3: 2.5 x 1.9
Frontal aspect.
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A generous plot offering large rear garden with patio. Enclosed with panel fencing.
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Is it us, or does coffee just taste better in an attractive mug?
Either way, you can't go wrong with this creative collection of ceramic mugs that each make the perfect coffee break buddy or thoughtful gift.
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Our mugs are printed on demand just for you. Please allow for 4-8 business days + shipping.
About the Artist, Lee Jaworek
Lee Jaworek grew up in the Washington D.C. area. He calls his work "Artism" as it expresses his perception of the world: through the prism of autism.
Lee possesses a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Washington. His paintings and prints have been exhibited in the Virginia State Capitol and Virginia's Athenaeum Art Gallery, among others. Though acrylic painting is Lee's favorite medium, he continues to study various painting techniques and believes that "each color is just as important as every other color." He is intense in his execution, and definite about his selection of subject. Lee is living independently thanks to hard work and excellent support from his parents and aides.


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Climate and average weather in Bonaire, St Eustatius, Saba
The weather and climate in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba is very constant due its proximity to the equator. The islands location also ensures that it will remain out of reach for most tropical storms. The weather and climate is tropical, it's hot and dry but still there is some moist. The constant high temperatures provide a real tropical feel.
The temperature in the coldest months, January and February have an average of 29 degrees Celsius (84°F) during the day and 25 degrees Celsius (77°F) during the night. The warm months are September and October with 31 degrees (87°F' during the day and 27 degrees (80°F) at night. The average rainfall of about 15 millimeters (0.59 inch) and nine hours of sun per day makes the weather and climate a major reason for people to visit Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba.
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text: Seller: adoramacamera (514,277) 99.8%, Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey, Ships to: US, CA, Item: 333142485738 Ilford Multigrade FB Warmtone VC Variable Contrast B W Enlarging Paper - 8x10"-250 Sheets - Glossy SurfaceSKU: ILMFW810250GMfr. Part: 1865426 DescriptionILFORD MULTIGRADE FB WARMTONE is a premium quality, variable contrast black & white photographic paper on a heavyweight, baryta coated, fibre base. It has been designed for ultimate image quality, with warm image tones and a high response to toning techniques and has long been regarded as the discerning printers first choice. The advanced emulsion design means that MULTIGRADE FB WARMTONE delivers luxuriously rich prints with warm deep blacks and creamy whites. It is also highly responsive to toning, chemical reduction and retouching techniques. MULTIGRADE FB is also available in [Neutral] and [Cooltone] variants and is compatible with the ILFORD optimum permanence wash sequence. MULTIGRADE FB WARMTONE is part of the ILFORD MULTIGRADE system and seven full grades of contrast can be achieved when used with ILFORD MULTIGRADE filters. It can be used with most common safelights for black & white darkroom paper. WHO WE ARE Adorama is one of the nation's largest Photographic retail and mail order suppliers. For over 35 years we have been serving professionals as well as amateurs in the photographic, video, digital imaging and telescope fields. We offer the best combination of quality services, vast selection, knowledgeable staff, and competitive pricing. Adorama Camera is your #1 source for the best and newest products in the photographic industry, and the largest inventory of items such as Digital Cameras, Digital Camera Accessories, Memory Cards, 35mm Cameras, Medium Format Cameras, Lenses, Video Cameras, TV's, MP3 Players, Binoculars, Telescopes, Scanners, Inkjet, Dye-Sub & Laser Printers, Office Fax machines, Shredders, Projectors, Inkjet Paper, Photographic Accessories, Filters, Batteries, Cases, Tripods, Flashes, Lighting & Studio Equipment, Film, Darkroom Products and Audio Video Equipment. All new equipment comes with all of the factory included accessories, including a full manufacturer's warranty, unless otherwise noted. We only post items that are in-stock and ready to ship. PAYMENT Paypal with Immediate Pay is our only method of payment. Your Paypal account must be a Verified Paypal account. In an effort to comply with our Authorized Dealer contracts with the manufacturers and to best control our inventory levels we reserve the right to limit quantities or cancel orders to Resellers and Exporters. Please note: Inventory is not reserved until the item is paid for. Please include a phone number as the carriers and our Trucking Companies require it. For shipments in New York and New Jersey, we are required to collect the appropriate sales tax. INTERNATIONAL International taxes and duties: International shipments may be subject to import fees, duties and taxes, which are levied once a shipment reaches the respective country, in addition to the brokerage fees/custom clearance charges which may be imposed by the carrier. These charges must be borne by the recipient. Adorama has no control over these charges and cannot predict what they might be. 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Gift Invoices may be requested if you contact us immediately after payment during business hours. No guarantees for other times. Shipment errors due to a bad address entered by the buyer and will not be credited for shipping charges if returned or at all if lost or abandoned by the carrier. We supply tracking information directly to your eBay account within 24 hours after the shipment leaves our warehouse. Please make sure to check your eBay email address and that it does not go into spam or junk. Approved Change Requests may not be updated on eBays portal, please check the emails. Returns For the first 30 days from date of receipt of your purchase you may return the merchandise for a full money back refund, excluding any shipping charges (for items which we offer free shipping, our standard shipping charges will be deducted from any refund or credit). Returned or exchanged products must be in brand-new, mint condition. 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Alerts & News
Getting around Duke can sometimes be a challenge. Check the Parking & Transportation web site for news and alert information.
Duke's Parking and Transportation Services offers free bus routes throughout campus and the medical center, as well as service to Erwin Mill and even UNC. Duke offers GoPass, a free local and regional bus pass, to students and eligible Duke staff and faculty. There are DATA buses that run to and from Duke to all points in Durham, and Triangle Transit Authority has trip planners and even plans for light rail in the future.
Parking and Permits
As home to 30,000 employees, parking is a complex business at Duke. Parking and Transportation Services has developed parking access for faculty, staff and visitors - with fines for parking outside designated areas (though there is an appeal process). Employees and departments must have permits for their designated parking areas, though there may be alternative rules for some areas such as the Libraries, Continuing Studies and the American Tobacco Campus.
Duke Vans
Duke operates vans that are available for students and employees during specified hours to and from campus and Medical Center areas where bus service is not available. The buses are available on demand by calling (919) 684-2020 and offer an alternative to walking alone or in isolated areas of campus.
Alternative Transportation
Duke supports alternative forms of transportation including carpools and rideshares, buses, biking, flexible work options and, of course, walking the beautiful campuses - no matter your destination.
Disability Management
With Duke's emphasis on diversity we strive to provide all people the same options and accessibility, whether in classrooms, dorms & offices or parking. Duke also offers disability assistance in academics or on the web. And the Duke libraries provide extensive array of accessibility resources and information.
Do you know the difference between the French Family Science Center, the Duke Family Medicine Center and the Science Building (formerly Duke University Art Museum)? What about the Art Building? The Nasher Museum of Art? The Smith Arts Warehouse? Find parking, residences, theaters and more with the Campus Map.


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Hawaiian Holidays: 3rd Night Free at Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele
It's hard to believe that summer is nearly over, and it's almost back-to-school time for the kids. But before stocking up on backpacks and school supplies, why not pack up the family for one last summer adventure? The Four Seasons Resort Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele is offering a special value for parents looking to linger longer for less in Hawai'i. Nestled within the lush central highlands of the private Hawaiian island of Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele is the ideal getaway for families. Tee off on the 18-hole putting course – a cross between miniature golf and a real putting challenge - or visit Lana'i Pine Sporting Clays and Archery Range for an afternoon of archery and clay shooting. Go horseback riding through Koele's picturesque upcountry and learn about the island's history.
The "Stay Longer" promotion means a complimentary third night when you book two consecutive nights at the resort. What's more, Four Seasons offers free meals for its youngest guests, welcome amenities for children, and Kids For All Seasons programming for children five to 12. There's also a Surf Shack Teen Center featuring video game stations, a pool table and lounge area for those aged 13-17 at Manele Bay. Rates for the package start at $295 and are valid on new bookings only. Three night minimum stay required; subject to availability.


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First dates can be pretty nerve wracking for both parties. Finding the right place for a date is very important. The right restaurant and the type of date can make or break the mood. Since first impressions count greatly, the success of your date hangs in the balance.
Looking to impress that babe you like so much? Our friends at Tastetales, an online food and restaurant review company are here to give you an insight on amazing places in Accra one could send their date. These places were chosen with the budget, atmosphere and the side attractions in mind.
1. Le Must
It's a French restaurant located in Labone and the Accra mall. It opens from 12:00pm – 3:00pm, 6:00pm to 11:00pm. The prices on the menu range from GHc15-GHc90. The menu has vegetarian options which makes it a perfect choice for an earth lover. It's cozy with good ambience which is essential for a good heart-to-heart convo *winks*. You can be assured of tasty meals with good portions. You won't just go home with a full tummy. You are sure to score a second date too!
Buka is a personal favourite. They open from 12:00pm to 10:00pm. If you are looking for something local and African, Buka is your place. The setting gives you a feel of an authentic African restaurant. The wait staff are friendly, responsive and very professional. Buka is a good pick for a first date because of the comfort it exudes. The ambience is not overly stiff or formal so there is really no pressure to be prim and proper. The restaurant gives of relaxed and beautiful vibe, which is essential for a first date. You don't want to put pressure on your date's table manners and etiquette. The regular menu at Buka consists of eclectic dishes from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria and Senegal. The menu has a price range of GHc30 to GHc400 which has a guaranteed rich taste of mouth-watering dishes. In addition, Buka also offers specific Ghanaian and Nigerian specialities throughout the working week. The food served is very tasty and well spiced. Buka is known for its wide array of Ghanaian and African dishes. In the evenings, there is a relay of mouth-watering grills in the open-air inducing a welcoming atmosphere. Its suitable for light conversation that a first date requires.
3. Coco Lounge
As cliché as it seems coco lounge is a pretty decent place for a first date. It's located in the Icon House, Stanbic Heights building (Airport). They open from 09:00am to 11:00pm. From an exciting breakfast to a delicious dinner Coco Lounge is your best choice. There's good lighting and television screens for the football enthusiasts who would not want to miss a game. You could at least see that spectacular goal while paying attention to your date. All in all, it has a cozy setting and has great food.
Marvels is an especially awesome place for a first date because you can play mini golf and eat all at the same time. Marvels features Owura Jazz every Wednesday for all Jazz music lovers. The golf course is well equipped and you can learn how to play mini golf with your date. The playful competitiveness will help break the ice on a first date. You can listen to refined jazz music and treat yourselves to good drinks, delicious food and a cool breeze.
Pinocchio is in both Osu and East Legon and it opens from 8:00am – 12:00am. It's an ideal place for a date with a sweet tooth. Pinocchio is especially amazing when the date is for something light after a movie. Pinocchio has a wide array of ice cream flavors. Their menu includes crepes, pancakes, waffles, sandwiches and wraps. The setting is light and fun as well. Wait staff is friendly and helpful especially when it comes to choosing the flavor of ice-cream you want.
To conclude, first date is a delicate game of chess that needs to be played properly. We however can't guarantee every first date will be awesome, but if you follow the road map above it surely won't be horrible. Most importantly never forget one thing, Be YOURSELF!


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When you live in a small home, you might feel claustrophobic or cluttered, especially if you live with other people. Family is one thing—but a small home filled with roommates is another matter altogether. However, you can make your small home appear spacious with a few interior décor hacks.
Mount Mirrors to Reflect the Sunlight and Open Spaces
Reflective and gorgeous as décor accents, mirrors capture and send back light fragments. With well-placed mirrors, you can light an entire room without ever turning on a lamp. Not only a great way to save money, an illuminated room looks spacious and open.
Invest in a Double-Purpose Furniture, like a Storage Ottoman
Double-purpose furnishings are investments, for sure. Storage ottomans, for example, are fantastic because you can keep your home clutter-free with the storage space within the ottoman. Then put your feet up and relax. It's comfort and purpose all in one.
Paint with Lighter, Soothing Colors
Lighter colors are naturally soothing to your eyes, mind, and mood. Colors should remind you of something positive and relaxing—such as the beach on a beautiful day, the stillness in the air after a cleansing rainstorm, or rows of wisteria trees in the springtime. Blues, lavenders, and even a few pastel greens are good paint choices to soothe your senses. Lighter colors also give the illusion of spaciousness by "opening" a space to allow more natural light in.
Avoid Loud, Bold Accessories
Loud, bold are accessories are okay in strict moderation—a polka-dotted rainbow vase here, some bright red and green Christmas curtains there. But too many of these tacky, vibrant accessories can be too much. If your room is overwhelmed with accessories, then you can consider those accessories clutter.
Shelves Offer Spaciousness and Tidiness
When you live in a small home, the worst thing you can do is accumulate meaningless stuff. Everything you decorate with, or own, should have some sort of purpose, whether it's to relax on, clean with, or watch. However, some people collect things, like snowglobes from different cities or banned books from nationwide literary lists. In these cases, shelves are your best bet for storage, spaciousness, and tidiness.
When your small home just feels a little too small, you should strive to add space with the aforementioned hacks. The longer you live in your new place, the more décor hacks you will come up with all on your own. Plus, you could always garner start-up advice from a local remodeling contractor or interior designer.
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Malaria mosquito groups surprisingly do mix and match, new study finds
(Phys.org) —A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and in Mali finds that many of the assumptions underlying current thinking about the genetics of two key subgroups of malaria mosquitoes are false.
For the past decade, scientists around the world have intensely studied the two forms of the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. It was thought that the mosquitoes in the two subgroups—known as the M and S forms—rarely mated outside of their groups, and, just this year, the two were recognized as distinct species.
The new study shows, however, that although the M and S subgroups have developed distinct genetic profiles, there actually continues to be significant exchange of genes between the two groups due to crossbreeding. These findings appear online in the Nov. 19 Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Developing an accurate picture of gene flow through matings within and between these two mosquito groups could prove key to preventing the spread of malaria. The deadly mosquito-transmitted disease annually kills more than 660,000 people around the world, mostly in Africa.
In this study, lead authors Gregory Lanzaro and Yoosook Lee, both medical entomologists in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and their colleagues showed that hybridization, or mating, between the M and S groups was far higher than previously assumed.
"It is critical that we understand the movement of genes between these two forms of the African malaria mosquito," Lanzaro said.
He and Lee noted that researchers need to know whether genes for traits like insecticide resistance are shared between the two malaria mosquito subgroups. This information also is important because some of the techniques that appear to be most promising for controlling malaria involve the movement of genes from genetically modified mosquitoes into natural mosquito populations.
The researchers added that the findings also are significant for evolutionary biologists, confirming that the malaria mosquito is a good model for studying gene flow between groups, as well as how species evolve.
The new results show that the frequency of hybrid, or crossbred, individuals in a population ranges from 5 percent to 97 percent, compared to the earlier estimates of less than one percent. Although the M and S hybrids generated in the laboratory are normal in every sense, the new study demonstrates that this is not true in nature, where hybrids are common but less fit than other mosquitoes.
The study included data gathered during 21 years from a single village in Mali. The data, representing approximately 250 mosquito generations, revealed that mating behaviors were temporarily unstable. For example, in one year, the rate of crossbreeding between the two groups jumped from the usual zero percent to 12 percent.
Analysis of the distribution of M and S genetic variations at three regions of the genome demonstrated that strong genetic selection prevented transfer of two of the three regions from one group to the other. However, one region of the genome successfully crossed the reproductive barrier from the S subgroup into the M subgroup. This region presumably contained a gene or genes beneficial to the M form mosquitoes.


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Sunday Morning Service
10am each Sunday includes (usually in this order):
- Choral Anthem by our choir
- Hymns (to the music of our fine heritage organ)
- Scripture Readings. These are usually taken from the lectionary.
- Children's talk (children move to our very active Sunday School at its finish. There is an area up the back of the church with toys and books for parents wishing to stay with younger children in church)
- Youth stay in the church and their activities are held after morning tea
- Sermon
- Prayers
- Communion (on the first Sunday of the month, children return for this).
Recordings of Sunday services available from the office.
The service is simultaneously translated into Bari as required.
At 11:15am we move downstairs for morning tea and chat over Fair trade tea/coffee and biscuits. Cordial is provided for children and cold water in hot weather. Follow the crowd through the doors behind the worship area and down the internal stairs. Alternatively leave via the main entrance or the side door and enter the hall via the ramp on the south side of the church.
About the building
Wheelchair access into the church is through the side door in Stanley Street. Wheelchair access to the hall is via the ramp on the southern side of the church.
Toilets are located downstairs, off the passage between the hall and the southern entrance to the hall (down the ramp).
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This is a place of public worship for all. If you are worshipping with us on a day when we celebrate Communion (the first Sunday of each month) please feel welcome to participate in the partaking of bread and wine. We do it in a special way that strengthens the common bond between each of us and God.


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Although globalizers play a critical role in the digital age, a number of them feel invisible in global organizations. Elevating globalization from being a cost driver to a profit driver takes a lot of effort and time.
Each year, EContent magazine compiles a list of the 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry.
Voting is now closed. We'll announce the results of the first-ever EContent 100 list chosen by the people!
There is no one way to establish a brand newsroom. Small and medium-sized companies can follow larger enterprise examples, but will likely see the most success if they tailor their own newsroom to accommodate their goals.
Posted Oct 31, 2016
Visitors are three times as likely to convert on your LinkedIn page as they are on your Facebook or Twitter pages. So building a strong presence on LinkedIn can be beneficial for your business. Fortunately, the apps that are available cover a multitude of functions, allowing you to organize and streamline your LinkedIn marketing efforts.
Posted Oct 28, 2016
A recent commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of commercetools confirmed traceable business benefits of content commerce strategies. More than half (51%) of companies who have combined their content and commerce strategies say increased sales are a main driver. However, the study also exposes the technological and organizational challenges that need to be overcome to capitalize on content commerce in the long term.
Posted Oct 27, 2016
Social media gives content a voice. It is one of the most effective tools for businesses to attract new customers, build loyalty, and increase conversions. Being social offers brands in any industry the opportunity to engage and interact with audiences. Here are six ideas you should consider when pairing content marketing with your social media strategies.
Searchmetrics expanded its pilot program for its agile content development platform. The Searchmetrics Content Experience is pathfinding software that lets users create content optimized to stand atop search page rankings.
Posted Oct 25, 2016
Gilbane 2016 presenter Bruno Herrmann gave us a preview of the many lessons he will be sharing in his workshop on content globalization. You can now sign-in to see the webinar on-demand.
Posted Oct 10, 2016
Marketers, intranet managers, publishers, and the IT professionals that support them not only need to understand the specific product technologies that support core domain functions, they also need a working knowledge of the technologies they interact, integrate, and overlap with.
Posted Oct 07, 2016
Contently, a content marketing technology solution, launched Contently Live, a customizable content hub developed specifically for marketers. Contently Live was designed to drive the business results—like lead generation, audience attention, and revenue—that marketers are responsible for, without the hassle of having to build or maintain code on a website or microsite.
Posted Oct 06, 2016
Edition Digital, the company behind the Smart Digital Publishing System, a SaaS publishing platform, introduced its new solution - a content hub. The cloud-based content distribution service enables you to create, edit, and manage a collection of third party feeds as well as your own articles and digital editions.
Therefore, from a content strategy point of view, "What's our purpose?" is the most pragmatic question you can ask yourself and your team from the outset of a content marketing initiative. We call this "Purpose-focused Content Marketing."
EContent's editor and author of Inside Content Marketing, Theresa Cramer, stopped by the Mobile Presence podcast to talk to Mobile Groove's Peggy Anne Salz, and Shahab Zargari, about the content marketing revolution, how mobile figures in, and why your team is so important. Listen here.
Posted Sep 30, 2016
Heading into the final quarter of 2016, marketing executives are feeling pressure from many sides of their organizations to produce great content, according to "Conquer Your Content: The Future of Content Marketing," a new study by Seismic and Gatepoint Research. In a survey of 100 B2B marketing executives primarily from Fortune 1000 companies, corporate demands for updated content, cross-department branding initiatives, and keeping up with one-off content requests from sales teams are listed among the most time-consuming and demanding issues.
Posted Sep 29, 2016
For many businesses content marketing is one of the largest and most profitable customer acquisition channels. To help stay top of mind and ahead of your competitors, it's vital to transform your content marketing and raise awareness. Here are some solutions to help your team take the lead in the "attention game."
Even as global readership rate increase across the digital news sector, UK publishers are struggling to adapt to the industry's shift from print to online media: PwC's latest Entertainment and Media report covering 2013-2017 projects that the UK's B2B publishers, newspapers, and consumer magazines will see a net fall in revenues over the next four years. With 22% of UK adults now using ad blocking software, native content is proving to be a smarter way for publishers to replace print ad revenue than banner ads and popups.
Posted Sep 28, 2016
If you're a publisher or brand looking to get into branded content, it's no surprise you're probably feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. That particular marketing realm can be tricky, but it becomes less so when you embark on your branded content journey with a solid plan of action in mind. To help you prepare, here are three areas to consider as you look to join the branded content game.
Posted Sep 15, 2016
HIRO Media, a programmatic online video ecosystem, announced a new Programmatic Video Content Marketing engine that it says is capable of delivering branded video content at scale to comScore's top 1000 online properties reaching more than 100 million unique viewers. HIRO Media developed its Programmatic Video Content Marketing engine in response to the growing demand for video content marketing solutions, and offers high quality video content, enhanced relevancy, and unobtrusive video advertisements at scale.
Posted Sep 13, 2016
Have you ever wondered what Jell-O and content marketing have to do with each other? Theresa Cramer explains on the WriterAccess podcast. She stopped by to promote her book, Inside Content Marketing, and had a great conversation about journalists, strategy, and much more. Listen here.
Posted Sep 08, 2016
Think of it as the secret ingredient that enables automated marketing programs to serve people-centric content. Social media, email acquisition and content publishing tools give brands the greenlight to publish directly to their audiences. Yet a publishing approach requires a journalist's mindset. And that starts with a story based on what the reader cares about, not your brand's message.
Posted Sep 07, 2016
As the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) defines it, "Content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience-and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action." It's the last bit of that definition that many companies are still struggling with, in part because it isn't often that we can point to this kind of content marketing and draw a straight line to a purchase. However, in the case of the REI app, I think I can do just that.
Posted Sep 06, 2016
One of the videos is a self-produced video that Rand and his team created at Moz, an SEO technology firm, and the other is a video that my agency produced of him speaking at one of our events several years ago. These two videos provide an opportunity to discuss the value of producing presentation videos, at two distinctly different levels of production value.
Posted Sep 01, 2016
The demand for content has grown significantly over the last few years. The interaction customers have with your brand during their buying lifecycle has become the critical differentiator in today's global marketplace. However, you may be surprised to find how much of an impact content can have on the customer and how it can guide the buyer's purchase decision. It can either win over a lifetime's worth of wallet-share or alienate a customer completely.
Posted Aug 30, 2016
Contently, a content marketing technology solution, announced the release of Contently Social, which includes enhanced social integrations and the expansion of its freelance creative network to include more than 600 social strategists and creators.
Posted Aug 25, 2016
EContent's editor, Theresa Cramer, stopped by SLMA Radio to talk about content marketing, her book, Inside Content Marketing, and why journalists should consider making a career change. Listen to the conversation here.
Posted Aug 19, 2016
Native advertising has become a chosen favorite over traditional advertising due to the ability to reach consumers through branded storytelling. Syracuse University's Online Masters of Science in Communication has created a detailed infographic that explores the essence of native advertising by addressing key elements such as growth, market landscape, and the impact on publications as well as readers.
Posted Aug 18, 2016
What do Uber, ipsy, and Fitbit have in common? Content marketing has worked wonders for each brand's reputation and reach. My team and I analyzed each company's approach in a recent project to examine the impact of a smart content strategy. Even if your business isn't mega successful, content marketing creates an even playing field by leveraging your potential reach. Here's what we found.
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Inspirational Contemporary Rugs at inspirational ambiences! Have you already felt that you are at an inspirational ambience where everything is connected? Here we present you living room rugs that are able to complete your home decor and that at the same time brings a irreplaceable connection with the others elements in the same living room. Join us, here we pretend to find the living room symphony, where every element have a place, making, so, inspiration.
A midcentury living room with warm colors, perfect for an autumn and winter décor. Brass, wood, twill and hand-tufted tencel work very well together. The blue twill accent chair with the small gold side table are the center pieces. KARA rug represents these overlapping threads with many beads, creating a round spreading pattern made out of hand-tufted tencel. This rug is also part of the fall trends and the modern rugs with the best design.
Large rugs that inspire a living room. Look at this one! This living room would not be the same, without it! The rug color is linked between the light that the windows allows and the color of the sofas.
Blue run the living room game. Look at this ambience and get inspired by the palette: blue, gold, grey, a touch of yellow. A look like that only could be concretized with that kind of rug.
Himba is a southern Angola tribe, who lives in a land isolated by deserts and mountains and dresses in strictly traditional ways. Himba is famous for their beautiful women painted with ochre and long tresses wrapped in red clay. They have an extreme capacity to survive in hard conditions, a remarkable feature from where HIMBA is born: a strong, powerful, red colored rug made from hand-knotted thin wool, taking to your home the warm sensations of Africa. This rug is from BRABBU, a notable brand that will be exposed at Maison&Objet 2018, once again, with new pieces! This trend show is also an opportunity to find the best designer rugs.
There are places where the natural harmony belongs to it. And so why? The best answer: good choices. At living rooms, precisely, the best answer is: good pieces choices. Since the sofas until the rugs. Here, you find a large rug that helps to bring a natural element to this broad living room. Pure, design, space, this is the living room inspiration, and at the same time the best rug description.
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My mother used to say, "You can't be unhappy and grateful at the same time." Over the years, I have found how right she was, in matters of the heart.
Often, we think of love as a big emotional experience and we put conditions on it. We think, if X, Y, and Z happen, I can experience love. We think of it as something outside ourselves that we suddenly arrive at one day. But actually that is not so.
I think of love like the air we are breathing. It's always there, even if we don't notice it. However, when our minds, emotions, preoccupations, shoulds, worries and doubts take over, they can profoundly interfere with experiencing the simple state of loving.
How do we access it? We need triggers so we can remind ourselves that love is always there. How do we know it in our hearts as a breathing, living, knowing, practical, grounded state of our daily existence? How do we know it when we feel challenged, when we're running to our jobs and our kids are throwing temper tantrums and we're late for the train and we can't find our keys? How do we find that love in the hustle and bustle of life? When we feel criticized and rejected? When we are judging ourselves and our circumstances? When we don't get what we want? When our colleague gets promoted for a job we wanted? When we ask for a raise and we don't get it? When the bills are mounting and we don't know how to pay them? Where is love then, and most importantly, how do we find it? How do we get back to our hearts? And why does it matter?
Here is the quickest fix for getting into your heart: BEING GRATEFUL. I believe that true gratitude can shift even the most negative emotions. As my mother used to say, we cannot occupy two conflicting states of emotion at the same time. If you are unhappy, challenged and feeling stuck, here is the key to shift: gratitude. "Change the channel to what you want to experience," was another one of my mother's favorite sayings.
Think about something you are grateful for. If the kids are screaming and they don't want to put their jackets on, maybe take a deep breath and pause, feel grateful that you have kids who have jackets and that you have enough money to get on the train and even the fact that there is a train. If you're upset that your colleague is getting a raise and promotion, can you take a moment to be really, really grateful that you still have a job?
I was recently watching the Oprah Lifeclass, where a mother talked about the call she got 11 years ago, when she learned her three daughters were in a terrible car accident. One daughter was told she'd never walk again. The other two daughters were in critical condition. They all survived to tell the story. The daughter who was told she couldn't walk now walks, and is pregnant. When Oprah asked the daughters what they learned from this tragedy, they all replied, "Never take anything for granted."
Life can change in an instant. I have never forgotten a quote I read in a Time magazine interview with Christopher Reeve, where he spoke about watching people do everyday things, like unbutton a jacket, pick up a fork, tie their shoes or walk up steps. He said, "If they only knew how lucky they are."
He said this as he lay there with doctors and nurses trying to help him move his limbs, hooked up to all kinds of medical machines, including a ventilator. I wonder, why is it that we have to wait for something so tragic to happen to be grateful for the miracle of our lives?
I had an experience the other morning that brought this point home. As I was getting out of bed, I was overwhelmed by the day's schedule, which was packed because I'm in the middle of my book tour for Unbinding the Heart. As I started to worry about how I would do it all, something inside said, "Get back to bed and start your day by being grateful." So I spent a half-hour going over all the things I am grateful for, starting with the miracle of my body, my family and friends and the opportunity to do something I really love. It's remarkable how, as I got out of bed, I had so much energy, joy and kept moving from one thing to the other without feeling overwhelmed. Riding the wave of gratitude can definitely keep your spirits high.
Gratitude leads to great-fullness, and this feeling of fullness is the entryway to our hearts when they are closed and shut off. Once we are in our hearts, we find solutions to the problems that once seemed overwhelming. Once you start on the road of gratitude, there is no limit, because there are so many things we take for granted and so many things we can be grateful for. Being in a state of gratitude can move you into a state of power and presence. From a state of gratitude, we can ask for help, and people are moved to help us. A state of gratitude puts us in a state of worthiness. In a state of worthiness, we know that we are not alone.
- Suspend all judgments of what is going on.
- Change the channel to being grateful for every little thing.
- Continue to be grateful and appreciative for things that are right in your life.
- Observe how with gratitude things can shift for you.
- Express your gratitude in words and actions to those around you.
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Exactly two weeks ago, I showed you the makeover of a book shelf that was bought from a garage sale.
Yeah it took me two weeks to bring it in the playroom upstairs.... lol!
Now it's in the playroom and after some dollar store baskets.
Here it is!
I'm happy because we've got additional storage in the playroom now.
But most of all it's easier to declutter and my kids like it!


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"Savannah is the consummate professional, who brings a wealth of experience in hosting corporate training programs. Her coaching sessions are interactive experiences and will have a lasting impact on participants. Whether you are interested in developing your own personal brand, navigating the rules of business etiquette, or enhancing your firm's culture and client engagement experience, you and your staff will realize a significant return on investment from Savannah's training. "
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"Savannah has the unique talent of helping a client figure out what they want professionally and helping them find the right resources within themselves to achieve it. She is a patient teacher and engaging coach approaching client relationships with integrity and enthusiasm. Working with Savannah was a valuable investment, and a pleasure."
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"UNC Charlotte's Belk College of Business engages Savannah's skills each semester as we train our graduate business students on proper business etiquette. She has been a partner with us for many years and we are so pleased at the education she provides. She takes students beyond just classroom learning into what is arguably as important or more for real world application."
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"Savannah, on behalf of the postdoctoral scholars and graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill, I'd like to say thank you for presenting such an in-depth Professional Presence Program. The rules of today's business etiquette can be confusing, overwhelming, and downright intimidating. However, you engaged participants in a way that made them feel comfortable enough to open up and ask questions. Because of that, I am certain they left feeling much more confident in their ability to interact with poise and diplomacy."
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"I have been a client of Savannah's for over six months now and find her to be a true asset to both my business and personal life, tackling all of my "improvables" with dedication and a smile. Besides being a joy to work with, Savannah is a highly intelligent, insightful person who understands people and is able to bring out their best. This has shown a tremendous return on my investment from a revenue as well as quality of life stand point. In addition, Savannah is also a very giving person. She has donated hours to my charity inspiring young business leaders through her Professional Presence training and coaching. In short, Savannah is a true partner."
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"Savannah was a breath of fresh air to our Administrative Team as she led our training program. She had a way of reminding us of the importance of the "little things" and how to incorporate those into your daily work. It is rare to have a speaker who is able to hold your attention and also leave you challenged to incorporate what you learned. As a result of our time with Savannah, I have seen an immense change in the way our team connects with each other and others, which has been an invaluable boost to the way we provide service to our clients. The main question I continue to receive is "When can we have Savannah come back?"!"
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"Savannah presents a program on professional presence to the students in our job readiness program. She teaches our clients everything from the proper order for introductions to how to handle business meals. From the moment she walks in the door our clients can sense her professionalism and know that they are in for quite a treat and learning experience. Many of our clients come from generational poverty and have had little to no exposure to business culture. Savannah and her associates are engaging and always have interactive activities planned for our group to experience. Each time they leave our offices the clients beg us to bring her back for another day; most say they never knew what they didn't know. We see simple but dramatic improvements in confidence as well as how clients interact, communicate, and make requests. In Savannah Shaw you will find an expert who is an observant, professional, and excellent facilitator."
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By Cherry Douglas
Are you desperate to change careers and looking around for new career ideas? Here is a great tip to help you free up your thinking. The secret is to take a sideways step and look at your career change from a new angle. So stop desperately trying to think of the job titles of some new career ideas that might inspire you and switch to considering new ways of working.
New ways of working
Especially with the current economic climate, employers and employees are looking for more flexible ways of working. The challenge for you is to break out of that mindset that says you have to be in a full-time job that broadly operates Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 5:00pm (or longer in may cases).
Why does this have to be so? Who says that this is the way work has to be constructed? Are you just assuming that this is the only way?
So what are the alternatives?
1. Employed – but part time. This does not necessarily mean dropping your hours. You could be in 2 or more part time jobs that add up to the equivalent of full time work. And they do not need to be all the same kind of job – this could be your chance to try out something new.
2. Freelance / consultancy. You could explore the possibility of offering your services on a fee basis to a range of different employers. The work will be on a contract basis, but as you build up your reputation, you will find that contracts are often renewed and recommendations for your services are passed on.
3. Self employed. Yes, you could set up your own business. Don't be put off by the thought that you have to have a plan to build a massive business empire. Many successful businesses start on a very small scale and just build gradually. Why not explore creating a small business alongside some of your employed work?
4. Sabbatical. If you are well established with your company, you may want to discuss the possibility of taking a sabbatical – a period of weeks or months away from your job on full/half/no pay. This frees you up to explore some new ideas or take a course of further study but gives you the security of being able to return to your job refreshed and renewed. Think they wouldn't consider it? You'll never know if you don't ask!
5. Voluntary work. This is a great way of testing the water with new career ideas. As it is voluntary, you can commit as much or as little time as you feel able. It could be simply a matter of shadowing someone in a field that interests you for a single day. Or it could be an evening a week for a longer period. You could even take a few days annual leave to go and test drive a new career idea somewhere else.
6. Study. I know this is not often seen as work – but maybe we should acknowledge its place in the grand scheme of our working lives. Further study can be a stepping stone to a new career, whether it is a short evening class or a three year degree course. How could taking a class open up new career options for you?
7. A combination of these. This is the really exciting bit. You can combine many of the above ideas in lots of interesting and creative ways. You could be self employed, part time employed and freelance, while doing an evening class and a bit of voluntary work. And do you know what? You will probably find that this makes for a much more interesting working life than being stuck in one job day in day out.
So I challenge you to free up your thinking and consider how structuring your working life differently could give you the breakthrough you need with your career change. Your first step is just to start investigating the possibilities, so no excuses!
And while these tips are beginning to free up your thinking about new career options, I invite you to take a look around the How To Change Careers website where you will find a host of career change ideas to get you moving, and you can also download my free ebook 11¾ Ways To Kick Start Your Career Change http://www.how-to-change-careers.com/kick-start-your-career-change.html
From Cherry Douglas – Your Career Change Guide
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Mostly Minestrone Soup
This soup recipe came about from a craving for minestrone soup and a lack of ingredients in the house! You know those days when you look in the fridge and it looks full yet seems to be full of items that don't really go together? So, you try out a new recipe on the family. Sometimes it's a winner and sometimes it's really not. (Sorry fam!) Well, this one is a true winner and in fact, I can boldly say it is my new favourite thing to eat in the whole wide world. (Apart from cashew butter and bananas, obviously!) This soup is so rich and full of so many different textures. I am by far more of a broth soup kind of a girl. It feels more like a meal than a creamy soup does. This gem of a recipe is absolutely jam-packed with nutrients, I always enjoy my food more when I know it's good for me too. It's like enjoying your meals on more than one level. Don't get me wrong I enjoy chocolate cake too (vegan obviously) but I really, REALLY enjoy nutrient-dense meals. I'm going to let you guys into a secret of how to get even more bang for your buck though. By using cast iron cooking pans you can actually raise the iron levels of your meals and drinks. This recipe is loaded with vitamin C too which helps your body absorb all of that lovely iron! Winner, winner vegan dinner hey?!
You'll need a large heavy bottomed pan for cooking this soup in. This is like the one that we use. The acidity of the tomatoes in this recipe makes this the perfect dish to help draw the iron out from the pan and into your soup. These pans are great for vegans as they really do boost the iron levels in your cooking. We use our pan most days even if it's just to make lemon water in. (The acidity in the lemon works in the same way as the tomatoes in the soup.) Pops' iron levels were very low before becoming vegan and thanks to our iron pans and our iron fish her iron levels are perfect now. I highly recommend investing in these items if you have vegan kids as it helps fill any dietary gaps when they are having their fussy days.
No worries about your kids being fussy with this soup though as it has been a huge hit with our whole family. The beauty of this recipe is it is so versatile. You can really use any vegetables or beans that you or your family prefer. You can even blitz up any leftovers into a creamy pasta sauce. And let's face it most kids will eat a pasta sauce and it's a win-win if you know it's loaded with nutrients!
Mostly minestrone
Ingredients - serves 4
- 1 red onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 stick celery
- 2 carrots
- Handful of fresh parsley
- Handful of fresh thyme
- 2 portobello mushrooms
- 1 400g tin of cannellini beans (or haricot)
- 1 400g tin plum tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 vegetable stock cubes (and enough water to cover the veggies)
To serve:
- Vegan Parmesan (we used this one)
- Toasted ciabatta
- Chop up the onion, carrot, garlic and celery.
- Place into your soup pan and add an inch of water. Sauté until slightly softened (as you would if it was oil.)
- Then add in all of the other ingredients and cover with boiling water.
- Pop the lid on and simmer away until soft. (About 20-25 minuted.)
- Serve it up!
We'd love to hear about any of your crazy 'try out' recipes that have worked for you and your family. I promise to share with you any of our family favourites and I equally promise to keep the epic mistakes to myself! Step away from the curried bananas!!
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A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Mays High School football player, according to Atlanta police.
Jefferey Reeves arrived at Atlanta police headquarters with his mother to turn himself in early Monday, less than 24 hours after the death of 15-year-old Carlos Davis II, Officer Lisa Bender said in a statement.
The shooting, which happened about 7 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 800 block of Mercury Drive, was an accident, according to police.
Carlos was visiting friends at the northwest Atlanta home when he was shot in a bedroom, Channel 2 Action News reported.
"The investigation revealed that Reeves was playing with a pistol in a room full of people, including the victim, when the gun fired and the victim was shot," Bender said.
The homeowner was inside the residence at the time, Atlanta police Sgt. John Chafee said.
Someone drove Carlos to Grady Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle. The teen later died at the hospital.
Police have not said who drove Carlos to the hospital, what kind of gun was used in the shooting and who owned the gun.
The athletics department at Mays High School announced Carlos' death on its Twitter page.
"We are sending prayers to his family, football family and friends," the school said.
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i'm not sure about where you live, but spring has kinda been all over the place. and not to talk too much about weather, but the weather totally informs me of what i want to eat! you too? we've had weeks in the cool, breezy 60's. and next week they're calling for temps in the 80's. but just recently it's been super chilly, drizzly, and overcast. it's kind of been fantastic. we've had the heat on, warm food in our bellies, cozy sweaters, just general coziness all around :)
i made this broth with health in mind (we all recently got over the flu, and still have a nagging cough), but really, it's just a spring green bowl that hugs you in all the right places. i added chard to a basic chicken bone broth (you could totally use vegetable broth, too), along with some aromatics, and herbs, giving it that full-flavored, down right gratifying slurp. i love this time of year when sunny days are warm, you can get a little sun-kissed on the end of your nose, and the apples of your cheeks, but still crave warmth at the end of the day when the sun's gone down and everything gets genuinely chilly.
i added a bunch of spring toppings that i had on hand. some steamed broccoli rabe, quickly sautéed snap peas (which, when they're this fresh literally take 3 minutes tops to cook!), some sliced radish, and chopped spring onion. it's a diy toppings kind of recipe, where you could totally add whatever you have on hand and it will be just as virtuous.
spring green broth w/ soba noodles | gf
this is a kind of recipe where you could really use any hearty greens you like for the broth (kale, arugula, collard greens, etc.). similarly, you could add any toppings that you have on hand here: zucchini noodles, carrot ribbons, cooked beans or lentils, or i could see a roasted or grilled piece of salmon or any type of white fish plopped right in the broth or served alongside.
print the recipe!
| makes roughly 4 servings |
- 3 cups bone broth, or vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 leeks, white and light green parts sliced thin
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups greens, (i used swiss chard)
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1 1/2 tablespoons gluten-free miso, like chickpea or brown rice miso
- 1-2 teaspoons gluten-free tamari
- 1/2 small lemon, juiced
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- 1 package 100% buckwheat soba noodles
to serve (optional):
- steamed broccoli rabe
- sauteed snap peas
- thinly sliced radish
- sliced green onion
- toasted sesame seeds
- place the bone broth in a large soup pot over medium heat and bring it to a simmer.
- while the broth is simmering, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saute pan over medium heat. add the leeks, and stir. cook until soft, about 2-3 minutes. add the garlic, and stir. cook until fragrant, about 45 seconds. remove from heat. (keep the pan around, you're going to use it later to cook your veggies.)
- to the container of an upright blender (preferably high-speed), add the broth, leek and garlic mixture, chard (or whatever greens you are using), and cilantro. cover the container with the top and let the ingredients sit for about 10 minutes, letting the greens soften and wilt a bit. then, blend on high for about 1 minute, until everything is broken down and blended. add the miso, tamari, and lemon juice and whiz everything again. taste and adjust any seasonings, and add salt and pepper to taste. (if you're not using a high-speed blender, and you don't have a smooth, broth-like consistency, you may want to strain the broth through a fine mesh sieve.)
- return the green broth to the soup pot and bring to a simmer. turn heat down to low, and cover to keep warm while you prepare your soba noodles and veggies.
- cook the noodles according the package's instructions. drain, and cool them under cold water to stop them from cooking.
- divide the broth between bowls, add the soba noodles and whatever other toppings you like. serve hot.


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This blog was written and posted online for client Nagle Law Group. Resulting story pitch and media pickup generated multiple TV segments across the country.
Including your "digital assets" in estate planning is vital in today's social media age.
A recent study shows that more than half of Americans are on Facebook – chances are that includes you or somebody in your family. It is estimated that some 375,000 U.S. Facebook users will pass away this year; a number that will continue to rise as total membership continues to grow. Have you ever thought about what happens to your Facebook profile if something happens to you? Estate planning attorneys are now including instructions for Facebook and Twitter (and other digital assets) in estate plans. For example, when you pass away a family member must notify Facebook to either remove the profile or leave it up so people can memorialize you on your 'wall' (Facebook has created this form for loved ones to notify them of a user's death https://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=deceased).
But beyond Facebook, it is important to include digital assets in your estate plans to prevent identity thieves from using your personal information after your death. Unfortunately, Arizona is one of the leading states for identity theft.
Suggestions from Nagle Law Group's estate planning attorneys:
Designate the person responsible for managing your digital identity in your Will and let them know what your wishes are if something happens to you. This person may or may not be the personal representative designated in the Will. If it is not, the Will should specifically provide that another person has such authority and you might consider granting a limited power of attorney. In any event, the Will should address these types of items because the law has not caught up with technology in terms of predetermined rules. Digital information is not clear in terms of what type of asset (financial, intangible, etc.) or if it even is an asset that would be recognized under the laws of intestacy. Therefore, without addressing these issues in the Will and possibly with an additional written set of directions outside of the Will, these accounts may languish and a personal representative may struggle getting cooperation from the company maintaining the account.
Make some kind of file, whether it's on a Flash drive, or in an actual physical notebook, with logins / passwords, accounts, etc. Keep it updated and stored securely, and make sure somebody (spouse/partner, loved one, sibling, etc.) knows where you keep it. There are some password storage applications you can use to keep all passwords in one secure place; this is also important so that people don't steal your identity after your death. A person may want to differentiate between different types of accounts and who is responsible. For example, you may designate one person with authority to contact Facebook, to view personal email to notify friends and colleagues of your passing, and still have yet another person acting as the personal representative administering online financial accounts. Note that it is critically important to provide a list of all accounts (such as a Scottrade or TD Ameritrade account) to the personal representative since a person may own stocks or other financial assets and all communications are online (such as monthly statements); without a list and/or email access, the personal representative might never know about them.
Make sure to include your email password(s) in your file so that your designated person can access your email and turn off accounts. Regularly "clean out" your email rather than storing unimportant messages indefinitely; there is no need to keep 10 years worth of email messages. Create folders for email messages that are important and organize your email account with those.
Make some provision in the Will for disposition of digital assets such as photos. Unlike traditional photo albums, digital photos may be provided to more than one person, so designate all the appropriate recipients. If you decide you want your Facebook profile to remain as a memorial, designate what photo you want used. This might sound morbid, but what if something happened to you and the last profile photo you used was something silly or "just for fun?" Designate which profile photo you prefer to be used.
Blogs and personal websites. If the person maintains a blog, a trusted person should be authorized to not only close down the blog, but also process and/or maintain the intellectual property of the blog. For example, there might be copyrightable material that should be used or maintained in a particular manner for the benefit of the estate.
Planning for the future of your loved ones has become especially important given our current economic climate. Establishing a clear plan for the distribution of your assets (including your digital assets, like Facebook) and planning for your care in the event that you become incapacitated, protects your property, your health and your family members.


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I'll never forget hearing how my best friend's little sister frowned upon seeing their uncle arrive at a function in his chosen get-up of women's clothing. "It's not that you're wearing a dress," she said. "It's the dress you're wearing." That pretty much sums up my feelings about Contemporary Christian Music. It's not, obviously, that I have any problem with the idea of new Christian music. Indeed, I have friends who have written beautiful hymns in the past few years. It's just that most of what the genre turns out is such a horrible assault on the mind and ears. But in a culture that throws out Dürer woodcuts for PowerPoint sermons and Bach's "Mass in B Minor" for "Shine, Jesus, Shine," it appears I'm outnumbered by the legions of poor taste.
Which is why I smiled a bit when I read Sam Hodges' piece Saturday in the Dallas Morning News. He found that some megachurches, which ceremoniously burnt their hymnals decades ago (I kid), are bringing them back:
A funny thing happened last summer at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall. A shipment of hymn books arrived, and not by mistake.
Lake Pointe is a megachurch with contemporary-style worship. Years back, it dissolved its choir and got rid of its hymnals in favor of Christian "praise" music, played by a rock band,with lyrics flashed on big screens. That style still dominates at Lake Pointe. But in August, sensing demand, the church debuted its "Classic Service," an early Sunday morning alternative service with choir, piano, organ and lots of congregational singing -- out of those shiny new hymnals.
I thought it was perceptive that Hodges characterized the church as responding to demand. It's such an American way of doing worship. You want coffee? We'll get you coffee! You have Attention Deficit Disorder? We'll make sure to hop around on stage and shout a lot! You like Peter, Paul and Mary more than Isaac Watts? No problem -- we'll give you Contemporary Christian Music! Oh, now you miss Isaac Watts? Okay, we'll bring him back! It's not that Lake Pointe thought that doing traditional worship was the right thing to do -- it's just that they were responding to consumer demand.
On that note, it would be interesting to explore whether some of these big music companies behind Contemporary Christian Music were behind the hymnal these contemporary worship congregations are buying. I'm not trying to pick on them, even though my personal biases are beyond clear. And at least in these Protestant churches the worshipers actually seem to like the music offered. Unlike in Roman Catholic churches where, as Amy Welborn noted last month, parishioners around the country were subjected to a less-than-stellar praise song because it seemed to match the pericope.
But some students of the contemporary style say that much of its music lacks the melodic sophistication of enduring hymns, or the poetry and doctrinal depth of lyrics penned by such writers as Charles Wesley ("Love Divine, All Loves Excelling"), Isaac Watts ("When I Survey the Wondrous Cross"), Fanny Crosby ("Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine") or Thomas Dorsey ("Precious Lord, Take My Hand").
And while traditional worship can be stiff and uninvolving, the contemporary experience -- music, big screens, mood lighting -- is often derided as "church lite."
"When done incorrectly, contemporary services are all foam and no root beer," said Nathan Lino, Northeast Houston Baptist's pastor. "They are entertaining, fun and high energy, but you leave with no sense of having had a meaningful time of worship. ... I do think churches are beginning to realize that there is a growing desire for a shift back toward a more traditional style."
I hope all the other drinkers loved Pastor Lino's modification as much as I did. I think it's also interesting -- as the piece makes clear -- that when these churches are bringing back traditional worship, they're bringing back traditional Protestant worship from the very recent past. I mean, if we sang those hymns mentioned above at my church, the congregation would wonder if we were moving to contemporary worship.
Anyway, this piece is a great example of how to do local religion coverage. It's not a puff piece, but just a great look into how decisions are made at the congregational level and what the ramifications of those decisions are. It also has a bunch of nice sidebars with further information. Good work.


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The following instructions may be helpful when preparing for your upcoming surgery. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any last minute questions. We can be reached at Mandeville Office Phone Number 985-727-1133 during regular business hours.
We will call in any medications that you might require on the day of your procedure. Please bring the telephone number of the preferred pharmacy with you.
It may be important to stop taking aspirin and non-steroidals such as Motrin and Advil, 7-10 days prior to your surgery. If you are taking Coumadin, or another blood thinner, remember to discontinue them as directed but only if your primary physician or cardiologist authorizes.
If you take antibiotic premed, please take it as directed before your surgery. You will feel better if you have eaten prior to the procedure. You may bring your iPod or MP3 player with you, if you like.
In order to evaluate your progress and healing, we will occasionally see you the next day, then weekly checks during the first 1-5 weeks. In most cases, we will also look forward to seeing you back for a periodontal maintenance cleaning, and an examination of tissue maturation, approximately 12 weeks following the surgery.
Please alert the office to any allergies or sensitivities that you might have to antibiotics. You will be prescribed an antibiotic if our doctor determines it to be necessary. Take as directed until it is all gone. It is advisable not to take these medications on an empty stomach, as nausea may result. For women taking birth control pills, be advised that antibiotics may interfere with their effectiveness.
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You'd think that as long as I've been in the photo biz, I would have settled into a particular style or genre in my work. Not so, apparently. I think my next blog will address this. But for now, here's something new I've been working on.
With my affection for history and the fact that I live a block-and-a-half from Lake Erie, I took off on a suggestion from my astute business partner that I should "do some boat photos." Full disclosure: this was purely a capital pursuit.
So I started cruising the Library of Congress online photo catalog, searching under various keywords. Yacht seemed to work the best. I picked out about a dozen from 1895 - 1905 and downloaded them. The native file size they have is huge (22 x 28 inches at 300dpi).
I picked one to work on, converted it from grayscale to RGB and began to color it in Photoshop. I have done this a bit before, but not on as large a scale. My aim was not to make it look present day, but more like the hand-colored photos from that era.
When it was completed I showed a thumbnail to my rep. She showed it to some folks and told me a week later that they wanted four more at 20 x 24 for a new project she was working on. They will go in a new building downtown.
I learned a few new tricks, improved my skills and more importantly, gained confidence in my abilities. Which puts me in a great position the next time Al throws me a challenge.
Here are two samples the Ariel, above, and the Vencedor, below.


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Director Daniel Lee revealed the first four of seven major cast members for White Vengeance (vide. Banquet at Hongmen): Leon Lai, Anthony Wong, Zhang Hanyu and Jordan Chan. Filming will begin in early April. (Sina)
China's No. 1 most popular Weibo user, actress Yao Chen, had 4.9 million followers. As of this week, Yao, who starred in the 2010 hit If You Are the One 2, broke the 7 million fan mark catching her up quickly to the number of Twitterers following U.S. President Barack Obama (7.13 million) and pop sensation Britney Spears (7.21 million).
Sylvia Chang at the HK premiere of Buddha Mountain
Law of Attraction's Leon Dai and Karen Mok make a stop in Shanghai. (Xinhua)
Leon Dai, Huang Huan, Karen Mok, director Zhao Tianyu
Karen Mok
Huang Huan
Leon Dai, Huang Huan, Karen Mok, director Zhao Tianyu
Shaolin Popey child actors Sik Siu-Lung and Fok Siu-Man joined together for a recent TV program
Jessica Alba with Zhang Ziyi in Shanghai for a Diane Von Furstenberg party
Jessica Alba, model Du Juan, Zhang Ziyi
Diane Von Furstenberg, Zhang Ziyi
Angelababy at same party
Yao Chen visits disabled landmine victims at a rehabilitation camp in Mae La, Thailand (Xinhua)
Shawn Yue with Chang Cheng-Yue in Taipei to promote his new Mandarin CD and beer
"We have to trim the major parts of a scene of a female character seducing a monk," said Shiu, adding "no physical contact is allowed between a woman and a person in a religious order. We're told that any portrayal of religion and portrayal of sex must be separate."
When asked if he left TVB for China because of the money - artistes are paid as much as five times more per project in China than in Hong Kong – Chan did not deny it and pointed out that artistes in Hong Kong are paid very little.


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Equestrian Land Developments Pty Ltd (ELD) was established in 2000 for the sole purpose of bringing quality arena design and construction to the working horse person.
Todd Cunningham, founder and director of ELD, has spent most of his life around horses. Todd's father was a Master Farrier, and he grew up on a horse property with spelling stables accommodating up to 120 horses at any one time. On leaving the farm, Todd pursued a career in earthmoving. Today, with over 25 years of earthmoving experience, Todd has supervised a wide spectrum of construction projects both in Australia and overseas. These include some of the largest and most complex earthworks projects in South East Queensland. After a family friend asked Todd to build an Arena for them, through word of mouth, the business grew and for almost 20 years Todd has built on average one arena per week.
ELD caters specifically for equestrian needs, bringing intricate knowledge and years of experience from both the earthworks and equestrian fields to each project. Our goal at ELD is to provide affordable and durable equestrian facilities for those who have a passion for horses. These include but are not limited to:
- Dressage arenas
- Jumping Arenas
- Western Arenas
- Competition Arenas
- Round Yards & Walker Pads
- Polo fields
- Stable pads
- Land levelling
- Dams
- Fencing and driveways
- Sheds, Stables & Arena Covers
In addition, ELD provides a restoration service for existing arenas. This can include partial or complete reconstruction, resurfacing and/or improved drainage systems.
Following numerous requests from existing clients for quality Shed and Stable construction, ELD expanded into Sheds & Stables in 2009. This enabled ELD to offer clients a broader product base for their equestrian property needs.
We provide design and positioning advice. If you are unsure of where to position and/or how to design your facility to increase the practical use and ascetics of your property, ELD provides solid, practical advice with an individual flair, exclusive to ELD.
ELD's specifically manufactured Arena Surfaces, the ELD Arena Spread-a-bar, ELD Dust Suppressant and ELD Arena Mirror Frame Kits are the basis of our business. ELD are constantly undertaking Research and Development both here and internationally to ensure we stay up to date with the latest developments in the Arena Construction industry. Our most recent additions include ELD Arena Gel, for use on Synthetic Surfaces and as a longer term Dust Suppression (Designed specifically for Australian Conditions), ELD Arena Rubber Granules (UV Stabilised) and the ELD Arena Fibre. Enabling customers to design a surface to suit their needs.
The Benefits of Using ELD:
- Experience in Earthworks & Construction
- Use only Quality Assured Materials
- Knowledge of Horses & their physiology
- Awareness of what each discipline requires
- Knowledge of Competition Requirements
- Up to date with Research and Development in the field
- Insurance & Indemnity
- Good Reputation for Quality Work
- Warranty
- Follow Up service including regular Maintenance Visits
- Prompt, courteous service – we are always attentive to your needs. You will receive an inspection, consultation and quote that ensures fair advice is given and a cost-effective design suggested.
- Experienced & Certified operators and top quality, specifically designed machinery is always used to ensure a quick, efficient job.
ELD is an Australian family owned business that still has that personal touch. We value accountability and take great pride in all our work. ELD have supported the Equestrian Sports for a number of years through sponsorship of events in various disciplines and will continue to do so.
At ELD we provide a professional approach to all earthworks and design for equestrian needs. We pride ourselves on giving quality and personal service, value for money and sound advice to all clients. We take pride in our workmanship and are sure that with our passion for this field, we can give you the very best that is possible.
Todd Cunningham
Equestrian Land Developments Pty Ltd