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Global Genes Local Concerns
Global Genes deals with legal, ethical and scientific challenges in cross-national biobanking and translational exploitation. Concentrating on biobanking in a university setting, the project aims to study and ultimately provide guidelines to overcome regulatory barriers to biobank research and the utilization of research results, while at the same time securing the ethical legitimacy of the research and the societal interests in access to information and innovation. To achieve this goal, the project combines legal, bioethical, and social science perspectives with human genetic studies that involve patient material from multiple countries.

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Overview page. Subjects: History.
The largest country in South America. Brazil borders ten countries, has a coastline 7400 km (4600 miles) long, and straddles the equator from latitude 4° N to past latitude 33° S.
A method for content analysis applied to newspaper coverage of Japanese personalities in Brazil and Portugal
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June 2018; p ublished online September 2017 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Language Teaching and Learning; Computational Linguistics; Bibliography; Digital Lifestyle; Information and Communication Technologies. 7321 words.
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Content is key
Having something to say is critical in content management. By delivering content that is vital and relevant we will begin to play an important role in the lives of our visitors as clients and customers. We try to understand the problems and challenges faced by our target audience. Demonstrate how using the information provided we can help to solve or assist in the solution of those problems. We should ensure we deliver the message in an authoritative manner, regularly.
Be regular – show up on time
Sharing posts on social media sites is a great way to establish authority in a chosen field or speciality. Content is key but regularity is essential. Make sure you post regularly at a pace that suits your lifestyle. For some members of faculty, once a week can be enough, for others every day may work well. Whatever the frequency you decide upon, stick with it and be regular. Remember the ABC – always be communicating.
Be helpful
Content is key and above all people respond to those who are able to provide valuable information or sign posts to other valued sources. Share experiences, tips and advice or simply share your favourite software and apps. We will regularly explain the apps and structures we use to build the faculty. We will explain the software tools we find to be of greatest vale and use to benefit the community.
Be Polite
On faculty, we want to build a positive community, where ideas are shared without fear of ridicule or heavy criticism. We want to be nice, avoid profanity, swear words and ill based humor. Above all be positive and be polite. You never know who will be reading.
Trust Others First
If you want to be trusted you have to trust others first. We gIve people the benefit of the doubt but we don't have to put too much at risk in doing so. The faculty is an open community, sharing information. Trust and share, the guidelines.
Gain Knowledge and Competence
People trust experts and specialists in their chosen field. Discuss that of which you really know something, to become a reliable source of information. Disclose self interest and commercial connections. If you are sponsored to promote an event, app, software, website or book, make it clear in the small print. That's all we ask.
Open, Honest, Truthful
On faculty we want to be open, honest, truthful in the things we do. We want the social media experts site to be a great place that works, enjoying the people we work with, have pride in what we do and trust the people we work for. We want to provide great content to a great audience. Social Media Experts, it is the Hogwarts of Social Media after all.
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Greg Kawasaki What the Plus, Google for the rest of us, McGraw Hill 2012 ch4
Robert Rose, Joe Pulizzi Managing Content Marketing CMI Books 2011


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Your skin goes through several dramatic changes during the menopause due to sudden hormonal fluctuations.
Skin can suddenly change to being spottier, drier and more sensitive
However with some careful and targeted preparation, you can minimise the changes your skin makes while going through the menopause.
A Night Repair Cream
Night creams become especially important during the menopause because nigh time is when the skin does most of its rejuvenating and repairing and so it's crucial to maximise and aide this process as much as possible.
At night you can use heavier and greasier ingredients on the skin than during the day to really nourish drier skin.
A night cream that calms down sensitive skin and contains a high content of anti oxidants is particularly beneficial for menopausal skin as night sweats can mean you wake up with flushed and sensitive skin.
A retinol cream
Retinal is a vitamin A derivative and can transform your skin in a variety of ways: it speeds up cellular turnover, exfoliates dead skin cells, unclogs pores and helps to achieve a brighter, more even skin tone overall.
Start with a lower concentration, especially if you have sensitive skin, as this ingredient can be drying; for most women, the skin will adjust fairly quickly and you can move up to a higher strength in time.
An SPF day cream with antioxidants
Sun protection is never more important than during menopause as the skin is thinner and so prone to UV damage more easily.[quote]But although an SPF cream will help protect menopausal skin from further damage what can strengthen the skin against UV damage are antioxidants.[/quote]
Antioxidants fight off the damaging effects of free radicals found UV light that contribute to premature aging.
Seek out a broad-spectrum UV daily cream containing potent antioxidants and you'll have a winning combination to really help protect your skin from the ravages of menopausal change.
A sensitive & anti-inflammatory eye cream.
Women tend to begin ageing around the eyes first and menopause can make the eye area particularly dry, ageing the face far more quickly.[quote]In addition decades or wearing cosmetics can also mean that as the skin becomes hyper sensitive during menopause, the skin around the eye can become very sensitive and may often become inflamed or puffy easily from mild skin reactions to cosmetics.[/quote]
An anti-inflammatory eye product for sensitive skin is therefore a must-have if you want your eyes not to become too adversely affected by the menopausal changes in your skin.
A water-free cleanser
It may sound strange, but if you have very sensitive or dry skin, cleaning your skin too often with water may make existing skin conditions worse.
Water evaporates on the skin, making it dry out quickly.[quote]The menopause can also make skin extremely sensitive so water can sometimes become an irritant[/quote] . Water is a caustic substance, making it fairly abrasive to sensitive skin.
In addition any sudden temperature changes, especially cold to warm as when using warm water during winter time when the air outside is cold, can make menopausal flushes worse.
As your skin becomes more delicate and sensitive during the menopause, you should practice water-free cleansing to help protect and preserve your skin as much as possible.
Make sure you use a water-free, chemical-free and perfume-free cleanser to both clean skin and remove make up to really protect sensitive skin from any sort of irritation or reaction.
A protective lip balm
Just like the skin of the face, your lips become thinner during menopause. Lips also become more fragile and so it you are prone to cold sores, the hormonal imbalances coupled with the thinner skin on the lips can make menopause a cold sore danger zone.
Protect and nourish lips more than ever during menopause.
Seek out a cold-sore preventative lip balm that both conditions lips t stop them become dry or cracked as well as preventing cold sores taking hold.
A skin-toning treatment
Age spots and discoloration are yet another common occurrence during menopause. The hormonal imbalances can cause mild pigmentation loss, making skin look slightly patchy.
If your complexion could use a little evening out, try a treatment product designed specifically to address hyperpigmentation.
An adult acne treatment
Unfortunately menopause can cause acne, due to the hormonal imbalances.[quote]However teen anti-acne treatments are a bad idea for menopausal skin as they contain harsh anti-bacterial agents that leave even young skin very dry, so they are a disaster for menopausal acne.[/quote]
There are two types of acne most commonly experienced during menopause.
Acne rosacea is a type of adult acne that appears as crops of small pussy pimples with a red rash on the cheeks, nose and forehead. Acne rosacea is extremely common in menopausal women.
Seek out a non-drying anti-acne and anti-redness moisturiser that helps control both the acne and the redness, but keeps the skin moisturised.
If you have just normal acne without the redness, seek out a non-drying and non-chemical anti-acne masque specifically for adult skin that helps treat the acne without drying the skin.
A gentle exfoliating treatment[quote]It's a common misconception is that if you have mature or menopausal skin, you shouldn't exfoliate or you'll cause irritation – but actually, if you don't get rid of dead skin cells on the skin's surface, even the very best moisturizer won't be able to penetrate into your pores.[/quote]
But instead of attacking your sensitive skin with aggressive scrubs, try a serum that contains an ingredient like alpha or beta hydroxy acids to gently dissolve that layer of dull skin and brighten your complexion.
Hyralonic acid fillers
Often women describe their skin as sagging or popping like a balloon during menopause.
This sudden loss of volume in the skin is due to the drop in oestrogen.
Injectable fillers made from synthetic Hyralonic acid are a subtle but excellent way of erasing sudden menopausal wrinkles and can plump up sagging or deflated skin.
Don't over do it, but a few injections on sites where wrinkles are appearing and before the volume in the skin really begins to deplete can considerably minimise the sagging or 'popped' appearance of menopausal skin.
A simple skin supplement
Menopausal skin tends to lack oils and nutrients so a decent omega 3 and 6 supplement is one of the most helpful oral supplements you can take for mature skin.
There are many supplements for menopasual symptoms but if you want to help your skin, omega oils are the most useful way to help strengthen the skin barrier and contribute to skin elasticity.
A wide- brimmed hat
Any UV light on menopausal skin can have damaging effects. In addition hair often becomes thinner during menopause so the scalp is more exposed to UV damage too.
[quote]A wide brimmed sun hat is one the best investments you can ever make for your menopausal skin.[/quote]
Buy several in different colours to suit your clothes. Hats can be very glamorous so try and make wearing a hat a fashion statement rather than feel it's a drag or an item that ruins your appearance.
A chilled jug of green tea
Green tea is one of the best sources of antioxidants. It is also a potent anti-inflammatory.[quote]A chilled container of green tea kept in the fridge is the single best calming treatment for hot skin flushes.[/quote]
Dip cotton pad into chilled tea and wipe over flushed skin fro instant soothing and calming.
You can also put green tea in a skin spritzer container and use it as a spray or mist to spray onto flushed or hot skin.


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Tarte just launched several new products on their website today including a "filtered light" setting powder, new cream highlighters, and even a dry shampoo and vegan deodorant!
Head on over to Tarte.com to check out all the new stuff! I have my eye on that setting powder...
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IEA: Renewable electricity likely to become cost-effective
Numerous competing reports have spoken out about the advantages and disadvantages of renewable electricity, but now one of the most respected energy authorities in the world has spoken positively about its future, according to Reuters.
The International Energy Agency, a group that oversees energy in much of the developed world, released a report suggesting that the current level of support for clean energy was justified by the environmental and security benefits offered by renewables.
More importantly, the report argues that these incentives will help to bring the price of renewable electricity below the cost of traditional energy sources.
"A portfolio of renewable energy (RE) technologies is becoming cost-competitive in an increasingly broad range of circumstances, in some cases providing investment opportunities without the need for specific economic support, [and] cost reductions in critical technologies, such as wind and solar, are set to continue," according to the report.
A growing number of electricity providers in the U.S. have begun offering the option to purchase renewable electricity in different proportion, from only a small portion to all of a home's energy, as the price continues to decline.


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THE cold weather did not stop hundreds of boats from across the UK race two thousand metres against the clock yesterday on the River Thames in Abingdon.
The Abingdon Spring Head of the River rowing competition was back this year and attracted more than 360 racing crews, bringing hundreds of visitors to the town.
Festival goers enjoyed a BBQ, local beer, tea, cakes and Morris dancing while they cheered on the rowers who raced from Abingdon's Rye Farm Meadow past the Marina towards Culham weir.
ALSO READ: City of Oxford shine at Head of the River Race
Hosted by the town's rowing club, proceeds made at the festival are re-invested into facilities, equipment, coaching, rowing courses and supporting members to compete across the country.
Paul Wenman, from Abingdon Rowing Club who organised the event, said: "Despite the cold, we have had a lot of support. We're always proud of this event and it's one of the main ways to fund our rowing club so it's really important to us."
The majority of the club members and many of their family members volunteered a huge amount of time before, during and after the event to plan, set up, supervise and clear up.
ALSO READ: Abingdon volunteers to clean Thames ahead of Spring Head and Thames at War
Michelle Charlesworth, 52, from North Abingdon, who said she was a spectator at the event, said: "It looked very well organised and attended with clubs coming from Reading, and Warwick to mention a few.
"There was a nice atmosphere and it was great to see Abingdon so busy. What with the WW2 Thames at war event at Abingdon lock, the rowing and a cycling event in the town. All activities encouraging people to get out and about and be active."


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NEW job vacancy: HR Assistant (20-40%), Basel
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The Basel Institut is looking for a motivated, internationally minded HR Assistant to join our administration team, managed by the Head of Operations, to handle a variety of personnel and related administrative duties. The HR Assistant shall act as the liaison between the Head of Operations and all employees to ensure smooth communication and prompt resolution of staff requirements, queries and concerns. S/he will support the Basel Institute's daily HR operations and assist in coordinating HR policies and processes. Download the full job ad
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Yesterday, on our way to the home inspection we picked up a new digital camera. Thankfully along with the ability to take pix…I now have the ability to retrieve photos from December.
These were taken on the morning of December 12th…Whingari's 2nd birthday. Before Chris went to work that morning we gave her a present to open…the homemade doll I bought from an Etsy shop. It was later that evening that the camera dropped and stopped working.
And here's one of Whingari on the deck yesterday…during the home inspection. The look on her face is because it was really windy….
And the attachlings in the backyard:
And the wooded lots to the side:
Home inspection went well. There will be pix of the house and my knitting projects and many, many more of the attachlings in days to come. I will endeavor to not drop the camera this time. 😉


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Pre-Workshops: 16 – 18 April 2019 Festival: 18 – 22 April 2019
The Osterimprofestival (how the German language loves to connect words) is the Easter Improvisation festival for all fans of contact improv dance to get together in Göttingen and make dance, theatre, singing, painting, sauna and of course plenty of contact improvisation.
The organisers say:
'This festival creates a unique platform for experiencing and experimenting, for teaching and learning, for exchanging and coming together. In intensives, workshops, labs, single lessons, spaces to perform, a room for silence and bodywork, different jams and special events, this festival offers spaces, where different artistic potentials can meet in an alchemist process…'
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Royal Birkdale is proud to host the 146th edition of the Open Championship, once again. The course has hosted the British Open nine times, starting in 1954. The world's best golfers will face the ultimate golfing challenge at Royal Birkdale when the beautiful links course located just north of Liverpool will host the Championship for the tenth time.
Fairways weave through the imposing sand dunes, providing an incredible view to the spectators at The Open. One of the most demanding opening holes of Royal Birkdale sets the stage for a true test of links golf and makes the game more challenging when the unrelenting wind blows from the Irish sea.
Tight fairways require accurate ball-striking, with few consecutive holes playing in the same direction. The finishing hole plays toward Royal Birkdale's distinctive white Art Deco clubhouse, overlooking the 18th green where the 2017 Champion Golfer of the Year will be crowned.
The course has produced many memorable moments including Arnold Palmer's magnificent shot out from a blackberry bush at 16 in 1961, where a plaque now sits to commemorate the feat that contributed to his first Open victory.
Royal Birkdale has also witnessed the great Peter Thomson's first chance to the lift the Claret Jug in 1954, as well as his final of five wins in 1965. Padraig Harrington is the most recent Champion to taste success at Royal Birkdale, after overcoming injury to earn back-to-back victories in 2008.
The Open at Royal Birkdale is regarded as one of the truest tests of links golf and 2017 promises to deliver another worthy Champion Golfer of the Year.
Here are some facts and stats that you need to know about Royal Birkdale Golf Club:
- The course has hosted the British Open nine times, starting in 1954.
- Birkdale was opened in 1889 and became an early pioneer in women's golf when club members voted to allow women to play the course for three days each week.
- Justin Rose burst onto the scene at the 1998 Open at Birkdale. Playing as a 17-year-old amateur, Rose shot 66 in the second round and was tied for second place through 36 holes. He turned professional when the tournament was over.
- Harrington is the only Irish winner at Birkdale. No Brit has ever won the Open there.
- At three over, Harrington's 2008 score was the highest to par of the nine Open winners to conquer Birkdale. That week the course was blasted by 20-mph winds and driving rain. In the final round, only three players managed to break par.


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It is quite strange that at present no state in US categorizes Autism in the list of conditions for which medicinal cannabis can be used. Only with the exception of California, the place where doctors have the authority to prescribe medicinal cannabis to those patients who will benefit from it. In some states, activists are striving to include Autism in the list of conditions where cannabis can be used as a medicine as people with this condition feel better using cannabis. This proves that we must not fight for it, but readily accept its benefits.
An experiment was conducted on a kid suffering from Dravet Syndrome and Autism. He was given proper nutrition and higher THC cannabis. The child has been already on several supplements in addition to CBD oil. Although his seizures were under a good control, the child was suffering. He could not communicate with others and was quite obsessed, hyperactive and compulsive. He tried to attack the people around him. Moreover, his motor functions and coordination were quite limited. It was found that higher THC ratios could benefit people with autism as THC will redirect neurons making it more manageable for people with this condition.
When this child was given higher THC ratio with inactivated THC oil, his condition finally became better. He started showing primitive emotions. He could communicate, smile, hug, cry and listen. His dosage was being changed slowly with the addition of more CBD strains into his mixed strain oils till it was realized that the kid greatly benefited from 3:1 THC: CBD ratio and 2:1 cannabis converted into oil. As the boy continues to grow and develop mentally and physically, he would be needing different medicines and ratios. In addition to this, children with the epileptic disorder could also be treated.
Medical Cannabis for Autistic Patients
It is important to strive to make cannabis legal for Autistic patients. People diagnosed with autism should be allowed to take medical cannabis as it would change their lives forever. A kid named Emery was diagnosed with autism. He tried to read and solve puzzles at a small age that led to Hyperlexia. As he was diagnosed with autism, he began to express rage. The kid has a very good height and is also quite strong. So, when we tried to put him in the car seat or even tried to comfort him, we began receiving kicks and punches. This was very hard for us. His little sister was constantly being bullied and beaten up by him. These two, therefore, had to be separated from each other to avoid further disturbances.
He experienced his first seizure during vaccination. Over the years, Emery would show different symptoms of seizures, which made us concerned. He would start screaming at night. But we didn't consider them to be seizures at that time. His parents and other people around noticed that he would run into something or would fall without any reason. Eventually, the convulsions developed and we were able to recognize them easily. His parents finally came to know that those were real seizures and not bad dreams. His parents consulted a neurologist and was able to use cannabis for his condition. Cannabis oil has completely cured his Autism. His condition is much better and he doesn't need to be separated from his family now.
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Romans: A Brief Review:
Chp. 1 . Paul is thankful for "your faith" a living and active faith being reported "all over the world." So too, may we be thankful for our brothers and sisters persevering and maturing in our shared faith in whatever context God leads them.
v. 9 Paul a servant who is completely, wholeheartedly, preaching the good news and constantly mindful of his Christian readers in prayer. Moreover, he genuinely wants to fellowship with them if it be in accord with God's will.
v. 11-13 Why do we need each other? Initially Paul writes "that I may impart…" v. 12 "that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith."
Blessings do not flow one way. All of us need to be encouraged, even the Apostle Paul.
Paul was supernaturally transformed. He couldn't help but to share the gospel, in fact he eagerly anticipated the opportunity to preach the gospel and call people to salvation.
ZEAL! ZEAL! ZEAL! Lord give us supernatural excitement! May we cry out for a genuine concern for all people, especially those in our sphere of influence, to know and experience Jesus.
v. 16-17 "I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes."
v. 18 In this context God's wrath is His abandonment of the wicked to their sins. Harrison (1976) refers to, "A holy just revulsion against what is contrary to and opposes his holy nature and will." It is also a present judgment, "…being revealed from heaven…"
Chp. 2 God's kindness leads to repentance. However, his judgment is right and will prevail against sinful mankind. An overarching sin problem for all humankind is PRIDE: a judgmental pride. The Jews looked down on the Gentiles and passed judgment for sinful behaviors they themselves were doing, yet they condemned themselves.
v. 28 Our heart needs transformation (circumcision)
Chp. 3 No one is righteous: Jew or Gentile Law makes us conscious of sin. We are declared right with God through faith in Christ.
Is my heart's desire to reflect God's glory and righteousness through my life in every context?
Am I willing to say "I trust God" and "I know I am right with God by faith in Christ" to anyone willing to listen?
A brother in our Saturday group asked, "isn't it kinda arrogant to say 'Iknow I am right with God…" I thought that was an excellent question.
We want to understand our status vs our condition. Our goal is to always pursue humility in how we think, behave, and speak. The truth is that our status through the eyes of God the Father is "righteous" because of Jesus and the shed blood for our sins, past, present, and future.
However, our condition continues to be "sinner" saved and imputed righteousness because of grace through faith…
Justification by faith does not nullify the law but establishes it. That is, the law itself points to the fact that human obedience to the law cannot save and that righteousness can be achieved only through faith in Christ.
What "law" is Paul talking about? The moral law of God. We strive "in Christ" to uphold the moral law.
Chp. 4 Abraham justified by faith: To emphasize that Abraham's close relationship to God was not based on works, Paul appeals to Scripture. Abraham understood that no amount of obedience or good works justifies, or made him right with our holy God. Therefore, there was no basis back in the day, or for today, where "boasting" about "being or doing good" is an acceptable measuring stick for being right with God.
Since we are deemed right with God by faith: (belief, trust), where does works/obedience fit into our relationship with God?
In both the old and new covenants: obedience does have a significant role through the life of all who believed. First, the supernatural occurrence of God stirring the heart and the hands of the heart engaging (believing, trusting) experiencing faith in our mighty God. Second, a living faith now produces obedience from a genuinely transformed or as Paul says, a circumcised heart.
Was Abraham perfect? What does that say about our God? What does this imply about how God relates to us?
Do we believe God even when our perception, our feelings, even circumstances seem hopeless?
Do we see how God sometimes orchestrates to ensure that human effort or wisdom is not going to make it happen? It is only supernatural intervention that is going to "work things out" and bring glory to our gracious and powerful God!
What is our responsibility? Strive to not waver, but be strengthened "in our faith" and give glory to God!
Are we fully persuaded that God has the power to do things for our good and His glory?
v. 22-24 We too are "credited as righteous" because of faith. We learn and benefit from the example of Abraham as recorded in Scripture (Rom 15:4).
Chp. 5 Peace with God: suffering > perseverance > character > hope
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith": (Only because of the grace and mercy of God) In Christ we have "peace with God." In other words, "In Christ" we are justified and righteous in relationship to our Holy God. Thank you God! Praise our merciful God!
Reconciliation to God through Christ!
What was the purpose of the law? To bring a clear understanding/recognition of our sin (3:20), and to facilitate wrath (4:15). The law exposes our weaknesses and inability to live up to God's righteous standards.
Paul says, "when we were still powerless…" essentially this means that we [mankind] were "incapable of working out any righteousness for ourselves" (Harrison, 1979).
"The only thing of my own which I can contribute to my redemption is the sin from which I need to be redeemed."
Do you think it is accurate to say that we, left to our own devices, would reject God? Is it accurate to say that un-reconciled mankind "hates" God?
The depth of God's love for mankind becomes more evident and profound as we begin to understand "Christ died for the ungodly."
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Chp. 6 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ v. 5-6, v. 11
Because of grace, hence the supernatural power of God, what happens when we "go on sinning?" In other words, what God given emotion do we begin to experience as a transformed person in Christ?
Therefore, those "in Christ" our response, now grounded in the supernatural, to "ongoing sinful behavior" is one that logically makes "to go on sinning" impossible. Unless of course you examine yourself and realize that Christ is not your whole life, hence you are not "in Christ."
The law exposes our sin to which we were once enslaved. In Christ, under grace we are now slaves to obedience, which leads to righteousness.
We are slaves to righteousness in Christ v. 22
Do you find yourself thanking God for redeeming you? As we reflect on "who we used to be" vs. who we are "in Christ" do we have much to be thankful?
Chp. 7 Struggle with the sinful nature…v. 5-6, 14ff
Chp. 8 Life through the Holy Spirit v. 1-8, 12, v. 18 Hope! v. 26 intimacy with God the Spirit, even today! 8:28, v. 37
Chp. 9 Sovereignty of God: Two parallel truths: God's Sovereign Election and Man's free will to choose.
v. 14 In light of "divine election" Paul asks: "Is God unjust?" "Not at all!" Why?
Are we/am I convinced that God is good? All the time? An essential premise. Psalm 5:4; Hab 1:13, James 1:13-14. Moreover, God is Holy x3, yet He calls sinners unto salvation through Christ because He is Merciful.
Chp. 10:1 Paul's desire
v. 9 personal Application
v. 14 practice …bring good news.
Chp. 11 God's Plan Some will believe and many will not. v. 22 need to persevere!
Chp. 12 Living Sacrifices v. 1-2
Diversity in Christ to build the body v. 4-8
Grounded in Love: When it comes to interpersonal everyday relationships:
What about those who are less loveable than others? Are we to make distinctions? Do we?
How do we curb making distinctions and love all people genuinely, especially believers?
1. "Honor one another above yourselves." (cf. Phil 2).
Can we have zeal and spiritual fervor without sincere genuine love?
1. A sincere and genuine love is reflected in giving of ourselves
2. The genuinely transformed are lead by God the Holy Spirit.
v. 18 …how am I doing?
Chp. 13 God is Sovereign over established authorities. We are called to submit. Does this mean obey? We may have to submit, but we do not walk in obedience to evil. Remember, when we disobey, we are likely to suffer consequences until God rights the wrong. Application v. 11-14
Chp. 14 Weak and Strong v. 19 Humility and Indwelling Holy Spirit
Chp. 15 Free in Christ! To do what? To please our neighbors. Overflow! v. 13
v. 17 In Christ!, In Christ!, In Christ! There God is glorified in all we do. Paul's plan to get to Rome v. 30 need for ongoing prayer…
Chp. 16 v. 17 Be Alert," watch out…." Divisiveness then and now, even in the church… but, v. 25 God is able to establish you…
"Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him—to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen." (16:25-27 NIV 1984).


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Shakira had fans dancing in their seats as South Africa began saying farewell to the 2010 World Cup in pulsating fashion on Sunday. The 2010 FIFA World Cup came to an end with the closing ceremony in South Africa's Johannesburg city held tonight. It happened just before the match between finalists Spain Vs Netherlands at the Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg.
Shakira, backed by South African Afro-fusion band Freshlyground, did one last rendition of the cup's theme tune, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" after a lights show and fireworks. Also performing was Grammy Award-winning cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
The closing ceremony has a wide range of worldwide musicians, dancers and visual artists who entertain the crowd at the Soccer City Stadium.
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Among other things, this summer I drove chemicals to warehouses in New Jersey. I ended up with this unlikely job after I somehow managed to miss every substantial resume and interview deadline offered by the big companies on Wall Street handing out junior-year internships. Quickly, I had to deal with endless nagging from my mom about how my future was ebbing away, how the dream that was college life was soon to end, and how soon I would be lucky if the Spare Change guy would even give me the time of day as I panhandled on the streets of Cambridge or pushed my shopping cart/house around Allston. Needless to say, none of this has happened, but I guess we'll never know how close I came.
The reason I bring this up is because of the malicious specter of recruiting that has covered the beginning of this year like a dark shadow. As a Harvard senior, you are sort of expected to end up with a high-powered job—to be able to return to your five-year high school reunion, turn to the hot girl you never had the guts to talk to, drop the back-to-back bombs of "Yeah, I went to Harvard…no big deal," and "Sure, I conducted some structured debt capital equity raisings yesterday for a Fortune 500 company and made about $200,000 in simple liquidity…no big deal," and then have a one night stand with her. The actual meanings of these terms are not important, but the idea behind them is that you work an important job involving lots of money and long hours in an important building, and that building is most likely incredibly tall or at least covered with windows. Furthermore, you have beautiful mahogany furniture in your office, and (to paraphrase Will Ferrell) you have a library filled with many old and important books.
Yes, recruiting seems to offer a golden-plated archway to endless riches, but I can tell you it has more than its fair share of annoyances. For one, attending three to five hours of meetings each night for several weeks is pretty intolerable. It's even worse when you have to watch people you once respected grovel at the feet of first-year analysts at these companies, salivating like rabid dogs and pouncing at the first sliver of a business card emerging from their target's pocket. Collecting that business card is all important because it means you can then e-mail that person and tell them how much you enjoyed meeting them, which means they might tell someone to remember you at an interview, which means…well, some marginal advantage in the application process. Actually I'm not really sure.
You see, recruiting is like applying for college, but taken to a much higher and more insidious level. This isn't to say that the jobs can't be incredibly interesting, necessary, or worthwhile. It's just that people seem to have grown way too obsessed with the lure of the fast track and the promise of quick and easy money—so obsessed, in fact, that I am reminded of when Yoda tells Luke that the Dark side of the force is "quicker, easier," but not better. People are willing to do almost anything to get into these companies, and no time is too soon to start.
At one recruiting info session the recruiter asked what percentage of people were in each class, and there were more than a couple freshmen there. The urge to go over and knock the plates of shrimp and chicken and chocolate-covered pretzels out of their greedy little freshman hands was overwhelming. If you're not a senior, you should be enjoying your college life, enjoying your summers, and making sure you wait as long as humanly possible to start worrying about getting a job. It seems my mom was right after all— I am already coming to the sad realization that there is no option to skip your job because the Science Center is too far away or the weather is too cold or rainy. Having a job is so wildly different from college that I still haven't even comprehended it. Honestly, don't rush it.
But time to get off the soapbox. A friend of mine, upon hearing that another friend had received an offer from an investment bank, mused this gem: "$60,000, eh? I guess that's the price a soul is going for these days." And he was right. Enjoy your college life to the fullest, and realize that these four years are so unlike any other four in your life that you'd best "invest" in them to get a good "return." That's a little joke for the I-Bankers out there.
And with that, you'll have to excuse me, because I'm late for a Goldman Sachs info session.
Andrew Kreicher '06 is a biology concentrator in Leverett House. His column appears alternate Fridays.
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In the second week of the Six Weeks of Serious Soft Skills Strategy, Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham talk about integrating soft skills into cover letters and resumes.
Most employers continue to focus on technical skills, which are critical in their hiring decisions. But applicants who look for matches and exploit those matches can position themselves ahead of other candidates and show employers why they are perfect for a position.
Among the topics they discuss in this episode are:
- Why job searches usually mean short staffing when they need to make the right choice when short-staffed
- How to make an employer see how you fit into an organization
- Understanding a company and how to be a perfect match
- Storytelling and being "sticky" in the process
- The categorization effect on hiring
- How to cut through the stack of resumes
- Why employers are looking to eliminate applicants
- The difference between job qualifiers and job winners
- A practical application of what we are discussing with an actual job posting
How storytelling is key to getting interviews, especially if you are age 40 and above
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Week 3 of Six Weeks of Serious Soft Skills Strategy will explore how to integrate soft skills into cover letters and resumes to improve your chances of getting a job interview.


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Forty years ago, Ralph Amey, then a new professor of chemistry at L.A.'s Occidental College, started to investigate California wine. They were heady days: the industry, having survived Prohibition and its aftermath, was just beginning its remarkable renaissance -- new energy and new ideas arising from the worlds of family wineries (such as the Mondavis at Charles Krug), wild-eyed experimenters (Martin Ray), and formal investigation (Maynard Amerine).
Amey got a bunch of friends to go along for the ride. "I said, 'Look, if I make up some notes and get some wines together, and if you'll join in sharing the cost, we can get together, taste the wines blind, talk about them, and maybe we can learn something.' Things like five or six Zinfandels -- that way, we could concentrate on what Zinfandel tasted like. And, of course, when you're teaching a class, by doing the homework, you learn more than the students."
Homework was a trickier business then. "I was rather naïve in my knowledge of the books that were around" -- understandable, since there were far fewer books to be aware of and far fewer wineries for them to be written about -- "and there certainly were not as many seminars in Los Angeles as there are today." So, he went to the source. "I was aware that various wineries put out newsletters" -- without an established wine press, producers had to rely more heavily on their own efforts -- "and so I subscribed to as many of those as I could. I drew a lot from those newsletters, and also from certain retailers: Red Carpet in Glendale and a couple of others."
The tasting group thrived, eventually expanding its roster to "maybe ten wines" in an evening, and for Amey the experience formed the "fundamentals of my knowledge and my enthusiasm." It also provided his entry into the Society of Wine Educators. "They interpreted the term in a very broad sense. It consisted of people who taught courses, people in the industry, retailers, and people like myself, who taught in a very loose sense and were interested in learning more." Amey joined and took advantage of winery tours given to the Society. And when it began to offer a certification, he jumped at that as well.
The Society continues to function -- there is always more wine to investigate. "Our next meeting will be on the dry red wines of the Douro region of Portugal. These wines are a relatively new concept; they're made from the grapes normally used to make Port. We'll have someone in who imports them, and we'll taste seven or eight, along with a relatively technical seminar. We usually follow that with a walkaround reception, and then we sit down to a three- or four-course dinner, where we have more wine. Usually, the food is matched to the particular wines of that evening."
And Amey continues to teach. "I've done vertical tastings of BV Private Reserve, Chardonnay around the world, the wines of western Australia. As a teacher, I don't want to repeat myself too much; it's more interesting for me -- and for the students, I think -- to vary it."
So imagine the teacher's delight upon discovering an industry in his own back yard, one just beginning its own attempt to rise above its reputation: Baja's Valle de Guadalupe wine country. "My wife and I had a house built in a community called Plaza Del Mar; we love to go down there. It's on a cliff overlooking the ocean; it was a great place to go and grade papers." As he writes in his 2001 book Wines of Baja California, "My only reluctance lay in a not-so-secret desire to live near a center of wine production...I knew that premium wine grapes don't thrive where ice plant and salty sea foam happily commingle." A friendly local came to his rescue and apprised him of the vineyards planted just a few miles inland, and the professor started doing his homework.
If there were few books on Napa back in the '60s, there were practically none on Baja in the '90s. "I think what sparked my interest in writing the book was that the area was so little known, let alone understood. Whenever you read about wine regions, they'll mention Canada, the U.S., and then they hop over Mexico and talk about Chile, Argentina, and occasionally, Peru. I thought I could contribute to narrowing the knowledge gap. I wanted to provide a book that could be distributed more effectively than a quick article, something that people could take with them. People like to come to Mexico, but when I was beginning my research, they didn't go to the wineries."
It might be that they didn't know the wineries existed. Or it might be that they did. Amey himself had tasted and dismissed some overheated wines from Bodega Santo Tomás back in the '70s. "I'll say right up front that not all of the wines are great. When I wrote the book, there were about 15 wineries in the valley, and 4 or 5 of those might have been mom-and-pop. Sometimes, when you have these mom-and-pop operations...I think the wines of Barolo are a great example," says Amey, taking a more famous example. There are some fantastic producers, like Gaja, but then there are also some old-fashioned people. They can be careless about cleanliness. I've walked into some wineries there that are filthy, and I think, 'My God, no wonder these aren't very good wines.'"
Old-fashioned people can have "old-fashioned methods of making the wine. They haven't had any formal training, except from their father and that father's father and so on." This sort of teaching is not always about the preservation of ancient wisdom; sometimes, it can mean perpetuating a bad idea. Fermenting in concrete, say, may not be the best thing for your wine. (That was Italy; early Baja wines were fermented in bowls made from animal hides.)
But by the time Amey started investigating, Baja had begun to see winemakers "who really knew what they were doing and who had an international view. They could bring to the wine technology, materials, and recommendations" from the more established wine regions of the world. Sometimes, the winemakers themselves hailed from elsewhere: LA Cetto's Camillo Magoni came over from Northern Italy, and Chateâu Camou famously sought the advice of French super-consultant Michel Rolland. "I personally am not keen about the internationalization of, say Cabernet or Chardonnay," notes Amey. "I think it's very beautiful to have wines that represent the region where they're made. But by the same token, if you're in an area where there hasn't been a lot of knowledge of what's going on elsewhere, certain techniques can be used to improve your wine without turning it into a clone of the rest of the world."


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The International Prophylaxis Study Group (the IPSG) is a not for profit collaborative group of health care professionals involved with the assessment and care of individuals with inherited bleeding disorders , in particular hemophilia A and B . The goal of the IPSG is to facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge concerning long-term, regular replacement therapy ("prophylaxis") in persons with inherited bleeding disorders, and to disseminate this information globally.
The IPSG was founded in 2001. One stimulus for the creation of the collaborative group was the recognition by a number of leading hemophilia caregivers worldwide that an evidence-based approach was increasingly being requested by funding agencies to justify the very high cost of long-term prophylaxis. In recognition of this gap in information a major focus of the IPSG has been the development and testing of key outcome measures [eg the Hemophilia Health Joint Score (HJHS) and the IPSG Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scale] relevant for assessment of the musculoskeletal benefits of long-term prophylaxis with clotting factor concentrates.
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Funding for activities of the IPSG is provided by Educational grants from Bayer HealthCare, Bioverativ (A Sanofi Company), Novo Nordisk Healthcare AG, Pfizer, Shire, and Spark Therapeutics to the Hospital for Sick Children ("Sickkids") Foundation.
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Stephen Hawking has said he would consider assisted suicide as a last resort and that keeping someone alive against their will is the "ultimate indignity".
The renowned physicist had previously announced his support for assisted dying, saying "we don't let animals suffer, so why humans?".
Speaking to Dara O Briain for a BBC programme due to be broadcast on 15 June, Hawking reiterated his support of assisted suicide.
"To keep someone alive against their wishes is the ultimate indignity," Hawking said. "I would consider assisted suicide only if I were in great pain or felt I had nothing more to contribute but was just a burden to those around me."
However, he also said he is not ready to take this step yet: "I am damned if I'm going to die before I have unravelled more of the universe."
Hawking, now 73, was diagnosed with ALS just before his 21st birthday. A form of motor neurone disease, ALS is a degenerative condition that eventually leads to the demise of motor neurons and, as a result, the brain's ability to initiate and control muscle movement.
In the interview with O Briain, he also said he occasionally suffers from pain and loneliness, and that he misses being able to swim.
"At times I get very lonely because people are afraid to talk to me or don't wait for me to write a response," he said. "I'm shy and tired at times. I find it difficult to talk to people I don't know."
"I would like to be able to swim again. When my children were young, I missed not being able to play with them physically."
Dara O Briain Meets Stephen Hawking will be broadcast on BBC One on 15 June at 10.35pm.


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Decluttering Your House Can Improve Your Mental and Physical Health
What is clutter?
Have you ever realized that your house holds more stuff than it actually should? From overflowing showcases and bookshelves bulging with magazines and papers, to redundant pieces of furniture and seldom-used kitchen items. All this useless stuff makes up for all the clutter in your home.
Not just your home, but your desk at office can get cluttered too. With files piling one on top of the other, this clutter leaves you little to no room to max out your creativity. With the advent of online transactions, digital cluttering can take place in your email inbox too. It is better to clear off this mess lest you want it to hamper your mental peace and productivity.
How does it affect you physically?
- It is a challenge to hunt for your important belongings in a pile of unwanted stuff. This can result in a negative impact on your daily activities like causing you to be late for work and so on.
- Clutter drains you of your motivation and energy. You end up feeling less enthusiastic and cheerful. There is a certain negative vibe about a cluttered place which is not so appealing.
- There is a strong connection between an untidy house and unhealthy eating habits. People tend to consume more snacks and junk food in the presence of a chaotic mess, than in cleaner and calmer environments.
- It kills all your motivation of working out. A junk food diet coupled with little physical exercise will lead your body to an unhealthy future, all by virtue of a cluttered home and desk.
How does it influence your mental wellbeing?
- It is gives you a feeling that you are not in control of your life anymore. This can trigger your negative outbursts in other areas as well, where you feel that your life and ambitions are going downhill.
- The messiness and untidiness of your home will not make you look forward to going home.
- Constant notifications on your phone and laptop will drain you of your emotional and mental capacity, and will cause you to become irritated and agitated.
How can you get rid of clutter?
- Assign a particular storage space for your belongings and keep it as brief as you can.
- Start de cluttering one room, one shelf at a time. Do not directly start in the middle of your house since it will be too tedious of a job and will leave you feeling depressed.
- Keep an eye out for clothes and other items in your wardrobe that have not been in use, and get rid of them. Give away your bags or shoes which you own but no longer use.
- Keep your shelves and wardrobes updated from time to time in order to avoid the accumulation of clutter all over again.
- Clear your computer of all clutter by removing unnecessary files and other unimportant stuff from your desktop. You can also keep erasing off emails as and when you reply to them.
How will de-cluttering improve your physical health?
- You will not be wasting time unnecessarily dwelling on where to keep your important stuff. You will realize you have plenty of space in your house to accommodate all that you truly need.
- Getting rid of unwanted stuff lying around your house will significantly improve your eating habits too. Eating healthy and fine will benefit your body in the long run.
- A good positive vibe around your house will mean more productivity, less irritability and even more beneficial outcomes with respect to your work.
- An organized home space will motivate you better to work out more, thereby ensuring your physical fitness.
How will de-cluttering benefit your state of mind?
- A clean house and a clear desk is a great and calm background for you to think effectively and work productively.
- You can get better at reading other people's mind and faces, now since your mind does not have to deal with all that clutter sitting there right in the front.
- An organized house will leave you with a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction that you have accomplished a great deal even before you have actually begun your day.
- It will boost you to bring back your life on track, and improve your performance at work, and improve your relations with your loved ones.


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Shilin Night Market
Posted by mittens on 24 June 2010
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One thing I miss the most about Taiwan is the night markets. After we left the National Palace Museum, we took a bus back to the MRT station and walked over to Shilin Night Market, one of the larger more well-known night markets. We hit the street portion of the market first which is mostly clothing, shoes, accessories and other non-food goodies.
There was a slightly odd variety show on a stage outside...
All the food stalls are housed in here...most of it is closed during the day, but at night it's crowded with locals, tourists and students.
everything from bubble tea and smoothies to fried chicken and omelettes, not to mention the more tradition noodle soups and stinky tofu.
We saw a few places had a seafood dish that looked good. We picked a place to sit down, and we're handed the order form...
Challenge: neither my brother or I can call ourselves properly literate in Chinese. I can read a few characters here and there, but that doesn't really help to read this menu. A woman stood at our table waiting for us to take our order, so I just asked her straight, "What's that seafood stuff out front?" She told us and pointed to it on the order form. We ordered our two little bowls of seafood. Yay! It's always a relief when I can get through a situation like this without having to reveal that I'm actually a foreigner, and I can't read.
I wish I could blog the smell of a really pungent stinky tofu. Sometimes it's fried, sometimes not. This stuff pictured here actually wasn't that stinky compared to some others. In my experience, you can pretty much always smell a stinky tofu vendor before you see it. And the it seems like the stinkiest ones seem to be the most popular. When I smell some stinky tofu, I always want to say, "好臭!" (It stinks!) to which my dad likes to respond, "好香!" (smells good!)
oyster omelette
I'm actually not quite sure what this stuff is.
National Palace Museum
Hey all! Sorry for being so quiet, but I am in China right now, and this site is actually blocked over here. I can still get to it (obviously), but my connection is often slow and choppy. I post more frequently over on my tumblr because I don't have to write anything. I'm a bit behind over there, too, because I've also been having trouble getting to tumblr. What was most annoying was every time I tried to access a tumblr page it would automatically get hijacked by a Chinese search engine and redirect me to search results for tumblr. Ack! Drove me nuts! So then I cleared my cache, which worked to get rid of the search results, but also meant I had to re-log into to tumblr, which I haven't had to do in many many months, and I really wasn't sure which email I had used to log in, and finally, my VPN funked out and I haven't been able to get a 'good' connection until today to access my 'blocked' sites. Oh, bother!
Anyway, in other news...these pics are from a trip to the National Palace Museum in Taipei back in December. It houses an impressive collection of Chinese artifacts and artwork, some of them quite ancient.
A very drably dressed tour group...
There's a nice garden, too...not sure why I included the picture of the garbage man though.


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Three weeks after comedy legend Bill Cosby returned to the stage for the first time in years; Yale University has announced that it will not rescind his honorary degree, a move that puts them on different sides with places like Penn.
Yale spokesman Karent Part explained why they reached that conclusion: "Any change to this long standing practice would have to be taken up by the Board of Trustees (which is the body that confers degrees) and it is not under active discussion."
Penn had defended their process by stating: "We view these as extraordinary and essentially unique circumstances that call for an immediate, decisive, and clearly ethical response."
Mr. Cosby chose to break his routine and showed up on the stage unexpectedly at a concert in late January.
The event was in memory of the great jazz musician Tony Williams, and the presence of Cosby was kept a secret until a couple of hours before the start of the show.
This was Cosby's first appearance on stage since May 2015, when his career suffered severely after close to 50 women accused him of sexual misconduct, leading to the cancelation of his tour at the time.
Since then, the disgraced 80-year-old comedian has been staying out of the public eye amid a neverending legal battle.
The concert took place at the LaRose Jazz Club in Philadelphia, and Cosby performed in front of about 50 people, wearing a casual gray sweatshirt with the inscription "Hello Friend" on it.
Besides telling funny tales to the audience, the comedian also sang and played the drums with the jazz band. He entertained the guests with stories about his family and told some jokes on topics like aging or problematic sight.
It looked like nobody among the viewers thought about the numerous allegations that were made against the comedian in the past, as no one brought up the subject during his performance.
The overall atmosphere was filled with joy as people enjoyed the jokes Cosby was making.
His near future is not so bright though, as his next trial is scheduled for April 2018, after the previous one fell apart due to the jury's inability to reach a consensus.


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text: Share: Comments Print November 6, 2013 at 11:50 AM Hoop stars Kayla Burt and Joy Hollingsworth team in charity strut for heart disease Thursday Posted by Jayda Evans Ran into Kayla Burt recently…dishing my Mexican entree at Cactus in South Lake Union. It was her second day as a server, reducing my introduction of her to my BFF as a former basketball star at Washington to "and now I'm a waitress" quip. "So? I'm sure that's not all you're up to, anyway," I responded. I was right. Burt rattled off so many occupations and further education she's juggling I can't remember them all, except she's still a certified EMT. She's also still active in raising awareness for heart disease. In 2002, Burt suffered a cardiac arrest at home on New Year's Eve. She was dead for five minutes, teammates using CPR to help save her life. Burt was fitted with a defibrillator, yet forced to retire from her basketball career in 2006 after an attempt to return in 2004. An Arlington native, Burt is a former Outreach Coordinator at The Hope Heart Institute. The organization partnered with Gene Juarez Salons & Spas to put on an "I Am Hopeful 2013" runway show Thursday at the EMP to raise awareness that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women. The event begins at 7 pm, tickets ranging from $250 for front-row seating to $40 for general admission. However, I've glanced over the site and only three tickets remain for the front row and there are 94 tickets remaining for general admission as of 11 am Wednesday. Burt, 31, will be joined on the runway by former Seattle U assistant coach Joy Hollingsworth, who starred at Seattle Prep before playing college hoops at Arizona. Hollingsworth was teammates with Wildcats' three-time All-Pac-10 C Shawntinice Polk, who died at age 22 from a pulmonary blood clot. Hollingsworth, 29, was diagnosed with Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) at age 15. A general manager for the A PLUS Youth Program, Hollingsworth's most recent episode was in October when she was rushed to the hospital and placed on warfarin, a blood thinner, and another medication to expand her heart valves. She's not being medicated now, but is having her medical history reviewed. Comments | More in Northwest Ballers


text: What a scary thought talking to the world..... But how lovely to be able to share all those nibbly delicious bits of life that make it so good. I'm starting writing on a wet Bank Holiday Monday. A wet ride on damp horses followed by a scratch lunch for 8 around the kitchen table. It's our wedding anniversary today (13 years) and the end of a month with loads of lovely B & B guests, some brilliant fast rides in the cut fields round the house, and the death of my much loved Ducky a couple of weeks ago (she died of natural causes) followed by the death of Goosey a week later who I am sure died of a broken heart.


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A National Trust Basecamp is a bunkhouse offering simple self catering accommodation, not only for groups of volunteers taking part in conservation work but also for other groups looking to escape to the country.
National Trust Basecamps offer simple self catering accommodation.
A National Trust Basecamp is a bunkhouse offering simple self catering accommodation, not only for groups of volunteers taking part in conservation work but also for recreational, educational and corporate groups looking to escape the rat race of the city. Each bunkhouse is rich with its own unique history and offers the outdoor enthusiast an ideal base for exploring beautiful landscapes and unspoilt coastlines.
HENDRE ISAF BASECAMP in North Wales is a converted farm building rich with history, dating back to the 1600s. Set in a tranquil part of Snowdonia on the 7,300 hectare Ysbyty estate, this 400 year old National Trust basecamp is just 8 miles from Snowdonia's principle village, Betws-y-Coed.
BIG MOSE BASECAMP in Shropshire is a converted Tudor farmhouse on the Dudmaston Estate in Shropshire.
DALEHEAD BUNKHOUSE in Derbyshire offers comfortable accommodation in an idyllic location just under Mam Tor. ILAM BUNKHOUSE is in an 18th Century stable block on the Ilam Hall Estate.
GUMBER BOTHY is a Sussex flint barn on a working sheep farm. It provides simple overnight accommodation for camping for walkers, horse riders and cyclists, just off the South Downs Way. It is five minutes' walk from Stane Street, the Roman Road that crosses the South Downs Way at Bignor Hill. There is no acesss for cars, so this is a special 'get away from it-all' location.
For a list of all of the bunkhouses and bothies owned by the National Trust see the National Trust Website.


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From early childhood through high school, UCFSD offers outstanding learning experiences to educate and empower students. Our district is rich in tradition, proud of our students and educators, and supportive of our vision, to unlock the potential in all of us. UCFSD does more than just teach children how to read, write and take tests. We foster a love of learning, teach students how to be critical thinkers, and set them on the path for success.
For more than 90 years, Unionville- Chadds Ford School District has provided exemplary educational opportunities for students in southern Chester County. We serve more than 4,000 students in a 77- square-mile area encompassing seven townships.
High academic achievement is the hallmark of public education in UCFSD, where students regularly test in the top 1% of students in Pennsylvania. UCFSD has been listed as the #1 school district in Pennsylvania by US News and World Report and The Pittsburgh Business Times, and Unionville High School is also consistently ranked among the best in Pennsylvania. Our strengths as a school district lie in our exceptional educators and our willingness to work harder, every day, to ensure that each child achieves educational success.
UCFSD schools enjoy an outstanding reputation for exemplary curricular programs. Some of the accomplishments UCF students have achieved include:
The 3rd highest SAT scores in the state, with an average score of just under 1200
18 National Merit Finalists, 21 Commended
100% graduation rate
96% of graduates from the UHS Class of 2015 attended college
31% of students are enrolled in AP/IB/AIC
In 2013 Unionville Elementary celebrated its 90th anniversary. The building opened in September 1923 as Unionville Consolidated School K-12.
Hillendale Elementary was originally a museum showing artifacts and displays of American History. The school recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.
In the 42 years that Charles F. Patton Middle School has been open there have only been 3 principals, the first two for 40 years.
The May Fair, once known as May Day, was first held on May 21, 1949 at Chadds Ford Elementary School. Today, the May Fair is a fun day for our students and a time for our entire school to reflect on our community's rich history.
Community engagement is at the heart of UCFSD, and our students are taught a culture of giving from elementary school on. Many local businesses and community members help strengthen our instructional programs through sponsorships, endorsements, and the contributions of committed members and volunteers.
For the past 65 years the Chadds Ford Elementary PTO has hosted the Chadds Ford Art Show and Sale, with proceeds benefitting the school. The school also boasts an art collection that has several donated pieces from the family of Andrew Wyeth, an American artist considered one of the best known of the mid-20th century.
Each year the district supports the Unionville Community Fair.
The Hillendale Elementary School running club sponsors the annual Hillendale Husky Hustle 5K run with proceeds going to Operation Run.
Patton Middle School organizes an annual Run For Our Sons 5K that has raised over $160,000 to benefit the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy.
The Unionville High School technical education department partners with the Toys for Tots program to provide toys for children in need.
UCFSD has a district-wide partnership with the Kennett Food Cupboard.
Our National Honor Society students provide countless community service hours to local organizations.
UCFSD partners with the Kennett Consolidated School District to host an annual community breakfast under the theme of "Two School Districts - One Community."


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This is going to start sounding like a shady ad for the Pukka Herbs people, but I just have to recommend the Harmonise tea blend. If you're a bloke, you don't need to read any further – this blend is "balancing for women".
I've been drinking it for the last 2 weeks, and just love it. It isn't as deep and flavoursome as the detox and the cleanse – its a bit frilly, but don't let that put you off. As soon as I've had one cup I feel a great sense of wellbeing – I particularly recommend it for women at a certain time of the month – no PMS for me this month at all. None whatsoever. Remarkable!
Pukka list the benefits of the ingredients as follows;
- Rose flower, hibiscus and vanilla calm the heart spirit
- Shatavari meaning 'she who has 100 husbands' is used as a women's nourishing tonic (I'm taking a wee tonic with Shatavari in it and Ashwaghanda – I see why I'm full of light!)
- Chamomile flowers soothe life's irregularities
- Licorice root harmonises the whole system
If you're a bloke and have a lady to please – you might also benefit from buying her a few boxes of this tea! If you're a lady and want to increase your strength and balance throughout the day – I suggest you give it a try.
I'm going online today to place another Pukka order. I did buy their beautiful china mug last time. My only complaint is that its a bit smaller than the huge mug I'm used to drinking from… otherwise it enhances my tea drinking experience….
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How much gravity do animals need to stay healthy? Will lunar or Martian gravity be enough? Do animals change because of low gravity or because of some other aspect of space, like radiation? Scientists will use the space station's centrifuge to find out.
A spinning centrifuge creates artificial gravity. The centrifuge is shaped like a tuna can eight feet (2.5m) wide. It rotates habitats so the animals inside are pushed toward the outside hull.
Gravity levels change with the speed of rotation or the distance of the habitats from the center of the centrifuge. Asteroid, lunar, Martian, and up to twice Earth's gravity can be simulated.
The biggest difference between Earth and space aquariums is in the way the fish behave. With no gravity, most fish get confused and swim in circles (the fish version of space sickness).
Some spin several times a second and bump themselves senseless against the glass of the tank. Like astronauts, most adjust after a few days. But some fish never get "sick" in the first place. Why not?
Japanese scientist Kenichi Ijiri did some experiments to find out. First, he tested lots of fish to find some that didn't get sick. He bred these fish and found their ability to not get sick was passed down to their offspring.
What was different between this family of fish and families that swam in circles in space?
Besides up and down, fish use plants and light to define where they are. Dr. Ijiri guessed that fish with poor eyesight would be confused and swim in circles, but fish with good eyes would quickly choose an up and down based on light as the "sky."
Results of experiments support this theory. So astronauts who don't get sick may have inherited eyes especially sensitive to light and movement.
Scientists think that after many generations, fish living in space will be different from fish on Earth. On Earth, fish die outside of water because gravity makes their gills collapse. In space, their gills might work in air. Can you imagine a fish aquarium without water? It might happen on a space station.
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If Angels had liposuction, and then that fat was taken and mixed with liqui fruit... it would taste like Wine Gums. True Story :D
Friday, February 06, 2009
I Heart Wine Gums :D
3 comments:
- aDz said...
Yumm.. Red wine gums taste better than all the other colours..
I wonder...does MJ share wine gums?
- Friday, February 06, 2009 8:01:00 am
- Work in Progress said...
Ew dude that was not a pretty description :P
- Friday, February 06, 2009 8:27:00 am
- M Junaid said...
Adz - Indeed I do :D Ask anyone whose watched a movie with me... except Waseem - I dont buy Wine Gums when I go with them. I dont know why . Hopefully that will change tonight.
Wipasaurus - Not pretty at all :D I could have said that they taste like little gelatinous angels shitting in your mouth, but thats just gross
- Friday, February 06, 2009 9:23:00 am
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This week's bitcoin review takes a look at why both BitPay and Coinbase dropping (some of) their transaction fees.
The new bitcoin business model? Freemium
Until this week, the notion of bitcoin as a technology and bitcoin as a business hasn't entirely matched up. The beauty of bitcoin's technology is its ability to send payments to any address free of charge. This is what's made it attractive to everyone from the remittance industry to drug dealers to hackers to the average Joe, and what made it so forward-thinking. However, many of the business models have matched a more traditional business model that takes a share of the profits.
That changed when BitPay moved from a one percent transaction fee on its starter plan to making it free. It essentially moved from a controller — pay me my one percent toll to use this technology — to a gateway, helping any business get on board with bitcoin.
Coinbase then followed suit and also announced that it is waving the transaction fees for any registered nonprofit, like its newest partner Wikimedia (parent to Wikipedia).
Of course, the company still has to make money. When I spoke with Tony Gallippi, BitPay's executive chairman, about the company's plans, he emphasized that the company was moving toward a freemium model that's not normally associated with payments, but is quite common with software. The plans BitPay offers add perks like Quickbooks Integration (likely to be essential for any business doing a large number of bitcoin orders) and 24-hour support.
Bitcoin as a technology has always been free, so it's a smart move for BitPay to start embracing that and making its business off the premium services the company offers, like support or extra features, rather than acting as a tollbooth for the blockchain.
In the words of Startup L Jackson….
The market this week
The market dipped below $600 last Friday and stayed there. Despite a flurry of good news, like the zero transaction fees, the price didn't budge and continued to dip over the week before rebounding Thursday to close at $581. The price has since rallied to about $598 as of 11a.m. PST, so we may see it jump back over the $600 mark once more. How long it will stay there though will be anyone's guess.
For background on why we're using Coindesk's Bitcoin Price Index, see the note at the bottom of the post.
In other news we covered this week:
- Beloved by bitcoin users, digital gift card company Gyft was acquired by First Data.
- Good news for Apple fans: Blockchain's Wallet app is redesigned and back in the app store.
Here are some of the best reads from around the web this week:
- Ars Technica and Le Monde published court papers today showing that Mark Karpeles should have never been CEO of the now-failed MtGox exchange. Instead, he should have been in jail in France for fraud.
- Jed McCaleb, the founder of MtGox and Ripple, has kept people in the dark about his secret bitcoin project for months. Thursday he revealed to the Wall Street Journal that it's actually not about Bitcoin at all. His new creation, Stellar, is more like a nonprofit Ripple 2.0 that's backed by Stripe.
- Likewise, Overstock.com wants to embrace bitcoin-as-a-protocol and reinvent the stock market, according to Wired. Plus, it will pay some its employees bonuses in bitcoin this year.
- Bitcoin isn't a currency, according to its advocates — or at least not when it comes to the law.
Bitcoin in 2014
The history of bitcoin's price
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A note on our data: We use CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index to obtain both a historical and current reflection of the Bitcoin market. The BPI is an average of the four Bitcoin exchanges which meet their criteria: Bitstamp, BTC-e, LakeBTC and Bitfinex. To see the criteria for inclusion or for price updates by the minute, visit CoinDesk. Since the market never closes, the "closing price" as noted in the graphics is based on end of day Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or British Summer Time (BST).


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This is one of those albums that gets described as a "solid debut". In other words, it's good but a little cautious. Stephen Fretwell's hushed tones, like a 'Nebraska' era Springsteen with flat vowels, deliver a guided tour through the museum of classic singer/songwriters.
That sense of reverence, and the portentously detailed and roomy sound engineering, actually make the beginning of the album sound a little cold and faceless. It isn't until the third track, 'Run', that his personality starts to appear. Even then it feels at times like a fight between what Fretwell sounds like and what singer/songwriters are supposed to sound like.
It's clear that he can write songs of genuine elegance and understated grace. 'Rose', 'Emily' and 'New York' all show a talent for compact melodic wistfulness. Even the obligatory mid tempo swing of 'Lost Without You' contains quirks and touches that raise it well above generic. But at other times the 'old records' atmosphere seems to engulf him.
In fact, though, this is what a debut album should be like – full of promise, peppered with good moments and suggesting better things to come.
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text: Ashley Greene's navy Givenchy dress is equally sophisticated, while Nicole Richie stuns in a red mini-peplum dress by Stella McCartney. Kerry Washington adds some embroidery to the mix in a lovely dress by Marc Jacobs and Blake lively gets ruffled with feather details around the waist in Chanel. Take a cue from these ladies and Jason Wu's Spring 2012 runway and let your waist do all the talking this season.