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8x8's Brand Promise
Updating a corporate brand identity or logo is serious business and requires thoughtfulness at multiple levels. After all, a logo is a small but critically important element of a company's brand identity that communicates your brand promise. Some call it a visual shorthand or signature for the brand. At 8x8, as we planned for the next phase of our growth, we had some deep discussions on who we are and what we want to represent as a brand today and into the future.
Our advanced cloud communications technology and true global platform enables employees to communicate and collaborate securely—with each other and their customers—on any device and any connection, anywhere in the world, with dramatic savings. You can communicate using the medium of your choice with the simplicity of having a single business number. That's a powerful and transformative concept for our customers, and the straightforward and bold promise that was the starting point for our new logo and identity.
We asked ourselves: Does our brand identity communicate this position and our value to customers? Clearly we appreciate the brand recognition we have with over 45,000 customers today, but we are also looking towards acquiring our next 45,000 customers and providing them with superior communications services.
In our collective months of discussions, there was final agreement that our logo did not reflect where we are today and where we are going. It represented the image of the original company (founded over 20 years ago), focused on video compression chips with an intricate circuit design connecting the two 8s. In fact, our name originates from compression technology that worked on 8 by 8 blocks of pixels. We've come a long way since then–from video compression we moved to Voice over IP (VoIP), Unified Communications and Contact Center and are now leading the market in Enterprise Communications as a Service.
New Logo
In looking to the future, the new logo brings the name forward, rather than having a logo that needs explanation and requires the company name be included alongside. This better positions us for a mobile-first and app-centric communications world, as the leading provider of Enterprise Communications as a Service – ECaaS. By moving to a wordmark, in the model of Google and Facebook, it proclaims our global reach serving customers in over 114 countries.
The new 8x8 is confident, calm and modern from an aesthetic view. From a functional perspective, it's bold in simplicity and concept and very well suited to a global provider in a digital world, clearly indicating our brand position in Global Cloud Communications. Intricate logos can look nice and work well when used in large formats. But at smaller scale, they can be hard to see and understand if you aren't already familiar with the company.
The new 8x8 wordmark uses a brighter red and reinforces both the intensity and passion of our employees and partners, and the trust that our customers place in us. The 8s have subtle "chat bubble" cues symbolizing the many modes of digital communications in the 21st century. As some of our employees said, they love the simplicity and confidence it projects. And finally, the new 8x8 wordmark really lets you "Multiply the Possibilities", which is the theme of our new marketing campaign.
New Campaign
The new logo comes with a fresh new color palette and visual style, and also reinforces our new marketing campaign. The campaign proclaims our brand promise in a clever wordplay on our company name: Multiply the Possibilities.
While we're still in the very early phases with the campaign, over the next year we will be challenging companies to multiply the possibilities with 8x8 global cloud communications. By moving beyond legacy on-premises systems to cloud, they can quickly multiply teamwork, mobility and savings throughout their organizations, as our 45,000 customers have already done.
"As we looked at enterprise communications providers, we found that 8x8 offered the highest levels of uptime and security to successfully run our global business. 8x8 offers the critical efficiencies we need from a full-featured desktop and mobile solution that will help us drive a new level of service as we scale our worldwide presence." Doug Brown, NetSuite CIO.
"We are averaging about 200 new employees per month, and with a number of inter-branch transfers we need to get people up and running with seamless desktop and mobile communications immediately. Our legacy system made it difficult to efficiently handle personnel changes and affected our productivity. When we looked into revamping our communications infrastructure, it was imperative for us to find a partner that had experience supporting businesses of our size and scale, with distributed and mobile workforce requirements. 8x8 fit the bill perfectly." Casey Crawford, Movement Mortgage CEO.


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Udupi, May 02, 2018: The people are aware that the BJP has not kept its promises and Achhe Din have not come. The whole of India is now looking at Karnataka to know the mandate of the people of the state, said State Energy Minister D K Shivakumar.
Addressing a party workers convention at the Congress Bhavan at Brahmagiri on May 2, Wednesday, he said the Karnataka BJP leaders who have no moral right to seek votes are doing so through Modi.
He also called upon party workers to sensitize the people of the misrule of the erstwhile Yeddyurappa Government in the state.
Several BJP workers from Malpe Padukere joined Congress on the occasion. Udupi District in-charge Minister and Congress candidate Pramod Madhwaraj, comedian Sadhu Kokila, District Congress President Janardhan Thonse, MA Gafur, Veronica Carnelio and others were present.

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Gus & Will Weekly News Rap, Volume 1 – Where is the Privacy?
Welcome to our inaugural broadcast of the Weekly News Rap with Gus and Will, just a couple guys talking about finance, economics, politics, and the insanity of it all.
Today we discuss censorship at large, from social media influence to full on thought police, and the desensitization to it all.
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O'Gara Coach San Diego Discover the world of O'Gara Coach San Diego. Get the latest news on events, arrivals, and our premium selection of some of the rarest and most exclusive motor cars on the planet.
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With the new Bentley Continental GT on the way later this year, we at O'Gara La Jolla were given the opportunity to showcase the grand tourer to our clients. Most dealers would simply stage the cars in the showroom and do short drives in the surrounding area. We wanted to do something special and decided to aim a little higher. A few hundred feet higher. The Fly and Drive was born.
Enter our partners at Icon Aircraft. Their incredibly innovative amphibious aircraft, the A5, was the perfect addition to our Continental Fly and Drive experience. Here are some notes about the plane from the manufacturer.
"The inherent function of every feature is expressed through design. It's why the A5 looks as dramatic and the experience delivers."
"The A5 is designed to change the way you interact with the world, even if you've owned an aircraft in the past."
"The combination of folding wings, amphibious capability, and an optional custom trailer means you can own an A5 without ever setting foot on an airport."
"ICON's mission to bring new people to aviation drives the company's commitment to safety innovation. The A5's safety features give the pilot the peace of mind to explore the world and the A5's potential."
Fly and Drive
While the plane ride was an awesome bonus, the stars of the show were the two 626 Horsepower beauties that lie waiting in the valet of the famed Hotel Del Coronado. The route, starting at the Del, took drivers down the picturesque Silver Strand toward Coronado State beach. Long straightaways and banked curves allowed participants to feel the power that lie in wait beneath the GT's long bonnet. Once reaching Imperial Beach, drivers made a U-turn and headed back toward downtown Coronado. Seeing how the car felt in daily driving scenarios, drivers were able to take in the redesigned interior and all the new touches not seen before in a Bentley. The Fly and Drive tour of the island ended back at the Del for a beautiful afternoon lunch with a view of the pacific.
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Located in the Lorraine administrative region, the Campanile Metz Est- Technopole Hotel is easily accessible, as it is just 3km from the city centre, 5km from the nearest train station, 500 metres from the highway and 15km from Louvigny Airport. There is a bus stop ideally located at just 200 metres from the hotel, while Radio Taxi de Metz services the local area. The closest major cities to the hotel are Metz and Nancy. The amusement park Walygator Park is only 15km from the hotel, and there are many additional sources of leisure nearby including a cinema, which is 7km away. Go karting, tennis and golf are all 1km or less away. The 3-star Campanile Metz Est- Technopole Hotel has 48 rooms, of which 47 have a bath. There are 21 double rooms, 17 twin rooms and 10 triple rooms that have one double and one single bed. All rooms have Canal + and Canal satellite TV and the hotel also boasts a library and outdoor terrace area. The hotel happily welcomes pets and there is a tourist desk where you can conveniently purchase tickets for the aforementioned Walygator Amusement Park. Guests can pick up their keys on a 24 hour basis, there are facilities for the disabled, and free Wi-Fi is available for customers. The Campanile Metz Est- TechnopoleHotel also offers an on-site restaurant, seating 60 people. The restaurant serves an individual buffet breakfast from 6.30am until 9.00am during the week and from 7.30am to 9.00am over the weekends. Lunch is served from 12.00pm till 2.00pm and following this, the dinner menu starts at 7.00pm and continues through 10.00pm. There is a golf course and a skating rink, both of which are 15km from the hotel, and there is also a nightclub and a shopping centre nearby.
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As China's yuan approaches the 7 to the dollar barrier, investors are betting authorities will eventually let the currency fall beyond the historic level. Yet they are just as confident that China won't allow the kind of capitulation seen in past market meltdowns.
The Chinese currency has fallen 10 percent against the dollar since March, when the first set of tit-for-tat tariffs in the U.S.-Sino trade war were announced, and has been inching close to the psychologically significant 7 figure, a decade low.
Although the central bank has not directly intervened to stem this decline against a strengthening dollar, it has signaled it won't allow excessive volatility. Policy insiders have told Reuters authorities will fight a rapid descent in the yuan.
Data from currency reserves and commercial bank operations, however, suggest capital outflows are rising, possibly as investors bet on a yuan decline.
"It is natural that people in China want to hedge themselves," said Cliff Tan, East Asia head of global markets research at MUFG, in Hong Kong.
"This is a sign that capital outflow is increasing, but it is not a sign of capital flight. They may have to tighten capital controls further eventually."
Few expect a replay of the 2015-2016 sell-off that caused China's stock markets to plunge and the yuan to fall 11 percent over 17 months. The stringent capital controls enacted then are still in force, companies have less foreign debt and China still has $3 trillion of currency reserves, should it need to defend the yuan.
Still, the backdrop of a trade war that has caused mainland stocks to lose a quarter of their value this year, rising U.S. yields and monetary easing at home mean investors aren't putting blind faith in the yuan's stability.
Commercial banks in China have pumped $28.1 billion into markets so far this year, a contrast from 2017 when they mopped up dollars. These banks sold a net $17.6 billion of foreign exchange to retail clients in September, the most in 15 months.
"The data represents the view that many locals, including importers, think the yuan will be weaker as the dollar strengthens further," said Iris Pang, Greater China economist at ING Wholesale Banking.
Eric Stein, Boston-based co-director of the global income group at Eaton Vance Management, who manages approximately $20 billion, said his team has been running short positions in the yuan for the past five months or so.
"What China has right now is a policy preference for modestly weaker but not significantly weaker currency. That would probably be an impetus for increasing the short position," he said.
The short-yuan trade has worked as an effective hedge in recent months for the M&G (Lux) Dynamic Allocation strategy, said Graziano Creperio, a London-based investment specialist with the firm.
About 6 percent of the $10.5 billion fund's net asset value is in the short yuan trade, protecting the fund's 2 percent long position in Chinese equities.
"Were very positive on equities...if were wrong about being too bullish about it, then we would expect this currency to depreciate," Creperio said. "Were hedging, in a small fashion, but at least it created a little bit of buffer and protection."
In the options and forward markets, bets that the yuan will hit 7 soon have been rising, despite China pushing up funding costs to make it more expensive for speculators to short-sell the currency.
Yet, the flows so far have been small. China has spent only about $53 billion of its reserves this year, a fraction of the trillion dollars it burned in 2015 and 2016.
"From our conversations with corporates, we're not sensing panic," said Lu Sun, a China currency strategist at Citi. "There are outflows via banks, but it's about $10 billion per month in recent months, compared with about $100 billion in late 2015."
And the PBOC hasn't minced its words for the bears.
"For those who are trying to short the renminbi, we are very familiar with each other as we fought hand to hand a few years ago," Pan Gongsheng, deputy central bank governor, said on Friday. "I think it's still fresh in our memory."


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Tutorial: Organic-Mudstone Petrophysics: Workflow to Estimate Storage Capacity
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- Kent Newsham (Occidental Petroleum Corp.) | Joe Comisky (Devon Energy Corporation) | Roland Chemali (Occidental Petroleum Corp.)
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- Society of Petrophysicists and Well-Log Analysts
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- Petrophysics
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- 01
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- February 2019
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This is a three-part tutorial of a workflow for evaluating unconventional resources including organic mudstones and tight siltstones. Part 1 reviews the unique challenges and we provide an overview of the proposed workflow. Part 2 describes in more detail the many components of the workflow and how they come together to determine the storage capacity of the reservoir. Finally, Part 3 links the petrophysical results to the production potential in terms of fractional flow and water cut.
One of the most important functions that the petrophysicist provides is the estimation of accurate storage properties. In the oil and gas industry, storage defines the opportunity, and flow pays the bills. Estimation of storage is more than just estimation of porosity and water saturation. It begins with accurate assessment of rock composition which begets accurate porosity and subsequently water saturation. However, storage estimation need not end there. With an understanding of fluid type and properties, and with the application of appropriate equations of state that describe the variation of formation volume factor, bubblepoint or dewpoint pressure, oil viscosity and density as a function of temperature, pressure, GOR, API gravity and gas gravity, very accurate assessments of oil in place (OIP), gas in place (GIP), and water in place (WIP) are possible in profile. These profiles are then integrated into cumulative storage volumes by bench.
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In March this year, investors sued breast implant manufacturer Allergan for allegedly concealing the link between textured implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
After a hearing in which women urged the FDA to ban textured implants as other countries have done, the FDA initially cited lack of proper evidence to justify a ban. As of this July, the FDA announced the U.S. is recalling implants made by Allergan related to a rare form of cancer.
This controversy had yet to make the headlines two years ago when I sat on the hard table at the plastic surgeon's office, the flimsy gown covered in dots open in the front, as instructed, a red Sharps box of used syringes hanging on the wall across from me. I hadn't bothered tying the short ties.
The doctor sat half-turned to me while he asked questions and typed my answers in my patient profile: Female. 51 years old. Stage 1 breast cancer. Left breast. Estrogen and progesterone positive. A highly curable diagnosis if I followed the standard protocol he said.
I stared at his yellow bowtie and round glasses. This was a research hospital after all, and certainly, I was in good hands.
He had ignored my husband Hugo, a take charge real estate broker, after an initial handshake, but now Hugo filled in my answers as I sat, still in shock about my diagnosis three weeks earlier, though the doctor glanced at me. Finally, he swiveled his chair to Hugo and asked impatiently, "Are you a nurse or a doctor?" I lay back on the table and closed my eyes, tired of men who washed their hands briskly before they asked me to open my gown and dropped their gaze to my breasts to assess and feel the questionable tissue with their cold hands.
After 30 years of marriage, Hugo joked I was so modest I took my shower in a turtleneck. A journalist and mother of a teenage daughter and college-age son, I'd always chosen women doctors instead of men. Now here I was half-naked before men whose names I quickly forgot as I searched for answers about different treatments.
I sat up and listened to the doctor explain how he would insert tubes for drainage and implant expanders before a second operation to insert the silicone implants. A radical mastectomy can cost up to $55,000 without breast reconstruction, which can then cost up to $30,000 more. I felt lucky my insurance covered both procedures.
He explained the difference between textured implants and smooth ones saying the textured ones had a more natural feel. He briefly mentioned women sometimes develop a hardening around the implants, and rarely, even cancer.
"It's not if you will need to replace them, but when," he said. When apparently meant within ten years. He asked to see my thighs. I stood up, feeling like an animal on an auction block, and dropped my pants. His hand slid between my legs jiggling my inner thighs to see if I had enough fat to use instead of implants. I didn't. He tried unsuccessfully to pinch my stomach fat.
"Another option is to cut the muscle here," he said, running his hand below my right shoulder, "and pull the muscle around front." He'd slip the implant underneath the transferred skin he explained. His tone made it seem as simple as a facial, yet the procedure sounded to me like a modern-day version of medieval torture.
Then the assistant handed me a notebook full of before and after photos of every size and shape breast. I'd agreed to let the nurse take pictures of my breasts for a potential before shot to be featured in a book such as this. Now I regretted it, worried about the picture of my naked body filed away in their endless archives.
I stared at the normal sagging boobs replaced with a higher version of themselves. Many were upright and firm, nipples centered correctly with red scars curving across the mostly white chests as if a knife had sliced through a soft piece of Wonder bread. I'd seen few real tatas during my life though I felt surrounded by the wallpaper of cleavage in magazines and advertising. Not many women I knew unveiled their bodies in locker rooms or spas the way I'd heard men paraded around exposed.
"You can always go bigger. Most women do," the assistant assured me.
"I'm just researching my options," I said.
Neither seemed to have heard I was gathering information while I waited for the genetic testing results to determine if I had the BRCA gene. I was still raw from the whole unexpected ordeal. Yet it appeared to be a foregone conclusion in their minds I was moving ahead. I pulled my gown tighter.
"And if I do this, I'm just fine the size I am," I said. I was consumed with thoughts about dying, about whether my kids would have a mother.
The doctors seemed more concerned about how big they could make my cleavage. And for whom? Certainly not me, more athletic than curvy in build. My fear had outweighed my vanity the moment I heard the word cancer.
"It's nothing to be ashamed of," the doctor said flipping to the next page. Did this middle-aged white man really think my path to health and empowerment after a potential death sentence was sporting a rack worthy of a Playboy bunny to clash with my middle age smile lines?
I had friends, dissatisfied with their small breasts or dismayed after pregnancy and nursing to see what gravity and motherhood had wreaked, who'd had implants. Another buddy had recently shown me the results of her mastectomy, upset her doctor had neglected to tell her she'd lose feeling in her nipples. Within the past five years, she suffered through two more operations and refused a third to deal with complications. Another had told me how her implants from reconstruction were larger than she'd asked for and made her cold all of the time.
The assistant closed the book to their handiwork. "I'll think about it," I said.
I didn't want to lose a natural part of my body. I didn't want silicone balloons that had to be replaced, could harden and become encapsulated into scar tissue, or give me lymphoma, a blood malignancy. I didn't want to have a lumpectomy and face a mammogram or MRI every six months for the next five years, imaging which carried its own risks from the radiation and the dye.
A month later, I opted to fly California for a second opinion and a few weeks later flew there again to have the small tumor frozen. My breast blew up like a basketball and the necrotic tissue hardened like a lump of coal. According to the doctor who performed the cryoablation, the "frozen" tissue was supposed to absorb back into my body by the end of a year.
After six months, at my Alabama oncologist's urging, I had a lumpectomy. The day before surgery, the nurse felt for the lump of coal. Nothing. The dead tissue had disappeared. I had the lumpectomy as planned, and thankfully, the biopsy was clear. Almost a year from my diagnosis, I had managed to keep both my breasts.
But with my own pair, without breasts, with fake ones, for the rest of my life, no one could fix the fact disaster might strike again. Women undergo mastectomies to lessen their chances of a recurrence of the disease not because their diagnosis is a wonderful shopping opportunity to buy a deadly set of knockers.
Lanier Isom, a Birmingham area writer, shares her story as October kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She is recovering from a breast cancer diagnosis in August 2017, and the author of Lilly Ledbetter's memoir Grace and Grit: How I Won My Fight at Goodyear and Beyond.


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Vacuum impregnation of windows-frames, shutters, doors as well as loos elements
People love and appreciate living and working in environments with wood finishing and panelling, they value its warmth and the unique incomparable natural beauty no other material of mineral or synthetic origin has
These qualities are however penalised by a single factor: durability..
As atmospheric and biological agents such as fungi, insects and bacteria attack wood more or less rapidly, the preference has fallen on selecting and using "naturally" resistant wood. The continual demand for these species has considerably reduced its availability and increased the price.
This has led to the need to use less long lasting but much more inexpensive wood, but however applying effective treatment to increase its natural resistance.
Right from the beginning of the last century the first applications of preservative products were attempted using autoclaves and the results were very encouraging.
Today I.S.V.E. Srl, aware of the results that can be reached using this technique, has applied the most recent technology to develop a treatment autoclave that enhances the use of the most modern industrial chemical products for preserving wood.
To preserve and treat does not however mean to destroy the natural characteristics of the wood: the possibility of using water-based impregnants and atomisation of the product in a hermetically closed autoclave means total respect for the environment.
Conservation and respect for the environment are the objectives of the I.S.V.E. Srl. IMP-PG SERIES OF VACUUM IMPREGNATORS.
It is used for the vacuum impregnation of windows-frames, shutters, doors, as well as loose elements, by using a large range of preservatives for the protection against fungoses and insects, to dye and paint first and finishing coats.
The pieces to treat are hanged to a movable frame and put into the autoclave, which after having been hermetically closed, performs the process by an automatic sequence consisting in:
- a phase of initial vacuum to take away the air from the wood vessels,
- a further phase for the letting in of the preservative which is nebulized through the nozzles properly placed inside the autoclave in order that the woodworks are completely treated,
final phase of re-setting at the atmospherique pressure.
The process may be set in order to obtain a more or less impregnation depth according to the quality requirements.
Generally it is possible to perform 2/3 cycles per hour.
By this plant it is necessary to immobilize very slight preservative (60-70 litres).
The use of the vacuum impregnation allows:
- a real penetration in depth of the preservative into the wookworks, especially in the head areas of the timber and into the holes or cavaties where it is more necessary the protection.
- a best fastening of the products over the wooden surface.
- no noxious pollution.
- no evaporation of the solvents which compose the preservatives.
- sensible savings of the preservatives and paints.


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by Kenneth Green, D.Env.
At the end of the 20th Century it became obvious that industrial development had created some severe environmental consequences around the world: the dying lakes and opaque urban air were hard to miss. The risks to human health were equally obvious. Fortunately, our resources also grew large enough to address the problems, and the environment in developed countries is in vastly better shape.
We still face challenges of course, but today's environmental risks are subtle and hard to quantify – e.g. low-level air pollution, low-dose chemical exposure, low-level water contamination, and so on. The subtlety of these risks, and the high-cost of going after the last bits of pollution creates a dilemma: it's often unclear whether the benefits of further driving down these levels of pollution offer a net benefit to society, or simply consume resources that could be better used elsewhere to protect human health and the environment.
Activists tend to disdain the idea of basing policy on traditional risk analysis and benefit-cost analysis, preferring to invoke the "precautionary principle" as a rationale for addressing every risk with every possible resource at all times. It's a high-minded ideal. But common sense tells us that it also isn't possible. With finite resources and competing demands, there will be some selection process that allocates resources to risk-reduction efforts. The only question is whether or not it will be a rational one - that is - one that avoids waste.
So far, evidence suggests that "precautionary" policies lead to wasted resources and irrational investment patterns. In the United States, where the data is best, risk analysts Tammy Tengs and John Graham, of the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, demonstrated that public policy priorities bear little relationship to any rational ranking of risks and potential risk-reduction investments of tax dollars.
For example, in their 1996 study of US risk management policy, Graham and Tengs showed that the US spent $1.5 million to save a year of a child's life by regulating the flammability of children's clothing, while some 30 percent of those children were living in homes without smoke alarms, an investment that would have cost about $200,000 per year of life saved. While the US spent about $21.4 billion in 1994 on 185 life-saving interventions to avert about 57,000 premature deaths (good!), spending the same amount of money based on priorities to maximize effectiveness could have saved an additional 60,000 people (better!).
In another study, Tengs and her colleagues examined the cost-effectiveness of risk-reduction measures undertaken by various governmental agencies, and discovered that not all investments in risk reduction are equally fruitful. Tengs found, for example, that while the US could save a person's life for an additional year at the cost of $23,000 for aviation safety regulations, or $68,000 with a consumer product regulation, it cost over $7.5 million to extend someone's life for a year through an environmental regulation.
If we're going to infuse common sense into risk policy, several policy guidelines are necessary: First, we must limit risk-reduction investments to addressing validated risks. Confusing real risks from spurious scares diverts resources away from where it's really needed. Consider the recent bans on so-called "ornamental pesticides." Government agencies spent resources to ban them – an economic value lost, for no gain. Numerous environmental and health agencies have found that such pesticides are not only safe, but offer health benefits by controlling pests.
Second, we must learn to accept the constraints of uncertainty. While we may be able to identify a potential risk, we may not be able to anticipate a remedy's adverse costs and effects. As noted policy analyst Aaron Wildavsky observed, it's hard to intercept risks when you have little quality information. Consider if a power plant owner knew that a particular part would burn out every 150 days, a strategy of replacing the part every 149 days to prevent the risk would make sense. But where less information exists, more adaptive strategies are needed.
If a power plant had 8,000 critical pieces of equipment that, upon failure, would create a fire, but the plant owner did not know the failure rates of each piece, trying to intercept the risk by replacing pieces before they failed would be impossibly costly. Trying to have backup systems on all 8,000 pieces would be technologically difficult and probably infeasible financially. Instead, a strategy of resilience, such as having a sophisticated fire-response system, is more likely to be a feasible and efficient way of dealing with uncertain risks.
Third, we must account for risk tradeoffs and transfers. Generally, we address risk issues by sectioning them off into risk areas: environmental risk, transportation risk, food safety, and so on. But the tendency to section off risks into easily manageable categories increases vulnerability to risks of unintended consequences. For example, regulations mandating higher levels of fuel economy in cars might spare some people a smog-induced asthma attack, but because such cars are also less safe, other people might be injured or killed in a traffic accident who otherwise would not have been. Furthermore, risk tradeoffs may occur within the same risk area, for example with airbag regulations, which saved some people, but endangered others.
Fourth, we must protect economic prosperity, which is the engine that generates our baseline safety, health, and environmental quality. As many analysts have pointed out, prosperity, far from being destructive to health and the environment, is actually the primary producer of safety in market economies. When one looks around the world one finds that life expectancy, years of good health, access to safer and better nutrition and medical care all increase as prosperity increases.
Finally, we must focus on maximizing the return on our risk-reduction investments. Though it's popular these days for environmental activists to disdain anything involving prioritization, common-sense risk management is all about priorities, and for a very good reason. With fixed resources - and nearly unlimited risks to apply them to – failure to prioritize leads to fewer lives saved.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kenneth Green, D.Env., is Chief Scientist and Director of the Risk and Environment Centre at The Fraser Institute.


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You Have a Heart Worth Lifting
A channeled message from St. Michael – with the Healing Angels, Guardian Angels and The Angel Team, and the Angels of Peaceful Protection
Greetings all ! I am St. Michael the Archangel. I am working with you now if you allow me to to help lift your heart a little this day. You are blessed beloved child of God. You are blessed and God is with you, each of you and your family and friends as well. You are blessed and we are here to help you understand that it is okay to ask for an uplifting when needed, or thought about for no reason. The mind of a human can focus on illusion if you let it. Be with the angels and Archangels who surround you now as we celebrate with you this day your love in your heart and in your heart is the Holy Spirit of God, which we also celebrate with you this day. Allow the Angels and me, St. Michael to lift you now with our love and we do this in a very loving and Heavenly way. I, St. Michael will be with you every moment of the day if you ask me, I will also help uplift you now. Uplift your heart to the realm of the angels and of Heaven. Listen now dear beloved friend, I love you. I want to help you, I cannot be separated from God ever nor would I want to be separate from God. Neither are you. I say this to you because the human mind will tell you that I am separate or that you are and this is just not so. I am always available for you anytime you ask of me. Please do not hesitate to do so. I love to help all who ask of me and am happy you did. This is being repeated for some, but is worth repeating. You have a heart worth lifting, you have a mind worth clearing and you have a home worth protecting and shielding. Some have thought they were not worth this clearing and shielding from me and have not asked based on that thought. Please know , although you are worth clearing , and I will be happy to do so, I will also honor free will. You need only ask of me, and I am happy to help you and your family. In fact it is recommended that you do. You have a life worth living to its fullest. A light worth shining and there is no shame in asking the angels or me to help you do this. We are happy to help you. Always.
Sit now in a comfortable and relaxed position, and ask for me , St. Michael to be with you now. Ask for your guardian angels who are here with you. Ask for a team of angels to help you uplift your mind and heart. We will be happy that you asked us to help and also happy to do so. You are not bothering Heaven when you ask us for help. In fact, it is seen as an act of Love for you and your family when you ask on behalf of another. Be willing to lift all concern to God at all times. Be willing to ask God to help you. There is nothing God cannot handle beloved and this is something that has troubled your heart if it is a concern is it not? Be not troubled any longer, beloved, but ask us in helping you. We will act on your behalf in an unlimited fashion and will intercede for you also. Sit now and ask for us now, for as you read this countless angels are by your side who are all helping you now , lift away any concern , helping to lift any stress related emotions, for you are blessed and deserve to be lifted. We will help you to feel our peace, which is higher than human emotion. Help you to feel one with God's Love. One with Peace, one with the angels. One with the Purest Love And Light and also help you to know you are loved unconditionally and your heart is a loving light in this world and deserves to be lifted now and always. So we lift you now, and love you . We open your heart to the awareness of God's Love and help you now and always. And so it is beloved, we bless you , amen, amen amen.
St. Michael with the Healing Angels, Guardian Angels and The Angel Team, and the Angels of Peaceful Protection
Let Your Heart be Open to Spiritual Blessings and the Love of God
A channeled message with the Angels:
Greetings, this is one of the Guardian angels who lifts you- St. Gabriel is helping you to be open to the many blessings coming. Keep your heart open to abundance and joy and love and peace and those spiritual blessings will increase. You are blessed in every moment and those spiritual gifts are yours eternally. Love is what increases when you sow it. Love is always available to you at all times. The Divine Love of God will always help you every time you ask. It is His Love and Strength that help you in all ways. Especially when you feel His Love, know that He is near to you. Always. These words are helpful to hear, but know that Jesus spoke these Words to you to help you understand that you are never alone. You always have the everlasting Love of the Father with you. Love is always available to you. You are never burdening Heaven when you ask for protection, for support, for Heaven's help. All will be given to those who ask in Jesus' name . You will always have God's Might and Love and He will guide you when you ask Him . He loves for you to call on Him always. Love is always what the Heavenly Father responds with- Divine Love that cannot be measured. God's Love is eternal and God's voice is very loving. God's Love will always guide you to greener pastures. Pray first about everything, knowing that God the Father Loves you and wants you to be happy. God wants the very best for you and for your family too. God will always hear your prayer and St. Gabriel will help you to listen to the Voice (the Holy Spirit) that is guiding your heart, as will St. Michael and the angels , who love you. Your heart is like a beacon shining brightly. St. Gabriel will help you recognize the bright Light of God within you, help you focus on what is important , help to guide you to be motivated and St. Michael will always help when asked, in all ways and when choosing your right path of the heart.
God will always hear you. First, Lift up your prayer, in love and sincerity, lift up your concerns, thanking God for His Goodness, and know that the Heavenly Father will help you in all ways. Thank God often and know that you and your loved ones are always protected, loved and guided.
The Angels with St. Michael and St. Gabriel
Your Heart CAN Make a Difference
Your heart has the Light of Christ. Everyone does. Even if it appears as if they do not. In fact, all are God's children- man or woman, child or elderly. All have the Holy Spirit inside of their hearts. Therefore, choose to be aligned with the Spiritual Truth- which is God-given. Spiritual Truth is Wisdom, is Love, is Truth, It is a way to see- through the eyes of love. As how the Heavenly Father sees – with love and integrity. Your heart is One with God Almighty in Truth. Focusing on this Truth will help you always. The Holy Spirit has been sent to everyone and resides in your now- for you are blessed. Choose to remain focused on the Most High, which consists of the Holy Trinity-God the Father, Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit of God. Have Faith in them always. Trust God in all matters. All prayers are answered and your love can help others and is needed at this time. Trusting is important. Faith can move mountains and your love is healing to others. Others can feel your love, your heart, your sincerity. Be heartfelt and sincere in all matters , knowing the Holy Spirit is guiding you. You can trust this- the Holy Spirit guides you always and always will- for you are blessed beloved. You are God's Masterpiece and are here to make a difference.
Ask the angels to help you lift your heart to love, to a higher love of the angels everyday. This will help in everyday matters. Lifting away unwanted stressful emotions and replacing them with love and truth. Your Divine Truth is that you are already one with God, His Son Jesus and His Holy Spirit- who loves you. And so it is, we lift you now beloved. Ask St. Michael to help you lift anytime you could use one. He is happy to assist you with everyday matters and do not feel like you are taking him away from more important matters. The angels are unlimited and be with everyone at the same time. We love you and so it is, amen, amen, amen.
The Angel Team
A Loving Message from St. Michael About Your Life Purpose
Today St. Michael has a loving message for us – the angels want us to know we are blessed and to lift up all concerns to God in all matters.
"Greetings, I am St. Michael. I am offering you protection from the Angels now and always. I am always available to assist you in all matters. Especially when you need a helping hand in courage, protection and in life purpose. I am happy to help you shift your awareness from negative beliefs to uplifting harmony and shield you from distractions not serving you. I am always here for you when you need me. In fact, I am here with you now, as you read this. I am a servant of God himself, protector of all and grateful you have asked me to deliver this message to you. We Angels and Archangels will help you in all matters always. Call on us often, as you think of us, we are there for you , and your loved ones. We will increase peace for you, even if its something small, or large, there is no limit to what we can handle for you." Continue reading "A Loving Message from St. Michael About Your Life Purpose"


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Pecaso is a rare full peruvian multi-grey color. He has light and dark silver grey, and even dark rose grey coloring. He won several ribbons in the show ring and even won a Reserve Championship. His sire is a dark silver grey and should make some interesting offspring. Pecaso is ready to start breeding.
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Have you ever come across any instances where everyone is raving about a specific ingredient, and then you are hooked because of your formidable curiously? Snail cream is one of these wallet-hurting trends that is still blowing wild now.
Few months ago, I came passed a vlog comparing different snail creams, with a few like It's Skin, Namulife Snail White being mentioned. I had the It's Skin one and was very pleased with the performance of it, hence when this vlog also recommending a black snail cream from Secret Key that was "pleasant" and "cheap", I was sold.
Few months ago, I came passed a vlog comparing different snail creams, with a few like It's Skin, Namulife Snail White being mentioned. I had the It's Skin one and was very pleased with the performance of it, hence when this vlog also recommending a black snail cream from Secret Key that was "pleasant" and "cheap", I was sold.
I have tried some Secret Key products before, they were pretty decent at their prices especially their Starting Treatment Essence so I thought I wouldn't be wrong this time. Hence, I impulsively placed an order from Koreadepart to have the snail cream shipped to me. Let's find out about the cream below!
The Secret Key Black Snail Original Cream comes in a pearly black, elegant yet simple packaging. It is in a jar with a twisted-open cap. Not very hygienic this way but it doesn't matter for me since I use spatula everytime.
This cream claims to contain secretion filtrate from black snail (okay, I got it, snail that is black in colour) that is said to be very moisturizing for the skin. It also claims to brighten, nourish and improve the skin's elasticity.
The product smells…odd. I don't know how to explain the not-so-pleasant smell it has, maybe plastic? I was expecting floral or at least cosmetic but unfortunately it doesn't smell like any of those. If you have tried Namulife Snail White Cream before, it smells highly similar to the Snail White Cream.
The consistency is interesting. It certain looks like those gooey snail slime that is sticky and cloudy. However, it is not very sticky on your skin when you blend it out. It glides smoothly and then gets absorbed, almost like a serum than a cream. The downside is that it will leave a tacky finish on my skin that I don't quite appreciate.
This Black Snail Original Cream can be divided into 2 major components – the active ingredients and the texture stuffs. Okay, that's pretty much what happens in all formulation, but in this cream, they seem to constitute half for each.
There is 45,000mg or 90% of black snail extract inside. Snail secretion filtrate is very popular in Asia as a repairing, hydrating, moisturizing, nourishing and lifting ingredient. This is attributable to the snail slime that is enriched with hyaluronic acid, glycoprotein enzymes, antimicrobial and copper peptides, proteoglycans (to stimulate collagen production) and so on.
Not only snail secretion filtrate, this cream is also loaded with delicious ingredients like niacinamide (great ingredient that is good at brightening and anti-aging), olive oil (nutritive skin nourishing), shea butter, honey (smoothing and moisturizing), ginkgo biloba, date (improve blood circulation to the skin and repair sun damage), peony flower (anti hyperpigmentation), green tea (moisturizing and anti-oxidizing), ginseng (anti-aging) and so on. Honestly, I would just bath in this if I know nothing but its ingredients.
Ok, despite its elegant packaging, nice ingredients and interesting texture, I would not recommend this cream to anyone. I think this definitely does not worth your money or time even. I have been using this for at least 2 months, quite sparingly but consistently, but have not seen any improvement in my skin. It may hydrate but not enough to make the deeper part of my skin feeling soothed and filled. It is better if I just don't use it. This feels like it is sitting on top of my skin and is not going any deeper. Something about its technology or formulation, maybe not the ingredients, is not sophisticated enough to deliver promising results. So, yeah, not something I would recommend but no harm trying if you are interested.
About: cream
Purpose: anti-aging, moisturizing, brightening
Suitable for: normal to dry
May not suit: acne-prone skin, sensitive skin, oily skin with easily clogged pores
Skincare Step: cleanser > toner > treatment > Secret Key Black Snail Original Cream
packaging: ★★★
scent: ★
texture: ★★
ingredients: ★★★
efficacy: ★★
overall impression: ★★ (something about its quality really turns me off)
smells like plastic, not performing, not hydrating enough as a cream, unpleasant to use
You can get this from: Qoo10 | RoseRoseShop | Koreadepart
[Disclaimer] This is NOT a sponsored review. Products are purchased with my own money. All copy right of contents and images in this article is strictly mine.


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Hiring Events
Annual Career Fair
Pittsburg Adult Education Center's annual Career Expo! Employers from all over the area will be here for the Hiring Event of the Year. Come dressed to impress, and get hired!
Call Nick Morgan, Transitions Specialist, at (800) 949-0496 Ext. 503 for further information, or to reserve a table.
Our Annual Career Fair will be held between 10:00 Am and 1:00 PM, in the Pittsburg Youth Development Center, 1001 Stoneman Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565.


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Why Gauge Isn't Always Important.
Film thickness is no longer a satisfactory standard for judging overall strength. The development of improved LLDPE resin in the liner industry has completely changed the standard method for selecting the correct can liners. These materials have allowed manufacturers to produce thinner, lighter trash bags which are stronger and more durable than the thicker bags previously made from low density resin. This is why gauge is no longer an effective way to determine liner strength. Instead of stating actual thickness, it is now generally accepted to use terminology such as "Light", "Medium", "Heavy", and "Extra Heavy". (See comparison table.)
Steps to Choosing the right can liner.
1. How to determine the proper can liner type for your application.
There are 2 types of resins commonly used in the manufacture of can liners: (LLD) Linear Low & (HD) High Density. To decide which type you need, answer this question: "Are sharp objects being thrown away?" If yes, you need (LLD) Linear Low Density liners. If no, you need (HD) High Density liners.
For Can Size use the instructions below for correct can liner size.
Each manufacturer has its own blend formulations, so the proportions of these materials vary from one producer to another. The best way to determine the correct liner is to actually test some suggested samples.
Resin- The
basic raw material from which can liners are made. There are 3 types of
resins: Low Density, Linear Low Density, and High Density Polyethylene.
Low Density Polyethylene- This
resin is highly puncture and tear resistant. These properties make this the
best choice for applications where additional strength and stretch are
required. Works well for waste with sharp or jagged edges.
These liners provide maximum puncture and tear resistance.
These liners provide maximum puncture and tear resistance.
Density Polyethylene- Liners made from this resin
are generally available in lower gauges, and are more temperature resistant.
High Density provides substantial cost savings per liner. These
liners are an excellent choice for soft refuse (typical office, restrooms,
paper products, etc.)
High Density provides substantial cost savings per liner. These liners are an excellent choice for soft refuse (typical office, restrooms, paper products, etc.)
Measuring for Correct Can Liner Size
Bag Width: Use 1/2 of the outer circumference of the container.
Bag Length: Use the height of the container, plus 1/2 of the diameter of the container bottom, plus 3 inches (for overhang). For square or rectangular containers, use the diagonal of the container bottom, rather than the diameter.
Low Density Polyethylene- This
is an older resin still used mainly in lower end liners. It has largely been
replaced by Linear Low Density Polyethylene.
Post-Consumer and Post-Industrial
is made from recycled post-consumer plastics, such as milk jugs and
industrial scraps. These are reprocessed and blended with other types of
used to describe the thickness of a liner. Linear Low density liners are
measured in mils, while High Density liners are generally measured in
Measurement based on thousandths of an inch (.000). For example, a .55
mil bag would be 55 thousandths of an inch thick. Common Linear Low density
liners range from .35 to 2.0 mil in thickness.
Micron- Based on one hundred thousandths of an inch (.000000). High Density liners usually range from 6 to 24 microns in thickness.
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Our collective backgrounds in corporate and incentive programming, tour development and special event design means our work is backed with years of experience. Combine this with a true love for our city and you're guaranteed success!
Colleen Kendall, DMCP
Colleen Kendall (some of you may know her as Kookoothe) is thrilled to be back with the Hosts Family. Originally from Ohio, Colleen moved to the windy city in 2010 and never looked back. Starting her career in marketing, advertising and event planning, Colleen's focus was on branding initiatives and large scale events for healthcare and non-profit clients.
Priding herself as a tastemaker in the events industry for over a decade, and well-versed in all things Chicago, she has turned companies' event dreams a reality in the Windy City. She lends her creative spirit and unique ability to transform an idea from concept to a reality beyond her client's imagination.
Her dedication to creating unique experiences is unparalleled. Colleen specializes in working with clients to top "the untoppable" by utilizing her extensive background in marketing and event management combined with a true understanding of what makes an excellent DMC-client partnership. She has a proven track record of happy clients who love her high energy, organization, and creative mind.
When she's not out dining at the newest Chicago restaurant or catching her favorite bands in the city, she is at home enjoying a glass of red wine with her husband Connor and playing with her daughter Alice and dog Darby.


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Update: Jo Kwon Sings His Heart Out In Teaser For MV, Starring Yoo Seon Ho
Updated January 9 KST:
Jo Kwon has released a music video teaser for his upcoming single! The clip also reveals that labelmate Yoo Seon Ho will be starring in the music video as well.
Updated January 4 KST:
Jo Kwon has finally revealed the title of his upcoming single along with several concept images! His new release will be "Daybreak" (literal translation).
Updated January 3 KST:
Jo Kwon has revealed a small hint at what his new single may sound like with a new teaser clip!
Updated January 2 KST:
Jo Kwon has dropped a teaser ahead of his upcoming January release, which will be released at 6 p.m. KST on January 10!
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— CUBE ENTERTAINMENT (@cubeunited) January 2, 2018
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Jo Kwon has a lot in store for fans!
The artist's new agency Cube Entertainment has announced that Jo Kwon will be releasing a new digital single on January 10. This will be his first new song in about a year and 11 months since he released "Crosswalk" in February of 2016, and it will also be his first release since he moved from JYP Entertainment to Cube Entertainment this fall.
Jo Kwon has also shared the news of a collaboration with a mystery artist that has yet to be revealed!
In a V Live broadcast on December 28, Jo Kwon told fans he was happy that the news was out about his new single, and shared that he's been working hard at recording and had just wrapped up filming the photos for the release. "I've been focusing on musicals and my personal matters, but in 2018 I'll be on television a lot and you'll see me singing a lot," he promised.
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Available in a variety of models—and designed in collaboration with top European jazz composer/performer Lada Obradović—the TRX CLS Series blends a dark, warm, classic sound with an unique Retro-Gray finish. The ultra-thin B20 Bronze cymbals are handcrafted by master cymbalsmiths and used for a variety of jazz, rock and indie/pop drumming applications.
One of the vintage elements developed into the CLS line is more evenly matched, pre "New Beat" weights for hi-hat cymbals. The addition of Thunder splashes and crashes as well as removable rivet holes on the CLS bottom Hi-Hats and Crash-Rides offer a wide variety of modern sounds within this vintage line.


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Bendis and Gaydos continue their fascinating crime drama miniseries in Pearl #2 by focusing on Pearl's relationship to her mother. In the last issue, we were introduced to her father, her boss, her best friend, and a few others. But noticeably absent was her mother, and now we know why.
Pearl #2 continues what the last issue did so well, while also having a bit more of a singular purpose. Instead of focusing on introducing several characters, Bendis focuses on one character's introduction and how this affects Pearl.
What Is Past Is Prologue
What is fascinating about Pearl is that she is an artist first and an assassin second. She doesn't want to work for the Yakuza but she is being forced to. This inner conflict of doing what she has to do instead of doing what she wants to do, allows the reader to empathize with her.
This conflict is represented visually in the flashbacks. When she is a teenager talking to her mother, she has brightly colored hair. She clearly looks up to her mom, who notably has black hair with a pink stripe. But in the modern day, Pearl has stark white hair. The exact opposite of her mother.
This transition is noticeable in the flashback between her and her father. I mentioned in the last issue how Gaydos used a different style and color pallet for each scene. Well, the one chosen for the flashback to her father has a very loose art style with the only color being blue. A color often associated with sadness. In this scene, he is trying to tell Pearl that her mother is working for the Yakuza, and it is hinted at that she is dead. But he can't bring himself to say the words.
Pearl is stuck in a life she doesn't want, surrounded by people that would as much shake her hand as kill her, which is exactly what her father warned her about. And in Pearl #2, she finds out that the one person that supported her art, her mother, was owned by the Yakuza before she was even born. So the question that Pearl and the reader are left with is: does she even have a choice or was this just inevitable?
The Art Continues To Take My Breath Away
Bendis' interweaving of internal conflict, themes, and plot are amazing. He is a master of the craft after all. But the real standout from this series so far is Michael Gaydos' art. Every panel is beautiful. The juxtaposition of the different color schemes based on scene and mood set a tone that is unique to this comic. And the way he highlights various character's tattoo's and how they represent their personality is just masterful.
The ending is impactful not just because Bendis has given us insight into Pearl's mind. It works because the art shows you what she is feeling. She is out of place in the club, she is isolating herself. The large sound effects are literally pushing the panels to the side of the page.
And the close-ups on her face as she makes the decision of whether to pull the gun or not. Finally, ending on her with the gun out, but with the expression of instant regret. Comics are a visually driven medium. The words and the pictures have to work and tandem in order to tell a complete story. Pearl #2 hits the nail right on the head, leaving the reader in awe.
Pearl #2 Is Starting To Make Me Think We Are Seeing The Birth Of A Classic
The Pearl miniseries has fast become one of my favorite comics coming out right now. Pearl #2 cements that assertion. There is only one thing I can complain about, but it's a non-issue as it comes with the territory with Bendis. His use of double-page spreads for conversations can slow down the pacing, making it feel like the issue is over faster than it should be. But the writing is so good it makes up for the quick read.
If you like great characters or crime dramas, I highly recommend picking it up. I can only hope that Bendis and Gaydos plan to continue the story of Pearl past the initial five issue miniseries.


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Why study theology? Theology as a resource in Christian discipleship
Thomas O'Loughlin
The first of three articles on 'why study theology?' which are intended to give reasons why formal study is valuable. Thomas O'Loughlin is Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham. He hopes these articles will be a useful resource for those trying to recruit students to the study of theology.
Words have a sparkle as well as a meaning. For many Christians today the word 'discipleship' – a notion that has a very wide range of meanings – has a very positive sparkle. It captures a sense of personal commitment, of life as a movement of growth and learning, and seems to fit very well with a sense of belonging within a Church that imagines itself as the pilgrim people of God. 'Theology,' by contrast, has little sparkle; indeed, it seems a dull word relating to a rather boring and obscure academic pursuit. But let us look at a series of situations – scenes that confront us as Catholic Christians every day – and see if looking at them with the resources of theological speculation can help us to do three things.
First, theology can help to reposition these problems so that they might be seen as opportunities rather than roadblocks.
Second, theology can help us to relate to them differently as individual disciples and as a community of disciples, the Church, and thus find ways 'through' the problems.
And third, theology can provide us with alternative ways of talking about what we hold precious as disciples and so help us in the task of evangelisation.


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Congrats to all members for completing 5 years of First Crush..
We are thinking of some interesting additions next year.. If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know
Music Mania- http://musicmania-firstcrush.blogspot.com/ (This website is like a Music Channel where in you can see all the latest buzzing videos in one shot rather then searching through all the content on you tube)
We have done a major revamp of the Blog layout to give you a more enhanced view of the content, you tube videos will appear larger and also the site layout has been revamped completely.
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/firstcrushpage
Facebook is the way to go and we will try to see how we can increase our activity on Facebook. We need all of you to share what you feel like on this page.
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Congrats to all members for completing 5 years of First Crush..
>Valentines Day Special from First Crush.. Happy Valentines everyone!! Hope Cupid strikes all till den enjoy this creative and amazing video
Hi All,
We would be turning 4 years on 23rd December, we have come quite far but I believe we still have a long way to go .. !! 🙂 Kudos to all of us who have been a part of this Wonderful Group. We are planning to revamp First Crush big time next year so stay tuned for that..
All we need to do in Keep sharing n interacting as a Group, we have already seen how interactive we can be at times :P. I want each n everyone of you to enjoy this moment. If you guys wanna have a party decide and let me know.. coz last time there were very few hands available so I wanna leave it to the Group this time.. No contri required this time though.. this one would be from my side, but there should be atleast 15 people planning to gather.. 😛
Our main move next year is to be a Active Group on Facebook, coz the freedom that FB provides would drive the interactiveness of this Group.. We already have 55 members on FB, those of you who are unaware of this join the below page to get all First Crush updates driven to your profile..
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The feature has been due on our blogs for a very long time now and we are finally excited to announce this feature for all of you on our blogs.. so Go ahead Chat away wid your friends while you surf @ First Crush.
GTalk Integration has been provided on all our pages now, if you are logged into your Google account, you will be automatically logged into your GTalk on our page. Do let us know what you feel about the same, also let us know your suggestions if any.
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We are very excited to announce that we are now available on Twitter, the tweets now will provide all updates of First Crush all at once. The tweets include updates of all our blogger as well as wordpress updates, in short we are making things easier for you all to connect with us on the go.
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UA&SONS Track Pants
Track pants designed with UNITED ARROWS & SONS and guest artist WANTO.
Inspired by the scene that exploded in NYC in the mid-to-late '80s, adidas and UNITED ARROWS & SONS pay homage to the golden age of hip hop. These track pants have an authentic look in tricot with soft faux-suede 3-Stripes. Graphics designed by renowned Tokyo tagger WANTO stand out on the knee and back leg. UNITED ARROWS & SONSFounded by Motofumi Kogi, aka "Poggy," the Tokyo retailer mixes high and low pieces for a look they call "sartorial street" Graphics by WANTOJapanese graffiti artist WANTO contributes vintage-inspired hand-drawn graphics
- Regular fit is not tight and not loose, the perfect in-between fit
- Ribbed cuffs
- 100% recycled polyester brushed-back tricot
- Soft, comfortable feel
- Zip front pockets; Back pockets; Drawcord on waist
- These pants are made with recycled polyester to save resources and decrease emissions
- Product colour: Black
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When does a divorce decree need modification?
A divorce decree in Colorado is created at the time of divorce and is meant to be a final resolution of all issues surrounding a legal separation. These issues include legal custody of a children as well as issues like child support and alimony. However, the factors that persist after divorce like the examples just mentioned are agreed upon depending on the situation prevailing at the time.
If later on situations change, then the divorce decree may need to be modified to accommodate the new conditions. For example, the parent with custody may be moving to another state and doesn't want to uproot the child from his or her environment. Or with the downturn in 2009, one spouse may not be able to make his or her alimony payments.
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Informal Agreements for modification of divorce decree
One might be tempted to "talk it out" with a spouse when both are amenable to a reasonable adjustment in the terms of the divorce decree. For example, a lowering of alimony when the paying spouses income goes down. This approach is easy, hassle free and provides maximum flexibility to both parties.
However, the disadvantage of this approach is that the original agreement is still binding and this can be dangerous for either spouse. In case of later disagreement for example, the court will still hold the paying former spouse to owe the full amount irrespective of the informal agreement and can hold the person in question in contempt of court. This can result in serving jail time.
In case of change of circumstances, the best approach is to legally modify the divorce decree to protect each spouse from future liability.
Process of changing a divorce decree legally
Modification without a court hearing
In order to give a legal stamp to changes in the divorce decree, the former partners can come to an agreement that is written into legalese by their attorneys and is signed by both parties as well as the attorneys. This agreement is then approved by a judge.
In case the two parties cannot come to an agreement as to the terms of the modified divorce decree, the case is presented before a judge, or occasionally before a jury.
Suit for modification of decree
Depending on what terms need to be modified, the suit can be initiated by a person who is involved. For example, in some cases, even grandparents can initiate a suit for custody and thereby modification of the divorce decree.
Usually, the party seeking modification must show three basic elements, namely a change in circumstance that was unforeseen at the time, that the change in question is permanent and that the change is sufficiently large to necessitate a change in the terms of the divorce decree. Proving these points is the backbone of a legal proceeding.
Modification of divorce decree requires an experienced attorney
Changing the terms of a Colorado divorce decree needs experience and thoroughness so that there's no loophole that can be exploited in the future. In case of a court hearing, having an experienced attorney is even more important. Contact our Marrison law firm for a consultation with one of our attorneys.


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Bison Adobo (Adobong Baka)
Serves 4
Vegetable oil, for searing
1 1/2 pounds bison stew meat
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup white vinegar
6 bay leaves
8 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 inch ginger, slivered
Sliced scallions, to garnish
Toasted sesame seeds, to garnish
1. Set oven at 325 degrees. In a large dutch oven with a lid, heat a large drizzle of vegetable oil until shimmering, then working in batches sear the bison until it's browned on all sides. Once all the bison has been seared place it back in the pan then add soy sauce, white vinegar, bay leaves, garlic, black peppercorns and ginger and bring to a simmer.
2. Once simmering cover with parchment paper then place the lid on top. Place in the oven then cook for 1 hour, or until bison is tender. When the bison is tender remove from the oven and take off the lid and remove the parchment. Cook uncovered in the oven for an additional 30 minutes, the liquid should begin to thicken. Serve on steamed rice garnished with sliced scallions and toasted sesame seeds.
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