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Today starts the last 365 days in my 20's! WHAT???
You probably guessed today's topic based on the photos, but incase you haven't had enough coffee yet today… Today is my birthday 🎂 ! I have been beyond blessed with my health, family, and career. Since I'm writing this the day before my birthday, I don't know what Justin has up his sleeve for me/us, and will update tomorrow! But today I wanted to share a few things I've learned throughout my 20's, as well as some "Favorites/Wish List" items for the month since I usually do a Monthly Fav's at the end of each month.
5 Things I've Learned in my 20's
1. STOP CARING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE THINKS. I put this one first because it is SO true. Middle school days are when you really start feeling the pressures of being in the "cool crowd" and having the right clothing labels on your shirts, and wearing your hair just like the other 100 girls in your grade. Then on the high school with the parties, and even more about what you're wearing. Luckily, I started caring less my senior year, and started wearing sweats to school more often than I probably should have lol. It may have been partly because Justin and I were already together and he had been graduated. So I wasn't trying to impress the guys. As the years went by after high school, I finally started dressing and being more Randi, and less everyone else. My style really started to evolve, and surprise surprise.. I got tons of compliments! So just be YOU. You never know where that can take you. After becoming a mama I really started not caring what anyone but my husband thought. I admit, I was judge-y before Harlie about moms who did or didn't do certain things to their kids. But now after living in their shoes, I'm like- JUST LET THEM LIVE! If they want to let their child have a paci at 2.5 years old, LET THEM. What is that hurting me? It's not. Do I agree with it? No. But when I go to sleep that night, that situation isn't hurting me in the least bit, so just "Let it Gooo" -Elsa. ☺
2. THINGS DON'T ALWAYS WORK OUT/ EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. Every year we get older, the statement can't get more true. Justin and I both have had SO many occasions where we were like WHY CAN'T THIS JUST WORK OUT!? God has a time and place for absolutely everything in each of our lives, and when we try to control that.. well, it usually just don't work the way we want it to. I'm a firm believer in everything happening for a reason. Sometimes you'll see as soon as the next day the "why" and sometimes you may never know. But I, myself, have said "Ohh.. THAT'S why that happened." more times than I can count. Just trust His plan and stop trying to always control everything. 🙏🏼
3. STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO EVERYONE ELSE. This one goes for your entire life. In today's world of non-stop access to social media and everyone's fairytale life, that we forget they aren't posting a photo of their dinner they pulled out of the oven and dropped it on the floor, causing them to have to order pizza. They aren't posting when they are behind on their mortgage, or have a credit card maxed out. Just be thankful for what you DO have… Your HEALTH, FAMILY, JOB, and a ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD. 99% of everyone on social media is only going to post the "good". So stop assuming that's their whole life and you have lots of "bad" they don't have.
4. INVEST IN EXPERIENCES INSTEAD OF THINGS. yassss! 🙌🏼 Ask my husband if this is true for me. I'm always saying I want to go somewhere instead of a gift. I love my designer handbags, but I will forever love to experience new places and adventures. In 20 years you will forget about that outfit or shoes you got for your birthday, but I promise you'll remember going zip lining or a weekend getaway to a cabin in the mountains with your girls or your hubby.
5. YOU + YOUR FRIENDS WILL CHANGE. You've got your pack that is inseparable throughout school. You see them everyday, and likely most weekends. But what about when you go off and some stay home for college? You start to change. That doesn't mean that's a bad thing. You're each going to grow into women, and learn so much about life throughout the years of 18-28. What you truly like and don't like, compared to what you went along with everyone else in high school. You're going to find a spouse, or date seriously. You may have children, or buy your first home. Every one of these life events changes you in some way, and that doesn't mean you've become a totally different person. It just means you've grown, and things ABOUT you change. You're going to go through so many different emotions in your 20's, and some aren't going to be happy ones. You've just got to find yourself, and who you can become. I've tried different career moves, different business adventures, and different hair styles, but not every one of them were successful and THAT'S OKAY! 💋
1. I'm in the process of converting our downstair guest bedroom into my office/photoshoot area. I ordered THIS desk and I AM OBSESSED!!!
2. I am all about some moto jackets, and I have hit jackpot three times now! I got this CAMO one, this LEOPARD print one, and this HOT PINK one.
3. Just ordered THESE unique hoop earrings.
4. I got some samples from a friend of the Young Living brand superfruit drink called Ningxia Red, and I'm loving it! So much energy + good ingredients.
5. How comfy + trendy are THESE distressed sweatshirts?! I got 2 colors.
Justin says he has something planned for this weekend, since his mama is going to have Harlie for two nights. I'm excited no matter what, it's Labor Day/ Birthday Weekend.. what's better!? 💃🏽
What's your most memorable thing about your 20's? I'd love to hear about it on today's post!


text: I love sharing new music from lots of sources, but you may be able to guess that this is one that I am especially excited about. This is my son's composition, an "Adagio for Flute and Two Violins," which he wrote for this ensemble at his school which include him, another violinist Noah Weiner, and Anna Chinni on flute as the performers. This is the world premiere, and although I expect that an even better-quality recording will be available in the not too distant future, I decided to share this here more or less immediately, simply because I'm proud, and because I think you'll enjoy listening to the piece.

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Development now sold out!
Eden Field was an exciting collection of two, three and four bedroom new homes in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
Each home at Eden Field is designed and built to the highest standards, with many clever design extras incorporated into each property type, as well as environmentally friendly credentials, resulting in attractive, spacious and welcoming homes regardless of price.
The development includes detached and semi-detached properties, all with driveway parking, good-sized gardens and quality fixtures and fittings as standard. Single or double garages are available with the majority of homes.
Located on the outskirts of Newton Aycliffe, off Woodham Road, Eden Field enjoys an attractive setting with wonderful views, open spaces and landscaped areas. It is surrounded by some of County Durham's finest countryside yet is still within easy reach of the vibrant centres of Darlington and Durham, both less than 20 minutes drive away.
The nearby town centre benefits from a bustling local community, with local amenities including shops, library, schools and local pubs and restaurants all just minutes away. There is a good local transport service, and excellent rail and road links with the A1 close by making commuting to Darlington, Durham, Sunderland or Newcastle simple and easy.


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Our Aiken family had its first gathering in its new home — and it was incredible!
Everyone was overflowing with anticipation and expectation for what God is going to do next in Aiken.
About 600 people attended two morning gatherings in the newly renovated building behind Ollie's Bargain Outlet. After three years as a portable campus, Aiken was able to get its own digs with the help of $250,000 from giving to the 2017 Overflow Offering.
Nearly every seat was filled on Sunday. God always does more than we could ask or imagine!
Volunteers like Jeremy Stevens and Brye Epley were all smiles as they bounced around the new space, thankful they got connected to Jesus and others because of the campus. Their joy is living proof that every seat is the beginning of a life-changing story.
Campus Pastor Matt Steelman choked back tears as he told the 11:15 gathering, "This isn't a destination. This is a start!"
Check out the photos from the day, and share in the joy of our no ordinary family in Aiken.
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Chris Ludwig, botanist, zoologist, and general all-arounder with the Virginia Natural Heritage Program, is off to greener pastures after 30 very busy years in the conservation community. And I do mean actual pastures right now since, as I write, Chris and his wife, Jolie, are staring out across the Serengeti as wildebeest swarm and flocks… [Read More]
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Corporate Registers Forum conference 2014 in Rio de Janeiro
March 18, 2014
Foster Moore are attending the Corporate Registers Forum conference 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, from March 17 to 21.
The event will bring together 500 entities in charge of business registration. The central theme of the 11th edition of the CRF is corporate registers as a means to achieve economic and social sustainability.
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In 2008, Brazil approved the sale of 100 MAR-1 anti-radiation missiles to Pakistan despite India's pressure on Brazil.
Brazil's Defense Minister Nelson Jobim called these missiles "very effective ways to monitor" areas flown by war planes, and said the deal with Pakistan was worth 85 million euros (167.6 million dollars). He dismissed protests by India. "Brazil negotiates with Pakistan, not with terrorists," Mr Jobim said. "To cancel this deal would be to attribute terrorist activities to the Pakistani Government."


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Like all the rooms we offer here at Bonita Beach Resort Motel, we've personally stocked Suite 1 with the same conveniences we'd like to see ourselves to make our piece of paradise your home away from home. In addition to the free Wi-Fi access and cable TV, you'll find more amenities in your room, including beach chairs, an iron with ironing board, and a hairdryer, just to name a few.
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During business hours, guests also have access to our laundry room where you can use our coin-operated washing machines and dryers or help yourself to additional clean sheets and towels. You can even borrow items for the beach like towels, toys for the kids, an umbrella, or maybe a new beach read from our small library.
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As always, it is important to be careful what you post on your social media account. This is even more important when you are involved in a lawsuit. One New York based lawsuit is currently making news in the legal world for a social media matter regarding to a car accident. According to the background of the claim, a woman alleged that she suffered injuries from a car accident that caused her a significant loss of enjoyment of life. However, her Instagram was reviewed during the legal proceedings, and included post-accident pictures of the woman participating in strenuous outdoor activities and enjoying a vacation. It may be likely that these pictures may have a negative impact towards the woman's claim.
Social Media In The Office
Ever wonder how different employers regulate the use of social media? The Huffington Post released an interesting article that, although a few years old, covered some interesting trends that arose in social media use in the office. Some of the more interesting points include the following:
Facebook Undermines PA Woman's Personal Injury Lawsuit
Sometimes, what you post on social media can really influence the validity of your legal claim. Recently, a Pennsylvania woman discovered this fact when she went to pursue a lawsuit against doctors whom she felt misdiagnosed her. According to the report, published by McCall.com, the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently ruled that the woman failed to sue doctors within the two-year statute of limitations for such cases. The woman's original argument was that physicians misdiagnosed her Lyme disease as multiple sclerosis.
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In recent years, Facebook and other social media sites are changing the ways that laws are interpreted and executed in terms of evidence and discovery. Information from Facebook and other social media sites is becoming increasingly popular to use in the "discovery" aspect of personal injury litigation. In recent years, several cases involving personal injury claims and social media have set the precedent for the admittance of social media into the courtroom for years to come.
NPR Discusses Social Media and Class Action Lawsuits
Once again, the National Public Radio is weighing in on a relevant topic to today's blog topic. Social media and its use for legal claims has been an area of hot debate in recent years. Can private social media posts be used as courtroom evidence? How do you control jurors and judges who may tweet or Facebook post about a current case? Interestingly, some lawyers are also attempting to use social media to reach large masses of people for class-action lawsuits. Read about this new phenomenon by clicking the link to the original NPR article, which can be found here.
Elderly Becoming Victims of Social Media Misuse
Believe it or not, social media harassment is becoming a significant problem for elderly residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. According to a local report from ProPublica (in partnership with NPR) there has been a significant amount of Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram photos and videos posted by nursing home employees in recent years. These photos and videos highlight residents in compromising positions, such as being naked and/or abused, covered in excrement, or deceased. As a result, federal health officials have stated that they plan to crack down on these employees. One such measure they recommend is having a clear policy for all workers that prohibit staff from taking potentially demeaning pictures of their residents. Additionally, they are urging state officials to quickly investigate claims, report offenders, and recommend disciplinary action.
Are You STILL Participating in Distracted Driving? This Post May Change Your Mind
If you're still driving while using your phone, you may want to think again! Pennsylvania law enforcement are noticing a significant increase in car accidents caused by incidences of distracted driving, such as texting and driving. Policemen are aware of this trend and are on the lookout to catch people who are driving unsafely. One such law enforcement officer that was interviewed in Erie, PA states that distracted driving is especially dangerous because it takes away from three separate aspects of driving--visual control, manual control, and mental focus. To add to the problem, PA law states that you can dial a phone number and use it for voice communication while driving in our state, which is really unsafe as well! Nationally, over 1.6 million accidents were caused by distracted driving last year. That number is simply outrageous and should not be a danger for traveling Americans on the road!


text: Brad Fitzpatrick - June 26, 2014 Tape Over a Rifle Barrel Muzzle Doesn't Affect Accuracy: Fact or Fiction? Rumor has it tape over the firearm muzzle can prevent mud and debris from obstructing your barrel and doesn't affect accuracy. Is that true? We might not remember the first time we hear a rumor, but in this case I remember it clearly. Long ago, a group of American outdoor writers tagged along with some serious boar and sambar hunters in Australia. On the hunt, every rifle had a ring of duct tape around the muzzle, purportedly to prevent mud from clogging the bore and creating a dangerous situation.I thought it was a waste of valuable duct tape at best. I believed tape over the muzzle wouldn't affect accuracy enough to cause you to miss a 300-pound pig at 40 yards, but I had my doubts that the tape had zero effect on the accuracy of a sub-MOA gun at 100 yards or more.Serious shooters worry about barrel vibration, bedding, barrel heating and a host of other details that can rob accuracy. A wrinkled, gooey, silver blob of duct tape blocking the exit door of your rifle seemed enough to make a serious rifle crank's knee buckle.When the opportunity arose to provide ideas for the new "Fact or Fiction" series, this was the first theory I wanted to test. Initially, I planned to include only a .223 in the test, but I thought it should be expanded. I doubted that using a larger caliber rifle would change the results, but it was important to be sure. In addition, I tested a revolver as well to see if it reacted the same way as the long guns.The test was going to mimic standard accuracy tests at RifleShooter and Handguns magazines, which meant three 3-shot groups at 100 yards for the rifles and four 5-shot groups at 25 yards for the handgun. The first test would be an average grouping with no tape on the muzzle for a baseline accuracy test to compare with the duct tape results. The second test involved shooting the rifle or handgun with fresh duct tape applied to the muzzle for every shot, and the last test required me to fire the first shot with tape on the muzzle and to fire the remaining shots without adding more tape, which simulates real field conditions since the tape would be blocking the muzzle for the first shot and would be gone for the subsequent follow-up shots. For the revolver test, I used a Ruger GP100 with a six-inch barrel. I used two guns for the rifle test: a Remington 700 .223 that is extremely accurate and a Howa chambered in .375 Ruger. In retrospect, choosing to shoot a .375 Ruger in a test that required me to put almost 30 rounds downrange was not the brightest decision I've made, but comparing a .223 and .375 helped examine whether or not caliber or energy affected the tape myth. Placing duct tape over the muzzle has little effect on a rifle's accuracy. Duct tape is tough, but it can't withstand the tremendous air pressure within the barrel and it doesn't noticeably affect bullet placement.The .223 printed three tight little groups at 100 yards that averaged .94 inches. When a rifle shoots that well, it's hard to slap a piece of gooey duct tape over the muzzle, but I did, after the barrel cooled between shots. I'd like to say that allowing the barrel to cool completely was a result of the strict consistency found in all my range tests, but it was nothing so poignant or impressive.In truth, like a dummy, I slapped the first piece of duct tape on the barrel while it was still hot, and the adhesive goop on the duct tape seemed to melt into the exterior metal. After an impromptu cleaning session to be sure that the gray, gooey film would indeed come off my rifle, I began waiting for the barrel to cool completely between shots. When you're shooting three groups of four shots with a pistol and three groups of three with two different rifles, that's a lot of barrel cooling time.The results with the .223 were extremely unimpressive. With or without tape, the rifle grouped around an inch. The overall average with fresh tape for all three shots was exactly an inch, and when tape was applied for the first shot the average was .95 inches at 100 yards — meaning duct tape over the muzzle has very, very little effect on accuracy.Or, in some cases, it makes the rifle more accurate. That's not completely true, but in the two tests with the booming .375 Ruger, the rifle was actually more accurate with the duct tape in place. Without the tape, the howling Howa averaged 1.83 inch groups, about as expected. The average group with tape on all three shots was 1.76 inches, and with tape on the muzzle for the first shot it averaged 1.66 inches. The revolver test was last, and the resulting groups were similarly average; at 25 yards it grouped 2.28 inches without tape, 2.39 inches with tape on all three shots, and 2.11 inches with tape on the first shot.Duct tape has little or no effect on a revolver's accuracy. At 25 yards, this revolver grouped 2.28 inches without tape and 2.39 inches with tape.In essence, duct tape doesn't affect accuracy at all. The idea that the bullet strikes the tape and is somehow sent off-target is completely false, in large part because the tape is long gone before the bullet reaches the muzzle. With tape on the muzzle and a cartridge in the chamber, the air in the barrel is trapped. When the bullet begins traveling down the bore, the air pressure increases. Duct tape is tough, but it isn't going to withstand thousands of pounds of pneumatic pressure.So, the rumor about tape over the muzzle isn't a rumor at all — the accuracy remains consistent, and you don't have to worry about firing a rifle with a plugged barrel and injuring or killing yourself or others. But while the tape doesn't negatively affect your rifle's accuracy, it can affect your rifle's finish, especially if you don't remove that nasty adhesive right away. 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Hyatt Centric Park City Guestbook September 7, 2016 07:00
This project is the Hyatt Centric Park City Guestbook. We were contacted by Chris Carter, director of operations, to design and create a guestbook for their hotel. The first image was sent to us by Chris was too intricate to engrave by hand so...
We suggested this image to Chris instead. These are pictures of Hyatt Centric Park City.
He requested to have the quote "Let's explore together..." on the top middle part of the guestbook.
The fine little details put into the buildings and scenery/nature.
Bounded with leather and chicago binding screws.
The pages inside, with information for guests to fill out on who they are, when their stay was, and what they loved.
A handmade canvas bag to accompany the Hyatt Centric Park City Guestbook
It had a hand-sewn leather closure, leather flap, button and string.
The final outlook and product of the Hyatt Centric Park City Guestbook.
A nice email from Chris on June 14th, 2016
Good Afternoon Mai!
Thank you so much for the work you put into this piece. It is everything we hoped for and more. We have shared it with our corporate office who agree that it's a real work of art.
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21 Cocktail Inspired Chocolate Recipes
Anyone fancy a cocktail? Well we can't give you cocktails, but we can give you these 21 cocktail inspired chocolate recipes. From painkiller cupcakes to mojito macarons to cosmopolitan truffles, you're bound to find something to tempt you.
We Should Cocoa Turns Two
Hooray, We Should Cocoa is two this month. When Chele of the Chocolate Teapot and I started this challenge, I don't think we had any idea it would be as successful as it has turned out to be. Time has flown by so fast, it hardly seems possible. When I look back at all of the challenges though, there are a phenomenal number of amazing entries. I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who has participated over the years and to all those who have said such nice things about the challenge. It's all very heart warming and gives me the will to go on.
I'd like to give special thanks to the #WeShouldCocoa stalwarts who contribute on a regular basis, in particular those who were there for the very first challenge:
- Hannah from Corner Cottage Bakery
- Suelle from Mainly Baking
- Phil from As Strong As Soup
- Lucy from The KitchenMaid
- Caroline from Cake, Crumbs and Cooking
While I'm in grateful mood, I'd also like to express my gratitude to those that have guest hosted some of the challenges and have done such a wonderful job of managing the event:
- Laura of How to Cook Good Food chose Almonds
- Lucy of The KitchenMaid chose such a popular ingredient she had to do her round-up in two parts Coffee 1 and Coffee 2
- Janice of Farmersgirl Kitchen hosted last month's challenge which was Cherries. If you haven't seen the round-up, do check it out.
Chocolate & Cocktails
Having set the challenge as cocktails this month, I was at a bit of a loss. My inspiration was pretty much used up creating chocadoodledoo and rhubarbarella earlier in the summer. I know very little about cocktails really; Sloe Comfortable Screw is the only one I remember from the odd one that passed my lips back in my glory days as a student – not because of what was in it, but because of the rather shocking name. This challenge has made me feel like a student all over again; it's been a journey of discovery and I now want to try all those cocktails and liqueurs I've never heard of before.
Thank you so much to those who helped celebrate this birthday month by coming up with these ingenious and beautiful to behold 21 cocktail inspired chocolate recipes. The usual burst of creativity has struck once again and we have a wide array of cocktail interpretations including cake, cupcakes, desserts, macarons, truffles, tarts and even cocktails. Pina colada, a well known cocktail combining rum, pineapple and coconut proved to be very popular – hmmm. I wonder how many nights have been spent propping up bars in tropical locations? But even with these, no two interpretations were the same.
Whilst everyone was giving themselves a headache wondering what on earth to do for this month's challenge, I was on holiday. Yes, CT and I finally managed to go away for a whole week. We had a glorious time on the Scilly Isles and although we didn't actually manage to find any cocktails, we did, in absentia, raise a glass to you all.
Natalie has kindly agreed to host next month's We Should Cocoa, so do head over to the HungryHinny tomorrow to find out what she has in store for us in October.
21 Cocktail Inspired Chocolate Recipes
Painkiller cupcakes, don't sound that much fun to me, but Ros of The More Than Occasional Baker thought these were just the thing to get the party started with a swing. When I found out they contained rum and pineapple and orange curd and coconut and white chocolate and then saw how luscious they looked, I was of course won right over and couldn't care less what they were called.
Managing to wean herself off cocktails and onto beer as a student, Johanna of Green Gourmet Giraffe nevertheless consumed a goodly number. Pina colada was one of her favourites. Wanting to share the cake with her young daughter, she came up with this alcahol free pina colada cake. Johanna also used the cake as an opportunity to try out a new green icing pen to good effect.
Claire at Under the Blue Gum Tree was also drawn to a pina colada cake. The creativity of bloggers never fails to impress me. Two cakes inspired by the same cocktail, but both totally different. Claire's most definitely contained alcohol and is quite a splendid affair. The white chocolate, cream cheese and yogurt icing sounds so very good and is something I am going to have to try very very soon.
Mistress of macarons and cocktail inspired bakes, Mel of Sharky Oven Gloves, came up with these spectacular green swirled mojito macarons. Because I'm just a little bit jealous of her skill and flair, I can't help letting on that in her enthusiasm she forgot to add the lime to the mint and rum.
Maria from a Box of Stolen Socks decided she wanted the real deal and rather than making a cocktail inspired creation, she would make a cake inspired cocktail. Black Forest Gateau was transformed into a Black Forest Manhattan. Single malt whisky, cherry liqueur and chocolate of course combined to pack, what I imagine to be, a very powerful punch.
Rum, pineapple and coconut come together again in the form of pina colada cupcakes this time. Janice of Farmersgirl Kitchen used fresh pineapple for her share in these 21 cocktail inspired chocolate recipes. She also had a funky new pineapple gadget she wanted to try. To see how she got on, check out her post which features a video of her endeavours.
Moufle anyone? Suelle of Mainly Baking has created a brand new type of layered dessert designed to resemble a cocktail in appearance. This version, Autumn Dream, contains pear, hazelnut cake, chocolate mouse and chantilly cream. It's also flavoured with Amaretto and Tia Maria – dreamy indeed.
Oh goodie, another cocktail. This time raw chocolate and cocoa butter combines with Polish honey liqueur to form this rich but elegant looking raw chocolate cocktail. Ren of Fabulicious Food assures us that she is not in the habit of drinking during the day, but with a raw chocolate kit to test, what is a girl to do?
Janine of Cake of the Week has noticed a gap in the cocktail repertoire so has decided to fill it with a brand new one – a Chocolate Russian. Consisting of chocolate, vodka and coffee, Janine has translated the idea into these Chocolate Russian macarons.
Now, who other than Phil from As Strong As Soup, has a bottle of creme de pamplemousse sitting at home? I didn't know there was such a thing, but it sounds right up my street. Based on one of his favourite tipples, Grapefruit Kir, Phil has created these inspirational pamplemousse financiers complete with caramalised grapefruit.
Laura of How to Cook Good Food has a secret side that was just waiting for this cocktail inspired challenge to reveal it. She is a Campari devotee. Her Campari and orange dazzle cake was inspired by the cocktail Campari Orange Passion, another one I have yet to be introduced to. If truth be told I'm not sure I've even tasted Campari. Anyway, Laura's cake has dazzled me, I'm itching to try it.
My education into the world of cocktails took another leap with these Cosmopolitan truffles. Natalie of HungryHinny explains that the Cosmopolitan is a mix of vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice and a twist of lime. Her truffles echo these ingredients in a white chocolate ganache which is itself covered in white chocolate – pure indulgence.
Now margarita I have heard of – phew! Introduced to these whilst hanging out in Las Vegas (as you do), Jean of Baking in Franglais has been addicted ever since. She used her favourite tipple to make Nigella's chocolate margarita cake using the margarita combination of tequila, triple sec and lime – my new found confidence immediately took a knock as I had to google triple sec. Jean was so impressed with the cake that it is now her favourite flourless chocolate torte.
It must be the sophistication of cocktails that has inspired so much elegance in this round-up. Hannah of Corner Cottage Bakery has brought along some more, with these French martini macarons. French martini is Hannah's favourite cocktail and guess what? I had to google this one too. It's a mix of vodka, raspberry liqueur, pineapple juice and lemon. In honour of WSC's 2nd birthday, Hannah has produced perfect chocolate macarons filled with a chambord chocolate ganache (which she chose in recognition of its presence in the first ever WSC challenge) and topped with dried pineapple.
Kir comes to the fore again but this time with the very classy Kir Royale from Jill of Lapin d'Or and More. Jill has made the most beautifully rolled kir royale Swiss roll and filled her sponge with homemade blackcurrant jelly and a white chocolate champagne ganache.
We are all very lucky to see this stunner from Lisa of Parsley Sage & Sweet. Whilst putting the finishing touches to her chocolate champagne floats, the glass broke and she had to take the shots with the contents pouring out. Chocolate ice-cream, raspberry sorbet topped up with champagne has now been added to my "100 things to do before I die" list.
Having had all sorts of grand, if somewhat vague, plans for this event, I ended up running out of time. I wanted to use some mint schnapps I'd made so I came up with these chocolate mint rum cocktail cupcakes. This is, apparently, a real cocktail mix, but I couldn't find a fancy name for it.
In celebration of her first Blogiversary and after a little, err, gentle persuasion on my part, Juliet of The Crazy Gypsy pulled together a very last minute but remarkable cocktail concoction. She gives us Tuesday Tumble – a mix of Agavero (another one I had to google), Amaretto and bourbon with the chocolate component cleverly attached to the rim of the glass. Thank you Juliet, a great way to celebrate two birthdays 🙂
For complete dedication to the cause, Caroline from Cake, Crumbs and Cooking is unlikely to be beaten. She's been studying for exams all month so has had little time for baking. With only a few hours to go before the deadline she decided she wanted to be part of the We Should Cocoa birthday celebrations – she was one of the founding participants after all. So after six hours of exams and a one and a half hour commute home, these magnificent mojito cocktail cupcakes were envisioned, created, photographed and eaten. I hope these lime drizzle cupcakes with a mint and white chocolate icing helped alleviate some of the pain of a very stressful month.
Inspired by various whisky cocktails from a recent trip to Scotland, Eira of Cookbooks Galore created these chocolate and whisky tartlets. I was very pleased to see another take on the challenge and these tartlets layered with pastry, whisky chocolate and cream sound rather tempting.
And sipping her chocolate martini last thing on Sunday night comes Lucy of The Kitchenmaid. I really like this idea of Lucy's: a combination of vodka and vanilla syrup poured over a square of chocolate. I'm left wondering just how luscious a square of vanilla vodka soaked chocolate is.
And sadly that's the last of our 21 cocktail inspired chocolate recipes.
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laura@howtocookgoodfood30th September 2012 at 9:06 pm
Oh I do think this is a suitably celebratory round of entries for WSC this month. I think you should celebrate WSC anniversary by spending this month drinking at least one or two of the cocktails these creations stem from. I will obviously join you when it is Campari's turn!! xx
belleau kitchen30th September 2012 at 9:22 pm
Oh my lord I think you've just invented a new drinking game!! We all meet at your home and eat/drink our way through these amazing creations. Wish I'd made the time to take part but never mind and here's to October! Happy 2nd Anniversary to my favourite bloggers challenge!!!
Jacqueline30th September 2012 at 9:55 pm
Wow, I feel a bit tipsy just looking at it! What an amazing roundup. This challenge is going from strength to strength 🙂
Juliet1st October 2012 at 7:45 am
Darnit! I could have made a Beeramisu as well! I was in such a rush of "make a cocktail" actually cooking or baking something didn't occur to me. I just mixed and tossed it down (and mighty delicious it was too).
Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce1st October 2012 at 8:13 am
What a wonderful collection of sweets! Those cosmo truffles sound and look beautiful. I admit that the painkiller cupcakes do sound like cake with some paracetmol baked in them but they are actually named after the painkiller cocktail from the Soggy Dollar Bar on the British Virgin Islands – a drink so good that it takes the pain away, I expect! I should have added some chocolate to mine so that I could enter!
hungryhinny1st October 2012 at 11:36 am
Another great round up, I especially love all the pina colada themed entries as pina colada cake has been on my to-bake list for quite a while…
This month's challenge is now up on my blog, hope everyone likes it!
Cakefairyblog1st October 2012 at 12:20 pm
What a great round up! Some really creative ideas! Happy 2ns birthday!
Phil in the Kitchen1st October 2012 at 5:43 pm
Excellent celebration. I feel I've got to start drinking more cocktails. I'm a bit shocked to hear that not everyone has a bottle of creme de pamplemousse in their cocktail cabinets.
Janice1st October 2012 at 8:12 pm
Some really creative chocolate creations this month.
Gloria2nd October 2012 at 7:16 pm
My mouth watering oh dear what nice and delicious round up!! I come back to bookmarked some recipes delicious!!!
Johanna GGG3rd October 2012 at 1:42 pm
what a great roundup – I have only skimmed it and need to come back and reread and browse all these recipes – such an interesting them once I got away from the actual alcohol which hasn't been in my cooking much lately
Jayne5th October 2012 at 5:57 pm
I'm so impressed at how creative people are! Happy 2nd birthday!
The Kitchenmaid19th April 2019 at 6:10 pm
Awww, happy birthday to we should cocoa! It was the first blogging challenge I really got my teeth into and I still think it's brilliant (though I blame it for my clothes being somewhat tighter than they were two years ago. The hazards of blogging, eh?)
So congratulations to you and Chele and thanks for letting me babysit. I'll do it again, any time. Love the idea of a choc cocktail. I had a boyfriend once who made amazing choc martinis… But that's another story. Enjoy your hols and hope the spambots get the message xx
Susan Lindquist19th April 2019 at 6:21 pm
Oh! What fun! Two years of chocolate bliss! And the beat goes on … keep it up, Choclette!
Shaheen19th April 2019 at 6:25 pm
Oh wow doesn't time fly!? Happy birthday to WSC and all its participants! And congratulations to you and Chele for coming up with the idea and being fab hosts. I am intrugued by the choc cocktail theme, but don't know If I will get to participate. I will be sure back to check out the submissions though. Enjoy your holidays.
Mel (Sharky Oven Gloves)19th April 2019 at 6:26 pm
Happy birthday to WSC!! And what a brilliant choice of theme to celebrate!! I just happened to make something that will fit in with the challenge perfectly… I might make more than one entry though, baking cocktail-inspired things seems to be a bit of a speciality of mine.
Caroline19th April 2019 at 6:27 pm
Hope you have a lovely holiday! This one is certainly a challenge – I never, ever drink cocktails and know nothing about them… Thanks for the mention though, I remember thinking what I could do for the first one… seems ages ago now.
Kath19th April 2019 at 6:28 pm
Have a lovely holiday. I am very jealous of the location. Happy birthday WSC. x
CakeFairyBlog19th April 2019 at 6:29 pm
Happy Birthday! time does fly, I can remember the last birthday. I'm liking this challenge! Have a lovely holiday
Kate@WhatKateBaked19th April 2019 at 6:31 pm
Has a whole year gone by? I remember really well baking for the 1st anniversary of this wonderfully chocolatey challenge! Thank you for all your hard work in creating such a much loved blogging event and enjoy your hols!
Karen S Booth19th April 2019 at 6:32 pm
GOODNESS! Time flies when chocolate is involved obviously! GREAT challenge, and I DO love WSC – it was my first ever blog challenge! Karen


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How Can Industry and Startups Better Collaborate
Alacrity India regularly hosts round table discussions with leaders from within industry, government, startups and educational institutions to explore issues pertinent to the success of the startup community. Recently I had the pleasure of moderating one such discussion in Pune, India with a group of 20 leaders from industry and the startup ecosystem there to explore how industry and startups can better collaborate with one another to foster innovation. We explored three main questions:
- Does industry face challenges to innovate and, if so, are startups seen as part of the solution to these challenges?
- What barriers exist for startups to collaborate with industry?
- What needs to occur in Pune to foster greater industry/startup collaboration?
The concept of "innovation capacity" was introduced and how a lack of it leads to decreased competitiveness in more established companies. A lot of R&D capacity is dedicated to the incremental improvement of existing products, leaving little for developing and introducing disruptive new products, which is arguably where startups are focused. It was similarly discussed how these larger companies can lack the competency for envisioning new ideas and innovations, perhaps due to arrogance or ignorance. Thirdly it was observed there was a need for the same companies to have access to fast innovation networks.
There are many examples of how companies work with startups as part of their innovation strategy. However it is also true that many companies do not see startups as part of the solution. We explored why this is. It was widely agreed that the single greatest influence comes from the top of the organization, and that management's ability to foster a culture of collaboration with entities outside of the walls of the company is a key success factor. Having an executive sponsor of a startup was also seen as a required factor for success.
The barriers for startups to collaborate with industry are many. It was observed that many startups waste too much time trying to collaborate with companies who are not inherently ready or culturally set up to work with others, particularly early stage companies. Startups need to be able to quickly identify when a "not invented here" culture exists in the companies they are trying to work with. It was also identified that industry needs to be more agile and quick in their partnering activities with startups, as startups have limited funds (and time) to demonstrate success.
Similarly, startups need to understand how industry views the pitfalls of working with startups. Many cases were cited where startups engaged with willing industry partners, only for the relationship to falter because the startup had too narrow a focus on the problem that needed to be solved and hence developed only a small component of the solution. Other issues arising included startups creating great proof-of-concept products but failing to scale the product to meet the real world demand. Another common complaint of industry was that startups simply were not working on real problems, had inadequate understanding of the industry and were not finding the right use cases to focus upon.
So what needs to happen for industry to have meaningful engagements with startups and for startups to be able to access the right industry partners and be able to succeed in those partnerships? We identified seven points:
- Startups must quickly assess the "right" industry partners, and those with a "culture of collaboration" and executive/management acceptance of working with others being a key factor.
- Startups should have some validation from corporates that they are working on the right problem and know the whole scope of the problem.
- Startups should use available technology platforms such as India Stack and industry should consider sharing access to data to expedite development of solutions
- Industry needs to play a role of integrator, as startups will provide a piece of the solution they seek to develop but will rarely have the whole solution
- Incubators need to look at startups from a business/market perspective and not a technology perspective.
- Incubators should take a role of fostering industry and startup collaboration.
- Venture capitalists and other investors should also act as a bridge between industry and startups to ensure that the challenges facing industry become the focus of the startups.
Overall the consensus was that when the ecosystem, with all the stakeholders – industry, investors, educational institutions, government and startups, work together then all will benefit.
On behalf of our incubator, the Alacrity India Innovation Centre, and our fund, the Alacrity India startup fund, I wish to thank all of the participants in the round table discussion for their candor and willingness to explore this topic. We look forward to future discussions on issues important to the startup and investment community.
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How about we shelf the world's more substantial problems for a few minutes and try to feel good about something, okay? Ah, here's something: Cadbury has decided to give something back at the grass roots level, and they're making a difference. Through their ongoing Bicycle Factory campaign, Cadbury continues their work to provide citizens of Ghana, Africa with dozens of brand new bicycles. Sure, a bike is just a bike (in Toronto anyway), but in an impoverished rural expanse like Ghana, it is so much more. Don't believe me? Just take a look:
In 2009 Toronto's The Hive launched a fantastic online campaign that makes lending a hand to help this great cause just a daily click-and-drag away. But seven years and over 26,000 Facebook page likes later, The Hive decided that 2016 needed to be even bigger…
So who did they turn to when they wanted to boost awareness about their campaign, and get even more people involved? They called Performance Solutions (PS): Toronto's go-to for experiential marketing success. Because getting the public involved often means doing something BIG, PS helped cleverly brainstorm, custom design and build, lovingly deliver AND expertly operate a very memorable, very successful, and very BIG marketing experience, all right in the heart of Toronto. The event involved boys and girls, and men and women of all ages, and unified them toward a common purpose, all while getting some exercise and having a little fun!
So what did it all look like? Well here it is in a nut-shell.
Picture this: a custom designed and built 12-foot tall, 20-foot wide, 8-bicycle-driven purple steel carousel, propelling a 14-foot tall "joy meter," loaded with close to 100lbs of Dairy Milk chocolate bars, towering next to a mammoth 120-inch flat-screen monitor, staged in the middle of Toronto's iconic Dundas Square. And what happened when the peoples' collective-joy hit critical mass, driving the meter right through the top? SWOOSH! A wave of FREE CANDY!!! WHAT, WHAT?!?! What's the emoji for 100lbs of free candy? Probably an exploding smiley face! Enough words, let's go to the tape:
Here's the summary: great company hires great agency to stage great promotion. Great agency contracts great Design/Build Firm (Performance Solutions) to produce great (big) experiential marking experience. In short: it was great!
To get involved in the campaign, go here: http://www.thebicyclefactory.ca/ For The Hive's perspective, go here: http://www.thehiveinc.com/bike-factory/


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St Andrews Basketball Women's 1sts earned promotion to BUCS Scottish Division 1 with a superb 83-43 victory over Edinburgh 2nds.
After a close opening quarter, Saints overwhelmed their opponents in the second period with 16 consecutive points, thus claiming a lead they never looked like losing.
It was a well-synchronised and controlled team performance which sparkled with individual talent, including the towering Hannah Lamb, the rapid Paige Onouye and team captain Hannah Rogers, who managed the game for her side in addition to scoring some stunning field goals.
Saints led Division 2 going into the game, but having played once more than their Edinburgh opponents they knew that they could not afford to slip up. Indeed, they had lost 63-72 to the same opposition in November, although they have been unbeaten since then.
Rogers had earlier revealed that the team's season had been disrupted by the loss of their coach. Training sessions have been conducted by Rogers and the vice-captain Frankie Altamura, with the focus on the basics of defence and counter attack. Those facets to their game were on show throughout; although Edinburgh did pose a threat going forward, neither their defending nor their finishing came close to Saints'.
In front of a crowd of more than 50 (with more spectators trickling in as the game progressed), Saints had the lead in 30 seconds thanks to Lamb. Although that first quarter was tight – Edinburgh finished it strongly to cut Saints' lead to 18- 15 – the warning signs were there for the visitors. Rogers had already scored from a rampaging breakaway and then by darting through tame attempts at defending. Edinburgh, by contrast, were creating plenty of chances but were simply not as clinical as the hosts.
In the second period Edinburgh did not, or could not, heed those warnings. 16 consecutive points from Rogers, Lamb and Altamura put the home side 34-17 in front and in complete control. Edinburgh's coach's body language told of a game being thrown away, as his team contrived to miss opportunities aplenty and fell victim to Rogers' characteristic breaks and Lamb's physical presence in front of the basket.
The rest of the match was about game management by Saints, epitomised by captain Rogers, while adding further points at regular intervals to drain away Edinburgh's hopes. The away side did continue to plug away, albeit in vain; their desire to win gradually translated into frustration, with Rogers in particular on the receiving end of some blatant fouls.
The hosts continued to seek as many points as possible. Rogers and Lamb were eventually substituted, but the pace and clever runs of Eloise Cotton and Amy Kirkhouse caused Edinburgh further headaches, Kirkhouse completing the scoring at 83-43.
The Saint spoke to Hannah Rogers after the match, who was clearly delighted to have finally achieved promotion after finishing runner-up in the past two seasons. She put the team's success down to their intensity when not in possession, forcing their opponents into mistakes, and the fast counter-attacks that punished those errors. As for the 16-point spell that effectively won the game, Rogers said it came down to the players relaxing in the knowledge that they had the ability to pull clear, as was demonstrated. She summed up her emotions as being "so happy I want to cry" but also being "honoured to lead this team", the best she had known in St Andrews.
The squad that Rogers has been proud to captain has achieved the goal they set themselves at the start of this year, and they can now prepare to test themselves in Division 1 next season.


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I thought I was going to make a progress check, but even though I've finished 20 anime in the past five weeks, I'm still "watching" roughly the same number on MAL. So it really doesn't make sense. This week I watched 21 episodes, including 13 shorts. I got some (four) one-episode OVAs out of the way…
Non Non Biyori OVA: We're Going to Okinawa
I loved Non Non Biyori. It's a very easy-going cute-girls-doing-cute-things from the lazy countryside. The whole two seasons pretty much nothing happens. The OVA is similar. Spoilers: It's all about their preparations and ends at lift-off.
Non Non Biyori Repeat OVA: Hotaru Had Fun
Hotaru has fun four seasons in a year. Playing in the snow in winter, baking cookies in spring, playing with everyone instead of doing homework in summer, gathering wild berries in autumn.
Under the Dog
From a complete different basket, an OVA about Flowers, teenage assassins with special abilities. The animation is pretty nice. The story is concise and simple enough for 30 minutes. And I cried.
Under the Dog: Anthea-chan
I thought this would be a nice short (3 minutes) that would develop the beautiful and competent Anathea, who has very little screen time in the OVA. What a mistake that was. It's a poorly drawn animation, that should probably be funny. It's not.
Koitabi: True Tours Nanto
Koitabi has six episodes — three two-part love stories. Each episode is five minutes + ED, so one story is ten minutes long. They're very nicely made. Again, they're concise, so there are no loose ends.
In reality though, it's an advertisement for Nanto, a city in Toyama prefecture, and the surrounding area. (It took me four years to finish this, even though it's only 30 minutes in all.)
I'm close to finishing Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu (last episode!) and some shorts, so I might be talking about those next time.


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The benefits of reading a lot
- Expand your vocabulary – this benefits comprehension and self expression
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- Challenge your thinking skills
- Develop analytical skills
- Develop empathy with others
- Reduce stress- escape and relax
- Enjoy great entertainment
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Employee Arrested for theft at Blevins
On January 16, 2019 at approximately 1032 hours HCSO Deputies was contacted by dispatch and advised to go to 5479 Highway 371, Dollar General, in reference to a theft.
Upon arrival they made contact with the regional loss prevention manager for Dollar General, Kevin Dabbs. Kevin told deputies that an employee by the name of Mark Jones has been stealing from the store. Kevin stated that Mark admitted to him that he took 800 dollars to pay for his son's grave marker. Kevin also advised Mark said that he took 200 dollars from the safe.
Mark Jones was placed under arrest for Breaking or Entering and Theft of Property. Jones was transported to the Hempstead County Detention Center and booked in for the above charges. Jones is awaiting a first appearance.


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Interview | The Raveonettes
If you ever want to hear a music critic operating at Peak Pretension, ask them what genre The Raveonettes fall into. The band has been associated with every hybrid imaginable, from retro garage to noise pop, surf rock to whatever post-modernist motown is supposed to be. Bassist and vocalist Sharin Foo laughs when we ask her for the best description of the band's sound. "It's very confusing," she agrees. "We are a split personality sort of band – we always like to do the opposite of what we did last time."
The Danish duo's new album, Pe'ahi, isn't going to help classification purists solve the riddle either. Dropped on the world Beyonce-style last month, it comes with all kinds of new un-Raveonettesy musical elements – xylophones, breakbeats and sickly warped fairground music -underpinned by fuzzy, raucous guitars and gentler harmonies. Songs swoop from sugar-sweet twinkles to dense distorted noise and pause for some contemplative crooning before raining it all back down on you at once.
"It was a conscious decision to do something different," Sharin tells us. "We wanted to make a statement; something that was more extreme. We had more of a 'we don't give a fuck' sort of attitude – nobody can tell us what we can do or what we can't do, we're just going to do it." Previous albums may have been made within strict self-imposed limitations (every song on the band's debut Whip It On was written in B flat minor, for instance), but Pe'ahi was more about letting loose: "There's a lot of 'Oh you can't go to the extremes of digital sounds because it's not going to sound good'. But we're like, it sounds good to us! It sounds brutal and wrong and sometimes that's right."
Brutal is certainly one word for the subjects the band explores on Pe'ahi, from songwriter Sune Wagner's near-fatal surfing accident to the recent death of his father and their complicated relationship. With the band's songs so heavily infused with Sune's experiences, it's no surprise to hear Sharin describes them as "a little bit closer to Sune's heart than mine" before grimacing and adding, "That's kind of a crude thing to say but it is, it's his mind and his feelings and his thoughts."There have been records that I never felt deeply connected with because they were very much of a time and place in Sune's life that was further away from my universe," she says carefully. "For instance, the period when I had a child, I was in a very different space than Sune."
Such is the peril of being part of a two-piece with one dominant songwriter – but every writer needs an editor, so Sharin makes her mark on The Raveonettes' songs by taking Sune's hours-long scrap-book recordings and working with him to siphon off the bits that work and define the sound. "I become more a part of navigating within the material to find those central pieces that really resonate with me, with both of us. So I come in and say maybe that's a little bit too personal, or that's your own thing. So yeah, I feel very connected to this album. I feel very proud of it."
You get the sense that she's relieved that The Raveonettes have found their way to a feistier sound after the oppressive weight of Observator and Raven in the Grave, ready to fight rather than wallow. "I think it's the best record we've done since Lust Lust Lust – it has that thing that I love about The Raveonettes, when we're less introverted and more powerful and rebellious. And I think this record is very life-affirming even though there's a lot of sadness. I feel like our last two records were a little bit heavy and there wasn't that sense of life, y'know? It was just a little bit, 'Oh, let's give up' [laughs]. But this record, I love that there's a real energy to it."
So what genre are The Raveonettes? They're pretty clearly post-anarchic exhilergaze reflecto-pop, guys. Can't believe you even had to ask.
Kate Solomon
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Part parody and pure sexual fantasy 'Baxter's Theory' tells the story of Baxter, a mild mannered, widower schoolteacher with a theory about the physical and mental benefits of corporal punishment using a cane. He convincingly demonstrates his ideas for his new employer and others and discovers unexpected side benefits that lead to some very satisfying far out sexual relations.
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Gibbs Free Energy Definition
In the early days of chemistry, chemists used the time period affinity to describe the force accountable for chemical reactions. In the cutting-edge era, affinity is referred to as Gibbs free energy:
Gibbs Free Energy Definition
Gibbs free energy is a measure of the attainable for reversible or maximum work that may additionally be done with the aid of a machine at consistent temperature and pressure. It is a thermodynamic property that was once defined in 1876 by means of Josiah Willard Gibbs to predict whether or not a system will occur spontaneously at steady temperature and pressure. Gibbs free energy G is described as G = H – TS where H, T, and S are the enthalpies, temperature, and entropy.
The SI unit for Gibbs power is the kilojoule (kJ).
Changes in the Gibbs free power G correspond to modifications in free energy for techniques at constant temperature and pressure. The trade in Gibbs free energy alternate is the most no expansion work obtainable beneath these conditions in a closed system. ΔG is bad for spontaneous processes, fantastic for nonspontaneous tactics and zero for tactics at equilibrium.
Also Known As: (G), Gibbs' free energy, Gibbs energy, or Gibbs function. Sometimes the time period "free enthalpy" is used to distinguish it from Helmholtz free energy.
The terminology endorsed by means of the IUPAC is Gibbs strength or Gibbs function.
Positive and Negative of Free Energy
The signal of a Gibbs energy cost can also be used to determine whether or now not a chemical response proceeds spontaneously. If the sign for ΔG is positive, extra power ought to be input in order for the response to occur. If the sign for ΔG is negative, the response is thermodynamically favorable and will appear spontaneously.
However, simply due to the fact a response occurs spontaneously would not imply it happens quickly! The formation of rust (iron oxide) from iron is spontaneous, yet takes place too slowly to observe. The response C(s)diamond → C(s)graphite also has a bad ΔG at 25 °C and 1 atm, but diamonds are no longer seen to spontaneously exchange into graphite.


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By their very nature, boards, committees, or ministry teams are about a group of people coming together to work on a common goal. As already noted in a previous post, because these groups are made up of fallen human beings, the potential for disagreement, political maneuvering, and disunity exists. If our focus remains on self, or even on the horizontal plain (with one another), personal agendas and ungodly conflict will mark our boards, committees, or ministry teams. The answer? We need an upward-focus, on God, that supersedes all, if we are going to have Christ-like boards, committees, or ministry teams.
Jesus Demonstrated an Upward Focus and So Must We to be Christ-like
Jesus' view of the Father set the course for how He maintained an upward focus. All He did was because of, through, and for the Father. As a result, He maintained His unity with the Father while making an eternal difference. When our church boards, committees, and ministry teams function accordingly, we become more purposeful and productive. Relationships within our meetings take on the dynamic they should as we aren't focused on getting our own way or appeasing others. When we look upward, to God, what we do is for and about Him, not us. Let's look at how Jesus viewed the Father and the implications for us to be Christ-like in our boards, committees, and ministry teams.
1) Jesus viewed the Father as the Sender to His Mission.
Numerous times we read of Jesus pointing to the Father as the One who sent Him (Jn. 5:36-37; 6:44, 57; 8:16, 18, 42; 12:49; 14:24; 17:21, 25; 20:21). In John 8:42, He made it clear saying, "I have not come on my own; God sent me." Remembering that the Father was the One who commissioned Him to come to earth, undoubtedly kept Him looking to the Father as He fulfilled His purpose.
Implications: Let's seek out people to be on our boards, committees, or ministry teams who sense God's wants them to be there. If people serve simply because they couldn't say "no", because they thought it would be a platform to promote their cause, or for any reason other than that God wants them there, it will be difficult for them to submit both the process and outcome to God. Without that upward-focus, we open the door for potential trouble.
2) Jesus acknowledged the Father as the Source of authority.
Having been sent by the Father, Jesus submitted to the Father's authority. Philippians 2:6-8 well describes how Jesus saw His position. — "Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death – even death on a cross!" So concerned about doing the Father's will (Jn. 5:19), even in the face of a cruel death, Jesus was able to say, "not my will, but yours be done" (Lk. 22:42).
Implications: Chairpersons, pastors, or ministry leaders overseeing the board, committee, or ministry team must guard against using their position to regard themselves as superior to others on the team or as a tool to always get their own way. They too, along with all the group members, must seek God's will, not their own. He must be their ultimate Source of authority in all they do.
3) Jesus set the Father up as the Standard to follow.
Jesus said, "Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does." (Jn. 5:17-23) Jesus' objective was to line up all He did with the character, purposes, and ways of the Father.
Implications: How easy it can be for church boards, committees, and ministry teams to function like their counterparts in the world. Though the Church must fulfill certain business-like tasks, it is not a money-making business but rather a disciple-making ministry. Though the Church must get organized and coordinated, it is not an organization but rather a living organism. God must be the Standard we follow in all aspects of Church life.
4) Jesus made the Father the Seat of attention.
Jesus lived in such a way that He showcased the Father. He said, "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father." (Jn. 14:9) He was most concerned with God's honor, expressed in some of His prayers. — "Father, glorify your name!" (Jn. 12:28) "I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do." (Jn. 17:4)
Implications: Christ-like boards, committees, and ministry teams can bring glory to God, putting Him in the Seat of attention, by being faithful stewards of their time and resources, working together in unity, exhibiting the heart and desires of God, and giving God the credit.