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If you have problems with any of our services, please feel free to talk about it by clicking the contact link on the website, simplewills.co.uk. The fields on the form should be correctly filled. In the space for title, type the word 'complaint' so we can address it immediately. Other important pieces of information you must enter are the date and time you paid for the service. Also fill the transaction ID so that we can effectively track the details of the purchase. Once you have done your own part, you can expect feedback from us in about seven business days. We will address every complaint on the form you submit and this will be done in less than three weeks. Our aim is to give you the satisfaction you desire. If we consider your case to be genuine, we shall send a refund to the credit or debit card you used for the transaction. We will let you know why we won't send you a refund if you are not eligible for it. You can report your grievance again if you disagree with our decisions. If you still don't accept our judgment, you are free to send a note to the Society of Will writers.
Note: Although we advise you to follow the complaints procedure stated above, you may decide to take other measures such as meeting a lawyer.

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Yes we can. We deal with clients nationwide but if you would prefer to work with someone local we can arrange a meeting at our Newton Abbot office. We are happy to work by email, phone or face to face, whatever works best for you.


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The 4-track EP will be out on July 6th via aufnahme + wiedergabe, and features their new single "Obwohl Es So Aussieht". Pre-order your copy here.
The band's hard-hitting electro pop is rooted in the 80s electronic movement, 90s techno and 00s electroclash (a movement that, like, Schwefelgelb, was fond of trashy aesthetics and sexual ambiguity).
Check out the album's tracklist, listen to the new single and watch a trailer below.
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02. Der Pool Schweigt
03. Wie Die Köpfe
04. In Dem Laken


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The average stay in a nursing home costs (approximately 40 months x $9,000) $360,000.
Senior Life Care Planning works with seniors and their families as advocates for their quality of life, whether at home, assisted living facility or nursing home. Additionally, we obtain Medicaid benefits to pay for your long-term nursing home obligations. Otherwise, you will pay the skilled nursing and rehab home approximately nine thousand dollars every month. The average stay in a nursing home costs (approximately 40 months x $9,000) $360,000. Depending on your circumstances, we substantially reduce or eliminate these financial issues. Therefore while protecting assets, we ensure quality of life for your loved one, and peace of mind for you.
Senior Life Care Planning helps clients and their families navigate the maze of legal and financial issues associated with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other issues with activities of daily living. With the Baby Boom generation aging, we address the problems and issues of caring for you and elderly and frail parent.
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Three Minnesota CEOs have made the Harvard Business Review's annual ranking of the top 100 CEO's in the world. Minnesota CEOs on the list were Doug Baker Jr. of St. Paul-based Ecolab at #41; Ken Powell of Golden Valley-based General Mills at #71; and Jeff Ettinger of Austin-based Hormel Foods at #84.
There were 33 new CEOs on HBR's list this year, including Ettinger and Powell. Doug Baker was on last year's list at #98.
HBR's objective is to measure the effectiveness of CEOs over the entire length of their tenure as CEO. They try to measure objective data over a long-term rather than emphasize short-term results and public opinion.
They began the list with companies from the S&P Global 1200, eliminated CEOs who had less than two-years of experience in their role and any CEOs who might have been convicted or arrested. In the end they had a universe of 895 CEOs from 32 countries.
On average the CEOs on their list have been in their roles for 17 years which is remarkable since turnover among the global CEOs was a record 17 percent in 2015 according to the authors.
The three Minnesota CEOs on the list each have long track records with their companies and in the CEO role. Baker joined Ecolab in 1989 and has been CEO since 2004; Ettinger has been with Hormel for more than 26 years and CEO since 2006; and Powell joined General Mills in 1979 and became CEO in 2007.
HBR has been conducting their list since 2010. Each year the editors of HBR tweak the methodology of the list after listening to feedback from readers and outside experts. In 2015 they added a component based on environment, social and governance measures (ESG) and tweaked that component this year to combine ESG ratings from two prominent research firms Sustainalytics and CSRHub.
Financial metrics included country-adjusted total shareholder return, industry-adjusted total shareholder return and change in market capitalization. Those measures helped to balance out small firms and large firms. The financial metrics accounted for 80 percent of the ranking and the two ESG factors the rest.


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- Kitchens all equipped with a conventionnal stove, micro-wave, standard fridge, dishes, glasses(regular and wine), coffee maker (with filters), toaster, pots and pans, fondue kit, dish liquid ...We have everything... You just need your food.
- Ironing-board, hair dryer supplied
- Water very good... you don't need to bring yours.
- Beddings and towells very good quality supplied plus soap. shampoo and conditioner
- Television, yes, via satellite. However, there is much better to do or to see.
- Radio CD, we supply a combined radio CD plus an alarm clock radio.
- DVD, included in each unit
- Telephone, internet available at the reception. (plus Wi-Fi connections)
- The 5th person, we add a comfortable portable bed. (max 5 persons /unit, 10 for twins)
Activities on the site
- Outdoor meals, BBQ and patio kit in front of your unit.
- Nature trails in forest, good for hiking, snowshoeing, mountain biking, wildlife observation.
- Firecamps, on the clif overlooking the St-Lawrence river (during summer)
- Sugar shack, to accommodate little groups for meals, friends parties, after ski with our swiss cheese fondue.
- Swimming nearby , fantastic little beach on Sainte-Anne river at just two minutes drive from our site or under a fantastic fall at 5 minutes.
- To mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec City or le Massif: taxi service on request. A shuttle is available between Mont Sainte-Anne and Quebec City and Le Massif.
Supplies and services
- Wood available on the site (8$)
- Gas station, foodstores, drugstores, hospital all located within 10 minutes from our site, even if we are located in a nature spot.
- Restaurants, very good choice within 10 minutes, from fast food to fine cuisine.
- Laundry, available on the site depending on availability
- Strickly forbidden. A dozen of different wild animals and over 40 bird species can be seen in the surrounding forest.


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So honored to be apart of such an INCREDIBLE effort. Thank you Julia & Saryta for your patience, your passion, and most of all, your support.
More than proud of all the amazing advocates and activists who contributed to this narrative-changing work of art for people of color, by people of color!
Pick up your copy on Amazon now! 💚 Or on the shop at SanctuaryPublishers.com
(Check out other wonderful publications by Sanctuary Publishers such as Veganism in an Oppressive World. )
Find my chapter on Food Justice and Race in the U.S. 🌿
This journey has been more than rewarding…. In August last year I could have never guessed that my life would change in such an indescribable way. At 20 years old, my work is published in a book— by people that never would dream of filtering my Black feminist voice.
THANK YOU. Thank you. Thank you. Asé.
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In the past week, there have been two major news updates about the Web's most popular social media platform. These changes will impact both Facebook users, as well as your practice.
The first news was that Facebook has started to judge the credibility of its users as a way to predict their trustworthiness when flagging problematic content. The second relates to Facebook Business Pages and how customers can publicly announce their satisfaction with your practice.
Change #1: Rate Users?
Over the past few years, while you have been dealing with online reputation and customers reviewing your practice, Facebook has been taking steps to combat false information by going beyond examining content that users flagged as problematic to judging the flaggers of such content.
The Washington Post first reported (Aug 22) that Facebook has begun rating the credibility of its users on a scale of zero to 1. The trustworthiness of its users is part of its efforts to fight against fake news and misinformation.
Previously, Facebook relied primarily on the good faith of its users to police, report and flag problematic content such as pornography, hate messaging, or fake news. Now Facebook appears to be judging the credibility of those doing the flagging. The fact is, not all of Facebook's 2.2 billon users used the platform in good faith and people with a particular agenda used the platform's reporting tools to falsely flag credible content that was not untrue. (Check out this video to spot fake news)
The Washington Post quoted Facebook Project Manager, Tessa Lyons:
"One of the signals we use is how people interact with articles. For example, if someone previously gave us feedback that an article was false and the article was confirmed false by a fact-checker, then we might weight that person's future false-news feedback more than someone who indiscriminately provides false-news feedback on lots of articles, including ones that end up being rated as true."
Facebook responded to the Washington Post article disputing the article's reference to rating its users' trustworthiness and does not employ a reputation scoring system. A Marketing Land article reported a Facebook spokesperson comments:
"What we're actually doing: We developed a process to protect against people indiscriminately flagging news as fake and attempting to game the system."
Even if Facebook denies some of the details of the The Washington Post's article, comments from its spokespersons indicate that Facebook is highly focused on the users that flag false content and taking steps to gauge their accuracy. It also shows they are using third-party fact-checker results and not just relying on automation and technology.
Although Facebook has down played the issue and refer to it as their fight against misinformation, this will probably magnify the "Big Brother is watching you" concerns by many users. I even had a colleague share a Netflix' Black Mirror series episode called Nosedive that parodied the concept of rating users after we discussed the issue.
Of course we will likely not be the end of this story, and the issue of personal privacy will continue. If there is one"take away" from all of this, it is to maintain realistic and credible views across all social media platforms.
Change #2: Switch From Reviews to Recommendations
There is no question that positive customer reviews are essential for your practice, and according to BrightLocal, Facebook is the second most popular local review website, behind Google.
However, if you haven't already noticed, Facebook has changed how consumer can provide public feedback on a business pages by changing the ability to post star-rated reviews and ratings to simply recommend, or not recommend the business.
No longer will Facebook users be able to give a star-rated review of your practice. They will only be prompted by the question: Do you recommend [business]?
Depending on the selection of Yes or No, customers will be appropriately prompted to provide more details.
- If Yes: "What do you recommend about [business]?"
- If No: "How could [business] improve?"
The Average Rating (out of 5) will still remain, but the rating will be based only on previous star-ratings and all new recommendations.
So how will this impact your practice?
Tracking and Reporting
The most immediate impact will be on review management software which has been developed to track and report star ratings reviews and comments through an API. Currently Facebook's recommendations function has not been opened to API, so tracking data will not be reported.
However, practices will still be able to direct customers to share their experience to generate more recommendations.
I anticipate Facebook will eventually set up an API and review management platforms will need to adapt their reporting to accommodate recommendations.
More Customer Engagement?
Although it is difficult to tell at this early stage, I believe the new format will eventually stimulate more customer activity and maybe even change the substance of the comments.
First, with only a Yes/No option, consumers researching your practice will need to read into the text feedback to get a more detailed picture of the customer's experience.
The second thing is Rich Endorsements and Suggested Attributes. These will make it easier for consumers to leave recommendations and provide more explanation by using tags and photos, as well as text. Displaying tags that users simply click on can entice users to get started, and the tag descriptions can stimulate more thought about their experience. This is currently only available to restaurants and coffee shops, but expected to roll out to other review-heavy industries.
Even before these advanced features get rolled out to your industry, the wording of the recommendations prompt will likely influence the response from your customers. By asking those that recommend your practice "What do you recommend about [business]?" it prompts them to think about specific attributes of your practice or their experience. For those that choose to not recommend your practice, the wording "How could [business] improve?" positions the question in a more customer service setting.
Customer reviews and recommendations will continue to play a larger role in the marketing results of professional service providers. How reputation websites gather customer feedback and display it will continue to evolve. Your practice will need to adjust, but continue to participate.


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Claude Cahun: Beneath This Mask
21 Jan 2016 – 5 Mar 2016
Event times
Mon - Sat 10am - 5.30pm
Cost of entry
- Exeter Phoenix, Bradnich Place
- Gandy Street
- Exeter
- United Kingdom
An exhibition of prints by French photographer Claude Cahun (1894–1954) who achieved posthumous fame for her elusive self-portraits that question gender and identity.
French photographer Claude Cahun (1894–1954) achieved posthumous fame for her elusive self-portraits in which she assumed multiple personae. Born Lucy Schwob, she adopted the pseudonym in 1917 to free herself from the narrow confines of gender. At the beginning of her career she was aligned to the Surrealist movement and was friends with André Breton; however she distanced herself both politically and physically after fleeing France on the eve of Nazi occupation. Cahun settled in Jersey where she embarked upon her defining photographic series, in which the subversion of traditional portraiture and the constructed nature of identity and gender are pressing concerns. In these now famous images, Cahun anticipated the performative work of contemporary artists such as Cindy Sherman.
This Hayward Touring exhibition is presented in collaboration with Jersey Heritage and was first exhibited at the Women of the World Festival 2015, Southbank Centre. It consists of 42 contemporary giclee prints made from scans of the original, the majority of the negatives having been lost.


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• New leading website.
• Maximise conversion of consumer visits to courses booked
• Develop the website for ease of navigation and a results oriented user experience
• Integration with in-house 'booking' system
• Workshops with client (senior management, head of marketing, IT managers) to refine the brief
• Manage the tender process to select the appropriate web agency
• Manage the project from beginning to end, including launch snagging
• Manage the interface between client IT systems and web designers
• Regular reporting and liaison with the client throughout the project
• Website delivered within budget
• Number of courses booked had an immediate uplift and increased from previous year
• Happy client that has referred us to other businesses
The client approached WTWS to manage the development of a new website. Although the client is a substantial regional business, on a technical side their internal resources required additional experience to manage the project, since this included complex integration with back-end course booking systems as well as front-end design and development. On a practical level, it was acknowledged that, with a project of this scale and business importance, their internal resources would be stretched and the new website, ongoing marketing or more likely both, would suffer for a period of perhaps 6 months which was not acceptable.
WTWS worked with the client to establish a clear brief and subsequently managed the tendering process to select the right web development company to ensure the project was delivered on time and on budget. Since we have managed and launched over a dozen websites in the last twelve months our experience was invaluable to the client. Not only in pitching process and the selection of the right partner, but managing the project through the many pitfalls that can arise during the development process. When done properly, websites are complex and highly resource intensive across multiple skill sets and departments.


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It's May 1992 in the affluent suburbs of Long Island, New York. Seventeen-year-old Amy Fisher has arrived at the home of her older lover, Joey Buttafuoco. After a brief conversation with his wife Mary Jo, Fisher fires a bullet into her face. With one shot, the "Long Island Lolita" has made her way into the nation's headlines – and will remain there for many years to come.
Born in August 1974, Fisher grew up in Nassau County in Long Island, New York. She enjoyed a comfortable life with her parents Roseann and Elliot. And for Fisher's 16th birthday, her parents presented her with a car. However, it wasn't long before the teenager got into an accident and needed to get the vehicle repaired.


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They say that differentiation is a key component of good product marketing. Look at how Apple differentiates the company's products from the competition.
Upgrades and updates are an important yet often overlooked function of modern technology. Your refrigerator never gets an upgrade. The power we get from the electric company is what it is. Electricity. Not much changes other than prices go up.
What about your Mac? Or, iPhone and iPad? Apple upgrades each platform with regularity and that stands in stark contrast to the company's many competitors? Many? OK, on the PC side, two. Linux and Windows, both of which receive upgrades. Linux, however, has dozens of distros or versions. Windows has been plagued with upgrade problems since the days of former CEO Steve Baller. For all the success Satya Nadella brought to Microsoft, uneventful upgrades are not one of them.
We can say the same for the Android world. Apple seems up upgrade about 90-percent of all iPhone and iPad users before a new version hits the streets late each summer. Meanwhile, Android smartphone owners have the latest version only if they buy a new phone, or bought one of the few smartphones that can handle an Android upgrade.
Upgrading is one of Apple's secret weapons and nothing Microsoft or Google has done with Windows or Android has put a dent in Apple's lead.
Apple makes it easy to upgrade applications from the App Stores, and just as easy to upgrade macOS and iOS to the latest versions. Even better, Apple extends the life cycle of older hardware– Mac, iPhone, and iPad– by putting the latest operating system versions on older products; sometimes dating back to five years or so.
While the vast majority of Android smartphone owners never see an upgrade to Android– ever– Apple's customers actually see an improvement in their products for years after the purchase. Think about that. An iPhone or iPad or Mac that was purchased last year or the year before or years before, improves every year for about five years, so it's actually an improved product while you use it.
Most Android smartphone customers never see an upgrade, and many never see even a security upgrade. Often, when they buy a new smartphone, customers don't even get the latest version of Android OS because most ship with last year's version.
How is that not criminal?
Apple has meany weapons to use against competitors, but one we don't pay much attention to is the upgrade path because it's built in and just works. Secret weapon, indeed.


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Level Up Your Summer Look in Less than 5 Minutes with no more than 2 Things – A Summer Hat + a Hair Bandana.
Wow can you believe summer is nearly ending? Time really does fly, especially if you're having fun, right?
Anyways, this season may be facing its end, but we still have at least several good weeks of it to enjoy before we start hiding our sexy, tanned bodies beneath layers and layers of clothes. Given that I'm spending the last days (and almost half) of August by the beach here in Greece with a salty skin and hair, tanning and shit, a little bit of leveling up my summer/beach look is totally welcomed. Cause same-old-same-old does tend to get boring, know what I mean?
And no matter whether you're spending the last breaths of summer by the beach, by the pool or just somewhere sunny, I'm sure you too love spicing things up a bit, and installing a few effortless changes on your summery outfits. With that in mind, I'm sharing this very simple and oh-so effortless idea of leveling up your entire summer look in less than 5 minutes and with no more than 2 things at hand – your beach hat & a hair bandana. Head on below for the (quite unnecessary, but still) How-To-s.
Leveling Up Your Summer Look.
The How-To-s.
Whether an old or a new one, the beach hat you already have will do, meaning you don't have to spend a dime for this to happen (unless you've been going through summer without a summer hat, which rarely is the case). Just wrap your hat with your hair bandana and donezo.
And how do you level up your summer look (in less than 5 minutes)?
Also, here's another great idea of using your hair bandana in your outfits.
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Upper Crust Food Service is proud to provide our Greek house catering services to the members of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity all across the nation! We make ourselves stand out amongst our competition in the industry by making sure that every student that we served is satisfied. Using the feedback and recommendations from you and your fraternity brothers, our experienced chefs will create customized meal plans to fit your taste preferences. And we don't stop there. We will also cater to your special events including tailgates, fundraisers, dances, and more! If we are not currently at your campus, that's okay! Contact us today and we will come to you!
Meet our Team
We have a talented management team overseeing operations at Phi Sigma Kappa. Our team is available to our customers for any request and pride ourselves on exceeding our customers expectations.
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"I am thrilled to have Upper Crust Food Service partner with Phi Sigma Kappa to bring fresh, quality meals to chapters across the country. We look forward to serving your chapter soon."
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Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place lay his head. Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." - Matt 8:19-22
What is the cost of following Christ? This is a good question and one I often here. People tell me, I am just having too much fun and don't want to give that up for Jesus. If it makes me happy then I should have to give it up, is what I hear a lot too. But in the end, Jesus' own words tell us, He wants ALL of us, not just the bits and pieces we have left over.
With Jesus, He wants all of you and not your distractions. He was not being harsh with these men, only honest. Have you ever had someone say they would help you, only to quit when things got really tough? Jesus did not need that kind of disappointment in His ministry and He definitely did not need distractions. This is why we must give Him everything.
Jesus wants all of you because He can handle all of you. He needs you to start letting go of this world. We were never bound for this broken place and the broken things in it. What we need is to lay more at the foot of the cross. This is where we lay our burdens and troubles and sin.
And when He heals, He really heals. He can give such peace and comfort. This world is full of so much toil and trouble, but with Christ it is peace and comfort. I now worry about almost nothing, almost. In Christ, I have found that when I lay my sins at His feet for real, the temptation often goes with it. That's not to say it doesn't come back around sometimes, but rebuking in Christ name gives strength to my resolve and the Devil flees. This is the peace and comfort of our Savior Jesus Christ when we give Him everything.
God Bless,
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Beer-loving Australians are cutting out alcohol for the month of October to raise money for charity.
The "Ocsober" challenge asks drinkers to go without beer, wine and spirits to raise money for a non-profit organization which provides drug and alcohol counselling to school children.
"We're doing this to raise awareness and to raise money," said the national project's manager, Shauna Round.
"This is our first year running Ocsober so we are hoping to really go for it," she added.
So far, 400 people have signed for the program, raising about 30,000 Australian dollars ($23,700).
Australians are renowned as being some of the world's biggest beer drinkers with official figures showing around 3,000 people dying annually as a result of some form of alcohol-related disease. The country is also a major wine producer.
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Well basically I like to start me brew day by doing some preparation two days before. I do this by making a yeast starter if needed and by sterilising some containers to make ice blocks in and make the ice blocks. I'll explain these things later on.
On the brew day I start by rinsing out my pot/pots. Depending on what I plan to brew dictates how many pots I need. Its never more than two though. I bought a four pack of cheapo pots a few years back. The smallest is a 10 litre and is fantastic for caramellising sorghum syrup or sugar and also mashing small amounts of grain. The largest is a 17 litre pot and I use this for the 1 hour boil phase.
So for a basic beer (no caramellisation or mashing) I add at least 8 litres of filtered tap water. Although filtering of the tap water isn't 100% necessary I do it to remove the chlorine and other impurities from the water. I notice the difference in flavour, albeit it subtle, but the choice is up to you. I will also add the mineral spring water if the recipe calls for it.
Once this is brought up to a vigorous boil (as vigorous as possible) I'll add some of my fermentables (ensure any wort made from mashing is added now). The reason I don't add all the fermentables is that I don't want the wort too thick. The thickness of the wort makes a difference to the ability of the alpha acids in the hops to be released into the wort. The thicker the wort the less bitterness, flavour & aroma compounds are released. I want the greatest efficiency from my ingredients so I keep the wort as thin as possible. At this time I also add my bittering hops. I then bring the wort up to a vigorous boil again and let boil until the next addition, keeping an eye on the wort so that it won't spill over.
The next step is usually around 45 minutes later where I add some flavouring hops and my Irish Moss for beer clarification. Keep the vigorous boil on the wort.
The next step can be anywhere from the 45 minute mark until finished and this is where I add my aroma hops and the rest of my fermentables. I add these fermentables at the end only to sterilise them to protect the fermentation process from rogue bacteria's, etc. Once the fermentables are added the boil will stop. Stir everything well so it mixes together and allow for the boil to recommence vigorously. Finish the amount of time needed to make a 60 minute boil and turn off the heat. Ensure the last of the fermentables added are boiling for at least 5 minutes to kill of any potential bacteria they might have.
During the first 45 minutes of boiling I use this time to thoroughly clean and sterilise my fermenting barrel and its lid, airlock and tap. I use the 'no rinse' type sanitiser and it only takes 10 minutes of surface contact to work. Now I rinse off the sanitiser as most contain peroxide and colloidal silver. Both can have health effects and I try to avoid ingesting them as much as possible so I rinse the barrel with tap water then rinse the barrel with water just boiled from the kettle. During this time I also soak a grain bag (all home brew shops have these and they are used in 'brew in a bag' type all grain brewing) in boiling water from the kettle. I use this large bag as a strainer to strain out all the trub, grains and hop pellets as I pour the beer into the fermenter.
Into the fermenter I place my large ice cubes I made two days earlier. This is used to cool the hot beer rapidly. I place my grain bag inside the fermenter with the edges overhanging the lip of the fermenter. I hold it in place with elastic bands wrapped around the lip. You could also use pegs. I pour the hot beer from my boil pot into the fermenter. Be careful because everything is hot. I then lift out the grain bag and let the hot beer strain through. Most of the time I have to move the bag around to allow the liquid to strain through easily as the grain bag does catch alot of trub. At the same time I'm pouring cold filtered tap water through the bag to allow it not only to cool but remove any sugars and flavour compounds from the trub.
I then fill the fermenter with enough water to make what I need. Just remember to allow enough room for your yeast starter if using one.
At this stage the beer will be above 40 c and it needs to be cooled down and aerated before adding the yeast. With two ice blocks in and some vigorous stirring for 5 minutes or so the temperature will lower to about 28 c by the time the ice blocks melt in summer. In the dead of winter the tap water is quite cold where I live so it will hit about 20 c. In summer 3 ice blocks will bring the beer temperature down to 18 c after aerating. To ensure you've aerated your beer enough there should be a slight frothy head on the beer in the fermenter. I now take a gravity reading.
Now I pitch (add) the yeast. Put the lid on. Fix in the air lock filled with boiling water and place the fermenter in a cool dark place that will keep a constant temperature.
Once all this is done. I clean the kitchen and my equipment and pack it away for the next brew day.
Basically the yeast you will get in a packet (I use Safale dry yeasts as they are G/F) isn't quite enough to get the wort fermenting quickly enough to stop any nasties getting in and ruining your beers flavours. The best way to overcome this is to hydrate your yeast and to get it already working before you add it to your wort. I take an empty 3 litre juice bottle to start my yeast in and I sterilise it with a bottle steriliser. As an example, for my pale ale recipe I take the brown sugar (1 cup) and put it in a saucepan with 1 cup of water and boil for 10 minutes. This is ample time to kill any bacteria in the sugar/water mixture. I then add about half a litre of cold filtered water to the sterilised bottle and add in my boiled sugar/water mixture. Then I top it up to make 2 litres all up. I put the lid on it and place it in the fridge to cool to about 20-23 c. During winter the tap water should be cold enough to not have to put the sugar/water mix in the fridge. Once it's at the required temperature I add the packeted yeast, put the lid back on and rigorously shake the bottle. I then leave the yeast starter on the kitchen bench until I see the bottle starting to expand. Once this has happened the yeast has been activated and is starting to ferment. Twist open the lid slowly until you here a long slow sshhhh type noise (the same as opening any carbonated drink). Leave the lid at this position and place the starter into a dark cupboard or pantry. Check on it every 8 to 12 hours to make sure the gas is escaping slowly. After 2 days this yeast starter is ready to use.
For my Classic American Pilsner it's 1 cup of honey for the yeast starter and for my Treacle & Honey porter it's 1 cup of treacle for the yeast starter.
Your average ale with an alcohol content of 5% or below usually wont need such a large yeast starter as the sugar content isn't that high. The fermentation temperatures are also quite high so you will get away with just hydrating your yeast in a sterile cup of water or add it to your beer dry.
But with high alcohol beers such as IPA's, double IPA's, strong ales, etc and also lagers and pilsners a yeast starter is a must. In the case of the ales it's due to the sugar content. In the case of the pilsners and lagers it is due to the cold fermentation temperatures taking longer.
These are those ice blocks I was telling you about before. As I don't like to spend money on things that I feel are unnecessary and I also don't have the room to store an immersion chiller I use large ice blocks to chill my wort. When I make my yeast starter I sterliise two or three old 2 litre ice cream containers and their lids. Just with my no rinse sanitiser. I then rinse the containers to wash the sanitiser away and fill the containers with filtered tap water. I then freeze these containers to be used on brew day. These are the quickest, cheapest and easiest way to chill your wort. By the time you have filled the fermenter up to the amount required and aerated your wort the temperature will have dropped dramatically and you should be in the correct temperature range to pitch your yeast.
But sometimes I don't have room in the freezer for 2 or 3 ice cream containers so I buy a bag of party ice and place it in the laundry sink around my boil pot (ensure nothing gets into the boil pot). I then add enough water to allow it to almost come up to the rim of the boil pot. I stir the wort vigorously, then I put on the lid and let it sit for 30 minutes. This will also reduce the temperature quite quickly. I then pour this liquid through my grain bag and add enough cold filtered water to make up the required amount.
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURES: This is critical in getting a nice consistent flavour in your beers. In most cases the higher the brewing temperature the fruitier the esters are that are produced by the yeasts. In a Lager or Pilsner style beer these aren't wanted but in a Pale Ale or Belgium Ale these esters are wanted. So here's what I do. When I'm fermenting out my Classic American Pilsner I make it in winter and leave the fermenting barrel in my shed on the concrete floor, covered in a towel. I have a small digital thermometer that tells me the temperature of the floor. It's constantly 11 degrees C. Perfect for Lagers & Pilsners. In summer the floor temperature raises to about 17 degrees C so it's not so good for making these styles of beer. If you wish to brew these styles of beer in summer I would suggest leaving your fermentation barrel in a larger container or laundry sink (if the misses will let you), add water and ice cubes and place an old towel over the barrel. Let the towel sit in the water as well. Check the temperature everyday and add ice as necessary.
For warmer temperature fermenting such as ales, a cool dark place in the house such as a laundry bench is perfect. I place my barrel on the laundry bench with a towel wrapped around it. My laundry isn't heated and is away from direct sunlight so over winter the barrel will stay a constant 18 degrees C. In summer I will ferment my ales in the shed on the concrete floor as per the Pilsner in winter.
In summer where I live we also have these long heat waves were a number of days hit above 38 c and my shed although insulated can reach temperatures too high to brew at. To overcome this I bring the fermenter inside the house and in a dark corner, preferably on a concrete or tiled floor (I place it behind my bar on the tiled floor) I sit the fermenter. I use a two towel cooling system that keeps the fermenter between 20 and 22 c.
I take two old towels that cover the fermenter thoroughly and I wet them then place them in my beer fridge (set at about 4 C) when one is cold enough I then wrap this towel around my fermenter. I change the towels over every few hours or so in the beginning. Once the temperature of the fermenter has settled out I usually only need to change the towel every 8 hours or so. Make sure the towels are damp at all times otherwise this two towel system won't work.


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What is Reflections???
PTA Reflections Arts Program is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity.
This year's theme is "Heroes Around Us"
This theme can be expressed in 6 different categories.
⦁ Dance Choreography
⦁ Visual Artwork
⦁ Literature
⦁ Film Production
⦁ Photography
⦁ Musical Composition
Please note the deadline has been extended: entries must be received by Friday, November 9. All entries must have an official entry form attached to the back of the entry.
More specific guidelines and entry forms can be found at www.txpta.org/programs/reflections/participate
Our Reflections chairman this year is Dianne Stephens. You can email her at [email protected]
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John Gottowt (15 June 1881 – 29 August 1942) was a German actor, stage director and film director for theatres and silent movies. He was born as Isidor Gesang in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary. After his education in Vienna, he joined the Deutsches Theater in Berlin in 1905, working for Max Reinhardt as an actor and director. Gottowt was mainly active in different theatres in Berlin as a character actor and director. His first silent film appearance was in Paul Wegener's Der Student von Prag ("The Student of Prague") (1913). In 1920 he appeared in Robert Wiene's Genuine and took the main role in the early science fiction film Algol ("Algol: Tragedy of Power"). In 1921 he played Professor Bulwer (Abraham van Helsing) in the classic silent film Nosferatu directed by F.W. Murnau. Gottowt made also several films with his brother-in-law Henrik Galeen but, as a Jew, was banned in 1933 from working as a professional actor. After a few years in Denmark he moved to Kraków in Poland. He was murdered in 1942 by the SS in Wieliczka.
NosferatuBefore the assorted treatments of the Dracula tale starring either Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Gary Oldman or Klaus Kinski there was F.W. Murnau's NOSFERATU, one of the first and still most haunting of all vampire tales. With his shaven, bulbuous skull, elongated fingers that seem like raven's...Watch Movie
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Caterham 2012 F1 Team Logo Designs Announced
It was recently announced that Caterham will start the 2012 season under their own name, Caterham 2012 F1 Team.
In 2010 they went under the name of Lotus Racing, then in 2011 it was Team Lotus. Due to lengthy legal proceedings with Lotus Renault GP, team boss Tony Fernandes opted to name the team for 2012 as Caterham F1 Team.
Caterham's new F1 Team logos (click on images above for maxisize versions) will adorn the 2012 race cars.
Team boss Tony Fernandes insisted the Caterham move makes sense for his outfit.
"With Team Lotus, I would have battled to the end if I felt it was the right thing to do, but when you take a dispassionate look at where we were it made absolute sense to start with a clean sheet, and Caterham has given us that chance," said Fernandes in the team's magazine.
"It's the best possible solution for where we want to go – partly because it gives us complete control over everything we do and, obviously, because there's simply no point racing to promote a road car company I don't own. The road car business has always been a sector I've wanted to explore and so here we are.
"But I can't stress enough; this is a serious business venture for us. If I just needed a new name, I could have called it anything, but the synergy with Caterham works better – and it's what I do – take a small business with the correct core values and purpose and expand it and grow it into the global marketplace."
My Thoughts
My first thoughts were a little less than positive. In fact I was more sad than anything else as I just felt—I don't pretend to be a motor racing enthusiast, or know anything about Caterham other than a little bit of their heritage—this new logo lacked an initial presence and style I would consider appropriate for a English sports car company.
I look at it, and feel it's missing it's true soul which has been replaced by this F1 italicised style of typography. Feel is a little soulless and maybe a little unoriginal.
But that M on the team version looks decidedly odd. A small suggestion would have been to rang the F1 TEAM line far right so as to keep the main brand name style consistent with the regular Caterham logo version. It's not as "flash" but feels less awkward and more consistent.
Once it's adorned on the side of the F1 cars it will undoubtedly take on a totally different persona, which is quite common with logo designs nowadays—which could get me started on a whole new subject about logos still needing to work and reflect a personality on their own when not viewed as a whole brand identity—and will be enough to shut me up.
I look forward to seeing how the logo is applied to the cars livery especially on an all green F1 car with this wicked yellow lettering.
British Racing Green for the win.
No details yet on who designed the Caterham logos, but you can view the original Caterham F1 Team logos over on their Flickr page.
Caterham's F1 website also provides ways in which to follow Caterham via YouTube, Twitter, Flickr and FaceBook.
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What are the 6 major equipments commonly used in automotive inspection line analysis?
Safety is the problem that we now place on the forefront, and the vehicle safety performance test line is used for the annual inspection of automobiles and is required by the traffic police department of the public security. Next, let's take a look at the equipment included in the vehicle safety inspection line:
1. If the axle weight inspection table and the rated factory weight deviation are too large, it will be suspected to be modified. The test value is mainly used to calculate the brake.
2, the car speed Taiwan to check whether the car speedometer is accurate.
3, car brake test stand The main test brake performance.
4. Vehicle Slip Test Bench Measurement of the wheel alignment during straight-line driving.
5, light detector The main measurement of light intensity and light bias.
6, horn sound level meter Measurement of horn sound level exhaust gas testing equipment to measure the pollution of the exhaust gas.
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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Since 2019, he has been serving on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff in the office of the secretary. He is a 2017 winner of the ...
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Uncommon Knowledge in Copenhagen: Revitalizing Democracies Around the World
Building an Alliance of Democracies.
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Analyzing the future of democracy with former prime ministers and presidents. Featuring Nick Clegg, Felipe Calderón, Toomas Henrik Ilves, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Why Here, Why Now? Why Did The United States Enjoy Dramatic Improvements In The Standard Of Living During The Last Century?
Hoover Institution economists John Cogan, Lee Ohanian, Terry Anderson, and George Shultz examine the causes for and the reasons behind so many improvements being made to the quality of life in the United States over the past century. They analyze the role that free markets, property rights, innovation, regulation, taxes, and national security played in these remarkable achievements.
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It's summertime, which means it's time to get out and enjoy the sunshine. But be warned, with the sun comes the heat. Whether you're enjoying the park with your family or exercising outdoors, it's important to stay hydrated, especially during the hot summer months.
Staying properly hydrated can keep the heat from ruining your outdoor fun. Dehydration can be a serious bummer. Luckily, it's easily preventable, and you don't have to stick to just water. You may be surprised to learn that both white milk and chocolate milk are great hydration options, too.
Here are three simple tips to stay hydrated all summer long:
• Watch your thirst: this is usually the first sign of dehydration. Sip on a variety of hydrating beverages throughout the day, instead of waiting until you're thirsty.
• If you're a parent, keep an eye on the intensity of your kids' activities and always have hydrating drinks on hand. Grabbing a cup of cold milk on the way to the park is a great on-the-go option.
• Begin your day by pairing a glass of milk with your breakfast. Not only does milk help you stay hydrated, you'll enjoy other benefits like nine essential nutrients including 8 grams of high-quality, natural protein in every 8-ounce glass.
Staying properly hydrated doesn't have to be difficult. Try this Super Food Smoothie for a refreshing and delicious way to hydrate. For more information and recipe ideas, visit milklife.com.
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As part of the robust and highly impactful curriculum, ministers of the Gospel currently participating in the ongoing ISM Online School were inspired to embark on soul winning and evangelism fieldwork.
The experience has been amazing and the results, phenomenal! Recently, Pastor Giomar Adriana of Hijosde Dios en Accion, Spain, embarked on an impactful soul winning exercise at Hospital Municipality Valdemoro and won 15 souls to the Lord!
"We are stirred and indeed very ecstatic at what the Lord has done in our midst and through our lives in reaching our world with the Gospel. We are more passionate for soul winning than ever before and making it part of our daily experience. There is nothing more rewarding or fulfilling than sharing the love of Jesus and turning men from the power of Satan unto God.
At the ongoing ISM Online School, we have been inspired to continue winning souls in our locality and intercede for the lost in our nation!", she enthused after the soul winning exercise.
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Have you started your degree at an on-campus institution? If you're finding it doesn't suit your lifestyle or your needs, we have good news…
It's possible to switch from an on-campus degree to an online one. And if you're transferring to NAU Canada Online, we'll help you get credit for your previous studies. As part of our enrollment advising services, you get a free transfer credit evaluation, so you'll know exactly where you stand!
But how do you know if it's time to switch? Have a read through this list – if one or more of these applies to you, then you could need to make a change.
An easy-to-share infographic is located at the bottom of this post.
1. You need more flexibility…
For all sorts of reasons, you might come to realize you need more flexibility when it comes to your studies.
Maybe you're a new parent (or soon-to-be parent) or maybe you're having health issues. Or perhaps you just need a better way to make your studies fit into your already busy schedule.
If you need more flexibility, studying online will suit you better. It allows to study at the times which best suit your own schedule, or alter your course load to fit your personal needs. You can take as many (or as few) modules as you like each semester and study at whatever times/days suit you!
2. You need to make studying more affordable…
Many students find that studying on-campus is more expensive than they anticipated.
The cost of commuting to campus every day, living away from home in university accommodation, and tuition fees all add up!
Switching to an online program is a great way to make studying more affordable. You can lower your costs by cutting out the commute and studying from home. And you'll still have access to financial aid as an online student – there's more information on that here.
3. You need to work while you study…
Balancing work with your studies can be a challenge if you study on-campus.
You have a set schedule for your lectures, which can conflict with your work shifts or limit the amount of work you can take on.
By studying online, you can design your own study schedule so that it doesn't conflict with your work commitments. And that means you can study in the evenings (if you're a night owl), in the mornings (if you're an early bird) or even on the weekends!
4. You're moving out of the town/country where your campus is located…
If you need to relocate permanently or for a prolonged period of time, studying on-campus becomes an issue.
There's no way you can show up to lectures or find resources in the library if you're in a town on the other side of the country or in another country entirely!
Switching to an online degree will mean you can continue your studies without any problems. It doesn't matter which city, country or time zone you're in when you study online. And if you're going to be travelling lots while you study, you can still make it work – we have some advice for you here.
5. You aren't getting the support or quality of education you need…
Studying on-campus doesn't necessarily guarantee you a good experience.
You might find the quality of the course isn't up to scratch, the materials are outdated or the student support services are limited (or almost non-existent).
If that's the case, you need to switch to a different educational institution ASAP! It's important to study at an institution which meets your needs (and makes those tuition fees worthwhile). At NAU Canada Online, our professors are all skilled professionals who pride themselves in staying up-to-date with the latest changes in their field. And we give each of your students a personal advisor to support them as soon as they enroll. Plus, they get access to career centre too!
Are you thinking about switching to online study?
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Marketing is about more than reaching people with your message. It is about reaching the RIGHT people. Direct marketing uses data and research to get your messaging in the hands of the ideal market for your product.
The 'direct' aspect of this is that it is precise, targeted, personalized, and immediate. Whether you send out an email, a text message, a chat message, or your fridge tells you that you are running out of milk, it happens quickly and it has to be personalized.


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Brownwood Lady Lions Sage Cupps and Mallory Garcia were recently selected to the Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Basketball Team.
Cupps, a senior making her second appearance on the all-state team, was named the District 5-4A Offensive Player of the Year as she averaged 17.9 points, 3.8 points, 2.8 steals and 1.3 assists per game.
Garcia, a junior and first-team all-district selection, generated 13.5 points, 3.6 steals, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest en route to her first all-state appearance.
Earlier this month, Garcia was also selected to play in the TGCA Class 4A-1A All-Star Game in Arlington this summer.
The TGCA Class 4A All-State roster consists of 34 players.
The Lady Lions finished with a 29-6 record, the most wins in a single season in school history, and earned the program's seventh bi-district title in nine years under head coach Heather Hohertz.


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These days marketing conditions are moving faster than ever. Think about it – the way the music, telecommunications, entertainment and online industries have changed, even over the past six months. If you are not ahead of the curve, you are going to end up under it – fast. Here are just a few good reasons for you to renew and revitalize your brand.
Your brand is on its last leg
Like a fixer upper in a good neighbourhood, the value of a brand in this situation could increase exponentially if proper attention is paid. Restoration of a brand's image and the business processes that support it puts brand renewal and business rehabilitation well within reach.
Your brand is slipping
The fires that stoked the glory days for earlier generations of the company are burning a little low. The energy and intent are there, but the story has to be energized and retold in a way that will both connect with the faithful, and command attention from a whole new generation of customers.
Your brand is encountering a shift
Markets are constantly evolving – the ongoing challenge however is knowing whether or not your brand and the market's understanding around it will allow you to capitalize on the transformations taking place. It requires strong leadership and considerable marketing and business savvy to recognize how your brand must evolve in line with a shift in strategic focus.
Your brand is growing
Your strategy is working, and your business is beginning to share the stage with the big players. It's looking like you are on the way to the next level – now is the time to ensure your brand has broad enough shoulders to help you achieve all of your current business goals, and ensure your success in the future.


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Leading Farmlands Together, a leadership development initiative, has won both a Bronze Award for Learning and a highly prized Gold Award for Leadership Development at the Brandon Hall Group's Human Capital Management Excellence Awards. This latest recognition follows a win at March's New Zealand HR Awards for Organisational Change and Development.With more than 10,000 clients globally, the Brandon Hall Group and their associated awards were identified by Farmlands' development partner, Impact International, as the pre-eminent international awards to be judged at alongside its peers. The awards cap off a 3-year journey for Farmlands with their company-wide business transformation programme, Braveheart. Farmlands identified early on that to help achieve the ambitious strategic objectives and implement a massive change in culture, leadership capability would be critical to delivery.Working alongside Impact International, Farmlands was able to custom-design a unique leadership development programme, aligned to its vision and three strategic priorities — enduring customer relationships, impregnable business model and leading agricultural knowledge and expertise.Farmlands Chief People Officer, Ruth Knewstubb says the co-operative has seen a significant shift in leadership capability and subsequent impact on organisational performance. "This programme has also made a significant difference in raising awareness about the wellbeing and resilience of individual leaders and the important role they play in supporting our people," she says.More than 160 Farmlanders have completed Leading Farmlands Together and the benefit of the programme is already being felt across the company. Evidence shows since the development programme began, there has been decreased staff turnover, fewer sick days, better participation in performance and career development sessions and most markedly an exceptionally large increase in productivity.Chief Executive Peter Reidie says the evidence points to staff enjoying their jobs more – and Farmlands shareholders benefitting as a result."Leading Farmlands Together has been exciting and stimulating for our people. It sets a marker for who we want to be as an organisation, driven by highly motivated leaders," he says."We are on a journey from good to great. Our leaders are standing up like never before and that puts us in a better place on our journey."Caption: Farmlands leaders discuss future strategies and long-term planning at an off-site development session on shareholder, Andrea Reid's farm.
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The Babson community came together this past fall to celebrate a variety of occasions and individuals. At a ceremony in November, the College inducted Sheila Lirio Marcelo of Care.com and Stephen Kaufer of TripAdvisor into the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs. Established in 1978, the ADE recognizes business visionaries who create economic and social value through the development of free enterprise. Also in November, the Babson community and local officials gathered to commemorate the opening of the new Boston campus at 100 High Street. The 9,000-square-foot space will host graduate-level courses, special programming, and networking events. In October, the President's Society Reception was held at the InterContinental Boston, honoring the philanthropic leadership and steadfast commitment of Babson's most generous donors. The Scholarship Luncheon, held in the Webster Center, also took place in October. The event brings together scholarship recipients and the donors who have invested in their future success.—Jeff Stupakevich, manager, advancement communications
From left, Candida Brush, F.W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and vice provost of global entrepreneurial leadership; Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder, chairwoman, and CEO of Care .com; Stephen Kaufer, co-founder, president, and CEO of TripAdvisor; Kerry Healey, president; and Debi Kleiman, executive director of The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs ceremony
From left, Neda Meghnot Litvak, MBA'87, P'20; Carolina Fernandez, P'14; and Ejaz and Femina Ali, P'12, gather at the President's Society Reception. Carolina and Femina are Babson overseers.
President Kerry Healey cuts the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the new Babson campus at 100 High Street in downtown Boston.
Robert Weissman '64, H'94, P'87, '90, trustee and founder of the Weissman Scholarship program at Babson, speaks at the Scholarship Luncheon.


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I like to think that you can tell the state of someone's heart by looking at the state of their nails. If you looked at my nails, you might be startled by what you see. My nail beds are often red and bloody from where I have picked and scratched at them. Leftover glue from gel nails that I tried to compulsively pick off but couldn't, remain on the ridges of my nails like some ice on the sidewalk you just can't scrape off. And the tops of my nails sticking out in disarray from where I have picked and nibbled at nails that have gotten too long.
I had no idea when that nasty habit started, but I know it must have been at a very young age. Whenever I got stressed or overwhelmed at school, I would start to pick away at the loose skin around my cuticles. I answered a question wrong in math class, pick. Got made fun of by the other nasty 7th grade girls, pick. Had a track or cross country meet I had to run in the next day, pick. Stress, pick. Busyness, pick. Perfectionism, pick. It got so bad that my thumbnails now show the signs of my abuse. Tiny, close, horizontal lines now dart the once smooth nail bed of my thumbs. They are not the attractive sort of ridges that old women sport because of years of working in garden beds or changing children and grandchildren's diapers.
My hands are of a young woman, with a secret for stress and anxiety, that only appears if you look closely at my thumbs. Which of course all the nail technicians everywhere I go to get my nails done do. They cast furtive glances at one another as they examine my nails and whisper to each other in a language I am not meant to understand. I know that I have nasty nails, I just didn't realize until recently, how much my nails reflect what is going on in my heart.
Yes, I have been down the dark, deep, never-ending hole of anxiety, but maybe I hadn't conquered as well as I thought upon looking at my nails. I remember early days of learning and realizing that the obsessions in my head were not something that most of the population heard on a regular basis.
My mother first thought I had anxiety when I was in maybe 9th or 10th grade. I somehow got it in my head that I needed to pee everytime I got up in the night. Come to think of it, it wasn't really that I was afraid of wetting the bed, I knew I could hold it, but just that I might wake up, maybe sometime in the future and be discomforted in some way that I couldn't control.
And, anxiety, the betrayer of the body, took that fear and twisted it into a compulsion that I didn't even realize I had trouble ignoring until my mother pointed it out. I remember her voice ringing out tired in the night, if you don't stop going to the bathroom I am calling a psychiatrist to check you out. That did the trick, though I was afraid of discomfort, I was more afraid of being labeled.
Those were years before words like obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and medication, would be swirling around in the sentences of those closet to me. I thought everyone was that way, maybe that's why it took me so long to tell others when I started to notice the unmistakable signs of anxiety. But no, I would just wake up, tears streaming down my face, knots of pure evil rumbling around in my belly, and think I was going insane. That if I dared to tell someone how I was feeling, what I was really thinking, they would have me committed. And in a good Christian school like Grove City College, you could be ostracized for having such an illness.
Good Christians prayed that their anxious thoughts would go away, maybe I wasn't praying hard enough. Maybe like the blind beggar in Matthew, this was to atone for the sins of my parents or grandparents. Christian people didn't turn to antidepressants; they made their children have secret panic attacks in their rooms and go to see Christian pastors who thought they were also ordained to be counselors. If I had had such parents, I would have been quilting Philippians 4 on a nice pillow cushion while fighting off another panic attack, not throwing my Bible violently against the wall of my dimly lit chapel prayer room annoyed that the medication hadn't kicked in yet.
It was in that musty, dusty, comforting room adjacent from our main chapel hall that I really found Jesus. My roommates throughout my college career were people who loved to be in the room in the afternoon, right around the time I did my devotions. I always would be ready, sitting on my bed, hands poised in an uplifted position, Bible and various markers ready to go deep into a study, when one of my roommates would arrive breathless from the cold, or class, or just filled with excitement and chattiness and the moment would be lost.
It wasn't until my sophomore year of college that I realized if I wanted to have a truly holy, uninterrupted prayer time, I would need to find a different spot: that and the fact that I kept falling asleep and waking with a lurch and feeling terribly guilty during my devotions. So I found that chapel room as my new safe haven.
The room was a little dusty, with rays of sunlight or sometimes rain glinting through. On cold winter days or particularly damp ones, I would have to turn on a light to read and see. The walls were layered with prayer requests from strangers on campus and half-finished Bible verse artistic attempts that petered out on the walls hopefully not like the faith of those who first thought to construct them. There were cushions to sit on the floor, some very dilapidated Bibles with peeling covers, a random smattering of pens on the floor, and a chalkboard outside where you could mark if you wanted people to join you or leave you alone.
It was here, in this dusty, hidden corner of my college campus that God began to speak to my heart. Many times I would come to Him stressed, with worries of boys I thought I loved, sorority drama and tests and papers to be prepared. I came to him often in joy with fun news to report and exciting moments throughout the day to share. Sometimes I came to him sad or angry. Like when my anxiety left me crippled for months or when the recent boy I decided would surely be my husband had decided I was wrong.
But the comfort I felt in this room, was such a small taste of the comfort I know we will discover one day at the feet of the cross. I think now that my life has gotten so busy and so full of activities and hours that must be worked, that I have not allowed myself to have time like that for a really long time. My devotions these days tend to look like rushed readings of scriptures before heading out the door to my commute, podcasts to replace listening for His voice, and prayers that are more centered on me than ever before. I think that we all go through seasons like this — seasons where we suddenly find ourselves farther from God. Like we accidentally took a train but realized we got off at the wrong station, not really sure how we got here, but looking anxiously to find our way home.
I believe that God still shows up and meets us in these moments. Because he knows our hearts and all things, and His spirit has a way of discovering that girl who wrote those letters and cried out those prayers many years ago on the dusty floor of her college chapel. God doesn't ask for us to be perfect in our pursuit of Him, but He does ask us to show up. And I intend to spend this holiday season reconnecting to the God of Harbison chapel. The God of whispered wisdom, a soothing voice, and a whole lot of patience.
Yes, I have changed from that anxious girl I once was. I still pick my cuticles, but I get weekly manicures now. I let someone else take care of my hands, assess them, and make them beautiful. In many ways, I think that God is doing the same thing with my heart during this season. Taking it delicately in His hands, surveying it, smiling, and picking up His tools to get to work again.


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My Teucrium × lucidrys (Hedge Germander) is looking straggly and has quite a few dead stems - can it be rejuvenated by cutting back hard and, if so, when should this be done?
Teucrium × lucidrys - how to rejuvenate
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Your Germander is classified as RHS pruning group 7, which means you can prune any unsightly dead stems, and more, as required. The best time to do this would be March-April. Happy pruning, Richard.
I agree with Paul - leave it now, until spring.
The danger with cutting it now (winter) is that cutting tends to promote new growth, and a few mild days might set off a spurt of tender new stems, which will then be slaughtered by the next frost.
But if the dead stems are annoying you, you could spend a fine, brisk, sunny winter's day (if we ever get any of those!) on hands and knees with the secateurs, carefully snipping out the stems which are completely dead.
Then in spring, you can give the whole thing a good going-over, with the shears if it's big enough: and that will keep it bushy and neat.
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In addition to the blocks, punches, kicks and footwork of karate, Shuri-ryu also incorporates joint locks, take-downs, throws, and weapons (kobudo).
Shuri-ryu also has several short self-defense forms and combinations. These include: 26-Ippons (ippon kumite kata), which are performed to develop power and mental focus; 10-Taezus (taezu naru waza) which are performed to develop speed and fluidity; 30-Kihons (kihon kumite kata) which are performed to develop form and fighting technique; and 8-Sente exercises.
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Ju-Jutsu means the "science and skill of softness." It is a general term for a wide range of hand-to-hand combat arts that emphasizes entering, trapping, joint locking, grappling, throwing, choking, immobilizing, pressure points and vital point striking methods. The fighting style was designed centuries ago for disarmed warriors to defend themselves against single or multiple attackers.
The only real defense against a hostile world is a balanced body, mind, and spirit. A strong mind in a strong body, with a spirit of justice will do the most good for you and society.
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The word Karatedo has three-parts: "kara," means empty; "te," means hand; and "do," means way (empty hand way). The suffix "do" signifies a mental and physical discipline; Karatedo is a physical exercise designed to achieve a mental state. Karatedo is composed of blocking, striking, kicking, sweeping, joint locking, takedowns, footwork and weapons techniques which results in not only the physical ability to defend oneself, but also the development of the mind and spirit.
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Some exhibitions almost create themselves: the subject is distinctive and circumscribed, the narrative is relatively straightforward, the star objects practically move themselves into place. There is plenty of work, of course, but curatorially there is a clear vision. However, the exhibition that I have recently been working on, Germany: memories of a nation (16 October 2014 – 25 January 2015), has been very different. The project of using objects to present the story of a modern European nation, how it views its present and its past, and how those views came to be formed, would always be a challenging one, but to attempt it for Germany, of all countries, could easily be thought impossible. Maybe ridiculous.
It is, of course impossible in the strictest sense. There are entire museums in Germany today devoted to telling the story of the nation, notably the German Historical…
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Maharashtra is the second largest State of India in population (113 million) and third largest in area ( sq. km). It contributes highest among all the States of India (23.2 percent) to the GDP of India. Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra, is the most populous city of India, with 12.4 million people living in the core area and another 10 million in its peripheral conglomeration. Mumbai is the financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India. Maharashtra faces multiple hazards of nature, such as earthquake, flood, drought and cyclone etc. besides various human induced hazards like fire, industrial hazards etc. Twenty-five years back, on 30 September 1993, a devastating earthquake in Latur in Maharashtra had killed nearly ten thousand people, injured another thirty thousand and caused damage and losses worth nearly US$ 1.3 billion. The earthquake had triggered various new initiatives for disaster risk management, such as formulation of Disaster Management Plans at State and District levels and community based disaster preparedness programme. On 25-26 July 2005, Mumbai faced the worst ever urban flood in the country, killing more than 1000 people and causing damage and loss of more than US$ 100 million. The flood pushed the ongoing process of enacting Disaster Management Act of 2005.
Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS) was established in 2005, on the aftermath of India Ocean Tsunami, to enhance understanding and awareness among the people about the risks of various types and dimensions of disasters, and the measures to be taken for reducing the risks, and for better preparedness, response and recovery through multi-disciplinary research and publications, and multi-stake holder's consultations. DMICS is engaged in conducting series of workshops, seminars and conferences on a wide range of issues of disaster risk management and networks with communities, governments, NGOs, academic and research institutions, media, public and private sectors. DMICS had been privileged to organize three World Congresses on Disaster Management, each attended by more than 1000 delegates from around the world.
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