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8 Insider Tips For Picking the Right Childrens Party Catering Service In Southbank
When it concerns the things that can make or break an occasion, couple of are as essential as the quality, taste and look of the food and drinks you serve. A lot is riding on your choice which catering service to hire, and if you believe this decision truly isn't really that crucial, take a look at it this way, incredible catering can rescue an occasion that's on the rocks, however bad catering will almost always send guests to the doors.
In addition, due to the fact that catering is typically the # 1 or # 2 line-item cost for the majority of occasions, the caterer you select is also a significant budgetary decision and can influence how much money you have actually left over to spend on other areas depending on food expenses and amounts.
Include that catering services can differ considerably in their prices and the kinds of meals and services they offer, and the process of selecting a caterer can figuratively and literally feel like you are comparing apples to oranges.
# 1 Responsiveness And Individual Interest In Your Requirements
Of all the event and catering professionals we talked with, this turned up over and over and over again, generally because how responsive and interested a catering service is throughout your preliminary conversations is indicative of how they will carry out during the length of their contract with you (and more on contracts later).
A prospective caterer needs to be discovering as much as they can about you in your very first few conversations with them, so you must anticipate them to be talking and asking questions about 20% of the time and you providing responses and detailing your needs about 80% of the time.
# 2 Capability To Manage Your Particular Type of Event In Southbank 3006
Not every catering service is best or every type of occasion, and numerous catering services themselves openly confess this.
So when interviewing your Southbank caterers (and you must consult with at least 3 catering services for any event with a reasonable spending plan), you need to be specific about the kind of occasion you are preparing and the kind of food and/or presentation you are anticipating. Otherwise, you may wind up picking a caterer who just isn't a good suitable for the type or style of your occasion.
Practically every caterer has a basic menu or menus to choose from, and many do provide some level of built-in flexibility to adjust these menus to your particular requirements by substituting particular items and/or personalizing others.
Nevertheless, the standout catering services will exceed standardized menu alternatives and want to develop remarkable fare that matches much more specific style and dietary needs.
# 3 Willingness To Supply Tastings
How will you ever understand exactly what a catering service can do unless you sample their goods? And more particularly, how will you understand what the menu items you are thinking about will taste like unless you particularly try them?
Some people avoid asking to sample the specific items they want for their event because it appears like a trouble for the caterer, but it is standard to ask for a sampling of what you are meaning to order before you sign on the dotted line.
In addition, you can ask for wine parings for these tastings if they are appropriate for your occasion (once again, be prepared to pay a fee, it's a small price to pay to guarantee you pick the ideal caterer). When you are sampling the food, also attend to how it exists, as any catering service who takes the time to appropriately show a sample will probably be most likely to make that type of effort on your occasion day.
Are you an event manager who has to handle catering information, budgets and assignments?
Or are you a catering service who needs to track propositions, invoices, meal selections, stock and other customer information?
# 4 Familiarity With The Venue
You may be in for a surprise if you hire a BBQ take-out joint to cater an official ballroom charity event. Or if you pick a high-end corporate occasion caterer to serve a barn wedding event. Why? Due to the fact that these caterers may not be accustomed to preparing and serving food in such a setting.
This can get even more specific depending on constraints of the venue itself, like in the case of museums and historical sites.
Even more conventional locations can also have restrictions that catering services need to follow, like particular setup standards or disposal constraints for waste food and water, so having a caterer that recognizes with a venue's guidelines can possibly save you great deals of trouble on event day.
# 5 Total Description Of Services/Goods Promised In The Contract
The catering service's contract ought to clearly spell out precisely what food, beverages and services the caterer will be providing on the designated day( s). Furthermore, it must secure you from non-performance as much as it protects the caterer from non-payment/default, so you might wish to think about having a lawyer} take a look at it before you sign it.
Every detail ought to be included in the agreement, consisted of selected menus, variety of portions and/or individuals to be served, beverage/bar service information (if applicable) and all prices and extra services.
No catering service in Southbank with a shred of self-respect and scruples participates in a contract with strategies to bail at the last minute, but you need to make sure there is a cancellation stipulation in your contract simply in case your caterer needs to cancel.
You don't wish to be left without recourse with only days or hours before your occasion, so simply ensure cancellation procedures and charges are in place so you do have a backup strategy.
# 6 References You Can Call and Talk To
Obviously you will have to check up on the catering services in Southbank you are considering, and it's always excellent to start online and check out sites.
However, do not stop there, as online reviews are not always reliable (or perhaps authentic); for instance, a great catering service may have had a few nightmare/hater customers who alter their ratings, while a truly mediocre catering service might have padded their online reviews. So see if you can find some previous customers of the catering services you are thinking about and connect to them.
# 7 Insurance
Every catering service we talked to called insurance protection "a provided" for catering services, and you definitely do not want to lawfully be on the hook for some oversight or mishap that was the fault of your catering service.
# 8 An Experienced Chef and Cooking Area Personnel
Surprisingly, the length of time a catering company in Southbank has actually been around may not be as vital in choosing a great caterer as you may think.
So make sure to ask about the chef's bona fides and CV because he/she will most likely be the one most responsible for the outcome of the meal and whether your visitors enjoy it or not.
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When I landed in Phoenix, I helped launch large multi-million dollar residential and commercial development projects in the Phoenix area.
From there I started a successful custom wedding invitation business in 2002 and got my first taste of website design and online business marketing.
When the real estate market crashed in 2006, it affected a lot of industries and I decided to go back to school to learn website design and I got a job at a local multi-million-dollar company that would help me pay for it and where I could learn more business skills.
I helped this company find better suppliers to cut down purchasing costs to increase their revenue by over a million dollars.
Using my graphic skills from my wedding invitation business I helped companies create unified brands that gave them the edge over other small businesses in their industries that were DIYing their look and had everyone creating something a little different every time they put out a proposal or created marketing materials.
I helped a commercial Christmas Light business fix their website after a terrible experience with another website design firm and cut down their online ad marketing costs to $0 by getting their website to page 1 of Google organically.
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In the 17th century, the visual arts of Europe continued to be shaped by the political, social and cultural convulsions that had broken out during the Protestant Reformation. This course examines the impact of changing religious practices, concerns and controversies in early modern Europe, with a focus on the second half of the 16th Century and the first half of the 17th. We will examine the phenomenon of iconoclasm, and the emergence of religious images that responded to specifically Protestant concerns. South of the Alps and Pyrenees, we will look at the concerns surrounding the sacred image in Catholic societies as its religious functions became increasingly hard to reconcile with its artistic qualities, at the impact of the Catholic Reformation, censorship, mystic visions, naturalism, and the development of the Baroque style. Artists covered include Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Rubens and Bernini.
This course examines artistic interactions between western and non-western cultures brought on by scientific exploration, diplomacy and war, imperialism, and trade in the period 1750-1900. We study various ways in which European and American artists responded to the cultures they encountered elsewhere in the world, as well as how non-westerners responded to the west. Emphasis is placed on the diverse processes of cultural interaction and their impact on the development of modernity in different cultural contexts. Major non-western regions to be studied might include China, Japan, India, the Near East, and elsewhere.
This course will introduce Hong Kong art and related aspects of Hong Kong visual culture. It will be taught in a workshop format, and will provide the opportunity for students to develop skills in art criticism as well as an understanding of Hong Kong art history.
This course will examine the relationship between image-making and cultural encounters at regional and trans-national levels, and the role of visual artefacts in the making of real and imaginative geographies. The module will begin with 16th century Jesuit missionaries propagating their "universal history" with, amongst many things, world maps, and end with an investigation of modern Chinese artists' visions of an "East" in the global context. Themes will be organized into two or three week classes, which are designed to stimulate students into making comparisons and parallels. In each instance, connections, commonalities, and differences are examined as patterns within East Asia, and between Japan and China.
From the dawn of Buddhism to the present day, art and visual culture have played a central role in how India is imagined both within the country and beyond. The visual landscape of India is punctuated by the iconic images of gods and goddesses, the architectural expressions of Islam, and the legacy of the colonial rule. Through an interdisciplinary but historically rooted approach, this course addresses Buddhist and Hindu art, the art patronage of both Mughal and sub-imperial courts and will conclude with a discussion of artistic practice under colonial rule through to India's independence in 1947.
This course will explore the artistic productions of medieval and Renaissance Europe that sought to recreate the physical environment of the Christian Holy Land. Media to be considered include architectural replicas, illustrated manuscripts, mural paintings, sculptural installations, and printed books. We will examine recent scholarship on these topics, and how they relate to broader theories of replication, virtuality, and hyperreality in visual culture.
Endowed with holy relics and forming the primary locus of the Christian mass, the altar occupied the center of the lavish architectural and visual programs that comprised medieval church buildings from the fourth century onward. Whereas triumphal arches, covered with mosaic images, had framed the space of the altar in Early Christian basilicas, and free-standing cult statues and reliquaries had come to personalize altars in twelfth-century pilgrimage churches, the end of the thirteenth century witnessed the rise of what would become the dominant field of ritual spectacle and artistic innovation in the Renaissance: the altarpiece. Painted, sculpted, or both; often outfitted with multiple hinged panels that could be opened and closed; supported by predellas that housed relics; and, in turn, bearing delicate micro-architectural armatures that surged toward the heavens, late medieval altarpieces were multimedia installations meant to provide a suitably splendid backdrop for the Eucharistic liturgy and to convey sacred truths to large congregations. They also became the testing ground for master craftsmen – woodcarvers, painters, and carpenters – who transformed their religious commissions into dazzling displays of technical virtuosity.
Issues of sexuality, subjectivity, gender, and domesticity have been central to women making art since the 1960s. In response to the urgent need for reconsidering women's contribution to the constitution and representation of sociocultural and geopolitical realities within the international art world beyond Euro-American centers this module grounds the historical discussion of these concepts in a broader global context. The first half of the course reviews key issues and debates in western feminist art movements between the 1960s and 1980s. The inclusion of case studies on the works of women artists, including Mona Hatoum, Nikki S. Lee, Yin Xiuzhen, Shen Yuan, and ON Megumi Akiyoshi in the second half of the course aims at introducing new artistic contents, and alternative cultural formats and theoretical paradigms to the on-going construction of a feminist history of art within the increasingly interconnected, yet unevenly developed globalizing contemporary society.
This course examines art and architecture produced by and for Europeans in the context of the early-modern exploration and colonisation that brought European peoples into closer contact with a broader range of cultures than they had previously known. Beginning in the 15th century and continuing into the 18th, the processes of trade, religious conversion, scientific study, mass enslavement, conquest, and settlement that ensued established some of the foundations of the modern world; not least because of the new forms of visual representation Europeans adopted to better comprehend (and exploit) their expanding world. This course covers a broad range of objects relating to Europe and the Mediterranean, North America and Asia which exemplify the role of the visual arts in the social and intellectual transformations that accompanied colonialism, including paintings, sculptures, prints, maps, buildings, city plans, collections, fountains and gardens. Topics covered include the changing representation of cultural, gender, ethnic, and racial identity; new concepts of savagery and civilisation; the rise of colonial cities; the spread of Christianity; diplomacy across cultures; and scientific 'curiosity' and natural history.
Eighteenth century Edo (now known as Tokyo) was the world's largest city. It was the military headquarters of the shoguns, a cosmopolitan city with a vibrant milieu of merchants, samurai, actors, courtesans, craftsmen and artists. By the nineteenth century, it was transformed into Tokyo, the imperial capital with a reformed political infrastructure. This course will focus on the artistic traditions that were transformed and transplanted from Edo into Tokyo. Topics of discussion will include the revival of classical imagery, popular culture during the eighteenth century, the conflicts brought on by the opening of Japan to the West in the nineteenth century, the reconstruction of Tokyo and its artistic practices after the World War Two, and the impact of Japanese architecture, design and popular culture over the past twenty years.
The eminent art historian Erwin Panofsky once asserted that, "in Spain, anything is possible." He meant this to signify that Spanish art is an art apart, following its own rules. Artistic production from the Iberian Peninsula has alternately been regarded as derivative, borrowing or copying from other European currents, or conceptualized as something completely its own. During this course, students will examine Spanish art from a range of cultural and temporal contexts across the country's history – Visigothic, Islamic, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern – while maintaining an ongoing critical discourse on the particularities of Spain and questioning whether we can speak of trends consistent to the Spanish experience.
The medieval imagination produced some of the most tender images of Western art as well as the most grotesque. Images of a sainted mother cradling her child existed within the same milieu, if not the same artistic program, as those of a monstrous Hellmouth. This course examines the imaginative, playful, frightening, and sometimes contradictory art and architecture of the Romanesque and Gothic periods in Western Europe, from around the year 1000 to 1500. We will consider and discuss a number of issues relevant across art history—such as the role of the artist, theories of vision and color, marginal art, materiality, and cross-cultural interaction—within a medieval context.
This course explores Buddhism and its art from ancient times to the present. Rather than portraying Buddhist art as a timeless ideal, the class deploys case studies to foreground the dynamics of its development. In particular, it examines how styles, iconographies, and media have been purposefully selected and reconfigured in varying contexts across and beyond Asia. The class also explores contemporary art inspired by Buddhist concepts, and the role of collecting and curatorial practices in shaping the interpretation of Buddhist artifacts.
This courses introduces the topic of ancient Aegean Art, chronologically spanning from the Neolithic Era to the Beginning of the Dark Ages, and encompassing the three major art historical categories of Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean material culture. By incorporating art history, archaeology, ancient history and classical studies, the course seeks to offer new interpretations of the Ancient Aegean iconographies and cultures, while also examining the relationship between the Aegean World and Egypt, Anatolia and the Near East.


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Here are the key leadership and organisation development factors, trends and opportunities which are essential in supporting company growth, sustainability and development.
In line with the current unprecedented pace of digitalisation and disruptive tech, the need to constantly evolve, upskill and in some cases retrain is becoming ever-more pressing, for example software engineers are required to develop new skills every 12-18 months. In order to sustain a competitive advantage and be agile, it's vital for organisations to promote continuous learning and development; to upskill, support and develop employees whilst also planning their future workforce skills requirements.
Learning doesn't necessarily need to be formal training and education; it can be anything from micro-learning sessions to conferences, professional memberships, mentoring and everyday experimentation.
All too often, skills shortages hit businesses when it's too late, stifling growth and innovation. It is essential that businesses identify current and future skills requirements before aligning their learning and development and workforce planning activity to both current and future business objectives.
People are an organisation's greatest source of competitive advantage; whilst the latest technologies, systems and supply chain efficiencies can all eventually be imitated or matched, the knowledge, creativity and experience an organisation's people hold continues to be its greatest superpower.
"The digital age is more than ever a human age, where creativity is a superpower. Those who see around corners, who imagine and shape a future, are our superheroes. Craig Fenton, Chief Strategy Officer, Google UK
Recruiting, retaining and engaging the very best talent is no mean feat. Organisation culture can be a huge determinant of success; it fundamentally affects an organisation's ability to successfully attract, engage and retain high performing employees. Whilst there's no magic formula, there are fundamental components which promote a healthy workplace culture, including trust amongst leadership and employees, collaborative and supportive environments, clear communication, shared goal setting, learning and development opportunities and a degree of flexibility. All too often, we find organisations are getting the seemingly basic workplace principles wrong. This can lead to toxic cultures in which talented team members become demotivated, disengaged and move to a more welcoming organisation as they pursue employee wellness.
An organisation with a healthy culture also ensures that people are in meaningful, rewarding roles and that they have the right levels of clarity, competency and control in order to effectively perform without feeling undervalued or overwhelmed.
Order giving, know all leaders are becoming a relic of the past as are their rigid hierarchical structures. Instead, leaders who truly thrive and leave lasting legacies are those who empower and engage their teams, those who nurture and develop talent and those who encourage resilient growth-mindsets; those who create leaders at every level.
Organisations are in a constant state of flux; competitive landscapes are ever-evolving, operation needs change and integral team members leave. Effective organisations build resilient teams who embrace change, respond to diversity and seize opportunities. When organisations and their team members are resilient, there will be much less of an impact on the customer and recovery is faster and smoother.
For years, a host of organisations have built cultures based on compliance. Hitting monthly targets, following known processes and optimising delivery is good until you end up efficiently producing what customers don't want anymore and in some cases, going out of business. Think Blockbuster, HMV, Nokia and Kodak. Past-based, compliance measures of success all too often narrowly focus on results as opposed to rewarding innovation, learning and growth. It's essential that organisations balance short-term operational priorities with long term strategy development and execution.
Innovation comes from throughout the organisation; it comes from encouraging people to experiment, to try new ideas and understanding the perspectives of those closest to the day to delivery of our products and services.
The quality of leadership is crucial to how successfully an organisation can release innovation. Leaders must promote learning and experimenting and to do so, create safe environments where employees have control over their work and are able to make suggestions, voice opportunities for improvement and test new ideas without fear of being named, blamed and shamed.
As life expectancy continues to increase, people will want to and need to work longer. Equally, in today's age of longevity, as technology evolves, the working world changes to seize emerging opportunities, and expectations of employers increase, people are increasingly no longer interested in a job for life. People are also increasingly switching professions to keep up with the evolving job market.
Organisations will continue to need to find ways to effectively attract, engage and support intergenerational working; and equally recognise that seniority is no longer necessarily age-based. Reverse mentoring programmes are great initiatives to have in place to engage, support and upskill both junior and more experienced team members.
Whilst gender pay equity dominated the headlines in 2018, equality, diversity and inclusion rightly remain on the agenda for 2019. Gender diversity is vital to any workplace. Not only is it morally right, it simply makes bottom-line business sense. Yet, despite the myriad of evidence which confirms that a demographically diverse workforce can improve an organisation's performance, there are still areas which experience huge levels of disparity. As leaders, we need to ensure that this bias is overcome; that we actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion; that our workplaces reflect the makeup of society and that our teams are skilled to maximise and support the wonderful array of skills, experiences and personalities a diverse workforce brings.
Organisations have a profound influence on the world around them. The rise of socially conscious consumers, alongside increased awareness of societal and environmental issues and the impact of businesses on such issues, means that consumers, employees and job seekers alike are seeking ethical organisations who benefit society. Today's consumer is increasingly interested in seeing companies address issues of poverty, the environment and climate change, human rights and sustainability; and, as such, corporate social responsibility is becoming ever-more omnipotent. It's no use having a strategy in place for the sake of it; stakeholders can spot insincerity. An organisation's CSR strategy and the way in which it supports it stakeholders and wider community must be thoughtful, considered and truly serve its purpose in genuinely benefitting the charity, cause or individuals in which it supports.
At Remarkable, we have over 28 years' experience in supporting organisations of all types, sizes and sectors to achieve their business objectives by getting the best from their people. We are your best critical friend, offering sound advice, challenging your assumptions and celebrating your success.
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Introduction: Laser Cut Circle Quilt
I made this quilt for my second cousin's new baby daughter, Maddie, but it could be used as a throw, or enlarged to be a bed quilt. Since she's the first girl in the family (her older brothers all got quilts too!), the quilt background is pink and white.
This quilt is easy to make, and I decided to speed things up by using a laser cutter to cut the circles.
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Step 1: Supplies and Equipment
It is best to use 100% cotton fabric for quilts that are intended to be used and washed. There is a huge range of cotton fabric is designed for quilting, which is generally at least 42" wide. The measurements below assume that you are using fabric which is at least 40" wide.
· 48 cotton scrap pieces, cut into 5" squares, or use pre-cut "charm squares" (these are 5" squares available from quilting supply companies) to make the circles. I used about 25 different fabrics, mostly from leftover charm packs, and chose a variety of prints that I thought would appeal to a baby.
· 1.4 yards (or 1.3 metres) of cotton fabric for the background squares. You can use one solid colour (e.g. white) or two colours, pink and white, as I did, to have a checkerboard effect in the background. If you use two colours, you will only need .7 yards of each.
· 1.5 yards of cotton fabric for the backing
· .2 yards of cotton fabric for the binding
· quilt batting piece – 40" X 52"
· Wonder Under or other lightweight paper backed fusible web – about 2 yards, depending on its width
Step 2: Tools
· rotary cutter and mat for cutting
· acrylic ruler for cutting
· pins
· scissors
· thread for piecing the quilt (this will not be visible –choose a neutral colour)
· thread for doing the quilting (this will be visible and decorative, so choose something that will look nice. I used a variegated pink thread.)
· Sewing machine
· a laser cutter to cut the circles, or a compass or round object you can trace to make a 4 ½" circle
Step 3: Overall Plan and Layout
· This quilt is made up of one simple block, a circle centred in a square, repeated. You can vary the size and shape of the quilt depending on how many blocks you make and how you arrange them. You can make it square, or rectangular. This instructable is based on the quilt I made, which was 6 squares wide and 8 squares long, so it required 48 squares. The finished size was 36 ½" X 48 ½".
· I used a 4 ½" circle appliqued on a 6 ½" square. You can vary these dimensions – for example, if you'd like more space around your circles, you might cut the circles 4" wide, or increase the size of the background squares to 7".
Step 4: Cutting the Fabric
1. Cut 48 background squares, 6 ½" X 6 ½", using a rotary cutter. If you want a checkerboard background, as in my quilt, cut 24 squares from each of 2 fabrics. It's easiest, and most accurate, to cut using a rotary cutter against an acrylic ruler on a cutting mat. Cut a 6 ½" strip across the entire width of the fabric (usually about 42"), and then subcut this strip into 6 ½" squares until you have enough squares.
2. Take your 48 charm squares or 5" squares, and apply a 5" square of fusible web to the back of each square, by removing the paper from one side, and ironing it to the wrong side of the fabric, with the paper side touching the iron. If you are using a large piece of fabric for the circles (for example, if you are only using one or two fabrics for the circles, rather than many scraps), it will be easier to apply the fusible web to the larger piece of fabric, and then subcut the fabric, with the fusible web already applied, into 5" squares.
3. Cut each of the charm squares (now backed with fusible web) into 4 ½" circles. You can do this in a variety of ways. If you have a compass, draw a 4 ½" circle on a piece of cardboard or a file folder, cut it out, and use this circle as a guide to draw a circle on each of the squares and cut out the circle with scissors.
4. Alternatively, if you have access to a laser cutter, program it to cut 4 ½" circles, and laser cut each circle, with the fabric side up (fusible web side down) on the laser cutter bed, testing settings first so that the laser does not scorch the fabric. The vector settings I used for a single layer of cotton fabric, backed with fusible web, were Speed 50, Power 20 and Frequency 40, and the fusible backed fabric was .018" thick. I used an Epilog Engraver WinX64 fusion laser cutter at my makerspace.
5. Cut backing fabric to 40" X 52". Cut batting to this size as well. This is larger than the quilt top, and allows for extra.
Step 5: Making the Block – Attaching (appliqueing) the Circle to the Square
1. Cut a piece of cardboard or a piece from an old file folder exactly 6 ½" square. Draw a 4 ½" circle exactly in the centre of this square (i.e. 1" from each of the side edges). If you have a laser cutter, laser cut the circle and remove it. You now have a template which will make it easy to centre all your circles in your squares.
2. Peel off the remaining thin layer of paper from the fusible web under each circle. It will help to run a pin along the paper to create a small slit in the paper, then peel it off from each side of the slit.
3. Position the template on the square, and put the fabric circle on top, so that it covers the hole you cut in the cardboard template. Your circle is now centred on top of the fabric square. Iron it in place, following the directions for your fusible web (for example, iron briefly to tack it down, then iron for 10 seconds with steam). Repeat for all 48 squares.
4. Although the fusible web should hold the circles in place, if the quilt is going to be used and washed a lot, I like to reinforce the circles by sewing them down. Use a loose zigzag stitch to sew around each circle. Start and finish with a few straight stitches, very close together, to secure the thread ends. Reduce the pressure on your sewing machine pressure foot to make it easier to follow the curve of the circle. You have now machine appliqued your circles to your block!
Step 6: Piecing the Blocks Together
1. Arrange the blocks together in a way which pleases you. I do this on a "design wall" which can be as simple as a piece of flannel nailed to the wall – the cotton squares stick to the flannel and can be rearranged until you like it. You can arrange them on the floor or on a bed.
2. I arranged my 48 squares into 6 columns and 8 rows to make a rectangle. For the top row, I decided to spell out the baby's name, instead of using circles.
3. Starting from the top, take the square from the 2nd column and pin it to the adjacent square from the first column, and stack these in order.
4. Take the stack to the sewing machine and sew these squares together. You can "chain piece" – this means sewing one seam and then continuing on to the next, without cutting the threads or lifting the presser foot.
5. Repeat for the remaining columns, until all the columns are joined together.
6. Iron all seams flat. Do not cut the threads between the seams.
7. Now sew all the rows together, ensuring the seam allowances are lying flat, and trying to keep the seams lined up neatly.
8. Iron the entire quilt top flat.
Step 7: Quilt It!
1. Quilting is the stitching that joins the quilt top, which you have just made, to the batting and the backing.
2. Baste the quilt top to the batting and the backing, making sure that the batting fabric has the good side facing out. You can baste with safety pins, or an aerosol spray glue, or use a fusible quilt batting which you can attach to the batting and quilt top by ironing it on.
3. You can quilt by hand or machine. It's best to start the quilting in the centre and work out. I machine quilted a simple grid pattern, with the quilting lines about ¼" away from the seam lines, and used a walking foot (also called an even feed foot).
4. Trim excess batting and backing and measure your quilt. Mine was 36 ½" X 48 ½".
Step 8: Cut and Attach Binding
1. Cutting along the width of the fabric, cut 5 strips 2 ¼" wide. Sew these strips together and fold in half lengthwise, right side of fabric facing out, ironing this long strip to create the binding.
2. Sew the binding strip to the quilt. You can sew it by machine to the front side of the quilt, hiding the raw edge in this seam, with the folded neat edge rolled over and handstitched on the back. A faster method, which I used, is to sew the binding by machine to the back of the quilt, then machine topstitch it to the front. Doing the binding completely by machine takes practice and if this is your first quilt, it is best to sew it by machine to the front, and hand finish on the back. Binding a quilt is explained on this link: https://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/09/how-to-bind-quilts/
Step 9: Enjoy Your Quilt!
1. Sign and date your quilt on the back with a permanent fabric marker, or make a fancy quilt label.
2. Take photos, including with the recipient of the quilt. Maddie seems happy with her quilt.
3. Enjoy!
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Great use of a laser cutter. The precision of the laser-cut circles works extremely well with the cheerful motley of colours in the quilt.


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I've been working here for six months and there's one achievement that stands out to me most: I co-wrote a forecasting code that led to a contract with a very big client. The piece of code was generalised from a holistic approach, so we created a whole bunch of algorithms and wrote an algorithm on top of those to select the best method for each individual case. We wrote the code in such a way that it could be easily implemented for other projects. When we applied this for a pre-sales activity with this client, who is completely different from our existing projects and clients, we got amazing and accurate results straight away. It led to the client signing a contract almost immediately! This was one of the proudest moments for me.
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At Widget Brain, we all work in the same space, and everyone is actively involved in projects even though they aren't initially part of it. For that matter, each project is shared in a sense. You'll often be asked about your opinion on a certain project topic or decision you know nothing about. It forces you to think. But in that way, you also have a direct impact on how things are going. So if there are things you're not sure of, you can always think out loud and everyone can and will chip in. That makes our internal community very tight, and I would say that's a unique characteristic of Widget Brain.
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The digital age has made it much easier to capture data. Along with the development of excellent algorithms in a wide number of industries, and the many benefits they bring, organisations have been keen to jump on the algorithm bandwagon. But here's what you should know first.
"We wanted to provide a better solution and now we capture all that expertise and knowledge into a system that will be widely available and doesn't require as much human interaction." - Jan Gielen (Manager Climate & Energy at Delphy)
Why is employee happiness important? Well, happy employees are critical for organisational success. A satisfied employee produces many benefits for both the company and, obviously, for the happy person themselves. Here are some of the greatest benefits we've found.


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Considering some factors while looking out for serviced apartment in Hyderabad for rent will benefit you greatly. Most importantly, you get to know about ideal serviced apartments in Hyderabad you need to book and the ones you must avoid.
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Serviced apartment is an ideal alternative to expensive hotels. It has all the perks of a hotel and also all the home-like amenities to make you feel "home away from home" at a price much lower than hotels of equivalent size.
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I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Hunter by Mercedes Lackey
Series: Hunter,
Published by Disney-Hyperion on September 1st 2015
Genres: Young Adult, Action & Adventure, General, Fantasy & Magic, Love & Romance
Pages: 384
Format: eARC
Source: Netgalley
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They came after the Diseray. Some were terrors ripped from our collective imaginations, remnants of every mythology across the world. And some were like nothing anyone had ever dreamed up, even in their worst nightmares.
Long ago, the barriers between our world and the Otherworld were ripped open, and it's taken centuries to bring back civilization in the wake of the catastrophe. Now, the luckiest Cits live in enclosed communities, behind walls that keep them safe from the hideous creatures fighting to break through. Others are not so lucky.
To Joyeaux Charmand, who has been a Hunter in her tight-knit mountain community since she was a child, every Cit without magic deserves her protection from dangerous Othersiders. Then she is called to Apex City, where the best Hunters are kept to protect the most important people.
Joy soon realizes that the city's powerful leaders care more about luring Cits into a false sense of security than protecting them. More and more monsters are getting through the barriers,and the close calls are becoming too frequent to ignore. Yet the Cits have no sense of how much danger they're in-to them, Joy and her corp of fellow Hunters are just action stars they watch on TV.
When an act of sabotage against Joy takes an unbearable toll, Joy uncovers a terrifying conspiracy in the city. There is something much worse than the usual monsters infiltrating Apex. And it may be too late to stop them
Hunter is another dystopian fantasy series in which a young girl must save the world, and battle an evil government. Joy is a Hunter, someone trained to hunt the creatures of legend, fables, and nightmares everywhere. She spent most of her life secluded at a monastery on a mountain top after the world fell into disarray following the apocalypse. The creatures she fights were set free into our world and now reek havoc across the globe. One day she receives a summons from her uncle to go to the Capital, and must figure out why she was summoned, and what is really happening. At least this is what I've surmised. Honestly, the beginning of the book was filled with so many info dumps, that I found it laborious to read, and even began to consider that Hunter would be a DNF. Joy continuously broke the fourth wall to speak to the audience during her synopsis of how the world went to hell in a hand basket, but instead of being enduring, I found it quite jarring.
Despite finding the book to be incredibly dull, I kept reading, because I hate not finishing books. Once I got 50% of the way through, the story became very interesting. Joy was in the Capital, meeting new Hunters, and investigating… why she was summoned? It's not really clear, because Joy's uncle doesn't tell her what the mystery is, just that they aren't safe. Along the way she meets a cutie who appears to be her love interest, and was better developed than Joy's character. By the time I got 75% of the way through the book I realized it had to be the first book in a series, because the story didn't really get underway until then.
I really hate giving books negative reviews, but Hunter took too long to find its footing storywise. I don't like info dumps, and prefer to be shown what's happening than told. Especially when there's a ton of information being dumped on me at one time. I also didn't like the strange spelling used in the book that served no purpose. I understand that this is meant to be a post-apocalyptic world, but it felt as if the people had become illiterate, or something. How can you have classic books like Machiavelli's The Prince to use as a means to study political intrigue, yet not know how to spell "chocolate?"
The world in this book remains a mystery to me, as I don't feel it was described as well as it could have been. When Joy arrives in the Capital she becomes a part of some reality show, as the lives of Hunters is used as entertainment for the masses. Why the Hunters are celebrities is revealed, yet this aspect of the story doesn't yield any results or serve a real purpose, and could have been left out all together. Joy is the typical Mary Sue audience stand in. I kept waiting for her to change, but her character stayed the same the entire book for the most part. The two characters I really liked were The White Knight, and the Psimon, Josh. They were pretty well-developed and likable.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book, as I can't see how anyone else would have stuck with this as long as I had. I've never read anything else by Mercedes Lackey, but I've heard her other books are pretty good. From the reviews of those books, I don't know what went wrong with Hunter, but something did. The sad thing is, it's not the fact it's a rehash of The Hunger Games and Divergent. It's the fact that the first half of the book is just plain boring. The only reason I'm giving it 2.5 out of 5 stars, is because I did begin to enjoy the last half.
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For over 30 years, Mr Hong Zi Kai, 61, drove lorries for a living. But what was once his source of income and sustenance led to his greatest nightmare.
Mr Hong recalled the moment when his life changed forever: "It was on my last day at work when I got into the road accident. I was driving my company's lorry when I crashed into the streetlight."
Mr Hong was already facing various health issues before the accident. The accident further weakened the use of his legs and cost him his livelihood.
"I was depressed for a long time after my accident, as I am someone who does not like to stay still at home and do nothing," revealed the independent and strong-willed senior. Even now, in his own words, he still "dreams of
driving a lorry again."
Today, Mr Hong is a different person. Although his legs are still weak and he needs the help of a motorised wheelchair to get around, he has formed a more positive perspective on life.
The turning point for him came when he was hospitalised after a fall in his flat in 2015. Volunteers from Sunlove Marsiling Senior Activity Centre were alerted by the hospital to Mr Hong's case and befriended him,
bringing him newspapers and meals after his discharge.
With more than 45 such centres in Singapore, Senior Activity Centres (SACs) are drop-in centres for vulnerable seniors staying in one and two-room HDB rental flats where they can take part in programmes and activities such
as arts and crafts, singing, keep-fit exercise sessions, and outings.
Run by voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) and overseen by the Ministry of Social & Family Development (MSF) in partnership with the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), the SACs also provide support services such as monitoring of frail and homebound elderly, befriending, emergency alert response calls, guidance, advice, and information and referral.
The SACs are funded by the MSF and the Tote Board Social Service Fund.
Mr Hong has become a regular visitor to Sunlove Marsiling SAC, which is now like a second home to him. In the mornings, he will have his bread and 'kopi' (coffee in Malay) at the centre, then read the newspapers.
He especially enjoys taking part in the karaoke sessions at the centre. "I even won a consolation prize at a Chinese singing competition organised by the centre," he declared proudly.
Sunlove Marsiling SAC is not only a place where Mr Hong can spend his days; it is also a place that provides a community he can depend on for support and friendship. Mr Hong is particularly fond of Mr Vijayan Pathamanathan, who is a staff at the centre. Mr Vijay had been the one who led the team of volunteers to visit Mr Hong after his discharge. Describing Mr Vijay as someone "very cute and loveable," he said, "He has a warm and considerate personality, and will often look out for me."
To Mr Hong, Sunlove Marsiling SAC is a place where he can pass his time more meaningfully. As he reflects back on his time at the centre, he explained, "I like to be around crowds. Being too silent is not good, we need some noise in our life."
"I am glad I have a place I can go to and be happy," he said.
About The Tote Board Social Service Fund
The Tote Board Social Service Fund (TBSSF) is a strategic grant programme of Tote Board and is aligned to our strategic outcome of providing equitable opportunities for vulnerable groups in Singapore. Set up in 2006, it is administered by NCSS.
TBSSF provides grants for critical and strategic social service programmes, innovation and capital funding for the social service sector. It also provides funding support to organisations such as VWOS, so that they can better focus on service delivery, service standards, and achieving impactful outcomes for their beneficiaries.
In 2016, Tote Board injected a new tranche of $350 million into the TBSSF for the next three years, which will enable the implementation of more programmes that benefit families, children, seniors and persons with disabilities.


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It is the biggest event on television since the end of Breaking Bad, but you have been putting off catching up on the series. Maybe you are a little hazy on how last season ended. Perhaps you watched the first few seasons and time got away from you. Or you never even started the series and read Wikipedia summaries to relate to your friends that watch it weekly. There is no realistic way to watch all the previous 67 episodes before the premiere so here's our list of the essential episodes to watch in preparation of the big event.
Honourable Mentions
- Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
- Season 2, Episode 10: Valar Morghulis
- Season 3, Episode 4: And Now His Watch Is Ended
- Season 5, Episode 10: Mother's Mercy
- Season 7, Episode 6: Beyond the Wall
Season 1, Episode 9: Baelor
While this means skipping over the expansive world building of most of season one, this brings viewers right into the conflict at the heart of the series. The quest for the Iron Throne takes a major step forward here as one of the show's prominent characters, Ned Stark, is killed off. This important event puts the wheels in motion for the constant conflict within the Seven Kingdoms. Beyond this, there is an extreme amount of character development for Tyrion and his family, the Starks and Daenerys.
Key Plot Points: The Death of Ned Stark, the alliance of the Starks and Freys, the status of Tyrion Lannister, the sacrifice of Daenerys
Season 2, Episode 9: Blackwater
This self-contained episode avoids the parallel storytelling of Game of Thrones to focus on the first large-scale onscreen battle of the series. The naval conflict between the Lannisters and Baratheons pushes forward the tactical warfare of the crown and the lengths they will go to in order to protect their power. Meanwhile, it continues to flesh out a variety of characters who are pertinent to the main conflict of this series. This includes Stannis Baratheon, Ser Davos Seaworth, Tyrion, Joffrey and the majority of characters loyal to the Lannisters.
Key Plot Points: The cowardice of Joffrey, the impulsiveness of Stannis, the attempted assassination of Tyrion, the alliance of the Lannisters and Tyrells
Season 3, Episode 9: The Rains of Castamere
If anything, this episode is the most iconic of the series due to its infamous Red Wedding scene. It is emotional, tragic and jaw-dropping while managing to outdo the previously shocking moment in Season 1's Baelor. While this story surrounding the destruction of the North's strongest house, it also contains a lot of development for other important characters. The Hound travels with Arya towards the Twins, giving depth to both of their characters and showing different sides for both. Jon is tested north of the wall and continues to establish a relationship with the Free Folk and Daenerys plans her first show of power with her new army.
Key Plot Points: The Red Wedding and death of Robb and Catelyn Stark, the humanizing of the Hound, Jon Snow's relationship with the Free Folk, Daenerys' growing power in the East
Season 4, Episode 2: The Lion and the Rose
Rather than skipping ahead, it's best to savor the most satisfying moment in Game of Thrones. The Purple Wedding results in another death, although not as tragic as ones in the past as the horrifying tyrant Joffrey meets his end. This satisfying moment helps to reconcile audiences after the tragedy of Westeros' previous wedding. Beyond this great sequence, major characters get some development throughout. Bran continues his journey to becoming the three-eyed raven, the Boltons show their disloyalty and desire to destroy the remaining Starks and Jaime deals with losing a limb.
Key Plot Points: The Purple Wedding and death of Joffrey, the unification of the Lannisters and Tyrells, the increased tension between Tyrion and his family, the war for the North and the humanizing of Jaime Lannister
Season 4, Episode 10: The Children
This fourth season finale is a very important plot-heavy story. While many of these moments set up major plot points for the next few seasons, the three most important stories revolve around Jon, Tyrion and Arya. Jon's attempt to find peace with the Wildlings, despite Stannis' more violent means, shows his continued connection with the Free Folk. The fallout of Joffrey's death led to the planned execution of Tyrion. His brother Jaime believes him to be innocent and helps him escape, but this allows Tyrion to seek revenge on those who have wronged him before fleeing to Essos. These two moments show the cracks in the Lannister house as they are ready to crumble beyond repair. Meanwhile, Arya's journey has been long, but she is about to embark on her biggest challenge yet.
Key Plot Points: The conquest of the Wildlings and death of Ygritte, Bran's arrival at the Heart Tree, the resurrection of the Mountain, the dangers of Daenerys' dragons, the escape of Tyrion with Jaime's help, the death of Shae and Tywin Lannister, the battle of Brienne and the Hound, Arya sails for Braavos
Season 5, Episode 8: Hardhome
Finally, the true villains of this series show their cards and prove that they are a force to be reckoned with. The Wildlings and Night's Watch are forced to work together to defend themselves against the Night King and his undead army. Beyond this intense and chilling battle, some developments happen throughout the rest of this world. In Westeros, Cersei is tried for her crimes of incest by the High Sparrow being humiliated in front of her people and the Boltons prepare for battle against the remaining Baratheons. In Braavos, Arya continues her assassin training. And finally in Essos, Tyrion proves his worth to Daenerys for the coming conflict.
Key Plot Points: The alliance of the Wildlings and the Night's Watch, the arrival of the Night King, the alliance of Daenerys and Tyrion, the rising conflict at Winterfell, the dehumanization of Cersei
Season 6, Episode 5: The Door
This is one of the more emotional episodes of the series as it bids farewell to another beloved character, Hodor, in a shocking revelation of their backstory. The demise of Hodor was a tragic end to a soft character who did nothing but help his master on his journey. His sacrifice allowed Bran to complete his transformation into the three-eyed Raven to help in the coming war against the White Walkers. Meanwhile, Jorah must leave Daenerys' side, Sansa finds herself propositioned by Littlefinger and the throne for the Iron Islands is contested.
Key Plot Points: The transformation of Bran into the three-eyed raven and the death of Hodor, the birth of the Night King, the departure of Jorah, the conflict of Winterfell, the tension between Littlefinger and Sansa and the arrival of Euron Greyjoy
Season 6, Episode 9: Battle of the Bastards
If any episode can be compared to the phenomenal wide-scale battles of cinema, this is it. Not only does it contain the best and most brutal battle seen on the show between Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton over the fate of Winterfell, but it also shows Daenerys fighting the slavers in Meereen. These parallel storylines show the power of both Fire and Ice as these two prominent leaders prove to be strong contenders for the Iron Throne.
Key Plot Points: The death of Rickon Stark, the fate of Winterfell and death of Ramsay Bolton, the fall of House Bolton, the alliance of Littlefinger and Jon Snow, the dominant force of Daenerys, the alliance of Daenerys and Yara Greyjoy
Season 7, Episode 4: The Spoils of War
This episode midway through the most recent season proves to be pivotal in setting up many characters and the final arcs to their stories. Jon and Daenerys continue their blossoming partnership by mining dragonglass for the war against the dead. The remaining Starks return to Winterfell as each of them show how much they have changed since the last time they were together. Finally, Cersei makes a new ally in the Iron Bank by repaying their debt through the conquest of Highgarden. This all culminates into the first show of force by Daenerys in Westeros as she sends her Dothraki army and Drogon to destroy the Lannister army.
Key Plot Points: Bran and Arya return to Winterfell, the alliance of Jon and Daenerys, the alliance of the Lannisters and the Iron Bank, the fall of House Tyrell, the strained relationship of the Lannister siblings
Season 7, Episode 7: The Dragon and the Wolf
While the penultimate episode of this season, Beyond the Wall, was initially in this spot, it is not as important to the set up of this final season than this final story. Not only does it bring all off the characters, beloved and despised, together for the first time, but it also brings several major developments to the series. With some answers, and a whole lot more questions, this episode proved to be the perfect cliffhanger to each of the characters journeys in setting up an explosive conclusion to the fate of Westeros.
Key Plot Points: The introduction of Cersei and Daenerys, Theon's loyalty to Yara, the tension between Cersei and Jaime and the potential fall of House Lannister, the betrayal and death of Littlefinger, the destruction of the Wall and the reveal of Jon Snow's true lineage as Aegon Targaryen, son of Lyanna and Rheagar, true heir to the Iron Throne
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Mission and Vision
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Key Strategies
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Month: July 2017
The Writing Continues
It's been another rough couple of days. My extremely painful and gross medical condition is improving, but I had to go back and get it messed with yesterday and it HURT. That was some of the worst pain I've ever felt in my life.
If It's Not One Thing
It's another.
Weekend Wins and Woes
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When Tech Fails Us
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Mid Week Blues
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Books and Cat Yoga?
I had a pretty awesome weekend, friends. I finished some books (yes, plural! reading goal, here I come!) and did yoga with rescue kittens. You read that right. Yoga. With kittens. It was the best hour of my life.


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SIVASAGAR, Dec 28: With a view to create awareness on fuel conservation as well as protection of environment, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has organized cyclothon in six metro cities. The cyclothons, organised in Dehradun, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Kolkata, Agartala and Chennai during November and December 2017, drew over 5000 participants from all walks of life.
In order to spread the message across the country about the importance of fuel conservation, ONGC has been actively participating in various initiatives including this cyclothon. The genesis of organizing the cyclothons lies in Prime Minister's clarion call to people through 'Mann Ki Baat' to voluntarily dispensing with the use of petrol and diesel for one day every week. The call was aimed at conserving fuels which is of utmost importance in nation building. The objective of promotion of cycling through this event is to instil socio-environmental consciousness and garner support for fuel saving.
ONGC, as a responsible corporate citizen, has partnered with Petroleum Conservation and Research Association (PCRA), under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to organize cyclothons in six cities to give impetus to the Prime Minister's vision. More than 5,000 people pledged their support to not use vehicle at least one day in a week and contribute to the larger mission of fuel conservation and environment protection. State Police Authorities and district administration shared all support to make the cyclothons a grand success.


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Ramadan Mubarak to everyone who is reading this! Ramadan is the most blessed Islamic month of the year. It is one of the twelve Islamic months. There a number of virtues and characteristics which make Ramadan stand out among the other Islamic months.
1. Allah (swt) has made Fasting in Ramadan the 4th Pillar of Islam
Allah (swt) has made fasting this month the fourth pillar of Islam, as He says in Surah al-Baqarah,
"The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month…"
Surah al-Baqarah, Ayah 285
In addition, narrations found in Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim cite a hadith from Ibn Umar (ra) where the Prophet (saw) said, "Islam is built on five pillars, the testimony that there is no God except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (swt), establishing prayer, paying zakah, fasting in the month of Ramadan, and Hajj to the House (Kabah).
2. Allah (swt) Revealed the Qur'an in Ramadan
"Verily, We have sent it (this Qur'an) down in the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree)."
Surah al-Qadr, Ayah 1
3. Allah (swt) has made Laylat al-Qadr in this Month. Laylat al-Qadr is Better than a Thousand Months.
"Verily, We have sent it (this Qur'an) down in the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree).
And what will make you know what the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is?
The Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months).
Therein descend the angels and the Rooh (Jibreel) by Allah's Permission with all Decrees,
(All that night), there is peace (and goodness from Allah to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn"
Surah al-Qadr, Ayahs 1-5
Allah (swt) has blessed Ramadan with the greatest night, Laylat al-Qadr. To explain the status of this beautiful night, Surah al-Qadr was revealed, in addition to many hadith which describe the night. It is reported from Abu Hurayrah (ra) that the Prophet (saw) said,
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There has come to you Ramadan, a blessed month which Allah has enjoined you to fast, during which the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained up. In it there is a night which is better than a thousand months, and whoever is deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived."
4. Allah (swt) has made Fasting in Ramadan and Spending its Night in Prayer out of Faith and in the Hope of Reward a means of Forgiveness of Sins
"Whoever fasts Ramadaan out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven."
Sahih al-Bukhari (2014) and Sahih Muslim (760)
"Whoever spends the nights of Ramadaan in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven."
Sahih al-Bukhari (2008) and Sahih Muslim (174)
Muslims all over the world agree to the fact that it is Sunnah to pray qiyam at night in Ramadan. Qiyam in this sense is Taraweeh.
5. In Ramadan, Allah (swt) Opens the Gates of Jannah and Closes the Gates of Jahannam
In addition to opening the gates of Jannah and closing the gates of Jahannam, Allah swt also chains up the shayateen.
"When Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up."
Sahih al-Bukhari (1898) and Sahih Muslim (1079)
6. Every Night, Allah (swt) has People who are Redeemed from the Hellfire
Imam Ahmad narrates from the hadith of Abu Umamah, that the Prophet (saw) said,
"At every breaking of the fast, Allah has people whom He redeems."
7. Fasting in Ramadan is a way for Expiation of the Sins Committed Since the Previous Ramadan
The five daily prayers, from one Jumu'ah to the next and from one Ramadan to the next are expiation for (sins committed) in between, so long as you avoid major sins."
Sahih Muslim (233)
8. Fasting in Ramadan and Shawwal is Equivalent to Fasting a Lifetime
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (ra) reports that the Prophet (saw) said,
"Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it will be like fasting for a lifetime."
Sahih Muslim (1164)
9. It is Sunnah to Observe I'tikaaf in Ramadan
I'tikaaf is the spiritual retreat for the purpose of worship, and it is Sunnah to observe it. The Prophet (saw) always used to do it as reported in the hadith of Aisha (ra) that the Messenger of Allah (swt) used to spend the last 10 days of Ramadan in i'tikaaf until he passed away.
10. It is Strongly Recommended to Study the Qur'an in Ramadan
This is the month of the Qur'an. It's as simple as that. Studying the Qur'an can be done in a number of ways. We can recite it out loud. We can recite it to someone else. If we don't understand Arabic, we need to make sure we follow along with a translation of tafsir that tells us what we're reading.
And Allah (swt) knows best.