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We so often fail to realise what Jesus was talking about. For example Jesus ask us to carry the cross. We think it means to sacrifice and not to have any self ambition.
Mark 8:34
And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Now let us look at the context.
Mark 8:38
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
Notice these words.
"Ashamed of me". "My words". "Adulterous generation".
Jesus spoke this in or about AD30. One generation is 40 years. So he was referring something about AD70.
Now what does this actually mean?
The apostle Paul said the same thing when he told people he was crucified with Christ.
Except when you read the verse in context you see the whole thing.
Galatians 2:19-21
For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
So you see "being crucified with Jesus" or "taking up the cross" simply meant to the Jews, "dying to the Law".
This is of great significance to the Jews. This is because the Jews who remained with the Law remained in temple worship. So those who remained perished under the leadership of John Levi when Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans.
Those who believed Jesus knew they were going to be the new temple. So they fled Jerusalem before it was destroyed by Vespasian through his son Titus in AD70.
So when you read these verses,
Mark 8:35-36
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
It does not point to discipleship. The losing of life here is physical. It's about AD70.
I hope this helps you sleep better tonight.


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Although it was admired as a thought leader in the health care industry, ThedaCare was not immune to environmental forces at work challenging its long-term sustainability, which ranged from competitors encroaching on their turf to health care reform to the implementation of electronic record systems. ThedaCare had to develop an external brand that would set it apart from the other community health systems in the Wisconsin area. At the same time, leaders had to find a way internally to rally employees with incredibly diverse roles around a shared purpose, motivating them to execute on the strategy.
- Completed one-on-one intake sessions with senior leadership team to understand the company strategy and current state.
- Created a straw man message platform that captured the meaning behind the business strategy in a way that appealed to minds as well as hearts and clearly identified desired behaviors.
- Ensured the internal communication and engagement efforts were connected to and aligned with external brand efforts.
- Facilitated a senior leadership team off-site with the objective of "unfreezing" leader's old ways of thinking and building a foundation of alignment on the way forward.
- Tested and refined the message platform with a leadership team sub-group.
- Designed and facilitated a message platform training to align senior leaders around the key messages and equip them to consistently lead change communications, staying on message even while managing tense or difficult situations.
- Partnered with HR and Communication to infuse the storyline into the organization via a communication drumbeat plan and the identification of desired behaviors.
- The leadership team is more aligned around and accountable for their role of intentionally, proactively and consistently talking about ThedaCare's strategy in terms that engage the hearts and minds of employees.
- The message platform is serving as the basis of all leadership communication.
- HR and Communication is working together to define desired employee behaviors in a way that better connects to strategic outcomes.


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On holiday as the moment – posting my review for this hugely enjoyable read this coming weekend
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Walks, Guy Fawkes and Writing Stuff
This country never ceases to amaze me – one day grey skies and pouring rain and today the most amazing cloudless blue sky and brilliant sunshine. So on a gloriously sunny afternoon what better an activity than to walk off Sunday lunch? As usual I took my camera with me, it's always an opportunity to take shots and we do live in a most wonderful part of the country. It's recently been included as part of the Cotswolds and is also in an area of outstanding natural beauty. I do bang on about this I know, but growing up in a small village on the edge of Salisbury Plain I have always been in awe of not only the countryside around me but how, if you walk and then look at it again, the aspect of it all is subtly changed. Yesterday was a good time for a walk as the trees are now the most glorious shades of yellow, red and orange. In a month's time they will be totally bare and we will really feel winter has arrived. But yesterday in sheltered spots it was really warm. Certainly I found my quilted jacket quite hot; however as soon as we were back in shade is struck not only cold but damp as well. I didn't realise how much rain we'd had, it was only when we reached a spot in the lane where water was pouring off the fields that it was apparent. I've included some of my shots with this blog.
Moving on, I'm beginning to wonder about our annual celebration of Guy Fawkes night. When I was young it used to be one night of bonfires and fireworks and we either had a family event in the garden or went to a public display. This year, however, the whole event appears to have lasted all of a fortnight! The fifth was a Tuesday and locally public parties on Bath Rec and the University took place the weekend before, so it was always going to be a protracted event – but I heard my first fireworks even before November had arrived and last night the bangs and crashes were still in evidence. I am hoping it will have run its course by this evening – whoever is letting them off may be having fun but I do have concerns for those poor animals who must be hiding somewhere, paws over their head thinking 'Oh no not again!'
Now onto writing. Firstly I'd like to take a moment to congratulate the lovely Linn B Halton on her Innovation Award at last weekend's Festival of Romance. Here's a lady who truly lives life in the fast lane! If I was her I would need to clone myself to cope with all she does – and she still finds time to write great books! Well done Linn – very much deserved!
Since my last post my newest project has moved on some. It all started out as a single 'what if?..would that work…?' thought and now it's progressed a little farther down the track. There are some ideas I've had in the past which I realise after a while simply aren't going to work. This isn't one of them thankfully, although at the moment I'm running some ideas through my head in order to expand the story. My books start with a beginning and an end and the rest tends to come as the writing begins. It's a bit like making a sandwich and not yet deciding what the filling will be. This book is set in a village as my others have been but don't be fooled into thinking I write cosy country-based stories, far from it! This time unlike my previous Little Court novels which have worked from the mid-sixties to the mid-nineties this book is bang up-to-date in its timing. So this project will be completely new territory for me. The last books have been easier due to the fact that I've been working in a familiar environment, adding new characters to existing ones as we move on in time. On this occasion, however, I'm starting from scratch – scary or challenging? Well a little of both but one thing is certain it's definitely going to be a voyage of discovery: a journey I don't have a map for. Hopefully once I've written several chapters and the book begins to bed in it will seem like I've known them for ages!
November already??
Apologies if you've read this post before but according to my WordPress account it has never been published and is still in draft form. Therefore am re-issuing.
This time last year I was working and most of the men in the office were growing moustaches – yes it was Movember, or rather November. And now I'm six months into a new life without the daily 9 -5 and there are some aspects which I miss but others I do not. One of the things I most hated working during the winter months was when the clocks changed and returning home from work meant walking home in darkness. By the time we got to December it was going to work in the dark as well. I almost felt I should be hibernating somewhere buried in straw or under some garden bonfire like a hedgehog. I suppose the only comforting thing was drawing the curtains and curling up in an armchair for the evening with a book or a good TV programme. I always knew, however, that by the last week in January it would be twilight as I was coming home and from there things got better.
This year has gone so quickly. It seems like only yesterday we were in Oxford in February celebrating my OH's birthday. We had a wonderful hotel and I absolutely loved the city but boy was it cold! In early April we spent a break in Chester. The cold continued and I remember walking the city wall and wondering if it was ever going to get warmer as currently there had not appeared to be any increase in temperature since February!
In early May a big group of us had a long weekend in Lynmouth. Four of us arrived on Friday and we took the cliff railway up to Lynton on the Saturday morning and walked to the Valley of the Rocks. It was FREEZING! Luckily we stopped for hot chocolate at Mother Meldrum's Tea Rooms just before continuing along the cliff pathway back to Lynmouth with a force ten gale helping us on our way! I remember sitting in the B & B breakfast room on the Monday morning just before we were due to return home, looking out at the trees across the valley and wondering whether they would ever come into full leaf. Of course they did, and we were treated to some really good weather later on in the year. That, unfortunately did not include the week in Kingsbridge, Devon in late June – more rain than sun but we still had a great time, meeting family and running into friends and work colleagues who had all headed to South Hams at the same time we had.
I think the jewel in the crown for me as far as holidays were concerned was Lake Garda. We'd been there in 2001 and loved it and decided to go back again. Now this can be dangerous; you are setting yourself up for disappointment – but we weren't, it was even more magical. I absolutely Italy and its people and it has become my number one destination in Europe. I think if was asked what I remembered most about Garda it was the cleanliness of the place – they seem to take pride in their environment. Then there were the flowers – even in September such a lot of glorious colours. Italian food, of course, rated highly and then there was the easy pace of life there even though it was a big magnet for tourists. We visited Riva Del Garda at the top of the lake and the heat haze which rises out of the water in the early afternoon looked quite magical.
Last month we were off again. Early October saw us in Bruges, another great place to stay and I'd highly recommend the Hotel Pand – wonderful champagne breakfasts and amazing service. We ended our year's travel in the UK with a stay in York. Here I went on an ancestor hunt. John Hewetson was made Freeman of the City of York in 1537 and I knew he was buried somewhere. Certainly not in the Minster, where most memorials date from the 1600s. As it was, tucked between the sightseeing and retail therapy, the search did not unearth anything positive. It was only on my return home that I discovered by searching on line that he was in fact buried in All Saints Church. I will, therefore, be checking it when I return to York again.
So here we are on the evening of the 6th November, by Sunday we'll be in double figures and then it's the gradual slide down to Christmas with all its associated expended energy – what to get people, who to invite to what and how much food to buy. And then when it's all over, the New Year and then the reality check. How much money did I spend over the festive season? Is there enough left for that dress in the sales? Am I really that heavy? Cue fitness regime and financial tightening of belt then out with the brochures again to plan Holiday 2014. Oh yes and I've a book coming out too! Ah the cycle of life, never a dull moment!
Tea and Talk at Sally Lunn's with Author Neil Spring
Welcome Neil to Tea and Talk at Sally Lunn's. You have the honour of being my first male interviewee. Thank you, I am flattered.
Can I start our chat by asking you a little about yourself? Yes, by all means.
What made you want to become an author?
I'm not sure I ever sat down and consciously thought, 'I want to be an author.' I don't know if many writers do. I think writers just write. It's a compulsion. For me it began with an idea about a subject in which I have always been deeply fascinated – the prospect of life after death. Why people choose to believe and why they don't. From there, I found my subject: Borley Rectory – the most haunted house in England.
Can you tell us a little about your debut novel Ghost Hunters? What influenced you to write this?
The Borley Rectory haunting has it all. "The Most Haunted House in England?" A house so haunted that objects frequently fly through the air unbidden, and locals avoid the grounds for fear of facing the spectral nun that walks there… It's the perfect ghost story: a cast of complex, competing characters and a dark, terrifying legend. And amazingly, no one has ever dramatised the tale! I wanted to change that. Harry Price was the nation's first paranormal investigator, a professional ghost hunter. He dedicated his life to investigating unusual phenomena, and lengthy investigation of Borley rectory seemed a logical way in to the story. I soon realised that he, perhaps more than Borley, was the most interesting aspect of the case: the more I discovered about Price's private life and his curious, contradictory beliefs, which oscillated between scepticism and belief, the more I was fascinated by this historical character and its dramatic potential. I wanted to know what set Price on his path of investigation into the unknown? And, perhaps more intriguingly, why did other intelligent people – many of them academics and scientists – follow him on that path?
The problem was the many phenomena reported at Borley down the years: so many fantastic events, spanning a period in excess of twenty years, with no connecting thread… I struggled, at first, to see how any coherent and consistent tale could be woven around the subject. But I did my research and discovered that Harry Price had employed a young secretary with whom he was very close. That was it! The inspiration for my narrator, Sarah Grey. In The Ghost Hunters, we see the investigation of Borley Rectory through her eyes, as it might have happened.
How long did it take and what sort of research was involved?
A visit to the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature at Senate House, Bloomsbury, became a source of inspiration for me to dig deeper into the history of the Borley Rectory. In fact, this is where the novel begins, in 1977, and it is from here that readers enter into the pasT. The characters at Borley, the people who interacted with Harry Price at his Laboratory were part of a grieving nation, a nation that needed something to believe in after the atrocities of the First World War. It was an era choked with grief and longing for hope. I came to the material gradually, over the course of many months, reading all of Price's personal letters, and articles written by people who worked with him. Exhausting! It took me three to four years of research, four drafts and a rewriting of the last chapter twelve times to come up with the final result. I hope it was worth it.
Are you planning to stay with ghosts and ghost hunters or will your next book be different?
I'm halfway through writing the first draft of my second novel now, actually. I can't say what it's about yet, but it is again based on a true story and if you read The Ghost Hunters, there are more than a few clues about what the second novel will deal with. Ghosts? No. But dark forces that threaten the innocence of youth? Very much so. This time I am looking at what happens to a remote community when it is threatened with the unknown.
Have you any particular authors who have influenced you?
Oh, so many! But M.R. James and Lovecraft come top of the list. Lovecraft in particular is a master of the genre, whose Shadow Over Insmouth remains, in my view, one of the best stories ever written. The story describes a young man's discovery of a strange race, that dwell in a remote coastal town.
When not writing what do you like to read?
I love reading philosophy and books on the unexplained. I'm a sucker for newspapers, too, particularly the property sections in the Sundays, where I marvel at the houses I'd love to own but will never afford!
Now for the more frivolous questions:
If you were inviting four famous people to dinner, who would they be and why would you invite them?
The Secretary of State for Defence, so I could quiz him about the Government's rather dubious policy on UFO sightings; Russell T Davis, because I think he is one of the most influential writers of our generation; the actor Tom Baker, because he was the best Dr Who; And if he was still alive, Harry Price, so I could watch his face as I present him with the book he inspired!
If you were marooned on a desert island name three essential things you would want to have with you.
I couldn't be without my I-pad, to download books. The very best of Andrew Lloyd Webber. And a nesspresso coffee machine. I LOVE coffee.
Many thanks Neil and all good wishes for your launch.
For more information about Neil and his work check out the social networking links below.
Twitter: @Neilspring
Thoughts on a Thursday Afternoon…
Right then, just our mini break to Bruges is fading into the distance so four nights in York looms ahead next week.
The journey to Bruges from home took all day. We managed to get an earlier train than planned to Paddington and then a taxi across to St Pancreas which is a most amazing building. We had an hour's wait at the Eurostar terminal and then we were boarding. For me there was no sense of the fact that we'd gone into a tunnel under the English Channel, only that there was darkness outside for around twenty minutes. Then the first stop, Lille and from there onto Brussels. Brussels station was a surprise. I suppose I had expected some sort of grand station building much like those in London, but that it was not. We had a fifty minute wait and then were on the last leg of our journey to Bruges, arriving at 18.30.
Bruges was brilliant; I'd been there on a coach stopover on my way to Lido Di Jesolo many years before and had absolutely no memory of the place. Hotel Pand, tucked away in a leafy side street was the most brilliant place. A small boutique hotel only offering breakfast and light snacks in the bar, I was totally amazed to come down the first morning and find a table laid with croissants, bread, pain au chocolat, pastries and several offerings of jam. The service in the breakfast room was exceptional, the choice of coffee or tea and the fruit juice arriving with an accompanying small jug to top up and all food cooked at one end of the room on the Aga. And to crown it all champagne! We were so spoilt!
The city of Bruges looks absolutely fabulous at night with all the main buildings lit in a dark golden glow. We were obviously there out of season but there were still plenty of people about and a great atmosphere. Food in the restaurants we ate in seems to come with salad rather than the usual UK veg selection but took nothing away from the excellent quality. Restaurant De Koeise, where we ate on our last night, did the most amazing steaks! We also found very little choice in wine other than the house variety. As this city abounds with breweries beer was the preferred.
The return journey felt a lot easier; there was less waiting and we arrived in St Pancreas around 14.00. The taxi to Paddington took quite a time as traffic was very heavy. It made me reflect on the fact that London, although an amazing city, is somewhere I could never live. Having been raised in green and pleasant rural Wiltshire and having the benefit of living in a house which backs onto open fields, the thought of city dwelling is quite claustrophobic. As well as the traffic there are so many people rushing to be somewhere. Ah no, I'm definitely a country girl, although I do love the best of both worlds, having the beautiful city of Bath within a short drive of home. Of course Bath has massive traffic problems and during summer months it is busy with tourists, but it still has a gentler feel than our capital city.
And so to York next week. I have a tenuous family connection with the city in that my ancestors lived there in the sixteenth century – yes we have a family tree on my Dad's side which goes back that far! I've only been there once on a football weekend (no I did not go to watch the game). Bath City were playing York and four of us went up by car. While the two OHs went to the match, us girls went shopping and visited the Yorvik Centre. It was a good weekend not only to visit the city but because Bath won. This time my OH (who had visited the city many years ago) wants to pay a return visit to the National Railway Museum and I feel more retail therapy coming on. Again we are making the long journey by train but with the batteries charged for my iPod and Kindle plus a window seat I should survive.
And now a change of subject: TV Drama. Going away for a week meant loads of recorded stuff to catch up on when we returned. I have to say what is on offer this autumn has either totally grabbed my imagination or left me a little disappointed.
First BBC2s Peaky Blinders – such a watchable series about gangsters in post WW1 Birmingham. Cillian Murphy is great in the lead character of Tommy Shelby. The man has such amazing eyes – in one close up scene they were almost pale turquoise. He also has a look of innocence that in a split second can turn to menace – amazing acting. I do love period drama and this is a fantastic example, but what really interests me is the way they have blended a modern-sounding sound track into this drama and it works really well!
Next Atlantis. I absolutely love fantasy, anything from Game of Thrones to Lord of the Rings. I was one of many who mourned the passing of Merlin, such a good series. From the first episode Colin and Bradley had me glued to the screen. I think the series had such a good balance of comedy, glamour, emotion, suspense and, of course, a screen full of good looking knights. So how to replace this? Impossible, of course, but looking at the trailers for Atlantis I was quite hopeful something good was coming. However, after three episodes the jury is still out. Mark Addy totally irritates me as Hercules. If he was going to be cast in that role why has he not at least got the strength his character was renowned for to help get them out of the situations caused mostly by his stupidity? Instead he is cast as a lazy, boastful, crafty, boozy and cowardly character without any redeeming features. It just doesn't cut it with me I'm afraid. Also, all three episodes so far seem to have very little depth to them. They seem very lightweight; the one saving grace is that Jack Donnelly is very watchable!
What about Whitechapel ? I loved the early series but this latest one sees me having to suspend belief, so ridiculous at times. Viewing audiences for the most part like to feel what they are watching is credible. Much prefer the less gory Ripper Street and love American Adam Rothenberg's unconventional Captain Jackson character. It's coming back on 28th October – can't wait!
And last of all the Grand Dame of TV drama – Downton. Still very much loved and watched – wonderful Maggie Smith's expressions do as much for her character as her lines do. I was so hoping Lady Mary and Lord Gillingham would get together and sad they didn't but then it's far too early in the series and I've a feeling he may come back (crossing fingers as he is so lovely). And as for Tom's night of illicit passion with Edna the maid something tells me although she's been dismissed those events will come back to bite him, although knowing Edna it will probably be part of a very devious plot. No doubt that's a storyline in waiting and maybe not until the next series?
So that's it for a while no more to say but much to do. Will blog again once back from northern climes but until then I have back page book blurb and information for the promotional video to organise. Why does there never seem to be enough time?
The End of Summer…
It's two weeks since our return from a fabulous week in Garda and I'm still missing that lovely stroll to Bardolino along the lakeside. For me the August Bank Holiday is the final doorway to summer. No I'm not being depressing, just realistic. We flew out to Italy on the 31st August and when we returned (and yes I know we were arriving back in a country fifteen degrees colder) England just felt completely different. Although after Midsummer's Day the nights start to pull in it's not really noticeable until September. Leaves were now discolouring and beginning to fall and from where I live, looking across to the main part of our village, there was mist hovering in the valley above the river. All signs that the door has closed and summer is behind us. Of course September is a very unpredictable month. At one stage we have even reluctantly resorted to putting on the heating. That now, thankfully, is not happening – to me that really is a sign that we've moved on into colder times. This coming week we are promised a return to warmer weather so I'm guessing (hopefully) that September will go out with one mad blast of heat!
I went to London last week where Harrods's Christmas Hall is fully functional with its cards, tree decorations and other assorted stuff – plus the cheerful sound of festive music. At this present moment in time I do have difficulty in getting my head around the purchase of Christmas cards and other associated paraphernalia. It's just not going to happen until at least November.
Coming back from holiday is a bit of a fall to earth. As I said before no more leisurely walks to Bardolino, no more bus travel to Riva and Malcesine and no ferry trips out to Sirmione. And, of course, no warm evening sitting at lakeside bars watching the world go by. I now hold that firmly in my memory, together with all the photographs I took (246 of them!); a lovely warm celebration of Summer 2013 to take me through the colder months.
And yet here where I live on the outskirts of Bath there is beauty too; autumn will soon have taken over and the woods above the village will be a riot of reds, yellows and oranges. If you travel east over the border into Wiltshire on the A36 to the town of Bradford-on-Avon, you can't fail on your journey there to see the beauty of the Limpley Stoke Valley which looks fabulous at this time of year.
Now back home I have been concentrating my efforts on the completion of my fifth novel, The Other Side of Morning. It's not been the journey I envisaged; there have been a few pit stops and wrong turns on the way but I'm nearly there with a book I feel both comfortable and pleased with. It's always the same; at the end of each book although I have got an idea for the plot of the next I'm not sure whether I can take it the whole course and produce a full novel. I was feeling this way last year when The Other Side of Morning was merely the germ of an idea but I need not have worried because I've arrived at my destination once again. I guess in the end it's all about self-belief and a determination to finish what I have started.
Tea and Talk at Sally Lunn's with Book Reviewer JB Johnson
Welcome Jonty to Tea and Talk, lovely to see you here and to greet another great reviewer.
Right now we're settled and waiting for refreshments to arrive my first question as always is to ask a bit about you. Where you live, your family, your work…oh and also any pets?
Hi! Thank you so much for inviting me! I'm thrilled to be here. So, you want to know a bit about me? Well, I'm very dull lol. I live in sunny Northern Ireland in a seaside town called Bangor (yes I know there's one in Wales). I've lived here all my life. My husband is desperately keen for us to move away and for me to broaden my horizons! I've told him I'll only go if we move to New Zealand!
I am very happily married for the second time and we will have been married for 6 years in August. I have two children – a son aged 20 and a daughter aged 15 who are affectionately known as Afro Boy and the Fashion Diva. My daughter has special needs so she keeps me pretty busy. I also have a step daughter aged 18 and a step son who is 12. Life can get a little crazy at times when we are all together. And, last but not least we have a crazy dog called Floyd who provides hours of entertainment with his antics.
Work-wise, I am a social worker and have just recently left my job in child protection to move onto a new area of social work – inspecting nursery schools, playgroups and child-minders. It's a far cry from the nitty-gritty field of taking kids into care but after 5 years of some pretty intensive work I found the hours and stress were just a bit too difficult with a family at home, especially as my daughter's needs are changing as she is getting older. I am hoping to return to more therapeutic social work in the future, but for now I will content myself with a much better work / life balance and a huge reduction in stress. I'm also hoping to go back to University part-time and study something like family therapy.
What drew you to reviewing books and how long have you been doing this?
I began to review books in 2011 I think it was. I won a copy of Kathryn Brown's book Discovery at Rosehill through a competition at loveahappyending.com and wrote a review for the site. Since then, in addiction to blogging I have continued to write reviews for not only loveahappyending.com but also for famousfiveplus.com and lovereading.co.uk. I have contributed to two anthologies with Plumtree Books also. I have always adored books and part of me holds a secret dream to write something half decent myself someday. Last year I realised that requests for book reviews were getting to the point where my personal blog could not accommodate them. That blog very much was a place for me to discuss family life and educate about special needs and I didn't want that getting lost amongst the book reviews. So, Brook Cottage Books was born and launched in December 2012 and now I run two blogs!
Are there any favourite genres or do you have a pretty broad taste in books?
Before I began reviewing books I used to be pretty stuck in my ways with regards genres. I never took a chance and tried new genres or even indie authors. I would have only read books by well-known authors and pretty much stuck to the Classics, horrors and thrillers. Now, I will pretty much read anything and I am amazed by what I find enjoyable now. I'd encourage anyone to try a new genre or read a book written by an indie author. I have discovered some wonderfully talented authors.
Have you any favourite books and why?
Oh that is a difficult question as there are so many books I adore. Some of my favourites would have to be a couple of the classics – Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice. I also adore Rebecca. As for modern writing I'm not sure I could answer that question because every time I try to think of a favourite book I end up with a huge list, but books such as The Passage series, Me Before You and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society would be among my favourites. One of my favourite books that I discovered through reviewing has got to be Somebody to Love by Sheryl Browne. I love Sheryl's writing and we have become online friends through my love of her books. I'm looking forward to meeting her at the Festival of Romance in November.
You started a website, Brook Cottage Books, can you tell us something about that?
As I've previously said, Brook Cottage Books was started to meet the demand for reviews that I was receiving. I didn't want the message of my personal blog to get lost amongst all the booky stuff. Brook Cottage Books attempts to be a source of information for those who adore books as much as I do. You can find author interviews, book reviews, book news, cover reveals and a whole host of other posts related to books. I regularly take part in blog tours to promote books and authors and as a result I've managed to get myself a little bit of paid work now doing a little bit of proofreading and final read-throughs. I've also recently edited a book (under my real name) Little White Lies and Butterflies by Suzie Tullett. It's a fab read! Safkhet Publishing has been kind enough to take me on as an intern and let me gain more experience. I hope one day to make a bit of a living through the blog.
What is a 'normal' day for you?
Oh my goodness, there is no such thing as a normal day for me but I'll attempt to describe my schedule. I usually wake anytime between 4.30am and 6am and sort some blog posts before getting my daughter ready for school. Once she goes to school I normally send a couple of emails, check the blog diary, clean the kitchen and then head to work. Throughout the day in work I try to check in with what's happening on the blog, Facebook and Twitter and answer some more emails during any break I get in work. After work its household chores, attending to my daughter, walking the dog, going to the gym, reading, writing some more blog posts and answering emails. In between all that I do managed to squeeze in some time with my husband and son and my step children if they are staying with us. By that time its bedtime and I usually read in bed until about midnight. If I am lucky, my daughter will sleep for a few hours and I get some rest then. Sometimes however she is up most of the night so I read some more! No point in wasting good reading time!
Have you one great indulgence or passion?
One of my greatest passions in life is of course books. I love to be surrounded by them. I love the feel and smell of them and I am addicted to buying them! I am a total author groupie and nothing makes me happier than receiving books signed by the author. Books are actually taking over my life and it makes me so happy. I adore having the house to myself and lying on the sofa reading. I love it when the house is nice and quiet as this doesn't happen very often. A nice glass of wine also helps me relax.
If you had three wishes to do anything you wanted what would they be?
1. Be instrumental in educating the world about special needs and actually make a difference.
2. Give up social work and have a career in the book world.
3. Write a good book.
If you could invite four guests to dinner who would they be and why would you choose them?
Oh that's another difficult question but I'll give it a go!
1. Temple Grandin – a major voice in the autism world and a lady of extreme courage.
2. Stephen King – I adore his books
3. Daphne Du Maurier
4. Alfred Hitchcock – you've gotta love his movies. Plus, he would get on so well with Daphne!
Thanks Jonty for a brilliant and very interesting interview, I know so much more about you now! I also love Daphne Du Maurier – I've read all her novels and Frenchman's Creek is my favourite.
If you are interested in learning more about Jonty simply click on any of her social network links below.


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Apply at https://ngcareers.com/job/2018-10/guinness-marketing-intern-at-guinness-nigeria-plc-757/
Guinness Marketing Intern at Guinness Nigeria Plc
Guinness Nigeria Plc is a major market for Diageo: Guinness Nigeria operates in the unique and fast growing alcohol industry of over 15mhl beer potential. It is the only company that does Total Beverage Alcohol (TBA) in Nigeria. It's an on trade dominated market but with a fast growing off trade channel.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Job Title: Guinness Marketing InternAutoReqId: 64451BRLocation: LagosFunction: MarketingType of Job: Non-EmployeeLevel: Internship (Marketing Training Program)Reports To: Brand Manager, GuinnessBusiness and Role ContextDiageo's vision is to become the best performing most trusted and respected Consumer Goods company in every market we operate. Our goal is to be 'winning at the moment of choice'. This along with putting the consumer at the heart of everything we do, will deliver sustained, mutual growth for our brands, categories, customers and partners.Guinness is a global priority brand for Diageo and it is the #1 beer brand in Africa. Nigeria is currently the largest global Guinness market by value.Our vision is to remain an iconic brand and # 1 beer brand of choice in Nigeria; by consolidating our big brand credentials and driving everyday relevance amongst our target consumers.Recruiting the next generation of drinkers is very key to winning in Nigeria and indeed Africa.External Job DescriptionsAre you Bold enough to take Bittersweet decisions?Do you go beyond the ordinary?Are you interested in a Rich and Refreshing experience?Are you truly Made of More?If you answered yes to any of these questions, Guinness Nigeria needs you for MoreThan A Job.Guinness Foreign Extra Stout is looking for 4 individuals to join the brand on an Extraordinary immersive journey.PurposeJoin a multifunctional project team to deliver a multi-sensory experiential playground where you can explore the multi-dimensional flavors of our iconic black brew - Guinness Foreign Extra StoutRole RequirementsRecent graduateDigitally savvy and active on Social MediaSelf-Confident and flexible enough to work with characters from every part of the Milky WayStrong interpersonal skills, able to effectively manage 3rd party and cross functional team relationships.Strong project management skills – able to manage multiple projects effectively, drives to achieve deadlines and sets high standards for self and others.Application Closing Date26th October, 2018.


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Chloe recently graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a BSc (Hons) in Geography. Chloe will be completing a part time MSc in Town Planning at Anglia Ruskin University whilst supporting the team at Boyer as a Planner in the Colchester office. Chloe will be working towards her RTPI APC in due course.
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On Your Marks, Get Set... Poppy Run
Join The Royal British Legion this autumn in a series of family-friendly races taking place across the country.
Run, jog or walk – these 5km runs are open and accessible to all, including dogs!
Saturday 28 October
- London North – Finsbury Park
- Portsmouth – Southsea Common
- Reigate – Priory Park
Sunday 29 October
- Oxford – Abbey Meadows
- Milton Keynes – Willen Lake
- Southampton – Southampton Common
- Cheltenham – Cheltenham Racecourse
Saturday 4 November
- London South – Clapham Common
Sunday 5 November
- Nottingham – Wollaton Park
- Chelmsford – Central Park
Poppy Runs are another way for communities to come together to remember, raising vital funds to help The Legion support the Armed Forces community. On crossing the line, you will be presented with a collectable Poppy Run medal. If you can't make a Poppy Run and you'd still like to take part, we've got you covered with My Poppy Run where you can choose a time, location and distance that suits you.


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Dior's Dreamskin has arrived
Eva Herzigova is the face of Dior's latest skincare, Dreamskin Perfect Skin Cushion. Designed as a hybrid between a face moisturiser and a foundation, the new product is the latest in a line of drops by Dior. The French beauty brand have also just released their latest Eiffel Tower-inspired makeup collection, Skyline.
The Dreamskin compact, which comes complete with a circular cushion-like sponge, acts as the ultimate on-the-go touch-up. Speaking about the new essential, Eva says: "It makes your skin look super youthful." The supermodel then goes on to explain that the best way to incorporate the kit into your routine is by using "it on top of your makeup, you can use it below your makeup. Anywhere, anytime."
Watch the video of Eva above and then play Dior's Rose des Vents game.


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Welcome to Missouri Meetings & Events magazine, part of the MEET family of publications!
Missouri Meetings & Events is designed to provide corporate, association and independent meeting and event planners with a multi-regional resource to help them plan more productive, interesting and creative meetings and events. It also keeps them up to date on regional and national industry information and trends.
The publication is a mixture of feature articles, departments and information on destinations.
- Features cover topics ranging from management, communication and networking to crisis management, budgeting, creativity, the internet, social media, and more. Departments include industry and people updates, meetings and the law, open discussion forums, technology, dining, arts, and entertainment calendar; and more.
- Organizations such as the Event Planners Association (EPA), Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA), Missouri Society Of Association Executives (MSAE), Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP), Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), Meeting Professionals International (MPI), International Live Events Association (ILEA), American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and others are highlighted in each issue.
- Destinations throughout Missouri are covered to highlight the state's many event venues and planner resources.
The hallmark of Missouri Meetings & Events is its ability to serve as both an interactive information resource and a trade journal, addressing pertinent industry topics and exciting destinations and suppliers.
And we back up the printed word with twice-yearly Missouri Meetings & Events MeetUps! in St. Louis in the spring, and Kansas City in the fall. These trade shows are prime opportunities to heighten your industry knowledge, network with future business partners, and learn how to improve your bottom line.
Let Missouri Meetings & Events magazine and MM&E MeetUps! provide that critical link between your current business and your future success.


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This luxurious reversible scarf offers a delicate pattern not found in bolder colors. You are invited to look closer to unlock the differences in each side. When fabrics are reversible, even subtly, the item gives the buyer more styling options equating to more fun! Experiment with various folding techniques to unlock more options.
These are handwoven in the United States of imported yarns. Are you ready to join the community of individuals who value quality products over quantity?
Due to the nature of handcrafting, scarves may vary slightly. Also, actual colors may vary from what is shown on your computer screen.
Dimensions: 10″ W x 67″ L exclusive of 5″ fringe on either end
Fiber Content: 66% silk, 34% bamboo
Care: Dry Clean Only
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A Daily Cleaning Checklist
Spending a few minutes every day to tidy up can save you a lot of time in the future, not to mention peace of mind on a daily basis that your house is clean! Make it a goal this month to spend just a few minutes every day tidying up. I promise you'll feel better about your house and your life! Feel free to print this list off and use it!
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Your blog post is just completely quality and informative. Many new facts and information which I have not heard about before. Keep sharing more blog posts.
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Cleaning of everything is very necessary either it will be a big thing or a little one. Carpet cleaning is also very necessary to keep yourself away from health hazards like asthma. I like the way you explained about cleaning. You should keep your Carpet clean regularly.
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Cleaning is very much essential to prevent everyone from diseases.So always keep your home hygienic and clean.
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It's always good to have a cleaning checklist as it will reminds us on what we forget to clean in that particular day.
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Nielsen: Aussies Aged 50-Plus Spent Most Time Online With News
Nielsen Digital Content Ratings monthly-tagged data for October 2018 revealed that more than half (52 per cent) of the total time spent online consuming news-related content during October 2018 was by Australians aged 50 plus.
Desktop was the device of choice for Australians accessing news stories online, contributing to close to half (49 per cent) of all time, followed by smartphones (35 per cent) and tablets (16 per cent).
October 29 was the peak day of the month for Australians spending time-consuming news content online, up 15 per cent compared to the average days that month.
This aligns with the Lion Air plane crash that took place in Jakarta the same day.
For yet another consecutive month, news.com.au was ranked number one in terms of highest unique audience (9.8 million) according to Nielsen Digital Content Ratings monthly-tagged data for October 2018.
This was followed by nine.com.au (8.5 million) and then ABC News Websites (7.9 million).
Fourth place was smh.com.au (7.4 million).
Next in the Nielsen news rankings was Daily Mail Australia (6.2 million), followed by Yahoo7 (4.3 million) in the sixth position.
In the seventh position was The Guardian (4.2 million), followed by Fairfax Digital Regional Network with a unique audience of 3.3 million.
In ninth place was The Age (2.9 million) followed by The Daily Telegraph (2.9 million).


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As the Wii's lifecycle comes to a close, you definitely need to pick this last gem up before you upgrade to a Wii U. With easily one of the best combat systems around and a gripping tale, The Last Story is an obvious purchase for any Wii owner.
I have no clue what Jim sterling was talking about (smh at the 4/10 score -_-).
anything under a 7 for this game is absurd.. Im about 6hrs in & i love it so far.. Sure theres some minor tech issues due to the wiis lack of horse power but its a really good game so far..


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Command Sgt. Maj. Michael C. Henry
Command Sergeant Major Michael C. Henry entered the Army in October of 1992, and completed One Station Unit Training for MOS 11B (Infantry) at Fort Benning, Georgia. His initial assignment was with 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Soon after he was selected for assignment to the 25th Infantry Division Long Range Surveillance Detachment (LRSD) serving as a Scout and Junior Radio Transmission Operator. Upon completion of his oversees assignment, CSM Henry joined 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as a Team Leader and Squad Leader. After an 18-month assignment, CSM Henry was selected to serve as a Squad Leader and Weapons Platoon Sergeant with 3rd Ranger Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment stationed at Fort Benning. Following his assignment in U.S. Army Special Operations Command, he was selected to train future leaders in the 4th Ranger Training Battalion as a Ranger Instructor, and as the Platoon Sergeant for the Merrill's Platoon. Upon completion of his assignment in the Training and Doctrine Command, CSM Henry was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, as a Platoon Sergeant. He later served in 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment as a Weapons and Infantry Company 1SG before taking on his final role as the Deputy Commandant of the 10th Mountain Division NCO Academy. While at the Academy, CSM Henry was selected to attend the Sergeants Major Course at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. Upon graduation, he was selected to serve as Command Sergeant Major in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy. There he was responsible for 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment and after an 18-month tour he was selected to serve as a Brigade Command Sergeant Major with 4th Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Upon completing his assignment in Cadet Command he was selected for a second Brigade position and took responsibility of the 157th Infantry Brigade stationed at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, assigned to First Army East.
Command Sergeant Major Henry has served in every NCO leadership position as an Infantryman, from Team Leader to Command Sergeant Major. He has two combat deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 10th Mountain Division in Mahmudiyah Yusufya Provence, 2006-2007, and in the Salman Pak Provence, 2009-2010. He also has two combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the first in the Khost Provence with the 3rd Ranger Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment, 2001-2002, and in Logar and Wardak Provence with the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 2012-2013.
Command Sergeant Major Henry's awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist Badge (w/ Bronze Star, Afghanistan 2001), Combat Infantryman's Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge, German, Italian and Canadian parachutist badges; Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (w/ 6 Oak Leaf Clusters); Army Commendation Medal (w/ 8 Oak Leaf Clusters); Army Achievement Medal (w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters); Good Conduct Medal (8th award); National Defense Service Ribbon; Iraq Campaign Medal (w/ 3 campaign stars); Afghanistan Campaign Medal (w/ 2 campaign stars); Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (w/ Arrowhead Device); NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 6) and the Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 4).
Command Sergeant Major Henry is a graduate of Airborne School, Jumpmaster School, Pathfinder School, Air Assault School, U.S. Marine Corps Scout Swimmer course, the U.S. Army Ranger School, Special Operations Tactical Instructor Course, Instructor/ Trainer Course and all of the Army's NCO Professional Military Education courses, graduating from the USASMA Sergeants Major Course, Class 62, and the NLC 18-02. Command Sergeant Major Henry has an associate's degree from Excelsior College in Management and Administration Studies and is pursuing a Bachelor's degree with the University of Maryland University College in Business Management.


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Greg Lavelle, Senate District 4
Office sought: State Senate, District 4
Party: Republican
Age: 54
Candidate statement: I'm honored to serve where I was born, raised and have lived in for the past 25 years. My education and 30-year finance career help to focus on responsible and transparent budgets. A strong economy equals a strong DE and a brighter future for all.
Website: http://www.greglavelle.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GregLavelle302/
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Amazon has changed the way we shop, and it's not done yet! People all over North America shop the mega e-commerce site whether they're purchasing the latest accessories for their smartphones or stocking up on toilet paper. If your business sells products online, then Amazon advertising offers a huge opportunity that you can't afford to miss.
Not convinced? Consider this. There are currently more than 300 million Amazon customers, and that number is growing every day. In the United States alone, it is estimated that there are more than 80 million Amazon Prime members. There are now more Amazon Prime households than there are households that have a landline!
So how do you take advantage of Amazon Ads and what can they do for you? Well, buckle up because you're about to find out.
What is Amazon Advertising?
Amazon Ads work in a similar way to Google Adwords. The customer types in a keyword for the product that they are looking for and results appear. Some of these results are organic while some are sponsored ads. Like Google Adwords, sellers who want their products to have more visibility can bid on keywords and, if they win the bid, they will pay that amount when someone clicks on their ad.
Amazon ads can appear in a number of places including in the product listing section, the far right side and in the "customers also bought" section. Amazon also uses off-site ads on many apps where your ad may also appear.
How much does Amazon Advertising cost?
PPC prices for Amazon is usually less than $0.35 USD per click which is typically less than Google Adwords or Bing PPC and about on par with some of the lower cost Facebook ads.
Getting started with Amazon Advertising
Advertising on Amazon can be a highly effective way of getting your product out in front of more potential buyers. But if you are nervous about trying it, then it is recommended that you start small with one of your better selling products.
Starting with a product that you already know sells well will help you improve your chances of a better ROI.
By purchasing Amazon advertising, you will also be helping your organic listings on Amazon as well because the purchase history is a strong ranking factor that they use in their algorithms.
Before you can start advertising on Amazon, you are going to require either a seller or vendor account. If you are a first-party seller, it is better to have a vendor account, however, these, unfortunately, are by invitation only. Once you have set up your account and are logged in, you can begin setting up your Amazon ads.
Types of Amazon Advertising
Amazon provides many options to help you showcase your products and drive sales. They include Sponsored Product Ads, Headline Search Ads, and Product Display Ads. The following descriptions will help you decide which type of advertising is best for your business.
Sponsored Product Ads
These ads are used to drive traffic to a specific product that you are offering on Amazon, and they are typically displayed either at the top or bottom of the search results page. When users click on this type of ad, they click straight through to your product details page.
Amazon sponsored product ads are keyword targeted and allow you to set daily budgets as well as the length of your campaign.
Headline Search Ads
These ads will appear as headline banners in the search result pages above the result listing. These are also Pay Per Click and usually direct the user to a custom landing page which is branded and can promote three or more products.
The minimum bid for headline search ads is $0.10 USD, and the minimum campaign budget is $100 USD.
Product Display Ads
Finally, if you are advertising on Amazon, you may want to consider product display ads. These ads work a little differently. Instead of being keyword targeted, they target a shopper's interest. For example, if you have a product that is catered towards running, Amazon will target that ad to customers who have shown an interest in other products related to running.
Product display ads are displayed at the bottom or to the right of the search results. They can also show up on customer review pages as well as in marketing emails from Amazon.
Optimizing your Amazon Advertising
Just like any other form of online marketing, there are strategies that you can use to help you get the best return for your marketing dollar. These strategies include:
- Having a well thought out and structured campaign for each product category that you sell.
- Creating compelling content that will engage potential buyers.
- Being as specific as possible in your advertising copy.
- Bidding on well-known brand names sold by your competitors.
- Experimenting with different ad formats to see what works best for your business.
- Tracking the success of your campaigns and adjusting as necessary.
As the Amazon platform is showing no signs of slowing down, now is the time for businesses who sell tangible products to enter the world of Amazon advertising. For assistance with any of these strategies, contact the team at Rocket Digital to get started.


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If you are a blogger, affiliate marketer or any online business owner, traffic is essential as this is the life-blood of any type of business you built on the internet.Read more
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W+ For New Warriors
What is Warrior Plus and what are it's advantages
How to sell your product on Warrior Plus
Action Blogging
Action Blogging is a video tutorial that will guide you how to create an informative content that may provoke your website visitors to read your blog post from the first word until to the last word of it effectively.Read more
Learn the Techniques to Make Your Email Subject Line Stand Out!
The money is in the list. And if you are building your email list today, the next question is that, are your email series getting opened?Read more


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Program Installations
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Prior to version 1.000, a program generated by QB64 required all DLLs in the main folder to be bundled for distribution.
Version 1.000 and up generate stand-alone executables, but your program may require external data.
WinRar can be used to create a compressed SFX installation executable file that holds all of the program and required DLL library files/data files.
How to put a QB64 program and all its needed files into one EXE using WinRar (external tutorial).


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Prime Minister David Cameron is at Christleton High School this lunchtime as the party leaders target the City of Chester constituency as a key marginal in the election battle.
Mr Cameron, who will be accompanied by city Tory MP Stephen Mosley, recently announced that Christleton High is to open a controversial type of new free school called a Studio School that will be sponsored by Bank of America Merill Lynch who employ 3,000 people at MBNA on Chester Business Park.
The prime minister will no doubt wish to discuss the plans with headteacher Tony Lamberton and governors at the academy. But critics fear free schools undermine the existing education system by taking money and pupils away from existing schools, in addition to concerns about big business influencing the curriculum.
Christleton High was graded outstanding by Ofsted in November 2014, a complete turnaround from a previous inspection in 2007 when it was made subject to special measures to improve standards.
During his trip to the region, Mr Cameron is also visiting Sandymoor School, another free school, down the road in Runcorn as well as Crewe Railway Station where he will talk to Crewe and Nantwich Tory MP Edward Timpson about major expansion plans in connection with the HS2 high speed rail vision.
Mr Cameron's trip to Chester follows in the wake of a visit by Labour leader Ed Miliband at the weekend. He was in the city to back his parliamentary candidate Chris Matheson who will attempt to wrench the seat from Mr Mosley whose slender 2,583 majority is vulnerable. Mr Miliband was mobbed by a hen party on his visit to the city caught on camera by The Chronicle which has gone viral on the internet.
The Conservatives are proud of their economic record nationally and here in Chester which will no doubt feature as a theme during today's high profile visit ahead of the May 7 general and local elections.
Mr Mosley, who hosted Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond at the Urenco nuclear enrichment plant in Capenhurst on Friday, told The Chronicle: "You only have to go round the city centre and you can see the theatre being built, the library and the cinema there, rising from the ashes of the old Gateway. You can see the restaurant quarter that's going to be opening in a few months' time.
"You can see the investment in the walls which is only happening because of the Conservatives. There's a good feel about the city. Unemployment has dropped like a stone."


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We kick off a 5-part mini series on Chatbots, with a post on Feersum Engine, created by Praekelt.
What is Feersum Engine?
Feersum Engine is a multi-channel conversation creation platform optimised for frontier markets. It enables the rapid creation and operation of rich, mixed structured and NLP orientated digital conversations.
Feersum Engine's notable features.
On the tech side, Feersum Engine's creation tools enable multilingual communication and the platform is inherently suitable for low data, low UI literacy markets. Feersum uses high-tech Natural Language Processing & Machine Learning technologies.
Also worth mentioning: Feersum Engine allows for 3rd party API integrations, making it suitable for customised tasks.
From a User Experience perspective, the software's modular design enables it to quickly scaffold a conversation, while supporting multiple technologies at once.
From a utilisation perspective, Praekelt suggests that the software tool is super customisable in both output and costs.
Where we used this software?
Retro Rabbit is busy working with Praekelt to bring this new tech to the market. Our first projects are aimed at using Feersum to create bots for good in Africa, by creating conversation around topics that aim to educate and uplift..
For more on Feersum Engine, check out their website. Also catch some of our talented Software engineers talking about our experiences with Bots at Botcon 2017, happening on the 25th of May in Cape Town, South Africa. Our next post in this 5-part mini-series is all about why we love Microsoft's BotFramework


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Set on levels 2 to 4 of The Richardson, 6 Classic Rooms offer every comfort in a compact layout. Each room includes a beautifully appointed bedroom and luxurious private ensuite. Suite interiors are light and bright, decorated in relaxing neutral tones with immaculate attention to detail in all fixtures and finishes. Residents have access to their level's shared lounge, kitchenette and dining facilities, plus a Southern communal balcony with exceptional views over leafy West Perth.
Levels 2 to 4 of The Richardson accommodate 14 residents each.
Refundable Accommodation Deposit* (RAD): from $550,000
Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP*): from $73.98
Or a combined RAD and DAP payment structure – example below calculated based on 75% RAD payment and 25% DAP payment.
75% RAD $412,500 + 25% DAP of $18.49 per day
*Note that the balance of a resident's RAD is refunded in full when they leave The Richardson. DAP is based on current MPIR as at 1st January 2020 of 4.91%. Floor plan is indicative and may vary.
For a full explanation of pricing terminology and structure, please see our pricing page.


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This last week I took part in the oneweek100people challenge, promoted through the Urban sketchers social media sites. The idea is that you post your people sketches on line each day and try to hit 100 in the week. This is the first year I actually completed the task and it got me thinking about the importance of continued practice, continually learning and honing skills. This is important both to improve my own art but also to be a good teacher. In two weeks time I will be starting my own series of sketchbook sketching day workshops in my studio.Continue reading
My new studio: 'The Pidgeon Loft' at Woodend Mill
Over the last few weeks I have been spending some time decorating and preparing my little studio. I originally introduced my new workspace at Woodend Mill here on my blog some time ago and at that point it was very much a shell.
It has taken me a while to get it ready for action and I'm pretty much there with it now (apart from quite a few finishing touches!) so thought you may be interested in hearing about its development. At the time when I posted that last blog, I had started to create some ideas on pinterest but soon realized that I had enough of a vision in my head to continue without developing the board extensively. Continue reading
A new studio, fanciful or a much needed new start?
I am thrilled to share news that last Friday 28th April 201, I signed the lease on a new studio at Woodend Mill No.2, Mossley. It's on floor 3 ½ and sounds so much like it's from Harry Potter that I have to keep pinching myself to believe it's real! Continue reading


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Da Vinci Maestro 2 Hog Brushes 5123 Short Flat Size 2
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The short flat head creates sharp edges with control. The shape produces the bold, defined marks expected from a flat brush. The shorter bristle length of this style gives greater control of thicker colour or when using large amounts of colour.
The Da Vinci Maestro 2 Hog Bristle brush series 5123 Flat (Short Flat / Bright), are made of bristles which are worked deeply into the ferrule. Only through such bristle length can the positive and enduring effect of the "interlock production" come fully into its own, which is crucial for the elasticity, springiness and longevity of these bristle artist brushes. Da Vinci Maestro 2 Brushes have been developed for use with Oil Colour and can also be used with alkyds and acrylic colours.


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Jerry Jewell
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Jerry Jewell was born on July 30, 1976 in McAlester, Oklahoma. He is an American actor, singer, and voice actor working for Funimation and OkraTron 5000. He has provided voices for a number of English versions of anime. If you've ever watched an anime, it's very likely you've heard his voice. See full bio »
Born:in McAlester, Oklahoma, USA


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Model Engineering Glossary: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces or interlocking action.
Adhesion between surfaces in which the adhesive holds the parts together by interlocking action.
Adhesion between surfaces which are held together by valence forces or molecular bonding.
A substance capable of holding material together by surface attachment.
Failure resulting from insufficient bond between the adhesive and one or both sustrates. Adhesive strips away from substrates.
An adhesive is in tensile loading when the acting forces are applied at right angles to the plane of the adhesive. The tensile strength of a bond is the maximum tensile load per unit area, required to break the bond expressed in pounds per square inch.
Non-crystalline. Most plastics are amorphous at processing temperature. Many retain this strength under normal temps.
Compounds that retard the rate of oxidation of a polymer.
The purified liquid adhesive before any stabilizers or thickening agents are added to it.
Occurs when internal strength of the adhesive is not as great as the forces applied to it. Adhesive remains bonded to both sustrates.
A state of molecular structure in some polymers denoting uniformity and compactness of the molecular chains.
Deleterious change in the chemical structure of a plastic reflected in its appearance or physical properties.
That property of a dielectric which determines the electrostatic energy per unit volume for unit potential grade.
The voltage at which an insulating material can withstand before breaking down occurs, usually expressed as volts per mil.
The tangent of the loss angle of the insulating material.
The fractional increase in length of a material stressed in tension.
Enclosing an article in an envelope of adhesive.
Co-polymers of the polyolefins family derived from random co-polymerization of acetate and ethylene.
Migration of adhesives from the interior to the surface of plastic.
The greatest longitudinal stress a cast film (125 mils thickness) can bear without tearing apart.
A purification process where the raw monomer is heated to a precise, temperature controlled, constant boiling mixture. Then the vapor (gas) from this boiling mixture is cooled and transfered to the distillation column at an exact, specific temperature. The purpose is to remove any chemical impurities from the monomer.
The temperature at which a bond subjected to a PSI load fails.
A characteristic of hot melts in that they have holding power even while in the liquid hot state.
Decomposition of a substrate by reaction with water.
Capable of absorbing and retaining environmental moisture.
Adhesion between surfaces in which the adhesive holds the parts together by interlocking action.
Migration of adhesives from the interior to the surface of a plastic.
The sum of the atomic weight of all atoms in a molecule.
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A chemical reaction in which two or more small molecules continue to form larger molecules that contain repeating structural units of the original molecules. [Reproduction of parts].
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Enclosing and article in an envelope of adhesive.
The ability of a material to resist passage of electrical current either through its bulk or surface.
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A material which will undergoe a chemical reaction by action of heat, catalysts etc.. Leading to a relatively infusible state.
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Tribalism, Romanticism, and Anarchism
Many may wonder why is there so much love for an archaic, tribal past in Circle Ansuz. For an antifascist group it would seem counter-intuitive for us to engage in similar activities, particularly the glorification of a distant past, as the fascists we oppose. Such groups are notorious for their romanticization, politicization, and mangling of history to serve their purposes. In Circle Ansuz we draw inspiration from the past but that is where any similarity stops. Our perspectives on tribal societies and romanticism are coming from a very different place than that which is used by fascist, reactionary, and conservative groups.
In groups which whip up a romanticized vision of the past the main reason they do so is because they want to return to that time and place. Images of an older, simpler, idealized time run rampant in modern political discourse. Whether its American nostalgia for a sanitized vision of the 1950s, British ultraconservatives yearning for the glory days of the Empire, or Russian ultranationalists hearkening back to the Tsars the use of a fabricated past is a common tactic for justifying the actions of a whole host of political factions, fascists being one of the worst offenders in this regard. These narratives all share in common a rose-tinted vision of a past time that never really existed as depicted by their proponents. They sweep aside facts in favor of ideologically-induced phantasms constructed specifically to entice people to join them in abandoning their reason in favor of a false narrative. When used to seduce people into supporting fascist ideas the romanticizing of the past can be very powerful and dangerous.
Our view of tribalism is far more nuanced. While we argue there are values, ideas, and practices of the tribal period of the Germanic peoples which are worth emulating we understand the difference between reconstruction and resurrection. For all the facets of Germanic society we praise; most notably the Thing assemblies, communal defense and law enforcement, their relatively egalitarian attitudes, and worker control of their labor, we understand the society they lived in emerged in a specific time and place to face specific challenges. We also understand this society is far from ideal. Women, while treated with far more respect than the societies influenced by the Roman Empire and medieval Christianity, were not by modern feminist standards genuine equals. All of these societies exploited the labor of slaves; in fact the bulk of the wealth from the height of the Viking Age came not from plunder but from the sale of slaves taken in raids. For all the positives of Thing governance brutal, nasty blood feuds were also a major feature of Germanic life.
Considering all these negatives why should we consider this time, culture, and period to be such a vital inspiration to our ideas? It is because in spite of these flaws there are fundamental elements of the tribal period which present a powerful critique of society. In the modern discourse regarding the Germanics, as it is with all other tribal societies, it is generally assumed that life was nasty, brutish, and short. Taking a cue from the 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes and more modern social Darwinists most assume life in such "primitive" societies was defined by constant violence and savage warfare. Many assume such cultures existed in a "barbaric" state of eternal war of all against all. These assumptions are the foundations of the modern reasoning that all institutional power depends on the monopoly on the use of force and coercion to maintain itself.
Running up against this narrative are new facts regarding tribal life in the Germanic period and from the world over. A new consensus is developing where tribal societies were anything but the ruthlessly brutish places depicted in the popular narrative. As the Thing assemblies, the use of outlawry as the worst punishment, and other practices demonstrate the foundation of order and stability in these societies was not based on force or the fear of force but through consent, mutual aid, discourse, and discussion. This pattern repeats itself the world over, whether you are discussing the indigenous tribes of the Americas, Africa, or the Asian steppe. By holding up these tribal societies and their attitudes as a mirror to modern society a powerful critique emerges. If it is possible for society to be based on consensus and mutual aid in a time that is assumed by most to have been an age of violence and bloodshed then perhaps our modern ideas of what is necessary to build a nurturing, prosperous, and free society should be re-examined.
After all, there are many modern practices and innovations which the ancients would find just as abhorrent as we find slavery and human sacrifice. The ancients did not invent concentration camps, weapons of mass destruction, or anything comparable to the soullessness of corporate economics. They would likely find our acceptance of homelessness as a consequence of economic destitution and our lack of concern for our fellow community members to be inexcusable and uncivilized just as they would recoil from the needless, excessive waste of our consumerist economy. They would most certainly walk away in disgust at the ease of which people will discard dearly-held principles the moment they become an obstacle or inconvenience to the pursuit of personal advancement. If there are major aspects of our society which our allegedly savage ancestors would have cursed as inhuman then what does that say about us?


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Thank you very much for the information.I failed to mention one thing though; my grandfather Robert T. Goodchild, I have been told was adopted.I never knew his mother or father.This is the point where I get stuck.
I do not have any contact with my father, so I don't know alot about my grandparents like I should.
If you have any tips on how I can find out this information, it would be extremely appreciated.Especially if you have any idea how I can find out who may have adopted children about my grandfathers time of birth, April 19, 1916.
Also if you know how I may find out anything about my Grandmother's maiden name and family.I know I have heard the names McKenzie and Weems ( don't know if that is spelled right).
I look forward to hearing from you again.
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CharacterName: Captain
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Age Range: 40s - Early, 40s - Late, 50s
Dialects: Standard American, Standard English
Ethnicities: Caucasian
AuthorName: August Strindberg
Eras: 1901-1950, 1851-1900
In this monologue, the Captain tells his wife that he is aware of her plan to force insanity on him. He appeals to her interests by pointing out that if he goes insane there will be no income from his job and if he decides to take his own life, there will be no life insurance for her either.
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In this monologue, the Captain tells his wife always had the advantage over him and once he realized this, he saw that all his honor had disappeared.
This monologue takes place after the Captain has been driven insane by his wife. Here, he tells her that that all women are his enemies, then reminisces about the days when they were in love, and ends by damning all females.
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Period: Classical
Rating: Suitable for all ages
Copyright Status: Public domain
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This monologue takes place after it has been decided that the Captain will be admitted to an insane asylum. He enters the room while seeking literary "proof" that a man can never truly know if he is the father of his children. He then realizes the Pastor and Doctor are present and challenges their beliefs that they are the fathers of their children. He states that the only way a father can be certain of his rights of fatherhood is if he adopts a child.
The Captain speaks to his daughter, Bertha, after he has been driven insane by the thought that he might not be her real father. He tells her that she must be his daughter and that she must only love him and not her mother. He then states that he must eat her before she can eat him. He ends by telling her not to be scared of him.


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