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Epiphany School Endowment
Rev. John Enright Scholarship Fund for Epiphany School
What is the School Endowment?
The endowment is a pillar of our funding for K-8 Catholic education. It is new (2012) but a critical means of showing stewardship to the generations of parents, benefactors, priests and religious sisters, and lay teachers who have given their utmost to guarantee our present families a choice in education - a choice for God-centered education.
Endowment Balance as of December 2012: $5,000.00
The School Endowment is managed by the Archdiocese. But, it's use is restricted to the intention of the donor. In this case, tuition scholarships for students of Epiphany Parish.
Why we need a School Endowment?
There was a time in the not so distant past when it was possible for Catholic schools to offer free education; today that is impossible. An endowment will soften the burden of school expenses by providing another revenue stream besides tuition, fund-raising and the parish subsidy.
The endowment will support student scholarships and aid.
How can you help?
1. Cash Gifts
Cash can be given in any amount at any time. These gifts can be made in memory or honor of anyone, including family or friends.
2. Memorials at the time of death
A family can indicate in the obituary that memorials on behalf of the deceased can be made to the Epiphany School Endowment.
3. Designation in one's Will
In preparing a last Will and Testament, a lump sum gift can be declared and willed to the Epiphany School Endowment.
4. Charitable Gift Annuity
A gift pays you a guaranteed income for life, provides you with an immediate tax deduction, and then goes to work for the Endowment.
5. Insurance Policies
You may purchase a new life insurance policy, in your name, owned by the parish for the benefit of the School Endowment, with tax deductible premiums. The tax-free death benefit would then pass to the Endowment in your memory.
6. Other Means
The Endowment can receive contributions other than cash: real estate, stock certificates, and art work.


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The Jowett Car Club of Australia Incorporated is not responsible for any inaccuracies or changes that may occur within this document. Every effort has been made to ensure total accuracy. It is not a Jowett Car Club publication and, therefore, the Club has no control over its contents. These Technical Notes have been compiled by using the latest information available. Updates for these Notes can occur from time to time.
Updated by JCC (NZ)
Compiled by Mike Allfrey.
January, 2007
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These special service instructions are issued by Jowett Cars Ltd. for the use of Javelin owners wishing to obtain maximum performance for competition work. Owners are reminded that any modifications made to a Javelin for the purpose of competition work, or participation in competitions, automatically invalidates the guarantee.
Service Department is normally willing to undertake the tuning of
Javelins by appointment.
Because the 'Competition Tuning Notes – For The Jowett Javelin' were published in 1952, many more modifications were implemented after that date which make some of the information irrelevant or vague. Also, many of the parts mentioned were superseded or are no longer available, however in some cases parts from other vehicles may be modified to suit. Produced here are the 'Notes' and (in italic type) Neil Moore's comments and information.
These instructions apply to the Javelin car and are intended as a guide to tuning for maximum performance.
It is extremely important that these are read in conjunction with the Maintenance Manual for the Javelin, which describes in detail the work involved in stripping and assembling the units concerned. In addition, it is important that the standards of workmanship and cleanliness are of the highest order if success. is to be assured.
It is important that the Cylinder Heads are polished and subsequently corrected for capacity in the following manner:
a) Induction and Exhaust Valve Ports – In addition to generally polishing out the ports, some benefit may be obtained from attention to the following:
Exhaust Ports – On Cylinder Heads fitted to early cars, the radius under the lower side of the Exhaust Valve Seating may be considerably increased. Metal has been removed here on later castings, increasing the cross section area at the throat of the Port (Fig. 1).
Figure 1. Re-profiling exhaust ports.
b) Inlet Ports – As with Exhaust Ports, early castings have more metal than is desirable under the Valve Seating. On later castings, metal has been left on the opposite wall, with improved results. This cannot be done on the early' castings, but the rough edge may be faired off to reduce the buffer effect under the shoulder (Fig. 2).
a) NOTE: This porting and polishing procedure applies to PA and PB (Pre 1950) and PC (1950-51). The introduction of the PD engine (1952) brought a modification to the cylinder head casting with a vertical web running under the sloping part of the combustion chamber, giving extra strength when the head has been planed to correct capacities after porting and polishing. This web is visible through the lower water passage in the heads.
In the PE Series III (1953) engines this whole procedure was carried out by the factory to these instructions.
Figure 2. Re-profiling inlet ports
c) Combustion Chamber – All sharp edges should be removed. .The undercuts round each valve should be blended off to ensure a smooth gas flow and to assist turbulence (Fig. 3).
Figure 3. Re-profiling combustion chambers.
d) Alignment of ports with manifolds. This is particularly important and can be checked by blueing the flange faces and then bolting up with paper between; by observing the pattern on each side of the paper, the points where metal is to be removed to make the ports coincide can be observed.
e) Valves – The Valves and Seats must be in first-class condition, with no signs of pitting or excessive narrowness. A seat width of 3/32" should be maintained for the Exhaust Valve and 1/16" for the Inlet Valve. It is important that the turbulence angle is maintained on the Valve Seats, as shown in Fig 4.
e) NOTE: Early Vauxhall Exhaust Valves of the same head diameter but of more robust dimensions may be used if the ends of the stems are shortened to approximately 1/16" above the collet groove and care taken that adequate clearance is maintained at the top of the guide in relation to the valve head.
It is recommended that valve seats requiring building up or cracks needing repair be done by welding –- preferably by the 'Eutectic' process, as this minimises distortion and the resultant weld deposit can be machined easily.
f) Valve Springs – If it is desired to lift the Valve Bounce point of the Engine above 5,500 R.P.M. stronger Outer Springs should be fitted (our Part No. 52964).
f) NOTE: Part No. 52964 is still available from L. J. Golding, Auckland.
Figure 4. Section through valve seat.
g) Cylinder Head Capacity – After the above work has been completed the capacity of the Combustion Chamber should be checked as follows:
Remove the Cylinder Head and lay flat on a bench with the Combustion Chambers face up.
Insert a set of spare Spark Plugs.
Fill the Combustion Chamber with fluid, flush to the face. This capacity should be between 40 and 41 cc. (Fig. 5).
Figure 5. Checking combustion chamber capacity.
h) Compression Ratio – With the above Cylinder Head Capacity of 40 to 41 c.c. and a standard Gasket which has a Combustion Space Capacity of 7½ cc, compressed, the following Compression Ratios may be obtained by the use of the Pistons quoted:
Piston Part No. 50656 gives 7.2 to 1;
Piston Part No. 53228 gives 7.6 to 1;
Piston Part No. 53227, 8.0 to 1.
(The last two are Higher Compression Ratios)
It is recommended that the higher Compression Ratios should not be used unless fuel of at least 80 Octane rating, or 25 per cent Benzole mixture is available.
As a final check the Compression Ratio on the Engine can be checked as follows:
With the Head in position on the Engine and the Pistons at TDC: fill with liquid to the level of the Spark Plug Facing, rocking the Engine to make sure that all air is ejected. The relative volumes should be:
7.2 to 1 = 58 c.c.
7.6 to I = 56 c.c.
8.0 to 1 = 53 c.c.
Note: an error of plus or minus 2 per cent is allowable in the above volumes.
Any corrections to the capacity can be made by machining the Cylinder Head Gasket Facing 0.011" (0.2794 mm) removed here reduces the capacity by 1 c.c.
h) NOTE: Piston supply in New Zealand at present is nil. However the following pistons can be used – 75 mm and 77 mm Volkswagen pistons, giving approx. 8.8-9.0 to I; 74.9 mm Vanguard Six and Triumph 2000, giving 8.8-9.0 to 1; 74.3 mm Vauxhall Viva, giving 8.4 to 1. Triumph 1300 are also apparently suitable.
However, these all require modification. and machining to some degree and it is suggested that advice from someone who has fitted same be solicited before undertaking this job. Negotiations are at present being made to ensure a future supply of Javelin pistons.
Australian Note: Pistons to Jupiter specification are manufactured in Australia. Flat top pistons can be ordered (January 2007).
Copper/asbestos/Steel Cylinder Head Gaskets are available (Golding), which are 0.010" thinner than copper/asbestos/copper gaskets but have a slightly larger combustion space capacity which can accommodate larger pistons.
Petrol in U.K. when the original Notes were written was "pool" of 70 octane rating.
i) Bearings – Engines up to No. E0/PB/8902 were fitted with White Metal Connecting Rod and Main Bearings, and an un-hardened Crankshaft. It is advisable to replace this assembly by an induction hardened Shaft to our Part No. 50647, which will necessitate the use of Copper Lead Bearings except for the Rear Main Bearings which remain in White Metal, the Part Numbers of these are Connecting Rod Assembly – J54444, Main (Front and Centre) Bearings – 52573, Rear Main Bearings – 50646.(standard sizes).
It is vital when refitting Bearings that absolute cleanliness is assured and rag should in no circumstances be used to wipe components: they should be washed in clean petrol and blown off by air. Great attention should also be paid to the sealing of the Crankcase Balance Pipe Rubber Ring as detailed on Page 35 of the Maintenance Manual.
i) NOTE: Numerous Bearing changes in numbers and minor details took place due to JCL chasing the bogey of bearing failure and broken crankshafts. The main cause showed itself to be starving of the main bearings. especially the Centre Main Bearing, and over supply of oil to the Big End Bearings. The partial answer to this problem was enlarging of oil-ways as in the Series III engine, and the fitting of an oil cooler which gave a fairly satisfactory life if the Series III grinding sizes were adhered to for crankshaft. 'Vandervell' make Main Bearings for these specifications in copper-lead (Part No. 1959) with a White-metal Rear Main (Part No. 1960).
Particular attention must be made to retaining 0.100" radius fillets on regrinding crankshafts. Under no circumstances should White-metal Big End Shells or White-metal Front and Centre Main Bearings be used.
Perkins 'Alu-tin' bearings can be used in Mains providing shaft tolerance is revised to 2.2500" - 2.2498" and the groove kept to a minimum (an article on this subject is being prepared). Alu-tin Bearings for Big End Shells from Humber 90 and Minx (Repco Part No. 4K2911 AL) can be used with shaft tolerance 1.9998" - 2.000". These are slightly narrower than Jowett original, but are satisfactory.
For more information about bearings, refer to PART V – CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS.
Disregard the Jowett Part Numbers quoted in the original text! Early Crankshafts, i.e., Square Web solid and with 15/16" hole through Big Ends, should be crack tested before replacing. For high performance, an Oval Web Shaft should be fitted. (Approx. 30 new ones are available from Goldings!) The Oval Web Crankshaft was not apparently fitted until after the factory stopped producing cars early in 1954, but as the Flat Crankshaft broke with monotonous regularity most have been replaced. After 1958 the Oval Web Crankshafts were Nitrided – the date of manufacture being stamped on the Front Web, e.g..3 over 62 being March 1962.
j) Clutch – It is desirable to replace the Clutch Friction Disc with one of a woven type having a greater coefficient of friction, this is available under our Part No. 52420/A.
j) NOTE: This Clutch Plate 52420/A is the deluxe type available from most retailers. The Pressure Plate normal for Javelin is Borg and Beck B2 with Blue Springs – however a stronger Pressure Plate with White Springs can be obtained from Motor Traders Ltd. The reconditioned Pressure Plate Assemblies from some suppliers are not recommended as the balancing is very suspect.
It is advisable to have the whole Crankshaft, Flywheel and Pressure Plate Assembly balanced as a unit by a reputable balancing firm,
(Mr Ted Thomson of Kumeu, Auckland, is recommended)
k) Carburettors – Special 30 VM. Carburettors with the following settings:
27 mm Choke; 110 Main Jet; 50 Compensating; 2.2 Vent over Capacity; 45 Slow Running; 120 Progression; 1.5 mm Needle Seating (1 mm Washer) should be fitted in place of the Standard VM. 4 or 5. These Carburettors are interchangeable and carry our Part- numbers LH – 1.53732; RH – 1.53733.
The Throttle Spindle operation is in the reverse direction, and the Throttle Cable must consequently be rearranged. A suggested method is to fit a Cable approximately 9".(25 cm) longer than standard, securing the Inner Cable to the Bracket on the left hand Tappet Cover, and the Outer Cable to the Throttle Rod. The Throttle Return Spring should be connected to the Clip to which the original Outer Cable was secured on the right hand Tappet Cover.
k) NOTE: This 30 VM Carburettor is available from Joseph Lucas, but 'the jets will have to be altered and pairs will not be available –- only one side. This will mean that the controls on one side will be on the outside; however controls from an old carburettor could be substituted. The main point to watch is the position of the hole for the Advance/Retard Fitting to the Distributor. Some carburettors use this fitting with a hole to the underside of the butterfly for a vacuum brake booster unit and if this is fitted to a Distributor will give full Advance on starting up. The hole should be on or slightly above the butterfly.
Figure 6. Throttle cable arrangement
l) Water Pump – On all Engines prior to PA.5857 the Water Pump should be modified to increase its capacity to 7 gallons/min. at 1,500 R.P.M. On Engines subsequent to the above number the modification was incorporated. The modification consists of a modified Cover and the addition of a Shroud Assembly to the Impellor, as shown in Fig. 6.
In addition to the above the Thermostat should have the 2 Bleed Holes enlarged to 3/16" diameter if prior to the above number.
l) NOTE: 'Waxstat' failsafe Thermostats are now available for the Javelin and are a more positive type of thermostat. As the Pump Bypass is through the 3/16" holes, these should be drilled in the valve plate.
Figure 7. Left: Impellor shroud; Right: Later cover.
m) Oil Pump – It is recommended that an Oil Pump of increased capacity be fitted to our Part No. AS.52403. Engines built subsequent to PA 800 have this modification incorporated.
m) NOTE: The Oil Pump mentioned had a 3/8" OD 5/16" ID discharge pipe to block and fixed adjustment. From E1/PC/18985 a tailpipe was fitted to the Bottom Cover Relief Valve hole to direct discharging oil under the surface and stop aeration. From E2/PD/21937 and E2/SA/882 (Jupiter) September 1952 an increase in the Discharge Pipe to 7/16" ID and Internal Galleries of the Block was made. From E2/PE/23122 and E2/SC/945 (Jupiter) December 1952 a deeper pump was used with the same gears and a new Base Plate with Relief Valve returning internally to suction side of pump. The Relief Valve was fully adjustable and set at 65 - 70 psi. Refer to Part IX – OIL PUMP.
NOTE: The oil pressure was raised to allow for extra resistance of oil cooler pipes to maintain adequate flow.
n) Oil Cooler – It is recommended that the Rear Timing Case Cover Part No. 50690 and early type Oil Filter Assembly should be replaced by the latest type Assembly. Engines built subsequent to El/PC/16603 incorporate this latest type of new Rear Timing Case Cover to our Part No. 53030 and Tecalemit Oil Filter Assembly.
The above allows an Oil Cooler, Part No. J54532 to be fitted as shown by use of two Flexible Pipes to Part No. J54519.
n) NOTE: Disregard Oil Cooler Number –- not available. A VW Cooler can be used modified as per article by G. Fisk in 'Flat Four' 1966.
Figure 8. Oil cooler installation from front.
Figure 9. Oil cooler installation from rear.
o) Fan – The Fan Blades should be stiffened by the addition of extra welding along the base of the Blade where it abuts on to the Centre Spider. This will necessitate re-balancing the Fan Assembly which can be done by mounting it on a suitable arbour and rolling on knife edges, metal being removed from the tips of the Blades in order to restore static balance.
o) NOTE: An 'Electric Thermostatically Operated Fan could be fitted with advantage behind the Radiator. (A future article on this is promised.-Ed.)
p) Ignition Setting – The recommended setting is with the points breaking at approximately ¼" (6.5 mm) ATDC (measured on the Flywheel Rim). This setting will cause the Engine to 'pink' on 1/3 to ½ Throttle at 20-30 M.P.H. (32-48 K.P.H.) when suction advance is operating. The 'pink' should disappear completely on Full Throttle.
Special constant mesh Gears, providing a higher ratio in the Intermediate Gears, are available, and we are, therefore, including a chart showing the road characteristics with the various ratios (Fig. 4). These carry our Part Numbers as follows:
Stem Gear - 52733 (19 teeth);
Layshaft (Cluster gear) – 52734 (33 teeth).
Note: Cars fitted with gearboxes numbered J1 upwards, on the gearbox top, Incorporate these ratios.
NOTE: It is recommended that a large centre main shaft thrust washer be fitted. They were fitted to late model gearboxes.
Propellor Shaft Universal Joint (50916). These Joints, particularly at the front should be carefully examined on all cars which have run more than 6,000 miles (9,000 km) and it any rubbers show signs of deterioration the Joint should be replaced.
It is recommended that high duty Linings be fitted for high speed competition work, and we would recommend: Mintex M.14 or 15; Ferodo M.R. 41
Care should be taken to specify whether the car has the early Hydraulic Front, Mechanical Rear operated system or the Full Hydraulic, when ordering.
Rear Shock Absorber Upper Pin – A modification to stiffen up the Rear Shock Absorber Upper Pin was introduced at Car No. 17672. Check that this has been carried out and if not modify the Mounting of the. Pin in accordance with Fig. 7.
Shock Absorbers – A 25 per cent stronger all round setting is recommended for most types of Competition work. As an alteration in the setting involves complete dismantling of the Shock Absorbers, replacement by the stronger type is advised: These carry our Part numbers Front 54385 (fitted as standard from Engine No. 16500), Rear 54675 (Competition).
NOTE: From E2/PD/2188 and Jupiter E2/SA/865 the New Metalastic Rubberised Suspension was fitted. This is a superior suspension in all respects to the earlier type for competition work. The 25 per cent stronger type early Shock Absorbers are the only type available now.
Figure 10. Arrangement of rear shock absorber mount.
Batteries – It will be found advisable to protect these at the front and base with a sheet metal case for high speed motoring over loose surfaces.
In addition to the special work described above, it is very necessary that the normal servicing of the car as detailed In the Instruction book and the Maintenance Manual, is carried out.
The special items previously mentioned are summarized herewith for easier reference:
Part Description Part Nos.
Stiffer Outer Valve Spring 52964
7.6:1 Compression Ratio Piston 53228
8.0:1 Compression Ratio Piston 53227
Induction Hardened Crankshaft 50647
Copper-Lead Connecting Rod Bearing Assy J54444
Copper-Lead Main Bearings, Fr & Ctr 52573
White-metal Rear Main Bearing 50646
Higher Coefficient Clutch Friction Disc 52426/A
30 VM. Carburettor-LH 1.53732
30 VM Carburettor – RHS 1.53733
New Type Water Pump Cover 52710
New type Water Pump Impellor 1.54414
Latest type Thermostat 50768
Increased Capacity Oil Pump AS. 52403
Latest type Rear Timing Case Cover 53030
Tecalemit Oil Filter Assembly 53422
Oil Cooler J54532
Flexible Oil Cooler Pipe – 2 off J54519
Higher Ratio Stem Gear 52733
Higher Ratio Layshaft 52734
25 % Stiffer Absorbers – Front 54385
25 % Stiffer Shock Absorber – Rear 50467S
Back Axle Ratio – 4.875:1
Gear Ratios – Modified Gearbox
First Speed 1:17.4
Second Speed 1:10.6
Third Speed 1:6.70
Top Speed 1:4875
Gear Ratios – Standard Gearbox
First Speed 1:19.0
Second Speed 1:111.6
Third Speed 1:7.34
Top Speed 1:4875
Rolling Radius of Tyre 12.7in - Tyre Size 5.25 - 16.
Valve Spring Surge occurs at 5,500 revs. per min. with Standard Valve Springs.
Engine Revs Per Minute
Key To Chart – SGFG = Standard Gearbox First Gear; MGFG = Modified Gearbox First Gear
SGSG = Standard Gearbox Second Gear; MGSG = Modified Gearbox Second Gear
SGTG = Standard Gearbox Third Gear; MGTG = Modified Gearbox Third Gear
Top Gear (Upper Graph Line) Same For Both Gearboxes
Warning Note: First gear in 'High Ratio' gearbox is not as durable as it is in the standard gearbox.


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On its websight, Fame producers, Bluewater Productions, feature an interview with comic-book writer Kim Sherman, who drew the lucky job of encompassing RPattz's so-culled life.
"I love having the ability to introduce high-profile people to readers through an unexpected medium that is both written and visual," Sherman said. "These biography comics are designed to illustrate interesting tidbits to fans about their favorite figureheads, and inspire them to learn more. I chose to conceptualize A-lister Robert Pattinson from a unique perspective, immersing the reader into the life of the talented actor beyond his most famous role."
And can you imagine getting to draw Rob over and over again (or do you do that already?). That's the thankful task of Nathaniel Ooten.
"Working on this book has opened an entirely new level of Rob Pattinson for me," Ooten says on the Bluewater site. "Before starting, I was only aware of the 'teenage vampire' Pattinson. After reading the script, studying the subject and listening to his music, I not only became very interested in Pattinson's future work, but also discovered a new appreciation for this 'teenage vampire.'"
And for those who think they know just about everything about England's contribution to female fantasy, Bluewater prez promises some hidden treats.
"Twilight fans want to know everything about the talented people who have brought them the story of Edward and Bella," Davis says. "I'm pleased to be able to bring them Robert Pattinson's story. It's our hope that even the most devoted fans will discover a fact or two that takes them completely by surprise."
So look forward to adding the ish to your previous copies of Fame. What, you missed the Lady Gaga bio?
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Herpetology Club
Reptiles and Amphibians
The herpetology club provides a place for students interested in reptiles and amphibians to learn and gain experience. There are field and educational opportunities provided through club activities. The club is also a local chapter for AZA FrogWatch, which is a national frog call survey. In activities like this students are able to learn from one another and share their own knowledge. The club participates in activities that advance members' knowledge of herpetofauna and reach out to the Unity community in educational ways.
For more information, contact Cheryl Frederick.


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A picture is worth a thousand words. We've been told since the early days of our marketing and design careers (and maybe as early as grade school) that imagery will speak volumes about who you are and what you stand for. And it's still a true statement. You can have the coolest product or best service in its class, but if your website doesn't represent your brand, it won't bring you the customers you need. And since most people have a website for lead generation you'll want to be sure that the images you choose support your strategy.
Yet, for some reason, we find imagery to be the website content that clients give very little budget and very little time considering when working on a new website design.
Why Are Images So Important?
We already know that it takes less than 5 seconds for a visitor on your website to make a decision on whether you can meet their needs and do it well. (See also: Three Website Design Tips that Will Change How Your Website Sells. ) If your website design doesn't give the visitor the "feeling" that makes them want to continue in those first 5 seconds, you've lost a potential customer. And what is the one thing that is most likely to contribute to the feeling that is created? An image. Maybe there are several images that rotate, maybe it's a video, or maybe it's just one large image that tells a story about who you are and what you do. But in almost every case that image will support the words that you're stating on the website, even if the visitor doesn't read all of it. They may only get as far as what your website looks like before making a decision to stay or go on. Literally your choice of imagery could have the power to keep people on the website or send them on to a competitor.
What Kind of Imagery Should You Use?
So here's the thing about images: they're not the cheapest things on earth. But just like you've made the commitment to promote yourself in a professional way through your web design and your marketing efforts, you also need to commit to images that make sense, represent the quality of your organization and aren't overused. It can literally be the difference between generating a lead and the potential lead leaving your website because it doesn't meet their expectations.
In many cases this means you need to have photos taken, but not always. Here are the two paths that you can take when it comes to website imagery.
Proprietary Images
Showing your product at its best angle or sharing the experience that customers have when they choose your company is ideal. And really the only way to do that is to set up your own photo shoot. This allows you to create the feeling you want the website visitor to have about your company and/or product.
Here's an example of a specialty medical practice in New York that conducted their own photoshoot for cancer treatment. When you come to this website you'll get the overall feeling that they want you to have about being a patient there.
Something else we hear a lot is that the client wants to "re-shoot" when there's been a staff change. In most cases it's perfectly acceptable to leave a photo on your website after a staff member pictured changes jobs or leaves the company. The particular staff member in the New York Oncology image may move on to a new job in the future, but the picture is still a valid representation of how they care for patients and there's no need to change it unless it's no longer representative of how the practice functions.
Stock Photos
Most people think, "We'll use stock photos because it's a lot cheaper than doing our own photoshoot." But the price of really good stock imagery can be high -- in the range of a few hundred dollars or more per picture. With stock photography, the less expensive the picture, you're likely to get less quality and more use by other companies. There are a few stock images that we've seen on multiple occasions for similar types of companies.
If you're going to use stock imagery, try to find pictures that really represent you. You want to stand out, express the right feeling and have the right "look". If you can find the right stock photo, go for it. But we have literally spent hours trying to find the right photo for clients and in some cases never really find something we're 100% happy with.
The example below from Mission Regional Medical Center shows a stock image we found for their website showing a Hispanic doctor speaking to a woman who you can imagine may also be Hispanic. This was a critical requirement for the photo we chose in order to match the demographics of South Texas. We spent time finding quite a few images in this genre that felt similar, and expressed the same type of feeling. This isn't always the easiest thing to do in order to get the result you want.
PRo Tips for Proprietary AND Stock Imagery
Here are some pro tips to help you decide which type of photo gathering would best suit you. Keep in mind that ultimately you want to use imagery that matches your marketing strategy and brand, without breaking the bank. Depending on what you need, a proprietary shoot could be less expensive in the long run.
Proprietary Photo Pro Tips:
- Be sure you talk to your photographer about what kind of photos you want, examples of a style you like and how you're going to use the photos. If this is primarily for website usage odds are good you need most photos to be horizontally oriented. This process will also help you think through the number of locations you need to shoot in so that the photographer can quote the most realistic price for you.
- Taking photos on your phone or even with a camera that you own is not the same as hiring a professional. The photographer will have high resolution equipment but more importantly they have an eye for composition, lighting and bringing out the emotion in photos that most people can't do if this is not their professional career.
- Be sure the photographer doesn't zoom in too close on the subject. This will allow you to crop images to suit your needs so you don't end up with an odd looking segment of a picture that was really cool when you could see the whole thing.
Here's an example:
In the full size image above you see the dentist and the patient and get a feel for the office's surroundings. Now look at the cropped version that could be the approximate dimensions of a home page website banner image below.
When we crop the image you almost can't see the dentist and you may not be able to understand what you're looking at in the background. Because the staff and the state of the art office are often an important part of healthcare marketing, this photo might not work as well because the subject is too close to the camera.Stock Photo Pro Tips:
- You can do a search to see if the photo you want to use is being used in other places on the web. Google's Reverse Image Lookup lets you see where else the picture can be found online. Give this a try before you buy a picture to be sure it's not something your primary competitor has already used.
- If, in the rare event, you find the perfect picture someplace free like Wikipedia you will need to read the copyright rules for each picture. Some pictures can be re-used without credit, others you can use for free but need to credit the source. Wikipedia typically isn't a good place to find photos that will meet all the criteria you need to support your marketing strategy.
- Don't rely on Photoshop to make a stock photo fit what you need. Don't get me wrong, we have done some amazing things in the past to pictures that weren't quite right. But it's not quick or free to alter images. And even then, there's only so much we can do without it looking fake. It's better to start with a photo that matches your needs as closely as possible.
Budget for photography as a part of your marketing plan periodically so that you have pictures that you're proud to use on the website and in other ways to represent the company. Whether they're great stock pictures or your own -- the investment will improve your overall brand value and your potential customers' perspective of the company.
Photography is just one of many things we help our clients consider, especially in health care, when working on a website redesign. For more information on things you need when redesigning your website, download our free ebook by clicking below.


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Here are two more helpful articles by well respected evangelical Bible scholars:
By Darrell Bock of Dallas Seminary
Here are two more helpful articles by well respected evangelical Bible scholars:
By Darrell Bock of Dallas Seminary
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On December 23rd of last year, writer Kurt Eichenwald had an online article go live which became this week's cover piece for the newly re-published Newsweek magazine entitled, "The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin." In it, while trying to be objective, he takes shot after shot at a tradition, or evangelical, understanding of the Bible. And, by traditional and evangelical I am not being overly precise. I mean a basic understanding of Scripture that it is true and authoritative.
There are several good responses now on the web and there are several very helpful books on the topic of why the Bible is a reliable document, historically, theologically, and spiritually, and I will link you to a blog by NT scholar Daniel Wallace where he argues at greater length and with greater precision than me, but let me just outline some of the things to keep in mind if you have read the Newsweek piece or plan on it for the future.
1. The article has several factual flaws, such as how the Bible came to be, dating, the history of Christianity, the basics of Christian belief, etc.
2. The arguments used in the article are not new. They have been widely discussed and have been propagated by liberal theologians for centuries and now are re-articulated by faculty in university religion departments, not least by Dr. Bart Erhman of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. These arguments have been addressed and responded to clearly, rigorously, and with the highest levels of scholarship, by evangelical Biblical scholars and theologians. These evangelical rebuttals cannot make an unbeliever believe. That is the work of the Spirit. But, they show that Christian belief in the Bible is reasonable and comports with evidence.
3. The article dismisses out of hand evangelical presuppositions and convictions that drive our view of the Biblical text – in its creation, its transmission, and its present form – and thus does not view current evangelical responses to his arguments as valid. The author then goes on to assume other biases that are the basis of his arguments without defending those philosophically or in any other way. Orthodox Christians – fundamentalists, evangelicals, and even moderates – are all simply cast aside as ignorant and unable to reasonably hold to our view of the Bible. By the way, he lumps everyone together and does not distinguish how certain traditions and strains of Christianity have significantly different approaches to Scripture. He rightly points out some very dodgy views on the Bible, but assumes all Christians see it that way.
4. The article has a very flat view of the Bible and does not account for how literature, not least ancient literature, works. He sees contradictions, inconsistencies, errors, and the lot, not because they are clearly seen in the text, but because he does not evaluate literary genre, how things are intended to be read in context, the overall story of the Bible, the nuances of authorial perspective, etc. It is actually a far more nuanced view of the Bible that allows for evangelical convictions to thrive.
5. Every argument for a position, whatever it is, is evidence of a personal narrative. That is true for orthodox Christians and why we believe the Bible to be the very voice of God. But, it is also true for Kurt Eichenwald. While I think his piece is just not good, or helpful, or written with journalistic integrity, I imagine the effort he put into it by means of research and thought are driven by a personal story of disappointment with orthodox Christianity and its view of the Bible. Some of the hurt might be pretty justified. Perhaps he, or someone he loves, has been very affected by how some Christians used the Bible to attack, condemn, or emotionally jab. So, just as we must own our biases (and let's admit that our conviction about the Bible is biased…it's just that we think our biases are correct) we must acknowledge that articles like this one come out of a personal story and are not just an interesting journalistic contribution to public thought and for the common good. I think that means we should pray for Mr. Eichenwald and not just excoriate him. That is possible, you know. We can both repudiate his article and be compassionate toward him – and yes, toward Bart Ehrman and the many other public voices, and not so pubic voices, of those who struggle with Christianity, the Bible, the gospel, and Jesus himself. As the Lord directs you, would you pray for the salvation of folks like this? You and I were no better off before God saved us, miraculously, through the converting power of the Holy Spirit, giving us faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Here is a helpful post by Dr. Daniel Wallace. Daniel Wallace response
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Watch Alistair Begg explain the answer.
There are plenty of blogs out there on this issue. Very good ones. In the past I have assumed my people were reading those blogs and therefore I did not see how my voice would be an important aspect of shepherding, not just in conveying truth but in also leading as a pastor. I don't think I can be silent anymore. If you stumble on this as a person outside my church, great. But, for those of you at the Bible Church, I want you to hear your pastor publicly care about recent events in Ferguson, New York, and in many other situations, recently.
I want to begin with the question: How do we respond?
1. We are responding, one way or the other. If you think you are staying out of it by silence, that is a response. That says something. The issues we are facing demand we acknowledge our response and then to be intentional with it. Is it Biblical? Is it defined by the Gospel?
2. I think we need to admit there is something very wrong in our system. When very conservative evangelical leaders, not known for their progressive bent toward social issues, are decrying the handling of police force against minorities lately, then the canary has died in the mineshaft. I think we need to face the facts. Something is very wrong. We certainly need to admit that minorities in this country are experiencing profound hurt. Regardless of all the contingencies and mishandling of that hurt, we should feel compassion and we need to address system. Personal sin is a very crucial doctrine, but so is corporate and systemic sin. We must keep both doctrines at the center of this, and work toward repentance in both domains.
3. We need to acknowledge, if we are a majority ethnicity and/or if we have never experienced racism, that we cannot tell people who have what to feel. I do not know what it is liked to be followed in a store as I window shop. I have never been pulled over out of suspicion due to my race (plenty of time for speeding, unfortunately). My bi-racial status was always accepted in the milieu of the San Fransisco Bay Area. If anything, the fact that I am half Indian, part European, and part Native American, from a privileged family, with a good education, given how I present myself in clothing, and speaking, and the lot, has only opened doors for me. We need to know that living life as an African American is not neutral, even in very liberal cities. I am coming to grips with my own naiveté in these days.
4. We need to pray. There is not much more to be said, but we need to start making this a regular feature of our intercession. That will reveal a lot about what we believe, how we feel, and most importantly it will be used of God to bring transformation by the power of the Gospel.
5. We need to respect our law enforcers still. Remember, this is about a handful of policemen and other leaders in question. The vast majority of our law enforcers are good people, who do their job with justice, who try and protect life, and are comprised of white, black, latino, asian, and more.
6. We need to do something. That is now an agenda for the leadership of our church. I do not have a timetable. I do not have a chart. But, the leadership is praying, talking, and seeking ways of being a church that stands for the glory of God in doing something in our city to show that God is glorified in the unity, love, equality, friendship, partnership, and esteem of all races. Will you join us in seeking God in what He would have of us? Would you be willing to be willing to join with us in addressing these issues as a church for the name and fame of Christ?
Our church is beginning a very exciting new chapter. We are beginning to embrace the reality that a healthy church is a multiplying church. A healthy church is a church-planting church. What is true for individual disciples, that they be disciple-makers of disciple-makers, is also true for local churches.
Now, almost every pundit on matters ecclesial agrees there are pockets in North America that are under-churched. Marin County, CA and Portland, OR are two examples. But, what about the South? Does the Bible-belt really need more churches? Aren't there enough churches in the South that Southern churches can take their limited resources and pour them into the places of real need, like the unreached people groups of the other nations?
Clearly, healthy churches need to be devoted to bringing the gospel to the nations. This is not an either/or. It is a both/and. But, should churches in the South spend a lot of time, energy, and money on planting new churches in what seems to be one of the most established Christian areas in America, which seems to be the most Christian nation in the world?
Yes. Absolutely. I think we would actually be neglecting our call if we did not. It would be unhealthy if we did not.
But, some of you might need to know why. And, some of you may still not agree with my reasons, but at least you will see there are good reasons. Each needs much more unpacking, but let me at least list them out.
1. Biblical theology argument: The New Testament shows that the model of kingdom expansion was church planting. As soon as the Apostles began their ministry outside the initial revivals in Jerusalem, churches were planted in Asia Minor, often directed by Paul and his cohort. The kingdom had its pivot foot in local churches, and still does. This New Testament paradigm is not just descriptive but prescriptive, and there is a library's worth of nuanced Biblical and theological treatments that establish this. Take a look at http://www.redeemer.com for some resources.
2. Healthy church argument: Simply tallying up how many churches are in a given area and how many people attend them is not the way to do the math on this issue. The issue is: how many heathy churches with converted Christians who are on mission comprise the ecclesial make up of an area? Many people define a healthy church as: orthodox, stable attendance, and stable income. That is not the right definition. A healthy church is rigorously Biblical with a value for expositional ministry, has godly leadership, it equips believers for ministry, it has a strong community, it has a clear and robust gospel-centered vision, it invests mercy locally, it emphasized and trains people for personal evangelism, and it is committed to multiplying healthy churches locally and globally. So, are there enough of those churches in any area, even the South? No. Nope. Nada. Uhuh. From Chapel Hill to Nashville, Birmingham to Jackson, Richmond to Memphis, more truly healthy churches are needed. By the way, when more heathy churches are planted in an area, two things happen in that community. The churches that have potential (Biblically faithful but not healthy yet) are stoked to life, and unhealthy churches (dysfunctional, theologically liberal, legalistic) are brought to a quicker end. Adding more churches only helps the true churches of that area. Everyone benefits.
3. Demographic argument: Even though the South tends to have more healthy churches than other parts of the country, most people in the South are not Christians and do not have a strong connection to a healthy church. In the Triangle, there are over a million people who do not know Christ. We could triple the amount of local churches and still not adequately reach these people. Different churches, while sharing the characteristics that make for health, can still be quite different in ethos. Different ethos attracts different people. The more churches that are contextual to a certain sub-group or demographic, the better.
4. This only helps a commitment to the nations argument: Churches that plant churches, as long as they are truly healthy, will be more committed to international church planting and ministry, not less. Multiplying churches are also better internally. There tends to be more growth as a local body. There are more resources to take care of internal needs. A multiplying church is robust and full of gospel energy. A lot of that energy (and finances) can be directed at the nations.
5. History proves the above arguments argument: The biggest thing going against those skeptical of this is history. In the last 25 years, as this vision of the church has taken off as a fact of Biblical obedience (not trendiness), the above four arguments have proven to be the case. Now, can church planting churches not be healthy? Of course, and history has shown that, but that is why I defined health not solely upon church-planting but also other indicators like godly leadership and Biblical fidelity.
Therefore, the South needs more healthy churches. But, so does the Northeast, West coast, Midwest, and the Rockies. So does Africa, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. Let us be committed to all of these. Let us not forget who lives across the street, not just across the oceans. Let us not forget that the church is the hope of the world.
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I have been here in North Carolina for three falls now. I have detected a pattern. The low humidity, warm weather, and off-season travel prices cause something to happen. That something is a large percentage of our people becoming erratic in their worship attendance. Now, I am all for taking time off. Weekends in an area where there is easy access to a beautiful coastline or to beautiful mountains should be used for renewal and recreation. But, what does it say when fairly large chunks of a church don't attend a Lord's Day worship service in weeks? Is this all about taking advantage of good weather or is there something more?
I would encourage us to consider that these attendance figures, that I think every church in our area experiences, is endemic of a greater challenge, and that is a laxity toward gathered worship. I wonder if there is prevailing notion that while one should attend church more often than not, that it is just not that vital to be at church every Sunday. So, on top of illness or travel, I would guess there is a fair amount of people who wake up on Sunday mornings and just don't feel like going to church, that they would rather take a hike in a state park or have a leisurely morning reading the paper and hitting up an artisan bakery. This is just my theory, but I think my sense of things might be somewhat accurate.
In that vein I would encourage you to read this blog by Tim Challies on why going to church for gathered worship is pretty important.
Why You May Be Tempted To Neglect Your Church
I will follow up on some more thoughts that I hope will inspire at least a few people to re-evaluate their understanding of gathered worship. I hope that many of us will simply desire to be at church when not sick or traveling because we know what God does through that worship.
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Kevin DeYoung just wrote a post on The Gospel Coalition site that is worth pasting here, on things we will not regret in life. Here it is:
After writing yesterday's post on God's "regret" and then reading R.C. Sproul Jr. write poignantly about how he regretsnot holding his wife's hand more, I got to thinking about all the things we are likely not to regret when we get to the end of our days.
We won't regret playing hide and seek with our children.
We won't regret turning off the t.v. and putting the phone away.
We won't regret that one night (or week, or even season of life) we let the kids get happy meals just so they would be happy and we could survive.
We won't regret singing the same hymns over and over until they became familiar enough to sing with the saints around a hospital bed.
We won't regret the time we spent hiding the word in our hearts.
We won't regret jumping in a pile of leaves every fall.
We won't regret overlooking a lot of little things that bother us about our spouses.
We won't regret kissing our spouse in front of the kids.
We won't regret going to bed with a messy house if that meant we had time to chase the kids around in the backyard.
We won't regret all the wasted time with friends.
We won't regret laughing often and laughing loudly.
We won't regret hugging our kids whenever they'll let us.
We won't regret the times the kids slept in our beds and the times in the middle of the night we had to carry them softly back to theirs.
We won't regret being a little bit goofy.
We won't regret asking for forgiveness, and we won't regret forgiving those who ask.
We won't regret dancing at weddings–fast and silly with our kids, slow and sweet with our spouse.
We won't regret giving most people the benefit of the doubt.
We won't regret commiting to a good church and sticking around.
We won't regret learning to play the piano, read music, or sing in parts.
We won't regret reading to our children.
We won't regret time spent in prayer.
We won't regret going on long road trips filled with frustrations, but full with memories.
We won't regret letting our kids be kids.
We won't regret walking with people through suffering.
We won't regret trusting Jesus.


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Making Bacon
Before I get to the beauty of making your own bacon I need to clear up some misunderstandings about nitrites. Without going into all of the theories about nitrites let me explain just briefly what it is used for with regards to cured meats. Most cured products that you see at the modern day grocery store have sodium nitrite in them (also called pink salt). This is a curing agent that is used in meats that are cooked to ready to eat or almost ready to eat status. Curing agents help speed up the curing process and thus help slow down bacteria growth. This obviously makes cured meat safer to eat with regards to food borne illness. In the past people just used salt. This took a long time and did not always prevent bacteria growth. Thus to speed up the process and to make products safer, people starting using sodium nitrite.
The issue the past couple decades has been the effects of sodium nitrite on the human body. Without going in to the arguments for or against sodium nitrite I will just say that at This Old Farm we have opted to use a more natural curing agent to provide our customers with another option.
In my last write up on how we make bacon I wrote that we use celery juice powder as our curing agent and that we do not use sodium nitrite. What I wrote is true. We use celery juice powder which has naturally occurring nitrites in it. We do not use shipped in sodium nitrite (which is sometimes called pink salt because it is dyed pink to prevent misuse.) Like many other vegetables, celery has naturally occurring nitrites. When you eat a bowl of green leaf salad, you are consuming nitrites. Maybe to be clearer, I should have said that "we use celery juice powder as our curing agent which contains a low amount of naturally occurring nitrites."
I hope that clears things up a little. If not, please give us a call.
On to the good stuff.
Making bacon at home is easy. Here's how. First, come in to This Old Farm in Colfax or order online at www.shop.thisoldfarminc.com a 5 to 8 lb pasture-raised slab of pork belly. While you are here, ask to purchase some celery juice powder (…which contains a low amount of naturally occurring nitrites). Next acquire the following ingredients: kosher salt and sugar.
Mix 1 lb of kosher salt with 0.5 lbs of sugar with 0.10 lbs of celery juice powder. Mix thoroughly. If you want more savory bacon add 3 to 4 Tbsp black pepper and 2 Tbsp of crushed red pepper. If you want sweeter bacon, leave out the black and red pepper and after you rub the side with the above mixture, add some tablespoons of maple syrup (enough to rub on all sides) to the belly. (NOTE: Do not add maple syrup to salt mixture. Only add enough to the side.) This salt/sugar mixture should be enough for 2 to 4 bellies depending on how liberal you smother the side with the cure.
Rub your belly (meaning the pork belly, not your own) thoroughly on all sides. Put the belly in a large bag or a seal tight container. After a week, feel the belly to make sure it is firm to the touch. If it is, it is ready. If it is not, leave in the refrigerator a couple more days.
Once firm you have a few options for cooking and smoking the belly. One option is that you could forget about the smoking part and just cook it in the oven at 200 degrees F until it reached an internal temperature of about 140 degrees. At this point, once the belly is cooled, slice off a piece, fry it on the stove top and there you have it. Bacon bliss.
If you did want to hot smoke the belly to make true smoked bacon, try to get your hands on a home smoker from a neighbor. Smoking meat isn't difficult but it requires some thought. If you understand the idea of smoking, the process has some flexibility.
First, the purpose of smoking imparts flavor, helps cure it and cooks the belly to a specific temperature. This last step is crucial for if there isn't enough heat the belly will not cook fast enough creating an ideal place for bacteria to grow. Of course this is one of the reasons why curing is so important but until you get a good grasp on the process of curing meat it is important to stay within proper cooking temperature limits.
With that said, if you are using an electric or gas smoker your job is easier since you can set the temperature and easily manage the smoke. Most electric smokers come with a smoking pan. All you have to do is get some hickory or apple chips and place some burning charcoals on top; this will heat up the wood thus creating smoke. The more smoke you want the more you keep adding the charcoal. As far as the type of wood to smoke, I have come to learn that most people can't tell the difference between something that is apple smoked and hickory smoked. But some people can. Here at This Old Farm we use hickory. Some places use apple. It is your preference. They both burn relatively the same.
I really recommend not trying to smoke bacon on the grill (neither gas nor charcoal) since having the heat too high might cause a grease fire. It is possible under a lot of management. First, the belly needs to be as far away from the flame as possible. Second, it is important to keep a steady flame that heats up the grill so that the belly can cook properly. Creating smoke is easy as you just put hickory or apple wood in a small metal pan or bowl and throw a charcoal or two in wit the wood and put the pan or bowl over the flames.
Here is a possible cooking/smoking schedule:
120 degrees without smoke for 30 minutes (This helps temper the meat to get it ready to accept the smoke. This first step should make the bacon tacky to the touch.)
130 degrees with smoke for 3 to 4 hours (NOTE: The number of hours with smoke depends on the smoker you have and how intense the smoke is.)
145 degrees without smoke until internal temperature of 138 degrees or higher (The scientists say that most bacteria is killed when it gets to the temperature of 138 degrees. Ready to eat temperature is 158 degrees F.)
Now that you are ready to give this a shot, come in and get your pork belly. Call (765) 324-2161 to reserve yours today. Just $5.60/lb for pasture raised pork belly and $4.20/lb for a local, traditional pork belly.
Written by Josh Fowler
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Earlier this year, I was in Pittsburgh for a conference. I used to visit often, but it had been many years since my last visit. I managed to see a couple of new things, but there was one old favorite that I knew I had to revisit: the mineral collection at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. I love rocks and minerals, and I can never resist a good collection, wherever I roam — and the Carnegie's Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems is home to a very good collection indeed. A spectacular collection of specimens are beautifully displayed, singly or in groups, with great signage to help identify anything that is unfamiliar. I'd recommend allowing at the very least an hour to see this collection–more, if you really love rocks. (Here's their website, if you want to plan a visit: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/.)
Here are just a few specimens I photographed this time.


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Dynamic Third Network Services for the Digital Economy and Hyper-connected World
Mexico City – June 22, 2017
The communications industry is transitioning to agile, assured, and orchestrated services that are optimized for the digital economy and the hyper-connected world. Emerging "Third Network" services provide an on-demand experience with user-directed control over service capabilities. These services are delivered over automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks powered by LSO (Lifecycle Service Orchestration), SDN, NFV, and CE 2.0 (Carrier Ethernet 2.0).
This seminar will focus on exciting MEF-led industry initiatives to build a global ecosystem of connected networks supporting orchestration of dynamic services across multiple providers and multiple technology domains within provider networks. MEF is working closely with many of the world's leading service and technology providers, open source projects, and industry organizations to accelerate the creation of this global ecosystem, which will be enabled by standardized open LSO APIs that orchestrate standardized services.
Thursday, June 22, 2017 – 9:00am – 3:20pm
Session Title
|Registration Opens
|Opening Remarks
|Welcome, Objectives, and Agenda Overview
Andres Madero
MEF Strategy for Dynamic Third Network Services
This presentation will provide a technology and market evolution update and present the new MEF.
The presentation will highlight MEF's work in four major areas:
Kevin Vachon
Wavelength, CE 2.0 and IP Third Network Services
MEF is uniting industry efforts to enable orchestrated connectivity services (wavelengths, CE 2.0, and IP) and orchestrated Layer 4-7 cloud services (e.g., NFV-based security) across multiple provider networks. Service providers want to offer these services over more automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks that are more closely married to the cloud. But to expand their service reach and deliver more dynamic services, they need a standards-based approach that facilitates seamless service interoperability with other providers and enables end-to-end service automation with open APIs.
This presentation spotlights MEF's new service-related work beyond CE 2.0. We will provide an update on MEF's Layer 3 IP project that will create a standard set of attributes that can be used to define IP services delivered over multiple provider networks. We also will cover recently launched initiatives for Layer 1 wavelength services, security-as-a-service, and other service-related topics.
Andres Madero
Building A Global Ecosystem Of Connected Networks With LSO APIs.
MEF has defined an LSO Reference Architecture with APIs to automate the entire service lifecycle for coordinated management and control across all network domains responsible for delivering end-to-end services over multiple operator / multiple technology networks. This increasingly important area of work enables service providers to transition away from today's silo-structured BSS/OSS approach towards flexible end-to-end service orchestration that leverages the benefits of SDN and NFV.
This presentation will provide a progress update on LSO-related developments, and highlight opportunities for professionals to play roles in accelerating LSO work. We will cover such topics as the LSO Reference Architecture & Framework (MEF 55), interfaces, Inter-/Intra-provider APIs, operational processes/threads, and information models, as well as LSO's relationship with SDN & NFV.
Bruno Giguère
|Break – 15 mins
MEF Reference Implementations: Accelerating Adoption of Third Network Services and LSO
MEF's OpenLSO is primarily aimed at service providers that wish to accelerate their adoption of LSO as defined by MEF in order to achieve fully-featured end-to-end service orchestration of MEF-defined service lifecycles. The output of OpenLSO includes pointers to upstream Open Source projects that contain LSO-based software code contributions, as well as providing use cases and reference implementations on how to use that upstream code.
This presentation will describe the different LSO capabilities addressed within OpenLSO and it can accelerate the adoption of LSO by service providers in order to achieve fully-featured end-to-end service orchestration of MEF-defined service lifecycles.
Bruno Giguère
Panel Session 1: Inter-provider Wholesale Challenges & Industry Initiatives
Wholesale service providers face a myriad of technical and operational challenges in orchestrating services that will only increase in complexity with the addition of virtual network domains and multi-provider delivery scenarios. Operators are looking for orchestration software solutions that integrate the 8 key capabilities of LSO – service fulfillment, control, performance, assurance, usage, analytics, security, and policy based on open and interoperable standards – to help them address these challenges. During the Q&A discussion in this session, top experts will explore the complexity of the situation and discuss practical steps that service providers can take to overcome orchestration hurdles. Speakers will share perspectives on automating various aspects of the end-to-end service lifecycle, and will discuss LSO solutions within the context of the broader orchestration ecosystem.
New Third Network Services & Professional Certification Programs
Highly successful in helping create the $80+ billion market for CE services and technologies, MEF's certification programs for services, equipment, and professionals are now evolving to accelerate the industry transition to Third Network services powered by LSO, SDN, NFV & CE 2.0.
Introduced in May 2017, the Third Network Professional Certification Framework creates a global ecosystem of certified professionals with leading-edge skills required to support agile, assured, and orchestrated Third Network services. The framework comprises a family of essential, professional, and expert level certifications. These will cover the concepts and skills needed to build automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks powered by LSO (Lifecycle Services Orchestration), SDN, NFV, and CE 2.0 (Carrier Ethernet 2.0). Development of these advanced networks will accelerate the worldwide transition to on-demand Third Network services that provide user-directed control over service capabilities.
This presentation will cover the new developments in MEF professionals and services certification programs. Highlights of this presentation include:
Kevin Vachon
Panel Session 2: Multi-operator Service Delivery – The Immediate and Emerging Business Opportunities Enabled by Orchestration
During the Q&A discussion in this session, panelists will discuss multi-operator services and the immediate business opportunities enabled by orchestration.
Closing Remarks and Questions
This presentation will summarize the seminar content and provide a view of how to engage with MEF.
Kevin Vachon
Juan Garza
Juan has been working at MCM for more than 10 years in different positions and responsibilities like New Technologies Adoption and Integration to MCM Metro Ethernet Access Networks and also in charge of sizing them and MCM internet backbone.
He has wide experience with equipment like Huawei, Extreme Networks, Juniper, Cisco, Fortinet and Tejas Networks and his expertise includes standards and protocols for interoperability among them. He was a key element during MEF certification process for MCM.
Juan also has been involved in negotiations with other carriers including buying selling or exchanging voice, data and network services.
Bruno Giguère
Bruno Giguère is Director of Product Marketing at MEF. In this role, he is working with the different MEF committees, where he is instrumental in creating and coordinating the development of foundational content (technical and marketing presentations, white papers, web content and best practice guides etc.).
Bruno has held various technical and marketing positions in the Test and Monitoring industry, and prior to joining the MEF, with EXFO, a Test and Service Assurance company, where he was Sr. Advisor, CTO Office. He represented EXFO to many standard organizations including the MEF, OIF, ITU-T and Broadband Forum. From a MEF perspective, Bruno worked in the Technical Committee as editor of MEF 48 (SAT) and as co-chair of the Service Management Working Group in the Marketing Committee. He was also the Canadian National Study Group Chairman for ITU-T Study Group 12 and was the editor for ITU-T Y.1564 (Service Activation Test Methodology). He has authored or co-authored numerous white papers, application notes, magazine articles and technology reference guides and presented in many technology seminars and webinars. Bruno holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the École de technologie supérieure in Montréal, Canada.
Andres Madero
Andres Madero is the Director of Service-Provider Architecture and Business Development for Latam at Infinera. He is responsible for engaging with service providers in the region, providing them with a unique perspective of industry trends, while demonstrating Infinera's Intelligent Transport Network's leading edge portfolio.
Andres has a distinguished networking career with extensive expertise in L0-L3 technologies and network architectures, from both a vendor and a service provider standpoint. He has over a decade of experience working closely with service providers helping them design next- generation networks across several countries in LATAM.
Previously Andres was Vice-President of Engineering & Business Development at Raisecom overseeing the America's operation. Prior to leading the engineering team at Raisecom, he worked at C&W Networks across different areas ranging from optical-transmission, network architecture, to field & operations.
Andres holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Universidad del Norte, Colombia and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Phoenix, US.
Kevin Vachon
Appointed as MEF COO in 2006, Kevin leads a team that builds, supports and scales the MEF's ever-increasing mix of global programs activities. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, a senior MEF representative to the press and analyst community and oversees MEF relationships with open source projects and standards organizations.
During Kevin's tenure, membership has tripled to over 210 companies, representing 43 countries, service provider membership has increased ten fold and MEF certification programs have become globally adopted and widely recognized. Kevin is also the founder and Executive Director of MEF's annual flagship industry conference, this year entitled MEF17.
Kevin held the position of CEO of DIATEM Networks Inc., a Carrier Ethernet software company from 2003 to 2005 and was President and CEO of NUVO Network Management, a network management outsourcing firm, from 1996 to 2002. Previously, he held other senior management positions with NUVO and spent 10 years in a wide variety of capacities with Gandalf Technologies, a network equipment manufacturer.
Mexico City Marriott Reforma Hotel
Paseo de la Reforma 276
Col Juarez, Col Juarez, 06600
MEF Contact
For questions pertaining to this event please contact:
Lori Vachon
Director, Global Events & Member Support
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If you missed President Barack Obama's stellar stand-up set last night, you can watch it now here.
More recommendations for the best in New York City comedy tonight (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[FREE] 5:00 pm: A mix of longform, shortform, and musical improv from five groups, including Mishmash, at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' LIC (10-93 Jackson Avenue) hosted by Michael Venzor: Mishmash: The Long and Short of It
5:30 pm ($5): Improvisors who cut across all regions and schools come together for one evening at The PIT Loft (154 West 29th Street): Supernova
6:00 pm ($5): Sketch comedy group Always On Deck, plus a one-woman autobiographical storytelling show by Michelle Levy, at this showcase for new scripted works at The Magnet theatre: Show Offs
6:30 pm ($5): Three NYC improv groups that are independent (i.e., not a house team of any particular improv school/theatre) compete for audience member laughs and votes at UCB East hosted by superb improvisors Amey Goerlich & Ryan Karels (half of revered improv group Krompf): Indie Cage Match
7:00 pm ($5): Three scripted shows for the price of one at Brooklyn's The Annoyance Theatre (367 Bedford Avenue; take J/M/Z to Marcy Avenue or L to Lorimer Street): Triple Feature
[TOP PICK] 7:30 pm ($10) and 9:30 pm [FREE]: UCB Chelsea's signature improv comedy extravaganza, which typically includes superstars in the improv world such as Shannon O'Neill and Anthony Atamanuik, and sometimes network TV & movie stars such as Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz: ASSSSCAT 3000
[TOP PICK] [$] 7:30 pm, 8:00 pm, 9:30 pm, 10:00 pm, and 11:30 pm ($14 per show, plus 2-item food/drink min.): Some of the finest stand-ups in the country spread among five shows, with three shows at Comedy Cellar (117 MacDougal Street, between 3rd Street & Minetta Lane), and the 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm shows at Village Underground (130 West 3rd Street, off Sixth Avenue): Comedy Cellar Sunday
7:30 pm ($7): Sketch group Iron Horses, plus a one-man show by Andrew Yurman-Glaser that I'm guessing is about a break-up, at The Magnet theatre: Iron Horses and This Show Is NOT About My Ex-Girlfriend
7:30 pm ($5): Comics perform both solo and group character bits at The PIT Loft (154 West 29th Street) hosted by Filip Jeremic & Amy Lynne Berger: People Who Need People: a Character Extravaganza
7:30 pm ($5): Dana Krashin and friends are improv group Student Driver, which hosts two indie improv troupes making up scenes and then performs itself, all at The PIT downstairs lounge: Student Driver Indie Road
[TOP PICK] 8:00 pm ($5): Aparna Nancherla (one of the finest stand-ups in the country; writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers; Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Meltdown, Last Comic Standing, @midnight, Totally Biased, opens for Tig Notaro; hosts top weekly NYC stand-up show Whiplash), Ryan Hamilton (Conan O'Brien, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, Showtime), Pat Dixon (Comedy Central Presents, FOX, VH1, E!), Brent Gill, Dan Wilbur, and Peet Guercio performing at UCB East guest-hosted by Tim Dillon: If You Build It
8:00 pm ($8): Amy Miller, Blair Socci, Farah Brook, and Julian Kiani performing stand-up, storytelling, or music at Brooklyn's Union Hall hosted by Kyle Ayers: Dicking Around with Kyle Ayers
8:00 pm ($5): "A sketch comedy show for hospice patients tries to prove death isn't only fun but also funny" written by Zachary Brenner and directed by Jon Bershad, and performed by a cast of seven, at The PIT upstairs theatre: The Last Show You Will Ever See
8:00 pm: Nine-person improv group The Internet Disagrees makes stuff up at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' LIC (10-93 Jackson Avenue): The Internet Disagrees
[FREE] 8:30 pm: NYC stand-ups performing at Astoria Queens' QED: A Place to Show & Tell (27-16 23rd Avenue) hosted by Tom Cassidy & Matt Pavich: Have Fun
8:30 pm ($5): Three improv groups perform (on a rotating basis) at Brooklyn's The Annoyance Theatre (367 Bedford Avenue; take J/M/Z to Marcy Avenue or L to Lorimer Street): The Annoyance Presents Improv
[TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): Duo improv from Louis Kornfeld & Rick Andrews at The Magnet theatre: Kornfeld & Andrews
9:00 pm ($5): Indie improv groups make up scenes at The PIT Loft (154 West 29th Street) hosted by Ian Herrin: The Ian Herrin Improv Hour
[TOP PICK] 9:30 pm ($15; no min.): Sean Patton (one of the finest stand-ups in the country; killer sets on Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central Half Hour, VH1, feature film Wifed Out; co-host of Esquire Network's Best Bars in America; frequent guest host of Whiplash), Pete Lee (Comedy Central Half Hour, Last Comic Standing), Cipha Sounds (Chappelle's Show, MTV, Hot 97), Derek Gaines (host of MTV's Broke A$$ Game Show), Subhah Agarwal, and Tim Dillon performing stand-up at The Stand Comedy Club (239 Third Avenue off 20th Street): Sean Patton, Pete Lee, and More
Sunday Open Mics & Open Stages
[FREE] 4:00 pm: An unusually early walk-in open-mic stand-up show (put your name in the bucket, drawings every half hour), providing 4 minutes per comic at The Creek downstairs lounge in Queens' LIC (10-93 Jackson Avenue): Intestinal Fortitude
[FREE] 5:00 pm: Walk-in stand-up lottery style open mic that provides 4 minutes per comic at Astoria Queens' QED: A Place to Show & Tell (27-16 23rd Avenue) hosted by Andrea Shapiro & Chris Gersbeck: Bunk Bed Time Open Mic
5:15ish pm (no cover, 1 drink min.): Weekly open mic stand-up, with comics selected from names tossed into a bucket starting at 4:55 pm, at Brooklyn's Legion Bar (790 Metropolitan Avenue) hosted by Aaron Glaser, Irene Hartmann, and/or Carlos Delgado: Sunday Open Mic
[ALMOST FREE] 5:30 pm ($1): Sign up at 4:30 pm to do improv with experienced PIT performers at The PIT downstairs lounge hosted by Sasha Capelli, Eitan Levine, and Shaina Stigler: 10K Jam Jam
[FREE] 7:00 pm: All forms of improv are welcome at this jam at Astoria Queens' QED: A Place to Show & Tell (27-16 23rd Avenue) hosted by Rory Scholl & Jason Specland: In a Jam
9:30 pm ($3): Open-mic comedy, with 3-5 minutes per walk-in performer who signs up (first come, first serve) at The PIT downstairs lounge, hosted by Will Neville: Amateur Night At The Gemini
[FREE] 10:00 pm: An open-mic stand-up show (sign up is at 9:45 pm) providing 5 minutes for each comic whose name is pulled from the bucket at The Creek upstairs theatre in Queens' LIC (10-93 Jackson Avenue) hosted by Ian Kitchen: The Grandstand
For many more shows, please click the following links to top NYC comedy venues:
Best Inexpensive Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, and Storytelling
Upright Citizens Brigade Chelsea
(307 West 26th Street; 150-seater; one of the most respected comedy theatres in the world; especially strong on improv, sketch, solo shows, and one-act comedic plays; shows free-$10)
Upright Citizens Brigade East
(153 East 3rd Street; 99-seater; a top comedy venue that focuses more than sister theatre UCB Chelsea on stand-up and screenings, and on experimental shows taking big risks; shows free-$10)
The PIT Striker (Upstairs) Theatre
(123 East 24th Street; 99-seater; a top venue that's a powerful rival of UCB, and often surpasses UCB when blending comedy with music and/or theatricality; shows free-$20)
The PIT Underground (Downstairs) Theatre
(123 East 24th Street; 40-seater; often more quirky & experimental than upstairs Striker; shows free-$10)
The PIT Loft
(154 West 29th Street; 50-seater; not at the level of its two sister PIT theatres, but evolving; shows free-$10)
The Magnet
(254 West 29th Street; 60-seat theatre; strong on improv, musical improv, sketch, and energy; shows $5-$10)
The Annoyance Theatre
(367 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn; J/M/Z to Marcy or L to Lorimer; 50-seat theatre; spinning off from Chicago's Annoyance Theatre, brings a fiercely fresh, experimental approach to improv and sketch; shows free-$10)
The Creek and the Cave
(Queens' Long Island City; 40-seat theatre upstairs, 25 downstairs; virtually all shows free)
Union Hall
(702 Union Street in Brooklyn; R to Union Street; 50-seat theatre; shows $5-$20)
(622 Degraw Street in Brooklyn; R to Union Street; 100-seat theatre; shows $5-$20)
Bell House
(149 7th Street in Brooklyn; R to 9th Street or F/G to Fourth Ave.; 200-seat theatre; shows $10-$25)
QED: A Place to Show & Tell
(27-16 23rd Avenue in Astoria Queens; N/Q to Ditmars Boulevard; 40-seat theatre; shows free-$10)
Best NYC Stand-Up Comedy Clubs
Comedy Cellar
(117 MacDougal Street; among the finest daily stand-up lineups in the world; 2-item min.)
Village Underground
(130 West 3rd Street; Comedy Cellar's larger sister venue, just around the corner with the same top comics; 2-item min.)
The Stand
(239 Third Avenue; recent competitor to Comedy Cellar; no drink min.—support this policy!)
Carolines Comedy Club
(1626 Broadway; focuses on the world's top headliners, who perform hour-long sets; 2-drink min.)
Gotham Comedy Club
(208 West 23rd Street; headliners on weekends, specialty & lineup shows weekdays; 2-drink min.)
Eastville Comedy Club
(85 East 4th Street; strong weekend lineups; no cover using code HyReviews; 2-drink min.)
Greenwich Village Comedy Club
(99 MacDougal Street; convenient if Comedy Cellar's sold out; no cover using code HyReviews; 2-drink min.)
Comic Strip Live
(1568 Second Avenue, off 81st; Upper East Side club with typically solid lineups; 2-drink min.)
Stand Up NY
(236 West 78th Street, off Broadway; Upper West Side club with typically solid lineups; 2-drink min.)
The Standing Room
(4738 Vernon Blvd., by #7 train; Queens LIC club; no drink min.—support this policy!)
Other NYC Live Shows, Heavily Marked Down via Goldstar
From legendary NYC comedy site Brooklyn Vegan: Thank God for Hy Bender's religiously updated show bible BestNewYorkComedy.com…It must be exhausting keeping that monster of a website alive. It is your daily comedy itinerary and it scares me how on top of his shit this guy is.
Please feel encouraged to reach out to tell me about comedy shows, submit material to my short story anthology Ghosts on Drugs, hire me for book or screenplay work, or for any other reason by emailing me at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Saturday, November 10, 11am-2pm
at the Old Milwaukee Club
Lunch begins at 11:30 with a menu of Seasoned Pork Tenderloin (local pork)
Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage (local red cabbage)
Roasted Mashed Winter squash (local squash)
Rolls, and Apple Bread Pudding (local apples)
$25 per plate (Tickets on sale in advance or at the door.)
Tickets on Sale Tues., Oct. 9th at Ideal Green Market Co-op.
Ticket holders receive 10% discount at the Co-op on day of the event only.
Silent Auction 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Features local goods: artwork, handcrafts, gift baskets, gift certificates for services, & MORE! Need not be present to win. All purchased items must be picked up at end of event.
Consider donating something for the Silent Auction. Co-op Gift Certificates are a GREAT Silent Auction item to purchase and donate; or certificates from area businesses for services or dining out. OR a lovely food/beverage gift basket full of co-op goods. Think "useful" items & services rather than "stuff" type of items. LAST DAY for donating items for silent auction is Wed. Nov. 7th.
Want to work with the Planning Committee? Let us know and we'll link you in. Click here to contact us.


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The 7th stage of the KPWT 2009 started today with junior freestyle.
Conditions were good and the youngsters took to the water on their 7 metre kites.
The wind was blowing from an easterly direction and averaging 18 knots, with a slight chop on the water due to some swell that seems to be building.
The level of the young riders is increasing and they put on a great exhibition for the many spectators on the beach. 14 year old Forest Bakker (SPA, FLEXIFOIL) and overall junior freestyle leader of the KPWT 2009, was looking strong again and is deserved of the attention he is receiving this year.
Unfortunately for Forest he met a young exciting local rider Set Gomes (BRA, LIQUID FORCE) in the semi final and had to settle for 4th in the single elimination. Eudazio Silva (BRA, LIQUID FORCE) has blasted onto the Kitesurfing scene today, with some excellent freestyle riding.
He has a comfortable, free-flowing style and able to land his power moves with great kite position. Two young Brazilians in the final, both locals to the area and both strong upcoming riders, put on a great show for all on the beach.
After the single elimination, the race director called a lunch break, so the riders could rest and rejuvenate before the double elimination began at 3pm.
In the double elimination, Julien Kerner (FRA, TAKOON) stepped into top gear and moved through the table to challenge for a podium position.
He went on to face the young 13 year old, Set Gomes (BRA, LIQUID FORCE) and unfortunately the Brazilian proved too tough for him and he had to settle for third spot on the podium. Both Brazilians met again for another spectacular final and did not disappoint!
Tomorrow will start early, with a skippers meeting at 08h00 at Cauipi lagoon. It will be a day for the senior freestyle competition and excitement is building amongst the riders to take advantage of this sublime Kitesurfing spot. Congratulations to all the juniors for a successful day on the KPWT SUPERKITE BRAZIL 2009.


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Job role – Accountant and admin
Job type – Full time
Location – UAE
Nationality – Any
Date posted – 15/3/2017
Salary – Good Salary + Accomodation + Medical insurance
Job source – Dubzzle (100% Confirmed)
Job detail- We required accountant and admin for our office. Competitor must have a decent office administrator encounter, a cooperative person, and ready to work autonomously and under weight. hopeful must have solid verbal and composed relational abilities, interpersonal and customer adjusting aptitudes.
You might deal with all broad bookkeeping and operational matters (billings, receivables and accumulations, and so on.) to incorporate audit of exchanges archives, give month to month money related proclamations and compromise with bank explanations. You should have solid involvement in Tally, Microsoft Excel, Word.
Minimum Requirements –
● Minimum 5 years of experience required.
● Bachelors degree reauired.
● Good communication skills required.
Job responsibilities –
■ Confirm, allot, post and accommodate exchanges.
■ Deliver mistake free bookkeeping reports and present their outcomes.
■ Break down budgetary data and outline money related status.
■ Give specialized support and counsel on administration of assets.
■ Audit and prescribe alterations to bookkeeping frameworks and strategies.
■ Take an interest in money related benchmarks setting and in conjecture handle.
■ Give contribution to the organization's objective setting process.
■ Get ready monetary proclamations and deliver spending plans as indicated by calendar.
■ Direct the finance for the organization, keeping up due records for the same.
■ Coordinate inner reviews and help with outside reviews to guarantee consistence and exactness of bookkeeping.
■ Arrange, dole out and survey staff's work, where pertinent.
■ Direct and execute month-end and year-end close process.
■ Create and record business procedures and bookkeeping approaches to keep up and reinforce inner controls.
■ Work couple with different offices/capacities to accomplish the general goals of the organization.
■ Oversee/actualize some other undertakings identified with back, as required by the administration.
How To Apply –
Interested Candidates may apply by submitting your resume/CV to
(Please write your expected salary in email)


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She wiped the tears from her cheeks using the flat of her hand, wiping them to the sides of her face. She shuddered, then started to giggle. She sniffed, blew her nose in a paper napkin, straightened her back and said, "I'm amazing."
Two women sitting at the same table with her looked up curiously. One sitting to her left wore a red pullover, her lipstick in the exactly same color. She smiled and leaned over to her giving her all her attention.
The girl continued in a high, scratchy voice, "I must be the only person in the world who would get this right."
"What did you do?" the one dressed in red asked as the other friend took a sip of her tea. She didn't look interested; her eyes glanced through the coffee shop, met mine briefly, then glazed over and stared into the distance.
"I drove over to the Office Centre to buy a new ink cartridge and only realized when I stood there in front of the counter, faced with a million different types, that I had forgotten to write down which one I needed."
"Yeah, so?" the one sipping tea said absent-mindedly.
The girl glanced at her, then smiled and looked back at the girl wearing red. She said, "Well I just bought one. I closed my eyes, pointed one out in the rack, paid for it and returned home not giving it another thought."
"And when I got home, I found out it was the exact one I needed, and you know what I did."
"I texted Gerry."
The girl who was sipping tea started fumbling in her bag, looking for something. I could hear keys rattling.
The one wearing the red pullover was still leaning over to her, her elbows on the table, her face intrigued.
"Do you know what I sent him?" She started pushing buttons on her phone. "Here it is, right, listen," she said, "I'm amazing. Do you want to know what your little girlfriend did, your amazing, fantastic, beautiful, intelligent girlfriend did? Well she has gone to Office Centre to buy a new ink cartridge for the printer and … well I forgot to write down the cartridge number and finding myself face to face with millions and millions of types of cartridges and not knowing which one I needed had the brains and the insight to buy exactly the right one."
"And what did he reply?"
"Oh, not much just that he was in a meeting and he couldn't be disturbed." Then they laughed, except the one drinking tea she got up. "I have to go," she said while putting on her coat, "I need to do some more shopping." She walked over to the door, 'I need to buy an ink cartridge," she mumbled over her shoulder to her friends, "how exciting."


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I saw this in the National Association of Realtors - Realtor Magazine. Not sure how many have seen the article but it doesn't hurt to be repeated. I had a similar experience when I was working real estate many years ago in New Hampshire.
Here's a link to the full article: http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2012/12/17/man-charged-plotting-attack-real-estate-agents#.UNC_69kXkI0.facebook
Stay Safe!


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