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New England Baptists focus on evangelism
The Nov. 1-2 sessions at Island Pond Baptist Church in Hampstead, N.H., drew 169 messengers and 58 guests for fellowship, worship, prayer, business and celebrating what God is doing as the New Englanders focused on the theme of evangelism.
Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, preached the opening sermon, "Why Southern Baptists Must Evangelize."
Evangelism must be the priority for Christians, Floyd reminded. It is the starting point for discipleship and is urgent because Jesus is coming again.
"People need Jesus, and people need Jesus now," Floyd said. "We may be doing good things in our churches, but are we doing the best thing?
In the BCNE president's address, Tim Owens, lead pastor of Mission City Church in Rutland and Bennington, Vt., expounded on Romans 1, underscoring to the audience that they are obligated to be reading and willing to share the Gospel.
"Here's how we know evangelism works: We're proof of it!" Owens said, issuing a call to saturate New England with the Gospel in the next 20 years.
Terry Dorsett, in his executive director's report, encouraged New England Baptists to prepare themselves for evangelism by truly revering Christ as Lord as well as by praying, receiving training and displaying the hope of Christ.
"There's a reason why some of us aren't very effective in evangelism: because our lives are saying something much stronger than our words," Dorsett said.
Messengers unanimously passed a "Resolution Regarding Sexual Abuse in Churches" in response to revelations and subsequent press coverage earlier this year of instances of sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches.
The resolution, citing such Scripture verses as Luke 17:1-2 and Ephesians 5:27, states that the BCNE "strongly condemns the sexual abuse of children and other vulnerable individuals." The resolution encourages churches "not to tolerate or cover up sexual abuse" and to "comfort and assist" survivors of sexual abuse and their families. The BCNE pledges to encourage churches to offer training, implement safety practices and utilize the national sex offender website, among other best practices.
The resolution concludes with an affirmation of the BCNE's "right to disfellowship churches that knowingly cover up, ignore, or fail to report in a timely way allegations of sexual abuse of minors or other vulnerable individuals."
An additional resolution was passed to thank Island Baptist Church of Hampstead, N.H., for hosting the meeting.
Awards, budget, other business
The convention's Robert Brindle Church Planting Award for 2019 was awarded to Grace Harbor Church in Providence, R.I., pastored by Kevin McKay. In the past five years this congregation has started three churches in New England while also sending out pastors to serve in churches from Boston to Newport, sponsoring other church plants and being on mission to assist plants across the country and around the world.
The Ray Allen Evangelism Award for 2019 was presented to Holy Bible Baptist Church in Somerville, Mass., pastored by Dieudonne Raymond, and Enough Ministries in Barre, Vt., pastored by Craig Ray and Dan Molind.
Holy Bible Baptist has been sharing the Gospel with the Haitian community of greater Boston for more than 30 years. They have planted numerous churches, including two within the last two years, and have created a program that develops church leaders in New England, Haiti, Canada and France.
Enough Ministries celebrated 24 baptisms last year. In total, the church has led to faith and baptized nearly 1 percent of the population of their small town, and they are in the process of planting another church in a nearby town.
Messengers adopted proposed changes to the BCNE bylaws to update a committee name for the purposes of clarity and to better reflect the committee's work.
Messengers approved a 2020 budget of $3,830,000, a decrease of 1.5 percent compared to the 2019 budget. Projected Cooperative Program giving remains unchanged at $1,318,600.
The budget includes $250,569 allotted to Cooperative Program missions and ministries of the Southern Baptist Convention, representing 19 percent of New England CP giving, an increase of 1 percentage point from last year. The dollar amount also represents an increase of more than 5 percent over the dollar amount given to SBC missions last year.
In addition, for the third year in a row, nearly 100 percent of funds given to the Cooperative Program will be used for missions and ministry to the 352 BCNE churches, their 28,534 members, and beyond. This is possible because overhead and administrative costs are funded through rental income and other sources.
In a unanimous vote, BCNE officers were elected for the coming year: president, Gonzalo Graupera, pastor of Primera Iglesia Bautista de Boston (The Pilgrim's Church) in Saugus, Mass., and vice president, Dong Rondina, assistant pastor of Word of God Christian Fellowship, a Filipino-American church plant in Framingham, Mass.
For the third year, several training sessions were offered in conjunction with the annual meeting: "Why Evangelism is Critical in Church Planting" led by David Jackson, BCNE church planting director and strategist; "Why Evangelism Must Be Part of WMU/Missions Training," Doris Opoku, WMU president in New England, and Mick Stockwell, IMB missionary; "Connecting with Your Community through Social Media," Kimber Huff, BCNE communications coordinator; "Evangelizing Our Jewish Neighbors," Mitch Forman, vice president of U.S. outreach for Chosen People Ministries and member of First Baptist Church in, Haverhill, Mass.; "Evangelizing Our Muslim Neighbors," Fady Ghobrial, Christian Union Ministry Fellow at Harvard and member of Arabic Baptist Church in Newton, Mass.; and "Preventing Sexual Abuse in My Church," Sandra Coelho, BCNE lay leadership development coordinator.
Next year's annual meeting will be Nov. 6-7 at The Church on Seven Hills in Worcester, Mass. Gary Moritz, lead pastor at City United Church in Lunenburg, Mass., and BCNE church revitalization director, will deliver the annual sermon.


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Alright, I've gotten no where...I'm turning to you for help. How in the world do I create an ROI calculator for my {company's} website? I see them on other websites, i click View Page Source but it all looks Greek to me.
I bought a JS for dummies equivalent book and I am too impatient. I want to know only how to do this, not to understand the whole wide world of JS. (if i have to learn the "whole wide world of JS" to do this, i will) Isn't there a website with a tutorial or something?
I am open to using anything, it doesn't have to be JS! Just need to get one of these things on the website.
I have made the yucky equations on excel and the formulae are working great, but therein lies the problem, it is only on Excel...not on the website.
Here is an example of what i want to do. How did they do it?
many many x's and o's to whomever may know what direction i should go!!
yeah java is out of my boat of knowledge - I know little here. I did notice THIS in the source codes
That ROI calculator that you posted an example to is actually made out of Flash rather than java/javascript. Here's the direct link to it: Clicky
So if you wanted to try and clone something like that, you'd need to do it with Adobe Flash, but then you're back to square one, with trying to learn a whole new scripting language (such is the life of a programmer). If you know the formulae, you can do it in pretty much any language; Flash, Javascript, Java, PHP, any .NET flavor, old ASP, etc.
The language you use is also slightly dependent on the server Hosting the site you'll be showing it on, and the way you choose to code it also depends on how you want to display the results. i.e. Do you want it to show in realtime on the same page (like the Flash example)? Or do you want to have a new page show after the data is entered?
Basically the idea is to make a normal .htm page, add a form to it with all of the fields you need the person to enter their input on, and a submit button (if not doing it in realtime). The submit button can start the calculations and spit out the results to the user.
All of that said, if you have no experience doing all of this, and it all looks Greek to you right now, and you're in a time crunch to get it done, you might want to try and bribe a coder (it's not real hard so it doesn't' need to be a super-genius coder) somehow, and let him/her do it for ya.
There is a site that will convert my excel calculator to JS but for 200 dollars even though it advertises 75. (One person suggested a freeware site but again i grew impatient on tucows bc it would show only unrelated items.) I'm trying to avoid that if possible, not because it would come out of my pocket (it wouldn't and we can afford it) but because i'm stubborn as h377 and want to prove to myself that i can do this.
But that link you posted SD about HTML forms looks very helpful and i intend on studying it today.
I think I could learn how to do it, if i just made myself have a little bit more patience...I think because of all the info-specific sites we have out there now-a-days i find it hard to settle with various sites that offer only pieces of the puzzle. you know? too often we google something and it tells us step by step EXACTLY what we want to know {how to do}. I have to reteach myself patience I gues *sigh*
Yes optimally i think Flash would actually be the way to go. But at this point i don't care if we have to have a Submit button and go with JS/HTML.
Thank you! i'll let you know how it turns out...
~karma: i'm countin on it~

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On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 8:00PM EDT (GMT -5), the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will present a free live webcast featuring violinist Hilary Hahn. Here's a short video of Hahn performing a Bach sarabande.
The webcast will also include the world premiere of Ferran Cruixent's Big Data. Here's a short video to introduce you to Cruixent's work, in particular, his composition Cyborg.
You can watch the webcast at www.dso.org/live. Here's the program:
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Gershwin: Lullaby for String Orchestra
Ferran Cruixent: Big Data (world premiere)
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
There will be an informal pre-concert presentation beginning at 7:00PM.
Image attribution: Photo of violinist Hilary Hahn © Michael Patrick O'Leary via http://imgartists.com/artist/hilary_hahn


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The equivalent of a new quantum liquid?
"Physicists usually study anyons when there are a few of them and they are far separated," Adrian Feiguin, a researcher at Microsoft Research Station Q at the University of California, Santa Barbara tells PhysOrg.com. "One of the questions we wanted to address was: What happens if you have many anyons close together?"
Feiguin is part of a team that seeks to answer that question in a piece titled "Interacting Anyons in Topological Quantum Liquids: The Golden Chain," published by Physical Review Letters.
Feiguin and his colleagues, Simon Trebst, Alexei Kitaev (also associated with the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena), Zhenghan Wang and Michael Freedman at Microsoft Research Station Q were joined by peers Andreas Ludwig from UC Santa Barbara and Matthias Troyer from the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich in Switzerland. They believe that they have solved the first model system of interacting anyons of topological origin.
Anyons are exotic particles that exist in two-dimensional quantum liquids. In three dimensions, particles find themselves constrained tightly, and are restricted: they can only be fermions or bosons. With systems in two dimensions, however, quantum states range continuously between bosons and fermion, and give rise to anyonic quasi-particles. These quasi-particles are called anyons (term given by Frank Wilczek), and they are capable of having "any" phase when the particles interchange.
Feiguin explains that there are two main camps of anyons: Abelian and non-Abelian. "With anyons," he says, "we can wrap one anyon around another to make a braid. With Abelian anyons, it doesn't matter which order you wrap, say, a set of three anyons. But with non-Abelian anyons, the order does matter." It is these non-Abelian anyons that Feiguin and his peers are working with, and these are the anyons that present possibilities for more efficient and practical quantum computing.
"Topological states with non-Abelian anyons describe a new phase of matter. When there are excitations in the topological quantum liquids, there are gaps between the excitations and the ground state," Feiguin explains. "The topological origin and the gap protect the anyons from environmental decoherence." The exciting thing about using anyons in quantum computation, he says, is the fact that the topological protection provided by the gap can make quantum information processing more robust, because it is insensitive to local noise.
So, what does happen when anyons come close together and begin interacting? The authors constructed and solved a model of a chain of interacting non-Abelian anyons to find out. They discovered that their anyons formed a new quantum liquid which is equivalent to a special type of quantum spin chain which is, in Feiguin's words, "described by a classical model at the critical point.'' But the story doesn't end there. He says that the team is continuing its investigation because "there are many models of interacting anyons that you can build."
Feiguin points out that experiments have yet to be done. "Right now this is just in the theory stage," he says, "but there are efforts in the experimental direction. Progress is being made. The technology just isn't quite there yet." He also points out that while this anyon chain could point to a better model of quantum computing, it is not a computer model. "This is a way of understanding anyons and what happens when they interact."
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Survivor's Guilt
2 ½ yrs later…
Interestingly enough...survivorship doesn't follow a check list either. Most days, cancer is tucked away in a nice little corner of my mind. That is until I hear of someone having a recurrence, admitted to hospice, or passed away. Along with grieving for the individuals, those days I find myself asking, "Why Me?" Why am I the lucky one? Sure, I still struggle with some painful side effects from the grueling treatment, but how come I am so blessed to not have cancer return, at least not yet?
Some things still don't make sense, but one thing that does make sense is that I can say with confidence, "Thank you God for walking with me through cancer, because without You, I would have never discovered some very beautiful truths."
Question of the day: If you are a survivor, have you ever experienced survivor's guilt? If so, do you have any tips to share?
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Friday, August 26, 2011
This Friday's word is Older
This week's word is Older.
Before cancer, I never really thought of getting older. After all, I was only 40. Getting older, is after all, for old people. It's amazing how perspective changes. Now, for me getting older, even one day older is a gift. A very, very precious gift.
I do think it is sad that our society focuses so much on youth, that we miss the blessing of the older generation. Since most of my nursing career I have worked with an older population, I have great respect for their wisdom and knowledge.
Today I was at a conference and one of the physicians who was speaking stated that many of us think our bodies don't move as well because we are older, in truth it is because we are less physical active than when we were younger. Lesson learned--MOVE IT or LOSE IT!! (Hmmm....good thing I purchased some new running shoes and inserts last night--I have been struggling with a bad case of planter fascities...so going to see if this remedy will help. I have the greatest desire to start running...)
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Have a great weekend getting older!!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Five Minute Friday
From The Gypsy Mama: "So, here's the skinny: I keep thinking about writing and how often our perfectionism gets in the way of our words. And so a while back I figured, why not take 5 minutes and see what comes out: not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes of focused writing.
No extreme editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, or punctuation. Just painting with words. Finger-painting even.
For only five minutes.
I love that so many of you loved that idea too. So we gather here every Friday to compare our five minute masterpieces, in all their messy beauty. We just write, without worrying if it's just right or not."
This weeks word is New....ready, set, go....
When I first heard the word New...I couldn't help but think that is a perfect word to describe life after cancer. Okay, not a perfect word, but possible a good word--if you are having a good day, that is...
Cancer survivors realize that every day is a new day with new possibilities. The challenge is our old ways can trip us up. The courage and strength we leaned on going through our treatment journey, often gets buried with day to day busyness of life.
To be honest this is something that has frustrated me, especially of late. I don't want to run the rat race of life. I want to live a joyous new life. I want to inspire and be inspired. I want to share and encourage. I want to share with others the promise of Hope Lives Now!
Hmmm, thinking of my time since diagnosis, I have had many new experiences: my first plane ride, my first trip alone, two out of town writer's conference, speaking with an editor, blogging, meeting awesome new people, and coordinating a support group.
Well, after trying this new experience of writing for five minutes, I am once again, refocused...ready and waiting for some new experiences!
If your interested in joining the 5 minute Fridays, please check out The Gypsy Mama!
Monday, August 15, 2011
As you may have guessed by my lack of blog entries, something is up. For some reason, time has been in short supply and my days seem to be flying. Mostly I have been doing good things, but I sure miss writing and connecting with my bloggersville friends.
I sit here and think about what to write, what to share...
The words which were once so easy, are hiding...
It reminds me of the awkward silence often experienced when we allow too much time and distance in relationships.
So, today I'll start with "HI!"
And we will see what tomorrow shall bring...
Monday, August 1, 2011
To Pink Or Not??
Breast Cancer Sisterhood.
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Yeah. I think General Dynamics is back! They're coming out with a nice booth setup at AUSA, and they look like they're ready to get back in game with new innovations.
That's good to see.
What do I want going forward? First they need to get some people that can read and interpret contracts going forward. The performance for the Australian Combat Recon Vehicle contest while disappointing is understandable. They read what I did. The Aussies specified an off the shelf solution. The problem was they failed to interpret it correctly and they didn't read between the lines (I didn't either). The off the shelf part was fuzzy as hell...so while in my mind their solution fit the bill for the contest, the customer was looking for a bit more.
Next they need to let it fly and stop playing it close to the vest. Let's be clear. For the US Army's Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle, they have a chance to blow the doors off if they get bold.
What do I mean? It hurts to say it but follow the Chinese lead in their light tank development. That means tossing the idea of an ASCOD II with a 120mm turret attached. What they need to do is to work out a "mini" M1A2. Take that beast and simply scale it down to a medium/light setup and they have a winner. Two of their competitors are putting turrets on APC/IFV chassis. The third is rolling out a design from the 80's.
That program is setup for a wild card entry to win it all. General Dynamics needs to win the day by getting out of their crouch and attacking forward.


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Wandering the streets of Paris
Absolutely one of my favourite things to do on holiday is to wander around a place. Not necessarily with anywhere in particular in mind or, if I do, no pre-set route. Just the idea that we will see something cool on the way.
Up until recently that had become a problem but now our children are a bit older, and if we can keep them interested, they will walk for a big chunk of a day. Obviously this has it's limits (usually about 2PM!) but it is also good to remember that we are supposed to be enjoying ourselves and some nice quiet relaxing time is no bad thing either.
Just wander and see what there is to see.
The Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame
This was, for me at least, the highlight of the trip. When I was here last month it was lashing it down and we didn't have the time to climb the bell tower anyway. Very glad I bothered this trip though. Even Mrs E enjoyed it and she hates heights!
It is a bit of a climb up but the views from the top were stunning. In particular, those of the Eiffel Tower are better than those from the Eiffel Tower on what was a lovely crisp winter's day.
Paris (again! I know)
This is our new big idea. We thought Beijing would be a major hub airport and we'd get direct flights to pretty much anywhere we wanted. Not so! The new plan is to make a virtue out of this and use the stopovers as mini-holidays on the way to the main event. Generally, this seems to work out fairly cheap too!
This time it was back to Paris. Having not been for years and years, I've now been twice in the last month. Better planning is needed, me thinks!
We planned to use this to get over our jet-lag before landing on the rellies for Christmas. This meant that we were all wide awake, but not energetic, way before dawn. Once we had got out acts together and got out the door, we were greeted by a lovely December sunrise.
The Palace of Versailles
A subtle and understated place!
I haven't been to Paris for donkey's.
I'd forgotten just how really nice it is. Although the weather wasn't at its finest... Well, what do you expect for mid November? and although I had 37 Asian school children in tow whose sole desire seemed to be to visit the flagship Chanel shop on the Champs de Lycée, a fine time was had.
This will be a blog about my latest shots and what I liked or was trying to do with them
I am a teacher of Economics and have worked in various schools in Europe & Asia. One of the things I love doing is getting out and about with my camera.
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The Indy explores a competition for bad science ideas.
The crowd roars with laughter as Daniel Harris explains that the reason we can't hear our own heartbeats is that they're too catchy, and we wouldn't have survived because we can't ignore a funky beat.
This is not your average comedy act. This is BAHFest.
Properly known as the Festival of Bad ad Hoc Hypotheses, BAHFest is a symposium of utterly ridiculous but ridiculously well argued hypotheses concerning evolution. This past Saturday, BAHFest was totally sold out as six speakers delivered their implausible, yet well-evidenced claims to a panel of four judges that included MIT and HBS researchers in addition to a former BAHfest winner.
Keynote speaker Abby Howard, creator of the slice-of-life web-comic Junior Science Power Hour, opened the festival with a presentation about deer populations in the United States. Howard proposed that a decrease in the number of predators such as bears and wolves has led to a rise in extreme deer aggression.
Her proposed solutions range from a knife-wielding re-purposing of MIT's novel cheetah robot to genetically modified bald eagles. By the end of her speech, audience members and judges alike were in the mood for some rigorously bad science.
Alexander Rothfuss, a high school junior from Cincinnati, began the series with the shocking proposition that human chests—and their nipples and navels in particular—are a defense mechanism based on eyespot mimicry. Essentially, we scared away lions by making faces with our stomachs.
"It's definitely not what I expected," said one student in the audience, "but I'm glad I went. I haven't laughed this hard about research in a long time."
Rothfuss skillfully illustrated the importance of the adage "correlation not causation" with a graph that showed the rise of homicide rates in different regions as average temperatures rose. Aggression is therefore directly related to shirtlessness motivated by the heat. His conclusion? Bare chests are dangerous.
Harvard postdoc Stacy Farina followed Rothfuss's human evolutionary theory with a hypothesis related to her research on fish. Fishes, she observed, rarely raise their children. When they do, it's usually in a grotesque way that involves cannibalism or the embedding of eggs in their own skin. Most fishes release their spawn into the ocean, never to be seen again. Therefore, fish offspring must be leaving their parents because literally anything would be better than being raised by them.
Judges asked her how she would apply this knowledge to her own child-raising endeavors.
"I hope they never see this," she laughed.
Beyond the absurdist humor of claiming that funky music is deadly or that sleepwalking is the body's way of getting more workout hours in the day, BAHFest highlighted the importance of carefully interpreting data, whether we're pipetting enzymes and buffers or studying democratic processes in American history.
Cherry-picking data may string together various phenomena into a narrative that just happens to explain some aspect of human biology or behavior, but it doesn't always mean it's right. It challenges us as scientists and citizens to examine how we perceive and assemble data to form opinions about the world. With the exponential increase of computation and the application of technology in fields like evolutionary biology, events like BAHFest remind us to keep our minds open just enough to new possibilities and discoveries.
At the end of the evening, the host pulled out a decibel meter, and the crowd voted with applause. The judges then tallied their scores. Was one speaker's sample size of four college students funny enough? Or was the allure of a cat parasitism theory more worthy of the grand prize?
Five hundred dollars, two books, and the trophy—a garishly orange 3D print of Charles Darwin—were ultimately presented to Robert Gooding-Townsend, a Canadian applied mathematician.
His winning hypothesis? When human ancestors developed the enzyme needed to efficiently metabolize alcohol, their brains began to increase in size to dilute the effects of drunkenness, a proposition that resonated with the many MIT and Harvard students in the audience.
Gooding-Townsend accepted the prize with a smile and a brief speech. "There are some theories that are so brilliant that when you first hear them, you can't help but believe they're correct… then there's a second class of theories. Once you hear it a little bit, and give it the benefit of the doubt, it starts to make more sense, and you see more and more evidence of it…"
He closed with "… and if you all go out and take a drink, it will all make much more sense."
Audrey Effenberger, '17 (firstname.lastname@example.com) is now accepting suggestions for bad science ideas.


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Today we have * LIVE COMMENTARY* from the Design Museum! Experience cycling history as the world's first 3D printed bamboo bike is constructed live!
Communications from Frank at A Marr + Associates.
We'll leave it over night for the glue to dry and tomorrow we'll start adding the components! See you tomorrow to see the full frame!
16:55 – LIVE UPDATE – The final phase of the build: GLUING!
So that the bike will be strong and the bamboo will connect solidly with the 3D printed lugs the right glue is essential. We're using 'Urethane Adhesive from 3M' to join it all together. This type of glue is used on everything to connect plastic with metals or natural fibres such a shoes and even aeroplanes!
16:01 – LIVE UPDATE – The frame is starting to take shape!
15:51 LIVE UPDATE – The Graphic Design team have played an essential role in creating the literature and the graphics on the stand.
"Our aim for the images, literature and style was to create an explosion of the bike on canvas as an abstract form of information" says Ted from Our Place Studio
LIVE UPDATE – 14:40 – FRAME UPDATE! Halfway through build!
We've been working on the frame dimensions and geometry of the hybrid design. This involves determining the length of the bamboo to find the position.
The first bamboo tubes have been connected to the 3D printed lugs!
LIVE UPDATE – 12:56: Jig set-up for hybrid frame!
Setting up the jig and preparing the dimensions is one of the most challenging parts of the build.
The lugs are fixed entities and are a big challenge to get right.
According to James "It is like trying to build a bridge where 2 sides have to link with rocks crumbling either sides!"
LIVE UPDATE – 12:40 pm: 3D Printing!
Quick update on the printing. Oxford Brookes University has been researching & testing different composites. They decided to use a 'Nylon Reinforced Carbon Fibre' which is used on Formula 1 cars, hopefully tomorrow's finished bike will share similar qualities to the world's fastest cars!
LIVE UPDATE – 12:02 pm: We're about to start making the WORLD'S first ever 3d Printed Bamboo Bicycle!
The 3D printer will start printing a PLA mould to create the bicycle's lugs.
LIVE UPDATE – 11:06 am: The final pieces to the jigsaw!
All the bamboo plants have been potted, with the tallest being 176 metres high & 5 years old! We're just setting up the 3D printer & adding some final parts.
"We're looking forward to getting started! The 'urethane glue' will take about 24 hours to cure. So this is a challenge we're up for!"
Says James Broughton from Oxford Brookes University
LIVE UPDATE – 9:00 am: WE'RE SETTING UP!
The stand has been designed by Studio Bark, with graphics and signage by Our Place Studio.
The stand will have 16 bamboo plants at different stages of their growth. They have been kindly provided by Danny Butler Horticulturist.
Event schedule – Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, SE1 2YD
10am: Jig Set Up on Stand
11am: Prepare Front triangle of Bicycle
1pm: Prepare Rear Triangle Of Bicycle
2pm: Access Bikeability tour to take place in 1.5 Gallery.
3pm: Tack and glue frame in place
5pm: Cross Check Alignment and Jig
5.45pm: Close
10am: Museum opens.
10:20am: Remove frame from Jig
11am: Clean up and check
12noon: Fit components
1pm: Fork and Saddle fittings
2pm: Wheels fitting
3pm: Chain alignment and fitting
4pm: Bike riding
The bike will be ridden along the river front. Members of the public will be welcome to have a go.
4.30pm: Breakdown
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A neuroscientist describes her journey to ameliorate the seizures in her daughter's Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD, held her audience captive last October when she took to the lectern for a featured plenary at the American Neurological Association annual meeting. The associate research director at Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) had come to talk about her research at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), which had led to the identification of gene abnormalities in a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a form of epilepsy that starts in childhood. And she had encouraging news — treatment with a calcium-channel blocker had reduced seizures in that patient from 300 a month to 20.
But this was no ordinary patient — it was her daughter Savannah. And her journey to find some answers to a basic and clinical problem was decidedly personal and a non-traditional one at that.
It had begun years earlier with a call to 911. Then, the 23-year-old stay-at-home mother — a high school graduate who had spent time in the Navy — was bewildered when the paramedics who rushed her toddler to the hospital told her that her daughter was having seizures.
Shortly after that day, Savannah had a few seizures, but then, for six months, she had none. But around the time of her third birthday, Savannah's epilepsy manifested itself with a vengeance, with more frequent and more prolonged seizures. She was diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Treatments were nearly useless — one after another was tried and didn't work. Frustrated, the mother scoured the medical literature — or tried to anyway. It was over her head. She thought she just needed to expand her vocabulary with some college coursework in English. She enrolled, and did well in those classes at a junior college. But it didn't help much with understanding the journal studies. She needed to take some science, too. Up until then, her interest in science amounted to "none whatsoever."
"Biology was my least favorite class in high school," she said.
But this time — with, to say the least, a new perspective — she "fell in love with science."
"I knew the answers to the questions I was seeking were in medicine and science," Dr. Dixon-Salazar said.
So, she set out to get her associate's, then her bachelor's degree — paid for with scholarships. At first, she said, she operated on the assumption that, once family obligations demanded it, she would cease her coursework. After a while, though, she began to wonder whether she'd be capable of giving school up, eventually realizing that she was in it for the long haul.
With a supportive husband and son — who accommodated her absence while she attended class and studied — she plowed through. It was a grind and the schedule was difficult, but her education was also an outlet, and a breather, she said.
"I think school saved me," she said. "Any parent who has a very severely affected child needs to have something outside of that" — whether it's volunteering or hosting a blog.
She eventually got her master's and a PhD, with a dissertation on the role of immune molecules in normal brain development and plasticity.
As a post-doc, she began to do exome sequencing with Joseph Gleeson, MD, professor of neurogenetics at UCSD. Dr. Gleeson recruited patients with neurological disorders and sequenced their exomes, looking for gene abnormalities that might offer a clue to treatment for their diseases. Originally he wasn't recruiting epilepsy patients, but he began to recruit patients and their families with inherited forms when Dr. Dixon-Salazar began working in his neurogenetics lab — because, as she put it, he's "a good guy."
Dr. Dixon-Salazar said she thought about the possibility of Savannah being sequenced, but didn't want her to interfere with the work involving the other patients and families. By that time, about two and a half years ago, Savannah's epilepsy had gotten "exponentially worse," Dr. Dixon-Salazar said.
Dr. Gleeson asked whether she might want Savannah to be sequenced, and Dr. Dixon-Salazar jumped at the chance.
The lab had sequenced several hundred patients a year, and occasionally — but certainly not always — gene mutations were found that led to treatment choices that made a clinical difference. But at least it was a shot.
"Even if you don't find the actual causative gene you can identify driver genes that are having a stronger effect," Dr. Dixon-Salazar said. "They may not be the domino that's holding it all together, but that's really driving it. If you can somehow regulate that, maybe you can put the brakes on the severity."
Sequencing of an exome generally reveals about 100,000 variants. That's filtered down very quickly through processes that have been commercialized.
In Savannah's exome, 300 variants were found that were rare and unique to her, and that were predictive of damage at the protein level and not found in healthy people. In other words, they were "high impact" genetic changes, Dr. Dixon-Salazar said.
Those 300 were fed into several analysis paradigms. And the one that yielded the most insight was that which grouped them by function.
They found 25 mutations in the calcium-signaling pathway. And 14 were in calcium-channel genes, the subunits that actually come together to make the calcium channels, which are grouped according to the amount of calcium they let in at a given time. Of those, six were related to the L-type channel. An assessment was made on the effect those variants were likely having on Savannah's calcium intake. This was a jolt to Dr. Dixon-Salazar: She had always noticed that when Savannah received calcium supplements — a standard of care because antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are known to inhibit the ability to absorb calcium — her seizures got worse. But now, it appeared that Savannah might be genetically programmed to allow too much calcium in through those channels.
So what about verapamil, a calcium-channel blocker to the types of channels that appeared to be most affected in Savannah? The idea was discussed with her pediatric neurologist, Mark Nespeca, MD — and, although it was novel in this setting, they figured it couldn't be any worse than any of the other treatments that had failed.
Within a month, Dr. Dixon-Salazar saw dramatic change in her daughter. The number of seizures were reduced by a nearly 95 percent drop. And those that remained were all nocturnal — with less chance of injury. Savannah is now off two AEDs, and a third has been cut in half.
Whether due to lessening of the epilepsy itself, or because the side effects have lessened because she's on fewer medications, Savannah has become more talkative, more expressive — and, to her family, more knowable.
She and her parents don't have to rely on silly noises to communicate with Savannah, who is now 20. Much less of her time is spent unconscious.
"It's kind of sad but I feel like we're getting to know her for the first time," Dr. Dixon-Salazar said.
Shortly after she began to improve on the verapamil, Savannah one night marched out of her bedroom into the living room and issued an order to her father.
"Dad, you have three minutes to turn off the TV and come to bed because it's bedtime," Savannah told him. The moment was remarkable both for the number of words Savannah strung together clearly, and because she was confident enough to leave her bedroom on her own without the protection of a helmet.
"This was a huge immediate effect," Dr. Dixon-Salazar said.
Dr. Nespeca, clinical professor of neuroscience at UCSD and director of the EEG Laboratory at Rady Children's Hospital, said that Dr. Dixon-Salazar's accomplishments stem from a "tremendous energy and commitment and enthusiasm."
One of the first times he met her was at a Kids Speak Up program with the San Diego chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation, in which children and parents lobby Congress for more epilepsy funding. Dr. Dixon-Salazar brought a glass jar filled with all the medications she had to give her daughter every day to show the struggle of dealing with the intractable disease.
"That spoke volumes to any legislative assistant or congressman," Dr. Nespeca said.
Dr. Dixon-Salazar said that she is confident that the use of pharmacogenetics can become more widespread so that more people can benefit, even if there's some risk. "Being completely risk averse isn't going to get us where we need to be," she said. "But at the same time, being careful to back it with science, I think, is important."
TUNE IN, JOIN THE DIALOGUE: How did a neuroscientist ameliorate seizures in her daughter's Lennox-Gastaut syndrome? In this video segment, Neurology Today Editor-in-chief Steven P. Ringel, MD, talks with Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD, associate research director at Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, about her journey from being a stay-at-home mom to going back to school — earning an associate's, bachelor's, master's, and finally a PhD in neurobiology at University of California, San Diego — that led her to sequencing and identifying mutations in her daughter Savannah and finding an off-label treatment, verapamil (a calcium channel blocker) that helped reduce her daughter's seizures by 95 percent: http://bit.ly/XgS6E5.
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In this video you'll learn exactly how the phonetic alphabet mnemonic system works. In the last episode you saw me memorize – almost perfectly – a list of 20 top sci-fi movies. How did I do it? I'll show you how each number becomes a letter, each letter becomes a word and each word becomes an image that will help you memorize just about any size list. Skeptical? You won't be after seeing exactly how the phonetic alphabet works.
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This sequel is another thrilling yet cozy mystery that is set in the halls of a high school!
We continue on in this book with Emma and Leslie in yet another pickle. This time around, a student was murdered! The suspense is excellent in this story – I felt myself being pulled in even farther into the story as each page went by. It really hooks the reader and makes them feel committed! Throw in some A grade comedy, fantastic character development and lots of education allusions and you've got one epic book!
These two sleuths are basically the adult versions of Nancy Drew! The wittiness and cuteness of this book makes it the perfect relaxation novel. I also found it to be the perfect binging novel (although you could easily put this book down and jump back into it). It's also a G to PG rated book – there's nothing graphic or overly worrisome. Teens and adults alike will easily be able to read and enjoy this book!
It was a real delight seeing Emma and Leslie and their fantastic chemistry together again! The two of them make the perfect best friends for a fun, cozy story! I can almost feel them radiating their positivity off the pages! And on top of that, they are hilarious! I also have a strong love for the secondary characters as well! The other teachers are all interesting and truly characters.
Hunter was a real breakout character for me. I loved seeing more of him in this novel and I hope in any future books he's hanging around more!
I loved all the quotations between the chapters – that's one major part of this series that raises it above all the others! The Shakespeare quotes always get me! I love it!
My final comment – I loved that adoption became a big part of this book. The awareness of adoption, while out there, isn't spoken about enough (in my honest opinion). Thank you Kelley for expanding the conversation!
Kelley Kaye is the Queen of cozy, comedic mysteries! I will definitely be looking for more books by her and I highly recommend picking up this must read novel!
Four out of five stars!
I received a free copy of this novel from the author Kelley Kaye in exchange for an honest review.
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New results in atmospheric research indicate that climate change will increase possible encounters of turbulence by cruising aircraft. A method to detect turbulences was now developed for the first time within the European project DELICAT (Demonstration of LIDAR based Clear Air Turbulence detection) by scientists of the DLR Institute for Atmospheric Physics. The Lidar (Light Detecting and Ranging) instrument is mounted at the aircraft and emits shortwave UV laser rays. The amount of UV light that is backscattered by oxygen and nitrogen molecules determines the density of air. Density fluctuations indicate turbulences. This information enables a specific analysis of the air ahead of the flying aircraft and makes the invisible "Clear Air Turbulence" (CAT) detectable.
The new technology has been tested by DLR together with project partners this summer. A campaign of measurement flights has been carried out from Amsterdam over whole Europe between July, 17 and August, 12 2013. The DELICAT test flights served the demonstration of the measurement principle and the feasibility of the new technology. The research aircraft PH-LAB of the Dutch partner National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), a modified Cessna Citation, has been used for this purpose. After the successful flight campaign follows now the data analysis which yields first promising findings. The comprehensive results will not only allow demonstrating the new technology. Moreover, this unique set of data will provide important new knowledge on the generation mechanisms of clear air turbulence and the complex processes in the atmosphere. As a long-term goal, an integrated detection system is envisaged that will allow avoiding encounters of air turbulence.
The project is funded within the 7th framework programme of the European Commission (FP7, 2007-2013) under Grant-Agreement Nr. 233801.
Link: http://www.delicat-fp7.org/
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An exciting mobile technology company is listing on the TSX Venture this morning. Siyata Mobile will start trading under the symbol SIM. Siyata Mobile develops and sells advanced cellular communication systems for mobile businesses, The focus is on the growing vehicle market and providing communication devices for global corporate vehicles and fleets (trucks, ambulances, trains, police cars, fire departments, taxis etc.)
Siyata is well positioned to be a dominant player in the industry as a replacement device for ageing technologies and networks. Three products will be offered – Voyager, Truckfone, and Bagfone. Over 125,000 devices have already been sold worldwide with multiple repeat customers (cellular providers).
Siyata's lead product, Voyager is currently the only connected vehicle device in the world that offers the following features voice, data and two way radio (Push To Talk).
Voyageur currently sells for $800 a unit and generates healthy margins. ~10,000 units have already been installed.
The potential for reoccurring revenues comes from software alliances and device upgrades which occur every 18-36 months.
Voyager was researched and developed in Israel and already has strong local sales. The company is led by a proven and experienced management team with loads of experience in the space. The previous company Accel grew from 0 to $30 million in sales and generated a 92% growth rate between 2012-2014.
The next step will be to generate international sales. Siyata will start by partnering with major cell operators and distributors in Canada in 2015. In 2016 the target will be the large US market. The market size worldwide is currently estimated to be $7.2 billion.
The goal is to sell 50,000-100,000 devices annually by 2017.
Siyata's technology is an improvement on ageing technologies and is designed with an emphasis on audio quality as well as ease of use. The Siyata solution is the only vehicle all-in-one cellular based platform for voice, data, fleet management, PTT, applications and more.
In the short time since first being introduced to the Truckfone product I have been intrigued by its unique collection of capabilities… The first application that comes to mind would be for clients needing communication in permanently installed locations where signal strength is of prime concern…Beyond the obvious voice communication needs, the Truckfone will soon be supporting our Bell PTT service which will make it part of a truly viable alternative for clients wishing to migrate away from a conventional two way radio solutionto a cellular- based system comprised of portable devices and fixed devices .- Pat Morrison, Worldlynx – Canada's largest independent Bell dealer
The opportunity for investors
Siyata presents an interesting opportunity for investors as shares begin trading. SIM has 3 keys that set it apart from competitors an experienced management team, proven technology with competitive advantages, and a global growth opportunity (huge market).
The company already has proven sales generating $7.4 million in revenue in 2014 with a 92% actualized growth rate from 2012-2014.
If Siyata can successfully penetrate the large North American market ($4.9B) sales would substantially increase leading to a much higher share price.
"Globally, the market for LMR systems was valued at USD 10.57 Billion in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.9% from 2014 to 2020 to reach USD 30.6 Billion in 2020." Vehicle based LMR is ~44% of the market."
Transparency Market Research (Sept. 2014)
Siyata has the team, product, and market opportunity the only thing left to do is execute on the growth plan.
SMI will have 59,587,337 sharse out after a name change (Teslin Resources), RTO, and roll back. 33,333,333 of the shares will be held in escrow which were issued to acquire the Siyata Mobile Group.
Siyata is well set up with $4 million in the treasury raised at a valuation of 30 cents a share with a half warrant exercisable at 60 cents for 2 years.
For more please on Siyata please visit www.siyatamobile.com or call Freddie Leigh at Kin Communications (604-684-6730).
EnergyandGold.com is long Siyata stock and took place in the recent private placement and this makes us biased in our coverage of the company. Small technology stocks such as Siyata Mobile are highly volatile and risky. They are not suitable for most investors. This article is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Always do your own due diligence and consult a licensed investment advisor before making any investment decisions. Visit Siyata Mobile's profile on www.SEDAR.com for important information and risks.


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As a staff we have evaluated how the students have transitioned into the school, out of school (Year 7) and throughout the school.
The feedback from the secondary schools has shown that our Ceres students do well, regardless of them often attending a secondary school alone. This is attributed to the leadership and confidence development that occurs at a small school.
Our Foundation students settle well. By mid-year we note that they are well on their way to having a deep understanding of the fundamental skills necessary to put them in good stead for their progressing years.
The end of year extensive transition program provides a good rounding for them and also enables new parents to meet each other and experience some guest speakers.
The buddy system for new students throughout the year works well and we will continue to extend this program over the next few years. The school cohesion and connections made through the cross age tutoring that occurs is invaluable.
We also provide two or more afternoons at the end of the year for all students moving up into new grades.
The year 2 students moving into year 3 are targeted with additional support as this is a year level across all schools that experience the greatest adjustment.
The junior years provide a lot of support and teacher intervention with years 3-6 being expected to cover a lot more curriculum content and to work independently.


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When Tammy was 8 years old, she was in the back seat of her mom's car and saw a guy on a Harley and a girl riding on the back. She said to herself at that moment, she was going to be that girl one day! She wanted herself a hot biker guy and she wanted to be on the back of that bike right along with him. She couldn't have been more right…her dream came true!
She and Rich met 15 years before they actually got together. After some difficult times in both of their lives, and after the dust had settled they actually ran into eachother again and began a friendship, which then turned into where they are now…one awesome couple! Now, almost 2 years later they are totally in love and love this here bike!
Here are some shots from the day. Enjoy, Rich and Tammy, you guys were an absolute pleasure to work with! Muah!


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February 09, 2010, 09:04 AM EST
By Jay Shankar and Thomas Kutty Abraham
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — India's government rejected the nation's first genetically modified food after protests by farmers, hampering the expansion of seed makers including Monsanto Co. in the world's second-most populous nation.
"There is no overriding food security argument for Bt brinjal," or genetically modified eggplant, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said at a press conference in the capital, New Delhi. "Our objective is to restore public confidence and trust in Bt brinjal." A moratorium will be imposed until safety studies are carried out "to the satisfaction of the scientific community," he said.
Ramesh, 55, had to balance the technology's promise to help feed a nation growing by 18 million people a year, more than the population of the Netherlands, and concern that food safety and threats to biodiversity have not been investigated. Monsanto, the world's largest seed maker, supplied the gene for the vegetable and introduced genetically modified cotton in India eight years ago.
"This will delay the government's plan to tackle food security," said M. Khadi Basavaraj, dean at the University of Agricultural Science in the southern city of Dharwad, who advised an independent panel which passed transgenic brinjal as safe in October. "It now feels there were not enough tests to prove it's safe. The government has taken the right decision."
To gauge the nation's mood, Ramesh held seven public meetings in major cities. "I cannot ignore public opinion and I can't ignore science," the minister said after four hours of debate with farmers, scientists and environmental activists in Bangalore on Feb. 6.
Pest Protection
The brinjal, or aubergine, had been genetically modified by the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company Ltd., known as Mahyco, in which St. Louis-based Monsanto has a 26 percent stake.
A gene known as cry1Ac from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, and sourced from Monsanto has been introduced to help it fend off common borer pests.
Monsanto spokesman Christopher Samuel referred calls to the Mumbai-based seed maker. Maharashtra Hybrid said in a statement it respected Ramesh's decision and will follow the government's directives. "Mahyco is confident that sound science based on evidence obtained over nine years of rigorous testing will prevail," the company said.
Brinjal is a staple that India also exports to the U.K., France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Canada, according to the National Horticulture Board.
"While we feel relieved that Bt Brinjal will not be in our plates right away we feel that we also lost a chance to change the paradigm of agriculture in this country," said Rajesh Krishnan, who campaigns against genetic engineering for pressure group Greenpeace said in an interview from Bangalore.
Cotton Success
India's farm ministry wants GM technology to be part of efforts to raise production of staple foods, following the success of transgenic cotton introduced in 2002.
GM cotton, including that of Monsanto's Bollgard varieties, now accounts for 80 percent of planting and had doubled yields by 2008. India moved from a net importer to the world's No. 2 producer and exporter.
The success of Bt cotton Indian farmers "are not opposed to new technologies," M.K. Sharma, Maharashtra Hybrid's general manager, said in Feb. 3 interview.
With existing varieties of brinjal, Indian farmers have to spray pesticide on up to 80 days in the six-month crop cycle, Sharma, said in Mumbai. Larvae that bore into plants wipe out up to 70 percent of yield, he said.
"Alongside these losses, there is also the problem of health risks as farmers use pesticides without precautions or masks," said Sharma.
Pesticide Risks
Farm Secretary T. Nanda Kumar said before the announcement that GM is just one technology that India can apply to increase food security. "It could be the technology of better seeds, it could be the technology of using less water," he said in interview in New Delhi. "Ultimately it's going to be combination of all these."
GM plants "are studied much more extensively than any other plant product in the world, and provide equal or greater assurance of safety," Gyanendra Shukla, Monsanto's India director, said in a statement before the decision.
While the U.S. and Canada have grown genetically modified crops like corn and soybean for years, resistance remains strong in Europe, where some countries rejected the use of crops changed to increase resistance to drought, pests or specific herbicides. Germany's BASF SE has had a GM starch potato stuck in the European Union's approval process for 14 years.


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Set in the gentle rolling countryside of North Somerset 4 miles southwest of Bristol, Long Ashton is a thriving working village of approximately 4000 people.
Famous for WG Grace having been to school in the village in the 1850's and for the Long Ashton Research Station which served agriculture and horticuture for 100 years until closure in 2003, having developed cidermaking in the early years, and rosehip syrup and ribena in the 1940's.
Today the village has three pubs, The Angel, The Bird In The Hand, and The Miners Arms ; two primary schools – Birdwell School and Northleaze School; a Scout troop and Guides; a cricket, football, golf , bowls and tennis club: two churches All Saints Church and Hebron Church, A Royal British Legion Club, a post office, a pharmacy, two dentists, a GP practice, natural health clinic, library, charity shop and Co-op and two farm shops a Baker and a transition initiative.


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Today, while reading Richard Barbrook's fantastic book, Imaginary Futures, I encountered this well-stated quote from a much older book, Modern Corporation and Private Property, by Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means written in 1932:
The communist thinks of the community in terms of a state; the corporation director thinks of it in terms of an enterprise; and though this difference between the two might lead to a radical divergence in results, it still remains true that the corporation director who would subordinate the interests of the individual stockholder to those of the group more nearly resembles the communist in thought than he does the protagonist of private property.
So, around the world, are they really closet Stalinists or are they the freedom-loving CEOs they say they are? Modern Corporation is definitely going on my reading list.


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Kate Hudson wrote and directed this short film, Cutlass, that will be screened at the The Tribeca Film Festival.
It's cute and it's got some great cast members: Virginia Madsen, Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell and Chevy Chase. You can watch it here:
Sometimes parents do crazy things to make their kids happy, but I believe the true moral of the story may be that Kristen Stewart can't act.


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Unitarian Universalist President Applauds New Hampshire Marriage Law
Rev. William G. Sinkford, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), issued this statement in support of New Hampshire's new marriage law:
I am overjoyed that New Hampshire has joined the growing number of states with inclusive marriage laws. This is another victory for civil rights in America. More and more fair-minded citizens believe that same-sex couples and their families deserve legal recognition and protection, and that conviction is cause for joy and celebration.
As a religious leader who has proudly officiated at weddings for same-sex couples, I am called to set the record straight: In more than two centuries of changing state and federal marriage statues, no religious group or official has ever been required to solemnize a marriage that goes against the teachings of their faith, nor will new marriage laws require them to do so in the future. Marriage equality is a matter of civil rights, not sacred rites.
The Unitarian Universalist Association is a faith community of more than 1,000 self-governing congregations that bring to the world a vision of religious freedom, tolerance and social justice.
The UUA has supported civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people for several decades. The denomination voted in 1996 to advocate for full legal marriage equality for same-sex couples. For more information on the UUA, including recent press releases and news articles, please visit our online pressroom.
Janet Hayes, Public Relations Director
Unitarian Universalist Association
25 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 948-4386
pr [at] uua [dot] org


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Clear Cut Group Can Handle Your New Sod Installations.
Whether you're a builder with new development properties or an existing commercial property, the appearance of your business starts with how good and well-maintained your property is.
Clear Cut Group offers complete commercial lawn maintenance with regularly scheduled grass cutting, mulching and it all begins with a brilliant coat of luscious, green and vibrant sod.
Our commercial sodding service includes a complete installation by a professionally trained and experienced team of sod experts.
Large Scale Sod Projects
Large square footages of fresh sod that is installed in a timely manner by a qualified and insured team of professionals is what we do best.
Get your commercial sod installation done right the first time by southern Ontario's best commercial sod company! A professional sod technician will assess and review your specific needs for your commercial property. In some instances sod repair or mulch may be a more practical or viable option.
Fresh sod installation starts by our technicians completely removing grasses and debris from the areas in question. Removing rocks and flattening the area is extremely important to ensure the new sod transitions to the area properly. This is after we've laid down some fresh, nutrient rich soil.
Sod isn't simply 'laid down' but rather installed in such a manner for the greatest chances of integration success. We start from the outside or edges from the exterior part of the property that requires sod and work our way in with a unique pattern.
After the sod has been installed it's watered down to assist with the transition to the newly laid fresh and nutrient-rich soil. Watering is done in regular intervals until the sod has fully-integrated into the new area. What's also is important is our post-flattening process.
To ensure a natural-looking grass that is extremely vibrant and appeasing to your commercial property we will level out all the pieces after laying them so that they are connected seamlessly. Our commercial sod service is a complete service for your property with no hidden fees or additional services required.
This means that you can count on us from meeting one of our technicians for the initial assessment straight through to watering the freshly installed and finished product.
Contact Clear Cut Group for a free, no-obligation quote on our commercial sod services and one of our technicians would be happy to discuss your specific needs for your commercial property.
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Sorell Consulting Ltd. offers a full array of professional staff in fields of engineering and project management to effect construction management and inspection services.
Sorell has completed the Millenia corporate rebranding process with the update of their engineering website
"To serve our clients well, SCL boasts staff that is reliable, courteous, team-driven, and technically proficient."
SCL provides fully independent, unbiased assessments. Our personnel have experience in reviewing, assessing, developing, and implementing many types of projects.
"We live by our company slogan "Strength in Design".
To deliver the best services in a supportive environment, locally and regionally, through the provision of real estate, unique model house and building designs, construction of residential and commercial buildings, architectural and engineering consultancy.
Sorell Consulting Ltd. offers a full array of professional staff in fields of engineering and project management to effect construction management and inspection services.
We perform a wide range of assessments including; Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Engineering Assessment, Environmental Risk Assessment, among others.
Our capabilities include a wide range of projects from single family home renovations to new commercial and industrial facilities.
Our expertise brings value to clients faced with complex drainage constraints; clients and projects come from public agencies, private developers, and individual property owners.
All of our designs conform to the requirements of international and local building codes. Our structures are designed in timber, steel or concrete.
SCL's Environmental Department provides a variety of services that enhance best management practices, which incorporates environmental solutions to satisfy our clients' needs.
Our Civil Engineering Division can take a project through planning, preliminary design, and ultimately to the final design stage where the project is ready for bid and construction.
Other services provided by Sorell Consulting Ltd. include Concrete Testing, Rebar Testing, Surveying and Drafting.
SCL offers geotechnical investigation, analysis, design, and field testing services. Additionally, we provide recommendations for our clients. Written reports include boring logs, lab test data, description of the investigation, and recommendations. The engineering evaluation typically concerns itself with the design and construction of foundations, and associated earthwork considerations.
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