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Environmental Science / Environmental Studies
The environment and sustainability program, housed in the School of Earth, Ocean and the Environment, is at the forefront of research to determine the wise use and management of complex natural systems.
What to Expect
As an environmental science major in the School of Earth, Ocean and the Environment, you will have the opportunity to place emphasis in a variety of areas including natural systems, water resources, weather and climate, energy or humans and the environment, you will learn how to conduct hypothesis-driven research and communicate your knowledge both orally and in writing.
The environmental studies major emphasizes humanities and social sciences, with major credit courses in the environment, politics, history, economics and literature.
Undergraduate Degrees
The environmental sciences major was launched in fall 2009 as part of the environment and sustainability program. It is designed to give students a strong scientific background, while allowing them the flexibility to choose courses that address their specific interests.
The following courses fulfill some of the requirements for a bachelor of science with a major in environmental science:
- Environmental Issues Seminar
- Ecology and Evolution (and laboratory)
- Surface and Near Surface Processes
- Weather and Climate
- Concepts of Environmental Health Science
One of two undergraduate degrees offered by the environment and sustainability program, the bachelor of arts program has coursework that includes sustainability, policy and advocacy.
The following courses fulfill some of the requirements for a bachelor of arts with a major in environmental studies:
- Environmental Science and Policy
- Environmental Issues Seminar
- Ecology and Evolution (and laboratory)
- Environmental Economics or Economics of Sustainable Development
- Environmental Literature
- Human Impact on the Environment
- American Environmental History
- Environmental Ethics
- Green Politics or Environmental Policy
Apply for Undergraduate Admission
Our Office of Undergraduate Admissions provides the most current information on the application process so you can check the requirements based on your current status and find university scholarships.
Graduate Degrees
The Master of Earth and Environmental Resource Management (M.E.E.R.M.) program, offered by the School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, trains graduate students for management positions in earth and environmental resources, sustainable development within ecosystems, or safe and effective use of man-made materials in the environment.
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Program Contact: Stephanie Bradley, 803-777-7170, firstname.lastname@example.com
Travel Grant Contact: Jackie McClary, 803-777-9823, firstname.lastname@example.com
Application information for this degree is available through our Graduate School.
Through special arrangement, the university offers dual degree programs in certain areas to permit a student to work on two degrees concurrently by combining credits, resulting in the student taking fewer courses than the total required if each degree were pursued independently. This program, offered by the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Law, culminates in a Master of Earth and Environmental Resources Management and a Juris Doctor.
Graduate Director: Joe Quattro, 803-777-4142, email@example.com
Application information for this degree is available through our Graduate School.
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The Graduate School administers the application process for all of the university's doctoral, master's, certificate and dual degree programs. Take a look at what you will need to do before you apply.


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Stacked at 655,000, according to PokerNews.com, Esfandiari hasn't won a major event since Bush's first term in office, which either means the guy is due or has no chance to pull this off. Could go either way. Yes, we're feeling especially noncommital today after watching the
In second right now is Peter Traply from Hungary, who's been gobbling up chips all day amassing 590,000 last we checked. Sitting in third, Norway's Johnny Lodden with 550,000.
Still in and feeling especially salty today is "Salty" Joe Hachem (195,000), who is looking to complete the poker tour trifecta here by adding an
Besides Esfandiari, the hopes of US America pulling off a third consecutive
Most recent big name bust was Sorel Mizzi who exits in 55th place for €25,200.
Chip counts here.
The Matt and Martin Show here.
Otis and the PokerStars gang here.

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California Proposition 65 Warning
The products might contain chemicals known to the state of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.For information you can visit to Proposition 65 government website.
All the resellers who sell to California customers, should provide a Proposition 65 Label (Prop 65 Label) on the product. WARNING Prop 65 Label: Warning This Product May Contain a Chemical Knows to The State of California to Cause Cancer, Or Birth Defects or Other Reproductive Harm."


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He's a military experiment, he's the leader of the Avengers, but could Captain America have his origins in folklore? Find out on this episode of Fakelore as Caitlyn and Magill take a look at the only member of the Avengers who represents an entire country. Click here to download the episode!
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There was once we thought balloons are for Birthday parties, visiting friends in the hospital, apology after a squabble, and never really thought of using it in weddings.
But in these couple of years we see balloons appearing at weddings just as often as boho bouquets. This proves that some things can be elevated and change in time. Nothing is definite. Here are a few looks we love!


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Jessica Holmes
Jessica Holmes is a recipe developer and content creator from Sydney, Australia.
With a university degree in communications, and over 11 years of professional digital content experience, Jess is a qualified and passionate content strategist and recipe writer.
(Neapolitan Layer Cake recipe published in Taste Magazine, April 2018)
Many of her recipes have been published in Taste, Australia's top-selling food magazine, including:
- Clinkers Ice Cream Cake
- No Bake Chocolate Tart
- Neapolitan Kit Kat Layer Cake
- Coconut Rough Chocolate Mousse Cake
- Chokito Caramel Fudge Slice
- Cheesecake Stuffed Apples
- Berry Nutella Hand Pies
In 2015, Jess won Best Recipes Home Cook Hero competition and she is currently a member of Australia's Best Recipes Talent Network.
Sweetest Menu has a loyal following of talented bakers who love all things sweet. Jess interacts with her audience daily on Instagram, with over 180,000 followers.
(Cheesecake Stuffed Apples recipe / Berry Nutella Hand Pie recipe published in Taste Magazine, June/July 2018)
Sweetest Menu recipes have also been featured on popular lifestyle sites including PopSugar, Brit&Co, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post and HOORAY Magazine.
Jess has worked with prominent food brands including Cadbury, Blue Ribbon, Bega Peanut Butter and Almond Breeze to create engaging campaigns showcasing unique content.
In 2019, Jess was interviewed on the popular podcasts, Chopped and Eat Blog Talk.
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Working across video, performance, sculpture, and installation, Abdessemed confronts religious, social, and sexual taboos to dissect power dynamics. Using the streets outside his Paris studio as auxiliary space, he creates what he calls acts, deliberately rejecting the neutrality of performance in favor of clear political implication. This exhibition features a wide selection of new
and recent works, all characterized by their forceful impact and symbolic resonance. Sculptures such as La Chine est proche (a bicycle crafted from camel bones), Le Vase abominable (a brass pot sitting on top of an explosive device), and Practice Zero Tolerance (a blackened terra-cotta replica of a burned-out car from the 2005 Paris riots) add material realism to conceptual abstraction; in other works, gold, jade, salt, cannabis, bamboo, and stone link past and present, tradition and insurrection. Exploring the best and worst of human nature, from love and curiosity to exploitation and
violence (and all points in between), Abdessemed gives form to a passionately held belief: Art is a fire that cannot be put out.
Web site www.mathaf.org.qa
Adel Abdessemed, Le Vase abominable.
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Viral Hepatitis Mentoring Program
Viral Hepatitis Mentoring Program This program has been developed in response to feedback from GPs and specialists linked with the Viral Hepatitis Community Prescriber Programs.
What is it? A professional relationship in which an experienced viral hepatitis clinician and a GP working with patients with viral hepatitis share knowledge, answer questions and offer clinical advice and support.
Why do it? Strengthen collaboration between tertiary and primary care Enhance and support patient-centered continuity of care Further develop skills in communication, giving feedback and sharing best practice Pass on personal knowledge, insight and experience Stay in touch with emerging issues in viral hepatitis Gain access to one-on-one support Be involved in the development of a community of practice based on mutual support and respect Make use of a framework for discussing complex cases
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BitcoinPlus Wallet has numerous nodes hardcoded into the wallet. These nodes are managed by The XBC Project to ensure there are nodes running 24/7. If for whatever reason you are unable to sync your BitcoinPlus Wallet you might want to create a configuration file and add the details that are actually being used at that time.
The file you need to create is called -
This is done by using a notepad or a similar Text Editor.
For a current live list of nodes simply visit one of the BitcoinPlus block explorers.
This can be found at - http://block.bitcoinplus.org/network
The nodes you need to add are shown in the address column.
You will then need to create you configuration file.
1) Open notepad or any text editor. Add a few of the nodes by using the command
addnode=[ip address]
The screenshot below shows the first 4 nodes added to the list.
Save this file as bitcoinplus.conf
Make sure it is NOT saved as bitcoinplus.conf.txt
2) The Configuration file will need to be placed into the Data directory of the BitcoinPlus Wallet.
A large part of BitcoinPlus code is based on Bitcoin. The location of the Data Directory for BitcoinPlus is therefore the same as Bitcoin.
Go to Start -> Run (or press WinKey+R) and run this:
Bitcoin's data folder will open. For most users, this is the following locations:
C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\Application data\bitcoinplus (XP) C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\bitcoinplus (Vista and 7,8,10)
"AppData" and "Application data" are hidden by default.
By default BitcoinPlus will put its data here:
You need to do a "ls -a" to see directories that start with a dot.
If that's not it, you can do a search like this:
find / -name wallet.dat -print 2>/dev/null
By default BitcoinPlus will put its data here:
~/Library/Application Support/bitcoinplus/
Once you have located the data directory you need to copy the configuration file into this folder.
You Data Folder will end up looking similar to below -
Restart you BitcoinPlus Wallet for the configuration file to take effect.


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Below is a current list of the equipment I use for my LRF. Plymouth has a many different marks, although not really necessary I like to have a rod suited to the conditions.
I know what your thinking I'm a "tackle tart" yes I cant argue but could I say I'm a collector??
Nories Rock Fish Bottom Ultra Light 610ULS tube tip
Nories Slow Retrieve SR710F tube tip
Nories Slow Retrieve SR74 non F tube tip a crazy rod, so bendy casts up to 3.5g
Nories Rock Fish Bottom Jighead Snapper 7'10" solid tip
GRAPHITELEADER Finezza Compatto 7'6" Travel tube tip
GRAPHITELEADER Finezza 7'6" solid tip
Tict 710 inbite 0.9 – 12g. tube tip a great all round rod for the UK.
Megabass Shore Luck 7'4 SLX 0.8 -9g tube tip short handle, one hand casting. beautiful rod but not as sensitive as the my other rods.
Reins RAZ Ajiringer-Z 8'0″ 0.6-8g (Sold this rod on, liked it but it wasn't for me)
Nories Sea bass program 5g -12g tube tip, almost one piece ( not strictly a Lrf rod but boy does it sling out little weights too, it's well happy chucking 1.8g head plus softy with super sensitivity. A rod I will be using more often)
Daiwa Certate 10 2506
Shimano stella 1000fe
Shimano Stella 2500fe with spare spool favourite reel.
SUNLINE Rock Fish PE 6lb
fluro straight through
SUNLINE Small Game FC 2.5 lb ( love this)
Jig heads
Ecogear Shirasu Fine Head mostly 1.8 size 8 or the Decoy SV-69 Rocket Plus LRF Jighead 1.8g size 8 but I have all weights in many sizes of both
Ecogear aquagear strawtails are my fav along with medium power isome
Anything 2 inches or less.
Large yellow prime area bag
x3 Meiho Versus VS-B6010 Waist Bag (great bag, great price, cheer Mr Fish" i'll find a use for all three')
I keep all my little stuff in this box
Meiho Mini Bits Box PA-10SS ( love it)


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British Gas in 'green' cash-back initiative
British Gas is launching a "green" package that will reward householders with £20 cash-back a year for being more energy efficient.
British Gas is launching a "green" package that will reward householders with &£20 cash-back a year for being more energy efficient. The Energy Savers Club and Climate Aware programmes are a series of measures and initiatives that aim to help consumers save money, reduce energy consumption and offset their carbon emissions.
As part of the Energy Savers Club, a tailor-made online energy efficiency plan will be designed for customers to help them improve the energy rating of their homes. They will be eligible for exclusive discounts on energy-efficiency products and receive renewably generated electricity at no extra cost. The offer will last for two years.
Climate Aware, the second tier of the strategy, allows consumers to offset their carbon emissions. The initiative allows householders to take responsibility for the impact of their energy use on the environment and manage their energy consumption.
Customers who sign up to Climate Aware pay a contribution of about &£30, which will then be given to environmentally friendly projects in developing countries to offset the carbon emissions.
British Gas says it is targeting customers interested in green issues using a mix of e-mails and advertising in the national and lifestyle press, and also via its website, house.co.uk.


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It's good to be Max Cooper. The artist's richly crafted sound designs are paired now with a series of music videos commissioned by motion designers. And the most mesmerizing of these is the stunning creation by Maxime Causeret. Driven by the organic sounds of recorded rain, spun into percussion, Causeret's animations follow emergent systems of […]Read more
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Datacode "FOCUS: Techno Drum Hits Collection" is our biggest and best collection of drum hits from our best-selling sample packs! It is loaded with a massive collection of 697 Drum Hits, Bonus Top Loops and Construction Kits with a focus on high quality deep drums. Including pounding kicks, tons of cutting claps & snares, percussive hits, impacts and much more. An essential tool for producing Techno, Tech House and Deep House!
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Established Convenient Store
Smyrna, TN (Rutherford County)
Asking Price: $64,999
Cash Flow: $50,000*
Gross Revenue: $410,000
Business Description
Established business. Business is located in high traffic location in heart of Smyrna, TN. The convenient store carries cigarettes, beer, and lottery. The location has a large parking lot. There is lots of room for improvement and growth with a knowledgeable operator.
Detailed Information
- Inventory:
- Not included in asking price
- Real Estate:
- Leased
- Building SF:
- Lease Expiration:
- Facilities:
- This is in a great location with a great looking building.
- Competition:
- Normal competition in the area.
- Growth & Expansion:
- This store has the ability to add additional product and service
- Support & Training:
- Seller will train
- Reason for Selling:
- Other business interest
This listing was added 05/29/2018
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SoleCoin (SOLE) Overview
General InformationSoleCoin, also known as SOLE uses X15 algorithm to secure transactions.
SoleCoin has over 1200000 total coins that are not fully pre mined.
For more information see list bellow.
Name: SoleCoin (SOLE)
Algorithm: X15
Proof type: PoW/PoS
Total coin supply: 1200000
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Market Cap: $ 1718.60779364
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If anyone wants to know who the sexual preditor is in your neighborhood or your grand babies…here is the site to go to.
It tell you where they work and live.
There is a free family safety guide on this site as well.
This great site is part of Joh Walsh's program to protect your loved ones.
There is also a Spanish link.
Be informed Baby Boomers!
~The Baby Boomer Queen~


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ACCESS CHANNEL—a non-commercial television channel authorized through member cities of the Grand Rapids Area Cable Commission and administered by ICTV or deemed public access by the local cable operator. Currently Mediacom Communications channels 2, 5, and 7 and Paul Bunyan Communications channels 32, 35 and 37 carry ICTV programming to the Itasca County region.
ACCESS EQUIPMENT—refers to any designated access audio or video equipment under the care of ICTV for access purposes and includes camera equipment, editing equipment and cablecasting equipment.
ACCESS PROGRAMMING—pre-recorded or live programs cablecast or to be cablecast on an access channel. It also includes programs provided via the internet.
ACCESS USER—refers to anyone who uses an access channel, access equipment or the ICTV studio.
AIR TIME—means the actual time of day that is used or proposed to be used for cablecasting access programming or community announcements on an access channel.
CABLECAST—the means by which programming is delivered to the cable television provider through a closed system then to the viewer. It is contrary to broadcast which delivers the content over assigned airway frequencies.
CAMERA EQUIPMENT—means the camera and associated equipment to be used in conjunction with its operation.
CURRENT MEMBER—any individual, family, business, or organization that has paid the required membership dues to ICTV. Membership must be current. Lapsed members will not be afforded membership benefits until their memberships have been reinstated.
EDITING EQUIPMENT—any computer equipment and software that is used to provide the editing of audio or video.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR—the person designated and hired by the Board of Directors to administer the daily management and administration of ICTV.
FRANCHISE FEE—a fee paid to a municipality by a cable provider. It is set for in a franchise agreement guaranteeing access and conditions to the municipality.
POLITICAL CANDIDATE—any person who has announced his/her candidacy for public office in any primary, general or special election for municipal, county, state, national or school board office.
SPONSOR/UNDERWRITER—any person, business, agency or organization that pays ICTV to be recognized as a sponsor of a program or series of programs. An underwriter does not have to be a current member to sponsor a program.
STUDIO—refers to the cablecast studio facility at ICTV.
SUPPORTER—any person or organization that has furnished ICTV with financial assistance, in-kind support or volunteerism, i.e., current members, underwriters, units of government, foundations, educational districts, individuals, businesses, agencies, union, non-profit organizations, clubs and associations.
VIDEO SERVICES—means any function that is within the capability of ICTV to perform in the areas of video production, editing, copying or cablecasting.
VOLUNTEER—means any person who contributes their time on a regular basis to video productions or other services on behalf of ICTV and at direction of the operations manager or executive director.


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City Bunny, Country Bunny ...
When the news first broke about the new **TSA regulations banning liquids in carry-on baggage**, I was tipped off by my blogger pals from **The Scented Salamander** and **A Girl's Gotta Spa** that solid lotion bars were a great way to stay moisturized on board without some pesky TSA agent confiscating your tube of L'Occitane.
Shannon of **A Girl's Gotta Spa** is a rep for **Country Bunny**, a bath and body company famous for its rabbit-embossed lotion bars - perfect for air travel since they're housed in individual tins that keep them from making contact with anything else in your bag. I - along with **Beauty Addict press secretary Kathy**, aka Mom - recently had a chance to try them out.
The Country Bunny lotion bar is a three-inch round bar of coconut, safflower, canola, apricot kernel, and sweet almond oils in a beeswax base, which allows it to keep its shape while you rub it on your skin. The beeswax makes it a bit heavier than regular lotions and creams, but it acts as an excellent barrier between your skin and the elements (especially the notoriously dry air in pressurized airplane cabins).
The consistency makes it perfect for use both overnight and on long-haul flights; by the time you wake up in the morning or land in your destination city, all will have been absorbed and your skin will feel supple and lovely. I was amazed at what it did for my incredibly stubborn elbows over a mere six hours of shut-eye (and Mom said the same about her heels).
The lotion bar is available in a variety of scents plus an unscented variety; I fell hard for the Oatmeal Milk & Honey, which smells very much like **this** and the almond variety of **this**. The Satin Shea Body Butter in the same scent is equally lovely and has a smooth texture that's hard to beat; it absorbs quickly and is far less greasy than other shea butter-based creams.
And how darling are these? Little bath oil beads in bunny and sun shapes; I almost didn't want to use them because they were so cute. (But I did, of course. And they were worth it.)
Shannon has certainly made a Country Bunny out of this city bunny! Visit her at http://www.biglakespa.com** to check out all her Country Bunny goodies.


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Dalal-Clayton, A (2015) Coming into View: Black British Artists and Exhibition Cultures 1976-2010. Doctoral thesis, Liverpool John Moores University.
Doughty, RJ (2015) bell hooks. In: Ness, I and Cope, Z, (eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. Palgrave MacMillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-0-230-39277-9
Hodgson, GR (2015) Propaganda Sheets? History Today, 65 (12). pp. 4-5. ISSN 0018-2753
Hodgson, GR (2015) "Too ghastly to believe"? Liverpool, the press and the May Blitz of 1941. Journalism Education, 4 (1).
Howson, T (2015) Zombies, time machines and brains: Science fiction made real in immersive theatres. Thesis Eleven, 131 (1). pp. 114-126. ISSN 0725-5136
Howson, TR (2015) Cinema of the dark side, atrocity and the ethics of spectatorship. Transnational Cinemas, 6 (2). pp. 209-211. ISSN 2040-3526
Jackson, DA (2015) Violet City: Fantasizing Liverpool in Song, Story and Film. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, Vol. 8 (2 & 3). pp. 173-191. ISSN 1753-5190
Jones, G and Meegan, R (2015) Measuring the size and scope of the voluntary and community sector in Liverpool. Liverpool John Moores University.
Maxwell, JP (2015) DIGITAL, The Quiet Revolution in Filmmaking from Script to Screen. A case study called VIOLET CITY. In: Avanca Cinema 2015 . pp. 28-35. (AVANCA | CINEMA 2015 International Conference Cinema – Art, Technology, Communication, 22nd-26th July 2015, Avanca, Portugal).
McLean, R and Griffiths, M (2015) Unleashing Corporate Communications Via Social media: A UK Study of Brand Management and Communications with Customers. Journal of Customer Behaviour, 14 (2). pp. 147-162. ISSN 1475-3928
Sherlock, A (2015) Re-Presenting the City, A Dramatist's Contextualisatioon of his Works on Liverpool, Post 1990. Doctoral thesis, Liverpool John Moores University.
Tookey, HJ (2015) Re-placing Malcolm Lowry: From the Mersey to the world (and back again). Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 8 (2&3). pp. 193-215. ISSN 1753-5204
Yates, S, Kirby, J and Lockley, E (2015) Digital Media Use: Differences and Inequalities in Relation to Class and Age. Sociological Research Online, 20 (4). ISSN 1360-7804


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A thousand words… one picture
Art narratives are not always at play in my art, but when they are, they tend to be colourful and distorted sojourns into my subjects minds. Observing others' lives through warmly lit windows in the comforting darkness of night, I imagine I can see a raw honesty in my subjects which I weave into a fusion of fantasy and truth.
I have always loved reading, and the stories that I connected with were the first to fall victim to my distortions. Then, as I started to probe a little deeper, I discovered that the authors of these stories also led fascinating lives, sometimes more peculiar than their works. William Burroughs, Franz Kafka and Carson McCullers are a few. I unearthed epic tales of frustration, obsession and misunderstanding. I found people who had been trapped by their passions, their insecurities, or society. Beautiful personalities who drifted in and out of the public consciousness, only to be resurrected years later. People such as Bettie Page, Camille Claudel and Nikola Tesla, all of whom suffered in a myriad of ways. Some who experienced their 15 minutes of fame and mysteriously vanished. I found where they hid, I explored their obsessions and exposed them in my visual mythologies.
The quirky characters that wander in and out of both my inner and outer worlds are my subject matter. This means that nothing is ever a secret – my art narratives encompass those of the people that surround me. Whether I know them intimately or stole a glimpse of a fragile birdlike man out of the corner of my eye – they all have tales to tell. I like to think of myself as a conduit that channels obscure tidbits of information to a waiting world.
My Gold Coast gallery and studio are available for viewing. Contact me to organise a time to visit! I would love to show you the inner workings of my mind!
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I'm excited to share the Lighthouse Decor with you! I made part of this a while back, but finally got the frame finished in time for our classes to begin.
I think the High Tide stamp set may be my favorite set from the Occasions Catalog. I've had such fun using it and I look forward to many more opportunities! I hope to take some lighthouse pictures this summer and then have even more reason to put the stamp set to use!
Here is what we are making in class.
There are two different frames to choose from, the one not pictured is lighter in color than this one. Frames availability is limited, however, so if you want to take this class, please contact me ASAP to claim your spot before it is gone!
Here are the details on the class:
Lighthouse Framed Decor
This is a super cute piece of framed décor with the High Tide Lighthouse! This will look lovely in any home or office. You might also consider this for a Father's Day gift!
When: Choose one of the dates listed below to attend
• Thursday, May 4, 1:00 OR 6:30 P.M.
• Tuesday, May 9, 1:00 OR 6:30 P.M.
• Thursday, May 11, 1:00 OR 6:30 P.M.
Where: StampThat, New Freedom, PA
Cost: non-refundable $22.00
RSVP: with payment, at least 2 days before you plan to attend class
What to bring: Nothing!
Thank you for coming by to visit today. I hope you have a wonderful Friday!


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Scholarship Awards Dinner Honors Students and Donors
Published on 01 April 2015
More than 200 scholarships totaling $401,756 were awarded to 175 students at the College's annual Scholarship Awards Dinner on Sept. 12, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton.
Fifth-year student and Student Body Union President Carey Unthank and sixth-year student Alyssa Griepentrog-Thompson spoke at the event. Unthank noted the positive lifelong impact the scholarships will have on the students receiving them and the patients they care for as future pharmacists. Griepentrog-Thompson talked about how the scholarships she received will help her fulfill her dream of becoming a pharmacist.
Unthank received the Far Southern Illinois Pharmacists Association Scholarship, and Griepentrog-Thompson was awarded the prestigious STLCOP Faculty and Staff Scholarship, as well as the Helen L. and Phillip Kraft Scholarship.
The event also featured an address by donor Mike Pruett '81 in which he talked about the promising and unpredictable career paths a Doctor of Pharmacy degree can lead to. College President John A. Pieper, Pharm.D., FCCP, and Nicole Gattas, Pharm.D., assistant professor of pharmacy practice and chair of the Scholarship Awards Committee, also gave speeches.
Hundreds of faculty, staff, alumni, and donors attended the dinner.
Remarks by Tricia Berry '94/'95, Pharm.D., interim senior associate dean of pharmacy, professor of pharmacy practice, director of experiential programs, and assistant dean of pharmacy practice, closed the ceremony.
"Scholarships are one of the greatest gifts students can receive," Unthank said. "It gives them the ability to continue chasing their dream of a quality education that will provide them with benefits for the rest of their lives. Without the scholarships, many students would not be able to continue to pursue their dream."
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Say you're an F.B.I. agent and you want to make up a fake terrorism emergency so you can look at someone's phone records—something that, according to a Justice Department inspector general's report, agents routinely did for years. Where do you get your idea? When you're watching television and a terror plotline comes up, do you jot it down—a reverse of the practice of police procedurals that rip their ideas from the headlines? Or do you just dream some plots up? Do you work in the names of your third-grade teacher, or that cousin you never liked? And, if so, will some nice retired lady find herself on a terrorist watch list?
Actually, much less was demanded. Phone companies seem to have handed over records on the bases of the declaration that there was an emergency—agents would just give them what, in the language of the inspector general's report, is referred to as an "exigent letter," which one pictures as something filled with exclamation points and glued-on words cut out from magazines. Not so—they tended to be dry, and read like this:
The problem—one of the problems—is that F.B.I. officials would sign them even if "they believed that the factual statements in the letters were inaccurate." For example, those subpoenas might not have been submitted, or even exist. A subpoena requires a bit more plot development, in both the investigative and novelistic sense of the word. The letters were just order forms for privacy invasions. In fact, in an act of customer service most of us never experience, some phone companies wrote the letters for the F.B.I.; one phone-company employee "established an icon on his computer desktop" to "quickly generate exigent letters." And sometimes agents just walked over and looked over a phone guy's shoulder (the workload was such that some stayed on-site). The agents also submitted requests via Post-It—all you needed was a pen and a little square of yellow paper, on which you couldn't fit the details of your imaginary terrorist plot if you wanted to. Clearly, this was a wasted opportunity for thwarted novelists at the F.B.I.
There were at least seven hundred and twenty-two letters like that between 2003 and 2006. Some involved the phone records of journalists. And this wasn't just a matter of a couple of guys getting creative, or feeling scared. There were, as the Washington Post put it,
Asked about the letters, according to the report, agents and officals gave "a variety of unpersuasive excuses"—the casualness with which their requests had been granted had, perhaps, dulled their excuse-making faculties. Not even the exigency of an internal investigation could help them get their story straight. The defense the Justice Department offered was that
In other words, no one used them to, say, track down an ex-girlfriend. (Not that relationships don't have their exigencies.) That doesn't make them legitimate. A broad target—or a small Post-It—labelled "terror" simply isn't good enough.


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Vice Adm. John D. Alexander is a native of Port Neches, Texas. He was commissioned in December 1982 through the Aviation Officer Candidate program and designated a naval flight officer in November 1983. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University and a Master of Arts in Defense Studies from King's College, University of London as well as completing the Royal Naval Staff College Course, Greenwich (UK) and the U.S. Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program.
As a flag officer, he served as the director, maritime operations for U.S. Fleet Forces Command; commander, Battle Force U.S. 7th Fleet (CTF 70/CSG 5), forward deployed aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in Yokosuka, Japan; and as assistant commander for career management (PERS-4), Navy Personnel Command.
Command tours include the "Black Ravens" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135; USS Juneau (LPD 10), forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan; and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
Alexander completed sea duty assignments as an A-6E bombardier/navigator with Attack Squadrons (VA) 165, VA-155 and VA-196. Additional operational tours included the staff of Cruiser Destroyer Group 3 as well as executive officer of USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69).
Ashore, he served as executive assistant to the director, Joint Staff; as the aviation commander detailer (PERS-431); and as an A-6E instructor in VA-128.
In September 2017, he became the 29th commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet.
Alexander has accumulated more than 3,200 flight hours with over 700 carrier-arrested landings. He is a distinguished alumni and distinguished engineer at Texas Tech University. Personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit and other various campaign and service awards.
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Our apple unit is already off to a great start! We have a ton of apple themed lessons going on. Here are a view that we are focusing on this week.
Today we started creating our schema chart about apples. Credit to Mr. Greg over at Kindergarten Smorgasboard for such a good idea! We gave it our own spin by using apple cut outs instead of post-it notes.
We will add to this chart throughout the unit. We will be using these books to help us learn as well.
One of our literacy centers this week uses my apple themed sensory bin pack. The pack includes differentiated recording sheets. We have already completed the page where students color a letter, so this week we are practicing writing the letters.
The pack also includes apple themed letter cards to place in the sensory bin. I switched it up this week with beans and letter magnets.
I have also found some great freebies from some other awesome bloggers!
Check out Mrs. Albanese's Kindergarten Class for this bobbing for apples freebie.
We will also be using a free interactive math book from Mrs. Kelly's Klass.
Hope you enjoyed this peek at our week! I'll be sharing more apple fun soon!


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Top Hidden iPhone Features That May Just Change Your Life
By Conner Carey
There are few things quite as satisfying as discovering a small change to your routine that makes all the difference. The iPhone is full of hidden tricks that give you that feeling of satisfaction, that once you learn, seem obvious. If you haven't heard of the hidden feature, your mind will be blown. Most iPhone tips and tricks we usually learn by accident or from a friend. But our latest iPhone Life Insider collection includes a full set of amazing hidden features you're going to want to learn. Keep in mind, however, that your iPhone Life Insider membership will get you a lot more than this collection. For example, if you enjoy our daily tips, sign up for Insider to get a daily video tip; we'll go over the other features below. From the Hidden Features collection, I'll feature a couple of my favorite tricks and how-to videos that go along with them. Check out these hidden iPhone tips and tricks that will blow your mind.


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Life is Hectic. Paper is Patient! This is the very clever motto of our latest New Arrival, Back to Paper. Now we deal with a lot of paper here at NoteMaker and as much as i love the Back to Paper motto, I can't say that i agree 100% of the time. Sometimes, paper isn't patient at all!
Sometimes you have a Behance Action Pad telling you to 'do this, do it now, right now!' or there is the extremely cute, though surely importunate, MMMG Collage Book. You could write a Zen Koan on that thing and i still don't think it would be relaxing.
So this is that old chestnut 'context' coming to the fore. Sometimes, you want to be whipped into action or sometimes you want the proverbial enthusiasm of a puppy making you do this or that. But of course, paper can be extremely patient, extremely deferent and simultaneously trustworthy.
Back to Paper is made by Brepols in Belgium. Brepols' history dates back to 1796 and the company does everything, from design to manufacture, in Belgium. There is a deep understanding of the paper format, a mindset that reveals respect for the stability and calm that paper represents.
The mood that Back to Paper creates is one of trust. Put it down on paper and you can relax. There is something fatherly about them, the sensible black cover, the organised approach to things (i wouldn't have thought to number the pages and include tabs and stickers to organise stuff), the no frills utility.
The blue ruling is also nice. It's set on fairly warm ivory paper, i mean it looks great, but i think this is an extension of that parental mood. It's a hand on your shoulder saying i'm here for you but this is important so you better do your best!
You can rely on Back to Paper to be your ally. I mean, not all paper is patient, but then again not every Herbie Hancock record is relaxing either (have you heard Rock It?). But as far as notebooks go, Back to Paper is your 'Maiden Voyage' - calming, grown up, readily identifiable as its own thing and just straight enjoyable. The kind of thing you can trust!


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These are the things I believe...
1. I believe that when you finally meet 'the one', that special someone meant for you, somewhere deep inside of you, both of you will know. It will feel like you've known each other in another life or another place...you just will KNOW!
2. I believe God knows when to send that special someone to us. He sends them when He thinks it's the right time , not when we think it's the right time.
3. I believe God has someone special for everyone. If the relationship you've been in or in right now didn't or doesn't work out, then that's not the person God wants for you.
4. I believe that love comes in the most unique and amazing ways. Sometimes when we least expect it.
5. Sometimes real love is just right under our noses. All we need to do is look well.
6. I believe in love we don't need to pretend or mold ourselves according to our partner's expectations. Let them love us for who we really are...
7. Love is the most beautiful gift, because with all the money and success in the world, if you have no one to share it with, it means nothing.
8. The mistake we women make is wait around for a man to make up his mind whether he wants to marry us or not. I believe that a real man pretty much knows right away when he sees his 'future wife'. After that, he's just checking to confirm what he already know...
10. When it comes to love, don't be a coward. Go look for it and hold on to it when you find it.
Ok, this is what I know about love. What about you? What do you know for sure about love?
Meanwhile, here's a new show called
Dragons Den -Nigeria
John Momoh
Ibukun Awosika
Femi Tejuosho
Chris Parkes
Alexander Amosu
and Toks Ishmael.
This show starts Broadcasts Sunday 27 onwards...
9:30 AIT and Channels TV for now.
Will bring you more detail about this show later.
Have a beautiful week ahead.


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Thirsty Thursday-Argentinean Cabernet Sauvignon
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Cabernet Sauvignon, the king of red wines has a home in Argentina. Argentina, long known for producing great Malbec, produces Cabernet Sauvignon as well. Known as a land of meat lovers and Malbec production, Argentinean wines also offer consumers a wide range of value oriented and more distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon.
Bodega Luigi Bosca, Mendoza, Argentina, is a family run enterprise, long considered for producing high quality wines from the area. The family strives to be one of the most biodynamic wine producers from the area and offers distinctive wines at different levels for every occasion. Luigi Bosca offers three labels: Finca La Linda, Luigi Bosca Reserva and Selectos Familia Arizu.
Finca La Linda Cabernet Sauvignon 2008: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in French and American Oak. Deep maroon in color with aromas of dark fruit with a hint of spice. Young tannins, not overpowering, yet subtle in mouthfeel. Should age well over the next 1-3 years. A lovely everyday drinking Cabernet Sauvignon paired well with a steak or other red meat. An outstanding value from Luigi Bosca.
Cheers, Adrienne


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I've gotten off to a great start.
(1) I've finished my first book of the summer:
Now I'm on to reading Dan Brown's Inferno. I know his books aren't without controversy, but I find them to be page-turners. Here's hoping this one's a worthwhile read.
(2) I'm actually preparing dinner at home tonight. This doesn't happen often enough in my household. Long days plus the second worst traffic in the nation equate to way too many nights of take-out. This summer, though, I am getting my Martha on. Tonight? Salmon, wild rice, and asparagus. Note the lack of "Mc" before any of those items. Victory!
(3) I've finished my first layout of the summer, and it features one of my favorite summertime subjects:
Mmm...shave ice. The layout will go live on the October Afternoon blog tomorrow. One layout down, a whole summer to go. Victory!
Today I'm also happy to announce the winner of the Garden Girl blog hop giveaway:
Jan, I know that you'll enjoy Jen's workshop!
The next Garden Girl blog hop is scheduled for June 22. The next gallery update, however, is just a few days away. June's theme is one of my favorite themes ever. Jamie posted a few sneaks on the Two Peas blog, asking for guesses, and there's one guess that's really, really close. Here's a peek at my layout:
Thanks for visiting today!


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Our latest Lake Erie Toolworks Worbench Idea comes to us from Michael H. who hails from the town of Westford in the Green Mountain State of Vermont. Michael has built a multi-functional dream of a workbench that serves as a workbench, router table, saw out-feed table, layout, assembly and edge joining table. Now try saying that again three times real fast. She's a beauty and we know you'll all appreciate this latest Workbench Idea.
This project started with the purchase of a new SawStop Table saw and when I discovered my very old outfeed table was the wrong height and the miter guides were the wrong width. I wanted something much sturdier than my old table; I wanted to make better use of the space beneath the table (cabinet to follow), and I wanted a leg vice to compliment the shoulder and end vice on my 35+ year old (and also needing to be replaced) workbench.
A lot of my work is frame and panel so I am often ripping rails & stiles and wanting to re-joint between passes on the table saw. I reasoned that I could throw a board into a leg vice and run a jack plane over it faster than I could go to the dust collector, open and close blast gates, go to the jointer, run the piece and then retrace my steps.
So, I thought, while I'm at it why not build in a new, more versatile, better dust collecting router set up. So now I have this bench – an outfeed table, an assembly table, and edge jointing table, and super-duper router set-up. The design started with the Benchcraftted Classic bench design. I made it 4" wider, spread the legs to accommodate the router and eventual storage cabinet. Then I added a bridge piece between the bench and the saw to span across the bottom dust collection hose and give myself 48" behind the saw blade.
The bench is made almost entirely from 8/4 poplar. After I got the top together I discovered I had managed to turn the thing around and had framed in the router opening on the wrong end (mistake #1), so I ripped it apart and re-glued it, but in my haste lost control of the process and had no way to flatten it (mistake #2) so I ripped it apart and re-glued it, again. Three times a charm, except then it wasn't as wide as I wanted and I was out of poplar. I found a piece of cherry that had been living in my shop for a long, long time and it became eye candy trim. The bench plans called for cutting the mortises in the top and then fitting the base to it. This required getting all 12 mortise & tenon joints in three dimensions all to come together at once. I was amazed when it happened! In a do over I'd build the base and then transfer markings to the top. I also took the directions to make the holes in the leg & chop 2 9/16″ too literally. This left only 1/32" of clearance on the radius and made the installation quite demanding. In a do over I'd go to 2 3/4. I haven't yet figured out where I want the holes in the deadman, so haven't drilled them.
Unlike a "real" work bench I wanted this to be slippery, so I finished it with three coats of good tung oil and then waxed it. I only leather lined the chop, not the leg. The casters are from Woodcraft and settle onto a firm base. They provide leveling and easily screw up to a wheel when movement is necessary.
Thanks for reading. Michael H. – Westford, VT


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JRPGs have gone stale in this past generation, at least according to Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare. Certainly, many will agree to this. JRPGs have been recycling the same formulas over and over again and, while I believe BioWare's not doing any better (but that's another story), there has been very little in terms of innovation or ground-breaking advancement for the genre. When was the last time a JRPG really grabbed your interest for a reason that isn't "but it's from my favourite series?" When was the last time a JRPG on a home console did really well, both critically and commercially? It's high time JRPG devs stepped up to the plate and delivered an amazing JRPG experience. But who can do it? Why, I do believe at least one developer has the credentials to do so, no it's not Square Enix, but Platinum Games.
Take a look at the titles they've developed. If they weren't both critically and commercially well received by the market and critics alike, it was either one or the other. Titles like Bayonetta and Vanquish are astounding titles, refreshing each of their respective genres with some really over-the-top action and performances known to date. Honestly, what other action game or third person shooter is as crazy as these two? Now before you go on, yes, Platinum have indeed developed a JRPG before, and not just some shoddy title either. Expecting no less from Plat's production values, Infinite Space was a grand adventure for a humble console and was only really hindered by the hardware's controls. It's one hell of a game, with one hell of a science fiction story that RPGFan calls a "space opera for the ages," comparing it to the grandeur likes of Mass Effect and the classic hit, Xenosaga.
Infinite Space had players take control of their very own spaceship in a massive science fiction world. Platinum went pretty crazy with this, setting up a narrative that spanned across two galaxies and over more than a decade of events. Clearly, the hardware mattered little to Platinum, all they wanted to do was create an epic science fiction adventure, and that they did to critical success. Famitsu praised Infinite Space for its immense scale and well crafted story, giving it a rating of 34 points out of 40.
Some of you may argue that there have been JRPGs this generation that fit the bill, but think about it, The Last Remnant, Lost Odyssey and Infinite Undiscovery are arguably good attempts, but fail to even attract the majority of JRPG fans who would rather stick to their staple favourites like Tales of, Disgaea and Final Fantasy. Don't even bring up Final Fantasy XIII. That game was a mess. The gameplay was fun, but nothing all that different from past games in the franchise. In fact, it was a souped up version of Final Fantasy X-2's battle system. The story was confusing as heck and it was just too difficult to care for with its ensemble of wishy-washy characters. Not to mention, while Square Enix takes half a decade to shove out the next Final Fantasy, Platinum has been making great titles on a yearly basis.
It's not just Final Fantasy either, what has other JRPG staples like Tales of, Star Ocean, Dragon Quest, and whatnot done in terms of innovation? Their respective developers appear to be content with just recycling the same old mechanics with, perhaps, a bit more spit shine. Tales of has been using pretty much the exact same battle system, as has DQ and Star Ocean. The new Ar tonelico game, while incredibly addicting, has a battle system that's just like the aforementioned games, albeit with its own twist. Disgaea has used the exact same system as well for the last few - scratch that, all of their games. While this isn't really a bad thing, it doesn't help against the argument that JRPGs have become stale. Level-5 are the only other company that doesn't regurgitate, but then again their games are no way near as impressive as Platinum's.
Not to mention, what we JRPG fans need isn't so much a whole new story, the usual Save-the-World cliche will work just fine, just make it coherent and engaging. Coupled together with great gameplay mechanics and you'll have us hook, line and sinker. There's a reason why we prefer the classics and niche hits like Chrono Cross, Mana Khemia, Tales and even The Legend of Dragoon.
With the portfolio to back them up, Platinum Games are in the perfect position to give the genre a good kick in the romp, at least on home consoles where it has been relatively lacklustre. Handheld titles have been doing fairly well, but most people don't even know about them or simply ignore them because they don't game on handheld devices, like it has some kind of ridiculous stigma attached to it. Imagine the dramatic performances of Bayonetta, the over-the-top action of Vanquish and MadWorld, and the intricate plots of Infinite Space and, heck, let's throw in Okami for good measure, since we all know that game would've been nothing without Hideki Kamiya and Atsushi Inaba at its helm. Don't you think that would make for one crazy ride? Not to mention, as a JRPG, I'd be hooked onto it like a monkey ripping through a giant cupcake. Hundreds of hours would be well wasted on a JRPG that not only has a well crafted, coherent plot, but engaging gameplay mechanics as well.
As much as I would love to give other developers credit, they have yet to really do anything for the genre this generation, leaving many to criticize them for losing their drive and inspiration. Companies like Square Enix and Capcom, for the sake of this argument, seem more focused on Westernizing their titles, destroying the charm that drew JRPG fans to them in the first place. Platinum even has the balls to challenge the Japanese gaming industry, saying that "Japanese games that garner[ed] worldwide acclaim are slipping away." CEO Tatsuya Minami criticized his fellow contemporaries, saying that they've "lost their vigour" for creating games that lead the industry. Who can really argue that? It certainly isn't all that far from the truth. Japan led the industry in most of the generations prior to the HD revolution.
If they really want to show off their talents to their fellow Japanese developers, making a JRPG that ticks all the boxes will certainly grab their attention, it's their speciality after all and even Square Enix might start getting worried - and possibly fart out the next great Final Fantasy as a result. So come on Platinum, make us one hell of a JRPG we won't forget. One that'll go down in the annals of gaming history. One that'll give games like Mass Effect a run for their money. It's about time the genre got a revival and I'm putting my money on you.


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Saturday, 11 August 2012
Friendship Rings
The response to my last post meant so much to me- all of you who left such kind comments- thank you with all my heart.
In the spirit of that post we spent last Sunday with very old friends- some of us have been setting the world to rights round coffee tables, dinner tables, bar tables for nigh on 24 years. Now our children play together, forge allegiances- it touched us all to watch this.
I was amazed at the capacity of the huge low coffee table in the middle of the room that managed to take dinner for 5 adults and five kiddos, assorted cups of tea, wine, juice, toys, mobile phones etc etc It has been with my friend since her single partying days and has seen life evolve from lots of wine glass rings to tea rings to crayon marks from her girls and slowly but surely the emergence of the wine rings again- the continuum of life and we raised a toast to the next 24 years.
I hope your weekend is bright and happy, Jo xx
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True friends, children, and tea -- all such wonderful blessings! Have a super lovely weekend :)ReplyDelete
What a lovely post! So sweet xxReplyDelete
Sounds like an amazing get-together. I think I'd like a coffee table like that. xReplyDelete
Just have to say how very happy I was to find your place last week, I am the one to thank you for being here.ReplyDelete
That Sunday seems like a dream, nothing better than to meet, eat, talk, remember and watch how the children gets all intertwined.
What a wonderful post, and simple but perfect photo. I love the idea of one table holding years of memories in it's cup rings and chips and scuffs. That's why I always wanted a bashed up wooden kitchen table! Sounds like a great day with good friends - you've inspired me to get off my bum and get in touch with some folk. You know, the kind of friends you think of regularly and wonder how they are doing, but never manage to actually pick up the phone! xReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Gillian- Funny you should say that- we just after a bit of a long story got a lovely bashed up kitchen table. It has also been in my mind for years too- I will post about it in a bit. Hope you are wwll and thanks for visiting, JxxDelete
Lovely post Jo! sounds like a great get-together :-) xReplyDelete
Jo, I love this post's picture – and the description of everyone's dinner and drinks round it - friendship rings indeed :)ReplyDelete
Thanks Zoe- I love old wooden tables and the stories they tell! Thanks for visiting, Jo xxReplyDelete


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Inviting Muslims to the God who can be trusted to save perfectly
There is One, however, who can be completely trusted to do as he says and who assures those who love him that they shall experience true forgiveness and peace. Instead of the fear and insecurity instilled by Islam, subjecting Muslims to a spirit of terror and despair, the true God revealed in the Holy Bible offers hope of life and freedom from the fear of death and judgment. God did this by sending forth his eternal Son to save rebel sinners from God's holy and just wrath by dying as a sacrifice for their sins:
"But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for every one… Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted." Hebrews 2:9, 14-17
God promises that all who put their complete trust and faith in his beloved Son, the Lord Jesus, will become his spiritual children and will have all their sins completely forgiven:
"He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." John 1:10-13
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. … For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, 'Abba, Father.' It is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him." Romans 8:1-2, 14-17
"But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, 'Abba, Father.' So through God you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir." Galatians 4:4-7
"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is." 1 John 3:1-2
The Lord Jesus expressly stated that whoever believes in him will never die, or be severed from God's love and fellowship:
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." John 5:24
"Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.' Martha said to him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.' Jesus said to her, 'I am the Resurrection and the Life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?' She said to him, 'Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world.'" John 11:23-27
Now contrast this with the words of Muhammad's god:
Verily, you (O Muhammad) will die and verily, they (too) will die. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be disputing before your Lord. S. 39:30-31
The true Lord further said that he is preparing places in heaven for those who love him and that he would return to take them to dwell with him:
"Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am going.' Thomas said to him, 'Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?' Jesus said to him, 'I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.'" John 14:1-6
Christ assures his followers that they would have his peace abiding in them, the peace which comes from knowing that those who believe in him have been completely reconciled with God by Christ's death in their place:
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." John 14:27
"I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." John 16:33
"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" 1 John 5:4-5
We invite Muslims to this God, to the One revealed in the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is only the God revealed in Christ who can save Muslims from their sins and doubts since he has given proof of his love and willingness to forgive them completely by resurrecting his beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, from the dead. Christ's resurrection is the evidence that there is life beyond the grave and that those who turn to him shall live in perfect love, peace and fellowship with their Creator forever:
"I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more, but you will see me; because I live, you will live also. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you." John 14:18-20
"And Peter opened his mouth and said: 'Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality, but in every nation any one who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. And we are witnesses to all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and made him manifest; not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that he is the one ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that every one who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.'" Acts 10:34-43
"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all men by raising him from the dead." Acts 17:30-31
"But the words, 'it was reckoned to him,' were written not for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification. Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ… But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received our reconciliation." Romans 4:23-25, 5:1, 8-11
"For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchiz'edek, who has become a priest, not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life.… but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues for ever. Consequently he is able for all time to save those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever." Hebrews 7:14-16, 24-28
Amen. Come Lord Jesus, come! We believe and know that you are the eternal Son of God who perfectly unites us with God and saves us completely and for all eternity. We love and worship you, risen and beloved Lord. Amen!
The absolute way you know that Jesus IS GOD is that when you are saved, when you ask him to forgive your sins and to live within you, then you receive the Holy Spirit and you change instantly. You become a new person. You re filled with love. It is a little weird when it happens to you. You are not afraid to die. Why do you think so many Christians refuse to denounce Jesus? They would rather be beheaded than spend eternity in a place of eternal torment. What happens if you become a Muslim or any other religion? NOTHING! You do not feel any different. You do not change. You do not become a new person.
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Sartorius AG. (3/3/17). "Press Release: Sartorius to Acquire Real-time Live-cell Analysis Pioneer and Leader Essen BioScience". Göttingen.
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|Sartorius (Group)
|Organisation 2
|Essen BioScience Inc.
|Sartorius (Group)
|cell analysis technology
|Product 2
|IncuCyte® System
|Index term
|Essen BioScienceSartorius: investment, 201703201704 acquisition $320m in cash of Essen BioScience from SFW Capital Partners
|Index term 2
|IntelliCytSartorius: investment, 201606 acquisition for $90m in cash incl $5m in future tax savings
|Kreuzburg, Joachim (Sartorius 200305 CEO)
> Unique cell analysis platform for basic research and drug discovery has broad and expanding user base
> Acquisition to significantly enhance Sartorius Bioanalytics portfolio
Sartorius, a leading partner to the biopharmaceutical industry and laboratories, today signed an agreement to acquire U.S. based Essen BioScience Inc., a pioneer and leader in the field of cell-based assays and instrumentation used for drug discovery and basic research applications, from SFW Capital Partners, a specialized private equity firm that invests in mid-sized businesses providing analytical tools and related services. The transaction, which is subject to antitrust clearance, is expected to close by the end of the first quarter 2017.
Sartorius will purchase Essen BioScience for $320 million in cash. Having achieved strong double-digit growth during the past few years, Essen expects to generate sales revenues of approximately $60 million in 2017 with continued strong levels of operating profitability. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, and with sales entities in the UK and Japan, the company currently employs approximately 150 people.
Through this acquisition, Sartorius will significantly expand its portfolio for bioanalytics, a field the company has recently entered via the IntelliCyt acquisition in 2016. "With the Essen real-time, live-cell analysis platform, we will add another key technology for advancing and accelerating drug discovery applications to our lab divisions portfolio", said Joachim Kreuzburg, CEO of Sartorius. "This powerful technology offers important synergies with our IntelliCyt business. Going forward, Sartorius will be able to provide our customers the broadest and, we believe, the most innovative portfolio for cell analysis in the industry."
Novel analytical methods are crucial to enable scientific progress in the rapidly advancing areas of immuno-oncology, antibody discovery and stem cell research. Essen BioScience has specialized in instrumentation, software and reagents for real-time live-cell imaging and data analysis for more than a decade. The information delivered to users accelerates discovery and development of new drugs and provides new insight and understanding into the mechanisms of disease.
Welcoming the transaction, Brett Williams, the President and CEO of Essen, said, "We are excited to become part of Sartorius as a Center of Excellence and build an industry- leading cell analytics portfolio together with the IntelliCyt business. This is not only a great opportunity to build upon Essens market-leading position, but also to continue development and introduction of transformative solutions for life sciences. In addition, we believe that the combination with Sartorius will provide exceptional opportunities for sustained growth and development for our employees, customers and business partners."
Sartorius will update its 2017 financial guidance for the lab division and therefore also for the Sartorius Group post closure of the transaction.
This press release contains statements about the future development of the Sartorius Group. The content of these statements cannot be guaranteed as they are based on assumptions and estimates that harbor certain risks and uncertainties.
About Sartorius
The Sartorius Group is a leading international pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment provider with two divisions: Bioprocess Solutions and Lab Products & Services. Bioprocess Solutions with its broad product portfolio focusing on single-use solutions helps customers produce biotech medications and vaccines safely and efficiently. Lab Products & Services, with its premium laboratory instruments, consumables and services, concentrates on serving the needs of laboratories performing research and quality assurance at pharma and biopharma companies and on those of academic research institutes. Founded in 1870, the company earned sales revenue of more than 1.3 billion euros in 2016. Around 7,000 people work for the Group, which has its own manufacturing and sales sites in around 110 countries.
About Essen BioScience
Founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1996, Essen BioScience develops and manufactures instruments, software, reagents and consumables which enable researchers to remotely image and quantitate a wide variety of cellular processes over time. The IncuCyte® System, is a real-time quantitative live-cell analysis platform that enables visualization and quantification of cell behavior over time by automatically gathering and analyzing images around the clock within a standard laboratory incubator. The system allows researchers to make time-lapsed fully kinetic measurements from living cells over days and weeks thus providing insight into active biological processes in real time.
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The Samsung group diversified into the pharmaceutical sector in 2011. Now, it's mobilising its expertise in semiconductor making and engineering know-how to make the way biologics are produced on behalf of Big Pharma more efficient. Photo: Bloomberg
The Samsung brand is best known for its smartphones and wide-screen TVs. Yet behind the scenes, the conglomerate is also making a name as a contract manufacturer of complex medicines to treat diseases like cancer.
On a piece of reclaimed land along the western coast of South Korea, Samsung BioLogics Co. is building a $740 million factory that will give it the capacity to become the No. 1 producer by volume of a class of drugs called biologics, many of which are derived from mammal cells.
The Samsung group diversified into the pharmaceutical sector in 2011. Now, it's mobilising its expertise in semiconductor making and engineering know-how to make the way biologics are produced on behalf of Big Pharma more efficient. The market for biologic medicines, which are used for everything from cancer to arthritis, is projected to exceed $223.7 billion by 2021, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence analysis.
Being a force in biologics is crucial to Samsung — and South Korea. Galaxy smartphones and other consumer electronics face intense competition from Apple and Chinese brands such as Huawei Technologies, and the chaebol is grappling with the arrest of de facto leader Jay Y Lee in a scandal that brought down the country's former president. Meanwhile, the broader economy needs new industries as shipbuilding and heavy manufacturing slow.
If the past 40 years of global economic growth were fuelled by technology, said Kim Tae-han, chief executive officer of Samsung BioLogics, the next will be fuelled by where that converges with health care.
In an interview at company headquarters in Incheon, Kim said he is preparing to ramp up production and is in negotiations for more than 15 new contracts. The Samsung board gave him the green light and $2 billion to start the business about six years ago. Yet, on the strength of demand and business performance, "I've already spent $3 billion!'' Kim said. Sales totalled 107.6 billion won ($96 million) in the first quarter, a 2.1 per cent increase from a year earlier, though the unit still posted a net loss.
More than 2,000 construction workers — most with experience building semiconductor facilities — are buzzing around the factory site about an hour's drive from Seoul. It is called Edison and is the company's third drug facility. Its five floors encompass 34 meters (112 feet), making way for custom-made vats that are so big some shoot through several floors.
Biologic drugs are grown from cells. That necessitates a more complex manufacturing process than typical pills — a mixture of chemicals — but makes biologics more effective and capable of being targeted toward certain diseases.
Building a biologic plant is similar to one for semiconductors. There are clean rooms that cannot tolerate dust or other contamination, so Edison is being built without nuts or bolts to prevent any drilling. As such, everything is welded and tilted to fit together. One day, Kim said, "contract manufacturing" could extend to helping clients build the factories.
"We know how to optimise that process," Kim said, citing the experience in semiconductors. "We could be competitive in quality, speed and cost."
Samsung already is a contract manufacturer for some blockbuster drugs, including for Switzerland's Roche Holding AG and the US's Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. It will take three years for the plant to ramp up to full capacity after being completed this year and opening at the end of 2018, Kim said.
At its Incheon facilities, staff are on site 24 hours a day to ensure continuity: researchers in white smocks spend the day monitoring the production process, checking on centrifuges or poring over data on computer monitors. English is the working language and some are alums of Genentech Inc. or Amgen Inc., the US-based biotechnology giants. It has 1,700 employees, and their average age is 28, the youngest in the Samsung affiliates.
Globally, the drug industry produces 4 million liters of biologic drugs a year, and that's projected to double by 2030, Kim said. With its new plant, Samsung BioLogics is positioning itself to double its market share. Shares are up 24 per cent this year to 187,000 won. That compares with a 13 per cent increase in the benchmark Kospi index.
Kim's company faces some formidable competitors, who are also expanding. Switzerland's Lonza Group AG and Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH have long histories in the biologics contract manufacturing business, and Japan's Fujifilm Holdings also entered the business.
"We are aware of expansions and further investments in mammalian cell culture capacities by Big Pharma and contract manufacturers worldwide," Boehringer Ingelheim said in a statement. It's investing almost $767 million to build a production facility in Vienna that will create about 500 jobs, the company said in an email.
Fujifilm is investing 14 billion yen ($123 million) to accelerate its drug-manufacturing capacity in the US and UK, it said in April. Through subsidiary Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, it's targeting revenue of 100 billion yen for the contract development and manufacturing business by March 2024, it said in an email. Lonza declined to comment.


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