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How to Help a Hurting World
Written May 7 (not posted till now for a lack of internet that will actually load a webpage. :))
We live in a broken world. A world full of people aching to be noticed... to be worthwhile... to be loved.
Sometimes I think we forget that there are hurting people right here. When we think of a mission field, we think of starving little children living in a mud hut in Africa... little Indian girls being trafficked... wounded families in Katmandu... people on remote islands who have never heard the name of Jesus...
Thing is, there are people here who have never seen the love of Jesus. They know He exists, but they have no concept of what it means to be loved by Him.
It's easy to stand by and say that they should know better... that they should believe the promises. But really, aren't we partly responsible for their struggle to believe if we have never shown them love?
You imagine trying to explain water to someone who had never seen it? Like, how do you even start? And yet we do much the same thing when we indifferently charge people to just believe that God loves them while ignoring our own duty to love them the same way. Sure, God can do miracles to show broken people what it means to be loved by Him when they've never been loved by anyone else... but ultimately, He has placed the responsibility in our hands to show His people what love means.
A failure on the behalf of the hurting to believe that God loves them is often a reflection of the failure of His people to reveal that love to the world.
And just this week... the quiet "no" of a precious child of His in response to my question of whether or not they thought God loved them, has been reverberating through my mind ever since.
No one should ever have to say no to that question. Our love for His children should be so strong that they will have no question in their minds as to His love.
As long as there are broken people on this planet, we will have work to do. And really, what could be better than loving His hurting children with the love that He's loved us with?
Before we rebuke a dying world for having no concept of a the face of a beautiful Jesus, we have to ask ourselves what kind of concept of His face we are showing them.
Because you may be the only Bible some people ever read... the only real Christian they ever meet. Who will they think He is when they look at you?
Few pics from UKFR... (Photo credits, Eden Hanson-Bartholomew, Jehlise Woodburn, Caleb Rayne, and yours truly)
What the hurting world needs...
It seems like just yesterday that I gazed out my car window watching landscape speed by... moments ticking down until the first Family Retreat of the year would begin. My expectations were high, and so was my realization of my dependance on the only One who would give me grace for another season.
And almost before I knew it, I found myself on a plane headed home from the last FR of the year, amazed at all that God had done in the hearts of others and in my own.
It's been a year of blessings too numerous to count. And as my mind drifts back over all the avenues He has led me down in the process, I am filled with gratefulness for a God who is far more incredible than I could ever deserve.
Sometimes in the moment it's hard to see the gift that I have to be a servant... to travel, share, sing, pray, serve, listen, and love. But retrospect always makes that privilege more distinct, and my heart swells with thanksgiving.
I have a hundred special memories and beautiful faces etched on my heart...
The last six months have left me with a deeper realization of the pain in a hurting world... and yet, beyond that, I see even more clearly the power and beauty of hearts that will love the world the way He did.
After all... there is nothing the world craves more than love.
Addictions... crazy busy lives... obsession with fashion...
So often it is a cry for someone to notice, to care, to love.
And sure, we can tell them that Jesus is enough-- and He is--but aren't we to be His hands and feet? Aren't we to be the ones who demonstrate His love to the world?
How can they ever understand a Jesus that loves them so much He would give His life for them until they see our hearts beating with a love for them that is so great that we give our lives for them?
It's not an easy path-- to love the world like that. All of a sudden my neighbor's pain is not just his, but mine too. The griefs, losses, and joys of those we love become our own.
But when did He ever promise an easy path?
Not easy... just rich and full, and more abundant than our highest expectations.
And isn't that better than an easy life anyway?
Jesus, give me a heart like Yours. Fill it with love for a hurting world. And when I have no more to give, break me, and make me sustenance for a dying world. I just want to love like You...
I sit here on the plane and finally have a few moments to put some of the last two weeks on "paper." It's hard to know where to begin. God blessed abundantly and poured Himself out like we knew He would. I praise Him for His ever present strength. He is an incredibly good God.
He was at work at UKFC again this year. It is such a joy to our hearts to see families hearing and getting excited about their potential to live closer to each other and God in a way they never have before… To see the joy and happiness in families who were once on the brink of disaster. If anything spurs us on to travel for weeks of the year, it that right there. Nothing beats seeing lives changed.
We went this year with the realization in the back of our mind that because of financial concerns this might be the last UKFC. To be honest, that was not something I wanted to think about. So many lives have been touched at that camp over the last six years. I hated to think of it closing down because of money. I knew God could supply if it was His will, and I trusted that He would do what was best.
Last year God did beautiful things in the hearts of the people and in our own at that camp. I know that when the plane carried me home I left part of my heart in that country. And through all the business of the year, part of me was always eagerly anticipating our next visit and the when we would see all the dear people who had crept into my heart. Going back this year was so rich… so beautiful. I treasured the moments. Even being down with a sinus infection for the second half of the trip couldn't spoil the privilege I felt at being back for a little while.
And it struck me again this morning in a deeper way… Might what I felt about that country be just a little part of what my Father feels about being separated from His beloved children on earth? Could it be that He left part of His heart here, and that He will never feel whole again until we are with Him? Might everyday apart hurt Him? Could He be looking down on us with longing for the day when we will be ready for Him to come and take us home? Isn't the separation far harder for Him than any separation we have ever experienced here?
It makes me pause for a minute. My little mind just can't grasp the depths of a Love like that.
I wonder at how we can be satisfied here when He is not satisfied to leave us here. How can we be content to let day after day pass without making vigorous strides toward that glorious reunion? Why aren't we doing all we can to hasten that moment?
Just to think that there is a part of our Father's heart that won't stop hurting until we're together…
If the joy is anything like what I've felt in being reunited with so much that I love these last two weeks… it will be beyond anything I can imagine.
I want to end the pain in His heart.
I want that reunion to come soon.
I want to go home.
God worked in marvelous ways this year and provided the funds for next year's UKFC. He works in ways that are beyond our imagining. The dates are booked for next year's camp. There will be another year to watch God change lives… I praise Jesus. That puts a song in this heart.
And since I can't really sum up the last two weeks fully in words… here are some pictures from the trip. After all— a picture paints a thousand words.
Big God-- Big Prayers
Miles pass under my feet, as I sit back in my comfortable (or not so much :)) plane seat and try to get the necessary sleep for the next few days. I'm never a very good sleeper on these red eye flights. And actually, I'm thankful for that. When the plane is dark and quiet and sleep evades, it's the perfect time for prayer.
I've felt my need of it in a special way of late. Something seems to drive me to my knees-- not as an obligation but as a necessity. And I realize more and more that it really is a necessity. Seriously.
Somehow we've had our eyes blinded to think we can live without it. And not just that... we've somehow come to think that there is a limit to the size of our requests. "Like I couldn't ask God to start a fire of revival that would sweep across the world, could I?" Why not?
I believe in a big God. One who speaks worlds into existence. I believe nothing is too big or too hard for Him. And if I really believe that... I won't be afraid to ask for big things.
Journal entry, April 30
Not for myself but for His cause... His children.
UKFC starts tommorrow... I'm praying for lives revolutionized. I'm praying for Him to start a fire in the hearts here that will not only change us, but that will be a witness to the onlooking universe and the world.
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? (Jeremiah 32:17)
I do believe in a big God.
OKFR (and the joy of faithfulness)
I look back on OKFR with a heart full of gratitude for the blessings God poured out... He never fails to come through.
I praise Him for the privilege of service and of being His hands here on earth... for every precious individual He placed in my path to bless (and to bless me)... for every ounce of strength He gave... for all the smiles I saw on the faces of His children... for every song sung from the heart... for giving grace and words at the moments needed... for reminding me of His glorious plans for those yielded to Him... for proving yet again that He is faithful and true...
And most of all, for showing me afresh the joy of faithfulness, even in the hard things...
Friday afternoon found me sitting on a log overlooking the lake behind the cafeteria, and pleading with Him to give me the strength for the upcoming task. I was on for the next message and my topic was the beauty and power of trust even in pain.
I knew when I started planning this message several months ago that He wanted me to share the experiences I had been through with Lyme disease... and from the start, I had struggled with the thought of being so vulnerable as to share that with a whole congregation.
Now I knew in an hour I would be on the stage with 300 hundred eyes looking at me and expecting me to speak. And quite honestly, I wasn't sure I wanted to. At least, not about this. But I knew what He wanted, and I knew that I really wanted what He wanted too. I was excited about sharing... It's just that this was out of my comfort zone-- by a long ways.
The question in my heart at that moment... Am I willing to do the hard things for my Master?
Sure, it might not sound very hard to you. And really, in comparison with the sacrifices He made for us, it wasn't. But at that moment, with the clock ticking down, and my heart beating faster, it didn't seem the easiest thing in the world to get up and share the deep things of my heart.
I knew my duty though, and with another prayer of surrender to His will, I left my quiet log, and went to action.
And I can tell you that when God requires something "hard" of us, He always gives the strength we need to perform it. He gave me so much freedom up front that I was actually surprised at myself for not being more nervous. He is good, always.
When the hour had passed and I walked off the stage, it was with a joy deep in my heart that only comes from the knowledge of obedience.
And since I'm not the only one who has ever been asked to do something outside of their comfort zone, let me encourage you...
The harder the task given, the deeper the joy when performed.
Here a few pics for the picture lovers...
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His promise is the key
Freeze tag conversations are a blast. :)
Beautiful spot to pray
Singing with friends after sharing up front.
Let the little children come...
Morning light
Sweet little guy.
Sweet praises from young hearts...
So harp is not a girls instrument after all. :)
400 or so on Sabbath
Thank you Jesus for another year...
Photo credit...
Glesni Mason
Sean Nebblett
Hannah Rayne
"Make Us dangerous"
Mile after mile pass outside the window as we drive. My mind still struggles to grasp the fact that another season of retreats is beginning. I'm excited. But I also feel a greater responsibility than ever before...
There's no time for playing Christianity. Who knows how many more years of retreats we have left? What if this year is the last? Will it just be another encouraging weekend with blessed fellowship, or will it be life changing? That's what I've been asking myself of late...
Because really, I believe in the One who is the ultimate Source of power. And if our faith is in Him, who says that miracles can't happen?
So often we relax our hold on that power, and leave the forces of evil unchallenged. Jim Elliot states it so well...
We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the Twentieth Century does not reckon with. But we are "harmless," and therefore unharmed. We are spiritual pacifists, non-militants, conscientious objectors in this battle-to-the-death with principalities and powers in high places. Meekness must be had for contact with men, but brass, outspoken boldness is required to take part in the comradeship of the Cross. We are "sideliners" -- coaching and criticizing the real wrestlers while content to sit by and leave the enemies of God unchallenged. The world cannot hate us, we are too much like its own. Oh that God would make us dangerous!
It's time for a change-- for action. Give us faith, Lord, that claims Your promises and acts on them. Let us taste Your power. Strengthen us to be a threat to the powers of darkness. Then we will see a year of miracles.
Through weakness made strong
Words fail me when it comes to summing up five packed days in a few paragraphs. But before anything, I want you to know how much we appreciate your prayers. Each one made a difference. I could feel it.
We set off last Thursday with my dear mother feeling very weak from her violent D & V of the night before. But God was faithful and got her through the journey and the many times that followed of speaking on an empty stomach.
By Sabbath she was feeling somewhat better, and all four of us were able to speak together for Sabbath school. But the peace was not to continue for long. Moments after the preaching the 11:00 service, Father found himself in our bathroom with the trusted bucket that mother had used, and Caleb had missed. Another attack from the devil.
And along with the news that father was down came the realization that Caleb and I were now the only ones who were feeling 100% well. It was grace, and grace alone, that was going to get us through!
Another realization hit home to me… I was the only one who hadn't gotten sick. I could be next…
And it was that day that the miracles really happened for me. After speaking on my own that afternoon, and then leading the choir, we had to fill the parents spot that evening and speak again. There was no more than fifteen minutes to go over the notes, and my head was pounding from the incessant noise. I don't know if I've ever had to rely on His strength so fully before…
But what thrilled me as Caleb and I stood in front of the people that night --and still does now-- is the power He can give when we have totally come to the end of ourselves. We could feel it holding us up, and it is like nothing I had ever known. I wonder why we don't come to the end of ourselves sooner…
In the last few minutes of speaking, I became suddenly aware of a wave of nausea washing over me. I'll be honest… it struck fear to my heart, at first. And yet, even in that moment, He held us up to the end.
Just minutes after we finished speaking I found myself in our little bathroom, awaiting the fate that had attended this illness for the rest of my family. I had told the Lord just that afternoon that I was perfectly willing to go through this sickness if it was His plan. I had been resisting it all week, and now I given it to Him, and here I was. But what amazed me was that the fear I always had (ever since a little girl) of stomach illness was now totally gone. I now faced it with joy because it had come through His hand. That was a work of grace.
An hour passed and nothing happened. Finally I climbed into bed, taking the necessary bucket with me. But though I didn't fear the illness anymore, I couldn't bear the thought of being sick in bed the next day, when I should be out with all those precious people who had crept into my heart.
Lord please help me be well in the morning. We just can't let the devil win. I don't mind getting sick, but please, please, let me be fine in the morning.
And then the familiar little voice…
Child, are you willing to give even your desire to minister to me, and let me do whatever I know is best for the people?
Silence. Yes Jesus. Just do what is best for them.
I was sure I had resigned to my fate, and yet as soon as I said those words, I had a consciousness that the storm had passed. Instantly I started feeling better. So much better, that I went to my bed and turned to "Peace be Still" in DA. It seemed like it was written for me. And by the time I was done reading, I knew He had calmed the storm that had been raging in my stomach. Praise God, I never needed that bucket.
I was thoroughly exhausted physically, but sleep evaded me for hours. He had just performed a miracle for me! Every other member of my family (and my grandmother) had been down for several days with this, and it passed in a few short hours for me! And when I finally did fall asleep, my heart was bursting for joy.
The day before I had written in my journal the words the Lord impressed on my heart. As I looked back at them that Sunday morning, my heart skipped a beat.
Today will be a day you will look back on and see my hand. I will bless. I will strengthen. I will do miracles, pour out my Spirit, and open the hearts of the people. I will be there. "Greater is He that is with you…"
He was faithful to the end. It may not have been our typical UK campmeeting, with mother having to do three solo messages back to back with a bad stomach and on two yogurts-- but it was what He knew we all needed, and there were signs of His working everywhere. Just the fact that father didn't get sick a moment before the 11:00 message, or during, but right after, is proof that He was in control.
And I am even more convinced than ever that Satan is very upset that the work is going forward. Sunday morning we found out that the father of one of the helper families had been rushed to the hospital that same night with chest pain, and had a heart attack. And there have been many more things… Satan is trying to crush out God's work. We cannot let him triumph.
But what I love is that even though the devil may fire his darts to weaken us, he cannot win if we trust in God, for it is in weakness that we are made strong.
Can I plead with you… Don't let him win in anything. Even when you find yourself utterly weak. We must fight and win this battle together. Grace will always be there to strengthen us—for it is in weakness that we are made strong.
Sharing together
So glad he could be up there with me!
Family Panel Sunday night. All together even if some were very weak.
Leading the choir (just love these children).
Children's story
Some of our dear UK friends
My long time little friend (he never ceases to make me smile).
Men's singing Sabbath night
Some of our many young friends we've come to love.
So grateful for my dear brother.
Trusting-- Again
We're off to start the next camp--this time in England-- and again the devil's not happy. Yesterday afternoon had the second member of the family go down with some very nasty stomach illness.
And that was enough to cause some fear and trepidation in the rest of us. If charcoal indeed works as a preventative, we've had our fair share.
But it struck me as we went to bed last night... this is the second time. Just a few weeks ago it was a broken down car. This time it's sickness. And to add to it, there's only the four if us over here to speak at the camp. None of us can afford to be down. This is probably our busiest camp of the year.
And yet a reassuring voice whispers in my ear...
I'm not going to leave you, child. This is my work, and it will go forward. "The Lord will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace."
I'm learning slowly. It's another chance to trust. And by grace I will...
This family camp starts tonight and runs through Monday morning. And I know that we will need every ounce of strength He gives us. And yet... "My grace is sufficient for thee, because my strength is made perfect in weakness."
Thank you Jesus, thank you.
Alone--helpless. With Him--invincible.
I'm excited. I don't know what Grace is going to do this week, but I know that He does all things well.
If you think of it, would you please keep us, and all the precious people attending camp in your prayers? I know there's four hearts over here who would be very grateful.
Peace on i-40
The car hums quietly as the sights of home drift behind us. I pull my old computer out, well aware of my great need of Him. The journey has begun! Not just the journey to OK Family Camp, but the beginning of the 2013 camp meeting season, and for me the journey of writing book number two. Excitement is hanging in the air.
Ear buds in, I start typing. But not for long. I haven't even finished the first paragraph before the car slowly glides to the side of the interstate. I pull my ear buds out. I don't hardly need to ask what's going wrong. We all know.
Our much-loved car has developed an annoying trait of not starting some of the time, which has been turning into half the time lately. Normally father or Caleb can fix it and we're fine in five minutes.
But it's never stopped while running before. We conclude that it happened because we were driving up a hill. (I'm thinking, this won't be the only hill between here and OKFC). Praise God it starts first time and we're back on the road… for about a minute. This time as we drift to the side of the interstate, we know something is really wrong. That becomes even clearer after we try and start it ten times without success. Many prayers go up. But the points clear—the car won't start, the battery is dead, and we're on the interstate 30 minutes from home, and over an hour from the nearest reasonable size town.
After about an hour, a wrecker is on the way to take the car to the auto repair for the week, meanwhile father calls every rental company he can think of in Flagstaff. They all answer the same way. "We can give you a full size car, but not an SUV." Just try putting four personal suitcases, a lever harp, a full size cello, and all the sound and video equipment in a little car! It didn't even fit in our Tahoe without a pod and rack on the back. J
I try to ignore the battle in my mind. I want to get to camp so much. I don't want this to interfere with our plans. I don't want to be stranded in Flagstaff with no way to leave.
But another voice penetrates my thoughts… Trust me. You have been praying for trials to help you grow.. Now you need to trust that I will work this out.
I put my computer away and forget about book writing at this point. I have the distinct thought to go read my daily devotional for the day. I almost know before I get there that it will be just for me. But I never dreamed how much.
Let the words sink in. They weren't just for me…
April 7
"That ye may know what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God."
Thou knowest what is best; And who but Thee, O God, hath power to know? In Thy great will my trusting heart shall rest; beneath that will my humble head shall bow.
To those who are His, all things are not only easy to be born, but even to be gladly chosen. Their will is united to that will which moves heaven and earth, (thinking… then He can move our car if He wants to, right?) which gives laws to angels, and rules the courses of the world. It is a wonderful gift of God to man…To be at the center of that motion, where is everlasting rest; to be sheltered in the peace of God; even now to dwell in heaven, where all hearts are stayed, and all hopes fulfilled. 'Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace because his mind is stayed on Thee."
Study to follow His will in all, to have no will but His. This is thy duty, and thy wisdom. Nothing is gained by spurning and struggling but to hurt and vex thyself; (that one really hits me hard) but by complying all is gained—sweet peace. It is the very secret, the mystery of solid peace within, to resign all to His will, to be disposed of at His pleasure, without the least contrary thought.
Oh Jesus, You are so good.
I read that over and over. I have full confidence that His heart understands the desires of my heart, and will do what is best. The peace I find on the side of the interstate is even sweeter than the peace I have when we're breezing along at seventy. Peace in the storm is always sweeter than peace in the calm.
After trying almost every imaginable option, father finds a Suburban in Flagstaff, and as soon as the car is dropped off at the auto repair, father and I head to the airport in the cab of the wrecker to pick up the car.
"We've come to pick up the Suburban we booked through the 800 number."
"I'm sorry sir, we don't have a Suburban here. The 800 number doesn't really know what we have here. I can give you a full sized car."
Sigh. We rent a compact, go pick up the rest of the clan, and head to the hotel for the night.
Before we go to bed father has another Suburban booked from another rental company. We're a little dubious.
Another phone call Monday morning reveals the same answer as night before. No Suburban.
Oh Jesus, help me trust. I've read that devotional again and again in the last few hours.
Finally, father found a car that will fit our stuff—hopefully. After an hour of moving everything between cars, we're on the road.
We're a bit behind schedule, but I'm grateful. He knew I needed that wake up call to trust Him with my plans. The devil is not happy about this year of family camps, or the beginning of another writing journey for me. But if God be for us, who can be against us?
Jesus, thank You for being trustworthy. Thank You for teaching me to trust, even if it's on the side of interstate 40.
Hannah Rayne
20. Lover of Jesus. Daughter. Sister. Friend. Servant. Fan of the kitchen. Graduate of Masters of Biblical Counseling.
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Who doesn't need a great toast for New Year's Eve parties?
Here are timeless toasts you can use this year:
Here's to the year past and friends who have left us,
Here's to the present and the friends who are here,
Here's to the New Year and the new friends who will join us.
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Welcome be ye that are here,
Welcome all, and make good cheer,
Welcome all, another year.
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Local and International dishes are served at the restaurant.
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Project 365-353: Coffee Maker Surprise
December 19, 2010
Today we have a follow-up to last weeks picture of me making coffee with a kettle and my broken coffee maker. Our picture is of our shiny new coffee maker my mom surprised me with last night. One interesting thought about this coffee maker is that it continues a tradition I hadn't realised I'd started. I have never bought my own coffee maker. I've had coffee makers since before I moved out from my mom's house but to this day I haven't bought a single one.
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Shao Jun is an Assassin from China, and one of the last Assassins to meet Ezio Auditore before his death.
Jun was born in royal captivity during the Ming Dynasty. She spent her teenage years life as one of the favoured concubines of the Chinese emperor Zhengde. While not an ideal lifestyle - though I wouldn't mind it, it's better than digging ditches - Zhengde's taste for travel meant that by the age of 15 Jun had seen more of the world than most people of the era - which I suppose you might consider a bright side, if you try not to realise that even some cats had seen more of the world than most people of the era.
In 1521, the Assassin Order used the confusion surrounding Zhengde's death to infiltrate the emperor's compound and free some of the concubines, Jun among them. She immediately became an Assassin - but never forgot the women she'd been forced to leave behind. Years later, she returned to the Imperial Palace to free the remaining concubines, only to find that they had been killed by Zhengde's successor, Jiajing.
Jiajing's response to the second attack on the Imperial Palace was swift and brutal, and caught the Assassins unprepared. The Brotherhood in eastern China was decimated. Shao Jun and her mentor survived, but were forced to flee Asia entirely. They travelled to seek the advice of Ezio Auditore - but only Shao Jun would finish the journey, arriving in Florence in 1524, shortly before Ezio's death.


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The Batter Street Residency, hosted by Plymouth Arts Centre, involves free studio space, tutorials with the Plymouth Arts Centre team and networking opportunities. As part of the residency, artists are also awarded a £200 budget to go towards hosting public events such as open studios, plus a finissage event at the close of the residency.
BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Elena Brake was awarded the Plymouth College of Art Corporation Award at her degree show in 2016, and has also gone on to receive a 2-year funded RSA Fellowship in recognition of outstanding commitment to socially engaged practice.
Since graduating she has exhibited and performed across the UK and has just been named as the latest artist in residence at Plymouth Arts Centre's Batter Street Studio.
We catch up with Elena to hear about the process of applying for an artist residency and her practice...
"The residency opportunity was open to PAC Home members, and I applied with a proposal for what I wanted to do with the space, and why it was the right time for my art practice.
My work focuses on ordinary moments, seeking to enchant them through performance, installation and video. I transform familiar experiences into re-imagined pieces that stir up all kinds of emotions, from fear and discomfort to joy. I have a light-hearted approach to my practice and try to make my work accessible so that people who may not usually interact with art or know much about the contemporary art scene can join in and have a unique experience.
It's been just over a year since my graduation ceremony at the college. I studied BA (Hons) Fine Art, and it was during my third year that I decided I really wanted to be an artist. I made myself a promise that when I graduated I would sustain my art practice for a year, to prove to myself that I could be creative and produce work without deadlines and the structure of an art course to keep me moving.
"If you allow yourself to be moved in different directions as you progress then you stand the best chance of finding those things that motivate you to create."
For a year I have worked like this, producing new pieces and planning large performances from my living room, various coffee shops... or just whilst balancing my sketchbook on my lap on the bus. It has been challenging, but my determination keeps me going and I have exhibited and performed across the UK over the past year.
In September 2017 I performed 'Metal Detectives,' in Plymouth City Centre, a performance intervention involving a group of performers I had recruited to work with me. I had been planning this event for almost a year as part of Plymouth Art Weekender.
On Friday 17th November, I received the phone call from Plymouth Arts Centre's Assistant Curator Lucy Rollins to tell me that my application to the Batter Street Residency had been successful! I was stunned to have been selected and the reality didn't sink in until I was handed the keys and saw the space for the first time.
I will be in residence at Plymouth Arts Centre until March 2018 and will be sharing the space with local artist Holly Knowles. We plan to discuss our individual art practices and look for crossovers that will help us to see our practice from new perspectives. I am very open to working and researching collaboratively, and we hope that we will be informing each other's practice as the residency progresses.
Over the course of the residency, I will be making use of the resources and mentoring that Plymouth Arts Centre is able to offer me to increase my confidence and further my skills. I plan to use the space to produce a new body of work that has been difficult to produce without dedicated studio space, and I aim to have something substantial to show for the time spent really interrogating my practice. The Batter Street Studio space is fantastic and I know that the next few months will be pivotal for my art career.
My advice for people thinking of starting a Fine Art degree is to keep an open mind at all times. I could never have predicted the route my art practice has taken, and I am glad. If you allow yourself to be moved in different directions as you progress then you stand the best chance of finding those things that motivate you to create. I also think it is important to spend plenty of time on the course working in collaboration with your peers and building strong networks that will continue to exist and support you after you have graduated."


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5:30 PM, Studio de la Luz, 308 S. Pershing, Truth or Consequences
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Cost: $3
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Alright you sweet tooths! I've got a new sweetener for you that is low in calories, won't raise blood sugar levels, and is all natural…and it doesn't have the bitter aftertaste that most people can't stand about stevia. Introducing Luo Han Guo, aka Monk Fruit.
Monk fruit has been used in China as a sweet curative for centuries as a traditional medicine for several ailments. It is a cousin of the cucumber, being a member of the greater gourd family.
Luo Han Guo is made by slowly drying the monk fruit and then processing it into a powder. What makes it sweet are natural substances contained in the fruit called mongrosides — 300 times sweeter than sucrose.
Mongrosides belong to a group of compounds called triterpene glycosides. Though glycosides tickle our sweet taste buds, the body handles them differently from carbohydrates: insulin levels do not rise in response to their consumption because they don't break down into usable energy units.
Glycosides from mongrosides do more than tantalize the taste buds. They are presently under investigation as potential tumor inhibitors, and to help manage diabetes and defend against heart disease. The thought is that mongrosides may help to protect against heart disease by preventing the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. And in a Japanese laboratory study from 2003, it was found that certain mongrosides from luo han guo showed "remarkable inhibitory effects" on a mouse model of skin cancer.
In addition, the mongrosides in luo han guo still have their antioxidant properties intact. In China, teas made from luo han guo are also known to relieve throat inflammation or cough, and are used as a remedy for colds, gastrointestinal disorders, and as a blood purifier.
I've known about this sweetener for a couple years, but have just recently tried it for myself. I'm impressed! The flavor is pleasant, the powder dissolves in beverages with no sediment, and the taste is unaffected by cooking. This makes it an ideal natural replacement for artificial sweeteners in beverages AND baked goods! Woohoo to that!
When purchasing Luo Han Guo, be sure to double check the ingredients list. Many are combined with alcohol sugars and/or other undesirable fillers. The one I purchased has inulin (a prebiotic), and silicon (to prevent anticaking…I'd rather not have this one, but alas…).


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Martin Luther King Jr day inspires curiosity in myriad directions. Dr. King was a prolific writer and thinker and leader, offering many pathways to follow. In recent years, MLK Jr day has been claimed as a "Day of Service," inviting us to give our attention to our communities in whatever ways we can. King's work for social justice was premised on the ideals of nonviolence, inclusion, and freedom. At times, these values can jostle with each other, can need our attention in different ways as we seek to create and sustain communities which embody the full vision of King and others who led the Civil Rights Movement.
The Choose Civility initiative invites you to consider your most sacred values, your deepest wishes for your community, and your commitment to enact social justice when and where you can. On Saturday January 24th, we will host our 3rd and final (for this season) "Portland Public Conversation" on the topic Picturing Portland.
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Escape: Where to Eat in Amsterdam
It's more than a little embarrassing that the actual first time I ever went to Amsterdam was only ten days ago. I never intentionally avoided it, but I never really went for it either, however, finally everything fell into place and I had the most wonderful weekend in this unbelievably pretty city: the weather was perfect, the city was bright and clean and awaking from winter, the crowds were big and annoying, but there are ways to deal with that in NL. Food seems to be as big a topic over there as it is here in Berlin, and while I really did enjoy getting that 2,- kaassoufflé at Febo's wall of food (you just have to try it once, or thrice), there was plenty of more elaborate stuff to munch on.
As usual, I didn't eat everything I wanted to eat. Unfortunately, I missed out on three of four chances to have dinner (not voluntarily!), despite having great recommendations on my list like Choux, Café Modern, and Breda. Well, will have to come back and be more organised, I guess. But here's the things I ate and would definitely eat again anytime:
Prepare to wait for your brunch table at this hyped spot that already has two locations. However, it's worth it, and they have a pretty well working system, taking down your name and messaging you as soon as your table is ready (although it didn't work with my German cell number, but we figured it out in the end). The menu reads amazing, so many delicious sounding egg dishes, sweets, bowls, sandwiches – deciding whether to order the soft polenta with shiitake mushroom ragu and poached eggs (which make it brunch, you know), or the banoffee porridge with salted date caramel sauce and gingernut biscuit crunch is almost impossible! Bring loads of people to be able to taste it all, is what I suggest. Pictured here are the smoky aubergine and feta pancakes with fried egg, cumin spiced chickpeas, cashews and pine nuts, yoghurt and pita crackers. The yellow beverage on the side is a hot ginger and curcuma drink with black pepper, lemon, and honey, because I was also fighting a sinusitis, as it just always seems to happen when I'm traveling to interesting food cities. The food? I loved all of it.
PS, we should've definitely tried their boozy milkshakes. Would come back just for those.
Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat 54, 1072 BH Amsterdam, daily 08:30–16:00
I've been receiving this recommendation a lot, so I was surprised to see that Holtkamp is a pretty small cake shop given its popularity. I ended up sampling "only" all the different sweet and savoury (cheese!) cookies, because we'd just stuffed ourselves at brunch, but they were a delight and I'd go back anytime to buy any of their sweet treats.
Vijzelgracht 15, 1017 HM Amsterdam, Mon–Fri 08:30–18:00, Sat 08:30–17:00
Van der Linde
One actually really, really wants to avoid this street because it's just a pain to walk in the crowds (which, yes, are everywhere in Amsterdam, but this one was the worst), however – this small shop selling ice cream is worth the struggle, I'd say. They fold freshly whipped cream with their frozen vanilla ice cream with no artificial additives, creating a soft and creamy scoop of heaven. The buying procedure is almost foolproof: get in the line and be swept inside the narrow shop, tell them what size your scoop shall have and whether you want a cone or a cup, pay, receive ice cream, leave. There are so many people and this seems the only way to handle them (and make profit). However, you'll have to eat it on the busy main shopping street, so maybe just close your eyes?
Nieuwendijk 183, 1012 MG Amsterdam, Mon 13:00–17:00, Tue–Thu 11:00–17:45, Fri 09:00–17:45, 09:00–17:00
When I started researching food in Amsterdam, one of the first things I learned about was the rijsttafel, an Indonesian feast literally translating to rice table, where loads and loads of small dishes are served together with white and brown and steamed rice. We went to Blauw, a restaurant on the other end of Vondel Park, that was fully booked that night (smart as I sometimes am, we pre-booked a table beginning of the week), and ordered a vegetarian and a meat version. The table they seated us on was suspiciously small, however, they managed placing all the small ceramic ships with gado gado, tempeh satay, eggs in coconut sauce, fried banana, corn cakes, veggies in peanut sauce, and much much more. We ended up finishing all of it, though. Mostly because we went easy on the rice. It really was a good meal, while some of them were a bit bland, the majority was delicious. A rijsttafel is definitely something I'd look out for on a trip to NL.
Amstelveenseweg 158-160, 1075 XN Amsterdam, Mon–Thu 18:00–22:00, Fri 18:00–22:30, Sat 17:00–22:30, Sun 17:00–22:00
After walking around for a full day, it was either this ramen place or La Perla to fill our empty stomachs, and the choice fell on a bowl full of noodles and broth. (A friend of mine tried the pizza at La Perla after we left and reported it's amazing.) While the gyozas weren't entirely convincing, this Shio bowl is a save bet with great chewy noodles and an intense broth.
Elandsgracht 2A, 1016 TV Amsterdam, Tue–Sun 12:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
Winkel 43
This café just by a busy market is serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks, but the one thing people really queue for here is the apple pie. I actually needed two attempts to get my hands on it, since the first time we went there on Saturday afternoon it was just impossibly crowded. I went again on Monday morning and snatched a table outside, right next to the window to the bakery. During the 30minutes I sat there, I saw the baker make at least 20 new pies, with dozens more lined up ready for her to assemble. Not a small affair, that pie-biz. Their pie is tall with a thick, golden crust and apples cut in big chunks. It's a nice cake, no doubt, however, as usual with such a big hype and line, one tends to expect something mind blowing, rather than just a good cake. Just a result of the times we live in, I guess. Right after I posted this experience on Instagram stories, someone replied they had the same with Five Elephant's cheese cake over here. Well.
Noordermarkt 43, 1015 NA Amsterdam, Mon 07:00–01:00, Tue–Thu 08:00–01:00, Fri 08:00–03:00, Sat 07:00–03:00, Sun 10:00–01:00


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Combining fresh vegetables, creamy cheese and crisp pancetta, Penne with Zucchini, Pancetta and Ricotta is a quick, simple and flavorful dish.
Here is another recipe great for a family dinner on a busy weeknight. It's the perfect one-dish dinner, ready in less than 30 minutes. Creamy and rich penne pasta with wholesome zucchini, flavorful pancetta and delicate ricotta cheese.
This pasta is super easy to prepare. It won't take you more than 30 minutes from start to finish. And it makes a healthy, complete and balanced one-dish meal. It has a full serving of vegetables, carbs from the pasta, proteins from the ricotta and Parmesan cheese and … oh well, the pancetta. Not as healthy as the rest, but it's sinfully delicious taste makes this dish incredibly flavorful.
Buon appetito!
- half onion
- 4 medium zucchini
- 8 oz (225 gr) whole milk ricotta
- 3 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese
- 3 oz (85 gr) of pancetta (or thin sliced bacon)
- 12 oz (225 gr) of penne pasta (or other shape)
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, and cook the penne pasta when boiling following the directions on the box.
- In a large skillet, saute' the chopped onion in a few tablespoons of olive oil, over medium heat.
- Add the zucchini cut in small pieces. Saute' over medium-high flame for 7-10 minutes. Season with salt.
- Add the pancetta cut in strips and saute' for a couple of more minutes.
- In a bowl prepare the ricotta by mixing it with a pinch of salt, a sprinkle of pepper, the Parmesan cheese and about a ¼ cup of hot water from the pot where the pasta is cooking. Mix and make it creamy.
- Drain the pasta and toss it in the skillet with the zucchini and the ricotta. Serve immediately.


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Hello awesome people,
After hitting 50 Lacs in profit from MyDreamStore, I have been very lazy for past 1 month.
Being your own boss has its pros and cons. Cons being, there is no one to push you.
You have to be persistent and make sure you are not slacking off. For past 1 week, I have been telling myself that I will get back to MyDreamStore from TOMORROW and will launch new campaigns.
Today morning, I decided to do something New and Exciting.. 🙂
So, here is the deal –
I have decided to Launch at least 100 New Campaigns on MyDreamStore in August.
Goal is to go from 0 to 100 campaigns in a month and BE PROFITABLE.
And on top of that, record the daily status and learning on this Blog Post.
This way –
1 – I can keep myself accountable, since its all public
2 – I will be sharing my learnings and some strategies along the way which can be helpful for other campaigners as well
Every day, I will be sharing
1 – How many campaigns launched
2 – Total Ad Spend
3 – Profit Generated
4 – Strategies used Scaling and maximising ROI
5 – Any other learnings and results
It will be awesome.. 🙂
So, I invite all the campaigners to JOIN ME in this challenge.
You can keep a target for yourself which you feel is comfortable. It doesn't have to be 100. You can even start with 10-20 a month.
Be in touch on email and keep me posted about your updates. I would to help you out wherever needed.
If you are interested, comment below and subscribe to the blog so you don't miss any updates on email.
Also, I will keep adding the updates below this post only.
So, bookmark this post and keep checking it daily.. 🙂
~ Day 1 – Update – 27th July ~
Campaigns launched – 3
Ad spend for each – Rs 250/-
Starting with simple PPE ads
I am starting these campaigns in the evening. So, I don't think I will be getting any sales today. Hopefully ads will get optimised by tomorrow.
The 3 campaigns launched are very simple and very popular campaigns on MyDreamStore.
Let's see the results tomorrow!
~ Day 2 – Update – 28th July ~
Campaigns launched – 6
Starting Ad spend for each ad set – Rs 250/-
Total Ad Spend at the end of the day – Rs 4,381/-
Total Products Sold Today – 15
Profit Generated Today – Rs 3,125/- (should be close to Rs 4000 after base price correction)
Net Profit / Loss – ( Loss – Rs 1256/- )
So, overall a decent day.
I managed to launch 6 new campaigns today and sold 15 products.
Out of 6 newly launched campaigns, 3 campaigns made ZERO Sale.
But the great thing is ONE of the campaigns alone made 10 Sales in a day.
Which means I have found an awesome WINNER design.
Total profit earned today is Rs 3125. But some campaigns need base price correction, so I have raised a request on MyDreamStore. As soon as the base prices are corrected, I think the profit earned will be close to Rs 4000.
So basically, I am close to breaking even on Day 1 itself. Which is pretty AWESOME.
Even though I lost money on the 3 failed campaigns, the ONE WINNER I found will make it up for all the losses. Hopefully.. 🙂
The ONE WINNING design is giving very good ROI for now. I had made 2 ad sets for that design. One targeting towards MALE and one towards FEMALE. Surprisingly, got 6 sales from MALE Ad Set and 0 Sales from FEMAE ad set. I will wait till tomorrow to see if there is any improvement in the numbers.
Keep it in mind guys, that this is just the TESTING Phase.
Right now, I am just trying to throw as many campaigns out there as possible. Once I start finding the winners, I will focus on Scaling them to sell hundreds of t-shirts and make profit from them.
So for, even if I am breaking even or even if I am in losses, I will cover it up in scaling the campaigns.
Regarding the ads – I am still running PPE Ads for all the campaigns.
Haven't touched the budget yet. Its the same Rs 250 for each ad set.
Basically, I want to give some time to Facebook to optimise the Ads and may be tomorrow I will increase the budget, let's see.
Now, I need to go and launch 5-6 more campaigns for today.
See you tomorrow.. 😀
~ Day 3 – Update – 29th July ~
New Campaigns launched => 4
Total Ad Spend at the end of the day => Rs 5,119/-
Total Products Sold Today => 25
Profit Generated Today => Rs 6,026/-
Net Profit / Loss => Profit of Rs 907/-
* Total Campaigns launched so far – ( 13 / 100 ) *
Alright, its Day 3 and We Are Profitable !
Though its just Rs 900, its a good start.
Out of the total 13 campaigns launched so far, 3 have become successful. And 1 of the campaign is doing really well. 3 campaigns have sold 4 t-shirts so far, so hopefully they will become successful by tomorrow.
Today, I stopped 3-4 campaigns which were not making any sales.
Time to kill the bad campaigns and focus on scaling the winner.
I have still not increased the budget of the ads so far. Need to focus on that 1 campaign which is selling really well.
Apart from this, I monitored the PPE posts of all the campaigns and saw what people are commenting. For one of the designs, lot of people were suggesting a change in the wording. So, I modified the design and launched one more campaign and posted the link to all the people who had suggested the changes. And guess what – got 2 sales also.. 😀 Will see the results tomorrow.
That's why its important to read the comments as well to see how is the reaction of people.
Apart from that, did not get much time today. Hopefully will scale the winners tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.. 🙂
~ Day 4 – Update ~
Hey guys..
I know I am a bit late in posting this. But sadly I could not continue the challenge. Due to some personal urgent work, I had to travel to my hometown for couple of weeks. Internet connectivity there is very poor. So, I had no other choice but to pause the campaigns.
I really really wanted to complete this challenge. All was going perfectly as planned but some things cannot be avoided.
Anyways, I plan to restart the challenge. May be in couple of weeks. I will keep you guys posted.
Thank you so much for your interest and enthusiasm and wish you sell thousands of t-shirts.
See you soon… 🙂


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Decision day for Stansted Airport expansion plans
PUBLISHED: 01:00 14 November 2018 | UPDATED: 17:25 14 November 2018
Tony Pick
A 10-strong group of councillors will decide on plans to expand Stansted Airport at a crunch meeting today (Wednesday, November 14).
In the teeth of fierce opposition from campaigners Stop Stansted Expansion, but with strong backing from groups ranging from unions and workers to business organisations, an Extraordinary Planning Committee at Uttlesford District Council will meet at 10am to consider proposals by airport owners Manchester Airports Group (MAG) to raise its current 35m passenger number threshold by 8m without any increase in flights.
Bigger, more efficient and technically-advanced aircraft, combined with better passenger planning make this possible, Stansted chiefs will say, while at the same time bringing noise levels down.
Planners are recommending conditional approval of the plans, which Stansted argues will create jobs and boost the economy.
The fast-growing airport has seen its popularity soar in recent years. A 12-month rolling total for the number of passengers going through the airport now stands at more than 27.6m passengers, and is growing at a rate of 7% a year.
At current levels, experts believe it will reach its current 35k cap by the early 2020s, and could hit 43k later in the decade.
Airport chief executive Ken O'Toole, who will make the closing remarks on behalf of the applicant, is likely to stress the benefits of the plans for the region as a whole, including 5,000 more on-site jobs and an estimated £1bn boost to the economy, doubling its current gross value added.
Speaking as the airport recorded its busiest ever October with more than 2.5m passengers, he expressed delight at the large number of people who had spoken in support of the proposals at a series of public speaking sessions held in the run-up to the decision, and said it had built up some "real momentum" behind its vision for it.
"We are investing £600m to transform the airport facilities for passengers and we are determined to secure more long-haul services to destinations across China, India and the USA," he said.
"This week we will find out if our planning application to increase passenger numbers to 43m a year within current flight and noise limits has been successful. A positive outcome will enable us to make best use of Stansted's available airport capacity and sustainably deliver the next phase of the airport's evolution."
In an open letter, SSE chair Peter Sanders, whose organisation is opposed to the plans on a number of grounds, including environmental, noise and congestion, urged councillors to be "courageous and independently-minded" and not to be swayed by "party political or electoral considerations or by spin or propaganda".
"Judge this application on the evidence and with due regard for your obligations to the local community – those who earn their living from the airport as well as those who suffer from its consequences," he said.
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At Oaklands we have a resource base for pupils with a diagnosis of an Autistic Spectrum Condition. There are two special resource base classes, each with 1 teacher, 1 HLTA and 1 teaching assistant. Each class can accommodate up to 7 pupils, with a total of 14 places across the setting. We recognise that each child is an individual and it is our aim to equip each one with skills and strategies to enable them to access, enjoy and succeed in school, and reach their full potential. We promote inclusion across school life at Oaklands, with resource base pupils accessing a variety of learning and social activities alongside their mainstream peers.
We follow the National Curriculum, which is appropriately differentiated and personalised, tailored to meet each pupil's individual needs. Pupils have individualised timetables, which are regularly reviewed, enabling them to access learning in the way which supports them to achieve good individual outcomes. Learning may take place within resource base or mainstream classes. Each resource base class has an individualised curriculum, which is weighted to address the social, communication and sensory needs of the pupils. Personal development underpins each pupil's academic progress and is therefore celebrated with the same enthusiasm.
Within resource base classes, the environment and teaching approaches are adapted to incorporate thinking from a range of theoretical sources. Children have access to low arousal individual and group work spaces, additional visual structure, 'down time' and unstructured social times when they can practise their social skills. When establishing each classroom environment and groupings, the pupils' individual sensory, learning, social and emotional needs are taken into account. The specialist teaching methods that are used within the resource bases classes are drawn from evidence-based approaches, such as structured teaching, nurture principles and anxiety reduction strategies such as SPELL. Our aim is to create a calm, structured, positive environment in which the pupils feel safe and secure and can develop both their personal and academic skills, supported by a specialist staff team.
When pupils integrate into the mainstream classes many of the strategies used within the resource base classes are adapted and implemented to ensure pupils succeed and access the learning. Our mainstream environments have similarly structured and nurturing focuses which mirror resource base practice.
Means of Referral to the Autism Base
Pupils are placed within the resource by the Somerset SEND team. All pupils have a formal diagnosis of autism and an EHCP which identifies communication and interaction as their primary need and names Oaklands in Section F (educational placement). Pupils who attend mainstream classes at Oaklands Primary School do not have priority admission to the resource base.
Families interested in specialist provision should initially discuss this with the SENDCo at their child's current setting.
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text: Easter Treats: Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, Petit Fours and Peeps Since spring is in the air and Easter is around the corner, I thought I would show you these awesome gift ideas. First, the combination of Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Gourmet Petits Fours include eight scrumptious California grown strawberries dipped in dark and white chocolate and then hand striped in Spring pastel colors. The four bite size petits fours include lemon, strawberry, orange and chocolate. Second, the hand-dipped gourmet chocolate strawberries and Spring Peeps. Each strawberry and Peep is covered in gourmet chocolate and packed with eight delicious, juicy chocolate strawberries and four darling Peeps nestled in decadent chocolate coating. See http://www.bouquetoffruits.com for more information.


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It's time to get you're Hawk eyes at the ready and spot a bargain as Black Friday is back again this November!
Kicking off on Friday 25 November, intu Milton Keynes will be 'reporting live' with updates of bargains as they're revealed, picking the hottest looks at discounted prices and keeping customers up to date every minute of the day. The team of social media 'fashionistas' will be doing all the hard work to find bargains and posting live on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to let shoppers browse at their leisure.
Plus, intu Milton Keynes is bringing back its eight foot 'wonder wall', featuring the hottest deals from retailers throughout the centre across Black Friday to Cyber Monday.
Shelley Peppard, general manager at intu Milton Keynes, says: "Our shoppers loved the offers and discounts we had in the centre last year and this year a lot of retailers are going bigger and better."
Last year, some of the top brands took part in Black Friday, giving Christmas shoppers unbelievable discounts and offers, which is expected to be repeated for 2016. Debenhams, Topshop, Topman, Timberland, Karen Millen, H&M and Gap are among the stores with the best deals last year and this year, with new stores such as Jack Wills and Michael Kors, shoppers will have even more to look forward to.
To get you well and truly in the festive spirit, head to the intu Christmas hub to watch the intu Christmas video, meet the new intu characters and get inspired by the festive guides, http://intu.co.uk/christmas.


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I was recently in Wichita, Kansas giving a keynote to the Kansas Medical Society.
To get around, I used Uber for the first time. (And I was lucky I had the chance, as Uber pulled out of Kansas yesterday.)
It was a wonderful experience. The bill was pre-paid. I was able to order a ride through my smartphone, and watch in real-time GPS as the driver reached me.
So naturally, I wondered if such convenience could be transferred to healthcare. And some startups are thinking exactly the same thing.
From the New York Times' Well blog, "An Uber for Doctor Housecalls" came to my attention. It details how some companies are using an Uber-like interface for doctors' housecalls and telemedicine:
"Heal is a smartphone app similar to the on-demand car service Uber, but instead of a car, a doctor shows up at your door. Users download the app and then type in a few details such as address and the reason for the visit.
"After adding a credit card and a request for a family doctor or a pediatrician, the physician arrives in 20 to 60 minutes for a flat fee of $99. Heal began in Los Angeles in February, recently expanded to San Francisco and is set to roll out in another 15 major cities this year. Heal doctors are on call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, said Dr. Renee Dua, a founder and the chief medical officer of Heal."
Traditional primary care practices are so far behind something like this. All of their health IT staff is dealing with onerous meaningful use requirements with 1990s technology, rather than exploring more innovative healthcare delivery methods. Organizations who embrace such disruptive mobile technology will have a huge competitive advantage going forward. Consumers will respond to convenience.
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Once the shields are produced in our factory and shipped to your job site, we will provide installation services at your convenience. The RAMCO personnel who conducted the initial survey will also be scheduled to do the installation. RAMCO personnel will ensure all piping connections initially tagged for shielding are complete and all shields fit properly and installed correctly.
As part of our field services program, we will visit your site once per year to inspect all shields to ensure quality and that they are still properly installed. We will notify the customer of any shields that need to be replaced at this time.


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2017 Masters of B2B Marketing Presented by ANA's Business Marketing
Chicago will be the epicenter for business marketers when the 2017 Masters of B2B Marketing Conference, presented by the ANA's Business Marketing Association, kicks off Wednesday, May 31. Learn, network, and grow alongside the brightest minds in business marketing as we explore "Change By Design." Don't miss your chance to discover how to create a vision for change and maintain a competitive edge.
Here's what's planned:
- Day One: The business risks of maintaining the status quo are enormous and increasing every day. Change demands that employees learn new skills and exercise their creativity to the benefit of the organization. Learn how your peers are addressing change in today's fast-paced business environment.
- Day Two: What works and what doesn't. Learn about the success factors that drive change and make it stick, as well as the important role marketing plays in making change happen.
- Day Three: What are the 1, 2, 3s of change? Learn first-hand the practical steps, guides, and ideas that can be implemented to take the first step in the change journey.
Here is your opportunity to hear from, and mingle with, some of the best minds in B2B marketing today.
Confirmed speakers include:Â
Are You Best in Class?
Join us for an evening of cocktails, food and marketing brilliance as we recognize the winners of the annual B2 Awards. Your conference registration includes a ticket to the awards dinner and gala.
Join us and see who among your peers is rising above the rest in business marketing.
Conference Hosts:
Carla Johnson
Keynote Speaker. Author. Storyteller. Creative Explorer
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Bill Tucker
Executive Vice President
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With "unique decor and artwork" matching each individually themed room (Citrus, Monkey, Parrot, Seahorse), this former B&B and private rental home is minutes from Harbour Island's famous Pink Sand Beach. Designed by J. Wallace Tutt, who created Versace's Miami mansion and Cher's Malibu home, the property melds colonial and contemporary Caribbean design. Rooms have 400-count linens as well as picnic baskets. Rock House Restaurant serves a Caribbean-meets-California/Mediterranean menu using fresh seafood and vegetables. Specialty drinks include the honeybee gin martini, a blend of Hendrick's gin, blueberry honey, and lemon juice.
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Stuart Butler offers History lessons on Euratom and the UK in the Guardian
HoNESt's researcher Stuart Butler analyses how the 60-year relationship with Euratom offers hard lessons for Brexit negotiators. The news piece was published in the Guardian and focuses on the miscalculation politicians have always made in negotiating European treaties.
Drawing on HoNESt research insights on the British experience and the troublesome relation with Europe, Science Museum researcher Stuart Butler writes on Euratom and Britain.
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It's frustrating to put so much time, budget, and effort into providing sales with the best leads only to see them go to waste. Is the sales team really letting the leads go stale to spite you? Probably not. Most likely, the reps never saw the leads because:
- They weren't notified about a new lead in an account they're responsible for.
- Sales reps rarely use the assigned leads view in Salesforce.com.
- The leads weren't assigned to the right rep.
In the true spirit of "sales & marketing alignment" – yes, that elusive nirvana – let's look at the big picture. The reasons why your sales team never sees your leads:
Reason #1: Your company's sales reps are busy thinking about their conversations, deals, and quota, (hint: all words that marketing doesn't use), and so they don't continually check for inbound leads from prospects and existing customers recorded in Salesforce.com. Ironically, everyone wants to know there's activity in their accounts, but why is it so hard for sales reps to see new leads in their accounts? If sales reps had better notifications for leads in their target accounts and opportunities, they would recognize engagement (identified interest in content, marketing assets, events, etc), and would be far more appreciative of marketing's efforts.
Reason #2: Sloppy or inconsistent data entry, list uploads, and inbound lead forms with non-uniform company naming conventions are just a few of the reasons slowing down sales reps and missing out on great leads. If reps actually looked at the assigned leads view in Salesforce.com and saw mistakes or non-targeted leads, they become weary about that info and won't re-visit as often. You also know from experience that duplicate records derail follow up efforts, i.e. when a rep mistakes a lead as being new. Then, reaches out to a lead only to find out they're an existing contact working with someone else in your company. That's a poor experience for your prospect and a complete waste of sales rep productivity.
Reason #3: If sales and marketing use territory management rules to route leads, it gets even messier. As an example, if you already have a rep working on a Cisco account in San Jose and a new lead comes in from Cisco in New York. With territory rules, that lead would be geo-routed to the rep who covers New York instead of the rep who already owns the Cisco account. Furthermore, territory routing relies on having perfect firmographic data and workflows. Unfortunately, those workflows aren't designed to route based on "assigned account". Many great leads get wasted because they aren't sent to the right rep. And, good luck if you rely on sales reps to reassign leads and hope that eventually the right rep follows up. When a lead is "not for them", the lead is ignored.
Because of the reasons mentioned above, your reps aren't seeing opportunities, and when they are seen, it's likely with a lengthy delay. According to a study done by MIT and InsideSales.com, sales is 21x more likely to be able to qualify a lead if they contact them within the first 5 minutes of them filling in your lead form than if they had waited 30 minutes. Additionally, after 20 hours it becomes exponentially more challenging to successfully contact the lead. It's time to take a new approach if you want to change this scenario. One of the most progressive ways leading B2B companies are up-leveling their go-to-market strategy is by moving to an account-centric (account based marketing) model.
Steps to Get Sales on The Same Page Through Account Based Marketing
Step #1: Named accounts – Sit down with sales and create a named account strategy, naming the ideal profile that both you and sales will focus on targeting. This will also help make sure that your goals and strategies match since you're focusing on specific named accounts instead of purely firmographic criteria that have holes and overlaps. Use criteria from recent win/loss records to help identify ideal target types as well as emerging markets. Named account lists frequently change, so be ready to set up a regular (i.e. quarterly or monthly) account review between marketing and sales ops.
Step #2: Tagging in Salesforce.com – Work with sales operations to tag your targeted accounts in Salesforce.com in the account detail (object) to ensure sales is on the same page with you. You need to make sure the correct reps are assigned to these accounts, so that incoming leads that match targeted accounts are always followed up on quickly.
Step #3: Focus your budget – Help sales match inbound leads from your demand gen programs to the accounts they're working. Like other B2B companies I work with, you may find that up to 50% of your inbound leads will match to existing accounts. What better way to work with sales than to show directly how marketing programs are creating better traction in the accounts they care about the most. You'll have a much better idea on where to spend your marketing program budget (along with the justification). Doesn't it feel great when sales says "Yea, get more leads like that".
Where to… For too long, marketing has been generating leads and waiting (and waiting) to see if sales converts the leads to contacts. We've also seen that the reliance on a black box lead scoring hasn't balanced the equation either. Everyone in B2B marketing has experience generating huge lead volume only to be followed up with 2 questions:
- How come sales hasn't followed up and converted the leads?
- How come marketing never generates anything of value?
Isn't this phenomenon a bit crazy? Yet, it still happens. Constantly. As you look to 2015, it's time to turn over a new leaf — namely, make every step in marketing one that's directly visible to sales in their named, strategic, targeted accounts and customers.
What's preventing you from getting there? Anything you want to do differently in 2015 to get better results? Anything you want to repeat? Love to hear your thoughts. Email: email@example.com
Do you want Sales to pay attention to your leads? Try LeanData's Account Based Lead Management Suite – sign up for a demo!


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What's Green and Lugged and Not a Bicycle? An Unexpected New Addition!
So, the gift: Well, it's green. It's lugged. But it's not a bike.... At least not yet.
It is a bicycle frame! Exciting and utterly unbelievable! Between this and the custom mixte frame (which is now awaiting paint), it looks like 2010 will be The Year of Building Up Frames. I suppose that's taking it to the next level from 2009, which was The Year of the First City Bike Purchase?
But enough rambling. I should really introduce you already. Who is this beauty, shimmering a pearlescent puke green that seems to have been custom-mixed for my bizarre aesthetic sensibilities?
Yes, who indeed?
Well, I will leave you to your own conclusions for now. But have no fear, an excruciatingly detailed post will follow. I just needed to get this off my chest. Happy weekend!


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This is awesome. I would love to see much more like this.
It was interesting how to see how you could find information from the memory dump.
I was just wondering today, what would happen if the 'code' that handles the bsod.. crashed? like, what if my processor was on last legs and caused an execution fault?
Let me guess, something really boring like everything going blank, or my computer restarting (or not)?
I've had something like this happen to my machine twice in the last two days. There's some sort of kernel crash that causes the system to reboot - with no telemetry whatsoever. Certainly a critical system failure, but the system is unable to record any data before restarting.
If this sort of thing is of intreast to you, this is a must see Sysinternals Video Library
Nice video. However, I never understood why there aren't any minidump created in case the swap file is moved to a differend partition/hard disk in WinXP? (In my case, I play 3D games and the videocard driver sometimes crashes my system and I cannot hope to send that crash dump to its manufacturer.)
Hardcore! Nice to see some close to the metal stuff in with all the managed goodness. Helps keep us honest as developers
That doesn't sound good charles .. I was interested because.. if theres no one "there" ie, the kernel itself doing its bugcheck code has crashed out due to a hardware fault.. does my system just sit there... I assume I'd still have display because the gpu would just be outputting the last buffer it was given?
But I've watched the video now, really cool, loved the idea of trapping a driver by putting it on a "known offenders" list, and luring into doing something it will get caught red handed for..
Probably you get a freeze. A complete halt with the most current video buffer re-drawn over and over again.
Unhandled exceptions in kernel mode lead to reboot by policy (or if you're lucky a bluescreen with data capture for debugging purposes). Anytime something goes wrong in kernel world the system must commit temporary suicide (or start the reincarnation process, to be more positive in tone ). There's too much weird and invalid state to deal with when this happens and typically and it's not worth it (the insuing instability and total strangeness that user mode gets to experience as a result)...
This keeps happening on my machine and there's no way for me to debug given that no data on the fault is preserved (or even captured). Clearly, it's a device driver malfunction. I suspect it's a driver that's not Vista Ready...
What's one to do in this case, Daniel?
It's simple really - boot device drivers have special requirements, which lead to the ability to save crash dumps.
A storage driver written any old way won't be able to do this. Windows loads an extra copy of the boot driver, kernel crash dump writing code, plus a bitmap of the page file on the boot drive, then checksums the lot. At blue screen time, the checksum is verified and if good, the crash dump is written directly to the sectors known to be used by the page file on the boot drive.
Can you save crash dumps in other cases? Make sure your page file on the boot drive (the one with the Windows directory) is large enough to save the kind of dump you've selected and turn off "Automatically restart" so you can see the blue screen (including the bugcheck code and parameters) and the results of the attempt to save the crash dump.
Then download notmyfault from here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963901.aspx
Use notmyfault to crash your system and verify that crash dumps can be saved.
Daniel's video nicely complements a talk I've delivered on crash and hang analysis at various conferences. You can check out the on-demand web cast from TechEd a couple years ago here:
TechEd On-Demand Webcast: Windows Hang and Crash Dump Analysis
Unfortunately your only real option is to attach a kernel debugger to the system and wait for it to crash again. If it's only just started happening and is rather frequent then I would suspect some sort of hardware error but get a debugger attached and we'll get some answers.
Mark's video goes into more deal about the requirements for a successful dump but at a bare minimum you should create a 16 MB paging file on the same partition that Windows is installed and set the system to perform a small memory dump. That way once you triage the minidumps, you'll be able to determine if it's the same problem causing all of the bugchecks or if another action plan needs to be followed.
If you find it's your display driver causing the problem and it's not something the vendor has seen before, it's possible you'll need to provide them with a kernel memory dump. In that case you'll need to increase the size of the paging file on your boot partition and switch your options to kernel memory dump.
If you like debugging, check out https://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging/.
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To be honest, auto finance lead is somewhat similar to auto lead and also presents quite the same type of details. Possibly we all know this, a lot of car buyers often do not qualify for getting a car loan approval owing to their poor credit scores and this is exactly where vehicle leads play its part. However, such leads are not just set-aside for the borrowers with poor or no credit history but in many of the cases, when a person makes delay in paying his mortgage amount this kind of auto finance loan helps him in purchasing his preferred car through subprime auto finance leads instead of any other informal auto loan.
As a matter of fact, having subprime auto finance leads might also be helpful to the prospective car buyer. Sure, this supports in improving the credit score and also makes things easy for buyer in protecting the loan from the lenders without any further delay.
In fact, some other state of the art techniques are also accessible for attracting the subprime auto finance lead and it is also recommended to check the lead requirement prior deciding to employ or use any other methods. Going through the entire list of the auto leads while matching the specifics with other condition is a good technique to bank on, when it comes to the point of planning out the strategy and convincing the auto buyers to transact with you.
The fact has been tested and proven that these subprime car leads however result into business success. Put simply, having this kind of leads in plenty helps you in experiencing much better sales adaptation rate than your competitors, who don't have an access for them.
Let's take a quick look at some of the important factors, which could help in pacing the overall approval procedure of the auto finance leads.
Auto Financial Terms: Honestly, this is however one of the most significant factors to consider when it comes to the point of choosing any offer of the auto leads. Although it is usually talked about in months and is mostly accessible for the specific time period of 36 or 60 months, the sheer time period for the repayment of car leads can be also recognized for a total period of 72 months at some of the places. However, take it in writing, the payment for interest increases and also continues to rise with lengthier auto loan terms.
Credit Ratings: Possibly, we all know this. Credit rating is indeed the sign of your purchasing capacity. In most of the cases, credit rating and history is shared with the car finance conditions solvency for calculating the buyer's capacity for loan approval.
Cash Payments: As the term implies, this payment is typically done against any of the recently purchased vehicle. That's right; it reduces the loan burden to a great extent as through paying additional cash payment, you can enjoy fewer financial burdens and also a much reduced rate of interest for the loan period.
There is hardly any denial of the fact that the special auto finance loan leads stands as the ultimate hope for the car buyers that need special financial terms for purchasing his/her dream car.


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