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Snapshot From a Book is a sporadic feature that I have on my blog where I match snippets of books I've read with pictures I've taken. I rarely get to do this because I don't always get to visit the settings of the books I read. Last Sunday, as I was heading to TWG tea salon for brunch with friends, I remembered that there's a scene in Better At Weddings Than You by Mina V. Esguerra that was partially inspired by TWG. TWG is a Singaporean tea brand and they have tea salons all over the country, and even abroad. They have an extensive list of hundreds of different kinds of teas and part of the fun in going there is trying to decide what to get. I love how fragrant and delicious their teas are, and I'm also a fan of their scones served with tea-flavored jelly and clotted cream. I've previously mentioned this place in this post.
Here were the pictures from last Sunday, when I brought Better At Weddings Than You with me:
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Had brunch at @twgteaofficial yesterday and I brought Better At Weddings Than You by @minavesguerra along with me. There's a tea salon scene in the book that was partially inspired by TWG, and I loved the descriptions of the place.🍵👌 there's also a scene where the hero eats a delicious salad (with chicharon!) so a pic of the book cover beside my salad was also a good idea.
Swipe right to see all of the pictures, or hover over the image and click the right arrow. The scene in the book that's set in a tea salon is actually the first time that the heroine gets to meet the hero. Both of them are wedding planners and they set an appointment at a tea shop:
He asked to meet her at a tea shop, exactly the one she'd been planning to visit as soon as she had a chance. It was suspicious, like he had tapped into her idle thoughts somehow. She walked into the coziest little tea place she'd ever seen and couldn't help it, couldn't help feeling the delight that unfurled in her chest, then letting it make her smile. She caught herself looking happy a split second later and tried to wipe it off.
This was a job.
It was not a date.
"Need a recommendation?"
She knew from reading reviews that this place carried dozens of variants of tea. Also, she liked it. She was a tea person. Friends knew this about her; she got tins from all over the world as gifts.
Need a recommendation, my ass.
"No, thank you." Her eyebrow reacted to this though the rest of her face hopefully did not. There was a menu in frond of her and she looked down at it instead. "I love tea. I'll make my own choice."
That she did, calling the server and asking for a grape-and-cherry blend with a black tea base, and asked for it hot.
I hope these snippets from the book has made you more curious to read Better At Weddings Than You by Mina V. Esguerra, it's a stand-alone title from her Chic Manila series, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I also hoped you enjoyed seeing these pictures of TWG that I shared. I hope I manage to do another Snapshot from a Book post soon!
Previous Snapshot From a Book posts:
Pinto Art Museum, Loveless. Childless. Clueless. by Miren B. Flores
Anawangin Cove, Zambales, What You Wanted by Mina V. Esguerra
Prague, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Ateneo de Manila University, Interim Goddess of Love by Mina V. Esguerra
Paris, The Chocolate Touch by Laura Florand
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(UPM Raflatac, Mills River, NC, USA November 2, 2016 at 17:00 EET) - At this year's Pack Expo International in Chicago, UPM Raflatac will proudly feature a multi-faceted approach to helping packaging companies find new ways to distinguish their brands and capture consumer attention at the point of sale. Expo attendees are invited to visit UPM Raflatac's team of experts at Booth N6275 in the Containers and Materials Pavilion to discover how the company's labeling solutions are a perfect fit for the world of packaging decoration, from sustainability and efficiency to design and functionality.
Upon entering the booth, guests will see four distinct areas where they will be led through the material and packaging value chain. The first stop is sustainability, where UPM Raflatac's innovative Label Life tool will be on display. Then, they will move on to efficiency, where they will learn about the productivity gains from thinner materials and will be able to demo efficiency calculators. At this point, visitors will receive an empty candy jar with a clear film front label fresh off UPM Raflatac's on-site label applicator. Next stop is design, where they can print a unique label on demand and apply it to the top of their jar by hand. Best of all, the final stop is functionality, where guests can fill their jars with delicious color-coordinated candy and learn about label application tips and techniques.
New film solutions for a perfect fit for product decoration
As a complement to the company's existing high-performance clear and white film products for rigid and conformable containers - as well as adhesives tailored to specific end-uses - UPM Raflatac is excited to welcome new PP and PET options to its metalized and foil product family. With their bright, shiny appearance, these materials are the perfect canvas for graphics that "pop" - and offer the ultimate experience in product decoration and shelf appeal. Whether they are metalized on top of the face sheet (PP Chrome TC) or underneath the face sheet (PET and PP Metalized Silver), each of these products provides excellent ink reception and performance for personal care, beverage and food packaging applications.
Introducing VANISH(TM) 120 - Invisible still never looked so good
UPM Raflatac's new VANISH(TM) 120 products are constructed with a thin 1.2 mil PET face material that offers all of the benefits of VANISH(TM) 92 materials, but with increased stiffness for better dispensing on standard equipment. These thin, yet robust products provide the perfect canvas for innovative imagery previously considered unattainable by creative designers. Additionally, their dimensional stability, excellent ink reception and dispensing properties simultaneously allow manufacturers to embrace new productivity gains, reduce material and packaging costs and increase storage space.
A recipe for success in the food packaging industry
UPM Raflatac's label materials for the food segment perform in a variety of packaging types - including glass, hard and soft plastics, metals and fiber-based materials, such as paper and corrugated fiberboard - provide eye-catching branding to motivate point-of-sale purchases; and communicate critical nutrition information, such as product ingredients and "sell-by" dates. Additionally, these products provide exceptional performance in challenging environments, from cold, moist and greasy surfaces to freezing conditions.
Meeting the demands of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry
As the fast-paced medical field continues to innovate, UPM Raflatac is poised to meet the labeling demands of the industry. The company's high-performance paper and film materials are backed by decades of global R&D and designed to excel in even the most demanding pharmaceutical, healthcare and laboratory applications, including pharmaceutical packaging, vials and test tubes, blood bags, cold and cryogenic storage, sterilization and more.
Protect your brand - security labels for any application
Security labels not only authenticate products for consumers, but they also protect the company's brand and revenues in the marketplace as well as monitor products as they travel through the supply chain. UPM Raflatac offers a comprehensive portfolio for a variety of end-uses in the diverse brand protection and secure labeling market, such as wine and spirits, cosmetics, electronics, and many more. Come learn how products like Raflasec Holo can be your perfect fit for anti-counterfeiting.
Sustainable by design - APR-approved films featuring RW85C adhesive
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has recently recognized UPM Raflatac's 2.6 mil PP Pearlescent TC and 1.6 mil PP Clear TC label stocks constructed with RW85C wash-off adhesive as meeting or exceeding the APR Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Label for PET Bottles Critical Guidance Document requirements. Ideal for labeling PET bottles, where major international beverage brands are moving to more recyclable materials to improve their branding and sustainability initiatives. These clear and white polypropylene product combinations can undergo common PET recycling processes without contaminating any of the PET flake by-products.
Don't miss us on the Innovation Stage!
As part of UPM Raflatac's presence at Pack Expo International, the company invites all attendees to meet Trevor Richardson, the company's Business Development Manager for the home & personal care and beverage segments, on the Innovation Stage (Booth N-4560) at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 8. In this session, attendees will learn more about the latest on-pack promotional trends for food, beverage and personal care packaging as well as the benefits that ultra-thin, clear pressure sensitive film labels, like VANISH(TM) can bring to their business. When compared to other clear film labeling solutions, ultra-thin VANISH(TM) labels use less raw materials, making them a more economical and sustainable choice.
Label Life - Make sustainable choices
As part of its holistic approach to sustainability, UPM Raflatac considers the whole life cycle of the label product. Label Life is the company's user-friendly tool designed to help label printers and end-users understand the life cycle impacts of different label stock products and get credible information on the environmental performance of their labels in terms of energy usage, water consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.This LCA tool covers every stage of the label's life cycle from raw material sourcing through to end of life.
Stop by Booth N6275 in the Containers and Materials Pavilion to see the Label Life tool in action!
For more information about the company's products and services being featured at Pack Expo International, please visit http://go.upmraflatac.com/packexpo2016.
For further information, please contact:
Daryl Northcott, Director, Films Business, Americas, UPM Raflatac
tel. +1-828-301-7997, email@example.com
Stacey MacNeil, Director, Paper Business, Americas, UPM Raflatac
tel. +1-828-279-6308, email@example.com
Amy Jensen, Director, Specials Business, Americas, UPM Raflatac
tel. +1-773-451-7124 x10188, email@example.com
Calintha Briggs, Senior Specialist, Marketing Communications, Americas, UPM Raflatac
tel. +1-828-275-7059, email@example.com
About UPM Raflatac
UPM Raflatac is one of the world's leading producers of self-adhesive label materials. We supply high-quality paper and film label stock for consumer product and industrial labeling through a global network of factories, distribution terminals and sales offices. We employ around 2,900 people and made sales of USD 1.5 billion (EUR 1.4 billion) in 2015. UPM Raflatac is part of UPM - The Biofore Company. Our FSC CoC number is FSC®-C012530. Find out more at www.upmraflatac.com.
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This page aims to help you remove Coin-hive.com. Our removal instructions work for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, as well as every version of Windows.
If you suddenly find yourself dealing with an unstoppable flow of ads, nagging pop-ups, banners, and unauthorized page redirects, then this could be a sign that a browser hijacker like Coin-hive.com has been installed on your system. Also your system resources might have been used to mine the Monero cryptocurrency.
This software is not as harmful as a virus and will not corrupt your system the way that a Trojan or Ransomware infection would, however, if you have it on your PC, the browser hijacker may really make your browsing hell. This software usually targets popular web browsers such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Edge or others and can easily integrate with all of them. The main disturbance usually comes from the modifications that Coin-hive.com may impose. Normally, the program serves as an aggressive online advertising tool and in order to serve its creators better, it changes the users' homepage or search engine, installs a new toolbar or starts to redirect their searches without their approval. Such activity aims to expose the users to as many ads, sponsored sites and pop-ups as possible and generate traffic and clicks for the people, who stand behind the advertised items. The developers of such software can also earn from it by involving it in Pay-Per-Click or Pay-Per-View campaigns. You as a user, however, may not receive any actual functionality from such programs and may only suffer from constant ads interruptions, shady redirects and aggressive exposure to commercial content. So, if you want to get rid of all that, our "How to remove" team has prepared a detailed removal guide which can help you uninstall Coin-hive.com completely. Just make sure you read the information below and proceed to the instructions.
The bundling strategy helps spread Coin-hive.com and hijack web browsers quietly.
Browser hijackers are usually distributed through the installation packages (aka bundles) of other attractive and free programs. You may find them also in free software download links from the web or in torrents and various freeware and shareware sites. Distribution of such programs is not illegal because they are not considered as malware and do not have the harmful capabilities of a Trojan horse or a Ransomware virus, for example. However, after installing them on your PC, an unknown search engine, a toolbar or a homepage may automatically be imposed to your default browser and may cause it to behave strangely.
Coin-hive.com Removal
If you are a Windows user, continue with the guide below.
If you are a Mac user, please use our How to remove Ads on Mac guide.
If you are an Android user, please use our Android Malware Removal guide.
Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.
Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don't know how to do it).
More information on SpyHunter, steps to uninstall, EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy.
More information on SpyHunter, steps to uninstall, EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy.
Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab (the "Details" Tab on Win 8 and 10). Try to determine which processes are dangerous.
Right click on each of them and select Open File Location. Then scan the files with our free online virus scanner:
This scanner is free and will always remain free for our website's users. You can find its full-page version at: https://howtoremove.guide/online-virus-scanner/
Scan Results
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After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders.
Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner doesn't flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections.
Hold together the Start Key and R. Type appwiz.cpl –> OK.
You are now in the Control Panel. Look for suspicious entries. Uninstall it/them.
Type msconfig in the search field and hit enter. A window will pop-up:
Startup —> Uncheck entries that have "Unknown" as Manufacturer or otherwise look suspicious.
Hold the Start Key and R – copy + paste the following and click OK:
notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts
A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:
If there are suspicious IPs below "Localhost" – write to us in the comments.
Open the start menu and search for Network Connections (On Windows 10 you just write it after clicking the Windows button), press enter.
- Right-click on the Network Adapter you are using —> Properties —> Internet Protocol Version 4 (ICP/IP), click Properties.
- The DNS line should be set to Obtain DNS server automatically. If it is not, set it yourself.
- Click on Advanced —> the DNS tab. Remove everything here (if there is something) —> OK.
- After you complete this step, the threat will be gone from your browsers. Finish the next step as well or it may reappear on a system reboot.
Right click on the browser's shortcut —> Properties.
NOTE: We are showing Google Chrome, but you can do this for Firefox and IE (or Edge).
Properties —–> Shortcut. In Target, remove everything after .exe.
Remove Coin-hive.com from Internet Explorer:
Open IE, click —–> Manage Add-ons.
Find the threat —> Disable. Go to —–> Internet Options —> change the URL to whatever you use (if hijacked) —> Apply.
Remove Coin-hive.com from Firefox:
Open Firefox, click ——-> Add-ons —-> Extensions.
Find the adware/malware —> Remove.
Remove Coin-hive.com from Chrome:
Close Chrome. Navigate to:
C:/Users/!!!!USER NAME!!!!/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data. There is a Folder called "Default" inside:
Rename it to Backup Default. Restart Chrome.
More information on SpyHunter, steps to uninstall, EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy.
Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.
Inside, press CTRL and F together and type the threat's Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don't show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. It could be any one of them – ask us if you can't discern which ones are malicious.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random
Typically, a piece like Coin-hive.com can be added to your Chrome, Firefox, Explorer or any other browser as an "extra download component" of free software bundles and can sneak into the system if you choose the inappropriate setup settings. For this reason, we would advise you to never install programs with Quick / Basic settings because they do not show the software of third parties, but they usually install it by default. To avoid potentially unwanted programs coming into the system, you should choose the Advanced/ Custom Settings and remove any pre-placed bookmarks that tell you to agree to make an unknown search engine your default search engine. Still, if you make a mistake and your browser is already hijacked, do not hesitate to uninstall Coin-hive.com in order to remove the changes. This can easily be done with the help of the instructions in the removal guide below or with the assistance of the automatic Coin-hive.com removal tool.
What could be the possible threats that may arise if you do not take any measures and do not take care of the elimination of Coin-hive.com?
Usually, the biggest reason for the users to wish to remove a browser hijacker is its intrusive browser modifications and the irritation that the sudden page redirects, ads, and pop-ups may cause. Still, this is not the only reason to consider uninstalling the browser hijacker. The Privacy Policy of Coin-hive.com reveals that it may collect some browsing related information and keep track of the users' web activity. This means that the program may track IP addresses, technical data of your browser and operating system, search history and browsing habits, email, home address, and more. There is no need to say that collecting this information may cause confidentiality issues, especially if it falls into the hands of people with malicious intentions. You can never be sure how safe the collected data is transmitted and stored, who uses it and for what, and even if the developers claim that they use it for marketing purposes, they may sell or share it with third parties, partners, and other ad networks in order to generate more profits from ads. The best way to stop that is to fully eliminate the browser hijacker and delete all of its traces from your PC. For that, make sure you closely follow the instructions in the guide below and scan your system with the professional removal tool for optimal results.
|Browser Hijacker
|Danger Level
|Medium (nowhere near threats like Ransomware, but still a security risk)
|Ads, pop-ups, banners and sudden page redirects may interrupt your normal browsing activity.
|Distribution Method
|Software bundles, freeware or shareware sites, free download links, ads, torrents, automatic installers, spam messages, emails and attachments.
|Detection Tool
Some threats reinstall themselves if you don't delete their core files. We recommend downloading SpyHunter to remove harmful programs for you. This may save you hours and ensure you don't harm your system by deleting the wrong files.
Download SpyHunter (Free Remover)* OFFER *Free Remover allows you, subject to a 48-hour waiting period, one remediation and removal for results found. SpyHunter's EULA, Privacy Policy, and more details about Free Remover.
If the guide doesn't help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!


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****Watch for changes to the Menopause newsletter this fall!*******************
Is it hot in here? Hot flashes and summer temperatures can make for some very uncomfortable days and nights. Keep cool by drinking plenty of water and try a fan by the bed!
This week:
*Read the latest featured article on the Menopause site
*Fourm topics
*Coming this July
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty." Henry Ford
Here's the latest article from the Menopause site at BellaOnline.com.
Vulvar vestibulitis
Feeling irritated and uncomfortable 'down there' - you may have vulvar vestibulitis. Find out if your brand of sanitary napkin may be to blame.
Please visit Menopause.bellaonline.com for even more great content about Menopause.
Forum topics:
There are many topics on the forum. If you have something to share, please drop by the forums and have your say!
To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about Menopause located here -
Coming in the rest of July:
Weight gain during menopause; is it inevitable?
I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!
Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!
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Nottingham Forest's Charlie McParland believes this afternoon's win at Mansfield will help The Reds get into the habit of winning ahead of the new season.Forest's Under 21s coach was tasked with leading the team, which comprised of a mixture of first team and Academy players, on a scorching afternoon at The One Call Stadium, leaving manager Billy Davies and his deputy Ned Kelly free to survey the action from a loftier position in the stands.
A solitary first-minute strike by Radoslaw Majewski was enough to tip the balance in Forest's favour, and McParland was pleased with what unfolded in front of him.
He said: "It's always nice to win with a clean sheet – it's a bonus, and a good habit to get in to.
"It was a very positive day. We were completely on top for the first 25 minutes after getting our early goal. We just took our foot off the gas a little later on but we soon stepped it up again.
"The game opened up in the second half – they attacked us and started putting balls in our box. Mansfield play a direct game - they had about six lads over 6ft. They stick the ball in and you have to fight to win the headers.
"We were unlucky on the break a couple of times, on another day we could have had more goals."
One of the men assisting McParland was interhim head of Academy Gary Brazil, who was thrilled to have been involved in procedings.
Brazil said: "From the day the manager stepped into the club it was his desire to bring everyone together as one. He is constantly in contact to talk about ways in which we can integrate further.
"He wants Academy players to pick from but the reality is they have to be good enough.
"As Academy staff, it's our job to give him problems by putting players in front of him which give him a decision to make with his team selections. Some of the boys didn't do themselves any harm today in that respect.
"It was a great experience for the younger boys – it will help them realise how much of a step up it is from playing at youth level to becoming involved with the first team."


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I've given up trying to defend Gameloft. It knows what its doing and doesn't need the protection, so here's yet another shamelessly "inspired" game coming soon to mobile devices -- Six Guns.
This open-world cowboy game looks like a mobile version of Red Dead Redemption because it basically is. They've even been kind enough to include the Undead Nightmare campaign at no extra cost. Also, check out the game's title theme, which is admittedly the most badass title theme a game's had in a long time.
Like all Gameloft titles, this has a lot of nerve, but it looks like a decent little bit of software for those who want an off-brand wild west sandbox on their phones. It's due out some time very soon.
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Schools within the Midland Academies Trust aim to be amongst the best in the country. For students who attend our schools, this means...
The Midland Academies Trust values its teachers, leaders and support staff. Continual professional development is a priority to enable staff to become the best they can possibly be. The Trust is committed to ensuring that all its leaders and teachers deliver inspirational learning and teaching to ensure all students at all phases of education flourish and achieve their full potential. The Trust provides innovative opportunities for staff development and progression, including special projects, leadership opportunities across the Trust and with partners, secondments, training, mentoring and coaching.
The Trust's schools share a curriculum strategy that mirrors local and regional skills priorities and the specific needs of local communities. The model drives academic excellence and progression of students and also offers opportunities for students to reach the highest levels of practical and technical performance. It is designed to get the very best out of all our students.
Nationally, academies are surpassing state maintained schools in terms of progress. All schools within the Trust can show demonstrable progress against key performance measures since joining the Trust. For example the George Eliot School has improved GCSE results including English and maths for four years running, which have increased by 34% since joining the Trust. Measures to increase the rate of individual student progress and attainment are regularly reviewed and refreshed in order to support continuous improvement.
Schools within the Trust are using the new academy freedoms to drive forward innovation and improvement through creating the right curriculum offer for their school community and sharing their experience of delivery with each other. This includes an extended school day, work placements, personal coaching, extra-curricular activities and a non-timetabled session for study support. These initiatives are tangibly raising students' aspirations and achievements.
For further information about the performance of MAT schools and the achievements of our students, please visit the success stories section of our website.


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Going to sea has often been portrayed in books and films as a romantic and adventurous life. The reality is very different. And one of the hardest things for a modern seafarer is coping with the isolation and loneliness on board. 9 July is Sea Sunday, when the Church asks us to pray for seafarers and support the work of Apostleship of the Sea, whose chaplains and ship visitors provide practical and pastoral help in ports around the coast of Britain. Apostleship of the Sea is unique in being the only Catholic agency serving the maritime industry. We might never think about seafarers, but they play a crucial role in all our lives. For around 90% of goods imported into the UK arrive by sea. That's everything from cars and coffee to bananas and fridges. If the world's 1.5 million seafarers went on strike, then many of our shops would soon be empty. Nowadays ships have very small crews. For example, the largest British-registered ship, the CMA GCM Kerguelen, which can carry 17,000 containers and is the length of four football pitches, only has 26 crew members. Rev Roger Stone, Apostleship of the Sea port chaplain in Southampton, said many seafarers talk to him about feeling lonely on long voyages. "Seafarers work closely with the same people for a long time, eat in the same place, sit opposite the same person every meal time." A small crew has serious implications for seafarers, he explained. "The smaller the crew, the less variety seafarers have in their workplace. All it takes is for one awkward or difficult character and the atmosphere changes for the worse." And the fact that a crew is usually made up of seafarers from different countries can also affect conditions on board, he added. "Sometimes there are culture clashes which can lead to isolation for seafarers. This applies as much to senior officers as it does to junior. Smaller crews mean it's even more difficult to go ashore and 'be normal' if only for an hour or two." Most of us get to see our family and close friends regularly. But for seafarers, with nine-month contracts common on many ships, this isn't the case. They accept this sacrifice stoically, as going to sea is often the only way to earn enough money to support their families, who are often in poorer parts of the world, such as the Philippines, India, or Ukraine. Few ships have internet access and using a satellite phone is very expensive. That's why when Apostleship of the Sea port chaplains go on board a ship they always carry a supply of mobile phone top-up and SIM cards. Wojchiec Holub, Apostleship of the Sea port chaplain to Tilbury and the Thames, recounted a conversation recently with a captain, "I asked him, when do you sleep?" "He smiled and said he slept when he could". "But how you can you sleep with all the noise from containers and cranes?" I said. He replied, "You get used to it. I know seafarers who cannot sleep without noise, so when they go home, they sleep close to fridge." For more information about Apostleship of the Sea visit: www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk. Greg Watts, Apostleship of the Sea
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Girls and Boys come out to PRAY
Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ has chosen an intriguing title for the Living Theology Study Day she is leading at the Bar Convent in York in July. Misquoting the well-known nursery rhyme, it actually indicates that the theme for the day is to be 'Men and Women in Today's Church'. Sr Gemma is Director of the Religious Life Institute at Heythrop College in London, with an international reputation as a speaker and writer on spirituality and pastoral issues. However, since Sr Gemma is a religious sister of the Congregation of Jesus, in coming to the Bar Convent she is, in a sense, coming home. She is basing the day on the dream of a new community in the risen Jesus that has inspired generations of Christians: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus". In practice, this dream has never entirely overcome the pressures of historical and cultural attitudes to gender. Different parts of the Christian communion have made their own decisions regarding ordination, leadership and ministry – but it is argued that there is still much to debate regarding deeply embedded prejudices. Sr Gemma asks, "How can we create a faith community in which the specific gifts of each gender are recognised, while the equality of each gender in Christ is practised to the full?" This Study Day at the Bar Convent is on Saturday, 15 July; it is one of the Jesuit-inspired 'Living Theology' courses held in different venues across the country. The day starts at 10am, and finishes with 5pm Mass in the Chapel. The total cost, including lunch and refreshments, is £20 (students £10). Booking is essential. For more details see www.living-theology.uk, email Brenda on email@example.com or phone Patricia on 01642-645732. All are welcome, – men and women!
Youth 2000 on Retreat in Hallam
Youth 2000 seeks to draw young people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, lived at the heart of the Catholic Church. Youth 2000 has been active in youth ministry for the last 25 years. Recently it has been very active in the Hallam Diocese. This edition of the Hallam News looks back with Isaac Withers as he reflects on his experiences of the Release Retreat in Rotherham: Light up the Sky. The Youth 2000 team arrived on site at St Bernard's Catholic High School, Rotherham, for the first Youth 2000 retreat since 'Conquerors' at Walsingham. There was a lot of unique things about this retreat, new things that we were excited about: This was a brand new location, Youth 2000 returning to the Hallam diocese after many years. It was the first retreat lead by the new leadership team dedicated to this year, 'commissioned' at Walsingham. This was also the first time we'd ever streamed any of a retreat live to the internet (and even live, nothing went wrong!) So there was a lot of new, and we were all kind of excited about it. Over the course of the weekend 183 people were with us and from day one the tone was great. Maybe there's just something about the hospitality of the North … The theme of this weekend was, The Release, the subtitle 'light up the sky' being loosely taken from the scripture, '… for as the lightning flashing from one part of heaven lights up the other, so will be the Son of Man when his Day comes.' (Luke 17:24) Because of this theme, a lot was spoken about light and darkness, it ran through a lot of the conversation of the weekend. But even beyond the talks and planned input, it cropped up. I went to confession on the first night and the priest brought the theme, I think unintentionally, into where I was at. I shared with him that the tangible feelings I had once had for confession, the Mass and praise and worship, were fading for me. I didn't feel them as strongly as I had before, on a physical level, and a lot of my recent struggles had been very real, tangible, attractions and that part of life. I wasn't expecting an answer really, but he brought it. He said that these times of a lack of excitement, of feeling less in your relationship with God, were normal. The early years of a marriage are amazing, and then it cools down, and it deepens beyond feeling. It becomes that person just being there for you when you come home, feeling rubbish. Or, if it was a relationship always based on just feelings, it could break. And then he spoke about Jacob, the story of him wrestling the stranger in the night. Fighting for hours, until in the morning, the person revealed themselves to be God. He spoke about how sometimes, the struggle of faith is just holding on in that fight, until the morning, when you can see God again. Sometimes it's just letting your punches be caught, until the sun rises. I'm not really doing his words justice, but it just gave me a great deal of peace. The idea of God being not distant from our struggle was there again in Saturday morning's talk from Barbara Onuonga, "God is not afraid of your reality, the darkness of your heart'. The world tells you that greatness is reserved for the few. But God's not got that point of view. Each of us is necessary. We are called to light up the sky." And it was never more visible than on Saturday night. Br Joshua Kidd had heard our theme and been inspired. He told us about how at an American Youth 2000 gathering he had seen them turn the lights out so that it was just the light of the burning bush that lit the room. Then the priest had reached to one of the candles and taken a light, which spread to candles that everyone else was holding. Gradually the light had spread and pushed the darkness away. So, from somewhere, candles were sourced, and we watched as the same thing happened in Rotherham. And over this scene, the beginning of John's gospel was read. 'In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things came to be made. Not one thing had its being but through him. All that came to be had life in him, and that life was the light of men, a light that shines in dark, a light that darkness could not overpower.' (John 1:1-5) And so light filled the room. And only a few songs in, I felt it. On the hairs standing on end. In the bass drum. In the atmosphere. And as praise came to silence, everyone was left in their moment with Jesus. And these moments continued until morning light. (Which took longer because of the clocks changing – leading to an extra hour of adoration for some, and an extra hour of sleep for others. Everybody wins!) On Sunday morning, we had a truly remarkable final talk from 95 year old priest, Fr Leonard May. I can't overemphasise how much he made the room laugh, and how captivated everyone was by what he was saying. Words that you knew had the wisdom of a lifetime behind them. Again, speaking on the struggle and darkness, he had this to say, "I have had some bad times in life. That's where fidelity was forged. You're Christian, you are in the fire. That's the time to trust, the time my love, my friendship with the Lord Jesus, has deepened." And these last words, are just what I think it's worth ending on. "It's not easy to be the friend […]
40 Days for Life
The 40 Days For Life campaign in Hallam Diocese held its seventh prayer vigil outside the British Pregnancy Advisory Service abortion facility in Doncaster during Lent. Forty-five people gathered at various times to pray peacefully and to offer support or information to women wanting an alternative to abortion. This is part of a campaign which began in 2004 in Texas, seeking an end to abortion through prayer, fasting and outreach. We believe that the lives of two babies were saved in Doncaster this Lent. Prayers are requested for the parents of these children who have decided, despite their personal difficulties, to give them a chance of life. If you would like more details contact us at email@example.com. More information about the international campaign can be found at https://40daysforlife.com.
May Day Procession in Worsbrough
Following a now well established tradition, parishioners of Our Lady and St James parish, Worsbrough, held their May Procession to honour Our Blessed Lady on Tuesday, 2 May at 7.30 pm. The event was well attended by parishioners from Our Lady and St James and also from other parishes. Refreshments were served afterwards in the parish hall and the evening was enjoyed by all. Prayer petitions presented were taken by a pilgrim to Medjugorje the following weekend.
Walking the Great Wall for Barnsley Hospice
John Gregson, retired headteacher of Holy Rood School in Barnsley, has been busy raising money for Barnsley Hospice. So far the total stands at over £1,500 and recently John spent 7 days on an organised trek on the Great Wall of China to raise more. He was accompanied by his wife and youngest daughter, and also Louise Mullany who was deputy head at Holy Rood School until she retired last year. They did 130,000 steps and over 1,300 flights of steps – so steep in places that they were using their hands to climb up! The wall itself is over 5,000 miles long and John visited three sections of it, staying in Chinese homesteads – very basic but with excellent Chinese food every night.
Holy Week Experience at St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
The children in St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy Key Stage 2 planned, created, wrote, narrated and sang through a moving interpretation of 'Journey to the Cross'. The children are a credit to a warm, devoted school community that shared in this inspirational presentation. The parents, families and parishioners filled the church and were mesmerised by this rich presentation. The singing was powerful and ensured every child shone brightly. The maturity displayed by the children embraced their school, their community and their faith. Pope Francis, reflecting in the letter, 'The Joy of Love,' emphasised the importance of celebrating our faith as a family: "… the family, often called the "domestic Church", remains a foundational part of society. Its health and vibrancy are vital for the health and vibrancy of the planet. Our Catholic teachings and traditions, if properly administered, can nourish the family and help it to be ready for whatever it faces." Many Catholic schools offer the opportunity for adults to return to the Church and reflect on their own faith. This is one of many influential ways schools can have impact on individual lives and mindsets.
Notre Dame's Easter Preparations
Paid in Full Josh Neal, RE Teacher at Notre Dame, explains, "As part of the Easter reflection this year at Notre Dame we have been focussing on how Jesus paid the debt for our sins by being crucified. To help us remember and reflect on this students have been sticking pennies onto a wooden cross to represent the price Jesus paid for our sins. These sins are our debt that Jesus paid in full, through him we are given a second chance and can start again with a clean slate. The questions for the reflection were: Jesus died to take away our sins – what have you done that needs to be taken away? Jesus died for you and me – what do you do for other people? How can you thank Jesus for paying our debt?" Easter Bake Off The Y8 students at Notre Dame finished the half term with an Easter themed Bake Off in RE. The results were delicious and looked amazing! The students were even graced with their very own Paul Hollywood (Mr Pender) and Mary Berry (Mrs Cleary) to do the judging. It was very close and all of the entries were amazing. The winner of the bake off (pictured above) was Hope Sefton with her Last Supper cake!
Diocesan Headteacher Chosen for Key School Support Role
Fiona Rigby is one of more than seventy Headteachers to be appointed to the role of National Leader of Education in the latest recruitment round. She and staff at St Catherine's Catholic Academy, Sheffield, have been selected for a top role supporting schools in challenging circumstances. National leaders of education, along with staff in their school – designated a National Support School – use their success and professionalism to provide additional leadership capability in other schools. National Leaders of Education are deployed to suit the needs of each school needing support. The type of support provided is flexible and can sometimes involve National Leaders of Education becoming Executive Headteachers. They also have responsibility for developing the next generation of National Leader of Education and National Support Schools. Fiona Rigby said, "St Catherine's has a long history of supporting other schools both within the Diocese of Hallam and within Sheffield. Support involves members of staff at all levels. Our school community has grown from strength to strength as a result of the process of supporting others. In each situation we find that we learn something new and grow as a result. Staff are confident in supporting other schools and their expertise and passion for education ensures that the work they do is successful and rewarding." Many National Leaders of Education/National Support Schools report improved outcomes at the schools they support. Roger Pope, Chair of the National College for Teaching and Leadership, said, "It's fantastic that heads like Fiona Rigby have the passion and ambition to help improve the life chances of young people, not just in their own but in other schools as well. The aim of National Leaders of Education is to drive improvement in underperforming schools. We now have over 1,200 National Leaders of Education and we're working to increase this number further to spread educational excellence everywhere." Successful Heads have been invited to attend a formal induction and training event for the role in driving school improvement.
Training to Lead Parenting Programmes
Six people from parishes and schools in the Diocese completed a training day in skills to run parenting programmes – pictured below with Laura Rendell (left) and Susan Tym (right). St Thomas More and St Patrick parishes in Sheffield sponsored volunteers, and St Mary's High School, Chesterfield and Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Doncaster sponsored staff to attend. The training was delivered by Laura Rendell and Susan Tym from Hallam Caring Services. Look out for details of parenting programmes in these schools and parishes.


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Cary Area EMS has launched an initiative to help the community get to know us better. Each month we will ask our staff a question, sometimes humorous and sometimes serious. Our April question is what our staff likes most about springtime. Suffice to say it is not pollen!
Our staff works hard to serve the community and respond when you need us the most. We know when the 911 call comes, those in need are not interested in learning about us personally, so please take the time to get to know us now.


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The John Roan School in Maze Hill is set to become an Academy, after being judged as 'inadequate' by OfSTED. In a report on the school's inspection in March, published this month, the schools watchdog concluded that "the quality of teaching is poor overall" and that "pupils' outcomes in GCSE examinations over time have been well below the outcomes of pupils in other schools with the same starting points."
The school was this week issued with a letter from the Regional Schools Commissioner to impose academy status under the Universities School Trust, removing the school from Greenwich Council's control.
Despite the school's 'Inadequate' rating under Greenwich Council and the fact the school's conversion to an Academy is now a legal requirement, Labour councillors have criticised the news, citing the Labour Party's "clear platform of resisting academisation".
Councillor Pat Greenwell, Conservative Opposition Spokesperson for Children, Young People & Skills, said: "Turning the school around must be an immediate priority - which is why the law requires that schools judged to be 'inadequate' are converted to Academies, free of local authority control. I hope that the school's conversion to an Academy will be a much-needed turning point for children and parents, and will be pressing Greenwich Council to ensure that this transition is as smooth as possible.
"In addition, Greenwich Council has some serious questions to answer here. Instead of engaging in yet more ideological party politics, Labour councillors have to explain how the John Roan School was allowed to fail under their watch."


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A few panels that I did during watercolor class, in the Garden Home are of Portland, Saturday, July 21..
I took a watercolor workshop today (Saturday) through PCC, taught by Jude Siegel. Funny story — I bought her book, A Pacific Northwest Nature Sketchbook a couple of months ago to inspire me and then I thought I would sign up for a class for further inspiration.
A couple days before the one-day workshop, I figured out that the woman teaching the class that I signed up for, was actually the artist who did the Northwest sketchbook I had just bought. Ha! What a wacky coincidence!
My best painting of the day is the title image — five panels of sketches around Jude's yard. I liked the class a lot although I wish we would have spent more time on watercoloring. Oh well, I believe I will be doing some watercolors in the yard tomorrow.
Perhaps the raised garden beds, and the flowers in front and maybe even the new fence. Then, I will come in and post either about curried macadamia nuts or seared ahi tuni with a shitake cream sauce. Woo!


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For over three decades, Pino Daniele has successfully created a unique brand of world music by blending pop, blues, jazz, and Neapolitan and Middle Eastern sounds. His 1977 solo debut, Terra mia, demonstrates Daniele's "taramblù," a combination of tarantella, rhumba, and blues. Pino Daniele performs at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival on Monday, June 24 at 8pm
Since then, Daniele has continued to expand his melodic palette by collaborating with several international artists like Luciano Pavarotti, Eros Ramazzotti, Wayne Shorter, and Pat Metheny.
And on June 24, Daniele is bringing his distinctive music to Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square for the TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Prior to his visit, Panoram Italia talked to the Neapolitan singer/songwriter about his achievements and inspirations.
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Enter the #Showville Video Sweepstakes and You Could Win a DVD of Grease
AMC's small town competition series, Showville is all about giving locals the chance to showcase their skills and shine in front of a national audience. But if you don't live in one of the eight spotlit towns, AMC's Got Talent? #Showville Video Sweepstakes gives you the chance to show off your talents.
This week's episode of Showville follows a 35th anniversary broadcast of Grease on AMC. Is your special talent a mean hand jive, the way you grease your hair, or juggling hubcaps worthy of the coolest car? If so, AMC wants to see it in six seconds or less.
Enter the AMC's Got Talent? #Showville Video Sweepstakes by submitting a short video using Twitter's Vine application. Once your video is complete, upload it to Twitter with #Showville. Select participants will be featured on AMC's official website as well as Showville's Facebook page and Twitter account. Additionally this
week, ten random submitters will be chosen to receive a DVD copy Grease.
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Recognition of Long-serving Council Members
October 2, 2018
Surrey, BC - Three long-serving members of Surrey City Council were recognized at last night's regular council meeting. Mayor Linda Hepner, Councillor Judy Villeneuve, and Councillor Mary Martin will be stepping away from public life at the end of this term. Collectively they have served 55 years on Surrey City Council.
"The bar that Mayor Hepner, Councillor Villeneuve and Councillor Martin have set for future Council members is extremely high," said Councillor and Acting Mayor Vera LeFranc in her presentation. "Public life can be challenging and demanding, and it goes without saying that the three of them have handled it with aplomb and grace."
Mayor Linda Hepner
Mayor Linda Hepner has been with the City of Surrey for 33 years. She worked as a staff member for more than 20 years before being elected to City Council for four terms, three as Councillor and as Mayor in her final term. Under her leadership, the tremendous progress and momentum that the City of Surrey is experiencing continues unabated. Her ability to work with people and all levels of government, regardless of political stripe, has resulted in some record-breaking investment into Surrey.
Mayor Hepner's accomplishments include:
- With her work on the Mayors' Council, the $1.65 billion Surrey Newton Guildford Light Rail Transit line is now fully funded. The funding partnerships with the Federal and Provincial governments have resulted in the single largest investment in infrastructure in the City of Surrey's history.
- As City Councillor, she successfully lobbied to make Surrey an official Olympic partner and celebration site for the 2010 Winter Games.
- The creation of the Surrey Economic Summit. This event brought together Presidential and other world leaders for an exchange of financial policy insight.
Councillor Judy Villeneuve
Councillor Judy Villeneuve was first elected in 1989 and in her almost three decades on Council she has helped shape Surrey in numerous ways. As the longest serving member on Council, Councillor Villeneuve recognized the need to balance the development of infrastructure while protecting green spaces.
Cllr Villeneuve played an integral role in the development of Arts and Culture within Surrey. As Council Liaison to the Public Arts Advisory Committee, Councillor Villeneuve helped shape many of the policies and programs on this front. As the Chair to the Social Policy Committee, she championed the need to eradicate homelessness. Councillor Villeneuve established the Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society and Foundation, which was the first of its kind in B.C.
Councillor Mary Martin
Councillor Mary Martin was first elected in 2005 with the desire to build a Surrey that was inclusive and connected. Councillor Martin has been instrumental in advocating for healthy communities and has served on numerous committees from Finance, to Health, to Climate Change.
As Chair of the Diversity Committee and member of the Multicultural Advisory Committee, her work with Surrey's Fusion Fest helped earn the title "Best Public Festival," awarded by the Canadian Event Industry Awards. As Chair of the Mayor's Task Force on Health, Councillor Martin was instrumental in her support of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Emergency Tower Project which opened in 2014.
Photo (from left to right): Cllr Mike Starchuk, Cllr Vera LeFranc, Cllr Tom Gill, Mayor Linda Hepner, Cllr Dave Woods, Cllr Judy Villeneuve, Cllr Bruce Hayne, Cllr Mary Martin, Cllr Barbara Steele.
Media inquiries:
Oliver Lum
Communications Manager
Office of the Mayor
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As runners, we all recognize the importance of recovery from hard workouts and races. Without adequate recovery, our running becomes stagnant and if the training is hard enough and the recovery is inadequate, injury is certain to follow.
One of the most important components of recovery is also the simplest: Sleep. Obviously, we all need to sleep but the more we train, the greater its importance. And yet, due to our stressful lives full of responsibilities, adequate, quality sleep is often something which is overlooked.
As two-time Olympic marathoner Peter Pfitzinger points out in his new book Faster Road Racing, "Reduced time of sleep and quality of sleep can lead to reduced recovery and impaired running performance. It may also contribute to overtraining. An acute sleep debt from a few days of less-than-optimal rest can be made up relatively quickly, but many people's lifestyles leads to chronic sleep debts."
Chronic sleep debts—lack of adequate sleep—can reduce the synthesis of protein which is utilized for muscle and tissue repair, a key factor in recovery.Well when mattress of your bed is good that also provides good sleep and recovery,There are many surveys regarding best mattress.You should visit their website.
The two main types of sleep are REM (rapid eye movement) and non-REM, but both are important from a running standpoint. REM sleep is a deeper sleep which is linked with mental processes and cognitive function. Pfitzinger, an exercise scientist and coach in New Zealand, suggests that REM sleep is important for learning new motor skills (such as drills), while non-REM aids in physical recovery from workouts, builds bone and repairs muscle damage.
Dreaming is relatively rare during non-REM sleep as the mind is usually more organized during this time. But since our brains are more active during REM, this is when most dreaming takes place.
There isn't anything you can do to control which sleep phase you are in as we cycle between the two. (Actually, there are three but the first phase is very brief.) After that initial phase, comes non-REM sleep, followed by a shorter period of REM sleep usually coming about 90- minutes after we first fall asleep. Typically, we alternate between non-REM and REM all night long.
Most adults require approximately 7-8 hours of sleep a night, but runners, who are in a training mode of high mileage and hard workouts, might need more. Ironically, hard training and high mileage can stimulate the nervous system to such an extent and raise the resting heart rate, that increased training can lead to difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep.
If that sounds like you, there are a few things you can do, so the higher level of training doesn't inhibit your sleep and reduce your recovery between runs. First off, don't run at night. At least not within three or four hours of bedtime. Secondly, avoid caffeine in the afternoons and certainly in the evenings. Also, reduce your alcoholic consumption at night. One drink or a beer is probably OK, but more than that can disrupt your sleep.
It also helps your sleep patterns if you get into a routine. That is, going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time. Once in bed, keep your bedroom slightly cool (turn on a fan in the summer), and keep the room dark. If you read in bed, only use a bedside lamp and don't lighten the entire room.
Napping helps catch up on sleep and rest—especially if you are doing high mileage before a marathon—but napping also makes it more difficult to fall asleep at night. If you're having trouble falling asleep at night and staying asleep, try to avoid naps.
Also, a lot of runners who don't fall into deep sleep patterns, are actually asleep and just don't know it because they are so restless. Even if they aren't asleep but resting comfortably in a darkened room, they are still getting rest. It may not be as satisfying as deep sleep, but it's rest nonetheless.
If your training is so rigorous that you need a little rest during the day, try taking a short—very short—nap around mid day. But limit the catnap to 10-15 minutes which should be adequate to refresh without interfering with your regular sleep routine at night.
Finally, if you are still having trouble getting enough sleep during a high-mileage phase, you may have to cut back on your training. Reduced sleep quality and having trouble falling asleep is a sign of overtraining so you might be training above your physical and mental threshold anyway.
Best advice is to take several days off and your sleep cycle should return to normal but if it does not another helpful tip is to use a Dolphin fluid immersion mattress system which might get you the comfort you need.


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"A football helmet gives you an awful lot of protection, ... but you don't have to be a doctor or an engineer or even a football player to realize that the helmet does not block out all the measured force produced when some 300-pound player with a hand the size of a Christmas ham whacks you in the head dozens of times a game, season after season."
"We counted on Moya and Ferrero to be here and so the choice of surface was correct. Unfortunately, they were injured and in the end it worked out for a player such as Lopez."
"I've always said, like the old saying goes, records are meant to be broken. J.J. has been a hard worker and deserves everything that he gets. I'm glad to see somebody like J.J. breaking it. He's a very significant player that we will never forget."
"Obviously he's on fire. Even the games I've watched on TV, he seems to be getting points every night. He's an elite player."
"Whether I am No. 1 or not, I will just study, hit the weight room and work out. I have to get to be the best player I can be because no matter what anyone says, the competition starts all over again in August."
"I just think he's as smart a player as I've come across. I don't think he necessarily has the quickest feet — he's not a Michael Vick — and he may not throw like Dan Marino. But he's smart enough to get the ball where it needs to be at the right time."
"I never saw Ken Lay as a huge energy player. I think a lot of people did. I saw him as a trading company. That's why I never really allowed him to exert any type of influence over me on what power companies or what utility companies should be doing in this energy industry."
"She's probably the most versatile player I've ever coached."
"Chad is the type of player that makes everybody around him better. He's a leader and a warrior on this team."
"She has so much desire. She's 5-foot-8, 5-foot-9, playing in the post and gets double-doubles on a regular basis. Lindsay's an incredible player."


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The Devotion System is a 3-part program that will help you find Mr. Right. No matter who you are, or how many failed dates you've been on, this system will help you find the man of your dreams. By learning more about men, you will discover what it is that you can personally do to reach your love-related goals.
The Devotion System will not only help you take positive action, or finding the man of your dreams to make him fall in love with you, but will help you avoid some of the most common mistakes. Whether you are waiting for your Mr. Right, or would like to hang onto your current relationship until death do you part, this system will make it happen.
About The Devotion System
The Devotion System is intended for the ladies who are striving for more in terms of your love life. Everyone deserves to be happy, finding someone who they can share their lives with. In order to find your Mr. Right, this system will take you on a journey, guiding you every step of the way.
Broken down into three key parts, you will first strengthen your relationship with yourself. Then, you'll move onto the inner workings of men — followed by tactics that will encourage a healthy, happy relationship. If you're ready to take action, building the relationship you've always wanted, then The Devotion System is for you.
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What's Included In The Devotion System Program?
If you're wondering what this system is all about and who Amy is, the course introduction covers everything in great detail. You will instantly see how you'll benefit, as you work through a series of phases. Once you better understand what you're in for, you can begin your romantic journey.
Part 1: Letting Go & Moving helps you take that first critical step. Regardless of your past, you need to let it go. You begin to realize that the only way your past can affect you, is if you let it. This is followed by a series of resources, focusing on your emotions, how you can become a dream woman, and how you can get what you want out of a relationship.
This portion of The Devotion System is all about you, focusing on how you can better yourself, becoming irresistible to men. As you become committed to your potential love life, understanding your true value, doors will begin to open up. This section concludes with an eye-opening quiz.
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Next, you will move into an incredibly interesting portion of the program, The 15 Types of Men. Just like women, men come in all shapes and sizes. Listing the pros and cons of each type, including Mr. Romantic, Macho Man, and Party Boy, you will better understand what it is you're looking for. More importantly, you'll learn about the type of men you should avoid.
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Read all about phone etiquette, making him interested instead of pushing him away. As you move into the ways you can make him addicted to you, the real fun begins — the first date. This portion of the program highlights the most important 'do's' and 'don'ts' of the dating game.
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April 26, 2012
Exercises in Serendipity: Coral and Moss
There is lots of pink on my Pinterest these days. Roses, and corals and flaming pinks and gentle pinks and pinks that play well with others, and pinks only play well with other pinks. These are on the warmer side, and pair surprisingly well with the yellow-green of moss.
I would also like to point out (while I have your attention) that I was obsessed with flamingos when I was a kid. I've never been much of a bird person, but I would clamor and beg till Dad took me to the flamingos whenever we visited the Zoo. And I'd make him explain to me all over again about how they are white, but when they eat lots of certain foods they turn pink. I was then obsessed with eating shrimp. Which, now that I think of it, was quite an ingenious plan on my father's part.
Be sure to click to the original sources to see the items in their full glory. (I especially love the watermelon.) Clockwise from left: Woman // Peonies // Vineyards // Tulips // Flamingos // Persian // Watermelon // Street.
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Okay, so I really don't expect to have many readers other than my husband, but I decided to make a project blog where I can keep track of all the things I make and hopefully give other people ideas of how to be crafty and save some money. I absolutely love to sew. I am no expert and just have a basic sewing machine, but there are millions of things you can create with just a simple stitch. Feel free to browse around and leave comments. I would love to hear from you!
November 15, 2010
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Best Employee For Your Business
Whether or not you're seeking to new alimentary people who 'fit' your business or even people who will certainly operate rapidly, our resources can help you determine the right applicants and match up them with the best roles.
We have access to all employed a contestant who did not live up to chance. They had the great experience, great references as well as performed nicely at job interview, but lastly failed to provide. Often , this really is scheduled towards the candidate not really fitting the actual culture of the business.
Crew recruiting depends on an assured understanding of the particular job needs from somebody, what the the world of the organization is and exactly the line office manager of the refreshing recruit is seeking as well as making sure contestant tend to be dealt with relatively and have because pleasant of the experience as you can. With high-volume recruitment, it might be easier to make sure every applicant passes via exactly the same recruiting process or perhaps schedule, nevertheless screening or maybe interviewing this type of large number of individuals can improve recruitment expenses and period.
In 2015, the SRS Group introduced that the Best 50 Companies in the UK experienced reported programs for move on business amounts to reach the ones that were documented pre-recession. This particular tendency within employing level holders, but had grown to be also needing specialized career history (SRS Team, 2015).
Whilst factors such as education, abilities, experience and also presentation as well as display may all be evaluated at meeting, other crucial things such as character, behavioral choices and social fit could be far more difficult to judge. What exactly if you mix the regular ways of recruiting along with, for example , the psychometric examination? An interview by itself is now frequently considered to be an unhealthy signal associated with ultimate achievement.
How psychometrics test assist your hiring decisions?
General public assessments through Walter can assist you to accurately foresee whether a prospect is a correct 'fit' with regard to you're interacting business. This company site enables you to screen prospects on a area of data to obtain a full knowledge of how they will probably perform at the office. This will act as a useful health supplement to regular CV along with application information with other aspects such as:
· Behavioral preferences
· Personality
· Soft in addition to hard expertise
· Cognitive conduct skills
· What motivation?
· What kind of supervisor will bring out your best in all of them?
This can assistance you to have an overabundance trust with regards to your recruitment choices, basing these on part, person, group and ethical fit along with supplementing initiation ? inauguration ? introduction and on-boarding. We can assist you to identify the particular behavioral specifications of the work you are signing up for plus match this particular with the very good candidates. Wally can also calculate a person's chance to learn swiftly and strike the ground operating, adding higher trust for your recruitment selections.
The Walt approach continues to be designed to make sure that candidates who else do not the actual educational membership standards based on killer queries, but that are arguably 'high potential' regarding other reasons, having overlooked. All of us understand the significance of not calculating applicant solely on educational qualification. Our own path lets you pick out terms consensual candidates through the initial active check-it-out action and even assess their own cognitive feasible, which could become more indicative of these future career performance.
Wally recommends supplementing your your employment Schedules together with psychometric exams so that you can straight analyze persons based on their particular preferences together with capability. We are able to work with you to definitely complete what"valuable" review such as your company to be able to sift people based on ratings that have been verifiable and are located in evidence. We could help you to evaluate the demands from the job as well as recruit towards them, and also putting a good psycho evaluation matrix with each other for functions and ranges within your business so that you can select the right assessments depending on the important information.
Giving suggestions is simple with the candidate statement so that you can make certain the acceptance leaves a fantastic impression in the company within the mentality on the candidate and also secure you might be working to recommendations.
When considering whether or not to include any psychometrics check within a crew recruiting selection technique, a common presumption is that it includes high costs and are time-consuming, an excellent designed along with used appropriately, these myths are not legitimate. Using these solutions save moment with the choice sifting procedure, and implies that only the wonderful candidates for your role achieve interview. Additionally, a greatest recruitment system will also increase employee maintenance – when the rewarding aspirant can not just execute well on the function, but is a good ethnic fit, which employee is much less likely to wish to change opportunities in the near future.
Employment policies and procedures
No matter whether you're aiming to new people who 'fit' your business or maybe people who could operate swiftly, our methods can help you indicate the right job hopefuls and suit them with the suitable roles.
We all retained a contestant who did not live up to program. They had the best experience, very good references and even performed well at meeting, but as a final point failed to give you. Often, that is scheduled towards candidate never fitting the particular culture of these businesses.
Recruiting depends on a visible understanding of what are the job identifies from another person, what the world of the provider is and the line supervisor of the unique recruit is searching for as well as being sure contestant will be dealt with rather and have like pleasant of any experience as is feasible. With high-volume recruitment, it is usually easier to be sure every choice passes thru exactly the same recruiting process as well as schedule, having said that screening or simply interviewing a real large number of applicants can maximize recruitment expenditures and moment.
In 2015, the SRS Group published that the Prime 50 Businesses in the UK have reported blueprints for scholar business ranges to reach people that were captured pre-recession. The following tendency around employing college degree holders, nevertheless had progressed into also which requires specialized job history (SRS Collection, 2015).
Though factors for instance education, expertise, experience together with presentation and also display might all be looked at employment interview, other critical things such as temperament, behavioral want to do and personal fit is often far more quite a job to judge. What if you put together the regular types of recruiting together with, for example, any psychometric check? An interview without treatment is now normally considered to be bad signal with ultimate results.
How psychometric tests assistance your hiring decisions?
General population assessments out of Walter can guide you to accurately assume whether a aspirant is a perfect 'fit' regarding you're speaking business. Our enterprise site lets you screen individuals on a niche of data to get yourself a full familiarity with how they usually perform on the job. This will act as a useful nutritional supplement to ordinary CV as well as application facts with other things such as:
- Behavioral preferences
- Personality
- Soft and also hard knowledge
- Cognitive habit skills
- What motivation srs group?
- What kind of director will bring away best in these?
This can suggestions you to volume of trust to your recruitment selections, basing these people on function, person, party and interpersonal fit and also supplementing initiation and on-boarding. We can make it easier to identify typically the behavioral necessities of the career you are getting for along with match the following with the fine candidates. Walt can also access a person's feature to learn easily and strong! The ground going, adding larger trust on your recruitment judgments.
The Wally approach may be designed to guarantee that candidates just who do not fulfill the educational to be eligible standards decided by killer problems, but who definitely are arguably 'high potential' intended for other reasons, aren't getting overlooked. Most people understand the fact that not approximately applicant totally on helpful qualification. Your path permits you to pick out terms consoles candidates with the initial nominee list action in addition to assess their particular cognitive attainable, which could you have to be indicative with their future task performance.
Walt recommends adding to your employment Schedules using psychometric testing so that you can right analyze prospects based on their very own preferences plus capability. We could work with anyone to complete what "valuable" review such as your company to help you sift persons based on standing that have been verifiable and are headquartered evidence. You can help you to calculate the demands belonging to the job and even recruit alongside them, in addition to putting a strong psycho diagnosis matrix together with each other for assignments and quantities within your financial institution so that you can discover the right medical tests depending on the what you need.
Giving reviews is simple with these candidate document so that you can be certain the registration leaves an enjoyable impression within the company during the mentality from the candidate together with secure you're working to guidelines.
When considering no matter whether to include some sort of psychometrics analyze within a crew recruiting selection system, a common forecasts is that it contains high costs and is time-consuming, but when designed as well as used keeping that in mind, these bad information are not applicable. Using these products and services save time period with the consumer sifting approach, and suggests that only fantastic candidates with the role accomplish interview. As well, a most effective recruitment program will also help employee maintenance – should the rewarding campaigner cannot exclusively execute well at the purpose, but is yet a good social fit, of which employee is much less likely to prefer to change job the near future.
Employment policies and procedures Collection Essentials Meant for Companies
No matter if you're planning to new inferior people who 'fit' your business or perhaps people who can operate immediately, our instruments can help you discover the right persons and complement them with the correct roles.
We have access to all appointed a contestant who did not live up to likelihood. They had the excellent experience, decent references together with performed effectively at occupation interview, but eventually failed to offer. Often, it is scheduled on the candidate not necessarily fitting the exact culture within their business. (more…)
Best things you need to do to succeed at psychometric tests
With Last Year's psychometric medical tests have been implemented as one of the top tools just for hiring coached candidates. Independent of the knowledge in addition to technical working experience, a candidate's behavioral means determine whether they is useful in the assigned task and the working hard culture belonging to the organization. It again follows the actual near-perfect brain and developmental intelligence rank of each aspirant.
A psychometric assessment proclaims the candidate's subconscious plus situational mindset.
Let us find out what is a psychometric test analyzes:
- A psychometric assessment consists of the mental, nonverbal, plus numerical exams.
- Verbal issues test some sort of candidate's identity, view with life, behavior pattern and even situational planning.
- Nonverbal reasoning studies a candidate's ability for logical understand.
- Numerical skill reveals a new candidate's course to do from to working day calculations together with sharpness within the brain.
Let's identify the perfect psychometric diagnosis:
There are many awards available in the market along with being up to you to determine of which assessments work and that can be not depending on following:
Logical estimation:
With the authoritative psychometrics test, basically no answer is certainly perfectly correct or incorrect. That is why the particular specialized ratio is presented to every preference. The process of the comprehensive marks produced on the basis of credit report scoring organizes right from each subject.
A professional psychometric test exam setter frequently sinks no diplomatic errors which do not offer you any design to the contenders to give diplomatic answers. Mostly questions and then the options are encircled in like a way that typically the candidates give the answer consider.
For example: Equipment love using chess match?
- I think it's Awesome.
- I enjoy playing it all.
- I that it but don't have fun.
- I you should not like it.
- I hate it again.
Such a thought elicits any genuine resolution without encouraged diplomatic basics.
Non-Associative Alternating Test:
The excellent psychometric evaluation is designed to web based test your candidate's capacity of non-associative alternating. To test non-related shifting means, the things from varied sections happen to be jumbled away. If the expertise level is basically high, often the candidate definitely will answer significantly greater of the thoughts exactly, also, they can become captured while in the puzzle, placing mistakes.
An instinctive psychometric test online helps you purchase the good answer to these questions:
- Is the consumer a workaholic?
- Is the person hard-working?
- Is he/she professional?
- Is the exact candidate well intention?
- Is he or she egoistic?
- How proper would be the person?
- How professional certainly is the person?
- What is the external motive meant for joining you as a customer?
- How rich will the campaigner want to maintain with you?
- Does the nominee believe in the very idea of never ending figuring out course?
- How do they manage one?
- Does the very candidate like the applied profession or are people joining due to compulsion?
- Has he/she any specific behavioral affliction?
Despite the whole set of advantages which will psychometric test srs delivers, various job seekers will endeavor and utilize their reviews to gain a good leg high on the competition. Which includes a professional psycho therapist; you can discontinue this with incident. A pro psychology will be able to set psychometric assessment which means that brilliantly the fact that the candidates are unable understands the realistic principal about asking the main questions. The main questions and also options are presented in such a way that all job patient is pushed to reply to what he or she actually features.
If a relationship can design a fully psychometric test royal marines, it may help them look for the suitable educated job hopefuls. Psychometric appraisal method is some confirm option to get to know people for who they actually are.
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Cairo was everything we were told it would be – messy, ugly and polluted. The streets were crowded and traffic chaotic. But beneath all the grime and chaos there lurked a grace and charm that was beguiling.
Cairo is a city of Layers. Over 3000 years of accumulated history melding into a mosaic of fascinating cultures! Predictably, we started our exploration with the earliest contributors to this mosaic, by spending an entire day paying obeisance to the Pyramids and the Sphinx in Giza, Dashur and Saqqara.
Still with the Pharaonic layer the next morning, we visited the Egyptian Antiquities Museum – home to some of the most amazing artefacts from ancient Egypt. There were, incredibly, only a handful of people in King Tut's room! We circumambulated the solid gold coffins at our own pace, etching the fabulous images into our memories and marvelling at the skill of those ancient artisans. (No cameras allowed unfortunately. Click here & here for some images of King Tuts treasures) Some of the other highlights were the 4th dynasty figures with inlaid eyes and the Amarna exhibits. Unbelievable antiquities in a dusty, dingy, stuffy museum! Plans are afloat to transfer them to a new, state of the art museum in Giza, scheduled to open in 2015
The Museum is just off Tahrir Square, which was to become the focal point of the revolution shortly after our trip. My Facebook status' at the time bear testimony to how terrified I was that it would be looted. These treasures don't just belong to the Egyptians, they are world heritage and it would be a great pity if we failed to preserve that heritage for our children and grandchildren.
'Museumed' out and near suffocation we walked up to Abu Tarek for delicious Koshary – a mixture of rice, lentils chickpeas, macaroni and fried onions doused with chilly sauce – and then went on to explore Cairo's Roman/Byzantine footprints in 'Old Cairo' (400AD) or 'Misr Al Qadhima'. This is the Christian center of the city with some really old Coptic churches, a Coptic Museum and a synagogue
Chief among them is the Hanging church – so-called because it is suspended over the south gate of the Roman fort of Babylon (Different from Biblical Babylon!). The crypt of St Sergius's church nearby is reputedly where the Holy Family sheltered after their flight to Egypt. Later that evening we strolled around the Zemalek neighbourhood and dined at Abu El Sid. We love Egyptian cuisine, but our one grouse with most Egyptian restaurants was the absence of fresh hot, breads unlike in Turkey where even the tiniest restaurants have their own bread kilns.
We skipped a few centuries the next morning (The Arab Conquest of 641AD, the Ummayad and the Abbasid dynasties) and jumped to the 9th century to visit the Tulunid dynasty mosque of Ibn Tulun.
We chose three mosques to visit (apart from the newer Muhammad Ali Mosque) from the hundreds in Cairo, from three different historical periods. But this spare, brick and mortar mosque purported to be inspired by the great mosque of Samarra in Iraq, and the oldest mosque in the city still in its original form, was our favourite mosque of all!
Adjacent to the Ibn Tulun mosque, is the Gayer Anderson Museum, two 16th-century Ottoman residences restored by British Major John Gayer Anderson.
The two houses with several courtyards, terraces and wooden mashrabiyyas (latticed wooden windows) are well worth a visit
'Al-Qahira' or 'The Victorious' – from which modern Cairo gets its name – was not founded until the Fatimid period (969-1171AD) by the descendants of the Prophet's daughter Fatima. This is the heart of Islamic Cairo and we left the exploration of this area for our last day and I shall tell you all about that in my next post.
Next stop – the massive Cairo Citadel (1176-1183)
It was built by Saladin – a Kurdish warrior who established the Ayyubid dynasty – to defend the city from the Crusaders. Adjacent is the massive and opulent 19th century Alabaster Mosque built by Muhammad Ali Pasha founder of the last dynasty of Khedives and kings
Nearby was another exquisite 19th century monument – the mosque of Al Rifai, commisioned by the mother of Khedive Ismail Pasha.
The beautiful tracery patterns of the columns are repeated on the domes! Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is buried here along with Egypt's last King Farouk and other dignitaries
Retracing our steps back a few centuries to the Mamluk era, we entered the majestic Mosque and Madarasa of Sultan Hasan (1361)
Back to the present at our hotel downtown, we gazed out our window at this modern metropolis and its life blood, the beautiful river Nile! You cannot imagine one without the other!
Cairo's cultural diversity is embodied in its amazing architecture, its profusion of domes and minarets vying for space with modern skyscrapers!
Little wonder then that it is called "The City of a Thousand Minarets"
We ended the day at Al Azhar park – a garbage dump converted into this fabulous garden by the Aga Khan foundation – at dusk, to watch the sun sink slowly behind the city and the Alabaster mosque light up in the night sky!
Coming up our search for the real Cairo……