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So things have been changing for the better in this new, less painful world. I was able to garner great gobs of vigor to take part in a life-changing experience last Monday. The Friday before, Gina, the dynamo woman in my writing group, called me from L.A. where she lives, and told me about Narrative Strategies, a workshop she had taken that was so fantastic, she really thought I should do it. Her words were so compelling. Really, I was most touched that she would seek me out and insist that she knew something was good for me.
Fortuitously, the workshop came to DC on Monday and Tuesday. I talked to Gayle, one of the facilitators, who turned out to be an amazingly kind and genuine person. I had to tell her about my limitations before I could commit to two eight-hour days of sitting still because at the moment doing so sounded impossible. She was so nice; she told me to pull up to the townhouse on Logan Circle, and then she came and parked my car for me. Both she and lead facilitator Chené made me every bit as comfortable as I would have been at home. Not only that, but they gave me a scholarship to attend so that I could afford it; otherwise, I probably would not have gone. That was remarkable. Gayle is an angel.
The other people in the workshop were so cool. Need I mention how rare it is that I actually like other people? Each of them was a whirring spiral of fantastic energy that I ended up learning from and admiring. Best of all was the instructor, Dr. Chené Swart, from S.A. God, she was breathtakingly beautiful, but also just totally honest and real and cool. I am certain that absolutely every participant leaves with this feeling because she touches him or her and makes a personal connection; but I left with the sense that we had made a sisterly bond. We had several moments of talking, formally and informally, that felt so meaningful. I felt so sad when it was over and she was going back to South Africa, like "Oh no, there goes my new closest friend…."
I haven't told you the most important part yet, the life-changing part, the narrative work itself. Narrative Practices, theoretically, started as a form of counseling. Then when Chené learned of it, she began using it as a way to work with communities, teams, and organizations, specifically doing work with Organizational Development and Human Rights groups.
So, the idea of this workshop is for you to be able to "re-author" your life. You begin by looking at a narrative in your life that is true and fixed. A narrative can be any point of view you've been holding about anything in your life, maybe something that has been making you feel stuck. Then you examine what is keeping it in place. For example, my narrative at the moment was "Am I Sicker This Year Than I Was Last Year?" That was the obsession I'd been having over the previous two weeks.
Then you go through a complex process of examining how that narrative got there, beginning with examining the external, taken-for-granted beliefs that keep it there. So, for example, the doctors' opinions (i.e. Dead at 48), the medical establishment's lack of research into connective tissue disorders, Western Medicine's/my focus on perhaps the wrong set of data, the extra-close care my family takes of me, etc.
The analysis becomes much more complex than this, when you look at how the narrative influences very specific aspects of your life. The rules for discussion make all the difference as well. No one can place words in your mouth: you title your narrative and give all the details yourself. People in your small group (and the instructor herself) cannot use judgmental language (positive or negative) or provide the language for your narrative at all. Thus, you take a profound ownership for your statements.
Ultimately, though, you learn that your story is constructed outside of you—it's just a story you gave meaning to, not the Truth.
Once you understand that, once you have lifted that narrative outside yourself, your job is to develop the title for an alternative narrative to the original, and flesh it out. In most cases it is a narrative that exists, but perhaps you're ignoring it, blind to it somehow because of the way it's fixed within your culture. Mine became the nauseating, "I'm Not Going to Let Being Sick Keep Me Down" (I've since renamed it to the more positive "I am Going to Live my Life Well According to the Resources I Have For Me." That feels more descriptive, and less jaunty-jolly). With either statement, I had to build in what I would do when I am sick, because realistically, I can't throw off those crutches and dance on a day when it isn't possible. Once you have that title in the workshop, you go back through the same exercises as the first day with this new narrative and discover possibilities, but the work continues outside the workshop, as you can see.
(I should mention that when I described the process to Carlos, he simplified the entire thing with two sentences: Why not turn the original narrative of "Dead at 48" to "Dead at 84"? Leave it to Carlos! Genius, as usual!)
It's hard to describe the transformation that takes place without belaboring lengthy information that is meaningless to those of you who have not experienced it–yet–without the extremely warm and special personal context. The closing ritual, different for each group, celebrates the transformation causing an extraordinary a feeling of light.
I would strongly recommend Chené's workshop on Narrative Strategies. It's like someone takes off your dirty glasses and cleans them; suddenly you can see your world in a fresh and wonderful way. You can feel a great sense of power, which can be extraordinary for a person whose life is largely powerless.
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And finally, it's a wrap! Today's Pantone Spring 2014 color is the last but definitely not the least. Dazzling Blue was mistakenly reported as the Color of the Year but Pantone has quickly hushed this little tittle-tattle and said they usually announce the Color of the Year during December so we just have to wait for another month to finally know the real deal. Yet, despite this little mistake, which I'm sure was brought about by excitement, I'm quite positive and we'll not be surprised if just the same, Dazzling Blue is formally announced as next year's hottest hue. Have doubts? Read on.
Dazzling Blue is scintillating and a polar opposite to Placid Blue, and honestly, this hue reminds me of just one thing – okay, make that two: the engagement dress of the Duchess of Cambridge, née Catherine Middleton and of course, her engagement ring sparkler.
So when I see Dazzling Blue, I think of royalty, of everything elegant, and of all things bright. It's strong, yet cool and calm shade can work well with lighter hues or enhance the vibrancy of other bold colors. But, if used alone, Dazzling Blue will be a perfect color motif choice for formal soirees, and your night-scapade wedding parties.
Whether or not Dazzling Blue becomes next year's Color of the Year, which is like, "so what, it's still THE number one Color of Spring 2014", I bet my bottom dollar that this will be a hot fashion commodity next year. It's practical and fashionable at the same time so you really can't go wrong if you pick this hue as your wedding color. Check the mood board below and see why. 🙂
photo source (from top left) : Cupcakes with glittery flowers, Blue plates, Glass vases, Steve Madden wedding shoes, Blue cookies, Tear drop earrings, Blue lace dress

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The Place of Proclamation
Rom. 10:14 ¶ But how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone to proclaim him?
Rom. 10:15 And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
This text was focused on the Israelites. Very few had believed and accepted Jesus as the Messiah. Now the good news was being carried to the Gentiles as well and they were responding. But there is an important question which is laid before us in this Scripture. How can someone come to believe if they have never heard? There is a place for the proclamation of the good news and there are those who are called to deliver this good news!
The concept of "relational evangelism" has become very popular these days. The idea that we need to develop relationships with people before we have the right to present to them the gospel. We know the statistics from the past -- that of those people who came to Christ at the large evangelistic crusades, very few remained as committed followers of Jesus Christ -- because the relationship piece was missing. But is it possible that we have come to a point of over-emphasizing the relational to the extent that we rarely proclaim the good news?
This Scripture makes it pretty clear that there is a place for the proclamation of the good news. It also makes it clear that there this is an incredible function of one who does already know Christ. When Isaiah is quoted, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" we realize the way in which the world is blessed by those who are called to proclaim! These are the messengers of God, the ones who are willing to carry that good news to all of those who need to hear.
I think that we need to ask God to overcome our fears when it comes to proclaiming the good news. More and more of American culture is slipping away from their Christian roots. Still, 80% of Americans today consider themselves Christian and yet -- most of them would not be able to tell us about the good news. We are becoming a Christian illiterate society and unless those who are armed with the word of God will be bold enough to share it -- they will never get to hear.
Maybe all of this is on my mind today because I'm at a "consultation" where we are discussing the future of pastors. What happens when even pastors don't see the place of proclamation? I'm afraid that this is a distinct possibility because I've talked to young people going into the ministry and many of them have never once led someone to belief in Jesus Christ.
There is a definite place of proclamation and we need to pray that God helps us to speak with boldness about the one whom we have been privileged to know.
Lord, please help me to proclaim with boldness your good news. Amen.


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Best 5 Amazing Beaches and So Much More Fort Lauderdale
With all factors to do along with sight in a city, deciding ways to spend time can be relatively an unpleasant choice. 10best has limited every one of the readily available facilities in Fort Lauderdale, Fla to a listing of the most attractive as well as decent, to aide in your choice making. You can relax easy understanding that any kind of selection you make from our listing sees to it to kindly. In addition to remember, it's not simply the coastlines individuals relate to see. Ft Lauderdale and all of Broward County offers destinations as well as activities for each interest. Past past talks at the Stranahan Residence and Bonnet Residence Gallery & Gardens. Below visitors view just what life looked like a century ago in old Florida. The city as well as region's parks such as the The Hugh Taylor Birch State Park welcome the natural world fans which acquire treking, cycling, and picnicing. Take a drive west of the city to Sawgrass Recreation Park in addition to get the wonders of the Fla Everglades. To see nature up close and personal check out the incredible Butterfly Globe or view the flamingo's at Flaming Gardens. Ft Lauderdale's galleries are top quality. Plan to hang around at the outstanding Museum of Discovery as well as Science and the Museum of Art. Displays will not simply thrill yet inform. Maybe among one of the most preferred locations is the Woodland Queen Riverboat, where you will certainly check out Ft Lauderdale as well as Broward Region from its prominent waterways on a routed tour. And certainly there is Ft Lauderdale Coastline, which has actually invited the globe for years.
Amazing Beaches and So Much More
Stroll from the beach right into among Ft Lauderdale's favorite relaxing parks, The Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. This instant escape is a 180-acre park that pushes an obstacle island in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Inland River. Popular for its calm beaches and also swimming, seawater fishing, and also searching on the north shore. The area consists of freshwater lagoons, mangrove swamps, and also a hardwood seaside hammock. The park additionally boasts a nature walk, a workout training course, canoe leasings, picnic areas, and also a snack bar. Take a stroll and stop to see a parade of watercrafts as they go by on the waterway. The Terramar Site visitor Center is unmanned, yet visitors can ask for a ranger-guided tour of the coastline hammock nature trail.
Situateded in the heart of Fort Lauderdale Coastline along A1A is the exciting Chapeau Property Museum & Gardens. Built in 1920, this breathtaking estate is on the National Register for Historic Sites and also is a remarkable tribute to a bygone time. It is the previous house of artists, Frederic as well as Evelyn Bartlett. The household bestowed the home to the Fla Rely on 1983. The plantation style home reflects the Bartlett's preference for European fine art and also architecture. The estate overlooks a shallows and also consists of 35 acres of lavish botanical appeal, wetlands, a fruit grove, lily pond, boathouse, shell gallery as well as a movie theater bordered by a moat. There is a strolling trail as well as swans, apes and other wildlife survive the residential property. Tours are available Tuesday through Sunday. Workshops and lectures are available to everyone. The site is offered for special events. The present store showcases various one-of-a-kind products.
Drawing fine art enthusiasts to the heart of downtown and also adding some color to their Ft Lauderdale schedule is the Gallery of Fine art. Founded in 1958 as well as set in an Edward Larrabee Barnes-designed architectural work of art, this gallery boasts attractive short-lived displays and an irreversible collection of over six thousand jobs, many showing the vivid South Floridian and also Caribbean societies. Fine art enthusiast or not, visitors respect spectacular Picasso ceramics, substantial jobs by American painter William Glackens and also contemporary styles by over 90 banished Cuban artists. Go to the museum's web site for their monthly travel plan of exciting lectures, wine samplings, movies, tours, family members activities as well as even more. And also do not forget a stop at the gallery's Books and also Works for a line of relevant items to purchase as a token.
Museum of Discovery and Science
Revealing just the amount of fun science can be, Ft Lauderdale's Museum of Discovery and Science is an excitement for the whole family. Every person will appreciate this interactive gallery featuring displays on ecology, wellness, as well as deep space. Focusing on the local atmosphere, screens include the Everglades Airboat Adventure, a real coral reef with sea creatures as well as exotic fish and a reproduction of an oak woodland complete with mosses, lichens, and also air plants that expand without soil. And also below you will not need to await a storm to blow in to feel its unbelievable pressure. Visitors are in awe as they experience hurricane force winds in the Storm Center– all extremely securely! The museum also houses an IMAX theater with a five-story 3-D screen that shows an altering lineup of fantastic films.
Among one of the most popular beaches in all of Florida, Ft Lauderdale Beach draws countless site visitors every year to join in on all the enjoyable. Florida is understood for its cozy temperatures and also miles of stunning beaches, and also Fort Lauderdale is no exemption. The beachfront location is understood for its sanitation as well as the range of shops, incredible dining alternatives and nightlife destinations that neighbor, in addition to the abundance of car parking offered in the location. Site visitors as well as homeowners alike compile right here to take pleasure in volleyball, boating, wind surfing, jet winter sports, snorkeling, diving and also deep-sea fishing, merely to name a few. The coastline likewise boasts an attractive wave wall surface, a curvilinear and appealing wall surface that lines the beachfront.
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Design Your Shoulders – Shoulder Workout
Shoulders are one of the most shapely muscles on the arm – and my favorite body part to work. Here is my workout I did yesterday. It was awesome!
12 Shoulder Presses, 45lb bar
12 Shoulder Presses, 55lb
12 Push Presses, 65lb
12 Push Presses, 75lb
10 Split Jerks HEAVIEST, 85lb
Split Jerks HEAVIEST, 95lb (to failure)
Dumbbell Circuit
10 Snatch, 20-25lbs Right (heavy)
10 Snatch, 20-25lbs Left (heavy)
12 Overhead Press, 12-15lb (moderate)
12 Lateral Raises, 5lbs (light)
12 Bent Over Rear Delt Raise 5-10lb (light)
LIFTING SET: 30 seconds to 60 seconds rest between sets for toning and sculpting. Up to 2 minutes if training for power.
DUMBBELL CIRCUIT: No rest between exercises, quick rest between each completed round.
Posted on October 2, 2013, in Workout and tagged arm workout, exercises, sculpting, shoulder exercise, shoulder workout, workout. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
I love working shoulders! Totally going to do this workout next shoulder day. Thanks!


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The Aesop brand is the original minimalist – much copied but never bettered. They've been in the business of blending ethically sourced botanical formulas for skin, hair and body since 1987, and were established right here in Melbourne. They make exquisite-smelling creams, lotions and cleansers, offered to you in humble, recyclable and reusable vessels. A beautiful design aesthetic, which values both form and function, touches everything they do – from packaging, to store fit outs. Follow the scent of basil, rosemary, cedarwood, citrus and bergamot to Aesop. Now with stores from New York to Paris, but best sampled at the source.
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Conveniently located less than an hour west of Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom is a fascinating, culture-rich city situated in verdant central Thailand. It is perhaps best known for Phra Pathom Chedi, the first religious landmark marking the introduction of Buddhism to Thailand, as well as its relaxed atmosphere within easy reach of the hustle and bustle of Bangkok.
Visitors can fly into Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, which sits about 90 minutes outside of Nakhon Pathom, or Don Mueang International Airport, which is about an hour away. Visitors can hop aboard public Baw Khaw Saw (BKS) buses and the State Railway of Thailand trains while in Nakhon Pathom city and be easily connected to Bangkok.
Business travelers often head to the city's Sampran Riverside eco-cultural destination, which is a fantastic location for meetings and group events. The site sits on 70 acres along the Tachine River and features antique Thai house accommodations, an on-site spa, a Thai Village, dining options, eco-activities, team-building programs, and 16,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
Set about 90 minutes east of Nakhon Pathom, Suvarnabhumi Airport is one of two international airports serving Bangkok and the surrounding area. The airport is known for its remarkable steel and glass design, as well as its role as a major international transport hub for Thailand. The airport features a number of shopping and dining options, as well as direct connections to regional public transportation.
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Everyone has a goal of retiring comfortably after working more than half their lives out for money.
We all hope to get a lump sum retirement fund when we reach our retirement age.
But, in Singapore, our money is instead secured away and we are given a monthly income from that pool of money.
Although we still think the CPF is a pretty solid retirement scheme, not everyone agrees to this.
So if you think you are better off with the full sum of CPF money in your pocket, we will be sharing how you can get that pool of money out of your CPF!
There are 2 ways to do this:
1) Buy a Life Annuity Plan
We talked about what an annuity plan is and how it can help you withdraw your retirement sum from the CPF.
You can find the post here: How to Escape Retirement Sum?
2) Own a Pension
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This is a 3x3 magic square which is the simplest. Maria Duval says it is symbolically linked to planet Saturn.
The total of each of its horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines produces number 15, or reduced, 6. These 2 numbers are not neutral where you are concerned. Note that they emit vibrations capable of making your life develop just as much as your lucky numbers.
Maria Duval explains that this seal of particularly recommended to those born in the sign of Capricorn and Aquarius. Maria advises those born in these 2 signs to seriously consider looking into the power of this seal.
For the Seal of Saturn to be able to exercise its powers, it should be associated with an object made of lead and stored in dark surroundings (eg, wrapped in dark shaded papers)
On the back of this seal, the ancients used to draw an old man busy working the land. Gradually that figure was replaced by one or several signs symbolically attached to the planet Saturn. From this, it must be deduced this seal is specially suitable when it comes to obtaining benefits of a professional nature.
It is also inclined to have a beneficial effect on relations with the elderly. Maria Duval says it can also help to solve problems relating to inheritance. When it comes to health problems, you should now that it can relieve arthritic or rheumatic pains.
Maria Duval - Seal of Saturn
This is a 3x3 magic square which is the simplest. Maria Duval says it is symbolically linked to planet Saturn.


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Review: 'Robert Mapplethorpe: Black, White and Silver' at Marc Selwyn Fine Art
March 9 is the 20th anniversary of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's death. Sept. 24 is the 19th anniversary of the start of the shameful obscenity trial in Cincinnati where a museum director faced prosecution for hosting a traveling exhibition of Mapplethorpe's art. The sensational event was meant to intimidate, and in some respects its effects are still felt: Last week's posturing by several U.S. congressmen against including arts jobs in the federal stimulus package could trace its roots to that vulgar battle in the culture war.
At Marc Selwyn Fine Art, "Robert Mapplethorpe: Black, White and Silver" assembles 21 exquisite images shot between 1983 and 1989. The show's only disappointment is that just 12 are vintage prints; the remaining nine are posthumous prints, issued (and appropriately marked as such) by the estate. Acute precision is integral to this art's photographic content, so it makes a difference.
A self-referential quality is also important to Mapplethorpe's voluptuous work. The show's title, "Black, White and Silver," partly refers to the photographic medium; although he also worked in color, these are black-and-white silver prints.
Whether torsos, busts or full-length figures, all the photographs are nudes. The models in this selection are white men and women and black men, singly or variously paired, including four photographs of carved marble and cast-metal figurative sculptures. Carefully lighted to accentuate bodily musculature, tissue and veining — whether human or not — their luscious skin coincides with the lush photographic "skin" of the work's beautifully printed surfaces.
They draw you in close, creating an intimate encounter. Sometimes they do it by placing skin against skin — Robert Sherman's shaved white head seen in profile adjacent to and matching Ken Moody's shaved black head.
One of the most beautiful works juxtaposes two lithe bodies posed like dancers spooning, heads cropped and arms raised so they're outside the frame. The figures' genders are not immediately clear. Close inspection reveals both are men, but their masculinity and femininity blur.
"Ken and Lydia and Tyler" puts two men in mirror-image poses on either side of a woman, who faces front. The ensemble creates an erotic interlace of limbs, which cleverly forms the artist's monogram, "M."
Even "Mercury," a picture of a carved white bust of the fleet-footed Roman messenger of the gods, resonates this way: The role of Mercury — quicksilver — is communication among powerful forces.
"Neck/Livingston" isolates the body in extreme close-up, showing the area between the model's sternum and chin. It takes a moment to recognize what this subtly lighted, gently undulating, nearly abstract surface is. When you do, its sensual focus on a larynx suddenly speaks: An Adam's apple — the forbidden fruit — takes shape as a homoerotic pun.
Punning is pivotal to Mapplethorpe's aesthetic. His formal technique derived from the classic work of Paul Strand, Imogen Cunningham and, perhaps most important, Edward Weston. (Several pictures of Lydia Cheng, a favorite Mapplethorpe model, are clear references to Weston's cropped nudes.) Their work peeled away the literary and artistic clutter that attached to early 20th century camera work, instead embracing its distinctive qualities in their own right. It came to be known as straight photography.
As a gay man, Mapplethorpe used straight photography to empower precisely those people the straight power structure customarily victimized — blacks, women, homosexuals — as well as to celebrate the human sexual liberty it routinely proscribed. That effrontery is what went on trial in Cincinnati nearly 20 years ago. The case was resolved in the director's favor, but a final verdict on the larger subject isn't yet in.
-- Christopher Knight
Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 6222 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., (323) 933-9911, through March 28. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Top: "Michael Roth" (1983), gelatin silver print; bottom: "Ken and Tyler" (1985/printed 2004), gelatin silver print. Credit: Marc Selwyn Fine Art


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category, above.
• Hot, cold and seasonal items keep things interesting and increases purchasing.
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CANCUN, MEXICO — The 11th annual congress of AMHPAC was held in Cancun Aug. 22-24. The attendees, numbering about 360, were there for their interest in Mexico's protected agriculture industry. Suppliers from Holland, Belgium, Sweden, and the United States were on hand. The Mexican suppliers of greenhouse components were not only on hand for domestic sales, but indicated they are now exporting to the U.S., Canada and offshore markets.
The expansion of greenhouse production in California was among the notable topics of conversation in Cancun. So was the ongoing expansion of Ontario greenhouse operations to Mexico.
The Aug. 22 opening night party was held on the beach in Cancun.
Alberto Gonzalez of Almerimex S.A. de C.V. and Eulalio Fonseca of Van Den Bosch Seeds.
Pharis Rico of Horticonnect, Jean Rummennie, Dutch Embassy to Mexico, and Alfredo Diaz of AMHPAC.
Freek Knol of Enza Zaden and Frank Hoogendoorn, Dutch Embassy to Mexico.
Hector Garza of Texas International Produce Association and with Georgina Felix of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.
Mario Robles of CAADES with Shearman & Sterling LLP attorneys Lisa Raisner and Robert LaRussa.
Juan Reyes of Invernaderos Potosinos and Luis Villarreal of Metaliser.
Matt Wright of Westmoreland Sales.
Jose Peral of ProMexico with Oscar Woltman, president of AMHPAC.
Jaime Melendez of Euromonitor International and Alfredo Diaz of AMHPAC.
Ian Vega of SunFed.
Hugo Vlaminck of Triple H.
Federico Salazar of De Ruiter.
Arturo Ramos and Aaron Blanco of Semillas Fito.
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In 1920, founder Richard Hellmann and his wife Margaret created the world's now number 1 mayonnaise brand* in Manhattan, New York.
Proud of their delicious mayonnaise, Richard tied his signature blue ribbon around the very best quality products – hence the blue ribbon that we still use to this day, celebrating its unmistakeable taste.
- We use 100% free range eggs
- 100% of our oils are sourced responsibly
- Hellmann's is the Nation's Favourite Mayonnaise**
- Our Hellmann's Ketchup uses 100% sustainably grown tomatoes
- We're on the side of food.
Over 200 years of perfecting English Mustard, Colman's sieve the seeds up to 9 times to remove any trace of impurities, giving it its famous full-on flavour.
The seed dryer building, built in 1890, still uses the original wooden sieving equipment to achieve the perfect taste. Committed to supporting our local farmers, all of our white mustard, mint and apples are sourced in the UK.
- We still source our mustard from many of the same farms we've always worked with, and in some cases, the same families.
- Some of our current farmers are 5th generation Colman's mustard seed growers!
*Data from Nielsen Retail UK Grocery Value Sales MAT 11/08/2018
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I remember last year at the end of the CX season feeling like I needed like a rest, right when I should have been stepping up my training ! I was determined not to do to that again this year, even though I wanted to support my Kiwi Brevet buddies Owen and Andy's new series.
Despite the turgid weather it was quite warm at California Park, with the friendly atmosphere that always accompanies Mike's events. A couple of people had really lifted their game from where they were when I last raced them (even taking my form into account).
Last year I could beat, or keep pace with Kim Hammer-Hurst, but now she is at the new level that saw her crowned NZ elite women's Cyclo Cross champ a few weekends back. She looks awesome in her new kit! Andy King was at another level as well. Jonny Waghorn was going really good on his singlespeed but I think the SSers found it a bit hard as the course got increasingly cut up for our race.
|Pretty sure this is the exact moment
where I tweaked my back, the only time I
nailed this particular piece.
Alex Revell was in a league of his own, and he needs to be, given that he is heading off to Belgium for a CX season in a couple of weeks. What an adventure! I wonder what Belgian mud is like?
Oh yeah, I took Kens advice, which KFC gave him, on air pressures. It helped heaps.
Results from Mike:http://blog.thebikehutt.co.nz/2012/07/2012-cx-round-1.html
.. and some pix from the better half : http://www.melhamerhurst.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/bike-hutt-cyclox-round-1.html
Rumour is that there will be a weigh-off next time, Marco's MTB vs Kens CX bike!
|Thanks to Ed Banks for these pix ! Go check out his blog to see his retro Downhill bike! http://edsironmanblog.blogspot.co.nz/
|Ed Banks in the "grip".
|A very clean Humpy !


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The one we've all been waiting for. We've been waiting long and hard to catch a glimpse of Superstar mahesh as SPYder. And a first look of what SPYder is here. Watch Glimpse Of SPYDER, Tagore Madhu Presents, NVR Cinema LLP in Association with Reliance Entertainment Production. Starring Mahesh Babu, Rakul Preet and SJ Suriya. Directed by AR Murugadoss. Produced by N.V. Prasad, Music by Harris Jayaraj.


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Weight loss surgery is on the rise: a Columbia woman shares her story.
COLUMBIA - Obesity rates have declined in Missouri but as technology evolves the number of people getting weight loss surgery is on the rise. One Columbia woman is a part of that growing number because her weight was reaching a crisis point.
Posha Monnig was a nurse and a recently divorced mother of two who weighed about 210 pounds at 5'4". She suffered from type 2 diabetes and her condition was not getting any better.
"I had to make a choice," Monnig said. "I didn't want to be put on insulin."
According to the American Diabetes Association, Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Those with the disease have what's called insulin resistance, where the body does not properly metabolize insulin.
In the beginning, the pancreas makes extra insulin, but over time the body isn't able to make enough insulin to regulate normal glucose levels.
Although Monnig was not yet taking insulin, she said her dependency on medication and her worsening condition made life hard.
"It affects your confidence, your self-esteem, your self-perception and that flows into other aspects of your life. I was miserable," Monnig said. "I was in a place in my life where I needed to make a change."
She decided to undergo Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass surgery is one of four weight loss procedures on the market. It lowers calorie absorption and causes a person to feel fuller faster, resulting in a decreased appetite and a reduction in food intake that lead to weight loss.
"Food was my comfort," Monnig said. "It was my safe place."
She attributes most of her weight gain to having children, bad habits, and her divorce.
The surgeon who performed Monnig's operation said, "You can eliminate alcohol, drugs, smoking, but you can't eliminate food."
Dr. Roger De La Torre, who is the chief of general surgery at MU School of Medicine, said, "It's a unique addiction to treat because we're required to eat food at least three times a day and so you're forced to face the one thing you are addicted to."
An organization called No Lose is one of many organizations that publicly criticizes weight loss surgery. The organization recognizes the increase in weight loss surgery and advancements in weight loss techniques and technology as a treatment, but one that does not properly address the disease.
De La Torre said, "It's not the easy way out at all. They have to show that they can lose weight on their own and follow a strict diet before they are even approved for the surgery."
He said gastric bypass surgery has an 85 percent success rate at curing or managing Type 2 diabetes.
"If we say we have a solution to your disease, and there's a 20 percent risk, most patients will take that risk," De La Torre said.
Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington found that, over the past 33 years, the number of overweight and obese people worldwide has increased from 857 million in 1980 to 2.1 billion in 2013.
That year, the American Medical Association began to recognize obesity as a disease.
De La Torre said the rise in weight loss surgery could be attributed to new advancements in technology and procedures.
The American Society of Plastic surgeon reports the rise of bariatric surgery parallels the rising rates of obesity. De La Torre said it may not be a solution to combat obesity but is at least a treatment for it.
One major concern surrounding weightless surgery is safety.
"I've had to turn patients down," De La Torre said. "Some candidates are just not healthy enough to perform the surgery or can't follow the strict guidelines."
The MU bariatric program is required to follow up with patients up to a year post surgery and all patients have to undergo a physical and psychological evaluation to become an approved candidate, De La Torre said.
Monnig has lost more than 90 pounds. She has maintained her weight, seven years later.
"It's a complete lifestyle change. You can't expect to be successful if you keep doing the same thing," Monnig said. "It takes strength."


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Smith's providing comfort for the built environment
The Company
Formed in 1991 Smith's Environmental Products has grown to become the leading supplier of domestic and light commercial fan-assisted hydronic heat emitters. The complete product range is manufactured in-house in its specialist facilities in the UK. The company is the UK's market leader and has significant shares of both the North American and European markets. Smith's Environmental Products is a member of The Swan Group.
Early on we developed the Smith's Space Saver, the UK's number one plinth heater and the business quickly became established in heating & plumbing. Other fan convectors followed and the very first Caspian commercial fan convector was launched in 2007.
Our ambitions have never been modest. The business has grown from strength to strength and today we offer versatile heating solutions based on fan convector technology to all commercial specifiers from architects and consultants, to major building engineering services companies. Our range of Caspian commercial fan convectors can provide products for virtually every heating scenario, with the Smith's high quality and service excellence people have come to expect.
For 2018 we have re-launched our extensive range of updated Fan Coils Units called Aegean. Certified and approved by BSRIA they provide an excellent solution to heating and cooling for all kinds of commercial applications, from restaurants and hotels to office developments, with the ability to rapidly heat and cool large areas with much greater efficiency than other similar heating and cooling systems. In addition to Aegean we have launched a range of Radiant Panels called Sargasso, further extending our aim to be a solution provider for heating and cooling projects in commercial applications. Not a company to rest on its laurels Smith's will be introducing further products to complement it's existing range of heating and cooling products in 2018.
Manufacturing Facilities
Operating from 40,000 square feet of factory and office space near Chelmsford in Essex we manufacture our product range from raw materials through to finished product utilising computerised design and automated production techniques. We are happy to welcome customers to visit our factory and Head Office to demonstrate our capabilities.
In the last 2 years we have implemented some key initiatives to improve productivity and to ensure the quality continues to meet the highest standards.
Lean initiatives such as Kaizen, or continuous improvement process, have brought significant improvements in the factory. Ongoing initiatives such as the implementation of the gemba walk continue drive innovation and to maximize the improvement process.
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At Smith's we recognise that quality is about more than just the product, it's an approach that runs throughout the business and is centred on meeting and exceeding customers' expectations. Processes are constantly monitored and evaluated with a focus on continuous improvement. Manufacturing facilities are regularly appraised and meet the exacting standards of national approval boards such as UL, CSA and Kema.
In 2017 Smith's was assessed for the highly regarded ISO 9001 (2015) accreditation and passed the audit with no non-conformities and was accredited the new standard certification. It brings Smith's up to the latest standard and assuring our customers receive the best experience possible.
In 2018 Smith's was awarded the prestigious ISO 14001 accreditation. ISO 14001 is concerned with setting an environmental framework for the company to work within. This means that Smith's has management processes and systems to ensure that they manufacture products that meet the customer and regulatory requirements and are working within designated environmental parameters.
Both ISO 9001 (2015) and ISO 14001 accreditations are internationally recognised and demonstrate that Smith's is a responsible and forward thinking organisation committed to achieving and maintaining the highest organisational standards.
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The team at Smith's have many years experience in managing and delivering major projects including high profile airport terminals, major national stadia, ground-up hospital trust projects, major BSF projects and MOD projects. We also have significant expertise and experience in trench heating and have a team who have over 25-years experience in the development and delivery of trench projects.
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Renewable technology grows apace, with ground source and air source heat pumps offering a viable alternative to boilers as the principal heat generator in both domestic and commercial applications.
Inherent in the heat pump's design is that the smaller the temperature between the heat-source pump (air or ground) and the heat sink/emitter (under-floor heating, fan convector, radiator), the higher the energy efficiency of that heat pump. This higher efficiency means lower fuel bills and greater carbon savings.
Fan convectors can work very effectively at system temperatures as low as 40°C. This allows your chosen heat pump to work close to its maximum levels of efficiency, which means it will reduce the user's energy costs and energy consumption in the way it was intended. By contrast a standard radiator is designed to be efficient at higher temperatures, 45°C and above, which automatically reduces the heat pump's efficiency by more than 10%. In addition the size of the radiator has to be increased significantly to cope with the lower system temperatures.


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10 Expenses to Budget For When Taking Music Lessons
by Meri Dolevski-Lewis
There are a number of expenses that one must budget for when someone is about to start music lessons for a student. Here are the most common expenses.
1) A good quality instrument. For pianos, plan on spending at least $1200 for a new good quality digital, up to $2000 for a used quality upright, and at least $3500 for a good quality new upright. Good quality student grade flutes and clarinets are usually $450-650, saxophones and oboes are about double that. Used good-quality flutes and clarinets are about 1/2 the cost of a new one, a used saxophone or oboe usually is around $800-$1000. I strongly advise against renting an instrument, but finance the instrument if you need to.
2) The cost of lessons for 3-6 months. Some teachers charge by the quarter, and even if they don't (many charge month in advance), if you have a 3 month buffer you can use it just in case major unexpected expenses comes up, as students who end up enjoying music lessons often find it disheartening to quit music lessons. In many major cities, the average lesson fee is approximately $150-$200 a month.
3) Music books. Students up to the intermediate stages of study should factor in about $60-$80 of books a year per student, some teachers charge this fee upfront. Intermediate students should fctor in up to $150 for books; advanced students $200-$300.
4) Instrument equipment. Reeds, ligatures, mouthpieces, strings. Factor in about $100-150/year for these expenses.
5) Music stand. All music students should have a music stand (yes, even pianists, especially if thy learn other instuments or accompany students on other instruments), a good quality portable one is about $10-$15, while the sturdier professional ones are usually between $50-$75.
6) Exam, audition, and competition fees. Students up to intermediate should factor about $100/year, intermediate, up to $300/year, and advanced, at least $500/year.
7) Ensemble fees. Some high level ensembles are expensive to play in, some of them here cost $300-$500 to be a member per student.
8 ) Instument upgrades. Once students are playing at a solid intermediate level, sometimes the instrument they started on will not suffice in quality, such as the fact that good quality plastic clarinets, while suitable for the beginning stages, do not develop the student's airflow and expressive possibilities.
9) Instrument maintenance/repairs. Acoustic pianos should be tuned at least twice a year,where I am, a good tuner is usually around $90-$150. Most orchestral instruments need minor maitenance about 3-4 times a year (usually a key adjustment on woodwind instruments for example.), and repairs will usually be needed about 3 times a year (usually to replace a part of an instrument that is breaking, or has broken apart.
10) Supplemental instruction. Although growing numbers of teachers are teaching other music subjects that apply to all musicians, there are some teachers who do not, and you may need to budget for the cost of music theory courses, for example.


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By Nicole Fitzgerald
A healthy dose of Christmas carols and beautiful voices will be gathered in song for the holidays at a number of festive concerts.
Myrtle Philip school students go nuts with Crazy Carols on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 1 and 6:30 p.m. at the Myrtle Philip Community School gymnasium.
"Crazy Carols has all traditional tunes, but the words are rewritten to highlight a child's perspective on school holidays and the bustle surrounding the season," said music teacher Veronica McPhee. "This is a funny show that moves quickly. It's not a play, but rather a lineup of carols introduced with short poems."
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen becomes They Test You, Merry Gentlemen as students sing about the stress of quizzes and exams leading up to the very last day before Christmas break. Joy to the World becomes MY Shopping's Done and O Christmas Tree transforms into O Christmas Treats — an ode to sugary treats anyone can relate to.
The revue of traditional carols with a wacky twist is followed by a traditional sing-a-long, getting everyone into the holiday spirit.
The carol spirit carries on the following night with the Whistler Children's Chorus hosting their annual Christmas Concert Sing For Joy on Friday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Mountains Church.
"The Chorus, the high school aged choristers, will be singing a beautiful arrangement of O Holy Night, and there will be a harp, jingle bells, drums, cowbells and all manner of joyous noisemakers," said choir leader Janet Hamer.
Youth will lift their voices in joyous seasonal music for young and old with tradition songs such as Christmas is Coming and Christmas Day, as well as variations on favourite themes such as Jingle Bell Dash.
Admission is by donation to the Whistler Food Bank.
Christmas isn't just for kids though.
The Whistler Singers host their annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Mountains Church.
"This program is made up of short selections, unlike last year when we did the longer classical Vivaldi's Gloria," said choir member Jane Reid. "It is nice the audience will get to sing three carols too, to put everyone into the holiday spirit."
The adult choir will sing a selection of Christmas favourites then invite audiences to participate in a carol sing-along.
The choir has made the Whistler hills alive with the sound of music for more than 20 years. Under the leadership of Jeff Maskell for the past two years, the choir has expanded its repertoire to include everything from jazz to classical music.
The Christmas concert showcases an all-holiday program with standards such as Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, the classical Panis Angelicus and well-known songs such as Holy Night.
The concert also highlights the talents of Jennifer Miller singing Do You Hear What I Hear and violinist Maddie Reid. The 16-year-old musician will play Greensleeves. Roz Steel of Pemberton and Kelly Mabey of Whistler will accompany the choir on piano.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and $25 for a family. Partial proceeds benefit the Whistler Food Bank.


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I worked 10 hours yesterday so I took my breakfast to work to eat it.
Breakfast: Overnight Oats
I didn't have a picture since I was at work in a hurry 😦 It kind of looked like this though:
I also didn't have chia seeds- I heard that's the key 🙂
1/2 cup plain oats
1 cup almond milk cinnamon to taste
1 tsp brown sugar
In the morning add:
raisins, almond slices, 2 tbsp honey almond flax cereal for crunch
Snack was a Banana
Lunch was leftovers from dinner last night:
Coconut chicken with quinoa- I added 1/2 of an avocado with S&P to taste
With a Greek Yogurt:
Snack was an apple with peanut butter!
My plan after work was to do Pure Barre! I thought I was going to be late since this is what the traffic looked like!
But I made it on time!
We did the "pretzel" again on the floor. That was really a challenge! I don't think my "seat" was working right last night!
Working the thighs!
I definitely broke a sweat last night!
For dinner I planned on having Laura's Lean chili but I wasn't in the mood after working out. So I made scrambled eggs with chicken apple sausage.
I added some cheese too!
I also had a chocolate peanut butter protein shake. Yum!
I added PB2 to my Beverly International chocolate protein which only has 45 calories in 2 tbsp and 6 grams of protein! It's a powder so you can easily add it to your protein.
After dinner we drank egg nog for the "24 Days of Togetherness"
It tasted like bubble gum but I didn't like it so Alec finished mine.
I hope everyone has a great week. Don't forget to tweet if you're doing the "24 Days of Togetherness"!


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Roar: Life is Wild * God is Good
This epic African adventure engages the whole herd. At Roar, kids explore God's goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them through this wild life.
Children ages 3 through finishing grade 6 are invited to Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine. 211 Luther Lane, Carmine, TX 78932
June 9-13, 2019
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The closing program will be on Sunday, June 16, at worship at 10:00 a.m.
Volunteers are needed. Contact the church office (979-278-3388) to volunteer.


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While most hummus recipes call for olive oil and tahini (sesame seed paste), both of which are high in fat and calories, this recipe does not, making it low in fat but still high in flavor. Use as a dip for vegetables, a sandwich spread, or a topping for baked potatoes.
- 1 medium-large red bell pepper
- 3 cups cooked garbanzo beans (or 2 cans pre-cooked)
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- To roast the red pepper, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the whole red pepper (including stem) in a baking dish standing upright and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until pepper starts to wrinkle and brown a bit on the outside.
- Remove the stem from the roasted pepper and cut into large pieces. Place all of the ingredients into a food processor, blending until smooth. Use as a dip for vegetables, sandwich spread, or topping for baked potatoes.
If you'd like to cook garbanzo beans from scratch (dry beans), soak 1 and a half cups dry beans in a bowl of water overnight. After they have soaked, place the beans in a pot with enough water just to cover them and bring to a full boil before reducing heat to a low boil. Cook for about one and a half hours, or until softened, adding water as needed to keep beans covered. One cup of dry beans makes about two and half cups of cooked beans. Save any extra beans to use on your salad or in soup (and save the cooking water, as it is especially flavorful; and use it to store extra cooked beans in). Since cooking dry beans from scratch is a bit of work, It's always good to make extra beans. You can also freeze cooked beans.
If you make this recipe and enjoy it, please share a comment below or on my Facebook page. If you'd like to print this recipe, use the green "Print" button near the top-right of the recipe. Learn more about the Straight Up Food Cookbook here. Thank you!


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This month's book display on the first floor is "staff picks". These are titles we've read and enjoyed, and thought you might, too.
My personal "picks" this week are:
John Hamamura's "The color of the sea", a semi-autobiogaphical novel about the Japanese-American experience in Lodi during the Second World War.
Andrea Levy's "Small Island", which chronicles the experiences of two Jamaican families when they move to London, post World War II
Meve Binchy's "Whitethorn Woods", where the stories of several people tell the story of St. Anne's Well and Whitethorn Woods. The stories are like threads in a tapestry. Only when they are all woven together does the full picture appear.
Sarah Smith's "Chasing Shakespeares", a lightweight mystery involving a bequest of Shakespeare collectibles to a minor American university. One of the manuscripts seems like it might actually be valuable, and it is taken to London for examination by experts.


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There are mobile apps for hailing black cars and taxis.
Now there's an app for hitchhiking.
Sidecar is an Android app that launched today in San Francisco. It lets users flag down nearby strangers for rides; they can offer to donate money to the driver at the end of the trip.
The potential cash exchange is what makes Sidecar a legal service, unlike hitchhiking.
CEO Sunil Paul has secured funding from some impressive investors including Zynga's Mark Pincus and SV Angel.
The app operates a lot like Uber. It shows a Google map of their person's location and pulls up Sidecar drivers who are in the vicinity. Pick up and drop off locations can be selected. The app also shows the driver's average going rate, their ratings from other riders, and which model car they're driving.
Paul realizes that sharing a ride with a stranger may not be the safest idea. He tells TechCrunch, "I want to build a service that I could put my sister into, my girlfriend into, my kids into, and not have to worry about it."
To do that, Paul says all SideCar drivers go through background checks, license and insurance verification processes.
There's also a mutual driver/rider rating service. He's already kicked out a few drivers and passengers from his service.
For an additional precaution, both the the driver and rider can send the car's location to friends who can watch them approach the destination safely.


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Circumvent Social Reader Applications With Unsocialize [Chrome & Firefox]
In the beginning, Facebook integration was bliss. It allowed you to skip the often tedious sign up process by pressing that single blue button. But like almost every other interesting invention to date, there's potential for misuse and abuse. Mind you, it's nothing that should keep you up at night. Rather, the abuse I'm talking about comes in alternating doses of annoyance and discomfort. You've probably noticed it yourself, felt slightly upset about it, and moved on.
The problem lies with websites and services who are using Facebook integration to largely automate sharing of their content with their users' friends, meanwhile pulling in new people and completing the circle.
The Problem With Social Readers on Facebook
It's magnificent to be able to share interesting things on the Internet with friends, and there's absolutely nothing against sites who aim to stimulate their social presence. However, using some websites through Facebook can be problematic. Articles are automatically shared en masse, often following a very weak triggering event.
The articles you see in your news feed are no longer the ones that stand out, or which the user deemed worthy of a share. Simply clicking through to an article plasters it over your Facebook wall.
Clicking the link brings you to the above situation. To read the article, which is by no means restricted material, you're prompted to sign up. Usually, this would pose no issue, but agreeing to the provider's terms means your account will start making similar posts whenever you have the audacity to read an article, or watch a video.
Luckily these signups are often optional. Yes, they will keep nagging you each time you click a certain link, but refusing their offer should still redirect you to the article.
The Solution: Unsocialize [No Longer Available]
Unsocialize saves you the hassle of refusing these social reader applications, so you can simply go back to reading articles without plastering them over your Facebook page. It's available as an extension for Google Chrome [No Longer Available], or as an add-on for Firefox [No Longer Available].
Once you've installed it to your browser, you can avoid these signup nags by right-clicking on the link on your Facebook page, and selecting Unsocialize from the drop-down menu. This will open the article page in a new tab in your browser.
The Alternative: Only Me
Sometimes, even the above solution does not work. You're only able to engage with a website if you're willing to connect through Facebook. If the website itself does not offer you a way of opting out of these automatic shares, you can take your own precautions by giving custom visibility privileges to the Facebook app shares.
If you're only worried about giving an app posting privileges, you can keep it in check by only sharing the posts it makes on your behalf with yourself. To do this, select 'Only Me' from the custom visibility drop-down menu. The app can still go crazy, and you may still want to revoke its privileges at a later time, but until then, it will be contained to your own wall, and invisible to your friends.
Have you had any issues with social readers, and apps posting on your behalf?
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I just finished reading this heart-wrenching yet heart-warming wrote by my new friend Stephanie Reed. I met Stephanie through another giveaway I was having that she won. We started talking I discovered she was an author. She enjoys writing non-fiction Christian books about ordinary people who were led by God to do extraordinary things. After our conversation Stephanie generously said she would send me a copy of her latest book, The Light Across the River. This book is the second one in her series about the Rankin family. After getting her book, I set myself down and starting reading. In all honesty I can say this is such fantastic book!!! I love how this book can stand alone as it's own book.....even though it is a series book...... I had no trouble following the story even though I had not read the first book. Although if I had read the first book, I think it just would have enhanced the story line. I loved knowing that what I was reading was based on a REAL family fighting for what was right......LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!!! I actually enjoying reading it so much that I am definitely buying the first book so that I can read this series aloud to the kids (great history lesson). Stephanie told me she is also working on the third installment of this series (no release date yet.....I will keep you posted).
Here is an excerpt from her bio page that tells a bit more about each book and about her:
When I was in elementary school, my family used to drive from Dayton, Ohio to my grandparents' farm in Kentucky. On each trip, we drove through Ripley, Ohio, where I saw the Reverend John Rankin's home, a former station of the Underground Railroad. My curiosity about the Rankins led me to do extensive research decades later. I learned that the Rankin family fought slavery for forty years. ACROSS THE WIDE RIVER (the 1st book in the series) features eldest son Lowry Rankin and his battle against slavery, as well as his personal struggle against God's call to be a minister.
(A little preview of The Light Across the River: the one I read!)
It's 1837 and the Rankin home continues to be a beacon of freedom along the Underground Railroad. Johnny, the seventh of the thirteen Rankin children, is eager to help his family in their fight for freedom, but his father and his older brother, Lowry, tell him he is too young to keep a secret as important as the Underground Railroad. Johnny knows he should keep his mouth shut, but he cares so much about what his family does that he can't keep quiet.
Unexpectedly, Johnny finds himself in a position to help a woman named Eliza escape to the North. Will he be able to help her to freedom, or will he let the wrong secret slip out at the wrong time? This intense and touching sequel to Across the Wide River offers another glimpse into a dark period of America's past, and profiles the courageous and godly people who helped bring slavery to an end.
When I ask Stephanie, "Where is the best place to buy your books?" She said that, "Christian Book Distributors is the best and cheapest place."
Go here if you would like to purchase both of Stephanie's Book Across The River Series for $15.99
Stephanie is so sweet and kind she also sent me a book to giveaway to one blessed reader. THANKS STEPHANIE!!!!!
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EDU 501: Introduction to Educational Research & Evaluation: Home
Research links and tips for EDU 501 class. Designed with Nancy Angello's EDU 501 class assignments in mind.
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ERIC (Proquest)The Proquest version tends to be good at giving relevant results, but has less direct access to the full text of articles than Ebsco.
ERIC is the best education database for most education research topics. As a Western student, there are a few ways to access ERIC. Each one has slightly different features, but indexes the same sources. Hover you cursor over the links to read more about the pros and cons of each version. Watch this video to see why I recommend using ERIC through ProQuest.
ERIC [EBSCO]The Ebsco version allows you to search other education databases at the same time and has more direct access to full text than the other versions of Eric. However, some people prefer the search functionality in Proquest over Ebsco.
ERIC [U.S. Department of Education]This free government version has less access to the full text of articles, but will still be available to you after graduation. Since this is not a subscription site you also will not get the Findit button that helps find access to articles.
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Artist/Cover: Steve Skroce
'O, Canada!'
Brian K. Vaughan is a living legend among comic book writers. The list of his work at the Big 2 publishers is renowned as quintessential character crafting – Runaways, Dr. Strange: The Oath, and The Hood: Blood from Stones are stories as important to their cast as any, and it's the same with his work at DC on titles like Young Justice and Swamp Thing. The writer known simply as BKV, however, is truly known for his work on more independent-esque comics like The Escapists, Pride of Baghdad, Y the Last Man, Ex Machina, and, of course, SAGA. Well, Vaughan has delivered the quality comic consumables we've come accustomed to seeing from the author with his latest offering, We Stand On Guard, which is as equally thought-provoking as it is entertaining.


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What is Anthracnose?
Anthracnose is a disease in plants caused by infection with fungi. Depending on the plant and the fungal species involved, a variety of symptoms can appear, including damage to the flowers, leaves, and branches. People sometimes refer to anthracnose infection as "blight" because the infected plants tend to look blighted and stunted. There are a variety of techniques which can be used to control and prevent anthracnose in plants, trees, and shrubs.
As a general rule, this infection occurs in warm, humid climates, usually during the spring, when the plant is developing. The fungus attacks the growing buds and shoots of the trees, causing them to start to brown or blacken. If the plant is small or not very hardy, it may begin to wither and droop as the damage spreads. An especially virulent version, dogwood anthracnose, can occur in cooler climates as well.
Fungi in a number of genera including Stegophora, Colletotrochium, Gloeosporium, Discula, and Apiognomonia can cause anthracnose infections. The infection is host-specific, which means that the appearance of the disease on one plant or tree in the garden does not necessarily mean that it will spread to other garden plants. The fungi typically incubate in the soil, taking advantage of changing environmental conditions or the appearance of new plants to start growing.
One of the best ways to prevent infection is to take good care of plants and trees. By ensuring that their plants are well-watered and well-fed, gardeners can keep them hardy and healthy so that they will resist fungal infection. It also helps to keep branches trimmed to promote the circulation of light and air, as the fungus needs moist conditions to thrive. Fungicides can be applied in the spring to prevent the growth of the fungus, but this is only recommended in areas with a history of anthracnose infections.
If a plant does become infected, the damaged parts of the plant should be pruned away and destroyed. It is also advisable to rake up and destroy fallen leaves and flowers. In the event that a plant becomes severely blighted, it may be more practical to remove it and plant a more resistant species. Gardeners should also be aware that fungal spores can spread in the air, which means that if signs of infection occur in the neighborhood, they can spread. Therefore, it is in everyone's best interests to address infection as early as possible.


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This is something I wrote a few months ago, pretty personal but I thought maybe it may help someone like it did me.
Suicide- reasons to- 1) Im totally unhappy, ass deep on stupid debt, I see no point in continuing
Reasons not to- Im selfish enough to stay around to see a Thomas graduate college, have a family, and see my grandkids. I want to hunt another duck, deer, goose and turkey season, I want to complete the Royal
slam of turkeys, hunt seaducks in Maine and Alaska, whitetail in Saskatchewan. Im so selfish. I dont want to hurt Thomas or my Dad, I cant even begin to imagine the pain and guilt my Dad would feel if I did that. Although he shouldnt feel guilty, hes been a great dad, someone strong, stable, and provided well for his family. I can only imagine how I would feel if Thomas were to do that and I cant do that to him. I also cant imagine hurting Thomas anymore than I already have, even though Im a complete failure as a father I love him with all my heart and cant bring myself to hurt him


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Global Engagement – Stockholm University's plan for internationalisation
Global Engagement is Stockholm University's plan for its continued internationalisation work.
Stockholm University is an international academic environment and international collaboration is a prerequisite for high-quality research and education. The Global Engagement plan is based on Stockholm University's comprehensive Strategies for 2019-2022 and sets out the central points of departure for international operations.
International academic environment
According to the plan, the university will work to ensure
- an international academic environment that is imbued with excellence
- improved conditions for international recruitment, mobility and collaboration
- increased visibility and presence on international research and education arenas
The ambitions are high: "A changing environment, with fact resistance and nationalist currents, affect the universities' assignments and make it particularly important to safeguard an inclusive, international openness", says the plan, among other things.
Increased international collaboration
The university administration works actively to provide coherent support to international activities and thus contribute to increased international collaboration through more incoming and outgoing students, teachers, researchers and postdocs.
"Global Engagement emphasizes the importance of strategic analysis in order for the university to be able to act both in the long term and to be flexible, but it does not point out prioritised geographical regions, explains Maria Wikse, head of international affairs at the Research Support Office, who has worked with the plan.
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March 5, 2019
Source: External Relations and Communications Office


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Luck: Season 1 - Review
Review by Rob Carnevale
DUSTIN Hoffman's racing drama Luck arrived with impeccable credentials. Not only did it mark a rare TV outing for Hoffman, it boasted a stellar supporting cast, a script from David Milch and Michael Mann as both director of the pilot and series executive producer.
Out of the gates, it also enthralled. Admittedly, some of the plotting was so complex, you struggled to understand fully what was going on. But the acting was first-rate, the tension simmered nicely and Luck looked set to become one of the great HBO series.
But then it ran out of luck. Production of the show was marred by the death of several horses, prompting complaints from PETA and pressure to shut down the show.
Once a third horse died while filming of the second series was underway, the decision was taken to wind things up – and so a show that looked like a racing certainty for awards and a long run ended up being cut short in its prime.
It was a shame, for the tragedy involving the animals aside, this was shaping up to be a really great show. Hoffman, though not on-screen as much as some fans might have liked, was awesome.
He played Chester 'Ace' Bernstein, an intuitive tough guy with a long history in dirty pool. Recently released after three years in prison, Ace and his longtime chauffeur Gus Demitriou (Dennis Farina, similarly excellent) craft a complex plan to reverse the sagging fortunes of a California race-track, while getting even more elaborate revenge on the men who sent him to prison.
This unfolded against another plot involving four dissolute gamblers at the track who pool the last of their money in an effort to win an elusive Pick Six bet, and yet another involving weathered trainer Walter Smith (Nick Nolte), who sees his second chance in an untested thoroughbred horse.
Hoffman's storyline was arguably the best, especially later on in the series as it began to gain momentum and saw him pitted against Michael Gambon.
But Nolte's veteran Walter Smith remained a fascinating enigma, while the quartet of gamblers – wheel-chair-bound Marcus (Kevin Dunn), dim-witted Lonnie (Ian Hart) and Renzo (Ritchie Coster) and desperate gambling addicted Jerry (Jason Gedrick) – provided comedic relief and a group of everyman characters who were genuinely worth rooting for once you got to know them.
Needless to say, all of the stories converged during the season finale, which provided yet more thrilling race action as well as character drama… culminating in a finale that was both agonisingly left open (regarding Ace's story) and semi-nicely wrapped up in terms of the outcome of the big race itself.
And while the show's cancellation was a sad thing, it shouldn't count against repeat viewing or even first-time admiration given that there is so much to admire and enjoy in this first season.
Aside from the acting, Mann's pilot was a thing of beauty (bringing his trademark visual style to some scintillating racing shots), while the directors that followed him sought to emulate this template.
It gave Luck a look and feel that was second to none and highly cinematic, making it one of the classiest acts on TV… and a show that looked set to become comparable to the likes of The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire in terms of complexity and brains.
Hence, this first season box set – released on December 3 – is well worth a bet.
Certificate: 18 (tbc)
Episodes/discs: 9/3
UK DVD & Blu-ray Release: December 3, 2012


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Liz Dickson – Costume Designer
Liz Dickson is excited to be working again with this crew, many of whom she has worked with in previous productions of Evita and Footloose. You can see pictures and videos of many of her other stage and screen productions at lizdcostume.com. Also, be on the lookout for some of her most recent work, the online series Status Updates with MTV.


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NBN Co – via Telstra Wholesale – has revealed which apartment blocks will be the first to get FTTP under commercial trials of a rollout plan designed to thwart cherry-picking by competitors.
The Telstra Wholesale rollout publication (PDF or Excel, here) obliquely identifies suburbs in Sydney (Millers Point and Haymarket), Melbourne (Docklands and South Melbourne) and Brisbane (Teneriffe in Fortitude Valley, and New Farm) as reaching ready-for-service status on 24 September 2014.
The move is formally designated a commercial trial, and will cover a total of around 2,000 premises within the connected MDUs (multi-dwelling units).
ISP and fibre operator TPG has become the fly in NBN Co's ointment, by announcing a fibre-to-the-basement (FTTB) rollout earlier in September 2013 with a plan to cover half a million households in MDUs with fibre-to-the-basement delivering 100 Mbps services.
That has put government policy in a bind, with the ACCC awaiting the outcome of the Vertigan cost-benefit analysis before it decides whether the TPG rollout should proceed, and if so, whether the competitor should be instructed to open its network on a wholesale basis.
NBN Co has told telecomms newsletter Communications Day that the commercial trial was delayed by negotiations with bodies corporate of the buildings involved.
Those negotiations were necessary because the network builder isn't yet ready to roll fibre-to-the-basement services, so the premises due to go online in September will be fibre all the way to the apartment – and that required building owners' permission to pull fibre in as a replacement for the existing copper.
NBN Co doesn't expect its own FTTB product to be ready until early 2015. ®
Bootnote: Commentards are right that Teneriffe and Fortitude Valley are adjacent suburbs on a map. El Reg is drawing from how the installation is described in the Telstra Wholesale document. ®


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Jinspired Announces JDBInsight 2.0 @ JavaOne 2003
DUBLIN, IRELAND - 05 June, 2003 - JInspired , a leader in J2EE? transaction analysis, today announced JDBInsight 2.0, the next generation of J2EE performance management products from JInspired. JDBInsight will be available for preview at JavaOne 2003 in San Francisco. JDBInsight is a tool that effectively integrates Java profiling information with JDBC/SQL transaction analysis. Version 2.0 has numerous features derived from its support of the Java VM Profiling Interface (JVMPI) such as Java call stack analysis, CPU, blocking and waiting measurements at the transaction path level.
With the new Java call stack classification engine developers, testers and J2EE administrators can now understand the interaction of various technologies with corporate databases. Classifications engines are available for Java enterprise technologies such as EJB, JSP, Servlets, JTS, CORBA, JDBC, JCA, Web Services, JDO and Struts. JInspired will also be announcing new engines over the coming weeks for various web/persistence technologies such as JavaServer Faces, Tapestry, WebWork, and Hibernate.
JDBInsight 2.0 has the ability to detect and present resource transaction demarcations allowing visual sub-transaction identification.
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In addition to the JDBInsight Version 2.0 feature rich client interface, JDBInsight also provides a suite of functional command-line utilities, JDBInsight 2.0 Terminal Services. The Terminal Services component of JDBInsight 2.0 delivers the server to a wide variety of desktops without the need for graphical environments. The JDBInsight 2.0 Terminal Services provides a quick and easy way to communicate with multiple servers without having to use a graphical user interface. This facilitates the streamlined connection, activation and deactivation of profiles on local or remote servers with the ability to control multiple servers from a single terminal.
These Terminal Services also provide a powerful environment to create and schedule snapshot information, in order to monitor servers at regular intervals, with the ability to store and retrieve snapshots from any mounted drive, as well as providing a rich set of commands to assist in analysis of this highly detailed data. Learn about JDBInsight 2.0 Terminal Services
About JDBInsight
JDBInsight is an innovative enterprise development product, aimed at simplifying the performance tuning and testing of J2EE? applications, which access data through the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC?) API. JDBInsight analyses the access of enterprise data by J2EE? client-, web-, and bean containers. The analysis can encompass transaction executions, from multiple J2EE? containers. JDBInsight captures timing and execution information for enterprise data accessed by Servlets, JavaServer Pages, Session- and Entity Beans using JDBC? or an Entity Bean using a container's persistence engine. JDBInsight can also profile non-J2EE applications that access enterprise data through the JDBC? API.
JInspired announces JDBInsight 2.0 (1 messages)
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- JInspired announces JDBInsight 2.0 by Erik Bengtson on June 05 2003 16:07 EDT
JInspired announces JDBInsight 2.0[ Go to top ]
very cool... waiting to see the version 2
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- in response to William Louth


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Guest Blogger: Laura Sparkes
I have been lucky enough to work for The Ideas Partnership during three of its most energetic and active months.
The story starts at the end of last year when TIP befriended Agron and Hateme's family. They have three sons and will soon have three daughters. Their eldest daughter Gjelane was not going to school because she had missed her chance to register at school, two of the little boys weren't going to school because they didn't have shoes and four of the children had not received all of their basic vaccines.
My memory starts in January when I was squashed into a car with Hateme and her children on the way to their local medical centre to get the children vaccinated. A few weeks later TIP made the same journey in a minibus filled with sixteen children and their families.
Whilst assessing the need for vaccinations, we had come across those who did not have the right clothes to brave the cold and get these life-saving immunisations. So on March 1st, we held a fundraiser in the living room of TIP's Zsofia. Its purpose had been to gather any clothes that people may have had crammed amongst countless others stored, unworn, for years. We felt sure that, given what we had seen, we could find old gloves some grateful hands and old shoes some grateful feet.
We had given the two boys pairs of shoes and they immediately started going to Balkan Sunflowers' lessons in preparation for 'big school' later this year. In this case, it really was that simple.
At the fundraiser, we hung one of TIP's "Say NO to Plastic Bags" cloth bags off the back of Zsofia's daughter's high chair on the off chance that some of the guests would prefer to give a little cash towards the projects they would read about on the display boards we had gone to great lengths to procure and decorate.
The Ideas Partnership has never worked with large sums of money. None of its volunteers are paid. We don't have an office. We don't have a car. We don't have a printer. Money goes straight into the small but significant projects it prioritises.
9pm March 1st – all the guests had already left. Hmmm. Turnout had been fairly good and we had gathered a room full of clothes which was exciting.
Then we looked into the cloth bag.
I had the privilege of counting its contents. As I did, I felt the excitement of our little TIP team around me build and felt a smile spread across my face. It was hardly riches but we knew what we could do with it.
We had enough money to rent a flat in Fushe Kosove for 6 months so we decided to make the dream we'd had of providing lessons to children like Gjelane, who had missed her chance to register at school, a reality. Fourteen days later, catch-up class started.
Exactly a month later, I will leave Kosovo and I will leave (in body but not in spirit) the little TIP team. I also leave a catch-up class filled with ambition, opportunity and more kids than I ever could have dreamed possible.
Almost every child can now write their name unassisted, recite the alphabet and complete basic sums. They take homework back to finish under the watchful eyes of their parents. Small group work has started in the afternoons with 50 children coming in the first 2 days. Friendships have been made. Extra-curricular rap and dance classes will soon be taking place. The kids have an insatiable appetite for learning and every day they strive to earn a good-work 'star' that is nothing more than a scribble with a gold pen on a large piece of card.
Even more than that, we have started a project that has had the pleasure and the privilege of being supported by individuals and organisations from all walks of life. It has demonstrated to me the power of a collective will. I personally and on behalf of my colleagues, if I may be so bold, would like to thank everyone for their unfailing support. It could not have happened without you. When we have faced the inevitable challenges, we have known the safety and the reassurance of each and every one of you.
I fly the nest of the TIP family after one month of classes. There are five more months until we hope the children will fly the nest of catch-up class and go to school.


text: Just ask 10-time world champion Kelly Slater or anyone else who has charged it and you'll understand it lives up to Jordan Heuer's description: "Kandui Right (AKA Rifles) is the best right hander in the entire world. It can be up to 800+ yards long, with freight train tube after freight train tube from start to finish. Better than J-Bay, better than Sanur, or any other famous right handers in the world, and I have heard several top pros all say the same thing". Rifles is only six minutes from Kandui Villas®.