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An Interview with the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
January 26, 2014 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
Hey baseball fans!
I have an interview for you today! This interview is with the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri: Bob Kendrick! Kendrick has been involved with the Museum since 1993 and was officially named President in April 2011. Before we get to the interview, let me tell you a little bit about the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (which, by the way, I visited a few years ago, and which I thought was awesome).
The NLBM was founded in 1990 by several former Negro League ballplayers, including Buck O'Neil, who is said to be the face of the Museum. It has been in the same location since 1997, a 10,000 square foot building that is five times the size of its previous location. The Museum shares the building with the American Jazz Museum. On April 11, 2013 in the Museum, the movie "42"was especially shown a day before its nationwide release, with Harrison Ford, one of the stars of the film, in attendance. The movie is about Baseball Hall of Famer, Jackie Robinson, who played with the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs before he broke the color barrier in the MLB in 1947. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is privately funded and is dedicated to keeping the history of the Negro Leagues alive.
Now, without any further delay, here is the interview with the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick.
Matt: What sports did you play/watch as a kid?
Bob: I've always been a big sports fan. I played sandlot baseball and high school basketball, but watched virtually every sport that came on television.
Matt: Why did you become interested in the Negro Leagues?
Bob: I began volunteering with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in 1993. That's when I met Negro Leagues legend John "Buck" O'Neil (see pic below) for the first time. After volunteering for the Museum and meeting Buck, the Negro Leagues became a passion of mine.
Matt: What exhibits does the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum show?
Bob: The Museum traces the rise and subsequent fall of the Negro Leagues through an exhibit that features multi-media displays, interactive kiosks, artifacts, vintage baseball uniforms, photos and text panels. There are also a set of free-standing lockers in tribute to the 35 players and officials from the Negro Leagues who are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. The centerpiece of the Museum is the Field of Legends which is a miniature baseball diamond that features 10 life-size statues of Negro League greats who are cast in position as if they were playing a game. The statues represent the first group of Negro League players to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Matt: Major League Baseball has some famous moments, like the Catch, the Shot Heard 'Round the World, and the Called Shot. Are there any plays in the Negro Leagues' history that are as famous as those?
Bob: Josh Gibson hitting a ball completely out of Yankee Stadium; Satchel Paige intentionally walking the bases loaded to face the legendary Josh Gibson in the 1942 Negro Leagues World Series and striking him out on three pitches after telling Gibson what he was going to throw him;Smokey Joe Williams striking out 27 in a game against the Kansas City Monarchs.
Matt: In your opinion, who is the greatest player to ever play in the history of the Negro Leagues?
Bob: Tough question because there were so many great players in the Negro Leagues who never got the opportunity to play in the Major Leagues. When you look at great players like Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks and Roy Campanella, we get an understanding of the talent that was in the Negro Leagues as they were all young stars in the Negro Leagues. For me, it comes down to three players: Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson (see pic below) and Martin Dihigo. Oscar Charleston is considered by many to be the best all-around baseball player of any color. Josh Gibson was arguably the greatest hitter the sport has seen and was an outstanding catcher. Martin Dihigo was the most versatile baseball player ever. Dihigo played all nine positions and played them well. If I had to select one player it would be Josh Gibson.
Matt: The Negro League teams had some pretty cool names. Which one is your favorite?
Bob: I need to start at home with the great Kansas City Monarchs (see logo below), Baltimore Elite (pronounced E-light) Giants, Cuban X Giants, Homestead Grays, and Indianapolis Clowns are a few of my favorites.
Matt: How can you and the rest of the Negro Leagues Museum increase the popularity of the Negro Leagues?
Bob: We're making every effort to partner with Major League Baseball (MLB), MLB teams and players to help promote the history of the Negro Leagues to baseball fans. We have also been conducting interviews and going around the country to speak/lecture about the history of the Negro Leagues. Recently, we've begun emphasizing social media to try and make more fans aware of this great history.
Well, that's the interview. Shout out to Bob Kendrick for taking the time to answer my questions. Thanks for reading this interview. I hope you enjoyed it and check back in a few days for more of "all the buzz on what wuzz."


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How to Fix an Overfeeding of Nitrogen in Plants
Since nitrogen promotes leaf growth, it constitutes the main ingredient in many fertilizers including lawn fertilizer. When eager gardeners overfeed their plants with nitrogen, the plants appear wonderfully lush, vigorous and green, but flower, fruit and vegetable production wanes. Nitrogen is far easier to apply than to remove; it will not wash off nor wear off. The best way to get rid of excess nitrogen in garden soil is to plant vegetables that utilize impressive amounts of the element to grow.
Plant squash, cabbage, broccoli and spinach in your overfed garden in the fall and sweet corn the following spring; all these vegetables feed heavily on nitrogen; squash in particular sucks it up like a sponge. Accept the fact that plants that require less nitrogen in your current garden will produce a miserly crop this year, and that your mop-crop of nitrogen-eaters may not be fit for the table either; the main purpose in your garden at this time is to remove excess nitrogen from the soil.
Mulch with wood chips or sawdust. Choose freshly shredded wood chips instead of those from several years back, as newly cut wood mulches deplete the nitrogen in the soil as it decomposes.
Push a sharp spade into the ground within a flowering plant's root area. Repeat several times per plant. This can shock plants suffering from nitrogen overdose into blooming. Since root pruning can also have deleterious effects on the plants, only use it as a last resort.
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- Do not add gypsum to garden soil as an emergency measure for nitrogen overdose. It cannot dissolve nitrates and other salts, according to Mother Earth News.
- Go easy on the nitrogen fertilizer in the future. Try mixing grass cuttings into the soil. Often that provides all the nitrogen your plants need.
- Know the principal sign of nitrogen deficiency: a yellowing of leaves on the bottom section of plants. If this occurs, conduct soil testing to see whether your soil is nitrogen deficient. Never add nitrogen without first doing a soil test.
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Why not schedule a "Jesus 12" in your church program?
–A "Jesus 12" is 12 unprogrammed minutes during a church service where the living, resurrected Jesus is allowed to be the leader and people are free to go to an open mic and share what Jesus puts on their heart.
–You could fit a "Jesus 12" in something like this:
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So why not? Why not just give 12 minutes of your church service to Jesus? It's really very simple. If no one talks, Jesus will make His presence felt in the silence.
Please don't just write this off as a crazy idea. If Jesus is alive, as we proclaim, then surely He can manage 12 minutes. So give Jesus a chance to show your church what He can do. Why not give Him 12 minutes this next Sunday.
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(Pocket-lint) - If GPS units allow you to find out how to go anywhere, why must you always have to go there in a car? It's a question that should be obvious, but until recently never really been answered.
Most GPS units that we test here at Pocket-lint.co.uk, including the recent TomTom Go 700 need to be connected to a car to work, so when TomTom announced the TomTom Mobile 5 you can understand why we got quite excited. Why? Because it's a GPS module that allows you to use the excellent TomTom software on your phone, leaving the car behind.
You get three items in the box; a GPS receiver the size of a box of matches (87.8 x 43 x 15.1mm and weighting 68grams), mini SD card, and a mini SD card to SD card adapter to fit in your phone. On the mini SD card is the TomTom software with a complete map of the UK pre-installed and ready to go out of the box.
Connecting your phone to the box of tricks is simple and as long as you have Bluetooth on your Smartphone you're in business. We tested it on the i-mate SP3 that runs Microsoft's mobile edition OS. The phone is virtually identical to the Orange SPV series of phones, however TomTom says that it will also work with Motorola's MPX 220, Nokia's 3230, 6260, 6600, 6630, 6670, 6680, 6681, 7610, 7710, 9300, 9500 phones, Orange's SPV C500, SPV E200, Qtek's 8010, 8020, 8060, 8080 models, T-Mobile's SDA and Sony Ericsson's P910i.
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For those not aware of what these are, they include 3D or 2D map options, points of interest locations, city, street and postcode finding abilities and traffic updates beamed directly to your phone to update the maps to name but a few.
When we reviewed the TomTom Classic we were very disappointed, then came the TomTom 700, which we loathed, having to send it back. The same is with the TomTom Mobile 5. We love it. Mainly because you don't have to be in a car to use it.
You'll be amazed how much it helps you find your way around, even if you are walking or cycling around a city trying to find a street or more importantly a pub for a drink. As long as the box has a direct line of sight to the sky you're in business. We found the best place was strapped to a rucksack.
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- Elle said...
Oh I love this space! I definitely wouldn't mind relaxing there! I know I could use a break from all this stress! Not only do I have the holiday shopping going on, but the renovation of the new house I purchased, and my husband about to leave for basic training! My brain hasn't caught up with everything going on yet! I'm sure it will all hit me after he leaves!
I yearn for a lovely place like this picture to just sit and rest!
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- lamb and blonde said...
Thank you, Elle! Happy holidays to you too! Good luck with your new house, and everything.
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There's only one person who can overshadow Jesus this weekend and her name is Beyoncé, but James Murphy would like to think he can, too. LCD Soundsystem have announced they are reuniting for the first time in five years this weekend, at New York City's Webster Hall, for a pair of shows, which you'll have to enter a lottery to win tickets in order to see. It's a test run of sorts before they set out on tour later this year, headline every festival on Earth (like NYC's inaugural Panorama Festival), and put out a new album. Rejoice, LCD Hive, for your savior James Murphy has risen!
LCD Soundsystem, Like Jesus, Will Rise From the 'Dead' This Weekend
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Human stampede prevention is an unusual topic. Unpleasant as well. Turns out that nobody likes the notion of mass suffocation and scores of innocent people being trampled to death. Consequently, you don't hear too much from leaders in the industry. Until now.
Both clips are well worth watching.
Nilay Kulkarni, an 18 year old from India, devised and implemented tactical, real-world solutions in an effort to eliminate human stampedes. He was disturbed with the "inevitable predictability" of stampedes during the Kumbh Mela. Distressed by the utter sense of fatalism and societal helplessness, he decided to confront the issue head on.
The Kumbh Mela is a religious festival that draws millions to various locations in India. The event often results in tremendous stress on already fragile infrastructures. Pilgrims crowd river banks and venture into the water as a means of spiritual cleansing. Seems everywhere you go, people are really hip to this eternal salvation thing. Me personally? Well, not as much.
Now there's always cause for concern when millions gather in congested locations. And during monsoon season, it can become an especially dangerous environment. For decades at the Kumbh, human stampedes have been the norm, not the exception.
Mr. Kulkarni realized that if they were going to comprehensively address the problem, they required accurate, real-time information regarding crowd density. This was critical so that officials could modulate entry and egress at specific choke points. Thus, better controlling the flow and tempo of the mammoth crowd.
But his team encountered obstacles. Distributing RF (Radio Frequency) Tokens to tens of millions of people was impractical. CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television) cameras were too expensive. Also, significant numbers of people do not carry cell phones during the Kumbh, so information obtained from cell towers was of less significance.
They needed a solution that was inexpensive, waterproof, and capable of acquiring real-time data.
They configured a truly innovative idea — Ashioto (the Japanese word for footsteps). Strategically placed neoprene mats equipped with pressure sensors that monitor weight and proximity. Real-time information regarding crowd movement is then wirelessly delivered to those who oversee the festival. Now are the mats an absolutely foolproof way to prevent crowd turbulence? Probably not. But are they a step in the right direction? Of course they are.
As luck would have it, I also wish to prevent human stampedes and needless suffering, injury and loss of life. However, the course of action I've chosen revolves around disseminating public safety information which is "difficult to share." For a variety of reasons. Among them, divulging an asymmetric strategy for likely killing hundreds and injuring thousands… without weapons. Oh yeah, and it's free too.
The solutions for preventing "artificially generated stampedes" are centered around enhancing knowledge and awareness. But the material has been deemed sociologically undiscussable. Nobody in government or the sports/entertainment business is willing to divulge this one helpful, little snippet of public safety information. Still, I always feel morally compelled to just tell people the following…
"You're allowed to know that official emergency evacuation orders for crowded venues (stadiums, ballparks, etc.) would NEVER be delivered via your personal cell phone."
Much like Nilay's neoprene electronic sensor mats, the AGSAF mission statement is a tangible solution. And if you ask Mr. Kulkarni, I'm pretty confident he'd agree that…
People have a fundamental right to know…
that if they're in a large, confined crowd and receive an emergency evacuation order and/or panic-inducing information from their personal cell phone…
it's almost certainly a malicious hoax designed to create an "artificially generated stampede."
I do have a suggestion for Mr. Kularni. Keep a watchful eye on your real-time data transmissions. If accuracy is vital then security is paramount. And please heed the words of our intellectually esteemed President over here in the United States…
"Computers are incredible. They do great things. But hacking is a bad thing. But now, cyber can be both good and bad. And we need more cyber. We need to get better with the cyber."


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Laguna Beach, a seaside artist village and resort destination in Orange County, California, has been selected as one of the cleanest beaches in America. Located halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, Laguna Beach has over seven miles of coastline and 20 pristine coves and beaches. "The city's most famous hot spot is Main Beach - also known as Laguna's 'Window to the Sea.'" Main Beach received a 5-star rating and had "0" instances in 2007 of exceeding water quality standards.
"How Clean is Your Beach?" was featured this morning on the Today Show. The report discussed the findings of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) regarding pollution on the beaches of America, followed by the top three cleanest beaches in the United States. Laguna Beach was the initial mention in the top three. The NRDC "issued a rating guide awarding stars in five different categories dealing with issues such as infrequent pollution, regular monitoring and rapid response to pollution." NRDC chose a selection of the most popular swimming beaches from across the country for these ratings and rated only those where water quality information is available for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
"We are delighted that Laguna Beach was named one of the cleanest beaches in America," said Judy Bijlani, Executive Director of the Laguna Beach Visitors & Conference Bureau (LCVCB.) "When planning a vacation to a beach destination, water quality and cleanliness are both extremely important factors."
The beaches that received stars in all five categories were (in order of mention):Laguna Beach, California; Hawaii: Poipu Beach, Salt Pond Beach Park, Magic Island Beach, Wailea Beach Park Hampton Beach, New York.
"As a marine protected reserve, water quality is important for the health of our tide pools and marine life," said Karyn Philippsen, President of the Board of Directors (LBVCB.) Laguna Beach was also named one of the Top 10 Beaches in America by MSN.com.


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Keep Kids Safe During Road Trips This Summer
Road trips can create some fun summer memories. However, taking extra precautions when you have such precious cargo onboard is vital for a harm-free and happy adventure.
Road trips can create some fun summer memories. However, taking extra precautions when you have such precious cargo onboard is vital for a harm-free and happy adventure. For a smoother ride this season follow this helpful expert advice from Mary McAteer, MD, a pediatrician at Indiana University Health.
Make sleep a priority.
Don't wait until the last minute to pack the car and skimp on sleep the night before your big car trip because, if you're the driver, you may be putting everyone's life at risk. The reason: Studies show that sleep deprivation can slow your reaction time when driving as much as being intoxicated. "Research reveals that car accident rates are also higher at certain times of the day, such as late afternoon and sundown," says Dr. McAteer. "That's when people naturally tend to get tired. If you have to travel during those times, make sure you take breaks to get ice water or grab an apple, which studies show may be better attention-boosters than drinking coffee."
Double check your car seats.
The bad news: Car accidents are the leading cause of death for kids in the U.S. The good news: Many of these deaths can be prevented by having the proper car seats. "That means rear-facing for babies up to at least two years old," says Dr. McAteer. "You should also keep children in forward-facing car seats as long as possible despite what their friends are doing, because the five-point restraint system is the safest way for anyone to ride in a car. Even Indy 500 drivers use five-point restraints for safety."
Lock power windows.
"It is very common for kids to get injured with power windows, says Dr. McAteer. Why? Some cars automatically stop closing when obstructed, but that is not standard. Be sure to lock the windows and doors so kids can't open them as you're driving. And don't ever leave your child unattended inside the vehicle—even just to quickly run inside. Summer's sweltering heat can be a quick killer and they could do all kinds of things unattended in a car that could also hurt them."
Prevent backovers.
Fifty kids are accidently backed over every week in the U.S.—and 70 percent of those accidents happen when a parent or close relative is behind the wheel. It may seem like common sense to know where your children are before you reverse, but it's also all too easy to get distracted when you've got the whole clan in a new place. If you're dropping off the family at a pit stop, make sure another adult is keeping a very close eye on your little ones so they don't follow behind you or make a sudden run for it. You can't see something so small—the majority of backover victims are in the one-year old range.
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Humanities Syllabi
By Aditya Tripathi
(Draft Document: Internal Circulation Only, Part –1 Humanities, Syllabi for the Taught Masters Leading to Research Programme At Institute of Quite Advanced Studies: We don't teach no sciences out here)
Serving the objective of the institute it has been decided by the board (headed by Mr. Aditya Saurabh) that only humanities and social sciences shall be the research concentration of the institute, however the process of research in the areas of humanities and social sciences must be quite scientific. During the course of research unscientific researchers will be deliberately discouraged and hence finally thrown out of the Institute before they even realize what actually happened.
This is to present an outline of the syllabi (designed by Mr. Saurabh) for first two years of the taught masters leading to the various research programmes at the IQAS.
Arts & Aesthetics:
Cubism : what is so cubical about it. Why Pollock hated Picasso, we mean what was going on.
Dada: Was Erik Satie a musician or technician or both or none. How to solve this puzzle.
Modern Paintings (in general): Why a picture of disfigured naked woman's bust and ass repeatedly captures the imagination of a modern artist? The inability of modern artist to produce pictures of pretty (in the most general sense of it) women or anything pretty so to say.
Cinema: Who is better Kanti Lal Sah or Jean Luc Godard: the obvious is not so obvious. How to look like a French New Wave aficionado. How to tolerate works of Ingmar Bergman, Kieślowski and their lot. To figure out bad movies of Fellini. To figure out whether Roberto Benigni is an actor or a standup comedian. . The importance of a sobbing and grieving lead female character in art house cinema and her inability of being cheered up despite various efforts by the director. Why just inverting the color of movies of David Dhavan may qualify them to be avant garde cinema and vice versa. The surrealist aspects of Kanti Lal Sah's works 'Gunda' and 'Loha'.
Final semester will be spent on teaching the students about how to get dressed in peculiar fashions so that even a layman can tell that you are an arts and aesthetics student.
Performing Arts:
How to perform the performing arts. Understanding the mystery behind this subject being taught in the first place anywhere in the world.* Why not to look at the camera while you are acting: what potential damage it causes to your eyes. How to act to act. Why being ugly is a prerequisite for being recognized as a great actor. The general theory of inverse relation between being good looking and being a good actor.
* Remark: This might take one whole year.
How to blow maximum air in the saxophone to produce legitimate sounds with least efforts. The respective relevant facial expressions to be made while you are playing various instruments. How to read and write music in English instead of strange symbols prevalent in music writing. The role of symbolic music writings in intimidating even the best of musicians in the Renaissance and Enlightenment era. How to pretend of playing a piano while the music is actually coming out of a record player behind the scenes. Why to choose the best instrument that suits your overall personality to that of which suits your inherent musical ability.
Why is jazz overrated by the intellectuals!!
The total irrelevance of mathematics in the theory of music and also the total irrelevance of theory of music itself. How to distract someone who is playing actual good out of his instrument and is taking himself seriously. General impact of saying 'beautiful … beautiful…' whenever one hears a piece of music. Also its impact on overall performance.
English Literature:
Elizabethan and Jacobean drama: Who performed it and how entertaining it was then. 'What' was Shakespeare? : A man, a woman or both or a group of men and woman or none of these and in that case who wrote Hamlet. Was it Hamlet? (Caveat! : Figuring this out might take more than a year or so and might turn out to be futile)
Modernism: Why did James Joyce wore an eyepatch, what happened to his eyes: Was it Glaucoma or somebody did hit him after reading Finnegans Wake. The implicit infinite poetic license provided by the stream of consciousness technique to the writer: Why the Ulysses was not extended to a few more thousand pages or so, while it is always possible. If there was no Shakespeare & Co. what would had happened to Joyce, Pound and Ford and how their absence would have saved humanity. How saying Kafka ..Kafka …at regular intervals can get you laid easily. Why John Steinbeck is more modern than any of the lot.
Structuralism, Deconstruction, Post structuralism, Postmodernism and Post-Colonialism: Was Thomas Pynchon a deconstructionist, if so what did he actually deconstruct and how? In general how to deconstruct stuff? How The Name of the Rose by Eco has the hidden potential to bore one to a practical death. Is the novel a literary jewel or cheap pulp fiction written in a fake mystico-philosophical tone? Is Junkie a guide on drug-abuse by a fellow wanker or a novel by William S. Burroughs.
The Beat Movement:
Was Allen Ginsberg directly responsible for the great influx of bums (from US) to India and 'Hare Rama'? Whom to beat for the beat movement : Ginsberg or Kerouac. What did they do?
Part II & III may follow after a few days.
Aditya is a Economics major from Delhi School of Economics. He can be contacted at email@example.com.


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What a line, and what a sales pitch for 3rd party recruiters. Yep, I've used it as well in a different place and a different time.
Why did this work so well? Agencies and other 3rd party recruiters had access to the sites that a lot of companies didn't have access to recruit talent. This was in a time when posting your resume was step #1 in your job search.
Today, posting your resume isn't always on your list. Sure there are circumstances when you want your resume out there for recruiters to grab quickly and it is still completely acceptable and legit.
However, in today's social networking climate, the chance that you post a resume is reducing immensely. Why, you can let your network know your status (looking for my next gig in _____) and then work your network OR let your network work for you. This is part of the value in having a strong and relevant network and having a relationship with your network. But I digress from this tangent… another topic for another day.
Companies are not as eager to give agencies or 3rd party recruiters their reqs because the introduction and adoption of social media into HR and recruiting activity into the corporate environment is allowing corporate recruiters to be seen and heard regularly, either in conjunction with their company logo or separate from that logo.
The only catch with this is that corporate recruiters now need to figure out the best way for candidates to see them, or want to see them.
Again, it comes back to value. If all you do is push jobs then you will be viewed as a bot and typically not followed. Network with your target market and get savvy in this area, it is where the passive candidate even looks to see what is going on.


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Wildlife trafficking – the poaching, illegal transit, trade and sale of wildlife – is the world's fourth largest transnational crime. In addition to decimating populations of Earth's most iconic species, wildlife trafficking enriches transnational criminal networks that profit from the illicit sales of exotic pets, delicacies, jewelry, and traditional medicines all over the world. According to the Environmental Crime Crisis report produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and INTERPOL, the illegal trade in fauna and flora (other than fisheries and timber) has been estimated by different sources to be worth as much as $23 billion annually.
Zoohackathon is an event organized by the Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, in partnership with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, that challenges the public to develop solutions that will help stop wildlife trafficking. Over two different weekends this fall, coders, designers, and conservation enthusiasts from around the world will gather to develop new technological applications and tools that will help address the challenges of wildlife trafficking.
At each Zoohackathon site, participants will have 24-48 hours to hack their way toward solutions to challenge statements solicited from conservation experts around the world. At the end of the hackathons, teams will present their ideas and a panel of judges will nominate a winner for each site. All of the winners from the three host sites will be eligible for a global prize.
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Plastics are made from long chain polymers and each polymer is composed of small building units called monomers that are chemically linked together. Different combinations of monomers yield polymers with different properties and characteristics. In addition, plastic additives are incorporated into polymers during the manufacturing process to confer specific properties to the polymer for certain packaging applications. For example, the introduction of nucleating agents improves the clarity and stiffness of a plastic polymer which allows it to be used for making rigid and clear containers that show-off the contents and appeal to consumers.
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different from their original state.
The most-often recycled plastic, HDPE or number 2, is downcycled into plastic lumber, tables, roadside curbs, benches, truck cargo liners, trash receptacles, stationery (e.g rulers) and other durable plastic products and is usually in demand. The white plastic "peanuts" used as packing material are often accepted by shipping stores for reuse.
Plastics makes up around 7% of the average household dustbin.
Source:Analysis of household waste composition and factors driving waste increases - Dr. J. Parfitt, WRAP, December 2002
The quantity of plastic waste produced every year in the UK is estimated to be nearly 3 million tonnes. Approximately 56% of all plastics waste is used packaging, three-quarters of which is from households. It is estimated that only 7% of total plastic waste arisings are currently being recycled.
In addition, plastics production requires other resources such as land and water and produces waste and emissions. The overall environmental impact varies according to the type of plastic and the production method employed.
A report on the production of carrier bags made from recycled plastic instead of virgin polythene show that the use of recycled resulted in the following environmental benefits:
- 66% less energy consumption
- only a third of the sulphur dioxide and half of the nitrous oxide are produced
- reduction of water usage by nearly 90%
- reduction of carbon dioxide generation by two-and-a-half times
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The calls started rolling in about people at Hermann Park who appeared to have "altered states of mind" around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Houston Fire Department Captain Ruy Lozano told reporters.
The victims were spotted in an area of the park so notorious for synthetic marijuana users that it's nicknamed "Kush Corner." And when firefighters showed up, Lozano said, they found packets of the fake pot, commonly known as kush, scattered around more than a dozen people who needed hospitalization.
By 6 p.m., paramedics had found 16 people in Hermann Park — many of them homeless, Luzano said — who had apparently overdosed on the drug and were taken away in ambulances.
The Harris County Attorney's Office and the Texas Attorney General's Office have been cracking down on head shops or convenience stores that sell synthetic marijuana for this very reason.
Officials will likely cite the incident in the next lawsuit they file against a local Houston shop selling the drug — a dangerous combination of herbs and chemicals that is actually nothing like marijuana. According to the DEA, severe side effects can include seizures, psychotic episodes or random outbursts of violence. Lozano said yesterday that the heat only makes side effects worse and that many of the patients were dehydrated.
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The county attorney and the attorney general most recently obtained a temporary injunction against Good Timez Boutique and Smoke Shop, which sold packets of kush claiming it was "not for human consumption," prosecutors said. Often, kush is branded as "potpourri" or "incense" and sold in brightly colored packages with comic-book-like graphics and catchy names such as "Galactic Head Trip" or "Klimax."
This is the ninth lawsuit the agencies have filed against a local smoke shop, attempting to eradicate the dangerous synthetic drug. Earlier this month, Jams Smoke Shop was ordered to pay $878,000 in penalties after losing one such suit.
Other bizarre incidents in the Houston area that county attorneys blame on synthetic marijuana in these lawsuits include: an incident where two men got angry about finding a piece of cold chicken on their neighbor's lawn during a barbecue, then attacked and shot at those neighbors; another in which a man allegedly smoked a "bad batch" of the drug, then stabbed, beat and choked his girlfriend to death during an argument; and a third when a man suspected of being high on kush ran over a woman walking on the sidewalk, then continued driving and rammed into another driver stopped at a red light.
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Passwords are the very important to your store, so we're giving you all the info you need to access and unlock your accounts.
We've broken it into two parts: Your Admin Account(s) and Your Customer Account, AKA your My.Volusion.com account.
Admin Accounts
What is an Admin login?
Your Admin login is the email/password combination used to access the Admin Area where you build and maintain your store. You can access your Admin Area by adding "/admin" to the end of your domain name or your temporary "servertrust" URL in your web browser's address bar.
Each Volusion store has its own Admin Area. You know you're in the right place when you see a navigation menu and Volusion Toolbar across the top of the page.
How is an Admin login created?
Your admin is created when you first sign up for a free trial or purchase your store. It's the email address and password you initially provided to us. Make sure you keep a record of these somewhere safe.
How can I change my Admin login?
To update your admin login (email address and password) ...
- Log in to your Admin Area and go to Customers > Administrators
- Select your customer ID number (by default, your primary administrator account will be customer ID # 1)
- From the Customer Account page, you can change the Email Address and Password fields as desired
- Click Save
Remember, your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least one capital letter and one number. Be sure to keep a record of your updated login info somewhere safe.
How can I change my Admin account password?
To update your admin account password …
- Log into your Admin Area
- Go to Customers > Administrators
- Choose the ID number of your admin account from the list of store administrators
- Enter your new password into the the Password field
- Click Save
Again, keep a record of your new password somewhere safe.
My Admin password expired. Now what?
Due to PCI DSS security standards, you must change the password for your administrator account every 90 days. If you forget to do so, the software will automatically prompt you to change your password the next time you attempt to log in. Now you have to create another puzzling letter-and-number combo you'll remember (and, for your own protection, it can't be one that you've used in the past).
Take the following steps to update your expired password:
- Enter the email address you use to log in to your admin account, and click Continue
- Enter the text as it appears in the scrambled security code generator
- Click Continue to send the password assistance email
- Find and open the password assistance email and click the unique link
- Type your new password into both fields, then click Reset Password
You can now return to your login page and enter your updated credentials.
What if I forget my Admin password?
As the boss, it's hard to remember everything (even your store password). Luckily, if you forget it, you can easily reset it:
- At the login page, click the Forgot Your Password link
- Enter the email address associated with your store's Admin account and click Submit
- Next, enter the text as it appears in the scrambled code generator
- Check your email for a message with a password reset link (if for some reason you don't receive it, check your spam folder)
- Click the link and follow the prompts to reset your password
What if my account is not the Super Admin?
You'll need to contact the Super Admin/owner on your store account. They will be able to log in using their account and reset your password for you.
Can a store have multiple Admin accounts?
Yes. The Super Admin, AKA the store owner, can establish as many additional Admin logins as needed. See How to Add a New Administrator Account for instructions.
However, our support team can only help Super Admin's troubleshoot any Admin Area issues. So, if you don't have Super powers, please contact your store owner and have him or her reach out to us on your behalf.
Customer Account
We know being the boss is a lot of work. That's why we try to make it as easy as possible for you to manage the many aspects — and accounts — that come with running an ecommerce business.
Besides your Admin Account(s), you'll need to know how to access your Customer Account. The Customer Account enables you to order products and services from the Volusion website and also to access my.volusion.com.
How is a Customer Account login created?
There are a few ways to establish a Customer Account login (username and password):
- Opening a free 14-day trial (If you enter an email address already listed in the Volusion database, you must use its associated password.)
- Clicking Register on the MyVolusion login screen (my.volusion.com)
- Completing the Registration fields when making a purchase on www.volusion.com.
When a Customer Account login is created, it is assigned a unique database ID number. Although an account's email address and password can be changed at any time, the ID number cannot be changed.
All orders placed on our website are linked to the Customer Account ID number associated with the email address used. The relationship between the order and its Customer Account also cannot be changed.
How do I use my Customer account to order from Volusion?
When you click Proceed to Checkout, you'll be given the option to login to an existing Customer account or to create one.
- To checkout with an existing account: Click Log In next to Already have an account or trial with us?
- To create a new account at checkout: Provide your billing address, payment info and an email address and password (in the Registration fields) that you want to use for your account
I've used my Customer Account login to access my MyVolusion account. Now what can I do?
- Create, submit, and track support tickets
- View your monthly account usage history
- Upgrade your pricing plan level and/or pricing plan features
- Create and manage email and FTP account logins
- Retrieve customized reports on website traffic and data transfer statistics
- Manage your DNS records
- View your billing and order histories
- Add/edit a payment method for monthly fees
- Manage your contact information and MyVolusion area login details
- Establish and edit your secret question/answer (used to verify your ID during calls and live chats with support team)
How can I change my Customer Account login?
Once you've logged into my.volusion.com, click Account Info in the left-hand menu. Then click Edit to change your email address and/or password. (Keep in mind that you cannot change your Customer Account email address to one that's already assigned to another account in our system.)
What should I do if I forget my Customer Account password?
Forgot your password? Just click Forgot Your Password? on the login screen on my.volusion.com and we'll send it to your associated email address.
Can a store have multiple Customer Account logins?
Yes. The primary Customer Account associated with an order can establish as many additional Customer Account Logins for a store as desired.
- In your MyVolusion account, click Manage Users in the left-hand menu
- Select the store from the Choose a Domain menu and click Add New User
- Fill out the name and email address fields (You can opt to set the user's viewing/editing privileges during this step, or you can set them later)
- Click Save
When you've completed these steps, an email will be sent to the designated address containing a link to the online registration form. To complete registration, choose a password and a secret question/answer.
CYA Alert:
⚠ Note that additional Volusion Customer Accounts have no legal rights over the orders to which they have been granted partial MyVolusion account access by the primary Customer Account. Volusion Support reserves the right to refuse assistance to any individual who cannot correctly answer the secret question established by the primary Customer Account. So again, make sure you are the only one who knows your secret answer and remember it or store it somewhere safe.
Additionally, Volusion accepts no responsibility for inconveniences suffered due to disputes over account ownership resulting from mismanagement of the primary Customer Account's login details and secret question.
For your protection, we strongly advise that you carefully select and oversee these items, and that you edit and secure them each time your organization makes a change of administrative personnel. You don't want to be a locked-out store owner, at the mercy of a former employee who was the sole keeper of the passwords.
How do I know which account is the order's primary Customer Account?
All orders placed on our website are linked to a unique database ID number that is established when a Customer Account login is created. When you log in to your MyVolusion account, your account ID number and name display in the top-right corner of the interface.
How do I delete an additional Customer Account?
If you have the primary Customer Account, you can delete additional Customer Account logins from a store order's list of authorized users, but you cannot remove it from Volusion's database. All Customer Accounts are retained indefinitely (yep, that's a long time) so that we can keep accurate records.
As such, a login deleted by the primary Customer Account from the store's user list can still access its MyVolusion account, but will have no viewing/editing rights for that store. This is a good safety precaution for former employees or any mystery accounts that show up.
To delete a Customer Account login from a store's list of authorized users:
- Log in with the Customer Account details and click Manage Users
- Select the store name from the Choose a Domain list
- Select the user you wish to delete and click Delete
Your account passwords help you and other staff members access private areas of your store and keep business running smoothly. Hopefully these FAQs have helped you "unlock" the info you need to make the task of account management easier.


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ASOS have prouder themselves from being a bit different from the other online fashion brands with their range of sizes, their styles and their advertising campaigns but the last few months have really set ASOS apart. Firstly they brought out a great, fashionable plus size range as oppose to frumpy outfits or plain very boring styles.
But next they shook things up with their honest, no airbrushed images of their gorgeous models. I'm talking tummy, back rolls and stretch marks on display loud and proud. The models were shown in their true, magnificent glory and it showed that ASOS really understood that the majority of us aren't perfect and not only that we don't want to have these unrealistic ideals of perfection rubbed in our faces every time we want to shop of fashion.
It was such a breath-taking, bold and brilliant move because it meant that ASOS was real. It might just be a clever marketing campaign disgusted in equality but maybe it's also a turn for the business of fashion.
The average size women in the UK is a size 16 yet most models are a size 6/8 at most. This has long been the practise of the modelling world but it's far from real is it and perhaps with social media, with the impact of the shopper ASOS recognised that something has to change.
So imagine my delight when I saw that they'd teamed up with the GB Paralympic athlete Chloe Ball-Hopkins for ASOS' 'Design' to design a jumpsuit that was suitable for wheelchair users as well as able-bodied folks. ASOS and Chloe even had the clever idea to adapt Chloe's version to be more wheelchair friendly so the top and bottoms zip together and it's waterproof too, perfect for these rainy British days! Tie dye Jumpsuit £50
It just goes to show that brands can embrace how diverse and beautiful people are and recognise that it's each persons individuality, disabilities, stretch marks and all types of flaws that make that person so unique and special.
Let's hope more brands catch on to this and we see a change in things soon! I'd love to know what you think about ASOS. Do you think advertising campaigns should be more realistic or do you prefer to see the ideals of the traditional model?


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Our Firebox Restoration Process
The fire box is the section of your fireplace that holds the fire. Because of this, it is often the most damaged area of the entire chimney system. A damaged firebox requires a firebox restoration.
Causes of Firebox Damage
The most common causes of firebox damage include:
Water Damage – Water and chimney masonry never mixes well. A leaky chimney can result in water buildup inside the wall of your firebox. Constant freezing and thawing will weaken the brick internally and a weekend firebox wall is unsafe.
Improper Installation or Poor Design – Fireboxes are exposed to higher temperatures compared to other areas of the chimney. They should be built with refractory firebrick and mortar that is capable of keeping up with the high temperature demands of the firebox. If this is not the case, the brick and mortar will deteriorate quickly.
Age – No matter how well built your firebox is, it is still susceptible to cracks and gaps due to age and constant use. Consistent care of your chimney system will extend the lifetime of your firebox.
Environmental Damage – Severe storms, like thunderstorms or blizzards, can force debris or water down your chimney where they can settle in your firebox. This causes damage like cracking, crumbling, lime-leaching and spalling. A chimney crown is the best way to reduce environmental damage.
Our Firebox Restoration Process
Contact Bulldog Chimney Sweeps – If you believe your firebox is damaged or has been compromised in some way, it is important to contact us quickly. A compromised firebox allows heat to escape the chimney system and make its way to the rest of your home which could result in a fire.
Locating Flaws and Causes – Before we can fix your firebox, we must determine the cause of the damage. For example, if leaks are the cause of water damage in your firebox, the leaks must first be fixed.
Repairing the Firebox – After all causes of firebox damage are address, we will begin the restoration process. If the bricks in the firebox are damaged or inadequate for the job, they will have to be replaced. Refractory firebrick is what we use to replace firebox bricks because it is made to withstand much higher temperatures and is more durable than regular bricks.
Firebox repairs will involve mortar joint cleaning and replacement. We use a refractory mortar in our firebox repairs because it is more durable, resistant to higher temperatures, and it will last for years if you regularly clean and maintain your system.
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Your safety is important to us and a properly restored firebox is a safe firebox. You can trust us to get the job done quickly and correctly. Our chimney repair men have the knowledge, education, training, and experience to make your firebox restoration as smooth as possible. We guarantee all our work, so you do not have to worry.
You can call us at 970-872-2333 or click here to schedule a firebox restoration appointment.


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Travel reviews by The OR family from Ireland
Zambia - amazing country
On this trip, I visited Zambia between 19-Oct-2012 and 31-Oct-2012 and I travelled with 3 other people.
Zambia was amazing and I would highly recommend it to people who want to go on safari in Africa.
Expert put together a great trip for us. Everything was so well arranged, we didn't have to think or worry about anything from the time we arrived to the time we left.
Robin Pope Safaris are a great company. They have everything planned and thought out for you. The staff are amazing, from the hosts to the guides to the chefs and the waiting staff. No stone is left unturned. You are made to feel totally at home when you arrive at the camp. I travelled with my parents and for them it was a trip of a life time. They didn't know what to expect so were totally blown away when they arrived.
Thanks to everyone for a great holiday
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|Nkwali, Zambia
20-Oct-2012 review: Really lovely place.
|Tena Tena, Zambia
22-Oct-2012 review: Luxury tented accommodation
|Nsefu, Zambia
25-Oct-2012 review: Favourite place of the safari
|Avani Victoria Falls, Zambia
27-Oct-2012 review: Good reasonable priced place to stay
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Callaghan Square
Posted by Stuart Herbert on May 21st, 2010 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire Canal, Modern, Photos, Shoot, Taff Vale Railway (Modern-day Valley Lines).
The Photos
Callaghan Square was built in 1999, on the site of the old Sea Lock Pond – the very end of the Glamorganshire Canal, just south of the GWR line between Swansea and London.
It has its own blog, and its own Facebook page. I think it's the first subject I've featured in my Merthyr Road project that has its own Facebook page.
These are the new British Gas offices in Callahan Square, home of the European Call Centre of the Year (Sept 2009), and the best call centre in Europe to work for (Sept 2009).
British Gas have had a call centre in Cardiff since 1986, employing up to 1,700 people, making them a major employer in the city. They moved into this new building in 2009. Their old building on Churchill Way has been converted into a Premier Inn hotel.
Callaghan Square was built along with the nearby Lloyd George Avenue specifically to link the city centre of Cardiff with the regeneration of Cardiff Bay. One of the key features of this design is its square and water features.
Although British Gas and Eversheds are the two highest profile tenants of Callaghan Square (they have the logos most prominently seen from the trains from London pulling into Cardiff Central Station …), the offices here are home to other organisations too, such as the British Transport Police.
This is why you buy high-quality, fast glass for your camera, so that you can get shots like this 🙂
In the background, you can see the one-car train trundling along the old TVR line from Cardiff Bay station.
Amazingly, when the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation (closed in 2000) drew up the original plans for Callaghan Bay / Lloyd George Avenue, those plans included ripping up the TVR railway line down to Cardiff Bay. It seems that their opportunity has now passed, but you never know … one day the train in this shot might be part of history rather than the present.
A couple of the lamp posts in Callaghan Square have prohibition signs (banning skateboarding and larking about in the water) attached to them, for what little good they do. I didn't see anyone in the water, but the skateboarders were certainly enjoying themselves.
Kinda fits in with the history of this area, which reportedly was once the red light district of Cardiff.
Callaghan Square was originally going to be called Bute Square (after the Marquis of Bute, who was responsible for building Butetown and the Bute Docks), but partway through construction, Cardiff City Council decided instead to rename it to honour the former Labour Prime Minister, who was a Cardiff MP for many years.
I wonder if anyone noticed the irony of naming the regenerated wharfs of the Glamorganshire Canal after its longtime rival? Perhaps they should have called it Crawshay Square.
When I visited, the water features of Callaghan Square were dormant, simply making little spurts like this one. That allowed me to get up close to photograph them in detail.
And here it is, in all its glory – Callaghan Square.
In the distance to the left, you can just make out the Herbert Street bridge, over which runs the old TVR line down to Cardiff Bay. On the far right hand side is the statue of the Marquis of Bute. And in the middle, we have the water features that you're prohibited from playing in.
I've been commuting into, and through, Cardiff for many years now, and sadly my one abiding memory of Callaghan Square over the years has been seeing empty offices from the train.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the property developers and agents seeking rents of 20 GBP per square foot these days, in a city that traditionally has paid a lot less for its office space?
In all honesty, I think Callaghan Square has made the same mistake that most of the redevelopment in Cardiff has made. If you want to create something that can be talked about the world over, please please please make it possible to take interesting photographs of it!
This is what sets the Millennium Stadium and Cardiff's glorious civic centre apart from the Millennium Centre or indeed Callaghan Square.
But there is one saving grace – although I have not done it justice at all – and that's the way that 1 Callaghan Square (home to Eversheds) curves around.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_city_centre#Callaghan_Square
- http://callaghanbusinessparkcardiff.blogspot.com/
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cardiff/Callaghan-Square-Business-Park-Cardiff/24589054353
- http://www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk/brs12859.htm
- http://www.centrica.co.uk/files/reports/2006cr/index.asp?pageid=215
- http://www.callcentrehelper.com/winners-of-the-european-call-centre-awards-5913.htm
- http://www.btp.police.uk/neighbourhood_policing/wales_and_western/cardiff_npt-1.aspx
- http://wales.gov.uk/about/civilservice/departments/finance1/privatefinanceinformation/pfischemes/scheme019/?lang=en
- http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/01/14/new-look-planned-for-cardiff-s-callaghan-square-91466-25586644/
- http://18.104.22.168/showthread.php?t=520236
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-86575210.html
- http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2002/08/02/tory-am-claims-name-change-could-hamper-development-91466-12084026/
- http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?storycode=3085171
Copyright (c) 2010 Stuart Herbert. blog | twitter: (photography) (all).
If you're reading this in the RSS feed, my original blog post also includes a Google map showing where this photo was taken. Unfortunately I haven't managed to get the map to appear yet in the RSS feed, so for now you'll have to click through to my blog if you want to see the map. Sorry.
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Behind the scenes with colorist Thomas Bergman
Recently Adobe TV posted a beautiful video created by Thomas Bergman of Silbersalz Film, a production company located in Stuttgart, Germany. The film is one of my all-time favorites: their production quality is stunning. Their work illustrates the impact of "creative looks" on moving images, and shows the range of a professional color grading application for shaping narrative visually.
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Leading European cloud hosting and Datacentre Service Provider, Netcetera celebrates 10 years at its modern state of the art datacentre, The Dataport. Netcetera has now firmly established itself as one of the UK's most innovative and environmentally friendly hosting providers around. Not only does the company continue to develop new products and solutions it has still been able to maintain it's position as one of the UK's most reliable, secure and trusted service providers.Read release


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One of the students, Johanna Katlego Mongwe thanked the Nan Hua Temple and BLIA Johannesburg Association on behalf of the learners for giving them this opportunity. Although it was tough at first, the learners gained a lot of experience and knowledge.
Mrs De Man Yin and Mr Philip Chen said that they were delighted to attend this opening ceremony, that they feel proud to see the learners enjoying the ceremony, and wished all the best to the learners.
Ven Master Hui Fang thanked the Director of SOS Children Village, Mr Soka and Mr Liza, the fund raiser, for supporting and giving Nan Hua Temple permission and opportunity to open a center in Mamelodi,
Ven Hui Fang told the learners a success story about a lady with two children, how she achieved her goal, and said "We can only help you so much, we just provide this door of opportunity for you - you need to open the door and make the best of this opportunity to help you in life".
The opening ceremony ended with Ven Hui Fang, Ms Kgomosto, Mr Soka, Mrs De Man Yin and Mr Philip Chen cutting the ceremonial opening ribbon.


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Texas Hold'em Poker
Texas hold 'em is a variation of the card game of poker. Two cards, known as hole cards, are dealt face down to each player, and then five community cards are dealt face up in three stages. The stages consist of a series of three cards, later an additional single card, and a final card.
We have poker on demand, Monday and Tuesday are our main cash nights but we will accommodate customers on any night. We have tournaments, generally on Friday and Sunday.
Texas Hold'em games are played our at Limerick Baker Place Casino only.
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The Bethany Fellowship is for ladies who are available to meet in the daytime and seeks to offer love and friendship. We meet all together on the second Wednesday of the month at the back of church from 10am-11am to hear guest speakers, or share ideas; coffee is always served afterwards!
In addition, we meet as small groups once a month in people's homes to offer a more personal time of learning, worshipping together, and supporting each other.
We would love to see you anytime if you want to come to our meetings and be part of this caring group of people.
For more details please contact the church office.
2018/19 Program
Sep 12th My Estonia Experience – Beth Hampshire
Oct 10th Our Charity – Sky & Charlotte
Nov 14th Painting & Prayer – Claire Elwood
Dec 12th Christmas Craft – Judy
Jan 9th Communion Service followed by Lunch
Feb 13th Chairobics – Claire Shenton
Mar 13th Desert Island Discs – Mike Payne
Apr 10th Nottingham Workplace Chaplaincy & more – Jo Tatum
May 8th Outing – Trentham Gardens
Jun 12th Memory Lane
Jul 10th 2 pm – Thanksgiving Service & Strawberry Tea