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An independent, self funded urban garden centre for SW London set up by a small team with a dream to create a place of magic and beauty on a disused strip of land along the railway track in Battersea.
Open 7 days a week.
We're supplying from as many local independent people as possible... We offer plants, shrubs, garden tools, compost and gardening goods. We offer free advice and garden consultations, a window box planting service, and free local delivery. We have a resident florist, and even resident chickens.
Our tin shed gift 'shop' offers an array of locally sourced goods - tea-towels from Walthamstow, home made soap and candles from Crouch End, home made jams and chutneys, and much more. Our site was transformed by a set designer from Battersea Arts Centre.
We are looking to source from as many local craftspeople as we can find.
We are also really interested in talking to green fingered people, young and old, who'd like to work for us, whether that's a couple of hours or a couple of days a week (we have no idea how many people we need yet and imagine it'll get pretty quite after Christmas).
And we're really interested in meeting lots of other kinds of people that we haven't even thought of yet, so please do come see our piece of magic, or get in touch.
See www.batterseaflowerstation.co.uk for our vision and ethos.
And for photos and amazing feedback we've received already see www.facebook.com/batterseaflowerstation
We're very new to twitter so bear with us!
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Colyton is situated in East Devon, 7 miles from the Dorset Border and 1.5 miles from the sea. It's a small medieval town within a conservation area in the beautiful verdant Axe Valley with the River Coly flowing through its heart. It is surrounded by lovely East Devon countryside, which is recognised as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and fwith a pleasing choice of characterful holiday cottages. Taking a holiday in Colyton provides access to an excellent network of local footpaths through lovely countryside and woodland. This makes Colyton a perfect setting out point for walking, cycling and exploring this corner of Devon with the desirable seaside villages and resorts of Seaton, Beer, Lyme Regis, Sidmouth and (inland) Axminster within easy reach of your holiday cottage.
For a truly family-friendly seaside holiday, stay at Cider Barrel on Smallicombe Farm in East Devon. Feed and pet farm animals or ride an open-top 1930's tram from Colyton to the beach at Seaton. Children will love it!. Sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms.
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- Bedrooms 3
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Towns nearby
- Appledore
- Ashburton
- Axminster
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- Barnstaple
- Bideford
- Bigbury-on-Sea
- Bratton Fleming
- Braunton
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- Hollacombe
- Honiton
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- Ilfracombe
- Instow
- Kentisbury
- Kingkerswell
- Kingsbridge
- Kingswear
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- Modbury
- Moretonhampstead
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- North Molton
- Noss Mayo
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- Shaldon
- Sidmouth
- Slapton
- South Molton
- Teignmouth
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Colyton is steeped in history. In 1539 Henry VIII ordered the beheading of Colyton's lord of the manor and confiscated his lands. Twenty local businessmen petitioned and bought the land back and created The Colyton Feoffees which still continues to this day. Colyton is also described as "Devon's Most Rebellious Town" for its part in the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 where it sent more men than any other Devon town.
Within the towns tiny streets there are interesting thatched and stone holiday cottages from medieval to modern and charming independent shops, galleries, restaurants and pubs. In the centre lies the handsome St Andrews church featuring a distinctive octagonal lantern on the Norman tower.
Seaton Tramway's narrow gauge heritage trams terminate in Colyton. They go on to stop at Colyford and the coastal resort of Seaton which is a gateway town to the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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First Drive - Lexus GS-F/
At Motoring Podcast we love experiencing and talking about all the latest in drivetrain technologies and, well, we've become quite expert with them. We know - and to make matters worse are proud that we know - our HEV from our PHEV from our BEV. We do, however, have a slightly guilty secret. Offered the choice we'd still rather have fun in a meaty, petrol-powered V8. We're not alone, and we rather suspect that Lexus is the same. Most of it's UK range is hybrid-powered and by day you will be guided across the showroom floor to a CT200h, IS300h or RX450h, but you suspect that by night they're pimping the GS-F and its coupé sister RC-F to the internal-combustion-addicted from the alley around the back.
All of that said, Lexus were keen enough to hand Alan the key to one of their GS-F at Millbrook earlier in the year and allowed him to spend a little time indulging himself...
The Car
We'll make no further drug-dealer analogies, but move on to explain that, in the simplest terms, the GS-F driven here is Lexus' equivalent to the BMW M5. It's a large, four-door saloon car in the most traditional sense, designed to move four adults and their luggage across a continent in quiet comfort at simply ridiculous speeds.
The Looks
Probably the most contentious part of the entire car is the corporate Lexus grille but, in the dark chrome of the "F-mesh", it's significantly less "eat your children" that the bright chrome-outlined version fitted to lesser models across Lexus' range. Despite large functional scoops below the headlamps funnelling air towards the brakes and front wheel wells, the front is more "brutally handsome" than "thug". Vents in the front wings help all of that hot air escape the brakes and add to the general vibe of seriousness without becoming clichéd. Otherwise, the exterior is little different to the rest of the GS range with only the two pairs of stacked exhaust pipes in the rear valence and the carbon-fibre boot-top spoiler to clearly differentiate the body from lesser models.
The only other clues left for the connoisseur are the satin grey 19-inch cross-spoke wheels wrapped close around slotted brake discs larger than the wheels on my first car. There are 6-pot Brembo callipers at the front and 4-pot at the rear. Oh, did I mention the callipers are orange? They're a lovely touch, particularly against the sober Mercury Grey of the test car.
The Inside
With its red leather, the interior of the test car was significantly more flamboyant than the exterior. It did look better in person than it does in photographs and stops the interior becoming like the Black Hole of Calcutta - something that happens all too often when specifying many new cars. My biggest gripe about the colour wasn't that it offended my retinas but that it clashed with the lovely blue stitching in the black leather of the upper dash and steering wheel. Over time I think that that would become a significant challenge to my OCD. Doubtless, most could live with it.
Heated and ventilated sports seats hold the driver and front passenger. I didn't spend long enough in them to be able to say how they'd be on a long cruise, but they certainly held me in place as I hustled a large car around the infamous Millbrook Hill Route.
The rear looked comfortable and despite the heftiness of the front seats still had plenty of leg room. One warning, although Lexus markets this as a car for "up to five people" in reality the fifth will perch on a mound between the heavily sculpted outer rear buckets. Best to keep the centre seat for emergency short trips only.
The Controls
The GS-F comes with a sports steering wheel which, mercifully does without either a flat bottom (for added sportiness) or an "aluminium" or carbon-fibre instep between the "eleven" and "one" positions. It does have audio and trip computer controls and well-positioned alloy paddles that can be used to control the gearbox made of genuine alloy. They're not "leather-edged-titanium Infiniti good", but they're relatively close.
The rest of the dashboard is laid out as one would expect with core controls for the ventilation and audio in the lower centre, vents and an analogue clock slightly higher and sat nav/control screen, worked from a pad beside the gearstick, up above.
A quasi-analogue rev counter dominates the gauge cluster with numeric speed and gear readout sin the middle augmenting a quasi-analogue speedometer to the right and with all status and auxiliary gauges rendered on a screen to the left. The colours and graphics change depending on which driving mode you've selected.
The Drive
Let's get to the numbers that I've so far avoided mentioning. The GS-F is a rear-wheel drive car with a hand-built 5.0 V8 engine putting out 477 DIN bhp and 530Nm of torque through an 8-speed auto box. It's fast, and the power delivery is as seamless as anything this side of a gearless electric drivetrain. According to Lexus 62mph is dispatched in 4.6 seconds, the top speed is 168mph. I have no reason to disbelieve either figure.
My limited time with the car meant I drove it only in very controlled conditions so all I can say with any authority is that it isn't upset by British A and B road conditions as simulated at Millbrook. That said I have no doubt that it would be an excellent companion on trans-continental motorway trips.
The government numbers indicate combined driving should bring 17mpg in simulated urban conditions, 25.2mpg combined and 34.9mpg on the Extra-urban cycle. Good luck with that!
The Technology
As a Lexus sporting flagship, it's no surprise that it comes brimming with technology from its dynamic LED headlamps to its electric rear sun shade. Mercifully I had no need to test much of it and the Brake Assist and Safety System Plus (incorporating the acronym soup of ACC/PCS, LDA & LKA, TSR & AHS) all unused.
In all honesty, I checked with Lexus that Sport and Sport+ modes left the "VDM F", VSC and TRC all fully engaged. There was no way I wanted to try out the ten airbags as crashing at a test day will never make you look smart or talented...
The technology I did use and test was the Active Sound Control. It's silly and juvenile, but the amplified exhaust note fed into the cabin meant I could enjoy some of what bystanders were experiencing and set me into a fit of giggles more than once.
The Conclusion
The GS-F is a vehicle that feels built and finished in the manner for which its manufacturer has a reputation and which, despite its prodigious power, should continue to feel that way. The Lexus badge may still not hold the cachet of the German marques around the world in the eyes of some. Others may see it as the polar opposite of Alfa Romeo in the soulfulness stakes (I'm thinking of the Giulia Quadrifoglio as I type this) but it certainly has its charms, the sort that will grow the more you use it, and that will become part of your life. Your understated Jeeves during the week that lets its hair down at the weekend and joins you as you either chill out or party depending on your mood.
The GS-F will never be a volume model here in the UK and to buy one will put you in a very exclusive club. The sort of club that lets others advertise and shout loudly but knows that what it has is something special and something worth seeking out. I'd love to join.
The Lexus GS-F costs £69,995.00
*These are all Lexus' acronyms. No, I'm not sure what they all are either...


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Scorched Earth Not Worth Discussing at ASEAN Summit
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President Obama concluded his second trip to Malaysia since becoming top executive of the United States after taking part in the third ever ASEAN summit held on the weekend of November 20–21, 2015.
The summit was extremely important, not only for Southeast Asia but also for the President as there is a considerable push for his Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement between the region, the United States, and other Pacific Rim countries.
Coincidentally, the summit takes place at a time between two very significant events in regards to climate change and the Earth's environment. The former being an environmental catastrophe from what has been labelled the worst Indonesian and Malaysian fire season in recorded history (which was "cleared away" just several weeks before by the start of the region's rainy season), and the other, the UN Climate Change Conference being held in Paris at the end of November 2015.
Shockingly, though, the President failed to take advantage of the summit to speak out, scold, or even acknowledge the man-made catastrophe that the environment (and humanity) on this side of the planet had to endure the past few months.
Although this year's was the worst on record, these avoidable catastrophes occur each year as if on schedule due to harsh palm oil and timber plantation clearing methods. The method of choice for palm oil-producing and timber corporations in the region is called "slash-and-burn," which entails cutting down old trees and loose debris and then setting the entire area ablaze to help create more fertile land. According to many reports, this year's fires have already released more CO2 than the entire U.S. economy. Many go so far as to say it was one of the worst environmental disasters in the documented history of the planet.
Descriptions of the fires and smoke do not do it justice. One needs to experience firsthand to understand the hell that they bring with them.
Knowing this only all too well, the Malaysian and Indonesian governments were clever enough to schedule the summit in the middle of rainy season, and right after the worst of the fires were extinguished.
Quite frankly, it appears that the hypocrisy, manipulations, and lies of those who publicly proclaim to care about climate change science and environmental issues never cease to reach new absurd levels. Moreover, the complicity and gagged-mouth attitude of so-called "mainstream media" is something to marvel at. Not only were this year's fires almost completely ignored, but the press that covered the recent summit failed to even broach the topic, leading many to believe that the fires have little to no significance. So an amount of CO2 that exceeds the entire U.S. economy is released into the atmosphere within the short span of a few months and it is not worth mentioning in the grand scheme of the climate change debate? Theater of the absurd, people.
These disastrous fires aside, Malaysia and Indonesia have many other areas of concern that should make every leader in the world who is clamoring on board the man-made global warming bandwagon take pause. The annual fires just add to the terrible traffic problems with little to no regulations on vehicle exhaust, little to no regulation on their mining industries, deforestation that has wiped out huge tracts of important rain forest in the region—most of it thousands of years old, coral reef damage and over fishing that coupled all together could harshly label Southeast Asia as the epicenter of environmental disasters.
Whether you are someone who believes in the science behind climate change or not, it is becoming increasingly difficult to take any of it seriously when world leaders, the press, and agenda-driven scientists only want to focus on disappearing polar ice caps—that are mysteriously growing not shrinking—and data that has been routinely criticized by a growing number of insiders.
I'm quite certain that both sides of the debate certainly agree that the planet needs to be protected and preserved for the health, wealth, and the sustainability of future generations. But when world leaders flatly ignore one of the greatest environmental disasters ever recorded, only to jet off to more "politicized" areas of the globe to once again declare environmental protection as key, well, forgive me for raising the bullshit flag.


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NEWTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innovative full-service marketing agency Garfield Group today announced changes to its brand and business, with the addition of new disciplines and direction.
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Founded in 1990, the company's new mark, which is representative of both the upper and lowercase "G," pays tribute to the original brand while reflecting a fresh, current perspective.
Garfield Group has recently added senior-level talent, including Matt Pfluger (formerly of G2) as vice president, digital strategy and Bryon Lomas (formerly of Red Tettemer O'Connell + Partners) as vice president, creative director, while elevating to Steve Clark to vice president, director of account services and Amy Valli to vice president, director of public relations.
Garfield Group also has significantly broadened its services beyond traditional branding, advertising and public relations into areas such as content strategy, analytics and responsive design. The company has deepened its strength in digital and is driven to find new and exciting ways to reach complex audiences, shape behaviors and evaluate performance.
Already one of the largest Philadelphia-area firms specializing in technology and innovation brands, Garfield Group's rebranding was inspired by a desire to raise its profile both regionally and beyond.
Since establishing itself as a B2B technology agency, Garfield's client base has expanded into areas where technology and innovation are changing entire industries, including big data; cloud computing; payments; speech recognition; scientific and life sciences technology; healthcare; finance; and manufacturing, to name a few. The company also is working with nonprofit organizations that are breaking new ground in social innovation, fixing broken models in healthcare and education and creating jobs through innovative micro-lending strategies.
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Gym Review: Academy of Combat Arts (Fargo, ND)
Off the bat, I suppose that I should admit that maybe my first appearance at the Academy of Combat Arts wasn't exactly the most professional review I've ever done. I may have showed up halfway through class. And I may have drank a pitcher of beer immediately prior. And I may have forgot my grappling shorts at home. And I may have been wearing a Thundercats t-shirt instead of a rash guard...
Okay, so this was DEFINITELY the least professional I have ever done.
Still, regardless of my tardiness and what I can only assume was a linger aroma, the owner and head instructor Dylan Spicer (a three stripe brown under Greg Nelson/Pedro Sauer) welcomed me in and almost insisted that I step on the mat and work drills.
Guest instructor and BJJ brown belt Justin Chapweski was leading class when I showed up and I was, admittedly, lost.
Maybe it was the Coors Light to blood ratio in my veins, or maybe it was because he was going over some cool s*** that I rarely if ever work in my own game. Probably the latter.
From De La Riva, to reverse De La Riva, to a kind of crazy combination of reverse De La Riva/Butterfly, Chapweski showed several different sweep combinations, some of which were immediate transitions into a single leg takedown.
Very cool stuff.
Now, this isn't the kind of gym you go to if you are looking for a cross-fit area, boxing ring, half cage or really anything more than the bare bones essentials.
But who said you need more than that? UFC veteran Pablo Garza seems to make do.
After the main instruction we worked about a half hour of drilling using a different set of rules than I'm used to (butterfly guard versus kneeling/standing, however the kneeling couldn't submit and needed mount or back. This freed up the bottom person to work more aggressively and utilize different angles).
I had a couple chances to roll with Spicer and believe me, his rank is earned.
It's been a while since I've been to a gym that had that Rocky III feel, maybe since Dave Menne's old gym, and I had a blast.
It was a hot day, the mats were filled and everyone was working their ass off. Regardless of experience level, it really felt like everyone was trying to work technique that best fit their game. My Thundercats shirt left looking more like a used swimsuit (which I almost wore in lieu of board shorts).
For some reason, the Main Ave in Fargo has about five martial arts places within a mile, but I have to say, that if they bring half the environment that Academy of Combat Arts did, Fargo must be filled with some tough mother f***ers.
Now if they could only invent a green-turn arrow that lasted for more than five f***ing seconds. But that may be more of an issue for the City Council.


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If you're looking to rock out this weekend, The Orlando Calling lineup is stacked with legendary bands like Pixies as well as some newer (soon to be legendary) acts like The Raconteurs and The Avett Brothers. Click through for more info and some free rock mp3's!
During the late 80's and early 90's Pixies changed the face of American rock music, emerging from the ashes of 80's glam rock to give birth to genres like grunge and alt-rock. It's difficult to overstate their importance in terms of influence. To wit – Kurt Cobain once said that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was just his attempt to write a Pixies song.
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Jack White is absolutely everywhere these days. In addition to running Third Man, his own independent record label, he also plays in two bands – The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs, the latter of which is returning to the stage after a hiatus to play at Orlando Calling. White formed the band in 2005 with his friend Brandon Benson in 2005, soon adding Patrick Lawrence and Jack Keeler, who are also in The Greenhorns. The group has been carrying the alt-rock torch into the new millennium, releasing two critically and commercially albums over the past five years.
Jack White was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. The guy is a living legend. For some serious shredding, be sure to catch their show.
Mixing rock, country and bluegrass, The Avett Brothers cover things on the mellower end of the alt-rock spectrum. They're like the musical equivalent of a deep breath of clean, mountain air. Be sure to check out their song "Die Die Die" in the playlist below!
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Doe Deere's Poppy Angeloff Company Finds Success in the Market
Doe Deere is known for being one of the bold women who use color to define their beauty. The businesswoman has founded various companies, and they have all been doing well. Her greatest desire in life is to make products for women so that they can look beautiful inside and outside. The latest company that has been introduced by Doe Deere is making headlines in all platforms, and it is known as Poppy Angeloff. This is an organization that serves consumers in a different way when compared to the other companies that have been established by the businesswoman in the past. Poppy Angeloff offers women jewelry that will make them stand out from the rest. Most of the brands that have been brought up by Doe Deere are vibrant, and they have helped women enhance their beauty. The jewelry coming from the new firm is not different. Doe Deere is not scared of speaking about this new venture and showing the world why women need to purchase her new jewelry.
Doe Deere journey in the world of jewelry started not long ago when she found some beautiful and unique heirlooms. The first time she laid her eyes on the ornaments, she realized that she had a special interest in them. The businesswoman saw an opportunity in these jewelry, but she was scared about taking the challenging path. The businesswoman wanted to sell the classiest vintage ornaments. The businesswoman was hesitant to start her company, but her sister was there to offer a helping hand. Doe Deere believes that her sister encouraged her to understand the benefits of venturing into the jewelry industry. The beauty expert believed in herself, and this is how the journey to start his company started. The institution is doing well at the moment, and it has already been accepted by many personalities in the global market. Women have purchased the jewelry marketed by the company very well. Doe Deere is very passionate about beauty, and this is one of the things that have made her brand successful in a market that is very competitive. Her career has, however, been filed with hardships.


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The second batch of our Neigbhourhood gin will now be released in a very limited batch at Systembolaget. This one we created this autumn with fresh rose-hip, rowanberries, Rubinola apples and marjoram. As always this gin is a tribute to our vibrant neighbourhood on the eastern tip of Södermalm as an urban, handcrafted, organic gin which is created in a close collaboration between Stockholms Bränneri & Folii.
WOW!! Already sold out. Thank you everyone! For you that didn't get a bottle, keep your eyes open for next limited release.
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Reading FC Match Report: 2012/2013 Season - League Cup
Reading: J Roberts (12 mins), L Koscielny (og 18 mins), M Leigertwood (20 mins), N Hunt (37 mins), P Pogrebnyak (116 mins).
Arsenal: Walcott (45 mins, 90+6 mins, 120 mins), Giroud (64 mins), L Koscielny (89 mins), M Chamakh (103 mins, 120 mins).
After Extra Time
Full Time: 4-4
In a truly unbelievable night of football at the Madejski Stadium, Reading were dumped out of the League Cup after coming off the worst in a stunning twelve goal game. Against all the odds Reading were an incredible 4 goals up against Arsenal with just 37 minutes on the clock. A superb Reading move, and a perfect cross from the left saw the excellent Jason Roberts get Reading on their way to a dramatic early lead. An own goal was followed by Leigertwood making it 3-0 as the pressure on the keeper showed no let up. There was only 20 minutes on the clock. An impressive lead felt insane on 37 minutes when Noel Hunt's goal - another great Reading move headed home after a cross from the right - clocked up 4-0. Reading were playing excellent football and not only creating chance after chance but were actually converting them as well.
The 4-0 lead was a shock, but what followed was a bigger shock as Reading crumbled despite such a huge lead. Obviously Reading's complete domination of the fixture couldn't last and the signs were there when Walcott pulled one back before the break, breaking clear of the Reading defence through the middle to take on Federici. That goal was enough to turn the game around and set-up Arsenal's second half come back. Arsenal pulled it back to 4-2 but every fans sensed disaster as Reading attempted to cling on to the lead. It was 4-3 in the last minute of normal time. Reading took it into the far corners to try and waste some time. Church came off the bench to distrupt the game deep in injury time and it become even more desperate. The equaliser - which eventually came in the sixth minute of stoppage time after the fourth official had indicated four - seemed inevitable.
Despite Arsenal turning the game around and taking full control of the fixture, it was Reading that were the first side to threaten in extra time when McAnuff steamed through. However, the momentum stayed with Arsenal, and they looked to have won the game in the first half of extra time, making it 4-5. Reading, once again, failed to give up and Pogrebnyak made it five all with four minutes of extra time left to play. Reading pushed forward looking for the winner, to avoid penalties, only to see Arsenal make it 5-6 as the game continued end to end. With Reading throwing everything forward in the last moments of the game, and Federici off the line, Arsenal sealed it with a seventh.
This League Cup game took place 2571 days ago in the 2012/2013 season.


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Learning can be fun!
Community Partnership for Youth and Women Development (CPYWD) organizes After school Programs in Tamale (Northern-Ghana) for the youth. Local community workers stimulate the children to express them selve, show their creativity, be self-confidence and critical. The local volunteers work use the PAC man Approach, Positivm, Activity & Creativity. The children who attend the programs are a mix of children who go to school and who don't go to school. It stimulates the children to go to school and in the aftertoon they learn to bring the theory into practice. A beautiful combination! Schools, teachers, chiefs, parents and the local government are involved.


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"When we strengthen the family, we strengthen the nation"
Do you believe in dreams? Here is one born in Uganda: The dream of building St. Joseph Family Life Center. Here couples, pastoral, religious and community leaders and health care professionals will come for training and formation in our marriage building, family life and safe birth programs. The dream comes from the heart of the Maternal Life Uganda team – who have worked for so long and in so many places to help build and renew marriages and families. They know what is needed and what makes a lasting difference.
Here is the dream in their own words:
"Today in Kitovu Cathedral Parish, we had a seminar for men and we all agreed we need a center desperately – there are so many broken families. We have found that men need more help than women to understand what a family is all about. Mothers get high marks during our programs for their motherly role, but fathers in most cases get a failure!
We prayed and we chose the name St. Joseph because he is the saint for Fathers and we see that most fathers need empowerment to take up his example in caring for their families like he did. St. Joseph was a chaste husband, he was hard working, he served his family. . . We need his example. We believe such a place will benefit all of Uganda and other countries. We believe that God in his mercy will provide all of the money." Gonzaga Lubega Oct 18, 2013
The dream has begun:
1. A beautiful three-acre piece of land outside of Masaka was found and purchased by Maternal Life International/Uganda. The owners of the land had been through the Faithful House program and were so happy to sell the land for a cause so close to their heart.
2. We completed an engineering site survey and the land was found to be excellent for building.
3. The Maternal Life Uganda team and volunteers have cleared the land by hand. It is ready for building.
4. We contracted with an architect and have drawn up the plans for the center. Plans: Picture 1 Picture 2
5. We have received competitive bids for the phase 1 construction (50 bed hostel and pit latrines).
ffIn our photo gallery our pictures, drawings and costs for the next phase. We are praying for donors who would come forward and allow this dream to continue!
Dr. Mulcaire-Jones's and his son Liam's remarks on St. Joseph:
Uganda is a country that was ravaged by civil war and oppression during the years of Idi Amin and then from the late 1980's even up to now, tragically afflicted by the AIDS epidemic. We have worked in Uganda since 2003 and have a very capable and committed staff of five working out of the city of Masaka.
On arrival, we were met at the Entebbe airport by the director of our programs, Gonzaga Lubega. I'll let Liam describe how he greeted Gonzaga and those he continued to meet:
- "When I met Gonzaga, I gave him a hug and then called him "My first African friend." I found out what his favorite African animal was. Then I met his wife Paskazia, and she was my "2nd" African friend." I soon had more African friends then I could count. Gonzaga's favorite animal is the zebra and so was Paskazia's."
- "I also found out about their families and children. I would get to hold their babies, especially a baby named David. Some of the children became like my own friends in Butte. I learned their Uganda dances and we played soccer together. They had a birthday party for me and gave me a cake and this African shirt."
Liam's careful attention to each person holds a great lesson: people have faces, names, stories and even favorite animals. The beauty of Catholic development is that it based on respect for the life and dignity of the human person - all persons: the foreigner, the immigrant, the unborn. In the Body of Christ, there are no strangers. We are all African friends.
When I go to Africa, I am first of all a student. Africa has been a teacher for me. I want to share a lesson from a single word that I learned in Cameroon where Mary and I worked for two years at a large Catholic hospital. Each day and many evenings I would walk about a quarter of a mile between our living quarters and the hospital. There I would often pass the villagers going to their houses and farms.
I am walking down the hill from the hospital. It is in the heat of the dry season and the road is dusty and worn. Walking up the same incline is an elderly woman carrying a bundle of sticks for firewood on her head. Sweat is pouring from her brow. She stops, smiles and says to me "Asha." I in turn greet her with the words, 'Asha, Mommy."
What is in a word? Asha is the pidgin English word which literally means "I see you are carrying a heavy load." It used as a greeting, "Asha" and also used to express deep sorrow as when you must tell a mother and father their child has died. "Asha –o, Asha –o"
Africa is a land filled with Asha. There is an openness and hospitality that the Western world has long forgotten. Yet, in the same word, the same breath, there is an incredible sadness and brokenness.
After being away for Cameroon for eleven years, I had the opportunity to return. When I had worked there before, once a month I would go to see patients at a health center in a village called Djottin. The road to Djottin took you over the mountains to a different valley and tribal area. I used to look forward to the trip and getting away from the hospital routine.
In returning I was able to visit Djottin again. Nothing had appeared to change. The roads were still potholed, the mountains were still brilliant green and I swear we had to swerve to miss the same goats that were there eleven years ago. I began to make rounds at the health center. In the pediatric ward were the usual cases of malaria and pneumonia. Leaving there, I entered a room where a young woman of 28 was lying on a broken down wooden bed. At her side, was her elderly mother who was caring for both the young woman and the young woman's three children. I will never forget the sight of this young woman. She weighed no more than 90 pounds. Her black skin hung loosely over her skeletal frame. She had a purple dyed splashed in her mouth to combat a fungal infection. As you spoke to her, her soft brown eyes drifted to the ceiling. On her left forearm of skin and bone, she had written her name in ink. . . Her name was Immaculate. . . Immaculate was dying of AIDS in a remote unknown corner of the world with no hospice care, no pain medications, and no understanding of what was happening to her. Asha, Immaculate, Asha.
The word Asha speaks to a world, as the poet Yeats put it, "more full of weeping than you can understand." At that time in Africa, 9000 people a day were dying of AIDS. Yet, at the same time there were 14,000 people newly infected each day. How could you stop such an epidemic?
It turned out the key was you had to get couples to be faithful. In public health language, this is called "reducing multiple concurrent partnerships." Within this context, we developed a program called "The Faithful House" in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services. Using the metaphor of a constructing a simple Africa house, a couple is led by trained facilitators through a participatory process of examining key areas in their relationship: the foundation of their marriage in God, four pillars of love, respect, faithfulness and communication, walls representing their values, windows of light and forgiveness and so on. They examine together where there house may be broken: by not respecting by each other, by infidelity, by alcoholism, by domestic violence and what they could do to repair it.
Amazing things happened with this program. When a couple comes together and heals their marriage, they are much more likely to be faithful and avoid AIDS, they are less vulnerable to food insecurity and they are more likely to emerge out of poverty. The message spreads: neighbors see the transformation that takes place. They see the husband helping his wife cook and clean, they see the couple which previously was fighting, walking together and smiling, they see both father and mother helping each other with the children. We inevitably here stories of women coming to our trainers and wondering if they can get some of the potion that has been given to that couple. . . and sometimes asking for a double dose for their husband.
Over 100,000 couples have been through the Faithful House program. Our focus is to help people help themselves and to become leaders and trainers in their own country. The Faithful House a healthier and more secure house: couples are at peace, children are better cared for, poverty is reduced. We also train nurses, midwives and physicians in essential obstetrical care –in order that women experience a safe birth, free of death and free of HIV infection. Does it make a difference? At our recent training one of the women, Judith from Diocese of Kasese near the Congo border turned to me and said, "Do you know that these programs are the best thing that ever happened to women? You know now we have better lives."
These places and countries may seem distant and far away. Yet, they are so much closer to you than you imagine. At Mass in Uganda, the priest raised the same host and chalice to be consecrated, as Father Beretta did today. We came forward to receive the same Eucharist: Ugandans, Tanzanians, Americans, people of different races, speaking different languages, Luganda, English, Swahili and Nkole. We sat in silence after receiving, our eyes daring to rest on the same Christ Crucified, who took upon himself the weight of Asha, the weight of the world weeping. We felt in our hearts the same stirring, the same hope, knowing that "Asha," the heavy load of human suffering, is borne by the love of Christ Jesus.
After Mass, we went to a flat topped hill overlooking the Kampala/Masaka road. Here we have purchased three acres of land to build St. Joseph's Family Life Center, a national and regional training site where these programs can be shared and spread with couples, facilitators and health care professionals throughout East Africa. We felt together the cool breeze coming from Lake Victoria many miles away. We walked the boundaries of the land and examined the stone markers that outline each corner. We prayed together there as silly dreamers, that God can do what is impossible for man. From the hills overlooking Masaka to the hills of Butte, Montana to the hill country of Judea, the soft breeze touches us all. God has looked with favor on his lowly ones, the mighty God has done great things for us.


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Richard H. Thaler studies behavioral economics and finance as well as the psychology of decision-making which lies in the gap between economics and psychology. He investigates the implications of relaxing the standard economic assumption that everyone in the economy is rational and selfish, instead entertaining the possibility that some of the agents in the economy are sometimes human. Thaler is the director of the Center for Decision Research.
Thaler, with co-author Shlomo Benartzi of UCLA, won the 2005 Paul A. Samuelson Award for outstanding scholarly writing on lifelong financial security for "Save More Tomorrow: Using Behavioral Economics to Increase Employee Savings. Their winning paper was published in the Journal of Political Economy in February 2004. The Save More Tomorrow plan allows employees to allocate a portion of their future salary increases toward retirement savings. Contributions increase on each scheduled pay raise until the contribution rate reaches a preset maximum. Employees can opt out of the plan at any time.
He has published a number of articles in prominent journals such as the American Economics Review, the Journal of Finance and the Journal of Political Economy. He has authored three books: Quasi-Rational Economics, The Winner's Curse: Paradoxes and Anomalies of Economic Life, and Advances in Behavioral Finance (editor).
His work has earned him a number of research grants, including ones from the U.S. Department of the Navy, the Alfred P. Sloan foundation, and the National Science Foundation.
Thaler is a member of the American Academy of Arts and and the co-director (with Robert Shiller) of the NBER project on behavioral economics.
Thaler worked as a research economist for the Center of Naval Analyses in Arlington. He went on to teach courses at Cornell, The University of British Columbia, the Sloan School of Management at MIT, and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences before joining The University of Chicago faculty in 1995.
Originally from New Jersey, Thaler attended Case Western Reserve University where he received a bachelor's degree in 1967. Soon after, he attended the University of Rochester where he received a master's degree in 1970 and a PhD in 1974. He joined the GSB faculty in 1995.
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The Nordic Society, Fernie BC
Fernie is so diverse! Not too many years ago a small group of volunteers set out to create a desperately missing piece of Fernie's winter season. Everyone knows that Fernie boasts some of the most amazing alpine skiing and snowmobiling in North America, Duh! but with the introduction of Nordic skiing or to use a term more commonly used cross country skiing, Fernie now has another winter super sport to intrigue and challenge visitors.
As most things that survive and thrive cross country skiing started small with permission to use the grounds at the Fernie Golf & Country Club with just a few members and their families. Myself, my wife and my family were fortunate to be a part of those initial days by lending support and giving free coaching to kids that were probably enrolled as much out of their parents desires as to their own! Slowly year after year the momentum began to pick up, with a volunteer committee, the purchase of a snow mobile to groom the trails, more and more families interested in something other than alpine skiing. Firstly a Saturday morning Jack Rabbits ski program was developed, from that began the Fernie Nordic Racers, our very own race team, which have won the Teck Kootenay Cup for the last two years straight!! The Fernie Nordic Society have surpassed 700 members and things don't seem to be slowing down. With the addition of the warming hut in 2016 at the Elk Valley Nordic Center there is now a central place for it's members to hang out, organize and train.
Yesterday Veronique and I had the pleasure of skiing the first tracks on the impeccably groomed and track set trail system to the Fernie Golf & Country Club, leaving right from the back door of our house. We are so very fortunate that those few passionate volunteers had the desire and vision to embark on something so magical and enjoyable. Congratulations to The Fernie Nordic Society.


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Hearth & Harvest
The story of Pennsylvania agriculture is expansive, complex and vital. For more than three hundred years, farming in the state has had an indelible influence on the science, process and culture of farming in the United States. In addition, Pennsylvania farmers continue to make significant contributions to American agriculture as it evolves in the 21st century.
This seminal legacy is chronicled and celebrated in WVIA's ambitious original documentary film Hearth and Harvest. The one-hour high-definition presentation cinematically juxtaposes history and heritage with contemporary practices and issues to convey the chance, challenge and culture of farming in the Keystone State. From seed to sprawl, from topography to tax credits, from Guernseys to global warming and boom or bust, Hearth and Harvest travels throughout the state to discover the state of farming in Pennsylvania today.
The Story
The United States grew in the late 18th century from an agrarian sensibility, and Pennsylvania served as the "breadbasket of America." Immigrant farmers attracted by religious freedom and economic opportunity brought European grains, fruits and livestock to the state's similar climate and soil. Their early innovations— such as crop rotation, the Pennsylvania Barn and Conestoga wagon—contributed to Pennsylvania becoming the young nation's leader in food production.
As the 19th century progressed, Pennsylvania farmers invented and refined mechanized means of farming, such as threshers, reapers and seed drills. To promote the use of scientific agriculture by the state's future generations of farmers, a "Farmer's High School" was established in the mid-1800's from which evolved the Pennsylvania State University. During this time heavy industries such as steel, coal mining and manufacturing began to mature, but farming remained Pennsylvania's predominant industry, and farm culture—built on hard work, self-reliance, cooperation, and deep religious faith—sustained itself despite the eternal challenge of weather and increasing competition from developing agricultural producers in other regions of the country.
Pennsylvania's modern era of agriculture became defined by both diversified and regionally specialized farming. An expanding state and national population began to require high volumes of dairy and crop products, which led to greater productivity in milk, poultry, fruit and market garden production. Ironically, as demand and productivity increased, the number of farms in the state fell throughout the 20th century when urban opportunity developed and people left rural culture.
Today, there are almost 60,000 farms in Pennsylvania, occupying a quarter of the state's 28 million acres. Agribusiness is a $45 billion dollar industry, employing more than two million people. Ten percent of that revenue comes directly from agriculture. The state ranks fourth in the nation in dairy production, first in mushroom production, hardwood production and Christmas tree farms, and is in the top ten in the production of four vegetable—pumpkins, sweet corn, snap beans, and cantaloupe.
The modern agricultural era also introduced modern consequences to Pennsylvania's natural resources. Pollution, soil erosion and industrial agriculture have had profound effects on farmers across the state. Urban sprawl has converted more than 2000 square miles of fields, open space and natural land. Market and meteorological conditions maintain risk as farming's most consistent commodity And the average age of Pennsylvania's farmers is 53-years-old.
In a culture where electricity became common less than eighty years ago, Pennsylvania agriculture has entered its post-modern era and is reappraising its economic practices and its cultural identity. Innovative political initiatives are empowering every facet of agribusiness in the state to pursue new ideas and new markets. From the Capitol steps in Harrisburg to the front porch steps of the farmhouse, Pennsylvania agriculture is moving into its fourth century proud of its past, and focused on its future.
The Presentation
Hearth and Harvest follows a chronological year in the life of Pennsylvania farmers, beginning with the Farm Show in Harrisburg in January and concluding with the traditional end of the harvest season. Within this narrative structure, the documentary conveys contemporary agriculture in Pennsylvania from seed to shelf through the evocative voices of the farmers themselves.
To achieve this, research is being conducted to "cast" one farmer in each of Penn State's six Cooperative Extension regions whose farm visually represents a range of agricultural detail, such as principal crop commodities, a bicentennial family farm, a corporate farming enterprise, organic, livestock and dairy farming, forest products, women and minority farmers, the Amish, and migrant labor.
Each farm is visited twice, once in the planting season, and once in the harvest season. During these visits, footage is shot and interviews are conducted that explore key agricultural concepts—from farming and conservation practices to pricing and weather concerns to leading-edge resource management and marketing strategies.
Within these topics, farmers also share their insights into other important facets of farming, such as technology, biotechnology, global warming and public policy. Supporting interviews that provide context to the farmers' remarks will be shot with agriculture professionals at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the United States Department of Agriculture, and Penn State University's College of Agricultural Sciences
Interviews will also be conducted with food professionals in the retail sector and with historians who connect topic sequences with Pennsylvania's 300-years of farming heritage. Archival images acquired from historical societies statewide pictorially document bedrock traditions of women and children on the farm, county fairs, antique tractors, and quilting and canning, while original cinematography captures Pennsylvania farming's future icons in laser saws, robotic cow milking and GPS yield monitoring and mapping.
Transitions between content sequences convey key facts about Pennsylvania agriculture through on-screen text laid over long-lens and aerial cinematography of agricultural vistas across the state. These transitions create a breathing space within the narrative, and provide the audience with important details about agriculture's essential value to the state.
Pennsylvania farmers have quietly and courageously contributed to the American way of life for more than three hundred years. Hearth and Harvest reveals this amazing legacy, created from character and ingenuity. In doing so, WVIA's original documentary demonstrates agriculture's essential contribution to Pennsylvania's economy and instills in viewers an appreciation and pride in the once and future "farmer's heaven."
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Isle Of Wight festival goers can breathe a sigh of relief – 2017 will be going ahead after rumours it could be cancelled.Lizzo jets off to Disneyland as she celebrates Grammy success and we're not jealous
Festival organisers have confirmed that June 8-11 are the dates to have in your diary for a trip to Seaclose Park as it seems the issue over fees, which threatened the future of the gig, has been resolved.
The organisers, Solo Promoters Ltd, had been in discussions with the local council over the cost of running the festival.
They had requested the council drop the fees from £55,000 to £13,000 in return for the organisers taking on some of the responsibilities.
The fear was if the fees could not be renegotiated, and if more ticket sales couldn't be generated, the festival might not have been able to go ahead, according to the BBC.
A meeting took place on October 13 to make a decision, and judging by this morning's announcement it's all A-OK.
Last year was the 15th anniversary of the festival, with The Who headlining the Saturday and Queen and Adam Lambert headlining the Sunday night.
Paul McCartney, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones are just some of the other legends to have graced the stage.
And another important date to have in your diary is the one when you can actually nab one of these tickets – Monday November 7 at 9am. Set that alarm now.
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Rev. Hilla BossohSenior Pastor
Head Pastor at Elim Mitcham
Rev. Agatha BossohAssistant Pastor
Wife of Head Pastor, Elim Mitcham
Mr. Emmanuel AninSecretary
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Mr. Eric AshongAccountant & Treasurer
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Mr. Ken BoakyePrayer & Usher
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Mrs. Loretta GrantHospitality
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Mr. John LukaluMen's Fellowship
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Mrs Margaret ThomsonSaturday School
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THE NEED / Carpet One is a national flooring co-op. They have to support 4 annual sales periods for their members as well as help promote specific brands in each. In a world where the combination of spills and pets and kids is somewhat ubiquitous, how can we create content that adds something fresh to the storytelling?
THE IDEA / How about a dad who compulsively juggles stain-making objects, and a son with a poorly timed pet trick?
HOW IT WORKED / We found our juggler, and created the perfect mess-making scenario. From our day in the studio, we were able to create a myriad of spot versions, multiple static assets, and also used our filming of the clean-up as social media tutorials. No worries at all!


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Bake one of these for your mother on Mother's Day-it would be a wonderful way to show her how much you love her.
Enjoy! You are dearly loved by your Heavenly Father and prayed for my friends! Praying that you are able to "Taste and See that the Lord is Good" as you reflect on His blessings, mercy, and grace from this past week.
1 tube Pillsbury crescent rolls
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup fresh blackberries or 1 cup blackberry pie filling (or any flavor you like!)
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup fresh blackberries or 1 cup blackberry pie filling (or any flavor you like!)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream (I actually used skim milk, so my frosting was a little more runny, but not so fattening!)
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla. Set aside.
Pop open crescent roll dough and unroll, leaving crescents in rectangles. On an ungreased baking sheet, lay the crescent roll rectangles together, lining them up width wise. Dough should be almost the entire length of a half sheet pan. Press edges together to even out edges and seal any holes. Cut 1/2 inch diagonal strips up each side of the dough. Carefully spread cream cheese filling down the center of the dough to be about 2-3 inches wide. Top with fresh blackberries. Fold 1/2 inch dough pieces up over filling alternating sides to get a braided pattern. You may have excess dough once you reach the end of the danish, so fold them in as best as you can. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until filling is set and crescent dough is golden in color. Cool before removing from baking sheet.
Once danish has cooled, remove to serving platter. In a small bowl, mix together powdered sugar, vanilla and cream/milk to create icing. You may need to add more cream/milk to get the desired consistency. Drizzle icing over danish. Cut into pieces and serve.


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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday said it was opening a preliminary investigation into 25,000 Tesla Motors Model S cars after a driver of one of the vehicles was killed using the Autopilot mode.
The agency said the crash came in a 2015 Model S operating with automated driving systems engaged and "calls for an examination of the design and performance of any driving aids in use at the time of the crash."
The investigation is the first step before the agency could seek to order a recall if it finds the vehicles are unsafe.
The agency said in a statement the driver of the car was killed while operating in Autopilot mode in a crash on May 7 in Williston, Florida.
It said preliminary reports indicate the crash occurred when a tractor-trailer made a left turn in front of the Tesla at an intersection.
Tesla said in a blog post that this is the first known fatality in just more than 130 million miles (209.21 million kilometers) where Autopilot was activated.
Tesla said "neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied."
The company said "the high ride height of the trailer combined with its positioning across the road and the extremely rare circumstances of the impact caused the Model S to pass under the trailer, with the bottom of the trailer impacting the windshield of the Model S."
Tesla said that "Autopilot is getting better all the time, but it is not perfect and still requires the driver to remain alert. Nonetheless, when used in conjunction with driver oversight, the data is unequivocal that Autopilot reduces driver workload and results in a statistically significant improvement in safety when compared to purely manual driving."


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Jack Wilshere has expressed his frustration over his lack of football at Arsenal, writing that he "can't get a game" underneath an Instagram post from former Bournemouth team-mate Tyrone Mings.
The England midfielder was told he could leave the Emirates Stadium during the transfer window by manager Arsene Wenger, but a move failed to materialise.
Wilshere spent last term on loan at the Vitality Stadium where a hairline fracture to his left fibula in April ended his season.
The 25-year-old, though, says he is now fit and ready to play and, when responding to an Instagram post by former Bournemouth team-mate Tyrone Mings about his new football academy, Wilshere hinted at his discontent with an apparent thinly veiled dig at Wenger.
"Do you take 25-year-olds who can't get a game?" Wilshere wrote. "I'm fully fit and ready go."
A classic of the thinly veiled dig genre from Jack Wilshere…
He admits he "can't get a game" at Arsenal. #AFC #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/m7jCGGUI3z
— Omnisport (@OmnisportNews) September 2, 2017
Wilshere is yet to feature for Arsenal in the new campaign and the England international was sent off in an Under-23 appearance against Manchester City last month
Regardless of his lack of action for the Gunners, Wilshere has been included in Arsenal's 25-man squad that was submitted to the Premier League.
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Military Surplus Auctions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. navy has bought forbidden gear no less than a half-dozen occasions to middlemen for international locations — including Iran and China — who exploited safety flaws within the Protection Department's surplus auctions. We now have over 35 years of expertise in appraising military antiques and weapons. One motive why you should certainly patronize these auctions is that you'll get to buy items at actually low costs. A leading proveyor in the military antiques world for over 25, Grenadier Military Antiques proudly pronounces ! Check out the brilliant range of surplus gear that is on sale at Authorities Navy Surplus Auction.
Again in Feb 19, 2011, I posted a notice of an public sale that provided a number of navy outerwear together with a circa-1860 U.S. New York Regiment militia frock coat , enlisted man's grey with seven large New York state buttons down the front; a New York State 71st Regiment swallow-tailed full-costume darkish blue jacket with a row of nine eagle buttons down the front; and a U.S. Louisville Legion-type wool frock coat, darkish blue, with five Ohio buttons.
Dmitry Kurakin, the director of property at the Ministry of Defence instructed state information company Itar-Tass that Moscow is presently ironing out the details of auctioning off one hundred twenty,000 items of army hardware which is not in use, starting with 1,071 on the expo.
The items had been part of a collection amassed over three decades by Jacques M. Littlefield, the founder of the Military Vehicle Expertise Foundation in California, a museum dedicated to the preservation of navy vehicles. The army can't deny the obvious economic advantages associated with bio-based hydraulic fluids. That is in line with The Military Times , which first broke the story of the legal and departmental wrangling that has lastly led to the sale of those former army trucks. Like military collectors who've restored vintage Army mess trucks, I am positive there are collectors who've purchased the MKT as a collectible.
Working in close harmony with Bosleys, to sell only unique guaranteed military collectables It was established in Staffordshire, in order to serve central and Northern Britain and remains the only Saleroom devoted to the sale of Army Antiques within the space.


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The concept of 'right by design' could imply that the design in question will always work as expected, so there is no need to test it once it has been designed 'right'. While this is true, in principle, it is also true that testing isn't primarily a process of finding design faults; that's a development issue.
Although there is always the potential for new 'bugs' to appear at any time, faults that appear after the design phase is complete, particularly in mature products, are likely to be the introduced by the manufacturing process. The list of potential manufacturing defects that can occur in a wave soldering process, for example, is long and includes: incomplete joints; dry, cracked or bulbous joints; lifted pads or resist; pad contamination; solder balling and, of course, open circuits and solder shorts.
Any of these defects can stop a board from working and some may not become apparent until long after it has been shipped. Adopting a Design for Manufacture (DFM) approach can help minimise the occurrence of these types of defects and these are measures that are normally best applied at the PCB layout stage. Modern design tools can help automate this by imposing design rules during this stage, for example.
Despite how well a board is laid out, manufacturing defects are inevitable and so need to be found before the product is shipped, during the test process. Adopting a Design for Test (DFT) approach can ensure that detecting and locating manufacturing defects is possible, even faults that are located beneath surface mounted devices. Rather than strict design 'rules', such as minimum spacing between tracks, or routing on specific layers, DFT involves approaches that need to be more widely adopted earlier, and implemented at the schematic capture stage.
DFT, right by design
Designing for test is, perhaps, more subjective than designing for manufacture. What may be right for one design may not be right for another, due to cost, space or complexity constraints. What is almost uniformly agreed amongst IC manufacturers, however, is that including a DFT technology such as Boundary Scan in complex integrated devices is now the norm.
While JTAG is often used to debug software running on a microprocessor, boundary scan has far wider application. It was developed to address the challenge of finding manufacturing defects 'hidden' beneath advanced surface mount components (typically Ball Grid Arrays, or BGAs). It offers a level of test access that is significantly greater and more cost-effective than many other forms of test and, perhaps even more significantly, because it is 'built-in' to devices it doesn't impose a premium on the cost of those devices. Most FPGAs/CPLDs and processors (including microcontrollers), as well as some fixed-function parts such as Ethernet transceivers, interface controllers and PCI Express PHYs now implement boundary scan.
Accessing boundary scan functionality in a manufactured product requires the right specialist hardware and software, but ensuring your design is ready to offer that access is free; it simply requires a Design for Test approach at the schematic capture stage of development. Attempting to implement or correct a boundary scan chain during or after PCB layout is effectively futile; making sure it's right by design during schematic capture is simpler and, therefore, much more cost effective.


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The most important part of a dissertation may vary depending on who you ask. Some feel your supporting evidence to your claim carries high significance, while others feel how you structure your findings and present your main idea. Editing and proofreading are also important elements as they help your project be presentable to readers. Because viewpoints vary you may be tempted to place your focus on one aspect of the dissertation over another.
In general, the dissertation itself is important since it helps you get your degree. You want to complete it to the best of your ability based on guidelines presented so you can achieve the highest grade possible. The following points provide brief insight on what others think is the most important part of an academic dissertation.
Your guidelines help you form your project from start to finish. Some students overlook certain elements that cause them to lose points upon submission. Each school has their own guidelines for students to follow and they may vary depending on field of study. Even though you have instructions to help you complete your work, you are also being evaluated on how well you follow directions.
Your thesis or hypothesis should be a strong statement you can prove. This means your research will depend on how well you can explain related points behind it. You should show your unique understanding of the topic and knowledge to back it up. This means you need to know reputable sources to use with research and who in the field you should talk to and get additional information.
When you are required to cite sources and mention where your information came from, there are certain procedures you are expected to follow. If you do not cite sources correctly, this can be considered plagiarism. You need to review formatting guidelines for your project and double check with your instructor or formatting professional to ensure citations are correct. You also want to avoid copying content word for word and use your own words.
There are often questions you need to answer regarding your topic and how your research fits in. At some point you need to should how your work contributes to the subject matter while being different from what has been achieved in the past.


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Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons and daughters of God; we become members of Christ. We're incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water and in the word." This sacrament is called Baptism, after the central rite by which it is carried out: to baptize means to "plunge" or "immerse"; the "plunge" into the water symbolizes the catechumen's burial into Christ's death, from which he rises up by resurrection with him, as "a new creature. This sacrament is also called "the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit," for it signifies and actually brings about the birth of water and the Spirit without which no one "can enter the kingdom of God."
- One parent must be Catholic
- One Godparent must be Catholic, 16 years of age and have received the Sacrament of Confirmation
Baptisms are the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, unless there is a specific request for another time and a priest or deacon is available.
We strongly recommend that all couples attend the BAPTISMAL CLASS, the first Monday of each month.
Please contact Sr. Theresa Nagel at the Holy Family Pastoral Center 315-488-3139 extension 107 for more information.


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Last night I saw Macklemore and Ryan Lewis perform at IU's own Assembly Hall as the official Little 500 concert. The duo sounded great and Macklemore is one of the stronger entertainers I've seen live. Talib Kweli and Wale opened up for the indie hip hop duo.
Wale pumping up the crowd (with the crowd).
Wale again (he's rocking the #4!).
And the show begins.
During "Thrift Shop" (and a good summary of their surprisingly strong set).
Macklemore rockin the #40!
I was so close to touching him during his crowd surf…
The Irish flag during the final song "Irish Celebration".
For all you Talib Kweli, I'm sorry I have no pictures of him.
Brady is the founder of Headphone Nation. He's responsible for all this mess. Sorry about that. He's also on Twitter @BradyWGerber


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More fear mongering and lies to report on and expose. To hear the mainstream mockingbird media tell it, measles is the return of the black plague. Run to your nearest Doctor's office and get an injection of delicious, effective vaccine. You're a nut if you don't. It's true, I heard it on The Today Show this morning.
All because 100 people have contracted the measles so far, nationwide. One hundred. It's practically an epidemic. The CDC is sounding the alarm calling it "a nationwide outbreak".
So of course Hillary Clinton is jumping on the bandwagon too. On Monday she tweeted The science is clear. The earth is round, the sky is blue and vaccines work. Let's protect all our kids.
The problem is, Hillary Clinton and the mainstream media are LIARS. Neither Hillary Clinton, nor The Today Show, nor the CDC, nor Chris Christie who says parents should have "some measure of choice" about vaccines will tell you the truth.
That's our job. And the truth is that recently the CDC was busted COVERING UP the hardcore DATA about the MMR vaccine causing autism. And for those who are unaware, the MMR vaccine stands for MEASLES, MUMPS & Rubella.
Educate yourself. READ this information yourself. Hillary Clinton and her globalist cohorts would prefer that you didn't. Whistleblower Says CDC Knew in 2003 of Higher Autism Rate Among African-American Boys Receiving MMR Shot Earlier Than 36 Months.
As our friends at Natural News, Natural Society, Whiteout Press, Intellihub, Truthstream Media, and all over the real news media have warned, the coverup has been exposed, vaccines can be very dangerous: Courts quietly confirm MMR Vaccine causes Autism.
So the next time the mockingbird mainstream media parrots talking points from the CDC just remember this, they don't want you to know the truth. In fact they are actively covering it up: CDC whistleblower exposes massive autism cover-up perpetrated by government agency.
More Research:
10 outrageous (but true) facts about vaccines the CDC and the vaccine industry don't want you to know
Most Vaccines Contain Cancer-Causing Ingredients, But What More…?
Alternative media journalist Melissa Melton tells it like it is: Sheep with an Irrational Fear of Measles Vs. Everyone Else's Freedom and Right Not to Vaccinate


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Taking your first steps to promote and sell your product may seem like a daunting one, but the good news is that the highly successful 'Journey to Market' Programme, funded by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is now open again for applications.
This bespoke Programme is delivered by Lara Goodall Consulting Ltd in partnership with Nuala Foley and Associates.
The programme is available for all those food, arts and craft entrepreneurs, including those wishing to develop their ideas and hobbies aiming to take that vital step to selling their products mainstream.
To date, four programmes and forty-five businesses have successfully completed their Journey to Market.
These individuals have taken their product into the public arena, selling to the general market.
Next Thursday, August 18, Council will host a celebration event to toast the most recent successful participants who have completed the course.
The event, at Cloonavin will also officially launch the next programme.
This will be an opportunity to hear first-hand the success of previous participants and the benefits that will set you on the right path for your 'Journey to Market.'
A knowledge clinic will be part of the programme and enables each participant to meet with key stakeholders such as funders and industry specialists to help the entrepreneurs on the right path as well as support with developing business plans and best practice.
Whilst the focus for 2016 is on food products as part of NI Year of Food, the ten places on the programme are open for applications from all artisan producers in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough including the art and craft sector.
To confirm your interest in the programme, come along to Council's offices, Cloonavin Coleraine on 18th August at 6pm for the opportunity to source more information on the Journey to Market Programme, or ring Lara Goodall on 07793 388 343.


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Captain Matt
Captain Matt Mendoza is a Chatham native who has been on the water his entire life.
In addition to his keen understanding of local waterways, Matt holds a 50-ton captain's license, CPR certification, and Master SCUBA certification. Matt is a commercial fisherman (including tuna and other native species), a commercial lobsterman, and an experienced boat builder.
Whether you want to fish Cape Cod, whale-watch, pull up lobster traps, or just enjoy a beautiful sunset cruise to Nantucket, Captain Matt will make your ocean excursion safe and unforgettable.


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We've got our finest COW bell on this week, the one we only bring out for special occasions. The Town has been celebrating its 50th year as an incorporated town. COW is celebrating its first year as a community voice.
Woodside's history as described on the Town web site states that Woodside was once home to the Ohlone/Costanoan people. In 1769, a group of explorers led by Gaspar de Portolá searching for San Francisco Bay, camped near Woodside. Woodside became the home of some of the earliest English-speaking settlers. By 1855, there were at least eight sawmills and one shingle mill in Woodside. Whiskey Hill got its name from the saloons located there. The Town became home to orchards and vineyards. Eventually, it also became home to cattle ranches and country estates. And Woodside became a COW town in the late 1800s.
In the 1950's, over 500 new homes were built. According to the Town, based on fear that "unrestricted growth would result in the transformation of Woodside from a rural residential community into a less attractive, more urbanized one," the residents wanted local control over public activites. By a close vote of 646 to 574 on October 20, 1956, citizens of Woodside voted to incorporate. Now there were COWs to go along with the cows in town. The actual date of incorporation was November 16, 1956.
In 2005, citizens of Woodside who wanted a stronger voice about how that local control was exercised also incorporated and created this bully pulpit. We were moo-ved to became Citizens of Woodside or COW. Since then many of our neighbors have joined us, realizing that the voices of the whole herd together are better than one lone moo.. Our Mission is: to foster Communications among concerned citizens; to promote citizen Oversight of town activities; and to Work together for the betterment of our community. We believe in democracy and want a government which treats its citizens with fairness, impartiality, transparency and respect.
In our one short year, we have provided a voice for all COWs.
Here are some of this year's stories:
- In our first month of operation, we wrote two stories about the consultant reports the Town had commissioned. The Council has implemented some but not all of the recommendations. (You can read these stories here and here.)
- In November, we wrote about an extraordinary meeting we witnessed, in which the frustrations that so many COWs have had finally spilled over and they let the town (and especially Susan George) know how they felt. It was quite a sight and long overdue.
- In March, we wrote about a judge's ruling against the town and Steve Jobs concerning the EIR for tearing down the Jackling House. It was dismaying that the Judge found the Council acted arbitrarily and capriciously and had abused their discretion.
- That same month, we started doing Belle-COW alerts, letting people know of important meetings coming up, so that every COW could be herd in the town government process.
- In late May, we released the results of our online survey, which found that COWs have serious dissatisfaction about the Town planning process and a very real fear of retaliation.
- We shed light on the bicycle event controversy. Our theme was mirrored in the Mercury News.
See you out on the pasture…


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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has become a global sensation and nothing short of a UK national treasure. Their new show, charts the Ukes rise from curiosity to virtuosity, from village hall to the Royal Albert Hall. The Ukes of GB have performed for the British Royal Family and at the BBC Proms, but heretics they remain, poking fun at the cultural elite, defying you to believe their own hype, bemused by all the hot air. Not only this but given the time of year the Ukes are adding a little festive frivolity to the show. This is definitely not shameless seasonal cashing in, just a little midwinter mischief and a chance for the audience to play or sing-a-long to the odd well worn Christmas number. Watch the tutorials online , learn the parts and join in live.
On an on-going "hand-luggage only" world tour, the Ukes provide pure entertainment, dead-pan British humour and irresistible foot-tapping music. They are masters of the unexpected, whether re-imagining folk songs, twisting classical music favourites, uncovering quirky versions of rock covers, or playing the performers' own all-original compositions.
"Iconoclastic. Unabashed genre crashing antics. Nothing is spoof proof." Sunday Times
"Most people have to die before they become immortal. These ukulele superstars have no such worries." New Musical Express


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Jenni Murray-Bates
Jenni started her career in Marketing, working for Foxtons before moving into recruitment. Latterly she has been working for Filton, a British manufacturing firm. Jenni has worked with a wide range of clients and companies ranging from SME to large International Corporations, and understands the value and rewards of being a trusted business partner to senior executives. In her spare time, Jenni has recently taken up CrossFit and is enjoying the pain. She can also be found ferrying her children, Will and Claudia, to various sporting and social events, playing tennis, going on long rambles, and practicing her culinary skills on friends. Jenni also volunteers for the Stroke Association, helping young stroke-affected adults.


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