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What Can Career Coaching Do For You?
If you are looking for a new job a good Career Coach will improve your chances of getting the role you want by 50% or more. You say 'he's bound to say that, he does career coaching!' But you would be wrong I say it as an ex-HR Director and someone who has used career coaching personally. As well as, of course, someone who has been providing career coaching for some time.
Most of us look for a new job around 3 or 4 times in our life so we don't get a lot of practice doing it. A good Career Coach will be totally in tune with what works in the current job market and will provide you with that knowledge. This is how you get ahead of your competition. Career Coaching can provide you with all the skills that follow. You may not want them all so the list can act as a prompt for you to consider your needs.
The Right Job: you may want to take the opportunity to consider what kind of job will suit you next. A Career Coach will enable you to reflect on what kind of role might be right for you. You will be able to look at the wide range of options that fit your skills set.
Right CV: everyone has a view about what a good CV looks like. There are a lot of different opinions but there are some things that get mentioned consistently by those that make the hiring decisions. Career Coaching will enable you to create a CV which clearly presents what you have to offer to a potential employer. There is no such thing as the perfect CV. Each one must be tailored specifically to enable you to get the interview for the job that you want.
Interviews and Selection: not many of us get a lot of interview practice. There is a real skill to presenting yourself in a way that will get you the job. It's not rocket science, but as an HR Director I interviewed a lot of people who had not prepared properly. Career Coaching will get you ready for your interview and allow you to feel confident on the day.
Self-Marketing: there are many ways to find the right job. Career Coaching will inform you of the best channels to use to get your perfect job.
Hiring a Career Coach: all the way through this I have talked about 'good' Career Coaching or 'good' Career Coaches. Like anything else it is critical that you find the person with the expertise to do the job. In addition in Career Coaching it's important that you have a good chemistry and feel happy to work with your Coach. Aim to look at 2 or 3 Coaches. Meet them or at a minimum have 20- 30 minutes on the phone with a prospective Coach. This should not cost you anything. Ask the Coaches about their prior experience and success rate. Check out what help the Coach feels you might need and ask for a cost. For most people the cost of good career coaching is far outweighed by the benefits of being back in a job that you want.
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from the year 1738, when he wrote the music to Milton's 'Comus,' until shortly before his death in 1778, produced a large number of operas and operettas. In 1806 one of Sir Henry Bishop's first works, a pantomime-ballet called 'Caractacus,' was brought out at Drury Lane. But Bishop, after the burning of the theatre in 1809, accepted an engagement at Covent Garden, where most of his operas and musical dramas were performed. Meanwhile foreign operas as arranged or disarranged for the English stage by Mr. Rophino Lacy, Mr. Tom Cooke, and others, were from time to time performed at Drury Lane; and in 1833, under the direction of Mr. Alfred Bunn, some English versions of Italian operas were produced with the world-renowned prima donna, Marietta Malibran, in the principal parts. Drury Lane was the last theatre at which she sang. [Malibran.] A few years later Mr. Bunn made a praiseworthy but not permanently successful attempt to establish English opera at this theatre. During this period Balfe's 'Bohemian Girl,' 'Daughter of St. Mark,' 'Enchantress,' 'Bondman,' etc.; Wallace's 'Maritana' and 'Matilda of Hungary,' Benedict's 'Crusaders' and 'Brides of Venice,' were brought out at Drury Lane, for which theatre they had all been specially written. When Her Majesty's Theatre was burnt down (Dec. 6, 1867), Mr. Mapleson took Drury Lane for a series of summer seasons. In 1869 [App. p.618 "1870"] the performances took place under the management of Mr. George Wood (of the firm of Cramer, Wood, and Co.), who among other new works produced Wagner's 'Flying Dutchman'—the first of Herr Wagner's operas performed in England. Until 1877 'Her Majesty's Opera,' as the establishment transferred from Her Majesty's Theatre was called, remained at Drury Lane. In 1877, however, Mr. Mapleson returned to tho Haymarket; and his company now performs at the theatre rebuilt on the site of 'Her Majesty's.'
DUBOURG, George, a grandson of Matthew Dubourg, born 1799, is author of a history of the violin and the most celebrated performers on it, originally published in 1836, and which in 1878 reached a fifth edition. [App. p.619 "he died at Maidenhead, April 17, 1882."]
DUBOURG, Matthew, an eminent English violinist, pupil of Geminiani, born in London 1703. It is reported that he first appeared as a boy at one of the concerts of Britton the small-coal man, when he performed a solo of Corelli with great success, standing on a high stool. In 1728 he was appointed to succeed Cousser as conductor of the Viceroy's band at Dublin, in which capacity he set many odes for the celebration of royal birthdays. During his residence there he led the band at the performances given by Handel during his visit to Ireland in 1741, and then had the distinction of assisting at the first performance of the 'Messiah.' Later he returned to London, and in 1752 succeeded Festing as master of the King's band, which post he retained up to his death in 1767. He lies in Paddington churchyard. Dubourg appears to have been a brilliant performer and fond of showing off his skill. Burney relates that on one occasion he introduced a cadenza of extraordinary length into the ritornelle of an air. When at last he finished up, Handel, who was conducting, exclaimed: 'Welcome home, Mr. Dubourg.'
DUCIS, or HERTOGHS,[1] Benedictus, a Flemish musician in the early part of the 16th century, organist of the Lady Chapel in the cathedral at Antwerp, and 'Prince de la Gilde' in the brotherhood of St. Luke in that city. He left Antwerp in 1515, and is supposed to have come to England, perhaps to the court of Henry VIII, but as his name does not appear in the lists of court musicians at that time, and no manuscript compositions of his have been found in this country, it appears that his residence here must have been very short, if not altogether mythical. His elegy on the death of Josquin (1531), and another on the death of Erasmus (1536) fix two more dates in his life. After that no more is known of him. Some German historians have claimed him as a countryman on the strength of the publication and dedication of a setting of the Odes of Horace (published at Ulm in 1539, and dedicated to the youths of that city), maintaining that this proves his residence in that city, but the dedication was more probably the work of the publisher than of the composer. His connection with Antwerp, mentioned above, was discovered not many years ago, by M. Leon de Burbure, and certainly outweighs anything said in favour of his being a German; while the internal evidence of his compositions, which bear the decided Flemish character, and very closely approach the style of Josquin, sets the matter entirely at rest.
We have the following compositions of his:—(1) A 4-part 'monody' on the death of Josquin, in the 7th set of French chansons in 5 and 6 parts printed by Tylman Susato in 1545. A copy of the book is in the British Museum. The composition itself is printed in Burney's History (ii. 513), with critical remarks. There are also several songs by Ducis in former volumes of the same work. (2) Another elegy in 5 parts, 'Plangite Pierides,' on the death of Erasmus, and an 8-part 'Agnus Dei,' both from the 'Selectissimæ nec non familiarissimæ cantiones ultra centum' (Augsburg 1540). (3) Songs in the collection of German songs made by Forster and printed by Petreius (Nuremberg 1539–1540). (4) A motet, 'Peccantem me quotidie,' from the 'Cantiones octo … vocum' printed by Uhlard (Augsburg 1545). 'No wonder,' says Ambros, speaking of this motet, 'that historians have striven to prove such a composer their countryman.' (5) A motet, 'Dum fabricator mundi supplicium,' from Rhau's 'Selectæ Harmoniæ … de Passione Domini' (Wittenberg 1538). (6) Two 5-part motets, 'Benedie Domine,' and 'Corde et amino,' from Kriesstein's 'Cantiones sex et quinque vocum etc.' (Augsburg 1545).
- ↑ Benedictus Ducis, who is often called by his first name alone, must not be confounded with Benedictus Appenzelders, a Swiss musician who lived in Belgium, but of later date and less genius.

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By Nathalie Zulu M.
Bring my world to your world,
Undress my heart, make it yours
Like the morning,
Give a new story to my life
Treat me like a queen,
Make me feel special,
Let me from far hear your praises and songs.
Make me yours.
Take my hand,
Treat me well,
Don't look around,
I am here.
Just me, just yours.
Desire me,
Hold me,
Entertain me,
Make me lose myself
With boldness, arise.
With strength and might, fight.
With love, take me;
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Not only is Sean one of the most stylish wakeboarders around, he's also one of the humblest. Even though he lets his riding speak for itself, he has a lot to add to the conversation on the current state of wakeboarding. We caught up with this new dad to see how things are going down in south Florida. WW: Hey Sean, how's life in Florida? SO: Never been better! This past year has been a little crazy. My son is just over a year old, so he's keeping me super busy. On top of that, I'm still riding as much as possible and I took a job with O'Brien. So things are a little hectic, but I wouldn't have it any other way. WW: How's dad life? SO: Dad life is incredible! Seeing my son laugh and smile every day makes it the greatest thing ever. Watching him grow and change is something that I really can't put into words. This is, without a doubt, the most important role that I've ever taken on and I'm so happy to be a dad. WW: Your son's name is Pierson right? Where did that name come from? SO: Yep. My wife has always made mental notes of names that she's liked. When we found out that we were having a boy, we sat down and came up with a list of names. Over the course of a few months, we crossed off a bunch of names and we ended up with Pierson. There is no family or friend significance. It's just a name that we liked. WW: Has the responsibility of parenthood effected your time out on the water at all?SO: Absolutely, but it has also allowed me to value my time on the water even more. I jump at any opportunity I get to go ride and somehow wakeboarding is even more fun now than it ever was. WW: How's the weather been and which lake are you on now? SO: The weather here in Jupiter has been incredible. For the majority of winter, we've had highs around 80º. It's perfect! We actually don't have any lakes down here. Instead, I live on a canal just off the Intracoastal Waterway, so that is where I spend most of my time riding. WW: What's the plan with Florida Wake? SO: I'm currently taking a break from running the school so I can focus more on my son. It's tough because teaching wakeboarding is something that I'm passionate about, but I realized early last year that running a successful business while also being a full-time dad was going to be hard. I didn't want to take a call from somebody who wanted to ride that afternoon and have to respond with, "Well, let me see if I can find a babysitter." I didn't think that was a good way to run a business and if I'm going to do something I want to do it well. WW: Are you still traveling as a coach? SO: I still travel a little bit as a coach, but not nearly as much as before. Luckily, my mom and my mother-in-law are super helpful and can usually watch Pierson if I ever need to go out of town for coaching or other work. WW: Do you plan to teach your son to ride? SO: Of course, but not until he's ready. I'm not going to push him into it. I'd hate to force him to ride and emotionally scar him just because I was impatient. WW: For sure. Some people put their kids out on the water at six months old, which seems crazy. You are now working with O'Brien as more than just an athlete. How's that going? SO: It's great! I've been an athlete for O'Brien for about 13 years now and about halfway through last year I transitioned into more of a marketing position. I work with a great group of guys who are all dedicated to improving our brand. Plus, I get to spend more time behind the camera shooting our riders, which is a lot of fun. WW: What gear are you shooting with? SO: I'm generally shooting with my Canon 1D X. That camera is amazing and I love having the full frame sensor. I also have a 7D as a backup camera and a GoPro Hero 4 Black to capture some unique/sketchy angles. WW: What new exciting product should we be expecting to see from O'Brien? SO: I can't really disclose the info, but there may be a new board coming out that should have people excited. WW: What do you think of the state of wakeboarding right now?SO: Hmmm, there are certain things that I like and there are a lot of things that I think need improvement. Let's talk about what I like first. I'm really happy that more and more cable parks are popping up all over the place. This has the potential to significantly grow our sport, which needs to happen. I also like that we have a dedicated day for "Pass the Handle" to try to bring more people into the sport. WW: Definitely. I think riders really make an effort on Pass the Handle day, which is cool to see. SO: With that being said, I wish that we didn't need a day dedicated to this and that everyone who wakeboards, wakesurfs, etc. would try to make a habit out of inviting new people to ride on a regular basis. I'm just as guilty as the next person when it comes to this, but my goal is to really put in the effort to get more people riding locally. This sport needs to grow and for that to happen we need to put more people on boards and more people in boats, but here's where we have another problem; it seems like our industry only promotes riding behind the latest and greatest boats. Don't get me wrong. These boats definitely kick out the largest wakes we've ever had and a handful of riders have been able to use them to their fullest potential and seriously progress wakeboarding. The issue is that most of these boats are now in the range of $100k-200k and somehow they are selling left and right. So you can't fault the manufacturer because they are just trying to make as much as they can while they can. WW: I agree 100%. People think they need the newest and best equipment and it definitely scares off newbies. SO: Right. However, at that price there's only a very small percentage of the population who can get into this sport. And our industry is telling the consumer that this is what you need to enjoy this sport. In reality, we need to be saying, "Go ride behind that center console, stern drive, pontoon boat, jet boat, old ski boat, etc." Ride behind anything that you can get on because it's fun and, for the majority of the wakeboard and watersports community, it's sufficient. WW: For sure. It seems like a catch 22 because every company is just trying to survive right now, and to do that they need to keep making a profit. Why do you think this is not such a big issue in other sports? Do you think wakeboarding is just not big enough? SO: I'm not an expert when it comes to other sports, but my guess is that we aren't the only sport feeling it. A few years ago Quicksilver dropped most of their athletes. Around the same time, there were some reports that Billabong was struggling financially as well. Sure these two brands don't necessarily reflect sports themselves, but they are closely tied to the image of certain sports and to see them struggling tells me there are probably some issues. The other possibility is that those brands aren't being managed well, but I feel like the issue is more systemic than that. To some extent, I feel like we are battling technology for participants. It seems like there are so many people out there who are reliant on their phones for entertainment that they forget that they can actually go out and enjoy the world around them, create their own adventure, instead of watching somebody else's. Sure it's harder and takes way more effort, but the reward is so much greater than watching videos on YouTube or playing games on your iPhone. Anyways, back to the question… I'm not really sure what constitutes as "big enough," but I don't feel like wakeboarding is anywhere near as big as I'd like it to be. We've got a long ways to go and the only way to do it is to bring more and more people into the sport. WW: You've always taken the freeriding over contest route. What advice would you give to up and coming kids? SO: Go to school and get a good education or really develop a usable skill. Do this while pursuing your passion in wake. This isn't easy, but it makes you more valuable in the long run. As for riding, be unique and separate your riding from the others. There are plenty of really good riders out there. You don't want to just be a good rider. You have to stand out. Also, take the time to develop relationships with the company reps in your area. Help them out and provide a good image for their brand. Remember, it's not about what the company can do for you, it's about what you can do for them. WW: Nice JFK paraphrase, haha! Unfortunately, it seems like only the top percentage can make it on wakeboarding alone these days. What do you think of athletes that play both filmer/rider roles? SO: Being an athlete is hard and you are right that only a few riders can make it on riding alone. Even less will be able to retire solely based on their career as a rider. That is a hard fact to swallow considering the number of riders out there who are dedicating their life to progressing this sport. So I believe that taking on other roles is a really important thing to do. The filmer/rider combo is great. Guys like Aaron Rathy, Trever Maur and Collin Harrington put out incredible videos and portray what they feel wakeboarding should be. They have a great sense of the sport and their insight allows them to showcase that to the fullest extent. Also, by developing another skill they can work for other companies either inside or outside of this sport. WW: What do you think the biggest difference is now in the industry compared to when you first started?SO: Haha, I'm going to sound old here and I'm only 33. When I started there was no such thing as a wakeboard boat and nobody was riding at cable parks (at least not that I knew of). Those are obviously two huge changes in the industry. Another major shift is the media platforms and how we consume wakeboarding. It used to be just the mags and VHS or DVDs. It was so exciting because of the anticipation of getting your next dose of wake content; new stories, new tricks, cool shots, etc. Now, with social media and various media outlets, it feels like I'm constantly inundated with wake content, which is great, but it has also eliminated some of the mystery of what's happening in the industry. Things aren't as exciting since I probably consume some sort of new wake content multiple times per day. On the other hand, I love being able to see what other riders are doing, communicate with them or give out some pointers, so it's not all bad. It's just completely different from when I started. WW: Do you think the instant gratification is helpful or harmful in growing the sport? SO: Overall, I think it's definitely helpful, but we have to look at it in a couple of different ways. For the riders already involved in the sport, I think that the 'instant gratification' may motivate them to ride harder. If you see a friend land a new trick, you may be inspired to try something new. That's great and it promotes growth in your riding, but it doesn't necessarily grow the sport. On the other hand, for those who aren't involved in the sport, they may be scrolling through Instagram and see a photo or video of a friend riding and think, "That's cool. I'd like to try that." It's possible that this person has never been exposed to wakeboarding since it really isn't that common in mainstream media. So now you've got someone who is interested in the sport and if they act on that desire, then social media is doing a great job promoting and growing our sport. WW: What are your plans for the 2017 season? SO: I'm hoping to spend a lot of time riding. I had a JetDock installed at my house a couple months ago, so now my boat is sitting on a floating lift in my backyard and is more accessible than its been for the past couple of years. I'm going to promote this sport in the best way possible and do everything I can to help bring new blood into it. On top of that, I'm going to be shooting a lot of wakeboarding and doing anything else that O'Brien asks of me. And, of course, I'm going to continue to be the best dad and husband I can be. WW: Who would you like to thank? SO: First and foremost, I need to thank my wife, my son and my family for their constant love, support, and inspiration. Without you all, I'd never be where I am today. Lots of love to everyone at O'Brien for building incredible products, keeping me onboard for the past 13 years and for giving me the opportunity to stay involved in this amazing industry. Thanks to WakeWorld for always showing me love and for being the first website that I pull up every morning. Also, a huge thanks to my old business partner at OrlandoWake, Derek Seaman, and everyone that I've been able to spend time with on the water over the past 20 years. You all have provided me with a lifetime of memories that I truly treasure. I seriously can't believe all of the opportunities that I've been given because of this amazing sport.
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No Room for Judgment in a Movement for Justice
American actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, recently died of a drug overdose. I was one of the people who had an immediate reaction of shock and sadness over his death, as I felt he was one of the best actors of our generation and we just suffered a great loss. He was a very relatable man and his character development was intense. I noticed many people took to social media to express their grief, which I felt comforted by. Unfortunately, I also noticed a lot of people expressing horror, distain, and judgment for the way he died — a drug overdose.
Many people tend to be very judgmental of substance users/abusers and those who are addicted to drugs. One person even said, "If I had all that money, I would be traveling the world, not shooting heroin."
This shows a fundamental lack of understanding and empathy for those who suffer from substance issues. Many say Hoffman was just "stupid" to make such a "bad choice." It's sad to me that our society has such a lack of regard for others. I feel that this stems from a lack of knowledge about substance abuse. I think if more people understood addiction, it would lead to more understanding and compassion for people struggling with one.
First of all, substance abuse is classified as a mental illness. That is because drugs alter the brain and the body systems. In addition, it is chronic and relapse is common. Also, many drugs have been found to be psychologically and physically addicting, which means their use becomes compulsive and even mandatory to survival for some people. For instance, some people who stop using drugs or alcohol can actually die. This was the case with singer Amy Winehouse, who actually died from alcohol withdrawal. In Hoffman's case, he had been trying to get off of drugs and was found with prescriptions that help people detox. In fact, detoxing from heroin is brutal and can be fatal in some cases without help from medical professionals.
In addition, there are many factors involved in substance abuse. These include biological, psychological, and social factors. It has been proven that substance addiction is rooted in people's genetics — that is, people can be predisposed to the likelihood of addiction. This creates a higher susceptibility of that person to become addicted to a substance. Furthermore, most people who become addicted to substances had childhood trauma, such as abuse, neglect, or sexual assault histories. These events alter developing brain chemistry and can trigger genetic predisposition to addiction, creating much higher chances of susceptibility. In either case, or in a combination of both, neither is "a choice."
The fact is drugs are readily available to most people and many turn to substances for comfort, to self-medicate, and to numb emotional and/or physical pain. Eighty percent of all young people experiment with substances at some point, but only some will become addicted due to the factors just stated.
Some people get hooked on drugs through traditional means, such as prescriptions from their doctors. That's actually how Philip Seymour Hoffman fell into addiction again recently– through prescription painkillers. Maybe he was using those drugs because he had a back problem or something like that. We don't know yet. He had recently been in rehab, but recently turned to heroin.
Heroin is in the opiate family just as many prescription painkillers are. It's unfortunate that it's also very addictive and easy to overdose on. Heroin use is also on the rise in general and so are the overdoses, as it is often cut with even more dangerous drugs.
Addiction is the cause for 120,000 deaths a year in America alone. It is no small coincidence as the economy gets worse and income inequality rises, that more people are turning to cheap, effective, yet dangerous drugs to numb their pain more often.
My point is it's easy to fall into a drug addiction, especially this day and age. The capitalist society we live in actually stresses people out a lot — way more than what the human brain and body can take to function properly. From our stressful jobs and environments to the lack of jobs, food, or shelter to the stress it takes to raise a family without much government or community support, to the stress of being abused, discriminated against, or living in an unsafe place, just surviving moment to moment has become an ordeal for many people.
Modern society has created very stressed out and abused people who are looking to get their needs met in maladaptive ways. Lots of people no longer feel like they have others to turn to, or they feel ashamed, angry, or depressed. So they turn to drugs, or food, or whatever it is that can give them a boost in "reward" chemicals in their brains.
Some of these coping skills are not the healthiest choices. But they can sometimes be the cheapest, most accessible, easiest, and quickest. And once you are addicted to them, it's very hard to stop no matter how much one may want to.
This is not about a moral failing or lack of will power or motivation. In fact, drugs alter the brain so that judgment is impaired and self-control is diminished. Moreover, heroin is not something one can even get from a doctor in the United States. So to get it one has to take a risk on street drugs — which can sometimes be fatal. The drive to get the drug outweighs all risks, even that of death. The power of addiction over people's brains cannot be underestimated.
My point here is we need to reserve judgment of people and stop morally policing them for not conforming to what we think is acceptable behavior. A person addicted to drugs is not to blame for their addiction. And putting blame on people doesn't help them or anyone else. It actually makes things worse because it adds to the stigma and shame that people already feel, which makes them more likely to isolate and avoid treatment. Instead we need to be more understanding, compassionate, and empathetic towards people who are struggling with substance use.
A good video related to this matter is in interview with Dr. Gabor Mate with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! I feel it is a must see for anyone to understand substance abuse in the context of a capitalist society: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/2/3/addiction
I believe a socialist society would create conditions by which substance abuse would dramatically decrease. First of all, we would decriminalize substance use so that people who need help with a drug addiction would get help instead of being thrown in prison for drug crimes. That would immediately drop the prison population by half. We can use the funds saved by helping people with substance abuse issues instead.
Moreover, we would end the so-called "war on drugs" and re-direct those funds towards rehabilitation and healing as well. We would effectively end the black market of drug dealing and the violence that goes along with it.
We could use the funding from these policy changes to open safe harm-reduction clinics that would legally and safely (under direct professional supervision) administer drugs at injection sites to help people with things like heroin-assisted maintenance/treatment and, hopefully, eventually help some get off of drugs altogether. This sort of policy in other countries has been proven effective at helping people and dramatically lowering the costs associated with drug addiction.
Furthermore, just by virtue of us living in a socialist society, we would be less stressed. The absence of hierarchies would equalize power among us in all ways. This would include collectively owning our own means of production in our work places, having full employment for those who want to work, having a guaranteed basic income, being supported in raising our children, having the time to nurture children and attach to them properly without being stressed, having a community to rely on in times of need, having more time to relax and take care of ourselves, having quality tax-payer funded healthcare and education, and the equalization of power and control along lines of class, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, etc.
These changes would result in a fundamental paradigm shift in social relations, and people would be less likely to encounter the trauma and stress that trigger substance abuse. Some of the root causes of substance abuse would be eliminated, dramatically reducing the issue. And for those who still developed a substance abuse issue, there would be no-cost help put in place. A socialist society is a society in which substance use is treated as a health issue and not a moral failing or criminal act.
I feel the best way to honor the lives of people we know of who have been impacted by substance use is to dedicate ourselves to bringing about a socialist society. One in which stigma will become a thing of the past, and we will embrace a new way of relating to one another in respect for personhood, dignity, self-worth, and solidarity. There is no room for judgment when we see ourselves in others.
We belong to each other in our struggle for peace and justice and, thus, we are accountable to one another. It's only when we meet fundamental human needs that we get optimal conditions for wellbeing. So let's let go of the judgments and embrace each other instead.


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A small-group meeting or a gathering of a group of friends can be lots of fun, and it will also allow you to meet with more friends faster. The challenge is to bring closure regarding a decision to give. Groups can be anywhere from two friends to twenty, but each presentation requires similar attention to detail and preparation.
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A will contest is a challenge to a will, usually initiated by a family member or a beneficiary who feels slighted by the testator's choice of property distribution. Valid grounds for a will contest include claims that it was improperly executed (e.g., the testator did not sign it), the testator lacked testamentary capacity (e.g., he did not understand what he was doing), it contains a mistake, or it is the result of fraud, undue influence, duress, or insane delusion.
It depends on the reason for the will contest. If the will is found to be invalid because it does not conform to the state's requirements or because the testator was not mentally competent when it was made, then the property will pass under intestacy as if the will never existed. But sometimes only part of the will is found to be invalid. For example, if a beneficiary is found to have coerced the testator into leaving her part of his estate, then only the gift to that beneficiary is invalid and the property falls into the residuary estate (if there is one) or under intestacy; the rest of the will remains valid.
Yes. This is called a "no-contest clause," and has the effect of causing the beneficiary to forfeit his gift if he challenges the will. But beware - many states will allow the beneficiary to challenge the will and still keep his gift as long as his challenge is based on probable cause (i.e., an allegation of fraud or mistake).
No. Your will has no effect until you die; therefore, your family (and any other named beneficiaries) has no interest in it until then. They will have to wait until the will is probated on your death before they can contest any of the provisions. And they may have problems contesting it on your death if they have no valid grounds to do so - they cannot contest it merely because they are unhappy with the distribution.
Not if your mere dissatisfaction is the sole ground for contesting it. A court will not entertain a will contest unless it is based on an assertion of improper execution, lack of testamentary capacity or insane delusion, lack of knowledge of the will's contents by the testator, mistake, or some type of wrongdoing by a third party, such as fraud or undue influence.
It depends on how persuasive you are in proving to the court that your friend intended that the ring belong to you. The will is ambiguous in that it doesn't specify which Mary your friend meant, so the court will consider any evidence as to whom she meant, including anything she may have said to you or anyone else regarding the ring.
No. Only a person who has a financial interest in the estate can file a will contest. This usually means only the persons named in the will and anyone who would have inherited if the person had died without a will. Since you do not qualify under either scenario (you are not named in the will and would not have been an intestate heir), you cannot file the contest for her; she will have to do it herself. Note that if she chooses not to file the contest she can still renounce the will and claim her elective share.
There is a time limit for filing a will contest, which varies by state law. If she is uncertain as to whether she wants to take action, she should at least research the state's specific law to find out how long she has to make up her mind.


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I'm not usually a cut-and-paster, but this is some really good news. I've written before about Qari Nejat, one of the bad bad guys in the Tag Ab Valley which includes Nijrab, Tab Ab, and Ala Say Districts. While I've read with interest of the demise of some of the other bad guys in the valley, this one is truly special. Qari Nejat was particularly brutal. He's credited with three beheadings that I know of.
There was an added bonus; Khairullah Nezami was almost certainly involved in the IED attack that cost the lives of four of my ANP on September 10th, 2007; one of the worst single days I've had. Just shy of a year later, he's dead. It's a terrible thing to hope that another human being died in abject terror.
So, below is the full report. Tonight Qari Nejat is trading carving tips with Jeffrey Dahmer and taking art lessons from Hitler on how to paint roses on the walls of Hell.
Coalition Identifies Taliban Leaders Killed in Recent Strikes
American Forces Press Service
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2008 – Coalition forces have positively identified five Taliban subcommanders killed during operations over the past month in Afghanistan's Kapisa province.
Qari Nejat, along with four other enemy fighters, was killed during a coalition forces operation in the province's Nijrab district Aug. 5. Officials said Nejat was a Taliban commander in the Tag Ab valley region, with ties to senior insurgent figures. He was implicated in the July 21 suicide bombing in the Tag Ab bazaar that injured six Afghan nationals, as well as the July 16 kidnapping of three Afghan National Police officers in Jalokhel. Nejat also was wanted in connection with the torturing and beheading of an Afghan citizen June 30.
Khairullah Nezami and Qari Ezmarai, along with four other Taliban operatives, were killed in the Tag Ab district on Aug. 23. Nezami was a known roadside bomb facilitator and also coordinated the movement of suicide bombers and foreign terrorists within the network. Ezmarai is believed to have helped foreign terrorists move into and around Afghanistan to conduct attacks for the Taliban.
Both militants were local Taliban commanders in the Tag Ab valley region of Kapisa. During the operation, the force also discovered multiple assault rifles and machine guns.
On Aug. 30, Ahmad Shah and Mullah Rohoullah were killed as coalition forces attempted to search a compound in the Nijrab district. As they approached the compound, they were met with small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade fire. Coalition forces responded with precision air strikes, killing both Taliban leaders. Six other militants also were killed in the strikes.
Officials said both leaders were heavily involved in foreign terrorist facilitation and conducting numerous attacks against NATO and coalition forces, including a recent ambush on NATO forces on Aug. 18. They were known to facilitate the movement of weapons and foreign fighters into Afghanistan.
(From a Combined Joint Task Force 101 news release.)
I've noticed the increase of hostile activity (as well as reports)from Kapisa. But then again, the taliban have increased their attacks throughout all of Afghnistan.
I do hope that the new commanders will take that into consideration when requesting more troops for this front. We need them sooner rather than later.
Winter is approaching, which seems the perfect time to eliminate as many of the taliban as possible. Before they can hole up, travel back to Pakistan or wherever they've been training.
Unfortunately, there seem to be an abundance of those who will step forward to take the place of those taliban leaders/fighters who've been eliminated.
btw, great to see you writing again…
This is great news. It may have come late, but at least it is final. Thank you for posting it. I missed this one. Have a great day.


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We studythe dynamics of infection in reservoir host species with an emphasis on diseases in bats. Bats are hosts to some of the most notorious infections that spill over from animals to humans. Understanding the dynamics of these pathogens within bat populations is key to understanding how they filter through ecological systems to spill over to domestic animals and humans. See our review on The Ecological Dynamics of Emerging Bat Virus Spillover in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. We are pursuing a comparative approach to understand the drivers of bat infectious disease dynamics across populations and species.
We studythe dynamics of Hendra virus and what drives pulses of infection in bat populations. Hendra virus typifies the spillover process for many emerging bat viruses and is therefore an excellent model system for bat infections in less tractable systems. Hendra virus is a fatal zoonotic paramyxovirus that is transmitted from its reservoir host, Australian Pteropus bats (fruit bats), to horses and subsequently to humans. Like many of the other bat viruses, Hendra virus can be excreted in pulses from reservoir bat populations. These pulses have been linked with spillover to horses. To understand viral dynamics in bat populations we combine empirical data and modeling approaches, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams working across a range of scales from cells to landscapes.
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Links between immunology and epidemiology (e.g. how resistance or tolerance responses affect population dynamics of infectious diseases)
The connectivity trade-offs: host connectivity versus disease spread and persistence
Mitigation of pathogen threats to advance wildlife conservation
Assessing the Energetic Effects of White-Nose Syndrome in the Context of Climate Change
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"A New Evangelism" by Mark W. Harris
April 26, 2015 – First Parish of Watertown
Call to Worship – from Mary Harrington
In the full beauty of the day
We come to this place to savor life's riches.
In the full light of day
Keenly aware of all the hard edges we face
And struggle to cope with,
May we give ourselves to this hour of consolation and peace
In the fullness of this company
Let us join together to better endure
The rough strife of our days,
Surrounded by stories of brokenness and courage,
Kindness and healing.
Come into this time and place where all of what you bring is
welcome. Where you may lay down your burdens and celebrate all
The good gifts of life.
Sermon – "A New Evangelism" by Mark W. Harris
Recently the Watertown Department of Public Works shut down Church and Summer Streets in order to repave. I usually walk to work, but I had a couple of occasions where I had to drive down Spring Street, and access the Church via Summer Street. The first time, the police officer stopped me, I said I was trying to get to the church. He quizzically repeated Church Street?, with the knowing look that it was being paved and was inaccessible. I immediately said no, the church. It's that building right there. He said, oh, next to the bank? And, I said, yes that is a church. The second time, another police officer stopped me, and I said I was trying to get to the church. He responded, by saying, where's the church? With the assured look of "there's no church around here." I had to once again tell him, like I did with his colleague, that it was the building right there, the one I am pointing at, the one you are almost standing in the shadow of. That is a church. My exasperated response could have been, does anyone know who or what or where we are? I suppose I could have blamed their ignorance on the fact that we have a building that looks like a big house, and not a traditional church with a soaring steeple. But in all likelihood that is not the case. They have just never heard of us. A Church must be Catholic or Armenian in their minds, but certainly not Unitarian Universalist. Isn't that some weird cult? It seems odd that one of the oldest congregations in America is anonymous, but it is. Unitarian Universalists have forever been shy, humble, and mostly reluctant to tell anyone what church they belong to, and moreover downright adverse to consider inviting a friend, neighbor or colleague to come to their church. We keep our church lives a secret because we are the kind of people who are just not demonstrative about our church affiliations.
How did we get to the place where our religious faith was a secret not meant to be shared with anyone? The first lesson we adopted was that we should never, never show emotion in our expression of faith. I am in the middle of working on a project with Dan McKanan, who is the Emerson Professor at Harvard Divinity School. We are part of a team of editors who are putting together a volume of primary sources on Unitarian Universalist history. My particular task is to edit the works of three proto-Unitarians; early liberals who prefigured the development of our movement. One of my assigned people, Charles Chauncy was minister of First Church Boston for about sixty years. Chauncy was a leader of a group of clergy and lay people who opposed a nation wide revival called The Great Awakening in the 1740's. One of Chuancy's works was called "Enthusiasm Describ'd and Caution'd Against." Those who opposed the revival said that the showing of enthusiasm or passion in our faith was antithetical to reason, and that if we became too emotional we could not make rational decisions. To the liberals, faith developed over time with a steady growth of intellectual understanding and discernment of what was correct ethical behavior and beliefs. It was all about character development. Faith development was a slow, educational process rather than a quick, passionate conversion to embracing God in your heart.
In his work on the dangers of enthusiasm, Chauncy provided the foundation of our liberal understanding of the use of emotion in religion. He said the cause of "enthusiasm is a bad temperament of the blood and spirits; 'tis properly a disease, a sort of madness…." This madness was discovered in a person's countenance. "They had a certain wildness in their general look and air; especially when their imaginations are mov'd and fired." Chauncy was further disturbed because these wild imaginative ramblings "strangely loosens their tongues. " Furthermore, Chauncy said, "Sometimes, it affects their bodies, throws them into convulsions and distortions, into quakings and tremblings…. Sometimes, it will unaccountably mix itself with their conduct, and give it such a tincture of that which is freakish or furious, as none can have an idea of, but those who have seen the behaviour, of a person in a phrenzy." This set a pattern for the development of our liberal faith that became central to its informing culture. We learned that one does not embrace Unitarian Universalism with any show of passion. You can be earnest and serious about what is proper behavior. You can be concerned about giving everyone a fair chance in life. You can learn about all aspects of the world's cultures and religions. You see goodness all around, but you are serious and rational about it. This lack of enthusiasm for faith became a problem almost a century later after the Unitarian movement became organized, and the state church was disestablished. No one had much feeling for the religion. In 1835 Henry Ware, Jr. fell into a panic that the Unitarians failed to experience anything positive about the faith; they disliked Calvinism, but liked nothing else. They were described as " anti-Calvinist, anti-orthodox, anti-zealots, anti-everything severe and urgent in religion."
Yet this lack of enthusiasm was not my experience of the embrace I felt for Unitarian Universalism. Many of you have heard my personal tale of conversion from a fundamentalist church that denied my passion for dinosaurs and evolution. It was a religion that labeled me a worthless sinner before God. I could only be made clean if I accepted Jesus as my Lord and savior. Then every so often the minister would lead these altar calls in church. My local pastor made like Billy Graham on TV and called us down front to show our love for Jesus, and be baptized in the faith. This was their version of emotion. I said I can't go down front and embarrass myself. But then I started attending a Unitarian church. They were cool. They liked folk music. They even liked the Stones. They said I was good, not sinful. They said God loved everybody. I was liberated. I was joyful. I was happy. You don't think that is religious enthusiasm? But too often those same UU churches, especially here in New England, said the only acceptable music in church was classical music. And the parishioners rather than enjoying the services sat in the congregation and were critical of words in the hymns or the minister's grammar. It sometimes felt like a graded test, and the people wanted only intellectual stimulation.
And now slowly we are seeing that we need a little passion in this faith, a little freedom to show that enthusiasm that we feel for life, for love, for the community.
A few weeks ago I read a passage that struck me, although I cannot tell you now what the source was. It was simply this, "any organization that does not have a plan for attracting new members will die." What struck me was this: we don't have a plan. We have in the almost twenty years that I have been here relied upon some people inviting their friends to come, word around town, and a kind of catch as catch can of prospective members wandering in. When Andrea came in 1992 there was a falling down sign, no answering machine, and the week before she was to start her candidating week, she and I drove to Watertown, and literally could not find the church. In the twenty odd years since the worship services and the programs, and the friendliness of the congregation have been attractive enough to garner enough new members for us to grow some, and more recently remain stable. We have been blessed with incredibly generous parishioners and other resources to keep ourselves financially strong. The state of our church is strong – attendance is good, and we are trending, as they say, in a positive direction. There is lots of good energy here.
But what does the future hold? Those of us who follow main line religion in America know that the trend is away from going to church and religious affiliations. The Baptists, the Episcopalians, the United Church of Christ have all been hemorrhaging members, and are in sharp decline. What is going to happen to us? We have had a great year, but the one fear I raise in my annual report is the lack of younger children in our church school, and my concern for membership. We don't have a plan. How might we get one?
Our congregation can come up with a successful plan of action to grow. We have started up a potluck supper group for parents of young children. This proved successful in the past, and deserves your support. A support group for parents of teens, and small group ministry are all programs that can help attract families and people searching for a faith community, but fundamentally there needs to be a vision of how we will be a growing community, following up with visitors, seeking to spread the word that we love and embrace. One of our members, Alyssa Lawson, told me last night that after she saw my topic for today, she dreamed that I encouraged everybody to ask friends and fellow workers to come to church. And in that dream, she asked her boss. Of course we can repeat the familiar refrain that these heady Unitarians are just not passionate about their faith, and certainly we cannot be evangelical, but why not? Saying, "it's just not that kind of religion" hardly holds water. We can get passionate about things. If Clint Sours can dance like Mick Jagger, we, too, can be passionate about our faith.
A couple of years ago I had a startling revelation about Unitarian Universalism. It is relevant because it is about children. It has two components. The first is that for those adults who were brought up Unitarian Universalist, there has always been an expectation that they would move on. We explicitly describe our faith as one of come-outers. That means that the expectation is that the new members will always come out of another religion, usually one that has restricted their freedom to believe, or has hurt or rejected them with restrictive creeds or beliefs. This worked beautifully for me. I grew up fundamentalist, and found this affirming loving religion, and embraced it. But for my wife Andrea, and several other members here who grew up UU, the expectation is that you are no longer rebelling, and therefore the religion that expects you to come from somewhere else, no longer has a place for you here. So we have tacitly told those who were born into the faith, you are not welcome here.
The second revelation about children is that we raised our children to make a choice about their faith once they were adults. This seems reasonable, until you think about the ramifications. We have informed our children about all the world's religions, but never given them much UU identity. Fortunately that has been remedied in recent years. The corollary of teaching children about every other religion except our own is that we have never believed in raising our children to remain Unitarian Universalists. That seems to be too coercive for the open minded liberal. But guess what? When you tell a child that they don't need to stay, then 90% of the time, they don't. So that means about 10% is about how many of our children remain Unitarian Universalist. Most religions expect 50%. The major revelation or conclusion of all this is that, historically Unitarian Universalism is the only religion in the history of the world that brought children up in the faith, but had no expectation that they would remain part of the faith as adults. How do you think every other church in the world grows, or where it places its greatest plan for new members? So the first new member plan is to tell our children, we want you to remain part of this faith community. We want you to go to a UU church wherever you live. We think this is a great faith for you, for your children, for your friends. Do not become something else or none. Be one of us.
This brings me to my third and last component of a growth plan for our future. First, show some passion for this faith. Second, encourage your children to embrace this faith. And finally, the beauty and wonder of this faith should not be a secret. There was a brief, but excellent article in the spring 2015 issue of the UU World, called "Universalism in Practice." It began by asking the question, Did Michael Brown steal the cigars in Ferguson last August? The article by Nancy Ladd said that too often in this country we focus, not just on guilt or innocence, but rather if the accused person is the right kind of person. Was this a young black man who deserved to walk free, or was he a young black man who ultimately got what he deserved. Was he just a criminal type? And was that woman who got raped on campus, wearing fishnet stockings or was she drunk? Do we think she got what she deserved? You know that kind of judgment that oozes up from people's attitudes. Are you the right kind of woman or man to belong here? The Mom in one family who stopped attending here said, "I felt funny wearing lipstick or heels. Do we even want you? Should we care if you have enough money, or own your house, or went to Harvard, or meet the environmental test? Our faith teaches that you do not have to be good enough, or be the right kind of person because each and every one of you is already inherently good enough. You do not have to earn safety or human rights, or opportunities, or even the love of God, you inherently possess those. You are born worthy.
Why do we keep this faith a secret? Do we want the people here to say, I wonder what that building over there is, you know, the one next to the bank? Years ago there was a UU advertising campaign that posed the question, "Are You a UU Without Knowing It? Too many people don't know about it. It is the best-kept religious secret. I recently saw an article where one woman wrote how she was still wrestling with a question she heard in a workshop at General Assembly: If someone were a visitor to your house, would they be able to tell that you are a Unitarian Universalist? We often say we are proud that members of this church are active in community affairs. They serve in positions of leadership. They are always at the publics meetings. But is it known that they are Unitarian Universalists, or that this faith makes a difference as a faith community, and not as a few random individuals who happen to go to church here? When are we going to put our church on the map? We need to act as a community. We need to tell others what a great church it is. Yesterday, it was an identified church group that helped clean up the Charles.
In a few weeks I am going to give a keynote address at a Universalist convocation. The address is called "Never Put Your Light Under a Bushel." It begins with the story from an 1844 newspaper published in New York, reporting on the death of a young Universalist businessman from Jacksonville, it was said that he was among that class of believers who "never put their light under a bushel." Furthermore, "he was always open and fearless in his profession of faith in the gospel of impartial grace and salvation." If our Universalist light is going to shine brighter in the 21st century, we have much to learn from those evangelists who went before. When will we take our fire out from under the bushel? On the campus of St. Lawrence University, there is a three-story brick structure called Richardson Hall. It was built in 1855. It housed the chapel, and dormitory rooms for the students who were studying for the Universalist ministry. In January 1863, in the wake of the emancipation proclamation, word that the slaves had been freed traveled north. The theological students lit hundreds of candles in the windows of the hall when they heard the news. It was a bright light signaling the end of slavery. Townspeople rushed to Richardson Hall with their fire equipment, thinking it was ablaze. When they arrived, they learned the flames signaled lights of freedom. They stood in awe, and many cried. If you feel the emotion of this free faith, then let the blaze in your heart burn freely and openly. Our house must be on fire, so that we do not become the ashes of history, but are its eternal flame of forever creating beloved community. Take your light out, and let it burn for freedom proclaiming the message of a God who sets no bounds to love.
Closing Words "That lives in us" by Rumi
If you put your hands on this oar with me,
they will never harm another,
and they will come to find
they hold everything you want.
If you put your hands on this oar with me,
they would no longer lift anything to your
mouth that might wound your precious land-
that sacred earth that is your body.
If you put your soul against this oar with me,
the power that made the universe will enter your sinew
from a source not outside your limbs,
but from a holy realm that lives in us.
Exuberant is existence, time a husk.
When the moment cracks open, ecstasy leaps out and devours space;
love goes mad with the blessings, like my words give.
Why lay yourself on the torturer's rack of the past and future?
The mind that tries to shape tomorrow beyond its capacities will find no rest.
Be kind to yourself, dear- to our innocent follies.
Forget any sounds or touch you knew that did not help you dance.
You will come to see that all evolves us.
If you put your heart against the earth with me,
in serving every creature, our Beloved will enter you
from our sacred realm
and we will be, we will be so happy.


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The Master Plan Enactment Roadmap illustrates the division of labor that allows for multiple parts of the plan to be simultaneously advanced. The community is encouraged to participate in the enactment of the plan. There are five groups that encompass a variety of industries, skill sets and subject matter expertise that will be required for the integration of the arts into our community. To review and volunteer for one of these groups click here.
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CrossFit® Champion Will Powell May Be the Fittest Farmer on Earth!
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Garden of Life® brand ambassador Will Powell won Reebok®'s "Fittest Man on Earth" CrossFit Games last year and has been vigorously training for another title run this summer. After leaving various voice messages at his home in Greensboro, North Carolina, we figured he must be busy throwing tires, doing snatches or timing pull-ups. Instead, the "Fittest Man on Earth" was absorbed in tending to the earth in his urban garden, and the only things he was pulling up were weeds!
With the annual CrossFit Games looming in July, Powell is looking forward to facing new competitors by moving up to the 55-59 age division. However, it was clear during our conversation that he was more excited about squash than squats.
"Right now, I have some dwarf kale, collards, purple cauliflower, cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant and Swiss chard," he said, as he proudly surveyed his neat rows of seedlings. "My blackberry and blueberry bushes are leafing out, and I also have a few muscadine grape vines. Soon, I'm going to put in some cherry tomatoes and spaghetti squash." Powell grows a bounty of organic fruits and vegetables for himself and his wife, Terry, and also has plenty to share with clients and friends at his personal training studio. On weekends, he often heads to his organic farm in South Carolina, a 340-acre spread owned by his family for more than a century.
"Our farmhouse was built with a grant from the King of England, and the bricks were brought from there as well," Powell explained. "I work on it with my father, and the land has lots of timber as well as pasture for livestock. My father also grows sugar cane, and people line up every year to buy it as soon as it comes off the cooker."
When he was a young boy, Powell recalled that his family and everyone they knew farmed organically and sustainably. Some farmers were impoverished with limited resources, so they utilized everything they had and did not let anything go to waste, including the chance to scoop up the best animal waste whenever a circus or carnival would roll into town.
Nowadays, Powell prefers to build his soil up with compost that includes alpaca dung, leaves, garden waste and wood chips that he uses for mulch. Rather than spraying chemicals or pesticides, he relies on rotted fish slurry to keep pests at bay. And when he's not busy planting, composting or renovating the farmhouse, he devises workouts he can do without any gym equipment.
"I can keep up with CrossFit training on the farm by lifting boulders, swimming and riding my mountain bike" he said. "When that gets old, I start whacking away at things with an axe." Heading into the CrossFit Games, Powell acknowledges growing his own food may give him a nutritional edge along with Garden of Life supplements he takes every day. He keeps his joints flexible with Wobenzym® N and Minami Nutrition® fish oil and drinks two shakes a day with Goatein or RAW Organic Meal.
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Happy 30th Birthday to MTV
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 by cyberacoustics
I can't believe it! 30 years ago this week, music videos could be viewed during the day instead of the wee hours of the morning. For years, we turned to MTV for music programming, as it was the bastion of hip culture. I bet you didn't know that the first video ever played on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
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Early Start was founded by former teachers Bob and Joan Trowbridge. The company continues today as a family-owned and operated business. We are dedicated to providing affordable preschool curriculum for home-based family providers and pre-school center teachers.
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Our goal has always been to make the process of teaching as easy and enjoyable as the process of learning.
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With major developments underway in Perth to elevate the city's cultural panache, such as the recently established Perth Arena - a world-class 15,000 capacity entertainment facility - Perth is experiencing a cultural awakening. Laneway bars and rooftop venues are in abundance, as well as a broad range of restaurants to satisfy any palate, including the wildly popular Jamie's Italian on William Street. Transport in and out of the city is convenient with the Perth Train Station, while Carillion City, Forrest Chase and the Hay Street and Murray Street malls (to name a few) will appeal to retail addicts.
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All four eyeshadows are really pigmented and smooth, soft and buttery, they go on really nicely with minimal fall out and once on the eyelids, there is no fallout whatsoever. There was also no creasing at all. I created a look with the shade on the right and the third shade from the right (or second left, not counting the blush, if you prefer) and it was really lovely. (Sorry about the photos, I never got aruond to taking pictures of the palette before using it, so there's some powder around the shades I used.) The blush is a pretty pinky coral everyday blush, it's quite pigmented, but not crazily so, it's shimmery, but not glittery. All in all I am very happy with this palette and it has definitely made me want to check out the rest of the range. The palette cost £6 and there are 4 different shades in the range available from Tesco (sadly not online).
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The Gardenlina™ series adds colour to the garden from May through September. These Kalanchoes were chosen from KP Holland's assortment especially for their suitability as garden and patio plants. Gardenlina™ varieties are flowering powerhouses that turn a patio into a sea of colour. Until the summer solstice (around 21 June), the Gardenlina™ varieties are producing flowers from the buds they had when they were purchased. As the days become shorter, the plants start producing new buds for a second flowering display.
This means a vibrant flowering plant to enjoy all summer long!
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As a florist, you want to supply your customers with products of guaranteed top quality. And you also want to carry exclusive products to distinguish yourself from other sales channels. Knowing this, KP Holland combines the grower's passion with cutting-edge cultivation and grading systems to arrive at the very best: the Royale™ Kalanchoe series.
These varieties guarantee you of top quality plants available in pot sizes 7, 12 and 15 cm. You can recognise the Royale™ series from their deluxe sleeve packaging and gold-coloured tray. The Royale™ varieties provide you with these guarantees: at least a 5-week flowering period with at least 100 flower buds (7-cm pot), 300 flower buds (12-cm pot) and 500 flower buds (15-cm pot). The Royale™ series is available exclusively through specialised wholesalers such as Waterdrinker Cash & Carry.
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The story of the Curcuma with Thai origins is a story worth telling. The roots of this plant are commonly used in Asian cuisine in the form of turmeric, but they also have medicinal properties. 'Roots for Moods' is a sales concept that communicates both the use of Curcuma as a spice in Asian cuisine and helps others because when consumers buy a 'Roots for Moods' Curcuma, they are also supporting a good cause: research into the effects of curcumine (the active ingredient in the roots) in preventing cancer. The 'Roots for Moods' sales concept is available to garden centres and other sales channels. Roots for Moods is a joint initiative of Dutch Curcuma growers.
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'Air So Pure' is a qualification applied to a group of plants with scientifically proven health benefits. These 'natural air purifiers' have been especially selected for their excellent air-purifying effect. Research has shown that they:
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Miniplanten.nl, a sales concept initiated by a select group of Dutch growers, guarantees a large assortment of high-quality miniplants in a single uniform pot size. Miniplanten.nl provides an ingenious shelving plan that ensures a varied miniplant display table for every season for high returns year round. Combined with coordinated ceramics products available through your ceramics supplier, this concept is a carefree solution for your garden centre.
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Flowers make everyone happy! Dolc'Amore™ is a sales concept that selects gorgeous flowering plants that everyone can enjoy at home for a long time. Each one of the many flowering houseplants included in the Dolc'Amore concept are of high quality and feature a profusion of flowers or extra large flowers. So it's not surprising that a selection of KP Holland's products is also sold as part of this concept. You can recognise Dolc'Amore products by their special packaging with a ribbon. A nice little gift for your home!
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Chemtura Corp. has announced that it and 26 of its U.S. affiliates have filed a Joint Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") and Disclosure Statement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The plan is supported by the Chemtura's official committee of unsecured creditors and the ad hoc committee of the company's bondholders. The company expects that, in the near term, the Court will schedule a hearing to consider approval of the Disclosure Statement. Accordingly, Chemtura remains on track to emerge from Chapter 11 protection in the coming months. The company will continue to work with its official committee of equity security holders to address any concerns they may have about the Plan.
Chemtura provides under the Plan (subject to the conditions and qualifications set forth in the Plan and the Disclosure Statement) the potential to satisfy all creditors' claims in full, as well as offering value to equity holders.
"The filing of our Plan is a significant milestone in the Chapter 11 process, demonstrating Chemtura's progress toward emerging as a stronger, leaner global enterprise," says Craig A. Rogerson, Chemtura's chairman, president and Chief Executive Officer. "We are pleased to submit the proposed Plan with the full support of both the unsecured creditors' committee and the ad hoc committee of bondholders. The Plan is a testament to the outstanding progress we have made in restructuring our finances and operations."
Mr. Rogerson adds, "We appreciate the support of our major stakeholders and we look forward to continuing to work closely with them in order to successfully execute on our business plan to drive growth and long-term value creation. I thank our customers, suppliers, business partners and employees for their ongoing commitment to our company and for helping us build a stronger Chemtura."
The Disclosure Statement includes a historical profile of the company, a description of proposed distributions to creditors and equity holders, and details of the "new" Chemtura, as well as many of the technical matters required for the solicitation process, such as descriptions of who will be eligible to vote on the Plan and the voting process itself.
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Supe Silette LK is a 35mm film rangefinder camera made by Agfa and introduced in 1959. It belongs to the long lasting Silette series.
It has new body style with competely flat top. Some features are recessed re-wind knob flush with top, coupled rangefinder and coupled lightmeter with readout on top. Similar to Agfa Silette LK and Agfa Super Silette Automatic. The lens is Agfa Color-Apotar 45mm f/2.8 in Pronto LK shutter. [1]
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