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Day of Innovation is Indiana's only full day innovation event that brings together leaders and practitioners from all sectors and backgrounds. Connect with like-minded innovators for inspiring keynotes, hands-on workshops, presentations and networking. If you are interested in how to help yourself, your organization, and your state prosper, this is the event for you.
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Join over 200 premier business leaders and diversity advocates at this annual conference. There will be a host of great informative speakers, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities on engaging diversity, inclusion and equality for business success.
This year's theme is "Rethinking Diversity: Moving Towards Inclusivity."
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Junior Chamber International Indianapolis
At The Speakeasy, JCI will be hosting Let's Wine About It (LWAI), an evening of wine tasting combined with the presentation of sustainable community solutions projects. Up to 5 finalists will have the opportunity to present their "whine" - or their community problem - as well as their proposed solution to the problem. Event attendees will vote on the project they view as most deserving of a $5,000 grant to solve the identified issue.
This grant is available to any individual or organization that identifies a problem in the Indianapolis community and a sustainable way to help resolve that problem. Learn more with the link below.
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NW Group Sends "Comfort for Kids" to Haiti
SEATTLE - The needs in Haiti are many - food and water, shelter, medical supplies and sanitation - but mental health also figures into families' ability to survive after this month's earthquake. This weekend, a Mercy Corps team arrived in Haiti with a mental health mission. The group, with offices in Portland and Seattle, is offering "Comfort for Kids," a program they used in the United States after the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, and at quake sites in China and Peru.
Griffen Samples, technical adviser and trainer for "Comfort for Kids," says the brief lessons and materials are designed to prompt children and adults to start talking, and healing.
"One of the great lessons from previous disasters we've been involved in is that people need to talk about it, they need to get out their stories. But children tend not to talk about things first; first, they act them out. Then, they draw; they might write about it next, and they might talk about it last."
Even before a disaster, says Samples, mental health services in impoverished countries are few; and now, parents who are frantically trying to meet children's basic needs don't have much time to consider their emotional health. That's why, she says, the handouts and other materials are short and easy to use.
"There's simple things about how to answer kids' questions, how to recognize what are normal reactions to trauma, as opposed to bad behavior. A lot of times, people think that a kid is acting out or they're being bad, when in fact, it's actually just a normal response to a trauma."
Samples says her team will work with parents and grandparents, teachers and child-care providers, with materials in French and Creole. For the kids, they've also put together "comfort kits" that include blankets, stuffed animals and books.
Mercy Corps is already supplying food and water in Haiti, and hiring survivors in a pay-for-work program to clear debris and start rebuilding. The group is posting updates on its Web site, www.mercycorps.org.


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The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) represents the views of some 25 UK lenders involved in the generation of mortgage business via intermediaries.
This area is probably the fastest growing of all markets, offering a complete range of mortgage products for all types of customers, while providing no shortage of news, views and speculation on the future of the mortgage market itself. Most of these views agree regulation will be the biggest driver of change over the next few years and all are interested in the shape it will take and how much of it is up for debate.
The industry has had time to digest the Treasury's draft, Regulated Activities Order. It has also absorbed the new definitions of advising and arranging and responded to the consultation. Between trying to write business ' sometimes it is easy to forget that is our job ' the next thing to hit our desks will be the consultation paper from the Financial Services Authority (FSA), due later this month, saying how it intends to interpret its new powers.
Later this summer we will receive the outcome of the FSA depolarisation review and while we cannot predict with any certainty what this means for the mortgage market, we are sure to see a shift in distribution.
Regulation will no doubt bring costs and these are likely to be felt disproportionately by smaller intermediaries, but there needs to be latitude within the regulation to ensure their valuable service can continue.
At the moment, there are mixed views on the value of the packager, but there is still likely to be a lot of packaged business being transacted in 2004.
Will these packagers be involved in arranging and need authorisation? The view of IMLA is that this should depend on whether the role is influential on the buying process or purely administrative ' for this, we will have to wait and see.
Networks are also likely to grow, just as they did following a similar level of regulation in the life market. They are likely to be a key distribution area. However, they are still expensive for intermediaries to use and command significant negotiating weight with many lenders in terms of margin pressure.
Mortgage clubs have been strong for some time, but it is likely these will look more like networks as the range of services and support they offer increases.
The changing face of the industry in light of regulation and the questions they pose is something I am sure that IMLA will remain focussed on for quite the foreseeable future.
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Food Mood Facts
Food Mood Facts are Essential to Well-being
What we eat is important, biologically, to our mind and our energy field.
It is a well known fact that food has an impact on various chemicals in the gut and brain. By taking good care of what you eat and your body, your brain will become healthier.
There are five brain signaling chemicals which are most closely linked to what you eat and drink. These chemicals, called neurotransmitters, are (1) serotonin, (2) dopamine, (3) norepinephrine, (4) histamine, and (5) acetylcholine. Of those, most is known about how serotonin directly affects emotional health.
Here's the primary sources for electro-chemical balance: Amino acids, which we obtain from foods or supplements, are the building blocks of neurotransmitters aid in the production and enhancement of the activity of the brain's signaling chemicals, and can protect them from injury. However, the typical U.S. diet does not supply us with what is required for optimum health. Therefore, our diets have negatively affected our mental health.
A current study and resources suggest that depression has doubled in the United States in the last decade. And, the same goes for obesity. The link between diet and mood are so important, that one of the studies shows people following the Mediterranean or Japanese diet compared to the American diet have a 25-35% lower risk of depression. The difference is astounding!
According to WHO, 350 million people globally suffer from depression, it is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and it is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. Since diet can reduce risk by 25-35%, we could potentially have a positive impact on approximately 100 million people if we all ate in a manner that supported brain health.
The gut and the brain health are also directly linked to our emotions. Many types of antidepressant medications help your body hold on longer to the serotonin it makes, because the right amount of serotonin can increase a sense of well-being and lower anxiety. Approximately 95% of our serotonin is produced in our gastrointestinal tract. Our gut is lined with 100 million neurons. So you see, it's not just the brain that does the thinking. Our gut is connected to our brain and major organs by an extensive neural superhighway called the Vagus nerve. The serotonin made in our gut can travel throughout our entire body and positively or negatively affect our whole wellbeing.
In addition to the food and drink we consume, our gut neurons are highly influenced by billions of bacteria that live in our intestines. There are good and bad bacteria. Both, however, need a place to live, which we call the "stomach forest." This "forest" is developed and maintained by eating good vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, garlic, lettuce, kale, spinach, etc. The good bacteria can help us digest our food and draw more nutrition from what we eat. Unfortunately, these good bacteria don't thrive in the highly processed, high-sugar typical U.S. diet. Instead, the bad disease-causing bacteria are promoted. Sugar is your enemy, and the sooner you treat it as such the healthier you will become!
How to restore the right bacteria? Probiotics like Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Lactococcus are often found in yogurts with live cultures, drinks like kefir, and fermented foods like sauerkraut, some pickles and kimchi. They can also be bought as supplements. Studies have shown that taking certain probiotics on a regular basis improves anxiety levels, perception of stress, and mental outlook. There's also a growing body of research on prebiotics, or encouraging the good bacteria to grow by feeding them precisely what they need to thrive. Soluble fiber like that found in bananas, berries, Jerusalem artichokes, asparagus, garlic, leeks, jicama, beans and leafy greens are known prebiotics.
Good nutrition has a huge impact on overall health, not just mental health. Consider these statistics on Americans' health: 37% of us will experience cardiovascular disease; 35% of us will experience hypertension and another 36% prehypertension; 11% will have diabetes; 47% will have cancer; and 50% of women and 25% of men will have osteoporosis. All of these diseases have a direct connection to diet. In fact, the World Cancer Research Fund International published that over 30% of all cancer is preventable with diet, exercise and a healthy BMI (body mass index).
So what does a healthy diet look like? It's colorful! It's fresh! It's minimally processed or cooked. Where possible it is organic and not genetically modified. An optimal diet includes lots of whole fruits and vegetables, with an abundance of greens and sea greens; whole grains; beans; nuts; and fermented foods. It also contains a small amount of seafood and grass-fed meats that are raised humanely and are free from toxins. The ideal diet is limited in animal proteins, gluten, refined sugars, diary, caffeine and processed foods. Good mood foods and supplements are rich in iron, antioxidants, calcium, the B vitamins, vitamin D, magnesium, folate/folic acids, omegas, fiber, prebiotics and probiotics.


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Worship & Liturgy Committee
Over the last month or so there has been a lot of conversation around our liturgy and some of the choices that have been made as we seek to find meaningful ways of expressing our worship. The language that we use, influences how we perceive and experience God in our lives, and while we have inherited a rich liturgical tradition, the Church has always been seeking more expressive ways of interacting with the Holy. We can see this through the various versions of the Book of Common Prayer that have evolved over time and across space. Perhaps one of the most beautiful examples of this is the New Zealand Prayer Book. (Check out the Wikipedia page for the Book of Common Prayer for a discussion of Prayer Book Revision over the course of time.) Our General Convention, which is the decision making body of The Episcopal Church, has authorized a number of supplements to our current Book of Common Prayer, some of which are expressed in the five volumes of Enriching Our Worship. A similar journey is taking place with our musical tradition, with the publication of supplemental Episcopal Hymnals and resources such as Lift Every Voice and Sing, II and Enriching Our Music.
So, why is it important that we use these resources, you may ask. First, just as is happening throughout our nation, The Episcopal Church is rapidly becoming more multi-cultural and these resources help us to experience God through expansive and inclusive language. There is movement happening in the Church toward Prayer Book revision, and we need to be familiar with these supplemental resources because, if history holds true, many of them will likely appear in our next Prayer Book.
I understand that change can be challenging, particularly when we are asked to consider new language for something that is as meaningful and personal as our prayers. But the Church has never been static, and as our understanding and experience of God continues to change us as individuals, it only stands to reason that the Church shifts too. So, as we continue to draw on our wealth of historical and new liturgical resources, I am forming a Worship & Liturgy Committee to help guide our practices here at St. John's. Over the next few weeks I will be inviting individuals to be a part of this work and will announce the members of the Worship & Liturgy Committee soon. This will be a Standing Committee reporting to the Vestry. If you have any questions or input as we move forward in this direction, please feel free to reach out to me, and, please keep our Church and this new Committee in your prayers.
As I reflect on the Gospel lesson for this Sunday, I wonder, "Am I a Mary, or am I a Martha?" I hope that I am a little bit of both, because both exemplify good and healthy faith. Mary, sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening to him, learning from him, and worshipping him, reminds us that we need those times of contemplation, of worship, of basking in the presence of God. These times of quiet reflection reenergize us and are necessary for a healthy and mature faith. But remember what James says in his epistle, that faith without works is a dead faith. We build relationship with God in these times of quiet so that we can be challenged to put our faith into action. Martha, the dutiful sister, the one preparing the meal, feeding the people, cleaning the house, doing all the work that is necessary in a healthy ministry, reminds us that our faith requires action. Our mission, here at St. John's, is to form disciples, to be the hands, feet and heart of Jesus. In Mary we see a disciple being formed, building relationship with God through Jesus. In Martha we see a disciple who is being the hands, feet and heart of Jesus, as she feeds those who are hungry and loving them with radical hospitality. We will soon be marking our first year here at St. John's. As we continue living into this collaborative ministry together, I challenge each of us to consider how St. John's is forming us to be disciples of Jesus in this trying world. But don't stop there. How is our faith being put into action? How are we being the hands, feet and heart of Jesus to those around us?
Time to Speak up!
Just a week ago we celebrated Independence Day, the day that we remember when our founding fathers and mothers threw off the tyranny of foreign empire and declared our nation's independence. It was the birth of a country that is often proud to claim itself to be a Christian nation, though that moniker is itself a myth, for from the very beginning we have been a nation committed to equality without regard to religion … at least in theory. We claim in our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Now, admittedly, we have never succeeded in fully living up to these ideals. It was a long time before women were fully enfranchised and even longer before African-Americans (and one could argue that in some respects they still aren't). There was a time when Roman Catholics received a similar bigoted reception as our Muslim sisters and brothers often do today.
Today we are facing a crisis in our nation that we have not seen in our life-times – and it is NOT a crisis being caused by desperate human beings seeking safety in the land that once offered to "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore." Political ideologies aside, before we are Democrats or Republicans or Independents or any other flavor of party, we are people who call ourselves Christian. In our rite of initiation, by which we received that name, Christian, we promised to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbor as ourselves, to strive for justice and peace among all people, and to respect the dignity of every human being. When the disciples thought that they would shoo the children away, Jesus rebuked them and said, "let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs." When Jesus taught his disciples what it looks like to follow him, he said, "I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me." When they asked Jesus when he was any of those things, he said to them, "Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me."
Today on our southern border children are still being torn away from their parents, being locked up in cages, being denied clean clothes, a bed to sleep on, adequate food to eat or water to drink, basic healthcare, the ability to even bathe. These children are sleeping on concrete floors under foil blankets, and as if this is not cruelty enough, now reports are coming out that they are being abused, physically and even sexually. These children are suffering irreparable psychological trauma due a breakdown of a system that is supposed to protect them at every level of government: local, state, and federal. This is not how we treat other human beings. This is not what Jesus meant when he commanded us to love others as we love ourselves.
We believe in a God who created all life, and made each one of us in his likeness and image. When we look into the eyes of those who are being brutally and shamefully detained with no end in sight, we are looking into the eyes of the God who created us. If we are going to call ourselves Christians, then the time has come for us take a stand for those who are being bound, and to speak up for those whose voices are being gagged. These beloved children of God deserve basic human dignity. Can you imagine how desperate these refugees must be to come to our border knowing what awaits them. If these conditions are worth the cost, then just imagine what it must be like where they come from.
I'm not normally one to pick up my picket sign and take to the streets, but these are extraordinary times when common decency, and the spirit of Love that Jesus calls us to follow, is being suffocated. But like the light that shines in the darkness, the darkness shall not overcome it! I invite you to join me Friday evening as we join voices with those all around the world who have committed to stand in the gap and be counted. A Lights for Liberty Vigil will be held in Homewood at Richard D. Irwin Park (18120 Highland Ave.) at 6:00 pm. We will stand in solidarity with those refugees being "housed" in inhumane conditions. Around 7:00 p.m. this Vigil will move to Kankakee where hundreds are being detained, right here in our own Deanery. The Kankakee Vigil begins at 7:30 p.m. near the gazebo in downtown (250 S. Schuyler Ave.). I am told that candles will be provided, but the organizers are asking that you bring your own sign. My Brothers and Sisters, we have been blessed with a voice. Let's find a way to use it. Please, if you cannot attend tomorrow evening, write a real letter to your Senators and Representatives. Let us flood the halls with Congress with letters expressing our dismay and righteous anger.
May the same Spirit of God that led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt, also lead us.
Fr. Jeremy is an Episcopal Priest and a Franciscan Friar. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida with a Bachelor's in History, and Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia with a Master of Divinity. He currently serves as Rector of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist in Flossmoor, IL and is a Friar in the Community of Francis & Clare.
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Written in My Own Heart's Blood
WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD is the eighth novel in the world-famous OUTLANDER series. In June of 1778, the world turns upside-down. The British army withdraws from Philadelphia, George Washington prepares to move from Valley Forge in pursuit, and Jamie Fraser comes back from the dead to discover that his best friend has married Jamie's wife. The ninth Earl of Ellesmere discovers to his horror that he is in fact the illegitimate son of the newly-resurrected Jamie Fraser (a rebel _and_ a Scottish criminal!) and Jamie's nephew Ian Murray discovers that his new-found cousin has an eye for Ian's Quaker betrothed.
Meanwhile, Claire Fraser deals with an asthmatic duke, Benedict Arnold, and the fear that one of her husbands may have murdered the other. And in the 20th century, Jamie and Claire's daughter Brianna is thinking that things are probably easier in the 18th century: her son has been kidnapped, her husband has disappeared into the past, and she's facing a vicious criminal with nothing but a stapler in her hand. Fortunately, her daughter has a miniature cricket bat and her mother's pragmatism.
The best of historical fiction with a Moebius twist, WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD weaves the fibers of a family's life through the tapestry of historical drama.
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Peculiarities of destruction mechanism of polymeric intumescent fire protective coatings
The article describes the destruction mechanism of intumescent fire protective paint coatings at the time of their aging under the impact of simulated climatic factors. Steel plates covered in anti-corrosion varnishes and intumescent fire protective paint coatings of several types and different composition were used in the research, while certain samples were also additionally covered in protective coatings protecting from environmental effects. SEM, DTA and FT-IR researches were conducted on control samples and samples after aging. Aging was performed in 3 ways: according to regimes I and II in the laboratory and having stored them for 12 months under the outdoor conditions under the roof. The aging mechanism of materials was determined to be very similar when using different methods of aging: with increasing number of cycles, the extent of damage to the surfaces and their diversity increase. In all cases, chemical material changes were observed after artificial aging cycles compared to control samples. In aged samples, there were some new connections occurring, while others changed or disappeared judging from the number of waves and intensity of peaks, which shows that certain compounds form, while others change and disintegrate under the influence of environmental heat and mass exchange.
Keyword : polymeric intumescent coatings, destruction mechanism, steel, fire resistance
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Bilotta, A.; de Silva, D.; Nigro, E. 2016. Tests on intumescent paints fir fire protection of existing steel structures, Construction and Building Materials 121: 410–422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.05.144
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Reflective writings from a home schooling mom (who also has 10 years of professional experience creating in-home education programs for the kids of A-level celebrities)
Friday, February 12, 2016
A Reader Asks About Infant Sleeping
My answer: Think about what you are trying to communicate to your little alien. He is telling you, "I feel this awful thing! It feels terrible! I don't like it! Pain! Pain! Pain!" If you were to say that to your husband, what would you like him to do? You certainly don't want him to shut the door and abandon you in that moment. But you also would most likely not feel seen or heard if he were to distract you by grabbing you, shaking you, and shouting in your ear (as is advised in Happiest Baby on the Block). It is certainly possible to distract you from your feelings, but this is not advisable. (If you haven't read my book, please do so!) The proper response, I believe, when we encounter a sad person is just to be with them while they are sad. When I am sad, I don't need my husband to fix it or distract me or judge me or ignore me. I just need him to give me a shoulder to cry on. It is no different with children. I like to let them know what they are feeling so they know the words, "You're tired" or "You're sad" or "You don't feel good" can help them have the words for their feelings later, but in the mean time, just be with her, listen, empathize, hold her hand.
I believe this is the method from Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with Respect. I never abandoned Anders when he was sad--"crying it out" is brutal on both the baby and the parents. But I also didn't hold him when he was crying or rock him or swaddle him or do anything that would "distract" him from his discomfort. I was simply with him, loving him, and trying to support him, sometimes with my hand on his back, often cuddled up to him. (He never had a crib; he had a Montessori floor bed, so I could always cuddle up to him.)
I also liked the book Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems.
I did other things too, when he was an infant, like at night I never turned on the lights. Anders knew by the time he was three days old that night time was dark. I never turned on a light in his room at night nor did I use night lights either. I allowed the house to get dark naturally in the evenings as well. Natural light gets us in tune with our natural rhythms. Very hard NOT to go to sleep when you watch the sunset and then experience darkness. (A side benefit of this is that Anders has never been afraid of the dark.)
But also Anders slept with us from the age of 1 1/2 to 2. I hated having him in the other room. I woke up all night needing to check on him. Having him in our room enabled me to sleep much more peacefully. And I just loved sleeping with him.
Then when he was around 2, my husband's work schedule changed so that his hours were not compatible with mine. Sleep was too precious for me to be woken up by his alarm in the morning, so for a while my husband, my son, and I all had our own room. From 2 to 2 1/2 my son slept in his own room simply because he wanted to. When we went to the farm he would sleep with me sometimes and other times he would try to sleep in his playhouse outside! He actually fell asleep in there many times. (I always brought him inside though, too many bugs to sleep outside all night long.)
Then with all the moving and traveling from 2 1/2 to now (4 1/2) my son has just felt more comfortable sleeping with me most of the time, so it has been that way for a while. However, his new bed is almost done (a bunk bed) and he is very excited to sleep in it when it is done.
Also, it should be noted that I nursed my son to sleep until he was 2 1//2, and then one day I told him I didn't want to do that anymore, and he said, "Okay." And that was it. It was similar when he was about eight months old, one morning I told him I was not into him waking me up at 5am anymore, and I needed him go back to sleep. He just did. Never woke me up again (at 5am anyway). It was as if he had understood me perfectly. And then when he was 3, and I told him I was not interested in getting him water in the night anymore, he also just understood and adapted and started getting his own water.
What I am trying to express--in this very hasty post--is that situations and needs are ever-evolving. You get to do things one way and then another way. Other parenting experts are going to fill you with fear about habits and consistency. I have never found this to be *that* necessary. The only habit you need to be in is meeting each other's needs and being in touch with those needs. Babies DO get into routines and come to expect certain things, but only to a certain extent. It takes three days to baby-step your way out of one habit and into a new one. So it ended up, for me, being not really worth worrying about.
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Quite an insight! Next time when I hear someone yelling will make an effort to have this different perspective. As I'm coming from a lower class as well, during my childhood my parents yelled quite a lot and its on the spot to that they didn't thought about it as something that ruins the children. The funny thing is that I developed myself for some reason that yelling is bad, I guess it comes from all the surrounding environment and social influences.ReplyDelete
I think there is a another category of people that understands this state of persons mentality, and by raising their voice they can a influence someone with less effort than just by saying it in normal tone - as the "normal" person cannot deal with yelling as he never had to deal with it in the past.
The last thing I want to mention, not sure if its proven or not, but I think yelling helps to relieve stress. Once we are overwhelmed with something and loose it, yelling can be a natural response by letting it out. Thought if we developed in a way to restrain the raising the voice, then we tend to other methods which might be not as natural and even make things worse. Like overeating food or diving into entertainment and being oblivious of ones feelings.
Thanks for sharing this!


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This is my list. There will be some great people out there doing great things but they just haven't really come to my attention.
They come in no order of preference.
ACPO ranking officers were thin on the ground on social media when I first started but the numbers have swelled and mostly in 2014. There are many who are good and many who are excellent but there are only two who to me have immersed themselves in it fully. Two senior officers who provoke debate, respond to questions, challenge officers to think differently, speak openly about ongoing issues and have clearly made social media a huge part of their daily work.
Simon Cole @CCLeicsPolice
Lynne Owens @CCLynneOwens
The PFEW has made a bit of a horlicks of things this last year. I'm still a member and will remain so but they need to take a leaf out of somebody else's book. This officer "gets" social media and really uses it to good effect. She speaks common sense on social media and on radio/TV. As I'm well into the second half of my career I will never make the Supt ranks but I'd be very proud that my staff association was led by this person if I was.
Irene Curtis @barrackslass
A passion for social media, a great sense of humour and a real desire to do the right thing. This lady goes the extra mile using social media. She reaches out to people, offers help and support and builds relationships where negativity or fear has always been. It was also a pleasure to meet her this year.
Laurie McCann @thecoffeecop
This man is committed to police use of social media. He drives and enthuses a team of officers to use social media proactively and has been key in developing a social media presence in his police service. His presentation at SmileCon was by far the best of all senior officers there. This man thinks big and is a key player on the RCMP social media presence.
Peter Sloly @deputysloly
At this years SmileCon I was privileged to meet a long time Twitter friend, ex Chief Constable Stuart Hyde. He was very kind when he spoke publicly and said that I had taken a lot of flak over the years but had stuck in there. There's another person who has also taken a man sized portion of criticism. He has a huge talent, a big heart and a great ability to create debate around policing issues that others steer clear of. He has had a rough ride and we almost lost him this year but he's back. He's brilliant and if he is allowed to excel as he deserves then 2015 will be a great year for him and us.
For all the failings of the PFEW communications this year the branches continue to be well represented. The local accounts do well and many push out great content and information highlighting their concerns and those of the officers they represent. I would like to focus on one individual though. Always online, always ready to reply and discuss and demonstrates in his own ability all that the main account needs to learn. This man is an advocate for officers and I'd be proud if he were the chair of my branch.
John Apter @hantsfedchair
Two different skill areas. Two very different people but both excel in their area and are highly regarded. It is notable that these two people hold the rank of Inspector but are nationally recognised and, more importantly, listened to in their specialist areas by officers of every rank. A real reverse mentoring situation in many cases. Both have been involved with using social media for a considerable time and use it to positive effect.
Simon Guilfoyle @simonjguilfoyle
Michael Brown @mentalhealthcop
When it comes to the new year there are always lots of recollections of people who have passed away during the year. This chap is far from his last breath but he has vanished from social media. This chap was a prolific tweeter and posted engaging, informative and entertaining content. He was highly regarded both at local and national level. One of the great aspects of social media, if you excel, is that you can draw attention to your community and area of work that would otherwise not be seen. This can be a huge advantage to all local policing accounts. Sadly pressures were applied and the officer has stepped back from social media. He should, however, not be forgotten in this years list.
My final few accounts are to encourage those who are getting stuck in and really giving social media a try. The Met account is no doubt a bit of a difficult beast to manage but what has been blatantly obvious this year is the rise of the MPS borough accounts and some of the individual tweeting Sgts. They are all making good moves but one I've been particularly impressed with this year is.
Charlie Routley @MPSHaroldWoodSgt
The next tweeter goes stateside. The set up here is that one officer manages all social media for his police dept. what is called a PIO (Public Information Officer). This chap is working well within his town, creating good content and has a really good grasp of using social media to the benefit of his communities. He is fast becoming recognised as a learned voice in the USA on police use of social media.
Kyle Roder @EauClairePD
This list could go on forever. There really are some fantastic tweeters out there who are driving the use of social media for the police into new areas. 2015 looks set to be an exciting year.
Best wishes to you all and happy new year.


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The idea is to demonstrate that hard work is an invaluable quality. At first a bird is seen hatching from an egg. It attempts to leave the nest but falls to the ground into some high grass. It sees its mom in the nest but can't get her attention. The bird is unable to fly and so it begins to train doing human exercises (i.e. pushups). It is then able to fly away into the sky.
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As I write this first draft (Sunday 18th) there is a covering of snow on the garden and a temperature of -1degC! Yesterday I was working in the garden in a temperature of 12degC. Quite some contract. We now have a 'mini-Beast from the East' affecting our weather this weekend.
As I mentioned, during the week it was fine and I managed to get a few jobs done in the garden. Threee more raised beds are now clear of weeds, had some pelleted chicken manure added and some ex-growbag compost added (if soil level was low enough). That leaves the bed with kale in to sort out – it has some damage to the retaining plank along one side that needs a repair. The only other bed not touched so far is the one nearest the house. That bed has had carpet over it for most of the winter so should n't need much weeding, though it may need topping up with compost.
As far as plants and seeds go, the first lot of broad bean seedlings are now in the bed with the seedling from the overwintered plants. I've filled in the gaps of the 'Aquadulce' seedlings with the ones from the greenhouse – and they look a lot better than the plants from the autumn sowing. The other seedlings were 'De Monica' and they are all in. The bed isn't yet full but there is another tray of broad beans just coming through in a greenhouse propagator. I was thinking of turning the power off but it's just as well that I didn't!.
The picture above shows how much better it is to start the plants in pots rather than planting beans in the autumn…..
Meanwhile in the kitchen I have tomato seedlings through and cucumber as well. They rather took me by surprise, I hadn't bothered to look inside the plastic bag covering the post (it wasn't a clear one) and when I did the other day was rather surprised to find the seedlings already a bit etiolated and about 2 inches tall. Now the cover is off they are looking a bit more normal. Basically it is a 50% germination, 2 each of the tomato seeds (I think I put 4 in each pot) and 2 cucumber seedlings ('Baby') in one pot, the other (Burpless') none so far. The tomatoes are 'Alicante & 'San Marzano'.
There is a tray of sweet peas in the other propagator and yesterday it looked as if they were starting to come through – well a couple at least.
More updates soon – as I finish this on Tuesday the snow is all gone and temperatures as high as 8degC today so there is some chance of getting something done in the garden again…..
Just to provide a bit of spring – here is a daffodil (taken before the snow):


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Joining Forces in Niagara to Promote Toastmasters
As I watched the snow blowing around at 6 pm my heart sank. Would anyone show? Thankfully by 7 pm, 37 people (17 guests and 20 Toastmasters) had braved the weather to find out from Neil Dunsmore how to "Unleash the Humour Inside You" at the 1st Annual Niagara Area Toastmasters Clubs Open House on February 29, 2016.
With ten clubs in the Niagara Area this event was encouraged by District 86 to promote the Toastmasters program in our wider community and to connect clubs with some potential new members for all of us.
Testimonials from various members were used to wrap up the evening. Your Toastmasters journey is personal to you, but elements of your story can inspire and connect with others thinking about their own next step. I challenge every Toastmaster to develop a 1-2 minute answer to "why I joined Toastmasters and why I stay" to use the next time a guest visits.
The question on the bottom of the guest sign-in slip said it all. "Seeing the article in the community paper" brought in all but one guest. You should still put effort into other avenues, but do everything you can to get your event into the community paper. I will suggest you give two ways for guests to contact someone for an RSVP. The paper transcribed my email address wrong, but thankfully my cell number was listed correctly.
Did you notice I said 1st Annual? There is already talk about next year. As eight of the ten clubs had at least one member in the room, the excitement generated and success of the event will be brought back to each club which will lead to stronger partnerships and participation for the 2nd Annual Niagara Area Open House in 2017!
Kristin O'Connor, ACB, ALB
VP Public Relations (2015-16)
Grimsby Toastmasters, Club 1415201 and Lakeshore In Depth Toastmasters, Club 9912
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Standing Out at Accra Toastmasters in West Africa
by Dave Wheeler, from Honeymoon City Toastmasters in Niagara Falls
West Africa is a developing region of a developing continent and a part of that development, it seems, is a developing interest in Toastmasters. In Ghana, where I am visiting relatives, I found to my delight that Accra Toastmasters met every second Wednesday just a short ten minute walk from my relatives' digs. I was welcomed there and enjoyed the meeting. I was the only one at the meeting who was not from West Africa so I thought it ironic that the theme for the meeting was 'Standing Out'.


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Here's How To Stream The 2015 Teen Choice Awards
Despite what the title implies, you don't have to be a teenager to watch the 2015 Teen Choice Awards, which is only hours away from making its grand debut. But before we start passing out those massive surfboard trophies and obsessing over the latest red carpet fashions, there are a few things I think we ought to discuss. Though I freely admit that my own life centers around a television screen, I fully understand that this is not necessarily the case for everyone. Some of you have jobs and social obligations (aka: actual lives) that can sometimes limit your weekly cable intake. I get that. But it's also important to remember that cable isn't your only option these days. Thanks to the powers of the world wide web, you can actually stream the 2015 Teen Choice Awards without ever coming near a TV. You just have to know where to look, which is where I come in.
So just in case you were dying to see Gina Rodriguez hosting — or, honestly, just wanted to witness Tyler Blackburn in all his hunky Caleb glory — fear not, my friends. Because even if you can't get your hands on a good cable connection, there are still several ways you can go about tuning in for all the fun. All you need is some decent WiFi, which any local Starbucks could easily provide. With that in mind, on your mark… get set… go stream!
This nifty app allows its users to stream full episodes and even special events (like the TCA, for instance) live on either a computer or mobile device. All you have to do is head over to the app, click on the show you want, and boom, you're on your way!
The Teen Choice Website
There's nothing posted yet, but usually the award show's website provides a live feed to everything that's happening, and I'm betting the TCA won't be any different. So even if the FOX NOW app isn't for you, keep checking in on teenchoice.com throughout the day. Chances are they'll start streaming shortly before showtime. And if they don't, for whatever reason, then some other reputable entertainment sites should at least give you access to some live red carpet coverage.
Online Cable
Both Time Warner Cable and AT&T Uverse allow their subscribers to stream live television directly on their actual websites. So if you do have a cable provider, but don't have access to an actual TV, just sign into whichever site applies to you and you'll be good to go.
If worse comes to worse, you can always follow the #TeenChoiceAwards or #TCA hashtags that will keep you caught up on the night's big events and leave you feeling as though you witnessed it all firsthand. Hey, it's better than nothing, right?


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Teddies in Wellies – keeping bears warm in this cold weather – The Thrift Shop at Minor Row has a new Facebook page, and they have more than you'd expect. Give them a like.
December has arrived and the Christmas season is creeping up on us quickly. In our weekly roundup of pictures on social media, In Pictures this week has twenty plus photos with a more festive feel. See them below:
The Bear in the Square is back for Christmas. Kids just love him 🙂
Lovely sunshine this week …
… but frost most nights
Millstreet Fire Brigade were called to help Santa who had gotten into an awkward spot at West End … but he wouldn't budge … he's still there!
At Drishane Cemetery
A setting sun over Clara
Mark Falvey at the start ramp at the Killarney Historics Rally. He was out in front after the first few stages, but was overtaken by another local man – Denis Moynihan who won the rally by twelve seconds from Mark [results]
Mark at the start ramp tonight in the very famous MEV 36J #BillyColeman @KillarneyRally @RentokilInitial @Colemans_MillSt @millstreet_town pic.twitter.com/mNSi8eDSB9
— Tom Corbett (TMC) (@Tommy1TMC) December 2, 2017
… and Declan Casey was do-driving for Shawn Ryder
Shawn Rayner/Declan Casey – KIllarney Historics – SS1 Molls Gap: https://t.co/bHTgjuNIoJ via @YouTube
— Declan Casey (IEC) (@9928ZK) December 2, 2017
After visiting Slanán Well in Kilmeedy recently, these visitors wrote about their trip and some history on the well.
After visiting Slanán Well in Kilmeedy recently, these visitors wrote about their trip and some history on the well.https://t.co/dZYS9B6ENd pic.twitter.com/KHT2RL1awQ
— Millstreet.ie (@millstreet_town) December 1, 2017
Easy Maureen took the Reserve Oaks Trial Stakes in Mitchelstown
— Millstreet Coursing (@MillstreetC) November 30, 2017
Tom took some nice photos of Donoure Falls in Kilcorney … narrowly avoiding falling in at the same time
Donoure falls yesterday. #Kilcorney #Cork #Ireland @PhotosCork @corkindo @millstreet_town @PictureIreland pic.twitter.com/ll5vObdm7P
— Tom Corbett (TMC) (@Tommy1TMC) November 29, 2017
#Donourefalls #thisevening #longexposure #movement #NikonD500 #Cork #Ireland @millstreet_town pic.twitter.com/ySAci4EDPH
— Tom Corbett (TMC) (@Tommy1TMC) November 28, 2017
Nicola was presenting in Churchtown
Huge thanks to @NicoleNiccryan who spoke to our senior students on drug awareness today. It was a thought provoking & informative talk on the dangers of drugs and we really appreciate Nicole taking the time to chat to our lads. pic.twitter.com/pCaDi6PCWn
— De La Salle College (@DeLaSalleCtown) November 27, 2017
Michelle was third in the National Cross Country Championships
Congrats to Castlemagner's Michelle Finn on leading Leevale club & county to All Ireland Cross Country glory pic.twitter.com/2npZbMHton
— John Tarrant (@jgtarrant) November 26, 2017
There was a big crowd at the Dromtarriffe Bazaar
Big Crowd at the #Bazaar in #Dromtariffe #today pic.twitter.com/hbDgtYo5vi
— Tom Corbett (TMC) (@Tommy1TMC) November 26, 2017
Community Council Charity Talent Show is up and runninghttps://t.co/LQEZ8WJ8Jy pic.twitter.com/Qd6ty6aF7E
— Millstreet.ie (@millstreet_town) November 26, 2017
Large menhir located between Millstreet and Ballinagree
The Thrift Shop now have an active page, and it's lovely
Snow on Mushera last weekend
Photos from Millstreet Christmas Market
Photos from Dromtarriffe Bazaar


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Sunday 28th April 2019 – 10.30am to 1.30pm
In order to bridge the gap between our full-day yoga retreats in March for the Spring Equinox and in June for the Summer Solstice, I have decided to host a half-day yoga retreat around the time of Beltane, thus offering another opportunity to honour and connect to the rhythms and cycles of the natural world.
For those who are not familiar with the festival of Beltane, which falls on 1st May, this is an ancient Celtic festival which represents the halfway point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. Known as both a "Fire Festival" and the festival of fertility and new beginnings, it symbolises fertility, growth, and the movement towards summer, moving out of the darkness and towards the light. It is a celebration of the potency of the earth and the forces of nature and is the beginning of the most active part of the year and the beginning of summer.
This half-day retreat will offer you the chance to delve a little deeper into your yoga practice without having to commit to a full day and to help you feel blissfully rested and yet energised. We will explore an extended yoga practice in the morning which will contain both "yin" and "yang" elements befitting both to being a Sunday morning as well as supporting the festival of Beltane. This practice will also include time for some meditation, pranayama and relaxation.
We will then take a short tea break (refreshments will be provided) before coming together for a relaxing and restorative Gong and sound bath.
This half-day retreat is intended as a "mini escape" from everyday life, a chance to focus on your own needs in terms of mind, body and spirit as well as to have some peace and quiet away from your otherwise busy lives. It is also designed to help support you during this seasonal transition leaving you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.
The setting is very tranquil in a beautiful little village so there really will be a sense of getting away from it all even if just for a few hours. We have exclusive use of the venue so it will provide a lovely setting for some rest and rejuvenation.
The cost this half-day retreat is £25 (early bird until 12th April 2019 after which point it will increase to £30) and you can find full details of what to bring, the location of the venue, contact details, terms and conditions, etc. on my dedicated yoga day page.
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The name Elthorne goes back at least one thousand years. It was mentioned in the Domesday survey as being one of the six Hundreds of the shire of Middlesex along with Edmonton, Gore, Hounslow, Ossulstone and Spelthorne.
The origin of the park goes back to the 1500s. The original much larger estate, called La Bromeland, was named after the wild yellow flowering Broom shrub, which still grows on the steep embankment of the river Brent.
In the 16th century Thomas Gresham's widow bought the freehold of 'Broomland' which later passed down through Osterley to the Earls of Jersey.
Fifteen years after the General Enclosure Act of 1801 the estate was reduced to 90 acres and then became known as Park Farm. At one time, with Cuckoo Farm it was one of the last two existing farms in Hanwell.
In 1908 Lord Jersey started negotiations with the Council and Middlesex County Council about the use of the land. Whilst negotiations were going on he allowed a section of the land to be used as a temporary recreation ground.
The farmland was finally broken up c1910 and some of the land is now open space and playing fields but seven and a half acres of the site were used to form Elthorne Park.
Lord Villiers and his mother, the Countess of Jersey, officially opened the Park at 3pm on 11th June 1910. The opening, which had been postponed because of the death of King Edward VII on 6th May 1910, was said to be a grand affair, held in a large marquee with tea being served in the nearby mission church of St Thomas's.
In July 1910 the first event to be held in the park was a show by the Hanwell and Greenford Horticultural Society, which later became an annual event. The following year in April a two-day celebration of George V's coronation took place, which included music from the local Hanwell Band and a march by children from St Ann's school to Elthorne Park.
Although gentlemen's toilets were installed in the park from the outset, ladies had to hold on for a further inconvenient two years before emancipation brought relief in 1912.
The famous Hanwell 'Sarsen' Stone can be seen just inside the main entrance to the park. This stone, which was deposited in the Ice Age, was excavated from a gravel pit where Townholme Crescent now lies.
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A family wedding took me to this beautiful city, rich in its heritage and culture. Around two hours of flight time from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, The thing that strikes you once you come out of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad is the flyover connecting the airport to the city, a flyover which is around 11.8km long, and one of the longest I travelled in India.
We stayed two nights at Courtyard Marriott, two nights at a guesthouse, and a final night at Secunderabad Club, and the highlight of the tour was the gastronomically delightful food we tasted. Some of them were delicious and some so very different from what we eat at home.
What we ate:
If I had to recount the best food of the trip, then the first thing that comes to my mind is the delightful breakfast spread at Okra restaurant of Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre. The poolside restaurant offers some of the best spreads in the city, with the food ranging from typical South Indian specialities to Continental cuisines, with an alcove specially dedicated to the health food enthusiasts.
Another restaurant I loved is of course the famed Paradise, in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. We had ordered a Paradise Special Biriyani, made with both chicken and mutton pieces, which comes along with Rita, and Mirchi Ka Salan. Not only this was much for three of us to eat, we had to take the rest packed for home. We ended the dinner with most yummy Qubani ka Meetha (stewed apricots served with a dollop of ice cream). And if your stomach can accept more, try out the delicious Double Ka Meetha as well.
We have also visited the Raelseema Ruchulu restaurant in Jubilee Hills, to try out the typical Andhra cuisine. If you are visiting the place, remember, even the food with the least of the spices will bring tears to your eyes. We had tried out the authentic Kodi Kheema Igoru (Chicken mince curry), with Annam (steamed rice), and Alugadda Tomato Kura ( a gravy of potato and tomato), and had to swallow it down with bottles of water and dahi (curd).
Things to Do:
If you are Hyderabad, some of the most interesting places you must visit are of course the Charminar; the Golkunda Fort (do catch the light and sound show there as well), the Teenmahalla Palace (a onetime residence of the Nizams); and the Salar Jung Museum.
Things to buy in Hyderabad:
Of course pearls, in strings, or in jewellery, they come in all sizes, and colours, and are best bought from Andhra Pradesh government approved shops.
Try out the bangles bazaar below Charminar too, if you love coloured glass bangles to adorn your wrists.


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I am actually so excited to share this DIY with you guys. The Bengal Barbecue in Adventure Land is one of our favourite quick stops for food. We always go for the chicken and steak skewers and I have found the most amazing copy cat recipes for Bengal Barbecue chicken and steak skewers, Your families will be thanking you for this delicious meal.
First things first.. to prevent your skewers from burning, soak them in water for one hour.
Bengal Barbecue Chicken skewer Copy cat recipe:
1 Cup of thick teriyaki sauce
1 Cup soya sauce
1 Cup brown sugar
1/2 Cup Red wine
1 teaspoon red wine vinagar
3 whole bay leafs
1 teaspoon black ground pepper
2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
Mix this together and let chicken marinate over night for most flavour.
( You can use chicken or steak with this recipe)
Bengal barbecue Spicy beef skewers:
1 Cup soya sauce
1 1/2 Cups of water
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper
3 tablespoon sesame oil
3 tablespoon garlic
mix well and let the steak marinate over night.
This is my finished product 😍 I paired these skewers with fried rice, steamed asparagus and a mixed salad. Everyone in my family loved them however, my son found the steak skewers a little on the spicy side but the chicken ones were completely devoured. I hope you enjoy making these as much as I did. They sure are delicious.
– Crystal
Every month I do a blog hop with a bunch of other fantastic Disney bloggers. Hop on over too https://www.confessionsofapixietraveler.com/?m=1
and check out her great tips on how to enjoy Disney at home ♥


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Ellen Hopkins is more than an author; she's a legend. Her books have pushed the envelope for Young Adult literature, allowing YA readers to find their own difficult struggles in books. Though many of her novels have been banned (usually by adults who don't think teens need literature that addresses the difficult parts of life), that has never stopped her from putting forward new books, each more gripping than the last!
Get inspired by this quote from People Kill People and make sure you pick up a copy on September 4th!


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As Democratic House Members in swing districts get ready for tough campaigns this fall, let me offer the following advice based on my own experience in 1994.
As we all know, 1994 was the year that Democrats lost control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Republicans picked up a net of 54 seats including defeating a number of Democratic incumbents and taking open seats previously held by Democrats. It was the 100 year flood.
Democrats are now faced with the prospect of a second 100 year flood in 2010 though it is far from certain that Republicans can actually pick up the 40 seats necessary to take back control of the House.
(1) I made sure I had enough money to run a full-scale campaign. This meant going back to all my regular contributors and telling them that I had a real contest on my hands and needed them to both max out personally and to reach out to their friends. It worked and I had enough money to make a significant radio and tv buy, to undertake a very heavy direct mail effort and the put together a major ground campaign. Every bit of it was necessary.
(2) I did not ignore my opponent even though he had not held office before and was totally unknown before entering the race. Incumbents sometimes will ignore their opponent, making him earn name recognition. This is a bad idea in a tough year. You must draw a sharp contrast with the opponent, pointing out real issue differences and shedding light on his past history. We did extensive opposition research and determined that my opponent had made an illegal $50,000 loan to his campaign from a corporation he controlled. Also, we gave my opponent a legislative record by telling the press that his signature on the GOP's "Contract with America" meant that he was supporting cuts in Social Security. We made him into a household name by the time the campaign was over and he didn't like the context.
(3) I worked strength. Consultants will tell you to concentrate on swing voters. That's ok as long as you don't forget the people who brought you to the dance. My district was about 20 percent African American and we ran a massive get out the vote effort in that community. Your strongest supporters sometimes get discouraged when the general political environment is tough. It is important to make sure friends get to the polls in big numbers. We dramatically increased African American turnout in the district over what it had been in previous non-presidential years when turnout normally drops off and it was that vote that saved me on election night.
(4) We recorded my opponent every time he appeared on a right-wing radio talk show. Republicans will often let their guard down when they are taking to a friendly talk show host and say things that will come back to haunt them in the election. A recent example of this occurred when one of the candidates in the Republican primary for governor in Texas made an unguarded comment to Glen Beck on FOX. That candidate left the impression that our government had somehow participated in the events leading up to the attack on 9/11. Her primary opponents have made her eat those words for breakfast, lunch and dinner ever since.
Some Democrats in swing districts will wind up losing no matter what they do because the environment is so toxic. But at least there are things they can do to increase their odds of surviving.


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Brooks Top 6
NO ORDER. TOP6 pic.twitter.com/rER4haI8Ar— Fr Sipr 5 (@MarcelBrooks_5) October 19, 2017
Class of 2019 OL Marcel Brooks released his top 6 schools Thursday, with Penn State on the list. The four-star is ranked No. 8 in the state of Texas with offers from other top-ranked schools including Alabama and Oklahoma.
Hoops recruiting
Penn State hoops is hosting one of its biggest recruiting weekends of the year. The details, here ($$): https://t.co/GR2z22LWkm— Nate Bauer (@NateBauerBWI) October 19, 2017
We know it's a big recruiting weekend for Penn State football, but hoops is capitalizing on the weekend as well, with a host of recruits headed to Happy Valley. Blue White Illustrated's Nate Bauer has more ($).
Oweh Official Visit Update
Decided to schedule my Michigan OV on 11/25, will reschedule Florida— Clout J (@JaysonOweh) October 19, 2017
Defensive end Jayson Oweh plans to take his official visit to Michigan next month when the Wolverines take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. Oweh is scheduled for his official visit to Penn State Nov. 18 against Nebraska.
Recruits, Recruits, and more Recruits
James Franklin said Penn State could have 300 recruits in town this weekend. Guess there's no longer a limit. Yeesh, that's a lot.— Greg Pickel (@GregPickel) October 19, 2017
In case you missed it, there are a lot of recruits headed to town this weekend. Find our full list of confirmed visitors here.


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This charming 3-bedroom cottage on Baptiste Lake faces east with lots of space to relax around the cottage. The property is gently sloped to the walk-in sandy shore and dock. There is lots of sun all day long. This newly renovated cottage is a great vacation escape in the Bancroft region of cottage country.
The kitchen is equipped with everything you need, including a dishwasher for easy clean ups, and is opened to the living and dining area for family's to enjoy great meals, play games or watch movies.
There are 3 bedrooms in the cottage with a queen, a double and a double/single bunk in the 3rd bedroom. The bath has a tub with shower.
The outside is wonderful, offering several vantage points to find your perfect sitting spot. The deck has chairs for relaxing, a gas BBQ and patio set for outside dining with seating. There is a canoe and two stand up paddle boards for your enjoyment.
This cottage has lovely character and is clean and well maintained. It is perfect for a small family looking to experience and create cottage memories in these quiet and relaxing surroundings. There is also Satellite and WiFi at this cottage.
Pet Policy: One pet allowed, non shedding non water dog.
Your team at Cottage Care Rentals "TeamCCR' has an amazing BLOG - filled with cottage inspiration, tips and much more please visit, enjoy and share! https://www.teamccr.com/blog/
#cottagecarerentals on Facebook and Instagram to share your family fun at the cottage with us!
The dispenser holds 15 litre refillable jugs
There is a Keurig and Drip coffee maker.
There is a Playstation 3 which is also used to play DVD's
Catch pike off the dock, bass along the shoreline, muskie out in the lake.
Important guest information:
A Welcome Book, located on the kitchen table, contains important guest information - please ensure you familiarize yourself with its contents, such as:
Should we have to do an emergency clean and/or remove any garbage, fees will be applied per the Terms and Conditions you agreed to.
All of our cottages are checked in between each group of Guests to confirm that everything is in order for your arrival.
You will need to bring proper size life jackets for everyone participating in water activities.
The Owner appreciates you enjoying the cottage and we all hope you have a wonderful vacation.
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2020-06-01 to 2020-09-13
|$1,750 *
|1 Weeks
|Fall, Winter, Spring
2020-09-14 to 2021-06-20
|$190 *
|$1,330 *
|3 Nights
2020-10-08 to 2020-10-12
|$250 *
|$0 *
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There is a deposit required of 30% of the rental rate plus the Service Fee and HST upon booking and we will use your VISA, MC or Discover card for that.
The balance is due 30 days in advance of your arrival by email transfer, post-dated cheque or credit card.
Thank you for choosing us to create your cottage memories!


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Video is a huge part of social media. A third of the time spent online is watching videos. Why miss this traffic? Manipulate video to your advantage and connect with the current traffic online to broaden your audience and boost potential sales. Using video in your marketing strategy has many benefits to your company and is one of the most efficient ways to market your brand. But what does video actually do?
Having an explainer video or promo video about your brand allows you to build a strong relationship between you and your audience. Video allows you to humanise your company and shows that the people representing your product are passionate and know what they're talking about. Having a well thought out and executed video will ensure that your customers know the company they're working with is genuine and will do the best possible work for their clients and customers.
Using video at the core of your marketing campaign is a great way to increase engagement. Video creates curiosity amongst your audience which will encourage them to stop and view your ad/video. Having more curiosity and engagement towards your posts will increase the number of shares you receive, spreading your video to a broader audience. Remember, posts with videos receive 3 times more clicks than text-only posts which will attract more clients and potential sales. More clicks and engagement results in more eyes on what you do which leads to an increase in sales.
Watching a video makes information a lot easier to comprehend and digest. Making it easier for your audience to understand means they will remember you, your service or product, and the message you're trying to put across – which is something a simple text AD struggles to do. Video also keeps people on your site longer driving more traffic and custom for your company.
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