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"A chemical found in green tea appears to slow the progression of prostate cancer," BBC News has reported. According to its website, previous studies have shown that drinking green tea has health benefits, including some positive findings related to prostate cancer.
The news comes from the results of a small trial, in which men with prostate cancer were given daily doses of pills containing polyphenols, a class of chemicals found in green tea. Taking the Polyphenon E capsule led to a significant reduction in the blood levels of certain chemicals that are considered to be markers of the severity of the disease. The authors suggest that this change in chemical levels may reflect a slowing down of the progression of disease.
However, an actual slowing of the disease's progression has yet to be proven as this study did not assess clinical outcomes of the patients but only changes in the levels of these chemicals. The changes were modest in some cases and the researchers call for further studies into the effects of green tea extracts. This initial study is likely to be followed by a larger trial, in which patients are randomly assigned to receive either Polyphenon E or a placebo dummy pill. The results from larger, more robust study designs should hopefully prove more conclusive.
Where did the story come from?
Dr Jerry McLarty and colleagues from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Louisiana, carried out this study. The research was funded by the Polyphenon Pharma pharmaceutical company, which supplied the drug used in this trial. The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Cancer Prevention Research.
What kind of scientific study was this?
This was an open-label trial which assessed the effect of the Polyphenon E pill in 26 men with prostate cancer who were scheduled to undergo a radical prostatectomy (surgery to remove the prostate gland).
Polyphenon E is a capsule that contains polyphenols (catechins), a family of chemicals which are naturally found in green tea. The researchers say that they may have potential as a cancer therapy.
Previous research has shown that high levels of tea polyphenols in urine were associated with an improved prognosis of breast cancer and a reduced risk of gastric cancer in people drinking five or more cups of green tea a day. Green tea consumption has also been linked to a reduced risk of lung cancer and prostate cancer. However, overall data on the subject is inconclusive as some studies found no effect on cancer risk.
The Polyphenon E pill contains a number of different polyphenols, but the researchers have previously shown that two of them (known as EGCG and ECG) have an effect on breast and prostate cancer cells in vitro (in the laboratory), inhibiting a particular biochemical pathway (the HGF/c-Met pathway) that is associated with disease severity.
In this new experiment, the researchers investigated whether taking Polyphenon E orally would reduce the blood and tissue levels of a number of specific 'biomarkers' (chemicals that indicate the severity of the disease). These biomarkers were hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), prostate-specific antigen (PSA), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3).
In this study, men were asked to take a daily dose of four capsules along with a meal. Each pill contained 200mg of Polyphenon E. The safety of the drug was monitored through liver function tests. Blood samples were taken before the study began and before prostate surgery, with a positive response defined as a 50% or greater change in tissue biomarkers. The length of treatment with Polyphenon E varied because participants were only treated during the period between their prostate biopsy and prostate surgery (an average of 34.5 days).
What were the results of the study?
The study found that levels of the biomarkers HGF, VEGF, PSA, IGF-I and IGFBP-3 (which may be indicators of prostate cancer severity) reduced significantly during the study.
What interpretations did the researchers draw from these results?
The researchers concluded that their results show a significant reduction in serum levels of chemicals that indicate the severity of the disease. This was not accompanied by an increase in liver enzymes, which would have indicated toxicity of the drug. They say that the findings support a "potential role for Polyphenon E in the treatment or prevention of prostate cancer".
What does the NHS Knowledge Service make of this study?
This small open-label study has found that Polyphenon E had an effect on the serum levels of various chemicals that indicate the severity of prostate cancer. Average concentrations of HGF, VEGF, PSA, IGF-I and IGFBP-3 all reduced significantly in the period between the two blood tests.
When analysing their data, the researchers took into account some of the factors, including age, race and length of treatment, which may have been linked to the reductions in biomarker chemicals. These factors did not have an effect on changes in these biomarkers.
Overall, it is difficult to interpret the clinical significance of the reductions in biomarkers. As the researchers point out, it is possible that even small reductions in HGF levels could indicate a large biological effect on prostate cancer progression. However, this study did not assess the clinical outcomes of patients, only the changes in their biomarker levels.
Rightly, the researchers say that "additional longer-term studies will be needed to determine if lowering VEGF and HGF serum levels actually translates into more favourable clinical outcome."
The authors note that, in particular, there was only a modest change in PSA levels (average change of 1.12ng/ml), which they say should be interpreted with caution. PSA levels can change for reasons that are not related to cancer progression. Similarly, the relationship between serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 and prostate cancer is unclear. A further limitation of this study is that it did not have a control group, meaning it could not establish the effects of Polyphenon E in relation to the natural chemical fluctuations that may occur without polyphenol intake.
Large, randomised controlled studies (phase III trials) are the likely next step for the study of this green tea extract. The researchers say that their findings should be verified by larger, placebo-controlled clinical trials and note that the effects of different doses, long-term administration and combination with other drugs remain to be seen.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Green tea 'slows prostate cancer'
BBC News, 19 June 2009
Links to the science
McLarty J, Bigelow RLH, Smith M et al.
Tea Polyphenols Decrease Serum Levels of Prostate-Specific Antigen, Hepatocyte Growth Factor, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Prostate Cancer Patients and Inhibit Production of Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor In vitro
Cancer Prevention Research, June 19 2009 (advanced online publication)


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Erie Boulevard Hydropower, LP (School Street Project) - ALJ Ruling, April 6, 2005
ALJ Ruling, April 6, 2005
In the Matter of the Application of
for Section 401 Water Quality
Certification for its School Street
Ruling on Motion
for Extension of
Comment Period
(April 6, 2005)
DEC Project No.
(Albany County)
(FERC No. 2539)
This project is the last of nine former Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation projects that have been the subject of settlement negotiations. Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., ("Applicant") is the current successor in interest to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation with respect to the School Street WQC project.
The Department's WQC proceeding commenced on August 5, 1993, with a legislative hearing and issues conference held in Utica, New York. The hearing addressed all nine hydroelectric projects. During the intervening 11 years, the nine cases have been sequentially the subject of lengthy, complex multiparty negotiations.
A supplemental public hearing notice in the above referenced matter appeared in the Albany Times Union on March 12, 2005 and in the Department's electronic Environmental Notice Bulletin on March 9, 2005. The supplemental notice advertised availability of a complete application, draft water quality certification (WQC), public comment period, and reconvened public hearing commencing on April 13, 2005 and invited petitions for party status and written public comments on the project. As advertised in the notice, oral and written public comments will be received at the April 13, 2005 legislative hearing session. In addition, written public comments will be considered if postmarked by April 6, 2005.
By letter dated March 30, 2005, Special Counsel for Green Island Power Authority (GIPA) moved for an extension of the public comment period in this matter through May 13, 2005. GIPA contends that a number of residents and community groups are interested in commenting on this project, but will not be able to attend the April 13, 2005 legislative hearing and further, that it will be difficult for them to prepare and file comments prior to that date.
Both the applicant and DEC staff filed opposition responses to this motion, noting that GIPA's Special Counsel does not purport to represent any aggrieved resident and community group, nor does he provide any evidence that any other person claims an interest in extending the comment period. Only two written comments have been received to date, and neither DEC staff nor the Office of Hearings and Mediation Services have received any request for extension of the comment period, other than the GIPA motion.
In view of these facts and circumstances, the GIPA motion to extend the comment period beyond the period advertised in the public hearing notice, is denied.
DATED: April 6, 2005
Albany, New York
Kevin J. Casutto
Administrative Law Judge
TO: School Street WQC Project
Distribution List (Dated 4/5/2005)

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Letter of the Day | Black hair matters, too, Mr Holness
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Dear Prime Minister Andrew Holness,
I am of Jamaican parentage/ethnicity and reside in London as part of the diaspora.
I was shocked and saddened recently to read the Supreme Court's ruling on the wearing of dreadlocks in schools.
I have always been very proud of my Jamaican heritage – both of my parents come from Jamaica. I live in hope that we as a people progress and move forward, regardless of where we reside in the world. Jamaica, with an 'out of many' uniqueness, has world status. News from Jamaica reverberates internationally.
All around the world children in schools are able to mostly grow their hair to a length of their or their parents' or guardians' desire. I often schooled with Caucasian children with blonde hair streaming down their backs – swishing in the playground. Obviously, for health and safety reasons, hair may be tied appropriately for safety and protection. Surely, this would be the same for any dreadlocks hair?
This year the world has had, and continues to battle, as we are all aware, a global pandemic, which Jamaica so far has dealt with in an exemplary manner. We also have this 2020 has a serious reminder of how people from different ethnic backgrounds suffer proportionately far worse and in real terms are treated unfairly in the world. We don't all have the ability to 'breathe' freely and exist in a fair and just manner. Black Lives Matter marches have taken place all around the world.
Dreadlocks is the most natural form of hairstyle of how to wear one's hair. Our mirror image is to be loved. It is something to be embraced and celebrated without the addition of chemicals or trying to imitate something that we are not. Dreadlocks also has cultural ties and this, too, should be socially included, accepted and appreciated – embracing differences and diversities in people. Bob Marley wore dreadlocks. Black hair matters, too! Dreadlocks matter!
Jamaica' greatest percentage population make-up is of African heritage.
So, Mr Prime Minister, please, would it be possible to understand properly why this draconian decision has been made by the Supreme Court? Who seriously authorised this? Change is obviously needed. The fairer a society, the better the people live in harmony.
I really hope this matter can be further investigated with a view to a fresh and honest strand of reality.
I look forward to your response, Mr Holness.


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TITLE: Urgent message to FW family
By David F. Palmieri Sr.
Urgent: To my FW family, Please read. This is for real, as of this AM Clyde was in critical condition in a hospital in Portland Oregon.4/27/08
My dear brother Clyde (Blakely)
I received the news of your accident at 0500 Pacific Time this morning. I was so relieved when Emily got to the part where you were still alive that I just wanted to hug you before I kicked your butt, but in all honesty you really made my day. I can not understand how I can feel so close to someone who I wouldn't even know had the Lord not brought us together through FaithWriters.
I mean it when I say you made my day. I have been showered with blessings all day in seeing the love expressed by everyone here when they heard the news. Because you traveled 3000 miles earlier this year, in true Christian love, to meet my immediate needs you were able to meet my family, church family, and friends. People were notified and prayers begun for you and your family even before the church doors were unlocked this morning. It has been a never-ending day of blessing for me just seeing the response of everyone concerned especially those of, "The Family of God."
The first call I made this morning was my sister Joni so that she could notify her church family. It's ironic (bad choice of words) that they know you from our visit to Jackson Baptist Church when we stopped to visit Karen Deikun, another FW family member. That call produced about 200 prayer partners for your cause.
The next thing I did was to contact the prayer message board at FW. Having never done, "the boards," this was a challenge and a half for this old-timer. Evidently my effort paid off. When I got home from evening service tonight I had several replies from FW family the world over. These I forwarded to Emily's E-mail for you to read when you return home, soon, I pray.
Now that my heart has returned to my chest, and I've regained some sense of composure, I called the Prayer Chain at Shady Rest Bible Church, my home church, where you attended worship services when you were here on your visit. I knew that by the time I arrived for services this morning you would already be bathed in prayer by at least an additional one-hundred-twenty or so of, "The Family."
What I didn't expect was the compassion and love expressed when I arrived. Not only for you and Emily, but also for me. Everyone knows of our, "kindred spirit friendship," our, "brothers in Christ relationship," and our FaithWriters family ties. The not only rallied around you in prayer, but built me up with kind words and gestures knowing of my love for you and Emily and the grief I experienced today. I felt in my heart what it means when we sing, "I'm So Glad I'm a Part of the Family of God." Like I said bro', you really made my day.
I'm mainly writing this letter to send along with the card that was signed by many of our congregation today expressing their love and prayers. After I started it I decided to submit it to FW in every venue I can think of. My reasons are many. Number one being to insure that everyone in the family knows and can pray for you and your family. Prayer, not only for your recovery, but because I know in my heart what your deepest wish would be no matter what the outcome. It would be, "To Christ Be the Glory." That is a message that I believe The Lord would have me share with all who's lives you've touched.
My second reason is to brag on FaithWriters, as a blessing, a family, and the medium that Our Lord used to have our path's cross to begin with. I live in a city on the east coast, and you live in the wilderness of Oregon. Thank God for FaithWriters. Thank God for you and Emily.
I love you both..."Because He Lives." John 14:19...Dave Palmieri
PS: Please let me know when you feel well enough to be chastised and exhorted and picked on. I have a lot of material building up in my head.
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The Margie Hobbs Award
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The Margie Hobbs Award, made possible through contributions to the AMATYC Foundation, is given annually to an AMATYC member who has been selected for the first time to do a reviewed session or workshop.
The Award
The award is to be used by the winner to offset conference expenses. The amount will be established by the Foundation Board during the budgeting process.
Selection Criteria
The Margie Hobbs Award is given to an individual who meets the following criteria:
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|Michelle Smithfield
|Holly Bednar
|Federation Starfleet
|Chief Engineering Officer
|USS Farragut
|Lieutenant Commander
|Ian (widowed)
|Margaret Frances McAllister
|Liam Norman Smithfield
|Older sister
|1 neice, 2 nephews
Michelle Renata Smithfield (Missy by her family, Mike by her colleagues) is the Chief Engineer on the USS Farragut (NCC-1647). (Starship Farragut)
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The Farragut missions[edit | edit source]
Michelle is a technically savvy Engineering officer who loves to tinker with the ship and is continually improving its efficiency (she secretly considers the vessel to be her "baby")! "Mike" as she is called, has high aptitudes for mathematics, mechanical engineering, and warp propulsion.
Though she is very serious about her work, the losses she has experienced have given her strength of spirit and belief in a greater meaning in life. She is a yoga master, has a tremendous love of music and art, and wants to learn to play the piano someday when she has time. She has a dry sense of humor and a touch of sarcasm especially when under pressure.
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The daughter Liam Norman Smithfield and Margaret Frances McAllister-Smithfield. Her father was a Professor of Theological Science at Oxford University. Her mother was committed to a mental institution when she was only twelve. Her one sibling, an older sister has three children, two boys and a girl, whom Mike believes will be the nearest thing to motherhood she will ever experience.
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She was married briefly in her mid twenties, but her husband, Ian, was killed in an incident by Klingons.
She gets along well with men and seldom gets into power struggles with male officers. John Carter, whom she has known since his days at Starfleet Academy, is like a younger brother to her, so the new relationship with Jack as her commanding officer is a bit of a challenge for both of them in the beginning. She and the first officer, CDR Robert Tacket have an obvious history that is more than platonic which is alluded to in the pilot episode and it's apparent that he has a special knack for pushing her go-nuts button on occasion. Her respect for both Carter and Tacket are profound as long as they stay out of her engine room.
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- "I can take care of myself, thank you."
- — Smithfield to Commander Tacket - ("The Captaincy")
- "Now that we've stabilized our orbit, what can I do for you Commander?"
- — Smithfield to Commander Tacket - ("For Want of a Nail")
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- 2227: Michelle Smithfield is born
- 22xx: Marries Ian
- 2256: Assigned to USS Defiant (NCC-1764)
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Topic Last Modified: 2010-07-07
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager monitors the Windows Application log on computers running Exchange 2010 and generates this alert when the events specified in the following Details table are logged.
To learn more about this alert, in Operations Manager, do one or more of the following:
- From the Operations Console, double-click this alert, and then
click the General tab. Review the description of the alert
that includes the variables specific to your environment.
- From the Operations Console, double-click this alert, and then
click the Alert Context tab. Review the logged events that
meet the criteria of this Operations Manager alert.
Product Name
Product Version
14.0 (Exchange 2010)
Event ID
Event Source
Alert Type
Rule Path
Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2010/Common Components/Server
Rule Name
An error was detected on a hard drive during a paging operation.
This Error event indicates that an error was detected on a physical hard disk during a disk paging operation. This problem occurs if an I/O operation to a hard disk is unsuccessful. If an I/O operation to a hard disk is unsuccessful, the Windows operating system logs Event ID 51 in the System log.
This event may occur even when the I/O operation is retried and is then successful.
User Action
To resolve this problem, do one or more of the following:
- For more information about this Error event, see Microsoft
Knowledge Base article 244780, Information about e v ent ID 51.
- Review the Application log and System log on your Exchange 2010
servers for related events. For example, events that occur
immediately before and after this event may provide more
information about the root cause of this error.
- Review Operations Manager for detailed information about the
cause of this problem. For more information, see the "Introduction"
section in this article.
- If this event is logged regularly, you should back up your
data, and then replace the hard disk.
- Resolve your issue by using self-support options, assisted
support options, and other resources. You can access these
resources from the Exchange Server Solutions Center. From this page,
click Self-Support Options in the navigation pane to use
self-help options. Self-help options include searching the
Microsoft Knowledge Base, posting a question at the Exchange Server
forums, and others. Alternatively, in the navigation pane, you can
click Assisted Support Options to contact a Microsoft
support professional. Because your organization may have a specific
procedure for directly contacting Microsoft Technical Support, be
sure to review your organization's guidelines first.
For More Information
If you are not already doing so, consider running the Exchange tools created to help you analyze and troubleshoot your Exchange environment. These tools can help make sure that your configuration aligns with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues, improve mail flow, and better manage disaster recovery scenarios. To run these tools, go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console. To learn more about these tools, see Managing Tools in the Toolbox.


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Remember that show-off from Samsung bragging about his 10-megapixel cell phone last March? Well, it's finally on sale in Korea (as of Tuesday 10th of October) and it's one hell of an attention seeker.
As well as the huge pixel count, the SCH-B600 boasts 3x optical zoom, satellite DMB TV, Bluetooth, PictBridge printing and something called a True Color LCD, which can reproduce "virtually any color found in nature" according to Samsung's BSD spokesman.
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Another round of powerful waves expected to hit SoCal coast; surf advisories issued
Another round of powerful waves expected to hit the Southern California coast prompted high surf warnings and advisories Monday.
A large swell originating from a storm system in the Gulf of Alaska was responsible for the large and possibly damaging surf expected to continue through Tuesday along west to northwest-facing beaches, the National Weather Service stated.
The largest surf was expected to arrive on the Central Coast, where 15 to 20 foot waves were expected, with maximum sets up to 25 feet.
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Six to 10 foot surf, with sets up to 15 feet are possible for west-facing Los Angeles and Ventura County beaches.
The powerful surf could be large enough to cause damage to structures such as piers near the Central Coast and near the Ventura Harbor.
The Ventura Pier was damaged in December when large waves apparently broke some of the structures wooden posts.
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In the spirit of Valentine's Day I got together with my best friend Brooke, to chat about what it is like living with a significant. We share our personal advice and have a candid conversation about about being in a committed relationship.
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I was rummaging through my fridge, freezers and pantry during my weekly clean-up session when I found 2 pieces of chicken breasts, a can of sweetcorn and a bag of tater tots.
A somewhat strange combination.
But perfect for making mini-pies!
I have made many of these pies and each time all had been eaten, and rather quickly too. I hide all sorts of vegetables in them and the kids wallop them with nary a complaint.
To make these pies, I began by sauteing diced onions for about 3-4 minutes in a hot skillet or Dutch oven until the onions turned soft and translucent. To this, I added minced garlic and cooked a further 30 seconds.
I added the chicken breasts which I had cubed. I also seasoned the chicken with salt and black pepper.
Once the chicken had turned white, I added the corn and dried thyme.
The mixture was then transferred into a bowl to cool.
To make the batter, the Bisquick mix, milk and eggs were added into a bowl and mixed with a whisk.
If you do not have Bisquick mix, I have also included a homemade Bisquick recipe at the end of this post. In fact, I am pretty sure that once I have finished using my supply of Bisquick mix, I would be making it from scratch as it is so easy to do so!! (And much cheaper too!)
I placed a scant tablespoonful of the batter in each hold of a 12-hole muffin pan which had been sprayed with vegetable oil.
Into each muffin hole, I added about one tablespoon of filling, followed by 2 tater tots (you can also use broken up pieces of hash brown) and then another tablespoon of filling.
Onto this, I added about 1 to 2 tablespoons of shredded cheddar. (Be quite generous with the cheese.)
Finally I topped each hole with another tablespoonful of batter, and sprinkled some pepper.
These were baked for 30 minutes. Let the pies cool completely in the muffin pans before transferring onto a cooling rack, or into an air-tight container. The pies can be kept frozen for up to 3 months.
Simple, fast, delicious.
All is good. 🙂
- 2 pieces chicken breast or thigh, skin removed and cubed
- 1 can sweet corn (or 250g frozen corn)
- 24 pieces Tater Tots, (or 4-5 pieces hash brown, broken in smaller pieces)
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup Bisquick mix
- 1/2 cup milk - this can be whole milk or low-fat milk
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups plain flour, sifted
- 1/2 tablespoons baking powder, sifted
- 56.7g cold butter or shortening
- Saute onions for 2-3 minutes in extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet. Add garlic and cook a further 30 seconds.
- Add chicken, cook 3-4 minutes until the chicken had turned white. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Add corn and thyme. Cook another 2-3 minutes. Transfer into a bowl to cool.ray a 12-hole muffin pan with vegetable oil. Add a scant tablespoonful of batter, followed by 1 tablespoon of filling 2 Tater Tots, another tablespoon of filling and 1-2 tablespoons of Cheddar. Top with another tablespoon of batter.
- Sprinkle with black pepper.
- Bake at 180C for 30 minutes, or until the tops of the pies have turned golden brown.
- Cool completely before removing from muffin pan and storing in fridge (2-3 days) or freezer (up to 3 months).
- Whisk Bisquick mix, milk and eggs in a bowl until combined.
- Place flour, baking powder and butter in a mixing bowl. Use a pastry cutter (or food processor) to cut in the cold butter until evenly incorporated. Keep in refrigerator for up to 4 months.
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The core mission of the Friends of University College Roosevelt foundation is to support talented and ambitious students from outside of the EU; bright young adults who can benefit from financial assistance in order to access the opportunities generated by University College Roosevelt.
The Friends of UCR help in two ways:
A small financial investment in a motivated young person at the right time makes a major difference for the students' future and for society as a whole. As a Friend of UCR, you contribute to – and share in the benefits of – UCR's continuous development as a center of excellent undergraduate education, the gateway of inspiration from Middelburg to the rest of the world.
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In fact, the State of Maryland even passed the College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009. Some of the strongest movements to make textbooks accessible and affordable are open textbook initiatives, such as the Open Textbooks and Community College Consortium at https://collegeopentextbooks.org.An open textbook is one that is accessible to all. Not only is it freely available for use but educators can modify, localize or update it to suit the particular needs of their students.
The ease of access and customization of open textbooks has spurred tremendous interest among professors and educationists and the demand for affordable, up-to-date textbooks is changing the landscape of how learning content is being delivered. This in turn has fueled a growing trend for open textbook adoption. Through appropriate licensing deals, authors can now offer content that remains current and can be remixed or shared, and thereby extend the reach of their textbooks to a wider, newer, more empowered audience.In #OPEN TEXTBOOK tweet Book01, written in the popular tweet format, Sharyn Fitzpatrick, shares with you the value of open textbooks and shows authors how to benefit from the growing demand for them.
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There are 15 Talukas in Hingoli District which are as follows;
Ballarpur, Bhadrawati, Bramhapuri, Chandrapur, Chimur, Gondpipari, Jiwati, Korpana, Mul, Nagbhid, Pombhurna, Rajura, Saoli, Sindewahi and Warora.
When any individual purchases an immovable property he or she needs to get register the instrument under The Registration Act, 1908 within prescribe time at the office of Registrar of Assurance in which the property is situated.
There are 5, Registrar Offices in Hingoli District.
Note: w. e. f. 29th February 2020 Offices work from Monday to Friday. Above list of Registrar Office's in Maharashtra are for general information only. Office Address may change hence the same should be checked through Stamp and Registration Department (Pune) on below help line number
We have explained in details how to calculate Market value of Property.
Maharashtra State Government has provided various types of facilities to the public for the payment of Stamp Duty through various types of mode and has appointed Nationalized Banks, Schedule Banks, Private Banks and the Co-operative Banks which are authorized by Reserve Bank of India. With view that the facility of payment of stamp duty is made easily available to the public therefore different arrangements are in force.
The Department of Registration and Stamp, Maharashtra State Government had appointed Authorised Service Providers to register Leave and License Agreement in Maharashtra.
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SCANCARE ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT is a tracking system for surgical instruments and assets as well as biomechanical equipment. It is used by hospital and medical clinics who need to reliably meet current patient safety standards such as AS/NZS4187 (sterilisation processes) in order to meet the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) accreditation requirements.
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I choose to paint remote and untouched places in the world.
I have hiked the mountainous regions of Patagonia and the rain forests of Costa Rica. I have experienced the vast moonscape that is the desert land of Namibia. I have observed volcanoes in Ecuador and in Hawaii, seeing the creative and destructive forces of lava flows. I have flown over massive glacier fields in Iceland whose fissures are dusted with volcanic ash.
I am compelled to translate my experiences into paintings with the hope that others will feel the sweep and power of the earth's phenomenal and fragile fabric, so they may pause to consider, as I do - what is the meaning of this place?
I am motivated to do what many artist-explorers have done before me, artists such as Frederick Church and George Catlin: to go to places where others cannot go, to "report back" on the revelatory vastness of the earth's marvelous landscapes. It is said that many people of the 19th century were deeply stirred by depictions of places they had never seen, stirred in a way that scientific facts and maps could not achieve.
Our innate ties to nature are ties that modern life and technology can cause us to forget. Science warns us about what we are irrevocably losing and the growing impacts on all life on earth. By awakening our individual and collective ties to this planet through my work, I truly hope to make a difference.
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Heart and Vision – (Matthew 11:28) – "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." –
(WUEST) – "Come here to Me, all who are growing weary to the point of exhaustion, and who have been loaded with burdens and are bending beneath their weight, and I alone will cause you to cease from your labor and take away your burdens and thus refresh your with rest."
The vision for the coffee ministry IS NOT to have a business, but to be a tool and a venue, in which we can serve, heal the brokenhearted and encourage the weary by leading people to Jesus!!
PRACTICAL VISION – For the coffee shop . . .
- Good coffee drinks (per suggested donation)
- Always FREE, cheap coffee available
- A place where people know they can come and fellowship
- A place where people can come and rest and always know that edifying music will be playing in the background
- A place where we can hold small concerts as a means to outreach to La Crosse
- Simply to be a blessing to the regular attendees of HCF
- An open door to hold TMEW (Christ centered addictions meetings) several times a week in the back room.
- Several free meals served a week. (a drop in center) food supplied by hunger task force.
- Free WIFI for students or others to come and study.
- Primarily volunteer run, (a discipleship tool to keep those in discipleship or TMEW busy about the Lord's business).
- To serve the neighborhood that the Lord has placed us in.
- A youth outreach night for the neighborhood teens.
- With every cup of coffee, sharing a tract or a Scripture, or offering prayer or better yet sharing the gospel as the Lord leads. . .
- LOVE PEOPLE, LOVE PEOPLE, LOVE PEOPLE to Jesus.
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--Footfall at U.K. retail stores was down 0.7% in January, from a 1.6% drop in January 2018
--Vacancies rose to 9.9% last month, from 8.9% in January 2018
--Rising online sales prompt fewer visits to physical stores
British stores saw a 0.7% decline in footfall last month, an industry group said, as the nation's brick-and-mortar retailers continued to struggle under the pressure of growing online sales.
It was the fourteenth month of consecutive declines, the data recorded by the British Retail Consortium and retail-performance analyst Springboard showed, with effects felt most in shopping centers and on high streets.
The drop was less than the 1.6% fall seen in the previous year, but Diane Wehrle, Springboard's marketing and insights director, cautioned that longer-than-normal school holidays in the first week of January explained the slowing decline.
Town-center vacancies also rose, the data showed, reaching 9.9% last month compared with 8.9% in January 2018.
Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium said the data reflected the pressures shops are facing from changing spending habits.
"Retail is undergoing a seismic shift, with technology changing the way we shop. Consumers are making fewer visits to physical stores, choosing to research and pay for a greater proportion of their purchases online," she said.
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MicroNugget: Scrum Product Owner
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CBT Nuggets trainer Steve Caseley explains the responsibilities of a Scrum Product Owner. Steve discusses how the Scrum Product owners are in charge of creating product visions, release plans, sprint plans, stories, and approving the results of the sprint.


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The Pantry Challenge is on! This month we're focusing on what we have, to use it up and save money.
So, yes, I did end up going to the store today. But, I didn't spend that much, and I only bought fresh produce (like I said I would) and cornstarch (which I mentioned in today's live Q&A). We go through a lot of food and, therefore, a lot of fresh produce. My fridge is just not big enough for the amount of produce to last us any length of time. So…
I headed to Sprouts to get a few things: the berries that were on sale (3 or 4 for $5), lemons and ginger (because I'm sick), grapefruit that were 50 cents each (not sure that's great, but whatever), mushrooms and spinach because those are like staples here. They had other great things on sale, like red bell peppers for 50 cents, but I'll wait until we use up the 6-pack we have. Also: the cornstarch.
We're set for milk and cheese, but eggs are down to less than a dozen. I don't pay Sprouts prices on eggs, so we'll see how long I can hold out before we need more.
I ended up spending about $20-something dollars at Sprouts. I need to check the receipt since I also bought some homeopathic cold remedies, too. Those don't count towards the grocery budget.
Using things up!
From the freezer: we've used up cooked steel cut oats for my breakfast and two loaves of marked down breads that I served for lunch today.
From the fridge: lots of leftovers. I think that with tonight's pot pie, we've eliminated most, if not all of the leftovers. I think I'll be ready to do an inventory.
From the cupboards: various half-eaten boxes of crackers, crispy rice cereal.
Pantry Challenge 2018: Day 3
Breakfast: For mom: fried eggs, oats, sauteed apples. For kids: cereal and eggs
Lunch: For those away from home – leftover Bolognese and Spaghetti Squash from Saturday dinner or leftover pot roast from last night. For those at home: Stone Soup and bread from the freezer.
Dinner: Date night for the parents; Beef Pot Pie made with last night's leftover pot roast for the kids; Stone Soup for the kid who doesn't like Pot Roast.
Snacks: cheese and crackers, rice crispy treats
As always, thanks for sharing the Pantry Challenge with your friends. The more the merrier!


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Blog Archive
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Update Pics of Our Handsome TylerPosted by Brendan and Sarah
Our Precious Abigail Has Come!Posted by Brendan and Sarah
Abigail came into the world on October 2nd, at 8:30 pm at the Bend St Charles Birthing center.
Sarah labored for 4 hours, and out came little 8 lb. 3 oz. 21" long Little Abigail Renee!
We rejoice at our Lord's uncountable answers to our prayers, and His loving kindness towards our little family. God is so good to us!
Brendan's New Teaching Direction!Posted by Brendan and Sarah
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you can copy the Embed and past it on your own blog or website and make 50% of the sales!
We are really trying to get this series out there, and believe that it will provide a needed service in our communities!
Thanks for letting us bombard you all with this blurb. It is not our habit to include business info in our blog, but we just didn't want to let this pass by you all without you knowing about it!
Thank you!
Celebrating Two years!Posted by Brendan and Sarah
Seasons Change, But God Doesn'tPosted by Brendan and Sarah
The short days of Winter have rolled into the now longer and sunnier days of Spring. Almost everywhere you can hear a singing bird, or a bubbling brook, or see a smiling flower, declaring without embarrassment, "Spring is here, and God has made us beautiful, to prove that He exists, and to declare His glory and to praise His wonderful name!"
We are so grateful that we get to enjoy these things. But far more than that, we are grateful that we have come to know the great God who formed all these things, and can by the power of His Holy Spirit within us join His creation and declare His wonders to our neighbors all around us!
As we are out and about doing our routine shopping, almost everyone comments on the weather: "it's about time that Spring is here," or "I was getting so sick of the cold," and many more such words. I like to remind them that "it is another day the the Lord has given us," and "God gives us what we need just at the right time." I find it amazing how discontented humanity is. We look forward at the end of Summer to cooler days, but when Winter comes it's just way too cold. Then we want it to be warm, but when we're in the heat of summer it's just far too hot! Will we ever be content with what God provides for us, and just appreciate the blessing of each season in it's time? At least we who love the Lord can, and be a testimony to those around us. "He hath made everything beautiful in his time" (Ecl. 3:10).
Sarah and I are constantly amazed at how the Lord, every moment we live, provides the things that we need, and exactly at the right time. Good times and bad times both, which are kind of like seasons: they come and go, but the God who rules over all our good times or bad knows just when we need them, and has already promised before they come that "all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" (Rom. 8:28)
What we call a bad time is really just a moment in our lives when God is testing our faith to see whether we are going to trust Him, and still keep on rejoicing. When we experience what we call a good time, we are not really having to exercise faith, and are just floating along in a moment of seeing things go the way we like. I believe that our lives are made up of these two kinds of experiences. The Bible exhorts us in 1st Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 18 to give thanks in everything, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning us.
The biggest reason of all for giving thanks in everything (and even for everything [Eph 5:20]), is that God doesn't change! The Bible declares that "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning" (James 1:17). He will never leave us nor forsake us (Heb 13:5), He has promised to provide all our needs (Phil 4:19), and His mercy endures forever (Psalm 136:7)!
Fun shotsPosted by Brendan and Sarah
We have been enjoying capturing funny, fun, sweet and interesting pictures of Tyler, and anything else we think we could get a nice shot of. It can be tough to get a good picture of your baby when he can't sit still for two seconds! Most of them are blurry or he blinked, or like the other day when I happened to get a picture of a big spit up--right after he ate avocado. What fun memories!!! Here are a few pictures we got that we think are so sweet. Hope you enjoy them.
Aren't my little teeth cute!
From SarahPosted by Brendan and Sarah
Hi Everybody,
I thought I would sit down and write a quick post since it has been so long.
My days seem to filled with feeding my baby, making sure I get enough to eat, getting some much needed rest and of course trying to take all my vitamins, which is like the hardest thing ever!!!
I have been relaxing at home watching some sweet movies, and pretty much laying on the couch, watching my husband wash dishes, fold laundry and all sorts of other things.
I love my husband!!!
It was a beautiful day here yesterday and the three of us went out for a nice walk, as it really helps my pregnancy.......O yes, that's a whole other story. I had it very set in my mind that I really did not want to be pregnant again until Tyler was at least one year old....Well, the Lord had other plans for us, and saw fit to give us the amazing blessing of having another beautiful little baby to hold, care for and love so very much. I am so blessed!!!
We have been enjoying making our espresso in the mornings. Daddy just has to have his morning coffee fix. I am not doing much coffee these days, but I sure do enjoy making it and seeing how much smooth foam I can get with our frother.
Here are a few more pictures from this past month....
My sweet family. I love them so much and look forward to meeting our new baby later this year.
Amazed....Posted by Brendan and Sarah
I was close to tears (but I tried to just do the manly thing, and hold them back) when the doctor showed us the little ultrasound screen which revealed the little, tiny precious baby in Mommy's womb. It was our very first sight of him/her, and our hearts flooded with joy! I praised the Lord for this gift, and there is no way to thank and praise Him enough for His kindness towards us, but we do it anyway.
We have pictures also now, which the doc graciously printed off for us from the ultrasound. Our baby is just a little over 9 weeks old now, about 1 inch long, and so much development has already happened, with it's heart beating oh so strong. We look forward to hearing that little heart beat in a few short weeks!
The thought of having another baby has settled down into our minds and hearts, and we can't wait (of course, that's easy for me to say, I don't have to carry him/her for nine months, and have it)!!!
Mommy doesn't feel like doing much these days, with so much giving of herself in nursing Tyler, and building the baby inside, and trying to eat enough to keep her weight up. Daddy get's the rare privilege of being at home with his work. This enables him to help Mommy keep up with the unending household chores. You know, laundry, laundry (oops! I already said that), dishes, sweeping, vacuuming, cooking, dishes (oh no, I think I already said that too:) etc.
We love living amongst family and friends here in central Oregon, where the sun shines so much more than in the valley where we grew up (Eugene area). The snow finally came last week, about 6 inches or so. It pretty much already melted off, which is kind of nice for driving and keeping our parking spaces clean behind the house. Some of our poor neighbors spent a lot of time shoveling the snow, only to have it melt in a day or two--but I am sure they thought the exercise was well worth it, which I am sure I would have benefited from also. But, here I sit, getting fatter and fatter. Hmmm...Honey mentioned taking a walk this afternoon, since it's so nice....Maybe I will get some exercise in (or rather, out:) after all!
Our 2nd anniversary is creeping up on us, with just 2 and a half months to go. I can hardly believe it! We thought about heading over to Hawaii to enjoy more sun and some actually warm water (we can't imagine what that's like, since we're used to our dear old Oregon Coast, where we can catch cold after barely dipping our toes in the water--it's so cold!). We may end up in Victoria B.C., where we went for our honeymoon.
Tyler's been helping us keep our floor clean, picking up every little tiny barely see-able particle he can find, which he tries to stick in his mouth before Mommy or Daddy can get to him. This, and many other things he does keeps us very entertained and sometimes gives us cause for concern. He likes to push the limit...at only 8 months old?! We found him the other day cleaning the toilet seat. It was considerate of him, but we immediately persuaded him that that was our job, then he moved on to one of his very favorite activities--watching the washing machine work. You see, it has one of those round glass doors on it through which you can watch the whole cleaning process. Every so often he becomes afraid of it, and into Mommy's or Daddy's arms he runs.
Tyler is now eating over a cup of solid food a day (I still don't know why they call it solid, it seems pretty runny to me). He is pretty picky about what he eats. Currently, his diet consists of avocado, homemade brown rice cereal, egg yoke, pureed pear, apple, plum and banana, and lots of yogurt. Usually we combine a few of these ingredients.
We are sure now that he is the cutest baby in the world. -Brendan
Pictures of our little baby boy!!Posted by Brendan and Sarah
Happy New Year!Posted by Brendan and Sarah
Hallelujah! Another year has come, and we are rejoicing in the blessing of the Lord, and His abundant goodness towards us, and all His saints!
Sarah and I think back on last year's events, and are amazed at how the Lord has led us, and how wonderfully He has provided for us. What the Lord has done for us, we can not tell it all (this is what we were singing this morning)!
He gave us a beautiful baby boy, whom we love beyond words, and are so excited to see his progress day by day, which is far greater than we expected. Wow, little did we know all that the Lord would teach us through him (although we know this is just the beginning), and all the joys he would bring to our hearts, in soooooo many ways!
He kept us in our lovely home, which is our favorite little spot in the world.
He gave us a cozy pellet stove which Daddy learned how to install with the help of kind friends and neighbors.
He grew Sarah and I closer together (although it is hard to believe that we could be closer than we already were, in our estimation).
He gave us a special thanksgiving day with part of our family.
He kept an abundant supply of food on our table and in our cupboards, regardless of how slim the finances looked.
He kept daddy safe in an accident, where both vehicles involved were totaled.
He gave us a sweet and happy First Anniversary vacation getaway, where we were able to enjoy the last days of just us--a little over a month before baby Tyler came into the world.
He gave us 6 new nieces and nephews to love, pray for and inspire in the Lord (making a total of 25 altogether, I believe).
He kept our five puppies safe from a life threatening disease (which at least 2 local vets agreed that they would get), and each of them went to loving homes, while supplying much needed finances for us.
He gave us a beautiful summer and fall, in which we were able to get some sweet photos of our little family, and take nice walks, enjoying the special scenery.
He kept us healthy, in spite of all the sickness going around.
He kept gas in the rigs.
He supplied through friends and family and Daddy's work many, many special things which Tyler needed immediately at birth and beyond--clothes, toys, cribs, bassinets, bouncer, car seat, stroller and much more.
he supplied a new (used but in excellent condition) computer.
He blessed with many special fellowship meetings on Sunday evenings where we meet in Tumalo with a dear local group of saints.
He surrounded us with brethren who with their counsel in many things inspired and helped us in the Lord.
He blessed our marriage with a local newlywed marriage retreat, which we hold dear to our hearts, along with those precious saints who minister there. They, the retreat, and those who attend are in our prayers.
And the list goes on and on, and I don't think I could ever think of all the many amazing ways our loving heavenly Father has blessed us and has been with us. That takes me back to the song we were singing this morning, altogether now, "What the Lord has done for me, I can not tell it all...(and the crowning of all His blessings, above all else by far), "He saved me, and He washed me in His blood!"
Now for this year, we have something we want to share with are readers something that we can't wait to share until next year--Sarah is pregnant!!!
Our hearts our so filled with joy, amazement and thankfulness to the Lord for answering our prayer and the desire of our heart, even if it was before we expected it or planned (Our Father knows best, and we want our family planning to be done by Him). My eyes well up with tears, and my heart is overwhelmed at just the though of having another precious baby to hold, comfort, protect and cherish! And that very baby is being formed in Sarah's womb at this very moment--wow!
We love being parents, and look forward to the whole beginning process again with joy and hearts filled with love for this heavenly gift He has so kindly bestowed upon us.
Thank you for sharing in our joy, and for your prayers too!
Blessings in Christ our Lord,
Brendan, Sarah and baby Tyler


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Death Bell
Death Bell
Country: Korean
Status: Completed
Released: 2008
The film is set in a high school, where an elite group of twenty students—including rebellious heroine Kang Yi-na, her timid best friend Yoon Myong-hyo, and her would-be boyfriend Kang Hyeon—are taking a special class for their college entrance exam. After Kang Hyeon is nearly strangled and another student throttled in the restroom, the classroom TV screen switches to an image of top-ranking student Hye-yeong trapped inside a fish tank that is slowly filling with water. A disembodied voice announces that her life depends on the exam questions he will set for them, and that a student will die for every question the class gets wrong. Trapped with the students are head teacher Hwang Chan-wook and English teacher Choi So-yeong. Yi-na realises that the students are being killed in order of their rank in the class, and she is ranked fifth.
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Brazil police hunt 'Gang of Blondes' kidnappers
A gang of women - described as blonde, bilingual and well educated - have been taking Brazilian shopping malls by storm, kidnapping female shoppers and maxing out their credit cards, police say.
Over the weekend police in Sao Paulo arrested three members of the so-called 'Gang of Blondes', which has been credited with 54 express kidnappings here and in Rio de Janeiro since their crime spree began in 2008.
The arrests include a man that coordinated operations, Brazilian news media reported.
"The group started out by breaking into condominiums, but in 2009 got into the business of express kidnapping," Jorge Carlos Carrasco with the Sao Paulo police Homicide Department told reporters.
The victims were other women much like them.
Police said gang members would follow a potential victim in broad daylight, often in a shopping mall or a supermarket, to assess their wealth.
Then two women would hold the victim as she entered her car, while two others would assume the victim's identity and run up their credit card or empty their bank accounts at ATM machines.
"In one case, they bought 17,500 reales (nearly $9,700) worth of items with the cards, and took out more than 3,000 reales ($1,660)" in cash, police officer Alberto Pereira told reporters.
Police said they have identified all six members of the gang with help from the victims, who say they were mistreated while being held.


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How To Guarantee You Hit $10k Months – Part 2
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Episode 10 – How To Guarantee You'll Hit $10k months Part 2
If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet I definitely recommend going back and listening to it. That's here
Okay, let's dive in.
So we are assuming you pretty much have your business foundation in place. You know your niche, you have some offers, you have already sold something but you're income is not consistent yet – you are looking to hit the $10k months.
On my online business growth ladder you are out of Starter Stage (where you earn anything up to $3k a month and coming into Hustler where you earn $3k-$10k and you want to get to pro where you earn $10k a month upwards.
Here's The Online Business Growth Ladder:
So you have your business set up and you are out there trying to make more money.
You are now getting into a critical time because from here your potential income can either go up – or down.
Here's what your potential income curve looks like:
As you start your business your potential income goes up.
You now need to focus on what works to move your income up to the next level
If you:
- Get distracted
- Start chasing shiny objects
- Start to lose hope
- Move into short terms tactic switching
- Start to take things personally
- Don't focus in on what matters…
Your income falls back down again and you may end up giving up.
You need to move through the Hustler Level and into the Pro Level – what does that mean?
Here's what moving through Hustler Level doesn't mean:
- Increasing your visibility.
- Working endlessly doing all the things and running yourself ragged.
- Buying a course on every shiny new marketing strategy under the sun because that seems like it'll the problem.
Random actions is not what is needed now.
In fact random actions will lead to you freaking out or burning out or both.
To bring in those $10k months what you need first is a really consistent focus on sales.
That's what we talked about in Part 1. It's the first layer of The Increasing Your Sales Cycle.
What it does a really consistent focus on sales look like?
It means:
- Lead Generation & Sales Conversations – Consistently working your lead generation marketing plan and doing the sales calls.
- Reflection – A consistent process of reflecting on what worked and what didn't so far.
- Skills Improvement – Deepening of sales skills and filling any gaps.
- Integration – Integrating those new skills into your process.
- And round again – Then back to working the plan… and the cycle continues.
Here's what that looks like – The Ramp Up Your Revenue Cycle
That is what will put you in a process of consistently increasing your sales.
It really isn't about shiny marketing tactics, being on a particular social media platform or the next big thing.
It is about deepening your knowledge IN THE VERY THING THAT MATTERS RIGHT NOW (making more money) and continually improving and integrating.
When you do that:
- You get more sales calls
- You close more sales calls
- You get more clients, who in turn give you more referrals and testimonials
- You increase your prices…
…until you hit the $10k mark.
But how do you make sure all of this ACTUALLY HAPPENS?
You need some additional pieces. And those layers keep two things in check:
- Your Actions
- Your Thoughts
Let's look first at your actions
Continually working on and improving anything requires an element of systemization.
Athletes time themselves and watch videos of their games or practice runs.
While we don't need to get that granular you aren't going to get better at turning discovery calls into clients if you don't have any notes on what worked and what didn't.
If you try dramatically different approaches each time you can't really know for sure which parts were working and which weren't.
Plus if you don't have systems in place to follow up and track what is happening with your leads you will lose people, regardless of how hard you work on getting better.
So you need systems to support your actions – to keep you focused and improving and therefore increasing your income.
Next your thoughts
It really is true that we are the weakest link and often we can be our own worst enemies (or technically, bosses here).
It is easy to forget that getting to $10k months is a cycle of continual improvement, not a two happy accidents followed by three unfortunate no's and then a freak out and then buying a course of Facebook ads, then seeing a new fandagled funnel to magically increase your conversions to 97% and oh shit now I need to start again.
See what I mean?
The Internet is a confusing place with a ton of stuff to buy as well.
It's a case of staying the course and keeping your head in check.
And it's usually the case that telling ourselves to stay calm at the beginning isn't going to mean we remember that two weeks from now. Working on our mindset is also a process.
So let's update our Increasing Your Sales Cycle to include systems and mindset.
When we approach our sales as a continual growth cycle, plus manage our thoughts (Mindset) and our organize our actions (Systems) we progress.
When we don't we get into random tactics and crisis of confidence.
Here's where Gretchen Rubin comes in
What?! Yes! I want to share some of the work of Gretchen Rubin, unfortunately she's not here today but maybe one today we can talk about this on the podcast.
Gretchen explains in her work called The Four Tendencies that she uncovered that people respond differently to expectations:
- Inner expectations – one's we decide to do for ourselves like New Year's resolutions.
- Outer expectations – the one's we commit to for other people like work projects or deadlines.
And how we respond to these expectations explains a lot of the experiences and outcomes in our lives.
Here are the categories that Gretchen came up with:
If you want to check out Gretchen's work on this click here.
Obligers meet outer expectations, but struggle to meet expectations they set themselves.
Questioners question all expectations and resists outer expectations.
Upholders respond easily to outer and inner expectations
Rebels resist all expectations, outer and inner alike.
And interestingly most people are Questioners or Obligers.
So what does this mean?
It means that the large majority of people have serious difficulty either following through with what they have committed to for themselves or they have issues following directions from others.
Let's sit with that for a moment.
That means unless you are an Upholder – someone who can stick to their New Year's resolutions as well as meet all your external commitments – you are going to come into issues meeting expectations (i.e. sitting down and actually doing the work) to hit your $10k a month goal.
It's pretty powerful stuff and it makes sense – after all why can't we just make a plan and stick with it?
As soon as I heard this I realised I'm a questioner – I want to argue with whatever anyone else tells me to do.
Unless I can personally commit to something I can't action it because I'm in a state of resisting the ideas (or expectations) of others.
In contrast many of my clients hire me specifically because of the accountability I build into my programs because otherwise they know they aren't going to move forward in their businesses.
Okay, so what have we learned up till now
- Increasing your income requires a consistent cycle of action, reflection, learning and integration of new learning into the area that is going to make the most difference – YOUR SALES PROCESS.
- In order to make sure this actually happens in real life you need systems to support you doing the right actions and regular mindset practises to stay in the right head space to want to do those actions.
- How you respond to expectations is critical and may well explain why you can get some things done and not others.
The final part, part 3, where we draw it all together is coming out soon!


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You really don't need me to find things to do over the 4th of July. But I have located a few very special events to call to your attention.
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Thursday, July 2
Concert: David and Ginger Hildebrand present colonial style music – Society of the Cincinnati – Anderson House – 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. – 6 PM
Friday, July 3
Concert: "Speakers of the House" perform funk, boogaloo and rock – Jazz in the Garden – Sculpture Garden – National Gallery of Art – 5 PM to 8:30 PM
Art discussions: "Patriotic Pop-ups: The American story through art"– conversations about art through history – national Gallery of Art – 10 AM to 4 PM
Saturday, July 4
Concert: Independence Day organ recital with the National Symphonic Brass and the US Navy Sea Chanters – Washington National Cathedral – 11 AM
Film: Various historical documentaries from 1984, 1939, 1979, and 1982 – West building lecture hall – National Gallery of Art – 3 PM
Sunday, July 5
Book talk: "Saving Monticello" author Marc Leepson tells of the efforts of a Jewish veteran to save the home of Thomas Jefferson – National Museum of American Jewish Military History – 1811 R St. NW. – 1 PM
Films: "How to Smell a Rose: A visit with Ricky Leacock in Normandy" 2014 documentary - 2PM and "Soldiers of Music Rostropovich Returns to Russia" - 1991 documentary – West building Lecture Hall - National Gallery of Art - 4PM
Museum open house: National Museum of Women in the Arts – monthly community day – 1250 New York Ave. NW. – noon to 5 PM
Museum open house: National Museum of Women in the Arts – monthly community day – 1250 New York Ave. NW. – noon to 5 PM
Monday, July 6
Concert: The United States Navy Band's Country Current Ensemble – West Steps – United States Capital – 8 PM
Tuesday, July 7
Concert: Children of the Stone/ The Ensemble of the Dal'ouna - this music symbolizes the link between East and West with music from the Middle East, jazz and European classical music – the group is led by Ramzi Aburedwan, a child of the first Palestinian intifada, a musician and founder of music centers serving thousands of Lebanese children in the West Bank, Gaza and in refugee camps in Lebanon. His story is told in the book, Children of the Stone, by Sandy Tolan who also was the author of The Lemon Tree – Perry Auditorium - Washington National Cathedral - 7PM
Concert: Youth Choir of Graz Austria performs varied music - Embassy of Austria - 3524 International Court Court - near UDC/Van Ness Metro - reservations suggested - 7:30PM
Workshop: Forging the Future: FuturePerfect - Telling Stories for a Better Future: How Art and Narratives Can Change the World - Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 6:30 pm
Goethe-Institut Washington, GoetheForum and FotoGalerie
No charge
+ 1 (202) 289-1200
Wednesday, July 8
Concert: Jazz with Phil Kominski at the Harbor Nights Summer Concert Series – Washington Harbor – 3050 K St. NW. - 630 p.m. to 8:30 PM
Panel discussion: "Finding Shared Values for United States Foreign Policy" Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell – Coolidge Auditorium – Jefferson building – Library of Congress – 30 p.m.
Thursday, July 9
Book Talk: Historian Anthony Pitch shares survivors' stories and memories in Our Crime was Being Jewish: hundreds of Holocaust Survivors Tell Their Stories - National Archives - Noon
THIS SHOULD ALSO BE A REMINDER OF TWO DISPLAYS AT THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM THAT ARE A MUST TO SEE: For children, the continuing display, The Story of Daniel, which tells the story of the holocaust in a sensitive way for elementary and junior high school children, For adults the temporary exhibit, Collaboration and Complicity During the Holocaust is extremely enlightening and forceful
Film: Focaccia Blues - this 78 minute documentary follows the story of a McDonald's that is run in the town of Altamira, Italy, by a locally owned focaccaria – the screening will be followed by a sampling of Italian cuisine – free tickets available at 5:30 PM in the G St. lobby – Smithsonian American Art Museum – film at 6 PM


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The Pellicano scandal gets curiouser and curiouser, and wider and wider. According to U.S. District Court papers filed today, the U.S. Attorney's office accused defendant Anthony Pellicano of having "recently conspired with known organized crime connections in Chicago to place a 'hit' on [associate] Alex Proctor inside a federal prison in order to prevent Proctor from testifying against him." This government reply to Pellicano's first motion for discovery was meant to convince the judge not to grant the P.I.'s fishing expedition. Prosecutors said they'd already informed Pellicano's counsel that "the government has corroborated information" about his alleged plot for a mob prison hit. "The government believes that defendant is using this motion to try to find out what, if anything, Proctor has said about him not because it has any relevance to this case (it does not) but so defendant can determine whether Proctor is cooperating against him in connection with the state case." The prosecutors also noted the recent allegations were "the subject of an ongoing investigation that might result in additional criminal charges."
This is the second time in as many weeks that Pellicano has been publicly accused of making threats from behind bars. Before this, A Vanity Fair correspondent writing about the Pellicano scandal, John Connolly, claims he'd been told by the U.S. Attorney's Office that Pellicano had made a threat against him. Steven Gruel, pellicano's lawyer, confirmed he'd received the Proctor threat info from the feds on Friday. But the lawyer told the Los Angeles Times "this seems to be a common thread for the prosecution, that Pellicano is making threats against witnesses. And yet I have not seen any avidence of it whatsoever." But the newspaper reported that Proctor, 62, was moved in recent months from a federal prison in Greenville, Ill., to a federal facility in southeast Georgia. And that the purported plot was uncovered early this year when Pellicano was about to be released from a prison near Bakersfield on explosives charges stemming from the November 2002 raid of his office. For some time now, authorities have charged that Pellicano should not be released on bail because he posed a threat to potential witnesses.
Proctor is the strong-arm guy arrested on charges of menacing journalist Anita Busch. who at the time was working as a contract writer for the Los Angeles Times. Proctor was accused of placing a dead fish, a rose and a one-word note reading "Stop" on Busch's vandalized car windshield, and Proctor eventually told authorities he'd been hired by Pellicano. Both men have been charged with threatening the reporter. During the search of Pellicano's office, where all those wiretap computer files were found that are the subject of the ongoing scandal, the FBI also discovered a "call list" with Proctor's name on it and later obtained telephone records showing communication between Pellicano and Proctor. Is it just my cynical perspective, or do these guys increasingly act like they've seen one too many mob movies?
Previous: Pellicano Prosecutor: Hollywood Wannabe!, U.S. Attorney's Office Informs VF Writer of Pellicano Threat
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I turn 25 this Sunday, and it's hitting me that I've spent the majority of my post-collegiate years on the East End. Year-round Hamptons is an interesting place for a 20-something. Just like everyone else, we ride the ups and downs of living in a seasonal community.
Luckily, the outdoor fitness scene doesn't go the way of the high season. With less humidity and sunny skies, fall is the perfect time to sweat. Stores and restaurants may close and scale back hours, but as the Nike advertisement goes, "The roads are always open."
Most runners will tell you—fall is prime time to take to the streets. Shorts and T's are perfect for late September, and layers of spandex and cute long-sleeved tops make heading outside more comfortable as the days get cooler.
I've been going to Lululemon East Hampton for their weekly run club on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. What's better than logging miles with like-minded fitness aficionados and trading workout secrets, as you motivate each other to run past East Hampton's bucolic estate section? There's been a solid group of people that consistently come out. Lululemon's goal is to get bigger each week, as they strive to become every East End runner's go-to group.
Open to runners of all fitness levels, the group meets at the store (35 Main Street, East Hampton) and does running loops of between three and six miles, mostly based on the overall feeling of the attendees. It's fun, it's good camaraderie, and it's a nice way to motivate yourself to keep in shape as the days get shorter. The light traffic on Montauk Highway makes heading out east very feasible. With summer barely in the rearview mirror, it still blows my mind that I can easily make it to East Hampton from the Dan's Papers Southampton offices in under a half hour.
When I first moved back here, almost exactly two years ago, I filled my weekend schedules with activities that would take me away from the East End. I used to joke that my favorite thing about living here was how easy it was to leave. New York City is a day trip; you can get to Boston in a few hours… But two years into my 20-something East End life, I find reasons to stick around, even in the off-season.
Check out some of the upcoming fall highlights:
The first annual Montauk Seafood Festival will be held this weekend. Fresh seafood at The End? Count me in.
Lululemon will set up a cheer station (complete with a DJ) at the 7th annual Hamptons Marathon and Half Marathon, held on Saturday, September 28. Runner's World named the marathon one of the Top 10 Races to Run in 2008, lauded for its beach views and small-town atmosphere. All are welcome: meet fellow Lululemon cheer station participants at the intersection of Town Lane and Stony Hill Road in Amagansett at 8 a.m.
In addition, there are a number of fall road races in the area. Check out Andy's Run 5K Run/Walk on October 5 in Sag Harbor; Southampton Youth Services 10th Anniversary 5K on October 12 in Southampton; the 2nd Annual Run for Ross 5K Run/Walk on October 13 in East Hampton; the 16th Annual 5K Run for the Ridley on October 26 in Riverhead; and the Run for Fun Turkey Day 3 & 6 Mile Run/Walk in Montauk.
And, of course, there's indulging in the local pumpkin beers—a nice reward after a hard day's run. Southampton Publick House and Greenport Harbor Brewing both carry the seasonal variety. I recently made the trek out to Montauk on a weekday specifically for a growler of their signature Driftwood Ale. A worthy venture when you can make it out there in under an hour.
Thankfully, I'll be too busy to indulge my quarter-life crisis…


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Whether your skin is normal, oily, mixed or dry it's essential to take some time to treat your skin problems, such as acne, sunspots, wrinkles etc to ensure that you have a bright and smooth complexion at all time. Luckily for you, we've put together some easy yet efficient methods to get rid of skin problems and have a perfect skin. So let's get started.
Use a sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun
The sun can provide you with vitamin D, which is very important for bone development and can help you feel more energized and good about yourself. However, exposure to sun can cause a variety of skin problems, such as age spots, wrinkles and all sorts of blemishes so it's important to take measures ahead of time and use a sunscreen before you go outside, to protect your skin from the sun.
Ditch tobacco if you want an even skin
Although this is a well-known fact by almost everyone, not many people are wiling to let go of this harmful habit. Smoking can make your skin look older because it promotes wrinkles. The skin may look dull and become drier and drier as time goes by, due to the fact that the tiny blood vessels in the skin layers are narrowed as a result of smoking, so blood flow is decreased. If you want to get a perfect skin, the best advise would be to quit smoking or at least limit the number of cigarettes you are smoking daily.
Use a skin lightening cream to deal with hyperpigmentation
Hyperpigmentation takes place where you expose yourself to sun or have a skin trauma, such as irritation, acne, scars etc but it can also be the side effect of certain drugs. Regardless of the cause, it's essential to use a skin lightening cream as a method to deal with this health concern. Although there are many methods that can help you remove blemishes and spots, using a skin lightening cream is the most easiest method and also the most effective, according to beauty experts.
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