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Here are some of the new items featured in my shop:
Peppermint Creams Jewellery Roll. Made from luxury mint green silk dupion.
I did not foresee just how popular the original Sakura on Snow would be. As they sold out within just a few days, I decided to make Sakura on Snow 二. This version has a cherry red sweetheart lining, and comes complete with detachable macaron and bow charm.
All of which can be found at my boutique 'Handmade By Penelope'. Please come and give it a visit!


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How to Setup Chromecast for Windows 10
The Setup can use for 2 Chromecast device: Chromecast 1st Generation or Chromecast Ultra. Then follow me step by step this. (you must use Chrome Browser, not other browser)
Setup Chromecast 1st Generation and Chromecast Ultra
- You must using the latest version of Chrome by navigating to "Settings > About Google Chrome" and Update your Chrome browser to the latest version. If you're having trouble, see: How to Update Google Chrome Latest Version.
- Click set up your chromecast using this computer.
- Chrome will now look for Chromecast devices that need to be set up.
- Click the device that matches the Chromecast name you see on your TV. It will be something like ChromecastXXXX. Click Set Me Up.
- Setup will try to automatically connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot produced by your Chromecast device. If this is successful, move to step 8.
If this is not successful, you will asked to manually connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot of your Chromecast device. To do this, go to your Wi-Fi menu and select the Wi-Fi network that matches your Chromecast device name.
Note: Make sure you've successfully connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot before moving to the next step. This can take a few minutes. Note: You'll lose your Internet connection for few minutes until setup is complete. This is expected.
- Click Next.
- The code on your device should match the code on your TV. If it does, click Yes.
If it doesn't match, click No and restart the setup process from step 5 above.
- Change the name of your Chromecast by typing in a new name (ex. Living Room) or you can leave it as the default name. Choose your country. Click Looks Good.
- Choose your Wi-Fi network by clicking the upside down arrow. Enter your password. Click Connect.
- Setup will try to automatically connect to your Wi-Fi network. If this is successful, move to step 13.
If this is not successful, go back to your Wi-Fi menu and choose the same Wi-Fi network you picked in step 10.
Note: Make sure you've successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network before moving on to the next step. This can take a few minutes.
- Click Next.
- Once setup has successfully completed, you will see a list of all of your available Cast devices.
- Your Chromecast is now ready to cast.

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Hensengerth, Oliver (2018) Regionalism and Identity in Mekong Hydropower Projects: The Case of the Chinese-built Lower Sesan 2 Dam in Cambodia. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 46 (3). pp. 85-118. ISSN 1868-4874
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The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has been styled as a natural region drawn together by the Mekong River. However, the literature on regional identity has argued that regions are socially constructed phenomena. River basins in particular are historically evolved constructs of specific political and social relations. Drawing on concepts of regional identity and on the literature examining the links between culture and water, the article argues that the actors driving the GMS have failed to establish social coherence by exacerbating social tensions through the hydropower programmes. These programmes focus on energy production for national economic growth and economic integration between GMS countries, but they ignore the need to govern water resources for the benefit of local communities, many of who are ethnic minorities with specific cultural attachments to the river. This produces tensions around the type of development that takes place in the GMS, leading to value fragmentation rather than value convergence. The article explores these issues by focussing on the Chinese-built Lower Sesan 2 dam in Cambodia.
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Tigers secure top-four finish in a cracking contest against the Lions
Richmond's 27-point win over the Brisbane Lions played out like one of those compelling trailers that come out ahead of a blockbuster film.
Of course these two teams will meet again in a qualifying final in two week's time in what promises to be a must-watch ripper, except this time it will be at the Gabba.
Throughout this round 23 match Richmond tried to play the game on their terms in an attempt to split the game wide open.
The Tigers tried to smash the Lions at the centre clearances; they tried to harass and pressure and keep the ball in their forward half; they tried to intercept the ball in the defensive half and rebound off half back.
But due to their run and willingness to take the game on and - at times - some old fashioned grit and physicality, the Lions refused to yield.
The contest was only decided when the Tigers managed a crack Brisbane's resistance and find a couple of goals in the final quarter, and even then the Lions didn't drop their bundle.
Richmond won thanks to the class of Dustin Martin and Jack Riewoldt, the superb defending of Nick Vlastuin and Dylan Grimes and the inside grunt work of Dion Prestia and Shane Edwards.
But funnily enough the Lions showed that they have players who can perform on the big stage in those categories as well: the class of Dayne Zorko and Hugh McCluggage, the superb defending of Harris Andrews and Luke Hodge, and the inside grunt work of Lachie Neale and Mitch Robinson.
Vlastuin was superb in the way that he intercept marked the football in Richmond's defensive half and presented as an extra man in what appeared destined to be 50-50 contests.
Grimes, coming off a week in which he was hobbling around with an ankle injury, was the man given the unenviable task of starting the match in the goalsquare alongside the dangerous Charlie Cameron. He wrestled and grappled with Cameron throughout - much to the small forward's obvious frustration - and only once lowered his colours when he fell to ground in the third quarter, allowing Cameron to run into an open goal.
Martin did what we have come to expect from him, charging out of traffic and creating opportunities, while Riewoldt made the most of his opportunities and converted well.
But the Lions will lose no admirers on this showing and will benefit from a pre-finals hitout in front of what was a crowd of 76,995 - a record for Lions home-and-away matches.
Staggeringly, Neale gathered 51 touches, while Zorko had less of the footy but was more damaging. Andrews had the better of Tom Lynch, and Hodge's experience and physicality were telling under pressure.
Mitch Robinson's bull-at-a-gate approach was crucial, epitomised by a crunching tackle on Bachar Houli midway through the third quarter. The Tiger's defender tried to run through a gap like a rugby league player looking for a gap in the line, only for Robinson to stop him in his tracks like a State of Origin front rower.
For an inexperienced team looking to start well, Brisbane had the opening goal of the match on the board within 90 seconds, courtesy of an angled set shot from Hugh McCluggage.
But it was the Tigers who got off to a flying start through their usual suspects.
At the ensuing centre bounce Martin ran on to a Prestia handball and burst out of the centre to drill one home from distance. Riewoldt then set up their second with a superb second effort after over-running the ball; he toe-poked the ball to Daniel Rioli who converted with the outside of his foot from 30 metres.
Riewoldt then converted Richmond's next four goals of the opening term - one on the lead to a Martin centre clearance, another after Martin forced a turnover with consecutive smothers on kicks from Zac Bailey.
Marcus Adams, who won praise for keeping Tom Hawkins goalless last week, lacked the pace and mobility to deal with Riewoldt, frequently trailing in his wake as the Tigers talisman hunted the ball.
Richmond had several chances to extend their lead early in the second term but were wasteful, and the Lions looked more composed and fought their way back into the contest before half time.
The third term was an arm wrestle, particularly in the latter part, where both teams failed to score a goal for 11 minutes before Kane Lambert managed a running 45-metre goal after a handball from Riewoldt.
Throughout their careers Jack Riewoldt, Trent Cotchin and Dustin Martin have played in front of crowds averaging 45,000. In contrast, many of the Lions - including Hugh McCluggage, Harris Andrews, Eric Hipwood, Cam Rayner, Jarrod Berry and Darcy Gardiner - had never played in front of such a big crowd (their previous highest was 48,000 when they took on the Bombers here in round 4). The nerves showed early, with many of the young Lions making errors, such as Hipwood and Gardiner dropping uncontested marks.
Richmond's fans gave the umpires a hostile send-off at half time after a series of controversial Lions free kicks. Lynch was pinged for fending off Andrews in the chest before taking a mark and moments later Prestia was nabbed for deliberate out of bounds after hooking a kick 40 metres up field at half forward. But the penalty that most raised Tiger ire was when Lynch, leading back towards goal, pushed off Andrews and was penalised. Lynch then drew a 50-metre penalty for abuse.
6.2 8.6 10.7 12.10 (82)
2.1 4.4 7.6 8.7 (55)
GOALS - Richmond: Riewoldt 4, Martin 2, Lambert 2, Ellis, Rioli, Castagna, Lynch.
Brisbane Lions: Cameron 2, Zorko 2, Hipwood, McCluggage, Robinson, McInerney.
BEST - Richmond: Vlastuin, Martin, Prestia, Grimes, Riewoldt, Edwards.
Brisbane Lions: Zorko, Neale, McCluggage, Robinson, Andrews, Hodge.
UMPIRES: Meredith, Fleer, O'Gorman.
CROWD: 76,995 at the MCG.
N.Vlastuin (Rich) 9
D.Martin (Rich) 9
D.Zorko (BL) 9
L.Neale (BL) 9
D.Prestia (Rich) 8
Warwick Green is a Sports production journalist and writer for The Age.


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The 2019/20 campaign promises to be an exciting one, with the Blades back in the top-flight following promotion from the Sky Bet Championship.
Looking ahead, there are several pieces of information relating to United playing in the Premier League that supporters should find informative.
The fixtures will be released on Thursday 13th June at 9am, with the first round of games scheduled to take place on the weekend of the 10th August.
The summer transfer window will close at 5pm on Thursday 8th August.
There will be a mid-season break in February, giving each team a weekend off, whilst VAR (Video Assistant Referee) will be used in all top-flight matches.
The season will come to a close on the 17th May 2020.


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Weedless Edging
Wood and Stone
Laying railroad ties and landscape timbers or stone edges along your garden or lawn can be an effective way to prevent weed growth, but proper installation is critical to success. If you place the edging on the soil surface, weeds can grow beneath and work their way through. Instead, bury the first layer of wood or stone about 6 inches deep into the soil and build the edge so the top is at least 3 inches above the soil. This prevents weeds from establishing beneath the edging and from creeping over it.
Mulched Border
Wood mulches or gravel smother weeds so they don't have a chance to germinate, but you must lay them over weed-free soils to be effective. You can also line the soil with landscape fabric or black plastic, both of which will smother existing weed seeds and roots, and lay your mulch material over top. Add new mulch to the edge as needed to ensure the edge is a minimum of 4 to 6 inches deep, and make sure it is well away from woody-stemmed plants to avoid rotting.
Root Barrier
Root barriers are typically made of hard materials, such as paving slabs, and they provide a wide edge that you can also use as a walkway. Not only do these edges prevent weeds from encroaching into your garden, but also they can restrict invasive plants and are easy to install. While root barriers prevent weeds from growing beneath, they are usually level with the surface of the soil, so regular trimming of your lawn and clearing the barrier of debris is necessary to prevent weed seeds from blowing over the edge and into your garden.
Cement or Brick
An edge made of cement or brick lasts for years and prevents weeds from growing under or over the edge and into your garden. However, this type of weedless edging can be costly. A cement edge isn't as warm or natural as other materials, but it provides a permanent edge that isn't easily damaged. Mortar brick edging in place to prevent the bricks from toppling over.
No Cost Edge
Digging a simple 6-inch-deep trench around the edge of your garden is an inexpensive way to prevent weeds. Dig the trench so the walls angle toward your garden to prevent the sides from crumbling inward and to prevent grass roots from spreading into the garden. One drawback of this type of weed-free edging is that you have to keep it free of debris, such as leaves, and re-dig it about two to three times each year.


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More Dr. Seuss Fun
It's Read Across America Week and we are having a blast celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday! Today we read the Lorax and then "drip-dyed" some Truffula tree-tops! The pipettes we used are one of my favorite fine-motor tools, great for exercising those little hands, and great for hand-eye coordination, too. You should have seen their little faces concentrating! The kids also enjoyed mixing lots of new colors for their beautiful creations. They may take all week to dry, but we sure had fun!!
We've also had fun with a "Cat-In-The-Hat Beanbag Toss" game, decorating Red Fish, Blue Fish, and having fun meals and snacks like, One Fish Two Fish crackers with Pink Ink Drink, and Lorax Pasta with broccoli and asparagus "trees" and mini Lorax (pineapple) mustaches!
Thank You!
We all want to say a great big "THANK YOU!" to everyone who gave to our daycare Christmas wish tree! We have now received all of our new toys that were purchased with your help and we have been having a GREAT time with them! We were able to get EIGHT of the items on our tree! Here are some photos of the kids enjoying a few of them. :)
Pics of the Day - 2/11/13
We had a very busy snow day! :)
Painting the Snow!
As I played our newest photo slideshow movie yesterday for the kids, they watched with almost constant repeating commentary of, "We should do THAT again! We should do THAT again!" What a great gift it was for me to be reminded of how much fun they had with the activities pictured from our past year together. Although we'll have to wait a while to recreate some of the photos (like swimming, which several of them asked if we could do today! :) ), we were able to cross one off the list today. I filled up the spray bottles with water and liquid water color and they set to work painting the snow in the backyard! I always know it's a winner when they add that day's activities to their list of "Thank you God for..." at our lunch time prayer as they did today. :)
Look what we did today!
These kiddos make my day, every day! I love seeing the delight in their faces when they are proud of themselves, and the curiosity in their eyes as they explore something new. This page is where I can share a little bit of our joy each day with you!
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Interspecies friendships aren't that uncommon. However, it can still be shocking to see it happen between two animals that would normally be natural enemies.
In 2007, Firstscience TV did a short documentary on the strange relationship that had developed between a pack of huskies and a number of male polar bears.
Despite keeping his own distance from them, dog breeder Brian Ladoon stated that the bears were regular visitors to the region and grown accustomed to the dogs, neither seeing them as food or potential threats.
The footage seems to back Ladoon's claim. The bears are friendly and gentle… in the same way that The Mountain simply gave The Red Viper a cuddle on Game of Thrones.


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Planning a perfect wedding isn't always an easy task for most couples, Budgeting, and planning with various vendors can take its toll on the couple who have never walked that path before.
The task of taking this heavy burden off couples rest squarely on the shoulders of these amazing women who earn their living from planning events; Mosun Akinwamide, Bisola Borha, and Ore Adeleke are all awards winning event planners who have also been profiled by the Dubai Tourism as part of the top 100 planners in the world.
Their innovative ideas have helped in boosting the creative world of event planning.
On this issue, they sat down with Vanguard Allure's Jemi Ekunkunbor to discuss what they are up to and their future plans.
Creative Director : @nellymesik
Photography : @trans4mazfotography
Stylist: @rhodaebun for @rtfcompany
Hair : @indulgence_hairaffairs
Makeup: @debbysez for Bisola and Ore
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Finishing out the year and the WaveBlasters Fall club racing points series,race dates at Palm Lake will be Nov 9&23 and Dec 7&21.
Note to all of our friends "up north"...our pond never freezes!!! So if you're a snowbird or down on holiday,you are welcome to visit or race with us!


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Full Stack Developer - Shares Available - Cardiff
|Job Title:
|Full Stack Developer - Shares Available - Cardiff
|Contract Type:
|Cardiff, Wales
|£25000 - £45000 per annum
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|Contact Name:
|Dan Norris
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|September 20, 2019 16:21
Job Description
A lot of companies these days don't value their employees.
"Investors in People" recently ran a study to say that 39% of people said that feeling valued was one of the main reasons for moving on.
Interested in becoming a shareholder where you work?
What if there was a company out there that would quite literally allow you to engage with the success and health of the business by making you a shareholder.
Well, the good news is there is. If you are a Front End, JavaScript or Full Stack Developer you could join a business who believes that people who love what they do, do better. Which is why they create a working environment where staff feel respected and part of the business.
When joining you'll become part of their success and receive up to £3,600 in shares each year and take part in their additional discretionary share scheme which rewards star performers for their contributions with shares you can earn dividends on during the year.
That's not all…
You'll get free gym passes available to use anywhere in Cardiff, Swansea or Newport. Complementary therapy and massages and up to 20% retail discounts, plus a lot more.
Interested in flexible or remote working?
You'll join a team that believe in the importance of a good work / life balance and who offer flexible working hours (with core hours between 10-4pm) and remote working possibilities too.
No suits here…
What it says on the tin. You'll join a relaxed work culture where it isn't mandatory you turn up in a shirt and tie. In fact, no one does.
Who will you join
You'll join a well-known financial services company and their IT team in Cardiff. It's made up of Front End, Back End and Full Stack Developers. They've just hired a new Chief Data Officer and about to implement a new platform to change the way they interact with their customers. They need good developers like you to help them revolutionise their customer-facing websites which allow customers to buy their products.
You'll need to have experience on the following:
- JavaScript
- a modern JavaScript framework like VueJS, Angular or React
- some experience on TypeScript
- any additional experience on Node is an advantageous
If this sounds like it might be of interest, get in touch with me (Dan Norris) and apply with an updated CV.
JavaScript Developer, Front End Developer, UI Developer, Full Stack Developer, Front-End Developer
JavaScript, Angular, Vue, React, Node
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Buckingham Palace has sent a furious letter to the BBC complaining that a report by the Corporation's "flagship political programme" on the future of the monarchy was biased and inaccurate.
In a rare move, one of the Queen's most senior officials formally protested about last Sunday's On The Record on BBC1, which her aides thought was irresponsible and potentially damaging. They were particularly incensed that a public service broadcaster should screen such a one-sided report.
"The programme was inaccurate and extremely biased," said one Royal official yesterday. "Our letter takes the BBC to task and criticises it for broadcasting a diatribe against the monarchy."
The Telegraph has discovered that the letter was sent by Penny Russell-Smith, the Queen's press secretary, to David Jordan, the editor of On The Record, on Friday. It was done with the knowledge - and support - of the Queen's private office.
Miss Russell-Smith criticises the BBC for not seeking a "right of reply" from Buckingham Palace and for not checking facts, particularly over the Civil List payments, the money paid annually by Parliament for the Royal Family's expenses.
There has been a series of disagreements between Buckingham Palace and the BBC in recent years. In 1995 the BBC's Panorama programme broadcast a sensational interview with Diana, Princess of Wales. It was screened without Marmaduke Hussey, then the chairman of the BBC, being forewarned, because his wife, Lady Susan Hussey, was a lady-in-waiting to the Queen.
The following year, in apparent retaliation, the Palace ended the BBC's monopoly of producing the Queen's Christmas Broadcast. Two years ago there was private anger within the Royal Family at the BBC's refusal to broadcast live coverage of the Queen Mother's 100th birthday celebrations.
Buckingham Palace has become more active in challenging inaccurate and unfair stories. Last weekend Prince Philip publicly denounced as fictitious claims in the Mail on Sunday that he had called the late Princess of Wales "a harlot" and a "trollop" in letters to her in 1992.
In the On The Record report, Gloria De Piero, the BBC reporter who presented the item, said the Golden Jubilee celebrations had been "spectacular but expensive", costing nearly £500,000 from the Civil List, "the £7.9 million a year we give the Queen".
The BBC in its poll of MPs asked whether the Civil List should be cut back, which in turn "would reduce the money available for the Queen's extended family, for her staff and for a suitably regal lifestyle", said Ms De Piero.
There was no mention of the Queen's reforms to the Civil List. Since 1990 she has repaid all Parliamentary annuities to members of the Royal Family with the exception of those for the duties carried out by herself, Prince Philip and the late Queen Mother.
Payments for eight other members of the Royal Family, totalling more than £1.5 million a year, are reimbursed to the Government. There was also no mention of the Queen's decision in 1993 to pay income tax.
Ms De Piero opened her report by saying that "a poll last week showed even lower public support for the royals than at any time since Diana's death. An embarrassing court case, allegations of rape and rumours that you're raising cash on the side are bound to spoil the festivities".
The report continued with interviews with committed republicans and Left-wing Labour MPs. Paul Flynn, the Labour MP for Newport West, said the popularity of the monarchy had "collapsed in ruins and we had these stories that are more reminiscent of a porn movie, or the fencing that takes place in an Arthur Daly shop".
A spokesman for the BBC declined to comment on the criticisms of On the Record, which is presented by John Humphrys. "We have no indication that a letter of complaint has been sent or is being sent," he said.


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Poll Everywhere is an audience response tool used by the School of Medicine to create an interactive learning environment.
Poll Everywhere is an audience response tool that enables you to interact with your learners by asking them questions that they can answer via text message, Twitter or a web browser. With this tool, there is no need for physical hardware, like a clicker device, and responses can be seen in real-time embedded directly into your Powerpoint presentation (no need to jump between your slides and another window!) as well as from a web browser.
To access Poll Everywhere:
1. Visit: https://www.polleverywhere.com/
2. Login with the account created for your course or department. Contact your department/course coordinator or Julie Youm, firstname.lastname@example.com, for this login information.
Quick Start Guides
Presenter Checklist
If presenting using Poll Everywhere from embedded Powerpoint or Keynote slides,
√ Ensure that the PollEv Presenter app is installed on the computer where you will run your presentation (see Presenting A Poll). The podium computers in the Tamkin Auditorium, Nelson Auditorium, Telemedicine Theater and Colloquium Room 3070 have this software installed.
√ Login to the PollEv Presenter app using the username/password for the account that was used to create your polls. Contact your department/course coordinator or Julie Youm, firstname.lastname@example.com, for this login information.
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Wire Erosion of 4-Axis profile – Paper Shredder
Industry Sector: Financial/Business
Type of Work: Wire Erosion of 4-Axis profile
Client Requirements:
Cheshire Wire Erosion was recently asked to wire erode 9 pointed details, tapering to a plain diameter. This is clearly illustrated in a couple of the photographs provided. As you can see we cut these profiles with tapered sides.
For this kind of project, because it involves 4 axis wire erosion, accuracy and precision are essential. To achieve this we used our AG 600 LH machine which has an X/Y/Z axis travel of 600 x 400 x 500 mm. This piece of advanced EDM technology features linear motor drives on 4 axes to ensure the highest accuracy and reliability.
The wire also called the electrode that the machine produces, can be inclined, making it possible to create components with differing profiles or as was the case with this project, to create components with taper.
Work Carried Out:
For this project, Cheshire Wire Erosion created 9 pointed detail tapering that were flush to the side and tapered down to create grooves in the sides of the component. Our wire erosion machines allow us to machine profiles through parts, such as with this project, where the length was 465mm.
At Cheshire Wire Erosion we have a range of the most up to date machines for electrical discharge machining (EDM) that are capable of delivering engineering solutions to many industrial sectors.
The EDM method enables us to produce slots, holes and other complex shapes in hard materials to a close tolerance. Conventional cutting processes would find this difficult.
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Richard Stallman - "Free software: Freedom in your computing" (Kozhikode, India)
by Jeanne Rasata Contributions — Published on Dec 28, 2018 08:50 AM
Kozhikode, India
Jan 11, 2019
from 07:00 PM to 09:30 PM
|Kozhikode, India
The Free Software Movement campaigns for computer users' freedom to cooperate and control their own computing. The Free Software Movement developed the GNU operating system, typically used together with the kernel Linux, specifically to make these freedoms possible.
Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival (2019-01-10–13). His speech will be nontechnical, admission is gratis, and the public is encouraged to attend.
Location: Kerala Literature festival, Kozhikode Beach, Port Grounds, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Please fill out our contact form, so that we can contact you about future events in and around Kozhikode.


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Belgian endives, also called chicory are one of my all time favourite vegetables. They are typical autumn vegetables and so I do post them normally in this period. In fact I like them so much, that most of the time I just don't take the time to make postings, and I have a few favourite recipes that I make all the time. But yesterday I made these filled Belgian endives in prosciutto, which is a new variant and thus a new posting.
So here is my new wit loof from Belgium.
filled Belgian endives in prosciutto
- a small piece of string
- 2 Belgian endives
- 200 gram minced meat
- 4 pieces prosciutto
- 1 spring onion
- nutmeg
- pepper
- salt
- parsley
- butter
- Preheat the oven at 200°C
- Cut the spring onion into small pieces.
- Mix the minced meat with the spring onion, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Halve the Belgian endives.
- Fill the halved Belgian endives with the minced meat. Press the halves together and wrap them with 2 pieces of prosciutto. To make sure that everything stays together you might wrap it with a piece of string.
- Place the filled Belgian endives in a greased baking tray. Fill that with a bit of water and place some butter on top of the prosciutto.
- Bake for 40 minutes. Open a few times to pour the sauce over the filled Belgian endives to keep them moist.
- Meanwhile chop the parsley finely, and mix it with the sauce just before finishing. Pour some of the sauce with the parsley over the Belgian endives.
- For the best result, place the chicory on their sides. Otherwise they will fall over.
- When the Belgian endives are baking in the oven you have lots of time to make delicious mashed potatoes (with nutmeg).
- Don't cut off the hard and bitter bottom of the chicory. It keeps the leaves together which otherwise will fall apart.
- If the baking is going too fast, cover the Belgian endives and the prosciutto with some silver paper.
Belgian endives (chicory) are also called the Belgian white gold. together with Brussels sprouts they are stronghold vegetables for the Belgian kitchen. And they are healthy, unlike many other Belgian specialities: beer, fries, chocolate, … Every Belgian cook has his own favourite and special recipes with chicory. A very good professional overview you may find on "Dagelijkse kost", the website of Jeroen Meus, a famous Belgian television cook (in Dutch).
Of course you can also find my own favourite recipes with Belgian endives on surprising.recipes:
- oven dish with chicory and leek
- salad of chicory and roasted figs
- chicory salad with autumn fruits
- chicory leaves with apple, egg and smoked halibut
- Belgian endives with meatballs
- scallops with blood sausage
Why are they Belgian? Why are they white? These are important questions that need to be answered. Like many great inventions this is also a fluke. Somewhere in the 1830s, a Belgian farmer let chicory roots dry in his basement for later usage in (surrogate) coffee. A few months later white leaves with a slight bitter taste had grown. It took ages to develop the method to make chicory roots grow a second time in a dark basement to become Belgian endives. You can find more facts&figures on Belgian endives on specialtyproduce.


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Level Up! Vol. 7 7
167 Seiten, kartoniert, Baduk Topia, 1. Auflage 2009
Aus der Reihe »Learning Baduk step-by-step«
Baduk was invented several thousands years ago. It was one of the Four Great accomplishments that a gentleman was expected to learn: Geomungo (traditional Korean zitherlike instrument), Baduk, calligraphy and painting. Baduk represented a high social standing. In the late 20th century the fast industrialization gave ordinary people time to enjoy leisure activities. Thus the high society's culture became a mass culture and one of the important leisures. Furthermore Baduk helps adults' mental health, children's mind, concentration and thinking ability. In the 1990s Korea became one of the strongest nations in the Baduk world, the Department of Baduk Studies was established, Baduk TV etc, were founded, the cultural and educational foundations for Baduk in Korea were laid. Especially when more people got to know that Baduk helps children's education, it became an activity in a special education program at elementary schools. All over Korea the number of Baduk schools increased.
I became interested in Baduk education, founded a Baduk school and taught many children for 15 years. In order to teach Baduk to children well, I went to Myongji University and graduated in Baduk Studies. I realized that systematic books for good education were missing. Nowadays the books consist of five levels (introduction, basics, beginners, intermediate and advanced level). The teacher can choose the proper books for their students. However, analysing the books showed that there are serious problems concerning the content and the level. In the same book some problems are too easy, others are too difficult. Like this it is not proper material for students, as it doesn't make students and teachers interested in Baduk.
I recognized, that systematic books are needed. During teaching and studying I collected material and published this book series to help children learning Baduk easily step by step. Even if the composition is not perfect, I hope my effort will help to develop Baduk education.
March, 2008 LEE Jae-Hwan
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|Baduk Topia
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092 12. Snapback: Reducing Liberties from behind
098 13. Continuous Dansu (Atari) at the Deas Line
106 14. Blocking Move
112 15. Life & Death (Review)
120 16. Punishing an Overplay Cut
128 17. Living or Capturing by Pae (Ko)
136 18. Open & Closed Territory
142 19. Endgame
148 20. How to Answer
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Here are the resources you need for this Sunday. Please feel free to choose what is suitable for your congregation's needs. You will notice that the orders of service are available in different formats: choose the "pdf" format if you want something that is ready to print and photocopy, the "doc" or "rtf" format if you wish to change the formatting yourself or the "ppt" format if you use PowerPoint.
- Altar colour: Blue or Violet
- Bible readings:
FIRST READING 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 God's promise to David
PSALM Luke 1:[46b]47-55 Song of Mary (Magnificat)
OR Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 *For musical settings of these Psalms, please see the song suggestions below*
SECOND READING Romans 16:25-27 God reveals his age-long purpose in Jesus
GOSPEL Luke 1:26-38 God's call to Mary
- Sermons:
Lay-readers please note: the linked sermons have not been edited for general use. As part of your preparations, keep in mind that they have been written for specific people in a specific context, and for this reason the issues they address or the examples they use may not be entirely suitable for people in your congregation. If you feel this is the case, you may need to make minor adjustments or find another sermon
Based on the Song Of Mary: Pr Mark Greenthaner
Based on gospel reading: edited for lay reading sermon – luke 1 26-38 – year b – advent 4 ; NEW Pr Vince Gerhardy (requires multimedia capability)
Based on Psalm 89: NEW Pr Roger Atze
Based on first reading : NEW edited for lay reading sermon – 2 samuel 7 1-11 – year b – advent 4
- Orders of service:
Advent 4B Sunday Word & Prayer ( pdf / doc / ppt )
Service of the Word (pdf / rtf / ppt)
Morning Praise (pdf / rtf / ppt)
Service without communion (pdf / doc / ppt)
- Prayer of the Day (Collect): Choose one of the following
Stir up, O Lord, your power and come;
and support us by your great might,
so that, as we are hindered by our sins,
your grace and forgiveness
may help and hasten us on our way;
for you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen. OR, modernised traditional
Stir up your power and come, Lord.
Support and help us,
so that what is hindered by our sins
may be hastened by your great mercy.
For you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
OR, new (revised alternative)
(Let us pray for God to be with us. [silence])
Thank you, loving heavenly Father,
for coming with power to the Virgin Mary
and making her the mother of our Lord.
Come to us with your Holy Spirit,
so that we receive your saving word
and rejoice in our Saviour.
For he lives with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
- Prayer after the gospel
This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Lord Jesus, thank you for showing favour
to Mary and to us.
Help us to trust in you as the Son of God.
- Offering prayer:
Lord, as Mary accepted your will,
may we also accept your will
and rejoice in Christ our Saviour.
Let your good news change our lives,
and make us trusting and obedient,
always ready to serve you with all we are and all we have.
- Prayer of the Church/ General Prayer:Prayer of the Church- Advent 4B
- Visual images for the day: His Word in Pictures
- Song/Hymn suggestions: * = Modernised version available (please click here to go to the Modernised hymns page) ;G3, G4 . . . = Guitar chords available in the Music Package 3, 4 . . .; GS = Guitar chords in the Supplement to LH
First reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
2 O come, O come, Immanuel G7 (see TIS 265)
5 O bride of Christ, rejoice* G4 (mod – TIS 336)
17 Come, Thou long-expected Jesus G6
186 I love Thy kingdom, God G4
219 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun G3 (mod – TIS 207)
457 Mighty God, we praise Thy name G6 (see TIS 127)
127 Holy God, we praise your name (Te Deum)
134 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
207 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
265 O come, O come, Emmanuel
272 Come, thou long-expected Jesus
336 O bride of Christ, rejoice
10 Your love surrounds me
329 Jesus, God's righteousness revealed
Second reading: Romans 16:25-27
14 Let the earth now praise the Lord* G4
28 Immanuel, we sing Thy praise* G4
37 O wondrous type, O vision fair* G7
45 Hail, Thou source of every blessing* G4
215 Arise, O God, and shine G9
822 God has spoken by his prophets G6
158 God has spoken by his prophets
431 Thanks to God whose Word was spoken
567 God of all power, and truth, and grace
42 Now unto the King eternal
329 Jesus, God's righteousness revealed
Gospel reading: Luke 1:26-38
2 O come, O come, Immanuel G7 (see TIS 265)
19 Come, Thou Saviour of our race* G4 (mod – TIS 295)
21 Of the Father's love begotten G7 (mod – TIS 290)
36 Jesus, name of wondrous love* G5
147 O Morning Star, so bright and fair* G3 (mod – TIS 199)
622 Behold a rose is growing (see also TIS 294)
903 Tell out my soul (Mary's song)
161 Tell out my soul (Mary's song)
199 Lord Jesus, our bright morning star
265 O come, O come, Emmanuel
283 Long ago, prophets knew
287 No wind at the window
290 Of the Father's love begotten
294 Behold a rose is growing
295 Saviour of the nations, come
302 The angel Gabriel
627 Joy to the world (see also TIS 268)
903 Tell out my soul (Mary's song/ Magnificat) (see also TIS 161)
17 Emmanuel: God is with us
20 Come, Lord Jesus, come
25 Comfort, comfort
36 Vine and fig tree
55 His name is Wonderful
142 O Mary, don't you weep
187 Help us, Lord
220 There'll be peace
221 They were waiting
229 Christ is a-comin'
260 My soul is praising the Lord
302 Soon and very soon
309 When the Lord returns
313 Christ, be our light
314 Come to us
315 Drawn to the light
355 Freedom is coming
389 Light of the nations
402 God has chosen me
420 Get ready
425 God moving
434 Sing out with joy, he is coming
450 When Jesus Christ worked here on earth
453 The world is waiting
454 Your God will come
468 Sing a New Song
499 It was me
502 Patiently waiting for you
510 Advent news
519 New beginning
542 Word of the Father
A setting may be found on page 50 of the Supplement; other settings are provided in LH 656-658.
The following paraphrased text for the Song of Mary is from Evening Praise in Worship Today, by David Schubert, slighty revised. If a traditional hymn tune is desired, it may be sung to the tune 'Wer weiss wie nahe' (Hamburg), LH 568, or even 'O come, O come Immanuel', LH 2, TIS 265.
My soul proclaims how great the Lord,
and I rejoice in God who saves,
for he has looked on me with love,
and all from now will call me blest.
The Lord has done great things for me,
and holy is the name of God.
God's mercy lasts from age to age,
for everyone who honours him.
With his own arm he's shown his strength,
and put to flight the proud of heart.
He's pulled the mighty from their thrones,
the humble have been lifted high.
God's filled the hungry with good things,
sent off the rich with empty hands.
He's come to give his people help
as he had promised those of old.
God's shown his love to Abraham,
and his descendants evermore.
Below is an adaptation of this song in 8888 metre, for which there are many tunes, eg LH 364, TIS 559, O Jesus Christe, wahres Licht; LH 321, TIS 213(ii), Melcombe; LH 346 Angels' Song; LH 327, TIS 583, O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht; LH 433, TIS 59, Old Hundredth; LH 227, TIS 98, Church Triumphant; LH 75, TIS 139, Bow Brickhill.
My soul proclaims how great the Lord,
and I rejoice in God who saves,
for he has looked on me with love,
and all from now will call me blest.
The Lord has done great things for me
and holy is the name of God.
God's mercy lasts from age to age
for everyone who honours him.
With his own arm he's shown his strength,
and put to flight the proud of heart.
He's pulled the mighty from their thrones,
the humble have been lifted high.
God's filled the hungry with good things,
sent off the rich with empty hands.
He's come to give his people help
as he had promised those of old.
God's shown his love to Abraham
and his descendants evermore.
God's mercy lasts from age to age
for everyone who honours him.
Other song paraphrases of the Song of Mary may be found in LHS 903, TIS 161,'Tell out my soul'; ATE 260, 'My soul is praising the Lord'; TIS 172, 'My soul gives glory to my God'; and TIS 173, 'My soul gives glory to the Lord'.
TIS 46 I will sing for ever of your love, O Lord is a version of Psalm 89:1-6,13-16. There is also a version of Psalm 89 at ATA 152 by Karen Barrie that may be used for the psalm.
Below is a metrical paraphrase by David Schütz of Psalm 89:1-4,19-26, which may be sung to the tune Yorkshire LH 625 / Stockport TIS 306. If reproducing this version, please put 'Words (c) David Schütz' at the beginning or the end of the psalm.
Lord, I proclaim your faithfulness to all,
and I will sing forever of your love.
For I declare, your love is always sure;
your faithfulness is firm as heaven above.
You made a promise to your chosen one,
your servant David, and made firm his throne.
And to your faithful people you have said:
'I've set a youngster over mighty men.
I've chosen David – he will be your king –
and with my holy oil anointed him.
My hand will give him help in all his ways,
my arm will give him strength through all his days.
'He shall not be defeated by his foes,
for I will strike down those who hate his reign.
My faithfulness and love will be with him,
and he will be exalted in my name.
He'll rule the land from river to the sea.
"You are my Father, God", he'll cry to me!'
Music Resources Vol 3– Psalm settings- Psalm 89 p144 , Psalm 89 p145
While the LCA does not necessarily endorse the content of these websites, you may find them helpful in your worship planning.
Small Church Music: You can download mp3 and midi files of popular hymn tunes from this site.
Together to Celebrate: lectionary based song and hymn suggestions from a variety of sources.
Singing from the Lectionary: has song and hymn suggestions based on the RCL from other hymnals.
Song Select: you can search for more contemporary songs by theme. If your congregation has a paid subscription you can also download sheet music.
Hymns Without Words: mp3 downloads of hymn tunes.


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In September at Content Marketing World, Robert Rose and I will launch our (combined) sixth book called Killing Marketing. The core principle is that we've been misusing the marketing function for years. Marketing, in its truest form, was actually meant to be a profit center.
While Robert and I were doing our research for the book, we looked into both successful new media companies as well as enterprises who have seen benefits from a content marketing approach.
What we found, to our pleasant surprise, is that the revenue model for both media companies and product brands is EXACTLY the same. Now, we may perceive the New York Times and Cisco Systems as completely different companies, but the content-first business models behind them are actually more alike than different.
The fruits of this research produced (among other things) what you see below, tentatively called the Media Marketing Revenue Model. Basically, any organization that builds an audience from their content can generate revenue (and profits) in 10 different ways…
Direct Revenue
There are five different methods by which companies can directly generate revenues from an audience group: advertising/sponsorship, conferences and events, premium content offerings, donations and subscriptions.
The most popular method of driving direct revenues is through advertising and sponsorship programs: companies willing to pay you for direct access to your audience.
Red Box:
The Popular DVD delivery service (that sits outside physical retail stores) offers an eNewsletter to customers focused on new movie and game releases. Each newsletter includes one or multiple sponsors (generally promoting their own games and movies) that pay Red Box to reach its audience.
Conan O'Brien:
Conan and his Team Coco have been producing sponsored content placements on his late night show for years now. In one situation, Conan and sidekick Andy Richter talk about their "Cyber Monday" issues, which result in a pitch for PayPal.
Content Marketing Institute (CMI):
CMI favors a sponsorship model over an advertising one for the majority of products.
- Podcast – each episode has an individual sponsor
- Research reports – each report has one sponsor
- Webinars – each webinar is sponsored by a single sponsor
ESPN's Mike and Mike:
The popular morning radio and television show (syndicated on radio on televised live on ESPN2) has been sponsored by Progressive Insurance for years. ESPN does this with a number of their live shows, including Pardon the Interruption (PTI), which is generally sponsored by a spirits company.
Conference & Events
According to CMI/MarketingProfs research, approximately seven in 10 enterprises create and manage their own events. Some of these are small client gatherings, while others are full-scale events with exhibition halls and concurrent sessions. Revenues are driven, for the most part, through paid registration to the event or sponsorships, such as parties or exhibition space.
Minecon is the official event of Minecraft, the online multi-player building game owned by Microsoft. In 2016, the annual event attracted a sold out 12,000 attendees (at $160 per ticket, tickets sold out in minutes) as well as an exhibition hall featuring the latest Minecraft technology and merchandising (where Microsoft accepts booth fees from sponsors and partners).
Lennox Live:
Lennox is one of the largest manufacturers of heating and air conditioning equipment in the world. Every year, they attract the leading contractors and distributors from around the United States, offering education around technology, marketing and business practices. Exhibiting partners include companies such as Honeywell, Cintas and Fluke. Lennox generates revenue directly from attendee fees, as well as more than a dozen manufacturing and service partners.
Premium Content
Premium content packages come in a number of forms, including direct-for-sale content products, funded content purchased on demand, and syndicated content opportunities.
Digital Photography School (DPS):
Darren Rowse launched DPS as the leading source for beginning photographers and how they can get the most out of their picture-taking skills. DPS generates millions per year by developing premium eBooks and specialty reports for direct sale. DPS's premium content sales have become core to the company's monetization strategy.
Buzzfeed (Tasty):
Buzzfeed's time-lapsed cooking videos have been viewed by over 40 billion (billion with a b) times in the past two years. One of the ways Buzzfeed monetizes that success is through customized cookbooks. In 2016, Buzzfeed launched Tasty: The Cookbook, a hard-copy book that can be customized by the buyer depending on their recipe tastes. In just a few weeks, the Tasty sold over 100,000 copies of the cookbook.
Red Bull:
Red Bull's "Content Pool" contains thousands of videos, photography and music that media companies and content producers can purchase rights to directly from Red Bull.
Generally, donations to subsidize the publishing of an organization work best for not-for-profit and cause organizations.
America's Test Kitchen:
Both America's Test Kitchen and Cook's County are television programs on public broadcasting, and both shows have sponsor underwriters to almost cover the entire cost of production.
Pro Publica:
Pro Publica is a nonprofit organization that uses its funding to develop investigative journalism that it deems is important for the public to hear. Founded by Paul Steiger, former managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, Pro Publica employs over 50 journalists and received its major funding from the Sandler Corporation, which committed funding for multiple years upon Pro Publica's launch in June 2008. Pro Publica also accepts ongoing donations from anyone that believes in the organization's cause.
Subscriptions differ from premium content in that subscriptions, paid for by the consumer, promise to deliver content ongoing, over a period of time (generally a year).
The New York Times:
A major part of the turnaround at The New York Times (from diminishing print advertising) is their growth in digital subscribers to the magazine. According to Quartz, the NY Times has added approximately one million digital subscribers over the past two years, with 276,000 in additions (their biggest growth since launching the subscriber program) after the election of President Donald Trump.
Indirect Revenue
While direct revenue options have been traditionally thought of as part of the media company model, indirect revenues fall under the approach known as content marketing, or creating content and building relationships with audiences to fund organizational business goals.
Win Revenue
Win revenue includes the creation and distribution of content with the goal of selling specific products or services.
Sony's Alpha Universe:
Sony's Alpha Universe is a content platform dedicated to photography professionals, but focuses, not on Sony products, but on educational and helpful information. After starting with a blog, they've diversified into a podcast and training university. The site's purpose is to drive product sales for Sony's Alpha line of cameras.
The Wirecutter:
The Wirecutter, the gadget and deal listing site, was purchased by The New York Times in 2016 for $30 million. The site makes a little bit of money every time they sell a product recommended on the site. And these deals add up… in 2015, they generated over $150 million dollars from affiliate revenues.
Game Theory:
Matthew Patrick created the idea of Game Theory while watching an online program on learning through gaming. Game Theory became a weekly YouTube video series that combined Matthew's passion for gaming and video games with his skill set of math and analytics.
After 56 episodes over a one-year time frame, Matthew had an audience of 500,000 YouTube subscribers interested in his take on how math works in gaming. For example, his episode "How PewDiePie [an online video celebrity] Conquered YouTube" generated more than 5 million views. His episode "Why the Official Zelda Timeline Is Wrong" saw more than 4 million downloads.
Today, the Game Theory brand, has well over eight million subscribers. From this success, Matthew launched Theorists Inc., a specialty consulting firm that works with large brands who want to be successful on YouTube. Theorists Inc. has been hired directly by some of the biggest YouTube stars on the planet to help them attract more viewers, as well as a number of Fortune 500 companies. Even the mighty YouTube itself hired Theorists to consult directly to help YouTube retain and grow its audience numbers.
Keep Revenue
Of all the revenue drivers of this approach, Keep revenue, or loyalty, is the oldest of them all, and is still extremely important today. Organizations of all sizes originally launched print magazines to keep the loyalty of their customers over time.
LEGO Club Magazine:
In the 1980s and 1990s, LEGO faced a tremendous threat from competing construction toys, and the company knew it needed to build a powerhouse brand and integrated marketing approach to go up against these building-block imitators.
Among its incredible branding and content marketing initiatives is the LEGO Club Magazine, which is customized for subscribers by local market and age. The magazine allows kids of any age to receive targeted content that's relevant to them in a fun, portable format. As an extension of its LEGO Club offering (one of the biggest and most popular children's member clubs in the world), LEGO worked hard to improve its magazine product in 2011 with more cartoon stories of the LEGO bricks in action, better integration of customer photos and some awesome in-store programs at LEGO store outlets and its new Master Builder Academy.
LEGO Club magazine was originally launched as Brick Kicks in 1987 (I was a subscriber).
Grow Revenue
Once a customer is acquired, innovative companies leverage that customer data to deliver targeted, consistent publications to, in essence, create better customers over time.
thinkMoney from TD Ameritrade:
While you may think investing services equals conservative and buttoned-down (especially in complex derivatives markets), thinkMoney follows a different approach. It takes the subject of investing seriously, but it doesn't take itself with the grim seriousness of many Wall Street firms. Instead, thinkMoney embraces a "sophisticated simplicity" approach that's edgy without being flippant, and witty without being irreverent.
thinkMoney reaches more than 200,000 active trade customers, and according to surveys, the average customer engages with the magazine for 45 minutes or more per sitting. More than 80 percent of readers take some meaningful action after reading and those subscribers who engage in the publication trade five times more than those who do not.
Fold Factory:
Trish Witkowski, CEO of Fold Factory, has become a celebrity in the direct mailing industry through her regular video show, The 60-Second Super Cool Fold of the Week, where she details amazing examples of print direct mail. According to author and speaker Andrew Davis, "Her 250-plus videos have yielded over a million views and more than 5,000 subscribers. In addition, Trish has become a spokesperson for a number of brands, tours the world as a speaker, and conducts workshops." The Fold Factory videos have been directly responsible for over $500,000 in additional revenue.
The most successful organizations in the future will leverage not one, but multiple parts of the media marketing model. Just as an investor diversifies their portfolio with multiple stocks and/or mutual funds, so do companies need to diversify the revenue streams generated from their marketing.
Joe Pulizzi is the founder of Content Marketing Institute, the leading education and training organization around the practice of content marketing. His new book with Robert Rose, Killing Marketing, will be released at Content Marketing World September 5-8th in Cleveland, Ohio.


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This is claimed but not proven. IF true Obama is truly the gift that keeps on giving. 12 hours agoObama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during nuclear deal: Iran officialBy Chris Irvine | Fox NewsThe Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians, including family members of government officials, while negotiating the Iran nuclear deal, a senior cleric and member of parliament has claimed.Hojjat al-Islam Mojtaba Zolnour, who is chairman of Iran's parliamentary nuclear committee and a member of its national security and foreign affairs committee, made the allegations during an interview with the country's Etemad newspaper, cited by the country's Fars News agency.He claimed it was done as a favor to senior Iranian officials linked to President Hassan Rouhani, and he alleged the move sparked a competition among Iranian officials over whose children would benefit from the scheme.He claimed that the deal was made during negotiations for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was reached in July 2015. President Trump announced in May that the U.S. would withdraw from the agreement."When Obama, during the negotiations about the JCPOA, decided to do a favor to these men, he granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians and some officials started a competition over whose children could be part of these 2,500 Iranians," he claimed."If today these Iranians get deported from America, it will become clear who is complicit and sells the national interest like he is selling candies to America."The conservative Zolnour, who is in Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's inner circle, added: "It should be stated exactly which children of which authorities live in the United States and have received citizenship or residency."He estimated that between 30 and 60 were studying in the U.S. while the rest of them were working in the country "against our national interests."Though Zolnour did not mention anyone by name during the interview, several children of current and former Iranian officials live in the United States, including Ali Fereydoun, whose father Hossein Fereydoun is the brother of and special aide to Rouhani; and Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani, whose father Ali Larijani is speaker of parliament.There is no suggestion either of these people received citizenship in the wake of the Iranian nuclear deal. It's also unclear if Zolnour meant citizenship or a green card.In 2015, 13,114 people born in Iran were issued green cards, while 13,298 were issued one in 2016, according to figures from the Department for Homeland Security. In 2015, 10,344 Iranians became naturalized, with a further 9,507 in 2016. Asked about the cleric's claim, a State Department spokesperson said: "We're not going to comment on every statement by an Iranian official." Fox News analyst and former Obama State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf was dubious of the Iranian official's allegation. "This sounds like totally made up BS," she said.The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment. A representative for Obama Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson also could not be reached for comment............................................................http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/...n-official.html
Illegitimi non Carborundum During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.- OrwellThe further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it - Orwell
Uh-oh, a story built on one source that cannot be validated by any other source? At least it can be attributed to one quotable source but this is very close to fake news. It's an interesting saga for sure, and certain elements have the ring of truth, but so far it has no basis other than one man's hearsay.


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What Does Yesterday's Interest Rate Decrease Mean for Manufacturers and Online Learning?
by Steve Bilow, on Aug 1, 2019 1:29:48 PM
Does it worry you that the Federal Reserve just cut interest rates for the first time in a decade while unemployment is the lowest in 50 years and inflation is under 2%?
The Conference Board indicates that the two biggest concerns of today's CEO's are employee retention and a possible coming recession. The question now is what the Fed's move means for those executives. There are many possibilities but two seem particularly pertinent.
- Lowering interest rates in a strong economy may signal that post-great recession economic growth has peaked. If so, recession fears are vindicated, and the job of business leaders is to continue to maintain sales growth if the economy slumps.
- If growth hasn't peaked, this may help wages of middle-class workers, which have essentially been stagnant, to rise. This will intensify employee turnover issues because it increases their bargaining power. Wage growth, in businesses that already have difficulty finding qualified workers, incentivizes people to select employers who provide the greatest fulfillment. Turnover will only worsen, and your worries are justified more than ever.
The two biggest issues for 21st-Century CEOs are real but there is one sure way of moderating both:
We know this through nearly 2 decades of success helping manufacturers improve business performance with elearning. In 2018 we sponsored a study in conjunction with electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and industrial product buying groups and trade associations. Among their employees, we found:
- 58% say that training courses have changed the way they do their job.
- For 87%, online courses impact products they recommend and for 92% these courses make them more suited to sell those specific products.
- Crucial to communicating differentiation and being acknowledged experts, 86% say they are better at consulting and providing recommendations after an online course.
- 71% of salespeople say sales have increased in the past year and 47% of those credit online training for part of that success.
- About 70% want to learn through online training because it's self-paced, interactive, and available anywhere.
- 90% will likely take a 1-5-minute course and there is no way to deliver these micro-learning experiences except online.
It is the responsibility of business leaders to grow revenue regardless of economic fluctuations. Leaders are equally responsible for retaining employees by meeting their financial and personal career development goals. We must consider all scenarios when the Fed cuts interest rates at a time of minimal inflation and the highest employment in half a century.
If you think that online learning is not among the most important initiatives to your business success, it may be time to reconsider your position. Contact us today.


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Kirkwood High School Seniors Earn Venturing Summit Award
Kirkwood High School (KHS) seniors Mackenzie Ewen and Hannah Pennington earned their Summit Award. The students are members of Venturing Crew 981, which is chartered by the KHS Pioneer Parent Organization.
Venturing is an inclusive program through the Boy Scouts of America for males and females aged 14-21. The Summit Award is equivalent to the Eagle Scout Award for Boy Scouts. According to the Venturing website: "the Summit Award represents Venturing's highest honor. To achieve this ultimate recognition, (you) will serve the crew as a leader— both formally and informally— and you will be a mentor to others. In addition, you will strengthen your community be designing and leading a service project to benefit others. The experience gained in earning this award will help you mature as a member of a team as an individual."
For Mackenzie's Summit Award Project, she designed and built a garden of native wildflowers that will attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds at Father Dickson Cemetery, a notable African-American cemetery in Crestwood, MO. "I hope that my project will address the growing need to protect dwindling native wildlife as well as attract attention to the cemetery which is maintained strictly through volunteer efforts," said Mackenzie.
During her years in scouting, Mackenzie has held many leadership positions in Crew 981, including the vice president (VP) of Program, VP of Administration, VP of Communications and currently serves as Crew President. She also served as VP of Program for the Venturing New Horizons District and completed National Youth Leadership Training. Mackenzie has attended three High Adventures bases; Philmont Scout Ranch, Florida Sea Base and Summit Bechtel Reserve. She served as the Crew Leader for her crew's Philmont trek. She has completed over 50 nights of camping, over 100 miles of hiking and over 80 hours of crew service since joining Venturing in 8th grade.
Additionally, Mackenzie climbs on the Upper Limits climbing team, enjoys sailing with Sea Scouts and is a member of the National Honor Society at KHS.
For Hannah's Summit Leadership Project, she planned and collected over 300 bags of school supplies for students under the care of Epworth Children and Family Services in Webster Groves. She led a group of volunteers to distribute collection bags in Kirkwood and to collect, deliver, and sort donated items at Epworth's facility.
During her years in Venturing, Hannah held many leadership positions including Central Region Area 3 Venturing VP of Administration, Central Region Area 3 Venturing VP of Program, District Venturing VP of Program, Crew President, completed National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) and National Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) at Philmont Scout Ranch. She earned the Kodiak Challenge badge, Powder Horn Badge, and the Venturing Leadership Award at the Area level. She participated in high adventure activities at Florida Sea Base and backpacked over 80 miles in the mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch.
Additionally, Hannah is a member of the Kirkwood High Women's Cross-Country team, Track and Field team, National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.


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Ready for a completely forgettable evening with two of the biggest names in comedy? Tonight, Steve Martin and Martin Short will come to Austin with their show, An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life. In this special performance, Martin and Short recall their iconic careers, creative influences and most memorable encounters, uniquely presented though a blend of stand-up, musical numbers and conversations about their lives in show business.
Steve Martin is one of the most acclaimed and beloved talents in entertainment. His work has earned numerous honors including an Academy Award, five Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, the Mark Twain Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors. Many of Martin's films are considered modern classics including: The Jerk, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Roxanne, Parenthood, L.A. Story, and Father of the Bride. Martin is also an accomplished author and bluegrass musician. His 2013 full-length album Love Has Come for You inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Bright Star.
Martin Short is a beloved comedian and actor, whose career spans television, film and theater. Since his breakout performances on NBC's Saturday Night Live, Short has become a household name with roles in feature films including the science fiction comedy Innerspace, Three Amigos, and as the quirky wedding planner, Franck Eggelhoffer, in the Father of the Bride series. He has also delighted audiences in Broadway performances including his 2006 revue Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me and the 1998 revival of Neil Simon's Little Me. Short has earned two Emmy awards for his writing in SCTV Network 90, as well as his involvement in the 2014 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks. He is also recognized for his performances in several television series, including Damages, Primetime Glick, Merlin and SCTV Network 90.
Martin and Short will also be joined on stage by the Grammy® Award winning bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers and renowned jazz pianist and Jimmy Kimmel Live band member Jeff Babko.
This incredible event opens in Austin tonight at 7:30 p.m. On-site, adjacent, and valet parking options are available. Large bags, recording equipment, signs, and outside food and drink are not allowed in the theatre.
At Parmer Place Apartments in Austin, Texas, we believe it's important to integrate yourself into the community, which is why we suggest attending this event. Meeting new people, having unfamiliar experiences, and joining neighborhood activities is the key to an exceptional lifestyle.
Event Time/Date:
Thursday, October 4, 2018—7:30 PM
Event Venue Location:
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Massive cobra slithers into guy's window, and all he can do is film it
A Malaysian man named Derrick Koh witnessed a massive cobra enter his home in the Batu Pahat District of Johor, Malaysia, on Friday.
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Angie's Fund-Rager
Date: Saturday, September 15 at 6:00pm
Location: Dreez, 405 Silver Street, Elko
Angie Peters recently suffered some serious injuries. This night is for her and her family! Join us for a great time and help us raise money for them in this difficult time.
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Let it breathe with these interesting wine decanters
Storing wine can be a hassle for some people, especially once the bottle is open. Even with so many options to save a bottle, wine just never seems to taste right after too many days just sitting on the counter top.
While it's a hot topic in the world of wine, decanters are said to serve two purposes, the first being to separate any sediments that have formed over time or were missed during the filtration process of the wine making. The second function is to aerate the wine, or let the wine breathe.
The oxidation that occurs when the wine is allowed to breathe is said to release more aromatic compounds and give the wine a better taste.
Here are 10 modern decanters that certainly improve the look of your wine.
1. The bottom of this wine decanter has a point that prevents it from being able to stand on the table unless it's perched on its brass base. This design is intended to keep people passing the decanter around the table until the contents are gone.
2. Pour your bottle of wine into this glass and brass decanter that features a filter for catching sediments and a wood base to catch any drips.
3. Keep your bottle of wine looking fine in this beautiful curved glass decanter.
4. A number of small holes in the side of this decanter creates a unique pouring experience and helps to aerate the wine even more when it's being poured.
5. This fine crystal decanter is both functional and sculptural and would make a gorgeous art piece when not filled with wine.
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The Sunraysia Academy of Sport 2011/12 program finished on a high note with a large number of players being selected to represent Victoria in the upcoming national championships.
Twenty eight athletes completed the program which started back in October with an Athlete Career and Education Day. The squad have been training twice a week for the past 6 months and have also attend a tournament in Horsham and a training camp in January. All athletes have attended Club Aquarius every Friday night for a one hour group fitness training session. Thanks to Club Aquarius who also provided each athlete with a free 6 month membership to complete an individual fitness program.
The program has been fortunate to have involved some very experienced coaches; Brad Hassell coached the girls and is still playing at a very high level, playing in the successful Western Phantoms team in 2011. Paul Freckleton the boys coach has been selected to coach the under 17 Victorian Boys West team. Other coaches who have worked with the squad include; Steve Benson, who works for the AIS Beach Volleyball unit in Adelaide and Steve Purcell who has been selected to coach the under 17 Victorian Girls West team.
Athletes have recently travelled to Melbourne and Bendigo to attend trials and will need to continue to travel on a consistent basis to these places in a lead up to the National Championships which will be held in Melbourne from the 1st-7th July.
The following athletes were selected in the Under 17 girls west team; Abigail Alabaster, Karly Bartlett, Breanna Doorne, Melanie O'Callaghan, Alyce Smith. Sophie Perry has been selected as an emergency.
Dustin Freckleton and Kyahm Ross have been selected in the Under 17 boys blue team which include the top 12 volleyball athletes in the state for that age group. The under 17 boys west team includes; Trent Branson, Zachary Hermans, Jesse Robinson, Nicholas Stewart. Emergencies for this team are Tain Byrne and Forrest Patterson.
In the under 19 mens blue team which is the top team, Ashby Smith, a past Sunraysia Academy of Sport athletes has been selected. Adrian Fox was selected in the under 19 mens white team.
The number of athletes selected in Victorian state teams is a direct result of the hard work these athletes have put in over the last 6 months and the high quality of coaching and competition opportunities they have received.
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Obtain Money by Conditioning the Mind
The economy isn't as good as it was ten years ago. Let's admit to the fact that we all are affected by the slowing down of our economy. However, do we really have to slow down as well? Okay, so people are getting laid off and jobs are not as frequent as they used to be. However, things shouldn't have to stay this way.
Things can only get better, but not for everyone. You know that this is true. Despite the hardships of a majority of people, there are those that are still living in abundance; individuals who can still afford to go on shopping sprees once in a while, go on an out of the country vacation, invest on new businesses and money-making ventures, and most of all contribute to the betterment of society.
Yes, we call them the "rich" and most of us either envy or loathe this group of people. Why? Deep within us, we want to be like them, achieve what they have reached, and experience the wealth and success that they are enjoying. The good thing about life is, everyone can be rich.
The law of nature does not dictate who can be rich and who can stay poor for the rest of their lives. That's what's great about the world we live in. It allows for people to change and grow. It doesn't hinder individuals to bear fruits of money and success. In the contrary it nourishes and supports the growth by providing all the tools and materials that people need to reach their full potential.
How can we attain the financial freedom that we all yearn? In what manner can average people earn money consistently? The answers are pretty straightforward and simple. Be more than willing to make the necessary change. And no positive change can happen, if you are not open to mental conditioning.
Sure, this may sound like pure hokum to a lot of people, but it's the inherent cynicism among a majority of people which hinders them from becoming rich! There are a lot of lessons and realizations which people can gain, if they are willing to open their minds to new and fresh concepts and ideas. There is nothing to lose. You don't risk losing your time, money, and effort since you can always make use of new concepts in everyday life. If they work, then keep them. If they don't, you discard them. It's that simple.
The secret to earning more and losing less is mental conditioning. How do you steer your life to financial freedom? Here are some steps on how you can gear yourself towards wealth and success:
- Condition yourself for better things. If you act upon positive and productive thoughts the results will be positive as well.
- Knowing which money making strategy will work for you and which ones will not reap you any benefits entail hard work in order to be fully-realized. People can only succeed if they have applied all of their pre-programmed beliefs and behaviors into the real world. It is only through experience that people can judge which strategies are effective in generating money.
- Once you have identified which tactics work well in your life, it's time for you to fully eliminate the ones that did not work for you at all. This is not to say that your pre-programmed money making schemes, which were effective in the past, are useless. They might have worked in the past, but things do change; factors in your life change. This calls for you to alter your mental outlook as well. You are left stagnant only if you allow yourself to utilize thoughts and ideas that are not suited for your current financial condition.
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Your mind has the ability to make things possible. If you think that you need and want to get rich, you will eventually become rich. The things that you think about will directly reflect your behavior.


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Blood Gulch Blues serves as the theme song for Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles and the overall series. It was written and performed by the band, Trocadero. The full version of the song is not normally played during webcast episodes, but is available on all the released DVDs for the original Blood Gulch Chronicles. Starting with Season 3, a remix of the original song was used and since then several other remixes were made. It's also played at the canon ending of Episode 100.
Roses are red
And violets are blue.
One day we'll cruise down
Blood Gulch avenue
It's red versus red
And blue versus blue
It's I against I
And me against you
Violets are blue, roses are red
Living like this we were already dead
Hop in my car
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It's built like a cat
It lands on all fours
My car's like a puma
It drives on all fours
Red versus red
Blue versus blue
- The lyrics of Blood Gulch Blues make several references to Red vs. Blue, specifically about the Warthog.
- Trocadero has remixed Blood Gulch Blues into several different songs on their albums, including Intro, Return, and Bloody Mary Mix.
- Theogeny features a pared down version sung by Meredith Hagan, Blood Gulch Blue, which is similar to Contact Redux.


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Stray cattle are trespassing on New Mexico's Valles Caldera National Preserve, park rangers say. Ranchers tell a different story.
The controversy came to a head last week when park managers initiated a roundup of cattle after fielding complaints from visitors and anglers. Cattle wandering onto the preserve from nearby grazing allotments increased over the dry summer months to what rangers called a "critical mass," despite efforts of ranchers to gather their stock via horseback.
The situation is the result of miles of an aging and neglected fence separating the preserve and forested grazing pastures in northern New Mexico. Ranch Chris Lovato told the Associated Press he spend much of the summer gathering his cattle that wandered out of his grazing allotment on the Santa Fe National Forest in search of grass and water in a region hit hard by drought.
"It became a revolving door because 80% of the fence is down," Lovato said.
New Mexico state law puts the burden of maintaining fences on the landowner if they want to keep neighbor's livestock out. In this case, that would be the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Before Valles Caldera was turned over to the Park Service, the trust that managed the range maintained the fence.
But, the AP reports, officials at Valles Caldera say federal courts have upheld the principal that state fence-out laws are generally pre-empted by U.S. regulations requiring livestock owners to keep their animals off certain federal lands.
"While we will continue to do our part to maintain our boundary fences, there's no obligation for the Park Service to fence out potential trespass livestock under state laws," preserve Superintendent Jorge Silva-Banuelos said. "The adjacent livestock owners do have a role to play in the maintenance of their allotment fences that border the preserve."
Preserve officials say they initiated the roundup to identify the cattle owners and give them the opportunity to claim their cattle, rather than issuing citations or fines. Ranchers, however, say the preserve gathered the cattle without giving notice, and that more than 300 cows, calves and some bulls were held in a corral without hay and little water for several days. One cow died, the AP reported, and ranchers said many animals were in bad shape.
Lovato made multiple trips to move eight loads of cattle after he was told he wouldn't be allowed to herd them by horseback less than 2 miles back to his allotment.
"The federal government, instead of helping us, they're just punishing us after what we faced this summer," he said, referring to the challenges of the drought.


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In mythology, knowing someone's real name will often give the hero power over that person. We see this reflected in stories like Rumpelstiltskin and even modern stories like Deadpool. In some cultures, people have their common name but they also have secret names which are said to be their true name–this they only give to people they trust who they believe won't abuse that power. The idea is that if a person knows something's true name, they can control you. The same holds true with addiction and illnesses. Once we know the real name of our affliction we have power over it.
Phantom Menaces
Think about the advice you'd give a best friend who told you they skipped breakfast this morning. Without context, this might not be a statement you'd give a single thought. What if we told you that this friend struggled with anorexia? Then you might be concerned that your friend had slipped in their recovery and you would be concerned and helpful. What if we told you that you that your friend had leukemia? We can imagine that your reaction would be anything but ignoring it. Context matters and knowing the name of what we struggle with informs us of how we can best fight it.
Getting that Diagnosis Gives You Power
As being sad is very different than having depression, many people are unaware they they are suffering from very serious problems. Often the real problem is buried in the symptoms. In Florida psychiatric services exist to help you discover the real name of the problems you face. Once you have a diagnosis, once you know that name, then you can then work with qualified professionals to tackle it. You can meet up with other people who have similar struggles and learn their best practices. You can adapt your lifestyle to deal with it in a healthy and productive way. You can make a change. But it takes that first step of learning the name of what you face to get started.
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Take the plunge at a Caribbean Coral Reef, Disney's 5.7-million-gallon saltwater aquarium at Epcot, and swim with over 6,000 sea creatures. Clear waters and the absence of currents afford you amazing views of sea turtles, angelfish, dolphins, eagle rays and sharks. [...]Find out more


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Pestilence was a mutant with the ability to lift massive loads of weight. He possessed grayish skin and sharp teeth.
X-Men: Apocalypse
Pestilence was present when Apocalypse was undergoing the ritual to transfer his consciousness into the body of a mutant with a healing factor when his followers betrayed and buried him. He and the other lieutenants of Apocalypse protected him up until their deaths until the transfer was completed, and despite his efforts, Pestilence was killed when crushed under the weight of the collapsing pyramid. After Apocalypse returned in present day, Pestilence's place as a horseman was taken by Psylocke.
Powers & Weaknesses
- Superhuman Strength: Pestilence possessed strength greater than that of any normal human which allowed him to punch through and lift up falling debris to protect Apocalypse.
- Mutant Physiology: Pestilence has white pale skin, red-yellow eyes and serrated teeth.
- Strength Limitions: However, he did not possess an equally high level of superhuman durability, which was demonstrated when he was crushed by falling debris.
- Apocalypse † - Master
- Horsemen of Apocalypse
- Traitors
- Pestilence was inspired by Decimus Furius.
External links
- Pestilence on the Marvel Wiki
- Pestilence on Wikipedia
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Louise Kane moved to Cardiff after gaining a BSc from the University of Sheffield and has lived in the capital ever since.
She has always been interested in properties and home-styling, and has nearly 20 years' experience in property refurbishment, and is now focusing mainly on residential interior design having recently gained a Diploma in Professional Interior Design from the British College of Interior Design.
Her partner and husband, Andrew Sutton, is a chartered architect and recognised expert in the field of residential sustainability who advises Welsh Government. He has delivered highly sustainable refurbishments and new builds, including zero carbon and is co-founder of Sero Homes, a zero carbon house builder
"We spend 87 per cent of our lives inside buildings, how they are designed really affects how we feel, how we behave. Design is not just a visual thing, it's a thought process, a skill. Ultimately design is a skill to enhance our humanity. It's a frame for life." Ilse Crawford