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The Lord's Supper
The Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ and is a sacred ordinance which we are commanded to observe in commemoration of Christ and His death. Only sinless and consecrated Christians are eligible to partake of this Supper. See Luke 22: 17-20; 1 Corinthians 1 1:23-33.
On the Sabbath
The observance of the Sabbath was a requirement of Jewish law and as such was not carried over into the Grace Dispensation. Sunday is not the Sabbath but is merely a day set aside to give special attention to the worship of God. Instead of keeping only the Sabbath day holy, we are required in this dispensation to keep every day holy. The Jewish Sabbath is a type of Christ, who is our rest, rather than the day. See Hosea 2:11; Romans 14:5, 6; Colossians 2:16, 17.
Washing the Saint's Feet
Feet washing was instituted by Jesus on the night of the Last Supper and is a New Testament ordinance we are enjoined to observe. Its observance was taught by the apostles and practiced by the early Church. See John 13:4-17; 1 Timothy 5:10.
Tithes and Giving
Tithing is the paying of one tenth of our increase into the treasury of the Church. It began with Abraham, continued under the law and received Christ's approval. Giving differs from and is in addition to tithing. Both are part of God's plan to finance His work on earth. Read Genesis 14:18-20; 28:20-22; Malachi 3:10; Matthew 23:23; Luke 1 1:42; 1 Corinthians 1 6:2; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; Hebrews 7:1-21.

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Nusa Penida is a beautiful small island, located south-east of main island of Bali. There are also some small islands nearby Nusa Penida, they are Nusa Ceningan and Nusa Lembongan.
1. Klingking Beach
Klingking Beach is located in the village of Bunga Mekar , on the southwestern coast of Nusa Penida island. This hidden beach is over the hills and small strip of white sand. The sight features a limestone headland covered in green, against the deep blue waters of the open Indian Ocean. This unique formation is reminiscent of T-Rex head so that call T-Rex bay.
2. Broken Beach
Broken Beach is a scenic coastal formation on the southwestern edge of Nusa Penida Island. This beach is an incredible bay that has an arch leading out into the ocean.
3. Angel Billabong
Angel Billabong is a unique rock formation in Nusa Penida. It is located nearby Broken Beach. The naturally formed rock lagoon offers a scenic seascape. Angel's Billabong and Broken Beach are the most popular destination in Nusa Penida.
4. Crystal Bay Beach
Crystal Bay is a separated cove with a 200 m stretch of sand on the west coast of Nusa Penida. The Bay is quite with beautiful palm trees. This place is good for diving, snorkeling and swimmable during calmer tides with crystal clear waters.
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1. Atuh Beach
Atuh Beach is a hidden beach on the south eastern coast of Nusa Penida. It is secluded by magnificent green cliffs and various limestone rock formations surround it. The beach is great for relaxing with a spectacular view but the water is not always swimmable.
2. Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach is an untouched white sand and silky blue water bay on the eastern of Nusa Penida. You just walk up to a small building to see the incredible view of the beach.
Visiting the beach was not possible until late 2018, but now we can reach the beach in 20 minutes by the new stairs carved out of the limestone.
3. Pulau Seribu/Rumah Pohon
Pulau Seribu is located beside the Atuh Beach. Pulau seribu is the hill over the sea with the incredible view. You will see an array of rocks and cliffs like a fort that protecting the hill.
There is also a little tree house on top of the tree, you can get up the house by the stair cases to see more beautiful view.
4. Bukit Teletubbies
Bukit Teletubbies is the unique hill in Nusa Penida. There are some hills with the green grass that looks like on Teletubbies Movie in 2000s.
This place is offer a beautiful view with the fresh atmosphere that can be an unforgettable experience for visitors.
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Pension Puppy Tail is on Hakodate Eki-mae Street, only 5-minute walk from the station. Its convenient location provides easy access to sightseeing. Tour buses and trams station are nearby for departure and arrival.
The accommodation charges in Pension Puppy Tail are reasonable. Featuring cozy and comfortable beds, all the rooms in this building have TV and air-conditioning.
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268/269-73 Parkhurst Sq (Steel & Airport Rd)
Price: $41,000
Status: For Sale
- Tax: N/A (2019)
- Community:Parkway Belt Industrial Area
- City:Brampton
- Type:Commercial
- Style:Sale Of Business
- Bath:1
- Size: 250 Sq Ft
- Garage:Outside/Surface
- HeatingGas Forced Air Open
- Sewer/Water SystemsSan Avail, Municipal
Listing Contracted With: RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC., BROKERAGE
Profitable Running Business For Sale In Brampton Flea Market.Excellent Opportunity To Work Part Time & Make Good Money On Weekends.Low Rentals,Business Come With Inventory.Price Is Non Negotiable And It Includes Interiors,1 Month Deposit Given To Flea Market Management & Total Inventory.You Can Make Good Side Income Per Month By Working Total 8 Days A Month For 10Am To 5Pm Only.It Has 4 Booths Together With Very Less Rent.
All Can Be Managed By A Family. Chattels And Inventory List Will Be Provided. Owner Would Give Training To New Buyer Regarding Business. Full Scale Food Counters In Brampton's Flea Market Food Court. These Units Are Located In Middle Bldg.
Want to learn more about 268/269-73 Parkhurst Sq (Steel & Airport Rd)?
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If advert quality answers all consumer questions, leads go down and sales go up?
Do you think Nike knows the source of its leads? No, but they know a lot about quality adverts. Car dealerships can get more car sales with quality car adverts.
They are still selling a product, but it's not that they don't care about it, it's just that they have marketed and advertised to where the consumer attention is, answered all the consumers questions online and in turn that consumer attention turns to sales for Nike.
So in a world of marketing to where the consumer attention is, you only have one lever besides the price and that is advert creative. Something that car dealers should deeply understand. The creative is ALWAYS the variable. That's always the thing that's going to either get you the consumers attention in the first place or NOT. So if you go to where the consumers are, put together a kick-ass advert with the right creative, will turn that consumer attention into a sale.
If consumer attention is where we must go as a car dealership, then the next variable becomes the creative which directly impacts your car adverts. We keep advising the automotive industry that the quality of the photographs and the quality of the copy that accompanies the advert and obviously your price are the MOST important things.
Don't forget being priced to market all the time
Remove the easiest variable in order to see what advert creative works. Being priced to market all the time. In the world of price transparency, you should be priced to market. Priced to market takes into account ever changing market demand and market supply.
How to capture the consumer at in-market shopper level with a quality car advert?
Before deciding which advertising platforms or channels to choose, think about the car buying journey as a funnel: need arousal all the way to purchase, car dealers need to ask themselves these questions in order to improve car adverts:
- Have I maximised/captured reaching and capturing the consumer at in-market-car-shopper attention?
- If yes, move up the funnel to online brand building
- Then, move to traditional media
Therefore I would maximise where the short term revenue is first i.e. where the in-market-car-shoppers are, and then move up the funnel and test different advert creative variables.
Whereas, if you approach the funnel the other way around, you just don't know whether you're reaching the people who are in the market to buy a car. So now you're spending money with little guarantee of return because the creative variables that you on traditional media are not measurable like online is – how do you test? Whereas, on digital platforms you can test different creative variables to get different results and learn. You know when you've reached an in market car shopper; someone in the market to buy a car. So, it's not about asking yourself when we walk away from traditional media, you never walk away from traditional media if you've exhausted online advertising and brand building and have the money to use it. The trouble is, traditional media is overpriced at the moment.
Tips to create good quality car adverts
Here are some tips on what your car adverts should contain to capture consumer attention and imagination.
The consumer already knows more about the car than you do by the time they get to your online showroom. They've researched, so make sure that:
- The car's images stand out
- Clearly showcasing the car, with a clear background
- Your adverts tell a story about the car, not the standard features – share with the consumer all the unique selling points and not the functional specs of the car
Remember that when consumers are searching on sites like AutoTrader, they first land on the Search listings and all they can see at this point are the photos and price and a few other details like year model and your brand as a dealership. They have to then decide which car to click on. So price and image are the most important at this stage.
Once the consumer has clicked on your advert, this is when the advert creative variable comes to play. Now, the other 19 pictures and supporting story about the car, reinforces the consumers decision to have clicked on your advert. Based on a compelling story and 19 images, they make another decision to contact the car dealer.
As a car dealer, having branding that looks clean and digital creates trust with the consumer online.
Quality of leads
The quality of the enquiry is influenced by whether the consumer gets all their questions answered in the advert or not. If you tell the consumer that the car is still available today, then you are less likely to get a question asking you about availability. You may get a more serious enquiry. The lack of quality descriptions will lead to poor quality enquiries. Quality is also better than quantity. Car dealerships would prefer a sale rather than a silly enquiry. Try and increase the quality and lower the quantity of your leads, but increase sales. It's less resource intensive on your car dealership that way.
Make sure your advertising works…Key is to advertise, monitor and change the variables (price; photo's, descriptions) often. Remember, the consumer knows a lot more about the car before they see your advert. Question is: what sets your vehicle apart from the rest!
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The Business Process Improvement Toolbox enables you to use process thinking to improve, monitor and control the processes in which you work.
This course will include the basics of process mapping at different levels of the organization and will highlight the importance of managing and improving processes to achieve department and company goal, anchored on the voice of the customer (internal and external).
The following will benefit most in this program:
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It takes quite a bit to make your home operate and there are multiple decisions to be made. Midway Services is here to help make one of those decisions a simpler one: furnace VS heat pump.
Where do you start? Where you live.
A heat pump and furnace can both be used to heat your home but a heat pump functions best when the standard winter temperature is over 50 degrees Fahrenheit, like in Florida or Southern California. If you live in an area with bitter winters or where the typical winter temperature is below 50 degree Fahrenheit, like New York or Montana, a furnace is your best course of action.
Regardless of where you live, you can always have a furnace because a furnace will heat your home regardless of the weather conditions outside; however, a heat hump pulls heat from the air outside your home, and brings it within your home. This is why when temperatures start dropping under 50 degrees Fahrenheit, it becomes harder for a heat pump to provide sufficient heat to your home to keep you warm and cozy.
If you happen to live in a place where you could go with either a heat pump or a furnace, there are a couple things to consider. Heat pumps are incredibly energy efficient since they use electricity to transfer heat from one section to another and do not actually have to produce heat themselves. They simply shift heat that already exists from one zone to another, such as from outside your home to inside your home.
A furnace may sometimes be less costly to install but tends to cost more to use due to the cost of fuel while heat pumps can be a higher investment price but cost less over time.
Still not sure which heating system is ideal for you? No worries! Call Midway Services at 727-219-2471 and we'll come out to discuss your options and provide you a no-charge in-home estimate. We look forward to hearing from you!


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Understanding The Role Of An Exporter Or Record
Despite the glib title of this blog article, we have been noticing a trend in companies using Freight Forwarders directed by their foreign customers. The goal, in many cases, seems to be for the seller to avoid being the "Exporter of Record."
Although Freight Forwarders are authorized agents for exporting U.S. shipments to foreign destinations and they are authorized to make Automated Export System (AES) filings on behalf of U.S. companies, they are not the Exporter of Record.
But what if our foreign customer pays the freight forwarder and authorizes them to file AES? They are not our Freight Forwarder but an agent of the foreign customer, right?
Partially right. The Foreign Principal Party of Interest (FPPI) may not clear the export outbound, so there must be a designated U.S. agent to do so for them. This is called a routed order and represents a cost and logistics problem for the foreign buyer.
What Is An Exporter Of Record, Really?
Consequently, U.S. agents in these cases often try to designate you (the U.S. Seller) as the "Exporter of Record."
This can occur without your authorization or even knowledge.
Ignorance is not bliss and being named unknowingly as the Exporter of Record is not something to be taken lightly.
You could be exposing your company to fines, debarment, or liability should the shipment not arrive at its destination, should the U.S. agent violate U.S. export laws and regulations through diversion back into the U.S. market or to a proscribed destination.
Add to that, your customer not paying you for your goods because they did not receive them, and you could also be facing adverse contractual and financial ramifications.
Even if you are successful in dodging the "Exporter of Record" bullet, you could be liable for failure to perform under a letter of credit that depends upon producing a bill of lading or waybill if the forwarder or U.S. agent does not provide one to you.
The absence of the correct proof of exportation could create problems with drawback claims, Foreign Sales Corporation benefits, and leave you vulnerable for sales taxes on the shipment to boot!
Who Is The Exporter Of Record In A Routed Transaction?
"But, if we are not the Exporter of Record, we are not held accountable for export compliance for that shipment, right?"
Not exactly true.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census: "… a U.S. seller will be liable for an export violation if the U.S. seller fails to exercise due diligence and proceeds with an ExW to a foreign buyer when the U.S. seller knows / believes or has reason to know / believe that an export violation has occurred, is about to occur or is intended to occur."
If you are the USPPI (i.e., "Exporter of Record") then you are required to prepare the EEI record or authorize the Freight Forwarder (or other US. Agent) with written authorization (Power of Attorney).
Of course, you must keep a detailed record of the support documentation and the AES information.
What Are My Company's Responsibilities As Exporter Of Record?
If you find your company being the exporter in a routed order, you must provide the necessary information for the EEI record (i.e., Name, EIN, Schedule B, and Value, but NOT who the Ultimate Consignee is).
You will also not be required to provide written authorization or Power of Attorney to the Freight Forwarder.
All things considered, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Know who all the parties are, their roles, their authorizations, and above all, whether you are on the chopping block for violations or other unpleasant occurrences.
Knowing all of this, wouldn't you rather be a fire fighter, a doctor, or a fighter pilot when you grow up instead?
Don't Risk Violations: Understand Your Responsibilities As An Exporter Of Record
If this blog raises more questions for you than answers, or if you had to look up one or more of the terms we have used, you might best be served by seeking the advice of your company's Empowered Official (EO), or some other Subject Matter Expert.
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SCER publications
- Findlay, P., Chalmers, D., Lindsay, C., MacBryde, J., Matthews, R., Pascoe-Deslauriers, R., and Wilson, J. (2015) "Innovating Works… improving work & workplaces: workplace innovation in small to medium sized enterprises in Scotland", University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (PDF - Innovating Works).
- Findlay, J., Findlay, P. and Stewart, R. (2014) 'Occupational Pay Comparisons – Easier Said Than Done?', Employee Relations (2*) 36:2.
- Lindsay, C., Commander J., Findlay P., Bennie M., Corcoran Dunlop, E., Van Der Meer, R. (2014) 'Lean, new technologies and employment in public health services: employees' experiences in the National Health Service', International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 25, forthcoming.
- Lindsay, C., Osborne, S. and Bond, S. (2014) 'New public governance and employability services in an era of crisis: challenges for third sector organisations in Scotland', Public Administration, Vol. 92, No. 1, 192-207.
- Warhurst, C., Nickson, D., Commander, J. & Gilbert, K., (2014) "Role stretch": assessing the blurring between non-teaching and teaching roles in the classroom assistant role in Scotland, British Educational Research Journal, 40 (1), pp. 170-186.
- Bennie, M., Dunlop, E., Findlay, P., Commander, J. Lindsay, C., and Van der Meer, R. (2013) 'Impact of Robotics-Led Organisational Change on the Pharmacy Workforce: Preliminary Findings', Report to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
- Findlay, P., Kalleberg, A. L. and Warhurst, C. (2013) 'The challenge of job quality', Human Relations, 66:4, 441-453.
- James, S., Warhurst, C., Tholen, G., Commander, J. (2013), 'What We Know and What We Need to Know about Graduate Skills', Work, Employment and Society, 27 (6) pp.952-963.
- Lindsay, C., Canduela, J. and Raeside, R. (2013) 'Polarization in access to work-related training in Great Britain', Economic and Industrial Democracy, Vol. 34, No. 2, 205-225.
- Lindsay, C. and Houston, D. (eds.) (2013) Disability benefits, welfare reform and employment policy, Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke.
- Lindsay, C. and Dutton, M. (2013) 'Promoting healthy routes to employability: lessons for welfare-to-work in the UK', Policy and Politics, Vol. 41, No. 2, 183-200.
- Findlay, J., Findlay, P. and Warhurst, C. (2012) "What every worker wants? Evidence about employee demand for learning". British Educational Research Journal, 38:3, 515-532.
- Warhurst, C. and Findlay, P., (2012) 'More Effective Skills Utilisation: Shifting the Terrain of Skills Policy in Scotland'. SKOPE Research Paper No. 107, January.
- 'Soft skills and employability : evidence from UK retail', Nickson D.P., Warhurst C., Commander J., Hurrell S.A., Cullen A.M., Economic and Industrial Democracy Vol 33, No. 1, pp. 62-81 (2012)
- 'New initiative, old problem: classroom assistants and the under-valuation of women's work', Gilbert Kay, Warhurst Chris, Nickson Dennis, Hurrell Scott, Commander Johanna, Industrial Relations Journal Vol 48, No. 1, pp. 22-37 (2012)
- Canduela, J., Dutton, M., Johnson, S., Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R.W. and Raeside, R. (2012) 'Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers', Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 26, No. 1, 46-64
- Warhurst, C., Carre, F., Findlay, P. and Tilly, C. (eds) (2012) Are Bad Jobs Inevitable? Palgrave Macmillan: London.
- Carre, F., Findlay, P., Tilly, C. and Warhurst, C. (2012) "Job Quality: Scenarios, Analysis and Interventions" in Warhurst et al 2012 op cit.
- Findlay P, Warhurst C, and Commander J 2011 'The Role of Trade Unions in Effective Skills Utilisation: Three Scottish Case Studies', Scottish Union Learning and the Scottish Trades Union Congress.
- Stewart, R. and Findlay, P. (2011) Evaluation of the Union Learning Programme for Scotland (2008-2011). Report to Scottish Union Learning, October 2011.
- Findlay, P. and Warhurst, C. (2011) 'Union Learning Funds and Trade Union Revitalization: A New Tool in the Toolkit? British Journal of Industrial Relations49:s1, s115-s134.
- Findlay, J., Findlay, P. and Warhurst, C. (2011) What every worker wants? Evidence about employee demand for learning. British Educational Research Journal . ISSN 0141-1926 (In Press).
- Gilbert, K., Warhurst, C., Nickson, D., Commander, J., and Hurrell, S. (2011) Forthcoming 'New initiative, old problem: classroom assistants and the undervaluation of women's work', Journal of Industrial Relations.
- Nickson, D., Warhurst, C., Commander, J., Hurrell, S., and Cullen, AM. (2011) Forthcoming 'Soft Skills and Employability: Evidence from UK Retail', Economic and Industrial Democracy.
- Nickson, D., Hurrell, SA., Warhurst, C., and Commander, J. (2011) 'Labour Supply and Skills Demands in Fashion Retailing' in Retail Work, eds. Irena Grugulis and Odul Bozkurt, Palgrave Macmillan, London, United Kingdom, pp. 68-87.
- Hurrell, SA., Warhurst, C., and Nickson, D. (2011) ''We Could Take on the World if We Had the Space': Understanding Graduate Recruitment Problems in the Voluntary Sector' in Voluntary Organisations and Public Service Delivery, eds. Ian Cunningham & Philip James, Routledge, Milton Park, United Kingdom, pp. 88-103.
- Hurrell, SA., Warhurst, C., and Nickson, D. (2011) 'Giving Miss Marple a Makeover: Graduate Recruitment, Systems Failure and the Scottish Voluntary Sector', Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol.40:2, pp. 336-55.
- Findlay P, Warhurst C, and Commander J 2011 'The Role of Trade Unions in Effective Skills Utilisation: Three Scottish Case Studies', Scottish Union Learning and the Scottish Trades Union Congress.
- Stewart, R. and Findlay, P. (2011) Evaluation of the Union Learning Programme for Scotland (2008-2011). Report to Scottish Union Learning, October 2011.
- James S, Warhurst C, Commander J, Lindsay K and Tholen G 2011 'The Five Obstacles that Hamper Better Understanding of Graduate Labour and Skills', SKOPE Issues Paper no.27.
- SCER Report 19, 2009: Sex Discrimination and the Gender Pay Gap in Financial Services Schools (for the Equality and Human Rights Commission).
- Warhurst, C. Van den Broek, D., Hall, R. & Nickson, D. (2009) 'Lookism: The new frontier of employment discrimination?' Journal of Industrial Relations, 51, 1, 131-136.
- Warhurst, C. Hurrell, S.A., Nickson, D., Gilbert, K., Commander, C. & Calder, I. (2009) 'Just 'Mothers Really"? Role Stretch and Low Pay amonst Female Classroom Assistants' in S.C. Bolton, & M. Houlihan (eds) Work Matters: Critical Reflection on Contemporary Work, London: Pagrave.
- Warhurst C, Furlong A, Commander J, Findlay J, Hurrell S, Nickson D, Symeonides A and Wilson F 2009 'Higher and Further Education Students' Income, Expenditure and Debt in Scotland 2007-08', Scottish Government: Edinburgh.
- Warhurst C, Furlong A, Commander J, Findlay J, Hurrell S, Nickson D, Symeonides A and Wilson F 2009 'Higher and Further Education Students' Income, Expenditure and Debt in Scotland 2007-08 (Research Fndings No.49)', Social Research, Scottish Government.
- SCER Report 18, 2008, Barriers to Learning for Women in Retail (for Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers).
- SCER Report 17, 2008, Mental Health and Well-being in the Workplace: A Review of Policy and Practice (for the Scottish Trades Union Congress).
- Warhurst, C., Lloyd, C. & Dutton, E. (2008) 'The National Minimum Wage and the UK Hotel Industry: The Case of Room Attendants' Sociology, 42, 6, 1128-1236.
- Grimshaw, D, Lloyd, C. & Warhurst, C. (2008) 'Low Wage Work in the UK: A Synthesis of Findings, the Institutional Effects and Policy Responses' in C. Lloyd, G. Mason & K. Mayhew (eds) Low Wage Work in the UK, New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
- Dutton, E., Warhurst, C., Lloyd, C., James, S., Commander, J. & Nickson, D. (2008) 'Just like the elves in Harry Potter: room attendants in UK hotels', in C. Lloyd, G. Mason and K. Mayhew (eds) Low Paid Work in the United Kingdom, New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 970130.
- Nickson, D., Warhurst, C., Hurrell, S. & Dutton, E. (2008) 'A job to believe in: recruitment in the Scottish voluntary sector' Human Resource Management Journal, 18, 1, 20-35.
- SCER Report 16, 2007, An Analysis of Discrimination Cases Based on Physical Features under the Victorian Equality Opportunity Act 1995 (for the Victorian Human Rights Commission Australia).
- SCER Report 15, 2007, Valuable Assets: A Study of Pay, Working Hours and Overtime, in Scotland's Primary, Secondary and Special Schools (MS Word) (for the Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland).
- SCER Report 14, 2007, Valuable Assets: Phase 2 of A General Formal Investigation into the Role and Status of Classroom Assistants in Scotland's Secondary and Special School (MS Word) (for the Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland).
- Estimating the Demand for union-led learning in Scotland (pdf) 2007, TUC.
- Organising to Learn/Learning to Organise: Three Case Studies on the Effects of Union-led Workplace Learning (pdf) 2007, TUC.
- Something to Believe in: Recruitment Problems and Opportunities in the Scottish (pdf).
- Warhurst, C. & Nickson, D. (2007) 'Employee experience of aesthetic labour in retail and hospitality' Work, Employment and Society, 21, 1, 103-120.
- SCER Report 13, 2006, The New National Performance and Development Review (PDR) Process: An evaluation (for the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland).
- SCER Report 12, 2006, For Mutual Interest: Trade Unions and Co-operative Employment Development in Scotland (pilot research for Co-operative Development Scotland and the Scottish Trades Union Congress).
- SCER Report 11, 2006, Valuable Assets: A General Formal Investigation into the Role and Status of Classroom Assistants in Scotland's Primary Schools (pdf) (for the Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland).
- SCER Report 10, 2006, Organising to Learn, Learning to Organise: the effects of union-led workplace learning (for the Trade Union Congress).
- SCER Report 9, 2006, Evaluation of the Scottish Union Learning Fund 2000-2005 (for The Department of Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning, Scottish Executive Social Research).
- Warhurst, C., Findlay P. & Thompson, P. (2006) Organising to Learn/Learning to Organise: Three Case Studies on the Effects of Union-led Workplace Learning (pdf) SKOPE Research Paper No. 68, Universities of Oxford and Cardiff.
- Warhurst, C., Lockyer, C. & Dutton, E.(2006) 'IT Jobs: Opportunities for All?' New Technology, Work and Employment, vol.21 no.1, pp.75-88.
- SCER Report 8, 2005, The Role and Status of Classroom Assistants in Scotland (Word) (pilot study for the Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland).
- Nickson, D., Warhurst, C. & Dutton, E. (2005) 'The Importance of Attitude and Appearance in the Service Encournter in Retail and Hospitality' Managing Service Quality, 15,2,195-208.
- Dutton, E., Fairley, J. & Warhurst, C. (2005) New Britain, Old Politics: Devolved Post-16 Education and Training (pdf) SKOPE Research Paper No 57, Universities of Oxford and Warwick.
- Dutton, E. Warhurst, C., Nickson, D. & Lockyer, C. (2005) 'Lone Parents, the New Deal and the Opportunities and Barriers to Retail Employment' Policy Studies, 26, 1, pp.85-101.
- Nickson, D., Warhurst, C. & Dutton, E. (2005) 'The Importance of Attitude and Appearance in the Service Encounter in Retail and Hospitality' Managing Service Quality, 15, 2, 195-208.
- SCER Report 7, 2004 Recruitment in the Scottish Voluntary Sector (for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations' Human Resource Network).
- SCER Report 6, 2004 New Forms of Work and Organisation in the Creative Industries (for Sociological Research Institute (SOFI) University of Göttingen).
- SCER Report 5, 2004 Survey of Recruitment, Selection and Skills in the Glasgow Retail and Hospitality Industries (for the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department, Scottish Executive/ESRC Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance).
- Nickson, D., Warhurst, C. & Dutton E. (2004) Aesthetic Labour and the Policy-making Agenda: Time for a Re-appraisal of Skills? SCER Research Paper No 48 (pdf) Universities of Oxford and Cardiff.
- Nickson, D., Warhurst, C., Lockyer, C. & Dutton, E. (2004) 'Flexible friends? Lone parents and retail employment' Employee Relations, 26, 3, 255-273.
- What Every Employer Wants? Skills, Attitude and Appearance in Glasgow Service Jo (pdf) 2004, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde.
- SCER Report 4, 2003, New Deal Clients into IT Employment: Barriers and Opportunities (for the Glasgow Employer Coalition).
- SCER Report 3, 2003, Lone Parents into Retail Employment: Barriers and Opportunities (for the Glasgow Employer Coalition).
- Nickson, D., Warhurst, C., Cullen, A-M, & Watt, A. (2003) 'Bringing in the Excluded? Aesthetic Labour, Skills and Training in the New Economy' Journal of Education and Work, 16, 2, 185-203.
- SCER Report 2, 2002, Review of Market Failure and Vocational Education and Training in Scotland (for the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department, Scottish Executive).
- SCER Report 1, 2001, Guidance on Understanding Labour Markets [SCER Report 1 (pdf)] (for Future Skills Scotland, Scottish Enterprise)


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Soliton-induced modification of the speed of sound in quasi-one-dimensional molecular crystals
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AuthorsTekić, Jasmina
Ivić, Zoran
Pržulj, Željko
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The influence of the anharmonic vibron-phonon coupling, arising on account of a dressing effect, on the characteristics of the lattice subsystem in quasi-one-dimensional molecular crystals was examined within the pseudo-harmonic phonon approximation. It was found that solitons could induce specific modifications of the speed of sound which shows a temperature dependence quite different to that in the case of the linear excitations. The possibility of an indirect experimental verification of the existence of solitons in molecular chains is suggested on the basis of these predictions.
Source:Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 1998, 10, 7, 1487-1494
ISSN: 0953-8984 (print)


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Over the last few days we've fielded phone calls and emails regarding our Vacation Bible School Institute (VBSI) core training which is scheduled to take place this Saturday, March 14th 2020.
With recent comments from Ohio health & government officials, we have decided to postpone this VBSI event until further notice.
We will inform you of the future date or possibility of an online VBSI training event instead.
As more information about future trainings becomes avalible we will share as soon as possible.
Plan on bringing your team and get the training needed to make 2020 the best VBS for your community!
What is VBSI?
We will start the day off with a Worship Rally, move into core training where leaders will be trained in their specific area. All that learning will make you hungry and we have that covered too, lunch is provided! The afternoon is filled with electives where you can pick topics that interest you such as recruiting volunteers, engaging community, and continuing the connection after VBS. We will wrap up the day with a final session celebrating all we have learned and give away some great prizes. This is an event you and your team will not want to miss!
Core Classes Provided:
- Pastors & Directors
- Preschool & Kindergarten
- Pre-teen/VBX/Youth
- Middle Children
- Younger Children
- Crafts
- Missions
- Music
- Recreation
- Spanish
For more details, please contact:
Wendy Hammock, 614-601-6826 or
HELP Ohio VBS by sending us your Lifeway VBS Receipts!
When you place your VBS order this year send a copy of your receipt to Wendy firstname.lastname@example.com and Lifeway will donate to OhioVBS!! We use these funds (formally the VBS Bookstore proceeds) to bring you VBSI at the lowest cost possible!
Lifeway VBS Catalog Showcase:
NEW THIS YEAR!!! Want to see the materials before you order? We will have a sample of each VBS Catalog item for you to see before you order. No hassling with loading material at VBS, Lifeway will send orders right to your door.
Order your VBS supplies today! Free shipping on orders over $50!
No need to pack a lunch for this worksite! We have invited 3 food trucks to provide lunch for us this year.
Lunch Options:
- Italian sub, chips and a drink-SOLD OUT
- Beef burrito, chips and a drink
- General Cho's Chicken and Rice Bowl and a drink
When registering online you will select your meal choice! When you "clock-in" March 14th you will recieve your meal ticket and can redeim at the appoprate food truck durring your lunch break.


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Kathleen Elizabeth Zirk Cullers
Kathleen Elizabeth Zirk Cullers, age 79, of Moorefield, WV, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at E A Hawse Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Baker, WV. Born on March 18, 1940 in Milam, WV, she was the daughter of the late Herman Edward Zirk and Sarah Hulvey Zirk. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Jeanette Hose; one granddaughter, Jurnee Cullers; one sister, Helen Mongold; and three brothers, Paul Zirk, Wilson Zirk and Dennis Zirk.
She is survived by her husband, Eston Lee Cullers of Maysville, WV; one daughter, Nancy Lee Cullers and husband, Larry of Milam, WV; four sons, Eston Cullers, II, David Cullers and wife, Tammy, and Paul Cullers all of Maysville, WV and John Cullers and partner, David of Scheer, WV; two sisters, Anna Mae Sherman and husband, Jim of Milam, WV and Wanda Kesner and husband, Gerald of Maysville, WV; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Kathleen had a large family of her own but loved to babysit children for several families around the area. She had a passion for baking rolls for the local community centers and was a custodian for many years at the Moorefield Church of the Brethren.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Elmore Funeral Home, Moorefield, WV. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Elmore Funeral Home, Moorefield, WV with Pastor Rob Borror officiating. Burial will follow at the Davis Cemetery, Milam, WV.
Memorial donations may be made to E A Hawse Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, P. O. Box 70, Route 259, Baker, WV 26801.
Arrangements are under the direction of Elmore Funeral Home.


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Ask any small business owner what keeps them up at night, and many will probably say it's getting paid by their customers. After all, accounts receivable (A/R) typically represent 40 percent or more of a company's assets, so when customers fail to pay their invoices on time or default on their payments, the results can be devastating for the bottom line.
Losses on A/R are common. They can occur as a result of the insolvency of a customer, an economic downturn, protracted delays in payment, disputes over the product delivered or work performed. For exporters, political risks include currency inconvertibility, exchange transfer risk, import/export embargo, and war or civil unrest, which could all lead to non-payment. Any one of these events can prevent a contract from being honored.
These A/R risks not only threaten an otherwise healthy company's business operations, but they can hamper growth. The typical small business has to manage its liquidity carefully, so it must often turn away business that is perceived as too risky. Or it must secure letters of credit or cash advances of customers, which can put it at a disadvantage when competing against companies that are able to operate with open credit terms.
But what if these A/R assets could be protected in a way that would give a small business a competitive edge and drive growth? That's why A/R insurance, also known as trade credit insurance (TCI), was created. TCI protects A/R assets in the event a customer becomes insolvent, has protracted delays or, in the case of international trade, is unable to meet the terms of a contract due to a change in the political landscape.
By protecting A/R assets, TCI provides a degree of assurance that enables small business to be more aggressive in business development and financing, selling more to existing customers and to start selling to new customers that were previously perceived to have a less-than-perfect credit profile. Being able to operate on open credit terms rather than requiring a letter of credit or cash advance can give small business an edge in its markets, allowing more competitive pricing.
Plus, firms with TCI can greatly improve their advance rates with lenders, especially if they are exporting goods or services. In a standard line of credit, banks are usually unwilling to lend above 75 percent of eligible receivables. However, if a company has TCI in place, that percentage can rise to as much as 90 percent. This incremental liquidity can provide a business with additional growth capital on the same asset base.
TCI is especially valuable as a competitive tool for exporters, who operate in unpredictable international environments that often pose even greater liquidity risks. In fact, 85 percent of international trade is conducted on open credit terms. I'll further explore the risks of international trade and the role of TCI for exporters in the next blog.


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IKEA for Barbie
Miniio's eco-friendly, IKEA inspired, Barbie Doll houses are made from local, sustainably sourced wood, including solid oak and birch plywood. The structures are completely modern in design as is the furniture Miniio offers to furnish them. It looks like it came straight off the pages of an IKEA catalog! The houses start at $120 for a single story and around $220 for a two-story complete with furniture.
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Editorial: Students must take advantage of open discussions on campus
The responsibility to curate positive change can't fall on the administration alone.
The responsibility to curate positive change can't fall on the administration alone.
Ithaca College hosted an open forum to discuss Dining Services concerns with the campus community March 4 in the Klingenstein Lounge.
A petition circulating social media calling for changes to Ithaca Colleges dining practices has garnered over 500 parent and student signatures in recent weeks.
Ithaca College will no longer be purchasing plastic straws for its on-campus retail locations. Instead, the plastic straws will be replaced with compostable ones.
Why isn't the college doing more to support its students who suffer from food insecurity?
Ithaca College's Campus Center Dining Hall has been struggling to accommodate the number of students swiping in for meals, despite recent renovations that increased the seating capacity.
Sophomore Gabby Picca first pitched the idea because she found herself spending remaining bonus bucks on items that she didn't really need or want.
Ithaca College Dining Services is working to release a mobile app that will enable students and faculty to preorder and prepay for their food from Sodexo-run facilities on campus.
Food Frenzy, which has existed for roughly 10 years, is a charity event that incorporates foods from Sodexo and outside vendors to create an all-you-can-eat food buffet that costs a donation of $3. All donations from the event benefit the BackPack Program for The Food Bank of the Southern Tier.
Event to raise money for hunger awareness
The annual Food Frenzy will be held Oct.
Mary Proctor, one of the co-owners of Cayuga Compost, said the eating utensils used by Ithaca College Dining Services in places like IC Square and Grand Central Cafe have not been breaking down at her facilities.
The college's Dining Services have added new, more expensive dining options for students looking for a more gourmet meal.


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At Wyckoff's Corner Pharmacy in Cobble Hill, It's Personal
The city can sometimes seem like a battlefield for chain pharmacies, where the last vestiges of vintage apothecaries can be found only in kitsch restaurants that open in former pharmacies. But actual mom-and-pop drugstores still exist, even in gentrified Brooklyn neighborhoods like Cobble Hill, where Wyckoff's Corner Pharmacy has endured for the past decade.
On a recent afternoon, beyond the rows of standard drugstore offerings — beauty products, decongestants, greeting cards — a man consulted in Arabic at the back counter with one pharmacist as an older woman sought advice about prescriptions from another. A woman on her way to Israel that evening rushed in to stock up for the trip.
There was lots of chitchat and well-wishing: "Take care of yourself." "Feel better." "Safe travels."
It felt a world away from the chain pharmacies that have opened in the neighborhood lately.
Those corporate competitors — a CVS two blocks up Court Street, a Rite Aid around the corner — have Wyckoff's Corner Pharmacy beat in terms of square feet. But at Wyckoff's, customers know the names of the pharmacists behind the counter: Bassam (Sam) Amin and John Capotorto. Both came from chain drugstores.
When Mr. Amin immigrated from the Middle East to Brooklyn in the 1980s, he found work in a neighborhood pharmacy in Bay Ridge. He came to admire the pharmacists and technicians, and how they counseled customers on issues of health and insurance.
After graduating from Long Island University with a degree in pharmacy science, Mr. Amin was hired by a chain pharmacy on Court Street. The corporate environment he entered was very different from what he had learned in Bay Ridge.
"I was dying to get out," Mr. Amin, 52, said recently. "This was not how I was taught to practice pharmacy."
Still, Mr. Amin did his best to approximate the personal feel of a small drugstore, and in 2006, a customer told him about an open storefront in Cobble Hill. That space would become Wyckoff's Corner Pharmacy. Word spread among the customers he had served, including Loretta Attara, 60, a Cobble Hill native, who used her local standing and talkative nature to drum up business for the fledgling pharmacy. She even agreed to help run the business.
In 2012, the store moved to a larger space on the next block, and Mr. Amin recruited Mr. Capotorto, 59, who had worked for a chain pharmacy after shuttering his own Cobble Hill store.
Heather Burchyns, 41, has frequented Wyckoff's since it opened. She has sought the advice of the pharmacists on everything from general wellness to help with her daughter's Arabic classes. And then there is the unsolicited advice.
Recently, Ms. Burchyns came in with her 7-year-old daughter, Violet Canton, in search of a children's painkiller for a pediatrician-diagnosed earache, which Mr. Capotorto questioned.
"I could tell by her face that Violet wasn't herself," Mr. Capotorto said recently. He suggested a return to the pediatrician, where a second investigation revealed a severe double ear infection.
"That's what you get at Sam's — people who know your story," Ms. Burchyns said. "People who take the time to ask how you are and listen versus just ringing up your Children's Motrin and calling it a day."


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"May God be with you and bless you,
May you see your children's children,
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward."
This is a traditional Irish blessing. It's a wonderful thought and wish. We most emphatically want God to be with us and the ones we would bless. We most emphatically want God to bless those we would bless. In fact, we most emphatically want God to fulfill all of this for those we would bless. Is it realistic though? Is it really the way God works? I think not, at least not all of it all of the time.
Sometimes I think that we try to boss God around. After all, how could He know what's best for us? We've got it all figured out in our minds. We know how life should be. It should definitely include for richer, in health, and living long. Pain should be minimal or non-existent. We shouldn't know unemployment, bills we cannot pay, friends or spouses that betray us, children that rebell, mice in the house, ants, clogged sinks, cars that won't start, lost library books, and all such things. We would have lots of friends; we would be beautiful and thin; our hair wouldn't go gray; we would always have money in our pocketbooks; life would be perfect, or would it?
What need would we have for our Creator God? Would we even acknowledge Him let alone worship Him? Would we not be setting our own lives up as idols? Would we not worship self? Would we grow in grace, mercy, or compassion for others if life were perfect in our own eyes?
What if our lives are perfect right now? Not that everything in them is perfect, but what if God is perfectly working in our lives through our circumstances and through other people in our lives to bring us closer to Him? What if losing the job and not finding another is really a way of drawing us to Him? What if the arthritis, the heart attack, the pain or the cancer are ways to draw us to Him? After all, where else can we really go for help? Do I think that God is causing all of this? No. I do think that God allows things to happen that will cause each of us to seek him with diligently with heart, mind and strength.
That's what's been happening with me the last few months. Lowell's long-term unemployment and under-employment, our inability to pay bills, my pneumonia, and some other problems in our life have absolutely driven me to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I am reading the Word almost compulsively. I must read it daily. I want to read it often. I am not really interested in reading anything else. This from a woman who reads fifty or more books a year. This year I've finished two, I think. God is changing me. He's changing the way I think. He's changing how I view my salvation and my Jesus. It's all good. I'm finally beginning to really believe "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" Romans 8:28 and "I can do everything through him who gives me strength". Philippians 4:13.
Bad circumstances bring us closer to our good God. Run to Him. He is our strong tower in times of trouble. It's not that He will do all we ask; but, if we give ourselves totally to Him, He will help us to pray truthfully, Thy Will Be Done.
Growing in Grace and Trust,


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Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Medical Center's Community Health Investment Fund has committed a third year of funding to "Who's Your Person… What's Your Plan?" an initiative designed to increase the use of advance medical directives among Vermonters living in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties.
The "Who's Your Person…What's Your Plan?" initiative is a collaborative effort involving nine Vermont health care organizations, ranging from home-health providers, to affordable housing agencies, to organizations serving seniors. Goals are to encourage everyone 18 and older to consider their health care values and preferences, and to plan for future medical decisions at a time when they may be unable to speak for themselves, due to serious illness or catastrophic injury.
The initiative received $100,000 in 2016 and $45,000 in 2017. The continuation of the grant for a third year, with $20,000 in additional funding, will allow the collective to continue its community and business presentations, which have made a significant impact over the last two years.
Since the summer of 2016, the initiative has reached more than 700 people, 84% of whom were motivated to appoint a health care agent and/or complete an advance directive after attending a presentation. Vermont Advance Directive Registry data has also shown a 65% increase in submissions from residents of Chittenden and Grand Isle counties as compared to two years prior to when the initiative began.
The impact is being noted by health care providers as well. "We've seen a significant increase in the number of our patients with advance directives over the last two years," said Sally Bliss, RN, MSB, interim director of Clinical Ethics at the University of Vermont Medical Center, an initiative partner and major grant funder.
"As medical treatment continues to advance, health care providers have more with which to address a wide range of conditions that, just a few years ago, might have been untreatable," she continued. "But just because we can provide treatment, doesn't always mean we should. Those decisions, however, have to come from the patient, not from the provider, and this is why advance directives are so important."
"Facing our own mortality is definitely not an easy thing," said Sarah Brown, project manager for Who's Your Person…What's Your Plan?. "One of the broader goals of this initiative is to normalize these conversations and provide families some guidance in thinking and talking about a difficult subject."
In addition to supporting continued outreach, the latest grant will also allow the collective to enter a new phase of the project: working with health care providers on what they call "systems readiness."
According to Brown: "Now that more Vermonters understand the importance of advance medical planning, we need to make sure that all healthcare providers in our region – and the information systems they use to store and share patient information – are fully prepared to act on it."
"All of that consideration and planning ends up being for naught if providers across the continuum of care aren't able to access the information quickly and easily when that patient presents for treatment, particularly in an emergency situation. It's about closing the loop."
Partner organizations for the initiative are: Age Well, BAYADA, Cathedral Square, Howard Center, OneCare Vermont, Support and Services at Home (SASH), The University of Vermont Medical Center, Vermont Ethics Network, and the VNA of Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties.
Source: Burlington, VT, May 15, 2018 – The University of Vermont


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Pachinko at Canada's Best Online Casinos
Pachinko is a mechanical game that originated in Japan, but has now become popular in online casinos in Canada and around the rest of the world. These games could even be considered Eastern equivalents of slot machines, and we all know how beloved those are!
The games can be played in the many pachinko parlours that are found throughout Japan, and slot machines are often seen in these venues as well. This makes them look a lot like casinos, and the machines are as highly customisable as their slots counterparts are. Themes range from Sonic the Hedgehog to sexy geishas, and there are plenty of creative game ideas in between.
Traditional machines are a huge part of Japanese culture and the economy, and they are making their way into more and more online casinos. The games are simple and potentially very rewarding, with bright lights and colours that will immerse you from the moment you start to play. Along with their instant thrills, this has made them a huge hit with online casino players everywhere.
Online Pachinko Game Basics
Land-based pachinko machines look like vertical pinball consoles, but with many more small balls and no flippers. The balls cascade through a dense array of pins, and are captured if they land in specific locations.
The aim of the game is to capture as many balls as possible and it can get pretty complicated, with different events being triggered to release more balls as the game goes on. The balls can then be exchanged for prizes.
In the online casinos that we showcase for you here, the excitement of land-based pachinko games is realistically simulated with superb animations and Random Number Generation. Just as the bright lights and immediate action of slot machines has translated well from land-based games to the world of online casinos, so too have these games from Japan.
A handle is turned to shoot the balls into the main area in offline games, but when you play online all you need to do is click on the button with your mouse. Since gambling is actually illegal in Japan, the balls are generally exchanged for other prizes or for tokens that can be exchanged for cash at a separate venue.
When you're playing at the best online casinos in Canada, of course, this is much simpler and you can simply claim your rewards as you can with all other online casino games. As in many online slots games they usually feature AutoPlay functions, which helps to keep the action going and the prizes coming on the days when you're really busy.
Play Pachinko Online Today
Getting balls into the prize-winning area does take some skill and you'll be able to control this a little, as you can with certain online slots games. Practice for free with the no-deposit options that many of our listed online casinos offer, and when you feel more confident you can play for real money. The fun and payouts are a click away!


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Effective Commercial Roof Restoration
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A new reason for men to be sure their underpants are clean and presentable - Snickers' new video is short, sweet and spot on when it c...
Body Art Aliki Mini Pant (M/34")
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Founded in 2007, Deadgoodundies.com is a men's underwear and swimwear website dedicated to the best designer brands from around the world. Launched by website and undies expert Adam Davies and fashion journalist Jane Garner, DGU has gained a reputation not just for always having a top notch selection of mens underwear styles - but also swift deliveries, excellent customer service and a willingness to make sure customers get the briefs, boxer briefs, slips, strings, thongs or trunks they want (even if that's from another website or shop).
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Meatballs are a fast and simple meal to prepare. And that lends itself very well to "hide" vegetables in the sauce (zucchini and carrots are perfect if you then puree the sauce).
In my family, they always served meatballs with white rice or puree, as none of the women in my family is a lover of pasta and they only appeared on desperate, for time, occasions. In my house in Houston, we alternate rice or noodles. My husband has Italian blood and pasta is the best for him.
If you want or have available you can add to the meat mixture before shaping the meatballs: grated cheese, garlic or finely chopped onion. You can use ground chicken, turkey or pork. Or mixtures.
You may also be interested in the recipe: Meat Sauce, Chilean Style.
Easy Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
for 4 people
- 1 pound of ground beef
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley or cilantro or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pepper
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- 2 cups of tomato sauce
- In a bowl mix the ground meat, egg, breadcrumbs, herbs, salt, and pepper very well. I use gloves and I do it with my hands, you can also use the blender with the kneading or mixing blades.
- Make meatballs the size of ping-pong balls. They will be approximately 20.
- In a large pan, heat over medium-high heat. Heat a tablespoon of oil. Place the meatballs and let brown for 3 minutes, turn and brown on all sides, about 3-5 minutes more.
- Add the tomato sauce over the meatballs. Stir and when it begins to boil, lower the heat and let cook covered for 15 minutes.
- Add chopped basil if desired and serve with rice or noodles. And sprinkle with grated cheese.


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#FarmLove – Springvale Farm and Landaff Creamery
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Like many dairy farmers, Deb and Doug Erb of Landaff, New Hampshire love what they do, but they have also had times when they've wondered if they'd be better off doing something else. The last time they went through this debate, they not only concluded that dairy was their forever profession but they dug in even deeper and became farmstead cheesemakers, crafting cheese using only the milk of their own herd of 80 registered Holsteins. "We decided there wasn't anything else we wanted to do," Doug says simply. "We like cows so we decided to stay farming," his wife of close to forty years adds. "The creamery exists to serve the farm."
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And as with everything they do, when the Erbs do something, they commit themselves fully. They studied the business and the science of making cheese for close to two years, taking courses and doing thorough research to identify a promising niche. A key turning point came when they visited the Cellars at Jasper Hill in Greensboro, Vermont (where Cabot Clothbound Cheddar is aged) to check out some equipment they were thinking of buying. Conversations there led the Erbs to hone in on a Welsh style of cheese named Caerphilly and launched a long-term relationship with Jasper Hill, who now age and market their cheeses around the country. The team at Jasper Hill connected Doug to a third-generation Caerphilly-maker in Somerset, England. He was able to visit in-person to learn about the traditional cheese, a favorite of Welsh miners who reportedly wrapped wedges in cabbage leaves to keep it moist. The fact that Springvale Farm's hometown of Landaff has a historic connection to Llandaff in Wales made the fit even more apt. They have since added a second cheese called Kinsman's Ridge, named for the mountain range visible from the valley farm.
Their award-winning Landaff is slightly crumbly, sweet and herbaceous similar to its ancestral model, but the Erbs also put their own mark on the recipe, Deb explains: "We wanted it to be more buttery and melty." The cheese starts with pristine, fresh milk from Springvale's pastured herd and visitors can watch through a viewing window on production days as the curds are cut and packed into the molds by hand.
Doug was originally the only cheesemaker, but as the cheese has developed a national reputation the team has expanded to include Deb's sister, Doreen Morris, whose family runs another co-op member dairy, Gamblin Farm in Haverhill, NH, and, more recently, their son-in-law. To balance out seasonal ebbs and flows of the cheese business, the Erbs still ship milk to the co-op and are deeply supportive of the organization. Doug served on the co-op board for nine years and Deb is currently serving, the only husband-wife team to do so.
The Erbs are equally rooted in their community. Doug grew up on Springvale Farm, which his father, a veterinarian, bought in 1952. He left to study business management and worked for several years before deciding that hands-on agriculture was his calling. Deb, who was raised in western Massachusetts on a dairy farm, came to Springvale to work as a veterinary technician for Doug's father. The couple had looked into buying their own farm but "gotten laughed out of three different banks," Deb recalls with a rueful chuckle. In 1980, Dr. Erb called his son and asked if he and his wife were interested in taking over the family farm.
The couple jokes that the viewing corridor is like a mini Ben & Jerry's Homemade ice cream factory tour but then explains that it was really a way to say thank you to their neighbors. When they embarked upon construction in 2008 to convert the old veterinary kennel room into a cheese production space, Deb had broken her ankle so Doug asked a friend for help. Fifteen neighbors and friends showed up with their own tools. "The neatest thing is that people from Landaff send photos to us from all over where they've seen our cheese," she says. "The ownership they feel of this little creamery named for our town is amazing."
Another amazing development, the couple acknowledges, is the return of one of their three grown children to the farm with her family about a year ago: their eldest and only daughter, Jenn Locke, and her husband Dale, who had recently wrapped up a stint in the navy. "The cheese is why," says Deb with a big smile. The couple has 10-year-old twin sons and the Erbs couldn't be more pleased to be part of their daily lives. "To see the twins ride down the road, it makes your heart melt," says Deb.
New Hampshire's Own Macaroni and Cheese Bake-Off People's Choice Champion 2015
"Cravin' Bacon" Mac and Landaff Cheese Adapted from Doreen Morris
- 1 pound penne pasta
- 8 ounces sliced bacon
- About ½ cup finely chopped sweet onion
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 quart half and half or whole milk
- ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
- 1 pound Landaff cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 sleeve (about 35) Ritz crackers, coarsely crushed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, plus more to garnish if desired
Note: If Landaff cheese isn't available in your area, Cabot sharp cheddar makes a good substitute.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9- by 13-inch or other shallow, large baking dish.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and stir in pasta. Return pot to a boil and cook, according to package directions, just until pasta is cooked but still slightly firm. Immediately drain pasta in a colander and rinse under cold water; set aside.
- In a large frying pan or sauté pan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Pour all bacon fat into a small heatproof bowl and reserve. When cool, crumble bacon into another small bowl.
- Measure two tablespoons of bacon fat into the frying pan set over medium heat. Add onion and sauté, stirring a couple times, about 4 minutes until softened. Add garlic, sauté, stirring, another 2 minutes. Scrape cooked onion and garlic into bowl with crumbled bacon.
- Measure another 3 tablespoons of bacon fat into a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan set over medium-low heat. When fat is melted, whisk in flour until smooth and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is pale golden, about 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in half and half. Increase heat to medium and cook, whisking frequently, until mixture is thickened and bubbly, about 8 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and immediately stir in salt, pepper, thyme and grated cheese. Then stir in cooked onion, garlic and bacon. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired.
- Combine pasta and cheese sauce in prepared baking dish. In a small bowl, combine melted butter, cracker crumbs and parsley. Spread evenly on top of pasta. Bake about 30 minutes until bubbly and golden brown. Serve garnished with more fresh parsley as desired. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
If you would like to learn more about Cabot Creamery Co-operative, our sustainability initiatives, or some of our 1,000 farm families, click here. You can also sign-up for our Newsletters.
Melissa Pasanen is an award-winning Vermont-based journalist and cookbook author with a focus on food, farming and sustainability. She was the writer for The Cabot Creamery Cookbook (Oxmoor House, 2015).


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A walk without difficulty around the Lake of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. The Lake is located inside the base of leisure of Saint-Quentin.
The lake of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is the largest lake in the suburbs of Paris. It is located about 45 minutes from Paris, access is easy from the A12 and is well signposted. The lake is located within the leisure base, access to cars is regulated and you have to pay a fee (5 euros by car), there are a lot of car parks inside the base.
Swimming is not allowed in the Lake.
The walk is very simple, it follows the banks of the lake, it's quite long but accessible to all.
There are several car parks.
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There are many cases where you want to move from an old, legacy LDAP backend to OpenLDAP. Sometimes, this transition requires moving to a new naming context (for instance from o=<company>,c=<country> style to dc-based naming) and a lot of schema changes. The problem that the administrator usually faces is performing the necessary changes on the actual ldap data, a task that usually requires writing a script to manipulate an LDIF export. That is always a hard task and any error/omission is not easily fixed.
Another way to do things is to use the backends/overlays provided by OpenLDAP to transform the actual online data in such a way that a simple LDAP search on the whole tree will be enough to get an LDIF file ready for import on the new system. The necessary steps include (in the order described):
- The meta backend to proxy requests to the legacy LDAP server.
- The rwm overlay to map attributes and objectclasses to new names and delete those that will no longer be needed.
- The relay backend to perform a suffix massage (if it is required). The suffix massage can be done earlier but doing that on a later stage provides the advantage of being able to transform DN-syntax values of mapped attributes.
Here's an example (real life) configuration for the above scenario:
database meta
rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=company,dc=gr"
suffix "o=company,c=gr"
uri "ldap://ldap.server/o=company,c=gr"
overlay rwm
rwm-map objectclass nsmessagingserveruser
rwm-map objectclass nsCalUser
rwm-map objectclass nsLicenseUser
rwm-map objectclass account
rwm-map objectclass posixaccount
rwm-map attribute edupersonprimaryorgunitdn l
rwm-map attribute radiusprofiledn dialupregularprofile
rwm-map attribute radiussimultaneoususe npsessionsallowed
rwm-map attribute radiusreplymessage radiuslockmsg
rwm-map attribute mailprogramdeliveryinfo
rwm-map attribute nslicensedfor
rwm-map attribute nswmextendeduserprefs
rwm-map attribute mailautoreplytext
database relay
rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=company,dc=gr"
suffix "dc=company,dc=gr"
relay "o=company,c=gr"
overlay rwm
rwm-suffixmassage "o=company,c=gr"


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This course enables students to work with the terminology, empirical categorizations, theoretical concepts, and explanatory approaches of comparative and European welfare state development at an advanced level.After completing the course, students will be equipped with conceptual knowledge and argumentative skills necessary for advanced research of welfare systems.
The class first discusses core values of modern welfare states and key concepts facilitating descriptive comparisons. It then looks at the institutional manifestations of these different principles and briefly revisits welfare state typologies as major approach in comparative welfare state analysis, their promise, underlying theoretical ideas, and the potential hazards of this kind of theorizing. Then it turns to explanations of welfare state development and differences among modern welfare regimes.Explanatory theories in the comparative welfare state literature:1. Functionalism and explanations in terms of the great socio-economic trends (Modernization, Industrialization and Deindustrialization, Globalization, Demographic Change)2. Interests and conflicts: Power Resource approaches and theories about partisan public policy3. Institutionalism and its various strands: Institutional self-interest and top-down social policy-making, veto points and veto players, varieties of welfare capitalism, retrenchment and path dependency4. Ideational analysis in welfare state studies: The role of ideas, culture, religion, and ideology5. "Varieties of Welfare Capitalism" as modern Political-Economy approach in the comparative welfare state literature6. The role of the state in the welfare state, and social policy as a tool for social discipline
Introductory classroom session during the Intensive Programme in Tampere at the beginning of the semester; then methods of distance learning: Independent reading, exercises and discussion of students' observations in discussion forums, individual tutoring, supported by Moodle.


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Chapter 12
Samuel had originally anointed David, with the minimum of fuss, at Bethlehem at the very place where his descendant Jesus would one day be born and worshipped by wise men as the King of kings. David was then anointed again in the sight of all Israel and Judah at Hebron.
Along with the rest of David's family, Absalom was given pride of place in this ceremony.
He played games, as every six year old does to relive the exciting event that he had just witnessed. In fact for months afterward he relived the whole scene in his mind or played with his brothers and cousins until they grew sick of the game. He acted out the part of his father, making a covenant with all of Israel and Judah. The two kingdoms finally becoming one. All the people liked him and he was being anointed as king. He could still hear the crowds roar their approval and he was intoxicated by the adoration again and again.
At six years of age, Absalom determined that one day he would be king. The crowds would come from all over Israel to watch as he was anointed with the holy oil mixed especially to pour over kings. He would ride in a chariot with hundreds of soldiers running alongside. He would dress in purple wearing Asahel's dagger at his side. Everyone would admire him and bow down to him and they would listen and do everything he said. Yes, one day he would be king.


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When you get a bed bug infestation, it can seem like the end of the world. You read horror stories about them all the time and wonder, how do you get rid of bed bugs? Are they destined to stay forever once they take up residence? The good news is that bed bugs can be […]Continue reading
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Newshub can reveal National's stalling on its synthetics Bill in an attempt to force the Government to crack down on the deadly drugs.
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown's postponed his Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill from being voted on in Parliament.
The proposed legislation would increase sentences for individuals supplying psychoactive substances, like synthetic cannabis, from two years in prison to a maximum of 14.
- How New Zealand got hooked on moral panic over drug laws
- Government announces major crackdown on synthetic drug dealers
- Synthetic drug poisoning on the rise, figures show
New Zealand First supported the legislation through its first and second reading in Parliament.
It was due to be read for the third and final time, but Mr Brown hit pause because he thinks the Government's dropped the ball.
"I'm going to be delaying my Bill, which increases penalties, because it's only going be voted down," he said. "It's the only option currently before Parliament to address this very serious issue."
Mr Brown says his proposed law is the option that can make change now and thinks halting it will draw attention to the Government's inaction.
"It's almost three months since the Government announced it was going to take the issue of synthetic drugs seriously. Since then we haven't seen them do anything," he explained.
"They haven't classified two of those substances Class A like they said they would, they haven't brought any legislation towards Parliament.
In December 2018, the Government announced it would implement a "suite of measures to tackle synthetic drugs".
Here's what that looked like:
- Classifying the main two synthetic drugs 5F-ADB and AMB-FUBINACA Class A.
- Creating a temporary drug classification category, C1, so new drugs can be brought under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
- Amending the Misuse of Drugs Act to specify in law that Police should use their discretion and not prosecute for possession and personal use where a therapeutic approach would be more beneficial.
- Allocate $16.6 million to boost community addiction treatment services.
NZ First MP Darroch Ball told Newshub at the time that the announcement effectively made Simeon Brown's Bill dead in the water.
A Government spokesperson told Newshub much of the changes require amendments to legislation. These amendments will be tabled in due course.
But Mr Brown says nothing has been done.
"I'm calling on the Government to take it seriously, to follow through with what they did, not just vote down my piece of legislation which will do what they've said they'll do, which is increasing penalties for suppliers of these very dangerous drugs."
A Coronial Services spokesperson told Newshub between 60-65 people have died from synthetic drugs since June 1, 2017.
"There are also a number of deaths where while synthetic cannabis contributed to the death, synthetic cannabis toxicity was not the ultimate cause of death."


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I was born and raised in South Whittier by two working-class Mexican immigrant parents. At an early age, I witnessed firsthand the disparities in educational attainment caused by income inequality. While I was able to celebrate my own academic successes, I understood that my experience was unique and began noticing the struggles my classmates faced and how much harder they had to work in school to barely get by. I also soon realized that these disparities were not applicable to all Whittier students. I asked myself: How is it that two elementary schools, located within one mile from each other, could have such drastically polar scores simply because they fell within different districts. It was clear to me, then, that the future of my peers and mine was predetermined by what part of the city we grew up in. This is the same reality our students face today.
Natalia Barajas
My Top 3 Priorities
- Committed to raise student performance and test scores
- Ensure fiscal accountability and transparency
- Create better collaboration with parents, teachers and community
Who supports this candidate?
Organizations (3)
- South Whittier Teachers Association
- National Women Political Caucus
- Los Angeles Democratic Club
Elected Officials (1)
- Janice Hahn -Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the Fourth District
Political Beliefs
Political Philosophy
As a governing board member I want to ensure that our students have the right to dream of higher education, and for those that dream it, achieve it. I will maintain a student-focused framework. I believe as a member of the board I can work to ensure fiscal accountability with district resources to ensure that the funds are utilized to best benefit the students. I will work towards guaranteeing that our teachers feel heard and supported. I will work towards building a stronger collaboration between the school board, community, and staff. I believe that talent is evenly-distributed in our society but opportunity is not. We owe it to our students. They deserve the opportunity to succeed, and I believe that the time is now! With your help and contributions we can ensure my candidacy and ensure a brighter future for South Whittier.