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Are we ready for a dematerialized world?
Are we ready for a dematerialized world?
A good friend from Sweden recently visited me in Paris, and she was surprised that she could not find a single taxi in this capital city that would accept electronic or credit card payment. This got me thinking about our dependence on physical products and processes, despite the major technological advancements of the 21st century.
Most of us have heard of a paperless office, where virtual alternatives greatly reduce the need for physical resources. Documents and information can simply be stored digitally. Not only does this kind of "dematerialization" make our professional lives more efficient, it also saves money, space, and most importantly, the environment. So why can't we live in a paperless or dematerialized world?
The latest research, including GeSI's SMARTer2020 report, clearly demonstrates the transformative potential of innovations in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. According to the report, mainstreaming ICT solutions across the economy could reduce close to 17 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Examples of existing solutions and services, including in the wireless industry, range from smart grids and energy-efficient buildings to intelligent transport applications, telecommuting, e-government and e-health. These innovations can bring about large-scale efficiencies and greenhouse gas reductions for businesses and can encourage consumers to lead more sustainable lifestyles.
Yet while the potential of technology is clear and much of it, the problem is one of scale and implementation. This was the subject of a panel organized by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) at GreenBiz Convergence Paris in June. I spoke at "How big data is driving sustainability" along with panelists from BT and Nokia.
One key takeaway was the importance of addressing the demand side of the problem. How do we get consumers to embrace technology and become part of the movement toward dematerialization? One insight was the need for companies to frame their marketing messages from a social rather than environmental perspective and to clearly demonstrate the direct benefits of sustainable options to individuals and their communities, rather than their effects on the planet at large. In other words, focus on the local rather than the global.
My co-panelists and I also discussed the supply side of the equation. One important conclusion was the need for greater stakeholder collaboration and dialogue. Businesses from major areas of opportunity, including energy, transportation and buildings, need to work with the IT industry to fast-forward the deployment of innovative ICT solutions.
In this context, BSR is well-placed to facilitate cross-sector dialogue and cooperation. For example, BSR is working with ICT companies and utilities as part of our Future of Internet Power initiative to identify and publicize best practices around low-carbon power sourcing for data centers. Additionally, the BSR Conference 2013 this November in San Francisco will address how we can harness the power of stakeholders and beyond to solve our biggest sustainability challenges. The discussion continues about how technology can help businesses and consumers live within the resource boundaries of our planet.
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Grace Anglican Fellowship worships in the Anglican Catholic tradition using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Our chapel is a typical traditional Anglican Chapel and our worship is historical, decent, orderly and God honoring. We celebrate with a Holy Communion worship service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Holy days from our liturgical calendar are also celebrated.
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"Anglican Catholic" describe people, beliefs, and practices within Anglicanism which emphasize their Catholic heritage and identity. Anglican Catholics are part of the One Holy Catholic Church, and have Apostolic Succession, and are a sister Church to the Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, and others with Ancient Catholic Patrimony.

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Lime WA Inc. members operating lime and dolomite pits under the Western Australian Agricultural Lime Industry Code of Practice are listed to the left. Some members operate multiple pits. Where a supplier offers more than one Product Information Sheet, make sure you obtain the sheet relevant to the product you are enquiring about. Laboratory tests are carried out by Code of Practice approved laboratories.
To view members' contact details and Product Information sheets, click on the supplier's name in the list on the left.
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High Level Design (HLD) is the overall system design - covering the system architecture and database design. It describes the relation between various modules and functions of the system. data flow, flow charts and data structures are covered under HLD. In this phase design team, review team (testers) and customers plays a major role. For this the entry criteria are the requirement document that is SRS. And the exit criteria will be HLD, projects standards, the functional design documents, and the database design document.
Low Level Design (LLD) is like detailing the HLD. It defines the actual logic for each and every component of the system. Class diagrams with all the methods and relation between classes comes under LLD. Programs specs are covered under LLD.


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The Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church has an interesting rule for the clergy in its member churches: We see something questionable on your social media pages, we retain the right to affect your ordination process.
Not only does the KAC's social media disclosure statement require staff to befriend the denomination on Facebook, but it also secures accountability and monitoring rights.
Social media and online use policies are becoming a common staple in church employee handbooks. Potential liabilities concerning copyright law, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), discrimination, privacy, and defamation have forced churches to consider the potential problems caused by their staffs interacting with others online.
As denominations and churches search for ways to use social media effectively and safely, the following terms and conditions for a social media policy should be considered, according to Frank Sommerville, a Texas-based attorney and Editorial Advisor for Church Law & Tax Report:
• You agree to write under your own name.
• You may write about the church, your job, or some aspect of our business on a regular basis.
• You agree not to attack fellow employees, agents, members, or vendors. You may disagree with the church and its officers, provided your tone is respectful and you do not resort to personal attacks.
• You agree not to disclose any sensitive, proprietary, confidential, or financial information about the church, other than what is publicly available.
• You agree not to post any material that is obscene, defamatory, profane, libelous, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another person or any other entity.
• You agree not to post any material that violates the privacy or publicity rights of another.
• You agree to conform to the rules of the Church Employee Handbook, especially as it relates to rules regarding conduct outside of your employment.
A complete sample form and additional information on how your church should handle social media and posting content online is available in Using Social Media Safely, a training resource from ChurchSafety.com.
Wondering how your church is doing in this area? Take the assessment "Is Our Church's Use of Social Media Safe?" to find out.
Lindsey Learn is assistant editor to the Church Management Team at Christianity Today International.
This content is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is published with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. "From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations."
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The Master ArsonistGod's will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.—1 Thessalonians 4:3, NLT
When wildfires swept through Southern California one fall a few years ago, I noticed a photograph in the newspaper of an entire neighborhood that had been leveled by the fires. All that was left were the foundations. In the midst of all the burned, charred rubble stood one house that remained completely untouched, even by smoke. This gleaming white house stood in stark contrast to all of the ruin around it.
When asked why his house was left standing when all the others fell, the homeowner explained how he had taken great care to make his house flame-retardant. This included double-paned windows, thick stucco walls, sealed eaves, concrete tile, and abundant insulation. Firefighters said, "It made it clear to us that this would be a place to make a stand." This man went the extra mile, and as a result, his house survived when the fires came.
Satan, a master arsonist, is causing massive devastation today. Our country is being devastated by the wildfires of immorality. It destroys homes. It devastates families. And if we aren't careful, we could become its next victims.
The writer of Proverbs asked, "Can a man scoop a flame into his lap and not have his clothes catch on fire?" (6:27 NLT). The answer is no. Fire can burn out of control so easily.
If we as believers allow temptation to infiltrate our lives and allow our sinful natures to prevail, we could fall, as surely as a fire spreads by putting gasoline on it. But if we take practical steps to guard ourselves and to stay close to the Lord, then we don't have to fall.
Let's go the extra mile to protect our homes and our lives against the wildfires of immorality. This devotional from Pastor Greg really touched my heart today. I have seen this happening in so many families. When they aren't anchored in the Word Satan has a chance to slip in there and add a little gas to the fires so that they become infernos.
Stay close to the Lord Jesus in these last days so that when the fires come you can stand strong with Jesus who is ready to help us through any fiery trials just like He did with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the furnace that was turned up seven times hotter. Have a Simply Heavenly day!!! God bless you!!!


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If you want to grow your own vegetables, now is the time to grab some seeds and start planting. (Actually, it's a little late on some crops, but not too late.) How do you know when it's time? I go by the plants outside. When I see the hellebores begin to bloom, it's time to start asparagus, leeks, onions and celery indoors. They need 10 to 12 weeks to grow before the last frost date. A couple weeks after that, it's time for the peppers and tomatoes, and the first sowing of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and lettuce.
When the following plants start to bloom (I'm a little behind this year), it's time to plant spinach and peas outside. I like to use an old eave by the side of the house to start the first batch of peas. It keeps the seeds out of our incessant rain so they don't rot and helps protect the seedlings from slugs and birds.
Finally, about mid April, I'll start the squashes and cucumbers. They grow fast and don't want to be kept waiting. Outside, it's time to plant potatoes and more of the cool-weather crops. In mid-May, the beans go into the ground, and the corn follows sometime in the next couple weeks as the weather warms.
Why go to all this trouble? Starting your own seeds gives you more choices of plant varieties and allows you to manage quantities and timing better. It also can save you money on vegetables, although as I said in an earlier post, it's not a solution to poverty. Avoid most of the expensive gardening products out there and keep things simple. For example, seed starting systems are great, but you can do as well with egg cartons on top of your refrigerator and a couple 40-watt fluorescent shop lights.
For more specific instructions on how to start seeds, here are a couple great sites that also list some other top vegetable gardening blogs:
Veggie Gardener: "The Top 15 Best Vegetable Gardening Blogs"
Vegetable Garden Basics: "My Top 10 Vegetable Gardening Blogs"
And, as I've said before, Territorial Seed Company has a wealth of information in its seed catalogue and on its website.
Things look muddy and brown now, but it won't be long before empty beds and pots will be filled with lettuce and chard and spinach and beans. What's going into your garden?


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The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) was formed on 18 November 2010 through the merger of the University of Wales Lampeter and Trinity University College Carmarthen, under Lampeter's Royal Charter of 1828.
On 1 August 2013, Swansea Metropolitan University became part of UWTSD. The University's Royal Charter is the oldest in Wales and England after the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
UWTSD has led the development of a dual sector university structure, known as the UWTSD Group, a framework to enable collaboration with other institutions within the region. As part of this development, Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion merged into the UWTSD Group in 2013/14 and are represented on the key academic decision-making bodies within the University, while maintaining their own distinct institutional identities.
UWTSD and the University of Wales have committed to irrevocable constitutional integration to create a transformed dual sector University for Wales. Both Universities have been at the heart of Wales' education and cultural life since their establishment in 1828 and 1893. As a consequence, a number of changes to the governance are in progress.


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Welcome to La Vida Professional Conflict Resolution Center! La Vida translates to "the life" with the intention to "live life." La Vida is a private conflict resolution practice located in Ruckersville, VA, servicing Charlottesville, Greene, Madison, and Orange. Services are provided by Bina Patel, Ph.D.
Dr. Patel has a doctoral degree in Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping Analysis, specializing in conflict management, anti-bullying resolution strategies, conflict resolution training, and emotional intelligence to all audiences including children, teenagers, and adults.
Our emotions can get the best of us. When we become blindsided by our emotions, we become defensive, angry, resentful, and sometimes hateful to all those involved. Dr. Patel knows that emotions sit at the surface, above our hidden issues. What is really going underneath our pain, hurt, and anger is fear, which encompasses the truth of the issues. Emotions, therefore, can impact our ability to communicate effectively and think rationally. If you find yourself feeling angry, upset, scared or avoiding certain situations or people, bullied and not sure how to deal with the "bully," feeling stressed, or simply don't know how to confront the conflict, conflict management can help!
La Vida provides conflict coaching by applying the techniques of emotional intelligence, which help with recognizing ourselves when in an emotional state. Whether the state of the emotion is happy, sad, or angry, being cognizant of our reactions to the emotions that we feel can help us regulate our emotions. Self awareness and self recognition can help us see for ourselves specifically, why the issue is bothering us so much, so that there is conflict. I incorporate emotional intelligence as a component of conflict management that empowers visitors to build long term healthy relationships.
I also provide conflict management coaching for couples and/or family mediation. I have a strong background and experience conducting family mediations and coaching to help families who are just starting out, experiencing life changes or attempting to overcome external conflicts that impact the relationship.
In addition, La Vida's services in conflict management extend to children, teenagers and adults experiencing gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria involves a conflict between a person's physical or assigned gender and the gender with which he/she/they identify. People with gender dysphoria may often experience significant distress and/or problems functioning associated with this conflict between the way they feel and think of themselves (referred to as experienced or expressed gender) and their physical or assigned gender. Dr. Patel understands this internal conflict and utilizes conflict management to assist!
Social science studies have proven that conflict management techniques are successful with facilitating communication between two or more parties in disagreement, specifically to discover the hidden issues that lay beneath the surface. It's very important that your concerns are heard and respected. Whether this is your first time or third time seeking conflict coaching, you are taking the positive steps needed to help you manage your life more effectively. Feel free to contact Dr. Patel with any questions you have about your situation, conflict resolution in general, and whether this would be a good time to consider beginning conflict management services.


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The 20 Piece Deluxe Christmas Train Set is a great addition to any kid's toy vehicle collection. Ideal for under the Christmas tree during the holiday season, this set is bound to leave your child with hours of endless fun and will make your house look especially festive!
This Christmas Train Set is the ideal gift for any child during the holiday season! They will enjoy the realistic features of the train accessories while getting into the holiday spirit.
The train is able to zoom around the track blowing smoke and running with working lights. The authentic train whistle sound coming from the engine compartment will make the experience real for your child. Each train set comes with curved and straight track piece and can create an oval track. The track pieces easily snap into place and come apart for convenient transportation. The train is a 1:48 (O) scale set.
The set comes with 4 train cars, 4 straight tracks, and 12 curved tracks. This battery operated set will ensure hours of fun for kids!
This is a great gift idea for young kids and train set collectors alike!
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Where To Buy Stamps Near Me? Read This Detailed Guide
Postage stamps have been a part of our life since the time they were launched. But, with the considerable technological advancements in communication, their importance has declined. However, people still love to buy postage stamps. Today, to buy postage stamps, there is no need of visiting a post office. You can also buy postage stamps online. While surfing the internet where to buy stamps, you need to perform careful search and must be able to distinguish between the new and used postage stamp.
So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and buy postage stamps that fulfill your requirements.
Various postage stamps are also available in the market that reflects the mood of the season. For instance, you may go to buy postage stamps with designs of Christmas and Hanukkah.
People also opt to buy postage stamps that offer some messages. Such postage stamps with messages serve the purpose of charity. Undoubtedly, there are different reasons for you where to buy postage stamps.
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To buy postage stamps by your requirements, you need not bother to visit the local post office. Various online, as well as offline sites, are offering varied ranges and dimensions of postage stamps.
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- 1.1 History of Postage Stamps
- 1.2 Where To Buy Stamps Online
- 1.3 How Much is a Postage Stamps
- 1.4 How to Address an Envelope
- 1.5 Where Sells Stamps
- 1.6 How Postage Mail Delivered Around the World
- 1.7 US Postage Stamps for Collectors
- 1.8 Where To Sell Stamp Collection
- 1.9 Does Kroger Sell Postage Stamps
Where To Buy Stamps Near Me
Nowadays postage stamp and envelopes may be purchased at your local post offices and some other places like retail shops, Amazon, Walmart, Banks, CVS, Rite Aid, etc. However, there are still some areas where there are no post offices available. It's become much easier to buy postage stamps near me. Here are some of the top places to buy postage stamps near you.
First of all, Post office near you is the most likely place where you will get postage stamps. Post offices can be called as the leading supplier of a postage stamp. Unfortunately, if there is not a single post office available near you, then there is some convenient option available for you.
1. USPS If you are having trouble to go outside or too busy with your works there is a convenient way to buy a postage stamp. All you have to head over to USPS and fill up a form. Then wait for some time to arrive at your doorsteps.
2. Amazon
Online mega retailer site like Amazon is also providing an option to buy a postage stamp. Buying a postage stamp on Amazon is the very easy method. You need to select the required postage stamp and add it to your cart. After that, you need to put down your mail address so that they can deliver to your doorstep.
History of Postage Stamps
England was the first country to introduce postage stamps. The man behind this great invention was Rowland Hill. He was one of the staff members of British Post Office. The year 1840 marked the issue of the first postage stamp in Great Britain. Earlier times, the sender did not buy postage stamps. In fact, it was the receiver who used to pay the price.
With the passage of time, postage stamps and their applications have undergone some significant changes. For instance, they are available in varied dimensions and forms. People not only buy postage stamps to serve its real purpose but also merely as their hobby. Nowadays, people buy postage stamps for fun, as they are available in several distinct designs.
If you want to do some kind and generous work, then you may buy postage stamps by the Breast Cancer Foundation and other such institutions which bring out stamps to raise funds. These stamps are a little costlier as compared to the regular postage stamps. But, it would solve the purpose of doing some good for the needy, as the proceeds will be forwarded to a noble cause.
Where To Buy Stamps Online
Today's technology allows you to buy postage stamps online. There are several reasons to consider this option when purchasing postage stamps.Your life is busier than ever before. If you want to avoid the hassle of having to stand in one more line, consider buying your postage stamps online.
Online sites are offering a huge selection of postage stamps that are ready to print. Thus, you can effectively save a lot of your time spent on commuting to a post office. Just log on to any of the available sites and after searching for the requisite stamp click the print button. You can also buy postage stamps from various grocery stores, drugstores, and mini-marts.
For those who are looking for affordable ones can buy postage stamps from a dealer in bulk.
Buying online postage stamps is a significant time saver. You do not have to interrupt your daily activities to purchase stamps. No more time-consuming trips to your post office. The convenience alone is worth buying postage stamps online.
If you work first shift, you may have to take time off from work to run to the post office to purchase stamps. Now you have the convenience of buying stamps at any stage on any day.
Online purchasing of postage stamps for Return Receipt or Certified Mail is much easier than completing the forms at the post office. You can track delivery of your mail online. You can also save money by buying the exact number of postage stamps that you need.
Purchase your stamps online and print them out for immediate use. If you worry about the validity of the stamps, as long as you use a credible online source, you will have no problems with your stamps.
You can also purchase stamps through the U.S. Postal Service website. Go to USPS.com and click on the "Buy Stamps & Shop" button on the top menu. Follow the directions through to check out. Your stamps will be mailed to you usually within one day.
Some online sites even offer you a discount for buying online postage stamps. Always research these sites to make sure they are legitimate and that you are indeed getting a cut. The cost for stamps you buy online should be worth the convenience of purchasing stamps in the comfort of your home.
Many companies that sell postage stamps online. Be sure the stamps are definitive stamps rather than stamps for collectors. Beware of hidden fees that can cause you to pay more for stamps than they are worth.
Buying online postage stamps will make your life easier. It will eliminate the hassle of going to the post office and waiting in line. The convenience of buying online postage stamps is obvious. You can purchase your stamps at any time, and you can also print them for immediate use.
How Much is a Postage Stamps
Post offices are the oldest type of offices that exist now, and the primary purpose of establishing the post offices is to send the mail from one person to another. As the years passed, a system developed with the introduction of how much is postage Stamps which acted as the fee for the posts.
The Postage Stamps differed in costs depending on the distance required to dispatch the post, and many varieties of postal services were introduced like the Speed post, ordinary post, registered post and many other services and for each service, the charge for how much are postage Stamps varied significantly.
To send a mail nationally, the ordinary post has the same Postage Stamps of low price in the way of 50 cents, and if a person uses the speed post to send the post, then the postage stamps value are high.
The difference between the two services is that the ordinary post takes nearly two days to dispatch the post to the destination, and there is no safety regarding the letter or the post while in speed post or registered post, the security of the message is assured and an individual can track back the post using the unique number given to them.
Postage Stamps Cost
The following new pricing takes effect on January 22, 2017.
For more information on prices, visit http://pe.usps.com/
Postage Stamps Price
Mailing Services Pricing
|Select Rates of First Class Mail
|Expiring Prices
|New Prices w.e.f
|Single-piece Letter – First ounce
|Single-piece Metered – First ounce
|Each additional ounce (letters and flats)
|Parcels - Retail
|$2.62 (up to 3 oz.)
|$2.67 (now up to 4 oz.)
|Each additional ounce after 4 oz. (parcels)
|Presorted letter – (now same price up to 3.5 oz.)
|Surcharge for non-machinable letters
|Presorted flat - First ounce
|Each additional ounce (presorted flats)
|Automation letters & Postcards - 5-digit - First ounce
|Surcharge for non-machinable letters
|Surcharge for non-machinable letters
|Single-piece Flat – First ounce
|Select rates for Other Services
|New Prices
|Certified Mail
|Media Mail – 1 lb. Single-Piece
|Library Mail – 1 lb. Single-Piece
|Return receipt - retail
|Return receipt - electronic
Shipping Services Pricing
|Priority Mail
|Commercial Base
|Commercial Plus
|Flat-rate envelope
|Legal flat-rate envelope
|Padded flat-rate envelope
|Small flat-rate box
|Medium flat-rate box
|Large flat-rate box
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Know More About First Adhesive Postage Stamp
A collection of rare stamps can be sometimes expensive. But to enhance knowledge and specialization in a stamp collection, stamp lovers do not have to pay heavily. If you are an ardent stamp collector, then you must be aware of an adhesive postage stamp. If not, then you must read on.
Penny Black became an instant rage among people. It was led by similar other denominations. In this manner, the trend for adhesive postage stamp started off. Moreover being the first sticky issue, adhesive postage stamp always holds special significance for stamp collectors.
The basic idea behind the adhesive postage stamp was the prepayment of postage. It was introduced as a step to reform the postal system of British. Even today Penny Black is available in the market. If you are a stamp collector, then your collection will be incomplete without Penny Black.
Where Sells Stamps
As we have discussed earlier postage stamps sells mostly on USPS near me, Amazon, Walgreen, Rite-Aid, Banks, CVS etc.
Since the time of their introduction, various steps have been taken for the sale of postage stamps. Usually, postage stamps are available at vending machines, post offices, and a few retail outlets. So, what are you waiting for? Do not think twice and get your adhesive postage stamp now to make your stamp collection complete!
When did self-adhesive stamps start?
In the United States, the adhesive postage stamp is undoubtedly one of the best postage stamps. Major highlights of an adhesive postage stamp are its beauty and design. The year 1870 marked the official release of an adhesive postage stamp. It was reprinted in the year 1875 followed by 1861, 1868, 1869 and 1870.
In the United States, there were only a few adhesive postage stamps that were published in a single shade. Usually, the adhesive postage stamp was published in three to four shades. When the first two series were released, they were mainly perforated. Later, most of the adhesive postage stamps were perforated.
The year 1837 marked the release of an adhesive postage stamp by Rowland Hill. He was a school master in England. The year 1840, May 1 marked the official release of a first adhesive postage stamp in Britain. It was one penny in value and known as Penny Black. Queen Victoria was featured on its face with no inscription of country's name.
Postage stamps are available in wide varieties. If you want to attain expertise in the field of stamp collection, then you must perform both online as well as offline research. If you are looking for various types of stamps to complete your stamp collection along with adhesive postage stamp, then you need not bother.
A few popular postage stamps are definitive, late fee stamp, express mail, customized stamp, commemorative stamp, computer ended postage, coil stamps, certified mail stamp, military stamp, local post stamps, occupation stamps, postage due, semipostal, self-adhesive postage stamp, postal tax, waster activated stamp, etc.


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Grow Your Own: helpful tools for getting your vegetable garden seeds started.
Skill are best learned before you need them, and patience is a skill.
Conservative Christians and Permaculture: separating the wheat from the chaff.
My first attempt at making maple syrup.
Tapping my first sugar maple tree.
Winter daydreaming about spring planting.
When it comes to urban farming and renewal, "left" and "right" are mostly useless political terms.


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A slightly modern variation of the traditional brass plaque, these stainless steel bench plaques are the perfect solution in providing a fitting commemorative touch to your memorial bench or personalising your patio furniture.
We offer three standard plaque sizes:
4" x 2" - Maximum 28 characters (including spaces) per line.
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Your inscription can be spread across 4 lines of text and will be centralized to the plaque. The stainless steel finish is really fantastic. Your bench plaque will have been created using marine grade brushed stainless steel and the inscription made by laser marking to leave a black coloured text. These bench plaques have added protection from corrosion when compared to other stainless steel products so that the personalisation of your memorial bench will remain unblemished.
Your plaque can easily be attached using 4 screws.
Please note delivery of plaques can take up to 2 weeks. We can attach your plaque at no extra cost although please note this will delay the delivery of your memorial bench or patio furniture. If you would prefer, and are comfortable in fitting your plaque, we have absolutely no problem in sending your teak furniture according with our standard delivery 24 - 48 hour delivery promise and forwarding the plaque at a later date. If you have any queries about our plaque service please contact us using [email protected] We will be pleased to check whether your text will fit on your chosen plaque.
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Plaques will be attached to the top run of your memorial bench unless you specify otherwise. We offer free delivery on all products and guarantee dispatch within 24 hours (weekdays only). Please note delivery of furniture with (fixed) plaques may take up to 2 weeks. However, we can send the furniture earlier according with our standard policy, if you are happy to attach your plaque upon its arrival.
We absolutely love the plaque Garden Furniture Land supplied for us. It's so well done and really looks the part on our bench, They even fitted it for us!
Delivery is super simple. Delivery on all items is Free to Mainland UK. Extremities will cost more which include parts of Ireland, the Isles and remote Scottish areas, email [email protected] for a price. We aim to get all items dispatched from ourselves within 24-48 hours, often sooner.
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We will take all items back that have been damaged, we will sort the returns for you, free of charge. Where we can get a replacement sent out as soon as the damaged item is back at our depot. You have 14 days from receipt of the items to advise us of this.
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I Love Sarah Jane (2008)
- Studio: Blue Tongue Films
- Release: January 10, 2008
- Director: Spencer Susser
- Writer: David Michôd, Spencer Susser
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For many entrepreneurs, it's not uncommon to eat, breath, and sleep the business.
And in today's world, your social media feeds are unlikely safe from your business brain, too. Especially Instagram—the social media app recently reached 600 million monthly active users with over 8 million business profiles.
But Instagram is not just for promoting your business. It can be used as a place to expand your perspective and gain inspiration on a daily basis from the people you follow.
Don't believe me? Check out the list below for a number of Instagram small business influencers every entrepreneur should follow.
Telling the stories of America's small businesses using photography, film, and the written word. Each post focuses on an entrepreneur and their story.
Thrive's message is one thing: With some really good advice, you really can have it all. See their daily content of inspiration from entrepreneurs who are not just leading successful business lives, they're thriving.
Yes, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has an Instagram account with a full-blown strategy. They offer quotes from major business leaders as well as information on how the Chamber can help small businesses in the U.S.
What kind of a business would Instagram be if they didn't have an Instagram for Business account? Get insta-spired by other influential business owners on Instagram.
Ever wonder how someone can rock it as the CEO of their own company and have time to be a mom and creative person? Brit Morin's Instagram will show you how—you can also follow her media company's inspiring account @britandco.
Get the best of the best from Harvard's influential business magazine. Follow for stories on business life, strategy, and future prospects.
Public relations is not everyone's strong suit, but the Small Girls PR account can certainly give you some inspiration. You'll get the inside scoop on projects they work on as well as how they run their boutique PR firm.
Featuring beautiful goods and services from small businesses, makers, and creatives, this account provides daily inspo for the creative entrepreneur.
The ultimate entrepreneurial guru—his Instagram account does not disappoint. Full of inspirational quotes and advice on well-produced photos and video.
Entrepreneur magazine has been inspiring, informing, and celebrating entrepreneurs since 1977, and fortunately they've taken all their great content and made it Instagram ready.
This global co-working space gives entrepreneurs flexibility in time management and location. The We Work motto is "Make a life, not just a living," and their Instagram account inspires just that.
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Score the inside scoop on Stanford Business School happenings, innovations, and advice. You'll also get peeks into their famed Stanford Business magazine.
A podcast for creative entrepreneurs, the corresponding Instagram account pulls noteworthy quotes and story snippets from their recordings in beautiful visuals.
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This the company behind one of the most prominent and innovative entrepreneurs of our time. A great way to see what cool new products are coming down the line
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Germany is a country known for its beer, football, precision engineering and really tall people. But there is more to Germany than what meets the eyes. A rich cultural heritage paired with modern influence has resulted in a diverse European landscape. In the next few posts, I re-visit the sights and feeds that made me love this systematic country.
Street food culture is all over Europe and Berlin has one that is worth talking about. This is a tale of two kiosks less than 100 feet apart with a cult following and thousands of Facebook check-ins. Recommended by my colleague's AirBNB host, I went to the famous Curry 36 and Mustafa Gemüse Kebab.
Curry 36 serves the best Currywurst in Berlin and the hungry crowd enjoying piping hot Currywurst in the subzero weather is a testament to its fame. So what is a Currywurst you might ask?
Well, if you are expecting to see real curry, you are going to be disappointed. Currywurst is essentially Berlin's answer to making the meaty bratwurst even better; that is by topping them with a curry-infused ketchup and to finish, an extra sprinkle of curry powder with a side of chips. True curry aficionados would frown at the sight of a Currywurst, but the flavours are actually pretty sublime thanks to the umami from the curried-ketchup that when paired with bratwurst has an undeniable chemistry. Sure it was not life changing in anyway but its was yummy!
The queue at Mustafas is never shorter than 45 minutes be it day, or night.
The queue at Mustafas is never shorter than 45 minutes be it day, or night.
The doner and kebabs at Mustafa Gemüse Kebab are legendary for a good reason. Its attention to detail like the perfectly sweet caramelised vegetables inside as well as a finish of crumbled feta is a rarity when kebabs are often a food to go with little love put into it. Secondly was their ridiculously juicy chicken slices. If you have had a Doner by the road side stall in Istanbul you would totally understand the unfortunately dry chicken in the doners they serve!!
Having both Curry 36 and Mustafa Gemüse Kebab so close to each other is a blessing! If you are out late and want a great bite, I would look no further. The combination of Currywurst and juicy Doners were sensational. But be warned that the 45 minute wait for a Doner is a bloody vibe killer. Add the subzero temperature and its starts to sound ridiculous. Fortunately, there is usually no queue at Curry 36 due to the quick turnover. So why not enjoy a Currywurst while standing in line? It sure distracts the mind from the cold and queue! Would I recommend Mustafas despite the wait? Well it really depends on how you view food! If you queue in anticipation of a poached chicken, grilled to finished, drizzled with truffle oil, and finished with a sea-urchin infused aioli, then stay far. It is far from fine dining but I know a good kebab when I see one ;)! So yes I would return to Mustafas!


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Death toll from Russian apartment building collapse reaches 39
Death toll from Russian apartment building collapse reaches 39
Russian officials have ended the search of a collapsed apartment building, with rescue crews finding 39 victims and one survivor in the three-and-a-half days since part of the structure came down while residents slept.
Officials think an explosion triggered by a gas leak caused the pre-dawn collapse on Monday in the city of Magnitogorsk.
A 10-month-old boy was the only person found alive in the wreckage.
The baby suffered frostbite from lying in the rubble for 35 hours – temperatures were as low as minus 20C.
The number of deaths stood at four for most of the first day, but climbed quickly after two nights of winter weather.
Russian authorities acknowledged from the start that the extreme cold gave rescue crews less time to reach trapped survivors.
Hopes rose when the injured infant was extracted from the debris on Tuesday.
He was flown to a Moscow children's hospital for treatment and was listed in a stable condition on Thursday.
State news channel Rossiya-24 cited doctors saying the child had injuries indicative of "crush syndrome" – major shock and kidney malfunction characteristic of people trapped under heavy objects.
No other people were found in the debris, although a cat was discovered alive on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the mayor of Magnitogorsk told journalists there was no connection between the explosion at the apartment building and the fiery explosion of a minibus on the same street a day later.
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The vehicle explosion took place about 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles) from the apartment block.
Police said the minibus was carrying gas canisters but have given few other details.
But video of the burning vehicle, including some posted on YouTube by Russia's RT satellite TV channel, featured sounds resembling gunfire and an observer's voice is heard saying people are shooting assault rifles.
Unconfirmed reports have suggested the apartment blast could have been a terrorist act and that the occupants of the exploded vehicle were suspects.
"I want to say that there are no clear facts showing any kind of confirmation of what is described on the internet today," mayor Sergei Berdnikov said of the reports, according to state news agency Tass.
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Now that visual stimulation is served up via television, IPads, IPhones, Xbox etc., children rarely get to tap into their imaginations unless we read to them, or until they can read.
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Bedtime stories should be told in a relaxed atmosphere — so let's begin by switching off the TV. And, where possible, add some dramatization to the stories. Try reading in different voices or carry out some of the actions being performed by the characters in the book. Anything that makes it a more stimulating story will make storytime more fun.
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Anyone care to guess what this cute little bear is made of? The lovely keepsake is made from a placenta.
The placenta must be cut in half and rubbed with sea salt to cure it. After it is dried out, it is treated with an emulsifying mixture of tannin and egg yolk to make it soft and pliable. Then, you craft it into a teddy bear.
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Erik Ervin New Professor, PLSC Department Chair Profile
Could you give me a little background about yourself? I grew up in Iowa and I went to Iowa State University as an undergrad in the horticulture department. My specialization was turfgrass management and I got into that because I grew up about two blocks from a golf course. My dad's a golfer and so the golf course was my babysitter. I started working on the golf course when I was 12, first working in the pro shop and then I graduated to mowing the grass and kept that job all through high school. I'm also a competitive golfer and so it's fun to have a career doing something I love and working outside. I ended up at Iowa State and loved being at the University. I loved learning so much I got a minor in philosophy and decided to go to graduate school. I was able to go to Colorado State University with some assistantships and did my Master's and PhD there. My Master's was funded by the Denver Water Board. They've always had problems with drought and water scarcity so I looked at which of the three main lawn grass species can be irrigated the smallest amount and remain functional and green throughout the year. We studied buffalograss which is native to the Colorado short grass prairie and was starting to come on as a potential lawn species. It takes 70 to 80 percent less water than standard tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass, which we use in the Mid-Atlantic predominantly. In Colorado, most people were still using Kentucky bluegrass and I showed that tall fescue could use 20 percent less water so a lot of people made a transition to it. For my PhD, I loved the mountains of Colorado and the outdoors so I was able to stay and I studied a new plant growth regulator, trinexapac-ethyl, that was coming out on the market to cut the vertical growth of lawn or any turfgrass species in half so you don't have to mow as often. I studied the physiological effects. It inhibits a certain hormone in the plant called gibberellic acid which signals cells and shoots to elongate after mowing. That's when I started becoming a plant growth regulator/hormone physiology specialist, leading to my first job right out of getting my PhD. What was your first job after getting your PhD? I became the Turfgrass Extension specialist and research professor at the University of Missouri and kept working on turfgrass stress physiology and plant growth regulation. Missouri's a big state. You've got some big urban areas like St. Louis and Kansas City and there's a big need in terms of turfgrass, golf courses, lawns and sports fields. I developed a good program there as a young scientist and got noticed and recruited to Virginia Tech. I moved there in 2001 and spent 17 years going through the ranks and establishing my program. Could you talk about your time at Virginia Tech? I was the main person who taught turfgrass classes and advised the turfgrass specific students and kept a strong research program going. As I moved through my career, I've always been interested in how the department, college and the University runs. I was always doing a lot of service and wanted to be involved in some of the decisions, not only within my lab and program, but the whole department and University. So my first step into administration was as undergraduate student program coordinator. Then I got the opportunity to go into 50 percent administration within the college as assistant dean of academic programs in 2013. That was a way to try out leadership and ramping down my research program a little bit without having to move. I went through LEAD21 supported by my dean, associate dean and department head at the time. They saw that I wanted to move my career into academic leadership so I went through LEAD21 with Janine Sherrier and Amy Shober. We were the class of 2015. That's when I got my first exposure to the great people in this department and the University of Delaware. In 2016, I got the chance to be interim department head at Virginia Tech and served 13 months in that role. My department was crop and soil environmental sciences. I enjoyed being a department head and started to look around for where I could get a job and start anew with a department of excellence that maybe wanted to take me in and help me do good things so I ended up here. What about the University of Delaware and the Department drew you in? The department has very strong faculty and they are doing impactful research. I also saw a real need for somebody to come in and help them grow and improve undergraduate programs and that's something I'd been working on, and thinking about, at Virginia Tech. I saw the new and developing bachelor of landscape architecture program and I thought that was exciting because many places around the country you'll see landscape architecture departments that are very theory and design based and don't have much of a plant and soils emphasis. I saw that they had a really good combination of those things here which is what I believe in. I also saw some excellent young faculty who may be ready to partner with me to think about new majors like sustainable food systems or things that would have some cache with urban and suburban students that I think are a lot of where our UD students are coming from. I was really impressed with the CANR campus and how all the outdoor classrooms and UD Botanic Garden are all right here. You step out the door and you've got immediate experiential learning. You've got the botanic gardens and the greenhouses but you've also got the dairy, the corn crop right out your door so we've got everything in terms of plant and soil science right here whereas other universities, like at Virginia Tech, our students would have to go 15 minutes, 30 minutes to get to the research plots. The other thing I saw once I got here is world class facilities at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) and the Patrick T. Harker Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory that are quite a bit better than many other land grant universities. As I've been here the last few weeks and meeting people and touring places, my impressions of the strength of the college and the University and the department have just gotten stronger. What do you think you've learned from past experiences that will help inform your time here as chair? I've learned how to have a successful individual P.I. program and how to look at the bigger picture of what your department needs across the three missions of the University and the department. As assistant dean of academic programs in the college of ag and life sciences at Virginia Tech, I looked across what it takes to build a strong college within a big University. I've learned to appreciate what success looks like and what collaboration looks like from the individual researcher level to the department level to the college level and so I think I have a pretty good background that allows me to figure out the right questions to ask and the right people to start forming partnerships with to move us forward. Could you talk a little bit about your former research program and any research interests here at UD? When I got to Virginia Tech, I was replacing a very well-known professor who had a 40-year career. In the last part of his career, he started working on what are now known as bio-stimulants. Since then it's become a two-billion-dollar industry of organic and natural based products whether they be beneficial bacteria to seaweed extracts to humic substances. I went into that area because some of these bio-stimulants, which are all natural in origin, have effects on plant hormones and therefore plant growth and development and stress physiology. Back in the 90's and early 2000's, there wasn't much science behind these products. They had the reputation of being snake oils that people were trying to peddle. He had been the first one in turfgrass science to publish refereed journal articles tracking down that some of these products, and especially kelp or seaweed extracts and humic substances which are just various forms of highly decomposed organic matter, improve stress response of turfgrasses and other plants. Part of what he was able to show is that they would boost antioxidant production within the plant which would then help with drought or heat stress. A large part of my research program at Virginia Tech was spent establishing that there were high levels of certain plant growth promoting hormones in some of these products, especially the seaweed extracts, and that they, in turn, improved the immune response of plants when they were challenged with various stresses. At UD I am planning on changing my research program to focus more on landscape ecology. There are a lot of golf courses around the country that are into creating native or naturalized meadows in out of play areas to provide a number of ecosystem services such as attracting pollinators. For example, Bidermann golf course, just north of Wilmington at Winterthur, their superintendent reached out and to be certified as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary golf course nationally, he's got native meadows and bee hives on his site so I contacted him and we might put one of our research plots out there. As part of that, he saw on Twitter that I was coming to this job and so on January 23, he organized a meeting of all Delaware and Philadelphia area superintendents to come and meet me and talk about how as a turfgrass specialist, I can help them to do their jobs better. One of my hobbies and passions is golf, so I'll be happy to have a big outreach part of my job working with the golf course superintendents on protecting environmental quality on their golf courses. The other thing I'd like to do in terms of field research is similar to what we had at Virginia Tech where the athletics department funded a graduate research assistantship and that master's student worked on the ball fields for athletics. It was on the job training and we came up with a master's research project, sometimes on their ball fields, that tries to answer a question or solve a problem for them. Besides golf, any other hobbies? We have dogs and we do a lot of hiking. We're going to live near White Clay Creek so I'm looking forward to that and my wife and I do a lot of travel. I was in Italy and Kenya and Ecuador last year. Article by Adam Thomas


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The Christmas season's contradictions of amped-up marketing and consumerism layered with the sweet message of peace and good will has perplexed me for many, many years, but this year might just take the prize. I grew up in a household that became Christmas Central in December every year with an oversized tree loaded with lights and unique ornaments, presents carefully selected and creatively wrapped, and a large party my parents hosted. Our motto could have been "nothing succeeds like excess." It was a child's dream come true, and we reveled in anticipation and the resulting mounds of treasure underneath the tree on Christmas morning. However, my perceptions of gift-giving and receiving were altered when I heard at church about the hungry children around the world. A sensitive and caring child, I was upset and asked my parents about it; they said that, sadly, it was true. Knowing we had a very nice home and plenty to eat, I said, "Well, why don't we feed them?" That may have been the first seed of my social and political consciousness. I told my dad I didn't want presents, that I'd rather they bought food for those children. Astoundingly, as I remember it, he told me I was being selfish, since people enjoyed giving me presents and would have already bought some. It was quite close to Christmas, so I might have been hedging my bets with that generous request, but I think that was the spark that fed the flame of responsibility to take action, which I often have with food shelves and meal-serving programs throughout my adult life. I've identified with progressive politics and values of social justice for all, seeing my volunteer work as important as my paid work. In my 30's I found the Quakers, so those values were affirmed and deepened. I also carried with me the belief that there was goodness in every person and found that the Quakers believed that there was "that of God in every person." I believed we all learn and grow, and that in our hearts we all wanted to become the best people we could, striving for the pinnacle of Mazlow's hierarchy. As you can well imagine, I've lived through many experiences that threatened to disabuse me of those notions, the current political scene included.
The modern politics of hate and greed can be traced back to Barry Goldwater's loss in his bid for president in 1964. The right wing so-called conservatives (conserving nothing but their own wealth and privilege) were shocked at the loss and began building a structure of increasingly sophisticated strategies, including a five-story training think tank in Washington, D.C. to groom young Republicans in the party line. They called their platform The New American Century, available for all to view on a website by that name, clearly spelling out the goal of world domination by those of wealth and power. (See the book, Blinded By the Right, by David Brock for the enlightening details of this progression.) We have witnessed their actions to decrease taxes on the wealthy (individual, corporate and inheritance); to weaken the rights of people to sue those in power; to fill judgeships with people from the extreme right; to buy and control media outlets; to overturn Roe v. Wade; to block affordable health care for all citizens; and to decrease benefits to those who are most in need of assistance with medical care, education, food, and housing. Millions, even billions of dollars are spent every election on dirty campaigning and outright lies in pursuit of partisan agendas.
We yearn for statesmen and women with good minds and hearts who truly want to work for the common good. So, I ask, along with many others, "How could this be happening? Why are we not changing this direction?" I ask, in this holiday season, "What is happening to the goodness that I still believe resides in each of us?" Believers of many different faiths seek and celebrate the light in this season of darkness, especially those of us in the northern latitudes filling our early nights with candles and strings of lights. The light represents hope and renewal as well as the mystery of spirit and faith. And yet our country is rife with incidents of racism and hatred toward anyone who is considered "other," whether they be Muslim, Jew, Black, immigrant, someone with a different sexual orientation, or just someone from someplace else. Unfortunately, these haters are emboldened by a president who models ugly, unthinking, narcissistic behavior, reminding me of a spoiled, fearful, out-of-control child who just keeps throwing tantrums, while we wonder how in the world he got in office and when his offenses will catch up with him. A kindergartner, fearful for her safety, asked, "Why did we elect a bully?" I ask the same thing, wondering how private individuals or elected officials can act as they do and still sleep at night. In A Quaker Book of Wisdom, Robert Lawrence Smith writes, "We all know right from wrong. It's what defines our humanity. Acting on that knowledge affirms our faith in the idea that what we do in this life matters."
In the meantime, I keep coming to the same conclusion: that we need to do what we can to make a difference, to help others and to build trust and community where we live. So, give this a try: on Christmas or Hanukkah or Boxing Day or whenever, invite someone over for dinner or out for a walk who is not part of your family or close friendship circle, who doesn't look like you, who is in a different socio-economic class, who speaks a different language, who has a different type of education, a different sexual orientation, who grew up outside the Midwest, better yet, in a foreign country, and/or who thinks differently than you do. Any combination of those things, such as an atheist born in Dallas who grew up under an oil rig, votes Libertarian, and doesn't ski. Or an urban transvestite with a cooking show who makes five times your income. Or maybe someone who has different views on copper mining than you do.
Many people will be traveling to see loved ones, and some of us will be staying right here, sharing a community potluck dinner at the Ely Folk School on Christmas Day, where everyone is welcome. If you would like to break bread with old and new friends, enjoy some singing, and share some of your own light, come join us at 4 p.m., but let us know you're coming by calling 218-235-0138. Turkey, tea and coffee will be provided; bring a dish to share. And have a warm and peaceful holiday season.


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Bethenny Frankel has posted a snapshot of herself wearing her four-year-old daughter's clothes. She is a 43-year-old woman.
The picture sees the The Real Housewives of New York City pose with her hands on her hips in the Hello Kitty shorts, T-shirt and slippers combo.
Alongside the photo, she wrote: "This is my daughter's nightgown and PJ shorts. Think we're ready to start sharing clothes yet?"
Cavorting her pin-thin, hip-free body, the entrepreneur looks a little disturbing in the kid's get-up as she resembles an adult size toddler.
Considering she has a cocktail company branded Skinnygirl and an exercise DVD named Body by Bethenny, she clearly relishes promoting the boyish curve-free physique.
Commentators took to Twitter to express their views, with one social networker stating: "@Bethenny your photo helps contribute to why so many young woman have poor body images, come on wears kids size 4 stretched flaunting you."
Another added: "@Bethenny You make me sick! EDs are a serious, deadly disease & you just mock them. WTF r u teaching your daughter?... I really pray for her."
While a third tweeted: "@Bethenny such a sad individual! She just loves the attention no matter what it is! Get help for the sake of your daughter!"
And a fourth declared: "New poster child for anorexia without realizing it. A grown woman should not fit in her 4 year old's clothes."
Following the inevitable barrage of criticism, the mum-of-one later posted a snap of herself in a baggy hoodie and shorts to backtrack and cover her skeletal frame.
She tweeted: "My daughter still has some shirts from when she was 2. I hope she isn't sending the wrong message to toddlers."
Bethenny also attempted to poke fun at herself, stating: "BREAKING NEWS! World Scandal: Former reality star, failed talk show host & cocktail maven jokes by wearing her kids' pjs!"
Perhaps if she'd been a little less cocky and a little more respectful of our thinspiration-worshipping epidemic, we may have mustered up a laugh...


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My Christian blog friend/debate opponent J.K., left some links to a couple of articles about pantheism. Now, I am not a pantheist but I admit I find ideas like pantheism, panentheism, or deism to be orders of magnitude more compelling than metaphysical ideas expressed in popular religions like Christianity or Islam. Now I saw "compelling" in a very vague sense. I see the epistemological ladder laid out like this:
1. What's a "god"? I don't get it at all. (ignostic)
2. I don't know anything about gods. Maybe knowing is in fact impossible. (agnostic)
3. OK, maybe there is some "ground of all being". We could call it "God". (deism, pantheism, etc.)
4. I believe or know the particular nature of God. (Christianity, Islam, etc.)
To brush dangerously close to making yet another post about semantics, levels 1 and 2 are both compatible with atheism (in its weak sense.)
I'm not sure how to jump from 1 to 2, or 2 to 3, except for idle speculation. I think the last leap from 3 to 4 is quite large. For the sake of argument I'm willing to imagine the possibility of 3, but again, only in a very vague sense. I don't see how we can move from that to reliable specifics claimed at level 4.
Here are the two articles by Dr. Norman Geisler:
Pantheism—Part 1: An Exposition [PDF]
Pantheism—Part 2: An Evaluation [PDF]
Part 1 is a general summary of all the flavors of pantheism that have existed or exist today. I won't comment on that one, but it is interesting. I certainly don't come anywhere near most of those types of pantheism since most of the ideas expressed there tip completely over into level 4 with lots of unfounded specifics.
Here are my comments about the criticisms Geisler makes in Part 2. His words are in quotes, and I only quote a few sentences out of many so you should read the article to get the full idea.
1. "The most fundamental criticism of a strictly pantheistic world view is that it is actually unaffirmable by man..."
I agree with him there. I also think that is true (at least so far!) for any other religious or metaphysical idea.
2. "Second, granting that there are no real finite selves or "I's," then there is no such thing as an I-Thou relationship between finite selves nor between men and God"
So what? Maybe that's the way it is, or maybe not. As in the first criticism, there is no way to know. He says some pantheists like Alan Watts try to get out of this "problem" by saying the relationship between the pantheistic god and humans is similar to the Christian ideas of the relationships between the parts of the Christian Trinity. Geisler writes, "This move, however, will not suffice, since the persons of the Trinity are not anchored to finite and changing natures. They interrelate in accordance with the perfect and unchanging unity of one absolute and eternal nature."
I don't think Watts or Geisler accomplish much by referring to the incomprehensible Trinity. I also don't understand how Jesus could be unchanging. Didn't he have a brain which grew and changed over time developing memories and learning new things? Anyway, there is no evidence for either of these ideas.
3. "Third, the basic metaphysical assumption of monism begs the whole question."
OK, I really don't know what he's talking about here, but that's from my lack of education. I do like to see the proper use of "begging the question." Don't let your friends use it incorrectly!
4. "Fourth, the ship of pantheism is wrecked on the reef of evil. Pronouncing evil illusory or less than real is not only hollow to those experiencing evil, but it is philosophically inadequate as well."
Maybe so, but I don't think any religion adequately explains evil and suffering. I suppose as a Christian philosopher Geisler blames suffering, in part, on a fallen creation. I don't see how that is satisfying, let alone being supported by evidence. To play "pantheist advocate" for a moment, I guess one argument would be that God can't (being the universe itself) do anything about evil and suffering. That's just the way it is.
5. "Fifth, there is neither ground for absolute Good nor an ultimate distinction between good and evil in a pantheistic universe."
Once again, so what? I guess a pantheist would say, that's just they way things are, sorry it doesn't appeal to you! Those are the breaks.
6. "Sixth, the pantheistic God is not really personal. Strictly speaking, personality is at best a lesser or lower level of God."
See 5.
7. "Seventh, the pantheistic God is incomplete without creation; he is dependent on the creation that flows from him for the attainment of the perfections that lie latent in his own infinite potentialities."
I don't see how this is different from Geisler's Christian idea of God. He tries to contrast it by saying, "the theistic God is eternally conscious and complete and without need for anything to realize latent potentials. Indeed, the traditional theistic God is pure actuality without any potential in his being whatsoever. While a pantheistic God creates out of necessity and need, the theistic God creates out of love and desire."
Why can't we say it's the other way around? I could say the pantheistic God becomes the universe out of love and desire. Why can't the pantheistic God be eternally conscious too? I don't see any reason to believe one idea over the other.
8. "Eighth, if God is "All" or coextensive in his being with the universe, then pantheism is metaphysically indistinguishable from atheism."
What's the problem with that?
He also writes, "What is more, statements that include everything, such as "God is All," are vulnerable to the charge that they say nothing."
I agree with that. But the pantheist would respond that it doesn't disprove his position either.
9. "Ninth, pantheism involves a contradiction within the nature of God as infinite."
I don't really understand this section either. Why not just say the pantheistic God is finite if there is a problem with the infinite version?
10. "Pantheism's stress on the unknowability or ineffability of God is self-defeating."
I agree with that point. I think the same criticism can be directed at Geisler's own religion though since I always hear talk about God (Yahweh) and his mysterious ways.
It seems like some of these criticisms are aesthetic in nature in that Geisler just doesn't like the pantheistic model of God. In some forms of pantheism, their God is not good, but beyond good and evil. I sense Geisler finds this idea distasteful, which is ironic to me because I often hear Christians say the unattractiveness of some of their own doctrines lends weight to their veracity since nobody would choose to make up such an inconvenient state of affairs! Why can't this also work for the pantheist?
To reiterate, I've said I find the ideas like pantheism to be interesting but I don't have any specific beliefs in that department. I suspect the true nature of reality is completely different from any human religion. I don't have any evidence for that suspicion but I base it on the fact that ancient humans had absolutely no idea about things like quarks, galaxies or DNA. Ancient people weren't just wrong, they were at a completely lower level of ignorance, incapable of even imagining anything close to our current conception of the world. I suspect any inkling of some kind of "ground of all being" is far beyond our current knowledge, many times the difference between the level of ancient people and where we are today.
Thanks for the links J.K., the articles were interesting!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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Contacts and I are not friends. I'm in the process of removing them when I hear the front door to Dominic's townhouse creak open.
"Hey," I call out. "I'll be right there. I'm taking out my contacts."
I realize that I've left my glasses sitting on the couch and slowly make my way there. My vision makes everything look like it was once part of a Monet. I see shapes but objects look painted together, all fuzzy where there should be lines and angles.
He's standing in the hallway and I throw myself into his arms. He smells different, like some fancy men's cologne, with hints of patchouli and something cloyingly thick.
I reach up and lower his head, and we kiss. It's a strange kiss, with sloppy, tonsil-finding tongue that tastes like caramel coffee and cigarettes.
"You've been smoking?" I ask. The man who runs three miles a day, never eats red meat, and is inches from being vegan?
"Hmm," is his response before pulling me back into an embrace. Something feels off and I hear the front door open again.
"What the hell, Damien? Clare?" Dominic's voice. Who is hugging me?
Stepping back, I press the back of my hand to my mouth. I childishly want to start wiping my tongue on my hand. "God, I need my glasses."
On my way to my purse, I bang into furniture until I feel a hand around my waist and smell the clean lime and woodsy scent I could bask in. I grab my glasses. The world is so much better when you can see.
I turn and look at Damien. He could be Dominic's replica, except he's missing dimples, has tats along his neck, and his eyes aren't warm like whiskey.
"I'm a cheater," I say, frowning. "With Dominic's evil twin."
end 8/31/2016
S. Darlington
Categories: Daily Prompt, Prince Charming and Clare, Writings


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How do I get to Lewis? You can fly to Stornoway with Flybe from Belfast, Benbecula, Barra, Birmingham, Campbeltown, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Guernsey, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kirkwall, London (Gatwick), Manchester, Manston (Kent), Norwich, Southampton and Sumburgh. Most of these flights are via Glasgow or Benbecula. There are also flights available from Eastern Airways that fly via Aberdeen. There are three Caledonian Macbrayne Car Ferries that service Lewis. There is a direct Car Ferry from Ullapool on the north-west coast of mainland Scotland that arrives at Stornoway. The two indirect Car Ferries are the Uig (on Skye) to Tarbert ferry and the Berneray to Leverburgh Ferry, further south in the Outer Hebrides.
How do I get around Lewis? There is a very good Bus service on Lewis and there are Buses between Stornoway and all the other main villages and towns on Lewis. There are several Car Hire firms in Lewis such as Lewis Car Rental, Mackinnon's and Arnol Car Hire. Cycle hire is available at Alex Dan's Cycle Centre and Bike Hebrides both located in Stornoway. Taxi's are available from Stornoway Taxi & Courier Services, Hebridean Taxis, Coastal Cabs and Associated Taxis & Couriers, all located in Stornoway. Tours around the Outer Hebrides – including Lewis, are available through Shearings Holidays.
What's worth visiting on Lewis? The Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most important Megalithic complexes in Europe. They are made from local Lewisian gneiss and occupy a beautiful loch side setting. Carloway Broch is one of the best preserved Broch's in Scotland. Some of it's drystone walls rise to a height of over 30ft. The Ness Heritage Centre has many interesting artefacts of life in and around the village of Ness, in the north of Lewis. There is also an impressive amount of information for research such as photographs, video and audio recordings and genealogical records. There are Restored Blackhouses at Gearrannan and at Arnol. The village of Gearrannan also has a Museum and a Cafe. Finally, Shawbost Crofting Museum highlights life in a typical crofting village in the early twentieth century.
Where can I stay on Lewis? The restored Blackhouse village of Gearrannan has self-catering accommodation available, as does Hebrides Self Catering in Stornoway, Mountview Spa Lodge, at Callanish and Whitefalls Spa Lodges, in Breasclete. Also, there is Caberfeidh at South Lochs, Hollyburn at Crulivig, Repose Cottage at Crosspost and Beach Bay Cottage near Uig. There are a few Hotels on Lewis such as the Sandwick Bay Hotel, Cabarfeidh Hotel, Caladh Inn, the Royal Hotel and the County Hotel, all in Stornoway and the Doune Braes Hotel in Carloway. Other Isle of Lewis Hotels are available through Hotels Combined. Other accommodation includes Braighe House, Jannel Bed and Breakfast, Seaside Villa B&B and Carnan Beag all in Stornoway. Broad Bay House is about 7 miles out of Stornoway, as is the excellent Daleview Cottage on Point. Loch Roag Guest House in Breasclete and Planasker Old School in Marvig also provide Bed and Breakfast accommodation. For Hostel accommodation there is the Heb Hostel and Laxdale Bunkhouse in Stornoway and the Garenin Hostel, run by the Gatliff Trust, in Garenin. For campers there is the Eilean Fraoich Camp Site in North Shawbost, Tolsta Chaolais Campsite in Tolsta Chaolais and Laxdale Holiday Park, just outside Stornoway.
Any other information on Lewis? The Lewis Chessmen were found close to Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the early 19th century. The chess pieces consisted of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales' teeth taking the forms of kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and obelisk-shaped pawns.
Other islands in Outer Hebrides: See pages for Baleshare, Barra, Benbecula, Berneray, Eriskay, Grimsay, Harris, Mingulay, North Uist, South Uist, Taransay, Vatersay


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Watch Mike from 'Better Call Saul' in a bizarre 1980s motivational video
Season 4 of Better Call Saul, which wrapped up a few weeks ago, is on the shortlist of my favorite seasons of television ever. The Emmy people have not shown Better Call Saul undue respect—it has never won a single Emmy for anything—but in my view the Vince Gilligan/Peter Gould creation is running rings around every other show in a bunch of different ways. It's got the best acting, the best writing, and the best direction, for starters. Particularly in the writing arena, it's a little preposterous that any other drama would beat Better Call Saul, at least that's my opinion.
One of the amusing aspects of Better Call Saul is that it showcases so many different depictions of excellence in its narrative. Jimmy McGill (later to become Saul Goodman) is a world-class con artist, his brother Chuck is a genius-level attorney, Mike Ehrmantraut is an unusually gifted all-purpose security dude, Gustavo Fring is a regional/international drug kingpin of distinction, and Jimmy's girlfriend Kim is a pretty gifted negotiator of plea deals and the like as a sideline to her regular gig of representing multinational corporations (with Jimmy, she also grifts unwitting saps for fun). The show has a deep abiding interest in professionalism and excellence in all of its forms.
As portrayed by Jonathan Banks, the utterly unflappable Mike Ehrmantraut has become the object of no small fascination. I know several people who'd swap places with him in an instant, given the option. Until he landed the role of Mike in Breaking Bad, Banks was a respected if by no means famous character actor whose notable credits had included the TV series Wiseguy and the movies Freejack and Gremlins.
One of Banks' early credits was a bizarre self-help videotape from 1985 called You Can Win! Negotiating for Power, Love and Money. The videotape was intended to showcase the penetrating insights of a lady named Dr. Tessa Albert Warschaw. I'm guessing that You Can Win! was tolerably successful in its day—before most everyone had the ability to call up life advice on the Internet—for as recently as 2015 she was appearing at a TEDxPasadenaWomen event discussing the importance of resiliency.
In You Can Win! Banks is given the task of portraying the idealized "type" of "the Dictator," the unpleasant, exacting prig who has precise expectations in every interaction. The video alternates between explanations from Dr. Warschaw and demonstrations of the insights by a team of NYC actors who are really not bad at all, the whole thing is really fairly good but just horribly dated. Skip through it for the bits involving Banks (who knows, you might have a use for a clip of Banks saying the words "Massage! … ha ha ha ha ha ha, don't be perverse"). But mainly it's best to think of it as a highly bizarre conceptual play.
via r/ObscureMedia
Previously on Dangerous Minds:
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The hilarious 'Squat Cobbler' scene from 'Better Call Saul' will become legendary
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