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Plumbing Works
Westbuild routinely undertake all types of plumbing works, either as part of an overall contract or a specific client requirement. All works are undertaken by qualified plumbers and typical works would include:-
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* Dividend to be about 20 pct of net income
* Sees 2015 EPS $7.25 to $8.60
* Sees 2015 revenue $16 bln to $18 bln
* Shares down 4.6 percent (Adds analyst, CEO comment, updates shares)
By Bill Berkrot
NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Amgen Inc (AMGN.O) provided a financial forecast for 2015 above Wall Street estimates and said it will begin paying a dividend this year amounting to about 20 percent of its adjusted net income, and increasing going forward.
The world's largest biotechnology company told a meeting of investors and analysts at a New York hotel on Thursday that it expects 2015 revenue of $16 billion to $18 billion and earnings of $7.25 per share to $8.60 per share.
Analysts on average are estimating 2015 earnings of $7.16 per share and revenue of $16.95 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, but Amgen shares fell nearly 5 percent.
Sanford Bernstein analyst Geoffrey Porges said investors may be disappointed that the low end of the revenue forecast represents just 1 percent growth over current revenue.
Other analysts said there was likely near-term concern over potential declines in use and sales of Amgen's anemia drug Epogen in kidney dialysis patients.
Amgen said it expects sales of its new denosumab products — the cancer drug Xgeva and osteoporosis medicine Prolia — to reach $3 billion to $4 billion in 2015.
"We're determined to work hard to make the forecast that we present to you today a reality, or better," Chief Executive Kevin Sharer told his audience at the company's first such meeting since 2008.
Sharer, 63, told Reuters in an interview that there will be a new CEO to see the 2015 forecasts through.
"I will not be here in 2015," Sharer said definitively.
"In the next few years I'm sure we'll have a management transition, but we're not announcing any dates or anything," he said. Amgen does not have a mandatory retirement age.
Analysts and investors had been expecting Amgen to announce initiation of a dividend after months of expressing displeasure with the idea that the company might use its large cash balance for a major acquisition rather than returning money to shareholders.
The Amgen board also authorized repurchases of up to an additional $5 billion of its common stock, bringing the average return to shareholders to about 60 percent of adjusted net income through 2015, including the dividend.
Sharer stressed that Amgen intends to continue its research and development spending and said, "when we do acquisitions we cannot be seduced simply by accounting benefits."
Research chief Roger Perlmutter said the company will report late-stage clinical results on five drugs over the next five years, and sees a "high probability of success" in experimental drugs for psoriasis and osteoporosis.
Analysts have expressed particular interest in the potential of AMG 785, which has demonstrated an ability to increase bone density in midstage osteoporosis studies.
Amgen also said it plans to expand into emerging markets and Japan, making investments in Japan beyond its current partnership arrangements there.
"We have a long-term objective of being an operating company in Japan," Sharer said, calling it a commitment.
Xgeva, for preventing fractures in cancer that has spread to the bones, is off to a strong start with sales of $42 million in its first full quarter on the market, far exceeding Wall Street expectations. The drug is widely seen as Amgen's most important future growth driver.
The Prolia launch has been disappointing to Wall Street so far, with slow adoption by physicians, and reimbursement roadblocks.
Amgen expects Prolia sales to accelerate once it gains Medicare Part D reimbursement and more primary care providers come on board. The company said it was confident that Prolia will eventually become a blockbuster drug.
The news was not as optimistic for its anemia franchise that has seen sales erode since 2007, after safety concerns emerged.
The company said that, due to reimbursement changes, it expects a mid-teens decline in utilization of the anemia drugs this year. In first-quarter results reported on Wednesday, sales of the older red blood cell booster Epogen fell 14 percent.
However, Amgen sees profitability for its still growing blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis drug Enbrel improving following expiration of a profit sharing agreement with Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) in late 2013.
Enbrel sales for the first quarter climbed 9 percent to $875 million. The company said it does not expect competition to Enbrel from biosimilars in the foreseeable future.
Amgen said it sees a significant opportunity for its own fledgling biosimilar business beyond 2015.
Amgen shares were down 4.6 percent at $54.57 in afternoon trade on Nasdaq. (additional reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York and Deena Beasley in Los Angeles; editing by Gerald E. McCormick, Dave Zimmerman and Gunna Dickson)


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jilhutch needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
Dynamic Mastermind Alliance
We connect successful people to others who will challenge, support and encourage them to reach their full potential. Everyone who joins wants to play a bigger game. It's about growing, about stretching.
Ideal target market - business owner, investor or entrepreneur who has reached a measure of success already, and is now feeling like they have outgrown their current place - and want to expand further but don't know how to connect with those that are playing a bigger game than they are.
Please be original. Design needs to be simple and self-evident when seen on the web tab top - like 99 designs, Elance, Facebook, Google - The DMA initials should either be simple and the main design, or a logo that represents DMA.
Design should be elegant, classy, with a bit of fun.
Demographics - leaders age 35-65; thought leaders who are used to winning, getting what they want; focused when they want to be, big picture.
typically people who give advice to others and have the answers, but equally willing to learn. Humble, intelligent.
Dynamic Mastermind Alliance is a division of Evolve Dynamic Pty Ltd, so logos should be compatible, but do not restrict your design purely because of the Evolve Dynamic Logo, it can stand out on its own, as a unique brand.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Learn about the Kanban method and how it can help a variety of businesses and industries achieve reduced time to market, increased productivity, and other benefits.
Learning Kanban
If you're new to Kanban, here's an introduction to what it is and how it works. Laying a solid foundation will help you achieve a sustainable Kanban system.
Kanban: The Importance of Process Policies
In Kanban, defining your process policies and making them visible are symbiotic components of effective teams. Learn why these "rules of the road" are so important.
Limiting Your Work-In-Progress (WIP)
Get introduced to the concept of limiting your work-in-progress (WIP) and learn why it is so critical in a successful Kanban initiative.
The Joy and Pain of Limiting WIP
LeanKit CEO Chris Hefley explains why limiting work in process (WIP) is simultaneously the most rewarding and the most challenging principle of Kanban.
Myth: Multitasking Saves Time
Multitasking is a common phenomenon in business, but it can easily harm overall productivity. Learn why limiting our work in process truly matters.
Top Kanban Blogs
Stay up to date with the latest thoughts from leading Kanban experts and practitioners with this selection of top blogs.
3 Reasons IT Ops Uses Lean Flow (Kanban for DevOps part 1 of 3)
Dominica DeGrandis explains three key reasons why IT Ops teams and those implementing a DevOps value chain use a lean flow approach to product development.
Agile Development
Learn about Agile development and how it can help your team rapidly deliver better software.
Kanban and Agile
Learn how Kanban supports Agile work methods and how it can lead to improved team efficiency.
Benefits of Using a Pull System
Using a pull system can improve your workflow and decrease cycle time. Learn more about pull systems and how they relate to Kanban.
What is an Electronic Kanban?
With an electronic kanban board, you can easily track the progress of ongoing projects and get instant visibility in real time.
Kanban vs. Scrum: What are the differences?
Learn the primary differences between Scrum and Kanban as systems in knowledge work.
The ABCs of Kanban Webinar
LeanKit and Agile Innovation partner to discuss three of the critical first steps in Kanban: visualizing work, limiting WIP, and managing flow.
Task Management with Kanban
A picture is worth a thousand words, and visual task management provides just the tool to keep you organized and on target.
Project Management Software
As companies compete in today's fast-paced marketplace, the need for project management software has never been greater. And not just any project management software: Software that helps project managers foresee what's to come and that helps…
Online Collaboration Software for Project Management
Online collaboration software has recently become the number one tool used by distributed project teams. Sometimes referred to as project ware or project collaboration software, online collaboration platforms help people communicate and make it easier…
Project Management
What is it to be a project manager? There are many definitions, and it can really mean whatever you want it to, depending on the job.
How to Manage Projects Using an Online Kanban Board
Once you understand the concept behind what a Kanban board is, take a moment to learn more about how they can help you plan and manage projects in a visual way.
How to Use Kanban Software
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Colourful Cities of India
Colours brings us together, they do not have any language but still every colour says something and has its significance in every aspect of our life. We are extremely lucky that we born in "The Incredible India" which is a group of thousand hues that make it what it is! Each city in India has some colour associated to it. We listed some of the best of them, actually the Top 10 colourful places everyone must see in India or the colourful cities of India
#Tulip Garden in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
It is rightly said by someone for Kashmir If there is #paradise on earth : "Its here, Its here, Its here!". The beautiful & colourful Tulip gardens of Kashmir are Nature's best gift to this paradise on earth.
Nainital in Uttarakhand
One of the beautiful lake city of India and a jewel in the state of Uttarakhand. The shine of this jewel becomes more vibrant by its lakes, boats, shikaras and yachts. The destination is worth visiting at least once.
#Holi in Vrindavan (Full of Colours), Uttar Pradesh
Who in India do not know about the famous Holi of Vrindavan. An ancient cum mythological city on the banks of the Yamuna River, believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna. People from all over the world come here together to play the festival of colours (Holi).
Pondicherry's French Colonies
French left India very long time ago, but the taste and glimpse of their culture can still be seen in the French colonies of Pondicherry. The beautiful streets, which line the older part of the town are a heaven for the calm and peace seeking traveller. Gallic style of architecture, the French Colonies of Pondicherry are a true measure of its beauty.
The #Pink City, Jaipur, Rajasthan
The heritage city of India also know as the Pink City with a great historical importance. The city has retained its pink colour of hospitality from the time of Maharajas. When viewed from a distance the Pink City embodies all the beauteous charm that it is so famous for!
McleodGanj in Himachal Pradesh
Also, sometimes known as the mini Tibet of India. A small, meditative and spiritual hill station of Himachal Pradesh, McLeod Ganj is the destination of choice for many, who have had too much of the slick city life and now just want to be by themselves in the company of beautiful nature.
Colourful Ghats of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Popularly known as "Kaashi" amongst Hindus, resting on the banks of the Holy Ganga River, the Ghats of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh are places of great worship for every hindu in the world. It is said that, you can actually see life come to a full circle around these Ghats. The most colourful and famous amongst them is the Dashashwamedh Ghat, where a puja that is performed to worship Lord Shiva.
#Kaas Plateau, Satara in Maharashtra
Not much famous and unexplored by most of Indians, The Kaas Plateau is one of the most beautiful plateaus in India. It is Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Biodiversity Site. In the months of August to September the region transforms into a beautiful carpet of almost 850 different species of flowers all of which are unique to the region.
Magical Blues of Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Do you know why Jodhpur is Blue in Colour? The answer is : It is believed that the city used to suffer from a huge termite problem and thus, the locals began adding Copper Sulphate to their whitewashes, which lent the city its beautiful blue colour. But its magical blue ambience makes it one of the most photogenic city of India.
Colours In The Valley Of Flowers, Uttarakhand
Valley of Flowers is a very beautiful national park in Uttarakhand. As you walk from the nearby town of Joshimath to complete this 17km long trek, you are greeted by the heady scent of forest flowers and the vibrant reds of wild strawberries.


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Air Traffic Controllers use Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) as an alternative to secondary radar to track aircraft. The ADS-B is transmitted by the aircraft and contains information such as GPS position, pressure, altitude, and callsign among other things at a 1090 MHz frequency, which can be decoded using any of a number of software tools.
[Mike Field] lives near an airport, and decided he wanted to peek into the tracking signals for fun. He turned to an RTL-based TV Dongle. Since the stock antenna was not cutting it, he decided to make one specifically for the 1090 MHz signal. His design is based on Coaxial Collinear Antenna for ADS-B Receiver by [Dusan Balara] which uses pieces of the coaxial cable cut to the right length. There are a number of calculations involved in determining the size of the cable, however, the hack in this design is the way he uses a USB based oscilloscope to measure the speed of RF waves inside the line in question.


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Housekeeping: Ocean City, MD
Category: Hospitality, Housekeeping
BesTemps of Salisbury is currently seeking Hotel Housekeepers for positions in Ocean City, MD…
Essential Responsibilities:
* Provides professional and courteous service at all times.
* Cleans and maintains all public areas, storage areas and administrative areas.
* Clean rooms on request
* Run supplies and service items to guestrooms as requested
* Dusts, vacuums and overall maintains all public areas, hallways, restaurants, bars, rest areas and other spaces assigned.
* Polishes metalwork and furniture.
* Collects soiled linens for laundering and received and stores linen supplies in appropriate locations.
* Vacuums floors.
* Cleans restrooms.
* Removes trash
* Office cleaning
* Refurnishes areas with supplies as required.
* Removes and disposes of trash.
* Attends monthly department meetings.
* Completes projects as determined by executive housekeeper.
Job Requirements:
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Commercial Painting and Drywall Services
Delta City Painters Commercial Painting is a full service painting and drywall company.
We can help upgrade and transform your place of business. We have a large team of highly-qualified experts that can manage and complete your job on time and on budget.
We understand business like yours need a non-intrusive professional solution when hiring a commercial painting and drywall company. We will work with you to understand your project scope as well as establish a sensible strategy that fits your requirements. We will give you a single point of contact, leading industry expertise and our unmatched "Delta City Difference" customer service.
We use special industry recommended protective coatings that are highly resistant to the Chicagoland area elements as well as enduring specific "high traffic areas". It is the attention to detail that sets Delta above the rest.
Our Residential Interior Expertise Includes:
- Building Painting
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We offer the following additional commercial painting services to save you the time and hassle of doing them on your own, including:
- Warehouses & Distribution Facilities
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Our painting services focus on:
- Providing excellent value for your investment
- Delivering a full range of services: from detail and quality to volume and productivity
- Evaluating your project specifications and keeping everything organized thru completion
- Meeting the high demands of every project according to the budget using a variety of painting methods such as brushes, rollers and spray
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Civil Litigation
Experienced litigation lawyers
Civil litigation refers to legal disputes in which one party is accused of having committed a wrong, but not a crime. Such disputes are often remedied by compensation to the wronged person or by an injunction that prevents the wrongdoer from violating your rights again. The list of areas that sits under the practice of Civil Litigation is therefore extremely broad.
Our experienced team of civil litigators are well-versed in all aspects of civil law in Singapore and are ideally positioned to help and assist you with all of your civil litigation matters. Drawing on our extensive experience with clients from a range of industries, we are always prepared and ready to assist you.
Please get in touch to discuss your unique situation and we'll be able to advise you on any potential next steps. Initial consultations are usually free.
Areas including
- Contract disputes
- Negligence claims
- Fraud
- Libel and slander
- Sale of goods
- Injunctions
- Property disputes
- Landlord and tenant disputes
Why choose us?
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Lawyers in Singapore are regulated
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Metal Mulisha Men's Jail Break Short Sleeve Tee
The first thing you're gonna wanna do if you ever find yourself in jail is to break out. Whether that means posting bail and doing it the legal way is up to you. But if you're wearing the Jail Break shirt when the cop arrests you, you'll probably just get charged for being SICK and then released on your own recognizance.


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- @GoodTexture Confirmed, no salt in @Saaltco. 1 day ago
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Nectarine Weekend!
Here at MOMs we're gearing up for a Friday delivery of fresh, organic yellow nectarines that we'll have on a super sale all weekend and into next week, as supplies permit. Besides the fact that biting into a ripe organic … Continue reading
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New MOM's in the Neighborhood!
Last Friday I made a trek up to Philadelphia to meet with the staff of our up-coming Bryn Mawr, PA store. The team in Bryn Mawr is smart, fun and ready to work hard for our community, so it was … Continue reading
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My Journey in Environmental Restoration (E.R.)
As I come close to five years working for MOM's, I am amazed by how much I have been able to learn and experience. I have met and learned from so many great people within and associated with the company. … Continue reading
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What's cookin? Mixed Bean Salad
I love bean salad because you can put just about anything in it, and it'll be tasty. It's fun to experiment with different ingredients, and one batch of bean salad can be different each day of the week by mixing … Continue reading
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What's cookin? Mango Salsa!
I love mango, especially during warm weather! This salsa recipe makes a good guacamole as well (just add a few more avocados and mix it more smooth than chunky). Prep time about 20 minutes. I served mine with corn-and-bean tacos. … Continue reading
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These crunchy chips make kale a fun snack! They can be baked and stored or eaten warm and are a great side dish or afternoon treat. Total prep and cook time about 25 minutes. Quantities are easily adjustable to suit … Continue reading
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What's cookin? Sausage & Chickpea Stew with Marinara
This tasty stew has a kick to it, and is hearty and warming in the winter. Serves 5. Most prep can be done during the cooking, total prep + cooking time about 50 minutes. Gluten- and dairy-free. Easily vegetarian/vegan by … Continue reading
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Mobile App Released
The biggest project we have been working on for the last year is not even a website, it is a complete overhaul of our university mobile app. We began this process over a year ago, and it finally went live on Monday.
It is available on the app stores now, either as an update to the previous app or a new download if you do not already have it installed. If you don't, I highly encourage you to go and give it a look.
The new app, based on the Kurogo platform, will be a significant improvement over the previous version. Our guiding principle in the project has been to identify content that will be useful for our campus users and get it within the app. The Kurogo platform helps us in this by providing the concept of personas – instead of trying to cram all of the content onto a single dashboard the users can select their audience type and see a screen with content relevant to them.
We do not see this as a one-and-done project. While Phase I consisted largely of replicating the content from the previous version of the app into the new platform, the entire project will be a multi-phase process where we continually bring in more content, more services, and more audiences.
Our hope is that this can become an important content platform that is embraced and wholeheartedly used by our campus community.
Mobile Web Development at Texas A&M
I think everybody in our industry pretty much knows the speed at which smart phones and tablet devices are being adopted by the public, and even becoming users' first choice of how to browse the web. We have seen waves of new technology before, but the speed at which these devices are being adopted is something we have never seen before. By nature, higher ed is slow to react, and this is no exception. Many of us realize that something needs to be done to meet this new demand, but the decentralized nature of campus web development has left us without a uniform strategy. Marcomm, along with TAMU IT, the library, and a few others across campus, are working to change that.
When discussing mobile web delivery, there are three basic areas that need to be covered — native web apps, mobile web sites, and traditional web sites made mobily accessible.
Native Apps
We're all familiar with native apps. We go to the Apple Store or Andriod Market and download them all the time. Whether it is games like Angry Birds or an information suite like TAMUMobile, these are self-contained programs written specifically for each device platform.
Apple has done an outstanding marketing job and made these things a ubiquitous part of everyday life. Everyone now assumes "there's an app for that" and that in order to be hip, cool, and sexy you have to provide your mobile information on an app. When talking to departments across campus we see this ingrained response quite often…the first (and often only) thing they want to talk about is app development.
When looking at a campus mobile strategy, though, we need to step back a bit and look at how each piece fits into the overall offering. So, who really needs a native app, and when do they need one? To be honest, most organizations on campus probably don't need one. The expense of building and maintaining separate apps doesn't make sense for most departments. More importantly, though, most campus units just don't have content that belongs in an app. Apps should be limited to application content rather than flat text-based content, and ideally should be something that requires the processing power or other capabilities of the device hardware itself (camera, GPS, etc.) While exceptions certainly exist, most of this type of content will be of wide enough use that it would be better to include within the university level TAMUMobile app suite.
Mobile Websites
Mobile websites are those which are specifically build for a mobile audience. These people have different content needs from those visiting normal websites. You must therefore not just design for a device that has different capabilities, you must design for a completely different user. The mobile user has different needs and expectations from a desktop user, give them the content they need. The user IS mobile, not just HOLDING one.
The legitimate case for a mobile website is probably far easier to make than for a native application. These websites might be web applications themselves, but will not rely on special hardware needs of the device. They will instead be features of content that users who are on-the-go are looking for. They are a perfect alternative, then, to a phone app when it comes to providing basic information through text content. It would be targeted information, though, and would probably be more focused and contain less that would your full web site.
Because of the nature of these websites, they will tend to be high profile and central to the business of the university. In order to maintain a common branding effort to all of these sites, a central mobile team is looking at providing a mobile framework that will work cross-platform and allow you wrap the content from your choice of development tools with a common university mobile style. Details will be released to the campus community once the process gets a little further along.
Making your Website Mobile
Making your website mobile is not the same thing as making a mobile website. While a mobile website features audience-specific text and organization, the mobile view of your traditional website focuses instead on simply making your full content easily viewable on a mobile device. Mobile websites are audience driven, mobile views are device driven. We do this through reactive, or adaptive design.
It many ways it would have perhaps been better to start with this topic because it is the one section that everyone really should implement. Given the proliferation of mobile devices, it is now becoming imperative that your content is viewable on them. We would not any longer dream of making a website that couldn't be viewed on a Mac or on a particular browser. We should now think of mobile devices as being in that same category. We really should not be producing new websites that are not viewable and easily usable on mobile devices.
This development is relatively simple now, whether through the use of simple CSS media selectors or full blown frameworks like Foundation. A Google search will produce more articles and documentation than I can review. At Marcomm we have begun adopting this philosophy for all of our own websites, starting with the main university site. We are still experimenting with the techniques we want to use, but we are fully committed to the process.
I understand that many of us on campus want to jump on the mobile bandwagon, and all of us should be involved to some extent. It makes sense, though, to add mobile as an element of your overall web strategy rather than trying to shoe-horn your content into the mobile arena. If none of your web content is mobily accessible, the first thing you should do is start looking at how you can redesign your current website to include mobile friendly views. This works better when the design is incorporated from the ground up, but old sites can be retrofitted with the proper use of media queries in your style sheets. Also look and see if you have content that should be presented on a separate mobile website. Again, this should only be done when you are trying to reach a particular audience with is also mobile, but it is a great way of connecting your users quickly to the content that they need. Finally, if your content is something of campus-wide interest or which requires the use of device hardware, consider a native phone app. Marcomm, TAMU IT, and others across campus are moving together in this direction. Look for more information from each of us in the upcoming weeks.


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Ben Te'o and Billy Vunipola have apologised to team-mates after they returned late from a drinking session following England's 38-38 Guinness Six Nations draw with Scotland.
The pair broke team rules by staying out until the early hours of Sunday morning when the rest of the squad had gone back to their hotel in west London.
It is understood that England consider the matter dealt with and there will be no repercussions from head coach Eddie Jones.
Players are allowed to drink to under Jones and while there is no curfew in place, it is expected that the team stay together while out.
It is only the second beach of discipline since Jones took over in December 2015 - the first saw Manu Tuilagi and Denny Solomona sent home from a pre-season training camp in 2017 because of a similar offence.
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Now as Ralph's been know to say - 'It's not always about the music' - so when invited to the first birthday party (yes there was cake) of the Maghull Comedy Club on the outskirts of Liverpool it would have been rude to refuse.
As you may (or not) be aware I've been honing my stand-up skills with the Stand Up To Stigma mental health project thanks to the comedy Jedi Master that is Sam Avery, who also MC's the monthly Maghull Comedy Club.
It's a surprisingly salubrious venue situated in the local Town Hall and the hall and bar upstairs was filled to near capacity creating a boisterous but never hostile atmosphere. Sam Avery warms the crowd up with his cheeky local lad stylee and quick witted banter. What's always an encouraging sign is that the majority of the crowd are regulars (and non-stop fuel for his comedy quick-fire routine).
First up Geordie lad Barry Dodds who's observational humour outweighs his youthful years. His routine on microwaving a bar of soap (don't use Imperial Leather or it'll kill your microwave) to make it larger thereby freaking out his ketomine infused flatmate is an absolute classic.
No surprise he's in demand on the comedy circuit. One to watch!
After a short interval (with aforementioned Birthday Cake) Sam takes to the stage again disarming the audience before introducing the headliner, none other than multi-award winning Time Out Comedian Of The Year and Michael McIntyre favourite, Paul Tonkinson.
He takes observational humour of family life to a new level, and his Woolyback infused lampooning of his wife (I'm certain she's never watched a show as he's still alive) and kids is inspirational.
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- LAST REVIEWED: 03 October 2016
- LAST MODIFIED: 27 November 2013
- DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199827251-0114
- LAST REVIEWED: 03 October 2016
- LAST MODIFIED: 27 November 2013
- DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199827251-0114
Tomás Rivera (b. 1935–d. 1984) was born in Crystal City, Texas, the son of Mexican immigrants, and grew up working alongside his parents as a migrant farmworker throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Michigan, and Minnesota. Rivera graduated from Southwest Texas State University, earning a master's degree in English and administration, and later from the University of Oklahoma, earning his doctorate in Spanish literature (1969). Following a few years teaching, Rivera pursued a career in administration, becoming the first Mexican-American chancellor of the University of California, Riverside (1979–1984). At 48, Rivera died unexpectedly from a heart attack, leaving behind a legacy as a central figure in Chicana/o literature and education. His working class upbringing and his experience as a farm laborer informed his highly praised novel . . .y no se lo tragó la tierra (1971). Initially, Rivera had a difficult time getting his work published due in part to the fact that it was primarily written in Spanish and many publishers worried that the language barrier would restrict his audience. Regardless, Quinto Sol, a company that focused on promoting Chicano literature, proudly published . . .tierra and awarded Rivera the first Quinto Sol Award. . . . y no se lo tragó la tierra was paramount in depicting the social and political injustices prevalent in Mexican-American communities; additionally, it was critically acclaimed for its complex nonlinear narrative form. The novel, rendered through disjointed memories, comes to reflect a collective consciousness that proves to be a source of empowerment for the Chicana/o community. Many prominent scholars and critics have credited . . . tierra with embodying the ethos of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement that celebrates ethnic difference and collective identity. Additionally, the critical impact of the novel on Chicana/o literature and studies is evidenced by the numerous scholarly studies that identify it as one of the seminal works of emerging Mexican-American literature. Since its original publication in Spanish, the novel has since been translated by Herminio Ríos C as . . . And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (1971); by Rivera's colleague and close friend Rolando Hinojosa-Smith as The Migrant Earth (1987); and also by Evangelina Vigil-Piñon as . . . And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (1988), considered to be the definitive translation. During Rivera's administrative career, he published a collection of poems, Always and Other Poems (1973). Posthumously, The Harvest (1989), a collection of Rivera's prose as well as a fragment of an unfinished novel, and two more collections of Rivera's poetry were published (1990, 1991).
General Overviews
The work listed in this section provides both readers and scholars with important introductions and overviews of Rivera and his writing. Lattin, et al. 1988 is an excellent collection of essays on Rivera and a useful entry point that also contains Maguire 1988. Spence 1988 (cited under Bibliographies) offers an early bibliographic guide to scholarship on Rivera. Martinez 1992 compiles a comprehensive collection of Rivera's life and work. Guajaro 1992 gives us a pointed review on Rivera's posthumously published The Harvest. Olivares 1985 includes national and international perceptive essays that focus on specific aspects of Rivera's work and life, while Patell 2004 offers a general introduction to the author in the context of popular culture.
Guajaro, Paul. "A Late Harvest: A Review of the Collected Stories of Tomás Rivera." Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingue 17.3 (September–December 1992): 279–284.
Review of The Harvest, a posthumously published collection of Rivera's prose comprised of six stories, four of which were previously published, as well as a fragment of an unfinished novel.
Lattin, Vernon E., Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, and Gary D. Keller, eds. Tomás Rivera 1935–1984: The Man and His Work. Tempe, AZ: Bilingual Review, 1988.
Collection comprised of scholarly contributions in honor of Rivera's personal and professional life. Also contains poems drawings, and photographs. Contributors include an impressive list of Chicana/o scholars and artists including Leal, Teresa and Alfonso Rodríguez, Arias, Daydí-Tolson, Martínez-S., and Spence.
Maguire, John David. "Searching: When Old Dreams Find Their Youth Again." In Tomás Rivera 1935–1984: The Man and His Work. Edited by Vernon E. Lattin, Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, and Gary D. Keller, 106–112. Tempe, AZ: Bilingual Review, 1988.
Presented as a distinguished lecture in memory of Rivera at the 1985 National Conference on Higher Education. The first of the annual Tomás Rivera Lectures, and commemorates the "six elements that were at the center of [Rivera's] incandescent life, cut short" (p. 106).
Martinez, Armando M. Guide to the Tomás Rivera Archive. Riverside: UCR Libraries, University of California, Riverside, 1992.
A good place to start if interested in visiting the Tomás Rivera Archive (see Archives) compiled by Martinez.
Olivares, Julián. "International Studies in Honor of Tomás Rivera." In Special Issue: International Studies in Honor of Tomás Rivera. Edited by Julián Olivares. Revista Chicano-Riquena 13.3–4 (Fall–Winter 1985): 24–25.
In this entire issue devoted to Rivera, leading critics of Chicana/o literature including Rolando Hinojosa-Smith and Americo Paredes, as well as European critics, survey Rivera's prose and poetry.
Patell, Cyrus R. K. "Emergent Ethnic Literatures: Native American, Hispanic, Asian American." In A Concise Companion to Postwar American Literature and Culture. Edited by Josephine G. Hendin, 351–382. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2004.
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Interestingly placed in the wide-ranging anthology that also covers bebop and Jewish fiction, chapter identifies Rivera's . . .tierra central to the formation of a Chicana/o literature. Details such as Rivera's "estampa, or sketch form, popularized by Julio Torri in Mexico make this an ideal supplemental biographical resource" (pp. 367–368).
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For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you," says the Lord. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land." (Jeremiah 29:11-14 NLT)
Walking with God is a beautiful adventure, giving our hearts to Jesus, doesn't mean we will always have an easy time at life or a walk in the park – it means that we will always have a guide, a defender, and a protector. Not until we get to Heaven (our true and final home) will everything be perfect.
"…He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever." (Revelation 21:4 NLT)
Until we get to Heaven, we have to live here on Earth (our temporary home) and that means we are in enemy territory. As a Child of God, you are an enemy to the devil and he will do whatever he can to keep you from receiving the blessings and favor that God has planned for you.
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8 NLT)
Our Earthly home holds many seasons for us, the key to not just surviving the seasons of life but thriving are found in our walk with God. How close do we cling to our guide – is it wholeheartedly? Or only when we encounter bad times? Have you noticed that when life is going smoothly, no bumps in the road, no turbulent weather, we tend to drift on the path laid before us; sometimes to the left or to the right, not so intent on following closely to our Guide, our God – instead we're distracted by the buzzing around us and losing focus on the Light that has been shining on us. It's not until the clouds roll in, the conditions get harsh, that we notice we haven't been paying attention to our Guide, and have somehow gotten off path – then we call out to God, only to learn that He never left us, no matter how far we got off our path, He was there all along, waiting patiently for us.
Be strong, courageous, and firm; fear not nor be in terror before them, for it is the Lord your God Who goes with you; He will not fail you or forsake you. (Deuteronomy 31:6 AMP)
The enemy deceives, he entices, he lies, and uses our own pride (the very thing that got him cast out of Heaven) to convince us that we don't need God. Sometimes the devil wants us to believe we've messed up too much to return to God, that He would never take us back, so we might as well continue with our diversions or maybe just figure out this problem on our own and the further we get away from God, the easier the lies are to believe and we become more like those who never knew God.
Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4 NLT)
Pride blinds – our pride tells us that we can fix it, we don't need anyone's help, we got ourselves in this mess, we can get ourselves out – God doesn't want our pride, He wants our obedience. When we make mistakes, He wants us to ask forgiveness, but He wants us to humble ourselves and acknowledge that He is God and that we NEED Him, not just to help us out of our problems, but that we NEED Him everyday in every situation.
Know whom you're dealing with!
God alone is powerful enough to create the earth.
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He alone understands enough to stretch out the heavens. (Jeremiah 10:12 VOICE)
God isn't a 'Cure-All-Your-Problems' solution to be taken out only when needed, God is our Heavenly Father – He desires a relationship with us, He wants to be a part of our everyday lives, He wants to share in our joys and comfort us in our sorrows. God is the Almighty Creator of the Universe, we were each created for a purpose, we each have that stirring within ourselves that until we've fulfilled our calling will leave a void that cannot be filled.
Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; (Jeremiah 1:5 AMP)
We each have a purpose, we each were created by God – for God, we each have been given God's promises, we each have been given the opportunity to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We can navigate this life blindly without our Guide and Light, or we can call upon our Lord and God and follow Him – follow Him ALWAYS, through the seasons of plenty and the seasons of plight, just barely surviving or thriving – the choice has always been ours.