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Marketing Activities are basically divided into four basic elements, which together are referred to as Marketing Mix.
Product stands for goods/services offered by a company. A product, service or an idea may also be defined as a product which is given to customers in exchange for a price.
Different types of Products:
Typical characteristics of a product, service or idea include the following:
Once the customer needs are identified, it is necessary to plan the product and continue to analyze whether the product satisfies the customer needs. If not, make changes to the product/service till it satisfies the target customer base. Care has to be taken that the product which is chosen is proper and that it will satisfy the needs of the people. If proper investigation/market survey is not done then there are chances that new product may fail.
Price is the value in terms of money that customers will pay for the product/services. The pricing of the product/service has to be appropriate for it to be accepted by the customers.
Parameters determining the price:
Example: television set manufacturer may have to determine prices for the distributor, dealer and ultimate consumer.
Promotional activities are important for selling the product to the target customers.
There are four ways for promoting the sales:
Various combinations of the above promotional mix are used depending upon the nature of the product/service and other factors.
Example:Eureka Forbes utilizes its salesman for door-door selling of its home products Euro clean, Aquagurad because those products require proper demonstration.
Place/Physical Distribution means decision about whether the product is to be Marketed through whole sellers /retailers or through companies' own stores or through sole selling, agents etc.
Multiple definitions exist for place or placement of a product.
It also includes logistics aspects of the distribution such as warehousing, transportation, insurance etc. The optimum method has to be determined in terms of both consumers satisfaction and profitability to the company. Physical distribution consists of the activities involved in moving Products or services from producer to consumer.
Examples include: Transportation, Warehousing and storage, Oder processing, Inventory Control and Location.


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Upbeat, emotional, character capabilities,flexible
Voice Description
Comedic and upbeat for spots/promos.
Smooth and professional for presentations.
Character capabilities for spots/promos or where applicable or desired by client.
Flexible to fit most any desired sound and reach multiple demographics.
Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:
• English - USA and Canada
I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes
• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)
Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)
• Non-Union Jobs
My Union Affiliations and Memberships
My Recording and Delivery Capabilities
• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail
Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer
• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project
My Home Base
, Oklahoma, United States
Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects
Accents: Country, Canadian, New England, All-American, European exchange student/transplant.
Impersonations: George W. Bush, Jim Carrey, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), more to be added as I remember them.
Characterizations: Genie, hockey player, Aussie, hillbilly, stoner, surfer, more to be added as I remember them.
My Voice Experience
This all started as the result of people telling me as a kid, "you have to do impressions!" Many years later, after realizing that physical labor was not my thing and that making a living by doing what I love is attainable, here I am. I started doing voice work in 2008 for my college station, KRSC in Claremore, OK, and eventually interned at KMYZ & KTSO (Shamrock Communications) in Tulsa, OK, where I began to voice track a local music web radio show on TulsaOriginalMusic.com (2009) and was noticed and brought aboard the FM stations to do production and voice work (2009).
My Training
B.A. in Communications- Graduation date: Spring 2011.
Internship: Shamrock Communications- 2009 Spring/Summer/Fall semesters.
Thoroughly trained in Adobe Audition 3.0 during my internship.
My Studio Equipment
Access to multi-mic digital studio with Adobe Audition 3.0, Trim Label & Convert, VoiceTracker32, bed music library, sound effects library, email access for sending files.
Additional Skills
Copywriting services are available and considered my specialty. Upbeat and active lifestyle with the ability to translate that onto paper and through words to reach an audience of my age demographic. Mature and responsible with ability to reach an older demographic. Youthful spirit and relatable to younger audience.
Payment Methods Accepted
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Small grains have long played an important role in Maine agriculture, and their value is increasing with new markets for a greater variety of grains, pulses, and oilseeds. Here you will find information on growing these field crops for feed, food, and energy.
See News and Events for upcoming twilight meetings and workshops.
Our Maine Grain and Oilseed Newsletter provides production and research information to Maine's grain, pulse, and oilseed producers. Information includes tips on production, fertility, marketing, pest management, and more.
Our Fact Sheets, Videos, and Research Reports provide information on growing small grains, pulses and oilseeds, including variety selection, seeding methods, weed and disease management, fertility management, grain quality requirements for specific markets, and crop enterprise budgets. As well, see videos of local grain economies in Denmark and Quebec.,.
Our Maine Grain Conference is held annually in late winter and features topics related to production, processing, and local use of food and feed grains, with expert speakers from around the region. Recordings of talks from the 2018 conference that had to be cancelled can be found by clicking the above "Fact Sheets, Videos, and Research Reports" link. Check back in early 2019 for information about the 2019 Maine Grain Conference.
Our Soil and Agronomy Workshop is held in mid-winter and also features speakers from around the region.


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Babies R Us and other stores normally have lists you can work off of, just like stores do for wedding registries. I think it's find to include the big items. No one is obligated to buy them and you normally get a discount for "fulfilling" your registry at the end so you can always purchase the big ticket items then if you didn't get them. Oh, and gift cards can be used to purchase those up as well.
I am using my registry as a checklist for myself. So, I put everything I will need for baby on the registry (minus a few big ticket things we bought already, like crib, dresser, glider). People can buy what they would like, but then even when they are done, I can look at the list and know what I still need to buy. If I don't make a list like that, I will surely forget something (like pacifiers, or crib sheets!). And as the commentor above said, most places give you discounts on whatever is still on there after baby's born, so personally, I say GO FOR IT and register for everything you will need.
You should include everything you are going to need or want for the baby on your registry... including everything from washclothes and binkies to big ticket items like a crib, stroller, walker, jumpers, etc. Sometimes there may be a few people who want to go in on an item together and might be able to do a big item in that situation. And after our shower, Target & Babies R Us gave us a 20% discount on everything on our registry that hadn't been purchased! :)Oh, and don't forget to register for stuff like formula, diapers & wipes too... you go thru a ton of that and the cost adds up quickly!
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Summit LNK is an annual one-day workshop for students considering entering the advertising industry. Throughout the day, students will be treated to relevant keynote speakers and discussion sessions.
About the Event| November 9, 2018
Organized by AAF-Lincoln, #SummitLNK is an annual event where college students across Nebraska come together to hear from and connect with professionals and community leaders in the Advertising industry. The day-long event features dozens of speakers and roundtable discussion leaders as well as a personal branding session and networking opportunities. Register today!
So it's only for advertising majors, right?
No way! #SummitLNK is open to students in advertising, marketing, graphic design, public relations, communications, film, or related fields. All of these students, freshman to senior (even super-duper-senior), are invited. And, it doesn't matter which college or university you attend - at this event, the more, the merrier.
Is it expensive? I'm a student on a budget, after all.
Thanks to sponsor support, we're able to keep costs low. #SummitLNK is only $25.00 (register by Nov. 1!) and includes a t-shirt, lunch, snacks, and an absurd amount of coffee. It's free for paid UNL Ad Club members.
Will you feed me?
Of course! As this will be a big day, lunch for attendees will be catered.
What's the dress code?
This is a workshop for advertising's future professionals. Keep in mind that you will be meeting industry standouts who were kind enough to find time to meet you. We're not asking for formal wear, but leave the sweat pants at home.
Still have questions?
Don't be afraid to drop us a line, send out a carrier pigeon or put up a smoke signal. We're happy to answer any questions you may have. We also love haikus, so you can send us one of those if you'd like.


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The reunited Jesus Lizard will play its first hometown show in 11 years July 17 at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, promoters will announce Friday.
The noise-rock quartet broke up in 1999, but the original lineup of David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims, and Mac McNeilly has announced plans to play a handful of shows this year while their label, Touch & Go, reissues much of their back catalogue.
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The Amur pattern in a beautiful blue, pink and orange color decorates the Kastanja shirt, which is made of viscose crepe. The shirt has a boat neckline, a loose cut to the hemline at the hip and voluminous sleeves that are dropped from the shoulder and feature a gathering at the upper part of the sleeve.Size infoHeight Of Model (cm): 176 Size the model is wearing: 38 Length of product in size M/38: 65.00 cmMaterial and care
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Everyone's got to be a little nerdy at something and I am a nerd with a sewing machine. Obsessed with collecting patterns, fabric and buttons, you can check out some of my previous projects here.
My name's Mel and I live in The Coolest Little Capital in the World: Wellington, New Zealand. If you are ever in Wellington come meet up with me and the Wellington Sewing Bloggers Network, we'll take you fabric shopping and feed you Yum Char.
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Plastic Recycling has evolved into a live and viable worldwide marketplace. Industrial Recyclers has been helping clients for years develop recycling programs that yield positive monetary returns, as well as, reduce their overall impact from an environmental prospective. Gone are the days when companies took their scrap plastic to the landfill to decompose over the next million years. The world has asked companies to be accountable environmentally and we exist to help you with the task of streamlining your waste stream and tuning it back into dollars in your pocket. Contrary to popular opinion, NOT ALL PLASTICS ARE RECYCLABLE. Contact a member of our staff and we will help you determine if your scrap plastic is ready for recycling or if adjustments need to be made in your process that will correct the percentage of contamination. Our goal is to help our clients help themselves. Provide them with the knowledge and insight that will save them landfill cost and reduce any additional negative impact on the environment.
The following is a "mock" example of how most selling transactions would occur:
1. Contact Industrial Recyclers via our website and fill out our Sell Plastics form, phone or facsimile.
2. Have a detailed description of the material you are wanting to sell. Include material type, grade if known, quantity, color, location, packaging, picture if possible and desired price if known.
3. Our sales staff then examines the offer and checks to make sure that it is a viable one that makes economic sense for both the seller and the marketplace. Many offers that we get are not viable because the quantity is very low or the contamination in the material is too high. We will many times ask a seller to send us a small sample so that we can examine the scrap material and determine it''s value.
4. If we agree that the material has value, we then offer the seller a price based on a per pound rate including the freight cost. The weight of the material is determined by a certified scale at either our facility or a facility in route from the origin to our facility. For example; We agree to buy 40,000 lbs. of plastic pallets at a picked up price of $.20 per lbs. We receive a total of 38,500 lbs. total. So our check to the seller would reflect 38500 lbs. X $.20 per lbs.= $7,700.00.
The following is a "mock" example of a buyer inquiry and how most buying transactions occur:
1. Contact Industrial Recyclers Inc. via our website and fill out our Buy Plastics form, phone or facsimile.
2. Have a detailed description of the material that you are wanting to buy. Include material type, grade if known, quantity, color, desired price point, and delivery date.
3. We initially will check our inventory to see if the plastic is in stock at one of our facilities, if not we have a network of over 10,000 suppliers that we can access to see if we can locate the material for you.
4. We send a sample of the plastic material that you requested. We then wait for an approval and follow up within a few days so that you can do your due diligence.
5. If the material checks out and we agree on price, we then officially offer you the material, ask for a purchase order, deliver the product, and are paid within terms.
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The 18th Olympic Games was held in Tokyo in 1964. Even now, many records and memories have been engraved on those that were built at that time.
Biography: Masahiro Ito (1983- ) is from Shiga, and lives in Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Earth Sciences, Okayama University graduate, Okayama, Japan(2005). Graduate course of Nippon Photography Institute graduate, Tokyo, Japan(2012).
He is working a creative work as a photographer and an artist. His Main Theme is that express a social connectedness with people and city by focusing on a thing which would be overlooked if you don't try to see consciously.
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What is Orthodontics?
Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of jaw, face and bite irregularities. Orthodontic treatment and care has changed through the years and now more and more patients are experiencing fewer incidences of cavities and missing teeth due to the heightened awareness of fluoride use and preventative dentistry. As a result of more emphasis on oral health and achieving that perfect smile, many patients are seeking out orthodontia not only as a medical necessity, but for cosmetic reasons as well.
Why get Orthodontia Treatment?
Patients getorthodontic treatment to correct misaligned teeth. The reasons for this are many and include boosting self-confidence from having straight teeth, which are pleasing to look at. More importantly, properly aligned teeth enhance the biting, chewing and speaking functions of the jaw. There are several types of irregularities including:
Overbite – The upper teeth protrude further than or completely cover the lower teeth.
Underbite – The lower teeth protrude further than the upper teeth causing the chin to look prominent.
Crossbite – Some of the upper teeth may close inside the lower teeth rather than on the outside.
Overcrowding – Insufficient room on the arch causes some adult teeth to erupt incorrectly and become rotated.
How does the Procedure Work?
Generally, orthodontic treatment takes between six and 18 months to complete. The treatment time will largely depend on the classification of the malocclusion, the type of dental devices used to correct it and the perseverance of the patient. Here is a general overview of the major stages of treatment:
Phase 1 – The Planning Stage
Dr. Chao or Dr. Craw will make an exact diagnosis in order to realign the teeth in the most effective and expedient way. Your first visit may comprise of some of the following evaluations:
- Medical and dental evaluations – Dental and physical problems tend to go hand in hand. Problems in the oral cavity can lead to (or be caused by) medical problems. The goal of this evaluation is to ensure that prior medical and dental issues are completely under control before treatment begins.
- Study model (castings/bite impressions) – You will be asked to bite down into a dental tray filled with a gel substance that hardens around the teeth. The trays are removed from the teeth and filled with plaster to create models of your teeth. Study models enable the dentist to study the position of each tooth, and how it relates to the other teeth.You will be referred to a dental laboratory for a few images and x-rays following your consultation with our office
Phase 2 – The Active Phase
All of the above diagnostic tools will be used to diagnosis and develop a customized treatment plan you. Most commonly, traditional fixed braces are affixed, which utilizes individual dental brackets connected by an arch wire. The dentist will regularly adjust your wire to ensure adequate and continual pressure is being applied to the teeth. It is essential to visit the dentist at the designated intervals (6 to 8 weeks) and to call if part of the device breaks or becomes damaged.
What Happens After Treatment?
The phase after treatment is known as the retention stage. When the teeth have been correctly aligned, fixed braces and removable devices will be removed and discontinued. The dentist will then create a custom retainer. The goal of the retainer is to ensure that the teeth do not begin to shift back to their original positions. Retainers need to be worn for most of the day for the first 6 to 12 months, then only at night while sleeping. During the retention phase, the jawbone will reform around the realigned teeth to fully stabilize them in the correct alignment.
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Pixology Partners with Buy.com Ltd to Offer Online Digital Imaging Service
Buy.com Ltd, the UK JV between eVentures and Buy.com Plc, the world's second largest e-tailer, has today announced the launch of a new digital imaging service in partnership with Pixology, one of the leading authorities globally in digital imaging solutions.
The new service will allow users to edit their digital images through Pixology's Piccolo software and upload them to the buy.com website to have them developed as photo quality prints. The buy.com branded Piccolo software can be downloaded free from the buy.com website or is available on CD.
The partnership with Pixology is part of buy.com's virtual business model, in which buy.com outsource all non-core competencies to retail partners, allowing economies of scale and specialisation over a wholly-owned retail infrastructure. Buy.com have formed relationships with best of breed partners in each of their retail, fulfilment and warehousing sectors, giving them access to unparalleled industry expertise in each area.
Murray Hennessy, CEO of Buy.com Ltd, said: 'We are delighted to have been able to form a partnership with a digital imaging partner of this quality. This partnership will allow us to offer high quality digital imaging to our users, further expanding our product range into areas accessible to both the business to business and business to consumer markets.'
'Our partners in the virtual model hold the key to the quality of our service. By ensuring that we partner only with the best of breed in each field, we can ensure that our partnerships provide us with real value'
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Yuval Yashiv, joint managing director of Pixology, comments on the partnership: "The digital photography market is set to explode in the UK over the next few years and, by creating this partnership, Buy.com has positioned itself at the forefront of this revolution. As a company with a strong focus on service they are providing their customers with a one-stop digital imaging solution today in a market that is widely predicted to become the norm tomorrow."
About Buy.com Ltd
Launched in the UK in March 2000, Buy.com is a multi-category online retailer of computers, software, consumables, digital equipment and networking, with new storefronts currently under development. Part owned by Buy.com (US), the world's second largest e-tailer, and venture capitalist eVentures, a joint venture between Softbank and epartners (News Corporation), Buy.com is at the forefront of the revival of UK e-tailing.
About Pixology
Pixology is a software company that provides digital imaging solutions, with particular focus in the area of digital cameras. Pixology has been specialising in digital camera software since 1994 and is considered to be one of the leading authorities globally in digital imaging solutions. Its technology is used by several of the global photo-major companies, such as Kodak and Agfa, and by leading retailers in Europe. Pixology is backed by top european Venture Capital firms and is Chaired by Lord Young of Graffham.
Pixology's core Piccolo product is a state-of-the-art Image Management and Internet Printing application.
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Radeon HD 6990 spotted, Red Cross calls for donations due to sudden blood rush to organs worldwide
March is building up to be quite the month for GPU releases with both NVIDIA and AMD releasing dual-GPU based cards to impress the world. Because of CeBIT, AMD and NVIDIA partners have had the opportunity to show off their enthusiast level cards.
Sapphire has stepped up to the plate by showing off a dual Cayman-based Radeon HD 6990. Judging from the above shot, we can see the GD 6990 uses dual 8-pin power and is capable of consuming 300W of power. On the shot below we can see that it will include four DisplayPort connectors and a single DVI connector. For extra monitor support, you'll require the soon to be released DisplayPort v1.2 splitter.
Not long until we get the usual "Can it play Crysis jokes". I've left them out because it's no longer 2007, also, Crysis 2 is a console port so it won't be so balls heavy on your system.


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Purpose - the reason why something is done or used: the aim or intention of something
Set realistic expectations for yourself. Are you capturing an important day in your family's life or trying to get your party published in a magazine? Weeks, maybe even months ago, you set out to plan the perfect party and I'm sure you found great inspiration from beautifully photographer parties. Keep in mind that many of those may have been staged to sell a product. There is absolutely nothing wrong with these inspiring parties. Just keep in mind that you are hosting a REAL party; there's going to be uncooperative children, questionable lighting, and lots and lots of movement. If you set your expectations to capture the feel of your party, rather than just the details, you will be much happier with your results. The details are important too, so we'll cover that in week 2.
Decide what's most important to you. Do you want eighteen photos of the food table, or a photo of the three generations that will be present? Pre-plan what your must have shots are. If you've written a list of photographs you want to have after the party, you're more likely to remember to take them during the party, or ask someone to take them. Don't be afraid to have a checklist handy and ask a trusted family member or friend (preferably someone who won't be chasing down 3 kids of their own) to help you make sure the photos are taken.
What will you do with the photos after the party? If you spend a little time deciding what the fate of your photos will be, you're likely to capture the party more as a whole. I am a scrapbooker Project Life scrapbooker. When I think about what I'll want to include in my spread for the party, I capture more meaningful moments. Maybe you create a digital book for the guest of honor as a keepsake, or you have an ongoing party portfolio. With clear intention of the purpose of the photos, you already have a predetermined goal in mind.
"Hey Pops, I really want a picture of you and little Jimmy." If you really want to get a shot of the birthday boy with his Dad and Grandpa, tell the dad and grandpa! Ask them to remind you if you forget. Chances are they will. This goes back to your checklist. Now instead of it being in your head, you have it written on a list and have said it out loud. These are all subtle triggers to remind you to take action.
Be present! Get in some of those shots too. Hand over the camera (take a deep breath control freaks, this is a big step!) I am 100% guilty of NOT doing this. When I look back at my daughter's third birthday party, I am in one, ONE, photo, and it's not even with her! Grrr! I could spit it makes me so mad. I only have myself to blame. I never handed the camera over. I was too freaked out about controlling the photos that were captured that I forgot to BE in the photos.
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Rachel says:
The Acathla thing really is ridiculous. Sucked into Hell? They just don't think these things through do they? In which episode does it become a "hell dimension"? Are they just using "Hell" as a generic term to describe the experience? Hell, I can't stop saying it. Hell.
Hang on, if Acathla sucks the whole world into Hell, where does that leave Acathla? Standing in a void?
But things to like about this one, there are some; I love Spike as the level headed character, it's sad to see him and Dru go at the end of the episode.
Swordfight! Pretty convincing choreography, one of the best fight sequences of recent episodes.
Xander's vindictive streak, although I of course hate that he's lying to both Buffy and Willow, adds such a great dimension to his character that I love it as well. It's something that lurks under the surface, one of the things that makes him so human.
But Joyce, being also quite human, fails as a parent - you never want to say something that you're not going to be able to follow through!
The costuming is a little obvious in its themes during this and Part 1 of Becoming. The coat changes from the cheery, hopeful blue with clean confident lines to a shapeless brown number. The fight outfit is minimal (although the way she tends to stride into battle with heels always irritates me), with the silver cross displayed prominently in the v of her black shirt.
In the final scene she is in a hobo outfit that really had no place belonging in her wardrobe at all - overalls, giant jumper, brown vinyl bag from an op-shop. What were they thinking?
Buffy's leaving is pretty dumb too, sure she's lost Angel (yeah, I snivelled again) but she still has her friends. Who are ace. And she needs to say sorry for being a dumbass and leaving them while Drusilla strolls in a wreaks the joint.
However this was a really shocking way to end a season. Was it ever really done in television before this? Have, not really a dramatic cliffhanger, but a deep sense of hopelessness. But as we now know, this is so typically Joss.
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Heh - Buffy's ooh if I wear a horrible brown coat and black beanie, I will look incognito! Surely not if you are the only person wearing the brown coat and black beanie and everyone else is not dressed for winter?
Being a big fan of Whistler and his interfering to push things in the direction he wants:
Buffy: What are you, just some immortal demon sent down to even the score between good and evil?
Whistler: (impressed) Wow. Good guess. (grins)
This episode is such a powerful and strong ending to a great season.
In the end, you're always by yourself. You're all you've got.
That's the point.
Which is sometimes the point in this show and sometimes not. Often it's about friendship and the people who have your back and how you wouldn't be able to do things without them. But then when it's the big hard crunchy decisions that are unpopular to make - those are the ones the hero must make alone, I guess. Like in this episode and in The Gift and so on.
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Satrix, the pioneer of ETFs in South Africa, is adding two new non-equity ETFs to its retail ETF offering that has, until now, consisted solely of equity-based funds. The two new products are the Satrix Property ETF and the Satrix ILB (inflation-linked bond) ETF, and they are expected to be listed on the JSE on February 24.
Satrix Property ETF. This will track the S&P SA Composite Property Capped Index, which is made up of all companies in the S&P SA Composite Index that are classified as property companies. Satrix says this is a market capitalisation-weighted index, which means exposure to these companies is proportionate to their size in terms of share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. However, no single property share may represent more than 10 percent of the index. The constituent companies invest either in physical real estate or in companies that derive more than 60 percent of their revenue from activities related to real estate. Three-quarters of the companies operate in South Africa and the rest in the United Kingdom, making this index attractive to investors wanting exposure to South African property shares, as well as shares domiciled in the UK.
Satrix ILB ETF. This will track the S&P South Africa Sovereign Inflation-linked Bond 1+ Year Index, which is a market-value weighted index reflecting the performance of South African inflation-linked government bonds. The constituents must have a minimum outstanding debt of R1 billion and a maturity greater than one year. The index has provided strong risk-adjusted returns relative to traditional local asset classes over the past 10 years, Satrix says, and the ETF is designed to help protect you from the negative effects of inflation.
Other managers offer ETFs that track the indices of assets other than equities. Property-linked ETFs on the etfSA online platform include the Coreshare Proptrax Ten and Proptrax SAPY ETFs, Coreshares Global Property ETF and Stanlib SA Property ETF. On the inflation-linked bond front, there is the NewFunds ILBI ETF.
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Anyone else having problems with iTunes U in iOS 7? It's unusable for me.
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Gray leads way for U.S. team qualifiers in Loon Mountain RaceBy JOHN KOZIOL
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July 06. 2014 7:58PM
Joseph Gray, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colo., makes his way to the finish line — and victory — on Upper Walking Boss Trail in the men's section of the ninth annual Loon Mountain Race. The race determined the makeup of the US National Mountain Running Team that will compete in September in Italy during the 30th World Mountain Running Championships. (JOHN KOZIOL/Union Leader Correspondent)
LINCOLN — In an inverse of Horace Greely's famous advice, the best mountain runners in America came east on Sunday with Coloradans sweeping the men's and women's honors in the ninth annual Loon Mountain Race.
Although the Granite State was well represented and can claim one team member as a native, though not current resident, the majority of the 10 spots on the USA Track and Field's U.S. Mountain Running Team went to runners who hail from west of the Mississippi.
Joseph Gray, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colo., won the men's race with a time of 45 minutes, 52 seconds. Gray, who won the 7.6-mile Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race on June 21, was followed by Patrick Smyth, 27, of Salt Lake City, in 46:39.
Also qualifying for the national team were Eric Blake, of West Hartford, Conn., 35, 52:37; Zach Miller, 25, of Manitou Springs, Colo., 52:44; Joshua Eberly, 33, of Gunnison, Colo., 53:30; and David Roche, 26, Millington, Md., 53:39.
Sunday's Loon Mountain Race served as both the qualifier for that national team as well as the Collegiate Running Association's inaugural Collegiate Mountain Running Championship.
The first six men and the first four women across the finish line at the Upper Walking Boss Trail on Loon's North Peak earned spots on the team; the first collegiate male and female runners each earned $1,000.
Jordan Chavez, 20, of Southlake, Va., nearly accomplished both feats, finishing the men's 6.95-mile course in 54 minutes, 23 seconds, which made him the top CRA runner. He was seventh in the USATF competition.
At 17th overall, the top men's finisher from New Hampshire was Brandon Newbould of Nottingham, who had a time of 56:56. In the men's top 50, Kris Freeman of Thornton was 21st; Jim Johnson, of Madison, was 31st; and Alex Hall of Hanover was 34th.
The winner of the women's 4.83-mile race was Allie McLaughlin, 23, of Colorado, Springs, with a time of 47:12; Morgan Arritola, 28, of Ketchum, Idaho, was second at 48:15; Kasie Enman, nee Wallace — a former cross-country and track and field standout at Manchester High School Central, who now calls Huntington, Vt., home, was third at 48:20; and Megan Deakins, 24, of Mountain View, Calif., earned the final spot on the national team with a time of 48:39.
Christin Doneski, 43, of Hopkinton, who won the LMR in 2013, was the top-placing New Hampshire woman at 53:16, which was good enough for 10th overall.
Other Granite Staters in the women's top 50 were Abbey Wood, of Laconia, 28th; Kristina Folcik, of Northwood, 32nd; Dawn Heinrich, of Wolfeboro, 41st;; Andrea Munoz, of Manchester, 42nd; Michelle Roy, Hampton, 44th; and Sarah Schlaack, of Hillsborough, who was 45th.
Also one of seven USATF-New England mountain running contests this year, Sunday's Loon Mountain Race was directed by Chris J. Dunn and Paul Kirsch of acidoticRACING, who are from Stratford and Madison, respectively. More than 500 runners registered. Competitors had generally good conditions, although, as Kirsch pointed out, it was a bit warm, and mountain runners prefer rain because it helps keep them cool.
The LMR boasts an average grade of 10 percent. In some spots, it can exceed 40 percent.
Gray, who ran for the first time at Loon Sunday, called the venue "awesome" and the course challenging.
"It was a muddy day," said Gray, "and I ended up sliding around a few times," he said. But knowing that Smyth was close behind — and having battled against him several times — was motivation enough for Gray to run uphill at an average clip of 6:34 per mile.
Enman, who in 2011 won both the U.S. and world mountain running championships, said that having run the LMR five times before Sunday was a big help because she knew the course and its demands.
"There's always one more, steep climb," said Enman, who with her husband, Eli, has two young children. Although now a resident of the Green Mountain State, Enman said she still has her roots here in New Hampshire. Her parents live in Rumney.
Dunn said the 2014 LMR broke the attendance record for a USATF-NE event; the only regional mountain race that's bigger, he said, is the annual Mount Washington Road Race, which draws more than 1,000 runners.


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The International Joint Commission, which regulates levels in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system has announced water level adjustments for the winter season.
The IJC's International St. Lawrence River Board of Control recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system and noted a rapid onset of winter. With the arrival of cold temperatures has comes the formation of ice in the St. Lawrence River. As a result the board has directed changes in the lake levels to influence levels downstream in the river system.
The board plays an active role in ensuring the formation of a stable ice cover. This is essential to minimize the risk of ice-related issues, such as flooding and to ensure that water levels and flows can continue to be managed in accordance with the IJC's Orders of Approval for the regulation of Lake Ontario. Therefore, the board will typically reduce outflows as the ice formation begins.
Reduced outflows result in reduced water velocity; this aids in forming a solid ice cover that can withstand flow increases later. The reduced flows for ice formation may result in some temporary storing of water compared to strictly following the IJC regulation plan. The water stored during ice formation is typically offset by increased outflows when the ice cover is sufficiently stable.
The board expects that the water stored in early 2014 will be removed soon as outflows transition to the flows required for ice formation. The board will continue to permit additional under- or over-discharges that may be necessary to address unforeseen critical conditions in the river.
After starting the year well below average, and peaking in July above average, Lake Ontario is currently nearing its normal seasonal low. The level on Dec. 19 was 74.49 meters (244.39 feet), about 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) below long-term average for this time of year. This is well within Lake Ontario's 1.22 meters (4 foot) range, being 88 centimeters (34.6 inches) below the lake's upper limit, and 34 centimeters (13.4 inches) above its lower limit.
Lake St. Lawrence, just upstream of the Moses-Saunders powerhouse, was about 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) above average. Downstream, the levels at Pte. Claire on Lake St. Louis were 23 centimeters (9.1 inches) below average, 38 centimeters (15.0 inches) above the Seaway Alert level; and at Montreal Harbor, levels were 21 centimeters (8.3 inches) below average, but 74 centimeters (29.1 inches) above chart datum.
The board, in conjunction with its staff, continues to monitor the situation closely and is prepared to take further action as required. Outflow changes are posted to the board's Facebook site at www.facebook.com/ISLRBC (English) and its website at http://ijc.org/en_/islrbc under the data tab, Lake Ontario outflow changes.
Water levels on both Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River vary considerably from year to year depending on the weather conditions. Residents and boating interests are urged to be prepared to live within the full range of levels that have occurred. Although the board strives to maintain the range of monthly mean levels of Lake Ontario below the upper limit of 75.37 meters (247.3 feet) and above the lower limit (from April through November) of 74.15 meters (243.3 feet) as specified in the Orders of Approval, since regulation began in 1960, actual monthly levels have ranged from a high of 75.73 meters (248.5 feet) to a low of 73.82 meters (242.2 feet) due to climate conditions outside the design range. Levels on the river tend to vary more widely. Furthermore, excessive wind set up and wave action may significantly increase or decrease local levels on both the lake and river. Strong winds can change water levels temporarily by more than half a meter (2 feet) in some locations.
The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control was established by the International Joint Commission in its 1952 Order of Approval. The board's main duty is to ensure that outflows from Lake Ontario meet the requirements of the IJC order; it also develops regulation plans and conducts special studies requested by the IJC.
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This book is about economic vocabulary.
Barter is the act of trading goods or services between two or more parties without the use of money.
Goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers.
A human.
The dependence of two or more people or things on each other.
Materials such as forests and water that are in nature.
Resourses that are either natural or produced.
Helpful materials
A shortage.


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The word of God is living and active and should be living in active in our lives. Our willingness to allow God to apply the Bible and its words to our hearts is the beginning of a miraculous change God desires to make in our hearts. Though the western world is saturated in the Word of God, it is even more saturated with the lies of the enemy. These lies appeal to our fleshly desires, and our flesh in turn appeals to our heart:
The world appeals to the desires of our flesh: 1 John 2:16.
These desires and lusts work themselves into our hearts, result in sin and wreak havoc in our lives: James 4:1-3.
The seat of these desires is the heart. Our flesh is unredeemed it will always want sin. It has no understanding, it has no consideration of the things of God, but it only controls us if we set our hearts on its desires. If we sin, we sin from the heart: Matthew 15:19.
Our actions and words come from our hearts; it is the heart that defines us and defines our actions. If our fleshly desires sit on the throne of our hearts it will produce sin and unrighteousness. If Christ sits on the throne of our heart, He will produce Himself in our lives: Luke 6:45.
We must set our hearts and minds to seek the Lord and his pleasure rather than our own (the desires of our flesh). God commands us to seek Him from the heart, from the inner man where our affections lie: 2 Chronicles 2:14
Part of seeking the Lord with our heart is studying His word and His commands. Ezra sought the Lord by studying His word and applying it to his own heart: Ezra 7:10.
But we cannot trust in our own heart and mind: Proverbs 28:26 (KJV). Our heart clings to affections and blinds us to our own bondage and our own affections. The lies of the enemy work to keep us from rooting out the source of our sin. Only God can sanctify us and cut out the roots of sin in our lives through His word and the Holy Spirit's sanctifying work in our lives.
Hebrews 4:11-13
The Word of God is a scalpel piercing the hardness of our hearts and cutting out the evil desires and lusts that work themselves into our lives through our flesh. Hebrews 4:12 states that the Word of God is alive. It is a living scalpel searching our hearts. It is sharper than any two edged sword. It cuts in both directions, destroying the lies of the enemy and convicting the hearts of others even as it cuts our own heart, penetrating our desires and paring our affections down until Christ is our simple, single love. It pierces the joints and the marrow: the soft nourishing places that exist surrounded by hard bone. It strikes through the hardness of our hearts to the inner life. It discerns and knows our thoughts, affections, desires and intentions. We can always fool ourselves, we cannot fool the word of God applied by the Holy Spirit. It knows our hearts, and it shines the light into the darkest parts of our heart, illuminating the source of God's displeasure with our lives. Hebrews 4:13: it gives us no excuse. We clearly read. We clearly hear. We are empowered to understand and we must give account for the Word's success or failure in our lives as we either succumb to this painful surgery or resist the operating table and dodge the scalpel.
So how shall we respond. How shall we invite the Word to work in this way. We must count the cost, prepare for the sweet pain of the Word's work and pray with David: Psalm 139:23-24.
Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
"We will never make any progress in becoming more like Jesus unless we permit God to cut us open, search our hearts, try us, know our thoughts and then change us from the inside. Only then can we become real according to the word of God.
That reality will make us powerful witnesses for Jesus, even if we don't say a word. We will be so transparent and so genuine that if the world around us tries us with fire, we will come out as glittering gold.
If you truly desire this reality, stop looking to plans and activities as your solution. Begin today to call out to the Lord as David did. Say, 'Lord Jesus, cut me open. Please search my heart, try me, know my thoughts, reveal to me who I am, and change me, at any cost to become what Your Word says I ought to be.' Believe me, there is no prayer the Lord delights to answer for His people than this one!
There is no anesthesia for this radical surgery."
-K.P. Yohannan Founder and President of Gospel for Asia- Reflecting His Image


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Label: Cartel Records
Why did so many rappers in the early 1990s think that it was acceptable to put dead people on their album cover? Seriously. Why did that seem cool? We don't know. But the Trinity Garden Cartel did it here, and it was not a good look. Aside from the dead body on the cover, they also ran into trouble with the Houston police when their label was sued for including several cops on the cover that looked awfully similar to real-life cops. The cover had to be edited and re-released a short time later.
Trinity Garden, Don't Blame It On Da Music (1994)
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With a flick of her hand at her shoulder,She positioned her story in timeThen set up her stage, her signing spaceAnd with posture, gesture, mimeTook us in.
There was hustle, bustle, movement,Her fingers flicked it wellNo doubt it was a noisy placeThough that she did not tellShe pointed - waiting there, with beerExpression almost blankA puff of her cheek, a fat guyHer belly sagged and sankI couldn't believe my eyes, she signed,And fingered him as Frank.
Then pointing to the cornerShe opened up the doorA single digit enteredThough her hands said so much more.Her hair a curly blonde cascadeBosoms full, hips that swayedShe scanned the room with finger-eyesShe waved, he looked, he showed surpriseOr was it tinged with fear?She pounded his heart upon her chestShe dropped his chin upon her breastShe paused a whileThen gave a smileWe'd all mis-guessed the rest.
No, she signed,You didn't think Frank …He's not that kind of misterBefore, she flew here from abroadThe blonde – it was his sisterSo round our Deaf Club tableWith poor old Frank malignedWe laughed at how we'd been misledBy her diversion sign.


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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Jim Furyk knows he's going to get the question everywhere he goes on the PGA Tour this year:
What's it going to be like playing without Tiger Woods?
Gentleman that he is, Furyk answers politely every time.
"I understand why the question is asked, and I'm not criticizing," he said. "But it literally does not affect me. It's nothing I can control, nor do I worry about that stuff.
"More than anything, as a friend, I hope he pulls through. I heard that the surgery went well this morning. I hope he takes the time to come back 100 percent."
Furyk has his own game to focus on without fretting over Woods' season-ending knee surgery.
"My summer has been decent so far, but I definitely would like to jump-start it and play a real good week this week," said Furyk, whose best finish this year is second at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship in March.
He's at the right venue to snap his winless streak.
Furyk has never missed a cut in 13 starts at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club and is third in all-time Buick Open money winnings with $2,228,954. He's finished in the top 10 in his last seven starts here, going 112-under-par over that stretch. He's on a streak of 37 consecutive rounds under par, including the 2003 championship.
"I enjoy the golf course," he said Wednesday after shooting 64 in the pro-am. "It suits my style of game. It's a tight golf course, and you have to get the ball in the fairway. From that point on, it's a lot of short irons and you have to knock in some putts."
He skipped the opportunity to play Oakland Hills on Tuesday in preparation for the PGA Championship there Aug. 4-10, preferring to spend his daughter's birthday with his kids.
"I'll figure it out Monday through Wednesday of the tournament," he said.
One place he will miss Woods is at the Ryder Cup in September. With Tiger out of the picture, Furyk is the highest-ranked player on the U.S. team's points list.
"It will be a loss not to have the best player in the world on your team," he said. "Guys look up to him. He's our best player, and he's a guy that I played with in the past.
"But we'll have to suck it up, and Americans will have to go out there without Tiger and get the job done."


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All of the tractors had very good rubber.
H- recent restoration, looked good, straight- $3300
M- condition same as the H- $4300
706- recent paint, aftermarket cab, gas, WF- $5400
1086- looked good, 5xxx hrs, recent bottom end- $10,200
1256- recent paint, sounded good, good TA- $11900
Hot dogs were only a buck, but the danged food stand kept running out of them. Finally got one and it was false advertising- They were only Warm dogs.
Duals, dual hubs, weights all sold separately.
Some pictures of the tractors.
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I was so excited for Dreamworld, I even made up a theme song for it. Dreamworld is on the Gold Coast, in Coomera, which is about an hour and a half by transit. It's an amusement park with a little zoo in it, plus a waterslide park. We didn't have a chance to hit up WhiteWaterWorld but we got special passes that get us unlimited entry to both parks until Christmas, so we'll definitely go as it continues to get warmer!
We got there pretty early so we wouldn't have to wait in ridiculously long line-ups for rides. We went on the Cyclone, a loopy roller coaster, the Wipeout (not my favourite) and the Claw, which was THE FREAKING BEST RIDE EVER.
Then it was on to Tiger Island, to watch the tigers eat, jump, climb trees and generally loll about.
Mohan, the oldest, the white tiger.
Tigers love milk!
I did mention the lolling.
Tigers, really, are just big cats, after all.
Then on through to the Australian Wildlife Experience, which had plenty of koalas:
Aw, little tired non-bears! Also, some sleepy roos (it was pretty hot at this point!):
Not to mention the crocs! These are "freshies" (freshwater crocodiles):
If you look real close you can see the litle red dragonfly on his head!
We also got to watch the saltwater crocodiles get fed. That was pretty amazing and terrifying. 5000 pounds of jaw pressure. Huge, dinosaur-like beasts, way bigger than these guys. Pat will have pictures of "Goliath" up soon.
Also, there were some beautiful birds in the aviary. Among the roos, we spotted an emu (they are hard to miss):
and in the reptile house, a little green tree frog:
There was also a baby wombat cuddling experience that I will have to do next time we go. I love wombats, they are like land-koalas. So cute!!
Next, we went on the log ride. It was later in the afternoon, now, so the wait in the queue was substantially longer than it had been in the morning (like 45 minutes). It was a great ride though, very atmospheric, and I got very, very wet since I was sitting in the front.
On to the Moto Coaster, which was super cool - basically, a roller coaster that has you riding on a motorcycle. It was so much fun, but again the line was very long and the ride was pretty short. If the ride had been just a bit longer, it would have been the best!
Dreamworld had some great shops in the main shopping area, including:
Ice cream parlour and gigantic candy shop.
Fairytale treasures!!! Easily my favourite shop there. They had a fairy out front doing face-painting.
There was a little train that went through the park. This is "central station".
The "fire station" (it stands to reason that the place is functional, but I didn't make sure. There wasn't a real fire station for miles).
A carriage in the old-timey village area.
There was so much to do and see. We didn't do all of it - next time we'll ride the train, the boat, the vintage cars, the Claw (again!), cuddle some baby wombats and then head over to White Water World for some waterslide action.
Just before the park closed, we went on the "Reef Diver" (which like the "Enterprise" back home) and then said farewell.
Goodbye Dreamworld! See you next time!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
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Matt Gemmell penned a great piece on User Interface design and evolution as it relates to, well, a lot of things. It's definitely worth the time to read Tail Wagging.
I'd never heard of World Backup Day before seeing an article about it in Wired today, but it sounds like a good idea, especially for those whose friends may partake in a little bit of the April Foolery tomorrow.
Launched just ahead of the first move by the US to switch from first-to-invent to first-to-file, a new site, FirsttoDisclose.org has launched, with the idea of putting your materials in the public view in order to limit other people from attempting to claim patent protection for ideas you are using. I'm not a lawyer, but from what I can see, this is mostly useful for forcing ideas to be disclosed for public use (i.e. intent to eventually place in the public domain).
Hi folks. We're back on the air with a new server and a new design. Hopefully this less noisy design is a bit more paletable. Any links to the old site will cease to function today, but there weren't many anyway (according to Google Webmaster Tools), but we have preserved all of the content.
My plan is to post more in 2013 than I did in 2012, which I believe I have already achieved by posting a single article.
Cheers for now, and set the new RSS feed to keep up to date.
I received a question this afternoon from my cousin about the amount of free flash in her MacBook Air and figured that the answer would probably be useful to others as well. Note that none of this is officially from Apple, so it might be wrong, but I have had quite a few SSDs and the vast majority of it is correct, or at least a jumping off point.
This is a note for those of us who might run into this problem. When working on some changes for Cartographica, I ran into some difficulty when using a verb-first command that could take either a list of one type of user-defined object or another type of user-defined object.
So with all the wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth over Adobe Flash in the last few days, I just wanted to make sure I got this little tidbit in. When it comes to user experience, Adobe just doesn't understand. Their "platform" of flash brings a mediocrity born of the Internet of 5-10 years ago into your browser window. Why? Because, with Flash you can build once and deploy everywhere.... Wait a second, wasn't that Java? Have you ever used a Java application? They just don't feel right on any platform and neither does Flash. My troubles today began when I headed over to the Adobe site to give them my bi-annual upgrade fee...
Wow! Apple certainly wants more people to sign up as Mac developers, that's for sure. In changes made today, the ADC Premier and Select tiers have disappeared and they have been replaced with Mac Developer through the current developer portal (which has the iPhone developer sign-up as well). Mac and iPhone are now $99/year each and doesn't include the hardware discount, which has been an historical benefit of the more expensive developer program. More importantly, you can't buy the Premier version, which includes your ticket to the next WWDC, so you'll be fighting the crowd with everyone else.
That didn't take too long. Dana Milbank of the Washington Post has a column coming out tomorrow (which I won't link to because of my theory that this is all about the flame bait and web hits). The article basically states that Glenn Beck is more admired than The Pope. Ah, the cherry-picking! So, the original poll (Gallup, based on 1025 surveyed adults, estimated +/- 4% error rate) does seem to show that if you look at one particular piece of it whilst ignoring everything else. However....
David Pogue (NY Times) has written a blog entry about his experience as an author selling an ebook with no DRM... and it wasn't the end of the world, or even his career as an author. With the nook and a possible Apple tablet coming to contend with the Kindle, will the publishing industry realize that this may just be another lock-in like Apple and the iPod (which basically killed music DRM).


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Caroline Decoster asked me the following :
"Maybe you are aware that I have started a master in wine and spirit management. For the marketing course, I was requested to ask 3 persons to participate in a subject called "Wine stories": Each person must tell us about someone they met, an anecdote, a feeling they had, an emotion, in other words, a particular moment around "wine".
This story should be relatively short (half a page only) and should give us the possibility to analyze, within the documents received, "unspoken" things about wine. Furthermore, this work can be anonymous or not.
My in-laws suggested to contact you as you know this subject, and as you publish this blog, you would have stories…
I have to give my essay back in a month. Let me know if you are not interested in responding to this project. Otherwise, I would be happy to receive your story."
As you can see, things are off to a good start for this school where students can get a master in wine and spirits management.
In fact, the student must ask someone to do his (or her) homework… This is better than to do research or copy from someone who already did it. Have your homework done by someone else.
Nobody thought of asking me during my "little" studies.
Well now, what or which sort of story should I choose?
In our story, Murielle and I, the most incredible event what this bottle of Pétrus 1955 we drank in 1982 or 1983, in the bar restaurant Le Petit Prince in Montpon Menestrol to celebrate the sale of the bar and Murielle's birthday.
This bottle, offered by Mr and Mrs Lisoir on the behalf of their boss (Jean-Pierre Moueix) was in response to my request as a beginner wine enthusiast. At that time I was a bank employee at the Credit Agricole taking care of their savings. In order to pad their retirement plan as bakers, they worked for this famous negociant-owner.
Up to that time, we only drank "wine".
Wine from more or lesser known appellations, Bergerac, of course, Pécharmant, Bordeaux, Pomerol, Saint Emilion, Châteauneuf du Pape, Fronsac, etc… Some were already known at that time. However, this bottle (opened without knowing much about its quality nor its price) was served with a dish which I don't remember, but with our friends – Friends from the bar, normal people, who usually drink beer, Ricard, rosé from Provence – We were all "flabbergasted", surprised by this wine, probably drank in normal glasses. We all felt that we were drinking something different… was the wine responsible for this feeling? Was it this luxury and privilege bottle? Was it the fact that this bottle was a gift?
I don't remember anymore, but what I can say is that it was very good, a delight, a delicacy. It was not a wine, it was a revelation.
We all signed and dated this bottle but I am not sure if we took a picture. I still have the empty bottle, the ink from the signature disappeared and the label is fading slowly.
Since then, we had the opportunity and the chance to drink it again, never as good, but always with some emotion. When you think that this bottle made us discover what a great wine is…
So, this story is in response to Caroline's request, but I still have many: tastings with Philippe, Michel and Jacques Luxey, the tasting in Paris where I gave a bottle of Pétrus 1961 to have the right to participate in this tasting of 1961 vintage where I ranked Haut Brion 1961, in front of La Mission and Petrus, once more, etc…


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Next up to talk about churchies is Scottie. Scott is my best friend from college and a little schnookems. You may know him by his eyebrows. I met him in the cafeteria at school and had a big ole crush on him, but that marinated into tenacious friendship. He was my family in college. We asked questions about God, both dated and subsequently broke up with people, complained about roommates, he taught me how to wakeboard and I spent four years trying to prove I was cool. We grew up together. In a few weeks Scott is moving to the Ivory Coast for a year to be a teacher at a partner school of the one he works for in Tulsa. This guy, the one whose name is synonymous with adventure, is walking with such fervent faith into this knowing God to be big. I admire him fiercely and I am so grateful that we was willing to let me share his thoughts.
// What do you see as being God's purpose behind the creation of church? //
I see God's purpose in the creation of church as being a healthy way for people to interact and live together. We are social creatures and need social interaction. The church gives us a place where we can come and spend time with like-minded people. It is a place where Christians can encourage and guide each other in their pursuit of knowing Jesus and in following the commands that God gives in His word, the Bible. Church is not only designed to be a place of spiritual unity, but also a place where physical needs can be met. The church was given the responsibility in the New Testament to take care of those in need. This includes the poor, widows, orphans, and anyone going through a hard time and in physical need. The church was given this responsibility so that Christ's love may be demonstrated in a broken and hurting world.
// Do you feel as if you are a part of something that falls within the purpose you described above? //
All the churches I have ever attended have definitely striven to achieve this purpose.
// Are you involved with an organized church body? //
I have been going to the church my parents attend since returning from college but have not fully engaged in the church because I am leaving for Africa in August to teach for a year.
// How do you find community in your life? //
In my life, I find community with the friends I spend time with. These friendships are very important to me as they help me process and get different perspectives on things from people I can be vulnerable with and whom I greatly care about and respect.
// What problems/hardships have you felt in your church experiences? //
The biggest problems I see in my experience at church are unrealistic expectations of people in the church. We must remember that we are all sinners in need of a Savior and remember to give each other grace.
// What do you think could be improved about the American church? //
One thing that I and many other Americans struggle with is our consumerism mentality with church. We have the tendency to view church as a product and attend the one that gives us the most of what we want. Instead, we need to realize that no church is perfect, make a commitment to one, and devote ourselves to making it better.
// What is the one thing you would tell someone who isn't a Christian about church? //
I would encourage someone who isn't a Christian to try out a church but remember that we are all imperfect people striving to get closer to Christ and love one another.
To end, I'm using this as an excused to post one a montage of pictures from freshman year of college. Please enjoy the horrible quality and sweatpants....it was college and we apparently thought it fun to look homeless.