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Friday, 2 Feb 2018
Get Berkshire Active were recently shortlisted for a Thames Valley Business Award in the category of Outstanding Contribution to the Community. The Thames Valley Business Awards is open to every company in the Thames Valley area and recognises not only profitability, innovation and employment but also the contribution made to the local economic community and the provision of support to culture and charities in the region.
Get Berkshire Active take great pride in being shortlisted for this prestigious award and whilst we were not awarded the winning trophy it was a great honour to take part. Nick West-Oram of Get Berkshire Active said "Unfortunately we didn't win on the night. We are greatly honoured to have been shortlisted and our congratulations go to all the winners on the evening. There is a lot of fantastic work going on in the Thames Valley and it is great that this is being celebrated at the Thames Valley Business Awards."
Guests were motivated by an inspiring keynote speech from Dragon's Den 2017 Superstar Julianne Ponan. Julianne secured an £75,000 investment offer from Deborah Meaden. Juliane is an Award Winning Young Entrepreneur and Branding Expert. Julianne shared with the guests how she had almost died (with only 4hrs to live) when she was 9yrs old and how she has strived to overcome personal difficulties to win The Guardian's "Business Leader of the Year award" and "Young Person in Business Award" by the FSB.
The awards evening was a huge success and raised thousands of pounds for the following three charities: Sue Ryder, Cherishers and Prostrate Cancer UK.
Alec Jones-hall, Director of Thames Valley Business and Community Award's said "We are proud and excited to have celebrated tonight the very best outstanding achievement across the region and rewarding those who are making a huge impact throughout the Thames Valley. We are delighted that these awards have raised thousands of pounds for charity. We have seen the business community to come together, not only to celebrate the accomplishments of those shortlisted and the deserving winners of each category, but also to mark the fact that we all continue to play a vital role in the success of our region and that its future achievements will be built on the foundations we have laid today."
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Just ask the me from ten minutes ago.
I found this a little bit ago via A CUP OF JO.
Lara tried to stop me.
I didn't listen.
What's wrong with me?
I dare you not to cry when you read it.
I dare you.
I'm going to call my grandfather and tell him I love him.
Right now.
And so should you.

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A pool is a great addition to a home, and regular maintenance will keep the water in prime condition for swimming. Chlorine is the most common disinfectant used in swimming pools, but it is highly toxic in its elemental form. For safe handling, various compounds are used instead. Calcium hypochlorite comes in granular or pellet-sized form and provides 65 percent available chlorine.
Pull a water sample from your pool. Have this tested by your local pool supply retailer or purchase a test kit to do it yourself. The retailer can provide a detailed computer analysis with a breakdown of chemicals that must be added.
Liquid chlorine must be added by pouring around the perimeter of the pool or directly in front of the return jets. Granular chlorine is scattered evenly around the pool. Chlorine degrades rapidly under direct sunlight. Add in the late afternoon or evening for best results.
Shock treat your pool on a weekly basis to force the chlorine level past the break point. The amount of calcium hypochlorite needed depends on the level of organic material and free chlorine in the pool. Expect a minimum dose of 1 lb. per 10,000 gallons.
Check your water weekly for all chemical levels to maintain optimum cleanliness and clarity. Maintain a floater with chlorine tablets at all times. Add liquid chlorine as indicated by testing.


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Clemson @ Georgia TechThis will be the final home game for 3 Yellow Jacket seniors, including G Matt Causey. Causey has missed the last two games after suffering a mild concussion last week vs Duke. Georgia Tech must improve on its poor shooting effort on Monday against Virginia if they want to win this game. I look for Clemson to press a turnover prone Georgia Tech team. Georgia Tech needs to take advantage of vulnerable Clemson perimeter defense by knocking down outside shots early. I like Clemson's offensive balance and confidence right now coming off their 20 point come from behind win at Maryland on Sunday.
Prediction: Clemson
Georgia Tech Clemson Line/SpreadThis will be a very close line because of Georgia Tech being at home, but I put Clemson as the favorite. Clemson wins this one 60% of the time, so I put the line at -150.
Season: 64-19 (77%)
Season: 64-19 (77%)


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Visit: 5th December 2016
After flying from Madeira to Lisbon, my family and I rented a car and hit the road for a 4 day trip around mainland Portugal. We set off across the Vasco da Gama bridge – at 7.6 miles it is the longest bridge in Europe. Heading into the country's interior I was surprised to see that storks are prevalent here, with several nesting on practically every electricity pylon along the route. Portugal has some of the best (toll) roads in the world, so were soon at our first destination, 80 miles east of the capital: the ancient Roman city of Évora.
The sight that first greets visitors is a well-preserved aqueduct that cuts through the main car park. Walking into town along a busy cobbled street the traffic noise was a little horrendous, but soon we had entered a pedestrianised square where we sat down to lunch.
Apart from the aqueduct the major legacy of the Romans is a temple to Diana, goddess of the hunt. There isn't any signage explaining how or why the temple remains in such good condition, so it remains a bit of a mystery to us.
Next to the temple is a more modern religious building – though modern is a relative term. Évora's cathedral was completed in the 13th century after Christianity had firmly taken hold of Portugal. Dad and I went up onto the roof to get a view over the town.
In the 15th century the city became the residence of the Portuguese kings, which marked an upswing in its fortunes. Urban planning was instituted and the town developed a uniformly Portuguese style of whitewashed terraces. This style was superseded in later years by the tiling style typified in Guimarães, but Évora is the best surviving example (it was unscathed by the widely-destructive earthquake of 1755).
I haven't been to Brazil but they say that walking around Évora feels like some of the earlier Portuguese colonies in the New World. A number of these are World Heritage Sites themselves, so watch this space.
We spent only about three hours in the city in total before continuing our journey eastward to the border town of Elvas. Having seen a miscellany of souvenirs fashioned out of cork for sale (think cork handbags, cork ties, cork shoes etc.) we began to notice the abundance of cork trees littering the route – something the region is well known for producing a lot of.


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Why spray tanning?
Whenever you come back from a vacation, the very first thing family and friends usually comment on is your excellent tan, or absence thereof. Sun tanning has actually been popular given that the very early 20th century, but the health risks connected with the sunlight's UV rays have actually made keeping an even tan -- much less any sort of kind of tan -- difficult, particularly for those who reside in chilly and wet environments.
Go into interior tanning beauty salons, which became a prominent pattern in the '80s. Now, indoor sun tanning is a $3 billion-a-year sector in the US alone.
Because the year 2000, self sunless spray tanning has actually taken the tanning globe by storm. It has actually given guys with a way to obtain and keep a healthy-looking, also tan without being exposed to the sunlight's rays. What is most impressive is that, unlike previous sun tanning approaches, the effects of spray tanning actually look good.
Exactly what is spray tanning?
Spray tanning works by using an unique haze to the physical body. This haze is sprayed onto the physical body in a display, which you can now find at most higher-end tanning beauty parlors and also health spas. The haze given off consists of dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which is a chemical that reacts with dead skin cells by cosmetically coloring them brownish. So after spray tanning, the skin takes on a gold brownish colour that generally appears like an all-natural tan.
Depending on the booth utilized, the haze will either be water or oil based; men with vulnerable skin ought to opt for a water base. Likewise, some hair salons provide various types of mists, permitting you to pick the degree of darkening. If you are quite fair-skinned, bear in mind that going also dark will certainly look fake and also uncomfortable, despite the high quality of the product.
Will it offer me an excellent tan?
The haze in spray tanning temporarily makes your skin gold brownish, not orange. The chemical reaction literally transforms your skin colour, so there's no have to stress over smear lines; besides, the products on the market have actually been well-tested in order to make certain they supply a colour that looks exactly like an organic tan (or as close as it's getting). Even fair-skinned individuals who typically turn pink as opposed to brown while tanning will gain from a bronze colour by getting a spray tan.
How long does it last?
Mystic Tan, among the most popular brands of spray tanning booths, states that once an ideal colour is attained, it could be preserved by tanning every 5 days. Dream Tan, a rival, mentions that their tans will certainly last up to 10 days. As you'll uncover by reading on, there are certain steps you can take (before and after your spray tanning session) to ensure that your tan lasts as lengthy as possible.
Below's a mini-lesson in dermatology: The leading level of your skin normally sheds in order to give way to newer skin. Since that leading layer of skin is the component that's dyed by the DHA, the tan wears away as soon as the top layer of dead skin removes. So, to prolong the impacts of the spray tan, you need to make use of cream (you know, that cream your woman speaks highly of) to keep the leading layer from losing as promptly. Essentially, if you hydrate, you should have the ability to preserve an ideal tan for regarding five days.
There are numerous creams on the market, by every cosmetic manufacturer on the planet. You can't stroll into a pharmacy or department store without discovering a complete rack of the stuff so go out and get that tan that you deserve.
Safe Ways To Keep Tan Year-Round: Top 10 Needs to Make use of Tanners
There are methods to stay tanned without risking your health-yet many individuals still reveal themselves to potentially destructive UV rays to attain a healthy radiance.
A poll taken by the American Academy of Dermatology found that 61 percent of women under 18 believe they are prettier with a tan as well as fifty percent believe a tan makes them look healthy. This may help explain a research in the Journal of the American Medical Association that reported skin cancer cells amongst females under the age of 40 has actually tripled in the previous Thirty Years, pointing out the appeal of tanning as a prominent source.
Professionals from The Skin Cancer Structure urge individuals never to seek a UV ray tan. Nonetheless, for those that prefer a tanned look, self sunless tanning products, such as the Tan Yer Hide ™ Home Spray Tanning System, is a secure choice as long as it is made use of in conjunction with a minimal SPF 15. Professionals supply these top 10 reasons why people are transforming in the direction of such sunless tanning products:
1. No Harmful Risks-Sunless tanners do not present the risks associated from UV rays with sunbathing as well as tanning beds and you obtain the exact same great-looking tan.
2. Cost Conscious-You could have your very own sunless tanning set as well as at-home spray tanning system-usually for concerning half the expense of tanning in a salon. As an example, the brand-new tanning system from Tan Yer Hide ™ utilizes the exact same spray technology as a professional device as well as could be utilized to get a natural-looking tan, free of streaks or orange shade. It likewise comes with remedy that could last approximately six months or even more.
3. Customized Tans-With the new at-home spray tanning system, you can regulate the shade of your tan. That indicates it is easy to go from a refined tan to a "just got back from the beach" look within days.
4. Tan Only Specific Areas-With tanners, you could tan only the locations you desire, such as your face as well as arms, making you look much healthier and also slimmer.
5. Conserve Time-There is no have to begin working on your tan months beforehand. A tan can be used the day of or the day prior to you require a fantastic radiance.
6. Sunless Tans Are Temporary-Although some self sunless sun tanning systems could last around 2 Week, a lot of just last 5 to seven days.
7. Safe For More People-Even if you can't obtain a natural tan for clinical reasons, you could more than likely still use tanners. Merely contact your physician initially.
8. Self sunless Tanners Are Better Than Ever-The use of DHA, the cornerstone in tanners, has actually been improved over the years.
9. No Tan Lines-Tan lines are practically inescapable with sunbathing and also tanning beds. With tanners, you can use a tan to your whole physical body with no worries about uncomfortable lines afterwards.
10. No Odor-With tanning beds and also creams, an offending odor could in some cases stick around on your skin for days. Nevertheless, new systems such as the Tan Yer Hide Residence Spray Tanning System remedy simply leave a subtle coconut scent.


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'GRAND SLAM' by Tracie Delaney is the Third book in "The Winning Ace" series. This book continues the story of Tally and Cash, so I would recommend reading the previous books first and in order.
This has been such a great series that it hard to say goodbye to them but at the same time I have been waiting for their happy ending. This book did not disappoint at all. It opened Cash up to more emotions and brought out another level to them both really.
I will be honest when I say that at first when I read that Cash was professional Tennis Player I was turned off at first when reading the outline of their story. I am not into reading sport romances but I am so glad that I did not let that stop me. First there was more to this romance than sports and these two characters were great. So lessened learned for me is to trust the author and keep an open mind
Don't miss this great series~!


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Your chance to win a book and have your name in print.
Apologies to my lovely colleague Andrea Domanski, who has been running a name that character contest for a while and to the 80's game show spoofed in the title (there is a weak link, I promise). I'm putting out a request for the names of 3 characters and the people who suggest the winning names will each receive a free copy of the sequel to Fox Among Wolves - working title is Sheep in Wolf's Clothing.
Here's what you do:
1. Read the descriptions below and decide which character you have a suitable name for.
2. Add your suggestions to the end of this post. As a tie-breaker, include a physical quirk or unusual mannerism I can add into the character's (small) part.
3. The character's names must be obviously Welsh (first and second name).
4. The names must not be too similar to any of the principal characters:
Caroline, Ginny, Jeremy, Ellie, Nathan & Reg Tremayne,
Bryn Evans, Rick Allen, Dennis Miller, Pete Gallaher, Steve Philips, Frank Williamson, Dale,
Crystal, Sian, Gloria, Megan, Andrea, Jemma, Helen, Rita, Lily, Tegan, Mr Jones, Hastings.
These are the characters:
A) A middle-sized, middle-aged engineering manager with a young wife and baby daughter.
B) A 'mumsy' secretary with a twinkle in her eye and a soft spot for her charges.
C) A factory worker in the early months of her second pregnancy.
Have fun - I am looking forward to to your suggestions and ideas to give these characters an unusual edge.


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Scratch with Year 9 boys
The following words were used more than once
Boring 3
Cool 4
Exciting 2
Fun 11
Good way 2
Interesting 7
Learn 3
36 of the words used were positive and 6 were negative.
Labels: programming, sassit, scratch
Ideas, experiments and observations as they occur [and I have time] relating to teaching and learning in a secondary school - special focus on ICT.
Labels: programming, sassit, scratch
I'm using scratch this year for year 8 maths, year 8 science, year 10 maths and year 11 computing
Some good things are the quick and easy start (outstanding in this respect), the versatility (eg. simulate a bunsen burner as a starting science project), that it works with disadvantaged students (with some scaffolding) and that you can build complex projects too, with the more advanced classes (but not as good in this last respect - inability to black box procedures or to transition to textual code)
Since I am teaching some of these kids for non computing subjects I can report that scratch is one of the more engaging things that we do - along with science pracs :-)
At 7:59 pm, rgesthuizen said…
It has been fun for my year 10 games programming students and also a good stepping off point to jump them into Python.
I must admit that I missed the collaboration element built into Scratch that lets them publish and share their games. Very cool :-)
Last week we had a go at making a version of the popular flash game "Parking Perfection".


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Thursday, August 2, 2007
No Proof (The final response to god)
I would like to start this rebuttal by commenting on your defense of the scripture verses that I posted as contradictions. You took two verses that I actually posted as having no contradiction then refuted them as if they did. This misunderstanding is not conducive to either of us in this debate so let me clarify.
Your fourth example (1 Pet 5:8) indicates no apparent contradiction at all, since 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 6, which you list in contradiction to it, do not state which angels were imprisoned;
See I had actually listed both of these examples under the answer "no" for is the Devil free to roam and tempt us. If angels sinned and were cast into hell then wouldn't they be devil's or demons? How does this not pose a contradiction? Since you have failed to address this appropriately I will consider that you have conceded this point and move on to the next.
So omnipotence does not imply the ability to do logically absurd things, like creating uncreated beings, or imagining square circles.
I don't believe that this was ever implied. This completely ignores the blatant contradiction that was pointed out!
Your assumption of a contradiction here is caused by a failure to understand the overall context of the story, which results in a failure to correctly identify the causality of the people's defeat. God generally uses normal means to accomplish his purposes
There are two major issues that I take with your refutation here. The first is that in order for your explanation of why god has not contradicted him or herself here to work, you have to say that god did not follow through with his/her promise because his/her people failed to "devote them to complete destruction." This seems to be a recurring theme in the bible. It seems that god tends to enjoy solving disputes through violent means.
What would be really impressive in situations like these is if god made himself/herself known directly to the enemies of his/her people. A direct revelation from god could not be refused. There are many examples of god making people's hearts hardened and making them disobey his/her command, but he/she never coerces someone to follow them.
The second thing is, if god normally works through average everyday means then how do we know that it is god working? If we assume that it is god working but he/she is working through everyday means then how is that any different than there being no god?
Would they have prevailed against the chariots if they had obeyed God? Of course they would have. God, being all-powerful, was in absolute control of the situation and could direct it as he pleased.
In this statement you present even another perplexing issue and that is the issue of free will. If god is omnipotent and all knowing then god is aware of the outcome of everything in the universe. I would hope you would assume that god knows the future. Assuming that we agree on this then it would seem silly for god to issue a covenant knowing full well that it would be broken. How can you say that if they had obeyed god that they would have prevailed when obeying god was not even an option and god knew it in the first place. If this is the case then god was being deceitful here, which is, as I might add, something that he is not able to do.
Furthermore there is a countless amount of absurdities and direct contradictions in the bible that are impossible to reconcile. A couple of these are the two conflicting accounts of the creation story. In Genesis 1:25-27 we see clearly that humans were created after the animals and in Genesis 2:18-19 humans were created before the animals. As we agreed, if the bible has just one error then it cannot be the holy, inspired, divine, perfect word of god.
All this considered, the conversation on the completely ludicrous account of Noah's flood, seems to have been dropped. I know that our debate format has not been formal, but had it been then this would have been considered a conceded point.
Regarding the issue of the reliability of oral tradition I have to say that your sources seem to be a bit biased. Even so there are some serious issues in the threads that you have linked me to with oral tradition regarding the canonization of the bible.
"it also ignores the considerable importance given to rote memorization in Jewish society of the time, which would have permitted reliable oral transmission, even for longer material."
If we are to assume this true then we need to also assume that every single book that is in the bible was created out of this specific tradition. Regardless, if in fact it was the whole founding tradition of a particular culture to pass things on orally instead of writing them down then there would still be a large degree of error. This is if we assume that they were particularly skilled at it. Just because a particular technology was the best at one time, doesn't mean that it still wasn't prone to the errors that are related to it in the first place. (By the way your link from carm.org was either ripped off from McDowell or vice versa. Also anyone can edit a Wikipedia entry. I think you could think of all of the issues that may bring up for your citation.)
Therefore, we can certainly say that the condition upon which your premise rests is amply met: God has allowed, and even at times commanded atrocities.
This is good enough for me! There is nothing for me to debate if you agree with me. You follow this by breaking down a logical statement as fallacious when it is clearly logically sound. There are many instances in the New Testament where violence is specifically spoken out against . Although I will admit that it is my own assertion that god is not worthy to be worshipped if he commands atrocities, my assertions can also be backed with scripture.
For example in Luke 17:2 Jesus states that if someone were to even offend a little child that he would be better off having a millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea. (Mathew and Mark seem to disagree with Luke on the semantics of this statement.) Despite this "god" (who, stay with me now, is Jesus) commands children to be killed on several occasions. Number 5:11-21 commands a woman who has committed adultery to abort her child. Numbers 31:17 presents a command to kill young male children. Hosea 13:16 has accounts of unborn children being "ripped up." In 1st Samuel 15:3 god commands the death of "suckling" infants. There are also a few examples of god being worshipped for slaughtering babies Psalms 135:8, 136:10, 137:9. I am more than happy to go on.
I would like to challenge your supposition that proving something again and again over multiple trials gives us any greater ability to make assumptions about the possibility of it happening in future, given the same circumstances………The problem you have is that probability is measured by dividing the number of actual situations of something by the number of possible situations……..In other words, the accuracy of any scientific experiment is completely unknowable, and thus will never increase even if you were to run experiments until the proverbial cows returned.
If it is your goal to attack and disprove science in order to strengthen your own worldview then that is fine. Probabilities would probably be the worst arm of science for you to go after because it is one of the most precise.
For example we do have a way of knowing exactly the potential outcome given consistent variables. If you are coming up with slightly different outcomes it is likely that your variables have not been consistent. For instance, in your example regarding a measurement taken on the speed of sound, I would question whether or not the scientist was controlling for variables, such as wind speed, air density and elevation.
Let's say we have two six sided dice. On each dice each number has the exact same possibility of coming up on each roll. The previous roll will not affect the later roll. We can predict and prove over multiple trials that the number 7 will come up more often than any other number. This is because seven has 6 ways of being made on the dice. 1+6, 2+5, 3+4, 4+3, 5+2, 6+1. Whereas 6 and 8 only have 5 ways each 1+5, 2+4, 3+3, 4+2, 5+1 and 2+6, 3+5, 4+4, 5+3, 6+2. It continues to digress. 5 and 9 have 4 ways to be made, 4 and 10 have 3 ways, 3 and 11 have two ways, 2 and 12 have one way. Not only can we use probabilities to test this but we can also use empirical experiments.
In the short run you may see numbers that defy what we know the actual probabilities to be but the more trials we run, the closer the numbers will come to the actual probabilities. This particular example is the foundation of the casino industry. The static nature of these laws are what cause casinos to consistently thrive over the long run with only a slight edge in the numbers. To say that we can't know anything through repeated testing is entirely un-provable because it is so obviously false.
Therefore, performing repeated experiments is self-evidently pointless from a logical point of view, since you can have no idea whether this is helpful or not.
These calculations are extremely helpful. Being able to "know" and "measure" things is incredibly important. When an airplane takes off the pilot needs to take note of the starting altitude, the temperature, and the wind velocity in order to set his speed appropriately. If there was no way to accurately measure the environment then the pilot would have no way to know how much speed and distance he will need in order to get his airplane airborne. I would suppose that if we were to rely on god for these calculations that we would see a sharp decrease in airplane safety. I am thankful that our country is not that fanatical yet!
After all, it's not reasonable for you to ignore results which are outside your arbitrary margin of error if you don't presuppose that your results will be consistent in the first place.
Yes I agree, but you are assuming that scientist do this. If you know a scientist that is doing this then he is not following the scientific method and his research would be considered invalid.
For example, why do you assume that only one of the results can be correct? Why do you not instead assume that, at that one particular point in time, the experiment yielded a different result, making the whole question of probability moot?
I don't assume that at all. As a matter of fact I have conceded that the reason why our knowledge does not stay consistent is because the variables consistently change. Water boils and freezes at different temperatures depending on your current elevation. If we know several of these measurements then we can come up with a formula that will allow us to figure out these access points at any given elevation without actually going there. We are also able to use measurements from the past and present to predict (and rather reasonably well) events that will occur in the future. Some examples of this are solar and lunar eclipses as well as the appearance of comets.
You assume that the future will resemble the past, and that an experiment conducted in one location will yield the same result when conducted in another.
Uniformity is only a baseline that is assumed in an environment where all variables are controlled. Your statement here is false.
I have shown that scientific theories do not describe reality as it actually is, and never can; that they are not actually empirical at all; and that they are founded upon assumptions which are rationally unjustified. Attempts to justify them result only in circular reasoning and other logical fallacies. The form of reasoning in the scientific method itself can be essentially represented as follows:
This object is spherical.
Billiard balls are spherical.
Therefore, this object is a billiard ball.
This is a perfect example of faulty logic. You have applied it here to the scientific process even though science would not derive this result. Once again you have committed the strawman fallacy. Many objects are spherical. This seems like a feeble attempt to make a philosophical point. Unfortunately your premise has completely fallen short of acceptable.
Thus, since the assumptions underlying all scientific reasoning are logically fallacious, it follows that all scientific theories are logically fallacious also.
I do not know how to say this without sounding like I am being mean, but I need to call into question your education regarding science and it's methodology. You seem on the surface to be reasonably intelligent yet some of your beliefs are wholly rooted in superstition and faith. Intelligent people that believe in gods and fairy tales tend to do so because they are very good at coming up with intelligent explanations to explain away the obvious contradictions in their worldview.
If you would like to take the stance that we have no way of knowing anything except through god and that we must rely on god for everything, then I must insist that your actions follow your words. The next time you are sick you should rely solely on prayer to help you. Do not go to the hospital, do not buy medicine and while you're at it you might as well drop that insurance plan. You need to do away with thermometers and clocks and any other "inconsistent and manmade" measuring device. You should not use automobiles or airplanes since their construction and daily operations rely solely on the calculations of the scientific method.
It is time for you to rely wholly on god and to cease to borrow from the world of science which you seem to abhor. If you are not willing to live this way then you really have no reason to continue. Religion was sufficient to quell the intuitive nature of humans before we had the means to discover the world for ourselves. Now it appears to be a relic that will fade as the world becomes more and more educated.
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- Bnonn said...
Hi Angels. You call this your final statement, but I had thought we were still going to post simultaneous conclusions following my response to it. Can you confirm this is still the plan? I'm not troubled if you would instead like to make this statement your last; I am quite willing to do the same with my response. Just let me know.
- August 2, 2007 at 5:49 PM
- angelsdepart said...
It is the final "response" I still plan on posting a conclusion.
- August 2, 2007 at 9:43 PM
- Bnonn said...
- August 2, 2007 at 10:19 PM
- tina said...
I really enjoyed your last two paragraphs. Can I borrow those?? I will put a link back to your page.
- August 3, 2007 at 7:56 AM
- angelsdepart said...
Please feel free to borrow whatever you would like.
- August 3, 2007 at 9:14 AM
- Bnonn said...
Hi Angels. I have now posted my final response. How would you like to proceed with the conclusions? I propose a 1500 word limit, and that we both publish them on Wednesday. Although Wednesday starts for me before it does for you, I am happy to post at around midday. I have no problem with you perusing my conclusion before posting the final version of your own—it seems only fair, given that I have so far had the advantage of responding to you for the whole debate.
Tina: I hope you will read through my response to Angels, since the last two paragraphs of his statement here, which you laud, unfortunately very badly misunderstand and misrepresent my position. If you examine my response, linked above, you will see that only the Christian worldview makes a reliance on science and medicine and so on justifiable. Angels seems to suppose the opposite, which is strange since this suggests he has failed to understand the entire case I am making.
- August 5, 2007 at 6:14 PM
- Bnonn said...
Hi Angels, I have now posted my conclusion.
- August 8, 2007 at 6:41 PM


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Join us Wednesday, June 24th from 7 to 9pm for the opening reception of Holly Coley: Suggested Reading, featuring painting, ceramic sculpture, and a library curated by the artist. See more of her work at hollycoley.com Show runs through the end of July, open daily 11–7.
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Can Facial Exercises Help Prevent Wrinkles?
You don't have to look very far to find products, websites and even yoga classes touting the benefits of facial exercises. According to proponents of these exercises, contorting your face in various ways, such as making a large "O" with your mouth, helps to strengthen the muscles of your face and can prevent wrinkles. These can even work to tighten your face to decrease the wrinkles and sagging that are already there. But is this really a good idea? Or can facial exercises actually make your wrinkles worse?
After an extensive Google search, I discovered there weren't any scientific studies to either prove or disprove whether facial exercises can help reduce wrinkles and sagging. I did find, however, a number of experts who discourage facial exercises. Carolyn Ash, author of Timeless Skin: Healthy Skin for a Lifetime, speaker and owner of Carolyn Ash Skin Care states, "Wrinkles are lines of expression. They are formed by the constant animation of your face. Most of these facial exercise regimens encourage you to make faces that are just increasing the depth and premature appearance of the lines on your face." Dr. Neal Schultz, in a video on DermTV.com, agrees that facial exercises cause more damage and increase your wrinkles. Dr. Liow Tiong Sin points out that wrinkles and sagging are caused by a decrease in collagen, elastin and fat, not a decrease in muscle tone. The repeated exercises will only serve to deepen the lines and wrinkles.
Lifestyle changes
Changes in your skin are a natural part of aging. As you mature, your skin becomes thinner and even drier than it was when you were younger. Lines may appear from the constant facial expressions you make and have made all your life. Your skin will also begin to lose collagen and elastin. While you can't stop the aging process, there are lifestyle choices that "speed up" the process - all of which you have control over:
- If you smoke, try to quit as soon as possible.
- Protect your skin from the sun - use sunscreen every day, wear a wide brimmed hat when out in the sun, seek shade during the hot, daytime hours (between 10 am and 4 pm).
- Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
- Cut down on alcoholic beverages.
- Take care of your skin - wash your face twice a day, use moisturizer daily, avoid facial products that irritate your skin (if they sting or burn, stop using them).
In addition to lifestyle changes, pay attention to the repetitive facial expressions you make. The more you use your muscles, the deeper your lines will be in that area. For example, if you are constantly squinting from the sun, you will probably develop lines around your eyes. Instead, use sunglasses to prevent squinting.
Medical Interventions
In the past, a facelift - which involves pulling back the skin of your face - was one of the only ways to reduce the signs of aging. Facelifts are still used, but there are additional medical interventions that can reduce the look of wrinkles and lines on your face.
Botox - Injections of Botox paralyze your muscles, stopping you from making the repetitive motions that cause the wrinkles.
Laser treatments - Different laser treatments can help soften wrinkles and lines, tighten skin and lighten scars (like scars from acne).
Chemical Peels - Skin peels help to remove dead surface layers of the skin, which can help reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
If you have wrinkles and lines and are looking for ways to improve your appearance, it is probably better to skip the exercises and talk with your dermatologist about the different options available. While exercises are cheaper (even free if you follow the directions on many different websites), you could actually be doing more harm and end up with deeper lines than when you started.
_For more information: _
Skin Care and Aging: Wrinkle Treatments
Can the Right Diet Reduce Wrinkles?
Which Moisturizer is Best for You?
"New and Improved Laser and Light Treatments Take Aim at Cellulite, Fat, Tattoos, Wrinkles and Sagging Skin," 2014, March 21, Staff Writer, American Academy of Dermatology
"What Causes Our Skin to Age," Date Unknown, Staff Writer, American Academy of Dermatology


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- Enjoy this ancient and fascinating horticultural art form.
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- Easy to care for needing only a light trim each autumn to encourage branching.
- Water well as the compost becomes dry but avoid the tree standing in wet and your tree should thrive and last a lifetime or more!
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Self-Care in a Time of Despair
Stuff I Actually Do to Keep Myself from Perpetually Screaming into a Pillow
By: Greg Mania
Photo by Ky DiGregorio.
Trump, Russia, fake news, climate change, Twitter, Blac Chyna, the phrase, "now more than ever," colluding, emails, covfefe, some more emails, Lena Dunham's dog, healthcare, imminent death, Ivanka, Game of Thrones, Putin, this iPhone speaks many different languages, golf, CNN push notifications, etc., etc., etc., -- it all converts into extraneous anxiety that's equally distributed amongst my how-am-I-gonna-pay-off-40k-in-student-loans-anxiety, will-I-ever-find-myself-in-a-healthy-relationship-anxiety, what-if-I-have-to-pronounce-"gnocchi"-in-front-of-people-anxiety, and general what-am-I-doing-with-my-life-anxiety. If there's anytime for self-care, it sure the fuck is now. By the way, this isn't a comedy piece like the one I did for Out earlier this year, this is stuff I actually do to prevent myself from sticking my head into a wood-chipper.
1. Read
I've always been a reader to begin with, but now, I make time to read. I read when I'm on the subway and yes, I'm one of those people who reads at the bar if I'm waiting for someone. Fuck it. If there's three books I think everyone should read this year, it's How to Make White People Laugh by Negin Farsad, I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi, and Shrill by Lindy West. You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll grow: what more can you ask from a book?
2. Listen to some motherfucking Enya
If anyone is doing right, it's the woman who lives in a castle with 47,000 cats.
3. Take a bath
But bleach that shit first, don't get a staph infection.
4. Write
And I'm not talking about the Tweets I write about the time I got diarrhea at Walgreens. I keep a journal. Sometimes it's standup material, sometimes it's shit that's just for me. Just get it out: write down the ugly and the uglier. You'll feel lighter, I promise.
5. I (try to) meditate
Because sometimes push comes to shove, OK? Look, I'm by no means an expert. And yes, as a comic, I make fun of meditation, yoga mats, composting, Whole Foods, and all that stuff that's associated with anyone named Susan or Siobhan. But hear me out: I've done some research (with the help of my therapist, s/o to Janice, love you girl!), and I've tried a few different methods to help calm me the fuck down. There's one I try to do before going to bed and I actually feel lighter and less foggier the next day. Who knew this witchcraft actually worked? There's apps to help you and YouTube tutorials and tons of books on the subject: you just have to find the one that's right for you -- it's like buying your first dildo!
6. Go outside
Gross, I know, but turns out getting sunshine is actually good for you???
7. Go on friend-dates
Call someone up you haven't seen in a while and get dinner with them: catch up, recall old memories, drink too much. There's so much shit going on that it's easy to forget there's still good in the world. Going on a friend-date is a nice escape from reality. And treat yourselves! Say "fuck yes" when asked if you want to see a dessert menu; now's not the time to be conscious of your caloric intake in front of other people.
I know what you're thinking: look who's talking, whore. This is easier said than done, but try to take at least a few hours (read as: not when you're asleep, that doesn't count) to log the fuck off. I'm not saying go on a detox (because we all know at least one person who posts this long diatribe about how they're leaving social media forever and they're back next week, posting a mirror selfie from the gym), just take some time to do something you love. You'll thank yourself.


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Some of my Favorite Links
Cute pics
Funny pics
Internal Red Dwarf
My Red Dwarf Site
About Me
Favorite Links
Contact Me
Photoshop Pictures
Bullfrog Information
Bullfrog Research
On this page you will find a list of links to other web sites that I enjoy.
This is where I post the pictures that I have altered with Photoshop. This is a site that I go to every day. It is great for people who want to learn more about editing pictures, learn different techniques, have a question about photo editing, or even just to see some funny and unusual pictures.
Freaking News
Check out the latest news on the Vancouver Canucks at their website.
This link is for my Red Dwarf club.
N and J's Red Dwarf Club
This link is for my girlfriends Toyota 4X4 club.
Toyota 4X4 Club
This is a really cool program that allows you to look at almost anywhere in the world and zoom in on it. See your house, view your street and look at landmarks from space. Go to this website to download the free software.
Google Earth


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Lab Notes
The latest thoughts from the Boffin Lab minds
Stroke Builder swimming appEarly on, when we were creating our initial business plan, Steve and I agreed we wanted to keep building a couple of projects of our own each year. We also agreed that outside of our technical fields of expertise we did not know very much, so we needed to partner with companies that had the expertise we lacked. This is the story of the first partnership.
Jan 2012
App News
Drupalcon LondonDrupalcon London was my first real engagement with the Drupal community in person, up to now it had all been online. On boarding the early train down to Croydon for the first day I wondered what it was going to be like. Would it be low key and like a hack day or a very professional event like a big company conference. In fact once I had arrived and settled in it was somewhere between the two. The setting, speakers, materials and organisation were professional and top notch, but there was also the opportunity to beanbag down in a corner and get into the coding zone if you wanted to.
Sep 2011
Building a Junk iPhone quoting app!In April 2011, Tim Whitcomb, marketing manager for waste removal company AnyJunk contacted us with a little request - "Can you build me a rubbish iPhone app?"
Strange request, but we responded, got the spec and the idea was a cracker. He wanted to use the video recording capabilitites on the phone to take a video of a pile of rubbish, geolocate it using the phone's GPS and send a request to AnyJunk to have the rubbish removed - in a word genius. The idea was nice and simple, like all the best phone apps. It supported their existing service offering and could be used to both win new business and to help their existing clients.
Jul 2011
App News
Work Rights Employment Law appOur first commercial app and it is for a London barristers chambers - gulp. Well at least we'll find out if our terms and conditions are worth the piece of paper they are written on!
Actually the barristers at 36 Bedford Row turned out to be really friendly and excited to be the first chambers with an app. Their idea was to help people being layed off in the recession by offering a self-diagnosis employment law tool, hence the 'Work Rights' app was born. It was to cover issues of unfair dismissal, discrimination and pay claims as well as working as a marketing tool for 36 Bedford Row's services in the employment law sector.
Jun 2011
App News
Capricorn Gowns E-commerce siteWe are back to building websites while we patiently wait to become appillionaires. Capricorn Gowns is a small family run clothing retailer based in Aberystwyth that wanted to start selling online in order to expand the business. They needed a simple to manage e-commerce solution that did not require a high level of technical expertise for day to day operations, such as taking and dispatching orders and stock control.
Apr 2011
Website News
Our first apps - Train times and Roast DinnersThe second task to get this venture going was to get into apps. Having got shiny new iPhones and having at least, in Steve's case, a large amount of programming brainpower we couldn't wait to build something.
Jan 2011
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The Graduation Ceremony of Father Muller Medical College and Father Muller College of Speech and Hearing was held on Saturday, 1st April 2017 at 5.00 pm in the Father Muller Convention Centre.
The program commenced with the Graduands' procession who were accompanied by the teaching faculty and the dignitaries. The College of Nursing Band team played festive tunes in honor of the Graduands. The dignitaries were given a traditional Indian style welcome with Poornakumbha and Aarathi which was followed by invocation. Rev. Fr Richard Coelho, Director In-charge of the Institutions, formally welcomed the gathering.
Dr G.K. Prabhu, Director, Manipal Institute of Technology & Hon'ble Pro Vice Chancellor of Manipal University graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and Most Rev. Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza, the Bishop of Mangalore Diocese and President of Father Muller Charitable Institutions presided over the function.
Dr J.P.Alva, Dean of FMMC and Prof. Akhilesh P.M., Principal of FMCOSH presented the Annual Reports respectively. This was followed by the Graduation Ceremony during which 294 Graduands of BASLP, BPT, B.Sc. MLT, B.Sc. MIT, B.Sc RT, MBBS courses and Medical and AHS Postgraduates were presented with Certificates and Medals.
In his inspiring Graduation Address Dr G.K.Prabhu, the Chief Guest congratulated all the Graduates and asked them to be true ambassadors of Father Mullers which is a service oriented institution. He also elaborated on the five points they need to follow throughout their mission as health care professionals. He asked them to be always respectful and grateful to their parents, teachers and their alma mater.
Dr Sahana P. spoke on behalf of the graduates expressing her joy and gratitude.
Meritorious Graduates and students were presented with awards and prizes for their achievements in academics and sports activities during the year.
Dr G.K.Prabhu, the Chief Guest who had recently taken up the additional responsibility as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Manipal University was felicitated on the occasion.
Most Rev. Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Bishop of Mangalore Diocese delivered the Presidential Address. He called upon all the Graduates to be sincere, dedicated and committed in their profession.
Rev. Fr Rudolph R. D'Sa, Administrator, FMMC proposed the vote of thanks. This was followed by a cultural programme presented by the students of FMMC & FMCOSH.
The programme was compered by Ms Prerana Bellary, III MBBS and Ms Asmin D'Souza, II BPT.
Around 2500 people witnessed this Ceremony. Graduation Dinner was served to all.


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After six years of waiting and $2 million in expenditures, Sheraton Corp. won the right Monday to build a 400-room hotel on the edge of the city-owned Torrey Pines Golf Course.
Sheraton, the winner over Hyatt and Marriott in an earlier city competition for building rights, had been delayed in starting its project because the city could not cancel its land lease with operators of a golf driving range on the site.
But during a marathon meeting, the City Council cleared the way for construction, voting 5-3 to overturn a city Planning Commission denial of the hotel project. Voting unsuccessfully to stop the Sheraton development were Mayor Maureen O'Connor and Councilwomen Celia Ballesteros and Abbe Wolfsheimer.
Opposition to the project focused largely on the dangers posed by aircraft operating out of nearby Miramar Naval Air Station.
Risk Was Lessened
Although the hotel layout was changed to minimize the risk--with designers "sinking it into the ground" on the sloping 11.4-acre site in order to concentrate guests on the lowest of three levels, O'Connor, her two council colleagues and numerous community members allied against the project remained skeptical.


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"La Brea Tar Pit" Chicken Wings (Page 55)
- Date: Saturday, December 15, 2007 -- 7pm
- Location: Bloomington, IN
- Kitchen: My Apartment
- Dining Companions: Matty, Mike M, Teresa, Beth, Jeremy, Kent, Sue, Allan, Ann E, Jim, Marcia, Vladimir, Kitty, Muriel, Marc, and Tricia
- Recipe Rating: A
I chose these chicken wings to serve at our holiday party on Saturday. I wasn't optimistic about this recipe. It didn't sound too good: chicken wings cooked in a combination of red wine, soy sauce, sugar, and ginger. Admit it, it sounds pretty bad. Much to my surprise though, these wings were delicious! The chicken was falling-off-the-bone tender, and the sauce was amazing. It thickened, and caramelized, and blackened into something delicious. As odd as it sounds. the flavors of the red wine and the soy sauce were fantastic together. No one at the party was quite as excited about these wings as Matty and I were, so there were plenty leftover to enjoy in the following days. And enjoy them we did! These were easily the best chicken wings I have ever had, and I can't recommend them enough.
Here is the recipe.
I am exhausted. Today was a Christmas shopping marathon. We started around 8:30am, and shopped until 3:30pm this afternoon. After a long break, we resumed briefly this evening. Usually I try to avoid shopping right before Christmas because the crowds make me crazy. Today it wasn't so bad though. We went to the busiest places first, and at 9am everything was pretty empty. It also helped that we managed to find everything we were looking for pretty easily -- that always improves my attitude about shopping. And now I am done with all my shopping for the season. Yay!
We don't have Christmas trees any more, partly because the apartment in Madison isn't too big and a tree would take up precious space. This year my mother got a Christmas branch instead of a tree. It's a big, fake, tree limb, and underneath it are piled all the presents. It's pretty funny. She even put ornaments on it. Ah, Christmas...


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We stayed here overnight as we arrived by train to Barcelona Sants station which is five minutes away before catching a train the next morning. We got an email to say that reception would not be open and we were offered directions on what to...More
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"Do not stay here....seriously take my word for it."
"dont go here."
"Luck of the draw"


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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Smiling from ear to ear...
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I can see why you are smiling!!! Oh my, what a treasure trove of fun stuff! That will keep you busy for a while!!! Congratulations Barb, couldn't happen to a nicer person!!!ReplyDelete
Oh you are sooo lucky! I love the images - they are adorable! That is a ton of stuff to win. You must share your secret - I can't seem to ever win anything :)ReplyDelete
WOW!!! My jaw just dropped when I went to see what you won! A HUGE CONGRATS to you, girlfriend! You are one lucky lady!!!! And I agree with Patti Jo...it couldn't have happened to a nicer person!ReplyDelete
hugs, Sharon
Whhoooo-hoooo!!! Congratulations!!! You will have sooooo much fun!! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
And I loved the pics of Jordan swinging... such pride!!!
WOW!!! Congrats Barb :o)ReplyDelete
Thats some hall.
Have a blast with everything!
Hugs, Candy
Hey Barb,ReplyDelete
Fantastic prize you won! Congratulations! We have been really busy getting back to MN and just arrived last night. I just caught up on your recent postings. Your busy life has an energy and filled with responsibilities that inspire and encourage others. You and Bill are "angels" in my book, with all you do with and for the children who are so precious.
Love and many blessings, Martha
You are ONE LUCKY GIRL!!! That's a ton of great stuff that you won! Have fun playing with all your new things!ReplyDelete


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PACKED MURRIETA TOWN HALL Sounds Alarm On Illegal Immigrant Invasion
Yesterday hundreds of protesters in Murrieta, California blocked buses carrying illegal immigrants from Texas.
The protesters converged Tuesday outside the Border Patrol facility in Murrieta.
The protesters forced immigrant buses to turn around.
Crowds greet buses of undocumented immigrant children in Murrieta http://t.co/FDlQQOkB0y pic.twitter.com/WlVdNE3oHF
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) July 1, 2014
Mayor Pro-Tem Harry Ramos told KNX 1070′s Dick Helton that the standoff Tuesday may occur every 72 hours as a new busload of immigrants are processed through the Border Patrol.
Tonight hundreds of concerned Murrieta citizens packed a town hall meeting to discuss the illegal immigrant invasion.
American Power Blog has coverage.
The rowd erupted in applause as County Supervisor demanded the federal government "immediately secure our borders."
#Murrieta #Immigration: Crowd erupts in applause as Cnty Supervisor demands fed gov "immediately secure our borders"
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 3, 2014
The children coming to Murrieta have scabies and fevers.
#Murrieta #Immigration: Border Patrol tells crowd 4 children from buses hospitalized, "2 with fevers, 2 with scabies".
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 3, 2014
The crowd chanted "USA! USA! USA!"
#Murrieta #Immigration: Standing ovation, chants of "USA" about buses turned back by protestors. pic.twitter.com/8H54UHsMB5
— Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) July 3, 2014
Murrieta T-shirt wearing man gets heart round of applause from people in line. pic.twitter.com/chvNuXy2Eq
— PE_Claverie (@PE_Claverie) July 3, 2014
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Tribal Wear Gets Its Grand Stage Thanks to Missoni
Missoni's Spring 2011 Collection was an ethnic print wonder. Many references from African culture, with Kinte cloth, and Latin America, with specific prints, were a beautifully made clash of different regions of the world. Missoni, an already, global sensation for many, went literal.
Known for their signature prints, they are a power-house for a cultured, colorful woman. A mixture of idyllic and Bohemian style wrapped in sophistication is the vision. In addition, to a unique style, Missoni accomplices it with commercial value. Missoni can be purchased and is really ready-to-wear! Their consumer is benefited from two sides of the table, a business savvy attribute of the design team.
Consequently, with such already positive comments coming from my ramble, it wouldn't be an absolute shock to the public that, I, indeed melted over Angela Missoni's Spring 2011 collection. Only one could imagine themselves in one of her maxi dresses flowing with the wind on the beach, living in pure luxury on a Caribbean resort. It was most enchanting and it beguiled others with every glance.
Below are a dissection of the looks above:
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Look #1
Ranging from the darkest blue to the most electrified orange, this maxi dress was anything but subtle. It was an entire clash and mix of prints, a total loud exhibition. However, it wasn't obnoxious! The different prints masterfully had its place and the dress was entirely tasteful. Along with the obvious visual aspect of the dress, the "cut" of the dress was clever since it seemed to wrap around. It was stunning and crafty!
Look #2
Aside from the overly praised print on the skirt, the actual structure and blend of the print was quite witty. The way the skirt found its commercial routes in length, appealing to the longer skirt trend, was another business savvy move. In addition to the business decision, I admired the creativity in the loose silhouette and how the skirt fell loose on the body. The idea wasn't obvious in trying to pull across the global approach, and it worked for the better!
Overall, I rate the collection a four and a half stars. While the collection dealing with individual clothing pieces was mere beauty, minimal repetition followed throughout. I believe in creating a flow throughout the collection, yet I felt I saw the exact same dress twice!


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So I have been incredibly busy since last posting…many apologies for the delay and sorry if people have been waiting on me to get back to them!
Last month started with three solid weeks of table tennis on the road, beginning with a week out in Slovakia at Sasa Dragas' new purpose built table tennis training centre in Prievidze. It was a perfect place to knuckle down and build my fitness back up as my bedroom was literally 5 seconds walk away from the playing hall and therefore the sessions could be tailored for me to be able to train more than my body can normally manage! One can even go and do service practice at half past midnight if one feels like it. We were also again under the auspices of Zvonimir Korencic, the long-time coach of many top European players. Needless to say, it was a shattering week and, followed by another week in Sheffield before the Italian Open, I think I may have overdone it a little bit...
Italy was my first competition since Rio and, although I was no.1 seed, I had no real expectations and I think my relative lack of tournament match practice showed a little bit, especially in the group stages. I think I went 1-0 down in every match I played so I am particularly pleased with how I was able to mentally grind things out despite not being at my best neither physically nor technically. In the quarter final, I was 3-7 down before winning 11-7 in the final set, going on to eventually lose in the semi-final to someone who knows my game better than anyone – my GB team mate Paul K. Although it would have been nice to win, there is nobody I would have rather lost to and, considering the stage I am at with my training, I am more than satisfied with the start to the season! We have much more important tournaments coming up later this year and we are definitely only going to get stronger as the season progresses.
Before reaching home, me, Aaron, Will & Billy played in the Table Tennis England event in Nottingham. Congrats to Aaron for winning but I'd just like to say that I really enjoyed the experience and appreciated the opportunity to play again even if, by this point, my body wasn't able to do it justice!
Next up, we are targeting the Slovenian Open in May and then the World Team Championships in Slovakia in which me, Paul & Martin have a very real chance of doing well. However, in the meantime, we have our National Championships next weekend in Grantham and I am back to the daily grind flitting between Plymouth and Sheffield and seeing whether my legs can keep up! Thanks everyone for the support and fingers crossed...!
|National Championships
|Slovenian training camp
|Slovenian Open
|Slovakia training camp
|World Team Championships – Slovakia
|German Open
|International camp
|Slovenia training camp
|European Championships – Slovenia


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Hey friends how are you? Here is the latest notification for all eligible candidates.This is the good opportunity for eligible candidates.This is the golden chance for all the eligible candidates those who are looking for the KRFB Recruitment 2017.The department of Kerala Road Fund Board has published the 01 posts in this year.Kerala Road Fund Board Recruitment 2017.Eligible candidates, please fill the application form carefully.Other details like as age limit, education qualification, post name, the number of vacancies, pay scale, important dates, how to apply, major links, and other details are given below.
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Name of Organization-KRFB recruitment 2017
State- Kerala
Total Number of post-01 post
Pay-Scale-Rs:25000/- per month
Description-Kerala Road Fund Board, established in 2001 by the Government of Kerala, is a funding agency for providing financial assistance to the transport facility projects in the state, Kerala Road Fund Board plays a pivotal role in the overall infrastructure development of Kerala. A requirement of a professional and statutory body to take up the fund management of Kerala State Public Works Department has given shape to the Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB). Constituted primarily to oversee and manage non-budgetary funds and to organize such funds for developing and maintaining roads and other related infrastructure.
Age Limit-Candidates age years relaxation in age for SC/ST/OBC as per government rules
Educational Qualification with experience details- candidates graduate in civil engineering with 07 years experience in road project or diploma in civil engineering with 12 years experience in road project
The way of apply- Candidates have to apply in prescribe format as given in the www.krfb.org website and duly filled application form along with relevant certificates should be sent to the office of the chief executive officer Kerala road fund board TC 4/1654 mayrooram no.7 Belhaven gardens kowdiar P.O Thiruvanthapuram-695003 on or before 22/feb/2017
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My name ist Fabrice Knecht and I am an expert working with product development in the furniture industry as well as other industrial products. With a background/education as a building architect and engineer in integrated design I am able to focus both on the visual design and the engineering of a product. I am well skilled in solving technical problems and integrate them into a well designed solution, this is one of my main drivers. This is done by using my creative potential as well as my analytic approach to every task.
Working in the furniture business for a lot of years taught me to put together different requirements into a final solution. For me it is normal to work out of a brief where sales, marketing, internal or external design requirements, engineering, supply chain, quality and cost price needs to be put together. With my international background I have no problems communicating and working across borders and in an international work space using English, German, Swiss German and Danish.
I am driven by working on projects form the first sketches to the implementation of the product on the market. Doing this together with the best suited suppliers for the job guarantees that a fulfillment of the brief normally is not a problem.
Fabrice Knecht is offering consultancy as an Engineer working in close collaboration with the Designer and Company. During many years I built up strong engineering Skills and technical problem solving. This are some fields where a collaboration with me could be interesting for you. References can be seen here
- Idea and Concept development of furniture and industrial products seen from a technical point of View
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- Project support, transfering of the designers ideas into production ready solutions
- 3D Modelling in SolidWorks, from simple technical Drawings to Advanced Surface Modelling
- Creation of production drawings in 2D
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- Material Research
- Optimization of production costs and cost savings of existing products
- Determination of most suitable production processes for components or whole products
- Contact to international Suppliers in order to find the best suited supplier for your product
- Prototyping, CNC machined, 3D printed and other handmade prototypes
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About the Position:
Set a clear and compelling strategy for allocated global category and deliver against it, ensuring that maximum value and innovation are realized through National Grid's global supply chain. Responsible for continuously driving improved category strategies by working collaboratively with key Global Procurement personnel and wider business entities to leverage business and market insight.
Position Responsibilities of (including but not limited to):
Lead on the development of the strategy and implementation plan for a specific global category, ensuring:
Maximum value is being driven from the global category with regards to supplier spend, volume leverage, quality, forecasting efficiency, and innovation.
Ways to unlock the full value potential within the procured spend base within the category are identified, implemented and, as applicable, learnings are shared across other global and regional categories.
A systematic approach to managing spend for the global category is adopted leveraging areas of common spend.
Own the delivery of a portfolio of strategic sourcing events within allocated global category area, working with stakeholders to plan and prioritise workload and challenge demand, identifying best sourcing strategies and delivering events from market engagement through to award. Leverage resources from the pool of regional buyers.
Undertake research and analysis to profile the characteristics of allocated global category including external analysis of supply markets and supplier trends to inform the global category management planning process, ensuring opportunities to drive value are leveraged and that risks (i.e., around supply shortage, etc.,) are identified and mitigated.
Work with lines of business, and colleagues across the Global Procurement function including; Customer Engagement Managers, Supplier Relationship Managers and the Market / Supplier Development Manager to develop future requirements, often taking a seat at the leadership team table to influence and contribute to business strategy.
Understand the future requirements of the business and ensure this is factored into the category forward planning to deliver maximum supplier spend efficiencies through volume leverage, forecast buying, supplier innovation, exploitation of non-traditional markets and optioneering.
Drawing on a pool of buyers (for Global), and working with regional Contract Managers, scope and develop robust, fit-for-purpose and value-adding contractual agreements that meet the needs of the National Grid business.
Report on allocated global category performance (and sub-categories), reporting this view into the Head of Global Procurement / Senior Category Manager to drive awareness of spend, opportunities.
Lead a highly motivated, innovative and value-focused team, developing talent and a performance management culture that drives value through employee engagement which successfully meets or exceeds all strategic objectives for the area.
Provide support to business wide change activities, role modelling new ways of working and leading the delivery of elements of the program to ensure capability is improved and value added to the business.
Knowledge & Experience Required:
Previous experience of understanding, identifying and executing multiple opportunities across a range of Categories to deliver value.
Experience of broad, supply chain management in complex, global enterprise environments.
Has the ability to teach Category Management & Strategic Sourcing to an expert level within their teams.
Track record of driving value beyond straightforward procurement savings in areas of value engineering, usage of lean techniques to identify and eliminate waste and identify income opportunities in the extended value chain.
Ability to communicate dynamically at all levels within National Grid and externally to senior leaders within supplier organizations (including C level executives).
Good understanding of broader business objectives and the implications of strategic planning and actions within the category on the regional/global businesses.
Expert influencing & negotiation skills to drive optimum value through the award of commercially sound contracts.
Relationship management experience, driving commercial value and performance through major contracts.
Skilled at developing and working through multi-disciplinary teams.
Ability to communicate dynamically at all levels within National Grid and externally to senior leaders within supplier organizations.
Bachelor degree or equivalent required.
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In Tokyo, a bookshop sells one book a week
Quality is more important than quantity when it comes to a good bookshop for a demanding clientele. One bookshop in Tokyo has taken that theory to the extreme.
The Morioka Shoten bookshop opened in the Ginza quarter in Tokyo, the brainchild of a former bookseller who was after an original concept. At a time when there was huge competition, he took the bold decision to sell just one book a week.
The decor and design is minimalist. In the centre of the shop is a stand where the book is placed like a piece of art. Behind it, wardrobes stock other copies of the work, as well as a collection of books and objects linked to the book. The shop also sells some associated products.
The author is always invited for book signings and to meet the readers. The bookshop has taken a gamble by only focusing on one work per week. His aim is for the shop to become a meeting place where people can discuss literature without any commercial pressure. It is only open in the evenings.
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Only in London could you go round a corner where the view changes from this...
...to this.
Even though it was overcast and grey, the amazing colours and names of the boats we're totally enchanting. There's a sort of whimsical, Wind In The Willows aspect to life on the water that just makes it seem so fun. People were BBQing on-deck, or teaming up to open the locks, and everyone seemed so joyful. I've always harboured a little ambition to live on a boat (I think it's a combination of my love for water teamed with my affinity for cosy, wooden interiors) and this afternoon stroll just confirmed that. I'm sure in reality there are leaks, security and warmth issues, and expensive mooring fees to contend with but this is a daydream, and in my daydream, life onboard is a perfect mixture of starlit open-air dinners and friendly towpath banter. K?
I find ex-industrial architecture like this fascinating – there is some serious window p*rn going on along this stretch of the canal.
We walked all the way from Angel to De Beauvoir Town in Hackney. De Beauvoir, as the name implies, is a little oasis of posh old-fashioned houses just off the scummy-but-vibey Kingsland Road – a more crazy juxtaposition I can't imagine. You walk off a main road into a quiet oasis of wide, tree-lined streets and this gothic-style 19th century square suddenly opens up, all mullioned windows and fancy gables.
We stopped on the way for a well-earned Aspall in the Narrow Boat pub, a super-cute Islington gem above the towpath with balconies overlooking the canal. I was pumped to realise I'd pinned it to visit aaaaages ago, so I was able to cross something off my Pinterest to-go-to list.
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