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You have made all the cuts you can make to your budget – now what? When that happens – you've got to figure out ways to increase your income.
You can do that by increasing your hours at work, but extra hours are not always an option. Okay….Plan B…
Well, you can get a traditional second job and that is also great, but what if you need flexibility for a number of reasons – children, school, your other work schedule or simply the demands of life.
You can start your our business. Frankly, we love this option, we think it is one of the best ways to create success – but the process can take time and you might be in a situation where you need income NOW.
For the last several months I have been exploring side-hustles to see which ones I enjoy, bring me the most per hour and that have the greatest flexibility.
What it would be helpful to know is how much time I have actually invested and what has been the payoff.
For the second quarter of 2019, here are the results. May was an awesome month and clearly the winner by about $500.00. Mostly due to a bank bonus that finally came in as well as getting several loan signings all at once.
April TOTAL: $418.79
Amazon Affiliates: $0.61
Plasma: $250
Instacart: $56.14
Doordash: $58.04
Amazon Flex: $54.00
May TOTAL: $1084.66
Plasma: $25
Digital Products: $124.66
Loan Signings: $365.00
Bank Bonus: $350.00
Curt's Recycling: $70.00
Resale items: $150.00
June TOTAL: $619.95
Amazon Affiliates: $1.10
Plasma: $55.00
Instacart: $35.45
Affiliate Commissions: $236.40
Digital Products: $78.00
Loan Signings: $90.00
Curt's Recycling: $20.00
Garage Sale: $104.00
My favorite methods so far to earn income are listed below and why.
Bank bonuses has been the one that has had the greatest return per hour. I spent possibly 30 minutes opening the account and maybe another 30 minutes altogether making sure I had the requisite transactions.
My second favorite, because it also had the lowest investment of my time compared to income received, was Affiliate commissions. Now this one may not be something that I can do every month because it depends on a couple of things.
Mostly, 1) I have to believe in the product and 2) it has to be a current offer and sometimes the offers are only for a limited time.
Third on the list is being a Loan Signing Agent. I am a notary specially trained to do loan signings. For instance, notarizing refinance paperwork, mortgage closings and other documents associated with real estate. Typically, I can earn $75.00 to $95.00 per signings which usually do not take more than one hour. These are signings assigned by a loan signing service.
There are opportunities to earn significantly more via direct signings. If you are able to build relationships with escrow companies, real estate lawyers and mortgage officers. You can earn between $150.00 to $200.00 per signing via direct signings.
Fourth on my list, has been Creating My Own Course and offering it as well. It returned fairly decent income for a first time/Beta release. But I have invested quite a bit of time and effort into making the course. I expect that will decrease after we have refined all of our content and converted it to an evergreen course. (Meaning it can sell repeatedly on autopilot.)
Altogether I have not spent more than 5-10 hours per month on my side-hustles and made over $2,100.00. Not a bad margin if you ask me!
There is still time to sign up for one of Julie and Cody's income-producing side-hustle courses!
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I've always been a very black and white person.
For me, things are right or wrong. You go all out or you do nothing at all. There's an edge to living this way that enables you to accomplish a lot, but can be viewed by others as harsh or uncaring. And, it's how I've lived most of my life… until now.
As I've been writing about on this blog, my life has been shifting over the past few years into a more peaceful and calm place.
I have been learning the all-or-nothing approach may not always be the best.
As friends have remarked, I have been softening. There's a time I would have been offended by that comment. I didn't want to be soft. Soft felt weak. I wanted to be strong, determined, and powerful.
I now see there is a place for that strong energy and there is also a place for the soft energy.
And life is better when we learn to integrate both. When we learn to let go of always having to be in charge, always having to be right, and always having to have things go our way.
While some things may require an all or nothing approach, I am now very clear life itself is not an all or nothing endeavor. It's a dance. A journey of ups and downs. Strong and soft. Pushing and letting go. Giving and receiving. And sometimes all of those things at once.
Rigid and controlling is a tough way to live.
Can you accomplish a lot? Absolutely! Is it an enjoyable ride? Only when things go your way.
Do you build powerful symbiotic relationships along the way? Not likely. If you're always pushing, it tends to push people, and opportunities, away.
I'm learning to love the color gray and all it's beautiful shades.
There is not always a definitive right or wrong, there's merely a choice.
I'm accepting that things are not always crystal clear, sometimes they need to just work themselves out.
I'm learning to be patient, to allow, to accept, and to love more unconditionally.
I'm not sure how it will all turn out. And you know what, for the first time in my life, that's okay.

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09-19-16 Has a beer with Elizabeth Greenwood
Monday, September 19th
Monday, September 19th
The Mens Room has a beer with author Elizabeth Gerenwood. You can find her new book "Playing Dead" out now!
Transcript - Not for consumer use. Robot overlords only. Will not be accurate.
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Like many writers, I feel centered when I write, or it might be better to say, when I don't write, when I can't write for whatever reason, I feel, frankly, de-stabilized. It's dangerous for me not to write.
Sigrid Nunez
When I met Joanne Greenbaum last year in Jim Hyde's kitchen, I didn't know that she was the painter whose work I had admired for many years. Being a sort of on-call conversationalist, I was expected to talk to whomever was seated around the big, crowded table while Jim was busy cooking some fish-ratatouille concoction jammed with his favorite ingredients, anchovies and capers. While his back was inevitably to us, he'd usually be listening in, and I would often provoke him to turn around and cut me off, one way or another. In any event, Joanne and I struck up a great conversation and our dialogue has steadily progressed from there. My goal in the interview was to go in unprepared and let the words speak for themselves.
—Jeremy Sigler
Joanne Greenbaum As artists we fantasize about interviews. For instance I'm working and I think, If someone were interviewing me right now, this is what I would say—and it's really eloquent and perfect and beautiful. But then you're never able to say those things.
Jeremy Sigler But the things that come out in a conversation are often more accurate. Maybe they're not the fantasy, but they're more useful.
JG We think we're better in fantasy than we are in real life, but maybe in real life we're better.
JS I'm really down on critique right now. I've turned the corner and it's gone from pure love to pure rage. Why should I teach like a real teacher when the students are not learning like real students?
JG I'm teaching one day a week in Philadelphia to grad students this term. The first day I got in there I realized I have nothing to say to these students at all! I have nothing to give them. I don't even really have an opinion about their work. And, I still get home at the end of the day totally exhausted. I've been giving them something, but it isn't critiques.
Lately, more and more people have asked to come to my studio, but I don't want anyone else in my studio. Because, number one, I ultimately don't care what people think about what I make and, number two, I'm tired of explaining it. I'm tired of talking about my process. I want to keep everything inward and reverential. Sometimes all I want to do is sit here at this desk and make watercolors—here's the pile—and just be private and kind of not thinking at all.
JS Well, I suppose we could have an interview right now that never gets off the ground. (laughter)
JG Just two dumb artists talking. I love the word dumb, though. Sometimes I just go, God, I'm one of the dumb artists. Meaning that I don't do that art talk. Not only do I refuse to do it, Ican't do it. But, knowing that about ourselves, if you want to ask me questions about my work, we could probably really get into it in an interesting way.
JS I consider myself a teacher. For me, the point of critique and artists' discussions is—I almost want to say research. I'm not interested in critique as a form of entertainment or social networking.
JG I've really begun to dislike the whole culture of self-promotion.
JS I kind of love it in the sense that everybody is their own media—we're no longer just NBC, CBS, and whatever. But if we're going to have a conversation about your art, why shouldn't that be a private thing? Like a glass of wine or an espresso and a dialogue where my ideas meet your ideas and it's that simple. But I will tell you a reward for making this dialogue public—and this gets me back into the mood. My best friend, who is an artist in LA, emailed me the other day and told me that he had decided to hand out the interview I did with the performance artist Nigel Rolfe for BOMB to his students. And I suddenly had this good feeling, Someone out there has found a use for this thing. It's about learning. I'm not really interested in academia; I am interested in curiosity and learning. And people are curious about you. They want to know what's going on. Recently, I was standing with Charline von Heyl, Amy Sillman, and Dana Schutz at an opening. We were in this little huddle, closed off from everyone, and this vortex of people formed around us. I thought if you were standing there with me, it would feel like being with the four painters of this moment.
JG Lately a lot of young artists come up to me at events or openings and say—
JS —how much you mean to them—
JG I guess now I'm the older woman that they look up to as a role model. But I like that. I'm a very private painter and my work is obviously studio based. It looks as though I have a pretty good time in here. And I do! People ask me, "How can you be so free? How can you just do all this stuff?" And I say, "I just don't have rules for myself and I feel pretty free."
JS Let me just play devil's advocate: Are you sure people don't want to talk to you just because you're famous?
JG I don't think of myself as famous.
JS But you have arrived; you are a big deal in painting and people want to be a part of that. My question is whether their curiosity is intellectual and deep? Is it inspirational or aspirational? Are they aspiring to be you?
JG I think that some might want to have the type of longevity I've had. They're genuinely interested in how I did my work for so many years and how it continues to grow. They'll even say, "You're an inspiration to me." And I say, "Why? My life hasn't been that great." But, I did find this thread early on, and I'm still on it. I basically never got off.
JS Now that you put it that way, it is pretty miraculous for anyone in today's art culture to find a thread like that and to have success over a long period of time in letting that story unfold, without being pushed off your own chart, your route. Where did you find that thread originally—can you remember?
JG It started when I was a kid, although there was no real encouragement from my parents. My earliest memory of being an artist, at the age of five, was making this abstract painting on a five-inch square piece of scrap wood in colored inks at camp. I remember the counselor telling me I was an artist. Of course I didn't know what that meant, but I took it as a compliment. Art wasn't something that was taught to me, it was who I was. As I got older, making art was always a place to go, to escape—in high school, in college, even though I wasn't always good at it. I wasn't one of the better students by any means. But I was really driven to make art no matter what.
I think for me the thread has something to do with anger and rebellion. It's like, Fuck, if nobody believes in me, I'm going to show them that I actually can do this. But it was deeper than that. I remember going to the local library and sitting on the floor looking at all the art books, trying to figure out how they did things, like in cubism. When you said you're a modernist, I liked that. Modernism to me was the greatest thing I had ever discovered.
JS Yeah, it was like a religion. It's spirituality.
JG Matisse and Picasso were like religion to me. And Sonia Delaunay.
JS I could give up Catholicism for modernism. Modernism is the religion we are all supposed to have—but there has been regression. To me, modernism is psychology, first and foremost.
JG Everything I've learned comes from modernism. When I was in high school I used to study the collection at MoMA. Those were the days when there wouldn't be anybody in the galleries. As a teen, I would take the train in from the suburbs and just stand or sit in the different rooms by myself. I internalized modernism—there was always something to learn from it. For instance, the progression from impressionism to cubism to abstraction. I mean, that's so fascinating!
JS Yeah, it's like a piano chord.
JG I'm still on that line.
JS Let's get back to your anger, or rage. I think there's a lot of rage in creativity.
JG I have a lot of rage in me, sometimes more and sometimes less. Rage is a great motivator.
JS Yeah, I felt some rage coming on over the last few days, and I was like, Yes, my creativity is coming back! Even some of the emails I was sending started to sound like poems to me. (laughter) Somehow the language, the angst—I'm scared of the word angst but maybe it isangst. I was getting a sense of the rub, you know, this kind of feeling that everything is not okay with me and therefore I'm going to transgress the politeness going on around here and be a little bit more risky because it's worth it.
I don't like the feeling of being pent up and I don't like the feeling of being overly controlled. Your work is rebellious in that sense.
JG It is rebellious, and it's also this stubbornness I have of sticking to painting, feeling like there's still so much to do in the two dimensions—even though, as you see, I'm making sculpture. To me, painting is limitless; I don't need to ironically quote modernist styles or modes of abstraction. I use all of that stuff in my work, but I believe, as corny as it sounds, that you can still be original.
JS It's not corny to me. I love the word originality and I use when it has to do with intensity. A lot of conceptual writers, poets, and people who have become masters of appropriation—some poets that I respect a ton are missing out on all the action: writing!
JG Originality is so fraught with worry, you know. But I feel that if I work a certain way, coming from my self, I will be original. Instinct, a dirty word for women to use pertaining to their work, is undervalued as a source for big ideas. "Oh, you're going by your instinct!"
JS Your biological clock.
JG You're being a girl.
JS Yeah, being intuitive is feminine.
JG I hate that. The most conceptual, theoretical, strategic thinker is also going on intuition on a certain level. Just because my work is loose and handdrawn, it doesn't necessarily translate into being intuitive. There are a lot of ideas about painting here. I think there is not great language out there for the purely visual, and art historians and others try to describe something that is so inherently preverbal. So that's where the word intuition comes in. I think it's the wrong word for a type of thinking that can be very deep but ultimately unexplainable.
JS Men and women can be equally deep and equally dumb. And the intellect is as stupid as the body.
JG Or, they can be the same thing. But people tend to say that intuitive painting or process painting is not original thinking.
JS Some people have a peripatetic quality of meandering. I hesitate to use the word freedomin regard to your work because using one's intuition is not free; it's just part of one's mechanism to get to where one's going. What I'm trying to say is that your work sparks a lot of interest because of its fluidity. There is nothing rigid and it's not illustrative of some kind of heavy, overarching idea—or paradigmatic of the geometric painting from your generation.
JG I'm not illustrating anything. Yet, I feel that—especially with my paintings—I'm very rigorous in the progression from one work to the other. This is where modernism comes in. I have to learn something from each painting in order to move on. If the painting feels too familiar, or I seem to have done it before, I stop.
JS I think that's why I related to your work the first time I saw it. I don't know when that was in your career, but the paintings were primarily empty, with only very few marks. They were large scale, like the work you're doing now, but it seemed like there were only a few moves in them.
JG Very few.
JS Those hooked me instantly because I understood what was at stake in them and I could tell that they were excavations, so to speak. The most important aspect in modernism that I'm talking about is self-discovery or, what you said before, self-revelation—in the sense of there being something that's becoming apparent through this process, as opposed to a painting just being another one off the assembly line.
JG When I started making those earlier paintings, 20 years ago, there was a point when I decided I was going to start from scratch—throw out all the past work and literally start with nothing.
JS Were those the paintings that I saw back then?
JG Yeah. Those early paintings started on a white ground, which I didn't think of as white, but as blank. Each thing I put on there was found, in a way. I had this idea of color as a found object; that it comes out of the tube so beautiful and pure. It wasn't about purity per se but about restraint—waiting for this moment to put something down. I had all these rules where I didn't want to paint on top of other things, and if there was a mistake, it would just become a part of the painting.
JS I have to admit, years later, particularly when I found out you were going to be in Parkett, where I was working, my first reaction was that I didn't like you anymore.
JG (laughter)
JS I had found that you had started to put all this stuff in your paintings, and I was like, Oh, she didn't do what I wanted her to do.
JG That's right. There were some other people disappointed that I stopped making Joanne Greenbaums. You know, I couldn't go to the pure. It's a logical conclusion, but I wasn't interested in becoming a minimalist. I wanted to put my own handwriting into the paintings. I was in this crisis—questioning what the content was. I felt that there was no content there except beauty, and how often can you make liquids flowing into colored liquids?
But I wasn't even adding more stuff; I was adding real information to the paintings. I started layering them on top of each other to create another structure with fictional scaffolds on which to paint. It's the process that became sort of speeded up, and I began to feel more comfortable with using more material, using thicker paint. And I became more comfortable with gesture—without it having to mean something, like the New York School. I started to be more sympathetic to a kind of painting that did whatever the hell I wanted to do.
JS Let this monster go—
JG Yeah, I let this monster out. This was a time of great anger and disappointment. I just turned inward and let it go. Now I'm in this place where—
JS Great things have happened to you since then. I had a similar experience with "letting the monster out." I was writing these whittled-down poems that were formally very reductive, very clean, very pure. I distilled them. I had worked like this for years. At some point, I started dictating poems, pacing the room and just letting language go, and all of these things started to happen that were so natural to the way I speak, my rhythm, my pauses, everything. I had not a clue what was down on paper, but I had just had an out-of-body experience with no self-consciousness.
JG I like what you say about the out-of-body experience because I work a lot in that kind of trancelike state. I don't listen to music when I paint, but often, especially in the evening, I have the TV on. Or I'll have a Netflix movie on, and I'll squeeze out a color, then have a little extra and go over to these small paintings here and put something on them. Then I go back to the movie, all at the same time. That's the beauty of living and working in the same place. I like that kind of integration; it can be trancelike when all of a sudden you've got something going. I don't plan anything out.
JS You just work directly onto the canvas, from scratch?
JG With this painting, I just put that yellow down. Then I didn't know what to do with it, so I started scribbling with ballpoint pen and then that sat for at least three weeks. A couple of days ago, I just wanted to make this cubist structure on there. It just happened; it's a feeling and you do it. I'm at this point where there's no editing.
JS I'm doing a book right now, and I said to the editor, "Pretend that I'm dead. I want this to go to print without me." But the poems are still quite edited, just not finicky, I hope. Much of the artistic process is editorial, right? When you say there is no editing, what does that really mean? There is a lot of editing.
JG For me, there's almost no editing at a certain point. Nothing is off limits in terms of what I allow myself to do. If something feels odd, I'll go for that, or if something feels uncomfortable or wrong, that's what gets me going. It's a feeling of good, I don't know what I'm doing! I may look at something and say, I'm going to have to throw this out. Or, if something feels truly embarrassing, I turn it to the wall. Later on, it is often not embarrassing or wrong at all. I was just ahead of myself and what's there was simply unfamiliar—therefore it becomes a place to go.
JS That's what I meant with intensity—when that inner dialogue is going on, when you're accepting your most awkward, uncomfortable tendencies, accepting the things that are the most easy to reject.
JG I love the struggle. The struggle is not painful at all. It's so much fun.
JS What else is there to do?
JG Yeah, what else am I going to do with myself all day? Lately I've been making these paper-clay sculptures, very light-weight. It's almost like making the stuff without much thinking. As long as it stands up and looks like something, I'm okay with it. I make a lot of these sculptures in one sitting. I haven't figured out what this stuff is yet; I don't know how I got on this tangent—it's just a really different process than painting. I've been making sculptures for about ten years, but that's new compared to the fact that I've been painting my whole life.
We're talking about what keeps you going, and that you can't always be so much in your head. Sometimes you need to be in your body and make three-dimensional things. I have this need to always be making things, and you can't always make big paintings. It's the same as these notebooks I keep where I draw a lot, where there are a lot of these free, trancelike things. I don't want to say it's mindless because it's not, but what has changed lately is that I have this newfound love and respect for materials: beautiful paint, beautiful paper, beautiful clay. That really is turning me on, you know, just the stuff. So I'm thinking about getting back to some of those earlier paintings. I've gone from a de-material to a very material type of thing.
JS What's nice is that none of the work looks precious or contrived—
JG No, I'm not into precious; I'm not into craft. Even if you make bad drawings, you can just stick them in a pile, go back to that pile two years later, and pick up where you left off. I do that sometimes so I don't feel like anything is wasted.
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The UWI stands ready to assist Dominica in recovering from the damage sustained by the impact of Tropical Storm Erika.
A cross-functional task force led by University Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research, Professor Wayne Hunte, is expected to go to the island to provide technical disaster management support. The UWI team of experts comprising geo-technical engineers, public health and environmental and water resource will work closely with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has written Prime Minister, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit indicating that in addition to deploying two of The University's top persons in each of these fields, The UWI is prepared to lend the resources of Research Fellow, Mr Jeremy Collymore, who is also a former Executive Director of the CDEMA.
The storm, which first hit the island of Dominica on August 27, resulted in severe flooding, landslides and widespread damage across the island. The following day, 20 persons were confirmed dead and since, more have been reported missing according to a briefing from Prime Minister Skerrit.
Expressing his condolences to the Government and people of Dominica, Vice-Chancellor Beckles said, "The people of the Commonwealth of Dominica are known for their resilience. They are the carriers of an indomitable spirit inherited from the past that finds resonance in very citizen. The UWI community recognises this determination to prosper and stands with every soul during this trying moment. As we all facilitate their emergence form this tragedy Dominica and its dedicated Prime Minister and government will know that their friends are all around them, and that their UWI has their back."
Director of The UWI's Open Campus Country Sites in Dominica, Dr Francis Severin reassured students in Dominica who are apprehensive about the commencement of the Academic Year 2015/2016. "We are making every effort to address their academic concerns." He added, "We know the distress that our students must feel, not to mention the disruption in their lives and their own personal losses. We are attempting to ascertain the impact on our students and would sincerely appreciate that they contact us, if possible, to tell us about themselves and fellow students."
About The UWI
Since its inception in 1948, The University of the West Indies (UWI) has evolved from a fledgling college in Jamaica with 33 students to a fully-fledged, regional University with over 50,000 students. Today, The UWI is the largest, most longstanding higher education provider in the Commonwealth Caribbean, with three physical campuses in Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and an Open Campus. The UWI serves 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, The British Virgin Islands, The Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos. The UWI's faculty and students come from more than 40 countries and The University has collaborative links with 160 universities globally; it offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology and Social Sciences. The UWI's seven priority focal areas are linked closely to the priorities identified by CARICOM and take into account such over-arching areas of concern to the region as environmental issues, health and wellness, gender equity and the critical importance of innovation.
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Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe is on a mission to remove marijuana from the NFL's banned substance list by donating $80,000 to Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania to study how cannabis affects football players.
Moments of joy are all too brief for Lavie Parush. They have been since the 2-year-old was born. "Gray" was the word his father used to describe his son, born unconscious. That night, Lavie had his first seizure.
It's not just the U.S. that offers the cannabis industry an intriguing growth opportunity. Here are 10 other countries aside from the U.S. where medical marijuana is currently legal in some form.
In the privacy and comfort of our homes, is where we find that zen place to unwind and cherish those moments we long for after a tedious day. Introducing the RA 1:15 armchair made from soft cushion, environmentally friendly manufactured aniline leather, professionaly shaped wood and drawers with Spanish cedar combine to form this noble armchair.
As many of us gather today to celebrate the 154th anniversary of Cinco de Mayo, chef Monica Lo of Sous Weed and Weed Horn shares with us her special dish for the occasion to go along with your favorite tacos or chips.
We introduce our new film series, MARY Innovators. A collage of conversations with selected individuals across a plethora of disciplines including art, cinema, music, cuisine, sports, science, along with business and philanthropy. The series highlights a variety of opines on relationships with cannabis, thoughts on the growing culture and individual efforts performed to further cultivate the global, cannabis community.
In honor of the upcoming spring season, and the release of MARY's second issue, The Home Issue, MARY collaborated with Michelin-apprenticed chef Chris Sayegh also known as The Herbal Chef to host an infused dinner in the heart of Hollywood, California.
Whoopi Goldberg is partnering up with Maya Elisabeth, a creator of award winning edibles to launch a line of marijuana products that specifically target relief for menstrual cramps.
The cannabis industry is on a roll and sales just keep getting higher.
Silly rabbit, cannabis is for adults! But seriously, this recipe is perfect for anyone who wants a filling meal that's easy to make and fun to share--just not with the kiddies! Blaze it and praise it!


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Our "stefan – alpine lifestyle café, bar, lounge" with sunterrace
impresses with innovative design & alpine flair and invites you to get together & enjoy!
We serve savoury dishes, delicious cakes & sweets and refreshing ice cream creations
– a wide range of hot and cold drinks, wines, specials, … completes the offer in our new venue.
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Herbs & Living Coral Trough
Brand Beyond The Arbour
Here's a container that is sure to enhance your outdoor kitchen living space, both with culinary potential and colourful attraction. Smell, taste and barbeque with your selection of herbs and delight in the Living Coral flowering annuals placed among the green freshness.
The trending Pantone colour for 2019 is Living Coral. Its cited as a colour of carefree happiness. Its said "to symbolize our need for optimism and joyful pursuits." Everyone could use a container like this one!
A selection of herbs and flowering annuals will be made available to you, along with the trough, tools and potting material.
Choose your day - Choose your time. Register online.
Friday May10 9:30am Or 1:30pm Saturday May11 9:30am Or 1:30pm
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TOP FLOOR 2 bedroom home in popular Almeda Court. Spacious layout with large bedrooms PLUS walk in closet in the Master. Enclosed private balcony has a nice tree view and is on the quiet side of the building. Secure underground parking spotplus tons of visitor parking. Storage room off the balcony as well as storage space on the same floor. Quiet, safe and secure, not to mention the BEST price in town for a TOP FLOOR home. Clean as a whistle and ready to move in. Restricted to 55+, no rentals, no pets.
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Donal McElwee
Donal leads the Middle East and Africa office. He specialises in supporting governments and national federations on their sports policies and strategies.
He is a qualified lawyer and was formerly a Project Manager at Roland Berger and Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Donal is also experienced in designing and implementing organisational and strategic reviews for Fortune 500 companies.
Donal holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, LLM from Harvard Law School and LLB from University of Glasgow.


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Sustainability plan that focuses on greenhouse gas
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Understanding a sustainability plan that effects the following:
Princeton University has hired you as a consultant to help put a sustainability plan into effect that focuses on greenhouse gas.
Please help me identify possible effects you would expect to see in the following areas:
* Overall business strategy
- Mission and vision
- Culture and values
* Organization
- Enabling technology and processes
- Organizational design
* People
- Training and development
- Rewards and recognition
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Sustainability Plan of Princeton University
Sustainability plan is integrated with environmental protection and social development of the company. In sustainability strategy, plans are developed for reducing negative environmental impact through environmental friendly and green policies (Hitchcock & Willard, 2008). Princeton University is ranked fourth in United State. This University provides education to undergraduate and postgraduate in social science, humanities, natural science and engineering (About Princeton University).
Overall Business Strategy
Mission and Vision: Vision of the Princeton University is to be world class performing arts site for enhancing educational operation. To attain the high level of distinctive in knowledge sharing is the mission of the university. Vision and mission of the university will be modified through sustainability plan. Systematic approach of green development will be used to formulate new version of vision and mission (Hitchcock & Willard, 2008).
Association of mission with sustainability plan will help to improve quality and productivity of the faculty members. It will improve efficiency and sustainability of university. Vision and mission of the university will be developed by considering the use of sustainable resource management. Connection between mission and resource management of the university will enhance sustainable strategy that will help to attain the stated objectives of plan (Sustainability Plan).
Culture and Values: Culture refers beliefs, values and traditions of the university. Sustainable ...
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From Monday 11th to Friday 15th November, at A.Celli Paper facilities in Tassignano (Lucca), two E-WIND® P100H winding machines will be shown.
The two winders are equipped with sophisticated technological innovations and have an attractive design.
Our new state-of-the-art E-WIND® P100H have been designed to make an efficient winding process, they manage a very large width (8 meters) and they are able to accommodate large reels on the unwinder, with diameters up to 3800 mm and weighing about 65t.
They are ideal for processing high-quality flat-papers and test-liner papers of the lowest basis weights at high speeds (up to 2500 mpm). They are equipped with highly innovative solutions, such as the Slittomatic® dual-motor cutting unit positioning system and the built-in automatic Spool-Parking.


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Five years ago, the CDC; the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C.; and the de Beaumont Foundation launched The Practical Playbook,(www.practicalplaybook.org) an online resource designed to help professionals in the fields of primary care and public health work together to improve population health and reduce health care costs.
In November 2015, the group published The Practical Playbook: Public Health and Primary Care Together, a textbook designed to show medical students, family medicine residents and others the benefits of integrating the two fields.
Now the group's members are back with a new text. The Practical Playbook II: Building Multisector Partnerships That Work(global.oup.com) expands on the themes of the original textbook, providing examples of successful primary care/public health collaborations while offering tools and methods for family physicians and others who want to improve the health of their communities.
The new book serves as a manual for creating and maintaining multisector partnerships. Its 50 chapters are arranged into eight sections that encompass a wide range of topics.
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- Members of the Practical Playbook initiative have published a new textbook that highlights successful collaborations between the public health and primary care sectors.
- The text covers a range of topics for those interested in creating and maintaining multisector partnerships.
- In addition to the print textbook, the initiative's website offers a wealth of related resources.
"There is more specific information on identifying partners and best practices for engaging with partners in other sectors," Julie Wood, M.D., M.P.H., the AAFP's senior vice president for health of the public, science and interprofessional activities, told AAFP News. "One will also note more information on the use of data to inform community health and development of the workforce. A key component will be how we can integrate this information into health systems and family physician practices as we move toward population- and value-based care."
Family Medicine Strongly Represented
Wood has been actively involved with The Practical Playbook project since its inception. She contributed to the 2015 textbook and co-authored a chapter for the new book titled "The Role of Primary Care in Population and Community Health: Pragmatic Approaches to Integration" with Kevin Grumbach, M.D., a professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine.
"I was excited to have the opportunity to highlight family medicine and primary care's role in population and community health with my co-author," Wood said. "In addition to offering practical ideas on how public health and primary care can work together to improve the health of communities, we are pleased that the AAFP's The EveryONE Project to promote health equity was also highlighted."
Wood and Grumbach's chapter reviews the evolution of care models from patient- or family-centered care to panel management to community health management. It also describes the historical role of the population and community health frameworks in the development of primary care.
The authors conclude the chapter by stating that primary care practices can take several steps to make progress on the road to integrating population health and community health. Wood gave AAFP News some additional insight about those steps.
"Family physicians can include public health and community-based resources as a part of team-based care," she said. "Finding and partnering with community champions who can integrate data and resources can be helpful for patients and communities, and improve health outcomes. "The Playbook gives specific ideas and examples on how this can be successful while not increasing the workload of an already busy family physician."
Wood and Grumbach are among several AAFP members who played significant roles in bringing The Practical Playbook II to fruition. Don Bradley, M.D., M.H.S.-C.L., an associate consulting professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Duke, currently serves as executive director for The Practical Playbook, while J. Lloyd Michener, M.D., a professor in the same department, is the project's principal investigator. Both are among the text's seven editors and they provided brief overviews for each section.
Overall, the list of contributors to The Practical Playbook II includes eight family physicians and three student members of the AAFP.
More Resources Available Online
While The Practical Playbook II is an excellent print resource, Wood suggested that family physicians visit the initiative's website, where they can access blog posts, webinars, video presentations and other items.
"The website is a dynamic version of both versions of the Playbook, with examples of partnerships, best practices and outcomes by topics and regions that can help with practical guidance on how primary care and public health can work together," she said.
Wood also recommended that family physicians read the AAFP's position paper "Integration of Primary Care and Public Health" to better understand why integration is important and how it can benefit family physicians.
Related AAFP News Coverage
2017 Practical Playbook National Meeting
Panel Describes Population Health Collaboration That Works
Primary Care, Public Health Need Unity on Population Health
More From AAFP
The EveryONE Project: Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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text: Gold may not the best color to dress your gadgets in but when it comes to you, gold can definitely work wonders. Don't believe me? Have a look at the cover of Tatler magazine that features Elle Macpherson in a skimpy golden outfit. Photographed by Ellen Von Unworth, the May 2009 Elle Macpherson Tatler Magazine cover shows the blonde bombshell in a stunning gold Versace mini dress. With beautiful locks complimenting her lovely dress, Elle emerges as a fun vibrant youngster. If the 45 year old can look so sexy, just think what this color can do for you? So take the bling out of your gadgets and add it to your wardrobe. The stunning beauty has just proved that golden is the color that brings out the youth in you.


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Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2017 winners
Assessing thousands of whiskies across all categories each year, Jim Murray has named what he deems to be the finest expressions in the world. SB presents the spirits claiming the top spots in the Whisky Bible 2017.
Whisky writer Jim Murray has revealed the winners in this year's Whisky Bible released yesterday, with a rye claiming top spot for the second year running and a Scotch whisky in the top three for the first time since 2014.
Murray has previously given the coveted title to Canadian whisky Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye in his 2015 edition and a Japanese whisky Yamazaki Sherry Cask in the Whisky Bible 2014.
Now in its 14th year, Murray's Whisky Bible 2017 is seen to be the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched guide to whisky ever produced.
Click through to find out who was crowned the World's Best Whisky 2017 and the regional winners.


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I'm often asked, what can I do RIGHT NOW to be healthy? Well, it really depends on your goals. A healthy lifestyle is more than just a quick fix overnight, and could take even a few months to truly notice a difference [don't hate me]. That being said – there are a few easy ways to get started, right now – and they aren't even that hard! Change begins with a single step.
So do these things right now or you will die tomorrow. Just kidding. You don't *have* to do anything. I mean, you might have to go to work. But you could also duck out to catch a charizard. You could maybe do some laundry and fold it. Or ball it up on the bed.
Or instead, you could do these simple things to improve your health and sanity. Like right now. Seriously, there's no reason to wait until tomorrow to do this stuff. Of course, you don't have to do these things – but I highly recommend it.
1. Eat the yolk
Crack an egg – and put the whole thing in a pan – and eat the yolk. I've said it before and I will keep saying it until EVERY SINGLE ON OF YOU embraces the yolk and stops throwing it out. I'm so serious about this. Have breakfast for dinner. Fry it up in bacon grease. It's the best meal anyway. Why anyone eats anything other than breakfast is beyond me.
Not only is fat super yummy, it fills us up, helps us have shiny hair, and can even help balance hormones. Full bellies + happy hormones = perky people. See for yourself.
If you REALLY feel compelled to toss part of an egg, ditch the white.
2. Get outside
Go outside right now!!! NO DON'T PUT SUNSCREEN ON!! Won't the sun fry you up and kill you? No, you have that confused with being on the surface of mars. Sunlight is crucial to health. We need it for our brains, to carry out basic bodily functions, to keep us awake.
Seriously, when the sun comes up it tells our bodies "Time to wake up and start the day!!" When it goes down, it means it's time for bed. When you stay inside all day, your body remembers those cave man days – and sends the signal that 1. maybe it's time to sleep? or 2. something is Wrong. Why am I stuck in the cave..?! SHIT, GOTTA CONSERVE SOME ENERGY MAYBE THERE'S LIKE A TIGER OR SOME SHIT OUTSIDE OR FAMINE?!! AHHH!!! But when you go outside, your body soaks up some sun, and everything is okay. Bonus if you go barefoot or dig in the dirt.
***Time sun exposure – too much of anything is bad. There's an app for this, thank goodness – called D Minder – download it!
3. Move your body
Go for a walk, do some yoga, pilates, crossfit, dance in your room, run around the playground with your kids. Seriously, it really doesn't matter. There's tons of science behind exercise and why you should weight train, do cardio, etc. – but sometimes getting into that type of routine can be overwhelming. It doesn't have to be complicated.
If you sit all day, getting up from your desk to walk 5-10 minutes can help offset the deadly effects of sitting. Yes folks, sitting is deadly. Sorry to break it to ya.
How not to die step 1 – just move!! Even if you are just walking around town catching Pokemon. Humans are meant to be moving. We women would be gathering berries and shit with children strapped to our bodies. Men, go fishing and fix stuff for us [please]. Actually, it's blueberry season so if you REALLY want to embrace the primal lifestyle, you could actually do that. But really – just take your dog for a walk, explore around the building on a break, or get off one bus stop sooner. It all counts!
4. Play
This is my favorite one. Not only has science proven that play can help develop the brains of young children, play is actually beneficial for adults too. Play can lead to success!! WHAT? something fun can lead us to success? You betcha. So get out there and play. Bonus points if it involves running barefoot outside.
"But I have to do chores and be an adult.." Hold that thought. I even play when I'm doing chores! Doing dishes – you bet Friends is playing on Netflix. Gotta walk my dog? I'm helpin' her track down gophers. Maybe you go for a run.. try running Phoebe style. Find a kid to play tag with (preferably one you know..) Just get out there and plain old have fun!
Do you think you can do at least one of these things, right now? Improving your life is about taking one step at a time. It doesn't have to be complicated, and it doesn't have to be boring! Let me know what you picked!


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Dellani Oakes, Dellani's Quote of the Week, futuristic romance, sci-fi, Science Fiction, Shardana
Jase's plea for release is inadvertently accompanied by a declaration of love for Althea. He wants to be set free of the environment which has become a prison for him. Unfortunately, the conversation is overheard.
"No need," another voice broke in. Lawson's nasal drawl was distinctive. "I had a feeling I needed to listen in. That was real sweet what you said, Jase, but it ain't gonna get you nowhere." His image flickered onto the screen beside Althea's.
"Dr. Lawson, do you want me to die here?"
"What I want is what Cosgrove wants."
"An Icthyuman and Human hybrid."
"Couldn't we bio-engineer something?"
Lawson pulled at his lower lip, shrugging. "Why bother when we can get the real thing?"
"Because she will kill me, Freddie. Shardana's not like a human woman…."
A wild, ululating cry echoed through the jungle. Shardana was coming. He had moments only.
"Her fertile cycle starts in three days. If I'm still here, I become choice du jour, Fred. My death will be on your head. I keep copies of these conversations too, Dr. Lawson. And I have contacts on the outside who could take you and Cosgrove apart."
Lawson stiffened. "Is that a threat, Dr. Thorngold?"
"That's more in the form of a promise, Dr. Lawson. I have to go."
Jase disconnected the call. Head in hands, he took a shuddering breath. Three days to get out or die. To him there was no option. If Lawson didn't come with a directive from the Cosgrove board, he'd leave on his own. "Meanwhile, the Queen awaits."
Sighing heavily, he filled a pack with biodegradable bulbs of fresh water. The pack would degrade as well, leaving no trace of humanity behind in this jungle paradise. He grabbed another beer from the refrigerator, tucked a few prepackaged meals in with the water and slung the heavy bag over his shoulder. Since coming here, he'd grown stronger, more athletic. He'd had to in order to keep up with Shardana. He hardly noticed the extra hundred pounds on his back.
Exiting the pod, he made sure it was tightly sealed. Saying a silent good bye to Althea, he set out to find Shardana by an indirect route. It took about fifteen minutes of muddling his path to come at her from the wrong direction. Forcing himself to smile, he walked up to her.
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In any situation that requires a cool head and the ability to think, the capacity to regulate one's own anxiety is an advantage. The one who can be helpful, particularly in stressful situations, is the one who can be less reactive than others involved.
To that end, I view meditation as an important strategy. Meditation, practiced regularly can have two distinct effects on one's state of mind.
- During meditation, one can experience a broader perspective and a calming of anxiety.
- With regular meditation, one can experience a reduction in reactivity overall and a lower vulnerability to anxiety.
Important aspects of meditative practice include:
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4. Intention: the act of practicing is the purpose, with no specific goal in mind
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Ales and alewives. Cabs and cod. Tacos and tamarins. Sliders and sand tigers. Enjoy them all in one place during the next adults-only "Maritime with a Twist" on Thursday, June 27 at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.
— an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium
Open to anyone age 21 and over, "Maritime with a Twist" runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and features delicious tastes from Norwalk restaurants, as well as pourings by area craft breweries, artisanal distillers and wine retailers. Sample them all while enjoying the entire Aquarium for one price.
"You don't have to be a kid — or have a kid — to enjoy The Maritime Aquarium," said spokesman Dave Sigworth. "The Aquarium is a unique place for a fun adult-night out, especially with the opportunity to sample all of the amazing foods and quality spirits."
South Norwalk restaurants expected to serve samplings from their menus include: Bandido, The Blind Rhino, Evarito's, La Dolce Café, Local Kitchen & Beer Bar, Saltwater and Tablao, as well as the Aquarium's onsite cater CulinArt.
Pouring the tastings will be Asylum Vodka of Bridgeport, Eder Bros. wine wholesalers of West Haven, Kraken Rum, wine importer Monsieur Touton Selection Ltd. of NYC, Owl's Brew of NYC, Thimble Island Brewery Co. of Branford, and Total Wine & More of Norwalk.
Weather permitting, the event will spill out onto the Aquarium's riverfront courtyard. Big Yachty will provide live rock sounds of the '70s. Media sponsor is CT Bites.
Tickets for the Maritime with a Twist on June 27 are $40 ($35 for Aquarium members) with proceeds supporting The Maritime Aquarium. There's no extra cost for food and drink after your ticketed admission.
Capacity is limited and the most-recent Maritime With A Twist in February sold out. Get your tickets in advance.


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CHICAGO --President Barack Obama says protecting places of beauty and historical significance is an American ideal.
Obama was in Chicago on Thursday to designate the Pullman National Monument, honoring the historic South Side neighborhood where African-American railroad workers won a significant labor agreement in the 1930s.
Obama began his career as a community organizer nearby. He says it's where he learned so much, made lifelong friends and became a man.
The president also announced a program to offer fourth-graders and their families free admission to national parks.
Pullman workers played a major role in the rise of the black middle class.
President Obama also plans to stop at his home in the Kenwood neighborhood at some point.


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I realize that this series has been called "The Top 10 LDS Musicians You've NEVER Heard Of", and I also realize that many if not most of you are aware of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, but this essay is for those of you who are still not familiar with them. As I said above, Low changed everything for me, but I was a latecomer to finding out about them.
When I grew up in the late 1900s, I was mostly interested in classical and baroque music. It wasn't till I first heard the Beatles around 1997 (I was 13 years old at the time) that I really began to be interested in popular and rock music. From there, I delved into prog rock like Yes and Dream Theater, jam bands like Phish, good songwriters like Chroma Key and Brian Webb, and experimented with heavier bands like Black Sabbath and the Scorpions. By the time I graduated High School in 2002 I was writing songs, performing them on street corners, and planning a future in music.


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Sunny side up for Le Creuset
One sunny morning, in the heart of Antwerp random strangers became good friends. These random bypassers took place at the breakfast table of Le Creuset. We came up with this "hommage to breakfast", a brand activation idea to show the breakfast products of the french pottery brand Le Creuset. We serve this campaign idea also in magazines, in store with displays and on the social media with animated gifs. The proof of the pudding is in the eating! Bon appétit!


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Do it yourself. How makers change the city
The West embraced the DIY movement about 60 years ago, when first hardware stores had appeared. The Soviet Union also had popular modelling clubs and workshops where members crafted what they could not buy. Now DIY is not just a hobby, but an actual subculture. We have decided to invite DIY enthusiasts and discuss with them Russia's DIY communities and the way they interact with their surroundings. ● Who are Russian makers? How do they get into DIY? ● Where do makers hang out in the city? ● How does the DIY community impact the city? Does the city impact makers? ● How is the movement developing?


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SPPS Revises its Winter Weather Plan for the 2019-20 Season
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Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) has revised its Winter Weather Plan for the coming winter season.
Rather than using two different procedures based on cold or snowy weather conditions, SPPS will now utilize a winter weather closure day. A winter weather closure means staff, students and families will stay home if temperature, wind chill, snow, ice, hazardous roads or other inclement weather conditions meet the criteria for closing. Previously, staff were required to work when the wind chill or air temperature met the criteria for closing schools for students.
"This change will allow us to provide an equal measure of safety for all," said Joe Gothard, Superintendent, "We realize that everyone's situation is unique and I want to err on the side of safety during our unpredictable Minnesota winters."
Choosing to close the district is not an easy decision. Each winter storm can have its own unique set of challenges such as the time of the day the snow starts falling or whether it's warm enough for salt to clear the roads. Unlike many suburban districts, delayed school start times are not logistically possible due to the number of buses and schools in SPPS.
That's why Saint Paul Public Schools and Superintendent Joe Gothard consult with a variety of experts both inside and outside of the District including the National Weather Service and neighboring school districts. The SPPS transportation department is also out on the roads early in the morning to determine the expected delays for morning buses and may even recommend closure due to the conditions.
Criteria for a Winter Weather Closure
The criteria for closing schools due to cold or snowy conditions remain the same as in previous years.
Cold Conditions
Snowy Conditions
After-School Weather Cancellations
SPPS is also prepared to cancel after-school activities if weather conditions begin to worsen throughout the school day. The decision to cancel will now be made by noon. Afternoon Pre-K, Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) and the regular school day continues as usual. Refer to the SPPS Winter Weather Plan for specific cancellations.
Last winter, schools that dismissed at 2 p.m. would dismiss 30 minutes earlier to help buses get a head start on the roads. This practice will no longer take place since most elementary schools now have earlier start and dismissal times.
Overview of Changes
- There is now one procedure for districtwide closures for snow or cold weather that meets the District's criteria for closing.
- The decision to cancel after-school activities will be made by noon on the day of cancellation.
- Afternoon Pre-K, Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) and the regular school day continue as usual.
- All schools will dismiss at their regular times.
- Athletics practices are canceled for a winter weather closure and for after-school weather cancellations. Games and competitions are decided on an individual basis and are posted on spps.org/sports.
How Will We Know About a Winter Weather Closure or Cancellation?
Saint Paul Public Schools uses a variety of methods to inform families, staff and the community about school closures and cancellations including spps.org, local media, social media, and direct communication through email, text messages and phone calls.


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Resolved: Exposure to Scripture
"Sanctify them through the truth, Thy Word is truth" (John 17:17)
Success rarely sneaks up behind you and kicks you in the seat! Normally, a successful endeavor is one that results from deliberate effort and disciplined planning. Spiritually, success is seen as conformity to Jesus Christ. This is the ultimate end of everything God has purposed for us. Scripturally we are told that "… those whom He foreknew, [God] also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son …" (Romans 8:29). This conformity is the work of God in us to set us apart and transform us into the likeness of Christ Jesus. This is something that brings Christ Jesus great glory - to be the "firstborn among many brethren" and the goal of our very lives. Jesus Himself prayed that this process would be performed by the Father through the means of grace intended to transform us - the Word of God. He prayed: "Sanctify them through the truth, Thy Word is truth" (John 17:17). Hence, the way that we will be most powerfully transformed into conformity with the Son of God is through the sanctifying power of the Word of God in the hands of the Spirit of God.
How many of us assert that we desire to change to become more like Christ but then fail to avail ourselves to the very means of grace for that to occur? How many of us view the efforts to be successful spiritually as taking too much effort or consuming too much time?
I would propose that we resolve to be more disciplined in 2017 than ever in two pursuits that will help to insure progress in seeing God do the work of transforming us into conformity to Christ Jesus, His beloved Son:
- Personally Read: The Word of God is a treasure that is written for our admonition and benefit. John declares that "… I am writing to you so that you may not sin …" (1 John 2:1a). The Word of God is the source of wisdom, guidance, instruction, example, motivation, transformation, and sanctification. Whenever a person is insecure in their faith, struggling with dominant sin, undisciplined in prayer, irregular in assembly with the church, and generally pessimistic as to the future, it is undoubtably resultant from the neglect of God's Word. Regularly reading God's Word results in: 1) Daily Guidance [Psalm 119:105]; 2) Cumulative Wisdom [Psalm 119:130]; 3) Strength in Trials [Psalm 119:28]; 4) Increased Joy [Psalm 119:111]; and, 5) Prevailing Peace [Psalm 119:165]. Neglecting God's Word, even for a day, deflates these provisions and impedes the spiritual momentum God desires to establish in transforming us. Here at GBC, we are providing a daily Bible reading plan both on our Grace Fair Oaks App (Bible > Reading Plan) and on our Website, to facilitate the discipline of Bible reading so that you might grow in grace.
- Corporate Audience to Preaching: The Word of God is proclaimed here at GBC regularly at BOTH the 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. hours. Sitting under the preaching of God's Word is yet another means of grace by which we grow in being transformed into conformity with Christ. Some foolishly believe that they are able to be "overexposed" to the preaching of God's Word - as if they "have enough." Yet, we understand that the preaching of the Word of God is intended to be a process of building blocks of spiritual depth. We do not expect a person to fully digest everything that they receive in a message - but rather, to constantly allow their spirit to be exposed to as much truth as possible for the process of transformation to occur through an accumulation of resource. When we are told to "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you" (Colossians 3:16) - it refers to quantity of Scriptural input, not quality. The word "richly" conveys the notion of abundance or "plentifully supplied." I contend with those who say that they are exposed to too much preaching. Comparatively, it is like a child who says that they've had too much broccoli when they've had half a helping! If you desire to become ever more conformed to Christ, place yourself in regular attendance to the preaching of God's Word as you assemble with other believers.
May 2017 be a year of unprecedented progress in your movement toward Christlikeness as God's Word does what God intends to do with it in your life. Absent yourself not from it!
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Singer Dua Lipa showed her support for the victims of sexual harassment and abuse on the BRIT Awards red carpet by carrying a white rose.
Nominees and guests showed up at Wednesday's ceremony in London wearing white rose pins to show solidarity for the Time's Up movement launched in the wake of the entertainment industry's sexual assault crisis, but the 22-year-old decided a pin wasn't enough.
One of the first stars to arrive, Dua showed up in a ruffled pink dress, clutching a white rose.
The New Rules star had five nominations going into the big night.
Singers Rita Ora and Ellie Goulding also arrived holding white roses and Ora even posed kissing hers.
Brits bosses wrote to the heads of every U.K. record label, inviting their artists to wear a pin "as a symbol of solidarity" after stars attending the Grammy Awards in New York last month adopted the white rose as a token of unity with victims of abuse.
The Time's Up movement kicked off on New Year's Day, with many celebrities pledging to support the cause, created to help fund victims' legal battles against their abusers and harassers.
Nominees and guests at the Golden Globes in January and the BAFTA Awards in London on Sunday opted to wear black on the red carpet to show their support.
U.S.-based record company executives Meg Harkins and Karen Rait came up with the white rose idea for the Grammys after learning show bosses had no plans to officially show their support for the Time's Up movement.
Kelly Clarkson, Camila Cabello, Pink, Lana Del Rey, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, and Miley Cyrus were among the stars who wore a rose or a similar white flower.


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What is Taiwan famous for? Apart from the hot springs and shopping, Taiwan is also famous for their local street snacks. From pineapple cakes, dandan noodles, sun cakes – you name it! Try out our Taste of Taiwan Box now to try out all the crazy and wacky flavours of Taiwan!! You'l surely fall in love!!!
Here is my second box from ABCDEat. This is an Asian snack service that was started by a YouTuber/Blogger named Genie and her partner. This is not a subscription service because it does not automatically renew but you can receive monthly boxes, specialty boxes, and their pouches. At the moment, they are not releasing new boxes but hopefully they will be back to it soon.
This box was $22 I believe including shipping so I thought that I would try it out in the hopes that it wouldn't be all seafood snacks.
Taiwan Pineapple Cake
This is a Taiwan specialty, and it's definitely something that you can't miss if you ever go to Taiwan. It is a soft shortbread cake filled with a sweet pineapple paste with a chewy texture. There are many different fillings nowadays, but the traditional is using pineapple.
My apologies on the lack of a picture of the actual little cakes. I tried to break it to take a picture but I ended up mashing it to smithereens and I thought that wouldn't work out so well for you guys. Now, I am not the biggest fan of shortbread but I do really love pineapple so I was excited for this one. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't my favourite either. The pineapple portion was really sweet and I found I was missing the tang that pineapple can have sometimes. I will definitely eat this though so it is still a win.
Cute Ya White Chocolate Almond Cookie Rolls
These are bite sized cookies covered in smooth white chocolate, and covered with almonds and coconut powder. These are non-fried. These are perfect to go with a cup of coffee or tea.
I actually really enjoy these cookies. We got 2 of them in the box and I am happy with that because they were tasty. They have a nice, almost wafer-like crunch to them that I really enjoy. With almonds, coconut, and white chocolate I really can't complain because those are all tasty things! I think I will have my second cookie with a cup of coffee because that does sound like it would be nice!
I Mei Taipei Egg Crisps with Dried Fish Floss (Salmon, Tuna)
Egg rolls are a traditional Chinese specialty, but what the Taiwanese have added to this crispy delicacy is some dried salmon & tuna floss in the middle, giving the egg rolls a different kind of taste – the egg roll is sweet, whereas the floss is slightly salty, and watch how the floss melts inside your mouth, absolutely delicious!
I just can't do it. I know that in my last ABCDEat post I said that I wanted to be adventurous and try new things but I just can't do it with this one. However, just because I am not interested in it doesn't mean someone else won't be. That's why I didn't open this one up yet, in case I found a friend who would like to have it.
Anbao Crisp Honey Cookies
The Taiwanese love incorporating honey into their cuisine, and these crisp honey cookies are one of the examples with honey in it! Honey has a special flavour that sugar cannot replace, and that's what's so special about this snack – a crunchy snack that contains both sesame and honey – double tick!
I have to agree that I love the taste of honey in snacks! It is just so yummy. We got 2 little bags of these crisps and I really like them. They have a sweet and nutty flavour that is almost leaning towards the savoury side because of the sesame. Really tasty!
Chiao-E Handmade Brown Sugar Pumpkin Pie
Although the English translation of the packaging says the cake is using brown sugar, but in fact, it actually contains black sugar. It is not very popular to take black sugar, as black sugar is said to be very healthy for the body! These are our childhood favourites – a fried dough covered in black sugar syrup, and these even added pumpkin puree!
Now, I am not one for pumpkin pie kinds of things. I don't eat it at Thanksgiving or any other holidays, so I was a little nervous about this one. I really like it though! It is nice and crisp which I enjoy and it reminds me of something that I can't quite put my finger on. Definitely worth a try though!
Playful Naughty Original Quail Egg (Best Before: May 8 2015)
No preservatives added. Quail eggs have said to be very nutritious as they are packed with vitamins and minerals. Even with their small size, their nutritional value is three to four times greater than chicken eggs, so no wonder, the Taiwanese love to eat them! These quail eggs have been soaked in a special sauce for a period of time, so that the eggs harden and turn black – try them to see how bouncy eggs can taste!
This is another one that I can't do. I can hardly deal with regular eggs let alone black quail eggs. I know that this is just a matter of personal preference, and someone else could really love these!
Cute Ya Strawberry Chocolate Almond Cookie Rolls
These are bite sized cookies covered in smooth strawberry chocolate, and covered with almonds and coconut powder. These are non-fried. These are perfect to go with a cup of coffee or tea.
These are the same company as the white chocolate almond cookies. I find the texture of these reminds me of the cheese snacks I received in my ABCDEat Happy Friday Pouch. I am quite fond of this cookie too. I think I prefer the white chocolate one but I am a fan of strawberry so this is definitely good for me!
I am not sure if the full sized boxes are worth $22 for me. I may try another one if there is a candy kind of one that comes out because I think that would be more of a winner for me! If I order from ABCDEat again, it would probably be one of the $9 pouches so that I could try out a couple of things without it being too much of a risk.
I think that if you like to try cool new snacks, than ABCDEat might be of interest to you! If you want to check them out, you can view their facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/ABCDEat, you can find their website here http://www.abcdeatbox.com/, or you can watch Genie's video about the service here: ABCDEat Video.
xo Amanda
Disclaimer: This pouch was purchased with my own money. All opinions and pictures are my own.


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Appointments to the Family Court of Australia
Judge Joshua Wilson and Judge Robert Harper have been appointed to the Family Court of Australia.
These appointments elevate Judge Wilson and Judge Harper from their current positions as judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.
Judge Wilson will be assigned to the Melbourne registry, commencing on 11 March 2019. Judge Wilson was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1983 and called to the Victorian Bar 1987, where he practiced primarily in commercial law as well as family law.
Judge Wilson obtained a Master of Laws in 2006 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2008, and was also appointed silk in 2008. He was appointed as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court on 2 November 2015 where he heard both family law and general federal law matters.
Judge Harper will be assigned to the Sydney registry, also commencing on 11 March 2019. Judge Harper holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney.
Judge Harper was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1985 and called to the New South Wales Bar in 1986. At the Bar, Judge Harper's principal areas of practice included property and construction litigation, as well as extensive practice in family law. At the Bench, he has heard matters predominantly in the family law jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court.
On behalf of the Australian Government, I congratulate Judge Wilson and Judge Harper on their appointments and thank them for their willingness to continue to serve the people of Australia as judges of the Family Court of Australia.


text: Greetings, Due to a corrupted registry, my PC lost its address book. I'm slowly refilling it but a lot of data is lost forever until I get email from the missing people. Rest assured, all playlists that weren't emailed out over the past two weeks or so are at the Galactic Travels website. If you notice anyone complaining that they no longer hear from me, just tell them to send me email so we can regain contact. Thanks! http://wdiy.org/programs/gt/playlists/2005/050630.html Galactic Travels is an electronic, ambient, and space music show, that airs each Thursday at 11:04 pm on WDIY 88.1 FM, Allentown and Bethlehem, PA, 93.9 FM in Easton, PA and Phillipsburg, NJ, 93.7 FM in Fogelsville and Trexlertown, 92.9 FM on Service Electric Cable, and webcasting on the internet. Show #432 June 30, 2005 RECAP: On this show, I concluded the month-long focus on UK emusician Mark Jenkins. The Featured CD at Midnight was "If the World Were Turned On Its Head, We Would Walk Among the Stars" on AMP Records, released in 2005. The Vinyl Starter was from the LP "Aguirre" by Popol Vuh on Ohr Musik, released in 1976. Mark Jenkins - http://wdiy.org/programs/gt/playlists/2005/focus05.html#jun PLAYLIST: 11:04 pm ARTIST TRACK ALBUM (label) ======================= ======================== ================================== Popol Vuh Aguirre I Aguirre (Ohr) Kraftwerk The Man Machine Minimum - Maximum (Astralwerks) Conrad Schnitzler and 04. Mi.T. - CON 04 (none) Michael Thomas Roe TouchXtone Computational Error Astroboy (none) Binar The Cosmic Void Project Poltergeist (NeuHarmony) Remote Spaces Infrared Part 1 Silos (none) Patrick O'Hearn I Could Live Here Slow Time (none) 12:00 am Mark Jenkins If the World Were Turned If the World Were Turned On Its On Its Head, We Would Head, We Would Walk Among the Walk Among the Stars Stars (AMP) Mark Jenkins I Have Known the Void ItWWTOIH,WWWAtS (AMP) Mark Jenkins Nutty Puppet Mayhem ItWWTOIH,WWWAtS (AMP) 1:00 am * = excerpt VA = Various Artists (compilation) ++ = Advance CDR from Artist NEXT SHOW: On the next Galactic Travels, I'll begin a month-long focus on the music-bar mailing list. The Featured CD at Midnight will be "Navisto - The Flute Sessions" which is a unique CDR provided exclusively to Galactic Travels. The Vinyl Starter will be from the LP "Paradise" by Robert Schroder on Racket Records, released in 1983. Bill =============================================================================== Host of EMUSIC, an electronic, ambient, and space music show, Thursdays at 11:04 pm EDT (GMT-4:00) on WDIY 88.1 FM in Allentown and Bethlehem, 93.7 in Fogelsville and Trexlertown, 93.9 FM in Easton and Phillipsburg and 92.9 on Sevice Electric Cable. Listen on-line to WDIY at http://wdiy.org and click on the LISTEN link or go directly to: http://rm1.refugemedia.com/ramgen/encoder/wdiy.rm EMUSIC web site - http://wdiy.org/programs/emusic To subscribe to the EMUSIC-on-WDIY mailing list, click on [Join This Group!] at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emusic-wdiy RSS News Feed: http://wdiy.org/programs/emusic/rss/enews.xml Podcasts: http://wdiy.org/programs/emusic/rss/EMUSIC.xml


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Colin Powell Endorses High School Musical 3
After much back and forth negotiation between the two camps, Colin Powell has finally come out and endorsed High School Musical 3. Powell who was openly critical of the policies of High School Musical 2, was himself pleased to make the announcement That 3 would be landmark historical moment.
"2 was an Ashley Tidal tease" Powell said in his press conference. "3 brings Musical back to it's roots and back to Zac Efron and his Hindi Hottie."


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Anxiety is a silent striker, it seeps in and causes unrest, panic and ruminating thoughts that may not be evident to outsiders. But on the inside, it can feel like a freaking circus. So, how do you put a stop to this annoying companion and sleep destroyer? Here a few of my best techniques to manage ... VIEW POST
10 Ways to Pull Yourself Out of a Funk
We all have those days, when a dark cloud settles in, leaving us feeling a little irritable or like a full blown grade A biotch. Could be PMS, could be a draining day at work, could be other people's drama bringing us down-whatever it is-you've got the control to pull yourself out of a funk anytime, ... VIEW POST


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This morning I was perusing my Twitter feed and came across this tweet by Leda Meredith, a food preservation expert and forager here in NYC—she mentioned juneberries:
If you went on a foraging tour with me last month in #NYC, you know where the juneberries are. Go. Now. They are… http://t.co/khDFDNs0C9
— Leda Meredith (@ledameredith) June 9, 2015
I followed the link to her blog post, where she talked more about juneberries. She mentioned that they were also called serviceberries, which triggered a memory of hearing about serviceberry trees not far from my apartment, and since it was still early enough in the morning, I headed out to find them.
When I arrived in the area I thought would be home to the serviceberry trees, I didn't see them at first, and was a little bummed out… until I looked further down the hill and saw a tree full of berries—and there were a lot of them. [bctt tweet="Juneberry jackpot!"]
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Building consistency.
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Angus Beef Bulletin Extra
As we go about our normal lives, we often look for consistency in the products we purchase. Whether we are buying a new truck or going out for dinner, we want a consistent product. If those products are not consistent in quality, we most likely will find a new supplier. In this article we are going to discuss how consistent our calves are as we start to market them.


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ABC on the HD Lookout
By Glen Dickson
Some 40 members of ABC's broadcast operations and engineering group will make the trip to the NAB Show to attempt to uncover some tech gems.
"We always go out to NAB hoping to find something that is not on our radar screen," says Preston Davis, president of ABC broadcast operations and engineering. However, Davis and his team have a few definite items on their shopping list. ABC's successful high-definition broadcast of last month's presidential inauguration, which involved 36 HDTV cameras and four production vehicles, gave the network valuable experience and uncovered a few technology gaps, says Davis.
"We are still looking for HD wireless equipment, like digital microwave systems, that can handle the HDTV bandwidth for the type of wireless HD cameras that would be used on something like the parade route during the inauguration," says Davis. "HD satellite newsgathering [SNG] equipment is also still very much on the list."
ABC is still evaluating new digital-storage media for news production and archiving, including Sony's XDCAM optical-based solution, which stores video on special DVD disks using blue-laser technology; Panasonic's P2 system, with records content on solid-state flash memory cards; and Ikegami's EditCam, which stores video on a removable hard disk. ABC is due to receive all three products by early March and will be testing each in conjunction with Avid Technology's nonlinear editors and iNews' newsroom system, which ABC has been deploying over the past two years. "We'll be testing each as a system, not just as a standard acquisition device," says Davis.
While considering electronic newsgathering (ENG) camera systems, ABC will be looking closely at JVC's HDV as a low-cost, high-definition acquisition format for news.
With two new production control rooms under construction in New York, Davis is looking for multi-format switchers that operate in both SD and HD modes. ABC wants HDTV graphics devices, including character generators and digital video-effects systems.
"We're hoping to see more devices and low-cost choices for HDTV graphics production, as well as shared storage devices for graphics," says Davis.
ABC also wants devices for sending digital ENG or SNG feeds with less bandwidth or delivering ABC content to wireless devices like PDAs.
The network already delivers content to PDAs through ABC News Now, a broadband-based service it tested as a digital network through the 2004 electoral cycle. It was carried by some 70 ABC affiliates as a part of their DTV broadcasts and was also available to 6.5 million cable subscribers. ABC concluded the broadcast trial late last month, leaving it as an Internet-based service, but the digital network will launch again this spring. Davis is now figuring what receiver equipment local stations will need.
As he explains, every new tech attempt is just a test to discover problems. "At the moment," he says, "we're building an ABC News Now pilot system as a way to understand how to manage the bandwidth and what equipment will be needed at the station for a service like that."
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It's been a while since I have done one of these since I just spent the last two months overseas. I'm looking forward to meeting new people once again.
Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee.
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Jericho. Z. Barrons from The FEVER series by Karen Marie Moning
There is nobody else that compares to this guy. He is everything you could ever want in a crush. Hotness to the max. Sexual. But once you get to know him, he'll become your whole world.
Just ask Mac. She can tell you first hand experience.
Photos? I have two, one is of the first guy whom I saw Barrons of, and in some ways I still do. And the second, I feel is my current Barrons.


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Alvii T.B. Siregar, M.A.
Head of UTama Language and Cultural Centre
An advocate of independent learning with the aid of internet and software technology, he is a true believer in people being responsible for their development in life, especially language skills. His passion for local culture is incorporated with building the necessary skills to elaborate it to international scope. The mix has manifested in flipping the way people learn English at the Centre: people are encouraged to enhance their passion and embrace English into the interaction. The current project he is currently engaged in are Sundanese traditional and semi-contemporary dances and Longser (Sundanese humorous plays).
Meita Lukitawati Sujatna, M. Hum
A former Head of SAC and also a IT-based learning supporter herself, her contributions during her office are evident even today. Her main impact is in the establishment of the workstations where people can access the software to learn English and other languages by themselves. She has also highlighted some useful and free resources in the Internet to supplement the software. She is also a keen speaker in workshops for international tests of English and translation software.
Anggi Try Budiarti, S.S.
An alumnus of the English Department and a keen person in organizing things, she fits right in the job to take care of the EPT and other ULCC programs. She is also a regular moderator in workshops for international English tests.
The Centre is also assisted by Volunteers who are trained for a year with various skills, from clerical to managerial skills with English Skills Enhancement embedded in their trainings. The recruits are projected to become apt office professionals whose communication and leadership traits are ready to be deployed in their future careers.
The 2013 members are:
Vivi Nursovi, Floretta Gavra, Ayu Shinta, Citra Nissa Aldina, and Riani Anggia.