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A personal loan is usually given out by a bank or building society and they tend not to ask what you are spending the money on. This means that it is up to you as to what you use the loan for. However, it is sensible to think through why you are getting the loan and what you are spending it on, to make sure that you are making the right decision. There are a number of reasons why you should do this.
A loan will always cost money. You will be charged by the lender for the loan and so it is worth making sure that you really need it. Think about the item that you are buying with the loan and whether you can wait to buy it, perhaps you will be able to save up the money to buy or are expecting to be better off in the future. Think about whether it is necessary for you to buy the item at all or whether you can do without it entirely.
This decision is not as easy as it may seem. If you had to make for someone else, you may say that an item that is a luxury should not be bought at all or you should save up for it so that it is not unnecessarily expensive. Then you might say that if it is necessary and you cannot afford it or wait, then you should take the loan. Although this seems like the logical and sensible approach, there are problems with it. Firstly, judging whether something is necessary or just a luxury is not easy. Sometimes it is clear cut, so buying new cushions to replace some that are perfectly good but just out of fashion would be considered by most to be a luxury whereas paying for a roof repair on a house that is leaking rain water would be considered to be necessary. However, most spending decision that we make are not that easy to slot into a category. For example, is paying for your child's birthday party a luxury? Well yes, it is a luxury, but if their sibling has had one and their friends have one and they really want one, then the decision is more difficult. Not only does it feel unfair for them to miss out, you have an emotional attachment to the recipient of the party which is stronger than logic.
Right loan type
It is important to choose the right loan type depending on what you are borrowing for. You would not use a personal loan, to buy a house, for example and so you just need to check that it is the most appropriate way to borrow. Some loans, such as student loans, have specific purposes and so you would need to check if one of those would be more appropriate. It is also important to think about the amount of money that you need to borrow. Personal loans tend to be for thousands of pounds and although it can be great to think that you would be getting this much money, you need to consider whether it is too much. Lenders like to lend more money as they acan get more interest if they do. You need to think about how much you need and borrow the least possible, to keep your costs down to a minimum. Therefore a loan that lends less money, such as a credit card, could be a better option. It is worth comparing the prices of different ways to borrow, to see which would be the cheapest for you. Ensure that you compare to total cost of the loan over the time you have it so that you can do a fair comparison of the cost.
Useful repayment term
When considering whether a personal loan is the right type of loan for your needs, you also need to compare the repayment term. This refers to how long it takes to repay the loan. The longer you have a loan for, the more expensive it will get as interest is charged per day of borrowing. However, if you have to repay it all in a very short space of time, it may be hard for you to find the money that is needed and to manage your other bills as well as repay this loan. Therefore it can sometime sbe better to pay more money to repay over a longer period of time so that you can more easily manage your finances. You do not want to risk missing repayments as this can make things even more expensive for you as you will have late repayment fees alongside the interest to pay. There are also future consequences of missing repayments in that you will have it noted on your credit record and it could make it harder for you to borrow money in the future.
So it is not really about choosing whether you are spending your loan on the right things, but worth considering whether you have right loan or whether you even need a loan. It is really important to get his right as it can have a big impact on your future with regards to repaying and the costs and consequences of doing so as well as borrowing in the future. Therefore never borrow money without thinking hard about the decision and making sure that you are making the right for you in your current circumstances. Try to step back and evaluate the decision without being emotionally tied to it. This can be hard, so get help from friends and family and they may be able to see things differently to you. Try to ask those that have a good record with money as they are obviously doing something right for themselves and could hopefully pass that on to you. They may be able to help you to see not only whether borrowing is the right thing for you to do but also which loan would be the right type to help you.


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"I was literally one week away from quitting this industry after trying many of the traditional sales methods. Joe came in on a Sunday and met with our sales team and of course I was skeptical about listening to another sales guru. The second Joe opened his talk my jaw hit the ground. As I told him, he had me at hello."
"I now went from despair to success almost immediately after the week of training. I feel my success is now predictable and certain. I went from the weak link on the sales team to the star of the company. Best of all I now come home to my loving wife with stories of success and not of failure. I call Joe every week and probably will forever. Don't call Joe unless you are prepared to be captivated and inspired to see a way you have never seen before. If you do call you will get a friend and not just sales training."

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sinuated !- Which is a scheme, which takes only the soul of man, to illustrate the Trinity, instead of of man's soul and body, as did the Sabellians; and wbich equally, with the Sabellians, holds to but one real Person in God! The one must have been as great, and as offensive an error, as was the other. And from the alarm in the Church at Sabellianism, we may safely infer, that no such ideas of an allegorical Trinity did prevail among the body of the followers of Christ, in those days.
The truth of the above deduction is established, in the following account. Paul, of Samosata, in the third century, advanced the following sentiment : " that the Son and the Holy Ghost exist in God in the same manner, as the faculties of reason and activity do in man."* This is the very scheme, which has been imputed to Origin, and his followers, as afore noted. A council was assembled, A. D. 269, who condemned Paul of Samosata, and degraded him from his office. This decides, that the insinuations of some in these days, relative to an allegorical Trinity, are not founded in truth.
In the fourth century, Macedonicus, bishop of Constantinople, was tried and banished for his heresy. It was the following : He taught, that the Holy Ghost was only "a divine energy, diffused through the universe ; and not a Person distinct from the Father and the Son." "This opinion (adds Mosheim) had many partizans in the Asiatic provinces; but the council assembled by Theodosius, A. D. 381, at Constantinople, to which the second rank among the general council is attributed,) put a stop, by its authority, to the growing evil.
* Mosheim, vol. i. p. 248.
This treatment of Macedonicus, clearly shows, that the afore noted allegorical Trinity, was not the sentiment of any considerable part (if it were of any individuals) of the ministers of Christ at that period: and also, that a distinct personality was generally, if not universally, ascribed to the Holy Ghost. For the great crime of Macedonicus was a denial of this ; and an idea, that the Holy Ghost was only the energy of God personified; the very thing, which some now with confidence call on us to believe!'.
The council of Constantinople might be the first, who by authority fixed the name of Person to each in the holy Trinity. But the idea was clearly understood from the days of the apostles. And what are the I, thou, he, and us, in the Godhead, known through the Bible, but representations of different Persons ? Nothing is found in Mosheim, which appears like his viewing this doctrine, as the work of man! He speaks of it as having received its " finishing touch," as to the manner of expression, in the council of Constantinople. At the time of this council, errors were prevailing, and the Church was in a decline. But this council was a collection of the best characters then on earth. It has been esteemed, in point of abilities, piety and weight of character, second to no council of the Christian period, after the apostolic age, except the Nicene. A hint then, that perhaps there never was 'a worse charactergiven to any council, bearing the Christian name, than has been given to this council, is utterly unfounded, and very injudicious ! Before such a hint can be given, a man must forget, or never have known, the numerous corrupt councils under Roman Catholic jurisdiction; as well as forget the respect, that is due to the united wisdom and piety of the followers of Christ on
earth at that period ! And the agreement of the above named council, how they would express their views more definitely upon the doctrine of the Trinity, was far from giving their sanction to new doctrines, or doing any thing worthy of censure. The orthodox were compelled, by the subterfuges and equivocations of heretics, to the use of more definite language. But they formed no new doctrine, as some have basely insinuated.
Thus I have endeavoured to ascertain, what was the great question concerning Jesus Christ, after he entered his public ministry on earth ; that it did not relate to a derivation of his divine Person from God; but to the truth of his Messiahship ; the Messiah being understood to be God: in what sense Jesus Christ is the Son of God : in 'what sense he was begotten of the Father : that no henefit results from a supposed derivation of Christ's Divinity: that proper Divinity is infinitely incapable of being derived: that Jesus Christ is God underived : that Christ has a human soul and body : that the Godhead consists of a Trinity in Unity : and that the fathers of the three first centuries, after Christ, clearly testify in favor of the Trinity, and of the proper Divinity of Christ, essentially as now held by Trinitarians.
A list of the fatal errors, which it is believed are the legitimate offspring of the denial of the Trinity in God, and of the proper Divinity of Christ, might be furnished. Among these errors are the following : either that man is not fallen and depraved ; or no atonement was necessary for the pardon of sin. Or if some atonement were necessary, a finite one was sufficient. It follows that sin does not deserve an eternal punishment; and all men must eventually be saved. Hence God is not so angry with sinners, and their danger is by no means so great, as has been represented. Nor is it so great a thing for God to pardon and save the children of Adam. The law and government of God are not so terrible to transgressors, as has been supposed. Men need not feel as though it were so vast a crime to trample them under foot. Nor need they fear eternal damnation.
If men-denying the Trinity and the proper Divinity of Christ-are unwilling, through the impressions of a better education, to admit the above, and similar errors, as naturally resulting from their scheme ;--yet it is believed that their followers, who will come forward destitute of their better impressions, and who will reason more correctly from their own premises, will admit and embrace these errors; and will deny the true scheme of the gospel.
When the numerous attempts, which have been made by human wisdoin, to reduce the doctrine of the Trinity to a level with our familiar conceptions, are considered ; we must be convinced of the futility of the attempt. And the divine precept recurs with emphasis, " Beware, lest any man spoil *you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ; for in him dwelleth the fulness of the Godhead bodily."
When the wits of men have done their best upon this subject, and we see many strong men, of different schemes in it, have been in times past cast down wounded ; shall we not, with adöring humility, submit to the divine interrogation, " Capst thou by searching, find out God ? May we not be convinced, that neither human philosophy, nor analogy, can afford much aid, relative to this mysterious doctrine ? For probably nothing in creation resembles the Triune God. 6 To whom then will ye liken me, saith Jehovah?" " Ye heard the voice of the words; but ye saw no similitude." And all similitudes, invented by men, to give light in this case, have failed.
The Bible is clear, that there are Three in one God. This, with their divine names, and offices, is revealed for us, and for our children. But the particular mode of their existence, what constitutes the personality of each, what is their distinction, and what their union, God has not revealed. And to pry into these things is worse, than in vain. It is impious. It is infinitely worse, than for prisoners, under sentence of death, who have a commissioner of peace, of high authority, sent, tendering them pardon ;--to demand his connexion with the government; to criticise on the internal economy of the government that sent him; and finally, to insist on handling his limbs, and body, to learn the formation of his person,


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Train-Track Interaction
The TTI Sector, Rolling Stock Sector, Track Expert Group (TEG) and Panel of Structural Experts (PoSE) coordinate their activities and seek out synergies on an ongoing basis. Potential synergies with the UIC Energy, Environment and Sustainability (EES) platform and, more generally, with the Passenger and Freight forums, have been identified thus far.
TTI activities
The TTI Sector's activities are aimed at optimising the operational, economic and environmental efficiency of the railway system, improving interoperability and ensuring the safety of the railway system.
The following key technical areas have been identified in this regard, constituting the scope of the TTI sector's activities:
- Safety in relation to track/vehicle dynamics and derailment prevention
- Vehicle homologation
- Clearance gauge
- Noise and vibration
- Aerodynamics
- Pantograph/catenary mechanical interaction (not including energy management)
- Cost efficiency
- Technological innovation and disruptive ground transportation methods
A permanent core expert group provides skills in cross-functional areas such as safety, technological innovation and cost efficiency. The core expert group steers activities and defines the topics for which further research is to be conducted.
Main objectives
The first working groups (WGs) to be launched in the TTI Sector were focused on aerodynamics and acoustics and on pantograph/catenary mechanical interaction. This decision was taken by the Sector's Advisory Board based on the needs identified. Since then, the ad hoc working groups built networks of recognised experts from these different technical areas.
The first two (acoustics and aerodynamics) were formed in 2017. Later on, it was launched the WG for interaction. Finally, after their "kick-off" meetings, it was set that they'll have to draft and publish three different white papers on each of their specialist areas by the end the year to provide a basis for future projects, IRSs and activities focusing on these areas.
The first White Paper on Aerodynamics was published in 2018 and is available for download free of charge in the ETF Shop.
Among other activities, the TTI Sector is currently involved in the "Effects of instabilities on track resistance and fatigue" project, which seeks to verify the acceptable limits of vehicle instability in relation to superstructure resistance and fatigue damage.
The TTI Sector is also concluding its activities in respect of prevention and mitigation of derailments (PMD). This project was developed with the aim of defining recommendations for harmonisation of the assessment procedure for running vehicles and limit values throughout Europe.
Current PMD expertise is being gathered in IRS (International Railway Solution) 70729 which after its approval will be published by October 2019. This IRS is based mainly on the findings of the ALC, HRMS and D-RAIL projects, amongst others, and is an example of the important role fulfilled by UIC in implementing valuable results from previous projects.
In 2020, a new project on a common codification methodology for railway gauges (GAUGECODE) could be proposed as part of the opt-in process with a view to project launch in 2021 in cooperation with the Freight Forum. The aim of this project would be to identify a harmonised methodology to strengthen communication and cooperation between IMs and RUs, increase transparency in relation to access conditions for railway lines, promote the use of lines by RUs, attract additional traffic for rail and improve interoperability throughout the international network, including in the EU.
Additionally, the HARMOTRACK "Harmonisation of track quality description and assessment" project (which was restarted last year 2018 from a two-year break period) will produce a specific new IRS: ("Recommendations for use track geometry and dynamic measurement systems. Description of specific applications").
Finally, a new project has been launched in 2019: "Sidewind Assessment For Infrastructure and Rolling Stock (SAFIRST)", with the general aim of obtaining reference characteristic wind curves distinct from those already established for high-speed trains (> 250 km/h), defining common European methods for assessing wind exposure on railway lines, proof safety in reference to cross winds effects, and addressing each of these topics within the context of climate change.
7 IRSs and technical reports are currently being drafted, two of which are due to be published in 2019 (IRSs 60661 and 70729).
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This morning when I got up to go to mass, there was not a soul up in the house other than me. Maybe if I had showered right away in the morning, someone would have awoken before I left. It was interesting, the silence. I kind of liked it, as if I was in a house living on my own being able to move about as I pleased. It some respects it reminds me of being back at the convent. The difference there is you can hear the water running and people walking, but no one talks to each other unless it is really needed.
I was especially struck by the gospel reading today. We did not actually do the prescribed reading and psalm for today, as the lectionary was not set correctly. Father Tony did switch it when he got up to read the gospel. In the "Word Among Us" there is a mediation based on one of the readings/psalms of the day for each day. Today's focused on the gospel. The gospel reading is John 16:23b-28.
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Amen, amen, I say to you,
whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
Until now you have not asked anything in my name;
ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
"I have told you this in figures of speech.
The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures
but I will tell you clearly about the Father.
On that day you will ask in my name,
and I do not tell you that I will ask the Father for you.
For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me
and have come to believe that I came from God.
I came from the Father and have come into the world.
Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father."
The line that struck me was this: "ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete." I have always wondered about that line. So many times people do ask, but say they never received what they asked for. I would perhaps challenge them, and even myself, to think about why they are asking and what they are asking for. Maybe God did give them something in response. Then, though, I would ever go for something else.
At first glance it would seem that from that line, we would assume that we would get what ever we asked for and wanted. This stemming from being told we will receive. I feel that perhaps there is something implied that comes something missing that is not said in that line. Try this: ask and you will receive as the Father knows best, so that your joy may be complete. It could be some variation on that too, of course. So maybe we do not receive as we thought we would, but in the end if it is what brings us the greater joy then what more of a response do we want? Is it instant gratification that we look for? This is only good in the short-term perhaps. So, when you are not sure about having received something you asked for, think about the ways it could have come to you that may bring you joy in the future.


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LONDON — Since Britain voted to leave the European Union more than a year ago, Europeans have mockingly said that the decision will result in an isolated, lonely island nation.
But Britain, in fact, already has a serious problem with loneliness, research has found. More than nine million people in the country often or always feel lonely, according to a 2017 report published by the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness.
The issue prompted Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday to appoint a minister for loneliness.
"For far too many people, loneliness is the sad reality of modern life," Ms. May said in a statement.
"I want to confront this challenge for our society and for all of us to take action to address the loneliness endured by the elderly, by carers, by those who have lost loved ones — people who have no one to talk to or share their thoughts and experiences with."
Mark Robinson, the chief officer of Age UK, Britain's largest charity working with older people, warned that the problem could kill.
"It's proven to be worse for health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day, but it can be overcome and needn't be a factor in older people's lives," he said.
A former United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, wrote an article for the Harvard Business Review last year arguing that loneliness needed addressing in the workplace.
It could be associated, he wrote, "with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, depression and anxiety."
The British report was commissioned by the Red Cross in partnership with the Co-op, a cooperative supermarket chain, and published by the Cox commission in December.
The group operates in memory of Ms. Cox, 41, a Labour Party lawmaker who was shot dead by a right-wing extremist in 2016, and who had been a prominent voice in Parliament on the issue, setting up a cross-party commission that aimed to start a national conversation and establish the scale and impact of loneliness in Britain.


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Gartner's cloud IaaS assessments, 2019 edition
by Lydia Leong | July 30, 2019 | Comments Off on Gartner's cloud IaaS assessments, 2019 edition
We've just completed our 2019 evaluations of cloud IaaS providers, resulting in a new Magic Quadrant, Critical Capabilities, and six Solution Scorecards — one for each of the providers included in the Magic Quadrant. This process has also resulted in fresh benchmarking data within Gartner's Cloud Decisions tool, a SaaS offering available to Gartner for Technical Professionals clients, which contains benchmarks and monitoring results for many cloud providers.
As part of this, we are pleased to introduce Gartner's new Solution Scorecards, an updated document format for what we used to call In-Depth Assessments. Solution Scorecards assess an individual vendor solution against our recently-revised Solution Criteria (formerly branded Evaluation Criteria). They are highly detailed documents — typically 60 pages or so, assessing 265 individual capabilities as well as providing broader recommendations to Gartner clients.
The criteria are always divided into Required, Preferred, and Optional categories — essentially, things that everyone wants (and where they need to compensate/risk-mitigate if something is missing), things that most people want but can live without or work around readily, and things that are use case-specific. The Required, Preferred, and Optional criteria are weighted into a 4:2:1 ratio in order to calculate an overall Solution Score.
2019 Scores
If you are a Gartner for Technical Professionals client, the scorecards are available to you today. You can access them from the links below (Gartner paywall):
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- IBM Cloud
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Alibaba Cloud International (English-language offerings available outside of China)
We will be providing a comparison of these vendors and their Solution Scorecards at the annual "Cloud Wars" presentation at the Gartner Catalyst conference — one of numerous great reasons to come to San Diego the week of August 11th (or Catalyst UK in London the week of September 15th)! Catalyst has tons of great content for cloud architects and other technical professionals involved in implementing cloud computing.
Note that we are specifically assessing just the integrated IaaS+PaaS offerings — everything offered through a single integrated self-service experience and on a single contract. Also, only cloud services count; capabilities offered as software, hosting, or a human-managed service do not count. Capabilities also have to be first-party.
Also note that this is not a full evaluation of a cloud provider's entire portfolio. The scorecards have "IaaS" in the title, and the scope is specified clearly in the Solution Criteria. For the details of which specific provider services or products were or were not evaluated, please refer to each specific Scorecard document.
All the scores are current as of the end of March, and count only generally-available (GA) capabilities. Because it takes weeks to work with vendors for them to review and ensure accuracy, and time to edit and publish, some capabilities will have gone beta or GA since that time; because we only score what we're able to test, the evaluation period has a cut-off date. After that, we update the document text for accuracy but we don't change the numerical scores. We expect to update the Solution Scorecards approximately every 6 months, and working to increase our cadence for evaluation updates.
This year's scores vs. last year's
When you review the scores, you'll see that broadly, the scores are lower than they were in 2018, even though all the providers have improved their capabilities. There are several reasons why the 2019 scores are lower than in previous years. (For a full explanation of the revision of the Solution Criteria in 2019, see the related blog post.)
First, for many feature-sets, several Required criteria were consolidated into a single multi-part criterion with "table stakes" functionality; missing any part of that criterion caused the vendor to receive a "No" score for that criterion ("Yes" is 1 point; "No" is zero points; there is no partial credit). The scorecard text explains how the vendor does or does not meet each portion of a criterion. The text also mentions if there is beta functionality, or if a feature was introduced after the evaluation period.
Second, many criteria that were Preferred in 2018 were promoted to Required in 2019, due to increasing customer expectations. Similarly, many criteria that were Optional in 2018 are now Preferred. We introduced some brand-new criteria to all three categories as well, but providers that might have done well primarily on table-stakes Required functionality in previous years may have scored lower this year due to the increased customer expectations reflected by revised and new criteria.
Customizing the scores
The solution criteria, with all of the criteria detail, is available to all Gartner for Technical Professionals clients, and comes with a spreadsheet that allows you to score any provider yourself; we also provide a filled-out spreadsheet with each Solution Scorecard so you can adapt the evaluation for your own needs. The Solution Scorecards are similarly transparent on which parts of a criterion are or aren't met, and we link to documentation that provides evidence for each point (in some cases Gartner was provided with NDA information, in which case we tell you how to get that info from the provider).
This allows you to customize the scores as you see fit. Thus, if you decide that getting 3 out of 4 elements of a criteria is good enough for you, or you think that the thing they miss isn't relevant to you, or you want to give the provider credit for newly-released capabilities, or you want to do region-specific scoring, you can modify the spreadsheet accordingly.
If you're a Gartner client and are interested in discussing the solution criteria, assessment process, and the cloud providers, please schedule an inquiry or a 1-on-1 at Catalyst. We'd be happy to talk to you!
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Christmas comes early at Alterego
Posted: September 3, 2015
Christmas is coming early at Alterego with the launch of the Shirley of Hollywood Holiday Wishes collection. Alterego operations director Gareth Laycock said: "Dana and the design team at Shirley really get to have some fun with the Holiday collections. Some of the designs include a zebra pattern sequin, a rhinestone-embellished eyelash lace, an oh-so-soft metallic lace overlay in black and gold, and much much more. There are lots of saleable items for all our retailers, with some nice margins too."
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(NC) The kitchen is at the heart of every home — and most home renovations. But a renovation of the most popular space in your home is a major undertaking, so it pays to plan ahead.
"As the saying goes, 'fail to plan and plan to fail,'" reminds Lyndon Madden, product manager at GE Appliances. "And it's completely true when it comes to kitchen renos. I've talked to countless people who don't pre-select their appliances, for example, and then don't have the right size in their space to accommodate their needs."
So before you get out the sledgehammer, ask yourself:
1. How will we use the space? This applies for daily as well as special occasions. What are your unique needs? Do you prefer to cook facing guests? Do you want an island that makes it easier for people to gather around? Do you need more room for storage? What are some basic must-haves? What's on your kitchen design wish list?
2. Where will I want running water? Think outside the sink. A lot of people forget to consider other areas where they might want running water in their kitchens. Do you want a fridge with a water dispenser or an ice maker? Does your dream kitchen include a pot filler faucet above your stove? Think through all of your options now to avoid regret later.
3. Does size matter? Madden explains that when it comes to appliances, size most certainly does. The most common sizes of a lot of appliances have changed in recent years, so if you plan to place your new fridge in the same spot as your old one, you may be disappointed by the selections available in that size and shape when you go shopping. Avoid feeling restricted and bust out the measuring tape and research your top appliance picks.
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The Center Point Bible Institute welcomes you to join us January 9 through March 12 for an intensive ten week study in the Books of Galatians and Hebrews.
Since 2003, the Center Point Bible Institute has been dedicated to offering seminary level Bible teaching, tuition free, to those who want to grow in their knowledge of the Bible. Our classes are taught by actual seminary and Bible College professors and teachers. The instructor is John E. Schimmel.
If you have a desire for a deeper understanding of the Books of Galatians and Hebrews, then Center Point Bible Institute is the place for you. Come join us on Thursdays from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.


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The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for spring 2014 teaching assistant positions.
The Millennium Villages Internship program provides an excellent opportunity for students to gain on-the-ground experience in global public health, business development, agriculture, infrastructure, and other development interventions though firsthand participation.
The Tropical Biology and Sustainability Program will allow students the opportunity to study ecology, evolutionary biology, conservation biology, environmental engineering, and sustainable development in the environmental hub of East Africa.
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Get the look for less: your New Years outfit sorted
With New Year's Eve a day away, we give a few tips and looks to step into the new year looking dapper!
New Years is probably the biggest party night of the year, and everyone always wants to look good! Check out our suggestions for you to enter 2013 looking hotter than the sun on fire!
All after the jump!
For the sexy señorita
2013 is bringing in some smashing new trends, and you obviously want to look the best, right? Well here's our high street edit for you to choose from!
1) Bright colours!
Don't be afraid to show your bold side with some in-your-face colour. You want to stand out!
This Salmon pink mini dress from ASOS with an embellished waistband will look perfect with a pair or statement heels. The best thing is that you don't have to worry about jewellery as the waistband is just enough!
Little Mistress Embellished Panel Cross Front Dress, £55 | Buy it here.
2) Sequins!
Sequins are always perfect for partying, so be daring and go all out…
This all over sequin dress from Topshop is perfect for you to get down with your girls and welcome the new year with some sparkle! Paired with some black shoe boots or a pair of bold coloured pumps, there is no doubt this ensemble will have you as the center of attention!
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3) Sweet and Simple
If you don't fancy making a big fuss, then there are many varieties of simple yet oh-so-cute dresses for you to choose from.
This nude dress from Miss Selfridge absolutely perfect for you to either dress up, or keep simple. You could change this dress around in many ways; you could add a belt to enhance your hips, or add a statement necklace and play it up. Either way, paired with some stunning shoes, this dress is perfect for a non- fussy, clean new years look.
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Some time in the 1970s an elegant young man slipped quietly into the Architectural Association in London and, being ourselves very primitive and Eurocentric at the time, we didn't recognize him as being what we thought of as Australian because there was no blonde hair or brawn and not that much of an accent.
He attached himself to the unit headed by Elia Zenghelis and Rem Koolhaas, who ran a tight, even – dare I say it – modernist ship, but soon he started to hang out with romantics and the narrativists such as Nigel Coates and clearly had a more developed formal talent than most of those around him. Thus, he pretty quickly emerged as a star.
Now stars came and went at the AA, but in exceptional cases, despite the hype and the narcissism and the hothouse atmosphere, they flourished and developed far beyond the run of successful crits. Mr Wilson was one of these cases. So, surely enough, that wily old fox, that brilliant chairman, Alvin Boyarsky, pulled him onto the teaching staff at the earliest respectable moment. He became part of a junior competitive circus of Coaters: Zaha Hadid; Jenny Lowe, another ex-Melbourne University person; and the aforementioned Coates. It was for us elder statesmen – Zenghelis, Dalibor Vesely, Ron Heron etc. – to look on and quietly lay bets on who would survive and why.
In Peter Wilson's case it became clear that his ultimately enduring quality would be his aptitude for invention. Through his ability to devise a series of parti – some of them generative and some of them appliqué – he began to display a very particular language. Coates might be more quizzical, Lowe more obtuse, Hadid more "powerful," but Wilson left you intrigued by the pieces of the jigsaw. Initially shy and tentative, he rapidly moved towards a recognition that he definitely had something to say, architecturally. Future PhD scholars of the period will recognize the "devices," the "armatures," the placement of decoys or tantalizing elements and, most specifically, the famous Wilson "ship shape."
The first generation of his AA students seized upon this vocabulary, including – and this is the highest of compliments – students in other people's units. Yet Peter himself was always a little way ahead of the game, always using these parti with a deftness and discrimination that the imitators could not quite match.
So far I have not mentioned his drawings, which over time became more expert and beautiful in their own right. Perhaps the greatest is that for the Water House – I have yet to see a more evocative depiction of water and stream in any human-produced drawing.
I happened to be in the room (the Zanzibar Club, Covent Garden, to be precise) when Peter took a German exchange student, one Julia Bolles, on their first date. From then on, both of them cut a great dash around town, both very good looking and both very talented. In the years they lived in London they had found an extraordinary apartment in a narrow wedge-shaped building by the exposed tube line at South Kensington and, for a while, they were very South Kensington and almost more English than the English. Hanging on in London, they made projects for this and that (I seem to remember that there might have been a short-lived hair salon.) There was very definitely a house in Hampstead made at the end of the 1980s.
It was (and often is) in London that the really special stuff is hidden by planners behind a wall. There was a moment when Ron Heron, Ron Arad, and Bolles+Wilson all had gems, but they were only viewable behind a street frontage of normality. The Hampstead house was (and still is) a special object, with a selection of the Wilson parti scattered very discriminatingly around the simple building.
By chance the big competition win – the big breakthrough – came in Julia's home town: Münster. That project was the New City Library (1993). It was a great win. Not only was it a slap in the face to all those (of course jealous) contemporaries who had squeaked away that Wilson was just a "decorative" designer or "too fancy." For a start, Wilson makes a bold urban decision to drop the building down either side of a public thoroughfare, revealing the view of a neo-Gothic church beyond. On the one side is a series of compounded slabs and on the other a half ship shape. Bewildered Wilson aficionados of the period must have been confused by this decision to slice the beloved ship, but it was a sure signal that Bolles+Wilson was in the game for keeps and not just to preserve known fruit in aspic.
Several years later I found myself in Münster, and Peter gave me a two-hour tour of the building. Being the sort of creature that I am, I must have had dozens of visits to buildings in the company of the designer, yet none as explanatory, as reasoned, as passionate and certainly none as detailed as this one. Peter relived every decision as to shelf height, door gap, sight line, secondary sight line and material choice.
It was fascinating also to visit the office in this curious, largely reconstructed city where, on the edge of the centre by a sleepy canal, Bolles+Wilson has constructed two or three buildings of some elegance and has its office in one of them. Above the main office studio is a kind of eyrie that houses Peter's special studio, in which Julia insists on you seeing his ongoing collection of sketchbooks that some day must be exposed to the world. Perhaps it is significant that Münster is a stone's throw from the Netherlands, which offers Bolles and Wilson a rather more rarefied peer group than Germany and which has been the setting, in my view, for some of their best recent buildings.
The Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam seems to outdo many of the works of talented Hollanders because it is less strict, less diagrammatic and more luxuriant in its modelling than the stuff around it. Bolles+Wilson's new library at Helmond also develops the firm's mastery of natural light sources.
A couple of things still intrigue me. Peter was a brilliant and inspiring teacher, but has never taken up one of the many professorial appointments that could have been his in Germany or the Netherlands. Instead he has stayed with building. Very much an "art" person, he has nonetheless stuck with designing "stuff." As a visiting examiner at the Bartlett and the AA he is thorough and can see through bullshit.
He is remarkably calm about his status as an émigré Australian: I once shared a flight from Melbourne to London with him on one of the few days when you could see the weird landforms and colours below. They were almost abstractions, at crossed my mind, as it does now, that out of these abstractions and out of that peculiar detachment of the sophistication of Melbourne from the rest of the sophisticated world came the seeds of this discrimination and sense of shape.
"At the Architectural Association in London Peter began producing sensitive drawings full of conviction and sensibility that depicted inutile-looking, mysterious structures which immediately engaged the imagination. These structures opposed exactly the bland, spent late-modernist slabs that were the mainstream."
Allan Powell
Read an interview and other reflections on Peter Wilson's work from Architecture Australia's 2013 Gold Medal edition.
Published online: 22 May 2013
Words: Sir Peter Cook
Images: Ryuji Miyamoto
Architecture Australia, March 2013


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Chopin Mazurka
Frédéric Chopin is one of my favourite composers for piano. To quote his biographer Arthur Hedley he
had the rare gift of a very personal melody, expressive of heart-felt emotion, and his music is penetrated by a poetic feeling that has an almost universal appeal.... Present-day evaluation places him among the immortals of music by reason of his insight into the secret places of the heart and because of his awareness of the magical new sonorities to be drawn from the piano.
Several years ago, I recorded myself playing this Mazurka. It's not a perfect rendition, but for an amateur I think it's not bad.
Cunard Queen Elizabeth
Today the Cunard Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were both in Sydney Harbour. Didn't get to see Mary, but Elizabeth was just down a Circular Quay.
Dramatic Clouds
While walking to the bus stop this morning I noticed these amazing clouds - unfortunately the camera on my iPhone didn't really do them justice.
The final photo in the wildlife theme of our trip to Port Macquarie. On Sunday morning we woke to this kookaburra sitting in the tree opposite our cabin. Amazingly, he (she?) sat there for a long time, hardly moving and just generally surveying the scene.
I don't know if this is typical of Port Macquarie, but in the 2 days we were there we saw a water dragon, a koala, a family of owls and a kookaburra all within about 20 meters of our cabin. Pretty amazing.
While having dinner in the cafe at Port Macquarie, this Koala wandered up to the tree just outside.
Tawny Frogmouth Owl Family
Also on our trip to Port Macquarie, we heard this Tawny Frogmouth Owl and her chicks in the trees opposite our cabin. Using the autofocus light on the camera we managed to locate them. Very surprised that the flash didn't scare them off and impressed that the camera managed to capture them this well - it was so dark that there was no way I could manually focus.
(photos have been touched up slightly to remove some red-eye).
Water Dragon
Last month we spent a weekend in Port Macquarie. I've been told this is a water dragon - it was hanging around outside our cabin.
More Night Photography
Tonight we walked down to the lake, more night photography experiments:
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Angley, KOL
Sat 25 Mar 2017
Type of event: Local, Schools
Type of terrain: Forest
Pre Event Info
Nearest town: Cranbrook, Kent
- Grid Ref:
- Postcode: TN17 2PJ
- Latitude: 51.09981
- Longitude: 0.52732
- Google Map
- Streetmap (OS 50k)
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- OpenStreetMap
Directions / Parking
Parking will be at the High Weald Academy (formerly Angley School) at Cranbrook. The school entrance is off the A229, 1 mile south of its junction with the A262. Once inside the Academy grounds, turn left and follow signs/directions to the designated parking area.
A fee of £1 per car will be charged and donated to Academy funds.
Public Transport options
Nearest stationn is Staplehurst from where a bus can be taken to Cranbrook centre. From there it is about a 10 minute walk to High Weald Academy.
Registration & Start Times
Registration from 10:30 to 12:00
Start times from 11:00 to 12:30
Courses close 14:00
Course Information
Five courses available:
Short blue 5.5 km 100 m climb technical
Light green 3.8 km 95 m climb moderate technical
Orange 2.8 km 60 m climb beginner moderate
Yellow 2.2 km 55 m climb beginner easy
There will also be a Score course aimed at adult newcomers. 25 controls of varying difficulty. Find as many as you can in an hour. No penalties if you are late but we only count the controls you find within the hour.
Explanation of colour courses
- White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
- Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12's and family groups.
- Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
- Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
- Green are used mostly by experienced under 18's and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
- Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
- Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
- Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.
Entry Details
Entry on the day only. Please let the organiser know if you are planning to run, especially if you are bringing a large group. This will ensure we have enough maps printed for everyone taking part.
Adults/Family groups £6
British Orienteering members £5
Juniors £2
Dibber hire £1
Terrain Description
Mixed undulating forest. Some recent felling has taken place. The map has been updated to reflect this up until two weeks before the event. Any further significant felling work will be shown on maps at registration and in the start area. As a result of this work, some of the paths are very muddy.
The good news for those have run at Angley recently is that the previously rapidly growing scrub under the pylons in the south of the map has been cleared as part of the forestry work. This has been left as piles of brashings but crossing the line of pylons is a lot easier than it was before.
Toilets tbc.
Contacts / Officials
Planner/organiser: Alan Hickling
Important Information
Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
Ticks and Lyme Disease: Ticks are common in areas where we go orienteering, more information about ticks.
Training and help is available from qualified coaches. Please contact the organiser.
Privacy: when entering our events your name may appear in the results section of this website or in newspaper reports. Read our privacy policy to see how we look after your personal data.
Data Protection: Your personal information provided for this event or obtained from registration databases will be used to process your entry, publish results, check for missing runners and trace missing SI cards.


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Burra Community Association
Burra Community Association. BCA –Who are we?
A group of local residents who volunteer to take a turn at supporting Burrans to have a sense of belonging and facilitate information sharing for all. Any household in the Burra and Urila districts can join the BCA by paying the annual susbscription of $20.
According to the constitution adopted at the BCA Annual General Meeting on 20th August 2017 the objectives of Incorporation are
1. To promote harmony, cooperation, support and pride among residents of the Burra and Urila district.
2. To raise funds to improve or establish facilities or services for the Burra and Urila community.
3. To represent in any matter the interests of the community in the Burra and Urila district.
There is a BCA Committee, chosen at the Annual General Meeting, held in August every year. Contact details of committee members are published in The Intermittent, the community newsletter delivered monthly to your letter box (or emailed if you prefer a colour version before your local volunteer deliverer pops a copy in your mailbox).
We meet once every two months and keep in touch by email in between. Any paid up member of BCA can request to attend a meeting as an observer - the Agenda for the next meeting is published below when it has been prepared. Of course we're always on the lookout for folks to volunteer a spot on the committee so if you're reading this and live in Burra/Urila think about giving us a call.
Minutes of the latest meeting are available as a PDF file here.
Current Members of the Committee:
- Robyn Oswald (President)
- Clare Martin (Vice-President and Assistant Treasurer)
- Sarah Martin (Treasurer)
- Rob Hurle (Secretary and Public Officer)
- Rachel Clarke
- Carrol Jordan
- Maree Latimer
- Pilar Perez-McKay
- Janet Spencer
The BCA is registered with Fair Trading NSW, and a PDF copy of the registered constitution can be downloaded or viewed here.
Latest Meeting of the BCA Committee
The BCA Committee met on 18th September 2019, and a copy of the minutes is available here. Highlights included planning for a Car Boot Sale (aka Market Day) and attempts to organise a meeting with QPRC about the Burra Road S bends. Information has since come out about the S bends and you should look out for that in the latest issue of The Intermittent.


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Baku. 16 September. REPORT.AZ/ Drafts of resolutions on "Situation on occupied territories of Azerbaijan" and "The prolonged conflicts on GUAM space and their consequences for an international peace, safety and development" are included in the draft agenda of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. Report informs citing the press service of the United Nations, the drafts of resolutions are included in the agenda of current session under 40 and 35 points because they were not discussed during the previous 69th session of UN General Assembly.
Totally, 170 points were included in the agenda of the session, including such issues as peace and safety, development of Africa, disarmament, control over drug trafficking, fight against the international terrorism etc.
The official opening of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly took place in New York on September 15.
The United Nations General Assembly is the principal advisory body of the UN. Representatives of all member states are involved, each of them has one vote. Decisions on important questions, such as the issues on peace and security or reception of new members demand the majority in two thirds of votes. Decisions on other issues are made by the simple majority. Annually during the period from September to December the hard work of session of Assembly is conducted. Then they hold meetings if there is a need.


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(Note for International Customers – This operates on 110V power – You may need a power converter in your country)
This hand made UV exposure unit has been custom designed for Solarplate exposures. Each unit can be safely used in any household or professional studio set-up. It's practical size makes it easy to use and store. Although these units are custom made, other UV units (including the sun itself) are compatible with solarplates. If using a different unit, we suggest testing first to make sure you yield the right results.
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I am Eric Garrison. I'm passionate about web design and local businesses. Taking a look around I saw that most local businesses either didn't have an internet presence, or had poor design, or used Facebook. That needs to change. As I've said before, I'm not in this to get rich like a big business, or to put you second like a big business, I'm here to help you represent yourself. That helps everyone!


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Regionally rooted, globally linked
The Institute of Rural History (IRH), founded in 2002 in St. Pölten, is an independent research institute which deals with rural work and life in different times and spaces.
The IRH undertakes research on rural environmental, economic, political, social and cultural history of (Lower) Austria, Europe and the world.
The IRH's research focuses on the relations of people among themselves and with their natural and social environments.


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Courtyard by Marriott located in Allen, TX has officially changed its operating name from Courtyard by Marriott Dallas/Allen at the John Q. Hammons Center to Courtyard by Marriott at Allen Event Center. Both Allen Event Center and Courtyard by Marriott are part of The Village at Allen mixed-use development which opened in 2008. When the Courtyard first opened, it was managed by John Q. Hammons Hotel & Resorts, but in 2018 the property became a part of the Atrium Hospitality portfolio. Combined, the facilities offer 82,000+ square feet of conference and event space with 228 hotel rooms.
"The hotel is located just steps away from Allen Event Center, which presents us a unique opportunity to market the facilities as a package and work collaboratively on booking events," said Nigel Cossey, general manager of Courtyard by Marriott at Allen Event Center. "Late last year we approached Allen Event Center about changing our name to better solidify the business partnership and open the door for new opportunities to attract larger groups who may not have considered us before as individual options."
Courtyard's new name will further extend brand awareness for tourism in Allen by attracting business that may require space in both facilities.
"A recent example of an event utilizing both properties was the Overwatch League Homestand Weekend esports event held at the end of April," said Bill Herman, general manager at Allen Event Center. "The event attracted more than 9,000 fans over two days and Courtyard as well as several other Allen hotels were completely sold out, resulting in an estimated economic impact of more than $2 million."
Courtyard and Allen Event Center are easily accessible off of Stacy Road at U.S. Highway 75 and are uniquely situated to offer a variety of walkable amenities.
"Allen Event Center partnering with Courtyard by Marriott, an international brand, is a statement to the quality of our space and success of programming," said David Angeles, assistant director, City of Allen Parks and Recreation Department that manages the facility for the City of Allen. "This pairing is a big step forward in the marketability of both facilities and we know planners will be impressed with the layout of the facilities, superior finishes, and proximity to entertainment."
Increasing awareness of these properties, as well as the overall walkability of the area, serves to further enhance the destination for meetings or events of any size.
"Not only are Courtyard and Allen Event Center located just steps away from each other, but both properties are conveniently located in The Village at Allen, a one-million square feet mixed-use shopping and dining destination," said Karen Cromwell, director of the Allen Convention and Visitors Bureau. "This truly is the perfect package when it comes to meetings and events. Visitors can park their car, attend a meeting or event, choose from dozens of restaurants and shops within walking distance, stay in a beautiful hotel, then wake up and do it all over again the next day."
Beyond what can be found at The Village of Allen, the City has an additional 1,000+ hotel rooms with 130,000+ square feet of total meeting space. Visitors can enjoy five million square feet of premier shopping, more than 250 restaurants, and a variety of attraction and entertainment options.


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Sept 28 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index slipped at the open on Friday, as investors assessed data showing stronger-than-expected domestic economic growth and ahead of an expected U.S.-Mexico trade agreement that will exclude Canada.
* At 9:33 a.m. ET (13:33 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 45.94 points, or 0.28 percent, at 16,158.68. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin Ravikumar)


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Boris Johnson has been told to deliver on his Brexit promises or face receiving an unpleasant letter.
The prime minister knocked on doors in Mansfield in a bid to boost the election cause of Tory candidate Ben Bradley, who won the seat from Labour in 2017 by a majority of 1,057.
They received a positive response from the four houses they visited in Millersdale Avenue, although one resident sought assurances over the Brexit deal on offer.
Susan Kitchen, 71, answered at the third house and held her dog Peggy while speaking to the PM about the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
She said afterwards her heart was going "ten to the dozen" and she was "absolutely shocked" to see Mr Johnson.
She told the PA news agency: "I told him I was worried about the deal he was making and asked him specifically if their laws could overrule our laws because that's what I've heard.
"He said no, absolutely not, so I says to him if you're wrong I'm going to write you a letter – and it won't be pleasant."
At the first house, Lucy Camm met the PM outside before he could reach the door and took a photo with him.
She said: "Jesus Christ, I cannot believe you are outside my mum and dad's house. I cannot believe you're in our street.
"You have definitely got our vote. We do not like Jeremy (Corbyn)."
Camm told PA: "I just can't believe he's here. I wish I was kind of dressed a bit more appropriately and didn't come running out in my socks, but it's good though."
Johnson received a positive response at the second property while at the final house one man greeted him by saying: "It's good to see you young man."
Further planned Nottinghamshire visits to plant a tree, in connection with one of the party's pledges, and to meet farmers were cancelled due to a change in the PM's schedule.


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Do you want to know more about Mallorca? Don't miss out everything we have to say about Nassau Beach club in Mallorca. You'll love it!
Nassau Beach in Mallorca
Nassau Beach is a renowned beach club located in Palma de Mallorca. Here, without a doubt, you can feel the sensation of being in a magical place filled with the kind of relaxation that allows you to forget the stress of everyday life.
The decoration is impressive. You can observe wood of all types, colors and shapes along with long windows that only invite you to take a look at the spectacular views of the Cathedral of Palma or the port of Portixol. They will take your breath away.
In addition, we anticipate that you don't need to pay entrance, they open every day from 9 am to 1 am throughout the year and it's best to make your reservations. No matter where you are, you can easily access their website and make the reservation. A mail from the club will quickly arrive, answering your request.
What can you find in Nassau Beach club in Mallorca?
Nassau Beach has an interior room that can be compared to any high-end international restaurant for its sophistication and good service.
Outdoor Terrace
There is also the luxurious outdoor terrace that allows nature to fill the place and free it from any kind of stress. Almost like being on the beach.
Beach section
In addition, there is also the beach section. It's not even worth mentioning how it is like, you must see it with your own eyes because no description matches the sensation you can feel there.
Food and music
Nassau Beach has the excellent reputation of having the best music and beach parties. Including silent beach parties where people wear headphones and everyone creates their own party.
High quality Mediterranean food
Added to this, the delicious high quality Mediterranean food will leave you more than satisfied with every bite.
Visit Mallorca and don't miss the Nassau Beach Club, it's amazing.


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It can be a bit of a puzzle getting an outbound email marketing program going and the whole process can seem a little overwhelming. Keeping the following five things in mind should simplify and demystify the process for you.
Develop a Clean, Focused Email List
When putting together your email list you may think: "If 1,000 names is good 100,000 will be da bomb." but this is not the case. You should keep your email list at 5,000 – 10,000 names is about right and you should rigorously focus it on the verticals, titles, size of companies/organizations and geographies you have identified (See my post from a couple of weeks ago "Who Am I Selling To?" ). You can purchase email lists – do not rent them – from sources like DemandBase, JigSaw and NetProspex but their lead quality is mixed and so it is better if you research them yourself. Excellent work for a student intern.
The quality of your email list matters much more than the quantity: I have a client that purposely kept their list small, researching it themselves and then carefully segmenting the leads by title and location. Their open and click through rates skyrocketed, jumping from a respectable 1 – 3% to over 20% in some cases.
Use Authentic Content
This is probably the toughest part for a small company: the content you share needs to beauthentic, relevant to your audience and something that your audience will genuinely want to consume. Quality is key. Put yourself in their shoes: when they are evaluating your offering, what do they need to learn about? Remember my golden rule of buying behavior.
It is best if you write the content yourself – a time commitment I know – and do so from a neutral point of view – you are not selling your product. Do not recycle other folks' material and try to stay away from having a copywriter produce the material (even though this will save you time): copywriters are great but, for some reason I've never been able to put my finger on, their material sounds…well…a little inauthentic. Like marketing copy.
Ideally, you will use a piece of content three times – say, first in a blog post, then as part of a white paper, then in a short video clip and finally as part of an ebook.
Be Systematic, Organized
You should set up an editorial calendar that lays out what content you will product throughout the year and a schedule on which it will go out. Ideally, you want to send out material not less than every two but not more than every four weeks.
You should get your content out on your schedule and keep it going no matter what other crises you may be managing; your audience needs to come to expect the short email with amazing content from you as much as the tree I wrote about last year expects to be watered.
Keep it Simple
When you start your email marketing, use a simple email tools (e.g. MadMimi, ConstantContat, MailChimp, ExactTarget) and manage it yourself – I call this "Poor Man's Marketing Automation". You won't be able to do things like profiling, scoring or lead nurturing that more sophisticated Marketing Automation Systems (Marketo, HubSpot, Eloqua, Act-On), but the administrative overhead is much lower. That is consulting-speak for managing MAS software will eat up too much of your time.
Be Persistent
I have a rule of thumb that a marketing activity yields benefits 6 – 12 months after the event. That is a long time – for an early stage company an insanely long time. Of course, you will do whatever can to shorten that "marketing-to-lead" cycle but above all, you want to keep at it. Your outbound email marketing is all about being systematic (above) and persistent. Your marketing activities are like the flossing your dentist insists you do: the benefit isn't immediately apparent but will be and when it is it will be substantial.
Finally, if you are not ready to commit to a systematic, disciplined schedule of outbound email marketing that targets a focused email list and uses really good content, you be best not to do it. The odd email with someone else's content to a random email list you've purchased will do little good – it may actually damage your brand – and the time you take putting it together could be better spent on other things.


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In the Mouth of Madness probably isn't a movie that you typically associate with John Carpenter. I'm sure you think of The Thing or Halloween first and foremost, but I urge you to make this connection now. Jeff Konopka and Shawn Savage discuss in depth one of the best horror movies of the recent age, and one of my favorites. In fact I think we can all agree it's up there on our top horror movie lists. It's pure horror. It's pre-meta horror i.e. before Scream. It incorporates the best of what Stephen King was writing via extension of Lovecraft. Sam Neill is perfectly cast and the score should be the newest addition to your playlist on your morning commute. There are so many reasons to check this movie out beyond the black humor and all out effect ridden chaos that you need to bring a notebook to your TV while enjoying it to make sure you get it all down.
Let the Dead Air crew show you how to appreciate this J.C. gem in this newest addition to the retrospective series. Remember that this series does contain spoilers so if you haven't check out this flick, make sure to view it immediately. You can't call yourself a John Carpenter fan without at least seeing this movie. It might be fun for you to take a look at a previous write up on the Liberal Dead from a guest contributor discussing In the Mouth of Madness. Check it out HERE.
While there's been a DVD release, it's quite obvious that this one could use an update, so pray that the gods of Blu deliver accordingly. Mr. Savage actually has a DVR'd version of it from Encore's Fright Fest last year in stunning hi def. He's convinced that it will shake the balls off of you. Please make it a point to enjoy this film in higher definition if at all possible this holiday season (not Christmas… HALLOWEEN!!!).
Watch the trailer. See the movie. Start the insanity and reconnect with a piece of John Carpenter's legacy that reassured fans of the horror genre that they could expect more from one of its pioneers than Memoirs of the Invisible Man and Body Bags.
Make sure to draw crosses all over your face in edible body paint if you're treating yourself to a date night with your significant other. A happy Dead Air listener is a sexually gratified Dead Air listener.
And guys… heads up… we're gonna be switching web hosts pretty soon… fairly soon… well,we'll do it when we damn well feel like it, but we'll be sure to let you know. Our dear friends at Blog Talk Radio don't have the quality that our listeners deserve (even if the podcast deserves a ham radio signal). That means you'll have to make the transition with us and subscribe over at the new site (to be named… ooooo… spooooooky). Until then, keeping tuning in to the JC retro series and Dead Air over and Blog Talk and iTunes and await further instruction.