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Researchers from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)(1) who are involved in clinical research activities have limited opportunities to acquire experience and develop skills for conducting clinical trials outside an academic or public sector setting. As a result, there are few researchers and clinical staff from LMICs assuming leading roles in clinical research for poverty-related diseases (PRDs). The development of human capacities through fellowships will lead to enhanced and sustainable research capacity in LMICs on diagnostics, drugs and vaccines for PRDs by supporting career progression and retention of researchers in LMICs.
As part of EDCTP's capacity building efforts, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) and the EDCTP signed a Memorandum of Understanding in January 2013 to implement a fellowship scheme that offers placements in European-based companies to individual researchers and clinical staff from sub-Saharan Africa working in the implementation of clinical trials. Furthermore, the European Commission and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June 2013 to cooperate in the fight against PRDs.
The WHO/TDR Career Development Fellowships (CDF) programme, which has been supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), offers targeted training in research and development within pharmaceutical companies and product development partnerships (PDPs) to develop highly skilled local personnel for disease-endemic LMICs to enhance competencies in clinical trials for drugs, vaccines and diagnostics on a broad range of infectious diseases of poverty. The CDF programme is implemented by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (WHO/TDR). WHO/TDR is hosted at the World Health Organization (WHO), and is sponsored by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and WHO.(2)
The EDCTP and WHO/TDR decided to implement this fellowship scheme through a Joint Call for Proposals. This Joint Call will have a leverage effect on the number of individuals trained, resulting in an increased impact on research and development capacity in LMICs. The partnership will ensure synergies between the different parties involved, and will facilitate communication with researchers and clinical staff, pharmaceutical companies, PDPs and academic affiliated research institutions.
The purpose of this Joint Call for Proposals is to provide funding to actions that aim to support researchers and key members of clinical trial research teams from LMICs to acquire specific skills in clinical research and development through placements in pharmaceutical companies ,PDPs and academic affiliated research institutions.
The scheme targets junior to mid-career researchers or clinical staff (clinicians, pharmacists, medical statisticians, data managers, other health researchers) who are employed by a legal entity in LMICs where they are currently working on activities in the scope of the EDCTP2 programme(3) and the WHO/TDR CDF programme(4). Placements are for a minimum period of 12 months up to a maximum period of 18 months, following which there will be a re-integration period of 6 months (subject to the approval of a final re-integration plan).
The home organisation (applicant legal entity employing the prospective fellow) submits the application. Fellows must commit to return to their home organisation for a minimum of two years after completion of the fellowship. Fellows should identify the skills and training sought and should demonstrate how the experience would be applied upon return to the home organisation.
The Joint Call will include a joint evaluation and selection process in compliance with the provisions set in the Rules for Participation of Horizon 2020 and the EDCTP2 basic act. However, grant awarding and budget management will remain separate under the management of each organisation. WHO/TDR will fund fellows employed by a research institution in any LMICs to be placed in pharmaceutical companies, PDPs and academic research institutions in or outside Europe, whereas EDCTP will fund fellows employed by a sub-Saharan African legal entity (the fellow's home organisation and applicant legal entity) to be placed in European-based pharmaceutical companies (the host organisation) to train and develop specific clinical research skills of relevance to PRDs. The EDCTP2 grant includes funds for re-integration, conditional upon the approval of a final re-integration plan.
The EDCTP and WHO/TDR will collaborate with EFPIA and IFPMA. A list of participating companies (i.e. host organisations) and placements available will be published on the EDCTP and WHO/TDR websites.
Expected impact
Actions funded under this Joint Call for Proposals will support the development of human resources and should promote high quality research and development in LMICs. Fellowships are expected to add significantly to the development of the best and most promising researchers from LMICs, in order to enhance and maximise their contribution in research institutions in LMICs, including training of peers. The actions should also contribute to strengthening collaboration between research institutions, researchers and clinical staff in LMICs, pharmaceutical companies, PDPs and academic affiliated research institutions.
Procedure and application process
Selection process
The process includes the following steps:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds
Following an admissibility and eligibility check, proposals are evaluated by external, independent experts. Proposals are evaluated according to the criteria Excellence, Impact and Implementation. Each criterion is scored between 0 and 5. The threshold for individual criteria is 3 and the overall threshold for the sum of the three individual scores is 10.
The following aspects are considered under the evaluation criteria:
Quality and efficiency of the implementation
Financial provisions
The grant covers one economy class return ticket (home – host organisation – home); a monthly stipend, health insurance, an allowance to cover essential educational support materials; and support to attend relevant meetings during the course of the fellowship The EDCTP grant also includes funds for re-integration.
For EDCTP:
For WHO/TDR:
Grant agreement
The legal entity employing the successful fellow ('home organisation') is required to sign a grant agreement with EDCTP (EDCTP2 mono-beneficiary grant agreement with options for fellowships) or with WHO/TDR within three months of receipt of the conditional award letter.
Application process
The submission and evaluation procedure will be a two-stage application procedure for EDCTP2 and a single stage application procedure for WHO/TDR.
First stage application process (applicable to both EDCTP and WHO/TDR):
Second stage application process (applicable to EDCTP only):


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Reviews of Waterberry Zambezi Lodge
They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
Waterberry Zambezi Lodge review
Well placed to visit the falls as was the intention. Good views over the river and from rthe evening river trip of the national park in Zimbabwe. The trip to the falls was well guided and driven though the falls were, expectedly, not at their best.
The last evening's river trip or "booze cruise" as it was referred to by the owner and her friends who joined us in the boat having just arrived from the UK was most entertaining and enjoyable!
Great place on the river
Another excellent lodge with a super-friendly, professional staff.
The rooms were outstanding, with incredible attention to detail. Staff was very helpful with arranging everything for activities. Great food, and extra events (such as traditional African meals) added up for a great experience.
Would highly recommend this establishment for anyone looking for a very nice lodge close to Livingstone, but with a feeling of being far away from town.
This definitely the place to stay. Well organized, great food, very nice rooms, and very helpful.
If your there at the right time of year ask about reserving to go to the Devils Pool.
A god location to visit the falls
A pleasant enough camp in a lovely location but it did not feel like the heart of the wild and it was disappointing that with so much river frontage only two of the chalets (not ours) were on the river. We did not like to be greeted by dogs weaving their way around our legs and sniffing at our knees whilst we tried to absorb information.
Our first evening we went to the bar area for a pre dinner drink and had to keep calling out "hello" for five minutes before we got any attention. The following day on our return from Victoria falls we were told that our lunch would be waiting for us. We sat down and were served a drink and then bread and butter And then we waited. After a further 35 minutes we got fed up and went to reception to complain that we were just not being looked after.. (It didn't help to hear other guests all saying how very well they were looked after) Our lunch (a cold salad) then appeared.
To be fair, after that nothing was too much trouble for them, and we even had a special dinner served on our veranda with a bottle of sparkling wine. We enjoyed two really lovely sunset cruises and saw lots of birds and crocodiles.
The falls were spectacular and well worth the visit.
Perfection on the Zambezi.
An absolutely wonderful stay at Waterberry Lodge with superb caring staff doing their utmost to ensure your stay is perfect (and succeeding!)
Our lovely room (Weaver) had a river view, was only a few steps from the pool and restaurant area and is the only room with a bath. The electric blankets were a very welcome addition. The many in-house activities we enjoyed were a dawn cruise, wrapped in blankets on a misty morning enjoying coffee & muffins whilst viewing the diversity of game & birdlife on the river, a sunset cruise and a very informative bird walk - all extremely enjoyable.
The external activities we enjoyed were a trip to Victoria Falls including microlighting over the falls (amazing), followed by a surprise breakfast provided by Waterberry and a wonderful guide (thank you Kandeenga), a trip to Livingstone Island to stand on the edge of the falls (great fun) & a game walk in the National Park where we stood very close to rhino. All the trips were organised very efficiently and thoughtfully by Waterberry.
We also enjoyed some free time watching elephants across the river and walking around the lodge spotting bee-eaters & kingfishers. Excellent food too on the beautifully situated terrace with the welcome addition of braziers at dinner & the occasional hippo on the lawn! We could not fault it and could easily have stayed for a week or more. A truly magical place.
Friendly welcome at Waterberry Lodge
Waterberry Lodge is a great place to begin or end a Zambia/Botswana safari. We chose to spend two nights here to recover from the long-haul flight and be able to start our safari refreshed.
The management at Waterberry are truly superb - so friendly and welcoming - with nothing being too much trouble to arrange. Charmaine speedily responded to our emails prior to the trip, changing our room from Swallow (the room closest to the river) to Weaver (still with river views but a bit further back) after we requested a bathtub to ease my sometimes aching back. As it turned out it was my husband who needed the tub after an old disc injury decided to play up on our very first afternoon there - what bad luck. Here's where the service excelled itself; Amy and Kim did everthing possible to make his forced confinement as comfortable as possible (cheers Amy, for the loan of your hot water bottle!) whilst still making sure that I didn't miss out on the Falls.
They had booked an early morning helicopter ride for us, so instead of sharing the experience with my husband I enjoyed the trip with Kandenga, the driver, and what good company he was too! If you are planning a flight over the Falls I'd highly recommend including the Batoka Gorge as well - exhilarating. A tip for walking around the Falls is to wear shorts and water sandals as you get SOAKED - but great fun!!
To top it all we were surprised that evening with a wonderful celebratory Anniversary meal on our deck even though our Anniversary wasn't until the next day - the day we were leaving. The food the first night was good but this meal was excellent, without a doubt the best meal we've had in a very long time - home or abroad.
Thank you one and all. We'd love to return one day.
Waterberry Zambezi Lodge review
We felt like we were in civilization...hairdryers at last!
The lodge was very lovely, service was very good, and staff was there to help in every way.
Good place to spend night near Vic Falls
When looking for a place to stay on our visit to Victoria Falls, we wanted to avoid flashy-looking Western hotels. Our travel agent [Ed: Maruska at Expert Africa] recommended Waterberry Lodge, and we're glad she did. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
The Lodge sits on beautiful, lawned grounds overlooking the Zambezi River. Our hosts were extremely friendly and attentive. We ate lunch, dinner and breakfast on the patio overlooking the river, and the food was excellent. We were taken on an afternoon boat ride on the river, where we were able to observe some of the wildlife on the Zimbabwean side of the river including one very big, but snoozy, crocodile and one not-so-friendly hippo.
We stayed in a thatch-roofed guesthouse on the grounds. It was a quiet room and perfectly adequate, though the mattress was a little thin/hard, there wasn't a lot of light for reading in bed, nor were plug points very accessible. We were surprised to find that the lodge had wi-fi service- our first in over a week- to begin our reconnection to the outside world.
The Waterberry staff did a great job of providing transfers, to and from the lodge. Christopher, our driver the next day, took us to Victoria Falls where we spent a couple hours trekking around before heading to the airport. We enjoyed our Zambian experience at Waterberry Lodge.
Expert Africa comments
Waterberry Zambezi Lodge responded with the following comments:
We were pleased to hear that these guests thoroughly enjoyed their stay, and particularly liked the setting of Waterberry Lodge, as well as finding the lodge team extremely friendly and attentive. We appreciate their comments regarding the plug points and reading light in the rooms. We will look into these points and consider ways to improve on these facilities for future guests.
Beautiful Waterberry
We could not imagine a more beautiful lodge near Victoria Falls.
Outstanding cabins, food, service -- with the most relaxing views and atmosphere.
Two nights at Waterberry Lodge
After setting ourselves a pretty rigorous trip we need to unwind. What better place than Waterberry? Staff we outstanding in every way, the setting was so relaxing, aware of being part of a family in no time. Nothing was too much trouble, events arranged as we wished, including a bird walk for one person, and an hour "activity" with Kevin whose expertise was invaluable as we gained more information about charity work and social scene in general.
By this time we did not need any more game drives, but I expect they could have been arranged.
Here as at Kafunta the all in price was a good thing and it was good to have discovered here as at Kafunta, 55 of our charge was for community development locally. The school and village visits were of great value, as was our contact with Karen and visit from Kafunta to Project Luangwa, which I should have mentioned earlier, and was a highlight experience, particularly in view of our commitment to other charity work.


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Highster Mobile is one of many cell phone spy software packages available today. Unlike nearly every other app out there, Highster offers a one time payment , making it one of the most reasonably priced options out there.
But is it worth your money?
Our short answer. No.
Being both difficult to install and highly unstable on both Android and iOS devices, we found ourselves trying to talk to non-existent tech support more than anything else.
While It claims to offer most of the same features as other spy apps, we found the product basically useless.
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The world of phone spy apps is littered with inconsistent products that offer little to no customer support.
On top of that they often have refund policies that make it nearly impossible to get your money back should you be unable to get it working.
In an earlier post I highlighted what I think is the best cell phone monitoring software on the market (Read our FlexiSPY review). In this Highster Mobile review I'm highlighting another popular product.
Smart phones offer so many ways to improve our lives, but they can also be a source of trouble.
There are endless ways of communicating with others, billions of websites, and hundreds of thousands of games that can interfere with what we SHOULD be doing.
Highster Mobile spying software for cell phones allows you to see everything that happens on someone else's phone or tablet. You'll never have to wonder who they talk to, text with, or what sites they visit.
We'll be reviewing the following features of Highster Mobile:
It's a powerful cell phone monitoring app that allows you full access to the device on which it is installed. It allows you to track a wide variety of communications including phone calls, texts, chats, GPS location and more.
While there are dozens of apps on the market that offer cell phone spying capabilities Highster offers competitive features at a competitive price.
Most spyware for cell phones offer relatively similar capabilities. Where they differ is in the ease of installation, compatibility with popular devices, setup, and pricing. Here's what you get.
While some spy software works only on a handful of devices or operating systems, Highster Mobile spy app claims to work with just about every iPhone (iOS) and Android phone on the market. This includes:
One of the most difficult parts of installing most of these apps is that they require jail-breaking or rooting the target device. While the Highster mobile app does offer a jailbreak version, they also offer an version that does not require this extra step. Here is what is included:
Text messaging has quickly become one of the most popular forms of communication. Go to any restaurant and you're likely to see as many people communicating on their phone as with the people across the table from them.
Highster Mobile allows you to track all incoming and outgoing texts, who sent them, and what they contain including content like pictures and video. You can even review texts that were deleted by the user, including the phone number of who sent the text.
For more info on text message monitoring click here.
Monitor both incoming and outgoing phone calls. From your control panel you'll be able to review the call log including phone number, time of call, and duration of the call.
While you won't be able to listen in on phone calls, you can at least see who is calling the target phone.
Want to know where your child or employee is at any time you like? Simply log into your control panel and you'll get an instantly updated and accurate location information.
The app also allows for tracking the recent history of the target phone, showing everywhere it's been over a specified time.
From your Highster Mobile Pro control panel you'll be able to quickly review all emails coming to and sent from the target phone. You'll be able to see the sending and receiving address as well as the content of the message.
As a parent, the Internet can be a nightmare. Now you'll also be able to see the browsing history of your child's device. You can review every site visited as well as any bookmarks that have been saved on the phone you're monitoring.
In the age of Facebook, Twitter, and Skype it's not enough to just look at text and email communication. There are dozens of apps that allow people to chat, send pictures & videos, and more.
Highster's spy software allows you to review chats from some of the most popular platforms including Facebook messenger, Instagram, Viber, and more. This ensures that you miss nothing that happens on the mobile phone. For more information on tracking chat messages click here.
From your Highster Mobile control panel you'll also be able to see all photos and videos taken with the target device. You'll also be able to view any images that are saved. All images are uploaded to your dashboard to review at your convenience.
Want to know what's happening around the target phone at any time you like? With Highster Mobile you can simply activate the remote camera function and you'll be able to take a picture with the phones camera. This takes place without the user knowing it has occurred.
Concerned that your child or employee isn't doing what they're supposed to be? With Highster Mobile you can monitor which apps are installed and which are running. You can also block access to specific apps that you don't want them installing such as Tinder, Snapchat or others.
From your dashboard you can request notifications any time a particular keyword is entered into the target phone. This might be "drugs", "alcohol", or whatever you choose. Highster will immediately notify you when the text is entered and you can review the information in the dashboard.
Want to spy on a cell phone without installing software? mSpy is our favorite spyware that allows you to monitor a phone without having physical access to the device. Learn more here
The two different versions of Highster Mobile work in two different ways. The no-jailbreak app simply allows access to all of the phone's backed up data on the iCloud. All of this data is loaded into your user control panel for easy access.
The jailbreak version actually sends data to DDI (the makers of of the spy software) servers where it is stored for you to review at your convenience.
While the two versions work in different ways the results are the same: the data is displayed in an easy to use online dashboard.
The installation process for the app differs slightly depending upon the target device. For iOS devices there is a no-jailbreak and jailbroken version of the app. Let's take a quick look at how to install the software on each type of device.
Highster Mobile is capable of working on most iOS devices including iPhones, iPads, iPod touch, and iPad Mini's. Depending upon the capabilities you need, you will select either the jailbreak or no-jailbreak installation.
To install Highster on a non-jailbroken iPhone or iOS device you'll only need the Apple ID and password for the target device. Once you've purchased the product you will receive an email with the login credentials for your online dashboard.
Once you login you will simply enter the Apple ID email address and password and you will then be able to view all of the data stored on the phone through it's iCloud account.
Keep in mind that this version will NOT allow you to read Facebook messenger chats or most other chatting apps.
Jailbreaking will require physical access to the phone and many of the Highster mobile reviews I've read confirm my difficulties with the software after reboots and software updates.
For those who are looking for more capability, the jailbreak version of Highster offers complete access to everything on the target phone. Jailbreaking is required, but for those who are comfortable with the process it can be worthwhile. If you're not familiar with the jailbreaking process you can read more here.
The installation of Highster Mobile is also more involved, but you will receive step-by-step instructions on how to proceed once you've signed up for the service including app installation and your license key.
Another strong point of this software is it's intuitive and easy to use online interface. Everything you need to know about the target device is displayed in a dashboard that you can access from a computer, smartphone, or tablet.
You'll be able to see the physical location of the phone, call logs, and everything else we've discussed in a matter of moments.
You'll also be able to quickly switch back and forth between multiple devices if you have more than one to monitor. This is great for parents with multiple children, or companies with mulitple employees.
Is Highster Mobile Detectable?
The user of the device will not be able to detect the apps installation. Both the jailbreak and no-jailbreak version are invisible on the target phone.
How to Un-install Highster Mobile?
Uninstalling the app is very straightforward. From within the online control panel you'll click on "Settings" then choose "Uninstall Code". Then send the code as a text message to the target device. This will cause the app to be uninstalled. The user of the phone will be unaware.
Sometimes the folks at Highster Mobile offer a free trial of their software. Currently they are offering a "free" trial of the app with just a $3.95 setup fee. This is a pretty reasonable offer on one of the top tracking apps out there. This offer is available for both the iPhone spy and Android spy products.
With it's one-time purchase price Highster Mobile is one of the most popular tracking apps out there.
Unless you have need of some of the more advanced features of spyware like FlexiSPY, this is a very useful app at a GREAT price point.
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So this weekend I went to the beautiful city of Gothenburg to attend the Iron Maiden show this last Friday, and man was this an awesome show!
I won't do a review of the show, but instead I brought my camera with me so here is a couple of shots from this trip for you to enjoy.
Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to bring the camera in during the concert, but I managed to get some other great shots so sit back and enjoy. And if you don't.. then don't ;)
Oh and btw.. I won't post everything here as the photos will look much better on Flickr, so I will post them all there over time so make sure to check that out as well:
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The Dead Lands , movie
After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain's teenage son, must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, Hongi's only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
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Release Date: September 4, 2014
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Runtime: 107 min
Director: Toa Fraser
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Wilmington, Del.-based The Siegfried Group LLP (FY14 net revenue of $98 million) announced the opening of its new Greenwich, Conn., office located at 1700 E. Putnam Ave. Siegfried's new office supports the firm's ongoing commitment to supporting the Greenwich business community and belief in its growth.
Although the firm has cultivated business in the area for years, having a new permanent local presence at this prestigious venue enables the firm to serve better existing and future clients.
The Siegfried leadership team includes Katie Nyarady Clymer, managing director, Domenica Scarpulla, regional market leader, Michael Blando, operations director, Chris Bromark, professional resource director, Eli Argento, professional resource director, Jacki Tirelli, recruiting director, Sean Maffei, associate director, and Bill McColl, operations associate.
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WARNING: The following article contains minor plot spoilers for the Netflix thriller 'The Perfection.'
In order to portray a pair of musical prodigies for Richard Shepard's psychological thriller 'The Perfection,' stars Allison Williams and Logan Browning had to learn to convincingly play the cello in a little over two months.
"At the time, I was shooting five days a week on ['A Series of Unfortunate Events'], so it was lots of early morning cello," said Williams. "I felt so bad for my neighbours. When I moved out of the apartment, I almost wanted to give them baskets or something, like, 'I'm so sorry for all of the 2am cello you had to listen to.'"
In the film, which is streaming on Netflix, Williams plays Charlotte, a virtuoso with a tortured past. Upon meeting Lizzie (Browning), the new star pupil at her former school, the two barrel together down a demented path that is as sinister as it is unexpected.
Though Williams and Browning hadn't met prior to production, the two quickly bonded over the shared instrument. "We immediately developed such an easy rapport having the cello in common and trying to learn in a very meta way," said Williams. "It was a very uniting thing because it was so hard."
On top of that, the actresses were tasked with learning songs that were deliberately written to be difficult. "Richard didn't want them to be songs that anyone would recognise," said Williams. "[So] it didn't sound as beautiful as when decades-long cellists play those songs, but we could play them."
After having worked with Williams on HBO's 'Girls,' the director (who co-wrote the script with Nicole Snyder and Eric C Charmelo) wrote Charlotte with her in mind and sent over the script while she was in the middle of shooting the last season of Netflix's 'Unfortunate Events.'
"He's like, 'I'm having an insane script delivered to you. It's crazy. Call me as soon as you finish it,'" she recalled. "I was like, 'Oh, boy, I can't wait.' The script read so well that I read it in one sitting, I could not put it down."
"It was a literal page turner," agreed Browning, who also stars in the Netflix series 'Dear White People' and was cast in 'The Perfection' after an extensive search. "There are moments early on in the script where, when I read them, I didn't understand how the movie could continue."
The stars and director are careful to keep several key twists and plot points under wraps. "It's weird to promote a movie in which you really can't talk about like half of the movie without spoiling it," said Shepard. "It's really tough. I think a lot of the joy of the movie is not knowing what's going to happen."
Over the course of the film, Charlotte and Lizzie's relationship is, at times, impossible to parse — are they colleagues? Rivals? Lovers? The constantly shifting dynamic got a boost from the actresses' "immediate" chemistry, says Browning. "It was very natural because I trusted and related to Allison and got along with her and admired her," she said.
"Mutual," said Williams. "I think spending so much time in prep and also learning the cello together was all we needed to make sure that there was an intimacy and a comfort. So going into whatever scene it was, whatever the dynamic was supposed to be, we already had developed a shorthand and it was just very easy to get into."
That ease was further aided by the artistic shorthand Williams had honed with Shepard over the course of filming 'Girls.'
"Richard has directed me through some of the most intense stuff I've done on 'Girls,' and so this was like, 'We're good,'" said Williams. "It got to the point where Logan was like, 'You guys didn't even use words.' He'd come towards [me] and [I'd] go, 'Yeah, yeah, I know,' and he'd walk away again. And it is weird. At the end of the scene, I was able to look at it again from Richard's point of view and be like, 'Oh, yeah, he probably didn't like that. We have to do that again and for this reason.' And that's the thing that on a movie like this you can hope for, but it's not guaranteed at all."
"Watching them made me comfortable," said Browning. "I didn't feel like I was the odd kid out. I was like, 'Oh, I'm the odd kid that gets to join in with these odder kids.' They got along so well and were so inviting and welcoming and very collaborative. You really never know what you're going to get when you go into a new experience with a new team of people, and to be welcomed with such open arms and a mutual level of respect, I always want to work like that."
"I wanted their input to help create these characters," said Shepard. "As I've gotten older and been doing this, I just feel like the movies gain so much by bringing the actors in as a partner. They were in the editing room challenging me the whole time, but in a good way. And the two of them together, I also knew would challenge each other."
The film was shot very swiftly over the course of just 23 days, including 72 hours in Shanghai, an experience Williams remembers as being "a blur."
"I looked back at the photos I have on my phone, so I know I was there," she said. "And I watched the movie, so I know I was there. But my actual in my body memory of it is so-so."
The film marks Williams' second consecutive horror film following her memorable performance as honey badger Rose Armitage in Jordan Peele's Oscar-nominated 'Get Out.'
"I thought that having that sort of hangover in people's associations of me going into the beginning of this movie for Charlotte would work really well," she said. "I thought I could use it to the advantage of the movie which hopefully has worked."
At the same time, the actress is hypervigilant about not being pigeonholed in villainous roles.
"I think carefully about all the choices that I make, but I haven't sort of cemented myself like 'I'm just going to be villainous.'
"I think carefully about all the choices that I make, but I haven't sort of cemented myself like 'I'm just going to be villainous,'" she said. "I think that the coolest thing you can do in 2019, working off of the way the industry naturally has developed over the years, is just to be able to understand how people see you from a meta level and play with that in the roles that you take."
Despite that level of insight, Williams still struggles with relinquishing control over the way the movie is received by audiences.
"This is movie No 2 for me so I'm still new at this, but the weirdest thing is that we don't get to control that," she said. "And for someone who likes a little bit of control in her life, it is very stressful. I think a movie like this can have a lot of different takeaways. I'm really excited to see all the different perspectives."
"I just hope people have a really good time," said Browning. "I would love for it to be a part of the genre forever. I'd love for it to be one of those movies that people always refer to just because of how much fun and how wild of a ride it is."
Don't miss it!
'The Perfection' is now streaming on Netflix.


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I started working with a very interesting project in the last few days, the Transgender Violence Tracking Portal. My job – to research murder and violent cases concerning *Trans victims. It requires a lot of hunting down of information and reading, data entry and understanding why it's important.
The purpose of the portal is to collect the maximum data possible for analysis and the to further our understanding and ability to work for changes to bring about justice. Not only are these victims brutalized and often murdered, but they are defamed in the media reports and press releases. Still in today's world the media can be such a cruel place, often mis-gendering, misnaming and reporting with bias and hatred of their own. *Trans related hate crime goes under-reported more than any other type of crime; why? Because of fear and because sometimes the authorities don't care to do the paperwork and leg work of establishing if a crime (even a murder) IS a hate crime.
Fact: During 2011/12 76% of LGBTQ victims were *Trans, with 67% being people of color.
The woman who invited me to lend my energies to the project, Ms. Allison Woolbert, is nothing short of amazing, and so filled with such a deep passion for the work. Allison is also the continual target of hate from the infamous Gender Identity Watch of Cathy Brennan and hateful homophobic and transphobic blogger Dirt. Having had my own dealings with these two TERFs in the past, I was more than ready to jump on board to help Allison with this TVTP and in her war against the TERFs and their continual spreading of misinformation about *Trans and gender variant people like me.
I know that I open myself up for some hatred by joining forces with others in fighting this inner community hatred from the GIW and similar groups, but if I don't step up how can I inspired others to step up too? It's all of our responsibilities to address hatred, homophobia and transphobia and injustice where we encounter it – in our daily lives, from our relatives, from our governments, and from known hate groups like the GIW, as well as the more infamous such as the Westboro Baptist Church and the religious right.
I would love to hear what you, dear reader, have done or are doing to help combat homophobia, transphobia and blatant discrimination in your community. Comments invited below! And as always personal email to my account at email@example.com are always welcome. Peace.
(Note: The abbreviation Trans is maked with an * to denote that it is used here as an umbrella term).


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In Dec 2015, it had been declared that a deal had been reached by Lamassu with Dash, which designed that Dash will be offered as a substitute cash in most its BTMs along with Bitcoin.
Archive for February, 2016
Should Firms Provide Altcoins Within Their ATMs
Educating Children About Bitcoin
When is an excellent age to educate children about Bitcoin ? Ask several Bitcoin consumers, and you will likely get several responses. It is an issue that is difficult and, I thought perhaps some folks were undervaluing the mental ability of kids when this issue came on Bitcointalk. Children should begin understanding the best way to count budget their money, change and in regards to the notion that they can be bought a chocolate bar although maybe not a place by a dollar bill when they're not young enough to begin asking one to purchase points for them. Essentially, when you begin contemplating the worth of providing them with an allowance and a low-cost pill can be used by them without splitting it, you need to begin educating them about Bitcoin.
Remain Anonymous Online And Browse The Web Securely
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Another of the local gardens that I go to regularly is at Petersham Lodge.
Petersham is that ill-defined area between Ham (that is clearly defined by its parades of shops, common, churches, avenues and Ham House) and the local town of Richmond upon Thames.
One of the things that I really like about the garden at Petersham Lodge is that parts of it are almost completely wild and natural.
The orderly paths that take you in to all corners of the garden pass through areas like this where nature is allowed a free hand.
Or at least the convincing appearance of a free hand with just a little discrete interference from the gardeners to gently tame the wilderness and heighten its beauty.
There are a few seats, two or three traditional (Greek/Roman style) statues, a Wendy House and this bridge.
The bridge is in a dark and heavily planted corner of the pond where it is almost hidden by the trees. The attempt to avoid discovery is enhanced by painting the bridge a soft green.
Next to the bridge is the main feature of the garden, the large pond. A classic folly at the far end provides seating and shelter from where you can look leisurely back across the pond and over the lawn to the house. Magic.
These three pictures are just a sampler of what Petersham Lodge has to offer. Elsewhere in the garden you can find a formal lawn, an avenue of trees, a knot garden, colourful beds flower beds, a nursery and an arched pergola.
There are more photographs of Petersham Lodge in my other blog.
8 May 2011
Petersham Lodge garden (May 2011)
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Gluten-free pizza dough for the bread maker
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup water, at room temperature
- 1 egg
- 3 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 1 cup white rice flour
- 1 1/2 cups potato starch (or tapioca flour/starch)
- 1/2 cup tapioca starch
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp xanthan gum
- 2 tbsp active yeast
- Place all ingredients in the bread maker in the order listed above. Select the DOUGH PIZZA setting and press start. Dough will be risen and ready in 60 minutes.
- Bake dough for 12 minutes in 425̊F oven.
- Prepare toppings and top pizza as desired.
- Continue baking for 10 additional minutes.
Prep time: 70 minutes
Cook time: 22 minutes
Makes: 1 x 12 inch pizza
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- Permit obtained to start at Glacier Point 8/24/15 and exit Yosemite via Isberg Pass
- Tentative route including Iva Bell hot springs - 233 miles
Proposal: Do 1 resupply at MTR (halfway point) 11-12 days in, leave 9-10 days for completion.
Resupply options
- Red's Meadow
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GEMMA Collins clothing company is in dire trouble after making a loss last year of nearly ten thousand – and has just over six hundred quid in the bank.
The Dancing On Ice star desperately needs the prize money on offer from the ITV reality show, as she's had the year from hell with her clothing businesses. This includes closing down her Brentwood boutique store with £76,000 worth of debt.
Now her only viable company left, Gemma Collins Clothing Ltd, posted its accounts at Companies House today and showed it made a loss of £9,526 and had just £638 in the bank. The previous year was hardly a money spinner for the TOWIE star as she made just £1,634 profit.
The 37-year-old likes to portray herself as a businesswoman but she's had limited success. Many people wrongly assume she's mega-rich, with the wealth management company Spears recently estimating her net worth at £2.7 million.
Even Gemma herself admits: 'I'm not as loaded as people think. But my family didn't need anything. We're very down to earth people and not bothered by money.'
In October, Gemma Collins Boutique Ltd was dissolved with debts of £76,000. Insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor produced a 'return of final meeting' report and also a statement of receipts and payments, which showed that she owed HM Revenue & Customs £64,489.
The boutique also owed £4,734 to 'trade & expense creditors', £6,510 to her other company Gemma Collins Ltd and £12,982 to Marlton Properties Ltd, a freehold company which it's believed was the landlord of her Brentwood clothes store.
Gemma claimed last year that she was moving her Gemma Collins Boutique from Brentwood High Street because the homeless problem had taken away the 'fun vibe' when in reality she was forced out due to the debt she owed to her landlord.
Other smaller independent creditors include utility company Opus Energy for £885.01, accountants Tish Leibovitch £372 and tax specialists PRS £196.44.
In May 2016, Gemma's directorship of her jewellery business Gems By Gemma Collins was terminated with agent Claire Powell – manager of Peter Andre – now being the sole owner.
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Human Rights debates brought to discussion the need for reparation for the descendents of the Eldorado dos Carajás massacre. In 2008, with a BrazilFoundation Incentive Award, the institute helped to honor the memory of the massacre, through study, documentation, and recognizing the event as a symbol of Brazil's agrarian plight. In 2009, with the second installment of the grant, the organization continued its work with landless communities in Pará, by training leaders and educators to promote human rights principles and the teachings of the community's history.


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If you apply for financial aid (we urge every student to apply), your actual cost to enroll at Westmont depends on your family's financial need and your eligibility for merit- and talent-based scholarships. Westmont commits a significant amount of financial aid ($22.4 million) to scholarships and grants, making our high-quality education affordable to students from a wide range of economic backgrounds.
At Westmont, institutional gift aid represents 63 percent of all aid to students; the national figure is 19 percent. Only 22 percent of aid to Westmont students comes from federal loans compared to 37 percent nationally.
For the 2018-19 school year, first-year students with demonstrated need received an average award of $35,600.
More than 95% of first-year and transfer students receive an academic and/or talent-based scholarship.
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Your net cost to attend Westmont will likely be much less than our published tuition, fees and living expenses. Here are the tuition & fee estimates before Financial Aid.
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Nowadays every other matcha seller lists their products as a ceremonial or premium grade, but not all of them are truly representative of the quality indicated.... Some sellers will claim their matcha is "ceremonial grade" for example, but that does not guarantee the matcha will be of high quality.
There are a few factors that come in to play when determining the quality of a matcha powder and we are going to cover them here.
The Origin of the Powder
You might think the tag "ceremonial grade" or "premium grade" should mean that the matcha is high quality, authentic and handpicked from Japanese farms but that's far from being true. While matcha is grown and exported from various parts of Japan, only the ones which come from Nishio city are likely to be true ceremonial grade. The 80/20 rule applies here as well - 80% of the best comes from 20% of the farms.
The Price You Pay
It's simple - you pay more for a higher quality matcha powder. Usually, a 30-gram pack of ceremonial grade matcha is supposed to cost you somewhere between $26 to $30. If you aren't paying in that range, it's possible you aren't getting the quality you want or you are overpaying for what you are receiving.
The Matcha's Color
Very bright green is your color to go for! The more green it looks the better its quality. Matcha is grown in shade, hence, the lack of sunshine promotes the growth of chlorophyll. More chlorophyll means more antioxidants, which in turn means better hair and skin. So, the leaves which aren't properly shaded will have a faded green tint and those are the ones you need to avoid.
The Taste of the Matcha
Matcha has a bitter-sweet smell to it because of the amino acids and L-Theanine present in it. The sweeter it is, the better the quality. Lack of Theanine marks the absence of health benefits and the powder has a bitter and astringent taste. If possible, try to smell and taste your matcha powder physically before you make a purchase.
Lastly the Feel of the Powder
The powder should be fine. When you dissolve it into a bowl of hot water, the mixture should be a thin liquid unless you blend it and make a Koicha, thicker version of matcha tea. The powder is super light, almost feel like eye shadow. The lower the quality, the bigger the particle size.
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Kratom Liquid or Kratom Capsules: Which One Is More Popular?
As the post title suggests, we are going to discuss and discover which one of the kratom products- capsules or liquid is more popular among the crowd. Before we get onto the battleground, let's tell you about how these kratom products came into existence. Then it would be effortless for us to understand and identify the reasons behind them being popular among the crowd.
About Kratom
Kratom has a long history. It comes from the leaves of Mitragyna Speciosa plants that belong to the coffee family growing in the tropical climatic regions. These trees are generally found in the tropical forest areas of countries of South East Asia and Africa. For several hundreds of years, kratom was a secret well-preserved in the eastern part of the world. It was just a few decades back when the western half came to know about it. Since then, with an increase in popularity and demand, kratom got shipped to different parts of the world. Soon, the exporters realized that the leaf form of kratom lacks expediency and thus is inappropriate for the long-distance transport. Hence, they had to figure out something amazing that will add to the value of kratom rather than devaluing it.
Then the vendors manufactured different kinds of Kratom products like capsules, powder, liquid using the kratom leaves. In this blog, we will be assessing two such products – liquid and capsules and see which is more popular and why.
Kratom Liquid
To start, we are going to talk about Kratom Liquid. Firstly, there are different procedures to make kratom liquid which vary from one vendor to another. It is one of the recent inventions made by kratom experts. They mine all the biochemical properties present in the kratom leaves and capture them in a solution. Unlike leaves, capsules or powder, the compounds remain in a concentrated form in the liquid.
Reasons behind its popularity are:
It's expedient.
It doesn't decay fast.
It's easy-to-store and ship.
It's ideal for devoted kratom aficionados.
Kratom Capsules
Kratom Capsules are the encapsulated forms of kratom powder. At first, the kratom leaves are hand-picked according to their strains and vein colors. Later, they are thoroughly washed and checked for any bad leaf or stem. Finally, the leaves are dried and ground into a dust form. The powder is then passed through a fine mesh to remove coarseness from it and finally encapsulated in 100% vegetarian or gelatin shells.
Reasons behind its popularity are:
It's practical and handy.
It's idyllic for fresh as well as habitual kratom fanatics.
It got lengthy shelf-life.
It's easy-to-store and transport.
Both of the kratom products have wooed the crowd with their sheer convenience and versatility, but if we have to choose one, then Kratom Capsules beats the liquid. While kratom liquid is only applicable and convenient to only one section (avid kratom lovers), kratom capsules are for everyone. Let's put it this way, 3 out of 10 people loves kratom liquid while the rest (7 people) loves the capsules which means it is a clear winner.
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Overdue loan installment of Haryana Govt Employee
The Additional Chief Secretary to Govt. Haryana,
Finance Department.
1.All the Heads of Department in Haryana.
2. All DDOs in Haryana.
Memo no. 2/2/2004-WM(3)
Dated Chandigarh, the 9.10.2018
Subject: Regarding overdue loan instalment of employees.
Reference on the subject noted above.
It has been noticed by the Finance Department that there are large number of employees whose instalment of Principal/interest from their loan account with Punjab National Bank has not been deducted by DDOs concerned.
2. You are, therefore, requested to direct all DDOs, working under your control to make timely deduction/recovery/correction regarding loan instalment of the employees immediately. If the loan instalments of employees are not deducted within time i.e on monthly basis, then the FD will be constrained to stop the salary of October paid in November of concerned DDOs till the default amount is recovered and deposited in Government Receipt Head "0070- Administrative Service (0070-Administrative Service (0070-60-800-94-51-Recoveries of overpayments). All DDOs were already directed to recover the default amount from the employees vide FD's letter No. 3/2/2017-WM(3) dated 20.3.2018.
3. This letter can be downloaded from www.finhry.gov.in.
Joint Secretary Finance
for the Additional Chief Secretary to Govt Haryana
Finance Department


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After finishing her Master's Degree at the University of Copenhagen, Dr Heidi Bildsoe worked at King's College, London as a Research Assistant in Professor Simon Hughes' Muscle Signalling Group. She then undertook her PhD studies in 2008 with Professor Patrick Tam at the Children's Medical Research Institute in Sydney investigating the function and downstream targets of the transcription factor Twist1 during craniofacial development.
In 2015 Dr. Bildsoe relocated to Melbourne to work as an EMBL Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Associate Professor Edwina McGlinn at ARMI (Monash University) elucidating genomic and epigenetic regulation of Hox gene expression during axial formation.
Dr. Bildsoe has recently joined Dr Patrick Western's team at the Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, to work on germ cells development and epigenetic inheritance.
Selected publications
Fan X, Loebel DAF, Bildsoe H, Wilkie EE, Qin J, Wang J,Tam PP, Loebel DAF (2016) Tissue interactions, cell signalling and transcriptional control in the cranial mesoderm during craniofacial development. AIMS Genetics.
Bildsoe H, Fan X, Wilkie EE, Ashoti A, Jones VJ, Power M, Qin J, Wang J,Tam PP, Loebel DAF (2016) Transcriptional targets of TWIST1 in the cranial mesoderm regulate cell-matrix interactions and mesenchyme maintenance. Dev Bio 418(1):189-203.
Loebel DAF, Hor AC, Bildsoe H, Tam PP (2014) Timed deletion of Twist1 in the limb bud reveals age-specific impacts on autopod and zeugodpod patterning. PLoS One 9(6):e98945.
Bildsoe H, Loebel DAF, Hor A, Jones VJ, Braithwaite A, C, Chen YT, Behringer RR, Tam PP (2013) The mesenchymal architecture of the cranial mesoderm of mouse embryos is disrupted by the loss of Twist1 function. Dev Bio 374(2):295-307.
Loebel DAF, Hor A, Bildsoe H, Jones VJ, Chen YT, Behringer RR, Tam PP (2012) Regionalized Twist1 activity in the forelimb bud drives the Morphogenesis of the proximal and preaxial skeleton. Dev Bio 362: 132-40.
Bildsoe H, Loebel DAF, Jones VJ, Chen YT, Behringer RR, Tam PP (2009) Requirement for Twist1 in frontonasal and skull vault development in the mouse embryo. Dev Bio 331:176-88.
Henriquez JP, Webb A, Bence M, Bildsoe H, Sahores M, Hughes SM, Salinas PC (2008) Wnt signalling promotes AChR aggregation at the neuro-muscular synapse in collaboration with agrin. PNAS 105:18812-18817.
Franklin V, Bildsoe H, Tam PP (2007) Fate-mapping technique: grafting fluorescent cells into gastrula-stage mouse embryos at 7-7.5 days post-coitum. CSH Protocols pdb.prot4915.
Bildsoe H, Franklin V, Tam PP (2007) Fate-mapping technique: Using carbocyanine dyes for vital labeling of cells in gatrula-stage mouse embryos cultured in vitro. CSH Protocols pdb.prot, 4892.
Brack AS, Bildsoe H, Hughes SM (2005) Evidence that satellite cell decrement contributes to preferential decline in nuclear number from large fibres during murine age-related muscle atrophy. J Cell Sci 118: 4813-4821.
Li X*, Blagden CS*, Bildsoe H*, Bonnin MA, Duprez D, Hughes SM (2004) Hedgehog can drive terminal differentiation of amniote slow skeletal muscle. BMC Dev Biol 6;4:9. (*Equal contribution)


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The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; the godly run to Him and are safe. PROVERBS 18:10
Did you ever play games as a young child that you thought made you brilliant?
I certainly did.
My sisters and I were a creative bunch. We strung skipping rope from the high deck at our old house and would play "Pick-Up and Delivery Store" for hours. We played tag and man hunt at the playground, never tiring of the constant action.
And with our next-door-neighbour and childhood best friend, we invented a game called "Dragon," in which three kids would walk into the house, castle, and make their way up to the bedroom with the bunkbed, where, on the top bunk, the "dragon," would scare them. And that was about all there was to it. I remember feeling genuine fear going into that bedroom to see what the "dragon" would come up with to scare us!
In each of these games, there was an element of danger, and an element of safety.
And with the danger, an element of fear– that meant something entirely different when in the safe place. In the "Dragon" game, for example, our house's foyer was a place in which the dragon was forbidden. We always spent a few minutes there, pretending to just "explore" the castle before we knew about, or heard, the roar of the dragon.
The fortress of God is our present regal habitation. CHARLES SPURGEON
We didn't need to leave the safety of the foyer, and it was always there. The element of danger, once we knew that it existed in the presence of the dragon, felt ominously tempting, but, while the dragon left its habitation when we kids "switched roles," the foyer remained the same. Amidst our changing emotions of fear and excitement, creativity and instability, the promise of that loving fortress remained graciously the same.
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. PSALM 90:1-2
Amidst any drift, spiritual, worldly, or otherwise, Jesus' Spirit never ceases, is always great, and we can simply be readily expectant of that. This means recognizing that we are forever guarded by GOD alone (Revelation 3:3), and that He is constantly working a glorious work that brings righteousness (2 Corinthians 3:9).
I am wide awake, by the grace of Jesus alone, awing in 2 Corinthians Chapter 3.
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit;for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory (*PURE FACT!*). And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
The law of God as His covenant to His people brought glory and goodness– but it ultimately brought death and condemnation, for God knew and then saw– in that order– that His people were sinful. They could not perfect the law. They, we, needed a Saviour from the beginning of time: Jesus, precious Jesus. Who lived the perfect life in His human body and continues to live the perfect life in Spirt. A fortress to my heart, forever.
God, I trust you. I rest only in your shadow. I know that the law kills, and that You bring life. Continue to move and weave Yourself in me and that Truth in my life, that I would know where my heart resides, and then understand what is taking place for your glory and therefore my joy in that fortress; in You.


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This shouldn't be a revelation to me – but it is. My weekends are a training write-off!
Once again I planned my training week with a long run on Saturday and a long ride on Sunday. And once again I failed to achieve them. These aren't monster sessions that I'm failing to complete – a long run is around 90 mins, and a long ride would be 2-3 hours. Incredibly, I am consistently unable to find 90 mins on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday.
It isn't a lack of motivation which stumps me. I'm keen, I'm itching to get out. It's primarily a lack of available time. But it's also a lack of foresight and intelligent planning. I can't do anything about the available time, but I can and must do something about the foresight and planning.
My training window on the weekend is tight. My wife and I divide up the mornings – she gets Saturday morning, I get Sunday. The rest of the weekend is choka-block filled with kids activities. There is certainly no time in there for a selfish swim.
I can sneak out early Saturday morning, provided I'm back by 6:30am to catch the kids when they awaken. If I'm back any later, goodwill is tested, and Sunday's session is in jeopardy. So the plan is to be on the road, running, before 5am on Saturday morning. Ideally I'll awaken before my alarm because an unwanted 4:30am wake-up doesn't help goodwill either!
Sunday morning is mine. Well, it was until Little Nippers started. I need to be back home by 8:30am so I can head down to the surf club with the little man. It's actually a really fun morning at the beach, but it does mean my long ride has to start EARLY! The plan is to be on the road around 5:15am-ish Sunday morning, which allows a little time for recovery, and any mishaps like punctures.
This weekend timetable has little room for movement. I got up and dressed Sat morning only to switch the outside light on to horizontal rain and surface flooding. The forecast was for clearing skies. I foolishly, optimistically, imagined I'd be able to get out for 90 mins sometime later in the day. It was one of those half-thought out decisions you make when you are not quite awake, and faced with a choice between bed and adversity. I wanted to believe that I'd be able to do the session later in the day; there was a mathematical possibility – it had happened once before…sometime, hadn't it?
I keep thinking: "Successful athletes find a way to get it done."
By midday it sinks in that the run isn't going to happen. It's only a priority for me, not for the rest of the family. If I don't make it happen when I have the chance, it won't happen! I blew it by not going out in the morning storm. I'm disappointed in myself. I should know better by now!
Nine years of having kids and I'm still in denial about how completely they've consumed my life.
I could push, and do a session during the day, but it would take a little nibble from my relationship with my wife, and a little nibble from my relationship with my kids. Too many small bites and those relationships are gone. Pushing is not a sustainable approach.
That evening, once the kids are down, I try to make things right and force myself out for the 90 min run – in the dark – in the rain – in the wind. The very same conditions I'd faced in the morning. But now I'm risking the Sunday morning ride.
By the time I get home and feed, I've eaten into my sleep time. And my legs are complaining about the long run. The quality of Sunday's ride is compromised and, if I do head out, I could get rundown and sick, and blow a few more days of training. There's no chance for catch-up sleep with four young kids. I'm on the knife-edge of 6 hours sleep a night already.
I'm resigned to it. The ride is off. I don't set the alarm and end the training week there, on Saturday night.
Maybe next weekend I'll get it right?
What are the lessons here?
1. Just do it! H. T. F. U.
2. Decide my Plan B the night before, so I'm not making decisions when I'm half asleep and just want to go back to bed.
3. Don't leave key sessions until the end of the week, because if I miss them, there's no time to reschedule, and then my week feels bad.
Train on!


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Hi Everyone,
Okay, I know I asked this before and was told to put in the store address to get the offline to work along with PayPal. Well I have done this. I can get PayPal to work, however the offline is not. When I click on the link it takes me to my error page. I have made sure that both the Offline-order_lib.pl & PayPal-order_lib.pl are in the library & costom file, which they are.
What am I doing wrong. :cry: Here is the address to my store
Now mind you, it is not a secure page, but I have taken out the credit card & check account info. This will be used for Snail mail only. They will receive an address as to where to send a check or money order.
Thank you,


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Million Mile Reflections
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- Release Date: 10/21/2016
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Charlie's definitive smash, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," propelled this 1979 LP to #1 country and #5 pop. That lead single soared all the way to #3 pop, while "Mississippi" and "Behind Your Eyes" gave the band two more country hits. Country-powered Southern rock crossed over to pop right here! BFD.
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FY17 LCDR Medical Corps Promotion Board Statistics
Here is a PDF of the FY17 Medical Corps LCDR promotion board statistics, summarized here:
Above Zone – 3 of 7 eligible officers selected – 43% selection rate
In Zone – 219 of 249 eligible officers selected – 88% selection rate
Below Zone – 24 of 503 eligible officers selected – 5%
OVERALL – 246 officers selected out of 249 possible – 99%
The last line might not make much sense, so let me explain it. First, the according to page 2 of the board convening order the promotion opportunity was 100%. You take the number of officers in zone (249 in this case) and multiply it by the promotion opportunity (100% in this case) to give you the number of officers the board can select for promotion (249). The 99% overall selection rate incorporates the 3 they selected from above zone and the 24 they took from below zone and adds them to the 219 they took from in zone giving you 246 out of 249 possible or 99%.


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ADC-212/100 produceres og sælges ikke længereSe PicoScope 4224 for erstatning
Hurtigt PC-baseret oscilloskop, spektrumanalysator og meter med høj opløsning
The ADC-212/100 PC oscilloscope combine high sampling rates (upto 100 MS/s for single shot signals and upto 5 GS/s for repetitive signals) with a high resolution (12 bits). Together with the supplied software, your desktop or laptop PC can be used as a powerful dual channel oscilloscope / spectrum analyzer.
A PC oscilloscope replaces bulky and expensive test equipment, saving money and space.Along with providing all the functionality of a conventional digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) the Pico Technology PC oscilloscope also has integrated spectrum analyzer and meter functions too.
Deep memory buffers and advanced trigger modes allow the capture of large amounts of complex data at high speedsBoth units take advantage of a 128 KB memory buffer, enabling large amounts of data to be captured at high sampling rates. This allows engineers to capture fast-changing signals over relatively long periods of time. After capturing these signals, any areas of interest can be magnified in both axis, while still maintaining the detail in the waveform.
Ideal for audio, noise and vibration measurementsThe 12-bit resolution in the Y-axis gives the ADC-212's the ability to detect changes as small as 0.024 per cent. Conventional 8-bit oscilloscopes only have the ability to detect changes greater than 0.4 per cent, but precision analogue and audio engineers require the ability to detection signal changes of less than 0.1 per cent.
The high dynamic range of the spectrum analyzer makes these products ideal tools for tracking down noise in sensitive analog circuitsMost digital storage oscilloscopes have front end amplifiers designed for high bandwidth, these products are no exception. Unlike most oscilloscopes, however, the front end amplifiers of the ADC-212/100 PC oscilloscope also exhibit very low levels of noise and distortion. This low noise and distortion, combined with the 12 bit resolution, gives an 80 dB dynamic range for the spectrum analyser.
Oscilloscopes that are light and portableBy integrating several instruments into one small unit the ADC-212/100 PC oscilloscope offer any electronics field engineer with a standard notebook computer a cost-effective and simple-to-use solution with all the functionality of conventional test equipment without compromising on specifications.
PicoScope (oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, meter), PicoLog (data logger), Drivers and examples (C, Delphi and Visual Basic, Labview, Agilent VEE6.1 and Excel)Software is supplied on CD and is compatible with Windows XP (SP2 or later), Vista, Windows 7, 8 and 10 (32- and 64-bit)
*5 GS/s equivalent time sampling for repetitive signals is supported by PicoScope R5.08.0 and later, if you have an earlier version please visit the download section of our website for a free upgrade.