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After the intriguing and riveting play Agnes of God, Repertory Philippines, popularly known as REP, brings us an equally interesting yet completely different play, still part of its 50th anniversary.
|opening night
Written by multi-awarded playwright Sarah Ruhl, In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play is a provocative and touching dramedy (drama-comedy) in a Victorian setting that will surely hit the spot for that pleasurable experience.
|Elizabeth as the wet nurse
At the same era as the birth of electricity, a newly invented electronic device was installed in the operating theater, also called "the next room", where Dr. Givings is practicing gynecology and treatment of hysteria. Catherine, the doctor's wife, curiously listens at the screams behind the door and wonders what makes the patients happy, calm, and blooming after the treatment. What happens in the next room? How are patients treated? Why do they keep coming back?
|Sabrina Daldry on her treatment
Although the play shows how the machine treats hysteria by "releasing the congestion in the womb and inviting the juices downward" through "paroxysms", In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play is never salacious nor tasteless. The title may tickle your imagination, but Sarah Ruhl is so brilliant to address such topic with hilarity and at the same time touch a spot in our hearts.
|Sabrina Daldry and Catherine Givings
More than the comic relief whenever the vibrator is being used (or just the thought of using it), the play tackles a deeper level of struggle in women in an era surrounded by male dominance. There's a feeling of insufficiency, not only of breastmilk but also of being a mother, when Catherine cannot breastfeed her own child due to poor milk supply and they had to resort to a wet nurse. Negligence when Dr. Givings cannot even listen to Catherine's physical and emotional needs. In the next room, Dr. Givings is providing treatment, while on the other, mistreatment. Catherine desperately wanted to resort to the vibrator to fill the loneliness which later on she learned can be achieved with her husband.
|Leo Irving as the only male patient
The elaborate costumes and the stage setup were a feast for the eyes. But the actors didn't just let the stage take them up. Giannina Ocampo as Catherine Givings had the most part and was able to depict Catherine's journey from loneliness to discovery, still full of heart yet at times candid. I had the most laughs every time Caisa Borromeo as Sabrina Daldry appears on stage. She was able to establish humor that a mere sight of her and the thought that she'd go for the vibrator again provoked hilarity. Jef Flores who played Leo Irving was a breath of fresh air with his confidence and poetic lines. Hans Eckstein as Mr. Daldry may had few stage appearances but was never short of character and talent. Both Tamie Monsod as Annie and Cara Barredo as Elizabeth balanced the atmosphere with simplicity and serenity. Last but not the least, Joshua Spafford as Dr. Givings played the role with utmost professionalism and dignity. The funniest when his character didn't even want to be funny.
|Catherine Givings discovering a new feeling with the vibrator
|Dr. Givings and Catherine Givings
Directed by Chris Millado, In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play leaves you with good vibrations that will make you feel ticklish and touched at the same time.
|Joshua Spafford as Dr. Givings, Chris Millado (director), Hans Eckstein as Mr. Daldry, Cara Barredo as Elizabeth, Tami Monsod as Annie, Giannina Ocampo as Catherine Givings, Caisa Borromeo as Sabrina Daldry, Jef Flores as Leo Irving
Repertory Philippines: In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play
OnStage Theatre
2F Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas St., Makati City
Show Schedule:
Fridays MAR24 / MAR31 / APR07 / APR21 - 8:00 PM
Saturdays MAR25 / APR01 / APR08 / APR22 - 3:30 PM, 8:00 PM
Sundays MAR26 / APR02 / APR09 / APR23 - 3:30 PM
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June 2019
Stock Market Outlook
and Economic Update
The stock market once again is responding to uncertainty relating to trade tensions with China, and most recently, with Mexico. I believe the Mexican tariff threat will be resolved shortly. Mexican President Obrador stated on June 1, 2019 a desire to resolve this issue and is sending a delegation to the U.S. to resolve the U.S. – Mexican border dispute and thus the threat of tariffs.
The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index (S&P), declined 7% in May 2019. However, the index remains up 10% on a year-to-date basis through May 31, 2019.
Note: S&P 500 is an index of 500 large capitalization companies; the Russell 2000 is an index of small-capitalization companies
The recent stock market sell-off is normal for the stock market as periodic concerns develop prompting investors to sell. We advise clients to establish a long-term investment strategy which includes an appropriate amount of risk assets (stocks and real estate), and funds for cash needs and emergencies (money markets and bonds) for the next 1-4 years.
Corporate earnings are expected to be up a mere 3% in 2019, after a robust 22% growth in 2018. The consensus estimate for corporate earnings growth for 2020 is 12%. If our economy remains in a growth phase, and corporate earnings rise by 10%+ in 2020, the U.S. stock could rise by 10-15%, in my opinion. An important caveat: if the trade dispute between the U.S. and China does not dissipate, consumer and business confidence could easily deteriorate and thus cause a weakening economy and possibly a recession. A bear market (-20% or more) would likely ensue.
The U.S. economy continues to expand but its growth rate is decelerating. The U.S. economy remains on a solid growth trajectory, although its growth rate has slowed in 2019. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the primary measure of economic growth and is expected to be up by 2.7% in 2019, down slightly from 2.9% in 2018. World GDP is expected to be up by approximately 3.5% in 2019 and 2020, down from 3.8% in 2018.
On the job front, companies continue to hire new workers at a health pace with 260,000 new jobs being added to the U.S. economy in April 2019, and 8170,000 so far in 2019. Wages are rising 3.2% on average for production/non-supervisory workers with higher gains among the lower wage jobs. This is certainly welcome news because wage growth has been lackluster for several years.
Consumers are spending cautiously, but still "feeling" well. Personal income rose 5.1% in the March 2019 quarter on a year-over-year basis, while spending was up 3.6%, exhibiting consumers caution. The personal savings rate is 7%, approximately twice the rate prior to the financial crisis of 2008.
Consumer and business sentiment, while currently healthy, could deteriorate easily if trade tensions do not show signs of abating ……
Small business optimism on a slight upturn after deteriorating at the end of 2018 and into 2019…….
Stock Market Outlook: a possible 10-15% upside in the next 18 months?
The stock market's valuation (price-to-earnings ratio) is back to its historical average and is currently (5/31/2019) 15.7x. As we look to 2020 earnings estimates, the P/E ratio drops to 14.7x, based on the current price of the S&P and its 2020 earnings estimate. Herein lies the catalyst of the potential for the market to rise by 15% in the next 12 to 18 months! This potential is based on our economy not experiencing a recession and continues its modest GDP growth rate of 2.5%+.
Is a recession on the horizon? We continue to see the media bring forward articles and opinions that a recession is coming every time the market declines. We heard this cry in the third quarter of 2018 when the S&P declined 20%. Then, in the first quarter of 2019 the S&P rebounded 22% and the economy expanded by 3.1%. It is unclear what the outcome will be with trade negotiations, especially with China. These negotiations will likely have a direct impact on business sentiment and investment. If business uncertainty leads to business investment declining, an economic downturn could easily follow. If global economic growth rates continue to decline and trade tensions remain heightened, the stock market could easily enter a true bear market (down 20%+).
Portfolio Investment Strategy
• Maintain an appropriate allocation to cash and bonds for cash needs for the next 1-4 years.
• Equity/stock investments should have a time horizon of at least three years.
• Equity/stock allocation: increase small-cap exposure. Small cap stocks are now selling at a discount to large capitalization stocks and have a higher
earnings growth rate. Small cap stocks typically sell at a P/E ratio premium to large cap stocks.
• Market timing is fruitless. While it is tempting to sell stocks when the markets are declining, we believe prudence is on the side of maintaining a long-
term strategy and/or adding to stock investments when the stock market is declining.
Every investors situation is unique and requires a customized strategy to implement.
Rich Lawrence, CFA June 4, 2019
Plan for the Long Term
Prepare for the Short Term
This market update includes data we believe to be accurate. However, Lawrence Wealth Management (LWM) does not warrant or guarantee its accuracy. Opinions about the future are not predictions, guarantees or forecasts. Investing in stock and bond markets have risk that could lead to investors losing money.

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Sticking with the tuffer tech-house vibes for a mo', here's the latest from yet another Italian label (our third of the day), Diva Records.
One of the tracks here is called Direct Flight To Berghain, which gives you a pretty good idea of what to expect from the EP all round… or rather it doesn't, because while it'd no doubt sound perfect on certain floors in certain states of mind, this particular cut is actually a bit too linear, tracky and technofied for these ears. I'm preferring Living In A Paper Box itself: while equally uncompromising and tracky, this one has just a little more funk and wiggle to its insistent beats n' bass rhythm, and a little more going on in terms of texture, supplied by various vocal snips, synth washes, percussion fills and the like. A remix from label boss Andrea Mattioli & Stefano Kosa then toughens up the beats a notch and adds some sampled diva wails, making for a rub that'll suit the bigger floors.
All told, one to reach for when it's dark and they're already rocking along nicely… but if and when that's the case, then there are three solid tools right here.
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In my very first Prize Giving speech in 2013 I likened school/education to a great big blank canvas. This year, boys and girls you have thrown as much paint at that canvas as you possibly can.
You have thrown yourselves into your education making the most of the canvas of opportunity that you have been offered and you have painted the goals that you wanted to aspire to. Your learning is sound, creative and innovative and together with staff and parents it has become a reality. Your teachers and all school staff have helped you to achieve academic, sporting, cultural and lifelong learning. May I take this opportunity to thank the staff for their continued professionalism, excellence and dedication.
As a head teacher I am often asked what makes a good education. Of course it is many things, but the main part of my answer to such a question always remains the same. I think it is an education that focuses on values such as respect, which is very much the case at LMS. The development of those personal qualities is what makes a good education.
Throughout the year, we have respected and valued your talents and achievements, and again last week at Prize Giving. If you did not receive a prize be happy and show respect to those who did and if you did receive a prize respect the feelings of those who did not; your turn will come.
Finally, I would like to say thank-you to the whole school community for making the Pre-Prep and Prep such a great place to learn, work and enjoy.
Have a lovely Summer
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Why does this seem astonishing? Because we are told rather rigidly that we should only take a maximum of three per week to avoid rebound headaches. If I did not have such an issue with side effects I would be tempted to go over that rule and see because as it stands we are left with four days of the week rather unaccounted for. Assumed the one we take is effective for the migraine day we treat. Some neurologists however say that while the Rebound rule is valid of OTC medications, opiates and NSAIDs it was never really firmly established with Triptans. For people who have run through a great deal of preventatives and nothing works, this form of management can apparently be effective. If it is ever considered. That Rebound rule is a firmly established believe among neuros, even if patients may be skeptical that we all respond the same way for every single medication.
"A small number of my patients take triptan medications daily. Many doctors, including neurologists and headache specialists think that taking these drugs daily makes headaches worse, resulting in rebound, or medication overuse headaches (MOH). However, there is no evidence to support this view. Sumatriptan (Imitrex, Treximet), rizatriptan (Maxalt), zolmitriptan (Zomig), naratriptan (Amerge), eletriptan (Relpax), almotriptan (Axert), and frovatriptan (Frova) have revolutionized the treatment of migraines. I started my career in 1986, five years before the introduction of sumatriptan when treatment options were limited to ergots with and without caffeine (Cafergot), barbiturates with caffeine and acetaminophen (Fioricet), and narcotic or opioid drugs (codeine, Vicodin, Percocet). These drugs were not only ineffective for many migraine sufferers, but they also made headaches worse. Dr. Richard Lipton and his colleagues followed over 8,000 patients with migraine headaches for one year. Results of their study showed that taking barbiturates (Fioricet, Fiorinal) and narcotic pain killers increased the risk of migraines become more frequent and even daily and resulting in chronic migraines. We know from many other studies that withdrawal from caffeine and narcotics can result in headaches. However, taking triptans and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin (Migralex), naproxen (Aleve), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) does not lead to worsening of headaches. Only those patients who were taking NSAIDs very frequently to begin with were more likely to develop even more frequent headaches at the end of the year. Aspirin, in fact, was found to have preventive properties – if you were taking aspirin for your migraines at the beginning of the year you were less likely to have worsening of your headaches by the end of the year." The New York Headache Blog
And we see where the issue is. It is an established rule they are following based on old research. Then they simply applied it to everything. I for one was put on NSAIDs once to replace triptans, as I mentioned those side effects do once in a while disturb doctors (not all, but the good ones, yes) and I had no rebound headaches at all from taking the NSAIDs regularly. It was also a treatment for my menstrual migraines to take the NSAIDs daily for the duration of those brutal long lasting migraines. And effective really. I had side effects from them unfortunately but not rebound headaches. In fact, I didn't even know at the time doctors even considered that possible but when i read that it was it made me wonder if then we do not respond to medications the same way in regards to this Rebound rule... given I was on two different NSAIDs regularly for a good duration... until a GI bleed that is. They helped with the migraines. Didn't make them worse. Didn't make them more frequent. However, I also know codeine, in the form of T3s is a horrible rescue medication for me because it always gives me an after headache. Can't use it two days in a row, more than one a day, more than a couple days a week. Which rather makes it a piss poor choice for a rescue medication given it isn't that strong to begin with and causes something similar to what it is in fact helping with. Not my preference. Tramacet on the other hand does not. Maybe if I used it more than three days a week it would as well, but in moderation I have never had that same response to that as a rescue medication. Nevertheless, I understand the need to be wary of my use with painkillers as I understand the potential of rebound headaches. I know what they feel like though. And definitely do not get them with NSAIDs.
""Daily triptan use for intractable migraine" is the title of a report by Dr. Egilius Spierings published in the latest issue of the journal Headache. This is a controversial topic, which I addressed in a previous post. Dr. Spierings, who is affiliated with both Tufts Medical Center and Harvard Medical School presents a case of a 50-year-old woman who failed trials of multiple preventive medications. This woman responded well to sumatriptan, 100 mg, which she took daily and occasionally twice a day with excellent relief and no side effects. Dr. Spierings discusses the evidence for Medication Overuse Headaches (MOH), which is common with caffeine-containing drugs, butalbital (a barbiturate), and opioid drugs (narcotics). It is less clear whether triptans cause MOH and he mentions that most patients who end up taking a daily triptan do so only after they failed many preventive (prophylactic) drugs and after they discover that they can have a normal life if they take a triptan daily. This applies not only to sumatriptan, but any other similar drug, such as Amerge (naratriptan), Zomig (zolmitriptan), Maxalt (rizatriptan), Relpax (eletriptan), and other. After 20 years of being on the market, we have no evidence that these drugs have any long-term side effects. In Europe several of these drugs are sold without a prescription. The major obstacle to their daily use has been the cost. However, several of these medications are now available in a generic form and a 100 mg sumatriptan tablet costs as little as $1.50." The New York Headache Blog
The fact is assuming you have a neuro open minded enough to try daily triptans for you because it literally works for you and enables you to function... cost is a factor. It can be a battle to get an insurance company to pay for anything over 9 pills a month. Here in Canada I recall when i went over that I just had to have my doctor sign something to say he was aware of the 'risks' associated with my using more than 9 a month. That went into the file and I am covered. However, it is rare if ever I do so. I would I assure you if it were not for side effects. They are the most effective medication to help with migraines. End of story. However my side effects are not in the normal range and get worse the more I use within a close time frame so it isn't an option, which I assume is the case with some people who have similar side effects... apparently that isn't that common. Anyway, I am not sure all Canadian insurance companies are the same. Coverage differs on many of them for one thing and if you are forking out even a fraction of the cost, let alone all of it, this is a costly venture. Triptans are not cheap. In the US insurance companies are even more rigid about the 9 a month rule it seems. Maybe neuros writing letters to our insurance companies would help, maybe we would have to pay out of pocket. Maybe if we could afford that it would indeed be worth it if it helped us function on a daily basis. Generics certainly do help with this issue.
Either way with chronic migraines where many treatments and preventatives have been explored I do not see why this is not an option that is considered. With careful supervision at first of course to monitor response.


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On December 12, 2014, we received a request from the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, to provide information on how SSA ensures beneficiaries follow prescribed treatment.
During an initial claim or continuing disability review (CDR) that would be an allowance or continuation, if evidence shows an individual is not following his/her medical source's prescribed treatment, the Agency must develop the issue to determine whether this treatment would restore his/her ability to work. There are, however, acceptable reasons for failing to follow prescribed treatment.
From SSA's records of disability decisions, we obtained a file of all initial claims and CDRs processed in Calendar Year 2012. We reviewed all initial denials and CDR cessations due to failure to follow prescribed treatment. We also reviewed samples of allowed claims and CDR continuances to determine whether any mentioned failure to follow prescribed treatment.
The objective of this report was to answer specific questions from the Subcommittee on Social Security regarding the SSA policy when beneficiaries or claimants fail to follow prescribed treatment.


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Joseph T. Adams, 51, of Macomb passed away at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019 at his residence.
He was born in Macomb on November 2, 1967 to Donald and Marcia Foster Adams.
Joseph is survived by his mother, Marcia Adams of Macomb and three brothers, James T. Adams of Macomb, David A. Adams of Macomb and Matthew R. (Heather) Adams of Canton; one nephew, Matthew "Bubba" Adams of Canton and two nieces, Danielle Adams of Canton and Cynthia Adams of Canton.
He was preceded in death by his father, Donald and his grandparents.
Joseph had worked as an English Professor at Western Illinois University.
He lived in Macomb all of his life. He enjoyed family history and was an avid writer. He loved fishing, camping and any type of adventure.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Private burial of ashes will be held in Bardolph Cemetery.
Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home in Macomb is in charge of arrangements.
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News sites are calling hurricane Sandy one of the biggest storms to ever hit the United States. Schools have shut down, the Stock Exchange is closed, flights are grounded, and several states have declared a state of emergency as the storm bears down on the eastern seaboard. If you're in the storm's path, there are … Continue reading


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It has been said both ways. A summer drought will make for less color in the deciduous trees come fall. Or, heavy summer rains will ruin the fall show for the leaf peepers, those travelers who come great distances to places like Asheville, North Carolina or Gatlinburg, Tennessee to see the trees do their changing thing. Every year here in southeast Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the color is spectacular. To our eyes, anyway, drought or wet. The largest trees, predominately maples of various sorts are borrowed views, such as the shower of gold behind our front garden winterberries, Ilex verticillata 'Sparkleberry' and 'Winter Gold'.
Our trees are all small young'uns, in the ground no more than the fourteen years we have owned this property, most only planted in the ten years we have lived here ourselves. Japanese maples are beloved, several survived the killing combo of 2007, late prolonged single digit temperatures after the trees had leafed out in April followed by extreme drought conditions for the rest of the year. Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen' above lived through that epoch.
We often refer to the magnificent giant maple that was growing here when the Fairegarden was begun, Ferngully, click here-Ferngully if you are interested in hearing the story or want to refresh your memory. There are similar trees still in the neighborhood, including one in the yard of the house directly behind us, at the top of the slope. We call it Ferngully Sibling. It is massive and a haven for many forms of wildlife. We love the view of it from the lazyboy in the addition, through the glass sliding doors. The camera is wielded from that seat, photos taken through the dirty glass, of this stately tree.
Another small tree with much interest to offer a garden is the witch hazel, Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'. Click here-Faire Diane to see her glorious winter blooming. Diane also offers showy fall foliage color, even though it appears that some creature finds her leaves tasty. The buds are showing the promise of her splendid flowers even now.
Sort of a tree, sort of a shrub is the native Eastern Wahoo, Euonymus purpurea. It is also known as Spindle Tree and Indian Arrow Wood. The leaves become a vivid pink in fall after a nodescript summer of green.
The flowers are small but it is the seed pods that are the main attraction, long lasting berries that open to reveal a bright red center.
Oakleaf hydrangea, H. quercifolia 'Alison' is a large cultivar. This is another native to our area and laughs at the drought in a way the H. macrophyllas can only dream of. The large, heavily textured leaves turn nicely before dropping off to reveal cinnamon hued velvety stems in winter. This should be added to the list of plants with four season interest.
Though it is difficult to choose a favorite, and that kind of thing is discouraged as there are too many wonderful trees available, it is the native dogwood, Cornus florida that holds the honor. This pink flowered variety is planted next to the garage, shown with the borrowed view of Ferngully Sibling at the top of the hill.
Whether white or pink flowered, the fall foliage is a deep red with pink tints, a beauty with backlighting.
We love everything about these trees, including the formed buds of next years flowers, sculptural minarets of magic. To see what these will look like next spring, click here-Pink Dogwood Winter.
There are six pink and red flowered dogwoods that were among the very first plantings after the slope was cleared and terraced by the backhoe brought in to dig the foundation of the first renovation in 2000. Three of these trees were dug and moved by that machine for transplanting on the slope since they had been planted along the fence line where construction was begun. Three more were added on the other side of the concrete steps that we made, for balance. It was the initial design we sketched up for the slope, with the knot garden at top and the shed moved to the side from behind the main house. The trees survived that move and are growing larger each year after what seemed a very slow start. Take note of the large bare branched tree in the back. That is Ferngully Sibling, whose leaves all fell in one swoop after a storm passed through with high winds. We worry for the health of it.
We end with a peek again at the dogwood along the side of the garage, but a hopeless stage hog seems to be muscling out the tree for our attention. Pink muhly grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris and its new BFF Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' are still offering their best side for the camera woman.
Fellow Tennessee garden blogger Dave of The Home Garden has a yearly roundup of fall foliage posts from all over the world. Check out his blog to see the rest of the stories.


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A couple of ideas evolve into Cranberry Artist Network "Membrrrs Show" entries….
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Winter has arrived and the Cranberry Artists Network has an appropriately-named "Membrrrs Show" opening today! The prospectus for the show was covered in images of snow and icicles and more that made one go "Brrr!" just thinking about them. What might I decide to enter?!!
Well, from fine silver, I'd made a small collection of long pieces, sort of a tube shape, but not all neat and even ones. I'd been playing around with them: I had sort of an idea what i wanted to do (i.e., I really had made them with a vague design in mind), and at one point I'd assembled them into the first necklace shown here (photo at left).
Except, that still wasn't quite what I wanted. When I got the invitation to apply for the "Membrrrs" show, however, it came to me: ice cubes and cracked crystal, and a few bits to acknowledge that snow does get blackened after a while, and I ended up with the necklace and earring set Warmth & Hugs Ease Icy Days, made from fine silver, crystal, clear and black glass, black onyx, and copper, all hung from an antiqued copper chain with a copper clasp, shown in the larger image to the right.
OK, but I could submit a second entry too. What else? Had my brain, my creativity, frozen? No, I just had a number of other deadlines looming, and multiple experiments with the silver "hugs" had eaten up a lot of my "spare" time to think about this. But, wait, I had a few "spare parts" I'd made "just in case" I needed them for the Love & Commitment bracelet last fall, which evolved into the Love Warms Our Hearts necklace (bronze hearts with copper and glass bead coils, hung from a bronze chain with a bronze clasp; the last photo, left).
I took them up yesterday, and both entries were accepted into the show! It will be running at the Cranberry Township Municipal Building from January 26 through March 3, 2016. Although, technically, it does open today, the "opening reception" will be on Wednesday, February 3, from 6 to 8 pm. I hope I'll see some of my friends there!


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Travelpack is one of the UK's largest independent travel companies specialising in tours, holidays and flights to destinations around the world including India, Indian Ocean, USA, Canada, the Far East, Middle East and Africa. The company has been providing travel advice and making bookings for customers since November 1981.
Travelpack has two offices in the UK- Wembley and Glasgow – four offices in India and one in Canada. Although the company now sells many of its services online, Travelpack continues to rely on its telephony services to support its customers and communicate internally and between offices.
"Historically we had an Avaya Communications Manager system in place for around 10 years," explains Tim Bushell, IT Director for Travelpack. "This was originally installed when the company had over 300 staff and did most things that we needed it to do."
The Challenge
As has been the case with many travel companies in recent years, the Internet has provided an alternative means of marketing and selling services and staff numbers were reduced by Travelpack to reflect the change. The company was also reviewing its remote working set up so that more homeworkers could be accommodated.
"Our requirement and the specification for our telephony services altered about two years ago," says Tim. "The primary reason was to drive down costs".
With a potential upgrade cost looming in the region of £100,000, Travelpack decided to review other possible telephony alternatives.
"There wasn't much wrong with the system we had in place, but it was getting old and we began to ask questions about whether or not we should change," explains Tim. "Fundamentally we wanted to see if there was something better to replace the Avaya system that would save us money and enable us to do more."
Travelpack's IT team had historically "played around" with Asterisk, the open source communications platform. "We were comfortable with its capabilities," says Tim.
With most of the company's IT hosted within the Rackspace environment, Travelpack decided that its communications set up should follow suit.
The Solution
"I did a Google search and eventually came across Foehn," explains Tim. "I did also consider a couple of other alternative suppliers, but Foehn demonstrated that they knew Asterisk and we felt comfortable that they could provide us with what we needed."
"We did also consider installing an open source telephony solution ourselves, but in the end we decided that as it was so critical to our business, we should rely on the experts," adds Tim.
Foehn provided Travelpack with a 150 seat hosted PBX solution, which not only enabled the company to reduce its telephony costs but also provided far more in the way of features and benefits.
"We couldn't do much with the Avaya system and trying to get meaningful data out of it wasn't easy," explains Tim.
In contrast, the customisable dashboard displays supplied by Foehn are easy to use and enable Travelpack to pull in key performance indicators from a variety of sources into meaningful views. Foehn also integrated Queuemetrics, call centre software, as part of the solution to provide a much richer interface and enhanced information to Travelpack agents than previously.
"There are many more features that we can now use," comments Tim, "including the internal call conferencing facility that everyone in the company seems to love! And the flexibility of the system means that we can incorporate more home workers rather than everyone heading in to work at an office."
"We're very pleased with the system. Overall, we've saved money on maintenance and the support from Foehn is great."
Tim Bushell, IT Director for Travelpack


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It was also the perfect opportunity to ask the members what they are wanting from the association including who they'd like to see talk at the Annual General Meeting in October (details to follow soon!)
Prosale took home two prizes from the raffle and CDVI took home some goodies too meaning we raised £22 for the British Heart Foundation.
As mentioned, we will soon be publishing details of our next event, the AGM, in the next couple of weeks so keep your eyes open!


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Boo Bash Quilt Kit
Darling new Fall quilt kit...Boo Bash. Pattern is by Primrose Cottage Quilts.
Finished size is 60" x 60".
Quilt Kit Includes:
Boo Bash Paper pattern by Primrose Cottage Quilts
Fabrics are from assorted lines from Moda, Andover and Riley Blake:
1/2 yard black
1/3 yard orange
1/3 yard yellow
1/2 white
1/4 yard orange
1/8 yard white stripe
1/4 yard black
1/2 yard orange
1/3 yard black
1/8 yard mustard yellow
3/8 yard gray
1/8 yard orange
1/2 yard black binding
7/8 yard background black grunge
1 1/2 yard white x's background
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Joseph Haydn
Die Schöpfung. Teil II Nr. 11b Chor "Vollendet ist das große Werk"
Donald Miller
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Cruzifixus c-Moll (arr. für Posaunenquartett von R. Myers)
Richard Myers
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
Claude Debussy
Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans (arr. für Posaunenquartett von M. Levin)
Michael Levin
Steven Verhelst
Steven Verhelst
Admission free
Visitors of all ages are welcome at the Lunch concerts as a rule. Please note, however, that – unlike the family and children's concerts of our education department – the concept of the Lunch concerts is not aimed explicitly at children.
Out of consideration for the performing artists and the other concert guests, we would ask parents who wish to bring their children to consider before visiting a Lunch concert if their child is in a position to remain quietly seated for approx. 45 minutes.


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Installing Dash
What Will You Need?
- AWS Environment
- AWS User With Administrator Permissions – (the CloudFormation template creates resources that require a higher permission set)
- Latest Dash Compliance Platform CloudFormation Template
- Organization ID
- Organization License Key
- About 10-15 minutes of time
- Connect with Dash and download the latest CF (CloudFormation) template.
- Log into AWS account and pick your preferred region.
- When setting up the Dash Compliance System, you must use the MASTER account in AWS. This is typically the first account your organization sets up. You can verify the master account by clicking the avatar in the top right corner and clicking 'My Organization'. You should see a table of accounts. The master account will have a tag next to it stating it is the master account. You must use that account to perform the set up.
- Create an application-specific pem key. This is done in the EC2 module. You will need to create this pem key in the region/availability zone that you will be deploying the Dash CloudFormation template. Make sure to keep this pem key accessible for future use. You will need to use that pem key to SSH in if needed. By default, SSH access is disabled but can be opened up if needed of course.
- Go to CloudFormation and choose 'Create Stack'.
5. Go to CloudFormation and choose 'Create Stack'.
6. Go to next page, and fill out the form on this page.
There are several variables to pay attention to on this form:
- DBInstanceType and InstanceType – We suggest at least a t2.small
- LicenseKey – {Use the organization license key provided by Dash}
- OrganizationID – {Use the organization license key provided by Dash}
Here is what the form should look like at the end:
Most fields have default values that are appropriate to stick with. Otherwise, provide a value that makes sense for your environment.
7. Go ahead and move to the next page. Press the Create Stack button.
8. The process will take a few minutes.
9. Once it is done, you will be able to access the Dash Application by grabbing the link from the CloudFormation Outputs tab.
Application Initialization:
1. Go to the link provided in Step 9
2. The application may take up to 5 minutes to start up.
3. Once the application loads, it will look like this:
4. Organization Validation – Put in the organization id and license code to validate your organization
5. Create New User – Put in an appropriate email and password for the first user
6. AWS Configuration – In this step, we will validate the AWS cloud setup and make sure that all permissions are established properly.
7. Services Monitoring – Determine which VPCs you would like for Dash to monitor
8. Domain Configuration – Allows you to decide if you would like to point the AWS DNS to your own domain. Please read this article for domain configuration suggestions
9. Questionnaire – Answer a handful of questions to help us tailor your configuration.
10. Final Step – Click 'Next' to sign in.
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- Doha
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Longines Global Champions Tour of Doha (13-15 November 2014) press accreditation is now open.
Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for an application form. Please note, applications will not be accepted after Friday 7th November. If your application is successful you will receive email confirmation approximately one week before the event.
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Spectacular online auctions of the new Maki-e Unique Collection
November 2014 will see the start of 17 auctions of unique luxury writing instruments for collectors.
Following the successful Maki-e online auction in autumn 2012, Pelikan has been working on a new Maki-e Unique Collection which will delight collectors throughout the world this year. This time seventeen unique Maki-e pens are being auctioned. These will be available for purchase successively in auctions held at one-week intervals from November 2014, from http://www.pelikan.com/auction. The platform for the new auctions will go online in August 2014.
Maki-e Unique fountain pens are unique items, which have been created by renowned Maki-e artists in Japan. These 17 unique fountain pens have not been and will never be part of a Pelikan collection, making them an attractive and exquisite collector's item for lovers of fine writing instruments. To indicate that they belong to the Unique Collection, each fountain pen bears the red name stamp of the artist who has created it underneath the signature.
Maki-e is a complex Japanese lacquer painting technique, which requires a great deal of patience and skill. The artist applies lacquer as well as gold and silver particles in multiple layers, which are repeatedly polished, giving a 3D effect. Only a few artists in the world have mastered the technique of Maki-e painting; it takes years to learn.
This year entry-level prices will range from 1,000 euros to 18,400 euros.
Detailed images and further information on the seventeen unique fountain pens and the precious Maki-e techniques used to create them can be found on the special auction website: http://www.pelikan.com/auction
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Lights, Camera, Autism
A TWO-DAY Broadcasting WORKSHOP for Teens with Autism
Lights, Camera, Autism is a highly innovative broadcasting workshop specifically designed for high school students with autism to develop and strengthen their social skills. Many skills in broadcasting are transferable and applicable to communicating in everyday life. (E.g. Having a two-way conversation, asking relevant questions of others, listening to answers, staying on topic, observing body language)
Lights, Camera, Autism is a unique and fun way for teens to practice interacting in a supportive environment. Watch the latest videos from Vancouver School District here:
The workshop is designed for 8 students. Age range: 13+
Students will be selected by their Learning Support Teachers or Case Managers and will be accompanied by their Education Assistant for the workshop.
The curriculum includes:
● Interviewing: How to prepare and host an on-camera interview.
● On-Location Live Reporting
● On-Camera Skills and Tips
● Weather Reporting
● Critique and Discussion
With supportive feedback, the participants identify areas they want to improve on, preparing for their final interview with a 'special guest'.
Resources and materials are left with Teachers and Education Assistants to further support students after completion of the workshop.
Lights, Camera Autism was created and is delivered by experienced Broadcaster and Education Assistant, Katie Bennison. Katie is the mom of a teenage daughter living with autism. She is joined by veteran Camera Operator, Brent Gilbert, who also has a son on the spectrum. Between them, they bring over 60 years of broadcasting experience to share with the teens.
Thanks to a generous grant from the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation, the workshop was delivered in the West Vancouver School District in May 2019. It will be rolled out in the Vancouver, Surrey and Coquitlam School Districts during the 2019/2020 school year.


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PARIS, Nov 28 (Reuters) - French drinks group Pernod Ricard delivered an upbeat presentation on its EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Latin America businesses, saying they were well placed for more profit growth.
Those businesses were "well positioned to keep delivering" with good top-line growth and margin improvement, Pernod said in an investor presentation on its website on Thursday.
In October, Pernod, which is being targeted by activist investor Elliott, posted a 1.3% rise in first-quarter underlying sales. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Sudip Kar-Gupta; editing by Jason Neely)


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Winemaker Takeover – Katy Wilson, LaRue
Thursday, March 30 5:30-8:00PM
Meet Katy Wilson, San Francisco Gate's Winemaker To Watch at Restaurant Serenade! Be the only people to attend a tasting of her stunning Pinot Noir in New Jersey this Spring! It's Pinot Time!
No Reservations Required, drop in for flights of sub-atomic production Pinot Noir!


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A tasty Christmas gravy found on TescoRealFood
This recipe is based on turkey, but I guess it would be delicious with the Scandinavian Christmas diners done the same way as well, both the Danish goose or duck, the Swedish glazed ham and the Norwegian pork ribs. All of them leave a lot of tasty juices in the roasting tray, and we Scandinavians are after all crazy about cranberry jam – Ted
See this and lots of other delicious recipes on:
Related articles
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- The Best Cranberry Sauce Recipes For Thanksgiving (huffingtonpost.com)
- 10 ideas for homemade cranberry sauce (pottsmerc.com)
- Grape Cranberry Sauce (cindysrecipesandwritings.com)
- Recipe: Fig Cranberry Sauce – Thanksgiving Recipes from The Kitchn (thekitchn.com)


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Set on Albany Villas, which is located just off Church Road in central Hove, is this rectangular building plot.
Currently occupied by four lock-up garages with forecourt parking to the front.
Planning has been granted under ref BH2017/02022 to replace the garages with a very attractive detached home. Set over 3 levels the house will provide 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a modern open plan living space. Outside the property will have gardens and secured off street parking.
This is an opportunity to build a brand new home in the heart of Hove.
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The USNP was founded in 2002 at the "All Nuba Conference" held in Kauda, Nuba Mountains, when the Sudanese National Party (SNP), the Free Sudan National Party (FSNP), the Sudan National Party-Collective Leadership and the General Union of the Nuba Mountains (GUN) merged. Its origins date back to 1964, the early years after Sudanese independence, when the GUN was formed by Nuba intellectuals. Led by the Episcopal Reverend Philip Abbas Gaboush the GUN won eight seats in the parliamentary elections of 1965, stressing the theme of "Africaness" and the slogan "Nuba Mountains for the Nuba".
After the socialist May Revolution of 1969 Father Gaboush was forced to leave the country and sentenced to death in absentia for his alleged involvement in an attempted coup. He stayed in exile until 1978 when president Nimeri promoted national reconciliation. After his return, Gaboush and his supporters continued to call for the regionalization of Sudanese politics and the development of the Nuba Mountains. When Nimeri introduced his "September laws" under the label of Sharia in 1983 Gaboush denounced the draconic decrees and emphasized minority rights. In 1984 he and a great number of his fellow activists were arrested on charges of preparing a coup d'etat.
After Nimeri's downfall in 1985 Gaboush founded a new party, the SNP, which demanded a secular federal system. In the elections of 1986 it won eight seats, seven of them in Southern Kordofan, thus making it the largest party in that region. Gaboush himself won the seat in Haj Yusif, a poor settlement in Khartoum - the first time a regional party and a Christian candidate won a seat in the capital. Despite this success he was denied the position of first deputy speaker of Parliament which prompted strong protests. Hence it upheld its strong opposition to the marginalization of the peripheries and joined with Southern parties to form the Union of Sudan African Parties (USAP) chaired by Gaboush, which advocated the repeal of the "September laws", a settlement to the war through talks with the SPLM/A and a just distribution of wealth and power for the marginalized peoples.
Following the military takeover of 1989 Gaboush and his supporters continued their opposition activities. The SNP became part of the National Democratic Alliance, an umbrella of groups opposed to the "National Salvation Revolution" of General Omar Al Bashir, yet Gaboush and his newly formed FSNP joined the government in 1996. Six years later, when the ceasefire in the Nuba Mountains came into effect, the four Nuba parties merged into the USNP with Gaboush as its president and Mohamed Hamad Kuwa, Prof. Elamin Hamouda and Yussif Abdalla Jibrill as vice-presidents. The new party called for "Nuba self-determination and an autonomous and representative Government for the Nuba Mountains Region" as well as for the alignment of the Nuba people with the SPLM/A. However, the USNP remained critical of both the SPLM and the ruling NCP. In 2006 Gaboush strongly criticized the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) claiming that the Nuba Mountains' people had not gained anything from it. He further said: "If the south secedes we will demand self-determination". In 2008 Gaboush passed away at the age of 86. He was succeeded as USNP chairman by Professor Hamouda.
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I've used all of the information on the back of my router to use as the password but none of them are allowing me to connect to wifi.
wifi password recovery
Passwords are not cracked in computing.net. Give us the name of your router so there is something to work with. What i can see is that you probably have a list of network connections showing up on your laptop and you are trying to hack the password to get free internet.
What is your case?
Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions 7 Golds
If you truly lost the password for your wifi then you need to read the manual for your router (online) for the manual reset of the router back to factory defaults. Then you need to set up your router again from scratch with a new network name and password.
For your protection, this cannot be done remotely from a computer (hacking) if you were reasonable on setting a password, but must be done through a manual procedure on the router itself. If there is a hack, this is not the site for that.
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"…the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations." Col. 1:26
"the mystery which for ages has been hidden" Eph 3:9
The word mystery in the Greek is "mysterion," and it means "truth undiscoverable except by divine revelation." We have the divine Holy Spirit living in us so we should be able to understand deep truths.
The Bible mentions several mysteries in the New Testament Epistles, such as:
The Mystery of the Rapture. 1 Cor. 15:51
The Mystery of God coming in the flesh. Col 2:2,3,9
The Mystery of Israel's unbelief. Ro 11:25
The Mystery of the Antichrist. 2 Thes 2:6-10
The Mystery of Gentile inclusion in God's promises. Eph. 3:3-6
But the mystery of all mysteries is the mystery of the Church Age.
"…the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations." Col. 1:26
"the mystery which for ages has been hidden" Eph 3:9
To best understand the Church Age "mystery," we need to start with God's foundational purpose for sacrifices. Mankind is born sinful and separated from God because the penalty for sin is death.
"For the wages (penalty) of sin is death" Ro. 6:23
Therefore, in the Old Testament God provided a way to temporarily cover man's sin via an animal blood sacrifice so that He could fellowship with man. Blood is the key. Our life depends on our blood.
"For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement." Lev. 17:11
"For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, 'You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood;" Lev. 17:14
"And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness." Heb. 9:22
Blood is an amazing thing. We can't live without it. Each human has about five gallons of constantly circulating blood. It's composed of red blood cells for carrying oxygen to the tissues, white blood cells for fighting infections and platelets that cause the blood to clot.
God even commanded Noah to not eat blood.
"Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant. Only you shall not eat flesh with its
life, that is, its blood." Gen. 9:3-4
So the first thing Noah did when his family walked off the ark after the flood was to make a blood sacrifice to cover their sins (Gen.8:20). This
necessity of shedding blood to atone for man's sin (Lev. 17:11) was later incorporated in the Levitical law (Lev. 16).
So for over 1500 years God's Law demanded, and the Israelites furnished, blood sacrifices.Then, as prophesied, the Lord God came in the flesh and shed His blood on the cross as a permanent sacrifice (Eph. 1:7), ending the necessity of sacrifices for sin.
Saul (Paul) of Tarsus was chosen to explain this "Good News" to the world… that a great "mystery" had been revealed… that Jehovah God no longer demanded blood sacrifices because all sin had been "paid in full" by Jesus on the cross (Col. 2:13-14) and now God the Spirit was able to come to earth to permanently indwell Born-again Believers (2Cor. 1:22).
God's Spirit coming to the earth ushered in a completely new time period we call the Church Age. The Church Age is a new time period with a distinct purpose
and destiny. The Church Age will end when God's Spirit departs at the Rapture.
This was a complete surprise to the Jews living at the time of Christ. They were correctly reading all the verses in the Bible about the Lord sending a Messiah to conquer their enemies and rule the earth from a throne in Jerusalem.
But they totally missed the fact He first had to come, shed His blood, die and be resurrected as payment for their sins. They obviously skipped over Isaiah 53.
And because Believers' sins were paid on the cross making them sanctified, God could now send His Holy Spirit to indwell Believers even while they still lived in their sinful earthly containers. That was quite a shocker for the Jews.
Even today, if you want to mix it up with a Rabbinical Jew at the Wailing Wall, tell one you have God living in your heart. It makes them fighting mad because they fully understand man's sinfulness.
They know they need a Messiah. They just don't think He's come yet. One of the jokes among the guides in Israel is that when the Messiah comes, the first question they'll ask is whether or not He's been here before.
The problem of course is that God has blinded the eyes and hardened the hearts of the Jewish race from receiving understanding about the mystery.
John 12:40 "HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES, AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART; LEST THEY SEE WITH THEIR EYES, AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND BE CONVERTED, AND I HEAL THEM."
Rom. 11:25 "For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery, lest you be wise in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;"
When God says He's blinded the Jewish race, it was an understatement. We have non-Christian Jewish guides in Israel who lead us all over the holyland pointing out where the miracles of Jesus took place. They quote chapter and verse using the New Testament as a resource.
But even though they say the words, they can't make the connection. One time a guide said, "This is where I think Jesus rose from the dead." So I asked him if he thought Jesus was the Messiah,
and he said "no. I continued, "Do you think Jesus ever lied?" "No, never." the guide responded. I said, "Well, Jesus claimed to be God. Do you think He is God?" He said, "No."
Smiling I said, "Then you think Jesus is a liar." "No, no, no." the guide protested. "Then you think Jesus is God?" "No, no, no!" Round and round we went.
Being content to use this kind of circular reasoning is possible only because the Jews are blinded by God from understanding the truth. Otherwise they are a very, very intelligent race.
So the "mystery" remains unsolved with the Jew, but is made known to the Gentile. Just as God predicted!
Hos. 2:23 "And I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, and I will say to those who were not My people, 'You are My people!' And they will say, 'Thou art my God!'"
Amazing! So when you're talking to a Jew, always be respectful because even though he IS chosen by God, he is also blinded by God, until the Rapture!
And it's only by the grace of God that we're given spiritual wisdom and knowledge!
Col. 2:2,3 "…attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is,Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Thank you Lord for the things we don't deserve!!
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United 3 Huddersfield 1: Reds weather second-half storm to take the points
Posted by nickogs20 on September 12, 2009
September 12th 2009, 11am
Trafford Training Centre, Carrington
|Manchester United U18s
|Huddersfield Town U18s
|Cofie 19
|Chippendale 61
|Morrison 78
|Hussain 81
United's U18s picked up a first home win of the nascent Premier Academy League season against Huddersfield Town at an atypically sunny Carrington this morning, but only after overcoming what seems to have become the now traditional second-half wobble. In all three previous fixtures the Reds have gone into half-time with the lead, only to emerge for the second forty-five minutes a shadow of their first-half selves, conceding soon after the interval on each occasion.
The same happened here, with Paul McGuinness' side leading 1-0 at the break – thanks to John Cofie's tap-in – and well on top. The game turned on its head right from the start of the second half however, and Huddersfield were well worthy of their equaliser, scored by half-time sub Aiden Chippendale. The Terriers looked the more likely winners for long spells of the second half, but a Ravel Morrison goal on the counter-attack saw United regain the initiative, and when Etzaz Hussain poked home from close range just three minutes later the points were secure.
Full report to come…
1. Sam Johnstone
2. Tom Thorpe
3. Zeki Fryers
4. Scott Wootton
5. Sean McGinty
6. Etzaz Hussain
7. Ravel Morrison
8. Ryan Tunnicliffe
9. John Cofie (12. Joshua King 46)
10. Will Keane
11. Robbie Brady (c) (14. Jesse Lingard 52)
Sub not used
13. Conor Devlin
Ref: A W Pownall
16 Responses to "United 3 Huddersfield 1: Reds weather second-half storm to take the points"
September 12, 2009 at 5:25 pm
no still sign of the young forigners, where are the three italians we've aparentley bought two from empoli and one from the viola?
September 12, 2009 at 7:49 pm
LOL Chippendale
September 12, 2009 at 9:20 pm
how long does international clearance take usually? and i know evryone asks evry five minutes but any sign of petrucci comming back?
September 13, 2009 at 1:48 am
I've been told Davide's back in full training.
September 13, 2009 at 11:27 am
Is it true that Ngoo has signed for liverpool?? i wasnt that impressed by him but to lose him to a rival academy is annoying
September 13, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Who says we lost him? Maybe he went there after he wasn't offered a contract by us?
September 13, 2009 at 7:57 pm
i realy hope not i thaut he looked good, maybe work on the shooting though. cheers tone for the petrucci update. also does any one know anything about elliot kebbie aparrently he played for us in the holland tour??
September 14, 2009 at 1:19 am
Exactly my thinking, cause when you read the qoutes it says Liverpool met the asking price. Clearly, we didn't, cause he wasn't considered good enough. They have, after all, paid £250000 for him.
September 14, 2009 at 7:32 am
cant wait to see pertucci back, likly move to the reserves after sum 2 or 3 matches wit academy jst to get match fit
September 15, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I love Man Utd games, they play like a real stars
September 17, 2009 at 12:35 am
Manchester United U18s is good, too. Glory Glory man United.
September 17, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I'm really looking forward to the game tonight. :) Very strong line-up.


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Our concrete stamping services involve imprinting the material with a unique pattern or design of your choice. It's suitable for those who need low-maintenance patterned flooring for their homes or businesses, and is also a very low cost installation. We typically create our stamped concrete by embossing freshly poured concrete with diverse patterns such as slate, cobblestone, tile, woods and so on. This product can bring out the beauty and elegance of any structure where it's installed, and is quite practical as well.
Stained Concrete in Weatherford
We use various staining techniques to help you achieve the desired look for your concrete. One of them is applying special concrete dyes that create unique earth-tone shades, and provide a transparent effect to your concrete surfaces and overlays. Our dyes are capable of penetrating through the concrete and filling in the pores, which allows for a more precise and consistent hue for your concrete. We can also use acid stain which is a special chemical used to color concrete surfaces. It's usually applied onto the material using a sprayer or brush, where it starts a chemical reaction within the concrete itself leading to a permanent stain that's resistant to fading or wearing out.
Exposed Aggregate in Weatherford
Our exposed aggregate cement is created by taking out the top-layer of cement cream and leaving behind the decorative course aggregate. This decorative finish can be used on any design style whether it's modern or traditional, including vertical surfaces and steps. At your request, we can also make the cement aggregate richer by adding other custom elements such as glass or sand stones that will deliver a more beautiful finish.
Colored Concrete in Weatherford
We usually color concrete surfaces by using a special iron-oxide based coloring agent, which is added onto the concrete and thoroughly mixed to produce a uniform blend throughout the material. Likewise, colored pigments can be spread onto the surface of an existing concrete slab to achieve the desired color. Our concrete coloring procedures are designed to produce a uniform pigmentation throughout the concrete.
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The Normal Living Of A Healthy Person
"The Normal Living Of A Healthy Person"
Daily you enhance, probably to operate Laura Burdo, go home, as well as also additionally go to sleep. Maybe your routines aren't fairly that boring, however, they're rarely best. Whether you absolutely really feel the demand to get back at additional done or simply really feel far better simultaneously, we have actually obtained a lot of suggestions to assist you to upgrade your daily health regimen.
Wondering if it's much better to Pilates studio Cincinnati work out in the morning or throughout the night? Whether that multivitamin you pop every early morning does anything? Or possibly for the length of time, you require to exercise to start to see results?
As it turns out, scientists have actually been searching personal training session for an activity to these questions as well. You can use their action to lead much of the options you make on an everyday basis, from what you consume in the morning to precisely simply exactly how usually you clean up the sheets you oversleep.
You Can Miss The Shower
If you bathed a couple of days back, you require to potentially prevent it today. A growing body of evidence recommends that showering way excessive can tinker your skin, in addition, to completely dry your hair. That's because, together with turning down dirt in addition to furthermore impurities, you're in addition bathing away a great deal of the normally occurring nevertheless practical bacteria together with oil that preserve skin together with hair healthy as well as balanced along with balanced.
When it links to establishing your incredibly own program, you need to consider 2 elements: the regular totally completely dry skin of your skin in addition to the scalp in addition to adding the structure of your hair. If they are neither very oily neither in fact totally dry, you likely simply require to the bathroom a number of times a week. If your hair is curly in addition to thick, you might need to cleanse it additionally less regularly, taking into consideration that raw hair reduces the spread of oil from your begins through the measurement of your hair.
Task throughout The Day
Have an incentive which consists of healthy and balanced and also balanced in addition to well-balanced healthy protein at mid-morning and likewise mid-afternoon each day. Lots 2 treat as well as also a lunch for the workplace daily. Alternatives can include a small apple with some almonds, a steamed egg, tomatoes with balsamic apparel as well as also an item of feta cheese, hummus with vegetable sticks along with furthermore 4% Allegro cheese, or a healthy and balanced and also balanced healthy protein bar.
Assurance you are eating every 3 humans resources, along with additional objective to never in the past miss your mid-day benefit. Research study research study researches reveal people that eat normal tiny dishes take pleasure in better weight decrease. Consuming constantly will stay free from blood-sugar low as well as high that can influence your state of mind together with on top of that power.
Preserve a big container for water on your work desk in addition to lots it each early morning, remembering that you need to complete it by the end of the day. Large amounts a thermos or an exceptional teapot with relaxing water, positioned in 3 or 4 eco-friendly tea bags together with a permit it steep. Take in alcohol the tea throughout the day along with your water.
Get Your Body System Workout
Objective to do a 30-minute, high-intensity resistance-training circuit 3 times when a week to maintain metabolically energized muscle mass in addition to also increase insulin level of level of level of sensitivity. Make certain to follow up your exercise with a sugar-free beverage that includes amino acids in addition to likewise anti-oxidants, which help power, exercise healing, insulin safety, and security, as well as mobile taking care of alternative.
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A lot of individuals does not eat a morning meal in the morning due to the fact that they really feel making it is a pain in the butt or they're hurried along with doing not have time. Or possibly they simply hate waffles– in which condition they'd be seriously incorrect, nevertheless that's a consisted of the tale. Yet morning meal is among the most essential dish of the day in addition to you need to definitely consume it, so if you're not (or it's simply using up extreme time in your early morning) there are lots of strategies to calm your morning meal discomforts.
Attempt making your own health and also balanced breakfast burrito, no-bake grain bars to take grain with you to operate, or extremely oatmeal. You can make a morning meal in a cup in one minute or make the morning meal for the whole week in 5 minutes. In an emergency circumstance, there's frequently this grain omelet </ a. For a contained incentive offer, workout originally.
Recap Worrying Having A Better/ Healthy And Also Well Balanced As Well As Well Balanced Arrange Job Day
There are numerous encumbrances in the workplace that keep you from obtaining aspects do. Sometimes it's clutter, which you can frequently settle with the support of an electronic webcam in addition to a wonderful re-evaluation of your location. Preserving 5-10 minutes at the end of the day for cleaning is another good way to make sure you do not come across a mess first thing in the early morning. Problems are vital, also. Just do not exaggerate– that's negative.
If you're down on your job, your adverse suggestions could be poisoning the work environment. Or possibly an added individual's negativeness is poisoning you. First things, in the beginning, acknowledge that and likewise in a similar way are sufficient off. A favorable anticipation can make a significant difference. If your distress stems from an absence of energy, effort a standing work desk.
Or perhaps all you require is added flexibility, which some individuals would absolutely likewise take a pay cut to acquire. If you're simply worn, look for techniques to integrate the crucial points you appreciate right into the task you do daily. A little creativity can make your work day much better.
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Press Releases | 11th September 2011
The NCD Alliance welcomes agreement by leaders of the 193 UN Member States on a Political Declaration recognizing the scale of the global NCD crisis and the urgent need for action ahead of a High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on 19-20 September.
Announcements | 05th September 2011
In early 2009, a meeting was held in Geneva between the World Health Organization (WHO) Stop TB Department and Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, the World Diabetes Foundation and The Union to discuss how to respond to the growing threat of diabetes-associated tuberculosis. Now after much collaborative work between these and other stakeholders, the WHO/Union Collaborative Framework for Care and Control of TB and Diabetes has been launched.
Announcements | 01st September 2011
World Action on Salt and Health has today released a statement calling for all countries to support Norway's proposed target in UN High-Level Meeting negotiations requesting member states to commit to reducing worldwide salt consumption to 5/g per capita.
Announcements | 30th August 2011
The Naivasha Call for Action on Noncommunicable Diseases, August 2011 We, the participants of the First National Forum on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) appreciate the role of the Government in focusing attention on these conditions and note with concern that: 1. Noncommunicable diseases are a major public health concern in the country 2. Noncommunicable diseases cause over 50% of all hospital deaths and hospital admissions 3. By 2030, noncommunicable diseases will contribute to over 60% of the total national mortality
Announcements | 23rd August 2011
Hundreds of millions with NCDs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are dying prematurely or suffering life threatening complications because they cannot access affordable and essential NCD medicines and technologies.
Press Releases | 17th August 2011
Geneva - International progress on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease, is at grave risk, because of recent efforts by some member states to postpone and weaken United Nations negotiations, an alliance of civil society organisations warned today.
Announcements | 16th August 2011
The NCD Alliance has joined Arogya Worldand other organi
Announcements | 16th August 2011
The Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization states, "The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. " Prepared by the NCD Alliance Human Rights Working Group, this briefing paper covers the issue of implementation for prevention, the right to essential medicines and technologies for NCDs, vulnerable populations, monitoring and reporting. Furthermore, 10 key recommendations are outlined.


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Co-creation between the crowd and small businesses
All over the world, businesses have been categorized into three types. These are Sole Proprietorship, Partnership and Company. No matter, what type of business you're part of, the customer is the ultimate reality of any business. Are you aware that Crowdholding allows you to connect with an engaged community that co-creates and then buys the products they helped build?
If you'll not be having loyal customers, you can't think to flourish your business. So it's very important to keep your customers intact. For this purpose, discounts are offered, different promotions are launched and likewise. When the customer comes to the shop, to purchase, he offers his time, energy and money. While in return, business tries to provide the required products and services. Thus this mutual collaboration between the customer and the business or organization is known as Co-creation.
This concept of co-creation came into practice in late 90's with a different name known as experience economy. At that time, customer use to acquire the experience instead of purchasing any commodity. Later on industrial giants like Starbucks, Dell, Lego, and Unilever practiced this concept and gave it its required fame. This concept has revolutionized their sales and it also rang a bell among those who were experts at the market studies. Later on, in 2004 Venkat Ramaswamy and C.K. Prahalad of Michigan University used the term Co-creation for the 1st time to describe the collaborative effort between customers and organizations.
It is easy for big companies like Starbucks to practice Co-creation by allocating special time, energy, focus and budgets just to gain an increase in sales. If the business is not old and big like Dell, rather it is a small one, than there might be a possibility that this business may not be able to practice Co-creation. Crowdholding makes sure that is not the case by making it easy for small businesses to co-create with an engaged community. On the other hand, it is also very important to retain the customers in such a competitive environment. So according to experts a small business can flourish or excel among its competitors by creating an innovative environment. If the organization is flexible and welcomes changes and innovation, only then it can survive in the modern day competitive world. Furthermore, only then it hope and practice Co-creation. Facebook is the best example to study this. Facebook was launched by Mark Zuckerberg and his friends at a very small level, but the idea was new and creative. That idea now made him one of the richest person on this planet while co-creation rate of Facebook is currently topping the charts. Another example is Blank label which is a small business and allows its male customers to do customization of their shirts. From collar to shoulder and fabric to buttons, each and every thing can be customized. Thus they are also practicing co-creation.
Business environment has become highly competitive nowadays. You can't survive without constant innovation and creative ideas. No matter, what's the size of your organization. Additionally you need the topping of co-creation. In order to implement an environment of co-creation many steps can be taken. Companies, can introduce discounts, promotional campaigns, interesting advertisements, Crowdshares and likewise, just to engage the customers in them. Once the customer is engaged into your products and services, now the time come to introduce efficient salesmen to do the selling and make your business flourish.
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Voters get 35% of the reward
Commenters still receive the majority of 65% of the reward weight, while voters 35%.
You receive only 7 upvotes and must vote what you think are the best answers
You now have a limited amount of upvotes. You won't see the other user votes until the task expires. If you vote the top half comments you will receive a portion of the 35%.
Top 50% upvoted comments get bigger share
Our algorithm gives top 50% upvoted comments more rewards than the bottom 50% comments.
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Upvoters get 35 % of the reward.
65 % goes to the commentors.
Half of the reward is gained from bottom 1/2.
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1/2 of the reward pool for this segmentis distributed among top 1/2
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There is a task with 1000 Reward.
Let's assume Top 1/2 recevies 70% of all upvotes.
Bottom gets 30 %. But because half of the reward goes to Top 1/2 that makes the final numbers more like Top 1/2 gets 85% (55.25% for commentors, 29,75% for upvoters) and bottom gets 15 % of the final reward.
If there's 100 upvotes:
1 upvote that upvotes a comment in Top is worth around 12 Yups (circa 8 goes to commentor, 4 goes to upvoter)
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We hope you like this new system and it brings you lots of fruitful discussions and reward you fairly.
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In the shadow of Walt Disney World, Osceola County has one of the highest rates of homeless families in the nation, and the problem continues to grow at an "astonishing" rate, officials told more than 300 community leaders Wednesday.
The number of homeless school-age children and parents rose by 54 percent to more than 5,000 in the past year alone, according to a new report commissioned by county government. Current programs aimed at helping those families get back on their feet have enough funding to help fewer than 10 percent of them.
"These families are not getting out of homelessness on their own," said Andrae Bailey, executive director of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, which co-hosted a conference on what Bailey called the "single largest social issue" facing Osceola County. "A lot of these families have working parents. The whole concept of 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' doesn't apply."
The conference drew leaders from government, public schools, churches, nonprofit agencies and businesses, including Disney. Company spokeswoman Andrea Finger said the theme-park giant would collaborate with the other groups on solutions, but she declined to be more specific.
Several officials, though, said the issue threatened the region's family-oriented tourism industry.
"It is a big problem," said Osceola County Commissioner Michael Hartford. "We have to rethink how we're spending our dollars here. We have to invest in human capital."
Bailey said the "shockingly high" number of homeless families in Osceola stem from a unique intersection of low-wage jobs, high mobility, cheap and plentiful motel rooms, a lack of homeless shelters and, some say, a lack of code enforcement that allows families to stay in motels for months — sometimes years — at a time.
"If the families stop paying, the police won't kick them out. They tell us we have to go to court to get an eviction [order], which would cost us thousands of dollars," said Mohamed Elalfy, who runs the Gator Motel on U.S. Highway 192 just west of Kissimmee. The tourism strip rent-by-the-week motels serve as home to more than 800 school-age children. "They just jump from motel to motel, because they know they can stay for free."
Last summer, the U.S. 192 Hotel/Motel Association filed suit against Osceola Sheriff Bob Hansell over the issue. But county leaders contend officers have no legal right to remove guests who establish permanent residency by using the motel's address to receive mail, register their children for school or obtain a driver's license.
The other issue, Hartford told the audience, is a humanitarian one. With a severe shortage of homeless shelters and transitional housing, the families have nowhere else to go.
"We have added code-enforcement officers to look at the hotel situation," the commissioner said. "But at what point do I push people out of there and onto the streets?"
One solution, he said, is to appeal to federal officials who award grants based on homeless counts that only include people staying in shelters, in camps or on the streets. In most of the nation, families living in hotels are only a small portion of the homeless population. In Osceola, they make up more than 25 percent.
Mark Waltrip, chief operating officer of Westgate Resorts and a member of the homeless commission, said there should be local money as well.
"I've been a longtime opponent of how the county is spending tourism [tax] dollars in this county," he said. "You have to invest some of those dollars in programs to transition those families out of homelessness."
Westgate has its own program — Hospitality Helps — which assists parents in finding work and safe, affordable housing. As of November, the program had moved 250 motel families into apartments.
Bailey said his commission is hoping to help establish additional "bridge housing" programs that will support working families while they save up the deposits necessary to get an apartment and open a bank account.
"If you think this is going to be a quick fix, it's not," Bailey said.
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The words 'dental implants' may strike fear in some, but they really aren't as scary as they sound. Dental implants are a great option to replace damaged or missing teeth while also serving many benefits to your oral health. The following are just a few of the additional benefits of dental implants:
Comparable to natural teeth. Dental implants are quite similar to your natural teeth in both looks and durability. They are very durable and have a natural appearance, while also functioning as your natural teeth would.
Long-lasting. Due to the durability of dental implants, they can last a lifetime if you take care of them properly. Care for your dental implants the same way you would your very own natural teeth.
Bone preservation. When you having missing teeth, it results in empty spaces that can eventually lead to additional health problems, like jawbone deterioration. Dental implants are the only dental restoration that can maintain and stimulate bone growth.
Facial retention. When you have several missing teeth, it can result a sunken in or saggy facial profile. Replacing those missing teeth with dental implants can restore your natural facial profile.
Speech improvement. Missing several teeth, it can cause for slurred speech or pronunciation problems. Dental implants can help improve speech.
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This months cu bundle has gone into the store and you are getting loads of products for your money. As you can see in the preview you will get 6 brand new cu sets that will be going into the store at the end of the month, in total they will be selling at $30, so for $5 you are getting your cu goodies for less than $1 a set. WOW that really is a bargain.
I also have a sampler freebie that has been taken from this set.
Did you grab your freebies from b2k's yesterday?
Well we have a brand new one again today, this time it is from Darhena Designs, it doesn't matter if you didn't get yesterdays as these kits are all designed with the same color scheme so you can get as many or as little as you wish.