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I was asked for a survey how to handle many students (>100) in an online course. I thought my answer might be worth sharing with this list. It would also be useful to hear your suggestions. The result miight be worth compiling as a general information sheet.
Morten-Flate.Paulsen@adm.nki.no wrote: Could you elaborate on how a teacher could handle so many online students?
I didn't say all my experiences were successful ;) but I think I can elaborate.
1. Do not, under any circumstances, build regular email correspondence into the course (eg., do not put a forms-based email reply at the end of unit two). What you get is a flood of emails that you cannot possibly handle.
2. In general, do not insert pre-programmed personal interactions into the course. Even at 10 minutes per, 100 students translates into a thousand minutes of work.
Any more 'do-nots' from the WWWDEV readership?
1. Use discussion lists (eg., WebBoard, or Web Crossing). This allows you to pick and choose what you are responding to. Also, it stiumlates interaction between students. The more students are talking to each other, the less they need to talk to you.
2. Use mailing lists & other bulk mailing devices. The time savings are obvious. I have never actually used a mailing list, but I have used web-based bulk emaillers.
3a. Build in automatic email responses at key points. This way, students are getting feedback, but you don't have to do it.
3b. Build in self-correcting quizzes. You *cannot* personally mark all the exercises a student may go through in a course. Also, though, have self-correcting quizzes record themselves (I have them create HTML-based records) so you can review students' work on an as-needed basis.
3c. Build a response library of often-used comments. Best way, if it's not build into the online course software? Write them in Wordpad, then save them as Word Pad scraps right on your desktop.
4. Adopt a general strategy of interacting on an as-needed basis. Personalize instruction - deeply personalize instruction. Some students, you will interact with only once of a few times. Others will require more interaction. *Do not design courses on the lowest-common denominator level* (eg. Do not plan like this: 'some people need to have all their work marked or they won't do it, so I'll mark all of everybody's work').
5. Delegate. Especially in an online situation, you aren't the only person capable of instructing the student. Many students ask their instructor technical questions (how do I send email, how do I find Yahoo?). Set up online courses so they receive this support locally. Same with coaching and motivation. Your impact online will be limited. Get someone locally to do it.
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Samuel Lewontin of Everyman Espresso in Manhattan’s East Village on Friday was named the Northeast Regional Barista Champion, after three days of competition in Long Island. For the win, Lewontin used a coffee from Mpemba Washing Station in Burundi.
“It’s an incredibly complex coffee, but it also presents a huge risk. Coffees from Rwanda and Burundi and Uganda are subject to defect called potato, and there’s no way to get rid of it. So the coffee is amazing, but it comes with about a 3 percent chance that I will pull a shot that is undrinkable. So I’m essentially smell-checking every dose before I use it,” Lewontin told the New York Times Blog before the event.
Lewontin joins the growing list of regional competition winners, including Devin Chapman (Northwest, Coava Coffee Roasters), Lemuel Butler (Southeast, Counter Culture), Charlie Habegger (North Central, Intelligentsia), and Pete Licata (South Central, Parisi Artisan Coffee), that will attend Cafe Imports’ Origin Trip 2013 in Kenya.
Produced by the SCAA and the Barista Guild of America, the United States Barista Championship is scheduled for April 11-14 in Boston, in conjunction with the annual SCAA Event and Symposium. Leading up to the event, the Southwest Regional Barista Competition is scheduled for March 15-17 in Santa Cruz, Calif.
For more on Lewontin’s routine in New York, see the coverage from Sprudge.
Congrats! So excited that you are using Burundi coffee, Sam. Keep it up and come visit Burundi when you get a chance!

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Note: I am re-posting a series of five Bible studies this week that I wrote last year. Every 2 PM post Monday to Friday this week will be a Bible study.
The Bible passage for this post – the last in the series of five – is in Luke 15.
4 “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
J. Warner Wallace was an atheist for 35 years. He was passionate in his opposition to Christianity, and he enjoyed debating his Christian friends. In debating his friends, J. Warner seldom found them prepared to defend what they believed. He became a Police Officer and eventually advanced to Detective. Along the way, he developed a healthy respect for the role of evidence in discerning truth, and his profession gave him ample opportunity to press into action what he had learned about the nature and power of evidence. Throughout all of this, he remained an “angry atheist”, hostile to Christianity and largely dismissive of Christians.
When J. Warner took time to be honest with himself, he had to admit that he never took the time to examine the evidence for the Christian Worldview without the bias and presupposition of naturalism. He never gave the case for Christianity a fair shake. When he finally examined the evidence fairly, he found it difficult to deny, especially if he hoped to retain his respect for the way evidence is utilized to determine truth. J. Warner found the evidence for Christianity to be convincing.
J. Warner founded PleaseConvinceMe.com as a transparent resource that tracks his own spiritual journey. From angry atheist, to skeptic, to believer, to seminarian, to pastor, to author and podcaster, his journey has been assisted by his experience as a Detective. J. Warner wrote, “Cold-Case Christianity” with a desire to share those experiences with you, It’s J. Warner’s hope that his own efforts to detect and articulate the truth will help you to become a better Christian Case Maker.
In a recent podcast, I heard Wallace mention that he is now an adjunct professor in the apologetics program at Biola University. Adjunct professor.
Matt Rawlings is a Teaching Pastor at Christ’s Community Church in Portsmouth, OH and State Director of Development for a Christian legal ministry.
Matt has been married since 1998 to Emily Bennington and they have a son, Jackson who was born in 2003.
Matt is a prodigal preacher’s kid who ran away from home at 15, ended up in Hollywood at 17 where, among other things, he directed music videos for Latin MTV. He returned to his home town of Portsmouth, OH in 1991 and after a wasted year of college, he entered politics (which is just Hollywood for ugly people). Matt worked for 2 Congressional campaigns and spent 2 years working on Capitol Hill as a legislative aide during the “Gingrich Years” of 1995-1997.
It was during this time that Matt was diagnosed with cancer and was saved. After graduating from Shawnee State University in 1998 with a B.A. in History, Matt studied New Testament Greek at Kentucky Christian University and then the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University where he earned a Master of Divinity.
Matt then graduated from Cornell Law School in 2004 while pastoring a small church in Ithaca, New York. After a few years working in a large corporate law firm in West Virginia while serving as an interim pastor for small churches, Matt became a Teaching Pastor at Christ’s Community Church in 2006. He then helped launch and lead Revolution, a Gen-X & Gen-Y ministry from 2008 to 2013.
Matt earned a certificate in apologetics from BIOLA University. He also launched Free Seminary to train lay Christians to become disciple makers. When Matt isn’t preaching or teaching, he is hanging out with his family or reading theology or detective novels, watching old movies or listening to really loud music.
Pastor Matt spent a period of time as an atheist, and he wrote about it candidly in several posts on his blog. But look at him now.
So here’s what I want to say about all this.
The first point I want to make is that it’s important to understand what human beings are in Christianity. We are not just lumps of meat who evolved by accident in an eternal, undesigned universe. Every single one of us is made in the image of God. We are embodied minds. When we die, our body stops working, but the mind/soul survives. God loves each of us equally and wants us all to come to know him and to have eternal life with him. Those who resist his loving but non-coercive drawing of us to him will spend eternity separated from him. Our lives do not end at the grave. Every single person you speak to was made to live on beyond the grave. And every moment you spend with them, (as a Christian operator, working as God’s ambassador), is leading them to one eternal destination or another. It’s part of God’s plan for your santification that you participate in leading other people to Christ, and building them up once they’ve been led to Christ.
The second point I want to make is that you can know precisely nothing about what a person can accomplish for God from their present state of rebellion against God. Wallace and Rawlings were bold and determined atheists. To every prim and proper church Christian looking on then, they must have looked as if they would never come to faith in Christ, and certainly that they would never make contributions to the Kingdom like the ones they have. It would have been exactly the wrong thing to do, at that time, to count them out and to refuse to engage them. I meet Christians all the time who are regular church-attenders and Bible-readers who I ask to engage with me to grow some of these lost-sheep or newly-found sheep, and I am so surprised to hear the pride in their voice as they dismiss these people as lost causes. Don’t do that! You are not in a position to know what these people are capable of. And I can guarantee you that God hasn’t given you so many people to mentor that you can just be cavalier about throwing some of them out that you deem to be unworthy of your time. Be careful about having your sins forgiven and then refusing to forgive someone else’s sins. If someone needs your mentoring, you better put in the same effort that God put into rescuing you. God uses people to save other people, and God help the “Christian” who makes excuses for not being faithful when they are called. This is not optional.
The third point I want to make is that in the real world, we have to understand what works in order to convince someone to become a Christian or to return to the faith. Christianity is a truth-centered faith. It has certain propositions that must be affirmed as true. In order for those propositions to be affirmed as true, they have to be demonstrated to be true. The way the founder of the religion did this is by providing miracles to authenticate his claims, (just read the gospel of John). Jesus offered these miracles to unbelievers as evidence for them to then freely choose to believe his statements about himself. Here in this time and place, it falls to us to use logical arguments and evidence from nature and history to prove out these same propositions to unbelievers. If you want to be the one who is able to leave the 99 found sheep and save the 1 lost sheep, then you study apologetics and invest in relationships with people. If you want to be the one who is able to leave the 9 silver coins and save the 1 lost silver coin, then you study apologetics and invest in relationships with people. Christianity is an evidential faith. If you want to share your faith with the lost, you have to study the evidence for it.
For the final post in the series of five on Bible study / theology that I’ve been writing for the lady I am mentoring in apologetics, I decided to focus on a very interesting, distinctive feature of Christian theology. The Bible passage for this post is in Luke 15.

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BCMC – Gould Design, Inc.
Are You Gambling With Your Company’s Growth?
Are You Gambling With Your Company’s Growth? An often overlooked, but very important aspect of business consists of reducing uncertainty.
BCMC 2015 in Milwaukee, WI The industry’s premiere trade show is just a few weeks away! Are you excited yet?
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A couple of things I forgot to mention from our time yesterday. During the warm up time of the professional game, they played a popular song and a few JFCA basketball players got into the groove…you can view it on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=396351387118678&set=vb.100002314593308&type=2&theater. The tikos/tikas (what Costa Rica’s call themselves) like it so much, they award Isaac Harrell a t-shirt. It was hilarious!
We got up and packed and meet together for Bible study. We studied Daniel 5&6, it was a great ending to our time. Packed up the bus and went to the airport. It was a little confusing exiting the country, but we got everything done and at the gate in time. We had an expensive airport meal and were just about ready to board the plane when Renea took a tumble and it looks like she sprained at least one, if not both of her ankles. We packed her up, wheeled her on, Adviled her up, iced her down, propped her up on Alan and I, and she was a trooper on the flight and following. We were greeted with flowers and meals at the airport, perfect given the situation.
We were highly blessed. Thank you for your prayers and financial support for this trip.

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Power failure is one of the important problems faced by businesses of almost all types. The entire process of production, distribution, sales, and services are affected by power failure since computer and machinery are in need of continuous and proper supply. Even a few minutes of power failure can badly affect the smooth flow of business operations. This miserable situation makes every business to think about the best power back solution. Now DG sets come as the best power backup solutions for almost all of the businesses.
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As said above, long hours of the power failure can certainly affect the production and sales of the firm and can result in a great revenue loss. The timely delivery and service are so important in this present competitive industry. Customers never like to wait for the products or service just for the reason of power failure. Moreover, the business has to provide the staffs and customers with better working condition even in case of power failure. Otherwise, it can badly affect employee retention and sales. Hence continuous power supply is inevitable to keep the productivity unaffected.
Data and customer information are so important for any of the business. If you are not on the cloud and depend on the personal software, sudden power failure creates the chances of corruption of files and loss of data. Frequent power failure can also result in the damage of hard drive. Since businesses depend a lot on the computer, software and other applications, even a small period of power failure can create severe problems. Present generators suppliers of Delhi are well aware of the power failure problems and provide the business with advanced versions of diesel generators with increased efficiency. You can convert more mechanical energy to electrical energy with minimum fuel consumption.
If you are about to host a trade fair or any other event where you need a generator for few days or particular duration, you can make use of generator rental services. It is really hard to move the generator of your business to a new place. It is also not a good idea to purchase a new generator for the temporary purpose. Now, the businesses can get generators with silent features to use it at any of the places to meet the power needs. Partner with a reputed generator dealer to get the generator rental services in delhi at affordable rates.
Never allow the power failure to affect your business when the best power backup solutions are available at economical rates.

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Treating cancer usually means annihilating the cancer cells. Chemotherapy is one way to do this, but a more targeted or localized approach is radiation.
Traditional radiation therapy zeroes in on the DNA of cells with a high-energy X-ray beam to stop cancerous cells from reproducing. This approach can be pretty effective, but it can also harm healthy cells in the process.
It enters the body and passes through tissues, lessening as it goes—and heads straight out the other side.
Conventional radiation therapy poses another problem: Once you’ve been treated with this type of radiation, it’s usually one and done. You can’t go back for a second round.
However, a newer type of radiation called proton therapy uses high-speed proton beams to deliver radiation to cancer cells—without damaging nearby tissue. This creates an added bonus.
“Now with proton therapy—because of its ability to spare normal tissues—we can treat patients a second time and offer them opportunities for survival, getting rid of that tumor where we couldn’t before,” says James Metz, MD, Chair of Radiation Oncology at Penn Medicine.
Dr. Metz explains how proton therapy can give cancer patients with disease recurrence more options.
Options are limited for patients who have received conventional radiation but had a local recurrence. That means the cancer came back in or near the same spot, but it didn’t spread.
“In that circumstance, we could do surgery in a very small number of patients, but most really couldn’t get any other localized treatments specifically for that tumor,” explains Dr. Metz.
The problem lies not so much with the tumor itself, but with the normal tissues surrounding it. These tissues have reached their maximum radiation capacity.
But proton therapy allows for a second chance at radiation treatment. Proton therapy’s pencil beam scanning misses those normal tissues. Pencil beam scanning means a beam equal in size to a pencil lead targets a tumor precisely. The beam can be adjusted, so that just the right dose gets distributed.
“We can actually re-treat a patient with the full dose and potentially cure them where we just couldn’t do it before,” says Dr. Metz.
Dr. Metz recalls what it was like for his patients before he began using proton therapy. Treatment for them was incredibly different: They were vomiting, dehydrated, had diarrhea, and they just felt lousy.
When he combined proton-based radiation with conventional chemo, he saw a difference in how well patients tolerated treatments, and how much their quality of life was improved.
“We can actually attack the tumor more aggressively without attacking the whole body,” he adds.
Penn Medicine researchers are currently looking at many different disease sites that are being retreated with proton therapy. “And we’re very excited about the outcomes,” Dr. Metz says.
So far, about 170 patients have been treated on this unique clinical trial, and Dr. Metz hopes to see more patients receiving treatment in the future.
Having a team dedicated to this type of research and working in partnership with patients brings hope of a cure for the future.


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Imaginisce has a new dog collection called "Good Dog", it's pretty darn cute! I think we're gonna have to scrapbook Norm with this paper!
We have the NEW Paper Heart collection by Crate Paper.
We Are Memory Keepers - we have re-stocked the Sew Easy stitch piercer handles, Sew Ribbon punches, piercing mats and carrying cases.
Happy Harvest collection by Imaginisce is in. This paper is double sided with cute fall prints!
Who doesn't love Tim Holtz!? We do!!! Well, we've stocked up on lots of goodies; Compendium books, Salvage stickers, Charm Clips, Swivel Clasps and Paper Stash pads.
Also in Big Shot Machines and Sewing Room dies by Sizzix, Yacht Club by Webster's Pages and we've restocked Beach Bum by Fancy Pants. We've restocked your favorite empty bottles for the Baste-it-Glue as well.
Yep - Modern Homemaker by October Afternoon is here...and boy is it cute! I have to say OA is my favorite paper company - they just get it! And, their Campfire collection is on it's way.
Next we have the very sweet Enchanted Collection by Imaginisce. It's hard to choose which side to use cause it's SO cute! We also have the NEW tool, Petal Roller and Roly Rosies in. You can make your own flowers using the Petal Roller (you have to check out the sample Carolyn Mosher made)!
Now that we've cleared out the old...it's time for NEW Fall paper and embellishments. Imaginisce has really done it again - their Apple Cider collection is so adorable!
Looking for Birthday paper and embellishments? We've just stocked up on them, Imaginisce has a great line of paper for all your Birthday needs (great for boy's too)!
We Shopped 'Til We Dropped!
...and have we got some cool goodies for you!
We found oodles of embellishments we can't wait to share with you! These butterflies are a little over an inch tall. Pretty colors, aren't they?
These pink and clear butterflies are a little more dimensional than the others and perfect for an altered project, wouldn't you say?
We found some beautiful velvet ribbons - come on in and give them a feel (we know you want to)!
Pretty, pretty pastel ribbons and tone on tone polka dots - who can resist?
And...what would a trip to LA be without stocking up on some gorgeous laces and trims?
But wait, there's more! There just wasn't enough room in our bags to get it all home so be on the look out for that big brown truck (we heart UPS) on Wednesday or Thursday bringing us lots of pretty flowers, rhinestones & pearls, embellishments, chipboard, ribbon & trims, paper, albums and more!
This beautiful new line from Imaginisce has hit the shelves! This paper is perfect for any Princess in your life! Even better, it has lots of matching embellishments!
OK, so maybe TODAY isn't YOUR birthday but PSB can help you make those "Happy" Birthday memories last with this fun new "All Kinds of Happy" line from Imaginisce, complete with rub-on's and stamps!
Everyone has birthdays and if you're like us we have more than just a few photos of birthday celebrations to get into the family album. So come on over and check out this lovely new paper!
Sweet Baby Ribbon (and more)!
If you loved our puffy flower ribbon in pinks - look for a new batch (in five colors!) in stock on Tuesday! Also coming are the little pearl flower strands in several pastel colors, along with the cutout baby and butterfly ribbons. You'll love these sweet ribbons - they're the perfect trims for cards, announcements, mini books and layouts.
Yes, Summer! We're already getting in some fun Summer scrapbooking supplies. Check out these new individual clear stamps that came in. So cute...and at a nice price!

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Friends of the cast must have wrote the reviews. Awful film.

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Granite tiles possess an exquisite beauty that can transform any ordinary living space into an extravagant one. This natural stone doesn't only look beautiful from any angle, but it's also expected to last especially if properly maintained.
Always expect tough stains and dirt to build up over time. Any all-purpose tile cleaners may not be effective enough if you haven't cleaned the granite tiles for many years. You can find several cleaning agents readily available in hardware stores that are safe for the stone surface as well as for your lungs. Consider using stone cleaners like Black Diamond Stoneworks, Granite Gold or TriNova for easy to moderate cleaning tasks.
Remember to ventilate the area by leaving the windows open while working since stone cleaners will produce strong smelling fumes. This will prevent you from inhaling the fumes though many stone cleaners claim that they are toxic-free. Spray the cleaner and work on every tile then wipe off the solution using a clean, soft cloth. Avoid leaving the solution standing on the surface as it can develop stains without you noticing it.
For hard-to-remove stains, consider using household cleaning solutions like baking soda and vinegar. You can make a baking-soda-and-water combination to produce a sticky mixture that can soften the deep stain. This paste intends to draw the stain out of the tile so that you can wipe it easily later. Spread the mixture directly to the affected tile, leave it hanging for at least 24 hours and then remove the paste with mild soap and warm water.
You can include granite tile cleaning as part of your general cleaning schedule. Before you start wiping the tiles, remove the visible dirt using ordinary dusters or dry mop. This will prevent granite tiles from trapping dirt at the grout lines.
If the tiles don't look too dirty, only clean them with warm water and diluted mild soap. Dampen the soft cleaning cloth into the water solution and begin wiping each tile in a clockwise rotation. After this, wipe off the remaining water with a dry cloth. It's recommended to use microfiber cloth which you can purchase at any hardware store.
When you spill something to the ground or on the countertop, you should clean up the surface as soon as possible to hamper stains from building up. Food items and beverages have acidic contents which are not good if you leave them standing on the tile for extended minutes. Warm water and mild soap are good enough to remove the spills, but you can use cleaning agents if you can't get rid of them.
It's better to clean your granite countertop after every use to counter water seepage and stains. Regular cleaning is the best way to avoid building up food particles, bacteria and grimes on both surface and grout lines. Remember to disinfect the granite surface with alcohol, warm water, and toxic-free cleaning solutions as often as possible.
Granite tiles are not expected to crack under normal conditions. However, potential tile damage may happen if you stand over the countertop or when you put any heated object on top. In many cases, granite may likely to develop scratches and deep stains in due time but not cracks unless a heavy object has accidentally dropped on it.
Refrain from putting any heated objects like kettles or curling irons on the surface to impede potential tile breakage. Frequent temperature change can potentially harm your granite tiles even though it is known to withstand heat. Better use coasters, pot holders and rubber mats as protection before placing the heated pans on top. When the tiles are scattered with oils and chemicals, wipe them off immediately.
Opt not to use scrubbing sponges, steel wool or floor brushes since these cleaning accessories are often made from abrasive materials which can potentially cause heavy marks. Strong-smelling cleaning solutions are also not recommended since they contain concentrated ingredients not suitable for granite.
It's better to conduct regular grout and tile inspection since cracked grout can lead to further damage. You can seal the granite tiles using stone sealers at least once a year to keep the grout in good condition. Granite sealing will prevent water seepage and tile cracks while keeping the grout lines consistent in appearance. Also, granite sealers are available at any hardware store nearest you.
Maintaining the condition of your granite tiles in perfect shape enables you to retain the property value of your home spaces at a high level. If you know how to take care of them, then you'll surely love having these wonderful granite stones installed around your beloved home.
What Are the Multiple Benefits of Using Marble Vanity Tops?

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A really fun themed party, for this time of year, is a Grinch party. Young and old alike enjoy the story, about his heart being tiny and growing bigger, by the end of the story. I will share some things to get you started putting together a amazing Grinch Party with your girls.
Decorations can be elaborate or simple. It’s up to you and the other adults planning it. A “Welcome to Whoville” sign can be placed by the entrance, to welcome everyone. Red, light green, polka dots and stripes or any bright colors make it look like “ Whoville”. Since the whole story is about Grinch finding the meaning of Christmas a poster with one of Grinch’s best lines “Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps means a little bit more!” would be great to have put up in party space.
Here is the free printable to use with your troop.
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, by Dr. Suess, is a beloved Christmas story. You can read the story to your troop, at the meeting, or if you have the time watch the movie, especially if you have girls that are unfamiliar with the story. This will make the activities at the party even more fun.
It’s always fun to have something to take home to remind you of your party. A Grinch ornament is a fun and easy craft to make.
What you need: a clear ornament for each girl (glass or plastic) depending on the age of your girls. Black sharpie markers, adhesive spray and light green glitter.
Draw the Grinch’s face on one side of the ornament, with a sharpie marker. (you should have a drawing or model for the girls to look at) Girls can add their name or the year, on the opposite side of the ornament. Let it dry for a couple of minutes so it doesn’t smudge.
Remove the top of the ornament and set it aside. If you have younger girls you may need to help them remove it.
Place the nozzle, of the adhesive spray, flush with the opening, of the ornament. Swirl around until adhesive is on all of the inside of the ornament. Turn ornament upside down over a paper towel and let excess adhesive drain out for a few minutes.
Pour at least a ½ teaspoon of light green glitter inside of the ornament and swirl around until all of the ornament is covered with glitter. Hold upside down so clumps of glitter don’t settle in the bottom of the ornament.
Once dry, replace the top of the ornament.
How to play: Make a start and finish line on opposite sides of the room. Painters tape is great because it removes easily. Give each girl a nonbreakable ornament. The ornaments should be similar in size and shape. The girls get down on their hands and knees at the start line. When you say go they use only their nose to roll the ornament over the finish line. The first girl over the finish line wins.
What you need: 2 Christmas stockings, 2 spoons, small unbreakable ornaments, jingle bells, ping pong balls and any other small trinkets. You will need the same supplies for each team.
How to play: You will need a starting line and 2 Christmas stockings hanging at the finish line. Each team gets a spoon to hold in one hand. The girls take turns running while holding the spoon with a ornament, ping pong balls and other small trinkets you gathered on the spoon. When the girl gets to end they must place it in the stocking then run back and give the spoon to the next girl in line. This continues until the stocking has all the stocking stuffers in it. The first team done wins. Make sure you have enough items for each girl to get a chance.
Here are a few simple ideas for snacks to get you started of course you can get as elaborate with snacks that you would like: **Check out my Grinch Party Pinterest Board for even more ideas.
Large Heart shaped cookies with green cookie dough or green frosting with a small red heart in the middle are a cute snack idea.
Green jello already prepared in a plastic cup is simple and fun. You flip the jello upside down and draw a Grinch face on each cup. You can add a tiny Santa hat if you want to.
“Whoville pudding” is another idea. It doesn’t have to be green. It can be any flavor you think your girls would enjoy. Then just place a sign on the table that says Whoville Pudding.
Showing others kindness during the holidays is a big part to the Grinch story. Have you ever heard of the concept of delivering Christmas cheer around your neighborhood and leaving note that said “You’ve Been Elfed”? This activity booklet is a mystery scavenger hunt where your girls will be helping Santa solve a mystery and learn more about being kind to others during the holiday season. Learn more about this mystery game and get yours today!
I hope you enjoy this ideas and have a great Grinch party!


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This week we’re going to find out some surprising possible inspirations for the qilin, sometimes called the kirin or the Chinese unicorn, and the phoenix! Strap in, kids. We’re going to do history!
An online Bestiary. This is where I got the quotes from Herodotus.
This week we’re going to learn about two animals that most people consider mythological—but they might be based on real animals that are as extraordinary as the folktales surrounding them.
The first is the qilin, also called the kirin or some other close variation. These days it’s usually depicted with a pair of antlers like a deer, but in older legends and artwork it often only had one horn, so is sometimes called the Chinese unicorn. It can resemble a dragon with cloven hooves, or a bull-like or deer-like animal with scales or a scaly pattern on its body. In Japan it’s usually depicted with one horn that curves backwards from its forehead.
The qilin legend is thousands of years old, with the first references dating back to the 5th century BCE. It has traditionally been considered a gentle animal whose appearance foretold the birth or death of a great ruler, or if it appeared to a ruler, it foretold a long, peaceful reign. Supposedly it first appeared to the Emperor Fu Hsi 5000 years ago as he walked along the banks of the Yellow River. A single-horned animal emerged from the water and walked so daintily that its cloven hooves didn’t leave prints in the mud. A scroll on its back was miraculously not wet, and when Fu Hsi unrolled the scroll he saw a map of his kingdom and written characters that taught him written language.
In 1414, explorer Zheng He brought a giraffe to China for the first time and presented it to the emperor as a qilin. The emperor wasn’t fooled, but it was a good PR move to treat the animal as a qilin. But the qilin was never depicted with a long neck before then, and even after, long-necked qilins were rare in art and sculpture. On the other hand, the Japanese word for giraffe is kirin, so there was some overlap.
The qilin was supposed to be solitary and lived high in the mountains and in deep forests. It ate plants and was described in various ways, as having a deer’s body and a lion’s head, or a horse’s body with a dragon’s head, or some other combination. It always had cloven hooves.
In 398 BCE, so more than 2,400 years ago, Greek historian Ctesias wrote a book about India, including the animals found in that land. Ctesias had never actually visited India, although he had traveled to a lot of other countries. This is what he wrote about the animal we now know as the unicorn: “There are in India certain wild asses which are as large as horses, and larger. Their bodies are white, their heads dark red, and their eyes dark blue. They have a horn on the forehead which is about a foot and a half in length.” Then he talks about the horn for a few more sentences, especially its supposed ability to cure diseases and neutralize poisons. If you’re interested in this aspect of the unicorn legend, I go over it at length in episode five, about the unicorn.
Most researchers think Ctesias was talking about the rhinoceros. But maybe he was referring to another animal, one that possibly contributed to both the unicorn legend and also to the legend of the qilin.
Tsaidamotherium was a bovid that lived during the late Miocene, around half a million years ago. Its fossils have been found in Northwestern China. It was probably most closely related to the musk ox and was adapted for life in cold mountainous regions. It had a high nasal cavity, which would have helped warm air before it reached the lungs. Other bovids found in cold areas tend to have similar structures. The Saiga antelope has a bulbous-looking face due to its large nasal passages, as does the takin, both of which also live in and around the Himalayas. But both the saiga and the takin have a pair of clearly separated horns. The saiga’s horns are long and look like typical antelope horns, while the takin’s horns resemble those of a musk ox, curving to the sides in a sort of U shape.
The really striking thing about Tsaidamotherium is its horns, and no animal living today has horns even slightly like it. It had a pair, but only the right horn grew large. The left one was much smaller, so that from a distance it looked like it only had one large horn on its head. These are not slender unicorn horns, though. They’re not even bull-like cow horns. There are actually two species of Tsaidamotherium that we know of, and they had differently shaped horns. T. hedini had thick horns that grew upward from the head like cones. The other, T. brevirostrum, with fossilized remains only described in 2013, had the same mismatched horns but both were short and squat and probably bent forward. I’ll put a couple of drawings in the show notes to give you an idea.
There are hints that Tsaidamotherium may have survived well into the modern era, probably in isolated pockets in the Himalayan Mountains. Until the mid-19th century there were reports of animals matching T. hedini’s description in Tibet, although even there it was considered rare to the point of near-legend. The first fossilized remains of Tsaidamotherium weren’t discovered until the early 20th century, in 1932. One interesting note is that the larger horn of T. hedini would probably have resembled the conical Yeti skullcaps sometimes found in monasteries in the Himalayas, although that’s probably a coincidence.
The Tsaidamotherium as Qilin is a theory put forth by Dale Drinnon, and I’ll link to the relevant post in the show notes if you want to read more.
Like the unicorn legend, which in one form or another has spread throughout much of the world, the phoenix has a long and complicated history. The modern story is still very close to what people believed in the middle ages and even before. It’s a mythical bird that every so often, usually every 500 years, would burst into flame, burn to ashes, and be reborn from those ashes into a new phoenix. There is only ever one phoenix. It’s usually depicted as eagle-like but not an eagle, and is usually red or gold.
Note that the second version of the story doesn’t mention fire. Instead of a fire, the phoenix builds itself a coffin from spices and dies inside it. Frankincense and myrrh are both plant resins used to make perfume and incense, by the way.
All this is interesting, but is the phoenix based on a real bird? People have been trying to figure that out for centuries. The problem is that the story is so old, so widespread, and so entrenched in popular culture that it’s hard to know what details point to real birds and what details are pure human imagination.
Some researchers even suggest that the phoenix might be based not on a bird at all, but a palm tree. In Greek the word phoenix also means palm tree. There are a lot of phoenix palms, including the kind that produce dates, and dates are delicious, so the tree may have been given a special status by associating it with the phoenix story. In ancient Egypt the symbol for the word benu was a stork-like bird that represented the sun but could also indicate a palm tree.
The word Phoeniceus was once a term for the color purple, so T.H. White thought the phoenix might be based on the purple heron, which he also thought might be the bird the Egyptians called benu. He suggested its rebirth story came about from its connection with the sun, which can be said to die every night and be reborn every morning.
This just sounds like a weird version of the phoenix story, about the phoenix making its own coffin out of myrrh and other spices. But there may be some strange truths hidden in the middle of this story and the others. It’s about the bird of paradise.
The bird of paradise is a real bird—or, rather, 42 species of real bird. You can go look them today in zoos and in their native homes in eastern Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. They’re actually related to crows, although not closely, but they don’t look a thing like crows. Where crows are somber goth birds, the various birds of paradise are glorious in their coloring and plumage. Males of many species grow cascades of brightly-colored feathers during breeding season, which they display for the females in mating dances.
It was once thought that birds of paradise were unknown outside their home range until the early 16th century, when Magellan’s fleet limped back to Spain with a lot of exotic items, including the skins of some birds of paradise. The skins were apparently complete, except that they had no legs and appeared never to have had legs. Since almost nothing was known of the birds, people assumed they were so beautifully adapted to the air that they didn’t need legs, that the birds never landed.
It wasn’t until the 19th century that scientists actually saw living birds of paradise, complete with feet. It turns out that the natives of New Guinea were masters of preparing bird skins, removing the feathered skins from the body so skillfully that the bird appeared intact even though the legs had been removed.
Not only that, Australian researchers discovered during in-depth 1957 study of the bird of paradise skin trade, the natives of the region had been preparing birds for a long, long, long time—as far back as 1000 BCE. And they’d been trading them with seafarers who visited their islands long before Magellan was even born. The skins were prized for their beauty and transported all over, including to Phoenicia, a country famous for its purple dye. This is all starting to come together, isn’t it?
But it gets better. The bird of paradise skins were delicate, naturally, as were the long plumes still attached to the skins. To preserve them during voyages, they were packaged by the New Guinea natives like this: each skin was carefully wrapped in myrrh to make an egg-shaped parcel, and this was put in a larger parcel padded with burnt banana leaves.
Aromatic ashes containing an egg-shaped coffin made of myrrh, in which is the body of a glorious unknown bird? That sounds like a phoenix to me.
Like so many other legends, the phoenix is far more than just its original inspiration. Many birds probably inspired details of the story, just as many animals probably inspired stories of the qilin. Human imagination did the rest.
The legend of the phoenix and that of the qilin tell us as much about the people who have shared their stories for millennia than they tell us about any bird or animal. Humans are storytellers, no matter what culture and no matter how far back you look. After thousands of years, we’re still talking about the phoenix and the qilin, and we’ll continue to talk about them for thousands of years more. That’s an immortality worthy of the phoenix itself.


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Our Electricians are licensed understand regulations in Vanzant, MO, but all states follow the National Electrical Code, and all recognize three basic categories: apprentice, journeyman and master. There is no national license; some municipalities require city licenses. An apprentice is a beginner or trainee who works under direct supervising of a master Electrician. A journeyman is qualified and experienced and can work on his own under the general guidance of our master. Our master originates projects and can speak to him on 888-285-2177.
Our master in Vanzant, MO lays out wiring systems and installations and gets permits for work to be completed. The Electrician Guys prescribes the type of wiring and connections or terminations according to electrical codes. Our master will design the routing of circuits in your house, for instance, or decide the type and location of a circuit breaker panel. Our master also supervises apprentices and oversees journeymen who do the work us. Our owner here at The Electrician Guys is a master Electrician.
The Electrician Guys in Vanzant, MO employs journeyman as licensed to work by themselves, without direct supervision, installing wiring, outlets and fixtures. Our journeyman also does service work, troubleshooting when a breaker fails or a light stops working. Our journeyman does not offer permits that must be issued by our master. Our journeyman follows our master's plans and directions. Our journeyman's responsibilities will vary based on the work that needs to be done. Our journeymen are skilled with residential, commercial and industrial installations and repairs.ust work from six years as an apprentice, under direct supervision of our master, and pass a journeyman test. This person also must have some classroom education on the National Electrical Code and fundamental electricity in a technical school a program affiliated with the National Joint Apprenticeship Training Council. Journeyman training combines hands-on work with education on basic electricity.
At The Electrician Guys in Vanzant, MO both our journeymen and masters have work experience, based on years of service or hours of work. Both are always taking time to upgrade their skill set by taking classes in vocational and technical schools, these programs run jointly by the National Electrical Contractors Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.


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- One bed room apartment for rent at Gotera, Addis Ababa.
One bed room apartment for rent at Gotera, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The apartment is located in residential area and it has living and dining room, open kitchen, bed room with own bath room, and parking for one car. Note: the flat can be furnished for additional rate. The rate is negotiable.
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In today’s world, the mobile marketing space is a hot investment opportunity for many large corporations with the increase and growth of smart devices continuing to grow each and every year. AppsFlyer, began with a goal for businesses to measure effectively the ROI and marketing attribution of the mobile application space.
Earlier in the years, traditional companies faced challenges when it was time to bring mobile applications to the market. Companies back then could easily choose from over 2000 ad networks to really tap into. To track performance and user behaviour, companies and mobile marketers had to use over 27 sources to collect the data they needed for the best results. Because of this problem, AppsFlyer worked on solving these problems by providing a single marketing analytics and mobile attribution platform.
Fast forwarding to today, AppsFlyer announced a Series C venture funded to the tune of $56 million dollars to help unify and improve mobile marketing attributions in the future. AppsFlyer also went on to say that the funds will also help with the expansion of new technology into emerging and key mobile markets.
The company is planning to improve its investments in the North American market along with investing more into its fraud and security capabilities. With the company’s majority of active mobile devices, it’s really working on the realm of fraud detection.
With this high amount of funding to the Series C venture, it will be interesting to see how the AppsFlyer and the overall mobile marketing attribution will improve over the coming years.

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Last night I was feeling down and confused with all the things that are not happening in my life the way I want them to happen. I saw a couple of Youtube video's about How to Get Motivated, How to Think Clearly etc. etc. but nothing changed.
I wanted to gulp down a few shots to ignore what's been troubling me but then I realized that I am much more stronger than what I am going through in my life right now. We as healers, keep on saying that 'It's all in the mind, your mind creates your reality etc etc." but what I realized that I wasn't really following what I say to others.
A small moment of guilt and shame came over me but then the blessing which I have is the level of awareness, I was able to quickly analyze in those few moments, How my mind tried to create an even negative situation simply because I had let it rule my life. Cmon, I want to make a difference in the whole world and the difference will have to begin from Changing my thinking and thoughts about myself.
I am sure we all go through these dark phases in our lives and feel like its the end of it.
BUT, BUT, BUT If you hang on to these so called Dark phases of your life and Introspect a little, you will know the deeper meaning of Why they came up at the First place?
"If we have to Change the World, We have to First Change Our World"
I somehow Intuitively was guided to Write these few questions on my white board and then When I read them later, I felt that these are the Answers to Help me move past the dark phase into the Light. After all, Light means Guidance, Wisdom, Illumination.
Am I working on my Vision & Goals of Life?
Am I taking the necessary actions to convert my Vision into Reality?
What is my contribution today for My Life's Purpose?
How Am I making the impact to improve the world?
Am I living just for my own self or I feel its my responsibility to improve the world and give my contribution to make it a better place for my generations to come?
What can I do Today to really help and empower others with my current abilities and knowledge?
If its less than 10, How Can I Improve it to be a perfect 10/10? In what better ways Can I be of Help & Assistance to others?
These 11 questions pulled me from going into a rut of negative thoughts and some very inspiring answers began coming from my heart, as if my mind & heart are working in sync to improvise my vision and empowering me to take ACTION.
Try it and Do leave a feedback if these questions helped you out. I am looking forward to hear the results and your kind comments.


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The increasing of your practice cost makes college education become increasingly more costly particularly in today’s bad economy situation where students are hardly obtain a loan to invest in their study. It might stop a number of students from going after a greater education because of unaffordable education cost. Because of the available of internet education which makes college education less expensive and becomes a more sensible choice for college students to earn a diploma online.
Based on college education & funding survey reports found, the outcomes reveal that college tuition charges have elevated by over 400 percent from year 1982 to 2007 while households’ earnings rose below 150%. Situation can become worse following a bad economy that results in a recession, which might put greater education from the achieve for many students. An alternate education choice is needed an internet-based education may be the solution, it can make college education less expensive.
Online education has existed for a long time supplying an alternate choice for students for earning their degree. Online degrees happen to be wisely recognized in employment market, most online students don’t have any problem to make use of their online degree to begin their career or get a job. During economy up-time, online education is definitely an alternative students can pick to pursue their degree either online or in a brick-and-mortar college. However, when involves an economic depression, the training cost is paramount consideration factor for a lot of students, online education be a great choice for college students to pursue a diploma in an affordable cost.
Online education saves cost in a number of ways. The majority of learning materials have been in downloadable format, helping students to lessen the price necessary for purchasing printed books and references. Students don’t have to travel backwards and forwards the campus by attending classes online through web connection, saving them money and time on transportation. For college students taking the standard road to earn their degree in the brick-and-mortar college, they might need to relocate towards the area close to the school when they leave a long way away. The moving cost could be saved when they pick the alternative education option and earning their degree online. With internet education, distance is not important, any school that provides online degree programs could be arrived at in a click.
Generally, the schooling fee for online degree cost less compared to same degree cost in campus-based school. Because most training materials have been in online format and also the courses are carried out by the internet learning system which doesn’t need physical classroom setting, most schools are afforded to give the online degree in cheaper way without scarifying the teaching quality. Online education provides a less expensive funnel for college students to pursue a diploma using their computer through web connection.
The training cost has risen 3 occasions faster the household’s earnings, stopping more students from going after greater education because of unaffordable education cost. The internet education reduces the all inclusive costs within the methods for reducing some major expenses, which makes it a less expensive education option, meeting the tight plan for all students within the duration of recession.
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The North Carolina Farmworker Health Program (NCFHP) is anticipating the receipt of federal funds to increase access to quality health care services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in North Carolina. NCFHP seeks applicants who will increase the number of farmworkers who have access to health care services through the provision of enabling services. Enabling services facilitate patient access to medical, dental and/or behavioral health care. They include, but are not limited to: outreach, case management and health education. Outreach is generally conducted at labor camps, in patient homes, in the fields, and other locations where farmworkers congregate with the intent of identifying new patients and sharing information. Enabling services are often provided by outreach workers, community health workers, and health promoters. For the 2019-2020 grant period, limited funds are available to support enabling staff time.
Housed within the Office of Rural Health, NCFHP is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as a non-traditional migrant health center. NCFHP’s mission is to improve the health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families by providing funding, training and technical assistance to a statewide network of outreach and health care providers.
NCFHP partners with local agencies to provide enabling, primary care, dental, and behavioral health services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in geographical regions where there are limited services for farmworkers. Because of the numerous barriers to care that farmworkers face, current farmworker health grantees utilize an outreach case management approach, which is coordinated by bilingual individuals with health education and/or case management experience.
Grant awards are for one year, either from April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020 or July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020.
New applicants must submit a completed Letter of Intent for 2019-2020 funding. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full application. Please complete the Letter of Intent form (coming soon) to Elizabeth Freeman Lambar, Program Director, at elizabeth.freeman@dhhs.nc.gov.
For additional information or questions please contact Ann Watson, Farmworker Health Operations Specialist, at ann.watson@dhhs.nc.gov or 919-527-6470.


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What are you planning on doing this weekend in the Yakima Valley? If you're running low on ideas, maybe we can help you out! See if there is something below that you want to do for this Memorial Day weekend of May 27-29!
May 26-28 at Renegade Raceway in Wapato, gates open at 6 p.m.
PRICE: Kids (12 and under) are free; General Admission is $15.
Enjoy lots of street legal drags, racing and jet funny cars.
The dance event begins Friday night at 7 p.m. and runs throughout the weekend, including a breakfast on Monday. Workshops will be offered. For more information, call Kay & Roger Mahan at (509) 823-4675.
Get samples of soaps, body scrubs and massage oils for every member of the family!
The winery will host local winemaker Tom Campbell, as he will be pouring tastings of 2007, 2008 and 2009 Malbec to toast the troops on this Memorial Day weekend.
Enjoy the hikes and planned activities including bird and wildlife field trips at the spot between Ellensburg and Yakima, also known as the Boise Cascade Campground. For more information, call Doris Johnson, coordinator, at (253) 588-8428.
May 29 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Front Street.
This special tour will highlight some of Yakima's most historic Memorial Day events. The tour will last about 1.5 hours.
May 27 at Tieton Cider Works in Yakima at 619 W. J St., from 5-8 p.m.
Talented musician and songwriter Navid Elliot joins the bill with the band These Guitars Say Sorry on the outdoor stage. All ages show. Food vendor will be on site.
May 27-29 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in Grandview.
Pick your own berries then head over to the park area to jam out to the bands performing at the farm! Bring some money to grab some delicious fresh doughnuts and lemonade!
Get your kids involved with volunteer opportunities in youth programs, as well as meet some new people in your community! There will be live music, food vendors, bouncy houses, and information booths, so stop by!
Friday, May 26, at the Woman's Century Club in Yakima, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Donald House in Yakima.
Come to the Women's Century Club and take a gander at the amazing posters from the World War II collection of Jim and Sheron Givans.
No matter what you end up doing in the Yakima Valley over the next few days, we wish you a happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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Maybe you have heard the term “walk by the spirit” but aren’t quite sure what that means. Perhaps it’s even considered “Christian slang” or christianese, which is a pun referring to casual language that Christians use when they are talking with one another about their faith. If you are a new Christian or just checking things out, you probably aren’t to familiar with the phrase and perhaps struggle with the Bible relating to your life. No worries my friend, being a Christian is a process of continually being transformed into the likeness of God. Let’s break this phrase down.
The Holy Spirit is God’s spirit. When we make the decision that Jesus died for our sins and believe He is our Savior, the Holy Spirit will come to dwell/live on the inside of us. When Jesus was here on earth, he told His disciples in John 16:7-8, “I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you [into close fellowship with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him to you [to be in close fellowship with you].” God uses His Holy Spirit to guide us in our daily living, making us more like Him.
WHAT DO WE CARRY WHEN WE WALK?
We all know what it means to walk: put one foot in front of the other repeatedly and boom we are walking. Regardless of where we physically walk, on the inside, we carry a private thought life that no one is privy to except us and God. When the Holy Spirit “dwells” inside of us, we carry Him along inside our minds and hearts and this is how He guides us. If we let Him, the spirit of God will guide each and every thought you and I have.
“Walking by the spirit” means in our daily lives, the places, the people, our particular life situations, we CHOOSE to listen and act out the character of the Holy Spirit and resist our flesh.
I wish I could say in every situation, I choose to listen to God’s spirit. Sometimes my selfish flesh wins and I become disappointed in something I have said, done, or thought. God’s Word encourages us to pray about every situation and present our requests to Him (Philippians 4:6). He wants us to be more like Him and I believe He has no problem answering prayers that request more of His Spirit in our lives.
Father in heaven, I ask that you help every reader walk by your Spirit. I pray that you are renewing their minds and hearts. Healing any hurts that would hold them back from acting in the character of your spirit. I pray that you would show them your peace and joy, filling their hearts with your ever constant love. I pray Lord that you would show them how to act wisely toward those who do not know you. Show them how to make the most of every opportunity, letting their conversations always be full of grace.


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Coeurage Theatre Company, LA’s ‘Pay What You Want’ Company, has announced the first production of its 2015 season, The Pitchfork Disney written by Philip Ridley and directed by Rebecca Eisenberg. There will be two preview performances on Thursday, January 29 and Friday, January 30 at 8pm and opening is set for Saturday, January 31 at 8pm. The Pitchfork Disney will play through March 6 only at the Lyric-Hyperion Theatre & Cafe in Silver Lake.
The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Joseph V. Calarco, Adam Kern, Jeremy Lelliott, and Nicole Monet. Scenic design is by Amanda Stuart, lighting design is by Michael Kozachenko, costume design is by Marcy Hiratzka, sound design is by Jenna Riley, and fight direction is by TJ Marchbank. The stage manager is Vanessa Babida.
Presley and Haley have lived in squalor and isolation since the disappearance of their parents 10 years ago. The agoraphobic twins use chocolate, drugs, and fantasy to keep the outside world away until Presley allows menacing entertainer Cosmo Disney and his imposing sidekick Pitchfork Cavalier into their home. For mature audiences only.
Philip Ridley is a writer, photographer, and film director. The Pitchfork Disney is his first play (1991). Other plays include The Fastest Clock in the Universe (1992), Vincent River (2000), Mercury Fur (2005), Leaves of Glass (2007), and Tender Napalm (2011), among others. Ridley has authored numerous plays and novels for young people and he has written and directed several films. Ridley’s photography has been exhibited in London, Italy, and France.
The Pitchfork Disney will play two preview performances on Thursday, January 29 and Friday, January 30 at 8pm and opening is set for Saturday, January 31 at 8pm. The regular running schedule is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm through March 6 only (no performance on Saturday, February 7). All seats are available on a Pay What You Want basis, and may be reserved online at www.coeurage.org/tickets or by calling (323) 944-2165.


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This TDG online training course is ideal for individuals and employers that wish to obtain or renew their Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Ground certifications. TDG training is required by many industries including transportation, shipping, receiving and oil & gas.
This Online TDG Certification Program has been developed in accordance with Transport Canada’s Dangerous Goods advisory note “Guidelines for Training Criteria for the handling, offering for transport and transporting dangerous goods by road” for the shipping, handling and transportation of dangerous goods by ground.
Upon completion, students will be issued a wallet certificate which should be kept on their person at all times.
Our comprehensive course will explain in detail what you need to know, emphasize key points and test your knowledge retention. The course has been designed to meet and exceed Transport Canada’s Clear Language Regulations that set the training guidelines for TDG. By completing this course you will obtain the certification required by Transport Canada to transport dangerous goods by ground.

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Mortgage insurance typically cost around 1% of the total loan amount, every year.
This 20% of your mortgage is not a small amount and you may not have it saved already. If you have the money saved already, this article is not for you.
You try to save the amount or borrow it from someone else or borrow it from your own retirement fund.
The first step is to absolutely work the numbers and figure out your budget. While this is not an actual savings tactic, it’s a crucial step in the process because it gives you a concrete goal to work towards.
Knowing this number makes it a real goal and clears up the confusion and vagueness of having some idea of some large dollar amount, that’s probably unattainable anyway. Remember, half the battle is gaining mental clarity and setting the goal.
Remember, half the battle is gaining mental clarity and setting the goal.
Step 2 – Then use a home-buying calculator to plug in your numbers, and it will give you a better sense of how big of a home you can afford.
Zillow’s mortgage calculator is pretty helpful in helping you find this number.
Step 3 – To know how your potential creditors think you’re capable of handling, get pre-qualified. Do not look for a $500,000 home if you are pre-qualified for only $300,000. This is a reality-check step.
For simplicity’s sake, let’s say we did our budgeting and used the calculator to figure out that you can afford and qualified for a $500,000 home, so your down payment savings goal should be $100,000.
Now consider these tips to save up.
Now you can start to plan how much money you should really put aside each month.
You’ll also get a better idea of how long it will take to reach your goal. If you’re on the five-year plan, that means you’ll need to save an extra $20,000 a year.
Don’t panic, just break it down further. An extra $20,000 a year is about $1,700 a month, which sounds way less intimidating.
Keep in mind you’ll still need to continue saving for your emergency fund, IRA, and paying down debt.
You’ve heard this from me again and again: get a side gig, make extra money, work overtime, increase your income!
It sounds like generic advice but there’s a reason why experts dish out the same advice: it’s because earning extra money is a lot easier than drastically changing your lifestyle to scrimp and save.
Going this route is just not realistic or sustainable. Pinching pennies is not going to get you closer to the $1,700 each month, but increasing your income will.
This is going to take research on your part, but it’ll be worth it — just imagine how you will enjoy your dream house, and what the extra income will afford you.
The best way to start is to make a list of what you’re good at, and if you can leverage and outsource those skills during your free time to make that $1,700.
One of the items that your mortgage lender will look at is your overall DTI (debt-to-income) ratio.
If you’re carrying a lot of credit card debt, you might want to look into a personal loan to consolidate and lower your payment. Debt consolidation loans can help you have a single monthly payment at a fixed rate.
Not only does this help you eliminate debt faster, but it can help increase your credit score by up to 40 points according to Payoff.
If you’re able to reduce your monthly payment and increase your score, you’ll be in great shape to qualify for a mortgage.
After you establish that, any kind of extra money that comes in during the year goes straight into that fund.
This includes any bonus from your employer, tax refunds, Christmas bonuses, gifts, inheritances, lottery, gambling win, etc.
A 20 percent savings goal may be discouraging, especially if you have zero saved, but it can be done — all you need is a concrete plan and a savings mentality.
These methods are tried by people I know.
Try to find alternative areas where housing is cheaper and your present savings allow for you to buy a home there, instead of the dream location you previously thought about.
If you have valuable property elsewhere then sell it to arrange for mortgage down payment. This includes inherited valuables, foreign real estate, etc.
Putoff savings in your retirement fund for a couple of years. Redirect this fund to your home buying fund.
If all else fails, then go for mortgage insurance by paying only a small % of the loan, typically 5% only. But, be prepared to spend extra $100-$300 per month on mortgage insurance. You can start repaying the loan faster and as soon as cross the 20% ownership criteria, opt out of that insurance.
Start with determining how much down payment is required for your need, your credit and home location. Then divide the number by the months you’re willing to wait. Once you have the monthly savings goal, start by aggressively saving that amount from your monthly budget or increase side income.
You can also bring in additional money from selling some of your valuable stuff to reach your goal early. You can also consider lowering your goal by opting for a smaller home, different location. If you fail in your goal, down pay a lesser amount and opt for mortgage insurance.
Readers, let us know how you saved for mortgage down payment.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


text: Riddim Driven: Slow Down The Pace is the ninth volume of the VP Records's Riddim Driven series albums. It was released in 2001 and contains tunes on the Tune In Riddim & the Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Riddim. The tunes are produced by Sheldon Stewart & Norman Bryan for the Cali Bud & Kickin labels.


text: I spotted my next door neighbour’s cat, catching and playing with a shrew that he had caught. He kept washing his mouth and paws, in between the high jinks. Later on, the shrew was dead but not eaten, and the cat was still licking his paws repeatedly. Do shrews taste bad to cats?

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You are now playing the Rock Rush Classic 3 game. You should also play one of the other Thinking Games at GoodGame.co.in !
Such a fun retro game! Make your way through the earth and go in search of all the green diamonds. Everything moves downward as soon as you take away or move something; so watch out not to be buried under the rubble!
Control: Use the arrow keys to move around. Combine the arrow keys with Z to push away the soil, or in order to pick diamonds from a distance.
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Primex, the family-owned brand, has been a part of the Australasian agricultural field days calendar since 1985.
Always at Casino, in coastal northern NSW, Primex has evolved from a localized event, with around 40 companies and a few thousand visitors, to one of the country’s leading primary industries expos. It now boasts in excess of 300 exhibitors, 1000 different companies and more than 25,000 visitors across the three days.
For those who know Primex, you would already realise that this is an iconic agricultural and commercial exhibition, which brings the best of what works alongside some exciting innovations.
For those who are new to Primex – ‘Primex’ means inquiry and sales. It’s as simple as that.
Reinforcing that mantra, is our investment in the Primex Planner Program, which is designed to offer the best support and assistance to our exhibitors and visitors. Exhibitors get to operate and upgrade to the level they wish to generate inquiry and sales prior to, during and following the field day – it’s more than just a three-day event.
Visitors and specifically buyers have the opportunity to plan, investigate and consider all exhibitor products prior to the event and attend Primex ‘Buyer Ready’. We have reduced site fees considerably as an investment in our exhibitors, offering affordable options and the ability for exhibitors to invest more in their representation and participation to further expand the opportunity to generate sales.
For the 2019 event, with long-time sponsor Norco locked in as naming rights sponsor, we are aiming to attract over 350 exhibitors, more than 1000 companies represented and an anticipated 25,000 visitors through the gates across the three days. The event will target northern NSW (including Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, New England, North Coast and Northern Rivers), SE Qld (Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Warwick and Stanthorpe).
Norco Primex has a simple motto that it has lived and grown by over 33 years – your success is our success.


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The Australian Tapestry Workshop is working with JANET LAURENCE on a new tapestry commission, Listen, to the Sound of Plants. The original artwork is comprised of images from Laurence's extensive archive of images of plants.
In Listen, to the Sound of Plants, the weavers are aiming to capture the layers and use of transparencies and glass that are the hallmarks of Laurence's work.


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At FFC, our team is focused on helping you improve your financial health so that you have the freedom to do what you love. The foundation for our working relationships have been built on the benefits of trusted advisors and proven strategies. We've been successful in this endeavor and have been disrupting the status quo in the world of accounting and tax management since 1990.
Decrease your data-entry burden. The latest cloud accounting applications gives us daily, weekly, or monthly instant access to your numbers, which means less data-entry for you.
Increase your business intelligence. With better access to your numbers, we have the ability to bring you incredibly detailed reporting and forecasting on the financial health of your business.
Maintain and improve your FFC experience. Lots of interface tweaks, system upgrades, and a new office build-out means your FFC experience just got upgraded with better, easier communication.
The reality is that the cloud hasn't just changed our social lives, but also how we do and transact business. Cloud ecosystems have improved and matured greatly over the past five years and are now at the point of becoming a reliable option for businesses of any size.
In this modern age of cloud-based technology, we've embraced this approach and have adapted it to our business model to create an FFC ecosystem that takes us beyond simple accounting and tax filing.
As your business grows, it is easy to come under pressure and lose track of your financial situation. There are more transactions and things happening with even more records to keep track of. Money flows in and out of the business at a faster rate, and it's easy to lose track of it. You may not know if you're truly profitable, or how much you should reinvest in the business.
Unless you love numbers and do bookkeeping for fun, you probably didn't go into business to do accounting. Imagine a business life balance where you're not spending late nights or weekends punching data into a spreadsheet or wondering how much money your're really making.
Through the FFC Advisor's program, you have better insight into your numbers and are able to understand your business financials in plain language. You now have the ability to see your transactions in real-time, which enables FFC to view, analyze and decode your numbers.
Your financials become actionable intelligence rather than just required compliance. We can take you way beyond those compliance basics to help you minimize liability, maximize cash-flow, and maintain peace of mind.
Throughout the year, many of you have shared stories about how FFC has impacted your business life and decision making process. You also offered feedback and suggestions on how we can better serve you and continue being your valued partner.
Thank you for trusting us with your business and for your honesty in helping us do what we love. It is our hope that this year, we can make working with FFC an even better experience.


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Facebook Ads are awesome. We can reach almost 80% of the internet by using the platform.
However, knowing where to start with creating ads can sometimes be a struggle if you can’t get the creative juices flowing.
It happens. It’s part of a marketers life. It probably even happened to Don Draper now and then.
When it happens, sometimes it can help to have a peek at what other companies are doing to give you some inspiration.
We’ve put this post together with 30 ad examples from advertisers in all kinds of different verticals for you to use and hopefully draw some creativity from.
What do we like about this ad?
The simplicity. The offer is the products main selling point and that’s exactly what our attention is drawn to.
Hey, with a strapline like that, it’s hard to not get people’s attention.
The use of the laptop in the graphic also relates nicely to the fact that it’s a SAAS product.
Key Message : Software Deals For Entrepreneurs.
Excellent use of social proof to tell the user hundreds of thousands of other entrepreneurs on receiving these deals.
A nice use of emojis for the continuation of the different steps -1,2,3.
Key Message : The CRM that matches your ambitions and will boost your sales.
The use of instant gratification is well done “Start today. Try it free”.
Key Message : #1 Channel For Marketing ROI.
Want to stand out from the crowd? Make custom graphics!
Straight to the point with no distractions, the ad has one goal.
The use of the call to action on the graphic.
Key Message : Fresh ski + snowboard gear.
The use of a highly relevant, non-stock image to capture attention.
Nice use of the word “Fresh” in the copy as a link to the new products.
Key message : From the slopes to the surf we’ve got you covered.
Touching on two huge selling points for ecommerce – Free Delivery and Free Returns.
Use of the carousel ad to show off a selection of their products, which ties in well with the copy.
We love the use of custom graphics. It really gets your attention.
Key Message : How leading brands succeed with Unbounce.
A nice custom graphic that talks to the customer they are trying to reach.
Use of [Case Study] in the copy. If you are in the market, a case study will be very appealing.
The graphic is excellent, it really illustrates what the feature does.
The use of the CTA on the graphic.
The copy is motivating – “Tap into marketing’s biggest conversion opportunity”.
If you showed this ad to 100 people, it’s highly likely that the majority of these people will be able to understand what is on offer here. Even if they aren’t digital marketers.
Key message : The complete guide.
The copy really talks to who they are targeting in a educational way.
Key message : A good ol’ cheeseburger!
Seriously, this photo is definitely a scroll-stopper.
The copy really enforces the simplicity of their service.
We really like. This custom graphic is brilliant and ties in well with their message.
Use of “Got 10 Minutes?” in the copy. Hey, to grow my audience I definitely have 10 minutes and if that’s all it takes to do it, then i’m in!
This is our favourite of all of our examples.
Key Message : The easiest way for teams to manage projects and tasks.
Really talks about the benefits of their software “the easiest”.
The use of the carousel ad to discuss the different features of their product.
Key Message : Bring your ideas to life.
Talking directly to their ideal customer, designers who want to make money!
The headline “Create, Design, Sell – No Inventory Needed” is really well written to enforce the simplicity of how designers can benefit from using their product.
Key Message : Everything you need to grow your business.
Use of the carousel ad to tell users about the features of their service.
Mentioning the “Free Trial” to encourage users to take their first step.
Key Message : Better relationships.
It’s a really powerful image once you understand what the message of the ad is.
Rather than using the term “customer service”, they refer to it as “custom relationships” which is almost aspirational for people that deal with customers.
We love a quote here at Conversion Hut in our Facebook Ads.
The quote is also inspirational, which is highly motivating…. If you’re a data scientist!
We also really like that Intuit are using the platform to assist recruitment.
It tells the users exactly what the service does in a simple way.
The image cleverly relates to the person that they are trying to talk to. Photo-loving instagram users ofcourse!
We like the use of targeting the customers pain point in the copy. Those users that want or have tried to make a social calendar previously, but have never completed one.
Key message : Share a home, room, or extra space.
The use of the testimonial on the photo.
The use of an actual customer on the photo.
The social proof in the copy “3 million people who earn money”.
The image and copy both tie-in with the flexibility of the product.
The copy also talks to pain points for users which may have experienced non-flawless online meetings in the past.
The use of the carousel ad to show the different apartments features.
Key Message : Design is 4x more likely to impact revenue.
Powerful custom graphic to show which relates to the powerful statistic.
Key Message : How to Edit Video for Social Media.
The image talks to the person they are trying to reach with the copy reinforcing what’s on offer.
Key Message : Send it. Live.
This is our favourite graphic. The emojis in the background paired with an awesome product show, did you expect anything else from GoPro?
The headline on the graphic “Send it. Live.” really explains the biggest feature. In just 3 words!
Key message : The faster you run, the more you fly.
Key Message : Explore and shop adidas to upgrade your footwear.
The use of a carousel ad to show the different products that are available.
Key Message : Find last-minute gifts at MR PORTER.
Really engaging image that shows off the main feature of the product in its entirety.
Key message : We’ve got a particularly brilliant selection of Valentine’s Day gifts.
The use of the red theme in the photos to relate to the focus of the ad (Valentine’s day).
Using carousel ads to explain the features or show various options.
What’s some ads that you’ve seen recently that you like?


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This is the same card except it is tied with Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain instead of Regal Rose grosgrain. Which do you like better?
I like the Chocolate Chip one better.
Both are BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm leaning towards the pink one myself! Mind you I would be tickled pink to be the receiver of either card!
As I wrote in the other comment area, I vote Chocolate Chip!
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Vaccines - What is actually in them?
Vaccinations Part 7 - Who makes them, & What is in them?
I come across a well researched document titled 'Concerned Parents for Vaccine Safety' compiled by Dawn Winkler highlighting some of the ingredients used in common vaccines, Although lists can sometimes be a bore if you have children and are going to be letting your GP inject them with these vaccines then you should be interested to know exactly what is in that vaccine. The lists describes how several of these vaccines contain human diploid cells originating from human aborted fetal tissue, or chick embryos and in even more shocking cases, Thimerosal, a chemical compound containing 50% Mercury, as in one of the most dangerous toxins known, contributing to the increase in neurotoxicity and brain damage symptoms such as autism.
also see the links section on this site to take you to this website.
The following is a description of the various chemical compounds added to vaccines for stability and other marketing purposes that have nothing to do with children's health. The information was obtained from the 1997 Physician's Desk Reference. This is a representative, not a comprehensive, list of various types of vaccines. For several entries, there are direct phone numbers.
Rubella and mumps virus vaccine live. Merck & Company, Inc., 1-800-672-6372. Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, and hydrolyzed gelatin. Medium: human diploid cells originating from human aborted fetal tissue.
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed. SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, 1-800-366-8900, extension 5231. Produced using aluminum phosphate, formaldehyde, ammonium sulfate, washed sheep red blood cells, glycerol, sodium chloride, and thimerosol.* Medium: porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein.
Influenza Virus Vaccine, Trivalent, Types A & B. Wyeth-Ayerst, 1-800-934-5556. Produced using gentamicin sulfate, formaldehyde, po!ysorbate 80, tri(n) butylphosphate, and thimerosol.* Medium: chick embryos.
Influenza Virus Vaccine. Medeva Pharmaceuticals, 1 -888-MEDEVA (716- 274-5300). Produced using embroyonic fluid (chicken egg), neomycin, polymyxin, thimerosol,* and betapropiolactone. Medium: embryonic fluid (chicken egg).
Hepatitis A. SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, 1-800-366-8900, extension 5231. Produced using formalin, aluminum hydroxide, phenoxyethanol (antifreeze), polysorbate 20, and residual MRC5 proteins (from medium). Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
Rabies Vaccine Adsorbed. Connaught Laboratories, 1-800-822-2463. Produced using human albumin, neomycin sulfate, and phenol red indicator. Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
Inactivated Polio Vaccine. Connaught Laboratories, 1-800-822-2463. Produced using three types of polio virus, formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol (anti-freeze), neomycin, streptomycin, and polymyxin B. Medium: VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells.
Rubella Virus Vaccine Live. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, and hydrolyzed gelatin. Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
Measles and Rubella Virus Vaccine Live. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, and hydrolyzed gelatin. Mediums: M & M -- chick embryo. Rubella -- human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
Measles Mumps Rubella Live Virus Vaccination. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using sorbitol, neomycin, and hydrolyzed gelatin. Mediums: M & M -- chick embryo. Rubella -- human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
Mumps Virus Vaccine Live. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using neomycin, sorbitol, and hydrolyzed gelatin. Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
Poliovirus Vaccine Live Oral Trivalent. Lederle Laboratories, 1-800-934-5556. Produced using three types of attenuated polioviruses, streptomycin, neomycin, calf serum, and sorbitol. Medium: monkey kidney cell culture.
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, 1-800-366-8900, extension 5231. Produced using betapropiolactone, aluminum phosphate, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicyate (thimerosol),* and phenol red. Medium: fetal rhesus monkey lung cells.
Hepatitis B Vaccine Recombinant. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using thimerosol* and aluminum hydroxide. Medium: yeast (residual; less than 1 percent yeast protein).
Varicella Virus Vaccine Live. Merck & Company, 1-800-672-6372. Produced using sucrose, phosphate, glutamate, and processed gelatin. Medium: human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue).
* Warning: Thimerosal is a chemical compound that contains 49.6 percent mercury as a preservative. Mercury is one of the most dangerous toxins known to scientists. This is 100 times the exposure that the Environmental Protection Agency's Poison Control Center guidelines consider safe for the average-sized infant, as mercury is known to cause neurotoxicity and brain damage that mirrors the symptoms of autism.
"Your immune system recognizes squalene as an oil molecule native to your body. It is found throughout your nervous system and brain. In fact, you can consume squalene in olive oil and not only will your immune system recognize it, you will also reap the benefits of its antioxidant properties.
The difference between "good" and "bad" squalene is the route by which it enters your body. Injection is an abnormal route of entry which incites your immune system to attack all the squalene in your body, not just the vaccine adjuvant.
Your immune system will attempt to destroy the molecule wherever it finds it, including in places where it occurs naturally, and where it is vital to the health of your nervous system."
"Squalene in anthrax vaccine has been fundamentally connected to the 'mysterious' outbreak of Gulf War syndrome among Gulf War veterans after 1991. A study conducted at Tulane Medical School found that virtually every soldier with Gulf War syndrome had antibodies to squalene, showing that their immune systems had reacted to it. The troops who did not have Gulf War syndrome had no anti-bodies to squalene."

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals