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The funding is part of a new £2 million Business Basics Fund launched by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) under the Government’s Industrial Strategy to boost productivity and back business. Newcastle Business School is among just 15 successful bids across the UK to win funding on the projects designed to help small businesses make better use of technology and modern management practices. It will now develop a Digitally Enabled Business Clinic (DEBC) model – based on the success of its own Business Clinic where final year students work on a range projects with real clients.
The concept of the DEBC is that it can be scaled up and offered to SME’s as a free consultancy service by other universities across the UK.
Newcastle Business School established its Business Clinic in 2013. Since then the total value of the students’ free consultancy advice and reports has been estimated by more than 200 clients to benefit, to exceed £1.2m.
Nigel Coates, Director of the Business Clinic, said: “Winning this funding is a significant achievement that reflects the positive impact our business clinic has - both for our clients and in the learning experience it offers to our students. Thanks to quality and commitment of colleagues and our students we were able to make a compelling case to the BEIS.


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Bankruptcy Information | Can The City Charge Me For Code Violations If I Surrendered My Property in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
Can The City Charge Me For Code Violations If I Surrendered My Property in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
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29 Jan Can The City Charge Me For Code Violations If I Surrendered My Property in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
Even if you “surrender” your property in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the city or municipality can make you comply with code regulations.
When you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you have three choices on how to handle secured debt, such as a mortgage or property taxes.
*You can choose to reaffirm the debt – which is to continue to pay the regular monthly payments (but you usually have to be current when you file your bankruptcy).
*You can surrender the property. This is where you inform the secured creditor (the mortgage or tax department) that you are giving up your interest in the property to them.
The problem that often arises when you choose the “surrender” option is that you still own the property until the secured creditor takes an affirmative action to gain title to the property – like a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure. In some cases, the secured creditor never takes the needed action, and the property remains yours. Until the secured creditor legally holds title to the property, you remain liable for compliance with all code regulations. This means that you need to keep up the lawn and yard, and keep the buildings in good repair. If you are cited for a code violation, you can be fined or even put in jail. Also, any fines, or expenses connected with the property after you file the Chapter 7, are not discharged in your bankruptcy.
It is important to let your bankruptcy lawyer know about any possible code violation issues as soon as you are aware of them.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Can You Learn "Executive Presence?"
Can You Learn “Executive Presence?” Absolutely.
Sometimes my clients teach me about communication skills.
What a great definition of “executive presence”: the ability to inspire confidence.
So can we teach how to speak in a way that inspires confidence?
Yes. It takes four things.
Without good eye contact, you won’t look confident.
I worked with a computer consultant who was charged with proposing ideas to senior business executives. By all accounts, his analysis was brilliant. But when conveying ideas, he would only make glancing eye contact.
The best practice is to start your statement with strong, unwavering eye contact. Don’t shift your eyes. Don’t look down or up. Lock in for three to five seconds. After that, you can look away briefly and then return to strong eye contact.
If you respond with a “brain dump” spewing ideas at random, you’re not going to inspire confidence.
We recommend organizing your thoughts with an easy-to-remember, three-part structure: what’s happened so far, challenges, solutions.
The ability to report on matters quickly and simply is a classic example of strong executive presence.
Tight answers have snap and inspire confidence. Here’s a simple recipe for answering questions with executive presence. Start with the simple answer in the first sentence or two. Give a little explanation. Then stop.
Intensity and passion sell ideas and inspire confidence. I love the quote from Thomas Fuller, an English writer from the 1600s who wrote, “Boldness in business is the first, second, and third thing.” A bold, energetic voice is a sure characteristic of executive presence.
So be bold. Make strong eye contact. Organize your ideas simply. And give simple answers. You’ll greatly improve your executive presence.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Look. I know you're doing a good job, but how long have you been trying to prove your business model? For how long have you kept developing your software only to aquire average growth? Is the A/B software worth the cost?
If you aim to get your MVP done in 24 hours you need to plan for 2 hours. Or let me put it in a more realistic frame - 5 minutes.
If you plan to work on your MPV for 24 hours, like the radical startup world wants you to believe, you'll end up working on it for a week. If you've got a job, it'll be a months, which will turn into a year if you're that naive.
So how do you prove your business model in like 5 minutes? Well what you need is a pitch. As I see it there are two kinds of pitches. One is a flashy "scroll through my fancy marketing material" that takes weeks to perfect. The other is a down to earth honest proposal written in text. Well, pretty text, but still.
You know what's more important than validating the market? Actually getting to the people - so DO NOT spend any more time on your website than you absolutely have to, otherwise you lose marketing time. That is a long process in itself, that's what you build the MVP for. Get the people to your site first - then start building a product.
Look, I've been an entrapeneur with software skills for 5 years now with variable success in a few companies. None of them really stuck as a service. I think one of the main problems has been not pivoting enough. If something in a company went well, we stuck to that without knowing why it worked. This is how assumptions mask themselves as validations. Our startup stagnated.
This time around I'm going to try a lot of ideas before jumping on board. So the 5 minutes rule for the MVP is a must. This time I'm doing it right.
You could write your idea on a blog like Medium and hope for the best, but the reality is you need people to sign up for your idea and you really need to put your marketing skills to the test and not lie on a single source of viewers. Let's be honest here, a blog is for blogging (get followers) and a domain is for a new kind of vision. Also, with a domain you make your intention clear about creating a product eventually. Just to be clear - having a blog on your domain is powerful, but I bet that'll take you more than a few hours (which turns into days, into no time for content or marketing)!
Squarespace is awesome, but it takes long and costs over $10 a month to host. Try publishing 10 ideas on that platform. Unbounce is even more awesome if youve got a couple of porches laying around.
Shameless plug here guys, but I needed this tool and I made the extra effort to make it available to all. The analytics are basic, but so is the price. Go on, test drive your most creative ideas on markdownsites.com I bet it's the most simple website builder you've ever seen.
P.S. The service isn’t actually complete yet, leave a comment if you actually need this!

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Brief Bio (Murali Haran) Graduate students, academic background etc.
Virginia Recta (2009; joint with J.L. Rosenberger): A model-based analysis of semi-continuous spatial data. Position after graduation: Mathematical Statistician, Food and Drug Administration, VA.
K. Sham Bhat (2010): Inference for complex computer models and large multivariate spatial data with applications to climate science. Position after graduation: Mathematical Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Los Alamos, NM.
John Hughes (2011; joint with J. Fricks): Motor Proteins and Non-Gaussian Areal Data: Advances in Stochastic Modeling and Computation. Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota.
Josh Goldstein (2015): Compartmental, Spatial and Point Process Models for Infectious Diseases. Position after graduation: Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory, Virginia Tech.
James Russell (2016; joint with Ephraim Hanks): Space-time Models for Animal Movement Data Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Dept of Mathematics and Computer Science, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.
Yawen Guan (2017): Reduced-dimensional Non-Gaussian Spatial Models and Statistical Methods for Studying the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Position after graduation: Postdoctoral fellow, SAMSI (Statistics and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute)/North Carolina State University.
Muhammad Atiyat (2008). Ph.D., Department of Statistics, Penn State University. Now: United Nations.
Chris Groendyke (2008). Ph.D., Department of Statistics, Penn State University. Now: Robert Morris College.
B.S. Computer Science (with minors in statistics, mathematics and film), Carnegie Mellon University, 1997.
New Research Fellow, SAMSI (2009--2010).
Visiting Associate Professor (sabbatical, 2011--2012) Department of Statistics, University of Washington.
I was jointly advised by Luke Tierney* and Brad Carlin** on my dissertation "Efficient Perfect and MCMC Sampling Methods for Bayesian Spatial and Components of Variance Models" (see my math genealogy ). I worked on computation for Bayesian spatial models and some hierarchical models. In particular, I investigated sampling techniques for hierarchical models that use Gaussian Markov Random Fields (GMRFs). A major portion of my thesis contains work on perfect sampling approaches for Bayesian disease mapping models. For more on perfect sampling, see D.B.Wilson's website . While in graduate school, I also studied hierarchical Bayesian modeling techniques used for disease mapping and particulate matter exposure studies. As a postdoctoral fellow I studied statistical approaches for software engineering problems.
2014 Young Investigator Award given by the American Statistical Association (ASA) Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR) for contributions to statistical methods for environmental science.
New Researcher Fellow, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI), Fall 2009.
Outstanding Poster Award, ``Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics'' conference. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. 2007.
Student Service Award, Statistics, University of Minnesota. 2003.
School of Computer Science Honors, Carnegie Mellon University. May 1997.
Inducted into Lambda Sigma National Honor Society. 1994.
MCMC algorithms are very widely used for both Bayesian and frequentist statistical inference. I am interested in designing algorithms that have good properties so they produce accurate estimates quickly. I am particularly interested in algorithms that are automated, that is, where the user needs to provide minimal input.
Exact/perfect sampling: This is a sophisticated class of algorithms that use Markov chains to produce i.i.d. draws from the target distribution. It has generally been difficult to get this to work for non-toy Bayesian models. I have worked on implementing these for a class of Gaussian Markov random field models.
Stopping rules and standard errors for MCMC: My collaborators and I have shown that using a consistent batch means estimate of standard errors and then using the standard errors as a criteria for stopping an MCMC run works well in theory and practice.
Fast mixing algorithms: I have worked on designing MCMC algorithms that explore the state space quickly, demonstrating their effectiveness via empirical studies and theoretical results wherever possible.
Parallel computing: With Matt Tibbits (Ph.D. student) and John Liechty, I have recently been working on constructing MCMC algorithms that exploit the latest in parallel computing resources.
Spatial models for non-Gaussian data: I am working on modeling and computation for `automodels' and spatial generalized linear mixed models for spatially dependent data that are non-Gaussian, for e.g. spatial binary (0-1) data, count data, and zero-inflated data.
Computer experiments: complex computer models increasingly have output that is in the form of spatial fields. There are computational and modeling challenges involved in parameter inference/calibration based on such computer model output and physical observations of the process being modeled by the computer model. I have been working on flexible and computationally efficient approaches for these problems.
Often multiple computer models are available for the same phenomenon. Bayesian model averaging (BMA) is an approach that allows for information from multiple models to be combined in a probabilistic fashion. I have worked on BMA approaches for computer models with spatial output.
My methodological work in this area is motivated by the challenge of carrying out statistical inference when the scientific models, questions and data sets are complex. Statistical computing and spatial modeling often play crucial roles in these projects.
Geosciences (and meteorology) on using large spatiotemporal data sets (e.g. from large oceanic observation systems) and complex climate computer models to learn about indicators of climate change. This work involves an interdisciplinary team including Prof.Klaus Keller in geosciences and myself, and graduate students and postdocs in statistics and geosciences. The statistical aspects of this work fall under the fields of space-time modeling and computer model calibration. I am also Co-Director of a Penn State Center led by Prof.Keller, Climate Risk Management Initiative (CLIMA) . This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Geography on studying how ecological factors can impact coastal aquatic ecosystems with Prof.Denice Wardrop (Assistant Director of Penn State Institute for Energy and Environment (PSIEE)). This work has been supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and USGS.
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics: I am working with a group of researchers from biology, physics, geography and mathematics on studying the prevalence, incidence and geographic spread patterns of past epidemics in developing countries, and will help prevent future infectious disease epidemics by optimizing vaccine strategies for particular diseases and regions ). I am currently working with a Ph.D. student and Prof. Ottar Bjornstad on using gravity models to infer the spatiotemporal dynamics of infectious disease. This work has been supported by a Gates Foundation grant.
Social Science Research Institute on space-time models for studying the impact of socio-economic factors on public health.
Plant pathology on estimating risks of crop epidemics.
Modeling pollutants (PM2.5) with researchers at the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
I have worked with computer scientists on statistical issues in software engineering. In particular, we have explored the use of a classification technique called random forests to identify failing executions in large computer programs.
* A member of the R core group and author of Xlisp-stat .
** Author of the books Bayes and Empirical Bayes Methods for Data Analysis and Hierarchical Modeling and Analysis for Spatial Data .

industry_corpus2: Math & Statistics


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Great American Beer Festival One Week Away!
BeerBoard, the leader in real-time data, insights and consumer engagement for the hospitality industry, announced today that Diageo Beer Company USA has signed on as the company’s newest brewing partner. This move adds one of the world’s leading consumer product companies to BeerBoard’s vast client list.
A global leader in beverage alcohol, Diageo is the parent company of the iconic brands of Guinness, Smirnoff Ice, Smirnoff Sparkling Seltzer, Harp, Smithwick’s and the recently opened Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House in Maryland. Diageo will now have access to proprietary, real-time data and analytics for on-premise retailers, driven by BeerBoard’s SmartBar platform.
SmartBar provides brewers real-time visibility on product movement from every brand on tap. SmartBar and its reporting tools arm brewers with actionable insights, on-demand tap/share distribution, brewery snapshots and market trends and rank. It is utilized by brewery staff from senior management to field sales people. Within the platform, BeerBoard has created brewery and brand-performance reports on an aggregate basis for the entire U.S., then broken down further by region, state, market and location. Trend reporting is available by draft category and style, including rankings by brand.
Tracking over $1 billion in on-premise draft beer sales annually, BeerBoard’s real-time brand insights are generated from every BeerBoard-metered draft line across national casual dining concepts and major regional and independent bars. Its retail client list includes industry leaders Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters, Twin Peaks, Applebee’s, Mellow Mushroom and BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse.
In addition to Diageo, BeerBoard also partners with major brewers including Lagunitas, Stone, Founders, Labatt USA, Genesee, Pyramid and Magic Hat.
BeerBoard is headquartered in Syracuse, NY, and has offices in New York City, Denver, Minneapolis and Atlanta.
BeerBoard is headquartered in Syracuse, NY, and has offices in Denver, Minneapolis and New York City. For more information, please visit http://beerboard.com/.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


text: South Carolina author Ellen Malphrus's novel Untying the Moon introduces us to Bailey Martin, a heroine "in motion, lighting out for the territory ahead." Ellen's own love for the South Carolina Lowcountry and her "lush, lyrical language" infuse the novel with the marvelous as Bailey journeys down the East Coast, tracing the outline of her life's past and possibilities. Ron Rash celebrates the book's "kinetic heroine," and hails Ellen as "an exciting new voice in Southern fiction." Ellen splits her time between South Carolina and the Montana mountains, and she teaches at the University of South Carolina Beaufort.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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Helping others is more than rewarding and the Elks has many opportunities everyday to volunteer, giving back, in addition to the opportunity to earn community service hours. Be part of a bigger movement and volunteer today!
Never forget our Veterans. They served, they fought, and it's time for us to repay.
They are tomorrow's future, help us to help them develop & grow through our Therapy Services and Youth Camp.
See how the Elks are making a difference. Take pride in where you live. Give back and volunteer.
The Elks National Drug Awareness program is the largest volunteer drug awareness program in the United States.
The Elks National Foundation provides more than $3.74 million in college scholarships each year through its three scholarship programs. Contact your guidance counselor for more information or visit the Elks National Foundation Scholarship at www.elks.org/enf/scholars.


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Eric and Bethany Michel Married in St. Joseph’s!
Eric and Bethany’s day was really terrific. Getting ready basically around the corner from each other made it all sorts of fun and interesting. And well, easy enough for me to bounce back and forth. :) The knickerbocker really hooked them up with a lot of great stuff throughout the day, helping things move along smoothly. Super nice rooms, and obviously their space for the party was unreal.
It was pretty dang easy to get some fun pictures of them and their crew that came along…both bridal party and family. It was such a nice and natural thing for Eric and Bethany to be with each other and cruise to cool spots around Chicago. You’ll see what I mean by how ridiculously awesome of a day it was! Congrats again Eric and Bethany!
Flowers | Ashland Addison Floral Co.

industry_corpus2: Others


text: All our pads offer a leather textured facing and smooth transition to your stock with a black base plate. Our recoil pads absorb the sharp spike of recoil and dramatically improve your comfort during extended shooting. We use a special elastomer material that really reduces the felt recoil of heavy magnum rifles and shotguns.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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How to wear tights and stockings?
Colored and fishnet tights are back in fashion! What to wear?
Socks and stockings is fashionable!


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Most vape pens feature two heating rods–at the most. The Yocan Evolve Plus XL breaks the mold with a super powerful quad quartz coil atomizer wrapped in titanium. The 100% medical-grade quartz heats waxes without rubbing off on their essential flavors and aromas. The extra surface area of the quadruple coils produces surprisingly large clouds. A chamber lid keeps wax from leaking from the atomizer, a common issue among other vape pens, while a magnetic connection between the atomizer tube and base makes loading, cleaning and replacing the atomizer easy. The Yocan Evolve Plus XL comes with two quad coil quartz atomizers.
The Yocan Evolve Plus XL is an all-in-one vaporizer with an integrated wax container built into the bottom of the vape. This allows you to carry your waxy oil concentrates without the hassle of lugging around a wax container in your pocket. The wax jar boasts dual compartments–a rare feature–so you store different concentrates without mixing them up. The silicone surface of the wax container is non-stick, preventing gunk from building up and wasting your precious waxy oils.


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After calamitous declines in December's Existing- and Pending-Home Sales, and Case-Shiller's report that home price gains are the weakest in four years, New-home sales were (like the others) expected to rebound in November (delayed due to the shutdown)... and they did, massively.
Against expectations of a 4.8% rebound from October's 8.9% plunge, November printed a surprising 16.9% MoM surge in new home sales...the biggest MoM rise since Jan 1992.
So what happens next? Does November's surge collapse like December's did for pending and existing sales?

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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If you want to stir a lively debate among cyclists, simply ask which is better: 26 inches or 29er? Many mountain bikers will extol the virtues of one wheel size over another, but what benefits do larger wheels offer commuters?
Many commuters have been rolling to work on 29-inch-wheels for years. All road and cyclocross bikes are built with 700c wheels, which are 29 inches. However, 700c wheels are designed to accommodate a thinner tire. Many come in widths ranging from 18 to 23 millimeters, with touring tires ranging from 25 to 28 millimeters. Wider tires offer a plusher and smoother ride, but the additional rolling resistance results in slower speeds. On the flipside, the wheels on a 29er are beefier and were originally designed for off-road use. The tires are designed to roll over obstacles, while making more contact with the ground. Mountain bike tires are much thicker than a 700c, with widths typically falling between 1.8 to 2.4 inches.
A 29er is more than just a wheel size. The bike’s overall design and geometry varies as well. Because of the larger wheels, the bike tends to accommodate taller riders and these frames offer greater ground clearance for a rider to navigate obstacles. The bikes also have a varied geometry and will handle differently than a 26-inch mountain bike or a 700c road, touring or cyclocross bike.
Companies such as Surly have caught on to the 29er craze, offering bikes, such as the Karate Monkey, that are designed for commuters and fixed-gear trail riding. For bicycle commuters, 29-inch-wheels help dampen bumpy roads and potholes, are often a more comfortable option for larger rides, and they tend to carry a rider’s momentum better than a 26-inch-wheel. These larger wheels also make it easier to roll over soft surfaces. A fatter tire increases the bike’s traction and corning ability, making it a more stable ride, especially in inclement weather or on gravel and dirt paths.
Any thicker tire will carry a speed disadvantage and a larger wheel will also increase the bike’s weight. While 29ers help carry a rider’s momentum, they’re slower to accelerate and brake.
Many bicycle trailers will fit bicycle’s with 29 inch wheels, but always ensure that if they attach via rear axle, they will accommodate the wheel size of the bicycle. For more on bicycle trailers download our FREE ‘Bicycle Trailer & Cargo Carrier Buyers Guide‘.
With the 26 inch wheel you gain strength in the rim by virtue of it being a smaller diameter. The difference in scrolling resistance is negligible if you are running the same type of tires (slicks for instance). With the 26 inch wheel you”ll usually gain a taller sidewall giving you roughly the same outside diameter of the 700c wheel with tire. Bonus being less pinch flats.
Also not specifically noted is that a 29 inch wheel is a “bigger gyroscope” and will present more resistance to being steered so turning the handlebars at speed will be just a little harder or more suggish on a 29ner.
My question is which is better for hills/has higher accelerations potential.
Wouldn’t that bet the 26? It lowers the gear ratio and is going to get moving faster (most things being same/similar) isn’t it?
Hi Artist! Thank you for your question. I believe that you are correct and for going up hills and for acceleration, it may be easier to use a 26″ wheel bike. However, the new 29ers out there have some crazy suspensions and gears designed for this purpose as well. I think when it comes down to it, its preference… BUT I am not an expert on the matter. To get the facts, ask your local bike shop where the staff is trained and knowledgeable about different bikes and riding styles. Hope that helps!
I bought a 29 inch mountain bike about 3 years ago, I have noticed that I have a lot more traction climbing steep loose gravel roads. some of the roads I was unable to climb on a 26″ mountain bike I can now climb on a 29.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


text: Biography: Paul Blanchard was born in Amsterdam, New York. He studied art history in Florence and has lived in Italy since 1975. He has taught at the Italian study centres of several American universities, has shown his own artwork (which includes a large body of landscape photographs) in Europe and the US, and has lectured on college campuses throughout the US. He has published widely in North America, Great Britain, France and Italy, and has contributed to European and American art magazines.


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In spite huge funds expended on the micro pension initiative by the National Pension Commission (PenCom), there are indictions that the scheme which was conceived to capture about 250,000 workers from the informal sector, has ran into storm.
PenCom in a statement in October 2016 maintained that it would release the guidelines by middle of 2017 and commence the scheme by end of the year. This, vision was halted by the new leadership in the commission.
The assumption of leadership by the Acting Director-General, Mrs. Aisha Dahiru-Umar, have slowed down major initiatives conceived by her predecessors, especially the micro pension scheme which was rigorously pursued during the tenure of the former Director General, Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu.
The new leadership of PenCom, which has been slowed with little or no action, deflated the momentum already gained in the quest to entrenched the micro pension scheme by redeploying the Head of the department who has done great works on the initiative.
Investigations revealed that staff who are not knowledgeable on vital operations of the commission where assigned sensitive responsibilities leading to slowing down of activities in the commission. According to the Commission, the micro pension scheme is expected to help boost the pension contributors to 20 million Nigerians by 2019 and 30 million by the year 2024. It is also expected to generate about N3 trillion to the pension assets, while mobilizing about 12 million contributors within five years.
The development is against the backdrop of efforts and huge funds deplored to the commencement of the scheme, setting up of micro pension department, among others. However, the implication of the scheme not taking off as planned is that Nigerian workers in the informal sector would continue to be susceptible to old age poverty. Micro pensions is a scheme targeted at self-employed people, especially those with irregular income, usually in the informal sector and are largely financially uninformed with limited or no access to financial services especially pension plan. This segment, which is estimated to be 70 per cent of the country’s population, largely exists in Nigeria as artisans and self-employed persons.
Former, Head Micro Pension Department, Polycarp Anyanwu, had earlier said the commission has been collaborating with chambers of commerce, as well as other government agencies in charge of small businesses such as Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDAN) and was working on guidelines for the commencement of the scheme.
Anyanwu explained that micro pension initiative exists for the provision of pension coverage to self-employed persons. He said: “Micro pension initiative exists for the provision of pension coverage to self-employed persons. In Nigeria, it covers three strata of income earners namely lowest, middle and high income earners. The commission is working assiduously to enroll 250,000 contributors within six months of the commencement of the initiative. The scheme is an offshoot of the pension industry five year strategic plan to expand the coverage of the CPS to 20 million contributors by 2019.
“The commission is also targeting the self-employed in various trades and professions in Nigeria such as artisans, accountants, lawyers, mechanics, tailors, market men/women, hair dressers, architects, engineers among others. We have reviewed the implementation of micro pension in other jurisdictions like Kenya and Ghana; formulated Guidelines and Framework on Micro Pension; consulted licensed Pension Industry Operators and enhanced its information and communications technology capacity to accommodate the scheme.
“The scheme will avail the contributor access to regular stream of retirement income at old age and improves living standards of the elderly. The contributors are to benefit from the various incentives to be offered by the PFAs adding that the initiative would deepen financial literacy and inclusion; secures financial autonomy & independence of retirees; passage of wealth to survivors in the event of death; increases National Savings and long term funds; promote growth development of the capital, mortgage and insurance markets and have positive effect on the national economy as pension assets increases”, he added.
A top official at the Commission who spoke under the condition of anonymity affirmed that there is no activity in place at the moment to kick-start the scheme. Another official further said that the lack of a substantive DG and Board was affecting the functions of the Commission.
Highlighting the challenges of the scheme, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited, Mr. Eric Fajemisi,said, though micro pension scheme is good for the country, it has challenges. These challenges, according to him, were insufficient awareness and negative perception towards it and modest financial illiteracy in the country. Others include high cost of promoting awareness on the CPS, lack of reliable data on the informal sector and low buy-in by unions in the pension sector, among others. These challenges, he noted, must be addressed prior to commencement of the scheme and thereafter.
Fajemisi said, on the other hand, the micro pension scheme, when finalised, would ensure improved standard of living for the elderly, guarantee the safety of funds and may provide access to other incentives, such as mortgage facilities and health insurance.
He said other benefits include flexible contribution remittances, the opportunity to make withdrawal prior to retirement and the enhancement of financial inclusion and attainment of economic stability objectives.
He described the proposed micro pension scheme as having the capacity to deepen asset accumulation in Nigeria, which will also provide the vital capital required for investment in critical sectors of the economy.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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The paintings in the chapel of the Annunciation are unique and executed in the fresco technique. Their style and the angular Gothic letters of their inscriptions date them to the middle of the fifteenth century. The frescoes cover all the interior walls of the chapel except the apse, and depict a number of saints such as Nicholas, Andrew, James, Lawrence, Vincent, John, Paul, Augustine, Blaise, Agatha and Leonard. St George appears twice riding a horse and slaying a dragon.
The ‘Teenagers Din l-Art Helwa’ group began the cleaning of the chapel in February 1968 and no less than thirteen truckloads of rubble and debris were removed. In 1970 a Trust was set up on the initiative of the Zurrieq Council and the management of the chapel was given to Din l-Art Helwa. Pieces of pottery, carved stone, coins and other historical items were found. The altar was dismantled, and only the large mensa stone and the alter step were retained.
The gilt wooden retable and the altar front frame were given to the parish church of Zurrieq. The church had been whitewashed many times covering the precious frescoes. The restoration of the pictures necessitated the removal of the lime, salts and whitewash. Painted plaster about to be detached from the walls was consolidated and made firm by the injection of liquid lime. The plaster was carefully chipped away from the paintings thus extending the amount of paintwork visible.
Unfortunately almost all of the lower parts of the paintings were lost. Maintenance of these frescoes is ongoing and over the years has involved institutions such as Courtaulds, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, the Malta University, Museums Department and the Restoration Centre. Humidity and salic aspects are monitored.
The chapel is open for visits every first Sunday of the month, from 9.00 am to 12 noon.


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In a message posted to the Telegram messaging app on Sunday, Daesh spokesman Abu Hassan Al-MuHajjir called on Sunni Iraqis to boycott the May 12 polls, the first since Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi declared victory over Daesh in December.
Extremist groups in Iraq have targeted every election since the 2003 US-led invasion that deposed Saddam Hussein and paved the way for Shiites to dominate every government since.
Under a system of checks and balances designed to avoid a return to dictatorship, the winner of the May 12 elections will have to form alliances with other Shiite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish lists to secure a majority.
An incumbent prime minister, his ousted predecessor and a paramilitary chief instrumental in defeating Daesh are the three favorites vying for Iraq’s premiership.
Two of the favorites topping the lists were among the architects of victory against Daesh, which in 2014 seized a third of Iraq’s territory in a lightning offensive.
The incumbent prime minister, 66 year-old Abadi, took over the reins from Nuri Al-Maliki in September 2014 at the high watermark of the security crisis.
The fightback which allowed Abadi to declare Iraq’s victory over Daesh in December, has silenced critics of his lack of military experience.
An engineering graduate and holder of a doctorate from the University of Manchester in Britain, Abadi is from the same Dawa party as his predecessor Maliki.
As the official head of Iraq’s military, Abadi has bolstered morale by drafting in foreign trainers, who have helped professionalize tens of thousands of soldiers.
Under his watch and backed by a US-led international coalition, the army has banished Daesh from all its urban strongholds in Iraq.
The Iraqi military has also pushed back the Kurds in the north’s oil-rich Kirkuk province, bolstering Abadi’s status as frontrunner going into the election.
“He has a popular base which transcends confessional and ethnic lines. He offers a narrative as a statesman and he is not tarnished by corruption,” said Iraqi political scientist Essam Al-Fili.
His main contender is Hadi Al-Ameri — a leader of Hashed Al-Shaabi, a paramilitary network that played a pivotal role in defeating Daesh.
During Maliki’s 2010-2014 term as premier, Ameri was a lawmaker and then transport minister, but he was blocked in a bid to head the Interior Ministry by an American veto.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a story teller. She grew up in a middle class family on a university campus in Eastern Nigeria. Her father was a professor and her mother an administrator. I recently listened to her TED Talk entitled “The Danger of a Single Story.” It made me pause, and reflect on how I sometimes perceive others.
She tells of the year she turned eight when they got a new house boy named Fide. “The only thing my mother taught about him was that his family was very poor… When I wouldn’t finish my food, my mother would say, ‘Finish your food. Don’t you know that people like Fides’ family have nothing.’ So I had enormous pity. One Saturday we went to his village to visit. His mother showed us a beautifully patterned basket his brother had made… I was startled. It never occurred to me that anyone in his family could actually make something. All I heard about them was how poor they were, so it had become impossible for me to see them as anything but poor. Poverty was my Single Story of them.
This memory came back to her when, at nineteen, she left Nigeria to attend a university in the U.S. “My American roommate was shocked by me. She asked me how I had learned to speak English so well and was confused when I said Nigeria had English as its official language. She asked if she could listen, to what she called my tribal music, and was consequently very disappointed when I produced my tape of Miriah Carey. She assumed I did not know how to use a stove.
What struck me was that she had felt sorry for me even before she saw me… My roommate had a single story about Africans… In this single story there was no possibility of Africans being similar to her in any way - no possibility of feelings more complex than pity - no possibility of connection as human equals”.
What insight she has to share. Think about this: how many groups of people, because of their skin color, religion, country of origin, political affiliation, economic status, physical or mental abilities, sexual orientation or gender identity, have been reduced to a single story in this country?
We do it, again and again, without even being aware that we are doing it.
But our very humanness gets in the way. As part of our Lenten series todays theme is “Reject Racism / Embrace Diversity.” None of us would ever want to be called a racist. But racism rears its ugly head in many different forms. Let’s read together the description of racism I printed on the front of our bulletins. It comes from our Conversations on Race.
RACISM is racial prejudice plus power. Racism is the intentional or unintentional use of power to isolate, separate and exploit others. This use of power is based on a belief in superior origin, identity of supposed racial characteristics. Racism confers certain privileges on and defends the dominant group, which in turn sustains and perpetuates racism. Both consciously and unconsciously, racism is enforced and maintained by the legal, cultural, religious, education, economic, political and military institutions of societies. Racism is more than just a personal attitude. It is the institutionalized form of that attitude … it is both overt and covert.
The class some of us took this year spoke of racism in four different realms, starting with the personal. It encompasses our values, beliefs, attitudes and feelings. It’s expressed when we fear people coming into our country who are different than us in some way, in the stereotypes we place on them and the prejudice that follows.
It carries over into the inter-personal realm when we act on those fears, prejudices and stereotypes through conscious and unconscious behaviors, expressed as discrimination, condescension, verbal and physical abuse. Look no further than the treatment of African Americans by police in well publicized accounts over the past couple of years.
Then we move into the Cultural Realm. Think about what groups do you value as right, true, beautiful, normal and worthy of your time and attention? Cultural racism is manifest when the cultural values of the dominant racial group are considered the only acceptable values. White supremacists are the most extreme examples. There was an big article in the Globe yesterday on how they’re trying to infiltrate our college campuses. But think about how often our images of Christ are of a white, sometimes blond and blue eyed man.
And last is the Institutional Realm, which moves into the policies, practices, rules and procedures that intentionally or unintentionally grant unearned privileges to white people and disadvantage people of color. Renee Graham this week in her Globe article entitled “Yes Boston, You are Racist” quoted a BU study that “showed that residents in the predominately white Back Bay have a life expectancy of 90 Years. In Roxbury, a few miles away, with a large black population, that expectancy drops to 59 years. We have to ask ourselves why that is.
Jim Wallis, in Sojourners this month reminds us that “The United States was founded on the original sin of white supremacy, which declared that some people were less human than others; the nation was built on the kidnapping and enslavement of Africans and the displacement of Native Americans.” We still have not eradicated those sins. We’re adding to them now more than ever.
Jesus, filled with God’s Spirit, recognized that spirit in others. He built bridges instead of walls. He taught by example, inviting a hated tax collector to follow him,. He ate and drank with people of ill repute, made a hated Samaritan into the hero of one of his parables, cured untouchable lepers, entered into conversation with a Samaritan woman, asking for a cup of water, all of which was strictly forbidden. In acknowledging the dignity in each person, reaching out with justice and compassion, he overrode the rules of the day, laid aside the cultural barriers. He showed us that we cannot remain silent while others suffer from racism and exclusion. We too must lead by example.
Someone asked me recently “Who are our neighbors?” Jesus was asked that same question and responded with the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Our neighbors are families fleeing violence in their war torn countries in search of a safe home.
Our neighbors are Jewish members of synagogues who receive bomb threats and have their cemeteries defaced.
Our neighbors are transgender teens afraid to use the bathroom at school.
Our neighbors are undocumented families finding shelter in sanctuary churches.
Our neighbors are young black teens harassed by police for walking in the street.
Our neighbors are women wearing hijabs verbally accosted on buses.
Our neighbors are Muslims detained at the airport because of where they came from or what religion they practice.
These are our neighbors, the ones God made in God’s image, the ones Jesus instructed us to love, not at a distance, but up close and personal, not with empty words alone, but standing in solidarity with, caring for, supporting, fighting for their rights, embracing them with open arms.
This is what we are called to do, as individuals, and as the Eliot Church.
If only they could hear his message during these troubling times. But this message is not only for our legislators. It is for us. We are designing a banner to hang in front of the church stating our embrace of diversity. Leadership Council has just started the process, which you will be invited into, to consider how we might help another church in Newton if they vote to become a sanctuary church. We are about to begin our home dinners with members of the Turkish Cultural Center, and some of their members may join us for our Easter service. I am proud to be the pastor of a church that rejects racism and embraces diversity. Let us continue to walk in Jesus’ footsteps, as we work to make this country more compassionate, more accepting, and more just for all its people.


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DALLAS – Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has received the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) / Tarmac Health & Safety at Work Award 2017 in recognition of its Mental Health Matters program, which focuses on promoting positive mental health across the business, its staff and their families.
The U.K. CIHT Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of those working in the highways and transportation sector by promoting their work as best practices to the industry. Jacobs also won the CIHT / Gatwick Airport Major Projects Award with Skanska U.K. and AECOM for work on the M1 Junction 19 Improvement Scheme and the CIHT Collaboration Award with Cheshire East Council, Ringway Jacobs and Eurovia for Working Together in Cheshire East.
“We received over 150 entries to the CIHT Awards this year. The standard of entry was very high and we commend all those who made the shortlist,” said Sue Percy CIHT Chief Executive. “The CIHT Awards are a celebration of all the excellent work currently taking place in the sector. They demonstrate that our industry continues to produce high caliber schemes, and innovative products and ways of working, that contribute to both the transport community and society.
“The CIHT / Tarmac Health & Safety at Work Award recognizes projects that make a significant contribution to the health and safety of employees across the highways and transportation sector. We were pleased to award Jacobs as our winner for their Mental Health Matters entry. This initiative has real potential to be cascaded across the sector as a best practice,” added Percy.
Inspired by its BeyondZero® principles, Jacobs worked with MIND to develop this program focused on promoting positive mental health and wellbeing. Initially launched in the U.K. and Ireland, and now being rolled out across Jacobs globally, the program delivers focused training, tools and techniques to enable a support network of employee champions to offer early intervention and interim support for staff while directing employees to the appropriate professional options. In the U.K. and Ireland Jacobs has created and trained a network of 150+ positive mental health champions and trained a further 50 staff from client organizations.
Jacobs was also shortlisted for additional CIHT Awards including the sustainable transport and collaboration awards, the Crewe Sustainable Travel Programme (with Cheshire East Council and Ringway Jacobs) and the Strategic Partnership with Essex County Council and Highways England (with Essex County Council, Ringway Jacobs, and Highways England) respectively.
Jacobs’ transportation professionals have also been honored previously winning the CIHT Young Professional of the Year for three consecutive years between 2014 and 2016.

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The GAI is home to many groups for people interested in different facets of German language and culture. Some have been meeting for several years and others for just a few months. All groups meet on-site at the GAI, unless otherwise noted. If you are interested in joining a group, please call or email their main contact listed below. If you have an idea for a new group you would like to lead, please contact the GAI Office.
This German language club meets the third Tuesday of the month from September to May at 7:30pm at the GAI. Founded in 1979, the Sprachklub offers GAI members an opportunity to speak German in an informal, congenial setting, regardless of level of proficiency. A variety of topics are presented, and fluency ranges from a working knowledge of German to native speakers. For questions, contact Helga Parnell, 651-457-1590.
The Damenklub - Women's Club - welcomes all German speaking women who are interested in gathering for Gemütlichkeit and conversation auf Deutsch. The Damen meet at the GAI the third Monday of the month at noon for a potluck lunch and conversation. In addition to regular meetings, the Damen host Kaffee & Kuchen (Coffee & Cake) in the summer and sell Lebkuchen as a GAI fundraiser during the holiday season. Please contact Helga Parnell at 651-457-1590 for details on how to connect with the GAI Damenklub.
The GAI's award-winning grounds and our 1906 Haus require dedicated care and maintenance. Haus and Grounds volunteers meet monthly, doing invaluable work, from painting to weeding the flower beds. If you would like to help maintain the GAI property, have a green thumb and/or are a generally handy person, we need you! Contact Jim Gruetzman by email or at 651-783-2996 for information or to volunteer.
Kreuz und Quer (“back and forth” or “give and take”) is an informal conversation group that meets regularly at venues throughout the Twin Cities. K&Q generally meets at the Black Forest Inn in Minneapolis. K&Q members also participate in larger meetups with the Twin Cities German Language Meetup group. Check their site for information about upcoming events, meeting locations, pricing, etc. The group is generally large (10-25 people), so it’s easy to spot, but ask venue staff if you are in doubt.
Intended to be an opportunity for fluent or near-fluent German-speakers to casually converse auf Deutsch, K&Q attracts Americans as well as ex-pats from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Though English is generally verboten, the group is open to speakers of all levels and all those speaking German are welcome. Newcomers can just drop in, but if you have questions in advance, feel free to contact Sean Toren.
The Minnesänger are a pop-up choir that rehearses for shorter intervals in the spring and fall in preparation for performances at various events and festivals throughout the Twin Cities. In the past, they have performed at Deutsche Tage, St. Paul Oktoberfest, the University of St. Thomas' Adventssingen at the Klubhaus, and the European Christmas Market at Union Depot in Saint Paul. The choir is open to singers ages 10 and up. For more information, contact John Hoffacker.
This group is for German model train enthusiasts. They meet the second Saturday of each month and set up displays at GAI events like Deutsche Tage and the Holiday Open Haus. Contact Bill Eisenmann and Michael Nollan for more information.
This club plays the traditional German card game Skat. They meet on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at 7pm. Most players are advanced, but newcomers are always welcome, and time will be taken to introduce anyone to this very social game. This is also a great opportunity to improve German language skills with friendly people of various backgrounds. Contact Hilke Riechardt-Martinez for more information.
This is a playgroup for German-speaking parents and grandparents and their children/grandchildren. Meeting times and locations vary based on interest and availability. Contact Kim Fortin to find out more about the playgroup, be added to their contact list, and join their Facebook group.
The Männerchor is a four-part men's chorus that performs during the holidays and at special events around the Twin Cities during the rest of the year. Repertoire includes folk songs, traditional hymns, and Christmas carols that celebrate our German heritage. While German language skills are not required, they may help with pronunciation. The choir meets twice a month, at 7:15pm on the second and fourth Mondays at the GAI. For more information or to get involved with the Männerchor, contact Bill Berg by email or at 651-437-6650.


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We are now only days away from the presidential election for 2012, and I have to say that I’m grateful that it will soon be over. Why? Because I’m already pass the point of weariness in hearing political ads and political talk, interviews and discussions. I’m already saturated with political news and campaign rhetoric, and I’m not the only one. And this has been going on almost four years – since the last presidential election! It’s only gotten worse in the last few decades, with the growth of modern communications technology like TV, radio, the Internet and smart phones. It seems as if America is obsessed with politics. It’s on television 24/7, as well as radio and in the newspapers. You can’t get away from it. Reporters are bound and determined to tell you the latest development in the presidential campaign. And if that’s not enough, you’ll run into somebody at work, in the neighborhood or on the street who is all too eager to talk politics with you, or debate this or that point. It isn’t going too far to say that American’s have a new idol – politics. Not that there hasn’t always been political idolatry in our country going back two hundred years, but most recently it’s reached a critical mass where now almost everyone is following politics, and obsessing over it. Now don’t get the wrong impression. I’m not Amish. I don’t favor ignoring our civic duties or not voting or participating in the democratic process. God ordains governments and calls us to have influence in their operation to the best of our ability. So I’m a responsible citizen and will exercise my responsibility at the polls come November 6th to vote for the candidates I feel best represent my Christian values so that society is shaped along the lines of righteousness and justice, not their opposites. But that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about our growing worldly obsession with politics in this country. What about a balanced sense of proportion and perspective? What about keeping politics in its proper place in society rather than letting it become too important, too much of a priority? Jesus teaches us to give to government what is due government, but not to give government what is due God. But I’m afraid we’ve changed that teaching to something like rendering unto government what is due government and also rendering unto government the things due God as well. In other words, we are beginning to give too much time, energy and resources to politics, while we neglect more important spiritual and moral priorities of life – in other words, the things of God. That’s why I feel that politics has become just another American Idol. I’m gradually working my way through America’s top ten idols. I’ve already mention TV in a previous message, so today’s theme is the American idol of politics. I figure before this year’s presidential election would be a good time to talk about this particular form of idolatry. Let me explain.
Second, it’s important to acknowledge our responsibility before God. Matthew 22:21, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Our priority should be God, not government. Jesus said it best, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well,” Matthew 6:33. But politics can so easily become an idol because it’s subtle and tempting. We can begin to think that it’s more important to convert a person to our political views than it is to convert a person to Christ. We can begin to start judging people on the basis of their political affiliation instead of loving them as someone made in the very image of God. We can start to see and treat people as enemies because they oppose our political agenda. Now don’t get me wrong, I have strong political convictions, especially on clearly moral social issues; for example, like my opposition to abortion and gay marriage. These are clear-cut examples of spiritual and moral issues that have become political issues as well. In this case, I’m very outspoken about my opposition to social evils like abortion and gay marriage. But that doesn’t mean I must follow the political party line of the Republican Party because it too opposes these things. I may disagree with Republicans on other things. In other words, my loyalty is first to Christ and his kingdom, not some man-made kingdom or party on earth. I’m not obligated to defend everything the presidential candidate I vote for favors either. But more important, I’m not obligated to carry on as if my candidate is the next Messiah or Savior of the world. That can easily happen in politics, candidates and personalities become larger than life and actually take on the characteristics of idols. We see this happening around the world in other political contexts, for example, in North Korea, where there is virtually a personality cult of leadership. We can turn our political leaders into almost cult leaders if we aren’t careful. President Obama’s election victory speech and the reaction of some people come to mind. But it’s not just candidates, it’s the whole political process that can become the idol – the following each and every twist and turn during the campaign, the endless talk, discussion and debate about issues, the win-at-any-cost attitude the divides our citizens, the preoccupation and obsession with all things politics. I’ve never seen it this bad in all my years of observing politics in this country. In the middle of this political idolatry we forget about God and his priorities. We forget that Christ’s kingdom advances no matter what political party is in power, no matter which candidate wins the presidency. The early church thrived despite the fact that it had to operate under a dictatorship in the Roman Empire.
As a recent example of Christians forgetting their spiritual and moral priorities in favor of political posturing, I mention the decision by the Billy Graham organization to remove Mormonism from a list of non-Christian cults on its web page. Now why would Billy Graham and his organization remove Mormonism from its list of cults? Mormonism teaches that everyone can become their own god, that God Almighty was once a man who grew up to become a God, and that someday anyone who works hard and stays faithful could become a God themselves with their own planet with people worshipping and praying to them just like we worship and pray to God Almighty now. Sound strange? It is strange; in fact, it’s heretical. That’s why Christians have always classified Mormonism as a non-Christian cult. Billy Graham’s web site had always classified it as a non-Christian cult before also. But not anymore. Why the change? Because presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who happens to be Mormon, visited with the elderly Billy Graham at his home in North Carolina. After the talk, a few days later, Mormonism was dropped from the list of cults on Billy Graham’s web site. What just happened? Billy Graham got his priorities mixed up. He put politics before Christ. Instead of rendering unto Caesar the things due Caesar, he rendered unto Caesar the things due God. Is Mormonism a non-Christian cult or isn’t it? Of course it is. Ok, then let Christians continue to teach that it is, whether there is an election or not, whether it’s good for politics or not, whether it helps “our guy” win or not. Now Mitt Romney’s a nice guy and a strong leader. I’ll probably vote for him for president, not because he’s Mormon, but despite the fact he is Mormon. I’m voting for a president to run the affairs of the country, not voting for pastor-in-chief. But my point is, Christians have no business fudging with spiritual and moral truth for the benefit of politics. It’s idolatry to put a political conviction ahead of a moral or spiritual conviction. It’s a false priority. But politics is subtle and tempts us to do such things. Politics can easily become an idol if we aren’t careful. What is an idol? Simply put, it’s anything we put ahead of God in life. That means virtually anything can become an idol in our life if we let it. Money, if we put it ahead of God, can become an idol. Material possessions, a job or career, health, fame, pleasure, and so forth, anything we put ahead of God (and the things of God) can become an idol for us. A political cause, even a good one, has the potential of becoming an idol, yes, even a religion for us. For example, for a growing number of people in the United States, politics is becoming their religion – it’s what they eat, sleep and drink. That’s idolatry.
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Winter blues? Not with us, we’re refreshing our look.
We look forward launching our www.isleofmedia.org brand refresh at FOCUS 2017 on the 5th and 6th of December. FOCUS 2017 brings together media professionals from all sectors of the creative screen industries. Designed as a knowledge-sharing and peer-networking platform, FOCUS aims to help filmmakers and producers discover incentives and production solutions to maximise screen value for all budgets. Over two days the conference will include industry leaders sharing their expertise, inspiration and insight through a programme of panel discussions, workshops and presentations.
If you’ve been following our progress you will have seen, or even attended, the launch of the new Isle of Media Strategy document on our first anniversary in September 2017. Following your feedback on this and transitioning to the next phase of our development, we’ve moved to www.isleofmedia.org and have a fresh and vibrant new look too. It also expresses our not-for-profit character much better. You can view our most recent December 2017 version of our updated Strategy Document here. This is a live document, so please do email us at info@18.130.28.237, or give us a call, as always we’d love to hear your comments or suggestions.
If you’re also going to be at FOCUS come and say hi or organise a time to meet. We’re located at stand Stand S13.

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Gift wrapping is one of those things that I love to do but rarely have time to actually do it. I almost always go with the classic bag tissue paper combo. But when I do have enough time I like to make my packages cute and sweet.For this months challenge, Michael ‘s sent us a fun package of RAW materials from their new line, RAW which will be available for you all August 8th. Raw Bar is a brand new line of products made of or accessorized by materials inspired by nature. Surfaces and textures include: burlap, cork, chalk board, wood, metal and canvas. Michael’s LOVES input from their customers so it’s no surprise that they created the Raw Bar because customers requested raw surfaces that are unfinished and easily craft-able!
I thought a few ways you can use this collection for gift giving and wrapping. With just a little extra prep you can doll up any package!
Wrap up samples of twine for a craft friend by taking the wooden spools and wrapping around different colors! You can also do this with washi tape!
How to: Simply wrap them around the spool and cut. Arrange them nicely in a beautiful box for that craft lover in your life!
Not that your ready to wrap, get out this super cute cork ribbon and make some cork bow!
How to: First cut out a 12 inch piece of ribbon and 4 and 1/2 inch piece.Use adhesive to secure both ends to the middle of the 12 in piece. Then use more adhesive or hot glue gun to pinch together the top and the bottom for a pleated middle. Wrap around the smaller piece and adhere to the back. Now you have a gorgeous bow!
Aren’t those bows so cute. I love the texture it adds to the gift box! I know you can’t wait for that ribbon to come out! Oh the possibilities!
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Good Teacher! What may I do so that I may inherit "eternal life"?
10:18 And Jesus said to him ... Why do you call me "good"?
no one (is) good except one, the God.
be honoring the father and the mother of you.
10:20 Then he said to him, ... Teacher! ... All these things I guard out of my "youth."
for he had many properties.
How difficult will the ones having riches to enter into the Kingdom of God.
10:24 And the disciples were awed upon his words.
Children how difficult it is to enter into the Kingdom of God!
10:25 It is easier for a "camel" to come through the "eye of a needle," than for a "rich one" to enter into the Kingdom of God.
saying to themselves ... And who is able to be saved?
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SAPexperts | What Is Serialization, and How Does It Relate to Track and Trace?
What Is Serialization, and How Does It Relate to Track and Trace?
Serialization and track and trace are hot topics in the supply chain landscape today, but few industries are affected as deeply or as imminently as the pharmaceutical industry. See what serialization and trace and trace are, how to apply them in pharmaceutical operations, and what solutions SAP offers in support of serialization and track and trace.
Serialization is a process used to identify a particular unit or example of a material, whether it is a single bottle of a prescription pharmaceutical or a case of bottles. It usually refers to the smallest saleable unit of a material. Track and trace refers to the ability to track the physical movement and location of a specific material, using that serialization of material to provide visibility at a granular level.
Serialization of materials has long been a part of many industries. It is used to identify components, finished goods, returnable containers, and repair parts. While serialization is not required for track and trace functionality, it enables a significant benefit in terms of accuracy and ability to identify a specific item. This is critical in drug safety and also adds efficiency in the returns process.
Although I focus on serialization in the pharmaceutical industry, which is the subject of new regulation and compliance directives in the global marketplace, other industries also rely on serialization. They include the medical device industry, which is closely related, aerospace and defense, automotive, and high tech, all of which benefit from the ability to track a single component, whether it is a fan blade in a jet engine or a prosthetic hip replacement.
Tim Craigmyle has been involved in supply chain systems for more than 15 years. He is serving as a senior managing consultant for IBM Global Business Services, an externally focused role assisting clients that are initiating supply chain improvements primarily in distribution and warehousing solutions to help solve their business challenges, focusing on the SAP Eco-system.

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An architectural drawing is a manual for a building. The architectural drawing is an illustration of what the final product will look like plus an instructional tool on how to achieve it. Architectural drawings can be devoted to depicting an overview of the building (i.e. an elevation) or they can focus on a particular element (a detail). All pieces of an architectural drawing give accurate information on how the final product.
Architectural drawings originated out of pieces of art rather than the detail oriented blueprints they have become today. In Europe's Italian Renaissance, famous painters, sculptors, and artists created vivid drawings of buildings and structures they imagined. Many of these depictions (such as a Sistine Chapel) where then turned into an actual structure. In those times, architectural drawings did not possess the measurements and notes that they have today. They were simply an illustration of what the artist had in mind and it was up to the construction team to figure out how to best achieve it.
Architectural drawings provide a guideline for how a structure should be built. They ensure a structure can operate as intended and also be durable for years to come. Without architectural drawings it would be up to the builders to decide how a building should be designed. This would inevitably lead to much rework in the building process if one method was later proven to be unsuccessful. Architectural drawings allow issues to be resolved prior to the start of actual construction.
There are various types of architectural drawings. Some drawings are more conceptual in nature rather than technical. These include renderings and site plans, both types of drawings are intended to provide a broader overview of the project rather than specific details. On the other hand, drawings such as cut sheets and details provide extremely specific project information and are ridden with dimensions, notes, and guidelines. This type of architectural drawing is intended to specifically direct construction technique.
A central benefit of architectural drawings is that a schedule and budget can be generated prior to the start of construction. Without architectural plans, much of the building's components would be up in the air until construction began. This would prove difficult for a general contractor to provide accurate pricing on the project or develop a realistic schedule. Architectural drawings show the majority of aspects involved in a project and allow a builder to plan accordingly. Contractors can verify required supplies, labor needs, and equipment preferences from architectural drawings.
Although architectural drawings may seem thorough and complete prior to the start of construction, there is often missing information. This missing data can lead to schedule delays or unexpected costs. It is recommended that even the best of drawings be reviewed by a general contractor or project manager before starting on a job. Often, questions will not arise until encountered during the course of construction, the architectural plans will then need to be amended by the architect to solve the problem.
Johnson, Michael. "What Is an Architectural Drawing?" , https://careertrend.com/about-4687129-architectural-drawing.html. 19 February 2019.
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At what age can my child start learning to swim?
It is never too early to begin working on water safety skills!
Our program begins swimming lessons at the age of 6 months with a parent or guardian in the pool with the student. Many children under the age of one, have instinctive movements similar to swimming that can be built upon in lessons. The younger students also adapt more quickly to the water than older children. Studies have indicated that children who take part in swimming instruction as infants, are more independent and skillful in their movements than other children of the same age.
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How do I cancel my lessons?
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What happens if I’ve paid for the whole month but would like cancel my lessons?
Our program has a no refund policy but allows families to receive credits on their family accounts. A family can cancel their lessons at any point in time and will be credited for the remaining lessons they will not be attending. All credits placed on family accounts must be used within a year of the issued date.
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When your child is sick or going out of town, you may reschedule your class for a different day or time after you have missed your regular lesson. If you are going out of town and will need more make-up classes than you are eligible for, we recommend that you cancel your enrollments and re-enroll when you return so that you do not lose any lessons. Families are not required to let us know they will be unable to attend a lesson unless they need to cancel their membership for a few weeks.
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What if it is looks like bad weather before my lesson?
If it is raining at your home or office, it does not necessarily mean it is raining at our location. We are equipped with a state of the art weather protection and will continue on with lessons as long as conditions are safe. In the event we need to cancel lessons due to unsafe conditions, we will contact you via phone/text/email as soon as possible. Due to the unpredictable nature of Florida’s weather, we really appreciate your understanding that weather situations can occur as you are traveling to swim class; therefore, please assume your class will occur unless you receive contact from the office stating otherwise. In the event one of your classes is cancelled, you will be eligible for a credit or make-up class.
How long will it take my child to swim and what could I do to help?
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We highly recommend that parents practice at home and make swimming a fun family activity, as it will increase the speed at which a student learns. A parent can also help with a child’s confidence by actively praising a student for their good work and talking to them about swim classes during the week. If you ever have a question about the skills an instructor is teaching or what you could do at home, please ask our staff and they will be happy to help!
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Family time means daddy time! We love all the time we get with daddy when family is in town. We get more time with him since it's usually the weekend when we have visitors, which is awesome.
And, daddy time with family means guy time. The boys get to enjoy some fun guy bonding time over sports both, outside and inside. Lots of basketball fun happened as well as watching our favorite college football team - the Aggies! Whoop!
Caught some sunshine while they were walking away to the basketball court.
The photo above is my favorite. I love the light in it, the trees, the boys trailing the men...all of it. It's sweet and perfect.
I also love time with Uncle A and Bekah because it means I get to spend time in the kitchen with another woman who loves food and cooking/baking as much as I do - Bekah! She's my soon-to-be sister-in-law and I love her so much! Definitely am so blessed to have her in my life!
She and I made these amazing gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches (plus a non-dairy version for the boys) along with some delicious tomato basil soup (non-dairy). For dessert we made these mini crustless pecan pies that are our new staple dessert for now until forever, as well as chips and salsa (because it's Texas and chips and salsa are always a good idea - especially homemade).
The boys. Oh, how the boys love these two. They love them so very much. The sweetest thing happened while they were leaving on Sunday. Linus approached Uncle A a good 10 times just to give another hug. Mr. Ogre, the little man of few words, definitely knows how to share his affection when he wants to. Affection was shared all around as well as smiles, a ton of silly faces, and hugs. Lots of hugs.
The photo below is out of control, but what would you expect with two computer software engineer brothers and one of our offspring. Nothing less I hope.
Homemade binoculars. Googi-oggers, according to Bigfoot.
This last moment is so sweet. I love how these boys love their Uncle A and Bekah. And, I love how Uncle A and Bekah love our boys. Our family is so very blessed and I love that we get to capture the sweetness to hang on to for when they are older. Such a gift it will be to look back and remember all the amazing times we have shared together as the boys grow. Such a gift!
Have you had any fun visits lately? What was your favorite part?
Also, don't forget to stop back on Monday to check out our fun gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches (both with and without diary) as well as our dairy-free tomato basil soup (crockpot version)!
Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to head over to Jen's for more fun quick-takes!
I cannot wait for these recipes :) Your pictures are gorgeous!
Yay! Thanks, Britt! I'm so glad about that last one. Makes me happy!
Oh my gosh, I love these pics!
The grilled cheese sounds awesome...will be back!
Chris! Thank you! And, the grilled cheese really were awesome! Just put up the recipes! :) Hope you get to enjoy them soon!
I loooove being able to cook with someone who enjoys it too! Usually anyone visiting just takes care of the kids so I can cook, but every once in a while they're all occupied and I can cook with my sister or brother-in-law and it's such a blast!
Looking forward to the soup and sandwich recipes - you read my mind!


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An avid rider and equine enthusiast all her life, Leeanne is the author of the award-winning book Secretariat’s Meadow – The Land, The Family, The Legend with Kate Chenery Tweedy and her mother Penny Chenery, who owned and raced 1973 Triple Crown champion Secretariat.
Leeanne conducts narrated tours of the historic farm for visitors from all over the country, coordinates the annual Secretariat birthday celebration and the Salute to Secretariat at the State Fair of Virginia. She and her husband Gary live in an old farm cottage on the property.

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PODCAST: The doc director on 'non-flaky spirituality' and more.
Velcrow Ripper, movie maker and tree lover.
Velcrow Ripper started making movies to change the world in 1979, when he created Iran: The Crisis. Since then he's made over two dozen features including the Genie award winner for Best Feature Doc Bones of the Forest, in which Ripper visited B.C.'s logging blockades and spoke with native and non-native elders about the future of the forests.
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In Fierce Light, Ripper's pilgrimages include visits to an urban garden in L.A., the birthplace of the American civil rights movement and a trip to India to talk to the "untouchables."
In today's podcast, Ripper talks about dream catchers and sharing dreams, holistic activism, sacred warriors, "nonflaky spirituality," being too positive and "looking for sacred stories in the face of darkness."
A 'Trees and Us' podcast with Antony Marcil.
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Discussion in 'Operating Systems' started by chronic9, Jan 18, 2011.
Ive been getting BSODs lately, generally when I play video games. I have the latest nvidia drivers installed. and i checked my chipset drivers also newest.
Are you sure you have the right symbols loaded?
Yeah, with no symbols it would be just a complete guess. If you have the dump somewhere I can take a look.


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