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Money and time are wasted when new ventures diverge from the optimal value creation path.
Many new technology ventures fail(1), and many more fall short of their potential. All too often this happens as a result of repeating one of a set of common (avoidable) mistakes made by many others in the past.
In other cases, the management team knows what needs to be done, but lacks bandwidth (and, sometimes, the necessary skill sets), to get it done in a timely fashion.
We believe that it is possible to substantially increase the chances of success of a new venture, if only the management team can absorb the lessons from history, and apply them to their own situation.
In studying a wide cross section of high tech startups, in fields such as medical devices, telecom/datacom, and various applications of nanotechnology and photonics, we have found that there are strong patterns that emerge of a set of mistakes that entrepreneurs make. It’s as if entrepreneurs have no knowledge of the mistakes made by their predecessors, have not learned from history, and are doomed to make a similar set of errors to those who have gone before them. The truly frustrating thing is that many of these errors are avoidable, and often one can see them coming sufficiently far in advance that there is time to take corrective action.
We believe that there is an optimal value creation path for a given venture: a set of milestones that need to be accomplished, and an order in which they need to be attacked.
In many ways, a new venture is a race. It’s a race to get across the finish line (building a successful company) before the reservoirs of time and money are depleted. Often this manifests itself as a race to accomplish the next set of value enhancement milestones, before needing to raise the next round of capital.
a higher overall probability of success.
All too often we see companies that have diverged from the optimal value creation path. This usually leads to longer time to market, lower financing valuations, and more difficulty attracting capital. In extreme cases it leads todeath of the company, as it becomes impossible to attract the next injection of capital into a company that is not creating value.
For example, many new ventures leave lots of value on the table at each financing, because they neglect to accomplish certain key commercial milestones that add great value, and reduce risk, yet be can be accomplished relatively quickly and inexpensively.
Perhaps the most common pathology we see among new ventures is an over emphasis on the technical aspects of the business, and an under emphasis on the commercial aspects of the business. This commonly leads to actual value destruction — when the team attacks value milestones in the wrong order, and then has to go back and redo things.
The classic example is developing a product without first understanding the need being addressed — and then having to start again when you realize that customers need something different. We frequently meet startup teams who have spent $millions developing a product, only to find that it is too early to market or too late to market, or is somehow not quite what the customer needs.
Mostly we find this has happened because of an early lack of focus on achieving certain key commercial milestones.
Balanced Execution: creates more value; saves time and money.
Sometimes, entrepreneurs take a suboptimal value creation path through lack of resources. Sometimes it is through lack of experience.
After all, most entrepreneurs are learning on the job, even if they are on their second or third startup! And its a rare entrepreneur who has had the luxury of studying, as we have done, large numbers of emerging ventures in diverse fields — and synthesizing from that study specific guidelines for maximizing value, and avoiding missteps along the way.
A common reason that commercial milestones are neglected, or attacked ineffectually, is that the skill sets which are needed to master the key early commercial milestones tend to differ substantially from those needed in the day-to-day operation of an emerging new venture.
the ability to go out and objectively research things like “What does the customer need exactly?”, without being unduly influenced by the internal view of things.
The management team of an emerging venture often needs these skills only intermittently (although when they are needed, they are really needed). So CEOs rarely choose to add full time team members specifically to attack these problems. And when they do, it is hard to find suitably expert candidates, because resolving the big exciting challenges is not a long term, full time job.
Sometimes the CEO himself/herself has the skills to attack these commercial milestones. However in that case, bandwidth constraints usually prevent the problems getting the degree of attention they deserve.
(1) In his book High Tech Startup, John L. Nesheim reports that “the chances are six in one million that an idea for a high-tech business eventually becomes a successful company that goes public”. Clayton M. Christensen, in The Innovator’s Solution, estimates that only about one in ten successful companies is able to maintain above market growth rates over a period of a decade or more.


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"George Singer, my great, great grandfather, formed a strong bond with his employees. He actively encouraged the formation of Singer Football Club in 1883. Workers also formed a rugby union team. Sport and recreation was regarded as integral to the well-being of the workforce. During his office as Lord Mayor of Coventry he championed the introduction of various public services for the benefit of the city's population. In many respects he was ahead of his time.
“In 1898 he endorsed the name change to Coventry City Football Club and must have been very proud to see the works team develop into a club fit to represent the city of Coventry. Now the club's very existence is under threat due to erroneous litigation by the current owner. My message to Joy Seppala is very simple. You have a duty of care to protect this 135 year-old institution. Cease the legal action and commence constructive talks".
"My great grandfather, Willie Stanley, must be turning in his grave. He and his fellow bicycle machinists were pioneers of the association game in Coventry. He would be shocked and angry to learn the football club which he formed has been damaged by the current owner to the extent it could cease to exist. The football club established itself as an important part of our community.
“Generations of supporters have since followed the Sky Blues, in the good times and the bad times. But they have never experienced the pending disaster the club faces today. If SISU had built the new stadium they promised we would not face the prospect of being homeless. The best solution to solve the problem is for Joy Seppala to stop the litigation process, something which the vast majority of supporters would welcome. You have to ask the question: Has she really got the best interests of CCFC at heart?
The above statements were made to Lionel Bird, CCFC historian and contributor to the Jimmy Hill Way Campaign.

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the contraction of the particular muscle(s) under the skin in theses areas. Botox can also be used to treat lip lines, nasal lines.
Botox has been approved by FDA for treating severe auxiliary hyperhidrosis. It is safe, effective, painless treatment without complications. The result lasts about 6-9 months. Most of insurances cover the treatment.

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I think we are both changed forever.
My husband and I have been trying to conceive for over two years. We were both into our 30s when we met and knew we wanted children. We never imagined just how difficult this journey would be and both agree it has been the most traumatic experience of our lives.
I think we are both changed forever. I don’t cope as well as he does and look to him to help find the strength to get through each day. We are completely in love and devoted to one another, however there have been times when trying to conceive has almost broken us. We dreamed of a child as a final piece of the puzzle, but in reality, it has, at times divided us. We have received no relationship advice or counselling as promised and we just keep trying to stumble our way through. I am now trying to prepare myself for a life without Tom’s child. I figure if I can envision a life without our child, I may get stronger in time. We have no guarantee of ever having our child and I have to find a way of dealing with this fact.
We arrived home from our honeymoon and I knew I was pregnant. I took the test the next day and never felt happier in my whole life. I had finally married the man of my dreams and now I was pregnant with his child. I was complete.
Exactly one week later I felt a bit poorly. Tom was away on business. He came home and I wasn’t myself, I was tearful and I think I always knew the pregnancy was never going to last. I don’t know how or why, maybe it was because I wanted it too badly. That night I had sharp pains in my left side and as I cuddled into Tom, I knew the pregnancy was ending. I began bleeding the next morning. Tom was wonderful and he just let me cry. I continued to feel poorly and after confiding in my mum, she suggested I see a doctor as the pain on my left side was getting worse rather than better.
What followed was two months of hell. We ended up in A&E, but were informed no one was available to do a scan as it was the evening. We had no idea why I was in so much pain on my left side, but I kept thinking about a story of an ectopic pregnancy I had heard back in school. My husband could not bear to wait, so he found a private company to scan me that evening.
The private company took another pregnancy test which came back positive, but found no sign of an embryo. They began to use the words ‘ectopic’ or ‘pregnancy of unknown origin’. We returned to the hospital and I was admitted to a ward.
Tom slept with me that evening and whilst everyone said to stay positive as the pregnancy may just be too small to see, I never believed it. The next morning, they took us down for a scan. I sat amongst all the pregnant ladies waiting for their pictures. I could feel my heart breaking and I knew the break would never be repaired. I looked to the staff for support, but I felt no empathy. The scan showed the embryo wasn’t where it should be.
One nurse held my hand when I broke down but, to the rest, I felt I was nothing more than a hindrance on a very busy ward. Tom and I headed home but were asked to come back a week later for a re-scan. Tom is a forever an optimist and kept believing that maybe the baby was just too small to see. As my hormones bounced around and I had no closure, I spiralled into a depressed state. Unable to move forward, I also felt extremely unwell and nothing anyone said seemed to help.
Bloods where taken every 48 hours for two weeks. The pregnancy hormone continued to rise, but slowly. I complained every appointment of a serious pain in my left side, but the nurses just gave me a sad look and continued with their checks. At one appointment, I requested they actually make a note of my complaint of pain. Tom was living in limbo for weeks, not able to yet grieve for the loss of our baby. I was progressively feeling worse and finding everyday duties more and more difficult.
I was re-admitted to hospital and told I would need an injection to end the pregnancy. This happened quickly one day after a blood test. I was almost relieved, maybe now I could start to grieve and begin to feel better and move on. But as the injection was administered, I felt a new wave of pain, we were ultimately ending the life of our child. No amount of; ‘it would not grow’, ‘it could never be a healthy child’, and ‘it wasn’t meant to be’ helped me at this point.
That night I was extremely sick and could not stop shaking. Tom again slept in the hospital bed with me and the nurses left us alone to grieve. The next morning, we were discharged and told to continue with the routine 48hr bloods. I felt awful, Tom had to take care of me whilst he was also in emotional pain. Over the following weeks, the bloods showed the pregnancy hormone begin to drop and eventually it was under five so we were discharged completely. However, through this whole time, I still complained of pain on my left side. I was admitted twice during the night as I woke screaming in pain, only to be told the hormone was dropping so everything was fine. I began to doubt myself, maybe I was imagining the pain.
A year before I noticed my periods had become heavier and this came with other symptoms. I could not access any help from my GP, so eventually paid to see a private consultant. Privately he had arranged for me to have a scan. The scan had showed a polyp or possible endometriosis. However, the consultant then went off sick and so it was a long time before this information was fed back to me. I was told a laparoscopy would be best to confirm the problem. But the wait for one on the NHS was a year, and during the wait is when we got pregnant. Just by coincidence the private consultant I saw was also my NHS consultant during one of my later hospital admissions. So, following the ectopic and the injection, we both wanted the laparoscopy to go ahead, so they could work out what was going on. The hospital refused, even though the consultant was working again. I continued to complain of pain on my left side. After six weeks Tom broke, he rang the hospital and said if they did not take this seriously he would take me private as I was in pain.
The hospital gave me a date for the laparoscopy. I once again said I felt like the pregnancy was there, I could feel it. The consultant assured me this was not the case and once again I felt like maybe I was going slightly mad. I woke from my laparoscopy in agony. My husband was next to me crying. The consultant had come and apologised to him following surgery. They had found the pregnancy in the left tube and so had removed the tube, along with other work to repair the damage caused without consent. Again, we were almost relieved, maybe we could now begin to move on.
The nurses were cold to me after my husband left. I complained of pain and needing meds to help, they rolled their eyes. I didn’t know if I could get up due to the pain, so when I asked again the nurse almost laughed, and said ‘of course, just get up’. Later that night when I cried in pain the nurse went to get my file. She was shocked when she saw the pictures inside and asked me how long the pregnancy had been there. I believe they were not informed of the tube removal along with various other treatments I had. They thought I had just had an exploratory laparoscopy so of course they rolled their eyes when I asked for pain relief.
The consultant came with the cremation papers and by this point I was a shadow of my former self. I wish my husband could have been there whilst I signed consent. The hospital stay did not get any better and I rang begging my husband to come and get me.
I did eventually begin to heal clinically, but emotionally I went further and further downhill. My hormones did not feel like they had balanced out and I remember thinking the pain would never go away. My husband and I were in no way prepared for my emotional outbursts and to be brutally honest, on two occasions I thought it would end our marriage.
Fast forward a year, I still have not healed, but I was beginning to recognise a new me. The trauma is never going to leave, it’s there forever now. Six months ago, whilst at work I received a call to say we were now at the top of the list for fertility treatment. Apparently following the operation the consultant referred us on. I felt a small sense of hope. We had been trying for eight months since I was given the green light by the consultant. Every period brought fresh pain. I tried to relax but it was impossible. If I did the ovulation tests I would get so anxious we would end up arguing when we should have been baby making. If I didn’t do them, it was a guessing game all month. I become gluten free, sugar free, dairy free, gave up alcohol, started working out and working harder to keep my mind occupied. Nothing helped, I just got better at disguising it all from others. Every time someone announced a pregnancy or birth, tears would fill my eyes and then I would question what type of person I was wishing it was me rather than them. I still feel this.
And so we began the IVF process. Seven weeks of hormones and hospital checks, painful egg collection and finally the transfer. The two weeks wait from the transfer date is torture, but I have to laugh about it now, I can’t keep crying. Tom and the nurses told me to stay positive. I laughed and joked at my appointments, but inside a new pain was beginning, what if this doesn’t work?
It didn’t work and now Tom and I wait in limbo until a nurse calls us to tell us the next step. I cried for a whole day last week and my hormones seem to be playing up again. The hospital told me they will arrange for me to speak to the counsellor, but that never happened. Following the ectopic pregnancy I requested a counsellor and eventually went to the GP requesting counselling, no referral was ever followed up.
We may have one more attempt with the NHS, but nothing is guaranteed, in fact the odds are pretty stacked against us. Do you continue on, now that you have come this far? Do you try and make all the pain and suffering worth it? Or do you begin to build a new life?
I feel I was failed on nearly every aspect of NHS care, but I can’t deny that clinically they did the right thing in the end. Tom and I are quite strong characters and I dread to think what someone who didn’t like to keep speaking up would have to go through.
Now, I have a ‘live in this moment’ strategy. I can’t think about the future when we are trying; it overwhelms me. I have to work hard to just concentrate on enjoying the moment with my husband. I have to think about feeling close to him, not about making a baby. Its exhausting to keep redirecting your thoughts but I have to continually remind myself, I am lucky to have this man that has gone through this with me and has taught me how to be stronger.
If God means it to be only us two, then we have to still try and enjoy every minute together. This is by no means easy, my hardest day is always the day my period arrives. I lock the bathroom door and cry to myself. Then I come out and continue as normal. I have taken up yoga and often receive massages. I need to love my body more. I can’t carry anger towards it or anyone else. I override bad thoughts with positive ones and find reasons to be thankful. I give my time to others going through troubles, I feel useful if I can make someone feel better.
I took up yoga and meditation and have found it helps me. I can control my thoughts and anxieties better and I give my body care and attention, rather than being angry at it because its not doing what it should find completely natural. Reflexology and acupuncture have also been beneficial, along with regular massages. In fact, massage helps me greatly, I feel relaxed and feel my body is working correctly, its comforting and almost resets me.


text: Bamboo Bubby Sleeping Bag(Fuscia Pink) 6mth-2+yr -Bamboo Bubby Bamboo Bubby was created by an Australian Mum who needed to find a way to stop her baby who suffered from Eczema from scratching his skin whilst asleep. Made from all natural bamboo cotton these specifically designed sleeping bags help to protect baby's sensitive and delicate skin. Another innovative product in the range is Adjust-A-Sleeve these help to protect them whilst active.

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In persons who have thalassemia major with iron overload, vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can mobilize iron stored in reticuloendothelial cells, sometimes leading to acute cardiac toxicity (1). Withdrawal of vitamin C supplementation has been associated with improvement of left ventricular function, and vitamin C deficiency may protect against the cardiac effects of iron overload in patients with thalassemia major (1). In contrast, there is little published evidence that vitamin C mobilizes large quantities of iron or induces acute (or chronic) toxicity in hemochromatosis. Urinary iron excretion, a measure of iron mobilization, was not increased by oral vitamin C in untreated patients with hemochromatosis who received an infusion of desferrioxamine. Furthermore, these patients experienced no associated adverse effects (2). In our review of hemochromatosis management, we cited the unusual report of a 29-year-old man who for 1 year had taken 1 g of ascorbic acid tablets daily and artificial orange juice containing supplementary ascorbic acid. Eight days after presentation, he died of complications of cardiomyopathy. At autopsy, well-known complications of iron overload due to hemochromatosis, including severe iron deposition in his myocardium, pancreas, and liver, and micronodular cirrhosis, were discovered (3). Accordingly, the authors' conclusion that this patient's ingestion of large amounts of ascorbic acid could have induced or accelerated the development of cardiomyopathy was “speculative” (3).
Published: Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(6):476.


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With more than 400 million active visitors, Facebook is arguably the most popular social networking site out there. And while the site is known for the casual social aspect, many users also use it as a professional networking tool. With that kind of reach, Facebook can be a valuable tool for connecting to former and current colleagues, clients and potential employers. In fact, surveys suggest that approximately 30% of employers are using Facebook to screen potential employees – even more than those who check LinkedIn, a strictly professional social networking site. Don’t make these Facebook faux-pas – they might cost you a great opportunity.
The best advice is to lock down your personal profile so that only friends you approve can see anything on that profile. Then, create a second, public profile on Facebook purely for professional use. This profile functions like an online resume, and should only contain information you’d be comfortable telling your potential employer face to face. Having a social networking profile is a good thing – it presents you as technologically and professionally savvy. Just make sure your profile is helping to present your best side – not the side that got drunk at your buddy’s New Year’s party.

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After avoiding payment for decades, a U.S. defense contractor has been ordered by a federal appellate judge to pay Iran nearly $3 million it owes, plus hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest.
Cubic Defense Systems signed a contract in 1977 to sell and service an air combat maneuvering range for the Iranian regime, then ruled by the Shah. When the Iranian revolution unfolded two years later, both sides agreed to cancel the contract. Cubic then sold the equipment to Canada.
But the new Iranian government wanted an accounting of the canceled deal, which Cubic refused to provide.
Iran took its case to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 1991, where the Iranian government was awarded $2.8 million.
Cubic, however, ignored Iran's payment demands. So its defense ministry filed a petition with the U.S. District Court in San Diego, which upheld the ICC award owed to Iran.
Seeking enforcement of that award plus interest, Iran appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. There, Cubic argued that the court should not side with Iran because it is a rogue state that sponsors terrorism. Furthermore, claimed Cubic, the Iranian defense ministry had been added to a WMD blacklist in 2007, causing its property in the U.S. to be frozen.
Unfortunately for Cubic, both the U.S. State Department and Treasury Department filed legal briefs with the court stating that the contractor should indeed pay its outstanding debt to Iran.
In deciding the case, a federal judge ruled that Iran not only is entitled to the $2.8 million, but also $316,000 in interest and $131,000 in attorneys' fees.

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The Romax Cube is the battery or mains powered instantly deployable computer. It is a multi-functional and sensor-rich device that communicates with your smartphone.
It uses a cross network SIM and the 2G cellular network, which means it works in the most remote locations.
Trap Monitoring: One Romax Cube can monitor up to 10 traps within a 50 metres clear line of sight.
Example: Place a cube in a loft with 4 cage traps. Attach one 'Romax Bluetooth Sensor' to each trap. As soon as the trap is activated and the Bluetooth Sensor moves, an alert and picture is sent to your phone typically within 90 seconds.
If you simply want to know what pests are moving around in a loft or basement, the PIR Motion Sensor will pick up any movement and send you a pictured alert.
Route Efficiency: The Romax Cube will tell you when a pest has been caught and what the pest is. In commercial applications, this will save many hours travelling to check traps and prove whether pests are present.
Real time alerting of activated traps and photographic evidence of pests optimises a technician's route and job planning which lowers costs.
GPS: The alert from the Romax Cube, including the trap's GPS location, can be forwarded to colleagues who might be better placed to attend.
Customer Audit Trails: The Romax trap alerts can be used to provide audit trails of what traps were deployed, what pests were caught, when and where.
The Romax Bluetooth Sensors (Round & Hook) are add-ons to The Romax Cube. One Cube can monitor up to 10 Bluetooth Sensors in 50 metres clear line of sight.
If you attach a sensor to a trap and it goes off, the Bluetooth Sensor will move and begin to transmit. The Cube will scan in specified intervals to check for sensor transmissions. If movement is detected, The Cube will take a photo of the trap and send it to your phone, typically within 90 seconds.
The more traps and Bluetooth Sensors you have attached to The Cube, the slower the alert is sent to your phone. This is because The Cube is checking more sensors.


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I am THAT guy. The guy who will put false emblems and badges on my vehicles. Now before you grab your torches and pickforks, I do them humorously. I won’t put M badges on a regular 3 series. I’ll slap Hellcat badges on a Chrysler 200. Now that I own a Ford van, I need to figure out which emblems to slap on.
Other clever ideas are welcome. Boss? Mach 1? Cobra? POWERSTROKE?! Let me know!

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Coconut Activated Carbon pellets are an additional range of standard products that Eurocarb is able to offer directly from our parent company factory.
Pelletised carbons consist of powdered carbon that is held together with a chemical binder and extruded into cylinders.
Pellets offer advantages in handling and provide consistent pressure drop in gas flow applications.
Our coconut shell based activated carbon pellets are exceptionally clean, hard and consistent and have high purity levels, and high ignition temperature for added safety in critical applications.
Standard coconut based carbons can be impregnated at our UK facility for improved performance against selected challenge constituents.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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Two men were wounded by gunfire Friday night in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
At 6:40 p.m., the 69-year-old and 40-year-old were looking into a possible burglary at a building in the 4500 block of West Palmer Street, according to Chicago police. An unknown person began shooting at them, striking the 69-year-old in the left shin and grazing the other man’s right thigh.
The 69-year-old was taken to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition, police said. The younger man declined medical treatment.

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Pakistan's major source of water, Indus River.
U.S. and Pakistani officials signed two agreements in early January to provide Pakistan with $66 million for completion of the Gomal and Satpara dam projects.
Improving Pakistan's electrical power infrastructure and energy production, as well as its capacity to store water against drought and to control floods, is an important component of the U.S. Government’s long-term partnership with Pakistan.
Despite the 2,900 kilometer Indus River and its tributaries, Pakistan as a whole is an arid nation that is nevertheless vulnerable to floods. To control flooding, increase water storage and hydroelectric power production, the Government of Pakistan seeks to build more dams in key locations.
"Last year's devastating floods demonstrated the need for flood control infrastructure. These two multipurpose dams will control flood waters, provide electricity, and store water for irrigation and household use for downstream villages."
Forty million dollars will go toward finishing the Gomal Dam in South Waziristan, or FATA, which will produce enough electricity to power 25 thousand households. The dam will also help mitigate potential flood damage annually, and store enough water to irrigate well over 77 thousand hectares of farmland.
The Satpara multipurpose dam project will get an infusion of $26 million. Once the project is finished, it is expected to provide some 30 thousand households in the town of Skardu, in Gilgit Baltistan, with enough power to alleviate power black outs. The finished dam will have the capacity to provide Skardu with nearly 12 million liters of drinking water every day.
The dam will also provide water for agricultural irrigation, potentially increasing annual agricultural output more than four-fold, thus generating about some $6 million in additional economic benefits each year.
These projects will provide energy solutions and improve the quality of life for people in FATA and Gilgit Baltistan, said Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Frank Ruggiero. The U.S. Government is committed to a long-term partnership with Pakistan and will continue to support projects that benefit the Pakistani people and bring economic development to these critical areas of the country.

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


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The wedding nikkah of Fatima, daughter of billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote to her huband, Jamil bubakar, is currently holding in Kano state.
President Buhari, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker Yakubu Dogara, state governors and others are currently attending the wedding. They went to the Emir’s palace to pay homage.
Last night, the Kano wedding ceremony between Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s daughter, Fatima Dangote and Jamil Abubakar, son of former Inspector General of Police, M.D. Abubakar, took place last night.
Fatima Dangote who wore a Deola Sagoe outfit, looked amazingly beautiful alongside her friends who came through with their beautiful looks to the wedding.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Ask-a-Zebra has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), which makes her joints and muscles prone to painful dislocation. In a great post, she documents her experience with Silver Ring Splints, custom-made jewelry that stabilizes her hand and helps her write and type -- while looking absolutely awesome.
Having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome sometimes feels about the equivalent of being composed of jello and wet spaghetti. Nothing stays where its supposed to. Literally every single cell in the body is floppy, so fingers are definitely an issue for many of us. I can almost guarantee that for the majority of us, writing is not only slow and painful but nearly impossible at times. FIne motor skills? What even are those? An EDSer surely doesn’t have any of those. Even typing which is far easier than writing, is painful and daunting at times. But last year I joined the population of shiny zebras by getting fitted for a set of Silver Rings Splints and they are beyond magical.
For those of you who have not heard of The Silver Ring Splint Company, they are a company that custom makes finger splints that look like elegant pieces of jewelry. Don’t believe me? Well I can’t even tell you how many compliments I’ve received for them. Nobody even suspects that they might possibly be medical. But more importantly, they work amazing! I still have hand pain and finger dislocations when performing fine motor skills and writing is definitely not something I look forward to but I have saved myself thousands of painful dislocations, I can open doors easier, type faster, write longer and hold objects in my hands without looking like an alien from a sic-fi movie. With the rings on my fingers actually look like fingers rather than tentacles!


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Mine Quest 2 (MOD, unlimited money) - sequel to the popular adventure RPG on Android. In a compromised Mine Quest 2 on Android you can also immerse themselves in an epic adventure underground and to find a huge number of enemies and precious stone on his head. You can wander through the most dangerous dungeons, learn their mysteries, earn gems and gold and, of course, to fight the horrible monsters.
On our site you can easily download Mine Quest 2 (MOD, unlimited money) .apk! All without registration and send SMS!

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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I'm at Beaches again, meeting a plane. I was here a few days ago, meeting Lindsey's from Florida. Now I'm meeting Steve's. Other near and dear are flying today. I had Patrick and Spencer over. Patrick brought a locally famous fresh hops beer, Sticky Hands, and I supplied fried chicken.
Mostly I've been blitzing for work, given the seasonal sale and all. The PSF is wondering why we make people log in at the web site (python.org). Other serious language web sites aren't so encumbered. I think it was a case of "we might need it someday". Open governance is messy, but more democratic than you might think, especially for a benevolent dictatorship.
Speaking of ministerial matters, the next Edu-Summit (Pycon Education Summit) is fast approaching. Given Pycon is coming to Portland in 2016, I'm not sure my bid to attend will get the serious attention it deserves. I don't actually have much insight into home office deliberations, given I'm a telecommuter.
I am monitoring Tara on Facebook, just back in Indy from Nicaragua, with Sadie. Her away team was studying coffee crop issues, biological in nature. The team was computer science oriented, however they also needed someone with serious skills around lab equipment. They had some expensive gear which Tara was helping to order when here over Thanksgiving break. I remember printing a manual.
Lindsey's Florida visit went about as expected. She's moving towards "third culture" status slowly but surely, a status I've held for awhile now. Her sangha in Portland is strong and supportive. Lower48 nuclear families tend to be launch pads for such alien spawn (as in "funny looking ETs"), as seen in American Dad.
Speaking of my multi-cultural upbringing, I was fortunate to attend a Thirsters session on Bhutan the other night. I'll make a slide show of the slides, plus some from today. That was Thursday night, just before meeting Lindsey's plane. Tonight is Saturday, two days later.
Seattle is scoring well against some other NFL team (Cowboys) on Fox. It's 31 to 17 with 2:25 left in the 4th. OSU's Ducks creamed Florida State the other day. You can read all about it if you go Google.

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WMRC started operation in 2006. Formerly known as Wealth Management Resource Centre LLP, the company was incorporated as a private limited entity and renamed WMRC Private Ltd. in 2008.
WMRC’s Founder, John Koh started the firm from scratch with little prior experience in recruitment. With his keen attitude to design and improve on solutions to address a problem and need, John managed to grow WMRC from a specialist recruitment firm targeting the wealth management industry to one that caters to key pillars of the financial industry.
WMRC now works with clients and candidates in Private Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, Asset Management and Insurance. The firm has its main operation in Singapore and a representative office in Hong Kong.
Drawing on his entrepreneurial spirit and constant desire to do things better, John is responsible for leading WMRC in its daily operation and strategic direction.
John was a banker with Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management and MeesPierson Asia prior to starting WMRC and has worked and lived in Tokyo as a management consultant within the Strategic Change Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (now known as IBM Consulting).
He holds an MSc in Wealth Management degree, jointly awarded by the Singapore Management University, Wealth Management Institute and the Swiss Finance Institute. He also holds an MBA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, receiving the Fujitsu’s Asia Pacific Scholarship and graduating with top honours for outstanding leadership and entrepreneurial qualities.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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Write a report in processing of Dulce de leche that will include processing steps with equipment. Also provide material and energy balance.
Write a report in processing of Dulce de leche that will include processing steps with equipment. Also provide material and energy balance. We buy pasteurized milk from a company and we need to make sure that we process it to produce 2000kg of DDL/hr which is premium quality. The production method has traditionally been similar to the production of jams, except that the ingredients are mainly of dairy nature. The process needs to be designed to be fully automated up to and including hot filled.
Provide amount of raw materials that will be needed with material or energy balances on each equipment. Mention all parameters that will be needed in the production with the amounts.
Do Not Give Any Intro or Background of DULCE DE LECHE. I just need processing with all required parameters and amounts of raw materials and additives to produce premium quantity.
Please provide URL for each reference.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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While participating in a cold water rescue practice session with my club, one of the other paddlers came up to my boat and said, "Wow! I didn't know you could roll with a paddle leash attached to your paddle. George Gronseth said it couldn't be done."
Of course, this is pure poppycock! You can do all sorts of rolls with a paddle leash attached I demonstrated a few to prove it. The leash I use (which retracts like a telephone cord) creates absolutely no interference with the mechanics of rolling.
I questioned the person to find out if George had said it wasn't advised to use a paddle leash in the surf or in whitewater (which is true) but he said, "No. George just told us we couldn't roll with a paddle leash attached."
Any thoughts on this? I've encountered a lot of misinformation in the world of sea kayaking, but this one was a surprise.


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I feel so bad coming onto my blog and whining but this ear pain is the worst thing I have EVER experienced. I can handle most pain but I cant handle this. This is day two of no sleep and I am sitting on my couch at 2 am crying so hard that I am hyperventilating. I just want to sleep so bad but Ive never been in this much pain before, Im not lying when I say I would rather have a baby than have this ear infection. I have caved and been taking 2 extra strength tylenol around the clock but it is not even touch the pain…. I just want it to go away. I want to sleep and feel better, I cant wait 4 days for these stupid ear drops to start working. I need pain relief so bad. I have to go to the maternal fetal medicine doctor on Tuesday at 8 AM and then work 2-10, how can I do that with 3 days of no sleep?
Im praying so hard right now, I dont know what to do, Ive never felt so helpless. All I can hear is loud thumping, my hearing is completely gone, my jaw wont open so I cant eat, and the whole left side of my face is swollen like someone hit (but no one did, except a nasty infection). I just want to go to sleep and wake up when this is all over. What am I gonna do through these night hours (besides get struck by violent morning sickness cause Im hungry and cant eat)? All I can do is sit through each minute watching time crawl.
Im trying to be strong. I know I cant take anything for the baby’s sake but I feel so close to chopping off my ear, ugh. How could it get this bad? at least last time Tylenol eased the pain so I could sleep through the night, this time when I take it, its like I never really took it, I feel NO lessening of pain at all.
I should be sleeping because I have to wake up at 4AM for work and I have a throbbing headache but, I want to blog, makes me feel better.
Im SOOOOO TIRED. Cant wait to have off this weekend, its such a pleasant thing- weekends off.
I went to see you today son.
It was so beautiful outside. I slowly walked up to your grave. I looked around. I collapsed on the ground and cried, begged for you. I wept with all my heart for 45 minutes straight. I sat in the dirt with my scrubs on and wiped my face with dirt smudging across it. WHY? Why didnt I pray harder? Why didnt I trust that you could be brought back? Why didnt I plea with God? Why did I just accept what the doctors told me? Why didnt I ask for a miracle? Why didnt I take initiative with my midwife when I felt like something was wrong? Why did I wait so long? I want to hold you, rock you to sleep… I want you in MY arms. I finally realized there on the dirty ground, another baby is not going to fix my pain. I will not feel any better. This will last with me forever. I will have to tell my children to come about their oldest brother. How he went to be with Jesus before I met him. I just laid my head down there at that grave and sobbed. I looked up, face swollen and red, I could barely see. I saw across the field – a mother with her boys holding hands, one about 10 years old, one about 5. The mother bent down and was neatly placing flowers on the grave at her feet. I sobbed even harder, I probably scared the boys. WHY? Why is life so full of death. Why is it so painful to us but so joyful to you Lord?
I decided to go back to choir and just join and stay. I left a couple of years ago because I got busy. Its where I need to be. (maybe not solos, but with the choir as a whole lol). It was nice to be back. At the end someone came in and said two boys who were in youth group got in a major accident tonight and were airlifted to the hospital, the girl in the other car died. WHY? Why must more parents hear bad news about their children? Why God, why do you take our children? Why do you give us this desire to live for our children and then take them?
I trust God, I love God, I know this is His will and plan, Its just hard. Im a normal person with normal feelings. I hate it. I hate seeing my sons pictures but I couldnt live without them. I miss him more and more everyday. I want a child. I want to love, give, care, be apart of something more than me. I want it, I need it.
Yes I smile when Im out in public, and I most of the time and normal and happy but when Im alone, all I think about is him. Son, you are on my mind day and night and I dream of being pregnant and feeling you. I miss you. Its not easy. Oh Lord, its not easy. I just need something, someone bigger than me. I see you God, youre working every day but I need help. Can you help me? Can you hear me? I’m miserable. My body and mind and soul are tired. Can you take care of me? Can you heal me? Can you show me your word, your desire? Can you lead me to a true mentor? Can you? Im tired. I cant make it on my own. I know youre there. I know you hear me. I know you hold me.
My son…. nothing will bring you back. You are in that cold ground while I’m stupidly sobbing all over my keyboard. STOP IT… STOP IT. Please come back. I need you so bad. I still have your crib set up, I still have your sheets washed, I still have your bottles ready. Im so mad at you. Youre never going to use them. Youre never going to visit me. Youre never going to take care of me when Im old. Im so mad at you. I just want you to go away. I want to wake up. This is a nightmare isnt it?
Your due date was this Friday, can you not remind me? Can you just sit with Jesus and have fun and forget about me, I dont want to think anymore. I dont want to hurt anymore.
Just when I think its over, you come back and remind me youre gone….
wonderful, glorious,holy, righteous, victorious, conqueror, triumphant, mighty healer, deliverer, shield, defense, strong tower, my best friend, omnipotent, omnipresent, soon coming king, alpha, omega, Lord of everything.


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That people will pay extra to play early. Back in my day we just went to the shady non-corporate game store that would sell things before release date.
And by the time you got home the servers already crashed.
Makes us feel special, plus 20$ or 30$ isn't to bad.
So who else is loving BFV?
Lovin it more than you.


text: Hi! I’m a friendly teacher with over 15 years’ experience. I have been teaching via Facetime for over a year to students on the other side of Australia, and this has been a great experience, which I’m now ready to offer you! * Do you live in a bustling capital city and fed up sitting in peak hour traffic, commuting to piano lessons? Me too! Let’s learn online! * Are you a parent who can’t be in two places at once, juggling your childrens’ hobbies and lessons, an online piano lesson for your child would give you heaps more flexibility! * Do you live in a remote part of Australia, want to learn an instrument, and are fed up with those ‘teach yourself’ books that offer you NO feedback? I will sit with you for at least 30 minutes each week and help you learn piano, offering you live feedback.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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So, I’ve been writing these blog posts for a few months now, and haven’t really introduced myself. So, I figured it was about time that I let you all know something about me. That’s why, today, we’re going to go over 12 facts about That Marketing Punk!
Whilst I was born in the UK, I’ve actually moved around a lot! I left the UK at 19 to move to Bulgaria, where I lived for 3 years before moving to Holland for a few months. I then returned to Bulgaria and met my wife there, and then eventually we moved to Ireland together. We weren’t there long before moving back to Bulgaria once again.
In total, I lived in Bulgaria for around 6 years before moving to Turkey for a couple of years. Finally, my wife and I moved back to the UK where we have been ever since.
And yes, I do mean Prince of Theives for that second one. Whilst Costner’s accent may not be great, I’ve always loved that movie! In fact, the theme song (Everything I Do by Bryan Adams) is also my favourite song!
My daughter, who at the time of writing is 18 months old, has already shown us that she inherited her father’s taste in music. She cries whenever Justin Beiber is on the radio, and has even learnt to headbang!
On top of that, her favourite song is Throne by Bring Me The Horizon! As well as she hears it, she’ll stop crying or moaning, laugh and become really energtic.
This also happens with All I Want by A Day To Remember, albeit to a lesser extent.
No, not because I think it’s real or because I like the storylines they come up with (they are really bad). I like it because of the athleticism involved in it. Now, I don’t like the big guys fake brawling, like Triple H or Hulk Hogan. I like the show stoppers like Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles.
Seeing them leap around, dive off ladders and really make some amazing moments is so impressive! If you want to see some astounding feats of athletism, then go and watch the TLC matches from Summerslam 2000 or WrestleMania 2001! Or even the Triple Threat match between AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe! You won’t be disappointed!
I know… Blasphemy, right? But yes, I actually enjoy both of them. My favourite Star Trek movie is Wrath of Khan, obviously… As for Star Wars, it’s a tie between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.
Those are 5 facts about me, just to break the ice a bit and introduce myself to you a bit more! Thanks for reading!

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Passion Parties Success Key #Two: Decide how much you are willing to sacrifice to hit your goals!
This is VITAL!!! Very few reps in Passion Parties understand the principle of relinquishing some spare hours to accomplish success. To be honest, accomplishing success in Passion Parties won’t be easy or convenient nor will it accidentally occur. It’s a deliberate process that necessitates focused organization and time management by those who expect to achieve success.
As an example, you could have a few special T.V. shows that you would hardly miss or a hobby that you enjoy during your spare time. This must change, though, once you commit to start a Passion Parties business. Those T.V. programs may need to be skipped or recorded and your leisure activities may need be put on hold if they hamper your Passion Parties and team functions.
By deciding what activities you are ready to give up in advance to reach your goals, you show that you could have the “stuff” required to achieve success in Passion Parties!
This concludes episode two of 4 in the series “4 Pillars Of Passion Parties Success”. Keep an eye out for episode 3.
p.s. Are You Tired of Chasing Your Friends and Family, Wasting Gas Going Back and Forth To Passion Parties Meetings to Meet Prospects that Never Show Up, Prospecting Strangers in the Parking Lot, and Spending a Bunch of Money on Leads Who “Don’t Remember Filling Out Any Form?” I Was Too Until I Discovered the 7 Online Business Secrets to Get More Leads, Sales, and Sign-Ups…and how to Magically Make Money from Every Prospect You Talk To…Enter Your Email Below to Get The 7 Secrets!


text: Aaron has been with Tippecanoe Place Restaurant since 2006 and certainly has a long history with us! - Working as a busser, food runner and banquet server during high school and later attending Southwestern Michigan College. While advancing his education at Grand Valley State University, Aaron maintained a strong relationship with the restaurant and returned during any holiday, special event or weekend. Aaron obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing in 2013, where he later returned to us full-time as a Marketing and Events Coordinator. With a strong knowledge of our historic landmark and a passion for hospitality, he soon became our Assistant Manager in 2014. Aaron prides himself in creating a memorable experience for our guests and even introduced Tippecanoe Place to Murder Mystery Dinners and Outsmart Escape Rooms.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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Abigail Haas Archives - Book.Blog.Bake.
Obtained Via: I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way and this in no way affects my opinion of the work.
Dangerous Girls has been called a YA Gone Girl before, a description I find fairly apt. Well, if Dangerous Girls was like a YA Gone Girl, then Dangerous Boys is like a YA Dark Places. It’s a little less of a straightforward mystery and more of a complex and psychological look into the dark side of humanity, all while keeping up the thriller pacing. Much like Dangerous Girls, it’s worthwhile to go into Dangerous Boys fairly blind, though the focus of Dangerous Boys is less on the outcome and more on how these characters ended up where they did.
In fact, Dangerous Boys opens at almost the end of the story, with a stand-off and a transcript of a 9-1-1 call. From there, the book delves into the lives of the characters and their twisted relationships. There’s some narrative time-jumping, but the bulk of the story plays out linearly.
At the beginning of Dangerous Girls, main character Chloe has everything. She’s getting ready to leave for college, she’s caught the eye of the cute newcomer in town, and her life feels ready to begin. The only thing stopping her is her mother, who had a nervous breakdown after her dad walked out on the family. It becomes apparent that her mom’s breakdown is not a quick phase, which causes her to lose to her job and Chloe, at eighteen, gets stuck with the task of paying the bills and taking care of her mom.
She starts dating Ethan, gets a full time job filing paperwork and answering phones at the police department, and signs up for a few night classes at the local community college. It’s not the life she imagined, but Chloe tries make it work, while secretly hating the path her life took. In time, she meets Ethan’s brother Oliver, who recently dropped out of college, and suddenly Chloe finds her life venturing wildly off path. It all unravels towards that night in the abandon house with the two brothers that starts the story.
The heart of Dangerous Boys lies in the twisted relationships Chloe finds herself in and the willingness to explore the dark potential of humanity. That ability towards evil and darkness is something often hinted at in books, but never is it embraced so completely as it is in Dangerous Boys. It’s both fascinating and terrifying. Dangerous Boys keeps up a thriller pace, but there’s a quiet, subtle story playing out underneath–the story of two brothers and the war in the human mind of someone who’s seemed to have lost it all and desperately wants to take back control of her life.
Our lives are made up of choices. Big ones, small ones, strung together by the thin air of good intentions, a line of dominos, ready to fall.
It is those choices that Chloe wrestles with for the bulk of Dangerous Boys. Ethan is a sweet, good-meaning boy, but he expects more of Chloe in terms of goodness than she thinks she’s able to give. He constantly affirms her, all while making her wonder if she’s really the person she’s pretending to be. He’s kind and steady. Oliver, on the other hand, is as dangerous at the title of the book suggests, but compelling charismatic and someone Chloe thinks might actually understand her, all while he begins to attempt to groom her to be the person he wants her to be. This tug-of-war is at the crux of Dangerous Boys, and the winner determines who walks out of that fire and who is left inside.
You don’t know what’s behind that smile. You can’t imagine who someone will turn out to be. We assume the sun will rise every morning just because it has done every other day, but what happens when you wake up to darkness? When you open your eyes and find, today is the one different day?
Dangerous Boys is thrilling, yes, but more so, it is a compelling look at the dark places of humanity. It’s terrifying in the quietest of ways, and I know it will stick with me for a long time, just as Dangerous Girls did–and perhaps for even longer.
Dangerous Boys is an excellent look at the psychology of someone who has lost it all and wonders who they are in the end, torn between two paths, both vying for attention. It’s both terrifying and compelling, a book I know I’ll revisit more than once. If you’re a fan of thrillers, especially those that fall more on the psychological thriller side than outright mysteries, I highly recommend giving Dangerous Boys a chance. If you’re a fan of Dangerous Girls, I think you’ll like this one too, but they’re different enough to escape most comparison. 5/5 cupcakes.

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LGBT Malaysians marched alongside local feminist groups to end child marriages and gender discrimination. The Malaysian government may try making it harder to have these types of protests.
The Peaceful Assembly Act, the law that allows public gatherings, could be revised to allow authorities to turn down requests for protests, according to Queerty. The Malaysian home minister hasn’t revealed when this will happen, but the Deputy Home Minister Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman doesn’t approve of the march.
Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hasn’t clarified how the plans will play out yet.


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Vagrant Share can create a publicly accessible URL endpoint to access an HTTP server running in your Vagrant environment. This is known as "HTTP sharing," and is enabled by default when vagrant share is used.
Because this mode of sharing creates a publicly accessible URL, the accessing party does not need to have Vagrant installed in order to view your environment.
This has a number of useful use cases: you can test webhooks by exposing your Vagrant environment to the internet, you can show your work to clients, teammates, or managers, etc.
Vagrant detects where your HTTP server is running in your Vagrant environment and outputs the endpoint that can be used to access this share. Just give this URL to anyone you want to share it with, and they will be able to access your Vagrant environment!
If Vagrant has trouble detecting the port of your servers in your environment, use the --http and/or --https flags to be more explicit.
The share will be accessible for the duration that vagrant share is running. Press Ctrl-C to quit the sharing session.
Warning: This URL is accessible by anyone who knows it, so be careful if you are sharing sensitive information.
If you want to disable the creation of the publicly accessible endpoint, run vagrant share with the --disable-http flag. This will share your environment using one of the other methods available, and will not create the URL endpoint.
The web application under development will be accessed remotely. This means that if you have any hardcoded asset (images, stylesheets, etc.) URLs such as <img src="http://127.0.0.1/header.png">, then they will not load for people accessing your share.
Most web frameworks or toolkits have settings or helpers to generate relative paths. For example, if you are a WordPress developer, the Root Relative URLs plugin will automatically do this for you.
Relative URLs to assets is generally a best practice in general, so you should do this anyways!
Vagrant Share can also expose an SSL port that can be accessed over SSL. Creating an HTTPS share requires a non-free ngrok account.
vagrant share by default looks for any SSL traffic on port 443 in your development environment. If it cannot find any, then SSL is disabled by default.
The HTTPS share can be explicitly disabled using the --disable-https flag.


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She evaded the enemies attack swiftly with a perfect move and beat them back.
Flowers under the Moon can be obtained through the Customization of Flowers under the Moon.
Black high heels with a black crisscross on top of the foot and a pink flower at the heel.
Pass This Life is part of the recolor of the Cloud suit Feminine Chivalry.
The other parts of this suit are Pass This Life-Night, Sea of Clouds-Night, Splendid Twilight-Night, Unresistant to Cold-Night, Dipping in Snow-Night, Dimly Snow-Night and Pale Bones and Ice-Night.
The original version of the suit contains Pass This Life, Sea of Clouds, Splendid Twilight, Unresistant to Cold, Dipping in Snow, Flowers under the Moon, Dimly Snow and Pale Bones and Ice.


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In different action environments: public and private entities, projects, networks, communities, public organizations, businesses, NPOs, third sector organizations.
Examples of commissioned consultancies and assistance carried out by Idée Europe.
Conception and organization of three round tables with experts and professionals on the theme of cultural diversity for an inter-governmental organization.
Audit of a French subsidiary for a multinational group and consulting to improve marketing campaigns.
Expertise given on the potential development of firms applying to funding organizations for cultural enterprises.
Expertise given on evaluation tools adapted to cultural projects for their development within the framework of decentralized cooperation.


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Dutch told the audience that he has ½ to 2/3 of the meeting prepared, but the Lord showed him that the last part will be prophetic words. Not prophetic messages, but words or decrees spoken out. He believes this is the model for the stream today. It’s an Apostolic-Prophetic-Prayer Anointing. He has a corporate message and the prophets will finish it.
For the last few weeks, Dutch has been studying about and focusing on Reformation. It’s an awakening for our day and the reformation will follow. The Awakening is coming soon. And God is giving strategy to him. This is the third hotel room Dutch has been in where the clock radio has been flashing. It’s never been the right time. It took the third hotel room, here in Denton, for him to “get it.” The Lord was speaking to him. The clock was flashing 8:12 even though it was 6:00.
Dutch knew it was Joshua 8:12 and he heard the Lord say, “I’m reversing things.” and he knew it was Genesis 12:8. Joshua 8:12 And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. Genesis 12:8 Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.
Dutch knew he was going to talk about Bethel and Josiah, the reformer, and what he did at Bethel.
Genesis 12:1-9 Abram Journeys to Egypt 1 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; 2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; 3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” 4 So Abram went forth as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan. 6 Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land ” So he built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him. 8 Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.
Back to Genesis 12:8 Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. Ai means “a heap of ruins” and Bethel means “house of God” or My house, My blessing. Abram pitched his tent at Shechem, the place of choice and Abram built his altar there.
Abram’s altar represents worship. This is the place where we lay down our lives. It is ultimately the cross. We are blessed through the cross. We get on the altar, we choose the altar, we choose the blessing and we choose the promise. 12:8 on that flashing clock radio means the Lord is calling us to choose. Earlier in the conference, Cindy Jacobs prophetically prayed that God would reverse the misfortune, the loss, what the enemy has brought us and our nation through sin. We can STILL choose life and align ourselves with Him. Choose Him. Choose the Altar.
In Genesis 28 we see Jacob at Bethel. (click & read) The Lord promises Jacob that the promises He made to Abraham and Isaac were now his. God wants to speak to some of us about your dream. The dream is alive! Many of us have thought it was stolen. We’ve been beat up and battered. Things have been delayed and hope is deferred. The dream needs to come alive. It needs to come alive and be resurrected.
NOTE: the place of the altar becomes the promise and the promise becomes the dream. Stir up faith, cast off all hope deferred, grief, the spirit of unbelief, hopelessness, fear, loss and confusion. It’s important to the Lord that we dream. Feel free to dream again. What is YOUR dream?
Dutch went on a 3-month sabbatical to rest and seek the Lord again. He talked to him about dreaming. He’s seen the movie, “The Ultimate Gift” and there was a statement made that impacted him about dreaming. Dutch is at the end of one phase of his life and he’s moving into the last half. He believes it’s the most important and significant part. Dutch is 54. The Lord said, “I want you to dream.” The last week, Dutch had reserved a cabin. When he arrived, he knew it was not right. He called to cancel and was told he wouldn’t get his money back. That’s okay. His wife found him another cabin nearby. When he walked in he knew it was right. The bedroom was decorated with all sorts of American flags.
The Lord told him to dream about our nation with him. There was a stream below the cabin. The stream split into a Y around an island and then came back as one stream. On the island was an altar with a cross. Dutch pledged his life fresh and new and to put himself back on that altar and dream God’s dream. The Lord is saying to us, this January, revisit your dreams. Dream with Me. Lay down like Jacob and wake up with a dream. Get to Bethel, whatever it costs you. Resurrect the promises.
Restoration has come. God has been restoring ascension gifts the last 20 years. We’ve only begun to taste our destiny. Out of loss and lack, we are being restored to the Church. Dream bigger and bigger and bigger! We’re just beginning. Dutch reminded us he’s 54 and it feels like he’s just starting. Move into the new.
It’s leading to your destiny. Like Jacob, dream at Bethel. This is where the Lord spelled out his destiny. Think about destiny. Dream. Make sure you’re dreaming God’s dream. There are uncertain, unnatural days coming. Dutch has a foreboding and sees turbulence coming with financial difficulties increasing. [Jim says this is just the eye of the storm.] This should be our finest hour. These are the Esther days. We were made for these days. THIS is the church. The doors are open – for me – have panoramic view of the future. I AM an answer for God in this day. Dutch is gearing up for his greatest influence. I AM going to get there.
Notice Again… Joshua 8:12 And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. Genesis 12:8 Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.
Dutch’s clock was 8:12 and the Lord said “Reverse it. I’m reversing what the enemy is trying to do.” Recall that Joshua 8:12 was AFTER Israel had begun the conquest of the land. They had had an awesome victory at Jericho, but then suffered failure at Ai. They became arrogant and didn’t seek the Lord. They were routed. God would have fought for them, but there was sin in the camp. They had stolen what belonged to God. Once they dealt with the sin, God gave them the strategy to go and conquer BOTH Ai and Bethel.
Note in verse 17 that not a man was left. Notice also the location… just where Abram was in Gen 12:8. God is connecting the ALTAR, the PROMISE, the DREAM, the DESTINY. God was going to reverse the situation. This place means COVENANT to Dutch. God will teach the lesson again. Come back and He will ambush the enemy. Choose MY house, MY altar, MY promises, MY dream, MY destiny. Give back what belongs to Me. IF! I’ll ambush your enemies. God is coming to reverse the demonic work—what was stolen—to reverse it. Resurrect my dream and destiny. Just hold on until God can reverse it and get you into your promise and your destiny.
Judges 1:22-26 22 Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. 23 The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz). 24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly.” 25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free. 26 The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz which is its name to this day. It was the house of Joseph that inherited Bethel. Joseph: the dreamer, the double-portion. Notice that a man of the city actually showed them the entrance to the city. [Dutch thinks this should be very significant to us.] God is saying, whatever it takes, I will get your destiny to you.
Notice: the enemy tries to steal the inheritance. There’s a well-planned strategy, but it will fail. The enemy has tried to derail our movement. He attacks to divide and get us going in the wrong direction, to get off-based. In their finest hour, the enemy says I’ll steal their Bethel. The enemy wants to steal our dream.
#6 SATAN WILL ALWAYS TRY TO STEAL THE DREAM OR PROMISE.
1 Kings 12:25-31 Jeroboam’s Idolatry (click & read) This wicked king wanted to defile the dream and built idolatrous altars in Dan and Bethel. But notice, the Lord sent a prophet.
1 Kings 13 Jeroboam Warned, Stricken (click & read) 2 Kings 22 through 2 Kings 23 is a fulfillment of this prophecy. Josiah became king at 8 years, seeks God at 16, and begins as the Reforming work at 20 years. The next generation will be dreamers. They are the generation of destiny. They will pick up the torch of reformation. Notice that Josiah tells them to carry the ashes to Bethel and he doesn’t know the prophecy. He tears down the high places and Jeroboam’s altar. He saw the graves and burned the bones as prophesied. He wonders about the monument nearby and hears that it was a monument to the prophet who spoke of Josiah by name. Prophecy gives faith. It awakens destiny, dreams and promises. Josiah tore down everything that was idolatry. The zeal of the Lord was on him.
This represents the past into the future. It represents the promises, the dreams and the destiny of a nation. God’s chosen people are to bring forth the redemption of the human race. You can’t have my altar, promise or dream. God’s redemptive purpose for America will come and it will be fulfilled. Don’t worry about the economy or the culture. Stay focused on the mission. Dream and destiny are alive and will live.
Chuck Pierce: This message given by Dutch today is linked personally, corporately, territorially and generationally. The prophets will come forth in presbytery to us. Cindy Jacobs: Three times we hear Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jacob represents the little children. The Joshuas and Josiah generation. She saw children standing up in white at the pulpit preaching. There is a revival anointing. We’ll see it in the schools. They will tear down altars of humanism, idolatries, sexual sin and promiscuity. There is a river of purity and holiness coming. This is a no-compromise generation. They will preach in the churches. God has named them by name and marked them in the womb. There will be a holy fire of purity. You can’t stop them. Josiahs, arise!
Barbara Wentroble: She sees a Davidic generation arising. They are called and have a heart for the Kingdom. Many have been in the hidden place in a cave. You’re my people. They have a vision of the Kingdom. They waited in the cave for their release. I’m opening the door. Even as David, bringing forth Kingdom people, Davidic people. I will restore all. You were born for this hour. This is a Kingdom generation and will be the finest movement. By the 8th month and the 12th day, you will see a change. (August 12). A Davidic government is about to invade government, education, political. It will invade every sphere. Receive your marching orders.
Unknown Gentleman: This is the day to engage yourself. Don’t hold back. God is releasing prophetic intercession, the Melchizedek anointing and spirit. It’s a new level of intercession. Only on a basis of an offering can intercession be made. Jesus’ blood was offered. This is a year of great offerings. God will pour His Spirit on our offering. Run to the battle. Prophets are being raised up to tear down altars. Don’t be stingy.
Unknown Lady: God is calling a kingdom of warriors. Angels are dismantling earthly structures and altars. David had 5 stones, but he only used 1. The Lord chooses the stone and your target. God will make you the head and not the tail (Deu 28) And you will cut off the head with your sword. She saw a fire of holiness on the east coast and the west coast and a flood in the Midwest. America, get back to your feet.
Sharon Stone: Fresh covenant is released when people make a choice. There is clarity of destiny and it defies confusion. She heard “convenanteers” – not reformers. They will have discerning of spirits with an addiction to His presence. There will be birth pains of expectations. The hero spirit will rise up. We are not under Laban’s control or false debt. There will be sheep and goat states as well as nations. She sees that the 9th month and the 12th day that a new cycle will begin. It will be My presence and glory and not just in the church but in the spirits. Acts and pro-activity for destiny. The Lord says I’ll speak to you in a dream. It’s a time of suddenlies. Signs and wonders in lives, land, and nation. Those who don’t know Me, ASK! The covenanteers will seek My presence and authority. The Gift of Faith will be seen in the land because of God invading the atmosphere.
Chuck Pierce: Remember, this is for the person, the corporate body, territory and the nation, especially the US. I will appear to you again. Through August, I must give you a new strategy. It will appear in defeat. Don’t allow pride to exalt yourself above my plan. 5,000 units will become 25,000 units to arise. Weapon to lock in based on covenant. It is the dividing season of choice. Watch the strategies of division. Some must go a different way. There will be one month of reprieve: August to September. I will no more allow the enemy to rule. November 3rd and 4th there will be a drawing away of my purposes. The Judges of this land have a strategy against my plan. Judges in the present position are not to rule. I contend with your judges. Realign yourself now. Hold your tongue. There will be a new sound. Fear and Mammon control are placed on the altar. We make a shift. Be patient. The nation will determine in August. Watch Israel relationship as it determines the course direction. Don’t get out of My timing. Remain aligned. This is a moment of choice. Backwards or foreward? America, I am contending with you now. We will surprise the enemy’s camp. God is bringing a new troop. There will be a generations drawn to the Word. 1 generation will prophesy and 1 generation will uncover the Word. God will unite us in a peculiar way. Judges, you haven’t completed your assignment to overthrow. Now, rise up, retake and overthrow that which you choose not to.
Cindy Jacobs: Joseph knows the way. Marketplace leaders will find the open door gate. Deep pockets and deep wells. Now it will be done.
Chuck Pierce: 12 false altars of this land will be thrown down.
Dutch Sheets: For some time he kept losing his reading glasses. At least 10 to 12 were lost. His puppy even ate a pair. He finally got it that God was speaking to him and he told God, I’m ready to see! He was in bed at night using a Level 3 pair of large glasses – the kind his dad would wear to see fine print. His father passed away a year ago. Dutch’s wife asked why he was wearing his dad’s glasses and he said they were just a pair he’d picked up. His wife said that was what the Lord was trying to tell him. It was the word of the Lord: He will give you the Father’s eyes… His lenses. God will give us lenses for us to see through His eyes. We are putting down the old. And picking up the new #3 lens. Father/Son/Holy Spirit. He decreed for the Davidic order, Josiah Generation, Melchizedek anointing, the Joseph Company and the risk takers. Like Joshua, we will pretend that we’re defeated and knocked down, BUT GOD!!!


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With modern technology, many workers can perform their jobs from alternate locations, such as a home office. So, when is physical presence at the employer’s worksite an essential function of the job? In EEOC v. Ford Motor Co., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals answered that question when it held that telecommuting may be a reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability.
An employee with a disability is entitled to a reasonable accommodation that will enable the employee to perform the “essential functions” of the job. To determine if a function is “essential,” courts look to the specific circumstances in each case, taking into account factors such as the written job description, the business judgment of the employer, the amount of time spent performing the function, and the work experience of other employees.
Whether physical presence at the employer’s worksite is an essential function varies depending on the job. Historically, even when an employee’s primary job duties have involved working on a computer or communicating via telephone—tasks that could arguably be accomplished at locations other than the employer’s worksite—courts have often accepted that an employee’s physical presence at work is essential for a variety of reasons. For example, courts have held physical presence is an essential function because the employee must work as part of a team, the job requires face-to-face interaction with clients, and the employer must monitor productivity.
In EEOC v. Ford Motor Co., the employee, Jane Harris, was a resale steel buyer who suffered from irritable bowel syndrome. Harris requested to work from home four days per week as a reasonable accommodation for her disability. Ford denied the request and argued that her physical presence was essential to her job, but the Sixth Circuit disagreed.
In reversing the trial court’s grant of summary to Ford, the court reasoned that the law must respond to advances in technology and recognize that the “workplace” is anywhere that the employee can perform his or her essential job duties. It pointed out that the vital question was not whether attendance was an essential job function of Harris’s job, but whether physical presence at the Ford worksite was truly essential.
Ford argued that physical presence was essential to the group dynamic of the resale buyer team and facilitated group problem solving. But the court dismissed this argument by noting that advances in technology have mitigated the need for physical face-to-face interactions. Also, Ford allowed other resale buyers to telecommute.
Ford also argued that Harris’s request to telecommute four days per week exceeded its telecommuting policy. But the court was unpersuaded, finding that Ford had failed to engage in the interactive process with Harris. It never discussed alternatives with her, such as telecommuting less frequently.
For employers with significant clerical and office staff, the Ford decision may be particularly impactful. Unlike industries in which physical presence is necessary to get the job done—manufacturing or retail, for example—office environments may lend themselves to telecommuting because of the ease with which employees can use computer, telephones, and other technologies to do their jobs away from the workplace.
To clearly establish expectations in advance, an employer should ensure its job descriptions accurately reflect the job’s requirements, including whether physical presence is an essential function. Of course, this position is strongest when an employer articulates clear, legitimate reasons for requiring an individual’s presence, and when the nature of the work truly does require it.
Also, an employer with a telecommuting policy should use the policy to develop clear expectations about employee performance and behavior when working outside the office. For example, the policy should specify expected work hours for nonexempt employees, identify the specific location from which the employee will telecommute, and explain requirements for reporting absences. Even if an employer must deviate from the policy as part of the reasonable accommodation process (for example, by allowing an employee with a disability to telecommute more frequently than other employees), a clear policy will establish baseline expectations.
Moreover, if an employee with a disability requests telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation for a disability, an employer need not grant the request immediately. While the employer must engage in the interactive process, it may also consider alternatives to telecommuting such as alternate work hours or modifications to the work environment, if those alternatives would be effective.
Finally, if telecommuting is the only effective accommodation, an employer may still hold the employee to the same attendance, scheduling, and performance expectations. Any deviations from these regular workplace standards should be discussed as part of the interactive process.

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The next six weeks is prime time on many of Oregon’s winter steelhead streams. A lot of our rivers have had good numbers of both wild and hatchery fish show up early, which is a good barometer of things to come. This week’s rains will bring river levels up again, which should bring more fish into the streams. We have had a remarkably mild winter thus far, which has made the on-stream conditions much more pleasant than they usually are in January. Though the light snow pack may lead to low water this summer, it is a rare pleasure to be able to feel one’s fingers and toes all day while chasing winter steelhead. Also, warmer water temperatures generally make the fish more responsive.
This perfect specimen fell for a weighted egg pattern fished about six feet below a strike indicator. This fish of 8 or 9 pounds, though not a giant, is about as beautiful as they come.
The next six weeks are the prime of Oregon’s winter steelheading. It’s time to wake up early, layer up, and make your way to the river to chase these amazing fish. It will be over soon, so now is the time to get out there and make some memories.
With December comes the advent of the Winter Steelhead season. One of the most exciting things about this time of year is that nearly every river and creek along the Oregon coast gets at least some returning adult steelhead. With the arrival of winter rains, a stream that in the drier months is nothing more than a trickle will become big enough to drift boat, with bright fish moving into the system after each high water event.
Any kind of fishing can be fickle, but winter steelheading with a fly rod can be especially so. The weather and water conditions in the winter can be, to say the least, dynamic. Each river or stream will generally fish best when the water is neither very high, nor very low. Smaller rivers and streams will start to fish well within a couple days of a major rainfall as the water clears from a mocha color to the magical shade of green fishermen dream about. Within another couple days, however, the water on these smaller creeks will become too low for navigations and good fishing. If conditions remain dry, most fishermen and guides will start to fish the larger rivers. Some of the biggest rivers, like the main-stem Umpqua, need as much as two weeks without rain before they will clear enough for good fishing with artificial flies.
One of the keys to successful winter steelheading is having some familiarity with various rivers in your area of different sizes and paying very close attention to water levels and conditions. As you learn each stream, try to figure out what flows are optimal, then track the water levels and weather on the internet to figure out how to best target your efforts.
The pursuit of winter steelhead can certainly be challenging: the fish may be here one day and gone the next, icy roads may make your morning drive to the river dangerous and the fishing itself unpleasant. It is indisputable, however, that the rewards can be huge.
The winter is the most dynamic and interesting season of the year to be a fisherman in Oregon. There are dozens and dozens of streams and rivers all along the coast range which are worth careful attention. Pick your battles and have fun out there.


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Our business has evolved from being a net importer of cylinders and gases, to the establishment of our online presence around 3 years ago, to now becoming a retailer of cylinders and gases, with depots in three states and more depots planned, Melbourne and Perth coming soon.
Our goal is to deliver gas products to the domestic and trade customer for fair value. We hope to achieve this through offering a single price for the first (upfront) cost which includes the cylinder, gas and delivery to you. Thereafter, once you own your cylinder, you have a single cost for refills. No rental.
We import liquid and gaseous products including Argon, Carbon Dioxide and Helium into Australia. We have strong affiliations within the gas industry both locally and globally, and have been selling cylinders and gas online for over 3 years.
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text: The works in this exhibition represent a collective conversation being undertaken by this current generation of emerging artists. These artists are unapologetic in their pursuit to locate themselves and activate their ideas in this rapidly evolving world. They seek to impact the present and shape the future. They chose to confront the larger questions that often do not reflect light, to grapple with the possibilities and conundrums. The work is full with quirks and contradictions, tragedy and humor, echoes of the past and contemplations on the future, personal introspection and calls for revolution. Most importantly this exhibition contains glimpses of a future.


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Chelsea O’Mahoney talks about her work motivating service users.
This is my first job. I studied beauty therapy in college for two years and after that volunteered with the charity User Voice. I really enjoy what I do. I get texts from people I’ve seen, thanking me for my motivation and dedication. It puts a smile on my face when I get feedback like this and makes me certain that this is the work I want to be doing.
I started my job in April last year and am one of 15 engagement workers employed by London CRC. I cover Enfield and Haringey boroughs.
I don’t live too far from work and commute in by bus. My first task is to check my emails to see if I have any new referrals or any service users to see. I could see up to four in a morning if it’s busy.
Today I have a 10am meeting with a service user and his offender manager. My role is to talk to the service user and to encourage him to comply. I ask to see this service user on his own as it’s clear there is a personality clash with his offender manager. I manage to calm him down and we agree that I will do my best to get his offender manager changed. This is only done if there is a very good reason. In this case it is the best step. He is about to go back to university but is in danger of breaching his order.
I have to write up everything I do. On the referral form, I will provide details about what happened at the meeting, what we spoke about and the outcome.
I continue to see some service users, helping them to set up their benefits and signposting them to services if they have a problem. All forms and records of my activity go to our Equalities and Engagement Team at Head Office for evaluation.
I attend the weekly service user induction meetings at Enfield and Haringey and let service users know they can talk to me if they want to.
In the afternoon I’ll respond to emails and write up all my notes. A lot of the time I am on the phone chasing up various actions that come out of the morning’s meetings.
Every Wednesday I attend the local Integrated Offender Management meeting at the council offices. There’s a mix of people at these: the police, St Mungo’s (the housing charity), the housing officer, the drugs worker, mental health services, offender managers and the Senior Probation Officer plus myself. I give feedback on particular cases. I may also ask to see a case that’s being discussed – it’s an opportunity for me to get more referrals. I also attend meetings of London CRC’s North Service User Council together with two other engagement workers representing other boroughs. The Council is one of five across London and is led by User Voice enabling service users to discuss and put forward proposals for the probation service.
When I get home I’ll relax for a little in front of the TV. I may go and see family or friends or go out for a meal and on to the cinema. Peanut, my cat, sleeps at the foot of my bed and always knows when my alarm is about to go off, ready for another busy day.


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text: Maddox, Rose, age 71, of Middletown, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at her residence. She was born January 24, 1947 in Morrow, OH to James and Marion (Schuyler) Richardson. She was an office manager for Maddox Insurance Agency for 20 plus years. Rose was a member of ASCPA, member of the Arbor Club and St. Jude’s. Rose is survived by her husband of 53 years, Terrence Maddox; son, Matt (Lisa Ferrell) Maddox; daughter, Tracy (John) Morris; grandchildren, Hannah (Matthew) Surfus of Charleston, SC, Sophie Gobbo of Monroe, Shelby Morris of Middletown; sister, Peggy McKenzie of TN; brother, Rick Richardson of Australia. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers Robert Richardson, James Richardson and Mike Toller. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 29, 2019 from 12:00-2:00 pm at Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 2:00 pm at the funeral home with Jerry Minor officiating. Interment will be at Woodside Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.bakerstevensparramore.com.


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All the listed taffetas are 60 inches wide, and with the exception of the stripes are 100% acetate.
All but the black and white plaid taffeta are heavyweight.
They are all crisp taffetas that will hold their shape rather than drape softly.
The black and white plaid taffeta is a mid-weight and is $6.50 per yard, rather than the $7.50 per yard for all the others.
Shipping weights are the same for all of them.
Shipping: 3 yards equals one pound, so would be $6.00 for one to three yards for Priority Mail. Four to six yards would be $9.00, seven to 9 yards would be $12.00, and eight to 10 yards would be $15.00.
Might be able to do flat rate shipping for more than 9 yards, but would need to check.