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The Icon of Post-Everything Music: JCU Welcomes Guitarist Mike Cooper
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Mike Cooper
On Tuesday, October 24, 2017, the JCU Department of Communications welcomed guitarist, improviser, and sound artist Mike Cooper. Cooper performed a soundtrack to the 1935 silent film Legong: Dance of the Virgins.
The film, directed by Henri De La Falaise, is the last silent film ever produced by a Hollywood Studio, and one of the last to be filmed with the famous two-strip Technicolor process (the same process used, for instance, in the color scenes of the 1925 Phantom of the Opera). Legong takes the title from a form of Balinese dance of the same name. Shot entirely in Bali with non-professional actors, the film follows Poutou, a young woman who falls in love with musician Nyong. However, he becomes interested in Poutou's sister, Saplak and tragedy follows.
Mike Cooper provided a live sonorization for the film via his 1930s metal-bodied National Tri-Plate resonator guitar which he played as a lap steel along with various objects scraping the strings, thumb piano, portable fan, small gongs, electronic effects, samples and processed field recordings from Bali, Thailand, and Sarawak.
Born in 1942 in Reading, Berkshire, UK, Cooper started playing guitar at 16, after leaving school. Shortly thereafter, in 1961, he started playing the harmonica as well as singing. In 1962, Cooper founded his first band, The Blues Committee. In 1968 he was signed by Pye Records, under whose label he released in 1969 his first album, "Oh Really!?" Since then, he has released 16 albums in multiple genres, ranging from folk/blues, to radical improvisation, pop-rock, jazz, Hawaiian, and electronic music as well as many more self-released works on a variety of supports and collaborations. Mike is even more active as an improviser, collaborating with many different types of performers. An eclectic artist, Cooper is also a videographer, journalist, and music historian.
JCU Communications Professor Peter Sarram, who introduced the event, said, "Mike Cooper has been called the "icon of post-everything music". Few working artists today in fact can be said to have the eclecticism and breadth that Cooper has and the relevance and respect across a variety of scenes and practices. What he did with the Legong performance is a clear testament to that."
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The Pincio, or Pincian Hill, is a slope that lay simply outside the first limits of antiquated Rome. Numerous affluent families would fabricate estates and gardens here, including the Borghese family. On the off chance that you haven't been here previously, we'd enthusiastically prescribe coming back to the Pincian Hill after the visit to walk around the Villa Borghese gardens and to visit the Galleria Borghese which has some great craftsmanship, including a few outstanding models by Bernini and artistic creations via Caravaggio. Worked as a craftsmanship historical center, the Villa Borghese was an unquestionable requirement see of a Grand Tourist's agenda while in Rome.
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This grilled lamb cutlets recipe served with gremolata, radishes, fresh mint and ricotta was created by leading Australian Chef and Masterchef judge John Torode to pair with the McGuigan Wines Founder Series Shiraz.
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4. They should be crispy and dark but still pink inside.
5. Take them off the heat and let them rest for as long as you have cooked them.
6. Make the gremolata by mixing the lemon zest, finely chopped garlic and the parsley, put to one side.
7. Mix the sliced radishes with the mint and the seasoned ricotta and pour onto a large serving dish.
8. Lay the cutlets over the top and now mix the gremolata with all the juices left from the resting lamb and pour over the whole thing.
9. For the salad cover the peas with the oil and the pepper, drop in the fresh mint and sprinkle over the feta, mix well so everything is coated.
The Founder's Series Shiraz has been harvested from grapes grown in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, giving a vibrant plum and oak character with very subtle vanilla notes for a delicate finish. The wine is the perfect accompaniment to John's delicious Lamb Cutlets which complements the wine's rich, fruit-led flavours.
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LLIFLE > Encyclopedias > Bromeliads > Family > Bromeliaceae > Tillandsia > Tillandsia ionantha
Encyclopedia of BROMELIADS
Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia ionantha Planch.
Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 10: 101 1855.
Family: BROMELIACEAE
Tillandsia ionantha Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia
Origin and Habitat: Tillandsia ionantha is a Mesoamerican Bromeliad, which has a wide geographic distribution. The taxon is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is reported to have naturalized in Florida and is possibly found in Panama.
Altitude range: 0 to 1,800 metres above sea level.
Habitat and ecology: This species is a small, atmospheric Bromeliad that grows in large clusters of rosettes, probably by the production of offsets and is mostly epiphytic on deciduous trees, more rarely saxicolous. The plant has a large and ecologically diverse native range, growing in both xeric and mesic tropical habitats and is found in at least 12 ecoregions, comprising: lowland to montane, semi/decidous, sub/evergreen, gallery and mixed primary and secondary forests, mangroves, areas near beaches, cliffs, thickets, ravines and also along roadsides and highways, pastures and orchards, rocky savanna, chaparral and in riparian habitats. Seeds in Tillandsia are wind-dispersed, however, a high proportion of seeds are not dispersed and dispersed seeds rarely reach a greater distance than the crown of their host. Tillandsia ionantha is reported to be common in parts of its range, although it may be less common in others. It has also been recorded from protected areas. Tillandsia ionantha is one of the most traded bromeliads in Europe and the USA. The high horticultural demand and long life cycle of this species may increase the incentive to collect specimens from the wild for direct sale. This species is now grown on a commercial scale and produced in large numbers and is one of the most commonly available Bromeliads which may have helped to reduce collection pressures in the wild. Threats associated with climate change may pose an additional threat to this species for example increased frequency of hurricanes could potentially reduce recovery time for re-establishment of epiphytes
Pityrophyllum erubescens Beer
Tillandsia erubescens H.Wendl.
Tillandsia ionantha var. ionantha (Planch.)
See all synonyms of Tillandsia ionantha
Pityrophyllum gracile Beer
Tillandsia ionantha var. van-hyningii M.B.Foster
Tillandsia ionantha var. zebrina B.T.Foster
Tillandsia rubentifolia Poiss. & Menet
Tillandsia scopus Hook.f.
Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta Koide
J. Bromeliad Soc. 43: 162, fig. 1993
Tillandsia ionantha f. fastigiata Koide
Tillandsia ionantha var. maxima Ehlers
Tillandsia ionantha cv. Fuego
ENGLISH: Blushing Bride, Silver urn, Sky plant, Ionantha air plant, Air Plant, Airplant
KOREAN (한국어): 틸란드시아 이오난사
PERSIAN (فارسی): تیلاندزیا ایونانتا
SPANISH (Español): Gallito, Tenchito
SWEDISH (Svenska): Nåltillandsia
Description: Tillandsia ionantha, commonly known as the Blushing Bride, is a small and interesting evergreen epiphyte with compact rosettes of silvery arching leaves reminiscent of a pineapple top. Normally grey-green, the leaves in the centre of the plant will turn bright red when it blooms in order to attract hummingbirds to pollinate it. Often the entire plant turns complete red when it blooms just preceding the appearance of the violet flower clusters. This plant grows to 8 to 12 cm in height and usually forms dense masses.
Remarks: Tillandsia ionantha is one of the most attractive of the smaller species and is probably the one leading in popularity and a large amount of clones, hybrids, and cultivars have been created all with their own unique characteristics.
Stems: It most commonly grows as a stemless plant or rarely caulescent
Leaves: 30-40 forming a tight rosette, simple, linear, narrowly triangular, subulate-attenuate, entire and sessile, with arching tips, (2.5-)5 -10(-15) cm long (rarely over 6 cm long), to 5 mm wide, sheaths elliptic, about half as long as the blade. Covered with coarse, silvery-grey scales that both store water until it can be absorbed and act to reflect intense sunlight from the leaf surface, thereby preventing excessive water loss through transpiration. The outer leaves are green and the inner leaves are deep red at the time of flowering.
Inflorescenes: Tillandsia ionantha inflorescences are sessile or produced on a very short scape protruding from the centre of the rosette from March to May. The inflorescence is a simple abbreviated spike with polystichous flowers but actually a reduced panicle with the axes aborted and the spikes reduced to a single flower each; primary bracts lanceovate, acute, equaling or exceeding the sepals, membranaceous, lepidote toward apex. Floral bracts like the primary bracts but shorter than the sepals.
Flowers: Long-tubular purple-violet. Sepals lanceolate, acute, 16 mm long, membranaceous, free, the posterior carinate, shortly united at base. Petals erect, over 4 cm long, violet, the claw linear, the blade broadly elliptic, subacute. The yellow stamens and pistil protrude from the end.
Fruits: The fruit is a subcylindric, acute, septicidal capsule about 3 cm in length containing the seeds, each having a feathered tuft of hairs.
Taxonomic Notes: Two varieties are recognized: Tillandsia ionantha var. ionantha (most of species range ) and Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta (Oaxaca, Mexico). This species is considered to be fairly morphologically uniform across its range compare to more variable Tillandsia spp. such as Tillandsia recurvata. It is one of the atmospheric species with the lowest trichome cover and lacks a water storing tank.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Tillandsia ionantha group
Tillandsia ionantha Planch.: has grey-green rosettes that will turn red when it blooms. Rosettes 8-12 cm tall and usually forms dense masses. Distribution: Central America
Tillandsia ionantha cv. Fuego: has smaller intensely neon red coloured rosettes less than 6 cm tall when it blooms and has a tendency to retain a lot of red colouration even after blooming.
Bibliography: Major reference and further lectures
1) Romand-Monnier, F. & Chadburn, H. 2013. Tillandsia ionantha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 November 2014.
2) Sabina George "Ornamental Plants" New India Publishing, 09/Jul/2009
3) Erick De La Barrera, William K. Smith "Perspectives in Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology: A Tribute to Park S. Nobel" UNAM, 01/Jan/2009
4) Benzing, D. H. "Bromeliaceae: Profile of an Adaptive Radiation." Cambridge University Press. 2000
5) Govaerts, R., Dransfield, J., Zona, S.F, Hodel, D.R. & Henderson, A. (2010). "World Checklist of Bromeliaceae." The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available online (accessed 02 September 2010).
6) Pemberton, R. & Lu, H. "Rare naturalization of an ornamental Tillandsia, Tillandsia ionantha in southern Florida." Selbyana 2: 150-153. 2007
7) Read, M. "Bromeliads threatened by trade." Curtis's Bot. Mag. 122: 29. 1989
8) Romand-Monnier, F. "Tillandsia ionantha." Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2009
9) Smith, L.B. & Downs, R.J. "Tillandsioideae in Flora Neotropica." Monograph No. 14. part 2. N.Y. Hafner Press, New York. 1977
10) Wikipedia contributors. "Tillandsia ionantha." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 7 Aug. 2014. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.
11) "Tillandsia ionantha Planch." In: eMonocot.An online resource for monocot plants. Retrieved on 12 Nov. 2014. from <http://e-monocot.org>.
12) Cáceres González, D.A., Schulte, K., Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. "A synopsis of the Bromeliaceae of Panama, including new records for the country." Willdenowia 41: 357-369 2011
13) Nelson Sutherland, C.H. "Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas:" 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 2008
14) Espejo-Serna, A., López-Ferrari, A.R., Martínez-Correa, N. & Pulido-Esparza, V.A. "Bromeliad flora of Oaxaca, Mexico: richness and distribution." Acta Botanica Mexicana 81: 71-147. Instituto de Ecología A.C.. 2007
15) Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R."Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz" 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.
16) Smith, L.B. & Downs, R.J. "Bromeliaceae (Tillandsioideae)." Flora Neotropica Monograph 14(2), 663-1492 (New York: Hafner Press.: 1977
17) Pulido-Esparza, V.A., López-Ferrari, A.R. & Espejo-Serna, A."Flora Bromeliológia del estado de Guerrero, México: riqueza y distribución." Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 75: 55-104. 2004
Tillandsia ionantha Photo by: Gennaro Re
Cultivation and Propagation: The Blushing Bride (Tillandsia ionantha) is a slow-growing variety and perhaps one of the mainstays in most everyone's collection, requiring bright light and controlled watering to prevent constant wetness. The visual appearance of the ionantha variety makes it a favorite for use in air plant design. The striking contrast of the deep green/silver leaves with the bright red bloom cycle really enhances any space they inhabit. From single air plant displays to elaborate hanging terrariums, the ionantha air plant is a must-have for any tillandsia enthusiasts. It is drought tolerant, and will thrive within a broad latitude of care conditions.
Outdoors grow the air plant nestled in the highest reaches of a tree where it will receive very bright light and excellent air circulation.
Growth rate: It grows slowly, often needing two or three growing seasons to reach maturity. It produces a substantial root system and responds to good cultivation. If one has patience, a large clump can be produced in a few years.
Soil: It is is exclusively epiphyte, which means it naturally grows on trees and needs no soil or transplanting. Atmospheric tillandsias cling to just about anything from trees to cacti to telephone poles and can be affixed on a branch or piece of bark, or slabs of tree-fern.
Exposition: It grows best in full sun to partial sun. In the hottest climates, it is best given some afternoon shade. In a dark location the plant will gradually weaken and wither. In winter, find a luminous place. Its colour is generally more intense when budding and when getting lots of light.
Watering: It takes in all of the water and nutrients it needs from the air so it should not be watered as frequently as other airplants. Just like for carnivorous plants, water them with rainwater or demineralized water. You can mist the leaves once or twice weekly depending on the humidity levels in the greenhouse (or even daily during the hotter part of summer), and make sure the plant gets dry quickly, whilst in winter with low temperatures it is better to leave it quite dry for avoiding possible rottenness. The plants in nature are extremely drought tolerant.
Fertilizer: The plant can grow without no fertilizer, because they make use of small traces of nutrients in the air, but you can apply a mild solutions (one-quartet strength) of foliar fertilizer at 3-month intervals to both garden and container plants.
Hardiness: They are sensitive to heavy frost, but can easily tolerate sporadic light frost. However they grow best in a spot with plenty of light, with summertime temperatures of 20-30 C degrees or higher and winter temperatures around 15 ° C. USDA Zones 8 – 11. Put them inside or outside in summer when the weather is fine. Can live in a wide range of temperature, from 15°C to 45°C.
Propagation: Division or seed. Tillandsia ionantha is easily propagated by removal of offsets at any time of the year. The plantlets must be hung on bark slabs. In the greenhouse you can attach the offsets to slabs of oak wood with small staples holding the roots on the wood until they attach themselves. This can also be done with a small patch of hot glue (just not too hot) to hold the plants in place. Around the base you can use some reindeer moss to cover the roots and to hold moisture. Pups are produced after blooming, as is usual with most Tillandsia species.
Seeds are germinated on peat moss. Seeds need light to germinate. One easy way to tell apart plant raised from seeds or division is to look at the plant. While not always the case, generally it is true that if the leaves are relatively straight and short and there are no roots the plant is an offset taken from a mother plant. If the converse is true, that is, the leaves are long and curving and there is a root system present, then this plant will be a number of years old and grown from a seed.
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Do we know how to get that light of Jesus to come out of us to Shine for The Christ?
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Tr ue Colors, what is the the first thing you think of?
Perhaps you will look at the color of my skin? Or, Maybe you will look at the colors in a rainbow? Or perhaps you will look at the colors in nationalities?
If you are thinking of colors in the way your natural eye sees color, then let me explain the inspiration of True Colors!
In order for you to see the true color in me, you would have to be born again.
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Being Born again, means that Jesus lives in me; and Jesus in me is my true color! Jesus gives me the light of my knowledge to guide my thoughts, which ultimately control my attitude.
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If you would like to learn how to let your True Color Shine for the Lord, then this Series, "Let your Light Shine" is for you!
If there were no darkness in the world, we would not need a light to shine!
There is no condemnation in the knowledge that there is darkness in the world; the darkness is the condemnation; YET< The light of Jesus is calling the world into the Salvation of the Lord.
So, just because we confess to something that is still in the knowledge of darkness, the very fact that we confessed our lack of knowledge is asking for God to shine His Light into our world that we may see clearly; and come into the light.
Then, our light of Christ can shine in this area of knowledge too!
As children of God we are meant to help each other along our way and encourage each other!
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If there were only darkness in our life, then we would have no light to shine.
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Jesus is the source of our light!
In the natural eyes, you see my skin color, but in the spiritual eyes, you can see Jesus in me. Jesus in me is my true color!
In order for you to see the true color in me, you would have to be born again. This is the same light that Jesus had.
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16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven ( Matthew 5:14-16).
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If I said to you, God loves you. And, you replied, I don't understand. I would be shining my light of Jesus for you to understand that God loves you. If you said, I don't understand, please write it down for me. And, I replied, Okay, but I don't know how to spell LOVE. Will you spell love for me? When I confessed / admitted that I didn't know how to spell LOVE, I was confessing the darkness and you had the light. When you spelled "L O V E" to me, you shined a light for me. My light didn't judge you that you didn't know God loved you. Your light didn't judge me that I didn't know how to spell love. And, together, our light joined as one and God has all the glory!
As 2 candles burning unite in Christ and come together to burn as one flame!
The flame is of the Holy Spirit; and two believers that come together as one mind in Christ for God's glory alone is powerful in God's Kingdom work! When two or three are gathered together in HIS Name, there HE will be with us in the midst!
This is the "True Colors" of the spirit whom lives in us, where different minds of the same God join together to learn how to let our light shine as ONE, who is the LIGHT!
Light and Dark is the color choices in our attitudes. We can learn to let the beatitudes of Christ shine; as the light to the darkness for others to see Christ in us as a believer and follower of the ONE we trust in.
Trust in God; Trust also in His Son.
Our light begins with Salvation; (not of our own works; it is a gift of God ... so no man can boast, but glory is God's); and we'll be working Salvation out till the end, but it is God who is doing the work in us; and it is God who is the glory in all things!
In every situation that is a mountain formed in our life, there is a light to be shined!
A mountain is anything that it contrary to God's Word.
And, God won't do for us what He has told us how to do for ourselves. We pray and we speak to the mountain. But most of, we let our light shine for God's glory unconditionally!
Every believer has a Helper in the Holy Spirit; and Jesus did make us a church to unify in His glory!
Will you join us in this series? As we paint a picture of a Father's Love for the world that He gave His only Begotten Son that for whosoever might believe shall not perish, but have everlasting life ...and then be begin to learn how to let this light of knowledge shine in the face of Jesus for the world to see it is (JESUS) whom is our light we shine to be seen.
Don't hide your light under a bush! Let your light shine! Someone needs what you have been blessed to know! If there were no darkness, no light would be needed.
A soul is immensely and incredibly valuable to God; and this all begins with God has SO loved you!
It always makes me smile when I am driving, and all the sudden my car appears to have ears when the sun casts the shadow from behind.
To most 5 minutes is trivial in the big seem of things; or if on an exercise machine the last 5 can seem like an eternity.
But 5 minutes to God has something waiting in every second we spend with Him.
At just the right time, in just the right position, God will bring a smile to your face!
Life is full of opportunity. We have great choices in this world, but 5 minutes can make a difference in where we place our faith and words. And, of all the choices to believe in, there is still only One God to believe and place our hope in.
I hope this is a blessing to your day to find what God wants you to see...even by faith to know what is there.
Our "True Colors" can't be seen until something presses up against us.
Creation is filled with many beautiful colors; the sky is filled with rays of hues and rainbows can even been seen; people and animals come in different shapes, cultures, natures and colors.
However, there is no color to God that is good or bad, except darkness in sight of light. In God there is no darkness; there is only light.
Jesus is the light in a believer.
In the beginning the spirit of darkness was hovering over the earth and God said, "Let there be light!" That there was light and that was the beginning and day one –that light entered a world in need of light; and in need of a savior already, because of darkness was already hovering.
But light separated the darkness and in light there is no darkness. Darkness is the absence of light. Light is the power that separates and eliminates darkness. In the light there is life!
However, in our human nature alone, our true colors can't be seen until something presses up against us; something that can reveal our true spiritual new nature; and yet this is a process!
of HOW to LET the LIGHT of JESUS who lives in us come out of us to shine for the glory of Lord to be seen!
How do we let this awesome light of Jesus shine?
By rolling the Truth over and over in our mind.
By meditating on the Truth.
By remembering that Jesus is the Truth; and by abiding in the Truth, we are equipped that we are set FREE from bitterness / strife / self-pity / envy / and selfish-ambition to SHINE for JESUS!
For God, who command the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
16The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."
–and expect what you can't see.
–and be certain of what you hope for and sure of what you don't see.
Faith is beautiful like fish are under the water –you can't see the fish, but you are certain they are there.
Faith is freedom from doubt!
Sometimes fish will jump out of the water to see; sometimes you can shine a light at night down into the water and illuminate the mighty numbers of fish that are in a lake. All the time those fish are in there, but we can't see. The same is Christ in you when you believe; He is your faith you can trust on!
Sometimes, you hope to catch a fish to see; yet unconditionally of if you catch a fish to see or not, you can be certain there is a fish under the water waiting to be seen, found, or even caught for food; as God knows our every need!
What is it that you are hoping for? Where is your faith?
What is it that makes you sad? Or feel lonely? Where is your faith?
Can you trust God by your faith? Jesus is your hope in your faith!
The Bibles says, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, by your faith it is done.
But where is your faith, hope and love? Is your faith in God's Word? Do you know that God is all-knowing and God loves you ... that God is working out His plan of Salvation that is bigger than we can comprehend! YOUR STRUGGLE HAS PURPOSE!
Your struggle has purpose and your purpose is let your faith in Jesus be your light to the world; that you trust in God and trust also in Jesus! Unconditionally of what you see or don't see. Like the fish that are under the water in a lake ... Hope is Near and Real!
Can you trust God by this faith that God has given you a measure of faith to you as a gift to use as a tool ... In other words, are you willing to trust God to use your faith to remain in your trust in Him and also in His Son, Jesus?
A tool is meant to work; and be used according to a purpose that it was made.
Faith is Effective Hope, like the faith that trusts that fish are under the water waiting to be found?
Yet, you will only see the fish (the things you hope for) if you don't give up looking the right way and waiting for the right time ... By God's perfect Creative and Redemptive Design.
Just because you can't see the fish yet, doesn't mean it is not there; and just because you can't see the manifestation of your dream, doesn't mean it is not there.
Faith is good and it is beautiful, because what God knows faith is greater and more powerful than our eyes can see.
So God says, trust in Him.
There's more! God says to trust also in His Son!
Those things ...DO: And the God of Peace shall be with you.
Encouragement and Instruction from God!
Just as if you may need to go to the right fishing spot at just the right time; and fully equipped with all you need to catch a fish that you desire; there is an effective way that depends on the details right down to the size of the hook and the portion of the bait.
The bait and hook; even the test line and rod and reel are 'fish specific' –as it is in our faith and as we learn how to let that light of Christ come out of us to shine!
God gives us a measure of faith according to the purpose in which we are called.to use for a purpose, but it is God who is our source of light. Jesus is the Truth, the Way and the Life. Abide in Love is the Way; Abide in the Truth is the power!
The Bible says and Jesus teaches that God's desire for us is to be our friend; and also make us fishers of men.
God knows the desires of our heart –and God knows our life plan.
Sometimes God reveals the miracle of our faith sooner; and sometimes we have to endure a little longer –just like when we go to the lake to fish, there is a special time that fishing is right and good.
There is a part of the day that the fish are biting; or we can try anyway at the wrong time of the day to catch a fish; and see what we can do by our own might. There is a time for everything. But the time to trust God is ALL TIME.
Can you trust God like this by your faith?
Are you willing to endure somethings to get to where God is taking you?
We really don't have choice, but still we make choices all the time.
As we really don't have a choice in an assignment (like a research paper / project in school), but we make a choice in the outcome and grade. And, we make a choice in our peace. How long we put off doing what is assigned is how long we will choose to put off our freedom.
Are you willing to answer to God's request? To Come. Trust Him. Pray. Follow His Son.
God says, see the birds and the flowers and how they are clothed and fed; how much more will I do these things for you?
I believe we begin by trusting that God is the living God, God is the Creator of all things, God is our Instructor of Knowledge of Protection, God is our Redeemer by His Love and Mercy that He has for us, God is our giver / our Provider of all things, God is our Father when we believe in our heart Jesus and make welcome the Holy Spirit, which is of God's divine nature.
Just as gold must be purified to be beautiful, so do we need to have impurities in nature removed out of us by a process to be made spiritually beautiful by our faith that can't see, but God knows the end product.
God is making us beautiful –and teaching us how to be a light to the world.
Honestly, the fish under the water are already beautiful before we can see; just as we are in God's eyes beautiful to Him (not our sinful nature, but whom we are to God ... a child whom He loves).
Just as perfectly, the fish is more beautiful in the water than it is on a dock caught. Jesus is not catching us in a net to toss us aside to die or be consumed. Jesus is teaching us that God sees the beauty in us before we can know –and God gives us knowledge and direction to help us in our faith, as a diver will put on their gear to go under the water to discover what is already there.
Discover your inner beauty and light, which is Jesus! Jesus is a new confidence to know. Have you invited Jesus to be the new you?
Faith knows by trust –and obedience! Just ask God, seek His knowledge, and Knock and the door will be opened to you to come and see the light of Christ!
To know and understand this light of this 2016 Series, you must be born again.
Those things, which we have both learned, and seen in Jesus, DO: And the God of Peace shall be with you.
True Light of His relationship with men.
Hope in Today Ministries believes this post below will demonstrate your hope that is found in Christ.
*What is Peace? JESUS is PEACE!
*How do we keep that inner peace?
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God loves you SO much, He gave you His LIFE!
Why did God allow the 4 Gospels to be written?
God wanted to show His relationship with man!
Let us begin with the 1st book of the Gospels of MATTHEW, because God wanted us to see the True Light of His relationship with man!
Theme: Christ, in His Deity!


The Motley Fool's John Rotonti explains why he thinks one healthcare company looks a lot like the biggest company in the world.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been trading at a notably low multiple since 2009.
In this clip from Industry Focus: Tech, Fool analyst John Rotonti explains a few reasons why the company is trading so low, and compares its reputation in the market to the similarly valued biotech Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD). Find out why these companies are such exciting prospects for value investors, and one huge concern that's still up in the air for both of them.
Dylan Lewis: Why don't we hit Apple first? Forrest Gump's favorite fruit company, it's one of those stocks that have been perpetually cheap since about 2009. They're currently at a trailing P/E [price-to-earnings ratio] of about 10.5, roughly half that of market right now. When you're looking at this company, what makes them a value investment for you, John?
John Rotonti: Dylan, I love how you teed it up, because you said it has been perpetually cheap since about 2009. Which means that, maybe I'm missing something. Maybe the market's right. It's definitely possible, it's happened before and it will definitely happen in the future. I guess the question is, and, it's a question that value investors struggle with a lot -- is something cheap, is it undervalued, or is it a value trap?
When I think about Apple, actually, I see a lot of pattern recognition with another company trading at a low multiple of earnings, which is Gilead. I know Gilead technically it's not tech, but it has tech in its industry title, because it's biotech, so I'll bring it up really quickly. From a pattern recognition standpoint, both Apple and Gilead have super strong balance sheets, both have generated a ton of free cash flow, have high returns on invested capital. Both have super high market share. Apple has about 14% share of the global smartphone market, but it generates more than 90% of industry profits. Gilead has about 70% market share of the HIV market, and 90% share of the hepatitis C market in the U.S. So, really established dominant businesses. Both have what I believe to be high-quality management teams. Both pay an almost identical dividend that yields 2.3%. And both are statistically optically cheap, trading at less than 10 [times] enterprise value to free cash flow.
But, on the other hand -- and here's more similarities, and these are big buts -- both generate a majority of the revenue from one or two products. For Gilead, I think 90% of its sales come from its treatments for hepatitis C and HIV, and for Apple, I think the iPhone accounts for about two-thirds of its sales. Both do not have a lot of revenue diversity, both are facing slowing growth, and both are facing some degree of pricing pressure. So the question is, are they good investments? Are they value traps? I admire both companies. I actually prefer Apple, and I'll talk a little bit more about Apple, primarily because I just understand it better. At this point, I have not really dived into Gilead's pipeline. I don't yet know how to value it. So it's high on my watch list, but I'm focusing on Apple, and I have an investment in Apple.


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A Decade of Promises: Discourses on Twenty-first-Century Schools in Library Policy and Research
Hoffman, Ellen S.; Mardis, Marcia A. (Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009)
Prior to the mid-1970s, policy simply meant planning. Over time, policy studies have shifted from predominantly empirical approaches to more diverse methods emanating from postmodern and critical perspectives. More recently, ...
Radical Change Theory, Youth Information Behavior, and School Libraries
Dresang, Eliza T.; Koh, Kyungwon (Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009)
School libraries confront significant changes in the digital age, the age of Web 2.0 and of participatory culture. Radical Change theory, based on the digital age principles of interactivity, connectivity, and access, is ...


A small home doesn't need to be a stumbling block to gorgeous style, in fact, it can be a great motivator! Ask any interior designer and they'll tell you that the secret to small home decorating success is ingenuity and not simply plumping for solutions that you think are the only way to go! We've found a host of brilliant tips for you today and they'll apply to every room in your small home, from bedrooms through to bathrooms, so come and see how you can inject BIG style into a bijou property!
1. Create a striking focal point.
This can be as simple as choosing a really dramatic light fixture or one piece of furniture that is impossible to ignore, but all eyes will be on it, not small room proportions!
Dark wall colours will simply shrink already small spaces and make them feel claustrophobic, so reach for the paler hues!
By having an open living and dining room, the overall space will feel so much bigger and more sociable as well. That's what everybody wants!
4. Put glass to good use.
It keeps the light flowing, looks contemporary and expensive and helps to divide your rooms without any solid barriers, so glass should really be your new best friend, in terms of small home design!
If you want to split up your home into usable spaces, but solid walls are simply too heavy going, how about employing gorgeous curtains? Sumptuous fabrics will only ever look stunning and will give you easy to tailor divides as well!
6. Screens are a great idea.
Non-solid screens look incredible, especially in small homes where natural light flow is critical! They just add such a wealth of design elegance, while also serving a function.
7. Invest in wall shelves.
In a small home, every bit of space comes at a premium, so look to your walls! Simple floating shelves will not only look great, they will also give you instant access to handy display potential as well, without shrinking the floor space.
Let's not overlook the fact that there are so many styles of wall shelves to choose from either! Look at these wraparound ones! WOW!
8. Add dynamic design to dead spaces.
The space under your stairs is ripe for transformation and we can't think of anything nicer than an indoor garden display! Who would expect that?
9. Choose furniture that is both functional AND pretty.
You know you can kill two birds with one stone, right? Well, you don't ned to sacrifice good style for usability, so look for striking pieces that give you the best of both worlds.
Just look at this bookcase, as a prime example of what we mean, with a hidden TV store! Now that's clever.
10. Don't overlook the kitchen.
A lot of people can forget to give a small kitchen a hearty dose of gorgeousness, but we implore you not to fall into that trap! With some dazzling light and clever cabinets, you'll have storage and style.
11. Use wood to it's fullest!
Have you ever noticed how magical wood is, in terms of adding gorgeous warmth and timeless appeal to a small home? Use it for kitchen cabinet doors, bookcases or even in small doses, as furniture legs and you'll love the effect.
12. Add some earth tones.
We know you might be tempted to keep a small bathroom all white, but can we persuade you to consider some richer tones? Instead of trying to hide small proportions, work with them, to create a cosy feel, with earth toned tiles.
Just look at the awkward shape of this room and then, appreciate the ingenious shelving! There is no loss of storage here, despite hard to navigate dimensions and those above-cistern shelves are inspired. What a way to use overlooked space!
14. Don't get in a lather.
We know that not everyone will have the room for a dedicated laundry zone, but if you do, don't forget to add some home comforts in there as well! Leaving a functional area as purely useful will always make it feel less cohesive and inviting, so a lick of paint or some pretty hooks really won't go amiss.
15. Use your home's height!
Now this is a fantastic idea for seriously small homes! Instead of trying to find enough room for a washer and dryer to sit side by side, why not stack them on top of each other, tuck them into a corner and hide them altogether? Perfection!
16. Put the bed to good use.
Do you remember the days when your mother would tell you not to throw things under your bed? Well, those days are gone! In a small home, raising the bed and sliding storage boxes underneath is a terrific idea, as long as you label them, properly.
17. Reflect all the positive space.
We think you probably already know that mirrors are a great weapon in the fight against small proportions, but don't be afraid to go really big! A whole feature wall, as seen here, would almost double a room's perceived area.
18. Emphasise the cosy proportions.
Finally, instead of trying to make small rooms look and feel bigger, how about using smaller dimensions to your advantage? Create cosy, sociable rooms with sumptuous sofas and chairs and don't skimp on the fluffy textiles either!
For more small home inspiration, take a look at this Ideabook: 8 small home storage solutions.
Did you spot some lovely touches to add to your small home?


Back in 2009, Woody Hunt talked about the effects of corruption in this interview with the El Paso Inc.
Scholarly work has shown that the higher the level of corruption the lower the growth rate, the lower the investment, the lower the gross city product. There is a very strong correlation there.
When I look at corruption, it is not the dollars that get exchanged that cause the economic damage those dollars are relatively small.
The true cost of corruption is the cost of a noncompetitive process, whether it is paying for goods you don't need, paying more for goods that you do need, or failing to help create an environment that produces companies that can compete here and ultimately outside El Paso.
If the procurement process is not driven by qualitative analysis of who is offering the most for the least, and it is based on relationships instead, then two things happen.
One, you reduce the level of competition. Those who are unwilling to compete on a relationship basis decide they are going to go somewhere else because, no matter how good they are, they are not going to be successful.
So the government entity is going to pay more for the product, which means the tax rates are going to be higher.
Two, where do you get high-skill, high-paying jobs? You find them in the headquarters of businesses that have become regionally, nationally and globally competitive.
And, if you want those kind of firms headquartered here, you have to have an environment that helps build them.
Becoming regionally, nationally and internationally competitive starts with being competitive in your own local market, which means you are producing the most for the best price.
If you have an environment where the procurement process is based on relationships, then the firms organize that way and, while they may have the ability to gain business within the local market, their ability to find business outside the local market is going to be impaired.
You also have a misallocation of resources. Corruption will cause government to spend in ways it would otherwise not.
In other words, they will find areas where the potential for corruption is higher, so they will buy goods and services that might have low value to the taxpayers but mean a transfer of compensation for them.
Mr. Hunt studied corruption. Mr. Hunt is an expert on corruption. But Mr. Hunt missed a key result of corruption.
If the corruption is blatant, systemic, and rampant, the woke citizens will move away.
No one wants to be angry all the time. No one wants to be bullied.
El Paso is a long way from anywhere. El Paso is pressed up hard against a country that wavers between the first and third world. The citizens of El Paso need a city government that nurtures them. El Pasoans don't need a city government that bleeds away their resources for glitzy projects that most El Pasoans won't ever use. Glitzy projects that are designed to lure businesses and people from out of town.
Our best and brightest, our entrepreneurs and risk-takers and opinion leaders, are moving someplace where the city government is less ostentatiously arrogant. Where the city leaders don't fritter away scarce tax dollars on vanity projects because they think they know what's good for us.
God gave us legs so we can walk away. And our best and brightest are exercising that option.
Wow! Mr. Hunt was, like, almost prophetic, wasn't he?! You'd think since he knew so much about it, he'd be on the other side of our local equation, wouldn't you? What's he done to try to stop our brain drain?
Rich, why don't you total all the tax incentives Hunt has collected through the years verses how much he has donated. I bet he is way ahead in his favor. 10 fold ? 100 fold ?


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Surveillance: China's government records party loyalty via Blockchain
After China's head of government Xi Jinping recently in a speech publicly called on his compatriots to use the "opportunity" created by the blockchain technology, the Communist Party (KP) announced its latest coup: A decentralized app (dApp) will enable party members to record their party loyalty via a blockchain.
According to a statement from the KP propaganda office on Saturday, October 26, the dApp allows members to store their loyalty to the party on a blockchain. This declaration of loyalty can then be shared and inspected by others, in particular by the Chinese government.
The technology behind the dApp was developed by Beijing-based Lingzhu Technology. Lingzhu Technology is a blockchain development company by its own account. The registration data shows that investments from state capital have flowed to the company, which are tied to the Chinese Tsinghua University.
China's blockchain strategy is currently causing turmoil in the crypto market. The current rise in the price of the crypto currency occurred after Xi Jinping publicly stated that China will open up to technology in the future and push blockchain development. This is not the first time that China's policy has had an impact on the share price. When the Chinese government banned trading platforms and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in 2017, the Bitcoin price slumped.
Trust is good, control is better
In China, the communist party has linked the future of the country with its own rule since it came to power 70 years ago. The dApp shows that China's burgeoning interest in blockchain technology is also tied to party interests. The government now has another instrument at its disposal with which it can digitally record member data. With around 90 million members, the Chinese Communist Party is the largest party in the world.
China's handling of human rights is repeatedly criticized. According to Reporters Without Borders, the Communist Party under party leader Xi Jinping has "further expanded its comprehensive control over news and information with the help of state-of-the-art technology. In the ranking of press freedom, China ranks 177th out of a total of 180 places in an international comparison.
The introduction of the dApp in the Land of Dawn comes in economically and politically turbulent times. The demonstrations in Hong Kong, the trade war with the USA and a weakening economy seem to have more to do with the system than state propaganda would have it believe.
Public statement to clarify legal status of crypt installations in the UK
Gold at six-year high
EU's blockchain highly on course: EUR 400 million to be invested by 2020


Walking away from an argument can be a warning sign of divorce.
This is the finding of researchers at the University of Michigan after evaluating how 373 couples resolved conflicts.After 16 years, 48% of the couples had split – and a strong predictor of divorce was the tendency of one partner to withdraw during an argument while the other tried to discuss the situation even calmly. Study author Kira Birditt Ph.D. is stated in Men's Health to have said that leaving the scene can be viewed by the other person as a lack of investment in the relationship, not as a way to cool down.
Unless checked, the communication gap that led to a failed marriage can also lead to a litigious divorce.
Rarely as a specialist family law solicitor in Bath and Bristol have I seen a litigation process help parties communicate better. Nor have I seen it encourage settlement discussions between them until late in the day and often only at the door of the court. Even then communication and negotiation are invariably undertaken out of fear of the pending courtroom showdown or the uncertain judgment outcome.
There is virtually nothing about most litigation processes that help parties feel remotely relaxed and safe, nor wanting to get together to create a problem solving environment. Instead the adversarial attitude and mentality polarizes parties making settlement more difficult to achieve.
Encouraging participants to commit to civil, respectful and constructive communications. Just having them stated in the process helps defuse past and present emotions.
The Collaborative Divorce process is not appropriate for all divorcing couples and certainly will not guarantee better communication between them thereafter. However, for couples who have had difficulty communicating during the marriage and want to avoid prolonged conflict thereafter the Collaborative Divorce can provide a less destructive process.


Going 12-1 last week felt great (even though things went as expected in most of the games). Currently sit tied for 3rd amongst ESPN analysts. This week is a big one!
The Vikings are 7th in the league in rush offense, while the Bucs are 3rd in the league at stopping the run. This is a statement game for Josh Freeman. If Ponder outplays him, for all intents and purposes his career is winding down.
The Newton effect always scares me, but you can't pick against the Bears. Their defense plays hard, disciplined football which forces opposing offenses to be patient. Newton isn't the most patient player and when he presses things, mistakes happen.
This could be a turning point for the Chargers organization. They have to win this game. If not, it's unlikely they will make the playoffs, which means Norv Turner is gone and rebuilding may be the new gameplan.
Look, the Lions haven't given us any reason to bet on them. Stafford is clearly frustrated and it always seems like the Lions players are more concerned about being the toughest guys on the field after the whistle than between the whistles.
No Mojo? No Gabbert? No chance.
Andrew Luck has been better at home than on the road, but he faces the 27th ranked Titans pass defense this week. The Colts defense has played surprisingly well this season.
The Pats are keeping themselves in the mix. Despite not being able to close and losing some close ones, they still have Tom Brady. New England's defense is still young and will have games like last week vs the Jets. Josh McDaniels knows a bit about the Rams.
For the Jets to win, they have to run the ball effectively. The Dolphins are great against the run. It's a divisional game, so expect a close battle. There's something to be said for playing with confidence and Mark Sanchez should have a bit of swagger based on how he played last week.
Once again it's Vick against his old team. If the Eagles are going to turn things around, beating the consensus #1 team in the NFC coming off their bye week would be a good start. Getting Jeremy Maclin back at full health improves the balance of the Eagles offense.
When you look at the Steelers front seven, where is the speed? RGIII was able to embarrass the Giants NASCAR pass rushers, so I can't see the Steelers having much success containing him. Every week I'm more impressed with Griffin – he looks like he could be the Michael Jordan of the NFL.
Kansas City is a tough place to play. The Chiefs get Peyton Hillis back which gives them balance in the backfield. For two storied franchises, these have been years to forget.
They beat them once, why not again? Here's why, Sean Lee and Demarco Murray are out. The Cowboys are going to struggle establishing the run which means the pass rushers of the Giants will be turned loose on Tony Romo.
The Saints are back on track, but this is a tough draw. They will go on the road to face a Denver team, and more importantly Peyton Manning, who has had two weeks to prepare for them.
'Zona is coming back down to earth. They won't be able to run the ball and the Cardinals offensive line has given up 23 sacks in the last 3 games. Don't blame the QBs.
After completing his commerce degree at Queen's University, Jansen returned to his hometown of Toronto and graduated with his MBA from the Rotman School of Management at U of T. A quarterback for both university teams, Jansen also has volunteered as a coach for the Junior Argonauts for five years. He has been writing for his own blog "The Redzone" on all things NFL for the last two years and his passion for football is second to none.


Bryn Mawr is a census-designated place (CDP) in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue (US-30) and the border with Delaware County. Bryn Mawr is located toward the center of what is known as the Main Line, a group of affluent Philadelphia suburbs stretching from the city limits to Malvern.
The "Bryn Mawr" zip code (19010) covers a larger area, and as a result, the geographic term "Bryn Mawr" is often used in a sense that includes not only the CDP, but also other areas that share the zip code. These other areas include the community of Rosemont within Lower Merion Township and Radnor Township, and various other areas within Lower Merion Township, Radnor Township, and Haverford Township. Bryn Mawr is a part of the Philadelphia Main Line, a string of picturesque towns located along a rail road that leads to downtown Philadelphia. Other towns include, Lower Merion, Radnor, Villanova. As of the 2000 Census, the Bryn Mawr ZIP code was home to 21,485 people with a median family income of $110,956.
Bryn Mawr residents of Lower Merion Township attend schools in the Lower Merion School District; all residents of the Bryn Mawr CDP are in Lower Merion Township and therefore attend LMSD schools. Bryn Mawr address residents of Radnor Township attend schools in the Radnor Township School District; Radnor High School is the district's sole high school. Bryn Mawr address residents of Haverford Township attend schools in the School District of Haverford Township; Haverford High School is the district's sole high school.


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Meanwhile life as a literary award judge – for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction novel – continues with the arrival of not one but 13 new submissions from Gollancz. I'm not complaining, I love reading the stuff, but the postman seems to be limping these days.
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A beautifully furnished large villa with magnificent views on the famous Obidos Lagoon.
This large and tastefully decorated villa is set right on the edge of the village of Foz do Arelho in an elevated position just above the sea and has a large 10m x 5m outdoor swimming pool. The villa has a huge sun terrace surrounding the pool which is ideal for dining or just to relax and laze in the warm sunshine. There is also an elevated terrace with seating to the rear of the villa for a really quiet laze in the sun away from any noise coming from the pool. It also is an amazing spot to have your evening BBQ as it sits on a level with the kitchen on the main floor of the house providing a useful space for dining Al Fresco with tables, chairs and other garden furniture including a parasol. There are private balconies extending from the bedrooms which afford fantastic views of the sea and natural scenery. Located within a short walk of the golden sandy beaches of Foz Do Arelho, you can take a leisurely morning stroll and take coffee at on of many beach café / restaurants. These also serve delicious afternoon lunches and specialise in Fresh fish and sea food and also do freshly made sandwiches, salads, soups etc. to suit all needs. The Lagoon that makes its way several kilometres from the beaches further inland offers a variety of exciting water sports and high-adrenaline activities is just a few minutes walk from the villa. The old spa town of Caldas da Rainha, well known for its natural mineral springs, can be reached within a 10 minute drive where you can take in the waters or just wander the old cobbled streets along its chic but quaint shopping enclaves or perhaps you can pick up a bargain in the daily fruit & vegetable market, in the heart of the old quarter, where you will find the best the region has to offer in terms of fresh produce. There are also many supermarkets in the area to stock up on daily provisions. If golf is your thing, then head off to the internationally acclaimed 18-hole championship golf course at Praia del Rey, which is a short 30 minutes by car. There are also many wonderful beaches at Peniche and Baleal that attract some of the best surfers from around the world and various well known surfing spots in that area too, amongst them the very well known "Supertubos". Lisbon airport is only a hour's drive away. You can reach most places on the Silver Coast by using the A-8 or A-1 motorways that traverse in a north-south direction. Whilst here, a visit to the medieval castle of Obidos is an absolute must. It draws over 3 million visitors a year and not without reason – It is a medieval gem and a world heritage centre because it has a well-preserved walled town that is over a thousand years old and is at the top of a hill so the views are really amazing. As a company, we organise and manage regular wine-tasting tours throughout the year. You can book your tour thought the site using the communication form at the bottom of the wine tours page, or simply email us. Details are in the Contact us page. Other famous attractions include the holy pilgrimage site at Fatima, which is roughly one hour away by car; as is the ancient Knights templar fortress at Tomar, the Gothic masterpiece at Batalha and the monastery at Alcobaca. If you would like to taste the delicious cuisine of the area and do it in the comfort of the villa, we can organise for home-cooked meals to be prepared and served to you. We cater special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries etc for up to 50 people. Please either book online by searching in the "Special Features" tab and then go to the Catering section.
It was a pleasure to have you stay at the villa in the early summer period. Delighted that you found everything to your satisfaction. You are more than welcome to visit us again in the future.
What a beautiful villa. Amazing location and grounds.Very comfortable everything provided. Totally relaxing and very private .Just cross the road and you are on the beach/shore. There are a lot of steps so maybe not suitable for eveyone. Surf club 200yds up the road that has good basic food (the shrimps are great!!) . Close to Foz for the amazing beach, 3 mini supermarkets, butchers ,etc market on a Sunday (when we where there) .Lots of walks along the lagoon. You need a car if you want to explore but you can bike it to Foz no problem (no hills)!!! Maybe shouldnt have reviewed as we may not be able to go back as it will be booked!!!!! Just had the best holiday here.


4 delicious and refreshing watermelon recipes using our favorite pink summer fruit, watermelon.
1. In 2-quart saucepan, heat lime juice and honey to boiling on high, stirring occasionally. Boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer to small bowl and refrigerate until cold. Syrup can be refrigerated up to 1 day ahead.
2. Place watermelon slices on large platter. Drizzle with lime syrup and serve immediately.
1. Purée all ingredients in a blender. Pour into a 9- by 13-inch dish and place in the freezer. Stir with a fork every 30 minutes until mixture is slushy (up to 2 1/2 hours).
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, lime juice, and 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper. Add the onion and let sit, tossing occasionally, for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, remove and discard the watermelon rind. Cut the watermelon into thin 2-in. pieces.
3. Add the watermelon, cucumber and arugula to the bowl of onions and gently toss to combine. Top with the feta.
1. To make simple syrup, mix equal parts hot water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Muddle thyme and watermelon in a cocktail shaker. Add remaining ingredients. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a thyme sprig.


The Caribbean's resort boom continues — and so does Antigua and Barbuda's.
The twin-island country has announced another major new project, this one called Gravenor Bay — another significant addition to the island of Barbuda.
The $450 million project on the southern tip of Barbuda will be built in seven phases, providing a total of 1,100 jobs in the construction and permanent phases, according to Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot Michael.
More crucially, the project will be "fully environmentally sustainable," Michael said — that means a total reliance on solar energy.
The project will begin with a phase called "Genesis," with ground breaking set to begin as soon as government approvals have been received.
The Genesis phase is slated for completion with an 18-month timeframe; it will include a solar field, a helipad, a reception area, a spa, a gym and wellness center, a pool, four two-bedroom cottages and six one-bedroom cottages, all of which will have individual pools.
The second phase of the project will include two hotels: one with 160 rooms and a smaller, boutique property with 80 rooms.
Gravenor Bay's third phase will include an additional 140 villas.
Later phases will include a 126 berth marina, a signature golf course and even, in a sign of Antigua's increasing pivot toward ultra luxury, a polo sports field.


In January 2018, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced the creation of an Anti-Harassment Interdepartmental Team (IDT) to study the City's response to and prevention of workplace discrimination, harassment, and other forms of misconduct. The IDT was charged with providing recommendations to the Mayor in the areas of policy, reporting, and training.
The 21-person team was carefully and intentionally selected to include representation from various City groups including: The Seattle Silence Breakers, the Coalition of Affinity Groups Against Racial Harassment, Mayor's Office, City Council, and City Attorney's Office representatives, labor partners, Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) Change Teams, and Race and Social Justice (RSJ) Affiliates. The resulting membership reflects diversity of age, gender and race. Departments represented range from large utilities, to smaller offices, to non-executive departments.
As a part of an initial review, the IDT collected and reviewed City of Seattle Personnel Rules, department policies, other municipal County and City policies, and surveyed data to assess past experiences and current processes, identify gaps and disparities, and to determine barriers to reporting harassment and discrimination at the City.
Areas for Further Review and Consideration.
The recommendations are grounded with a deliberate foundation of racial equity and social justice.
The recommendations are designed to enable greater accountability, culture change, reframing, resourcing, and systemic change. They are a necessary starting place for the City's work. In September 2018, Mayor Jenny Durkan signed an Executive Order to establish the parameters for engaging in this work with a goal of setting a welcoming, inclusive, and safe work environment, where everyone can do their best work. The Mayor's Executive Order was informed by the IDT's recommendations. The Anti-harassment Interdepartmental Team now provides continued oversight and helps ensure that the policies the Executive Order established are implemented Citywide.


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	public interface DemoDialogListener
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		void onOk( DialogFragment dialog );
		void onCancel( DialogFragment dialog );
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Scheduling has never been easier. Simply select the dates and times that suit you, select the team you want to review and you are done. Workbase checks for calendar conflicts and finds a time that suits you and your employees.
Workbase provides you with a clear, elegant view of your dedicated HR calendar. See upcoming performance reviews day-by-day , week-by-week, month-by-month. No distractions.
After the performance review has been completed we provide helpful note areas where you can store the notes from the meeting and any future goals. These notes are then saved to the employees' dedicated Performance Review file so you can revisit them quickly before the next review.
Are you the organisation you want to be?
The whole point of doing performance reviews is to ensure your organisation is on track to be the organisation it wants to be, right? With Workbase we make the process simple, focused, and purposeful. We encourage you to take the time to review your employees's core competencies, traits, and values during your performance reviews.


Will Digital Radio Mondiale Save Shortwave Broadcasting?
If you mention "shortwave," the average person pictures a wiry-looking "ham radio operator" in a basement or attic. But in fact, most of the less-developed world listens to shortwave. Outside the U.S., shortwave has been, and probably will continue to be, a serious contender for disseminating entertainment and information.
The rise of the Internet has influenced many broadcasters to cease their shortwave transmissions in favor of broadcasting over the World Wide Web. When BBC World Service discontinued service to Europe, North America, Australasia and the Caribbean, it generated many protests. The shifting of resources from shortwave to Internet and television by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees U.S. international broadcasting, further reduced broadcasting hours in the English language. With recent budget slashings of 70 to 80 percent, resulting in announcements of closing large stations such as the Radio Netherlands Bonaire and Radio Canada Sackville sites, increased pressure has been placed on shortwave to perform. Although most of the prominent broadcasters continue to scale back their analog shortwave transmissions or completely terminate them, shortwave is still common and active in developing regions, such as parts of Africa and South America.
Examining both the location of DRM stations and target areas, Fig. 1 shows that most DRM shortwave stations and target areas are in Europe. Until an inexpensive, battery-conscious receiver is available, continents such as South America and Africa won't be viable target areas.
Fig. 1: Number and target areas of DRM shortwave stations.
The main requirement of DRM development was to ensure that far greater audio quality could be achieved whilst keeping the transmissions in a form to operate alongside existing AM transmissions. This meant having the ability for the transmissions to occupy a variety of different bandwidths dependent upon the location and frequencies in use.
There are two main elements to the DRM waveform: audio coding and RF modulation. Along came several leaps in technology to compress CD audio into a manageable size. Improved computer technology also provided the necessary processing speed to adopt a complex waveform. However, with higher processing speed comes increased cost and battery consumption.
DRM's audio compression system employs two main techniques. The first is called Advanced Audio Coding. The brain does not perceive all the sounds that are heard by the ear. A strong sound on one frequency, for instance, will mask out others close in frequency that may be weaker. AAC analyzes the audio spectrum in sections and only encodes those sounds that will be perceived. However AAC on its own does not provide sufficient compression of the data to enable the transmissions to be contained within narrow shortwave bandwidths.
To provide the additional data compression, a scheme known as Spectral Band Replication is employed. This analyzes the sounds in the highest octave, which are normally from sounds such as percussion instruments of those that are harmonically related to other sounds lower in frequency. SBR analyzes them and sends data to the receiver that will enable them to be reconstituted later.
The DRM transmitted signal uses a form of modulation known as Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, as seen in Fig. 2. It is resilient to many common forms of interference and fading. Its main drawback has been that it requires a significant level of signal processing to extract the data from the carriers and reassemble it in the correct fashion. Signal processing ICs are now sufficiently powerful and are at a reasonable cost to make the use of this form of modulation viable.
COFDM uses a large number of closely-spaced carriers that are modulated at a low rate data. Each carrier is modulated with Quadrature Amplitude Modulation using a selectable error coding. Normally, closely-spaced signals would be expected to interfere with each other, but by making the signals orthogonal to each another, there is no mutual interference. This is achieved by having the carrier spacing equal to the reciprocal of the symbol period. The data to be transmitted is split across all the carriers. By using error correction techniques, if some of the carriers are lost due to multi-path fading effects, then the data can be reconstructed.
COFDM has gained a significant presence in the wireless market place. It is now popular with wideband digital communication, digital television and audio broadcasting, DSL broadband Internet access, wireless networks and 4G mobile communications. The combination of high data capacity, high spectral efficiency and resilience to interference as a result of multi-path effects makes it ideal for the high data applications that are becoming common in today's communications scene.
This signalling and detection technique incorporates kinematic filtering and signal multiplexing, aptly named "kineplex." In the early 1950s Collins Radio foresaw the need to transmit data over relatively narrow channels. The 16-tone Tactical Digital Information Link, TADIL-A, is used by the U.S. Navy to share radar tracking data, which makes a classic buzz sound like an alligator happily making little 'gators. It's one of the more distinctive sounds on shortwave. The receiving end of the link used a bank of 15 extremely-sensitive electromechanical resonators, housed in an equipment cabinet six feet high by three feet wide by two feet deep.
Receivers have come a long way since then.
DRM receivers evolved from front-end down-converters feeding personal computers. Later, digital signal processor manufacturers started producing chip sets containing both the DSP and the RF digitizer. Standalone receivers used these chip sets or modules without the PC.
Fig. 4:The DRM software radio uses an RF down-converter ahead of the sound card in a standard PC.
Initially, many firms tried to "seed" the shortwave market by offering "add-on" accessories to use the down-converter of existing higher-end receivers and adding a complex processor at the IF, as shown in Fig. 4. The bandwidth of a DRM signal varies from 9 kHz to 20 kHz, and the number of carriers used in the COFDM-modulation is relatively small (a maximum of 460 at the highest bandwidth vs. lowest carrier spacing options). These features motivated a real-time software implementation of a DRM-receiver on a conventional personal computer using the sound card as the input and output device. A long-, medium- and shortwave front end with an intermediate frequency (IF) between 5 kHz and 15 kHz is used to receive the DRM signal. This addressed the technically-adept, but didn't apply to the villager starving for entertainment.
Fig. 5:The Coding Technologies Digital World Traveller was a convenient shortwave accessory for the traveler with a PC on the go.
One of the more-interesting DRM modules was the Digital World Traveller, Fig. 5, by Coding Technologies introduced in 2004. This handy little module was connected to the USB port of a PC or Notebook. Priced at $260, the device came with software capable of receiving DRM, FM and AM radio programs without any additional power supply or battery.
Fig. 3:The evolution of DRM 'standalone' shortwave portable receivers has left many artifacts behind.
Around 2007, a few manufacturers started selling standalone receivers (Himalaya Electronics, Technisat, Morphy Richards, Starwaves, UniWave, Sarapulsky Radiozavod). Most of the receivers were based upon the discontinued Radioscape RS500 module. The standalone models relied on household electricity and thus were not portable, as seen in Fig. 3. We do see a steady price reduction headed for the magic $100 goal (in production quantities, and not including taxes, V.A.T. or shipping).
DSPs can be found in most of our day-to-day consumer devices, including mobile handsets, digital cameras, navigation devices, TVs, DVD players and game consoles. They are ubiquitous in multimedia, telecommunications and networking applications. These products use a variety of hardware approaches to implement DSP, ranging from the use of off-the-shelf microprocessors to field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to custom integrated circuits.
Programmable "DSP processors," a class of microprocessors optimized for DSP, are a popular solution for several reasons. In comparison to fixed-function solutions, they have the advantage of potentially being reprogrammed in the field, allowing product upgrades or fixes. They are often more cost-effective (and less risky) than custom hardware, particularly for low-volume applications, where the development cost of custom ICs may be prohibitive.
The lowest complexity processors are "hard-wired" or dedicated processors such as FPGAs, lacking the flexibility to be reprogrammed should the DRM specification change. This was the nemesis for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB, Eureka-47), where dedicated chip sets specifically developed for DAB were termed worthless when the standard was updated, leaving receiver manufacturers reluctant to enter an immature arena.
Cutting-edge technology can allow a DSP to have lower power than the equivalent ASIC, due to the ASIC using older technology. Also, the DSP can usually be controlled to minimize clock speeds when the processing load allows.Alternatively, the power in an ASIC is minimized by ensuring that the signal-processing operations are dimensioned correctly, particularly in terms of the bit widths being processed.
The success of DRM is dependent on a combination of satisfying a need and technology arriving with the ability to fit that need. In order to provide better quality, a more complex carrier signal and additional processing was required. The need was to provide a better service, but the very enabling technologies also provided alternate forms of entertainment and information. Within the last decade's window of opportunity DRM took one step forward and other mass media took several steps forward.
With the advent of the Internet and SmartPhones and social media networks, all bets are off. We have recently seen the value of social media networks in social uprisings in the Middle East and Africa. People can get the same shortwave information over social media with the uncensored spontaneity of amateurs.
Without a viable (cost and battery-conscious) receiver, DRM has a hazy future.
Ernie Franke is a broadcast consultant in St. Petersburg, Fla. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering and has been the chief engineer at several broadcast stations.


Chilean-owned, but lying 3700km from the mainland, Easter Island is undeniably both geographically and culturally Polynesian. Covering little more than 160 sq km, the island hosts a crazy 26,000 archeological sites, around 900 of which are the iconic stone heads, or moai as they are called locally, that dot the island and stand as reminders of the ancient culture now lost.
With a subtropical climate Easter Island is an all year round destination with the months of August to March being the driest.


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Businesses urged to apply for remaining COVID-19 support grants
Businesses are being encouraged to apply for remaining coronavirus (COVID-19) grant funding from local authorities.
Hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses can still apply for one-off cash grants of up to £6,000 through the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme.
The funding is made up of £556 million available through the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG) scheme and a further £294 million through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) scheme.
The OHLG scheme provides businesses in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors with one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premise.
To provide further support to other businesses, the ARG scheme provides councils with funding they can allocate at their discretion to businesses most in need, such as personal care businesses and supply firms.
Paul Scully, the Minister for Small Business, said:
'We're working to get our economy running on all cylinders again so we can focus on making the UK the best place in the world to work and do business, creating jobs along the way.
'Eligible businesses should apply as soon as possible for the grants available to help them put the pandemic behind them and get on a sounder footing.'
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MADE IN THE USA, ALL DESIGNS CUT IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA!!! Please review assembly instructions prior to ordering as it will answer many questions.
Kit comes without paint, made from birch plywood, little to no sanding required. Kit available with French doors or garage. Please select which when ordering. This is the Lisa Painted Lady San Francisco quarter scale dollhouse, This was a project I credit to a customer whom I named it after.
Kit comes with 12 rooms. Kit is open on two sides with lots of room for decorating.
Kits comes with assembled interior doors that function, decorative windows with Plexiglas, assembled main door with functioning main door, assembled stairs and post, door and window toppers. Kit measures 6.5wide, 14deep and 9 tall. Windows will have Plexiglas with plastic covering to protect from scratches and paint. Made by Laser Dollhouse Designs Inc. Kit comes unassembled, (Assembly required by adult), and unpainted with no shingles. Recommended for ages 13 and up. The item "Lisa Painted Lady San Francisco 148 scale Dollhouse" is in sale since Wednesday, May 06, 2015. This item is in the category "Dolls & Bears\Dollhouse Miniatures\Doll Houses". The seller is "laserdollhousedesigns" and is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.