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How data science is revolutionising retail
Traditional brick-and-mortar has seen its fair share of evolution, first with ecommerce and then with omnichannel. On the back of strong growth, retail industry leaders won't be waiting in line anytime soon to return the technological progress they've made.
Retailers who latched onto the trends when they were in their infancy saw profits soar and quickly found themselves in a league of their own, with rivals facing a steep climb.
Now, data science has emerged as the newest competitive advantage that's helping to prop up an estimated $27.73 trillion valuation in 2020, according to Statista. Indeed, data science is giving retailers a competitive edge in an industry mired in disappearing profit margins.
Artificial intelligence's influence grows with NLP
In retail – perhaps more so than any other industry – it's all about the consumer. Great customer service, both to help people find the items they're looking for and to field complaints, has helped ecommerce companies like Amazon stay on top in a tough market with little product differentiation.
Big investment is going into AI-powered digital assistants that use natural language processing (NLP) to field questions, evaluate feedback and give trusted opinions in a bid to improve retailers' range and capabilities.
Sentiment analysis is helping companies better evaluate questionnaire responses too. Nordstrom, an American retail chain, leveraged NLP and text categorisation to sift through piles of physical and digital comments and letters from customers, which allowed the company to review how its services are falling short and where it can make improvements.
The AI picked up that shoppers had a difficult time finding help in areas where employees weren't required to wear a uniform or nametag. In response, the business had its staff wear brightly coloured clothes so they could clearly stand out. The organisation subsequently saw a 30-point increase in sales that were aligned with the improvement.
Personalised shopping courtesy of data analytics
We all have that friend we go to for shopping advice – but soon enough, you won't have to look further than your smartphone for the same input.
Chatbots are growing in popularity and their services hinge on a variety of data science applications, such as NLP, to understand questions, and machine learning to respond to them. At the moment chatbots are largely limited to answering frequently asked questions, but their functionality is set to extend to personalised shopping.
By gathering and analysing data on shoppers, and correlating their purchase history with a large database of consumers, AI-powered digital assistants can provide recommendations that are likely to match users' preferences. This type of personalised shopping is already being used in other formats – for example, how Netflix always seems to know the type of shows you'll like.
The technology hinges on the development of NLP and its ability to understand users' questions. Once the AI is able to process text as a language – as opposed to as data – and contextualise what's being said, the platforms will be the status quo for nearly every retailer invested in data science.
Predictive forecasting: How Macy's uses it
Retailers all over the world are already using Big Data to provide transparency into their inventory and to get a clear picture of the factors that motivate shoppers. Macy's, an American retail chain, took it one step further by applying predictive analytics to forecast supply and demand for stock.
One of the functions of AI is its ability to process vast sums of structured and unstructured data. Macy's has built statistical models that pull from shopping history, weather patterns and other pertinent variables to try and optimise inventory levels.
The result was a nearly immediate 10 percent increase in physical store sales. But this isn't the only type of forecasting being deployed.
Personalised pricing might make an appearance in 2018 too. The method uses models to predict the best price points to offer ecommerce shoppers based on where they are in the buyer lifecycle, the shopper's tendencies and the time of year.
It's a gamble – but like any tech advance, it's one that could potentially pay dividends to retailers.
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Groundbreaking for the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in downtown West Palm Beach took place Feb. 20, just two months after city commissioners unanimously approved the site on Flagler Drive at Trinity Park near Phillips Point.
The monument will pay tribute to the families who have lost a loved one in active duty military service to our nation.
The Hershel Woody Williams Medal of Honor Foundation's mission is to place a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in all 50 states. The foundation began in 2010 and has placed 47 monuments in 39 states with 50 currently in development.
This will be the first memorial monument in Palm Beach County to honor our fallen heroes and their families. The monument will be completed in the fall of this year.
Pictured above: The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park in Baton Rouge, La.


Doc may pretend to be a little grumpy. He may put forth the facade of being surly or irritated.
See? I told you he's crazy about me! Even when my hair is all funky and I'm broken out like a teenager (just keeping it real, folks).
As you can see, I'm thrilled about it! I've been wanting a kitchen aid mixer FOR-EV-ER. Or at least since we got married (which will be 10 years in May). And this is the BIG DADDY professional mixer of my dreams!
My Mother-In-Law was just as excited about it as I was!
She loves me, too. Enough to tell Doc, "You got her this new mixer and now she needs a new kitchen to go with it!" God bless her very big heart! She may be the best MIL in the world!
And let's face it, I'm one blessed woman to have them both in my life. And now a kitchen aid mixer, too! Really...what more could a girl ask for?
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Lang Hancock's flamboyant widow Rose has filed for divorce from her fourth husband, real estate magnate Willie Porteous.
Divorce proceedings for Mr and Mrs Porteous are officially underway, lawyers representing Mrs Porteous confirmed late yesterday evening.
"Today [July 9] divorce papers have been lodged with the Family Court of Western Australia on behalf of Ms Porteous," a representative from Perth firm HHG Legal Group told online magazine The Starfish.
Neither Mrs or Mr Porteous have commented further on their fractured relationship.
Rose Porteous with mining magnate Lang Hancock.
A former neighbour of the high-flying couple, Graeme Powell, said he was not surprised about the split.
"Very strange marriage in the first place, in more ways than one," he said.
Yesterday Mrs Porteous, the woman Gina Rinehart hired as a housekeeper who then went on to marry her father, told The Starfish about the decision to separate from Mr Porteous – a man she married less than six months after Mr Hancock's death.
"Yes, it's true, but I have no further comment," Mrs Porteous told the magazine.
This will be Mrs Porteous' third divorce. She legally separated from her first and second husbands - Julian Teodoro and Patrick Kuan - whilst planning her wedding to Mr Hancock.
She is now hoping to live a quiet life in Perth and spend quality time with her daughter Johanna and her three poodles – Denis, Lulu and Snoopy.
Filipino-born Mrs Porteous married Mr Hancock in 1985, after she worked as his housekeeper. He was 39 years her senior.
The marriage upset Mr Hancock's only child Mrs Rinehart – who engaged in a decade-long court battle with Mrs Porteous, contesting the division of his estate.
The couple built their famous 16-room love nest, Prix D'Amour, in 1990 in the exclusive suburb of Mosman Park, which went on to become a tourist attraction.
The then-Mrs Hancock said the $7 million home was inspired by Gone With The Wind. Before its demolition in 2006, the house was listed for sale with a price tag of $30 million.
During their high-profile marriage Mrs Porteous purchased and destroyed a Bentley in the same day and surprised Mr Hancock with a life sized mannequin of herself on his 79th birthday.
Mrs Porteous has retreated from the Perth social scene over the years.
She told Andrew Denton in an interview in 2003 that she understands poodles better than men and was beginning to feel isolated and alone.
"I get lonely. I get very, very lonely. Yes. Especially in Perth. I do," she said.
It is believed she is now happy to have reconnected with her daughter from her marriage to Mr Kuan.
The pair became estranged following Mr Hancock's death in 1992 when she referred to her mother during a 60 Minutes as a "gold digger" and a "mail order bride".
This will be the second time Mrs Porteous has filed for divorce from Mr Porteous after she missed a court date to finalise the split in 2002.
The pair have been married for 20 years.


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'Dumb And Dumber To' Movie Review: Tepid, Bland, And Safe
I'm not too proud to admit that I enjoyed Dumb and Dumber when it came out, and that I have fond memories of the film. Granted, it was 20 years ago and I was 16-years-old, but it was Jim Carrey and the Farrelly Brothers working at the height of their respective games. In the intervening years, I haven't been able to bring myself to watch it again because I'm afraid it will tarnish otherwise pleasant recollections, but I think I can go ahead and give it a shot because the new sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, just did a solid job of ruining the first film for me.
To be fair, this isn't the worst movie you've ever seen. It's not Jack and Jill bad, Al Pacino doesn't rap or anything so tragic, but it just doesn't offer anything of any real value or interest. This feels like a leftover from the 1990s,—if your stoner buddy pulled out a VHS tape of this and said it was his favorite movie back in the day, you'd believe it. We're talking about the exact style of humor as the first, only without any hint of freshness, or even indications that they're trying. (Though as mild and flavorless as this is, it's still light years ahead of the prequel, 2003's Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.)
The crude style of comedy that marked the Farrellys' heyday hasn't aged well. The old lady vagina gag in Dumb and Dumber To is stale and tired, playing like a watered-down rehash of a bit from their best movie, Kingpin, which itself was 18 years ago. Even their attempts at non-PC-ness and pushing boundaries come across as almost quaint, like they're included because that's what they do. For instance, there's the Chinese/Mexican restaurant, the whole purpose of which seems to be to show a mariachi band where one of the members is Asian. You almost want to pat the duo on the head like a small child and say, "Aww, you think you're edgy and relevant, but you're not."
Admittedly, there are a handful of moderate chuckles throughout, and a couple of truly funny moments, but none that are particularly memorable. Even the funniest jokes are tepid and flat and forgettable. Which is too bad, because it starts with the best scene in the whole movie, one that, if they built from there, could have been the basis for a decent comedy.
The movie begins with Lloyd (Carrey) catatonic in a mental institution. Not surprising given as the first film is easily read as a road trip with a clinically depressed, borderline suicidal case and his possibly autistic sidekick. One of them was bound to end up in the loony bin. As he has every Wednesday for the last 20 years, Harry (Jeff Daniels) shows to talk to his unresponsive friend, only this time he has some bad news. A serious medical condition will prevent him from visiting for a while. This reveal causes Lloyd to break out of what has been a two-decade-long, prank on his best pal. That old chemistry from the first movie is back and in full effect, and for a moment you're optimistic this may live up to your warm memories of Dumb and Dumber. But that pleasant feeling doesn't last long.
In addition to being the high point of the whole movie, this is also and the closest you come to giving a shit about anyone involved. More of a waste than the long, downward slide of gags and nut shots—and I love a good nut shot—is the fact that there is zero emotional connection to back up any of it, absolutely none. What follows is a tedious, convoluted drive across the country—road trip part 2 everyone—so that Harry can meet the daughter he didn't know he had and hopefully talk her out of a kidney.
Clocking in at 113 minutes—yes, Dumb and Dumber To is almost two full hours long—the pace takes constant detours into unnecessary asides and jokes that don't land, like an entire sequence that exists solely so Harry and Lloyd can get slushies dumped down the front of their pants. There's a lot of build up and very little payoff. Comedy is a craft, and there's none on display here. Rob Riggle plays twins that exist primarily so Rob Riggle can be in this movie, and he's totally misused. (Helpful hint: Rob Riggle is not intimidating to anyone.) You just feel bad that Kathleen Turner is in this, and her role consists of being a target for jokes about how old she's gotten.
Dumb and Dumber To is a sequel that has been talked about for years, but it feels like that in the time it took for everyone to climb on board, the magic evaporated. The script feels like it's been sitting on a shelf since 1994, and you wish there was anything even remotely memorable, good or bad, to cling to. Since day one, people have been asking "Why?" in regards to this, but it's a question that bears repeating one last time: Why did this movie need to be made?
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Wheat flour is one of the basic ingredients used all over the world. There are many types of wheat used to make different types of bread and pastry products.
First of all, the most popular type of wheat is the white wheat, made of the ground endosperm of the wheat kernel. But even the white wheat is split into many categories such as all-purpose flour made of two types of wheat, hard and soft strains. Because of its structure, this wheat is great for cakes, bread, and pastries.
Also, gluten flour is a type of flour used in combination with other types. Since this flour has a double quantity of gluten, it can help balancing other types of flour that have lower levels of gluten.
Self-rising flour is obtained by adding salt to soft wheat flour as well as baking soda and baking powder. Durum flour is very popular for making pasta thanks to its high concentration of gluten.
The whole wheat flour is the second regarding popularity after the white flour. This is the type of flour that can be found in stores under the name of graham flour. The whole wheat flour contains bran and endosperm, unlike white flour.
Due to its composition, goods made of this type of flour are denser and more consistent than those made of white flour. Besides the milled whole wheat flour, there is also the stone-ground whole-wheat flour.
One of the best wheat flour on the international market comes from Morocco, a North African country. Durum flour and soft wheat flour tends to be the most consumed Morocco flour in both Africa and the rest of the world.
Thanks to its high-quality, importers and exporters focus on this type of product the most. By trading such a popular and high-quality product, international businesses can reach a whole new level of profit!


The latest house price index from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that house prices in the capital dropped by 0.7% in the 12 months to March.
It was the only region to see house prices fall over that period, according to the data.
Overall, average house prices in the UK increased by 4.2% in the year, a figure unchanged from February, with the typical property worth £224,000. This is up £9,000 from the same time last year.
While London struggled, other regions saw house prices rise substantially. In the East of England, for example, prices grew by 5.8%, while the East Midlands saw a jump of 5.6%. The North East saw the smallest growth at 2.1%.
Ishaan Malhi, chief executive officer of online mortgage broker Trussle, noted that with house prices still rising faster than wages it is making the prospect of home ownership "increasingly tricky" for first-time buyers.
Lucy Pendleton, director of London estate agents James Pendleton, said that the situation is not as negative as it may appear for the capital, arguing the city is "ahead of the game in making much needed adjustments to maintain demand".
However, Jonathan Samuels, chief executive officer of Octane Capital, said that the capital was a "victim of its own extraordinary success", with a fundamental rebalancing of the housing market now taking place.
He continued: "Low stock levels and continued cheap borrowing rates are preventing prices from falling while economic weakness and political uncertainty ahead of Brexit are seeing many households err on the side of caution.


Very well said...I have two boys, almost 12 and almost 14 and yes, we watch Hannah Montana (and Suite Life, not sure about that one...ha!).
I love that you also used "Object Lessons" with your kids. I don't think we have ever called them taht, but we do it all the time with them nonetheless.
We have to always have our eyes and ears ready for any of these opportunities to "teach/show" our kids because they are the perfect opportunity to reach them at that moment.
Mel, yeah, we watch Suite Life too! Arwin's my favorite.
I too use object lessons...just the other day I was taking my teenaged son and one of his buddies to soccer practice. They were discussing Roger Clemons and why he would deny an allegation that seems so obviously true. Well, I jumped on that one pretty quick, telling them that "sin will always find you out...what is done in the dark will be brough to light..."
May the seeds of truth we plant today grow into a rich spiritual harvest tomorrow!


Lieutenant Henry Schmiemann was shot and killed on 74th Street, south of Penelope Avenue in Queens when a man attempted to rob him as he walked to work.
Lieutenant Schmiemann was leaving his house on his way to work when an armed man approached him and ordered Lieutenant Schmiemann to turn over this money. Lieutenant Schmiemann drew his weapon and identified himself as an officer. The suspect shot Lieutenant Schmiemann and fled. Lieutenant Schmiemann was able to return fire and wounded the suspect. The suspect was arrested later in the day when he sought medical attention for his wound.
The suspect was charged with and later convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Lieutenant Schmiemann had served with the New York City Police Department for 21 years and was survived by his wife and five children. He was assigned to the Inspections Services.
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190 schools fail to meet federal education goals
PORTLAND (AP) – A quarter of Maine's public schools failed to meet federal goals under the No Child Left Behind Act and were placed on a list of schools needing improvement, officials said Friday.
Education Commissioner Susan Gendron urged Mainers not to read too much into the numbers and noted that Maine students rank well compared to their peers in other states in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
"Maine educators, parents and citizens must keep in mind that school status under the No Child Left Behind Act is only one of a number of indicators that can be used to get a picture of overall school performance," she said.
All told, the Education Department has identified 190 schools that don't meet federal goals, including reading and math proficiency.
Another 1 percent, or fewer than 10, were identified as underperformers for two consecutive years.
Last year, only 24 of the state's 697 public schools were listed as underperformers based on an old formula.
Letters containing the preliminary findings were mailed this week to districts and schools. Administrators were urged to speak up if their schools were mistakenly included on the list.
The numbers were worse than originally believed. Deputy Commissioner Patrick Phillips was quoted this week as saying as many as 150 schools – 20 percent – would fail to meet the federal goals.
Gendron planned to discuss the findings during a news conference on Oct. 27 at the State House in Augusta.
The new goals for reading and math are required as part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The law seeks to hold local schools accountable for the academic performance of all students.
Gendron noted that Maine has scored in the top 10 states on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in reading and math.
Because of the way the new formula is set up, officials had expected 20 percent of schools to fail to measure up, she said.
Gendron noted that many of the schools that failed to meet the new goals did not have mandatory 95 percent participation in the Maine Education Assessment Test or in average daily attendance rates.
This should be a straightforward problem to address when the MEA is administered again this March, she said.
Schools that fail to make the grade for two consecutive years will be assigned someone from the Maine Education Department to serve as consultant.
Those schools are also eligible for federal funds.
Maine's accountability plan under the No Child Left Behind Act won approval from the U.S. Education Department last summer after the state initially sought a waiver to avoid participation.
Critics of the No Child Left Behind Act say it reflects a "one size fits all" mandate without enough federal funding.


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According to several fans who dished out hundreds of dollars to catch the young singer perform live on her current sold-out national tour, it appears Miley may be using a not-very-convincing "Hannah" double to cover for her during a mysterious mid-song disappearance from the stage.
Calls to Miley's rep for comment have not been returned.


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Derek John Southall was born in December 1936 in the South Wales valley town of Tredegar. He spent the first twelve years of his life living with his close-knit family in Upper Mount Pleasant on the mountain above the Georgetown area of the town. Although life was hard there, it was a period that he cherished all the more as he grew older.
This unique and engaging book takes us back to a time before most of our modern day conveniences, when life in the valleys was shaped, and tainted, by heavy industry. The houses in Mount Pleasant lacked running water and electricity and often accommodated several families. However, the community was a strong one, held together by bonds of kinship, friendship and shared experience.
Derek fondly recalls his family and neighbours in the days before television, when the only escape was the long walks to the picture-house to catch a glimpse of the magic of Hollywood. He revelled in those films and the glamorous lives of their stars, and remained a passionate film-lover all his life.
Derek, passed away at his home in Ashton-under-Lyne in March 2015, but he never forgot his first 12 years in 'the street at the top of the mountain' and this book is a testament to those far off days of his childhood.


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Heinz Wirthensohn (ur. 4 maja 1951 w Bazylei) – szwajcarski szachista, mistrz międzynarodowy od 1977 roku.

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Od połowy lat70. do połowy lat 90. XX wieku należał do ścisłej czołówki szwajcarskich szachistów. Wielokrotnie startował w finałach indywidualnych mistrzostw kraju, w latach 1979, 1981 i 1992 trzykrotnie zdobywając złote medale. Pomiędzy 1972 a 1996 r. dziesięciokrotnie (w tym raz na I szachownicy) reprezentował narodowe barwy na szachowych olimpiadach (najlepszy wynik: Hajfa 1976 – VII miejsce). Był również dwukrotnie uczestnikiem drużynowych mistrzostw świata (1985, 1989) oraz dwukrotnie drużynowych mistrzostw Europy (1973, 1989), w 1973 r. zdobywając w Bath srebrny medal za indywidualny wynik na VII szachownicy. Pomiędzy 1976 a 2006 r. jedenastokrotnie wystąpił w drużynowych turniejach o Puchar Mitropa (ang. Mitropa Cup), zdobywając wspólnie z drużyną dwa srebrne (1976, 1985) oraz trzy brązowe medale (1981, 1988, 1993).

Odniósł kilka sukcesów w turniejach międzynarodowych, m.in.: I m. w Bad Meinbergu (1975), II m. w Biel (1979, turniej główny, za Wiktorem Korcznojem), IV m. w Biel (1981, turniej główny, za Vlastimilem Hortem, Erikiem Lobronem i Michaelem Steanem) oraz dz. II m. w Altensteigu (1990, za Aleksandrem Czerninem, wspólnie z Philippem Schlosserem i Jörgiem Hicklem). Trzykrotnie uczestniczył w turniejach strefowych (eliminacjach mistrzostw świata) – Caorle (1972), Wraca (1975) i Graz (1993).

Najwyższy ranking w karierze osiągnął 1 stycznia 1991 r., z wynikiem 2460 punktów dzielił wówczas 2. miejsce (za Wiktorem Korcznojem, wspólnie z Lucasem Brunnerem) wśród szwajcarskich szachistów.

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deuteronomy 21 and 22
deuteronomy· marriage· on/ for fathers· on/ for husbands· on/ for mothers· on/ for wives· parenting· ten commandments
Read Deuteronomy 21 and 22 at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraph divisions for today's chapters are:
Deu 21:1-9 {s} Atonement for unsolved murder
Deu 21:10-14 {s} Treatment of the captive woman
Deu 21:15-17 {s} Do not reject the legitimate firstborn (do not defile next generation)
Deu 21:18-21 {s} Treatment of the rebellious son (do not defile the next generation)
Deu 21:22-23 {s} Treatment of the executed criminal (do not defile the land)
Deu 22:1-3 {s} Treatment of a neighbor's lost animals
Deu 22:4 {s} Treatment of a neighbor's burdened animals
Deu 22:5 {s} Sanctity of gender distinction
Deu 22:6-7 {s} Treatment of a mother bird
Deu 22:8-9 {s} Preventing bloodguilt and defilement
Deu 22:10-11 {s} Prohibition of unlike mixtures
Deu 22:12 {s} You shall wear tzitzit on the four corners of your clothing
Deu 22:13-19 {s} Justice for the pure bride
Deu 22:20-21 {s} Justice for the impure bride
Deu 22:22 {s} Justice for the adulterous wife
Deu 22:23-24 {s} Justice for the betrothed virgin in the city
Deu 22:25-27 {s} Justice for the betrothed virgin in the country
Deu 22:28-29 {s} Justice for the unbetrothed virgin
Deu 22:30 {s} Unlawful unions prohibited
We saw that Deu 21:1-9 completes the instruction for Do not commit murder. But here, someone says, Christine's neat theory breaks down. The header in many Bibles says, Miscellaneous Laws. What do these commandments have to do with 'Do not commit adultery,' the next commandment on the list? I will do my best to summarize:
At first glance we think this might have something to do with Do not commit murder, because the context is warfare. But, notice:
"… and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife, …" Deu 21:11
This is a shift of topic. We are now dealing with intimacy. God, by providing a cooling-off period of 30 days before a man can touch a captive woman, is protecting the captive from being raped on the battlefield, as was the common practice during warfare. If a man is determined to have her even after the month is up, it will be as a full wife with all its attendant rights and privileges. Thus, you shall preserve the sanctity of marital intimacy, even when the men are away at war. For further reading: deu 21:10-22:7, kind treatment of captives.
Deu 21:15-17 {s} Do not reject the legitimate firstborn
A father's rejection of his children pollutes, rather than preserves, the sanctity of the next generation. Preserving the sanctity of the next generation is the end of preserving the sanctity of marital intimacy, because the next generation is the fruit of marital intimacy.
Deu 21:18-21 {s} Treatment of the rebellious son
A rebellious son who refuses to honor his parents, even when he knows that this command in Torah governs the society in which he lives, is so hardened in wickedness, that his influence on his peers pollutes, rather than preserves, the next generation. For further reading: deu 21:10-22:7, the value of the next generation.
Deu 21:22-23 {s} Treatment of the executed criminal
The reason for the command is given within it: that the land is not defiled. So the pattern being established in Torah, is that preserving the sanctity of marital intimacy, preserves the next generation. Preserving the next generation, preserves the integrity of the land; polluting the next generation pollutes the land. For further reading: deu 21:10-22:7, the integrity of the land.
When we learn to treat animals with kindness, and treat neighbors and strangers as brothers for their good when we get nothing out of it ourselves, then we have learned how to treat our spouses, if we would preserve our marital happiness. For further reading: deu 21:10-22:7, kind treatment of animals.
God is smarter than we are: respecting the sanctity of gender distinction, preserves the sanctity of the next generation, and the integrity of the land.
We preserve the life and well-being of the mother, because through her we preserve the life and well-being of the next generation. She is the source of the next generation. For further reading: deu 21:10-22:7, the importance of mothers.
When you build a new house, you shall fence it so no one falls. When you build a new family, you shall provide it with its fence of the knowledge of God and His ways, so that your children do not fall away, lest you are charged with their bloodguilt because of it. For further reading: deu 22:8-12, fencing your roof and deu 22:8-12, strengthening your vineyard.
Do not be unequally yoked, 2 Cor 6:14-16. Believers: marry believers, not unbelievers. For further reading: deu 22:8-12, do not be unequally yoked.
The purpose of the command is given within it, so that we do not follow the harlotry to which our own heart and eyes are inclined. For further reading: deu 22:8-12, tzitzit and adultery.
These all have to do with preserving the sacredness of marital intimacy. For further reading: deu 22:13-29, the sacredness of marital intimacy.
More on preserving the sacredness of marital intimacy so that the next generation may be preserved. For further reading: deu 22:30-23:8, the integrity of the assembly.
The chiastic structure formed by the explanation of the 7th commandment, Do not commit adultery, is here. I notice how much the command to not commit adultery has to do with the next generation in its explanation. In other words, not every command is all about us, but about the people who will be directly and permanently impacted by our choices.
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I've been in that place myself. I remember as a kid grabbing up my mom's copy of Clutter's Last Stand and reading it through. I decluttered my toys and my room would be ok for, oh a day.
It continued on through my life as a young mom and even on my journey to minimalism, this was a constant battle. I would get a room the way I liked it and then a month later, I wouldn't be able to tell a difference.
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Having a clean picture of your ideal home and life is important to your decluttering journey. You need to have a goal to think about as you remove those bags and boxes from your home. Otherwise, what will prevent you from shopping at the thrift store when you drop those bags off?
Everything in your home has to have a home.
Decluttering is the important first step. You can't give something a "home" if there is no space. If you bring home a new shirt and don't have an inch to spare in your dresser or closet, that shirt will be left out… it sits on the dresser top or chair, because it doesn't have a home.
But you can't very well give it a home until you let go of something else, can you?
So, spend some time decluttering. Let go of the excess and when you have only the things and that you love/use/need in that space, then you can take time to give each item a home of it's own.
There is no need to buy organizational tools. If you only keep the essentials, there will be plenty of space for them.
When you declutter a space, spend some time there deciding how you want to use it. Like the main entryway of your home: First sort through all the things there, do they get used there? Do you actually need, use or love them? If you have 6 jackets that pile up in the closet, pull them all out and only put back the ones you really like wearing. Then ask yourself if they have a home? Do you have hooks to put them on? Hangers in the closet? Where would you like these jackets to belong?
Take some time to change your habits.
When I teach decluttering, I start with routines. If you don't have some daily cleaning routines or rituals in place, you can be uber-minimalist and only own 100 items, but there will still be clothes on the floor, garbage on the counter and dirty dishes laying around the house.
Developing habits takes effort, but if can be done and it can become a joy. When you make tidying a regular part of each day, it begins to flow through your day without you having to decide to, and soon having those clear counters and clean dishes will be typical and effortless.
all of what you have written makes perfect sense.
I loved the line about what is going to keep me from shopping at the thrift store after i drop off the bags of stuff!
i will keep pressing on through the journey of minimalism with you. thank you for the inspiration and motivation.
I fully support the slogan: don't declutter, de-own.
Nothing quite keeps a surface or room clean like less stuff to impede.
With that said, of course, I am not gandhi and i do indeed own more than 10 things. I also have two small, so there's that.
Which brings me to my second favorite minimalost slogan: Everything has a place.
I routinely remind myself that before I toss a shirt to the fLoor, leave my keys onnthe counter, etc.
Also, keeping a clothes basket nearby in the same place to corral the kids' toys is a plus.
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This is just the post i needed to read right now! Just last week I began a "15 minute tidy time" for my son and i to specifically attack the areas that we pile things. it is helping so much to keep the feelings of overwhelm away and to keep those areas in better shape. still have a ways to go but it's progress!
I hardly buy a thing other than food and yet my house is always a mess. I have 6 quite young children and keeping their stuff at bay is very difficult…also we live in a tiny house (not 'cute' tiny, but 'legit, this house is too small' tiny!) so things we actually do need don't always have a proper place. I have been struggling to keep up due to having several babies and pregnancies basically in a row, I know there is much to improve and this year feels like the time to try and get it back under control!
My proven way to keep clutter out of my house is to not let it come through the door in the first place. If I don't bring it home it won't exist in my house. Easy. I don't stop at garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores, any place that I know holds nothing I need or can use. It's just stuff other people are discarding. Yes, I used to do that years ago then I woke up and realized that the stuff I was impulsively buying at these places ended up in my garage sales!
When I shop for food, clothing, or just about anything, I have a list and stick to it. I don't go down aisles that have things that aren't on my list. I don't "walk the mall" on Saturdays or do things like that. Luckily I wasn't raised that way so it isn't in my blood to begin with.
It's easy to keep clutter from coming back if you don't introduce it back into the house.


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A follow up call to a reporter can be a tricky thing. Here are some ways to make sure it goes well.
It's always nice to follow up with a reporter after a story runs or airs, especially if you've established a rapport and want to keep it going. But those "morning after" calls can be tricky and if you're not careful, unravel a lot of good will.
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World of Style by Porter Davis welcomed award winning Australian architect and host of Grand Designs Australia, Peter Maddison, into the showroom to host a Masterclass discussing how architecture is evolving in urban settings.
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Our best conversations are those around the dinner table. World of Style by Porter Davis welcomed interior designer and author Jason Grant into the showroom to host a Masterclass to share his top tips on styling a dining table and a home, to reflect your individual style.
With these chilly Melbourne nights, we have been dreaming about having a cosy fireplace to curl up beside. The hearth has traditionally been the heart of the home and over the years they have evolved to be more than just functional.
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The decision has been made. Hats off to your bravery, you are building a home. The design and floor plan are picked. Your style is sorted. But how much actual thought have you put into how things look above the shoulders?
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World of Style by Porter Davis are proud to partner with the charity Kids Under Cover for over 10 years. In 2018, we partnered with them to interior design a special project called 'The Loft' released at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
The heart of the home is undeniably the kitchen. World of Style by Porter Davis welcomes celebrity TV chef Karen Martini into the showroom, where she discusses the key ingredients to great kitchen design.
The final Masterclass for 2017 was full of tasty celebrations for the holiday season.
Lovers of natural light will appreciate Porter Davis' newest release, a boutique collection of eleven north facing residences at family-friendly community estate, Marriott Waters.
Porter Davis are proud to have won an award at the 2017 HIA Northern Victoria Regional Housing Awards, for the Kew, Ascot Display Home, in the category of 'Display Home $300,001 - $400,000'. The awards were held on Friday, September 15, at the Hovell Tree Inn in Albury, before a crowd of local industry leaders and peers from across the Northern Victoria region.
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Architecture has transformed a lot this millennium, and now the modern family home must suit the ever-evolving Australian family, which can no longer be categorised into one type of family. Australian homes need to be versatile to cater for our diverse interests, with open plan living, multiple living spaces, and beautiful outdoor living solutions to optimise our warm weather (on a good day!).
In just a few short weeks, we will begin our first Masterclass for 2017 with the ever-stylish Steve Cordony, stylist-at-large for Belle Magazine.
We caught up with Steve before his talk at World of Style on the 25th of February to speak about colour, trends and finding a timeless style for our homes.


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Norway is accepting far fewer Iraqi and Afghan asylum seekers than other countries in Europe, a new report from Klassekampen shows.
The newspaper looked at 2016 statistics from the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and found major differences in asylum approval rates.
While EASO showed that an average of 60 percent of Iraqis and 47 percent of Afghans who sought asylum between January and July were approved, those numbers are at just ten percent and 25 percent respectively in Norway.
In 2015, 82 percent of Afghans and 35 percent of Iraqis were approved for asylum in Norway, but with the country having changed practice and implemented tougher asylum rules, UDI now views Afghanistan and parts of Iraq as safe enough to send aspiring asylums back.
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Otago Global Health Institute
Te Pūtahi Hauora-ā-Ao ki Ōtākou
COVID-19 Masterclass
New drugs to treat top infectious disease killer a possibility with Otago discovery
Wednesday 4 July 2018 7:26am
Professor Greg Cook
University of Otago researchers have discovered a novel property of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may help develop more drugs to treat the top infectious disease killer in the world.
Globally, there are about 1.7 million deaths annually that are attributed to tuberculosis (TB) with rising incidents of drug-resistant TB.
Professor Greg Cook from the University of Otago's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, together with Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Kiel Hards, have been investigating one of the first new TB drugs approved in more than 40 years, Bedaquiline – which is sold under the brand name Sirturo.
"Bedaquiline is the first new drug to be developed after 40 years of searching for more effective drugs that combat TB and was only FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) approved in 2012," Professor Cook explains.
Dr Kiel Hards
"But one drug won't be enough to reverse a 40-year lull in drug-development, so our lab is actively searching for new TB drugs to complement Bedaquiline and expand the treatment options available to clinicians world-wide."
In order to develop even better drugs to combat TB, Dr Hards says it is important to understand why Bedaquiline is so good in the first place.
"The most promising aspects of the drug are its ability to shorten treatment timeframe to eight weeks and that its target is unconventional for an antimicrobial. Bedaquiline disrupts the ability of M. tuberculosis to generate energy," Dr Hards explains.
"What we discovered is that the drug has a second activity or property that may explain how it is able to kill non-replicating cells. This second activity (termed ionophoric) involves the movement or shutting of ions across the mycobacterial membrane resulting in the dissipating of critical ion gradients needed for growth and survival."
Potentially, their finding which was recently published in the international journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America could have ramifications for other antibiotics, as it be could be the case that many other antibiotics work by this mechanism, Professor Cook says.
"We believe that we can design more effective TB drugs if we include ionophore-like properties in a similar way to Bedaquiline," he says.
"The 'biological electricity' that these ions normally create is key to energy generation and a whole series of other incredibly important cellular processes. It was already known that disrupting these ion gradients is lethal to M. tuberculosis but before Bedaquiline there were no drugs that could do this and be safe in humans."
Professor Cook says it is very rare to discover new properties about drugs as researchers frequently focus on the primary target of a drug and often the off target or secondary effects of drugs are ignored.
"Subsequent discoveries are usually serendipitous, but in the case of Bedaquiline we realised the previous data didn't explain how it could kill non-replicating cells and so we kept pushing to find the answer," he explains.
"Many researchers are now turning their attention back to focusing on how antimicrobials actually kill bacteria to uncover new pathways of cell death. These offer tremendous potential to develop new antimicrobials."
The Otago researchers were the lead researchers in the investigation, but worked in collaboration with colleagues from The University of Technology in the Netherlands, the University of Illinois in the United States and Vrije University in Amsterdam.
The work received funding support from the Marsden Fund, Royal Society and the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery.
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It's a common theme for many married couples—he likes to do "guy stuff" like playing sports, collecting baseball cards, or going hunting. She likes "girly stuff" like scrapbooking, sewing, or blogging about bargains. When it comes to movies, he's a Saving Private Ryan fan while she loves any film with the phrase "based on the novel by Jane Austen" in the credits. Where dining is concerned, he could eat meat and potatoes at every meal, while she enjoys sampling cuisine from all over the world. And on it goes.
Certainly, some of these activities speak to the innate differences between males and females. There's nothing wrong with husbands and wives having different likes and dislikes based on their unique personalities, talents, and experiences. It would be a serious mistake, however, for couples to assume that every moment of free time should be relegated to "his interests" and "her interests," and never the twain shall meet.
When husbands and wives get too caught up in "doing their own thing," they are missing out on critical opportunities to connect with one another. Developing common interests and hobbies can decrease conflict in marriage and strengthen the idea that you and your spouse are a team. Having common hobbies can help couples deepen their sense of intimacy, connection, and especially friendship.
When was the last time you thought about your spouse as your friend—someone you enjoy spending time with and with whom you can engage in mutually satisfying pursuits? If husbands and wives have a firm grasp of their roles as partners, lovers, or parents, but fail to understand what it means to be friends, they are missing out on a key component of marriage. The Bible places the concept of friendship front-and-center in the depiction of romantic love found in the words of Solomon: "This is my lover, this my friend" (Song of Songs 5:16b, emphasis added).
Remember to always act like you're trying to get a second date! Sometimes in marriage, we forget that we need to pursue and "woo" our mate. So dress up a bit. Be polite and open doors. Compliment one another. Be affectionate—hold hands, cuddle and steal kisses. Remember to protect your date night from conflict by cutting off any arguments and agreeing to talk about the issue at a later time.
Instead of visiting the same familiar locations and eating the same old food, pick somewhere new or try a different type of cuisine. In fact, choosing a new restaurant is a fantastic way for husbands and wives to develop a common interest. Find a restaurant or a type of cuisine that neither of you has tried before. You'll experience something new together for the first time. And who knows? You both just might like it! If so, you've already identified something that you both enjoy. All it took was venturing out of your comfort zone and trying something new.
Step 2: Discuss your interests over dinner.
What were some of your favorite hobbies as a child?
Did your parents and/or other family members support those hobbies?
Have any of your childhood hobbies retained your interest as an adult?
If not, what are some of your favorite hobbies now? • What are some of the key things that make your favorite hobbies enjoyable?
Do you prefer activities that are more physical in nature, or those that provide a mental challenge?
What hobby would you pursue if time and money were not factors?
Are there any popular pastimes that you know just "aren't for you," and that you would definitely like to avoid?
What are some of the hobbies that you feel are equally suited for both men and women?
Do you view hobbies as primarily for rest and relaxation, or for personal enrichment and growth?
Step 3: Discover your common interests!
Step 4: Process what you've just experienced together.
With creativity and communication, hopefully this process has enabled you to take the focus off of simply "his interests" and "her interests" to create an enriching new category: our interests. Now that your activity is over, talk about your time together.
Did both of you truly enjoy your shared experience? Remember, the goal here is not to let one spouse be a "martyr" for the sake of the other, suffering through something that he or she truly doesn't enjoy. The purpose is to identify and cultivate activities that both spouses genuinely enjoy doing together.
What did you learn about your spouse as a result of performing your activity together? What did you learn about yourself?
If you read a book or watched a movie together, what did you learn? What were some of the underlying themes and messages? Were there certain parts of the story that resonated with you? Were there parts with which you disagreed?
What exactly did you enjoy about the activity? How did it make you feel?
Whether it's playing Frisbee golf, going to museums, exploring the films of Steven Spielberg, planting a garden, or visiting the local hiking trails, how was your experience enhanced as a result of doing it with your spouse, as opposed to doing it alone?
After your shared event is over, find a quiet place for dessert or coffee to slow down and emotionally connect over good conversation. In addition to the above questions, answer the following. Be sure to keep your responses positive, encouraging and uplifting.
What is one thing you learned about me tonight that you didn't know before?
How can we cultivate further opportunities to nurture shared interests and hobbies?
As you drive home, spend time planning your next date. Also, think about ways you can either expand on an area of shared interest, or else identify another area of shared interest yet to be explored. Once you get home, however, it's up to you what happens next. Have a great final adventure!
Don't knock it til you've tried it. Wives, there are plenty of women who enjoy films in which "stuff gets blowed up real good," to coin a phrase used by Roger Ebert and other film critics. And husbands, there are a ton of guys who appreciate films like The Young Victoria—although they probably wouldn't admit as much to their male friends.
Consider what you're already doing. Your wife may enjoy your woodworking hobby. Your husband might like to try gardening with you. But have you ever asked them to participate?
Try visiting some museums in your area to develop a shared love for history or art. Imagine how fun it could be to explore medieval history or learn about 19th-century Impressionism.
Start your own two-person reading group. Try reading the same book over the course of a week or two, and then come together on your Date Night to discuss what you've read.
Put the pieces together. Consider tackling one of those enormous, 1,000+ piece puzzles—doing so will give you the chance to work as a team, improve your communication skills, and create something beautiful.
Serve together. Your areas of common interest shouldn't be confined to just entertainment and recreation. Perhaps there's a social issue that you both feel passionate about, such as feeding the hungry or advocating for pro-life causes. Look for volunteer opportunities in your area.


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This month, By people / In cities travels to New Zealand and looks in particular at its capital, Wellington. Sarah Ropata takes a snapshot of Wellington's creative industries, focusing on the connections between film, arts, technology and crafts. Who are the key players and what are the initiatives that make this city the 'coolest little capital' of the world.
Wellington, the capital city of Aotearoa-New Zealand sits further south than any other capital city in the world, and with a population of just 460,000 it's also one of the world's smaller capital cities. Nestled on the edge of a stunning harbour and surrounded by steep bush-clad hills, the topography and layout of the city make it a compact and bustling place. The combination of deep water, hills and not a lot between them and the Antarctic, can make for some lively weather conditions. Often dubbed the 'windy' city, Wellington's weather has a reputation for being wild.
This mix of dramatic scenery, wild weather and tightly packed city streets imbue it with a great sense of energy and vitality which is reflected in the people that choose to make it home. It's a place where one can walk everywhere, and while out walking the streets, the waterfront or the hilly town belt it's impossible not to trip over a piece of art or a location from a famous film, or pass the house of one of many great artists living in the city.
Sculptures and literary quotes brave the elements and surrounding them are a myriad of restaurants, cafes, museums art galleries and concert facilities that host international artists and theatre productions. If you stop to eavesdrop the café conversations reflect the diverse cultural mix of the city – politicians escaping from Parliament, international students and tourists, Kiwis from around the country visiting Wellington to take advantage of the arts and cultural events, and locals going about their daily lives.
In recent years the city has been thrown into the international limelight for being the home of film director Peter Jackson and the production facilities that have created international blockbusters such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong and The Hobbit. Often referred to as 'Wellywood' it has become the centre of New Zealand's film industry, and as such has attracted people from all over the world to work and live there.
Small populations have to work closer and harder to compete on a global scale and New Zealand is a great example of this. Artists and companies have to look outwards and work together in order to survive; the economics of market size simply demand it. So one finds that the boundaries between film, arts, computer technology and science are less defined, and the exchange of ideas and cross-pollination is the norm. And Wellington is well known as being a hub for creative exchange within the country. The ecology of commerce and creative industries working in such close proximity in turn supports a thriving independent arts scene, and it feels like the type of place when one can still have a great idea and make it happen.
One place where artists turn great ideas into magic on a daily basis is Weta Workshop. Best known for their design and effects work on award-winning film projects such as Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong, Avatar, District 9, The Adventures of Tintin and The Hobbit, this company collaborates with creative industries throughout the world.
Founded in a tiny back room by Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger twenty-five years ago the company now boasts a 65,000 square foot facility, which is the biggest of its kind in the world. Under this one roof they have the infrastructure and capacity to create anything from fine jewellery and costumes to creature suits and prosthetics to large-scale vehicle and set construction.
From the bottom of the world Richard and Tania's team operate at the cutting edge of the industry, mixing traditional crafts and hand skills with the very latest technology. Their business model is completely global and in particular they have developed well-established pipeline and distribution channels into Asia including countries like China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and India. Technology today means takes the tyranny of distance is truly no longer an issue.
The city is also home to many of the country's national arts organisations and major events including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Royal NZ Ballet, the New Zealand Festival, NZ Fringe Festival, World of Wearable Arts, the national drama and dance schools, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand The National Children's Theatre, three professional theatres as well as numerous public and dealer galleries and an extensive public art collection.
A central cultural landmark is Te Papa Tongarewa, the New Zealand national museum. The Maori name – Te Papa Tongarewa, translates as 'container of treasures' and since its doors opened in 1998 it has shared New Zealand's treasures with over 20 million visitors. The population of New Zealand five times over! The collections at Te Papa span Art, History, Pacific, Māori, Natural Environment and they present a regular programme of touring exhibitions and shows. It's a favourite city destination with locals and visitors alike.
Another landmark feature of the city's cultural scene is the New Zealand Festival. Taking over the city for around 24 days every second year, the New Zealand Festival presents the best local and international talent across dance, theatre, music, literature and visual arts. Running since 1986 The Festival is one of the most established arts events on the New Zealand cultural calendar and another great example of how the city nurtures cross-pollination between local and international talent.
"We also pride ourselves on being pioneers, bringing innovative works to Wellington from all around the world, including from the Asia-Pacific region. We have hosted artists from China, Japan, Singapore, and Myanmar and recently were involved in the New Zealand/Fijian production Masi before it toured internationally. We're always looking for collaborations that allow us to reflect New Zealand's multi-cultural make up and diversity. Says Artistic Director Shelagh Magadza.
The New Zealand Festival is a magical time when the city literally fizzes with ideas, art and performance and it's an exceptional time to visit if you are interested in an intense hit of the local and international arts scene. The next New Zealand Festival will kick off on 21 February 2014 and host over 300 events.
But if you can't make those dates don't worry because at any time of the year you will find a city alive with art, sculpture, music, theatre, dance and ideas. Add to that amazing food and wine, a bustling café scene and really great coffee and you start to see why Wellington is known as the world's 'coolest little capital'.
Sarah Ropata is a Director of Annear Ropata Consultants (ARC) a New Zealand firm that provides strategic, creative and project management services. In 2012 she led the Author programme for New Zealand Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Prior to her work as an independent consultant, Sarah was a Senior International Adviser for Creative New Zealand – leading on the export of New Zealand arts, Communications and Marketing Manager for Creative HQ – a Wellington business incubator supporting high growth start up companies, and worked on arts contracts for the Ministry of Education. Before moving to New Zealand in 1999 she was involved in major events and the film industry in the UK.


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