Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger (Dally M) was born on 12 April 1883 in Balmain, Sydney.
For Australia's 1988 bicentennial celebrations the Bicentennial Authority created an album covering 1788 to 1988 which honoured 200 Australians who had significantly contributed to making Australia the nation it is. Dally M was one of those names. 2008 saw a life size bronze sculpture of Dally M installed outside the Sydney Football Stadium. In June 2007, a century after Dally M switched from Rugby Union to Rugby League, the NSW Rugby Union voted to restore Dally's name on their records, posthumously welcoming him back from a life time ban imposed in 1907, in honour of Dally M's Rugby Union accomplishments.
Dally M was so exceptional at the game that, if it were not for the thousands upon thousands who witnessed his brilliance at Rugby Union matches from 1905 to 1907, and Rugby League matches played between late 1907 and 1913, his achievements would have been considered highly embellished.
Dally died on 24 November 1959 at Gunnedah, New South Wales, aged seventy-six. His funeral was held at St Mark's, Darling Point. The cortege went past street after street lined with crowds honouring the great man. Dally M now rests at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park close to this memorial. His character lives within the exceptional standards displayed by those who attain the Dally M Medal. No other footballer has ever matched The Master's unique abilities. In February 2008, Messenger was named in the list of Australia's 100 greatest ever players (1908–2007) commissioned by the National Rugby League / Australian Rugby League to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. In April 2008 Dally M was named in Australian Rugby League's "Team of the Century".
At this place, so close to the sea that Dally M would admire and ponder, so close to where he now rests and watches in spirit from the sidelines, consider another side of "The Master". Like Dally M once did with his grandson, please sit on a tree stump, feel the wind, reflect. With our children, grandchildren, their children, let us take time out, listen, smell the salt in the air, and recall the incredible beauty that is within so many of the things around us that, on most occasions, we ignore, yet which Dally M appreciated. Let us all contemplate the wonder of a pine cone, its formation, its beauty, and the orderliness of its growth.
A truly magical spot where the outside world and its cares seem very far away.
A serene and secluded place among curving paths, palms and sculpted cypress bushes.
The sand-coloured columns, fountain and trellised walk set the scene for a gracious ambiance.
Our unique children's areas have been created to give comfort, a sense of serenity and loving warmth.
Named for the quaint ornamental garden shelter, amid a charming Victorian-style garden.
Elegant and symbolic, our Park offers the perfect place to erect your special monument.
A lasting memorial to commemorate your family down the generations.
Remember your loved one among peaceful, well-tended lawns.
Unique Memorials of early pioneers.


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A walk through the pages of the 2020 BolognaRagazzi Awards - Part IV
Commitment and utopia: the treasure trove that is children's publishing
May 25 2021 | TOPICS: Awards
Marcella Terrusi takes us on a journey through the 2020 BolognaRagazzi Awards as we await the 2021 edition.
We have now come to the fourth and last chapter of our journey. Among the books winning awards and special mentions, there were several recurrent intersecting topics: commitment to and awareness of the past; scientific achievements; and geographical diversity. There also seemed to be a need to tell little known stories of subordinated categories like woman and children, looking at the past in order to forge visions for a possible future. Picturebooks were harnessed to provide insights into other worlds, debunking stereotypes and triggering empathy for otherness to encourage young readers to understand and relish the complexity of the world. In the Opera Prima (Debut Work) category we once again saw - as with the New Horizons winner, Lullaby for Grandmother - the topic of fabrics and fashion. The delightful Korean An Old Tailor Shop at Intersection by Ahn Jaesun, published by Woongjin Think Big, tells the story of a Seoul tailor's shop that's been in business for over a hundred years. Philologically accurate in its account of fashion down the years, the characters are, however, dogs, lending an ironic touch to the specific – almost obsessive – topic, whose densely illustrated pages draw the reader in like a magnet.
Kiki en promenade, published by Éditions Les Fourmis Rouges, one of the Opera Prima special mentions, takes us on an exhilarating walk with a forgetful man oblivious of the fact that his dog is regularly replaced by an array of other animals. Its author - illustrator, Marie Mirgaine, meshes to perfection inventive illustration and text, taking the young reader on a light-hearted, often hilarious journey where the absurd is the source of humour.
In the dazzling Troca-tintas by Gonçalo Viana, published by the Portuguese Orfeu Negro, 2019 winner of the BOP Best Publisher of the Year Award, the reader is invited to question the world starting by overturning traditional shapes and colour palette.
The last book I would like to highlight was a mention in the Fiction Category. Le grand serpent by total author Adrian Parlange, published by Albin Michel Jeunesse, is a truly special "Italian format" picturebook with an elegant blue fabric cover. The big snake of the cover is here a graphic figure that weaves it way through the retro-style illustrations, page after page. Finding the reptile's tail under his pillow one morning, the child decides to follow the coils back up to the serpent's head as if making his way back up a river or a road. He will finally meet and talk with the creature and tell him what he found on the way. Although never explained, many things occur in the background as the journey continues and the pages turn. As the story builds, a certain tension is created as the child crosses the city following the white tape into the forest and then underground into the mysterious animal's den. The apprehension is relieved, however, when – surprisingly – the astounded snake greets the young visitor warmly, delighted to have a visitor after months of solitude. The snake is totally unaware that his body is inhabited by many different stories and the scene of a multitude of events: it is the recess where two lovers meet, a haven from predators for animals, and a shelter from the rain, as it is for the child. By simply existing, the snake's long body gives rise to infinite possibilities, as well as offering a protective space to others.
I like to think of the children's publishing industry as this snake: a dynamic, continuously moving space where many more things take place than first meets the eye and where alongside children - the prime players - visibility is also given to crucial issues that help broaden young minds and encourage adults to stay young and human. History, memory, love, respect, human rights, laughter, listening, the healing power of art, story-telling, making mistakes, play, and encounters are the stuff of life that is mirrored in the infinite possibilities of literature, which, like life, is to be shared with others, with courage, love and a sense of adventure, together with a commitment to hard work underpinned by a vision in the hope of a possible Utopia.
And now, we wait to discover the winners and mentions of the 2021 BolognaRagazzi Award!
Marcella Terrusi, Ph.D, is researcher and professor of History and cultures of Childhood at the Department of Quality Life Studies of the University of Bologna. Author of monographs about picture and wordless books, she is a consultant for Bologna Children's Book Fair in more than 15 years
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Ancient Hebrew "Incantation Bowls" discovered in a home in Israel
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Monday that 1,500-year-old magical "incantation bowls" and other rare and ornate bone and ivory items from the Biblical period were unearthed in the home of a Jerusalem resident suspected of participating in the illegal antiquities trade.
Among the items the IAA found in an individual's home are numerous "Swearing Bowls" that date from the 4th-8th centuries CE in what is now Iraq.
The incantation bowls, known as the "swearing bowls", came from Mesopotamia, and were used as a kind of amulet to fight curses, demons, diseases, and pests.
In an era when literacy was rare, some people made a living by writing personalized messages to repel curses, demons, or other perceived threats. One of the bowls collected carries a painted figure of the "night demon," representing the individual that the bowl was meant to ward off.
Artifacts were seized from a home in Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood. Photo: YOLI SCHWARTZ/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY
It was common practice to bury such bowls under the house floor for protection, according to the IAA.
Various chemicals that were confiscated from the house are believed to have been intended for use in the restoration of the pottery and for cleaning ancient metals and coins. The IAA believes the suspect repaired and restored the bowls to sell them.
Hundreds of antique bronze and silver coins, glassware and ancient weapons were also discovered in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood home during a search by the IAA's Robbery Prevention Unit and the Israel Police, the IAA said in a press release.
The finds also include 3,000-year-old rare bone and ivory artifacts, decorated in Phoenician style, with Egyptian motifs that included scenes from the animal world, alongside geometric ornaments.
Assyrian tablet. Photo: YOLI SCHWARTZ/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY
Two griffons (winged lions with human faces) facing each other appear in one of the objects, and another artifact included a description of a convoy of four-winged lions marching one after the other, the IAA said.
Similar ivory objects have been discovered in past excavations in an antiquity site in Samaria, where a large collection of ivory, known as "Samaria Ivories," was discovered, as well as at other antiquity sites, such as Tel Megiddo, the IAA said.
The items were used as decorations, attached to wooden furniture by nails in the ninth and eighth centuries BCE.
The IAA said finding decorated artifacts made of ivory from this period is extremely rare. The Robbery Prevention Unit believes they were excavated illegally in one of the biblical mounds in Samaria or in the North.
"Antiquities belong to all of us. They are our heritage," said the Authority's director Eli Eskosido "Unauthorized antiquities dealers encourage looters to go out and destroy ancient sites in search of finds for sale on the antiquities market. In the name of greed, they plunder antiquity sites, removing the finds from their historical context, thus obscuring parts of human history."
The Authority also hopes that documents seized at the home will allow them to identify who the items were bought from, potentially implicating a much wider network.
Cover Photo: Swearing bowls (Photo: YOLI SCHWARTZ/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY)
By Leman Altuntaş 8 March 2022
Tags: Biblical period, Eli Eskosido, Featured, illegal antiquities trade, Incantation Bowls, Phoenician style, Samaria, Samaria Ivories, Swearing bowls, Tel Megiddo, The Israel Antiquities Authority in Mesopotamia, News
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Before Ezio and Connor; before Edward and Aveline; before even Altaïr, there was Bayek. Assassin's Creed Origins takes us deep into history, to Ptolemaic Egypt, and one man's quest for revenge that will light the spark on thousands of years of conflict. Prior to the game's release Ubisoft took a year off from publishing a game under the Assassin's Creed banner, and it tells; visually stunning and with an engaging story, Origins is an exceptional achievement and a worthy addition to one of the industries most venerated franchises.
Laying my cards on the table, I've always been fascinated by Ancient Egypt, and to see it realised in such spectacular fashion was breathtaking. Assassin's Creed Origins begins its tale in Siwah, a small built-up area notable for its great temple. It is within these walls that we meet our hero Bayek and it's hard not to be amazed by the sheer scale of the place. As you wonder through the complex's vast halls you get the feeling that a lot of care and detail went into the creation of these ancient structures and this is just a teaser of what's to come. Of course, this is something that we've come to expect from the series that has painstakingly recreated everything from Medieval Florence to Colonial America but it's hard not to be impressed every time the teams at Ubisoft (on this occasion Ubisoft Montreal) pull it off.
Some light plot spoilers ahead!
What impresses more about the setting of Assassin's Creed Origins is how diverse the game's locations are. Even the prologue at Siwah manages to provide terrain that moves seamlessly from mountainous to urban and then into open desert. Again, that's just a taste of what's to come as the game transports you across the many fascinating locals of Ancient Egypt. Over the past ten years the franchise has painstakingly recreated many old locations, and Origins marks the perfect culmination to the work each and every Ubisoft team has put into the franchise.
Of course, pretty visuals can only take a game so far but Assassin's Creed Origins backs them up superbly with an engaging story line and a superb cast of characters. The game's starting point, the death of Bayek's son, may come across as a bit clichéd, but everything that comes after certainly makes up for any initial trepidation. As Bayek and Aya fight to protect the people of Egypt from the competing ambitions of Ptolemy, Cleopatra and the Roman Empire, we're provided with a story of great scope and subtlety that once again shows why the Assassin's Creed franchise is one of the industries most respected. From the off, Origins introduces us to a wonderful cast of characters and an antagonist that you'll just love to hate. Even if we didn't see the death of Bayek's son, this is the kind of guy that you'd take pleasure in hunting down.
When it comes to gameplay, there's no doubting which series this game comes from. Assassin's Creed has been around for a decade and despite all the advancements and tweaks that the series has undergone in that time, there has always been an unmistakable air present in each title. I've always found that combat in Assassin's Creed games feels a bit 'heavier' than other games, and I'll admit I've struggled on occasion when I first delve into one of its worlds. However, the games are always finely balanced and you know that any deaths that you experience are due to your own mistakes and not the game being unfair in any way.
Beyond combat, Assassin's Creed Origins treats us to more of the same with regards to content. Throughout the game's various locals players can expect to find the usual vantage points, side missions and conveniently placed piles of hay. Over the year's though, Ubisoft have certainly worked on the variety and distribution of these side quests and it shows. At no point in my foray into Ancient Egypt did I think to myself 'not another one of these missions,' more evidence of the work that has been put into the game. Indeed it's a testament to this attention to detail that Assassin Creed Origins retains the franchises identity in a genre that is quickly becoming over crowded, with each year bringing a multitude of high quality open-world games.
For a series as expansive as Assassin's Creed has become it was always going to be a difficult task to provide an origin story that would satisfy the fans but, with Assassin's Creed Origins, Ubisoft Montreal have absolutely nailed it. The game's story line offers a wonderful insight into the formation of the Assassin's Brotherhood, supplemented by a main character that can proudly stand beside Altair and co. with regards to his formation. As I suggested at the outset of this review, you can really see that the development team have made the most of the gap year that Ubisoft took, and have produced one of the year's most outstanding titles; certainly a must play.


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As we continue in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to serve the people in our care, the communities and agencies of the Lutheran Church of Australia, Queensland District share these resources to help guide our response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
In all our undertakings as people of God we hold fast to the promise that our Lord Christ Jesus dwells amongst us, providing for us and leading us. He is "Immanuel: God with us" therefore, we call upon him as people of hope, in prayer, praise and thanksgiving, trusting in his mercy and in his steadfast love.
We pray, "Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy."
2021 January 12 Greater Brisbane Update Expand
COVID19 Update – Greater Brisbane
Effective from 6pm Monday 11 January to 1am Friday 22 January (unless otherwise directed and subject to no cases in the community)
"Philip said to him, "Come and see."" John 1:46b NRSV
The invitation to "come and see" is always our calling. The message that we carry, that God has come to us in the flesh, Emmanuel, is a message that is ripe with hope and transformation. As we step into 2021, may God fill you with such hope that you feel compelled to continually share the message "Come and see."
On Friday, January 8, the Greater Brisbane area (LGAs of Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay and Redlands) were requested to go into Lockdown for three days (ending 6pm Monday, January 11). This was for the purpose of assisting the government with contact tracing. It caused congregations in those regions to avoid Face to Face worship, and many of those congregations simply reverted to online worship for last Sunday.
On Monday January 11, the Queensland Government announced an easing of restrictions for Greater Brisbane that at this stage will last until 1am Friday 22 January.
The current roadmap can be found DPC7309-COVID-19-Restrictions-roadmap.pdf
REMINDER: The recent Lockdown directive is a reminder that things can change very quickly. Having access to provide an online worship experience is a great option. If you would like assistance in how to do this, please contact the Department for Ministry and Mission.
The following is a brief overview of what that easing of restrictions means for congregations worshipping in the Greater Brisbane Region. For congregations outside of the declared region, the previous communication remains current.
Greater Brisbane Region
Primary Public Health Rules continue
Respiratory hygiene
Frequent environmental cleaning and disinfection
Stay at home if you are sick
Masks for Greater Brisbane
must be carried at all times outside of the home
must be worn indoors (outside of the home)
advisable to be worn outside if unable to stay more than 1.5m from other people
Implications for Worship
Venue Occupancy
Restrictions have been altered to allow one person per 4m2 (if venue is greater than 200m2), and one person per 2m2 if venue is less than 200m2 but with maximum occupancy of 50 people.
Capacity of outdoor venues is one person per 2m2.
is permissible. However, masks need to be worn while singing.
Under section 33j Restrictions for Impacted Areas Direction No. 2 | Queensland Health choirs or singing teams are able to remove facemasks for the purpose of enunciation, however they should physically distance from each other and maintain a distance of at least 4 metres from the congregation. However, as per paragraph 34 the speaker must resume wearing the face mask as soon as practicable after the circumstance ends.
Preaching/Speaking
Under paragraph 33j Restrictions for Impacted Areas Direction No. 2 | Queensland Health "where the nature of the person's work means that clear enunciation is essential", masks can be removed. However, as per paragraph 34 the speaker must resume wearing the face mask as soon as practicable after the circumstance ends.
Can be distributed, however physical distancing (1.5m between people or family groups) should be observed to the extent possible. As per paragraph 33l, face masks can be removed for the purpose of receiving Holy Communion, however the face mask needs to be replaced as soon as practicable after the circumstance ends (paragraph 34).
Wafers should be placed (dropped) into people's hands (no physical contact)
Individual cups should be used
Food and Fellowship after Worship
May only occur if seated.
Those serving are required to complete a free online course via the TAFE Queensland website.
with the Industry Plan continues to be required
details need to be kept for a minimum of 56 days and be readily available to public health officers on request. Information can be kept on paper. Alternatively a QR codes app (such as clearly designated entrances and exits are required. A QR code login (such as www.safevisit.com.au can be a helpful alternative)
there should be no shaking of hands, hugging or kissing as a greeting.
(1.5m between people) should be observed to the extent possible
Members of the same household may sit together without physical distancing.
Small Groups/Home Groups
Now comply with the Movement and Gathering Public Health Direction. This means that they may occur with a maximum of 20 people, and that physical distancing and hygiene rules remain in place.
2020 December 22 COVID-19 update Expand
COVID19 Brief Update - December 22
"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us")." (Matthew 1:23, TNIV)
The outbreak in Sydney and the border closures have seen numerous requests for clarification regarding what is permissible as we prepare to celebrate the Emmanuel – God With Us. The current industry plan continues to be in operation – although we anticipate that a revised one will be released in the New Year. The revised plan will provide greater understanding and simplify the process.
Below is a summary of the current key points to remember. Please note those items in RED as they are important clarifications and interpretations.
Primary Public Health Rules continue
Maintain physical distancing
Wear a mask when distancing is not possible (particularly in enclosed spaces)
Maintain good hygiene
Stay at home if you are sick
Maintain tracking, and tracing requirements.
with the Industry Plan is required. This includes the display of the Statement of Compliance as per the Industry Plan. It is likely that there will be compliance checks over the Christmas/New Year period.
details (name, phone number, email address) need to be kept for 56 days and be readily available to public health officers on request. A record of date, time of arrival is also required.
Information can be collected digitally, (eg spreadsheet) - but must include name and contact details.
A QR code login (such as safevisit.com.au can be a helpful alternative is also acceptable. Please note likely changes in RED below.
For the time being, information can be kept on paper, but needs to be accessible with 60 minutes notice. In NSW, issues have been encountered whereby people have provided false names and numbers. In response, the hospitality industry will be required to record information digitally from 1am on 23 December 2020. At this stage, it is not mandatory for places of worship to record digitally, however this will change in the new year. If you are currently capturing using paper, please ensure that all information is recorded and legible.
If food and beverage is being provided, you must follow the food services industry plan – which requires capture and retention of those in attendance in a digital form. SafeVisit (mentioned above) is a free online platform developed in Australia that meets the digital requirements.
Details need to be accessible with 60 minutes notice.
Physical distancing
(1.5m between social groups) to the extent reasonably possible. Social groups is defined as as those who may have travelled together, live together or regularly socialise together. To the extent reasonably possible means that where churches have fixed seating so that congregants are sitting the same way, all rows can be used if 1.5m is maintained between social groups and there is compliance with venue density.
Venue Density
Non-ticketed events allow one person per 2 square metres, regardless of the size of the venue. This applies to both indoor and outdoor worship. Outdoor worship can host up to 1500 people with a COVID Safe Event Checklist.  Venue density calculation only includes areas open to and used by congregants. It should not include the sanctuary where congregants are not likely to sit.
is permissible. Choirs or singing teams should maintain a distance of 4 metres from the congregation .
Collection plate should not be passed around. Offerings by electronic payment are preferred. Some option to facilitate this are included in this email.
Can be distributed, however physical distancing (1.5m between people or family groups) should be observed to the extent possible.
Hygiene (facemasks and hand-sanitiser) should be at point of distribution.
No communal sharing of objects and no physical contact between distributor and recipient.
Are permissible while maintaining physical distancing to the extent possible.
Is permissible while maintaining physical distancing to the extent possible.
Self-service and buffet style service is NOT permissible
Digital recording of attendance (as mentioned above) s are required to be used if food and drinks are being served.
Those serving are required to complete a free online course via the TAFE Queensland website.
Now comply with the Movement and Gathering Public Health Direction. This means that they may occur with a maximum of 50 people, and that physical distancing and hygiene rules remain in place.
Some Options for Offerings
Churches can share their banking details and individuals use their banking apps to set payments (one-off or regular)
LLL – REG (Regular Electronic Giving)
Processed through LLL, individuals can register to have their regular gift processed through their bank.
Tithe.ly  (get.tithe.ly)
1.9% + $0.30 fee per transaction. One advantage of tithe.ly is that it can be integrated into Church Management Systems like Elvanto. Further, individuals can download the app onto their smart device and give weekly.
2.2% + $0.30 fee per transaction. One advantage is that a simple button can be added to a website or email.
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"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." (Luke 2:8-12, NIV)
I love the first words of the angels – "do not be afraid". Fitting words for those of us to bring to our communities as we close-out 2020, celebrating the birth of the Christ-Child.
This brief email should be the final email regarding Industry Plan for Worship this year. In the very near future a revised Industry Plan for Worship will be made available, a plan which will describe the various Public Health Controls relating to Places of Worship, should there be a further outbreak of COVID-19. The revised plan will provide greater understanding and simplify the process.
Below is a summary of the current key points that are relevant as we prepare for Christmas Worship. Please note the minor clarifications to
Primary Health Rules
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the LCAQD Department of Ministry and Mission. Please always follow the Queensland Health Chief Health Officer Public Health Directions, as these, at times, may vary the conditions of the points below.
Maintain physical distancing
with the Industry Plan will continue to be required, and this is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
details need to be kept for a minimum of 56 days and be readily available to public health officers on request. Information can be kept on paper, but needs to be accessible with 60 minutes notice. Alternatively a QR codes app (such as clearly designated entrances and exits are required. A QR code login (such as www.safevisit.com.au can be a helpful alternative)
(1.5m between social groups) to the extent reasonably possible. Social groups is defined as as those who may have travelled together, live together or regularly socialise together. To the extent reasonably possible means that where churches have fixed seating so that congregants are sitting the same way, all rows can be used as long as 1.5m is maintained between social groups and there is compliance with venue density.
Non-ticketed events allow one person per 2 square metres, regardless of the size of the venue. This applies to both indoor and outdoor worship. Outdoor worship can host up to 1500 people with a COVID Safe Event Checklist.
is permissible. Choirs or singing teams should maintain a distance of 4 metres from the congregation
Collection plate should not be passed around. Offerings by electronic payment are preferred. Some option to facilitate this are included in this email.
Can be distributed, however physical distancing (1.5m between people or family groups) should be observed to the extent possible.
Is permissible while maintaining physical distancing to the extent possible.
Self-service and buffet style service is NOT permissible
Some Options for Offerings
Processed through LLL, individuals can register to have their regular gift processed through their bank.
Tithe.ly (get.tithe.ly)
1.9% + $0.30 fee per transaction. One advantage of tithe.ly is that it can be integrated into Church Management Systems like Elvanto. Further, individuals can download the app onto their smart device and give weekly.
2020 December 2 COVID-19 Update Expand
"For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" Isaiah 9:6, NLT
If they are nothing else, those words from Isaiah are, after a difficult 2020, a celebration of the hope that we share. As the wonderful carol, O Holy Night, declares… "A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn" https://youtu.be/MptnOJsIlyE
While there may be further updates to the Industry Plan over the next two weeks, this email is intended to provide some guidance early in December to assistance as you prepare to celebrate the birth of the Christ-child. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the LCAQD Department of Ministry and Mission.
Restrictions have been reduced to allow one person per 2 square metres, regardless of the size of the venue. This applies to both indoor and outdoor worship. Maximum site capacity is 500 people for indoor events and 1500 people for outdoor events.
2020 October 28 Revised COVID Safe Industry Plan Stage 4V5 Expand
2020 October 28 Return to Worship during Stage 4V5
Significant changes have been highlighted and include:
guidance on inconsistencies
outdoor gatherings
Christmas (and other specific worship celebrations)
a QR coded way to assist with sign in
We've also produced A planning tool to help your congregation prepare for 2021
For more resources to help you reflect on your ministry & mission see https://qld.lca.org.au/resources/ministry-and-mission-resources/
2020 October 16 COVID-19 Update Expand
2020 October 14 Industry Plan Template - Return to Worship During Stage 3V4
If 2020 has taught us anything, it is to be constantly adaptive and flexible in how we engage our Queensland communities with the Good News of God's love for all. While central to that engagement is a desire to follow the 'primary public health rules' surrounding
the Queensland Government continues to update the relevant COVID19 Industry Plan and how it applies to churches.
These notes are intended to provide a brief update on the latest changes to the COVID19 regulations.
Churches may only conduct worship services if they opt in to and comply with the COVID Safe Industry Plan for Places of Worship. If you need assistance with this, please contact the Director of Ministry and Mission.
The latest iteration of the plan has included a new category "Home Worship Services". Home Worship Groups must comply with the latest Movement and Gathering Public Health Direction, which allows up to 40 people in your own residence in a non-restricted area. This may increase or decrease over time depending on the COVID19 case numbers. Please also be guided by the COVID Safe Industry Plan for Places of Worship. However, there is no requirement to complete the plan for Home Worship use or display the checklist and compliance certificates in the home.
It is now permissible for food and fellowship to occur after worship, and that people can stand and eat, so long as the appropriate measures are set in place; these include mandatory training for staff/volunteers in serving food and drink (which can be completed online via the TAFE Queensland website). The training takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
NOTE: There is to be no self-service or buffet style service of food
Small Groups and Bible study groups that take place within the home need to comply with the Movement and Gathering Public Health Direction. This means that they may occur with a maximum of 40 people, and that physical distancing and hygiene rules remain in place.
If these events take place on church grounds, contact information must be recorded for each person who attends the event and it be kept for a period of 56 days, for the purpose of contact tracing.
Children's and Youth Ministry
While Children's and Youth Ministry events largely still take place under the COVID Safe Plan for Worship, there may be instances where an activity that occurs within the event can sit under a different COVID Safe Plan. For example, the Industry COVID Safe Plan for Indoor Sports allows for participants to make contact, and physical distancing is only required when the participant is not on the court or sports arena. If an alternate plan is to be adopted this should be detailed in the Safety Management Plan for the event and be approved by the Church Council. If approved, the associated Industry Plan checklist and compliance statement will also need to be publicly displayed.
2020 September 3 Revised Industry COVID Safe Plan for Places of Worship in Queensland Expand
Revised Industry COVID Safe Plan for Places of Worship in Queensland 3 September
Updates to above document are highlighted in yellow.
The following is a summary of the key changes to the Industry Plan based on advice from Queensland Health:
COVID Safe Events - if you are planning to have an indoor or outdoor worship service/event of more than 500 people, you must notify the Public Health Unit of the event a minimum of 10 business days before the event by emailing COVID-19.Industryplans@health.qld.gov.au.
Contact tracing - a requirement to provide contact details to Public Health Units within a stated timeframe if requested.
Displaying Exclusion Signage - patrons, contractors or staff cannot enter if they are unwell, have been in close contact with a known active case of COVID-19, have COVID-19 symptoms, have travelled overseas in the past 14 days or have been to a declared COVID-19 hotspot in the previous 14 days.
Clarification of what to do if you are operating under several approved COVID Safe Industry Plans.
Drinking or eating - ensuring members of your faith community are seated and physically distanced during pre or post service gatherings.
Home worship - If a person is using their home as a place of worship for people other than members of their household, ALL requirements outlined in the Industry Plan apply and are the responsibility of the person hosting the worship service in their home. The person hosting the home worship is required to obtain any usual approvals/permits/licenses necessary for their home to be classified as a place of worship.
Maximum attendance at home worship - Special Density requirements and rules for determining maximum attendance apply where a home residence is being used as a place of worship. The requirements of both the most up-to-date Places of Worship Industry plan and the most up-to-date Movement and Gathering Direction will both apply, with the number of individuals permitted to attend a home worship service being limited to the lesser of the two."
2020 July 22 COVID Safe Industry Plan for stage 3 with clarifications Expand
2020 July 22 COVID Safe Industry Plan for stage 3 with clarifications
2020 July 7: Fact Sheet from Queensland Government regarding Roadmap 3 Expand
20-ALL DLGRMA-CP-62 MA Stage 3 (Places of worship) factsheet
2020 July 1: Queensland Government Roadmap 3 Expand
DPC7309-COVID-19-Restrictions-roadmap
2020 June 30 QLD Road Map THREE and our LCAQD Parishes
2020 June 26: return to worship planning tools Expand
Have you covered all bases? Try this quiz produced by the office of the District Administrator to check that you are on track.
Once you have completed the quiz you can review your results to see how you went.
Or use this example risk assessment template shared by an LCAQD congregation to help with your planning.
2020 June 9: Qld Government Approved COVID Safe Industry Plan for Places of Worship Expand
2020 INDUSTRY PLAN COVID BOOKLET (LCAQD)
Link to Queensland Government Approved Industry COVID Safe Plans web page
2020 June 3: advice on revised Queensland roadmap Expand
Read the document
Note section 5:
A new concept introduced in the June Road Map for Church activities is the "INDUSTRY COVID19 SAFE PLAN FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP". If religious communities, like Christian Churches in Queensland follow this industry COVID 19 safe plan, then those Churches will be able to have gatherings of MORE THAN 20 individuals at a place of worship (whilst complying with regular requirements such as social distancing). Currently there is no State Government INDUSTRY COVID19 SAFE PLAN FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP but one is being urgently developed.
After the end of this week (Friday, June 5th) the Queensland Government will be ready to release such a plan for places of worship. The Heads of Churches in Queensland have given input into the compilation of this INDUSTRY SAFE PLAN.
LCAQD Pastoral and Policy statements Expand
Bishop Paul Smith to Pastors March 18, 2020
LCAQD Communique March 12, 2020
From Bishop Paul, March 8, 2020
What other congregations are doing now that Sunday worship is suspended? Expand
Some congregations are producing their own video or live worship resources. See our latest list at https://qld.lca.org.au/resources/ministry-and-mission-resources/ at the CHURCH OFFLINE: MEDIA tab.
Others are accessing the the Livestream worship resources that the LCA has been producing for some years.
Some elderly parents are asking their children to help set them up with the technology.
All congregations are ensuring that they keep in touch with one another, whether by phone, social media or video link-up, and especially in touch with the isolated and vulnerable.
For more ideas about maintaining Christian community that is able to have an impact on a hurting world, see https://qld.lca.org.au/resources/ministry-and-mission-resources/ at the CHURCH OFFLINE: RESOURCES and SMALL GROUPS tabs.
Practical Advice for Congregations Expand
Even thought public worship services have been suspended, we have a wonderful opportunity as followers of Jesus to engage with new ways of 'being church'. We are made in the image of, and worship, a Creative and ReCreative God. We are invited to use that creativity to think of new ways of engaging each other, and reaching out to anxious people during such a time as this.
Also, see our Ministry and Mission Resources Page for:
Church at Home Resources
Online Sermons/Worship Links
Models of Faith and Connection Examples
How do I give my offering if I am not going to Church on Sunday? Expand
Read this practical guidance prepared by Bishop Paul Smith
Offering at a time of Pandemic
How can we have Holy Communion during a Pandemic? (UPDATED 14 May, 2020) Expand
Read this practical advice from Bishop Paul Smith about considerations for Holy Communion during a time of Pandemic
Holy Communion during a Pandemic
From Midnight May 15 - 10 people are permitted at a religious gathering. Some congregations are utilising an online booking system to enable Holy Communion to occur. (Primary Health Rules apply). Two systems being used (which have a free option) are
Reservio (limited to 40 bookings per month)
Eventbrite - which calculates a fee based on ticket price
Prime Minister's announcement about Live Streaming rules Expand
Prime Minister's Media Announcement
Churches and other places of worship, will be considered places of work so that services can be live streamed to the community. This will ensure that religious services, including Easter services, remain accessible to congregations. National Cabinet agreed that providing access to services is important for a sense of continuity and social connection.
Services may be conducted and live streamed providing only essential staff are present, the venue/facility remains closed to the public, and social distancing principles are adhered to.
Any church wishing to conduct religious services, including Easter services, must use the minimum number of participants required to deliver and live stream the service, which may include a priest, attendants, organist, videographer and sound recordist.
Please remember that live-streamed services are not open to physical attendance by the public, that social distancing must be observed at all times, that appropriate hygiene measures are to be followed at all times, and that a strong awareness of the Federal Government's advice about those who are most at risk be taken into consideration.
How can we have Baptisms during a Pandemic? Expand
Read this practical advice from Bishop Paul Smith about holding Baptisms during a time of Pandemic
2020 Baptising at the time of Pandemic
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Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin has announced that online voter registration is now available in the Commonwealth through the portal launched by his office. This important advancement will make registration easier and more convenient as well as cut costs relating to the printing of voter registration forms.
With the Presidential Primary only 8 months away on March 1st, 2016, now is the time to visit Secretary Galvin's website to check your voter registration status and make any updates as necessary.
– If you are not able to vote on Election Day you may apply for an absentee ballot. This should be done no later then 2 weeks before any given election. You may also vote absentee at the Clerk's Office in person, however, this must be done no later than 12 Noon on the day preceding the election. For more information you may visit the Secretary of State's website http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howabs.htm for info or call the Clerk's Office at (413) 527-8392.
Polling Location – Town Hall (Senior Center), 210 College Highway. The Annual Town Election is held on the First Monday of May. Still not sure where you vote? You may visit the Secretary of State's Where Do I Vote; www.wheredoivotema.com webpage.
Town Meeting Results – The Town of Southampton has an open Town Meeting form of government. Every registered voter is eligible to participate in the meeting as a voting member. Town Meeting is held annually on the third Tuesday in May at the William Norris Elementary School Gymnasium (Town Meeting Calendar).


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First part of an expansive two-part retrospective of the Italian dream house sound compiled by Safe Trip label founder Young Marco and Christiaan Macdonald. At the tail end of the 1980s, a new take on deep house began to emerge from Italian studios. Dream house drew inspiration from key US deep house records of the period -- the spacey melodiousness of Larry Heard's productions, and the rich jazziness of tracks originating in New Jersey in particular -- but sounded distinctly different. Its "head-in-the-clouds" feel -- all rich chords, tactile basslines, fluid piano lines, and starry electronics -- made dream house a uniquely Italian proposition. First and foremost, the style echoed the wavy, glassy-eyed positivity of the period more than any other. While music in the UK and the low countries was getting faster and heavier, Italy's dream house producers continued to create music shot through with warmth and colorful musicality until 1993. While few dream house records were made after then, the style's sounds and loose aesthetic influenced subsequent styles such as trance and progressive house. During its peak, dream house -- or, as it was tagged by leading Italian label DFC, "ambient house" (echoing the similarly minded work of UK pioneers such as The Orb and The KLF) -- could be heard blaring from club sound systems across Europe. The style's popularity was fueled, in part at least, by the runaway international success of "Sueño Latino." Welcome To Paradise gathers together some of the finest examples of the style for the first time since the turn of the '90s. It includes a smattering of scene anthems, like Key Tronics Ensemble's peerless "Calypso Of House (Paradise Mix)" and the ambient mix of Last Rhythm's Italo-house classic "Last Rhythm" -- alongside a swathe of hard-to-find, in-demand, and forgotten gems. There are cuts from key players in the movement -- the likes of Don Pablo's Animals and Dreamatic -- plus a string of lesser-known names whose contribution to the evolution of the sound should not be overlooked. Over the course of two double-LP sets, Welcome To Paradise celebrates one of the most evocative and imaginative musical styles of electronic music's golden era. Vol. I artist list: Key Tronics Ensemble, Dreamatic, Night Communication, Agua Re, Deep Choice, High Tide, Don Pablo's Animals, Open Spaces, Jacy, K2, and Last Rhythm.
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Submarine groundwater discharge connects the land and its water and chemical budgets to the coastal ocean. It has been recognized as an important pathway for nutrients, greenhouse gases, trace metals, and other contaminants of emerging concern. Clear linkages have been documented between land use, especially anthropogenic perturbation, and solute fluxes to the coastal ocean. There is increasing interest in this process and its effects on ecosystems, ocean chemical budgets, and water quality. Yet, there are many unknowns about SGD related to land-use change, increased water withdrawal on land, climate change, and sea level rise. This session invites contributions documenting hydrological and biogeochemical connectivity at the land ocean interface, its spatial and temporal variability and related biogeochemical processes. We particularly welcome investigations addressing physical, chemical, and ecological processes that compare different approaches to study the connectivity across the terrestrial-marine aquatic continuum.


The BBC has responded to claims that it has refused to televise Princess Eugenie's upcoming wedding ceremony to Jack Brooksbank in Windsor.
While royal followers have been capable of watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's lavish – and tear-jerking – nuptials in full on the Beeb, solely information protection of Eugenie and Jack's large day shall be accessible throughout their providers.
Eugenie and Jack's wedding ceremony takes place on Friday, October 12 — surprisingly not on a weekend – so it is maybe honest to imagine most individuals could be at work anyway.
The couple will marry in the exact same location because the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – St George's Chapel within the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The palace lately confirmed that after the service, Eugenie and Jack – equally to Harry and Meghan – will undertake a brief carriage out of Windsor Castle and on to a part of the High Street.
Following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's lead, they too have invited 1,200 members of the general public to observe their wedding ceremony in Windsor.
The Queen can even host a Reception at Windsor Castle for the newlyweds and friends.
According to current experiences by The Sunday Times, the pair will lengthen their ceremony to the next Saturday, which can embody a competition with a fairground and afternoon tea.
Harry and Meghan's wedding ceremony was televised internationally and watched by an viewers of over a billion worldwide.
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This is a studio made to celebrate diversity of all kinds - race, language, culture, ethnicity, age, gender, interests, and more - within the Scratch community.
There are so few projects on Scratch that celebrate diversity, so I decided to create a studio showcasing those projects.
What to add: Projects educating Scratchers about diversity, related to diversity, or with especially diverse characters.
How to add: Post the link in the comments. If I think it is relevant, it will be added to the studio.
How to become a manager: Create a project related to the topic and follow the steps above showing "How to Add."
If you become a manager: Please do not add projects or promote curators without permission, but by all means invite as many curators as you would like.
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Tuesday, Jan. 10 - Fran-Day!
It's Fran-day, Fran-day, gotta get down on Fran-day! OK, sorry, that's terrible, but if you're as excited as I am to do Fran then you'll at least appreciate it. What? No, not at all? Fine. Let's move on. Fran is probably the most talked about CrossFit benchmark - The "What do you bench?" of the CrossFit world - so get ready to give an all out effort. I posted a couple of amazing efforts to get you pumped up below. Notice that these two make the weight look light. CrossFit WODs are much easier if you are strong. That's why we incorporate pure strength training all the time, to make WODs and life easier. You can't just keep doing insanely long met-cons (metabolic conditioning - what we call the WOD a lot) all the time and expect to see improvement. All of the things we do work together to make us as fit as possible. Need to work on hip flexibility so that squat is easier or mobilize the shoulder to press over head? Maybe you just need to lift some heavy weights so next time you pick up 95# or 65# it doesn't feel that heavy. Whatever it is, work on it so the next time is better. One other thing - check out the range of motion in these videos. Does the hip crease go below the knee on every rep? Do the arms straighten all the way at the top and is the chin above the bar? Anyway, enough of that, enjoy the videos and get fired up for your date with Fran.


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Will your next colleague be a smart robot?
Baxter and Sawyer from Rethink Robotics are two examples of collaborative robots, so-called cobots, that have already joined the industrial workforce. Photo: Rethink Robotics
Intelligent cobots will soon join traditional industrial robots on the factory floor, making the vision of man and machine working side by side a reality.
Finnish software company Tieto has appointed artificial intelligence member Alicia T to one of their management teams. She is a full member and participates in decision-making. While it might be a PR trick today, there will likely be Alicia Ts and her fellow AI friends represented on teams everywhere in the future.
Humans are still faster than machines when it comes to precision, details and small adjustments, but there are numerous times when you need a helping hand
Industry 4.0 is a hot topic for almost all industries today. Artificial intelligence, big data and connectivity are discussed in management meetings, industrial exhibitions, boardrooms and business events and publications around the world.
One of the key ingredients in an integrated industry is collaboration between man and machine, where collaborative robots or "cobots" work side by side with people on the shop floor. While traditional robots perform predefined tasks, cobots are designed for human interaction. Like robots, they can work in hazardous environments and for long hours without getting tired, but in addition they learn new things and can perform various tasks.
"Humans are still faster than machines when it comes to precision, details and small adjustments, but there are numerous times when you need a helping hand," says Pasi Kangas, Vice President and Head of R&D and Quality at Sandvik Materials Technology. "That's where cobots will be unbeatable. Carrying heavy loads, collecting things and performing actions in extreme temperatures and other harmful environments are just a few examples."
Cobots will help improve production accuracy
Sandvik Coromant is already using robotic technology for material handling, transport, logistics, tool handling and many other tasks. Vahid Kalhori, Manager of Intelligent Machining at Sandvik Coromant, says that seamless collaboration between humans and machines will increase production accuracy even more with respect to cost, quality, productivity and process security.
"What we are experiencing now is an industrial revolution with great impact on our way of working and our processes," he says. "To benefit from the opportunities, new types of competencies are required. No matter how collaborative the robots are, there will be a need for human resources – people who can improve algorithms and methods and train the cobots. It's like a jigsaw puzzle."
Risk or opportunity?
Just thinking about the combination of robot technology, advanced artificial intelligence and big data quickly raises issues about the human role going forward. Kangas doesn't think that artificial intelligence is a threat to humanity – rather the opposite.
"I think the future workplace will be more attractive than what it is at present," he says. "Just imagine all the monotonous and sometimes unsafe work tasks that humans handle today. Increased collaboration between man and machine will redefine the industry as we know it, but in a positive way."
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Can you really get your ex-girlfriend back? If you really love your ex-girlfriend and more importantly, if she loved you as well, then your chances of getting her back are actually pretty good. Many couples fight and breakup. After reuniting they may even have a stronger relationship than they did before. Instead of feeling despaired, hurt and totally obsessed, step back and think clearly about if and how you can get her back.
If you broke up during a horrible fight then emotions were running high and you need to let the turmoil settle down. Believe it or not a fight can mean that there were still feelings involved and maybe even love involved. It's the slower death and rot of a relationship over years that would be more concerning than a big fight or blow out.
Obviously if things got physical or abusive that is another factor because your personality types may just bring out the worst in one another. Relationships tend to settle back to their lowest point so if things got out of control once then they are likely to get out of control again in the future.
Let's say your girlfriend doesn't want to commit and she wants to see other people. How much good will getting back together with her do you? If you go crazy watching her date other people then really what is the point in getting back into a half-baked relationship with her? Give thought to whether things could really work between the two of you.
If you miss your girlfriend you might start remembering only the good things. Don't forget the bad things. You need to analyze if you think the relationship is realistically workable. For example, if you drink and party and she is tired of the drinking and partying do you think anything will really change? Will you straighten up your act then fall back into the lifestyle she hates? Regardless of how much you love her you can't just make things work using chemistry alone.
The inherent problems need to be corrected to a certain degree otherwise the relationship will down spiral back to the same place even if you get her back. Don't just think about her warm snugly body, think hard about whether your relationship with her can actually work out and if it warrants more effort to make it work. If you are sure that you want her back and that things could be workable then you should go for it. Try to get her back.
Girls and guys alike will be put off by begging. If you seem too pathetic then that will make you emotionally unattractive to the other person. Some advocate the no contact rule and all that to avoid being a doormat and force the other person to miss you. No contact can be fine however if you've known each other a while it is rather pointless to contort yourself into what some dating help book tells you to do. There is really nothing wrong in letting her know you care just don't lose all your dignity and become pathetic.
All relationships involve some game playing because after all dating is a jungle and all is fair in love and war. That being said, playing games can cause additional hurt and anger. If you play too hard she might develop a wall. That means, no matter how much she would theoretically like to get back together with you, she can't. She can't because you've crossed her or hurt her too many times and she's not willing to risk trashing herself again. That's why games like jealousy and creating new girlfriends or being loose and dating like crazy while rubbing it her face can backfire.
Instead of playing games just work on taking a break from her and doing your own thing. She'll miss you. She'll miss the companionship and your company and you don't have to purposely put salt in her wounds to make a point.
Threatening her and getting nasty probably won't help things either. Don't try to bribe her or get nasty. For example, don't be childish and threaten to throw things of hers away, show pictures of her to others, tell other people her secrets, and so on. I know someone whose ex got so mad at her he called her mother and revealed all the secrets she had ever kept in confidence with him that she didn't want her mother to know! Needless to say they never reconciled.
It's more common than you think. People get hurt then they get nasty. They make threats and hold the ex partner for ransom on whatever tidbits they've got. Emotional blackmail won't help and even if you did manage to get your ex back those threats would set with her and come up to boil in every future fight between the two of you. Don't do anything memorable like push her, or dump a plate a food in her lap because she'll never forgive you for it.
Once your girlfriend decides you are full of lies it will be next to impossible to mouth off things like promises to change. She won't believe the words pouring out of your mouth. Once she thinks you are a liar or catches you being a liar she will be like the police. You are her prime suspect now. No amount of stupid words or stupid excuses will help you. You'll have to show her with your actions. If for example you blow her off for weeks on end which caused the breakup, then call her every day for months on end to create the makeup. That works a lot better than saying you'll call but not doing it. Do something to change rather than claiming you'll change.
Guys don't like to apologize. Still though, it can help to apologize. She will feel respected and validated if you apologize to her. If you've done something lousy let her know you are sorry. A little bit of romance can help in this department. Don't do anything over the top though as it will be too pathetic. Just a nice gesture like a date, taking her out, going to a concert, or some small gift will help reinforce good feelings. Don't write her love letters every day or do anything stalker like. Just a small gesture is all that is needed to bring back some of her good memories of the two of you.
Once you make up then you want to try to let the issue go. The danger is that every single time you fight you'll drudge up the past and harrang her about it. This can create future damage. If you decide to let it go then try to let it go for real. When new issues come up in your relationship stick to those new issues. One of the biggest ways that fights get escalated is that old issues get brought up. It becomes, you always do this, you did that.
One single fight can become a war on the whole relationship where everything the person ever did wrong gets dragged into this fight. This is so hard to really and truly bury the hatchet. For example if she lied and you forgave her then she lied again you'd be tempted to go ballistic on how she lied and lied about this and that. It is a danger so if you make up try to bury the hatchet. Any new issues that come up stick to those and try not to unearth old mud. No matter how much you relate issues now to issues in the past its better to stick to your guns and stay on the present issues. This is especially true if you made a decision to forgive past indiscretions. Forgive and forget.
Hopefully these tips can help you decide whether it is worth getting back together with her and taking the right steps to show her you care without coming off as desperate.
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Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Many VC firms and investment banks receive as many as ten plans per day, so it's hard to get them salivating.
Tease or spam the investor. Every investor is annoyed by persistent messages that say "Give me a call to hear about the most disruptive technology since the wheel." You can bet that if he ever sees a real business plan from you, it will go to the bottom of the pile. Asking him to check out your website first and comment is equally bad.
Send the plan without a summary. An Executive Summary is a one page elevator pitch of the whole plan (may be separate from the plan), which gives an investor a net perspective on the key business parameters. Too many plans don't have a summary section, or the summary is all you get. You lose in either case.
Fill the text with acronyms. Remember that the people reading your plan are smart, but not intimately steeped in the acronyms of your technology. They assume heavy use of acronyms in inconsiderate, lazy, or maybe an intentional obfuscation of facts. Stick to laymen's terms.
It's all in an appendix. Investors don't mind supporting documents with the base plan, but the base should make sense and be complete without jumping to an appendix. Making the total plan heavier, with ten appendices, or a hundred pages is not impressive.
Trash your competitors. Don't say things about your competitors or customers that you wouldn't be able to defend if they were in the room with you. I see lots of statements about poor usability, poor quality, fat and slow, all without even anecdotal data. Investors read these as unprofessional and even unethical, unless supported by third-party data.
Prototypes and demos attached. Remember that early prototypes and demos usually break or don't work for unfamiliar users, and we can't see all the work and love you have already put into them. Pictures and words leave a much better impression at this stage.
Letters from your friends. Introduction letters from friends of the investor are always appreciated, but letters of praise from your friends don't carry the same weight. Customer testimonials and vendor contracts are much more impressive.


I have picked up a set of Model engineering for schools Book 1 and Book 2 By TE Haynes.
In the material list there is B.D.M.S. with no explanation of what the B.D. is as in the explanations it refers to it as mild steel. Does the B.D. have any purpose.
Also they refer to cleaning the parts in paraffin, on this side of the pond paraffin is a wax that is used to top grama's jelly,and jam jars. What would they be refering to.
Then some others are 5/16"B.S.F. Which I believe is British Standard fine. And all the other measurements are in inches.
Paraffin is what the Brits call kerosene or diesel fuel will suffice.
Paraffin is the British term for kerosene.
The following tables will help with the threads although the lousy editor will probably screw up the tabs.
Full series runs from 0 to 22.
Thread angle = 47.5 deg.
B.D.M.S. Bright drawn mild steel. just the old acronym for BMS?
"I'm not to keen on the designation as the bok is old school 1966"
Paraffin is premium kerosene C1...the type you use for wick type heaters.
As expected the editor screwed up the spacing on those tables. Send me your email address and I'll send you the properly formatted tables.
Some of the "older" books from the "lend-lease" era, have a good bit of information for cutting "their" threads on "our" machines.
I think K. H. Moltrecht's "Machine Shop Practice" has the thread info in Volume 1, plus a few other "standards" listed. Moltrect's book is a bit "dense", in that way that "old school" text books tend to be. Hell, I think that "it" may well be the last of the "old school" (pre CNC/CAD) text books.
I'm not currently allowed to use my title here whilst the investigation into the "Cash for honours" inquiry is going on.
Mr Blair want's me to stop using it but until I get my seventeen and sixpence and my triple headed knurling tool back I refuse to.
What is the world coming to if a politician won't keep his word ?
If memory serves - parafin is a family of compounds which vary in the length of the chain. short chain - parafin(kersene) to long chain - wax and I think very long chain hard wax.
...now where are the paper towels? ...need to wipe the coffee and snot off the keyboard.
I also have a few model engineering books from over the the pond. Have not actualy built anything frome them yet. Have been able to pretty much "tranlate" . Here in the states most metal supliers would not have a clue as to what silver steel or dural is. I also have not seen any store with the sign iron monger posted.
we have another winner folks!


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Gamecock Athletics announces Sindarius Thornwell Scholarship
Scholarship will be awarded annually to a men's basketball student-athlete who exemplifies the competitive edge and effort
Marc Dopher
Sports Anchor
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The University of South Carolina Athletics Department is excited to announce the drive to fund the first endowed scholarship for a men's basketball student-athlete in honor of Sindarius Thornwell. Once fully endowed, the scholarship will be awarded annually to a men's basketball student-athlete who exemplifies the competitive edge and effort that Thornwell put forth during his record-setting career at Carolina, which included helping to lead the Gamecocks to their first Final Four in 2017. "With the creation of the Sindarius Thornwell Scholarship one of our student-athletes will benefit from the great leadership that Sindarius showed during his playing days," Gamecock head coach Frank Martin said. "This scholarship represents opportunity, commitment, work ethic and success and I want to thank our University and Athletics Department leadership for launching this effort in Sindarius' name." This is the first endowed scholarship for a men's basketball student-athlete, but is the second for the men's basketball program following the establishment of the Mac Credille Men's Basketball Manager Scholarship in 2016, which will be awarded to a deserving men's basketball student manager each year. Thornwell, who earned his degree from the University in May, finished his career in the Garnet and Black ranked third all-time in scoring (1,941), first in games started (132), tied for fourth in games played (132), third in free throws made (570), fourth in steals (199), 10th in rebounds (684) and ninth in assists (390). He was named the SEC Player of the Year by the league's coaches in 2017, before averaging 23.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game during the NCAA Tournament to help propel the Gamecocks to the Final Four in Phoenix. "Truly an honor to have a basketball scholarship named after myself," Thornwell said in a post on his social media accounts. "Thank you to Coach Frank and the University of South Carolina for everything!"Courtesy: Gamecocks Online
COLUMBIA, S.C. —
The University of South Carolina Athletics Department is excited to announce the drive to fund the first endowed scholarship for a men's basketball student-athlete in honor of Sindarius Thornwell. Once fully endowed, the scholarship will be awarded annually to a men's basketball student-athlete who exemplifies the competitive edge and effort that Thornwell put forth during his record-setting career at Carolina, which included helping to lead the Gamecocks to their first Final Four in 2017.
"With the creation of the Sindarius Thornwell Scholarship one of our student-athletes will benefit from the great leadership that Sindarius showed during his playing days," Gamecock head coach Frank Martin said. "This scholarship represents opportunity, commitment, work ethic and success and I want to thank our University and Athletics Department leadership for launching this effort in Sindarius' name."
This is the first endowed scholarship for a men's basketball student-athlete, but is the second for the men's basketball program following the establishment of the Mac Credille Men's Basketball Manager Scholarship in 2016, which will be awarded to a deserving men's basketball student manager each year.
Thornwell, who earned his degree from the University in May, finished his career in the Garnet and Black ranked third all-time in scoring (1,941), first in games started (132), tied for fourth in games played (132), third in free throws made (570), fourth in steals (199), 10th in rebounds (684) and ninth in assists (390). He was named the SEC Player of the Year by the league's coaches in 2017, before averaging 23.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game during the NCAA Tournament to help propel the Gamecocks to the Final Four in Phoenix.
"Truly an honor to have a basketball scholarship named after myself," Thornwell said in a post on his social media accounts. "Thank you to Coach Frank and the University of South Carolina for everything!"
Courtesy: Gamecocks Online


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On Witty Ranter # 7 we spent some time thrashing about trying to get people with somewhat different viewpoints to get together and create a plan for an MMO given a hypothetical $50 million war chest.
My initial suggestion was to hire some Bulgarians to do some sort of multiplayer version of Bejewelled and then split the remaining $49.5 million between us.
That was against the spirit of the whole premise, plus it would have made for a very short show. Instead we came up with some sort of rated M for mature, free to play, micro transaction, space game with no swords allowed EVER! A proud moment for all of us, to be sure.
But I had another idea in mind. A way to take $50 million and turn it into a magical everlasting money machine.
I said the magic word, the word that drives this idea about 27 times during the show, so Adam couldn't have edited them all out.
The magic word is Pokemon.
I have been aware of Pokemon for some time now, not just since a DS wandered into the house. Heck, I have some real Japanese Pokemon cards stashed away somewhere.
But only since my daughter started drinking the Pokemon Kool-aid have I really started to see how Pokemon is everywhere.
So suspend your disbelief for a few and tell me if this wouldn't be a money maker.
First, it has to go on the PC. Yes, I know, Nintendo will never go there, but that is why I said to suspend your disbelief. Come on, suspend it! Now!
Grahpics won't be 3D. Instead it will be a mild upgrade to the Diamond/Pearl level of graphics. This will let it run on every PC made since 2000. You'll be able to run it at home, at the office, on the road.
Then there will be the world. It will be done GuildWars style. Towns, contest areas, arenas, and the like, those will be shared areas. But when you and your friends go off into zones, it will be instanced. This will keep overhead down as every bit of action won't be sucking up server resources.
Finally, it will be inexpensive. You'll have to buy a box or a download copy, but $14.99 a month? forget about it!
The base game will be free to play. You will be able to buy expanded content as it comes out or subscribe to plan on the order of $20 a year to get access to all the content.
Of course, there will be micro transactions via the standard "spend cash to buy in-game points, use those points to buy cool stuff" model.
And, to tie it in with Nintendo's standard game plan, while there will be some items and some Pokemon that will only be available on the DS Pokemon games, but that can be brought over to the PC version via Nintendo WFC.
So what does the PC player get?
Aside from slightly better graphics and a bigger, zoomable window on the world, the PC will have the option to go through the game with friends. I envision being able to form a group of two to four players to explore with a scaling encounter system that will adjust the number of opponents relative to your own group. There could be areas with epic Pokemon encounters, where you would need not just four people, but four people with the right Pokemon with the right skills to take down the bad guy.
Plus you can add on all of the tricks of the trade from MMOs past and present. Things like player housing, gym factions, live events, seasonal items, storage and travel options, all infused with micro transaction upgradability goodness.
In the end, Nintendo would never go for it. But I think it would have the potential to be a serious money maker.
And it must be a good idea. I got up this morning to post this article and found that Massively had a post on the same topic. Go go Pokemon MMO!
This entry was posted in entertainment, MMO Design, Nintendo DS Hardware, Pokemon on April 29, 2008 by Wilhelm Arcturus.


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Hike and Rock Climb Moore's Knob
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Distance: 4.3 miles total. Elevation gain: 900 ft. Amazing views. Perfect rappel sites with natural anchors. Wildlife. Places to boulder.
Looking for a shorter hike with stunning views, or a place to rappel with a backdrop like no other on the East Coast? Look no further than Moore's Knob, located within Hanging Rock State Park. Just North of Winston-Salem, Moore's Knob is one of the many wonders of the Sauratown Mountains. At 2579 feet you will encounter a lookout tower on top of the rock slabs. This tower will allow you to take in a 360 view from on top of the mountain! There are many places to boulder once you reach the top! Cell phone service is very spotty, so take caution as you explore the boulders.
To find the trail, pass the visitor center and park in the lake area parking lot. Restrooms are located, along with park maps, at the visitor center. Drive to the upper parking lot at Hanging Rock Lake. The trail starts to the left of the lake buildings. An easier start to the trail is by starting at the family campground. You may park at either the lake or visitor center. If you plan on camping at the family campground, this trail is a perfect way to start your day off with a sunrise! This trail consists of dirt with wooden and rock steps. The trail is usually not heavily populated. Simply follow the trail to the top! This hike is strenuous so remember to pace yourself.
If you decide to rappel or rock climb, it is available in the park by permit. Moore's Wall, which is a wall of cliffs up to about 400 feet high, provides opportunities for all types of climbers. All other areas of the park are closed to climbing and rappelling, except one other location called Cooks Wall. All climbers must register with the park by doing a climbing and rappelling registration and activity permit, which is available at the park office. There is no fee for this permit. Participants are responsible for their own personal safety. Make sure you have brought the proper equipment and tools in order to set anchors and safely enjoy the cliffs! Equipment and tools are not provided by the park. Anchors may be set by sturdy trees and boulders.
Getting there: From Winston-Salem, take US 52 north for about 13 miles to exit 122 (Moore-RJR Drive). Follow this road east for about four miles to NC 66 and turn left (north). Continue on 66 for seven miles to Moore's Spring Road (SR 1001). Turn right on Moore's Spring and continue a short distance to another right turn on Mickey Road. Follow this almost a mile to Charlie Young Road and turn right. You will come upon a parking lot and trailhead kiosk for the Tory's Den trail. Continue up Charlie Young Road, take a right onto Hooker Farm Road for less than a half mile; turn right at the "Climbers Access" sign onto a dirt road and continue to a gravel parking lot on the left. Follow the trail past the kiosk for a short distance until you reach a gravel road, and turn left. From this point there are several trails that take you to different climbing spots. GPS Coordinates: 36.3979, -80.2917
Park hours:
November-February, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
March and October, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
April, May, September, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
June-August, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Park office hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Closed state holidays
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Great hike
Have gone multiple times and loved it! A good distance without too much strain and a good view to follow.
Tanara Hansen
Lots of stairs, average difficulty but absolutely worth the views! Climbing to the top of the lookout tower you can see for miles!
Haley Watts
The hike is of average difficulty. It is worth the trek up because the views are breathe taking.
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Park in the main parking lot for Hanging Rock State Park, and the trailhead can easily be found in the upper parking lot (furthest away from the main building), and is clearly marked. The trail starts off by descending, but don't be fooled, it qui...
Hike the Sauratown Trail
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You can through-hike or section hike. I did it from Tory's Den to the Corridor Trail Parking Lot in about 10 hours. Check the Sauratown Trail Association's website before traveling. It is a bridle and hiking trail so the hiking is fairly easy. A...
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Boris Johnson will, I believe, vote to remain in the European Union. He is not yet ready to admit this: indeed, has two strong motives to avoid admitting it.
One of his strengths, both as politician and as journalist, is the lightning speed with which he reacts to a change in the story. If something goes wrong with David Cameron's EU renegotiation, Boris wishes to be free to react accordingly.
He cannot bear the thought of giving up this freedom of manoeuvre and becoming a mere subordinate cog in someone else's system. His column in Monday's Telegraph, in which he asserted that the arguments for remaining and leaving "are as finely balanced as they have ever been", should be understood in that light.
Boris was not, as some observers imagined, nailing his colours to the fence. He was covering a retreat: for his second pressing need is to let his Eurosceptic admirers down gently, by making a great show of demanding extra concessions from the EU, in order, later on, to justify voting to stay within it.
My colleague Mark Wallace immediately pointed out that "the disappointment should he eventually back Remain will alienate people who might otherwise have supported him" for the Tory leadership.
This kind of warning gives Boris every incentive to veil his intentions for as long as he can, and to sound as Eurosceptic as possible. But unlike Rees-Mogg, I do not see how the Mayor can end up on the Eurosceptic side.
For the avoidance of doubt, I should state that Boris gave me no steer of any kind before I wrote this article. My purpose is to argue, as his biographer, that he is not by temperament an Outer, and would find it immensely difficult to throw in his lot with them.
True Eurosceptics do not agree with him that the arguments "are as finely balanced as they have ever been". Parliamentary sovereignty is for them so valuable that it far outweighs whatever advantages we may derive from EU membership.
The word "sovereignty" is often, one has to admit, on Boris's lips. In an ingenious passage in his party conference speech, he led on from some remarks about "dear Jezza … wondering whether to sing the national anthem", to the Queen and "the ideas that she incarnates of our democracy and of the sovereignty of the Crown in Parliament".
This last expression sounded reassuringly traditional. But in the many millions of words he has written and spoken, Boris has never taken the stern, unbending view of sovereignty which was expounded by Enoch Powell, and is held by Powell's successors on the Tory benches.
As Boris cheerfully admitted, when I interviewed him on this subject just over three years ago, he has always been seen by hardline Eurosceptics as "incorrigibly wet".
His position is closer to Cameron's. Boris too wants to find a middle way, so we can have our cake and eat it. That may sound an implausible prospectus, but is one often offered by democratic leaders, and has generally characterised the British approach to the EU.
The last Tory Prime Minister, John Major, who at Maastricht achieved his own version of the middle way, then suffered so grievously at the hands of Eurosceptic Conservative MPs that in 1995 he challenged them to "Put up or shut up". John Redwood accepted the invitation, and was photographed at his campaign launch with a bizarre group of supporters, including Tony Marlow in a stripy blazer, reminiscent (as Geoffrey Wheatcroft remarked in The Strange Death of Tory England) of "a theatrical party in Maidenhead".
The truth is that Boris, although on friendly terms with many Eurosceptic Tories, cannot be said to be spiritually at one with them. Owen Paterson, Iain Duncan Smith, Peter Lilley, Bill Cash, Bernard Jenkin, Liam Fox, David Davis, Jacob Rees-Mogg, John Whittingdale, Chris Grayling and Steve Baker all possess, on the European issue, a more inflexible attachment to principle than characterises Boris.
William Hague used to belong to, indeed led, that group, but somehow acquired, during his time at the Foreign Office, a more worldly outlook, as has his successor, Philip Hammond.
The Eurosceptics are in desperate need of a leader who can unify them and present their case to the wider public. Neither Theresa May nor Michael Gove has shown any eagerness to volunteer for the role, which when one takes UKIP's worsening internal dissensions into account, looks even more difficult.
If Boris were himself a true Eurosceptic, he could undoubtedly take it on. Indeed, the likelihood is that he would already be doing it, as Andrew Roberts urged him as long ago as May 2015.
But for Boris to pretend to think that Britain would be better off out would be a recipe for disaster.
That would be rather like trying to write a Jeffrey Archer novel while believing the way Archer writes novels is all wrong. At best, one produces a parody, but it is actually quite difficult after about three pages to keep going at all.
Euroscepticism is a harder cause to represent in a united way than one might think. Its adherents often disagree among themselves about the whereabouts of the last ditch which they are pledged to defend.
Even most Eurosceptics would now say this sounds a bit too pessimistic. The nation has proved more flexible and resilient than Enoch expected. Forty years on, we are in many ways a more confident nation than we were in the 1970s.
Brussels holds no fears for Boris. He spent part of his childhood there, made his name as a journalist there, and would not be alarmed by the prospect of negotiating to uphold British interests there. He would expect, indeed, to be a bolder negotiator than Cameron, and to make a greater success of things: and this, rather than a walk-out, is what he is promising in his Telegraph article.


David Leitch was recently announced to direct the "Fast and Furious" spinoff movie following Hobbs (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) and Shaw (Jason Statham).
You probably know that Leitch also directed "Deadpool 2," taking over from the first "Deadpool" movie director, Tim Miller.
Yeah, Leitch is *probably* not going to tag Deadpool in for the "Fast" spinoff, although he should. Really. Do it just to see The Rock's reaction. He had trouble with Vin Diesel's professionalism? Hold Wade Wilson's beer.
The Hobbs and Shaw spinoff -- which doesn't have an official title yet, beyond maybe "Hobbs and Shaw" -- is currently scheduled for release in theaters on July 26, 2019. "Deadpool 2" opens May 18.


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The recent massive demand for ECB's LTRO (Long Term Refinancing Operation)–nearly 490 billion euro in three-year 1% loans from 523 banks–only confirmed the suspicion of some market participants that European banks are having financing issues, and that the LTRO is unlikely to flow into the Euro Zone supporting the troubled sovereign debt and economy.
Japan has long been mired by an aging population, sluggish growth and deflation since an asset bubble popped in the early 1990s. The country already has the highest debt-to-GDP ratio in the world–about 220% according to the OECD — and a debt load projected at a record 1 quadrillion yen this fiscal year.
According to Bloomberg, the government projects new bond issuance will surpass tax revenue for a fourth year. Receipts from levies have shrunk about a third this year after peaking at 60.1 trillion yen in 1990. Non-tax revenues including surplus from foreign exchange reserves also halved to 3.7 trillion yen. Social-security expenses, now at 250% of the level two decades ago, will account for 52% of general spending next year.
Moreover, an April 2011 analysis by CQCA Business Research showed that "Japan has an extremely near-future tilted debt maturity timeline" (see chart below). CQCA estimated that in 2010, Japan was able to push 105 trillion yen into the future, but concluded it is doubtful that Japan will be able to continue this.
But the chips seem to have stacked against Japan now. On top of the new and re-financing needs, the Japanese government estimated that the economy will shrink 0.1% this fiscal year citing supply-chain disruptions from the earthquake and tsunami disaster in March, the strengthening of the yen and the European debt crisis. Moreover, S&P said in November that Japan might be close to a downgrade. After a sovereign debt downgrade to Aa3 by Moody's in August, 2011, it'd be hard pressed to think Japanese bond buyers would shrug off yet another credit downgrade.
It looks like its massive debt could finally catch up with Japan in the midst the sovereign debt crisis that's making a world tour right now. While some investors might see Japan as a bargain, it remains to be seen whether the country will continue beating the odds of a debt crisis.
Source: Dian Chu, EconMatters, December 27, 2011.