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Home Disability Ministries Churches improve inclusivity with accessibility
Kristen Caldwell
A new ramp inside of Puyallup UMC helps people who are disabled or mobility challenged access the chancel area.
On Palm Sunday, a lifelong member of Puyallup United Methodist Church in Washington was able to use the newly installed ramp to access the chancel area of the sanctuary for the first time in her life.
Last winter, a woman who had been attending the meal program in the basement of Ebbert Memorial UMC in Springfield, Oregon, was able to finally go upstairs for worship because the church had installed an elevator and she is now able to access all five different levels of the building.
These two churches are some of the latest in the Greater Northwest Area to learn that to be a fully inclusive church, you must be a fully accessible church for individuals with disabilities or mobility challenges.
"I think it was a really great vision the congregation had," said Rev. June Fothergill at Ebbert Memorial.
The outside of Ebbert Memorial UMC in Springfield where an elevator (right corner) shaft was built and made all floors of the building accessible for anyone.
For the last few years, the church initiated a capital campaign to finance the elevator and some walkways that would allow people to access the basement, sanctuary, and the different levels of the attached education wing at Ebbert Memorial. The church raised more than $460,000 for the project, with additional resources coming from a Springfield Kiwanis group and a $40,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation.
Ebbert Memorial serves meals five days a week to low-income or houseless residents in the area and having an elevator allows people to access the building for multiple purposes. Additionally, Fothergill said the church is hoping to develop more opportunities to work with the Egan Warming Center to provide shelter to the houseless in the future – something that has been put on hold during the pandemic.
"It was a really good experience having the campaign and getting people involved," Fothergill said.
At Puyallup UMC, the conversation over installing a ramp and being an inclusive church were not separate thoughts, according to Rev. Cara Scriven.
"In 2019 our congregation began having conversations about becoming a reconciling church and welcoming all people into the full participation in the life of our church," Scriven said.
The pandemic delayed the vote, meanwhile, the church merged with Summit UMC in July 2020. Finally, by mail ballot a year ago, Scriven said 94 percent of the congregation approved a new vision to be an inclusive congregation.
While the building was still closed to in-person worship during the pandemic, Scriven said church leaders began discerning if it was the right time to remodel some of the facilities. The following letter was sent to the congregation a year ago to discern whether it was time to expend reserve funds for the remodeled, accessible sanctuary.
"As we seek to be a more hospitable place for everyone, we also want to evaluate how our building can be more welcoming. We already have a unisex bathroom that is accessible, as well as additional accessible stalls in our gendered bathrooms. We are also blessed by past members who designed a single leveled church. This allows those with mobility challenges easier access to almost all areas of the building. However, the one significant area that is not currently accessible is the Chancel (or stage) in the sanctuary. This means that members who have challenges navigating stairs are not able to be liturgists, band members, or participate in any activities that happen on the Chancel."
A view of the new ramp inside Puyallup UMC.
The congregation moved back into its renovated space on April 10, 2022, where Scriven saw a young woman and lifelong member who uses a wheelchair access the chancel for the first time.
"It was an amazing sight. She was so excited," said Scriven. "When our trustee chairperson and I saw this, it was very clear to us that all the work we did to make it happen was worth it."
Fothergill said she learned a lot through the process of raising funds to make their 105-year-old building an accessible one. She was often surprised by the generosity of her congregation, who supported the concept of making their church inclusive for people of all abilities and she hopes other churches consider capital projects like this as well.
"That's one thing I've learned," she said. "People just need to be asked."
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Het spel is gebaseerde op de Quake 3-engine en is vrij beschikbaar onder de GPL-licentie.

Spel
In het spel zijn er twee teams: de mensen en de aliens. Elk team moet de basis van de vijand aanvallen en tegelijkertijd hun eigen basis zien te verdedigen. Spelers van beide teams hebben aan het begin van het spel nog geen toegang tot alle mogelijke upgrades en gebouwen. Men krijgt toegang tot het volgende niveau wanneer een bepaald aantal frags zijn gehaald.

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Currently at 36th in FIFA World Ranking, who reached the at 14, which the highest of Australian football team, in September 2009. And currently at 32th in world ELO Ranking.
Australia made their international debate against New Zelaand in 1922. The biggest victory made by Australian football team is against American Samoa (31-0) in 2001. The biggest defeat was in 1955 by South Africa (0-8).
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Mikel Arteta to join Pep Guardiola at Manchester City in coaching role
• Former Arsenal midfielder retired in May aged 34
• Arteta was at Barcelona with City manager Pep Guardiola
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Pep Guardiola: everything you need to know
Mikel Arteta is to join Manchester City in a coaching role and confirmed he had retiring from playing.
Manchester City confirm signing of Nolito from Celta Vigo
"Following recent media speculation surrounding my future I can confirm that I will be leaving Arsenal and retiring from playing to take up a coaching position at Manchester City," the 34-year-old wrote on Twitter.
"I've enjoyed an amazing five years at Arsenal and it's been an honour and a privilege to captain such a great club.
"I am now looking forward to the challenge ahead at Manchester City. The opportunity to join Pep Guardiola and his team was an amazing opportunity for me and I am incredibly excited for the future."
The former Rangers and Everton midfielder was at Barcelona when the City manager, Guardiola, was in the first team and the two have reunited at the Etihad Stadium.


very nice--i'm working on a modern maples too!!
Nice projects Jennifer. I haven't done a wip post in a little while, or any blog post for that matter. Instagram has taken over!
I posted leaves today. Woot Woot. Keep on sewing. Everything looks awesome.
That modern maples seems to be everywhere right now! Love your version.
Lovely projects ...looking forward to seeing more.
Gosh, I think it looks like you are working on a lot. All those little bee blocks! And I too am sitting on a tee shirt quilt - so kudos for that! I also like how striking the colors of the Tula blocks are.
Love those bee blocks! What craft shows will you be doing? Sometimes I find that quilts I work on for friends sit the longest.
Lots going on as always! I love that you've started a Modern Maples!!
I too use to WIP post more frequently than lately, nice to see all that you have been up to.


Main point: Twelve people involved in the fashion industry in Iran are reported to have been jailed for "spreading prostitution" via images posted online.
Main point: Nowadays, the term "value" is heavily used in every aspect of business. The word has become so saturated that it's become a cliché word.


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Playmobil opened Annecy 2019 in the presence of the director Lino DiSalvo
Playmobil: The Movie had its world premiere at Annecy International Animated Film Festival in the presence of its director Lino DiSalvo and producer Aton Soumache.
The event was presented by Marcel Jean – the artistic director of Annecy Film Festival.
Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became an annual event in 1998.
The festival is a competition between cartoon films of various techniques (animated drawings, cut-out papers, modelling clay, etc.) classified in various categories: features, shorts, TV and advertising and Student films.
The very first images of Playmobil: The Movie were already unveiled last year at Annecy, while the feature film was still in production.
This year, in its finalized version, and for its world premiere, Lino DiSalvo's unique creation returned to the Annecy Festival and opened the festivities in the presence of producers and its director!
In Playmobil: The Movie, Marla is forced to abandon her carefully structured life to embark on an epic journey to find her younger brother Charlie who has disappeared into the vast and wondrous animated world of Playmobil toys.
Prorom will release Playmobil: The Movie in Slovakia (August 29th), Czech Republic (September 12th), Bulgaria (September 20th), Hungary (September 26th) and Romania (September 27th).
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One Nation, One King opened the French Film Festival in the presence of director Pierre Schoeller
The film One Nation, One King / Un Peuple et son Roi (directed by Pierre Schoeller) opened the French Film Festival on May 8 in Bucharest, in the presence of the director. The next day, Schoeller met with the audience in Cluj.
One Nation One King presents the intertwining fates of the historical figures, the men and the women of the 1789 French revolution. Their place of meeting is a newly formed National Assembly, where they have to decide what will be the fate of King Louis XVI and how to build the Republic... Freedom has a history!
At the XXIIIth edition, the French Film Festival in Romania takes place from 8 to 19 May, being organized this year for the first time in 13 cities with 146 screenings.
The screenings will take place in Bucureşti (May 8 – 16), Cluj (May 9 – 12), Timişoara (May 9 – 13), Iaşi (May 11 – 14), Arad (May 9 – 11), Braşov (May 9 – 11), Brăila (May 10 – 12), Buzău (May 9 – 10), Constanţa (May 16 – 19), Piteşti (May 16 – 19), Sfântu Gheorghe (May 16 – 19), Sinaia (May 16 – 19) and Suceava (May 10 – 11).
The audience is invited to discover a selection of 23 films, structured around the four sections: Competition of Young Directors, Panorama of French Films of the Year, Cahiers du Cinema Week and Retrospective Week.
Photo: The director Pierre Schoeller and the romanian film critic Irina Margareta Nistor at the opening of the French Film Festival in Romania. (Source of images: Facebook Cinema Elvire Popesco).
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After: # 1 in Romania, Bulgaria and Czech Republic
Last weekend, Prorom released After in Romania and Bulgaria, and in both countries the much-anticipated adaptation of bestselling novels by Anna Todd took the weekend's top spot.
In Romania, After (released by Prorom and Ro Image) generated 48,120 admissions and took $ 215,980.
In Bulgaria, After (released by Prorom and BTV) was seen by 16,672 spectators and grossed $ 70,154.
Also, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia After had a great success at the box office: so far, it has been seen by 104,115 spectators. In Czech Republic, After took the # 1 spot this weekend - a really extraordinary performance - since last week premiered on third place. In Slovakia, After is currently ranked second. The total box office in these territories is $ 372,842.
In Hungary - After (released by Big Bang Media - a Prorom company), the first two weekend runs comprised over 61,047 admissions, after the 29.991 spectators had seen the film in the first weekend. Total revenue in Hungary is $ 301,089.
Worldwide, After brought in an estimated $ 48.6 million ($ 11,1 Domestic and $ 37,5 Internationally). The Buget was around $14 million.
In After, a young woman (Josephine Langford) falls for a guy (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin) with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship.
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Bear McCreary is the official composer of Child's Play
Chucky has a new best friend. BearMcCreary is the official composer of Child's Play! Catch this sneak peek of the terrifying score, and don't miss Child's Play in theaters June 21 (US) and June 28 (Romania).
Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video games scores based in Los Angeles, California.
He is best known for his work on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series and for the TV series Outlander, The Walking Dead, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Black Sails. He has also scored for the PlayStation 4 video game God of War.
Composer of: The Cloverfield Paradox, Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Black Sails, Colossal, I Still See You, Hell Fest, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
McCreary won an Emmy for his main title of Da Vinci's Demons. His most recent Emmy nomination was in 2015 for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for season one of Outlander.
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The After cast visit Lisbon
The After team has gone on an international tour to promote the first film from the After series.
At the end of March, the cast visit Portugal. Anna Todd, Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin met with fans on their International Tour in Lisbon.
While in Portugal, the cast attended an autograph signing event and a screening. The event was very successful, and fans were delighted to have had the chance to meet them in person.
After will be released in Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia on April 11 and in Romania and Bulgaria on April 19.
On our Facebook page -->> you can check images from this events. <<--
After Hero Fiennes Tiffin Josephine Langford Anna Todd Portugal Lisbon
World Premiere of Playmobil: The Movie at The Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019
This year's edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival (June 10-15) in France will open with the world premiere screening of Playmobil: The Movie, produced by ON Animation Studios in Montreal and based on the globally popular toy brand.
The film will be premiered at the opening ceremony at Annecy, Monday 10th June. An event that will kick off the week's festivities dedicated to animation!
Playmobil: The Movie, was presented at the Work in Progress during the 2018 Festival, and is directed by Lino DiSalvo, who worked almost 17 years at Disney, known especially for his role as Head of Animation for the Oscar winning feature length film: Frozen.
Playmobil tells the story of Marla, who goes in search of her little brother Charlie when he disappears into the Playmobil® universe.
When her younger brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of PLAYMOBIL®, unprepared Marla (Anya Taylor Joy) must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home.
As she sets off on a fantastic journey across stunning new worlds, Marla teams up with some unlikely and heroic new friends - the smooth-talking food truck driver Del (Jim Gaffigan), the dashing and charismatic secret agent Rex Dasher (Daniel Radcliffe), a wholehearted misfit robot, an extravagant fairy-godmother (Meghan Trainor) and many more.
The world premiere screening is Monday 10th June in the presence of the producers and the director Lino DiSalvo.


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The "love motels" of Kowloon Tong
One of the most clichéd (and true) observations about Hong Kong is that it is a collection of contradictions. Go to the right place and you'll find wildly expensive mansions within spitting distance of government-subsidized housing. Steps from a so-crowded-it's-claustrophobic street you'll find a silent garden with a koi pond. A mom-and-pop Cantonese restaurant is right next door to McDonald's.
Our neighborhood, Kowloon Tong, exhibits pretty much all of the above, and also features its own "whuh?" characteristics.
For reasons that are not yet clear to me, Kowloon Tong features, intermingled with each other, the city's most dense collection of
expensive international kindergartens and primary schools; and
love hotels.
Note the elegant Gothic 'P' at the top center.
We're told that the burgeoning kindergarten population here is relatively new, and it's gradually outpacing and displacing the love hotels. But not completely, not yet.
The love—or 'short-stay'—motels seem to be regarded with far less "ick" than similar establishments in the US. And by 'similar establishments' I mean, e.g., the chain of motels along Lincoln Ave. in Chicago (the 'Sin Strip') that used to be respectable establishments but are now, as one photo collection so subtly puts it (and as this guy found out), hooker motels.
The sign exudes romance. This is allegedly one of the most famous of the love motels.
The Kowloon Tong love motels are much nicer looking than their Lincoln Avenue counterparts, though there is definitely something about them that makes you think "Hmmmm. This doesn't look quite like a normal hotel." It's hard to describe. But they're legit enough that Time Out Hong Kong could, seemingly without any irony, offer a feature on the best ones. (Only three of the seven in that list are in Kowloon Tong, but that's because probably 90% of Time Out's readership lives on HK Island and would never venture all the way to Kowloon Tong for a naughty tryst when there are perfectly fine 'short-stays' in Central and Wan Chai.)
Is that "O Mas" or "Q Mas"? Would it matter either way?
According to Jason Wordie's very interesting book on Kowloon, these love motels sprung up in the 1960s and 70s to meet the demands of a young (and thus often amorously inclined) population who had little or no privacy. As he puts it:
Most people in Hong Kong still live with their families well into adulthood, which provides little opportunity for some romance with the partner of their choice. The newly opened motels fitted the bill perfectly and were carefully designed to create the desired atmosphere, with mirrored ceilings, jacuzzi baths and other such fittings.
In all these establishments the management policy is strictly 'bring-your-own companion.' Curtains or screens are discreetly drawn in front of the carports as soon as a patron and partner drives in, although one cannot really tell whether this is to stave off the ever present Hong Kong paparazzi or to keep private detectives and jealous spouses at bay.
Over the years these 'love motels' have been very widely featured in numerous export-orientated films made in Hong Kong wherever Cantonese-language movies are shown. This somewhat sleazy cinematic image all helped make the term 'Kowloon Tong' synonymous with a short-time fling in a shady motel. In any small upcountry Malaysian town or public housing estate in Singapore virtually everyone has heard of Kowloon Tong in this context, even if they have never been to Hong Kong in their entire lives.
How about that? We hope to visit Malaysia at some point during our time here, and I am going to tell people we live in Kowloon Tong just to see their reactions.
This place had a wacky neon-lit courtyard, too.
Finally, I offer up this final image, shot during the same photographic walk-about that yielded the images above, with no commentary whatsoever. Maybe just a caption.
Kowloon Tong was an area where the British housed their civil servants, and so many of the streets are named after British locales: Devon Street, Kent Road, Dorset Crescent, Suffolk Road, York Road, etc. Hence this one is especially striking. And that's the only reason.
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All 5G-enabled OnePlus flagships and Nord products introduced since 2020, as well as the latest models in the OnePlus 10 series, are powered by a seamless 5G network. Vi 5G network was also used in New Delhi to test these phones. Once 5G is available in India, users will be able to access Vi's 5G services.
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Q: Configure SSH key with Config Server I am doing a POC on Config Server wherein I will connect to BitBucket repo and if any checkin happen in that repo, my Config Service will pick those changes. In the below code if I am providing bitbucket credentials (hardcoding username and password), its able to connect to BitBucket and everything is working fine. But if I try to provide SSH key, its throwing below error:
application.yml
server.port: 8888

spring:
  application.name: config-server
  cloud.config.server.git.uri: ${url}
  cloud:
    config:
      server:
        git:
          cloneOnStart: true
          username: username
          password: password
          default-label: master

management:
  endpoints:
    web:
      exposure:
        include: refresh
eureka:
  client:
    serviceUrl:
      defaultZone: http://localhost:7001/eureka/
    registryFetchIntervalSeconds: 1
  instance:
    leaseRenewalIntervalInSeconds: 1

Like I said the above configuration is working fine. When I replaced with the below configuration.
server.port: 8888

spring:
  application.name: config-server
  cloud.config.server.git.uri: ${URL}
  cloud:
    config:
      server:
        git:
          #cloneOnStart: true
          ignore-local-ssh-settings: true
          hostKey: ${hostKEY}
          hostKeyAlgorithm: ssh-rsa
          private-key: ${SSH PRIVATE KEY}

management:
  endpoints:
    web:
      exposure:
        include: refresh
eureka:
  client:
    serviceUrl:
      defaultZone: http://localhost:7001/eureka/
    registryFetchIntervalSeconds: 1
  instance:
    leaseRenewalIntervalInSeconds: 1

I am getting below error::
2023-02-10T12:26:39.276+05:30  INFO 24628 --- [           main] c.e.c.ConfigServerApplication            : Started ConfigServerApplication in 2.949 seconds (process running for 3.646)
2023-02-10T12:26:41.041+05:30  WARN 24628 --- [2)-10.73.53.175] .c.s.e.MultipleJGitEnvironmentRepository : Error occured cloning to base directory.

org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.TransportException: https://bitbucketdc-cluster07.jpmchase.net/scm/ccbrft/ccbrap-config.git: Authentication is required but no CredentialsProvider has been registered

I created SSH Key using command :: ssh-keygen -m PEM -t rsa -b 4096 -C "cigfid_dev@example.com
Any help is appreciated.

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Rendering requires specifying a *template* and a *view*.

Overview: Templates and Views
-----------------------------

A *template* may be either a string containing mustache markup, or a
string referencing a mustache template file. For simplicity, the suffix
of the file may be omitted, and a suffix will be appended; by default,
this is `.mustache`, but you may also specify your own custom suffix.

Templates will typically provide placeholders for variables, using a
double pair of braces (mustaches!) to enclose the variable name:

```html
Hello, {{name}}!
```

While additional [syntax](syntax.md) is available, this is the most
basic concept to understand.

By default, variable values are *escaped*. This is to provide safe markup
and reduce the chances of cross-site-scripting attacks (XSS). If you
know a value will be safe for output and/or do not want it escaped,
surround the variable using three braces:

```html
Hello, {{{name}}}!
```

A *view* is either an associative array or an object. In the case of an
associative array, template variables will reference array keys. In the
case of an object, template variables may reference either a public
property, or a public method. If a public method is referenced, or if
the property value is a valid PHP callback, the return value from
invoking the member will be returned.

The following are equivalent views:

```php
// Associative array view:
$view = array(
    'name'    => 'Matthew',
    'twitter' => 'mwop',
);

// Anonymous class view:
$view = new stdClass;
$view->name = 'Matthew';
$view->twitter = 'mwop';

// Class-based view:
class Matthew
{
    public $name = 'Matthew';
    public function twitter()
    {
        return 'mwop';
    }
}
$view = new Matthew();
```

While the last example is contrived, it does demonstrate that methods and
properties are interchangeable.

Sometimes, you may want to create nested structures:

```php
$view = array(
    'name' => 'Matthew',
    'contact' => array(
        'twitter' => 'mwop',
        'github'  => 'weierophinney',
    ),
);
```

Within your template, you can use "dot notation" to dereference such nested
structures. Basically, a "dot" indicates that the preceding value should refer
to an associative array or object, and that the segment following it should be
retrieved:

```html
The github user for {{name}} is {{contact.github}}.
```

The above will result in:

```html
The github user for Matthew is weierophinney.
```

Now that you know about basic templating, variable substitution, and views,
let's look at how you actually render using `phly-mustache`.

## Rendering String Templates

```php
$test = $mustache->render(
    'Hello {{planet}}',
    array('planet' => 'World')
);
echo $test;
```

which outputs as

```html
Hello World
```

In the coming examples I will skip the `echo` statement to reduce code size.
I am also omitting all opening `<?php` tags.

## Rendering File Templates

Let the template be `renders-file-templates.mustache` in your
`templates` folder.  From here onwards, we assume you have your
template in `templates` folder.  Comments inside templates are marked
between `{{!` and `}}`. Please note the character `!`.

```html
{{!renders-file-templates.mustache}}
Hello {{planet}}
```

Now you can render it

```php
$test = $mustache->render('renders-file-templates', array(
    'planet' => 'World',
));
```

Outputs :

```html
Hello World
```

## Template Suffix

You may have noticed we have not added the suffix when we pass the template
name.  By default the suffix is ".mustache".  However, you can change the suffix
as desired; as an example, you might want to simply use `.html`.

```php
$mustache->setSuffix('html');
$test = $mustache->render('alternate-suffix', array());
```

The above will look for the file `alternate-suffix.html` in your templates
folder.

## Rendering Object Properties

You are not limited to associative arrays for your views; you can also use
objects, and `phly-mustache` will render object properties.

As an example, consider the following PHP code:

```php
$view         = new stdClass;
$view->planet = 'World';

$test = $mustache->render(
    'Hello {{planet}}',
    $view
);
```

The above will use the `$planet` property of the `$view` object to fill the
template.

Now consider the following template:

```html
{{!render-object-properties.mustache}}
{{content}}
```

With the following script:

```php
$view          = new stdClass;
$view->content = 'This is the content';
$test = $mustache->render('render-object-properties', $view);
```

You will see the content filled from the `$content`  property of the view object.

## Rendering methods which return a value

Let's assume you have a class `ViewWithMethod`, and it contains a method
`taxed_value`.

```php
class ViewWithMethod
{
    public $name  = 'Chris';
    public $value = 1000000;
    public $in_ca = true;

    public function taxed_value()
    {
        return $this->value - ($this->value * 0.4);
    }
}
```

If `taxed_value` is referenced in the template, the return value
of that method will be used.

```html
{{!template-with-method-substitution.mustache}}
Hello {{name}}
You have just won ${{taxed_value}}!
```

The following renders the above template with an instance of the previous view:

```php
$chris = new ViewWithMethod();
$test = $mustache->render(
    'template-with-method-substitution',
    $chris
);
```

Giving us the following output:

```html
Hello Chris
You have just won $600000!
```

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PRINZ monthly e-Report /
President's Pen
Chief Executive's Report
PR helps strawberries bounce back
The awful strawberry sabotage story that came out of Australia in September has provided some timely lessons for PRINZ practitioners on this side of the ditch. We were relatively unaffected here in New Zealand – save for the removal of Australian strawberries from all Countdown stores two weeks before our own strawberries were due to come on-stream.
But we can learn from our Australian public relations counterparts, who have come up with a number of clever strategies to counter the calamitous situation faced by the country's strawberry growers. Their fruit was being dumped just as the season was getting underway. Australians had stopped buying strawberries and were likely to remain cautious for some time before they had sufficient confidence the berries would not be tampered with. Many growers faced ruin.
PR strategies were quick to the rescue. The biggest one - #smashastrawb – went viral on social media with thousands of people sharing recipes and tips to use up the strawberries that were reduced as low as four punnets for a dollar. "Cut 'em up, don't cut 'em out" the campaign said, "to support Aussie farmers through these berry tough times".
A brewery put out a special edition of strawberry flavoured beer, and celebrities and politicians joined in the campaign to produce recipes and examples of strawberries being used in bulk.
The campaign was led from the top – the Premier of Queensland and the Prime Minister both got right behind it, as copycat strawberry tampering spread across the country.
As PRINZ President, I was interviewed by a journalist from Rural News. After praising the Aussie social media response, I said it would be a good idea PR people in New Zealand could add to their Crisis Management Plans for our food clients. All of us were well versed, I said, in being prepared for a manufacturing or food processing crisis – we have to be when saboteurs are out there, but also when there are so many things that can go wrong getting produce from the farm gate to the plate.
Let us all be reminded – it's always a good time to take a close look at your Crisis and Issues Management Plans and ensure they're right up to date. Including calling on patriotism and social media to save the day.
Felicity Price, FPRINZ, ONZM
Using Behaviour Insights to 'work smarter not harder'
As PR professionals we are in the business of influencing people's behaviour. Whether it's convincing residents to take action in advance of a disaster, engaging a community in a public health initiative, changing the perception of a brand to gain a new audience, or ensuring employees return home safely each day, the success of our work is based on how well we engage with people to drive a specific behavioural outcome.
Yes, many of our PR campaigns deliver big results on tiny or non-existent budgets. But, wouldn't it be great if we could increase the likelihood of delivering better outcomes to our organisations and clients? The trite 'work smarter not harder' mantra might actually apply if we use the principles of behavioural science to inform our campaign strategies.
Much as we like to think we are, we are not always rational beings. Understanding the way our brains are pre-programmed will help us recognise these inherent biases - and how this knowledge should inform our approach to campaign strategies and tactics.
Senior Behavioural Strategist, Dan Bennett from Ogilvy Change in the UK will present a participative seminar designed specifically for senior professionals on 'How to use Behavioural Insight to solve our biggest challenges' in Auckland and Wellington.
Over the course of the day, we'll cover the foundational concepts of behavioural science as well as cover the MINDSPACE principles and how to add them to your PR toolbox. The day will be highly interactive with case study sessions where participants apply the MINDSPACE principles to specific public relations challenges.
Full details of the Senior Professionals Event agenda are available here.
Join your peers for thought provoking discussion, stimulating conversation and networking drinks.
Don't miss out - Book your place now!
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Twitter: @PR_InstituteNZ
MCSA, the University of Waikato's Management Communication Students Association, is celebrating its tenth anniversary on October 4, 2018, and PRINZ has played a key role in its success.
The event will host graduates who were involved with MCSA over the years, current members of MCSA, the Head of Waikato Management and Marketing School Associate Professor Stuart Dillon, and Ms Lee Cowan, Communication Manager for DairyNZ representing PRINZ.
Coincidentally, it is held in the same meeting room where MCSA was launched on September 17th, 2008, as a joint venture between Public Relations students and PRINZ. The launch was attended by Fiona Cassidy, then PRINZ President, and Paul Dryden, then PRINZ Executive Director.
Paul Dryden once said that "Waikato Management Students were more of an asset to the industry". He was passionate about supporting PR students and providing them with professional opportunities. PRINZ have followed his lead and sustained the PRINZ affiliation with MCSA and the commitment to support PR students entering the industry.
It is the success of students of Management Communication at the University of Waikato, especially those who were involved with MCSA, and the commitment of PRINZ to support them over the past 10 years, that students and graduates will be celebrating in the MCSA event on Thursday.
About MCSA
MCSA, the University of Waikato Management Communication Students Association, aims to link students to the Marketing, Communications and Public Relations industries and provide them with industry experiences during their time at university. It has been affiliated with PRINZ, the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand, since 2008.
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2018 RAM 1500 Augusta GA
2018 RAM 1500 at Thomson Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram
Are you in the market for a half-ton pickup truck? If so, you must check out the 2018 RAM 1500! The 1500 has been a favorite truck of ours for years, and the 2018 model is the best yet with an expanded lineup, premium features, and extra value via more standard features throughout the lineup.
3.6-liter V6
3.0-liter turbodiesel V6
SiriusXM Guardian
Standard ParkView Rear Backup Camera
13 trim levels
New Tungsten Edition
5 available configurations
What's new for the 2018 RAM 1500?
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What is the 2018 RAM 1500 Limited Tungsten Edition?
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Final Thoughts on the 2018 RAM 1500
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