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CHINESE ZODIAC * (Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong China USA 2012)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.8|5.0 Stars ìì

Chinese Zodiac—not the typical Jackie Chan action flick—lacks the hard punch, special effects that we’ve come to expect from him. The special effects in this film border on comical and could have been better by a long shot. The film needs realism, but Jackie does use his environment more for defense than he did in his Skiptrace movie shot with Johnny Knoxville. He noticeably needs crew and actors to help him in action scenes. Nevertheless, the film is worth watching at least once.

Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) is given the task to recover several lost bronze animal heads linked to the Chinese Zodiac.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Jackie Chan for his directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Jackie Chan, Zhongjun Wang, and Brett Ratner for making the film possible.  Additional characters/cast include: Hospital Doctor (Daniel Wu),  Narrator (voice of Wen Jiang), Lawrence Morgan (Oliver Platt), David’s Wife (Qi Shu), Katie (Caitlin Dechelle), Vulture (Alaa Safi), Reporter (Peng Lin), Wu Qing (Bo-lin Chen), Pirate Chief (Ken Lo), Catherine De Sichel (Laura Weissbecker), Simon (Sang-Woo Kwon), Asian (Stephen Chang), Bonnie (Lanxin Zhang), Pirate (Tomer Oz), and David (Fan Liao).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It’s not Jackie Chan’s best work.

* Also known as CZ12

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  • Setting specifications for the required equipments, conduct the technical study and the initial receipt for them.
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Simply Jesus - Sabbath Rules

Matthew 12

Looking back now I am so glad that my parents were Christians. I have always gone to church. I may not have always enjoyed it but i have always gone. Unfortunately there seemed to be lots of rules to being a Christian and many of them revolved around what you did on Sundays.

You were not allowed to play out, watch TV, buy things on a Sunday. You could go for a walk but not a bike ride. You could walk along the beach but you couldn't go for a swim. The list went on.

I remember vividly being on holiday in Mussleburgh. My brother and I were allowed to walk by ourselves from church to the house where we were having lunch. On the way back we decided that we could buy an ice cream, eat it before we arrived at the house and our parents would be non the wiser.

There is a verse in the Bible that says "Be sure your sin will find you out". As we emerged from the shop, ice cream in hand our parents car went past. Caught red handed. The ice cream did not taste too good as we headed towards our lunch appointment with our parents.

In v7 Jesus says - "I prefer a flexible heart to an inflexible ritual’

The rules were there out of wanting to please God but God is more interested in a surrendered and obedient heart than a list of rules.

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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.  Depression. Bipolar Disorder. Schizophrenia. Mania. Anxiety. Obsessive-Compulsive. Eating Disorders. Sleep Disorders. Autuism. Disassociative Disorder. Oppositional Defiance Disorder. The list goes on and on.

Not only do people with mental health issues face a stigma, but they face a double stigma from fellow Christians.  As Christians, when mental health issues manifest themselves, we feel confused about the proper response–can a Christian pray away depression and anxiety?  Is it OK to seek help from a mental health professional?

How should we as church members and part of the body of Christ respond when a fellow Chrisian faces a mental health crisis.  What about that kid-in-church-who-just-doesn’t-behave-and-it-must-be-the-parent’s-fault? Maybe the parent needs a warm hug from you and an opportunity to sit down over coffee and share about the mental health issues facing their family.

The purpose of this series is to provide a safe place for Christians to share and discuss the mental health issues that are their reality.  Mental health issues hurt more than just the person with the diagnosis.  It’s time to stop the (double) stigma and educate ourselves with stories from the trenches that give us insight, hope and compassion.

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Corey Latta cc webCorey Latta, Director of College & Young Adults at CUMC, recently received word that his book proposal, Lewis on Writing: What The Essayist, Poet, Novelist, Literary Critic, Apologist, Theologian, Memoirist Teaches Us About the Craft of Writing, has been accepted for publication by Cascade Books (an imprint of Wipf & Stock). This will be the first book written about C.S. Lewis that exclusively collects and looks at his advice on (and excellent examples of) the craft of writing.

Here’s more info from a recent Q&A with Corey:

Q. Tell us about your call to write.

A. I’ve known two things my entire adult life: I’m called to teach and I’m called to write. When I surrendered to the ministry at 19 years old, teaching and writing were my immediate desires. Those desires were burned in my heart then and are stronger than ever now, especially the desire to write.

I started reading ferociously—anything I could get my hands on—and writing devotional material, poetry, as well as non-fiction in my early 20s. I haven’t let up since then. For me, writing has never been a choice. I can’t really stop doing it. The verse that comes to mind is Jeremiah 20:9, where the prophet wants to stop preaching but simply can’t: “If I say, ‘I will not mention him or speak any more in his name, there is in my heart a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of holding it back, and I cannot.” That’s how writing feels to me. It’s what God has called me to, and I have to serve Him by being faithful to it.

Q. What’s the release date for the book?

A. I submit the manuscript in November (I’ve only written the introduction at this point), so it should come out in January 2016.

Q. Why did you want to write a book about C.S. Lewis?

A. I wanted to write this book because Lewis’ writing style has influenced me more than any other prose writer, living or dead. Years of pouring over Lewis’ work, both for pleasure and scholarly purposes, have indelibly impressed upon me the importance of effective language to vehicle—or omnibus, if you like—profound ideas. A watershed moment in my writing life came when my dissertation advisor, an accomplished Milton scholar, Anglophile and avid Lewis lover, made a comment that would both challenge my view of Lewis and call my craft to a higher plane of prose. My dissertation analyzed C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot and W.H. Auden’s theology of time, as influenced, I argued, by French philosopher Henri Bergon’s theory of duration. In the fray of revisions, after submitting a relatively rough portion of my chapter on Lewis, my advisor said, “You’re writing about one of the most clear and articulate writers of the 20th century, so you had better write about him in a worthy manner.” She was right. I had better. And I did.

When I began to pay close attention to the way Lewis wrote, I appreciated what he wrote about all the more. His writing does not only transmit his ideas, it also vivifies them. The danger of self-protection in The Four Loves finds its force in the alliterative cadence of Lewis’ syntax when he warns that the invulnerable heart “will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.” It’s Lewis’ mastery of the asylumed image that makes an otherwise obvious idea so forcible: “A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.” Again, “Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth ‘thrown in’: aim at Earth and you will get neither,” which Lewis writes in Mere Christianity, is a profound truth, one around which I’ve tried to center my life. But the power of this proposition, what actually deploys this Matthean 6:33 idea, is its functional diction, its repetitive rhythm at the level of syntax, its play on future and present tense, its simple clarity.

Q. Tell us about the book’s long title: Lewis on Writing: What The Essayist, Poet, Novelist, Literary Critic, Apologist, Theologian, Memoirist Teaches Us About the Craft of Writing.

A. Another reason I want to tackle this project is because no one has written on Lewis as the writer’s writer. Here you have this brilliant thinker who can write brilliantly in literally every genre, yet no one has collected his advice on or examples of writing and presented them. There is so much to learn about writing well from him. There is a sea of books on Lewis, but none like the one I’m going to write. This will be a helpful guide to seminarians, scholars, Lewis lovers, preachers and to anyone who wants to be a better writer.

Q. Any final thoughts?

A. I’m excited because of my call to write, but I’m also excited because I represent our fine church, and I’m honored if anything I do can shed positive and honoring light on our congregation.

Q. Want to hear more from Corey?

A. Listen to him Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. on AM990 during the Speaking of God segment on the Sam Adams Show where he’ll discuss a range of basic faith-related topics.

We are blessed to have Corey on staff at CUMC and excited to see how God continues to use him to bless others.

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Monday, 6 July 2009

Not me, but Elisabetta. And not by Queen Elizabeth II, but by M. Sarkozy.

Congratulations to Elisabetta for being awarded the prestigious title of Chevalier des arts et des lettres by the French government for her services to French literature.

Now back to work, lady!

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Monday, September 24, 2012

COUNTDOWN To Independence (Significance #4) by Shelly Crane

85 days until release of Independence (Book 4)

We are now on Chapter 5!! *giggle* this is one of my favorites *he he*

"Look. I know this is a lot to take in but you wanted the facts.  I'm not a bakers so I'm not about to sugar coat it for you." ---Gran
"I'm...fine.  I mean, I should be freaking out.  This is crazy.  I guess I would be if you weren't here.  But you are here.  So it doesn't matter I guess" --Maggie
Maggie: I'm fine.
Kyle: Of course you are.  You let everyone run all over you and lover boy here is no exception.
You complete each other, two halves to one circle.  You are no better matched physically, mentally, temperamentally, spiritually and by abilities than your significant. -- Gran
"Gran, I'm only gonna ask this once.  Please don't have sex talks with me, ok? Especially with Maggie in the room.  Do you think we could do that? ---Caleb

I just love this chapter!  So, what do think of Caleb's family!?


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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Summary & Study Guide

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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:

This detailed literature summary also contains Quotes and a Free Quiz on Thunder Rolling in the Mountains by Scott O'Dell.

The following version of this book was used to create the guide: O’Dell, Scott and Elizabeth Hall. Thunder Rolling in the Mountains. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1992.

O’Dell and Hall’s novel consists of twenty-three chapters, all narrated by Sound of Running Feet, daughter of a chieftain of the Ne-mee-poo, and one afterword, removed from the plot of the narrative and providing facts about the real lives of the characters in the book. The book is presented as a novel, but is in reality the account of the struggles of the Ne-mee-poo people to evade persecution by white soldiers in the United States during the late nineteenth century. Elements of the novel are stylistic choices made on the part of the authors, but the unfolding of events is factual.

Chapters One through Four take place mainly in the Ne-mee-poo village where Sound of Running Feet lives with her parents. The main events in this section is the arrival of General Howard, a white soldier, to their village to discuss the removal of the Ne-mee-poo to a different piece of land. Joseph, chieftain of the Ne-mee-poo, previously refused to move his people from their homeland in Wallowa, but sensing that violence may occur, he finally gives in and states that his people will be in Lapwai, a different land, within a month’s time. Too-hul-hul-sote, a Ne-mee-poo priest, protests and wants to fight, as does Sound of Running Feet herself. The section ends with the announcement that the Ne-mee-poo will be leaving their homeland to avoid a war. Sound of Running Feet’s betrothed, Swan Necklace, fears war but must become a warrior.

Chapters Five through Eight describe the perilous journey of the Ne-mee-poo to a land near Lapwai, but, just as they are about to reach it, a foolish act committed by one of their own warriors ignites a war between the white soldiers, called Blue Coats, and the Ne-mee-poo. Two separate battles occur while the Ne-mee-poo reroute their journey and head to the land of the Crow people, where they hope to receive help and protection from the Crows. The section ends with a peace pact between some white settlers in Montana and the Ne-mee-poo.

Chapters Nine through Twelve see the peace pact broken as the Ne-mee-poo are attacked by white soldiers and the white settlers alike. After the fighting has ended, Sound of Running Feet’s mother is killed, as are many Ne-mee-poo, who face their greatest losses to date. The group escapes hastily after that, stealing the Blue Coats’ mules before continuing their journey in an effort to slow their enemies’ pace.

Chapters Thirteen through Sixteen describe the Ne-mee-poo’s shock and sense of betrayal when their arrival in the land of Crows is heralded by bad news: the Crows will not help them. The Ne-mee-poo decide to head north to Canada, the Old Lady’s Country, where they know they will be safe, encountering white women settlers along the way whom they take as prisoners but release in good faith. The Crows are now fighting on the Blue Coats’ side, and the Ne-mee-poo engage in battle with them once again.

In chapters Seventeen through Twenty, the Ne-mee-poo are hopefully that they can reach Canada without losing many more of their own people. But, the Blue Coats are now working with the Cheyenne people as well, and have caught up to the group. After intense fighting, the majority of the Ne-mee-poo’s bravest warriors are killed. Chief Joseph eventually surrenders to the white soldiers, while a fellow chieftain takes all those Ne-mee-poo who refuse to surrender northward, accepting the risk this entails. Sound of Running Feet knows her conscience will not let her surrender: she sets off with Swan Necklace to catch up to the other Ne-mee-poo going north.

Chapters Twenty-one through Twenty-three describe the final events of the novel. The young couple is caught by Assiniboin people, welcomed into the village, and subsequently betrayed as Swan Necklace is stabbed so that Sound of Running Feet might become an Assiniboin man’s wife. She patiently bides her time, numb to everything, until on the day of her wedding she can become lost in the chaotic festivities and sneak away from the village. She runs as fast as she can, escapes the pursuit of her husband, and eventually continues her journey north. The Afterword describes her consequent life in Canada and return to Lapwai many years later, and somberly states that Joseph suffered after his surrender and never saw his homeland again.

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Sons of Sangue by Patricia A. Rasey

Author: Patricia A. Rasey

Gere: Paranormal, MC

Books currently in the series: 2

The Sons of Sangue are a biker gang with a twist…they are vampires! This series give an interesting twist to a well used genre: you have donors, rival gangs, crazy ass primordials (you will figure out what these are if you read it!), action, humor and some extremely, sinfully SEXY men! All topped off and tied together by some pretty amazing romance! This series is a definite MUST read!

Don’t forget to check out our Monthly Giveaway page to see what else is included in this awesome giveaway!

 Patricia A. Rasey is giving away an e-copy of both Viper and Hawk!

Title: Viper (Sons of Sangue book #1)

I really enjoyed how the characters are slowly developed in a way that seemed to flow naturally and smoothly. The author’s writing style is wonderful and made it impossible for me not to get immersed in the story.” ~Becca

Title: Hawk (Sons of Sangue book #2)

“I have to say that in the span of this book I went from hating most of the MC boys (especially Hawk) to caring about their safety and their futures.” ~Becca

Title: Gypsy (Sons of Sangue book #3)

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    I have both books. Viper is really good! I highly recommend it.

  2. […] and the author manages to turn things around for me…make me care about them. (Check out the Sons of Sangue series for an example.) Ryan is NOT one of those characters. I hated him from the first time we met him […]

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Oregon Trip to Gold Beach

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After our rather unsuccessful last trip, we decided to try a shorter one.  Several years ago, for a family vacation, we rented a house on Gold Beach in Oregon, so Marian and I decided to make a short trip back.

IMG_4963Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, heading north

We eventually got to Eureka.  It was a long trip, with lots of traffic in the city and Petaluma.  Next time we need to find a closer place to overnight.

Our first stop was Shoreline RV Park in Eureka.  It was nowhere near the shoreline.  Their web site shows the water right up to the park, but that’s only at high tide.  Other than that it’s all grey mud.  The dog only got a single swim.  The neighborhood was loaded with the homeless, with their dogs loose.  It made walking the dog an adventure.  The park itself was clean, and nice, but right next to the highway, so it was a little loud.  The cable and wifi worked well.

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On the road again up to Ireland’s Ocean RV Park in Oregon.  Fortunately it was a much shorter drive.

This park lived up to it’s website.  You’re greeted by this cute lighthouse / observation platform.

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People paint rocks, and leave them at the base of the tower.

Panorama from either side of the tower.  You can see the short walk to the beach

Here’s our camp site.  The park itself was nice, clean, full service, but the cable was not operative.  We barely got any signal at all.  The boxes were all torn apart.

Two treasure hunters.  Marian goes high tech, Fozzy just digs.  Neither found anything.

Fozzy learned to swim in the ocean, with breakers going over his head, and surfing in on the waves.

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The ceremonial addition go the Oregon sticker to the map.

After that it’s time for a nap.

The temperature in Gold beach averaged 70 or so with the wind blowing like all heck.  It was cold.  Long pants and short sleeve sort of cold.  We made a lot of use of the heater.

So, up and over Grants Pass to I5 and Lake Shasta RV Resort and Campground.

We had some great views of Mount Shasta on the way.

We were practically the only ones at the RV park.  The temperature was over 100.  Hot.  The RV park was not on the lake.  The lake was 1/4 mile away down the road.IMG_1473IMG_1474

Fortunately our tow vehicle is a capable SUV.  I placed it in rock mode, and drove on down.

Fozzy has the Teddy Rosevelt idea.  Bark softly and carry a big stick.

After that, it’s time for a nap.

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Afterwards, we retreated in to the air conditioning for Dominos and bowling.

It was a fun trip.  The Jeep performed flawlessly.  With the winding road and steep hills on the California to Oregon to grants pass we averaged 14.7 MPG.  In I5, flat and strait, we averaged 15.3 MPG.  The new motor is still breaking in, so it should get better.


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The exhibition is in full swing….

Published on December 1st, 2010

So far everything has been going well for my exhibition at Rails End Gallery. I did get exhibition funding from the Ontario Arts Council that helped with the cost of framing.

On November 6th from 2pm to 4pm there was a meet and greet at the Gallery. A good number of visitors and family showed up and I am grateful to everything that came out to view my work. A total of twelve pieces were displayed, 2 in colour the rest are black and white and of varying sizes.

Also in the local papers there was a mention about my exhibition. The County Voice had an especially good write up about me and the photo exhibit. The write up was in the November 25th edition on page 13.

I have also found out that the gallery has sold two pictures from the exhibition. One was a framed picture of the Rails End Gallery and another unframed print of St. Peter’s Church both at a size of 12×18. Once the exhibition is over the orders will be completed, that is the ones that I have to print off.

As the exhibition is coming to a close I hope that if you have not already been in to see my exhibition I hope you do come into Rails End Gallery and take a browse around. Hope to see your name in the registry!

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How internet dating will make us lonely

Internet dating can feel just like a huge sweetshop: one where every person requires a bite, or maybe a few bites, then moves on to one thing sweeter. After a lot more than a decade of dating strangers, Christina Patterson discovered a whole lot concerning the online world and relationships, including just exactly how endless option may be a path into increasing loneliness.

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“ I’m determined, ” stated the guy, “to hold on for one thing good. ” We had simply had intercourse. Quite adventurous intercourse. And today the guy lying nude close to me personally had fundamentally said that i did son’t slice the mustard.

It absolutely was our 3rd date. We had met online, therefore the other two dates had, we thought, gone fairly well. Our very very very first was at a wine club, where i came across which he had been handsome and may talk. I experienced discovered that not totally all that numerous profiles that are online of males who had been handsome and might talk.

Our 2nd date involved an memorial, a supper and a ship. And our 3rd date… well, our 3rd date began with supper prepared by him, and finished using what felt like a written report. B plus. Tries difficult, but could fare better.

I would personally like to manage to state that I leapt up, grabbed my garments and told him he should always be therefore happy. I did son’t. All evening we lay next to him, cheeks burning and barely daring to inhale. The overnight we ended up being experiencing so lonely and rejected that i recently desired to lie on the ground and howl.

An entire world that is new

Web dating is tough: i am aware because I’ve done an awful great deal from it. We started in my thirties after viewing almost all my friends set off. All through my twenties we smiled at their weddings, at their infants, at tales of the young children’ first words and very first steps. Often your time and effort was way too much. I as soon as strolled away from a book that is friend’s after he'd provided a message about choosing the love of their life.

I happened to be tired of looking, tired of dating, sick of feeling that everybody else had been able to leap more than a chasm i really couldn’t even seem to obtain near. I really couldn’t know the way it was made by them look really easy.

We when stepped away from a friend’s guide launch after he previously provided a message about choosing the love of his life.

Nearly all of my buddies came across their lovers at events or through buddies. They liked the appearance of one another, possessed a couple of products and dropped into sleep. No body ever utilized the term ‘dating’. Which was, we thought, something which occurred in the us, something which made you imagine of high-school proms. But then it arrived right here, a complete "" new world "" with strange guidelines that was a mix of 1950s small-town America and Jane Austen. Some sort of where in actuality the girl generally waited to be asked to dancing.

We started this brand brand new thing called dating I was going to meet a man because I didn’t know how else. My peers had been mostly connected. My buddies had exhausted their materials of solitary males. I needed anyone to invest weekends with, and breaks, Christmases, birthdays and New Year’s Eves. I desired you to definitely love, and anyone to love me personally.

From lonely hearts to signing on

We began with lonely-hearts advertisements. You didn’t also reach see a photograph. There is the person who had been six ins smaller he was than he said. There is the person whom smelled of seafood. There clearly was the guy with extremely unfortunate dollar teeth. Whenever I saw him, my heart sank, but we had been thinking I'd better at the least remain for the coffee. Him i had to go, he shouted that I was “a cunt” and left me to pay the bill when I told.

Next there is the dating agency. Then there is the internet – an entire world that is new of whom lived in Swindon and worked with it. Each of them liked absolutely absolutely nothing more, according with their pages, rather than flake out with one glass of wine with a booming fire. Whatever they weren’t so excellent at was discussion. As I’m a journalist, I’m proficient at asking concerns, so I’d invest our alleged date asking plenty of courteous concerns and often went house wondering if that they had discovered anything about me.

It felt like a shameful thing to do when I started internet dating. Couples whom managed to make it beyond a dates that are few regarding how they came across. I might sign on – log in! Even the language now seems that is prehistoric a day at your workplace and discover another lot of strange guys lurking in my own inbox. It was before smartphones, and you also couldn’t simply swipe kept.

I attempted. I must say I, actually attempted. One guy wooed me personally with chocolates and plants after which went away. Some months later on, he did the entire thing all once more. But actually, we had been all doing the thing that is same the time. We had been searching for love and neglecting to think it is.

We had joined a huge sweetshop, one where everybody else has a bite, or simply a bites that are few after which moves on to one thing sweeter.

The impression of preference

Preference, as any psychologist will let you know, does things that are interesting the mind. Instantly, you’re catapulted from fulfilling the odd single guy at the odd celebration to a global making it possible to literally click options for hours. The period is established: the search. The rise of hope. The dissatisfaction. It’s exhausting and exciting.

It is like taking place an endless round of work interviews, but one where no one’s clear if there’s actually work. And it may even make you feel more lonely. A stuffed journal just isn't the just like a time that is lovely. All that effort, but you’re still getting out of bed on morning alone sunday.

Used to do dating that is internet and off, but mostly down, for almost 13 years. For the reason that time, the method changed. To begin with, the stigma moved. We’re almost at the stage where it is the absolute most way that is common partners to satisfy. The algorithms 've got so definitely better that a study that is new shown that couples who meet and marry through internet relationship are somewhat happier compared to those whom don’t. The robots, to phrase it differently, might provide us with a significantly better possibility of delight in a relationship than locked eyes across a room that is crowded.

Many of us try to find love because we don’t wish to be on our personal. Britain, in accordance with a study conducted by BBC broadcast 4 in collaboration with Wellcome Collection, is amongst the loneliest nations on the planet. We've a larger pool of men and women to satisfy and engage than previously, but that huge pool is not making us feel less alone.

The thing I discovered from internet dating

Is internet dating the clear answer? Well, no. Friends would be the response, or section of it. Genuine buddies you notice in real world. Communities for which you give and you obtain are also section of it. And work too, experiencing that you’re adding one thing to the entire world – also, needless to say, as having to pay your bills. One relationship can’t end up being the response to every thing.

Web relationship might have offered us more options, however it hasn’t taught us just how to have relationships. It offers set us liberated to state just what we wish, yet not to consider that which we may offer. It's brought probably the most intimate relationships of our everyday lives as a market, but one which can leave us experiencing that there is nothing quite sufficient.

During my many years of internet dating, I discovered to discover the indicators on pages. If some body has a huge grocery list, you’re most likely not gonna have a tremendously time that is relaxing. We learned that there’s no point in long e-mail exchanges before you meet. You realize nothing and soon you meet. We discovered to help keep dates that are first. And I also discovered that you'll want to keep hopeful, keep attempting, keep paying attention and keep learning, but so it additionally assists whenever you can turn your biggest catastrophes into an excellent tale with a detailed buddy over a pleasant cup of wine.

Finally, we discovered that it is often well worth offering some body a 2nd opportunity. Reader, i did so, in which he has simply relocated in.

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Recipe: Apple and Berry Crumble

This is my favourite weeknight dessert.  It’s hot and fruity and tastes healthy and the leftovers are lovely for breakfast.  And it makes heaps, which means you have breakfast for *days* afterwards.  It’s not really a standard crumble recipe – I think it started off as my mum’s recipe and then developed all the Anzac Biscuit sort of elements in a bid to convince Andrew to eat fruit crumble.  Andrew now claims he always liked fruit crumble, but that’s not what he told me when I first tried making it for him eleven years ago.  I think what he actually meant is that he doesn’t like the kind of fruit crumble people write recipes for, which means that he’s pretty safe because this is definitely not how most people make fruit crumble.

You see, while I make this crumble about once a week,  never make it the same way twice and I never measure anything.  This is a problem, because people ask me for my crumble recipe probably more often than they ask for any other recipe I’ve made, and I don’t know what it is.  Tonight I actually resorted to weighing the boxes containing things like oats, flour, sugar, golden syrup and so forth before and after making the recipe, and then finding the difference.  And then when it was all done and in the oven I realised I had forgotten the almond meal (which was not something that used to go into this recipe, but has become a frequent and valued participant of late), so I’ve guessed that part…  So this is not a perfect recipe, but it is probably as good as I’ll ever get it. If you’ve ever asked me for my crumble recipe, this is a good starting point.

Your shopping list

2 kg apples (a mix of cooking and eating apples is nice)
50 g raw sugar
250 g berries – I used strawberries today, but blueberries, raspberries or blackberries all work.
75 g butter
100 g golden syrup
50 g flour
50 g brown sugar
100 g almond meal
300 g rolled oats

Now what will you do with it?

Put the raw sugar into a saucepan.  Peel and roughly chop the apples, and add to the saucepan.  I switch the heat on to low and add the apples as they are ready, so that by the time the last apples go in, some of the first ones are mostly cooked.  That’s fine.  You’re aiming for most of the apples to be mostly cooked, but it’s nice to have some texture.

Incidentally, the trick is to cook the apples on low heat and covered, and not to add water – if you keep the heat low, the sugar will melt into syrup and the apples will start releasing their juices without anything burning.  If you have the heat higher, you have to add water to avert disaster, and then you end up with apple soup.

Wash and if necessary chop your berries and put into the bottom of a casserole dish.  Add the apples.

Using the saucepan you cooked the apples in (why add to your washing up?), melt the butter with the brown sugar and golden syrup over medium heat.  Add the flour and almond meal and stir vigorously, then the oats.  The aim is to get the oats coated with the syrupy mixture – sometimes you need to add more syrup or butter.

When everything is well mixed, plonk it on top of the apples in the casserole dish and spread around.

Bake at 180°C for about half an hour until browned.  Serve with icecream for dessert or with yoghurt the next day for breakfast (hey, it’s mostly oats and fruit – how can it not be healthy?).

Any fruit in the world.  Really.  I do this with apple and rhubarb, pear and rhubarb, apple and tinned apricots, tinned anything, reconstituted dried fruit, sultanas or raisins added to the apples during the stewing, fresh plums, frozen or tinned berries – whatever you like.  Tinned fruit means no cooking time for the fruit, so it’s very easy, but it can be a bit bland, so think about adding some spices or vanilla, and use a range of different kinds of fruit.  Think about adding spices anyway.  I like adding my Viennese Christmas Spices, but then, I would.

This recipe veganises like a dream with Nuttelex, and is already egg free and probably moderate GI.  You can skip the ground almonds and add more oats to make it nut free, or you can use the crumble topping from the rhubarb crumble with gluten free flour to make it gluten free, but if so, I’d double or triple the topping amounts.

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  1. September 30, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    I feel like an apple and berry crumble at the moment – it is just the right weather between winter and summer to want both apples and berries – must try this!

    As for recipes that you always make differently, I have a few on my blog that I think is the definitive version and then I make it again and change something else – that is the joy of recipe evolution and is always interesting to see how it appears on blogs

    • September 30, 2011 at 2:23 pm

      Yes, they really do evolve! This is a particularly hearty version and probably feeds 8 people, but the leftovers reheat well.

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This Is Actually Just How Digital Consulting Will Seem Like In 10 Years Time

The Hart Geary Wineman MS principal objective of electronic consulting companies is centered on assisting organizations and institutions reach their purposes in the most affordable way and continue to be relevant in today’s competitive market with online as well as digital stations. These companies may aid business spare money and time by automating processes to improve methods and lessen expenses for the company.

This is where electronic consulting comes right into the picture. In this service, the professionals provide an expense efficient technique for enhancing methods as well as total company functionality.

There are actually numerous benefits to using this kind of consulting company. Business will definitely find it to be even more economical and also possess much better command over their procedures. Companies will certainly likewise view an improvement in their client fulfillment and also productivity.

Numerous business make an effort to simplify their units as well as methods and also devote a great deal of time making an effort as well as analyzing to boost all of them. Through delegating their jobs, the firm can easily invest their time carrying out traits that are very important to their organization. In turn, they have the ability to delight in improved profitability and top quality job.

When a firm concentrates on boosting success, enhancing client fulfillment, and lowering expenses, they have the ability to enhance their revenues and purchases. It is actually additionally achievable to lower waste and streamline the method in order that all of the client necessities are satisfied.

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The target of a consulting agency is actually to enhance the customer contentment, offer far better processes, lower waste, and increase efficiency. When a firm has a method in place and also teams up with the correct consultants, they can easily boost each one of these regions instantly.

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As soon as a consultant has actually set up the approach, they can deal with the company to observe what improvements may be created on the firm’s performance. If they possess particular understanding, a professional may even be actually able to implement some of the company’s strategies on their own.

When the condition “electronic consulting” to begin with started appearing, the idea was frequently considered as a method of contracting out tasks that would typically take a large amount of man-hours to do. This is actually no more the case, and the idea of digital consulting has just recently taken on more beneficial connotations.

Today, electronic consulting companies offer a large variety of services, and they have contributed in helping companies apply brand new methods, rise company efficiency, and develop brand new companies. By blending standard consulting exercise with arising modern technology as well as brand-new strategies to organization, these consultants manage to supply services with enhanced end results for their clients and also much better client satisfaction. They can easily even make use of software program devices to help them achieve this.

Digital consulting with services can help you to tweak the customer trip, discover your customer attribute information, automate your advertising methods, as well as develop brand new technical solutions that aid you operate faster and a lot better with active delivery devices. These companies help you to improve your client management and enhance your organization methods. So as to boost your organization’s effectiveness, your experts need to have to learn more regarding your company. By means of continuous study, they can easily calculate the essential functionality locations and pinpoint locations where your company is actually doing not have.

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7 Simple (But Essential) Traits To Keep In Mind Regarding Christmas Gifts

A Xmas gift is also recognized as a Christmas time current or even holiday gift offered throughout the celebration of X-mas. To create your Christmas time gifts much more purposeful, right here are actually some of the most important styles of gifts to provide this Christmas time. apnews.com

Nothing can be better than to give your adored ones elegant and classy precious jewelry pieces. It is actually crucial that you shop about and also decide on the finest parts for your liked ones given that it is actually actually difficult to go purchasing for jewelry these days. Customized jewelry certainly not merely reveals your centered appreciation towards them, yet likewise provides a contact of lesson as well as refinement to your presents.

Residence appliances. Produce certain to receive the most ideal labels etched on it if you are actually providing your loved ones a home appliance present. As an example, if you want to provide your significant other a drip coffeemaker, you can easily put “ibles” or even “juices” or whatever the titles of your significant other’s preferred drinks. If you wish to give your son or daughter a DVD player, you can possess the titles of his/her preferred films engraved on it. Personalized appliances certainly not only present your respect as well as affection towards the recipient, however it also helps make the recipient feeling special.

You can easily provide your children different kinds of playthings as Christmas time presents this time. This is probably one of the simplest gifts to individualize.

Females. If you assume offering jewelry items is actually also private as well as strenuous, you can constantly select individualized women’s devices. There are plenty of different kinds of precious jewelry pieces you may acquire for girls. You can opt to buy check outs, trinkets, pendants, and also earrings to make the gifts individual.

Baptising Presents. As considerably as feasible, you need to give tailored christening presents – one of the very most vital pieces of clothes, a baby covering, infant stuff basket, and so on.

You desire to provide an one-of-a-kind present for your buddies, loved ones members, as well as co-workers, you need to have to bear in thoughts that you do not wish the wedding ceremony presents to be actually merely usual. You have to place a little bit of individual bit on every present you provide out – no issue exactly how ordinary or even widespread they are actually. The more distinct and also interesting gifts you provide out, the more people will definitely remember and cherish all of them.

Tailored Christmas Presents – the most effective means to present your admiration as well as passion. These presents are actually a bunch of fun to give as well as to acquire. This is among the greatest means to convey your feelings without really needing to mention just about anything particularly. It is actually also a whole lot a lot more low-cost than buying pricey products that can effortlessly obtain ruined.

Christmas time presents can be found in all shapes and sizes. The conventional Christmas time gift is a luxurious gift given at the party of Christmas. Christmas time presents are actually likewise frequently exchanged on Christmas Day itself or on the last day of the 12-day X-mas season, Twelfth evening. Presents provided throughout these exclusive opportunities of the year are actually commonly unique, as gifts may be traded between family members or pals and might be an authentic production of the giver, or might be a present coming from charitable organization.

Christmas time presents can be found in all various types as well as selections. The conventional X-mas gift is actually one that is covered lovingly as well as is actually at that point placed under the plant. It is actually certainly not uncommon to view an intricate show of presents, along with knickknacks, tinsel and also bows dealing with package or basket. This form of present is one that can often be discovered with an empty tummy. For loved ones on a finances, or those with children, this is a best gift.

Another well-known form of Christmas time Present is actually a hinder. Kids adore to obtain a container complete of brand new playthings or even household items for Christmas.

There are numerous various present themes on call throughout the year. The ornaments are actually seen as a tiny present to be actually offered to someone to celebrate a special occasion such as a special day or even various other holiday season.


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Health Improvements Were Seen In The IBS Patients

When sufferers were being ordered to keep household and follow lockdown because of to COVID-19 an infection, the patient’s symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome out of the blue enhanced, which confirmed the gut-brain link in purposeful gastrointestinal condition.

Enhancement in wellness witnessed in people with IBS all through lockdown

IBS is a dysfunction that results in harm to the intestine. Indicators of this condition involve cramps, stomach agony, stomach bloating, acidity, and intestinal laxity or constipation. This ailment is a long lasting issue that you will be forced to regulate for a extended time.

Improvement in health seen in patients with IBS during lockdown

Elements that perform a role in creating IBS involve: muscle mass contractions inside of the intestine, abnormalities in the veins in your digestive method, which can induce you to have a greater specialization than common pain when a gasoline or stool spreads to your belly, IBS. Will establish when there are added indicators of IBS in persons suffering from a critical diarrhea, primarily in childhood, when exposed to neurological occasions, and in addition to variations in the germs of the intestine.

Many humans with gentle to excessive IBS report terrible high quality of life. Analysis demonstrates that humans with IBS shell out 3 situations much more times at do the job, this sort of as those with out bowel indications. But owing to coronavirus, a complete lockout was carried out, which prevented individuals from going out of their households to maintain wellbeing safety.

This decreases the signs or symptoms of IBS in folks. This is the end result of a analyze selected to be posted in Digestive Week Week 2021. Nevertheless, they considered that the tension and pressure introduced on by COVID-19 would worsen the condition of these individuals.

Juan Stefanolo is a analysis director and doctor at a medical center, stating, “We imagine the outcomes are linked to these who stayed at residence. They are not below external stress and might keep away from having exterior at dwelling.”

“The buy to close the Argentine pandemic gives scientists with a fantastic chance to master and mitigate the tension of the pandemic. The social interactions of the one particular hundred 20-9 men and women with IBS whose info ended up verified right before the pandemic have in past exploration tasks Was gathered.

These folks ended up reevaluated throughout the COVID-19 period through a related on line review, with many confirmed IBS severity, melancholy, and anxiousness ailments, and similar challenges these types of as indigestion and reflux, heartburn, persistent exhaustion, and migraine with out Headache involved.

Even though the lockdown was imposed in Argentina, the longest lockdown at any time imposed in background, the selection of folks suffering from critical IBS dropped from sixty-five to twenty-nine.

Symptoms these kinds of as somatization, stress and anxiety, restlessness, continual fatigue, decline of stool and fibromyalgia indications improved through lockdown.

There are structural abnormalities in sufferers with IBS diseases, with spontaneous brain connections linked to portion of psychological and tension problems owing to weak bowel indicators. Heartburn, head aches, and reflux (not labeled as dysfunction) worsened throughout the full examine cycle, owing to body weight gain claimed by about 60% of individuals. Stefano reported: “Our effects help the notion that IBS disorder is linked to the food stuff they take in and selected psychosocial factors.”

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Taylor Swift Rocks A Vanity Fair Photoshoot Like A Pro

If looking good on the cover of a magazine were a computer game – then Taylor Swift would have just beat it with a top 10 high score. Tips that her model pals are giving her are certainly paying of, for she looks like she’s been in the job for years and years on the September 2015 issue of ‘Vanity Fair’.

The shoot was done by Mario Testino, and the whole atmosphere gives you an ‘old Hollywood’ vibe, and this classy image that you just can’t get out of your head. The “Bad Blood” singer is wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, completely coverd by a tuxedo, and accompanied by black bants and a matching scarf around her neck.

Who says that you can’t look good without revealing half of your body to the camera? Just take a look at Taylor Swift, she rocked it!

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The Zynga Hate Has Gone Too Far. Maybe They Should Go Private.

I have been working in free-to-play games for the past 5 years and I have been reading a lot of articles describing Zynga’s recent announcement about a soft Q3 2012 on the back of a less than stellar Q2 2012. The public markets clearly don’t like Zynga’s stock – it’s down substantially since its IPO […]

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The HTC Incredible Has Shown Me that Android is Now “Good Enough” to Compete

I’m now on my second Android phone and I have to say that Android has come a long way. When I first got my Nexus One, it wasn’t an iPhone killer by any means (some of my early thoughts on the Nexus One can be found here). In reading a few posts, this one by […]

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Three Reminders about Platform Businesses (Apple, Twitter, and Facebook)

This has been a really interesting week in the world of platforms. Between Fred Wilson’s blog post on filling holes and the subsequent Tweetie acquisition announcement and Apple’s announcements about some of the social gaming features that will be part of the next iPhone OS release, it reminded me of some things I’ve thought about […]

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Buying a Google Nexus One Unlocked is a Terrible Experience – Fixing It is Easy

I have had my Google Nexus One for about a day. And I’m getting ready to box it up and send it back to them. It’s not because I don’t like the device – it’s kind of wonky in terms of UI, especially if you’re an iPhone user, but it’s still a very good device […]

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I’m Finally Giving Up on MobileMe

When I read Walt Mossberg’s revised review of MobileMe, I was really excited – it sounded like they had fixed many of the issues that had prevented me from using the product in the past. Alas, after two weeks of playing with MobileMe, I’m throwing in the towel. It’s not a bad product, it’s just […]

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208cm former VFL ruckman signs at Chelt

Cheltenham was due for some good fortune.

A fortnight ago the Rosellas lost their 2019 marquee signing, former Adelaide Crows wingman and Sandringham VFL co-captain Myke Cook, with a season-ending knee injury.

A few weeks earlier another of their former Sandy VFL players, key forward Josh Fox, had also gone down with an ACL.

Now comes better news for Chelt: they’ve signed 208cm former VFL Sandringham and Port Melbourne ruckman Charlie Kelso.

Coach Des Ryan says he’s been keen on Kelso for some time.

The 24-year-old has been training with the Rosellas for a month and the club lodged a clearance for him last night.

“If I was to go through my phone records, it’s at least three years since we first made contact,’’ he said.

“I think ‘Foxie’ (Fox) put me on to him originally.

“Just really pleased to get him. Anyone of his stature will be very handy in our comp, obviously. He can play the game. He’s very athletic. He knows his way around a football field. He’s got an appetite for it. He’ll be a very big inclusion for us.

“With his Sandy connection he’s mates with Dylan (Weickhardt), ‘Cookie’ (Cook), Josh Fox,

Jack Davis, Will McTaggart. There’s that desire to be together and play footy together.’’

Kelso played for the Sandringham Dragons in the Under 18 competition before joining Sandringham and, in 2017, Port Melbourne, where he played four senior games in its premiership season.

His arrival at the Jack Barker Oval adds to a tall division of Sean McLaren, McTaggart and Richard Ryan, and will allow Chelt to use Ryan in other areas.

“Richard has been phenomenal this year,’’ Ryan said.

“In fact ever since he crossed from Beaumaris he’s been a hard worker, competing as an undersized ruckman.

“But his best footy is probably at centre half back, centre half forward. With Charlie as an inclusion it allows us to structure up how we’d prefer to, as opposed to how we have to.’’

Owing to the interleague program there are no Division 1 games this Saturday.

The Rosellas, 3-2, visit Port Melbourne Colts in Round 6.


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Update related to COVID-19

posted Dec 19, 2018, 6:00 PM by Eric Hung   [ updated May 24, 2020, 7:41 PM ]

As we reopen school, we do so with new safety measures to assures the protection of our teachers and students.

- We have increased thorough and regular cleaning throughout the school
- Hand sanitizer is available throughout the school for your use.

We ask that you:

- Do not enter the school if you are sick or believe you may have been exposed to COVID-19
- Wear a proper mask or face covering when training indoor ( outdoor is optional)
- Practice social distancing by staying six feet away from others.
Stay safe and stay healthy !

August 2021 Grandmaster Wang's Seminar And Demo

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Jan 2014 seminar
Aug 20 Fri    6:30 PM -10:00 PM Ba Gua $140

Aug 21 Sat 10:00 AM -12:30 PM Tai Chi 1/2 $90
                   2:30 PM -   5:00 PM Tai Chi 2/2 $90

Aug 22 Sun 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
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2012 International Cheng Ming Martial Arts Championship

posted Sep 3, 2012, 8:42 AM by Eric Hung   [ updated Sep 18, 2013, 3:54 PM ]

Congratulations to our students for outstanding achievments at the 2012 International Cheng Ming Martial Arts Championship (Taichung, Taiwan)
Frank Sisson,      1st place, heavy-weight push hands.
Tony Shih,          2nd place, heavy-weight push hands.
James Lee,        1st place, middle light-weight push hands
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Welcome Letter from U.S. Chief Instructor Eric Hung:

posted Sep 19, 2010, 11:08 AM by Eric Hung   [ updated Oct 3, 2010, 12:50 PM ]

Thank you for visiting our site. Our goal is to promote harmony of body and mind.

We do this by using one of the oldest and most powerful methods to train our bodies to be strong, fit, and young, and our minds to be calm and relaxed. Our program benefits all levels of experience.

I am very fortunate to be a member of the International Cheng Ming Martial Arts Association. I have met many friends from all over the world, and these friends have inspired my life. I want to thank Grandmaster Wang Fu Lai for teaching me martial arts for over 20 years. Not only has Grandmaster Wang taught me martial arts but also principles in life.

Grandmaster Wang always says, “Challenge yourself, stay humble, and don’t forget where you came from.”

I want to thank my family for supporting and encouraging me. I would also like to thank all of the students who have contributed their time to help build this school and our Cheng Ming USA organization.

Thank You.

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Hello September!

September officially marks the start of the "Ber" months, which means Christmas is just around the corner.  I am excited about the holiday season coming up, but September also gives me enough reasons to be as ecstatic because of so many things to look forward to.

First on the list is that we are moving to a bigger office!  I love the old office because it had a cozy feel into it, but with the company expanding it's time to move to a bigger location to accommodate all the new amazing people joining the team.  Another thing is that our CEO would be visiting us and there have been plans of a company outing at a fancy resort once he is here, I can't wait!

This month, I am also very much excited to meet up with good friends I have not seen for a while.  My friends from my old workplace and I are planning on an "Army Navy" date, I already marked it on my calendar and that would be on the 15th.  My "soul friend" Mela and I are also planning to meet and chat on a weekend that would work for us both, we'll figure out the date but definitely pushing through.  My best friend (Sandee) is visiting the Philippines on the 6th, too bad I won't be able to meet up with her.  Another friend (Anne) who was my Intern at Makati Medical Center during my medical clerkship is visiting Cebu with her husband to attend a conference, and hopefully once schedule permits we're planning to meet over coffee.  And September 17th is the birthday of a dear friend, Happy Birthday Apple!!

September has me looking forward to so many wonderful and exciting events, and I'm grateful that things are off to a good start.   I am praying that this month will also be good to you as well.  Be positive!

PS:  I am also looking forward to 2 new pair of Flipelas I ordered from my entrepreneur friend Cocaine. Yipee!

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  • The 1990 Coastsweep Kickoff was a great success thanks to your support! Although the day got off to a rainy start, it certainly didn't dampen the spirits of the enthusiastic volunteers that came out to keep our Massachusetts beaches clean.

    Conigliaro Industries contribution of adding a recycling component to the cleanup effort was invaluable. We appreciate your generosity and the cooperation displayed by your fine staff. Your concern and commitment to our environment and the community is a great example to other business leaders.

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  • "Through Conigliaro's cost effective and reliable service, we've been able to provide carpet reclamation services to more and more Bentley Prince Street customers in the New England area. Helping our customers divert their existing carpet from the landfill after installing new Bentley Prince Street carpet and carpet tile has been made easier and cheaper in the New England area through Conigliaro's container rentals, drop trailers, live load pickups, and carpet reclamation services. Thanks Conigliaro for helping Bentley Prince Street and our customers keep carpet out of the landfill!"
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    Healthcare facilities generate the most unique and challenging waste streams possible. Atthe Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, not only is our hospital waste stream diversified and unusual, our potential recyclables are as well. Our facility generates and recycles paper, cardboard, wood, glass, metal, plastics, rubber, textiles, construction and demolition debris, batteries, fluorescent lamps, and more. If it can be recycled, we are recycling it.

    In June 1996, I approached Greg Conigliaro of Conigliaro Industries about developing a total recycling program. I knew nothing about recycling. Greg has a vast store of knowledge and an enthusiastic interest in sharing that knowledge. Step-by-step, Greg helped us put together a total recycling program.

    Since our partnership, Conigliaro Industries and our dedicated hospital "Green Team" have developed one of the most successful hospital recycle programs in the country. Our recycle program won the MassRecycle Institutional Recycling Award. We were presented at The National Recycling Coalition two years in a row. We received two Certificates of Achievement from the Federal Environmental Executive and we have been nominated for the White House Closing the Circle 2000 Award. In fiscal year 1999, we recycled 950,564 pounds of materials, an incredible 46% of out total waste stream!

    I cannot say enough about the leadership and professionalism of Greg Conigliaro and Conigliaro Industries.

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Glenn Conover, CPA, CCIFP

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I have been a partner for over 15 years and running my own accounting firm gave me real insight into the problems and concerns business owners face. I faced them too!  Most of my thirty year career I've spent in the construction, real estate and professional services industries. The work I enjoy most involves tax planning for S corporations, partnerships and individuals.  That means I do a good bit of consulting to help business owners and people with tax strategy for estates and trusts, as well as business operations, purchases and sales.  Like it or not, taxes are one of our biggest expenses, so it's my job to make sure they are minimized within the limits of the law, and that there are no surprises in April.  Tax planning is a critical aspect in our Concierge Accounting approach.

I grew up in Phoenix, and earned both my Masters degree in Taxation and my B.S. in Accounting at Arizona State University. In August 2018, I was appointed to the Arizona State Board of Accountancy Tax Practice Committee.  My wife, Renee, and I have been married for over thirty years and we are the proud parents of three sons, Josh, Jake and Mickey.  Josh is a restaurant manager in Scottsdale, was married in 2017, and just welcomed my first grandchild, Macy to the family! Jake joined the Army in the summer of 2010, deployed to Afghanistan, and came home safely in January 2014. He graduated from ASU in 2016 and commissioned back into the Army as an officer where he is flying Blackhawk Helicopters. Mickey graduated from ASU in 2017 and is now an Economics Teacher at Gilbert High School! Go Tigers! I like most things with motors, so racing my RX7 at club racing venues and riding ATVs with the family are my hobbies of choice. I enjoy hiking, have participated in the Phoenix 7 Summit Challenge and successfully hiked the Grand Canyon, Rim to Rim in one day.

Jared Asay, CPA, CCIFP

Financial Partner

Construction has been a part of my professional life since I can remember. My early years I spent hands on as a professional framer for a custom home builder, and for the last two decades, providing attest and consulting service to businesses in the construction and real estate industries.  Over the course of that time, I've developed strong working relationships with Valley bond agents, surety companies, bankers and other construction industry professionals, and that really helps our clients as they grow.  My career path has allowed me to amass a broad base of experience, including controller of a private company.  That's why I relate to the problems and concerns of financial managers and can provide guidance, financial or otherwise.

I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and earned my B.S. in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from Indiana University.  My wife, Aimee, and I have four wonderful children, and we have called Arizona home since 2004.

Janeen Butler, CPA, CCIFP

Tax Manager

I have spent most of my career working in the real estate and construction industry.  I have had experience in providing everything from day to day accounting to working in the operations to reviewing the final financial results of the year.  My greatest passions are in finding efficiencies and helping clients in any way that I can, whether that be through helping them understand their taxes, assisting with process improvements, or someone to bounce ideas off of (just ask!).

I grew up in West Virginia and moved to Arizona at the age of 18 and love it here. I attended Arizona State where I received my B.S. in Accounting and Masters of Taxation. My husband, Geoff, and I have three children so that is where all my free time is spent!

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I began my career as an auditor at KPMG in Dallas, while attending undergraduate at Southern Methodist University.  I graduated with my BS and Masters in Accounting and moved back to my home state of Arizona, to work for KPMG and obtain my CPA license.  After 3 years, I started a new job as a Revenue Accountant at JDA Software in Scottsdale.  I was there for 5 years, where I worked in several different areas including revenue, fixed assets, leases and payroll accounting. I joined Conover Asay CPAs in March 2017.

I met my husband Zach while working at JDA. We have been married since 2015 and have two kids, Hayden and Sutton. We reside in Scottsdale and love spending time as a family and traveling to new places.

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I began my career as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, DC. After two years of auditing, I transitioned to Financial Consulting, where I supported a Government Agency’s Finance Division for the next seven years. My work included Financial Statement preparation and review, as well as business process improvement within the Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and General Ledger Reporting areas. Additionally, I have multiple years of experience in Corporate Accounting and FP&A.

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During the 1940s, Exchange had organized its club activities around seven areas of service that included: education; agriculture; aviation; citizenship; commerce and industry; federal youth rehabilitation; youth and geriatrics.

Today, three Programs of Service and Exchange’s National Project, the Prevention of Child Abuse, are lenses through which local clubs focus their energy and attention on their communities’ specific needs. The Programs of Service are Americanism, Youth Programs and Community Service.

Child abuse prevention became Exchange’s National Project in 1979, at the 61st National Exchange Club Convention.To uphold its National Project, Exchange provides a variety of public awareness materials designed to help inform and increase awareness of child abuse and how it can be prevented. Such projects are implemented through Exchange Clubs and Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Centers across the country.Through the Exchange Parent Aide home visitation model, child abuse prevention experts work directly with at-risk families. To date, Exchange Club CAP Centers have helped more than 691,120 families break the cycle of violence, thus creating safer homes for 1,727,800 children. Exchange was the winner of a Presidential Award from the White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives, is a charter member of The National Child Abuse Coalition, and is a Partner in Prevention with the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

America’s young people are its most precious resource. For many years, Exchange Clubs and National Headquarters have sponsored an impressive selection of activities designed to benefit and encourage our nation’s youth. Through college scholarships, mentoring and guidance, and service recognition, Exchange is making a difference for America’s youngest generations.

The history of Exchange’s Community Service projects is quite impressive. Since the first group of Exchangites convened in 1911 in Detroit, Michigan, Exchange has been dedicated to serving its communities. Throughout the years, Exchange Clubs have been responsible for community endeavors of all types such as, cleaning up highways, sponsoring cultural programs, hosting art and industrial shows, holding state and county fairs and festivals, and organizing rodeos and athletic events. Exchange Clubs have also provided millions of dollars for scholarships, gifts, equipment, sponsorships, educational assistance, and other worthy causes.

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Dallas Movie Screenings started out as a mailing list on Yahoo Groups to facilitate finding free screening passes in the DFW area. When Yahoo Groups shut down, we are now posting screenings on our Facebook page at http://www..facebook.com/groups/dallasmoviescreenings
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Liam Neeson leads the way as being the best of the more mature action stars. He is tall, formidable, and totally convincing as a man totally in control of his world. Playing an alcoholic U.S. Air Marshall depressed over the loss of his daughter to cancer, he must save the passengers on a six hour flight to London from unknown terrorists. The script by John W. Richardson, Chris Roach and Ryan Engle is brought to life by director Jaume Collet-Serra in this French/American production from Joel Silver. As long as you just go with the tense and unrelenting action and don't think about the plot holes, you will have good time.

The transatlantic flight from New York to London is seen through the bleary eyes of Bill Marks who was drinking in his car and smoking cigarettes like a chimney just before his before going into the airport. He peruses the passengers waiting to board the plane assessing everyone for potential problems. There's Jen (Julianne Moore) who manages to switch seats with Bill's row mate Zach (Nate Parker) because she wants to sit by a window, there's a little girl Becca (Quinn McColgan) who is flying alone on the way to see her father, and Nancy (Michelle Dockery) the stewardess for first class who knows not to serve Bill a cocktail. Bill starts getting text messages on his secure Air Marshall phone. The caller tells him that in 20 minutes someone will die unless 150 million is transferred into an account. He tells another agent on board, Jack (Anson Mount) who would raise anyone's hackles as being just suspicious from the get go especially when he tells Bill to not take it seriously. Of course, he informs the pilot (Linus Roache) and they begin to follow the standard procedures which would mean putting a dead zone on all electronics on the plane. But Bill wants to keep it on to track which of the passengers may be sending the messages. Things start to move along quickly as Bill's bosses inform him that the bank account for which the ransom money was to be sent is in his name. Soon he's the main suspect and his drinking and bad rep are working against him. Who can he trust, how can he catch the bad guy?

The rest of the movie is tense, non-stop action, and no one is above suspicion. Bill really wants to have another drink, and he's smoking cigarettes on the plane's bathrooms covering up the smoke detectors with duct tape which he carries with him. The messages keep coming, the bodies count accumulates, and everyone thinks Bill is culprit. What's a guy to do? Neeson does a serviceable job as the man on the edge trying to get to the terrorists while scaring the bejeesus out the passengers. Everything moves quickly so the you can't think about details too closely. The viewer is impressed with Bill's point of view and it's worth the ride. Just go have lunch afterwards and don't worry about the small stuff.
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Winners and Losers in Gaza

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Winners and losers in Gaza

Daoud Kuttab

Unlike times of tranquility, wartimes bring the best and worse in many people. Wars are also an opportunity for people to shine or to fail.

The Israeli war on Gaza certainly has its winners and its losers, although the list could change and protagonists can leap from one side to the other.

Here is my preliminary list of winners and losers.

The first and biggest loser has been the international system, which was unable to stop a clearly disproportional assault from taking place. International humanitarian law, which has been gathering some teeth in recent years, has yet to show whether it is able to deter future Israeli politicians, army general, air force pilots and other military commanders from carrying out war crimes against civilian populations.

In politics, my choice for a major loser goes to Qatar, which hosted an Arab summit that failed to gather quorum and allowed the leader of Hamas and two other Damascus-based Palestinian leaders to fill the seats of the Palestinian delegation.

A clear political winner is Omar Suleiman, the director of the Egyptian intelligence, who delivered the ceasefire agreement from the Palestinian factions. Egypt has been regularly blamed in the Arab world for its alleged bias against Hamas. But Suleiman, working behind the scenes, succeeded to pull a rabbit out of the hat and won Egypt back its respectability and possibly helped improve his own chances of running Egypt after the departure of Mubarak.

A major loser is the Israeli prime minister. Ehud Olmert, the departing and disgraced Israeli premier, wins the chutzpa prize. Olmert boasted that he caused the humiliation of US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice. Speaking with self-importance, Olmert bragged how he demanded that president Bush cut short a speech in Philadelphia to take his call and that he basically ordered Bush to force Rice not to vote in favour of a UN Security Council resolution she and her delegation had crafted with European counterparts.

How wise is it to announce that you embarrassed the first African American secretary of state a few days before the first African American president is sworn into office?

In the media, the same outlet was a winner and a loser, I believe. War has a way of lifting or bringing down media outlets. CNN made its debut in the first American war on Iraq. Al Jazeera Arabic succeeded with the second Intifada and this war on Gaza, the clear winner was Al Jazeera International.

With non-Arab Western journalists denied entry into Gaza, the only English language media outlet which had the field to itself, succeeded in not only filling the gap but doing so with professionalism and balance. Unlike its mother station, Al Jazeera Arabic, which got carried away emotionally on more than one occasion, Al Jazeera International kept its poise and won the respect of many around the world.

Al Arabiyah pan-Arab station won the respect of many, even if not for the number of those who watched Arab stations (that ranking continues to go to Al Jazeera Arabic). Al Arabiyah succeeded by giving much more serious analysis, much better field reporting (with serious human interest stories) and not being afraid or worried about showing Palestinians saying that they were scared. It didnâ€™t fall prey to repeating ad nauseam images that should never have been shown on any TV station without warning to the viewers. It did more to humanise the Palestinians than any other media outlet, showing children express fear and concern rather than restrict TV appearances to statements of courage and fearlessness. BBC Arabic service also was a winner, easily beaten former rival French based Monte Carlo radio

The Israeli army wins the â€œchickenâ€ prize for carrying out one of the most recent one-sided wars. Azmi Bishara, a Palestinian thinker, called the Israeli armyâ€™s actions the most cowardly in modern history.

The heroes of this conflict are many. They include doctors and medical crews, especially ambulance drivers who risked their lives and paid with their lives to help others; telecommunication workers trying to keep people connected; journalists trying to keep the world informed; and humanitarian workers who worked tireless and also paid with their lives to help others. Special mention must be given to UNRWAâ€™s local and foreign staff, many living round-the-clock on their premises and providing a shelter (not always safe) to the displaced Palestinians.

Locals give special tribute to some of the foreign staff who is said to have carried out extraordinary sacrifices and laid their lives on the line to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians. At one time one UNRWA foreign employee is said to have driven a truck through fire to avoid a major explosion following the attack on the UN warehouse.

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Dare to Drive – Part I. Driving is exhausting

Learning to drive is something I have been putting off for the past 9 years, despite constant inquiries by various family members. I finally took the theoretical exam 3 years ago for the first time, passed it on the first try and then never got the courage/money together to take lessons. Things have changed though. A couple weeks ago I retook the theoretical exam and passed, again only this time I went straight to the closest driving school and booked my lessons, the first of which was this morning and let me tell you, it is exhausting.

To be clear, I had 0 experience with driving anything with an engine. I haven’t even been kart racing. On top of that I’m also pretty terrified of driving and, because of burnout, pretty scatterbrained at the moment. So, not an ideal state of mind to start driving lessons. However, in the spirit of falling, I did, and I didn’t do a terrible job.

The class started with the instructor driving us over to a calmer part of the city, where we’d encounter (or endanger) less people. He then gave me a quick rundown of how to adjust the seat correctly and what to check for when adjusting mirrors etc. He also very quickly went over some of the controls for lights and signals etc. which, to be honest, went way too fast for me. At this point I was already slightly overwhelmed because my brain isn’t doing so well with accepting new information at the moment.

We then switched sides, taking a quick look under the hood in the process, and it was my turn to drive, kind of anyway. At first I learned when to turn the wheel, when to let go while the instructor controlled the pedals and then it was my turn. I have to admit that I was quite anxious at this point but I did okay. I didn’t hit anything or anyone (except for the curb once or twice, but I think everyone just starting out does that).

I never realized how many different actions you carry out at any given time when you’re driving. I did realize there would be a lot to pay attention to but not how much concentration and energy that would actually take. I actually needed a break after about an hour to just relax for a couple minutes before getting back in. At the end of the second hour my lesson was over and the instructor went over the things we did and specifically what I need to work on next time. Apparently I do things backwards. Most people have issues with starting whereas I tend to stop too abrupt but can start just fine. He did add that anxiety and absent mindedness are the main enemies of progress and that, because of these I’m a little behind on the average student. That said, it’s not something that will necessarily hold me back in the long run. It was only the first lesson after all.

In the end I must say that I do feel slightly less tense about driving now than I did this morning. I also rationally know that this is something I can learn, so many people do it all the time and I’m no different from any of them. As with so many things, I just need to get out of my head and do the thing.

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Detached workshop building with brick elevations under a concrete roof. The unit is fitted out partially with offices and kitchen facility. It has an electrically powered up and over loading door.

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