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8 things to outsource to a VA

8 things to outsource to your VAHaving been speaking to my clients over the years of running my VA business, the one common thing I am hearing is ‘I thought I would have more time!’ or ‘getting stressed with running out of time’ – this runs through not only my clients but most other VAs that I know all say the same.

And if you are reading this as a business owner I would imagine you can resonate with this, and once again its ok to feel like this, what you need to do is not stress about it as it is not going to make it go away.

Time Consuming Tasks

There are so many time sucking tasks that land on our desks whilst running our businesses, to the point of not knowing where to turn. I thought today I could share with you tasks you can outsource to a VA:

Social Media Support

This is one of those tasks that you could easily spend all day and all week on, it seems to be one of those that has no end, and one that always throws up more issues and things to add to your list. You need to have a presence on social media nowadays, it’s your key marketing tool. If you outsource this to your VA, you can have them partially helping you with the small things like sourcing industry specific images, to the more in-depth tasks like scheduling, creation and comment moderation.

Another big one for small business owners, we need to stay in touch with our crowd and hitting their inbox or RSS blog feeds will make all the difference. Having a VA help you with such a task can free up a stupid amount of time. Again, you can go with handing over the small tasks of scheduling the e-newsletter to go out and cleaning your list of bounce backs, to scheduling in blog posts, con-tent and image sourcing. The level of what you want to hand over is up to you, but let’s face it, even if you get your VA to send out your newsletters its freeing up valuable time.

Yep that dreaded task, how much time does it take you to research things? And it is one of those easy to hand over tasks.

If you are running a business and have clients you have to invoice them on a regular basis, and can be time consuming especially if you have a few tricky clients that don’t exactly play by your pay-ment terms. Having to continuously chase overdue payments is demoralising for you and sucks up that valuable time!

If you hold events then you will know how much time these take, it really isn’t a 5 min job and not one you can cross off your to do list in a hurry. Having a VA assisting you on an event will free up so much of your time, from pulling in venue ideas, gift ideas, drawing up guest lists, sending out save the date emails, the list is endless on what a VA can do for you on this task.

Data Entry

Whether this is CRM data entry, or a stack of business cards from an event you of if it is specific in-formation for your business, it’s a job that will suck time like no other, and you will quickly find oth-er things that need doing before data entry, why not find a VA that can take this extremely time-consuming task off your hands.

Travel Arrangements & Diary Management

If you are a regular traveller then you’ll know what must go into your itinerary, from flights to transfers, hotels, train, hotel or venue bookings, as well as the meetings that work around the itin-erary. There are a lot of things to remember, I had to do in my employed days a lot of travel ar-rangements, I had one sales guy visiting several countries in the ASPAC region so tying them all up was tricky to say the least!

Having a VA you can delegate these tasks to them, they should have an extensive knowledge of where to go and how to find the best deals etc
Whilst you are away your diary still needs to be looked after, as you will probably have a fair amount of catch up meetings on your return, having a VA to make sure you are on track will be a godsend. You do not need to have a full time PA to hand when that could be a waste of money for you

Email Management

Sometimes our email can be a huge distraction, and in this day and age it’s hard to ignore as its eve-rywhere, laptop, tablets, smart phones, you will always know when you have an email, and you feel compelled to reply straight away. Having a good VA they will be able to tidy up your inbox, create folders, unsubscribe from lists you don’t require anymore, create templates and signatures.

These are just some of the things a decent VA can do for you as a business owner. If any of these shout out to you then please do get in touch, I would love to be able to help you in your business. I have some availability through August and I am booking into September, so do get in touch if you feel this would benefit you.  And check out my latest freebie HERE

5 things to expect from outsourcing

5 things to expect from outsourcing

Previously I have spoken about the things you should expect when working with a virtual assistant.

But what can you expect when you outsource? So you have spoken to a VA, you and told them what your pain points are, and the possible tasks you want to outsource.

5. Offload THOSE tasks! – we all have those tasks that take an age to do, or forever to get off your to do list, these could be the type of tasks that you can outsource to your new VA, it could be that type of task that would take them half an hour, where it would take you hours or days.

4. Reduced stress – Knowing that you could be working into the dead of night on the endless tasks you have, can be a real stress inducer, so knowing that you have that extra pair of hands at the ready will reduce the stress, knowing that those tasks that have taken you forever to get done are being done by your VA will reduce those stress levels.

3. Having an expert on hand – Now I am not saying your VA is the all seeing all singing superstar, but she/he will undoubtedly have a vast knowledge on may things that will help you move forward in business, and most VAs have a wide support network that they can call upon should the task or problem become troublesome.

2. More time in business – You will find that you will be gaining back more time to spend ‘IN’ your business not ‘ON’ your business, there is an enormous difference with this one. We all know that working ‘in’ your business you are working with clients, selling, making, planning whichever it is you do, basically making money, the ‘on’ the business is the amount of time you are having to spend doing the background work, emails, invoicing, marketing, advertising, social media, overdue payments, the list is endless, but these are the tasks your VA can do, which then turns your ‘on’ to ‘in’ time.

1. Happier you! – This one speaks for itself really, but yes after your initial settling in with your new VA, and things start to tick over and your business relationship grows, the less stress you will have and the happier you will be knowing that they are being taken care off, giving you that time you need to grow your dream.

If you are looking to outsource or you think you could benefit from this, then get in touch, will be more than happy to have a chat with you.  Check out my latest freebie HERE

11 Things to ask your Virtual Assistant

Talk to your family………

talk with your family

Again, another random title lol but it is something I want to talk about, as let’s face it, your family have a massive influence in your business, at the end of the day I am pretty sure they are one of the top 5 reasons you started in the first place.

But do you talk to your partner? Do you bounce ideas off them? Do you ask for advice? And MORE importantly, do you NOT talk about business!?
Let’s face it we are all culprits of having a moan, or talking to your partners as soon as they take the key out the door, not least because it’s nice to see them, but also to the fact you have been in your home office all day, so adult company is always nice.

But we need to be mindful not to bombard them with our woes and worries, it’s nice to bounce those ideas off your loved ones, but equally, it is nice to SWITCH OFF, you’ll hear this a lot from me in the future.  I am all for working to grow my business but I am also a massive advocate of having that downtime, and more so lately with all the #headstogether campaign too.

I know this is so off topic when it comes to business, whichever industry you are in, but it’s one that needs to be out there and spoken about, and being a business owner I worry about this too, when working from home we lock ourselves away in a bubble and sometimes forget to come out for air.

Your family are the ones supporting you, so make sure you are connecting with them and making sure if you have any problems they are aware of them.

Equally, you need to make sure you have plenty of down times too, this is such an important part of your business thriving, if you are not logging off and enjoying what is around you then it becomes a chore and no different to going and working for someone else.

Remember your reasons

Now and then you need to put things in check and you need to remember why you are doing what you are doing, this works on other things too not just business related.  But sit and ask yourself what were the reasons you started your business.

  • Stick to your hours
  • Switch off
  • Play and talk with your family and friends
  • Enjoy downtime
  • Remember you need to make sure you talk to those around you, it’s so easy to lock yourself away
  • Enjoy your business, but also enjoy the reasons why you started

Your family and friends are there to support you, talk to them, be honest with them, and more importantly ENJOY what you have

If you are struggling to stay on top of things, why not have a chat with me, I am happy to discuss outsourcing and how I can help you gain back some time during your week.  And check out my latest freebie HERE

11 Things to ask your Virtual Assistant

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Are you comfy? It’s bed-time story time…..

Bedtime Story time

Guess how much I love you…………………. This is one of the favourites here, as well as ‘We are going on a bear hunt’ in all fairness our children love having a story read to them at any time of the day, but bedtime is the calm, the lay in bed and let us drift off into a state of relax and story time.

See kids have a lot on their minds, and I am sure each generation that grows up say’s it’s tough for kids growing up nowadays, the pressures and strains.  And they are not far wrong, I know when I was at school, jeez did I moan! But I never had the level of homework my kids get now and they are nearly 5 and nearly 9!

But a story at bedtime is fun and calming and helps them sleep.

Now, you are sitting there thinking ‘why the heck is she babbling on about bedtime stories’ well I have a reason for this topic and that is a simple question for you all:

How many of you switch off from the internet and read?

A study has shown that even 6 minutes a day can be enough to reduce your stress levels, it’s been proven that is more effective than listening to music, which for me was a surprise as I am very music orientated, I always have my radio on or my iPod on shuffle, I generally feel happier with music on in the background (plus is bodes well for some kitchen dancing!). As I sit here now drafting this I am listening to my music.

Going back to reading

After I read this piece I started watching my children at bedtime whilst I read them their stories and I could see them smiling and relaxing, as the story unfolded, and wondered why on earth I don’t read as much as I used to, I mean now is the time for me to be picking up a book and losing myself in the story, and we all know those that have read Pride & Prejudice probably knows what it’s like to lose yourself in a book 😉

Lose yourself in a book

Running our businesses 24/7 can takes its toll on us, the stresses and pressures of hitting targets, pulling it the money each month, plus all the other tasks we must do, I feel we owe it to our minds and stress levels to find a way to unplug and unwind, and that’s why over the next few blogs I will be talking about ways to unplug from business and really enjoy the reasons why we started in the first place. Creating this type of regular ritual can be hugely beneficial to us running a business.

I really want you to try it, go grab a book and lose yourself in storyline

What will you read? Share with us what you are reading or what is next on your reading list.

Don’t forget, if you are struggling with your workload, get in touch with me, I am happy to discuss how I can help you with outsourcing, and check out my latest Freebie HERE

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Schedule in ‘Me’ Time

Remote Admin Services Blog HeaderWe all know being a business owner is great fun, you can work your life around your other commitments. But let’s face it! It’s TOUGH to.

For some reason, we seem to push ourselves to a new limit, we are so keen on getting through our to-do list and making sure that we do our very best for our business because, at the end of the day, it’s OURS, it has our name to it.

But with this approach, comes stress, and as we know stress leads to all manner of issues, from lack of sleep, bad health, short tempered, the list can be endless. So, this is a little jolt to remind you ‘ME’ is real and it does exist.

Planning is vital

You just need to be firm with yourself, and make sure when you are planning your week you block out some ‘Me’ time, may that be something on a daily basis or even weekly, it needs to be planned and put in, same way that you currently block time out for your clients, or block out your DFT Time, if you can do it for your business then you can do it for yourself.

Funny enough, if you break you can’t work if you can’t work you don’t earn money! I am not saying you have to plan in sleep, eat or water breaks, these should happen when they need to happen and trust me I need to go to bed earlier, I am such a night owl, but I do suffer in the mornings.

So, for me I am an avid Sewer, I love sewing clothes for my kids or creating special toys for them, but I wasn’t getting that much time out in my sewing room. So I now plan to do at least an hour a week, in my sewing room, either finishing a project of creating a new one.

Either way, that time needs to be put in my diary and needs to be made known that this is my time.

We are all talking about it…….

Now funny enough, as I sat here drafting this blog, thinking about how we as business owners do not look after ourselves enough, and how we seem to think we can keep on running and not wear ourselves out. The wonderful Vicky Stanton, blogged about Time Out too, she was explaining how she thought having an hour a month to herself was enough, until someone pointed out that its really less than 15 mins a week, which made me think, why do we feel it is acceptable to rob ourselves of that well deserved time out?

Do you block out time for yourself? If you don’t why not? You are a worthy candidate for such time, trust me!

Now get that diary out and start planning in some YOU time

Don’t forget you can have a chat with me about Outsourcing, this can be a valuable thing to do for your business.  Take a look at my latest Freebie HERE

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Who’s Next

Yesterday the world woke up to news that maybe did not surprise everyone but the news very much so caught the world by surprise. The late great evangelist known as Billy Graham passed away. As I started to scroll on my social media pages I was tremendously blessed to see so many people from different races, denominations, and even religions say great things about Billy Graham.

It was amazing to see one man leave such a legacy behind that has literally impacted millions of people. As people were expressing their joy and sadness for the loss of this amazing individual the wheels began to turn in my head and if you’ve been around me, then you would know I tend to process things differently. Below you can find some of my thoughts about yesterday’s surprise.

If you have worked with students in this generation then you have often times heard them say things like “yeah, but we are all human.” Usually referencing a leader who they are having a hard time following, honoring, or even admiring. Students tend to use this quote as a cop out to why they cannot trust a particular leader.

Me, being the person that I am, I thoroughly enjoy comments like I referenced above because my response usually shocks the students. They expect me as the Pastor to play into their conversation and talk them off the ledge. However, I normally play into their point and agree and affirm that they are right. We are all human. This means we should treat and honor ALL HUMANS. Though this is not a blog about honor, let’s take this thought an add in the story of Billy Graham.

As much as we love and look up to a man like Billy Graham, you do understand fully that HE IS HUMAN. Now don’t get me wrong, this is in NO way a shot at or attempt to be disrespectful to his life and legacy but it is the truth. He was just as human as you and I. But I want us to go a little further. He was just as human as the students you work with.

Often times when we see the end of a persons’ life and we start placing them on pedestals and we begin to act like they did not have a humble beginning. You do realize that Billy Graham did not make it into his first youth group membership because he was deemed “too worldly.”

Man, if I had a dime every time I looked at one of my student’s social media’s and thought “they are too worldly to begin to make a difference in this world.”

But that’s the point. They are worldly. And so was Billy Graham.

As a youth worker, when you’ve been working with the same students for a while, sometimes it can be difficult to see the potential in your students especially when you base their potential on how they have been acting since you’ve met them.

What I have to continue to remind myself, is that students need someone to come along side of them and speak to the potential that is on the inside of them no matter how they are acting on the outside. – Jose

I want to leave you with 5 thoughts that can help you fan the flame of potential in a student.

  1. Everybody is a Billy Graham until they are not a Billy Graham. – So often we think students could never be a Billy Graham. Says who? If we treat students like they are next up, then they might become the next great leader this world needs.
  2. Even Billy Graham was challenged to become who he was. – It wasn’t an easy journey but it came with people challenging the status quo in him. We must be committed to not let our students be average!
  3. You should never count students out too early. – You have a responsibility to discover the gold that’s in your students in the middle of a dirty mine.
  4. We are all just humans but never forget, every human is made in the image of God.
  5. Our job as youth leaders is to find the potential buried by all the rubble and to pull that out of students. Don’t let the rubble keep the gold hidden.

I often wonder who’s next. They could be, should be, and probably are in your group right now. Would you be the one to help your students discover their potential and become the next Billy Graham?

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21 October, 2020

Beyond the Resume: Professional Summary Examples and Guide

Curious about what a professional summary statement is, how it’s different from a resume objective, and how to go about writing an effective one? Read on to learn everything you need to know.

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A professional summary statement is like a neatly wrapped little present at the top of your resume, just waiting to dazzle hiring professionals.

This brief summary of your accomplishments and experience may be small, but its impact on your resume can be mighty. A compelling professional summary statement can capture interest and invite the reader to explore your resume in greater detail … and help set you apart from other applicants.

What Is A Professional Summary Statement?

A professional summary statement is a brief paragraph at the top of your resume that showcases your professional experience and skills.

It’s like a succinct “best of” reel from the resume below. It gives hiring professionals a sneak peek of what they can expect to find, and hints as to why you’re the best candidate for the job.

  What Is The Purpose Of A Professional Summary Statement?

When you’re browsing a magazine rack, you probably don’t read the entire magazine before you buy. Instead, you quickly scan the cover to see what types of headlines and stories are in the issue. This gives you enough of a preview that you get a good idea of whether or not you want to buy.

Your professional summary, summary statement, or objective statement acts in a similar way. It’s an easy-to-skim preview of what’s in store in your resume.

As for what makes an effective resume summary statement?

According to Rebecca Patt, SVP Development at Wray Executive Search, a leading executive search firm for the restaurant and hospitality industry, it’s all about making every word count.  “Don’t make it drivel. Make it have some substance and be easy to read at a glance.”

Three Types Of Professional Summary Examples

While a professional summary statement is standard on many resumes, it’s not the only option.

Depending on the job, your level of experience, and other factors, you may choose to use another short paragraph of introduction on your resume, such as a professional summary or an objective statement.

Curious about the difference between a professional summary statement, a professional summary, and an objective statement? Let’s discuss.

Professional Summary Statement

This is a short, 1-3 sentence paragraph or bullet points that summarizes your professional experience. The idea is to demonstrate the value that you bring to this position based on your experience. So if you were applying for an art director position, your professional summary statement might read like so:

 Art Director
     Professional Summary Statement Example
  • Art director with core expertise in Adobe InDesign,
    Illustrator, and Photoshop.
  • A visual thinker and team player with over a decade of experience
    creating campaigns, digital experiences, and branding strategies
    for more than 200 customers.
  • Extensive experience managing and delegating work to a team of 20+ graphic designers.

Professional Summary

A professional summary is a bit longer than a typical summary statement. If you have over a decade of experience (and if you have enough room on your resume), you could expand your professional summary statement into a professional summary. Typically, a professional summary is an entire paragraph, or it may be organized into 4-8 bullet points.

The goal is to highlight your key skills and experiences as a valued employee with a good deal of work history and value to offer. You might point out specific career highlights, including how much experience you have, relevant awards and achievements, and milestones.

For example, a software engineer’s professional summary might look like so:

 Software Engineer
     Professional Summary Example
  • Senior-Level Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience developing
    interactive products and platforms for pharma tech companies. 10 years
    of experience designing apps to correspond with products and platforms.
    Project management leader and ScrumMaster with 8 years of experience
    leading multiple award-winning teams to unmatched streaks in
    productivity and performance across the organization.

Objective Statement

Also referred to as a resume objective statement, this is a short (usually one-sentence) statement that explains your current career stage and type of position you’re looking for.

In general, objective statements are viewed as outdated and inferior to the aforementioned methods. However, there are times when it can make the most sense — for instance, when you’re an entry-level candidate looking for entry-level work.

For instance, if you’re looking for an entry-level marketing position, your objective statement might look like so:

 Entry-Level Marketing Position
     Objective Statement Example
  • Entry-level marketer seeking opportunity to contribute Copywriting, SEO, and advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills to corporate marketing campaigns.

Crafting The Perfect Professional Summary Statement

Now that you’ve got a better understanding of what a professional summary statement is and whether or not it’s right for you, let’s talk about what you need to know to craft an effective one.

How Long Should a Summary Statement Be?

Short and sweet is the key here.

A professional summary statement should be a series of short bullet points or a short paragraph of 1-3 sentences. Channel your inner Marie Kondo and toss out anything that isn’t necessary. Or as Patt puts it, “Make it minimalistic … only include what can’t be left out.”

Where Should It Go On Your Resume?

Geographically speaking, where should the professional summary statement go on your resume? Typically, it lives right at the top of the resume, below your name and contact information but above the main body of the resume.

Key Tips For A Professional Summary

Don’t make a misstep! Here are some key tips for what to do — and what to avoid — with your professional summary statement.

What Should You Include?

  • Keywords from the job listing:
    When possible, try to use specific language from the job listing. This demonstrates that you’ve carefully reviewed the listing and that you’ve got the skills and experience the potential employer is looking for.
  • Milestones or key achievements:
    If you won a prestigious award that establishes you in the field, be sure to mention it.
  • Impressive numbers:
    If you have more than 10 years of experience in the field, don’t be shy about mentioning it. But focus on impressive numbers — if your experience amounts to more like 6 months, you might not want to shout it out.

What Should You Avoid?

  • Unnecessary information:
    Remember, the professional summary statement isn’t intended to stand alone — it’s a precursor to the resume. As Patt says, “It needs to work in concert with all the other elements of the resume.” This isn’t the place to mention things like employment gaps or talk about your future goals.
  • Being flashy:
    The professional summary statement is a sales tool, but it should be a soft sell. According to Patt, “it should not call attention to itself — avoid anything that is too attention-grabbing.” Let your achievements and experience do the talking — avoid brash or provocative language.

Professional Summary Examples Matter for Your Resume

With its prime real estate near the top of your resume, the professional summary statement helps set the tone for the rest of the document. That means it’s well worth spending the time and effort to write a good one!

A carefully considered and informative professional summary statement can capture the interest of hiring professionals and help you get noticed. It can help you separate yourself from the many other applicants and bring you a step closer to the job of your dreams!

What information about professional summary statements was most helpful to you? Leave a comment and let us know!

About The Author

Jessie Oleson Moore
Jessie Oleson Moore

Jessie Oleson Moore is a Philadelphia-based freelance writer / ghostwriter and artist. As a writer, she has written extensively on finance, day trading, personal growth, and career development and has extensive experience producing in-depth, research-based articles and guides. In addition, she is an accomplished illustrator and author who has appeared on The Today Show and been featured in Publisher's Weekly. In her free time, she’s an avid traveler, Ashtanga yoga practitioner, and unicorn enthusiast.

Rebecca Patt
Rebecca Patt

Rebecca Patt is the Restaurant Executive Recruiter and Senior Vice President of Development at Wray Executive Search, a leading executive search firm for the restaurant and hospitality industry. She specializes in retained executive search for C-level to mid-level positions for food service, restaurants, hospitality, retail, franchising, and related industries. Her clients range from emerging to well-established brands who are looking to build outstanding teams. Her goal is to help companies find extraordinary talent that can help bring them to the highest level.


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Giving Our Best to Our Best

Over the past several weeks now we have been looking at the Prophet Hosea and his relationship with his wife Gomer whom God told him to marry. Gomer was a prostitute and was unfaithful to Hosea time and time again. Of course God’s plan here was to use this relationship between His prophet and his wife to illustrate how His people, the Israelites, had been unfaithful to Him over and over again as well. In

Hosea 2:2-13 (NLT) God says to His people:

"But now, call Israel to account, for she is no longer my wife, and I am no longer her husband. Tell her to take off her garish makeup and suggestive clothing and to stop playing the prostitute. 3 If she doesn't, I will strip her as naked as she was on the day she was born. I will leave her to die of thirst, as in a desert or a dry and barren wilderness. 4 And I will not love her children as I would my own because they are not my children! They were conceived in adultery. 5 For their mother is a shameless prostitute and became pregnant in a shameful way. She said, 'I'll run after other lovers and sell myself to them for food and drink, for clothing of wool and linen, and for olive oil.' 6 "But I will fence her in with thorn bushes. I will block the road to make her lose her way. 7 When she runs after her lovers, she won't be able to catch up with them. She will search for them but not find them. Then she will think, 'I might as well return to my husband because I was better off with him than I am now.' 8 She doesn't realize that it was I who gave her everything she has -- the grain, the wine, the olive oil. Even the gold and silver she used in worshiping the god Baal were gifts from me! 9 "But now I will take back the wine and ripened grain I generously provided each harvest season. I will take away the linen and wool clothing I gave her to cover her nakedness. 10 I will strip her naked in public, while all her lovers look on. No one will be able to rescue her from my hands. 11 I will put an end to her annual festivals, her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days -- all her appointed festivals. 12 I will destroy her vineyards and orchards, things she claims her lovers gave her. I will let them grow into tangled thickets, where only wild animals will eat the fruit. 13 I will punish her for all the times she deserted me, when she burned incense to her images of Baal, put on her earrings and jewels, and went out looking for her lovers," says the LORD.”

Here in these verses we have a synopsis about how both Israel and Gomer have betrayed the one that they were supposed to faithful to and God’s judgment towards the Israelites for that unfaithfulness.

Over the past couple of months we have been looking at some of the issues that this story brings to us today. We have examined God’s call for our Repentance and Re-Direction. We have looked at how God is the giver of the good gifts in our lives. How God seeks out those of us (that’s everyone) who are disobedient and then calls us to repentance so that we can fulfill His higher purpose in our lives. That brings us to today and the idea of setting the priority in our lives so that we are Giving Our Best to Our Best. This was certainly an area where the Children of Israel and Gomer had failed miserably in. I’m so glad that we do not have this problem in our lives!

Today we are going to look into three areas that will help us as we endeavor to give our best to our best.

Those areas are:

1) What is God’s best version of you?

2) What is it that God values and honors?

3) Being intentional and wise about who gets your time, talent and treasure.

Let’s dig in!

I. What Is God’s Best Version of You?

If we want to be able to give our best then we need to discover what it is about us that is the best. In

Psalm 139:13 (NLT) we read,

“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.”

This of course is a very familiar portion of Scripture to us. But it is important for us to remember that it was God who formed us in our mother’s womb. He was the one that put us together. He is the one who gave us the personalities, talents and gifts that we posses and exhibit every day. Likewise in

Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) we read,

“For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope…”

Just as God had plans for the Israelites, He has a plan for our lives as well. One of the things that we discovered about this verse when we looking into the 5-2-1 during the Wednesday night series is that God’s plan was not just for us when things were going great in our lives or if our life was panning out just like we thought it would, but God has a plan for our lives no matter what the circumstances may be. We may be on the mountaintop of our lives or we may be in the valley of the shadow of death, God still has a plan for us and He will be right there with us to help us accomplish that plan. Another verse that gives us some insight into what is God’s best version of us is

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)

“For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”

This is what we were created for! We are created anew in Jesus so that we can do good things that He has already planned for us to do! The purpose of our lives is to experience God and discover what He has created us to do for Him and then go about doing that thing. This is the best version of ourselves. Living out this life is what will give us inner peace, a sense of purpose and a joy that cannot be explained or taken away! The last verse that we are going to look at here is also one that we looked at during our 5-2-1 series and that is

Romans 12:6-8,

“God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out when you have faith that God is speaking through you. 7 If your gift is that of serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, do a good job of teaching. 8 If your gift is to encourage others, do it! If you have money, share it generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.”

So what is it that God has given you? Are you going about and doing that thing? Uh-oh! It just got pretty real. This is both for us and about us! This is relevant for our lives today and we need to stop sometimes and take a little inventory. What is the gift that God has given you? If you don’t know, He will help you discover it. But whatever it may be and it does not matter what it is, the best version of you is when you are walking with Him and fulfilling your God given destiny!

II. What Is It That God Values and Honors?

The next thing that we need to look at when we are talking about giving our best to our best is to know what it is that God values and honors. We could spend a lot of time right here digging into hundreds of verses so I hope your comfortable because we are going to be here for about another 18 hours! Ok fine, how about 25 minutes. One of my favorite stories in the Bible that gives us clues into what it is that God values is the story of Samuel anointing David as King over Israel to replace Saul.

I Samuel 16:1-7 (NLT) says,

“The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king." 2 But Samuel said, "How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me." The LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.' 3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate." 4 Samuel did what the LORD said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, "Do you come in peace?" 5 Samuel replied, "Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me." Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. 6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before the LORD." 7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."”

Even the prophet Samuel was missing the boat here. He saw Eliab and thought ‘Wow!’ Look at this guy! He’s tall, strong and handsome, surely this is the one God has chosen to be the King over Israel. But God said, ‘Hold on a second there Sammy! You’re not looking at this the same way that I am. I look at the heart. I value the matters of the heart foremost.’ This brings us to the first and most import thing in knowing what it is that God values and that is that His value system will be very different than the value system of this world. The world is fallen, He is not. When we understand this as a starting point then it is easier to discover the things that He values. It also helps that He does spell it out for us is several passages of scripture too.

Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) tells us,

“But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.”

God values these character traits. That is why He has given the Holy Spirit to us so that these characteristics can be produced in our lives. Also in

Matthew 5:3-12 (NLT) Jesus taught,

“"God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them. 4 God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 God blesses those who are gentle and lowly, for the whole earth will belong to them. 6 God blesses those who are hungry and thirsty for justice, for they will receive it in full. 7 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. 9 God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. 10 God blesses those who are persecuted because they live for God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 11 "God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers. 12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.”

So here are some more character traits that God values. OK, let’s get real again, how are we doing with these? How is it going with us and being loving, patient, kind and long-suffering? How are we doing at exercising self-control? Don’t hate me now. Have you realized your need for God? Have you been gentle and meek and do you long for justice rather than pursue revenge? Are you merciful and do you have a pure-heart? These are the things that God values. These are the things that God desires to cultivate in our lives. These are the things that bring about the best version of ourselves. The next part of this is finding out what it is that God honors. Again we are going to look to book of 1 Samuel for a great story that illustrates this. In 1 Samuel chapters one and two we have the story of Hannah who desperately wanted to have a baby and she cried out to the Lord to end her bareness and give her a child. God answered her prayer and gave her Samuel. She had made a promise that if God would give her a child that she would in turn give the child back to the Lord and so when Samuel had been fully weaned she left Him at the Temple with the prophet Eli to serve in the Lord’s Temple. Samuel grew up and was faithful and was eventually called by God to become a prophet. So we have Hannah and Samuel who were faithful to the Lord and honored the Lord. Now Eli was the High Priest during that time and he had two sons, Hophni and Phinehas that served as priests in the Temple. Hophni and Phinehas were not faithful in their duties to the Lord in that they got into the habit of taking the best portion of the sacrifice for themselves to eat instead of making sure that piece was burned as an offering before God as they were supposed to do. So they would take the best for themselves and then just leave the scraps for God. After some time had passed God had enough of Hophni and Phenias’s ways and he was also upset with Eli for not stopping this behavior of his sons and God spoke to Eli and said,

(1 Sam. 2:29,30 NLT),

“So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you honor your sons more than me -- for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people! 30 "Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The terrible things you are doing cannot continue! I had promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would always be my priests. But I will honor only those who honor me, and I will despise those who despise me.”

So here is our answer, what is it that God honors? God honors those men and women who honor him. So that begs the question, how do we honor God? In

John 14:15 Jesus taught,

“If you love me, obey my commandments.”

I think that it is this that shows true honor. Being obedient reveals that you have honor for God. That was God’s reason for removing Eli and his son’s from the priesthood, they were being disobedient to how God established the sacrifices. Remember, even Moses could not enter the Promised Land because of his disobedience. Because of Saul’s disobedience he lost the kingdom. Because of King David’s disobedience in that he took a census of his army, Israel suffered three days of pestilence that killed 70,000. Because of disobedience, sin and death entered into the world. The point here is that there will always be a consequence to disobedience because it dishonors God; likewise there will always be a reward for obedience because it honors God. God honors those who are obedient to Him. So now that brings us to the final thing for us to look at this morning as it relates to giving our best for our best:

III. Be Intentional and Wise About Who Gets Your Time Talent and Treasure.

Before we get started at looking at some verses I want to spend a minute on this idea of being intentional. This is very important because it is so easy to get caught-up in our day to day ebb and flow of life that we find our selves simply existing instead of living. God has made us with a purpose and if we don’t live purposely we can waste many opportunities to do great things. We must start to be intentional about what we do each day. We must begin to live our lives on purpose for a purpose. This is not easy but it is extremely rewarding. One of the things that I try to remember is, “Don’t Let Life Live You; Live Your Life!” In the morning when you get up try to think of one thing that you can do that will be about giving your time, talent and treasure to those who are the best in your life. That’s where we can start.

So, who is our best? Well, obviously the first one is God. How can we give God our best? I think a good place to start is in

Romans 12:1 (NLT),

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice -- the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?”

This is our daily act before God, to present ourselves to His service. Today, I have decided to live for God. I am surrendering my will to His and I present my time, talent and treasure to His service today! This is our first step in giving our best to the best. Make it a daily proclamation, make it intentional. And remember the story of Eli and his sons, God doesn’t just want the scraps, He wants the good stuff. In

Malachi 1:8 (NLT) we read,

“When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn't that wrong? And isn't it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and see how pleased he is!" says the LORD Almighty.”

God did not withhold His best when He sent His Son Jesus to be the sacrifice for our sins so we need to follow His example and give our best for Him. Remember what Jesus taught us in

Matthew 22:37 (NLT),

“Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.'”

We talk a lot about this verse here are Reunion. So how are we doing with it today? Is He the desire of our hearts? Do we cut out time in our day so that our soul can commune with Him? Are we filling our mind with His word so that we can know Him better? All of these things are about giving our best to Him. This is where Gomer and the Children of Israel were failing. This is why God has given us the story of Hosea, to remind us that we ought to give our best to Him.

We also ought to give our best to those that God has given to us, our families and friends. In 1 Corinthians 13 we have the very famous portion of scripture teaching on what love is and what it is not.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT) says,

“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. 6 It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

To me, one of the easiest ways that I can think of to test ourselves to see if we have been giving our best to our loved ones is to replace the word “love” in these verses with the word “I” and then ask if this is really true about me when it comes to my family, so come on and say it with me:

“I am patient and kind. I am not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. I do not demand my own way. I am not irritable, and I keep no record of when I have been wronged. 6 I am never glad about injustice but I rejoice whenever the truth wins out. 7 I never give up, I never lose faith, I am always hopeful, and I endure through every circumstance.”

How often is this true about you with relation to your loved ones? And the ones in verse 7, are you kidding me? But this is a great barometer for ourselves to answer the question, Am I giving my best to my best? The good news is that God will help us with this. He longs to help us with this. He sent Jesus to die for us and the Holy Spirit to live in us so that we can show off His love like this. When we begin to love like 1 Corinthians 13, it will be the best version of ourselves, we will be honoring Him and we will be giving our best to the best!

Let’s Pray:

God help us to discover what it is that You have created us to do. Help us to begin to peruse that destiny for our lives. Help us to then cultivate the characteristics of Matthew 5 in our lives as well as the Fruit of the Spirit. As we do these things I know that we will begin to honor you. Also help us to have the strength to give our best to you. Help us to be obedient to You and to give ourselves to your plan each day. Also help us to display the kind of love in 1 Corinthians 13 to our family and friends as this will be a powerful witness for You. Thank You Lord for this wonderful group of people here at Reunion. Amen.


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SEC seeks contempt charge against Tesla's Musk, says tweet violates deal

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing a contempt order against Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk, saying he violated a fraud settlement by tweeting material information without preapproval, sending the firm’s shares down 5 percent.

The SEC’s request potentially could reopen a turbulent chapter for the electric vehicle maker in which regulators last year accused Musk of fraud for making misleading tweets about plans to take the company private, and demanded that he be stripped of his CEO title.

Musk, Tesla and the SEC settled the lawsuit, and part of the settlement called for any material statements made by Musk on social media to be vetted in advance by the company.

In a court filing on Monday, the regulator pointed to a Musk Feb. 19 tweet: “Tesla made 0 cars in 2011, but will make around 500k in 2019,” noting that Musk did not seek or receive preapproval before publishing this tweet, which was inaccurate and disseminated to over 24 million people.

“Musk has thus violated the court’s final judgment by engaging in the very conduct that the preapproval provision of the final judgment was designed to prevent,” the SEC wrote in its motion filed on Monday in federal court in Manhattan.

The motion asks the judge to issue an order that would put the onus on Musk to show why he should not be held in contempt for violating the settlement.

Musk corrected his tweet four hours later to say that the “annualized production rate” at year-end 2019 would probably be about 500,000, with deliveries expected to be about 400,000.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but Musk shot back on Twitter on Monday night, tweeting: “SEC forgot to read Tesla earnings transcript, which clearly states 350k to 500k. How embarrassing …”.

Musk was referring to comments made by him in January to analysts that Tesla would make “maybe on the order of 350,000 to 500,000 Model 3s, something like that this year”.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk participates in a "fireside chat" at the National League of Cities (NLC) 2018 City Summit in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot

Tesla and Musk agreed in September to pay $20 million each to the SEC, and the billionaire stepped down as the company’s chairman but remained as chief executive. In the settlement, the agency pulled back from its original demand that Musk, who is synonymous with the Tesla brand, be barred from running Tesla, a sanction many investors said would be disastrous.

The settlement was approved by a U.S. judge in October, who can now decide whether its terms have been violated.

Musk provoked the SEC even after the settlement was signed, calling the agency the “Shortseller Enrichment Commission” on Twitter in October.

In a December interview with “60 Minutes”, Musk said none of his tweets had been censored since the settlement, and that only those that could cause Tesla stock to move would need to be reviewed.

“I want to be clear. I do not have respect for the SEC,” he said, adding that he respected the justice system.

In its fourth-quarter shareholder letter, Tesla said that, barring unexpected challenges with the new Shanghai factory, Tesla targeted annualized Model 3 production of over 500,000 units sometime between the fourth quarter, and the second quarter of next year.

In a response to the SEC’s demand for information regarding the Feb. 19 tweet, a lawyer for Tesla and Musk said the CEO’s tweet was meant to reiterate information already approved, then disseminated when the company released fourth-quarter earnings results in January.

Although the tweet was not pre-approved, the lawyer wrote, Musk believed its substance had been “appropriately vetted, pre-approved and publicly disseminated.” Moreover, the lawyer said, the statement was made outside of market trading hours.

It was not immediately clear what the repercussions would be were Musk to be found in contempt, as such a citation does not necessarily mean the original agreement is now null and void.

The SEC could seek a so-called bar order, removing him from Tesla’s board, or could ask for a lesser penalty, like a monetary fine, said Stephen Diamond, a professor of corporate governance at Santa Clara University.

The SEC could also ask the court to reopen the original settlement for renegotiation, he said, perhaps asking that the original charges be reinstated.

“It’s a pretty unusual situation,” Diamond said, adding that “all bets are off”.

Tesla’s board has added new members as part of the settlement, moves that some outsiders hope will increase oversight of Musk. Board member Robyn Denholm also was made chairwoman after Musk was stripped of that role, but she has not commented on the new incident.

Charles Elson, director of the corporate governance center at the University of Delaware, said Tesla’s board “needs to seriously reconsider the company’s relationship with Mr. Musk”.

“The board needs to act. End of story. And if they don’t, the question is how responsible are they?”

Reporting by Akanksha Rana, Ankur Banerjee and Rama Venkat in Bengaluru, Jan Wolfe in Washington and Alexandria Sage in San Francisco; Editing by G Crosse and Muralikumar Anantharaman


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15. May, 2020.
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Rodi Città antica/medioevale. Patria dei Greci , ma anche dei molti popoli che l'hanno attraversata, nonchè dei Cavalieri Ospitalieri i quali, cacciati dagli ottomani, fuggirono a Malta e presero il nome di Cavalieri di Malta, è un meraviglioso miscuglio di stili e arte. Tutti i monumenti sono un bellissimo connubio tra oriente e occidente. Anche l'Italia ha avuto la sua parte nella conservazione dei beni culturali di Rodi antica, quando Rodi fu assegnata come Provincia all'Italia stessa. E, in quell'occasione, Mario Lago Luogotenente della Provincia di Rodi, ne fece rifiorire l'arte e la cultura, compiendo numerose opere e restauro di molti monumenti. Il castello medioevale è uno dei monumenti meglio conservati della città. IL Museo archeologico di Rodi era sede della Provincia ai tempi di Mario Lago ove è conservata una tra le più belle opere d'arte d'origine greca che si possa immaginare: Una piccola statua di " Afrodite che esce dal bagno" nuda inginocchiata nell'atto di lavarsi i capelli. Essa è alta non più di 50 cm datata I sec a.C. colpisce per la raffinatezza dei lineamenti del viso e la perfezione del corpo e le movenze dello stesso: INEGUAGLIABILE! Le bellezze architettoniche, archeologiche e paesaggistiche, unite ad un magnifico mare e a lunghe spiagge, alla partenza fanno rimpiangere il poco tempo che hai avuto a disposizione, per conoscerla meglio. Rodi è stata nominata dall'UNESCO "Monumento Mondiale di eredità Culturale".
31. January, 2020.
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A lovely tour We spent an enjoyable half day with Nicholas; we hadn't been in Rhodes for 43 years and were really looking forward to being on this beautiful island again. We were able to see everything we wanted to see in a clean vehicle with a gracious, knowledgeable driver. If you have the opportunity to have Nicholas show you the sites, you would be extremely pleased. Can't recommend this enough.
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2. January, 2020.
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Nickolas made Rhodes a wonderful experience Nickolas was personable, treated us like family, and did an excellent job showing us the sites that were tailored to our interests. He was also engaging and provided commentary on the culture, family life. Rhodes is stunning and he presented the history well and is clearly passionate about the island. Great experience.
2. January, 2020.
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A wonderful tour and driver My husband and I booked this tour and were joined by another couple from our ship, the Pacific Princess. We all enjoyed our trip immensely and found our driver /guide Agapitos to be professional and personable. We visited all the highlights as described and enjoyed this lovely overview of the island,as well as our stop at the ceramic factory where we watched some talented artisans do their craft. We especially appreciated our stop at the Jewish cemetery which was very emotional and interesting and were very pleased that ourvdriver arranged for the synahogue and museum to be opened up especially for us..since our visit was not during the tourist season and they didn't have regular hours at the day we arrived . We were so glad that we booked this tour and found the price reasonable for the 4 of us and aopreciated this very personalized Rhodes tour with Jewish highlights do much. It was a wonderful day to enjoy the time we had at this port. We topped off our day with some free time in the old city for a delicious beer..and an easy walk back to our shop.
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1. January, 2020.
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EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE It was extremely fabulous experience from the very start to the end. Our driver was so knowledgeable and polite and the tour was exactly what we needed. The car was so specious and luxury, with full aircondition - the perfect way to tour Rhodes. We also had a great stop for lunch in a superb tavern right on the sea edge. What a great day! Thank you for all and we will be sure back to this fantastic island.
4. December, 2019.
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Rhodes and Lindos in one day Antonio, our driver was fun and knew how to schedule for us to see everything at the right time. Car was a Benz and very comfortable. Great day out. Highly recommended
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Giuliana F
26. November, 2019.
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Awesome day trip!!! Thank you Nicholas for making our trip to Rhodes and Lindos on 11/1/19 a great experience! You are the perfect host! We will be back for some more fun times !!! We loved your local stories
20. November, 2019.
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Wonderful tour We spent a half day touring Rhodes with George. He was an excellent guide and was very attentive. We saw several sites in Rhodes and also the Acropolis in Lindos. It was an excellent day.
Half day tour - 6 hours
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What to Expect Through Our Rhodes City Tour by Night

It will be our pleasure to welcome you to Rhodes!

Discover Rhodes through our private tours and shore excursions and maximize your stay on the island. Let us drive you through the beauty of this magnificent island and share its history with you. All our tours are private and flexible and can be adjusted to the needs of any group. We can optimize your day so that you can see as many monuments as possible at your own pace.

Browse our Rhodes private tours and shore excursions and feel free to send us your comments and special requests. Our travel specialists can custom tailor our tours to match your interests or even create a totally new program just for you.

Rhodes City Tour by Night – Half-day Rhodes Private Tour

Don’t miss the beauty of the capital city and discover its rich history!

We will show you all the highlights of the New town plus plenty of time to explore on your own the Old Medieval town. This tour is highly-recommended for everybody who is staying in a hotel in the Southern part of the Island – Kolymbia, Afandou, Kalathos, Vlycha, Lindos, Pefkos, Lardos, Kiotari, Genadi and Lachania. We will come and meet you directly at your hotel. The tour can be orginized in the morning as well as at the evening hours.

If you are interested you may extend the duration of your tour and also visit the traditional village of Lindos.

At a Glance
  • Scenic ride towards Rhodes city
  • Rhodes Old Town
  • Mandraki Harbor - Colossus area & Church of the Annunciation
  • Northern Tip of the Island
  • Monthe Smith Hill & Acropolis of Rhodes
  • Pottery Factory

6 hours

Recommended time of visit

All Year Round

Departure Time

We can start at any time which is convenient for your group

Meeting Point

Our driver will come and meet you directly at the reception desk of your hotel, apartment or private villa.

Tour Extension

If you are interested we can also extend the duration of your tour and visit also the traditional village of Lindos. Of course if you prefer we can arrange the same tour in the morning if it will be more convenient for you. We are very flexible to any change in the program that you might want.

Tour Variations

Rhodes City Tour + Lindos Village – duration 7 hours

Price Includes

  • Private Luxury Vehicle - fully air-conditioned
  • Local Knowledgeable Drivers
  • Professional Guide can be arranged upon request
  • 100% Return to the Ship

Price Excludes

  • Entrance fees
  • Meal/Food expenses

  • Comfortable Shoes
  • Sun protection - Hat, Glasses and UV cream
  • Camera to catch your memorable trip
  • Water & Snacks
See All Stops of Our Rhodes City Tour by Night

Stop 1Mandraki Harbor & Annunciation Church

We will start our tour with a scenic drive towards the capital of the island – Rhodes town. Whether your hotel is on the East or West Coast of the island we will follow the coastline and enjoy dramatic views of the sea, picturesque villages and the beautiful landscapes.
Once we reach the town of Rhodes our first stop will be at Mandraki port in the new part of the town where you will see some very impressive monumental buildings built by the Italians. Here at the harbor entrance is believed that once stood the great statue of the Colossus of Rhodes – one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. We will stop for pictures of the area and you will be able also to enter and see the Church of the Annunciation which is the biggest Orthodox church in the town with very beautiful handmade paintings on the walls and spectacular chandeliers.

Stop 2Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the most ambitious and tallest statue( between 30 to 33 meters high) of the Hellenistic period. The statue was a depiction of the Greek Titan Helios and was meant to celebrate the victory over the Dimitrios the Besieger (ruler of Cyprus) in 305 BC. Bearing a striking resemblance to the Statue of Liberty in the United States, the Colossus of Rhodes stood for no more than 56 years when a strong earthquake destroyed it. In the seventh century A.D., the Arabs conquered Rhodes and broke the remains of the Colossus up into smaller pieces and sold it as scrap metal. Legend says it took 900 camels to carry away the pieces. A sad end for what must have been a majestic work of art.

Stop 3Rhodes Acropolis

Now we will continue through the city and see more of the great Italian architecture. We will stop for pictures also at the Northen tip of the island where the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas meet each other. Then we will drive to Monthe Smith Hill where you can enjoy exceptional panoramic views of the city and the seashore, and also visit the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, the impressive open-air ancient Stadium and the Amphitheatre.

Stop 4Rhodes Old Town

Our next stop is the Old town of Rhodes which is the biggest inhabited medieval town in Europe where more than 4.000 people are still living inside. The Medieval Town of Rhodes is listed in the World Heritage Sites List of UNESCO with cultural sites with exceptional value and it is protected for the benefit of all Humanity. We will leave you at the main gate of the Old town so that you will have ample time to explore the Old town on your own. You can visit the museums inside – the Grand Master’s Palace and the Archeological museum and the famous Knights’ street. Maybe have a cup of coffee, do some shopping or simply have an evening walk in this Medieval atmosphere. The Old town is a popular destination in the evening hours when the heat of the day has gone and all the shops and cafes stay open at least till midnight. You will have around 3 hours in total to spend in the Old town and our driver will meet you for the return trip at the exact place he left you.

Return Trip

We will return back to your hotel or we can leave you at any other point of interest

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Those visiting KFC may have seen (we do not know where) Deepshika Bhardwaj, who is a team leader at this leading fast food chain.

Born in Ludhiana, Punjab, this youngster was a participant in marathons during her school years, which is a good enough reason to run for Miss Indianz 2017.

Deepshika believes that her graduate (BSc) degree in Fashion Designing is another good reason to go under the spotlight.

“This is the platform I have been looking since long time because modelling, photography and good clothes attract me the most,” she said.

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New Patented Fluorometer Technology Improves Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms and Tracer Studies

Published: August 17, 2018

Rice Earth Sciences is excited to share the following announcement from In-Situ Inc.

In-Situ has announced a new upcoming line of fluorometers compatible with its popular Aqua TROLL 500 and Aqua TROLL 600 Multiparameter Sondes. The line, which will be available soon, includes: Rhodamine WT, Chlorophyll a and separate Blue-Green Algae Phycocyanin (BGA-PC) and Phychoerythrin (BGA-PE) sensors, ideal for coastal, lake and reservoir monitoring as well as tracer studies in rivers and streams.

The sensors will be the latest addition to the platform, which allows for wireless data collection via mobile app. Overall, the company is excited to introduce an expanded set of sensors for users looking to streamline fieldwork and reduce monitoring costs.

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“Unlike traditional fluorescence sensors, these fluorometers are stable even at the lower end of detection limits,” says Steven Sewell, Product Manager. This allows for earlier identification of concentration changes, ultimately enabling more effective decision-making and intervention.

“Researchers and consultants can now spot harmful algal blooms before a runaway effect takes hold,” he says. “It also allows for more accurate tracer studies, since the rhodamine sensor provides reliable measurements of low levels of tracer dye.”

Representing a significant technological advance, the fluorometers are the only sensors on the market with Integrated Optical Compensation. In-Situ’s patented technology uses a second detector to compensate for LED drift over temperature and time, providing more accurate, stable measurements.

Each optical sensor has a unique frequency and digital signature for its light source.   Additional functionality of the new fluorometers includes:
  • Isolated Optical Frequencies: Using two or more sensors simultaneously typically creates interference among sensors. Our sensors use separate frequencies, providing a unique digital signature for each light source to minimize interference and improve accuracy.
  • Ambient Light Rejection: External light can introduce bias in your data, but our fluorometers block external light for reliable performance in any setting and separates the light from the sensor and other ambient light sources.
  • Low Interference Spectral Bands: Unlike combined Chlorophyll/BGA sensors that measure wide ranges of the visible spectrum at once, our sensors excite a smaller, targeted range of the light spectrum which increases accuracy and minimizes interference.

“We’ve designed our sensors and multiprobes for minimal maintenance, with internal diagnostics and simplified calibration so you’re not left struggling in the field,” Sewell says. “The sensors retain your calibration data, so you can switch them out and use only the probes you need.”

Sewell says the upcoming release is aimed at delivering on the company’s commitment to innovating easy-to-use water monitoring tools that provide the highest accuracy. “We really do want to be our customers’ eyes in the field, and to do that we know that first and foremost they need trustworthy data.”

Original article link: https://in-situ.com/blog/new-patented-fluorometer-technology-improves-detection-harmful-algal-blooms-tracer-studies/

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Four Richmond communities battle in semifinals for 'best' neighbourhood

Steveston leads with highest percentage of votes in Richmond

Four Richmond neighbourhoods are battling for a spot in the semifinals of Metro Vancouver's "best" neighbourhood contest.

And from the current poll results, most community members are rooting for Steveston.

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This week is the third round of the Fraser River quadrant and Steveston is once again leading with 95 per cent of the votes while facing Thompson who is at 4.9 per cent.

Meanwhile, Richmond City Centre is currently at 57.7 per cent while up against Garden City with 42.3 per cent.

Last week, Steveston took the top spot with highest percentage of votes out of all the neighbourhoods, including Burnaby and New Westminster, while facing Seafair.

A total of 192 neighbourhoods in four quadrants have participated in the contest since the beginning of July.

After this week, only 32 neighbourhoods will remain.

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Company: NextEra
Skills: Software Specialist
Experience: 1 + Years
Education: Bachelors/3-5 yr Degree
Employment Type: Full Time Salaried Employee
Location: Juno Beach, Florida, United States

NextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest wholesale generators of electric power and renewable energy from the wind and sun in North America.

Position Specific Description

In this role you will have the opportunity to work with management, project developers, and other business units on energy industry specific GIS application functions including database development, research, spatial analysis, and map production.

Position will identify, evaluate, and execute renewable energy project development opportunities by leveraging spatial and other industry specific data sources. Position may act as an individual contributor or may act as a project leader for others in the department and across business units.

Majority of time will be spent working with business unit management and project developers to understand and prioritize user requirements; coordinating successful completion of projects including the production of high-quality deliverables; data modeling to design and support moderately complex special products including maps, digital data, reports, and statistics; identifying and delivering innovative solutions to meet dynamic and evolving business needs for the company; producing high-quality maps and posters for management to utilize in communicating and marketing the company's strategy to senior management as well as local, state, and federal government representatives; providing analysis and support to all business units within the Company, developing and providing GIS application/tool training and mentoring; and providing support to users of desktop and web GIS applications. Experience with ESRI suite of applications required. ArcGIS Portal, ArcSDE, and Enterprise GIS experience is highly preferred. We look forward to reviewing your application!

Job Overview

Employees in this role provide Geographic Information System (GIS) data analysis, data mining, technical support and database maintenance to meet Florida City Gas internal and external customers' requirements.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Assists with development and maintenance of GIS data resources to be utilized for geographic data of Florida City Gas
  • Assists with the data gathering and compilation, Geographic Information Systems, GPS, mapping, and data analysis
  • Performs varied data gathering and entry to create, maintain, display and update Geographic Information Systems databases, coverages, and linkages to various GIS databases
  • Produces accurate maps and other representations of data for business use and field work activity
  • Performs field visits to visually locate items to resolve conflicting information and ensure the accuracy of data
  • Records and documents details of map updates, additions and/or deletions
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • High School Grad / GED
  • Experience: 1+ years

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
  • Experience: 3+ years

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type:Full Time
Job Category: Science, Research, and Technology
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Location: Juno Beach, Florida
Other Work Locations: Florida
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

If you require special support or accommodation while seeking employment with NextEra Energy, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Under the Technical Cooperation Agreeement signed between Conagua and UNESCO in December in 2013, the government of Mexico through Conagua, hosted the high-level of the Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Water Cooperation.
With over 400 participants from 60 countries and over 200 institutions including government agencies, development banks, international and civil society organisations, private companies, academics, etc;, the celebration provided an overview of the main achievements of the International Year.


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MURFREESBORO – Bynum Rhodes Brown, a life-long resident of Murfreesboro, North Carolina died at home on Friday, September 25, 2020.

Bynum graduated from Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, Georgia in 1943 and he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program. Bynum was called to active duty in May 1944 and was immediately shipped to Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, TX. World War II was winding down, Bynum elected to go into radio and electronics after basic training and was sent to Truax Field outside of Madison, WI. After graduation, on to Chanute Field, Champaign Urbana, IL. Upon completion of electronics school, he was shipped to Boca Raton, Florida to attend a high altitude bombardment radar school. At this time the US Army Air Corps, Navy and other departments of defense were in the process of conducting an atomic bomb test on the Island of Bikini in the Marshall Islands. Bynum was assigned to this project and was sent to the Island of Kwajalein where B-29s were training to explode the atomic bomb on the Island of Bikini. Bynum later transferred to the Island of Enitowik and helped program a group of pilotless B-17s that were going, without a crew, fly through the atomic cloud that was created when the bomb exploded. These Drone B-17s were equipped with high tech electronics and TV views of the drones’ cockpit being displayed on the Mother planes.

Bynum returned home and attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was a member of the German Club, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, the Men’s Honor Council, the 13 Club, the Society of 1789, and other social organizations. Upon graduation he had planned to go to law school but as a member of the reserve was immediately called back to active duty during the Korean Conflict. He was assigned as an adjutant to a troop carrier squadron located at Donaldson Air Force Base, Greenville, SC, headquarters 18th Air Force. Bynum accompanied his squadron to Grenier Air Force Base, Manchester, NH for ten weeks in the winter of 1952. Here they joined other units for joint maneuvers which included dropping paratroopers and supplies from C-119 aircrafts. These exercises were conducted in upstate New York, preparing for Korea. Bynum enjoyed his time in the military. He was awarded the American Theater Ribbon, Victory Medal and Good Conduct Medal.

Bynum returned to his beloved Murfreesboro in late summer of 1953 and opened the Bynum R. Brown Agency, Inc., an independent insurance agency (1954-1991.) The next big and by far the greatest thing that ever happened to him was marrying Shirley Graham on July 30, 1955 and having his daughter, Grace Graham Brown, born on May 24, 1961.

Bynum and Jim Johnson started Roanoke Valley Nursing Home in 1961 in Rich Square, NC which was sold in 2007. His business interests also included Real Estate, Farming, Health Care, and Appraising. Bynum was active in political, business and the social life of Murfreesboro and Hertford County. Bynum served as a Murfreesboro Town Councilman, Hertford County Commissioner, longtime Chairman of the Murfreesboro Planning Board, President of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the Rotary Club, Chairman of the Hertford County Educational Foundation, was a founding member of Ebo, and President of the Coral Bay Club (1993-1995), Atlantic Beach, NC. Bynum had served as a Building Committee Chairman, Deacon, Clerk and Trustee of Murfreesboro Baptist Church. Bynum was a founder in 1957 of the Murfreesboro Coffee Club, a social organization that promotes town values and meets daily for coffee to discuss town matters.

Bynum was a long time Trustee of Chowan University where he served as Vice Chairman and five-times Chairman of the Board of Trustees and was later bestowed an Honorary Doctorate and named a Trustee Emeritus. Bynum was honored with the North Carolina Baptist Heritage Award on April 8, 2008. This award was presented by the North Carolina Baptist State Convention, the North Carolina Baptist Foundation and the Council of Christian Higher Education. In honor of Bynum’s service and generous support to Chowan University, the Bynum Rhodes Brown Aquatic Center was named in his honor in 2016.

Bynum served faithfully as a member of the Southern Bank General Board of Directors for 30 years and when he retired in January 2016 was named Director Emeritus. Bynum was a Mason and Shriner for over 50 years and a member of the American Legion and Veteran of Foreign Wars.

Bynum developed an interest in genealogy and joined the Bolling Family Associates where he became a Director. His direct lineage to Robert Bolling led him to joining many hereditary societies: Jamestown Society, National Society of Magna Charta Dames and Barons, The Plantagenet Society, Colonial Order of the Crown (Charlemagne), Order of the Merovingian Dynasty, all of which he was very proud.

Bynum, the son of Bynum Henry Brown (August 1890 – October 1971) and Grace Pearce Brown (May 5, 1897 – June 4, 1985) is survived by his daughter and only child, Grace Graham Brown of Palm Beach, FL; his sister, Grace Clements Brown Boone of Raleigh, NC; along with numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. He is pre-deceased by his devoted and loving wife of 63 years, Shirley Graham Brown, and his sister, Jane Vaughan Brown Prichard of Henderson, NC.

Bynum lived a well-rounded life and believed firmly that family, duty, responsibility and fun should be a part of life.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Murfreesboro Baptist Church and will be conducted by M. Christopher White. The service will be streamed live on the Murfreesboro Baptist Church Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Murfreesboro-Baptist-Church-445250885098/. The burial with military honors will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Murfreesboro, NC.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Bynum Rhodes Brown Leadership Scholarship Endowment Fund at Chowan University c/o the Office of Advancement, One University Place, Murfreesboro, NC 27855; the Bertie-Hertford Community Fund, c/o North Carolina Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612 benefiting people in need; Murfreesboro Baptist Church, 200 West Main Street, Murfreesboro, NC 27855; or to Murfreesboro Historical Association, PO Box 3, Murfreesboro, NC 27855.

Bridgers Funeral Home, Conway, is handling the arrangements.


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1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Fats Domino

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"Before Elvis, Jerry Lee, and Chuck Berry there was Fats.

His sweet voice, rolling boogie-woogie piano, and delightful charisma made him a top-selling artist, a worldwide rock star and an inaugural member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame." - Greg Harris, Rock Hall President and CEO.

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The New Orleans style of rhythm and blues that Antoine “Fats” Domino grew up playing instantly became part of the brand-new thing called rock and roll. So, to reach the burgeoning young music audience, Fats never had to break away from what was for him a family tradition.

Although he was a Fifties star who could sell more records than almost anyone but Elvis Presley, Fats was more inspired than insurrectionary. Nevertheless, even he couldn’t help generating some controversy.

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Rohan in the Pacific Northwest
By Ohio-based photographer, Josh Mund

The Pacific Northwest (PNW)

One of the most photographed regions of the United States, if not all of North America, the PNW has some of the most diverse and grand landscapes I have ever seen. From snow-capped mountains bordering a desert, to rocky coastlines hosting giant sea stacks with eagles nesting atop.

The mood is always set here and as a photographer, I was in heaven. On this trip, my wife and I were exploring the state of Washington, mainly the west of the Cascades. I’ve always heard stories of how rainy it is there, but during our visit we had plenty of dry weather and comfortable temperatures. There are days of heavy rain just like anywhere else, but the rain that happens most of the time tends to be more of a misty drizzle. It rains almost every day but only for a short time in the afternoon or early morning. It’s a much different story in the mountains (more on that later).

With that said, when packing for this trip, we had to include rain gear for our hikes. We’ve worn the Rohan Momentum rain jackets in some rainy hikes before as well as the Dry Requisite waterproof trousers and as it says in the name, they’ve kept us dry, so we knew these were essential for this trip.

If you have never hiked at any elevation before, it is a new experience for sure! The lack of oxygen makes every step that much harder. A lot of the hikes out here are in the mountains and are so high in elevation that snow is present even in the summer. Because of that, dressing in layers helps out with acclimatising. Make sure you pack light and take a rucksack like the Travel Light Packable Backpack.

This was my first trip to Washington. My wife and I have made it an annual tradition to visit every year for the past two years. Our first trip we explored the Columbia River Gorge area, this year we had Washington in our sights. Planning for this trip involved lots of research from friends, social media and blogs (like this one!)

It had to be some of the hardest planning I’ve had to make as a photographer, mainly because there is so much within a 4-hour radius of Seattle (our hub), that I couldn’t nail it down without feeling like I left something out. So, with that said, give yourself at least 7-10 days to really take advantage of this amazing place! But if you can’t snag that much time away from work, don’t stress, every place here is beautiful. It’s hard to take a picture and it not be jaw dropping!

Day 1: Lake 22

On our first day we decided to start with our heads in the clouds, literally! Lake 22 is a relatively easy 5-mile hike with outstanding views of an alpine lake retreat at the end.

The hike is filled with moss covered trees, views of the surrounding mountains and waterfalls. It was this trail where we discovered how different the weather would be from just West of here in Seattle. Immediately the mist covered the area and the fog set the mood. Thankful for our Rohan gear, we hiked on in complete comfort and dryness.

As we neared to top, we began to hear the sound of rushing water, which only means one thing, a waterfall! It’s true when they say that a picture will never do this place justice, it’s surreal. Knowing we were close, we continued further up the trail.

Reaching the top, I couldn’t believe my eyes! I’ve seen the stars from 12,000ft up in the Colorado Rockies, and the sun setting on the African plains, but this place was straight out of your dreams. We literally sat in silence for about five minutes, just soaking it in. Even with the cloud cover and constant rain, the natural majestic beauty showed through.

Day 2: La Push

Our second day would be our longest drive from Seattle. As the crow flies, Seattle isn’t incredibly far from the coast, but with Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains and heavy traffic, it can take around 4 hours to drive. If you are a photographer, or lover of beautiful sights, it will take you much longer than that. Give yourself an entire day to drive there and stop as often as you want. You can fill your SD card up just from the drive alone!

Our final destination was La Push. This tiny little village set in the far Northwest of the state has some of the most iconic PNW beaches you’ll ever see. I suggest Second Beach (actual name). When we arrived in La Push, we stopped for some lunch at the only restaurant we could find, Rivers Edge which is the perfect place to grab some fresh seafood and watch the bald eagles fly right by your window seat.

Feeling refreshed, it’s only a 5-minute drive to Second Beach Trail. I suggest taking the first parking spot you see as there is limited parking close to the trail. There is overflow parking just south of the main lot, but it adds about 1/2 a mile to your hike each way. The hike is short, making it easily accessible and busy, but there’s plenty of beach to spread out on.

If you can plan your day right, try to be there for sunset. That’s when the light show begins. We were there early evening and had poor light. But poor or good, the scenery still is outstanding. The beaches in the PNW are so different than any other beach I’ve seen. They almost appear to have a glass surface at low tide. This makes the sea stacks appear twice as large and even more impressive to witness.

Day 3: Rattlesnake Ledge

On our last day of the trip we met up with some friends for our final hike and one of the best sunsets of the entire experience.

Rattlesnake Ledge is a 5.1-mile in-and-out trail with a 1,469 feet elevation gain. It’s about 90 minutes South East of Seattle and right on the Eastern edge of the Cascade Mountain range. This trail is a sunrise or sunset hike – we decided to make it a sunset hike due to the 8+ hours of driving the day before. I’d give yourself a good two hours before sunset to start the hike. It’s virtually up the entire trail with about 10-15 switchbacks and very little level sections. It should only take about 45-60 minutes to reach the top, but the first viewpoint has a large outcropping of rocks perfect for a picnic once you reach it.

Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect with this hike. It was a suggestion from our friends who live out there and have hiked just about everything out there. So, if they recommended it, it had to be good, and boy were they right! This is one of those views where you see everything. Looking East, you see straight into to Cascade Range, North you see the entire town of North Bend. South is the massive Chester Morse Lake. The sun sets behind you so you can’t see the actual sun set below the horizon unless you hike to the upper viewpoint. Here you’ll experience an unobstructed view of the fire in the sky.

Take note, once the sun goes behind the mountain, the winds kick up and temperatures drop quick, so remember to take a jacket. With our layers on, our Momentum rain jackets doubled as windbreakers and were perfect for fighting the chill.

I’ve been to Utah, Southern California, the Blue Ridge Mountains and Africa – all are amazing and worth visiting, but I highly recommend the PNW be at the top of your list. This is one of the most surreal locations with so much diversity in the landscape. I will be back!

About Josh

Josh is a freelance lifestyle/landscape photographer living in Ohio and has a passion for telling stories through his camera lens. He travels wherever life takes him, making every photo a visual diary of his life.


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Deadmau5 Sends Cease and Desist to Disney Over 'Infringing Video' - Rolling Stone
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Deadmau5 Sends Cease and Desist to Disney Over ‘Infringing Video’

The producer has taken umbrage with the Magic Kingdom’s use of his song in a Mickey Mouse cartoon, after the company reportedly tried to block his trademark

Deadmau5 has sent a cease and desist to Disney over their trademark suit.

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UPDATE: Disney has responded to Deadmau5’s complaint. “Disney vigorously protects its trademark rights, and we oppose Mr. Zimmerman’s attempt to register a logo that is nearly identical to our trademarks for his commercial exploitation,” a Disney spokesperson tells Rolling Stone. “Our opposition is not about the use of the Deadmau5 costume. The music was appropriately licensed, and there is no merit to his statement.”

Deadmau5 is taking Disney’s trademark infringement suit seriously, recently firing back at the company for allegedly using one of his songs in a cartoon without permission. “OK, mouse, I never gave Disney a license to use my track,” he wrote on Twitter. “So we emailed you a [cease and desist].” He linked to a video on Disney’s website titled “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff Re-Micks,” a clip that bears the caption, “Enjoy a spooky cartoon Re-Micks to the tune of Deadmau5’s ‘Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff,'” a track off the EDM artist’s 2009 LP For Lack of a Better Name.

“So now, Disney is illegally using my work, and confusing people that I’d actualyly [sic] work with these twats,” he tweeted. He also tweeted out images of the legal paperwork showing that he had indeed prepared a formal cease-and-desist request. “Have a magical fucking day,” he wrote. And later, “Can I has trademark now? Thnks [sic].”

“Accordingly, not only is Disney violating the rights of Zimmerman [Deadmau5’s real last name], but it is also infringing upon the rights of EMI Music Publishing Limited, Virgin Records Limited and Ultra Records, LLC,” the complaint says. “Disney prominently features the Deadmau5 Mark next to the Infringing Video, implying a non-existent endorsement by Zimmerman.”

A representative for Disney was not immediately available for comment.

The producer also speculated that if Disney were not such a “corperation [sic]” that they could have “done great things together.” He also alleged that the reason Disney had targeted him was because of a compilation of Disney-themed remixes that came out in April 2014 called Dconstructed, an album to which he did not contribute. “They wanna cash in on EDM, too,” he wrote. “Some interesting names on there lol….” (Producers who contributed to the compilation include Avicii, Armin Van Buuren, U.N.K.L.E., Kaskade and others.)

Earlier this week, Deadmau5 reported that Disney had filed a lawsuit opposing a trademark for his own “mau5head” logo in the United States, with the company alleging that it looked too similar to its own logo. “Lawyer up, Mickey,” he tweeted at the time.

“Our client will not be bullied by Disney and is prepared to fight to protect his rights to his property,” Deadmau5’s lawyer said in a statement to Rolling Stone.

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