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- Find a Trail - My TrailLink - Explore Trails - About Us - Get Involved Find the top rated dog walking trails in Madison Heights, whether you're looking for an easy short dog walking trail or a long dog walking trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a dog walking trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews. Well paved- beautifully kept trail. Had a great morning riding into downtown Lynchburg , where we stopped for a nice lunch. I would definitely ride this trail again. Started my journey at Piney River trailhead very early on a crisp October morning. The temperature was 37 degrees, but the sun was rising, and there was no wind. Riding east, my only companions were squirrels, deer and the many birds flying overhead. I LOVE the peace and quiet this trail provides with the squishy crunch of the finely crushed gravel beneath my tires, and the gentle rush of water spilling over rocks in the Piney and Tye Rivers. No nearby roads or traffic meant for a little over an hour of pure escape. The farm and forest scenery and multiple bridges spanning the river provided ever changing views. I was thankful for the regular milepost markers, posted every 1/4 mile along the entire trail length. On the return trip I counted 75 spins of my crank arm to traverse a 1/4 mile section of the trail. The path was well-maintained throughout, with just the right amount of trail-side markers, benches, and memorials to provide short breaks. I didn't use the restrooms, but they were available at the western trailhead and at Roses Mill trailhead near the western end. If I had one wish for this trail, it would be to extend along the original 20 miles of the original Blue Ridge Railway right of way. I'm not sure if that's possible, but I feel it would make this trail garner more attention than it currently receives. The trail's location between Charlottesville and Lynchburg is in one of the prettiest parts of Virginia, and is just south of the many breweries, vineyards and distilleries along Route 151 in Nelson County. It is also a short drive from Wintergreen resort. Come check it out!! The High Bridge trail is a great trail with a truly amazing experience as you traverse the bridge. There are three pull offs on the bridge that allow you to stop and view the wonderful landscape. The trail mileage is based on distance from the bridge both East and West, so for example if you start in Farmville, VA you'll be at West 5 miles. The new visitor center on the East side in the State Park is almost complete and was built to look just like the train station in Farmville. I would image it will house historical items on the rail and Civil War. Also, the trail provides a bonus with a Civil War-era fort (Fort Paradise) with plaques explaining the historical significance. I rode my Trek Cyclocross with 700x32 tires and was fine. Definitely looking to go back in the Fall. Mill mt is a great e bike trail due to big climb, I like to come back down the road due to downhill speed and roughness of the old paved road that makes the trail surface, makes a nice loop and can be extended out to the parkway and around the roanoke mt loop that is closed to vehicle traffice which has beautiful overlooks. Paul and I are continuing our RV travels and crossing off bike trails from our bucket list along the way. Today we rode the VA Blue Ridge trail. Beautiful, natural trail with crushed stone path (I would have preferred asphalt), but it wasn't bad. I just had to be careful and watch for rocks and kept praying I didn't pop a tire. Off road or hybrid bikes do fine. I ride a Lectric Trike with wider tires and husband rides a hybrid type bike and did fine. It is nicely shaded about 95% of the way. No road noise. Two rivers parallel the path making nice scenery. Some ladies ahead of us spotted a beautiful black bear walking along the shore of the river and got a great video clip. We had a deer cross in front of us. Benches are scattered along the trail. The only thing I would change would be asphalt instead of crushed stone but otherwise a great trail to ride! Being a native plant enthusiast, walking this trail is disturbing to me because of all the invasive plants that edge the path. Instead of enjoying the greenery, I have to look away from it to have pleasure on this walk. While this trail largely follows Garden City Blvd SE, there are some spots on it that are scenic and away from traffic. It mostly consists of a steady climb to the end of the trail, but the first three quarters of a mile is relatively flat with one climb at the quarter mile marker. The trail is plenty wide enough for passing and is paved in its entirety. There is a small park on the trail and park just off of the trail behind the elementary school. Because it is an off shoot from Roanoke River Greenway traffic is lighter than the main greenway. There is shade on about half of the trail. The biggest concern is on Wednesday’s it’s garbage day so there is usually garbage cans and other refuse waiting to be collected. What can I say, pleasant ride, 5 stars, will be returning soon enough to ride again. We rode this a 2nd time and it is so nice. Love the artwork. You ride right by Black Dog Salvage. Mostly level, not crowded. You can see the STAR from trail. This is a great trail. It has many access points to the river which my dog loved. She began recognizing the access points because she loves the water. Not too busy on Celebrate Trails Day. Only passed a few people. Beautiful trail to enjoy water, flowers, quiet, and nature! Great trail for our first RTC bike. Trail nicely maintained. Saw some wildlife and great views of the river. TrailLink is a free service provided by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (a non-profit) and we need your support!

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- Find a Trail - My TrailLink - Explore Trails - About Us - Get Involved Find the top rated birding trails in Ogden, whether you're looking for an easy short birding trail or a long birding trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a birding trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews. This is a beautiful ride, but so many gates make it unbearable. Will not do it again. We started at Ellison Park. Rode thru the park and a short distance on sidewalk and easily hit the trail. Ride about 6-7 miles south. Nice trail with more shade than expected but nowhere to stop at a picnic bench. Trail in between beautiful houses with interesting back yards. Sadly not a trail I would do again because of the zig zag barriers at every street. Had to walk bikes through them. Really not necessary as the streets were not busy ones. The barriers were more of a hazard themselves. Full sun. No direct parking but LDS Church vey nearby (in the morning shaded parking for a cool car when you return). To complete the whole path, you have to cross a couple of roads, including a busy highway, but cross walks nearby. One of those places you can enjoy the beauty of a more urban path. HAFB nearby, so you can see the jet against the mountains. All and all- not Bad 48 great miles of various riding terrane and features. Many parks along the path more concentrated in the city. I would say that the section between General Holm Park and N Temple is a bit sketchy in spots but I never really felt in any danger; only a bit disconcerted. I saw the police in those areas clearing out the people loitering and sleeping along the rail. It's pretty nice most the way along! I go walking there quite a lot, when it's not too hot! I stop and take pictures of the pond, and also of the ducks, as well. I've ridden this trail on numerous occasions. I have a lot to say about it. First, let me say that I'm speaking to bikers; the trail would be too much for walkers and joggers. I've tried starting on the Porter Rockwell trail at the Northern most point, but, after several tries, I've concluded that the best spot to start is at Draper Park. There's good parking, bathrooms and an easy to find starting-out point. From the Park, of course it is a shorter route, but DON'T stop at the end of Porter Rockwell! Just continue straight ahead. The trail takes on a different name, and shortly thereafter, it moves away from Rte I-15 and gives you an awesome view of the activity on top of Point of the Mountain. The trail then continues along new housing on your left, and expansive views on the right. But again, don't stop. The trail goes past a relatively new tech building, and then, when it says End of Trail, turn right, go down the hill (go slowly, it is pretty steep), and follow the path to a new bridge (for bikes, etc., but not for motor vehicles) that crosses the #92 highway, and connects with the Murdock Canal Trail (for those of you who'd like to do another 18 miles one-way). Try it, I guarantee you'll love it. One more thing; the path is paved all the way, and is in excellent condition. Most of this trail is great and peaceful. The only real watchout is parts of the trail in Salt Lake City. There are many homeless encampments and groups of people doing drugs out in the open (especially around North Temple). This was May 2024. The trail directly south of Salt Lake can get confusing at times as the signage is not great. Other than that it's a great trail that follows the Jordan river. We absolutely love riding this trail. It’s the perfect length for our family rides. I have a 7yr and 5yr old and they love the change ins scenery, cool tunnels, roadside playgrounds, and places to eat in Farmington when we are done. Sometimes my 7yr old rides his own r-bike, the trail is plenty wide enough and very well maintained. Some parts don’t have shade and some do, which is normal from what I’ve experienced. It’s full paved so nothing harsh on the bike. It’s our go to trail! Great little walk, a part of the riverton side was flooded but we just walked the other side instead. Very nice. Completed this trail, nice gentle slopes and well maintained. Parley’s trail begins within the intersection of Interstates 80 and 215 BeltLoop as it T’s off the the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. It quickly drops down into Parley’s Nature Preserve - which is the only real piece of nature you’ll encounter along this Uber Urban trail. From there you’ll closely follow interstate 80 into Sugarhouse Park then after winding through Sugarhouse business district the trail becomes aligned with the UTA S-Line light rail east to South Salt Lake. From here the trail meanders with often poor signage along city streets until it joins year another UTA light rail line (Green Line) as it crosses rail yards, interstate exchanges and finally meets its end as it T’a into the Jordan River Trail. TrailLink is a free service provided by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (a non-profit) and we need your support!

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Schiermonnikoog, misschien wel het leukste Waddeneiland van Nederland. De rust, de prachtige natuur en de brede stranden maken Schiermonnikoog erg geliefd. Ik bezocht dit eiland in juni, en sindsdien ben ik er helemaal verliefd op. Het is een ideale bestemming voor een weekendje weg, maar je kunt het eiland ook voor een dagje bezoeken vanuit Friesland of Groningen. Fietsend of wandelend, er zijn genoeg manieren om het mooie Schiermonnikoog te verkennen. Hier vind je alle tips, bezienswaardigheden en allerlei andere dingen die je wilt weten over Schiermonnikoog. Schiermonnikoog is, vanuit het westen gezien, het 5 bewoonde waddeneiland van Nederland. Het eiland is 20 kilometer lang en 4 kilometer breed, en is daarmee het kleinst bewoonde waddeneiland in Nederland. Maar wist je dat Schiermonnikoog qua inwonersaantal ook de kleinste gemeente van Nederland is? Doordat Schiermonnikoog een autoluw eiland is, staat het bekend om zijn enorme rust. Men komt hier om te genieten van de natuur. De natuur van het eiland kenmerkt zich door de duinen, de vele (brede) stranden, de bossen en poldergebied. Schiermonnikoog is ook zeer geliefd onder de vogelliefhebbers, die hier ook zeker hun ogen uit kunnen kijken. Sinds 1989 mag het eiland zich Nationaal Park Schiermonnikoog noemen. Een titel die het eiland dubbel en dwars verdient. Wat zijn de mooiste bezienswaardigheden van Schiermonnikoog? Een van de redenen om Schiermonnikoog te bezoeken, zijn de prachtige stranden. Het mooiste strand van het eiland ligt wat mij betreft in het noorden van het eiland, bij Strandpaviljoen De Marlijn. Dit strand is ontzettend breed, je kunt er heerlijk uitwaaien. De vuurtorens van Schiermonnikoog zijn waarschijnlijk de meest gefotografeerde bezienswaardigheden van het eiland. Vooral de rode Noordertoren ligt op een prachtige plek in de duinen, en is zeer fotogeniek. Het leuke aan deze vuurtoren is dat hij nog steeds in gebruik is. Op het hoogste punt van het eiland ligt misschien wel de meest bijzondere bezienswaardigheid van Schiermonnikoog: Bunker Wasserman. Deze bunker stamt uit de 2e wereldoorlog, en was onderdeel van de Atlantikwal. De bunker was ingericht als uitkijkpost. Dat is ook niet zo vreemd, want vanaf de bunker heb je een wijd en prachtig zicht over het eiland en de Waddenzee. In de bunker zelf zijn nog wat herinneringen aan de 2e wereldoorlog terug te zien. Een andere bezienswaardigheid is het dorp Schiermonnikoog, het enige dorpje van het eiland. Hier vind je enkele museums, maar vooral veel terrasjes, hotels en restaurantjes. Ten zuidwesten van het dorpje ligt de Westerplas. Vroeger kwam hier het zeewater, in 1964 werd het gebied ingedijkt en is het langzaamaan veranderd in een zoetwaterplas. Dit zoete water is erg populair bij veel verschillende watervogels, en trekt daarom veel eenden, lepelaars en allerlei soorten rietvogels aan. Breng vooral een bezoekje aan de vogelkijkhut bij de plas om in stilte van de watervogels te genieten. Wat te doen op Schiermonnikoog? De meeste mensen die naar Schiermonnikoog gaan, komen hier om te fietsen en te wandelen. In totaal ligt er voor meer dan 30 kilometer aan fietspaden op het eiland, dus dit is de beste manier om het eiland te leren kennen. Je komt dan ook zeker veel andere fietsers tegen. Om je fietstocht extra leuk te maken, kun je ook een tandem huren. Dat wilden wij natuurlijk ook wel even proberen! Het was even wennen, maar als je eenmaal de slag te pakken hebben is het echt een avontuur. De fietsroute die wij hebben gemaakt, start vanaf de haven en gaat eerst naar bunker Wasserman. Vanuit daar zijn we naar het brede zandstrand bij het strandhuis De Marlijn gefietst. Vervolgens zijn we door de duinen naar de rode vuurtoren gegaan. Daarna hebben we in het dorp Schiermonnikoog nog even een ijsje gegeten. Via een rondje om de Westerplas zijn we uiteindelijk bij de haven uitgekomen. Deze route is geschikt als je het eiland voor een dag bezoekt. Wij zijn iets van 5-6 uur op het eiland geweest. Ook zijn we even gestopt om te wandelen. De brede stranden van Schiermonnikoog lenen zich perfect om een strandwandeling te maken. Ben je meerdere dagen op het eiland, maak dan ook een wandeling door de bossen en de kwelders. Ook kun je op het eiland verschillende excursies boeken waarin je gaat wadlopen. Dit heb ik nog niet gedaan, maar het staat zeker op mijn lijstje! Waar kun je fietsen huren? Er zijn meerdere plekken op het eiland waar je fietsen kunt huren. Er ligt ook een grote fietsverhuur op de plek waar de veerboten aan komen. Tip: als je voor een dag naar Schiermonnikoog gaat, is dit de beste plek om een fiets te huren. Het is namelijk nog wel een stukje lopen naar het dorp. Je kunt de fietsen ter plekke huren, maar je kunt ze ook online reserveren. Als je meerdere dagen op het eiland verblijft, kun je ook met het OV of taxi (geregeld door je accomodatie) naar het dorp. Je kunt dan fietsen huren op een van de verhuurlocaties in het dorp. Kijk op de website van VVV Schiermonnikoog voor de verschillende verhuurlocaties en fietsroutes. Hoe kom je op Schiermonnikoog? Vanuit het plaatsje Lauwersoog gaan er dagelijks meerdere boten naar het eiland. Je kunt kiezen uit twee verschillende diensten: de veerdienst die er 45 minuten over doet, en de sneldienst die er 20 minuten over doet. Blijf je overnachten op het eiland? Op de veerdienst mag je een grote koffer meenemen. Als je met de sneldienst gaat, mag je maximaal 2 stuks handbagage per persoon meenemen. De toeslag op een ticket voor de sneldienst bedraagt op dit moment € 7,65. Toen wij de tickets bestelden, was het voor ons in eerste instantie nog een beetje onduidelijk of de ticketprijs van de veerdienst een retourtje was. Maar voor de route van Schiermonnikoog naar Lauwersoog kun je geen veerdienst ticket bestellen, dus het bleek al snel dat het om een prijs voor een retour ging. Tickets voor beiden boten kun je bestellen via de website van Wagenborg Passagiersdiensten. Omdat Schiermonnikoog een autoluw eiland is, moet je de auto in Lauwersoog achterlaten. Bij de haven van Lauwersoog vind je een groot parkeerterrein waar je de auto voor een paar euro per dag kunt parkeren. Eten en slapen op Schiermonnikoog De meeste plekken om te eten, vind je in het dorp Schiermonnikoog. Aan de weg Langestreek vind je de meeste restaurants en terrasjes, maar op de andere plekken in het dorp zijn ook genoeg restaurants te vinden. Aan de noordkant van het eiland ligt Strandpaviljoen De Marlijn, met een prachtig uitzicht over de duinen en het strand. En een uitgebreid menu, met een internationaal tintje en veel visgerechten. Het kan hier goed druk worden, dus reserveren is verstandig. Wij hebben zelf Schiermonnikoog als dagtrip bezocht toen wij in Friesland waren, dus ik heb helaas geen tips voor accommodaties. Maar als je op zoek bent naar een mooi verblijf op het eiland, bekijk dan vooral of hier iets voor je tussen zit: - Landal – Bekijk vakantiehuizen - Natuurhuisje – Bekijk vakantiehuizen - Trivago – Bekijk accommodaties - Agoda – Bekijk hotels Wil je meer over Schiermonnikoog of Friesland weten? Dan wil je deze blogs vast ook lezen: - De leukste dingen om te doen in Friesland - Villapark Lauwerssee in Friesland: een zee van rust & ruimte - Wandelroute Friesland: Nationaal Park Alde Feanen - Slapen in een Bedstee – B&B Elfstedenstate in Friesland Wil jij op de hoogte blijven? Abonneer je dan op de nieuwsbrief.

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The wines from the most renowned wine regions every year are tasted by visitors who enjoy this fairy drink. This festival is there with the mission to promote wine culture, but also to bring more tourists to Novi Sad and as such is very important in the development of tourism. At the festival, you can sample wines from over 100 exhibitors from different countries. In addition to enjoying the wines, the festival also has an educational side with lectures by experts from the production of wine and entertainment. The festival is is held every year in June on Freedom Square, so come and try some wine as in the tradition of the Irish myth, you may get sprinkled some fairy dust in the process!

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Złoty pokazuje swoją siłę na rynku walutowym. Wczoraj widzieliśmy jak od rana umacniał się w stosunku do głównych europejskich walut, a także do dolara. Spadek EUR/PLN był skutkiem osłabienia się eurodolara, który w godzinach porannych zaczął spadać. Kurs EUR/PLN spadł do poziomu w okolicach 4,1360, na którym są dołki z 15 stycznia i 14 lutego. Po dojściu do tego poziomu kurs się odbił w górę i niższych poziomów już nie widzieliśmy. W najbliższym czasie kolejne ruchy kursu euro w odniesieniu do złotego zależne są przede wszystkim od danych makro. Jeżeli dane o inflacji w Europie dalej będą miały bardzo niskie odczyty i dane z gospodarek krajów Strefy Euro nie będą zadowalające, to złoty będzie kontynuował swoje umocnienie. Drugim scenariuszem w wypadku neutralnych danych, możemy widzieć zwyżkę kursu euro do okolic 4,1640, który to poziom wyznacza nam tygodniowa linia trendu. Jeżeli ten poziom zostanie pokonany, to następny opór jest w okolicach 4,1700, który wyznacza dołek z 22 maja oraz miesięczna linia trendu. Wczoraj GBP/PLN spadł zgodnie z naszymi prognozami do poziomu 5,0800. W kolejnych dniach możemy oglądać lekkie odreagowanie na funcie, ponieważ od wtorku funt cały czas się osłabia, lecz atak na poziom 5,0800 na dalsze osłabienie brytyjskiej waluty jest naszym zdaniem tylko kwestią czasu.Podczas dzisiejszej sesji warto zwrócić uwagę na dane z USA, które mogą być siłą napędową dla ruchu na eurodolarze, co może skutkować ruchem na naszej ojczystej walucie. Dzisiaj zostały już opublikowane dane na temat sprzedaży detalicznej w Niemczech – w ujęciu miesięcznym sprzedaż spadła do -0,9%, a w ujęciu rocznym wzrosła o 3,4%. Po publikacji tych danych kurs EUR/PLN delikatnie odbił w górę, ale nie był to znaczący wzrost.

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Mooi en eenvoudig qua ontwerp en gemaakt van eikenhout is dit houten laarzenrek 6 paar. De laarzenstandaard of het opbergrek laarzen biedt plek aan 6 paar laarzen en is door z'n natuurlijke uitstraling tijdloos en de perfecte accessoire voor in de hal of bijkeuken. De achterste rij staanders biedt plek aan 3 paar laarzen, zoals regenlaarzen, paardrijlaarzen of dameslaarzen. De voorste rij staanders biedt plek aan 3 paar kleinere laarsjes zoals kinderlaarzen of kinderregenlaarzen. Het laarzenrek is ook in een kleinere variant verkrijgbaar, voor 4 paar laarzen. En bekijk ook eens het krukje eikenhout, erg leuk om te combineren met elkaar! Productdetails Houten Laarzenrek 6 Paar: - Materiaal: eikenhout - Afmeting: hoogte 48 cm x lengte 57 cm x breedte/diepte 26 cm Bijzonderheden: het laarzenrek is alleen geschikt voor gebruik binnenshuis en biedt plaats aan 6 paar laarzen.

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Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency. Indicated as a percentage, your furnace's AFUE tells you how much energy is being converted to heat. For example, an AFUE of 90 means that 90% of the fuel is being used to warm your home, while the other 10% escapes as exhaust with the combustion gases. Advanced Reciprocating Compressor Type of compressor that uses a more efficient process for compressing refrigerant for better cooling efficiency The portion of your air conditioner or heating system that forces air through your home's ductwork. British Thermal Unit. Used for both heating and cooling, BTU is a measure of the heat given off when fuel is combusted. Or for cooling, it's a measure of heat extracted from your home. (One BTU is approximately equal to the heat given off by a wooden kitchen match.) A British Thermal Unit (BTU) is the unit of heat required to raise 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. BTUH is British Thermal Units per Hour. A burner assembly within your oil furnace. This burner provides good combustion of heating oil. Stands for Cubic Feet per Minute. A measurement of airflow that indicates how many cubic feet of air pass by a stationary point in one minute. The higher the number, the more air is being forced through the system. The ability of a heating or cooling system to heat or cool a given amount of space. For heating, this is usually expressed in BTUs. For cooling, it is usually given in tons. A colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas produced when carbon-based fuels, such as natural gas, burns without sufficient air nearby. Part of a split-system heat pump or air conditioner's outdoor unit that controls the pressure applied to the refrigerant, necessary for taking in heat to warm your home with a heat pump or getting rid of heat to keep your home cool. Part of the outdoor portion of a split-system air conditioner or heat pump. By converting refrigerant that is in a gas form back to a liquid, the coil sends heat carried by the refrigerant to the outside. Decibels (dB) are a unit measuring the intensity of noise. A type of "valve" used in duct work that opens or closes to control airflow. Used in zoning to control the amount of warm or cool air entering certain areas of your home. A type of furnace that takes cool air from the top and blows warm air to the bottom-commonly used where furnaces must be located in a second-floor closet or utility area. Hollow pipes used to transfer air from the Air Handler to the air vents throughout your home. Ductwork is one of the most important components of a home heating and cooling system. Energy Efficiency Ratings (EER) measure the efficiency with which a product uses energy to function. It is calcuated by dividing a product's BTU output by its wattage. Electronic Air Cleaner (EAC) An electronic device that filters out large particles and contaminants in indoor air. It then electronically pulls out tiny particles that have been magnetized, such as viruses and bacteria, drawing them to a collector plate. Energy Saver Switch An energy-saver switch causes the air conditioner's fan and compressor to cycle on and off together, reducing energy use. Energy Star is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. Products with the Energy Star rating will be efficient and save cost on energy bills. Part of a split-system air conditioner or heat pump located indoors. The evaporator coil cools and dehumidifies the air by converting liquid refrigerant into a gas (or vice-versa). A blower moter, typically in a furnace, then moves air over the coil to either heat or cool your home. An indoor component of an air conditioner or heat pump system, used in place of a furnace and evaporator coil, to provide change the refrigerant from a gas to a liquid (or vice-versa) and blow air over the coil to cool or heat your home. The Heating Seasonal Performance Factor is a measure of the heating efficiency of a heat pump. The higher the HSPF number, the more efficiently the heat pump heats your home. Term used for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning The part of a furnace that transfers heat to nearby air. A product that works just like an air conditioner in cooling mode; however, in heating mode, the refrigerant flow is reversed and heat is extrated from the outside air too heat your home. A type of furnace, installed on its "side", that draws in air from one side, heats it and sends the warm air out the other side. Most often used for installations in attics or crawl spaces A piece of equipment that adds water vapor to heated air as it moves out of the furnace. This adds necessary moisture to protect your furnishings and reduce static electricity. Hybrid Heat systems deliver exceptional performance by using a heating source that provides the most energy-efficient comfort during moderate heating conditions. see Evaporator Coil A series of studies performed to determine the heating or cooling requirements of your home. An energy load analysis uses information such as the square footage of your home, window or door areas, insulation quality and local climate to determine the heating and cooling capacity needed by your furnace, heat pump or air conditioner. When referring to heating, this is often known as a Heat Loss Analysis, since a home's heating requirements are determined by the amount of heat lost through the roof, entry ways and walls. Low Boy is a type of furnace configuration in which the furnace is lower in height and occupies more floor space. The Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value is the standard comparison of the efficiency of an air filter. The MERV scale ranges from 1 (least efficient) to 16 (most efficient), and measures a filter's ability remove particles from 3 to 10 microns in size. A heating and cooling system comprised of products that have been certified to perform at promised comfort and efficiency levels when used together, and used according to design and engineering specifications. Non-Thermal plasma (cold plasma) Plasma in its simplest form is oppositely charged hydrogen and oxygen ions, also called bi-polar ionization. These naturally occurring ions are artificially produced when a sufficiently high voltage is applied to a sharp point. The plasma, when produced and injected into a moving air stream, breaks down gases to harmless compounds prevalent in the atmosphere such as oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor and carbon dioxide. The day-to-day cost of running your home comfort equipment, based on energy use. see Condenser Coil Overall measure of the efficiency and value of your home comfort system. By combining your purchase price and ongoing operating costs, a payback analysis determines the number of years required before monthly energy savings offset the purchase price. Puron® Refrigerant is an environmentally sound refrigerant designed not to harm the earth's ozone layer. Federal law requires that all manufacturers phase out ozone depleting refrigerants in the next few years. Puron Refrigerant is approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency as a replacement from Freon 22*. QuieTech™ is a noise reduction system that provides comfortable heat while generating very little noise in the process. R-22 is a single component HCFC refrigerant with low ozone depletion potential. It has long been used in a variety of air-conditioning and refrigeration applications in a variety of markets. Production of R-22 will cease in 2015 per the Montreal Protocol. A type of compressor used in air conditioners that compresses refrigerant by using a type of "piston" action. Returning used refrigerant to the manufacturer for disposal or reuse. Removing, cleaning and reusing refrigerant. Two copper lines that connect the Condenser (Outdoor) Coil to the Evaporator (Indoor) Coil. A burner assembly within your oil furnace. This burner provides a cleaner, higher quality combustion of heating oil to increase energy efficiency. The Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio is a measure of the cooling efficiency of your air conditioner or heat pump. The higher the SEER number, the more efficient the system is at converting electricity into cooling power. A specially designed compressor that works in a circular motion vs. an up and down piston action. A state-of-the-art electronic thermostat with a built-in memory that can be programmed for different temperature settings at different times of the day. Single Package Product One outdoor unit that contains both a heating and a cooling system. Smart Recovery starts the system in advance to be sure that each zone reaches your selected temperature setting at the scheduled time. Refers to an air conditioner or heat pump that has components in two locations. Usually, one part of the system is located inside (evaporator coil) and the other is located outside your home (condenser coil). The Thermidistat™ Control monitors temperatures both inside and outside, as well as indoor humidity and adjusts system operation to maintain the temperature and humidity levels set by the homeowner. Unit that monitors and controls your HVAC system products. Thermostatic Expansion Valve A thermostatic expansion valve (TXV) is precision device used to meter the flow of liquid refrigerant entering the evaporator at a rate that matches the amount of refrigerant being boiled off in the evaporator. A unit of measure for cooling capacity. One ton = 12,000 BTUs per hour. Total Home Comfort System The ultimate solution to providing you with consistent, customized home comfort, despite the ever-changing weather. TrueSense Dirty Filter Detection TrueSense™ dirty filter detection reminds you when it's time to change your media filter. Two Stage Compressor Two Stage Compressors are capable of two levels of operation, a low stage and a high stage. Properly sized equipment will operate 80% of the time in low stage, enhancing efficiency and comfort with lower humidity levels and quieter operation. It's like getting two air conditioners or heat pumps in one system. UL is an objective, non-profit organization that tests and rates electrical products for public safety. A type of furnace that draws cool air from the bottom and blows the warmed air out the top into the duct work. This type of furnace is usually installed in a basement or an out-of-the-way closet. A ventilator captures heating or cooling energy from stale indoor air and transfers it to fresh incoming air. A way to increase your home comfort and energy efficiency by controlling when and where heating and cooling occurs in a home. Programmable thermostats are used to control operating times of the equipment. Dampers are used to direct air flow to certain parts or "zones" of the home.

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Sunninghill at a glance Sunninghill is a well-established and sought-after suburb located in the northern part of Johannesburg. Known for its mix of residential, commercial, and recreational offerings, Sunninghill is a popular destination for families, professionals, and individuals looking for a convenient and upscale lifestyle. Sunninghill is characterized by its tree-lined streets, spacious homes, and modern apartment complexes, offering a range of housing options to suit different preferences and budgets. The suburb is known for its well-maintained properties, secure estates, and community-oriented atmosphere, making it a desirable residential location. One of the key attractions in Sunninghill is the Sunninghill Village Shopping Centre, a vibrant retail and dining hub that provides residents with a variety of shopping and culinary experiences. The suburb also boasts a number of parks, green spaces, and recreational facilities, offering opportunities for outdoor activities and relaxation. Sunninghill is strategically located near major highways, business districts, and commercial centers, making it a convenient location for commuters and professionals. The suburb is also in close proximity to schools, healthcare facilities, and amenities, providing residents with easy access to essential services. Overall, Sunninghill is a well-established and upscale suburb that offers a mix of urban convenience, residential charm, and community amenities, making it a desirable real estate location in Johannesburg for those seeking a high-quality lifestyle in a well-connected and thriving community.

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4/7/2020 Trios Health has launched an online community platform that allows friends, family, church communities and the community at large to connect with current patients. Trios Chaplain, Ondria Hitt shares, “For hospitalized patients, staying connected to their support systems and receiving encouragement and love from family and friends is a meaningful part of healing and recovery. We know that our patients not being able to have visitors and loved ones at their bedside can be an isolating and lonely experience. We want our patients to know they are not forgotten, and that people care about them. Prayers, poems, scriptures, or your heartfelt messages will matter and make a difference.” Isolation has become a very real concern since our local hospitals have restricted visitation to protect both patients and staff during the COVID-19 outbreak. Staff at Trios will be printing out the messages and delivering to patients with the hope that this communication will bring comfort, encouragement and peace during this very challenging time. And, for a community self-isolating at home, Chaplain Ondria shares, “We are finding creative ways to help keep our patients spirits up while helping the community know how they can remain close to their loved ones and other patients. The kindness of our community has been like a prayer in motion as they continue to reach out to help in so many ways. We acknowledge the community with deep gratitude for their care. Anyone from the community can share well wishes and words of inspiration online Trios patients. Please visit bit.ly/2V9bFPA to fill out your message. The link will also be posted on the Trios website - trioshealth.org/COVID-19/. | Have News?Email your press release and a photo to Austin Regimbal, Marketing & Communications Director. Press releases are posted in their entirety. This is a free benefit for members of the Tri-City Regional Chamber at the Connect level and above. Archives

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It’s an early spring morning in Oxford, Ohio. The birds are chirping, the sun is still on its way up, and Sara Penhale is fastening the straps on her bright pink boxing gloves… all is as it should be. And although this is something she does often – three times a week, to be exact – the retired Earlham College biology professor is not gearing up for some blockbuster pay-per-view bout. Instead, Sara is working to slow the progression of the Parkinson’s Disease she was diagnosed with 17 years ago. The program Sara trains with is called Rock Steady Boxing, a non-profit providing no-contact boxing classes for individuals with Parkinson’s. The organization operates locations all across the country, encouraging physical activity that can help improve balance and coordination while decreasing muscle stiffness and pain. These boxing classes challenge common misconceptions about what people with Parkinson’s can do physically – especially individuals who have lived with it for a long time. “People that get involved with Rock Steady are motivated towards their own wellness,” says Nancy Malay, a program head coach at Rock Steady with a background in physical therapy. “They are still vital, athletic folks that want to maximize their bodies’ potentials.” Rock Steady Boxing originally came to Oxford with Sara’s help over two years ago, but it was eventually set to shut down when its main sponsor was unable to continue providing funding in late 2023. However, Sara and her husband Allan Winkler were not going to give up so easily – she is a fighter, after all. Alongside Miami University and through funding from the McCullough-Hyde Memorial Foundation, TriHealth is proud to have partnered with Rock Steady Boxing to revive the Parkinson’s boxing program – classes already having resumed in March 2024 after only a little more than four months hiatus! With sessions started up, the group is already back on the heavy and speed bags, working on balance and agility drills, and even swinging the battle ropes again. Beyond the physical benefits, the group aspect is just as important to the boxers at Rock Steady as well. “People need encouragement, and it’s nice to share your experience with people who are having similar ones,” Sara said about building a support network at the classes. “You can learn from them and be encouraged and motivated to work harder.” The boxing and the support group dynamic is so important, in fact, that Sara began carpooling with a few other members to the nearest Rock Steady classes in Richmond, Indiana during the hiatus. The group has seen growth since its return to Oxford, expanding from eight members in late 2023 when it lost funding to the 16 registered today. Head coach Malay said the expansion of the recently revived class has gone so well that it would even be “definitely beneficial to have another coach” in the near future. And although Sara’s one-two punch of determination and passion to bring Rock Steady Boxing back to Oxford is inspiring, it also hasn’t been a surprise to anyone who knows her – she is a fighter, after all. Rock Steady Boxing classes in Oxford, Ohio operate from 8:30 am – 9:30 am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Miami University’s Chestnut Field House. Photo by Sean Scott with permission to use by the Oxford Observer

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Green tea and apple cider vinegar are especially popular among dieters and fans of natural remedies. While you hear plenty about them separately, you may notice that many weight loss supplements and detoxification programs combine them. There are some great reasons some people combine green tea and apple cider vinegar, especially if they’re looking to potentially manage their appetites, shed weight and even reduce inflammation. Let's look at some of the top reasons to add green tea and apple cider vinegar pills to your daily routine. What Are the Benefits of Green Tea & Apple Cider Vinegar? Green tea is a popular drink made from camellia sinensis leaves, the same plant that gives us oolong and black tea. What makes green tea different is the leaves aren’t allowed to oxidize like they are for other types of tea. Green tea has been connected through research to many potential benefits, from boosting metabolism and fat burning to reducing inflammation. 5 reasons to consider adding green tea and ACV supplements: - You want to help with weight loss - You are on a detoxification program - You're looking to reduce overall inflammation - You're looking for a natural antioxidant - You are trying to further manage blood sugar levels* Apple cider vinegar is made by fermenting the sugars within apples to create a type of vinegar. It is often used in an unfiltered state because the sediment that naturally occurs during the production process is full of enzymes and helpful bacteria - the mother. Apple cider vinegar has been shown to have antimicrobial and antioxidant effects. Additionally, it can help manage blood sugar levels and aid in weight loss efforts. Can Green Tea & Apple Cider Vinegar Help With Belly Fat? Green tea has been shown to help reduce body fat, including belly fat. While more research is needed, it may do this from several angles. First, it may boost your metabolic rate, which can lead to overall weight loss. Additionally, it may be connected to increased fat burning and the reduction of visceral fat. This is the dangerous fat that collects around internal organs in the abdomen. Apple cider vinegar may help weight loss in several ways. For starters, it may be used as an appetite suppressant. Studies have suggested that ACV may increase our ability to burn fat and reduce fat storage. And while more research is needed, studies also suggest that apple cider vinegar may improve your metabolism and help with blood sugar control. When combined, these effects can add up to fat loss and easier weight management. What Are the Side Effects of Green Tea & Apple Cider Vinegar? Green tea is often considered to be one of the healthiest drinks in the world. It is also considered very safe as a drink or supplement. Green tea does have caffeine, which may lead to headaches or make you irritable or anxious, especially if you’re sensitive. Drinking green tea can also cause stomach upset, especially on an empty stomach. If you're new to drinking green tea, start small. Taking it as a pill or capsule can help reduce these types of negative effects. Apple cider vinegar is also widely considered safe to take. It is very acidic, which may cause some unpleasant side effects. For instance, drinking apple cider vinegar can lead to digestive issues like indigestion. If you drink it, it can cause the erosion of tooth enamel or give you a sore throat. Taking it as a pill or capsule can help reduce these types of negative effects. Can You Take Green Tea & Apple Cider Vinegar Before Bed? You can take green tea and apple cider vinegar before bed, but some people may prefer to take it during the day. This is because the caffeine content of green tea may make it harder to sleep, especially if you’re sensitive to it. Additionally, some people may have nausea and indigestion if they consume apple cider vinegar close to bedtime. These types of experiences can depend upon the form of green tea and apple cider vinegar you take. For instance, you may not experience any issues taking them in a pill or capsule form at night. Green tea and apple cider vinegar are safe and natural supplements that may offer several key benefits. They may help to suppress appetite, increase fat loss, and improve blood sugar control, especially when used in combination with a healthy lifestyle (diet and exercise). One of the easiest ways to use green tea and apple cider vinegar is to take them in pill or capsule form. Green tea and apple cider vinegar pills are convenient and make it easy to get the benefits without requiring you to drink them. After all, not everyone likes the taste of green tea or can stomach straight apple cider vinegar. *The information in this article and throughout Trio Nutrition’s blog is for informational purposes only, and should never be mistaken for professional medical advice.

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Empowering Immigrant Communities For Climate Justice As of October 2023, more than 110 million people worldwide were forced to leave their homes because of climate change. When they restart their lives somewhere else, they're at heightened risk when climate impacts strike again, as warnings about natural disasters or heat waves may be delivered in languages they don't speak or through channels they don't follow. Immigrants and refugees are also more likely to face labor exploitation in polluting industries. Recovery resources are often unavailable to undocumented immigrants, while safety nets can be inaccessible to those fearing deportation, compounding these issues even further. Their lived experiences give immigrants and refugees invaluable insight into the fight against climate change, yet their voices are largely excluded from mainstream environmental movements. In this solutions journalism series, TriplePundit will explore how nonprofits and advocacy organizations are bringing immigrant communities together in support of climate action, worker rights and a just transition away from fossil fuels.

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July 2024 / POLICY INSIGHTS Are GLP-1s the next industry disruptor? Some are predicting that GLP-1s could pose a disruptive threat to the medtech industry, as demand for medical devices and surgical procedure - While GLP‑1s have been around almost 20 years, they’ve recently been catapulted into the public domain due to their demonstrated effectiveness as a weight loss agent. - This success has led to speculation about broader impacts on the medtech industry, given its principal role in the treatment and management of obesity and its comorbidities. - Some are predicting that GLP‑1s pose a disruptive threat to the medtech industry, as demand for medical devices and surgical procedures could be greatly reduced. The rise of glucagon‑like peptide‑1 receptor agonists—aka GLP‑1s—in recent years, has been meteoric. While GLP‑1s have been around almost 20 years, initially approved as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, they’ve recently been catapulted into the public domain due to their demonstrated effectiveness as a weight loss agent. This success has naturally led to speculation about broader impacts on obesity comorbidities, such as diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, and orthopedics—areas for which medical devices and surgical procedures are the principal means of management and treatment. Some commentators are already predicting that GLP‑1s could disrupt the medtech industry, potentially reducing demand for devices and surgeries significantly. Certainly, GLP‑1s have transformative potential, but, for all their promise, we do not expect them to replace medical devices or surgical procedures entirely. In this paper, we consider the recent surge in popularity and prevalence of GLP‑1s, the associated complexities, and the potential impacts on key areas of the medtech industry. Understanding the rapid rise of GLP‑1s To appreciate the sharp increase in popularity of GLP‑1 therapies in recent years, it is important to understand that obesity is one of the largest threats to public health in the world today. The World Health Organization defines adult obesity as a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30, and the latest data show that there were 890 million adults living with obesity worldwide in 2022.1 This is a global epidemic, one that has increased exponentially over recent decades and continues to rise. In the context of this significant and growing global risk, effective weight loss therapies are health care’s holy grail and go a long way toward explaining the excitement surrounding GLP‑1s. The therapies function by mimicking the action of the body’s natural GLP‑1 hormone, suppressing appetite, contributing to better management of blood sugar levels, and aiding weight loss (Fig. 1). The physiological impact of GLP‑1s (Fig. 1) GLP‑1 mechanism of action when blood sugar levels increase Indeed, it is the efficacy of GLP‑1s in reducing weight that has recently catapulted them into the public domain. Results of a pivotal clinical trial conducted by Novo Nordisk in 2020 showed patients losing an average 14.9% of body weight within 68 weeks of commencing the once‑weekly dosage (Fig. 2).2 Patient uptake data further underscore this effectiveness, with GLP‑1 prescriptions increasing by a massive 300% between 2018 and 2023.3 GLP‑1s—Demonstrated highly effective weight loss agent (Fig. 2) Pivotal clinical trial showed an average of 14.9% weight loss Impacts and implications for the medtech industry The success of GLP‑1s in clinical trials has seen companies within the medtech industry come under pressure, particularly those specializing in diabetes and obesity management. Indeed, the last half of 2023 proved a tumultuous time for medtech companies amid concerns that increasing GLP‑1 adoption will dramatically reduce the need for medical devices and surgical interventions. Confidence was undermined in June 2023, for example, when the American Diabetes Association presented evidence confirming the effectiveness of GLP‑1s in managing diabetes and achieving weight loss. The pivotal moment for the medtech industry, however, occurred in August 2023, when further clinical trial results from Novo Nordisk revealed a notable reduction in cardiovascular events in patients receiving GLP‑1 therapies. This announcement sparked a sharp sell‑off in medtech companies, with the industry ultimately falling almost 30% during the final three months of the year. In trying to understand the potential longer‑term impact of GLP‑1s on the medtech industry, it is important to define what we know about GLP‑1s to date and what remains unclear. While they are certainly impactful, the excitement surrounding GLP‑1s clouds the fact that there is still much that is unknown about their safety and effectiveness as a long term weight loss agent. The risk is amplified by the fact that GLP‑1 drugs as a weight loss therapy have not followed the usual methodical rollout of new drug therapies. Their popularity is less attributable to physician enthusiasm, and more to overweight people looking for a “wonder drug” to fix a complicated health issue. What we know We know that GLP‑1s treat weight loss and type 2 diabetes effectively. We know that obesity and type 2 diabetes have many comorbidities. We know that access to these drugs is limited currently but should improve in the coming years. We also know that demand is very strong and growing. What remains unclear - Access: We don’t know how many people will ultimately be on these drugs at any given time. Given capacity and reimbursement constraints, we estimate that around 2% of the U.S. population will be on GLP‑1s in 2024, and potentially rising to 6% of the U.S. population by 2028. Indeed, further positive clinical trial results recently make it more likely that payers will cover the cost of these drugs, potentially alleviating some of the reimbursement barriers and increasing access over time. - Compliance: We have seen many different data points on patient compliance with the drugs—we will learn a lot more in the coming years as we see how many of the current patients stay on the drugs and what happens when they come off of them. - Durability: We have seen some data on durability of weight loss after stopping the drug—we do not yet know the durability in real life. - Patient impacts: The ultimate impact on the health care system will be determined by the number of patients taking the drugs (combination of access, durability, and compliance), as well as the impact on comorbidities. We are still learning the impact of GLP‑1s both on comorbidities with obesity and type 2 diabetes as well as other medical conditions, such as knee osteoarthritis. We are beginning to see the impact in trials; we do not yet know the impact in real‑world experience. Patient behavior in the real world frequently differs from patient behavior in trials. Implications for specific medtech areas The medical establishment historically has been slow to change guidelines and practices. In our discussions with dozens of doctors over the past year, most expect little to no impact on long‑term surgical volumes beyond the possible exception of bariatrics. While these perspectives should be taken with a grain of salt, as doctors are not always the first to see change coming, it is noteworthy just how different the tone is within the investment community—versus the medical community—around weight loss drugs. The majority of doctors we have spoken to do not believe that enough patients will consistently take GLP‑1s—or that the drugs will cure other medical conditions—to the point where it impacts surgical volumes in any significant way. To understand the potential impact on patient populations in key areas of the medtech industry, it is important to consider these through the lens of GLP‑1 application/utilization: - Bariatric surgery: Medtech companies that make devices related to bariatric surgery for weight loss should anticipate that physicians will aim to exhaust nonsurgical options. This will likely impact demand for bariatric devices. - Orthopedics: Weight loss may reduce the wear and tear on joints, but more active and able patients will potentially increase demand for knee and hip replacements. People without obesity will continue to need joint replacements at the same rate as before. - Cardiovascular devices: Evidence is mounting that GLP‑1s can lower incidence of heart attacks and strokes. A recent Novo Nordisk clinical trial found that overweight or obese adults with established heart disease taking GLP‑1 medication experienced a 20% reduction in cardiovascular events.4 While these trial results are encouraging, it is important to distinguish between relative risk reduction and absolute risk reduction. As exciting as the cardiovascular effects are, the absolute change in the number of patients who will have a cardiovascular event over time is not such a significant number. Meanwhile, the impact on cardiology practice remains to be seen. Current medical industry sentiment suggests that stents, pacemakers, and other devices will likely continue to be widely used. - Diabetes: GLP‑1s have been prescribed for diabetes for almost two decades (since the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 2005). Devices such as continuous glucose monitors have not only continued to be used, their prevalence has risen, and they are increasingly used by individuals with prediabetes. - Sleep apnea: Obesity is the main risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea, raising the possibility that weight loss may reduce incidence of this disorder, along with the need for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices. Certainly, the relationship between weight and sleep is complicated—poor sleep quality definitely impacts weight loss and gain. However, this is one area where GLP‑1s could actually have a game‑changing impact. Recent clinical trial data also adds support to this view. Medtech innovation and product advancement are exciting Significantly, the medtech industry has bounced back in 2024. Despite the panic expressed in the markets towards the end of 2023, utilization rates remain strong and patient volumes for both devices and surgical interventions have not been materially impacted. Over a longer‑term horizon, certain areas within medtech will continue to feel pressure from the rising prevalence of GLP‑1s, particularly as access, utilization, and cost reimbursement rates increase over time. However, we continue to be positive about the longer‑term outlook for the medtech industry, in general. The innovation and product cycle, which has historically been a key driver of medtech industry growth, looks particularly exciting. Advances in artificial intelligence‑enabled products, device miniaturization, and robotics are just some of the areas that can potentially fuel significant improvements in patient treatment and quality of life. In summary, penetration of GLP‑1 therapies is expected to continue, but long‑term use will depend on patient adherence, safety, and cost. While the potential of GLP‑1 drugs is very promising, we do not expect them to replace medical devices and surgical procedures entirely, particularly given the innovation and product advancement that are defining features of the medtech industry. Accordingly, the future will most likely see a coexistence of GLP‑1 therapies, medical devices, and surgical procedures with each playing an integral and collaborative role in patient care. This material is being furnished for general informational and/or marketing purposes only. The material does not constitute or undertake to give advice of any nature, including fiduciary investment advice, nor is it intended to serve as the primary basis for an investment decision. Prospective investors are recommended to seek independent legal, financial and tax advice before making any investment decision. T. Rowe Price group of companies including T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and/or its affiliates receive revenue from T. 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The Troy Sportsplex opened in the Spring of 1991 and continues to grow in size and popularity. The Sportsplex is located on the Enzor Road, off Highway 167 in Troy. Original construction of the 65 acres of Phase I included four softball fields with a centralized pressbox. Youth and adult softball leagues play regular season and tournament games at the Sportsplex, while baseball tournaments have also been played on the 285-foot fields. In 1995, the Sportsplex was the host of the Dixie Boys World Series. The tournament returned again in 1998, and Troy hosted the 2007 Ozone World Series as well. All fields are available for practices, but must be reserved in advance by calling our main office. In addition to the ballparks, the open space of the Sportsplex is very popular for a variety of outdoor recreation. Phase II of the Sportsplex opened in 1996, with four new fields and another state-of the-art pressbox. Two fields measure 200 feet in distance while the other two are 285 feet. Eight fully-automated batting cages also opened in 1996, offering a variety of baseball pitching speeds, as well as slow pitch and fastpitch softball. Land for Phase III was later purchased adjacent to the Sportsplex, totaling approximately 70 acres. A 1.1 paved walking trail opened in the summer of 2010, with plans to expand the length of the trail.

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Jimmy Buffett, the sage of Margaritaville, knew that few things can satisfy your soul and your hunger like a certain sandwich when he wrote: Cheeseburger in paradise. Heaven on earth with an onion slice. Not too particular, not too precise. I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise. But, being on the road as often as you are and with limited access to a hot grill or a sizzling griddle, sometimes one has to improvise. As it can in so many other ways, that slow-cooker you have in your sleeper can be your salvation. This video shows how to find a little bit of burger paradise with your trusty crock pot.

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Instantly message our featured psychics online via psychic messenger. I am an insightful psychic tarot card reader with many years of professional reading behind me. I offer a calming and welcoming reading answering your most pressing questions or just offering insight into the next couple of months. I am open, non judgemental and always provide a professional reading to all who require one. PIN: 3785 A calm truthful reading Please put this review up. I've had 3 or 4 readings with Susie, they were pleasant readings, however the predictions did not happen - Nicola, Kent At first I was sceptical but she knew personal things. She even picked up a recent passing in the family. Was able to see he's overseas atm. She gave me a few predictions and told me how my poi feels about me. I'm still shocked but positive thinking from now. Hopefully her predictions come to pass. Also she has a lovely soothing voice and is very warm n friendly. - Nikki, London Had another reading with Susie 10th May. ? accurate on my poi. Looking forward to predictions. Will definitely speak to you again Let's hope poi contacts me within 5 days to 2 weeks. Thank you ?? - Nicola, Dartford I have many readings with this reader always gives me hope - Ana, Uk 100% THE BEST Susie you are truly gifted An amazing reader. Susie knew everything without me saying a word . The best on here You won't be disapointed. Thank you so much . Nicola in kent - Nicola, Dartford Fantastic - Intuitive Reader Incredible Reader. Didn't say a word and Susie straightaway, without hesitation read the situation accurately and confidently described the way ahead. Thank you Susie. - SR, Hampshire AMAZING! 5 star + Absolutely amazing brilliant reader! Did not have to provide info, Susie picked up on the situation immediately including star signs, career…it was incredible! One of the best reads I've experienced! No time wasting, no sugar coating, straight to the point. Doesn't try to drag it out. Accuracy and compassionate. Thank you :) - Pisces, Australia Thank you Susie for uplifting reading today❤️ Thanks Susie for a brilliant detailed reading again! looking forward to your predictions which have always happened in the past. Will be calling again for updates x - M, Yorks I'm so pleased with my reading what a lovely lady susie is and everything she said about my situation was spot on come away feeling a lot clearer minded, thank you so much will definitely be speaking again x - Rosie, Leeds Thanks Susie - you really gave some great insight and picked up on things around me with hardly any information, while also being and empathic and calming. Thank you, will definitely call back. - S, UK Thank you soooooo much Susie, you saw straight to it, I can't thank you enough, you should be on more x - Margaret, East Anglia UK not sure she understood the situation. had a few readings and the latest one changed not connecting with what i said. Thank yooou so much Susie! I feel so much better and can't wait for all the positive changes that are about to happen!! Susie is AMAZING! She picked up on everything without me saying a word. Wish I could give 10 stars!! - Shia, LA Omg just had reading with susie up there with the other top readers on here x can't wait for predictions to come true give her a try you won't regret it thanks susie xxx definitely b calling back xx - Debs, Scotland Lovely lady, good reading, fingers crossed for predictions x - , Scotland Sorry not for me Didn't really focus on the area I asked and didn't really pick up things that she did mentioned well. Didn't feel psychic felt more lead by questions. - OG, LDn Beautiful reading wonderful predictions hope all come true. Definitely will call her again 100 stars from me xx - Flower, Cardiff I would like to leave another review for Susie. I have spoken to Susie several times and she kindly always welcomes me to the reading with her warm friendly tone. Sometimes I feel bad for calling her again, Susie readings always settles me and puts me on the track. Thank you Susie - G, England I've spoke to Susie numerous times but she is so hard to get hold of now! She is so lovely and kind and patient. The last time I spoke with her was some months back but her predictions came true. They were off by some months but they came true exactly how she said. This isn't the first time either. I don't come across many readers who's predictions come true. Thank you Susie!! I can't wait to get hold of you again!! One of my top 3! X Thank you for the reading made me feel at ease talking to you x - E, Uk Susie is a lovely lady and totally spot on with everything. She has helped me a lot recently with some difficult challenges. I also had a reading with her a few years ago when she predicted I would meet this certain person, describing their personality and star sign. She was absolutely correct- it came true. Thanks Susie for helping me - Karen, UK Had a reading with susie yesterday and today one of her predictions came true already!! as a reader myself I'm really picky who I have read for me but this lady is fantastic Thankyou so much susie your a lovely person with a true Gift xxx Susie has always been delivering a insightful reading for me. She is a very caring and loving person. This has made every reading with her so so enjoyable. Lots of love, - Jing Wen, London Predictions and clarity Spoke to susie last night, absolutely took my breath away, picked up on my situation instantly from just my name, from the first card she said I had a twin flame connection but he was pulllling away due to the fact he was struggling to admit his feelings, and a personal situation, she said he was coming out of this as we speak and would start to be back to his normal self within 2-5 days and I should msg him something light and funny to let him know I am still thinking of him, which I did, communication from him has started to get better from today, she said she could see a hospital, a church and a bridge over water and asked if this meant anything to me, it didn't, today I was at a hospital with a friend, next to a church and had to cross a bridge to get to it, I cannot wait for the next few months to unfold as susie predicted, absolutely fantastic thankyou, ps I hope your throat tickle stopped xx Suzie is just mind blowingly accurate time after time. So detailed truly gifted lady 10 stars*** - Teresa, Hertfordshire Another amazing reading what a gifted psychic Had few reading with Susie,very consistent, accurate. My reading never change although she gives moe details and update. Vey kind sould and very gifted and spiritual reader Much blessings and love xxx SPOT ON!! SO ACCURATE Susie was amazing! Full of information and validated everything. Thankyou xx Susie was able to tell me what the reading would be about and enlighten me. She is so lovely and will tell you exactly what she sees and picks up. Predictions slowly manifesting but I will call back once fully completed. Definitely call Susie you won't be disappointed. - Natasha, London Spot on with details Quick, accurate and just flowed... you just need she just new... thanks x - Felicity, West coast Some of Susies predictions regarding a relationship have happened! Waiting for the rest thank you susie x All predictions came true I spoke to Susie last month, brilliant reading, information and validations flowed. Everything she said came to pass, with correct timing. I've spoken to many readers over time and Susie is the only reader where everything she said came to pass in the time frame and order she said. Amazing and such a kind lady xxx A very powerful reading, thank you Susie for your reassuring words. I will be back to update you on my twin flame connection. Direct, clear and confident Thank you for the immediate connection and explanation of the situation. You were spot on with describing how things are and I am really pleased that you see potential. I'll wait for the Universe and start to prepare. Many thanks - Libran, Aus Predictions never happened she seemed very confident but nothing came to pass - Jess, Australia Talented reader got straight to the point. Gave me hope. Susie was warm and friendly and didnt mess about. Am feeling confident about the future. Thank you for a lovely reading. The couple of times I called your kind compassionate reading helped me to settle. If your looking for reader connects quickly to you I would recommend lovely Susie. To date I am positive Susie readings will flourish into being for me. Thank you Susie - GM, Coventry Wow - I SO appreciate the insight into how things stand and how they are going to develop in the near future. Love the ideas you shared and the plans that will unfold. You were well connected into the situation and I am thrilled that soon my life will be all I have ever wanted. - Libran, Aus amazing , spot on and very gifted reader !!! Another reading with Susie amazing consistent verything flows like magic, she sees everything and all what she says makes sense. Her predictions are in line of best readers on this site. She is very professional, very kind and caring and very much gifted Much blessings and love xxx First reading with Susie she coonects very well, information flows like magic lot of details and predictions consistent with best readers on this site. Susie is very kind, genuine and very gifted psychic Much blessings and love Susiexx Honestly this lady is incredible. Gives her reading in such a profound and incredible way. Lots of love Susie thank you! Great reading. Picked up on what is bothering me straight away. - Xx, Kent Thank you for an accurate reading. During the time I didn't really understand but now and overtime the feelings and emotions made sense. You gave a professional and in-depth reading and I must say YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!! Please come online as I'd love to speak to you again!!!! Thanks thanks thanks. Please log on more often, this site needs your insight. Great reader! She deserves more than 10stars!! Very detailed and the predictions have come through exactly as stated to the point I was like that's impossible when they happened. Very professional and hands down fabulous reader. Miimi, Manchester Susie connected straight away and picked up on the situation I was hoping to get insight into. She was so detailed and was incredibly accurate! Such a wonderful energy!!! Simply awesome!!! - J, London Thank you for trying to clarify the situation and draw a distinction between the two . I do trust you are right in saying he has held back to get all in order before coming forward. Many thanks. - Libran, Aus An amazing reading and was spot on with everything. We got cut off but thank you so much for all the clarity. Genuine amazing reader! I received my answers with a detailed love reading, clarifying the hidden truths of my past and helping me to understand my present and future path. It was like she knew my past and the person from within. I was most astounded by the information which flowed naturally. No probing for questions but reading from spirit and cards. Susie is very gifted, non judgemental and compassionate and I would recommend her without hesitation. Thank you for bringing me truth, peace and hope for the future. You are simply amazing! - UG, London Really good at picking up characters Susie was very good at picking up the characters of the people involved. She described their characteristics and behaviours as well as how they were seeing the relationship in a really clear way that resonated with me. - L, London This lady has an amazing gift! Mindblowing were the intricacies of what she told me. And in line with other top readers like Henry. Lovely woman to talk to. So kind and compassionate. Thanks again Suzie x - Sg, Uk Great guidance and insight Quickly got to the heart of the matter. Very honest and sensitive at the same time . - Jasmine, London Very precise and quick reading answered all my questions and concerns without any hesitation. - Paul, Wales Thank you susie Wow! Thank you so much. Everything you said was spot on. You gave me hope too. Sorry my phone cut out at the end. We will speak soon xxx i love your voice. your so Cute xxx - David, london She's very detailed in her reading I spoke to Susie for the first time today and she picked up on details that only a very intuitive psychic could. She doesn't rush through the reading and really takes her time to look into every angle of the situation. She predicted a few things and I am looking forward to them manifesting. She also was spot on about certain information, that's how I know she's a reliable psychic. Unfortunately we got cut off but I will definitely be getting in touch with her again for a follow up. She's really a good one. Glad I could get hold of her because it seems as though she gets busy once online. Highly recommended. - Flora, England Amazing, Amazing, Amazing I have just spoken to Susie and I totally agree with the reviews about her being brilliant. The woman is awesome and I will definitely call her again. Thank you very much for your time Susie - C, ENGLAND her voice is filled with cuteness thank u - Heather, Milton Keynes Genuinely gifted reader with excellent validation and detail. No repeating or backtracking, just moved forward throughout the reading. Highly recommended. Thank you Susie From Sonya - S.M, England Omg her prediction last April 2018 came true! Spot on and accurate again this time and made more predictions and I know it's gonna happen. Wow I'm speechless! Lovely and compassionate lady! Thank you so much Susie I'm so happy! You showed me the way and advised me what to do! Will call you again soon! Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year 2019! God Bless! Xoxoxo Dec. 11,2018 - Isabel, London Was blown away by her deep knowledge of the situation!really good reader. So accurate and just such a lovely person to talk to! Well recommended xxx - Marianna, Surrey Gave me hope, I hope predictions come to pass - RS, AUSTRALIA Very accurate reading from Susie. She saw where I intended to spend my holidays (Toscany) and described in great details the man I am going to meet. She gave the same precise description of my ex; which was stupefying! Susie is also quite fun to talk too. I recommend her highly. - A, France She takes a little while to warm up but then she just reels off so much info. Give her a chance! SPOT ON RING HER Lovely voice very accurate 1000000% predictions guaranteed gives so much information and sadly i ran out of credits. i did not have to give her much information and she was spot on. i will ring you again and again and again. in near future and post on here which one of your predictions have unfolded....Thank you Darling - Angela, Manchester Isn't 100% accurate, but does give a lovely worthwhile reading. You have to give her some information then she picks up on the rest. Feel less anxious about things now. I would def like a reading with Susie again in the future. - Emma, Aberdeen Spot on.. gave me so much information i didnt say much, she new about things which only i know & im very happy with the reading .. well done..im pleased i got cut off with another psychic and got put through to you the universe guided me Namaste - Michelle, A She takes a minute or two to warm up but when she does she gives a good reading x - , Scotland Susie is naturally gifted and amazingly accurate and having been a tarot reader myself for twenty years I feel I am a good judge. Very uplifting and informative, thank you X - Izzy, Hampshire Great reading, Susie picked up on matters most others haven't, and that's without prompting. Looking forward to seeing what the future holds. Thanks Susie x Amazing 10000 stars Spot on with everything, totally amazing, you will not be disappointed at all!!!! Thankyou - Riae, Kent I would definitely call Susie again, she does not give you false hope. She will tell you what is real and what is unreal. I was emotional as things we just going the opposite way to how I expected events to unfold in my life, she gave me so much hope that things will work out just fine and not to give up on things. Many Thanks. - Miss Palmer, East Midlands A gentle and lovely reading .Sorry got cut off as my credit ran out before I had chance to thank you and spirit for your kindness and clarity on my romantic situation and the feelings he has for me.Love and blessings xx - Sarah, England Sorry she was not very good and really was contradictory. She told me that good news was coming for me and my man was confused and was working on personal development. He would triumph through. She could see marriage and a relationship. She followed this up with that someone felt like they were escaping from prison when we broke up and the relationship was over. - Sarah, London A good sound reading Lovely down to earth reader I was put through to when my normal reader was not on but I will definitely call again as she put a different light on my issues that really did make me re-think. She has a definite kindness and compassionate way but I also felt very honest as her reading hit straight on the points that have been worrying me without any prompts she homed in and passed on real information that nobody else could ever have known - so now I have 2 favorite readers and Susie is definitely one of them. Thanks - Ms Sue Fox, Denby susie was very accurate in my reading she told me to watch out for someone whos very close to me would express there love for me and that shes always had a liking to me and her prediction came true!!! i cant thank you enough for your wisdom!! - phil, Manchester Not very good Susie kept telling me about a married man around me.I told her I'm not interested in married Men. She went on to say he's recently out of a marriage and has a broken heart.I told her I'm not interested in recently broken hearted married men. She went on to say we have all had a passed.She was not listening to my insistence that this is not what I am looking for in a man. She got angry when I expressed I don't want to be in a relationship with a man who has recently split up from his wife and is heartbroken. I had to hang up as she was insistent that this is what she could see for me.I will stay single THANKS. - Alison, Leeds I highly recommend Susie .She doesn't waffle and gives very clear concise and accurate readings. She asks very few questions. Give her a call you won't be disappointed. She's worth every penny - Anya, London Totally fishing and still gets it wrong. Changes her tune according to your reactions!!! Waste of time and money - Faith, UK

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It also maintains the moisture level of the wound and speeds healing. To keep the wound moist and undamaged, application of an antibiotic ointment or cream is also recommended. 3. positive pressure If there is a cut, apply firm pressure with your own fingers. These days there are special compresses that need to be applied over the wound to smooth it out. a scar They work by protecting the collagen in the area. 4. keep the area moist. As mentioned in the procedure, how should you do to recognize to prevent scarring It is very important to keep the wound moist. Otherwise, lumps will form. If aspiration then occurs, there will be a noticeable delay in healing. By keeping the wound wet, prevents a scar Do not let it get too deep, large, or itchy. 5. massage the wound As soon as you notice that fresh skin has returned, you should massage the wound. This will prevent the formation of impermeable collagen bonds. It is important to ensure that collagen is not covering the outside of the skin. scar less noticeable. ‘ What to make: Use a massage lotion; several times a day, move fingers in a radial motion for 30 seconds. There are still several non-pressurizing ointments that can be used for massage. You can use one that contains onion extract, as it has proven to be very effective in inhibiting collagen formation. 6. be careful when choosing a crust If a scab forms over a wound, do not pluck it off. A scab forms when white blood cells fight infection-causing bacteria and a composition of fibrin, red blood cells, and platelets form a blood clot over the wound. This blood clot is later converted into a cuca scar . 7. beware of sunlight Exposure to ultraviolet light interrupts the healing process and may discolor the skin. the scar Powdered skin is already very sensitive and exposure to sunlight triggers pigmentation. This can cause discoloration. 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Searching the Internet on the lookout for prices for sea front apartment in Didim, Turkey? - The coastline of the Didim peninsula in the south-west of Turkey has a string of small fishing villages and several holiday resorts areas with a number of beautiful beaches and hidden coves to enjoy and explore with Altinkum being the lively party resort, hosting the busiest beaches and an upmarket marina. All these areas have the capability of offering a sea front apartment in Didim for sale, however, our portfolio is rather limited as a sea front apartment in Didim for sale is a highly sought after type of property especially for investment purposes. Prices for sea front apartment in Didim are surprisingly rather attractive as the peninsula is known to offer excellent value for money real estate prices and the best place to search when looking to buy sea front apartment in Didim is across the bay from Altinkum in Akbuk or nearby Bozbuk, usually set in resort style complexes with a great range of hotel type facilities. Contact Turkey Homes when looking to buy sea front apartment in Didim, with your budget and lifestyle requirements taken into consideration our friendly advisors will direct you to the ideal Didim real estate for you and guide you throughout the property in Turkey buying process. We appreciate your interest in Turkey Homes. One of our consultants will get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime if you require any assistance please call us on + 44 (0) 207 193 1553 or email us at [email protected].

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Per chi vuole lavorare all’estero, nel nostro caso lavorare in Irlanda, la fase più cruciale è sicuramente quella di scrivere un Curriculum Vitae in Inglese. In questo articolo inizieremo a parlare del Curriculum Vitae scritto in lingua Inglese, se vi sia necessità di pagare una agenzia per migliorarlo, ma sopratutto fornire consigli e spunti per redarre un C.V. con le vostre forze e gratuitamente. Sia nel nostro Forum sull’Irlanda che in questo portale abbiamo evidenziato il fatto che attualmente il mondo del lavoro in Irlanda è cambiato. Durante la Tigre Celtica si aveva una elevata probabilita di venire assunti con poco Inglese ed esperienza lavorativa di base. Adesso, con il diminuire dei lavori a disposizione c’è una maggiore competizione, maggiore selezione e difficoltà. Di conseguenza, non solo vi è una naturale pressione o stress per cercare di scrivere un resumee in Inglese ma anche l’abilità nel renderlo più presentabile possibile e che abbia un risalto tra gli altrettanti C.V’s in competizione e agli occhi del datore di lavoro. Quando è il caso di ricorrere ad un consulente lavorativo o agenzia per farmi scrivere il C.V. in Inglese? Una soluzione che spesso alcuni ricorrono è quello di affidarsi ad agenzie private, dove dietro pagamento si ottiene la creazione o revisione di un curriculum vitae in lingua Inglese. Alcune di queste agenzie inoltre, offrono come valore aggiunto simulazioni di interviste al fine di arrivare all’intervista “on the ball” cioè preparato e fornire all’interviewer risposte precise e corrette. Sempre che si venga chiamati. Qualcuno mi ha giustamente sollevato una domanda: “Queste agenzie valgono la pena di essere pagate? Quale garanzia c’è dietro al fatto che possa essere assunto? Faccio bene a pagarle?“. Chi mi conosce sa che non fornisco risposte dirette, ma che invece offro considerazioni e punti di vista. Questo perchè ognuno di noi ha un background lavorativo e culturale differente che può influenzare la probabilità di essere assunti. Mi spiego meglio. Se ho poca esperienza lavorativa e il mio Inglese (diciamoci la verità) non è poi così fluent, cosa potrà mai essere scritto da una agenzia nel mio curriculum di così speciale da farmi ottenere un posto di lavoro? Se una compagnia Irlandese cerca un candidato con almeno 2 anni di esperienza ed io ne ho solo uno, cosa mai dovrò fare scrivere? Una magia per fare allungare quell’anno di esperienza che non ho? Questo è un primo punto da tenere presente. Avendo quel poco di esperienza certificabile su carta, il primo lavoro a Dublino sarà sicuramente del tipo entry level, a contratto, magari con pochi benefits, dove di sicuro non ce ne saranno molti ma che diciamoci la verità, chi vi cerca sa che vuole qualcuno con quella poca esperienza lavorativa e a meno che non scriviate un Cv in Italiano o con termini marcatamente scorretti non certo farà delle storie per concedervi una intervista. Da questo fatto nasce la risposta ovvia di risparmiare quei soldi che andrete a pagare ad un agenzia. Magari ci pagate una settimana di corso di Inglese. Spendendo un po di tempo in Internet e su Youtube sicuramente troverete facili spunti per migliorare o spolverare il vostro Curriculum lavorativo. Ragione in più, se siete disoccupati, avrete molto tempo a disposizione e quel tempo impiegato per fare ricerca vi aiuterà anche a migliorare il vostro grasp of the English language. Quando potrebbe essere utile invece cercare la consulenza professionale di una agenzia? Nel caso in cui ho maturato diversi anni di esperienza nel campo lavorativo in Italia, coprendo incarichi discretamente buoni, magari ho una laurea che può essere rivalutata in Irlanda. Forse il mio Inglese non è perfetto, ma non sono a zero. Anche in questo caso, la nostra esperienza maturata e il bagaglio culturale, potrebbe aiutarci da soli a stilare o migliorare il curriculum. Alla fine dovrete voi stessi iniziare a imparare tutti quei termini in lingua Inglese che si adattano ad una interview e sopratutto scritti sul vostro C.V. Se poi vogliamo essere sicuri di avere fatto tutte le cose a regola d’arte, se proprio non ci dormite la notte, magari in questo caso una agenzia potrebbe aiutarci a convertire gli skills dall’Italiano all’Inglese o semplicemente effettuare per noi una correzione di quello che ho tradotto in Inglese. Anche qua non significa che una volta che ho pagato il giorno dopo troverò lavoro. Tuttavia alla fine di tutto questo, se può aumentare un po di confidenza in noi stessi e assaggiare quello che è il mondo del lavoro in Irlanda e capire come funziona una intervista in Inglese, allora potrebbe essere una valida opportunità. Quali consigli per scrivere un buon curriculum vitae? Per avere un buon Curriculum Vitae bisogna prendere in esame molti fattori. Pensate a un C.V. come se fosse la pubblicità di un prodotto. In questo caso state cercando di vendere le vostre competenze al futuro datore di lavoro. Come una pubblicità, bisogna restare con i piedi per terra pur cercando di rendere il prodotto unico e indispensabile. Chi andrà a leggerlo sarà come un cliente che ha gia provato altri prodotti e conosce cosa si nasconde dietro l’etichetta. Un recruiter ha esperienza nel selezionare il personale ed in poco tempo potrà capire se la “pubblicità”, seppure accattivante, “riflette sul prodotto in vendita”. Se siete in procinto di scrivere un C.V. di sana pianta in Inglese, come prima cosa, sarà indispensabile saper scegliere quali skills in Inglese usare per inserire nel nostro Curriculum Vitae disponibile in questa pagina del nostro sito. Successivamente dovremmo scrivere in maniera sintetica ma allo stesso modo esaustiva qual’è la nostra esperienza lavorativa fino ad oggi, partendo dalla più recente a quella più vecchia, lo stesso come nel C.v. italiano ma facendo attenzione di tradurre in maniera corretta il vostro ruolo nell’azienda. Secondo il sito Monster Irlanda, il recruiter che andrà a leggere il nostro C.V. impiegherà solamente dai 20 ai 30 secondi per scorrere tra le righe, quindi è essenziale avere un curriculum che riesca ad attrarre attenzione, che sia leggibile in poche pagine, che abbia un personal statement di successo: una frase iniziale che illustri il nostro valore aggiunto e quale contributo porteremo all’azienda. Nei prossimi articoli verranno approfondite le varie tappe al fine di ottenere un buon C.V. in Inglese. Sempre nell’argomento “Lavorare a Dublino” ti invito a leggere questi ulteriori articoli di approfondimento:

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Znaleziony temat: art 6502 Jak wybrać odpowiednią kartę płatniczą? Karty płatnicze stały się nieodłącznym elementem naszego codziennego życia. Dzięki nim możemy dokonywać płatności w sklepach, restauracjach czy też w internecie. Jednak wybór odpowiedniej karty może być trudny, zwłaszcza gdy na rynku dostępnych jest wiele różnych rodzajów. W tym artykule podpowiemy, jak wybrać kartę płatniczą, która będzie idealnie dopasowana do Twoich potrzeb. 1. Określ swoje potrzeby Przed podjęciem decyzji o wyborze karty płatniczej, warto zastanowić się, do czego będzie ona służyć. Czy potrzebujesz jej głównie do płatności w sklepach stacjonarnych, czy może częściej korzystasz z zakupów online? Czy chcesz mieć możliwość wypłacania gotówki z bankomatu? Określenie swoich potrzeb pomoże Ci w wyborze odpowiedniego rodzaju karty. 2. Zastanów się nad rodzajem karty Na rynku dostępne są różne rodzaje kart płatniczych. Najpopularniejsze z nich to karty debetowe, kredytowe oraz prepaidowe. Karty debetowe są powiązane z Twoim kontem bankowym i umożliwiają dokonywanie płatności bezpośrednio z niego. Karty kredytowe natomiast pozwalają na dokonywanie płatności z odroczonym terminem spłaty. Karty prepaidowe to z kolei karty, na które wcześniej wpłacasz określoną sumę pieniędzy i możesz z nich korzystać do wyczerpania środków. 3. Sprawdź dodatkowe korzyści Przy wyborze karty płatniczej warto również zwrócić uwagę na dodatkowe korzyści, jakie oferuje dana instytucja finansowa. Często banki i wydawcy kart oferują programy lojalnościowe, dzięki którym możesz zbierać punkty i wymieniać je na nagrody. Dodatkowo, niektóre karty płatnicze oferują ubezpieczenia podróżne, assistance medyczne czy też dostęp do ekskluzywnych ofert. 4. Zwróć uwagę na opłaty i limity Przed podjęciem decyzji o wyborze karty płatniczej, warto zapoznać się z opłatami i limitami z nią związanymi. Sprawdź, czy dana karta wymaga opłat za jej wydanie i użytkowanie, jakie są opłaty za wypłaty gotówki z bankomatu czy też jakie są limity transakcji. Ważne jest, aby wybrać kartę, która będzie dostosowana do Twojego budżetu i potrzeb. 5. Porównaj oferty Ostatnim krokiem jest porównanie dostępnych na rynku ofert. Sprawdź, jakie karty płatnicze oferują różne banki i instytucje finansowe. Porównaj opłaty, limity, dodatkowe korzyści oraz warunki korzystania z karty. Dzięki temu będziesz mógł dokonać świadomego wyboru i wybrać kartę, która najlepiej spełni Twoje oczekiwania. Wybór odpowiedniej karty płatniczej może być trudny, ale dzięki powyższym wskazówkom będzie to znacznie prostsze. Pamiętaj, aby określić swoje potrzeby, zastanowić się nad rodzajem karty, sprawdzić dodatkowe korzyści, Napisz komentarz do wpisu, powiedz nam czy Ci pomógł: art 6502

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Znaleziony temat: telefony w dharti visa Poradnik: Jak korzystać z telefonów w Dharti Visa W dzisiejszych czasach telefony komórkowe stały się nieodłącznym elementem naszego życia. Służą nam nie tylko do prowadzenia rozmów, ale również do wysyłania wiadomości, surfowania po internecie czy korzystania z różnego rodzaju aplikacji. Jednakże, aby móc korzystać z pełni możliwości naszego telefonu, często musimy skonfigurować pewne ustawienia, takie jak karta Visa, Mastercard, podarunkowa, bankomatowa czy kredytowa. W tym artykule przedstawimy Ci kilka prostych porad, które pomogą Ci w korzystaniu z telefonów w Dharti Visa. 1. Sprawdź, czy Twój telefon jest kompatybilny z kartą Visa. Nie wszystkie modele telefonów obsługują płatności za pomocą karty Visa, dlatego warto sprawdzić, czy Twój telefon spełnia te wymagania. Możesz to zrobić, odwiedzając stronę internetową producenta lub skonsultować się z doradcą w sklepie. 2. Zainstaluj odpowiednią aplikację. Aby korzystać z karty Visa na swoim telefonie, musisz zainstalować odpowiednią aplikację. Wyszukaj ją w sklepie z aplikacjami na swoim telefonie i postępuj zgodnie z instrukcjami instalacji. 3. Skonfiguruj swoją kartę Visa. Po zainstalowaniu aplikacji, będziesz musiał skonfigurować swoją kartę Visa. Wprowadź swoje dane osobowe, numer karty, datę ważności oraz kod CVV. Upewnij się, że podajesz poprawne dane, aby uniknąć problemów z płatnościami. 4. Ustaw preferencje płatności. W aplikacji możesz ustawić preferencje dotyczące płatności. Możesz wybrać, czy chcesz, aby płatności były autoryzowane za pomocą kodu PIN, czy też preferujesz autoryzację za pomocą odcisku palca lub rozpoznawania twarzy. Wybierz opcję, która dla Ciebie jest najbardziej wygodna i bezpieczna. 5. Sprawdź saldo swojej karty. Przed dokonaniem płatności, zawsze warto sprawdzić saldo swojej karty Visa. Możesz to zrobić za pomocą aplikacji na swoim telefonie lub poprzez logowanie się na swoje konto bankowe. 6. Korzystaj z telefonu w Dharti Visa z umiarem. Pamiętaj, że korzystanie z telefonu w Dharti Visa wiąże się z pewnymi kosztami. Sprawdź opłaty związane z korzystaniem z karty Visa na swoim telefonie i korzystaj z niej z umiarem, aby uniknąć nieprzyjemnych niespodzianek na koniec miesiąca. Podsumowując, korzystanie z telefonów w Dharti Visa może być bardzo wygodne i praktyczne. Wystarczy odpowiednio skonfigurować swoją kartę Visa, zainstalować odpowiednią aplikację i korzystać z telefonu z umiarem. Pamiętaj również o regularnym sprawdzaniu salda swojej karty i ustawianiu preferencji płatności zgodnie z Twoimi preferencjami. Dzięki tym prostym poradom, będziesz mógł cieszyć się pełnią możliwości swojego telefonu w Dharti Visa. Napisz komentarz do wpisu, powiedz nam czy Ci pomógł: telefony w dharti visa

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Why Is an SAP Course in Pune with Placement the Ultimate Career Boost? In an era where the job market is increasingly competitive, professionals and fresh graduates are constantly seeking ways to enhance their employability. One effective strategy is enrolling in an SAP course in Pune with placement. This approach not only provides valuable skills but also offers the security of job placement assistance, making it a highly attractive option for those aiming to elevate their careers. In this blog, we’ll explore the key components, benefits, future trends, and career opportunities associated with such a course. An SAP course in Pune equips students with the necessary skills to thrive in various industries. With companies increasingly relying on SAP systems for their operations, the demand for skilled SAP professionals is at an all-time high. By choosing a course that includes placement assistance, students can ensure a smoother transition from education to employment. The structured sap SD course syllabus, practical training, and industry connections that come with this type of program make it a viable choice for anyone looking to boost their career prospects. Key Components of SAP Training with Placement - Comprehensive Curriculum: An effective SAP course in Pune covers a variety of modules tailored to meet industry demands. Topics often include Financial Accounting (FI), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Material Management (MM). This comprehensive curriculum ensures that graduates are well-rounded and knowledgeable about various SAP functionalities. - Hands-On Learning: Many sap training institutes in Pune focus on practical learning methodologies. Hands-on projects, live simulations, and case studies enable students to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world scenarios. 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Future SAP training programs will likely integrate soft skills development, preparing students for collaborative work environments. Career Opportunities for SAP Graduates - SAP Consultant: SAP consultants are essential in helping organizations implement and optimize SAP solutions. This role requires analytical thinking and a deep understanding of business processes. - Business Analyst: SAP graduates can work as business analysts, utilizing SAP data to inform business decisions. This position is ideal for those who enjoy analyzing data and deriving insights. - Functional Consultant: Functional consultants specialize in configuring SAP applications to meet specific business needs. This role demands an understanding of both SAP software and business operations. - Project Manager: With experience, graduates can progress to project management roles, overseeing SAP implementations from start to finish. Strong leadership and organizational skills are crucial for success in this position. In conclusion, enrolling in an SAP course in Pune with placement is an excellent decision for anyone looking to boost their career prospects. The comprehensive curriculum, hands-on training, and job placement assistance offered by reputable sap training institutes in Pune provide a solid foundation for a successful career. With the ever-increasing demand for SAP professionals, this training not only prepares individuals for current job markets but also future-proofs their careers.

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Jakie kierunki studiów są w Szczecinie? Na szczecińskich uczelniach jest do wyboru 100 kierunków studiów. Jeżeli interesuję Cię informacja które kierunki studiów są najchętniej wybierane przez kandydatów to zobacz ranking najbardziej popularnych kierunków w Szczecinie. Jeśli chciałbyś się dowiedzieć jakie nowe kierunki wprowadzają uczelnie to zobacz nowe kierunki studiów w Szczecinie. Najczęściej w ofercie edukacyjnej Szkół Wyższych w Szczecinie znajdują się: Zarządzanie – na 9 uczelniach możesz studiować zarządzanie w Szczecinie Do kogo są studia na kierunku zarządzanie? Interesujesz się przywództwem? Sądzisz, że posiadasz zdolności organizacyjne i potrafisz kierować ludźmi? Kierunek studiów zarządzanie może być dla Ciebie znakomitym wyborem. W trakcie edukacji poznasz najważniejsze tajniki związane z zarządzaniem ludźmi i będziesz świetnie przygotowany do podjęcia się zatrudnienia w wielu przedsiębiorstwach. Samo skomplikowanie nauki jaką jest zarządzanie sprawia, że w trakcie edukacji studenci poznają wiele zagadnień, które w przyszłości będą bardzo istotne w pracy i pozwolą na lepsze poradzenie sobie na rynku pracy. Studenci będą mogli zapoznać się z wieloma istotnymi zagadnieniami, które pozwolą stać się jeszcze lepszym menadżerem lub kierownikiem. Sama praca w zawodzie menadżera wymaga: - Umiejętności planowania, Najczęściej spotykane specjalności na tym kierunku studiów to: - Kompetencje w biznesie, - Zarządzanie projektami, - Zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi, W Szczecinie istnieje możliwość bezpłatnego studiowania zarządzania na 3 uczelniach publicznych: Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny, Akademia Morska w Szczecinie, Uniwersytet Szczeciński. Informatyka – na 7 uczelniach możesz studiować informatykę w Szczecinie Do kogo są studia na kierunku informatyka? Interesujesz się technologiami? Nie masz problemu z nauką przedmiotów ścisłych? Kierunek informatyka może być dla Ciebie znakomitym wyborem i pozwoli na zdobycie szerokiej wiedzy z różnych obszarów. W trakcie studiów można poznać zagadnienia techniczne, zasady programowania, obróbki grafiki i wielu innych. Obecnie coraz więcej młodych osób rozważa studiowanie informatyki z uwagi na perspektywy wysokich zarobków w przyszłości i brak problemów ze znalezieniem zatrudnienia po studiach. Kierunek informatyka od kandydatów wymaga przede wszystkim umysłu ścisłego. Wiele przedmiotów w trakcie studiów związanych jest z matematyką, a zatem kandydaci powinni dobrze radzić sobie z liczeniem i rozwiązywaniem problemów. Najpopularniejsze specjalności na tym kierunku studiów to: - Grafika komputerowa, - Inżynieria oprogramowania, - Inżynieria sieci komputerowych, - Programowanie aplikacji biznesowych. W Szczecinie bezpłatnie studiować informatykę można na 3 uczelniach publicznych. Szkoły wyższe, które w swojej ofercie edukacyjnej posiadają ten właśnie kierunek studiów to: Akademia Morska w Szczecinie, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny. Pedagogika – na 7 uczelniach możesz studiować pedagogikę w Szczecinie Do kogo są studia na kierunku pedagogika? Uwielbiasz kontakt z innymi? Chciałbyś wykonywać w przyszłości przydatny społecznie zawód? Studia na kierunku pedagogika mogą być dla Ciebie znakomitym wyborem. W trakcie edukacji studenci zdobędą wiedzę z obszaru nauczania innych i będą świetnie przygotowani do pracy z osobami w różnym wieku. Szczecińskie uczelnie posiadające w swojej ofercie edukacyjnej kierunek pedagogika dbają o wysoki poziom kształcenia i gwarantują przekazywanie bardzo przydatnej wiedzy, która sprawi, że odnalezienie się na rynku pracy nie będzie stanowiło kompletnie żadnego problemu. Kandydaci na studia na kierunku pedagogika powinni wykazywać się cierpliwością i empatią. Są to cechy niezbędne do tego, aby być w stanie dobrze wykonywać swoje zadania i z łatwością odnaleźć się na rynku pracy. Najpopularniejsze specjalności dostępne na studiach na szczecińskich uczelniach to: - Doradztwo personalne i zawodowe, - Pedagogika senioralna, - Pedagogika resocjalizacyjna, - Pedagogika pracy i zarządzania zasobami ludzkimi. Pedagogikę można bezpłatnie studiować na 1 uczelni publicznej w Szczecinie i jest to Uniwersytet Szczeciński. Psychologia – na 6 uczelniach możesz studiować psychologię w Szczecinie Do kogo są studia na kierunku psychologia? Chcesz poznać mechanizmy kierujące działaniem innych ludzi? Chcesz lepiej zrozumieć w jaki sposób różne osoby podejmują decyzję? Tego wszystkiego nauczysz się podczas studiów na kierunku psychologia. Dokładnie poznasz najważniejsze zagadnienia psychologii, nauczysz się rozpoznawać problemy, udzielać pomocy oraz poznasz zasady wykonywania badań psychologicznych. Zdobędziesz niezwykle szeroką wiedzę, która będzie przydatna w życiu zawodowym. Zdobyte w trakcie edukacji kompetencje przełożą się na możliwość znalezienia zatrudnienia w wielu przedsiębiorstwach, które korzystają z wiedzy osób po psychologii. Chcąc w przyszłości pracować w zawodzie warto wykazywać się takimi cechami jak: - Odporność na stres, - Otwartość na ludzi, - Umiejętność słuchania. Studia na kierunku psychologia pozwalają na doskonalenie swoich kompetencji na takich specjalnościach jak: - Psychologia edukacyjna, - Psychologia kliniczna, - Psychologia społeczna, - Psychologia sprzedaży i marketingu, - Psychologia pracy i organizacji. W Szczecinie jedynie Uniwersytet Szczeciński pozwala na bezpłatne studiowanie psychologii. Fizjoterapia – na 3 uczelniach możesz studiować fizjoterapię w Szczecinie Do kogo są studia na kierunku fizjoterapia? Fizjoterapia staje się coraz popularniejszym kierunkiem studiów i coraz więcej osób korzysta z pomocy specjalistów z tego obszaru. Siedzący tryb życia prowadzi do poważnych problemów z układem ruchu i sprawia, że konieczne jest sięgnięcie po pomoc ekspertów. Obecnie zatem wykwalifikowani fizjoterapeuci nie mają kompletnie żadnych problemów ze znalezieniem dobrze płatnego zatrudnienia i mogą z łatwością odnaleźć się na rynku pracy. Szerokie perspektywy zatrudnienia i możliwość osiągnięcia wysokich zarobków sprawiają, że ten właśnie kierunek studiów budzi zainteresowanie bardzo wielu osób. Studia na kierunku fizjoterapia wymagają przyswojenia szerokiej wiedzy. W związku z tym polecane są głównie dla osób, które nie mają problemu z nauką i dobrze radzą sobie z takimi przedmiotami jak biologia czy chemia. W Szczecinie 1 uczelnia publiczna umożliwia bezpłatne studiowanie fizjoterapii w formie jednolitych studiów magisterskich. Uczelnia prowadząca edukację na tym kierunku to Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie.

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David R. and Sue Ballard Osier Health Science Publications Endowment GA: Support publications in the College of Public Health and Human Professions, as approved by the Dean. This fund was stablished by Mary Susan “Sue” Ballard Osier in 2010 to support publications in the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida. Sue earned a bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory sciences from the University of Florida in 1964. While at UF, she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. David earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida in 1970. While at UF, he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society. David started his career in journalism as editor of The Alligator newspaper during his senior year at UF. He has worked for the Gainesville Sun, Palm Beach Post and Fort Myers News-Press. He was an editor and publisher of the Georgia Journal until 2001. David was a copy editor for CNN.com until 2007. He also was a former member of UF’s College of Journalism advisory board. David passed away in 2007. Other College of Public Health & Health Professions Giving Opportunities Rehab Hospital Services Corporation Professorship Physical Therapy Alumni and Friends Scholarship

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2024 is here, and once again our team has been in the process of updating our list of the best gaming chairs. The criteria is the same as always: top-of-the-line features, comfortable ergonomics and a reasonable price. Over the past several years, the market has been flooded by subpar gaming chair options. Sometimes it's a chore to sift through all of the cheap stuff that breaks in just a few months. On top of our updated list of 9 chairs comes the Corsair WW T2. It's a mid-range priced chair with carefully thought out ergonomics, a wider seat, and all the features a casual gamer would love to have. We have additionally considered a lot of both cheaper and more premium options. After all, the difference in price between our staff's favorite Secretlab Titan and an acceptable quality knock-off is huge: Alright, enough with the intros. Let's take a look at the best gaming chairs available at this point of time. In this specific list, we will be focusing on comfort and ergonomics as a leading factor. CORSAIR WW T2 Fantastic mix of quality and features for casual gamers. Wider seat & elongated back rest for maximum comfort. Homall Gaming Chair Cheap in price, but not cheap in construction. Comfortable, decently designed and easy to assemble. Secretlab Titan 2020 Remains better than the new Titan EVO 2022. Outstanding cushioning, premium materials & built for taller gamers. In this list, we've employed a 7 + 2 review system. We first take a look at the 7 most comfortable gaming chairs across a wide variety of gamer preferences. Then, we continue with 2 extra choices for those of you who are exceptionally big and tall. We know finding a chair that fits is quite painful for this gamer demographic. Here are the direct runner-ups to our top 3, each featuring a unique take on the gaming chair experience. Best Computer Gaming Chairs - 4 More Options X Rocker Vibe 2.1 Check Price on Amazon | || Herman Miller Aeron Check Price on Amazon | || Check Price on Amazon | || Check Price on Amazon | Top 9 Most Comfortable Chairs for Gamers Weight capacity: Up to 300 lbs (136kg). *The chair itself weighs 57 lbs (26 kg). We've praised the Corsair WW T1 before, and we still consider it a fantastic chair. When talking about the most comfortable gaming chair in the mid-range budget, though? It's all about the WW T2 Road Warrior. There's a very simple, yet game-changing reason for that: The 'perforated' design on the chair's back and cushioning sectors. Those little holes spread over the premium PU leather seat allow for proper breathability even when gaming for long hours. It's a major step up from the T1 design, especially paired with the softer neck and lumbar support pillows. Otherwise, T2 retains most of what we love about Corsair's gaming chair lineup. You have a very flexible reclining angle, with the chair going back to a whopping 170°. Of course, you also have a tilt mechanism (0-17° tilt angle). There is a tilt lock, but not a tilt angle lock, unfortunately. This customization extends to the 4D armrests which you'd usually find on many higher priced models. Even when more budget gaming chairs have 4D armrests, they balance it out with reduced sturdiness to cut costs. Namely, they have a lesser quality frame or base. Corsair doesn't compromise on overall durability. The chair is built on a 'skeleton' frame made of high-grade steel. The base itself is extra reinforced and made of aluminum, with the rollerblade wheels manufactured to glide on any surface. From hardwood floors, to carpets or laminate, Corsair has got you covered. Compared to the T1, the magnificent T2 also comes in more customization options. Sure, you can get it in the 'standard' red on black racing design. However, you can have your chair colored in blue, yellow, white, or black. Our rating: 5/5 For its price range, the Corsair WW T2 is a beast without compromise. The extra wide seat & high back make it one of the best gaming chairs for long hours of gameplay. Aluminum base, a premium 'skeleton' frame of hardened steel and the soft, breathable cushioning give it a premium feel comparable to chairs $100-150 more expensive. Comes with a 2-year warranty. Weight capacity: Up to 300 lbs (136kg). Homall isn't a stranger to the more budget-oriented gamer. At the time of writing this review, this particular model has more than 64000 reviews. Yes, you read that correctly. So, what's the deal? Well, Homall just managed to do a sleek gaming chair that is miles ahead of other cheap knock-offs. First of all, it effortlessly reclines back to 170°. No squeaking, no 'stuck' recliner settings that make you feel as if you'd fall of a cliff. Above all, though, the brand manages to get all the much needed bases covered for those of you who are more price-conscious. First of all, this little guy is sturdy. No, you won't have premium aluminum construction or whatever. However, the five-star base keeps the chair firm and stable at any time. The steel frame also doesn't break down a year after. The leather is proper PU leather too. It's not one of those peeling monstrosities you'd expect from a hundred buck chair. No 'plank' level cushioning here either - in fact, this model has a rather comfortable seat compared to other similar-priced racer chairs. One drawback would be the fact that you have a class 3 gas lift here. This means adjusting the seat wouldn't be as smooth as class 4 chairs like Secretlabs, Corsair etc. However, there aren't really any low budget chairs with a c4 lift either. Homall is hardly an exception in this regard. The same applies to the wheels. While they will glide properly on all surfaces, there's some plastic and rubber used as materials. If you have a very thick carpet, you might encounter some difficulties in moving the chair around. The diversity of designs is also pretty decent. You have 9 color schemes to pick from - many cheaper gaming chairs only come in red on black or white on black. Our rating: 4.5/5 For the more penny-pinching gamers, Homall's high back swivel chair is the best desk chair for gaming on the current market. I'm sure you'd even swallow the shorter 1-year warranty it comes with. The truth is, cheap as it is, this racer fellow is a rather sturdy piece of furniture. There's a pretty good reason why it's been a popular bestseller for a while. Weight capacity: Up to 287 lbs (130 kg). The Titan is a classic, and will remain such for quite a while. We know that Secretlab released the new Evo 2022 gaming chair. It combines the Titan and Omega lines in one. However, we prefer the old-but-gold 2020 edition for two very important reasons: - Now that there's the Evo, the 2020 Titan is much cheaper. - The PU leather cushioning on the older model still feels better than the newer one. The UGC team all prefer thicker cushioning, so point #2 is very, very important to us. Secretlabs is a very hyped brand and you're probably a bit bored of the praise. We believe they deserve the reputation, though - and have pointed it out in our full Titan chair review. In any case, the Titan 2020 spawned numerous knock-offs because it simply works. The recline here is slightly lower than other high-priced gaming chairs (165°). Are 5° that much of a difference, though? We're also quite sure you'd be ok with slightly less flexibility here as it's counter-balanced by something far more important. Yes, we're talking about the fact that unlike other gamer chairs, the Titan has an adjustable lumbar support. 4D armrests, lumbar and neck supports, a tilt mechanism and all the usual gaming chair jazz - you might be wondering why is the Titan that expensive. It's lift is still a class 4 one too, much like the Corsair T2 we talked about before. Here are two very big factors contributing to the chair's premium feel: - Advanced quality of materials: For example, the pillow here isn't a random microfiber one. It's memory foam-based and even has a cooling agent. - Extended warranty: I haven't seen other brands give customers up to 5 years (!). Even the 'base' warranty of the Titan 2020 is 3 years which is longer than many other brands. Secretlabs have infused some small, intricate upgrades on features that otherwise look similar to what other higher-priced models do. It's exactly these upgrades that, in our opinion, make Secretlab the best gaming chair brand right now. Our rating: 5/5 It would be 4.8/5 were it not for the fact that now you can get the Titan 2020 series at a more affordable price. We know you're tired of this model and brand being overhyped, but both of them are just this good. Our Titan has been alive and kicking with zero issues for 3 years already. The leveled seat base it has, and its wider design also allow for playing cross-legged, which some of our team loves doing. The only cons are the price and lack of design customizations. Sure, you can get the SoftWeave version too, but that's far from enough to most gamers. Best chair for console gaming: X Rocker Vibe 2.1 Weight capacity: Up to 275 lbs (125 kg). PC gaming is different from console gaming, and this extends to chairs too. Comfortable chairs for console players come with a lower pedestal seat. Some of them are even flat, thus people calling them floor gaming chairs. We really had to think about which X Rocker model to feature here. In the end, we decided to recommend you the Vibe 2.1 for two reasons: - Better connectivity: Being a Bluetooth-ready model, the Vibe offers you way more options to stay connected while console gaming. It's a modern take on the X Rocker classics. - Sleeker armrest design: That might be debatable to some, but the sleeker armrests here are more comfortable than other console gaming chairs, including some X Rockers. For those not acquainted with the brand, here's a quick rundown. X Rocker chairs come with 2 speakers located next to the headrest. There's also one subwoofer which amplifies the immersive audio experience. Essentially, this means you're getting a full-blown multimedia experience when console gaming. The Vibe 2.1 comes with some extra vibration motors (hence the name), taking this immersion to the next level. Normally, other X Rocker models have wireless capabilities at most. With Bluetooth here, though, you can extend this multimedia experience to smart devices and make a whole party hub while console playing. Ergonomics-wise, the Vibe 2.1 won't be as comfortable as a proper PC gaming chair. However, it fares miles above any console gaming competitors. As we mentioned, the priorities are different. You can't expect ultra thick cushioning or 4D armrests from any top gaming chair for console players. Especially at this price range and with a chair that you can easily pick up and store in a compact place when not playing. If you're wondering about other options, we have an article on the 7 best X Rockers. However, connectivity-and-comfiness-wise, we believe the Vibe is the right vibe for the current top gaming chair list. Our rating: 4.2/5 PC gamers need not apply here, but the Vibe 2.1 is a joyful media entertainment hub for any proud console gamer. The chair is compatible with PS and Xbox alike, and at a very lucrative price offers both decent ergonomics and impeccable sound. Definitely the best option for modern console gaming out of X Rocker's lineup. Top office chair for gaming: Herman Miller Aeron Weight capacity: 300 lbs (136 kg) for Aeron Size A. 350 lbs (159 kg) for Aeron Size B or C. Note: For most people, Size B would be the best fit. See the brand's Aeron size guide here. The UGC team had a lengthy discussion whether to include the Aeron or go for another fantastic option from Herman Miller - the Embody chair. In the end, we chose Aeron because it has more customization options. Namely, it comes in three sizes depending on your preferences. It also has mesh construction which makes it way more breathable than the Embody. So, the Aeron, huh? Expensive as it is, it follows simple logic: If you're the CEO of your room, why not get a luxurious, next-generation office chair for your gaming sessions? To some, the Aeron Task chair might look dull compared to the daring designs of racer-style gaming chairs. Yet beneath this meek appearance lies a truly scientific approach to high-end ergonomics. The backbone of ergonomics is the combination of the PostureFit SL and 8Z Pellicle chair components. PostureFit allows the chair to trace the natural S-shape of your spine, engulfing it and providing maximum support for healthy posture. The Pellicle is strategically focused on alleviating pressure points through eight specific zones of support at key parts of the human body. When we talked about science, that's what we meant. Even premium gaming chairs haven't done as extensive of a research on the human body. Hermann Miller has got our anatomy down to a T, and Aeron follows every crook and every curve for supreme comfort. Another keyword with Aeron is control. Sure, there is no reclining function, but aside from that you have full tilt or tension control, as well as customization options on both elevation or forward/backward positioning. The Kinemat® tilt Herman Miller designed lets anything from your neck to hips or knees pivot in a natural, strain-reducing way. As we mentioned, we chose the Aeron over the Embody due to its better breathability. The high-quality mesh fabric used here outshines any other chair for gamers on our list. Not only does it keep cooler, but it's also resistant to damage and more elastic than your usual brand counterparts. To top it off, material-wise the Aeron is as sustainable as it gets. The updated model of this chair is made of more than 50% recycled material. Lately, Herman Miller have also started using ocean-bound plastic in the mix to tackle the severe state of global ocean pollution. Our rating: 5/5 It doesn't really get more premium and ergonomic than this. While it sounds contradictory at first - after all, the Aeron is an office chair, it also is the most comfortable gaming chair you can ever buy. The price tag is hard to swallow, sure. Then again, the Aeron Task chair comes with a staggering 12-year warranty behind its parts. It pays off in the long run. Best cheap gaming chair with footrest: GTRacing Executive Chair Weight capacity: Up to 350 pounds (159 kg). We thought it'd be a shame if we didn't include GTRacing in this list of the most comfortable gaming chairs. Much like Homall, the brand has earned the reputation of one of the most high quality knock-offs on the current market. This particular model wins our stamp of approval for the best cheap chair for gamers with a footrest pad included. The footrest is fully retractable and slides with ease due to a well-made mechanism built onto the chair's sturdy steel frame. GTRacing has included a lot of perks on a model that's otherwise a pretty budget chair for computer gaming. The cushioning here is thicker than Homall or similarly-priced alternatives. We're not talking only about the seat padding, but the softer backrest too. Of course, you get the usual lumbar and head pillows which can be removed if you don't need them. The armrests can be adjusted, but they're still only 3D. So you have a little bit of less maneuvering than chairs like the Corsair or Secretlabs. A small con: While this is a reclining chair, it only goes 165° back. However, the added footrest makes up for that - you can still comfortably rest your body during long-hour gaming sessions. While the material is standard quality PU leather, it looks absolutely marvelous. The GTRacing model comes in several designs you won't see other chairs for PC gaming feature. We're showing you the Wine Red color, but the Ivory (check it here) and Water Blue variations also add an exotic flair to the usual gamer chair design. Our rating: 4.4/5 GTRacing has a fantastic offering for more price-conscious gamers who need a chair featuring proper footrest ergonomics. The GTRacing Executive chair is perfect for gaming, office work or studying with its additional cushioning, as well as high and tall design. The only reason we substract some points is the PU leather. It looks fantastic and feels smooth, but this model's fabric isn't the most breathable option. Best PC gaming recliner: Weight capacity: Up to 275 lb (125 kg). Respawn is brand that's gotten quite famous recently due to their collabs with leading streamers. We thought we'd include the RSP-900 model for those of you who like gaming out of a recliner chair. To be more specific - console gaming while nested in a comfy recliner. In a way, this could be a competitor to the X Rocker we discussed earlier. Right off the bat, the Respawn recliner features something no other chair on this list has: a cupholder, and a removable side pouch to keep your game controllers close. It might seem like a small thing to you...but having your drink or gamepad ready does make lengthier video game sessions cozier, right? Unlike many other recliners, the footrest mechanism and reclining function operate separately here. This allows for more intricate adjusting per your taste. Keep in mind the reclining angle here is only 135°. The Respawn model differs in design from other racer-style chairs - were it adjustable to more than that, you'd risk falling down. Construction-wise, this is a rather durable build for its price range. The steel frame guarantees stability so you don't wobble around. The lower weight limit might be a concern to some, but for the standard gamer it should be enough. The biggest downside of the RSP-900 are the fixed armrests. Unfortunately, they're completely stationary so you can't adjust them at all. This is a huge step back from the 3D or 4D armrests we discussed earlier. Comfort-wise, the Respawn does the job well. The padding could have been better (read: thicker). If you intend on playing for very long hours and you're skinnier, you might need to stretch/walk around at one point. Our rating: 4/5 This is a more than decent alternative to any X Rocker chair. Sans the audio/multimedia feature the other brand has, of course. The Respawn RSP-900 recliner is great overall, but we can't say it's the most comfortable chair for longer console gaming sessions. The biggest culprit are the fixed armrests. Were they configurable, and were there just a little bit more padding, it'd be a 5/5 chair. 2 top big and tall PC gaming chairs If you're a larger gamer, some of the options we mentioned above won't be quite enough. Fret not: we have included two great options for big and tall gaming enthusiasts. One of them comes from a well-known established brand. It's one of the top higher-tier options on the current market. The other comes from a knock-off brand that has shown itself to be a reliable budget take on extra large gaming chairs. AKRacing Masters Series Max Weight capacity: Up to 400 lbs (182 kg). Meet the premium take on big and tall chairs. Masters Series Max is AKRacing's dedicated line to ultra tough, ultra wide, and ultra large PC gaming chairs. The 400 lbs capacity is just the starting point here. A heavier gamer warrants a heavier chair too; and both of these call for some extra measures to ensure stability and durability. In light of this, the Masters Series Max chair comes with a custom gas lift system. It's definitely tougher than the class 4 gas lifts you usually see. This is reinforced by a chair base manufactured from aluminum to withstand higher weights. Here's something insane about this chair: despite its size, it reclines to a full 180°! Not only this, but the adjustable tilt angle is also quite generous at 3° to 18°. For added convenience, the mechanism controlling your desired tilt also helps adjusting the chair's height. Just any material won't quite cut it in terms of padding. With a jumbo chair like this, you need something beyond the usual cushioning. AKRacing Masters Series Max comes with cold-cured foam as padding - something you also see in Secretlabs' Titan. However, the foam density has been amped up to 55 kg/m³ for the seat here. On the back, the cushioning is slightly less heavyweight - 50kg/m³, but still dense enough to provide decent softness to big and tall gamers. AKRacing have complete faith in their product and the easiest way to see that is the warranty. You have a 10 year warranty on the steel frame (hand-welded and reinforced, by the way). The chair itself has a 5 year warranty, shooting it to the top of gaming chair brand warranties. Our rating: 4.3/5 Nothing less than a total beast, the AKRacing Masters Series Max is a must for any big and tall gamer who needs something fitting. Flawless approach to durable manufacture, outstanding reclining and tilt flexibility, and custom gas lifts make this chair a treat. We substract some points for the fact that the seat still leans on the firmer side, and there are no extra measures to achieve better breathability on the PU leather. Fantasylab Big & Tall Chair Weight capacity: Up to 400 lbs (182 kg). With a name like this, it's pretty clear where Fantasylab got their branding inspiration from. Don't underestimate this knock-off chair, though. For half the price of more premium options it gets the job done surprisingly well. There's a very unique little feature this large gaming chair has: a small built-in massager, nested within the lumbar pillow. Sure, it's somewhat weak and you have to be careful not to overstep the 5V limit. However, it's a neat little way to make gaming an even more comfortable experience. Not everyone cares about massaging functions, though. So let's focus on the core features of Fantasylab's chair for bigger gamers. The armrests are 3D and are obviously designed after Secretlab's Titan. They're wide, flexible and feel comfy to rest your hands on. Bonus points for that, as you can expect much worse at this price point. There's a reclining function too - it doesn't get as far away as other brands, though. Fantasylabs hasn't specified it anywhere, but we believe it can go back to ~130° or so. The reclining isn't as smooth and frankly can feel a bit risky with how unstable it can get. Comfort-wise, the brand has done a good job. The cushioning is memory foam-based, and the padding is thick enough even for larger gamers. The neck support is miles better than other knock-off brands, it feels soft and looks easy to clean. The overall durability is good. The steel frame is nowhere close to AKRacing custom-welded components, but it's sturdy enough to not cause wobbling. The casters roll smoothly on most surfaces. One big drawback is the 1-year warranty. We're used to seeing that with budget chairs like the Homall, but this is not a hundred buck chair. Our rating: 4/5 If you're extra large and taller, but also don't want to shell out a lot of cash, this is a very good alternative to the more costly options. Fantasylab's Big & Tall chair isn't outstanding in any way, but covers all the much needed bases. We substract points for the short warranty period and uninspiring PU materials. This still remains a top high back computer gaming chair for its price category. Quick tip: 10 things to consider when choosing the best chair for gamers - Your budget. Make sure you don’t go overboard or, conversely, buy a cheap, low-quality chair. Sometimes more ends up being less in terms of $$ spent. - Customer reviews of people who have bought the best PC chairs for gaming and what they have to say. - The warranty you will get from the company you buy from. - The material used in the chair’s construction, which contributes to the weight capacity. - The foam material used for the cushion, which will be what you will be sitting on for hours at a time. - The floor you have, because some gamer chairs will scratch your floor while others won’t. We'll try to be very detailed in determining which ones are best for which floor type. - Recline position and whether or not it allows you to recline at all because not everyone enjoys sitting at 90 degrees all day. - Chairs for gaming with lumbar and headrest support for people with a bad back or those who spend an excessive amount of time sitting in the best gaming chairs. - Functioning armrests you can either remove or bring down or those that at least have padding on them for added comfort in most of the top chairs for gaming. - Location of the manufacturing company and where you order will be coming from to help determine shipping costs. Top priorities in a comfortable PC gaming chair A rule of thumb is to buy according to your preference of gaming chairs and work or gaming habits. Gaming chairs and PC gaming chairs are NOT the same things! So, when you look for the best ones to use for gaming, keep a few things in mind: - The best gaming chairs have better lumbar support, a headrest, and a comfortable armrest. - Some of the best computer chairs even tilt back a full 180 degrees without tipping over and planting you on the floor. The average person spends approximately 6.3 hours per week playing video games; just imagine of the time professional gamers put in! Considering factors like leg fatigue, circulation, posture, and reducing pressure while encouraging the natural movement of your body, a good PC gaming chair should have these features: - The chair fits your posture and body size. - The best PC chairs for gaming allow you to sit both ergonomically and comfortably. - It boosts blood flow to the lower body. - Great computer chairs relieve your joints and muscles, especially in the lower back and neck region. - The best chairs for gaming ship with two cushions that offer additional posture support. The most important role of gamer chairs is to keep you healthy in the long run. Such chairs enable you to sit comfortably while maintaining good posture, which leads to improved well-being and better focus and motivation while playing your favorite games. Important note: Console gaming chairs and PC gaming chairs aren’t the same. Console gaming chairs sit lower while chairs for computer gaming sit at a computer desk height. Again, make sure you pick among the best chairs for gaming. What is Ergonomic Sitting? Sitting is something almost all of us do every single day. When we wake up from our beds, one of the first things a lot of us do is sit in front of a computer, check our emails, and do our daily routine where we’re off to work, and some of us will again sit down in a chair for eight hours or more at work. This is why it’s so important to be aware of comfort and health awareness when you’re going to be seated for prolonged periods. Ergonomics is a fancy word for both efficiency and comfort combined. It combines those two words in an environment, such as the office or your home gaming room, to make sure you’re getting the best seating experience possible while having a positive impact on your health. Ergonomic PC gaming chairs The reason that ergonomic gamer chairs are so popular right now is that they promote healthy sitting. However, it’s simply not enough to have an ergonomic chair, because this alone won’t prevent spinal or neck damage from occurring if you sit for long periods. Why Is Ergonomic Sitting Healthy? Reduces Back Pain/Pressure – A lot of people have found long-term comfort and relief from ergonomic computer chairs, and it’s also great for people with pinched nerves. Working with back pain can be a drag sometimes, which is why we’re so in love with ergonomic gaming and office chairs. Improves Blood Flow – Those cheaply made fabric and leather computer chairs put a huge strain on the lower part of your body, especially your legs. They cut off blood supply, and over time, this can lead to clots, which could be serious or even fatal. Ergonomic computer chairs are made with comfort and your circulation in mind. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a gamer, someone who works from home, or someone who’s stuck in an office work environment for eight or more hours a day. If you are in a seated position for a prolonged period, you need an ergonomic chair to keep you healthy, eliminate and alleviate pain, and promote a healthy lifestyle while being seated. The ergonomic design stands as a prime factor while selecting the right PC gaming chair. When gaming for long hours, your body tends to switch between different seating postures, and your chair must also respond in tandem with your body movements. Such synchronization is only possible with ergonomic designs and a range of adjustments. Sitting down for long periods can do a damaging number on your spine, back, and overall health. When you sit in an uncomfortable seat for a long period, the most common response for people is to either slouch down or frequently change positions. Over time, this can damage the ligaments and the discs in your back. Over a long period, the spinal structure can suffer overall damage, and you may end up with back pain. How to Properly Sit & Care for Back Pain If you currently suffer from back pain or neck pain, here’s a few proper guidelines to follow while sitting. - First, make sure that you’re sitting as close as to the desk as you can, provided that your elbows are parallel to your spine when they’re rested on the armrests. When your hands are resting on your keyboard or in a comfortable typing position, your elbows should be in a perfect 90-degree angle with your shoulders. - There should also be some wiggle room between your thighs and the bottom of the seat. It shouldn’t feel too tight and you shouldn’t feel too much pressure. If there is, you need to adjust your desk/seat to the point where your feet are on the ground and giving your thighs some leverage. - Your back should be comfortably rested against the back of the chair or a lumbar pillow is provided. You shouldn’t be slouched or curved to where your back isn’t touching the back of the chair at all. - Your vision should be directly centered on the center of your monitor without having to tilt your head up or down. If you have to adjust your neck to stare at your monitor, you need to adjust your chair or desk. Customer FAQ / Q&A related to PC gaming chairs Q. What is the best PC gaming chair under $100? While you might be hard-pressed to find a gamer chair that’s under $100, there are plenty of quality options out there for the budget gamer. The Homall gaming seat is a prime example of a chair that comes with the comfort of a high-quality gaming seat without the high price. Q. What is the best PC gaming chair under $200? We talked about GTRacing; if you want something somewhat similar, we would recommend the Devoko Ergonomic Racing Style chair. It’s soft and comes with a free lumbar and headrest pillow. The lumbar support is slightly larger than similar products. Q. What does a gamer chair under $400 look like? At this price bracket, you’re able to pitch in a bit more money for more luxurious options and better material used in the construction of the best gaming chairs. We talked about the Corsair WW T2. At this price range, you can also get a DXRacer, such as the DXRacer Formula Series FD01 or go for Noblechairs' models too. Razer Iskur X and other leading brand options also become available. In fact, we find that design-wise, the WW T2 and Iskur share some similarities. Q. What are the best chairs for gaming for console players? There are two basic types of console gaming chairs: the Rocker and the Pedestal. - Rocker-style chairs for gaming sit directly on the floor, are L-shaped, and are designed specifically for comfort rather than posture. - Pedestal chairs sit a little way off the ground and look like the captain’s seat on Star Trek! There’s a wide selection of console computer chairs out there, and it depends on what you plan on doing. It also depends on the gaming area as well. You’ll most benefit from the X Rocker brand computer chairs that we’ve reviewed. Q. What is the most comfortable PC computer chair? The most comfortable PC chair is entirely a matter of opinion. Almost every gaming chair reviewed on our site is the best quality and better than the competition. Some people don’t like soft padding, and some people don’t like tough padding, so it’s hard to say what will be best for you. Others prefer to have footrests to spread their legs during longer PC gaming sessions (we have a list of the best chairs with footrests). Find a chair within your budget, and look at the reviews we’ve provided accordingly for comfort. Q. What is the best PC gaming chair with speakers? For built-in speakers, your best bet is to look at the X Rocker lineup of computer chairs we mentioned above, as they specialize in gamer chairs with built-in audio functionality like speakers, a radio, wireless, etc. If you’re looking for a chair that’s the ultimate fit for you, then you would really want to look for something that you’re comfortable in, something that fits well within your budget, and something that will last because no gaming chair is made the same. If you’re overweight or tall, then you’ll want to take note of manufacturers’ specifications and look at product reviews to see if anyone with approximately your height or weight has reviewed the chair, or you can check our big and tall gaming chair article here. All of the great gaming chairs reviewed here come highly rated and highly reviewed, and they are some of the most sought-after computer chairs in the market for that reason. Will they be the absolute best for you? One thing we can’t determine is your individual needs. However, on average, the best PC or console gaming chairs reviewed here are perfect for a wide range of gamer demographics. When you’re paying a hefty price for a chair, we want to make sure that the chair takes your comfort seriously. Also, we look for models that help promote positive health with the use of a lumbar pillow and a neck cushion pillow. This aids blood flow and promotes healthy sitting, which most gamers don’t think about while they’re gaming. Don’t go outside of your budget just because you saw some features that looked cool on a chair either. You’ll be better off saving up or finding another chair because while your gaming chair is important, it’s not important enough to spend outside of your budget. Take all of the reviews above into consideration, and make sure you’re picking a chair that is tailored to your individual needs to ensure you’ll have the best quality chair that you can get.

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The forced trafficking of workers is a growing problem that requires companies to look for accountability in their global supply chains. That’s a concern of the Rev. David Schilling, a United Methodist pastor who serves as a senior program director for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, whose members include United Methodist agencies. “For us, the labor component (of trafficking) is highly underreported,” he said, adding that the focus is moving beyond establishing workplace standards to “raise the issue of how did workers get to the workplace?” How faith communities are raising awareness about trafficking and empowering survivors is the focus of “Living in the Shadows: Religion’s Response to Human Trafficking,” aCBS-TV interfaith special that will begin airing on Dec. 15. A 2012 survey by the International Labor Organization has found “well over 20 million” men, women and children who are victims of various forms of trafficking and slavery, Schilling said. Even governments can play a direct role, he pointed out, as in Uzbekistan, where schools close three to four months so students as young as 10 can go to the cotton fields to bring in the harvest. “Many are not paid at all,” Schilling told United Methodist News Service. In the United States, when agriculture, hotel or restaurant workers are brought in by labor brokers charging $5,000 or so, “that is a slippery slope to bonded slave labor,” he said. ICCR has compileda statement on principles and recommended practices on human traffickingthat it will send to companies in January “to really look at what they are currently doing and if they aren’t doing anything, how to get started.” The organization will start a major campaign in 2014 urging companies to adopt ethical recruiting protocols, which include prohibitions on workers having to pay to obtain employment. “That’s where you have that moment of exploitation,” Schilling explained. Awareness at Super Bowl United Methodist Womenhas taken on various forms of human trafficking as a focus,as Susie Johnson, staff executive for public policy, discusses during the broadcast. For example, UMW members are among the volunteers who are approaching hotels in the New York metropolitan area to raise awareness about potential sex trafficking during Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey. UMW is promoting an“Intercept the Traffickers Photo Campaign”to create awareness around the Super Bowl. UMW groups are encouraged to take photos of themselves in the snow, in the freezer section of a grocery or another “freezing” place, holding a sign that reads “Freeze! United Methodist Women is Intercepting Human Trafficking.” Labor exploitation also is a UMW concern. Karen Prudente, who is interviewed in the CBS program, introduced the Damayan Migrant Workers Association - a grassroots advocacy organization in the New York/New Jersey area led by domestic workers - to the organization. Many in vulnerable populations “have dreams of improving their standard of living,” Schilling noted, but without an ethical labor broker, they end up living in isolation and abuse. “Some of the great leaders in the anti-trafficking movement…are survivors who know this firsthand,” he said. John P. Blessington is the executive producer and Liz Kineke is the producer of “Living in the Shadows.” The documentary is produced in cooperation with a consortium of Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish organizations, The Islamic Society of North America, and other interfaith organizations. After the Dec. 15 air date, this program can be viewed online athttp://www.cbsnews.com/videos/living-in-the-shadows-religions-response-to-human-trafficking/. Like what you're reading? Support the ministry of UM News! Your support ensures the latest denominational news, dynamic stories and informative articles will continue to connect our global community. Make a tax-deductible donation at ResourceUMC.org/GiveUMCom.

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They come in all the most adorable colors and shapes. They’ve got a distinct bark and quite a sassy attitude. Maybe you’ve thought to yourself a Dachshund could be the dog for you but you’d like to know a little more. Here’s why we love this breed: Bringing a dog into your family is a very exciting decision! There is so much joy and anticipation when it comes to planning on bringing home a puppy, senior dog or handi-capable dog. Although it can be tempting to bring home the first furry friend you see, it can be helpful to do your research on the type of dog you will be able to care for best.

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Statement by Mrs. Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at the Meeting of the Humanitarian Issues Working Group of the Peace Implementation Council, Geneva, 26 June 1998 Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this meeting of the Humanitarian Issues Working Group, and welcome in particular to the delegations arriving from capitals, as well as to Mr Bernard Miyet, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations. Let me introduce - although most of you know him quite well - my Special Envoy to the former Yugoslavia, Nicholas Morris. His predecessor, Carrol Faubert, left the operation in March, after one and a half year of very dedicated work. Let me also introduce Barry Rigby, my new Chief of Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The situation in the former Yugoslavia has considerably evolved, with substantial humanitarian consequences - particularly in terms of continued or renewed forced displacement of civilians. This meeting is therefore quite timely. Some of you have recommended that discussions be open and informal. I could not agree more. Therefore, while for obvious reasons our debate has to be kept within the framework of a set agenda, I would like to urge all of you to be as frank and concrete as possible in a forum which is a working group, and not a formal conference. Let me open the meeting with a real story. Two months ago, I met a displaced woman in the Bosnian town of Trebinje. She lived in a collective centre - a crammed room with no privacy and in poor hygienic conditions. I asked her why she did not return home. She said she had tried, but had decided to come back to Trebinje. I asked why. She said that returning home had been her worst experience as a refugee. She had been sneered at and threatened. But the worst had been to discover that her neighbour - an friend with whom she had grown up - would not speak to her any more. During the month of April, I travelled throughout the five republics of the former Yugoslavia and met with all their leaders. I visited the Knin area and the Danube region in Croatia; Vojvodina and Kosovo, as well as the Republic of Montenegro, in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; the Sarajevo and Banja Luka areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the capitals of Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Except for some areas, such as Kosovo or the Danube Region, I had the impression of a region which is striving to return to normality. But I keep thinking of what that woman in Trebinje told me. Can we speak of "normality" if refugees are afraid to return home? Can a region where 1.8 million people continue to live away from home be called "normal"? can we, under such circumstances, indeed talk about "peace"? This Working Group was established in 1992 under the International Conference on former Yugoslavia, to discuss all humanitarian issues in the entire former Yugoslavia. It precedes the Dayton Peace Agreement and the establishment of the Peace Implementation Council. Although, since 1995, the HIWG has mostly debated problems linked to the implementation of Annex 7 of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I feel that the regional character of forced displacement requires that we reinforce the regional dimension of its discussions. Upon request of the Peace Implementation Council, my Office has developed a regional strategy for the sustainable return of those displaced by conflict in the former Yugoslavia. It was presented to the Ministerial Meeting of the Council's Steering Board in Luxembourg on 9 June. I am pleased that the Meeting endorsed the strategy and called upon all the parties to co-operate in its implementation. The strategy document, which is before you, should therefore guide us in our debate today, and we should focus on concrete measures to implement it. I suggest that we discuss two main sets of displacement problems. First, we should examine unresolved problems of displacement. Second, I would like to draw your attention to new situations. I shall begin from the lingering problems of displacement. A majority of the people awaiting solutions are from Bosnia and Herzegovina: over 800,000 are displaced in their own country (often across inter-entity boundary lines), about 270,000 are refugees in the other republics of the former Yugoslavia, over 250,000 are refugees outside the region. But displacement affects Croatians, too. There are 350,000 Croatian refugees, mostly of Serbian origin - over 300,000 live in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and 40,000 in Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are also more than 80,000 displaced people in Croatia itself. All these figures are staggering. I regret to report that they have not undergone any significant change since our last meeting. The problem of minority returns in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to be the most serious displacement issue. You will recall that I wished 1998 to be the year of minority returns, with at least 50,000 as our mid-year target. I have to report that this figure remains below our expectations, around 10,000 persons so far. Why? Because - as in my true story - the attitudes, and often even the people, responsible for the displacement in the region, still prevail, and prevent returns. The bulk of our efforts, for the time being, has therefore been on trying to create the conditions, and to expand the opportunities for return. A main obstacle to minority returns remains insecurity. Minority returnees continue to be threatened and sometimes attacked, as has recently occurred in Drvar, Derventa and Stolac. These episodes are not generalized. During my recent visit to Banja Luka, I was encouraged by the spirit of cooperation and dialogue which I observed among a group of displaced leaders of different ethnic groups. But threats and violence are not spontaneous, either. They are usually well organized and precisely timed and targeted. Many, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, continue to oppose the re-establishment of a multi-ethnic society. Having had to abandon the wartime techniques of ethnic cleansing, they now resort to less visible, but equally effective methods to prevent the peaceful coexistence of different communities. Such methods can be as ruthless as ethnic cleansing. Burning houses and even - as in Drvar - killing people, are not unusual. My first and most pressing appeal today is therefore to mobilize all possible resources to address security problems in areas of minority returns. Security continues to depend on the presence of international military forces, and I was relieved by the decision to extend the mandate of SFOR beyond next week. SFOR is absolutely indispensable to protect returnees, among other people, and to help create conditions favourable to further returns. At the same time, it is equally essential that the national law enforcement capacity be built up as swiftly as possible. It is vital that there is an effective, multi-ethnic police force on the ground. The UN International Police Task Force, under the direction of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, has continued its commendable efforts to achieve this goal. UNHCR has also launched a demining programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which focuses specifically on areas of return. Other measures are needed to address the problems of insecurity and to promote safe returns. Since security incidents are usually created by a relatively small number of criminals, these people must be identified and brought to justice. I have often emphasized the importance of our "Open Cities" initiative. A year has now passed since the first municipality - Konjic - was recognized as an "Open City". The number of minority returns to the 11 "Open Cities" recognized so far, however, has been lower than expected - just over 9,000. Although this is disappointing, we should not forget that minority returns to "Open Cities", based on co-operation between municipal authorities, majority and minority leaders, and international organizations, are the most sustainable. We remain committed to this initiative which would be greatly enhanced by the inclusion of key cities - such as Sarajevo, Banja Luka,Mostar, Tuzla and Brcko - which have not yet met its criteria. UNHCR will continue to rigourously assess compliance with the "Open Cities" benchmarks, but de-recognize those which have ceased to fulfil them, if necessary. In a parallel effort aimed at further reducing displacement problems, we are attempting to progressively close down collective centres in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our target is to find solutions for 50% of those living in collective centres in 1998. The problem of minority returns, however, is not limited to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Displacement clearly reflects a chain-like pattern, with people occupying houses and property of other people displaced elsewhere. From a regional perspective, there are three levels of obstacles that must be tackled: political, administrative and psychological. At the political level, minority returns to both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia obviously depend on the willingness of the respective authorities to accept them. The gap between the formal commitment to facilitate return at the central level, and the obstructive attitude by local authorities, is evident in many areas, for example in Knin and in the Danube Region of Croatia. Bridging this gap is the responsibility of the local authorities themselves. However, it is also incumbent on governments - particularly in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina - to exert more efforts in convincing the local authorities to respect and facilitate minority returns, and to set the example at the state and entity levels. It is also essential that the international community continue to monitor compliance with return-related provisions of the Dayton and Erdut peace agreements, and to intervene as appropriate in the case of non compliance. Obstacles at the administrative level are often a consequence of the lack of political will to resolve displacement. They are very frequent in both Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cumbersome procedures to obtain public documents, and the impossibility for many returnees to have equal access to pensions and other social benefits, are two notable examples. Although these issues are complex, they are unnecessarily complicated by an evident lack of commitment to resolve them to the benefit of minority returnees. None, in any event, is beyond resolution, if the successor States to the former Yugoslavia address them in a coordinated manner. Property questions are a particularly complex administrative problem. Because refugees and displaced people often occupy the house of others who are displaced elsewhere, property disputes are - by definition - a regional issue. When I discussed it with the US Secretary of State, she said: "most people have a house somewhere in former Yugoslavia, but not everybody has a home". Mrs Albright's statement is very true. Near Knin, in Croatia, I met a returnee belonging to the Serb minority. He told me that before fleeing, he had three houses. One had been destroyed. One was occupied by a Croatian family who had turned it into a shop: this was unlawful, but he had no means to pursue the issue legally. The third house had been assigned to a Bosnian refugee family who could not return home because their own house in Bosnia was occupied by displaced people. Although he owned three houses, the man was therefore homeless. This example clearly shows that property disputes can be resolved only if they are addressed regionally. Greater and firmer commitment by all states in the former Yugoslavia is required to implement decisions related to property (including evictions, whenever necessary), adopt fair property laws and encourage the establishment of a free property market. Not only must the Commission for Real Property Claims in Bosnia and Herzegovina be supported, but I propose that similar and complementary arrangements be established for Croatia. A third level of obstacles - perhaps the most complex - concerns psychological barriers to the return of those displaced. Reconstituting a multi-ethnic society after years of inter-communal conflict is a daunting task. It is made much more difficult by those who have an interest in perpetuating divisions and mistrust. On the one hand, in areas of potential return, they create a climate of discrimination or, worse, violence against minority returnees. On the other hand, they deliberately spread biased information concerning conditions in places of return. Misinformation is often spread by word of mouth, but frequently also through the media. It is essential that national authorities take strong and exemplary measures to prevent it. The international community must ensure that this is done, closing down persistent offenders. The actions required to remove and overcome these obstacles have been set out recently in the declarations of the Sarajevo and Banja Luka conferences, the regional strategy before you, and the Luxembourg declaration. Some have specific deadlines, as for example the adoption of property laws, measures to ensure access to personal documents, and the establishment of multi-ethnic police forces. Many require immediate implementation. Most depend on political action outside UNHCR's power to influence, yet all affect the success of the return strategy. UNHCR will, of course, continue to carry out activities within the scope of its mandate and of its ability to implement concrete projects at the grassroot, community level. Perhaps, given the regional dimension of displacement, the time has come to expand some of these initiatives beyond Bosnia and Herzegovina. One example is to turn the inter-entity bus lines (which transported almost 30,000 people last month) into inter-state bus lines. Successfully addressing all the obstacles will however be insufficient to sustain - alone - return to areas where the economy barely functions. The work of the Return and Rehabilitation Task Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a positive example of how resources can be prioritized and the needs of returnees addressed within the wider context of economic reconstruction. Yet again, the link between returns and reconstruction cannot be limited to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conditions in areas of potential return in Croatia are dismal. Together with our partners, we are seeking ways to replicate the work of the Relief and Rehabilitation Task Force in these areas. I would also like to stress that voluntary return - although by far the most desirable option, and the preferred choice of most refugees and displaced - is not the only solution to problems of displacement envisaged in UNHCR's regional strategy. Local integration in places where people have sought refuge, resettlement to third countries and voluntary relocation are other possible options, and for some will be the preferred solutions. It is, however, of critical importance that the choice of a solution other than return home, is made as a real choice, and not just made because of despair at the obstacles that I have described. In this respect, I would like to make a few remarks. First, it is important to ensure that returns be voluntary. I urge governments of countries of asylum to refrain from exerting undue pressure on refugees to return. Premature repatriation is seldom sustainable in the long run. Second, UNHCR continues to support return to areas different from the place of origin of returnees, provided that relocation is freely chosen, and does not block solutions for others, as is often the case today. Third, the same criteria of free, voluntary and informed choice must be the basis for opting for local integration in the country or place of refuge, whenever this choice is available. This applies to some Croatian Serb refugees in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. I would like to commend the Yugoslav authorities, particularly in Vojvodina, for the integration opportunities which they provide to Croatian refugees. Fourth, we should not overlook the resettlement solution. While it cannot resolve large scale displacement, it provides protection and security to especially difficult cases, whose lives in places of refuge may be at serious risk for various reasons. Last month, I visited a post-trauma rehabilitation centre for refugees in Chicago. Many of the patients were resettled refugees from the former Yugoslavia. They told me the horrifying stories of violence and exclusion which had led them to flee. I believe that resettlement can at least offer them the opportunity to be treated, counselled, and to resume a normal life. Let me now turn to the new situations of displacement. They are of concern to this Working Group, not only because of their humanitarian implications, but also since all forced population movements in the former Yugoslavia have an impact on other, related situations of displacement. On 21 April, I shared with the United Nations Security Council my concerns for the humanitarian consequences of violence in Kosovo and of discrimination against the Serb minority in the Danube Region of Croatia. I regret to report that in both areas, the situation has worsened, and more people have been forced to flee. It is the first time since the Dayton and Erdut peace agreements that I have to report on new substantial displacement in the former Yugoslavia. Some 77,000 people have been displaced so far by escalating violence in Kosovo. About 12,000 are refugees in neighbouring Albania, and another 65,000 persons are internally displaced - of whom 10,000 have fled to the Republic of Montenegro. In early May UNHCR, in coordination with international and United Nations agencies and NGOs, started implementing existing contingency measures, including the dispatch of emergency staff. The influx of displaced people - belonging to different ethnic groups, including the Serb and Roma minorities - into the Republic of Montenegro has been handled so far very effectively by the Office of the Commissioner of Refugees, with the support of UNHCR. In Albania, refugees continue to arrive in one of the poorest areas of Europe. UNHCR has assisted the Albanian government in building capacity to cope with this influx, and in responding to the immediate needs of refugees. Both in Montenegro and in Northern Albania, however, it is the exceptionally generous attitude of the local people that has contributed to mitigate the impact of flight. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly commend the hospitality of those hosting civilians fleeing Kosovo. To support their effort, together with our partners, we have recently launched an inter-agency funding appeal seeking 18 million US dollars. I would also like to make a strong plea to donors to support attempts by humanitarian agencies, particularly in Northern Albania, to address comprehensively the needs of refugees and those, equally dramatic, of the local population, taking into account the long-term consequences of large-scale humanitarian assistance on an undeveloped area and on still fragile institutions. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has expressed willingness to work with my Office in support of the return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes in Kosovo. I appreciate this positive attitude. UNHCR is fully prepared to continue to work with the authorities. We are already attempting to assist communities cut off by fighting in Kosovo. Yesterday, for example, field staff of the ICRC and UNHCR jointly delivered humanitarian assistance in Junik. In this respect, however, I should like to make three points: first, it is indispensable for my Office and other humanitarian agencies to have full and unhindered access to all affected civilians in Kosovo - this is not yet the case. Second, the organized return of refugees and displaced can only occur when conditions in Kosovo stabilize and the security of returnees is assured - again, this is not yet the case. Third, the safety and security of 14,000 mostly Croatian Serb refugees in Kosovo - whom my Office has assisted for three years, and who risk being caught up in the fighting - must be ensured, as I told President Milosevic in April, asking him to support the repatriation to Croatia for those who wished to return, or the relocation to safer areas for those exposed to insecurity. I fear that the burden on host communities and institutions will soon be too heavy to sustain, if the violence does not end immediately. The consequences could be very serious, with destabilizing effects in the entire region. The efforts of those who strive to resolve the conflict through negotiation must be firmly supported. The international community cannot and must not tolerate another protracted conflict and refugee crisis in the Balkans. An early political solution is imperative. Meanwhile, the situation in the Danube Region of Croatia has also become - again - a reason for serious humanitarian concern, as the recent report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the United Nations Police Support Group makes clear. The Joint Working Group arrangements for the two-way return of people to and from this region, an essential element of the Erdut Peace Agreement, remain blocked. As in other parts of the former Yugoslavia, security and property problems continue to discourage the return of refugees and displaced people. Local, low-profile, ethnic-based discrimination, however, often of an administrative nature, is so frequent that not only is the number of returns insignificant, but a steady outflow of refugees is also occurring to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and further afield, to Western European countries. I hope that Croatia will step up measures to stop this "silent exodus" and to encourage the return of those who have fled. While I welcome the recent, constructive dialogue on the Programme of Return proposed by the government of Croatia, security and property-related obstacles to return to the Danube Region - and, incidentally, also the Knin area - must be swiftly removed, as repeatedly requested by the international community. It is essential that the Croatian government issue clear instruction to local police forces to take serious preventive and corrective action against discrimination and other forms of harassment. It is essential that a comprehensive and non-discriminatory property legislation be passed. Above all, the government must take active measures to build trust among different communities and to ensure the maintainance of an ethnic balance in all towns and villages in the Danube Region. During the war, the urgent, dramatic, but also clearly identifiable need to assist the victims of conflict and displacement, as well as the absence of political action, defined UNHCR's role, and the role of its humanitarian partners, in relatively precise terms. The situation has changed. In Banja Luka, for example, there were only three international institutions during the war: the ICRC, military observers and UNHCR. Today, there are 97. While this situation has many positive aspects - not least the indication that the international community remains committed to sustain and implement peace - it creates scope for confusion, duplication or simply uncoordinated work. It makes it difficult, for each institution, to focus the attention of those providing political and financial support on the specificity of its own action. My Office, which has the humanitarian lead role in the region, as well as an institutional mandate on refugees and returnees, will continue to seek solutions for those who live away from home, and will try to meet the needs of those who are - regrettably - newly displaced. I am grateful to donors for providing continued support to UNHCR in this region. I am also extremely grateful to the Office of the High Representative, to NATO, OSCE, ECHO and other European institutions, and to all UN, international and non-governmental organizations for paying continued attention to the problems of displacement. This support must continue, not only in financial and operational terms, but also - and especially - in the form of political action aimed at creating conditions conducive to the sustainable return, or to other solutions, for the 1.8 million refugees and displaced people of the former Yugoslavia. I recommend that in the immediate future, the main task of this Working Group be to oversee the implementation of the regional strategy, reviewing it periodically whenever necessary, and at least twice a year at its regular meetings. Let me conclude by repeating what I said at the beginning. A region with 1.8 million people who do not want, or simply cannot return home, is not at peace. To postpone solutions for these people will compound the existing tensions and create conditions for further displacement. I am asking you to help hundreds of thousands of people forge a better future for themselves. For most of them, this means returning home - the exercise of a most basic right. For others, it means not having to become new refugees and displaced persons. We may be close to our last opportunity to bring about a lasting peace.

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Have you ever wondered why one is never fully happy when being alone? Or why our decisions and judgments are often strongly influenced by others? Or why people do foolish things when in groups, although one would have attributed more reason to each individual? The research area Social Psychology poses these and similar questions – and provides fascinating answers. The project Experience Science (in German: “Forschung erleben”) aims at making these insights available to the broad public. In particular, science can be experienced via two routes: 1) via brief articles that present current social psychological research findings in an interesting as well as accessible manner, 2) via the opportunity to participate in current research studies, which are conducted online or on-site. The page is primarily held in German because the articles, which cover over 10 years, and the studies of Experience Science can only be offered in German. However, below you can find more information on the project's background in English. If you would like to obtain further information, please contact us at forschung-erleben[at]uni-mannheim.de. Science shall help to understand our feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, but frequently science only stays among scientists. In 2007, the Chairs of Social Psychology of the University of Mannheim started the project “Forschung erleben” (German for “experience science”) to make social psychological insights accessible to a broad audience. Over the years, the team has grown and encompasses members from different universities – next to Mannheim, for instance, from the universities of Basel, Koblenz-Landau, and Ulm. Together, we want to use this platform to spread fascination for social psychological questions, to present social psychological research findings, and to provide the opportunity to take part in our ongoing research. Accordingly, we publish brief reports every two weeks that present a current research topic from scientific journals in an easily accessible way – not only for students of psychology, but for everyone interested. In addition, we offer the opportunity to participate in current research studies. Here, science can be experienced and supported first-hand. What is Social Psychology? Social psychology is a subfield of psychology that examines human experience and behavior within the social context. How do social processes, such as our environment or the people around us, influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? A basic social psychological notion is that our behaviors are not only determined by our personality, our character, and our ideals. Instead, the tenet is that our current social surroundings have a fundamental impact on our behaviors. Humans as social beings constitute a fascinating, but also very extensive research area. This is mirrored in the breadth of social psychological research. It is concerned with social interactions and life on all levels of investigation, and tackles questions, such as: How do social norms influence cognitions and behaviors of individuals? How can individuals or minorities influence opinions of the majority in a given society? Which factors drive attraction toward other people? How do people collaborate in groups? How do conflicts arise between groups and political systems, and how can reconciliation be promoted? Investigations of such questions offer insights that are relevant to our everyday life. These insights might even challenge our current world view at times. Again and again, however, they reveal something about ourselves that we may not have been aware of before.

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2020 - 2023 UX Lead Designer - User Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, AI Integration, Interaction Design, Usability Testing Revolutionizing the Supermarket Experience Shopic is a game changer that brings online shopping to physical supermarkets. As the lead UX designer since day one I was tasked to design a seamless shopping experience powered by AI and smart tech. Our platform uses smart carts with sensors and cameras to enable a checkout free experience and provide grocers with actionable data insights. The main goal was to increase user engagement, reduce in-store friction and optimize store management through real-time analytics. This case study covers my research, wireframes, product design and overall UX work for the Shopic platform. Grocery shopping has many pain points: Long queues frustrate customers especially during peak hours. Supermarkets are under pressure to reduce operational costs while still delivering a great experience. Valuable customer data is underutilized and opportunities for store optimization and personalized customer interaction are missed. We wanted to create a seamless and engaging experience for the user and give store managers transparency to make better decisions. We developed a smart cart e-commerce app that eliminates the need for traditional cash registers. By using sensors, cameras and AI powered detection the cart tracks items in real time as they are added. Customers scan their items with their smartphones, pay automatically upon leaving the store and skip the queues altogether. 1. User Research & Personas Since the user base was from tech-savvy millennials to elderly shoppers I conducted extensive user research to identify pain points and create personas for different types of customers. This allowed us to build a product that would cater to users with different tech comfort levels. We also gathered feedback from supermarket managers who provided us with valuable insights on how our system could improve store operations. 2. Onboarding & Initial Setup One of our biggest challenges was to minimize friction in the onboarding process especially for users with different tech familiarity. With a wide age range and diverse user base the design had to be intuitive yet comprehensive, deliver essential information without overwhelming the user. To solve this I created a step by step guided onboarding flow so users could easily understand the core features. I used minimalistic visual cues and progressive disclosure to make complex technology approachable, reduce cognitive load and increase user confidence. This simplified the learning curve so everyone could adopt it smoothly. Onboarding experience at the entry station Onboarding experience on the smart cart Onboarding explain the first time the user used the smart cart 3. Smart Cart Interface Design The smart cart itself became part of the user experience. The cart screen showed real-time product information, pricing and promotions. I designed the interface to be clean and non-intrusive so customers could see the total cost and ongoing discounts without feeling overwhelmed. Visual feedback when adding or removing products from the cart to keep the customer informed and reduce errors. 4. Promotions & Discounts A key UX challenge was presenting promotions and discounts without introducing visual clutter to the interface. The goal was to enrich the shopping experience by showing relevant offers without overwhelming or distracting the users. My solutions include: integrates promotions seamlessly into the shopping journey - such as tags on the items or a small row underneath, indicating the discount amount—so users feel informed and rewarded without disrupting their flow. Displaying promotion details clearly on the screen with detailed text when an item is scanned. 5. Handling Produce & System Errors A key challenge was guiding users through situations where items needed to be weighed or when scanning errors occurred. Creating a centralized hub that tracked unweighed items in the cart, with a notification at the top of the screen showing how many items needed weighing before checkout. Users could tap this alert to see item photos and animations guiding them on which items to weigh. Implementing a fault management flow to notify users of scanning errors and prompt them to manually add or rescan items, minimizing frustration and maintaining shopping flow. Adding an accessible help button for users to call an assistant anytime, enhancing support and reassurance. By user centric design and technology we achieved a new grocery shopping experience. Here’s what we got: 30% reduction in checkout time: No more queuing for customers. Higher user engagement: The smart cart’s interactive features and simplicity encouraged customers to engage more with promotions and personalized offers. Operational efficiency: Supermarkets saw 15% reduction in labor costs as traditional checkout counters became less relevant. Also the platform provided store managers with real time data on shopping habits, inventory trends and customer preferences so they could manage inventory and marketing better. Designing the Shopic Smart Cart UX was a fun challenge that involved cutting edge technology, AI and user centered approach to solve real world problems. From onboarding to in store interactions the goal was to make the shopping experience smooth and enjoyable and also benefit store managers with valuable data insights. The project shows my ability to balance complex AI technology with simple design. I’m looking forward to bring this experience to new projects where I can continue to push the boundaries of UX design, especially in SaaS and retail.

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Baccarat is one of the most glamorous casino games around, whether you’re playing in a sticky-floor California card room or the tuxedo-laden casinos of Monaco. It’s a game of high stakes, played with real cash and often in an alcove blocked off from the main casino action. Players bet on either the player or banker hand, which are scored based on whose cards total closer to nine than the other. Unlike blackjack, which requires counting cards, baccarat hands are scored by adding up the values of each individual card, with only the first digit taken into account. The player and banker hands win in around 45.8% of rounds, while the tie bet wins 9.6% of the time. This makes it important to avoid the Tie bet whenever possible, as it has a higher house edge than both the Player and Banker hands. There are a number of strategies that can help you improve your chances at winning at Baccarat, but it’s important to keep in mind that this is a game of chance. Choosing a specific amount of money that you’re willing to lose, and sticking to it, is the best way to maximize your profits. One popular baccarat strategy is the 1-3-2-6 System, which is a progressive betting system designed to manage your bet size and potential winnings. In this system, you start by placing a bet of $10 (1 unit) in the first round. If you win, you then double your bet to $20 (2 units). After losing a round, you return to your initial bet size of $10.

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Voelz book offers lessons in reaching people dealing with reproductive loss and adoption RICHMOND, VA (May 10, 2018) — Often those who are in positions of leadership in the church fail to respond to needs or seem insensitive to them, simply because they have no idea what to say or do. We have celebrations and commemorations in the church for traditional holy days and for major transitions of life, as we ought. But how do we make theological sense of the more private hardships and joys experienced by members of the community? If we are to be an effective community, serving as an extended family for one another, we cannot limit ourselves to talking about, celebrating, or even mourning the expected things. We need to be able to connect with people who are mourning for any loss. In the second edition of his book “Tending the Tree of Life: Preaching and Worship Through Reproductive Loss and Adoption,” the Rev. Dr. Richard W. Voelz, Union Presbyterian Seminary assistant professor of preaching and worship, combines his expertise and his personal experience to think about preaching and worship with regard to issues of reproductive loss and adoption in a way that can bring healing to individuals and to the community. It speaks strongly to pastors and other church leaders, especially those in small groups. It builds understanding and lays the groundwork for making these events of life a part of our continuing concern and our plan to bring wholeness and healing to our churches and to the world. The book continues the series called “Guides To Practical Ministry,” which are written by authors with significant experience in ministry in local congregations. Voelz formerly served as the senior minister of the Johns Creek Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), an Open & Affirming congregation in metro Atlanta, Georgia. He has over a decade of ministry experience in various contexts. A graduate of Vanderbilt University’s Graduate Department of Religion with the Ph.D. in Homiletics and Liturgics, Voelz brings expertise and scholarly interest in contextual homiletics, contemporary homiletic theory, preaching and youth, pastoral identity, preaching in the Stone-Campbell Movement, and contemporary liturgical theology.

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Solidarity Week helps med students ‘get to know our patients’ Members of the University of South Alabama chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society paid special visits to patients and hospital staff last week as part of Solidarity Week. By Carol McPhail Members of the University of South Alabama chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society paid special visits to patients and hospital staff last week as part of Solidarity Week, a national initiative designed to remind students and healthcare employees of the importance of compassion in medicine. “Solidarity Week allows us to place the focus on getting to know our patients better as well as showing gratitude to the unsung heroes of USA Health,” said Destini A. Smith, a fourth-year medical student at the USA College of Medicine who serves as secretary/treasurer of the chapter. “Sometimes, we focus so much on the patient’s clinical problem that we forget about the patient.” On Friday, GHHS members hand-delivered red gift baskets to nursing stations, and thank-you notes to faculty and staff at the hospitals. Smith said the activity recognizes the importance of teamwork in healthcare. “We sometimes take other members of the healthcare team for granted, though the physician is not the only one caring for the patient,” she said. Two Solidarity Week initiatives, “Tell Me More” and “Doctors Should,” encouraged students to engage patients in meaningful conversations. Under “Tell Me More,” the students talked with patients about what matters most to them rather than why they are in the hospital. With “Doctors Should,” the students sought suggestions from patients on how physicians can practice more compassionate care. The ideas were written on sticky notes and placed on posters to display in physician lounges. “These events are important because they remind physicians and students that the patients are more than just an illness that brings them to the hospital,” said T.J. Hundley, M.D., associate dean for medical education and chapter advisor. “They are people with families, jobs, hobbies and much more. Effective care involves more than just selecting tests and choosing treatments. It involves empathy, understanding and kindness.” Solidarity Week activities also focus on wellness for medical students. GHHS chapter members created posters for second-year medical students to wish them good luck on the Step 1 exam and to remind them that they are never alone on their journey. Another new activity was Humanistic BINGO, in which students participate in tasks related to compassion and self-care to complete a five-in-a-row BINGO and compete to win a drawing. This year’s winners were second-year medical student Michelle Nguyen and first-year medical student Kasey Grant. The national Gold Humanism Honor Society established National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Care in 2011 to highlight the nationwide movement promoting provider-patient relationships based on caring, personalization and mutual respect. Solidarity Day was expanded to Solidarity Week in 2016. See more photos from Solidarity Week on Flickr.

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The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) continues its ascension among the most prolific Canadian universities, thanks in large part to its committed research community. Its teams are at the heart of many remarkable advances that are helping overcome challenges facing the world. With Têtes chercheuses, we are opening an exclusive window into the innovative achievements of the UdeS’s researchers! Fall 2022 edition Learning to live together through culture Based on the analysis of literary texts in the past 30 years, Professor Isabelle Boisclair leads the project, Le(s) lieu(x) du pouvoir : analyse intersectionnelle des subjectivités de sexe-genre-désir dans leur rapport avec l’espace dans la littérature francophone contemporaine (places of power: intersectional analysis of sex-gender-desire subjectivities in relation to the space in contemporary French-speaking literature), with her colleagues Nicole Coté (UdeS) and Lori Saint-Martin (UQAM), aiming to determine where power lies and with whom through the analysis of sexual scenes and relationships in novels, taking into account sex, gender, desire, and factors that affect the distribution of power such as social class, belonging to a racialized group, and age. Books: Carriers of change By studying the cultural evolution of society, this project contributes through the discovery of new ways of thinking about romantic relationships and the means of expressing them, which have an effect on our behaviours and actions. Redefining power and recognizing diversity This study contributes to better understanding power issues in terms of social gender relations and forms of sexuality, while responding to a challenge in the recognition of all genders. The expansion of feminism Women are increasingly claiming the right to have pleasure and the power to participate in decisions about where and when sexual relations will happen (which has not always been the case, e.g. conjugal duty). Women are no longer only objects of desire, they are also the subjects. In a heterosexual context, men are the objects of their desire. This turning of tables does not necessarily or directly lead to a reversal of powers, but rather to reciprocity, a more equitable sharing of power with regard to sexuality. Greater visibility of sexual identities Another issue addressed by this project is the recognition of all genders and what this means in relation to literary works. The battle for visibility, social recognition, and legitimacy for all sexual identities is far from over, although there has been progress and an increase in the number of women authors and authors from sexual minorities writing about their experiences. Highlighting major social transformation This research has demonstrated a clear evolution in literary works, which depict many gender identities and types of romantic and sexual relationships. Social transformation has happened. In particular, this study has demonstrated that people from sexual minorities have gained legitimacy and their perspectives are calling into question the distribution of power. Many of them write to not only denounce the violence of which they have been victim, but also to present their version of events. The novel Le consentement by Vanessa Springora is an example, but there are many others. Reading between the lines “The magnitude that literary texts reveal about ourselves is what fascinates me, especially on a collective level, what they reveal of our humanity, society, our ways of living and how we live together. Literary work is a privileged place to denounce methods that appear unacceptable to us and to envision other types of relationships. I know it may seem a question of “morality” (denouncing methods that appear unacceptable to us), but it is rather in terms of the political-imaginary plane on which it rests: It is not a moral discourse. Moreover, the reflection that such works engage is more of an ethical nature than moral. The reflection promotes awareness concerning the distribution of power, so we can establish a more equitable distribution of power among people,” explained Professor Boisclair. In this regard, she hopes to convey three key concepts to her students: - Learning to read: A novel is much more than what’s being “told”. - The ability to grasp everything symbolized in a literary text. - Intellectual stimulation and the pleasure of analysis. Enjoying the process of understanding, foreseeing, thinking, envisioning, and reflecting. Proving the existence of a liquid, which isn’t a liquid Theoretically predicted in the early 70s, spin liquid is not a liquid in the usual sense, like a solid or gas. It is actually another state of matter which is the focus of the work of Professor Jeffrey Quilliam, who hopes to deepen knowledge on the subject through his project Découvrir et comprendre le liquide de spin quantique (discovering and understanding quantum spin liquid). Deciphering the universe through quantum science Based on the study of the physical properties of new materials, this fundamental research project aims to better understand how the universe works by examining the mechanics of a large number of quantum objects. Frustrating magnets to create a new state The physical phenomenon that makes your magnet stick to your refrigerator is quite simple. This type of “conventional” magnet, also called a ferromagnetic magnet, contains electrons (particles with a negative electric charge). Every electron has a small magnetic field called a spin and each spin in the material is aligned in the same direction. Energy is lower when the spins are aligned in the same direction (↑ ↑) and higher when the spins are not in alignment or anti-aligned (↑ ↓). By studying such conventional materials at very low temperatures, the spins have been observed as wanting to adopt a phase (configuration) that makes all of the spins point in the same direction. This configuration generates a large magnetic field around the spins which is what allows you to use such magnets to hold messages against your refrigerator. Professor Quilliam’s project focuses on a much more complex type of magnet: frustrated magnets. What does “frustrated” mean when talking about magnets? As an example, take a configuration of triangles with three spins at an equal distance. If there are interactions between the spins that want to force them into anti-alignment, then there is a problem. There will be two spins in anti-alignment, but the third spin will remain uncertain of which direction to take. This spin is then referred to as “frustrated.” This is the foundation of magnetic frustration. Using magnetic frustration, Professor Quilliam can produce much more complex configurations. Even at very low temperatures, the system does not know which configuration to take to minimize its energy. Again, although more complex, they remain “classic” systems. They are well-defined objects that have spins with one possible orientation at a time. Quantum mechanics allows for a superposition of states, thus making it possible to have multiple spin configurations at the same time. As a result of this complex configuration of a superposition of spins, it is possible to achieve other states or phases of matter which can thus better minimize the system’s energy in comparison to conventional systems. One of these complex phases is referred to as the spin liquid. In quantum sciences, analogies are commonly used to express a concept or phenomenon, as is the case for the spin liquid. It is not a liquid form as you know it, but rather a type of magnet or magnetic system that has unique properties. Imagine that the spins are fluctuating, like a liquid does. This allows you to see spins like water molecules that move in all directions. Although this concept has existed in the minds of theorists for 40 or 50 years, only in the last 20 years have physicists begun to find materials that can allow this phase to be produced at low temperatures. One objective of Professor Quilliam is to find new materials and techniques to attempt to measure and understand these phases, which were until recently unknown. In collaboration with the physicists and chemists who manufacture new materials, he can examine the measurement, characterization, and understanding of the magnetic properties of these new materials. Provoking discoveries to enrich knowledge Professor Quilliam has already made major discoveries since beginning this project. By successfully establishing that these phenomena are more common than we thought and that several different methods can induce such states, he has demonstrated that there is more diversity in this field. In addition, he recently discovered different configurations that allow for creating quantum spin liquids of different types, as well as developing new techniques to explore the properties of the new materials. There is great potential for this research project and all of the potential applications such knowledge could lead to! Accessing several universes through quantum materials When he was a student, Professor Quilliam developed a passion for the beauty of nature, the universe and the laws explaining how it works. This is what he wants to convey in turn to people considering a career in physics, more specifically in quantum physics. “Studying quantum materials, and that includes magnetic materials, is really a way to access this beauty of physics through alternative means. Conducting particle physics is also great but you have just one universe to work with, while a student working in quantum materials has access to several universes in a single thesis, as each material is its own universe with its own properties, its own physics, and its own beauty in fact. It’s a really great way to study physics and to observe the complexity and elegance of this subject,” he highlighted. Humanizing urban change The Impacts de la revitalisation du centre-ville de Sherbrooke (Qc) sur l’équité en matière de santé chez les jeunes adultes (impacts of the revitalization of downtown Sherbrooke, Quebec, on health equity among young adults) project by Professor Martine Shareck aims to assess the positive and negative impacts that changes will have in the urban and social environment as part of downtown Sherbrooke’s revitalization. This project will help better understand the impact of major urban development projects on health, but also on the social inequalities in health, which have been less studied, especially for young adults. Addressing three social issues in one project - Cities invest a lot of money (mainly public funds) in improving the vitality and economic prosperity of neighbourhoods, including city centres. While these investments have positive impacts, they can also have negative impacts, including the displacement of more marginalized populations which is an issue rarely evaluated in this type of project. - City size: Most studies are primarily conducted in large cities and the results cannot necessarily be generalized to smaller cities such as Sherbrooke, since our ways of interacting with the environment and the transportation means used also differ. - Young adults (16 to 30 years old) are often not included in decision-making at the local level and are not always considered a population of interest by public health. Yet this is a pivotal period for the promotion of health and the prevention of social inequalities in health. Pursuing research to serve the population Although the project is underway and full analysis of the data has yet to be completed, Professor Shareck has determined that the feeling of safety is a very important issue in Sherbrooke and downtown, particularly for women. Moreover, public spaces which were to be temporary became established, since the population used and enjoyed them, and they seem to have met a need. At the end of this project, Professor Shareck will be able to provide a full profile of the situation to the various municipal and community organizations as well as to other cities that are planning urban changes. Going beyond the superficial Professor Shareck wants to provide an alternative perspective to research among the students she teaches. “I encourage them to always look for a better understanding, an in-depth understanding of what they are observing, without stopping at the surface. I encourage them to dig even deeper and to take a critical look. Whether in relation to literature, their research projects, the world we are observing, because that is how we see things in new perspectives and have more practical research that will serve beyond the academic environment and the scientific literature,” she explained.

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All-seasonbanden bij Vakgarage Ter Maat All-seasonbanden zijn een juiste keuze voor de temperaturen in Nederland. Omdat all-seasonbanden zijn voorzien van meer lamellen biedt het een betere grip in de winter, maar is het wel stijf genoeg voor de zomerse temperaturen. In Duitsland zijn de regels anders dan in Nederland. Informeer daarom bij Vakgarage Ter Maat of de all weather banden die je op het oog hebt voldoen. Denk ook na over het aantal kilometers dat je per jaar rijdt. Rijd je veel kilometers, dan zijn winterbanden een goede optie omdat deze minder snel slijten. Bevindt u zich in Heelweg en omgeving, vraag gerust na bij Vakgarage Ter Maat aan Molenweg 20A in Heelweg welke keuze het beste voor u is. Bellen naar 0315243309 of mailen naar [email protected] mag ook. All-seasonbanden bieden een goede oplossing voor veel mensen die in Nederland wonen. Bekijk hier de belangrijkste voordelen: - U hoeft niet twee keer per jaar een bandenwissel uit te laten voeren - In elke omstandigheid goed voorbereid met de all-seasonbanden - Geen extra set banden die opgeslagen moet worden - Kostenvrij aan extra banden- of velgensets

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What stuck with me the most from the vows they wrote to each other was that they each considered themselves to have bad luck. Yet knew how lucky they were to have found each other. Jess and Logan met each other in a ballroom dancing class they both took. Logan called dibs on being Jess’s dance partner and soon enough they were dancing into what would be their forever. The wedding bells were supposed to ring for Jess and Logan a few months ago, but COVID-19 tried to twist the luck they had found. Thankfully, their love was stronger than any bad luck that could be thrown their way. Jess and Logan were married on a perfect August day at Seasons at Magnolia Manor surrounded by all of their family and friends. Logan’s dad played his ukulele for their ceremony. I loved the personal touch to the traditional ceremony music, and he was so talented! Their reception was under the trees glistening with strings of bistro lights, straight out of a fairytale. As would anyone who met in a dance class – they hit the dance floor and tore it up – from bustin moves to party tricks they kept it going all night long. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs Wong!!

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YOUR NEXT FIELD TRIP Your community recycling center offers group field trips on-site in our classroom. Learn how to recycle right with hands-on, interactive teaching from qualified recycling educators. Make a difference in your home, school or workplace. Contact Us HERE for Scheduling BOOK A FIELD TRIP Groups of all ages are welcome. Everyone can benefit from learning the ABC's of recycling - or in this case, the RRR's! The presentation is 35 to 45 minutes long, with another 10 - 20 minutes to ask questions and look at classroom displays and out the observation windows at the processing floor. The participants will learn about the materials we accept, the resources they are made from, and see examples of recycled and reused items. Field Trips can also be tailored for your participants. Options include talks about the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold level aspects of our new facility, an overview of our renewable energy systems and information about or tours of our outdoor education area. Please share with us your groups’ needs and we will do our best to meet them. VISIT OUR CLASSROOM Our offices and classroom are located at the back side of the building, past the blue greeter shed and the drive-thru drop-off area. You are welcome to visit the classroom anytime during business hours. There you will find used children's books available for purchase, a lending library, cool stuff made from recycled material, and other interesting recycling educational material to view. There is also a window that looks out onto the processing floor, and a bench to stand on for kids (and short adults) to see our daily operations in progress. Get a birds eye view of heavy equipment in use and watch material being baled. There are also windows that look out into the baled storage area. If you are a long time recycler, or just starting out, there is always something new to learn in the classroom! RENT OUR CLASSROOM VCRS Classroom Rental Policies Room Rental Fees: All day use (4 hours or more) - $75 per day Partial day use (less than 4 hours) - $40 per use If using VCRS equipment, a deposit of $100 above and beyond rental fees will be required. Your separate deposit payment check will be returned if, following your event, no additional cleaning is required, and no equipment, furniture or facility damages are assessed. Rental payment and deposit are due prior to use of the room. Please notify VCRS as soon as possible if cancellation is necessary. Key Check Out: If classroom use is outside of VCRS regular business hours, arrangement for key check out and return must be made prior to room use. If the key is not returned to the director immediately following the meeting, you will be charged a re-keying fee of $100.00. Any public advertising of your event must state that: “This event does not necessarily reflect the mission/opinion of the Valley Community for Recycling Solutions.” Please do NOT give our phone number as a contact for your event. Applicant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Valley Community for Recycling Solutions (VCRS) harmless from any and all liability for injury to persons or property occurring as a result of any activities and agrees to pay for any and all damage to the facility, building, equipment or furniture owned or controlled by the VCRS, which results from any scheduled activities or is caused by any participant in any scheduled activities. • VCRS field trips and meetings are given precedence for community room use. • Community room class or meeting size is limited to 35 individuals, including children. There are 25 folding or stacking chairs available for your use in the room. You may bring up to 10 additional chairs if needed. • Arrangement for TV/DVD player or projector and screen use must be made prior to the meeting, at the time of application submission. There are no additional charges for normal use of such equipment unless damages occur during use. (See deposit information above) CLASSROOM SCHEDULE 2024 These events are free and open to the public: NO EVENTS SCHEDULED These events are private: Wed. Jan 10, 7-9pm ANGELINI STUDIOS ART CLASSES Sat. Jan 20, 10-6pm Sun. Jan 21, 1-5pm Sat. Jan 27, 10-6pm Sun. Jan 28, 1-5pm ART MEETS RECYCLING Watch for new dates and times for art meets recycling, a weekly open studio session held in the classroom, with our non-profit partner, Valley Arts Alliance. No experience required. We will post our schedule after the new year. Stay tuned!

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DATA Isn't a Four-Letter Word When you hear the word "data," you might picture endless spreadsheets, complex algorithms, or intimidating lingo. For some organizations, the idea of dissecting data can feel overwhelming. But the truth is, data doesn’t have to be complicated or scary. Data is a powerful tool you can use to achieve your mission more effectively. Here you’ll see why data is important, how to start small, and how it can make a big difference for your organization. WHy data matters Data is the compass for your organization. Whether you’re measuring impact, understanding your audience, or tracking growth, data leads the way. The data you gather informs your decisions, identifies trends, and optimizes resources. For nonprofits and values-based businesses, where every dollar and hour count, data can be the key to maximizing impact with what you have while ensuring sustainability. Data also empowers you to tell your story. It provides evidence to back up your mission, showing donors, stakeholders, and the community the tangible results of your organization’s work. By tracking and sharing your progress, you can paint a clearer picture of the change you’re making in the world. People want to be a part of something bigger; organizations that have a proven positive impact will draw in the type of people you need who believe in your mission. just start somewhere Good news – you don’t need to be a data expert or invest in complex systems to get started. The best approach is to start simple. Choose one area of your work where data could provide insights. You can track how many people you serve, the amount of donations received, or even the open rates of your email newsletters. Pick one trackable aspect that matters to your organization and begin there. Remember, data doesn’t have to be perfect. The goal is to start collecting information that can help guide your decisions. Over time, as you become more comfortable with tracking, organizing, and analyzing data, you can expand to other areas. focus on actionable data Once you start tracking and have your footing, start to focus on data that can lead to action. Don’t get bogged down by vanity metrics—statistics that might look good on paper but don’t lead to meaningful steps forward. Instead ask, “What can we do with this data?” For example, if you’re tracking volunteer engagement, how can you use that information to improve volunteer retention? If you’re measuring donation patterns, how can you adjust your fundraising strategies based on what you learn? If an area of data you track does not prove to be actionable, focus your analysis elsewhere. By focusing on actionable data, you’re ensuring that your efforts lead to real, positive changes for your organization. leverage familiar tools You don’t need fancy software to start tracking data. Basic tools like Excel, Google Sheets, or even a simple notebook can be enough to get going. If you bite off more software than you can chew, then data analysis will appear as frightening as you feared. The key is consistency—regularly capturing the data and reviewing it to spot trends or areas for improvement. As your needs and knowledge grow, you can explore more advanced options, but for now, the focus should be on building the habit of data tracking. Get to know your organization’s data in terms you can understand. build a data-driven culture Encouraging a data-driven culture within your organization doesn’t mean everyone needs to become a data scientist. It’s about fostering an environment where decisions are informed by facts, not just intuition. Share the data you collect with your team, celebrate the insights you gain, and use them to guide your strategy. Over time, this approach can help your organization become more adaptable, resilient, and effective. Let the insight you discover fuel your team forward. Don’t chase a hypothetical mission. With even simple data analysis, you can see the impact and press on. A team that knows what they pursue and believes their work matters toward that end will stay to participate in the work at hand. Data isn’t dangerous—it’s an essential tool for success and security. Embracing data doesn’t have to be overwhelming for your organization. Start small, keep it simple, and focus on what’s actionable. By building a data-driven culture, you can make more effective decisions, increase your impact, and ultimately, better advance your mission. So, pick one thing to track today, and watch how even the smallest data insights can lead to significant progress.

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Leaving The Corporate World? How To Find The Best Ministry Role For You Making a transition from a career in the corporate world to ministry can be difficult, but it isn’t completely out of the ordinary. People feel called to ministry at different stages in their lives and careers. Once you feel that call, if you aren’t already volunteering your time to a local church or ministry, you need to start. It’s helpful to include your volunteer or bi-vocational ministry experience on your resume alongside your secular experience. Some corporate experience is easily recognized as transferable to ministry, and some skills are less obvious. In this article, I hope to highlight some corporate jobs and which ministry positions would correlate with them. 1. Do you work in finance, executive level management, or operations? Then you might be suited for a role as an Executive Pastor. Executive Pastors often have to wear several hats including managing the church’s finances, facilities, and staff. This tends to be a role that is more frequently open to candidates coming from a corporate background and generally doesn’t require a seminary degree. 2. Do you work in retail, customer service, or other customer-facing roles? Then you might be suited for a role as a First Impressions, Small Group, or Connections Director. First Impressions and related ministries are all about creating a welcoming experience for church members and guests from the time they pull into the parking lot until they leave and getting them plugged into the church. Understanding ways to make the guest experience as intuitive and friendly as possible is crucial to creating an inviting atmosphere. 3. Are you in hotel, restaurant, or hospitality management? Then you might be suited for a role as a Volunteer Coordinator. Volunteer Coordinators have to be great at managing people and schedules for lots of individuals. They should have a strong background in logistics, be a "people person," and know how to implement systems and manage complex schedules. 4. Do you work in counseling or therapy? Then you might be suited for a role as a Care or Discipleship Pastor. A good amount of Care Pastors come from a background of counseling, whether in practice or by education. Care Pastors work with individuals and families in need. It might be families dealing with a loss, illness, or a struggling marriage. These people have a heart for the "shepherding" aspects of ministry. 5. Are you a Principal, Dean, or Superintendent? Then you might be suited for a role as Children’s or Student Ministries Director. This is not to be confused with a Children’s Pastor who is likely the teacher or primary communicator. The Director position is usually more of an oversight role. This person is usually in charge of the staff of volunteer and/or paid teachers in the ministry. This person also has to interface well with parents and be a strong leader for their team. 6. Do you work at a local non-profit homeless ministry, food bank, or service organization? Then you might be suited for a role as a Local Missions Coordinator. The Missions Coordinator at a church acts as a liaison with local non-profits to help connect church members to organizations for volunteer opportunities. If the church is large enough, then this role would manage the church’s food bank, homeless mission, or any other in-house locally focused outreach ministries. 7. Are you in a technical media role like a TV producer, Broadcast Engineer, or Cinematographer? Then you might be suited for a role as a Technical or Production Director. A Production Director is in charge of coordinating and leading all of the audio, lighting, and video production during church services. They should have experience troubleshooting technical issues in a time crunch, understand ever changing technology, and are able to work with complex systems. Many churches also hire Video Producers, Filmmakers, and Graphic Designers. If you have multi-faceted skills in these areas, you could be in high demand for churches. 8. Are you a public relations or marketing manager? Then you might be suited for a role as a Director of Marketing or Communications. The Communications Director is in charge of managing the brand of the church. This often includes managing social media, ensuring consistency in all messaging both internal and external, and being a key project manager. This role often requires a breadth of knowledge in many different areas, from graphic design to website development. 9. Are you an Athletic Director, Camp Director, or Event Planner? Then you might be suited for a role as a Minister of Recreation. This role is in charge of all things recreation! Some churches have their own rec center with sports courts and leagues. This could also involve field days and other church sports or outdoors activities. This person should have experience managing an events type budget and be able to coordinate with multiple groups at the same time. This person is generally somewhat detail-oriented but also outgoing and great at getting people excited about an event or activity. 10. Are you in sales or business development? You might be suited for a role in Fundraising for a ministry or Capital Campaigns. A church or ministry fundraiser is in charge of organizing events and managing campaigns to bring in offerings or donations, usually for specific missions or projects. This person usually has that “sales person” attitude and is great at garnering attention and buzz around a project. They are usually great communicators and good at pitching creative ideas. Just about every role in the corporate world involves skills that can overlap with ministry positions. I would again stress the importance of first being involved in your local church as a volunteer if your goal is to transition to a vocational ministry position. Did you transition from the corporate world to a church position? How did your skills transfer over? If you liked this, you'll also enjoy 3 Advantages Of Moving From The Corporate World To A Church Staff.

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Balet uprostřed silnice: Když se řízení dopravy promění v náročný úkol Zastavit se v silničním provozu a koordinovat dopravu uprostřed rušné křižovatky může připomínat tanec mezi auty, ale do ladného baletu to má rozhodně daleko. Řízení dopravy je v takových podmínkách úkol pro zkušené profesionály, kteří se dokáží pohybovat mezi burácejícími kamiony, spěchajícími autobusy a dalšími účastníky silničního provozu. Zatímco pro běžné řidiče by tato situace znamenala stres, absolventi kurzu Vojenské pořádkové služby si s ní poradí s jistotou a klidem – pro ně je to prostě „běžný pátek“. Posluchači tohoto kurzu jsou vyškoleni tak, aby zvládali složité dopravní úkoly s přehledem. Základem je nejen znalost dopravních předpisů a zručnost při řízení provozu, ale také schopnost udržet chladnou hlavu i v těch nejnáročnějších podmínkách. Jde o přesně koordinovanou a profesionální práci, která zajišťuje bezpečnost na silnicích. Ať už jste na cestě z práce, nebo jedete na víkend do přírody, pamatujte na to, že za zdánlivě běžnou situací na silnici stojí úsilí a odborné znalosti těch, kteří se starají o plynulý a bezpečný provoz. Teď už i včetně našich absolventů. Přejeme všem pohodový a bezpečný víkend! Text: kpt. Martin Kresta Foto: prap. Přemysl Kulíšek

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Welcome to VB TECHNOLOGY, your trusted partner in innovative digital signage solutions. With a passion for creativity and a commitment to technological excellence, we specialize in transforming spaces into captivating digital experiences that leave a lasting impact on viewers. At VB TECHNOLOGY,, we believe in the power of visual communication to inspire, inform, and engage. Our team of experienced professionals combines cutting-edge technology with strategic creativity to deliver tailored solutions that meet your unique needs and objectives. Whether you're looking to enhance customer engagement, boost brand visibility, or communicate information effectively, VB TECHNOLOGY is here to help you unlock the full potential of digital signage. Join us in transforming spaces and creating memorable experiences that inspire and connect. LICENSED & INSURED MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE Here are some of the amazing projects we have worked on. Frequently Asked Questions Find quick answers for most common questions Digital signage is content that is shown on digital displays (screens) in order to convey messages to specific audiences at specific times. The three components of digital signage are the display itself, the content shown, and a media player (this connects the content to the display). Digital signage is a cost-effective way to improve the customer experience using a display with dynamic and variable content managed over a network and updated in real time. A variety of commercial grade displays are available for use in a variety of environments and for different purposes. Commercial grade displays have ruggedized casings and average 12-24 hour run times. They are sealed to keep out dust and contaminants and usually come with a three year warranty. Some options to right-size the customer’s requirements are: - 16×7 Rated - 24×7 Rated - Video Walls - Touch (Interactive) Signage Digital signage is a natural choice for reaching large audiences. It’s better than email, printed posters, and bulletin boards because you can: - deliver breaking news in real-time; - change what’s on the screen throughout the day; - show multiple things on a screen at once; - save money by eliminating design, printing, and distribution costs; and - increase revenue by selling display space. Does your business have a message or messages you want to convey to customers or potential customers? Do your messages, specials, or promotions ever change? Then yes, your business will benefit. Saving time and money, improving operational efficiency, and attracting more customers, are among the many advantages of implementing digital signage into your business plan and day to day operations. Consumer TVs are less expensive than commercial grade displays, but the few dollars you may save now can come at a high cost in re-installation and non-compatibility. Consumer TVs are built for home use, and not designed for the digital signage customer. Consumer TVs do not have the brightness needed for commercial environments and are not built to withstand longer than 8 hours of usage per day. They will have a strong tendency to overheat or experience burn-in. Commercial signage is designed for computer signals, TVs for cable box. Consumer-grade TVs often come with a 1-year depot warranty and will void down to 90 days if put in a business environment. Bottom line, do not use consumer TVs where you need commercial signage. Unlike traditional posters and boards, you don’t have to use your valuable time or resources if your message changes or you need to make an update. With digital signage software, content can be updated within seconds, from any location, and even scheduled to avoid any last minute rushing or missed deadlines. You have the ability to choose what displays show what content, and even have multiple messages on one. EDS will assist you in choosing a Content Management System (CMS) that will best suit your needs. Total cost depends on the project size itself. Our financial partner, Hampton Ridge Financial, works with several lenders so that we may offer the best deal for our clients. Contact us for a free consultation and quotes: [email protected] We provide financing for equipment purchases of $3,000+ and any business/organization can qualify, including Start-ups. Payments can be as low as $62 a month. - Zero down Payments - Can finance install/labor cost - Church Financing Programs For more information, please check: https://hamptonridgefinancial.com/clients/vb-technology/

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Wil jij graag zelf een home party organiseren bij jouw thuis ? - Jij nodigt minimum 8 vrienden/vriendinnen uit voor een gezellige deco-night. - Als gastvrouw/heer verzorg jij de drankjes en jouw gezelschap, ik zorg voor de decoratie en inrichting van de ruimte! - Ondertussen kunnen jullie gezellig keuvelen, rondwandelen en shoppen terwijl er enkele stijlvolle objecten gepresenteerd zijn, als het ware in een mini Vdeco shop ! En dit op ieders tempo. - Op het einde komen jullie langs voor een eventuele bestelling te plaatsen en af te rekenen. - Payconic of bancontact zijn voorzien. - Een paar dagen later wordt alles geleverd bij de gastvrouw/heer thuis. - Natuurlijk krijg jij hiervoor iets in ruil.. Als gastvrouw/heer krijg je een super leuk cadeautje én kan je decoratie uitkiezen ter waarde van 5% van de totale verkoopsomzet, als bedankje voor het geven van een spetterende avond. Worden er 2 volgende datums vastgeprikt voor nieuwe deco-nights, dan wordt jouw budget verdubbeld naar 10% ! Interesse om je eigen Vdeco Homeparty te organiseren? Stuur dan zeker een e-mail naar [email protected] of stuur een berichtje naar 0496388342. Zo kunnen wij verder afspreken welke dag het beste past.. Heb je nog vragen ? Laat het me zeker weten. De deco-night kan ook gegeven worden in de winkel ! Zo heb jij als gastvrouw geen enkele zorg ! De drank en hapjes worden door Vdeco zelf voorzien.

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Vegan Delights was born in a small kitchen in Uppsala, Sweden. The vision was to create vegan treats that didn't feel like a compromise and that dream was turned into reality. We're ethical, we're sustainable and we are socially conscious; sourcing directly from farmers and using as much organic and local produce as possible. Vegan Delights delivers a fair product to a growing conscious market. Our chocolates mean up to 70% less greenhouse gas emissions less land and water usage and last but they're made with love for all species and this planet. ...and HEY! The best part is that our chocolates taste like everything you've ever wished for; vegan or non-vegan :D In the fall of 2021 we will be starting a new and exciting adventure and hope you can share it with us!

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Ingredients of Good Philanthropy At Philanthropic Ventures Foundation we try to go beyond the norm. Listed below are some of what we consider to be ingredients of good philanthropy which reflect the work we do: Where does PVF want to go in philanthropy over the next five years? - Stimulate people to be creative in their work and to do original thinking. - Create a climate for taking risks with a willingness to suffer failure occasionally - Get people to hold themselves accountable for creating a better community - Constantly search for outstanding people - Develop and support leadership; encourage people to have passion - Be nimble and able to respond quickly Philanthropic foundation work is in the position to see what people are doing in the community, what their needs are, and how they measure impact in evaluating their work. As a consequence, we see a picture of the community that most people do not see. With this in mind, we feel a responsibility to share as much information as possible with others. At PVF, we are spending more and more time bringing people together, people who have common interests but are not aware of each other’s work. We are also conducting more field trips for donors and colleagues to see firsthand what is going on in a particular area of concern or just to observe a quality program at work. In philanthropy there is no ax to grind; we are not political, and we are not in competition with anyone. This is a unique position to be in and we feel it puts a responsibility on us to share as much as possible by introducing individuals to each other, by showcasing programs we work with, or come across, by trying out new ways to manifest philanthropy that better serves the public. We take this moment to thank our donors and advocates for giving us the wherewithal to do what we do, and to help make this world a better place.

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Point-of-Sale Entry Mode Point-of-Sale Entry Mode refers to the various methods through which the card number (PAN, or Primary Account Number) is entered or transmitted to a payment terminal during a transaction. This mode is critical as it determines the security and efficiency of the data entry process at the point of sale. The entry mode can vary based on the technology available at the merchant location and the type of card or payment method being used by the customer. Common Types of Entry Modes: Each entry mode has specific security implications and operational requirements. Keyed entry, for example, generally poses a higher risk for errors and fraud compared to swiped or NFC entries, as the card is not physically verified by the terminal. Conversely, NFC is considered among the most secure and fastest methods due to its encrypted and brief communication range. Understanding and selecting the appropriate point-of-sale entry mode is crucial for merchants to ensure transaction security, efficiency, and compliance with payment processing standards. This choice impacts the overall customer experience and the operational flow at the point of sale.

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Music has been an integral part of human society for a long time and it can often be seen that those who dabble in music are the ones who have the biggest influence. This is because music has the capacity to change lives when done right irrespective of whether you are a creator or just a listener. On this note we introduce a rising musical influence from the Bahamas and the Caribbean, Jasper Thomas aka DJ Ovadose. Growing up DJ Ovadose always had a love for music and at the age of 11 decided to take it seriously as a career choice for the rest of his life. However it wasn’t until 2016 that DJ Ovadose found the momentum which would make him an international success. However, ever since then, there has been no looking back for him. DJ Ovadose’s talent has taken him all around the world. DJ Ovadose was the official DJ of the St John’s annual Mardi Gras, Miss Teen Bahamas competition, St Anne’s SAC and St Andrew’s school dances. In 2016 the name DJ Ovadose became synonymous with Alcated Pixie brand and in 2017, he opened for hiphop artist Wale. His sensational popularity motivated him to voice many public service announcements including antibullying, antidrugs and Autism awareness. The pandemic years also saw the comeback of Ovadose Radio as a platform which allows DJ Ovadose to not only express his mixing skills but also extend it as a platform to invite celebrated DJs from all over the world and interact with them in a manner which will delight fans of Ovadose Radio as well as bring something new to the music industry. One might have doubts whether DJ Ovadose suffered at the hands of his fame especially in terms of his academic career. However this could not be any further from the truth as DJ Ovadose must surely have been born with a shining destiny. At present he is in his final year of schooling holding the position of president of the interact club as well as being the student council president. It is DJ Ovadose’s patience practice and belief in God that allows him to realise that nothing is impossible. This is the main reason why DJ Ovadose is a great follower of the motto “Work smart not hard, don’t be good be great and if you keep God first you will be infinitely blessed.” We hope to see more of DJ Ovadose in the future and wish him all the best in his upcoming pursuits.

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The .gov means it's official.Official North Dakota websites will end in .gov. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a government site. The site is secure.The https:// ensures that you're connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and sent securely. Automatic translation disclaimer The State of North Dakota provides automatic translation for nd.gov websites, courtesy of Google Translate. Please remember, though, that the English language version is considered the most accurate. In the event of a disagreement or discrepancy between the translation and the original English version of this web site or any notice or disclaimer, the original version will prevail.

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*CARE TIPS FOR LEATHER SHOES* Wipe off dirt and dust with a soft, dry cloth or brush after every wear. For deeper cleaning, use a damp cloth with a mild leather cleaner or soap, and wipe it dry immediately. Apply a leather conditioner periodically (every 1-2 months) to prevent the leather from drying and cracking. Use a small amount and rub it in gently with a soft cloth. Use a quality shoe polish in a color that matches the leather to maintain its shine and protect the surface. Apply the polish in circular motions, let it dry, and then buff with a soft brush or cloth. Treat your leather shoes with a waterproofing spray or wax to protect them from moisture, especially in rainy or snowy weather. Store your leather shoes in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight or heat to avoid cracking and fading. Use shoe trees to help maintain their shape and absorb moisture. Rotate your shoes and avoid wearing the same pair every day to give the leather time to breathe and recover. Protection from Stains: Wipe off spills immediately to prevent stains. For tough stains, use a leather-specific cleaner or consult a professional. If your leather shoes get wet, stuff them with newspaper to absorb moisture and let them air dry naturally. Avoid using direct heat sources like hairdryers or radiators as they can damage the leather. Inspect the soles regularly and replace them when they show significant wear to prolong the shoe's life. Special Care for Suede/Nubuck: - Use a suede or nubuck brush for cleaning and avoid water-based products. - Apply a suede protector spray to maintain the material's texture and protect it from stains. Bonus Tip: For long-term storage, wrap the shoes in breathable cloth or keep them in their original box with silica gel packs to avoid moisture buildup. Following these tips will keep your leather shoes looking stylish and well-maintained for years. *CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COTTON SHIRTS* - Always check the care label for specific instructions. - Wash cotton shirts in cold or lukewarm water to prevent shrinkage and maintain fabric quality. - Use a mild detergent to protect the fabric and color. - For printed or colored shirts, turn them inside out to minimize fading. - Avoid direct sunlight when drying to prevent color fading. - Air dry on a hanger to maintain the shirt’s shape. - If using a dryer, choose a low heat setting to prevent shrinkage. - Use a medium to high heat setting on your iron. - For best results, iron the shirt while slightly damp or use a steam iron. - Always iron the shirt inside out, especially for printed designs, to protect the prints. - Store in a cool, dry place to prevent moisture buildup and mildew. - Hang cotton shirts on a hanger to avoid wrinkles. - If folding, ensure they are stored in a way that doesn’t compress the fabric. - Treat stains immediately by blotting (not rubbing) with a damp cloth. - Use a gentle stain remover or a mix of water and baking soda for tough stains. - Wash only when necessary to maintain the fabric's integrity. - Spot-clean minor stains instead of full washing. - Avoid using bleach unless the shirt is white and labeled safe for bleaching. *Protect from Abrasion:* - Wash cotton shirts with similar fabrics to avoid friction and pilling. By following these care tips, your cotton shirts will remain soft, vibrant, and long-lasting!

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Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop, this major exhibition (29 February–26 May 2024) explores its profound influence on the current art and cultural landscape. Image: Stan Douglas, ISDN, 2022 16 Wharf RoadLondon N1 7RWt: +44 (0)20 7336 8109 San Marco 1994, Calle Drio La Chiesa 30124 Venice, Italy t: +39 041 523 3799 During exhibitions:London: Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–6pm. Venice: Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–1pm & 2–6pm. We are also closed on Sundays, Mondays and public holidays. All general enquiries should be sent to [email protected] Victoria Miro does not accept unsolicited artist applications. We respect the choices you make about how you would like to hear from us. You will find links at the bottom of all emails we send from our mailing list which allow you to Update your preferences to change the way we contact you, or Unsubscribe if you want to opt out. Read our Modern Slavery Statement here. Read our sustainability statement here. Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

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Video Production Fleckney Leicestershire (LE8): The whole process of creating video content to use for home viewing, online or on television, is all covered by the umbrella term of "Video Production", and it is an industry that has grown hugely in recent years. The video content that is produced can take a number of forms and could be a short film, a training video, a full-length movie, a product video, a business marketing video, a television commercial or a music video. Aside from the fact that the video recording is done on memory cards, SSDs, hard drives or optical discs, rather than on film stock, it is much like traditional movie making. Usually split up into 3 specific steps, the complete procedure in Fleckney includes; pre-production, production and post-production. Pre-production features all the activities that are crucial before any filming takes place, such as writing the script, casting, picking the crew, storyboard creation and brainstorming ideas. Production is the stage where the filming of all the agreed subject material occurs, and the video content is captured and recorded to the director's satisfaction. Post production is where all the elements come together to formulate a clear story or message through a series of cutting and editing processes.Online video marketing of one sort or another seems to be the most common use of this content in Fleckney right now. The net is so big that most people don't have any idea about the true scale of it, all they know it's extremely huge. YouTube took video to new heights when it arrived on the internet several years ago. With the popularity of videos, it is possible to make a heap of cash with the right approach. However, don't make the mistake of thinking online videos is some kind of new phenomenon. It's simply that clever marketers have come to appreciate their value. Of course, the entertainment value was exchanged for other uses. It didn't take too long before videos began to be used for marketing and promotional purposes. This wouldn't have been possible if video wasn't as common as it is today. Online videos are even taking a lot of viewers away from the television networks. People in general enjoy the entertainment value of videos, and they are easier to comprehend and learn from. Net people have become horrendously impatient, and that's a good thing for videos. Most traffic sources dry up, become over saturated, or banned, however; this is unlikely to happen to online video. It's little wonder that so many online marketers in Fleckney are turning to videos for their online business promotions. Of course you probably know that videos can be embedded on your sites, too. All internet marketing demands that you target the right audience and spread the word about your product. And there are good ways to achieve that, and not so good ways. Internet marketing can be approached in many different ways. Whatever you feel comfortable doing, there is a way of promotion for you. Branding a business with the help of video is another successful strategy that many online marketers in Fleckney have discovered. A good video can captivate people, so the relationship building aspect is potentially powerful. Well made videos are known for their power in converting traffic at higher rates. Many online marketers are in love with video because the results speak for themselves. If you do need to start out with a free method, then video marketing will probably be your best option. Learning effective video marketing can get you off of the article treadmill, and take you to a whole new level. With digital camcorders becoming widespread, it's no longer hard to create a video and upload it online for the world to watch. With video marketing you have the capability of reaching millions of people, if you learn to do it properly. Not only does video marketing give you access to thousands or even millions of people, it also makes you seem like an authority in your field. For the more professional marketer in Fleckney, you can tag video marketing onto your existing methods and watch your website traffic sky rocket. The best part is that you don't have to produce blockbuster hits, all you need to do is get some videos out there, and they don't take long to make. Some marketers in Fleckney have been quietly making a killing with videos, although the secret is now out. You can soon have a powerful marketing campaign in place with effective use of video, that will have unlimited potential. The concept is not difficult, you'll produce a video about your product that is basically a pre-sell. Let's focus on some of the incredible benefits of video marketing in Fleckney. Videos will give your site exposure because they often rank much higher in the search engines than other content. 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Although video marketing will never become oversaturated, it will become more competitive so now is the best time to get involved so you can become an expert video marketer and be light-years ahead of other marketers in Fleckney. Once people in your niche start to recognize you they will grow to trust you. People in Fleckney love following the advice of somebody they believe to have the expertise to show them the right way. It even reaches a point where all an expert has to do is put their name on something or endorse it and the product will sell thousands of copies, sometimes more. I know that many people hate the word guru but if you pay attention, they use it in video marketing a lot. Videos Should Educate The truth is that most people don't like to read, so video is a great alternative. These days, many folks in Fleckney simply can't slow down and pay attention to a book, written course, or even a text-based sales letter; so, to change with the times you must start using videos along with your text. So as to get targeted traffic from videos, you should produce videos that are informative and are useful to the viewer. It takes genuine effort and time to effectively brand your business and become recognised. Sometimes it takes a lot of creativity to make your product or business unique enough to be noticed and stand out from the crowd. You can effectively use videos to capture people's attention, but you have to work hard to keep it. Of course your videos will contain the sort of content that is relevant to your product. It is quite possible to create enough of an interest for people to visit your website repeatedly. With enough hard work, more folks will come to recognise you and your brand. A fascinating fact is that content gets indexed by the major search engines differently from the way that videos are indexed. Therefore you won't have the same issues regarding duplicate content with videos. The same articles experience duplicate content filtering if you submit them to multiple directories. Videos published to certain major sites are not all viewed the same, and your results will typically be much better. As we all know blogging is a common tool to get traffic and spread the word. But by using videos, you can get started in video blogging or vlogging. One thing, not seen that much either, are vlogs dedicated to specific niche markets. If properly positioned, you can develop a nice base of subscribers who will want to watch your videos. Of course it'll be important to maintain it with regularly updated content, as you know. It would be no problem to make several videos each week, then you can notify people that a new video is up. There are tons of ways you can leverage vlogging, because it is the next generation of blogging. Your very first online video can be on the web within a few hours, and for little to no cost if you want to make one. The software that is needed to produce videos comes free with your computer. See, producing a video is simple, now go ahead and upload your content to whichever video sharing sites you want to. At the start, you won't necessarily need a professional video camera, however in order to increase your chances of success then it's a good idea to make that investment. Try to remember, quality is what's going to work. The consequences of your pre-selling efforts are much more dramatic with a video. Pre-selling is an extremely effective means of "warming up" a prospect before they click-thru to see your sales page and hopefully make a purchase. Videos can be used to pre-sell, and more often than not they will increase your conversion rates. 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Your Turks and Caicos Vacation The Turks and Caicos is a small tropical archipelago nation located south of the Bahamas. Our islands offer spectacular beaches, a pristine marine environment, luxury resorts, friendly people, and fine dining. There’s so much to do and discover. Incredible beaches, crystal clear ocean water, and abundant marine life are yours to explore. Quite simply, the Turks and Caicos is the best beach destination. It’s easy to experience paradise. The Turks and Caicos Islands welcomes direct flights from many cities in the United States and Canada, as well as London and several countries in the Caribbean. English is our official language, and we use the U.S. Dollar. Other Caribbean destinations offer giant water parks, nightlife, casinos, or the extravagant Carnival. Our tourism claim to fame is a bit closer to nature–we have the best beaches in the world. Of course, this is a tremendous assertion, but after a few steps on our powdery sand, you’ll agree too. The experts concur, as the Turks and Caicos have taken the World Travel Award’s title of Caribbean’s Leading Beach Destination and TripAdvisor’s Best Beach in the World many times. Pristine white sand beaches and ocean water with turquoise and blue hues define our coasts. And we don’t just have one or two great beaches, as every island in the country hides many wonderful and secluded beaches. The unrivaled and world-famous Grace Bay Beach is the country’s crown jewel, and has won countless awards and recognition. The beach is true paradise, with breathtaking beauty. A full collection of all-inclusive resorts, luxury hotels, and vacation villas are on Grace Bay. Our Beautiful Islands The Turks and Caicos has forty islands and cays, of which nine are inhabited. With an area of 238 square miles (616 km²), the Turks and Caicos Islands is about twice the size of the Florida Keys. Providenciales, often simply called Provo, is home to the spectacular Grace Bay Beach, luxury resorts, and hotels, and is the destination of choice for many of our visitors. It’s also where the majority of our population reside. All international flights to the islands arrive on Providenciales. North Caicos, Middle Caicos, South Caicos, and Salt Cay are our quiet outer islands, and are laid-back and a bit more down-to-earth. These hidden gems are primarily supported by low-key tourism and small-scale fishing. Hotels, Resorts, and Villas The choice of luxury hotels, all-inclusive resorts, and vacation rental villas in the islands is extensive. Provo hosts most of the resorts in the country. Choose from beachfront suites on the award-winning Grace Bay, or comfortable luxury villas overlooking the brilliant waters of Chalk Sound Lagoon, Turtle Tail, or Long Bay. There are also several all-inclusive resorts, including family-oriented Beaches Turks & Caicos (part of the Sandals group), Alexandra Resort, Blue Haven Resort, and the adult-only Club Med Turkoise. Properties boast an impressive range of amenities and services, including spas and exquisite in-house dining, and are also perfect for weddings and honeymoons. Rental villas can be an excellent choice for larger groups. Amenities may include a pool, use of a car, airport pick-up, visits to the spa, and private chef services. Great villa locations include Leeward, Long Bay, Turtle Cove, Sapodilla Bay, Chalk Sound, Taylor Bay, and Turtle Tail. Where Turks and Caicos Is Located The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are located between the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. It’s a 90-minute flight from Miami and less than four hours from New York and Toronto. The Turks and Caicos geographically is part of the Lucayan Archipelago, which includes the TCI, the Bahamas, and the marine plateaus of the Mouchoir Bank, the Silver Bank, and the Navidad Bank. Domestic flights and small passenger ferry boats connect the inhabited islands in the Turks and Caicos. Perfect Weather All-Year Round What good is a top-rated beach without sunny weather and a perfect climate? The sun is almost always shining here, temperatures are consistently warm, and there’s very little rain to dampen the mood. Throughout the year, our ocean water temperature maintains a pleasantly warm and serene average in the mid-80°F range (29°C). The Turks and Caicos experiences a change in tourist arrivals throughout the year. The winter months are the “high season”, and the quieter autumn months are referred to as the “low season”. Hotels and activities are often discounted during the low season, so it’s a great time to save on vacation costs. Attractions and Things to Do An expansive barrier reef, one of the largest in the world, protects our coasts, and is home to vibrant marine life and coral. The sheltered mangrove channels of the Turks and Caicos are amazing spots for stand-up paddleboarding and kayaking. You’ll see conch, turtles, stingrays, baby sharks, and bird life the way they are meant to be seen: in their natural environment. Our incredible reefs and beaches aren’t the only attractions. Caves, historical sites, national parks, and the award-winning Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club await. We also have a small museum that features artifacts spanning over 1000 years of history and culture, art galleries, and the unique and friendly Potcake dog, which is the best island pet around! Want to get your heart racing? Take in the view from above by parasailing over Grace Bay, go horseback riding on the beach, or cruise the turquoise Caicos Banks on a jet ski. For anglers, a fishing charter can be a perfect way to spend a day on the water. We have incredible deep sea, reef, and bonefishing. Scuba Diving and Snorkeling The Turks and Caicos is home to a remarkable and vibrant barrier reef system that surrounds the archipelago. Inside the barrier reef and on the Caicos Banks are many bay reefs too, each of which is unique. Providenciales and Grand Turk offer a range of professional dive shops, which regularly visit hundreds of lively dive sites across the country. Popular sites include French Cay, West Caicos, the Caicos Barrier Reef, and Northwest Point. For those who’d rather stay a little closer to the ocean surface, a boat snorkeling tour is a great way to experience our marine environment. We have beach reefs too, including Smith’s Reef and the Bight Reef. There are always fascinating marine animals to spot. In addition to colorful reef fish, turtles, conch, eagle rays, and stingrays are common. You may even see Jojo, our unique and friendly Atlantic bottlenose dolphin! Boutique Island Experiences Grace Bay isn't the only place to find luxury in the Turks and Caicos. We have several boutique islands that feature exclusive resorts and real estate developments. Ambergris Cay, located on the remote south-eastern edge of the Caicos Banks, is a private island retreat with breathtaking vistas, low-density development, and a spectacular ecosystem. The nearby pristine nature reserve island of Little Ambergris Cay has some of the finest beaches in the country. Salt Cay, the longest continually inhabited island in the Turks and Caicos, is another unique getaway and offers the unique experience of a quiet atmosphere, old colonial buildings, secluded beaches, and breathtaking vistas. Restaurants and Dining Providenciales has become an exceptional destination for gourmet dining, and offers a diversity of cuisines. Fresh seafood, including conch, spiny lobster, and fish, factor into many dishes. However, international twists and fusions are what make the country’s restaurants so delicious. Many popular restaurants offer a menu combining the top tastes from our islands, Jamaica, the Bahamas, America, and Europe. If you’d prefer something more authentic, pan-poached grouper and lobster, cracked conch, and fish stews have been favorite local foods for generations. If you’re looking for a complete cultural experience, try a local restaurant that features live music, such as Da Conch Shack, Omar’s Beach Hut, or Bugaloo’s Conch Crawl. Enjoy conch fritters, conch salad, grilled lobster tail, blackened or pan-fried fish, and the ubiquitous peas n’ rice. Conch is the defining seafood in the Turks and Caicos, and we once even had a conch farm! Day Trips and Excursions A day trip to one of the outer islands is recommended, and planning your own adventure is easy. When in season, humpback whale watching can be incredible, and there may even be the chance to swim with these gentle giants. An island-hopping boat cruise is the perfect family trip. Along with the stunning beaches and ocean, some of our uninhabited cays are home to a unique and friendly animal—the Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana. Boat cruises often include a little of everything: snorkeling, sightseeing, tube wake riding, and a beach barbecue. Airports, Flights, and Vacation Packages It’s easy to get to the Turks and Caicos. Direct flights from major U.S. airlines fly from New York, Miami, Boston, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and other cities in the United States. Canada is also within easy reach, with direct flights from Toronto and Montreal. There are even flights from London as well. In addition, regional airlines connect the Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean destinations. Once your plane touches down, you can be relaxing on Grace Bay Beach in an hour or two, as you won’t have to spend hours traveling by car or train to get to your hotel. It’s easy for those that want to rent a car. Our road system is decent, and speeds are limited to 40 mph (64 km/h). We drive on the left, though! If you’d prefer not to drive while on vacation, it’s easy to arrange a taxi or car service. The time zone observed in the Turks and Caicos is Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT-5). We’re in the same time zone as the major US east coast cities, which is very convenient. As a British Overseas Territory, the Turks and Caicos bases its entry requirements and visa policies on the practices of the United Kingdom. No visa is needed for those with a passport or valid resident or tourist visa from the United States, United Kingdom, or Canada.

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(After a threatened lawsuit by the International House of Pancakes, the International House of Prayer began using the moniker IHOPKS for International House of Prayer Kansas City.) IHOP was founded in 1999 by Mike Bickle (b. 1955). Seventeen years earlier, Bickle had founded the Kansas City Fellowship after allegedly hearing an audible voice of God inviting him to “raise up a work that will touch the ends of the earth.” He was joined by men such as Bob Jones, John Paul Jackson, Paul Cain, David Parker, and Francis Frangipane, who were promoted as prophets of a latter-day miracle revival movement. Though Bickle doesn’t claim to be a prophet himself, he does claim that he has heard God’s audible voice and alleges that he has been taken to heaven twice (“This IHOP serves generous portions of prayer,” Reading Eagle, Reading, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8, 2009). In 1990, Bickle and his church were brought into the Vineyard Association of Churches by John Wimber. The church was renamed Metro Vineyard Fellowship. In 1996, the Vineyard Fellowship disassociated itself from Bickle’s church, which subsequently became Metro Christian Fellowship. Three years later, Bickle founded IHOP. In 2000, Bickle turned over the senior pastorship of Metro Fellowship to Floyd McClung, former director of Youth With A Mission (YWAM), to focus on IHOP. Bickle’s emphasis is a Latter Rain signs and wonders ministry in preparation for Christ’s return. The IHOP website proclaims the heresy that “prior to the return of Jesus, the earth will experience unprecedented worldwide revival.” IHOP has grown into a large international ministry. There is a Bible College and seminary, music academy, media institute, college campus ministries, a 94-acre retreat center, social work ministries such as Exodus Cry which opposes human trafficking, and many other things. The ministry has 2,500 full-time staff members, students, and interns (“25,000 Young Adults Gather at IHOP Conference,” Charisma, Dec. 28, 2010). They claim to have trained 7,000 students and 5,000 interns. The annual OneThing conference in 2014 drew 30,000 people. They stream their prayer services in nine languages. There are IHOP churches in Seattle, Atlanta, Pasadena, Dallas, Charlotte, Chicago, New York City, and other places. Beyond IHOP itself is an international 24/7 prayer movement said to be in 10,000 locations. IHOP hosts 24/7 prayer meetings which are mystical contemporary worship “encounters” powered by rock music. The chief objectives are “worship and warfare.” IHOP believes they are encountering God in an experiential way, releasing angelic powers and overcoming demonic strongholds. Ultimately they believe that they will release the judgments described in the book of Revelation and usher in the return of Christ. Of the 24/7 prayer ministry, IHOP says, “This House of Prayer for All Nations ministry includes continuous praise and prayer dethroning the principalities and power over a region declaring God’s sovereignty.” The 24/7 services are weird charismatic free-for-alls. IHOP’s 24/7 prayer sessions have been described as “frenetic ... euphoric worship ... mesmeric, musical worship, repeating the same phrases over and over” (“Love and Death in the House of Prayer”). “The IHOP conferences and events are stage-managed to produce the maximum amount of visual, aural, psychological, sensual and spiritual stimuli--all of which can superficially appear to be revival” (“Bridal Eschatology,” Herescope, Mar. 8, 2014). “Onstage at the Spiritual Warfare and Prophetic Worship conference at Municipal Auditorium, Mike Bickle sways with his eyes closed as he cradles an open Bible. Beside him, guitarists play and a woman sings. Two thousand Christians again and again sing a simple lyric: ‘Pour your spirit out over this place. Pour your spirit out over this place. Pour your spirit out over this place.’ For fifteen minutes, they repeat the line until, finally, the music quickens and a woman in a red dress on a rear balcony whirls, waving a shredded white flag of surrender from a pole. Some worshipers clasp their hands below their chins in prayer. Others hop up and down, flailing their arms. ‘Release the anointing! Release the fire of the Holy Spirit!’ an impassioned Bickle cries into the microphone. ‘Beautiful God! Beautiful God!’ In the mosh pit, a middle-aged woman jerks her head forward then back between her raised arms as she dances. She opens her eyes and blows kisses toward the rafters from her open palm, drops her head to giggle, then sends Jesus another kiss or two. ‘We must have more, Lord! More in your kingdom!’ Bickle yells from the stage. ‘More, Lord, bring us more!’” (“Return of the Prophets,” The Pitch, Oct. 10, 2002). I attended IHOP worship services as well as the 24/7 prayer sessions multiple times on October 8-10, 2014, in the context of an IHOP conference. For many hours a day a full-blown rock band plays, sometimes with singing and sometimes only with electronic noises that create a mystical atmosphere. At other times, soloists sing with a keyboard or other instruments. People are entering and leaving the room; people are walking around; people are dancing; people are praying out loud; people are in conversation; people deliver “12-second prayers” into microphones. People are packing and unpacking equipment. There are pounding drums. There are repetitious music loops and repetitious lyrics. There are messages and photos and video clips on flat screen monitors. The atmosphere is “mystical, ethereal.” There is a distinct lack of peace. The order is disorder. It is the opposite of Paul’s instructions pertaining to the exercise of spiritual gifts: “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints” (1 Corinthians 14:33). “Let all things be done decently and in order” (1 Corinthians 14:40). Ever since Azusa Street, the Pentecostal-Charismatic movement has loved disorder. Consider the services at the Azusa Street Mission, widely acclaimed as the birthplace of Pentecostalism. People sang out at the same time but “with completely different syllables, rhythms, and melodies” (Ted Olsen, “American Pentecost,” Christian History, Issue 58, 1998). The services were characterized by much confusion: dancing, jumping up and down, falling, trances, slaying in the spirit, “tongues,” jerking, hysteria, strange animal noises, “holy laughter,” “spiritual muteness” or people trying to speak and unable to do so, etc. A very sympathetic biographer of William Seymour admits that “at times the meetings would become so boisterous that the police were called” (Larry Martin, The Life and Ministry of Seymour, p. 188). The spirit of Azusa is very much alive at IHOP. It would be impossible to keep your focus on thoughtful prayer in such an environment. It is not a place to hear the “still small voice” that Elijah heard (1 Ki. 19:12-13). But IHOP’s 24/7 “prayer” is not about thoughtful, biblical prayer. It is not about quiet, thoughtful meditation on Scripture. It is about charismatic mysticism whereby God is allegedly “encountered” in and beyond the prayer and the Scripture. It is about “experiencing” God. It’s about direct communication with God. It is about an emotional experience. It is about bringing in the kingdom of God through signs and wonders. This is why IHOP is attracted to Roman Catholic contemplative prayer, as evidenced by the fact that their bookstore features dozens of contemplative titles. Contemplative prayer has the same mystical objective as IHOP’s 24/7 prayer: an experience with God and direct revelation from God beyond Scripture. But when you go beyond Scripture, you go beyond the God of Scripture, and you open yourself to angels of darkness masquerading as angels of light. This is why charismatic worship and contemplative prayer lead to association with Rome, the heart and soul of apostasy, and ultimately to universalism, pantheism, panentheism, and idolatry, as we have documented in our book Contemplative Mysticism. IHOP’s worship is also about spiritual warfare. IHOP worship leader Laura Hackett describes their belief in the Word-Faith heresy of positive confession: “When we confess with our mouth, it has authority in the spirit realm, it has authority over our own hearts. So when we proclaim truth with music, it exponentially grows in power because music has given us this medium to touch our hearts and emotions in a way that nothing else can” (Tony Cummings, “Laura Hackett: The Kansas City IHOP worship leader with a much praised album,” Nov. 23, 2014, crossrhythms.co.uk). Thus, IHOP believes that by proclaiming things, they are creating things “in the spirit realm.” They are convinced that they will literally direct God’s judgments on earth during the tribulation. A major emphasis in IHOP’s worship is to gain intimacy with God. It is spiritual romance. It is a romantic encounter with God. Misty Edwards, one of the prominent IHOP worship leaders, says that she appreciates Kevin Prosch because of the romantic intimacy of his worship songs. (Prosch must be a very romantic man, as he has had two wives and has committed multiple adulteries.) On her 2014 album, Misty Edwards sings Prosch’s “The Gift” because, she says, it describes “the joy of being lovesick.” Consider the lyrics: “You are the Bridegroom/ take us in Your arms./ ... It’s the joy of being love sick/ The pleasures of loving You/ ... The aching longing to see You face to face/ ... So spread Your blanket of love over Your love sick ones/ Let love flow now/ The Spirit and the Bride say come/ Comfort Your love sick ones/ Let love flow now.” The emotionalism of this approach is doubtless one reason why women are often at the forefront of contemporary worship. Of this song and of IHOP’s mystical worship in general, Misty says: “It’s a gift that pulls us into TRANSCENDENCE AND PULLS US INTO THE ETERNAL and immortal ... As broken and messed up as we are, the way that He feels about us when we reach out to Him, longing for Him, moves Him deeply. I think about how we move His heart, He responds, and then we are moved, and we respond. There’s a back and forth relationship that we have with Jesus, that we move Him in our brokenness and our weakness” (“‘The Gift’ by Misty Edwards,” NewReleaseTuesday.com, Nov. 18, 2014). She is saying that contemporary worship can transcend this present life and bring the worshiper into a sensual experience with God. She describes the believer’s relationship with God in terms of human romance. What is wrong with charismatic “romantic worship”? 1. It brings God down to a human level and deals with him in human terms. Consider Misty Edwards’ song “Ezekiel 1,” in which she describes God on the throne in Ezekiel’s vision and then repeatedly sings, “Come near, O Burning One.” As she sings this, she beckons with her hand as to a lover. Imagine Ezekiel responding like that to this awesome vision? This was most definitely not Ezekiel’s response to the vision of Almighty God. Nor was it Isaiah’s (Isaiah 6:1-5) or Paul’s (Acts 9:3-6) or John’s (Revelation 1:17). In “romantic worship” the sense of the fear of God is lost. He is just an divine lover, and that is never how the Bible depicts God. Even in eternity, in the New Jerusalem, there will remain a vast barrier between God and His people. “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him” (Revelation 22:3). 2. The contemporary worship atmosphere apes the sensuality of rock & roll lover songs. Contemporary musicians create the very same atmosphere that has been beloved by rock & rollers for decades because of the powerful feelings it creates. There are the sensual rock rhythms that move the body in sexual ways. There are the unresolving chord sequences that create a sensual, trance-like environment. There are the sensual vocalization styles, the darkened building, the spotlights on the singers and musicians, the sensual dress and movement of the singers. Contemporary worship is exactly the same, except the words are directed to God and Christ. In fact, oftentimes it isn’t clear who the lyrics are directed to. The ambiguity lends itself to multiple applications, which is how many CCM artists have achieved “crossover” success with “worship” songs. Consider “Song of Solomon” by Misty Edwards. (The video is titled “Pour My Love on You,” but there are actually three songs on the video and the first one is “Song of Solomon.”) A pastor friend observed, “We get no indication that this ballad is about God until about 14 minutes into it. And that was in a single, very quick, easily missed reference to Him.” Edwards sings the following words in soft rock ballad style: “When I feel the cold of winter and this cloak of sadness, I need you. All the evil things that shake me, all the words that break me, I need you. Over the mountains and down by the sea, you’ll come running, my love to me. Do not hide me from your presence, pull me from these shadows, I need you. Beauty, wrap your arms around me, sing your song of kindness, I need you.” She carries on like this for 17 minutes, singing in a moaning, cracking, trembling “rock chick” voice with interludes of emotional “scooping and sliding” without any words. A musician friend remarked, “The ‘Marilyn Monroe’ breathy tones are sensual, along with the facial expressions and body language.” In “Do You Know the Way You Move Me,” Misty Edwards sings a song as if God were saying the following words to the individuals in the congregation: “Do you know how you caught my eye, in the secret place where you choose to be mine? I saw you there, longing to be mine. Even in the night time I saw you reaching out to me.” Kevin Prosch, whose worship songs are praised by Misty Edwards, has taken this so far as to sing the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” as if God were singing it to the congregation! This was at the 1996 Heart of David Conference on Worship & Warfare, sponsored by “prophet’ Rick Joyner’s Morning Star ministries. They even claim that when they sang the Beatles’ song, God signaled His pleasure with miraculous signs. Prosch also sings the Wailers’ very sensual rock song “Stir It Up” as if the Lord were singing it to His people. To ape the world is to be worldly. It is to love the world. “Romantic worship” is nothing more than worldliness perpetrated by people who are truly drunk on rock music and who have confused their own feelings with the blessing of God. Fervent sincerity and passionate romantic emotionalism do not sanctify something that is unscriptural. David was sincere when he had the ark of the covenant placed on a cart for transportation to Jerusalem, and Uzza was sincere when he reached out that day to steady the ark, but God struck him down (1 Ch. 13:7-11). It seemed to be a reasonable action, and even David was offended at God that day, but God did not accept Israel’s sincere, enthusiastic, but unscriptural worship. Only when they took the ark off of the cart and put it on the shoulders of the divinely-appointed Levites did God accept them. On both occasions, the people were fervently worshipful (1 Ch. 13:8; 15:28), but only when they obeyed the Scripture was God pleased. 3. There is no biblical justification for “romantic worship.” While the Bible does describe the church’s relationship with Christ in terms of a bride and bridegroom in Ephesians 5, and while there is an application of the Song of Solomon to the believer’s relationship with God, we must be careful about introducing human romance into the worship of God. The bottom line is that the blatant romanticism of contemporary worship is not how the Bible describes the worship of the resurrected Christ. We don’t see this type of thing in the Psalms, which is the divinely-inspired worship book. We don’t see this type of thing in the New Testament epistles. We don’t see this type of thing in Christ’s post-resurrections appearances in Matthew 28 or Acts 1 or Revelation 1 or Revelation 4-5. It is therefore presumptuous. It goes beyond biblical authority and example. It is unscriptural. A pastor friend observed, “Jesus Himself never behaved inappropriately towards women while He was on the earth, and it certainly tears down His high and holy character for people to think that He would condone the practice of women singing to Him like this now.” “Romantic worship” fits the emotionalism and experience-orientation of contemporary worship, and it is suited perfectly to the vehicle of rock & roll. But it isn’t Scriptural and must therefore be rejected. Anything that is unscriptural is both wrong and spiritually dangerous. 4. Any “romantic” relationship between the believer and the Lord is a private matter. A pastor friend made the following important observation about “romantic worship”: “It seems clear that the Song of Solomon represents individuals in a relationship. If it is an example to believers, it should be confined to our personal relationship with God through Christ. If done corporately, we would call that a sexual orgy. No true believer would want to be a part of the intimate lives of all the other people in their congregation on a physical level, and neither should we be involved with them to that level of intimacy on a spiritual level. This song [Misty Edwards’ ‘Song of Solomon’] invites us all into the most intimate levels of experience this woman has with God. Yet, it combines those feelings with a physical medium that confuses all who hear it and invites us into her moaning and groaning on an intimate physical level also. Those physical expressions are sacred and should be reserved for her husband.” Other comments on contemporary “romantic worship.” “While we all need to be grateful to God that He even offered salvation to wretched sinners like us, gratitude is not a license to abandon all self-control to the dictates of our flesh and carry on like some worldly, starry-eyed teenager. The words to the songs may have some resemblance to the Song of Solomon, but the performance is a classic, well-practiced, choreographed, Pentecostal/Charismatic ‘worship’ service like nothing Solomon ever saw or imagined--and certainly like nothing God never intended for His words to be used for.” ‘When Song of Solomon was written, I doubt it was performed on a public stage in a rock concert, accompanied by the best looking girls in tight jeans, and I don’t think Solomon would have had amplified, flesh-arousing instruments, which he and his band played for over 45 minutes, with the purpose of ‘calling down’ and ‘experiencing the presence’ of the ‘holy spirit’; and manipulating an emotional response from the participating ‘worshippers.’” 5. Charismatic “romantic worship” is not based on Scripture rightly divided. It is based on “prophecies.” As we have seen, charismatic “romantic worship” is not based on Scripture. Where does it come from, then? Prophecies! The following is excerpted from a report published in Rolling Stone magazine: “One July day in 1988, Mike Bickle was sitting in his office, reading a wedding card inscribed with a verse from the Song of Solomon. ‘Jesus, seal my heart with your seal of love,’ Bickle spontaneously prayed. Unaccountably, he began to weep. The phone rang. A prophet had heard the ‘audible voice of the Lord’ for Bickle: The Song of Solomon, a dialogue between King Solomon and his beloved, should become a focus of Bickle’s ministry. It eventually came to Bickle that true believers must see Jesus ‘through the eyes of a bride with loyal, devoted love’--they must ‘feel loved and in love’ with Christ. Without this intimacy in worship, Christ would not return to earth. ... “IHOP’s website states that one of its prayer guides, Bridal Intercession, ‘presents prayer as the joyful and romantic communion between the lover and his beloved. ... Readers will find themselves ... eager to encounter this lovely Lord who is their bridegroom.’ ... “Across the IHOP complex, in cafeterias, hallways and the prayer room, music composed to enhance the ecstatic experience is omnipresent, according to an ex-member. Among the lyrics to two popular songs: ‘God is a lover looking for a lover/So he fashioned me and ‘Do you understand what you do to me? . . . How you ravish my heart with just one glance?’ Some former IHOPers have talked of being addicted to it--they become nervous and irritable when they turn it off. Another IHOPer has written about addiction to the sedative atmosphere of the prayer room itself: ‘A common refrain around anxious, discouraged IHOPers is, I just gotta get to the prayer room’” (Jeff Tietz, “Love and Death in the House of Prayer,” Rolling Stone, Jan. 21, 2014). The “romantic worship” is simply another heresy that was imparted to this movement by fallen angels masquerading as angels of light. A BRIDGE TO ROME Mindless mysticism permeates the IHOP movement. It is reflected in the music, as we have seen, and it is reflected in its acceptance of Roman Catholic contemplative mysticism which encourages an “encounter” with God through practices such as the repetitious Jesus prayer, visualizing prayer, breath prayer, and centering prayer. These practices were developed by Roman Catholic “saints” such as Ignatius Loyola and Teresa of Avila in the terrible spiritual darkness of Catholic monasticism. IHOPKS’s large bookstore next door to its 24/7 prayer room contains dozens of titles promoting contemplative prayer. I saw these on a visit in October 2014. Mike Bickle has been teaching contemplative prayer since the early 1980s. A couple who joined the Kansas City Fellowship when it was formed testified of this as follows: “We were part of the original church that Mike Bickle started in the early 80’s called Kansas City Fellowship. In fact, when Mike first arrived in Kansas City, he spoke at a woman’s Bible study that I was attending at the time. It was the first time I had heard contemplative prayer taught. I was so intrigued by his teaching, I made it a point to attend his soon-to-be new church” (“Mike Bickle: The White Horse Prophecy,” BeyondGrace.blogspot.com, Aug. 24, 2011), The mindless nature of this mysticism is illustrated by The Cloud of Unknowing, one of the books that can be purchased at IHOP’s bookstore. This Roman Catholic book encourages the use of a mantra to drive away conscious thoughts with the objective of entering into an experiential communion with God in “the nothingness.” This is Christianized Hinduism, and it is most dangerous. The Cloud of Unknowing says: “... DISMISS EVERY CLEVER OR SUBTLE THOUGHT no matter how holy or valuable. Cover it over with a thick cloud of forgetting because in this life only love can touch God as he is in himself, never knowledge” (chapter 8, pp. 59, 60). “Focus your attention on a simple word such as sin or God ... and WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF ANALYTICAL THOUGHT allow yourself to experience directly the reality it signifies” (chapter 36, p. 94). “For in this darkness we experience an intuitive understanding of everything material and spiritual WITHOUT GIVING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR” (chapter 68). Richard Foster, one of the most prominent gurus of contemplative mysticism, and another author whose books are promoted by IHOP, says repetitious prayers such as breath prayers “BIND THE MIND” (Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home, p. 124). This is not biblical meditation; it is blind mysticism. It is a dangerous recipe for demonic delusion. We must seek God through faith, and faith comes only by the Scripture, not by a mindless encounter with God beyond Scripture and even beyond thought. In biblical meditation, the mind is always in gear. In biblical meditation, silence refers simply to a quiet place in which the soul can effectively seek the Lord. In Scripture it is called seeking the Lord (Psalm 105:3; Isaiah 55:6), waiting on the Lord (Psalm 69:6), meditating on the Lord (Psalm 104:34), meditating on God’s Word (Psalm 1:2). In these times, when most of us use computers and smart phones and our waking hours are filled to the brim with distracting busyness, it is important to have daily periods of silence for spiritual devotion. During these times we don’t sit with an empty mind and DO NOTHING; rather we open the Bible and read and study and meditate on its teaching, and we pray IN WORDS to God the Father through Jesus Christ by the wisdom and direction of the Holy Spirit. On the other hand, “THE silence” of contemplative prayer refers to pursuing God beyond the Bible, beyond thinking. It refers to putting aside thoughts through mechanisms such as mantras. It has been popularized by contemplative gurus such as Richard Foster and Dallas Willard and is promoted by many evangelical leaders today, including Rick Warren, Bill Hybels, Chuck Swindoll, David Jeremiah, Beth Moore, Mark Driscoll, Max Lucado, Leighton Ford, Ed Young, Gary Thomas, Philip Yancy, Lee Strobel, and Charles Stanley. (See “Evangelicals Turning to Roman Catholic Contemplative Spirituality” at the Way of Life web site.) Harry Plantinga, director of Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL), describes contemplative prayer as follows: “As I was growing up, my church experience seemed somewhat heady to me--concerned more about correct belief than about actually loving God. Whether or not that was a correct perception, I wanted more. I wanted not just to know about God, I wanted to know God ... Christian mysticism addresses that longing of the heart. ... Webster defines mysticism as ‘the doctrine that it is possible to achieve communion with God through contemplation and love WITHOUT THE MEDIUM OF HUMAN REASON’” (CCEL Times, April 1, 2008). This is not biblical meditation; it is a dangerous recipe for demonic delusion. We must seek God through faith, and faith comes only by God’s Word. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). If we try to know and “experience” God beyond the pages of Scripture, beyond the teaching of the Bible, we are walking in disobedience and unbelief and are setting ourselves up for spiritual deception from the hands of the one who appears as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14). The late Roman Catholic-Buddhist Thomas Merton, one of the most influential contemplative writers, described his own delusion in these frightful words: “In the end the contemplative suffers the anguish of realizing that he no longer knows what God is” (Merton, The New Seeds of Contemplation). Contemplative practices, such as the Jesus Prayer, visualizing prayer, breath prayer, and centering prayer are exceedingly dangerous. Many who practice these things end up believing in a pagan concept of God such as pantheism (God is everything) and panentheism (God is in everything) and universalism (all people are God’s children). Through these practices, people typically become increasingly ecumenical and interfaith in thinking. One does not have to choose between knowing about God and knowing God personally. GOD IS KNOWN IN CHRIST THROUGH HIS WORD. The study of the Bible is not an end in itself and should never be a mere dry intellectual exercise; it is the means whereby we know God and this is something we grow in year by year as long as we don’t lose our first love. “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” (Psalm 1:2). “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (2 Peter 1:4). (For more about contemplative prayer see the book Contemplative Mysticism: A Powerful Ecumenical Bond, available from Way of Life Literature.) The contemplative prayer connection is a bridge from IHOP to the Roman Catholic Church. This explains why Mike Bickle was willing to join in fellowship with 15,000 Roman Catholics at Indianapolis ’90. I heard him speak there, and he did not utter a word of warning about the ecumenical movement that was represented by that conference or about Rome’s heresies. BRINGING IN THE KINGDOM IHOP’s contemporary music-driven prayer sessions are supposed to be the means of experiencing the “presence of God,” which will ultimately result in the miraculous empowerment of “the church.” The revived “end-time church” will prepare the way for Christ’s return by performing miracles, battling the Antichrist, and bringing to pass the tribulation judgments described in the book of Acts. According to IHOP theology, it will be the church, not Jesus, who will bring these judgments to pass through prayer and worship. Evil will be cleansed from the earth through the miracle-working, end-time church, and then Jesus will return. IHOP believes that its 24/7 prayers and the prayers of similar groups will direct God’s judgments upon the earth. Mike Bickle says: “We’re not absent for the great tribulation, now listen carefully, the church causes the great tribulation. What I mean by that--it’s the church, it’s the praying church under Jesus’ leadership that’s loosing the judgment in the great tribulation in the way that Moses stretched forth his rod and prayed and loosed the judgments upon Pharaoh. The church in the tribulation is in the position that Moses was before Pharaoh, but it won’t be a Pharaoh and Egypt, it’ll be the great end time Pharaoh called the antichrist and the book of Revelation is a book about the judgments of God on the antichrist loosed by the praying church. ... Jesus is not coming until the Body of Christ globally is crying out ‘Come Lord Jesus, Come Lord Jesus, Come Lord Jesus,’ and they don’t just say, ‘come and forgive me,’ they are crying out in the understanding of who they are as the one that is cherished by Jesus in the bridal identity” (Bob DeWaay, “Mike Bickle and International House of Prayer,” Critical Issues Commentary, Jul.-Aug. 2008). The following quotations from End Times Simplified: Preparing Your Heart for the Coming Storm by IHOP senior leader and Bible teacher David Sliker state the movement’s prophetic theology. This book is published by IHOP’s Forerunner Publishing, and the foreword is written by Mike Bickle, who is quoted on the back cover as saying, “I highly recommend this book.” “The Church will not impassively look on from a distance hoping Israel will make it. The Bride will be like her Bridegroom. The Church will fearlessly enter into the trial and trouble of Israel and fight for the nation when no one else will. ... the Lord is going to use the Church to cause the coming crisis through anointed preaching with power. The Lord will also use the Church to solve the coming crisis through anointed prayer with authority” (Sliker, End Time Simplified, 2013, pp. 74, 75). “Though the tribulation will be worse than ever in history, the Church will do ‘greater works’ than the ones Jesus performed (John 14:12). ... Even now, she is being prepared to operate in unprecedented power in concert with the Holy Spirit. The prepared Bride will partner with Jesus to loose His judgments on the nations of the world” (Sliker, End Time Simplified, 2013, p. 128). “God’s ‘secret weapon,’ an authentic prayer movement, will be unleashed on the kingdom of darkness. ... The unveiling of Jesus’ singing, praying Bride will surprise the nations and dismay the evil one, Satan” (Sliker, End Time Simplified, 2013, pp. 188, 189). “God will fundamentally change the expression of Christianity. The Church is not taken seriously now, but God will restore the Church to her rightful place. He will express Himself through His Bride in a way that will cause the nations to tremble. ... As the worldwide prayer movement matures, the Lord also will release anointing on His people to do the ‘greater works’ promised by Jesus in John 14:12-14. Moses ... Elijah and Elisha ... the apostles ... The Church’s anointing and power, however, will exceed that of any period in history. ... The Church’s power will far exceed, in both glory and might, the power of the Antichrist and the False Prophet” (Sliker, End Time Simplified, 2013, pp. 202, 203, 204). Among other things, this doctrine of the end times misapplies Israel’s prophecies to the church. God’s witness on earth during the tribulation is Israel. In the book of Revelation, the churches are not seen on earth after chapter three. The seven years of tribulation described in Revelation 6-18 is the final week of the 70 Week prophecy in Daniel 9:22-27. It is a prophecy that pertains to Israel, not to the churches. Daniel was told that the prophecy pertains to “thy people,” which of course is Israel (Dan. 9:24). The 144,000 who are sealed and who preach the gospel of the kingdom in the tribulation are Jews of the twelve tribes of Israel (Rev. 7). The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11 are Jews. They are associated with the rebuilding of the Jewish temple (Rev. 11:1-2). They minister in Jerusalem, Israel’s capital. The church has no such capital, her hope being heavenly, not earthly (Col. 3:1-4; Phil. 3:17-21). The Two Witnesses are clothed in sackcloth, typical of Old Testament Israel, not New Testament believers. Nowhere are the churches seen in sackcloth. They are told, rather, to “rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice” (Phil. 4:4). Further, the Two Witnesses call down judgment upon their enemies (Rev. 11:5-6), whereas Jesus rebuked his disciples for desiring to do just this and instructed church-age believers to pray for the well-being of their enemies, not for their destruction (Lk. 9:54-56; Rom. 12:14, 17-21). IHOP believes that God is raising up an army of young people who will form the end-time empowered “church.” The army will even be composed of “anointed” children. Francis Frangipane, who was one of the original “Kansas City prophets,” says that the “end-time church” will display the actual glory of God. “God’s plan is that here on earth, in us, the glory of the Lord will be revealed! The luminous, radiant light of His Presence, as it shone from Moses’ face and flooded Solomon’s temple at its dedication, as it radiated from Jesus and bathed His disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration—that light of God’s Presence shall arise from within us at the end of the age! This same divine glory shall, in ever-increasing degrees of brightness, appear upon us in the years prior to the Lord’s actual second coming” (Frangipane, The Days of His Presence, 1996, pp. 21-22). THE NEW PROPHETS Central to the alleged end-time miracle revival is the restoration of prophets to “the church.” Mike Bickle has been involved in the new prophet movement since the 1980s. But even during their “heyday” in the 1980s and 1990s, the “Kansas City prophets” admitted that their prophecies were often inaccurate (which is an understatement). Bob Jones (not the Bob Jones who founded Bob Jones University) was allegedly told that the general level of prophetic revelation was about 65% accurate at that time. Some were 10% accurate, while a very few were supposedly approaching 85% to 95% accuracy. Rick Joyner observed, “Prophecy is increasing in purity, but there is still a long way to go for those who walk in this ministry” (“The Unfolding of a Prophet,” Fulness Magazine, Jan-Feb. 1990, p. 13]). The “new prophets” claim that this is not a matter of concern because prophets must grow in their prophetic ability, ignoring the biblical standard of Deuteronomy. “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, IF THE THING FOLLOW NOT, NOR COME TO PASS, THAT IS THE THING WHICH THE LORD HATH NOT SPOKEN, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him” (Deut. 18:19-22). God says that if a prophet’s predictions do not come to pass, that prophet’s ministry is not of the Lord. The new charismatic prophets fail this biblical test terribly. Mike Bickle’s book Growing in the Prophetic promotes the heretical notion that prophesies can be wrong. Of the “prophetic office,” he says, “This doesn’t mean that prophets are 100 percent infallible, but their words are to be taken seriously. Unlike the Old Testament ground rules for prophets, where 100 percent accuracy was required upon the penalty of death, the New Testament doesn’t require the same standard of its prophets” (Growing in the Prophetic, p. 41). The idea that New Testament prophets could be wrong is refuted by Scripture. There is no biblical example of an alleged prophet who was wrong in his prophesying yet was accepted as a prophet of God. We think of Agabus, who prophesied that Paul would be imprisoned in Jerusalem (Acts 21:10-11). There was nothing ambiguous about his prophecy, and it was fulfilled exactly as given. Bob Jones, one of the chiefest of the Kansas City “prophets,” claimed that God told him that their prophetic words were only “two-thirds accurate” and “the other third will be like popping a bullet at the enemy [that] wouldn’t fire; it was a blank.” God allegedly told him that the reason that the prophets were not 100% accurate is because if God released 100% accuracy at this time “the accountability would be awesome and you’d have so much Ananias and Sapphiras going on that people couldn’t grow; they’d be too scared” (Bob Jones, Visions and Revelations, fall 1988). This is heretical nonsense, and we need no other reason to reject these men than the fact that they issue “prophecies” that are inaccurate and twist Scripture to defend the practice. Some spiritual gifts can be increased, but an apostolic gift like tongues speaking or prophecy is not a learned experience. You either have it or you don’t! It is either a miracle from God, or it is a deception. IHOP’s prophesying has been filled with grievous errors. Consider, for example, that it was long and fervently prophesied in Mike Bickle’s prayer meetings that his quadriplegic brother would be healed. (Pat Bickle became a quadriplegic as a teenager via a football accident.) Following is the testimony of a couple who were members of Bickle’s church from its inception until 1990: “One other important fact that never gets mentioned, and has since been removed from the history. Mike had a quadriplegic brother named Pat whom we were close to. Pat always attended the evening prayer meetings which we also attended. Keep in mind, the early prayer movement was very sparse, a far cry from what it looks like today. Just a dozen or so faithful regularly attended. As a result, we got to know one another pretty well. Well, amongst all the prophecies and promises of the spirit being poured out on us, there was ALWAYS the promise that Pat would be healed. So often was that promise repeated that we spoke of it as a ‘given.’ All of the prophets mentioned it numerous times. In fact, it was going to be THE EVENT that started the whole ball rolling. Sadly, Pat passed away a few years ago. More sadly, however, is how THIS OFTEN-STATED PROPHECY, AT LEAST HOW PIVOTAL IT WAS, WAS ERASED FROM THE HISTORY. Now, when new IHOPers listen to the 18 plus hours of how IHOP came to be, they won’t know about Pat and that profound promise that we hoped for in his healing” (“Mike Bickle: The White Horse Prophecy,” BeyondGrace.blogspot.com, Aug. 24, 2011). In a series of interviews with Mike Bickle in 1988, Bob Jones claimed that God had shown him a prophecy in 1982 which taught that Mike Bickle was the chosen leader of the end-time prophetic miracle movement, that Jones was chosen by God to keep the movement on the right course, and that Pat Bickle’s healing would be a signal of the beginning of great miracles. This was called the White Horse Prophecy. Jones allegedly was shown a vision of a white horse carrying a man lying on a board and another man walking alongside. Jones was told to lead the horse into a stream bed in which a trickle of water flowed and to keep the horse in the center of the stream until rains came and filled it up. He interpreted this as follows: The white horse signifies the end-time prophetic movement. Bob Jones was appointed to keep the prophetic movement on the right course. Pat Bickle would be healed when the water of end-time miracles began flowing. Mike Bickle was the appointed leader of the movement. Here is Jones’ description of the prophecy in his conversations with Bickle in 1988: “I saw the White Horse and this time they was a man and that man was laying flat on a board on his back, and they was another one walking (by his) side and I couldn't understand it, but it was like one of them was walking beside of him was one of the men that was chosen to have a little power ... and he was to be a leader of this. ... This one, that was at his side, was saying ‘This man, he’s not heavy, that I’m bearing, He's my Brother.’ “And that White Horse, some of the main purpose that the White Horse (corporate purpose) was to begin with, was to begin to pray for that man, I didn’t know it then, but to pray for the man that was on that board. “And the White Horse, I was told to lead the White Horse into the middle of a dry stream. It was a stream that centuries ago had water in it, but now it was dry. And as I led the White Horse right into the middle of the stream the Spirit of the Lord put water, like a little trickle, on both sides of it. “And He said, ‘I’m releasing the spirit of prophecy, to keep the White Horse in the Middle of the stream, and that’s your only duty. Just walk along side, hold on with a gentle reign to keep it in the middle of the stream. Because, one day the rains will come and the flow will begin and when it does, the man on the white horse on the board shall be the one first to touch that stream” (“Mike Bickle: The White Horse Prophecy,” BeyondGrace.blogspot.com, Aug. 24, 2011). Jones also described “rabid dogs” on both sides of the river barking, which he interpreted to be those who resist the new prophets and their miracle revival. Every critic of the movement is considered a persecutor. Another of Bickle’s “prophets” conveniently prophesied that God did not want IHOP to answer its critics. “Persecution will be birthed against you and the work that God has entrusted to your leadership, and the Lord says you are not to touch it, you are not to answer it; you are to leave it in the Lord’s hands, and He will settle it for you” (Augustine Alcala, quoted from “Mick Bickle: Inoculation of the Sheep,” Aug. 8, 2011, beyondgrace.blogspot.com). Any movement that refuses to listen to “critics” who are basing their “criticism” on Scriptural rightly divided is a movement that does not love the truth and that is condemned to be led astray. The Bible was given for reproof (2 Tim. 3:16). The New Testament commends scriptural reproof (Eph. 5:11-13). Biblical preachers are reprovers (2 Tim. 4:2). All things are to be proven (1 Th. 5:21). The Bereans, who tested everything by Scripture, are not treated as carnal troublemakers, but as “noble” (Acts 17:11). Paul’s “criticisms” of Peter (Gal. 2:11-14), Hymenaeus and Alexander (1 Tim. 1:19-20), Phygellus and Hermogenes (2 Tim. 1:15), Hymenaeus and Philetus (2 Tim. 2:17-18), and Alexander (2 Tim. 4:14-15) are presented in a positive light in God’s Word. Proverbs, the book of practical wisdom, emphasizes that one’s attitude toward reproof is a test of one’s spiritual condition (Prov. 6:23; 9:7; 10:17; 12:1; 13:18; 15:10, 12, 31-32; 17:10; 29:1). Returning to the White Horse Prophecy, we note that Bob Jones said that one of the MAIN DUTIES of the movement in its early stage was to pray for Pat Bickle. But Pat, the “man on the board,” died in May 2007 at age 50 after being paralyzed for 33 years, totally discrediting Bob Jones as a “prophet” and Mike Bickle as the leader of a miracle movement. Instead of admitting that the vision was a lie and repenting of his heresies, Bickle has modified it so that Pat’s death is the fulfillment. In 2009, Bickle replaced the “Prophetic History” that is taught to all IHOP students with a new edition. The title is “Encountering Jesus: Visions, Revelations, and Angelic Activity from IHOP-KC’s Prophetic History.” The vision of Pat’s healing was changed to a vision of Pat’s death! “On August 8, 1982, Bob saw a white horse in the middle of a river bed that had 4 inches of water in it, with rabid dogs on the sides. Bob saw me and my brother Pat in the river bed. He stood behind us. Bob saw that when the Lord ‘raised up Pat,’ then the floods of the Spirit would follow in God’s timing. The Lord raised up Pat and took him home to glory when he died on May 5, 2007” (“Encountering Jesus,” 2009 outline distributed by Mike Bickle, cited from “Mike Bickle: The White Horse Prophecy,” BeyondGrace.blogspot.com, Aug. 24, 2011). By 2011, Pat Bickle had disappeared from the White Horse prophecy entirely! Well does God’s Word reprove those who speak false things and give people false hopes and lead people astray: “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD” (Jeremiah 23:16). “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD” (Ezekiel 13:2). Mike Bickle would say that those who critique and reprove him are “rabid dogs,” but they are actually God’s faithful watch dogs. Most of the “prophesies” of these end-time “prophets” are not clear enough to test, as they are delivered in vague, ambiguous, parabolic terms. Mike Bickle says that they speak in “parables and riddles” (“15 Year Anniversary Honoring Bob Jones,” Sept. 20, 2014, CD, International House of Prayer). “Jesus often spoke in parables to hide truth so that only those hungry for God would gain understanding. He said, ‘I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand’ (Mat. 13:13). In the same way, the Holy Spirit often speaks to us prophetically in dreams and visions using parables. Only those who are desperate to know God’s heart will understand what He is saying. Therefore, it is important that we be cautious and not overly confident and dogmatic in giving or receiving prophecy. ... God purposely gives the information in a dark saying or parable” (Growing in the Prophetic, pp. 25, 26). It is true that Jesus spoke in parables to unbelievers at times to hide the truth, particularly in the parables of the mystery of the kingdom in Matthew 13, but when He spoke to believers He plainly interpreted the parables (Mat. 13:18-23). In the first century, Christ didn’t speak to believers in riddles or in confusing parables and leave them in a quandary about the meaning, and He would not do such a thing today. By its very nature, a vague prophecy or a riddle or an ambiguous parable cannot be tested. It can mean anything and nothing. In contrast to charismatic “parable prophecies,” when the Bible uses parables and riddles, it interprets them, either in the immediate context or when Scripture is compared with Scripture. Bob Jones (d. 2014) (again not the Bob Jones who founded Bob Jones University in South Carolina) is one of the men that Mike Bickle accepted as a “Level IV prophet.” Bickle compared this level with “the Old Testament ministries of men like Samuel and Elijah” (Growing in the Prophetic, p. 42). Bob Jones claimed countless out-of-body experiences, visions, angelic visitations, personal tours of heaven led by Jesus, and face-to-face conversations with God. He said he had a spirit guide who took him on out-of-body adventures. His first alleged trip to heaven was at age 13. On another “trip to heaven,” he supposedly saw “Jesus in the form of a light who would grab and kiss men and women and then make them disappear by absorbing them into his body” (Visions and Revelations, series of five tapes from the fall of 1988). “Visions and Revelations was removed from Bickle’s catalog in 1990, together with other “prophecies” by Bob Jones and Paul Cain’s messages, but we have a digitized copy of Visions and Revisions in our possession.) Jones saw unsaved people on an escalator to hell which was “like a cold storage place.” Jones said that on one occasion Jesus came to him in the appearance of an angel named Dominus and they sat in rocking chairs holding hands and looking down on a church service in progress while they were invisible to the people. All of this is contrary to Scripture, and if Jones even had these experiences, they were demonic deceptions. (We deal with Pentecostal visitations to heaven in the book The Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements, available from www.wayoflife.org.) Jones taught the Manifest Sons of God heresy, claiming that the sons of God will be glorified and miraculously empowered before Jesus returns. He prophesied of a “New Breed” of prophets that Jesus would raise up and “the government will be on their shoulders.” He described evangelists who will heal by means of a “ray of light” that will emanate out of their hands (Visions and Revelations, Fall 1988). He said, “They will move into things of the supernatural that no one has ever moved in before. Every miracle, sign and wonder that has ever been in the Bible – they’ll move in it consistently. Every sign and wonder that’s ever been will be many times in the last days. They themselves will … put death itself underneath their feet ... a Church that has reached the full maturity of the god-man!” Following is one of Bob Jones’ prophecies about the New Breed: “I went and I seen the Lord, and it was like He was looking at little yellow things--little round, yellow things like a spirit of God itself. And there were billions of them. And it was like Him and all the angels were looking through these and every once in awhile they's say, ‘Hey, here's an end-time one; get it down here on the end. Here's another good one.’ “I said, ‘What are you doing?’ “He said, ‘Oh, we're collecting those who are foreknown and predestinated for the end-times, for you see, they’ll be the best of all the seed that’s ever been. And we’re looking through the seeds and this’ll be your grandkids. This will be the end generation that is foreknown and predestinated to inherit all things. And these will be like grandchildren to you--even those that you minister to won’t be this generation; their children will be. You are to write into their minds, as they write into the children’s minds. You’re to bring them to a place to allow My Spirit to rule in their life where they can begin to set the Church on the proper foundations, as they will. They’ll birth the Church, but their children will attain levels of the Holy Spirit that they will not. “‘Although their parents will reign over them and be the leaders of the last-day church, their children will possess the Spirit without measure. For they are the best of all the generations that have ever been upon the face of the earth. And the best of all generations are those elected seeds that will glorify Christ in the last days.’ “That’s the purpose so that Jesus in the last days has the seeds that will glorify Him above any generation that has ever been upon the face of the earth. They will move into things of the supernatural that no one has ever moved in before. Every miracle, sign and wonder that has ever been in the Bible, they'll move in it consistently. They’ll move in the power that Christ did. Every sign and wonder that’s ever been will be many times in the last days. They themselves will be that generation that's raised up to put death itself underneath their feet and to glorify Christ in every way. “And the Church that is raising up in the government will be the head and the covering for them. So that that glorious Church might be revealed in the last days because the Lord Jesus is worthy to be lifted up by a Church that has reached the full maturity of the God-man!” (Bob Jones, Visions and Revelations, 1988). Jones’ prophecies about children being a major part of the end-time miracle revival is one reason why IHOPKS has a ministry to train children to “move in the Spirit.” They are taught to prophesy, speak in tongues, lay hands on one another, pray for healing, etc. IHOPKS claims that they have trained 50,000 children! Imagine the confusion that has been imparted to these children by this heretical nonsense! Jones claimed to “operate with his golden senses,” meaning that “he literally walks into their [other people’s] bodies and feels their feelings, tastes their tastes, sees with their sight and hears what they’re hearing” (Burl and Sharon Wells, By the Book, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 1990, Go Ministries, San Jose, Calif.). Jones claimed that oil appeared on his hands as a sign from the Lord. He allegedly could smell “anointings.” For example, he would smell roses when he ministered to a “worship leader.” These are occultic phenomena. We do not see God’s true prophets operating like this in Scripture. The main thing that caused people to believe that Jones was a prophet was his knowledge of the secrets of their lives. This soothsaying what convinced Mike Bickle. “Several weeks later, a week-known preacher named Art Katz was visiting our Sunday morning church service. I had heard of Art but had never met him. After the service, I saw Bob Jones talking privately with him. I expected Art to reject Bob as I had done. Instead, when I came up to greet him, the first thing he said was, ‘Mike, this man Bob Jones is a prophet of God. He just told me the secrets of my heart!’ ... About 9:00 p.m. that night, Art insisted on seeing Bob again. We met at my house from 10:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. It was a very unusual and emotional evening. I was overwhelmed by the private things that God revealed to Bob about my personal life. In the emotion of the moment, I blurted out, ‘Bob, I believe you are a prophet’” (Growing in the Prophetic, 2008 edition, p. 14). Jones met Mike Bickle in 1983 and prophesied that God was going to use Bickle to usher in an end-time miracle revival. We have already looked at Jones’ White Horse Prophecy. Jones communed with an entity that he called “the angel Emma,” claiming that “she” birthed the Kansas City prophetic movement. Pentecostal “healing” preacher Todd Bentley says that he was told about Emma by Bob Jones and later communed with her himself: “Now let me talk about an angelic experience with Emma. Twice Bob Jones asked me about this angel that was in Kansas City in 1980: ‘Todd, have you ever seen the angel by the name of Emma?’ He asked me as if he expected that this angel was appearing to me. Surprised, I said, ‘Bob, who is Emma?’ He told me that Emma was the angel that helped birth and start the whole prophetic movement in Kansas City in the 1980s. She was a mothering-type angel that helped nurture the prophetic as it broke out. “Within a few weeks of Bob asking me about Emma, I was in a service in Beulah, North Dakota. In the middle of the service I was in conversation with Ivan and another person when in walks Emma. As I stared at the angel with open eyes, the Lord said, ‘Here’s Emma.’ I’m not kidding. She floated a couple of inches off the floor. ... Emma appeared beautiful and young--about 22 years old--but she was old at the same time. She seemed to carry the wisdom, virtue and grace of Proverbs 31 on her life. She glided into the room, emitting brilliant light and colors. Emma carried these bags and began pulling gold out of them. Then, as she walked up and down the aisles of the church, she began [distributing] gold dust. The Lord answered: ‘She is releasing the gold, which is both the revelation and the financial breakthrough that I am bringing into this church. I want you to prophesy that Emma showed up in this service--the same angel that appeared in Kansas city--as a sign that I am endorsing and releasing a prophetic spirit in the church on people.’ ... “Within three weeks of that visitation, the church had given me the biggest offering I had ever received to that point in my ministry. Thousands of dollars! Thousands! … During this visitation the pastor’s wife (it was an AOG church) got totally whacked by the Holy Ghost--she began running around barking like a dog or squawking like a chicken as a powerful prophetic spirit came on her. Also, as this prophetic anointing came on her, she started getting phone numbers of complete strangers and calling them up on the telephone and prophesying over them… Then angels started showing up in the church’” (P.J. Miller, “Lakeland Revival: Todd Bentley, Bob Jones, and Some Things to Consider,” May 8, 2008, pjmiller.wordpress.com). The “Lakeland Revival” ended abruptly when Todd Bentley was discredited as an alcoholic and an adulterer, so it is possible that both Jones and Bentley were simply lying and there is no Emma. If she does exist, she is a demon, as angels are never referred to in Scripture in female terms. Further, according to Bentley, “Emma” preaches word-faith, prosperity gospel heresies. In 1991, Bob Jones admitted to “a moral failure” (Lee Grady, “Wimber Plots New Course for Vineyard,” Charisma, Feb. 1993, p. 64). Jones was using his alleged spiritual authority and “prophetic anointing” to induce women to disrobe so they could “stand naked before the Lord in order to receive a word.” It wasn’t long before Jones was back, though, with his own “prophetic ministry” based in Mississippi, and he continued to travel and “prophesy” at charismatic churches and conferences until his death in February 2014. On a visit to the IHOP bookstore in October 2014, I purchased a CD of a special service that Mike Bickle had dedicated to Bob Jones’ memory earlier that year. In this service, Bickle honored Jones as a major prophet of God and credited him with introducing him into the “prophetic” ministry. Bickle and other IHOP leaders described the operation of Jones’ “golden senses.” Bickle said there were five or six times when Jones knew the details of his dreams. He said that God once told him to call Bob Jones on the phone to get the interpretation of a dream. A woman said that Bob Jones attended her wedding, and before the service started he told her that he had already seen her wedding day and, “It is good.” Paul Cain (b. 1929) is probably the most renowned of the Pentecostal “new prophets.” He claims that the “Angel of the Lord” first visited him when he was eight years old and that he has experienced countless visions, revelatory dreams, and angelic visitations since then. He began conducting healing campaigns at age 18 and was one of the prominent names in the Pentecostal “Healing Revival” of the late 1940s and 1950s. He was an associate of William Branham and on at least one occasion took over a meeting for Branham. In 1954, he purchased an 8,000-seat gospel tent from Pentecostal evangelist Jack Coe’s ministry and toured the country. He also had large meetings in Switzerland and Germany. Cain says that when he was in his early twenties, the “Angel of the Lord” called him to a celibate unmarried life. He said that he was driving his Lincoln Continental in southern California in the 1950s when “the Lord,” dressed as a monk, appeared in the passenger seat. In the ensuing conversation, “the Lord” indicated to him that he should cut off his marriage engagement with a young woman and live celibately. “After the Lord had finished discussing some other matters with him Paul felt it was a good opportunity to raise the question of his recent engagement to be married. So he told the Lord about it and asked: ‘What do you think of it, Lord? ... You don’t seem very pleased. Don’t you want me to be married?’ “The Lord looked at him again and repeated softly, ‘I walked alone.’ “‘Lord,’ said Paul, ‘if you don’t want me to be married I am willing to give up the idea, but you will have to do something about my feelings.’ “The Lord replied by simply placing his hand upon him. To Paul it felt as though fire passed right through his body. From that day to this, he says, he has never experienced any further sexual desire. That was Paul’s initiation into celibacy” (David Pytches, Some Said it Thundered, p. 40-41). If this “visitation” actually occurred, it was a demonic visitation, as it is a doctrine of demons to forbid marriage (1 Timothy 4:1-3). The apostle Paul taught, by divine inspiration, that celibacy is for those who have a gift for it, and that it is better to marry than to burn (1 Cor. 7:2, 9, 28). Furthermore, as we will see, Cain was lying about not having “any further sexual desire.” Like William Branham before him, Cain has the occultic gift of clairvoyance or soothsaying and knows details of stranger’s lives. This convinced many people of his authenticity as a “prophet.” It appears that Cain inherited occultic gifts from his mother and grandmothers. “Paul’s mother, grandmother, and great grandmother had all been born with the gift of seeing. His great-grandmother would sometimes see things in broad daylight and ask her friend or family if they could see them too. If they said they could not, she would occasionally wave her hand upon them and they would immediately see the identical vision. ... “Paul now found he was ‘seeing’ also and would know things that were going to happen to classmates at school or were happening to absent friends. He knew simple things like who would end up with a bloody nose or who would win a race. ... “There was a special bond between William Branham and Little Brother [Cain] in the early days of Paul’s ministry. ... Sometimes when Branham could not meet a commitment, he would send Paul in his place. “The extent of their spiritual ‘light’ was phenomenal. When they called each other by phone one would often say to the other in fun, ‘You’re all right today. How am I?’ and each would know the other’s state of health precisely. “On one occasion Mike Bickle had been complaining to his wife that he had ‘a bit of a sniffle’ or a slight cold--something he rarely had--the phone rang, Bickle picked up the receiver and heard Paul on the line. He had heard about Paul's gift so he said by way of a joke, ‘Hi, Paul! You’re all right today! How am I?’ Immediately Paul answered him, ‘Why Mike, you've got a bit of a sniffle and you are all wet. Your hair is standing up on the left side of your head.’ (Bickle had just gotten out the shower)” (David Pytches, Some Said It Thundered, 1991, pp. 24, 26, 29, 30). “A friend of ours from Australia was in a public meeting in which Cain was speaking. This man had just lost his wife and Cain (with no knowledge of this man) pointed to him and told him so and proceeded to name his four sons. ... A publisher of a famous charismatic magazine once harbored some doubts regarding Cain. Cain later met him and ... referred to a boat owned by the publisher and preceded to tell him the numbers of his boat license after which the publisher called him truly a prophet of God” (Orrel Steinkamp, “Paul Cain,” The Plumbline, Dec. 2004). Cain teaches the Manifest Sons of God heresy. He said: “I want you to know he’s [Christ] coming to the Church before he comes for the Church. He’s gonna perfect the Church so the Church can be the Image, be Him, and be his representative” (Cain, My Father’s House, Nov. 1988, Grace Ministries, Kansas City). “If you’re really in the vine and you’re the branch, then the life from the Son of the living God keeps you from cancer, keeps you from dying, keeps you from death ... Not only will they not have diseases, they will also not die. They will have the kind of imperishable bodies that are talked about in the 15th chapter of Corinthians ... this army is invincible. If you have intimacy with God, they can’t kill you. ... There will be a manifestation of the sons of God. And it won’t be this baloney that we’ve heard of in the past. ... I’m talking about a true manifested son of God ... God wants us to realize once again in closing that there’s going to be a great company of overcomers prepared for this mighty ministry which I call the prize of all the ages” (Paul Cain, “Joel's Army,” cited in Documentation of the Aberrant Practices and Teachings of Kansas City Fellowship, Shawnee, KS: Full Faith Church of Love, 1990, p. 218). Cain frequently described visions he allegedly had of stadiums filled with hundreds of thousands of people and of great miracles: of resurrections, of believers walking through walls, of preachers levitating and standing in fixed poses for 24 hours. He says that he believes we are on the very threshold of these events and that Promise Keepers could be the forerunner to the last days miracle revival (Ed Tarkowski, “The Significance of Filled Stadiums,” The Christian Conscience, Feb. 1996, Between 1958 and 1987, Cain ceased public ministry and lived with his mother, in accordance with a “personal revelation.” In 1987, Cain was accepted as a prophet and a “father” by Mike Bickle and the Kansas City Fellowship because of Cain’s knack for soothsaying. Bob Jones stated that Cain is “the most anointed prophet that's in the world today” (Visions and Revelations, interview with Mike Bickle, Kansas City, MO: Grace Ministries, 1988). In the late 1980s, Mike Bickle and Paul Cain were promoted by John Wimber, who brought them into the Vineyard association. The Kansas City Fellowship was renamed Metro Vineyard. I heard the three of them speak at Indianapolis ’90, which I attended with media credentials. Half of the 30,000 or so in attendance were Roman Catholic. There was a Roman Catholic mass every morning, madonnas and other idols promoting Mary as the Queen of Heaven were on sale in the book sales area, and a Roman Catholic priest brought the keynote message. John Wimber had long lusted after signs and wonders, not being content to live his Christian life by faith. He wanted to “feel God” and “do the stuff” (referring to performing miracles). This resulted in great spiritual delusion. (For documentation, see The Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements, available from www.wayoflife.org.) When he met Paul Cain in December 1988, Wimber was convinced that the man was a genuine prophet of God because Cain told him secrets of his life that no man knew. Also Cain foretold that a mild earthquake would hit the day he arrived, though a mild earthquake is NOT an uncommon event in southern California! When Wimber accepted Cain into the Vineyard, he did so with no reservations. “We did not have to correct Paul Cain because there were no charges whatsoever in all our investigation on Paul’s ministry, or his theology, and/or his history. Although there are those that have held negative views” (John Wimber, “Forum on Prophecy, Signs and Wonders,” Indianapolis 1990, Aug. 17, 1990, audio cassette). In October 2004, Cain was exposed as a homosexual and an alcoholic by Rick Joyner, Mike Bickle, and Jack Deere, who said that Cain had refused to submit to discipline. “‘In February 2004, we were made aware that Paul had become an alcoholic. In April 2004, we confronted Paul with evidence that he had recently been involved in homosexual activity. Paul admitted to these sinful practices and was placed under discipline, agreeing to a process of restoration, which the three of us would oversee. However, Paul has resisted this process and has continued in his sin.’ With our deepest regrets and sincerity, Rick Joyner, Jack Deere, Mike Bickle. www.morrnnsstrarministries.ore/oages/ special~bulleu.ns/0ct_19.html.” Eventually Cain admitted his sin, saying, “I have struggled in two particular areas, homosexuality and alcoholism, for an extended period of time. I apologize for denying these matters of truth, rather than readily admitting them” (“A Letter of Confession,” February 2005, web.archive.org/web/20050225053035/http://www.paulcain.org/news.html). As we have seen, for 40 years Cain had claimed that he had no sexual feelings because “the Lord” had touched him. He had repeated this mythical story to many, including John Wimber, Mike Bickle, and David Pytches, author of Some Said It Thundered, and had used it to impress people with his “prophetic mystique.” Rock music is at the heart and soul of the new prophecy movement represented by IHOP. If you could remove the music, the movement would die. They worship to rock music, pray to rock music, prophesy to rock music, speak in “tongues” to it, fall on the floor to it, drink their coffee to it. They are addicted to sensual music. Integrity Music, which owns Hosanna Music, has been one of the channels for the spread of the new prophets’ message. Integrity rose out of the charismatic movement, and the music it distributes to 117 countries is charismatic to the core. Integrity recorded an album at the Brownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola, Florida, where a strange charismatic “revival” broke out in 1995. Don Moen, who was “creative director” for Integrity at the time, described the power of the music recorded at Brownsville: “... SOMETHING IS IMPARTED WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THIS TAPE. I don’t want it to sound spooky or mysterious, but there’s something powerful about embracing the music of the revival. The fire of the revival can stir in you even as you listen to the songs that took place at the Brownsville revival” (“Don Moen Discusses Music at Brownsville Assembly,” Pentecostal Evangel, November 10, 1996). The “revival” to which Moen refers is a “revival” in which people become drunk and stagger about and fall down and are unable to perform the most basic functions of life. John Kilpatrick, the senior pastor at Brownsville during the alleged revival, testified that it took him a half hour just to put on his socks when he was drunk with the Brownsville revival spirit. He lay on the church platform for as long as four hours, unable to get up and unable to exercise his responsibilities as a pastor. His wife was unable to cook or clean the house. Whatever this “revival” is, it is not Bible based, yet Moen testifies that this spirit can be imparted through the music. Integrity’s Hosanna worship tapes include songs by Robert Gay, who records music from alleged prophecies. Gay claims that the Holy Spirit gives him visions for his songs. He is connected with Bill Hamon’s Christian International Network of supposed prophetic ministries. The major “prophetic” ministries, including IHOP, publish contemporary worship music. IHOP publishes selections of the music from its 24/7 prayer services. This is the music that is used to create the mystical atmosphere in which their people “encounter God.” Brethren, beware of the “new prophets” and any church or movement that believes in such prophets. We don’t need new prophets; we need a greater love for the old Prophets! The Bible is absolutely sufficient. It is able to make the man of God perfect. What else is needed? Cleave to it, and you’ll not be led astray, nor will you be adrift on the restless sea of charismatic confusion. Don’t follow “signs.” Don’t follow your emotions. Don’t accept doctrines and practices that can’t be backed up by the Bible rightly divided. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17). “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:19-21). “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so” (Acts 17:11). “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (1 Timothy 4:1). “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1). Beware of any ministry that treats biblical reprovers as enemies. Beware of any ministry that holds to the heresy of an end-time miracle revival. No such revival is prophesied for end of the church age. Rather, we are taught to expect great error and spiritual confusion that will result in the formation of an apostate one-world “church.” For more than 40 years since I came to Christ, I have examined the Pentecostal-Charismatic movement. In my travels to three dozen nations, I have looked for apostolic gifts exercised according to God’s Word, but I have searched in vain. The “tongues” are vain babblings. The healings are nothing like what we see in the Gospels and the book of Acts. The resurrections are non-existent. The prophecies are false. Women lead contrary to the law of God. From its inception, the Pentecostal movement has been permeated with heresy and pure nuttiness, and many deeply sincere people have been deceived thereby because they are willing to ignore the plain teaching of God’s Word, lusting after “signs and wonders” and experiences. If you are not content with the Bible and you are not content with living by faith, you are a prime candidate for spiritual deception. 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With the advent of the internet the world in all aspects changed. There are new ways to buy and sell products and services, new ways to make a living and collaborate with people, and also new ways to promote trends with charisma and personality. Carolina Real is a half Mexican and half Nicaraguan beauty and fashion influencer. She works in the fashion, beauty and wellness industries creating content for different brands. Her parents, both journalists, moved around the world often and by the time she was 12, she had already lived in four different countries. “I partner with fashion, beauty and wellness brands to create well-versed, engaging and eye-catching content to attract new visitors to their site and ultimately generate revenue for the brand I’m working with.” Carolina shares. Both due to her upbringing and the things that she got involved in later in life, Carolina was no stranger to creativity. That is what led her to the career path that she is now on in the influencer world. “I’ve always been a creative person. Designing and creating is something I have always done since I was young. I got my BFA degree in Interior Design from Parsons School of Design in NYC,” Carolina recounts. As a content creator, Carolina focuses on sharing her sources of inspiration, style advice, product reviews, brand launches and event coverage in the hopes of inspiring her followers to be the best version of themselves and follow her steps. “I enjoy creating beautiful content, but most importantly I am driven by a genuine message. I have used my experience and credibility to give an honest opinion, build trust and develop my own point of view.” Carolina says and adds. “From a brand standpoint, I understand the importance of partnering with an influencer that is aligned with the brands’ target market. I have found that consumers like to feel like they can relate to the influencer on a personal level. And from a customer standpoint I don’t like to feel sold to so when I create content for brands I give genuine reviews. If there is one thing that speaks strongly to me as a consumer, it’s the combination of trust and value I get from the brand.” Carolina is an influencer who has always prided herself on transparency and being genuine. Unlike many others, she is truly focused on the things that have worked for her and not just random beauty products. “I have documented my entire journey as I have become a beauty and fashion influencer. My perspective while working with lifestyle and beauty brands comes from the point of view of a working fashion girl that keeps up with the latest beauty trends while working a full time job in the fashion industry,” Carolina says. Carolina also runs Thecarolinareal.com, a lifestyle blog where she teaches ways to elevate people’s style, amplify beauty routines, and inspire her readers to transform into the best versions of themselves. “I have a real community made up of people from the United States and South America that I have grown organically. I love what I do and feel very grateful to have a platform that allows me to connect with people from all over the world.” She explains. From a very early age, Carolina has loved being in front of and behind the cameras testing new beauty products to show and share them to her friends. This has been a source of motivation that has developed more since the emergence of Instagram with which she has been able to monetize that hobby through influencer marketing. “Instagram was a tool that I could use to make money in my free time doing what I love. I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit and always thinking of ways to be my own boss and be in control of my own time.” Carolina recounts. As far as the blog is concerned, Carolina comments that she initially saw it as a hobby and had no plans for it to become a business. But once it did, her passion fueled her work. “It’s a great feeling when you get compensated for the work you create and that gives you the confidence and motivation you need to keep going. As I evolve as a person, so does my content.” She comments. Despite having graduated in Interior Design, Carolina was always interested in the fashion industry and photography so she often modeled for her friends who studied photography or studied fashion design. In addition, Carolina always felt comfortable in front of a camera lens having grown up surrounded by cameras due to her father’s profession as a videographer and both parents being journalists. As time went by after graduating, she got an internship in an architectural firm that assigned her a project to remodel a fashion showroom. Soon after, Carolina was working in that same showroom as the fashion designer’s assistant, and from that moment on she grew her career in the fashion industry to get to where she is now. “Working in a small company has given me the opportunity to wear many hats. At times I am a designer, photographer and stylist, all skills that have helped me build my own personal brand.” Carolina states. Carolina believes that she differentiates herself from her competitors by how she handles information. The same content can be conveyed and interpreted by many people differently. How she does it makes her unique. “What sets me apart from the rest is my point of view and my diversity of followers. I understand the importance of representing a diverse group of people, places and things in advertising. Different messages resonate with different audiences, just as different marketing channels require different types of content. When I partner with a brand, I help them tell their story in an authentic way.” She says. Carolina is now working on what she says is the biggest project of her life. To keep up with all that she is doing and to find out more about Carolina and the products she is using right now, follow her here.

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Employee share ownership policies (ESOPs) in the current labour environment are far more than a passing trend; they are a transformative tool that simultaneously impact several areas of a business: from strengthening company culture, and promoting Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), to enhancing recruitment and employee engagement, increasing financial inclusion and aligning employees and shareholder interests – ESOPs, if structured and managed appropriately, could be a win-win for all parties involved. The rise and impact of ESOPs The adoption of ESOPs has surged in recent years, impacting over 211,000 employees since 2019, including historically disadvantaged persons (HDPs). According to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, beneficiaries have received dividend payments totalling approximately ZAR 3,3 billion through ESOPs, with around 98 ESOPs established and 27 in process since 2023. But what exactly are ESOPs and why have they become increasingly popular? Understanding ESOPs and their types In essence, an ESOP is a programme initiated by a business that offers employees the opportunity to acquire shares or a similar ownership interest in the business they work for. Employees “owning" part of the business they work for is a powerful incentive aligner, encouraging collaboration and rewarding employees based on “their" business's success. Beyond financial rewards, ESOPs can help attract and retain top talent, align internal values and interests, and meet B-BBEE requirements, all while nurturing a sense of belonging among employees. ESOPs also feature quite strongly in merger conditions imposed by the Competition Commission, solidified with the publication of the public interest guidelines relating to merger control in March 2024. Amid these advantages, ESOPs can be costly and complex to implement and administer, given the different layers of regulation that govern their operation. There are different types of ESOPs, each with unique characteristics: Restricted share scheme - Shares are granted to employees either for free or sold to them at a discount, with ownership immediately transferred to the employees, typically subject to conditions. Share purchase plan - Employees are allowed to purchase shares at a discounted price, with payment made through payroll. Arguably the simplest model, share transfer occurs when the shares have been paid for in full. Option scheme - A contractual arrangement between the company and employees where employees have the right to buy shares at a predetermined price. Phantom scheme - Employees receive “phantom" shares that mimic real share value movements but do not include actual shares. This scheme provides financial benefits akin to share ownership. Direct v indirect ownership In addition to the chosen type, ESOPs either fall into a direct or indirect ownership bucket, which bleeds into the participation model and ownership structure. Ownership structure can be broken down into employees who may have direct ownership in the company, with shares registered in their own names or the participation rights track directly in the company or where employee share ownership is expressed through a vehicle created for that purpose. As so far discussed, ESOPs are quite flexible, offering employers a variety of options for participation. Critically, how an employee enters into an ESOP, which either happens through contractual rights or as a benefit, has a material bearing on their classification as a participant. If an employee participates in an ESOP as part of a company policy or through ESOP rules separate from their contract of employment, it may be considered an employment benefit. As a benefit, it's worthwhile to remember that the definition of an unfair labour practice is "any unfair act or omission that arises between an employer and an employee involving unfair conduct by the employer relating to the provision of benefits to an employee". In our experience, ESOPs with many participating employees in South Africa are typically structured as a trust or Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that holds the shares on behalf of employees (ie indirect ownership) versus employees holding shares directly. In such a case, the rules of who may participate and when benefits are awarded are generally set out in policy documents. The key aspect that determines who participates in an ESOP is if the parameters or rules are defined in a way that are fair, rational, consistent and justifiable, whether participating employees are top management, all employees, or Black ownership for the purposes of B-BBEE. Qualifying criteria must take into consideration the deeming provisions of the Labour Relations Act, which creates complexity around the inclusion of temporary employment service employees, contract workers, and part-time workers. There are also good and bad leaver provisions that require consideration, which have an overall impact on the employee-employer relationship. ESOPs and B-BBEE compliance An area where ESOPs play an important role in South Africa is in respect of the B-BBEE Act as ESOPs have real consequences upon B-BBEE ownership scores where such schemes are implemented for this specific purpose. An ESOP must have specific minimum qualification criteria that need to be met to qualify as B-BBEE ownership. The role of the Competition Commission in the rise of ESOPs Mark Garden, a competition law expert and partner at Webber Wentzel, further adds that an amendment to Section 12A of the Competition Act in 2019 introduced additional public interest considerations designed to facilitate the spread of ownership by workers and HDPs in the South African economy. This amendment has led to a notable increase in the adoption and implementation of ESOPs specifically focusing on ensuring that mergers do not dilute HDP or worker ownership. The Competition Commission's Public Interest Guidelines, published in mid-2024, clarify that any proposed ESOP must compensate for ownership dilution by matching the percentage by which HDP or worker ownership is reduced. Although, in practice, the approach tends to be more nuanced, ESOPs are routinely endorsed by the Commission as an effective remedy. Navigating regulatory complexities Designing and implementing an ESOP is a complex process subject to numerous regulations. A well-thought-out ESOP roadmap is essential, especially when considering the winding-down of a scheme, which must comply with the procedural and substantive fairness mandated by the Labour Relations Act. ESOPs can be a highly effective tool to achieve strategic company objectives but given their associated complexities and the regulations that govern their operation, it is advised to seek sound legal advice so that a company ESOP provides maximum benefit to the organisation at large.

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10 tips on how to understand your target audience for effective content marketing Effective content marketing refers to the strategic creation and distribution of valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and engage a specific target audience. The primary goal of effective content marketing is to drive profitable customer actions, such as increasing brand awareness, generating leads, fostering customer loyalty, and ultimately driving conversions and sales. KEY ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE CONTENT MARKETING INCLUDE: Effective content marketing starts with a deep understanding of the target audience. By identifying their needs, preferences, pain points, and interests, marketers can create content that resonates with and provides value to the audience. Valuable and relevant content: Content that is valuable and relevant to the target audience is at the core of effective content marketing. It should address their challenges, answer their questions, provide insights, entertain, or educate them. Valuable content establishes trust, positions the brand as an authority, and encourages audience engagement. Consistency and frequency: Consistency is crucial in content marketing. Regularly producing and publishing high-quality content helps build audience trust and keeps the brand top of mind. Consistent content also contributes to search engine optimization (SEO) efforts by increasing website visibility. Effective content marketing involves distributing content across various channels to reach the target audience where they are most active. This may include blog posts, social media platforms, email newsletters, podcasts, videos, webinars, and more. A multichannel approach ensures maximum exposure and engagement. Storytelling and brand narrative: Storytelling is a powerful tool in content marketing. By creating a compelling brand narrative, marketers can emotionally connect with their audience, differentiate themselves from competitors, and create a memorable brand identity. Stories help humanize the brand and resonate with the audience on a deeper level. Measurement and analysis: Effective content marketing relies on data-driven decision-making. By measuring key performance indicators (KPIs) such as website traffic, engagement metrics, lead conversions, and sales, marketers can assess the success of their content efforts and make informed adjustments to optimize future campaigns. Adaptability and optimization: Effective content marketing is not static. Marketers need to stay agile, adapt to changing audience preferences and market trends, and continuously optimize their content strategy. By testing different formats, distribution channels, and messaging strategies, marketers can refine their approach and maximize results. By implementing these key elements, brands can create and deliver content that resonates with their target audience, builds trust, and drives desired actions. Effective content marketing helps establish a strong brand presence, foster long-term customer relationships, and contribute to business growth and success. 10 TIPS ON HOW TO UNDERSTAND YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE FOR EFFECTIVE CONTENT MARKETING Conduct thorough market research: Start by gathering data and insights about your target audience. Understand their demographics, preferences, behavior patterns, and pain points. This information will form the foundation of your content marketing strategy. Build buyer profiles: Based on the data, create comprehensive profiles of your ideal clients. These personas should encompass their characteristics, goals, challenges, and motivations. Having a clear understanding of your target audience will enable you to tailor your content to their specific needs. Utilize analytics tools: Leverage analytics tools to gather data on your website visitors, social media followers, and email subscribers. Analyze metrics such as engagement rates, click-through rates, and conversion rates to gain insights into what resonates with your audience. Engage with your audience: Actively engage with your target audience through social media platforms, forums, and comment sections. Encourage conversations, respond to feedback, and address their queries. This will help you gain a deeper understanding of their perspectives and preferences. Conduct surveys and interviews: Reach out to your audience directly through surveys and interviews to gather qualitative insights. Ask open-ended questions to understand their motivations, challenges, and expectations. With the feedbacks gotten it can be used to advance your content strategy. Observe market trends: Keep up with the most recent trends, news, and advancements in your sector by keeping track of them. Understanding what’s happening in your niche will allow you to create timely and relevant content that resonates with your audience. Analyze competitor strategies: Study your competitors’ content marketing strategies to see how they engage with their audience. Analyze the type of content they produce, the channels they use, and the messaging they employ. This analysis can provide valuable insights for refining your own approach. Leverage social listening: Monitor social media platforms and online communities to listen to conversations related to your industry or brand. Pay attention to the topics, language, and sentiment expressed by your target audience. You can use this to determine their preferences and needs. Use data-driven insights: Continuously analyze the data you collect to identify patterns and trends. Look for correlations between certain types of content and audience engagement. 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Afgelopen vrijdag kondigden we aan dat we deze week op de schaats zouden kunnen. Eindelijk genieten van natuurijs! Vandaag gaan we poging wagen aan te geven welke regio de beste kansen heeft. Het lukt namelijk helaas niet overal. IJsbaan in de maak (foto Ab Donker) Belangrijke info vooraf Weerplaza heeft een ijsgroeimodel. Het model berekent met behulp van een 50-tal weersverwachtingen hoe dik het ijs waarschijnlijk gaat worden. Dat doen we voor water dat stil staat en 1 meter diep is. Het is belangrijk om te beseffen, dat het model geen enkele garantie geeft over de ijsdikte op een bepaalde plas of sloot. De ijsdikte kan namelijk flink verschillen van water tot water. Ga maar na, zelfs als op de ene plek een ijslaag van 20 cm ligt, kan het op een andere plek nog ijsvrij zijn. Dat komt bijvoorbeeld doordat er op die plek warm 'afval'water het water in komt of door beleid van het waterschap. Gelukkig geeft het ijsgroeimodel wel een heel goede indicatie van de ijsdikte voor de plekken waar vaak geschaatst wordt. Minder diep water zal doorgaans dikker ijs hebben dan ons model aangeeft. Stromend water, ook als dat slechts een halve meter diep is, zal vaak dunner ijs hebben. Veiligheidstips van de KNSB De KNSB heeft op haar website uitgebreide informatie over veilig schaatsen op het ijs. Bezoek hiervoor http://www.knsb.nl. Hieronder enkele tips: - ga nooit alleen op natuurijs - kijk uit bij bruggen, planten en takken - schaats niet op natuurijs in het donker - bij sneeuw op het ijs niet schaatsen! - kleed je goed op de kou en wind - neem een ijsprikker mee voor het geval je in een wak rijdt - controleer de ijsdikte, natuurijs dunner dan 8 cm is onveilig De ijsaangroei hangt af van drie factoren. Ten eerste natuurlijk de vorst, want hoe harder het vriest des te meer ijs krijgen we. Daarnaast is de wind belangrijk. Bij veel wind is het water onrustig en kan daardoor niet snel bevriezen. Tot slot speelt sneeuw een rol. Er mag geen sneeuw op het ijs liggen, want dat zorgt voor isolatielaag waardoor de koude lucht het ijs niet meer bereikt. Een mooie sneeuwlaag op het land, terwijl het ijs sneeuwvrij is, is wel perfect, want boven sneeuw wordt de lucht altijd kouder. De wind is de komende dagen perfect. Er is namelijk geen wind. We zien vanochtend daardoor dat al in grote delen van het land sprake is van een ijslaag. Een ideale start van deze week. De sneeuwsituatie is ook niet ongunstig. Vrijwel nergens ligt er sneeuw op het ijs. Wel zijn er regio's waar aardig wat sneeuw op het land ligt, namelijk Drenthe, Twente, de Achterhoek, de Veluwe en plaatselijk in Limburg en het oosten van Brabant. Daar zullen de nachten net wat kouder uitpakken dan het geval zou zijn als er geen sneeuw zou liggen. Voor sommigen is het ijs al dik genoeg (foto Corry Berends) Hoeveel cm ijs komt er? Oké, dan is het nu tijd om de weersverwachting te bekijken. We hebben inmiddels in het noordoosten en oosten drie nachten met matige vorst achter de rug. Elders vroor het veelal licht. Vanaf Groningen tot in Gelderland zijn de eerste cm's ijs inmiddels ontstaan. De rest van de week: Nacht naar woensdag: -2 tot -8 graden, koudst in het O/ZO Nacht naar donderdag: +1 tot -6 graden, koudst in het O/ZO Nacht naar vrijdag: +1 tot -2 graden, koudst in het ZO Verwachte ijsdikte in Drenthe Verwachte ijsdikte in Zuid-Holland Je ziet het, de nadruk van de vorst ligt met name op de oostelijke provincies. Daar verwachten we dan ook de dikste ijslaag, en in die hoek van het land is de kans op schaatsen op natuurijs dus het grootst. Geschatte ijsdikte donderdag: noordoosten: 4 tot 7 cm oosten: 4 tot 6 cm zuidoosten: 4 tot 6 cm midden: 3 tot 5 cm zuidwesten: 1 tot 3 cm westen: 0 tot 2 cm noordwesten: 0 tot 1 cm Met deze cm's wordt er vanaf Groningen tot in Limburg en het oosten van Brabant waarschijnlijk geschaatst, maar dan alleen op ondergelopen weilanden, ondiepe ijsbanen en ondiepe slootjes. De grote meren en brede vaarten blijven nog extreem gevaarlijk. Op zich zijn deze ijsdiktes teleurstellend. Voor het weekend berekenden de weermodellen veel koudere lucht. Het ijs zou daardoor aangroeien tot meer dan 10 cm dikte. Dat had op veel uitgebreidere schaal tot schaatsplezier geleid. Voor het je ijs op gaat, lees dan eerst de tips boven in dit artikel nog een keer! Heerlijk schaatsen, waar gaat het deze week lukken? (foot Jannes Wiersema) Strijd tussen de modellen Ook deze verwachting is uiteraard niet 100% zeker, want dat is in het weer nooit het geval. Interessant is de strijd tussen de twee wereldwijd leidende modellen, het Europese ECMWF en het Amerikaanse GFS. Het ECMWF scoorde vorige week erg goed en was het enige model dat al dagen van te voren de sneeuwval van vorige week donderdagavond aangaf. Zelfs op donderdagochtend berekende het Amerikaanse weermodel voornamelijk nog regen. Maar dit weekend werden de bakens verzet. Het weer van afgelopen zondag werd veel eerder voorzien door het Amerikaanse model. Nu is de grote vraag wat er donderdag gaat gebeuren. Volgens het Europese model wint zachte lucht vanaf die dag terrein en wordt de winter beetje bij beetje verdreven. Het Amerikaanse model heeft een ander scenario. Ook hier wordt het donderdag en vrijdag minder koud, maar in het weekend keert de vorst dan weer even terug. Uiteraard is dat gunstiger voor iedereen die wilt schaatsen. Alle modellen geven overigens aan dat na het komende weekend het kwik flink omhoog gaat. Als je graag wilt schaatsen, ga dan dus echt op zoek waar het veilig kan want dit kan de enige kans van deze winter worden. Geef je ijsdikte door Graag komen we te weten hoe dik het ijs bij jou in de buurt is. Stuur een tweet naar @weerplaza met je locatie en de ijsdikte. Je kunt ook je favoriete schaatslocaties toevoegen aan onze schaatskaart, en daarbij aangeven of hij open of dicht is en hoe dik het ijs is: http://www.weerplaza.nl/schaatsen/ En nu maar hopen dat het weer zich aan de weersverwachting houdt... Wordt het lekker weer of niet? Hoewel de beleving voor iedereen anders is, hebben we getracht een algemeen cijfer te geven voor het weerbeeld per dag. Het weercijfer is gebaseerd op een algoritme dat is gecreërd door onze meteorologen en bevat variabelen als zonuren, (gevoels)temperatuur, wind, neerslag en wolken. Vooral een rustig en zonnig weerbeeld zorgt voor een hoge score van het weercijfer.

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Catering wegański Pszczyna Zaliczasz się do grupy społecznej, która nie spożywa produktów odzwierzęcych, całkowicie z nich zrezygnowała, lub jest zmuszona do zredukowania ich z powodów zdrowotnych? A może w trosce o zwierzęta oraz planetę padła decyzja, żeby wykluczyć ze swojej codziennej diety wszystkie produkty odzwierzęce? Trafiłeś w dobre miejsce! Dowiedz się, czym jest dieta dla wegan i jak bezpiecznie wprowadzić ją w swoją rutynę – tak by organizm nie doznał szoku. Catering wegański zamówisz tutaj! Zareklamuj swoją dietę wegańską u nas! Podstawy diety wegańskiej Trzeba pamiętać, że w diecie roślinnej odrzuca się mięso i wszystkie produkty pochodzenia zwierzęcego, a więc: ryby, owoce morza, nabiał, jaja, a nawet miód i żelatynę wieprzową. Należy poprawnie sprawdzać skład jedzenia”produktów, a w restauracji pytać o dokładny skład posiłków. Bardziej rygorystyczną odmianą diety wegańskiej jest bezglutenowa dieta dla wegan. Podstawą jej jest wyłączenie produktów zawierających gluten, czyli przykładowo – eliminacja pieczywa i niektórych kasz. Zamienniki produktów odzwierzęcych – porady W jaki sposób catering wegański w Pszczynie zapobiega niedoborom, stosując dietę wegańską? Dzisiaj wybór produktów, które smakiem przypominają mięso jest bardzo duży. Natomiast czy gotowe posiłki oraz produkty, kupione w supermarkecie, odznaczone jako roślinne są zdrowe? Czy nie lepiej postawić na pewny catering, który zadba o nasze zdrowie idealnie zbilansowaną dietą? Ciekawe jest to, że prawie każdy produkt da się zastąpić, aby smakiem przypominał coś innego. Poniżej kilka przykładów. Zamienniki produktów, które wykluczone są z diety roślinnej: ser - można go zastąpić tofu ( używa się je również do zrobienia wegańskiej wersji sernika!) oraz płatkami drożdżowymi (dodatkowo zawierają w sobie witaminę B); jaja - Aquafaba to woda, w której gotowano rośliny strączkowe, np. ciecierzycę. Aquafaba może pełnić funkcję białek jaj. Istnieją również zamienniki jajek w proszku i skrobia z tapioki. Dodatkowo get wypieków warto użyć bananów w miejsce jajek; mleko - tutaj sprawa jest prosta - w ofercie sklepów spożywczych znajdują się różnego rodzaju mleka roślinne, na przykład: mleko migdałowe lub ryżowe; mięso - mięso można zamienić na tofu, pieczarkami lub charakterystyczny dla diety roślinnej - tempeh. Dieta roślinna, mimo swoich ograniczeń nie musi być monotonna! Czy dieta wegańska jest korzystna dla zdrowia? Catering wegański na terenie Pszczyny – oszczędność czasu i nie tylko! Zaufaj profesjonalistom, a będziesz usatysfakcjonowany z efektów diety!

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- Director of Climate Research Skip to main content - About Us - My Account The views expressed are those of the authors at the time of writing. Other teams may hold different views and make different investment decisions. The value of your investment may become worth more or less than at the time of original investment. While any third-party data used is considered reliable, its accuracy is not guaranteed. For professional, institutional, or accredited investors only. During our earliest visits to Woodwell Climate Research Center, our Climate Research Team realized the central role maps play in their climate science research and analysis. Maps provide spatial context for data and help viewers internalize information, and we immediately understood how additive climate mapping could be for the investment process. We had been synthesizing and sharing climate data with investment teams across Wellington since the start of our research collaboration with Woodwell in 2018, but we knew that for investors to be able to integrate climate projections into their investment process, they needed to translate climate data and insights into measurable outputs. To that end, we created our Climate Exposure Risk Application (CERA), an integrated spatial finance software that helps our investment teams visualize and quantify physical climate risks. Available to all investors at Wellington, CERA displays Woodwell data on geospatial maps overlaid with financial securities and real assets. CERA shows climate-risk-projection data in five-year increments, up to 30 years out, giving investors a picture of how an asset’s climate risk may change within investable time horizons. By turning data layers on or off, investors who use the tool can see the risk exposure of almost any potential investment, from company property, plants, and equipment; to municipals bonds; to real estate investment trusts (REITs); to insured assets. Users can identify assets located in “hot spots” that may warrant further fundamental research and/or engagement with company management teams. CERA also enables investors to assess the relative risk of similar assets. If two municipal bonds have similar valuations and terms, for example, but CERA determines that one municipality carries far greater economic risk of climate events, our investors can make more informed investment decisions about climate risks, based on that information. CERA gives investors who choose to use it the ability to compare securities on a climate-risk-adjusted basis and potentially assign more accurate values. We expect the tool to soon have 11,000 global public companies and 193,000 total facilities mapped, using location data from vendors. Avoiding assets on the basis of regional climate conditions One of our investors wanted to understand the climate-risk exposure in his portfolio, which included utilities in the Iberian Peninsula (Figure 1). CERA’s scale showed high regional risk of more extreme heat days and water scarcity over the next 20 years. The investor became concerned that the earnings potential of Spanish utilities, whose highest-margin assets are often hydro-power generators, would suffer because of climate stress. In addition, given Spain’s large agricultural and tourism sectors, the investor worried that utilities might face public scrutiny around water allocation and usage. After seeing these risks mapped in CERA, the portfolio manager decided to avoid those investments, despite attractive near-term fundamentals. Deep-dive analysis on granular risks across an island At our request, Woodwell conducts research and delivers “deep-dive” reports detailing geographic climate risks. To date, they have generated more than 15 country and regional case studies. Recently, our municipal bond team requested a climate case study to better understand how heat and flooding might affect Puerto Rico’s ability to attract new business over the next 30 years. Woodwell’s analysis had to factor in non-climate data, including flood-defense infrastructure and population-level vulnerability to heat. Puerto Rico’s small geographic area and complex topography also meant that Woodwell had to use specialized tools to yield meaningful results. Their high-resolution data, specific to within one square kilometer, enabled us to see how spatially varied the island’s precipitation trends would be in the future. The data shows that in coming decades, moderate rainstorms will occur less frequently across the island. However, the probability of rare, more severe precipitation events is increasing significantly. Puerto Rico is experiencing a phenomenon shared by other global regions: Despite an overall drying trend, precipitation events are becoming extreme. Woodwell high-resolution data also projects more heat-danger days annually for heavily populated cities on the island’s coast. Combining Woodwell’s case study with our own research on adaptation, we shared our analysis with the municipal bond team showing that Puerto Rico has significant climate-risk exposure and current adaptation measures are unlikely to provide sufficient protection (Figure 2). The information made the team incrementally more negative on Puerto Rico’s credit trajectory. They adjusted their models to account for lower sales-tax growth and the possibility of larger and more frequent storms. They now have lower price targets because of the case study. Finally, the team will continue to analyze the potential effects of many more heat-danger days, which could lead to higher outmigration, lower productivity, or new adaptation investments. Corporate security risk assessment A global chemical company was building a production facility near a river in a low-lying region in Louisiana. The plant was going to take five years to build, at a cost of US$10 billion. A Wellington portfolio manager who owned the stock wanted to understand future flood risks for this location, as the company had estimated that the plant would generate approximately 20% of its consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over time. Using high-resolution data and granular flood modeling to account for rainfall infiltration, local topographic features, and existing flood-defense infrastructure, Woodwell produced maps showing significant risks of flooding (Figure 3). The maps showed the projected inundation from a 1-in-100-year rainfall event (1% probability of occurring in a given year) and a 1-in-500-year event (0.2% probability in a given year). Portions of the plant’s location would be flooded with more than nine feet (three meters) of water in the 500-year event. Our portfolio team considered this a reflection of poor governance and climate planning, and as a result, reduced its investment position in this company. Woodwell’s climate insights complemented the team’s fundamental analysis and resulted in a cap on its holding period. Picking the right building blocks for a climate-aware portfolio For asset owners integrating climate change into their multi-asset portfolios, members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offer five important insights. A blueprint for building climate-aware multi-asset portfolios Members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group take a deep dive on the issues asset owners should consider when choosing climate-aware portfolio building blocks, from the evolving opportunity set to the active/passive decision. Private investing portfolio company interview with AMP Robotics CEO Dr. Matanya Horowitz, CEO of AMP Robotics, highlights how the company integrates AI and robotics into the recycling industry and explores the “actionable guidance” Wellington provides on ESG and other strategic issues. Why sustainable food systems matter to investors Our climate research expert explores insights from our joint work with Woodwell Climate Research Center on the pivotal relationship between food systems and biodiversity and highlights potential investment opportunities. When extreme weather becomes the norm: what’s next for climate investors? Climate investors can play a crucial role in accelerating mitigation and adaptation solutions. But finding investable opportunities requires a deep understanding of the climate investing landscape. WellSaid: The economic significance of biodiversity In this short clip from his WellSaid podcast interview, Dr. Zach Zobel of Woodwell Climate Research Center discusses the economic importance of coral reefs — lynchpins of marine biodiversity and vital to fishing, tourism, and other industries. In our view, climate change is a macro catalyst with the potential to disrupt entire industries, producing both relative winners and relative losers. Market-neutral strategies may offer the potential to capitalize on both.

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Skip to main content - About Us - My Account Japan’s factory automation sector: Poised for a significant upturn? Global Industry Analyst Takuma Kamimura explains why he believes we’re on the verge of a multiyear cyclical upturn in the factory automation sector and why he sees a compelling outlook for select Japanese companies in particular. What the yen carry trade unwind could mean for markets and the Fed Brij Khurana explains why market participants are likely underestimating how foreign ownership of US assets could constrain the pace and magnitude of the Fed’s cutting cycle. Governments have been slow to reduce their fiscal deficits — it could cost them Our expert explores the investment implications of continued excessive deficit spending by G7 countries. Should investors prepare for a rate hike in Japan? Investment Directors Marco Giordano and Masahiko Loo discuss why a rate rise in Japan may occur sooner than markets expect. Shareholder activism in Japan: Integrating ESG within the investment process In the final article within our series on shareholder activism in Japan, ESG Analyst Soo Ho Jung shares how the Japan equity team integrates ESG to help realize value for investors. Shareholder activism in Japan: How our engagement approach drives value Equity Portfolio Manager Katsuhiro Iwai introduces the Japan equity investment team's approach to engagement, sharing a number of successful recent case studies. Why global investors should watch the Bank of Japan Macro Strategist John Butler explores why global investors should watch the Bank of Japan and what is likely to happen next. Bank of Japan policy shift: Waiting for the other shoe to drop? Client Portfolio Manager Jitu Naidu and Investment Director Masahiko Loo share their take on the consensus view that Japan has reached several key inflection points.

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Opportunity Challenge Spotlight Video: Worker Cooperatives In early March, the Opportunity Challenge, a joint grantmaking initiative of the WES Mariam Assefa Fund and the Tarsadia Foundation, sought to identify solutions to create an inclusive economy in the U.S.—one that addresses the supports that immigrants need to achieve economic mobility. In September, we were thrilled to announce the 12 awardees of the Opportunity Challenge, chosen out of an applicant pool of 470 organizations. The finalists and several semi-finalists were awarded a total of $2 million USD. These funds will support innovative projects and programs to uplift refugee and immigrant communities across the U.S. In reviewing applications, four common themes emerged: financial access and inclusion, worker cooperatives, career pathways, and wrap-around supports for workers. We created a series of four videos showcasing the work of the 12 awardees in these four issue areas. In this final spotlight video, we hear from the leaders of three Opportunity Challenge awardees on worker-centered solutions, particularly worker cooperatives. These worker ownership models support individual asset–building for workers, foster democratic economic development, and promote resilience for communities that have been underinvested in by traditional economic systems. The leaders featured in this spotlight video are: Maru Bautista, Director, Cooperative Development Program of Center for Family Life – SCO Family of Services in Brooklyn, New York With Opportunity Challenge support, the Center for Family Life is expanding Brightly, the first worker cooperative franchise in the United States to provide a more sustainable path to scale financially successful worker cooperatives in low-income and immigrant communities. Andrea Schmid and Rose Bookbinder, Co-Founders and Lead Organizers of Pioneer Valley Workers’ Center (PVWC) in Northampton, Massachusetts Opportunity Challenge funding supports Vida Cooperativa, which unites, trains, and supports PVWC’s immigrant worker members in launching and leading interdependent worker-owned cooperative businesses, anchored by its 4.5-acre member-led cooperative farm. Diana Wu, Board Member, Oakland Bloom in Oakland, California Oakland Bloom is launching a cooperatively run commissary kitchen, marketplace, pop-up, and community gathering space that showcases and builds economic opportunities for immigrants, refugees, and people of color to develop, pivot, and launch their food businesses in community with one another. The initiative will also provide technical assistance and additional resources to help businesses adapt to an uncertain food market during COVID-19.

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