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Ignacio Sotelo
AMECI
A Cultural Shift on Cybersecurity
By Cinthya Alaniz Salazar | Fri, 12/10/2021 - 12:30
Q: What role does AMECI play in strengthening the cybersecurity infrastructure within Mexico's business sector?
A: AMECI could help companies bolster their cybersecurity infrastructure by helping them strengthen or establish the three foundational pillars of cybersecurity: awareness and training, analysis and management. A culture of awareness should be cultivated among individuals that are in charge of maintaining the security of the organization. It is essential that they understand what data and technology they have so they know how to protect it, which should be done in conjunction with other collaborators within the organization. Moreover, this practice should be continually reinforced with digestible monthly updates about how to identify risks, which are continually evolving, and how to mitigate them.
Before instilling this culture, companies should first conduct a comprehensive system vulnerability test, which, again, should be done periodically. Only after scanning everything connected to the company network can companies identify areas of exposure and build them up properly to thwart, or at least undermine, ransomware attacks. It can also help draw out inefficient or malicious software that should not be embedded within the organization's infrastructure in the first place. Finally, a continual flow of internal data is crucial to the development and actualization of offensive strategies that can be deployed at any given moment.
AMECI found that a number of companies were purchasing cybersecurity "solutions" and technologies without fully understanding how they functioned. Often, these solutions had little to no effect in protecting their business models. Cybersecurity is not a technology issue that can be solved with the purchase of software. Cybersecurity is a cyclical process consisting of people, documents, physical infrastructure and procedural policies. Moreover, while AMECI encourages businesses to act as internal sponsors, they should also delegate security to a third party that is aligned with the business.
Q: What is the importance of delegating cybersecurity to a third party and how should companies assess potential collaborators?
A: While cybersecurity does not necessarily need to be delegated, it allows companies to get an unbiased opinion about the company's security infrastructure, specialized technology and supporting software programs. Before charging this service to an outside provider, however, businesses should thoroughly evaluate their candidates.
Qualifying criteria should include knowledge of the technology and software that they will be charged with protecting, qualified and experienced personnel, a robust confidentiality agreement and client references. These indicators will help businesses verify that the third party will be able to meet performance expectations, confirm that they have not allowed any security incidents and that they too are in compliance with security standards. Overall, establishing the legitimacy of a third-party provider is more straightforward than hiring independent contractors, which should entail a more rigorous process.
Human resource departments should receive specialized training to properly vet independent talent, given that this requires the verification of certifications, the screening of social media profiles and a thorough assessment of their digital footprint. Following these guidelines will allow businesses to weed out unqualified talent, potentially harmful agents and evade legal problems downstream. Vetting independent talent is immeasurably important because a security manager will need to access everything in the business, including its records. This is not just another job profile; it should be treated as a director-level position given that these people will handle, transfer and store sensitive information.
Q: Now that cybersecurity is recognized as a fundamental business need in Mexico, how has this changed AMECI's consulting process with clients?
A: AMECI is developing a free tool that will give all interested organizations a free evaluation based on their size and technology composition. According to their inputs, businesses will be categorized in one of three possible ratings, which will then be reinforced by an additional 22 follow-up questions meant to assess their security maturity and identify security gaps. At the end of the evaluation, companies will be provided with an analysis that will detail practical steps to achieve a greater security profile.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, our clients were mainly concerned with penetration-testing of their websites. This concern has shifted to security assessment, which stems from compliance requirements established by business partners. In other words, there is significant external pressure on internationally-oriented companies to meet compliance standards, such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. Thankfully, this has prompted company directors to get involved with their security infrastructure, which is often the first step to generating operational awareness.
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The Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Food Security in Zimbabwe: A Socio-Economic and Political Analysis
Charity Manyeruke, Shakespear Hamauswa, Lawrence Mhandara
The paper examines the widespread effects of climate change and variability on food security in Zimbabwe. Climate change has posed a serious threat on food security in developing countries in Africa. This has led developing countries to heavily rely on foreign aid in the form of food hand-outs to avert hunger. The shift in climatic conditions over the sub-Saharan region towards semi-arid to arid conditions has stemmed up a lot of concern as to whether Africa can feed itself. The past three decades have been characterized by an erratic rainfall pattern over Africa's sub-tropics and a significant decline in the amount of rainfall. This has resulted in droughts which have significantly affected agriculture and food production. Crops and livestock have failed to quickly adapt to these harsh climatic conditions. Research on the impacts of climate change in Zimbabwe shows that the country's agricultural sector is already suffering from changing rainfall patterns, temperature increases and more extreme weather events, like floods and droughts. Longer and more frequent droughts have substantially reduced crop yields and this has negatively impacted food production in the country. A shift in the country's agro-ecological regions has been observed and this shift has been attributed to climate change. The paper analyses the various drought mitigation measures that the government of Zimbabwe has put in place to avert the effects of climate change. It has become apparently clear that the only way Zimbabwe will be able to out-run the effects of climate change on food security would be to scale up production in the agricultural sector by setting up schemes to assist farmers so that they attain the maximum crop yields. These measures are analyzed, looking at their strengths and shortfalls. The paper takes an interesting turn as it analyses the social impact of climate change and its ability to influence changes in Zimbabwe's political landscape. The shortage of food and depletion of water resources has a greater chance of triggering the escalation of conflict which may influence shifts in the country's balance of power.

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That said, I think our local city governments could and should do much more to promote the growth of small, independent retailers and service businesses through tax incentives and zoning ordinances.
Alas, they appear to be doing the opposite. Take Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood, for example. I recall one lovely Christmas Eve day about 10 years ago when I took care of last-minute shopping on a stroll down Colley Avenue. I purchased a few extra gifts for my kids at a local toy store; bought wine, chocolates and other items at Taste Unlimited; found some earrings for my mom at a local jewelry store. Although Taste Unlimited is still in business, the Colley Avenue store has since closed—and the other two stores are out of business entirely.
But my experience that day drove home to me some of the benefits of having a vibrant cluster of small, locally owned businesses in your community.


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Eddie Steeples
Education Klein Oak High School
Spouse Marinas Suela (m. 2008)
Role actor
Name Eddie Steeples
Born November 25, 1973 (age 46) (1973-11-25) Spring, Texas, United States
Occupation Actor, producer, screenwriter, director
Marriage location Los Angeles, California, United States
Nominations Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Movies and TV shows My Name Is Earl, Home Alone: The Holiday H, Zombie Apocalypse, Would You Rather, Akeelah and the Bee
Similar People Ethan Suplee, Nadine Velazquez, Jaime Pressly, Jason Lee, Greg Garcia
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Eddie Steeples (born November 25, 1973) is an American actor known for his roles as the "Rubberband Man" in an advertising campaign for OfficeMax, and as Darnell "Crabman" Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl.
Eddie Steeples from My Name is Earl with Matt Schellhas
Eddie Steeples from "My Name is Earl" with Matt Schellhas
Steeples was born and raised in Spring, Texas, the oldest of nine children. After graduating from Klein Oak High School in 1992, he moved to Santa Cruz, California, where he took acting classes at a community college. He later studied with the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre and briefly at Howard University, eventually settling in New York City. There Steeples joined the experimental film group Mo-Freek, and a hip hop group, No Surrender. Among the Mo-Freek productions he has starred in are Lost in the Bush, Caravan Summer, and People Are Dead. He also starred in the short film Whoa and appeared as a guest on The Chris Rock Show.
Steeples became nationally known when he was cast as the "Rubberband Man" in a series of commercials for OfficeMax. He has also appeared in feature films.
Steeples played the role of Darnell Turner on the NBC comedy series My Name Is Earl, which premiered on September 20, 2005 and ran for four seasons. Steeples on the show was known as Darnell Turner (witness protection name) aka Harry Monroe (real name) a.k.a. "Crab Man".
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" In 20 seconds anyone receiving it will read the LDs want to reverse Brexit'
So what of Boris election promise to us to move us on from Brexit splits, to unite the country again. Is that no longer considered as important if Brexit still weaponised as this by the government?
Surely the Tories need everyone back inside the same tent again, Brexit fissure healed, more than any other party, or Boris really will leave a dangerous culture change for his successors?
Do you see my point HY, you are supporting someone weaponising Brexit still, when you should be pleading with them not to, as it's not in Conservative Party interests in the long run to be doing this still rather than healing the angry fissure.
Brexit fissure - don't scratch the itch - heal it!
Don't you care about the Conservative Party in post Boris future like MarqueeMark and so many other PB Tories do? 🤷♀
My work has told people to start including the information - even if they are working exactly the same hours as pre-covid. Before now your email would have just sat unread for a day or two and you'd be none the wiser.
I think it's Eastbourne rather than Brighton.
Eastbourne is, I think, what you're thinking of for Brighton. There's also one in Birmingham, plus Halle in Germany. And that's basically it for Tour-level grass events.
Have you lived there worked there or just read lots about the place?
There will clearly be a range of experience. I didn't really expect myself to be at an extreme though.
Have we noted this bloke from Liverpool University?
ohnotnow said:
It's the kind of unconcious adaptation that helps make remote/flexible/hybrid working work better. If people aren't in the office all the time, it's helpful to know when they are going to be working so that you know when a reply might happen.
But it also highlights the political problem. The issue here isn't someone working from home, it's someone working part-time. A lot of the moaning about WFH is really about other stuff- often employers being unwilling or unable to fully staff certain bits of their business.
I looked it up on Wikipedia to get the full list.
This week: 's-Hertogenbosch or Stuttgart
Next week: Queen's or Halle
w/c 20th: Eastbourne or Mallorca
This week: 's-Hertogenbosch or Nottingham
Next week: Berlin or Birmingham
w/c 20th: Eastbourne or Bad Homburg
The ATP is worse than the WTA as their two higher-level events are in the same week.
Was that your legs falling off for the afternoon ?
Very similar with us. However, it does vary by department. IT, sales and marketing need to be together a lot more than the content creators, who can work individually. What's more a lot of the younger staff members actively want to be together no matter what they do: they live in smaller places, are generally more social and are learning their jobs. By contrast, I have not been into the office since February 2020!
We have decided not to take up the option of extending the lease on the building we moved into in 2019 and which was designed to accommodate 450 or so people. Instead, we are moving into a place nearby that houses about 250. That will work fine for us.
If you are running a business and you want to attract and retain the best people, you need to offer a level of flexibility. Dogmatism is so pre-pandemic. If businesses (and the civil service) don't want to do it, they will end up paying a price. But that is their choice, I guess.
Tiverton and Honiton however voted Leave and they and their predecessor seats have always had a Tory MP since 1918 at every general election, albeit Tiverton did have a Liberal MP once at a 1923 by election before going Tory again at the general election after
If you insist on everyone working in the office all of the time you are going to struggle to hire and keep the top talent - unless you pay absolute premium wages.
The biggest damage in working from home is the reduced level of apprenticeship of junior colleagues. That is something that was often not really tracked or measured historically and firms need to get a lot more focused on doing it.
That's not the sentence used. I might say that post Covid and the Ukraine war has made petrol 50p a litre more expensive. That is true, the 50p is there every litre.
Similarly if there are any permanent Brexit effects on GDP then as they are permanent they are there every year. Let's imagine the Brexit permanently makes British GDP £100bn better off rather than worse off, I would say that is a change of GDP of £100bn "a year", that means £100bn every year, it doesn't mean £100bn this year, £200bn next year and so on.
This photo from the 1922 yesterday is a work of art; the Victorians would have loved it
https://twitter.com/StefanRousseau/status/1533909061732802562?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet
If it was not for Brexit being a key issue the Tories likely would not have won a majority in 2019
True, but not for the reason you think.
If Brexit wasn't a key issue there wouldn't even have been a 2019 election...
TBF, for this PM he's not wrong.
https://mobile.twitter.com/JohnJCrace/status/1534151660834103296
Michael Ellis speaking for govt on standards in public life. Main argument is that it's far too much to expect PM to obey the law and tell the truth
His claim that Boris 'enhances' the office of PM, is perhaps a stretch, though.
Are you asking me if i'm qualified to post a light hearted broad brush criticism of German politicians and, by extension, the German response to Ukraine?
No, no i am not. Sue me.
To be fair I look forward to, and always read, an MLP one or one from a local nutter.
Some fun comments underneath.....'Fixed Penalty Notices 126 - Backbones 148'
Someone from the FT made the very good point that when the Tories start looking for a new leader it will almost certainly have to be someone from outside the Cabinet. Look for high profile resignations.
I'm teasing you because of this earlier exchange with @OnlyLivingBoy
"OK let's take @williamglenn's example
Well, would you?"
@OnlyLivingBoy: "Yes. I would probably say "each year" not "a year"."
So if we had a one-off, singular but permanent Brexit boost of 4% to our productive capacity - GDP - @OnlyLivingBoy claims he would tell people that "because of Brexit the UK economy gains 4% GDP each year", and he believes that would be clear and not at all misleading, not at all wrong
Which is clearly fecking insane. No one would read that as anything but a new and massive surge in GDP every single year. The case is thereby closed. An argument ends. Obit anus, abit onus
My Little Pony is a political party?
I've just had to make an insurance claim (for glasses broken when I fell). Initially of course I dealt with the office; however, when it came to sorting out the details and getting paid, the very pleasant lady who did the work told me she was working from home; it was all on her computer.
The original contact was on 25th May; the money is now in my account, and I've had an apology for the 'delay'.
Again you look at under-resourced and poorly managed local authorities and assume that's the whole world.
There are plenty of sectors and job types where working from home benefits everyone involved and other places where it's a completely insane idea...
Yes - recent experience showed that the public will vote for unicorns.
How does BoZo respond to nearly half his MPs wanting rid of him?
@FinancialTimes 1. How will PM and his team fight back?
Johnson's allies not interested in compromise or reaching out:
"Boris has indulged these people for far too long. He needs to do stamp his authority and rout those who "have caused endless headaches."
https://www.ft.com/content/f5791ffa-91bc-493a-8e3c-314c7af49a77
And they will…
I think waverers do read them. When I was a convinced Tory (BBJ) I would put a LD leaflet in the bin or smile/frown at the bar chart. Now I read it. I am genuinely interested.
I think the Tories might have taken me off their donor/begging letter mailing list since I put a rude message on the last one and sent it back in the prepaid envelope.
Monties Ponty (fication)
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'Boris is reacting to yesterday in precisely the wrong way. Rather than reaching out to his opponents he is presenting yesterday as victory and business as usual.'
Lunatic stuff. Boris is like King Lear raging on the heath. The end is close
This talk of election leaflets got me off my arse to look at two candidate election leaflets for where I live for the upcoming elections.
I was not aware until doing this that as well as postal voting and voting at the relevant "constituency" polling stations they have a central "pre—poll" at a central location that is open from the 13-17 June (elections the 22nd June.
I'm initially thinking this is a good idea as increases the opportunity to vote - those not working from home can easily pop out during work and get it done rather than having to go on the way to/from work on polling day.
I also see that you have to have passport or driving licence as approved photo id. Not sure what other photo id is accepted.
The Targaeryan curse has taken him. Kings Landing will burn.
Who's our Jon Snow to knife him but lose the crown?
Yes, in all seriousness I read them more the lower the "level" of the election. I am, for example, always on the hunt for the rare town councillor who isn't a mate or relative of the existing group and might apply some challenge.
I think one well liked Cabinet Minister could take him out. Does he have any of those left….?
I think it was the sounds of an exploding reactionary fixed mindset brain that can't cope with academic concepts that are way outside the comfort zone of a travel journalist.
Yes, because having been lied to, those "endless headaches" are going to come crawling back on their bellies to their master.
And no MPs who voted to keep him are going to see this and have Boregret.....
It is now VERY clear that anyone of ability has fled Backroom Team Boris.
How can Boris offer something to his opponents when what they want varies so greatly?
*inserts Gif of Maggie saying 'sink it'*
End the madness, get rid of the disease, defend the blue wall, smash the red into a million ex Labour pebbles.
I thought they were meant to offer to run you an "election ID" one off for free?
I stand by my idea of printing pictures on polling cards, asking us all to take them, and having a facilities to print a new one on the day at some central hub.
We can only hope.
Who is it that can tell me who I am?
Normal for the 2020s.
He could just offer his resignation. Everyone other than Lord Snooty, Nadine and the Labour Party would be greatly relieved
The rule protecting Johnson until next June can be changed by a simple majority of officers of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-is-no-confidence-vote-what-mean-boris-johnson-d0xfd9kqj?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=confidence&utm_medium=branded_social
I stand to be corrected, but isn't the 1922 Committee elected by those who are not Ministers? In which case one could surmise that as the majority (!) of the 148 are not Ministers (etc) they could change the rules, since they have a majority.
Boris must still have Rishi's family held in Downing Street.
So there's this leader, a load of people he thinks should be under his control disagree vehemently. They stand up to his behaviour and when he has a small short term victory instead of offering the hand of friendship and showing them why they need him he attacks them and punishes them.
Not just Putin in Russian occupied Ukraine but our very own Boris.
On topic, the leaflet is a step up for the Conservatives, and shows they are serious about fighting by-elections - which makes a change.
With that said, I don't think it changes much. People know the LDs are a bunch of EUrophiles. But the people of T&H aren't voting to put the LDs into government, they're voting to give Boris a
bloody nose because of (a) the rising cost of living, and (b) partygate.
The Conservatives are also - it should be noted - tacitly acknowledging with this leaflet that the LDs are the main challengers. If I had been running the campaign, I would have switched it around and made everything about Labour, because the best chance the Conservatives have is if they LD/Lab vote is split.
You can reach out without a fistful of dollars in your hand. He could have a hokey conference to 'listen and learn', he could be artificially conciliatory. He could just let them rant in his face.
Ignoring them is just weird.
"The fact is that as soon as they reach Baghdad gates, we will besiege them and slaughter them". HYUFD (aka as Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf) August 1990
Discussions within the 1922 about changing Tory Party rules to allow for another confidence vote in Boris Johnson within 12 months are "inevitable", I'm told.
Sources tell me they feel they have the support to make changes and those on the 22 committee are open to it.
The fat shagger cuckoo befouling the Great Nest of Downing Street
Indeed - as a LibDem I've encountered Tory leaflets delivered in (to anyone paying attention) obviously Tory/LibDem contests that focus entirely on attacking Labour as if they're the opposition. Which is surely more clever?
But then we are talking Devon...
It is because (as I have said on here for a long time) he is not a leader. He is simply a lazy figurehead that some people very gullibly mistook for a leader.
Are we looking for men in grey suits or flapping white coats?
I am sure you also said there would be no VoNC. You are Dominic Raab (as well as Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf) and I claim my £5.
So we can all sleep soundly, safe in the knowledge that a lazy dishonest narcissistic hypocrite remains in charge of our country....
We've found pair programming works better using modern tools than the old way of having two people behind a desk - to the extent that even when people are in the office, they'll often be sitting next to each other on their own computers, communicating using headphones.
It's been a massive boon for Bose.
And they can't block Johnson's legislative programme because labour doesn't object that strongly to most of it.....
The reality (as TMay discovered) is that if enough Conservative MPs step up and send letters, then the leader will be gone. We're not there yet. But a couple of brutal byelections, and if the Conservative poll share were to drop into the 20s, then we could see it.
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I think you have got the mechanics wrong, you don't need a majority of all Tory MPs to change the rules. Even if you did surely the point is that if 32 more Tory MPs join the 148 they can then change the rules. In other words Johnson is not guaranteed to be safe for 12 months.
No I didn't, however I did say if there was he would win it 55% to 45% which was not far off
Got to laugh at @Leon, who once claimed to have never had a proper job in his life, bemoaning people not being in the office five days a week.
It's all part of the Woke breakdown of civilisation @Leon! Get used to it!
Not unless also reflected in the polls and they didn't after North Shropshire or Chesham and Amersham and Tiverton at least could still be a narrow Tory hold
Can you tell me you are definitely not Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf though? You do seem very like him. Go on, confess!!
OllyT said:
Surely the point is that if 32 more Tory MPs join the 148 they can then change the rules. In other words Johnson is not guaranteed to be safe for 12 months.
It's like the Fixed Term Parliaments thing. If there is sufficient desire for an early election, there will be sufficient desire to override rules preventing one. (Which doesn't make the FPTA or the one year immunity rule totally futile- sometimes an "are you sure you want to do this?" step is useful.)
The same goes for referendums. The time to have them is when the demand for them is strong, and demand will be strong when there's a fair chance of a "change" result.
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Russell Investments Center is a 42-floor skyscraper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the ninth tallest building in Seattle at , and on completion was the largest skyscraper to mark the downtown skyline in nearly 15 years.

The skyscraper was originally named WaMu Center because it was built to become the new headquarters for Washington Mutual (WaMu), which intended to move most of its many Seattle-area workers into one tower, streamline operations, and encourage worker interaction, with a reinvention of the workplace. Major construction ended in early 2006, with minor construction continuing into the fall. Tenants from Washington Mutual began to move into the tower in March that year. On September 25, 2008, Washington Mutual failed, and its assets and accounts were sold to JPMorgan Chase by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. On June 1, 2009, the building was renamed Chase Center.  On September 9, 2009, the building was purchased by Northwestern Mutual of Milwaukee. Russell Investments, a Northwestern Mutual subsidiary, made the building its corporate headquarters upon relocation from Tacoma, Washington, and renamed the building the Russell Investments Center.

The architect for the tower was NBBJ, which also designed nearby Two Union Square and other notable buildings in downtown Seattle. Sellen Construction was the general contractor for the project.  The tower is located at 1301 Second Avenue, on the opposite corner from 1201 Third Avenue that was previously named Washington Mutual Tower. It includes the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) on the first four floors of the west half of the building, and connects to the museum's existing building on the southern portion of the block. WaMu and SAM made an agreement where the museum may expand in two-floor increments up to the 12th floor over the next 20 years as needed. The building also features a private  rooftop patio on the west half of the 17th floor for workers of the tower to take walks along the several walking paths.

Tenants
Russell Investments (HQ)
Seattle Art Museum
Nordstrom
Oracle
Zillow (HQ)
Indeed, Inc.
JP Morgan Chase & Co.

References

External links

Russell Investments Center official website

Office buildings completed in 2006
NBBJ buildings
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What is the church? Is the church a building? Is it the place where believers gather to worship? Or is the church the people—the believers who follow Christ? How we understand and perceive the church is an important factor in determining how we live out our faith. For the purpose of this study, we will look at the church in the context of "the Christian church," which is a New Testament concept.
Some Christian denominations, such as the Catholic Church, interpret this verse to mean that Peter is the rock upon which the church was founded, and for this reason, Peter is considered the first Pope. However, Protestants, as well as other Christian denominations, understand this verse differently.
Although many believe Jesus noted the meaning of Peter's name here as rock, there was no supremacy given to him by Christ. Rather, Jesus was referring to Peter's declaration: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." This confession of faith is the rock upon which the church is built, and just like Peter, everyone who confesses Jesus Christ as Lord is a member of the church.
This group of believers or "the body of Christ" began in Acts 2 on the Day of Pentecost through the work of the Holy Spirit and will continue to be formed until the day of the rapture of the church.
A person becomes a member of the church simply by exercising faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
The local church is defined as a local assembly of believers or a congregation that meets together physically for worship, fellowship, teaching, prayer and encouragement in the faith (Hebrews 10:25). At the local church level, we can live in relationship with other believers—we break bread together (Holy Communion), we pray for each other, teach and make disciples, strengthen, and encourage one another.
"The holiest moment of the church service is the moment when God's people—strengthened by preaching and sacrament—go out of the church door into the world to be the church. We don't go to church; we are the church."
The church, therefore, is not a place. It's not the building, it's not the location, and it's not the denomination. God's people who are in Christ Jesus are the church.
The purpose of the church is three-fold. The church comes together (assembles) for the purpose of bringing each member into spiritual maturity (Ephesians 4:13). The church reaches out (scatters) to spread the love of Christ and the gospel message to unbelievers in the world (Matthew 28:18-20). This is the Great Commission, to go out into the world and make disciples. So, the purpose of the church is to minister to believers and unbelievers.
The supreme purpose of the church is to love and worship God through Jesus Christ and make him known throughout the world.


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Anantara Sahara Tozeur Resort & Villas
Stillness and adventure are found in equal measure at Anantara Sahara Tozeur Resort & Villas, a desert resort in south-west Tunisia. Whilst you're only a few minutes from the town of Tozeur, you might as well be a million miles away. Desert landscape spreads out before you from this private retreat where Berber traditions and spa pampering enhance the experience beyond your greatest expectations.
Moorish and Berber architecture in style, this low-rise, low-key hideaway comprises three pools, three restaurants, two bars, 58 desert-view rooms and 35 villas. Each accommodation is dressed in marble and wood with colours that reflect the yellows, browns and ambers of the sand, earth and sun outside. Sahara Rooms overlook the desert from window seats or private terraces and all Villas lead to outdoor terraces with dining areas. Plunge Pool Villas provide that extra amount of space. Worth highlighting is the Two Bedroom Pool Villa consisting of two en-suite bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchenette, pool and living room.
You can choose to dine in the comfort of your room (maybe with breakfast in bed, a poolside barbecue and midnight snacks) but Anantara Sahara Tozeur Resort is home to the town's finest eateries that you won't want to miss. These include the international Sarab, Asian fine-dining Mekong, and souk-styled Arabian Nights. Afternoon tea takes place in the Lobby Lounge, and if you're partial to a whisky and/or cigar then Whiskeypedia bar awaits. But for something a little healthier, try a visit to the yoga studio or Anantara Spa whose menu of hammam rituals, massages and beauty treatments call upon the wisdoms of both East and West.
Hôtel Chais Monnet & Spa
Clever, astute design has reincarnated this former Cognac trading house into the cool and comfortable riverside hotel, spa, dining and drinking hotspot it is today. Its heritage protected buildings and modern glass pavilion span nearly five acres in the centre of this world-famous town. And a rooftop garden allows guests to take in a great view of it all.
Stepping into Hôtel Chais Monnet & Spa feels like you've been invited into an exclusive club where a whole host of experiences are yours for the choosing. Some will be tempted to head straight to Monnet's cooperage, now Le 1838 cocktail jazz bar where live jazz is hosted and the number of Cognacs is no less than an eye-watering 220. Others will be drawn to the sights and smells of L'Angélique Café tea room, fine-dining restaurant, Les Foudres, or contemporary brasserie, La Distillerie (the former warehouse).
While many will not be able to resist the restorative promise waiting at the subterranean spa. This is where you'll find the five treatment rooms, fitness room, sensory shower, hammam, sauna, Jacuzzi, and indoor/outdoor L-shaped pool. Massages, personalised treatments, and exercise programmes (cardio boxing, yoga) all take place here, and natural products drawn from locally sourced plants and herbs, such as grapeseed and Charente-Maritime salt, are used. A selection of children's treatments are also available at the spa for little ones aged four and up.
The guest rooms, suites and private apartments are extremely relaxing dens of comfort too; elegant and understated, they're decorated with light wooden furniture and hues of amber, tobacco, brown and yellow echoing the nuanced colours found in Cognac.
Santa Ponsa Fontenille Menorca
Santa Ponsa is one of two newly resurrected hotels, separated by a mere country lane, collectively known as Fontenille Menorca. Housed within a grand mid-19th-century finca, Santa Ponsa provides all the hydrotherapy treatments of this wellness operation. In addition to its underground spa – found within the impressive 18th-century vaulted cistern – there are 22 bedrooms including suites and a little private cottage, an outdoor pool and the Nura restaurant.
Fig and citrus trees, olive groves, orangeries, vegetable gardens and rows of vines cover the estate outside. And verdant gardens inspire an Arabian feel. In contrast, Spanish and Moorish influences are reflected in the splendid architecture, (the gardens and terraces are listed monuments), whilst interiors express contemporary, clean lines and a penchant for rattan.
It's all very cocooning and calming in the spa where the facilities include three treatment rooms, a pool, sauna, hammam, and waterfall steam. Facials and body treatments derived from ancestral traditions sit alongside homegrown, essential oil-infused massages on the treatment menu. Products for which are always organic and often prepared from the aromatic plants grown on-site. Above the cistern is a private terrace where spa-goers relax post-treatment and take in the scenic views, which can all be explored with cycling, hiking and horse riding.
Les Hortensias du Lac
Redefining lakeside luxury, Les Hortensias Du Lac is an escape that welcomes the entire family. You'll find it perfectly positioned between Biarritz and Bordeaux, just inland within France's seaside resort of Hossegor alongside the salt lake of the same name.
Beaches and renowned surfing spots of the Atlantic-facing Landes coast are mere moments away. And all this watery beauty stretches out directly in front of Les Hortensias' 1930s manor house, whilst pine forests envelop it from all other directions. Inside is a sophisticated combination of Landes coastal cool and Hamptons-esque refinement.
This graceful décor appears in each of the 25 modern bedrooms and suites, the new spa and sustainably-run restaurant led by Michelin-trained Chef Philippe Moreno. (A lunchtime beach house restaurant serving light snacks is also available.) Generous-sized bedroom terraces open onto the western shore of the lake where guests can hire paddle boards, water-skis, surfing boards and sailing boats.
Those who prefer dry land can rent one of Les Hortensias' pushbikes or electric bikes. Or book some time in the hotel's light and airy spa that naturally blends in with the lakeside scenery. Constructed with local timbers and stones highlighted by walls of natural light, there's a soul-soothing forest cabin vibe to this well-being sanctuary, which welcomes guests of all ages. Facilities include a sauna, fitness suite, dry and wet massage rooms, yoga sessions, a cold bath, whirlpool bath and outdoor Nordic bath. Treatments here exclusively use the organic Swedish cosmetics brand L:A Bruket to align with Les Hortensias Du Lac's eco-friendly ethos.
Les Bords de Mer
With Catalans beach in one direction and the yacht-lined Old Port in the other from the scenic Corniche coastal road, Les Bords De Mer in Marseille is an idyllic confluence of land and sea. Housed in a striking art deco villa, features include 19 boutique bedrooms, a contemporary seafood restaurant, subterranean spa and rooftop pool deck.
Essentially, this is a peaceful Provençal getaway made for luxury-minded travellers craving a dose of "vitamin sea". And Les Bords De Mer's muted, easy-breezy interiors of white and blue bring the Mediterranean horizon on in, all highlighted by the daylight that shines through floor-to-ceiling windows.
Guest rooms allow you to make the most of these supernatural views with private ocean-facing terraces facing the Frioul archipelago and infamous Château d'If in the distance. Below ground level, Les Bords De Mer reveals a hideaway spa carved out of the natural bedrock. It's a calming cave-like sanctuary where you can take a dip in the heated pool, partake in hammam experiences, detoxify in the sauna, indulge in traditional massage treatments and feel the rejuvenating benefits of REN beauty products (this is the only spa in all of Provence to use REN beauty products). The highly trained spa professionals will listen to your body's individual needs and arrange a tailored wellness package especially for you.
Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti
Tapping into the restorative powers of the Dolomites from Madonna di Campiglio ski resort, Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti is the area's first luxury spa hotel with organic restaurant to grace its phenomenal landscape.
Known for hosting events such as the Alpine Ski World Cup, the spectacular forest-covered mountain vistas are yours to admire from Lefay's huge windows – such as the wall of window at Dolomia Restaurant – and also to experience first-hand (all 150km of slopes and four snowboard parks). Outside of the winter season, the mountains turn green, golf courses emerge, and horse riding and mountain biking take place.
Aware that their guests may be weary from a day of activity, guest rooms, suites and residences are spacious and soothing comfort zones. Use of natural materials, plus big windows maintain a strong sense of place, while freestanding bathtubs, fireplaces, and private wellness areas in the suites focus on the guest's physical well-being. Spa Suites feature their very own bio-saunas and Jacuzzis; Royal Pool & SPA Suites additionally feature steam saunas and treatment loungers for in-room therapies.
However, there are more than 20 treatment cabins across four floors to experience the enormous range of treatments on offer. These include signature massages and body wraps to medical consultations (physiotherapy, osteopathy, natural therapies) and non-invasive aesthetic procedures, as well as Western and Eastern rituals, hair and beauty treatments, and couple's therapies. But it's perhaps the aquatic area that draws most attention with nine saunas, a large whirlpool containing salt-water, a heated salt-water lake, ice pool, Kneipp path and ice waterfall.
Lido Palace
Members of high society have been escaping to Lido Palace since 1899, attracted to its supreme levels of luxury, Lake Garda's beauty and the fresh Alpine air. All of which remain reasons why guests continue to flock to Riva del Gardo for this five-star sanctuary that also houses two restaurants and a state-of-the-art spa.
This is a peaceful north-west corner of the lake and is the perfect setting for spa-ing. Whilst the 19th-century edifice adds an element of refined comfort, the cutting-edge interior design and groundbreaking spa facilities secure the Lido's status as a leading hotel and wellness retreat offering something a little different from its contemporaries. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls combine to maximise the scenes surrounding Lido Palace; from the immediate embrace of manicured gardens to the lake just beyond them.
In contrast, CXI Centoundici SPA provides cocoons of dimly lit dens specifically designed to enhance a meditative state. Here, treatments are inspired by the beauty, nature and tranquillity of Lake Garda, designed by a consultant who will create a programme of therapies and experiences just for you. Alternatively, you may wish to choose from one of the CXI Seven Ceremonies, each based upon traditions borne in various parts of the world (Japan, the South Seas, Middle East, the Baltic, China, Burma and India). Or select from the à la carte menus offering spa day packages, a full range of massages, progressive facials, aesthetic procedures and reflexology. A Finnish sauna, steam bath, Mediterranean bath, salt room and relaxation room with tea corner are also at your disposal.
Villa Stephanie
Germany's spa town of Baden-Baden has been the European aristocrat's retreat of choice for centuries and the Romans before them. Five minutes from its centre is Villa Stephanie, which is very much part of the town's rich history. First as a royal palace and now as the pioneering medical spa it is today.
Everything Villa Stephanie does is devoted to achieving optimum physical and mental health for each of its guests with an importance on preventative care. And as part of, but exclusively set apart from Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa it resides in the foothills of the Black Forest surrounded by Lichtentaler Allee beside the River Oos. Fresh air and nature walks are in no short supply with 400 miles of hiking trails and a 13-mile bike path on site.
The Belle Epoque mansion itself houses just 15 classically inspired rooms and suites. A stay here is a fully immersive spa experience guided by an expert team of professionals from the fields of medicine, nutrition, beauty, massage therapy and sport.
Choose from a set programme tailored to your needs or a bespoke plan based on an analysis of your blood and body. The results from which may lead you to visiting the adjacent medical care unit where holistic medicine, dentistry, medical aesthetics and physiotherapy takes place. From Botox to bootcamp, they've got it covered! Suggested itineraries may include Bodega (bodywork meets yoga or Pilates), fascia training, hiking in the forest, relaxation by the pool, kickboxing, tea in Le Salon and/or time spent in the hammam.
The Apurva Kempinski Bali
In homage to the Kingdom of Majapahit, the temple-like Apurva Kempinski Bali cascades down a cliffside leading to the Indian Ocean just south of Nusa Dua.
Apurva means 'unique and magnificent' in Sanskrit and there is genuinely nowhere quite like this. From the pool to the lobby, the central outdoor staircase leads to 475 suites and six restaurants (local, international, seafood, Japanese, Asian) where exquisite interiors weave authentic Indonesian artefacts with inspiration from the natural world. This design is particularly effective in the Cliff Suites, which reflect the layout of the Balinese irrigation system and in Koral, Bali's first aquarium/restaurant.
Above all, The Apurva Kempinski Bali strives to engage guests with indigenous wellness philosophies that believe 'true beauty is achieved when outer beauty is in harmony with inner beauty.' And the highly acclaimed Apurva Spa channels this connection through native Javanese treatments. In addition to an à la carte treatment menu, there is also a daily schedule of fun, sporty and wellness activities from 7am to 6pm to choose from. Plus, lengthier, more in-depth and holistic Signature Journeys that take inspiration from Serat Centhini, an 18th-century Javanese text featuring a compilation of tales and teachings.
Each Journey is designed with the four stages of life in mind – adolescence, adulthood, married life and post-adulthood – and uses a unique combination of massages, facials, baths, body scrubs and herbal drinks over the course of two to three days. All of which may be accompanied by yoga, meditation and private fitness sessions to bring about a true state of well-being.
Namale Resort & Spa
Expect to catch the 'bula spirit' with a stay at Namale Resort & Spa. Vanua Levu's laid-back lifestyle – based on authenticity, Fijian traditions and good humour – is contagious! And evident at every turn from the genuinely friendly staff and wooden, thatched bure accommodation to the fresh, local seafood and Indo-Fijian-inspired food.
Essentially, this is a tropical tonic for the soul spanning 525 acres of a former coconut plantation. Reborn as an adults-only resort, Namale is celebrated for its unparalleled all-inclusive hospitality offering a weekly schedule of activities that include horseback riding, snorkelling, kayaking, paddleboarding, motorised water sports, waterfall tours, guided tidepool and reef walks, golf and cultural entertainment.
With sustainability at the core of the estate's values, an on-site organic farm supplies the herbs and vegetables for the two open-air restaurants (meals may also be taken by candle light in a sea cave, beside a waterfall in the rain forest or in the comfort of your room) as well as herbs and banana leaves for Namale's Valeni Sasauni Spa Sanctuary; organic coconut picked from Fiji's trees too. Set on the volcanic cliff-side, the spa overlooks the Koro Sea, which casts a spellbinding affect. It stretches across an impressive 10,000 square feet complete with hydrotherapy rooms containing inbuilt waterfall features, serene ocean-facing massage rooms, fragrant aromatherapy pools, a hot tub and sauna. The choice of treatments is wide-ranging influenced by healing therapies from all over the world combining ancient understanding and modern medical science.
Let your soul fly is the core philosophy of ADLER Lodge RITTEN. In an extraordinary part of the world offering an exceptional experience, this forest resort and spa has a somewhat celestial quality. Time seems to stand still and the preternatural powers of the surrounding mountain air and scenery transport you to a whole other plane.
There's nowhere more fitting for a time-out focused on spa-ing, good food and fresh air, and ADLER Lodge RITTEN provides all the Alpine luxury. As a wellness destination, this discreet, sophisticated lodge benefits from its 1,200 metres above sea level elevation on the Renon high-plateau with nothing but larch tree forest and an open view to the World Heritage listed Dolomite mountains. Floor-to-ceiling windows blur the line of inside/outside; the use of natural fabrics and wood further enhances the sense of place.
Wellness facilities include a heated infinity salt pool, steam bath, fitness suite, three saunas and various relaxation areas. South Tyrolean hay bath rituals, varied facials (anti-ageing, decongesting, smoothing), slimming treatments, thalassotherapy and an array of massages (reflexology, cupping, anti-cellulite) all feature on the spa menu. Each takes advantage of the pure Dolomites' water, as well as herbs sourced from the area or precious Italian plants such as algae from Sicily. The region's natural riches are also the inspiration behind Chef de Cuisine Hannes Pignater's Mediterranean/Alpine dishes during breakfast buffets, light lunches and gourmet dinners.
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Grand Hotel Bristol Resort and Spa
Looking out to the Ligurian Riviera from on high, the graceful Liberty-styled Grand Hotel Bristol Resort and Spa faces a classic Italian scene of terracotta rooftops and glorious blue water, just above the pretty town of Rapallo.
The Grand Hotel has been in operation since 1908 and it remains an elegant reminder of old-world glamour. Each of its 83 rooms and suites is a well-equipped sanctum of comfort and relaxation; recently refurbished with a classic, neutral design. They range from standard, superior and deluxe bedrooms with garden or sea views that take in famed Portofino (most have French balconies) to spacious suites and presidential suites. The Kandinsky and Hemingway Presidential Suites are exceptionally roomy, fitted with bonus features such as a Jacuzzi, walk-in closet, living area and terrace with sunbeds.
During the summer months, the hotel's gardens are a blaze of colour and the stunning pool area with sun deck is the place to be. This is where Le Vie Della Seta Bar is located serving lunches and informal dinners. Guests often take an apéritif or cocktail here while lounge music sets the chilled vibe while others adjourn to the gourmet Le Cupole rooftop restaurant for Chef Graziano Duca's creative interpretations of local cuisine. The views from up here are superb. Come morning and buffet breakfast is taken in the ground-floor Chamberlain Terrace, which leads out to, you've guessed it, an alfresco terrace.
Unlike many hotels in the area, The Grand Hotel Bristol Resort and Spa is open all year and provides a superior level of pampering in the guise of Erre Spa open to both guests and walk-ins.
Royal Hideaway Sancti Petri
Under the blissful blue skies of Spain's south-west coast, beside the long golden sands of Barrosa Beach, Royal Hideaway Sancti Petri is a high-spec resort and spa on a big scale.
195 rooms and suites, five restaurants, five outdoor pools, 11 function rooms and five nearby golf courses only hint at the facilities here. A host of water sports and a children's club are a few more. The omnipresence of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounding tropical gardens infuse the hotel with an atmosphere of serenity. And nowhere is this more evident than in the multi-award-winning U-Spa, Royal Hideaway Sancti Petri's seven-suite sanctum filled with natural light spanning 3,650m².
A journey at U-Spa begins by meeting with a Wellness Personal Assistant, Fit Setter and NutriAdvisor who will all create a plan of treatments, exercises and diet based on your needs. U-Spa's holistic treatment menu features 25 beauty and massage therapies, which are used in conjunction with the hydromassage circuit, treatments at the alfresco Sky Wellness Terrace and adrenaline-pumping workouts at state-of-the-art Spa Fitness Centre & Club.
The two-storey hydrotherapy circuit includes hydromassage beds, a relaxation pool with waterfall and jets, a counter-current swimming unit, heated loungers, contrast pools, a Turkish bath, Finnish sauna, Roman baths and sensation showers. Outside, the Sky Wellness Terrace's collection of cabana-style rooms host tui na treatments incorporating tea rituals to the backdrop of the ocean. While personal trainers lead an extensive line-up of invigorating fitness workshops from rooftop spinning and open-air yoga to outdoor TRX at the Spa Fitness Centre & Club.
Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa
Clear blue seas, wild tropical jungle and blinding white sand make Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa the embodiment of a desert island paradise. From the moment you arrive at the welcome lounge in Caticlan your transcendental experience begins as you travel by speedboat to this spectacularly impressive resort on Boracay Island.
Time seems to stand still here; an ever-peaceful, dreamy isle where each guest's well-being is at the centre of everything. There's also a very strong sense of place with huge consideration for the surrounding nature reserve. But that's not to say this is a rustic retreat – far from it! Shangri La's 219 rooms, suites and villas, spa, dive centre and endless facilities are nothing but upscale, sophisticated and elegant offering a healthy mix of action, adventure and relaxation.
Balance is the philosophy at Shangri-La Boracay's legendary CHI, The Spa, which is a sanctuary within a sanctuary with ten treatment villas built on a breathtaking peninsula with mountain views (home to rare "flying foxes"). The principles of traditional Asian therapies meet ancient Philippine diagnostic methods that go way beyond the usual spa fare. And CHI's signature massages, Asian wellness treatments and private yoga lessons treat both the body and mind leaving you renewed and ravenous for a dinner in the tree-top restaurant Rima, poolside Cielo, cliff-top Sirena or casual Vintana Cafe.
Bahía del Duque
A testament to colonial architecture, Bahía del Duque in Tenerife is a cluster of impeccable villas. So sublimely luxurious, you needn't step out of the resort into the "Island Of The Eternal Spring". At a consistent 20ºC+, this UNESCO protected plot of forests, majestic cliffs and utopic beaches cries out for exploration. However, in-resort you can relax in the reading lounge or enjoy a plethora of high-adrenaline or family-friendly activities such as relaxing on Bahía del Duque's very own yacht, Pámpano.
Surrounded by tropical gardens, the Casas Ducales and Villas form an idyllic small private retreat where the refined service creates an environment of privacy and unparalleled exclusivity, overlooking the spectacular Playa del Duque. For a particularly opulent stay, book one of the Casas Ducales (which have an independent reception) complete with personal butler service.
Tired muscles? Soothe them with exclusive thalassotherapy treatments at Bahía Wellness Retreat. And when hunger strikes, there's a choice of eight restaurants and 13 lounges serving a medley of global cuisines to satisfy the most discerning rumbling tum (and any fussy younger ones too).
Unmissable experiences on-site: stargazing from the Observatory; kitesurfing; flyboarding; paragliding; and trekking all arranged via the hotel's Club House.
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ADLER Spa Resort THERMAE
Although ADLER Spa Resort THERMAE is on the outskirts of pretty Bagno Vignoni town, close to enchanting Montalcino, Pienza and Montepulciano, once you've checked in, it's unlikely you'll leave this healing haven a minute before it's time to check out. This is an all-embracing destination resort and spa. And ADLER Spa Resort THERMAE's biggest attraction is the 1,000 square metres of indoor and outdoor healing thermal pools.
Reaching up to 50ºC, these mineral and volcanic-rich waters have been treating weary visitors since the Etruscan period. A semi-Olympic outdoor pool (in use year-round), Finnish sauna, innovative bio-sauna, underground cave-like grottos filled with Dead Sea salts, various steam baths, a herbal caldarium and Oriental mud bath are all at your disposal. In addition to a team of 40 experts, from both medical and aesthetic disciplines, to guide you during your detox, weight-loss, de-stress, pain relief and/or skin care treatments. All of which range from three to 14-day programmes.
An Ayurveda doctor is also on hand to perform procedures. The main property itself is a typically grand Italian country house with whitewashed stone walls featuring light and bright bedrooms with terraces. Plus, a restaurant run by Chef Gaetano Vaccaro who likes to keep the food miles to a minimum with fresh produce sourced from local organic farms and herbs from the hotel's garden. Both health-conscious and authentic Tuscan dishes are served.
ADLER Spa Resort DOLOMITI
Northern Italy's South Tyrol region is known for its natural beauty and delightful spa towns, and between the breathtaking Dolomites in Val Gardena, the resplendent, family-run, ADLER DOLOMITI resides right at the heart of one of the finest: Ortisei. This 110-room, five-star hotel has been a part of the town for over 200 years and embraces local traditions and town life, whilst benefiting from easy access to the mountains – whatever the season.
Décor is traditionally Alpine and cheerful; all-inclusive packages include refined gourmet cuisine or especially nutritional options if you're feeling saintly. (Beware: the generous breakfast buffet and teatime treats are difficult to turn down.)
Spa experiences at ADLER Spa Resort DOLOMITI are helpfully categorised into four programmes: purifying, body styling, well-being and beauty and pampering. Each one provides the opportunity to enjoy typical South Tyrolean treatments as well as Eastern-inspired therapies such as Ayurvedic massages and reflexology. And guests are all encouraged to partake in a consultation with a health professional at ADLER MED centre.
But it's ADLER Spa Resort DOLOMITI's extensive Wellness Centre that draws the biggest crowds. The largest wellness centre in the area, it comprises indoor and outdoor swimming pools, whirlpools, grotto pools, saunas and steam baths. All of which is enveloped by the 9,000 square metres of ADLER Park.
ADLER Lodge ALPE
There's a unique pleasure in the simple act of breathing in and out from Italy's majestic Dolomites. And at ADLER Lodge ALPE, the pleasures of sitting still and letting go of everyday stresses are hugely significant and rewarding. Located on the Alpe di Siusi plateau above the pretty town of Ortisei, there's nothing but wide open spaces and the natural beauty of the Alpine pastures from this world-class mountain lodge, which after 10 years of refurbishment and extension is finally open.
ADLER Lodge ALPE's chalet-style buildings seamlessly blend into the mountains and are everything an upscale lodge should be. Dressed in untreated spruce and larch wood, and warmed by amber colour tones, chalets and suites feel like a well-heeled home whose floor-to-ceiling windows bring in streams of natural light and those spectacular Dolomite views.
Stone, wood and hay lay the foundation for ADLER Lodge ALPE's Wellbeing & Alm Spa where treatments are inspired by the herbs and meadow flowers found nearby (edelweiss, stone pine, mountain salt). Highly trained therapists execute all manner of feel-good and purposeful massages, body treatments and facials using natural extracts. And of course, more oversized windows bring in the clear, natural light all year-round.
Outside, a warm panoramic pool cleverly overlooks the meadows below, while just a pane of glass separates the sauna and relaxation room from the towering peaks. Culinary highlight: Chef Denny Mair's creative interpretations of "timeless classics," encompassing the best of Alpine and Mediterranean cuisine.
Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort
Within an hour's drive north of Belfast, Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort is noteworthy for many reasons. Chiefly, as the one and only hotel in Ireland with a Thermal Village & Spa facility.
This dedicated wellness area includes an indoor pool with pebble floor (to massage the pressure points of the feet), numerous saunas, a relaxing Orangery, snow cabin, sanarium, hydrotherapy pool, hot tub, spa garden and fitness suite. The variety of day spa packages, overnight packages, spa rituals and signature treatments cover all aspects of well-being but predominantly involve hot and cold experiences in order to stimulate and re-energise.
Unique to The Spa at Galgorm is the Celtic Sauna Infusion, which begins and ends in The Orangery via the Celtic Sauna for a traditional Aufghuss ceremony to improve breathing and circulation. A Sauna Master will guide you through this process. Relax on infrared beds in the River House, set on stilts above the gently flowing River Maine. And enjoy bathing rituals, facials and massages using both age-old techniques (singing bowls, hot stones, crystal therapy) and modern methods (lymphatic drainage).
There are 122 guest rooms and suites across the estate, as well as particularly private Riverside Log Cabins and Cottage Suites that can accommodate up to eight. Galgorm Resort is also home to the spectacular Red Oaks Residence, a hidden gem that sleeps up to 12 guests with a private hot tub and barbecue area. Dining options range from the Spa's Elements café to the fine-dining River Room, hearty Bar + Grill At Gillies, authentic Fratelli Ristorante Pizzeria & Bar and fashionable Castle Kitchen + Bar smokehouse.
Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort
Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort is simply epic.
Reaching to the skies from 2,000 metres above sea level, this is the highest luxury resort in the Middle East and one of the highest five-star destinations in the world. Glorious canyon views of the jagged Saiq Plateau are laid out before you from atop Oman's legendary Green Mountain. From deluxe guest rooms and pool villas to the communal infinity pool and restaurants, scenes of the landscape as it rises and falls are without interruption.
Closer exploration of the terrain can be arranged during hikes, bike trails, drives and mountain picnics. But more leisurely pastimes include time spent in Anantara Spa where professional therapists practice ancient Thai and Arabian wisdom with natural remedies.
Bespoke wellness, holistic and fitness programmes focus on three philosophies: Relax & De-stress; Peaking Fitness; Detox & Cleanse. Schedules for which may incorporate age-old cleansing rituals, sunrise yoga, meditation and hot stone therapy using warmed volcanic rocks or Himalayan salt stones. And in the dedicated male and female thermal suites, facilities include steam rooms, saunas, rain showers and relaxation pools.
To accompany the treatments, "wellness cuisine" and a range of raw juices keep energy levels up, whilst The Jasmine Lounge's beauty therapies make you feel a million dollars.
Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach All Inclusive
From the fine white sandy beach it faces and stunning turquoise Caribbean Sea it overlooks to the nine restaurants and several bars, Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancún All Inclusive Spa Resort offers a "luxury with no limits" experience.
Pushing the levels of luxury to extra-ordinary heights, the resort's Infinite Club Level provides additional privileges for guests staying in exclusive Infinite Suites. Spanning the top floors, Infinite Club guests are entitled to a host of privileges, amenities, suites, and excursions. These include access to private areas such as the Infinite Lounge offering stunning Caribbean views, private check-in, a concierge service, and all-day gourmet treats.
Club guests are also granted access to the secluded Infinite Sun Deck & Bar and adults-only Infinite Beach Club which serves a wide range of premium spirits and cocktails as well as a great choice of snacks. Daily activities are arranged specifically for Club guests who receive priority bookings for restaurants and experiences at the resort in addition to wave-runner rentals, babysitting services, evening access to the Coral KidZ Club, and hydrotherapy treatments at the Gem Spa.
When visiting the Gem Spa do not miss the 10-step hydrotherapy ritual incorporating use of the aromatherapy steam room, multi-jet shower, clay steam room, ice room, dry sauna, rain shower, whirlpool, plunge pool, pebble walkway and hydrotherapy pool. And experience the Gem's signature therapies such as the Seventh Wonder Luxury Massage to balance the seven chakras of the body. Adrenaline pumping action is available at the beach-facing gym whose fitness programme offers group yoga
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The 1950 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 25th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Roll of honour

Summary
The annual totalisator was £70,408,231, a fourth consecutive drop since 1946. Seventy-one of the tracks were affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) which accounted for £61,068,000 of the total. The drop at the 71 tracks constituted 18% and paid attendances were 21,549,000, a drop of 10%. The returns further increased the friction between the industry and the government, with the former blaming the tote tax cost of £9,182,000 in addition to normal income tax on other areas of the business.

Ballymac Ball continued his exceptional form from 1949 by winning the English Greyhound Derby.

Tracks
The Boyne Valley Greyhound Stadium in Navan and Spennymoor Greyhound Stadium both open.

Competitions
The News of the World in association with the National Greyhound Racing Club announced plans to sponsor a national intertrack competition  Ballymac Ball who had been phenomenal during the Laurels the year before and 1,000 Guineas and Trafalgar Cup champion Ballycurren Garrett.

Ballycurren Garrett made amends for his disappointing Derby showing when travelling to Cardiff Arms Park and lifting the Welsh Greyhound Derby crown. Drumgoon Boy was five lengths adrift in second and Red Wind finish fifth despite starting at odds of 11-10. The time of 29.22 recorded by Ballycurren Garrett broke the existing track record. In Scotland, the third Derby event of the year was won by Wembley's Behattans Choice, who held off veteran West End Dasher for a comfortable win. Behattans Choice a brindle dog and Westend Dasher a fawn dog were both trained by Bob Burls and he made the decision to take the pair over to Ireland for the Irish Greyhound Derby.

The newly crowned Derby champion Ballymac Ball successfully defended his Laurels title and was then retired to stud.

News
A vaccine is eventually found for hard pad disease, better known as distemper. Francis Gentle, vice chairman of the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) and chairman of the Association for the Protection for Copyright in Sport proposes to prohibit the televising of all sports until the law changes. The 1950 movie The Blue Lamp is filmed at White City.

Drumgoon Boy and Red Wind, two champions were now under the training of Fred Trevillion after their owner/trainer Frank Davis was undergoing an investigation in relation to 'ringing' (running a greyhound in a false name). Frank Davis was found guilty of running the brilliant Red Wind without proof of pedigree along with another greyhound called Rindiffin D. The court believed Red Wind to be a former Irish pup called Waggles, a fact disputed by Davis. Nevertheless Davis was imprisoned for fraud and all of his greyhounds disqualified by the NGRC.

The introduction of a new trainers licence went ahead; it was called a C Licence and would allow private trainers to run their greyhounds in graded racing at tracks in addition to the resident trainers. Oxford Stadium was the first track to experiment with the scheme. Also at Oxford the continuing problem of taxation was evident when they announced that during the first eleven months of the year they had paid £21,595 tote tax, £9,459 bookmaker tax and £4,152 entertainment duty forcing owner Leslie Calcutt to make the announcement that they would close during December until further notice.

The Instaprint photo finish and timer that was tested at Wimbledon Stadium was given the seal of approval to use throughout Britain  and weighing scales became mandatory at all tracks.

Frederick Johnson is finally issued a private trainers licence, the breeder from Tarpoley in Cheshire had been refused a licence since 1946. His Rushton News made the Irish Laurels final in 1948 and Johnson has plans to breed with him. He does breed and rear litter by Mad Tanist, out of Summer Frock which includes Rushton Smutty. Rushton News will soon sire a greyhound called Rushton Spot.

Ireland
Mayo dog Crossmolina Rambler claimed the 1950 Irish Greyhound Derby and Spanish Chestnut won a second successive Irish Laurels.

Principal UK races

+ Track Record

Totalisator Returns

The totalisator returns declared to the licensing authorities for the year 1950 are listed below. Tracks that did not have a totalisator in operation are not listed.

Summary

+ number of tracks include those without a tote in operation

References

Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom
Greyhound racing in the Republic of Ireland
UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
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Last semester I took Book Binding I through the University of Iowa Center for the Book . What an amazing experience – excellent instructor, supportive work environment, and talented, interesting students! The fruits of my labor (besides the ones I gave away) are posted here.
Book binding requires great attention to detail (not always my strong point) and lots of uninterrupted time to focus on the work. So, carving out enough time to get things done with two little gumbos underfoot was a little tricky at times. Every now and then in a mad dash to get things done under deadline, I would work with the kids around. As you might imagine, they took a real interest in the "book finding," as Eliott called it.
Here's some of Eliott's fabulous pictures from his books. Of course there's lots of elaborate narrative that goes along with them. . .
This robot is named Eliott.
It is really cool to see how the books covered in origami paper turned out! All of your books are beautiful. Love Eliott's box!!


Theft looks rough on a background check whether it was for less than $50 or for more than $200,000.
Theft cases are hard to fight too and statistics back that up. Retail stores today are equipped not only with surveillance cameras but also with extremely aggressive loss prevention officers who routinely suspect innocent people of being criminals.
But it's not hopeless getting a theft arrest off your record in Collin County if you take the right steps early. There are two main avenues other than trial which could result in an expunction of a theft arrest.
The first is through the Collin County pre-trial diversion program which is an informal probation by invitation only where the prosecution agrees to dismiss charges and even agrees to an expunction. An attorney can help make the case to the prosecutor that their client is worthy of invitation and final acceptance into the program — and also evaluate the pros and cons of entering the pre-trial diversion program.
A second way to get a record expunged is by plea bargaining for the prosecutor to agree to reduce the charges to a Class C misdemeanor (usually from a Class B or A misdemeanor) and give deferred adjudication. This has the legal effect of allowing eligibility for expunction after two years from the date of the arrest if the deferred is successfully completed.
While the statistics and the prognosis can be very daunting when facing a theft charge in Collin County, you should remain hopeful of seeing your way through the problem with patience, diligence and advocacy.
*Jeremy Rosenthal is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas. Nothing in this article should be considered legal advice. For legal advice for any issue you should speak directly with an attorney.
Can A DWI in Texas Be Expunged?
Yes. There are two main ways.
The first and most common way is that you need to plead not guilty and have a trial. If you are acquitted, and you otherwise meet all the pre-requisites of Tex.Code.Crim.P. Chapter 55, then you will be eligible to have your file expunged.
The second, less common way, is for the statute of limitations to pass (2 years) without the case being on file. This could be from having your case dismissed by the district attorney's office, from having a motion to suppress all the evidence granted, or from the police agency and/or district attorney's office never filing your case after the arrest. In this scenario, an arrest could similarly be expunged under Chapter 55 of the Texas Penal Code.
Driving while intoxicated arrests cannot be non-disclosed. This is because there is no possibility of Deferred Adjudication on DWI cases. Drunk driving cases in Texas tend to be an all-or-nothing proposition that way.
*Jeremy Rosenthal is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas. Nothing in this article is intended to be legal advice. For legal advice about any situation you should contact an attorney directly. Contacting the attorney through this forum does not create an attorney-client relationship. Communications through this forum are not confidential.
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Justin Timberlake unveils 'Man of the Woods' collection at NYC pop-up shop
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Justin Timberlake performed at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, and recently put out a new album titled "Man of the Woods". During his performance, he wore his rustic and outdoorsy apparel line to go with it. He has recently been working with a range of brands, from Levi's to Jordan as well as Heron Brand, YETI and more to create a limited-edition collection of 16 items. Each of these items represent one song on his 16-track record. Plus, the collection is just in time for New York Fashion Week, which can be seen in a pop-up shop in Soho. Keep scrolling to find our favorite pieces.
Starting with his Jordan collaboration, these sneakers are a spin on the Air Jordan 3 worn by Michael Jordan during the 1988 NBA Dunk Contest. For Timberlake's version, The Air Jordan 3 'JTH' are detailed with a reflective Swoosh, and red detailing.
Justin Timberlake actually wore these exact sneakers for his Superbowl half-time show. The sneakers dropped via Nike's SNKRS app just moments after his performance, and unfortunately sold out in less than five minutes. However, these sneakers will reportedly be available again soon.
Justin Timberlake also collaborated with Levi's showcasing three styles of Trucker Jackets. "For the 50th birthday of the trucker jacket, Levis asked me to redesign one," Timberlake tweeted. "I did & now it's my favorite drinking buddy." Currently, Levi's is hosting a giveaway for a chance win a free jacket. He customized the jackets to make them look outdoorsy with a sherpa lining and denim or khaki exterior.
Update your sunglasses this season with the Warby Parker x Justin Collection. These sunglasses are in collaboration with his song "Wave". All three styles are available in men's or women's options.
Better yet, to kick-off the collaboration, Warby Parker will be making a donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, an organization near Justin's hometown and dear to his heart. Also, for every pair of Warby Parker frames sold, a pair is distributed to someone in need. Each pair has a price-tag of $95.
Lastly, he teamed up with YETI to release a custom cooler as well as Heron Preston with custom t-shirts. These are exclusive to his pop-up shop however, and will be released to his personal shop when his tour is live in March.
What are your favorite items from the collection? Let me know in the comments below.
Ali Smith is a fashion and lifestyle blogger and an editor at 9to5toys. She has a unique perspective on fashion and is always watching for the newest and freshest trends. Her blog and Instagram is http://alismithstyle.com/. Contact her at ali@9to5mac.com.
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Warren Sturgis McCulloch was born in Orange, New Jersey, in 1898. He attended Haverford College and studied philosophy and psychology at Yale University, where he received an A.B. degree in 1921. He continued to study psychology at Columbia and received a M.A. degree in 1923. Receiving his MD in 1927 from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, he undertook an internship at Bellevue Hospital, New York, before returning to academia in 1934. He worked at the Laboratory for Neurophysiology at Yale University from 1934 to 1941, before moving to the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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This reminds me of a joke I heard a long time ago about the Israeli Education Ministry ordering teachers to honour the legacy of the late Rahavam Ze'evi, an open advocate of the ethnic cleansing of Arabs from Palestine. A teacher told the her class how courageous Ze'evi had been in advocating the, ahem, "Transfer" of the Palestinian population. A child said, "that's wonderful, Miss, when can we do that to the Ethiopians." The teacher said "don't be so racist in my class!"
Anyway, a couple of days ago Ha'aretz reported on a demo by Ethiopians and "representatives of various groups who feel weak in Israeli society."
"The phenomenon of racism harms us all, and it is impossible to separate the discrimination of Ethiopians in Israel from the discrimination of Arab residents or Russian-speakers," said Rabia Elsagir, a resident of Shfaram and member of The Coalition Against Racism in Israel, who attended the protest with a handful of people from the Arab sector.
There are of course many examples of racism in Israel but two more occurred just recently. One was the water throwing incident in the Knesset just the other day:
For a comment on this see Magnes Zionist.
The other is a further degeneration of the State of Israel into an explicitly apartheid situation within Israel itself and not simply between Israel and the occupied territories. The Israeli High Court has now effectively ratified Israel's so-called Citizenship Law which spells out a crucial difference between the Jewish and Arab inhabitants of Israel within the pre-67 boundaries. Again here is Ha'aretz:
Israel's High Court rejected on Wednesday petitions against the Citizenship Law, which prevents Palestinians married to Israeli Arabs from receiving Israeli citizenship or residency. Six judges voted to reject the petitions, while five voted to accept them.
Israel generally grants citizenship to spouses of Israelis in a gradual process. In the spirit of this process, a similar process was instituted for the naturalization of spouses of permanent residents, though the process is a little longer. A 2002 temporary order excluded Palestinian spouses from these processes and barred them from becoming Israeli citizens.
And again Magnes Zionist has a scathing comment:
Yesterday, the State of Israel became the first western state whose High Court ruled that some citizens have fewer fundamental rights than other citizens based on their ethnicity. Actually, it had done so before, but yesterday it rejected the most sustained challenge to the "Citizenship Law," which bars the non-Israeli spouses of Israeli Palestinians from becoming citizens. So while an Israeli Jew from Brooklyn has the right of marrying anybody she likes, and having her spouse naturalized, a native Palestinian Israeli citizen cannot marry a distant relative who lives in a town five minutes from her house – unless that relative was a Palestinian collaborator, working for the Israelis, and then, only by special approval of the Minister of Interior.
Yet another answer to Goldstone and all those who try to make out that Israel isn't an apartheid state.
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Q: connection with dynamic database node.js using exports I am getting the database name from front end when user logged in the system and I have to make the connection with that database for further process.I am able to do it if create the connection on same page but I want to use 'exports'
I am trying this. I am new in node.js so if there is some very silly mistake please dont mind and help me to understand.
I tried different way of exporting but not able to make it run.
my DB_dynamic.js:
var mysql = require('mysql');
exports.dynamicConnection= function(dbname){
var connection = mysql.createConnection({
  host: process.env.DBHost || 'localhost',
  port: process.env.DBPort || 3306,
  user: process.env.DBUser || 'root',
  password: process.env.DBPassword || '',
  database: process.env.DBName || dbname
});
connection.connect((err) =>{
  if(err) throw err;
  console.log('Mysql Connected...');
});
}

now in my model.js
var new_conn = require('./DB_dynamic.js');
var conn = new_conn.dynamicConnection(dbname);
  conn.query("my query"); //Error!

Error:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'query' of undefined

A: DB_dynamic.js
const mysql = require('mysql');

module.exports = dbConnection = (dbname) => {
    return connection = mysql.createConnection({
        host: process.env.DBHost || 'localhost',
        port: process.env.DBPort || 3306,
        user: process.env.DBUser || 'root',
        password: process.env.DBPassword || '',
        database: process.env.DBName || dbname
    });
};

model.js
let dbConnection = require('./DB_dynamic.js');

console.log(dbConnection("your_db_name").query("your_query"))

A: module.exports.dynamicConnection= function(dbname){

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package com.ocdsoft.bacta.swg.cu.controller.game.server;

import com.google.inject.Inject;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.soe.GameNetworkMessageController;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.soe.GameNetworkMessageHandled;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.soe.RolesAllowed;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.soe.connection.ConnectionRole;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.soe.connection.SoeUdpConnection;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.swg.cu.message.game.client.ClientRandomNameRequest;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.swg.cu.message.game.server.ClientRandomNameResponse;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.swg.lang.Gender;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.swg.lang.Race;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.swg.name.NameService;
import com.ocdsoft.bacta.swg.shared.localization.StringId;

@GameNetworkMessageHandled(ClientRandomNameRequest.class)
@RolesAllowed({ConnectionRole.AUTHENTICATED})
public class ClientRandomNameRequestController implements GameNetworkMessageController<ClientRandomNameRequest> {

    //private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ClientRandomNameRequestController.class.getSimpleName());

    private final NameService nameService;

    @Inject
    public ClientRandomNameRequestController(NameService nameService) {
        this.nameService = nameService;
    }

    @Override
    public void handleIncoming(SoeUdpConnection connection, ClientRandomNameRequest message) throws Exception {

        Race race = parseRace(message.getCreatureTemplate());
        Gender gender = parseGender(message.getCreatureTemplate());

        String fullName = nameService.generateName(NameService.PLAYER, race, gender);

        connection.sendMessage(
                new ClientRandomNameResponse(
                        message.getCreatureTemplate(),
                        fullName,
                        new StringId("ui", "name_approved")
                )
        );
    }

    private Race parseRace(String raceString) {
        String race = raceString.substring(raceString.lastIndexOf("/") + 1, raceString.lastIndexOf("_"));
        return Race.valueOf(race.toUpperCase());
    }

    private Gender parseGender(String raceString) {
        String gender = raceString.substring(raceString.lastIndexOf("_") + 1, raceString.indexOf(".iff"));
        return Gender.valueOf(gender.toUpperCase());
    }
}


Abstract : [en] In the first part of the talk I will describe in general terms the link between classical optimisation techniques and the Bayesian approach to statistical inversion as outlined in the seminal book of [Kaipio and Somersalo, 2005]. Under the assumption of an additive Gaussian noise model, a Gaussian prior distribution and a linear parameter-to-observable map, it is possible to uniquely characterise the Bayesian posterior as Gaussian with the maximum aposteriori (MAP) point equal to the minimum of a classic regularised minimisation problem and covariance matrix equal to the inverse of the Hessian of the functional evaluated at the MAP point. I will also discuss techniques that can be used when these assumptions break down.
In the second part of the talk I will describe a method implemented within dolfin-adjoint [Funke and Farrell, arXiv 2013] to quantify the uncertainty in the recovered material parameters of a hyperelastic solid from partial and noisy observations of the displacement field in the domain. The finite element discretisation of the adjoint and higher-order adjoint (Hessian) equations are derived automatically from the high-level UFL representation of the problem. The resulting equations are solved using PETSc. I will concentrate on finding the eigenvalue decomposition of the posterior covariance matrix (Hessian). The eigenvectors associated with the lowest eigenvalues of the Hessian correspond with the directions in parameter space least constrained by the observations [Flath et al. 2011]. This eigenvalue problem is tricky to solve efficiently because the Hessian is very large (on the order of the number of parameters) and dense (meaning that only its action on a vector can be calculated, each involving considerable expense).
Finally, I will show some illustrative examples including the uncertainty associated with deriving the material properties of a 3D hyperelastic block with a stiff inclusion with knowledge only of the displacements on the boundary of the domain.
J. Kaipio and E. Somersalo, Statistical and Computational Inverse Problems, vol. 160. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2005. S. W. Funke and P. E. Farrell, "A framework for automated PDE-constrained optimisation," arXiv:1302.3894 [cs], Feb. 2013. H. P. Flath, L. C. Wilcox, V. Akçelik, J. Hill, B. van Bloemen Waanders, and O. Ghattas, "Fast Algorithms for Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification in Large-Scale Linear Inverse Problems Based on Low-Rank Partial Hessian Approximations," SIAM J. Sci. Comput., vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 407–432, Feb. 2011.
Commentary : A video of this presentation is available at the 'Complementary URL' link above.


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We're raising £500 to continue raising funds to prevent NEC & provide support for premie parents.
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On 19th March 2017, our beautiful Eva lost her battle with prematurity. Eva suddenly fell very poorly with Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), where the intestine becomes inflamed and begins to die. NEC is much more common in premature babies. Of the babies who get this cruel condition, around 50% will lose their lives before or after surgery.
Despite the technology we have today, there is still so much to learn about NEC and what truly causes it and more importantly, what can prevent it and save lives.
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