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A New App is Helping Nurses Partner with First-Time Moms to Achieve Their Goals
Becoming a new mom can be an overwhelming time for many women, especially if they are experiencing poverty. Using insights from their nurses, Nurse-Family Partnership has launched Goal Mama, a platform that provides mothers with resources they need to achieve goals for themselves and their newborns.
The birth of a child can be an exciting, yet stressful, experience for many first-time moms, especially if they are living in poverty and lack the resources to provide proper care. For more than four generations, Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP), a national community health organization, has linked specially trained nurses with first-time moms living in poverty and their children to regularly provide care and support starting early in the pregnancy and continuing up to the child's second birthday.
"We like to think of ourselves as the emergency room of home visiting," explained Benilda (Benny) Samuels, chief operating officer at Nurse-Family Partnership. "We focus on vulnerable families who are experiencing poverty, who might be at risk for homelessness or substance abuse. We know if they don't receive support, they can be a higher risk for a difficult pregnancy, which can have implications for all of society."
By tapping into the powerful bond between a nurse and a new mother, NFP has grown to serve over 38,000 moms in 41 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and many tribal communities. Research has shown that over the years, the relationship between the NFP nurses and moms has been successful in improving both maternal health and birth outcomes.[1] Now NFP is excited to be taking their mission to a new level by introducing Goal Mama, the first mobile app of its kind developed exclusively for Nurse-Family Partnership moms and their visiting nurses. The app provides easier access to the NFP community, informational articles and a tool to encourage goal setting, creating an opportunity to empower NFP's new mothers and improve the impact of NFP.
"We wanted to create something that improved retention in our program and engagement with our mothers, and we knew an app was the best way to do that," said Benny. "Not only is this an innovative platform for the nursing practice, but it also provides our young mothers with a tool right at their fingertips that helps them feel more supported, organized and understood."
The Goal Mama app provides first-time mothers in the NFP network with a digital platform to set short- and long-term goals, including ways to track progress and set reminders to stay on track. Mothers can input personal goals varying from obtaining a baby's immunizations, to applying for a GED; from getting a driver's license, to scheduling a play date. Using a confidence scale, mothers can also indicate how difficult she believes the goal is and how confident she is in her success. Nurses can see updates and track goal progression in real-time on an accompanying nurse dashboard and can send the mothers personal messages of encouragement.
"Our nurses tell us a lot of this work can be two steps forward and three steps back, so by the mothers putting in their goals and ranking their confidence level in achieving that goal, it influences the way our nurses deliver advice and care," said Benny.
As the app was developed, NFP worked closely with nurses and mothers to gain insights on how to make the platform succeed, which came down to meeting mothers and nurses where they are. Benny explained how, for many of the NFP nurses who come from community and public health backgrounds that often lack resources, introducing tech into their interactions with their patients has taken their work to the next level.
"I think what makes our app so different from other apps for new mothers is that ours was developed by nurses and mothers, for nurses and mothers," said Benny. "Our young moms who are proficient in tech love the easy access on their phones, but nurses love how they are able to use the dashboard on their desktops."
According to Benny, along with feedback from the mothers, nurses were imperative to the design of this platform. Together with their partners in developing the app, Hopelab and Ayogo, NFP gathered 100 of its nurses in a room for a design thinking exercise and were provided a tremendous amount of feedback.
"We knew if we wanted to get this platform right, we better ask nurses," said Benny. "The dashboard element was the nurses' idea because nurses do most of their administrative work on a computer, and nurses thought of the scheduling component because of how it's often a struggle to match schedules. To know ideas from our nurses were actually implemented into the design of the platform is exciting."
Kathy Pounds, RN, an NFP nurse at Gift of Life in Montgomery, Alabama, has been paired with first-time mother Kayla and her daughter Sidney for over two years. They both said they already had a great relationship but using the Goal Mama app has helped them better communicate and understand how Kayla can best achieve her goals.
"The app allows me to communicate with other mothers in the NFP community, so we can compare experiences and ask questions to each other. There's also a section that I love with tips on how to manage one's stress and anxiety," said Kayla. "Being a new mom, and a single mom, it can be stressful, and you forget a lot of stuff. My daughter takes up a lot of my attention, so the app helps me to focus on my goals and the goals I have for my daughter."
Kayla said one of the goals she entered into the app was to enroll her daughter in daycare. When Sidney was experiencing a language development delay, Kathy suggested that daycare could be helpful. Kayla not only entered enrolling daycare into the app as a goal, but also a suggested timeframe, her confidence in achieving the goal and what she needed to achieve the goal. The app regularly sent her reminders, and Kayla said it was incredibly helpful to have that additional support literally in her back pocket.
"This is the first time I've ever worked with something like this in my nursing career," said Kathy. "Kayla is able to take ownership of our appointments and appointment times, and if she indicates in the app she'd like to discuss a specific topic, I know what information to bring on my next visit. It has completely transformed the way I deliver care."
Before the app, if a new mom wanted specific information on a condition or development milestone, an NFP nurse like Kathy would either download the information and send it via email or print it out and bring to their next meeting. Now first-time NFP mothers have immediate access to the organization's wisdom directly on the app in a growth and development section, which includes things to be on the lookout for as the child develops, a section both Kayla and Kathy say is incredibly helpful.
"I think my favorite part of using the app is the ability to send out quick, real-time updates, texts and affirmations that really build on the mom's strengths," said Kathy. "I want to show Kayla how strong and resilient she is, and the app allows me to regularly remind her of her incredible qualities and showcase why goal setting is important. I've seen her grow so much over the past few months by taking ownership of and reaching her goals."
Since the launch of Goal Mama in May 2019, the platform has been introduced to more than 735 Nurse-Family Partnership nurses across 10 states. NFP looks forward to the app being shared with over 2,000 NFP nurses in their current 41 states by 2020. They also hope that by translating the app into Spanish, adding video and finding additional ways to innovate the platform, Goal Mama can help nurses and mothers, like Kathy and Kayla, develop deeper connections.
"I'm just so honored that Kayla has allowed me as a stranger into her home and to be such a large part of her life," said Kathy. "NFP has given me the opportunity to watch mothers like Kayla bloom into successful, wonderful parents, and it's been so rewarding as a nurse."
Benny and the team at NFP hope that their experience developing Goal Mama can inspire other health organizations to pay closer attention to feedback from their end users, especially nurses.
"Developing Goal Mama using the perspectives of nurses and mothers has been transformational in how we are approaching other tools and projects at NFP," said Benny. "And in the future, we know the tools we develop will be driven by nurses."
(Pictured above is mother Kayla, her daughter Sidney, and Nurse Family Partnership nurse Kathy Pounds)
The app and dashboard were co-designed with Ayogo, a behavior-science based software developer, and Hopelab, a social innovation healthcare lab focused on developing science-based technologies that can improve health and wellbeing of teens and young adults. Following the success of Goal Mama, NFP recently awarded Hopelab with the Robert F. Hill Award for Exceptional Impact, which celebrates organizations who have made a momentous impact on Nurse-Family Partnership's mission and vision to provide better opportunities for first-time mothers and their children.
Have an idea for an innovative platform with the potential to change human health? Stay tuned for upcoming opportunities to share your solution through the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge series.
[1] Nurse-Family Partnership. (2017). Better Pregnancy Outcomes - Nurse-Family Partnership. Retrieved from https://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/about/proven-results/1386-2/.
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Alice Sebold's Lucky Gets Film Adaptation by 13 Reasons Why Writer
By Christine Fernando | June 3, 2019 | 12:53pm
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Lucky, a 1999 memoir penned by Alice Sebold, is set for film adaptation by Karen Moncrieff, writer for the controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.
Currently in the pre-production and casting stages, the film will get cameras rolling by the fall.
In the novel's searing prose, Sebold, also the author of The Lovely Bones, recounts her experiences of being raped and its aftermath as it shaped the course of her life. Sebold reveals the details of when she was brutally raped and beaten in a park as an 18-year-old college freshman, as well as her struggle to secure her rapist's conviction.
Upon reporting the crime to the police, Sebold writes that another young woman had recently been murdered in the same spot she was raped. Therefore, police told her, she was "lucky."
The book sold over one million copies, surging to the top of the New York Times best-sellers list and earning Sebold critical acclaim for her visceral account of sexual assault.
For Moncrieff, it is also not her first time approaching the issue of sexual assault in her writing. Based on Jay Asher's 2007 novel of the same name, the 13 Reasons Why Netflix series also recounts a main character's experience with rape.
Joining Moncrieff is James Brown, known for his work on Still Alice, who has been brought on as producer. Skywolf Media and Fortitude are financing the film.
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Let's check the model in more detail, we watch how the style is much more aerodynamic. This will offer a few efficiency like extremely effective fuel consumption, improved topspeed and more reliable maneuvers. Besides, I'm proud this model has used the latest design trends. Looked at from very aggressive light model and of course it's completely LED. A better aggressive shape layout with a line of body that passes from the head-lights bringing together to the rear lights. I was also excited after i found an unique grill, it looked like it had never ever already been before. Even when bringing the style of the past grill shapes, it really is much more interesting. This is firmer and taper, with a touch of honeycomb on every grid. When I saw the back, I have been quite dazzled by the rear end lighting design. Not anymore ancient designs are viewed, are provided with curved LED lines. It's like delivering a message when you're behind it, yes, this really is 2019 Volvo Xc90 T5 R.
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Tackling the Aerospace Supplier's Dilemma: Scalability
Automation and robotics can go a long way toward increasing capacity and growing a business dedicated to aerospace manufacturing. But Trinity Precision has learned that refining the indirect and unseen aspects of its operations can be just as valuable.
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A machine operator at Trinity Precision sets up a tombstone (made by Abbott Workholding Products) in the control center for a Makino A61nx cell. Trinity's first major investment after purchasing the company five years ago was in an A61 cell. It now has three and plans to add another this year. Photos by Peter Zelinski.
As commercial aviation expands to accommodate a new class of international travelers from emerging markets such as China and India, demand on small and mid-sized aerospace suppliers to expand production capacity is placing a premium not just on automation or skilled labor, but on the supplier's overall scalability.
The challenge of accommodating for growth and increasing throughput is different today than it was just a few years ago. With a shrinking supply of skilled manufacturing workers responsible for increasingly automated and complex machining processes, scaling up now favors knowledge sharing and the systemization of operations over the traditional goal of simply boosting employee headcount.
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This became clear during a recent visit to Trinity Precision, a Wichita, Kansas-based supplier of machined parts and assemblies for major aerospace companies and defense firms, such as Boeing (Chicago), Textron Aviation (Wichita), Spirit AeroSystems (Wichita), Northrop Grumman (Falls Church, Virgina) and Gulfstream (Savannah, Georgia). David May, Trinity's president and co-founder, purchased the shop five years ago when it operated primarily using three-axis vertical mills. Mr. May had recently worked at another facility that had undergone a transformation from vertical to horizontal machining centers (HMCs) with palletized equipment, including Makino and Mazak cell systems. After purchasing Trinity, he and his team followed suit and began to invest in robotic and palletized HMCs, including a Makino A61 five-axis HMC with its multi-mission compatible (MMC) vehicle system. The purchase was a big win for the company, allowing it to standardize tooling and workholding approaches, add instant capacity by simplifying setups, and run the parts as much as 60% faster than on the verticals.
Another look at the tombstone system for the A61nx cell as well as the three screens on the left displaying MachineMetrics data.
But to say that the A61 cells were the only investment toward scalability that Mr. May and his team at Trinity have made in the last five years would undercut at least two impressive aspects of their story — a story that involves robotics and automation, but at its core is about eliminating tribal knowledge in favor of shared and instant access to information.
It's a story that started with a thorough cleaning.
Whack-a-Mole
When I visited Trinity Precision this past February, Mr. May and his team emphasized one key point at the outset: The shop that they'd taken over was, to put it gently, a mess. The walls were covered in grime. Tools and raw materials were scattered throughout the shop. An open coolant barrel sat underneath a circuit breaker box. File cabinets contained the old company's paper folder system it still used for work orders. Mr. May's team calculated that each shopfloor employee had to travel more than 3,000 feet per work order per setup just to collect the necessary parts and tools. Assembly operations took place on plastic folding tables.
On the first day after taking over operations, Mr. May shut down the business for 72 hours to clean the facility. The team, which included several employees who stayed after he took over, filled a dozen 20-foot-long dumpsters with trash.
But in many ways the near-gutting of the shop provided an opportunity to start from scratch. And the investment in the A61 cell and pallet system certainly was a significant leap forward. In less than a year, the team standardized tooling and workholding approaches in a manner that allowed them to program nearly 350 unique part numbers using fewer than 20 unique workholding components. Today, the number of parts running on the A61 has increased to 800.
In 2016, Trinity added a FANUC Robodrill machining center that allows the
Trinity added this FANUC Robodrill vertical machining center in 2016 to run high-mix, low-volume parts with the aid of its five-axis robotic arm.
company to run high-mix, low-volume jobs with the aid of a five-axis robotic arm. While there was room to increase the capacity for the A61 cell, many of Trinity's parts begin with similar workpieces that take a considerable amount of time to load and unload. The Robodrill enables the workpieces to be staged in a row and loaded automatically — in less than 12 seconds each — for a two-stage milling operation. It machines a dovetail profile into one side of the workpiece blank, the robotic arm flips the piece over, and a second vise jaw takes hold of the newly machined dovetail — a workholding solution that exposes nearly all of the workpiece to the next machining operation that completes the part. In the meantime, the first jaw takes hold of a new workpiece.
When the cycle is complete, all that is left holding the dovetail to the finished part are two small tabs. The machine operator then takes a large rubber mallet and, whack-a-mole style, knocks the part loose from the tabs, leaving only two small burrs to be removed.
For this part, the Robodrill machines a dovetail form into the workpiece to maximize the exposure for machining ops. When the cycle is complete, all that is left holding the dovetail to the finished part are two small tabs.
Chris VanNover, Trinity's co-founder and vice president of operations, says that after the company hired programmers to create the initial programming code for the Robodrill, operators now can teach the robot new operations without having to write new code. "Now we can hand-walk the robotic arm through a new program step by step to find a new position, move it, reteach that position, change it for the raw material, reteach that position again, then save that as a unique program," he says. "With very small modifications, we can take an existing program, make a couple modifications, copy it and save it as a different program number."
Here is the same part from the previous photo after a machine operator has used the rubber mallet and knocked the part loose from the dovetail form.
In a way, this manual method of programming is one example of democratizing information for the greater good at Trinity. But when the company began to integrate cross-departmental data into its material requirements planning (MRP) system, it took this concept much further.
Tribal counsel
Some shops can get by with an organizational structure in which only a small number of employees have access to key pieces of information. This information could be data from machine monitoring analytics, materials procurement, shipping and receiving, production schedules or any number of business operations. When this information is localized within a single department, or even a small number of employees within that department, those employees serve as gatekeepers of that information. If Bob in your shipping department isn't around to tell you when the next shipment of material is scheduled to arrive, tough luck! Your customers will have to wait until Bob is back before you can tell them when their parts will be delivered.
Contrast that with this fact: Trinity's home of Wichita is one of the nation's largest aerospace manufacturing hubs. To spotlight what this means for companies like Trinity that want to scale-up their businesses, consider that the day before visiting Trinity I visited the vast headquarters of Spirit AeroSystems, the world's largest aerostructures manufacturer, and briefly met the head of Spirit's HR department. She excitedly told us that the company was pushing forward with plans to hire 1,400 new employees over the next year — in addition to the 1,000 it hired last year. For Trinity, this means that growing its business necessarily includes strategies and tactics well beyond increasing employee headcount. And key among those strategies is streamlining and sharing information across processes and departments.
To jumpstart that goal, the company hired a business systems manager, Jason Hansen, to integrate information flows from multiple departments into its MRP system. The result is a sort of master data hub that all departments rely on for information related to production, shipping, materials and more.
Trinity displays signage to identify different cells and activities inside the facility, including real-time displays of machine performance. These metrics are all tied to its global MRP system.
For instance, Trinity uses MachineMetrics software as its machine monitoring platform. Mr. Hansen has integrated the MachineMetrics data into Trinity's global MRP system to track information such as machine clocking, utilization, spindle engagement and operator loading. Installed throughout the plant floor are large-screen monitors that display live data from the MRP from machining centers throughout the shop. As Chris VanNover points out, this information delivers ownership of production to the operators. "Why? Because now they can see, number one, what's expected of them," he says, "and number two, they can look up at the screen and realize, 'Oh no, I'm in the red!' But now they're empowered to say, 'If I can flip two of these red cells to green, boom, we can get back on schedule.'"
Trinity's production report displaying sales order status, order quantities, completion dates and whether the part is waiting for material.
Just as importantly, these data are linked directly to related processes from each job's original quote, such as material tracking and shipping. All of this information can be accessed in the production queue of the MRP system. For instance, an operator can open the queue to see a prioritized list of jobs that are scheduled to run on any given work center. With one click, that operator can check the material availability for those jobs as well as whether that material might be needed for higher priority jobs. "It helps us to avoid robbing Peter to pay Paul," Mr. Hansen says. He points to the onscreen display at a job scheduled to run on a Haas VMC that needs 10 workpieces. "It needs 10, but we have eight in stock that can be allocated to it," he says.
This is a closeup look at MachineMetrics data from Trinity's machine controllers.
"So he knows right away: if we need 10 but only have eight, does it make sense to reduce it and run the eight?" To answer that question, Mr. Hansen says, the operator just clicks on the material tab to see when the next order is scheduled for delivery. There is no legwork involved, and the system tells him right away when he can get those parts out.
One of the chief reasons that a major aerospace company like Boeing might reject a part or assembly from a supplier is part misidentification. Some of the parts that Trinity manufactures contain geometries that are nearly identical to others, which is a problem that might not become apparent until far down the assembly line when the part does not mate to its designated location. The potential for wasted time and money is great, not to mention the potential hazard created if a faulty part finds its way onto an aircraft.
If nearly identical parts like these are misidentified it could pose a dire hazard if a faulty part finds its way onto an aircraft.
Misidentified parts have been a cause of concern for Trinity typically when they are returned from outside operations back to Trinity for assembly. In the past, the company employed an inspector who measured the nuanced features of each part to confirm its identity — a painstakingly slow and tedious process. Just two weeks before my visit, Trinity had brought onboard an automation engineer named Joel Koripalli to find a better solution.
Trinity worked with Oklahoma-based custom automation provider Rye Design to create a vision system that uses Keyence vision technologies and a software interface that Mr. Koripalli is programming and refining.
Joel Koripalli using a measurement system with Keyence vision technologies and a software interface that Mr. Koripalli is programed and refined.
After just two weeks on the job, he had already programmed dozens of the hundreds of parts that the system will eventually inspect. The finished process is simple: Scan the barcode of the part number, place the part face-up into a mini-fridge-sized box and push a button to engage the vision system. If the key features of the original part (based on a previous scan of the part, and not a CAD model) are identical to those of the part being scanned, an indicator light turns green. If the features do not precisely match, the light turns red. This saves substantial time while greatly improving accuracy over the manual process.
David May, president of Trinity Precision, purchased the shop five years ago when it operated primarily using three-axis vertical mills. He had recently worked at another facility that had undergone a transformation from VMCs to HMCs with palletized equipment.
From robotics and automation to inspection and data sharing, the systemization of processes at Trinity touches nearly every aspect of its operations. When Mr. May and his team realized that their customer service representatives were constantly tracking down team members from the shipping department to ask whether parts had been packed or delivered, they calculated the costs related to the shipping department having to stop and look up the part number in its system. Trinity team members tackled the problem first by adjusting the physical layout of the shipping department and designating aisles for different part families. They also automated data entry processes tied to shipping, so when an employee scans a packing slip, that information is instantly available to customer service representatives (and others) through the MRP system. Even the printers within the shipping department are kept separate according to different part families.
All of these aspects of Trinity's core business operations represent potential costs and lost time when uncertainty about any given process creeps in. The tangible benefits for efficiencies in machining operations might be easier to identify, but the indirect and unseen aspects of business operations need to be analyzed and refined, too. This is at the core of what Mr. May and his team — now up to 73 employees — are doing. In five years, they've tripled the shop's revenue to $18 million, and aim to hit $50 million within the next five.
Chris VanNover, Trinity's vice president of operations, holds a part that was formerly machined on VMCs much less efficiently than on HMCs.
"Businesses that aren't developing a way to automate both the manufacturing process and transactional data will be in serious trouble trying to find people," Mr. May says. "There's a strategic imperative. The more that we can automate the mundane, the transactional, the more we elevate our current workforce to employ higher-level skills that bring value to them and their families."
Industry Outlook: Aerospace
According to data collected from unique shops, processors, fabricators and others for the Gardner Business Index, aerospace manufacturing was the highest performing manufacturing industry during the second quarter of 2019. According to Gardner's survey data, aerospace manufacturers reported the fastest expansion in new orders among the
While 2019 actual and forecasted financial data for the industry are being weighed down by Boeing's commercial airline struggles, this has not deterred Wall Street's multi-year outlook for the industry.
nearly two dozen end-markets tracked by the survey. New orders data is often considered a leading indicator of the other business activities tracked by Gardner's survey, specifically new orders often leads production by up to two months, and backlogs, supplier deliveries and employment by as many as four to six months. Early in 2018, new orders activity expanded faster than production, resulting in a spike in production several months later. The increase in production activity positively impacted both employment and supplier deliveries, especially during the second half of 2018.
During the first half of 2019, new orders activity continued to strongly expand while production activity experienced decelerating growth (when activity registers above 50, but monthly readings begin trending lower month over month). One possibility for this unusual spread may be a result of reduced 737 Max production having a slowing impact on aerospace activity. Alternatively, accelerating growth in the production activity of military goods may be directly or indirectly supporting aerospace activity as Gardner does not distinguish military aerospace and civilian aerospace business activity. According to second quarter 2019 survey data, military production was the fastest expanding end-market. Gardner does not breakout military production by equipment type.
Growth in aerospace new orders activity is out-pacing new orders activity in the 22 other end-markets tracked by Gardner Intelligence.
Second quarter 2019 financial results from publicly traded U.S. and Canadian aerospace firms as of the time this article went to press further quantify the strength of the industry. Among aerospace firms that had reported, second-quarter 2019 results averaged a profit margin of 19.3%; this came despite a 6% fall in Boeing's profit margin to 13.6%[1]. Profit margin performance since 2017 has been very strong, averaging 19.4% across all aerospace firms in our study.
The performance of the industry through the remainder of 2019 will be partially influenced by how Boeing resolves its recent challenges. Excluding Boeing's results, the industry's second-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased over the last 12 months by 7.5% when compared to the same period one year ago. Similarly, revenues grew by 8.4% over the same period.
The average profit margin among publicly traded aerospace firms in Gardner's review at 19.3% during the second quarter of 2019 is well above that of most other end-markets.
The inclusion of Boeing's results depicts a more challenging situation for the industry. Compared to the same quarter one year ago, Boeing's reported that revenues were down 35% and EBITDA in the second quarter was -$2.7 billion. By comparison, second quarter EBITDA in 2018 was recorded at $3.2 billion.
— By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist for Gardner Intelligence
[1] Figures provided by YCharts are of Gross Profit Margin over the Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ending 6/30/2019. A simple average calculation was used. Individual values ranged from 13 to 30%.
With the commercial aviation industry projected to double in the next 20 years, meeting the demand for passenger and freight aircraft will require new technologies and unprecedented manufacturing rates.
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Chuck has been active with designing holiday decor for the Festival of Trees in Davenport, IA, one of the top ten shows in the nation. In his 18 years of designing, he has won over 30 ribbons for his designs, including numerous Best in Shows, First Places and more. He now owns C.R. McClenning, where he is able to both design and retail.
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Pastor Esget baptizes his son.
What promises are attached to baptism?
But isn't faith an action of a person's will and intellect?
Surely this cannot apply to children?
What does baptism have to do with the rest of my life?
The following is intended not as irrefutable evidence, nor as the first line of an apologetic for infant baptism. It is certainly neither. The Scriptures themselves, especially the Scriptural teaching of sin, grace, and faith, form the clear basis for the practice. However these passages do present the clear practice of infant baptism in the ancient church of the second through the fourth centuries.


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The essence of ADAS is that the camera watches what's happening in front of you and warns you of unexpected happenings. In particular, if your car wanders out of your lane, it will alert you. Likewise if you approach too close to a car in front of you. If you're stopped at traffic lights (or wherever), it will let you know if the car in front of you has moved off.
The MiVUE 698 DUAL CAM features, as the name implies, two cameras: one for the rear of the car. The MiVUE 680 SAFE, by contrast, adds support for two microSD cards instead of one. All the cameras require a microSD card (minimum of 8 or 16GB depending on the model, up to a maximum of 128GB). With the 680 SAFE, there's a feature allowing you to copy important footage to the second card.
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Hilarity Ensues Onstage and Behind the Scenes in the Lewiston Civic Theatre Production of Noises Off
LEWISTON – Lewiston Civic Theatre continues its 2022-23 season with Noises Off by Michael Frayn, a play some have hailed as the greatest farce ever written.
Called the "funniest play written in my lifetime" by former New York Times critic Frank Rich, Noises Off is a side-splitting comedy about putting on a comedy. In a rollicking backstage farce about a second-rate theatrical troupe, the audience is treated to a hilarious behind-the-scenes peek at an acting troupe rehearsing a flop called Nothing On.
The Lewiston Civic Theatre is thrilled to have Rodney Farrington back to direct after a 16-year hiatus. Mr. Farrington shares, "The world today is crazy, so spending a couple of hours in a theater lost in a show whose sole purpose is to encourage us to laugh at our own humanity is a rare and welcome escape. Noises Off is the most requested play for the Civic to produce, and I am thrilled to be able to return to direct this brilliant cast in this hysterical show."
The cast will feature LCT greats Leilani Farrell (It's a Wonderful Life, The Man Who Came to Dinner), Danielle Jones (Murder on the Orient Express) , Aidan Walsh (Cinderella), Carrie DeBerard (Murder on The Orient Express, Blithe Spirit), Paul Segren (Murder on The Orient Express, Blithe Spirit), Matt DeBerard (Little Shop of Horrors, Murder on the Orient Express), Cooper Knutson (Puffs, Cinderella, Spamalot), Mark Drevlow (The Man Who Came to Dinner, Greater Tuna/Tuna Christmas) , and Ben Bonin (Puffs).
For questions please contact Amy Stout at 321-749-0839 or Nancy McIntosh 406-544-8517. Actors and Creative Staff are available for interviews by request.
This play within a play features an ensemble cast who, despite nerves, dropped lines and technical difficulties, make it through rehearsal and open the show. As time goes by, things deteriorate until pandemonium ensues and axe-wielding co-stars, drunken cast members and misplaced sardines take center stage during a disaster of a performance that threatens to jinx the old saying, "The show must go on." Doors slamming, on- and off-stage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this uproarious and classically comic play. Rated PG-13 due to innuendo/content and language.
Noises Off premiered on Broadway in 1983 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. The idea for the play came to Frayn after he was inspired by a performance of a farce while watching in the wings. According to Frayn, "What I saw backstage was actually funnier than what was onstage." Noises Off was an immediate hit, and has been wildly popular ever since.
Lewiston Civic Theatre's production of Noises Off is made possible by our sponsors Advantage Advertising, Inland 360, Grocery Outlet and Bumper Crop Coffee. All programming at Lewiston Civic Theatre is made possible through the generous support of the City of Lewiston.
Founded in 1964, the Lewiston Civic Theatre shows originally played at the Porthouse in downtown Lewiston. The Porthouse no longer stands, due to constant water damage from the tides of the Snake River, which were known to flood—but not cancel— a show. As LCT survived those tides, so has it survived the search for a new home. While the performance spaces have changed throughout the years, time and time again the always resilient Lewiston Civic Theatre has proven that theater is the people that create it, not the building that houses it. Currently, season productions are performed at the former Lewiston High School Auditorium (1114 9th Ave, Lewiston, ID 83501, also known as the Normal Hill Campus) in special arrangement with the Lewiston Independent School District. The Lewiston Civic Theatre (Nancy McIntosh, Executive Director) is committed to be a creative home for actors, directors, and designers to collaborate and enrich the cultural life of the LC Valley and surrounding areas. We are an inclusive organization that welcomes and encourages participation and volunteers from all of our community at large.
Lewiston Civic Theatre is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers theatrical productions and theater education opportunities year-round.


Glenn Berg graduated in 1992 with an honours degree in economics. In 1993, he furthered his education with a MA in economics at McMaster University.
In 1994, the technology sector was in its infancy. Glenn recognized this growing sector and became certified with several leading technology companies such as Microsoft and Novel.
For the past 15 years, Glenn has worked at Microsoft. His current role is the Government Industry Manager for Canada. In this role, he represents the needs and directions that local and regional governments in Canada to Microsoft globally. Glenn also localizes global programs for Microsoft and assist partners with Government solutions to expand internationally or for International partners to establish a presence in Canada.
Glenn regularly uses economics to analyze government reports on what they are trying to accomplish in the economy and business sector. He bridges the gap between government and industry so that his company can supply what they need for future success.
Glenn has created the Super-Duper Chosen Few Award for current SFU Economics honours students. He was employed throughout his honours degree and was an entrepreneur with his own landscaping business to put himself through University. Glenn understands firsthand the challenges of working and being involved in the community, while completing an honours degree.
This award recognizes student's participation in extracurricular activities while achieving academic excellence.
On behalf of our Economics students, the department would like to thank Glenn for his generosity.


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She sent your gifts and said to convey her news of a child.
The town of Ouray was so oblivious to these frequent winter gifts from Mother Nature that snow caused not a hitch in the local activities.
The gifts are almost like enhanced senses.
When my mother died, Eden gave me a choice: to use my special gifts for her benefit.
Nishani put her gifts aside and crossed her legs in her seat before flicking on the battle planner.
Her body wouldn't be placed in a funeral pyre or surrounded by family and friends who bore her gifts one last time.
"Your parting gifts gave me a lot to think about," Xander replied.
"So people like me … with these weird gifts … what happens to us?" she asked, needing to change the subject.
Your magic gifts have blossomed, and they've attracted the attention of others with magic gifts.
She always sent extravagant gifts to her daughter.
She felt tears in her eyes at the small reminder of her past life and hugged the gifts to her chest.
She shot him a look and stepped from the house, moving toward the field with the gifts at her side.
Kiera squeezed the gifts to her chest and walked back to the house, lost in thought.
When the gifts were all packed in the truck, Carmen left Alex at the truck and went back in to thank Mums and those who had remained at the house.
They'd traveled over a fortnight on the king's largest ship, bearing silks, game, and swords to offer as gifts with the barbarians.
He was a man of remarkable literary gifts as well as a good soldier.
He also made himself very popular in Paris by his large gifts to the poor in time of famine, and by throwing open the gardens of the Palais Royal to the people.
When the guest parted from his host he was often presented with gifts (EEvta), and sometimes a die (avr pay aXos) was broken between them.
Powell wrote several treatises and also some hymns, but his chief gifts were those of a preacher.
The Jews would have thought that He had returned to Sinai, the holy mountain; and that they were deprived of the temporal blessings which were the gifts of a God who literally dwelt in the midst of his people."
If the whole congregation be talking with tongues all at once, and an unbeliever or one with no experience of pneumatic gifts come in, what will he think, asks Paul.
"Desire earnestly the greater gifts," he wrote to the Corinthians.
He early discovered his vocation as a preacher of indulgences; he combined the elocutionary gifts of a revivalist orator with the shrewdness of an auctioneer.
Otto's mental gifts were considerable, and were so carefully cultivated by Bernward, afterwards bishop of Hildesheim, and by Gerbert of Aurillac, archbishop of Reims, that he was called "the wonder of the world."
He had wonderful gifts of insight, and spoke to the birds.
The gifts of each were adopted and bore fruit on both sides of the Channel.
Not the least valuable of the gifts of the " tsar emancipator," Alexander II., to Russia was the judicial System system established by the statute (Sudebni Ustav) of the 10th of November 1864.
Whatever their origin, sacrifices tend to be interpreted as gifts to the god.
This latter idea was the more likely to arise, as the gift theory of sacrifice is closely associated with that of the god as the ruler or king to whom man brings a tribute, just as he had to appear before his earthly king bearing gifts in his hands.
The one form, which probably arose from the conception of Yahweh as in an especial sense the protector of the poor, was that gifts to God may properly be bestowed on the needy, and that consequently alms have the virtue of a sacrifice.
By reason of collections already made and additional gifts, the museum at once took high rank.
The sun and the air are God's free gifts to all we say, but are they so?
He closed his eyes and summoned his power to Travel, one of the most useful gifts Damian granted him.
She had her odd gifts with her and sat at the battle planner.
They cleaned the room, folded the chairs and carried the gifts out to his truck.
He used his gifts to get him home, fast, after another of his senses tipped him off.
She can absorb and channel the gifts of others.
(5) Then followed the actual offering of the gifts to God (immolatio missae).
Homage was paid to him by the rabbinical heads of the colleges (each of whom was called Gaon, q.v.); rich gifts were presented; he visited the synagogue in state, where a costly canopy had been erected over his seat.
He did not, however, possess the qualities which impress the populace, and he lacked the strength which is one of the essential gifts of a statesman.
All his gifts were made available for influencing other men by his easy command of a style rarely matched in dignity and colour.
Mounds of bones marked his road, witnesses of devastations which other historians record in detail; Christian prisoners, from Germany, he found in the heart of "Tartary" (at Talas); the ceremony of passing between two fires he was compelled to observe, as a bringer of gifts to a dead khan, gifts which were of course treated by the Mongols as evidence of submission.
He therefore gave him many beautiful gifts and everything that could please a prince.
They do not deserve any gifts from the city.
Today, there are modern-day Da Vincis living in parts of the world where just surviving is a full-time occupation, powerless to develop the gifts they could offer the wider world.
And Croesus was so amazed that he endowed the Oracle at Delphi with all kinds of gifts and planned to run all-important questions by this oracle.
One brief spring, musical with the song of robin and mocking-bird, one summer rich in fruit and roses, one autumn of gold and crimson sped by and left their gifts at the feet of an eager, delighted child.
In the pleasure of doing this, I did not stop to look at my own gifts; but when I was ready for them, my impatience for the real Christmas to begin almost got beyond control.
I was persuaded, however, to content myself with the gifts from the tree and leave the others until morning.
I received from them gifts that have the gentle concurrence of the heart, books containing their own thoughts, soul-illumined letters, and photographs that I love to have described again and again.
I made all of the gifts myself, excepting father's handkerchief.
I thank my dear kind father for sending me some money, to buy gifts for my friends.
I am going to have a Christmas tree in the parlor and teacher will hang all of my gifts upon it.
It was not difficult, however, to make her understand that there was a present for each child, and to her great delight she was permitted to hand the gifts to the children.
The most precious, the most wonderful of His gifts was still mine.
When I think of the benefactors of the race, whom we have apotheosized as messengers from heaven, bearers of divine gifts to man, I do not see in my mind any retinue at their heels, any carload of fashionable furniture.
Carmen continued wrapping gifts and didn't comment.
1868), became widely known as a philanthropist, and particularly for her generous gifts to American army hospitals in the war with Spain in 1898 and for her many contributions to New York University, to which she gave $250,000 for a library in 1895 and $100,000 for a Hall of Fame in 1900.


Every year Australia's sustainability practices continue to improve, and as representatives of the facility and cleaning management industry we need to set an example for all our sites and staff; and this begins at your organisation's home base.
Leaving equipment on unnecessarily is one of the largest contributors to high energy wastage. When you're done using your electronics, don't just turn off the machine – turn off the power at the wall! Turn off lights when you leave the room, and switch to LED (Light Emitting Diode) light bulbs where possible. LED bulbs have 25 times the life span of traditional incandescent bulbs and use around 75% – 80% less energy according to the United States Department of Energy, therefore saving money and the Earth. Remember to schedule regular maintenance for all machinery, ventilation systems, and large appliances.
Australians produce around 25 kilograms of e-waste each year by neglecting to recycle their old phones and computer technology. Did you know that roughly 95% of the materials used to make mobile phones and mobile accessories can be repurposed? The materials inside old mobile phones and accessories can be used to make stainless steel or even plastic pallets. Look into whether your suburb has kerbside collection for e-waste, or look online for local drop-off locations.
72% of Australians are actively recycling paper in the workplace, but common mistakes when sorting mixed or comingled recyclables are having a negative impact on the environment. Always check to see if an item can be recycled before you throw it away; items such as take-away coffee cups, Pringles tubes, crockery, and chip packets are often made of materials that don't break down in landfill or can't be broken down in recycling plants. Be sure to always keep your recycling loose, try to rinse food containers before throwing them away, and take any soft plastic/garbage bag to your local supermarket for recycling.
Organic waste and food scraps contribute to around 13 million tonnes of landfill each year. As food breaks down, it produces methane, a "heat-trapping" greenhouse gas, which is believed to be more harmful than carbon dioxide. Check to see if your local council does kerbside collection of organic materials, or consider composting or worm farming to reduce these negative effects. Organic compost can also be placed back into your gardens as soil and mulch.
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This Thursday Cheap Custom Atlanta Falcons Jerseys , the Falconsoffense was embarrassing. They had great momentum to begin with, getting into the red zone on their very first drive, and then everything went downhill from there. So, what does the team do about it?Yes, he caught 10 passes for 169 yards, but the Falcons only put up 12 points. There's a way Atlanta can use Julio Jones to their advantage and put up points.Think back to ShannyIn 2016, as we all know, Kyle Shanahan was the team's offensive coordinator and Matt Ryan had a record breaking 38 touchdowns to 13 different receivers. How does this happen, and how can the team bring back that level of play? I'll tell you.Here's the planThe trick is to set the tone with Julio early, by allowing him to be a speed demon early on. When he has a wide open field to work with, he's especially dangerous. Then, when you get inside the twenty, double coverage is already on Julio, possibly a safety back, simply because he had just put up a 65 yard play action pass up your throat and the defense is worried. Take this Thursday for example. The Falcons started feeding Julio the ball in the open field and eventually in the red zone, but it got to the point where the Eagles were expecting that outcome, and it's a lot easier to hold Julio in check in the red zone. The Falcons need to do more to use confusion to their advantage and utilize other playmakers. We need to always leave defenses guessing www.officialfalconsfootballstore.com , in other words. But if not Julio, who is the ball going to in the red zone? A guy like Austin Hooper. Feed a tight end the ball when all focus is on Julio, and it may be that Eric Saubert becomes a factor as well. 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The transition from college to NFL is rarely successful, which is why Nick Saban had a very short tenure in the bigs. It doesn't work. And for this, Sark isn't the guy in my eyes. His presence is seemingly wasting talent we have on offense because the ball is continuously forced. Now granted, Julio can do anything, and in a sense Cheap Atlanta Falcons T-Shirt , I understand forcing the ball to Julio. But, if you can get yards but not touchdowns, it's pointless. For this reason, Julio has never been a huge touchdown guy, because the team doesn't need and can't use his speed as effectively in a shorter field.Fade plays are 50-50 and it's not smart football in many situations. As you could tell by the end of the game on Thursday, they don't always work, and ESPECIALLY not when the game is on the line. The Falcons need more creativity, more movement, and need to spread their weapons out more. Heck, hit Julio Jones on a deep post against a safety, who would then be single high because we would have Mo on the right side pulling the second safety with him, leaving the long-mid open. That's all it takes to work this offense, because you have Julio Jones. You can line him up inside and watch the chaos happen. Red zone gameplanIn the red zone, I always want to see Julio and Hooper or Saubert together. The Falcons can use swings and fakes and movementuntil they get the results they want if they're using their personnel correctly. If we find a way to create a slant-rub concept for Hooper to go right and Julio to go left after a fake pitch to Teco towards the left, Julio would be running behind the defense and should realistically be wide open across the goal line, at least until they catch on. Matt Ryan's job is to sell the fakes and complete the passes. It's all about creativity. 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We communicate a lot on text messages about you guys."Roethlisberger and Brown have connected on 723 completions Cheap Atlanta Falcons Hoodie , good for the fourth-most in NFL history between a quarterback and wide receiver. Their 62 touchdowns are the most in franchise history, and one score Sunday will tie Roethlisberger and Brown for No. 10 all-time with Johnny Unitas and Raymond Berry.Roethlisberger, who currently ranks second in the league with 1,414 passing yards, blamed himself for Brown's slow start."I think I just have to play better to help him get his numbers, which would help us get wins," Roethlisberger said.Last week against Baltimore, Brown caught five passes for 62 yards and a touchdown on 11 targets. He was targeted five times in the second half, but caught one pass for five yards as Pittsburgh managed just 47 yards of offense after halftime during a 26-14 loss.Brown believes a win against the Falcons can cure the Steelers' woes."We're going to make our plays," said Brown, who needs one touchdown catch to tie John Stallworth for third-most in franchise history. "The plays will be there. We just gotta find a way to win."Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin expects Roethlisberger and Brown to rebound."They'll smooth it out," Tomlin said. "Oftentimes people spend a lot of time to minimize tandems such as (Roethlisberger and Brown), and usually over the course of the journey the cream rises, and they'll show what they are capable of. They have done it for a long time. They'll be the formidable tandem that they always are."NOTES: S Morgan Burnett (groin), LB Vince Williams (hamstring) and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (ankle) are all listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against Atlanta. Burnett would miss his third straight game. Williams' streak of 83 consecutive regular-season games played — fourth-longest among active NFL linebackers — is expected to end. CB Mike Hilton is expected to return after missing the Ravens game with an elbow injury.


This is my 20th year using the Discovering Geometry. I am currently using DG, edition 5 (my 3rd to work with). The content lends itself to much self-discovery through guided investigations. I like how the courses, not only make sure skill content is achieved, but guides into higher, critical skills. The technology is appropriately dispersed throughout the topics.


JAMMU, Jan 20: In a major embarrassment for the concerned authorities of the State, the Union Government has once again noticed slackness in the implementation of Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) in Jammu and Kashmir and has directed the Revenue Department to immediately expedite physical progress on various components.
The Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme is the scheme of the Department of Land Resources of the Union Ministry of Rural Development and the main aims of the Programme are to usher in a system of updated land records, automated and automatic mutation, integration between textual and spatial records, inter-connectivity between revenue and registration to replace the present deeds registration and presumptive title system with that of conclusive titling with title guarantee.
The DILRMP has three major components—computerization of land record, survey/re-survey and computerization of registration.
Official sources told EXCELSIOR that during recent review of the physical progress in the implementation of DILRMP, the Department of Land Resources of the Union Rural Development Ministry once again noticed slackness in the implementation of Programme in Jammu and Kashmir which has attained notoriety due to several land scams mainly because of ambiguities in the land records.
As far as component of computerization of land records is concerned, the Union Ministry has observed, "Jammu and Kashmir has made no significant progress on this aspect till date and unless special attention is paid and intervention at the highest level is ensured there are remote chances of achieving objective behind this component of the DILRMP".
"Similarly, no progress has been made on digitization of cadastral maps, which otherwise are required to show the boundaries of the sub-divisions of the land usually with the directions and lengths thereof and the areas of individual tracts compiled for the purpose of describing and recording ownership", sources said quoting the observations of the Union Ministry.
It has also noticed no progress vis-a-vis integration of cadastral maps with Records of Right (RoR) and stressed the need for expediting this activity by the Revenue Department through the agency engaged for the task, sources further informed.
About connectivity between Sub-Registration Offices and Integration of Land records and Property Registration, the Ministry has observed: "This aspect has not received due attention till date". As far as computerization of registration is concerned, the Ministry said, "Registration is still being handled by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court instead of Revenue Department".
Sources disclosed that Director, Department of Land Resources of the Union Ministry of Rural Development Vijay Prakash has conveyed the outcome of the review of the physical progress in respect of DILRMP to the Secretary to Government, Department of Revenue Jammu and Kashmir with the request to review component wise progress on regular basis and take urgent required action in respect of the components where progress is not satisfactory.
It is pertinent to mention here that in the Phase-I of the DILRMP, Srinagar and Jammu districts have been taken up for implementation. In the 2nd phase 10 more districts and in the 3rd and final phase starting from April 2020 to March 2022, the remaining 10 districts will be covered. The entire process in the State has been targeted to be completed by 31st March, 2022.
As per the sources, under Phase-1, out of the 6.60 crore Revenue documents and 55000 Revenue maps targeted to be scanned, only 2.50 crore Revenue documents and 45,000 Revenue maps have been scanned. 100% Revenue documents of Central Record Room Jammu have been scanned. However, 100% scanning of Revenue documents in Central Record Room Srinagar will take time although it forms the bulk of the work load—close to 2.5 crore Revenue documents.
Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam has already passed directions to the Revenue Department for working out month and district wise schedule in consultation with the vendor M/s Ramtech Software Solutions Pvt Ltd and ensure that the task of scanning the remaining 4 crore Revenue documents and maps is completed by June 2019.


When solar panels are installed on a roof, they can cause significant roof snow and ice avalanches in areas where the building or home owner has not had any issues in the past. We have a couple of roof snow guard systems available that can help to mitigate these issues. In most cases, a Fence-Style Snow Guard is installed at the eave, below the solar panels, retaining the snow and ice as we would on any slippery roof surface.
Please keep in mind that our method does require that there be AT LEAST 12" of exposed roof eave (and preferably more) below the edge of the solar panels to allow for the Fence Style Snow Guards to fit. A representative at Rocky Mountain Snow Guards would be happy to design a system and recommend a product for your specific situation. For more information or to obtain a layout, please contact our snow retention design experts, or fill out the Snow Guard Layout Request form to get started with a quote.
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ART galleries are no longer the only place artists can present their work and draw in buyers, as Instagram is fast becoming a go-to medium for buyers of new art.
Up until now Jayde Clacy has mostly relied on word of mouth to promote her unique art practice that helps women hold onto the cherished memories they made with their late husbands.
Turning the man's work tie into a collar for his widow to wear, it's a deeply personal art form that is laden with emotion.
Now she's hoping to help more women through her work by harnessing the power of social media to expand her reach.
After attending a social media art sales workshop at Warwick Art Gallery, Mrs Clacy has realised the potential online networks hold to connect with people and share a story.
"I'm not very literate when it comes to all that new technology and how to talk the lingo to sell your work," Mrs Clacy said.
The workshop was run by Brisbane artist, sign-writer and gallery owner Emily Devers and taught participants to harness the power of Instragram and Facebook to sell their work.
Ms Devers said there was more to it than starting an account and filing photos.
"We looked at how to describe what you do, how to understand the value of what you do and how to share that story with other people online," she said.
Getting the language right is half the battle.
"Being able to talk about your work is the hardest part of being an artist because you just want to be busy doing it instead," Ms Devers said.
"That should really be enough, but unfortunately, people really love being convinced as to why they should buy things and why they should invest in art.
"The big undercurrent of everything we talked about is that people find it really hard to place value on your work unless they think you do.
Mrs Clacy said it changed her approach to professional art practice.
"I'll go and have look on Facebook and Instagram, and find out how they work and what I need to do to set up a page," she said.
Over-commercialising your artwork will devalue it so avoid websites that offer to print your images on coffee cups, T-shirts and canvases.
The short-term payoff undercuts long-term gains.
"There is a market for it but I don't think it is for people who want to describe themselves as accomplished artists," Ms Devers said.
Once you put an image online you loose a degree of control over it.
Keep an eye out for businesses and individuals that re-purpose your work.
Ms Devers said if you see it happening call the organisation in question.
They might not know they've done something wrong and will take the image down, or better yet, pay for it.
They can prevent intellectual property theft but often muddy a nice image. Strike a balance.
Taking quality photos of your work is one of the most important aspects of online marketing.
Vary shots, take a few close ups and some of you working on a piece.
This gives potential buyers a taste for who you are.
Check out Emily Devers' sign-writing profile for inspiration.


In 1854, the legislature of California moved to Sacramento. Prior to 1846, Monterey was the capital of California, and in 1849, there was a vote for the capitol of the state to reside in San Jose. When California was made a state, after 1850, the capitol was located also in Benicia and Vallejo prior to its move to Sacramento. The Constitutional Convention of 1879 permanently named the capital of the state Sacramento. In 1874, the capitol building was completed, and in 1861, one session of the legislature was moved to San Francisco because of massive flooding at the capital.
With the new strategic location and status of Sacramento, the city prospered quickly, becoming the western side for the Pony Express. The city's First Transcontinental Railroad began development in 1863, which was financed by Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Collis P. Huntington (known as The Big Four). Leland Stanford was the one who put the last spike into the railroad, as well as the one who established Stanford University to honor his son who died at the age of 15.
In both 1850 and 1861, the people of Sacramento faced the town being completely flooded. Following the devastating flood of 1850, the city went through a flu epidemic and cholera epidemic, which crippled the city for many years. Then in 1861, flooding was so bad that legend says that Leland Stanford, who was made the city's governor earlier that year, had to get into his house through a window on the second floor. Sacramento raised the city's level by landfill in 1862, which made the first floors of its buildings into basements that were connected by tunnels later on. The tunnels turned into an opium den network, which were mostly filled in later on. However, you can still see some sections of Sacramento's Underground.
The growth of the city has been major throughout the years, having about 1,352,445 residents by 2004. The main reason for this increase in population is a huge arrival of residents around the San Francisco Bay who sought lower costs for housing, as well as Asian, Soviet, and Latin American immigrants. In one decade, 1990 - 2000, the population grew 14.7 percent, and between 2000 and 2004, the population was estimated to have grown by almost 130,000 people. The city of Sacramento is also continuing to grow from these immigrants and others as well.


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It would be easy to look back on the good times, but the Mets skipper is only worries about his current task.
The 2015 National League Championship appeared to be the springboard for two perennial World Series contenders.
The New York Mets boasted arguably MLB's best young rotation in the last decade, a unit expected to carry the franchise to numerous deep playoff runs for years to come, including a World Series berth that season. The Chicago Cubs strutted out a loaded lineup of youngsters destined to bring success to a championship-starved city.
Two years later, the two paths have drastically diverted.
Chicago ended a 108-year World Series drought last season, and the Cubs are now two games up in the NL Central as they battle for a third-straight playoff berth. Meanwhile, the Mets sit at 63-80 with a laundry list of injuries and an uncertain future on the mound.
As the Mets return Tuesday to Wrigley Field, the stage of the franchise's proudest moment since the 2000 Subway Series, for a three-game set with the Cubs, manager Terry Collins will choose to opt against nostalgia in the midst of a lost season.
"I try to leave yesterday as yesterday," Collins said Sunday before New York's 10-5 home loss to the Cincinnati Reds. "I've had some great experiences in Chicago and not just here, but with other teams. But I don't think about those, I think about what the job at hand is. Right now, that is to make sure our kids are getting better as they move forward.
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Instead, Collins is anxious to evaluate prospects like Amed Rosario, Dominic Smith and the slew of other youngsters thrown into a MLB role in a hostile environment against a team playing for a postseason spot.
"One of the things about this time of year is you need to play," Collins said. "You need to play to find out what it's like to play in the month of September, which is something these young guys have never done before.
The series will be a key step in the integration process Collins has discussed for his young players in recent weeks.
Learning to win as a late call-up on a team that is 24-33 since the All Star break can be difficult. Collins has talked of trying to get players to avoid taking too much a personal angle in their motivation to succeed this month with games lacking standings significance. Playing to win and learning the small habits necessary to do so has become the New York's top priority for its youngsters.
A tough matchup with the Cubs will require plenty of mettle for a young team, which is a far cry from the goals the Mets envisioned at the beginning of this season.
Still, seeing the Cubs' growth since that 2015 series compared to New York's regression will not weigh on Collins' mind. This is a completely different Mets team, whether that be because of injuries, trades, or touted prospects breaking through.


Precisions on the Present State of Architecture and City Planning, or Precisions, as the book is commonly known, originated from a series of ten lectures presented by Le Corbusier in Buenos Aires in 1929. Concise summations of the Swiss-born French architect's pioneering philosophy, the lectures contain some of Le Corbusier's most compelling aphorisms and cover topics ranging from technique, design and human scale, and the 1927 League of Nations competition to the teaching of architecture and an analysis of the transformation of his own work over time.
This new edition presents the Precisions lectures to a new audience. During the lectures, Le Corbusier punctuated his points with a series of improvised crayon-on-paper drawings. This is the first edition to reproduce all forty drawings in color. The book also includes Le Corbusier's introduction, appended in the 1960s, which describes the tremendous impact the city of Buenos Aires had on the architect—its beauty and vast potential, as well as the considerable challenges presented by this city "trembling on the verge of great works." A new additional essay by Tim Benton places the lectures in context with the larger body of Le Corbusier's work. Finally, an appendix has been added with brief descriptions of key figures and events discussed.
, born 1945, is a British scholar, writer, and broadcaster. He is a professor of art history at Open University and has written extensively on Le Corbusier. He has also been a visiting professor at Bard Graduate College (2003) and at Columbia University's Department of Art and Archaeology (2007) in the US.
(1887–1965) was one of the most significant figures of 20-century architecture. The Swiss-French architect's buildings, interior designs, urbanistic visions, and writings remain highly influential until the present day.


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