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National Steel Car/Victory Aircraft, Malton
Mk. II
Noted with 1138:15 logged time while pending disposal.
first date: 23 October 1941 - Taken on strength
With No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Brantford, Ontario when it suffered Category C damage on 4 January 1942.
first date: 1 November 1941 - Taken on strength
With No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Brantford, Ontario when it suffered Category B damage on 28 July 1942.
Used by No. 1 Training Command. Noted with 1855:20 logged time while pending disposal.
first date: 10 November 1941 - Taken on strength
Category C damage on 12 February 1942, while with No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Brantford, Ontario.
first date: 1 December 1941 - Taken on strength
Used by No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario.
Category A crash near Grand Bend, Ontario on 28 July 1944.
last date: 21 September 1944 - Struck off
Category C damage on 13 February 1942, while with No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario.
Category A crash on 1 September 1942, while with No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario.
last date: 29 October 1942 - Struck off
Category C damage on 4 March 1942, while with No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario.
Category B damage on 15 February 1942, while with No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario. Parts of this aircraft used to rebuild damaged Anson 7180.
first date: 5 January 1942 - Taken on strength
Used by No. 2 Training Command. Noted with 295:05 logged time while pending disposal.
first date: 19 December 1941 - Taken on strength
Used by No. 1 Training Command.
With No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario when it received Category C damage on 9 May 1942.
With No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario when it received Category C damage on 13 February 1942
last date: 27 January 1945 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal
With No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario when it received Category B damage on 7 July 1942.
With No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario when it received Category C damage on 18 January 1945
last date: 9 March 1945 - Struck off
Used by No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario.
With No. 4 Bombing & Gunnery School at Fingal, Ontario when it received Category C damage on 4 March 1942.
Received Category B damage on 22 July 1943.
last date: 24 April 1946 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal
first date: 26 January 1942 - Taken on strength
Used by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.
last date: 23 March 1945 - Struck off
Used by No. 31 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario and by No. 16 Service Flying Training School.
last date: 23 May 1947 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal
With No. 31 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario. With No. 14 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario in fall of 1944.
last date: 2 February 1946 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal
With No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario when it received Category B damage on 28 July 1942. Reported with No. 9 Service Flying Training School at RCAF Station Centralia, Ontario when it collided with Anson 7307 on 12 September 1943. Student F/Sgt. J. Gallant (re-mustered from ground crew) killed in this aircraft.
With No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario.
last date: 21 June 1945 - Struck off
With No. 6 Service Flying Training School at Dunnville, Ontario.
first date: 9 February 1942 - Taken on strength by No. 1 Training Command
Delivered to stored reserve at Dunnville, Ontario. To storage with No. 4 Training Command on 2 August 1943, issued from storage on 8 November 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. To storage on 25 April 1944, issued from storage on 5 July 1945. Pending disposal from 16 November 1945, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit, where it was noted with 1005:25 total time, 302:45 since overhaul.
Delivered to storage at Dunnville, Ontario. Issued from storage on 2 August 1943. Pending disposal from 28 September 1944. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945, still pending disposal. Stored at No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Brantford, Ontario, where it was noted with 1145:50 logged time, never overhauled.
Delivered to storage at Dunnville, Ontario. Issued to No. 4 Training Command from storage on 1 September 1942. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. To storage on 5 May 1944. Pending disposal from 10 October 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 4 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Estevan, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 1024:45 logged time, never overhauled.
Delivered to storage at Dunnville, Ontario. Issued from storage on 16 June 1942, for use by No. 6 Service Flying Training School at Dunnville. To Central Aircraft at Crumlin, Ontario for overhaul, 24 April to 24 August 1944. To storage with No. 1 Training Command when completed. Stored at No. 6 Repair Depot at Trenton, where it was noted with 1940:35 total time, 4:05 since overhaul. Pending disposal from 24 October 1944.
Delivered to storage at Aylmer, Ontario. Issued from storage on 16 October 1942. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945. Pending disposal from 1 May 1945. Stored by No. 6 Repair Depot at No. 4 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit, where it was noted with 2078:00 logged time, never overhauled.
Delivered to stored reserve at Camp Borden, Ontario. Issued to No. 4 Training Command on 23 June 1943, delivered on 14 July 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 27 April 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at No. 103 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite at Vulcan, Alberta, where it was noted with 817:50 logged time, never overhauled.
Delivered to stored reserve. Issue from storage on 16 June 1942, for use by No. 1 Service Flying Training School at Camp Borden, Ontario. To work shop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot on 16 October 1944. Pending disposal from 12 June 1945, on the books of No. 1 Air Command by then. Stored by No. 6 Repair Depot, where it was noted with 1672:10 logged time, never overhauled.
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∙ Polystone. Handbeschilderd.Snoopy is een fictieve hond (Beagle) uit de Amerikaanse stripreeks Peanuts door Charles M. Schultz.
∙ "Good Man Charlie Brown".
Snoopy is een fictieve hond (Beagle) uit de Amerikaanse stripreeks Peanuts door Charles M. Schultz.
∙ Charlie Brown & Linus.
∙ Charlie Brown & Snoopy.
∙ "Life is better wit a Dog".
∙ Friendship Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
∙ Too Cool For School.
∙ Marcie & Peppermint Patty.
∙ Set van 4 beeldjes.
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∙ "Friendship Comes in All Sizes".
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∙ Snoopy typing "Love" word.
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Set van 5 Jim Shore beeldjes.
Charlie Brown(11,5cm), Lucy(12,5cm), Snoopy "Puppy Love (12,5cm), Schroeder (12cm) en Peppermint Patty(12cm).
∙ "Tangled Up in Christmas Joy".
∙ "The Flying Ace". Snoopy.
Released in 2015 and retired in 2017. Collector's item.
∙ Snoopy & Woodstock hugging.
∙ "Love is a Beagle Hug".
"Friends Through Rain Or Shine"
∙ "I Heart You". Snoopy.
∙ Kerststal met Snoopy (Herder), Charlie Brown (Josef) Lucy (Maria), Sally(Engel), Woodstock(Kindje Jesus).
∙ Charlie Brown, Lucy & Snoopy carolling.
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Finals Trap Women
GBR's Kerwood won the Trap Women World Cup tile in Abu Dhabi
ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun · Abu Dhabi, UAE
The 27-year old shooter beat Germany's Jana Beckmann in the Gold medal match, securing her first ISSF title. Kerwood started off her competition with a 20, climbing then back to the top with two good series and a great final.
Great Britain's Charlotte Kerwood won today's Trap Women Gold medal at the 2013 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final, held at the Al Forsan International Sport Resort in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
Kerwood secured the title by outdoing Germany's Jana Beckmann in the Gold medal match 11 to 10 hits, after leading the Semi-Final with 14 hits out of 15 targets, and after qualifying with 68 hits out 75 targets.
"This is probably the best moment of my career." Kerwood said.
Kerwood had never made it to the final phases of an ISSF World Cup Final, before. She had qualified to participate in 2006 and 2007, eventually finishing in 8th and 11th place.
The Bronze medallist of the 2013 ISSF World Cup Final, Jana Beckmann of Germany, placed in second with 10 hits in the Gold medal match, after shattering 14 targets in the semi-final and 70 clays during the qualifications. She was followed on the podium by the winner of this year's ISSF World Cup Stage in Granada, Zuzana Stefecekova of Slovakia, who beat the 2008 Olympic Champ Satu Makela-Nummela of Finland in the Bronze medal match by 11 to 9 hits. The reigning Olympic and World Champion, Italy's Jessica Rossi, placed in fifth with 10 hits in the semi-final, after qualifying with 72 hits.
Spotlights on Kerwood
Spotlights are on the new World Cup Champion Kerwood, today. The 27-year old shooter ended on the highest step of an ISSF podium for the first time, here in Abu Dhabi, after shooting for 15 years and participating in 23 ISSF World Cup Stages.
"I started shooting when I was 12-year old, at my parents' shooting ground, and my best sport memory is probably... today!" Kerwood said, with a smile on her face. "Shooting is a great part of my life. I get to travel around the world, and meet great people, but I was missing such a result." Charlotte added.
"The 2012 Olympics have been a great experience, even if I am obviously disappointed with how I have done." Kerwood said. Shooting in front of her home crowd in London, she had indeed placed in 16th.
"After that, I took some time off. To be honest I haven't shot that much this year, probably 10.000 clays, compared to the 20.000 I shot in 2012."
But the 2013 season turned in the best way for Kerwood as she qualified to compete in the World Cup Final by placing in 5th at the 2013 ISSF World Cup Stage in Al Ain, at the beginning of the season.
A chance that Charlotte did not miss, in spite of the difficulties. "I started off really bad this morning, with a 20 on my first round, and it has been hard to keep on going. But I zeroed in and I tried to come back." Kerwood said.
"I made it to the final phases, and I was then really pleased with the 14 in the Semi-Final. I made it to the Gold medal match and it's such a nice feeling to seat there and think 'even if this goes wrong, I am going home with a Silver medal.' I had never been in that position, before..."
"Winning this title feels amazing, and gives me new motivations." Kerwood added. "I wanna be ready for the 2014 World Championship, and I am looking forward to my next aim: Rio 2016. It's going to be my third Olympics, and I want to come back home with a medal, this time."
RESULTS - Trap Women
1. HOLLANDS Charlotte
2. BECKMANN Jana
3. REHAK STEFECEKOVA Zuzana
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ISSF Grand Prix 10m
Osijek, CRO, 2022
Ruse, SLO, 2022
ISSF Grand Prix 10m · Ruse, Slovenia - Day 2
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Season two of the show premiered on Sunday both on the web and on some local African television networks, billing itself as Africa's first web show.
The Carrie Bradshaw of the group is New York-raised Ghanaian, Nana Yaa, who after getting degrees from Georgetown and Columbia, decides to move back to Ghana's capital city of Accra.
Yaa reconnects with her four friends who also decide to settle down in "the continent" after living abroad for years. Together the group navigates, love, the pursuit of success, and the journey to self-identity.
The masterminds behind "An African City", writer and creator, Nicole Amarteifo and executive producer, Millie Monyo, modeled the show after their own experiences as 'returnees', moving from the United States to Africa as adults.
The show taps into a very real population of millennials who moved to Africa as adults after finishing their education in the US. Some reports even state that as many as 3,000 African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans have taken advantage of Ghana's open-arms policy for transplants with African heritage in the last few years.
For some like Amarteifo, the transition into a not entirely familiar culture is worthwhile.
but for others like Monyo, who moved back to the US, the creature comforts of the US and the freedom of American culture are just more appealing.
An African city reflects the struggles of women who have grown up in America as they transition into cultural norms of Accra. Gender roles, manners of etiquette, and even dating are all genuinely different in the Ghanaian capital.
But even with those struggles many find getting back to their roots to be a worthwhile and rewarding process and the show has touched expats all over the world.
We're getting emails from people in Korea, Vietnam, [and] the Caribbean who somehow found the series and were like, 'You're telling my story,'" Monyo explained.
Catch up on Seson 1 on Youtube and buy season two here.


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Q: ActiveRecord with timezone not working as expected I have a model called Order which has a DATETIME (Mysql) column called expiration
I do the following:
order = Order.last

wanted_time = Time.use_zone('Pacific Time (US & Canada)') { Time.now.end_of_day.to_datetime }

And wanted_time gives me: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 23:59:59 -0800
However, when I do:
order.expiration = wanted_time

When I try to fetch order.expiration, I get:
Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:59:59 UTC +00:00

Why is that? If I specifically have defined the zone I wanted to store it with?

A: See this:  How to change default timezone for Active Record in Rails?
Change application.rb to have the following lines... I'm guessing theres a difference between rails and db.
config.time_zone = 'Eastern Time (US & Canada)'
config.active_record.default_timezone = 'Eastern Time (US & Canada)'

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Lacombe Composite High School (LCHS) was recently named Canada's Greenest School by the Canada Green Building Council along with Trinity College School in Port Hope, ON.
Jade Benoit, a Grade 10 student who is involved with the Ecovision Club at the school, said the award is an achievement that many students have worked very hard for.
"It shows that no matter where you are, you can make a difference. You have to put your mind towards it and work for it," she said.
Benoit is just beginning her journey with Ecovision. but is looking forward to what the next three years will bring.
"I am happy to be more connected with our school and the projects taking place," she said. "I am part of beekeeping and I am really enjoying it.
Steve Schultz, who was recently named Citizen of Year by the Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce, said the Greenest School award is the result of collaboration between students, staff, administration, the Wolf Creek Public School Board and community partners.
Much of the kudos belong to the Ecovision club at LCHS, which has pioneered the green projects that have transformed the school and the community as a whole.
"Ecovision started in 2007 with a group of students that wanted to make our school off the grid," Schultz said. "They were quite brave. They came to me and I told them that if you don't take action, words are basically useless. We teach a lot of knowledge, but only when you apply that knowledge is when it becomes valuable.
The success of the first project by Ecovision resulted in the formation of the Club's three pillars — those being helping the environment, helping their education and helping the community.
"If one of those are missing, the project quickly falls apart," Schultz said.
All of the projects are entirely led, developed, researched and built by students and the club has a mandate to do all of their own fundraising in order not to tax the school or the community.
"The students have to be willing to commit and if it is a big project, they have to be willing to commit for their whole high school time.," Schultz said.
Since the installation of the three-year solar panel project, the Club has gone on to create a greenhouse, community gardens, an outdoor classroom, a commercial aquaponics system and the latest project being a urban beekeeping program.
"The beekeeping program has been a huge success and had taken several years to get the bees onto the property with collaboration from the school board and community volunteers," Schultz said.
Students, depending on the student and the project, have committed anywhere from 100 to 1,000 volunteer hours for these projects.
"Once they understand they are becoming student leaders, they quickly realize they have to be passionate about the project. I think we do a good job of sustaining students and I like to ensure they are receiving the recognition they deserve," Schultz said.
The extra hours put in has allowed Ecovision to present their projects to groups like the City of Calgary, Environmental Expo, Alberta Centre for Education and Environment, the City of Banff, and an upcoming presentation to Lacombe County for beekeeping.
LCHS is now also in talks to offer dual-credit programs through both Olds College and Lakeland College. Schultz has also been able to turn the projects into courses including robotics, agriculture and beekeeping — all allowing students to earn 20 high school credits.
Schultz is proud of his students for breaking barriers.
"I tell my students that if there isn't some sort of push back, maybe our project isn't as innovative as we thought or maybe it isn't as creative as we thought — maybe it is not really breaking barriers. We expect a little push back and we expect it be hard," he said.
Fundraising and research has been particularly challenging for students.
"It is difficult to do research for a whole year on project before you even put a shovel in the ground. That takes guts and determination, but we have also been able to establish an entrepreneurial model that other schools can copy and model to have success. There are a lot of schools nipping at our heels and could deserve these same awards," Schultz said.
Schultz is thankful for the community support, including families who have helped maintain the gardens in the summer through the school's Adopt-a-Garden program.
Schultz wants people to know that even with community support and staff support — it is the students who have won the award.
"They have put in the hard work," he said. "I often tell them that it is like salmon when they are spawning. You have to go up stream to get something that is really productive. The salmon fights against the stream at all cost to get to their breeding ground. Out of that comes new life.


How Can HR Increase Staff Loyalty?
Pay freezes, wage decreases, low morale and an uncertain future are the situations HR professionals have to battle against – and if you've been tasked with 'increasing employee engagement' or 'increasing the NPS score' for your business, you might feel like you're starting the project from the worst point in history.
You have to improve the loyalty of staff you already have not only to increase the bottom line but to reduce the costs associated with hiring and re-training.
Your boss has surely discovered that stat that "companies with engaged workers grew revenues two and a half times as much as those with low engagement levels" and now wants to you to put a reward and recognition system in place.
Work with everyone in the business at a manager level to ensure everyone is on the same page. Explain the benefits of rewarding and show them the stats. Explain your current predicament and where you hope to be – for example, you want to be rated as 5* on Glassdoor.com, or have an increased NPS score by September.
A reward platform is easy to set up and simple to administer, and it also creates a buzz in the office. Alternatively, you might want to bulk buy gift cards, hampers or a similar incentive. Get all the options in place and then set the how in motion.
· What rules will you put in place?
· Who approved the rewards?
· What is the ceremony attached- would you prefer email delivery of a reward code with a personalised note, or something verbal?
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5. Finally – check it's working.
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Episode 124: Blueprint for a Balanced Life with Nicole Mixdorf
This week Jon sits down with Lousia Schibli, co-founder of the Northern New England Women's Investor network, and co-founder and CEO of Milk Money Vermont. Milk Money is a platform for Vermonters to discover local investment opportunities, get tips on how to evaluate those opportunities, and then make an investment.
Louisa has also recently joined RuralWorks Partners as Chief Engagement Officer. RuralWorks Partners is an impact investment firm that supports growth stage and transitioning rural businesses and the communities in which they operate. RuralWorks is currently raising a $100 Million impact fund for these businesses and communities across the Northeast and Upper Midwest.
Listen in for Louisa's lessons about raising capital in rural Vermont and being a female entrepreneur in the Green mountain state.
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Humans aren't designed for prolonged periods of stress. Our bodies have manifest this stress into various ailments and discomforts.
Nicole Mixdorf is the founder and chief wellness office of Balance by Nature, an award-winning corporate health and wellness consulting firm. Previously a high-level executive, Nicole experienced first-hand the challenges of balancing a professional career with personal wellness. She launched Balance By Nature to help companies design wellness programs to support their employees. Balance by Nature has won numerous industry awards and has been recognized as a top 10 employee wellness company in the US for the past two years! Nicole was also named the most influential woman in corporate wellness services in the US in 2020.
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It's really important to pay attention to that and notice that and give ourselves those moments to recognize, you know, my body's speaking to me right now and I need to listen,
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Welcome to Learning Life. And the thing that I've realized from the CEO to the NFL football player, to the janitor, we're our toughest critics. And we're hardest on ourselves. But you have to be willing to say and point out the things that need to be said. The only way to grab somebody's attention is with a story.
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Welcome to another episode of Learning Life with Jon Tota. My guest today is Nicole Mixdorf. Nicole is the founder and chief wellness officer of Balance by Nature, an award-winning corporate health and wellness consulting firm. Nicole spent the first part of her career as a high-level executive in the travel industry, where she experienced firsthand the challenges of balancing your professional career with your personal wellness. After leading her training and consulting company called Boost Your Yoga Business, where Nicole taught yoga instructors, how to build a successful yoga business, she then launched Balance by Nature to help companies design custom wellness programs to support their employees. Balance by Nature has won numerous industry awards and has been recognized as a top 10 employee wellness company in the U S for the past two years. Nicole was also named the most influential woman in corporate wellness services in the U S in 2020. So there's a ton we can learn from Nicole today. Let's get into it, Nicole, welcome to Learning Life.
Thank you so much, Jon. I'm so happy to be here with you.
So I am so happy to be talking with you because I think this is such an important topic right now, and I've been some of the recent, uh, presentations that I've given. This is like one of the top concerns for employees- their personal wellness, how to balance work and their personal life. So just go back a little bit. How did you get into this specific area in the first place? What was your journey like a little bit?
You know, as you mentioned, I spent my career in the corporate world first. So I used to be on the other side where I was one of those stressed out executives burning the candle from both ends, but I loved what I did. I was in the travel industry. So I got to travel all around the world. I was leading a big team, doing international trainings and, you know, we were successful. I was making a lot of money. I was ticking all the boxes. You know, I would have said that I have a great career, right. And there was a lot of stress and intensity that came with that. But in some ways I think I used to wear it as a badge of honor, you know, and really glorified the busy-ness the, you know, jumping from one plane to another. And, um, I think that was kind of glamorous for awhile.
And that was okay until my dad got sick with cancer. And as soon as that happened, everything changed. All of a sudden, I not only had a lot of stress in my work life, but now I had a lot of stress in my home life as well. And when all of that stress really started hitting me from all sides, it eventually started making me physically sick. And for me, it manifested in my digestion and my immune system. And I will tell you when you don't feel good, it makes everything in your life so much harder. And I didn't have time to slow down. You know, I had a lot of responsibilities. There was a lot of different things on my plate. And, you know, I just did what most people do is which is to keep going, you know, pop a few pills and just hope it goes away.
And unfortunately, that did not happen. And after about a year, it caught up to me and the health condition really degraded to the point that it started affecting my ability to lead a meeting and do my job and really started impacting my quality of life. And at that point I was really left with no other option, but to take some time off of work, to heal my body. And as soon as I removed myself from a big source of stress and started focusing a little bit more on my own self care, the most miraculous thing happened, all my symptoms, just disappeared. And that was a huge light bulb moment for me, where I went, wow, you know, you can exercise, you can eat healthy. You can have the quote unquote healthy lifestyle, but if you have so much stress in your life, none of the rest of it matters.
And I knew my story wasn't unique because all my colleagues were suffering too, but in their own way, because stress affects everybody so differently. For some people, it manifests in the digestion; for other people it's being migraines or insomnia or anxiety or depression, weight gain, auto-immune issues, high blood pressure, you name it. And the truth is, is that most corporate professionals everywhere are already suffering from some of these symptoms. And they don't even realize that stress is truly the underlying trigger that is causing this in the first place. So that's kind of what inspired me to leave my corporate career behind. So I could start a wellness business and teach other busy professionals how to create balance in their life so that they can keep doing what they love and keep pushing themselves to perform. But in a way that is going to help them thrive rather than getting burnt out and sick.
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What you said kind of hits the nail on the head is that everyone's focused on how they eat, what their nutrition is, their workout regimen, and they think that's going to solve it. But stress is like this underlying component. That's always there. It doesn't go away. It's, it's kind of like omnipresent. And how do you identify it? You know, if you're one of these, one of our listeners who is in a stressful position, a high ranking executive or a business owner, and they're under that constant stress, what are some of the things that help people recognize it? Identify? Cause it sounds like it could manifest itself in different ways, in different people.
Yes. I mean, to understand the stress response a little bit, I'll share a, uh, just a basic overview and then I'll also share a few different ideas of ways that people can recognize what's happening in their body and shift it. So when we experience stress, you know, our bodies were designed to send off this alarm system, let's say a dog barks at you. And it's like, all of a sudden, you know, your hippocampus sends out an alarm system, we're in danger, we're in danger. And your adrenal gland starts to creating these stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, which are designed to help us fight or flight right. To, to fight or to run. And that was fine when our problem was being chased by tigers. But now our stress comes from too many emails or deadlines or too much on our plates, um, or any number of things that are going on in the world around us right now.
And when our bodies are in the stress response and we're secreting those stress hormones, what they're doing is that our bodies actually start having a lot more sugar available in the blood. Well, we know where that leads to right diabetes and all kinds of problems. The other thing is that when our stress response is active like that, it also starts increasing our respiration rate. And it also shuts down our non essential body functions, like our digestive system, our immune system, our reproductive system, our growth process, et cetera. So the thing is when we're feeling stressed, there are physiological things happening in the body where every single one of our body functions are under attack and whatever is the weakest link in your particular body is how it's going to come out for you. So for some people, like I had said, it might come out in your digestive system because that's the weakest point for you, right?
Or you might be somebody that it starts affecting your immune system and you have an auto-immune condition that suddenly comes out. So, especially in today's, you know, pandemic that we're dealing with, we want our immune systems working optimally and stress is one of the things that lowers our immune response. Um, so when we're experiencing these high levels of chronic stress and we are kind of all as a society, as a, as a race, quite honestly, all over the world, everybody is just really feeling the intensity of the moment right now, when we are under that much stress all day long. And that stress response is active. It's having all kinds of negative impacts on our body and on our health and on our mental wellbeing as well. Uh, because it also starts reducing the amount of serotonin in our brain, which is what makes us happy.
And that's what leads to depression when we don't have enough serotonin. So, um, what can we do about it is a good question. The first thing is to just become aware of how stress affects you personally. So how does it come out to you? You know, you probably already know if you're dealing with any symptoms in the body, just be aware that stress is exacerbating that, and then just know that your body gives you these signs and signals to let you know that something is out of balance. So if you're working for example, and you start noticing that your you're tightening in your chest and you're holding your breath, and you're doing a lot of sighing like this, where you're all of a sudden, you're like,
That's because you were holding your breath. That happens when we tighten up in the chest because we're stressed. If you start noticing that you're clenching your jaw, or you have tightening in your neck and your shoulders, or you're kind of feeling like a nod in your stomach or a pain in your head, or you're starting to feel a little overwhelmed, maybe you're starting to notice that you're losing your temper. You're starting to get angry. All of those are signs that your body is giving you that you're active in the stress response in that exact moment, those stress hormones are coursing through your veins, causing all kinds of physiological issues in the body. So that is your moment to stop and take a break from whatever it is that you were doing, whether it came from working, or, you know, let's say your kids were driving you bananas.
It's time to just take a minute to step away, close your eyes and have a few deep breaths. Your breath is probably the best tool that you have to instantly shut off the body's stress response. And literally, if you can take three full, deep breaths, it instantly shuts off the stress response and activates the calming response in the body because we're flushing our body with 70% more oxygen, which allows the blood to circulate faster, the heart to start not having to pump as hard. So it starts to slow down and it calms the body. So it's really remarkable to just use the breath, but have that awareness first to know when you need to take that break.
Yeah. A couple of things you touched on are really interesting to me. So it's a side note. I have Lyme disease. And so I'm kind of prone to these like inflammations around my body and I've identified it in, uh, I've only had it for the last couple of years, but at times of really high stress, like a part of my body, my knee, my foot, my elbow will like blow up and inflame. And I've now noticed it the last few times. The, and, and you can tell me if this is accurate, like, why did it happen at that moment? There was no reason that I should have had a flare up at that moment, but it sounds like exactly what you're talking about is that's my weak link in my body. And stress has kind of manifesting itself in those flare ups. Is that, is that kind of what you're talking about?
Yeah, absolutely. Stress creates inflammation in the body, you know, that's what those stress hormones do too. So it, it, it, it will exacerbate any existing condition that you have a hundred percent, no matter what the condition is that you're dealing with. If you're in a high stress state in a chronic situation, you know, where it's ongoing for a while, it will definitely have a huge effect in flare up conditions. You know, my, I had an autoimmune condition that would flare up every time that I was dealing with, you know, tremendous amounts of stress in my life. So, you know, that's, that's really, it's really important to pay attention to that and notice that and give ourselves, you know, that those moments to recognize, you know, my body's speaking to me right now and I need to listen, I need to do something. I need to shift something.
Yeah. And do you have, do you feel that you have a challenge with some of your customers that, or your clients, I should say that you work with and you consult with, do they automatically believe that and understand that that stress can be specifically related to physical ailments, whether in themselves or their employees, or is that something that you kind of have to teach people in the process?
I think honestly, people need to be educated about it because you have always heard stress is a killer. Stress is a killer. Everybody says that, but I don't think people really understand how it works until, you know, somebody explains to you how this stress response works in your body and what it's actually doing physiologically. And it makes sense once you get it. And you're like, Oh, that's what the cortisol and the adrenaline and the norepinepherine and all of these stress hormones are doing when I'm feeling that stress. And I think one of the issues is that stress has become so normalized when the truth is, is that it's not normal. You know, we're not our bodies. Aren't designed to be under intense amounts of stress all the time. You know, it's really supposed to be something that happens quickly. And then you get over it.
Like if you've ever seen any footage of like animals in Africa, for example, like, you'll see there be a big chase, right? Like a cheetah is chasing, you know, some little animal and let's say the little animal gets away. You always see that little is going to hunker down and it's just going to be shaking. And it'll just hunker down until it calms down. And then as soon it calms down, it'll get up, it'll shake itself off and it'll just move on. And it's like, that moment is over and now it can get back to it's like peaceful way of being. But we're a little bit different because we don't just shake it off. We ruminate over it. So even though something that may have happened to us like yesterday, we're still thinking about it today. Right. We're even still thinking about things that happened years ago.
And even though right now in this moment, like I'm safe, I'm sitting right here in my office. There's nothing happening to me. Right? Like I'm completely safe in this moment. I could be thinking about in reliving a situation in my mind, you know, and, and thinking about, uh, you know, an argument or any, you know, heavy piece of information, it's like your body gets into the stress response all over again, just from thinking about it. So it's just so fascinating when you really dive into it to understand that, you know, when we have any of those kinds of stressful, negative emotions that it's bringing us back into that situation, even though it's not happening right now in this moment.
Yeah. I know. And I, and I think that this digital age obviously has made that even more difficult because emails hit you all the time and messages. And, uh, you know, I do it myself too. You can just sense yourself, change, you get one email that sets you off. And it came in at 7:30 at night and it throws off your whole night and you can't change it or do anything about it until the next day. And yet now, like you said, you kind of, you kind of ruminate on it all night long. And so now with everybody dealing with, I would imagine in, in all the work that you're doing, you're seeing with your corporate customers, that they are just dealing with more and more of this work-related stress, or maybe just the balance of work and home and working remotely because of everybody, you know, in their, kind of this new normal we're living through during a pandemic, what are some of the things that you're seeing out there, and maybe some of the solutions that you're offering for people to kind of deal with this new found the anxiety around our, our working conditions,
How there has been so much shift that has happened because of the pandemic. I mean, we're dealing with an unprecedented change to the way we live and work, and there's consequences to those changes right now. And I think everybody's sealing it, you know, from an employer's perspective, there are so many challenges in, in understanding what's happening with their staff, you know, right now with everybody working from home remotely from a company's perspective, it's like, how do we maintain a sense of culture and identity amongst a completely remote workforce? But that remote workforce is a stressed out overwhelmed workforce right now because we've got, you know, people, employees, everybody, you know, the executives, everyone dealing with this right now, it's like, we're in the middle of a pandemic. You know, we're having to work from home. Some people don't even have like a proper office space and they're having to work on their kitchen table.
And other people have, you know, multiple children that are home at the same time as well. And they're all on, you know, distance learning and trying to juggle how do I work from home and, you know, take care of my kids with less childcare options, which is so stressful. You've got other people who live alone and are acutely feeling that isolation and, you know, are dealing with a lot of, you know, depression and anxiety that's coming from. All of that. You know, we've got people that have been personally touched by COVID and have lost, you know, family members. And haven't been able to say goodbye to them or attend funerals. I mean, it's, it's just, there's so much intensity with that. And there's been so much happening in the country. You know, there's been this, this spotlight on the systemic racism, we've got this very heated political climate that has taken everybody on this ridiculous rollercoaster of emotions.
You know, you open up social media and it's a bunch of people arguing with each other relationships have been broken up because of it. You know, you turn on the news and it's just like breaking news every single day. And there's just so much intensity. So it's like, we're just constantly right now in this state of stress and panic, quite honestly. And all of that is on top of the normal stress that we deal with on a regular basis. So I think right now for companies, especially, there's never been a more important time to invest in the mental and emotional wellbeing of their staff, because people are having a hard time juggling it. And when that happens, it makes it a lot harder to focus on the task at hand, and to really do your best work and deliver your highest level of service when you have all of these other issues that are happening in your own life.
Um, so, you know, we're, we're doing things to help guide our corporate clients to, you know, really provide the right set of tools to their staff, to help them learn how to let go of that stress, because we can't get rid of the stress. You know, we can't just wave a magic wand and make all of these situations that are stressful, just disappear. I mean, that would be amazing, but we can't do that. So what we can do is learn some different tools so that we know how to regulate our own bodies so that we can learn how to let go of some of that intensity and bring ourselves back into a place of balance so that we can feel good because at the end of the day, that's what it's all about. So we have a lot of different stress reduction programs that we offer through our corporate wellness.
You know, we're teaching about growth mindset. Mindset is so important. You know, it's really teaching people how to think about things in a new way, how to get out of their own way so that they can be more successful. You know, we're doing a lot on, you know, professional development topics, like how to break through fear, how to build emotional resiliency, how to embrace, change, how to structure your day for success, you know, really practical things that are going to help you show up as the best version of yourself. You know, in addition to that, we offer a lot of fitness programs too. So we've created a virtual gym because people can't go to the gym right now. So we're bringing the gym to them and we have a huge wide range of different fitness classes that we can customize for any business to offer to their staff.
Um, we have nutrition programs to teach people how to, how to cook healthy meal options, especially when they're home right now. And they're having to do so much more cooking, you know, it's giving them those, those options to learn how the food that you eat affects not only your health, but it affects how you're able to focus throughout your day. It affects your energy. It affects your mood. It affects how you sleep at night, et cetera. So there's a lot of different avenues and we try to have a holistic approach to wellness where we really cover like that physical, mental, emotional, social, financial, and cultural wellness within the individual and within the business.
Yeah. I think it's so important what you're doing and, and I, I love to spotlight some of the programs cause I think what you're doing. And I think of course, as you've told me, there's some real custom programs that you're putting together. And I love the idea of the virtual fitness thing. I think that's so cool, but for any of our listeners, cause we've got a lot of listeners here who are in HR, they're HR leadership, learning and development leadership. So this is right up their alley and they're dealing with employees working remote from all over and they can't see the stress in their employees firsthand. So they want to be able to help them. I know you've got this really cool program that I want to turn everyone onto the, I think it's the 21 Days to Less Stress at Your Desk. Tell us a little bit about that and where our listeners can find out a little bit more about that, because I think it's specific for corporations, right?
Yeah. And it is specific for corporations. I'm actually going to open it up to the public probably again in the next couple of months as well. But yeah, so it's a 21 day challenge where every single day you get a new five to 10 minute video that teaches you a new work-life balance skill. So it's really designed for people who are sitting at a desk all day, you know, which is pretty much every corporate professional out there. It's designed for you to take a break. So when you take a break, cause we all really theoretically should be taking breaks in our day so that you watch this video. When you take your break that day and you learn something new. So there are some mindset videos in there. There's some stress reduction, technique videos. There are some meditation videos, there's some desks stretches and exercises, movement break type things in there as well. There's some nutrition, presentations and demos as well. So it's kind of like a little taste test of all the different types of content that we offer delivered in a 21 day challenge.
Yeah, I think that's so cool. And I want everyone also to know about, I think you had mentioned to me earlier your program for individuals. So if you're not a corporation or you're not just thinking about this for yourself, I think your wellness program for individuals to kind of manage their own self care and stress is Finding Balance, right?
Yes, exactly. So it's the Finding Balance membership where every single month has a different theme. January's theme was all about new year, new you. So we did a strategic life planning workshop, you know, then we have different themes throughout the year, which could be about self-care stress reduction, you know, building emotional resiliency, all of the different kinds of personal care topics and personal development topics. And every month there is going to be an inspirational workshop where you learn a lot of really great skills and how to apply them into your life. And then there's guided meditations and mindful moment videos and movement break videos so that you have just some really great tools at your disposal that you can use to create more balance in your life.
I think it's awesome. I love what you're doing. And I think it's, it's so important now more than ever with everything going on in the world. And so for all of our listeners who want to know more about what you're doing, maybe connect with you directly, and also I know you've got an offer on your website, the Blueprint for a Balanced Life- tell our listeners, how can they find out more about you? Can they get access to the blueprint through your website? Where should they go?
Yeah. So actually the Blueprint for Your Balanced Life, that's not on my website. But I can give you a link that you can share with your listeners because it's not something I actually just offer to anybody. So I'm happy to give you a link if you can put that somewhere and people can download that. So that's a special gift just for your listeners. And the Blueprint for Balance Life is basically teaching how to structure your day for success. It's the blueprint, the framework that I use to create balance in my own life. And it's basically just teaching you some really simple, small little shifts that you can make in how you approach your day to be more intentional, to give yourself enough of those kind of nourishing me moments. So you can balance out all those inevitable stress moments in your day. On our website though, we have a lot of great things too. You can find out all about our different corporate wellness programs, the different programming that we offer. You can download there, a chair yoga guide, where you can get, I think there's like 20 different exercises that you can do at your desk. So you can find that on there. And that's just balance by nature.com. And then you can also connect with me on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is where I'm most active, so you can look me up Nicole Mixdorf on LinkedIn as well. And I love having conversations and connecting with people.
That's awesome. And so definitely check out balancedbynature.com. And then we will put in the show notes, we'll put a link and in all of our promotions to the Blueprint for Balance Life. So thank you for that offer for our listeners. I think it's, uh, it's great. And it's something that everybody can use. So Nicole, thank you so much for taking the time to be here. It's so important what you're doing and I, I really appreciate your time.
Oh, thank you so much for having me. It's really a pleasure
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Even celebrity moms have to deal with it! Drew Barrymore shared a hilarious photo set of her daughter Olive losing her cool at the happiest place on Earth, Disneyland! Talking to Seth Meyers on "The Late Show", Drew admitted that while taking her girls to Disney was an amazing experience, that as most things do with little kids, it "always ends in mayhem". We can all relate to that! In the hilarious snapshots, Drew's four year old daughter Olive, lays on the ground at the theme park in the midst of a tantrum, while Drew casually posing and smiling alongside her. The pictures are so funny, and show just how things can turn out when you have young kids in tow.
Drew admits that the girls were very sleep deprived during their time at Disney, and when Olive wanted to chase a duck, and wasn't allowed to, that just caused everything to completely melt down! So cute, and so relatable. Drew advises other moms on just how to handle tantrums of this nature, saying: "I think you should have 10 consistent tools in your arsenal," she said. "It's either the tender loving approach or the 'I'm very serious' approach." Drew is such a great mom, and her girls (with ex husband Will Kopelman) are so super adorable, we love when she shares photos and videos of them so we can enjoy them too!


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COLUMN: Tradition – as the Prime Minister fiddles
Alan Murdock Mar 8, 2020 6:00 AM
Columnist Alan Murdock
If one wants to look at the futility of Alberta separating from Canada, we need peer no further than at the recent economic debacle we are struggling with arising from a disputed pipeline placement in the interior of British Columbia. The shutdown of our national rail system is inexcusable.
The Wet'suwet'en First Nation is a First Nations band made up of five clans located outside the Village of Burns Lake in the interior of British Columbia. The Nation has 257 registered members with 85 living on their reserve. It has a Band Council with an elected chief and two councillors as prescribed under the Indian Act of Canada. Wet'suwet'en band members also recognize 13 of its members as traditional chiefs. No member of Band Council is a traditional chief, nor does any sit on the board of directors of the traditional chief's Office of the Wet'suwet'en located in Smithers. There is no treaty in force either provincially or federally with the band. To complicate matters further, a treaty is at the later stages of Agreement in Principle between the BC Treaty Commission and the traditional chiefs.
The Wet'suwet'en traditional chiefs have decided that they weren't recognized sufficiently, if at all, in the negotiations over where, if anywhere, the pipeline should go through the land area they are negotiating over. Of course, part of the difficulty in determining who is in charge is the jurisdictional areas which the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs claim to own. (They say they represent 3,160 members with overlapping/shared territories with four other First Nations).
Thus the blockade and who is in charge of what.
In terms of First Nations bands and administration of the Indian Act (annual expenditures of over $6 billion), the Canadian government deals legally with Band Councils as described under that Act. First passed in 1876, and still in force with 30 amendments since, for 614 First Nations bands the Act defines 1) the areas to be set aside for the use and benefits of First Nations residents, including schools, health projects, burial grounds and general welfare, 2) band government (Band Councils) which are charged with administering the land and receiving federal funds and 3) band membership by registration on a federally recognized membership Register. Four powerful amendments have been passed since 1990 which allow opting out of parts of the Act by individual bands for land management, fiscal management, oil and gas and moneys management, and commercial and Industrial management – subject to mutual agreement.
Part of today's dilemma is the existence of the Indian Act itself. It was unilaterally enacted as the Canadian government's legal response to the treaties. For some, as appears to be the case for the Wet'suwet'en traditional chiefs, the underlying battle is wanting a treaty to be enacted, so that they can become the legally recognized government and recipient of federal and provincial funds rather than the current Band Council. They have support from other politically power-driven traditional chiefs across the country.
The issue then is not the pipelines; it is First Nations internal political fighting and power struggling with control of billions of Canadian government tax dollars at stake.
Time to move on from 1876. Where is the Assembly of First Nations?
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The first ladies' bible study of the autumn will take place tomorrow night, 28th September, at 7.30pm and will be a chilli night! Cost will be £4 per person. There is a sign-up sheet at the back so please write your name down if you want to attend – it's not too late!
Following on from previous notices regarding book recommendations on this subject, we are planning to run a morning meeting dedicated to this issue. The meeting will take place at Church on Saturday 10th October from 9am-12.30pm. The morning will include biblical teaching and will cover pastoral issues related to SSM. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion during the morning. Eddie, Rob and Dan will be leading the meeting.
The crisis facing refugees in Austria is ongoing, and we would like to take every opportunity of helping the Oasis Centre in its work amongst them. We are currently investigating the possibility of sending out a small team to help at the Oasis Centre, and this will need our financial support. We shall be donating our harvest offerings on Sunday 4th October to the Refugee Crisis. Cheques should be made payable to CBC. Any further donations should be given in an envelope marked 'REFUGEE CRISIS', so that your donations can support either Oasis itself or the expenses of any worker or team which we may send out to Austria. If you qualify for gift-aid, please fill in your details on a gift-aid envelope.
Following Paul Garcia's resignation as fabric deacon, nominations are closing today for the election of a new deacon which will take place at the 5th October Church Meeting. All necessary paper work is on the table at the back of church. Please hand your form in to Alan Kember or Alan Christie.
Craft Group will be meeting again on Saturday 3rd October, 10am-12.30 in the coffee hall. This month the workshop will be looking at how to cut out a dress using a paper pattern. The fabric boxes are near completion and there is always help with other projects. We will be thinking about Christmas Craft over coffee and cake! For more information contact Pam or Kathy or just pop in next Saturday.
Our midweek service on 7 October will be a service of Believer's Baptism for two of our regular congregation. Eric Seager will lead the service and David Morrell will preach from 2 Kings 5.1-19. All are very welcome to attend!
Our annual harvest service will be held next Sunday 4th October. Please bring your items (no fresh food) on the morning and we will distribute them during the week. Food donations will go to the Corsham Churches Food Bank. Financial contributions may be made to CBC and marked "Refugee Crisis" on the white envelope. Thank you!
We will be holding our Light Party on October 31st from 5-7pm. There will be singing, games, crafts, snacks, puppets and lots of fun. This is an event for 4 to 11 year olds (all primary school children). If you are able to help with this event, please sign up on the sheet at the back of church. Areas we particularly need help with are: Set up and Set down – moving chairs on Sunday 25th October (after the evening service) and again after the event (7.30pm on 31st) and a general tidy up. Catering – Judy has done a fantastic job for many years on her own and this year we would love to have team of caterers supporting her. If you can bake please sign up and/or speak to Judy. Helping on the evening – group leaders. games co-ordinator, welcome team, registration team and many other roles. Face painting; Worship band – Do you have any fairy lights that we could borrow? If so, please name them and leave them in the church office or give them to Rhiannon. This event can't run without your help and support. Thank you !!
Connected is a new group designed to give busy parents an opportunity to get together to relax, have fun, share a meal and develop our relationships with our Christian brothers and sisters, without the distraction of children! This is more than just a social; it's about building each other up in Christ to be a light in our busy worlds and to encourage each others' families to stay faithful to Christ in our increasingly secular society. We plan to meet once a month on a Saturday evening. So, if you'd like to join us, please speak to Tim and Beth Mills for more information.
The provision of meals on wheels to new families and those who are ill and needing meals, is a busy and much-appreciated service. We are looking for a co-ordinator who can arrange the meals as needed. Mike and Sarah Blaikley have done a great job but have to stop this from December 2015. Is there someone, or a couple, who can co-ordinate from next January? If you feel you can serve in this way or would like further information, please contact the Blaikleys or Joan Cooper.
The Lancasters are asking our mission team going out to Tanzania next month to bring three or four used board games/jigsaws in fairly good condition (things like Scrabble, Uno, Jenga, card games etc). They want to use them for Sanga Sanga visitors. If you can help please contact Kathy Larkman. Thank you!
The first ladies' bible study of the autumn will take place on Monday 28th September at 7.30pm and will be a chilli night! Cost will be £4 per person. There is a sign-up sheet at the back so please write your name down if you want to attend!
The next Ark will take place at church on Saturday 26th September from 10- 10.45am. It's aimed at 0-7 year olds but all welcome for bible stories, songs, wonderful crafts, puppets and cake! We would be grateful for any help with moving the chairs from 9.00am on the morning and putting them back about 11.00ish. If you would like to know any more about the Ark or you are able to help, please see Heather Chilcott.
This is taking place from 25th-27th September. Please speak to Ian Holmes if you would like more information about this.
The crisis facing refugees in Austria is ongoing, and we would like to take every opportunity of helping the Oasis Centre in its work amongst them. We are currently investigating the possibility of sending out a small team to help at the Oasis Centre for a few weeks, and this will need our financial support. We shall be donating our harvest offerings on Sunday 4th October to the Refugee Crisis. Due to your generosity we were able to send a further £537 to Oasis last week. This brings our total giving to £1995 to Oasis this year. Cheques should be made payable to CBC. Any further donations should be given in an envelope marked 'REFUGEE CRISIS', so that your donations can support either Oasis itself or the expenses of any worker or team which we may send out to Austria. If you qualify for gift-aid, please fill in your details on a gift-aid envelope.
Our annual harvest service will be held on Sunday 4th October. Please bring your tins (no fresh food) on the morning and we will distribute them during the week. Donations will go to the Corsham Churches Food Bank – see the board in the coffee hall for the wide range of items that you can donate. Financial contributions may be made to CBC and marked "Refugee Crisis" on the white envelope. Thank you!
Following Paul Garcia's resignation as fabric deacon, nominations are now open for the election of a new deacon which will take place at the 5th October Church Meeting. All necessary paper work is on the table at the back of church. Please hand your form in to Alan Kember or Alan Christie.
Chippenham Street Pastors are in desperate need of more volunteers. A new training course will start on the 23rd September with an information evening from 7.30-9.30pm at Sheldon Road Methodist Church Chippenham. If you are interested come along to the information evening or contact the Chippenham Street Pastors' Co-ordinator or speak to Elspeth at CBC.
The Lancasters are asking our team going out next month to bring three or four used board games/jigsaws in fairly good condition (things like Scrabble, Uno, Jenga, card games etc). They want to use them for Sanga Sanga visitors. If you can help please contact Kathy Larkman. Thank you!
As part of our church Safeguarding Policy, it is required that all volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults must have a DBS check. If you volunteer in junior church and are not sure if you have had a current DBS check or are having difficulties with the application procedure, please speak to Bev Grylls who is more than willing to help. We have a responsibility to keep the children and adults safe in junior church so please complete your application if you have not already done so. Thank you.
The next midweek service will be held this Wednesday at 2pm at the church. the text will be Luke 14.1-24 and Eric shall be leading and preaching. There will be communion.
Weekly we publish our sermons online here on our website to share the Gospel message with our congregation and people from across the globe.
We have a team who currently share the job of uploading our sermons each week, but we would really like to bolster these numbers by a few more. If you are a member of Corsham Baptist Church and think you could help, we would love to have you join the team. Please drop us an email (see the contact page for details) or speak to Adrian Pillinger to find out what is involved (training will be provided).
Some children will be moving to their new classes today, so if your child has started in Reception then they will be moving to the Kestrels group (in the main hall). If your child has started in year 2 – girls will be joining the Falcons (church hut) boys will be joining the Hawks (Scout hut). If you are unsure which class your child should be in then please speak to their teacher.
The first ladies' bible study of the autumn will take place on Monday 28th September at 7.30pm and will be a chilli night! Cost will be £4 per person. There is a sign-up sheet at the back so please sign up!
The next Ark will take place at church on Saturday 26th September from 10 – 10.45am. Aimed at 0-7 year olds but all welcome for bible stories, songs, wonderful crafts, puppets and cake! We would be grateful for any help with moving the chairs from 9.00am on the morning and putting them back about 11.00ish. If you would like to know any more about the Ark or you are able to help, please see Heather Chilcott.
The crisis facing refugees in Austria is ongoing, and we would like to take every opportunity of helping the Oasis Centre in its work amongst them. We are currently investigating the possibility of sending out a small team to help at the Oasis Centre for a few weeks, and this will need our financial support. We shall be donating our harvest offerings on Sunday 4th October to the Refugee Crisis, but in the meantime any donations already given will be sent to Oasis in the next few days, and any further donations should be given in an envelope marked 'REFUGEE CRISIS', so that your donations can support either Oasis itself or the expenses of any worker or team which we may send out to Austria. If you qualify for Gift-Aid, please fill in your details on a gift-aid envelope. TINNED FOODS FROM THE HARVEST OFFERING WILL GO TO THE CORSHAM CHURCHES FOOD BANK – SEE BOARD FOR DETAILS.
The Oasis Centre is a ministry to refugees run by International Teams and based in Traiskirchen, Vienna.
CBC has been supporting this work for over 13 years and around 25 of our members have been out there to help with this ministry, both individually and in groups. Several 'van dashes' have been undertaken, in which a team has packed a van full of much-needed clothing donated by the church, and driven it to Austria.
The ministries include: an evening coffee bar, evangelistic meetings, clothing room, the use of the Jesus film in the different languages represented among the refugees (available in over 40 different languages), distribution of Bibles and Christian literature in the mother tongue of the refugees, women's ministries, personal Bible study groups, discipleship relationships, visiting refugees, relief ministry (meeting some of the basic needs of refugees which at the moment includes fresh food distribution), practical assistance (filling out forms, transportation for medical help), emergency assistance, computer help and also helping to maintain the Oasis building.
Julie and Naomi from Oasis are spending a few days with us in Corsham and are joining us today at CBC. You are invited to join us for tea, coffee and compulsory cake at 4.30pm before this evening's service. Julie will be talking to Alan Kember during the service.
At the missions' meeting on Wednesday 16th we shall be praying for all our missionaries, and for the Oasis Centre and the refugee situation.
Next Sunday at the Rudloe congregation, Reuben Matthews, the son of Dave and Laura Matthews will be dedicated. Please feel free to come along to this celebration at 10am.
As part of our church Safeguarding Policy, it is required that all volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults must have a DBS check. If you volunteer in junior church and are not sure if you have had a current DBS check or are having difficulties with the application procedure, please speak to Bev who is more than willing to help. We have a responsibility to keep the children and adults safe in junior church so please complete your application if you haven't already done so. Thank you. Rhiannon.


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Jane Edney, of St Peter's Primary School, with her commemorative plaque. - Credit: Archant
Lucky Portishead pupils are enjoying some of the finest school meals in the region.
That is because Jane Edney, who works at St Peter's Primary School, last week received a highly-commended award for her main course, which consisted of a tapas trio of pork meatballs, southern fried croquettes and vegetable boats, served with a spicy tomato dipping sauce.
Jane was competing in the South West final of the LACA School Chef of the Year in Plymouth on January 19.
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Get into gear! Yes, Fall is here, the changing of seasons, the drift into winter, the launching pad of holidays, and the end of the year is being summoned. This time of year seems to go by so quickly. Of course, it has been said that we say that every year. My conclusion? Life is short. It seems we get about 80 years in life these days. That means I've lived at least a quarter of my life already. What will I do with the rest of my days?
I can tell you that I am personally going through a new season of life. Like leaves falling from trees God is stripping away things in my life and my heart and leaving me emotionally and spiritually bare—transparent and vulnerable before Him. He is exposing me, revealing not only his heart for me, but my own heart to me. He is helping me face my weaknesses and lack. I fall terribly short of his design for my life in so many ways—as a son, brother, friend, leader, and ambassador of God's kingdom. But God is not showing me this to make me feel bad or by way of scolding me. In fact, I feel his love more deeply and his presence more surely than before. I have a real sense of his guidance and hand on every moment and detail of my life.
See, the thing about a tree losing its leaves is we get to see its true glory. Its glory does not come from the beauty of its leaves but from the nourishment of the soil, rain and sun. The tree digs its roots into the ground and gets its life from a source beyond itself, as rain and soil mix. And it stretches its branches up high to take in the rays of the sun. In the same way, when we are laid bare before God, we can see what we really need, what truly sustains us: God's Word, God's Spirit, and God's Love. Without Him we can do nothing.
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Each year, the Eco-Stewards program invites young adults (ages 20-30) to immerse themselves in a particular place where we study an environmental theme. Each program provides opportunities for community building, vocational discernment, faith formation, storytelling, mentoring, recreation and hands-on environmental stewardship. Past programs have been located in rural West Virginia, Montana's Crow Reservation, Boston/Vermont, Portland, Oregon and Gainesville, Florida. More information about past programs.
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Older couples are more apt to divorce than younger ones.
The overall divorce rate in our country is around 50 percent. The rate fluctuates slightly year-over-year, but first-time marriages generally end about half of the time. For second, third and subsequent marriages, the rate is much higher, as about 70 percent of those couples split up.
In the past, couples who'd hit age 50 (who'd been married for 20 years or more) generally didn't divorce. As the saying goes, though, "the times, they are a changing." These days, the divorce rate for couples over 50 is twice as high as it was just a generation ago. The number is even higher for those over 65; those marriages are ending at a rate three times more than they did in 1990.
A higher emphasis on self-satisfaction, growth, care and fulfillment - some would rather live out their later years single in lieu of staying in an unhappy marriage. This is often the case when one spouse has remained stagnant in their lives while the other has learned new skills, explored new interests or remained active.
Increased life span - people are living 20, 30 or more years after retirement age, so the thought of passing that time with someone from whom you've grown apart could be unbearable.
The "baby boomer" generation enjoys more economic stability than younger couples - corollary financial freedom allows for a divorce while still maintaining a standard of living comparable to that enjoyed during the marriage. In the past, fear of money woes may have kept couples unhappily married.
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Updated NBA 2021 Week 9 Power Rankings Betting Analysis
Written by Henry Watkins on December 14, 2021
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The holiday season is upon us, and while some league go dark for a day or two, the NBA always has a jam packed Christmas schedule. There is a lot to look forward to, but for now, we are going to look back and see how the action from the previous week impacted the NBA Power Rankings, as per ESPN. The first thing that jumps out is that we have a new team sitting at #1. Whether it remains that way after this week remains to be seen, but let's take our weekly look at the top and bottom 5 teams in the rankings for Week 9 so you can keep betting against the NBA odds.
NBA Betting: Power Rankings Update for Week 9 of 2021 Season
Phoenix Suns – The team that lost in the NBA Finals last season had a slow start to the season, but that hangover has long since passed. The Suns are now 21-4 on the years, are winners of their last 2, and have gone 9-1 in their last 10.
Golden State Warriors – Their reign at the top of the rankings is over, but I wouldn't be feeling too bad for the Warriors right now. They lost their final game of last week to fall to 7-3 in their last 10, but they are still a healthy 21-5 overall.
Utah Jazz – We have ourselves a mover this week, with the Jazz jumping from #6 in Week 8 to the #3 spot this week. That is all thanks to a run that has seen them win 7 in a row, which was good enough to get them into 3rd in the Western Conference.
Brooklyn Nets – The Nets dropped another spot in the rankings as the Eastern Conference got a little tighter. The Nets are on top for the moment, but there is just 6 games separating 1st from 10th there, so expect more changes to come.
Milwaukee Bucks – The Bucks ended last week on a high note, winning back-to-back games to move to 8-2 in their last 10. They are a game and a half out of first and looking to run down the Nets at the top of the East.
Bottom 5
Houston Rockets – After a solid run of form that saw them jump 4 places in last weeks rankings, the Rockets fell back to earth a little and are on a 2-game losing skid. Still, their 7-3 record in their last 10 is not to be sneezed at.
New Orleans Pelicans – It's the same position for the Pelicans this week, who received more bad news about the Zion Williamson foot injury. You feel that their season is on hold until he returns, which will hopefully be sooner rather than later.
Oklahoma City Thunder – We do have a little change at the bottom, with the Thunder moving up a spot from their previous week ranking. It's small consolation for a team that has managed just 8 wins on the season.
Orlando Magic – With the Thunder moving up a spot, it is the Orlando Magic who take a tumble down to #29. They have lost 5 in a row and have just 1 win in their last 10 games, but things could always be worse.
Detroit Pistons – Yes, being worse means being part of the Detroit Pistons franchise. They are in the midst of a nightmare season and are on a run of 12 straight losses. There appears to be no help in sight for the Pistons.
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Q: Hibernate 4.3.0 XML Mapping Escape Characters Exception In my User.hbm.xml I have:
<property name="delete" type="java.lang.String">
      <column name="`delete`" />
</property>

I've also tried with '' and [] but all give the same exception:
org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper logExceptions
ERROR: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '"delete"
If I change the column name from delete to deletea then it works so I know that it's not escaping the column name properly.

A: You could try setting this property to automatically quote all identifiers:
hibernate.globally_quoted_identifiers=true

A: Just try changing this
<column name="`name`" />

to this
<column name="name" />


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Web conferencing is definitely a very convenient way to handle important business communications between customers and collections in very different locations. The fact that this is at all possible is due to the progress made in the speed and efficiency of the Internet. Have you noticed that the web-based conference has quietly changed people's habits, especially in commerce? For example, if you are on a business trip, for example, many companies reduce them for the benefit of the web conferencing, as they are comfortably applied to the widespread availability of web services.
Compare the web conference with a traditional business conference. Prior to the internet, as we know it existed, there were only two ways in which distance conference between two or more businessmen. One way would be to conduct a telephone conference. The disadvantage of this is that it is merely the vocal means of communication, so much information – especially its visual form – was not easily transmitted.
The second method is for all participants to physically attend the conference. Everyone in the same room could not be restricted to the information and ideas they discussed and presented. Still, there were obvious disadvantages. Conducting such a conference required enormous costs and inconvenience for the business people concerned. Companies should pay for air fares, hotel room costs, and other costs. They will lose valuable time while traveling. Lastly, receiving such physical meetings can not be cost effective.
Web conferencing is clearly an excellent alternative method that requires much less cost and inconvenience. Participants will be able to see a presentation on a shared screen, chat in real-time with instant messaging or VoIP, and get to know each other through video conferencing.