From around the world this season of the year come thousands of people who gather at what has become known as the "Crossroads of the West" for a conference of the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many years have passed since settlers came in covered wagons into this valley in the tops of the Rockies. Conference was an important occasion in their day, and it continues to be a significant occasion in ours as people of faith and devotion come together to renew and strengthen that faith.
Conference time is a season of spiritual revival when knowledge and testimony are increased and solidified that God lives and blesses those who are faithful. It is a time when an understanding that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, is burned into the hearts of those who have the determination to serve him and keep his commandments. Conference is the time when our leaders give us inspired direction in the conduct of our lives—a time when souls are stirred and resolutions are made to be better husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, more obedient sons and daughters, better friends and neighbors.
We are reminded as we participate in conference of the deep commitment we have to our fellowmen, our brothers and sisters throughout the world. It is a commitment to share with them a gift that has come to us and the greatest gift we could give to them—an understanding of the fulness of the gospel. We are committed to declare to all the world that Jesus of Nazareth is the Savior of mankind, that he has paid for our sins by his atoning sacrifice, that he has risen from the dead, and that he lives today. Our responsibility is to help the people of the world understand the true nature of our Father in Heaven: that he is a personal God, a loving father, and one to whom each of us may go with our problems and concerns.
We who are met here today claim a special, unique knowledge of the Savior's gospel. Most striking of all, to those who first become acquainted with us, is our declaration to the world that we are guided by a living prophet of God—one who communicates with, is inspired by, and receives revelation from the Lord.
How do we know such things are true? We know because God has spoken in our time—in our day. The heavens have opened; God has communicated his word to man; eternal truths have been given to the world from the Father of us all. God the Father and Jesus Christ, his Son, have appeared to and have talked with men in this dispensation. In fact, the Lord has appeared on numerous occasions.
We know that our Father in Heaven loves us and is concerned about our spiritual and temporal welfare. We know that his Son, Jesus Christ, our Elder Brother, has provided a way for us to return to the presence of God; that there is a divine purpose for our being here on earth; that we have a work to do which is an important part of his plan. In addition, we know many details of that plan and have received specific direction about our responsibilities.
"But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
"For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, except he has the Spirit of God.
"If ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.
Of these things I testify, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.


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KV Woluwe-Zaventem is een Belgische voetbalclub uit het Vlaams-Brabantse Zaventem. De club is aangesloten bij de KBVB met stamnummer 3197, en heeft geel en blauw als clubkleuren. De huidige club ontstond in 2003 uit de fusie van KVK Zaventem en KV Wosjot Woluwe.

Geschiedenis
De club ontstond in 1939 als Sporting Club Woluwe Voetbalvereeniging. In 1941 wijzigde de club zijn naam in Woluwe Sporting Club en sloot aan bij de Belgische Voetbalbond. De club kreeg stamnummer 3197 toegekend.

In 1991 kreeg de club de koninklijke titel, en veranderde zijn naam in Woluwe Royal Sporting Club. In 1993 fusioneerde de club met Wosjot Woluwe. Wosjot Woluwe uit Sint-Stevens-Woluwe was een jongere club, die pas in 1982 was opgericht en stamnummer 8836 droeg. De nieuwe fusieclub speelde als Koninklijke Voetbalklub Wosjot Woluwe door met het stamnummer 3197. Stamnummer 8836 van het vroegere Wosjot verdween.

In 2002/03 bereikte de club de nationale reeksen, maar na één seizoen in Vierde klasse degradeerde de ploeg opnieuw. In 2003 ging men een fusie aan met KVK Zaventem. Deze club met stamnummer 424 was een stuk ouder, en had zich reeds in 1921 aangesloten bij de voetbalbond. In 2002/03 was Zaventem onderaan geëindigd in zijn reeks, namelijk als op twee na laatste in de Brabantse Tweede Provinciale B. De fusieclub speelde verder met stamnummer 3197 van Woluwe in de hoogste provinciale reeks; stamnummer 424 van Zaventem werd definitief geschrapt. De fusieclub speelde nog enkele seizoenen in de hoogste provinciale reeks, tot men in 2006 promotie naar Vierde klasse kon afdwingen.

In 2008, amper twee jaar later, slaagde men dankzij eindrondewinst er al in voor het eerst door te stoten naar Derde Klasse. In 2009 eindigde de club tweede in zijn reeks en behaalde zo de promotie-einderonde om naar Tweede Klasse te gaan. Woluwe-Zaventem haalde er de finale, na winst tegen tweedeklassers RE Virton en ROC de Charleroi-Marchienne, maar verloor tegen R. Francs Borains.

In 2014 lukte het de club om te promoveren, nadat men bijna elk jaar daarvoor in de nacompetitie strandde. Het werd kampioen van de Derde Klasse B. Woluwe-Zaventem hield het echter niet lang uit in Tweede klasse: ondanks een mooie 0-2-overwinning op het veld van KSV Roeselare op de eerste speeldag eindigde de club in zijn eerste seizoen laatste, waardoor het   meteen weer naar Derde klasse degradeerde. Vanaf dan was de vrije val ingezet: nadat het in het seizoen 2015/16 slechts voorlaatste eindigde in Derde klasse B, werd de club na de voetbalhervormingen van 2016 onderverdeeld in Tweede klasse amateurs. Woluwe-Zaventem eindigde er in zijn eerste seizoen laatste, waardoor het naar Derde klasse amateurs zakte. Twee jaar later zakte de club zelfs naar Eerste provinciale.

Erelijst
Belgische derde klasse
winnaar (1): 2013/14

Resultaten

Trainers
 2009-2010  Tom De Cock
 2010-2011  Tom De Cock
 2011-2012  Tom De Cock
 2012-2013  Tibor Balog,  Nico Adriaens,  Sadio Ba
 2013-2014  Nico Van Nerom
 2014-2015  Nico Van Nerom
 2015-2016  Grégory Vanmelkebeke,  Massimiliano Manconi
 2016-2017  Philip Droeven ,  Massimiliano Manconi
 2017-2018   Hayk Milkon ,  Steven Hilaerts

Bekende (oud-)spelers
  Joren Dehond
  Mathias Fixelles
  Kevin Hatchi
  Kevin Janssens
  Ivica Jaraković
  Moussa Sanogo
  Dylan Vanwelkenhuysen

Externe links
 Officiële website

Woluwe-Zaventem, KV
Sport in Zaventem
Sportvereniging in Vlaams-Brabant

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Catriona Morison and Yuka Beppu began their first recital at the Wigmore Hall with a group of seven Brahms songs, drawn mostly from the composer's forties and fifties. There was an immediate surge of headstrong passion with the music of Meine Liebe est grün (My love's as green) (2:01 on the broadcast link), with a typically full texture in the piano, but shadows fell in a moving account of Alte Liebe (Old love) (3:37), especially when the music turned back to its original minor key.
Geheimnis (Secret) (6:48) was notable for its pure stillness, while Ständchen (Serenade) (8:54) was restless but enjoyably so. Dein blaues Auge (Your blue eyes) (13:37) was bittersweet, but the most substantial song was left until last. Von ewiger Liebe (Eternal love) (15:25) threw off the shackles to rejoice in the power of its subject matter. Morison was superb here, pacing herself through to the final, glorious ode, showing here and elsewhere an admirable control of the full tones she has at her disposal. Yuka Beppu was a sensitive partner, bringing clarity to Brahms' more congested part writing.
In the right performance Mahler's Rückert Lieder can present an unforgettable concert experience, which was exactly the case here. The flowing, outdoorsy Ich atmet einen linden Duft (I breathed a gentle fragrance) (32:59) had the ideal weight and pitch, delighting in its floral subject, while Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder! (35:24) found the subtle humour comparing the privacy of bees and songwriters! The 'dying' phrases of Liebst du um Schönheit (If you love for beauty) (36:43) were really well done, turning inwards, Morison's voice again an instrument of beauty, while the famous Um Mitternacht (39:21) cast its spell through descriptive piano playing and expressive singing in Morison's gorgeous lower register sound, the song's pain vividly conveyed. Finally Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (I am lost to the world) (45:35) reduced the audience to silence and reflection on how remarkable it was that two young interpreters of this song could bring so much insight.
A deserved encore followed, returning us to Korngold and one of his finest songs, Schneeglöckchen – where Morison charmed throughout.
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Ultrafast Electron Transfer in Supramolecular Mixed Valence Complexes
Kubiak, Clifford
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Search 21 grants from Clifford Kubiak
Search grants from University of California-San Diego
Patient navigation to improve outcomes among low-income women in the postpartum period
Sustaining Women's Engagement and Enabling Transitions after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (SWEET)
SweetMama: Leveraging technology for diabetes education and support to low-income pregnant women
Risk of cocaine addiction after methylphenidate plus SSRI combination treatment
Effect of Thiamine on Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Activity in Septic Shock
Development and evolution of self-organizing pigmentation patterns
Mycobacterial Lung Diseases in Virginia: sequencing and clinical determinants of relapse and outcome
Probing cytosolic nucleic acid sensing pathways in cancer
Fluid shear stress mechanotransduction at endothelial cell-cell junctions
Functional dissection of fibronectin type 3 domains of SORL1 in Alzheimers disease associated microglia
This award to Professor Kubiak of the University of California, San Diego funded by the Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry Program in the Division of Chemistry focuses on ultrafast chemical reactions; those that occur in one-trillionth of a second (1 picosecond) over large supramolecular structures. These reactions involve the transfer of electrons over reasonably long distances, from 1 to 4 nanometers. The project builds on (1) the observation that exchanging electrons across hydrogen bonds can increase the strength of typically weak interactions; and (2) the observation of mixed valence nanoclusters. The latter are complex molecular structures composed of ruthenium clusters which transfer charge through attached metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles. The research will be extended to more complex systems in order to elucidate how electrons and electron transfer rates respond to different types of pathways through new supramolecular materials. Given the ability to easily manipulate the chemical compositions of these complex systems synthetically, Professor Kubiak and his team are able to custom design these assemblies for a variety of applications. In order to explore these intricate structures, the researchers first aim to stabilize the complexes by increasing the strength of their weak interactions (such as hydrogen bonds) and to then analyze the ultrafast electron transfer properties in these newly stabilized complexes via spectroscopic methods designed for this purpose.
The research is relevant to both the scientific and engineering communities in their quest to develop new generations of molecular electronic devices. The future of such devices is dependent on the development of molecular complexes with two or more stable states, which can be switched between these states with extremely fast reaction times.
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
Standard Grant (Standard)
George Janini
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PAULINE Hanson first ranted online about Australian women who went to anti-Trump marches. Now she's asking why there isn't a Women's March for Islamic women.
I want you to ask yourself- Where is the #WomensMarch to protest the suffering of women in countries under the rule of Islamic Extremists?
It comes after she took aim at Australian women who took part in global marches against Donald Trump, accusing them of being overweight "clowns".
The One Nation leader launched the extraordinary online attack on her Facebook page after protesters took to the streets of several Australian cities, with an estimated 10,000 walking from Sydney's Hyde Park to Martin Place on Saturday.
"It's good that they were out and about and doing a bit of walking because it looked like a few of them needed to get a bit of sun and do a bit of exercise," Hanson posted.
Hanson posted her comments alongside a video of protesters in Brisbane.
More than 400 Queenslanders gathered in stifling heat in Brisbane's King George Square on Saturday to join the day of global action.
Hanson wrote: "Don't these clowns have anything else better to do with their time other than to hold sad, anti-democracy protests?
Women's March protests were held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra on Saturday.
The Australian events were part of a worldwide series of Women's Marches a day after Trump's inauguration as US president. More than a million people took part in marches across the US.
In her post Hanson also took issue with the US demonstrators in Washington who she claimed were "vandalising businesses and committing assaults".
Hanson has been a vocal supporter of Trump and bragged about being "gifted" tickets to his inauguration last week. However, it later emerged that the anti-immigrant party only received tickets after One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts begged Australian officials for them.


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How to Use TikTok for Business
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several months, you've likely heard of TikTok. It's not all just empty buzz either. This social media or video-sharing social network app currently has more than 800 million monthly active users. And it has been downloaded more than 1.5 billion times.
It's especially popular among young people. But it's quickly growing a wide base of users. So businesses that want to create viral video content and connect with consumers online may want to consider it as a marketing platform. Here's what you need to know before using TikTok for marketing.
What are TikTok Videos?
TikTok videos are 15-second videos that can follow nearly any format. However, many include lip-syncing and/or dancing to a popular song, or follow recognizable meme formats.
What is TikTok for Business?
TikTok for Business is a division of the platform that enables businesses to promote themselves. The social media platform offers various solutions for companies to increase engagement, like interactive polls and hashtag challenges. Businesses can also utilize advertising options to increase reach.
How do Businesses use TikTok?
Businesses can use TikTok's ad platform or they can just create video content that attracts attention organically. TikTok ads appear in between videos on the app and are often creative and look similar in format to regular TikTok videos. However, there are other formats as well. Regardless of what option you choose, you likely need to create unique, short content to get noticed on the platform. Many companies may even use a combination of organic video posts and advertisements.
TikTok Content Ideas
TikTok is a naturally engaging video social media platform that can be used to attract the audience you want to turn into customers. Here are some ideas:
1. Hashtag Challenge
There are tons of hashtag challenges already circulating on TikTok. These occur when a user challenges others to make and post a specific type of content and then tag them using a dedicated hashtag. A lot of current challenges have to do with dance routines or lip-syncing. Brands can participate in existing challenges or create their own.
2. How-To Videos
Saru Saadeh, Founder & CEO of marketing technology company Iron Roots said in a phone interview with Small Business Trends, "A lot of brands offer tutorials or how to's that are related to what they offer in some way. This provides value upfront and keeps users engaged."
For example, a company that sells fabric or craft supplies could create a visual DIY using their products. Or a food company could showcase a recipe.
3. Song Parodies
Music centric videos are popular on TikTok. You can create videos that are purely for entertainment. Or you might change the words to make them relevant to your brand.
4. Team Introductions
Saadeh says, "We've worked with a client on a series of 'day in the life of' content. They simply went around to different people from the team and showed what they did during the day to day small business operations. It really brings the company to a human level."
5. Product Demonstrations
Show customers how your product works. For example, a company that sells furniture could demonstrate how easy it is to put together. Or a gaming company could show their product in action.
6. Case Studies
Saadeh explains, "Say you're a service-based business like a marketing firm. You can say 'here's what we've done for the company' and offer a case study style success story."
7. Before and After Videos
This type of video would showcase a transformation based on your product or service. For example, a makeup company could showcase a quick makeover using their products.
8. Process Videos
Saadeh suggests, "Show the process of what goes on behind the scenes. What does your company do to produce the great products or services you offer?"
9. Calming Videos
TikTok videos don't all have to be funny or ironic. Some people like to watch relaxing scenes to slow down a bit. For example, an artist could show a close up of them mixing colors or up-close shots of their brush on canvas.
10. Unique Stories
TikTok is the perfect place for you to share any quick facts or stories that set your brand apart.
Saadeh adds, "It can even be as simple as saying 'here's the office dog' or 'here's the team doing highway cleanup' to show your commitment to your community. What it comes down to is simply telling micro-stories."
TikTok Advertising Options
Creating new content doesn't work or is not something you want to do, then you can advertise as well. Here are your options:
1. Hashtag Challenge Ad
For this type of ad, you can create a hashtag challenge as mentioned above. Then you can pay to have it featured on the TikTok discover page so users are more likely to encounter it and then participate.
2. In-Feed Native Ad
Native ads look like regular TikTok videos and appear in users' feeds. These are similar to ads on other platforms and provide a cohesive experience.
3. Brand Takeovers Ad
For those that want to really call attention to a campaign, Brand takeovers ads may be of interest. These are graphics that appear right when users open their TikTok app. They appear to targeted individuals for a few seconds and then can direct users to a custom landing page.
4. TopView Ad
TopView ads are similar to Brand Takeover ads in that they display full-screen graphics and can direct to a landing page. However, they appear at the top of the For You page instead of right when the app is opened.
5. Branded Effect Ad
TikTok includes effects that users can include on their posts, like stickers, lenses, and AR filters. A brand can turn these into advertisements by adding their own branded images to these packs. For example, other users could have the option to use a sticker with a logo of your brand or a new line.
Read about the TikTok Back to Business Program that offers free ad credits to small businesses.
TikTok Influencers
Working with TikTok influencers gives you a combined approach to your marketing strategy for your brand. You pay for influencers. But the TikTok ad content is organic.
Brian Freeman, CEO of influencer marketing platform Heartbeat said in an email to Small Business Trends, "The first thing to know about content creators on TikTok is they are not the same as Instagram creators. TikTok creators have a different suite of tools that Instagram creators do not as TikTok is one of the most innovative mobile editing software on the planet. For example, your everyday Instagram influencer is creating high-resolution, beautiful imagery that matches a brand aesthetic. On the other hand, a TikTok creator will tell a story about a product and translate that experience to their community through videos. TikTok creators will spend hours editing the video with transitions, music, background effects, etc. to make it a great piece of content."
Basically, you approach influencers who are relevant to your target audience. You discuss ideas. But then you leave the actual production for those users to create. You get to reach that person's audience and get access to their unique ideas, which you of course compensate them for.
What should a business know about TikTok users?
TikTok's user base is mostly made of young people. So as a business, you cannot miss on cultural and generational references and respect. If you are not sincere or use their language and memes, you will not be successful in your marketing effort.
Saadeh says, "It's important to not just create commercials. Remember that it is social media. So the content you create should be relevant and maintain the culture that brought so many users to it in the first place."
How do I use TikTok?
You can use TikTok to reach an audience using short-form video content, ads, and influencer marketing. Businesses are finding new ways to use the platform all the time. And those that jump in early have a good chance of finding success since it's not yet completely saturated with many brand marketing.
However, it's essential to interact authentically on the platform. Remember that it's social media. So the most important thing is to make connections and create new content that is useful, entertaining, or inspiring.
Ultimately, the goal is to get content that goes viral. You can't always control this. But there's a good chance that even accounts with small followings can get some attention if they create genuinely interesting videos.
Hope Horner, CEO of video production service Lemonlight said in an email to Small Business Trends, "TikTok's content delivery algorithm is unique in that new accounts (or accounts with very few followers) can go viral. Anyone can do it with the right piece of content, which incentivizes brands to try it out for an opportunity to generate engagement with a massive audience."
Who created TikTok?
TikTok is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. The company's founder is software developer Zhang Yiming. He founded ByteDance back in 2012. And the company eventually launched TikTok in China in 2016. The U.S. TikTok apps for Apple and Android devices launched in 2017. ByteDance is currently in talks to sell the TikTok arm of the business.
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This article, "How to Use TikTok for Business" was first published on Small Business Trends


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Go! Johnny Go!/Comments
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A sort of Jailhouse Rock rip off with a kid (Jimmy Clanton) who grew up in an orphanage and then later as a teen finds he has a perfect voice for rock n roll music. He saves up some money and cuts a record and sends it in to legendary DJ/promoter Alan Freed. The single is a hit but Freed can't get hold of the mystery singer nicknamed "Johnny Melody". Some hijinx ensue but strangely enough, things turn out peachy keen in the end!! Theres some cool cameos by legendary rockers Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran and Ritchie Valens. Its a fun little movie thats lighthearted and semi-corny (hey it was the 50s), but def entertaining for any classic rock music fans. - Pete
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Playing in dirt is a gardener's delight. We may tend to think of planting early crops such as peas, salad greens, and potatoes as the beginning of the gardening season. In truth, the work of gardening begins long before that, and it starts in the living room or the den in the dead of winter.
Seed catalogs begin filling up mailboxes in early January, if not before. The timing is perfect. Gardeners have had time to recover from the frenzied days of garden planting, maintenance, harvest, and preservation. January's short and often sunless days make gardeners yearn for summer. What better time to browse the pages of seed catalogs than on some of the longest nights of the year?
A good seed catalog offers more than just seed--it will be filled with growing tips and inspiration, too. With several catalogs in hand, you can compare varieties, package sizes, and prices before placing your order.
The luscious color photographs gracing the pages of many seed catalogs are almost too much for gardening fanatics to bear. Our wish lists grow long with old favorites as well as exotic new varieties, the descriptions of which are too alluring to ignore.
But January means more than drooling over the pages of seed catalogs. It means paring down that wish list to something manageable. Before finalizing order forms, it's time to develop a garden plan. There are software packages for this purpose, but I prefer paper and pencil (with plenty of eraser). I use graph paper and a ruler to create a to-scale reproduction of my garden space.
Putting your garden plan on paper makes it come alive. It's also a good tool for planning future crop rotations.
Once I've laid out the garden plot on paper, I use my ruthlessly pared down wish list to determine the best planting location for each vegetable type and variety, keeping things like companion planting and space limitations in mind. I use information from my catalogs to ascertain how much space a packet's worth of seed will fill. I refer to Barbara Pleasant's Home Grown Pantry and my own experience to determine how much I need to plant to have enough—but not too much. If my freezer still has squash from two years ago and some of the pumpkins in the root cellar rotted before I could get to them, perhaps I should cut back on those crops this year.
I save previous years' drawn layouts, too. Comparing these plans is an important management tool. I want to rotate crops for both pest control and soil quality. I might remember where everything was planted last year, but I want at least a three-year rotation, and it's hard to keep that much information in my head.
Sometimes the new seeds don't work out. Popcorn was fun and a conversation piece, but it took up too much precious garden real estate for too little return. Other times, as with Swiss chard, the audition has led to new favorites. But to make room for them, something must give. If I've consistently had back luck with a vegetable and it's readily available at our farmers' market, I might forego it in the future.
I set aside space for favorite herbs such as dill, basil, parsley, and coriander, too. And, of course, I reserve plenty of room for my family's favorites which include Christmas limas, Who Gets Kissed corn, butternut squash, sugar snap peas, and that old standby, summer squash.
Once my husband and I discovered Christmas lima beans, we knew they'd become a garden staple. Besides being tasty, they're a visual delight.
I also give myself permission to grow one just-for-fun plant. One year it was Pumpkin-on-a-Stick (actually a decorative member of the eggplant family). Another year it was Love-Lies-Bleeding, a variety of amaranth that looks strikingly like mauve dreadlocks. Hard to resist. It's an edible, but I found trying to winnow the almost microscopic grain a little too tedious. Looking at it was pleasure enough.
With a plant like love-lies-bleeding, any gardener is bound to be a little bit happier when doing summer garden chores.
Once I've filled in my garden diagram, I have a pretty good idea what seeds to buy and how many packets of each. Finally, I can place my order. Just in time, too, because a few types of seeds need to be started indoors as early as February. See, January's just the right time to get started on this year's gardening.
Ah, Tranquilgarden, your process begins with logic while my starting point is dreaming! We both get to the same place in the end, though, don't we? I do the calendar thing, too. Makes the future so much easier.