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TERMS OF BUSINESS:
By using our Services, the Instructing Party agrees to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms of Service").
These Terms and Conditions comprise the entire agreement between the Instructing Party and IAM Inventories and supersede all prior agreements between the parties.
"IAM Inventories", also referred to as "IAM Inventories", "we", "us", "the supplier", "they";
"The Instructing Party", also referred to as "Letting Agent", "Agent", "Landlord", "Owner", "Tenant", "Customer", "the Client", "you" means the person, company representative, or company who enters into an inventory services agreement with the supplier;
"Services", the body of work that is being undertaken, including but not limited to the preparation of Property Inventories, Check-in Inventories, Check-up/Interim Inspection, Check-out Inventories;
"Materials", the information provided by the Instructing Party in order for IAM Inventories to facilitate the required compilation, alteration, correction, revision or required support for the Property';
"The Clerk" means IAM Inventories or persons appointed by IAM Inventories to carry out an inspection of the Property for the purpose of preparing a Property Inventory or carrying out a Check-in, Check-out or Interim Inspection;
"The Property" means the property and its chattels which are to be listed in the Inventory or any other compiled reports;
"Chattels", refers to items within the property, including but not limited to moveable items, fixtures, furnishings, household effects and items to be, or are already recorded on an existing inventory;
"The Schedule of Condition" means a detailed recording of the condition and cleanliness of the property and chattels prior to commencement of a tenancy;
"The Check-in Inventory/Report" is where a line by line comparison is carried out on the property and its chattels against the Property Inventory & Schedule of Condition;
"The Check-up/Interim Inspection" is where a brief visit is made to the property to check and comment on the condition and cleanliness of the Premises;
"The Check-out Inventory/Report is where a line by line comparison is carried out on the property and its chattels against The Check-in Inventory/Report.
"The Property Inventory" Inventory", also referred to as "The Property Report", "The Property Inventory Report", "The Report", "Property Report", "Check-in", "Check-in Inventory", "Check-up", "Check-Up Inventory", "Interim Inspection", "Check-out", "Check-out Inventory" means a detailed recording of the property and chattels to be reported upon prior to the commencement of a tenancy and in accordance with the following conditions;
Section 1: Terms of Engagement
We provide two levels of service: Pay-As-You-Go and Elite.
Pay-As-You-Go Standard: Fees assume that the subject property is an "unfurnished" property with white goods.
Pay-As-You-Go Standard Plus: Fees assume the property is "rental furnished" i.e., minimal items of furniture, white goods and portable electric appliances.
Pay-As-You-Go Premium: Fees assume the property is "heavily" furnished, has white goods, portable electric appliances or requires a "more in-depth" level of detail.
A Pay-As-You-Go 3-bedroom property will typically contain a hallway, one living room, one dining room/area, one kitchen, one utility room, stairs & landing, one main bathroom and either a toilet or an ensuite.
Elite: Fees are based on Pay-As-You-Go Standard Plus with a minimum commitment of ten inventories per month.
Elite Plus: Fees assume a monthly retainer and is for a minimum term of 6 months.
All levels of service assume that the property Inventory & Schedule of Condition has been complied by IAM Inventories.
All levels of service assume a Check-up / Interim Inspection update has had an Inventory Report compiled by IAM Inventories within the last 12 months for the outgoing tenancy and that there are no significant alterations to the subject property.
The Quote Box on the IAM Inventories website reveals fees based on Pay-As-You-Go Standard rate.
Upon acceptance of the instruction, IAM Inventories will arrange the inspection of the Property for the purpose of compiling an Inventory Report. The commissioning of IAM Inventories services by any Instructing Party on behalf of their Client, the Client or their Client's Legal Representative; the Landlord, Legal Owner or Tenant is deemed to agree with these terms and conditions.
We carry full Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance.
1.1: Area of Business
We cover the whole of Gloucestershire and include properties in other locations for our client letting agents, landlords, and tenants. We will upon request and agreement of fees travel further afield to compile an Inventory Report.
1.2: Payment Terms
Payment will be made in full in advance of the preparation of any inventory. After three months of continued engagement, payment is collected via GoCardless within 14 days for Pay-As-You-Go levels of service and within 21 days for Elite levels of service unless agreed in writing in writing between the Instructing Party and IAM Inventories. Should such agreement be reached then payment must be received within the invoice dates specified via GoCardless.
1.3: Cancellations
Cancellations must be received and confirmed at least 48 hours before the appointment, or the full fee will be payable. Should any Clerk from IAM Inventories arrive at a property or Instructing Party, e.g. letting agents for a key pick up and not be able to gain access the full fee will be chargeable.
1.4 Additional costs
An addition of £15.00 per extra room over and above this may be charged to reflect the additional time incurred. If the property is of a non-standard content/layout please contact us for a quotation. Out of hours bookings before 09:00 and after 17:00 are subject to a surcharge of £25.00. Sunday, Bank holiday and rapid response surcharges are £35.00. We reserve the right to charge for all admin-related tasks including providing data, re-sending reports at later dates, photos, and any other such requests.
1.5 Inventories not prepared by IAM Inventories
We have limited liability when carrying out a Service for our Clients when asked to work from an inventory not compiled by IAM Inventories. We can only work as well as the report that has been provided when carrying out a check-up/interim inspection, check-out or check-in Inventory. Any reports held by the Instructing Party should be made available prior to IAM Inventories booked appointment. If no reports exist then that should also be told to IAM inventories at the time of booking.
Missing items: When compiling a Check-out Report all furnishings and any other items must be put back in their original position in the property. By not doing this they could be listed as missing/not seen and could lead to dispute. This is particularly difficult to monitor for the Instructing Party if there is no detailed Property Inventory & Schedule of Condition or Check-in Report.
1.6 Replacement Inventories
As recommended by the AIIC it is highly advisable to book a new full Property Inventory and Schedule of Condition before check-in for every new tenancy and use that as the agreed Check-in report. The Check-in report will be used as the crosscheck on condition and cleanliness for the check-out at the end of the tenancy. This offers you and your clients full protection from any damage/dilapidation or missing fixtures, furnishing, condition and cleanliness disputes.
A fully detailed professionally compiled Property Inventory and Schedule of Condition should be produced before re-letting the property as old reports do not offer any protection for either landlord or tenant and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme would rely upon the Independent and Professionally Prepared Property Inventory and Schedule of Condition should a dispute arise.
1.7 Working Conditions
Interruption & Distraction: It is preferable that we conduct the Service without interruption or distraction. This enables us to compile a Report in an unbiased and professional manner without jeopardising the accuracy of reporting. We appreciate that on occasions the tenant may be present during a Check-up/Interim Inspection. If this is the case we should be informed in advance and will be noted on the Report. Tenants are actively encouraged to attend the Check-in as this will speed up the approval process and comments made by the tenant are noted contemporaneously.
Seasonal Light: Unless a Service is carried out during daylight hours, the garden and exterior of the property will not be included in the inspection. If dark IAM Inventories accepts no liability for any losses, issues or omissions caused due to poor visibility of the naked eye or in the clarity of digital photography. If required to return to the property a revisit fee will be charged.
1.8 Keys and Access
We can pick up and drop off keys with our services. If this is any further than 5 miles from the property concerned an additional fee of £5.00 per mile is levied to cover our increased costs and time.
We do accept amendment requests in writing, with the clerks/instructing principle or IAM Inventories office approval; we reserve the right to charge for very large written amendment requests. We do not get involved in differing opinions between connected parties. We will fully investigate any issues put to us in writing. Whenever possible we will arrange a meeting at the property with the landlord and tenant to discuss any points of contention, provided that meeting takes place within 7 days from the date of the report. Extra charges may be claimed for this. Individual parties are responsible for keeping their own contemporaneous notes. Any agreed amendments to the Report will be noted on the original report and signed by all parties by way of approval. Should the need arise then a complaint could be made to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme for arbitration.
1.10 Delivery / Intellectual Property
IAM Inventories will endeavour, where possible, to electronically deliver completed reports within 48 hours Monday to Friday. All reports remain the property of IAM Inventories and may not be electronically copied, altered, or retained without express permission from IAM Inventories.
The Landlord / Agent / Tenant is responsible for checking the report on delivery and any dispute over content or description must be notified within seven working days. The same day service can be agreed with a 15% surcharge applied at our discretion.
1.11 IAM Inventory Staff
(i) IAM Inventory reporting, reports, and clerks are only ever to be used directly by and through us. By using our services, you are contracted to work only via us when using our clerks and reports. Anything else will be theft of our property, intellectual property, and services. We will use this breach in a damage claim as well as for loss of earnings. (ii) Our Clerks can wait for up to 20 minutes after the time of booking. Should we be kept waiting and are able to, every 30 minutes past our standard 20 minutes waiting time, is chargeable at £35.00 per 30 minutes. (iii) There will be bookings, beyond our control, when we may be late. We reserve the right to change the time(s) of the booking to a convenient time between the Instructing Party and IAM Inventories.
Any Agent, Landlord, Tenant or person related to the property in any way who instructs IAM Inventories to carry out any services on their behalf accepts these Terms of Business in full.
1.12 Recommendations
Our clerks are unable to recommend any other services such as maintenance, cleaning and or painting due to the right to remain impartial and uninvolved other than to compile unbiased, independent and professionally prepared third-party reports.
1.13 Key Hand Over to Tenants & ID
We can and will endeavour to hand over keys at check-ins whenever required to do so within a check-out booking. IAM Inventories are not official ID checkers and the Instructing Party accepts that handing over keys is not done in an official capacity. IAM Inventories accept no liability for losses or damage arising from the person arriving at the property claiming to be the expected tenant.
We highly recommend the Instructing Party or Representative be present to confirm the tenants' ID from identity documents, meetings and dealings with the tenant during the course of the tenancy negotiation.
Instructing Party should be aware that if IAM Inventories check ID carried by a person claiming to be a tenant, it will only tell us that the name matches the expected tenants' name on the tenancy agreement and not necessarily is the person in attendance.
1.14 T&C's Updates and Acceptance
We reserve the full rights to change our terms of business and or any prior or present agreements made with clients, without any notice or contact being given or made.
By entering our website or contacting us via any method, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions, in full, as detailed herein.
FULL SERVICE TERMS & CONDITIONS ARE AVAILBLE ON REQUEST AND INCLUDED IN ALL QUOTATIONS AND TERMS OF AGREEMENT.
Contact: reports@iaminventories.co.uk
Date: 30th September 2020
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The Schreckhorn Hut (German: Schreckhornhütte) is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south of Grindelwald in the canton of Bern. The hut lies at a height of 2,529 metres above sea level, above the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, at the foot of the Schreckhorn in the Bernese Alps.

From Grindelwald and Pfingstegg a trail leads to the hut via Bäregg.

References
Swisstopo topographic maps

External links
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Mountain huts in Switzerland
Buildings and structures in the canton of Bern
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Home/Entertainment/Three World Cup stars Rangers should consider ahead of January window
Three World Cup stars Rangers should consider ahead of January window
Sarah RidleyDecember 24, 2022
The World Cup is now over but Qatar will serve as the perfect scouting pool ahead of the January transfer window and here are three players Rangers should consider bringing to Ibrox who came to light during the winter tournament:
Three players should bring Rangers to Ibrox
Harry Souttar (Australia and Stoke)
Australia defied the odds to finish in the last 16 in a group that included finalists France, an impressive Tunisia and Denmark – seen by many as a dark horse. Souttar was crucial to their campaign, playing at centre-back.
The Aberdeen-born defender was great. Especially when beating Tunisia. Forward Mitchell Duke got the award, but Souttar was the real hero. Currently at Stoke, where he has a contract until 2025, he is of course the brother of John Souttar.
Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images
Riley McGree (Australia and Middlesbrough)
In 2020, ex-Rangers defenseman Craig Moore claimed he tried to convince Rangers to sign McGree. The midfielder started all four of Australia's World Cup games and was a powerhouse who played in a variety of positions.
He played on the winger, as a central midfielder, as a 10 and even as a second striker. McGree, now linked with Celtic, would be ideal for Rangers' midfield. A signing in January will bring much-needed energy to Michael Beale's side.
Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images
Bruno Petkovic (Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb)
Rangers must consider bringing in a new striker. Antonio Colak scores goals but offers little follow-up play. Alfredo Morelos remains without a contract at the end of the season. So why not Borna Barisic's Croatian teammate?
The 28-year-old scored against Brazil in a game where Croatia defeated Tite's side on penalties. He has scored 12 goals in 27 games this season but his contract expires in 2024. Rangers have already played in Croatia and that would make sense.
Photo by Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images
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A California driver ran a red light at 50 to 70 mph in a 25 mph zone. He collided with a taxicab carrying two passengers, got out of his car and fled. One jury gave him a three-year prison sentence and $271,000 fine for fleeing the scene of an accident. Another one awarded his victims more than $2.7 million in damages. While an appellate court returned the case to a trial court because of mistakes made in admitting evidence, the final judgment was likely more than $2 million.
The news was even worse for a Florida driver. His car collided with a motorcycle at an intersection, killing the bike's driver. A jury ordered him to pay the driver's estate $8 million. He had purchased only $100,000 of insurance.
Three homeowners on Long Island, New York hosted a party that spilled over from one day to the next afternoon. At some point, a 29 year-old woman became severely intoxicated and drowned in the swimming pool. Her mother sued the homeowners and party guests for wrongful death and other counts, seeking $40 million in damages.
In each of these cases, a personal umbrella policy would have helped the people being sued. It picks up where an auto or homeowners insurance policy leaves off and provides extra protection.
Every insurance policy states in its information pages the maximum amount that the insurance company will pay for a loss. These amounts are called "limits" of insurance; insurance buyers usually have several choices for limits, up to the most the company will offer.
In the cases of both auto and home policies, if the amount of the loss is greater than the amount of insurance, the policyholder is responsible for paying the rest. The driver whose car killed the motorcyclist owed $8 million, $7.9 million more than he had in insurance.
An umbrella takes over when the insurance in auto and home policies is used up. Usually, the insurance company will require the home and auto policies (the "underlying" policies) to have limits at a certain level or higher. This reduces the likelihood that the umbrella will have to cover a claim. Once the underlying policies have paid out their full limits for a loss, the umbrella takes over, paying up to its own limit.
The higher the umbrella limits, the more protection the policyholder has, and the additional cost to increase the limits gets smaller the higher they go. For example, the cost of going from $1 million to $2 million is a fraction of the cost for $1 million; the cost of going from $1 million to $5 million may be about the same as for the first $1 million.
Large amounts of liability insurance are affordable and can save a family from financial ruin. Every family should consider buying as much liability insurance as it can afford.


A broader understanding of "forestry" can lead to greater reach and more powerful impact, says Center for International Forestry Research director-general Peter Holmgren.
CIFOR is pleased to release its new strategy, to guide us through to 2025. The document is the result of 18 months of consultation and deliberation, as CIFOR staff worked with partners and networks to redesign our pathway to impact.
In the process, we have also given much consideration to what we mean by "forestry".
Throughout its 22-year history, CIFOR has consistently adopted a broad approach to forestry research, with our work organized according to such domains as livelihoods, governance, forest management and climate change. In crafting our new strategy, we have built on this tradition and reinforced it by aligning our structure with the global development and climate frameworks that were established in 2015.
And at the heart of our strategy is our vision: a more equitable world where forestry and landscapes enhance the environment and well-being for all.
We believe that aligning forestry with all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help elevate the contributions forestry can make across the development agenda in support of this vision. We also think this creates a way to communicate the importance of forestry to a much wider audience, and ensure that forestry, and all that it entails, continues to capture public and political interest.
In other words, we want to redefine "forestry" to mean "all contributions to sustainable development that are made possible through forests and trees".
Few would argue with the proposition that forests and trees provide a very wide range of benefits in the form of forest products and services. Global or local, for poor or for rich, monetary or intangible, these are benefits in which we all partake.
We want to redefine "forestry" to mean "all contributions to sustainable development that are made possible through forests and trees".
But perceptions and valuations of forest products and services vary a lot.
If you ask, say, Europeans about their current view, they might argue that forests exist almost entirely for the purpose of conserving carbon and wildlife. This is a somewhat simplified and limited perspective that appears to mainly represent nature preservation interests.
If, instead, you ask those that depend on forests worldwide, a much more nuanced picture emerges. After all, a range of forest products and services provide direct and essential income and livelihoods to more than a billion people.
Then again, if you direct the question toward forestry industry representatives, it is the market value of pulp, paper and wood products that counts most.
Forestry, therefore, is about understanding the full range of these values, and finding effective solutions across multiple benefits, for various stakeholders, and over time.
The process of designing the post-2015 development agenda and the SDGs afforded us ample opportunity to reinforce this multifaceted role of forestry. For example, during the UN negotiations, CIFOR scientist Dr. Daju Resosudarmo was invited to advise countries on the essential contributions of forestry to sustainable development. Throughout the UN talks, CIFOR continued to reinforce the broad role of forestry as contributing to all aspects of sustainable development.
In the new CIFOR strategy, we align our approach to work with the SDG framework. The CIFOR 2016–2025 strategy illustrates explicitly how forestry can come out of the "environment" corner, and other limited parts of the framework, to contribute to achieving each of the 17 goals. We open up the forestry box and seek to collaborate closely with other sectors, work with a landscape perspective, and integrate mainstream development priorities into our research.
So this is forestry: Redefined for sustainable development. Firmly linked with other sectors. Involving everyone.
And with this redefinition and broader understanding, forestry will have a much greater reach, and much greater opportunities for impact.
Peter Holmgren is the director-general of CIFOR. This post is republished from the CIFOR Blog.


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JBW Group acquires shares in Court Enforcement Services
Enforcement specialist JBW Group has acquired shares in Court Enforcement Services (CESL) further growing the UK operations of multi-national of JBW's parent company Outsourcing Inc.
Court Enforcement Services will continue to be managed separately to JBW and will retain its brand and management team, led by Managing Director, Daren Simcox.
Simcox said "Court Enforcement Services has quickly become one of the UK's leading High Court Enforcement service providers and has an exciting opportunity to grow further with the support of the right organisation. We found exactly what we have been seeking in JBW Group and parent company Outsourcing Inc who will now provide the investment and infrastructure to assist us in scaling the business to meet the growing demand for our services. This is an exciting time in the development of our market, with the potential for legislative change to open up new areas where we can serve existing and new customers. Our combined capability will enable us to accelerate our growth plans and compete for a greater proportion of work from our core markets."
Nick Tubbs, JBW Group Chief Executive said: "We are delighted to welcome Court Enforcement Services to the JBW Group and Outsourcing Inc. family and pleased to have realised our long-term strategy to serve at scale the High Court Enforcement market and extend the Group's capabilities into adjacent industries such as Utilities, and the broader markets for Debt Recovery Agencies through its customer-focused approach to court enforcement services. The modern, professional and pioneering culture at CESL is very closely aligned with our own, and the strong track record of the CESL team, together with our substantial investment in technology and customer processes, now provides the market with a new scale participant in the sector that is both highly innovative and competitive. While our two businesses will continue to be managed separately and will retain their existing brands, there will be close collaboration and additional investment, and our increased scale and broader services will enable us to provide greater career opportunities for our employees. Through the combination of complementary skills and teams, we will be able to offer a complete range of collections, enforcement and debt recovery services to benefit our clients whilst accelerating best practice across both organisations."


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How We've Prevented 6,700 Cyber-Attacks Since October
How We've Prevented 6,700 Cyber-Attacks…
At this very moment our website is enduring a barrage of eight cyber-attacks originating from five different countries, the U. S., China, Turkey, Germany, and Ireland.
What's frightening is that this isn't really news. It's business as usual, merely a continuation of what has become "normal," part of a pattern that totals more than 6,670 attacks in the past six months.
By the end of the day today, tomorrow, and every day, the bad guys will have made 40 more attempts using 21 different technologies. The security systems we ramped up after suffering a major and partially successful attack by Minsk-based Belorusian extortionists last October will have blocked every threat. Not one of the thousands of cyber-attacks since October have caused any damage or seriously threatened a breach, but it is sobering to watch in real time what seems to be an endless flow of attempts.
While the October cyber-attack was an attempt at commercial extortion, there seems to be a nearly infinite number of variations and motivations. Are some of the attacks "state sponsored?" Probably. Kids seeking challenges? Almost certainly. Cyber crooks? Positively. At the end of the day, though, they're all serious threats, and we're grateful that defensive strategies and technologies have advanced so rapidly.
The truly great and amazing news is that none of the cyber-attacks have succeeded; there has been no damage, no interruptions.
A contrary surprise has been the near-death of spam. In the six months ended a year ago, our site had been targeted with nearly 9,000 spam messages, all successfully blocked. In the most recent six months, that number dropped to ten. Not ten thousand. Just ten. Fewer than two a month. That's an enormous and encouraging improvement, the payoff from thousands of ISPs around the world listening to customers telling them to fix the issue, to disconnect the bad guys before the good guys walked.
We use Cloudflare and Sucuri as two of our three tranches of defenses. They've been great. How's your site?
Three attacks on our website, two in the U.S. and one in Germany, are partially obscured by normal traffic on Monday
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Valega Weather Forecast. Providing a local 3 hourly Valega weather forecast of rain, sun, wind, humidity and temperature. The Long-range 10 day forecast also includes detail for Valega weather today. Live weather reports from Valega weather stations and weather warnings that include risk of thunder, high UV index and forecast gales. See the links below the 10-day Valega weather forecast table for other cities and towns nearby along with weather conditions for local outdoor activities.
Valega is 56 m above sea level and located at 40.83° N 8.58° W. Valega has a population of 7005. Local time in Valega is WEST.
Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).
Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
* NOTE: not all weather stations near Valega update at the same time and we only show reports from the nearest stations that are deemed current. Weather reports submitted by any ship (SYNOP) that is close to Valega within an acceptable time window are also included.
See weather photos from Aveiro, Portugal.
24 km Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mostly dry.
29 km Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mostly dry.
31 km Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mostly dry.
32 km Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mostly dry.
33 km Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mostly dry.


If components are what you seek out, then Alberta Envirofuels Inc. is a good firm dealing with that. Components are not the only matter this organization is engaged in; octane is another domain of expertise. Gasoline and ether could be obtained from them. Loads of people here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will say fine things on the subject of Alberta Envirofuels Inc.. Alberta Envirofuels Inc. is needless to say not the only business rooted in Alberta occupied with components.


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Jungle Love by Bard of Ely was once in Q magazine and now remastered
Steve Andrews
The story of Jungle Love begins
Jungle Love was a song I wrote way back in 1989 in response to a letter from a record company that said my material was not commercial enough. Their response inspired me to pen the lyrics of Jungle Love as a Pop song and not a serious composition.
It took the basic "Me Tarzan" and "You Jane" idea and was given visual imagery with a fake tiger-skin fur waistcoat I bought in Birmingham. I saw it in a boutique and just knew it was ideal for my flamboyant image. I also had a fake leopardskin rug I had inherited and used this in some promotional photos.
I was in Scientology at that time and had realised that being an entertainer was just as valuable a service as an artist as being a singer-songwriter following in the footsteps of Bob Dylan or as a songwriter of great rock songs like those composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. To write a successful Pop song was well worthwhile. I decided I would be happy if I could make it to the big time as a Pop singer and as an entertainer.
Meltdown the Album
Meltdown the Album on Chariot Records
Jungle Love in Chapter Bar
Bard of Ely on stage at Chapter Bar. Craig Hemburrow dancing with Sioned Williams.
Bard of Ely and Flowers of the City
Flowers of the City in Chapter Bar
I started playing Jungle Love around Cardiff venues including the Chapter Arts Centre Bar where at that time a club known as The Meltdown was held weekly and featured all sorts of local acts.
I recorded Jungle Love at the then-functioning Chariot Studios with the help of Ian Wallace as producer and Martin Espley on drums. My finished recording was chosen to be amongst the songs included on a 12" vinyl LP by Various Artists and entitled Meltdown The Album. It was released on Chariot Records. I was billed as Steve Andrews because this was several years before I acquired the Bard of Ely title, which was given to me by Big Issue Cymru magazine.
I played Jungle Love at a couple of festivals around that time too. I was a performer at the Newport Festival and also at Cardiff's one-day Charles Street Festival.
I had a full-page interview feature in the South Wales Echo too, and my song Jungle Love was complimented by Paul Davies in Q magazine when he called it "swamp rock" and said it was "one of the highlights of the album." Naturally I was very excited by this.
Jungle Love had quickly become my best-known song. The future for my success as a singer-songwriter and Pop star was looking optimistic.
I started a band that was known as Flowers of the City, after a line from and paying tribute to a Bob Dylan song entitled To Ramona. The band consisted of me on semi-acoustic guitar and lead vocals, Mike Slee on lead guitar, Adrian Roper on bass, Howlin´ Howard on harmonica and rhythm guitar and Martin Espley on drums. All of the other guys in the band also contributed backing vocals here and there on songs.
By then I had been dubbed "The Legendary Steve Andrews" or simply "The Legend." My good friend Lynda Nash who used to come along to my gigs made a backdrop with a picture of me and The Legend in big letters on it.
We often used to play at Chapter Bar and I still have some photos from that time that I have included here. One of them shows Craig Hemburrow, who used to be lead singer for another local band called The City Arabs, dancing with Sioned Williams, who as it happens, did the artwork for my Welsh Wizard release many years later.
I recorded another version of Jungle Love backed by Flowers of the City. The song is intentionally quirky and fun.
Jungle Love by Bard of Ely
Is Jungle Love Pop or Rock?
Woody Woodmansey and the Marquee Café in London
When I was part of Scientology I used to study at times as a student at Celebrity Centre London and as a performer I was invited to play at events they were holding. One of these I will always remember was held at the Marquee Café in Soho and one of the other musicians there was Woody Woodmansey of the legendary Spiders From Mars band who had backed David Bowie.
Imagine my excitement to have had Woody as a drummer in a little band we put together for the night, and afterwards he told me that he thought Jungle Love had the makings of a hit song. It was a very important moment in my career as a singer-songwriter and gave me a lot more confidence in my song and my ability as a performer.
Jungle Love remastered
My song Jungle Love has just been remastered by my good friend Alan Mansfield and so yet another version now exists and this is probably the best yet in the way of sound quality. I have included a new video with it on.
Jungle Love.(remastered) mp4 by Bard of Ely
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff
© 2012 Steve Andrews
Steve Andrews (author) from Lisbon, Portugal on September 16, 2012:
Hi Sioned! What a lovely surprise hearing from you this afternoon! I am still here but been seriously looking into coming back to the UK in the New Year but need somewhere for me and Tiggy to live before I do so.
Sioned on September 16, 2012:
Just found this old photo of myself dancing with Craig on google. Wow! How time flies when having fun.. Hope you're still grooving my beautiful friend... X
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Let's say you ready to buy a home, but you're probably wondering "what's next?" There is so much information online, which can be pretty intimidating for someone new to the process! Where do you begin? There are essential steps you can take to make your home buying process go a little easier for you.
We all know it's best to do a little research before getting started, but as a first time home buyer,a little direction can go a long way! Fortunately, for you a simple stroke of the keyboard can give you access to a wealth of knowledge. The infamous Google or YouTube search can in most cases, alleviate you of any ambiguity you will have. Searching local real estate blogs, for one, can have some of the most concise and specific feedback for any stage of the home buying process. They can serve as a great source to get current information and address any home buyer questions until you are able to get a hold of a real estate professional.
Contacting a real estate professional is a very valuable resource. You can scout out real estate professionals through local real estate websites. They will have the most useful information and answer any specific questions you have about the home-buying process. Most real estate agents would love to sit down with you and pass along information, but remember, at some point time becomes money.
If you are a good candidate, you will then be asked to complete a loan application.
Some things you can do right now: When the time comes you will need to provide the lender with at least two weeks of pay stubs, so it would be in your best interest to start collecting those as soon as possible. If you're self employed, or have various income, then expect to your process to be a bit different. You'll simply have more underwriting to complete. Secondly, you want obtain your credit score and credit history report. To do this, you'll need to contact the credit bureau. You are entitled to one free copy of your credit report every 12 months.
The pre-approval will help determine a price range for homes you can afford. So knowing your budget is a very critical part of your process. A real estate agent will not show you a property unless they know what you are approved to afford.
Finding a suitable realtor is so important. It important to find someone who can meet your needs and help you find the right home for you, because choosing a realtor can really dictate your experience. So it is in your best interest to start looking into realtor now. It's never a good idea to wait until the last minute to try and find the right realtor for you. You want someone who is useful and able to make the home buying experience as smooth.
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5 Facts You May Not Have Known About the Cape & Islands
When it comes to Cape Cod landmarks and trivia, you probably know where to find the Kennedy Compound and that the Pilgrims first landed off Provincetown. But what about lesser-known facts about Cape Cod?
For your reading pleasure, and as an educational service of sorts, we have provided a list of five completely genuine facts about the Cape and Islands for you to enjoy.
The Place Where Stars Were Made
Henry Fonda, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Ruth Gordon, and Betty White all got their start performing at shows at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis. The Cape Cod Music Circus, now the Melody Tent played host to performers such as Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Angela Lansbury, Bob Hope, Sergio Franchi, Zero Mostel, Ann Miller, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, and William Shatner.
That's right, the Cape essentially gave the world Captain Kirk and the kindly older lady who voiced the teapot in Beauty and the Beast. That's a history that we can be proud of.
Dennis and Yarmouth Were Once a Single Super-Town
Imagine Dennis and Yarmouth with a single school system or combining to host a Cape League Baseball team, seems crazy right? (that was ironic because they still do). But Dennis and Yarmouth were once, in fact, a single municipal entity called Yarmouth for 154 years until 1793, when the people of what was then known as the "East Precinct" seceded, formed an independent town, and called themselves Dennis. Bonus Fact: They named their new town Dennis in honor of their minister, Reverend Josiah Dennis.
Some Former Residents Had a Mean Streak
Shipping was once a common enterprise in the waters surrounding Cape Cod and on occasion, predominantly during inclement weather, a ship would crash off the coast and wash ashore. Now, perhaps predictably, locals would come out and steal valuables form the wreckage. Not real nice, but also not the worst thing. However, legend has it that there were also some who would, as a group, turn off all of the lights in the village to try to encourage a shipwreck, which they could then loot. Literally, doing their part to make ships sink, all so that they could pillage the stuff.
Peter Cottontail was (essentially) a Cape Codder
Most Cape residents have heard of Sandwich's non-profit Thornton W. Burgess Society. The local conservation foundation is actually named for the guy who created America's third most famous rabbit (Bugs, and the Easter Bunny, of course, being numbers one and two respectively). Mr. Burgess was born and raised in Sandwich where, one can only assume, he encountered the rabbit that served as the inspiration for the famous character Peter Rabbit. Bonus Fact: The society operates the Green Briar Nature Reserve off of 6A in Sandwich, a hidden gem of the Cape which is certainly worth a visit.
Brant Point Light House is 30 Years Older than the Country in which it Sits
Brant Point Lighthouse, which welcomes ships and ferries into Nantucket Harbor, is the second oldest lighthouse in North America. Island residents voted to have it constructed in 1746 and while it has undergone major reconstructive efforts following several fires it remains second only to Sambro Island Lighthouse located at the entrance to Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia in age. Also, the very first incarnation of Brant Point Light cost only 200 pounds to build and was constructed completely out of wood… which is perhaps why it burned down a short time later. Bonus Fact: With 14 lighthouses throughout the Cape, there are more lighthouses on Cape Cod than any other county in America.
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In late February, Lakeview freshman Jessica Roach hosted the first meeting of the Lakeview chapter of GSA – formerly known as Gay Straight Alliance. Roach's objective is to build an atmosphere at Lakeview in which all students feel safe being open about their sexuality without being judged. Roach explained, "The GSA is a social, active, supportive, and student lead club (with help from Mrs. Morningstar-Gray and Mrs.Abbot). We're here to cause awareness about the LGBT Community."
The cool thing about this club is that it is open to all students as it is comprised of LGBTQ+ and straight students working together for the common goal of creating a positive atmosphere where discrimination, bullying, and cruelty directed toward students on the basis of sexuality cease to exist. Because the larger society in which we live experiences discrimination, bullying, and cruelty toward the LGBTQ+ community, these problems can trickle down to our school. Through GSA, Roach is working to change this.
Roach said she was inspired to start this club when she "started questioning… the discrimination against gender sexuality [she saw happening] and decided to do something about it and promote around the school that [differences are] not so bad."
In fact, this is not the first time Roach has tried promoting this club. Last year Roach did a project for Andria Morningstar-Gray's class and discovered that her classmates weren't fans of her beliefs, so she decided that education was the best approach to bringing a positive change. She put up flyers about these meetings to get more attention. About half of the class showed up, and through these meetings they organized a "Day of Silence" which was a day where people attending the club did not speak all day in honor and memory of LGBT people who have committed suicide as a result of the discrimination, bullying, and cruelty they experienced.
This year the club is working to organize more activities. They intend to open up the "Day of Silence" to those who have been bullied in general. They also plan on attending a pride parade, but that will be later on down the road.
Lakeview students have shown support for the club. Senior Wyatt Roach said, "I think it's an excellent idea for people who identify as LGBT to come out and engage and not be ashamed of it."
Senior Sean Galela responded similarly stating, "Yes, I think it's a good idea. I think it has potential as a safe place for people who don't know what they identify themselves as because they don't have to label themselves. And, straight students can still attend the meetings."
Roach explained that when the first meeting was held this year, she thought only three people would show including herself, but there are six other members in the GSA Club. The club meets after school on Wednesdays in conference room 113 across from the guidance office.
Suicide is the number one leading cause of death in the LGBT community. However, Lakeview makes a great effort to create a safe environment for all students where they can all be treated equal. I see this club as a movement against discrimination of LGBT students. We as a student body have the most influence on the overall atmosphere in our school and have the ability to stop all discrimination. We have a choice to be the bullies or be the change.


I bought a cheep Chinese key switch for a little pig bike for 8$ and well I got what I payed for. It's a little piece of junk.
Now I need to find a proper key switch that is good quality and does what I want it to do. DRZ400 and dr350se key switches are close but the DRZ only has 4 wires and the dr switch kills the bike in park position.
No switches I know of provide a separate closed circuit in the 'off' position.
Most have on with power in with perhaps two outputs and a third setting that has a separate output (three wires total). The first output is a bike hot that us used to energize the CDI, headlight, horn, signals, brake light, tail light, instruments. The second output (also energized in the third position) energizes the tail light and parking bulb in the headlight.
The four wire DRZ switch the extra wire that just lights the instruments and for some reason is not simply included with the power on section.
If theft wasn't an issue, and you had the place to mount them, you could do individual toggle switches from a auto parts store.
Most ignition switches I've encountered are only two position; ON/OFF. Honda Dual Sport bikes like XLs are 4 wire 2 circuit switches, and when "OFF" ground the ignition and open the run/start circuit, vice versa when "ON". I, RAMZ, and others have used early CRF230F ignition switches when plating our bikes (new from Honda w/ 2 keys, about $30).
I connected the ignition section of the switch into my kill switch wires and the run circuit to the starting circuit. My handle bar switch has an off position for the headlight and the headlight is AC so is only on when the engine is running. DC power for tail/brake/fan, etc is controlled by the ECU via a relay, and is also only on when the engine is running.
I got around that by running AC to the tail/brake so I could turn it off with the off/low/hi switch. The LEDs seem to work just fine. The state it is plated in doesn't require turn signals (which do require DC) so it works.
You could use a small relay for the DC and operate it from the head light AC via a small bridge rectifier, might even work half wave with a single diode.
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9 once-popular restaurant chains that have faded into bankruptcy or total oblivion in the last decade
Irene Jiang
The 2010s saw a major generational shift in consumer power.
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The last decade has seen a lot of changes, not least of which was the shift in consumers' tastes in food.
Healthy foods, conscious sourcing, speedy service, and delivery have become industry-defining trends.
In the last decade, many chains have struggled to keep up with these changing tastes. Here are 9 restaurant chains that lost relevance or closed completely in the last decade.
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The way that Americans eat has shifted drastically in the last decade.
Diners are increasingly gravitating towards convenience in the form of fast-casual chains and delivery. Food has to be fresher, healthier, and more sustainably sourced than ever before.
But in this new wave of food where delivery, variety, and eco-friendliness matter most, some chains haven't been able to keep up with the fastest and the freshest.
These nine chains were once wildly popular but have faded from favor or even shuttered completely in the last decade.
Old Country Buffet
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Back in its golden day in the early 2000s, Old Country Buffet had hundreds of restaurants across America. Then, the 2008 financial crisis happened and the chain filed for its first bankruptcy. Over the course of the next decade, Old Country Buffet would file for bankruptcy two more times and weather a four-year legal battle with a customer who experienced symptoms of salmonella poisoning after eating at a location in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Now, there are just 18 Old Country Buffet locations remaining.
Rainforest Cafe
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As far as '90s relics go, Rainforest Cafe is especially notable for how little it seems to have changed with time. The jungle-themed, animatronic-filled theme restaurant has struggled since the early 2000s, attempting an international expansion that mostly didn't stick and maxing out at 32 domestic restaurants. Now, there are only 19 US locations left, according to the chain's website.
Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill
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Bikinis trademarked the term "breastaurant" in 2012. Also in 2012, Bikinis founder and CEO Doug Guller bought a Texas ghost town on Craigslist with plans to rename it "Bikini." Then in 2014, Guller appeared on "Undercover Boss," where he fired a waitress for wearing a t-shirt instead of a bikini, and gifted a waitress with breast implants. The last Bikinis restaurant closed in 2018.
ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen
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Chipotle had some hard times in the 2010s, with repeated food poisoning outbreaks starting in 2015. The biggest casualty of the company's struggles: its Southeast Asian venture, ShopHouse Asian Kitchen. Just as Steve Ells Chipotle-ized the burrito, so he tried to Chipotle-ize Southeast Asian food after a two-week trip through the region. As writer Nadia Arumugam pointed out in a Forbes article, "Southeast Asian" isn't a unified cuisine that can be replicated or riffed on simply by combining ingredients at random. Eventually, Chipotle shut down all 15 ShopHouse locations for good.
Steak 'n Shake
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Founded in 1934 in Normal, Illinois, Steak 'n Shake was originally a counter service spot for fresh-ground burgers. Over the course of the 20th century, the hamburger stand became a sit-down casual restaurant chain. Then in 2012, the chain switched back to a quick-service focus and pushed into franchising. But despite its best efforts, the chain has spent the last three years in the red, according to QSR magazine. Now, 103 Steak 'n Shakes have temporarily closed across the country.
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Planet Hollywood has been trying to climb its way back to the top since the 1990s, when an ambitious expansion plan resulted in an infamous bust. But the last decade hasn't been kind to theme restaurants, and Planet Hollywood is no exception. Now with just six restaurant locations in the world, the struggling brand is trying to reinvent itself as a luxury resort chain.
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Founded in 1948 by — you guessed it — Bob Evans, Bob Evans is a farmhouse-themed Midwestern chain much like Cracker Barrel. Attempts to get in on delivery and retail weren't enough to mitigate food poisoning scandals and lawsuits throughout the last decade. After closing 27 restaurants in 2016, Bob Evans' parent company sold the chain to private-equity group Golden Gate Capital to focus on frozen grocery goods.
Kona Grill
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The Hawaiian-inspired sushi chain was a promising young spitfire not too long ago. Then, in August 2019, less than five years after its rapid expansion, Kona Grill filed for bankruptcy.
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Texas comfort food cafeteria chain Luby's was once a major part of the Lone Star State's heritage, and perhaps it still is. But these days, Luby's has shifted from restaurants to retirement homes, offices, and hospitals. A years-long sales slide has dimmed the chain's glow, and the parent company announced in September 2019 that it was looking for a buyer.
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Kraft Heinz Slashing 2,500 Jobs in US, Canada After Merger
By Candice Choi	• Published August 12, 2015 • Updated on August 12, 2015 at 7:53 pm
Kraft Heinz says it is cutting about 2,500 jobs as part of its plan to slash costs after the food companies combined.
Spokesman Michael Mullen says affected workers are in the U.S. and Canada and were to be notified in person. About 700 of the cuts were coming at Kraft's Northfield, Illinois, headquarters. The company would not specify where other cuts were taking place.
"We appreciate the many contributions our colleagues have made to our Company, and we are committed to treating all impacted individuals with the utmost respect and dignity throughout this process," Mullen said in a statement. "We regret the impact this has on employees and their families."
The Kraft Heinz Co. said it has a total of around 46,600 employees.
The job cuts are not surprising, given the reputation of the company's management on Wall Street.
The combination of Pittsburgh-based Heinz and Kraft earlier this year was engineered by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital, which has become known for its tight cost controls.
Bernardo Hees — a 3G partner — is CEO of the merged Kraft Heinz.
Hees had already overseen cost-cutting at Heinz since the ketchup maker was taken over in 2013 through a previous partnership between 3G and Berkshire. That means the cuts announced Wednesday mostly affect people on the Kraft side of the business.
Together, the two U.S. food giants own brands including Jell-O, Heinz baked beans and Velveeta that are facing sales challenges amid changing tastes. Their combination was nevertheless seen as attractive because of the opportunity to save hundreds of millions of dollars a year by combining functions like manufacturing and distribution.
Executives say they expect to save $1.5 billion in annual costs by 2017.
In a statement, Mullen said Wednesday the job cuts were part of the company's process of integrating the two businesses and "designing our new organization."
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Already, Kraft Heinz had been belt-tightening in recent weeks.
In a memo to employees dated July 13, Hees outlined a variety of "provisional measures" the company was taking to avoid unnecessary spending. That included instructing workers to print on both sides of paper, reuse office supplies like binders and file folders, and turn off computers before leaving the office.
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ABC Cancels 'Rosanne'
ABC canceled its hit sitcom "Roseanne" on Tuesday after the show's biggest star, Roseanne Barr, went on a racist Twitter rant.
The cancellation stunned Hollywood. The revival of "Roseanne" premiered to huge ratings just three months ago. Pre-production was already underway on a second season, which was scheduled for Tuesdays at 8 p.m. this fall.
The cancellation stunned Hollywood. The revival of "Roseanne" premiered to huge ratings just three months ago. Pre-production was already underway on a second season, which was scheduled for Tuesdays at 8 p.m. this fall. But then Barr went on her Tuesday morning tweetstorm, demonizing Valerie Jarrett, Chelsea Clinton and George Soros. ABC went silent for several hours while deciding what to do. By late morning on the West Coast, executives had decided to boot the reboot. When asked why ABC ultimately decided to cancel the show, a Disney source said, "It's a question of right and wrong. And it's a question of our company's values."
In one of Tuesday's tweets, she wrote, "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj."
Barr was responding to a comment about Valerie Jarrett, a top former aide to President Obama. She replied to CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski and said it was "a joke." But Barr later deleted the tweet and tweeted an apology to Jarrett and "all Americans."
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Professor Charles Curry, Founder and Managing Director of Chronos Technology, has been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Institute of Navigation by its Patron HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at the RIN Annual Meeting in London on 19 July 2016.
Prof Curry was awarded the Fellowship in recognition of his significant and continuing contribution to the practical aspects of time measurement and dissemination, including research into GNSS vulnerabilities and the use of eLoran for precise time.
This research has been undertaken within two Innovate UK (the UK Government Innovation Agency) research projects GAARDIAN and SENTINEL. GAARDIAN (GNSS Availability Accuracy Reliability anD Integrity Assessment for timing and Navigation) focussed on detecting GPS jamming and monitoring eLoran signals on a 24×7 basis for precision resilient timing applications. SENTINEL (GNSS SErvices Needing Trust In Navigation, Electronics, Location & timing) followed on and researched ways to geolocate jammers and resulted in the first UK seizure of a jammer.
This was an exercise by Law Enforcement Officers that took just a couple of weeks once a pattern of use had been determined. SENTINEL also showed that eLoran signals are as accurate as GPS signals for UTC time dissemination, work in doors, and are not susceptible to the same jamming and interference as GPS or other future GNSS signals such as Galileo.
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A: All four are acceptable in colloquial English, though 3. implies that your purpose is to discuss something now, rather than posting the blog now. Is that the intent?
Note that the personal pronoun I should always be capitalized!

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Peter Murphy performs at the Observatory North Park on Tuesday.
Tuesday night is looking quite alright in San Diego. I remember back in the day seeing Bauhaus' Peter Murphy at 4th and B, and in the past couple years he's done super intimate shows, including the Casbah and the Irenic in recent months. But now he's stepped it back up with a show at the Observatory and if you saw those other two shows, you know how special they were. Meanwhile, if you love your electronic music no matter what night of the week it is, you should head to Valley View Casino Center for Porter Robinson & Madeon. At the Casbah, it's a punky surf-rock kinda night with the Fink Bombs, and husband-and-wife folk duo Over the Rhine play the Belly Up. For an extra special show, check out Arc Iris at Soda Bar, the solo project of the Low Anthem's Jocie Adams.


What are we to do with the information we gain through this exercise of our senses?
What is the purpose of seeing the difference between the good and the not-so-good?
When something is seen in the life of another, judgmental criticism is usually the product.
However, it has been stated that intercession on behalf of the individual would be much more appropriate.
According to the verses we've found which sound a warning to avoid being deceived, it would appear that the main purpose of discernment is to avoid being deceived.
Remember, now, we are NOT talking about the gift mentioned in 1 Cor. 12:10, the discerning of spirits. That is different from what we've been discussing in Heb. 5:14, which tells us to train our senses to make distinctions of subtlety concerning that which is good and that which only appears to be good.
What things are we warned about that could deceive us?
1 Cor. 3:18—don't deceive yourself.
It should be evident to the casual reader, then, that the purpose of discernment is to protect oneself from deception.
And, since we know that the negative influences the positive, then the only recourse is to extricate oneself from the deceptive influence.
You must flee from the influence the way Paul told Timothy to flee youthful lusts (2 Tim. 2:22), which war against the soul (1 Pet. 2:11).
Paul's admonition in 1 Cor. 15:33 is a prime example of how we have failed to use discernment in our daily lives.
It is a plain, unqualified statement that the negative influence will overcome the good.
The word "evil" in that verse is the exact same word used in Heb. 5:14, which is the basis for this study—κακός (kakos).
On the surface, this form of evangelism is meant to encourage believers to live out the gospel in front of those with whom they have some sort of relationship—business, club, school, etc. No harm for the most part.
But, then this is taken further, and the believer is encouraged to develop relationships for the purpose of evangelizing. They are led to believe that their 'goodness' will overcome the other's 'badness,' which is contrary to the verse mentioned.
It is also contrary to the illustration given in Hag. 2:11-13, which the Lord spoke against Israel.
Therefore, discernment would recognize that when the pastor tries to encourage evangelism among the flock through "lifestyle evangelism," he is speaking contrary to the Word of God.
The follow-up to something like this is simple: get with the pastor in private to share what you know; if he does not hear you and cannot make a biblical argument against you, you've got a tough choice to make—leave or die.
It only takes a little leaven to leaven the whole lump (Gal. 5:9).
It only takes a little poison to kill the body.
Litmus paper is used to determine (discern) the ph factor of water, whether it is acidic or basic.
The Bible is our litmus paper which aids in our discernment of whether something or someone is good or bad.
We need to know the Bible and its contents. It is the Word of God, and is the ONLY tool spoken of that can make the subtle distinctions mentioned in this book (Heb. 4:12).
We are not to use the Scriptures to beat other people over the head about their misdeeds, regardless of whether those people are saints or sinners.
We are to use the Word for our own defense against being deceived (Matt. 4: 4, 7, 10).
Sadly, the scarcity of the Word is commonplace now (Amos 8:11), as the people of God have become much more comfortable with self-help programs presented as sermons, not knowing that they are feeding on junk food.
It takes years for a steady diet of less-than-nutritious food to show up in your system as the cause for your disease and inability to function at an optimal level.
After years of feeding on less-than-the-Word, the people of God have been rendered ineffective in an ever-increasing hostile world with which they must contend (Jer. 12:5). The only recourse to even consider the possibility of reversing this trend is to GET OUT.
Or, to use religious speak, saying it without such harshness—repent.
If you have gleaned something from this, if the Lord has made you aware of the necessity of training yourself in discernment, then I encourage you to take action.
Ask the Lord to show the areas in which you have been deceived.
Ask Him to open the Word to you like never before.
Ask Him to give you the grace to take action on what you see.
God is bringing up a people in this hour who will no longer accept the status quo, but will demand for themselves only that which helps them to "press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 3:14).
Another good posting. I think one reason you might not get many comments is that too often you hit too close to home. I have seen a real move within believers to turn to new age readings and "helps" rather than scripture for their encouragement and growth as a person. They don't really understand how God has His own plan to grow us. There is a great tendency to want to think we are so great and so important. We would rather have our ears tickled with flattery than have real meat to chew upon, ponder, and then, possibly make changes in our lives in accordance to. We think we are way too important. Keep it up, friend.
Thank you, Charlotte. I, too, find it amazing and somewhat discouraging that the Word has fallen by the wayside for so many believers. The New Age thinking has certainly been a factor. This thinking has permeated the churches through the pulpit and the pew. That is why we find so many leaders/influencers who are now saying that the Bible is an antiquated book and should not be used in association with a modern worldview. Truly sad.


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What shall we call this unique volume, this Invention, this landscape of the human psyche? I think it is a Psalm.
I bought it for my husband on his birthday. He loved it and so do I. A feast of beauty and meaning. Full of longing and uplift. A companion to the human soul's discovery of what it feels like be alive and awake... and, yes, growing older and wiser. A book that feels like a gift to all of us who once was lost and now are found.
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This man is a master thinker, storyteller and artist. His book has called me to return and sit with it a while, look again into its pages and, like a delighted child, discover new and unseen wonders.
This is a clever, amazingly lovingly crafted story and collection of artwork to convey some deeper, meaningful truths worth thinking about. It's also almost whimsical; a whirl of leaves poking fun at the excess of seriousness we can apply to our lives and our selves at times. Thanks for sharing your wisdom so gently and effectively Jean-Pierre!
This book presents profoundly fundamental concepts about self and God and what it's all about. The artwork is brilliant.... All in all a true treasure for humanity.
Jean-Pierre Weill has worked as a visual artist for over 25 years. He lives in Israel with his wife, Rachel Rotenberg, a sculptor. He is currently working on The Well of Becoming, a sequel.


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Stephen Beville is an English composer and pianist of classical music.

Acclaimed in 2010 as 'one of the most talented young musicians to emerge from the UK' (Frankfurter Neue Press), Beville began to compose and study the piano at the age of eleven. As a pianist, he has performed throughout Britain and Germany, and has made recordings and given interviews for SWR (Southwest German) radio. Beville has performed at festivals including the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the 'Glories of the Keyboard', and 'American Reflections' festivals at the Royal Northern College of Music and the London New Wind Festival.

Career
Beville studied at the Junior Academy (Royal Academy of Music) from 1989–94, learning composition, and later piano and conducting. Having won a Yamaha scholarship, he read Music at the University of Huddersfield. During this time, he performed much contemporary music, and studied piano with Peter Katin and composition with Richard Steinitz.

Beville graduated in 1998 with First Class Honours, and was awarded the Wilfrid Mellers prize and Rodwell prize.

He thereafter continued his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Beville is the recipient of the PG Diploma and MMus in Performance and Composition, and the Professional Performance Diploma with Distinction - the most prestigious accolade of the RNCM. In 2001, he won the 'Lucy Pierce Award'. He has performed with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and The New Ensemble in a range of contemporary music, not least his own work.

Beville's music has been performed in venues such as the Royal Academy of Music, the British Music Information Centre, The Barbican and King's College in London, the RNCM, Exeter Cathedral, the Velte-Saal, Insel Theatre and ZKM (Centre for Art and Media Technology) in Karlsruhe, and the BKA Theatre in Berlin. The early Chamber Concerto was premiered by the Manson Ensemble, and later selected by the Society for the Promotion of New Music for a performance by Music-Projects London, conducted by Martyn Brabbins. Other works that have been selected by the SPNM include the Ballade for Eight Players, Purgatory Pieces for string quartet, and Epicycle for chamber orchestra - first performed by The New Ensemble, directed by Andre de Ridder.

In 2001, Beville won a DAAD scholarship to study at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe in Germany, where he obtained the Konzertexamen both in Composition and Performance - First Class. In addition, he was awarded a scholarship from the Heinrich Strobel Stiftung, Freiburg to support his studies. In Karlsruhe, he focused mainly on combining live instrumental performance with electronic facilities available at the computer-studio. This resulted in works with piano, such as The Echoing Sky, Three Michelangelo Pieces, and Fashionism - Scenes of Youth for electric guitar, piano, percussion and live electronics. All have been performed to critical acclaim - the first piece in collaboration with the Badische Konservatorium to mark 400 years of keyboard music. Recent works include Jerusalem Visions (2016) for chorus and orchestra (composed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Hubert Parry's anthem Jerusalem), Kyrie (2020) and Every Man (2021) also for chorus and orchestra. Beville's music has been featured at international festivals of contemporary music such as KlangRiffe 2003, the London New Wind Festival (2007/2008) and the 'Unerhoerte Musik' days in Berlin (2011).

In 2011, a first volume of Beville's music (comprising Purgatory Pieces and Scenes from Dreams) was published by the Berlin-based publishers Simon-Verlag. His debut CD recordings of piano music by Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann and Boulez was released to critical acclaim the following year on the Divine Art label.

Discography
'Stephen Beville in Karlsruhe', Divine Art CD25108.

CD 1: Chopin - Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54/ Boulez - Douze Notations/ Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Op 111.

CD 2: Beethoven - Sonata in E-flat, Op 81a/ Schumann - Fantasie in C, Op 17.

'Stephen Beville - Visions and Ventures', Divine Art CD25230
J.S Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E (Well Tempered Klavier, Book II) / Prokofiev - Visions Fugitives, Op 22/ Beethoven - Sonata in E-flat, Op 7.

Selected works
Ballade for Eight Players (1997)
Prologue for string Quartet (1998)
Three Piano Pieces (1998)
Epicycle for chamber orchestra (1999-2000)
Meditations at the Cross for large ensemble(2000)
The Echoing Sky for piano and electronics (2001)
Three Michelangelo Pieces for piano, electronics and tape (2002).
Fashionism - Scenes of Youth for electric guitar, piano, percussion and electronics (2003).
Purgatory Pieces for string quartet (2004)
Nocturnes for violin and piano (2005)
Scenes from Dreams - Six pieces for piano (2006).
Grand Partita for speaker and large orchestra (2007-8).
Improvisation I - The Time of Day for cello and piano(2009).
Shards and Shimmers for piano solo (2009–10).
Aria for flute and piano (2010).
Four Sacred Pieces for various instruments (2011).
Monodrama for solo violin (2011).
Prelude, Etude & Fantasy, for keyboard (2012).
Other Spaces for viola and bongos (2012).
 Hootenanny for flute and electronics (2013).
Homage to Mondrian for piano (2014).
Jerusalem Visions for chorus and orchestra (text: William Blake) (2016).
Triptych for Church Organ (2017).
Two Painters (Mondrian and Nicholson) for piano (2018).
 Out Wonted Hymn for chorus and organ (text: R. Bridges) (2019).
 L'education philosophique for clarinet, metallic percussion and speaker (2019).
 Portrait of the Angel Raphael' for piano (2020) Kyrie for solo singers, chorus and orchestra (2020). Holy Song for chorus and organ (2021). Every Man chorus and orchestra (text: W Kandinsky) (2021) Fanfare for the Solitary Man'' for solo cornet (2021).

External links
 Pianist/Composer website
 Review of Beville's 'Epicycle'
 Purgatory Pieces/Scenes from Dreams
 Concert Details, London New Wind Festival 2008
 Review of Beville's 'Monodrama'

Living people
English classical composers
English classical pianists
Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe alumni
Alumni of the University of Huddersfield
Alumni of the Royal Northern College of Music
21st-century pianists
Year of birth missing (living people)


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