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Invalda INVL : InMedica has acquired the Klaipėda dental clinic Danta
The network of medical clinics InMedica has acquired the dental clinic operating in Klaipėda - Danta - which provides oral hygiene, dental filling, teeth removal, prosthetics, and implantation services. Danta is the first clinic providing dental services in Klaipėda purchased by the network.
"Danta is one of the longest-operating dental clinics on the market in Klaipėda with a wide circle of loyal customers. We value the work of the clinic as well as the accumulated years of experience and do no doubt that we will continue to successfully ensure the highest quality of services. After the acquisition, all the specialists, true experts in their respective fields, currently working at Danta plan to continue working at the clinic. Therefore, we will strive for this investment to become an even greater motivation for the team to work here," says the CEO of InMedica, Kęstutis Broniukaitis.
InMedica has purchased 100 percent of Danta shares from the company's director, Jelena Pocienė.
"Over the years, Danta has become a clinic for all family members, where innovative solutions are applied, and exceptional attention is paid to the highest quality of services. We believe that the partnership with InMedica will allow the clinic team to use its existing competencies even more efficiently and create even greater value for our patients", says the director of the clinic Jelena Pocienė.
Clinic Danta was founded in 2004. Currently, the clinic has 5 thousand registered patients. The company employs 7 dental specialists. This year, the clinic plans to earn € 750 thousand in turnover.
About InMedica
After merging with MediCA Group, InMedica is the largest private healthcare service provider in Lithuania with a network of 82 clinics. InMedica provides diagnostic, outpatient, surgery, dentistry and other medical services. InMedica group consists of 63 family medicine centres, 6 broad-profile hub clinics, 8 specialized clinics, 5 walk-in clinics and 3 laboratories.
InMedica group has more than 2800 employees, provides healthcare services to more than 260 thousand registered patients and generated revenues over EUR 84 million. 45% of the shares of InMedica are owned by INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, one of the largest private equity investment funds in the Baltic States, through its subsidiary BSGF Sanus, 40% is controlled by Repharm, the largest Latvian private medicine group while the remaining 15% are owned by Litgaja UAB.
About INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund
INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund with its total size of €165mn is the leading private equity fund in the Baltics with the European Investment Fund ("EIF") acting as its anchor investor.
The EIF has committed €30mn with the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments, a key element of the Investment Plan for Europe (or the 'Junker Plan'), as well as allocating resources from the Baltic Innovation Fund, the "fund of funds" initiative developed in cooperation with the governments of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. This aims to increase capital investment in high growth potential small and medium-sized enterprises in the Baltic States.
The Fund seeks to assemble a diversified portfolio of companies, targeting majority or significant minority stake deals and writing tickets of €10mn to €30mn, that showcase high growth potential and the ability to compete on a truly global basis.
The Fund is focused on the Baltic States and the neighbouring regions of Poland, Scandinavia and Central Europe specifically. The Fund so far has invested in six companies within the healthcare, civil engineering, environmental management (plastic recycling and waste management), veterinary services and cosmetics and hygiene products manufacturing sectors.
The Fund is managed by the leading in the Baltic region investment management and life insurance group INVL. The Group's companies manage pension, mutual funds and life insurance commitments as well as individual portfolios, private equity and other alternative investment products. More than 290,000 clients across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plus international investors have entrusted the Group's companies with the management of over EUR 1.7 billion in assets. The Group has a strong track record managing private equity assets and building leading market players in the Baltic countries and the Central and Eastern European region for over 30 years.
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Memphis, Tennessee is the home of the late great Elvis Presley. It was in the Sun Studios in Memphis, 50 years ago, that rock and roll was born, and so began the legend that is Elvis Presley. In the course of a glorious career, Elvis would take the world by storm, starting in 1954 with his first hit "That's Alright, Mama." Elvis was a very, very shy retiring type individual. He didn't like to be around new people. He didn't trust them. He only trusted his closest friends.
They were a source of comfort. He could be what he wanted to be around them. Elvis did not make new friends easy. He just didn't like to do it.
Elvis was preparing for yet another backbreaking tour, the second tour of that year and Elvis' girlfriend, Ginger Alden, didn't want to go on tour with him. Ginger was just 21 and not prepared to bow to his every demand, something Elvis was used to, even during his doomed marriage to Priscilla. Over the years, his Memphis Mafia had supplied him with a string of compliant girls.
Elvis' security chief says that if you've got wealth and looks, they're really going to come, and they're going to come fast and hard. What you have to do is on a continual basis weed them out, because you've got to weed the squirrels out from the lambs. The squirrels cause you more trouble than a lamb ever caused you... not because they eat a lot of nuts, but it's because they're crazy, and this is the problem. He was so charismatic that the girls were like moths flying around a flame.
I think these men are forever trying to justify the fact they couldn't or wouldn't do anything to help Elvis. But no one can help an addict on their journey to hell. I bet they saw some uglier things than they can talk about. Not all girls and fun.
There were no good guys here, including E. A bloated self indulgent host with dozens of blood sucking parasites crawling all over him. Don't blame the Colonel. Elvis ALWAYS cAlled the shots. No one else. The end was predictable. The Colonel stopped caring and so did everyone else. The tragedy began decades earlier. All of them knew it.
My Wife and I was at The House the night of August 17th. About 40 of us where in the house that night and hundreds had gathered at The Front Gate. Charlie Hodge was a close friend of ours.as Charlie and I were in the kitchen drinking coffee ,we were watching the monitor from the kitchen at the front gate, when all of a sudden someone drove into the Fans standing along the wall.we called down to Uncle Vester down at the gate.He said Someone ran over some people down here. Two Girls from Louisiana Died That night.....What A Shame.....What A Very Sad Night ......First it was E and then this.The Sky Was Crying That Night...We Will Never Forget It.......Rest In Peace.
Tom Parker was an illegal immigrant from Europe. (I read). That's why Elvis didn't travel Overseas.
They( Parker and Elvis's Mafia) , couldn't care two hoots about Elvis. I wonder who really cared about Him. Genuinely cared.
I couldn't watch the whole of the documentary. Watching creepy Men and the disgusting Tom Parker.
The evidence he did die was his dead body. Fairly convincing evidence.
Why so judgemental about these guys. They're old, they've led fairly decadent lives so they don't think much about fashion - and I think they are just who they are, cousins, body guards, friends with memories of a great star. The guru hairdresser didn't come across too well, but all in all a good doc with a perspective I hadn't heard before.
Do these guys ever have reunion get togethers I wonder? I thought Geller very sincere & personable has great speaking voice but have never met him. Would he be related to Uri?
Decent documentary. That being said, you have to wonder how much of the "memories" these guys claim to have about the events are real or just figments they have pieced together over the years. The fact that most of them speak with an inflated sense of their own importance but look like they got dressed at the Salvation Army donation bin doesn't lend them any credibility either. And what is the purpose of the montages at the end of these guys walking around unrelated landscapes to music I'm sure even Elvis would hate ? At the end of the day, what would have been great subject matter and a great doc is only 'pretty good' namely because of the goofs they got to tell the story.
Some of the comments here are absolutely amazing; am I the only person who loves reading comments from people who can't read or write ?
There is zero evidence that Elvis didn't die.
But there is ample evidence that he did die.
The ultimate cult of personality.
Sorry, but how could those so-called insiders allow that to happen. I understand people are responsible for their own decisions (including Elvis), their duty of being there and being a support failed when it mattered most. They simply cashed in and enjoyed the novelty of flying high with no credentials and no genuine ability to make a difference.
Really if the jewish hair dresser was his spiritual adviser....no wonder Elvis was in trouble Most of his friends were self serving ***holes and still become giddy talking about that role of being apart of a lifestyle that helped destroy Elvis. Only one person in this documentary seemed like he cared about Elvis.
elvis had these guys around because he trusrted them and cared for them .it was on his terms though.yea they got payed .but he wouldnt let them go .and they did a job of work for him and earned their money . are you available to your boss 24 hours a day . as for the jew comment , ekvis had som jewish blood in him as well as cree frnch irysh and scotts .thats whay made jim the man he was . hede kicj youteeth in for that comment .
BTW I forgot to add this. I don't know if this guy ever did Elvis's hair at the mortuary. I worked for an undertaker for 3-4 yrs.. The first thing that I remember from that experience is how long it takes to dry a dead person's hair. Normally your body heat helps dry your hair. A dead persons hair takes a long time. You can use a hair dryer, but you take a risk of scorching their skin or setting their hair on fire. This fellow did not mention this so I have my doubts.
A big group of losers and flunkies. Have any of them ever had a real job? I can see it now. What kind of experience do you have? I used to scrape wax out of Elvis's ears when he got a cold....and haul his persciptions home during the week.uuuhhh my brother hauled them on weekends and holidays.
Interesting documentary. I have watched almost everything on the man over the years and this doc touched on the futility of the end of his life. Moreover, the pressures Tom Parker put on him from his degenerate gambling addiction and obtuse entitlement ego. Parker definitely played a part in his early passing. I remember that late summer day when Elvis died vividly because I was 7 years old and my grandmother had passed away the same day as Elvis. Elvis defined charisma in the early rock theater. We did not have a realization of how much until he had passed away. That charisma comes with a terrible price. Humans can not control the affects and effects of charisma and do not know what to do when it is suddenly gone. We have lost other great musicians and performers to this same behaviour. Elvis is a record of one of the first to do it with his own prescribed drugs from a doctor. We now know of so many more who do not want to live and simply self medicate until they are gone. The hairdresser seemed to revel in his part. He is creepy and it is pathetic Elvis had to turn to him for spiritual guidance. In the end, Elvis slowly killed Elvis. The drug addict has to find the will to defeat his or her addictions. Elvis had given up and the free will of this amazing talent was snuffed out.
Actually cleared up a lot for me. Most of the crew are true humans but Larry the dishonest hairdresser/guru does not evoke one iota of true human honesty. Makes for a great storyteller with large doses of self aggrandizement however this is not the setting for such BS. I must admit I have few entertainment types that I hold much respect for but EAP was a special entertainer with talents that were to me incredible. A good view, again less the damn hairdressers BS.
Why don't we get all the Last 24hrs in one shot and be done with it.
We know how most of them finished....over drugged while over rich.


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Salmon Software, the Irish headquartered Treasury Management Systems (TMS) specialist, has announced the establishment of a new African operation based out of Cape Town, South Africa. Former SunGard and Wall Street Systems senior executive, Richard Ndefo has been appointed Regional Manager for Salmon Software to expand operational and commercial growth in the area.
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CAA used to be a legit mid-major 10-15 yrs ago. Sad that is no longer the case. The transfer problem seems to be an issue on a national scale and even has crept into high school. Football players in public high schools across the state and transferring constantly to get more exposure or play for a better team.
Little to no chance of anybody getting drafted. Next year might be different with Simpson, Leatherbury and Flacco.
Why was my post deleted about his stature?
Here's a bit of perspective on Gibson: Patterson HS in Baltimore City won the city title & State championship this past season. In late December of last year, Gibson dropped 32 points on Patterson in a tournament called the Governor's Challenge. Not to mention that Gibson dropped 20+ in the DC HS title game, against a Wilson team with 2 kids on the team committed to MD. I'm drinking the kool aid at this point. If it turns out I'm wrong, so be it. But after the last 2 seasons, we need something to get excited about.
His HS coach stated that when coach's would inquire about Gibson, they always asked, "what about his frame"? So, it's fair to suggest his slight build might have put some schools off. But, his tangible numbers are impressive, he's a winner & I would assume he's smart, having gone to Sidwell Friends. Is he the savior of TU basketball? Probably not. Does he have potential to be a good player? Sure. Time will tell. Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that by signing him, perhaps PS has demonstrated he's willing to bring in kids who are fundamentally sound, even if they can't bench press a school bus. Let's wish the kid the best & hope that we got a steal.
Ok, looking back at what I saw in the spring: QB. Flacco, Stover, Miller. If Flacco gets hurt, I still see Stover come in because he is a similar-type of quarterback. They don't have the change the offense for him. Miller can't run some of the same things. But next season is a different story. We're getting bigger offensive lineman. You need huge blockers to create more time for Miller. RB: Shane is the No. 1. Yeedee will be the short-yardage back most likely. Kobe Young the backup. After that, Adrian Platt and Sean Bryan fighting for playing time. But once again, very small group. WR: Very tough to tell how good the WRs were in the spring in that crappy weather. Leatherbury, J. Allen, D. Street, B.Richardson, D. Hunter, C. Greaves, D. Thompson, J'Alen Elliott all in the mix, Very deep group. TE: Luke Hamilton, Perkins RT? Cheripko was the starter in the spring. RG: Alex Desire was the starter in the spring Center: Brandon Cassels was starter in spring. Transfer will likely start. LG: Gryzmkowski LT: Andrew Garnett TE: Clark, Wright, Hirschmann, probably could use one more big blocker type 3-4 defense (need a transfer nose guard and ILB) NG? Vinnie Shaffer was injured (knee?), Tommy Danagogo, DE Jesus Gibbs (could move to NG), Tibo (inj. but should be ready to go by summer) Sam Gyeni DE Bryce Carter, Marcus Bowman OLB/Bandit Ricky DeBerry, Malik Tyne, Bryce Lauer (inj., may move to DE) OLB Keon Paye, ILB Robert Heyward ILB Christian Dixon, Ryan Kearney CB/S Jamal Gay and Mantriel Reaves will likely battle for one safety spot; juco transfers SJ Brown and Stanley Davis for the other CB Terrell Gillette could and should move to the slot. I see Jirhe Love and Brandon Shuman as the likely starters with Robert Javier pushing them. Troy Vincent Jr. will fit in somewhere and on special teams. I don't think there's anyway they start Love and Javier as r-freshmen, even though both are very talented. Voshon McCants is no longer on the roster.
Gibson & Timberlake in the backcourt next season.... gotta start the nicknames now... "Boy Band Backcourt!?" As I mentioned before.. if available.. big if!? Go out and get a grad transfer combo glue guard to help now... lead by example and with great work habits. And if not yes a transfer of some sorts to push them in practice and then contribute come 2020-21. We don't know what this kid can be however I'll say this after watching Frankie Ferrari the past 3 seasons... size doesn't matter if the quickness & court vision and overall IQ is there Go Tigers.. Win next season or else... Dave Rose was just shown the door for not winning 20 games at BYU and he's playing with 22-23 year olds!!!!
Reminds me a little of Toews of UNCW. He was on the light side as well.
Like Rob said in the interview and after the loss to JMU. We need size and length, and these Euro players don't know or care about P5 schools. They just want to play D1 football in America.


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Posted on June 24, 2015 by SF Forest Alliance
This is a recent post from SutroForest.com, republished with permission and minor edits. We think it is important because the allegation that tens of thousands of eucalyptus trees are dying can be used as an excuse for forest destruction.
Jake Sigg, retired San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) gardener who is considered the doyen of the Native Plant movement in San Francisco, has a widely circulated email newsletter. In it, he has been pushing the argument that thousands of eucalyptus trees in San Francisco are dying of drought, as evidenced by epicormic growth on these trees: "2015 is the year of decision, forced upon us by 20,000 to 30,000 dead trees." He is suggesting they will be a fire hazard and that SFRPD act, presumably by cutting down the trees. In a recent post, he published a picture of a tree covered in young blue-green leaves, and predicted it would be dead within a year.
But he's mistaken.
Eucalyptus trees are drought-adapted, and the shedding of mature leaves followed by sprouting of juvenile leaves (epicormic sprouting) is one of their defense mechanisms. These trees survive in areas far drier than San Francisco, where fog-drip provides an important source of summer moisture.
EUCALYPTUS RESPONSE TO DROUGHT
Eucalyptus trees are adapted to drought. They shed mature leaves and twigs so they don't lose water through transpiration (the tree version of breathing, which takes place mainly in the leaves.) Later, they can replace the lost branches and leaves through "epicormic sprouting."
Blue gum eucalyptus trees have buds buried deep under their bark. When the tree is stressed, they may shed adult leaves and later sprout new leaves along their branches. When you see a eucalyptus tree that seems to have shaggy light bluish-green new leaves along its branches or trunk – that's epicormic sprouting.
Here's what Jake Sigg said in a recent newsletter: "According to arborists, the trees produce these abnormal shoots from epicormic buds when their lives are seriously threatened. In this case, the tree is expected to be dead by the end of 2015. On Bayview Hill, barring heavy unseasonal rain, hundreds of the trees will be dead this year. Yet the City continues to not see a problem."
We asked UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Joe McBride and California's leading expert on eucalyptus for his opinion. He's observed this condition in trees along the edge of the Presidio forest and explains, "This response is common in blue gum as a mechanism to reduce transpiration rates in order to survive drought years."
He continues: "I am not convinced that the trees will die in large numbers."
THE GIRDLED TREES OF BAYVIEW HILL
As an aside, we find it ironic that Mr Sigg should be so concerned with dead trees on Bayview Hill, given that's where nativists girdled hundreds of healthy eucalyptus trees to kill them.
(This is done by cutting around the tree, thus starving it of nutrients that are carried only in the outer layers of the tree-trunk.) It's clearly visible in the two photographs here, both taken on Bayview Hill.
EUCALYPTUS ADAPTS
Eucalyptus globulus thrives in Southern California, Spain, Portugal, India – all places hotter and drier than San Francisco. In fact, one of the reasons eucalyptus is so widely planted – including in climates both hotter and drier than in San Francisco – is that it adapts to a wide range of conditions. Here's a quote from R.G. Florence's textbook, Ecology and Silviculture of Eucalyptus Forests:
From p.121 of the same book: "… they regulate their water usage in hot dry summers by closing their stomata [breathing pores in the leaves] during the day and lowering their rates of gaseous exchange. They adapt by their elastic cell structure to water stress."
EPICORMIC SPROUTING IS IMPORTANT IN EUCALYPTUS
Mr Sigg describes "how to identify a dying blue gum" as follows: "Look for trees with thinning foliage and copious juvenile leaves (called coppice shoots) hugging the main stems. These coppice shoots are easy to see because of their blue color and tight clustering, as opposed to the adult leaves, which are 6-8 inches-long, dull-olive-colored and sickle-shaped and which hang from the ends of long branches. These coppice shoots are the give-away that the tree is in trouble and is destined to die soon…" (He later corrected "coppice shoots" to epicormic growth.)
But again, this is not actually true.
In fact, epicormic sprouting allows eucalyptus to survive not only drought, as described above, but even fire. The epicormic sprouting grows into new branches to replace the ones that have been damaged in the fire. This is from Wikipedia: "As one of their responses to frequent bushfires which would destroy most other plants, many Eucalypt trees found widely throughout Australia have extensive epicormic buds which sprout following a fire, allowing the vegetative regeneration of branches from their trunks.[4][5] These epicormic buds are highly protected, set deeper beneath the thick bark than in other tree species, allowing both the buds and vascular cambium to be insulated from the intense heat.[4]"
(The references are: [4] "Effects of fire on plants and animals: individual level". Fire ecology and management in northern Australia. Tropical Savannas CRC & Bushfire CRC. 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010. [5] "Learn about eucalypts". EUCLID – Eucalypts of Australia. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 27 December 2010.)
And sometimes, dead branches and leaves and epicormic growth don't even indicate stress – it's part of the normal growth cycle. R.G. Florence's book on eucalyptus says: the "mature crown of a eucalypt maintains itself by the continual production of new crown units, which die in turn. There will always be some dead branches in a healthy mature crown." He goes on to say an "undue proportion of dead branches is an unhealthy sign" but a "reasonable proportion of death of crown units should be accepted as normal." He also discusses the "epicormic shoots from dormant buds on the top and sides of the branch develop into leaf-bearing units of the mature crown." (p.13) Eucalypts go through stages of development that include extensive self-thinning, particularly in younger trees. (p. 194)
Another reason for epicormic sprouts on eucalyptus is increased light. From Wikipedia, with references: "Epicormic buds lie beneath the bark, their growth suppressed by hormones from active shoots higher up the plant. Under certain conditions, they develop into active shoots, such as when damage occurs to higher parts of the plant or light levels are increased following removal of nearby plant. Epicormic buds and shoots occur in many woody species, but are absent from many others, such as most conifers." [The Wikipedia article references the Encyclopedia Britannica.]
We have seen these epicormic sprouts in eucalyptus trees around the clubhouse in Glen Canyon after many trees were removed.
We also saw them on Mount Sutro near where 1,200 trees were removed for "fire safety."
MISTAKING DEFENSES FOR DEATH THROES
In summary, then, epicormic sprouting does not indicate that the tree is near death. It may indicate that the tree is responding to drought (or even to other stresses like pesticide use or damage to its root systems) with defensive measures. It's like declaring that everyone who has a fever is bound to die of it. The trees below are the same ones featured in the picture at the start of this article – one year later, they're surviving, not dying.
In some cases, epicormic sprouting may indicate nothing at all, except that the tree is going through a normal growth phase, or changed light conditions following removal of nearby trees.
LIVING WITH A FEW DEAD TREES
We asked Dr McBride if it made sense to cut down these trees. "I do not think the city would be justified in cutting trees down as a fire prevention action," he says. "Cutting down drought-stressed trees at this point would be much more costly, sprouting would be difficult to control without herbicides, and the litter on the ground would have to be removed to decrease the fire hazard."
"The problem as I see it is the accumulation of leaves, bark, and small branches on the ground. This material presents a serious fuel problem when it dries out sufficiently." However, he points out that "In many eucalyptus stands in San Francisco the eucalyptus ground fuel (leaves, bark, and small branches) seldom dries to a point that it can be ignited because of summer fog and fog drip." In dry areas, the best course is to "launch a program of ground fuel reduction by removing the litter from beneath eucalyptus stands."
Eucalyptus-tree nest hole of red-shafted flicker – San Francisco. Copyright Janet Kessler
A few trees may indeed die, with the drought or without it. If you think of a forest as a normal population, you expect to find some trees that are in thriving and some that are hanging on, and some that are dying – just like in any population. And dead and dying trees are very valuable to wildlife: They're more likely to have cavities that are suitable for nesting (and are easier to excavate for woodpeckers and other cavity-building species). They also have bugs that come to feast on the decaying wood, and that's bird-food.
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Today I will love to share with you the importance of Praise and Worship in receiving your blessing from God. Do doctors tell you that you are infertile? Have low or no sperm count?
Have you been told you are too old to have a baby? If you answered "Yes," I am here to tell you that health, happiness, and a new family have all already been guaranteed to you. There is a way to have the child you so desire.
Imagine the sound of a child's laughter filling your home!
I am here to tell you today that all of these dreams can be a reality, YOUR reality.
The easiest way to obtain victory over all theses situations is to praise and worship God. Praise means to glorify or extol God. To magnify and bless Him.
The Bible tells us that God inhabits the praises of His people. (Psalms 22: 3). What does the word inhabit mean? It means God lives in, dwells in, manifest himself in "the praises of His people. When we praise God, we have the Lord as a boarder, an in-dweller in us.
For many of you who face difficult or seemingly impossible situations, what you need to do is praise God. When you want God to inhabit your circumstances or difficulties you can do nothing better than to praise Him.
For when you praise him you are assured of His abiding presence inhabiting every life situation that may confront you. The only thing you and I can ever offer to God is our praise. We cannot give him money.
There is nothing we can give him except praise.
How wonderful it is that God says in Psalms 50: 23 "that he who sacrifices thank-offerings honours me and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God." So you see when you start to offer God a sacrifice of praise these are some of the benefits available to you.
When you become established in praise you become a true worshipper of God - and you thus prepare your way to reap God's blessings. In writing on praise, I would like to share from the Bible about David.
May the Holy Spirit quicken your understanding and help you understand the truth of the power of praise in Jesus' name.
DAVID What was David's secret? All his confidence and trust was in the Lord. His boasting was not of any man, but it was of the Lord.
We see in the life of David a beautiful example of God's hand of protection overshadowing and preserving him from destruction. In his youth David was attacked by lions and bears and later in life he encountered a giant (Goliath) on the field of battle. Against all these overwhelming odds, David was not killed but rather he destroyed those that were bent on destroying him. David said, "All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves.
You can learn from David; his boasting and confidence was not of what any human could do, it was based on what God could do for him. David lived a life of praise; In the Bible there are Psalms of praise, written by David to God. In Psalms 34: 1, he declared: "I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth."
This was his secret, God's praise. David knew the power of praise.
Redemption from destruction, Forgiveness for all our sins, healing of all diseases.
David attributed all theses benefits to his continued praise to God. God fights our battles when we praise him.
As you start to praise Him, He will fight for you.
Praise is the Christian's gun of battle. When the battles of life rage hard, the Christian who is fully armed with praise is well clothed for battle.
God has commanded us to give him praise at all times. His praise should be to be continually on our lips. When God's praise is continually on your lips you cannot be defeated. I encourage all the couples who face impossible situations to lift up their voices in praise of God. As you do that the peace and glory of God will come upon you. You say that you don't know how to praise God.
The Psalms are full of praise songs. You can use Psalm 100, 159, 150, 117 to praise God. When I started my walk with God, all I knew was "glory to God" and I used to repeat that over and over again and the glory of God used to hit me so hard that I could hardly move. Praise him any way you know. The important thing is the heart of the person who is praising.
As you praise Him, His blessing flows into your life.
Veronica Anusionwu has devoted a portion of her life to bringing spiritual solutions from the bible to help many people. She is the author of "Woman You Are Not Infertile"? a book that has helped many women overcome infertility. Her book "Who Said You Are Too Old To Conceive"? covers all area of (Childbirth for the older woman). Sign up for her free weekly newsletter by visiting www.


My 4 year old and I combined forces to create two of these vases full of fall felt flowers for her preschool teachers. My original goal was to create the Fall Felt Flower Centerpiece by Rachel from Lines Across My Face but in the end the centerpiece was too aggressive a goal for Kara (almost 3 years old).
Here is my lovely assistant checking out the colorful felt. I had many sheets for the original planned project but did not use all of them.
I followed this felt flower tutorial by Rachel of Lines Across. I traced a CD onto each sheet of felt and was able to yield 4 felt flowers per sheet.
Kara used her safety scissors to cut the circles out. She took breaks between every 2 sheets. It was interesting to watch her cut because when she was tired of cutting with one hand she just put the scissors in the other hand and cut. That is definitely not something I can do! After all the cutting was over we ended up with a colorful stack of felt.
The felt edges were very rough because Kara cut them. If I do it again, I will use a marker color closer to the color of the felt to mark it so the color could not be seen on the felt. (You can see little fringes of yellow on the white colored felt.) I traced the pattern to cut the circle into a long spiral onto each felt circle and Kara set off to cut again!
Next, I rolled the flowers almost like the instructions in the felt flower tutorial except that I put one end of a dowel where the flower started and secured it with hot glue. As I rolled the flower I would periodically add a dob of hot glue to help the flower keep its shape. After all the fall felt flowers were done I put the glass pebbles in the bottom of the vase and arranged the flowers.
These fall felt flowers are an inexpensive craft that can become a home decor item or hostess gift! Enjoy!
Thanks Christine. My girl has always liked "helping" me craft. She likes to do projects on her own now.
I love the look of these sweet little felt flowers; I need to try making them for myself! I love that your daughter switched hands when she got tired of cutting. I don't think I'd be able to do that either!
Thank Emily. I think we can learn a lot from watching kids craft. I think their minds are just open to more possibilities.
Very sweet! My kiddie would enjoy this. Bet the teachers loved it!


Instead, keep your focus on God, follow His principles for a godly life, and then you will find the peace and joy.
One of the things my husband and I love to do during the Christmas season is to visit neighboring churches for their Christmas plays, programs, and concerts. It's fun and festive! It's a great way to focus on the real reason for the season. And it doesn't cost a penny.


The Safe Zone Program at Parkside provides an avenue for faculty, staff, and student leaders to show their support of members of campus who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ). The program was created to help reduce homophobia and heterosexism on campus -- making our campus a safer environment for all members of our community regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
To become Safe Zone trained you attend Safe Zone 101 (2½ hours) and either Safe Zone 201 - Ally, or Safe Zone 201 - Gender Identity (2 hours).
After the training and signing a contract, you are given a Safe Zone graphic to be placed on your doors/office, space, etc. This graphic signifies that your space is safe for LGBTQ individuals to be themselves and talk about LGBTQ issues.
Participation in this program is not mandatory, but encouraged, in order to promote Parkside's strategic diversity initiatives.


Stepan Sarpaneva, the Finnish independent watchmaker behind the Sarpaneva Watches and S.U.F brands, has just introduced a new version of his killer Vetehinen dive watch. It boasts a staggering purple dial and a handsome bezel that was designed by London-based tattoo artist Mo Coppoletta.
We're in love with that purple dial!
The Saxonia collection has been a part of A. Lange & Söhne's history since the brand had its rebirth in 1994. Today the collection serves multiple purposes – the most inexpensive Lange can be found in this collection (still mechanical) but you can also turn to this collection if you want seriously complicated watches. The Saxonia Moon Phase that we're reviewing today was unveiled at SIHH 2016 – we thought it was brilliant back then and now, after spending some more time with it, we're completely taken with it.
This is one of the best looking moonphase watches of 2016 in our book.


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Girlfriend and I own a condo together and we want to transfer full ownership to me.?
I'm going to be purchasing her half from her. Both our names are on the mortagage and title. Is it as simple as removing her name from the mortgage and transfering the title to my name? I guess my big question is how easy will it be to remove her name from the mortgage… can I keep my same mortgage and lose her name or will I have to refinance?
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Matching bra and shorts are also available.
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The result seems to be only an array of length 100, even though I am requesting for all rows with keyName >= 0.
What I am doing wrong?
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I have tried without keyRange and cursor like so:
return this.database.values(store);
But I get the same result.

A: The API documentation show result is limited to 100 by default.

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PepsiCo Extends Nutrition Greenhouse Programme to Support Food and Beverage Brands of the Future
PepsiCo has announced the second year of its Nutrition Greenhouse incubator programme, an initiative designed to discover and nurture breakthrough brands in the food and beverage sector. Issuing an open call for entrepreneurs to apply, PepsiCo is seeking to identify up to 10 emerging brands in the nutrition space with products aimed at European consumers.
The selected companies will receive €20,000 in funding as well as the opportunity to work alongside experts from some of PepsiCo's leading brands including Quaker, Alvalle, Sunbites and Tropicana. Brands currently delivering sales of €5 million or less are invited to find out more about the programme and apply at www.nutritiongreenhouse.com by June 11, 2018.
In addition to the initial €20,000 grant, each of the entrepreneurs selected will benefit from a 6-month mentorship programme, featuring one-on-one pairing with PepsiCo executives, whose industry expertise can help the entrepreneurs overcome immediate market challenges to achieve accelerated growth. At the end of the programme, one winning company will be awarded a €100,000 prize to continue its expansion.
The PepsiCo Nutrition Greenhouse programme is part of PepsiCo's commitment to open innovation and to collaborating with the food and beverage changemakers of the future. The programme, which launched in 2017, saw eight companies achieve estimated combined growth of over €10 million – a fourfold increase in sales over its duration. Year two will include a broader focus on nutrition beyond health and wellness, towards brands that tap into key lifestyle trends, enable personal performance or are purpose-driven.
Juan Ignacio Amat, Vice President Nutrition for PepsiCo Western Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, programme sponsor, commented: "We are delighted to be returning with our 'Nutrition Greenhouse' programme for a second year. Our overarching goal remains the same – to partner with the best and brightest food and beverage entrepreneurs in Europe and give them the opportunity to bring their products to the world on a global scale. The start-up class of 2017 set an exciting and inspiring precedent for this year's programme, with strong growth seen across all eight companies. At PepsiCo, we recognise the important opportunity we have to nurture the nutrition brands of the future and shape the direction of our industry, as part of our Performance with Purpose vision. We can't wait to collaborate with and learn from those that share this vision."
David Schwartz, Leader of Innovation, PepsiCo Europe & Sub-Saharan Africa, and new leader of the programme for this year, added: "Now, more than ever, consumers are looking for companies to deliver food and beverages that not only have nutritional value, but also great taste and convenience. It's an exciting time for entrepreneurs in this space, and our Nutrition Greenhouse programme is designed to inspire and reflect that excitement. In year two, we will explore more ways to collaboratively deliver great innovations to the market, with the opportunity to explore potential collaboration with leading retailers and/or possible trials through e-commerce."
The PepsiCo Nutrition Greenhouse will also address critical early-stage business issues such as business planning, corporate structuring and fundraising to help emerging brands reach their market potential. Guidance on brand optimization, product development, supply chain management, customer acquisition, distribution and much more will also be available.
To find out more or to enter, please visit www.nutritiongreenhouse.com.
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Sunrise Chapter #28 was proud to honor our Sister Marilyn Kolk - Grand Chaplain of the State of Nevada. Sunrise is so proud of their sister and the wonderful job she has been doing this year to serve the Grand Chapter.
How can you support our Chapter, you might ask?
It's simple! When you, your family, or friends shop at Walmart, have them email the TC Number and the date of the receipt within 7 days to info@sunrisechapter28.com. It's that simple! If you do not shop at Walmart, chances are people in your circle do. Think neighbors, bible study groups, classes, and clubs. If you are out-of-state or out of the country, as long as it is a Walmart receipt, it works. Who do you know that shops at Walmart? Dig in your purses and the counter that collects all your receipts, and send those numbers to us. We will take care of the rest! 1 - 2 - 3 go fill that email box!
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TCC is delighted to be working in partnership with Exeter University again this summer to offer a range of cricket workshops for children over the school holidays.
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Random Readings from 2020 no 1: Mark Twain
From Mark Twain's The Innocent's Abroad (1867):
At eleven o'clock at night, when most of the ship's company were abed, four of us stole softly ashore in a small boat, a clouded moon favoring the enterprise, and started two and two, and far apart, over a low hill, intending to go clear around the Piraeus, out of the range of its police. Picking our way so stealthily over that rocky, nettle-grown eminence, made me feel a good deal as if I were on my way somewhere to steal something. My immediate comrade and I talked in an undertone about quarantine laws and their penalties, but we found nothing cheering in the subject. I was posted. Only a few days before, I was talking with our captain, and he mentioned the case of a man who swam ashore from a quarantined ship somewhere, and got imprisoned six months for it; and when he was in Genoa a few years ago, a captain of a quarantined ship went in his boat to a departing ship, which was already outside of the harbor, and put a letter on board to be taken to his family, and the authorities imprisoned him three months for it, and then conducted him and his ship fairly to sea, and warned him never to show himself in that port again while he lived. (chapter XXXII)


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March 11, 2019 March 13, 2019 by osakisboy
DAY #141
Today, I did something I've never done before. I drove to Port St. Lucie, FL, (I guess two things) where I attended my first major league spring training baseball game. I paid $35.00 via Stubhub and got my ticket online. It was quick and easy. I did think it was kind of pricey, given it's a spring training game, but the seating was decent and I would be close to the field. The overall deciding factor; I really wanted to go.
The New York Mets train in Port St. Lucie, and play at 'First Data' Field. It looks to be a fairly new stadium that holds up to 7000 people. It's located in a new area of development and only a couple miles off I-95. Getting into the parking lot and stadium went smoothly, and the walk to the stadium was a short one. Oh yea, parking was $10.00 (nickle and dime you). One thing I immediately noticed was the intimacy of the place. Something you lose at the major league stadiums.
Walking to my seat, I took in the sights. Stadium personal galore to help you find your seat, bathrooms that you could use and not miss half the game waiting in line, concession prices that didn't leave you penniless, $4.75 for a hot dog (Nathan's), and $4.50 for a soda.
Finding my seat, I was happy with the view it afforded. I passed the time waiting for the game to start by watching the players loosen up on the field, and eavesdropping on the fans conversations about baseball in general, and the Mets in particular, all in the vernacular of heavy New York accents. (Here I go again with the stereotyping). I was definitely on the Mets fans side of the field.
On the other side of the field were the fans of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Mets opponent for this game. Growing up, like most boys in my generation, I was into major league baseball, so much so that at one point, I could name every player on every team in the major leagues. That intensity faded over the years to where today, I'm lucky to name a handful of players (or even my own name). Both, the Mets and Cardinals have always been two of my favorite teams. I thought, what better way to step back towards the game than by seeing these two teams play.
It was a hot one, got up to 87 degrees and when the sun was out, it felt like it. Thankfully, it was a partly cloudy day and when the sun went behind a cloud, you could really feel the difference, it provided for a nice respite. The seats were comfortable, my butt made it through the entire game without going numb.
Pregame
The game proceeded right along and ended up being an entertaining game (especially if you're a Mets fan). It had a little of everything. There were strikeouts and double plays. A Double, triple, and home runs (by both teams). In the end, it was the Mets victorious over the Cardinals by a score of 9 to 1.
Leaving after the game was as uneventful as coming there was. Took about 15 minutes to get on the freeway and heading towards Vero Beach, FL.
Vero Beach, is just north of Fort Pierce, with Port St. Lucie, being just south of Fort Pierce. Running along all three of these city's is Hutchinson Island, which was my destination. I was disappointing with the northern part of the island. It started out with the ubiquitous hire rise condo's and developments, and ebbed away into high price single family homes, like in the 3-4 million dollar range. Their was only one park that I came across on the entire northern end of the island where you could see the Atlantic. With walls closing in the community's on one side of the road, and vegetation covering the high end homes on the other side, it made for kind of a blah ride.
Couple views of the Atlantic.
Leaving the island and heading back to the campground brought me through downtown Vero Beach. It shows Vero Beach's history in its style and colors. Simple 50's commercial architecture bathed in pastel colors. It looked clean and felt safe. It was really quiet, but then it was Sunday, late afternoon. From downtown, continued east through the city. With the lack of palm trees (but a whole lot of other kind of trees), and its general layout, it gave me a feeling of being in a Midwestern town.
Once back on the road and hitting the pastures, I knew I was back in Florida. On the way back to the campground I experienced another first in my life, I saw an alligator on the shoulder as road kill. It's always so sad to see all the poor little critters killed by vehicles.
My first spring training game was a success, it was a good day.
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