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Who are Executors and what do they do?
By Stephanie Greaves
A key decision when making a Will is who you want to deal with your estate in the event of your death. These people will be your Executors. Executors are usually family members, close friends or professionals, such as Solicitors.
When choosing who to appoint as your Executor, you should choose someone who is organised and would be able to deal with the responsibility the role brings.
We would usually advise that you have at least two Executors (maximum of four) so that you have a substitute/replacement in the event one of your Executors is unable or unwilling to act. For example they may die before you or they may lose mental capacity.
It is a good idea to discuss this with the person(s) before appointing them, just in case they do not want to act then you can think about someone else. You can also let them know where key information and documents are located.
The Executors are usually tasked with the following jobs (although this is not an exhaustive list):-
Registering your death
Arranging your funeral
Notifying the various organisations of your death
Completing the paperwork and application to apply for a Grant to deal with your estate, including swearing an Oath and obtaining the value of all of your assets and liabilities as at the date of your death
Placing Statutory Notices (which is an advertisement to any creditors in the local paper and in the London Gazette)
Collecting in your assets which includes closing your bank and building society accounts and selling and transferring any property, investments and holdings
Paying any tax due
Paying all of your bills, debts and any expenses
And finally distributing your estate in accordance with your Will.
If you have been appointed as an Executor in a Will and you do not want to act, you can renounce (which means that you will not have any involvement in the estate). You can also have power reserved (which means that you do not wish to act at the immediate time but do not wish to exclude yourself from ever acting in the future).
If you are thinking about preparing a Will please speak to us and we will be more than happy to guide you through the process, including discussing the appointment of your Executors.
If you are an Executor and require any assistance or you do not wish to act, please do not hesitate to contact us for advice.
Cybercrime and Conveyancing
By Tamara Wynn-Samra
What is Cybercrime?
You might have seen a number of articles in the news recently about people falling victim to cybercrime. Cybercrime is a type of fraud. Modern technology, including the use of emails means that cybercrime is on the increase and as a house purchase/sale often involves large sums of money, conveyancing transactions are very attractive to criminals.
As it becomes more common for bank account details and payment instructions to be given via email, criminals are attempting to infiltrate emails between clients and their legal advisers in order to divert funds and obtain either the proceeds of a sale or the funds for a purchase.
The criminals are known for producing extremely convincing emails which appear to be from one of the parties involved and are asking for payment to be made into a different bank account.
Who are the victims of cybercrime?
1. You: the client who loses their money
2. The solicitors who are questioned regarding their security measures
3. The bank who may share liability and reimburse the client.
4. The professional indemnity insurers who can be forced to pay out.
How would Robert Barber Solicitors try to minimise the risk of cybercrime to you as a client?
We advise you from the outset of the risks of cybercrime and hope that you are mindful of such activities.
We require you (and every client) to provide us with sufficient proof of identity.
We trace the source of deposit funds being given.
We are cautious of giving any sensitive information electronically.
We use Lawyer Checker to verify the account details of the solicitors acting on the other side of the transaction before sending any payment.
We would ask you to call us to check our account details before sending any payment.
We would call to confirm your bank details before sending any payment.
We have clear procedures and policies in place for dealing with the risk of fraud.
All of our staff are aware of the risks and are trained on the firm's safeguards and policies to help protect you.
We never change our bank details during the course of a transaction with you.
Things to look out for / Warning signs as a client
You are most at risk of fraud if the property is one or more of the following:
Rented out
Free of mortgage
Not yet registered with the Land Registry
Please call us immediately if you receive any of the following:
An email which looks like it is from us but there is a slight change in the email address, i.e. an extra digit or letter.
Communication from us which looks different to what you have previously received i.e. the logo, the language, the header or the footer is different.
Communication from us to say that our bank details have changed from what has previously been given.
Concerns Regarding Probate Costs
By Grant Shaw
Many people were concerned to read at the weekend that some of the major banks in the UK who had offered clients 'free wills' would later make a charge of up to 2.5% of their total estate plus a £1500 fee if they appointed the bank to be their executor. That means that although there was no charge at the time of making the will, if you left £250,000 your family would be paying the bank £7750 for closing down your affairs.
It's not very often that things are truly 'free', even when they are advertised that way. At Robert Barber we always make sure that we give you either a fixed price or where this is not possible that you know the basis for our charging and an estimate of the time we expect it will take BEFORE you formally instruct us to act for you. We usually charge a set amount per hour's work or - even if you appoint us as your executors – the highest percentage we will charge is 1.75% of your gross estate (June 2018 prices) in total, plus fees to other people such as the Probate Registry and the tax authorities. Very often we can do the job for a fixed price so that your executors know what to expect. No nasty surprises.
If you are concerned that you might have a will which enables a bank (or any other body) to charge your estate in this way, we'd be pleased to have a chat and look at your paperwork to put your mind at rest. It's easy to change your will, and many people don't need a bank – or indeed a solicitor – to be their executor.
See this link to the Daily Mail online for the original article :
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5850225
Being a Landlord isn't Always Easy
By Carl Maw
A quick internet search will show that the number of Residential Landlords have declined over the recent years. There is a number of reasons for this including changes to the legislation making being a Landlord not only harder but potentially less profitable.
I act for a number of Landlord's and am often instructed when they require their Tenant removing from their property. This can be for a number of reasons including, failure to pay the rent, Antisocial Behaviour or just that the Landlord wishes to sell the property and believes the property is more marketable without a sitting Tenant. No matter what the reason, it is important that the Tenant is served with the correct notice. Generally either a S.8 Notice is served (usually when there are more than 2 months' rent arrears, or antisocial behaviour or other breach of the tenancy) or a S.21 Notice (when the fixed term tenancy has expired).
The time limits before you can start Possession Proceedings after serving a S.8 or S.21 notice vary depending on the type of notice and reason (for example a S.8 Notice based on 2 months' rent arrears is 14 days where as a S.21 Notice is 2 months). It is also important to remember that if these notices are posted then they are often not "deemed served" until 2 business days after they were posted, so it is vital to take this into account when completing the notice.
Much has changed with regards to S.21 Notices over the last few years and (assuming that the last tenancy started after 1st October 2015) a valid S.21 notice can only be given if the following has been complied with
i. If a deposit/bond was taken it was secured in the relevant government scheme within the relevant time period, and the tenant was provided with the relevant information.
ii. The Tenant was provided with a copy of the EPC at the start of the tenancy.
iii. The Tenant was provided with the rental checklist at the start of the tenancy.
iv. The Tenant has been provided with an updated gas safety certificate (where relevant).
v. The Landlord is not trying to evict the tenant as they have asked for repairs to be done to the property 'retaliatory eviction.'
If any of the above has not been complied with then it is important that you seek legal advice before serving a S.21 Notice as there still might be ways in which we can help resolve the issues that you face.
At the present time the Courts are under enormous pressure and as such it is not uncommon for Landlords to wait months for a hearing date. If the notice served is found to be invalid then in all likelihood the claim will be struck out which not only means that the Landlord loses any court fee they have paid to start the proceedings (currently £355), but they could also be ordered to pay the Tenant's legal costs in defending the claim, and (assuming the Landlord still wishes to obtain possession of the property) will have to serve a new notice and wait for its expiry which as outlined above could be a further 2 months (not including the days for service).
Furthermore if for example the Landlord has failed to secure any bond taken from the Tenant in one of the government schemes correctly, this can give rise to the Tenant being able to claim up to 3 times the deposit amount from the Landlord. Therefore in this situation not only would the Landlord not obtain possession in the first instance, but they could be left owing their Tenant money!
The Court will expect a Landlord to be professional and act within the law and as such any breaches pose a serious risk to the Landlord that any claim for possession will be unsuccessful. It is therefore vitally important that if you are not 100% sure of the law or that you have concerns that you may have not followed the correct procedure then you seek legal advice before acting .
This article cannot be and is not more than a 'snapshot' of the law. At Robert Barbers, we have experienced solicitors who will advise and guide you so the best outcome can achieved for you.
How Are The Assets Divided When a Married Couple or Civil Partnership Split?
By Helen Prins
When a married couple or civil partners separate or divorce/end their civil partnership, how are their assets and monies divided? Every case is different. The aim is to be 'fair'. In striving to achieve 'fairness', English law requires that 'all the circumstances of the case' be taken into account, 'first consideration being given to the welfare while a minor of any child of the family.....' and for the following factors to be especially regarded:-
a) the income, earning capacity and financial resources of the parties. So if, for example, one party's income and mortgage borrowing capacity greatly exceeds the other's, the difference will be taken into consideration.
b) the financial needs of the parties. This means, for example, the needs of the parties to be housed as well as their need to be able to 'make ends meet'.
c) the standard of living of the family before the parties' relationship broke down.
d) the ages of the parties and the duration of the relationship. For example, a short relationship will not be dealt with in the same way as a long relationship. Living together prior to marriage can be taken into account when determining the duration of the relationship.
e) any physical or mental disability of either party.
f) contributions made (or to be made) to the welfare of the family. So, for example, the wage-earning party cannot successfully claim an enhanced settlement as against the non wage-earner who has stayed at home to look after the children and the home.
g) conduct if 'inequitable to disregard it'. The conduct or misconduct of a party is very rarely relevant. It usually has to be related to the parties' finances. For example, a heavy gambler who has recklessly depleted family money on gambling or a party who has attacked his or her partner and caused an injury which has prevented them from working (and therefore earning an income).
h) the value of any benefit which a party will lose when the divorce/dissolution goes through. This commonly (but not exclusively) means pension benefits which can now be shared between divorcees or civil partners whose partnership has been dissolved.
The starting point for distribution is 50-50 but it will be obvious from all the above that in many cases, proper consideration of the above factors would result in a 50-50 division being unfair to one of the parties. Adjustments often therefore have to be made.
Happily, most cases do not 'go to court' (i.e. are not 'fought out' in front of a judge who determines the outcome). Over the last 45 years, following the introduction of the above statutory guidelines, there have however been very many cases which have had to be determined by the court and those decisions have put 'flesh on the bones' of the statutory guidelines. These cases also provide family lawyers with assistance when they endeavour to secure a fair outcome for their clients.
This article cannot be and is not more than a 'snapshot' of the law. There is much to consider. At Robert Barber Solicitors, we have experienced solicitors who will advise and guide you so the best outcome can be secured for you and your family.
What Happens When You Can't Make Decisions For Yourself?
By Alison Playle
We all dread the thought of ill health robbing us of the ability to make important decisions about our lives.
We would like to explain how to take control of your future by doing a Lasting Power of Attorney.
The number of people suffering from dementia is now increasing and will continue to do so. It is impossible to predict the future but you can act now to protect your interests in case your mental or physical capacity becomes impaired.
Lasting Powers of Attorney enable you to nominate someone, such as a family member or trusted associate, to make decisions on your behalf.
The Property and Financial Lasting Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone to look after your financial affairs.
The Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney lets you grant an attorney authority over such matters as healthcare and the kind of medical treatment you receive (but will only come into effect when you no longer have the mental capacity yourself to make such decisions).
Lasting Powers of Attorney can prevent your family suffering the trauma of having to go to the Court of Protection for permission to take decisions for you in order to look after you properly.
In order to use a Lasting Power of Attorney it needs to be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. The good news is that the registration fee has recently been reduced and it now costs £82 to register the Lasting Power of Attorney.
Since this is such an important decision, we would recommend that you obtain proper professional assistance from a solicitor to draw up your Lasting Power(s) of Attorney so you can ensure that they accurately express your wishes.
Should you require any further information please contact Alison Playle, solicitor, of our Wills, Probate and Elderly Client Department on 0115 8789000.
Freehold Management Companies and Rent Charges
By Aaron Bailey
There is a common myth amongst purchasers of property that management company fees only affect leasehold estates. However it has become increasingly more frequent that freehold property is also subject to management company fees, and both private estates where there are freehold and leasehold properties mixed or solely leasehold or freehold.
In these scenarios management companies are usually set up for the purpose of maintaining communal areas which may just simply be private roads; but can also extend to things such as electric lighting, landscaped gardens, communal parks, street lighting, refuse areas, sewer pipes etc.
Where a purchaser buys a freehold estate that is subject to management company fees, these are usually set out in the transfer deed that they will have signed in order to purchase the property. A good transfer deed will have set out the responsibilities of the management company as well as the responsibilities of the purchaser and any specific contributions that they are responsible for within the deed. It will also include dates payment should be made and whether any accounts will be provided to the purchaser either annually or otherwise. It is important that any purchaser understands these obligations and if the responsibilities or payments are not clear that their legal representative queries these matters prior to an exchange of contracts.
On freehold Estates it will be important to check that there are no restrictions that may affect the purchaser during their ownership of the property; these can be restrictions on things such as external decorations, parking, external alterations, and aerial or satellite dishes.
If you have already purchased your property but are unsure about the information that was contained in your transfer deed a copy can be obtained from the land Registry website for a small fee.
Where properties are freehold they may be subject to a rent charge sometimes called a chief rent, these can only be applicable on Freehold Estate and will not affect Leasehold Estates.
A rent charge is usually an annual sum of money paid to a third party who has no other interest in the property. They are called the rent owner. These rent charges are usually historic and go back many centuries to an historic system when people would sell land for development and could charge people for living on it.
Estate rent charges are only legal if they are supported by covenants in the transfer which carry obligations to provide services and repair etc.
For any queries relating to this article or Conveyancing queries in general, please email Aaron: abailey@robertbarber.co.uk or contact us on 0115 955 2299
By Paul Richardson
Family Mediation is fast becoming one of the most attractive ways for separating couples and others involved in family disputes in attempting to resolve their issues.
Family mediation can offer separating couples the opportunity to come together with the aid of a purely impartial mediator to discuss the issues, whether these be in relation to children, property and finances or all of these issues. The mediator ensures that the process is balanced and each party has their say and can be heard.
The benefits of mediation compared to the use of solicitors or Court proceedings include:-
Both parties remain in control of what decisions are made for themselves and if applicable their children, whereas Court proceedings could result in a Judge or Magistrates making an Order that both parties would be bound by and neither could be entirely happy with.
With the average costs of Court proceedings being in their thousands of pounds, mediation offers a more affordable alternative to resolving the issues.
Mediation can also provide a much quicker way for the issues to be resolved rather than protracted negotiations via solicitors or Court proceedings which can last for months or even years in some cases.
The informal nature of mediation, with the discussions being without prejudice which means that whatever is discussed or said in mediation cannot be used in any subsequent Court proceedings, can provide a less stressful platform for the parties to attempt to reach mutually acceptable proposals for themselves and their children.
Should Family Mediation be a process which you feel could assist you to resolve outstanding issues between you and your former spouse or partner then please contact us at Accord Mediation on 0115 969 4800 for further information.
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Democratic group to donate all Harvey Weinstein donations to women's group
by Opinion Contributor October 11, 2017 Updated October 24, 2017
The campaign arm for House Democrats is donating more than $23,000 it's received from Harvey Weinstein over more than two decades in response to allegations of rape and sexual assault against the Hollywood mogul.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee confirmed it has received $23,225 from Weinstein in four separate donations since 1993. The group said all of the money will be donated.
"The DCCC has already cut the check to donate all old Harvey Weinstein money to Futures Without Violence," DCCC spokeswoman Meredith Kelly said in a statement Tuesday night.
The decision came on the same day that fresh reporting from the New Yorker revealed accusations that Weinstein raped three women he had worked with during his long tenure as one of Hollywood's most powerful figures. That report was followed by a second article in the New York Times that included accounts from actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie about Weinstein's harassment of them early in their careers.
Tuesday evening, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, denounced Weinstein, calling the allegations against him "shocking."
"His despicable actions violate every standard of acceptable behavior," Pelosi said in a statement. "Every man who disrespects and attacks women must be held accountable."
Earlier Tuesday, former President Barack Obama said he was "disgusted" by the allegations and that the nation should "celebrate the courage of women who have come forward to tell these painful stories."
Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee who also received thousands of dollars in contributions from Weinstein, said she was "shocked and appalled by the revelations" and said such behavior "cannot be tolerated."
As the allegations against Weinstein first surfaced last week, the Republican National Committee and White House officials began calling on the Democratic Party to return any donations received from Weinstein through the years.
In response, the Democratic National Committee said it would donate the roughly $30,000 if received from Weinstein during the 2016 campaign cycle to women's rights organizations.
The DCCC donation is going to a San Francisco-based group that has campaigned to end domestic violence around the world. Futures Without Violence was among the organizations that pushed for passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994.
The DCCC said Weinstein made four separate donations to the group. He donated $16,200 on Nov. 29, 2013; $5,000 on Sept. 29, 2011; $25 on Oct. 31, 1996; and $2,000 on Oct. 13, 1993.
The National Republican Congressional Committee called on the DCCC earlier Tuesday to return money that the Hollywood producer donated to help elect Democrats to the House. They released a web video recounting the allegations and showing photos of Weinstein with Clinton, Obama and other Democrats.
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Kudlow says Powell's job is safe, no effort to remove him
Reade Pickert, Bloomberg News
President Trump's Twitter Criticisms of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's job is safe for now, according to Larry Kudlow, top economic adviser to President Donald Trump.
"There is no effort to remove him," Kudlow said in an interview with CNBC Tuesday. "I will say that unequivocally at the present time."
Kudlow said he supports the central bank's independence and that there are no plans presently to change Powell's job. He also weighed in on the Fed's mandate, saying: "Price level stability and a steady dollar is what the Fed should aim for," he said. "Not employment."
His comments differ from the goals set for the Fed by Congress in the Federal Reserve Act, which calls on the central bank to pursue maximum employment, stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates.
Trump Attacks
Trump has repeatedly blasted Powell over the Fed's interest rate increases last year and complained about the strength of the dollar, accusing others including China and the euro zone of weakening their currencies to gain a trade advantage over the U.S.
The president has said he believes he has the authority to replace Powell as Fed chairman but has said he doesn't plan to do it. White House aide Kellyanne Conway echoed the point Tuesday, saying: "He has the power to fire Jay Powell, but he hasn't done that; he's not doing that."
Trump chose Powell as Chair, replacing Janet Yellen in 2018. Powell has said that he intends to serve his full four-year term as chairman and "the law is clear" on that issue.
Kudlow reiterated his call for the Fed to "take back" its interest rate hike in December. The Fed raised interest rates four times in 2018, with the last increase at the end of the year drawing especially heavy criticism from the Trump administration. Bloomberg reported on Dec. 21 that the president had discussed firing Powell.
Fed officials have shifted their outlook since then, and in June they opened the door to a rate cut. Powell is scheduled to appear before Congress Wednesday and Thursday in his semiannual testimony on monetary policy to legislators and is expected to keep a rate cut firmly on the table. The central bank next meets on policy on July 30-31 in Washington.
Kudlow said low inflation is the primary reason the Fed should take out an "insurance policy" and reduce interest rates despite a robust labour market. Rapid economic growth, low unemployment and solid job creation do "not cause inflation," he said.
--With assistance from Josh Wingrove
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Feastday of Our Lady of Lourdes
Feastday of Our Lady of Lourdes – February 11
Lourdes is best known for the apparitions of Our Lady to 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, an unassuming and, by human standards, an unlikely choice for such awe-inspiring encounters. Yet, it was in this small town nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenees that the Blessed Mother appeared to Bernadette 18 times between February 11 and July 16 in 1858.
On the day of the first apparition, Bernadette, her sister Toinette, and a friend were looking for wood by the River Gave de Pau. The two girls left Bernadette alone while together they went to gather wood.
Bernadette soon found herself nearing the area from which she had heard a rustling sound. She came upon the Grotto of Massabielle, which was filled with golden light. There she beheld a beautiful Lady dressed in a white robe. On her head was a long white veil and around her waist a blue sash. On each of her feet was a yellow rose and she held rosary beads.
The Lady smiled and motioned Bernadette to come closer. Bernadette did so and, kneeling before her, took out her rosary beads to pray. Once the Rosary was completed, the beautiful Lady disappeared.
Bernadette told her sister about the Lady but said that she was to tell no one. That evening, however, Toinette told their mother about the beautiful Lady, and she told Bernadette that she was not to return to the Grotto. Her mother relented, permitting Bernadette to return to the Grotto on February 14.
The Lady first spoke to Bernadette during the third apparition. When she asked the Lady to write her name, the Lady responded that what she had to say to her did not have to be written down. The Lady also invited Bernadette to the Grotto for the next 15 days, and Bernadette consented. Furthermore, the Lady told Bernadette that there was no promise for her happiness in this world but in the next.
During the fifth apparition, the Lady taught Bernadette a prayer for her alone. She recited it every day and never shared it with anyone.
The apparitions began to cause division among the townspeople. The faithful and the curious began to accompany Bernadette to the Grotto, and others who were suspicious came to the Grotto only to taunt her.
At the next apparition, over 100 people gathered with Bernadette. The growing crowd invited intervention by the authorities. The chief of police told Bernadette that she was forbidden to return to the Grotto, but she would not break her promise to the Lady. The chief also tried to make Bernadette alter her account of the apparitions but to no avail.
Bernadette returned to the Grotto the next day, but the Lady did not appear. On the following day, however, she received three secrets from the Lady, which she never revealed.
At the eighth apparition, the message of the Lady was this: "Penance, penance, penance. Pray to God for sinners. Go, kiss the ground for the conversion of sinners."
On February 25, the Lady told Bernadette to drink from the water that flowed beneath the rock and to wash in it. Confused because she knew of no water there, Bernadette began to scrape the ground until a small puddle of muddy water appeared. She cupped her hands to drink some and then washed her face. With time, a stream of healing water appeared and remains today.
In the last few days of the 15 days that Bernadette went to the Grotto, she continued acts of penance (kissing the ground, moving on her knees, eating grass) that others deemed "mad." Also, the Lady asked her to tell priests to build a chapel at the Grotto—not once but twice. This repeated request annoyed the parish priest, Abbé Peyramale, who wanted the Lady to reveal her identity or make the rosebush at the Grotto bloom.
Thousands came to the site on the last of the 15 days, but the Lady did not identify herself or give any sign.
It was not until the apparition on March 25, the Annunciation, that the Lady identified herself to Bernadette as the Immaculate Conception, a dogma Pope Pius IX had defined on December 8, 1854.
At the 17th apparition, Bernadette was unaware that she had put her hand through a candle flame. She felt no pain and was not burned.
On July 16, Bernadette could not ignore the urge to visit the Grotto. Though it had been barricaded, Our Lady appeared to Bernadette one last time.
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Although Our Lady's words at Lourdes were spoken to Bernadette nearly 165 years ago, they are no less powerful or true for us today. Her threefold message of prayer, penance, and conversion must continue to touch our hearts as deeply as it touched St. Bernadette's. We all are called to be Saints and to help others become Saints. Keeping that in mind, let us pray for each other, do penance for our sins and those of others, and cherish the fact that Our Lady will never stop calling us to conversion, that is, a change of heart.
Are you open to a change of heart?
Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes
O IMMACULATE Virgin Mary,
you are the refuge of sinners,
the health of the sick,
and the comfort of the afflicted.
By your appearances at the Grotto of Lourdes
you made it a privileged sanctuary
where your favors are given to people
streaming to it from the whole world.
Over the years countless sufferers
have obtained the cure of their infirmities—
whether of soul, mind, or body.
Therefore I come with limitless confidence
to implore your motherly intercession.
Loving Mother,
obtain the grant of my requests.
Let me strive to imitate your virtues on earth
so that I may one day share your glory in heaven.
· The Immaculate Conception, celebrated on December 8, is the Patronal Feastday of the United States of America.
· On October 21, 1992, Pope John Paul II declared the World Day of the Sick to be celebrated annually beginning on February 11, 1993.
· On the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, there is a Grotto, built in 1896, that replicates on a one-seventh scale the Grotto of Lourdes. Its construction was inspired by Father Edward Sorin, a French-born Holy Cross priest and founder of the University.
A Selection of Accompanying Titles
The story of the appearances of Our Lady to St. Bernadette. Full-color illustrations.
Mary And The Apparitions Of Guadalupe, Lourdes And Fatima
Full color. Softcover. Saddle stitched.
The Imitation Of Mary
The Imitation of Mary is an updated version of the original companion volume to the beloved and highly esteemed The Imitation of Christ. In this book, Rev. Alexander de Rouville, S (...)
The Secret Of The Rosary
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I may be new to the forum but certainly not new to the pain of fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed with this in 2009. It originated as a pain in my chest when I tried to run. I had joined a gym several months prior with a personal trainer and was doing great...until I wasn't anymore. My trainer was the one to push me to go see a doctor as she thought I may have asthma or heart problems. I did see a doctor and spent the next 4 months going for all kinds of tests, ECG, MRI, SCAN, Ultrasound. I am also on synthroid for hypothyroidism so I thought this may be contributing to my health issues. Anyway all tests were perfectly normal yet I couldn't do more than 15 min at 4km/hr on treadmill. I used to do an 1 hour at 6km/hr. I refused to believe the diagnosis of fibromyalgia because it seemed so vague? Anyone else feel like this? It isn't physical or concrete and I personally thought this was a psychological problem, so it couldn't be because I had not issues. I was in denial for the longest time...I actually still am most of the time So, long story short...my doctor started me on lyrica and as most people may agree it causes weight gain and foggy brain! I have been trying to stay fit all my life but after pregnancies have been struggling to lose the extra 20 lbs+- so i didn't need the extra weight gain. I stopped taking it after a few years. I've been able to cope most of the year but February seems to be the hardest month. My symptoms flared up a couple of weeks ago and it hasn't gotten better yet. The cold air on my arms feels like ice burning my skin. I know that sounds weird but it's the only way I can explain it. I practically have to put the covers over my head when I go to bed so my arms can warm up quickly but the pain doesn't go away it just tones down a little.
GOSH, it feels good to vent!!! I don't like complaining about it to my family anymore because I only make things sad and uncomfortable  They are very supportive but I know they don't have the slightest clue as to how it feels and I've given up trying to explain. Honestly, I don't think I would understand it either. I sometimes get the feeling that people unaffected by this "disease?" think that we can switch the pain off if we tried hard enough.
Hi Maria. Welcome to the forum. You're right, people really don't understand and when there's nothing obvious to see, a lot of people probably think we're faking it! Fibro is very real & if only we could turn off our symptoms when we wanted to 😄 I have that burning skin feeling too but in my hands & feet, they feel cold to touch but feel as if they're really hot, very weird! Anyways there's loads of people who can relate and understand what you're going through.
It's such a common thing you're experiencing. I don't think the weather changes help either; I know here in Ontario we're having the warmest day on record, but welcoming warm weather from such cold weeks isn't always as pleasant for people with Fibromyalgia as it is for others.
As for family and friends not understanding; that's most often the case. I think you're wise to try to limit complaining to those that don't understand. They hear it so different than it's tended. I sometimes think they hear "lazy", "complainer", and "wants attention".
Lastly, welcome to the forum Maria!
Welcome Maria...i too identify with your symptoms.....its true our families do hear complainer...i made the mistake of thinking i was just sharing my feelings which helped me only to realize later even those closest to me thought if i stopped worrying so much about the pain it would more or less go away and couldnt be that bad.
I dont consider i complained a lot bearing in mind the pain is 24/7....but i now see we live in a different world and mind set in our heads and dont even notice how much pain dominates our thoughts...as either reducing managing and trying to find ways to still do things despite our pain becomes part of how we are wired..whereas normal folk just jump out of bed with freedom to do whatever they want.
I cant even remember now what that feels like and sometimes say silly protective things to the people i love....as in 'be careful' or ' gosh wont that hurt' when of course it wont hurt them i just see the activity as something different now..like my son carrying a huge suitcase up the stairs..im think ouch his poor back when its all perfectly normal to lug a suitcase no problem.
haha i have to laugh at myself at how i see the world..but no this condition is not psychological and i think the public view it is makes us even more disadvantaged..stigma on top of a genuine health condition makes it much harder to bear and for me has caused many problems as i am very sensitive.
Please stay within your new limits and take care of yourself..nothing wrong with doing more as and when you can..take pleasure in your 15 minutes on the treadmill and dont chastise yourself because an hour is not possible.
!5 minutes will still help keep your muscles stronger and better that than do an hour then be collapsed for a week or month.
Welcome Maria. I have not had fibro as long as you but I can relate to having pain everyday. I don't know what it is like to wake without pain in my hands and feet and an overwhelming tiredness that lasts all day. Somedays are better than others. I too had a personal trainer before I went down. I was exercising like I had never before and feeling fit then bang. I got a gastro- flu and the rest is history. I do 15mins on a bike and can"t get past it. Walking is better 30 minutes but it's at a slow pace no power walking. Yesterday I walked with my son and he commented " what's wrong with you, your so unfit." I told him " it's not fitness it's fibromyaglia and CFS. "Blah,blah" was his reply. That sounds insensitive I know but his 15yrs old it's hard for him to understand any pain.I do have support but feel the same as most on this forum no one can understand who doesn't have it. It's not something easy to explain you have to feel it to truly understand. Best wishes looking forward to reading more from you.


Pythagoras, one of the most significant pre-Socratic philosophers, is nowadays mostly known for his theorem in geometry, which has found a great many applications in science. Yet, if we examine his life and works, we will find that there was much more to him than a mathematician. His way of life and the philosophy he developed inspired many people to follow him and learn from him. Although there are no known texts whatsoever written by him or his contemporaries, his influence was so great that centuries later philosophers would refer to him, and his unique philosophy has inspired (and continues to inspire) many lovers of wisdom.
Pythagoras was born either in 570, or in 580 or in 582 (the last one is the most cross-referenced) in Samos, a Greek island opposite the western coast of Turkey. There were a few reports about him travelling to the Near East, particularly Babylonia, Phoenicia, and Egypt, among other countries. The trip to Egypt (which is the most likely to have taken place, as it appears in various sources), was probably his most important journey. There, he is said to have been initiated into the Mysteries of Egypt, which were considered to have been the most significant Schools of Wisdom in the ancient world. Also, he is said to have travelled to India afterwards, were there are references from the Brahmins about a sage from Ionia (this is the name of his region).
Yet, his most important journey was the one to Croton, a Greek city in the southern part of Italy. There he attracted many followers to his way of life, forming the first historical order in antiquity: the Pythagoreans. However, the nature of the Pythagorean way of life was not so popular among the other people of the area, who attacked him c. 510 BC, making him flee to Metapontum, another Greek city in the area. There, Pythagoras lived until his death in 490 or 500 BC.
Despite his significant scientific contribution (the theorem providing the ratio between the sides of a right-angled triangle, which he had proven and made popular in the Greek world), Pythagoras was more well-known for other things. Particularly, he was famous as 1) an expert on issues of life after death and a type of reincarnation (metempsychosis as he would call it), 2) an expert on religious ritual, 3) a miracle-worker (he was said to be able to perform extraordinary feats, such as being in two places at the same time), 4) a founder of the Pythagorean order, which placed an emphasis on self-discipline as a means to philosophical enlightenment. These, however, do not even begin to describe his work, which was multi-faceted and on many levels.
In the practical aspect, Pythagoras had a great influence on mathematics, visual art and music. Yet, whatever he proposed and taught was not like the dry scientific findings that often appeal to a particular elite of scientists nowadays. His philosophy was imbued with a sense of mysticism, which blended harmoniously with common-sense rational thought. A great genius of his time, he managed to penetrate the essence of things through the study of mathematics which was for him a purifier of the soul, just like music. With an open mind and a quite scientific methodology, he and his disciples found the connection between music and mathematics and discovered that the musical intervals can be expressed as ratios of numbers. He then extended this relationship between music and numbers to everything else in nature. This can be seen by his famous saying: "all things are numbers". This has found many followers even today, when the mathematical patterns of natural processes (ranging from the structure of plants to the formation of galaxies), have become more evident through various sciences.
It is also interesting that his philosophy had other aspects of a more metaphysical nature. In Pythagoras' mind, numbers, spirits, souls, gods and the mystic connections among them formed one big picture. Moreoever, in Pythagoras' "religion", there were no theological explanations, merely a mixture of mysticism and common sense.
One of his contributions to philosophy was that of the symbol of the Tetraktys, which was comprised of 10 dots, forming a perfect triangle. This symbol for him and his followers was so sacred that it is said that they would take vows on it. The nature of this symbol gives us an insight into the abstract viewpoint they had on things, which however was applied in very practical and concrete ways, such as the order they had formed.
This was a very radical School of Philosophy which grew to a society of 600 or more members. In this society, there was equality between men and women, in a time 2500 years before this notion even began to appear in our Western society. The Pythagorean order was a hierarchy consisting of a number of levels. The lowest one (level 0) was that of probationism, where the candidates were given a practical test where they would prove their courage and inner strength. If they passed it, they would be on the first level, that of the Akousmatikoi, which lasted 3-5 years. During that period they could listen to the other members of the society, but they were not allowed to talk or even ask questions. The next level was that of the Masters or Mathematicians. There they would study mathematics, geometry, musical harmony and astronomy. The few who were able would also study occult mathematics and learn about the archetypical nature of numbers. The third level was that of the Perfect Masters / Physicists, and was for the very few. These were the initiated Masters of the School and were said to be able to communicate with the gods through dreams. Some researchers talk about more advanced levels as well, such as that of the Politician (4th level, according to J. Mallinger), or an even higher one (5th level, according to H. Czogolla).
Although the order was broken apart by its enemies, its spirit lived on and inspired other Philosophical Schools in the following centuries. The most well-known of them was that of the Neo-Pythagoreans (1st century A.D.), founded by Publius Nigidius Figulus. This group claimed to be the direct successors of the Pythagoreans and taught the same philosophical principles and conducted the same mysteries. Even today, there are many people around the world who find the teachings of this Greek sage still applicable and inspiring, showing how this unique philosophical school managed not only to penetrate the veils of nature to discover some of its principles, but also managed to pass the test of time.


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Bronx Zoo Tiger Tests Positive for COVID-19
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In New York City, where the COVID-19 crisis is incredibly severe, a tiger at the Bronx zoo has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger tested positive earlier this month. Many zoologists believe this was the first case of COVID-19 to infect a wild animal.
In the past months, there were rumors that COVID-19 could infect dogs, which has since been debunked. Nadia's twin sister, two other tigers, and three lions also have been reported to develop a cough.
In investigating the infected tiger, experts believe a zookeeper must have infected the animal. That all being said, the tiger is alleged to be improving day by day. Zoos around the country are now extra attuned to the virus's ability to affect animals.
In addition to the cough, the tiger experienced a loss of appetite, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Now, the Bronx Zoo is leading the charge for understanding what it means for a wild cat to be affected by the same disease that has been ravaging our communities.
It has been said that anyone who has been affected by the virus should practice social distancing from animals until more is known about what can be affected. Under veterinary care, the Bronx Zoo has managed to get the minor outbreak under control for Nadia and the other cats.
Though no zookeepers were infected with the virus symptomatically, it is said that a zookeeper transmitted the virus to the tigers and lions asymptomatically, after the zoo had been closed to the public.
In order to treat Nadia, she had to be under anesthesia, as she was wheezing and seemed to be worsening. Of course, the fact that a tiger had even managed to secure a test was shocking to many New Yorkers, who are being denied testing themselves.
Nadia, who lives in the city with the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world, and a city with a major test shortage, was given a specific test that had been designed for use with the tigers.
These tests could not be used on humans who have been exposed to the virus, and vice versa. The tests were done in New York and sent for processing at Cornell University and the University of Illinois' Veterinary labs, in which they were processed immediately.
At the lab within the University of Illinois, they have also tested a gorilla, chimpanzee, cat, dog, and an armadillo, carefully monitoring illness within other species, in addition to tigers and lions. All these other animals tested negative for COVID-19.
Now, with Nadia's condition making headlines, many veterinary labs are making their own tests for any potentially infected animals in the coming weeks.
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Applicants are currently facing a high amount of competition to join the Navy. ASVAB score lower than 50? Try again in a month. At least, that is what ASVAB Boot Camp customers are reporting as their experience when trying to join the Navy. With troop deployments declining, the Navy is seeking applicants with the skills to fill specialized roles. These roles need to be filled by a person with a high aptitude for reading, writing and arithmetic. Or, increase your odds of acceptance into the Navy even more by refining your engineering, mechanical and science knowledge so you are eligible for a Navy STEM career. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technical, Engineering and Medical. Careers in the STEM fields involve breakthrough technology and research that is responsible for the technological advancement of the United States military.
Any job that you want for the long term will require you to study, prepare or learn from hands on experience. It's that knowledge that will help a person grow in any career they choose. Here are the areas of the ASVAB: Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), Word Knowledge (WK), Paragraph Comprehension (PC), General Science (GS), Mechanical Comprehension (MC), Electrical Information (EI), Shop Information (SI), Auto Information (AI) and Assembling Objects (AO). To calculate Verbal Expression (VE) score here is a link that explains how to determine your composite VE score.
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My mom came to town for the last 2 weeks in April. We packed in so much and it was wonderful. She was able to have some nice one on one time with the girls too. The day we picked her up we of course went to Ikea to scope out kitchen ideas and pick up a few things. Afterwards we had dinner at The Homeroom (Mac and Cheese for days!). Meghan was able to meet us too since she just lives down the street in Oakland. The girls were great at both places.
The next day the girls went to school/daycare while we had some adult 'girl time' We met up with Kerry, her family, and Kristen for a lovely day. Started at Martin Ray for lunch and a wine tasting-the ground were just stunning. Then hopped over to Iron Horse for some bubbles. My mom and I separated from the group and hit up the outlets for a few new outfits for Lily before heading to a Paint Nite. It was so much fun! We painted Bessie the Cow and we were out in Petaluma literally right next to a field of cows.
I worked for a few days while my mom played with the girls and helped out a ton with our front and back yard. We freshened up the front and planted some roses in the back (fingers crossed I can keep them alive).
Rollie and I escaped for a date night to Scopa, a restaurant we've been wanting to try for a while.
We met Anne down in Sausalito for a late birthday celebration brunch. Walked around the harbor afterwards and of course got ice cream.


Well, what a surprise! It's a bookmark using brooks bouquet and a thin thread. This time it uses some etsy-purchased threads from therainbowgirl.
The threads arrived during the week, and so I decided that I'd experiment with one of the threads over the weekend. That dictated that I used the black crochet cotton as a warp again as it seemed to offer the best option out of the threads I already own. And at this point, I don't need any more threads. Notice the use of the word need.
After unravelling the beautiful presented threads and laying them all out on the table, I decided that I'd choose a thread which is variegated between pink and turquoise and which has a little bit of glitter on it which makes it shimmer really nicely. I had a friend in mind for this bookmark and I thought this colour choice would delight her. Actually, this particularly friend doesn't know I can weave at all so she's in for a bit of a surprise when this arrives at her house in time for Christmas.
So, the same pattern as the rest of this series. The texture of this one was it much rougher than the others. I think that is as a result of the glitter. It's also a bit thicker. So whilst it looks impressive, it doesn't feel as nice as some of the others. The variegation has worked out really nicely for this pattern. Again, interesting to see (and feel) how the different thread choices impact the results.


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Slow and Steady: Economic and Political Reform in Cuba
George Evans in World Affairs on 5 April, 2015.
Castro's Cuba; on the cusp of change?
The United States appears to be on the brink of re-establishing an embassy on Cuban soil. Restoration of full diplomatic relations was agreed last December, amidst the release of prisoners by both countries, and thundering rhetoric from Cold Warriors still in the grip of a half-century old hostility. The old debate around the Castro regime has been revived, with admiration for Cuba's education and healthcare trading off against pressing concerns about human rights. As Owen Jones pointed out recently, the era of US-backed tyranny in Latin America seems to be over. With the threat of a CIA inspired coup receding, surely Cuba is running out of excuses about a lack of democracy?
Perhaps not. The threat to Cuba and Cubans is not the American military, but global markets. Consensus has it that a free polity is conjoined to a free market. Recent decades have seen multiple countries, enjoying newfound democracy, being subjected to the mass implementation of Chicago School economics, usually at the behest of the IMF and the World Bank. In newly post-communist Poland, despite 60% of the electorate being opposed to industry privatisation, de-nationalisation went ahead, and as late as 2006, 40% of workers under twenty-four remained unemployed. In South Africa, the ANC dropped their radical Freedom Charter in favour of extreme neo-liberalism, and saw the unemployment rate for black South Africans double between 1991 and 2002 (statistics from Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine). The combination of recent political emancipation with endemic poverty forces such countries to accept financial aid wherever they can get it; and there is almost always significant, and socially damaging, conditions attached.
This does not imply an apology for the Cuban regime: the dictatorship should end. The government has imprisoned, tortured, and executed opponents, thousands of them, and fading memories of the previous corrupt administration provides weak justification six decades after the overthrow of Batista. Leaving aside horrific abuses of human rights, the political system itself must be seen to unequivocally democratize. Since the announcement of the restoration of US-Cuban relations, signs of fledgling democracy have been thin on the ground, and ambiguous in nature. Up to 53 prisoners have been released, and some protest marches have occurred without the usual police violence and arrests; but at least 3 leading dissidents were detained in December. More crucially, there is little or no indication of a structural transformation of the Cuban polity.
The challenge for Cuba is to establish democracy without being forced into a fire-sale of state assets. Since 2009, elements of the market have been introduced to Cuba, with generally positive results. Farmers have been able to sell some of their produce privately, while Cuban officials estimate that 35% of the work-force now belong to the non-state sector. The recent lifting of travel restrictions is expected to let loose American vacationers, armed with hard currency, into Cuba's tourist hotspots. These reforms have breathed life into Cuba's flagging economy, and allowed Cubans a greater degree of personal freedom. Further careful introduction of elements of the market is surely desirable, parallel to the need for democratic reform. The example of Poland and South Africa, however, warns against the rushed and ideologically-driven introduction of unrestricted capitalism.
The threat posed by global capital is real. Economists have identified 1.8 million Cubans employed in the state-sector as 'unnecessary.' The cost of social services, around 51% of state expenditure, has come in for heavy criticism. A retirement age of 55 for women and 60 for men is seen as a negative, given that Cuba has the second highest life expectancy in the region, thanks largely to a healthcare system ranked higher than that of most other developing countries. Free education, up to university level, provides another target in the sights of neo-liberal economists. These services compare favourably, often dramatically so, with those on offer in many other parts of Latin America.
Raul Castro, Fidel's brother and President of Cuba, has claimed the reforms will be carried out 'without haste, but without pause.' A cautious approach regarding the economy appears wise. Neo-liberal shock therapy would surely involve the immediate laying off of superfluous workers, followed by the privatisation of education, healthcare and social security, leaving investors free to make huge profits at a high social cost. This forecast is not conjecture. It is exactly what has happened in every comparable situation, from post-Allende Chile to the former Soviet Union, as well as Poland and South African.
And yet reform, economic and political, must take place. The false equation of democracy with unbridled capitalism should be discounted. Market forces have had a beneficial effect on Cuba, and further introduction of elements of capitalism would bring additional stimulation to the economy. Democratic reform is also clearly necessary. Very tentative steps have been made with the release of political prisoners, but this is nowhere near enough. The challenge for the Cuban government is democratize, without falling prey to World Bank and IMF ideologues, proffering loans with unregulated free-market strings attached. Slowly but surely may be the best way forward.
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Furniture and home products marketplace Pepperfry has announced the appointment of Naveen Murali as Vice President and Head of Marketing. In his new role, Murali will lead Pepperfry's marketing and brand strategies with an aim to drive brand awareness across lucrative untapped markets as well as capture share in the furniture and home décor industry, the company said.
"As a new age marketing evangelist, he will work towards charting out a strategy that helps to break the barriers that consumers have towards shopping online, especially for big-ticket items highlighting Pepperfry as the category leader that offers a wide variety of furniture and décor choices," they said further.
Commenting on the appointment, Ambareesh Murty, Co-Founder & CEO, Pepperfry said, "Our mission is to spark a feeling called home across India and I am confident that Naveen's addition to team Pepperfry will help expand and accelerate our marketing agenda towards cementing our leadership of India's Home and Living market."
Commenting on the new role, Naveen Murali said, "Pepperfry has transformed the way Indians shop for furniture and build their dream homes. Over the years, Pepperfry has secured a significant consumer mind share in the country. I am super excited to work towards enabling Pepperfry to further increase this share and building an unrivalled brand of the future."
Murali has an extensive experience of over 10 years in marketing, sales and building business competencies. Prior to joining Pepperfry, Naveen was associated with brands like Asian Paints and Oracle across business and marketing roles.
He is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and holds a degree in Engineering from NIT, Warangal.
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It's now been two weeks since we made our decision to purchase Church Community Builder as our church management system software. I can't help but notice that when one googles "Church Community Builder," that Church Requel is now fifth on the Google page. Many other churches are watching our installation, so I feel some responsibility to let everyone know what is happening. I hope to keep a running journal here of our progress. These posts are those of a non-technical executive pastor. If you'd like a more technical discussion, check out the blog of our I.T. guy (Jonathan, my son) over at CrewNeckTech.
However, I'm not sure exactly how we would have done this if we didn't have someone who speaks "Geekese" like Jonathan. In fact I'd say this is something for potential buyers of the software to consider. As good as the tech folks are at CCB, the executive pastor better make sure he has someone with high time availability and I.T. competency and database management expertise. In our case, Jonathan has many other I.T. duties and Magnification Department responsibilities. Our management team made the decision earlier this summer to take away some of his Mag Dept. duties to free him up for the CCB conversion and the design of our new website (still to come).
Our next big hurdle was the financial inputs. We made the decision that after all the giving was recorded for the third weekend of August into our Shelby database, no more data would be input into Shelby. We had one week to get the database transferred to CCB. But also during that week, based on the faith that the transfer would indeed happen, I instructed our finance people to watch the CCB video on financial records. Monday was Labor Day. Tuesday morning we assembled our financial secretary, our finance director, and Jonathan into a room and began inputting the batches into CCB. This went exceedingly well. I am told that there were actually fewer keystrokes involved for our volunteer financial secretary than she had before. This was really great news, because she admitted to me the week before that she was concerned about the change.
Tuesday was a huge day for our CCB conversion, because after working with the finance folks, we then introduced CCB to our administrative assistants. I bought them lunch and asked Jonathan to provide an orientation to them. We set up in our conference room and Jonathan demonstrated the software for them. This proved to be a really great idea, because we would do the same thing for the entire staff the next day (today). By running through the demo with the smaller group, Jonathan had the opportunity to practice before speaking to the entire staff. It gave him a chance to put his talk together. It also gave us a chance to speak more intimately with our admins, who after all, will be the real leaders with this new software. We are honoring them as the ones who will become the real CCB experts.
Some readers may wonder why we are investing so much of our own time and effort for training. After all, won't CCB provide training to us? Yes, they will. Our contract calls for a 4-hour virtual training session via webinar (scheduled in another week) and a two-day personal on-site training from a CCB trainer (scheduled for November). Having said that, I can't tell you how important I feel our own involvement has been in training our people. The orientation session yesterday with the admins and today with the entire staff has really whet the appetites of our staff to want to know more.
Today we conducted our normal, monthly staff meeting (first Wednesday of every month). I dedicated almost the entire meeting to the CCB Orientation. We moved the meeting from our normal location to a better, more video oriented classroom. We brought in lunch. We ran the basic, introduction video (from the CCB website). In other words, we didn't take anything for granted. Even though we asked them all to watch several training videos on their own, I realize they are all busy people and probably only half of them actually watched one of them. We took one hour and ran through several highlights of the program. Several different times, people stopped the presentation with questions. Jonathan would take a few questions and then get us back on track. The effect was incredible. We left the staff excited about what is coming up. We left them at the end of the meeting wanting to know more. As a result, next Tuesday, when we conduct our 4-hour virtual training with CCB, our staff will be motivated and ready to learn.
One thing is greatly apparent to me. The CCB software, as great as it is, will do little by itself. The implementation process is incredibly important. To the great software (and everything I see tells me this is going to be FANTASTIC!), any church must add the ingredients of technical expertise and leadership. Leadership is my job. I'm already thinking about the issues of getting all of our calendars over into the CCB calendar. I'm thinking about how and when we move these training sessions from staff to volunteers, and then ultimately, to our congregation. This whole time, as we're charging forward, we also have to be sensitive to individuals who will raise questions and concerns that always come with change.
These first two weeks have been busy ones for us. I have the feeling this is only the beginning. I am committed to seeing this process through for the benefit of our congregation. And I am committed to continuing these updates for an internet, multiple church audience considering whether or not to make the CCB commitment. Stay tuned for more to come.


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Adaptative modeling of the unattended acoustic environment reflected in the mismatch negativity event-related potential. Brain Res (1996)
by I Winkler, G Karmos, R Naatanen
A PET investigation of lexicality and phonotactic frequency in oral language processing
by S. Majerus, F. Collette, M. Van Der Linden, P. Peigneux, S. Laureys, G. Delfiore, C. Degueldre, A. Luxen, E. Salmon - Cognitive Neuropsych , 2002
"... Lexicality and phonotactic frequency effects are observed in many cognitive studies on language pro-cessing, but little is known about their underlying neural substrates, especially with regard to phonotactic frequency effects. Here, we conducted a positron emission tomography (PET) study in which 1 ..."
Lexicality and phonotactic frequency effects are observed in many cognitive studies on language pro-cessing, but little is known about their underlying neural substrates, especially with regard to phonotactic frequency effects. Here, we conducted a positron emission tomography (PET) study in which 11 right-handed volunteers had either to repeat or to listen to lists of words, high phonotactic fre-quency nonwords, and low phonotactic frequency nonwords. The comparison of word versus nonword processing consistently confirmed previous findings of left temporal and prefrontal activations classi-cally ascribed to lexicosemantic processing. Higher activation was found in the right posterior superior temporal gyrus when comparing high phonotactic frequency nonwords to words, but not when com-paring low phonotactic frequency nonwords to words. We propose that this region is implicated in the formation of temporary phonological representations for high-probability phonological events, which may support processing of high phonotactic frequency nonwords.
...ords. Indeed, several studies have proposed that the bilateral posterior STG can construct temporary representations of high probability phonological events (Grasby et al., 1993; Hughes et al., 2001; =-=Winkler, Karmos, & Näätänen, 1996-=-; Wise et al., 2001). The most convincing data come from the study by Hughes et al. These authors repeatedly presented the same CV syllable at regular ISI to epileptic patients, thus creating a high p...
Dynamic causal modeling for EEG and MEG
by Stefan J Kiebel , Marta I Garrido , Rosalyn Moran , Chun-Chuan Chen , Karl J Friston , 2009
"... Abstract: We present a review of dynamic causal modeling (DCM) for magneto-and electroencephalography (M/EEG) data. DCM is based on a spatiotemporal model, where the temporal component is formulated in terms of neurobiologically plausible dynamics. Following an intuitive description of the model, w ..."
Abstract: We present a review of dynamic causal modeling (DCM) for magneto-and electroencephalography (M/EEG) data. DCM is based on a spatiotemporal model, where the temporal component is formulated in terms of neurobiologically plausible dynamics. Following an intuitive description of the model, we discuss six recent studies, which use DCM to analyze M/EEG and local field potentials. These studies illustrate how DCM can be used to analyze evoked responses (average response in time), induced responses (average response in time-frequency), and steady-state responses (average response in frequency). Bayesian model comparison plays a critical role in these analyses, by allowing one to compare equally plausible models in terms of their model evidence. This approach might be very useful in M/EEG research; where correlations among spatial and neuronal model parameter estimates can cause uncertainty about which model best explains the data. Bayesian model comparison resolves these uncertainties in a principled and formal way. We suggest that DCM and Bayesian model comparison provides a useful way to test hypotheses about distributed processing in the brain, using electromagnetic data.
..., 2008]. The MMN is a negative peak that occurs after an unpredictable change in the acoustic environment. For example it is elicited, when deviant sounds are embedded in a stream of repeated sounds, or standards. In this case, the MMN is the negative component of the waveform obtained by subtracting the response to a standard from the response to a deviant. The MMN peaks at about 100–200 ms from change onset [Sams et al., 1985] and is distributed over fronto-temporal areas. The MMN is thought to reflect the updating of an internal model of the acoustic environment [Sussman and Winkler, 2001; Winkler et al., 1996]. This updating consists of two processes: first, it requires the registration of the change within the acoustic environment (auditory cortex), and second the updating of a model of expected stimuli. This might engage higher level brain structures (e.g., prefrontal cortex). It has been shown that the temporal and frontal MMN sources have distinct behaviors over time [Rinne et al., 2000] and that these sources seem to interact with each other [Jemel et al., 2002]. One use of DCM is to ask how sources interact within this network and, specifically, whether the MMN can be explained by plastic ch...
Auditory event-related potentials as a function of abstract change magnitude. NeuroReport
by Vanessa Carral , Mar|¤ A-Jose¤ Corral , Carles Escera - NEUROREPORT CORBERA ETAL. Copyright © Lippincott , 2005
"... Event-related potentials were recorded in healthy volunteers to test the accuracy of the human brain to extract, preattentively, auditory abstract rules. The abstract rule was determined by the frequency relationship between two pure tones forming a pair.The standard pairs had identical tone freque ..."
Event-related potentials were recorded in healthy volunteers to test the accuracy of the human brain to extract, preattentively, auditory abstract rules. The abstract rule was determined by the frequency relationship between two pure tones forming a pair.The standard pairs had identical tone frequency, whereas the deviant pairs had the second tone two, four, six or eight musical steps higher or lower in frequency than the ¢rst one. All abstract changes elicited mismatch negativity, which was not a¡ected by the magnitude of change. However, the subsequent P3a increased as a function of the magnitude of the abstract change.These results suggest that mismatch negativity detects violations of abstract rules, and the amount of violation is analyzed in subsequent stages of auditory processing.
... 20% in the study of Novitski et al. [12]. The second explanation derives from the functional role of the neural processes underlying MMN generation. According to one widely accepted interpretation of MMN generation, the so-called trace-presence hypothesis [14], MMN reflects the outcome of a neural mismatch process between the memory trace of the repetitive standard stimuli kept in sensory memory and a neural representation of the incoming deviant stimulus. Thus, in this model, MMN generation depends on the detection of the deviant sound. However, a key study in the field challenged this view [15]. In that study, sequences beginning with six long standard tones (450ms), followed by zero, two, four or six short standard tones (150ms), and ending with a deviant, probe stimulus of 300ms in duration, were presented. The amplitude of the MMN elicited to the probe stimuli was smaller on increasing the amount of short standard tones interspersed between them. Thus, it was suggested that the magnitude of the MMN was not related to the magnitude of the discrepancy between the standard and the deviant stimuli, but to the amount of reorganization necessary for reestablishing a model of the acoust...
Binding symbols and sounds: evidence from event-related oscillatory gamma-band activity. Cereb
by Andreas Widmann, Thomas Gruber, Teija Kujala , 2007
"... The present study intended to examine the neural basis of audio-visual integration, hypothetically achieved by synchronized gamma-band oscillations (30--80 Hz) that have been suggested to integrate stimulus features and top--down information. To that end, we studied the impact of visual symbolic inf ..."
The present study intended to examine the neural basis of audio-visual integration, hypothetically achieved by synchronized gamma-band oscillations (30--80 Hz) that have been suggested to integrate stimulus features and top--down information. To that end, we studied the impact of visual symbolic information on early auditory sensory processing of upcoming sounds. In particular, we used a symbol-to-sound--matching paradigm in which simple score-like patterns predict corresponding sound patterns. Occasionally, a sin-gle sound is incongruent with the corresponding element of the visual pattern. In response to expected sounds congruent with the corresponding visual symbol, a power increase of phase-locked (evoked) activity in the 40-Hz band was observed peaking 42-ms poststimulus onset. Thus, for the first time, we demonstrated that the comparison process between a neural model, the expectation, and the current sensory input is implemented at very early levels of auditory processing. Subsequently, expected congruent sounds elicited a broadband power increase of non--phase-locked (induced) activity peaking 152-ms poststimulus onset, which might reflect the formation of a unitary event representation including both visual and auditory aspects of the stimulation. Gamma-band responses were not present for unexpected incongruent sounds. A model ex-plaining the anticipatory activation of cortical auditory representa-tions and the match of experience against expectation is presented.
by Horst D. Simon, Leonid Oliker, Andrew Canning, Jonathan Carter, Michael Wehner, Stephane Ethier, Bala Govindasamy, Art Mirin, David Parks, Shigemune Kitawaki, Yoshinori Tsuda
"... Applications scientists have observed a frustrating trend of stagnating application performance despite dramatic increases in claimed peak performance of high-performance computing (HPC) systems. This effect has been widely ..."
Applications scientists have observed a frustrating trend of stagnating application performance despite dramatic increases in claimed peak performance of high-performance computing (HPC) systems. This effect has been widely
...y the standard stimulus, and the new, deviant, information (Näätänen, 1992; Sams et al, 1993) or processes that update the internal representation when a previously registered regularity is violated (=-=Winkler et al., 1996-=-; Winkler, 2003). In recent literature, which is dominated by the MMN as an electrophysiological correlate of auditory cortical change detection in humans, 'change detection' seems to be equated with ...
Modelling the emergence and dynamics of perceptual organisation in auditory streaming," PLoS
by Robert W. Mill, Ra Bendixen, Susan L. Denham - Computational Biology
"... Many sound sources can only be recognised from the pattern of sounds they emit, and not from the individual sound events that make up their emission sequences. Auditory scene analysis addresses the difficult task of interpreting the sound world in terms of an unknown number of discrete sound sources ..."
Many sound sources can only be recognised from the pattern of sounds they emit, and not from the individual sound events that make up their emission sequences. Auditory scene analysis addresses the difficult task of interpreting the sound world in terms of an unknown number of discrete sound sources (causes) with possibly overlapping signals, and therefore of associating each event with the appropriate source. There are potentially many different ways in which incoming events can be assigned to different causes, which means that the auditory system has to choose between them. This problem has been studied for many years using the auditory streaming paradigm, and recently it has become apparent that instead of making one fixed perceptual decision, given sufficient time, auditory perception switches back and forth between the alternatives—a phenomenon known as perceptual bi- or multi-stability. We propose a new model of auditory scene analysis at the core of which is a process that seeks to discover predictable patterns in the ongoing sound sequence. Representations of predictable fragments are created on the fly, and are maintained, strengthened or weakened on the basis of their predictive success, and conflict with other representations. Auditory perceptual organisation emerges spontaneously from the nature of the competition between these representations. We present detailed comparisons between the model simulations and data from an auditory streaming experiment, and show that the model accounts for many important findings, including: the emergence of, and switching between, alternative organisations; the influence of
...es incorrect predictions. The deletion of chains is a simplification included in the current version of the model; MMN studies showing diminishing MMN amplitudes elicited by successive deviant events =-=[52,53]-=- suggest that incorrect predictions cause regularity representations to be weakened rather than eliminated, and furthermore, even regularity representation violations which no longer elicit the MMN ca...
Processing of Complex Auditory Patterns in Musicians and
by Bastiaan Boh, Sibylle C. Herholz, Christo Pantev
"... In the present study we investigated the capacity of the memory store underlying the mismatch negativity (MMN) response in musicians and nonmusicians for complex tone patterns. While previous studies have focused either on the kind of information that can be encoded or on the decay of the memory tra ..."
In the present study we investigated the capacity of the memory store underlying the mismatch negativity (MMN) response in musicians and nonmusicians for complex tone patterns. While previous studies have focused either on the kind of information that can be encoded or on the decay of the memory trace over time, we studied capacity in terms of the length of tone sequences, i.e., the number of individual tones that can be fully encoded and maintained. By means of magnetoencephalography (MEG) we recorded MMN responses to deviant tones that could occur at any position of standard tone patterns composed of four, six or eight tones during passive, distracted listening. Whereas there was a reliable MMN response to deviant tones in the four-tone pattern in both musicians and nonmusicians, only some individuals showed MMN responses to the longer patterns. This finding of a reliable capacity of the short-term auditory store underlying the MMN response is in line with estimates of a three to five item capacity of the short-term memory trace from behavioural studies, although pitch and contour complexity covaried with sequence length, which might have led to an understatement of the reported capacity. Whereas there was a tendency for an enhancement of the pattern MMN in musicians compared to nonmusicians, a strong advantage for musicians could be shown in an accompanying behavioural task of detecting the deviants while attending to the stimuli for all pattern lengths, indicating that long-term musical training differentially affects the memory capacity of auditory short-term memory for complex tone patterns with and without attention. Also, a lefthemispheric
...:10.1371/journal.pone.0021458.t001 pattern, a higher-order model of the stimulus train representing the tone pattern will be formed and continuously adjusted and refined (model-adjustment hypothesis, =-=[44]-=-). When this higherorder representation is established, deviants can be detected based an incongruence of the input with this higher-order pattern representation and an according high-level prediction...
Mismatch Responses in the Awake Rat: Evidence from Epidural Recordings of Auditory Cortical Fields. PLOS One, 8(4): e 63203
by Fabienne Jung, Klaas Enno Stephan, Heiko Backes, Rosalyn Moran, Markus Gramer, Tetsuya Kumagai, Rudolf Graf, Heike Endepols, Marc Tittgemeyer , 2013
"... Detecting sudden environmental changes is crucial for the survival of humans and animals. In the human auditory system the mismatch negativity (MMN), a component of auditory evoked potentials (AEPs), reflects the violation of predictable stimulus regularities, established by the previous auditory se ..."
Detecting sudden environmental changes is crucial for the survival of humans and animals. In the human auditory system the mismatch negativity (MMN), a component of auditory evoked potentials (AEPs), reflects the violation of predictable stimulus regularities, established by the previous auditory sequence. Given the considerable potentiality of the MMN for clinical applications, establishing valid animal models that allow for detailed investigation of its neurophysiological mechanisms is important. Rodent studies, so far almost exclusively under anesthesia, have not provided decisive evidence whether an MMN analogue exists in rats. This may be due to several factors, including the effect of anesthesia. We therefore used epidural recordings in awake black hooded rats, from two auditory cortical areas in both hemispheres, and with bandpass filtered noise stimuli that were optimized in frequency and duration for eliciting MMN in rats. Using a classical oddball paradigm with frequency deviants, we detected mismatch responses at all four electrodes in primary and secondary auditory cortex, with morphological and functional properties similar to those known in humans, i.e., large amplitude biphasic differences that increased in amplitude with decreasing deviant probability. These mismatch responses significantly diminished in a control condition that removed the predictive context while controlling for presentation rate of the deviants. While our present study does not allow for disambiguating precisely the relative contribution of adaptation and prediction error processing to the observed mismatch responses, it demonstrates that MMN-like potentials can be
...restrained rats. Citation: Jung F, Stephan KE, Backes H, Moran R, Gramer M, et al. (2013) Mismatch Responses in the Awake Rat: Evidence from Epidural Recordings of Auditory Cortical Fields. PLoS ONE 8=-=(4)-=-: e63203. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063203 Editor: Manuel S. Malmierca, University of Salamanca- Institute for Neuroscience of Castille and Leon and Medical School, Spain Received August 17, 2012; Acc...
by Sabine Grimm, Carles Escera, Lavinia Slabu, Jordi Costa-faidella
"... Electrophysiological evidence for the hierarchical ..."
Electrophysiological evidence for the hierarchical
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by Jennifer Murphy , 2012
"... An investigation of event-related potentials in adolescents with psychotic-like experiences ..."
An investigation of event-related potentials in adolescents with psychotic-like experiences


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At the age of 16, Jean Galler already knew that chocolate was his life. He was born to a family of professional gourmets – his grandfather was a pastry chef who founded his own brand in 1930 – and so it became apparent that his DNA carried the genes of sweetness and indulgence.
In the land of chocolate
After studying pastry and chocolate in Basel, then working as an apprentice at Gaston Lenôtre in Paris, he received the title of "Best bakery-pastry chef apprentice of Belgium" in 1974. In June of 1976, the young craftsman founded his own chocolate manufactory in Vaux-sous-Chèvremont in the Liège area.
"As far as chocolate is concerned, there are three proficient and experienced countries: Switzerland, Belgium and France. I had the extraordinary opportunity of being exposed to all three approaches before founding my own company. "
The delight of development
Soon enough, the master chocolatier began to stand out from the rest and seemed to become one of the few to be reckoned with when it came to Belgian chocolate. As the years went by, Galler created new product that quickly gained iconic status. In the meantime, the packaging also changed and evolved to maintain a cutting edge and to stay in tune with the style of the time.
Galler chocolate factory is now renowned for its extensive and colourful range of chocolate bars. They were the first firm to create a dark chocolate enriched with 70% cocoa, as well as being precursors in white chocolate of high quality. Besides, they also were trendsetter when it came to salted cuisine combined with chocolate or concerning wine-and-chocolate pairing.
Boutiques and international prestige
Throughout the years, a series of new layouts and extensions transformed the chocolate factory on rue de la Station in Vaux, which opened in November 1976.
Alternatively, Jean Galler also inaugurated the first Galler boutique in Brussels in April 1995. As time passed by, he developed a variety of concepts for his shops and tasting rooms, including Chocolat-Thé, Chocolat-Bar and Chocolat-Passion. In 2002 he received the "Innovation Prize" at the Franchising & Partnership exhibition of Brussels for his Chocolat-Thé® concept. The opening of his fully redesigned shop in Namur in late August 2014 announced a new generation of boutiques based on passion and discovery.
Nowadays, the company employs more than 170 people, and its products are available in more than 2,000 points of sale in many countries all around the world.
Due to a dynamic entrepreneurship and a sense of perfection, the chocolaterie Galler has continuously borne the title of " Belgian Royal Warrant Holder" since 1994.
In addition, he was awarded the title "Manager of the Year" by the Belgian magazine Trends Tendances in 1995.
Since the beginning, Jean Galler has never ceased to create and innovate. The latest addition to the tablet range is the "Blanc d'Exception" tablet, embodying the heart of his approach - uncompromising quality and a permanent search for taste -.
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A fitting response to Trump turmoil, and plenty more.
Opener 'Fake Like' is a dose of sugary bouncing art-pop glossed with cherubic strings and Channy Leaneagh's sweet vocals. But from the almost-optimism of that track, we are hurled into a spiral of unease. The string arrangements on 'Marrow' are theatrically chilling, injecting urgency into the record's bones; it puts s t a r g a z e at the forefront of the record. The orchestra have collaborated with Poliça in the past, on a reinterpretation of Steve Reich's 'Music For Pieces Of Wood', and is led by Andre De Ridder, who's previously worked with artists as disparate as Julia Holter, Gorillaz, Max Richter and These New Puritans. (The darkest moments here are not dissimilar to parts of TNP's 2013 record Field Of Reeds.) The collaboration works wonders for both artists, as the textural beauty of Poliça is expanded with the added depth that s t a r g a z e bring.
The record continually evolves, perhaps a consequence of the organic improvisation; the sporadic detours of strings and horns function that function as the record's consciousness giving it a constant unpredictability, something absent from much of Poliça's back catalogue. Winding instrumental parts, to an extent improvised, make sure that this record is as stark as it is soothing.
Poliça and s t a r g a z e play the Oval Space in London on 27 February.


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