One of the most difficult risks to access and address in a church is theft by the very people the church depends on to achieve its mission. No organization is exempt from this risk, regardless of size. Keeping your covenant requires that you take reasonable measures to protect the assets needed to serve. The first step in preventing employee dishonesty is to acknowledge that it can happen in your church. The second step is understanding why people steal and how they do it.
Greed – some simply commit dishonesty in order to buy things that they want.
Personal financial loss or pressure – employee dishonesty temptation may be increased by a personal financial loss or an unusual financial strain. Examples include loss of an investment or sudden medical bills.
Denial or entitlement – some employees commit dishonesty without believing they are doing so and others believe they are entitled to something because of the low pay they receive or volunteer status.
Revenge or thrill seeking – some employee dishonesty may be a way of getting revenge for actions the employer has taken that the employee believes to be unjust, discriminatory or corrupt. Others steal to see if they can get away with it. Once they do, the desire to steal may become an uncontrollable impulse.
Fictitious vendors or consultants – any employee with authority to approve the payment of invoices can steal this way. The thief creates fraudulent vendors and deposits checks written to pay the false invoices in his/her personal accounts.
Check theft – in a recent case involving a nonprofit, an employee used a blank check to create counterfeit copies, forged the signature of an authorized signatory, and attempted to pass the checks.
Theft of Cash Receipts – The simplest form of insider theft is the pocketing of incoming cash receipts. Pilfering dollars from the collection plate, receipts from a special event or incoming checks made out to the church, a determined thief can easily appropriate funds intended for the church treasury.
Credit Card Fraud – the misuse of credit cards is a common way to defraud an employer. A dishonest employee may believe that the church won’t notice the use of the card for a personal, unauthorized purchase. In some cases the employee may view the use as a loan, and intend to pay the church back in the future.
To protect its assets from theft, churches should take steps to deter thieves from attempting to steal, make it extremely difficult or impossible to steal, and work to promptly detect thefts. The IB Loss Control Manual offers a range of strategies for implementing sound internal controls. Consult the manual for additional internal control techniques.
Consider having someone observe the staff member who opens the daily mail to retrieve incoming funds. Many churches have one member of the congregation count the offering while another observes.
The person opening incoming checks should immediately stamp all incoming receipts with the church’s restrictive endorsement. Keep all incoming funds under lock and key until they are deposited.
Require that staff members or volunteers who use the church credit care submit corresponding expense reimbursement forms within 30 days of any purchase, and reconcile the credit card statements monthly.
Never, never sign blank checks, or permit staff or volunteers to do so.
Keep blank check stock under lock and key. Designate a custodian of the check stock to issue blank checks to the person who prepares checks for payment. Require staff to sign out check stock in small quantities – only enough for the day’s payables. A list of checks written should be submitted to the check-stock custodian at the end of the day, and maintained in the locked file.
Consider requiring that all invoices (particularly those for consulting services) be approved by two persons before the invoice or purchase requisition is signed, to confirm that the goods or services were received.
Require vendors to submit detailed invoices. Don’t pay invoices that indicate for services rendered without a further explanation of what services were provided.
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“Cow slaughter should be banned across the country. Why is it so that it is legal in states like Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura but not in other states? I am not only in support of banning slaughter but for very long I have been saying this that we should stop slaughter. No one should be slaughtered. What is legal and illegal slaughter? I want all slaughter houses to be banned. No animals should be cut,” Khan told ANI.
“All slaughterhouses should be shut. No animal should be slaughtered,” he added.
The Samajwadi Party leader also advised the Muslims to stop eating meat.
“I appeal to the Muslim fraternity that they think upon it. It is not mandated in Islam that Muslims should eat meat. I appeal to the people that they should stop eating meat,” he said.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Siddharth Nath Singh earlier in the day reiterated that the state government would only act against slaughterhouses that are illegal.
“We have assembled here to give a clarification that it is an investigation only against the illegal slaughterhouses. Those who have licenses have nothing to fear. They should continue following regulations,” Singh told the media.
The minister further said it was also a message to the officers not to overstep their jurisdiction and the mandate given by the state government.
Singh also clarified that no orders have been issued by the government to close down shops selling chicken and eggs, urging the people not to believe such reports.
After coming to power, Yogi Adityanath-led government has ordered the closure of illegal slaughterhouses and strict enforcement of the ban on cow smuggling.
Adityanath earlier on Saturday said abattoirs operating legally will not be touched but action will be taken against those being run illegally.


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Now, spring has finally started and it has not caught us by surprise, for we certainly know what needs to be done. After meeting our different stakeholders, the only reasonable move is obvious: we must throw another party! But not just any kind of party; we will enlighten you with the most exquisite type of festivity that can possibly be found in the observable universe, a Glow - Neon - under the Blacklight Party! On the evening of Friday, April 12th, we invoke your darkest inner creatures to arise and join us at Café Loburg.
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My mouse ears have two black plastic ears that are attached with grommets, so they won't fall off as easily if they had been stapled on.
Each ear has glittery silver snowflakes and the glitter has not fallen off at all.
The hat is red with white fake fur around the edge and there's a silver thread embroidered Santa Mickey Mouse profile on the front.
This hat is labeled one size fits all, but it just barely fits my head. I can bobby pin it on, but I can't wear it without fastening it somehow. It still makes an appearance every Christmas in our house though. And even Chopper, our mini dachshund thought it was for him when I went to take a picture of it. It barely fits on Stitch's head.
But Mouse Surplus is owned by a guy who began his Disney Collection in his house. He told us it got so overwhelming that his wife told him it had to go, or he did. So he got a small warehouse and relocated the stuff there. Needless to say, many years later, he has warehouses all over the place. His huge company runs an eBay store, where you can get some pretty cool items. He obtains furniture, decor, draperies, linens, etc. from the Disney resorts when they change out their designs. He also buys old merchandise that is no longer being marketed or offered at the Disney clearance centers in Orlando. He purchased and Monorail "Red" years ago and there was a big story when they transported it down I-4 to his warehouse. If you get a change to stop by his warehouses when in Orlando, I advise you go check it out. There are also many broken items that tourists have hastily handled - so you may come across a Princess figurine with no head, etc.
You just never know what you will find at Mouse Surplus and for $3.00, I wish they would have had more than just one of these when I was there. But at least I got one finally.


Oh how this cover lies. This cover has absolutely nothing to do with the story, no matter how cute it looks. I know covers are really for sales, and I may be able to forgive this if the book gets more sales because of the cover. Still, I can’t see any connection.
But anyway, in Past Perfect, Chelsea is stuck in the past — literally and figuratively. Chelsea is back to work for the summer in the Essex Historical Colonial Village, where she dresses up as a colonial woman named Elizabeth Connelly, and it was really the last place she wanted to be. She wanted to get out even more when she finds that her ex-boyfriend and first love, Ezra, is also working in Essex. And she’s far from getting over him. But when Chelsea falls for a guy from the Civil War Reenactmentland next door who has been at war with Essex for as long as they can remember, it makes Chelsea’s summer a little more complicated than what she expected.
Past Perfect is my first Leila Sales read, but I’ve been curious about her other book, Mostly Good Girls, because of the good reviews it has been getting. I was really glad that Galley Grab had this up in their list. :) I love that the book is set in a historical village — I’m not too fond of history back in school, but if I had the chance to visit places like this, I probably would like it a lot more! I’m not sure if we have a historical village here in the Philippines. I think the closest we have of one is in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, but I don’t think it’s even close to what Chelsea had at Essex.
I also liked how the idea of moving on is tackled in this book. It’s true: sometimes we tend to idolize certain experiences or people because they’re the only things we can hold onto when it’s all over, but when you really think about it, these moments in history aren’t always the shining, shimmering, splendid moments we thought they were. We tend to wear rose-colored glasses over some things and people, and when it’s time to move on, we need to remove it and see things as they really are and not as what we want it. I liked how this lesson was juxtaposed with the actual historical setting that the characters worked in. It made what Chelsea learned more resonant somehow.


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Blast furnaces are usually tall shaft-type steel vessels, up to ten stories high, internally lined with refractory brick, and superimposed over a crucible-like hearth. The necessary charge to produce molten pig iron consists of iron-bearing materials, coke, and flux. The charge is introduced into the furnace at the top. Blasts of heated air from large blast stoves, and in most cases gaseous, liquid, or powdered fuel, are injected into the furnace through openings (tuyeres) at the bottom of the shaft just above the hearth crucible. As the hot air encounters the coke, the coke is burned along with the injected fuels, producing the necessary heat and reducing gas to remove oxygen from the ore in the reduction process. As the iron melts, it descends and accumulates in the crucible. The molten pig iron and slag are drained from the crucible through different tapping holes. The gas that exits from the top of the furnace goes through a cleaning process. The cleaned hot gas is then used in other operations of the plant, e.g. to pre-heat the blast air, while the collected dust is sent to the sintering plant for recycling back into the blast furnace. Once fired-up, a blast furnace burns continuously until the lining needs replacement (approximately 5-6 years).
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Hi there. My name is Megan and I have a serious love for donuts, and anything related to a donut. Like these fritters, gah.
It's a serious problem when you are going to Mexico in a week and your brain is telling you to be "bikini ready" (haaa), but your heart says donuts. So you always follow your heart, right? I sure did that day, no regrets.
These are crispy on the outside, but stay super fluffy on the inside. And the blueberry sauce compliments the lemon flavor so nicely. They take no time at all to whip up, so they are perfect to go with breakfast this weekend. Or a little sweetness to perk up your afternoon coffee.
There's seriously nothing better than fresh, hot donuts/fritters. Jack and I demolished these in about 10 minutes after I finished with the photos. We sat on the floor, eating one fritter after another, dunking them in the blueberry sauce, and sharing the big cup of coffee. It was dumping rain outside, a typical dreary rainy day in Oregon, so these brightened up our Saturday afternoon.
^^Clearly a little obsessed with the sifted powdered sugar pictures. Oops.
In a bowl combine the ricotta cheese, flour, baking powder, vanilla, egg, sugar and lemon zest. Stir until smooth.
In a small saucepan heat about 1/2 inch of canola oil, until a small drop of the ricotta mixture bubbles and floats to the surface.
When the oil is ready drop teaspoonful amounts of the batter into the oil. Cook for 1-2 minutes, or they are a nice golden brown. The fritters should flip over themselves, I had to help a few of mine though. Remove and place on paper towels to drain. Repeat with the remaining batter.
To serve, dust with powder sugar and dip in the blueberry sauce! These go great with coffee too.
In a small saucepan bring the blueberries, lemon juice and sugar to a simmer. Let the blueberries cook down for about 5 minutes. In a small bowl mix the cornstarch and water together to make a slurry. Stir the slurry into the blueberry sauce. Cook for another minute or two until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat and put into a bowl to serve.
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NewTek Discussions > LightWave 3D Support > General Support > Pool balls driving me crazy!
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So I'm using the hard dynamics and collision effects to create a cue ball breaking a rack of pool balls. the calculation is moving fast enough for me to make quick changes and test the motion. My problem is that I'm running out of ideas for settings. Isn't there settings you can add to the dynamics that are truly based off of actual physics besides gravity? After messing with setting for hours upon hours I can't figure out what a 2 weight or 3 weight really is and how is moves over a 2.5 resistance and so on.
Is there a formula out there or do I need to keep pounding my head against my computer screen? I'm sooo close to making this look the way I'd like it to, but it still lacks the realism i'm aiming for.
Does anyone have suggestions about this? I've read a few tutorials, and (seemingly) memorized the section in the LW manual about hard FX and collision. I would appreciate it if someone could at least point me in the right direction or give me a clue.
I was afraid no one would reply with anything. It's always good to hear from others to let me know whether or not i'm crazy. I've been playing around with this scene for about 10 hours now and even though I feel like I've tried everything I am not going to give up. I'm so close sometimes, yet so far it seems. But however the conclusion unfolds, I'll be sure to post my settings and process, scene setup or whatever incase someones interested. I wouldn't want anyone else to go through this ****.
Thanks for your comments and postings, they were truely helpful. I ended up creating an invisible bumper around the edges of the pool table. My problem was that the side bumpers and the table were all the same collision object. If I added more bounce they all jumped out off the table. So that helped. As far as the rolling goes, I noticed that too and then eventually ended up with too much roll, so I messed around with much lower torque setting on the balls and it helped a little. Another problem I had when I finally got the rack to break like I wanted, the balls wouldn't stop moving. The roughness on the bumper would actually cause a ball to increase in speed when it hit. Not to mention when the balls went into the pockets they fell through to the floor. Lot's of funny bloopers with this one.
The file attached was when the balls spun too much- before i turned down the torque.
In my animation I want the cue ball to start moving at frame 300. When I calculate the animation starts at frame 0. How can I control this?
Thanks for the comments, I was able to get the roll to slow down and stop using the torque and I was also able to stop the balls from flying around by changing the table surface to advanced object collision instead of regular object collision. It does take some getting use to in the sense that when I changed the surface friction it changed the way the resistance reacted on the hard-body objects. Anyhow, through much pain, and mistakes that would otherwise be funny, I think I've got something really close.
I haven't tried it, but I was wondering if anyone has attempted to created the little metal sphere gadget thing that people put on their desks that move like metronomes where the 4 spheres or so don't move in the middle. Yea, those things, and using only dynamic effects. Anyhow that same physical effect would be a great one for pool balls too. Such as the vibration or impact passes through objects with more stability. My biggest challenge was that the balls were tightly racked and even still I was able to create a realistic break- but slightly believable anyhow.
Oh yea, I'm not sure what you meant by changing the time line, but i did find a solution. I saved the motion files and then offset the number of frames in the dynamics tab so the the motion would start at 300. Worked great! I'll be glad to post the final image I was going for, but the render time will take a long time- even with f-prime. Till then! Thanks and Cheers!


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Kenya is very famous for its classic savanna safaris. In this beautiful country you will witness dramatic extremes and classic contrasts. It is wonderful to know that deserts and alpine snows are found both in Kenya. In this country you will see lots of open plains and huge forests. The flourishing metropolis of Nairobi and the very colorful tribal cultures are its pride. You will find in this country a huge area of coral reefs and many freshwater lakes. It is considered by most people as the microcosm of East Africa recently, Kenya. The top tourist attractions for decades have been the wild safaris of Kenya.
Nairobi National Park. From the center of Nairobi the site is just 10 minutes away. Did you know that only a fence is separating the park’s wildlife from the metropolis? If you are in the park you can see the skyscrapers of Nairobi. The park boasts a huge and various wildlife populations despite the proximity of the park from the city and the relative size of it. Different migrating animals including wildebeests and zebras gathering during dry season in the park you can witness. The most famous and successful rhinoceros sanctuary in Kenya is this place.
Malindi. It is considered as the number one site for coastal tourist attractions in Kenya. The extensive coral reefs and beautiful beaches are found in this area. Like snorkeling, surfing, deep-sea fish observation activities, and some other water sports are the different things that you can do here. There is a nearby park protected from the urban crowd, the Malindi Marine National Park. A huge variety of colorful fishes are what you will find in this area as well as fine beaches with clear water. Locals loved two favorite destinations near Malindi, the Mombasa and Lamu areas.
Mount Kenya. It is the second highest mountain in the African continent, after Kilimanjaro but it is the highest mountain in Kenya. There are many beautiful sights this mountain can offer for you. Many series of peaks are crowned with snow. Green forests covering the slopes of the mountain. There are many easy destinations for any fit trekker including several lower peaks.
Samburu National Reserve. This is a very peaceful place which is a national park in the northern part of Kenya. It attracts huge wildlife mainly because of the presence of the Uaso Nyiro River. This place is a mixture of forest and grassland. You can all the big animals here including the three big cats that are lion, cheetah, and leopard can be found here.
Today, Kenya is inviting you to visit all of its ecotourism attractions.


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Sky Sports and BT Sport have published lists of the Premier League matches that will be televised between August and the end of September.
As a result, many fixtures have had their dates or kick-off times changed.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United’s games on the opening weekend have all been moved around.
United will get the campaign underway against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in a 12.45pm game which will be broadcast on BT Sport.
Chelsea’s home clash with Swansea City follows later in the day at 5.30pm, with Sky Sports showing the action live.
The Gunners and Liverpool will also be live on Sky on the opening weekend.


Use to make Chicken Tomatillo Tostadas with Refried Black Beans and Cabbage-Pepper Slaw.
3. Remove from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle. Using your fingers or a fork, remove meat from bones and shred into large pieces; set meat aside, discarding bones.
4. Preheat broiler. Place tomatillos on a rimmed baking sheet. Place chiles, garlic, onion, and poblano peppers on another rimmed baking sheet. Transfer both baking sheets (one at a time, if necessary) to broiler and broil, turning once, until vegetables are charred and softened, about 10 minutes.
5. Transfer poblanos to a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap; let steam for 10 to 15 minutes. Let remaining vegetables cool slightly and peel garlic. Uncover poblanos and, using a paper towel, remove skins. Remove seeds and stems and coarsely chop. Transfer chopped poblanos to the jar of a blender along with tomatillos, chiles, garlic, onion, cilantro, cumin, and lime juice; blend until slightly smooth but a few chunks remain and season with salt and pepper.
6. Transfer pureed tomatillo mixture to a large saucepan and add reserved chicken; place over medium heat and simmer until chicken is no longer pink and completely warmed through. Season with salt and pepper and add more lime juice, if desired. Keep warm until ready to use.
I love this recipe! It turned out very well. It would also be good as a filling for burritos. I like to add a little more lime juice before I serve it to bring out the heat.
I tried making the tomatillo sauce carefully following instructions. All I can say is YUK! It tasted too much like peppers and too much lime juice. The recipe called for the juice of two limes but limes vary in size and I used large limes. If you decide to make this, start with one lime and go from there. I'm rarely disappointed with a MS recipe but my results from this one are going down the garbage disposal.


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Nice to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there.
Here in Colorado, we have our fair share of ghost towns. GPS and smart phones make them easier to find these days, but years ago you had to get there the old-fashioned way.
One summer day, my wife and I were exploring a decently intact ghost town deep in the mountains. The roofs of the buildings were caved in, but the storefronts were still standing. After hiking around and snapping photos, we sat on the tailgate of the Bronco to share a sandwich.
In the distance, a wispy dust cloud appeared, accompanied by the growling of a motorcycle engine.


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Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopesand Nigerian-American footballer Osi Umenyiora just got married in Luanda, Angola.
The couple had their traditional wedding last year, also in Angola, the bride’s home country.
Family and friends were there to celebrate with the celebrity couple, including the groom’s brother Dilly Unenyiora and his wife, Fifi.


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This, friends, is a good elected official. Tony Thurmond commutes hours to Sacramento every day he works — he keeps his colleagues close and his community closer.
Two years in the California State Assembly have already presented Thurmond with issues that our future representatives need to address.
In the past year, Thurmond created a task force to look into hospital closings throughout the state. This issue is particularly salient in light of the recently announced impending closure of Berkeley’s very own Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.
Thurmond has worked to pass legislation that would require nonprofits such as Sutter Health to report every employee who makes more than $250,000 annually — an important prospect for creating a more equitable, transparent world.
Thurmond also stands committed to fighting for increased public education funding. State funding for the UC stands at near-record lows, beaten only by levels during the worst parts of the 2008 recession. As campuses continue to hike enrollment and cut student services, state disinvestment is absolutely unacceptable — particularly when not just the UC but the California State University and community college systems are all suffering.
Addressing this means fighting to reform Proposition 13, which severely reduced property taxes and stifled education funding, as Thurmond has promised to do. It also means fighting to make higher education more accessible. During his term as a state Assembly member, Thurmond drove a bill that provided greater scholarship funding for foster care youths to attend college. He has essentially ensured that anybody in the foster care system who has the ability to pursue higher education won’t be held back by insufficient funds.
The fact that he has accomplished so much in just one term as a state Assembly member makes us believe that he’s the right person for the job.
Thurmond also has a strong background in one of the Bay Area’s most pressing concerns: housing. In his last term, Thurmond co-authored a bill that would expand low-income housing — something that must be done on a state level after the state stopped redevelopment funding from reaching cities. Thurmond’s commitment to helping cities in his district combat a regional housing crisis through specific legislation is essential.
His opponent, Claire Chiara — a Republican UC Berkeley student and former staff member of The Daily Californian — simply does not compare on policy, commitment or experience.
We always appreciate when students involve themselves in the political process and understand her concern about ensuring that constituents have multiple options. But when Chiara stipulates that Assembly District 15 constituents deserve a chance to question their representatives, she should note that Thurmond is the answer to those questions.
We’re excited that he’s poised to keep proving that.


An ad from Apple Computer.
Oh, so cool. That scores tons over the ads of microsoft. I think it’s a brilliant plan to appeal to the rebel in all youths. So, what does it come to? Apple for the youth and Microsoft for the oldies?
Long Live The Apple Revolution!
I would have thought Linux, especially the latest craze, the Ubuntu, is more suited for the rebels. I guess it’s about what you are rebelling against!
Go me!! I’m one of those crazy ones, however coming from Apple…lol Good luck with your exams but I’m sure you’ll get an email from me before then.


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Launched in 2011, Mega Joker is a 5-reel 4-row video slot from Novomatic which uses 40 adjustable paying lines. The classic fruit machine features retro symbols like sevens and fruits with the joker symbol standing for Wild and awarding the top fixed jackpot. When it comes to its aesthetics, Mega Joker slot is a typical Novoline affair. It won’t knock you off your feet as the graphics are quite simple, while sound effects are generic. On the other hand, if you are a fan of land-based cabinets, you will love this title which will provide you with the genuine casino action and a chance of winning up to 80,000 coins in a single spin.
The reels are populated with fruits of all sorts including strawberries, pears, grapes, watermelons, oranges, plums, lemons and cherries. The top paying symbols among regular ones are yellow and red sevens whereas the most lucrative symbol in the game is the Joker standing for Wild and delivering a 2,000 coin jackpot. All symbols pay when you land at least 3 of a kind in succession on an active paying line starting from the leftmost position.
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Besides Wild portrayed as the Joker and appearing in stacks to complete as many winning combinations as possible by substituting for other regular symbols, the game is also home to Scatter depicted as the star. It pays regardless of its position and you need at least 3 Scatters to win an award. Scatters pay 400x your total bet. Unfortunately, there is no free spins feature to benefit from. If you want to add more excitement to the gameplay and increase your bankroll, there is the Gamble option available. It is activated after each winning spin. To make use of this option and double your winnings, you should guess correctly the colour of a hidden card.
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Even though World War I was still raging, memorialisation of the gallant efforts of the Anzacs at Gallipoli began as early as September 1915. In Adelaide, South Australia, a monument was unveiled, and a carnival was organised to raise money for wounded servicemen on a day known as “Anzac Day”, as voted via a public competition. Melbourne also observed an Anzac Remembrance Day on 17 December 1915.
However, it was in Queensland, in early 1916, that 25 April (the date of the Gallipoli landing) was proposed as Anzac Day on an ongoing basis, the idea formed by a public committee with the support of the Queensland government, with other states in Australia invited to take part. The purpose of the day was to encourage the public to raise funds for returned servicemen and was marked by a variety of small ceremonies and services in Australia, a march by the “Knights of Gallipoli” through London, and a sports day in the Australian camp in Egypt. Throughout the war Anzac Day continued to combine public mourning and commemoration with a message of imperial loyalty, national pride and an encouragement to enlist. By 1918 Anzac Day not only commemorated Gallipoli but campaigns in the Middle East and on the Western Front as well.
The first Anzac Day in peacetime occurred in 1919, just prior to the signing of the Treaty at Versailles. Continued were the traditions started at the first Anzac Day, including services and marches, although many servicemen had still not returned home to take part. The “homecoming” process was a protracted one; the last major transports arriving in Australia in early 1920.
The Anzac Day 2019 stamp issue presents two colourful program covers from Anzac Day events held in 1919, a year in which peace was a key theme. The domestic-rate stamp features the cover of a booklet published by Victorian Branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors League for Anzac Memorial Day, 1919. Its content reflects on Australia’s contribution to the Great War and reiterates the League’s mission to look after returned servicemen and nurses as well as their dependants.
Aspects of the booklet, including its written introduction, form part of a prestige cover, which will be released with this stamp issue. A medallion cover has also been produced, containing a specially designed medallion based on the design of a 1919 enamel Anzac Day badge held in the collections of Museums Victoria.
The souvenir program featured on the international-rate stamp, was produced for a 1919 Anzac Day event held for members of allied forces at the Australian Base Depots in Rouelles, France. The day included sporting competitions and music performances. The cover design portrays themes of peace, victory and gratitude, as a French woman gives a wreath to an Australian soldier and clasps his hand. The scene looks like it takes place at a dock, perhaps alluding to the impending departure of Australian forces.
The artwork is by John Charles Goodchild (1898—1980), who was a member of the Australian Medical Corps (9th Field Ambulance) from 1917. While training for his post, Goodchild’s talent for drawing was noticed, and he was asked to draw various aspects of human anatomy. Goodchild was in hospital in Rouelles in 1918, due to trench foot and gas poisoning. During this time, he began sketching various aspects of French life and scenery. Some of these sketches he had converted to postcards, by famous London firm Raphael Tuck, which he then sold to soldiers wishing to write home. Others he sent to The Digger, a publication produced by the Australian Bases in France between 1918 and 1919. Goodchild was later commissioned to contribute pen-drawings for the first (1920) edition of Where the Australians Rest, a booklet produced by the Department of Defence and presented to the families of Australian servicemen who died on active service during World War I.
Goodchild, born in Southwark, London, came with his family to South Australia in 1913. Despite his academic talent (he had been awarded a scholarship at the prestigious Strand School in London), Goodchild, now aged in his teens, had to take on several jobs upon his arrival in his new home, including offset printing and signwriting – an early incarnation of his artistic flair. His father, too, had possessed significant artistic skill, working as a stained-glass craftsman, producing works for Westminster Abbey and Arundel Castle.
After World War I, Goodchild attended the South Australian School of Arts and Crafts, and produced Adelaide in Pen and Ink Drawings (1920). He studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, in 1921 before returning to Adelaide. To 'keep the pot boiling' he became a commercial artist and taught etching at the School of Arts and Crafts. In 1923 he held a one-man exhibition of his etchings in Adelaide and showed his work in Sydney with the Australian Painter-Etchers' (and Graphic Art) Society, of which he was vice-president … On 22 April 1926 he married Doreen Rowley. They sailed for London where they attended the Central School—Doreen studying clay-modelling, John engraving and lithography. Early in 1929 they established a studio in Adelaide and John began exhibiting his water colours with the (Royal) South Australian Society of Arts; he was to be its president (1937-40).
He readily made the transition from drawing and etching to water colours. His traditional landscapes, street scenes and architectural views revealed his understanding of tone and form, mastery of line and highly developed sense of colour … His work shows extraordinary competence. It is held by major Australian galleries, the Library of Congress, Washington, and the British Museum, London.
In 1945, Goodchild’s career again became linked to a world war when, in March, he was commissioned as an official war artist by the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Ranked as an army Captain, he spent time at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Point Cook, completing several paintings of aircraft in flight, rescue boats, flying boats and the like. After some time in Sydney, Goodchild joined the Pacific Fleet. On 2 September 1945, Goodchild was on board the American battleship Missouri, in Tokyo Bay and filmed the signing of the Japanese surrender. Only recently, a black and white and sepia painting of the singing, by Goodchild, was found on the back of another of his paintings. Believed to be the only painting of this event, it has now been given to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
The Anzac Day 2019 stamp issue is available from 16 April 2019, online, at participating Post Offices and via mail order on 1800 331 794, while stocks last.


As November draws closer, new images for Sony’s PS4 spaning new interface emerge.
You guys and girls have been going nuts over Sony’s PS4, and it’s not even out yet!
The eagerly-anticipated PS4 will be in stores by November as early as the 15th in America and two weeks later on the 29th for us in the UK, Europe and Australia/New Zealand, ready for the Christmas sales. Although, with the demand as high as it is now, it might be sold out way before December!
Sony’s new games console will cost £349.99 (RRP) and will come with a choice of games to play it on.
That’s not all, Sony’s feeling generous as it is offering a ‘significant discount’ of their new (not-yet released) games such as Assassin’s Creed IV and COD: Ghosts, for those who have purchased the PS3 version. Be prepared to pay in order to play online, as Sony are testing out a Pay-per-Play service for its online users.
New images have been emerged showing off the user interface for upcoming Playstation, including it’s home screen, social media sharing widgets and a video editing suite.
However, remember that all good things come at a price, because you’ll be gaining a better console, higher specs and more newly developed features! If you want to be on of the first in line. Pre-order your PS4 now from selected retailers.
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In a move seen by medical experts worldwide as an effort to suppress the truth about the horrors of depleted uranium (DU) munitions, the United Nations (UN) health arm, the World Health Organization (WHO), along with the Ministry of Health of Iraq (MoH) on September 13, 2013, produced a report that was not even authored, meaning no experts attached their names to it, on birth defects among Iraqi babies in which DU was not even considered a factor.
The report was published on the WHO website at a time when birth defects among Iraqi babies have been rising steadily, especially in areas like Najaf and Fallujah, where DU shells were used indiscriminately, killing and injuring large numbers of civilians. Some estimates for the 2003 death toll in Iraq put the civilian casualties in Fallujah as high as 75% to 80%.
DU is a byproduct of the nuclear industry. It is added to munitions to increase penetration, as DU is significantly denser than steel. The side effect, though, is that, where DU is used, it pollutes everything in the area. While no exact figures exist for the amount of exploded DU in Iraq, it is believed to have been in the metric tons.
It would not be the first time WHO has suppressed he truth about the use of DU weapons in Iraq. In 2004, a study co-authored by Dr. Keith Baverstock, a radiation expert hired by the WHO, was not published. According to Baverstock, it was censored because WHO was pressured by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was trying to promote nuclear power. Baverstock warned there was a danger in the dry atmosphere of Iraq that particles from exploding DU shells and missiles could be carried on the air and inhaled by people for years to come.
Baverstock pointed to the fact the United States and UK governments had consistently refused to provide data on the location where DU weapons were used during the Iraq war.
The Lancet, the renowned British medical journal, was confounded by the WHO failure to consider a linkage between toxic munitions and rising birth defects. Instead, the WHO report concluded the percentage of birth defects was either in keeping with, or even lower than international figures. That statement contradicted all previous evidence, including evidence the WHO had previously accepted from medical experts, who had studied the effects of DU in Iraq.
The Lancet pointed to Iraqi experts like Samira Alaani, a Fallujah pediatrician, whose 2011 report found 15% of all babies born in the city since 2003 had “congenital malformations.” A similar study in Basra by another expert put the figure there at 17%.
A factor rarely mentioned is the potential effects of DU on children yet to be born to U.S. Iraq war veterans, who served in places like Fallujah, Basra and Najaf.
There is nothing new about the suppression of information on this topic. Serbians still press the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to disclose how many DU weapons were used in the 1999 79-day air campaign against the former Yugoslavia. According to Serbians, the weapons used have since resulted in birth defects.
Palestinians also have cause to ask the world why no one has condemned Israel for using DU weapons in the heavily populated Gaza strip. There is also the question of why Israel ignores evidence its Dimona nuclear weapons plant threatens the health of the surrounding population. Israel has so far been able to convince the locals that unusual medical issues are the result of Bedouin livestock.


Don’t call it P.R.: Starbucks takes a stand for community service.
Foundational Values. What we stand for as an organization; our organization’s fundamental character.
Relational Values.How we treat and connect with people inside our organization as well as outside our organization.
Professional Values.What level of excellence and performance we expect within the organization.
Community Values.How we feel about, participate in, and support our community.
In future blogs, I’ll be looking at each of these values in depth. To begin with, let’s consider that last one, community values, through the lens of a global brand that everyone knows about and most of us have an opinion about: Starbucks.
It’s likely that you not only passed a Starbucks today, but that you also heard about the recent fallout from one Starbucks store’s discriminatory treatment of two African-American guests. That incident in Philadelphia back in May set off an important national conversation about racial attitudes and public accommodations .. and it also led Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson to hit the interview circuit to publicize his company’s response to the event.
That response included in-store diversity training events held at each and every US Starbucks location. At the time, many observers expressed scepticism that these training events could have any meaningful impact on the underlying attitudes that had led to the problem … and some people even accused Starbucks of pulling a cynical P.R. stunt with these training programs.
I agreed that a few training events would be unlikely to transform deeply-held discriminatory attitudes quickly – and by the way, so did Johnson, who was careful to point out during interviews that these sessions were only the beginning of a long journey for his company. But when it came to the idea that Starbucks was “only” doing all this for public relations purposes, I had to disagree.
Listening to Johnson, I became convinced that he was indeed committed to addressing the underlying problem that had led to such an extraordinary moment for both the country and his company .. no matter how long it took. And I also became convinced that he was authentic in his efforts to use this event to help Starbucks become a better company – a company driven by a desire to live up to the right core values.
That’s accountable leadership. That’s Johnson following through on his clear, stated commitment to give something back to the community. That’s a step in the right direction, and it deserves to be recognized as such.
In collaboration with Points of Light, a nonprofit volunteering group, Starbucks selected 36 Starbucks Service Fellows in 13 cities for a special pilot program. For six months, these Starbucks employees will spend at least 20 hours per week working for Starbucks … and up to 20 hours per week supporting a local charitable organization. The employees will contribute their talents to nonprofits that align with Starbucks’ philanthropic priorities, which include supporting refugees, veterans and military families and youth, eliminating hunger, protecting the environment and offering disaster relief.
All of the work is “on the clock,” thanks to a financial grant the Starbucks Foundation gave Points of Light, which is using the grant money to pay for the employees’ time. Starbucks is hoping to expand the program over time.
This news is worth noting and celebrating for at least three reasons. First, it serves as a powerful rebuttal to those who argued that Starbucks’ interest in correcting its mistake in Philadelphia was only a cynical, short-term maneuver.
Second, the program serves as a model for companies eager to retain and grow their very best employees. Community values, after all, speak to the commitment to the larger world that an organization has, and as such, they are a potent recruiting and retention tool. Employees like to work for an organization that is involved and committed to the community, because people want to make a difference, and they are likelier to stick around when the company’s community values reflect their own. According to Virginia Tenpenny, vice president of Global Social Impact at Starbucks and executive director of The Starbucks Foundation, when the best employees are “engaged in communities and they feel connected, they’re going to stay with Starbucks longer.” She’s absolutely right.
Third and finally, notice that this commitment to the community unfolds in parallel with Starbucks’s ongoing commitment to grow and develop its employees – to help them become the very best they can be. That’s a win for everybody. Accountability in the workplace means being accountable within the enterprise but also being accountable in the community you are a part of.
So. That’s what Starbucks is doing. What is yourorganization doing to fulfill its commitment to community values? Your best employees want to know!


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What a difference in nearly three decades........ when I first came to Asia in 1985, there was one registered animal welfare group in China - and now there are close to one hundred organisations and too many government officials and departments to mention who are working side by side in addressing the problems and solutions of sharing our lives with wild, domestic and endangered species.
As we all know, when people and dogs share their lives this, in itself, can bring both pleasure and pain - for both species. For example, dog ownership across the world is booming today, but as more people bring more dogs into their homes and benefit from this relationship, so the conflict between dog owners and non-dog owners becomes more intense. More dogs are abandoned, the increased risk of disease becomes an issue, and so it goes on.
This month, in an effort to discuss and address some of these issues, we saw 121 delegates from 36 cities across China - including 75 government officials and 31 delegates from 25 animal welfare groups - attending the 4th symposium on "Dog Ownership Management".
In an extraordinary meeting of minds, we heard the most fantastic presentations that showed how much intelligence there is today in advocating harmony between humans and companion animals, and working on programmes that will ultimately benefit those who love dogs - and those who don't - agreeing on common ground towards a more harmonious society.
Our special thanks to co-Sponsors Dalian PSB Dog Management Department, to Host Dalian Pets 100 (Dalian Chong Ai Tian Xia Group), and of course to HSI in the USA as the co-supporting organisation.
Thanks most of all to our own team of Animals Asia for working their socks off to make sure that the conference was so successful - including Suki (who was a fabulous MC) and Cherry (who joined Suki as the main coordinator), and to Irene, Carrot, Gina, Jessica, Jenny, Rachel and Yan.
Some incredibly exciting presentations came out of this conference.
We heard Mr Deng Tianyi of the Dalian Public Security discuss the dog management programmes that have made the city more harmonious over recent years. These include building a strong vaccination programme, enforcing regulations concerning dog ownership and cooperating with the media on social campaigns in order to spread advice to the community.
Dalian PSB also visit dog owners; distributing brochures and education materials, they have established pounds with a dog ID system, set up an electronic licence system, and collaborate with local animal protection groups so that abandoned dogs have somewhere to go. Through this, over 7,000 dogs have been helped already. They also organise thousands of dog owners to help the government spread a responsible dog ownership message which, in turn, spreads good will to the public regarding living harmoniously with dogs and cats. Last, but not least, they have seen the establishment of a "seeing eye" dog training centre for the blind, where 29 seeing eye dogs serve the community. One of these dogs, named “Lucky” even led the torch-bearer into the stadium at the Beijing Olympic Games.
We also heard from Andrew Rowan of the Humane Society International (HSI) in the USA, detailing the experiences of dog management in the US and how similar experiences can help the work in China. Andrew emphasised how much progress has been made in China in the past 5-10 years and how more and more people across the world are keen to work with the groups and authorities too.
Mike Oswald, Director, Multnomah County Animal Services Division in Portland, Oregon, in the US also spoke of the impressive models in their management process which strives to protect community safety, community health and animal welfare, and promotes responsible pet ownership.
Yu Hongmei of the amazing Pets 100 in Dalian gave a fabulous presentation showing that their group is a platform for rescues in the community. They carry out neutering of the street dogs and cats, offering training for vets who perform the surgeries on cats and dogs, and helping to increase awareness of the welfare of companion animals in the community.
We also heard from Mr Liu from the Weixian Government who recently launched a rabies programme with the Capital Animal Welfare Association, China Demographic Parties, and The Chinese Medicine Association.
And then there was the wonderful news that Wei County in Hebei province is also the first county to ban the eating of dog meat - and also the selling of dogs and dog meat. This is an unprecedented outcome and thanks to all the dedicated officials of Wei County who moved this forward. Animals Asia had attended a special ceremony there in June with the title "Focus on animal protection, prevent rabies the scientific way" - and the dog meat ban was officially announced on the 2nd of August.
Last but definitely not least, Wendy, our Senior Vet Nurse at our Chengdu bear rescue sanctuary gave an informative presentation focusing on the seven steps necessary to engage in dog and cat rescues in China. She dedicated her paper to the many dogs of Qimeng rescue centre, with thanks to the rescuers too who, along with everyone at the conference, are creating happier lives for dogs.
Finally, on the topic of responsible dog ownership management, Animals Asia also believes that the responsibility for all dogs, regardless of their breed, must be placed on their guardians. Simply restricting specific breeds can provide a false sense of accomplishment for a governing authority, but does not fully address the issues of poor dog ownership and aggressive behaviour in dogs.
Throughout the world, we have seen many countries adopting new initiatives and changing regulations surrounding specific breeds of dogs. Regulations are removing bans on many breeds previously perceived as “dangerous” dogs, and placing more responsibility on the owners of individual badly behaved dogs. The statistics speak for themselves and progress is being made as a result of these initiatives - and it is growing each year.
We would like to see more governments adopt laws that establish a fair, community-based process by which specific individual dogs (rather than breeds) can be identified as “dangerous” based on stated, measurable actions, and the development of appropriate penalties for irresponsible dog owners.
We hope that this is an area that we can work on together in to the future, so that we may never see the destruction of innocent lives again and so that ultimately the community looks at the dogs living amongst them as animals to be trusted, rather than animals to be feared.
Surely we owe so much to this species that helps and protects us as a society here in China and across the world – an animal that is the only creature on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.


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This past Tuesday, I was lucky enough to attend Portland's Taste of the Nation food festival, a gathering of some of Oregon's best chefs, winemakers, brewers and distillers to raise money and awareness for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. No Kid Hungry is an effort to eliminate childhood hunger by providing children from low-income families access to nutritional school meals and other related education programs. Every ticket purchased for Taste of the Nation helps the campaign.
The last picture up top? I think I already instagrammed this, but that dish was probably one of my favorites from the night. Truffle oil mac and cheese from Grassa. Simple and delicious and decadent, all at the same time.
Learn more about Share our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign and visit their events page to find an event near you!
This isn't the first time I've done work with No Kid Hungry. Earlier this spring, I participated in their No Kid Hungry's "Baking a Difference" campaign and whipped up some Mexican chocolate rolls. My recipe was featured in their e-cookbook (which you can download for FREE on their Facebook page), and contains recipes from other talented bakers and bloggers like Joy the Baker.
Portland folks — there are other No Kid Hungry benefits coming up soon! A group of lovely local bloggers are participating in their National Blogger Bake Sale this weekend. My friends Erin of Bakery Bingo and Marisa of Margaritas in the Rain will be there, along with other talented bloggers. All proceeds go to Share Our Strength and visit local blogger Fabi's Not Just Baked blog to learn more.
Feast Portland is also coming up soon, which also benefits No Kid Hungry. If Taste of the Nation appeals to you, you should definitely, definitely, DEFINITELY check out the Night Market, which is like Taste of the Nation but outdoors in the summer. I've got photos from last year!
Finally, a shameless plug (please forgive me) — like the photos you see? You can now hire me as a food photographer! Check out more of my pictures on my ever-burgeoning portfolio and email me for more information.
That sounds interesting and yumm;)!
Wish you a wonderful and creative weekend.
um holy crap. is this what heaven is like?
You did an amazing job of capturing the event! Wonderful post!
Oh my good gosh. I want to eat everything. And everything looks so pretty. You burgeoning food photographer, you! Fabulous photos!!
All of the food looks marvelous. I love this event. Both the cause and the yummy eats!!
This looks like such a great event, beautiful photos!!
Oh how I wish I would have known about this event sooner... Looks absolutely divine!
These photos are gorgeous!! I attended the Taste of the Nation in Atlanta and did a post on it on my blog in case you'd like to check it out :) Still working on my photography skills - you give me something to aspire to!!


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The Judge makes me want to be a better dad.
Like a sequence out of the Old Testament (the feud between Jacob and Esau, the favoritism toward Joseph and its consequences), the screenplay by Nick Schenk (Gran Turino) digs into the family dynamics of the Palmer family in Carlinsville, Indiana, upon the death of the matriarch. Successful trial attorney Hank Palmer (Robert Downey, Jr.) returns home to pay his respects, but ends up embroiled in a small-town murder trial when his father, the Honorable Judge Joseph Palmer (Robert Duvall), is tried for the hit-and-run of a convicted murderer. While the story follows a John Grisham-like process through the investigation and trial (thanks to a solid delivery by Billy Bob Thornton as the state’s prosecutor), it ultimately comes down to family and what it means to reconcile.
I’m rarely offended by vocabulary in a film, but The Judge seemed intent to beat us with the bombastic way that the Palmers interact with each other, as well as with the judge’s other sons (Vincent D’Onofrio and Jeremy Strong). These men have made a living and a life out of their use of words, but when it comes to each other, they are mean spirited, stubborn, and vicious. It’s clear in their ability to ignore each other and to scream at each other, and it stems from several situations in their past that are gradually drawn out through the course of the movie. But love? Love appears to have nothing to do with this!
Love does have something to do with the side story about Hank and his high school sweetheart, Samantha (Vera Farmiga), and the way that each of them has seen love and lost it through the time since they parted. Samantha tells Hank that there are stories (lies, really) we tell ourselves to feel better, and he asks her what lies she would tell him– it’s a moment when we can recognize that, for all the words spoken by a Palmer, there is so much left unsaid and unanswered in the course of their lives. There’s a divisiveness to their family because of what they don’t talk about even as they seem to talk, yell, and argue so much.
The film itself blends humor (it’s a terribly funny movie at times) and some of our most serious experiences (the death of a parent, care for the aging, divorce, parenthood, etc.) into a story that touches on it all. Unfortunately, it’s a little choppy; it may actually try to do too much in the course of its two-hour-plus run time. But it’s ultimately a deeply effective movie in getting us to think about our own relationships with parents, spouses, and children. (Moments after the film was over, the group I went with stood speechless in a circle, unsure where to begin!) The truth is that everything would have been different if one of the two Palmers at the center of our story would’ve been willing to budge, but both of them believe that the other has committed great offense to them, that anger is the appropriate response to what holds them apart. The reality is that we are often too proud to be the first one to admit we made a mistake.
Walking away from the theater, I wanted to hug my kids tighter, and be less critical; I wanted to tell my wife I love her, and that we’re in it for the long haul. To me, that’s a successful film, if it can make you think, and process, and forgive. That’s story, scriptural or cinematic, and it’s the lifeblood of the lessons we learn and the hope we have for change.
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