> > THURSDAY 21ST

Climate camp film night, debrief and discussion

Loads of short films about this years climate camp (including a never seen before exclusive première) and stuff from some of the other camps that have taken place around the world - along with a chance for people who attended to share their experiences. Bring photos/video to screen if you have any.

Starts 8pm. Free

15 rampart street, london E1 2LA

> > MONDAY MEETINGS

It should be obvious... the weekly social centre organising meetings are now taking place at rampART again. 7pm every monday. If you have a proposal or would like to get involved in the space, please come
along.

>> >> ELSEWHERE

> > BOOK LAUNCH & TALK - Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment

Author Peter Hallward will be discussing how Haiti, once the most lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, has become one of the most divided and impoverished countries in the world.

In the late 1980s, a remarkable popular mobilisation known as Lavalas, or 'the flood', sought to liberate the island from decades of US-backed dictatorial rule. After winning a landslide election victory, in 1991 the Lavalas government, led by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown by a bloody military coup.
Peter's latest book 'Damming the Flood', analyses how and why Aristide's enemies in Haiti, the US and France instigated a second coup in 2004 to remove Aristide and Lavalas for good.

The elaborate international campaign to contain, discredit and then overthrow Lavalas at the start of the twenty-first century was perhaps the most successful act of imperial sabotage since the end of the Cold
War. Its execution and its impact provide important lessons for those interested in today's political struggles in Latin America and the rest of the post-colonial world.

"This riveting and deeply-informed account should be carefully read by those who recognise that Haiti's tragic history is a microcosm of imperial savagery and heroic resistance which, as Hallward argues, will continue to shape Haiti's political future if its people are granted the opportunity to take their fate into their own hands. " – Noam Chomsky

Wednesday 20th August – 7pm
Housmans Bookshop
5 Caledonian Road
King's Cross
London N1 9DX
Tel: 020 7837 4473

Free entry
Nearest tube: King's Cross

email: shop@housmans.com
www.housmans.com/events

> > FILM SCREENING -Territorio Pacificado, (Kanal B, Germany 2006, 77 min)

On February 21, 2005, Colombian army units attacked two hamlets in the San José community in North-western Colombia. The soldiers brutally killed six people including two children and a baby. Those murdered were members of the peace community San José de Apartadó. In 1997 the farmers had decided to declare neutrality and to refrain from cooperation with any of the armed groups in the war-torn Urabá region – be it the state, the paramilitaries, or the guerrilla.

After decades of displacement the community hoped that neutrality would allow them to stay on their land. In the face of continuing attacks, the people hold on to their project which they call 'el proceso'. El proceso stands for the search for political alternatives in a conflict profiting few and victimising many. This film documents their struggle.

The film will be presented by Tobias Hering, co-author and co-editor of 'Territorio Pacificado', and member of the Berlin-based independent media collective Kanal B.

Saturday 23rd August – 5pm
Housmans Bookshop
5 Caledonian Road
King's Cross
London N1 9DX
Tel: 020 7837 4473

Free entry
Drinks will be available
Nearest tube: King's Cross

email: shop@housmans.com
www.housmans.com/events

> > Anti-Olympic Street Party

* 1pm Sunday 24th August in Shoreditch Park *

Join us for a protest pic-nic at Shoreditch Festival ( http://www.shoreditchfestival.org.uk/sunday24.html ) , where Hackney Council will be marking the official handover of the Olympic Games from Beijing to London at 2.30pm. This will take the form of a 1948-themed street party: the last time the Games were in London.

Bring banners, sports equipment and food to share and consider dressing accordingly.

Let the Games begin!

In four years the Olympic games will be held in London: no reason to celebrate.

The 2012 Games will contribute to privatisation, inequality and surveillance in our city. It will convert large areas of public space into private ground, most of it compulsorily purchased. The Games rely on volunteers working for no wages as well as workers in conditions that will get worse as 2012 approaches. Already we have seen local businesses closed down, allotment-users, travellers and tenants evicted and amateur football pitches are getting destroyed (not to mention everything else) for what are apparently 'everyone's' Games.

Feel free to contact us at letthegamesbegin@riseup.net

> > Earth First! Summer Gathering

Ecological Direct Action without Compromise - 27 Aug - 1 Sept 2008, Norfolk

Earth First is a loose network of people, groups and campaigns coming together for ecological direct action. Join us for 5 days of workshops, networking and planning actions.

For more info about the gathering check out our website or email us at summergathering _AT_ earthfirst.org.uk (though we won't be able to answer your emails after 21 August, as we'll be on site setting up)

The gathering this year will be held at Woolseybridge Farm - a lovely site in Norfolk with lots of trees and a little stream. It's approximately 1.5 miles NNE of Diss. Diss has regular train services and a wholefood shop. The Grid Reference of the site is TM130819. The post code is IP22 5SY.

The site is easily accessible by public transport, you can get the train either to Diss or Norwich and then catch the bus route no 1 (Simmonds) from Diss to Norwich or vice versa - this route goes right past the site and we'll be asking the local bus company if they will stop right outside the site on request. Or you could walk or cycle - it's only 1.5miles away from Diss train station. Please come by public
transport if at all possible! .
We will run pick-ups from the train station for anybody who can't use the bus service or for larger groups of people. If you need a lift please let us know well in advance (and not in the middle of the night, when you're at a train station somewhere!). Ring the Gathering mobile on 07789 331857.

For more info on travel, including a map and bus times, check out http://earthfirstgathering.org.uk/2008/where.html

The Workshops

This year's programme focusses on info and planning for actions, direct action skills as well as spaces to discuss how we can respond to and deal with the widening ecological, economic and societal crises. We hope there's something for everyone. We strongly suggest that you arrive on Tue evening as workshops will be starting Wednesday morning and running until Sunday evening. It'd be great if people could stay on for the Monday to help take down and clear up the site.
Wednesday
12:00
Introduction to Earth First! and the gathering
Dealing with the mainstream media - how to get your message across
Basic electrics - for squats and homes.
Capitalism and climate change - how to make the links visible in actions
Queer networking session

2:30
Self-defence - mixed practise session
Squatting FAQ - sharing tips and tricks
Action Reconnaissance for beginners
Introduction to the root causes of ecological destruction and an exploration of alternatives
Advanced Navigation

4:30
Saving Iceland - Introduction to the campaign
Nuclear waste and nuclear weapons
Consensus Decision-making
Introduction to Ecology
Confronting Abusive Behaviours within our Communities - without the police/prison.

6:00
Library Space: Negotiating Safer Sex: tips on putting the theory into practice, and making your sex life more fun as well as safer!

8:00
Cinema: Talk with video on resisting rainforest destruction in Tasmania

Thursday
10:30
Dealing with Public Order situations - understanding police tactics and how we can deal with to them/turn them to our advantage (runs until lunch)
State and corporate oppression of the Australian Aborigines
Action reconnaissance - advanced skillshare, share your most clever tips and tricks for getting info for actions
Practical plant identification (beginners)
Activist trauma and recovery

12:00
Saving Iceland - an evaluation of the camp this summer
Security for Activists Part I: Do's and don'ts of organising action, from arranging to meet, planning and what happens after
Arrest support for actions - how to provide support for your affinity group, medium sized actions or mega camps and gatherings.
Introduction to Earth First! and the summer gathering

2:30
Women's self-defence - introductory session
Food and Climate Action: info for action
How to plan an action
Police liaison for actions - what it is, its uses and limitations and how to make it work.
Changing light bulbs or smashing the system. Sharing ± experiences of working within/outside the system

4:30
Opposing nuclear expansion: planning for action
How to plan and run a successful medium to long-term campaign
Night time skills Part I: introduction (followed by practise session at 8.30pm)
Legal and arrest workshop
Introduction to anarchist history/potted anarchist histories

6:00
Library space: open discussion ?Direct action or publicity stunt??

8:00
Cinema: Seashepherd film and talk

8:30
Night time skills Part II - practice your skills in the field.

Friday
10:30
Blockading tactics
Climate Camp debrief: a critical look at the climate camp, its achievements and politics
Introduction to Earth First! And the summer gathering
Computer Security for the non-technical
Prison Abolition: what's wrong with prison? what do we mean by abolition and how can we make it happen?

12:00
Food and climate change: action and campaign planning
Self-defence mixed practise session
Squatting to resist - occupations to resist the powers of darkness
History of Earth First!

2:30
The Earth First! Action Update and website: feedback and getting involved
Resisting agrofuels - update on the situation and action planning
Sea Shepherd - an intro to its campaigns and how to support/get involved.
Grow your own food - share you skills and experience
Queer Activist Forum: Radical queers organise for the future!

4:30
Queer Self-Defence: an intro to basic self-defence skills (verbal and physical)
Setting up new direct action groups
Saving Iceland ? planning actions for the coming year
Techno-fixes and climate change ? report by Corporate Watch
Urban self-reliance and self-sufficiency

7:30
Library: Prisoner Support - An informal get together to discuss the state of prisoner support in our movements, find out news and get advice on writing to prisoners, as well as making and writing cards to
send to prisoners.

8:00
Cinema: A talk and film by a tribal activist from Orissa opposing mining

Saturday
10:30
Campaigns and Actions Round-up: UK and international news (no other workshops)

12:00
Women's self-defence practise session plus running alongside - introduction to women's self-defence
Stopping GM test fields - discussion on future campaign/actions
Research and destroy - how to research corporations
Future models of society - finding a path to sustainable living
Introduction to Earth First! and the summer gathering
Using tripods for blockading

2:30
Leave it in the ground - building resistance to new coal mining and power stations
Facilitation of meetings
Activist Security Part III: doing actions without leaving traces
Restoration Ecology
Creating safer spaces
Visit to Burston Strike School

4:30
Regional meetings and action planning (no other workshops)

6:00
Library Space: Working without leaders - discussion about core values of anarchism

8:00
Cinema: Smash Edo film and talk

Sunday
11:00
Self defence mixed practice session
Sorting out ways of communication within EF!
Using radios on actions
Introduction to Earth First! And the summer gathering
Fences: getting over them/taking them down

12:15
The summer gathering: feedback on this year's and getting involved in organising the next one

2:30
Condoms, capitalism and climate change
Smash Edo
Introduction to navigation
What's new in the world of law?
Feminist Health
Climbing trees, lamp posts and anything else

4:30
Radical politics in the age of collapse
The Royal Bank of Scotland and Fossil Fuel Financing
Getting your electricity from solar power and wind
Radical Parenting
Looking after our mental health - sharing ideas and experiences

8:00
Cinema: films - climate camp footage, ready steady skip etc

Monday
Take-down: please stay for a day or two to help take down the site. If you've got access to a vehicle/van, it'd be great if you could help transporting marquees, recycling etc to the places they need to go.
Cheers!

Come along and join in!
http://www.earthfirstgathering.org.uk

]]> http://objectiveassoc.wordpress.com/?p=243 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:51:04 +0000 objectiveassociates http://objectiveassoc.wordpress.com/?p=243 At software company Objective Associates we’ve been sending out an email newsletter to promote a few of the events publicised on Whats On Central for a good few months now. You can advertise your Scotland business or academic event for free on the website and the newsletter helps to promote a few of those businesses directly. Watching the traffic flow to the site after sending out the newsletter is always interesting - a sharp attack as people click and then a slow decay as people get to their email over 2 days. And then the residual traffic remains a wee bit higher than it did before.

But while I'm at it, what other copy vehicles may be or have been utilized as marketing vehicles?

Really the key to a really good copywriting marketing strategy may be to find the textual medium that is a still ripe niche. And I'm not sure there exists any "virgin" marketing content, but some are less overrun than others. Even classified ads have been used as effective marketing vehicles.

Blogs are being used as communication tools by growing numbers of businesses, but as far as I can tell many continue to languish without regular attention or commitment to their real marketing potential. Here's a list of Fortune 500 companies with blogs. I clicked on quite a few--many are not updated regularly and only a few are really going strong. This company blog author is a cartoon character. Here's a great post on building business blogs, just what this copywriter needed to hear.

Clearly the uses to which email may be put are well known and direct marketers continue to refine their lead generation and spam filter evasion tactics. I've actually added more than a few crazy good direct marketing emails to my swipe file. A few of them are just really well done.

Newsletters--yet another opportune vehicle for a few reasons: up front build an avid and loyal audience, get your message across and build a solid contact/lead list. Most good copywriter/marketers use them as a direct lead in to more bankable information vehicles, including seminars, workshops and specialty bootcamps. Readers live for free tips, tricks and strategies and newsletters offer the right medium.

Wikipedia--the big vehicle in cyberspace--is not the fertile ground it once was. In fact this online territory offers little opportunity for copywriters looking to write for biz markets. Businesses and corporate notables that do manage to carve out a wikipedia page are also wide open for totally unbiased editing and less than desirable PR.

I am so excited to have you or your student in my class this year! This blog has a couple of different purposes. I use it every Friday to email out a weekly update, which is mostly for parents. In class we will use it as a place to have discussions and where I can read your thoughts on some class activities we will do. As I get to know each class better, I will introduce the blog and how we use it (no last names, for example) in class. If you have already found this, feel free to leave me a comment!

Stay tuned....

"Beyond Tradition for Tradition's Sake"

Reverence vs. Hey Jesus, Pull My Finger

We are not merely traditionalists for tradition's sake - although as I have just narrated, that is not a bad thing: keeping the 4^th Commandment is never a bad thing. Rather, those of us who advocate upholding the description of the churches of the Augsburg Confession as churches which adhere to the traditional

liturgical forms do so because we find these forms objectively more excellent, appropriate, and praise worthy than modern neo-Evangelical forms [which are often called "contemporary worship"]. In the first place, the traditional liturgical forms and ceremonies encourage reverence and awe. Our age and culture does not do reverence well. For us, nothing is sacred. Everything that is not humorous, sarcastic, or comfortable is stodgy, stilted, and unauthentic. This seems a far cry from the Biblical witness. You can't read your way through the Torah [Genesis-Deuteronomy] or the Gospels without constantly running into people kneeling, crying out in fear of the Divine Presence, and clearing temples of worshipless activity. The traditional liturgical forms embody this sort of serious reverence - where our age has given us the coffee shop church: the house of the Lord has literally been turned into an emporium and the altar of our Lord's Presence has been pushed to the side to make room for the band. These words from Pr. David Petersen eloquently describe the difference between a reverent approach to worship and the modern comfortable approach.

There are those among us who think the Gospel is best or most fully expressed as a casual, comfortable relationship with God. For them the resurrection of Jesus Christ means no fussiness, no solemnity, no seriousness, or formality. It is not enough that Jesus is your friend, He must be your bosom buddy. He is the kind of God you could go fishing with. It'd be okay if you hadn't showered and smelled like fish, if you wiped you nose on your sleeve. If you belched He'd laugh. He is the kind of God who likes greasy snack foods and licks His fingers. It is not really the Gospel for these people unless you can say: "Hey, Jesus, pull my finger." For them He is the kind of God you can tease. He understands. ... The angels do tell the believers to not be afraid. We are to come to God as dear children to their dear Father, trusting that He will not despise us nor grow angry with us even at our selfish and childish requests, but rather that He loves to hear our prayers. Jesus tells the disciples that they are not merely His servants but also His friends. But at the same time He is the Lord and Ruler of the Universe and should at least be given the respect we reserve for polite company. Being respectful of God, listening while He is talking, wearing your finest clothing, being serious, quiet, and attentive while He expresses His love for you and presents you with His gifts, is a confession of who you believe He is and what you believe He is doing. Joy need not always be mindless, fleshly pleasure. Joy can also be sober. In fact, the deepest joy is. There is time for trumpets and timpani, and there is a time to pray in silence. But there is never a time to forget who God is or that the Lion of Judah still has claws. Do not be scared. Do not be terrified. For your heavenly Father loves you in Jesus Christ. You are precious to Him and in Him you are safe. At the same time do not dismiss fear altogether. For the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. You are not His equal. Those who know His love respond in reverence, even as did Isaiah in the Temple, Peter, James, and John at the Transfiguration, and St. Mary at the annunciation. The Lord has not given you a playmate out of the Virgin's womb. He has given you a Savior. (http://redeemerfortwayne.org/blog.php?msg=1777)

Pastor Petersen would no doubt second the quip from CS Lewis' Narnia series: He's not a tame lion. Reverence in general begins here: acknowledging the holiness of God and our own unworthiness to be in his presence.

The Real Presence of God

And make no mistake: in the Divine Service we are in the Real Presence of God. For by his gracious invitation we are called to the Lord's altar to receive Him in his Body and Blood. Jesus is really there. He really is. This is the point of departure for the entire traditional Divine Service (Mass): the bodily and bloodily presence of Christ. [We should then ask ourselves:] How should I comport myself in his presence? How shall I prepare to receive him? How shall I honor him?

[The answers are given by what the Body of Christ does in the traditional form of the liturgy as we have it in Divine Service, Setting III of Lutheran Service Book [TLH p. 15]. See also the booklet on the liturgy that is available on the table outside the sanctuary. If you would like to see what Pr. Curtis has written on the liturgy, just ask.]

[...]

[T]he Historic Liturgy [has been] honed and perfected by all ages of Christians from the Apostles on down. Did it fall from heaven? No - but it is soaked in the Words of Heaven as found in the Scriptures. Is it unchanging and unchangeable? No - but it is no one man's to change willy nilly. It belongs to the Church and she changes it over time, slowly at a snail's pace as befits a Woman who is several thousand years old. It is self-contained and is its own culture. It does not adapt to cultures but absorbs them, takes on what is best and spits out the rest. Resistance is futile: you will be assimilated. And the only thing sadder than not knowing of this Historic Liturgy and its meaning is knowing of it and rejecting it for what you made up on Monday afternoon (the latter would seem to contain not a small measure of pride as well).

[Next month we will consider the ceremonies of the Lutheran service. Pastor Winterstein]

*St. Augustine said, as Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, "For you I am a bishop [overseer]; but with you I am a Christian."

Semantic Web Company Newsletter, 19 August, 2008

EDITORIAL

• The Semantic Web goes eCommerce

VOICES

• Corinna Bath: "Gender research - a fruitful inspiration for the Semantic Web?"
• Jiri Kopsa & Ryan Kennedy: "Niche applications help solve very specific problems."

SWC UPDATE

• New trainings & seminars: open & inhouse
• Triplification challenge: The nominees
• Planet RDF aggregates SWC blog
• Geotagging in Vienna: youXcity launch

MARKET SCAN

• Semantic web on verge of commercial viability?
• An emerging field: Semantic Integration
• Freebase Parallax: Browsing ad infinitum

TECHNOLOGY SCAN

• UMBEL: New fixed star in global knowledge space
• A success story for open APIs: CrunchBase API
• SCOT ontology: Let's share tags!

BLOG SCAN

• Why Cuil got all the attention
• Will The Semantic Web Have a Gender?
• Semantic aggregation and hive intelligence

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Web 2.0 in der Unterehmenspraxis

EVENT TIPS

• TRIPLE-I 2008, WED, 03 SEP - FRI, 05 SEP 2008, Graz, Austria
• Digitale Soziale Netze, MON 8 - SAT 13 SEP 2008, Munich, Germany
• KI 2008, THU, 23 SEP - FRI, 26 SEP 2008, Kaiserlautern, Germany
• WOD-PD 2008 | Web of Data Practitioners Days, WED, 22 OCT - THU, 23 OCT 2008, Vienna, Austria

Read the full newsletter online.

© Semantic Web Company. All rights reserved

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Creamundo.com is a great website if you want to take a look at a lot of different fonts. Creamundo.com has 9,800 fonts that are free to preview and download.

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I was taught to make it easy as possible for people to sign up for news and updates and I'm passionate about making it happen. The way I see it, if I let my customers trip and stumble on the way into my shop, they may never get inside and they're probably unlikely to come back again.

Here's a few obvious tips, I'll more to this post as they come to me:

• First and foremost, decide what information you really need from your customers when they sign up. You'll probably need less than you think - if you're selling a product or service you'll probably pick up genuinely useful later on when they buy from you. Therefore, just the basic name and email address might suffice.
• Make the sign up as short as possible - customers will soon get bored. If you have to make it long then at least let them know that they'll be with you a while - display a progress bar.
• Don't let customers get distracted - don't try to sell products along the way, sign up pages are no place for banner ads.
• Don't forget a subscription successful and unsuccessful page, it's like a goods receipt - it makes you feel comfortable that the service has been delivered.
• Test your subscription form on all the major browsers and platforms to ensure it will work for everyone.
• Include a link to an example of your service, customers like to try before they buy.

"Woman, great is your faith!

Let it be done for you as you wish."

And her daughter was healed instantly.

Matthew 15:28

SERVICES TODAY
GRINSELL STREET
9.30am - Bill Hawkins
TRINITY
9.15am - Kids Klub
9.30am - Traditional/Contemporary - Rev. Neil Smith
Morning Tea follows this service
6.30pm - Spirit Space - Prayer Stations

LECTIONARY READINGS
Genesis 45:1-15
Psalm 133
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28

ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK
MONDAY
7.00pm Badminton at Grinsell St.
TUESDAY
8.30am-9.30am Trinity open for prayer
WEDNESDAY
8.30am-9.30am Trinity open for prayer
2.00pm Bible Study at Grinsell St.
7.30pm Adult Fellowship ‘British Isles Night” (see note below)
THURSDAY
10.00am Home Bible Study Group (Contact Maggie Black for details)
FRIDAY
6.30pm Friday Group (Contact Megan Young for details.)

NAME BADGES
LAST ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN TODAY contact Graham Doherty
Cost: Magnetic - $10.50 or Pin - $8.00
Payment as soon as possible would be appreciated.

NEW LAMBTON ADULT FELLOWSHP
The next meeting of the Adult Fellowship will be a “British Isles Night”
Everyone is welcome to enjoy a night of songs, trivia, competitions.
Hey! Why not dress up or wear something such as a kilt ,crown, football shirt etc.
and come along and enjoy the British Isles night.
Please bring a plate of food to share for supper.

40hr Famine - 15-17 August 2008
Theme: Do Something Real to Help Stop Child Exploitation
The 40hr Famine is on RIGHT NOW the following are still available for sponsorship:
Andrew Casinader, Ruth Dixon, David Evans, Carole Greenway, Linda Gresham,
Mark Mileham and Dorothy Johnson.
Thanks to the United Nations there is now internationally-recognized Convention on
the Rights of the Child. All children have the right to:
• Food, clothes and shelter
• Play, leisure and freedom
• Love, family and protection.
Child labour, trafficking and slavery deny children their basic rights.
Let’s do all we can to help the children in India.

PRAYER CONCERNS
1. This weekend is the 40 hour famine. Thank God for the people who participated.
As we support them with our pledges of money, let us pray that young kids in India
may be lessened the burden of long hours of labour.
2. Let us ask God to bless and support our new or re-elected elders and church council
members John Cardwell, Sandra Crabtree, Bronwyn Doherty, Mollie Feary, Beng Lim,
Lyn Merrilees, Miriam Mullen and Allan Secomb.
If you have requests for prayer contact Sue Richard 49521984

FAIR TRADE & FAIR WEAR
This event is an information evening celebrating ethical clothing and trade.
At Trinity on Saturday 30th August - 6.30pm for dinner; 7.30pm for presentations
on Fair Wear & Fair Trade
Some products will be available for purchase on the night

The minister told the Congregation he had both good and bad news.

First, the church required money to fix the leaking roof. The congregation groaned.
He then dished out the good news; there was enough money to cover repairs. A huge sigh of
relief escaped from the congregation.
“The final piece of bad news,” said the minister, “is that the money is still in your pockets.”
We know this does not apply to us and many people have given very generously, however, our
pledges for the building project are 50% behind what was promised. We know that the financial
situation has altered for many, but if you can help it would be appreciated.

POSITION VACANT
FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S WORKER
We are planning to employ a Family and Children's Worker to assist Neil in coordinating
the participation of children in the regular Family Services and Small Group activities.
The position involves 7 hours a week and a full job description and conditions
are available from Neil.
Applications for the position close by Monday 25th August, 2008.

Election Day Stall
13 September 2008
We will be again be taking the opportunity to have a stall at Grinsell Street Centre as it is
used for a polling place for the local government elections.
We have become well known for our stall on election days. Cooking is especially needed.
Please help if you can.

MARKET DAY - NEW LAMBTON FAIR
9.00AM, 20 SEPTEMBER 2008
Stalls planned for the day include: jam & pickles, cakes, plants, handcrafts, BBQ,
morning tea.
This year we are also having a secondhand books stall. Used books in good condition
will be acceptable. Marion Cardwell is the co-ordinator for this stall.
A co-ordinator and helpers for the morning tea is needed. Please contact Stephen if
you can help.
If you can help on the day in any way please give your name to Stephen. If we have plenty of
helpers a roster can be made.
We also need plenty of goods to fill the stalls and make the day a success.
This is one of our major fund raisers for the year.
Stephen can be contacted by phone 49505041 or email fairmont68@bigpond.com

The Newcastle Uniting Church Auxiliary for Homes for the
Aged - Mayfield Centre
Invites you to A Spring Afternoon
1.30pm Wednesday 20th August 2008 at Wesley Fellowship House, Hamilton
Musical entertainment by Val Harvey- Hamilton OAM and friends.
Afternoon Tea Sales Table
Donation: $8.50
Proceeds to Irwin Hall Activities, Community Nursing Service and Koombahla.

Visit Sydney Factory Outlets
8th November 2008
Bookings are now being taken for this trip.
A great opportunity to do some Christmas shopping as well as enjoy a day out and
raise funds for the church.
Coach will leave Trinity at approx. 7.00am
Cost: $32
Please contact Bronwyn Doherty  to book your seat or for more information.
Some of the shops we hope to visit include shoes, clothes, cookware, Christmas decorations
etc..

Come & Create at Cs

∗ Cuppa & Cookies
∗ Conversation & Caring
∗ Creative Crafts
∗ Christian Community
∗ Create Cards
1st & 3rd Friday of the month, 9.30am- 12.30pm
Cover Cost $5.00 Creative Classes $20 (paid instructors - bookings required)
Or
Come & Create by doing your own activity!
Beginning in September at Trinity
Contact Tricia Mileham  email:  mileham@hotmail.com
Some of the classes will include Create with Fabric, creative movement,
creative cards, creative chocolates, Christmas crafts, Christmas cooking, creative drawing.

FLOWER MINISTRY
24 AUGUST 2008
Grinsell Street
Arrangements
Trinity
Jan Jeffrey

SERVICES FOR NEXT SUNDAY
24 AUGUST 2008
Grinsell Street
9.30am
Rev Neil Smith (HC)
Birthday Morning Tea follows this service
Trinity
9.30am
Traditional - Ellen MacKenzie
Contemporary - David Whitson
6.30pm - Spirit Space - Worship Team

Please give items for inclusion in the weekly news sheet to Nancy or Graham Doherty
email gndoherty@bigpond.com by Thursday.

August 2008

Announcing our Newest Block of the Month Program TRICK OR TREAT, by Jan Patek.  This is a Six month Halloween Quilt.  We will start in October 2008 and finish in March 2009.  The price each month is $18.  This includes the booklet, fabric for the top, and binding.  Space is filling up fast, so call or stop by and sign up soon.

Weekend Sampler Reminder!!!!

Just wanted to remind everyone that this month has 5 Saturdays, so our Weekend Sampler will meet on the 4^th Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 10:00 am and the preceeding Friday, August 22, 2008 at 10:00 am and 5:30 pm. Mark your calendars so you don’t miss it.

Embroidery Club

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Time:  10:00 am until 12:00 pm

On the third Wednesday of each month, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., we have reserved our classroom table for you to stitch with friends on your favorite embroidery project.  If you are in need of motivation for finishing your Cake Walk or Santa BOM this is a great time to work on them.  We will also have our staff on hand for you if you need some help with your stitches.  As always, tea and coffee will be on.

Appliqué Classes with Maria

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Saturday, August 16, 2008

1:30 pm until 4:00 pm

Have you ever appliquéd?  If you are a beginner or an intermediate appliqué you have a wonderful chance to improve your skills with Maria*s classes.

Maria Connelly has taught appliqué in our shop for over 10 years.  She is one of the BEST appliqué teachers in San Antonio.  She will be holding classes on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and the 3rd Saturday from 1:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.  She has designed classes for the beginner, intermediate and advanced appliqué student.  Each class is $15 and we have project kits available for $5 each. 

If you are interested in the class please call the shop to reserve your spot.  Maria will not be in the shop if she does not have students scheduled. 

Las Colchas now has a Blog!!!!!!!!!

www.lascolchas.wordpress.com

Wow what a wonderful tool this is for us.  We can post pictures of new fabrics, books, patterns, quilt kits and much more for you.  You can also communicate with us and other Las Colchas quilters.  Check us out and let us know you visited. We update items as they come in.

We have posted pictures of all the items we talked about in this newsletter, so you can see what things look like.

New Books!!!!

We just received two new Books from Kansas City Star. 

With These Hands,

by Maggie Bonanomi

Inspired by antiques of days gone by, hand-stitched household items fill this book.  Maggie works in primitive hand appliqué, rug-hooking and cross stitch, using natural fibers: wool, velvets, linen.  Included are projects for varied use in your home: 7 for the living room, 4 for                                       the bedroom, and 13 for the sewing room.  Maggie also shares tips about her exquisite sense of color.  This is Francine's Favorite New book.  She wants to make everything in it!!!!

We Gather Together,

by Jan Patek

            Pumpkins have never lasted so long or looked as good as they do on these soft, comfy quilts.  Toss in a mix of leaves, crows, cats and stars and you have a lively harvest of autumn quilts to snuggle under                                    before Old Man Winter knocks on your door.  Designed by Jan Patek, Cameron, Missouri, these primitive quilts will warm your heart as well as your home.

Meadowsweet Home,

by Need'l Love

 Whether redecorating a favorite room or an entire home, we all look for special touches that make our homes uniquely our own.  Sometimes we make a clean sweep or simply change one piece of furniture.  Let the creative ideas and amazing colors from Need'l Love help you define the look and feel of your home.  Remember... it's all in the details!

A Year Of Paper Piecing

By Beverly A Maxvill

Ideal for paper-piecing enthusiasts!  Feature all 12 seasonal blocks in a queen-size calendar quilt or showcase them one at a time on the clever interchangeable-block wall hanging.  Fun block designs include a snowman, turkey, heart and roses, teapot, and wreaths.

Each 12” x 12” block is spacious enough for quilting and embellishments

A paper piecing guide will help you every step of the way.

 Country-Fresh Quilts

Traditional Blocks with Floral Accents

By Deanne Eisenman

Pair easy patchwork with a dash of floral applique, and viola—you have a gorgeous table runner, wall hanging, pillow, or lap quilt.

Get small and large versions of five designs—wall hanging plus table runner, wall hanging plus pillow or lap quilt plus pillow—11 projects in all.

Find new settings for traditional blocks and enhance them with easy applique.

Perfect for beginning to advance quilters

Attention Crazy Quilters!!!!!

Announcing Carol Bayless's newest Crazy Quilt Project, Crazy Quilted Christmas Tree

Carol will teach this Class on Thursday, September 4, 2008, from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm and Saturday, September 6, 2008, from 10:00 until 1:00pm.  Class fee is $30 and a kit will be available, price yet to be determined.

Kangaroo Pouch Bag

We are welcoming a new teacher to our shop.  Her name is Sandy Arispe.  Sandy has created a wonderful silk ribbon embellished bag.  The outside pocket is removable from the bag so you can use it as a clutch.  Sandy will teach this wonderful bag in two parts.  The first class you will learn some crazy quilt piecing and basic silk ribbon stiches, then at the second class you will learn how to construct the rest of the bag.  We have a wonderful model in the shop.  Stop by and see the Kangaroo Pouch  Bag.

Class Dates: Part I Saturday, August 30, 2008

Part II Saturday, September 6, 2008

Time:  1:30 pm until 3:30 pm

Class Fee: $40

Kits: $22

Jo’s Little Women Club

We will be starting Club #7 on Saturday, August 23, 2008.  We are always looking for new faces to join us for an afternoon of stitching, fellowship, food and fun.  The fee to join the club is to purchase a tower of 35 Jo’s fat quarters, which is $87.50.  Then each month there is a $5 fee.  If you have any questions please call the shop.

Until next time, keep stitching.

Your Las Colchas Staff

 August Weekend Sampler's Block # 5 Lightening

Are you interested in internet marketing? Have you started to research the vast number of internet marketers online? A large number of these so-called gurus claim to be the real thing. There are some highly respectful internet marketers online but there are also some dishonest marketers who will use deceitful tricks in order to get your money.

When you are looking for an honest and decent internet marketing guru, you need to find one who provides valuable and useful information that can help you.

Here is the biggest secret to finding the best internet marketer and guru - "Word Of Mouth". You need to do your research online and see how many people are talking about whatever guru you want to follow. For example, Internet Marketing Guru Mike Filsaime is mentioned throughout the internet. There are a large number of people who are giving Filsaime positive Word of Mouth. Consequently, when Mike does a product launch for a new product, he has a huge number of people promoting and buying his product.

How about Internet Marketing Guru Ed Dale? He has become very well known for his "Thirty Day Challenge" where he provides valuable information for FREE. Eric Holmlund (Eric's Tips) is another internet marketing guru who is providing great information for FREE in his video series. Eric's video series teaches you step-by-step how to be successful online. It is refreshing to find Dale and Holmlund because they aren't pushing their products on you. They are concerned about sharing their knowledge with others.

There is another internet marketing guru who needs to be mentioned. His name is Jeff Walker (Product Launch Formula) and he has developed a very positive reputation online for providing a high-quality product. When you talk about word of mouth, Walker's video testimonials from his customers have added to his positive reputation. His customers speak very highly of Jeff Walker and his product.

As you can see, there are some great internet marketers online. Another good indication for finding the perfect internet marketer and guru is to take a look at the information they release for free. This will say a lot for their character.

When you are doing your research to find the best internet guru, use caution. There are a large number of dishonest marketers online who only want to take your money.

If you find a potential guru that you might want to follow, get on their mailing list. Take a look at the quality of emails they send you. If they send you emails almost every day trying to promote their products or someone else's products, this should send up a red flag. The honest and reputable gurus don't need to email you every day just in order to make a sale.

After you choose a particular guru, pick the best product that works for you. They might have a number of products that they are selling but you don't need to purchase all of them. Your main focus is to make money. Don't go into debt in the process.

You should try to pick between 3-5 internet gurus that you will follow and sign up for their mailing lists and newsletters. If you pick more than 5 gurus, you will have a tendency to get brain overload and this might discourage you from pursuing internet marketing.

Do your homework! Take a look at word of mouth from other people and be careful when you pull out your credit card to make a purchase.

Boy Scout Troop 287

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church

1400 East D Street

Daren Wilkinson, Scoutmaster

August 15, 2008

CALENDAR

August 18       7:00                 Scout Meeting--Elections

August 25       6:30                 Trash Walk Service Project—Meet at John Deere

September 1                            No Meeting—Labor Day

September 6&7                       Arts in the Park

September 8    7:00                 Scout Master Conferences—Every Scout needs to sign up

September 13-14                     Canoe and Camp out on the “Island” at Lake Maloney

September 15  7:00                 Board of Review

September 23  6:30                 Court of Honor/Pot Luck Dinner at Whispering Cedars

September 29 7:00                 Scout Meeting

October 2        7:00                 Parents Meeting

THE NEW SCOUT YEAR BEGINS

This coming Monday will start our 2008-2009 Scout Year. Some of the AWESOME activities the boys have planned for the year are: (please note—dates and places are subject to change.)

            September                   Canoeing to the Island at Lake Maloney

            October 11                  Mountain Bike Trip

            October  ?                   Frisbee Golfing

            November 8                Votaw Canyon Camp out

            December 22               Christmas Caroling

            January                        Klondike

            February 7 or 28          Ski Eldora

            March 14 or 28            Big Mac

            April 25                       Exploring Caves in South Dakota (spelunking)

            May 30                        River Rafting

            July                              Summer Camp and High Adventure at Laramie Peaks

TRASH WALK—SERVICE HOURS

Need some service hours for your next rank? Walking the Trash Walk is a fun way to earn time. We will meet at the John Deere Implement building at 6:30, August 25, and will walk the highway from mileage marker 175 to 177. Make sure you bring gloves and wear your red T-shirts.

ARTS IN THE PARK

Arts in the Park will be September 6 (4pm-6pm) and September 7 (6am-9am and 5pm-7pm). This is a great fundraiser for the boys. The boys will help vendors carry and set-up their art displays to earn “tip” money. Make sure you wear your red T-shirt. If you have a wagon or dolly, bring it.  Sign-up sheet and information can be obtained from Corene Richards.

COURT OF HONOR

Our Fall Court of Honor/pot luck will be held at Whispering Cedars on September 23, 6:30. Each family needs to bring a main dish, side dish, drink, and table service.  The church hall has been reserved in case of bad weather.

SUMMER CAMP 2008

Eighty-two merit badges were earned at summer Camp this year at the Spanish Peaks near Walsenburg, Colorado.

SUMMER HIGH ADVENTURE TRIP

The fresh mountain air, crystal clear lakes, and roller coaster downward views were all experienced on this summer’s high adventure trip to the Rawah Wilderness Area in Colorado. Weather fluctuated from 40 degrees to 80 degrees with the troop sleeping near snow. Sounds of elk serenaded the group to sleep while the day’s visions of bighorn sheep and moose replayed in their dreams. Meals of trout, freshly caught, fed the group. After a grueling upward hike, asked if one would ever do it again, the answer was a quick, “Never!” But after the week, the reply was, “Yes! I will!” Ah….the memory is there to stay with prospects of many more to come.

WANTED---PARENT’S PARTICIPATION

Just a reminder that we LOVE parents and the boys LOVE to have their parents with them!!  We would like to have a parent help with at least two activities a year or find someone to take their place. Without parents’ involvement, activities cannot take place—but the primary reason for volunteering and helping out, is the chance to be involved with your son. It’s an awesome experience being with him as he “smokes” you running up the wilderness trail, or when he catches the “bigger” fish, or tells the scarier ghost story at the camp fire. Those are memories that can never be replaced. Find the time and call Dawn Grothe to volunteer. Her number: 532-4992, email: grothe5@charter.net.

TIME TO RETURN ALL TENTS

It’s time to return any and all tents that have been used. If you have one sitting in your garage, now’s the time to return it at the up-coming scout meeting.

CHANCE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

Jefferson Elementary has a Butterfly Garden that needs some help in maintaining it. If you need some service hours and would like to help with the garden, send an email to Michelle Strickland at mstrickland@nppsd.org.

TROOP BLOG SITE

Terry Wren has put together a blog for the troop. It’s a place for updates, questions, news, and a chance to talk to each other. The site is at www.nptroop287.wordpress.com.

With our youngest son, Ryan, earning his Eagle and turning 18, we will be “retiring” and this will be our last newsletter. Terry Wren will be taking over the newsletter. We have spent a wonderful 19 years in Scouting and treasure those memories of and with our three sons and the numerous other boys we came to know and love. We know that only good times await those who will also risk the adventure and excitement of the Scouting trail.

Mitch and Cindy Korf

This month's topics:

-Emma Claire Foley At Five Weeks (With Pictures)
-Souls Triumphant On Sale!
-Visit Me At Milner Library
-Read News and Views For the Young At Heart
-Visit Purgatory Station
-Catch Up With Dr. Nekros

Click on the link to read the PDF document:

August 2008 Newsletter

Hope you're having a great August!

Your Friend,

Scott William Foley

gfwm-newsletter, 4/2008 Juli/August
Newsletter der Gesellschaft für Wissensmanagement e.V.

Editorial 1

Aktivitäten der GfWM-Teams

• Vorstand und Präsidium 3
• In eigener Sache: Neue Vorstände gesucht! 3

GfWM im Dialog

• SERIE Die GfWM Wissensmanagement-Stammtische (Teil 2): Bielefeld 5
• Kolumne im Magazin „Wissensmanagement“ 6

Interview

• Dr. Pavel Kraus (SKMF): "Die Initiativen kommen von unten" 7

Aus der WM-Praxis

• The Future of the Internet and how to stop it 9
• 93/04/30 - Launching the Web oder: Mr. Gates und die Sache mit der Eintagsfliege 11

Interessante Hinweise

• Deutscher Nachwuchspreis Wissensmanagement 2008 14
• Interkulturelles Unternehmens- und Technologiemanagement 14
• Referenzstandard für Internet-Portale 15
• Bachelor- und Masterstudiengang Mediensysteme15
• Neuer Masterstudiengang Philosophie der Wissensformen 16
• Master-Studiengang Informations- und Wissensmanagement startet zum zweiten Mal 16

Termine 17

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