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After over fifteen years on the drawing-boards, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was approved by the four countries' leaders, meeting in Ashgabat in December. While the intergovernmental agreement naturally depends upon follow-on negotiations to be realized, it is anticipated that sales and purchase agreements will be signed at another four-way meeting that could take place as early as April 2011. The success of such a project would continue diversification of Turkmenistan's gas export directions, provide needed resources to gas-hungry Pakistan and India, and not least give Afghanistan a keystone development project upon which to build economic reconstruction.
BACKGROUND: On December 11 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan signed an intergovernmental agreement with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India for the so-called TAPI gas pipeline, a 1,050-mile project that would link the four countries. The countries' energy ministers signed a complementary framework document. However, they did not authoritatively decide terms for future sales or any issues related to the pipeline's construction or operation.
After a pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan through Afghanistan was first proposed in the mid-1990s, a Unocal-led consortium signed a construction agreement in early 1998 with the new Taliban government in Kabul. It was never built after Unocal withdrew from the consortium in late 1998 because of international publicity of the human rights abuses, and in particular the treatment of women, under the Taliban regime. After the end of the Taliban regime, the idea was revived. At the end of 2002, the three countries signed a new agreement. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) conducted a feasibility study, executed by the British firm Penspen, which rendered a favorable verdict in 2005. In 2006, the Indian federal cabinet approved India's joining the project, although New Delhi had not yet been invited; India was formally incorporated into the project in 2008.
The project received increased impetus from Turkmenistan following President Saparmurat Niyazov's death and his succession by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the end of 2006. Another key factor was Russia's treatment of Turkmenistan in the wake of the April 2009 pipeline explosion in the latter country, which Turkmenistan accused Russia of instigating, and which led to the suspension of gas exports to Russia for the rest of that calendar year, with reduced quantities flowing in 2010 as well. The present design of the project provides for export of 33 billion cubic meters per year (bcm/y) from Turkmenistan, of which India and Pakistan would each receive 14 bcm/y while Afghanistan gets 5 bcm/y. Indian demand for natural gas would justify laying a parallel pipeline later to double the quantity, and this is not out of the question if the initial implementation is successful. The present schedule foresees the end of construction in 2014 with the pipeline entering into service in 2015.
It is thought that transit revenues accruing to Afghanistan would be in the order of US$ 300 million per year, equivalent to one-third of the annual budget for development projects, in addition to providing for domestic job creation. This would also enhance possibilities for the development of domestic gas resources in Afghanistan for local use. Earlier estimated to cost only US$ 3.3 billion when it was a trilateral Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan, the current cost figure including India is US$ 7.6 billion. It was at first thought that the gas would come from Turkmenistan's Daulatebad field, but Ashgabat has now clarified that it will come from the newly discovered South Yolotan-Osman field. A 1,045-mile route going south from Turkmenistan and then east through Herat and Kandahar was chosen over a northern route through Kabul because of terrain considerations. Mountains in the north rendered that route too difficult, and the southern route has roads that facilitate the transport of construction materials.
IMPLICATIONS: The four-way decision to implement the TAPI project is the coup de grace against the long-discussed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, which never progressed beyond the stage of Iran-Pakistan and Iran-India bilateral consultations. In the end, Pakistan signed an agreement with Iran in May 2009 for a reduced-volume bilateral pipeline after India withdrew from the project in 2008. In 2010, Iran stated that it had completed the internal segment on its own territory (or at least from the Assalouyeh Energy Zone to Iranshahr, 120 miles west of the Pakistani border). The floods and political unrest in Pakistan (the pipeline enters in Baluchistan) have likely delayed its execution of its part of the project. The variant whereby the gas would have gone to the Pakistani port of Gwadar (on a small peninsula in the country's southwest at the entrance to the Persian Gulf) for liquefaction and sea transport to China is no longer in play. In March 2010 China ceased providing its development assistance to Gwadar, a few months after pulling the plug on the Khalifa refinery project, also in Pakistani Baluchistan.
The ADB intends to fund one-third of TAPI's estimated cost. This declaration represents a geo-economic seal of approval that should help to unlock funding from the financial centers and the private sector, much as the European Investment Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development play similar roles for European pipelines from Russia and the South Caucasus. India had early on hinted that it would like its own companies to have a significant role in the pipeline's construction, and Berdimuhamedov has reportedly approved a leading role for India in the pipeline construction consortium. Chinese and American companies have also been reported to be expressing interest in the construction consortium. At the December 2011 meeting in Ashgabat where the quadripartite agreement was inked among their leaders, the respective energy ministers also signed a complementary framework document. This document foresees, early in 2011, a series of three bilateral meetings between Turkmenistan and each of the other participating states in order to agree supply conditions, including commodity price and transit tariffs. Then another four-way meeting should be held to agree and legitimize contractually all the sales and purchase agreements together.
The fact that Ashgabat has informed its partners that the gas will come from South Yoloton-Osman rather than from Dauletabad strongly suggests that it is preparing an eventual decision to participate in constructing a Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) to Azerbaijan for gas to enter either the Nabucco pipeline and/or any of a number of other gas transmission projects to Europe as defined by the EU's Southern Corridor strategy. That is because Dauletabad is the source of gas for the so-called East-West Pipeline (EWP) inside the country that Turkmenistan decided in 2010 to reconstruct on its own rather than contracting with Gazprom or any of the other 70 international companies that had responded to its international tender. The western terminus of the EWP is not far from the country's Caspian Sea coast, and its projected refurbished volume is 30 bcm/y. That happens to be the minimum volume necessary to make the TCGP commercially viable and preferable to other methods (such as condensation or liquefaction) for transmitting the gas. At the December 2010 five-way Baku summit of Caspian littoral states, Berdimuhamedov declared that any two countries should have the right to build a pipeline under the sea between them without having to ask permission from all the others.
CONCLUSIONS: It is intended that segments of the TAPI pipeline in Afghanistan are buried in order to make them less susceptible to terrorist attacks. Local communities will be given incentives to participate in this defense, and the central government has bruited the deployment of 7,000 soldiers (to be trained by NATO) to safeguard the route. Successful implementation of the project would not only assist in the peaceful economic development of Afghanistan, diversify Turkmenistan's gas exports, and provide resources to energy-hungry Pakistan and India. It would also alter the geopolitical contours of the region, providing an artery for intensifying cooperation in the meta-region that lies east of the Caspian Sea, south of Russia, and west of China. In particular, it would in the first instance integrate Afghanistan more into South Asia while giving India the opportunity that it has long sought to deepen its own geo-economic projection into Central Asia.
Originally published at Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and reproduced here with permission.


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This is Wedding Week...
This Saturday - Jonathan and Brantley will be getting married.
We are so excited for them.
It will certainly be a busy week. Lots to do. Lots of fun.
Blessed beyond measure.
So... I will probably not be posting much. Unless something comes up that you just NEED to know. LOL.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Wedding This Week
Saturday, July 19, 2008
100th Post
So I have been told that on the 100th post - I have to post 100 random facts about me.
Not sure if I can ...
but since I am a "rule" follower - I will try to go by blogland rules...
1. I am almost 50.
2. I don't feel like it (most of the time)
3. I color my hair - every three weeks.
4. I am tired of doing so.
5. I had enough gray hair before I graduated from high school - that I had to move my part to hide it.
6. I was 17 (almost 18) when I married my high school sweetheart.
7. He is still my sweetheart.
8. I was a cheerleader in high school
9. I was head cheerleader my senior year.
10. I have three children.
11. I had two miscarriages - therefore I have two more children in heaven.
12. I have two sons-in-law.
13. I will have a new daughter-in-law (on August 2nd.)
15. I have one precious granddaughter.
16. I have a new grandbaby on the way!
17. I am only on Number 17 and I am having a hard time.
18. I must lead a boring life
19. I hope to write a book one day.
20. My new favorite fruit is fresh cherries.
21. Even if they cost 4.98 a lb.
22. I like having my nails done.
23. I absolutely LOVE a pedicure.
24. I love me some "Chicos" clothing (but only on sale - a GOOD sale)
25. I love teaching Ladies Bible Studies.
26. Hal and I have been in ministry for 32 years.
27. We have been here in Calera for 13 years.
28. We bought our first home here in Calera.
29. We had been in "pastoriums" prior to here - (or one was a rental property)
30. They were always nice - but there is no place like your own home.
31. I played the piano at our first church.
32. It was sad.
33. That is not my calling.
34. Years ago - "preacher's wives" were supposed to play the piano.
35. I did not fit that mold.
36. In our second church - I worked with preschoolers- until my home was filled with preschoolers.
37. Then I began a ladies class.
38. I found my calling.
39. Exhortation is my primary gift - and I love my ladies.
40. I learned alot about studying the Bible from Kay Arthur and inductive studies.
41. My Hal is my pastor - and the best preacher I know.
42. Even if I was not married to him - I would want him to be my pastor.
43. He has taught me more than anyone on this earth.
44. I love doing "Beth Moore" studies.
45. I usually take a "pre-bedtime" nap on the couch.
46. I wear contacts.
47. I don't take them out like I should.
48. I love the beach.
49. I love going to the mountains too.
50. But only in the fall/winter.
51. I liked camping when I was younger.
52. Now, I like staying in a nice Condo.
53. I could use a vacation now.
54. But there is no time for it.
55. That is the problem.
56. Life is too busy.
57. I like football season.
58. Alabama football season
59. The title of my blog is true.
60. I Have NO greater joy - than to know that my children walk in truth.
61. Or the opposite - is there any greater sorrow than when they do not ?
62. We homeschooled our children for 12 years.
63. 9 were good years.
64. The first three - I nearly killed us all.
65. Then I quit "schooling at home" and started "home-schooling."
66. There is a difference.
67. On this side of it - I would not trade those years for anything.
68. It was the absolute - HARDEST thing I have ever done.
69. And the most REWARDING.
70. I bought too much curriculum.
71. I have kept some of it for illustration point.
72. I paid 13.99 for the + - X / flash cards. (each) - from ABEKA
73. My children's children's children will learn to add, subtract, multiply and divide with those cards.
74. Or I will just keep them till Jesus comes back.
75. I love to take pictures.
76. Jenifer and I took a photography class.
77. She has started a photography business.
78. I am her "trusty" assistant.
79. What fun.
80. I get to spend time with my daughter and take pictures.
81. Then I send the SD card home with her - because she edits them.
82. I have the easy job.
83. I love having people in my home.
84. I guess one of my gifts is hospitality.
85. I always fix too much food.
86. I would rather have too much than to run out.
87. I used to worry about the "worn- out" carpet.
88. I decided that people don't care about the carpet - we just need fellowship.
89. So, I vacumn or clean it again - and open the doors.
90. My daughters really are my best friends.
91. I always wanted that.
92. I usually talk to them every day.
93. Even if it is just for a little while.
94. They call me.
95. I love it.
96. I don't exercise like I should.
97. I am trying.
98. Today, life is good.
99. If tomorrow is not - I am still secure.
100. Because of my relationship with my Savior. He will be Lord of tomorrow too.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Holding On
Today I am at Holding On Devotional Blog...
Join me there.
Also -
My Blog's Mission is posted at the top of the page....
My life - hopefully transparent - hopefully encouraging ...
And the scripture - "Let the Word's of my Mouth and the Meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight - Oh LORD, my strength and my Redeemer."
Becoming Me is hosting a blog mission tour... drop by to check out the mission of other bloggers. And a special thank you to Becoming Me for hosting all of us!So that is my mission for my blog, what is yours?
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Tool Party
As I type - there is a large group of guys downstairs ...
They are here to give our Jonathan a tool party (shower). I love hearing the laughter and celebration taking place ....Man Style.
The groomsmen are giving the shower -and since Hal is the "best man" - he sorta took the lead. I kept asking him questions like, "have you ____? or are you going to ___?" He would just look at me and ask - "Do you want to do this?" Well, no. But I wanted to make sure that it was done correctly. He told me this was a MAN'S party. It will not be like one of the ladies' showers or teas.
"Ok - I give up. Do it your way."
But now, I am afraid that there is not enough food.
I am wondering if I could slip into the kitchen and put some more in the oven.
Nope - I will let them handle it.
But one last thought- What do I do about pictures. We have to have pictures. And a sign in sheet. Oh me - guess I am headed downstairs. You might be able to do without more food - but I cannot let the night pass with out pictures.
I will let you know if I got thrown out LOL Maybe I will post pictures.
Fun - Fun.
Celebrations - MAN STYLE.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Answer to the Clutter Question
Thanks for your responses to my clutter question...
But in reality - the only thing that I really needed to do was - Just sit down and DO IT!
That is not work that anyone else can do for me - I just have to take the time and dive in.
Reminds me of another area of my life too... EXERCISE.
I think this will be the topic of another blog.
But for today - I am still decluttering.
Love you gals!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
An AWARD...
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Paper Clutter
Ok.... I am needing some help here.
Please tell me how you handle all of your paper clutter. It seems to grow in the night and I am having a horrible time managing it. !!!!!!
Today I am working in my office.
Tell me - what do you keep as far as receipts/paid bills/ etc. I think I keep too much.
I am looking for some words of wisdom. Practical Words that I can apply. Today.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
32 years ago today, I married my best friend.
I was 17 (almost 18) - He was 19. We were such babies. We literally have grown up together. Oh, but we thought we were grown.
He was still in school at Samford - I worked for State Farm Insurance at the regional office. We had a little apartment on Valley Avenue (at the foot of the Vulcan). I walked across the street and across the parking lot to work.
And so our journey began....
We lived in Bham for a year.
We moved back to our home town for two years.
We took our Julia (1 month old) to Samford graduation.
We moved to Texas.
We took our Jonathan (3 months old) to Southwestern graduation.
We moved back to Alabama.
We took our Jenifer (1 year old) to Luther Rice graduation.
We lived in Decatur for 7 years.
We moved to Georgia for 3 years.
We moved back to Alabama close to our home town for 2 years.
We moved to our home now - 13 years ago.
Our children are grown and the two girls are married - the son is getting married in 3 weeks!.
We have one granddaughter and one new grandbaby on the way!
We have served in 5 churches. We have taken mission trips to Guatemala, Mexico, England, Wales and Germany.
Philippians 3:12-14 says,
"Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. "
And so the journey continues... we press on...
Happy Anniversary Hal!
I love you more today than 32 years ago and I was crazy in love with you then!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Our Family blogs
Hal's blog here
Julia's blog here
Jonathan's blog here
Jenifer's blog here
Brantley's blog here
Hal and DeeDee in Ministry Blog here


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Should I Change Just The Transmission Fluid and Not Filter?
Reader Question
Hello there, how are you?
First, I want to thank you for sharing mechanical information in your website, it is helpful and we save money, I do appreciate your wonderful help. I have a couple of question for you, if you do not mind.
I read the article in your website about changing the transmission fluid and filter for old cars, my question is: What if you change the filter only, and use the same old transmission fluid?
is this recommended?
Thanks for your help.
God bless your family.
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HI there!
Thanks for your kind words and the blessings….same to you and your family as well.
Changing just the filter will probably not really do much of anything. if you are experiencing any kind of slipping or late shifting problem it will more than likely require a new transmission or a transmission overhaul to correct the problem. Flushing the fluid, or changing the filter are pretty much just part of regular maintenance and rarely correct a problem….they are replaced to help prevent them in the first place.
Just like changing your engine oil and filter after your engine starts to make funny noises, chances are the damage is already been done and replacing the oil or filter is not going to do anything to correct it BUT not changing the oil and filter was probably the cause of the engine noise.
I would really advise you to take the vehicle to a transmission shop and have them test drive the vehicle with you and let them give you their opinion. Just remember, very little transmission work can be done with the transmission still attached to the vehicle, so be prepared to have the transmission removed and taken apart…..and there is no going back once that happens.
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When the Dallas Streetcar's extension to the Bishop Arts District opened on Aug. 29, the D-Link divided into two separates routes serving downtown Dallas and North Oak Cliff.
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Late-evening shuttle service to Cedars Station has been discontinued, but customers can reach the station via the Red or Blue DART Rail lines. D-Link's free fare, 15-minute frequency, and 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday schedule remain the same.
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Thinking back to a more simple time in retail, loyalty was won and lost with customer service. You bought your groceries, clothes or household goods from shopkeepers you knew. Often, loyalty was won over generations; sons got their haircut by their father's barber. Three generations of family might make clothes for three generations of customers. Fortnum and Mason, a London department store, have counted the British Royal family among their customers since 1707.
Today, loyalty seems synonymous with points programs run by large retail players. Shoppers Optimum gives you free merchandise for collecting points. PC Points gives you free groceries. Petro-Points gives free gas or car washes. Air Miles and Aeroplan also attract large retailers with the promise of bringing along their existing customer bases. With 4.6 million Aeroplan members and over 10 million Air Miles members, they are well positioned to deliver on this promise.
However, the small and mid-sized merchant largely remains outside the loyalty universe. Programs such as Rogers Vicinity, aimed at the small to mid-sized businesses, have largely stalled with high merchant adoption, but low customer use. Paper stamp cards or their mobile app based equivalents on platforms like Flok or Kangaroo are still struggling to prove they bring in net new business, versus incentivizing existing customers.
If you don't have the resources to start your own loyalty program or the money to pay the high cost of entry to Air Miles or Aeroplan, how do you get loyalty right?
Keep It Simple
Don't make customers do the math on a complex loyalty program. Starbucks knew this when it designed its original points program. Collect enough points and you get something free. Really, you get anything free, from a coffee to a sandwich to a Triple Mocha Soy Latte. Letting a customer choose their reward while keeping the system simple was part of the program strategy.
Make it Immediate
It's always thrilling to get a little something extra in shipment when shopping online. Stickers, postcards, samples, a handwritten note. These things create a lasting brand impression and make us more likely to shop again. Have lots of little freebies or accessories you can add to a customer purchase rather than making them save up points for larger items.
Make It A Game
Enter every customer into a contest. Let them spin a wheel for discounts. Give out scratch cards. If you have a physical retail location, this attracts children and families and can create a unique in-store engagement and encourage word of mouth promotion.
Close the Loop
Patagonia creates exceptional loyalty and returning traffic with its Common Threads Initiative (Reuse & Recycle). This program allows customers to resell Patagonia products they brought into the store through an eBay site; Patagonia provides assessment and repairs. This got people in store with their old products and they left with new ones!
Be Good
Programs like One Percent for the Planet that direct a portion of sales to charitable programs work well. People may not always see value in collecting points, but they derive great satisfaction in knowing they are participating in making the world a better place. This can be a powerful motivator to bring in new customers and keep existing ones.
With consumers moving to boutique merchants, local sourced foods and restaurants, the maker movement and small online retailers, perhaps the monolithic loyalty program has reached its limits?
Always be prepared to try something new to attract and retain customers but never forget that true customer loyalty is best built the old fashioned way; one customer at a time through exceptional customer service and quality products.


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9 Month Pregnancy Update!!
Hello Everyone,
Happy Saturday. I hope your all having a good week so far.
I can't believe I'm currently 36 weeks pregnant and only 4 or so weeks to go. This pregnancy has literally flew by. I suppose my little lady is keeping me busy and I don't miss the time going by at all.
With Christmas only 2 weeks away I know the rest of the pregnancy will more than likely be gone in the blink of an eye so at the moment I'm just enjoying spending time with my little women before she becomes a big sister.
Life is always crazy around this time of year for me with so many birthdays etc going on. My little girl also turned 2 on Sunday so there was loads of celebration and a party of course. I honestly cannot believe my little baby is no longer a baby and has grown up to be the most independent, clever little girl. It's crazy how time just passes by.
If you follow me on Snapchat you will know that I was admitted too hospital a couple of weeks ago with severe back and pelvic pain not knowing what the cause was, they decided to keep me, monitor the baby and send me for a scan.
So after the scan they discovered that I have Polyhydramnios which is a common complication of pregnancy, where there's an excessive amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby.
The cause of Polyhydramnios is often unknown but can sometimes indicate a problem with the baby but all was checked and everything seemed fine.
So after a couple of days in hospital I was finally let home on bed rest. They also gave me a brace and crutches to help me get around. Although they are helping then pain is still horrendous and by around 4 o'clock by back completely gives in.
I am finding it hard this time around especially with my little one been so active. Some days I can bearly walk at all. It's definitely okay to say pregnancy isn't easy and it is hard at times. I can definitely hold my hands up and say I know I am very lucky to be expecting my second child but it's not all dewy skin and happy faces.
You might have noticed my social media is a lot quieter and the reason being some days I'm just not coping well at all and that's ok. I know that soon enough my little baba will be here and it will all be worth it.
I definitely think if i wasn't carrying the extra fluid and my back wasn't under so much pressure i'd be writing a completely different story but this is how it is for now.
At the moment I'm literally living in leggings and casual tops, nine times out of ten my pyjamas and eating rings around myself.
My bags are all packed and ready to go. We also picked up the Buggy and car seat last week which i'll do a separate post all about once baba is here.
Other than that I am really looking forward to just spending the next few weeks with my family and enjoying Christmas with my little one before life changes for us all.
So Until Next time ,
Amy & Bump ,


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Find out how gratitude played a role in historic Thanksgiving celebrations. Students make their own placemat with historic images and their own message of thanks.
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Working in small groups, students investigate the history of Thanksgiving in both the United States and Canada. Students audio-record their findings. Students create a collage of symbols of the Thanksgiving holiday, take digital photographs of the collages, and attach their audio-recordings to the photo file.
Students investigate other harvest celebrations in other cultures, including those of Native Americans. In addition to researching the foods eaten, look for other traditions observed.
Students use Crayola Markers and colored pencils to create an scene depicting what the first traditional Thanksgiving in North America might have looked like, including Native Americans and Pilgrims.
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Food Safety: Preventing Foodborne Illness
Sharing a meal with family and friends is a strong part of our Catholic tradition. Our parishes, schools and social service agencies are frequently host to potlucks, spaghetti dinners, clam bakes and other meal-sharing events that draw us together as a community. Much preparation goes into deciding the menu of these events, but we also need to make certain equal attention is given to way in which food is being prepared and served. The Office of Risk Management offers training and resources to help.
What is Foodborne Illness?
There are thousands of types of bacteria present all around us and, despite our perception, not all bacteria are bad. For example, there are beneficial bacteria in cheese and yogurt. However, when harmful bacteria, called pathogens, enter the food supply, they cause sickness, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. There are millions of cases of foodborne illness each year and certain groups in the population are more susceptible than others -- young children, pregnant women and their unborn babies, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. Luckily, most cases of foodborne illness can be prevented.
What Can You Do?
To keep food preparation areas safe and in accordance with health standards, hire at least one manager who is certified in food safety and sanitation. It is also a good idea to periodically train staff in the basic safety and health practices of preparing meals. These practices include washing your hands, countertops, utensils and cutting boards often with hot, soapy water to prevent the spread of bacteria. Also wash utensils and cutting surfaces after you prepare each food item and before you go onto the next. Wipe up spills quickly and wash dish towels in hot water to remove any germs. To sanitize washed countertops and cooking utensils, mix one tablespoon of liquid chlorine bleach with one gallon of water. And never use the same cutting board for vegetables and fruits that you use for raw meat.
Food safety begins and ends with a competent staff that can identify causes of concern and prevent cases of foodborne illness. To educate staff and ensure that safe practices and procedures are followed, write up a brief document on the proper handling and preparation of food and keep it in a place where employees can reference it. In addition, distribute a list of guidelines for how food service managers should react to a case of suspected food poisoning in your establishment to prevent others from becoming sick.
Food service employees should also adhere to the following rules to prevent foodborne illness in your establishment:
- Defrost food in the refrigerator and never at room temperature. Cook food immediately after thawing.
- When using marinades, marinate food in the refrigerator and never reuse sauce that was used to marinate meat.
- Rinse all fresh fruits and vegetables before consuming.
- Do not let raw chicken or its juices touch other foods.
- Do not taste food until it reaches a safe minimum internal temperature.
- Check the internal temperature of food in several places to see that it is cooked evenly and wash the thermometer in hot, soapy water afterwards.
- Do not use a plate that previously held raw meat, poultry, or fish to serve food.
- Never partially cook food and finish cooking later because the risk of bacterial growth increases.
- Don't overfill the refrigerator because it prevents cold air from circulating.
- When cooking in the oven, set the temperature to at least 325°F and keep cooked food at or above 140°F by keeping it in the oven or using chafing dishes or warming trays.
- Keep cold foods cold at or below 41°F.
- When reheating food, make sure that it gets to 165°F by checking it with a thermometer.
- If you are not sure if a food is safe to eat because it has spoiled or has been left out of the refrigerator for too long, throw it out.
Local health department inspections and self-inspections should be encouraged to ensure your institution is doing all it can to keep people safe from illness. It is also important to keep the lines of communication between you and your food distributors open to stay on top of any food recalls.
Once you have followed all of the rules and guidelines for food safety, you are positioned to serve as a food safety resource. Help the entire institution become involved by providing them with food safety information, demonstrating safe practices and promoting your efforts and accomplishments.
For basic food safety questions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture operates a hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854).
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In an effort to help ensure the health and safety of our program participants and the people they serve, the Office of Risk Management periodically conducts ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification courses. The courses are open to all archdiocesan parishes, schools and institutions with food service facilities. For more information about the next training session, go here.
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The saying "Cleanliness is next to Godliness," couldn't be more true than in the kitchen, especially when preparing meals. The risk of foodborne illness and cross contamination becomes even greater when cooking for large groups, such as school children and families. Please encourage your food safety workers to become certified in proper food handling, and be sure your volunteers have access to food safety information.


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The monthly Rasen Mail editorial drop-in session at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre takes place today (Wednesday).
Go along with your stories, Viewpoint letters and nostalgia pictures to share with readers.
Call in to the Plough Hill venue between 10am and noon to speak to our reporter.
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You've likely seen the amazing photography of Element Advocate Jake Darwen, now witness the legend himself in front of the lens! On his continuous world tour over the last couple years, he's somehow found time to film this full part while also producing some of the best imagery to grace the pages of the finest skate mags. After watching his part one your favourite photographers will also be one of your favourite skaters!
Features cameos from Evan Smith, Tommy Fynn, Shane O'Neill , Julian Davidson & more.
This part is filmed and edited by James James with additional filming by Tully West, Dylan Bruns, Leigh Bolton, Ant Travis, Geoff Campbell, Neihana Tonkin, Tyler McCluskey and Colin Evans.


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Explore our tried-and-true Hats and clothing items that stability fashion, consolation, and performance – best for journey. The store is filling up nicely as quick as I could make issues together with a couple of smart Christmas stockings to pop a number of presents in. I also have the hand knitted objects including a merino poncho again for winter this one is a rich navy blue but there will likely be other colors quickly. John Batterson Stetson was the son of an American hat maker who grew up working within the family enterprise.
Hats have never completely disappeared from males's model, however they are much more modern once more after years of not being as distinguished, and any man or woman concerned about discovering the right hat, be it a cowboy type, a fedora, or something else, should consider stopping by to browse the in depth choices that these native hat shops have available.
The Hat Store carries high quality hats ranging in worth from round $46 all the way as much as $5,000 for the very highest high quality felt hats, and the shop additionally carries tremendous hat bands and other equipment. Saturday 2nd December the store will likely be open from 10.30 until 5pm as common however I will likely be at The Ripponden Christmas Fair from 11am till 6pm. The hats are designed in San Francisco by the corporate, which continues to be family owned, and many are handmade or hand-stitched.
If they do work there, then it is acceptable to put on an outside hat until they reach the place where they'd usually take off their coat. New and thrilling to the Hat Shop is the Dress Agency part, an exquisite likelihood to purchase a stunning one thing for your self at a reasonable worth. Bold purple lipstick is always welcoming with a pair of shoes within the time of winter if you find yourself sporting a beret hat. Our broad brim AIRFLO® Hat is our best-vendor – so we determine we have to be onto something!
A correctly-fitted hat (evenly) grips the top itself just above the ears, with out sliding down of its personal accord. If you tell someone you'll eat your hat in the event that they do something, be sure you're not sporting your best hat-simply in case. Curiously, a hat with a really similar design, however worn with the ear flaps down, has a completely different connotation. It makes the most rustic hat that just makes one want to go out and plant tomatoes.


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Pulling together decades of data from the Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, and New Horizon probes, as well as the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists at the US Geological Survey have put together a complete geological map of Io, the beautiful, mysterious Jovian moon. Io is the most volcanically active object in the solar system, and its surface reflects that: unlike everything else around, it has no craters, a sign that its surface is constantly being remade. That's thanks to volcanoes that shoot out more than 100 times more lava per year than Earth's.
The map is a lovely thing, and you can play around with it yourself here.
When Fomalhaut b was announced in 2008, images showed it following a clear orbit around its star.
What's the News: Even if you don't know an exoplanet from an exoskeleton, you probably saw the gorgeous images of Fomalhaut, aka "Sauron's Eye," making their way around the web in 2008. A tiny, bright dot in the star's surrounding dust cloud had moved, showing itself to be a planet—the first planet beyond our solar system to actually be seen, rather than detected with nonoptical instruments. Cue the champagne!
But new pictures show something odd: Fomalhaut b, as the planet was named, is veering off in an unexpected direction. Does this mean it's not a planet after all, or is there another explanation? Read More
Its' time for another mind-blowing, record-breaking discovery by the Hubble Space Telescope. This time, it's creeping closer than ever toward the beginning of the universe.
Astronomers have just announced they have discovered what may be the most distant galaxy ever seen, smashing the previous record holder. This galaxy is at a mind-crushing distance of 13.2 billion light years from Earth, making it not just the most distant galaxy but also the most distant extant object ever detected!
Named UDFj-39546284, the galaxy is seen as it was just 480 million years after the Universe itself formed! The previous record holder — which was announced just last October — was 13.1 billion light years away. This new galaxy beats that by 120 million light years, a substantial amount. Mind you, these galaxies formed not long after the Big Bang, which happened 13.73 billion years ago. We think the very first galaxies started forming 200 – 300 million years after the Bang; if that's correct then we won't see any galaxies more than about 13.5 billion light years away. Going from 13.1 to 13.2 billion light years represents a big jump closer to that ultimate limit!
For plenty more about this, check out the rest of Phil's post at Bad Astronomy.
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The record for the most distant object in the Universe ever seen has been smashed: a galaxy has been found at the staggering distance of 13.1 billion light years!
It's so dim that the faintest star you can see with your unaided eye is 4 billion times brighter. Its distance is simply numbing; the Universe itself is only 13.7 billion years old, so the light from this object began its journey on its way to Earth just 600 million years after the Universe itself formed.
Head to the full post at Bad Astronomy for all the details about how astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to find this faraway galaxy, and what the discovery tells us about the infant universe.
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Out in the asteroid belt beyond Mars, two asteroids rendezvous-ed in the darkness, with explosive results. Atomic bomb level explosive.
These two asteroids, one probably 400 feet wide and the other, smaller asteroid around 10 to 15 feet across, collided sometime in early 2009. This is the first time we humans have observed an asteroid impact right after it has occurred, and the first time a resulting x-shape has been seen. Researchers aren't sure what caused the novel shape, and they were surprised by how long the dust tail has lasted. The analysis of the finding, originally announced earlier this year, is published in Nature this week.
From Phil Plait, DISCOVER's Bad Astronomer:
This is a false-color image showing the object, called P/2010 A2, in visible light. The long tail of debris is obvious; this is probably dust being blown back by the solar wind, similar to the way a comet's tail is blown back. What apparently has happened is that two small, previously-undiscovered asteroids collided, impacting with a speed of at least 5 km/sec (and possibly faster). The energy in such a collision is like setting off a nuclear bomb, or actually many nuclear bombs! The asteroids shattered, and much of the debris expanded outward as pulverized dust.
Looking at the image, the bright spot to the left is most likely what's left of one of the two asteroids, a chunk of rock estimated to be a mere 140 meters (450 feet) across. In the press release they're not clear about the curved line emanating to the right of the nucleus. It may be — and I'm spitballing here — dust blown back from a stream of chunks, since the tail is broad and appears to originate from that swept curve, and not from the nucleus itself. The other filament perpendicular to the curve is from yet another piece of debris.
The one ring is back, and it's beautiful.
What you see here is the aftermath of stellar death, rediscovered after NASA temporarily lost the ability to watch it play out. Astronomers tracked supernova 1987A after its discovery that year, picking up insights into what happens after a huge star expends itself. But in 2004, the Hubble Space Telescope's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph went kaput. The May 2009 space shuttle servicing mission repaired this eye in the sky, leading to a study in this week's edition of the journal Science that reveals what's behind this fluorescent view, and why that ring shines so brightly.
One of the top three priorities for the next decade of astrophysics and astronomy, we noted this week, is unraveling dark energy, the weird force that pushes the universe apart. Given that scientists know next-to-nothing about dark energy—besides the fact that it makes up most of the universe—any step could be an important one. Thanks to a study out this week in Science, astrophysicists at least can have more confidence in this phenomenon that can't be directly seen or measured: Their estimates for dark matter's extent appear to be on target.
The technique scientists used in this study is called gravitational lensing, and the lens in this case is a huge galactic cluster called Abell 1689.
Because of its huge mass, the cluster acts as a cosmic magnifying glass, causing light to bend around it. The way in which light is distorted by this cosmic lens depends on three factors: how far away the distant object is; the mass of Abell 1689; and the distribution of dark energy [BBC News].
We know about exoplanet HD 209458b, nicknamed "Osiris." We know it's 153 light years away, that it has water in its atmosphere, and that it orbits its star in three and a half days at a distance 100 times closer than Jupiter is to the sun. But we didn't know this for sure until now: This planet has a tail.
In a study in The Astrophysical Journal, a research team says Osiris, a gas giant, orbits so close that its star is blasting away its atmosphere. As the planet progresses on its blazing hot and hasty revolutions, a tail like that of a comet follows behind it. The Hubble Space Telescope's Cosmic Origins Spectrograph caught the effect as Osiris made repeated transits in front of its star.
The instrument detected the heavy elements carbon and silicon in the planet's super-hot 2,000 degrees F (1,100 C or so) atmosphere. This detection revealed the parent star is heating the entire atmosphere, dredging up the heavier elements and allowing them to escape the planet.
Jeffrey Linsky, of the University of Colorado, who led the study, said: "We have measured gas coming off the planet at specific speeds, some coming toward Earth. The most likely interpretation is that we have measured the velocity of material in a tail" [Christian Science Monitor].
Happy birthday, old friend.
Tomorrow marks 20 years since the space shuttle Discovery carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. And to mark the occasion, NASA released the latest in a long line of incredibly gorgeous images of nebulae and star birth. This is the Carina nebula, which the telescope first shot in 2007. "We wanted to have an image that will be at least as spectacular as the iconic 'pillars of creation,' says Mario Livio of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, referring to a widely reproduced 1995 Hubble image of the Eagle Nebula. "This particular image can arguably be called 'Eagle Nebula on steroids'" [Science News]. This sweeping view comes thanks to the Wide Field Camera 3, installed during a Hubble upgrade last summer.
There's plenty more Hubble love to go around. DISCOVER blogger Phil Plait promises a few surprises in his "Ten Things You Don't Know About Hubble." And if you've already seen the Eagle Nebula more times than you can count, check out our gallery of the most underrated Hubble images.
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Image: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)
Launch up from your couch and voyage to the final frontier this weekend with Hubble 3D, a hi-tech piece of visual wizardry from Warner Bros, IMAX, and NASA. The movie tracks the efforts of the astronauts on board mission STS-125, who blasted off aboard space shuttle Atlantis last May to fix the Hubble Space Telescope. For this mission, as DISCOVER explained in a review of the movie, Atlantis carried not only its regular payload of new gear for the telescope, but also a 600-pound IMAX camera to record the orbital repair job in breathtaking detail.
Apart from replacing worn out equipment and upgrading the world's largest telescope so that it could continue to send home breathtaking images of the universe, the astronauts also functioned as cinematographers, using only eight minutes of film to shoot the repair work. The film also takes viewers on a tour of the telescope's most famous observations, and explains what the 'scope has revealed about such wonders as the stellar nurseries of the Orion nebula and our closest galactic neighbor, Andromeda. Director Toni Meyers, whose credits include a 3-D documentary about the international space station, says: "I think there is a kind of innate curiosity in all of us and a thirst to travel to places that either we can't go to or it's extremely difficult to do so" [CNN].


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Sometimes cooking dinner at home can seem like such a unicorn. We aspire, plan, and fully intend to do it, but can never quite make it happen. After working late, running errands, and picking up the kids, the last thing you want to do is spend an hour on your feet in the kitchen, chopping endless vegetables and washing a tower of dishes. I get it. Complex, multi-step, "main + two sides" meals aren't for every day. Sometimes you need fast, easy, but still really good food. And if you don't have time to spend all evening in the kitchen, you certainly don't have all day to search out quick and easy recipes. I've compiled this list of 19 Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinners, so you can crush your goals, eat better, save money, feel like a super hero, and still have a little time to put your feet up at the end of the day. 😊
The criteria for making this list includes: short ingredient list, fast (about 30 minutes), and comprised of mostly pantry staples, so you can whip them up on the fly. And by "pantry staples" I mean items that are shelf stable so you can keep them on hand without worrying they'll spoil. This can be dry goods (actual pantry), refrigerator items that have a long shelf life, or items that can be stashed in the freezer for a rainy day. These 19 quick and easy weeknight dinners rely heavily on these pantry staples, but may use one or two fresh items, like meat, dairy, or maybe a single vegetable, just so it doesn't feel like you're eating dinner out of a box. Sometimes just a little freshness makes all the difference!
Make sure to familiarize yourself with your browser's bookmark feature, you're going to want to keep these quick and easy weeknight dinners handy!!
19 Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinners
Weeknight Black Bean Chili – Chili is such a classic and total family pleaser. You can keep almost all of these ingredients on hand, ready to go, and make use of anything you might have leftover in the fridge for toppings, like sour cream, shredded cheese, green onions, or tortilla chips. Total Time: 35 min. Number of Ingredients: 12
Monterrey Chicken Skillet – If you're the type to buy a rotisserie chicken to use throughout the week, this quick skillet meal is one of my favorite uses for rotisserie chicken. I also like to slice packages of bacon into 3 or 4 oz. portions and freeze them for use later, in recipes like this. The bacon cooks quickly in the skillet, straight from the freezer! Total Time: 25 min. Number of Ingredients: 8
Tuscan White Bean Pasta – No time to thaw meat? No problem. This Tuscan White Bean Pasta is still packed with protein, but utilizes a shelf stable can of white beans instead of meat! Total Time: 30 min. Number of Ingredients: 11
Curried Chickpeas with Spinach – You won't believe the flavor in this dish, despite the incredibly short ingredient list! And to top it off, it's one of the fastest hot meals you can make. No time to make rice to go along with it? Serve this with pita or naan bread to make things even easier. Total Time: 25 min. Number of Ingredients: 8
Easiest Burrito Bowl Meal Prep – Sure, I originally posted this as a meal prep idea, but there's no reason it can't just be made and served for dinner for a family of four! No special containers necessary, just pile everything into a bowl and eat! Total Time: 30 min. Number of Ingredients: 8
Pork and Peanut Dragon Noodles – Seriously, forget take out. You can do better at home, with only SEVEN ingredients and 25 minutes (it takes longer to order delivery anyway, ammiright?). You can easily adjust the spiciness of these noodles, or toss in any extra vegetables you might have in your fridge. Total Time: 25 min. Number of Ingredients: 7
One Pot Roasted Red Pepper Pasta – If you like creamy and easy, this super simple ONE POT Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is going to be your new fav. The pasta cooks in the broth with all the other ingredients, which means it soaks up a TON of flavor, and leaves you with one less pot to clean. #win Total Time: 30 min. Number of Ingredients: 10
Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry – Stir fries are the epitome of fast weeknight dinners! This Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry has gone viral because it's incredible flavor and easy prep. To make things even easier, grab a bag of coleslaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots) so you can just toss it in the skillet and skip all the chopping! Total Time: 30 min. Number of Ingredients: 14
Southwest Chicken Skillet – This is another great "rotisserie chicken helper" type meal. It comes together quickly, is full of flavor, uses just a handful of ingredients, and is as satisfying as that burrito bowl you were going to order from Chipot… er… that restaurant. Total Time: 25 min. Number of Ingredients: 8
Bacon and Spinach Pasta with Parmesan – It's amazing how just a little bacon and Parmesan can transform plain pasta into something crave-worthy. And I like to throw in a little spinach just for good measure. 😉 Total Time: 30 min. Number of Ingredients: 6
One Pot Chili Pasta – It's like homemade hamburger helper, the classic American comfort food! Except made pretty much from scratch, so you know exactly what's in there. No mystery powders. Added bonus: this makes a HUGE batch so there will be plenty of leftovers for lunches throughout the week. Total Time: 40 min. Number of Ingredients: 14
Pizzadillas – I like to think of these as the lazy girl's pizza. When you don't have time to mess with real pizza dough, grab a tortilla, fill it with your favorite pizza toppings, fold, heat, and DONE. For extra easy pizzadillas, grab a handful of vegetables from your grocer's salad bar to use as toppings! Total Time: 20 min. Total Ingredients: 8
One Pot Sausage and Sun Dried Tomato Pasta – You'll feel like you're eating dinner at a fancy bistro with this one, but really you can whip up this masterpiece at home in just ONE pan, and in 30 minutes. And there's no waiter to tip. 😉 Total Time: 30 min. Number of Ingredients: 9
Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas – This has been a reader favorite recipe for the seven years since I first posted it! These quesadillas make an excellent fast and light dinner, and you can even freeze them after assembly so all you have to do is reheat quickly in a skillet on extra busy nights! Total Time: 15 min. Number of Ingredients: 8
Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta – Super simple and satisfying, this creamy tomato and spinach pasta hits all the marks for a weeknight dinner. If you want to punch it up a bit you can always add some chicken or Italian sausage! Total Time: 25 min. Number of Ingredients: 14
Green Chile Turkey Burgers – Burgers aren't just fast and easy when you get them from the drive-thru. They're incredible simple to make at home. These burgers get extra flavor from green chiles and cheeeeeese! Total Time: 30 min. Number of Ingredients: 10
One Pot Bacon Broccoli Mac and Cheese – If cheese sauces intimidate you, this recipe will be a life saver! This no-roux sauce comes together in just a few minutes and gets an added punch from bacon and smoked paprika. I swear, it's almost as easy as boxed mac, but 100x better. Total Time: 45 min. Number of Ingredients: 9
Bowties and Broccoli – This recipe has been my savior for YEARS. It's so incredibly simple, but plenty satisfying for those nights when I'm so tired that I can barely stand up. And if you want to take it up a notch, a little Italian sausage would be a wonderful addition! Total Time: 15 min. Number of Ingredients: 7
Green Chile Migas – And don't forget about breakfast for dinner! Breakfast dishes are usually pretty fast and easy, so it makes sense to utilize them for dinner every once in a while. This easy migas (scrambled eggs with tortillas) is one of my fav's! Total Time: 35 min. Number of Ingredients: 9
And those are my top 19 Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinners! Feel free to share your go-to weeknight dinner recipes for other readers to enjoy in the comments below. 🙂 The more the merrier!
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What to expect from Block Miner – one of the Minecraft genres? Countless cliffhanging features are just waiting for self-discovery. Let's go!
See! You're now in a miraculous and magnetic world, right? At present, ruining different Minecraft buildings to win a glorious victory is your ultimate mission. Feel hard to deal with? Don't get worried! Every player will be granted to a paddle, which is designed to control a bouncing ball. Avoid dropping the ball, please! While gaining power-ups, don't forget to compile XPs for huge assistance. Here is a secret: each brick also has its own different power, so explore them one by one! Eyebrows are surely raised when you step into the main game board at first sight!
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Great news- Darrius Hayward-Bey has been released from the hospital. He did suffer a concussion and has a neck strain. I'm pretty sure he will not be able to go vs the Broncos, but with a bye week after that, he should be ready vs the Falcons in October.
http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_2 ... m-hospital
I just read the news. Looks like he is going to be ok. You know how players are. He will be begging to get back on to the field
21000 dollar fine for hit,,I disagree with new coach,,i am still pissed about the hit and this SH$$head concussed two guys,,how can Allen not be pissed
Pittsburgh safety Ryan Mundy was fined $21,000 for a brutal hit on Oakland receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey on Sunday.
Heyward-Bey spent the night in a hospital with neck and concussion issues. He was released the next day and he is expected to fully recover. There is no word when he will be able to play. There was not a flag called on the play, and Coach Dennis Allen said he really didn't have a problem with the hit or the lack of a penalty.
Mundy also knocked out Raiders tight end Brandon Myers later in the game with a concussion. Myers was back at practice Wednesday.


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Whether you're an author, designer, filmmaker, or any other type of freelancer, Evernote is the perfect tool to help you manage projects and keep you creatively thinking about future ones.
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The two authorities have jointly drawn up a policy which provides a consistent approach to the issuing of licences which will allow furniture such as tables and chairs to be placed upon pavements.
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Premises that place tables and chairs on pavements within the district, are invited to apply for pavement licences.
The licensing of tables and chairs on the highway falls under the Highways Act 1980 Section 115E.
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Our focus is always on the destination, so informality is key. After all, if there's a whale spouting off the bow, dinner will just have to wait, and you don't want to get whale spume on a tux!
When you're on board, you'll spend most of your waking hours in the spacious public areas. Unlike many other ships, on the Spirit of Discovery have open guest access to the bow area, giving you the best views. And of course, all the lounges and dining rooms feature large view windows, as do most of our staterooms.
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The idea of Maya born during a dinner table conversation between John Paul, Founder and CEO of Maya and his wife. 355 million women of reproductive age in India need mechanisms and structures in place to meet their critical healthcare requirements. There is a lack of knowledge and support to understand how women fertility works.
The couple perceives that the knowledge of menstrual cycles is one of the most important, yet neglected, health issues in the developing world and the use of sophisticated technology could improve the women healthcare.
Back in 2012, with a bunch of mobile engineers, Paul started with a native application in US named LoveCycles, which works across all the platforms. And he kept on hydrating the product, kept on localizing the app with different languages and improving the consumer experience. In 2016 they started pushing themselves in India and rebranded themselves and named it as Maya.
"We are running analytics over the anonymized data to provide very first observation to an individual on how the menstrual cycles fluctuates" Paul shared. First the data gets stored anonymously in the servers, and the next step is to fabricate the analytics and machine learning gears.
They run their mathematical models on the top of the data to understand certain medical aspects. In order to forecast the symptoms the users are going to experience, they run analytics on each individual.
And for each subsequent cycle, the user confirms whether the predictions were accurate or not. Similarly, for the associated symptoms that Maya predicts, the app makes the prediction based on the historical data at an individual level. "Such predictions cannot be made in the first month of registration with Maya, this will happen over a period time; only after the successive data starts flowing" he said.
Once the each individual's patterns are mapped, the further action is to find out parallel across multiple individuals from the feedback loop they have received from the users in the past. For Example: If the cycle fluctuates between X-day to X-day and there is a combination of symptoms and weight fluctuation, then what does that mean, does that mean that there is a higher chance of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (POCs).
The in-house built mobile application tracks emotional health, menstrual cycles, associative symptoms, mood swings and body temperature which are the leading indicators of the women's overall healthcare. They relay on the group of medical experts and are planning to outfit a technical advisory board who will validate all the medical aspects. "We have introduced features like multiple logins per device for India" he added.
In order to make Maya an overall women healthcare tracker, Paul is planning to mine data on the servers to find out patterns from different kinds of women and offer personalized insights like Fertility window. Further he adds "We are setting up a highly secured infrastructure which can come with a deep analytics related models. And are about to launch a feature where user can track basal body temperature which can predict the fertile window with the 92% accuracy."


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Making Fitness Part of the Family
Brett and Erin Berry
Ages: 45, 36
Children: Two, 7 and 10
Having a family and raising two kids is never an easy feat. Both Erin and Brett Berry had a hard time finding a balance with their health in order to set a good example for their children. Erin, 5-foot-1 and 141 pounds, struggled to lose her baby weight, and her husband tipped the scale at 230. After giving up cigarettes, food had become his new craving. Both of them knew they needed a change, but neither knew where to begin.
Two years ago, Erin took the first step by enrolling in a Fusion class at a local fitness studio. After several sessions, she was hooked to the high energy dance choreography and it became the highlight of her day. "I could go in there and shake everything off!" says Erin. A few months later she added a bootcamp class and began to see the results she hoped for.
Brett saw how fitness was transforming his wife, so he decided to take a bootcamp class as well. It helped him gain the strength and stamina to become an avid runner who's now completed four half marathons. Since beginning his fitness journey, he's lost 40 pounds, taking him down to 190.
After two years of dedicated exercise, the couple decided to address the other factor affecting their health: food. They joined a nutrition program offered by their gym, Fusion Fitness, and began to learn how to eat healthier. A nutritionist taught them about properly fueling their bodies with wholesome, clean foods instead of processed ones. They now eat about five small meals per day, which typically starts with eggs, spinach, and low-fat feta cheese followed by vegetables and chicken for lunch. Dinner consists of chicken, turkey, tuna, or a salad. They snack on healthier foods such as granola, fruit, yogurt, and nuts. By cleaning up their diet, Erin lost another 13 inches and now weights 124 pounds.
The Berrys credit their success to the close relationships they've formed within their fitness community. By making strong personal connections at their gym, Fusion Fitness, they've been able to stay motivated toward their goals. "If I don't show up to bootcamp class, I get a text from Mike (co-owner) asking where I am and if I'm okay." says Brett. Working out at a close-knit gym has also introduced them to other couples who share similar health goals.
The Berrys have included their kids in their new healthy lifestyle. Their two children join them at the gym and participate in kids fitness classes and obstacle course training. Now that the couple has reached their goal, they're setting even bigger ones that include doing triathlons and obstacle course races this coming year.
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This graphics is based on data from the Forbes Global 2000 list which tracks the biggest and most powerful companies in the world.
From International Business Management News:
The rankings span 62 countries, with the US (515 members) and Japan (210 members) still dominating the list, but with a combined 33 fewer entries.
This year, the following countries gained the most ground: mainland China (113 members), India (56 members) and Canada (62 members). Even Oman and Lebanon are now Global 2000 members. Also gaining a significant presence on the Forbes list this year are corporations from Ireland, South Africa and Sweden.
The report found that despite the many problems which have plagued the financial sector, banks still dominate the list with a huge majority, as 308 companies in the 2000 lineup are banks.


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Printing is our passion! Whether it's your designs or ours, we take pride in every job we run. See why everyone who comes to Silly Toast Designs loves our products and service.
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We are a family owned screen printing, embroidery and print shop located in the heart of Appleton, Wisconsin. We are a full service screen printing and embroidery shop using the traditional hand-pulled as well as fully automated machinery while maintaining an exceptional level of quality. We also provide large format printing and signage for individuals and businesses. As a part of our large format printing, we do vehicle graphics and wraps.
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Silly Toast Designs has been serving the screen printing and embroidery needs of Appleton, Wisconsin and the surrounding area since 2010.
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