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Michael Bisping Reveals Why Conor McGregor Won't Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
Current UFC Middleweight Champion, Michael Bisping has weighed-in on a potential Conor McGregor versus Khabib Nurmagomedov fight.
I think we can agree we were positively bummed, and a bit pissed-off, that Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov pulled out of his fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209. It was supposed to go down last Saturday night but the bear-fighting enthusiast pulled out 36 hours before the scheduled bout.
The Russian is recovering from a weight cut attempt that went horribly wrong, leaving him on an IV drip in a Las Vegas hospital – the second time he's pulled out of a scheduled fight.
With 'The Eagle' dropping out of two fights now it places serious doubt on a potential bout with 'The Notorious' Conor McGregor.
British Middleweight fighter Michael Bisping took to his podcast, Believe You Me, to cast further belief that the fight will never go down.
On the podcast's pilot episode he says:
One million per cent, it KILLS his chances of ever fighting Conor and it puts the UFC in a very difficult position…
If they make that rematch between Khabib and Tony, and Khabib wins, there is no way Conor is going to accept that because he is going to say, 'I'm not going to take that risk of having an entire fight camp for him not to make it to the Octagon so I'm not going to do it
A potential fight between McGregor and Nurmagomedov would have set up a major deal between the UFC and Russian broadcasters, but it needs to revised.
UFC President Dana White himself suggested that fighting at 155lbs might not be the best thing for the Russian, believing that he either needs to move up a weight class or sorts out his diet.
McGregor himself has been uncharacteristically quiet on the situation, probably becuase he doesn't see the Russian as being on his radar.
However he has made comments on, Nurmagomedov's track record previously, labeling him 'a consistent pull-out merchant'.
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I've always had trouble rising up early.
Alarm clock stopped being of any use about a decade ago and nothing seemed to help.
I've made a lot of progress with it and wanted to share some of the tips that I consider important:
It's not supposed to be easy
I deluded myself years thinking that there must be some easy way to get up without feeling tired.
There isn't.
Ultimately you have to create a deeply seated habit for yourself to get out of the bed.
Everything else is just a bonus to help you do that.
When you don't even remember hitting snooze
This was a big problem for me and unfortunately I have to say that there's no idiot proof "trick" for this.
There are two reasons why anyone gets up early in the morning, despite being sleepy:
- A good reason
- A habit
You'll always find a way to sleep unless you have a good reason not to.
I can't tell you what a "good reason" is for you – that you'll have to find yourself.
If you can't find one, create one. It doesn't have to be anything amazing, just something that you consider as a valid reason to prioritize over hitting snooze.
1. Slap yourself in the face
This works, but it's somewhat unpleasant way to wake yourself up.
The good thing is that if you don't get refreshed enough by the first slap, you can always hit harder the second time.
2. Don't put the shades down
Natural light helps the body to recognize when it's time wake up.
3. Plank
This is something that I used to do few months back and I have to admit that it worked pretty well.
Nothing wakes you up as well as physical exercise and if you can't even handle getting up from bed, then this may be for you.
Of course the preferred method is to actually get up and do something – squats, push-ups, pull-ups, anything.
4. Make a commitment
Don't "hope to get up"
Don't "hope that you won't be tired"
Make a commitment to get out of bed, preferably before going to sleep.
In my experience this works very well if you manage to convince yourself with a good reason. Focus on this before you go to sleep and your mind will remind you when your alarm starts ringing.
Half-assing won't do it.
5. Use sleepyti.me
Waking up at a right time can be helpful.
6. Don't hit snooze
After all those years, I don't understand why I never realized this.
Don't hit the snooze. Shut down the alarm only after you've got up.
For enhanced effect put the phone near your ears (I put it under my pillow).
7. Put the alarm clock somewhere far
The oldest trick in the book.
You'll have to rise up to shut it down – after that the challenge is to not go back to bed.
8. Practice the night before
Here's an out of the box way to train yourself to get instantly up in the morning:
Practice the way you are going to do it during the day.
lie in bed, set up an alarm so that it will ring and jump out of the bed.
Do this 10 times and I guarantee you that the first thing in the morning that comes to your head is to jump out of the bed.
9. Use an alarm clock app
- Sleep cycle calculates the optimal time for you to wake up based on your sleep patterns (iPhone) / Sleepbot (Android)
- Morning routine requires you to scan a bar code of your choice to stop the alarm (Android)
- Wake n shake app (iPhone)
10. Combine these tips
Don't settle for one.
I recommend to at least put your alarm far, don't hit the snooze, do some planking in bed and slap yourself in the face.
Random / mandatory tips
- Go to sleep earlier
- Have a regular sleeping schedule
- Don't eat before going to sleep
- Plan a reward for yourself if you wake up in time (bacon sounds good)

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Yashvanth Kondi
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Office Location
805 Columbus Avenue
6th Floor, Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC)
Boston, MA 02120
- MTech, International Institute of Information Technology – Bangalore, India
- BTech, International Institute of Information Technology – Bangalore, India
About Me
- Hometown: Bangalore, India
- Field of Study: Algorithms & Theory
- PhD Advisor: Abhi Shelat
Yashvanth Kondi is a PhD student in the Cryptography program at Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer Sciences, advised by Professor Abhi Shelat. Yashvanth's research involves the design of efficient cryptographic protocols, and he is currently studying practical threshold cryptosystems. Prior to joining the PhD program at Northeastern, Yashvanth earned both his Bachelor's and Master's of Technology degrees from the International Institute of Information Technology in Bangalore, India.
What are the specifics of your graduate education (thus far)?
I'm doing my PhD at Khoury College, under the supervision of Professor Abhi Shelat.
What are your research interests?
My research interests lie in the design of efficient cryptographic protocols. I was always generally interested in theoretical computer science, but I locked in on cryptography after the very first lecture I attended of the undergrad crypto course back home.
What's one problem you'd like to solve with your research/work?
I'm currently studying questions related to Multiparty Computation (MPC).
What aspect of what you do is most interesting?
The fact that we can perform so many tasks with incredibly strong security guarantees using cryptography fascinates me.
What are your research or career goals, going forward?
I'd like to be part of the effort to deploy MPC to build real world systems with stronger security guarantees.


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Chris Pidler writes:
I want to move my plane from the UK to France.
I now live in Deux-Sevres.
It is not an easy plane as its a motor-glider with a 37ft wingspan.
Does anyone know where I might find it a new home?
I would build a hangar for it if necessary (here's one I built earlier).
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Birmingham Anaphylaxis
As a newly formed student group, Birmingham Anaphylaxis are a MedSoc charity working alongside Anaphylaxis UK - a charity with the aim of raising awareness of severe allergies in young people.
We work closely with the main charity to help them meet their aims in a variety of ways. We hold regular fundraisers and have developed and deliver our own teaching programme to local primary and secondary schools.
This teaching programme recruits Birmingham students and trains them to lead our sessions. These sessions cover how to recognise anaphylaxis, what to do, and the importance of epipens, in addition to other topics. We have completed several such sessions in the past and have received excellent feedback!
As the first University to be affiliated with the charity, this is an excellent opportunity to get involved in which is bothchallenging and rewarding for our volunteers. In the future we plan to reach out to other medical schools across the country.
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The importance of irrigation for well being is being highlighted at the IAL conference in Melbourne in 2016. Every week, thousands of people enjoy a catch up with mates and a therapy session by either hitting the cover off a golf ball, or looking for one or two in the rough.
It is often taken for granted how well maintained, lush and green some golf courses appear, and a beautiful environment no doubt adds to the attractiveness of this weekly therapy session. Golf Course superintendents are responsible for making the fairways and greens, green, all within a water allowance and operating budget.
Pumping water for irrigation requires power and, in Western Australia, uses the precious shared resource of groundwater (which is also a significant source of potable water). With a drying climate, pressure to use water efficiently is a must, and demonstrating or validating efficiency is not far behind.
Using tools to fine tune irrigation can give confidence in the practices that are occurring over the golf course, and will form a record of practice to demonstrate efficiency. A wildeye soil moisture system, recently installed at Wembley Golf Course in the Town of Cambridge, has done just that for Golf Course Superintendent Darren Wilson.
Darren uses changes in evaporation and had a hand held probe to help guide soil moisture, so was already doing all the right things. However, wildeye's two sensors measure and log percentage soil moisture each 15 minutes, allowing Darren see the full story and fine tune his irrigation. A probe is placed in the rootzone to show the plant available water status and can be used to determine duration between irrigations. A second probe, below the rootzone, can be used to to fine tune irrigation depth to minimise drainage and ensure any water applied stays in the root zone where intended.
"Any system like wildeye, that can reduce pumping hours and assist me in using water efficiently is useful." Commented Darren. "To be able to backup your experience and see where the water is moving through the profile via a remote website helps ensure guesswork is taken out of the equation"
Wildeye was installed below a fairway at Wembley Golf Course with just a 100mm valve box left as a sign that it is there. It transmits the data collected via the mobile phone network, is waterproof to an IP68 rating and needs very little signal strength to work. This allows below surface installations.
The wildeye website provides guidance for different soil types and crops, and with its beautifully simple web interface, interpretation of data could not be easier. Data can be viewed on any web-enabled device from any location with internet access.
Darren has minimised drainage as can been seen by the minimal movement of soil moisture at the drainage indication sensor, (installed at a depth of 25cm). The impact of a rain event is clearly visible towards the end of the graph, with water passing both probes. But using the wildeye to check soil moisture, the next irrigation can be scheduled when moisture has fallen and irrigation is needed.
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Dear Hills
As I said yesterday, I'm taking my runs off the sidewalks and to the greenways. The one positive thing (or negative, depending on how you look at it), is I'm always running some type of hill. Sure, they aren't as bad as the hills in Seattle or San Francisco, but sometimes they really do suck. During my 8 mile hilly run today, I mentally wrote a letter telling the hills just what I thought of them. I'd like to share it…
Dear Hills,
Hills, I love you. I hate you. And I respect you. I love you because when I'm effortlessly bounding down you, you make me feel like I'm a Kenyan. Incredibly fast and incredibly efficient. I hate you because when you present me with an arduous climb, you remind me that I'm not the Kenyan I previously thought. Instead I'm slow and not nearly as strong as I once thought. And I respect you because even though from afar, you make me think holy sh**, when we met face to face, I realize you aren't that bad. In fact, hills, you really do remind me of life. Amazing when it's easy, crappy when it's hard, and a constant reminder that even though it may look insurmountable, it is totally doable. I'm a stronger person because of you.
A soon to be much faster runner 😉
Happy Trails and Happy Running!
Running Update: 8 hilly miles today and now off to restaurant club with my girlfriends. Stats are here.
Wendy #
I know how you feel. Nice ode to the hills.May 8, 2013
There's one hill I cannot seem to avoid and it's my nemesis. It's on the Neuse River Trail, about 3 miles in. I love it and hate it!May 9, 2013


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text: Deb Aldred / 23 May 2019 / Categories: News Bringing Books to Life Hot off the back of the publication of 'Soul Travel' which she co-edited, Dr Hillman explained how she's making the library become the heart of AKS, "Whereas the older students use the library to study and for quiet relaxation, Years 7 and 8 have a library lesson as part of their timetable where they work towards Rainbow Reading Awards. These require the students to read a book and complete a task which is designed to promote deeper levels of engagement with the books they read. For example, they may be asked to write a book review, or to complete a fictitious diary entry from one of the characters from their books." Dr Hillman also runs creative writing workshops, working closely with the English Department and hosts external author visits as well as coordinating the staff book club, Archives Club and the Book to Film Club which is popular with Year 7s and 8s. So far this year, the club have read 'Wrinkle in Time', 'Bridge to Terabithia', 'Wonder' and 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe'. The Book to Film Club watch films once a month after reading the books. They are then prompted to consider how the book has been adapted for the screen using work sheets designed to encourage their critical thinking. The library space and displays are frequently updated to reflect topical themes, for example, taking inspiration from our half-termly Round Square Discoveries, the Carnegie shortlist, Black History Month and Holocaust Memorial Day. Each theme enables books to be explored in different ways and it encourages our students to try something new. 'Soul Travel' is Dr Hillman's second book to be published and follows her doctoral thesis, "Female Piety and the Catholic Reformation in France" (2015) about a failed rebellion amongst noble elite in 17th Century Paris. It's unlikely to be the last title in her name, as she noted, "I would love to write some historical fiction next as it's my favourite genre. I'm drawn to the idea of starting from a real-life event and bringing to life the characters that were involved." We look forward to what she has in store for us next! 'Soul Travel', co-edited by Dr Hilman has been published by Peter Lang Academic Press (Oxford) is a new history of pilgrimage and spiritual travel across the early modern and medieval periods. Dr Hillman worked on this with Professor Elizabeth Tingle, her former colleague at De Montfort University. It features contributions by scholars from institutions across the UK and Europe. More information is available here. #AcademicAmbition #InspirationalStaff AKS Students Receive Photography Commendations A Golden Day Print 1293


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In the 4th ODI match against Australia in Mohali, the Indian team suffered an embarrassing loss despite posting a 360 run target. The series is now at a 2-2 draw and now 5th ODI will decide who will win the series. The 5th ODI will be played at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.
While India suffered an embarrassing loss, fans have been quick to criticize bowlers for not being able to defend a huge total while some fans and critics have blamed Virat Kohli captaincy skills in the absence of former Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
However former Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has said that the criticism coming to India's way is extremely uncalled for and that India cannot have 11 Virat Kohlis in the team.
"You have to be patient with the team. The Indian team has been doing really well and are trying to experiment with the World Cup round the corner. You will get failures on the road to success as there cannot be 11 Virat Kohlis in the team. Not everyone can be a match-winner," he said.
"You will win some games and you will also lose a few. Otherwise, every team must be filled with 11 Kohlis or Sachin Tendulkars or Don Bradmans, but that cannot happen," Muralitharan added.


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I'm working on some code for a custom Drupal 7 module the problem is i'm dealing with many arrays and strings. I have tried to use print(), and print_r() to output values so i can see what i'm working with but nothing is printed to the screen. Is Drupal 7 preventing this from happening? How do other Drupal 7 module developers output values? for example in JavaScript i can use console.log() and for PHP i would normally use print(), print_r(), and echo. But looks like Drupal is not permitting this from working in my PHP code.
In my module i have .inc file inside this file i have a method called list_builder($delta){} Inside this i have a switch() to handle different lists based on the $delta. This method is being executed on the cron_hook. It processes data from some outside sources and builds a json file. I'm at the point of building my json output but dealing with a lot of variables and need to be able to look at the variables at each spot in the process to know what data i'm dealing with while i build the output. I'm looking for a way to diagnostically test/display variables as i work on this module. I'm looking for a universal solution that works no mater what i'm doing.


text: So you might be like me and most of your historical knowledge of Southern United States comes from Gone with the Wind and that Civil War doco series. Therefore you would be interested in Plantation Homesteads that you can visit in Virginia. We only had time for one so we chose the oldest, Shirley Plantation. This was a beautiful location, a lovely homestead that has had 11 generations of the same family involved in its running. The family still lives in the floors above and below ground level. One of the tour stories told is that the reason the homestead still exists is due to two sisters living there during the Civil War helping hundreds of wounded Union soldiers that found their way there after a battle nearby. The Union General declared that no Union soldier would harm the family or the property after that. The usual modus operandi was to burn everything.


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JACKSON — Tea party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel still isn't conceding to six-term Sen. Thad Cochran in the Mississippi Republican primary runoff, but some groups that spent millions supporting McDaniel are walking away.
McDaniel supporters are examining poll books to try to find people who voted in a Democratic primary June 3 and the Republican runoff Tuesday.
"This is being done to maintain the integrity of the election process and that a fair and honest election was held on behalf of all Mississippians," McDaniel said in a written statement yesterday.
Mississippi voters don't register by party, but state law bars a person from voting in one party's primary and the other party's runoff.
Cochran topped McDaniel by nearly 6,800 votes Tuesday after an expensive and hard-fought race in which tea party groups tried to unseat a former Appropriations Committee chairman. Cochran finished with 51 percent.
McDaniel criticizes Cochran for courting Democrats in a state where most blacks vote Democratic and most whites vote Republican. Turnout jumped in several majority-black counties, boosting Cochran.
Club for Growth, which spent more than $3.1 million to help McDaniel, acknowledges Cochran as the winner.
"We are proud of the effort we made in Mississippi's Senate race and we congratulate the winner," Club for Growth President Chris Chocola said Wednesday. "We expect that Sen. Cochran and others gained a new appreciation of voter frustration about the threats to economic freedom and national solvency."
McDaniel spokesman Noel Fritsch did not immediately return messages yesterday, and the campaign didn't say how many counties' roll books are being examined or how much an election appeal might cost, if there is one. Republican executive committees in each of the 82 counties have a July 7 deadline to certify the election results. State law says an appeal would begin with the state GOP executive committee.
Mississippi Tea Party chairwoman Laura Van Overschelde, who has been involved in the McDaniel campaign, said yesterday that workers think they have found nearly 800 instances of Hinds County residents marked as voting in the June 3 Democratic primary and Tuesday's Republican runoff. However, she provided no documentation to support that, and she would not say whether her number includes an error that county GOP officials acknowledge occurred with about 200 people at one precinct.
Pete Perry, the Hinds County Republican chairman and paid consultant for a political action committee that supported Cochran, said election workers in one precinct Tuesday improperly marked about 200 people as having voted June 3. He said they corrected the errors Tuesday by marking through the word "voted" in a June 3 column and rewriting it in the June 24 column. He said votes in that precinct will not be invalidated.
Perry said it's fine for McDaniel supporters, or others, to examine poll books to look for errors, "But I think it's bogus for them to come out here and give numbers that they know are bogus."
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Looking back it's clear to me that the home I grew up in was special. I was provided with food and shelter, safety and security. But there was something more. It had less to do with the structure of the house and everything to do with dear, loving parents. For the moment I want to focus on my mom.
Some of the greatest gifts I have been given I've received at the hands of my mother. First and foremost is the gift of life itself. Hers was the first smile I saw. Countless nights she rocked me to sleep singing Pennies from Heaven. Her love and nurturing helped me start my journey through life on solid ground.
My mom has taught me so many things. I remember vividly the day she taught me to water ski. I was eight years old. We were camped at Woodward Reservoir. My Grandpa Nott kept the boat parallel to the shore while I was learning. Mom stayed in the water coaching me. When I was poised to take off she would yell, "Hit it!" The boat would surge, I would try to come up, my wobbly legs would fail me and down I would go. Each time I fell she would swim to me with her smile and encouraging words. After about my fourth try I popped up out of the water and took off gliding around the lake as I had seen her do so often with such grace.
She provided me with opportunities to discover my connection with Mother Earth and gain an appreciation for nature. I treasure memories of our bright family outings. We had more than our fair share of them. I love every mountain range I have ever seen, but there is something about the area you first explored in your youth. To me, the majesty of the Sierra Nevadas has no rival. My mom introduced me to lakes and streams and snow. With her I uncovered the beauty of rocks, of hillsides, of sunlight through the trees. I share my mother's love of the ocean. Nothing compares to the peace I feel looking out at the sea.
She helped me understand the strength and joy of family and the ties that bind. I would not have come to study music were it not for her encouragement and willingness to sacrifice for me. And from her example I have gained a deep and abiding love for our Savior, Jesus Christ.
My childhood was filled with fun and sun, with songs and laughter, and with a reverence for God and His creations. I am afraid I owe my mom a debt I can never repay. All I can do is take what she has given me -- this love for family and nature, for music, and for our God and pass it along to my children. They, in turn, can teach their children and in so doing a mother's influence will live on.
My mother gave me the world! She is my Jackie O.
For you, mom, with love . . .


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Ho, ho, ho! It appears we're finally in the holiday spirit over here at the Lewis-Baker household.
Indeed, our weekend was filled with reminiscing about days of yore, looking at gorgeous decorations throughout the city, and Christmas-y cocktails. (Big shoutout to my dear high school friends/National Taco Day survivors who came to visit for the weekend, forcing us to get into the Christmas spirit!)
And last night we celebrated the 71st annual Park Avenue Tree Lighting in our hood.
All of us Upper East Siders (and beyond!) gathered into the two shutdown blocks on Park Ave, and sang all of our favorite Christmas carols. (Looks like I still refuse to partake in 'Away in a Manger' because it bores me to tears.)
After the carols were over and the tree was lit, we came back to the apartment for a home-cooked meal.
A home-cooked meal donning red and green colors, because, #cantstopwontstop.
Orzo with Spinach Pesto, Tomatoes & Feta
Serves 4-6
2 handfuls of fresh spinach leaves
¾ cup walnuts
2 garlic cloves
black pepper, freshly ground
¾ – 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups orzo
1 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half
½ lb. feta, cut into cubes
1. Make pesto: place spinach, walnuts, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a wide blade; season with salt and pepper; secure with lid; while pulsing, slowly stream in olive oil, adding more or less to desired consistency; season to taste; reserve.
2. Bring medium pot of salted water to a rolling boil; add orzo; cook according to directions (al dente); drain and transfer to a large mixing bowl; add pesto, tomatoes, and feta; toss to combine; season to taste; serve immediately; sing more carols; watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.


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Thursday, June 10, 2004
Its Either My-Way or the High-Way
Commentary to the Sabbath School Quarterly Lesson #11
The title of this Sabbath School commentary represents a very common American saying which is somewhat negative. It describes the attitude of a very controlling, narrow-minded individual who always thinks he or she is right. While this attitude is totally the opposite of God's attitude, when read superficially, scripture seems to affirm the above negative perception, and attribute it to Him. In Isaiah 55:9, God says: "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." Hence the reference to the "High-Way." God's ways and thoughts are so much higher than ours, that we lack the words to actually express or define what He says. We consider the common words or terms, My Way vs. High Way, as meaning one thing, however, God's written and spoken word adds a whole new dimension. His thoughts and ideas are much deeper and higher than what we can ever conceive. Let's consider some of the differences between God's thoughts and ours in this week's lesson through the example of fasting, sabbath observance, and forgiveness. Let's view them through the motif of "self-denial for the benefit of others" or more simply, "God's self-denying love."
First, let's look at the concept of "fasting." To us it means to stop eating for a period of time, which is a good health practice. God is not against it. In fact Christ endorses the practice in the New Testament. But, skipping a few meals does nothing for our Spiritual condition. The fast God speaks of in Isaiah goes beyond what we could ever consider a fast. Consider God's definition in Isaiah 58:
Isaiah 58:6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the
oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
The fast Christ refers to is self-denial for the spiritual preparation to benefit others. All the food you don't eat while fasting, will mean nothing if you are not asking God to reveal your sins to you, and to give you the gift of repentance. Doing the work He is asking is not truly possible without constantly receiving His forgiveness and cleansing. Hence Christ's words in the New Testament (Matt. 25: 33-36) that when He comes, He will separate the sheep from the goats. Many will think they are sheep when they are goats. Oh, they will have done all the right things, but not from a self-denying, loving, repentant heart. They were not filled with gratitude to Christ and to their fellow human beings. They did not have the servant's heart of Christ. Their motives were those of duty, and fear of reprisal. No, with their service Christ is not pleased, for it does not represent Himself. Christ has said, "By their fruits you will know them." The good works are not the fruit. Love, joy, peace and patience (...) is the fruit, and the work is done through these. Just as Christ was evaluating Israel's spiritual condition in Isaiah's time, so is He evaluating our condition at present.
Another example in Isaiah, and in this week's lesson is that of "keeping the Sabbath." To many of us, "keeping the Sabbath" means leaving our daily job on Friday night at sunset, and then going to church on Saturday. It means spending the afternoon with Adventist family and or friends at a potluck dinner, where we often overeat, gossip and discuss how dissatisfied we are with the pastor, the church, its leaders and its services. How is this self-denial to benefit others? In Isaiah 58, God contrasts our habits with His concept of fasting. He says-
Is 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasures, nor speaking thine own words:
Is 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee
with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
How is the Sabbath a delight? What does He mean by "doing / finding thine own pleasures" or "speaking thine own words?" We know that Christ came to "seek and save the lost." That has been me, and you. We know that His whole ministry, indeed His whole life was bent to this one purpose, to redeem humanity from sin, and to restore them to what they would have been had they not fallen. If we love Him, if we truly love Him, will not our hearts go out to Him in response? Will we not open the door of our hearts and minds to Him. Will we not hear His spirit even now knocking at our door? Won't we let Him in? Won't we want to know what He thinks, and how He feels about us, and the world in which we find ourselves? To "keep" the Sabbath means to "treasure" it, and to "treasure" the spiritual rest and one-ness He is wooing you to. Won't you listen closely, and catch His voice to your soul?
The last example we wish to highlight from the lesson in Isaiah, is that of forgiveness. The dictionary defines it as: 1.) To excuse for a fault or an offense; as to pardon. 2.)To renounce anger or resentment against. 3.) To absolve from payment of (a debt, for example). Forgiveness implies the explaining of a fault with the hope of being understood or pardoned. And pardon means to release (a person) from punishment. This is our typical understanding of forgiveness. It can be said as giving mercy when what is deserved is punishment. So when we think of God forgiving us this is how we define it. Yet many times we still feel condemned, and even guilty. Yet, aaccording to Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing: "Forgiveness is the setting free from condemnation, and the reclaiming from sin" (TMB 114). Further still, Paul echoes the thought, hence his statement in Romans:
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now, no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Unfortunately, subtly below the surface, we feel that we still owe God, and that we can explain it away. Perhaps this stems from the way in which we forgive others. We usually feel they must deserve it, that they must request forgiveness, and feel sorry for what they've done. Even then, we may doubt their sincerity, and almost always hold a grudge against them. The scripture says that the way we forgive others is the way God forgives us. So, perhaps we have such difficulty experiencing God's forgiveness and forgiving others, because we have not allowed Him to free us from the thought that we still owe Him.
In Luke 11:4- Christ teaches us to say, "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." In other words, the measure with which we forgive others' sins or debts, is the same measure Christ will use with us. To be forgiven one must forgive. Ellen White says in Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing:
"… Jesus teaches that we can receive forgiveness from God only as we forgive others. It is the love of God that draws us
unto Him, and that love cannot touch our hearts without creating love for our brethren…After completing the Lord's Prayer, Jesus added: 'If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.' He who is unforgiving cuts off the very channel through which alone he can receive mercy from God. We should not think that unless those who have injured us confess the wrong we are justified in withholding from them our forgiveness. It is their part, no doubt, to humble their hearts by repentance and confession; but we are to have a spirit of compassion toward those who have trespassed against us, whether or not they confess their faults. However sorely they may have wounded us, we are not to cherish our grievances and sympathize with ourselves over our injuries; but as we hope to be pardoned for our offenses against God we are to pardon all who have done evil to us."
So, don't think you are justified to hold grudges and remain angry any longer. Instead, choose God's High-Way, embrace His forgiving attitude toward the one who has hurt you and receive His blessing.
Choosing God's "High-Way" is fasting as He fasted. It is treasuring the Sabbath as He treasured it, and it is forgiving others as He forgave. Self-denial for the benefit of others was and is the crowning principle of His life. Through His power, won't you choose it to be yours?
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Michael is Vice President of Immunology Scientific Innovation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Boston. He has spent much of his career in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, working in large and small companies.
Michael's career wtih the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies includes 7 years at Centocor, where he led the clinical development of Centocor's monoclonal antibody (mAb) products in immune and inflammatory disorders. Foremost amongst these were the development and regulatory approval of the anti-TNF mAb infliximab (Remicade®) in rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other inflammatory indications, and of the follow-on anti-TNF mAb, golimumab (Simponi®) in a range of rheumatic diseases. His group also led clinical development of the first-in-class anti-IL-12/23 mAb, ustekinumab (Stelara®) for the treatment of psoriasis.
More recently, Michael served as General Manager and Site Head at TransForm Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson company focused on high throughput drug formulation, and was a member of the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology. In January 2012, he transitioned to the role of Janssen Entrepreneur in Residence at Polaris Partners, a Boston-based VC firm, where he managed a co-investment relationship aiming to build a portfolio of investments in early stage pharma and biotech companies.
Michael earned his medical degree (MBBS) and PhD from the University of Adelaide, Australia, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Michael has authored many peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews and book chapters in the field of cytokine immunology and protein therapeutics.


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Today, we are going to share with you how to invest your CPF investment money in a no-brainer way.
The best part?
You need not be financially savvy to do this. A beginner can do it!
And I'll reveal the exact step-by-step process, which you can follow easily.
What is CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS)?
It is to provide options to CPF members to invest their CPF savings in your Ordinary Account (OA) and Special Account (SA) in various instruments such as insurance products, unit trusts, fixed deposits, bonds and shares in Singapore.
The Average CPF Interest Rate is 2.5% to 4% for Ordinary Account. Check their latest CPF interest rate here. Below is the latest CPF rate (1st Jul to 30th Sep 2020).
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Who can invest CPF Savings?
– 18 years old or older,
– are not an undischarged bankrupt
– have more than $20,000 in your OA; and/or
– have more than $40,000 in your SA
How much of your CPF Savings can you invest?
– After setting aside $20,000 in Ordinary Account (OA), you can invest up to 35% in stocks and up to 10% in gold. AND/OR
– After setting aside $40,000 in Special Account (SA), you can invest up to 35% in stocks and up to 10% in gold.
What instruments can you use for your CPF Investment (CPFIS)?
Here's the link to the list of instruments you can invest in. We will be using ETF as our recommended investment tool. The other investment tools like insurance products, unit trusts, fixed deposits and bonds, are either too risky or you have to pay high commission, or their ROI is not worth it.
Find out your CPF Account Statement
- Go to https://www.cpf.gov.sg/, and sign in with your Singpass ID and password.
- Enter the 6-digit One-Time Password (OTP) sent to your mobile number that's registered with CPF.
- Click "My Statement".
- Scroll down to "Section C". This is the part where CPF computes the latest amount you can invest using CPF Investment Scheme.
How to Start Investing Using Your CPF?
Below are the steps to go about starting your CPF investment;
First, you need to set up a CPF investment account with one of the Singapore banks below, I have listed the bank rates with links for your reference too;
Bank Charges For Trading of CPF Approved Stocks
|S$2.50 per 1,000 shares/loan stocks/units or part thereof subject to a maximum of $25 per transaction.
|S$2 per 1000 shares / units or part thereof, subject to a maximum of $20 per transaction.
|S$2.50 per 1000 shares/units or part thereof, subject to a maximum of S$25.00 per transaction.
|S$2 per counter / holding per quarter.
|S$2 per counter / holding per quarter
|S$2 per counter / holding per quarter
- DBS Bank Ltd (DBS), (DBS rates)
- Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd (OCBC) (OCBC rates)
- United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB) (UOB rates)
When you invest on your own, you pay the broker their commission at a much lesser range from SGD2 to SGD25 per transaction depending on the platform you are using. And there will be quarterly bank charges of $2 per counter for holding to the stock(s)/counter(s).
If you have difficulties in setting up the CPF investment with the 3 local banks, it will be best to visit their head branch. Below are their addresses;
– DBS Head Branch Address: 12 Marina Boulevard, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, Level 3, Singapore 018982
– OCBC Head Branch Address: Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Road B1-08, Singapore 179103
– UOB Head Branch Address: 80 Raffles Place UOB Plaza 1, Singapore 048624
Things to bring along: NRIC or passport.
Reasons why you need to invest on your own for your CPF?
Since your CPF savings can only be used after 55 years of age, we recommend that you grow it before you reach 55.
We also recommend NOT TO USE third party like insurance companies to invest your CPF savings into. Even when the sales charges will decrease and eventually goes to zero on 1st October 2019.
Because the percentage of commission payable to these companies and agents can go from 10% to 50% in the first year. So in theory, you are only using 50% to 90% of your intended investment! Making it an instant loss when you purchase them. That is why they always say you need a certain number of years to see that the policy is breakeven.
Straits times shared that 40% of those who used CPF investment made losses, only 15% made profits larger than 2.5%. Read more here. The 3 main reasons for the low ROI is due to;
- High Fees in Financial Products (the main culprit, which I shared above.)
- Switching Financial Portfolio Too Often.
- Not Being Updated or Lack of Concerns on their CPF Investments.
Read more on "Don't buy Endowment Policy Plan".
Here are the reasons…
Reason #1: Using your CPF Savings to Buy Home.
Most Singaporeans will use their CPF savings to purchase a new home. So it makes sense, once you have more than $20,000 in your normal CPF account, you should start investing early so you can put a comfortable downpayment for your new home.
Fact: You will need to return the CPF amount you used to purchase the home when you sell it, plus the interest!
Source from HDB.gov.sg
Reason #2: Use CPF for retirement in the future.
I know this is a lousy idea, but there's not much one can do until you are 55 years of age. So might as well grow as much as possible and as early as possible. So that once you reach 55, you will have a monthly comfortable amount to draw out.
How to grow your CPF Investment Account?
Instead of gaining the yearly CPF interest of 3.5% to 5% in Singapore, why not use it to invest in assets that have higher percentage of CPF investment returns that's better than what the CPF interest is offering?
Here's how….
We have found out that the past 30 years our STI index are in a general uptrend since 1987, and has a consistent yearly growth with a dividend payout of about 9.5%.
I would recommend using ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) to invest in the STI index. You can do it monthly or yearly. This is a dollar-cost averaging strategy, and it requires to be long term. That means 10 years or more to see the compounding effect.
Note: The dividend payout has to be reinvested back into the STI ETF.
What Is Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)?
It is an investment strategy that buys a certain investment in a regular schedule (weekly, monthly or yearly) with a fixed amount of money, regardless of the price of the investment. DCA is usually used in stocks investing. The investor will buy more stock when the stock price is low, and buy less stock when the price is high.
Since most would want to focus on their job or business, this is a great passive way to grow your CPF savings. Below are the list of Singapore companies in the STI Index as of 9th Jun 2020, taken from sginvestors.io.
Company Name Sector Index Weight (%)
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (D05.SI) Finance 16.1%
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP (O39.SI) Finance 11.1%
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD (U11.SI) Finance 10.30%
SINGTEL (Z74.SI) Telecommunications 8.0%
JARDINE MATHESON HLDGS LTD (J36.SI) Holding Firms 4.9%
KEPPEL CORPORATION LIMITED (BN4.SI) Engineering Services 4.10%
CAPITALAND LIMITED (C31.SI) Real Estate 3.60%
ASCENDAS REAL ESTATE INV TRUST (A17U.SI) Real Estate 3.50%
SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED (S68.SI) Finance 3.30%
WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (F34.SI) Agribusiness 2.80%
CAPITALAND COMMERCIAL TRUST (C61U.SI) Real Estate 2.50%
HONGKONG LAND HOLDINGS LIMITED (H78.SI) Real Estate 2.50%
JARDINE STRATEGIC HLDGS LTD (J37.SI) Holding Firms 2.50%
MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST (N2IU.SI) Real Estate 2.30%
CAPITALAND MALL TRUST (C38U.SI) Real Estate 2.20%
THAI BEVERAGE PUBLIC CO LTD (Y92.SI) Food & Beverages 2.00%
SINGAPORE TECH ENGINEERING LTD (S63.SI) Engineering Services 2.00%
MAPLETREE LOGISTICS TRUST (M44U.SI) Real Estate 2.00%
GENTING SINGAPORE PLC (G13.SI) Real Estate / Tourism & Leisure 1.80%
UOL GROUP LIMITED (U14.SI) Real Estate 1.70%
VENTURE CORPORATION LIMITED (V03.SI) Technology 1.60%
CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (C09.SI) Real Estate 1.50%
COMFORTDELGRO CORPORATION LTD (C52.SI) Transportation & Logistics 1.30%
YANGZIJIANG SHIPBLDG HLDGS LTD (BS6.SI) Shipbuilding 1.10%
SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD (U96.SI) Energy & Utilities 1.00%
SATS LTD. (S58.SI) Transportation & Logistics 1.00%
JARDINE CYCLE & CARRIAGE LTD (C07.SI) Consumer Discretionary 1.00%
SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD (C6L.SI) Transportation & Logistics 0.90%
SINGAPORE PRESS HLDGS LTD (T39.SI) Media & Publishing 0.80%
DAIRY FARM INT'L HOLDINGS LTD (D01.SI) Grocery Stores 0.80%
So in theory, if you were to use $5,000 from your CPF every year to invest in STI index (at 9.5%) using ETF for 30 years, you would end up with $825,539 at the end of 30 years. See below.
Taken from https://www.moneysmart.gov.au.
You can see that the total deposit that you would have invested is $150,000, yet your total interest earned is $669,539.
Can I use CPF Investment to trade?
Yes, you could!
Our "The Systematic Trader" can help you to pinpoint which company to trade in and when to get out too. We do conduct previews almost weekly, do email to cyrus[at]collinseow.com to find out more.
There's hundreds of CPF investment approved stocks to trade on. Here's the list of CPF approved shares, and from the list, you can use it to trade using our The Systematic Trader system.
Note: You can only trade Singapore company when using your CPF investment.
So here you go, the "CPF Investment: Passive Income Guide for All Singaporeans".
This strategy requires consistency in investing and time (10 years or more) to see results. It works great for your retirement plan, for your child's future education. For those who just want to set it and focus on their business/work.
If you enjoy this post, do share with your social media friends, or mention it on your website/blog.
If you have any questions regarding your CPF investment, do use the comment below and our team will do our best to answer you.


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How'd you fair over last year?
This year we're down 5k in refund monies, it hurts a little, we were going to use that to do a bathroom reno. We wont be making the dent we hoped I guess.
ETA: If you're single, married, no kids, and you rent, you'll probably come out ahead, or not much change at all.
But if you're a homeowner with kids and you pay enough in property taxes, the new laws will affect you quite a bit.


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Are you someone that by midday loses their energy and just wants to take a nap….lets say right after lunch or around 3 pm? Do you wish you had the energy to finish the afternoon and then have the energy for the evening, to just run your household, or workout at the gym or take a class? I have some tips to avoid midday slumps of energy.
I was once a person who had midday energy slumps. All I wanted was to stop and take a short power nap but it wasn't always available. I didn't like feeling that way. So I started to first pay attention to what I ate. So if after a meal a felt like taking a nap I would think about what I just had for lunch. The next day I would have the same meal but leave out one item, like for instance, soda, coke, cola, pop, (whatever you call it) and drink water instead. When I did, I noticed that I didn't take a dive in my energy that day. So I figured out to no longer drink sugar laden drinks. So I continue to go thru that process. The foods that I discovered that gave me the drop in my energy, were things like, potatoes; fries, chips, roasted, baked, mashed, skins, no matter how they were cooked, potatoes made me sleepy. So I didn't have them for lunch. If I had to have potatoes because I love them so much I ate them for dinner. So when I got tired it didn't matter cause I would be going to bed soon. I also discovered foods like, white breads, rolls, biscuits, pancakes, etc, desserts, candy, anything with lots of sugar, gave me the midday slumps in energy. So my tip for you is to avoid all WHITE foods (except cauliflower and eggs) at lunch time or really anytime you need to be sharp and have energy.
Try it, you'll discover that you can be alert and have energy thru-out the day. Another reason for Feeling Fabulous!!


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This injunction win by Apple
will give a definite boost to the iPhone maker future patent policies
Wow...winner is a winner haters will hate,yah sure apple got fewer devices and selling a lot but hey they r so suck and they can dig their own grave in PC lines no matter what they do they are way far behind Microsofts,sadly in mobile area they will be behind android soon too LOL god bless you with your prison-type ideas in disguise of comfort aha...
next one will be android vs apple for stealing their firmware effects again
MDC, 23 Jun 2012obviously samsung will be glad of this win due to the fact that run so far behind, apple have ... morecatch up on what?do you really think touchscreen devices like phones and tablets are all samsung makes?they make micro chips and processors(that apple had to use to invent the iphone)appliances,televisions etc...they have nothing to worry about,ever.apple should have never burned their bridges.good luck to them.hope you dont have to squint to see the next screen on next iphone.3.5 inches in 2012?
Get your facts right, bro. Last time I checked, Samsung was outselling every conpetition in. Have you been living under a rock?
obviously samsung will be glad of this win due to the fact that run so far behind, apple have 6 IOS devices on the market and own a huge chunk of the market and samsung have to focus on quantity (bringing out thousands of devices) to be able to catch up, this doesnt seem like such a win after all
this is a big slap on this american company, got beaten by an asian company..
whats gonna happen next? will apple stop getting parts from samsung? or will this subdue and sell this company to samsung?
AnonD-59530, 21 Jun 2012Really? Bought and stolen ideas for the designs, ideas, patents, hardware, and software. All t... moreI agree, and also Apple buys hardware from Samsung so they're in the own class?
Anonymous, 21 Jun 2012Wait for Samsung Note 2 as well...coming with new Android OS Jeally bean.... :)Gods bless your tongue and turn those words into an unavoidable prophecy. This is pretty much what I'd love to see. But it needs to come with an Exynos 5250.
LET US NOT get it TWISTED....
2) IF in doubt then goto 1)
APPLE, you better not sue me because I used an if then programing statement!!!
Remember.... APPLE STOLE XEROX IP... REJIGGED it to run on a shaky new "MAC OS" os..
PROOF... JObs admits it on YouTube.
APPLE owes XEROX BILLIONS....
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old nikia user, 21 Jun 2012Happy that samsung win the battle. However don't support the thought that both company should ... moreReally? Bought and stolen ideas for the designs, ideas, patents, hardware, and software. All this together to make a crippled is thalt claims to be a smart is while actually telling you what you're wallowed to do. Then suing everyone for doings better. Yeah some class.....
Anonymous, 21 Jun 2012If Steve Jobs was still alive Apple wouldnt be trying to sue everyone for anything they can th... moreAre you kidding me? He was the main reason for it. He hated android for instance so much he said he would spend every last penny on stopping them ans even would resort to nuclear war. Lol. He was a horrible person.
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Jim Calhoun accused of sexual discrimination, fostering 'boys club' atmosphere at new basketball program
Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been named in a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the University of St. Joseph's, where the former UConn coach has recently built a program from the ground up.
Jaclyn Piscitelli, a former associate athletic director who was fired from USJ in June, claims she was terminated after she complained about men's behavior in the athletic department after Calhoun arrived in 2018.
Calhoun built the men's basketball program at the Hartford, Connecticut Catholic school after it admitted men for the first time in 2018. In the lawsuit, Piscitelli accuses Calhoun of fostering a "boys club" atmosphere that resulted in violations of Title IX protections ensuring equal opportunity for women and girls in education, according to the Associated Press.
Piscitelli accuses Calhoun of multiple violations, including calling her "hot" and demanding that she clean up after him.
From the lawsuit:
"There was an instance in which Calhoun knocked a number of single-serve coffee 'K-cups' onto the floor and stepped on them, creating a mess of coffee grounds and packaging on the floor and made plaintiff clean them up, stating that if he made such a mess at home, his wife would clean up after him."
Piscitelli claims that male members of the athletic department staff would belittle her and regularly leave work in the middle of the day to golf with Calhoun.
School spokeswomen Diana Sousa declined comment to AP outside of acknowledging the existence of the lawsuit.
"We have received and are reviewing the lawsuit," Sousa told AP via email. "The University of Saint Joseph takes compliance with all matters relating to Title IX very seriously."
Calhoun, 77, led UConn to three national championships during his 26 years as the Huskies head coach, where he compiled a 629-245 record from 1986 to 2012. He put together a 248-137 record at Northeastern before joining UConn.
He was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2005.
USJ finished 16-12 in its inaugural season under Calhoun.
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- Advising New York based financial services company on Foreign Corrupt Practice Act issues, including review and revision of company's FCPA policies and assisting company with responses to subpoena from SEC.
- Advise intermodal equipment provider on antitrust issues concerning proposed equipment leasing arrangement.
- Advise thoroughbred horseracing industry group in connection with antitrust issues.
- Representing hedge fund manager in dispute over transaction involving the purchase of environmental commodities.
- Represented one of Manhattan's largest landowners in drafting and negotiation of construction contracts for commercial properties and in dispute arising from construction accident involving client's building.
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- Represent municipal electric provider in litigation concerning siting of new electric generating facility.
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On January 23, 2020 SCPO Robert Cramer Drake sailed away to Heaven aboard the USS Claud Jones (DE-1033)
Bob was born on April 18, 1930 to the late Cecil Cramer Drake and Elizabeth Ellen Foley in Newark, NJ. He resided in Brooklyn, NY until the age of six at which time the family moved to Eldridge, MD. He graduated from Elkridge High School in 1948 and joined the Navy from which he received many, many meritorious commendations. His tours of duty took him from Jacksonville, FL and around the world to his final destination Pearl Harbor, HI. He sailed aboard the USS Requisite (AGS-18), USS Ashland LSD 1, USS Maury (AGS-16), USS Serrano (AGS-24), and the USS Claud Jones (DE-1033).
After 22 years in the Navy he retired and became a Claims Adjustor/Inspector for Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Company for another 22 years. Following that retirement, he moved to Sun City West, AZ where he resided for the past 30 years and loved every moment of his life in the desert.
Bob was a proud member of the USO, 50 years with Fleet Reserve Association, American Legion Post 0062 in Peoria, AZ, lifetime member of BPOE 2559 in Sun City, AZ, the PA Club and Briarwood Country Club.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 28 years, Betty (Johnson); his son, Rev. Daniel R. (Eileen) Drake of Lima, NY; his daughter, Donna J. Worthy of Ithaca, NY; and his sister, Faith (Doug) Dodge of Charleston, SC. Bob is also blessed with a bonus daughter, Linda (Chris) Fridley of Glen Burnie, MD and two fur babies, Kammie and Kodie. He has five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and dear friends.
He was predeceased by his brother Richard (Mary Ellen) Drake and sister Patricia (Richard) Boyd both of Pasadena, MD.
The family would like to thank Hospice of the Valley (Surprise Campus), his caregiver team from Meridian Health Care Providers and all of the other medical professionals who cared for Bob over the years. Thank you for your tender and loving care.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, February 10, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at Camino del Sol Funeral Chapel in Sun City West. Immediately following the service SCPO Drake will receive full military honors at The National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona; 23029 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, (Cave Creek) AZ.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley Fund Dev; 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014.


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Eldorado Gold Postpones Decision to Suspend Skouries Mine Operation
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Eldorado Gold Corp on Thursday said it had decided to temporarily postpone its decision to place its Halkidiki assets on care and maintenance.
The company also said it entered into dialog with Greece's Ministry of Energy and Environment to develop its Kassandra Mine assets.
"Communication (between Greece and Eldorado) started at the beginning of the week…we have exchanged letters and made efforts for a solution," Hellas Gold CEO Dimitris Dimitriadis told Skai television.
"Hopefully, these efforts will be fruitful".
Eldorado warned last week that it could halt new investment in Greece from Sept. 22, unless the country granted it permits and showed willingness to engage in constructive talks.
Earlier on Thursday, hundreds of Eldorado Gold workers fearing job losses marched through Athens, hours before the deadline imposed by the Canadian miner over permits was supposed to expire.
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Viewing Orders List
Viewing Order Details
Reprinting Order Receipts
Voiding and Refunding an Order
Reopening and Cancelling a Saved Order
- Must be assigned an Administrator, Manager, or Salesperson role.
Viewing Orders List
- To access the orders list, select Orders in the left navigation menu.
- On the Orders screen, you can view up to 500 of the most recent transactions.
- By default, orders are sorted in date descending order.
- Filter orders by Stores, Register, Employee who took the order, Order Source (if have the OmniChannel package or Self Serve app installed), order Type (if have Order Management app installed), order Status, and Fulfillment status (if have Order Management app installed) in their respective drop-down menus on the top of the screen.
- You can search for specific order(s) in the Search for order field by searching for order ID or order name. You can also search for order by scanning the bar code from the order bill or sales receipt using the bar code scanner.
- You can also sort orders by each column header. This is done by clicking the arrow in the header you want to sort. The down arrow sorts descending and the right arrow sorts ascending.
Viewing Order Details
- You can view details of a specific order by tapping on the order you would like to review from the Orders list. From there, you will be moved to the Order Details screen.
- On this screen, you can check order attributes, including payment, customer, and employee info, review items and modifiers/matrix variants from the order, reopen a saved order, update fulfillment status, void an order or provide a refund, choose to print or email the order receipt, or print the kitchen receipt.
Reprinting Order Receipts
- To reprint the order receipt, select the Print Receipt button. The receipt can be printed for either a saved order or a processed order.
- To print the kitchen receipt, select the Print Kitchen Receipt button. The receipt can be printed for either a saved order or a processed order. All kitchen receipts from the order will be printed.
- To email the receipt, select the Email Receipt button. The receipt can be printed for either a saved order or a processed order. Customer signature will be included by default.
Voiding and Refunding an Order
- Void an order by tapping the Void button on the bottom of the screen.
Note: You can only void an order on the same day of purchase.
- Provide a refund on one or more items per order by clicking on the small box to the right of the item(s) and then clicking the Refund button that will appear on the bottom of the screen.
Reopening and Cancelling a Saved Order
- To reopen a saved order that has not yet been completed, click on the Open box that appears on the bottom of the screen. The order will open up in the shopping cart. You can also do this by clicking on the shopping cart icon that appears to the right of an order on the 'Orders' list screen.
- To cancel a saved order, select the Cancel button on the bottom of the screen. Items from the canceled saved order will return to your available stock and the order will be deleted in both Back Office and POS.


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Hello everyone! Long time no see! I know I have been quite away in the last weeks, but I was totally busy for various reasons, and I am having close to zero "dolly time" lately! So here is finally some explaining and some news:
I have been two weeks in vacation in Portugal at the end of July and before that I simply was so stressed and exhausted I simply had no strength for dolls or blogging. The last week before I went there was really busy and I had so little time to prepare everything, that I ended up not even bringing any of my dolls with me. The truth is that I probably wouldn't have had much time for them while I was there anyways but I will never know. The vacation was great by the way: I really needed a break and I finally had time to relax and be with my family and friends (which has been hard since I am leaving in Germany). Now I am ready for the next phase! Obviously when I came back I had some stress and new organizing again, so the time for dolls is still just a few, however I also have some awesome news: I got a job from the beginning of October, which means I will be staying in Germany for now, and I will finally be able to bring my dolls here sometime in the next months!!! Finally I will have them all again and maybe I will even find the inspiration (and time!) to post some Youtube videos again! Obviously I will have a lot to do in the next months other than that, including finding a new house and moving in (for now I had a provisory place only), so the dolls will have to wait a while but I can't wait to bring them with me. I will let you know more when there are some other news 😉
In other awesome news, I will be going to LDoll 5 this year too!!! I waited a while before booking (since I didn't know how it would go with my internship and whether I would be working in October) but finally I got the confirmation I can go and I am really excited! LDoll has become an obligatory event on my calendar since the first time I went and this year it is probably going to be more exciting, because so many people I know are coming too (obviously apart from all the awesome doll companies: SOOM, OMG!). I think it is going to be absolutely awesome!!!
As for dolls, I am currently still waiting on my CeriseDolls Millie Choupie in Tan Skin, that should be arriving this month, or maybe in September (hopefully)! I can't wait to have her: I have so many awesome ideas for her character and I commissioned a really cool outfit from the amazing Floriana from HarajukuDolls, which is super exciting!!! And there is also another new face coming (literally!): I just got a Minifee Nanuri 2014 faceplate of the DoA Marketplace! I really don't need a new Minifee at the moment, but I couldn't resist. I have been resisting all this time since they released her and I just kept coming back and every time I saw her for sale I would just have to convince myself not to buy her…which was getting quite stressful! So I decided not to go against it anymore and just get her already! She will be sharing a body for now, until I decide what to do with her and get the funds to buy her a body of her own J I currently have no character for her though… I have some characters of mine that I think could work, but I am not sure yet, so I will wait for her to tell me herself, if she is one of those or someone new. She should ship this week so she will be at home soon!
Here is a picture from her previous owner:
Lastly, I am really excited that I am having a Doll Meeting this weekend, for now I will keep all details for myself, but I will try to make a post about it after. I am really looking forward to a dolly filled day in good company after such stressful weeks! Can't wait!!! Sorry for the huge post but there were so many exciting news to share! I will keep you posted!


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Tips of Finding Passport Photo Service
Passports are very important documents as they are required on various occasions for instance when you are moving out of the country. Often, you will realize that all the passport photos you have are weird and not appealing. By reading this article, you will know the strategies to use in getting the best passport photo that will make you happy.
You first need to get prepared for the passport photo. Do not wait for the last minute before you start rushing and doing shoddy preparations. The preparations should entail you doing some facial looks and then assess the ones you wish to appear on your passport photo. You can as well prepare by taking various photos of your face and choose the one you wish to see as your passport photo.
Take time and get enough sleep prior to your passport photography session. In a situation where you have a certain routine that you follow for instance attending parties on such a day, it will be wise if you absent yourself. This is because when you are tired or you are drunk, you will definitely get the worst passport photo. Another thing you have to avoid when you are going in for a passport photo is a salty meal.
Minimize the use of makeup if any as you have to look very natural in a passport photo. If you are used to colors that are shinny or make your face glitter, you have to avoid them on this occasion. Do not do much makeup as a passport is an official document.
Ensure you have an ideal and healthy face. Make use of the natural crams to brighten you face prior to a passport photo shoot. Where you feel that you are running out of time, just use a concealing cream on your face. Avoid the eye shadows at all costs.
Think of the quality of your image keenly. Do not do a filthy hairstyle when you are going for a passport photo instead choose an official one.Do not laugh or stay so gloomy during a passport photography instead appear relaxed and composed. You can simply manage to do this kind of look by having wonderful thoughts about yourself or people close to you.
Look straigt at the background set for you when you are taking the passport photo. By doing this, an upright posture will be maintained and your photographer will capture your image properly. Confidence is a key factor here as you will gain the courage to focus properly. You should inform your photographer to take more than just one photo so that you can have a chance of choosing the best. Where you have been through all the steps, you will be sure of getting a passport photo of the highest quality ever.


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The article explores the challenge that the Gulf Corporation Countries (GCC) still face in creating the private sector as a vehicle towards building a diversified economy less dependent on the oil sector through forming the private sector as an employer of choice to nationals. Despite, governmental efforts to form the private sector as an attractive sector , the dependency on foreign labor stays at 70%. The research explores strategies that have been developed in the GCC for forming the private sector as an employer of choice which reveal the presence of "Human Resource Development" strategies as a solution to attract nationals towards private sector employment.
The research data collection has focused on the Kingdom of Bahrain by collecting data from four private sector organizations to assess the presence of HRD and nationals view towards government sector employment. The study reveals findings towards the importance of forming policies that form the private sector an employer of choice through extrinsic means by restructuring the remuneration structure.


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It's very likely that by the time you reach age 50 you've developed a fibroid. These noncancerous tumors are very common but don't always cause symptoms. If you have a fibroid, the gynecological experts at The Women's Healthcare Group in York, Pennsylvania, can help you determine the best course of action. Call the office today or schedule an appointment using the online booking button.
Fibroids are noncancerous tumors that develop in the lining of your uterus. They're very common, and it's estimated that 20 to 80% of women develop a fibroid by the time they reach 50. You can have one fibroid or many, and they range in size from as small as an apple seed to as large as a grapefruit.
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Ethnology Museum wins "Most attractive destination in Vietnam"
According to Vietnam Tourism Association, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) has recently won the prize of "Most Attractive Destination in Vietnam in 2015". Situated in Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Ethnology Museum has been under management of the Nation Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities since its establishment in 1995.
Joining a Hanoi city tour to Ethnology Museum, visitors can get an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Vietnam with full of information detailing traditional Vietnamese ways of life, from religious events to the symbolic rituals. Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is divided into two main exhibition areas: indoors and outdoors. The indoor area consists of the exhibition building, office, research Centre, library, storage, technical lab and auditorium, which cover the total area of 2,480sq.m, including 750sq.m for storage of artefacts. It is estimated
Indoor exhibition at Vietnamese Ethnology Museumthat there have been more than 15,000 artefacts in the museum, such as photographs and other multi-media of audiotapes. Many priceless antique objects are also displayed apart from the normal daily objects including pipes, baskets and knives. Furthermore, clothes, jewelry together with featured items relating to weddings, funeral ceremonies and other spiritual rituals of 54 communities will offer you an incomparable glimpse of their history, heritage and cultural identity.
On the other hand, the outdoor exhibition is featured by different types of traditional houses of many ethnic minority groups throughout the country. Typically, it includes a stilt-house of ethnic Tay and a Viet house with indigenous foliage, each separated by a small stream and reached via little bridges.
Outdoor exhibition at Ethnology Museum
During the past 20 years, the Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology has expanded for introducing not only Vietnam's ethnic groups but also Southeast Asian Culture, including 300 collection trips in Vietnam and other countries as well as more than 30,000 collected artefacts, nearly 27,000 of which focus on Vietnam's ethnic groups and the rest for other countries.
Visiting the Museum of Ethnology of Vietnam, visitors can have a chance to take part in a wide range of cultural activities introducing Vietnamese ethnic groups and a series of annual programs showcasing intangible culture (especially for Lunar Tet holiday and other festivals). All the activities at Ethnology Museum are expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors to the museum. Besides, hundreds of exhibitions, performances, workshops, science conferences along with training courses have taken place at Vietnam Ethnology Museum and see the participation of domestic and international professionals and scientists. If you want to visit the Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology, a Hanoi museum tour in 1 day will be your ideal option.


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Year : 2015 | Volume
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Whose Threat Counts? Conservation Narratives in the Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia
Franciska von Heland1, Julian Clifton2
1 The Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden2 School of Earth and Environment and The Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Correspondence Address:Franciska von HelandThe Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm SwedenSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheckDOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.164194
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
The ongoing global decline of coral reefs and their associated fisheries highlights issues of governance, including contrasting interpretations of the marine environment, the drivers and agents of environmental degradation, and the appropriate actions to address these. It is therefore essential to understand the social practices of value articulation through which marine ecosystems and resources are assigned meaning and recognition. In this regard, narratives identifying 'which aspects of the environment should be made resilient', 'to what threats', and 'through which solutions' are particularly important. Such narratives may fundamentally alter marine governance by defining which knowledge counts, steering conservation activities toward certain goals, and assigning people with new identities. We explore these issues in the context of a marine national park in eastern Indonesia, where the key narratives revolve around values associated with high coral reef biodiversity. International and domestic conservation-oriented organisations promote a narrative describing the park as a success story exemplifying co-management and equality in decision-making. Furthermore, a narrative emphasising illegal fishing by outsiders creates an adversarial scenario that favours certain more powerful institutions and subsumes competing narratives emanating from disadvantaged ethnic minorities. We suggest that these narratives reflect critical issues of governance, including resource allocation, management practices, stakeholder relations, and influence conservation outcomes by favouring the protection of some species, ecosystems, and sites over others.
Keywords: marine conservation, governance, marine national park, narratives, value articulation, framing, illegal fishing, Coral Triangle Initiative, Indonesia


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Activision have announced a new online service called Call of Duty Elite and is looking to charge a monthly subscription for it. Now before you go jumping to conclusions, Call of Duty Elite itself is not an online multiplayer pay-to-play experience, but rather an extension of sorts.
The online multiplayer in the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will remain free as well; however, players will have the choice to opt for the paid service which will give them access to extra content, including map packs and whatnot that won't be available through other means. The service also includes stat-tracking tools and other Facebook inspired features.
Call of Duty Elite will not be exclusive to just Modern Warfare 3, but to future Call of Duty releases as well. Activision have yet to decide on the costs for the service, but are expecting to charge less than other online services like Netflix, which only costs $8 a month.
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May 10, 2018
Episode 21: Dunning-Kruger In Full Effect
This week, it's Kanye fever! Plus Monstark talks of his moment in the sun, Seattle's Creature-Con, more politics, the Dunning-Kruger effect explained, Stephen Hawking's theories of the multiverse, and much much more that I can't really remember right now. I was a little high.