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Quality concern in herbal medicine remains a challenge: AYUSH Minister
New Delhi : Traditional medicines have complex formulation which can't be explained through conventional parameters, AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik asserted as his ministry battles a controversy over advertisement of an Ayurvedic drug as cure for diabetes.
At the same time, he said it is necessary to ensure quality of products "for the sake of safety and for consumers to use these medicines with confidence", adding it remains a challenge that needs to be addressed through validation and proper enforcement of regulation.
His remarks came amid a row over advertisement of ayurvedic formulation AYUSH-82. It was developed by Central Council of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences an autonomous body under AYUSH Ministry earlier this year, claiming it could treat diabetes. The controversial advertisement was pulled off air in October.
The Drugs and Magic Remedies Objectionable Advertisements Act-1954 disallows advertisements of cure for chronic illnesses like diabetes. Early last month Kerala's State Drugs Control Department had seized these drugs worth over Rs 20 lakh.
Shripad Naik said, "Many questions are raised about the scientific basis of traditional medicine, their quality, safety and efficacy. It is true that the facet of the traditional and complex herbal formulation can't be explained fully on the conventional parameters used for testing of chemical drugs."
"But for the sake of safety and consumers to use these medicines with confidence, it is necessary to ensure quality of products," he added. "Quality concern in herbal medicine remains a challenge that needs to be addressed through validation and proper enforcement of regulation."
Officials of the AYUSH ministry say that the very nature of Ayurvedic drugs is such that they can't be tested at molecular level as ingredients may have synergistic effect.
AYUSH ministry also maintains that the advertisement wasn't issued by the government but was developed by agencies commercially manufacturing AYUSH-82 under various names.
A controversial advertisement showed top official of CCRAS endorsing Ayush 82.
The AYUSH minister was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the 9th annual meeting of International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines, being hosted by India this year.
19-member nations of IRCH- a global network of regulatory authorities responsible for regulation of herbal medicines in their countries- are participating.
The objectives of the meeting are to promote and facilitate the safe use of herbal medicines globally, facilitate and strengthen cooperation between national regulatory authorities and discuss existing regulatory mechanisms to ensure quality, safety and efficacy of herbal medicines.
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Intellectual Ventures, Google face off as U.S. patent trial begins
WASHINGTON – Opening statements began on Thursday in patent owner Intellectual Ventures' trial against Google's Motorola Mobility unit in a lawsuit that could be a bellwether on public opinion toward intellectual property.
Intellectual Ventures (IV) claims that Motorola infringed on three patents covering a variety of smartphone-related technologies, including Google Play. Motorola has countered that the patents are not valid because the technology is already well-known to those within the industry, and that IV uses its patents to sue others rather than to innovate.
Motorola, which developed the equipment used to broadcast Neil Armstrong's moon landing in 1969, reminded jurors of its history of building technology. Motorola attorney William Boice played a recording of Armstrong's "one small step for man" quote in court.
"There's no building at Intellectual Ventures," said Boice. "They are in the business of bringing lawsuits."
To counter those claims, Intellectual Ventures' attorney Elizabeth Day urged the jury to focus on the inventors behind the patents. One of those patents, which covers detachable handset technology, was issued in 2006 to Rajendra Kumar and acquired by IV in 2011.
"Motorola will try to tell you the man who loved to invent didn't invent anything," she said of Kumar.
The trial pits two adversaries in the current debate in Congress over patent reform. Google, which acquired Motorola in 2012, is backing attempts to curb software patents and make it easier to fight lawsuits. IV has warned that Congress should not act too rashly to weaken patent owners' rights.
Privately held Intellectual Ventures and other patent buyers have been criticized by some in the technology industry for burdening innovation by using the patents they buy to pursue lawsuits instead of building products.
IV argues that unlike some of the firms denounced as "patent trolls," it invests only in quality intellectual property and does not file frivolous lawsuits. The multi-billion dollar patent firm has other lawsuits in pre-trial stages and has agreed to settlements for other, separate claims, but the Motorola lawsuit is the first case it has taken to trial since IV was founded 14 years ago.
The trial is expected to last about eight days. If Intellectual Ventures prevails, damages will be assessed in separate proceeding.
The case in U.S. District Court, District of Delaware is Intellectual Ventures I and Intellectual Ventures II vs. Motorola Mobility, 11-908.

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After the fall of the Roman empire in the fifth century, the Church appeared as the new dominant power of Europe. Like the Romans they had their capital in Rome and they had their own emperor – the Pope.
The power of the Church lay in their perceived status as the gatekeepers to heaven. Cross them in any way, shape or form and you could find yourself barred from the gates of paradise.
This could apply to anyone from the poorest peasant to the most powerful King.
Power to the people
For the average person the Church was an all-consuming presence. For starters every peasant had to give up a portion of their weekly work to labour on church land for free.
As if this wasn't enough they had to pay 10% of their earnings to the Church through a tax known as the tithe.
Since many peasants couldn't lay their hands on much cash, this tithe was more often than no paid in grain which was stored in vast barns known as tithe barns.
Considering the subsistence level at which most peasants operated, coming up with this tithe was a constant struggle.
Even so, they laboured to produce the good for the very simple reason that if you didn't, you'd be cut off from heaven.
Stairway to heaven
In the Middle Ages almost everyone believed strictly in the doctrine of the Church, which meant they believed they were either going to heaven or hell when they died.
The Church turned this to their advantage, finding ways to charge people at every turn.
As well as the tithes you would have to pay to be baptised – if you weren't baptised you couldn't be buried on Church land which in turn meant you'd be unable to pass through the gates of heaven.
Perhaps the most famous instance of medieval church profiteering was the sale of indulgences, papers which declared absolution from sins even those not yet committed.
Power over the rich
For all the wealth they accumulated, the Church paid no taxes, which gave them economic power surpassing even the wealth of some monarchs.
Bishops and Clergy owed their allegiance not to their King but to the Pope in Rome which led to more than a few conflicts over the years.
Even Kings and Queens were meant to subject themselves to papal authority and those who did not risked attracting the wrath of the Church.
For instance, the Pope took sides in the Norman invasion, excommunicating English King Harold for supposedly going back on a holy pledge to support William of Normandy's claim to the throne.
The Pope blessed the Norman invasion as a holy crusade.
The Church could even mobilise Europe's most wealthy people to fight on their behalf. During the crusades Popes promised eternal salvation to those who fought in their name in the Holy Land.
Noblemen, princes and Kings fell over themselves to take up the Catholic standard in the quest to reclaim Jerusalem.
Challenges to the Roman Church
The size, wealth and power of the church led to increasingly great corruption in the course of the middle ages.
In response to this dissent arose eventually formed around a 16th century German priest Martin Luther.
Luther's prominence brought together disparate groups opposed to the Church and led to the Reformation which saw a number of European states, particularly in the north, finally break away from the central authority of the Roman Church.
Although the reformation's adherents sought to break free of Papal authority over their lives they were no less zealously christian than before and religion would be a major influence in peoples lives long after the middle ages.


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PHOTOS: Baby Animals from Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Come enjoy the baby animal cuteness from Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia.
You can learn facts about these animals in our articles: Giraffe and Hippopotamus.
Seeing Double: Two Baby Giraffes Born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia is doubly pleased to announce the birth of two baby giraffes- born just one week apart!
The first calf has been named Zuberi, which means "strong" in Swahili. He was born in the exhibit around noon on August 8.
According to zookeeper Pascale Benoit, "It was a smooth delivery and was followed by a number of giraffes in the herd getting up close to meet the new calf within moments of its arrival. They were a great support for experienced mother, Asmara, helping her to lick her new calf and encouraging him to stand."
The second calf arrived on August 15 in the middle of the night. He has been named Kibo, which means "the highest".
"Both pairs of mother and calf are doing very well, and have integrated nicely back into
the herd," Pascale said.
Learn more about giraffes at our giraffe facts article.
Giraffes Now Vulnerable of Extinction
The IUCN has recently reclassified giraffes from a species of least concern to one vulnerable of extinction. Giraffe populations in Africa have declined 40% since 1985. All nine subspecies of giraffe are officially in trouble.
Iniosante Studios has spent the last three years documenting the situation in their film, "Last of the Longnecks," which has helped bring global awareness to the plight of giraffes and instigated a reclassification by the IUCN. To obtain accurate figures for the IUCN, more than a dozen researchers combed the savannas in trucks, wandered trails on foot, flown in aircraft, and studied remote cameras.
"We've been working alongside the researchers in our film for the past three years to sound the alarm," said Ashley Scott Davison, the film's director. "Until recently, few people were even aware of the situation facing giraffes. This reclassification by the IUCN is pivotal to get the public to take action for our planet's tallest animal."
Watch a trailer of "Last of the Longnecks" below:
To learn more, see the website for "Last of the Longnecks."
To learn more about giraffes, read our giraffe facts article.
Did You Eat Your Dirt Today?
Wildlife photographer Marie-France Grenouillet captured this spectacular photo of a giraffe spitting dust out after eating soil in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania.
The act of eating soil, clay and dirt, called geophagy, is extremely common in mammals, especially in herbivores. Giraffes eat soil in order to take in minerals such as salt, copper, iron and zinc. The clay also acts as a medicine by binding fungal toxins, internal toxins, toxic chemicals, and bacteria.
View more fantastic wildlife photos at her website.
You can learn more about giraffes at our giraffe facts article.
Scientists Finally Discover What Sound the Giraffe Makes
Cow goes moo. Frog goes croak. Giraffe goes…. hmm?
Zookeepers have always assumed giraffes were fairly silent creatures, with the occasional snort thrown in. The assumption was that their long necks restricted their ability to make sounds, and also that being noisy would attract predators.
But researchers from the University of Vienna challenged this assumption. After recording and studying 938 hours of giraffe sounds over an eight year period, the scientists have discovered that in fact giraffes do make sounds. They make low-pitched humming sounds at night.
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Learn more about giraffe sounds and the new research at Wired.com.
Discover more giraffe facts at our giraffe article.
VIDEO: Baby Giraffe's Boisterous Debut
Three-week-old Kipenzi, a giraffe calf at the Dallas Zoo, made her grand entrance on Friday to the delight of zoo visitors.
Watch a video of the little giraffe bounding around in circles:
"Kipenzi" is a Swahili word meaning "loved one" – a fitting description for this adorable baby. Her birth on April 10 was viewed in real time via video feed by millions of people through a partnership with Animal Planet.
To learn more about Kipenzi, visit the Dallas Zoo website.
Learn more giraffe facts at our giraffe page.
Featured Animal: Giraffe
Meet our featured animal: the giraffe!
Here are five fun facts about giraffes:
- At an average height of around 5 m (16-18 ft.), the giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world.
- Many people first believed the giraffe was a cross between a leopard and a camel, which is reflected in its scientific name, Giraffa camelopardalis.
- Giraffes have long tongues which help them pull leaves from trees.
- Both male and female giraffes have skin-covered knobs, called ossicones, on the top of their heads. Male ossicones are bald at the top, while female ossicones have tufts of fur.
- When giraffes walk, they move both legs on one side of their body and then both legs on the other side; this is unique to giraffes. However, they run in a similar style to other mammals, swinging their rear legs and front legs in unison.
Learn more at our giraffe facts page!
Memphis Zoo Announces Baby Giraffe
Excitement continues at the Memphis Zoo with the birth of a baby reticulated giraffe on May 16. The male giraffe calf, named Tamu Massif (tam-MOO mah-SEEF), weighs 150 pounds. He is the fifth calf for mother Marilyn.
"Tamu is doing incredibly well," says Matt Thompson, Director of Animal Programs. "He's happy and healthy. Marilyn is a great, experienced mother, so she's taking this all in stride."
The giraffe's name means "sweet giant". It is also the name of a dormant, underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean.
To learn more about the baby giraffe, visit the Memphis Zoo's website. You can learn more about giraffes at Animal Fact Guide's giraffe facts page.
Baby Giraffes at Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens experienced a baby boom this spring!
There were three reticulated giraffes born on March 12, 14, and 18 to mothers Bititi, Tequiza, and Celina. At birth, the two female calves were 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed over 100 pounds. The male calf was more than 6 feet tall and weighed nearly 150 pounds! The females will eventually grow to be about 16 feet tall, and the male will be 18 feet tall. (Giraffes are the tallest mammals on earth!)
Within an hour of being born, all the calves were standing up. And within two hours, they were all nursing! For now, the babies will reside behind-the-scenes, but in the coming weeks they will be on view on Busch Gardens' Serengeti Plain.
For more information, visit the Busch Gardens website.
To learn more about giraffes, visit our giraffe facts page.


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The Houston Texas Tigers participate in a yearly service project in conjunction with the Homecoming Day of Service.
HTT also helps the University recruit potential students at various events.
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Welcome to the student video about how to view and download your USI Transcript.
Before we begin, if your USI was created for you by your training organisation, you may need to activate your USI before proceeding. Go to 'I want to activate my account' on the Students tab on the USI website.
Today I'm going to show you how to view and download your USI Transcript, starting from the website. You'll need to go to www.usi.gov.au. From the home page select the 'Student Login' option on the top right hand corner of the screen. This will take you to the Terms and Conditions page. Tick the terms and conditions if you agree, and select 'Next'.
Log in to your USI account using the login box on the right of the screen. Enter your USI or email you used to create your USI, followed by your password, and select 'Login'.
When you have logged in, select the 'View Transcript' tile. Read the transcript information. This includes important information on what is in your USI Transcript and where the information comes from. If you agree, select the tick boxes then click 'Next' to continue.
You will now see your online transcript. Remember your USI Transcript is a useful backup and does not replace the statement of attainment you received from your training organisation.
Let's have a look at your transcript and talk about what you will see on it and what you won't see on it. What you will see on your transcript is your full name. If you wish to update your name, you can click on the 'Update your personal details' link.
We start with any nationally recognised VET qualifications you have completed, the name of the training organisation that issued the qualification, any nationally recognised VET units and modules you have completed, the name of the training organisation that delivered the units or modules, the funding source for any units or modules you paid for or that were subsidised by the government, the outcome you achieved for any units or modules, and the enrolment period for any units or modules.
It's important to understand what you won't see on your transcript. Firstly you will not see training that is not nationally recognised. If your training is nationally recognised, look for the Nationally Recognised Training symbol on your certificate or statement of attainment.
Secondly, you won't see training that was completed before January 2015. Thirdly, depending on how often your training organisation reports, your recent training may not appear until the following year.
And finally, did you provide your USI to the training organisation who delivered the training? If you didn't, you will not see that training on your transcript. You need to provide them with your USI, and they may update your training record and your USI Transcript.
Now let's get back to the transcript. If you would like to download a pdf copy of your USI Transcript, you can click on the 'Download' button. Once the pdf opens, you can choose to print or save your USI Transcript. Your transcript may be a useful backup if the original documentation for training from 2015 onwards is lost, or where a training organisation is no longer operating and you cannot obtain a copy.
For more student information on USI Transcripts, go to the USI website and click on the 'Students' tab.
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Today is International Day of Happiness (Happy International Happiness Day everyone!) It's also #1000Speak Day for March. The theme this month is happiness. I have a much better understanding of "happiness" now than I ever have. In part, I think, because I've experienced unhappiness in my life. And it's easier to understand what something is Read More
Learning to Dance in the Rain
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HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam's Minister of Education and Training Pham, Vu Luan, and New Zealand's Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce, signed a university education co-operation agreement this morning.
According to the agreement, which was signed during the second Viet Nam-New Zealand education forum in Ha Noi, Viet Nam will create favourable conditions for New Zealand's universities and institutes to promote educational links with Viet Nam's universities and institutes.
For its part, New Zealand will help Viet Nam improve the quality of its education and the skills of its human resources.
As part of the forum, representatives of Quang Ninh province and New Zealand's Auckland University of Technology (AUT) signed an agreement on mutual co-operation in the fields of education and tourism. The AUT will support the province in training its human resources.
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Education is a key priority in this bilateral relationship. Steven Joyce said approximately 2,000 Vietnamese students are currently studying in New Zealand, making Viet Nam New Zealand's 11th largest source of international students. Moreover, a number of New Zealand institutions have established joint programmes in Viet Nam. — VNS


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In which DD counts her blessings and is so grateful to share her and her fur kids' life with The Dad
As a Happy Tail-er (a super supporter of our website and Facebook page Link: https://www.facebook.com/happytailsmagazine.co.za/), you will already know all about "The Dad", aka James; truly my better half, Aaron's amazing dad, and the fur kids' bestie!
Yes, he might not be quite as meshuga about animals as I am (that would take some doing!) but we have to hand it to him: he is always there for us. ALL of us!
He should have realised on the first night he ever slept over at my place and awoke in the wee hours to find an old sandy, half-gnawed marrowbone firmly wedged under his butt that life with me was going to be a definite case of "love me, love my animals!" Strangely, that was also the last time he slept over until we moved in together, bravely merging our fur kid families…
A marvellous menagerie
The soon-to-be-dad brought with him Brutus and Cleo, two gentle and well-behaved Rottweiler-Labradors. I brought five crazy cats – Bronte, Fredrick, Rodney, Reginald and Emlyn; three devoted dogs – Cocker Spaniels Ali Bear and Gemma – and a mad Morkie named Charlie; and one under-construction human baby who'd snuck on board (Aaron).
We moved to a plot in Chartwell, Johannesburg, where we were joined by an array of awesome animals, much to my delight. From the mud-coloured frog that slept in our pantry (he seemed happy there), the mouse I left food for in the kitchen (everyone's gotta eat!), the flocks of noisy guinea fowl, the neighbours' docile cows that watched us curiously while we bustled about in the kitchen, the wild hare that bounded across the plot under the moonlight, and a wild terrapin (no, really – he was simply passing through!), to the much less delightful venomous Rhinkals snakes that finally made us move when Aaron was just over two and loved to explore the plot dressed mostly in his diaper and his little blue wellies.
So, to say our first year together was a challenge of note is rather an understatement, but we made it through and, 16 years on, we're still muddling along together. We have a few less animals now (sadly, all our oldies have passed on) but our little cottage is a still a happy home where animals are tops.
The Girls – dogs Sheba and Sammy, The Twins – haughty felines Arty Cat and brother Lewie, and two chirpy budgies, Boris and Georgie, make our lives richer every day.
Dad to the rescue
Life with me and the many fur kids has meant that The Dad has done things he would never, ever have dreamt of doing – or even wanted to!
He's dashed to the vet, pyjama-clad, in the middle of the night; assisted in medicating fur kids with sharp claws and pointy teeth that they weren't afraid of using; and wiped furry bums after bad poop episodes and cleaned up sick. He's rescued baby squirrels and driven at break-neck speed all the way to Pinelands to get them into emergency care. He's generously removed his socks to placate our resident sock thief Sammy and surrendered to having no duvet in the middle of winter so as not to wake her up. (Mind you, her Devil Dog impression is pretty scary, so it's no surprise he's given up fighting.)
The Dad has saved more rats and mice than you can shake a stick at (usually in the darkest hours) and carried them up the road to release them safely in the forest (how he hasn't been picked up by the police yet for looking suspicious I don't know!). He's even carefully removed more than one snake from the clutches of The Twins using nothing but his wits and a set of braai tongs (of course it was at night).
He's uncomplainingly consoled me way too many times, sometimes for several months, and forked out more money than he had in the bank to save a fur kid or two. And, mostly, he's been my total fur kid support!
Yesterday's news
Sadly, even though I'm the crazy animal lover in the family and the fur kids do spend a lot of time by my side, as soon as The Dad arrives home, I'm yesterday's news.
He walks them (I go too, but I'm just the back seat, um, walker), he plays ball with them regardless of the how grim the weather might be (while I watch from the couch beside the fire), and he feeds them morning and night. When he thinks I'm not watching, he gives cuddles, which are enough to make me feel a little jealous of their attention.
They simply adore him. In fact, given the choice, I think they might rather live with him than me.
BUT… heck, yeah, I am still needed! Let's be honest, he doesn't really know when Sammy is looking pale or her old bones are aching, when Sheba is feeling sad or needs an extra morsel of food, when The Budgies are bored or over-tired and need to go to bed, or when The Twins are about to have fisticuffs or have evil intentions towards the birds I feed outside.
Fact is: The Dad and I are the yin and yang of couples; complete opposites of note but, together, we make a great team and are (we think) the best of pet parents.
Thank you, honey – we love you!
PS: If you haven't read them yet, you'll find most of these "Dad experiences" here http://www.happytailsmagazine.co.za/dds-blog/


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Magyaregregy lies in a valley in the beautiful green Mecsek Mountains. By foreigners hardly discovered, Magyaregregy is a charming village with around 1,000 inhabitants. Magyaregregy is one of the most beautiful locations in the Mecsek Mountains. Magyaregregy has a pool. This pool is right in front of the campsite.
At about 20 km lies the beautiful lake of Orfű.
At 30 km lies the historic city of Pécs. Pécs is a charming city with many sights from the Roman and Turkish time and where you can enjoy shopping, nightlife and visit a museum.
The old town of Pécs has a Mediterranean feeling, with numerous cafes and shops. You could also visit the modern shopping mall Árkád. Every Sunday there is a large market.
From Magyaregregy you can make countless trips. For example visit Abaliget which has lots of caves and has a bat museum, the famous Hungarian wine regions Siklos, Szekszárd and Villány. In the spas Harkány, Magyarhertelend and Sikonda Komló are closer to our location. The sculpture park in Villány, the castles of Magyaregregy, Pécsvárad, Siklós and Szigetvár. The old mosque in Pecs.
The open-air museum Szenna and Sellye and the egg and textile museum in Zengővárkony or Pince galéria in Nagypall which is organized every year.
The Gemenc National Park runs a tourist train from where various types of wildlife can be spotted.
In the immediate vicinity lies a equestrian, there are hiking and biking routes and other sports and leisure activities (swimming, tennis, fishing, mountain biking, etc.) Just outside the village, near the famous Máré Vár, an old castle.
The campsite is uniquely situated to various hiking routes in the mountains and by the Eastern Mecsek.


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4 Tips for Your CT Kitchen Remodel
By bluecorona Jan 30, 2015
Kitchens come in all shapes and sizes, which accounts for a lot of their appeal. When it comes to a homeowner designing their space, there's virtually unlimited possibilities to creating an aesthetically stylish kitchen especially if your budget allows it. Homeowners spend more money on kitchen remodeling than any other home improvement project – and for good reason: kitchens are the nucleus and overall selling point. A quality kitchen remodeling can recoup a large portion of the initial cost at the home's resale, according to Remodeling magazine's "Cost vs. Value Report".
Remodeling is not an easy process. The same appliances from your home can look completely different in someone elses, so it's important to make sure you're taking the necessary precautions when going forward with the rollout. To maximize your return on investment, here are 4 tips for your CT kitchen remodel.
Avoid Overly Expensive Appliances
It's super easy to get carried away when looking for appliances for your new kitchen. Luxury refrigerators and cabinets are nice, but there are a number of quality appliances that'll fit perfectly into your lifestyle at half the price. First, check online reviews and Consumer Reports to see what brands have high marks. Then, focus your spending on the design and functionality, and items that can add long-term value such as cabinets and flooring.
Lighting Lighting Lighting!
Proper lighting makes all of the difference in a CT kitchen remodel. Aside from helping you work more efficiently, it can make the room look larger and brighter. There should be two types of lighting in the kitchen: task lighting and ambient lighting. Task lighting is most important as cabinets create dark work areas. This will require some hard-wiring, and plan for at least two fixtures per task area to eliminate shadows. Ambient lights can be wall sconces, or mounted ceiling fixtures that add overall lighting in the kitchen.
Add Storage
Make sure that you don't sacrifice space for storage in your kitchen. Mount small shelving units on unused wall areas and inside your cabinet doors. Add hooks to the backs of closet doors for small cleaning supplies such as mops, brooms and aprons.
Communicating with Remodelers
This is the most important tip of the entire CT kitchen remodel. Having a good rapport with your project manager goes a long way in making sure your remodel comes out as perfect as possible while remaining on budget. Stopping by during work hours to make sure that everything is running smoothly shows that you're committed to a quality result. Establish a routine, and give your email address and phone number to managers so communication stays open. Lastly, be friendly and courteous. Hospitality goes a long way, especially for those working on your home, and it's guaranteed to relax the workers.


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Seven months pregnant and 2 more to go!! I just can say I'm the luckiest girl in the entire world… I feel great and I'm kind of obsessed with this pregnancy glow I have lately which make me feel amazingly beautiful. Last night I had a date with my hubby so I decided to wear this Zara flower print pants and black top from Aritzia (keeping it comfy and cool at the same time). Even though is getting hard to fit in my normal clothes, I'm still finding great pieces in my wardrobe that I can wear without feeling bigger jeje… Lucky me I must say!
Today I'm on my way to Canada for our "baby moon" and I'm more than excited to have a few days off after all this moving to our new home process. I know that I had been super disconnected but I promise I will post cool pictures from our trip. Have a great day! XO, Danny


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A large percentage of your clients belong to a Group, Club, or Association. These groups gather together on a regular basis and many have guest speakers.
As part of your business practice it should be standard procedure when securing a client that you ask if they belong to a Group, Club, or Association.
Implement a Club of the Month drawing and the lucky club that is drawn would win a lunch sponsored by your firm.
Another approach is to ask if their Group hosts guest speakers. Offer to be that guest speaker and exchange for 30 minutes of their time you will provide lunch.
This is a very high impact, low-cost marketing approach.


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Flyboard Tips and Tutorials
Flyboard® is a trademark of Zapata Racing
Featuring Pro Flyboarder Jordan Wayment
We hope our Flyboard 101 Page helps improve your flying and provides Flyboarders an opportunity to share and discuss tricks, techniques and challenges that each of us face as we attempt to take our flying to new heights. These tips come to H2RO from Pro Flyboarder Jordan Wayment and occasionally guest contributors. Jordan finished 2nd at the Flyboard North American Championship and won the award for 'Best Showmanship' at the 2013 Flyboard World Cup. He is also one of the world's best Hoverboarders and if you're interested in learning how to fly the new Hoverboard by ZR? Check out our Hoverboard 101 Page
For Beginners please watch our 'How To Flyboard' series to get a handle on the basics.
Remember that this tips page really becomes a great resource when YOU get involved:
- If you have questions for Jordan please share them in the comments and we will work to get you your answers.
- Do you fly? Do you have a tip that would help the rest of us out? It would be cool if you would hook us up with those too!
This week we're back with another great tip from Jordan Wayment. This time we're focusing on communication between the flyer and their driver. This is really important and though the hand/arm signals used with certified instructors may differ slightly it is important to employ them in order to achieve the best possible experience out on the water. Here are the signals Jordan teaches the people he flies.
Always use two hands when communicating with your driver. Two thumbs up means more altitude. Keep pumping your arms up until your at the altitude you want. If you want to to have less throttle point your thumbs down and pump your arms until you're at the altitude you want…if you want to be lowered into the water (to rest or talk to the driver) put your arms out like you are flying with your palms down and slightly flap your hands down. The driver will then put you in the water. When you want to signal that you are all done Flyboarding and want to get out of the boots tap the top of your head then the driver will shut off the water craft. Each of these signals can be understood no matter the direction the Flyboarder is facing.
Since a Flyboard backflip is 'the move' everyone who flies wants to perfect we decided this week to revisit this tip and share some new thoughts courtesy of our guest contributor, Pro Flyboarder Alexander Maravegias. Check it out…
Back Flip Execution
In order to execute a clean back flip there are some simple steps you must follow. The traditional way to perform the back flip starts with circling your PWC. While circling the PWC you want to be making fairly wide, big circles so that you're not too close to the ski when you flip. Start out at about five feet high circling your ski, a good point on your PWC to look at is the back corner of your ski on the inside of your circle. When you get parallel with your back corner focal point that is when you know that it is the perfect time to throw your flip. To throw it simply get to your mark (big wide circle with back corner focal point in parallel sight) then pull your toes up a bit to create a flatter footing position which will bring the hose underneath you, and bring you shooting in an upward motion. This upward motion is crucial to the back flip as it allows for a flip that wont drop you too low too fast. While shooting in that upward motion you want to be aware of where your hose is in order to not hit it after the flip has been thrown. One way to make sure your wont hit the hose is to slightly pull up in your inside the circle foot which will bring you slightly to the outside of the circle. Hold your position for at least three seconds in order to get some decent height for your flip, then pretend someone is grabbing the hair on the back of your head and pulling it down putting your body into a bridge formation. As soon as you throw your head back the nozzles underneath your feet will help rotate your body around. Once around you should spot your landing and let your legs and feet come around in a smooth, clean manner and you have successfully landed your back flip.
Now back flipping for riders who are flipping for the very first few times can be easier if executed coming out of the water I have found. Most people find it a bit scary to flip while flying above the water. But for some reason its just not as scary when you shoot out from underwater. Basically instead of being about five feet high doing your circles around the ski, stay in the water with your chest almost fully submerged and your body in an extended, belly down position. Circle the ski keeping your same back corner focal point in sight. When your ready simply pull your feet directly underneath you and you will shoot out of the water. Wait about four seconds this time since your starting from inside the water, then throw your back flip. The main thing I see happen wrong here is people don't wait long enough before they flip. They throw their flip, but hit the water with their shins or feet. There is nothing wrong with hitting the water a bit because at this point the people who were too scared to flip have felt the feeling and now are more comfortable going higher and throwing it. The key to landing it in this scenario is to wait until you are high enough. After a few times doing this, most people will land their flip and feel very excited about it, which in turn will make you (the instructor) very happy as well!
There you have it! How to execute a back flip on the Flyboard!
Backflip Tip #1
Jordan Wayment
(Video courtesy of Jordan Wayment)
Wanna try a backflip?
They are a little bit different than doing a backflip on a tramp, wakeboard, snowboard or anything else because of the jets. Once you throw the flip, you have to physically move the jets to your landing where your feet are directly under you. It feels weird at first, but just keep trying.
Just do everything you can to not under-rotate 🙂
Setting up your back flip is very important for your safety. Both so you don't run into the hose or have the hose hit the ski. Fly out in front of the ski then make a right hand or left hand turn and fly down parallel to the ski and stop. Fly straight up, I usually count to three on my way up, then I initiate my rotation. Adding style to your backflip is easy. As you start to rotate, grab the back of your board and hold it through your rotation.
This week Pro Flyboarder Jordan Wayment shares a few tips for taking care of the hose.
When you are done and it's time to put the Flyboard away, follow these steps:
- Leave the Flyboard in the water
- Undo the front strap. Grab the hose by the elbow and pull the hose out of the water.
- Lay the hose on the dock or boat or side gunnels and drain the hose from the back to the front of the
Flyboard. This results in easy flow when draining your hose.
When you are done Flyboarding I disconnect the hose from the board and I roll it up. Be aware that the ware ring is not glued in. It will fall out if you're are not careful. Roll up your hose and then when you go to use it again DO NOT grab the middle and pull the hose out as this causes spiral hose and it kinks as many times as you rolled it up. The proper way is to unroll it laying the hose on itself, back and forth until it's all unrolled then connect the end to the Flyboard. This way you will have a kink free hose ready to fly.
ANOTHER HOSE TIP FROM JORDAN WAYMENT: A little maintenance tip, when I am done Flyboarding and I'm not going to use the Flyboard for a couple of days I lay my hose out on the grass and I put the shop vac on the blow settings and stick it inside of the hose. I let it air out so when I roll it up it does not mildew inside. I do this often and I let it run for about 10 to 15 minutes this way it doesn't smell when you store it also.
We're back with more great tips from Pro Flyboarder Jordan Wayment. While out on the water recently Jordan realized the importance of having some specific tools on hand to make sure you can fly safe even when challenges arise. Here's what he wants you to know so you don't have to head back to shore right away:
Two things that can come in very useful when out on the water are a wrench that fits the hose clamps and an allen wrench to tighten the bindings. (Mike Dear contributed to this tip on Facebook… "add floats to your tools prior to hitting the water"). The two things that I see happen most often is the hose blowing off the Flyboard and/or the bindings coming loose. If the hose comes off you need to re-tighten the hose clamps. The Flyboard can function with just one hose clamp on each end so carry spare hose clamps, keep them in a safe place and just put one on each end. Once you're done flying and have headed back to shore you can attach the rest of the clamps.
If the bindings come loose you'll be thankful to have the allen wrench available to tighten them back up without having to ride all the way back to shore.
H2RO: Do you have any must have equipment when out on the water…. share with us in the comments.
Since Jordan was off in France shooting the new Flyboard Family video we thought it was a good week to make a contribution and post our Flyboard 101 Video Series shot with the help of our friends from Island Flyboard. These videos cover set up, safety and the basic Flyboard maneuvers. Enjoy!
Jordan Wayment
(Franky Zapata video courtesy of KronotekTV. Last clip is some of Jordan Finley's sick riding)
To do a 360 spin it is very important to spin when the hose is directly underneath you. How you spin it is you straighten the leg on the side of the direction you want to go and bend the opposite knee. You want to bend your knee and have your knee basically in your arm pit but also remain in an upright position. At the initiation of the spin it will feel like you are falling. You will need to remember to keep the hose underneath you at all times. The hardest part of this trick is trying not to kink the hose. Remember that this is a spin and not a tight turn. You do not have to twist your upper body all of the spinning motion comes from the pressure of your feet. To practice this trick it's better to spin on your way up.
Jordan Wayment
(Videos courtesy of Island Flyboard and Jordan Finley of AquaFlyboarding USA)
There are three things you need to do to perform a good dolphin:
1) Don't jump. There is nothing to jump off of.
2) You want to enter the water at a 45 degree angle, not straight down.
3) As soon as your head enters the water immediately look up and arch your back to come back out of the water. After you come out of a dolphin, resist the urge to wipe the water off of your face. Many people naturally do this but it causes them to lose balance and the trick looks sloppy. I do a quick head whip to get the water out of my eyes. When you dolphin you can put your hands in front of you like you would dive in a swimming pool or you can keep them by your side and enter head first it is just a preference.
Once you have mastered a dolphin, adding a spin is the next step. Do one regular dolphin. As your head comes out of the water, start spinning in the direction you feel most comfortable. Complete your spin by the time your feet get out of the water and go directly into another dolphin.
Reverse dolphin dives are a little scary at first; I would recommend learning how to get up flying backwards while starting on your back. When you do a reverse dolphin look back until you see the water and as soon as your head enters the water do a big kick like you would if you where starting on your back. That will help you get back out of the water.
Jordan Wayment
(Video is of Blaine Jeffery…falling)
- If you lose your balance and start to fall, immediately face the direction you are falling and keep your head and chest up. This will bring your feet underneath you and give you time to recover rather than crash.
- Falling backwards is really tricky. Push your toes down as far as they will go and get the weight of your chest forward. This will force the jets to spray behind you and you will begin to start moving forwards.
- (Blaine: May I add that I was also taught that once I began to fall and realized I couldn't save it to twist into a diving position so entry into the water was a smooth as possible. Seen in the second example in this video)
- If by chance you cannot recover and fall into the water, your certified instructor will release the throttle so you can regain balance. Your instructor will not fly you any higher than 1 or 2 feet off the water until you have learned to maintain your balance and save your falls.
Chase Shaw (former Rocky Mountain Flyboard Instructor) shared some great insights on our YouTube channel so we thought we would add them here:
- If you start falling backwards, keep your legs straight, bend over at the waist, put your shoulders way over your toes, and push your toes down. This will get the jets back underneath you and you will do 1 of 2 things,
1. You will lower yourself into the water and your fall will be cushioned.
2. You wont fall.
- When you are falling to the side, whip your shoulders in the direction that you are falling. This will naturally allow your hips to follow and then at this point you can get the jets back underneath you.
Jordan Wayment – Rocky Mountain Flyboard
(Video is of me, Blaine Jeffery, NOT following this tip very well)
When you are first learning to Flyboard:
- Never bend both knees at the same time. This will help you maintain perfect balance and prepare you on learning how to turn.
- Before you come out of the water, your body should be in an upright position as if you were already standing.
- Keep your legs straight your eyes on the horizon and, most importantly, relax. Maintain this position as you come out of the water and continue to find your balance with straight knees.
- Once you are in flight, change your direction by shifting your weight to the direction you want to go.


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The FA has officially issued a warning to Chelsea bad boy, Kenedy according to BBC. The FA have informed him that the warning will remain in his record and any similar offence will lead to a charge.
The Brazilian posted a story on Instagram with the caption "Porra China", which translates as "F*** China" while on tour with the Chelsea squad in the Asia according to Daily Mail.
Apart from that, he also posted a photo of a sleeping security guard and captioned it "Acorda China Vacilao". It literally translates to "Wake up China idiot" in Portuguese.
Chelsea issued an apology on the official club website and sent Kenedy back to London from the tour. Kenedy too apologised for actions to those who were offended by it.
Reports in The Mirror suggest that Newcastle United and Swansea are interested in taking him on loan. He's not seen as a part of the squad by Antonio Conte and a with Tammy Abraham already on loan at Swansea, a move to the Toons looks likely.


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Nadia Stohrer joined Whirlpool as their first Social Media Analyst in 2013.
"It was a brand new role on a brand new team, and that really allowed me to make it what I wanted it to be," she says.
And for SocialMedia.org member Nadia, that meant serving the company's brands like Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, and more from within their digital center of excellence. In her role, Nadia supports brand managers with best practices and consulting on social media initiatives.
She says her previous agency experience has helped her relate to the agencies working with Whirlpool's brands now.
"The agencies come up with marketing ideas and pitch them to the brands, and I'm essentially the brand's consultant — sharing best practices and letting them know if it's a good idea or if it should be pushed in a different direction."
And with agencies handling their community management and content creation, Nadia supports their brands with campaign analysis and aligning their internal KPIs and business objectives.
"Benchmarking against our competitors is great, but benchmarking against the best in social media is better."
I look forward to finding other ways to allow the customer's voice to be heard through social media and help shape the company's future.
Another key part of her role: Helping the company learn from other's mistakes.
Nadia says when things go wrong for other brands in social, she uses it as an opportunity to update Whirlpool's social media policies. For example, when Duane Reade ran into legal trouble for using a photo of Katherine Heigl in a tweet without her permission, Nadia met with her legal team to develop a plan to avoid a similar situation.
She says that kind of planning gave them an opportunity later to capitalize on a celebrity endorsement. On The Howard Stern Show, Kid Rock mentioned his love for the Maytag appliances he keeps in his double-wide trailers. With the help of the legal team, Nadia determined that since the celebrity had initiated the endorsement, it was appropriate to respond with a shout out in social.
"We decided that was a risk worth taking if legal was heavily involved in it from a monitoring and approving standpoint," she says.
To spread social media best practices to the rest of the company, Nadia works across brand siloes.
They hold weekly staff meetings with every brand manager and the corporate communications team to get on the same page. Teams are also expected to share wrap-up reports for each of the campaigns with start and end dates. They report on the tactics, what worked, and what didn't.
"That way if KitchenAid wanted to mimic a Twitter party Whirlpool hosted, then we would have the results, how they did it, and what they could have done better."
Whirlpool's come a long way in terms of social media analytics since Nadia started, and she sees it going even further.
Like most industries in 2012, Whirlpool had minimal social media monitoring. But today, they're using social listening and engagement to not only monitor brand sentiment and customer care, but also to inform product development and create real-time marketing opportunities.
During the Grammy's, Whirlpool held a contest asking fans to submit a video of themselves singing a Johnny Cash song. The winner had their video featured in a 30-second ad during the event. For KitchenAid, a poll with their social fans helped the brand pick a new color for their popular stand-up mixers.
"I look forward to finding other ways to allow the customer's voice to be heard through social media and help shape the company's future."
Nadia has been a member of SocialMedia.org since 2013. Say hi on Twitter and ask her how newlywed life is going.


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Executive Summary: On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) affirmed the Acting Regional Director's determination that franchisees who drive for SuperShuttle are independent contractors, not statutory employees, and therefore are unable to organize or join a union. See SuperShuttle DFW, Inc., and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1338 (Case 16-RC-010963). In reaching this decision, the Board shifted the analysis back to the common-law agency test it has long used for determining when a worker will be considered an independent contractor rather than an employee for purposes of coverage under the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA). The Board's decision in SuperShuttle emphasizes the role of entrepreneurial opportunity and rejects the overemphasis placed on "right to control" by its 2014 decision in FedEx Home Delivery, 361 NLRB 610 (2014).
The NLRA excludes from the definition of a "covered employee" any individual who is an independent contractor. The Act only provides coverage to employees and only gives employees the right to join a union and collectively bargain. In SuperShuttle, the Board addressed whether the franchisees who operated shared-ride vans for SuperShuttle at Dallas-Fort Worth and Love Field Airports were employees covered by the Act or independent contractors who would be excluded from coverage. In August 2010 the Acting Regional Director issued a Decision and Order finding in favor of SuperShuttle, basing her decision on the Board's traditional common-law agency analysis, and the Board recently upheld her decision.
Prior to this ruling, the standard for determining the status of employee versus independent contractor status was laid out in FedEx Home Delivery, 361 NLRB 610 (2014). The Board majority in SuperShuttle stated that the decision in FedEx "fundamentally shifted the independent contractor analysis, for implicit policy-based reasons, to one of economic realities, i.e. a test that greatly diminishes the significance of entrepreneurial opportunity and selectively overemphasizes the significance of 'right to control' factors relevant to perceived economic dependency."
Return to Common-Law Agency Test
The decision in SuperShuttle moved the analysis back to the common-law agency test set forth in NLRB v. United Insurance Co. of America, 390 U.S. 254 (1968), considering "entrepreneurial opportunity" and its overall effect on workers' independence to pursue economic gain and maintain control over their income. In SuperShuttle, entrepreneurial opportunity, the ability to control how little or much one earns, as illustrated by the fact that the franchisees owned their own vans and could accept or reject work on their own terms, won the day.
Under the common-law agency test, the following 10 factors are relevant in making a determination about independent-contractor status:
No single factor is considered decisive. The majority in SuperShuttle stated:
entrepreneurial opportunity, like employer control, is a principle to help evaluate the overall significance of the agency factors. Generally, common-law factors that support a worker's entrepreneurial opportunity indicate independent-contractor status; factors that support employer control indicate employee status.
Factors Applied to SuperShuttle Franchisees
In this case, the Board found that SuperShuttle franchisees own or lease their own vehicles, at considerable expense; are responsible for all maintenance, gas, insurance and registration costs associated with owning a vehicle; and drivers are required to sign a one-year franchise agreement that expressly defines them as non-employees who operate independent businesses. Additionally, franchisees pay a flat weekly fee for the right to use the brand name and the reservation and dispatch services provided by SuperShuttle. Drivers are not required to work specific days or hours per week and can accept or reject any work that comes across the reservation and dispatch service. The franchisee receives all fares and does not share fares with SuperShuttle. If their customers have coupons or hotel vouchers the drivers are reimbursed at the standard rate for those rides. The Board rejected the union's argument that the franchisees should be considered employees because SuperShuttle exercised substantial control over the franchisees' daily performance such as requiring uniforms, displaying the SuperShuttle logo on their vans and prohibiting drivers from working for SuperShuttle competitors, and because it could discipline franchisees and terminate franchise agreements.
The Board held that, consistent with precedent, common-law factors should be evaluated through the eyes of entrepreneurial opportunity when the factual circumstances of the case make the evaluation appropriate and went on to say that going forward, "it will continue to consider how the evidence in a particular case, viewed (as it must be) in light of all the common-law factors, reveals whether the workers at issue do or not possess entrepreneurial opportunity." As the Board noted, "control and entrepreneurial opportunity are two sides of the same coin; the more of one, the less of the other." Thus, chances are where entrepreneurial opportunity exists, the employer takes a hands-off approach and exercises less control, resulting in a determination of independent contractor status and vice versa.
Effect on Employers
This is good news for companies who are faced with unionization efforts on behalf of workers they have treated as independent contractors, as long as the company can prove entrepreneurial opportunity. If you have any questions regarding this or other labor or employment related issues, please feel free to contact the author of this Alert, Michelle S. Harkavy, a partner in our New York City office, at firstname.lastname@example.com. You may also contact the FordHarrison attorney with whom you usually work.


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"As you enter the sanctuary dip your fingers in the baptismal font and make the sign of the cross on your forehead."
"During the processional the pastor will dip a pine branch in water and sprinkle the parishioners to remind them of their baptism."
Ritual sprinklings, like those above, have become a thing-to-do in many congregations. It's said to be "a powerful sign and symbol for the affirmation and renewal of baptism."
What a quandary for Lutherans! With Luther we affirm that "the Christian life is nothing else than a daily baptism, once begun and ever continued."1 So why not use water rituals, which are a kind of "sacramental,"2 to make baptism more meaningful? What's the harm? Here are two reasons to say "No" to these rituals:
First, God's Word alone makes the sacrament. As Luther says: "[Baptism] is water comprehended in God's Word and commandment and sanctified by them."3 Supplemental water rituals, however well-intended, are mere human works which lack God's command and promise. Yet water rituals, so outwardly similar to baptism itself, come with no warning that they lack God's command and promise.
Second, we are by nature superstitious. What begins as a reminder of our baptism becomes a kind of religious magic. The water comes to be regarded as "holy water" – as in fact happened in church history! Even today some Christians believe that water, blessed by the clergy with solemn prayer, has the power to bestow special grace and protection.
Water rituals, once grace is expected from them, lead to spiritual pride and despair: The spiritually proud imagine the water gives them something extra. The weak fear that if they don't use the water, they are not doing what they should to make salvation work. However well-intended, "the sacramental" undermines the sacrament itself by leading believers to expect benefits from their own ritual doing. In contrast, baptism itself gives certainty and freedom because God alone is the giver, the doer.
An alternative: To make baptism meaningful, memorize Romans 6:5: "If we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his."
Consider writing this verse over the sanctuary door, or on the back of the Sunday bulletin, or use it regularly in worship, or make cards with this verse on it for congregational use, or the like.
God's Word is our great heritage.
1 Large Catechism, Baptism; Tappert 445:65.
2 An action or sacred sign that bears a resemblance to the sacraments.
3 Large Catechism, Baptism; Tappert 438:14.


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… as do any children you may have, no matter when you had them. So what about reports of Americans having babies later and later in life? Over the past 50 years, the age of first-time moms has climbed by four years. Some are quick to point to advantages of waiting to have kids, such as declining divorce rates and rising financial outlooks. Critics see disadvantages for the children, including possible health problems and less of a chance to get to know older extended family members.
We're not pushing for parents to be older or younger. We're in favor of a spiritual realization growing more apparent. It is the realization that you come from God. So do your children. So do all children. That realization amounts to a healing prayer. As it permeates thought, the troubles plaguing older first-time parents and their families recede. So do troubles afflicting their offspring. The health of parents and their kids grows surer. Spiritual resources dawn and then shine brighter.
Where are those spiritual resources found? For starters, how about turning to the Bible, maybe one that has been in your family for years, and the spiritual resources—the spiritual truths—that populate its pages. You can read about 100-year-old Abraham and his 90-year-old wife, Sarah. They were promised, and ultimately blessed with, a child. They could scarcely believe it. They could hardly accept the promise. The Bible reports, "Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. 'How could I become a father at the age of 100?' he thought. 'And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?' " (Genesis 17:17, New Living Translation).
You come from God. So do your children. So do all children.
Maybe the real message here is not that long ago some record-breaking parenting took place. Perhaps the real message is that, right here and right now, the God who is both Truth and Love dismantles limitations. He cancels out the fears and doubts that would challenge one's well-being. He opens up the promise of divine renewal. God is the heavenly Mother-Father of us all. She parents all throughout Her purely spiritual realm. Each idea of God—and we can all see ourselves as God's ideas—is agelessly, endlessly linked to the Divine. A book that partners beautifully with the Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Sentinel founder Mary Baker Eddy, tells us this in a paragraph headed "Scientific obstetrics:" "The new idea, conceived and born of Truth and Love, is clad in white garments. Its beginning will be meek, its growth sturdy, and its maturity undecaying" (p. 463).
Both the Bible and Science and Health remind us that we are all shaped by spiritual laws, all subject to health-maintaining realities. Those spiritual laws and realities underscore the fact that we are not, in truth, defined by physical limitations. Not those purported to be physical health laws. Not those supposedly related to aging. The fact remains: You—a meek and sturdy and undecaying idea of Truth and Love—come from God.
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When did history start getting written by the losers?
After the success of The Social Network, it seems that any cultural figure is fair game to make a movie about—regardless of whether or not they are still living. Is this development a part of the social media based culture? HBO's Game Change follows the selection and campaign of Sarah Palin during the 2008 race for the White House.
Sarah Palin is not really worth making a film about: Obama won the election, and the best thing we can hope from Palin is that she passes through the bowels of historical memory without making a loud sound or a stink on the way out.
Desperate for a way to counter the celebrity factor of Obama, John McCain's campaign manager Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson) is desperate to find a "game changer" to change the tone of the 2008 Presidential election. Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore) seems to be the perfect choice: she's a woman, young, and can bring the same energy to the election. Easily convincing McCain (Ed Harris) to pick her proves disastrous when Palin's lack of foreign policy experience becomes an unsurpassable hurdle.
To be fair, the performances are all really strong. Moore captures Palin and disappears into the character. Harrelson's frustration as Palin's mistakes become more acute is darkly comedic, but also well presented. Harris's McCain doesn't seem as accurate, he doesn't look or sound the part enough but in the few scenes he is in he does well enough.
Unfortunately, these performances are not enough to overcome the fact that the film is about Sarah Palin—a woman who raised the bar for Republican stupidity when George W. Bush was not even out of the picture.
The film has the same dark cynicism of The Ides of March with Palin's campaign team developing tricks to make her appear educated about national and foreign issue—it doesn't matter that she has no knowledge about these issues, it matters whether or not they win the election. Constructing a Sarah Palin that appears smart and well-informed becomes more important to Schmidt and the campaign team than what Palin actually knows.
However, McCain wants to run his campaign honourably. He doesn't want to use attack ads and opposes an aggressive campaign: at one speech cutting off one racist bigot when she starts into an uninformed tirade about Obama's religious beliefs. He feels overwhelmed by the base Republicans who are more aggressive and uninformed.
As with most films focused on recent history, the question of accuracy is always one that comes up. There isn't much that seems to be out of place with the film and director Jay Roach is fair with the material—one does feel empathy for Palin when watching this film. With McCain and Palin outright refusing to even see the film, the two people who could claim the film is inaccurate have invalidated their own opinions.
The problem with Game Change is it doesn't change the game and who lost it. Palin was a horrible choice for McCain's campaign team and society in general. The American people were thankfully smart enough to realize that fact in 2008 so a film that points that out isn't going to change anything. It will be interesting to see if HBO follows the same trend with the upcoming comedy show, Veep, which looks to be covering the same material.


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|All successful people are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.
|You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.
|Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out.
|Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
|Success isn't overnight. It's when every day you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.
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The Roku HD1000 isn't just another digital media hub. Sure, it can play your PC-resident multimedia files on your TV and stereo, but it displays digital photos and videos in true HD resolution—up to 1,080 video lines. That's twice what standard-definition media hubs deliver.
The HD1000 works with everything from your current standard TV to enhanced-definition 480p (480 lines, progressive scan) through 720p and 1080i high-definition sets. The unit is chock-full of features: four memory card slots in front for displaying photos directly from your camera's memory card, pass-through of component and S-Video signals, and front-panel keys that duplicate most functions of the 14-button remote.
It connects to your network via wired 100-Mbps Ethernet, or you can supply your own 802.11b wireless receiver (which connects to the unit's USB 1.1 jack). Befitting a high-end home theatre component, the $500 HD1000 offers the best fit and finish we've seen on a digital media hub outside of some $2,000 devices.
Digital photos viewed on 720p and 1080i HD monitors were dazzling in their detail. You'll want photo images of at least 2 megapixels resolution (lest the quality of the display outstrip the quality of your images), and the zoom feature shows off the advantages of 4MP-or-better cameras. Roku offers sets of Art Pack images ($69 per Compact Flash card), including classic art paintings, accurate clocks (Roku syncs with the NIST atomic clock), an aquarium, and nature scenes.
Digital video looked great in HD, too—if you can find any beyond Roku demos; even movies shot with DV camcorders (and rendered as MPEG files) aren't nearly HD quality. MP3 music playback wasn't any better or worse than on the leading products from HP, Prismiq, Linksys, and SMC.
The on-screen interface is simple and easy to read from a distance, but we were disappointed by the features absent from this first iteration of the product. It doesn't support audio formats other than MP3, offer audio playlists, or display album cover art.
You also can't play background music when running slide shows, and it doesn't preserve the directory structure when reading music or photos on your PC's hard drive. In other words, all your music is queued up alphabetically, rather than by album or genre. Ditto for photos: If you have them in subdirectories by date or subject matter, they won't necessarily come up that way.
The company plans to address such feature gaps soon, so HDTV owners should wait for the upgrade. For the rest of us, the media hubs from Prismiq and SMC are better choices.


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Welcome to Magnolia II, a new and exclusive development consisting of 12 luxury self catering holiday apartments built to a very high specification. Located in an enviable and prime location of Ladies Beach, Kusadasi, these apartments are positioned in a peaceful area and literally a 5 minute walk to the beach front of the popular sandy blue flag Ladies Beach, with all local amenities, shops, bars, restaurants and beach life.
Kusadasi is one of Turkey's most popular holiday destinations situated on the Aegean Coast. Kusadasi town centre is only a 20 minute coastal walk away or 5 minutes on the local mini bus (Dolmus). The nearest dolmus stop is 50 metres from the apartment.
We are private owners of 3 apartments on this luxury development available for sale or long term rentals. Each apartment offers approximately 100 m2 of living accommodation, with 2 double/twin bedrooms, a very spacious 31 m2 lounge/diner with open plan kitchen and an additional 20 m2 outdoor terrace area.
Kusadasi is set in a superb gulf on the west coast in the Aegean region of Turkey and is known for its turquoise waters, broad sandy beaches, bright sun and large marina with a capacity for 600 boats.
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Just like the Cannes Beach in France, Ladies beach is very popular among visitors of Kusadasi. Being restored in 2000, the beach now has a modern look with its wooden terraces and palm trees decorating the shore. The cafes ranging along the shore are open from morning till midnight.
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H.R. 2559. Fiscal 2004 Military Construction Appropriations/Vote to Prevent Consideration of an Amendment to the Military Construction Spending Bill Which Would Provide Funding to Build and/or Renovate the Living and Work Spaces of Military Families.
house Roll Call 324 Jun 26, 2003
The subject of this vote was a motion to order the previous question (thereby ending debate and the possibility of amendment) on a spending bill to fund military construction efforts in 2004. The military construction spending bill provides funding for a wide range of projects, such as constructing or renovating living spaces for military families and building new military bases. Progressives voted against the motion to end debate because they wanted a vote on an amendment proposed by Congressman Obey (D-WI); if passed, the motion to order the previous question would have prevented consideration of the Obey amendment. The Obey amendment would have increased spending in the bill by ten percent to fund the construction and/or renovation of homes and workplaces of servicemen and their families. The costs of Obey's amendment would have been paid for by reducing the amount provided in the Bush Administration's 2003 tax cuts-which disproportionately benefit the nation's wealthiest individuals-by an equivalent amount. Democrats voted unanimously against the motion to end debate and the possibility of amendment on the military construction bill but the motion passed 220-200 which prevented House floor consideration of the Obey amendment.
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