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Their newest collaborative effort, Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light is damaging, it is repulsive to the ears and is a beacon of systematic chaos. The conflicting nature of the record has these moments of almost stuffed beauty where the backing noise can show a moment of harmony before the tidal wave of sound comes flooding into frame. The rampaging howls of vocals and the clicking hi-hats, or the cascading synths, or even the kicking bass drums are just fantastic here, but are ultimately tools of torture. These moments where the twisted and mangled frame of The Body and Full Of Hell are near-demonic, but enticing in a sinister way. It feels as though every nightmare has crawled out of the depths for a rumbling assault of sound that opens with, "Light Penetrates". An incredibly synthetic and android-esque instrumental that scrubs through the backing of the track, which is then the flowing method of Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light. The final moments of the track are a scrambled wreck of horns, strings, percussion, and vocals that are a sporadic jump through fire where it is hard to gauge a real sense of rhythm behind the performance.
The record is unbelievably angry, showing little remorse for the listener as they are dragged through these moments of agonizing high-pitched computer noises, or the pounding that is attached to both Full of Hell's and The Body's style of play. Their previous records combine every sense of emotional attachment and create an industrial masterpiece that is primarily halted behind methods of slowed, but abrasive approaches. The track "The King Laid Bare" that has this disgusting, metallic layering over-top and the constricting, near isolated vocals of Chip King create a new breed of heaviness. The sound is a conflicted monster that reigns and continues onto "Didn't the Night End". A similar, but uglier jump off the manufactured deep end.
Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light is a solid introduction from both Full Of Hell and The Body to a new listener as it combines both brunt forces of the two groups of artists into one singular entity. It takes the heavily distorted dystopia from The Body, but also the endless attack that is Full Of Hell. The two combine to create a deadly powerhouse that shows more symbols of being interesting through togetherness, instead of pursuing their own individual style. The collaboration shows the most sinister styles of both groups and really hunkers down behind that shield of sound.
The last act which features, "Master's Story", "Farewell, Man", and "I Did Not Want to Love You So" takes a similar approach into how the noise is compiled, but the three tracks branch off and become more devious than the last. It is the rough white noise that segues into "Farewell, Man", a track that is more similar to Full Of Hell but combines the crushing bass of The Body to create this devilish hand-in-hand walk into despair. The final track, "I Did Not Want to Love You So" is equally as crushing and as disturbing to listen to as the rest, but the reverb and screams make this track stand-out.
Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light is simply put, brutal. It destroys the listener and makes their ears writhe in pain and beg for mercy. There are moments here that take the noise to an unimaginable level, but is then cranked up once more. Nothing can prepare you for the rough, and unloving nature of The Body and Full of Hell.


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Prosecutor Reiterated Final Speech from 7 Year ago"The new prosecutor of the trial related to the Spice Bazaar blast in Istanbul in the late 1990s reiterated the claim for an aggravated life sentence for Pınar Selek. Her father Alp Selek told bianet that the prosecutor repeated the final speech given seven years earlier.
The hearing was attended by Selek's father and joint attorney Ali Selek, her sister Seyda, members of the Platform 'We are still witnesses', friends of Selek, and some journalists and writers.
None of the defendants appeared at court.
Despite the decision for acquittal given on 9 February 2011, Prosecutor Mehmet Ali Uysal reiterated the plea made seven years earlier and demanded an aggravated life sentence for Pınar Selek.
Lawyer Alp Selek told bianet, "He does not know the file very well. The court gave a decision of insistence. It is not right to read the same plea as done seven years ago again now. Therefore, the repetition of the final plea and the demand for an aggravated life sentence are entirely void. Many parts of the file have changed in the meantime".
The previous session on 7 March was the first hearing with Prosecutor Mehmet Ali Uysal who previously worked at the Samandağ Public Prosecution, the justice inspectorate and the Şişli Public Prosecution. He replaced prosecutor Nuri Ahmet Saraç who was displaced from the case and appointed as investigation prosecutor."
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There have already been several young actresses under 20 who have shown their talent extends beyond acting, and Zhang Zifeng is definitely one of them. While she may not fit all conventional beauty standards, her photos are as filled with life as her acting. Which one of her recent photoshoots do you like better?
3 thoughts on "Zhang Zifeng in Beijing and as a magician"
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Charter Services in Alaska and Canada
Alaska and the Yukon territory of Canada have become popular tourist destinations in recent years due to their gorgeous natural sights and interesting history. The Alaskan Interior is a top tourist destination for those looking to witness auroras and explore natural parks, while neighboring Yukon is a tourist draw as well for its gold rush history and splendid vistas. Because of this, many tourists wonder about how they can travel to different points in Alaska and Yukon with a minimum of hassle.
The answer is through a charter service. Many charter companies offer flights and buses connecting the major cities of Alaska and Yukon, as well as many smaller places that are off the beaten trail. Here's a guide to charter services in Alaska and Canada and what they can offer you.
Charter Services in Alaska and Canada
Alaska and northern Canada are famously difficult to get around due to the extreme climate and underdeveloped transportation links. Treacherous winters and rugged terrain make building large highways of the type used in the continental U.S. impractical, which is why many major roads in the region are narrow and oftentimes gravel instead of paved. The small population of the region relative to southern locations also means that building large highways is not cost-effective. For the same reason, rail transport in the area is also underdeveloped, with the only major rail link being the Alaska Railroad between Fairbanks and Seward.
Because of this, the dominant form of transportation in Alaska and Yukon is air. Many smaller communities lack road connections entirely, making private pilots and charter companies the only link these towns have to the wider world. Traveling many roads in these areas is also dangerous for unprepared motorists due to poor weather conditions and a lack of amenities in most places. As such, many tourists choose to rely on charter services to get them around the region safely.
Air charter services differ from traditional air carriers in that they offer customized flight packages based around your schedule. Instead of departing and arriving at set times, charter carriers will pick you up and bring you to your destination at a time of your choosing. Charter services also offer a number of different features, such as car rentals, guided tours, and other amenities that will ensure your trip goes smoothly.
Another option for traveling across Alaska and Canada is chartered tour buses. These buses offer customized departure and arrival times, as well as travel itineraries where you will be allowed to see some of the most important destinations along your journey. If you want to travel Alaska by road and hit all the important tourist stops along the way as well as soak in gorgeous mountains, valleys, and glaciers, a charter bus is a strong choice.
Many charter bus services offer services that go above and beyond typical bus transportation companies. For example, many charter buses have a tour operator on board who will explain Alaskan history and culture while you ride in comfort. Charter bus services can also aid you in visiting important destinations, such as Denali National Park or the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
There are a number of different tour operators offering charter bus service between major cities in Alaska and Yukon. A common charter route will take you from Anchorage to Seward or Whittier, departure points for Alaskan cruises. These chartered tours will get you to your cruise ship on time as well as allow you to partake in many sights and sounds along the way.
There are also numerous chartered bus companies offering service between Anchorage and Fairbanks as well as between Fairbanks and Dawson City and Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay. Many tourists opt for a chartered bus in these regions due to the more extreme climate and remoteness of the roads connecting these cities. For example, the Taylor and Top of the World Highways connecting Fairbanks and Dawson City are closed in the winter due to inclement weather, while the Dalton Highway between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay is considered risky for unprepared motorists due to climate, the gravel road, and the lack of settlements across much of the highway.
If you are looking to visit Alaska or northern Canada, a charter service is a great option. If you are planning to visit more remote areas of the region, a charter air service may be your only option for getting in and out. When it comes to general travel between major destinations such as Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Dawson City, a charter bus service can not only get you there safely, but make it easier for you to experience tourist attractions along the way. If you're curious about charter travel in Alaska and Canada, explore your options to see what type of charter service can fit your budget and meet your needs.


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In a December 28, 2008 post to his blog, author Neale Donald Walsch posted an essay under his byline that had actually been written by another writer, Candy Chand.
As a result, Mr. Walsch has decided to remove himself from Beliefnet's blogging roster, a decision we support in order to protect the mission and integrity of our site and community. As a faith-based web portal, Beliefnet will continue to hold ourselves and our writers to the highest standards of trust.


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There may come a time in your life when you are in need of some cash for whatever the need or emergency may be. You've seen and heard all of those cash for gold commercials on the TV or radio. The question is if you have something better and more valuable then simple the weight scrap gold and would like it back then you can consider a pawn shop collateral loan. Choosing to get a jewelry loan has many benefits vs selling it, most of the times a reputable pawn shop will give close to the full value of your item, you get the cash you need and in 3-4 months you will get your jewelry back and pay your loan back.
But lets say you don't have a sentimental attachment to your item, maybe you think it's ugly, broken, from an ex or you can't stand looking at it any more selling your jewelry to a reputable jewelry buyer will put you in the fast seat to getting cash fast with no worries of paying back a loan. Granted you will be out your item, but hey you don't care because you had no use for it anyway.


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We're an long-time group who wishes to share the wonders of the Sparkle Dogs with you!
We accept all Sparkle Creatures, Anthro/Furry, and regular creatures.
The term "Sparkle Dog" is a dog, or any other canines, with unnatural features, like hair, clothes, wings, magical abilities, rainbow-colored fur etc.
Can join.
They're automatically approved when submitting art.
Art is limited to 10 pieces per day.
Faves is unlimited.
Incoming Affiliation requests: automatically approved
Submissions to "Featured": Subject to vote.
To become an contributor, you'll have to be active in the group, give a lot of constructive critiques and nice feedbacks, submit deviations (Although you don't have to, but it would be nice), helping others and more.
On Home, Faves, Gallery and Blog: Can edit some content.
Incoming/Outgoing Affiliation requests: Subject to vote.
They can view the Admin Area.
Invitations: Subject to vote.
"Featured": Automatically approved.
Faves: Automatically approved.
Blog: Subject to vote.
We'll be hosting contests and monthly/weekly themes when the group has gotten more members. The prizes may vary from requests to free commissions. Maybe points as well.
We'd like you to submit to the correct folder.
The important thing is: Have fun!
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A month ago this would have been 7 am and I would have been waking in the hours before it anyway, so trying to sleep through it now is an exercise in futility. This stupid human construct called the time change wreaks havoc on my already toss and turny body. Insomnia is a constant companion. It will go away for awhile. Turning wifi off near my bed made a huge difference. But there is also the brain that tosses and turns too much. When I remember meditation, this helps a lot of the time, but I don't always remember it and so…
I think if I suggested that the time change is a conspiracy to mess with our minds I would be accused of being a conspiracy theorist, the new fastest way to shut down inquiry. Yet I wouldn't put it past the deviants running this shit show to sit rubbing their hands in glee as the population crashes its cars and goes even more crazy every time the clock shifts forward and back, forward and back. It's just more evidence to me that these kinds of human constructs are for the birds.
What is that expression, for the birds? I went and looked it up. It's an American expression from the army shortened from "shit for the birds" because birds ate horse poop, so something that was for the birds was considered drivel, nonsense, irrelevant matter. Hmmm. I doubt it was nonsense, drivel, or irrelevant matter for the birds who ate the shit. Even calling it shit belittles it, somehow. It actually is part of the cycle of life, and of many insects for birds or other animals to eat manure. All the way around, humans find a way to make what Earth comes up with meaningless.
How did I get here? This is what happens when I'm too tired and wake up before I'm ready. My subscapularis is in its own little personal hell, so when I woke and couldn't sleep I used my little thumby tool to rub out the friction between the muscle fibers, then still couldn't sleep so played cards on my phone (an activity I know is useless and also not helpful to sleep because of the blue LED light in the phone but I did it anyway). Then I started thinking about the time change and looked at the clock and discovered it was six and then wrote this. I am nothing if not a master of writing useless stuff when I'm tired. But hey, now I know where for the birds came from. They can come and peck through this post.


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No matter the reason there is usually some down time at the home where kids immerse themselves in the computer. For most kids it is important to stay entertained so they do not die of boredom. Kids can easily turn on the television or pop in a movie. Parents may worry that TV and movies may not be the most stimulating for young children's minds.
Lockdown Browser
There is a common conception that the internet is a scary place for children and for good reason. Kids can easily get into trouble if they wander to the wrong websites. In order to prevent problems, the adults can download a lockdown browser to prevent kids from seeing inappropriate website. This software will allow kids to surf the web safely and it will give parents piece of mind while their kids are on the internet.
Online Games
Typically the reason that kids go on the internet is to play online games. There are several sites where kids can play mini games for free and they can also play large scale games with other people from all over the world. For a younger audience, there are many websites that are targeted for kids under the age of thirteen. These sites are less violent and kids are able to play age appropriate games.
Chat with Friends
Many kids like to chat with their friends while they are online. Chatting online is fun because kids can stay connected with their friends and they can even make new friends all over the world. Chartrooms are notorious for online predators. Currently there are free social networking sites for tweens that are specifically kids and loaded with security features to keep children safe. Some chat rooms are monitored and even let parents monitor them to make sure their children stay safe.
Learning Online
The World Wide Web is full of informative information. Kids can use it as a resource to do their homework or study online. They can also use it to learn something they may not already know. Even when kids are surfing the web they can pick up information without even searching for it. Online libraries are easy to find and are filled with information for kids to stimulate their brain while staying entertained.
Kids and the Internet
As long as kids are safe and parents take precautions before letting them online, the internet is a great place for kids to stay entertained. The internet will keep them stimulated if they are stuck inside the house.
At Kids Social Network the parents are allowed to actively participate as little or as much as they wish in site like Facebook for kids. Kids Social Network is the perfect combination of learning, interaction and just plain fun.


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we hope you managed to escape your prison,
that you are not still a captive of the one who calls himself father
"Faith? No, none here. Why? Listen here "friend", I've spent most my life looking for answers, going from ruin to ruin, dungeon to dungeon, into fights all over, getting myself out of one tight spot & into the next. You know what I found? Death… at every turn I found death, people's homes left behind, their loved ones buried, & those that fell in battle, left there, frozen in their last moments, impaled by a sword, or left rotting when the dead got to em. The God's did nothing for them,& what about me? The God's never showed up for me the countless times I got into a bad spot, I've been cut by the sword, shot with arrows, & broken my bones. Not once did the God's help me, could have offered some divine intervention at any time. No, the only thing I can believe in now, is a strong sword, & stronger armor. Oh, & those answers I went looking for? Didn't find em. Matter of fact, feels like I have more now than I ever did, & now I don't even know where to start. So, I decided to keep doing what I did know. I packed my bag, sharpened my sword, repaired the blows in my armor, & went back to surviving…"
Ragnvaldr is a Mortal, currently residing on Blightfrost Isle. He holds the position of Sentinel within the faction Arcanists & sees to the daily activity within The Citadel, the Arcanists fortress on the Isle.
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Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap!
I recently joined in the 5th 'Great big Stitched Postcard' swap over at Beth's blog. There was 250 people involved in the swap and the theme this time around was 'DISCOVER'.
This is the collage postcard I made to send to Heather in North Carolina.
Sail away from the safe Harbour
I do hope she likes it!
Beth hosts the Great big stitched postcard swap quarterly so head on over here to find out more details!
August 28, 2012
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LenDenClub, India's largest peer-to-peer lending platform, has launched 'InstaMoney Plus' to its customers. It gives premium advantages to customers, such as first of its kind Digital Credit Line, Digital Credit Card along with UPI to offer easy access to credit across both online and offline platforms. With its latest feature, users can make payments, shop online or pay at any retail stores. LenDenClub has analysed its internal customer data and found out that most borrowers on its platform need short-term loans or more credit on their existing loans when in crisis, such as medical emergencies, salary delay, etc. InstaMoney Plus caters to the problem the users face during unpredictable times.
Once the user repays the dues, the new platform will automatically top-up the money in the InstaMoney Plus account. It ensures users access to cash at any given time, for any emergency usage, with no requirement of new applications, documentation or physical visit. With this, the loan application and approval time have come down to zero from 3-5 hours earlier. Users need to pay interest only on the used amount and not on the top-up.
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Additionally, many times, during emergencies, users have higher credit demand. Borrowers in the low-income range and who are new to credit often face rejections. With the latest InstaMoney Plus upgrade, the existing borrowers on the platform are automatically eligible for higher credit limits up to Rs. 25,000 from Rs. 12,500 earlier, without any additional documentation. The user can also control the credit limit, thereby optimizing the usage. Furthermore, users can repay the dues at ease by converting the dues into affordable and flexible EMIs from one month to four-months.
'InstaMoney Plus' is an upgrade by LenDenClub on its existing flagship digital lending platform InstaMoney.
InstaMoney is a flagship digital lending platform of LenDenClub, an RBI registered NBFC-P2P. It is an instant short term personal loan product for salaried individuals looking for short term and small loans. It will be of substantial benefit for low salaried millennial residing in tier II & III cities who find it challenging to avail credit during emergencies from traditional lending institutions like banks.
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On the release of InstaMoney Plus service, Bhavin Patel, Co-founder & CEO, LenDenClub, said, "During the pandemic, we have witnessed there has been a rise in credit demand for emergency usage, multiple times by the users. Hence, InstaMoney Plus has been introduced for easy access to cash 24×7. With this upgrade, we hope to provide benefits to our loyal existing customer base, especially during an uncertain time like now and also contribute to the country's digitisation story."
LenDenClub recently became the first P2P lending company in India to become profitable and crossed the Rs. 500 crores mark in loan disbursements in Financial Year 2020-2021. The company has already disbursed more than 2.5 lakh loans through its Pan-India platform. The company aims to scale up substantially, eyeing a five-fold growth in the next two years and aims to disburse Rs. 1,200 crores worth loan in FY 2021-2022.
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Last night, I took a break from writing and watched a TV program on the history of a young man named Alexander Graham Bell. Bell had just patented his telephone, and was having growing pains because the demand for his new invention was so strong. Needing a bigger company, he then went to the giant at that time, Western Union, and asked them if they would buy his patent and his tiny company. He wanted $100,000 for the whole package. The president of Western Union scoffed at him and turned him down, saying the price was ridiculous. The rest is history. A multi-billion-dollar industry emerged, and AT&T was born.
The evening news came on right after the story of Alexander Graham Bell ended. On the news was a story of another downsizing at a local company. The workers were angry and complained that the company ownership was unfair. A terminated manager of about 45 years of age had his wife and two babies at the plant and was begging the guards to let him talk to the owners to ask if they would reconsider his termination. He had just bought a house and was afraid of losing it. The camera focused in on his pleading for all the world to see. Needless to say, it held my attention.
I have been teaching professionally since 1984. It has been a great experience and rewarding. It is also a disturbing profession, for I have taught thousands of individuals and I see one thing in common in all of us, myself included. We all have tremendous potential, and we all are blessed with gifts. Yet, the one thing that holds all of us back is some degree of self-doubt. It is not so much the lack of technical information that holds us back, but more the lack of self-confidence. Some are more affected than others.
Once we leave school, most of us know that it is not as much a matter of college degrees or good grades that count. In the real world outside of academics, something more than just grades is required. I have heard it called "guts," "chutzpah," "balls," "audacity," "bravado," "cunning," "daring," "tenacity" and "brilliance." This factor, whatever it is labeled, ultimately decides one's future much more than school grades.
Inside each of us is one of these brave, brilliant and daring characters. There is also the flip side of that character: people who could get down on their knees and beg if necessary. After a year in Vietnam, as a Marine Corps pilot, I intimately got to know both of those characters-inside of me. One is not better than the other.
Yet, as a teacher, I recognized that it was excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius. It broke my heart to see students know the answers, yet lack the courage to act on the answer. Often in the real world, it's not the smart that get ahead but the bold.
In my personal experience, your financial genius requires both technical knowledge as well as courage. If fear is too strong, the genius is suppressed. In my classes I strongly urge students to learn to take • risks, to be bold, to let their genius convert that fear into power and brilliance. It works for some and just terrifies others. I have come to realize that for most people, when it comes to the subject of money, they would rather play it safe. I have had to field questions such as: Why take risks? Why should I bother developing my financial IQ? Why should I become financially literate?
And I answer, "Just to have more options."
There are huge changes up head. Just as I started with the story of the young inventor Alexander Graham Bell, in the coming years there will be more people just like him. There will be a hundred people like Bill Gates and hugely successful companies like Microsoft created every year, all over the world. And there also will be many more bankruptcies, layoffs and downsizing.
So why bother developing your financial IQ? No one can answer that but you. Yet, I can tell you why I myself do it. I do it because it is the most exciting time to be alive. I'd rather be welcoming change than dreading change. I'd rather be excited about making millions than worrying about not getting a raise. This period we are in now is a most exciting time, unprecedented in our world's history. Generations from now, people will look back at this period of time and remark at what an exciting era it must have been. It was the death of the old and birth of the new. It was full of turmoil and it was exciting.
So why bother developing your financial IQ? Because if you do, you will prosper greatly. And if you don't, this period of time will be a frightening one. It will be a time of watching people move boldly forward while others cling to decaying life rings.
Land was wealth 300 years ago. So the person who owned the land owned the wealth. Then, it was factories and production, and America rose to dominance. The industrialist owned the wealth. Today, it is information. And the person who has the most timely information owns the wealth. The problem is, information flies all around the world at the speed of light. The new wealth cannot be contained by boundaries and borders as land and factories were. The changes will be faster and more dramatic. There will be a dramatic increase in the number of new multimillionaires. There also will be those who are left behind.
Today, I find so many people struggling, often working harder, simply because they cling to old ideas. They want things to be the way they were; they resist change. I know people who are losing their jobs or their houses, and they blame technology or the economy or their boss. Sadly they fail to realize that they might be the problem. Old ideas are their biggest liability. It is a liability simply because they fail to realize that while that idea or way of doing something was an asset yesterday, yesterday is gone.
One afternoon I was teaching investing using a board game I had invented, CASHFLOW, as a teaching tool. A friend had brought someone along to attend the class. This friend of a friend was recently divorced, had been badly burned in the divorce settlement, and was now searching for some answers. Her friend thought the class might help.
The game was designed to help people learn how money works. In playing the game, they learn about the interaction of the income statement with the balance sheet. They learn how "cash flows" between the two and how the road to wealth is through striving to increase your monthly cash flow from the asset column to the point that it exceeds your j monthly expenses. Once you accomplish this, you are able to get out of the "Rat Race" and out onto the "Fast Track".
As I have said, some people hate the game, some love it, and others miss the point. This woman missed a valuable opportunity to learn something. In the opening round, she drew a "doodad" card with the boat on it. At first she was happy. "Oh, I've got a boat." Then, as her friend tried to explain how the numbers worked on her income statement and balance sheet, she got frustrated because she "had never liked math. The rest of her table waited while her friend continued explaining the relationship between the income statement, balance sheet and monthly cash flow. Suddenly, when she realized how the numbers worked, it dawned on her that her boat was eating her alive. Later on in the game, she was also "downsized" and had a child. It was a horrible game for her.
After the class, her friend came by and told me that she was upset. She had come to the class to learn about investing and did not like the idea that it took so long to play a silly game.
Her friend attempted to tell her to look within herself to see if the game "reflected" on herself in any way. With that suggestion, the woman demanded her money back. She said that the very idea that a game could be a reflection of her was ridiculous. Her money was promptly refunded and she left.
Since 1984, I have made millions simply by doing what the school system does not. In school, most teachers lecture. I hated lectures as a student; I was soon bored and my mind would drift.
In 1984,I began teaching via games and simulations. I always encouraged adult students to look at games as reflecting back to what they know, and what they needed to learn. Most importantly, a game reflects back on one's behavior. It's an instant feedback system. Instead of the teacher lecturing you, the game is feeding back a personalized lecture, custom made just for you.
The friend of the woman who left later called to give me an update. She said her friend was fine and had calmed down. In her cooling-off period, she could see some slight relationship between the game and her life.
Although she and her husband did not own a boat, they did own everything else imaginable. She was angry after their divorce, both because he had run off with a younger woman and because after twenty years of marriage, they had accumulated little in the way of assets. There was virtually nothing for them to split. Their twenty years of married life had been incredible fun, but all they had accumulated was a ton of doodads.
She realized that her anger at doing the numbers-the income statement and balance sheet-came from her embarrassment of not understanding them. She had believed that finances were the man's job. She maintained the house and did the entertaining, and he handled the finances. She was now quite certain that in the last five years of their marriage, he had hidden money from her. She was angry at herself for not being more aware of where the money was going, as well as for not knowing about the other woman.
Just like a board game, the world is always providing us with instant feedback. We could learn a lot if we tuned in more. One day not long ago, I complained to my wife that the cleaners must have shrunk my pants. My wife gently smiled and poked me in the stomach to inform me that the pants had not shrunk, something else had expanded me!
The game CASHFLOW was designed to give every player personal feedback. Its purpose is to give you options. If you draw the boat card and it puts you into debt, the question is, "Now what can you do?" How many different financial options can you come up with? That is the purpose of the game: to teach players to think and create new and various financial options.
I have watched this game played by more than 1,000 people. The people who get out of the "Rat Race" in the game the quickest are the people who understand numbers and have creative financial minds. They recognize different financial options. People who take the longest are people who are not familiar with numbers and often do not understand the power of investing. Rich people are often creative and take calculated risks.
There have been people playing CASHFLOW who gain lots of money in the game, but they don't know what to do with it. Most of them have not been financially successful in real life either. Everyone else seems to be getting ahead of them, even though they have money. And that is true in real life. There are a lot of people who have a lot of money and do not get ahead financially.


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Yet another style steal post! Today I've been crushing on Cara Delevingne's oh-so-fabulous style! I love her outfit above, it's so versatile and it's definitely perfect for this unpredictable Irish weather - so here's the affordable alternative!
I'm really loving her over-sized loose knit jumper! I found this cable knit alternative at AX Paris, €42 and it eeeven comes in cream if this colour's not quite right for you! Find this one right HERE!
Next up, the shorts! I have to admit that this isn't my ultimate number one favourite pair of khaki greens, but hey, we have a look to complete here! These ones are €35 from YOOX.com, find them HERE!
You can't complete Cara's look without lots of bangles! I've picked out a few here to complete the look, so make sure you choose your fave! Click the image to go direct to store!
Finally, to bring the whole look together, all we have to do is add a simple drop necklace! This one is cheap and cheerful! €8, River Island, find it HERE!


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This is a vegan foodies dream if you love creamy pasta sauces but do not want to use processed nut and soya vegan cheeses and creams. It is so herbaceous and could turn the biggest pasta lovers to the Spiralizer-loving side! If you do not own a spiralizer then that should not stop you. A vegetable peeler or a knife works perfectly fine! Do not use the celeriac until it is boiled soft, to prevent a grainy sauce!
Preparation time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including cooking time)
Ingredients (Serves 4):
- 1 Celeriac
- 3 medium sized Courgettes
- 1 green chilli
- 56 grams Basil leaves (including stalks)
- 28 grams Chives
- 9 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/2 Lemon (juiced)
- Black Pepper
- Salt
- Cut away the tough outer skin of the Celeriac and dice into 1inch sized cubes
- Place the cubes into boiling salted water for 1 hour (or until soft…I have found supermarket bought celeriac's take longer than home grown)
- Meanwhile, spiralize your courgettes into a spaghetti shape (or any other ribbon shape you like) and place in boiling water for 1/2 a minute
- Place the the courgettes under cold water to stop the cooking process
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the courgetti to prevent them sticking
- Place the basil, chives, green chilli, lemon juice, salt and black pepper and blend until everything is very finely chopped
- Once the celeriac is soft add it to the basil mix and blend for approx. 6 minutes, adding the olive oil gradually to create a smooth, light mousse/mash
- Heat the celeriac sauce on a sauce pan at low heat and add tablespoons of water if you want a thinner sauce
- Once the celeriac sauce is warm, add the courgetti and mix through
- Adjust salt levels
- Enjoy my Little Peas


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RENTON -- After the shudder faded from an abrupt, midseason course correction freakish for this franchise, two remarks from CEO Tod Leiweke stood out regarding the future of the Seahawks:
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Which is saying, without saying so, that former coach Mike Holmgren is unlikely to return as poobah/potentate/majordomo of the franchise that Thursday jettisoned the president who helped usher out Holmgren.
Another matter that discourages a return is a belief around the VMAC offices that someone close to Holmgren leaked to media the idea last week that Ruskell already had been told he wasn't coming back after this season, causing a panicked Ruskell to force a decision now that Leiweke didn't want to consider until the season ended in a month.
If you saw the wet eyes and heard the quavering voice as Leiweke cut loose a personal friend and respected colleague in the middle of a work week in the middle of an already disappointing season, it wasn't a stretch to imagine he was as irked as he was sad.
"Tim was anxious about what the future would bring," Leiweke said. "He called the question, and it really forced us to say, 'OK, there's an important question on the table.' The answer was that we weren't going to extend Tim's contract."
Even though the possibility exists for a 9-7 finish, the record to date of the last two seasons spoke louder -- 19 losses and eight wins, four of which were over the woeful St. Louis Rams. For a suspicious sort like Ruskell, the lack of certainty beyond the Jan. 3 finish was too much.
He had to know, more than he had to finish what he started five years ago.
The pressure was apparent Thursday in his face, voice and bearing. He didn't have to meet the media -- a chore he indulged grudgingly during his term -- but manned up and answered every question thoroughly.
The departure did not include a victory lap around Qwest Field, as was provided Holmgren after a 4-12 season. At a staff meeting that followed the press conference, however, he was accorded a rousing ovation that was, according to witnesses, filled with tears and hugs.
Mora was not present, but as passionate as he is, the tears and hugs probably came Wednesday, when Ruskell gave him the news in the office.
"Tim's a good man and a good football man," said a stoic Mora after practice Wednesday. "I'm disappointed it didn't work out better. We've had a nice history together."
Ruskell worked with Mora in Atlanta and went to large trouble to hire and keep him here before naming him head coach-in-waiting to succeed Holmgren. For 11 months, owner Paul Allen, Leiweke, Ruskell and Mora were on the same page: With people you know and trust, build a team in which the defense can carry the offense.
That was the opposite of Holmgren's page, which was good enough to get to a Super Bowl. Neither way is right or wrong. Each emphasis has won Super Bowls by playing to strengths that help cover weaknesses.
The key is to commit to a direction and stick with it.
Based on Leiweke's words Thursday -- he made at least three endorsements of Mora -- the accent on defense will be maintained. That was buttressed by the elevation of Ruston Webster from vice president of player personnel to interim boss of football ops.
Webster worked for 18 years at defense-first Tampa Bay before joining Ruskell, his former Bucs colleague, four years ago in Seattle. He since has interviewed twice for GM jobs, finishing second for the post in Tennessee. He figures to be a candidate for the permanent spot here.
Webster is one among a class of low-profile, well-regarded football executives who will form a stark contrast to Holmgren, a certain Hall of Fame coach who is one of the few sports personalities who honestly can be said to be larger than life.
The organization has to answer two questions about Holmgren's candidacy for football boss:
Is he the best person available to evaluate and acquire premier talent?
Will he or Mora be the face of the franchise?
Tough questions.
Just as Holmgren is smarter now than when he wore both the GM/coach hats during his Seattle tenure, the Seahawks are better off now than when he was hired in 1999.
The Seahawks hadn't won a playoff game since 1984 and were desperate for the cred Holmgren brought, much in the way the hire of Lou Piniella as manager brought a measure of legitimacy to the Mariners in 1993.
Both teams rode their charismatic leaders to competitive and business success, complete with new stadiums. Each man moved on by choice, leaving behind a legacy of franchise relevancy.
As the Mariners proved this year with general manager Jack Zduriencik and manager Don Wakamatsu, familiarity and/or popularity is irrelevant to winning. And neither man had to be the face of the franchise, not with Ken Griffey Jr. and Ichiro around.
From a standpoint of player profile, the Seahawks have a popular quarterback in Matt Hasselbeck, who still has a majority of his bones unbroken, and that's about it. Mora is and will be The Man, unless of course he is the man, lower-cased by HOLMGREN.
The current front office football staff is almost split between Ruskell hires and Holmgren hires. That usually doesn't make a practical difference -- except when there's a vacancy at general manager, when it becomes every man for himself.
Holmgren has offered his admiration of the job Bill Parcells has in Miami, where he is king of football without having it muck up his life. The difference is that Parcells was an outsider who had neither pets nor pet peeves in the Dolphins organization.
Reinserting Holmgren into a franchise that has already changed direction is a move full of jagged edges. Then there's the pragmatic possibility that it won't take, subjecting the one-time hero to contemporary scorn.
Except for some players who can't forget his profanity-filled rebukes, most everyone in Seattle likes Mike. There's only one guaranteed way to keep it so.
The Seahawks will find someone to join them. They don't need to join Holmgren.


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The Whole Hog: How Food Artisans are Helping Farms Use Everything
When I moved to Brooklyn from Seattle a few years ago, I considered myself fortunate for the opportunity to experience a big city. And while...
When I moved to Brooklyn from Seattle a few years ago, I considered myself fortunate for the opportunity to experience a big city. And while I've always cared about where my food comes from, at least as an adult, I never considered how a dense city manages its food supply before moving there. I was in awe of the every day farmers markets that feature fresh goods from upstate and how they sit alongside plastic bodegas that light up urban streets 24/7.
Upon arrival, I eschewed my professional experience in technology in favor of a job slinging high quality duck at one of the world's most beloved farmers markets. I gave up my Friday nights and a fat paycheck in favor of early Saturday mornings and good, local food. With every market, and more duck sold, I began to see a clearer connection between farm and city, a justification for all those gas miles that farmers burn for a premium dollar on their goods. I eventually noticed some gaps in the system as well.
When you shop at a grocery store, there's a section for produce and another for jam; a section for meat and another for soup. You see fruits on one aisle, veggies down the row; pretty jars of sweet and savory condiments half the store away. Meat is cut into amorphous chunks, wrapped in seemingly sterile packaging, and broths are found in room temperature boxes, sitting on shelves next to the Campbell's Soup display.
At a farmers market, however, one stand might display heirloom apples in autumn alongside berry jams—an offering preserved from a late summer harvest. A rotational livestock farmer might have fresh pasture-raised chickens next to frozen grass-fed beef, eggs in limited supply and smoked beef bones as dog treats—the availability and presentation depending on the season. The connection between fresh and preserved is striking at markets, even though every category might not be represented. But why?
As our global food supply decreases and our cost of living increases, farmers are especially hard-pressed to make the most of their land and harvests. The USDA acknowledges that "today's farmers are exploring new enterprises for diversification or considering alternative marketing strategies that increase a customer's perceived value of existing agricultural products." In other words, farms are trying to make use of every part of every thing they produce—either through means of sustainable permaculture or value-added products.
When it comes to efficiency, it makes sense for a farmer to find a use for everything they produce. But a farm is an already complex system that requires early hours and lots of manpower. Adding enterprises can cost a lot and introduce administrative challenges. Farmers are interested in maximizing their harvests, but they rarely have the time, facility and resources to do so.
While there are more than edible ways to make use of a farm's harvest, food products might be the most direct way of adding value back to the land. Given the down economy, consumers are eating out less and cooking in more. They are also demanding simpler foods and transparent labels. The specialty food market has seen significant growth in recent years, and small brands are emerging as leaders in sustainability. Professionals are leaving their day jobs and devoting themselves to an artisanal trade. Even Brooklyn, as a brand of its own, is becoming associated with makers of farm-fresh products—from pickles and salsa to cheese and soups.
When I worked at the market, I asked farmers about their practices and inquired about what they had (or didn't have) to offer the consumer. What was waste to some was gold to me—such as bones from livestock farmers and spent grain from beer makers. These conversations ignited an interest in understanding the intricate nature of farming and gave me a greater appreciation for the challenges that small farmers face today. I'm one of those professionals who turned to an artisanal trade, offering a staple to farmer and consumer that gives back to the land, and it's been a very satisfying journey.
If you've ever been to Europe, you've seen the bounty of food products that pave the path back to farmers markets. There are cracked olives specific to a province of Southern Italy; bitter orange blossom water that is made with such care to be present on the nose and absent on the palate; marmalades crafted from citrus that is too fragile to ever leave its home. There, products are seen as a means of preserving heritage, and programs like Slow Food Presidia are dedicated to the cause.
We're seeing a similar trend in America as well. We begin to look back to our food system as a source of sustenance and sustainability. The family meal has returned as a part of our collective dialogue, even though the hours in a work week continue to rise. The value of knowing where your food comes from is becoming synonymous with knowing your farmer. And food artisans are helping to honor the source as a means to personal satisfaction and social responsibility.
This month, we're challenging the GOOD community to host a dinner party and cook a meal that contains fewer ingredients than the number of people on the guest list. Throughout March, we'll share ideas and resources for being more conscious about our food and food systems. Join the conversation at good.is/food and on Twitter at #chewonit.\n
Original top pantry image via Shutterstock; farmers market image also via Shutterstock.\n
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#Winter has come to #California … in May. Record #rainfall, more #snow on the way
Southern California was hit by the wettest winter in years.
The snowpack, an important measurement of the state's water supply, looks great.
And in mid-May — two months after the official end of winter — the rain and snow just keep coming.
California was clobbered this week by another storm, which dumped snow on the Sierra and set rain records in the Southland.
More winter conditions are on tap for parts of Northern California this weekend, and the National Weather Service predicts colder-than-average temperatures for the entire state next week.
There also is a chance of more showers in Southern California in the coming days, which could bring up to half an inch of precipitation to some areas, according to the weather service.
May storms are far from unheard of, but experts said what we saw this week was unusual.
"In April, we'd have low-pressure systems move through and instead of bringing a lot of rain, they'd barely give us anything," said Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. "This system is a little different in that we are getting significant moisture with it. It's definitely out of the norm."
The low-pressure system comes on the heels of an extremely wet winter in California. A series of atmospheric river storms that hit during the winter months bolstered the snowpack, filled reservoirs and streams, and even left the state drought-free for the first time in nearly a decade.
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iOS water physics game Watee shows a little leakage
Fluid-based physics puzzle games have been appearing frequently in recent weeks, and Watee is the latest iOS release for that genre. The game boasts a number of fantastic ideas to differentiate itself, but comes up short in execution with relatively poor intuitiveness, an indecisive core design, and frustrating physics and usability issues.
Watee joins puzzle games such as Feed Me Oil and Sprinkle, but is more comparable to the former. Developed by Unnyhog Entertainment, the game tasks players with helping out a water-loving, purple critter named Watee by filling up his aquarium with water. Of course, this wouldn't be much of a game if it was done logically by holding it to a faucet, so players must use a quasi-Rube Goldberg fashion to bring the water to it.
At its core, Watee has been done before and is strikingly similar to Feed Me Oil. However, one of the beautiful things about puzzle games, is that uniqueness lay within both new mechanics and level design itself. In that regard, Watee succeeds, and actually boasts a great deal of new and interesting ideas. For each level, players can move a spigot, located at the top of the screen, left or right, then by touching it and sliding a finger upwards, activate a flow of water. Like Feed Me Oil, the amount of water is limited, and the aquarium must fill to 100 percent.
At the base of each puzzle is Watee's aquarium, which cannot be moved. In order to get water to its destination, players must make use of static and movable objects. Static objects include basic elements like shelves, that simply get in the way, and more interesting ones like heating coils or sponges that evaporate or absorb water if touched In terms of movable objects (which can also be rotated), these consist of things such as plates to redirect flow, bowls to act as ramps, fans, funnels, and so on. What stands out most about these items though is that many can interact with each other in order to solve each puzzle.
A perfect example is the combination of a static heating coil and an air conditioner. When water touches the coil, it evaporates. When that steam hits an air conditioner, it condenses back into water. As such, players would use a movable fan to blow steam toward the AC unit and create a new stream of water. Unfortunately, this is where the troubles begin for poor Watee.
None of this is intuitive. In the AC example, it took a screen shot in the App Store to set that light bulb off. Watee never gives any instruction on what new things are and do. All players get is a short movie at the start of a new game that shows Watee catching water with his bowl, displaying the core objective of each puzzle. To many, this might not be a big deal, but it is only the beginning.
The biggest qualm with Watee is that it just doesn't know what it wants to be. Most of the game is centered around puzzles, but every couple of levels it tries to shift gears and become more twitch-reaction based with moving objects in which players must time short bursts of water release so that it doesn't get deflected. This becomes irritating on two levels, as one, players are not given a lot of water to begin with, so it is very, very easy to fail, and two, it's just plain boring having to sit and wait for a floating plate to move rather than problem solving.
To round out the list of annoyances, the water physics feel poor. Yes, it still is basically correct, but the water feels erratic and it splashes everywhere. For example, when a stream of water falls straight down on a flat object at a 45 degree angle, unless it is coming out of a hose (which it is not in this game), it should neatly flow downward. Here, it tends to launch a third of the water up the plate as well. Moreover, and the most frustrating aspect of the game yet, is that it decides that the player has failed a level before they actually fail.
In virtually every physics game, a level does not end until all physics-enabled objects stop moving for two or three seconds. Watee decides that well before this threshold is met. In one obnoxious example, a level that was attempted several times was failed with the aquarium at about 96 percent capacity. Water was still trickling down toward it, but because it was moving so slowly, the game evidentially got impatient and said "sorry, you're bad" and reset the level. Thankfully, levels can be skipped; something that is made even more important due to an incredibly ill-conceived difficulty curve (one should not get stuck and have to skip level five).
As for any other features warranting mention, Watee also has the typical "collect three items" mentality where players can attempt to collect up to three apples in each puzzle by touching them with water. These are used to unlock another set of levels (there are 40 in total), but there is minimal challenge with this as most apples can be collected accidentally as water just splashes everywhere. Regarding visuals, the game is a cute, using an almost pastel-style color palette, and the sound complements the upbeat and casual nature of the game.
Overall, Unnyhog offers a number of great ideas with Watee such as unique items and item combination. Unfortunately the execution is of low quality, and that attempt to be different has led to unnecessary and boring timing levels and poor instruction. Couple this with wonky water physics and poor usability and one has the perfect recipe for frustration. Watee looks cute, and it has its perks, but until a few of the kinks can be worked out with future updates, it is probably a game best passed on.


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However, Jens Tommerup is confident these challenges can be met, he told Windpower Monthly. CEO Tommerup said his joint venture, now in its third year, has invested considerably in the UK and its supply chain.
Indeed, the UK represents a third (32.5%) of the company's pipeline for its 8MW platform.
MHI Vestas V164 8MW current pipeline
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"We are committed to the UK, we are committed to UK offshore," said Tommerup on a recent visit to London.
The company set up a blade manufacturing facility on the Isle of Wight, southern England, shortly after forming the joint venture in 2014. Vestas had used the site, but the joint venture expanded it to accommodate manufacturing of the V164's 80-metre blades.
So far, blades from the plant have been exported to European projects, but with construction of Dong Energy's 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project due to begin this summer, the factory will soon be supplying the UK itself.
In March, the UK finance minister, George Osborne, revealed during the UK budget announcement that £730 million (€935 million on the day of the budget) would be made available "to back renewables" in a series of new auctions by 2020.
The first of the three auctions will have a budget of £290 million, with support for offshore wind capped at £105/MWh (in 2011-12 prices) falling to £85/MWh for projects commissioned by 2026.
Tommerup said he and the industry welcomed the additional details, which have been a long-time coming.
"We appreciated the announcement from the UK government with the budget. We see it as an extremely tough challenge for the industry to reach these cost targets, but it will be possible. We see an industry aligning around bringing down the cost of energy. So that is going to be very positive."
"Of course if we really need to get more suppliers in the UK, we also need to have certainty on the longer term."
MHI Vestas will be hoping to capitalise on the up to 4GW of offshore capacity that could be supported over the three auctions, and extend its pipeline.
"The reason we have been able to build up the pipeline has been our 'open book' policy. We have taken clients in, suppliers in and basically shared good and bad news," Tommerup explained.
MHI Vestas' "open book" policy welcomes suppliers and potential customers to its facilities to demonstrate the technology in-house and show how it is progressing, and it will take feedback in a bid to further develop the turbine and processes.
"In the UK we have employed 250 people in manufacturing. We have spent a lot of resources training our people, and we really see the benefit of it. We will continue training. We have a five-year training programme, so we are really committed to the UK," Tommerup said.


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There's an old parlor game that illustrates what happens when a message is delivered by word of mouth among a group of fallible humans: By the time the last person hears the message, it's hopelessly garbled and usually wrong.
San Jose, Calif.-based Presenter has a series of solutions designed to eliminate that problem, all of them based on the idea of delivering training or direction either online or via an in-house network, using e-mail, PowerPoint slides and video and audio streaming. That means hundreds or even thousands of customers, affiliates and sales professionals can receive industry updates, helpful sales tips and product introductions first-hand on their computers and Pocket PCs--just as they were intended to be communicated.
"This allows you to reach an audience very quickly and cost-effectively," says Colin White, Presenter's product marketing manager. "We are commissioning one study where we asked over 100 Fortune 500 executives in sales and marketing support areas what kind of problems they were facing in terms of increasing their sales force effectiveness," he says. "Basically, they found that a lot of the time, the information sharing among their sales forces and among product managers was kind of ad hoc. It wasn't captured anywhere, and it was all anecdotal."
While other solutions exist for some types of online training, Presenter's solutions are designed to support fairly sophisticated media-enriched presentations incorporating everything from PowerPoint slides, company logos and voice-overs to actual video footage of sales training or keynote speeches.
But the real beauty of Presenter's solution, White says, may be its accessibility for both the person authoring the presentation and the audience tuning in. Two of Presenter's solutions are hosted, meaning that anyone with PowerPoint slides, a telephone and a network can easily create a self-contained presentation that is then available online. "It's as simple as uploading a PowerPoint presentation to the server," White says.
Audio voice-overs are added through a telephone interface in which the author uses the phone line to add narration to each slide. Fledgling presenters can even re-record their presentation after each slide or wait until the entire process is over, listen to the presentation and then decide whether to publish it or redo the entire thing. "If you like it, you hit 'publish,' and it's on the Web," White says.
In April, the company launched iPresentation Suite 3.0, a complete modular solution using an application that can be installed on the customer's internal IT infrastructure. iPresentation Suite 3.0 also offers customers a variety of playback options, for example, via the Web on mobile Pocket PCs or via telephone for recipients unable to receive streaming media. It costs about $100,000 to implement the full solution, but even that's comparatively inexpensive, according to a Gartner report issued in August, putting the cost of a one-day, off-site meeting for 500 at $370,000. iPresentation's companion, Video studio, which allows businesses to create video-narrated presentations, starts at $15,000 per workstation.
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Brad Davidson is the president of Securities Pricing and Research (SPAR), a small appraisal firm with a problem many industry leaders would love to be able to complain about. The 11-year-old Annapolis, Md.-based firm specializing in business appraisals has an eager sales force willing and able to contact clients.
The problem is that SPAR's sales associates are often financial planners and certified public accountants who know something about their clients' fiscal needs but nothing about appraisals and how to sell them. "The challenge is how to teach that broker enough about appraisals to be coherent and persuasive when he talks to his client. That's where Presenter comes in," Davidson says.
Rather than spending time teaching the fundamentals of appraisals over and over again, Davidson decided to convey that training electronically. He found iPresentation after using Spiderphone, a competing product that Davidson says didn't allow for adequate branding. "That's very important to us. We want our users to get our brand."
Impressed by the solution's branding options, Davidson gave iPresentation a try. Five presentations later, he is now quite literally overwhelmed with business prospects. "We have a backlog of 500 leads," he says.
Back in the pre-Presenter days, the company acquired about one or two new sales affiliates a week. Now SPAR is able to train about six new affiliates a day. "It's a huge difference, and we attribute it all to Presenter," Davidson says. Best of all, it's eliminated the need for giving the same presentation over and over to the sales staff. "If they had to say this 10-minute presentation each time, I would have to send them to the loony bin," he says.
Each affiliate who sells a SPAR valuation gets a 20 percent commission, but, Davidson says, the company banks on having a continued relationship with its customers, who may need re-appraisals if the company decides to sell or use the business as collateral. The affiliate continues to benefit as the client uses the newly realized worth of his business as a reason to purchase other financial series. "The challenge to our internal sales people is to support these people, teach them circumstances under which it's appropriate to get tab appraisal and to make them comfortable enough to talk to their clients about a new and rather complicated product," Davidson says.


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Anxious to know whether 30 other students are also vying for a spot in that 12-person seminar you're desperate to take in the spring? Curious what the most popular choices are for spring classes? Want to see the courses that nobody plans to take right now?
For the first time, Flyby brings you all the numbers you want to see regarding pre-term planning. Open this Google doc to find out how many students registered for every single spring course available through the pre-term planning tool. Use the tabs at the bottom to switch between the lists sorted by academic subject and sorted by popularity.
Shane R. Bouchard, Stephanie B. Garlock, Amna H. Hashmi, Martin A. Kessler, and Gautam S. Kumar also contributed to the compilation of this document.


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Hungarians are protesting a government draft bill that proposes an overhaul of the financing and management of state-funded theatres.
Thousands of Hungarians demonstrated in Budapest on Monday against a government plan to wrest control of theatres, a move that protestors, including leading directors and the city's mayor, said would curb artistic freedom.
The draft bill, which was posted on the parliament website on Monday and could be adopted on Wednesday, proposes an overhaul of the financing and management of state-funded theatres.
The move came after a scandal involving a high-profile director rocked one of Budapest's most popular theatres.
A senior official in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party later hit out at theatres who "demand money from the government while denying them access to their internal affairs and hiding crimes for years".
If the bill is adopted funding could be conditional on a state appointee having a say in selecting theatre directors, said a government spokesperson Istvan Hollik on Monday.
The legislation text said the bill was submitted as "suspicions have emerged recently of abuses of a non-financial nature...in performing arts institutions".
But critics have accused the government of using the harassment affair to restrict the artistic independence of theatres, who sometimes stage government-critical productions.
The move is the latest squeeze on independent institutions since Orban came to power in 2010 and launched a centralisation drive that has transformed the judiciary, media, and education system among other sectors.
Several theatre directors and leading actors posted videos with statements of protests on social media.
One actor's message said the proposal is reminiscent of state censorship during Hungary's post-World War II communist era that ended in 1989.
"After thirty years of democracy, I didn't think I would ever feel the same way as I did then," said Judit Pogany, whose career began in the 1960s.
Over 45,000 people have signed a petition condemning the proposal.
A crowd estimated at more than 5,000 according to an AFP photographer attended a protest rally in Budapest late on Monday that was addressed by top directors and actors.
"When we defend the freedom of theatre we defend the freedom of the city," the recently elected liberal mayor of Budapest Gergely Karacsony also told the crowd.


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It's summer which means it's time for some travelling! The sunny weather is asking for it itself but since we all are students (usually on a budget haha #studentlife) we can only afford going to certain places. There is a list of websites and applications that will make your life easier and happier as for traveling!
First things first…
Unless you going to the neighboring village, you first need to buy a flight, train or bus ticket.
Ryanair offers probably the most student-friendly deals (also, one cabin luggage is included in the price) and if not traveling in the holiday season, very cheap flights can be found!
Once, my friends and me flew to Dublin from Birmingham and back for just £10. Moreover, Ryanair flies from the Birmingham International airport, which makes it really comfortable to reach from Worcester!
If you are not a fan of airplanes (or are scared), buses or trains are the option for you! Did you know that Megabus (which leaves from the Birmingham bus station) also goes to Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Brussels, and to many more destinations across Europe?
Furthermore, with such low prices, it would be a sin not to at least try to travel by Megabus once. The tickets can be purchased even from £1 if searched in advance.
Finding an accommodation? Not always a nightmare!
Not everyone can afford spending hundreds of pounds for a half decent place to stay.
Fortunately, there are two….three, actually better solutions. The third option in this case was simply finding a cheap hostel, which is always better than spending fortune for a stay in a hotel.
However, hostel isn't what I meant in the first place. Hopefully, you have already heard of Airbnb or Couchsurfing where an alternative to hotel/hostel accommodation can be found.
Via Airbnb you can rent someone's flat/room/house at more affordable prices and even can have the whole place for yourself. There are many options as for the location, price, room number and nights spent and I believe everyone can find what suit their preferences.
Couchsurfing, however, is for the bolder ones. On that website people can host you and you can host them. I have tried both aforementioned options and can definitely recommend them, however, Airbnb is a bit safer as you can never know who the person hosting you is.
Even though you can choose depending on host's references and verification and I have only experienced great stays, which I am thankful for!
Never get lost again!
I can assure this app is what you need to have when traveling. Not only it is for free, it can also be…wait for it… used offline! This miracle app is called Ulmon and is available both for iOS and Android.
You can easily download a map of the city you are going to visit in advance and then use it offline (I reckon we all hate finding Starbucks and connecting to a wi-fi there, haha).
It shows you your position and therefore can show you for instance nearby restaurants, cash machines or hostels.
These apps and website should make your traveling easier and you don't have to spend a lot of money or time for unnecessary matters. Let me know if there are other similar apps or websites you are aware of! Good luck on your adventures!


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Set in a stylish house featuring a garden with a swimming pool, a restaurant and a wine cellar, Estancia VIK José Ignacio offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and air conditioning in Jose Ignacio.
Set in a charming house surrounded by a big garden with a pool, Miradores de la Laguna Garzónoffers stylish country accommodation in Jose Ignacio. Breakfast is provided. Garzon Lake is 1 km away.
Featuring a big garden with swimming pool, a mini football pitch, and a restaurant, Posada de Campo Azul Profundo offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and satellite TV in Jose Ignacio. La Barra is 20 km away....
Located 150 metres from the beach, Posada Arenas de José Ignacio offers panoramic scenic views. There is a swimming pool and a garden, and beach facilities are available.
This eco-lodge boasts exclusive rooms built on stilts and floating on the shore of Garzón Lake with panoramic views 5 km from Jose Ignacio. Horse riding, fishing and bird watching trips can be...
Just 200 metres from the beach, this hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and a spa. The modern, stylish rooms have a spa bath and free Wi-Fi, and some have sea views.
Azul Marino offers 9 exclusive suites surrounded by extensive tropical gardens, only 15-minutes drive from trendy Punta Del Este. Guests can enjoy horseback riding, windsurfing and free bike use.
The elegant Casa Suaya offers direct access to the Jose IIgnacio Beach. If features tasteful loft-style apartments and private chalets. Services include open-air massages and an outdoor pool.
Only 100 metres from Jose Ignacio Lake and a 5 minute-drive from Jose Ignacio centre, Jenous Hostel features a garden with hammocks and a patio with BBQ facilities.
Located right in front of La Juanita Beach, Laguna Lofts José Ignacio offers self-catering apartments with free Wi-Fi and private balconies overlooking the sea. It features a garden.


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What distinguishes the Dominicans from other Roman Catholic religious communities? Four specific aspects set us apart, called the Four Dominican Pillars: Prayer, Study, Community, Apostolate.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Divine Office, the Holy Rosary, private prayer (vocal prayer, mental prayer, and contemplation).
Dominicans center our lives on Jesus Christ, the true light, and are moved by the Holy Spirit who radiates God's healing presence in the world today. We celebrate the Word in daily common prayer, meditation, study, and in the proclamation that is preaching. "In imitation of the Mother of God, who "pondered these things in her heart, our lives are nourished by God's Word as spoken in Sacred Scripture, celebrated in the Eucharist, and encountered in everyday life. According to the desire of St. Dominic, the solemn and common celebration of the liturgy must be maintained among the principal duties of our vocation. In the liturgy, especially in the Eucharist, the mystery of salvation is present and at work, a mystery in which we share and which we contemplate and proclaim in preaching to others so they may be incorporated into Christ through the sacraments of faith. In the liturgy, together with Christ, we glorify God for the eternal plan of the Divine and for the wonderful order of grace. We intercede with the Father of mercies for the entire Church as well as for the needs and the salvation of the whole world. Therefore, the celebration of the liturgy is the center and heart of our whole life, whose unity especially is rooted in it. Each Dominican is called to balance in his own life the two dimensions of our life, the contemplative and the active. The balance is something for which we continually strive, not something that we achieve once and for all.
Sacred Scripture, the Lives of the Saints, Church documents, the history of the Dominican Order, etc.
St. Dominic made study an essential part of the "Sacred Preaching." This was no small innovation in the thirteenth century when most of the clergy were uneducated. St. Dominic sent the friars to the great universities of his time to study, to preach, and to establish places of learning. This dedication to study and teaching continues today. The primary object of Dominican study is the Word of God, which comes to us through Scripture & Tradition, is interpreted authoritatively by the Church's Magisterium, and Whose fullest manifestation is the very Person of Christ Himself. What we might call the secondary object of Dominican study does not differ in content from the Truth Who is Christ, but it differs in its mode of discovery. Insofar as creation, the accomplishments of human genius and even other religions all reflect the light of the Gospel, these too are profitable means though which the wise and zealous student can come to know more profoundly the Author of all that exists. Hence, both the entire created order as well as "the revelation of the mystery kept secret for long ages but now manifested through the prophetic writings" lie open to the discerning mind of the studious friar. The purpose of Dominican study is to make us useful to the souls of our neighbors. As distinct from mere curiosity, it is a spiritual work of mercy aimed at facilitating a more effective communication of the truth that saves. While knowledge can certainly be sought for its own sake, study is all the more noble and virtuous when one is motivated by the dual command of love of God and love of neighbor.
Living a sacramental life in the Church, living in community in our monthly gatherings, special events, etc.
We live together in large (as many as 30) and small (as few as 2 or 3) communities. The basic idea of community is not just people living together under one roof. Rather, community living is about the willingness to share our lives with one another. For Dominicans, the communal dimension of our religious life challenges to us to be of "one mind and one heart in God." Profession into the Order of Preachers includes the promise to hold all things in common. We live together and pray together and share a common vision in the ministry of Preaching. It was St. Dominic's desire to imitate the apostolic poverty of Jesus and the early church, so "we call nothing our own." As Dominicans, we share our blessings with the rest of the world. We live a vowed life, that is, we make public promises to live according to the ideals counseled by Jesus. Our vow of poverty calls us to live a simple life, free from the need to possess many things. Our vow of chastity is a deliberate choice on our part not to limit our life to a spouse and family, but to allow ourselves to be witnesses to the unlimited love of God. Our vow of obedience puts us at the service of the Church, free from the need to always have the last word about what we will do and where we will live. The vowed life is a challenge, but an exciting and fulfilling challenge.
Apostolate / Preaching
Preaching through evangelization, catechesis, teaching, serving, etc.
As the "O.P." after our name suggests, preaching is at the heart of Dominican life. In fact, we were founded to be "useful to the souls of others," and we make ourselves useful primarily through our ministry to the Word of God. Our common life, our study and our prayer are all geared to support the vocation of a preacher. For us preaching takes many forms. We preach from the pulpit during liturgy and at retreats, but we also consider our teaching and various kinds of pastoral care to be ways in which we bring the healing Word of God to bear on the lives of those we serve. Our preaching ministry takes us to parishes, university campuses, retreat centers and sometimes even to food pantries, shelters for the homeless and other places where people are impoverished literally as well as spiritually.
Dominican Spirituality: Principles and Practice by William Aquinas Hinnebusch, OP is an excellent resource for understanding Dominican spirituality. He lays out a basic understanding of the Dominican charisms, namely that Dominican life is contemplative, apostolic, liturgical, doctrinal, fraternal, and sacrificial.
Saint Dominic integrated "the assiduous study of divine truths" with monastic observances as the structure of the Order in addition to the solemn celebration of the Divine Office and the religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Lay Dominicans live out the charisms of the Order by incorporating the Four Pillars into their regular life.
The Dominican Order also has a special love for and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially under her title of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Dominican Mottos:
Contemplare et Contemplata Aliis Tradere
To contemplate and to hand on the fruit of contemplation
Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare
To Praise, To Bless, To Preach
If this sounds like you, perhaps you are being called to the family of St. Dominic!
Additional resources on Dominican Spirituality:
The Dominican Soul by M.M. Philipon, OP
Dominican Principles of Spirituality by Pie Regamey, O.P.


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"You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition. The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.: — Charles Kuralt.
A Break from the Chaos
I don't know about you, but I need a break from hearing people being unkind and downright nasty to each other. I'm tired of people who are rudely unaccepting of anyone or anything that is different from them or theirs.
I don't expect everyone to think the way I think, or the way you think, but that doesn't mean we can't at least be civil to one another. Being different or thinking different is not a crime.
I think I need to take a back road road trip to remind me of all the good people in this world. And what better time of year to do it than in autumn, when Mother Nature showers the vistas with color.
Anyone want to join me?
Bean Pat: Breezes at Dawn https://breezesatdawn.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/a-monday-meander-surprise-adventures/ Another blogger who likes to wander.
Pat Bean is a Lonely Planet Community Pathfinder. Her book, Travels with Maggie, is now up on Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/y8z7553y Currently, she is writing a book, tentatively titled Bird Droppings, which is about her late-bloomer birding adventures. You can contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Helping Your Child Succeed in School
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With the new school year beginning, all parents are hoping this will be a great year! They're hoping that their child will enjoy learning, grow in their skills and have positive social experiences. How can you help make that happen? There are lots of contributions you can make and none of them include doing your child's homework!
First, you can help ensure success by creating a beneficial home environment. This means showing that you value the educational experience not just for grades, but for the ways lessons can be applied to your daily life. It also means having both schedules and routines. Making sure your child has sufficient sleep is very important for learning. Bedtime and wake up time should be set including a bedtime routine and an environment conducive to sleep. Take advantage of the start of the new year to establish homework routines (time and place) and a fixed and strategic place for backpacks full of homework to be taken to school the next day.
Another aspect of a beneficial home environment is setting limits and boundaries with predictable outcomes that you enforce. Respect for adult decisions begins at home and benefits children in the school setting. Finally, be aware of the emotional tone of your household. Try to limit disharmony and stress caused by parenting issues, schedules, responsibilities and siblings. Make sure to establish a morning routine that provides a calm start to your child's day. And arrive on time or early! Children can have a bad start to their day when they need to join an ongoing classroom activity – they will have missed the directions and… everyone turns to look at them!
Another way to help your child succeed in school is to help self esteem and confidence to develop. One important way to do this is to set realistic expectations for each of your children, neither too high or too low so they can experience success. Take into account the strengths and weaknesses of each child. Don't expect perfection and emphasize "best efforts" and "personal bests".
Encourage competency by not doing for children what they can do for themselves – including homework! Be available only as a resource. Children need to learn how to problem solve, how to prevail through perserverance and how to survive and recover from failures.
At the beginning of the year, promote good work habits. Decide where and when homework will be done. Teach the logical sequencing of a task. Teach "task reduction", time management list making and use of a calendar for planning.
Hopefully, with homework under control, children will have some FREE TIME! Scheduled activities can be overdone. Free, unstructured time WITHOUT SCREENS allow children to hone their imagination, initiative and creativity and learn to rely on their internal resources – all important for school success.
Social skills are another important ingredient for school success. Children who lack these skills tend to be preoccupied with social isolation or become victims of teasing and bullying. Help your child learn to read both the verbal and nonverbal cues from others and to respond appropriately. Teach empathy, compromise, negotiation and inclusion, rather than hostile competitiveness, bragging, bossiness and aggression. Make sure your child has experience with taking turns and conversational skills. Provide playdates with classmates to encourage connections.
Finally, build a strong alliance with the school and the teachers. Be as involved as time allows. Make sure that you communicate to the teachers any changes at home that will effect your child's classroom performance as well as any struggles with schoolwork. And, please, be open to and welcome any feedback about your child that the school provides. Potential problems can be averted or corrected by working jointly with the school on such issues.


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Divine sapphires of lonely skies,
Shake my overwhelming boldness,
And reveal new sides of me,
Whenever the night is lonely,
Starless and moonless shadows,
Descend an unconscious frivolity,
Which burns the sensuality of my feelings,
For you,
In the age when stones lost their value,
It's the tremor of your lips I treasure,
In the savage spirit of your loneliness,
I am in love with your skin,
Within the dreamful longing of my sin.
Nightwish of my burning skin,
In the name of my sin,
I'd die for a piece of your dream,
Sweet moans of pleasure,
That make your sleep worth a bliss of skin,
Unreal under a pale moonbeam,
Whenever unbending sighs of your lips wanting mine,
In a different kind of measure
For measure images of the unsaid.
I dream of you in each of my sleepless nights,
Whenever the sun dies at dawn,
You are my light in each sinful thought,
Seduced by your presence that rules every day,
Savage beauty of neverending sorrow,
Blissful instincts of my heart I follow.
In the bedroom of the night,
Those lips of neverending softness,
Awake songs of sensuality,
Along my heart's strings,
The night tenders my sleepless wonder,
As slippery fantasies seduce mirages of light,
Perfumes of wild attraction swallow the night,
Inside a velvet nebulosity of desire,
Nevermind the shining darkness that mirrors my silence,
My soul merges insatiably devouring yours.
Inflames of suave traces of lust demolish each reason,
While the savor of your kiss envelops labyrinths of Eden.
Pagan eyes of absorbing beauty,
Lips of silence conquer my adoration,
Flawless longing of turbulent feelings,
Surrender my nights without hesitation,
Like smoke on the water,
You drive me to the edge of the winds,
You're my sensuality of tacking chances,
Between rose petals and water lilies,
I am the rain on your lips,
I am your souvenir of the night,
I am the temptress of your skin,
Within ardent satin,
Claim me in the fading shines of the unknown,
Seduce me with your beautiful eyes,
Those shining sapphires on a restless night's sky,
Unreal, devour the desperation of my ardent skin,
With infamous kisses of forbidden desire,
You hold me captive within your lascivious embrace,
Whenever morning comes, you'll be the burning ocean of my courage,
I hold you captive within destiny's strange webs.
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Janet M. Lafler adapted this recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking (Alfred A. Knopf, 1983), page 154. That recipe is for "Pilaf of Bulgar Wheat and Red Lentils," or masoor dal.
- 3/4 cup chana dal
- One large onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic (or more, to taste), minced or pressed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup bulgur wheat
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 teaspoon salt (or less, to taste)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley or cilantro
- freshly ground black pepper
Soak chana dal for 10-12 hours. Drain and rinse.
Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil until soft (5-8 minutes). Add drained chana dal and bulgur wheat. Sauté for about 3 more minutes, until bulgur wheat is browned (it will begin to smell heavenly). Add all remaining ingredients except pepper, bring to a boil, and lower heat.
Simmer, covered, for about 35 minutes. At this point, check to see if the chana dal is tender enough for you. If not add a quarter cup more water and simmer another few minutes or until you are satisfied. Turn off heat and let sit, covered, for at least 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and mix in pepper.
Makes about 6 cups.
I love it with nothing more than hot sauce. Janet says that she has eaten it with "a big green salad, steamed zucchini, and some crumbled up reduced-fat cheese" and also recommends it with a Greek salad. Madhur Jaffrey writes, "We often have this pilaf for brunch with some goat cheese, sliced red-ripe tomatoes dressed with olive oil and lemon juice, and some olives."
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Denby, Edwin, 1870–1929, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1921–24), b. Evansville, Ind. President Harding appointed him to the cabinet. In 1924 he was involved in the scandal about the oil reserves (see Teapot Dome). He was charged not with fraud but with neglect of duty, and he eventually resigned.
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