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Binomo is a trading platform known in more than 130 countries. One of its main features is the presence of tournaments. This review explains what they are and which benefits they have.
What are Binomo tournaments?
Tournaments are a type of contests designed to test your trading skills and try to get prizes. They can last from a few minutes to several months. According to Binomo rules, you can register in the tournament both before it starts and when it's already running.
Traders use a specific tournament account which is replenished with real funds. The goal of most events is to get the highest balance at the time of its end. The Prize fund consists of participation fees and is divided among those who took the place on the leaderboard.
To increase your chances of getting on this board, it's allowed to make rebuys. Funds to pay for it are debited from the real account. The "Rebuy" button is located to the right of the balance amount.
Note! There are specific rules for each tournament. Read them carefully before participating.
Tournament types
Paid and free tournaments are presented on Binomo. Most of them are of the first type. "Daily Free" is the only free-to-participate event available for each client of the platform. It has a Prize fund of $300 and 70 places on the leaderboard. "Daily Free" is suitable for practice, especially if you are new to trading. But you won't be able to withdraw additional income until you make a real deposit on the platform.
Note! The number of tournaments on Binomo may vary. Actual information about current competitions is always posted in the section "Tournaments".
How to take part in the tournament?
You can participate in several competitions at the same time switching between them. Tournaments are available both on the binomo.com website and in the mobile application. However, the tournaments in the app are opened only to clients with the Standard status and above, that is, to those who deposited real funds to the platform.
How to participate in Binomo tournaments:
- Click on the menu bar and select "Tournaments" under the "For traders" button.
- Sign-up for the event you want to contest in. If it's paid, ensure the balance of your account is higher than the participation fee.
- When a fee is charged you will become a participant.
Note! The company has the right to cancel a trader's participation if he's engaged in fraudulent activity or violates the terms of the Client Agreement.
Benefits of Binomo contests
Binomo contests are a way not only to test and increase trading skills, but also to get additional income. While most tournaments are paid, the "Daily Free" provides the opportunity to practice trading without a participation fee or even making a deposit.
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Behind the bat of Wil Myers and a strong pitching performance, the Durham Bulls defeated the Indianapolis Indians by the score of 4-2. Wil Myers, after last night's rare quiet performance, rebounded in fine fashion, going 3-4 with home run #14. Vince Belnome also contributed three hits. After Matt Buschmann failed to make it out of the sixth inning while allowing two runs, the bullpen stepped up and held the Indians scoreless.
Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (35-33)
Thanks to some clutch hitting, the Montgomery Biscuits narrowly edged out the Jacksonville Suns 7-6 on Saturday night. The Biscuits only reached base eleven times, with only two extra base hits, yet scored seven runs. The Sun's sloppy defense also contributed to the Biscuit's run total as they committed four errors on the night. It was a tough start for the Biscuit's Mike Colla as he allowed six runs in 5.1 innings. However, three relievers combined to hold the Suns scoreless the rest of the way.
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Saturday night featured the Florida State League All-Star game, and three Stone Crab players saw action. Richie Shaffer, the starting third baseman, went 1-2 with a walk and a run batted in. Curt Casali entered the game as a pinch hitter, going 1-3 with a strikeout as the catcher. On the pitching side, Ryan Carpenter pitched a scoreless sixth inning.
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Jeff Ames re-found his form in the Hot Rod's 5-1 victory over Lansing. Ames went five scoreless, hitless innings while Ryan Garton and Matt Ramsey pitched the final four. Andrew Toles returned to the lineup and went 2-5. Justin O'Conner went 2-3 with a walk.
Star of the Day: Wil Myer's kept pace with Matt Joyce for the organizational home run lead.
Goat of the Day: An organizational sweep renders this category useless.
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DRaysBay Top 50 Prospect Stat Lines:
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Tim Beckham: 1-4, 2 Ks
Brandon Guyer: 1-4
Cole Figueroa: 0-2
Mikie Mahtook: 0-4
Todd Glaesmann: 0-4, K
Andrew Toles: 2-5, K
Patrick Leonard: 1-4, 2B, 2 Ks
Brandon Martin: 1-3, BB, K
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I stopped at the local Outlet Mall the other day to do some shopping and some observation. It was a warm and sunny day and may of the stores had their doors open to deal with the heat.
Being a fan of the brand and a citizen of the PNW, I stopped by the Columbia Sportswear Outlet where they had a great sale going on. I quickly found several items that I was shopping for so I headed to the registers where there were a number of waiting cashiers.
"I can help you right here," came a greeting from the nearest cashier.
During the transaction, I noticed that a name tag affixed to his jacket. I thought it odd with the stores so warm that a cashier would be wearing outerwear. So, I asked him if he was warm.
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So often cashiers are in a hurry to move people through the lanes and out the door. I have nothing against a quick and efficient cashier. But many times when there is no need for a rush, customers are still hurried out the door when a bit more service could be added.
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Tasmanian brewer Van Dieman's Hedgerow has had an interesting development. Originally a soft, malt led annual release that made use of various pickings from around head brewer Will Tatchell's parents' farm, where there brewery is based, in 2012 he decided to place it into pinot barrels too. The result was a delightful, spritzy, fruity and delicate sour that ended up collecting gold at last year's Australian International Beer Awards. It's been a couple of years between Hedgerows and again there has been a little evolution of the brewing process. The beer is still racked over sloe berries, hawthorn berries and rose hips from the farm but this time a portion spent a full 18 months bringing the funk in oak barrels before being blended into the finished beer. If recollections of the last sampling of the 2012 batch are accurate (and it wasn't that long ago), at the current time the new batch has a fuller body as well as richer caramel malts running through it. There's a touch of fruitiness, some oaky, vinous booze characteristics and a noticeably dry finish. The sour side of things have a more pronounced barnyard twang too. It feels like a beer that will grow into itself, so if sours are your thing get your hands on a few and watch it develop. The 2500 individually numbered bottles should be easy enough to spot as, taking a lead from the brewers of some Belgian sours, Will decided to punish himself and wrap each bottle in pretty paper too.
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This research is about altruism. In our first chapter, our quest to find whether we are essentially altruistic starts with questioning particular ways of inquiry and proposes a philosophy of unbracketing. In our second chapter, we realise that our proposal starts with an imperative – a prescription. We begin by meditating on the phenomenon of prescription which seems to precede all ways of inquiry. Our analysis of prescription reveals that altruism is to prescribe oneself towards an Other. This type of prescription is to promise a future for an Other. To promise is to give one's word and to undertake to realising it.
In our third chapter, we explore the act of "giving one's word." To give one's word is beyond a speech act. In fact, it is to give one's logos. An altruistic attempt is carried out in this chapter to liberate 'logos' from particular conceptions and allow for its universal meaning to emerge. Logos is traced back to its inceptual conception as existence or will to power – a will to future.
This philosophical excavation leads us to our fourth chapter where we re-encounter our original paradox. That is, while human reality starts with a promise of helping someone to make sense – to understand – we have been trying to understand understanding, or how we make sense, by removing the Other and by focusing only on subjective conditions. In this chapter, we reveal how to understand an Other is an altruistic act.
In our final chapter, we carefully observe that human existence is a gift from the Other. We describe this gift as a metaphysical passage from being to existence – an altruistic act. A passage which is created by an Other who promises to give us the means to be able to create meaning, that is to say, to exist.
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Newsletter of The Tarot School
Vol. 4 #7 / August 1, 2012
In this Issue:
- Welcome
- Tarot Tip: How Often Should You Get Readings?
- What's Gnu?
- Tarot Card Showcase: Ten of Wands
- Best Practices: The Responsible Tarot Reader
- Featured Tarot Blog: Tarot Topics Community Blog
- Upcoming Events
Welcome to a new
issue of Tarot Tips!
And a special welcome to our new readers.
Those "lazy, hazy days of summer" may be hot and
hazy here in the US, but they've been anything but
lazy at The Tarot School. We've embraced the current
Mercury retrograde full-on by upgrading our computer
system and critical software, as well as finalizing the
hotel contract for the 2013 Readers Studio. We're also
starting our new 1+1=Tarot teleclass curriculum this
Thursday! In case you think we've totally lost our minds,
we're reassured by the fact that The Tarot School was
founded during a Mercury retrograde. As Wald is fond
of saying, "Not even failure is guaranteed!"
When was the last time you had a life changing
experience or wanted to improve your life because of
something someone said to you? We are bombarded daily
with words and information from many sources. Some of
this we pay attention to and some we don't.
Insights from the cards can influence seekers in
dramatic ways. Because of this some readers feel that
there should be a limit to how many readings they will
do for a single querent. In this issue our tip addresses
the question, "How often should you get a reading?"
Do you feel a burden of responsibility as a reader?
The "Best Practices" column addresses the topic of
responsibility as a reader and the 10 of Wands, the
card commonly associated with burden is the featured
showcase card. And we are excited to have a very busy
tarot blog from Christiana Gaudet.
And one more thing...
Gina is going to be one of the featured presenters
at the San Francisco Bay Area Tarot Symposium
later this month! If you don't have your ticket for
the 21st Anniversary of SF BATS, there's still time
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Onward and batward!
Yours truly on the tarot path,
Ruth Ann, Wald & Gina
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Tarot Tip
There is no established standard for frequency of
readings. Although some tarot enthusiasts have an
opinion about getting too many readings and creating a
dependency on readings, there is no literature that
defines how often is too much.
Still, from time to time the question does come up.
There is a belief that a person could become dependent
on what the cards say and not make decisions or take
actions on their own. The assumption here is that
readings can become habit-forming and reliance on a
reader for support can be overdone.
But dependency on readings is more myth than fact. If
you use tarot daily for meditation, journaling, or for
any other growth process, are you dependent on tarot?
Tarot can be used for guidance and as a tool for
personal evolution. These processes can take longer for
some than for others.
The frequency with which tarot is used for oneself
depends on how important tarot becomes to the
individual practitioner. Many are perpetual students of
tarot while others earn money from it, so it is used,
discussed or written about on a daily basis.
When reading for yourself, the frequency with which you
use tarot is a matter of personal choice. When reading
for others, your ethics could play a part in how you
decide to service your clients. And a part of this
issue comes down to boundaries.
At times you will need to set boundaries on what you
will and will not do. That depends in part on your
assessment of the needs of the querent. In the
counseling arena, when a client has a crisis that
affects their normal functioning, therapists set
sessions based upon the nature of the crisis.
Another thing to be aware of is your querent's
personal beliefs about the purpose of readings. If you
become a trusted advisor for a particular client, you
may be sought out for your reading style and advice
more often in that case than in others.
How often should you get a tarot reading? It's not
easy to say. Certainly, it seems to be a complex issue
rather than any set standard of how much is too much.
Starting Thursday! 1+1=TAROT
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Contemplation: Going Deeper into Tarot
#3: Tarot of the Name
A lot of excitement is being generated
by this limited edition hand-crafted
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Tarot Card Showcase
In this section we will feature tidbits on a specific tarot card.
While there are many systems and decks to choose from in
the world of tarot, here we use the Universal Waite Tarot
images and symbols.
Copyright 1992 U.S Games
Astrological Attribution:
Saturn in Sagittarius
Esoteric Title:
Lord of Oppression
A man embraces a bundle of wands as he walks
towards some buildings in the distance. His head
is lowered as he leans into the weight of the load.
He trudges his way through green fields under a
bright blue sky.
The Ten of Wands is often referred to as the
"burden" card. Waite emphasized this burden
by showing the figure carrying a heavy and
cumbersome load. The ten wands are the heavy
burden of the influence of Saturn.
A question that occurs when this card appears is whether you are carrying the
load out of necessity. The burden, of course, could be a character-building
This card can indicate that you feel overwhelmed by your circumstances.
You could have bitten off more that you can chew by over-committing.
It may be time to reconsider and to see if you can delegate instead of
doing it all yourself.
Tens are cards of completion and the beginning of a new cycle.
In a reading, this card may indicate that hard work has brought success.
However, you still need to deliver the goods before you can be relieved
of your load.
Positive Keywords:
Determination, progress, goals, responsibility,
strength, expansion, confidence, striving, work, tasks and productivity.
Negative Keywords:
Obstacles, heavy burdens, overwork,
oppression, difficulty.
Tarot Affirmation:
I respectfully honor the universal laws of responsibility.
Tarot is full of mysteries, and as much as we all know about tarot,
there's a lot we don't know, too. In an exciting new series of teleclasses,
tarot we'll begin to drop the veils of mystery one by one, card by card.
It's a beautiful curriculum, especially created for students of all levels,
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Best Practices for Professional Readers
By Gina Thies
Tarot readers are agents of change. It is no light task
to take on the responsibility of guiding others. We
help others with changes in beliefs, feelings, and
behaviors in a positive way, all while reminding the
querent that they have the ultimate burden of
responsibility for themselves. It is the reader's
responsibility to treat clients with respect, to act
ethically and to respect pivacy.
The querent is responsible for taking action to bring
about the changes they desire. I tell my clients that
regardless of what the reading points out, they are
always in the driver's seat.
It can be frustrating when a querent seeks repeated
guidance on the same topic. Many readers have personal
policies of limiting the number of a querent's readings
on any one issue with the intention of preventing
dependence on tarot.
But we should realize that not everyone learns in the
same manner or has the same cognitive process. Also,
it is possible that their issue may take a few readings
to successfully navigate. As a reader, I wouldn't turn
down a querent simply because of some general notion
of dependency.
Questions arise when developing or transitioning
to professional Tarot Reading status to earn
income. These can range from "How can I make
money with Tarot?" and "How do I get started?"
to more complex technical and business questions.
You may already be up and running and have
questions about how to enhance or ramp up your
business. We would love to hear from you. Send any
questions, or interest in a future class on the
Business of Tarot, to
Featured Tarot Blog
Billed as "A Blog Spot for the Tarot Enthusiast,"
the Tarot Topics Community Blog features a
running selection of posts from different tarot blogs.
It is curated by Christiana Gaudet, who has been a
full-time professional tarot reader and teacher since
1993. The author of Fortune Stellar: What Every
Professional Tarot Reader Needs to Know, Tarot Tour
Guide: Tarot, The Four Elements, and Your Spiritual
Journey, Christiana is a Certified Tarot Grandmaster.
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text: Crime Tributes for Victims of Orlando Nightclub Shooting Pour in on One-Year Anniversary of the Attack On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and injured dozens more in Pulse, a popular gay-friendly nightclub By Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. People Editorial Guidelines Published on June 12, 2017 10:17 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty One year after the heartbreak, Orlando residents are coming together for a solemn day of remembrance. On June 12, 2016, a gunman entered the popular gay-friendly club Pulse armed with an AR-15 assault rifle. Omar Mateen, an ISIS sympathizer, murdered 49 innocent people and injured dozens more in the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. A memorial service for survivors, victims' families and local officials was held at Pulse early Monday, according to News 6. Just after 1 a.m., people dressed as angels — who last year protected mourning family and friends from anti-gay hecklers from the Westboro Baptist Church — held candles as they walked through the parking lot and circled the nightclub. At 2:02 a.m., the moment when the gunfire started last year, loved ones read the names of each victim. Pulse owner Barbara Poma told those in attendance, "We gather here today in the name of love." More services will be held throughout the city on Monday. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Joe Raedle/Getty Last week, Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer signed a proclamation declaring June 12 as "Orlando United Day — A Day of Love and Kindness." The official Twitter account for the city of Orlando shared a short video featuring a candle flickering in front of Pulse. "One year later and every day. We #RememberThe49," the caption read. Police, LGBTQ advocates and others from around the globe also took to social media to honor the victims. The onePulse Foundation, a nonprofit created by the owner of Pulse to raise scholarship money for survivors and turn the former nightclub into a permanent memorial, tweeted Friday, "Throughout the weekend the onePULSE Foundation will be paying tribute to each of the 49." Each of the organization's subsequent posts featured a photo of one of the victims and the hashtag #WeWillNotLetHateWin. George Takei's gun violence prevention group, One Pulse for America, released an anniversary video featuring the Star Trek actor that remembers each victim by name and calls for a continued push for gun reform. Takei, 80, founded One Pulse in the wake of the attack at the popular gay club. "The Pulse shootings shook me to the core," he recently told PEOPLE. "It brought the human cost of gun violence home for me." "After Pulse, I understood the cost to our freedoms as well, as our very right to assemble was under attack," explains Takei, who is gay. "I knew we as a community had to respond."


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CeeDee Lamb is the icing on a masterful cake for Oklahoma.
The 2017 offense that started the 2018 Rose Bowl is well known. Members include: Baker Mayfield, Orlando Brown, Mark Andrews, Marquise Brown and CeeDee Lamb.
Gary Patterson of TCU could not figure them out. Georgia was running around with its head cut off in the first half of the Rose Bowl.
Lamb's selection in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft gives that 2017 offense nine starters selected in the NFL draft.
"It was obviously a really good group," said Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley on Wednesday during a conference call. "Kind of a combination of guys from everywhere. That first group that we had two years to develop. It's a great group for us. Skill sets aren't always going to be the same, but you had impact players at each position and on top of that high-character guys who played well together. Because of that you had a historically good offense. Great group for us for any side of the ball, but certainly we're just trying like heck to get back there again."
Here is how Oklahoma's offense panned out:
Baker Mayfield—Round 1, pick 1
Rodney Anderson—Round 6, pick 211
Dimitri Flowers—Undrafted
Mark Andrews—Round 3, pick 85
Marquise Brown—Round 1, pick 25
CeeDee Lamb—Round 1, pick 17
Orlando Brown—Round 3, pick 83
Ben Powers—Round 4, pick 124
Erick Wren—Undrafted
Dru Samia—Round 4, pick 114
Bobby Evans—Round 3, pick 97
The 2018 Oklahoma offense, which was statistically better than the 2017 offense, will need Trey Sermon or Kennedy Brooks to get drafted to match 2017's nine draft picks from the starting lineup.


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My first approved Photo on Dreanatime, is a famous monument of Italy. To accomplish this single photo it took me a whole evening, and several shots taken, just for a single photo.
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Treasury targets Chinese, Russian shipping firms for violating North Korea sanctions
The Treasury Department on Wednesday targeted three Chinese, Russian and Singaporean shipping firms for violating financial sanctions meant to cut off foreign aid to North Korea's economy.
The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which administers sanctions, banned three shipping companies and one Russian national from the U.S financial system and froze any and all of their assets based in the country.
The new penalties are the Treasury Department's latest effort to punish North Korea's economic benefactors as the Trump administration attempts to cement a nuclear disarmament deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's government.
"Treasury will continue to implement existing sanctions on North Korea, and will take action to block and designate companies, ports, and vessels that facilitate illicit shipments and provide revenue streams to the DPRK," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday, using an acronym for North Korea's official name.
"Consequences for violating these sanctions will remain in place until we have achieved the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea."
Treasury accused China-based Dalian Sun Moon Star International Logistics Trading Co, its Singapore-based affiliate, SINSMS Pte. Ltd., and Russia-based Profinet Pte of helping North Korea import goods banned from the country under U.S. and United Nations sanctions.
Dailan and SINSMS are accused of helping North Korea import alcohol, tobacco and cigarette-related products by using falsified shipping documents and advising the Kim regime on how to evade shipping restrictions.
Profinet is accused of providing port services for North Korean-flagged vessels at least six times, including ships previously targeted with sanctions by the U.S. for illegally importing oil.
Profinet director general Vasili Aleksandrovich Kolchanov is also accused of personally orchestrating North Korea-related deals and coordinating with the North Korean representatives in Russia.
"The tactics that these entities based in China, Singapore, and Russia are using to attempt to evade sanctions are prohibited under U.S. law, and all facets of the shipping industry have a responsibility to abide by them or expose themselves to serious risks," Mnuchin said.
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Documentation of Hito Steyerl's lecture "Is the Museum a Battlefield", first shown at 13th Istanbul Biennial.
Steyerl's new lecture, produced for the 13th Istanbul Biennial, takes as its departure point her March 2013 talk 'I Dreamed a Dream: Politics in the Age of Mass Art Production' and focuses on the arms industry, a phenomenon constantly re-conceptualized by the media through the regular flow of images. It asks the question of how a museum and a battlefield could be related. The question emerges when Steyerl follows the trace of an empty bullet casing which she found in the area where the mass grave of Andrea Wolf and her friends were located in Van, Turkey.


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I'm always trying to find ways to incorporate sight word practice into our day. Especially on the weekends when we take a break from rigid lesson plans I still want to sneak in some practice time therefore we tend to play educational based games. Both my daughters enjoy playing hide n seek in order to incorporate education within the game we hide characters around the house to find and read the words they're holding. With Halloween coming up in several weeks I made a Halloween version with spooky characters to hide around the house. I left each word spot blank that way I could laminate each character and be able to write and erase each sight word whenever.
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The Defense Department press office told reporters on Thursday that all 3,000 additional US troops that are part of President Donald Trump's new surge strategy have made it to Afghanistan, Sputnik reported.
The new wave of US troop deployments to Afghanistan had been delayed in October because heavy lift aircraft were diverted to support hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
"All uplift troops have arrived in Afghanistan," the press office said.
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On August 21, Trump announced a new strategy for Afghanistan, in which he vowed to continue US support for the Afghan authorities in their fight against Islamic extremists and to expand authorities for US troops to target terrorists in Afghanistan.


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OneNOAA Science Seminar Series: Scientific Community Engagement for Carbon Cycle Researchers
Presenter: Dr. Libby Larson, NACP Coordinator and Senior Support Scientist, NASA Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Event Type: Webinars and Virtual Events
When: 14 May 2019
Where: Online: 8:00-9:00am AKDT, 12:00-1:00pm EDT
Seminar 12 in the Series: From Science to Solutions: The State of the Carbon Cycle, the 2nd State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2). We plan to host this series series on Tuesdays, 2/26-6/4.
Scientific community engagement can help funding program managers and researchers alike in managing resources, facilitating collaboration, and fostering innovation and insight. NASA's Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office at Goddard Space Flight Center has been serving this role for NASA programs such as Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning, as well as supporting the broader community through the North American Carbon Program (NACP). This work has enabled much of the research that contributed to the success of the Second State of the Carbon Cycle (SOCCR2).
About the Speaker:
Dr. Libby Larson started working for NASA as a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in 2012. After her fellowship ended, she was hired by the NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office to continue her work in coordinating the North American Carbon Program, supporting the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) field campaign, and representing NASA in the US Global Change Research Program. In addition to serving on the Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group, she also co-chairs the Social Sciences Steering Committee. Dr. Larson is an urban ecologist by training and was a contributing author to the Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities chapter of the 2018 National Climate Assessment.
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The SAP Focused Run AAI REST interface (available since SAP Focused Run 3.0 FP01) provides external access to the ALM Grafana Plugin (or generic third party analytic tools) for most of the SAP Focused Run metrics.
The service is not enabled during the configuration of the "SAP Focused Run Application Foundation" task list, therefore it should be explicitly activated to be used.
As for any ICF service, it is recommended to activate it only in case it's needed for a specific purpose.
You activate the AAI REST ICF service as follows:
The general authorization concept described in the Expert Portal (Dashboard Authorizations) applies to the technical user (e.g. Communications Data) that can be used to access the DP ICF service.
Assign roles according to the least privilege principle, that is, define and assign only those roles that are explicitly needed, and nothing else.
Required roles are SAP_FRN_FI_ADMIN and any display role mentioned in the "Dialog User Roles with Application Authorization" section of the SAP Focused Run Security Guide, depending on the Data Provider/use case used in the queries.
A dedicated role (e.g. SAP_FRN_CNW_ACCESS) must be also used to enable and restrict access to specific customer namespaces.
While basic authentication is a possible option, it is recommended to use Client Certificate based authentication to consume the /sap/frun/fi/dp REST service.
Refer to this page for additional details: Using X.509 Client Certificates on the AS ABAP
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The body of the request (required) contains the description of the requested format and the queries attributes.
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Return on investment is the most crucial factor to consider when implementing SEO and business owners know very well how to calculate ROI for almost every business scenario except when evaluating the role of web design for SEO. Business leaders often find it hard to see web design's business prospects because most of the benefits are intangible. It seems it is a lot of work, and business leaders are sceptical about the outcome and its impact on business. But the experts at Sun Bowl Web Company are entirely aware of the importance of web design for SEO because SEO thrives on the quality of web design, which facilitates SEO optimization.
Web design and SEO go hand-in-hand
It will be wrong to look upon web design as a separate entity attached to SEO, and the right approach is to infuse SEO into the web design process right from the start instead of adding it later. Unfortunately, the reality is that businesses usually put the cart before the horse by designing the website first and then appending SEO to it. The result is far from encouraging because due to the lack of marketing smarts embedded into the web design, the campaign fails to make a smooth start and keeps wobbling like walking on a wooden leg. To avoid any disappointment at a later stage, SEO should be an integral part of your web design process to results in SEO friendly websites.
Businesses that want to grow cannot ignore web design, which is at the core of SEO, and in this article, we will explain what good things can happen by taking the right approach.
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Speed matters most for excelling in SEO, and only the right kind of web design can make speedy websites speedier. The difference of a few seconds in the website speed can have a massive impact on business, and it will not be wrong to say that every second matter when designing websites. Remember that for every additional second that it takes to open any website, you risk losing many visitors who could be your potential customers. Available statistics show that for every delay of 2 seconds, you are losing 12% web traffic. The loss doubles if the delay in page opening time is 4 seconds. Conversely, adding the same number of seconds to the website speed will double your traffic and boost leads and conversions. Responsive web design ensures that the website maintains consistent fast speed across all kinds of devices, including mobiles.
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Getting a lot of traffic might make you happy, but soon you will discover that it does not mean much for business unless the traffic has the potential to generate leads. It means that you must focus on attracting quality traffic that can convert visitors into customers. To achieve the goal, you must pay attention to various web design features like style elements, widgets, imagery, and text that are explicitly appealing to your target audience. It requires extensive know-how and testing based on research about the target audience.
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Ex-employees, rival, accused of stealing trade secrets
A Sioux Falls insurance company is suing a rival and two of its former employees who went to work for the rival, accusing them of stealing trade secrets and confidential information.
Boen & Associates filed the lawsuit in federal district court. The lawsuit names Howalt-McDowell Insurance, as well as Steve Vlk, the president of Howalt's employee benefits division, and two former employees, William Rezac and Jo Lynn Higgins.
The lawsuit accuses Rezac of absconding with confidential information before he left the company on Jan. 6 for Howalt-McDowell. The complaint says Higgins, who left Boen for Howalt-McDowell on Feb. 24, knew about Rezac's plans. Vlk is accused of luring the two to work for Howalt and using the information Boen had on its customers to lure them to Howalt. The complaint names three of Boen's clients who defected.
Rezac and Higgins did not respond to messages. Vlk did not respond to an email. Jason Owan, Boen's CEO, also did not return a message.
On his final day between 4:34 p.m. and 4:35 p.m., Rezac made 16 transfers from his work computer to his personal Google Drive account, according to the complaint. Included in the transfer was an electronic report Rezac made the day before on one of Boen's clients, which included claims data, costs, amounts paid per claim and premiums. Another file on the same client included information about paid monthly medial claims and monthly prescription claims for the client's employees.
Three months after Rezac left Boen, the client defected to Boen for Howalt, requesting that Vlk be its new agent of record, the complaint says.
Later in the evening of Jan. 6, after Rezac was no longer employed by Boen, he used a remote access to download other materials, the complaint says.
"The Jan. 6 infiltration event involved hundreds of Boen & Associates' documents which included customers' renewal forms and related confidential information," the lawsuit says.
The infiltration garnered information on two other Boen clients who subsequently defected to Howalt.


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8 Things To Do To Prepare Your Home's Exterior For Fall
Enjoying the waning days of summer? Don't forget to work in these do-before-fall tasks!
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Repair Gutters and Downspouts
Gutters can't do their job if they aren't properly installed. Fix them now, before water damages the roof, fascia boards or your home's foundation.
If gutters are sagging, install gutter brackets to secure them at the proper angle — at least 1/4-inch of slope for every 10 feet of gutter. Then run water through them with a hose, looking for clogs and leaks. To repair leaking end caps, clean them thoroughly and apply a gutter seal product like Flex Seal Brite Liquid Rubber Sealant Coating.
Check your downspouts, too. Connections should be secure and water should drain away from the house. If necessary, install gutter extensions.
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Seal Holes and Cracks
As summer winds down and outdoor temperatures cool, insects and rodents get busy looking for a cozier place to reside. Don't invite them in by leaving openings in your siding or foundation. Seal them now, before uninvited guests start hunting for new digs.
Fill concrete cracks with a sealant, like Quikrete Polyurethane Self-Leveling Concrete Crack Sealant. Plug holes in wood or vinyl siding with caulk.
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Repair Outdoor Light Fixtures
With fall comes the dreaded decrease in daylight. To compensate for the darkness, make sure the exterior lights on your house work. Replace burned out bulbs.
Dusk-to-dawn LEDs feature built-in light sensors, so they'll automatically turn themselves on and off. Replace broken fixtures. Make sure they're rated for the outdoors and install an eco-friendly motion-sensitive fixture. You'll have light when you need it and save some dough.
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Schedule Painting Projects
You've made plenty of excuses to avoid those painting projects — it's been too hot, too wet, or you've had too many other things to do. But now's time to get them scheduled and completed.
Make a list of what needs painting on the outside of your house and prioritize what to do first. Look for exposed wood on trim and siding. You can paint well into fall so there's still plenty of opportunity. For long-lasting results, don't skimp. Choose the proper painting tools and materials and the best painting techniques.
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Check the Chimney
You could do this from the ground, using binoculars. But you'll need to climb onto your roof for a thorough chimney inspection.
Repair loose bricks and places where mortar is missing. This can take some time and patience, so start now. Also, check the crown, the concrete surface that surrounds the top part of the chimney. Small cracks are easy to repair with a sealant. Left untreated they could become larger, leading to more extensive problems.
If the crown has deteriorated, hire a pro to replace it. And schedule an inspection of the flue now if it hasn't been done in a year or more. If it needs cleaning, you'll beat the fall rush for chimney sweep services.
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Inspect the Roof
While you're inspecting the chimney, eyeball the roof shingles. Any cracked or missing? What's the overall condition of the roof?
You can easily replace missing shingles yourself, and this is a great time of year to do it. The still-warm temperatures keep the shingles more flexible so they're easier to work with, and the less intense heat makes it more comfortable to be on the roof.
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Repair Damaged Windows
Do you have broken panes, fogged-up insulated windows or deteriorated glazing? Start now to give yourself ample time before the heating season arrives. It can take days or weeks to get replacement glass, especially if it's insulated.
You can replace the glass yourself. You can reglaze windows, too, but that requires extra time for the glaze to cure — one to several weeks — and then time to prime and paint. Choose oil-based glazing compound or latex. Oil-based paint takes longer to apply but latex cures faster.
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Fix Outdoor Trim
Deteriorated trim around doors and windows doesn't just distract from your home's appearance. Loose, missing or rotted pieces can let in moisture and pests.
Fasten loose pieces and replace any missing sections. If you repair rotted wood, you don't have to replace it. Instead, rebuild it with polyester filler. Tackle these repairs now, then caulk the gap between the trim and siding and paint the trim.


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Coronavirus omicron updates: Here's what to know in South Carolina on Jan. 19
We're tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in South Carolina. Check back for updates.
Over 11,500 new COVID-19 cases in SC
At least 968,084 coronavirus cases have been reported in South Carolina, and at least 12,957 people have died since March 2020, according to state health officials.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control on Tuesday, Jan. 18, reported 11,737 new COVID-19 cases and two coronavirus-related deaths. There were also 1,213 probable cases and one probable death, data show.
The omicron variant accounted for 100% of coronavirus strains identified in South Carolina during the week that ended Jan. 8.
At least 2,381 people in the state were reported hospitalized with COVID-19 on Jan. 18, including 428 patients being treated in intensive care units and 206 on ventilators. About 26% of hospitalizations in South Carolina are coronavirus-related, data shows.
As of Jan. 18, nearly 33% of COVID-19 tests were reported positive. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said 5% or lower means there is a low level of community spread.
Roughly 52% of South Carolinians eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine are fully vaccinated, and just over 61% have received at least one dose.
Did you or someone in your household test positive for COVID-19? Here's what to do next
St. Patrick's Day Parade 'still a go' in Savannah amid COVID surge
The city of Savannah, Georgia, will move forward with plans to hold its annual St. Patrick's Day parade in March, despite a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases, The Island Packet reported.
Mayor Van Johnson announced plans for the yearly celebration during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 18.
"We might have to make some modifications in light of what we're dealing with, it might be less units, it might be a slightly different route, but right now we're still a-go," Johnson said of the parade, which has been canceled the last two years due to the pandemic.
Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade is one of the largest in the nation, according to The Island Packet, drawing a half a million people to the city for the weekend festivities. However, coronavirus infections are trending higher than they were in previous years when the parade was canceled.
Local officials are keeping an eye on the virus numbers, Johnson said, and expect them to improve.
"It appears that in some areas now the numbers are plateauing and they're expected to rapidly go down," he said.
Another Midlands school district goes virtual as omicron spreads
Lexington County District 3 is the latest Midlands school district to shift to virtual learning as the highly infectious omicron variant drives a surge in coronavirus cases, according to The State.
Students will learn from home starting Tuesday, Jan. 18, with virtual classes continuing through the end of the week, the newspaper reported, citing district officials. The switch happened in response to "a critical spread of COVID-19 at all schools among students and faculty and an inability to adequately staff schools and continue face-to-face instruction."
Students might return to in-person classes on Jan. 24, but a decision won't be announced until later in the week, according to officials.
Read the full story here.
Beaufort Co. residents can now order free at-home COVID-19 tests from USPS. Here's how
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Top 5 Hazards Construction Workers Face During the Winter
December 15, 2020
Winter is officially here, which means it is a great time for construction workers and their employers to brush up on winter safety best practices. Construction workers and those who work outdoors are constantly faced with weather-related hazards that can lead to severe construction accidents. Awareness can go a long way in minimizing these risks. Here are a few winter construction site injuries and how to prevent them:
Cold Stress
Just as workers can suffer from heat stress during the summer, cold stress is also common during the winter. Temperatures below or near freezing can cause the body's temperature to fall. When the body cannot warm itself, workers can suffer serious injuries to their tissues. In the worst of cases, death can occur.
To help avoid cold stress, remember to:
- Dress warmly, and if you are expected to be working in wet conditions, wear water repellant clothes.
- Stay hydrated and drink hot beverages or soup.
- Train workers to understand cold stress signs and symptoms such as shivering, slurred speech and confusion.
Falls on Ice
Falls are the most common construction site accidents. Ice and snow can increase the risks of slip and fall accidents on the worksite and the severity of injuries. Injuries common with this kind of accident include broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, severe lacerations, spinal cord injuries, etc. Stay safe by removing snow and ice from the worksite before you start working. Other preventive measures include:
- Using handrails on stairs
- Not using ladders in soggy or icy ground
- Walking at a slow pace on icy or snow-covered surfaces
Remove Snow
Workers tasked with the removal of snow and ice from rooftops and other building structures are faced with various risks. If the worker is using a ladder, the ladder could fall, causing the worker to be badly injured. In order to help stay safe, workers should use a long-handled rake to scrape ice off from rooftops or other elevated surfaces. If workers must use a ladder, they should make sure that the ladder is in good condition and not kept on a slippery surface.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide poisoning is not a common construction health hazard, but it is very deadly. Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas that is produced from the combustion of carbon-based substances. When gas-powered tools are used in enclosed spaces, it produces carbon monoxide, which when inhaled builds up in the bloodstream and displaces oxygen. This can result in neurological damage, coma, illnesses, and death. Employers should always provide construction workers with personal carbon monoxide monitors and use gas-powered tools outdoors and at a safe distance.
Winter Driving Accidents
On a construction site, it can be easy to forget safety rules for winter driving. These accidents can be prevented by properly inspecting vehicles before use. Employers should also make sure that all employees are trained about operating machinery and driving vehicles in harsh weather conditions.
Contact a Pittsburgh Personal Injury Lawyer to Discuss Your Construction Accident Case in Pennsylvania
Did you or a loved one sustain serious injuries due to a construction accident in Pennsylvania? Don't let the medical bills pile up while you wait for the negligent party or their insurance company to do the right thing. Right now, you need an aggressive personal injury attorney on your side, fighting to get you the compensation you need, want, and deserve. The skilled attorneys at the Law Office of Mark A. Smith represents clients injured because of construction accidents in Pittsburgh, Homestead, Erie, Greensburg, and throughout Pennsylvania. Call (412) 368-8398 or fill out our online contact form to schedule a consultation about your case. We have an office conveniently located at 355 Fifth Avenue, The Park Building, Suite 205, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
The articles on this blog are for informative purposes only and are no substitute for legal advice or an attorney-client relationship. If you are seeking legal advice, please contact our law firm directly.


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The Blessing That Is Nate
You beautiful, compassionate soul you! I cannot believe I was ever worried or concerned that you would be jealous or envious of the arrival of your new little brother. I actually find it hysterical that my brain would have even considered it as a possibility. You have been such a big helper to me these… Continue reading The Blessing That Is Nate


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The Hidden Hog serves European cuisine is a reputed gastropub with minimalistic setting with oak flooring and panelled walls.
Set in the heart of Dubai's Financial Centre – The Hidden Hog takes you on a unique culinary journey. The Hidden Hog is a bistro and bar offers an exciting atmosphere. This is the only restaurant in DIFC offering pork dishes, and authentic traditional European culinary experience.
After travelling and working around in Europe, Chef Enrico Paiola has taken inspiration from Europe's gastronomic heritage. Chef Enrico's home country is Italy he recreates traditional recipes that have a special place in his memory. He is passionate about fine dining and has set a new paradigm within The Hidden Hog, recreating traditional dishes offering comfort – reminiscent of childhood.
Their food philosophy elevates the traditional recipes with the highest quality ingredients, Chef Enrico represents traditional European flavours in a menu that evokes childhood memories. The Hidden Hog, a bistro bar is a great spot in Dubai's financial district.
According to Luca Gagliardi, F&B director, at the restaurant, Dubai has an exceptional dining scene as one of the most dynamic in the world, continues to push boundaries of culinary excellence and high on creativity.
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Bold Blind Beauty On A.I.R. Show Notes
Date: 1/29/21
Episode title and number: Welcome To Bold Blind Beauty On A.I.R. #1
Brief summary of the show:
Bold Blind Beauty On A.I.R. is clearing the air for more A.I.R. Meet our co-hosts, Stephanae McCoy, Sylvia Stinson-Perez, and Nasreen Bhutta as they share their sight loss journeys and SMART goals for 2021. Also featured in this episode is fitness expert, Tanner Gers who will share 5 fitness hacks for 2021.
Bullet points of key topics & timestamps:
● 1:56 | Steph's Sight Loss Journey
● 3:31 | Sylvia's Sight Loss Journey
● 6:03 | Nasreen's Sight Loss Journey
● 11:38 | Goal Setting Tips & Sylvia's Goal
● 13:40 | Nasreen's Goal
● 14:35 | Steph's Goal
● 17:05 | 5 fitness hacks, Tanner Gers
List of resources mentioned in the episode suggested reading & social media handles:
● ABSolutely Lean System Fitness | absolutelylean.com
● Three-week fitness challenge | 3weekfitnesschallenge.com
● Bold Blind Beauty | boldblindbeauty.com
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Stephanae McCoy 0:15
Hi everyone, my name is Stephanae McCoy the founder of Bold Blind Beauty. Welcome to our first podcast edition of Bold Blind Beauty On A.I.R. Everyone on the planet needs air to survive. Bold Blind Beauty adopted the acronym A.I.R. (Accessibility, Inclusion, and Representation) because it's essential for people with disabilities. People with disabilities need accessibility, inclusion, and representation, not only to survive but to thrive. Bold Blind Beauty On A.I.R. is clearing the air for more A.I.R.
Each edition of Bold Blind Beauty On A.I.R. will be broken out into three segments, where we will discuss topics under Bold concepts, companies and or people Blind accessibility ideas, tips and or products and Beauty products and services, inner and outer beauty. Within each of these segments, the overall message will center on Accessibility, Inclusion, and Representation.
So let's dive into introductions. I'll go first, then I'll hand it off to my lovely co-hosts, Sylvia Stinson-Perez and Nasreen Bhutta. Each of us will tell you who we are, where we live, and share our sight loss journey.
As I mentioned at the top of the program, my name is Stephanae McCoy and my friends call me Steph. I live in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
My sight loss journey began out of the blue in 2005 and spanned 4 years. It all happened when I took out one of my contact lenses and when I looked at my reflection in the mirror half of my face was missing. The cause of my missing face was a singular macular hole that stole my central vision. Several macular holes, a torn retina, glaucoma, cataracts, numerous surgeries, and a uveitis diagnosis I was diagnosed legally blind.
As my sight dwindled from 20/80, 20/200 to 20/400, and so on, each level of loss took my breath away and I had to constantly readjust. During that time I felt like everything was on the line because I'd just bought a new home, received a great promotion at work, and got married. I can't tell you how scared I was, but thankfully everything changed when I faced my fear and reached out for help from several blindness organizations. Seeking help was my salvation because for the first time in my life I met, engaged with, and befriended other blind people. Immersing myself in advocacy with other blind people is what eventually led me to create Bold Blind Beauty. I will now hand it over to Sylvia.
Sylvia Stinson-Perez 3:20
Hi, everyone, as Steph said, I'm Sylvia Stinson-Perez and I am coming to you from Monticello, Florida, which is just east of Tallahassee. My journey is quite a bit different than that of Steph and Nasreen. Because I was born with a visual impairment, I was actually born legally blind.
Growing up, I had some decent usable vision. I compare that to what I have now, I guess. I could read really close up. I could not, however, see the board at school, signs, baseballs coming at me, or street signs. But I learned to adapt and figure out lots of strategies, listen well, etc.
I would say that I probably grew up fairly typical with many of the same challenges that kids who are visually impaired grow up with, had really challenging times with lack of acceptance from my peers. Fortunately, I had a really nice supportive family at home. I went to college, got a degree in social work, met and married my husband of 27 years and we had a daughter, who's now 21 years old.
In my mid-30s. I mean in my mid 20s right when I'm getting set to go into my career looking for jobs, I started noticing that I was having trouble seeing the computer screen. I got the retinitis pigmentosa diagnosis then, and I knew what that meant. I knew that I would gradually lose my vision, and potentially all of my vision.
Today, I only have light perception left. I was really fortunate to find great mentors who are blind, and to learn the skills that I needed to learn, to live, and to work as a person who was blind. I've been so fortunate to have just an amazing career, helping make a positive difference in the lives of people who are blind. So now I'm going to kick it over to Nasreen to tell you a little bit about herself.
Nasreen Bhutta 5:56
Thanks, Sylvia. Hi everyone. I am Nasreen and I am from Toronto, Canada. A few years ago, I was diagnosed with something called retinitis pigmentosa, which is an eye condition. Eventually, it leads to full complete blindness. There are stages as Steph mentioned, and I still remember sitting in my ophthalmologist's office and when I got the bad news about what my test results were revealing at the time, and I just couldn't believe him saying to me that you have this thing called RP. This is what it does over time, it gradually leads to full blindness. And he actually gave me a timeline of when that would happen. I did not meet that particular timeline that he gave me, I do have central vision loss which is deteriorating but I do have my peripheral vision.
Like anything sight loss, there are different acuities with it. So we all see differently. We all see different variables. There's not one, if somebody has RP, it's not like we all have the same type.
I am a parent as well. I have one child, a lovely young lady who has now grown. At first, it was hard and rough coming to terms with the diagnosis that I was given. My focus was to do my best raising my daughter. And that also at that point in my life when I was diagnosed, a couple of things happened. I was you know, I found myself going through a divorce and being a single parent and now diagnosed with this debilitating disease. So all the three whammies that anybody you know, nobody needs in their life.
There were struggles and challenges, in the beginning, I must admit. So I had to push through, I had to persevere, I was determined to do so I developed a drive, you might say as a result of having RP that drove me to do more to excel to find different ways. It also brought out the passionate side of me to be the best I could but I used to be an introvert in my adolescence, but I think my diagnosis has actually turned up to the reverse and made me more of an extrovert. I'm more vocal, I'm more of an advocator I like to try new things. I become you know, a trainer of sorts, a facilitator, I like to help people and assist them in what they're doing. I classify myself as a self-starter and someone who is kind of you know, I have, I can honestly say launched my own career again, from where it was before I was diagnosed with RP.
I also enjoy helping others to reach you know, their heights and their goals and will you know, relaunch their careers. I am the chief communications officer here proudly at Bold Blind Beauty. I am so glad to be part of this wonderful team with Steph and Sylvia. And, you know, thank you all for listening to our journeys. I'm going to turn this over to Steph, and we're going to talk about our major lessons learned. So back over to you, Steph.
Steph 8:55
Thank you, Nasreen. The major lesson I learned about living a Bold Blind Beauty life is that things aren't always as they appear. "My sight loss taught me perception is more profound than seeing. I may have lost my sight but my clarity has increased exponentially, and for this I am grateful." Over to you Sylvia.
Sylvia 9:17
So what I have learned through my journey of vision loss, a couple of things I'll share. One is that it takes a lot of courage, determination, and energy.
The second thing I would say is that we are not alone. Many people think they're alone. They might not know anyone else who has a visual impairment. But there are millions of us across the world. We're not alone.
We're also not alone in making things happen. Many of us including myself, and I know these ladies, too. are fiercely independent. But independent doesn't mean we do everything on our own. It also means that we recognize when we need help, or we use interdependence. Helen Keller said that "alone, we can do so little together so much" and I think that's one of the reasons that we have this podcast, and that we have joined together is that we want to encourage people to help them find their authentic courage, confidence and beauty. So Nasreen, what lessons have you learned?
Nasreen 10:40
Thanks for asking Sylvia so I'll tell you. The lessons that I've learned about living a Bold Beautiful life is always, for me, it's important to be confident and accepting of myself and my abilities. Because if I do that, then others will see as a result that will see me the same light that I see myself in.
I'm not one to use a blind card. Like Sylvia mentioned, I only pull it out when I'm absolutely struggling and I cannot do something and I do need some help. Otherwise, watch me go. And I also believe to succeed, hard work is needed. Never stop learning. And I find that through experiential learning, you can gain so much. That's what I've learned Sylvia. I really appreciate that. Thanks so much. I'm going to turn it back over to Sylvia now, because we're going to talk about goals.
Sylvia 11:38
So goals are really important. How many of you have set goals? Now I'm going to ask Nasreen and Steph if they've set goals too.
I really strongly believe in goal setting. And here we are in January a great time to set goals. But even if you're listening to this podcast in February, or March or August, or too late to start goals, and there's not a designated day that 'that's the day you must set your goals.'
Goals are really important. And studies show that people who write them down actually are way more likely to achieve their goals. So just some very quick tips on setting actionable goals. Because winning the lottery, being successful, being more healthy, even eating better, losing weight, those are not real goals, those are ambitions.
Goals need to be actionable. So specific, measurable, achievable. So something that's in your control, realistic, and relevant, something that's really important to you. And timebound, there needs to be a time limit around it.
So I'm going to give an example of a goal of mine for 2021. I want to really be a person who gets out there and encourages people who are visually impaired to live their best lives. But I also want to reach people who are sighted to help them understand that we're just people who can't see we have the same dreams and ambitions and needs. So one of my goals is to do at least two podcasts, webinars, blogs, or articles, a month. Nasreen what's one of your goals?
Nasreen 13:41
Great question, you know, I gave this a lot of thought. And I really feel that since I wear many different hats in my professional vertical. And the goal that I wanted to set that would be fitting for all of this is to kind of better brand myself. You know, to develop a better message overall, that kind of sums up who I am, what I do, who I help. I want to kind of sum all that up together in and having sort of a core meaning which leads to a certain value that I'd like to project. But in 2021 I really want to pull that together and come out on the other side with that sort of branded statement. So that's my actionable item this time Sylvia and Steph.
Sylvia 14:26
So your SMART goal is to develop a brand identity statement.
Exactly. Steph?
Steph 14:34
Thanks, Nasreen. My major goal for this year is to improve my advocacy efforts within the beauty realm. I'm going to do this by reaching out to and reviewing products and or services from at least one company per month. Once I've done this, I'll share my review with the companies on Bold Blind Beauty and related socials. Back to you Nasreen.
Nasreen 14:58
Awesome stuff, Steph. As far as our beautiful part of our whole Bold Blind Beauty On A.I.R. goes, we do have our first guest today. And he happens to be a friend of Bold Blind Beauty. He's the head of partnership at usable dotnet. He's also a medal-winning athlete and public speaker. This guy is totally fit. And he also developed his own fitness program. He's here to share his fitness hacks with us for 2021. So please welcome Tanner Gers.
Tanner Gers 15:34
Hey, Nasreen thanks so much for having me. Hey, Bold Blind Beauty love you guys so much. I'm so grateful to be here.
Nasreen 15:41
Good to have you. So I'll turn this back to Sylvia.
Sylvia 15:45
Tanner tell us a little bit about yourself and your blindness journey.
Tanner 15:50
Sure, so I actually became blind as an adult, I was in a really bad auto accident. And I woke up in the hospital totally blind as a result of that accident. Since then, that's when I really started to discover how difficult things are for the blind and visually impaired community. I never had these hurdles before in my life. And so since then, since 2004, I have been working my darndest to, to make things right and make things better, and make things more inclusive.
Sylvia 16:26
Awesome. So, Tanner, I started working out with you a few months ago on your 21-day fitness challenge. I'm probably saying that all wrong. So you can correct me. And let me tell you, it's hard, I'm still trying to figure out how a seated push up is even possible for me, my booty still on the floor, dude, okay? But, give us five of your best fitness hacks, that those of us who can't get our booties off that floor for the seated push up can actually do this year.
Tanner 17:05
You got it. And thanks so much for the opportunity to help out fitness and health is super important for me, especially right now the time that we're in, where, you know, just catching something could put you in the hospital, or, you know, further disable you if not kill you.
I think it's really important for us to focus on our health. So here's five quick and dirty tips that you know anybody in the Bold Blind community can use today because none of them require a gym or equipment. And that's:
So I'm gonna recap those really quick.
And that plateau, that ceiling that I put on myself was a direct result of what I was putting in my body. And not what I was asking my body to do, not what I was putting out with my body.
So drink more water and consume less carbohydrates, less sugars, less breads. I love quesadillas, you know, it's literally a staple in my diet. But it's really tough for me because, you know, I know that it's not great for me. I know that those cookies aren't great. I know that, you know, those milkshakes aren't good for me.
And right now, you can make a ton of improvements if you just watch what you're drinking and what you're eating. When I was figuring this out the only thing I would drink was Mountain Dew. I would have Mountain Dew for breakfast, I would have Mountain Dew at lunch, I would have Mountain Dew at dinner. Whatever the soda was, I was having soda all the time.
And the first step I made was to just stop having soda at breakfast. And then I got it to where it wasn't at lunch. And then I got it to where it wasn't at dinner. And now I rarely ever, ever drink soda, I think, you know, in 2020, I may have had three, four, or five sodas total. And it was just a very special occasion, maybe a mixed drink, or maybe going out and having a nice dinner or something. But if you can cut out those calories in your beverages alone, you're gonna make significant progress. So those are the five hacks that I've got for you in 2021.
Sylvia 23:38
Thanks, Tanner. So one of my favorites, and I'm gonna be honest, of exercises, because I learned from Tanner. One of my favorites because it's super easy, is CRUSH the can. Doing it Tanner even when you're not, you know, you're not pushing us online to do it. So Tanner how can people connect with you and your fitness program?
Tanner 24:06
Yeah, so I created a fitness program called ABSolutely Lean System Fitness. You can go to absolutelylean.com "absolutely" just how it's spelled lean l-e-a-n.com. And you can check out ABSolutely Lean System Fitness there. Sylvia was referencing the three-week fitness challenge. It's basically me applying the principles in ABSolutely Lean System Fitness in a three week, 100% bodyweight training program that I had been doing every month. But due to some personal difficulties, I had to put a pause on January, as I navigate this turbulent personal situation that I'm in, but yeah, that's where people can find out more.
Sylvia 24:53
And once he gets the three-week fitness challenge restarted. Here's the amazing thing about it. It's less than 10 minutes. Yeah, he kills it in seven minutes but you know, just saying.
Tanner 25:09
I just thought of something, you can get, I think ABSolutely Lean System Fitness is like $200 bucks. There's like three levels, beginner, intermediate, and expert or advanced workout routines. I put a ton of time and effort into creating that video program but I believe at three-week fitness challenge dot com (3weekfitnesschallenge.com). I believe you can buy the ABSolutely Lean System Fitness for something stupid like $3 or $5 or something. So definitely go pick it up there.
Sylvia 25:45
Thank you, Tanner. So you know Tanner, everyone's gonna want to know what your medals in.
Tanner 25:50
Oh, well, thanks Nasreen I mean, I get super embarrassed about it because I'm not. I don't even like talking about it. But I've medaled in track and field for the long jump for sprinting, in the 100 meters in the 200 meters. And I've won a couple of national championships in track cycling.
Sylvia 26:17
Awesome. See he's totally Bold, Blind, and Beautiful.
Nasreen 26:22
Yeah, and brave, absolutely brave.
Sylvia 26:27
We have to now share what our fitness goals for this year are. So I'm sure they're nowhere close to yours. Okay, so mine is to just continue walking by 7,500 steps a day, which I am really proud to say that I have consistently been doing for over two years. Get a Fitbit and use it. What my other goal is, and I'm putting it out here for accountability purposes, okay, is to get a regular yoga routine going. Here we are, like, you know, well into January and I haven't done it yet. But it is a goal. Nasreen, what is your goal this year for fitness.
Nasreen 27:11
Well, I'll be honest with you guys, I have bought a skipping rope Tanner. And I'm not sure exactly what I want to do with it yet or how best to get you know packing with it. So maybe that's something you might want to tell me or show me how to do or give you some insights on that. But I did buy a skipping rope so I'm one step ahead.
Sylvia 27:35
I would trip and fall. Steph what about you, would you trip and fall with a skipping rope too?
Steph 27:39
I have to plead the fifth on a skipping rope thing Sylvia while I wish I could say I have fitness goals for 2021 I'm dealing with some issues that require me to focus more on taking small steps to be more mindful about what I'm putting into my body. So, unfortunately, this is not a SMART goal. It's more of an ambition. But that is where my focus is.
Sylvia 28:08
Tanner, do you have any last words for us?
Tanner 28:09
Yeah, the final words I think would just be is just to make progress every day, whether that's with your nutrition, or your fitness is like what can I do? What's one thing that I can do today to be better? And just do that?
Sylvia 28:21
That's awesome advice. And I think that applies in every aspect of our lives.
Nasreen 28:28
Yeah, Tanner, do you want to just share your socials where people can find you if you want to plug out your Facebook groups and people can join.
Tanner 28:37
Yeah, I mean, if you want to join the Facebook group, the best way to do that is through 3weekfitness.com. But I'm everywhere at Tanner Gers. And we make it tough on people. So it's just four letters on that last name G-e-r-s Tanner. Tanner, G-e-r-s I'm everywhere, Tanner Gers.
Sylvia 29:02
Awesome. Thanks, Tanner for joining us.
Tanner 29:05
Oh, I'm honored. Thank you all.
Nasreen 29:07
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Fire Storm 7
Set the world on fire with Fire Storm 7, Rival's red-hot 3 reel slot. If you like to play with fire but don't want to be burned, blaze a trail and try this sizzling slot! Icons included in this inferno are bars, gold and red sevens, a lighter, and to add more fuel to the fire, a gas can and gas tanks. The fiery fun of Firestorm 7 is almost too hot to handle!
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