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'Make A Difference'- where it really counts
Make A Difference is a youth volunteer network, in India, that tries to empower underprivileged children with English language skills and other necessary life skills to help them succeed in life and harness their true potential.
As of now, 900 Make A Difference volunteers teach close to 3500 kids in the Indian cities of Cochin, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Nagpur, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vellore, Chandigarh and Chennai.
Team MAD wants to bring about a situation where all children can select a career based on their aspirations and potential rather than on their financial situation. On completion of grade X, these children are ready to take up higher studies or take up employment with good organizations.
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. -Edward Everett Hale
Want to know more? Well we have it all here, directly from the horse's mouth. YL volunteer Sneha had a chit chat with Sangem Kola of Make a Difference.
How did it all begin?
Back in 2006, in Cochin, Kerala – a few college students decided to visit an orphanage on one weekend to spend some free time. While leaving the place, they asked the kids what they'd like them to bring next time when they come in. The students' surprise was evident when the students asked for books to read instead of toys or sweets.
The fact that the children wanted to be educated and wanted to learn was an inspiration to start the organization 'Make A Difference.' Jithin C Nedumala, Sujith Abraham Varkey, Gloria Benny, Jithin John and a few more came together and started going to the YMCA boys home to teach the children English. It all started with 20 volunteers in the city of Cochin.
Today MAD is in 19 cities in India.
What was the thought process or motivation behind starting the organization?
These children whom we call orphans, shelterless, underprivileged, etc. are full of potential but they don't see it in themselves to do something in their life. They've always been receivers. Food left over after a party? Send it to an orphanage. Clothes unwearable? Send it to an orphanage. They've always been treated as second grade citizens and they remain to feel so all through their life. They have come to believe that everything for them in life will come from others and they should just accept.
Sad. We want them to see the potential that we see. We want them to believe in themselves, to create for themselves.
Given that development and uplifting of the underprivileged can take place through various avenues, why did you choose to focus on the educational sector?
We are students and we have certain ideas about education and its importance in life. We also realize that education opens up a ton of opportunities and we'd like them to lead as normal a life as possible. Education gives you confidence. Education prepares you. Education leads to exploration and utilization of opportunities. That's why we chose education over anything else.
What does the future look like?
We've always been a child-centric organization and we want to remain so. We don't choose a project and then select children suitable for it. Instead we go the other way round. We view it from the child's perspective and take up projects that'll assist them in their development.
– A tie-up with Cambridge University Press for our English project
– A tie-up with Hippocampus and Bookwallah for our library project are already in place.
Our placements project where we can map child's interest to a profession of their choice while exposing them to as many career opportunities as possible is something we are on already.
For the future, a few of our projects include:
– Mentors project: Wherein one volunteer will be assigned to not more than 2 children and will guide them through their developmental stages as an educated elder sibling.
– Subjects project: To assist the child's learning in subjects like Mathematics and Science
Any message you would like to give our magazine's readers?
Believe. And don't worry about the magnitude of change your effort can make. Just understand that if it was not for your effort, some life somewhere would have remained untouched.
We are not doing the underprivileged children a favor by helping them. Instead we are doing ourselves a favor by ensuring the safe future of these children in turn resulting in a balanced society.
Don't crib. You Can and so you Should Make A Difference.
Stories that keep us motivated:
During one of our Career awareness workshops, we'd taken our kids to Indian Naval Base in Cochin and they were excited by the fact that they don't really have to do PhD's to enter navy. They just have to study science in their +2! That's how a few students there ended up taking science after their 10th which is a 1st time in the history of that orphanage. They are in their 12th now and hopefully will make it into the Navy next year
Anand, aged 13 was in 6th standard when his orphanage was adopted under the MAD English program. He had trouble with English as his was a vernacular medium school and there was nobody at the orphanage who could help him.
The children at that orphanage had already spent about an year with MAD when we opened up an opportunity of entering into a national level competition called DFC. Design For Change contest:
The children were put into groups and asked to come up with an issue they'd like to find a solution to. Anand's team zeroed in on Child labour. Mentored by MAD volunteers, the team went to road traffic signals, railway platforms to find street children and convince them to get admitted into a safe place and lead a better life. In 5 days, they managed to convince 14 children habituated to begging to get admitted into NGO/ State-run children homes.
For this, they were given a 'Special Jury mention' in the DFC contest and were invited to Ahmedabad to present their project to an audience of eminent educationists, celebrities, students from across the country. It was their 1st travel outside their centre and their 1st public exposure and they totally rocked at it. We would like to attribute it to his innate skills as also the support and guidance he was given all through the year and providing opportunities to explore and go on to get acclaimed for it. His video addressing the DFC audience in his just-learning English skills:
Nandu, is a 12-year old boy who ran away from his house because he thought his parents will never forgive him for a petty mistake he committed. He was brought in by the police to one of the shelter homes and stayed there for 3 years by the time MAD started functioning there. He always said how he doesn't know the address or contact details of his family when asked by the police or the Orphanage authorities. But after we put him through a life skills workshop, he walked up to one of the MAD volunteers and told them that he'd like to say sorry to his mother and blurted out the phone number. We were all shocked because he always claimed that he was an orphan. We got him connected to his mother and loved witnessing the happy re-union between mother and son. He is in his high school now continuing his studies while staying with his mother.
It's not just the children who are affected in a positive way but also the volunteers (college students). Volunteers are more worried about their students clearing their exams and are always finding ways to improve their teaching and improving the delivery model of education. Responsibility, ownership, leadership skills, administration abilities are all being learnt and exercised by our volunteer base that has an average age of 19 years.
With critical acclaim ranging from Ashoka Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Award 2008, Cordes Fellowship 2010, Indiya Shines 2009 and the YouthActionNet Global Fellow 2010 to the prestigious Noble Laureate of Karamveer Puraskar, Make A Difference has truly created a niche for itself. This is an apt example of believing in yourself and wanting to truly make a difference where it counts.
Team MAD is expanding. If you, dear reader, want to make a difference, do apply here:
or volunteer : http://makeadiff.in/blog/contact/
MAD is not in your town ?? Kick start a MAD Cell: http://makeadiff.in/joinmad.html
Photo courtesy: MAD's facebook page.
Original Article: http://www.asia.youth-leader.org/?p=5293
About the author
Sneha Das: An engineer by profession, this fun-loving, spirited, enthusiastic & adventurous girl wants to make this world a happy place to live in! In her free time, she likes to paint, dance, read and watch movies. Mail – > email@example.com


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An enormous reservoir of radiation-contaminated water beneath the disabled Fukushima atomic energy plant in Japan is on the verge of spilling into the Pacific Ocean, creating a new serious worry in the long-running effort of to contain the radioactive fallout from the 2011 atomic energy disaster, the Associated Press reported on Friday.
Concerns about the groundwater crisis have been piled on top of the problem discovered earlier this week: An enormous 80,000-gallon leak in one of the tanks that holds radioactive water used to cool the Fukushima reactor cores.
"It's like a haunted house, one thing happening after another," Shunichi Tanaka, Nuclear Regulation Authority chairman, said in discussing the ongoing challenges of dealing with fallout from the 2011 nuclear power catastrophe.
It is not yet apparent just how environmentally harmful the seepage of radioactive groundwater into the ocean will be, as the contamination will be watered down as it disperses through the ocean.
The groundwater became sullied when water used to cool the reactor cores, which was then stored in large surface containers, seeped into the immediate environment.
The radioactive groundwater is leeching closer to the ocean at a pace of approximately 13 feet every 30 days, according to the Japan Atomic Energy Agency.
"The water from that area is just about to reach the coast," if it has not already arrived, Atsunao Marui, a groundwater specialist with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, said in an interview.
The Fukushima reactor operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., has suggested addressing the problem by encircling the reactor areas with a 90-foot deep underground ice wall that would cool the nearby earth. However, that proposed solution has yet to be tested and it would not be ready for deployment before 2015.


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The Arctic Internship Fellowship provides funding for select University of Michigan students to complete a summer internship at one of the following: The Center for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary (CMSS); the Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska (ICC-AK); or the Labrador Institute. The granting of this fellowship is contingent on the partner organizations' ability and desire to accept nominated students; therefore, the number of awards may fluctuate from year to year. Students graduating in WN/SP/SU 2016 are not eligible to apply.
Undergraduate students at the University of Michigan, from any department, are eligible to apply. Grants of up to $2,000 to will be awarded to a limited number of students. Funding can be used by the student to pay travel and living expenses. These funds are primarily intended for students with an unpaid internship. If the student has a paid internship, it is possible to receive funding to offset expenses not covered by the host organization.
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"Waiter, there's an ass in my soup."
We've all had days at work where we just wanted to rip off all of our clothes and then continue doing our jobs normally. But most of us resist the impulse because we're hideous underneath. Which is why it was brilliant of this waitress to wait until her last day of work to get naked and write the words "Peace Out" on her back. If nothing else, she probably made at least one blind date even more horribly awkward.
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I have been taking fengreek for 6 weeks, and domperidone for 2.5 weeks. A few days ago I noticed a slight rash on my hang that today has spread up my arms and on my chest/abdomen as well. No fever, and the rash neither itches nor hurts.
Went to the doctor - who told me to stop taking fenugreek and More Milk Plus blend.
He also thinks that the domperidone from Canada can be made in India or China with toxic preservatives.
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I was initially surprised to see the American tradition of carved Halloween pumpkins at my local Australian supermarket. Then on second thought, I was not surprised at an American inspired commercial opportunity gaining yearly retail momentum.
The pumpkin carving was a tad amateurish; I suspect no one in the fresh food section had done one before. I wondered if I should give it a go, then I shuddered at the thought of accidentally impaling myself. I wonder how many pumpkin injuries are admitted to US hospitals.
There isn't much in Collections Online about Halloween - not surprising as Halloween is not a Victorian or Australian tradition. But when I searched the catalogues for 'pumpkin' - what joy! Here are the five best things I learnt about pumpkins.
1. Some pumpkins look more like zucchinis. The museum's Economic Botany Collection includes wax fruits and specimens and preserves an amazing biodiversity of agricultural plants.
White Pumpkin model, made in India. Displayed at the Intercolonial Exhibition of 1875. (ST 017079)Source: Museum Victoria
2. Pumpkins can grow to the size of small children.
A small boy with a giant pumpkin, circa 1925. From Australia's Biggest Family Album. (MM 5670)Source: Museum Victoria
3. Native insects love the introduced pumpkin. A native Victorian insect had "forsaken" (their words) native vegetation for the introduced agricultural pumpkin (check out what they recommended you spray with - arsenate of lead, tar-impregnated water and sulphur!)
Boxed botanical display of the Banded Pumpkin Beetle (Aulacophora hilaris). This was displayed at the old museum as part of a series about the destructive insects of Victoria and how to get rid of them. (HT 11387)Source: Museum Victoria
4. There's something called 'pumpkin polish'.
Floor Polisher, circa 1955, from Larundel Mental Hospital in Bundoora. Used in conjunction with Pumpkin Polish, presumably a brand of floor polish. (SH 850040)Source: Museum Victoria
5. You'll need one of these for your next pumpkin creation. Don't you love that it's called the 'Glamorizer'?!
Kitchen Magician Food Glamorizer, circa 1963. The instructions tell you how to use this plastic tool for carrot curls, radish roses, lemon wheels and pumpkin faces. (SH 920993)Image: Rodney StartSource: Museum Victoria
What do you know about the nature and culture of pumpkins?
Jack the Satin Bowerbird is arguably the superstar resident of Melbourne Museum's Forest Gallery. His gleaming blue plumage is gorgeous. His skills in construction are unparalleled. He's a great collection manager. But could he also be an illusionist?
Jack the Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus.Image: Alan HendersonSource: Museum Victoria
Deakin University's John Endler reported a fascinating possibility in his recent paper in the journal Current Biology. His study of the bowers constructed by the Great Bowerbird, Ptilinorynchus nuchalis, suggests that these animals arrange the ornaments in their bowers in such a way to make themselves look bigger, and thus more impressive, when courting females.
The principle is the same as that in the Ames Room in our exhibition The Mind: Enter the Labyrinth. The distorted, forced persepctive tricks our brains into interpreting people at opposite ends of the room as being dramatically different in size.
Of course, we're not sure if bowerbirds see this illusion the same that we do. And no one has noticed any partiular pattern to Jack's set-dressing, but perhaps there's more to his collection of blue things than first thought!
Birds use optical illusions to get mates, New Scientist, 9 September 2010
I needed a tetanus shot yesterday after a gardening accident involving my arm and a very spiky cactus. Like many people, I hate needles, but I'd rather suffer the jab than take a risk with this quite awful, and often lethal, disease.
We have several vials of tetanus vaccine in the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Collection. CSL was established in 1918 when it became clear that Australia's isolation, combined with the global disruption of World War I, demanded that we become self-sufficient in medicines and vaccines for the sake of public health. Like most vaccines, the anti-tentanus vaccine includes deactivated pathogen that doesn't cause illness, but still triggers the immune system into battle mode. The resulting antigens can respond quickly to destroy any active tetanus bacteria that enter the body and prevent us from developing full-blown tetanus.
A group of Clostridium tetani bacteria, responsible for causing tetanus in humansImage: Centre for Disease ControlSource: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library
When I was a kid I thought you caught tetanus from rusty nails, since standing on a rusty nail was the most common reason people went for a tetanus shot. It's not, of course - it's caused by a rod-shaped bacterium called Clostridium tetani. C. tetani is a common, free-living bacterium that flourishes in anaerobic (or oxygen-free) enviroments... such as the deep wound caused when you stand on a rusty nail. Once in there, the bacteria release a toxin called tetanospasmin which causes devastating muscle contractions and spasm. The infection is also known as 'lockjaw' since the first muscles to be affected are often the large chewing muscles. Tetanus is lethal in up to 45% of cases.
So on that cheery note, as summer approaches and you ditch your winter shoes for summer flip-flops, and spend more time outside near rusty nails, perhaps it's time for a tetanus booster?
Why must it rain on the annual Ride to Work Day? It just doesn't seem fair. It rained last year, and with drizzle this morning and storms forecast for this afternoon, this year's event was a bit washed out, too.
Ride to Work Day breakfast at Melbourne Museum.Source: Museum Victoria
Despite the weather, dedicated museum staff peddled in and enjoyed the breakfast. There were breakfasts organised all over Melbourne - did you attend one?
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Bus Stop Fellowship and the Instant Community: The Habit of Witness
Halfway through the prayer, I noticed something surprising, although it should not have been: behind us and from across the aisle of the bus, others had begun to pray with us. The young woman noticed it too, and she was deeply touched by the power of the prayer, so enlarged through the voices of an unknown, anonymous, and instantly-formed community.
There, on a bus, perfect strangers united in prayer for the intentions of another stranger, and in doing so, they provided her with consolation and a renewal of hope. The countenance I had encountered at the bus stop, burdened and filled with dread, had become transformed and the young woman now before me looked confident in God's love, which had been demonstrated to her -- profoundly -- in the willingness of others to help her through her worry.
The act of community forged on the bus was transient; it lasted an instant and yet it was God's grace, perfectly delivered to his child in her moment of need.
The young woman hugged me as she got up to go, thanking me and the praying fellow-passengers. As the bus pulled away, I continued to pray for her as she made her way to her job interview. Little did she realize that in reaching out to me in her need, she helped me to live in full my religious consecration. It is there, in those moments, my 'sisterliness' becomes a vehicle for God to manifest His love.
Sister Lisa M. Doty is a Canossian Sister who blogs at Nunspeak. This piece was adapted from her October 22 entry Bus Stop Fellowship. Her previous contribution to the Habit of Witness series can be read here.


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Silver Lake Sumeru, a division of the private-equity firm that focuses on midsize businesses, made an investment in Talend, a company that aims to help customers save money by managing their data more efficiently.
Talend, run out of Los Altos, California, and Paris, has 240 employees and 1,500 customers, including EBay Inc., Virgin Mobile and Sony Corp., according to a statement today. Terms weren't disclosed.
Talend relies on open-source software to manage companies' data, meaning it uses code that's freely developed by a collective of programmers. The company most recently raised $8 million in April, for a total of $28 million. At the same time as the Silver Lake deal, Talend announced that it has purchased Sopera, a provider of open-source middleware -- software that helps different systems communicate.
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A good friend of mine (let's call him Bob) is convinced that unless the GOP puts abortion "aside as its focal point, it simply cannot win and regain power." That's especially interesting in light of Kathleen Parker's latest column, which disses the evangelical wing of the GOP.
Bob's point is that "we've lost a majority of women over this issue as they have become one-issue voters." It's not only liberal women but also others who believe it's simply not the government's business.
Kathleen Parker broadens the point considerably beyond abortion: "The evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn't soon cometh." Since the 1980s or so, says Parker, the GOP "has become increasingly beholden to an element that used to be relegated to wooden crates on street corners. … The GOP has surrendered its high ground to its lowest brows. In the process, the party has alienated its non-base constituents."
I'll resist the temptation to respond specifically to Kathleen's uncharitable indictment of us knuckle draggers because I like Kathleen personally and because I want to respond to her and Bob's overlapping contention that certain social conservatives are dragging the party down.
Bob's opinion is largely based on his personal conversations with women, and Kathleen writes, "If one were to eavesdrop on private conservations among the party intelligentsia, one would hear precisely that … armband religion is killing the Republican Party." But do their anecdotal reports justify their conclusions?
2004 exit poll data reveal that President Bush got 55 percent of the male vote and 48 percent of the female vote, while 2008 data show that McCain got 48 percent of the male vote and 43 percent of the female vote. McCain's percentage of the male vote dropped more than his percentage of the female vote, so it's hard to see how alienated women made the difference.
Plus Karl Rove tells us that there were 4.1 million fewer Republicans voting this year than in 2004, some of whom he believed turned independent or Democratic for this election, which might validate Kathleen's thesis, except that Rove says that most of those 4.1 million "simply stayed home."
What's even more interesting is there was an almost identical drop-off (4.1 million) of those voters who attend religious services more than once a week (evangelicals, anyone?).
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As the world waits anxiously for the birth of a future British monarch, WOSU TV will celebrate the current monarch Queen Elizabeth during this week's SUNDAY SHOWCASE.
We'll begin at 3pm with a profile on the longest-serving consort in British history, Prince Philip. Philip has been at Queen Elizabeth's side for nearly 60 years. Next it's a loving, and very personal, tribute to the Queen from Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family. ROYAL MEMORIES: PRINCE CHARLES TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN contains previously unseen photographs and home movies, some of which were shot by the Queen herself.
We finish up the SUNDAY SHOWCASE with a three-part series on The Queen's reign titled THE DIAMOND QUEEN. Last year marked the first time in modern history that a monarch reached their Diamond Jubilee. To mark this special occasion the BBC put together a three-part documentary giving us a definitive analysis of Queen Elizabeth's reign. Featuring interviews with prime ministers, world leaders and members of the Royal Family,we get a look at Queen Elizabeth's early life, her moves to modernize the monarchy and finally the Queen's working engagements around the world for the period of more than a year and a half.
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Indulge yourself in our variety of bars with an exquisite afternoon tea, enticing round of cocktails or a live performance. Whatever your chosen style of leisure, each of our bars has the drinks and atmosphere to guarantee a good night.
For casual business meetings or friendly gatherings, the Lobby Bar is a great place to socialise. Offering all-day drinks and snacks, kick back with a magazine or organise an intimate afternoon tea for two.
For the best views of the Shanghai skyline, Red Passion is 30 floors up, offering a vantage point unlike any other in the hotel. With a sultry, romantic atmosphere, it's a great place to cosy up on a date, or to retreat to following a meal at one of our delicious restaurants.
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2015 GTCR Work Week · January 22, 2015
Interested in joining us at the Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch for work week? This year's work week will be decided by raffle visit our website to learn more.
2015 Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch Reservations Open · January 5, 2015
Reservations are now open for the 2015 season. Reserve your stay today.
GTCR Contract Renewal · September 28, 2012
"We have a signed contract to operate the American Alpine Club – Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch for another 10 years! Thanks to Dick Swihart and Jennifer Parker for delivering the news in person." —Phil Powers, AAC Executive Director
Climbers' Ranch Concession Contract Awarded · May 18, 2012
Well, we've been running the Climbers' Ranch for a long time now, but every once in a while, the Park Service renews the Concession Contract. This year, we reapplied—and we got it again! Another ten great years at the Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch to look forward to! Read more on the NPS site.
Rocky Mountain Rescue on Longs Peak · May 17, 2012
When Ted Eliason fell on Longs Peak's classic Kieners Route last August, he and his then-fiancée, Kendra Thompson-Eliason (the two have since married), weren't sure how they were going to pay for his helicopter evacuation, which totaled around $17,000. Fortunately, the Eliasons had become AAC members in March 2011—they wanted to stay at the Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch during an upcoming climbing trip—and his rescue was covered, in part, by the AAC's Domestic Rescue Insurance. Read the whole story on Inclined.
Been to the GTCR? · April 26, 2012
Here at the Club, we refer to the Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch as the GTCR, because much like NASA, we're all about the acronyms. We just redesigned the GTCR pages to make them easier for you to navigate, make reservations, or just learn about the ranch.


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The French Quarter Inn is a 4-star property located on Church Street, Charleston. Guests are offered champagne at check-in, and there is a cheese and wine reception in the evening followed by homemade cookies and milk. A gourmet continental breakfast is served either in the lobby, on the terrace or in guests' rooms, and guests can dine in the on-site restaurant. Valet parking is offered for a surcharge. The 52 rooms have amenities such as flat-screen TV, DVD player, safe, mini-fridge and a choice of 7 different pillows. Some rooms have a fireplace, a patio and a jacuzzi. Non-smoking rooms may be booked, and there are rooms with accessibility features for the disabled. Complimentary wifi Internet access is available throughout the property. It is not possible to bring pets. Guests may make use of the business centre at whatever time suits them. They may borrow DVDs and CDs from the inn's library and enjoy the convenience of the gift shop. A laundry service operates every day except Sunday. Meeting rooms with Internet access can accommodate between 5 and 40 people. Situated in Charleston's French quarter, the inn is near to attractions, restaurants and shops.
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By John Whitehead
Now that our city government is seeking a new rate structure for water billing, the reasons for the passage of Measure P need to be considered carefully to avoid a repeat performance.
The consumption-based fixed rate structure, rescinded by Measure P, was criticized for multiple reasons. A major objection to CBFR was that new residents during their first year would have to pay amounts based on the water consumption of the previous owner or tenant. A second criticism was that summer water would be billed at a much higher price per gallon than winter water.
These two features of CBFR were linked, in that the extra payments for summer water would be spread over the subsequent year, referred to as the "supply charge."
In considering any new method for calculating water bills, we should appreciate that the concern over postponed payments is a separate issue from the relative pricing for summer and winter consumption. The size and cost of our water supply system depends on the peak usage, which occurs in the summer, so one perspective is that higher per-gallon summer pricing is really to pay for construction and maintanance of the infrastructure, rather than an extra charge for the water itself.
At the same time, higher summer prices provide a financial incentive to reduce landscape irrigation, which will become essential if drought conditions persist in California.
Selecting a new billing rate structure will inherently include a decision on the relative pricing of summer and winter water, so the accompanying graph is offered to shed light on this tradeoff. Points along the curves were calculated so that total money divided by total gallons remains the same for all cases.
Total money was calculated as summer consumption times the summer billing rate, plus winter consumption times the winter rate. The term "weighted average" applies. For the purpose of this analysis, "summer" is defined as the six months of highest water consumption, and "winter" is the rest of the year.
The horizontal line across the middle of the graph represents equal per-gallon pricing all year, while other possibilities are represented by pairs of curves, higher for summer and lower for winter. The curves show the potentially overlooked fact that winter prices are greatly reduced when summer prices are raised. Therefore, it is misleading to think of the difference as purely a huge summer surcharge added to the winter price.
The point labeled "A" in the graph shows that even if the summer-to-winter price ratio approaches infinity, the maximum possible summer price can only be twice the amount that we otherwise would have to pay as a constant rate all year. Actually, we have to follow the curves to the right, because summer water consumption exceeds winter consumption.
The points labeled "B" and "C" are more realistic possibilities for Davis, because overall consumption roughly doubles in the summer. Point B approximately represents the CBFR ratio, in which summer water was priced five to six times higher than winter water. While this may seem like an extreme discrepancy, the graph makes it clear that total CBFR payments per gallon for summer consumption would have been roughly only 40 percent more than the amount we would pay anyway for equal year-round pricing.
Assuming that the additional 40 percent is deemed too high, we can ask how much lower the ratio should be, while fairly covering infrastructure costs and providing an incentive for summer conservation. As one example, the summer price at point C is only 15 percent more expensive than the "equal" option. While this may seem reasonable, we still need to be wary of misleading criticism. As the graph shows, it would be correct but incomplete to state that the summer billing rate at point C is almost twice the winter rate.
For decades, our traditional tiered rate structure has had a higher average price per gallon in the summer, because many water bills have risen into the expensive second and third tiers. The graph is relevant for any billing method, which helps us appreciate that the relative pricing of summer and winter consumption is not a concern unique to the CBFR rate structure rejected on June 3 by Measure P voters.
— John Whitehead is a Davis resident who enjoys math and community interaction.


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Hotel Holiday Inn Shifu Guangzhou(4 stars)No. 188 Di Shi Fu Road, Liwan District View on map
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Great hotel in the middle of a pedestrian area, ideal, if you still want to go shopping in the evening. Rooms are large and well equipped, as was the bathroom. The staff is very helpful. read hotel review
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This hotel is in Guangzhou center and just above food street - Di Shi Fu Road, where you have a lot of selction to Guangzhou local delicious foods within 5-10 min from hotel. Breakfast was perfect. However, the transportation to/from the hotel was not so convenient due to the pedestrian street. read hotel review
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We would like to warmly welcome you to the Holiday Inn Shifu Guangzhou. The Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts family warmly welcomes you to the Holiday Inn Shifu Guangzhou! If you need a car, you can rent one directly from the hotel reception and use hotel parking during your stay. We provide guests with access to the internet through Wi-Fi service. Conduct business away from the office on the hotel's well-equipped business floor. Stay connected using internet access. Make yourself at home Our hotel also provides guests with the use of our porter service. We offer child care services to the proud parents that just need some alone-time. Where you will stay The visitors are also supplied with a small office space in the hotel rooms consisting of a writing table, high-bitrate internet access and a convenient telephone. When you're able to take a breather grab something small from the minibar storing cold refreshing beverages and enjoy the AC in your hotel suite. But please don't overwork yourself - simply close up your laptop, pop it in your hotel suite's safe and enjoy your stay with us. TVs are a standard comfort available in each and every room. In case you happen to have some spare time, you can enjoy some satellite TV in your room. Our hotel rooms are all equipped with refrigerators. All private bathrooms in this hotel include bathtub, bathrobe, and hairdryers available for your use. Also available are kids' beds for your convenience, please ask our friendly staff for assistance. Relax or be active Our active visitors appreciate the exercise opportunity provided by our first-class outdoor pool, whereas others prefer to lounge around in the poolside sun. Energetic guests are invited to use the state-of-the-art fitness room. During your stay partake in some of our leisure activities. Our hotel offers the necessary equipment for all kinds of sports.
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Texas-based Navasota Independent School District will implement a district-wide, Web-based program that provides middle and high school students with workplace and college readiness skills training.
For the project, the district chose WIN Learning's Personalized Career Readiness System. Based on WIN's Educonomy Model, the program provides students with tools to analyze labor market trends, participate in skill assessments that measure individual career readiness and skill development, and participate in a contextual learning program.
To help students choose their potential post-high school career path or fields of study, they can first access WIN Strategic Compass, which provides current and projected real-time labor market information about specific career paths and occupations. Students can learn about different fields of interest or research a particular industry's wages, job demand, employer need, and what skills or educational requirements are needed.
Once students have a better understanding of their interests, WIN's Initial Skills Review provides a series of tests that assess student career readiness and highlight any gaps in skill development that should be addressed. After assessment, students can begin a program of customized study. Aligned to state standards and national proficiency tests, WIN's Career Readiness courseware allows students to work at their own pace, receiving constant feedback as they prepare for exams and learn foundational career skills.
The system also includes WIN's Soft Skills Series, a program designed to help students build important non-academic soft skills, such as acting professionally, effectively communicating, teamwork and collaboration, critical thinking, and problem solving.
Career and Technology Education Program students in the Navasota ISD will begin the Initial Skills Review this fall. In 2014, all middle and high school students will begin using the Career Readiness and Soft Skills courseware to advance basic workplace and college readiness skills.
The Navasota Independent School District is a public school district covering 360 square miles in the southern part of Grimes and Brazos counties. Approximately 3,000 students from the city of Navasota and the rural communities of Millican, Courtney, White Hall, Stoneham, Plantersville, and Todd Mission are enrolled in the district's one high school, one middle school, one intermediate school, and two elementary schools. The Navasota ISD has an operating budget of approximately $1.5 million.
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Manufacturers of embedded systems are choosing Linux more often than any other operating system; and the trend looks likely to continue, according to a forecast by market researchers Venture Development Corporation (VDC).
According to a current VDC survey, Linux is currently the leading platform for embedded systems. 40 percent of all developers are using the Linux operating system for current projects compared to 39 percent on commercial systems, 7 percent on in-house developments, and 11 percent how do not use a genuine operating system. And the future looks rosy for Linux: when asked which operating system they plan to deploy for the next projects, 87 percent of embedded technology engineers said they would be opting for Linux, compared to 12 percent who will choose a commercial system, and just one percent keeping in-house solutions.
The survey also distinguishes between free Linux distributions and commercial versions: of the 40 percent projects on Linux, 29 percent use free variants of Linux, compared to 11 percent on commercial Linux. And the trend to free systems will continue according to the survey: of the 87 percent of future users on Linux, 71 will be going in for a free distribution with just 16 percent preferring to purchase a commercial variant. The VDC analysts question the effect the continuing propagation of Linux will have on commercial suppliers. "At the root of most of the challenges faced by commercial suppliers is the question of how to bring significant additional value to an operating system that is freely available, continually improving, increasingly supported by embedded system/component suppliers, and in demand from companies interested in decreasing their overall development costs and/or bill of materials" says Matt Volckmann, an analyst with VDC. Although most developers do not pay for their choice of Linux, VDC still sees commercial vendors such as MontaVista as the driving force behind new developments.
According to the VDC analysts, there are a number of reasons for embedded developers choosing Linux including the lack of license fees, good networking features, technical performance and the large numbers of developers who are familiar with Linux. "Linux has proven itself to be well suited for a wide range of applications across various industries, and continues to gain market share, despite not being particularly well matched for certain embedded application types". VDC sees mobile phones as the future growth market, stating that Linux would quickly become the operating system of choice for telecommunications equipment manufacturers and providers. According to the market researchers, the race is currently on to offer the most comprehensive Linux-based standard.
Recently, process manufacturer ARM announced its own system for mobile applications (as we reported), and competitor Intel is working on similar lines in collaboration with Canonical.
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Google Announces End to Flash Ad Support
Upcoming switch to HTML5-only ads is further evidence the Flash is entering its final days.
President Obama Launches New Cyber-Security Initiative
US government invests $19 billion on enhancing security and replacing ancient computer systems.
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Secret Backdoor Affects More Fortinet Firewalls
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Linus Announces Linux Kernel 4.4
Latest Linux engine comes with better graphics and support for Intel's new power-saving chips.
Mass Poem Greets Web Admins
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Raspberry Pi Becomes a Thin Client
Citrix gets excited about new Pi-Powered XenDesktop client system
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Makes me wish I could reincarnate as Mista J after I die...
Goth and Sexy!
Utterly Gorgeous.............
Love this! Mind if we feature your Harley on allthatsepic.com?
sure no problem sweety
What game do you want to play?
looks like youve been raped by a crayola
Tell that to Harley Quinn, thats her makeup in the comics. (this is a cosplay, in case you havent noticed)
Very cute!
Reminds me of Annabelle from The Conjuring
H.Q. - "Come on, don't you wanna rev up your Harley? Vroom vroom!"
Joker: *continues drawing pointless triangles*
The cards really add to the depth, plus your eyes and slight smile convey a slight sensual softness that's not to forced and looks natural like a real person instead of looking posed. very nice.
Yes, let's get some pent up homicidal mania expressed already... Before Batman catches us
love you makeup!beautiful
Well done!
you are easily my favorite Harley @__@....
thank you xxx
Love the makeup!!!!!!!
My name starts with J and I'll play with you, what's the game?
Happy Halloween Harley Quinn, your eyes are too beautiful to be as crazy as her but otherwise you're a perfect Harley.
love the makeup. especially the eyes and lips
The eyes.... they be spooky in this. And the lips.... *shudder* perfect capture.
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A special night when Twilight was made..
(Keep Gettin' It On by Marvin Gaye starts playing in the background)
First dates always end with a kiss.
totally cute
Los padres de twilight de jóvenes ^^
Velvet y...no se quien...... cuando llega una idea, o hay nada que nos pare..
The moment of time when She see her parents make love on the bed. that will be very well traumatized.
i think this is when they were in there high school years
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Orchard Cottage is a very spacious period cottage which has been lovingly refurbished by the owners to provide a high quality holiday home from which to explore the surrounding Cotswold villages such as Broadway, Chipping Campden, Stow on the Wold and the larger towns of Stratford upon avon, Oxford and Cheltenham. 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, ample parking in a quiet location with beautiful gardens. Wireless Broadband
Buckland is a pretty village in an area of outstanding natural beauty, a mile from Broadway, which has an excellent selection of specialist shops, restaurants and galleries. Buckland Manor Hotel is within walking distance of the cottage and the restaurant it open to non-residents for lunches and dinner. The Mount pub at Stanton is also only a short drive away or a lovely walk of a few miles.
|Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms
|3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 En suites
|Car advised
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, DVD player
|Central heating, TV, Video player, CD player, Telephone, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|Double Beds (2), Single Beds (2), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Private garden, BBQ
|Parking, Not suitable for wheelchair users
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ENTRANCE HALL with SNUG area with seating overlooking the garden
SITTING ROOM with fireplace with coal effect gas fire. 40" Widescreen TV with BT Vision, DVD and ipod docking station
DINING ROOM with oak table and chairs
KITCHEN with electric oven, hob, dishwasher, microwave/grill, washer/dryer, fridge/freezer with ice maker. TV with DVD, radio and ipod docking station
CLOAKROOM with WC and wash hand basin
BEDROOM 1 with 5'double bed, TV with DVD, radio and ipod docking station
ENSUITE BATHROOM with bath with shower over, WC and wash hand basin
BEDROOM 2 with 5' double bed, TV with DVD, radio and ipod docking station
BEDROOM 3 with twin beds. CD/radio
BATHROOM with bath with shower over, WC and wash hand basin
Extensive gardens surround the property with lawns, mature trees and patio with table and chairs and BBQ
Ample parking in driveway for 4/5 cars
*Sleeps 6 + baby in 3 double bedrooms
*Cot and high chair available for hire please ask for details
*Gas central heating
*Gas and electricity included
*Bed linen and towels included
*Wireless Broadband
*Large gardens with patio and table and chairs
*Parking in gated driveway for 4/5 cars
*Cheltenham Gold Cup - 2011 - £1050
*Not suitable for pets
*No smoking in the cottage please
*Saturday changeover for weekly bookings (may be flexible out of season)
*Short Breaks available between October and May (excluding Half-Term, Christmas, New Year and Easter) to start on ANY DAY 3 Nights 65% and 4 Nights 75% of the weekly price.
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Extensive gardens surround the property with lawns, mature trees and patio with table and chairs and BBQ
Ample parking in gated driveway for 4/5 cars.
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A deposit of 25% of the full rental price plus £10.00 (+VAT) booking fee is required with the booking form. The balance of the full rental must be paid 6 weeks prior to the start date of the holiday. If the start date of the holiday is less than six weeks away or you are booking a Short Break, then the full rental amount should be sent with the booking form. When the balance of the rental is received travel directions and key arrangements will be forwarded
We can accept payment by UK cheque, debit and all major credit cards (not Amex or Diners Club
The Rate for Christmas and New Year is the Peak Rate of £605 per week
Short Breaks available between 1st October and 1st May excluding School Holidays and Cheltenham Gold Cup Week (12th - 19th March 2011)
Short breaks - 3 NIights 65% of the Full Weekly Rate
4 Nights 75% of the Full Weekly Rate
5 Nights 85% of the Full Weekly Price
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The Cotswolds region
Buckland is a pretty village and there is a hotel with restaurant facilities - The Buckland Manor.
Broadway with all its restaurants, pubs, galleries and shops is only one mile away.
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We have stayed in this wonderful cottage from 27. October 2012, for one week. We were 5 people, 2 times two adults and one girl of 15 Y. We all enjoyed the place and it was a very good place from were we could visit the Cotswolds. Near to the beatiful towm of Broadway. I have shown the photo's of the cottage to a friend at work and he will book it later !
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The words of the song "Strange Fruit" were originally penned in 1936 under the name Lewis Allan by Bronx schoolteacher Abel Meeropol in reaction to a photograph of the 1930 lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Indiana.
I don't think I'll ever be able to listen to Billie Holiday's memorable rendition of Strange Fruit the same again after viewing this photograph, which is part of the point of Piotr Szyhalski's Labor Camp Orchestra, including its "cover" of Strange Fruit – to make visceral the Iraq war. To take us beyond the blaring headlines, patriotic jingoism, and national security fervor to a place that is literally unforgettable.
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I know things COULD be worse, but oftentimes we just have a sense of overwhelm that puts us in a tailspin. Can you relate?
Things have been pretty tough lately at the Shannon household. I've had a twitchy eye since the first week of November that just won't go away. I am stressing about some major issues going on in our life, which is likely why it won't spontaneously resolve on its own. I've tried everything to make it stop: supplements, naps to get more sleep, reducing caffeine…everything. Nothing short of shifting my stress will have any real impact, so that's what I am trying to do.
But first, let's talk about some of that stress…
My time has been consumed more and more with helping others in crises of their own, feeling helpless to help in some of these cases. I am wishing I could go back to school, but realize there is no humanly possible way I can add that to my plate right now. My kitchen is still in a half-gutted condition following a flooding incident last year, simply because I don't have the time to manage that issue or funds to cover the deductible or replacement of our appliances (which is not covered by insurance). I am looking at my ever-growing to-do list and thinking it will be the year 2020 before I can possibly catch up.
If that wasn't enough, our dog got very ill and had to be taken to the vet on an emergency basis. I had to rush to my children's school in my pajamas for another kind of emergency, thus humiliating myself in the process. I had a major issue trying to do a simple act of carpet cleaning, resulting in being up all night trying to get too many suds out of my carpet. I accidentally broke lane 8 at the local bowling alley, inconveniencing the entire community of league bowlers in the process. Dan has been having more disturbing dreams, thus increasing the agitation level of the entire home. Our son is having some major health issues that require multiple specialty tests with no real answers to how we fix it from here. Because he is missing so much school, he will have to have some serious intervention to help him succeed. We may have to consider homeschooling him, which adds more time commitments from me and expenses we don't have funding for.
I am missing deadlines and having more added to my plate, and I am completely and utterly overwhelmed.
I am short on funds, short on time, short on patience, short on sleep….just short in every way.
However, among all this, I've found some saving graces that have helped me get through it all.
I've posted snippets via my Facebook page for some of these topics, but this week was an amazing week on many levels. I'd like to share a few highlights with you:
- We found out our first grandbaby, due in May, will be a GIRL!
- I have been struggling with finding the ending to our book. In order to write a novel, you have to know where it will end before you can realistically begin. I found the perfect ending for our book, a serendipitous moment brought the answer to me, and now I feel like I can move full speed ahead on the production of the book.
- Last year, after sending many veterans in need their way over a long period of time, the Quality of Life Foundation stepped in for a need of our own. It was a need that I had researched and kept running into road blocks over and over again. I asked them where else I could look to address the need, and they offered to take the issue off my hands and work on it themselves. Six months later, on Friday to be exact, the Healthy Back company donated a medically necessary bed to help Dan with his multiple physical issues such as sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, regurgitation/aspiration of vomit while sleeping (thus choking profusely), scoliosis of his back, degenerative disc and joint disease of his spine and limbs, neuropathy and a few other issues. Between those issues and his constant PTSD flare-ups, neither of us were getting much sleep, and that just exacerbates the issues even further. Not only was the bed donated to help him improve his sleep and overall quality of life, but the delivery of this bed was donated by JL Transport based out of Denver Colorado. The owner if JL Transport is a veteran and also the founder of the veteran nonprofit Wounded Warriors Impacting Neighbors. Multiple organizations banded together to make this happen, and we are truly thankful for this incredible gesture of thanks that came our way for Dan's sake.
- Out of nowhere, a person from our past reached out to us. Come to find out, this person found us after researching information on brain injuries and found an interview Dan had done via GQ Magazine. The reason for this research? She now has a brain injury. Not only did we reconnect, but we came full circle in crossing paths again.
- For the first time in three years since moving to our home in Colorado, we had guests in our home. Some people don't realize just how much of a milestone this is, but to us it means we had developed trusting relationships within our community with people who 'get it' when it comes to my husband's PTSD. Dan had hives the night before, then had the shakes as soon as everyone arrived, but he muscled through it all (with pre-planned exit strategies to escape to the barn when it became too much to bear) and even spent some of the time with all of us during this gathering. I am so amazingly proud of him for taking this big leap of faith and so grateful for the people who surrounded us that day with their understanding and support.
- I've taken time to reconnect with multiple friends that I've lost touch with over time. I can't tell you how nice it is to pick up the phone and call someone and find your conversation picks up right where you left off, as if no time had passed in between.
- Home Depot delivered some new replacement appliances (courtesy of Operation Homefront) to help us move in the right direction to resolving our kitchen flood issue. I can't tell you how nice it is to have properly working basic appliances for a change, which makes my overall life easier.
- A Congressional inquiry I am involved in took a major twist and turn thanks to a 5,000-word letter that was composed into the wee hours of the morning. The letter worked, much to my surprise.
- I managed to get some major overhaul cleaning and sorting done, which lifts my spirit when I walk into a clean and organized space.
- A caregiver friend of mine was in a crisis of her own, and with my help she was able to get everything resolved quickly AND get help she didn't even expect.
- We just wrapped up filming of a documentary that will potentially create more positive changes and impact others who need help. On top of that, we were contacted by a major news outlet about doing an in-depth story that will also bring awareness and help to those in need.
Even if none of the above items never happened, I've learned to find happiness in the simplest of things. Here are some examples of the things I focus on when the going gets tough:
- I remind myself I have a wonderful husband whom I love and cherish, and as long as I can continue to be of support to him, this makes me happy.
- I stay focused on the fact we have three wonderful children that I can take pride in knowing I am doing the very best as a mother to help them succeed.
- I give thanks for what is around us: We have therapeutic outlets like great friends, loving therapy animals and a community that supports us.
- I remind myself I have the ability to make a difference, whether in simple or grand gestures.
- I take heart in the fact that small things turn into bigger things, for good or for bad. I just have to choose which one I want to focus on! A carpet cleaning fiasco turned into a sense of accomplishment and sanctuary once all was said and done.
- I stop to remember that I get 24 hours in a day, just like everyone else in this world. I have the power to choose how it is spent. I've learned it's okay to take a tactical pause when I need to.
- I give myself permission to be imperfect: I can still dream, think deeply and plan goals for my future. While many things may take until the year 2020 to accomplish, I have the power and ability to set smaller goals along the way.
- I've learned it's okay to ask for help. There is no shame in saying to others that you have needs. I know there are people out there willing and able to help, and just knowing they are there brings a sense of security if I ever need it.
- Sometimes things come when we least expect it. I just have to have faith that it will come when the time is right.
- I repeat this mantra as many times as I need to: Hard work does pay off eventually.
You see, despite all the hardships and struggles, I am learning to handle what comes my way. I still have a ways to go, but I am getting where I need to be. In the last year I have dedicated myself in developing and carrying out the Extreme Do-Over Experiment. The first thing I had to learn was my mindset is what dictates the level and duration of my success, regardless of what is thrown on my plate.
It was nice to have many things finally come together for a change. I just have to remember to find happiness in the simplest of things and The Universe will take care of the rest.
I hope that sharing my top 10 tips will help you during your difficult times, and you'll soon have reason to celebrate the successes that are sure to come eventually.
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