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By VARDHAN KONDVIKAR, Editor, Lonely Planet Magazine India
To be honest, I've always felt I was born in the wrong age: my thumbs, for one, aren't large enough for smart-phone screens. How frightening is it to live at a time when everyone knows you have to make a face like an ecstatic duck when faced with a camera? I know what a subject and a predicate are in a sentence, but I don't know what plants grow around my building's parking lot, and, more importantly, I don't live in an age where I can use my lordly privileges to lop the heads off people who drive badly, and that depresses me no end.
I'm guessing everyone has a 'time' they'd feel most comfortable in; perhaps it's right now, perhaps it's 17th-century Japan, or a future where everyone grows glow-in-the-dark weed in their gardens. Mine is some sort of non-specific golden age, where everyone is rich and drives around in 1960s Italian sports cars to 1920s parties to meet Bertie Wooster in gorgeous Art Deco buildings. This is an age where travelling is an occasion, not a chore, where places are still undiscovered, where travelling through grand landscapes is part of the holiday, not something you skip to get to your next planned 'activity.' This is an age where everyone's stylish, where ladies wear big hats and people dress to go on flights and where airport security people have been taken away and boiled.
Hey, I never said it had to make sense.
In a strange way, that's what we're trying to do with our awards – reward the destinations and hotels that make your travel special again. Places you feel privileged to be in, hotels that treat your visit like it's the one thing they've always wanted – the things that lift travel above the ordinary. And let me tell you: it isn't easy. At a time when opinions are made or forgotten in seconds over social media, years of work to achieve consistently high quality is pretty remarkable.
And, dear winners, if you wish to get in touch with me, I'll be in the 1920s, with Jay Gatsby. Trying very hard not to make selfie duck-faces.


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Project Manager: Horticulture Inclusive Value Chain (3 International Positions)
- To be defined, OTHER
- Contract
- Contract type: International employment contract
Company Description
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our top-notch expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has an annual turnover of €130 million, over 1,250 staff in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation that uses project financing to implement our mission. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence.
In its new Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change during project preparation and implementation - by strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects. We will continue to position ourselves as a premium organisation, with decentralised management. Our Global Support Unit (70 staff) backstops our teams around the world.
For more information on SNV, visit our website: www.snv.org
Overview of project
With over 25 horticulture projects worldwide, SNV actively engages with the private sector, being convinced of the crucial role private sector has in furthering agriculture value chains for both domestic and international markets. SNV's Inclusive Business approach combines private sector development with inclusive growth objectives. Reducing food losses and increasing value chain efficiencies, improving food safety, inclusion of entrepreneurial small holders, climate smart agriculture and other themes play an important role in all our agriculture projects.
With ongoing large scale horticulture projects in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Cambodia, SNV offers a proven market based approach for the horticulture sector to address the problems of smallholders, suppliers, processing companies, retailers as well as consumers. SNV brings together stakeholders and builds capacities of value chain actors to increase the efficiency of horticulture supply chains, improve food safety and reduce food losses, while increasing business opportunities. We draw on our decades-long experience as an implementer using best practices in agriculture production, supply chain management, market-based solutions, and strengthening public institutions and service providers to develop agriculture markets at scale.
With several high value horticulture projects currently operating in the region as well as several new projects in the pipeline, SNV is looking to hire several high caliber, seasoned project managers to manage anticipated upcoming high value horticulture projects in the Africa region. These positions will be based in the countries where projects are being implemented.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Provide leadership to all consortium members in order to ensure excellent program delivery.
Execute overall project management
Guide the project set-up, including developing work plans, budgets and competence table with financial responsibilities and mandates
Build, strengthen and manage partnerships with regional governments, key partners, institutions and stakeholders;
Manage donor relations
Overall management of all human, physical and financial resources related to the project;
Monitor performance of the project management team to ensure all milestones set in the annual work plan are met, develop mitigation plans to reduce risks and take corrective actions to remedy any deviation from the work plans;
Account and report to SNV and the donor on project performance;
Guide knowledge development, documentation and communication and branding in close collaboration with donor
Identify follow-up funding and partnership possibilities and business development.
Identify market oriented, commercial horticulture product market combinations (Business Cases), in close cooperation with stakeholders, in particular with traders, buyers and end users of horticulture in respective countries and abroad;
Facilitate business matchmaking and market access: negotiate strategic alliances between partners; organize business meetings and facilitate meetings to discuss and develop Supply Chain Business Cases and to reach consensus between supply chain partners.
Create linkages with other Horticulture implementors or development partners working in target country.
Contribute to business development for new agriculture projects within the country program.
At least an MSc / MA Degree in economics, business administration, agribusiness or marketing, or relevant discipline.
At least 15 years of professional experience in private sector development projects, including market facilitation and business development in the public as well as in the private sector, preferably in Africa;
At least 10 years of demonstrated, successful, professional experience as a Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader. Solid experience in project management, fund management and budgeting, preferably at least 8 years of which at least three years in a difficult context.
Several years of experience with market development, value chain analysis and inclusive business;
Excellent organizational skills are a must in order to keep up with the various demands and competing priorities of the project.
Excellent social and networking skills, ability to engage with the private sector, civil society, donors and governments;
An extreme eye for detail is a must in preparing reports as well as organizing meetings with various stakeholders in the project.
Multidisciplinary profile to support the different specialists in the team.
Able to keep track (across multiple countries) of project priorities, commitments, and follow up with PM's.
Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.
Demonstrated experience managing various stakeholders.
A broad knowledge base of project/programme management and hands-on experience with capacity building and institutional change as well as team leadership and good knowledge of aspects of fresh and processed agro-food sector, horticulture, and agricultural supply chains in Rwanda, Uganda, Nigeria specifically;
Experience in or exposure to project development and management at sector/systemic level, including horticultural/agricultural supply chain pilots and capacity building/institutional development;
Be a strong relationship builder with sound experience and understanding of building and maintaining professional relationships with (senior) government officials as well as policy makers and industry leaders, both in the Netherlands, and the field;
Strong experience in with private sector development related to horticulture.
Experience building capacity of smallholder and emerging commercial producers is considered an asset.
Excellent communication (written and oral), reporting and presentation skills;
Fluency in English is required (French is an advantage);
Willingness to travel to all project locations.
Experience in horticulture, potato sector, nutrition sensitive agriculture, fragile economies, and seed sector will be an advantage.
Specific requirements
Experience working in agriculture/horticulture field in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda or Rwanda is an asset.
Ability to work and promote teams is critical.
Good networks in the Nigerian, Kenyan, Rwandan/Ugandan horticulture sector is considered an asset;
Excellent understanding/contacts of Dutch horticulture companies and what drives development of these companies is an asset.
Demonstrated capacity to assure timely, quality, and compliant reporting, in correct professional English, in accordance with donor requirements;
Additional Information
Contract Duration: 2 years full -time international employment contract, with strong possibility of extension
Expected Start Date: Q4 2019 dependent on anticipated awards.
Duty Station: East Africa (duty station TBD)
Working at SNV
SNV offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal and global network of experts. For more information, please visit our website: www.snv.org
How to Apply
If you believe that your credentials meet the above profile, we invite you to apply by submitting your CV in English with a cover letter before October 5, 2019.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted


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Pho 86 – Garden Grove (714) 531-0512
Posted by k on January 25, 2008
Pho 86 – Garden Grove (714) 531-0512 – 10528 McFadden Ave, 92843, closed on Tuesdays
This is absolutely my favorite Pho place for Chicken Pho (Fuh Gaah) with the big noodles (Bun Lun). However, it is literally the roach motel. Not too long ago, a kind patron tapped my shoulder while I was engrossed in eating my favorite soup and pointed to my feet – a large cockroach was scuttling across my shoes. If bugs don't bother you then it's worth it, anyway, the soup is boiled at such a high temperature that the flies would die if they fell in your soup, heck, it's protein.
Pho (Fuh) – Most popular noodle soup of Vietnam. Rice noodle with meat usually beef, onion, ginger broth, beansprouts, lime, and basil. There are hundreds of Pho noodle shops and each one depends on personal tastes. My favorite is Pho Ga (Fuh Gaah)- chicken soup at Pho 86 with the wide noodle, ban lon (Bun Lun)
A common misconception is that you have to drink all the broth in the entire soup thus Pho is too filling of a meal. But in reality most people just eat the noodles and meat and leave a large portion of the broth uneaten. Pho broth is very fatty by the way so it is unhealthy to drink it in large amounts on a daily basis.
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Procurement Officer
Grade 12 (1 position) -UOK/ADM/01/09/19
· Masters Degree in Purchasing/ Supply Management or its equivalent
· Bachelors Degree in Purchasing /Supply Management or its equivalent
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· Possess a valid practice license.
· Registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
· Teaching experience and evidence of attendance and contribution at learned conference, seminars or workshops will be an added advantage.
Senior Network & Systems Administrator
Grade 13(1position)-UOK/ADM/02/09/19
· Must have a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or its equivalent from a recognized university
· Must have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or its equivalent from a recognized university
· Minimum of twelve(12) years work experience in a relevant position 4 at which must have been at the level of grade 12 or equivalent.
· Must demonstrate competence in working in different hardware and software environments and complex system
· Must demonstrate merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
How To Apply
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following posts. Ten (10) copies of applications should be submitted together with an updated Curriculum Vitae giving details of the applicant's; age, marital status, academic and professional qualification, working experience, present post and salary, telephone contact, email address, names and referees plus copies of the certificates and testimonials. The reference number of the position applied should be clearly indicated on both the application letter and the envelope.
All applications to be addressed to:
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration & Finance)
University of Kabianga
So as to reach him not later than Monday 30th September, 2019. Applicants are advised to contact their referees and request them to send their letters of reference to the above address. The referees should write and send their recommendations, under sealed envelopes within three weeks from the date of the advertisement.
N/B: University of Kabianga is an equal opportunity employer and therefore applicants of both gender and persons living with disability are encouraged to apply. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.


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An Indonesian man sentenced to five years in an Australian adult prison for people smuggling when he was 14 years old could seek compensation from the Commonwealth after having his conviction overturned on Thursday.
Ali Jasmin was working as a cook on a people smuggling boat which brought 55 Afghans into Australian waters when it was intercepted by Australian authorities in 2009.
He was 13 at the time of his arrest.
During his court proceedings, the Australian Federal Police relied on a wrist X-ray to determine Mr Jasmin's age even though the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions had a legalised copy of his birth certificate that stated he was still a child.
If he had been recognised as a juvenile at the time of his arrest, under the then-Australian policy, he would have been sent home without being prosecuted.
Instead he served two years and five months behind bars before being released.
WA Court of Appeal Justice Robert Mazza on Thursday ruled Mr Jasmin's conviction be set aside and a judgement of acquittal entered.
"On the state of the evidence before this court, I am not persuaded, on the balance of probabilities, that the appellant was in fact of the age of 18 years when the offence charged was allegedly committed," the judgement read.
"The Crown accepts that the use of wrist x-ray evidence to determine age is unreliable."
The landmark ruling could pave the way for as many as 14 other alleged Indonesian juveniles, convicted as adults in Australia, to lodge similar appeals and claims for compensation.
Mr Jasmin's lawyer, Sam Tierney from Ken Cush & Associates, said his imprisonment was a "substantial miscarriage of justice".
"Jasmin spent nearly 2.5 years of his childhood in an adult prison when he was innocent," he said.
"Jasmin would like to thank the WA Court of Appeal as well as Colin Singer and his legal team."
Mr Singer, the chairman of the NGO Indonesia International Initiatives, campaigned tirelessly to secure the release of convicted juveniles from Australian jails.
"Today's judgement is welcome but is just another step towards remedying the injustice suffered by too many young Indonesian children at the hands of the Commonwealth of Australia," he said.
"It cannot be acceptable that those involved at this affront to the fundamental values of Australia, walk away free of sanction and in most cases rewarded with substantive promotions, whereas those who suffered such grievous abuse lack compensation and the assistance they need to recover their lives."
Mr Jasmin, who resides in Indonesia with his young family, previously told Fairfax Media he was upset and angry at the Australia justice system for jailing him.
"I was just 13 when I was arrested, I have no experience whatsoever. Suddenly I was captured and held in an Australian prison," he said.
"They used a test, what they called a bone x-ray test.
"They tested my wrist to determine my age. That's what I regret, why to find out my age, why use such equipment? My mother is still alive."
Meanwhile, the Australian government is being sued for $103 million for allegedly jailing 115 Indonesian juveniles for people smuggling in adult prisons or holding them in immigration detention between 2008 and 2012.
The class action, which began in the Central Jakarta District Court in February, was launched on behalf of 31 boys under the age of 18 who were jailed in adult prisons and a further 84 who were held in immigration detention.
Lawyer Lisa Hiariej said the Australian government had refused to pay compensation even though the boys had been detained for between three months and two years and nine months.
Heather McNeill is the crime and courts editor at WAtoday.
Jewel Topsfield is Melbourne Editor of The Age.


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A volumizing mousse powered by lilly pilly.
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This high-performing mousse lifts and volumizes hair from the root.
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Presented by Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre, Art Express – A Cappella Workshop will be held for HKAAA's members on 15 November 2014 (Sat). Now we would like to invite all members to join us for fun, for A Cappella learning and for networking.
About The Event
Who says beautifully arranged music can only be heard in concert halls? Great music is anywhere anytime just by opening your own mouth! A Capella music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental sound. Be it classical, jazz or pop music, just open your mouth and make it sound! Through talks, live demonstrations and interactive teaching by Vocal Asia, you too will be able to embrace the joyful experience of A Capella in no time!
Please click here for details. (Chinese only)
About the Workshop for HKAAA Members
Date: 15 November 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm (Approx. 90mins)
Venue: HKAAA's office (1/F, Parklane Building, 235 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan)
No. of Participants: 20 people
Language: Mandarin (With English Support)
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Personalised gifts are an effective and unique way to stand out in a crowd. Personalising your gift can make an average present into something valuable and meaningful that your recipients will cherish forever. Whether you are sending out gifts to a friend, colleague, employees, or clients, there are many reasons to personalise your gifts.
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Daniel 1:1-21 NIV
Daniel's Training in Babylon
1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2And The LORD Delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from The Temple of GOD. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babyloniaa and put in the treasure house of his god.
3Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king's service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— 4young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.b5The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king's table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king's service.
6Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
8But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9Now GOD Had Caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, 10but the official told Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned yourc food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you."
11Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12"Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.
15At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
17To these four young men GOD Gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.
18At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king's service. 20In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.
21And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
The Person of the Prophet
The name דּניּאל or דּנאל (Ezekiel 14:14, Ezekiel 14:20; Ezekiel 28:3), Δανιήλ in Greek, meaning "GOD Is my Judge," or, if the י is the Yod compaginis, "GOD Is Judging," "GOD Will Judge," but not "Judge of GOD," is in the Old Testament borne by a son of David by Abigail (1 Chronicles 3:1), a Levite in the time of Ezra (Ezra 8:2; Nehemiah 10:7 6), and by the prophet whose life and prophecies form the contents of this book.
The Contents and Arrangement of the Book of Daniel
The book begins Daniel 1 with the account of Daniel's being carried away to Babylon, his appointment and education for the service of the court of the Chaldean king by a three years' course of instruction in the literature and wisdom of the Chaldeans, and his entrance on service in the king's palace. This narrative, by its closing (Daniel 1:21) statement that Daniel continued in this office till the first year of king Cyrus, and still more by making manifest his firm fidelity to the law of The True GOD and his higher enlightenment in the meaning of dreams and visions granted to him on account of this fidelity, as well as by the special mention of his three like-minded friends, is to be regarded as a historico-biographical introduction to the book, showing how Daniel, under the Divine Guidance, was prepared, along with his friends, for that calling in which, as prophet at the court of the rulers of the world, he might bear testimony to the omnipotence and the infallible Wisdom of The GOD of Israel.
This testimony is given in the following book.
Daniel 2 contains a remarkable dream of Nebuchadnezzar, which none of the Chaldean wise men could tell to the king or interpret. But GOD Made it known to Daniel in answer to prayer, so that he could declare and explain to the king the visions he saw in his dream, representing the four great world-powers, and their destruction by the Everlasting KINGDOM of GOD.
Daniel 3 describes the wonderful deliverance of Daniel's three friends from the burning fiery furnace into which they were thrown, because they would not bow down to the golden image which Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel 4 (in Heb. text 3:31-4:34) contains an edict promulgated by Nebuchadnezzar to all the peoples and nations of his kingdom, in which he made known to them a remarkable dream which had been interpreted to him by Daniel, and its fulfillment to him in his temporary derangement, - a beast's heart having been given unto him as a punishment for his haughty self-deification, - and his recovery from that state in consequence of his humbling himself under The Hand of The ALMIGHTY GOD.
Daniel 4 makes mention of a wonderful handwriting which appeared on the wall during a riotous feast, and which king Belshazzar saw, and the interpretation of it by Daniel. Daniel 6 narrates Daniel's miraculous deliverance from the den of lions into which the Median king Darius had thrown him, because he had, despite of the king's command to the contrary, continued to pray to his GOD.
The remaining chapters contain visions and Divine Revelations regarding the development of the world-powers and of The KINGDOM of GOD vouchsafed to Daniel. The seventh sets forth a vision, in which, under the image of four ravenous beasts rising up out of the troubled sea, are represented the four world-powers following one another.
The Judgment which would fall upon them is also revealed. The eighth contains a vision of the Medo-Persian and Greek world-powers under the image of a ram and a male-goat respectively, and of the enemy and desolater of The Sanctuary and of the people of GOD arising out of the last named kingdom; the ninth, the revelation of the seventy weeks appointed for the development and the completion of The KINGDOM of GOD, which Daniel received in answer to earnest prayer for the pardon of his people and the restoration of Jerusalem.


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The Wisdom Of Leonard McCoy: Why We Still Love Trek's Country Doctor
DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1990)
In the end, McCoy outlived the man who played him by many years, but Bones — and DeForest Kelley — will live on as long as people still love Star Trek. He also holds the honor of having passed the torch from the original Enterprise…to the next generation. So long, Doc. We miss ya.
"Well, this is a new ship, but she's got the right name … You treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home."
– Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Encounter at Farpoint"


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Ensures the grounds at assigned location are clean, performs general cleaning of office and other areas, and also performs other duties as assigned. We have the ability to hire either full-time, part-time, or seasonal (May-September) for this position.
- Removes trash and debris from property grounds and common areas, empties trash cans, and sweeps
- Weeds, trims hedges, and completes minor landscaping projects
- Performs general maintenance tasks, including changing lightbulbs
- Assists with moving and installing appliances
- Performs general cleaning of office, common, and amenity areas, to include wiping surfaces, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, and mopping
- Performs other duties as assigned
The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to perform duties with minimal supervision
- Ability to safely use various tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand spoken English
- One year of grounds, general maintenance, or custodial/janitorial experience
- Ability to stand and walk on an almost constant basis, including climbing stairs
- Ability to bend, reach, squat, stoop, and twist
- Must be able to lift, pull, and push 60 pounds
- Ability to perform indoor and outdoor activities in all weather conditions
- Visual acuity adequate to perform all essential duties and responsibilities
- Must have and maintain a valid Michigan driver's license with an acceptable record
- Must have reliable transportation
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job, with or without reasonable accommodation. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, qualifications, or working conditions. Employees are expected to maintain regular and consistent attendance and comply with the company's policies and procedures as a condition of employment.
Dart Properties is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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Raising Good Citizens
We all want what is best for our children. We want them to be healthy, well-educated and happy, and we want to encourage them to be upstanding, productive members of society. Here are five tips for teaching good citizenship to your children.
- Set a good example. If you're heading to the polls on Election Day, take your child along to show him how the process works and how important voting is. If you're at a park with your child and you spot some trash on the ground, pick it up and put in a garbage can. Set an example by performing random acts of kindness. 2. Read books with a positive message. Books such as The Lorax by Dr. Seuss and The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola encourage compassion and generosity toward others. Reading age-appropriate biographies about inspiring figures from history can also provide role models for
children. 3. Volunteer. Help your children sort through their old toys and choose items to donate. Take younger children to a clothing drive or food bank to help sort items. For older children, try to find something that speaks to their interests. For example, if your child likes animals, take him to volunteer at the local animal shelter. 4. Discuss current events. Ageappropriate discussions about current events can help to get children interested in and passionate about what is going on in the world. 5. Use a chore chart. Ask your child to perform simple chores around the house. List the tasks on a chart and draw a star or place a star sticker on the chart next to each completed chore. When a certain number of stars is accumulated (say, ten), reward him with a treat.
You may have heard about the
4 Cs? Communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. These are the skills that help develop your child into a well-rounded adult, setting him or her up for success in school and in life. At The Goddard School, we teach the 5 Cs, with global citizenship being the 5th C. Every month, we teach our children about giving back to their community, whether it be through recycling, raising money for the children of St. Jude, creating art for LeBonheur's Children Hospital Art Auction, collecting food for local families in need, donating toys around the holidays or simply being kind to a friend. Just as parents constantly look for ways to instill philanthropic values in their children, so do we. By collaborating at home and at school, we are all working together to raise conscientious citizens today and for our future.
by Cathy Jo Mattson, on-site owner of The Goddard School®


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Remove Color Cast in Photoshop Within Minutes
Even though modern cameras try to neutralize a fair portion of color cast and you've got the possibility to adjust the White Balance, color cast remains a common problem in the majority of the images we capture. It might not always be prominent but just a slight touch of color cast can be enough to make a great image appear less impressive.
A slight color cast can look good in certain images (such as a warm orange glow on a sunset image) but it's better to manually add this in post processing or deliberately creating it by using a warmer White Balance in the camera. The color cast that comes straight from the camera is often less appealing and has a grungy feel to it.
In this article, we'll look at 3 methods you can use to remove color cast in Photoshop. These methods are all fairly easy and won't take more than a minute (at most!) to use, yet the difference can be huge.
Method #1: Levels Adjustment Layer
The Levels Adjustment Layer is a tool that can be used in a variety of settings. Those who already are familiar with Photoshop might know this tool as a great way of adding or adjusting the contrast. However, it can also be used to remove and neutralize color cast.
Let's get straight to it:
- Open a Levels Adjustment Layer
- Change the Channel to Red (Click the arrow next to RGB and select Red from the drop-down menu)
- Take the left slider (darks slider) and move it towards the right until it meets the edge of the graph (if the edge of the graph goes all the way to the left, skip this step)
- Take the right slider (highlight slider) and move it towards the left until it meets the edge of the graph
- Change the channel to Green and repeat step 3 and 4
- Change the channel to Blue and repeat step 3 and 4
That's it! The worst of the color cast should now be removed. In most cases, this method will do an acceptable job. Besides neutralizing the worst of the color cast, you might notice that it's also added some extra contrast, which is in many cases a good thing.
If there's still some color cast left and you're not completely satisfied, simply open up the levels adjustment again and in each individual channel (Red, Green and Blue) adjust the middle slider (midtone slider) either towards the left or the right, depending on the color cast you have.
This is a technique that does require some trial and error but once you get the hang of it and understand how the colors of the different channels work, it has the potential to do a great job.
Method #2: Match Color
When the color cast is dominant, such as in the example image from this article, the Match Color technique will make the biggest difference. This technique is much easier than the previous and it requires only one simple click.
- Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Match Color
- In the window that appears, check the box for Neutralize
- Click OK
This took only a few seconds and the difference is extraordinary. As you can see on the image, nearly all of the blue color cast is removed and the image now looks much more like what I saw with my eyes.
Since this particular image had an abnormally strong blue color cast, I've adjusted the Match Color sliders slightly. The effect this has can easily be recreated through other steps and color management techniques in Photoshop but why not keep it simple when it does an equally good job?
By adjusting the Luminance and Color Intensity sliders, I reintroduced some color and life into the image. The saturation was slightly increased as well as the overall brightness.
In most cases, you won't need to adjust them, though. Simply checking the neutralize box will be enough. However, this just shows that playing around with the sliders can be a good way to learn sometimes.
Method #3 – Nik Software
To remove color cast using the third method, you'll need to install Google's free plugin Nik Color Efex Pro 4 (I highly recommend getting the Nik Software Collection if you haven't already).
Just like the previous methods, removing color cast in Nik Color Efex Pro 4 is a quick and easy process. It only requires a few simple steps:
- Open Nik Color Efex Pro 4
- In the left side navigation, find Remove Color Cast and click it
- In the adjustment window to the right, you're presented with two sliders: Color & Strength
- Adjust the Color slider until you find a color that neutralizes your color cast
- Adjust the Strength slider until you're happy with the result (the stronger the color cast the more strength you need)
It might take some practice until you find the correct color in the Colors slider to neutralize the color cast. For cold images, you would normally go for a warmer color.
There are a few other methods to adjust color balance in Nik Software as well, such as in the Pro Contrast adjustment where you're presented with a slider named Correct Color Cast. However, the method shown above appears to be more flexible and will reward you with a more accurate result.
Global vs Local Color Management
All three of the methods explained above are easy, flexible and relatively accurate ways to remove color cast in Photoshop. I personally use these in my workflow and I recommend that you implement them in yours too.
That being said, I want to quickly talk about global versus local adjustments when working with color management. This is a slight digression from the color casts, though it still is on the same topic. Color Management and local vs. global adjustments will be discussed in a later article but it's important to mention it now as well.
The techniques taught in this article are global adjustments, meaning that the adjustment is visible on the entire image. Even though most images require certain global adjustments, a global color correction is not always ideal. Remember that the colors in a scene change a lot and the camera isn't always able to correctly capture this.
In some cases, you'll want to keep the color cast in certain areas as it actually benefits the image. Typically, a shadow area will benefit from a slight blue cast while a warmer highlight area works with a yellow or orange color cast. Using Layer Masks to remove the adjustments (or weaken them) in certain areas can be a more accurate and visually pleasing method when working with color.
A layer mask can be easily added to the layers created in the methods above so I urge you to experiment with using one. Again, this allows you to manually remove the color correction (adjustment) from the places you want to keep the color cast.
What's your preferred method of removing color cast? Let us know in a comment below!


text: Epic Awards The Epic Awards shine a spotlight on the achievements of creative groups across the UK and Republic of Ireland each year. The 2020 Epic Awards were open for applications from 1 April until 14 June 2020. The shortlist for this year will be announced soon!Last year, shortlisted entries were put forward for the highly coveted People's Choice Award while winners and runners-up from each of the four main categories (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) were invited to the winners reception in Edinburgh's beautiful Central Hall on 3 October 2019. Find out about all the winners from the incredible 2019 ceremony. The Epic Awards are an annual chance for your creative group or project to be recognised for the incredible work you've done over the past year. Follow Voluntary Arts on Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date with news about this year's Epic Awards. 2017 People's Choice Award winners Roscommon Solstice Choir celebrating their win on BBC One's Breakfast show About Rules and Guidelines Epic Awards 2019 winners Back to Home tactileBOSCH < Back to Shortlist tactileBOSCH is a volunteer artist collective based in Cardiff that specializes in experimental artworks within diverse venues and contexts – often reclaiming old buildings. The Lost Vegas Hotel project was a multi arts immersive event, challenging perceptions about how and where artists present their work. tactileBOSCH has developed into an itinerant, nomadic project which seeks out unusual and often challenging buildings, presenting them with interesting, transformative spaces alive with history, encouraging a complex dialogue between artist, curator, gallery, location and audience. The recent initiative Lost Vegas Hotel came out of dialogue about preserving Cardiff's live music scene, as well as promoting, developing and campaigning for a diverse, vibrant and dynamic cultural landscape within Cardiff. An abandoned Casino provided a unique ambience to stage a multi arts immersive event. Lost Vegas Hotel brought together local, national and international artists from different disciplines to create a vibrant and visceral showcase of talent and activity. People's Choice Award Vote for this group! Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram


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Just the other day the AP wire had a story about a man from Arkansas who entered some kind of contest and won a two-week vacation--all expenses paid--wherever he wanted to go. Any place in the world: Mongolia, Easter Island, the Turkish Riviera . . . but his choice was Salt Lake City, and that's where he went. Is this man a registered voter? Has he come to grips with the issues? Has he bathed in the blood of the lamb?
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Trinity College comes out after nearly a decade with the students-friendship inter-house rugby U-19 tournament to be played at Nittawela today (4).
It will be a ten-a-side affair with the assistance of the Old Trinitians' rugby scrimmage. Kick-off is at 10 a.m.
Rugby ten-a-side is made up of ten players, typically five forwards and five backs. Matches are usually played as two ten-minute halves.
Tens rugby was introduced by (COBRA) the Combined Old Boys Rugby Association of Malaysia in 1967 primarily, to enable players to better compete against larger-sized players.


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Tips to Help you Identify Whether You Have an Infestation
Having a pest infestation in your home is very dangerous since some of the pests leave droppings that can be harmful to human health. This article will educate you on the signs of pest infestation so that you can provide treatment to the infestation.
Searching for the pests themselves is great way to determine if you have an infestation or not. However, it is difficult to come across a rodent than it is to find insects since rodents tend to hide when they hear someone coming into the room.
Pests are likely to leave their droppings everywhere and this is enough evidence that you have an infestation. The kind of droppings you find will assist you to know which type of infestation you have. For insects, the droppings are smaller and it may include things like body parts, wings or discarded skin.
Pests have a certain recognizable smell which can be a sign of an infestation. Pets carry an unpleasant smell and their droppings also has an odor. If you have a strange smell in your house, it is likely rotten food that the pests carried to their hiding place.
Fabric damage and presence of holes in or gnaw marks on fixtures is also an sign that you have an infestation. Similarly, damaged furniture is a good sign that you have a termite infestation.
Also, look for trails of grease on the walls where rodents may have rubbed their bodies when moving about. Pests make a lot of noise at night and you, therefore, need to place your ear against the wall and listen for signs that you have pests in your home.
The following are parts of your home that you should inspect for signs of pests.
One of the crucial places to look for signs of pest is in the kitchen. Signs of infestation are more apparent in the food cabinets and dirty dishes. Pipes provides entry for the pests to find their way into the kitchen.
Another area where infestation is most likely to take place in the garage. It is easy for the pests to access the garage because most of them are designed by leaving some space between the door and the floor. Additionally, pests like the garage because of the availability of things to nibble on and it has a warm environment. When you find signs of infestation in your garage, it is advisable to take precautionary measure before they find their way into your house.
Examine your pipes and other appliances that link your home to the outside. Finally, check areas that are hardy inhabited including basement areas, laundry and utility rooms since they have a warm environment that pests like to settle in.


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Cast Off Thursday #51 – Blankets, Shawls and Hats, Oh My
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Josh is a General Partner on NEA's healthcare team leading their medtech/healthtech practice. Josh is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of ExploraMed, a medical device incubator that has created 8 companies over the past 20 years. In addition to his role at NEA, Josh serves on the faculty of the Stanford University Medical School as a Consulting Professor of Medicine and is Co-Founder of Stanford's Biodesign Innovation Program. Josh currently serves on the board of directors for DOTS Devices, Eargo, ExploraMed, Intact Vascular, Intrinsic Therapeutics, Moximed, Willow, SetPoint Medical, Vesper and Coravin. Josh holds over 300 patents and patent applications for various medical devices in the fields of cardiology, ENT, general surgery, drug delivery, obesity, orthopedics, women's health, and urology. He received an MBA from Columbia University, an MD from the NYU School of Medicine, and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
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Cade Estate
CADE Estate Winery sits high above the fog line on the dramatic slopes of Howell Mountain, just northeast of the town of St. Helena. The building's striking architecture, a dialogue between gentle contours and strong rectilinear forms, suggests the complexity of their wines – powerful yet nuanced expressions of our mountain terroir. The winery blends right in with the impressive contrasts of our estate, a spot where cultivated vineyard rows meet tall evergreens and native Manzanita trees, all set against a backdrop of staggering Napa Valley vistas for a visitor experience not soon forgotten.
In 2005, Gavin Newsom, Gordon Getty and John Conover established CADE Estate Winery to craft luxury, high-altitude estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Howell Mountain as a complement to the valley floor wines of PlumpJack Winery. Like PlumpJack, CADE takes its name from Shakespeare, who used the term to refer to the wine casks– or cades– shipped from Bordeaux to England during Elizabethan times.
At an elevation of 1800 feet, the estate – 54 contiguous acres surrounding the winery – experiences a unique temperature inversion. During the day, conditions are much cooler than those on the valley floor; evenings, on the other hand, grow warmer with the setting sun. This gives the grapes extended hangtime, allowing them to ripen fully and evenly for wines of exceptional density and balance. The mountainside soils, characterized by volcanic ash and minerals, provide beneficial stress to vines that further concentrates the character of this unique terroir.
At CADE Estate, they believe that winemaking should honor the land, both aesthetically and ecologically. The estate's artistic, contemporary design, with its inviting rooms and wide open terrace, encourages guests to discover the ever-changing interplay among natural and architectural spaces. The environmentally responsible construction of CADE includes solar panels, naturally regulated caves, reclaimed and recycled materials and much more. CADE is proud to be the first organically farmed LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certified estate winery in Napa Valley.


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Our Family
We are the Batchelders, or as I have always labeled our pictures – the Batchelder five! My husband, Kevin, and I met at college through some mutual friends. He says we met at dinner. I say we met roller skating! We dated for a year, were engaged for a year, and got married in Baraboo, Wisconsin on June 28, 1997. He is a software programmer for an environmental company, and I am a former Kindergarten/1st grade teacher. We had our first child 3 years into our marriage. Madyson was born with Down Syndrome on August 15, 2001. On April 25, 2003, God graced our home with Logan and Laurell.
Our Desire to Adopt
We had our first child 3 years into our marriage. Madyson was born with Down Syndrome on August 15, 2001. What seemed so tragic to me at the time, has turned out to be the greatest blessing of my life! I live for the daily face full of random kisses, cheerful but awkward and clumsy help I get with chores around the house, and belly giggles that are so contagious you can't help but break out in laughter yourself!
A year after Madyson was born, I had an ectopic pregnancy and two months later we discovered I was pregnant with twins. On April 25, 2003, God graced our home with Logan and Laurell. Life with twins and a 20 month old disabled child was challenging, to say the least. There were days I was just not sure I was up to the task! As the children have grown and matured, so have I!
After years of talking about adopting, we feel that the Lord is finally opening that door and calling us forward. We strive always to be faithful in answering His call.
Our Faith in Christ
God has blessed my marriage with more peace in the last three years, and the choices and decisions we make now are more rooted in prayer and faith! I pray daily that my children will see lives of solid commitment and a passionate walk with our Lord and Savior lived out before them!
We strive daily to become more like Jesus! We want our hearts to be transfigured and our faith to continue to grow! We realize we have children watching our every step. We have a baton of faith to pass on! We are firmly committed to this cause. We believe Christ showed up on this earth as a newborn to bring us peace, hope, and life eternal through the shedding of His blood on the cross at Easter! God is good, He is good all the time! He does give the gift of hope, peace, and life!
Dear Birth Parent(s),
We are the Batchelder family. Our family is blessed to include my husband and me – Kevin and Heather, our daughter with Down Syndrome, Madyson Joy, and our boy/girl twins, Logan and Laurell. We also have two cats! We live in Anderson, Indiana, out in the country on a little over half an acre.
Both my husband and I were raised in Christian homes and accepted the Lord at young ages, rededicating our lives to the Lord in our teens, and attending a Christian College in Nampa, Idaho, Northwest Nazarene University. We attended the Nazarene Church for several years after we got married and switched to the Church of God when we moved to Indiana. Both of these denominations are Wesleyan in background. Heather and the twins are involved in Bible Study Fellowship on Monday evenings. Kevin meets with a small group of men for a Bible Study on Tuesday evenings. We also fellowship and teach 3rd and 4th grade Sunday School with another family out of our home on Sunday mornings after worship at church. We are firm believers in having our children in church at every given opportunity, but we also realize that faith is taught in the home. So we encourage our children along toward a walk with the Lord by doing family devotions, praying together, and trying to live righteously before them. Heather home schools all three children.
My two goals in life were to be a teacher and a mom. After attending college and receiving my teaching degree, I was able to find a position teaching first grade. When our daughter came along, I quit teaching to be a stay-at-home mom. After moving from Colorado to Indiana, I went back to teaching as a part-time substitute teacher since my husband works from home and could be there for the kids when they got home from preschool. Now that the children are in grade school, I am home full time teaching them . My children are my greatest joy in my life, but my daughter with Down's has absolutely captured my heart for eternity. How precious it is to be called of God to raise a child with disabilities.
Thank- you for choosing life for your baby! When Madyson was born, we were surprised with the diagnosis. It had been a complicated pregnancy, but we had no indicators that she would be born with a disability. On August 15, 2001, Madyson Joy Batchelder entered our world! The doctor said she had Down Syndrome and would never be like the other children. Grandma said we would love her anyway! She was right about that! How could we not love a child with such a beautiful smile! As parents, we found ourselves frightened by the prospect of raising a child with disabilities and all the unknowns that come with it – severity of needs, health problems, education issues, and acceptance in public by peers and adults! We knew God would be faithful if we just trusted Him to enable us!
It did not take long before everyone in the family fell in love with her! The first moment we touched those tiny hands and feet, and the first time we looked into her beautiful sparkling blue eyes, our hearts were captured for eternity. We knew God had given us a special gift to love and raise!
We celebrated and threw a party with each and every accomplishment from small to big! It was incredible to watch Mady learn to sit up on her own, roll over, and smile at the same age as a typical baby. We cheered when she pushed up on those chubby little arms and began to inch her way around a room. We chuckled at the way she would scoot around a room on her bottom with one knee in the air, instead of crawling! It was with awe that we watched her take her first step and go straight from tentatively stepping to running!
Her enthusiasm and curiosity about everything in life is contagious! She is passionate about learning and determined to excel. By age three, she knew her ABC's and how to count to ten. When her brother and sister came along, she became the "mother hen," showing them how to play with a toy, entertaining them for hours on end, attempting to feed them at meal times, and helping to bathe and tuck them in at night.
There is not a person in our family or circle of friends who has not been touched by her generous spirit of love. She is constantly doling out "I love you" and kisses to anyone she can find who will take them. If someone she cares about is upset, she will come up and pat their back and hug them, just to see them smile. She has certainly taught us how to love unconditionally. Having Mady in the house is like touching the heart of Jesus on a daily basis! No matter what He loves us, and no matter what Mady loves us too!
Though we call her the "Angel Baby", she has also had her challenges! Getting her to eat enough to thrive was our biggest challenge during infancy. Health issues have also prevailed with one surgery to repair a blood vessel in her heart at three months of age and one hospitalization for RSV and Pneumonia when she was six months old. She had two holes in her heart that we believe God miraculously healed this year, and she takes daily medicine for hypothyroidism. She still struggles with some textures, but has come a long way in what she will accept and try! Above all, dairy products are definitely a favorite, with cheese ranking right up there as a dessert!
In many ways, she is more like the typical child than not! She is mischievous, enjoys having a good time, runs, jumps, does pretend play, and enjoys Veggie Tale movies with Bob being her hero! She has a wonderful sense of humor and loves to gang up on people with her brother and sister or with her grandpa and play practical jokes on them!
As Mady continues to develop, grow, and attain new skills, we pray that God will bless her with friendship and love in ways we never imagined possible. We pray that her exuberance and passion for life will never fade and that others will see Jesus when they look at Mady. God does not make mistakes and we count it a privilege to have Mady in our family. We would not trade one moment of being her parents! These precious children need homes where they can experience the love of Christ, of parents, and of siblings who will enable them to live as independently as possible, yet take care of them and their needs all throughout life! We have enjoyed providing a loving, Christ-centered, stable home for Madyson and would love to be able to provide this for yet another child.
God Bless you and Thank you for considering us!
Kevin, Heather, Madyson, Logan, and Laurell Batchelder


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Dragon Age, is Dialogue in Video games totally Neccesary or not?
I refer to what I encountered in Dragon Age as RP BS. I'm all for conversation in a game if it's done tastefully but I think Bioware goes to places that they shouldn't tread. I find myself skipping key talking points and just mashing through levels killing things. I came to this same problem in another Bioware game, Mass Effect. While the story line is engaging and entertaining at some points I simply just want to play. Mass Effect 1 had a good amount of action to mix with the story. Then again I had the book to use as a walk through. I was essentially reading the story as I was playing. As a old fashioned type of guy who enjoys reading paperbacks this was ok, I imagine the Ipad Generation to be will not. So my main problem is Dragon Age keeps you IN the story more than it does taking part in it. Do I really need to explore all conversation paths? Sure I can just use the option to Presuade or Kill you but then am I back in this mashing game? There are other games that tell no story, or even the same story over and over like Mario and gets away with it without any fuss from the masses. Or Stories told through tape recorder entries like Bioshock. So what do you think? Is Dialogue in games necessary?
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More News from the Mass Effect 2 camp. There is a video of game play out on the innerweb's. One thing that stands out is the, literal standing and fireing that is still present in the game. We don't know what "mode" it's on, this is probably easy to be honest. And that is present in most shooter games on the Easy mode. The part where the player shoots off the Mech's leg and it keeps coming for Shepard is AWESOME. It appears the menu's are the same so we can probably expect more of the same but a polished style and gameplay for Mass Effect 2 ala Halo 2. Enough of the chit-chat. Here's the video of the Mass effect 2 gameplay!
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