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Building Personal brand identity, Freelancing Jobs, Making Money Online
Like you already know, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is an initiative of the Nigerian born philanthropist Tony Elumelu. Since inception, the foundation has been rated as one of the leading African private-sector-led philanthropies addicted to building the economy of the African continent through
I once enquired from a few of the book clubs that I belonged to, if there were people who loved audiobooks? I was amazed at how many people loved audiobooks. They all had different reasons why they enjoyed audibles as much as I
Freelancing Jobs, Making Money Online
Knowing how to bid for projects or jobs on Fiverr buyer request page just like it is done on Upwork, Gigster, Zirtual, 99designs, and Toptal etc. is one sure way to succeed as a freelancer on any freelancing platform. While the process may
Building Personal brand identity, Freelancing Jobs
Do you know that there are masses of people just waiting to do business with you once you can so inspire them with your personality? Know this, my friend, business isn't just a transaction or passing of goods and services to clients for gains
Building Personal brand identity
It is no longer news that with the reign of artificial intelligence and breakthrough in technology, dealing or doing business with people might soon become a thing to seek after. This is because so many fraudsters are already hiding under the guise of doing
In my article where to sell your first gig on Fiverr, I explained where and how to get to the Buyer Requests page. In this article, I am going to show you how to bid for a job and win it on the Fiverr Buyer
The ability to sell your first gig on Fiverr is the beginning of your success in this huge online marketplace that has aided so many people like me to earn from 500 to 1000 US dollars monthly working from the comfort of my room. The
Making money online is one of the easiest things to do if you know the right places and have the right skills. The good thing with the online marketplace is that you can work from anywhere, doing exactly what you enjoy doing at your pace.


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Vintage patterns
Like many others, I started buying some Vintage Patterns a few years ago. What got me into this was reading a post from Gigi about bidding on a pattern that was somehow related to "I Love Lucy". So I ventured on to eBay and found a few patterns that I bid on and won. I then found the blog-Sew Retro-and have read and seen many garments that others have made using vintage/retro patterns.
This of course has led to my finding numerous sources for these patterns besides eBay. Of course there is "Etsy" as well. I have purchased some patterns from sellers there as well. Last night, not wanting to actually sew or watch the stuff DH was watching on TV, I ventured to Etsy and ended up purchasing two more patterns. These are from the '60's.
I actually have a pattern in the sewing room now that I acquired several months or even possibly a year ago that I have picked out the fabric to make up this retro dress. Hopefully I can resume some sewing later this weekend as we have a family visit trip to Danville planned for tomorrow. This will finally get me started on the Vogue dress. Because it requires no lining and I am not going to draft one, it should be a fairly quick project.
When the patterns arrive I will try to remember to post them.
I am obsessed on finding a particular pattern, so any of you who read this and are vintage pattern collectors, if you find this pattern, Simplicity 2959, pictured below, please email me at lwl1951 dot gmail dot com.
Sewing in the City blogger has made several dresses using the pattern. I, like she, like the look of the neckline on this. Thanks for looking for me.

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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Readings: Heb 9:15, 24-28 / Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 / Mk 3:22-30
So Christ is the mediator of a new covenant or testament. His death
made atonement for the sins committed under the old testament, and the
promise is hand¬ed over to all who are called to the everlasting
inheritance. Christ did not enter some sanctuary made by hands, a copy
of the true one, but heaven itself. He is now in the presence of God
on our behalf. He had not to offer himself many times, as the High
Priest does: he who may return every year, because the blood is not
his own. Otherwise he would have suffered many times from the creation
of the world. But no; he manifested himself only now at the end of the
ages, to take away sin by sacrifice, and, as humans die only once and
afterwards are judged, in the same way Christ sacrificed himself once
to take away the sins of the multitude. There will be no further
question of sin when he comes again to save those waiting for him.
The teachers of the Law who had come from Jerusalem said, "He is in
the power of Beelzebul: the chief of the demons helps him to drive out
demons." Jesus called them to him and began teaching them by means of
stories or parables, "How can Satan drive out Satan? If a nation is
divided by civil war, that nation cannot stand. If a family divides
itself into groups, that family will not survive. In the same way, if
Satan has risen against himself and is divided, he will not stand; he
is finished. No one can break into the house of the Strong one in
order to plunder his goods, unless he first ties up the Strong one.
Then indeed, he can plunder his house. "Truly, I say to you, every sin
will be forgiven humankind, even insults to God, however numerous. But
whoever slanders the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven: he carries
the guilt of his sin forever." This was their sin when they said, "He
has an evil spirit in him."
The scribes or the teachers of the law may have been so far removed
from the heart of God that they thought Jesus, the personification of
God's Love, was in league with Satan and was filled with the evil
Fr. Joe Blanco, S.J., used to say that one does not commit a grievous
sin all of a sudden. We turn away from what is good and right by
almost imperceptible degrees. We keep rationalizing our slight
deviations from the truth that one day, many years down the road, we
have become the opposite of the persons we once were. By then, we
would have lost our sense of sin and wonder what was so wrong about
something we've done.
Perhaps the scribes in this gospel passage had gotten into the habit
of rationalizing and justifying themselves so that they slowly turned
away from the truth. They could no longer recognize Goodness. In fact,
they mistook Goodness for evil.
In what ways have I been rationalizing my thoughts, words and deeds to
make them seem acceptable in God's eyes? Can I love Jesus enough to
give up my justifications, stay with the truth and do what I know
would please him? Let us pray to the Holy Spirit to give us the
courage to do this.
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Chona Borja
- Ely Lara
- Rita P. Cuerva
- Wendy
- Vicky Fabella
- Susan
… for the personal intentions of
- Titong
- Jennifer Ann
- Josheil Dapo
… for the eternal repose of the soul of Thomas Sy. Eternal rest grant
unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them. May they and all
the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Pacita A. Tolentino
- Wedding Anniversary: Gervin & Rosabel Kaw
… for world peace and reconciliation.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers
and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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Saturday, 22 November 2008
The Material Boy #187
Labels: Bags, Cruise 2009, Gucci, Men's Fashion, The Material Boy
Gucci 'Benefit To Unicef' White GG Plus Canvas Tote With Red Patent Leather Trim And Tattoo Print
Talk about my rekindled love to Gucci brand after a stale Fall Winter 2008/2009 collection. Much as I had admired the decadence of the many gold chunky hardware and luxurious coats for fall winter, when I get to see the actual items in the stores, they look too overwhelming. The Russian playboy style wears down the wearer. Furthermore, these looks will never survive past the season they were designed for and it will look dated right after.
However, the opposite can be said of the new Cruise 2009 Gucci menswear. Not only is it relevant to Singapore's hot climate, the idea revolving around luxurious holiday is a timeless theme. People aspire to live the high life and dress chic for vacations. The resort theme just have so much potential to coordinate with any existing wardrobe. Predominant colour schemes of white and other summery hues are uplifting amidst gloomy economic times. As all of you know, I am obsessed with the sailor inspired tattoo illustrations from this collection as well.
As people start to tighten their belts and brace themselves for a harsh 2009 economy, luxury brands will have to work harder to give their customers better reasons to part with their hard earned cash. What better way to coerce consumers to spend with you than to tie up with charity and 'help' them give back to society while they shop! Contributing to a good cause is irregardless of any economic climate. So I fully support Gucci's new campaign to benefit Unicef with their new Tattoo Hearts range! And it's 25% of the sale, quite a generous percentage.
After browsing thru the collection, I am totally smitten by this Gucci 'Benefit To Unicef' White GG Plus Canvas Tote With Red Patent Leather Trim And Tattoo Print. Not only will you give back to society while you shop but the design is also something very drool worthy. It features a beautiful white GG Plus monogram canvas overprinted with my favourite tattoo illustrations of mermaids and sea-faring icons. The red patent leather trimmings pops up against the white GG canvas and adds to the charm of the bag. I am very happy Gucci chose red patent leather instead of the usual brown or black. This colour scheme is rare when it comes to man bag design.
Beyond the above interesting features, I also like the zip top closure and removable red patent leather shoulder strap. The bag just oozes character and charm.
I am not sure if this bag will make it to Singapore stores. But if it does, I reckon it will be worth consideration for my Spring Summer 2009 shopping list. Guess Goyard might have to take a back seat again for a while longer. Hahaha!:-) Being able to donate to Unicef with this purchase will make the shopping experience even sweeter:-) All hands up for doing charity and shopping at the same time!
Retail price: US $1245. Where to buy: www.gucci.com
Posted by Kevin @ myMANybags at 11/22/2008
3 comments:
i want this bag too.
- 22 November 2008 at 23:30
- Kevin @ myMANybags said...
I love this bag too! Especially the colours. BTW, the black Gucci leather tote you like costs SGD 1190, very good price!
- 23 November 2008 at 08:25
- Unknown said...
This is a very nice tote bag. I tried it on today in the boutique and it really was huge huge. Like weekender travel bad huge. The handles and trim are so nice and comfortable. I loved the red patent leather and the strap. I hope its comes to your area soon so you can try it.
- 20 January 2009 at 12:44
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Deunan dopo molto tempo senza comunicazioni nel suo blog, scrive che gli ordini per il GDEMU sono ancora in ritardo a causa dei suoi fornitori.
In questo modo slitterà oltre Febbraio l'apertura di nuovi preordini.
Ci aggiorna anche sulla situazione di Rhea, dicendo che ha ancora alcuni pezzi disponibili da assemblare, chiaramente per il modello 20 pin (vi consiglio vivamente di acquistare questo prodotto).
Oltre questo ci spiega che non è facile creare un modello universale di Rhea a causa delle innumerevoli revisioni hardware di Saturn presenti nel mercato.
Per quanto riguarda il modello a 21 pin ci dice che le cose si complicano ulteriormente poichè non è in grado di trovare un fornitore affidabile per poter sviluppare questa versione di Rhea e che quindi l'attesa potrebbe prolungarsi per chi aspetta questo modello.
Di seguito il comunicato ufficiale ed il link del post:
The Snow QueenThe Snow Queen
Sorry everyone still waiting for their GDEMU, the delay I wrote about earlier got even worse now. I'm doing what I can to catch up but short of a small miracle most of the orders that were supposed to ship by now will be some 3 weeks late. I understand you aren't happy with this, trust me, neither am I.
On the plus side so far every GDEMU got safely to its destination, though some took a rather scenic route. That's out of my hands though – I did say that December is not a good time to be shipping stuff. Now you know why.
Some of you are waiting for Rhea sales to start and I feel I should explain few things first:
The 20-pin model is already out there, I think enough people have tested it without having any serious issues to call it stable. I might start selling that soon. For now I have some 20 PCBs left (since I ordered more just in case), but not the parts to assemble them, but I can have those in few days if there is enough interest.
The 21-pin model is not ready yet and there is already a problem. I couldn't find a connector and a cable with 21 pins. Keep in mind I need a stable source of parts, preferably cheap, not an ebay listing with a couple of items. The popular and available ones are 20 and 22 pins and I think the best option would be to go with 22 pin, it's possible to insert a 21-pin cable into it properly without too much trouble (so the original Saturn cable can be reused). I can also include a spare 22-pin cable which would require some cutting on one end but would allow people with damaged original to use Rhea at all.
Right now it seems that full support for all 21-pin drive models might require some final configuration via jumpers. If so I'm probably going to opt for solder jumpers since it's usually one-time deal for given console, and can be changed still (just not frequently). I will probably offer to pre-configure the Rhea if you can show me your drive photos, but I can also leave that to the buyer. And before you ask, auto-detection seems unlikely.
The power connector, and the fact that there were several kinds of it, is another problem, so v3 models will require soldering 1 or 2 wires until I can think of something else. This makes Rhea install more difficult but it's not that hard really. Much easier than doing the region switch mod for example. I am thinking of some sort of pin header though, if I can find one that fits the plug on Saturn side.
Fitting two FFC connectors on Rhea is not easy, layout is different and some signals are present only on one of those. It would be difficult to place them in such a way that the cable would not have to be bent quite a lot. That and some minor other problems made me rething the whole "universal" Rhea idea and the end result is: it's not coming anytime soon, if at all. So if you're waiting for one prepare to be very patient.
Seems like there various versions of Saturn have all a bit different dimensions inside – namely the height at which the metal PCB cover is. That makes it difficult to ship Rhea with correct support pegs. I could maybe ask for photos in advance, or ship both sizes (it affects the price but not much). Well, assuming there are only two that can fit all units.


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Kiribati Family Health and Support Study
This report of the Kiribati Family Health and Support Study analyses data from the first ever nationally representative child abuse in this country. This study replicates the WHO multi-country study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women. The study was designed to:
- estimate the prevalence of physical, sexual and emotional violence against women, with particular emphasis on violence by intimate partners
- assess the association of partner violence with a range of health outcomes
- identify factors that may either protect or put women at risk of partner violence
- document the strategies and services that women use to cope with violence by an intimate partner
- assess the association of partner violence with abuse against children.
- Publisher: Pacific Community (SPC)
- Date Published: August 31, 2010
- Language published in: English
- Search keywords: Kiribati Family Health and Support Study, VAW, Violence, Prevalence


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World War I – or, as it was called then the Great War – ended a hundred years ago. The war was ignited by the tragic event on 28 July 1914, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo. The Balkan powder keg exploded and various conflicts within Europe escalated into war, which eventually did not stop on European borders. It took four years and 15 million deaths to close the Great War on 11 November 1918 with the armistice signed by Germany in the forest of Compiègne.
I'd like to use the 100-year anniversary to imagine how people behind the frontline experienced the end of war. The civilian population were facing lack of draft animals, rising inflation and, most importantly, missed male population: husbands, sons, fathers and brothers. Although in 1914 people enthusiastically welcomed the start of war, four years later reality was grim and what everyone wanted was to end all fights and misery.
On 3 November the local newspaper Délmagyarország wrote: "…In Szeged thousands of people are terrified to think that winter is on them. There are no shoes, clothes, wood or coal. What a miracle it would be if the city government should decide to distribute food, warm clothes and heating material to people in need!" It's clear that what people lacked the most were food, warm clothes and heating at affordable prices.
Lack of proper food supply, continuously rising prices and lack of workforce affected the city's paprika business, too. The growing area dropped, processing was slow, and sales were bad. In an article in Délmagyarország in November 1918 we read how public administrators and local wholesalers and retailers met to discuss daily problems of high prices and rising public anger. Tradesmen were specifically pressed at this meeting to try to do their best to keep down prices by keeping down margins. "…The customer is angry at the person who he buys the product from. The customer is not interested in who the other persons are or how many people are in the chain of supply… Now we also need to pay special regard to the people who have suffered the most from war years: soldiers and minimum-waged civil servants." For some time after the war sympathies went in the first place to the soldiers returning from war and their families, and donations in the form of food, goods and clothes flooded in to cater for the poor.
The same article mentioned the low price of paprika as a positive example of keeping prices low. There's mention that the price (35 crowns) per 1 kilogramm of paprika actually means a 500 % reduction in prices. This reads a little illogical now, but let's not be mistaken here: the paprika powder's price had been fixed by law since 1917, which basically meant end of free trade for the last two years of the war. This price-fixing not only angered producers but also kept business low.
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Nougat Cabouchon Squares Shiny Fish Hook Earrings
Dainty square domed fish hook earrings, ideal for a little pop of colour.
Beautifully hand crafted from our unique range of coloured resin combined with antiqued silverleaf which exudes an elegant, subtle shimmer.
Each component measures approx. W1cm x H1cm x D0.5cm and is suspended from fish hook earrings which can be secured with a rubber stopper. Total drop of each earring including component and hook is 3cm. All the jewellery components are both nickel free and hypo-allergenic.
All orders are dispatched within 2-3 business days. See our Delivery page for more information. Necklaces, Pendants and Bangles are gift wrapped in an organza bag. Earrings and Brooches are packaged on a gift card.
All measurements quoted in product descriptions are approximate. Due to the handmade nature of the jewellery and accessories, slight variations in the size and colour may occur.


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902 Yates Street $649,000
Orlando, FL – 32804
- Listing type: Sold
- Bedrooms 4
- Bathrooms 3 1/2
- Heated Square Feet 3057 sqft
- Total Square Feet 3956 sqft
- Property type: Single Family Home
- Garage 2-Car, Attached
Property Description
Spectacular green built David Weekley home nestled in the heart of College Park. A beautiful bricked covered front porch leads you into the foyer with lots of light and a stunning, bright, and efficient floor plan. Tile or wood flooring in the main living spaces and beautiful finishes throughout the home.
This two-story home features a huge Master Suite on the first floor with dual sinks in the master bath, custom cabinets, a garden tub with separate walk-in shower, walk-in closet, and a large sitting area that overlooks the magnificent backyard with french doors to the screened patio. The first-floor office/study with closet could serve as a fifth bedroom. The kitchen is open to the great room with maple cabinets, GE-Profile appliances, breakfast bar, with a large island. Upstairs offers you a spacious, convenient loft/bonus room, 3 additional guest suites, and 2 additional full baths. This well-appointed home offers the finest in finishes included maple cabinets, crown molding, large walk-in custom laundry room, and David Weekley Energy Saver Certified. The home site is large enough for a pool. The home is in a wonderful location and only a short walk to Edgewater Drive, Restaurants, Publix, and all the College Park shops.
View the virtual tour, here.


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Testing designed to execute all or selected paths through a computer program [IEEE610]. Path testing ensures that all logic paths were tested.
A more general coverage criterion is one that requires all possible paths in the control flow graph be executed during testing. This is called the path coverage criterion or the all-paths criterion, and the testing based on this criterion is often called path testing. The difficulty with this criterion is that programs that contain loops can have an infinite number of possible paths. Furthermore, not all paths in a graph may be "feasible" in the sense that there may not be any inputs for which the path can be executed. [Source]
Below PDF shows Basis Path Testing and its examples. Below paper also gives clear difference between Path and Basis Path testing.
Basis Path Testing Paper
Also See:
Statement Coverage
Branch Testing
Path Testing
Basis Path Testing


text: Sheryl Kaller (Director) Recent projects include: Sacred Valley by Josh Radnor, Frozen for Disney Creative/Disney Cruise Lines, Do This by Karen Siff Exhorn, The White Chip by Sean Daniels and Choice by Winnie Holzman. She directed the world premieres of Billy Porter's While I Yet Live (Primary Stages), Nick Blaemire's new musical A Little More Alive (Barrington Stage, Kansas City Rep), Roundabout Theatre Company's Underground production of Too Much, Too Much, Too Many by Meghan Kennedy, and the LCT3 production of Mr. Joy by Daniel Beaty. Sheryl directed Terence McNally's Tony nominated play on Broadway, Mothers and Sons with Tyne Daly. She received a Tony nomination for the Broadway production of Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts. She has directed at many theaters including The New Group, Pasadena Playhouse, Primary Stages, Williamstown Theatre Festival, A.C.T., New York Stage and Film, The Geffen, Philadelphia Theater Company, The Huntington, Bucks County Playhouse, the York, EST, National Theater of the Deaf and Naked Angels. She is currently in development with Billy Porter, Ryan Spahn, Dan Fogler, Harrison David Rivers, Alex Lubischer, Annmarie Milazzo, Jonathan Brooke, and Geoffrey Nauffts, among others. Upcoming: Our Town, co-production Deaf West Theater and Pasadena Playhouse, A Walk on the Moon by Paul Scott Goodman and Pamela Grey at A.C.T. Greatest Joys: Scott, Tobey, Tess.


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Studio tour of Pulse 1 & Pulse 2 in Bradford
Pulse 1 and Pulse 2 recently moved to a new studio building in Bradford, after 39 years in Forster Square.
The station launched in 1975 as Pennine Radio and rebranded as The Pulse / Pulse FM on August 3rd 1991.
Join breakfast presenters Danny Mylo and Rosie Madison as they take us behind the scenes at the brand new complex during an open evening yesterday.
Part of the event included a guest slot from Olly Murs, who also appeared live on Pulse 1 and Pulse 2 during the drivetime shows.


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Mein Senf: Wir Frauen müssen uns wohl erst Konservendosen anziehen, damit Männer hören können, was wir tatsächlich sagen. Ansonsten verhindert das die Blutleere in ihren Hirnen. Die Aussage von Steven Greenstreet, dass er mit dem Video auch auf die Frauenrechte hinweisen will, ist mir ehrlich gesagt suspekt.
Quellen: Erika Lust's Blog – Caroline Heldman's Blog – feministe.us
I recently discovered this debate about the "Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street" video by Steven Greenstreet as well as the tumblr blog.
So I wonder… what does it take for a woman to be taken seriously? Such a powerful movement and still the attention is drawn away from their message to their boobs.
I understand the feeling, really, empowered women are hot, but why take away their words, reduce them to "pretty faces" and expose them like cattle? Is that the best way to participate and help them?
Greenstreet defends by saying:
Wow, seeing all those super smart hot chicks at the protest makes me want to be there… Hmmm… Yeah, let's go with that.
We instantly went to Tumblr and made [Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street]. Our original ideas were admittedly sophomoric: Pics of hot chicks being all protesty, videos of hot chicks beating drums in slow-mo, etc. But when we arrived at Zuccotti Park in New York City, it evolved into something more.
There was a vibrant energy in the air, a warmth of community and family, and the voices we heard were so hopeful and passionate. Pretty faces were making signs, giving speeches, organizing crowds, handing out food, singing, dancing, debating, hugging and marching.
This poor taste isn't good at all for their protest and just removes credibility to their fight, especially since there had already been narrow-minded comments and "anti-sex hysteria" by the media.
Why not focus on their intelligence? Their bravoury? Their strength?
Here's the video:


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Gaps in the Quality of the Student Experience & Students' Sense of Belonging
Institutions reluctant to embrace diversity and promote inclusion often cite concerns about diminished quality standards for all students (and their standards in international university rankings) as a reason not to widen access to their classrooms. Institutional leadership has also often been lacking to engage students and staff in ensuring that campuses embrace diversity. Too often, access to higher education – preparation, enrollment and attainment – for students from visible minority and indigenous populations, low-income families, poor neighborhoods and developing countries has come at the expense of a high quality education and a strong student experience.
Research shows that too many students are still underperforming and even failing in higher education, because they do not feel addressed by the organization, implementation and content of education and develop little or no sense of belonging.[1] This has great impact on the social and/or academic commitment of these students and ultimately their retention rates. Diversity among students relates to all (dominant and non-dominant) identifications and positions of students (including on the basis of class, ethnicity, gender, religion and physical and/or mental disabilities). It is widely recognized that the quality of the first year experience establishes how well students adjust academically, socially and emotionally to the post-secondary environment which in turn affects their academic performance and retention (Tinto 1987; Tinto 1993; Krause et al., 2005; de Beer, Smith & Jansen 2009). Tinto (1993) suggests that students entering university need to adjust to a new 'cultural' environment of study and their ability to acculturate to the academic culture is a significant factor in their sense of belonging. This sense of connectedness can be fostered by positive relationships between students and staff, students and their peers in the new culture as well as institutional support.
Many students find the transition to university study so difficult that they decide to leave. One study in Australia found at least 10% of first year students withdraw from their program and another 25 % consider it (DEST 2005). Students who leave university early cite a range of factors that contribute to the termination of their study program including those associated with their inability to integrate socially and academically (Tinto 1987; Tinto 1993; DEST 2005). Students who perceive a negative hostile climate on a campus often express more difficulty adjusting academically, socially and emotionally (Hurtado & Ponjan 2005)[2].
But the notions of inclusion and excellence are not mutually exclusive and more institutions are embracing the idea that a community or institution's success is dependent on how well it values, engages and includes the rich diversity of students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni constituents within the institution.
Frameworks advanced for what is now termed as 'inclusive excellence' address broad elements of inclusion. As defined by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU), these include:
- A focus on student intellectual and social development. Academically, it means offering the best possible course of study for the context in which the program of study is offered.
- Purposeful development and utilization of organizational resources to enhance student learning. Organizationally, it means establishing an environment that challenges each student to achieve academically at high levels and each member of the campus to contribute to learning and knowledge development.
- Attention to the cultural differences that learners bring to the educational experience and that enhance the enterprise. A welcoming community that engages all of its diversity in the service of student and organizational learning.
[1] Severiens et al. 2006
[2] http://www.fyhe.com.au/past_papers/papers12/Papers/3E.pdf


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Good leadership will prevent things falling apart
The term "good governance" is one of the most abused and misused concepts. Even people who have no idea of what it means often profusely parrot it. Often this done mainly in contexts that it has little or no relevance. Superpowers from the West have sometimes deliberately abused and misused the concept of good governance to advance their expansionist programmes and policies, or effect regime change in what they refer to as rogue governments in the world.
Be that as it may, if principles of good governance are clearly articulated and applied in an honest manner, leaders at any level would not have to wait for things to fall apart in the famous words of Chinua Achebe in order to take action. At least, this was how our Professor of Tertiary Education Management one afternoon in 2015 introduced the Principles of Good Governance to us at the L.H. Martin Institute of Tertiary Education Management at the University Melbourne, Australia. We were all a bit perplexed by the professor's introduction – all 20 of his charges who had travelled to this renowned University from African and Asian countries on a South-to-South cooperation aimed at strengthening leadership and management of tertiary education institutions.
It later became apparent that the good professor wanted us to remember the principles of good governance by beginning with the abuse and misuse of good governance by, first, the ignoramuses, and second, the imperialist expansionists. Professors are cunning people – they always search for something catchy and unique in their bags of tricks to win you over to their side.
There is no doubt that the successes of organisations in Namibia, Africa and the whole world depend on upholding the principles of good governance. By organisations here I restrict myself to higher education institutions. I leave governments to political scientists, who are more qualified to analyse the political malaise in some of our African countries as a result of bad governance. A follower of this column last week asked me why I do not comment on political issues. My short response was that that in academia we have specialisations.
It is often asked how organisations can achieve satisfactory and later superior levels of performance. When we talk of big universities like Harvard University, Oxford University or Cambridge University, we must acknowledge that they started small, but because of good governance, they grew over the years to become juggernauts of tertiary education. It was through strategic leadership that these and other world-class universities became colossal giants in tertiary education.
In one workshop in which I was one of the presenters on good governance in higher education institutions, I stressed the fact that strategic leadership is the bedrock of the effectiveness of organisations. I added that leaders had to uphold openness, accountability, integrity, honesty, fairness, effectiveness, selflessness and objectivity, among other principles of good governance. Additionally, I suggested that over and above following the principles of good governance, all people in leadership positions in organisations should take a "Hippocratic Oath" like doctors and nurses. The oath would act as a pledge or promise to uphold all the principles of good leadership and the values of the organisation. In other words, the oath would be an initiation into the organisational saga of the organisation. It was understandable for some participants to be uncomfortable with the suggestion of making them take an oath as they thought this would infringe on their academic freedom or democratic rights.
Suffice to say that for organisations to be effective, good governance must be practised as a process and not as an event. Good governance must develop into a culture or a way of life of the organisation from stem to stern, that is, across the board. Once good governance is practised haphazardly or as a once-off happening, things will definitely fall apart with disastrous consequences.
*Professor Jairos Kangira is the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Namibia. He writes on his own accord. Email address: email@example.com
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Today Nintendo announced that current company president Tatsumi Kimishima is going to step down. In his place, 46-year-old Shuntaro Furukawa will take his place. Nikkei reports that Kimishima will remain at Nintendo in an advisory role.
According to Bloomberg, Furukawa joined Nintendo in 2012. He has been Managing Executive Officer, Supervisor of Corporate Analysis & Administration Division and Director of Nintendo since 2016. He has been Outside Director of the Pokémon Company since 2012.
Kimishima was announced as Nintendo's president in 2015 after previously president Satoru Iwata passed away.


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High school football: La Cueva hits the 7-on-7 scene
Brandon Ortega
June 18, 2019 10:35 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — La Cueva, the defending state football champions, are hitting the 7-on-7 scene.
The Bears have been to the last two state championship games – winning it all last season.
They have about half of the starters back from last year, on both sides of the ball.
When it comes to 7-on-7, head coach Brandon Back likes to see the Bears competing.
"It's a great opportunity to see some of the other teams in the city," Back said. "It's just a chance to work on some little things, some little technique things and things like that. We're not trying to put people in starting positions, we're just trying to compete."
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Ariana Grande may have said "Thank U, Next" to her past relationships, but when it comes to engagement rings, she has some other feelings.
After calling off her engagement and relationship with Pete Davidson last month, it seems like nothing is stopping the singer.
Grande is in the process of recording another album, has been named Billboard's 2018 Woman of the Year as well as speaking her damn mind on Twitter. For real. I don't think I've ever said "bloop" so many times in one week. However, her latest comment might be her best one yet.
On Thursday, The Zoe Report posted an instagram photo of a hand with a heap of diamond rings and a beautiful engagement ring right in the centre. The caption reads: "13 tips & tricks for finding the perfect engagement ring (including one popular metal you should actually avoid".
Ariana left a one word comment, leaving the world in tears – "don't". We immediately turned into this meme:
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2nd April 2019, Mumbai: In line with Jaguar Land Rover's global commitment to introduce electrified options on its entire product portfolio by 2020, Jaguar Land Rover India proposes to offer multiple products, ranging from hybrid vehicles to battery electric vehicles (BEV) over the next few years, starting from 2019.
"Jaguar Land Rover's focus is to commit itself to a more sustainable future and our engineers have developed just the right products to lead us on this path. The introduction of electrified vehicles in Jaguar Land Rover India's portfolio is in line with the government's thrust towards electric vehicles. The company is encouraged by the introduction of FAME-II by the Government of India and it focus on expansion of the charging infrastructure in the country. This is bound to help with faster adoption of all kinds of Electric Vehicles in due course," said Rohit Suri, President & Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd. (JLRIL).
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What happened to nonprofit accountability?
Not too many years ago, nonprofits that received state money were under fire by legislators, mostly Republicans, who alleged all sorts of mismanagement and waste and called for strict reporting about how the money was spent. They asked the state auditor to oversee the tougher accountability measures.
Maybe they could weigh in now on the oversight of a nonprofit that's been in the news a lot lately, one that pays its CEO $4 million a year and gets a $100 million to administer the State Health Plan and seems unwilling to break down its costs.
The News & Observer reported Friday that the state has never audited the company's expenses. The paper also says that Blue Cross has not responded to repeated requests for a breakdown of its costs. Company spokesman Lew Borman said the expenses are not an issue.
Shouldn't they be? Where's the outage about this nonprofit?
Enough about the burden on business
In the unlikely event that anybody still takes seriously the claims by the market fundamentalist crowd that North Carolina taxes and regulations are too onerous on business, another national ranking ought to straighten them out.
Forbes says North Carolina is the third best state in the country for business, trailing only Utah and Virginia. The report cited the state's low business costs and well-educated workforce.
Raleigh was named the top city in the nation for business and careers for the third year in a row. Remind us again how taxes are too high and regulations are strangling economic development.
Report from the fringe
This week's fringe report features a couple of Lockers who haven't made an appearance in a while. David Bass weighs in wondering if there is a hidden message in the vegetable garden the Obamas have planted on the grounds of the White House. Bass thinks the first family could be "setting the example for when the president's assault on the free market makes homegrown gardens our only source of food."
Somehow Bass has managed to decode the White House conspiracy to abolish the market and force people to grow their own tomatoes. You have to wonder how long the Right will continue to describe everything the Obama Administration does to restore some sanity to the economy as an "assault" on their holy free market, which only actually exists in their ideological fantasyland anyway.
Bass' colleague Donna Martinez jumps all over California for raising taxes to address the state's budget crisis. Her evidence that it's a bad idea and that California officials have been following a "boneheaded, misguided" tax policy is that for the fourth year in a row more people are leaving California than are moving in.
Putting aside the question of if it is possible to have policy that is boneheaded but not misguided, the criteria used to judge California's tax policy is interesting. North Carolina has been in the top handful of in-migration states for years.
Far more people move here every year than leave. That must mean our tax and regulatory policies are well-guided and certainly not boneheaded. Maybe Martinez simply forgot to include that point in her critique of California.
The folks at the Family Policy Council deserve a mention too for the why they are opposing legislation to crack down on bullying at school. The proposal includes a list of reasons kids are picked on or threatened at school and one of them, not surprisingly, is sexual orientation.
The venom with which some people oppose including protection for gay and lesbian students is a powerful reminder of exactly why it is needed. The Family Policy Council sees a broader aim, calling it "totally a political agenda of the homosexual activists."
That's quite a political agenda, to try to prevent gay kids from being beaten up.
The Family Policy Council was a key supporter of the rally for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage held at the General Assembly a few weeks ago, at which one speaker said that without the amendment, the door would be open to "unusual marriage…maybe people will want to marry their pets or robots."
Maybe there's room for a compromise here with the bullying bill. Let's leave the legislation the way it is, with the protection for gay and lesbian kids in it, and in exchange the bill's supporters can pledge not to push for the political agenda of robots. Deal?


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Ugh. Level 3 of the Runtastic Six Pack App gave me my first wake up call during my pursuit of six-pack abs that started in January of this year and was slowed by a broken foot shortly after. Going from Level 2 to Level 3 on the Runtastic Six Pack App is like going from a comfortable, at-home workout to a blood-sweat-and-tears workout worthy of a Rocky montage.
I knew MyPlate's 10-minute abs workout wasn't cutting it, and since purchasing my Fitbit Alta, I've tried stacking the MyPlate workouts, doing three in one sitting, combining the MyPlate workout with Fitbit Coach workouts, and lately, I've strictly completed my training plan on the Runtastic Six Pack app. Upon reaching Level 3 of the Runtastic Six Pack app training plan, I can confidently say that it is the best workout regimen for those in pursuit of six-pack abs.
I must have been in pretty good shape considering how easily I completed the Runtastic Six Pack app's workouts at Levels 1 and 2. After completing 30 days of workouts increasing in difficulty, I entered Level 3 with confidence. All that confidence was undermined by Day 1 of my Level 3 training, but only by one exercise in the workout.
I completed three sets of scissor kicks without pausing or adding 30 seconds of recovery time in between sets. Even tabletop crunches came relatively easily, although I added 30 seconds of recovery time between sets two and three. I really felt my abs burning after this exercise, and that burn intensified during scissor legs, which required me to pause about halfway through each set and add 30 seconds of recovery time between sets.
Then I was taken aback by my personal trainer demanding three sets of 26 mountain climbers, but not your typical mountain climbers. Every mountain climber I know plants their foot to climb the mountain, but the Runtastic Six Pack app calls for you to suspend your front foot in midair to increase the difficulty of the exercise by reducing your balance, working your core even harder than the typical mountain climber. By the end of the workout there wasn't a dry section of my t-shirt left for sweat, and the workout that had taken me 25 minutes or less to complete took 37 minutes at Level 3.
By Day 5 of my Level 3 training regimen, I was back down to completing my workout in 27 minutes. I had cut out a considerable amount of recovery time between sets and was pausing my workout less and less. The harder exercises were coming more easily, and then Runtastic changed it up.
The change-up was actually easier for me than the first week of Level 3 training. Three of the four exercises were some variation of crunches, and crunches seem to be much easier for me than any plank exercises. That's likely a result of me "cheating" myself of slow, controlled repetitions.
Plank exercises demand a controlled completion by design. The plank position is not one in which you can complete any movement very quickly. Crunches, however, can be completed quickly and form can go ignored at times, especially when you're exhausted. Well, the pace at which I completed my crunches didn't do me any favors when Runtastic changed up Level 3 again.
Day 11 of Level 3 training included three plank exercises and two types of crunches. This was the day I thought the app was broken or at least limited by its design. Day 11 of Level 3 training includes two sets of Thread the Needles going both to the right and left, but instead of alternating the sets and going to the right and then the left, the workout calls for two sets to the right then two more to the left. I found this to be painful for my forearms and elbows having to support my upper body weight in consecutive sets and felt I'd be better served alternating between right and left. I never did alternate the sets as to complete the training as indicated, but I asked Runtastic blog writer Hana Medvesek if this was a limitation of the app or included by design to work the same muscle groups consecutively, pain be damned. A reply was not provided as of this writing.
Breaking up the right and left exercises would require the app to play different videos between sets, requiring a more complex design. But while alternating thread the needle exercises might be more comfortable for elbows and forearms, it might not have the same effect as working the same muscle groups consecutively. My suggestion would be to put some sort of padding under your forearm to ease the pain if you don't have spongy carpet or a yoga mat.
The 30-second recovery time between sets is cut in half on Day 16 of Level 3 training in the Runtastic Six Pack app, and the exercises are harder, too. As I was approaching the end of the Runtastic Six Pack app's training regimen, I must admit I dreaded doing my workout. What was once a 25-minute workout had ballooned to a 47-minute workout that actually resulted in blood and sweat but no tears – just moans and groans from intense pain. The plank knee-to-elbow crunch exercises resulted in rug burns that made it difficult to complete workouts in consecutive days.
I actually took two days between workouts come Day 16 of Level 3 training because I was sore from my knees to my chest for two days. Obviously, cheating myself of slow, controlled completion of exercises had taken its toll. I was pausing regularly during sets and adding 30 seconds of recovery time between sets, especially for the plank knee-to-elbow crunch exercises.
By the third day of completing these exercises, though, I was down to adding the 30 seconds of recovery time solely after the second set of each exercise and between each set of the plank knee-to-elbow crunches. I had shortened my completion time from 47 minutes to 40 minutes, and was really starting to notice results.
Upon completion of workouts in the second half of Level 3, I could actually feel the definition of my six-pack abs with my hands when massaging my abs. I couldn't see much more than a two-pack, but I could tell my goal of six-pack abs only required a bit more cardiovascular work to be realized.
According to the Runtastic Six Pack app's body fat visualization, my 10-percent body fat should be low enough for my six-pack abs to be visible, and I'm confident they will be upon completion of Level 3 training on the Runtastic Six Pack app, and I'll continue completing Level 3 workouts to make sure my six-pack abs remain defined and visible.
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The most recent World Health Organization rankings of the world's health systems has the United States at 37th -- seven spots behind its neighbor to the north, Canada, and 19 spots behind its American predecessor, the United Kingdom. That might not seem so bad on a list 190 nations long, but the United States ranks last in health care system performance among the 11 richest countries included in a study conducted by The Commonwealth Fund. In that study, "the U.S. ranks last in Access, Equity, and Health Care Outcomes, and next to last in Administrative Efficiency, as reported by patients and providers."
Much of our inflated health insurance premiums in America comes from paying to create your bill. That's right -- 25 percent of total U.S. hospital costs are administrative costs. The United States had the highest administrative costs of the eight countries studied by The Commonwealth Fund. Scotland and Canada had the lowest, and reducing U.S. per capita spending for hospital administration to Scottish or Canadian levels would have saved more than $150 billion in 2011.
Treating healthcare like any other marketplace requires careful, complicated codification of products sold and services rendered. People must be paid to determine how much your healthcare costs, and that can't be changed, but it can be improved upon. Allowing insurance companies to profit from people's health makes for a marketplace in which every cent of cost is counted and every penny of profit is protected. Profit motive always results in more scrutiny by the haves at the expense of the have-nots.
You might think that an industry that preys on the unhealthy and the healthy alike would prefer their consumers healthy as to enjoy the profits from your premium payments without paying for healthcare. But the cost of your health insurance premium already includes your health insurer's profit margin. The health insurer is going to do all it can assure a certain amount a profit except for a catastrophic health emergency that consumes the country. But if the consuming population is unhealthy relative to other markets, the health insurer has good reason to inflate prices to cover its projected costs. That is indeed the case in the United States.
The United States is the 34th healthiest nation in the world, according to 24/7 Wall St. That's not terrible, but not what you probably expect from a nation advertised by Americans as the greatest in the world. And you're paying for it.
Not unlike a mortgage or auto insurance premium, the cost of your health insurance premium is an average based on the health insurer's risk. That risk is the potential costs the health insurer could incur based on the perceived health of its insured consumers. I've written in the past how Republicans can't repeal and replace Obamacare because their constituents, most of whom reside in the South, need Obamacare. Southerners are the least healthy Americans, with 20 percent reporting fair or poor health in 2014. The South also has the highest rates for diabetes, obesity and infant mortality in the nation. The South also accounts for nearly as many uninsured people as the rest of America combined, and 17 percent of the uninsured fall into the coverage gap for Medicaid expansion. Your health insurance premiums pay for their healthcare as well as your own, which is why, given the current for-profit health insurance marketplace, I would welcome a fat tax.
A fat tax is a tax on fat people. People who live unhealthy lifestyles should pay more for health insurance. As a healthy consumer of health insurance, I'd prefer to pay a lower premium given my dedication to maintaining good health at the expense of those who refuse to maintain good health. I might be fat shaming some people, but I don't care. I shouldn't have to pay for your diabetes because you can't resist stuffing your face with Twinkies. Maintaining your health is your responsibility and no one else's, and you should be punished for failing to maintain good health at the expense of your neighbors. But since something that could ever be referred to as a fat tax by the opposition would never pass Congress, a rewarding people with discounts for their healthy habits would be much more likely.
I foresee this program as mirroring the Progressive auto insurance Snapshot program -- "a program that personalizes your rate based on your ACTUAL driving." Instead of plugging a device into your car, you'd use a Fitbit or similar health monitoring device with a heart rate monitor. Couple your daily monitoring of your exercise and diet with the results of regular checkups with your physician to confirm your healthy habits and you'll be given a discount on your monthly health insurance premium as determined by your overall health.
Simply scheduling and completing regular checkups will help lower premium prices by catching things early and allowing for preventative medicine to work rather than resorting to more expensive reactionary measures. That could be the first discount bracket: schedule and complete a physical twice annually for two percent off your monthly premium. That way everyone at least has a chance to save some money. Those who fail to do so will pick up the tab.
The real discounts will be reserved for those consumers who regularly show signs of living a healthy lifestyle. People who don't use tobacco products would receive a one-percent discount on their monthly premiums that the insurer will recoup from charging tobacco users with a one-percent premium penalty.
Non-drinkers would also receive a one-percent discount, as alcohol is a cancer-causing carcinogen and dangerous when consumed irresponsibly. Accessing a penalty for drinking, however, would be problematic, as social and occasional drinkers shouldn't be penalized for enjoying alcohol responsibly. But say you get a ticket for driving while intoxicated -- that's two percent tacked onto your health insurance premium for putting your own health and the health of your neighbors at risk. The same goes for possession of illegal drugs, except cannabis. No discount or penalty would be accessed for cannabis use since it is proven to kill cancer cells and be of medical value.
Even if you are a tobacco user and a heavy drinker or drug user, you too deserve opportunities to lower your health insurance premiums. So anyone who meets the Department of Health and Human Services recommendations for weekly exercise for a month gets a one-percent discount on their premium the following month. That's just 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity weekly. Add that to the two-percent discount for completing bi-annual physicals, and you could offset the penalties of driving under the influence and smoking.
Big money will be saved based on your body fat. If an adult male or female maintains an athletic body fat percentage (between five and 10 percent for males and between eight and 15 percent for females), they get an additional two-percent premium discount on top of the two percent for completing bi-annual physicals. That same two percent would have to be paid by someone, though, so it would fall on the obese.
Adult males with a body fat percentage over 24 and adult females with a body fat percentage over 37 would receive a two-percent premium penalty. If they make their two appointments for physicals annually, there wouldn't be any change to their bill. The overweight, being males with body fat percentages between 21 and 24 and females with body fat percentages between 31 and 36, would receive a one-percent premium penalty.
Adult men with body fat percentages between 11 and 14 and women between 16 and 23 would get a one-percent discount for maintaining a "good" body fat percentage. Those men with body fat percentages between 15 and 20 and women with body fat percentages between 24 and 30 would pay no penalty nor receive a discount for maintaining "acceptable" body fat percentages.
These discounts and penalties would motivate consumers to improve their health in order to save money, in turn, lowering premiums for everyone by improving the overall health of all consumers in the marketplace. The higher the U.S. climbs out of that 34th spot in overall health, the less everyone pays in health insurance premiums.
I pay roughly $135 monthly in health insurance premiums for a high-deductible, Bronze package I found on MNSure -- Minnesota's equivalent to the Obamacare marketplace. I maintain an athletic body fat percentage under 10 (two-percent discount). I exercise and regularly exceed the Department of Health and Human Services' weekly recommendations (one-percent discount). I don't smoke (one-percent discount), and I don't drink (one-percent discount). I saw my doctor twice last year (two-percent discount). Add it all up and I'd save seven percent on my monthly health insurance premiums, or a measly $9.45 monthly. That's over $113 annually, though, much of which would be recouped from the penalties assessed to the unhealthy. I could think of a lot of things on which I could spend that $113. It would be nice to be able to afford a steak once in a while.
While Medicare-for-All is picking up steam in Liberal circles, it's still at least three years away from being seriously considered by Congress as a solution to ever-increasing healthcare costs. Meanwhile, here's a solution that addresses two problems: ever-increasing healthcare costs and the declining health of Americans overall.
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I recently scored a Fitbit Alta for $40 and have been making the transition from using the MyPlate app by Livestrong to using the Fitbit app. I mostly purchased a Fitbit because I suspected I was underestimating my daily caloric exertion in the MyPlate app. What made me suspect that? Well, I set a MyPlate goal of losing a half pound per week and shed six pounds in three weeks.
It only took one day for my Fitbit to prove my hypothesis true. I had been underestimating my caloric exertion by a lot because I don't carry my phone with me everywhere I go. I was shocked by how many steps the Fitbit monitored and was immediately pleased with my purchase. But over the next few days, I discovered things I miss about the MyPlate app and things I like about the Fitbit app.
I really like the burn I got from the 10-minute abs workout and seven-minute cardio sculpting workout. I can still do the workouts, but logging the calories burned isn't as easy as wearing my Fitbit while I exercise.
I noticed after completing my abs workout that my Fitbit didn't come close to logging the 74 calories burned the MyPlate abs workout says it burns. That's probably because most abs exercises involve very few steps, and the Fitbit Alta doesn't monitor heart rate. I ended up adding my calories burned manually, using "Calisthenics" as my exercise in the Fitbit app. I have to do the same for the cardio sculpting workout. This is a minor inconvenience.
The MyPlate app also has a more vast database of exercises you can add manually, including cooking, baking, bathing, and even sexual activity. My Fitbit might be splashproof, but it's not meant to be worn in the shower, which means it doesn't log the calories you burn while bathing (roughly 140 calories per hour).
In the Fitbit app, I had to substitute the "cleaning" exercise for the baking I did while my Fitbit charged. Had I been wearing my Fitbit, however, my movements would have been monitored and calories burned registered.
The MyPlate app also does a better job breaking down your macronutrient consumption with pie charts indicating the percentage of calories consumed from carbohydrates, fat and protein. It also breaks down your macronutrient consumption for each food and meal. The Fitbit app fails to do so, only offering a macronutrient breakdown of your daily consumption.
The Fitbit Coach app provides a slew of workouts for Fitbit users, some of which are free for all users. You can even pick your trainer and whether you want to hear their encouragement and tips during your workout. The free catalog of exercise options is vast and diverse when compared to that of the MyPlate app, and calories burned are automatically registered in the Fitbit app.
The Fitbit app displays your caloric intake right next to your caloric exertion to give you an idea of how far you are under or over your caloric goal. It takes into account your weight loss goal, so if you are looking to lose weight half a pound each week like me, your caloric deficit will be 250 calories per day. That means you'll be "in the zone" if your caloric consumption is 250 calories less than your caloric exertion.
Your caloric consumption and exertion graph will indicate your success with a green graph when you're "in the zone." If you're over your caloric deficit, your graph will be pink. If you still have room to consume calories given your caloric exertion, your graph will be blue. This graph makes it easier to meet your weight loss goals.
The most frustrating thing about the MyPlate app is its barcode reader, which takes considerably longer than the Fitbit app does to recognize the barcodes of particular foods. Not only does it take longer to recognize the barcodes, but MyPlate's database of barcodes is not as vast as Fitbit's. The Fitbit barcode reader recognizes barcodes, even in low light, almost immediately, and is more likely than the MyPlate reader to find the food you're eating.
Overall, the Fitbit app is slightly better than the MyPlate app, but only when linked to a Fitbit. If not for purchasing my Fitbit Alta, I'd probably still be using the MyPlate app. I say that because of the macronutrient breakdown of foods and meals MyPlate provides. I really like to see how everything I eat breaks down into carbohydrates, fat and protein before I eat it. I plan my meals days in advance at times, and now I have to estimate those macronutrient breakdowns based on the nutrition facts of each food. It's a modest inconvenience I can tolerate as long as my caloric exertion is more accurately monitored.
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St. John Cantius, also known as St. John Kenty, was born in Poland in 1403. Early in life, he distinguished himself at Cracow University as a scholar of great ability and industry.
Ordained in 1421, he was firmly grounded in the writings and spirituality of St. Augustine. His modesty and virtue were evident by his large number of followers. His love of the Holy See drew him to Rome four times, on foot and alone, while his devotion to the Passion of Our Lord led him to Jerusalem hoping to gain a martyr's crown by preaching to the Turks.
Both in the classroom and in the pulpit, St. John was an implacable defender of the Faith and enemy of heretics, reminding all to "fight all heresies".
St. John never lost an opportunity to bring the Gospel to the poor and to the nobility. He understood well the necessity of directing the higher classes for it is to them that God gave the vocation of leadership. The nobility has the position to influence society: they are responsible for the formation of those under their care.
By the time of his death in December of 1473, many considered him to be very holy. Surely his knowledge and wisdom sought a covenant with holiness.
Let us ask St. John Cantius to see heresy, even in its most disguised forms and to fight against it with wisdom and knowledge.


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The Apostles never asked Jesus to teach them how to preach. They never asked Jesus to teach them how to go soul-winning. But we find in Luke 11:1 the disciples asking Jesus to teach them how to pray. They said, "LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY." And so the Lord did, and those teachings still apply today as guidelines for every Christian believer.
Tragically, Catholics have been reciting the lord's Prayer word-for-word like zombies for centuries, which is not what the Lord intended at all. Prayer should be taken as a serious matter to each and every believer. When I pray, I am standing in the presence of the God of the universe, for the Bible says we have our very being and breath in the Lord (Acts 17:25).
Hebrews 4:15-16 says that when we pray, we are entering into God's very presence in the heavenly Holy Place, which right-of-passage is only made possible by the precious physical blood sacrifice which Christ made for our sins (1st Peter 1:18-19; Hebrews 9:12,24; Revelation 1:5; 7:14). Of what a sin it is when God's children don't pray. Prayer is not an option, nor a mere suggestion; it is a royal decree from our heavenly King. 1st Thessalonians 5:17, "PRAY WITHOUT CEASING."


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San Sebastian from a different angle
I consider it very challenging to photograph San Sebastian Church in Manila. With all the intricate details and the many facets of its architecture, plus the low-lighting condition, I could spend one day just to photograph every nook and cranny.
With a standard 3.5 lens, photographing its dark interiors would be very challenging that you need your camera to be mounted on a tripod or monopod to shoot at 1/10 speed. If you are successful enough to get the interior details, you will be surprised to see the great work of the Filipino artist Lorenzo Rocha and his students on the ceilings to give that faux-marble and jasper appearance, which you cannot instantly notice when you look up.
As I have mentioned in my earlier articles, I like seeing things differently, thus this photo. Now the church is painted light green and it would be better to convert the photo into mono to complement the overall mood.
I hope you like it!


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Mc Auley, Mark T and Mooney, Kathleen M and Salcedo-Sora, J Enrique (2016) Computational Modelling Folate Metabolism and DNA Methylation: Implications for Understanding Health and Ageing. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 19 (2). pp. 303-317. ISSN 1467-5463
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Dietary folates have a key role to play in health as deficiencies in the intake of these B vitamins have been implicated in a wide variety of clinical conditions. The reason for this is folates function as single carbon donors in the synthesis of methionine and nucleotides. Moreover, folates have a vital role to play in the epigenetics of mammalian cells by supplying methyl groups for DNA methylation reactions. Intriguingly, a growing body of experimental evidence suggests DNA methylation status could be a central modulator of the ageing process. This has important health implications because the methylation status of the human genome could be used to infer age-related disease risk. Thus, it is imperative we further our understanding of the processes which underpin DNA methylation and how these intersect with folate metabolism and ageing. The biochemical and molecular mechanisms which underpin these processes are complex. However, computational modelling offers an ideal framework for handling this complexity. A number of computational models have been assembled over the years, but to date no model has represented the full scope of the interaction between the folate cycle and the reactions which govern the DNA methylation cycle. In this review we will discuss several of the models which have been developed to represent these systems. In addition we will present a rationale for developing a combined model of folate metabolism and the DNA methylation cycle.
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|This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Briefings in Bioinformatics following peer review. The version of record Mc Auley, Mark T and Mooney, Kathleen M and Salcedo-Sora, J Enrique (2016) Computational Modelling Folate Metabolism and DNA Methylation: Implications for Understanding Health and Ageing. Briefings in Bioinformatics will be available online at: http://bib.oxfordjournals.org/.
|folate metabolism; computational model; DNA methylation; ageing; stochastic model
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|Faculty of Science > School of Health Sciences
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|Enrique Salcedo-Sora
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