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Dear in Christ fathers, brothers and sisters:
Led by His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Berlin, Germany, and Great Britain, we are planning a pilgrimage to the Holy Land between 10th and 23rd May, 2015. The plan is to also partake in the celebration of the Patronal Feast of the Russian Convent of the Ascension of Our Lord (Eleon) on 21st May, 2015.
The entire pilgrimage is expected to last 12 days. To join the group, please make sure you obtain blessing from any of our priests, which would need to be verifiable in a written form.
The programme also includes visits to all of the main Holy sites of Jerusalem and its vicinity, Bethlehem, Jericho, Hebron, Galilee, Lake Gennesaret, as well as immersion into River Jordan, participation in divine services at our monasteries on the Eleon Mountain and in the Garden of Gethsemane, and at other sacred places, first of all, at the Temple of our Lord's Sepulchre. Depending on the availability of suitable flights, the exact departure and return dates may be within the two day range of 10th and 23rd May, respectively.
Applications can be submitted via email or in person. Deadline for applications is 15th December, 2014. Price (all inclusive) is 1,400 euros approximately. Contact person: Head sister Sofia Michailidou, tel: 07528 459 278. E-mail .
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Please read carefully as some criteria has changed.
To be eligible for consideration you must meet the following minimum residency, educational and other entry standards:
Application requirements
You must:
- Be at least 18 years of age and;
- Hold Australian or New Zealand Citizenship or Australian Permanent Residency (please note, Darwin applicants must be Australian Citizens) and;
- Have a current unrestricted full manual driver's licence and the ability to gain a heavy rigid license at least four weeks' prior to commencement and;
- Hold either a year 10 or Year 12 Certificate plus a minimum of two years full time equivalent experience (can be combination of paid work, volunteer work, professional or elite sports experience or representation)* or Bachelors/Masters
* Full-Time experience equals an average combined 38 hours working week over a twelve month period (any combination of paid work, volunteer work and/or sports representation) and should be able to be verified by details in application (CV and application) as well as through referees and any other verification that Airservices may wish to seek. Please also refer to FAQs which provide details on specific evidentiary requirements (for example, completion of schooling evidence) which must be provided as part of your application submission.
You will also be asked a number of questions in your application which we will consider in shortlisting throughout the recruitment process. This will include your experience and/or commitment to working shift work; in a safety-focused environment and as an aviation rescue fire fighter. You will also be required to attach a current CV or resume as part of your application.
Other requirements (during Recruitment)
If you are successful in progressing through the recruitment process you must also have:
1. Medical Clearance – You must obtain medical clearance prior to the Physical Aptitude Test (PAT). If you are successful in reaching this stage Airservices will provide necessary details and forms for completion by your medical practitioner.
2. Senior First Aid Certificate – (certified and current) must be provided at the date of assessment centre displaying one of the following course codes:
- HLTAID003 Provide First Aid or
- HLTAID006 Provide Advanced First Aid
If at assessment centre you currently hold a higher qualification (paramedic, nursing), this may also be accepted upon production of a certified copy.
3. If you are applying for water rescue-equipped locations (see FAQs for specific locations and details), you must also hold a current water competency qualification (e.g. Bronze Medallion) or have the ability to undertake and pass an ARFFS water competency assessment prior to the assessment centre.
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If you are successful in obtaining an offer of employment or are placed on our reserve list you will also be required to obtain the following (prior to commencement if not already provided):
1. In order for successful candidates to obtain their radio license (requirement of the role) you must also pass a 'general English language proficiency test', which requires certified documentary evidence of the following:
- Completion of secondary school education in Australia/NZ or other country in English medium
- Worked three of the last five years in Australia/NZ (proof of payment summaries required from employer as evidence)
While you do not require these at time of application, if you do not meet (and are not able to provide required evidence throughout the recruitment process) then your application is unable to be progressed any further.
2. Medical Check- You will be required to undergo a medical examination which is based on a CASA Class II (2) examination. Details will be provided with any conditional letter of offer. This is different to the Medical Clearance provided prior to the Physical Aptitude Test during recruitment.
3. Drug and Alcohol Screening – You will be required to undergo and satisfactorily pass drug and alcohol screening.
4. ASIC security check – You are required to be able to hold an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC) which includes a background check showing that you do not have any criminal convictions which may prevent employment with Airservices.
5. Heavy rigid licence – You are required to obtain (at your own expense) a heavy rigid licence at least one month prior to commencement of employment or at a date specified in any conditional letter of offer. Refer to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page for more details including specific requirements.
6. Darwin candidates must be Australian citizens only. New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents will not be accepted at this location.

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"We all decided that we would help her eat the dog's heart."
My friend had this dog and it was like a little puppy and his name was Grandpa and he probably was only like four months old and then um she ended up putting the dog, she was getting a ride back to where we were staying like this collective house in Utah and she puts the dog in the back of the truck and he fell out of the truck and his leash got stuck and the dog died and we didn't know what to do about it so we woke up in the morning and asked her what should we do with your dog. We need to do something, so should we bury it? She decided she wanted to take all of the bones out of the dog and have the dog's fur and its bones and everything so we ended up having to gut this dog so she could have the bones and the fur. Pretty much there was a dog heart and she was like, "so what should I do with this dog heart?" And someone said, "well you can eat it." And she goes, "well should I cook it?" And they were, "no just eat it, you're fine, it's fresh." So we all decided that we would help her eat the dog's heart because we weren't going to sit there and watch her eat it all by herself, you know. So we ended up like having spin in a circle around just like this dog's heart and we all like ate it. Disgusting. It was chewy and crunchy. It was the roughest, grossest thing. We all had blood down our face. It was really gross. Then she wanted the dogs blood on top of it, so she decided she was going to cover herself in the dog's blood, like saved his bones. We were like on this train, on the gondola and she was like trying to tan his fur on the gondola cause it was sunny, so she could keep the fur and it would be fresh. Probably for two weeks we all smelled like dead dog.


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Parking Permits - Online Application
Applications for 2017-2018 Yearly Parking permits will be available for carpools only beginning 9:00 am, Tuesday, August 14
Only Seniors and Juniors may apply for a parking permit. Freshmen and Sophomores cannot apply for a parking permit, but may ride in a carpool with a Senior or Junior.
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The three West Country victims of the 2015 Tunisia terror attack were "unlawfully killed", the coroner has said.
In total 30 Britons were killed after Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire in Sousse on 26 June 2015. The inquest into the deaths at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel began at the Royal Courts of Justice on January 16 and concluded today.
Stephen Mellor from Bodmin was shot on a beach near Sousse. The 59 year old died shielding his wife Cheryl - who said he was the best thing that happened in her life.
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Migration, modernity, and social transformation in South Asia
Contributor(s): Osella, Filippo | Gardner, Katy.Material type: BookSeries: Contributions to Indian sociology. Publisher: New Delhi Sage 2004Description: xlviii,380p. ill., map ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0761932097.Subject(s): Social change -- South Asia | Migration, Internal -- South Asia | Migration, Internal -- Social aspects -- South AsiaDDC classification: 303.40954
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"This volume is based upon a two-day workshop held at the University of Sussex in January 2001 entitled 'Migration and modernities in South Asia'"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Card Counting in Las Vegas
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Las Vegas Blackjack DiaryBy Stuart Perry
(From Blackjack Forum Volume XVI #1, Spring 1996)
© Blackjack Forum 1996
[In February of 1994, New Yorker Stuart Perry did what thousands of amateur card counters dream of doing—he took his $20,000 in savings to Las Vegas to take a shot at being a professional blackjack player. He spent eight weeks card counting full-time, and all the while he kept a session by session, casino by casino journal of his playing results, all 269 playing sessions, with his thoughts on the games and conditions he encountered, the dealers, the pit bosses, the heat, the barrings, his occasional suspicions of being cheated, and the roller coaster ride of the wild fluctuations.
Now, Stuart has decided to publish his card counting diary, which tells his story exactly as it occurred. His book is Las Vegas Blackjack Diary, and we've never seen a gambling book quite like this one before.
It's not the type of book any major publisher would be interested in, so don't expect to see it in your neighborhood bookstore. It's not a glamorous tale of adventure, but a brutally honest account of what it's like for a "little guy" to take on the casinos single-handedly. If you've ever dreamt of trying this yourself, don't pack your bags till you read Stuart's story first. It's the truth.
Rather than write an extensive review of the book, we've arranged with the author to reproduce the first two days of his eight-week journal here. –A.S.]
February 28
Session One. Golden Nugget. 8:50-9:50 am. Graveyard shift. 1 and 6 decks.
I woke up a little nervous this morning. I guess that this is normal in any new venture—especially one in which everyone dealt with is the enemy—which is the reality for a blackjack card counter. As I drove to my money box to get $5500 (the normal amount I will use as a daily backup for card counting), I reminded myself that the odds will be in my favor and that these odds meant that I was merely going into the casinos to earn some money. This pep talk calmed me down.
Unfortunately, the session was a losing one, a possibility that has an almost even money chance of occurring. I made two bets of $50 off the top to start my single-deck play; I lost both hands to a dealer 20. Within 15 minutes I was behind close to $900.
After a small comeback, I left the single-deck game when three other players joined. I played a $25 shoe game in which I won a small amount over two shoes of play despite never having a true count of over 1 ¼; the count I needed to raise my bet minus camouflage—at least in this game.
I then hopped back to the now uncrowded single-deck game and won back about $200. One dumb thing I did was not making a bet for the dealer (toking) when I had two hands of $100 on the table at time when he could choose to shuffle.
The dealer shuffled. I left the bets out to start the new deck—pulling back a bet is a very bad practice for card counters—and split the two hands. Very soon after this, my hour was up.
Like last year, I was given no heat by the Nugget pit. I hope that will continue.
Session Two. Riviera. 10:40-11:40 am. Graveyard shift. 2 decks.
The penetration was not good. The best I could find was 60%--which was about the worst available a year ago in the Riv's two-deck games. Compensating factors—to an extent—were my $25-$400 (two hands of $200) spread and lots of fast head-on play.
Unlike the Nugget, I was given some slight heat. I once had a play decision in which it was correct to split two tens versus a dealer five; before doing so, I quickly looked around the pit and saw no one watching. I then made this move and won both hands. After this, a pit boss did start to watch.
I got ahead close to $1000 and then lost two straight $400 rounds (two hands of $200) near the end. The last deck went well, which helped ensure my maiden win of this blackjack venture.
After my win at the Riv, I walked across the street to the Stardust, ate a couple of hot dogs, and then spoke to Paul—a sports betting money mover I know. He has only two NBA games to concern himself with today, but lots of college tournament games are on the horizon—a good time to avoid him at this place!
Session Three. Gold Coast. 1:20-1:35 pm. Day shift. 2 decks.
Incredibly, I suffered my first barring in my third play session. It was a shocking experience.
When I first entered the Gold Coast, I noticed only crowded $5 tables and one empty $100 table. I asked a pit boss if any quarter ($25 minimum) tables were available. The boss answered that the $100 table would be converted to a $25 one for me. After this was quickly accomplished, I sat down to play and was quickly joined by two other players. As I played, I engaged the pit boss in conversation. I asked about restaurants and other features of the Gold Coast (answers that I already knew).
As I talked, I had a lucky run in my blackjack play. Without ever going beyond two hands of $100—and progressing to this point only off a win with two hands of $50 or one of $100—I got ahead nearly $700 within 15 minutes. At this point, the pit boss said to me, "I think that's enough."
I answered him, "What do you mean, sir?"
"You can play other games here, but you aren't allowed to play any more blackjack."
As I colored up my chips without protest (what was I supposed to say?), one of the other players commented, "What the hell is this? The guy wins and they throw him out for that?"
I cashed out and left in a daze. Was my card counting that obvious? Was this the first in a quick, long string of barrings?
Later, Frank, my card counter friend, told me that the Gold Coast and its sister casino, the Barbary Coast, often throw out ANYONE who is winning any real money if they even suspect the player knows even basic strategy well. Franks also told me that each of these casinos has evicted him about 40 time. However, since they evict so many players, one could easily go back in—especially on another shift—and play again in day or two! I'll see how I feel before I decide to go back to the Gold Coast.
Session Four. Rio. 2:20-2:45 pm. Day shift. 1 and 2 decks.
After I recovered from my Gold Coast experience, I walked across Valley View to play at the Rio. After I crossed this mini-highway, a 40ish lady walked up to me and remarked how I looked like the "All-American Man." Maybe with my Levi jacket and new Levi jeans, I did. At first glance, the lady looked cute, and I thought of the possibility of some fun later. However, on closer look, this woman looked less attractive and in our quick conversation, I came to feel that she was looking for someone to stay with and sponge off. Perhaps the Gold Coast bosses had sent her out there to snare me!!
After this diversion, I played mostly head-on in the one and two-deck games and my luck remained golden—even better than it was at the Gold Coast. I got blackjacks on several big bets (more likely in high-count decks, but I got far more than my expected share) and I won nearly every double down bet I made.
I used a little camouflage—mostly making some big bets off the top—and got no heat despite my winning. The tables then got crowded and I decided that it was wise to leave at this point.
Session Five. Flamingo Hilton. 3:50-4:35 pm. Day shift. 2 decks.
My three session winning streak came to an end. As I saw deck after deck getting reshuffled at 50% or so penetration, I asked myself, "Why am I playing in this crummy game?"
I know the sad answer to my question: to stop myself from over-playing and getting barred from all of the very few good games in Vegas.
The Flamingo Hilton machine shuffles many of their two-deck games; the dealer then cuts. I prefer a player cutting.
Even head-on play and a decent bet spread couldn't make me a winner.
Session Six. MGM. 5:40-6:45 pm. Day shift. 6 decks.
It sure is a LONG walk to the casino from the self-park.
In the next Blackjack Forum Cheesie awards, this casino should get the Pack Your Backpack Award. I'll lose a couple of pounds in the walk this week.
The penetration was between 4 ¾ and 5 decks today. I never had more than two others at my table and the true count and ace side count—and my method of keeping it without being obvious in a shoe game—caused no problems.
Though this session was not any real disaster, it was the type of session that epitomizes the frustrations of blackjack for card counters. For most of the session I was winning—a few times by around $600. On the last shoe, the true count went past 2 ½ for the first time; I was thus a favorite to win more money.
Didn't happen. I lost several $100 rounds (two hands of $50) and one $150 round (two hands of $75). Luckily, my camouflage of not increasing past two hands of $50 unless coming off a win saved me from a far worse loss, since the count got very high near the end of the shoe.
Session Seven. Golden Nugget. 8:40-9:40 pm. Swing shift. 2 decks.
I got my first meal comp here. The dinner buffet—which I actually got comped to earlier on my graveyard play—was delicious. However, it didn't come free!
With the one-deckers crowded on the main floor, I played in a $25 two-deck game in the baccarat pit. Two or three high rollers from the East played at my table. One of these high rollers claimed that he had won $27,000 in one night at Foxwoods (a mostly lousy penetration, eight-deck Connecticut casino, which I scouted but never played in). On one hand this player stood on a 15 versus a seven (in a neutral deck—though I new he wasn't counting). This player and his friends must have gone through $5000 each in the time I played. I also did poorly, though my losses, and bets, were for far less.
February 28 Totals: +$1,126, 5 ½ hours
I was happy with the results of my first day of play, but realize that my results are totally insignificant from a statistical point of view.
I know well that my trip winnings WILL NOT average $200 an hour as they did today. Still, sleep came easily at my apartment. This is typical for me after a winning day.
March 1
Session One. Riviera. 1:15-2:15 pm. Day shift. 2 decks.
I slept in late today. Most days, I'll probably start earlier.
Penetration continues to be bad here. Plus, almost all of the few times that I had good counts, I lost. I never went past two hands lf $100. No heat for me today.
Session Two. Golden Nugget. 3:40-4:40 pm. Day shift. 1 and 6 decks.
Before I started my Nugget play, I stopped in Leroy's, my favorite sports book, across the street. I checked out the NBA lines. If I was betting the NBA, I suspect I'd bet the Knicks tonight. The Knicks have gone 0-3 on their four game West Coast trip and tonight's game in Sacramento is their last and best chance to get a win on this trip. The game opened with the Knicks a 4 ½ point favorite and has now reached 6. Thus, I know that some big bettors feel the same way.
I realize that it would be dumb for me to bet this game since I am not following the league closely enough. I have not kept power ratings or anything else that would tell me if 6—or even the opening line of 4 ½--is too low or high.
Without such an anchor, betting basketball, or any sport, is a losing proposition. It's like guessing in blackjack play—the act of a dumb gambler. My days of closely following the NBA now seem like 100 years ago.
At the Nugget, I ended my four session losing streak and also won in this casino for the first time in three tries. I played mostly single-deck with two shoes mixed in. In the single-deck, I was a little suspicious of how closely Lana held the cards to her chest. Later, I observed her and could always see the top card coming off the deck. Though I believe that blackjack cheating by dealers in Vegas is extremely rare, I am always alert to the possibility. At the end of my session, I played a little against Lana and added about $100 to my winnings for the session.
Session Three. MGM. 10:30-11:40 pm. Swing shift. 6 decks.
After watching the Knicks pull away late in their covering 100-88 win, I left the Stardust—where I'd watched the game—and drove up the Strip to the MGM. And, no, I didn't second guess my not betting the NBA.
I had my wildest blackjack session so far. The blackjack roller coaster was in full swing!
I first fell behind by over $800 in the first half hour—losing most of it in one high-count shoe in which I won very few hands. The pit observed me closely during my losing streak.
After this loss I decided, during a bathroom trip, to risk another $1000 plus in this decent penetration and uncrowded game. At first, I lost another couple of hundred dollars with one other player at the table. When this player left and I had head-on play, the tide turned—big time! The turnaround began with a four bet winner on a multiple split of threes (a very lucky win since splitting threes is a DEFENSIVE move, in which a player is trying to cut losses) when the dealer busted. In the next shoe, the count skyrocketed to a true count of plus eight. On the big bets, I won nearly every hand with dealer busts and my blackjacks being the key. At the end of the shoe—after a loss and a lowering of the count—it was natural to cut back to $25 bets. Because of this cutback, I decided to play one more shoe (I often will leave a casino if I am betting very high—two hands of $200—at the end of one shoe, since a small bet at the start of the next shoe is often seen as the sign of a card counter.)
Despite this late cutback, I had over a $2000 plus turnaround. Nothing spectacular happened in the final shoe.
Session Four. Flamingo Hilton. 12:40-1:40 am. Swing shift. 2 decks.
Crummy penetration continues to exist in this joint. I hopped around to find uncrowded conditions.
Session Five. Rio. 2:20-3:05 am. Swing shift. 1 deck.
Because of my great session here yesterday—though it was on a different shift—I felt a little paranoid coming here. To give the pit bosses the "right" impression, I found some used keno tickets elsewhere in the casino before I sat down, and I bemoaned my "losses" in that sucker game. My keno ruse and my falling behind early by over $700 kept all eyes and heat away from me. I not only battled back to win, but also got a coffee shop comp from the pit boss.
Session Six. Golden Nugget. 4:10-4:45 am. Graveyard shift. 2 decks.
Just as yesterday, I got walloped in the two-deck baccarat area game. Last year, the Nugget sometimes had $10 two-deck games in this pit, and I lost every time but once there then. Must be a jinx!
Unlike last night, I played almost the whole time by myself and thus lost faster. I don't believe that I ever had over a $200 winning streak in this session. When my losses got close to $1000 for the session, I decided to quit for the session and the day.
March 1 Totals: -$475, 5 ½ hours.
Week One Card Counting Totals: +$651
Time: 11 hours
As I well know, losing days at blackjack card counting are far from uncommon. I also know that I'll have days on this trip far worse than the $475 I dropped today. ♠
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text: E&C Pulse - January 29, 2019 January 29, 2019 Ben DiPietro Share this Article Twitter Email LinkedIn Today, Ben DiPietro recaps the highlights of a Davos panel discussion about innovation, purpose and trust featuring LRN founder Dov Seidman. TOPICS OF CONVERSATION Purpose is the Key to Leading With Innovation The question: How do you think about innovation with purpose? The answer? You don't. To innovate with purpose, the question needs to be flipped, Dov Seidman, LRN's founder and chief executive (photo, second left), said during a panel at last week's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos. "To understand innovation, you have to flip that and have purpose-led innovation," Seidman said during the discussion led by Paul Daugherty (photo, first left), chief technology and innovation officer at professional services firm Accenture, and author of the book, "Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI." Business is about human endeavor, people coming together to do something, and there are two ways for humans to come together on a sustainable basis, said Seidman. One is through wielding power and using carrots and sticks to achieve desired behaviors; the other is working together to achieve common goals for noble purposes. "We know how to use carrots and sticks to shift behavior, but innovation is elevated behavior," said Seidman. "Elevated behavior is us at our most human. When we have a dream and when we inspire, innovation is the most elevated way for us to be." The only thing that has ever elevated another human being is a purpose and a mission worthy of their dedication, he said, adding, "The only people that elevate other people are not formal leaders but moral leaders, people that lead in such a way that they would inspire you to hang with them." While innovation is a big priority for companies, Daugherty said at the same time there are lots of questions, such as those questioning the motives of technology companies, and questions about diversity, inclusion, ethics, bias, where jobs are going, security, privacy, etc. "So the big purpose question is, as we are changing the world of innovation, what is our purpose in doing so?" he asked. "What's our purpose with respect to the employees that we have, consumers, the communities we operate in?" Entertainer and tech entrepreneur Will.i.am said because of the rapid changes being served up by technology, and because it just should be a human right, he believes when talking about innovation there must be discussion of how to empower people to take ownership of their data so they can decide what to do with it. Part of the issue is people presently are willing give up the rights to their data for what Will.i.am called the ease of access--whether it's trading data to get music at a click, or to hail a ride. "If you're poor you can sell your blood, your plasma, for money, but it's not the case for your data right now," he said. "You don't have a say in who has access to it, and that's because we are all under this access level of society." Will.i.am said he expects a data revolution by 2030, as people get wiser about all of this and demand control of their information. "Data is power, data is currency," he said. "There is value in your activities. I am my data." Without Trust, it's Just Rest in Peace One of the foundational issues for organizations dealing with consumers--being able to innovate with purpose--starts with customers trusting them on basic matters such as privacy and security, said Daugherty. Panel participant Stephanie Linnartz, chief commercial officer at Marriott, explained what the company did in the wake of its massive data breach last year to communicate with customers in the days and months that followed. When the breach was discovered, Linnartz--who is responsible for IT and security--met with her boss, the general counsel and the CEO to map a response. They put out the information they had, even without fully understanding all that had happened. They readjusted their determinations of the impacts as new information became available and then communicated those results. "It's all about being completely transparent, communicating," she said. "Our trust with our customers--we're a 91-year-old company--is the most important thing. The only thing you can do is just get out there, be truthful, deal with it, be completely honest and get through it. If you do that, if you admit what happened and do the next right thing, I think you can keep trust and hopefully earn more trust in the years ahead." Daugherty said you can't innovate without trust "because customers aren't going to let you do new things if they don't trust you." Seidman agreed, saying it's all about trust, then explaining how trust ties in to risk, innovation and progress. To make progress, achieve prosperity or improve performance, people must innovate, said Seidman, adding to innovate means to take a risk and the only time people are willing to take a risk is when they trust. The upcoming LRN State of Moral Leadership in Business report found trust is high right now at just 11% of organizations. That's because people don't look at trust in the right way, he said. Put another way: risk, innovation and progress spell out "RIP," or rest in peace. It takes trust to spark the "TRIP" that leads to the journey of innovation. "We think trust is something we can go look for--trust and verify, can I trust you?," said Seidman. "But Aristotle taught us the virtue of trust lies in the person giving it away. If I trust you, I'm giving you the power to do right by me, or let me down. So we go inspecting for trust, we don't get it, as opposed to scaling the giving it away." He named some business examples of what happens when people give trust away. The band Radiohead made more money on their album when they let listeners pay what they wanted than when they set the price for their earlier offerings. Dominos ran an ad campaign about how awful-tasting their pizza was, even having top executives saying, "It tastes like cardboard," and pledging to make a better pizza. "Their journey of innovation started when they trusted people with the truth," said Seidman. "If you want this type of purpose-inspired innovation, the only time you get high trust is when there is purpose at the core. We've done studies when executives and leaders set a high moral bar which is purpose-inspired, they get 10 times more creativity and 13 times more innovation." And, as the world moves more toward artificial intelligence becoming a larger part of everyday life, Seidman said it will be up to companies to express their humanity as part of their value equation to customers. "One company after another is saying 'Buy here, work here, invest in us, because of our humanity.' But it's one thing to proclaim a humanistic mission and purpose, and it's another thing to translate that into practices and operating dynamics and procedures and leadership and individual behaviors that are human," said Seidman. "I think the innovation model and blueprint going forward is going to have to require a translation of the proclamation of humanity into how we do that. ... The innovation we're talking about is innovation in humanity, in how we lead, how we harness human potential." Click here to watch the entire panel discussion. Ben DiPietro @BenDiPietro1 firstname.lastname@example.com MIND NUMBERS Research from the Ethics and Compliance Initiative found at companies where employees feel their leaders are being transparent about the organization's shortcomings, 82% of respondents said they have reported misconduct. That compares to a 50% reporting rate at companies where employees don't believe their leaders open up fully when something goes wrong. WHAT'S NEWS The U.S. Justice Department filed criminal fraud charges against Huawei Technologies, a move likely to further heighten tensions with China, Washington Post reports. The World Economic Forum in Davos found politicians, academics and business leaders in agreement the present world economic and political order no longer is sustainable, and the transition to a new system has started, Axios reports. 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Reducing credit card debt is usually a consumer's first step towards financial freedom. Credit card companies entice consumers in with low introductory rates, cash advance checks and other gimmicky promotions. What consumers don't realize is that they are at the credit card company's mercy. That low introductory rate can quickly turn into a 30 percent annual percentage rate. By reducing your credit card debt, you will free up your finances for retirement, college and other savings venues.
Make a list of all of your credit cards. Start with the smallest balance on the top of the list and the largest balance on the bottom. Also write down the minimum payment that is due on the credit card at this time. Credit card minimum payments go down as the balance goes down, which increases the payoff time exponentially.
Stop using your credit cards. If you cannot pay cash for an item, do not purchase it. You will never get out of credit card debt if you do not stop using your credit cards today. You can cut them up, freeze them or shred them--whatever you think will help you stop using them.
Pay the current minimum payment on your account, or more, every month. As the balance goes down, and subsequently the minimum payment is reduced, do not reduce your minimum payment. This is one of the easiest ways to reduce your credit card debt.
Use unexpected income to boost your credit card payment. If you receive unexpected income, instead of considering it a ticket to splurge, put the total amount of the unexpected income onto your smallest credit card balance. This will help expedite the card's payoff, thus reducing your overall credit card debt load.
Roll over the minimum payment from a credit card that has been paid off onto the next credit card in your list. If you have multiple credit card accounts, as one is paid off, apply that card's minimum payment to the payment you are making on the next account. Your total monthly credit card payment remains the same however the payments are restructured. This will also quickly expedite your credit card payoff.
Consider liquidating certain savings accounts to pay off your credit card debt. Do not liquidate retirement funds, as the penalties are prohibitive. If, however, you have a savings account earning 1 percent interest, use a portion of those funds to pay down on a credit card charging a higher interest rate. Do not completely liquidate your savings, as you will want access to non-credit card funds in the event of an emergency.
Track your progress visually. Put a pie chart up on your refrigerator and update it every month. As you see your progress daily, you will be more motivated to stay on track to reduce your credit card debt.
Some consumers prefer to list their debts by the order of the interest rate paying the highest interest rate card first. This will usually shave a couple of months off of your debt repayment and save some money in interest. However, many consumers feel a rush when they pay off a credit card, which is easier when your smallest credit card is receiving all of the financial attention.
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The T-34/85 (unofficial name) is an old, presumably abandoned tank found in the Rogers Salvage Scrap Yard in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. It cannot be controlled by the player, as it is a complete wreckage. Thus, it serves only as scenery.
The T-34 is unable to be driven and just appears as a wrecked vehicle inside the scrap yard. The vehicle has no given name in-game, so it is known by its real life name, T-34/85.
The T-34's design looks exactly like its real-life counterpart, the Soviet T-34-85. This is the latter version of the tank, with a larger turret and an 85 mm main gun. Unlike most vehicles in GTA V, it's an exact recreation of its real-life model.
- Notably, the tank is fitted with its hull-mounted Degtyaryov DT machine gun, which is usually missing on museum tanks or those featured in video games.
- The tank appears to simply be abandoned, as there is no evidence of shell penetration or other combat damage, and no apparent damage to the suspension. It appears partially sunken into the earth, indicating that it has not been moved for a very long time.


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Jake has been on his 10-day vacation, so Whitey and I have been working his full-time schedule. This means we have to actually work instead of just sit around and count money all day while planning our next vacation. /sarcasm
Whitey has picked up the lunch shifts, and I have been working the dinner shifts. The last two nights have been busy, so I've been able to actually make food. It's perfect, of course. Toppings are put on pizzas exactly where they should be, and the crust is cooked exactly right. But it's my restaurant, and that's how I want it.
That's the thing. When you hire someone, you want them to do it EXACTLY your way. You trust them to do the job you would've done were you able to be there 24/7. A good employee becomes invaluable, because they do it your way, not their way. After all, it's your business.
Jake has been with Paizano's for four years now, and Kris will have worked with us for six years this May. I trust both of them to make decisions on my behalf when I'm not physically at the restaurant. Because they do it my way, and with a smile that isn't forced, because they like what they do.
Working at a restaurant, or in the hospitality business for that matter, isn't for everyone. But it is for us, and for a lot of people like us. Service minded. Perfectionists. People pleasers.
It's one of the reasons we opened Paizano's. I asked Whitey, "What was your favorite job, ever?"
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I told him, "Sully's Italian restaurant, and even waitressing at Rosette in Bend. I loved waiting tables and serving great food, suggesting wines and meeting all of the regulars that came in."
And so, Paizano's came to fruition. We quit our jobs and went for it.
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He tilted the pizza almost vertically when opening the front door, and I could hear the pizza slide in the box. I laughed and said, "Whoops! Be careful — that pizza will get messed up if you don't keep it straight, like this…" (motioning with my hands to carry it correctly) "… and you'll never get a job as a pizza guy if you can't carry a pizza correctly!"
The boy stopped in the doorway, wrinkled his nose and squinted as if smelling a foul odor, and said, "I'm not gonna work at a pizza place when I'm a grownup. I'm gonna be rich."
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Last chance to see: Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud
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Crowds flock to see Ruskin masterpieces in Cumbria
More than 6000 people have visited Abbot Hall Art Gallery's latest exhibition - making it one of the most popular shows in recent years.
Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud opened on 12 July and has been a big hit with audiences.
There are less than three weeks to see this amazing exhibition before it closes on Saturday 5 October.
The exhibition examines Ruskin's relationship with Turner's work and the impact Ruskin had in highlighting climate change. It also features contemporary work by Royal Academician Emma Stibbon.
Visitors have been wowed by the art as well as commenting on issues around global warming.
Kerri Offord, Head of Curatorial at Lakeland Arts, said: "We've had a fantastic response to this exhibition in terms of numbers of visitors through the door and the debates sparked by the artworks.
"This is one of the biggest exhibitions we've ever staged. Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud includes more than 135 works and stretches across six galleries.
"It's been wonderful to get such an overwhelming positive response from visitors. Key themes in the show include climate change and mental health. Given that these are two major issues today the exhibition has certainly struck a chord with visitors."
John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the leading English art historian of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, prominent social thinker and philanthropist.
It's particularly apt that the exhibition has been taking place in Cumbria - the home of Ruskin and the place he found most inspiration. And this year has been extra special being the 200th anniversary of Ruskin's birthday.
JMW Turner (1775-1881) was a landscape painter, traveller, poet and teacher. Many people consider him the first modern painter.
Alongside these two icons of painting, contemporary artist Emma Stibbon's large monochrome drawings and cyanotype photographs reveal the effects of a warming climate in The Alps.
Stibbon will return to Abbot Hall on Friday 4 October for a sold-out talk about her work. The event will be streamed live on Abbot Hall's Facebook page.
Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud will close on 5 October.
A selection of comments left in exhibition visitors' book:
"Fabulous. How lucky we are to live where some of these wonderful exhibits are."
"Marvellous exhibition. Brilliant to see Turner and Ruskin's work. Emma Stibbon is a new name to me and a revelation."
"Beautiful exhibition. I left feeling desperate to go back to my paintbox."
"Very interesting to learn Ruskin anticipated climate concerns. Very well presented and informative exhibition."
"Ruskin's comments about global warming were 150-years-ago. We must act now before it's too late"
"A beautiful and evocative collection of paintings"
Abbot Hall partnered with York Art Gallery and University of York on this exhibition. Works from both Abbot Hall and York Art Gallery are on show alongside substantial loans from national and regional collections.
This exhibition was first shown at York Art Gallery from March to June where it was also a massive draw for visitors.
More details of Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud: https://www.abbothall.org.uk/exhibitions/Ruskin-Turner
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Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal opened in 1962. It has built up an outstanding collection and a strong reputation for showing exhibitions of national and international artists of the highest quality. In 2018 it showed work ranging from Claude Monet and Auguste Rodin to contemporary artists Elisabeth Frink and Alison Watt. The gallery and surrounding estate will undergo a major redevelopment planned to start in 2020.
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Lakeland Arts has a portfolio of galleries and museums in the Lake District. It's venues are Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry, Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House. A new museum: Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories opened in March 2019.
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Abbot Hall also houses the Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry in the former coach house and stables. The Museum opened in 1971. Immerse yourself in Lake District history, discover the region's past in farming, mining and tanning. Find out about Swallows and Amazons author Arthur Ransome and stroll down a Victorian Street. The Museum also has a regular programme of exhibitions.
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York Art Gallery, founded in 1892, is home to a rich collection of art spanning over 600 years, from the fourteenth century to the present day. Highlights include early religious Ital- ian panels, seventeenth-century Dutch masterpieces, Victorian narrative paintings, and twentieth-century works by artists such as LS Lowry and David Hockney, as well as the largest collection of work by York-born artist William Etty RA and a large collection of works on paper. The Gallery also holds the most extensive and representative collection of studio ceramics, showcased in the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA). Following a major £8 million redevelopment project which created sixty percent more display space and new gardens, the Gallery reopened in 2015 and now runs a dynamic programme of temporary exhibi- tions of both contemporary and historic art. www.yorkartgallery.org.uk
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The National Council of Registered ISAOs (NCRI) is a member-driven organization that was formed to act on behalf of organizations within the information sharing ecosystem. The NCRI, formed in August 2018, was created to be a leading voice in the information sharing ecosystem and to represent its members at local, state and federal levels of government. The NCRI acts as a voice to:
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As the organization grows, the board of directors, advisory board and special committees will be determined and elected into position by members of the NCRI. Memberships will be open to ISAOs meeting registration requirements, as determined by the NCRI advisory board.


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Barnabas will hand the player's gear back, Kleon is revealed as a cultist, and the mission will come to an end.


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Mark Vaughan-Jackson: The T word
Death and taxes.
Two words guaranteed to instill a sense of dread, or at least an uncomfortable feeling, in most people.
And, as the saying goes, both are inevitable. Inescapable.
While, for most people, the T word doesn't usually rear its ugly head for a couple more months, in St. John's it's doing the rounds as city council works on its municipal budget for the coming year.
Like everyone else, the city is seeing costs going up.
Back in September, Telegram reporter David Maher reported on some of the extra costs the city is facing: a power bill of $10.3 million is expected to increase to $16.3 million by 2021; debt payments are up by $3.4-million; a $1-million increase in city salary costs; another $606,000 for Metrobus salaries; an $808,000 increase in fire protection costs.
The city has been trying to reduce costs and find efficiencies. It has frozen management salaries, kept new hires to a minimum, cut cellphone costs and eliminated car allowances, among other moves.
But it also faces a major revenue drop. While St. John's property assessments aren't out yet, the trend across the province has seen residential values decreasing — meaning the city could face a dip of between $8 million and $15 million in residential tax revenues. And residential taxes make up about 32 per cent of city revenues.
Faced with that kind of financial pressure, earlier this year Coun. Dave Lane, head of the city's finance committee, made it known that city taxpayers are probably facing an increase in the next budget. The city has to balance its books and the extra money has to come from somewhere.
It was suggested residential taxpayers might face a mill rate hike of between 0.4 and 0.6 points. On the current mill rate of 7.3, that would mean if your home is valued at $300,000, your tax bill would go up by about $220.
Commercial property owners make up 25 per cent of the city's annual revenues. They could face a mill rate increase of between 1 and 1.9 points. The mill rate for a commercial property with water and sewer services is currently 24.7. I just scanned commercial property listings and found a nice two-storey commercial building for sale at $1,090,000. Based on the proposed increase, the owner of a building like that could face a tax bill of between $28,103 and $28,994.
A big concern for business owners is that values for commercial properties have actually increased a bit. If that holds true in the St. John's assessments, commercial property owners could see their city tax bill go up anyway, tax hike or no.
Over the summer, the city held budget consultations, gathering input on how it can balance the budget. Friday, the St. John's Board of Trade brought together some of its members to get their take on how they'd like the city to approach the budget.
The session was closed to the media, but board chair Andrea Stack summed up some of the concerns that were expressed.
"Our members feel like the taxation that we have as individuals in the city of St. John's is high on all levels, through all levels of government. So we're pushing for the city to find efficiencies and reduce where they can," she said.
It could be efficiency initiatives to save money on energy, looking to public-private partnerships to pay for major municipal infrastructure projects, or reviewing core services.
"Finding what is spent in other jurisdictions and seeing how our spending sits relative to other jurisdictions, like Halifax or other cities," Stack said. "Seeing what our core services are, what needs to be offered and doing that more efficiently and more cost-effectively."
Bottom line is, Stack said, raising taxes shouldn't be the automatic reflex when faced with a projected shortfall.
"We don't feel the answer should be 'Oh, here are our costs, what do we need to charge the residents of St. John's?'" Stack said. "We feel they should be looking internally and find what a fair tax rate should be for the city."
And the level of taxation matters, Stack said; matters deeply.
"I think there are businesses out there that are feeling like the tax burden that they're facing from all levels of government is getting too high and they're considering does it make sense to stay in business?" she said. "It's a tough economy out there and at the end of the day we think the government at all levels should be looking to do what they can to reduce taxes and help keep the economy moving."
Mark Vaughan-Jackson is The Telegram's Business editor. He can be reached via email at email@example.com. If you're worried where your municipal taxes are headed and want to share your concerns, drop me a line.
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Old Aluminium Cylinders – Warning
Following a number of recent incidents, the HSE have recently issued a warning concerning the risk of catastrophic failure of old aluminium scuba cylinders. This concerns cylinders manufactured between 1963 and 1995.
The action required is :
- Check to see if any of your cylinders are manufactured or suspected to be manufactured from aluminium alloys HE30/AA6082 or AA6351. Check for specific alloy-related markings or for a manufacture date (the earliest date stamped on the cylinder) prior to 1995. If you believe that a cylinder may be made from either of these alloys, then you should assess the risk of continued use by considering the cylinder's age, history of use and previous testing.
- If you cannot determine the alloy and appropriate information as described in BS EN 1802—e.g., if you cannot easily read markings on the cylinder or if markings are missing—you must remove the cylinder from service, safely release the gas and render the cylinder incapable of holding pressure.
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John Kerry Biography
Birthday: December 11, 1943
Nationality: American
Famous: Quotes By John Kerry Political Leaders
Age: 76 Years, 76 Year Old Males
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Also Known As: John Forbes Kerry
Born in: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado
Famous as: Politician
Height: 6'4" (193 cm), 6'4" Males
Spouse/Ex-: Teresa Heinz (m. 1995), Julia Thorne (m. 1970–1988)
father: Richard Kerry
mother: Rosemary Forbes Kerry
children: Alexandra Kerry, Vanessa Kerry
U.S. State: Colorado
education: Yale University, Boston College Law School, St. Paul's School, Fessenden School, St. Albans School, Jonathan Edwards College
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John Forbes Kerry is an American politician who served as the United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. In this position, he was popular for his powerful strategies to resolve many critical international challenges. He supported free trade, expansive foreign and military policy, and increasing spending on education. A lawyer by profession, he worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Massachusetts before pursuing a career in politics. Elected to the US Senate in 1984, he went on to serve as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and resolved the nation's fiscal problems as a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. He thrived in his political career and eventually rose to the position of the Secretary of State. One of his most challenging tasks as the Secretary of State was to find a solution to the conflict between the rebels and Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria, in which chemical weapons were used on the civilians. His diplomatic efforts with Iran paid off when the US reached an agreement with Iran and the latter had to pledge to curb its uranium program. Kerry not only received several honorary degrees for his services to the US, but also bagged a number of foreign honors.
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- John Forbes Kerry was born in Aurora, Colorado, on December 11, 1943 to Richard John Kerry, a Foreign Service officer and lawyer, and Rosemary Isabel Forbes, a nurse and social activist. He has three siblings—elder sister Margaret, younger sister Diana, and younger brother Cameron.
- When his father was discharged from the Army Air Corps, his family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1949, and Richard became a diplomat in the State Department's Bureau of United Nations Affairs.
- During his school days, Kerry was very religious and was an altar boy at one point of time. He prayed all the time and thought that he would become a priest.
- He attended the Fessenden School in Newton, Massachusetts, and later went to St. Paul's boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire as his father was posted at the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway at that time. At St. Paul's he started developing an interest in politics. He founded the John Winant Society at St. Paul's, which still exists today.
- In 1962, he joined the Yale University and graduated in 1966 with a bachelor's degree in political science. At Yale, he played on the varsity Yale Bulldogs Men's soccer team. He also played hockey and took flying classes.
- He was the Chairman of the Liberal Party of the Yale Political Union in his sophomore year, and a year later, became the President of the Union. He won many debates against the students of other colleges from across the nation. He received the Ten Eyck prize as the best orator for a speech about the US foreign policy.
- After his graduation, he joined the US Navy and fought in the Vietnam War as a gunboat officer.
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- He joined the Boston College Law School in 1973, and simultaneously worked as a radio host on WBZ. In 1974, he became the executive director of Mass Action, an advocacy association in Massachusetts.
- He received his Juris Doctor from Boston College in 1976, and entered the Massachusetts bar in the same year. Immediately, he became a full-time prosecutor in the office of the District Attorney of Middlesex County, John J. Droney. A year later, he was promoted to First Assistant District Attorney.
- He quit his job in 1979 and departed with his assistant DA Roanne Sragow to set up their own law firm. Simultaneously, he worked as a commentator for WCVB-TV and co-founded the Kilvert & Forbes bakery with businessman K. Dun Gifford.
- In 1982, when incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Thomas P. O'Neill III refused to run for a third term, Kerry declared his candidacy, and won the nomination with 325,890 votes. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts under Michael Dukakis.
- In 1984, he won one of Massachusetts' Senate seats. He was re-elected in the next four terms—1990, 1996, 2002 and 2008. As a senator, he supported increasing investment in education, protection of the environment, hi-tech economy, free trade, and expansive US foreign and military policy. He sponsored or co-sponsored hundreds of bills on small business concerns, education, terrorism, marine resource protection, etc.
- As a senator, he played a significant role as an important envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2011 after the killing of Osama bin Laden. He also retrieved from Pakistan a part of the US helicopter which was abandoned at Abbottabad during the Osama bin Laden strike. In 2013, he discussed with Pakistan the peace process with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
- He headed several committees, including the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 1987 to 1989, and the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs from 1991 to 1993.
- In 2004, he won the Democratic nomination for the president. He focused his campaign on criticizing the government of incumbent President George W. Bush. However, after a tough campaign, he lost the presidential election to Bush.
- Despite his failure in the presidential election, he had a strong presence in the US Senate. In 2009, he became the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and in 2011, as a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, he was asked to help find a solution to US fiscal problems.
- President Barack Obama nominated Kerry as his Secretary of State in December 2012. He succeeded Hillary Clinton and was sworn in on February 1, 2013. As his first major task, he convinced the Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to start the 2013-14 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
- He became the first US Secretary of State to meet his Iranian counterpart since the 1979 Iranian Revolution when he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in September 2013. This in turn led to the JCPOA nuclear agreement.
- During the conflict in Syria between the rebels and the Bashar al-Assad government in 2013, Kerry confirmed that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on civilians.
- When Obama announced a strike on Syria, Russia agreed to negotiate with Syria to destroy its chemical weapons. In September 2014, the UN Security Council passed a resolution ordering the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.
- Kerry retired from his post following the completion of Obama's tenure as the president on January 20, 2017.
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- John Kerry has always been concerned about the global environment. In April 2016, he signed the Paris Climate Accords at the United Nations. In November 2016, he visited the Antarctica and held meetings with researchers. This made him the first US Secretary of State to do so.
- In September 2015, he initiated the policy called 'Global Connect' that promises to provide internet access to over 1.5 billion people across the world by 2020.
- Kerry's meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was significant as it was for the first time in years that such high-ranking officials from the US and Iran were meeting to talk. This also helped the US and Iran to reach an agreement in which Iran pledged to curb its uranium program.
- John Kerry earned several military honors, including the Silver Star and the Bronze Star, for being a valiant soldier in the Vietnam War.
- He received several honorary degrees, including Doctor of Laws granted by the University of Massachusetts in 1988 and Doctor of Public Service granted by Northeastern University, Massachusetts, in 2000.
- Germany had awarded him the Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. He also received the Grand Office of the Legion of Honor from France.
- John Forbes Kerry dated Janet Auchincloss, the half-sister of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, when he was at Yale University.
- In 1970, he married writer Julia Stimson Thorne and the couple had two daughters together—Alexandra Forbes Kerry, who was born on September 5, 1973, and Vanessa Bradford Kerry, who was born on December 31, 1976. While Alexandra is a documentary filmmaker, Vanessa is a physician and health care administrator.
- Kerry and Julia divorced in 1988. Julia eventually re-married Richard Charlesworth, an architect, and settled in Montana. She died of cancer in 2006.
- Kerry married Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões Ferreira, a Mozambican-born businesswoman, on May 26, 1995. Maria was the widow of Kerry's late senate colleague Henry John Heinz III. She has three sons from her marriage to Heinz.
- In 2003, Kerry was diagnosed with prostate cancer which was successfully treated and cured. In 2015, he broke his right leg in a biking accident in France and underwent a four-hour operation to set it right.
- During his younger days, he had been an avid cyclist and had participated in many long-distance rides. He had also been a snowboarder, windsurfer, and sailor.
- In April 2017, he bought an 18-acre property including a seven bedroom house at Martha's Vineyard in Chilmark, Massachusetts, at the cost of $11.75 million.
- His first memoir is due to be released in 2018.
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Training Day for Catechists/Clergy
February 17, 2018
"Finding God: Adaptive Faith Formation For Special Needs"
Presentation by Luci Holloway, Consultant for Loyola Press
Our Sunday Visitor and the Westerman Foundation have granted the Diocese of Tyler Special Needs Ministry $10,000 to use for formation. 10 kits will be given away at this training session to 10 deserving parishes who are providing for these families.
The World Marriage Day Anniversary Celebration Mass and Reception will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 10:30am at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler.
All couples celebrating anniversaries ending in 0 or 5 (5, 10, 15, etc.) and couples celebrating more than 50 years of marriage in the year 2018 are cordially invited to attend the World Marriage Day Mass and Reception with Bishop Joseph Strickland.
For more information or to register, CLICK HERE.
The Official Diocesan Civic Holiday/Holy Day schedule for 2018 has been announced:
Monday/January 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Friday/March 30 – Good Friday
Monday/April 2 – Easter Monday
Monday/May 28 – Memorial Day
Wednesday/July 4 – Independence Day
Wednesday/August 15 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Monday/September 3 – Labor Day
Thursday/November 1 – All Saint Day
Friday/November 23 – Thanksgiving
Monday/December 24 – Christmas Holiday
Tuesday/December 25 – Nativity of the Lord
Wednesday/December 26 – Christmas Holiday
The St. Philip Institute of Catechesis and Evangelization will host several Diocesan Teaching events across the Diocese of Tyler in January and February. These events will focus on the themes of "How the Early Church was Catholic" and "Water to Wine: The Transformative Power of Catholic Matrimony."
All are invited to join Bishop Strickland and the Institute staff. Each event will conclude with a holy hour and confession, followed by Mass with Bishop Strickland.
After due consultation and prayerful reflection, and in order to provide for the proper care of souls entrusted to him, Bishop Joseph E. Strickland is pleased to announce the following pastoral assignments and appointments for the Diocese of Tyler. All changes are effective Jan. 19, 2018, unless noted.
Rev. Jose Kannampuzha assigned as Pastor of St. Jude Parish in Henderson (from Pastor of St. Andrew Parish in Lufkin).