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Fighting the climate while staying stylish is often hard to do. As students, often our priority is comfort so when we are looking for a casual outfit to sport in the middle of winter, we gravitate to our leggings, UGG boots and puffer coats. A chic and simple way to amp up our go-to winter ensemble is with a statement scarf. And trust me, it's never been easier to follow a trend.
I found this Fashionista on her way to grab coffee with a friend. With the ripped jeans and army jacket, the scarf provides a little detail and is the perfect addition to finalize her look. What I really love about this outfit is how this Fashionista combines totally different styles and meshes them together seamlessly. The ripped denim and military-inspired jacket provide a little edge while the scarf and Khombu boots add a preppy element.
Statement scarves dominate the runways and crowd the racks no matter what the season is. They allow any Fashionista to stay true to his/her own style while still looking fab. You can find them in different patterns, textiles, shapes and sizes and you also have the opportunity tie them in a variety of different ways. Winter runways have re-introduced trends like camo, fur, neons and fringe, all of which can be tested out in the form of a scarf. This Jocelyn color-blocked fur infinity scarf is a perfect accessory to rock when you're looking to simply get your feet wet with the bolder trends that have been so popular.
Don't ditch this accessory when the sun starts to shine; it's totally transitional. Now, you can sport it along side a jacket like this Fashionista is doing, or in the warmer months you can still rock it by layering it over a cute summer sundress. Burberry Prorsum has always come out with beautifully printed scarves made of cashmere or silk-blend that are especially versatile throughout all months of the year. Try wearing one like this alongside a chocolate leather jacket and skinnies in the fall/winter months and in warm temperatures you could try out the mixing patterns trend and pairing it with a striped dress. Designers like Gucci are going even farther with the printed scarf trend and turning them into hair accessories or actual clothing like this halter-top. Emilio Pucci was one of the first designers to turn scarf-like materials and patterns into everything from jackets to trousers.
The printed scarf is an easy go-to item when you're looking to stay warm, cozy but also fashion forward.
Spotted: Chanel showed a twisted up printed scarf on their fall 2012 ready-to-wear runway show. It was a silk-blend but paired with a heavy sweater and leggings. The look also featured the clashing patterns trend.


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Please confirm that you want to add Outsource Your Life and Business to your Wishlist.
Are you looking for a course that will teach you how to utilize the right tools and resources to leverage your time and grow your business with hiring virtual team members through outsourcing?
In this course I'm going to cover:
If you are tired of that long to-do list that never seems to get done then I'm excited you're here. I'm here to teach you how to profit while others do your work. We're going to dive into tips and strategies that will help you remove your daily tasks by delegating them to someone who can do them better than you so that you can focus on what you are really passionate about.
Beginner to Outsourcing? If you're just getting started with outsourcing, I'm going to provide you with the right foundation to get started. You're not going to have that "Am I wasting money" voice talking to you because I have the exact strategies to follow to succeed with outsourcing.
If you've tried outsourcing before and failed, I know how you feel. In fact I've spent thousands of dollars learning how to create a team that works well for me and how to leverage talent to meet the needs of my business. I've met many people that have hired their virtual assistant, only to find themselves doing twice as much work. You should remove yourself from the equation as fast as possible.
Bonus Material Included in this Course:
With 38 lectures and 4 hours of content, this course contains everything you need to know to remove your to-do list of tasks, gain freedom in your business and scale your business with the right team in place.
The course is broken down into 6 main objectives:
Students completing this course will learn the steps to outsource their life and business to a virtual team and scale their business.
By taking this course, you're taking action on the most valuable thing in life...YOUR TIME. It's the one thing you can't get more of no matter how many resources you have. Our time is limited but now you have the opportunity to remove tasks from your life and spend quality time on the important things.
Getting to the point in your business when you feel the pressure to remove tasks in order to scale your company can come right away or years down the road.
If you look at successful entrepreneurs, you'll find a trend. They didn't get where they are because they did everything themselves. In fact, many times they give credit to all the people who helped them reach the top.
Discovering ways to build leverage in order to scale the growth of your business is the single most important thing for your early startup or your seasoned company. You're never too late to scale.
If you're like me, you'll appreciate having all of the slides on file to take notes. I've even included some in here that never made it in the actual course!
It's important to set certain expectations for this course. I've seen a lot of people succeed with hiring a virtual team and I've also seen many fail. What was the difference? Simple, it was the way they approached their processes.
There are 3 keys to early success:
If you're having issues with your business already, outsourcing will not be the cure. For example, marketing a bad product will not make the product sell more. We must first identify the potential issues or theories you may be having before we get started.
The outsourcing trend has created quite the buzz around a concept that many still don't quite understand. What is outsourcing and why, as an entrepreneur should I be doing it?
Outsourcing, whether local or foreign is a growing business model for many businesses both large and small. Understanding what concept will help you gain insight on what it can do for you.
Answering your WHY statement is the most important thing you can do before getting started with outsourcing your tasks.
What pain points do you have in your business or in your life? Solving your WHY will help you determine the reason you must take action soon.
There was a time where I tried to become really good at everything because I liked the control. I got burned out. I like to know just a little about everything, just enough to where I can hire the right people to fill those roles.
Ask yourself, Is there a quicker, more effective method to handle processes?
Outsourcing give your the option to:
Outsourcing means that you're giving up something and paying for someone else to do the task on your behalf. This cost needs to make sense financially so that you're able to scale your business.
Action item: The first step is determining what is your time really worth?
When you think about the basic outsourcing tasks for your business the first things that might come to mind are usually software development, financial services, data entry and creative or development services.
But the reality of outsourcing is that you can use it for many other things. When you think about all of the areas that you would like help in, you tend to make a big list. So how do we start?
After completing this exercise you will know what types of tasks you should start outsourcing.
Action Item: Write down 3-5 Tasks that You Love!
See what you learned.
When you're jotting down tasks, write down what tasks do you do repetitively? Repetitive tasks might include checking email, importing v-cards, editing web pages, checking voicemail and so on. Want to see a HUGE list of things to outsource, check out our attached doc (I show you 220+ potential things to outsource).
What tasks could someone do equal or better than you on? I say better than you because you want these tasks to not disappear from your life, but just off your plate.
The goal of this exercise will be to determine your actual list of tasks that you can hand off to someone else.
Action Item: Make a list of everything that you do in a given day that you want to remove off your plate.
Next to the task, think about how much time it it takes to accomplish that task.
Give it a number per day (5 for 5 minutes, 120 for two hours and so on.) Get ready to be shocked by the amount of time you're potentially loosing each day.
Action Item: Go down your list and give each task a time amount in minutes.
Knowing what category your task falls under is a great exercise because it helps us identify what skills we need out of our hire.
Action item: Go down you list and assign a category to each task.
I've included a download of what my list looks like after I've organized my list.
"The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them" - Carlos Ghosn
You've just created a list that is all chaos! Time to get organized :) I want you to give each task a # from 1-3 depending on how important that tasks is for you. So use the space on the far right to give the task a priority.
In this module, you will prioritize your list of tasks and develop a plan of attack.
Action item: Go down your list and assign a number 1-3 to each task depending on their priority.
Your Top 10 list is the most reasonable approach to take at your outsourcing list.
Simplifying your list to just 10 tasks will help you learn the exercise so that in the future you can grow this list to as many tasks that you want to outsource.
Action item: Add up the total number of time you spend in your Top 10 List. Then multiply it by your hourly rate.
Determine what it will take hourly or project based to successfully complete a task or project. In order to do this you'll need to think through each part of your job.
You can break it down into three different areas of projects:
So as you determine your type of projects you can quickly see how to setup a budget that keeps you "safe" throughout the entire process.
It's important to now include the "when" to this equation.
What I like to say is, you know you're ready when you want your personnel to concentrate on their core competencies. Or if it's for you personally, I would say "When you reach the point of repetitive work that you can easily build a process for then you must begin to outsource."
Choose a Platform (Odesk is going to be my Example) Many of the other sites (such as elance.com) have a similar style of features, and I've made a list of sites that you can use for outsourcing your work (attached). Once you feel comfortable using Odesk types of sites you can start using websites like BestHire.ph for more permanent solutions…(there are also drawbacks to this)
Post Job
Choose Category
They are pretty close at matching categories for your project. You sometimes have to look around but they're usually logically laid out.
Job a Title
Describe the work to be done - I've included a template for a VA. The more descriptive, the better changes of finding the right person for your job.
**ULTIMATE HACK** The ultimate hack is to put a secret phrase in the description to make sure that your contractors read through the entire document. Sometime I'll have them answer 3 questions or else you won't even consider them. I also sometimes create an alias for them to address me by calling me Santa or by Mr. J and I'll put it at the end or in the middle. If they don't start by following directions, don't let them in the circle.
Duration (this is important because it can potential build in some negotiation if you're going to use them long term and it will give others the idea that this is a one off job that they don't need to quit their day job to do)
• Quick Job (one off data entry)
• Project (website 1-2 months)
• Long-term relationship (Virtual Assistant 6 months)
Location of contractor ( Many people think that certain areas are better for certain jobs. I've yet to be able to prove that because every time I try I'm amazed by the results. India used to be really good for code but not for design. Don't hire indians for data entry, instead hire in the Philippines and hire Romanians for design work and europeans for PPC and Adsense skills. I've hired in over 10 countries (list here) and I've documented my experience with each of them. Don't just think that outsourcing means overseas. I very rarely hire writing work out site of the US, because i've spent years finding the right writers for many projects and found the most success in the US (California to be specific)
Save time when you use these tips
Interviewing your prospects can be one of the most time consuming things you'll do. Use these tips to eliminate hours of extra time that you could be spending on this process.
Here are a few to mention:
Ask the right questions - Make sure you check out my list of questions that you can ask your contractor during the interview process. Treat this as if you're hiring someone to work in your office…because it's the same level of attention.
Get their personalities out - If you're working with these people more than a few days, then you're going to want to enjoy working with them. So you need to know if your personalities work.
Hold a audio/video meeting via Skype or Google Hangout. Make sure they can communicate well. The last thing you want is someone who is doing your guest blog outreach plan to not be able to talk.
Test internet speed - During your interview in the last point you can ask them what type of computer they use, what their internet speed it (use speedtest.com). Ask them to screenshare with you and have them run a speedtest. This will immediately reduce the # of applicants (which is the goal).
Depending on the role you're trying to fill, this will determine which route you should take when hiring.
When you're considering all of the different types of talent in the world, you'll run into two different scenarios. Either a Company that has the resources you're looking for or an Individual.
You then need to consider the following:
see that there are two types of people or talent you will hire. I put them in the category of trained and not train ed. I've determined that this is the biggest difference between all of the talent pool out there.
So you've got two different types:
Quality with Training - You can bargain and find talent if you're willing to put in the work. But get ready to work a little to find the right one and to do a bunch of training. This is sometimes the best route if you want to fine the diamond in the rough and mold them to fit well for your future projects.
Quality without training - More money since they will already be trained to do what you're asking them to do with minor or no training. There are people out there that will help you systemize your business. They need you to explain what you're trying to do and then they'll go and create systems for your business.
As mentioned before in this module, you need to understand that you're not always going to be your contractors #1 priority unless you can keep them busy the majority of their time.
Many people in certain areas will work 18 hour days so that they can earn a living at $4-5 per hour. This can be dangerous to your business if they start to slack off or become hard to get in touch with.
You need to have a conversation with them and setup certain parameters when you first set the expectations.
Tracking your team early on will lead to the success of your on-boarding. They'll end up being more effective because they know every move is being monitored by you.
There are tools out there like WorkSnaps and TimeDoctor that work great. You can find a link to the right. If I choose to use a tool like this outside of odes or another large site, I'm fully transparent why I want to track them and I make it a reward the day I no longer have to use it. But they must earn it first.
Using the "Big sites" like Upwork and Freelancer have their perk but it comes at a small price. You can take advantage of many of their features like; time tracking, payment management, etc. But you will be paying up to 10% for all of the features.
If you're paying through one of the major players like Upwork or Codeable.io, then you will have the option to put your funds in Escrow and release them based on the work that the contractor has provided. This is the safest option and the most attractive one for the contractor.
Paypal or Venmo are other options if you're working with them directly. These services are easy to setup (basically you just link them to your bank account) and you can trust that your money is safe. Just make sure you set expectations as to how the work will be done and when you'll pay them.
The most important aspect of this entire hiring and on boarding process is the training. This really goes for any employee whether they are in your office or located over in the Philippines.
"If you expect nothing from anybody, you're never disappointed."
Early on you need to set expectations with your team. This will not only promote clear goals but it will give you a chance to set the tone for the relationship.
I start by scheduling a meeting with my team on an ongoing basis.
For you this might be daily or weekly (i wouldn't go much further out than a week though) - Finding a time or times to meet is one of the most important things to establish in the beginning. If there're overseas then it's even more important to establish a time to talk since they will need to coordinate with you on times that work. Personally, I meet every morning at 7am with my VA on weekdays.
We've already covered technology to use for communication so note you need to choose the style in which you're going to communicate with your team.
Many times this will come down to a few variables. Those variables are: time of day, type of job, language barrier, size of team, level of involvement and so on.
The main areas to focus communication on are:
• Chat
• Project Management
Management thinker Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying that "you can't manage what you can't measure."
In every part of your business you have metrics to track to measure the effectiveness of whatever it might be. It's no different with an employee or contractor. You need to ensure that you're spending dollars well throughout the entire relationship.
Here are some examples:
Social Media Manager: You would track engagement, amount of followers, comments on posts/tweets/pins, etc.
Data Entry Position: Quality of data entry, speed at which they're performing, accuracy of input.
For a Marketing campaign: Amount of leads generated, amount of money spent vs earned (ROI), impressions on brand website.
A Virtual Assistant should have certain metrics depending on they types of tasks you have them do: Number of contacts updated/added/removed from database on a daily basis, emails answered, projects completed monthly, response time to web related research.
As we dive deeper into the training module, it's time to actually look at training techniques. Below is a system that I've found to work flawlessly and increase my training time by 60%.
I walk you through my 4 Step Process to become efficient with training your team.
Step 1: Send Process to Team
Step 2: They Film You Completing Tasks
Step 3: They Ask Questions for Clarification
Step 4: You Film Them Doing the Tasks
The entire objective of this course is to get you to buy back valuable time that you're loosing by handing your tasks off to someone else. The only way to know if this is working for you is to take a look at the numbers.
In this module you'll ask yourself; Could they be doing more or less? Did you just pay someone to do something that cost you more than it was worth?
You want this relationship to work, trust me. You will have just spent a bunch of time finding and training them and the last thing you want to do is start all over. What I do early on is a trial period.
Trial Period - This give you an excuse to keep them on a super short leash during the evaluation period and it allows you to see their potential or lack there of.
If it's time to let the person go, here is the method I choose to take. In the beginning, tell them that you have a strict 3 strike rule in which you have no other choice but to fire them if they hit 3 strikes in a certain time frame. This ultimately does two things:
1. They know what NOT to do and they'll work hard to not get a strike and
2. It give you a clear out since you previously set the expectations. Firing someone is never fun but if you hire enough virtual team member, it may eventually happen.
Don't keep telling yourself you'll outsource or hire a VA next year. I did this for years before I pulled the trigger and I wish I would have started long before. Start now and start receiving the benefits now. I always wish I would have done things when I originally said I would.
You tell yourself what you're going to do and only you can keep yourself accountable for those things. If you're considering it, and still have questions, make sure you shoot an email to email@example.com
I'll walk you through my favorite documentation tool called Clarify.
Watch how to use Xmind to build out your processes and systems to quickly grow your outsourcing team and business.
Sharing and remembering your passwords can be a job of its own. I walk through how you can use LastPass to simplify your life.
Now you can keep your team on track to accomplish their tasks while they keep you in the loop. I show you a free tool called Asana and how it works in my ecommerce business.
When my Virtual Assistant sends me their invoice, I have them follow a procedure using email, worksnaps and paypal.
In this module, we'll walkthrough the entire process of posting a job on Odesk so that you have the tools to post the right job description on the first try.
I got on the phone with the CEO of Odesk and asked him some questions I've been thinking of as an entrepreneur that is outsourcing. Lot's of good insights and facts about Odesk.
This is an example of a virtual assistant job posting that I've used when hiring a virtual assistant. It's a template that you can use too when you start hiring your virtual team.
Check out big list of tasks that you can start outsourcing today! Fully utilized, this list can save you move than 160 hours a month!
I want to teach you how I have earned companies $10+ million in revenue in the past 4 years.
A Nashville native, I have spent the better part of his life in Nashville and escaped for a year to live in Colorado to run online marketing at Beaver Creek for Vail Resorts. I've started, built up and sold technology companies including an online bridal guide site and a SaaS subscription business.
Outsourcing for me started back in 2006 when I had a VA in the Philippines edit my term paper in college. Since then I've learned to leveraged outsourcing to build, grow and sell businesses and help me live the lifestyle I've decided to live.
Currently, I'm involved in several startups in the ecommerce, real estate and technology space where I utilize virtual teams and unique strategies to grow these businesses. These compaies have grown from the ground up to now reaching $10+ million in sales -- Most of which due to the ability to leverage talent and scale.
I believe that everyone can spend more time on the important things in life by utilizing ways to free up time while still staying competitive.


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Discussion in 'Texans Talk' started by ArlingtonTexan, May 14, 2010.
Good start. Earlier than expected, too.
The fastest guy we drafted is the fastest guy to sign.
Coincedence i think not.
Thats what I like to see. Commitment, he is in the fold.
That's the fastest draft I've ever seen.... solid work John Clayton.
Cool! I hope the guy torches everyone on his returns.
Just for kicks, I would like to refer you all to this thread http://www.texanstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70584.
We predicted this pick, something that is rather difficult to do that late in the draft.
Great call! I think this little waterbug is gonna give our team a tremendous boost. He is very versatile, and as they say " speed kills". We have had some fast guys (Mathis, Davis, Jones); but nothing like the moves this cat can bring.
If this guy translates to the NFL, our special teams are in good shape.
Awaiting the inevitable Holliday vs Mario Williams arm wrestling match.
Kudos to Mark Berman for breaking the story.
Does he take PED's?
I kid, I kid.
sweet, i cant wait to see this kid out in the open
No kidding, right?
Sooner or later he's going to find a crease and there will be much screaming and cheering..... and that's just at my house, much less Reliant!
This may be premature, but I think he can get 7-8 TDs this year. A handful on special teams, and 1 or 2 on offense.
Sooner or later, someone out there is going to remind him the hard way that 5'5" and 160 in the NFL is not quite the same as 5'5" and 160 in college. He'll definitely be running with a sense of urgency, though.
Can't tackle him if you can't see him.
I can see him getting us good field position on kick returns pretty regularly. The question is, will he stay healthy?
He could be really dangerous on punt returns as well if Jacoby is taking more reps at receiver.
Yeah, if he's smart - he'll be running scared. Fear is a great motivator when it comes to grabbing an extra gear.
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Bernanke prods Congress, Obama on budget deal
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday, and urged Congress and President Obama to strike a deal on the fiscal cliff. He says uncertainty stifles economic growth, spending, and investment.
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Nowadays most credit card companies have an online "mall" where you can earn extra rewards when shopping at participating websites. These programs can save you money, but here are 5 reasons why they may not be the best idea.
1. You have to pay with the affiliated credit card
In order to earn rewards with a given credit card mall, you have to pay using the affiliated card. This can be a major drawback if that particular card doesn't include the benefits you want.
For example, let's say the Discover card mall (ShopDiscover) offers you the highest rebate at a given computer store. That's good, but what's not so good is that Discover doesn't offer purchase protection or the extended warranty benefit on any of their cards. Those are perks you will probably want with your computer purchase, right?
The nice thing about FatWallet's cash back shopping program is that you can use whatever credit card a given store accepts for payment. So with the computer example, you could pay using your American Express card (which includes the aforementioned benefits).
2. The store selection may be limited
Did you know that FatWallet has over 1,000 stores participating in its cash back program? You will be hard pressed to find that big of a selection with a credit card mall.
The Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall has about 450, MasterCard Marketplace is around 150, and ShopDiscover is approximately 200 retailers. Those numbers are nothing to sneeze at, but they're still a far cry from FatWallet's mega assortment or stores!
3. Mall rewards + coupon codes = unlikely
More often than not, the credit card's program will offer a flat percentage rebate at a website and that's it. You probably won't be offered any additional opportunities to save, such as coupon codes. In fact, if you attempt to use a coupon code in conjunction with the mall, it might invalidate your mall rewards!
It's important to factor this into the equation. Who cares if you get 5% cash back from your credit card mall, if that means you have to miss out on a coupon code for 10% off. Does that make any sense? I think not!
Something unique about FatWallet's cash back shopping program is that you will find coupon codes and deals offered with quite a few of the participants. For example, not only does it give you the highest rebate on GoDaddy (a whopping 12%) but along with that, you also can use FatWallet's exclusive GoDaddy coupons to save even more money.
4. Having to jump thru hoops during redemption
FatWallet's program is very straightforward; you get paid by cash or PayPal. You don't have to worry about converting points to cash back or any of that other funny business, because you know exactly what you will be getting. With the credit cards, be careful because not all of them operate in a transparent manner like that.
Take Bank of America's WorldPoints Mall, which gives 4x points at Holiday Inn. Meanwhile, the FatWallet program gives 4% cash back. Both are the same value, right? Not necessarily.
With BofA, in order to get $0.01 per point, you have to save up and redeem a minimum of 25,000 points in one fell swoop. If you only redeem 2,500 points, it's a $12.50 check (that equals a half-cent per point).
Conclusion? Sometimes a credit card program will give the appearance of having great rewards, but then make you jump through hoops in order to redeem them at full value.
5. Credit cards aren't for everyone
Even though I own and operate CreditCardForum, I'll be the first to admit that credit cards definitely are not for everyone.
If you don't pay your balance in full and on-time every month, then you probably should avoid them altogether. I mean let's use our noggin here… earning 5% rewards at a store vs. paying 22% for interest? Come on, that's math even a kindergartner can figure out!
So if you're in the camp where credit cards wreck havoc on your finances, then their malls will just lead to more ruckus. You're better off sticking with a debit card and seeking other ways to save. Lucky for you, FatWallet offers plenty of ways for you to do just that!
Michael Dolen eats, sleeps, and breathes credit cards. When he's not busy blogging about them, he practices what he preaches! For shopping at brick and mortar stores, his favorite cashback cards strategy involves using multiple credit cards for different categories of spending. For online purchases, he recommends FatWallet's cash back program.


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WPU Chosen to Receive Bronze This Fall
Oskaloosa–A program that believes it is on the precipice of getting to the top of the harrier world, the Statesmen men's cross country team is projected to finish third in the Midwest Collegiate Conference as the preseason coaches' poll was released today.
William Penn, which finished fifth out of six teams in 2013, earned 20 points and one first-place vote to take third place. The navy and gold recently finished as high as third in 2012.
St. Ambrose is a slight favorite to take back the MCC title (winners in 2012), edging out defending champion Mount Mercy by just two points, 33-31. The Fighting Bees received four first-place votes, while the Mustangs picked up one.
Grand View (19), Viterbo (17), and Clarke (6) wrap up the standings.
WPU starts the campaign in Indianola on August 29 at the Simpson Bill Buxton Invitational. The six programs will fight for the MCC crown on November 8 in La Crosse, Wis.
2014 Midwest Collegiate Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll
School–Points (First Place Votes)
1. St. Ambrose 33 (4)
2. Mount Mercy 31 (1)
3. William Penn 20 (1)
4. Grand View 19
5. Viterbo 17
6. Clarke 6


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Hurricane Irma made landfall in the U.S. as a Category 4, causing widespread damage. World Vision is responding in Florida, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
Dominican Republic
Why World Vision is in Dominican Republic
In 2015, the Dominican Republic deported thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent who were born and worked in the Dominican Republic their whole lives. In spite of international pressure to stop this process, the Dominican Republic forced these residents back to Haiti because they could produce no formal birth records. Life within the Dominican Republic is challenging, particularly in the areas of healthcare and child protection. In some parts of the country, HIV and AIDS has become the leading cause of death for teenagers and adults. So we renewed efforts to educate children, youth, and adults about HIV and AIDS and involve churches in awareness campaigns. Regarding the fact that over 60% of children encounter violence in their daily lives, World Vision Country Director David Coates reported that during 2015 a total of 8,397 children and adolescents participated in clubs or groups where they learned about their right to be protected from all forms of violence.
We never give up on people
World Vision child sponsorship looks at all the things that prevent children from surviving and thriving in their community, and then works with that community to bring all the pieces of the puzzle together to build a better life for all children. For sponsors, it's a personal way to show God's love to a child in need in a life-changing way.
Sponsor a child in Dominican Republic ❯
Progress in Dominican Republic
Thanks to the generous support of donors, we're making great progress toward the well-being of children and their families.
Child Protection and Care
Boys and girls are safe and valued, well cared for by their families, and participating in their communities as agents of transformation.
- We strengthened youth networks so they could advocate for safe community spaces where children can play without fear of abuse or exploitation.
- Vocational trainings in beekeeping, pharmacy, hair dressing, and accounting were provided to youth so they could earn income and help support their families.
- To improve education and health services in their communities, leaders and youth were trained on Citizen Voice and Action (CVA). CVA is our program that educates citizens about their rights and equips them with a simple set of tools designed to empower them to protect and enforce those rights.
Healthy Children and Families
Children and families are well nourished, protected from infection and disease, and have access to essential health services.
- Community facilitators, parents, and guardians attended our trainings on good nutrition, preventing childhood diseases, hygiene, and sanitation in order to improve children's health.
Education for Better Lives
Children have opportunities to learn and to develop their talents, young people are equipped for the future, and families and communities support children's education.
- We worked with teachers and local schools to provide tutoring programs for struggling students in reading, writing, and math, so they could pass their grade levels.
- To advocate as a group for improvements at schools such as teacher training and more textbooks, parents joined our Parent Teacher Associations.
Love of God and Neighbors
Children and families are growing spiritually, local churches are strengthened to demonstrate Christ's love in practical ways, and people are living at peace with their neighbors.
- Our local staff served children and families as a demonstration of God's unconditional love, seeking always to be faithful ambassadors of Jesus.
Prayer Requests from Dominican Republic
World Vision's staff in Dominican Republic are asking us to join them in prayer for the following:
Children to be protected during emergency situations such as hurricanes and flooding.
Mothers learning to prepare healthy meals to boost their children's strength.
News from Dominican Republic
Hurricane Irma: Pray for Florida, Caribbean
As Hurricane Irma continues its path of destruction, Florida is bracing for the worst. Pray for people evacuating and those already impacted in the Caribbean.
What children around the world would give their moms for Mother's Day
World Vision sponsored children share what they would give their moms if they could give them anything in the world this Mother's Day.
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California Citrus Mutual is asking the United Fresh Produce Association and the Produce Marketing Association to convince the Produce Traceability Initiative steering committee to postpone the Oct. 1 milestone.
The October 2010 PTI milestone, the fourth of seven from 2009 to 2012, calls on packers to encode Global Trade Item Numbers and lot numbers on a barcode at the case level.
In a March 5 letter to PMA and United Fresh, Joel Nelsen, president of the Exeter, Calif.-based group, said confusion over the number of GTINs required, the cost of hardware and software and the uncertainty of receiver acceptance of traceability systems justify the request.
PMA, United Fresh and the Ottawa-based Canadian Produce Marketing Association have undertaken PTI, a voluntary program, as a joint effort.
One vertically integrated California citrus shipper Nelsen has visited with thinks he needs 8,000 GTIN numbers to move a few million cartons of fruit. Another said he thinks he needs twice that. He estimates 50% of the citrus industry in California has GTIN numbers, but none have made cash outlays for hardware and software.
While he has been told by United Freshâs Dan Vache that those GTIN number requirements seem far too high, Nelsen said the fact that major shippers are misinformed on the issue supports a postponement.
California Citrus Mutual estimates the cost of PTI implementation for the citrus industry in the state will be about $25 million. Nelsen said there are about 100 shippers in California and estimates range from $200,000 to $400,000, depending on packinghouse size. The estimate was calculated using an average of $250,000 per packinghouse, he said.
âAlready, receivers are contracting with single vendors to impose their system,â the letter said. âThis is not uniformity and in fact is creating another cottage industry similar to the food safety audits imposed on producers.â
Nelsen said he believes others in the industry have been emboldened by California Citrus Mutualâs leadership on the issue to express their reservations.
âThere has been a lot of murmuring and sidebar conversations but nothing that was dramatically expressing concern about the proposals and the milestones for implementing it,â he said.
Tom Stenzel, president of Washington, D.C.-based United Fresh, said he has visited with Nelsen and welcomes input from the citrus industry because it helps the steering committee understand the hurdles growers and shippers face.
âHe understands we are serious about reaching out to the industry and we want to better understand â in this case â citrus industry concerns,â Stenzel said.
He said that United Fresh is putting together an agenda for its show in Las Vegas to help industry understanding.
âHe is not the only one in the industry that has got concerns,â Stenzel said. âOne of the things we are grappling with is trying to understand the hurdles people are running into.â
Stenzel said talk about moving the PTI milestone timeline is premature and said the focus should be on understanding the issues.
Terry Humfeld, vice president of member relations for PMA, said the letter shows there is confusion and uncertainty in the industry about PTI and what it is designed to do.
A Feb. 19 PTI steering committee meeting in Dallas addressed the need to do a better job of informing the industry, he said.
âI frankly wasnât surprised because I know there are a lot of questions in the industry about how to go about implementing PTI,â Humfeld said. However, Humfeld said there have been no other discussions from other trade groups about postponing the timeline.
âThere is simply a lot of misinformation and information in the marketplace that isnât correct and well understood, and I think we need to work through those processes first before we begin to change dates arbitrarily.â
Stenzel said the Senate might work on food safety reform legislation in April, and itâs important to continue addressing traceability concerns.
Chris Schlect, president of Yakima, Wash.-based Northwest Horticultural Council, said his members havenât communicated apprehension about traceability yet, perhaps because some are waiting for national legislation to pass.


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I am only 19 and after having my son, I have loose baggy skin with wrinkles. At a consultation i was told a full tummy tuck with hernia repair(umbilical hernia) was needed. Does anybody know some good doctors in Pittsburgh, PA, or close?
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Half of them were in the friggin' movie. Why would they give "Lincoln" the most noms at each of these ceremonies and then vote for another picture?
Why doesn't Hollywood like "Lincoln"?
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Because Spielbergo demanded it.
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Because it was a shitty and whitewashed piece of crap.
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Because Hollywood can't take the fact that Republicans were the anti slavery party and the Democrats were pro slavery.
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Because it is a great movie with a brilliant screenplay acted superbly. Ask a stupid question and you will get an obvious answer.
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It's boring. ...and you know it. A performance by one or two actors doesn't make a movie great...
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Because it's friggin HOLLYWOOD.
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It doesn't get more Hollywood than a Kathleen Kennedy production of a Steven Spielberg movie.
It is simply not that good. Spielberg lost his touch long ago and while DDL is magnificent and the screenplay solid the whole thing is not very cinematic. It has an uneven pace, one moment it tries to be a serious drama then the next you have three characters that seem to belong to a stooges movie. It is a cold movie for the most part, so when Spielberg puts his signature sentimentality, like Lincoln watching his son or walking down the hallway while the noble black servant watches him with a look of admiration, all of that while a rehash of 5 different John Williams scores plays, it all feels very fake.
It may sound like I completely hate the movie but I don't. There are many things that you can admire, performances and screenplay mostly. It is miles better than Spielberg's last POS, but the fact that everyone kept shouting "THIS IS A MASTERPIECE, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT MOVIE SO YOU HAVE TO LIKE IT" obviously turned off a lot of voters.
Argo is an nice movie where Hollywood saves the day. They are going to feel good choosing that. After Lincoln is the safest choice.
With the exception of Les Mis, all the other BP nominees would be more worthy winners than Lincoln and Argo. A lame ending to an exciting race.
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I watched it a couple of weeks ago. I can't remember much about it. That says it all.
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Because it sucked and the Academy is paying lip service to Spielberg and everyone knows it.
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For the same reason they waited until after the election to show it, Republicans freed the slaves and are the bastions of the civil rights movement(Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican) and the Democrats are the party of the KKK, Jim Crowe, and keeping the masses chained to their masters (now the gubment is the master)
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It is an admirable movie but not an inspired one, and again the script to me comes off as Aaron Sorkin lite. And don't get me started on that opening scene where the black fanboys were quoting the Gettysburg address. This all seemed so fresh when it was the first season of The West Wing.
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Here here R11.
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It's "Hear Hear", R13. Think about it.
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No it isn't hear hear.
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It is actually both in America. Here here and hear hear.
Actually, here here is used more but hear hear is technically correct. Both are accepted.
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It IS "Hear, hear."
[quote]Dear Straight Dope:
[quote]When you agree with someone, do you say "Here Here!" or "Hear Hear" ? And what does it mean? What is the origin of "Here Here" or "Hear Hear"?
[quote]— Tymoma195
[quote]The correct term is, "hear, hear!" It is an abbreviation for "hear, all ye good people, hear what this brilliant and eloquent speaker has to say!"
[quote]Of course, if the speaker is actually asking a question, such as "and just where do you think we should open the new strip club?" it's not hard to imagine that at least one yahoo in attendance might yell, "here, here!" But this would be the exception that proves the rule.
[quote]— Veg
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Because so many people associated with the film are insufferable pricks.
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Dear god the trolls are tiresome. Everyone who knows anything about US history is well aware that the Republicans were the party that ended slavery. What happened in the 1860s has nothing to do with our current political dynamics and it seems so sad to see people trying to cling to that.
And I agree with R8, matches my feelings about it exactly.
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Did you know that Marilyn Monroe was a size 16? No things never change over time.
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Since when does preferring one movie to another equate with not liking the one you prefer less?
I like Lincoln. It doesn't mean I have to think it's the best movie of the year.
I happen to prefer some other films i saw this year to Lincoln. That doesn't mean that those films deserved as many oscar nominations as Lincoln did. Even movies I don't like at all can deserve multiple nominations because their individual achievements merit recognition. There are bad movies with great performances, bad movies with exquisite cinematography, even bad scripts that are brilliantly directed.
I happen to love the art direction and score for Anna Karenina. The fact that I think the movie is a huge disappointment doesn't change that. I happen to love the cinematography of The Mater and Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance. The fact that I couldn't stand the movie doesn't change that. In addition
Lincoln is a beautifully shot movie, it's technically exquisite in all respects and the cast is outstanding. Hell, I would have nominated james Spader in addition to Day-Lewis, Field and Jones. And it's a good movie, in fact a very good one.
That doesn't mean I have to think it's the best movie of the year.
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So if one likes, for example, Amour or Argo much more than Lincoln, that means that one doesn't like Lincoln or that one thinks that it didn't deserve its numerous nominations?
No. It doesn't.
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Because it kind of sucked. Totally unrealistic and superficial.
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Puzzling. I thought it was the best movie of the year by far. I liked Argo and Silver Lining Playbook, but thougt Lincoln worked on every level. It aimed big and delivered big. I think it is the best work Spielberg, DDL and Jones have done in years and the best work ever from Kushner and Field.
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[quote]I happen to love the art direction and score for Anna Karenina. The fact that I think the movie is a huge disappointment doesn't change that.
I saw it for a second time recently and it was much better. I appreciate what Wright was doing, even if sometimes didn't work... but when it worked? My god! The waltz, the horse race, that beautiful "Did no mean never?" scene, some of the best movie moments of the year.
In a perfect world Anna Karenina would be a lock for Production design, costumes and especially score. I'm hopin that it wins at least two of those.
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[quote]Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican
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Personally, I did not find the movie compelling, and debris from its construction was showing throughout. Maybe I would have been compelled if it were the first movie I'd ever seen.
As for The Academy, we can only guess. But all of highly-distributed filmmaking is pretty arbitrary, and which ones are acclaimed and/or win awards are even more (systematically) random.
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And I'm sorry, but...Daniel Day Lewis' performance came off more contrived than I'd ever seen from him. It got old and annoying after 20 minutes.
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I loved Lincoln. I saw it twice. Argo has no chance to win best picture.
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Lincoln is a very good movie. My favorites were Life Of Pi and Beasts Of The Southern Wild. I would give it to BOTSW.
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It was a pretty racist movie. No mention of Frederick Douglass or other black leaders in the abolition movement and then that horribly racist scene with Thaddeus Stevens and his housekeeper. I'm sure white people who love to pat themselves on the back for being so tolerant loved it and can't understand why some would call it racist.
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DL has really become the receptical of the disgruntled and angry. Lincoln is a magnificent film, perhaps also one of those accurate cinematic histories as well- with a brilliant script.
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Spielberg is a terrible Oscar campaigner, which makes sense considering his power in Hollywood. He spends most of his time being flattered by everyone around him, so it's hard for him to flatter Oscar voters whenever he has a film in contention. Voters like underdogs, and it's hard to feel Spielberg is one when he does things like enlisting Bill Clinton to introduce his movie at the Golden Globes.
Merits of the film aside, who really feels like giving the most powerful man in Hollywood, a guy who can enlist former presidents to shill for his movie, more trophies to boost his ego?
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[quote]Because it kind of sucked. Totally unrealistic and superficial.
It did not suck, give me a break.
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Leos Carax's HOLY MOTORS was absolutely the best film of 2012. Go see it.
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Most film execs will drive a Cadillac SUV. Lincoln is not considered classy at all.
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The screenplay didn't seem very gay to me at all.
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I don't think it was overtly racist at all, but the absence of Frederick Douglass is mind boggling.
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Not enough tits and ass. Not enough special effects. Boring. Plus, i already knew how it ended
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[quote]Merits of the film aside, who really feels like giving the most powerful man in Hollywood, a guy who can enlist former presidents to shill for his movie, more trophies to boost his ego?
I refute your theory with two words: Harvey Weinstein.
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Harvey Weinstein may be powerful, R40, but he never places himself front and center of his campaigns. Rewarding "The Artist" or "The King's Speech" is about choosing the charming silent movie with the funny dog, or the crowd-pleaser with beloved actors like Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. Notably, Harvey never accepts the prize (at least, not since "Shakespeare in Love.")
In the Oscar race, Spielberg is always the candidate, Weinstein is always the campaigner manager.
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r26, learn something
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UK Property Law
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Thanks for your question.
You can treat the contract as terminated if the breach is a breach of so fundamental a term that it goes to the root of the contract to effectively deny her the benefit of the contract. If the property does not meet fire regs and there are also health and safety failings then you could probably claim this as such a breach (legally termed a "repudiatory breach") and terminate the contract.
You must be able to prove the breach so that they do not claim to seek loss from you and I would suggest that you get a statement from building control to this effect and corroborate it with photos that your daughter takes. Also ask to be notified of any enforcement action they take against them.
If this has been useful please kindly click accept so that I may be rewarded for my efforts. It will be gratefully received and you will be free to ask follow up questions.Kind regards,Tom
Landlord is saying that he will be given time by the authorities to address these issues but this will not be resolved by the 28th June - day of moving in. At the time of signing the contract back in January, would she have been signing for a property that met all HMO standards?
Well if the the property did not have gas safety certificate or electrical test certificate then it would not meet HMO standards.
I think she could probably terminate now, but certainly can do so if the problems persist on teh 28th June.
She should also speak to the HMO licensing department to see if they investigate the breaches of the HMO licence, in which case he would be in breach of the licensing law were he to attempt to enforce the agreement.
I hope this clarifies.
Kind regards,
Thanks Tom,
I will speak with the HMO dept guys tomorrow.
Yes, I think this is your best way of getting on the front foot here.
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The vast majority of rat poisons used these days (such as Neosorexa and Slaymor) are highly toxic SGARs –'Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides'.
Most birds of prey are contaminated
The extent to which SGARs have contaminated small-mammal predators is shocking. The proportion of Barn Owls contaminated reached its highest level in 2015, an alarming 95%. The latest results from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme show that 100% of the Kestrels they examined in 2011 were contaminated along with 94% of Red Kites! The problem is not restricted to a particular area. The analysed corpses were sent in by the public from across Britain. In other words, virtually the entire populations of these 3 sentinel species have been feeding on rodents that contain rat poison. Sparrowhawks (93%), Buzzards (48%), Peregrine Falcons (35%) and even Hedgehogs (57%) contain SGAR poisons. Read about the background to the rat poison problem
The big question; are sublethal doses having any effect?
As the rodenticide industry is quick to point out, there is no evidence that sub-lethal doses have any effect on Barn Owls. But in fact, there is no evidence that it is not affecting them. Nest cameras such as those used by BBC Springwatch have revealed marked differences in the behaviour of breeding Barn Owls and it is clear that some are far more energetic than others. We know that safe medicinal doses of the anti-coagulant Warfarin can have side effects in humans including nausea and that the poisons found in Barn Owls are 100 to 1,000 times more acutely toxic than Warfarin. Even if behavioural changes are slight, with 76% of farms using highly toxic rodenticides and up to 95% of Barn Owls contaminated, the overall effect could be dramatic because almost the entire population is affected.
The problem with rats
A great many EU member states are opposed to the use of SGARs and in 2013 the prospect of an EU-wide ban sent a shock wave through the rodenticide and rodent control industries, particularly because there are no new rodent poisons on the horizon. Rats are clearly a threat to human health and their colonisation of some small UK islands, with devastating consequences for ground nesting seabirds, shows that they can do real damage to some of our native wildlife too. It is an inescapable fact that rats need to be controlled. How to control rats as safely as possible.
Resistance to SGARs is an increasing problem
'Resistance' means rats in some areas are no longer affected by some poisons; they are feeding on SGARs and surviving. In the worst-affected area (South Midlands down to Berkshire) Local Authorities and other Pest Control Operators have been seeking special permission from HSE (Health and Safety Executive) to use the strongest SGARs (those only licenced for indoor use) to control rats in open areas accessed by the public. So far, none of these applications has been granted and Authorities have been unable to discharge their responsibilities for protecting public health.
Poisoning is set to continue
Despite the fact that poisoning is not the best way to deal with most infestations, the use of poisons is set to continue. Indeed the EU has now allowed member states to continue licensing the use of SGARs for periods of up to 5 years provided that certain criteria are met including the minimisation of environmental risks through mitigation measures.
To date, mitigation measures such as use-restriction regulations and statutory safety notices on SGAR products have failed to prevent increases in wildlife contamination, or increases in resistance to SGARs in some parts of the UK.
HSE review of SGAR authorisation in the UK
Against a background of EU pressure, widespread wildlife contamination, and rising resistance to SGARs amongst rats, HSE launched a major review of the regulations covering the sale, use, and labeling of SGARs (which is still current). This provided a fantastic opportunity for our campaign.
What the Barn Owl Trust is doing
- Hard-hitting presentation at the HSE SGAR Seminar: in 2013 we applied pressure during the HSE's Stakeholder Engagement process and subsequently attended HSE's SGAR Seminar in Merseyside where our Senior Conservation Officer gave a hard-hitting presentation to representatives of rodenticide manufacturers, pest controllers and government regulators. Read a PDF of the Barn Owl Trust SGAR seminar presentation.
- Published Article: we were subsequently invited by Jonathan Peck, Chairman of the Killgerm Group and member of the National Pest Advisory Panel of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, to submit an article for publication in Pest Control News. Read the Barn Owl Trust article in Pest Control News.
- Delivered a petition containing over 126,000 signatures to the Minister responsible for pesticides in 2014. See the detail of our petition.
- Providing detailed comments and recommendations to HSE in response to the draft SGAR Stewardship Regime Proposals and CRRU Code of Best Practice prepared by the rodenticide industry.
- Responded in 2016 to the EU consultation on alternatives to rodenticides making a strong case for the use of Environmental Management as a substitute for highly toxic poisons. This means substantially reducing rat numbers by preventing or reducing their access to food and harbourage.
Read the Barn Owl Trust submission to the EU European Chemicals Agency.
Other relevant pages:
- Background to the rat poison problem – how the poisons work, routes of wildlife contamination etc.
- How to control rats as safely as possible – a list of control options in order of preference.
- Rat poison product list – buyer's guide to product names and active ingredients divided into 1st and 2nd generation (SGARs).
There's more information on this topic in the Barn Owl Conservation Handbook.


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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday demanded the formation of an all-parties commission on Balochistan, DawnNews reported.
Speaking to media representatives outside the Parliament House in Islamabad, PML-N member and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali said it was imperative to include disgruntled Baloch leaders into the national mainstream.
Nisar said the all-parties commission must have representation from all political parties inside and outside the Parliament.
Moreover, he supported a statement recently attributed to Yousuf Raza Gilani in which the former prime minister had said that the Parliament had "no role at present in the process of decision making".
Nisar added that the government of President Asif Ali Zardari had gone against all state institutions.
Earlier on Tuesday, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif had said that the issue of Balochistan was crucial and that those who had gone missing from the province were Pakistani citizens and it was vital to raise one's voice for them.
Sharif had also advocated the idea of the formation of a grand alliance to resolve the Balochistan issue.
Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, has been wracked by an insurgency waged by ethnic Baloch tribes seeking more political rights and a greater share of profits from the region's natural resources.
Hundreds of people have died in violence ripping through the province since the insurgency flared in late 2004.
Scores of people are also alleged to have gone missing in the vast, sparsely populated province since then and their families have accused intelligence agencies of carrying out the abductions.
The region has also been hit by attacks blamed on Taliban militants.


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Today was the 16th Annual Jamboree on the Trail. It is a World Jamboree for all those in Scouting. I have written about JOTT before.
This year, due to my retirement from Pack 221 I had a few hour or two. The Girl Scout Troop Leader asked if I would be able to put on a Hike. I said YES!
I had wanted to do something with the Girl Scouts since my daughter has been in the Troop since Daisy's in Kindergarten.
I selected the Portland Audubon Society because it's a great place for a hike. It is an easy walk with a lot of signs along the way to help teach people about nature. Plus, there is a pond with a creek that flows into the Willamette River. Which flows into the Columbia River then the Pacific Ocean.
I used this creek to teach about Leave No Trace. I explained the basic's of Leave No Trace and why it's a good thing. Many of the girls already knew the basic's, but showing them from the source to where they play at the beach, was good.
Before we left the parking lot, we talked about hiking safely, basic supplies and First Aid. I needed to keep it simple for the Brownies, since this was just their first time on a hike that I led. The Troop Leader had band aids, wipes, gloves, gauze and a baggie. As we put them all together, we looked at my First Aid kit and talked about how to help someone. We also talked about what to do in case of an emergency.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE. Is what they needed to know. Who is injured, What is wrong and Where they are. We also talked about always hiking and being with a buddy!
We were all set at this time, so off we went. The hike itself was pretty easy. We stopped along the way to listen to the forest and to look at the surroundings. It is important to have people just stop and be very very quite. It is amazing what you can hear. We did that several times. At the pond, the girls were very interested in the salamanders that we saw. There were about 5-7 of them. They pointed out plants, algea, trees and water skippers.
As we continued to a hut with benches, we again stopped for a few minutes. It was there, that I went through a reflection of what we did and learned that day. We still had the Bird Hospital/Sanctuary to go through. I wanted to let them know that on this day for the part 16 years that Jamboree on the Trail was happening. I explained what JOTT is and what it's for. I told them that their fellow Scouts (both boys and girls) were out hiking like they were. I reminded them of their Scout Oath and Law and what it means.
We ended up the hike at the Bird Sanctuary. It was a good day and a good hike. It got everyone out into a place that they had not been to and we learned. Several of the parents thought that the hike was good had fun. I am glad that the Girl Scout Troop got out, saw nature and learned a bit.
As I left the Portland Audubon location, after buying a membership, I was glad that I read the book The Nature-Deficit Disorder. It helped me create The Cubmaster's Hike and ultimately get people outdoors and into nature.
(A note about the photo. Since I do not have permission from the Girl Scout Troop, I smudged out all the girl's faces except my daughter's. Online Youth Protection is an issue as well.)


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I've always read that a French-style omelette should be cooked over high heat and take barely a minute to prepare. That's how I've always made mine.
Yesterday, however, Ina Garten did an episode of the Barefoot Contessa from Paris where they were served very attractive looking omelettes that, she said, were so very tender because they were cooked over a low flame.
Talking only about a plain, classic, French-style, flat folded omelette, how do you approach the heat issue?


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We are looking for couples to renovate a room in their home. One member of the couple must be handy - either a DIYer or a pro.
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Abnormal load travelling from RAF Kemble to Hereford
Motorists are being warned about an abnormal load that will be travelling from RAF Kemble, in Gloucestershire, to Hereford, on Sunday.
A transporter carrying a 737 aircraft fuselage, weighing a total of 70 tonnes, will leave RAF Kemble at about 07:15 GMT escorted by Wiltshire Police.
It will travel on the A429 towards Cirencester, travel south on the A419 and join the M4 at junction 15.
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The Human Edge series from NPR explores how evolution gave us the advantages that made us who we are.
As scientists piece together the best picture yet of how evolution created modern humans, NPR highlights key attributes that gave us the competitive advantage over other species and explores how we acquired these characteristics, skills and abilities.
This series airs weekly on NPR's Morning Edition with occasional reports on All Things Considered, starting Monday, July 5. Morning Edition is heard weekdays from 6 - 9 a.m. and All Things Considered is weekdays from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. on KUAZ 89.1 FM and 1550AM. View a complete schedule of KUAZ programming on the Radio page of the Arizona Public Media website.
The Human Edge: Feet
Morning Edition, Monday, July 19
Chris Joyce takes a close up look at our very special feet. Without the changes that make our foot very different from a chimpanzee's, we would not be able to walk, run and and migrate around the world.
The Human Edge: Running
All Things Considered, Monday, July 19
Walking upright is among the most human of skills; some say it's the first thing that set us apart from fellow primates. But as Chris Joyce reports, leading anthropologist and marathon runner Dan Lieberman believes it's running that really makes us different.
The Human Edge: Hands And Tools
Morning Edition, Monday, July 26
Chris Joyce reports.
The Human Edge: Guts, Teeth And Fire
Morning Edition, Monday, August 2
What were the big changes that propelled us to become the dominant species on the planet? Our feet, our hands, our teeth, our shoulders -- even our gut -- changed over time and led to the evolution of modern humans. Chris Joyce reports.


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Harry Potter star Emma Watson has graduated from a US university.
The British actress best known as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films was among 2000 receiving degrees yesterday from Brown University.
Watson graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from the Ivy League university in Rhode Island.


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Johannesburg - Sitting on the ground under the scorching sun, Angela Dube's eyes stayed transfixed on a hole a few metres away.
The 31-year-old woman has not been able to tear herself away from the hole since it swallowed her husband and father of their seven-year-old son on Saturday morning. She has also not been able to eat.
Mthulisi Chuma, 31, had gone to the disused Durban Deep mine in Roodepoort to look for gold. Propelled by stories of people who made fortunes while digging for gold illegally in disused mines, Chuma took a taxi trip to Roodepoort on Saturday.
It is believed that there wasa gas explosion underground, trapping Chuma and three other people.
Other illegal miners managed to escape.
Of the trapped people, emergency workers managed to rescue only one person and recover two bodies.
Chuma, however, was not found. All that was found was his bag, containing clean clothes that he was going to wear following his stint underground.
After three days, Joburg Emergency Management Services decided to call off the search on Wednesday afternoon.
Spokeswoman Nana Radebe said they had done a robust search but found nothing.
She said they had done all they could since receiving a call on Sunday evening and even enlisted the help of other miners at the scene to go down and guide paramedics to where the trapped miners were last seen.
"He is nowhere to be found," said Radebe.
The news, however, has been hard on the family, especially his wife.
Dube was aware that her husband had been going to the abandoned mine, and wanted him to stop.
An illegal miner who had alerted the family to what had happened said it was Chuma's fourth time going underground when he disappeared.
Dube was not happy when Chuma told her he was going to the mine on Saturday morning.
"I asked him what kind of money was he looking for underground, but he said there were many things he wanted to do with money, such as extending our tuckshop. He said he hated it there because it was very difficult, but that he was just trying to make money," she said.
When one of the illegal miners who had gone down told the family that he had seen three people and that they were breathing, Chuma clung to the hope that her husband would be found alive. That hope faded the following day. "I don't want much… just for him to be found like the others," she said.
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Medical Journals See a Cost to Fighting Industry-Backed Research
Vancouver, British Columbia
The Journal of the American Medical Association saw a 21 percent drop in industry-financed research after it began requiring that data in company-sponsored medical trials be independently verified by university researchers, a study has concluded.
The study, by a team of medical researchers in England and Florida, found that two of JAMA's competitors saw their proportions of industry-backed research grow after JAMA decided to impose the requirement in 2005 to deter companies from shading descriptions of medical-test results to favor their products.
The findings suggest JAMA could face significant financial pressure to abandon the policy, given the reliance of medical journals on corporate dollars, said one of the study's authors, Benjamin Djulbegovic, a professor of medicine and oncology at the University of South Florida.
"Major medical journals face an inherent conflict of interest" when trying to ensure the integrity of their published findings, Dr. Djulbegovic said in presenting the findings at the International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication here, a quadrennial conference of medical-journal publishers organized by JAMA with support from several of the other journals.
The three-day conference was dominated by investigations of the ways that corporate money is believed to be misleading both the public and medical professionals who rely on the journals for impartial evaluations of the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical procedures.
Such warnings have been common features of the JAMA-initiated conferences, which began in 1989, though the issue took center stage in Vancouver after another year of allegations of corporate distortions of medical-research findings.
In the past few months, lawyers suing drug makers alleging harmful effects of their medications have found evidence of concerted attempts by the companies to secretly influence the presentation of medical-journal articles that appeared to have been written by independent university scientists.
Dozens of universities have meanwhile seen the need to toughen requirements on their researchers to disclose details of their financial relationships with makers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The federal government has also formed a registry where researchers are encouraged to describe their studies in advance so that any published conclusions can be compared with the promised objective.
'Lots of Warts'
Despite those efforts, the studies presented to the journal editors gathered here covered a range of ways in which articles in their pages may still contain inaccuracies, often resulting from a financial conflict involving a scientist or a reviewer.
Such concerns led some conference participants to question the journals' financial models: They rely on unpaid volunteers to review article submissions and on revenue from companies that buy reprints of articles that depict their products favorably.
Conference topics included the failure of journals and their authors to disclose corporate connections, the reluctance of researchers to share their data, the use of misleading rhetoric in journal articles, and the almost uniform ability of authors rejected by one journal to get published in another.
"We still have lots of warts," Catherine D. DeAngelis, editor of JAMA, said of her industry after listening to the presentations.
Even some areas of improvement were shown to have their limits. About 300 journals have now joined a commitment by JAMA and other leading journals to publish only research in which the authors registered their intended outcomes in advance. The system, using either the federal registry or a recognized alternative, is designed to guard against researchers' using their studies to selectively identify data that support a drug or treatment rather than sticking to the criteria they initially promised to measure.
But studies presented in Vancouver showed that the registry system isn't yet having a significant effect because too many researchers are making registry entries that are either vague or filled with too many measurement criteria. "Registration alone cannot improve research quality," Deborah A. Zarin, director of the federal registry, told the conference.
Independent Data Reviews
JAMA also found its competitors still unwilling to join its commitment to publish industry-supported studies only if the data get an independent review.
Dr. Djulbegovic and his colleagues at the Committee on Publication Ethics, in Britain, compared JAMA's experience under its 2005 policy with that of two other leading medical journals. They tallied the portions of research appearing in the journals that involve industry financing, comparing numbers from 2002 and 2008.
JAMA saw the percentage of industry-supported studies in its pages drop 21 percent, from more than 60 percent of its published trials to 47 percent. Lancet, however, saw a growth of 17 percent, and The New England Journal of Medicine had an increase of 11 percent, the group reported.
Dr. Djulbegovic called the finding "quite dramatic," while acknowledging that his investigation had a number of limitations, including the fact that it did not demonstrate the degree to which the shift could be attributed to the 2005 policy.
The study also didn't show whether JAMA's policy is actually producing more reliable research, said Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of BMJ, another leading medical journal. Dr. Godlee told Dr. Djulbegovic that other journals "would be flocking to" join JAMA if anyone could show the policy produced better science.
'Something to Hide'
Dr. DeAngelis, JAMA's editor, followed Dr. Godlee with an impassioned pledge to stick with the policy, saying she was pushed into imposing the requirement after at least two instances in which a corporate sponsor refused to allow an outside review of its data before publication.
The policy, she said, means she will always have the ability to call a university dean and ask for an investigation any time she encounters a challenge to data published in JAMA. And while some companies may be boycotting JAMA, the journal hasn't seen its ad revenue drop any more than its competitors have during the recession, and its "impact factor"—a measure of its authors' influence—has grown since 2005, she said.
"Until somebody can prove that what we're doing is wrong, we're going to keep it." Dr. DeAngelis told her fellow editors. "The cynic in me says, If you're not submitting to JAMA because you have something to hide or you don't want anybody else to look at it, so be it. "
JAMA, meanwhile, had its own issues with data accuracy at the conference. Dr. DeAngelis and other JAMA editors presented a survey of authors conducted last year that concluded, according to the summary given to conference participants, that the prevalence of "ghostwriting"—in which university scientists sign their names to research articles that secretly originated with writers sometimes paid by companies—has grown significantly since their previous survey in 1996.
But in the actual presentation to the conference, a JAMA researcher, Joseph S. Wislar, said his subsequent analysis of the data showed no significant increase in ghostwriting during that period. Nevertheless, the prevalence of "ghost" authors in top-ranked medical journals remains a concern, Mr. Wislar said, ranging last year from 2 percent at Nature Medicine to 11 percent at The New England Journal of Medicine.
Industry Silence
The conference participants included representatives of several of the drug companies, who largely sat silently through the repeated depiction of their industry as an obstacle to the unbiased pursuit of medical research.
Many of the concerns raised at the conference appeared to reflect industry tactics that may have been practiced by some companies a decade or more ago but aren't common now, said Fran Young, director of science publications at Shire Pharmaceuticals. "Things have changed," Ms. Young said after watching the presentations.
"Either I have worked at the three most rigorous companies out there," said Ms. Young, formerly with AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, "or things are not as bad as being painted in this room."
The companies and the journals appear to share concern over some of the problems identified at the conference, Ms. Young said. Those areas include the bias, as described by some conference presenters, in favor of publishing test results that show a specific result of a medication or procedure as opposed to "negative" results that show no significant effect of the treatment. Either positive or negative findings can contain critical information, yet data presented at the conference suggest that the positive result is more likely to get published.
And any resulting bias in journal articles may not be the fault of drug companies alone. During one discussion of the reluctance of medical journals to publish negative results, Faina Linkov, a research assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, said it was a well-known problem.
"All of my colleagues and I," she said, "are very much tempted to massage the data until we find some positive results."


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SummaryPlay "Tetris" with Mario.
The GoodIf you miss something about the classic game of "Tetris", then this is the game for you. When you start the game you immediately see the resemblance between this game and "Tetris". After a few minutes of playing the game, you are in a trance, and that is a very good sign for a game. The good sound effects and the cool music, in combination with the game engine, keeps you going for hours. The first five or eight levels are more like training levels. When you get past level 10, then you really get to use your skills to the max. I'm still trying to get past level 15. But even if it gets more difficult later on in the game, it is still a very fun game to play.
The BadAs the case usually is for these old "Game Boy" games, it goes faster and faster further out in the game. Though you have set the speed to "Low" it still goes faster and faster.


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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
She's Chopping Broccoli.
When I was little all I ever wanted to eat was meat. I had no time for vegetables. I was like a wild little wolf cub gnawing on cold hot dogs and lunch meat. It's not that I disliked vegetables but I just craved carrion. Sometimes I would walk on all fours and growl at my mother. "I need more meat!" I'd say in my raspy little voice. She would just give me that motherly "what the hell is wrong with my child?" sort of look and pull out some more ham slices from the fridge. I'd snatch it from her hands and run laughing out of the room. She knew that it was better to indulge me rather than stir up even more insanity on my end. I truly am amazed that she didn't smother me lifeless or drop me off in the middle of the Georgian Blue Ridge mountains and leave me to be the crazy little beast that I was. Though I must admit that it was my dream to live in the wilderness and live off the land like a wildling. I would make friends with wolves and bears and we'd hunt together. It would've been great.
I'm not going to lie. I still eat the occasional raw hot dog though I rarely scurry around on all fours while growling anymore. Now I eat my cold meat products all sophisticated and lady-like (delicately with pinkie in the air). Speaking of sentient creatures I also eat the occasional cold plant/vegetable (do pickles count?). I mostly prefer cooked veggies to raw ones (except for tomatoes and radishes). Every two weeks I get a New Roots delivery of small farm, organic vegetables delivered right to my door. I love it. It challenges me to cook with things I don't normally go out of my way to purchase. I try to have the same principals with vegetables as I do with meat. Nose to tail or tip to stem. Use it all. Waste not and all that. We hit broccoli season a little early this year so we started getting it in our bin. Most people just use the end little florets but the stems are so delicious it's a shame to waste them. Peel them, slice them, and cook them. Yummy.
So the other day I was standing in the kitchen, eating a slice of ham wrapped around a pickle while staring at my abundance of broccoli and I thought "I'm going to make something super fucking delicious out of you". And I did so. I made Yakisoba with Broccoli Pesto and Steamed Broccoli Florets with Pickled Egg. It's pretty easy and super tasty. Your vegan (if you leave off the egg) friends will be impressed and your meat eater friends with look at you sadly but then be pleasantly surprised that broccoli can be so delicious.
Yakisoba with Broccoli Pesto and Steamed Broccoli Florets with Pickled Egg
8oz package of dried yakisoba noodles
1 lb. broccoli, florets and stems separated, stems trimmed and peeled
1/2 c fresh basil
3 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp rice wine vinegar
1 Tbsp fermented chili bean curd (if you can find it don't worry about it)
1/2 cup olive oil, plus 1 Tbsp
kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper
pickled eggs (or thousand year eggs or basic hard cooked eggs)
In a large pot of boiling salted water add the yakisoba and boil until tender (5 mins or so). Drain, rinse with cold water, and set aside.
While the noodles are boiling saute the broccoli stems in 1 Tbsp olive oil until tender Add the whole garlic cloves and saute a few more minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Steam the broccoli florets until just cooked and tender. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
In a food processor pulse the cooked broccoli stems, garlic, basil, lemon juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, fermented bean curd, and 1/2 cup olive oil and pulse until pureed. Pour through a fine meshed sieve (use a spoon or spatula to push it through) to strain out the fibrous bits. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
Toss the yakisoba with the pesto. Top with steamed broccoli and chopped pickled egg.
Enjoy. FYI: This dish may taste even better if paired with a raw hot dog eaten in the forest. xoxox
Posted by Violet Séverine at 2:02 PM
Labels: Asian, sauces, vegetable, vegetarian
4 comments:
- Dennis K. said...
Looks awesome! I've really been into cauliflower these days. Doing the low-carb thing which is especially tough when you were raised with Asian food... but managing.
- May 26, 2014 at 6:24 PM
- Violet Séverine said...
Thanks Dennis. Yum, would totally work with cauliflower too I think. Awww good luck with the low carb thing. I know what you mean. Low carb in general is pretty tough. 'w'
- May 26, 2014 at 6:27 PM
- Paulina said...
Hi there! I really enjoy reading your blog and love that you have such good resources on your side bar. I was hoping I could ask you a question via email - could you let me know where to reach you? Thank you!
- August 8, 2014 at 1:21 PM
- Violet Séverine said...
Thank you! I'm glad you like it. 'w' Sure Paulina, you can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com
- August 8, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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