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You'll want to make sure search engines know what's going on with your website. That's where sitemaps come in handy — particularly XML sitemaps.
What is a WordPress XML Sitemap?
Sitemap is a list of pages on a website that is accessible to all users. An XML sitemap is a way for website owners to tell search engines about all the pages that exist on their website. WordPress XML sitemap also tells search engines which links on your website are more important than others and how frequently you update your website. While sitemaps do not boost your search rankings, it allows search engines to better crawl your website.
Why You Need an XML Sitemap
From a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) point of view sitemaps are extremely important. First we would like to clearly state that adding a sitemap does not affect search rankings. However, if there is some page on your site that is not indexed, then sitemap provide you a way to let search engines know about that page, so it can be indexed properly.
Sitemaps are very useful for new websites and blogs. As most new blogs usually don't get many backlinks to their individual posts, it becomes harder for search engines to discover all of their posts and pages. Sitemaps allow those websites to help search engines crawl their sites more efficiently.
For popular websites, sitemaps allow your website to interact with search engines more effectively. Search engines can guess how often your site is updated, which parts of your website are more frequently updated than others, set crawl rate for your site, etc. This improves the overall visibility of your site to search engines.
An XML Sitemap is not to be confused with the HTML sitemap. The former is for the search engines, while the latter is mostly designed for human users (although it has other uses t00).
XML Sitemap serves two purposes:
- This helps search engines find your site's pages more easily.
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Picking a preferred (canonical) URL becomes necessary when search engines see duplicate pages on your site, as we saw above.
So, as they don't want any duplicates in the search results, search engines use a special algorithm to identify duplicate pages and pick just one URL to represent the group in the search results. Other web pages just get filtered out.
Now, back to sitemaps. One of the criteria search engines may use to pick a canonical URL for the group of web pages is whether this URL is mentioned in the website's sitemap.
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Official email accounts for students are established in a system called SUMail. SUMail is managed by the university and utilizes Microsoft's Office 365 email service. The SU email policy requires that all official university e-mail communications be sent to your @syr.edu email address.
SUmail uses the same password that you set up for your NetID. If you haven't already activated your NetID and set up a password for it, visit http://netid.syr.edu to activate your NetID.
Note : SUMail utilizes Office 365 email services. When asked for your "Organizational account" or user name, use your official SU email address (email@example.com)
Many people manage their SUMail incoming and outgoing e-mail directly through the SUMail Web interface (sumail.syr.edu ). If you are using another program to get your email, and are considering redirecting your SUMail account to that other program, we encourage you to use SUMail for a while and get familiar with its features before you decide to redirect your e-mail. If you choose to re-direct your @syr.edu e-mail to another account, such as @gmail.com, or @yahoo.com, you do so at your own risk.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
march sixteen
It's a fine, fine life that lets you decide for yourself when -if!- it's time to get goin'.
Ice cream cones. Rocky Road. Might have been breakfast.
Harry's chapter five.
More Godzilla research, as well as Godzilla lectures. Oh, yes! One can wax Lecture upon Godzilla. Or Mario history. Or Mario info. As easily as dinosaurs, actually.
Tricks. Jumpin, playin' trampoline rasslin' tricks.
More play.
A discussion of "hang-out" time. We try to do a together time every day. To spend a few hours together doing cool things.
"Whatcha wanna do?"
"Uh..... go to the park."
" 'Kay. What else?"
"Stories!" Madeleine.
" 'Kay, what else?"
I owed Maddie Rapunzel, so she and I took care of that, first. Then read a small-ish stack of other books of her choosing.
For our Time Together, we went downstairs to investigate. 'Cause, you know. Our things have mostly been cleared out and re-organized, so most of the Stuff is downstairs.
Cuisenaire rods!
That'll do, thinks his Mama.
We started out with, "Addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division?"
And so it was.
A milestone today...,. "Nine plus four."
"Psh. Easy. Thirteen."
So... since when did that become a no-brainer? But instead, "Why is it easy?"
Another "Psh. Because if ten plus four equals fourteen, then nine plus four must equal thirteen!"
Blink. "Absolutely," said his Mama. No big deal to some of you, I know, but take drills and quizzes and repetition out of it, and what are we left with? They still learn it.
On to subtraction. Mostly without the Cuisenaire rods. Because this stuff can mostly be done in his head, evidently. (Don't ask me. Wasn't like that the last time we played with numbers.)
Next we played for a few minutes with multiplication. With the rods, this time.
Then division. This was his first intro into division.
We did a bit of discussing for this one.... I brought up "Fact Families". He's bemoaned Fact Families in the JumpStart game, not knowing what the hell it has to do with the price of tea in China, but today, with the intro to division, I showed him 6, 1, and 7 go together with subtraction and addition, and also how six divided by one will still equal six, relating to six times one being six.
"Aaaah, tricky!", said he. :)
"See, Bub? Numbers aren't that strange, after all. Not so hard. They relate to each other."
A most helpful practice, today, I am thinking.
For another "together" he chose the marble run. And legos.
I set them up with the marble run while I got myself and us ready to go.
To the park! To the park!!
We found Trev's bike tire to be flat, so he took his Scoot, and Maddie and I loaded up the bike and trailer.
Out comes the Explorer Pack for the next several months! :) (Paper towels and homemade hand stuff, emergency granola bars, a magnifying glass or two, camera batteries, first aid kit, etc, etc)
Stopped at 7-11 for a slurpelicious (ick) on the way.
Madd voted for the library, and she got another "together, so off to the library we went.
And since we had a dollar or two on us, we went to our favorite pizza place for a pie to be had over library books. You know - even though Mama had come totally prepared, and we had sat with a picnic dinner at the park.
Rode home in the dark, but it's all in the neighborhood, and we do well enough.
We're happy.
And tired.
And are looking forward to one more day in the sunshine, tomorrow.
Ain't life grand?
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YES! looks great.ReplyDelete
had a similar math moment the other day, played a "race to 100" with our math blocks (look similar) - halfway through E looks at me, says, "wait, this is easy. is this math?????" umm...
is that witch hazel, in the photo between the watery ones? it's neat looking...
Slim - "to one hundred" is a great idea! I'll remember that. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Oh - and I don't know what it is! It's at our neighborhood park...ReplyDelete
Lovely day! Rocky Road for breakfast? Excellent.ReplyDelete
Late evenings home from the park - a taste of the delights to come. We've had a whole weekend of sun, so I'll accept the rain sprinkles today :-)
Perfect! Sounds like a wonderfully perfect day :)ReplyDelete
BTW, we went through a *HUGE* Godzilla phase here. Who knew there was so much to know about it! Declan's Godzilla toys are some that will never be given away as they were such a huge part of his childhood :)
What a full day!ReplyDelete
And that sounds like a wonderful might-have-been-breakfast.
I love how Trev explained how it got his answer to the math problems and I love how effortlessly it seemed to come for him. I hope that the same holds true for my girls in a few years!ReplyDelete
It truly is a testament to the natural ability children have to learn things and the ease at which it happens when not forced upon them to do so. Fabulous!
hrmj - this is round two for us. It's been about a year since he's been interested in any of it, but I guess discovering Wikipedia has opened up a whole new world. :)ReplyDelete
I told him we could request stuff at the library, today, since they didn't have anything at ours yesterday.
Life is grand!ReplyDelete
Love your pics! I referrenced them on my blog post today. :) http://merriemelody.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-st-patricks-day-signs-of-spring.htmlReplyDelete
Have a wonderful St. Patty's Day!
You have captured the early days of Spring so beautifully at the park.ReplyDelete
We're finding Owen asks math questions out of the blue - we answer them and he's good for awhile.
No interest in math games or computer stuff.... I'm looking into sacred geometry now - seems cool and he might agree to take a peek :0)
What a glorious day you had! I love your pictures.ReplyDelete
Yes, life is so good!!ReplyDelete
I agree with Stephanie...I LOVE your images! Really awesome captures!
It's been rainy here, so we've spent some extra time reading on the couch. I am at one end, and dylan is at the other, with our feet overlapping. I love it when he just chuckles while lost in the pages. Makes me smile every time...
I'm smiling because I call my kids "Bub", too. The boys as well as the girls. :)ReplyDelete
Ah - lovely spring!ReplyDelete
Love your images of spring :)ReplyDelete


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Hello There.
I am Mary Blum, a 27-year-old with a BA in Art History and 2D Art. I am now pursuing my Masters at UWM in Art History specializing in Museum and Curatorial Studies
My love for history, travel, and the visual arts was formed due to Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis in my early childhood which prohibited too much normal physical activity. This lead me to explore places that I couldn't go through books, movies, and museums as well as motivated me to become someone that would not let my disease stop me from learning and exploring. During my undergrad, I was able to achieve one of my life goals, which was to travel and study abroad in one of the ancient art centers, Greece! Achieving a lifelong goal so early fueled me on and helped me create a strong and positive mind set that I am able to achieve whatever I set as a future goal!
Since then, I have had the itch to travel the world studying archaeological finds and museum relics up close. Now I have graduated with a BA in Art and Art History and I am armed with a mixed toolset of diverse work and leadership skills which aids in my confidence towards real world experience. Combining these life experiences, I have become a passionate, outgoing, and empathetic person with the ability to help instruct others to aim high regardless of any hurdles in your way.


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I've commissioned and produced a body of research on U.S. public media as well as for overseas broadcasters. Since 2014, the focus has been on the Localore productions. The most recent "Break Form" report is a summary of the impact and details of best practices gleaned from 15 production teams working over the course of a year. The report has been distributed to more than 10,000 mission-focused producers, station managers, funders, and journalists across the U.S.
- Break Form: Making Stories With and For the People
- What's Outside: Public Media 2014 [interactive PDF]
- Spreading the Zing: Reimaging Public Media through Makers Quest 2.0
- Mapping Public Radio's Independent Landscape
- SchardtMEDIA Format Insights: Newscasts and Documentary Specials
- Listener Choice Radio 2000: The Overview


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The Keltek Brewery in Redruth has expanded its estate of pubs to six after completing the purchases of the Mount Ambrose Inn, Mount Ambrose and The Railway Inn, Illogan Highway.
The Mount Ambrose Inn had recently closed, with no indication of when or if it would re-open as a pub, and the Railway was almost lost as a pub entirely last year when it looked set to be sold to a developer for conversion into flats.
The purchases safeguard the future of these pubs, in news that will be of great relief to locals.
George Eustice, who originally brought the plight of the Railway Inn to the attention of Keltek's chairman Stuart Heath, said "It is great news that Keltek Brewery has purchased the Railway Inn and Mount Ambrose Inn. These pubs are a huge part of community life, and it would have been a great shame if plans to turn them into flats had gone ahead. I look forward to visiting as soon as the refurbishment work is complete."
Stuart Heath said, "Pubs have always been the heart of local communities and it's a real shame so many continue to be lost to developers. The Railway and Mount Ambrose are local to our brewery, and we are delighted to be able to bring certainty to the community that these pubs will remain pubs for years to come."
The pubs are set to open this spring once refurbishment work has been completed.


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The stainless steel stencils manufactured by Hackvana arrived today. Parts will be ordered soon ready for getting at least one board manufactured and running in the coming week.
Some pictures of the stencil:
The stainless steel stencils manufactured by Hackvana arrived today. Parts will be ordered soon ready for getting at least one board manufactured and running in the coming week.
Some pictures of the stencil:
The PCBs for the second revision of the Joey-M flight computer have arrived from Cambridge Circuit company. This revision carries some minor fixes from the first as well as the addition of the new CUSF logo to the rear silkscreen.
Thanks once again to Cambridge Circuit Company for these fantastic boards.
We will be at the Societies' Fair at the Kelsey Kerridge sports centre all day today and tomorrow. Please do come and along and say hello!
The Joey-M flight computer was soldered up this week, all going fairly well apart from some minor rework required on some of the finer pitched components.
Joey-M uses the uBlox NEO-6Q GPS with a Sarantel SL1202 passive antenna, along with a small I2C EEPROM such that configuration can be retained when Joey is powered off. USB is broken out to a Micro USB connector such that configuration and debugging can be achieved via the excellent u-Center software from uBlox, and the configuration saved to EEPROM.
Joey-M uses the Micrel MICRF112 434MHz ISM band 10mW FSK transmitter with a twin varactor diode crystal pulling arrangement. Its 13.56MHz crystal has an 18pF capacitor on one side, and the varactor arrangement designed such that under no bias voltage, it also rests at 18pF.
One varactor has a large range of capacitance that allows the center radio frequency to be moved around by about 30kHz. The other varactor has a much smaller range, such that it can be used for very small shifts for FSK. Voltage is applied to the varactors by a twin 16 bit DAC from Linear Technology.
The radio stage of Joey-M is shown below:
To ensure a clean spectrum and thereby increasing the ability to decode, the modulator input waveform is digitally filtered in a Gaussian shape to provide GFSK. The step response of the order-50 Gaussian filter is stored in EEPROM on the AVR, and is written out to the DAC on each change of modulator input voltage. A trace of the modulator input at 300 baud is shown below:
A working firmware is currently running on Joey-M in preparation for a first flight this week. Later, temperature compensation for crystal frequency drift and more complex radio modes (MFSK) will be explored using the Joey-M platform.
Finally, thanks again to Cambridge Circuit Company for manufacturing these boards for us.
We got the PCBs for the Joey-M flight computer! These are experimental flight computers using the Micrel crystal pulling radio (see an earlier blog post), along with an Atmel AVR and a uBlox NEO-6Q GPS.
Thanks very much to Cambridge Circuit Company for manufacturing these PCBs for us!
After a long time working on it, we launched our new website yesterday. We hope the change makes the site more user friendly and easy to navigate. We'll be adding more content over the next few weeks.
Thanks to everyone on the CU Spaceflight team who was involved with the new site, we think it has been worth it!
From the edge of space a tiny camera captures the dramatic curvature of the Earth, during a test flight that is one small step for Cambridge University students aiming to launch a rocket into space for under £1,000. – The Guardian
Cambridge University Spaceflight is a student run society founded in 2006 comprising undergraduates and postgraduates from many disciplines. We design, build and test high altitude balloons, high powered rockets, and other related experiments. Our main aims are to inspire and provide practical experience to Cambridge University students.
We have some new members working on new Arduino trackers, following in the footsteps of the very successful Weasel project last year.
In the vein of ramping up work on rockets this year, some have been ordered! We're getting a LOC Precision ISIS, a LOC Precision Caliber ISP and a LOC Precision Bruiser EXP. Hopefully the ISIS will arrive in time to get playing as soon as possible, while the Bruiser should be big enough to start testing a lot of electronics.
Several CU Spaceflight members attended the first annual UKHAS conference in Islington, London this weekend.
Jon and Adam gave a talk introducing the society and the new Wombat radios and flight computers which are currently in development.
This was followed by Ed's talk on the Squirrel smartphone flight computer project.
After four months in a tree in Exning, the Nova 19 payloads (Squirrel and Weasel) have been recovered thanks to the help of some local tree surgeons.
The Weasel payload with its Canon A560 camera took some stunning photographs.
See all of the Nova 19 images on Flickr.
The Squirrel Nexus One smartphone was also extremely successful, taking some excellent images and videos.


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It's time!! The 2018 Black Belt & Black Sash Banquet is Upon Us! April 8th, 2018
Open to ALL black belts and sashes, both new and old. Those who tested this past year, will get a special large certificate that is ONLY available to you if you attend the banquet. We have some special surprises in store for this year, so don't miss this very special night!! If this is your first year there, read below for more details.
Dave and Busters on Capital of Texas Highway
Saturday April 8th at 6:30 pm in the big banquet room
Meal Included, Cost is $43.30 (includes meal, tax, tip)
Casual Dressy - It's a Banquet!
DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR CERTIFICATE (which you ONLY get if you attend) March 26th
DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR BANQUET April 2nd
If you do not register and pay your banquet fee by midnight April 2nd, you CANNOT attend. Dave and Busters gets the count the next day and that's it. So do not show up at the banquet the night of without registering or you will be unfortunately, be turned away.
Use the button below to register (add as many to the cart as guests attending in your group). Or email Master Sheryl immediately to have her run your charge from your tuition account. You can bring a date, spouse, and kids (but see below).
IF YOU TESTED THIS PAST YEAR! Tell Master Sheryl the rank you tested into, your name spelling for the certificate and the school you train in. This part must be done by Friday March 26th so there is time to get your certificates printed!!!! Email Master Sheryl if you plan to attend and will get one, asap!
Kids must be old enough to sit quietly at the table for long periods and not move about the room - it is dangerous for them and the wait staff. Kids cannot eat from the buffet unless a meal is purchased, but you can order from a menu if necessary.
Kids and young adults under the age of 18 cannot be dropped off at this event. They must be accompanied by an adult.
The menu:
Rosemary Chicken or Vegetable Lasagna, baked cavatappi w/ marinara, 4 cheese pizza bites w/ pesto, vegetables, salad, dinner rolls, and dessert.
There's the button to register, right there to the left of this text!! 🙂
Several years ago, Master Schaefer proposed the black belt banquet, an annual event where the black belts and tai chi black sash students of any Shaolin-Do school in the world, are welcome to join us for an evening of socializing, dining, retrospect and celebration of what it is and has been to be a student of Shaolin-Do. We are on our 19th year of banquets! They have grown in size and content (we give special awards, sincere and fun), and you can ask any black belt or sash at our north and south schools in particular (since they are the nearest) and they'll tell you that they wouldn't miss one!
Pictures won't do the banquet justice, but we'll post a few. It's fun. They are full of laughter and some tears, hugs and handshakes, special certificates for the new inductees (those who tested into their 1st level of black belt or sash that year) and great video productions from Master Joe and chief advise contributor, Master Sheryl 🙂 We hope to welcome ALL new Shaolin-Do students to the banquet one day in the not-so-distant future.
We hold the banquet approximately a month after the February tournament. The last several years have been at Dave and Busters, until we outgrow them. Even Dave and Busters loves our black belt banquets - the wait staff always stands around and watches the video. We've been told they request to be a part of the event every year when we make the reservation. And the manager always compliments us on the atmosphere of the room and how they've never seen anything like it!
Phequefo Winners of Years' Past
For the last 4 years, we have given out the "Phequefo" award to those students who exhibit great loyalty to Shaolin-Do and to Grandmaster Sin. The Phequefo is a word Grandmaster Sin gave to a bird that lives in China but not here (has no North American name that we are familiar with) like a pheasant, quail or fowl - phequefo. It's a tenacious bird, fast and furious in it's attack. We thought it would be fun to name the award after it and each recipient is presented with their own "phequefo" statue to take home.
The Very 1st Winner of the Then Named, Golden Phequefo Award, Master Sean O'Brien
Northern Phequefo Winners: Sifu Rob Stevens, Sifu Kathy Pendleton, Sifu Corey Machado
Sifu Darrell Kreitz
Southern Phequefo Winners: Sifu Mike Dingus, Sifu Lisa Edelmon, Sifu Colby Adams Hao Nguyen
Unique Awards
Thus far, two of our students have received rather unique awards that you'll need to ask them to explain when you meet them. Pictured below is Lesa Walker with her vintage cowbell the night she received the "Old Cow" award (her self-proclaimed title, mind you) and soon to be pictured, Sifu Gary Hart with his "Iron Moon" award.


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Since 2002, the Washington Jesuit Academy has fostered a culture of community and care. We can do this because we are just the right size. We remain nimble so we can meet our students where they are and address their specific sets of strengths, gaps, and obstacles. We go deep enough to have a real impact.
WJA is small enough so every teacher can be a real role model and change-maker in each student's life. And we reinforce this goal with our signature extended-day and -year schedule and a long list of programs, activities, services and supports that help us meet their diverse and ever evolving needs.
The mission of WJA's athletic program is to develop and strengthen the abilities of WJA student athletes, and to use athletics as a tool to encourage the pursuit of excellence in education, while nurturing the students' capacity to achieve both academically and athletically.
As school districts all over the country slash athletic programs due to budget cuts, WJA remains committed to physical education and athletics as an important way of promoting the success of our students.
Our students participate in a number of clubs and activities, that meet the interests and curiosities of each student. Whether it is Art, Robotics, "Weird" Sports or our Retreat Program, the young men of WJA are encouraged to embrace their interests and try new things.
Students are able to participate in various clubs throughout the year, including:
Washington Jesuit Academy promotes spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical growth, and the retreat program is an integral part of spiritual formation. Retreats are privileged experiences of stepping away from life's regular activities in order to encounter God more intensely and to reflect, pray, and grow together.
All students participate in different overnight retreats each semester. Topics of discussion include the purpose of our lives and God's mercy. Away from the regular school schedule and setting, students can grow even closer to God and to one another. And, WJA retreats are not just for students. Seventh grade families are also invited to participate in an interfaith family retreat.
WJA invests in its students by serving a nutritious breakfast, lunch and dinner each day, free of cost to families. Through its partnership with the DC Central Kitchen's Fresh Start Catering, these meals are prepared on-site with fresh, natural and often local and organic ingredients. Students have access to an unlimited salad bar each day.
This emphasis on nutrition is a part of WJA's commitment to its students' health and wellness. WJA encourages daily physical activity at recess and through competitive, club and recreational sports and incorporates health education into all elements of its program.
The Counseling Department at Washington Jesuit Academy supports the emotional and social development of our students through a range of counseling services offered by a full-time licensed graduate social worker and a part-time clinical social worker and through partnerships with community resources.
Services offered include:
Families are encouraged to contact the Counseling Department with any questions and/or concerns. In particular, please contact us if your child:
Adrienne Biel, LICSW, School Counselor
(202) 832-7679 x215
Briana Barnes, LGSW, School Counselor
(202) 832-7679 x291
The High School Placement Program is designed to assist students, parents and guardians with choosing a "right fit" high school. To help families prepare for this important transition, our services begin for students in the 7th grade.
For more information on the High School Placement Program, please contact Shannon Keller at 202-832-7679.


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Let me put a full stop at least from my side on questions on remedies through this article. I have already written 2 articles on remedies, i.e. Astrological Remedies (http://astrosaxena.com/remedies) and My take on Astrological Remedies (http://astrosaxena.com/remedy). Again, truth of the moment is that you can consider this article as sequel of earlier articles and my final word on remedies. I will take ample help of Osho Rajneesh in making you understand this concept of remedies. Let's break this article on following points -
My views on remedies.
Positive Thinking.
Ego Boost.
General Rule.
Concept of Re-incarnation.
Good Souls and Bad Souls.
Destined Results.
So, let's start this journey :) -
Remedies/Gemstones - Being an astrologer, it is very common for me to see people asking for remedies and gemstones for resolution of their problems in life. And I can understand it. None wants to live a miserable life throughout and want to try anything possible to make situations better. But where it becomes irritating is when people totally become remedy-dependent and sole reason for worshiping God becomes fulfillment of their desires. As we know that there are thousands of remedies, worships and gemstones prevailing in our society. To avoid over-writing, I will only use the word Remedies for all. These remedies can range from normal to mindless. I also know people who have spent millions on these remedies.
My views on remedies - My personal view on remedies have always been consistent that they are waste of time, money and energy. It is not that it is my mere belief but it is my knowledge. I have spent 10 years of my life doing all possible remedies told by many people but to no avail. So, it is my experience that they won't work. Actually, no-result from remedies was one of the reasons why I started learning Astrology. Also, if we accept that remedies do change our lives and we can change the direction of life through remedies then actually we are saying that remedies over-power astrology itself. Because if remedies are so powerful and effective then what is the problem? Have 9 remedies for 9 planets and then your life should be all Rosy, there should not be any problem, suffering, pain and challenging times in life because you just did 9 remedies and caught hold of all the planets, right? Anyone can afford that much. As I have always said, I again say that if life will change or situation will improve, then it will happen due to your change in dasha and transits. So, I start from this general rule of mine but I have an interesting "Osho Exception" too. So, lovers of remedies may continue to read.
Positive Thinking - As long as remedies are used to keep your mind positive and to look at problems of life constructively then I have no issues. If parents are worried about health of their kid and performing a small worship at a temple makes them feel good, then I am all for it. Remedy giving positivism to person is fine. But here also, that positivism can't be generalized through a remedy. I mean to say that everyone may have a different way by which he may feel positive in life. I may feel positive after reading a book of Osho and you may feel positive after listening to spiritual song sung by Lata ji. My remedy is Osho and your remedy can be Lata ji. So, here also we can't generalize it as one remedy for all to feel positive. But still, if aim is to make someone positive in life then I am fine with it.
Ego Boost - But in majority of cases, this is not the situation. Normally, if I tell someone about bad dignity of any planet, natural or I should say spontaneous response from him is what I need to do to make it better? LOL. As if you can do anything. A planet which has seen you from insect to human form, you think that you can do anything to make it better or worse. No, I just want to please the planet. Planets are incarnation of God and God can never get angry to anyone as anger in itself is a vice. How can God have any vice? And at times, I have even heard people saying that now I have done this remedy, so planets/God are bound to give me the result as per my desires? LOL. This is where I feel that remedies are just a tool of ego satisfaction. After performing a remedy, person feels that he has over-powered the planets.
General Rule - So as I said, general rule for me regarding remedy is that they don't work and I don't follow or recommend any remedy to anyone,except meditation. If anyone wants to follow any remedy then it is completely his wish and his freedom to do it. I am not part of that trip. But as always, every general rule has an exception.
Exception - And exception comes from astrology itself. If I say that everything in world is under astrology and everything that happens is under the planets' purview then remedies would be under astrology too, right? If someone is following a remedy that means he must be under that type of dasha/transit which makes him believe in these things. That's why I only say that I don't follow/recommend any remedy, if person wants to do some act as remedy then he is free for it. My planetary positions and dashas suggest that it is useless to do any remedy but his dashas may be making him believe in it. Then who I am to stop him from following what his planets are telling him to do? Another exception is what I heard from Osho Rajneesh in his preaching Geeta Darshan for which we need to understand process of re-incarnation. So now, Osho takes over. (All the italicized portion is Osho's).
Concept of Re-incarnation - While explaining Chapter - 7 of Bhagvad Geeta in his preaching Geeta Darshan, Osho speaks about importance of worshiping for God itself Vs Worshiping for small desires like wealth, marriage & car etc. He says that if you are performing some rituals to get something from God then you are only concerned about that thing and you have nothing to do with God. Then he says, but the biggest problem is that some times these rituals to get something prove fruitful and at other times they don't. If none gets desired results from rituals/remedies then there is a chance that whole humanity will ignore it. But when some person gets result then it automatically creates desire in another person's heart to do the same remedy and he should also get what he desires. So, it is very important to understand if the results of remedies are given by God or by someone else.
For this, we need to understand the concept of re-incarnation (http://astrosaxena.com/incarnate) and understand that stage when a soul has left body and is waiting for another body as they still have some karma to see through before achieving liberation. Osho says, as so many deaths take place everyday in this world, there are many souls who leave a body and start looking for new bodies. Now, an average soul of an average human being readily gets a new womb as so many average people get involved in sexual intercourse daily. It may be surprising that problem is getting a new body is faced by those souls who are either too good, i.e. a saint type person, or too bad, i.e. a dictator type of person. A good soul would have to wait till 2 good persons get into sexual intercourse and the good soul gets an opportunity to enter the womb. Likewise, a bad soul would have to wait till 2 really bad persons get into sexual intercourse and the bad soul gets an opportunity to enter the womb. Until that time, both souls (good & bad) wander.
Good Souls and Bad Souls - Now, while waiting for their new body, both of these types of souls have some desires. Good Soul wants to do some good act or help anyone and Bad Soul wants to do something bad.
- Bad Soul - A bad soul wants to do something bad & harmful and searches for such a person who has such negative desires. And when they find such a person, bad souls help that person in doing that bad action as those souls also want to perform such actions. This is the reason why we see that so many criminals are unable to believe after committing the crime that they have done such an act. It is because they were possessed by these bad souls.
- Good Soul - A good soul will wander near the places of worship or near the other enlightened being. When we say that Buddha had a Halo around him then that Halo is nothing but the positive aura of good souls around Buddha or any other enlightened being. Now, wandering thus, if they happen to see a person performing any worship or remedy for a genuine cause or concern, they help the person in achieving that goal. So, in reality, the act is done by a good soul which just by-chance happened to wander around the place where person was worshiping but person feels that remedy worked and soon that remedy is popular among others too.
So, this is the way our remedy or our ritual works but courtesy that good soul and nothing else. And this is the reason I can not advice about which remedy or ritual to do at what time as I can never know where/when a good soul may be wandering to satisfy your desires, lol. Only choice is that you keep on performing remedy 24/7 and hope for your luck to shine.
Destined Results - But the same chapter 7 again says that even these good souls can't give you anything more than your destiny fixed by God. Somewhere we have to accept that whatever Good/Bad happens in this world would have sanction of God. We feel that how a kid can die or how an old person is living a miserable life, if God is just? But we have to accept that weall are paying off our karma and everything has a God's sanction. That's why eastern philosophy has the concept of God Creator and Destroyer both because if we accept destroyer as a different energy then it would mean destroyer is more powerful than creator as it is destroying what was created by creator. So, even when good souls/bad souls are doing anything then it is as per destined plan for individual. We can't get anything more or anytime earlier than our destiny.
So, this is how remedy works at some special time but I will remain with my general rule that their no point wasting time/money/energy in remedies. Same time/money/energy can be used in taking actions with regard to the same desire.
Conclusion - Thankfulness has been the ideal prayer/worship/ritual for me. I don't find need to do anything more. Also, if someone can meditate then it will help them. Not that your problems are going to be resolved due to meditation but it is just that you will stop treating them as problems and may consider those problems also as God's blessings in disguise.
"Go to your God as a lover, not as a beggar". - Osho.
Hope this helps. Please post any comment or query you may have.
Vishal S Saxena – Astrologer
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That I have been looking
For you all my life
Does not matter to you.
You do not know.
You never knew.
Nor did I.
Now you take the Harlem train uptown;
I take a local down.
Source: The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
908. Subway Face, by Langston Hughes
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1 Tomlinson Report (2004) 14-19 Curriculum and Qualifications Reform. London: DES. More here
2 Hodgson, A. and Spours, K. (2003) Beyond A Levels: Curriculum 2000 and the reform of 14-19 qualifications. London: Kogan Page
3 House of Commons Library (2016) English Baccalaureate Briefing Paper 06045 3rd March. London: House of Commons. More here.
4 Back for the Future (2017) [online]. Available here: http://www.baccforthefuture.com/letter-to-the-prime-minsiter.html
5 King's College London (2016) [online]. Available here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2016/11%20November-/NUT-and-King's-College-London-research-into-Key-Stage-4.aspx
6 Eszter Neumann, Emma Towers, Sharon Gewirtz and Meg Maguire – King's College London (2016), A Curriculum for All? , London: National Union of Teachers, p. 13 Section 1.3.2. Available here: https://www.teachers.org.uk/sites/default/files2014/curriculum-for-all-64pp-10845.pdf
7 Review of Vocational Education. The Wolf Report (2011) London: BIS. More here.
8 Speech to Centre Forum January 2016 See here.
9 Baker, K. (2013) 14-18 A New Vision for Secondary Education Continuum
10 Solga,H. Protsch, P. Ebner,C. and Brzinsky-Fay, C. (2014) The German Vocational and Training System: its institutional configuration, strengths and challenges. Discussion Paper. Berlin: WZB Berlin Social Science Center. https://bibliothek.wzb.eu/pdf/2014/i14-502.pdf
11 NUT (2005) Bringing Down the Barriers London: National Union of Teachers. More here.
12 BBC (2012), 'CBI complains of 'exam factory' schools', [online], Available here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20355664
13 Bethan Marshall (2017), The Politics of Testing, Available here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eie.12110/pdf


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|This article falls within the scope of the subzone project.
- Not to be confused with Great Sea.
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The Great Seal is the upper part of the pyramid of Dazar'alor,[1] King Rastakhan's palace in Zuldazar. It is the Horde's base of operations in Zandalar. The name refers to its relationship with Uldir, as it was one of three seals keeping G'huun contained until the proper seal was destroyed by Mythrax the Unraveler. Giant concentric wheels use to turn around the outside of the palace, which were connected to a titan disk within. Now the disk is cracked and the wheels have stopped.
As Zul, Yazma, and Vol'kaal betrayed and injured King Rastakhan, Zanchuli Betrayers assaulted the palace and filled the Great Seal area, but the Horde forces led by Baine Bloodhoof killed the betrayers and secured it.
- God King Rastakhan
- Talanji
- Nathanos Blightcaller
- Baine Bloodhoof
- Chief Telemancer Oculeth
- Zul
- Yazma
- Vol'kaal
- General Jakra'zet
- Wardruid Loti
- Hexlord Raal
Travel connections
- Main article: Hall of Ancient Paths
Notes and trivia
- In the alpha, the central room was named Royal Chambers.
- The Great Seal is not a zone or a proper subzone distinct from Dazar'alor, which is itself not a zone distinct from Zuldazar despite having its own map. The name comes from its portrayal on the Dazar'alor map, its flight path, the subzone inside, and several dialogues from quests or NPCs like Forsaken Battleguards. Dazar'alor as a zone with its own chat channel only existed within the main areas of the Horde embassy, deep within the pyramid, until it was made bigger at some point.
- In the Battle for Azeroth beta, there was an Unknown Device here that served as a portal to the Chamber of Heart. It dated back further than the Zandalari knew.[2][3]. In the live version it is still there, and commented on as being a strange device.
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Patch changes
- Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Added.
See also
- Boralus Harbor, its Alliance counterpart
- ^ Forsaken Battleguard#Quotes
- ^ [110 - 120] Speaker of the Horde
- ^ [110 - 120] The Heart of Azeroth


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A couple of weekends ago my Mum and I had a weekend away in Plymouth. Heading back to my fangirl days, Jay from The Wanted, or you may know him as the winner of last year's Strictly, was starring the main role in new musical – Big! The musical is based on the classic film BIG, starring Tom Hanks and Jay played 'big' Josh Baskin. Of course, being both mum and I's favourite celeb ever, we had to head down and support him!
The 7 hour round journey on Friday was long but totally worth it for such a brilliant weekend. The train led all the way around the coast giving us some pretty awesome views! Mum and I stayed in The Jury's Inn, right by the city centre and conveniently opposite a Primark (winning!). On Friday we settled in, had a look around the city before dusk and then ate at Revolution. Look how pretty their water is! After a couple of beers at the hotel we headed out and met Jay at the stage door after his performance! You can see that picture on my instagram here.
The following morning we headed out for breakfast. We checked out some of the marina restaurants and opted for Boston Tea Party. This was a super cute cafe with all of the cakes. Having made some pretty awesome American Pancakes myself a few weeks ago, I chose to have the Pancakes with fruit compote and greek yoghurt. Safe to say it was a good choice!
For the rest of the day we did a whole lot of shopping! In the evening we got ready for the musical! I wore a high neck black top layered with my primark dress, and wore my newly-bought boots. I took a few photos but I'm hoping to get this look on the blog properly soon!
Big The Musical was AMAZING. I may be biased, but Jay played the role of big Josh Baskin perfectly. If you're unfamiliar with the storyline of Big, a young boy called Josh comes across a Zoltar and wishes to be big, little does he know, this wish comes true. Waking up an adult, big Josh Baskin finds himself having to live in the real world, scoring a job at a toy company and falling in love.
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Fed policymakers say can wait on further U.S. rate hikes
RIVERWOODS, Ill./CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Reuters) – U.S Federal Reserve policymakers can wait on any further interest rate hikes until they have a better handle on whether growing risks will undercut an otherwise solid U.S. economic outlook, several policymakers said on Wednesday.
After months of tumult in the stock market and rising speculation over a coming recession, presidents of four of the 12 Fed regional banks said they wanted greater clarity on the state of the economy before extending the central bank's rate hike campaign any further.
Three of the four, Charles Evans of Chicago, Eric Rosengren of Boston, and James Bullard of St. Louis, are voting members this year on the Federal Open Market Committee, the bank's 10-member policy-setting panel.
Bullard has long been critical of the Fed's rate increases, begun in December 2015, but the caution from Evans and Rosengren is new, even if they both believe growth will remain solid and rates will probably need to rise more.
The fourth president, Raphael Bostic of Atlanta, said there was no urgency to raise rates further at this juncture.
The remarks from the four come less than a week after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell eased market concerns that policy makers were ignoring signs of an economic slowdown. Powell said he was aware of the risks and would be patient and flexible in policy decisions this year.
Rosengren on Wednesday used those same two adjectives, while Evans said he would be "cautious."
"I think they have certainly changed their tune," said Eric Stein, a portfolio manager for Eaton Vance who attended Rosengren's talk. "If financial conditions continue to ease from here (as they have to start the year) and growth stays strong, I think they will still look to hike, but for now a wait and see approach is prudent."
The new tone comes after the U.S. stock market dropped precipitously in the fourth quarter of 2018, suffering its worst December performance since the Great Depression. Other signs of tightening financial conditions surfaced as well, including a sharp slowdown in issuance of corporate bonds.
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- Fed may still need to hike rates twice this year: Rosengren
- Traders keep bets against further Fed rate hikes
Short-term U.S. interest-rate futures are now pricing in less than a 2 percent chance of a rate hike this year, and traders see a one-in-four chance of a rate cut by next January.
That stands in stark contrast to forecasts from the Fed released after the central bank's fourth 2018 rate hike in December. Those forecasts called for two more rate hikes this year.
Evans, who has been among the most vocal backers of gradually tightening U.S. monetary policy, told reporters Wednesday he still believes the Fed will need to deliver three more rate hikes this year.
But, in his first public comments since November, he nodded to an array of "tough-to-read" factors highlighted by the recent market selloff. With inflation showing no signs of breaking above the Fed's 2-percent target, he said, "we have good capacity to wait and carefully take stock of the incoming data and other developments."
Rosengren similarly said he expects solid growth this year and said he suspects financial markets are "unduly pessimistic." But in a break from speeches last year, when he emphasized the risks of allowing unemployment to stay below sustainable levels for too long, Rosengren on Wednesday highlighted potential threats to growth, and said he was taking on board the cautionary signals from markets, including rising bets on rate cuts.
"There should be no particular bias toward raising or lowering rates until the data more clearly indicate the path for domestic and international economic growth," Rosengren told the Boston Economic Club. "I believe we can wait for greater clarity before adjusting policy."
Bullard, meanwhile, told the Wall Street Journal that while the Fed had "a good level of the policy rate today," there was no rush to push them higher.
Minutes from that meeting will be released later on Wednesday and could shed more light on how policy makers assessed the economy as they agreed to raise rates and, at that time, projected two more increases in 2019..
Overall, that marked the ninth increase of a quarter percentage point since December 2015, when the Fed began lifting interest rates from near zero, where they had been since the financial crisis in 2008.
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, who earlier this week said the Fed was likely to need at most a single rate increase this year, on Wednesday said his view was driven by conversations with business executives, who say they have become more defensive in preparing for slower growth by paying down debt and holding off on new plans.
Those conversations "are not consistent with the business sector ramping up," Bostic told the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. Bostic, who backed all four rate hikes in 2018 as an FOMC voter, does not have a policy vote on the panel this year.
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Whitnash Town remain two points clear at the top of the Coventry Alliance Premier Division after a comfortable 4-0 victory over visitors Ambleside.
Town took just six minutes to open the scoring. A Craig Watkin free-kick was tipped around the post by Ambleside keeper Billy Finnie and from the resulting corner Watkin's fierce left-footed drive deceived everyone nestled to nestle in the far corner.
Ambleside also pulled level in the 18th minute when Chris Ryder broke clear but his shot grazed the far post with home keeper Harry Dipper rooted to the spot.
A Richard Powell header went straight into the hands of the grateful Finnie in the Ambleside goal before Town doubled th eir lead just past the half-hour mark.
Paul Wilkinson linked well with Stefan Grudinski who laid the ball off for Luke Wilson to fire home from 20 yards.
Whitnash continued to carve open Ambleside and Powell's exquisite chip over the keeper to the far post was blazed wide by the onrushing Joseph Wright.
Whitnash put the game beyond Ambleside's reach ten minutes into the second period when Wright's cross flew over the helpless Ambleside keeper.
The hosts made it 4-0 in the 68th minute when substitute Tom Shanley cleverly lobbed the advancing Finnie after a through ball from Grudinski had split the high line of the Ambleside back four.
Town could of made it five when Powell cut inside from the left flank and left his marker Matt Bird for dead but his shot was underhit and was well held by the Ambleside number one.


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According to the Supreme Court's December 8 briefing schedule in the challenges to the Affordable Care Act, the opening briefs are due today with respect to everything but the Medicaid issue. Here are a two related non-merits issues to look at in today's filings:
- How does the NFIB's brief address the standing of the individual plaintiffs? The Wall Street Journal reported back in December on the bankruptcy filing of Mary Brown, who was the only plaintiff that the government conceded had standing to challenge Section 5000A (the minimum essential coverage provision). Ms. Brown's personal circumstances may render her eligible for an exemption from the penalty for non-compliance with the minimum essential coverage requirement in § 5000A. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the NFIB's lawyers sought to add as individual plaintiffs two more NFIB members. This is an unusual move, and one that the challengers would not have taken without good reason. (That is not to go so far as to say that the additions should be viewed as an implicit concession about a lack of standing without the to-be-added plaintiffs, only that the lawyers viewed the downside of not seeking to add plaintiffs as higher than the downside of doing so.) In a letter filed with the Supreme Court disclosing Ms. Brown's bankruptcy, the private plaintiffs said that they would explain in their opening brief why Ms. Brown still had standing. Today is the day they will make good on that promise.
- How does the court-appointed amicus curiae address the Anti-Injunction Act issue? There are several arguments that Mr. Long can make, and it will be interesting to see his assessment of their relative strength by their positioning in the brief.
These two issues may look unrelated on their face, but there is a connection between the AIA issue and Ms. Brown's standing. One of the arguments that the challengers have previously advanced is that they are challenging the requirement to have insurance but not the penalty for non-compliance. In their view, the mandate is a "free-standing legal requirement" while the penalty is a means of enforcing it. Presumably, this assertion about the internal separability of §5000A with respect to the mandate and the penalty will also be part of the argument for Ms. Brown's standing. The argument would presumably be that, although Ms. Brown's financial hardship exempts her from the penalty (under § 5000A(e)), she is still subject to the legal requirement to have minimum essential coverage.
I'm skeptical that these arguments resting on the internal separability of § 5000A succeed. But I will withhold judgment until I see the best presentation of these arguments in the challengers' briefs.


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Topic Page: Self-esteem
Beliefs and feelings about self. In 1890, James defined self-esteem mathematically as successes divided by failures. Self-esteem is currently defined as one's satisfaction or happiness with self, regard for self, or belief in one's importance. For more information, see James (1890) in the bibliography.
Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy (psychology)
The term self-esteem was first coined by William James in 1890, which makes it one of the oldest concepts in psychology. Self-esteem's importance is often seen in relation to such crucial areas as human motivation, development, performance, coping ability, relationship formation, psychopathology, and mental health or overall well-being. Self-esteem also appears to be the third most frequently occurring theme in psychological literature, with more than 25,000 articles, chapters, and books written on the topic (Rodewalt & Tragakis, (2003)). Given such a long and important history, it is not surprising to find several definitions of self-esteem in the field (Mruk, (2006)). Three of these definitions generate distinct schools of thought consisting of central ideas about self-esteem, major theories consistent with each set of ideas, and a related body of research concerning the role self-esteem plays in behavior. Therefore, understanding self-esteem and its field requires appreciating each position, especially in terms of relative strengths and weaknesses.
The original definition presents self-esteem as a ratio concerning one's "success/pretensions" (James, 1890/(1983)). In this case, self-esteem is determined by the number of successes a person achieves in the domains of life that are important to him or her, divided by the number of failures that have occurred in those areas. One strength of this more behaviorally oriented position is that self-esteem is seen in relation to an individual's personal values, aspirations, efforts, and accomplishments—or the lack of them. A key problem with such a "competence"-based view is that making self-esteem contingent on success also makes failure equally important. One result of this formulation is that self-esteem is inherently unstable and may, under certain conditions, thereby contribute to such problems as defensiveness, insecurity, and related psychological difficulties (Crocker & Park, (2004)).
In the 1960s, behavioral scientists began to define self-esteem in terms of an attitude concerning one's worth as a person (Rosenberg, (1965)). A major advantage of this approach is that attitudes, beliefs, or feelings may be easily measured through surveys and other self-report methods, which make researching self-esteem readily straightforward. In fact, defining self-esteem as a sense of personal worth and measuring it through self-report instruments is by far the most frequently used approach to studying self-esteem. This definition was also embraced in the educational setting, which helped to make understanding self-esteem as a sense of personal worth popular. In the 1980s, this view was connected to what is euphemistically known as the Self-Esteem Movement. However, it was recognized that such an approach has serious limits. One problem is that when self-esteem is defined in terms of general worth, it is difficult to distinguish between self-esteem and less desirable ways of feeling good about oneself, such as in narcissism. For some people, the perception of such a dark side to self-esteem, coupled with questions concerning whether self-esteem is a cause or effect of behavior, calls the importance of self-esteem into question (Baumeister, Smart, & Boden, (1996)).
The third major way of defining self-esteem is based on both competence and worth (Branden, (1994)). In this more existential approach, self-esteem is seen as a result of dealing with life's challenges competently but in ways that are also worthy of a mature, healthy individual. This two-factor approach (Tafarodi & Vu, (1997)), as it is also known, is a dynamic definition that may deal with some of the limitations seen in the others. For example, although success is never guaranteed in this view, doing one's best to face a challenge in an authentic fashion does matter in regard to one's self-esteem. Similarly, simply feeling good about oneself without earning such an experience may be associated with narcissism but not with authentic self-esteem. A key difficulty with this more complex definition is that it makes researching self-esteem more difficult and is, consequently, less frequently employed.
Given the historical depth and breadth of the field, it is not surprising that work on self-esteem involves many aspects of human life. Much attention is directed toward three areas in particular. One concerns a relationship between self-esteem and motivation, which may occur in two ways. On one hand, self-esteem is thought to help people avoid pain or to at least minimize negative experiences by providing a reservoir of positive affect. In this way, self-esteem helps individuals cope with such things as failure, rejection, and loss, thereby allowing them to be endured more easily. On the other hand, self-esteem is also seen as fostering certain desirable states or behaviors, such as the ability to take the risks that are necessary for learning, establishing healthy relationships, standing up for one's beliefs, and so forth.
A second major area of the field concerns the relationship between self-esteem and human development. Such work focuses on understanding self-esteem in relation to various social and developmental factors. They include the impact of parenting styles on self-esteem, the role self-esteem plays in mastering various developmental tasks, and the relationship between self-esteem and personality development. More recent work in this area suggests that self-esteem is a lifelong developmental issue. For example, whereas the particular issues, tasks, and challenges in which self-esteem plays a role change over time, having and maintaining self-esteem appears to be a steady concern throughout the life cycle.
Finally, self-esteem is also seen as playing a crucial role in helping individuals reach and maintain psychological well-being. Humanistic psychology regards self-esteem as a basic human need that plays a key role in behavior, especially concerning whether one moves toward authentic (healthy) or inauthentic (unhealthy) behavioral choices and patterns. Some empirical research on self-esteem indicates that individuals who have high, healthy self-esteem are more able to take the risks necessary for self-actualization, such as exploring one's own interests or making independent decisions, than are others. Even critics of work on self-esteem concede that it buffers the individual from stress, thereby enhancing coping ability. Finally, it has long been recognized that problems with self-esteem are associated with distress, unhappiness, anxiety, defensiveness, rigidity, and a good number of mental disorders found in the DSM IV-TR.
There are many theories about the nature of self-esteem and the role it plays in behavior. In Epstein's experiential self theory, for instance, self-esteem acts to stabilize personality so that one may balance the need to minimize psychological pain with the desire to take the risks necessary for growth. Leary's sociometer theory emphasizes the ways in which self-esteem has evolved in our species to help regulate social behavior as well as individual behavior. Terror management theory understands self-esteem as a way of creating meaning that helps us to cope with an otherwise overwhelming fear of death. Two-factor theory focuses on how self-esteem plays a role in helping individuals face the challenges of living in ways that foster the development of authenticity and optimal functioning. Some of these theories suggest or lead to ways of increasing self-esteem in clinical and related settings. Other theories, such as self determination theory, recognize self-esteem as an important phenomenon, though not necessarily a primary determinant of behavior.
It has long been known that researching self-related phenomena is difficult. One problem concerns accessing and analyzing subjective data. This issue runs throughout the field because most of its studies are based on self-report methods, including personal descriptions, interviews, surveys, and tests. Whether designed to assess explicit or implicit levels of self-esteem, these measures are prone to such contextual factors as situation or mood and the general tendency to see oneself in a positive light. Although there are exceptions, such as Epstein and O'Brien's Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory, few scales even attempt to address this problem. Some researchers suggest that culture plays a role in determining whether self-esteem is important. However, other cross-cultural work suggests that while culture may influence self-esteem toward one particular factor more than another, self-esteem is a universal concern.
Another major research issue concerns the relationship between self-esteem and behavior. Early work suggested that self-esteem acts in a causal fashion, meaning that one's level of self-esteem influences behavior. In this case, low self-esteem would suggest poorer performance, less general happiness, and a greater likelihood of personal or social problems. Similarly, higher self-esteem would be associated with more positive outcomes in these areas. However, research also suggests that self-esteem is a by-product of other factors, such as attitudes, expectations, and performance. Other work advances reciprocal models of interaction between self-esteem and behavior, where one affects the other in a dynamic fashion.
In sum, self-esteem has been and remains an important phenomenon, concept, and topic in behavioral science, especially in psychology. Although more work needs to be done methodologically to understand self-esteem (Wells & Marwell, (1976)), such difficulties pertain to much of the research on human behavior and are very familiar to social scientists.
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We live in a military city, and so on Memorial Day we have many choices of services to attend at cemeteries, or parks, or mountain tops. I always like to show an old war movie to my teenage daughters to help them appreciate why we remember those who have died in defense of our country.
Twelve O'Clock High (1949 NR), directed by Henry King, is the story of a tough general, General Savage (Gregory Peck), who takes over an American bomber unit based in England and tries to make them a success.
The movie takes place early in World War II, when the military was still trying to figure out how best to use the new B-17 bombers. Flying into Germany at night, and at high altitude, caused the bombs to land inaccurately. So, Gen. Savage is told to get the 21 airplanes and their crew of 10 men each to fly during the day, and to fly low, so that the bombs reach their target. This most certainly will make their planes easier targets for German fighter planes and anti aircraft guns, and increases the risk of loss of life.
The movie is a bit odd. It was released in 1949, just four years after the end of World War II. From the movie poster tag line, "A Story of Twelve Men as Their Women Never Knew Them," I think the intention was to reveal the peril that the crew in the air endured. Also on the poster is a pretty nurse. In the movie women are rarely seen, and only have a few inconsequential words to say ("More coffee, General?").
The movie also starts unnecessarily in the present (1949) and spends too much time getting to the 1942 flashback. And for a movie about a bomber squadron, the flight footage is saved until the very end. That is because the director used actual footage, which must have been impressive to audiences at the time. Still is.
Then, notice the twelve men mentioned in the poster. The movie rarely uses close ups, and with everyone in uniform, or covered in flight gear, and everyone Caucasian, it is hard to tell the men apart. Watch the movie with other people, so you can help each other keep the characters straight.
A more recent movie, Memphis Belle (1990), does a better job at conveying the life of a bomber squadron. But where this movie succeeds is in showing General Savage's commitment to winning the war – at all costs.


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Some match photos from Mayo v Dublin 24th February 2018. The National football league round 4 match between Mayo and Dublin was in MacHale park Castlebar, minus the fog this time! Mayo lost out to a super fit Dublin team on the night, Mayo 0-12 to Dublin 2-10. I've no match video this time unfortunately, due to "technical difficulties". See WJ's match report and discussion here.
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Part II suggests that the definition of Economics may be redefined.
In the age of information, human capabilities must become even more significant. {A note to the purist - while information has been around ever since civilisation, the term information age is used here to delineate from the more obvious industrial age and to emphasize economies now increasingly based on information.} Gary Hamel, one of the great theorists of modern management suggested that historically there has been two basic ways to 'aggregate and amplify human capabilities'. They were bureaucracy and markets. Now we have a third – networks that helps us work together on complex tasks more easily. The global internet{, another engine of the information age} has been well documented to magnify this process as Wikipedia shows. Wikipedia with only a few full time employees is ten times bigger than Encyclopedia Britainica and is roughly the same in accuracy from a study by Nature. The internet industry abounds with many similar cases. There is much to learn of this observable fact. Indeed, these are all new models of production based on the community that by collaboration in unprecedented and surprising ways (for us dinosaurs!) is changing the very definition of economic theory and in doing so raises global productivity.
Economically speaking an underused resource, the homemakers, a large percentage in any economy, can enter the workforce more easily. To a smaller degree, retirees and the handicap are able to as well, all working from home because they now can, with good broadband connections. I think some new generation Call Centres or online temp agencies such as oDesk do not even realise a worker thousands of miles away is a handicap. The internet model equalises. The internet economy would be good socially and economically for any country.
Human capability thus amplified by the network effect and the internet in general will help with productivity and also drive the next phase in socio-economic development. While crowdsourcing becomes the factory of the information age and we humans as the factory workers willingly and unwittingly, the raw material is data. [I like to compare the massive productivity gains the world saw when Henry Ford invented the assembly lines to crowdsourcing.] One aspect, termed Big Data, a general term used to describe the voluminous amount of unstructured and semi-structured data we create mostly by using the internet, will be significant. They can be transformed into informational products or used to sell physical ones. They provide the data for which information can be derived and better information improves productivity of white collar workers. As the service economy continues to increase globally, statisticians of productivity become a happier lot!
To understand how Big Data works, think of yourself going through a typical day. For me, I drive to work, send some emails, respond to a comment in LinkedIn, maybe search and then buy a cinema ticket online and when I get home, Skype my daughter, Amanda in Sydney. Taken alone, this is disjointed, plain data. To a data analyst, it makes up your digital character, your online activity trial, turning data into potentially valuable information. It is all about mining this commodity of data and making sense of it to make predictions, analyse our behaviour, improve service, sell more products, sell more ads.
The world's starting to get all manner of information; products, prices, locations, human intent, behaviour and anything that can be coerced out of us. eCommerce, search, social media, blogs and a hundred more new internet companies will generate Big Data. Google knows we want to buy a car when we search for car deals fervently. Pinterest knows our interest when we pin items of interest, such as photos or links to an online volunteer group into boards. Like tin and iron ore mining was to Kinta Valley and economic success it bred for the City of Ipoh (once the tin mining capital of the world) in Malaysia, there is a lot of value in mining it.
The perception for a long while is that general data has little value. Yahoo and Google are the early successful plays to show otherwise. This has to do with new business models, one of which is the internet business model. Over this century, many will monetise this commodity called 'data', applying internet business rules. We are witnessing this new 'gold' rush now. Others will use it to serve the public good such as Wikipedia (encyclopaedia), Quora (expertise database) or educational material online (eg. MIT). Thousands of other start-ups each claiming they have the superior model will vie to extract the best possible data from us for commercial purposes. { Like looking for a pin in the haystack, Pinterest is one rare first-rate model. } Big Data looks set to become a sub-industry on its own. How else can information be mined? A later column would ink some thoughts, highlighting and analysing projects such as the London DataStore, a potentially iconic early Big Data initiative at a municipal level.
This initiative, allowing open access to public data, is worth watching. It could one day show the way and the importance of building an online economy, an online government and modern mining. It might sire a new class of information entrepreneurs; commercial and social. It may be a new way for governments to enable society and generate opportunities for economic production. It could raise public service to a new level. It is a probable glimpse of the future of an information economy in action.
Part IV- the beginnings of the sharing economy in.{It seems certain that this and other interesting information-based projects commercially would breed a new generation of social and commercial entrepreneurs.}
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PARIS (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N) and PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) scrapped plans for a joint mid-size car program, narrowing the scope for vehicle sharing within their nascent alliance while adding engine cooperation.
The automakers said in a statement on Thursday that they had signed firm agreements on three out of four previously announced vehicles, to combine their future small car programs as well as roomier minivans and two sizes of crossovers - which combine features of sport utility vehicles (SUV) and passenger cars.
Plans to share future replacements for larger models such as the Citroen C5 and GM's Opel Insignia were shelved after the companies failed to reach a "convincing business case", a Peugeot spokesman said.
But with binding agreements on three other vehicle programs and new plans to pool a future generation of small gasoline engines, "the alliance is taking form and moving up a gear," the spokesman added.
The shared three-cylinder engines, designed to comply with Euro VII emissions standards entering force around 2019, will bring big savings for both partners, Peugeot said, without giving details.
The GM-Peugeot alliance plan, announced in February, has drawn investor skepticism as the French automaker's finances worsen, prompting thousands of domestic job cuts under close supervision by Socialist President Francois Hollande's government.
Earlier in the year, Detroit-based GM took a 7 percent Peugeot stake in a capital increase by Europe's second-biggest automaker, as it burned through nearly 200 million euros ($265 million) a month. GM is also struggling to stem losses in the depressed and highly competitive European market.
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I love chocolate. I particularly love chocolate and peanut butter. I could gobble up several Reeses Pieces and Reeses Peanut Butter Cups in a blink of an eye and still come back with a fierce craving for more.
But after a Reeses-filled Halloween, I realized that I needed to branch out into under-appreciated chocolates. KitKats were light and enjoyable, but they didn't quite hit the spot. Snickers were fun to sink my teeth into, but they were so heavy that I felt sluggish whenever I ate them.
And then I rediscovered Almond Joys.
The coconut made them feel light, like KitKats, but the almonds made them feel rich and luxurious, like Snickers.
After a few lovely bites of Almond Joys, I knew I had to find more ways to incorporate their chocolatey, coconut-y goodness in my life. I stumbled across several cookie recipes based on Almond Joys and thought this recipe from Food.com looked the easiest.
Though this recipe doesn't use any Almond Joy candy bars at all, I feel that the cookies capture the candy's heart and spirit. Light on the outside and gooey in the middle, I could not get enough of these tasty bites inside my belly.
The original recipe was four times this size, and I didn't have nearly enough ingredients to make something that large. But I found that when I cut the recipe down, it still made about 18 good-sized cookies, so here's the smaller, more manageable recipe:
- 1/4 Cup Butter (Softened, Not Melted)
- 1 Egg
- 3/4 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/4 Cup + 2 Tablespoons White Sugar
- 1/4 Cup + 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar (Packed)
- 1 Cup + 2 Tablespoons Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/4 Cup Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Flakes
- 1/2 Cup Chopped Almonds
Keep in mind that these measurements are approximate. You could probably cut the chocolate chips to just 1 cup if you don't want them to overwhelm the rest of the cookie.
Step-by-Step Instructions
As with most cookie recipes, you could throw it all together, stir it a few times, and it's ready to go. However, I still prefer a more traditional approach and like to keep my dry and wet ingredients separate.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Lightly grease cookie sheets and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, sugars, baking soda, and salt).
- In a small bowl, combine wet ingredients (butter, egg, and vanilla).
- In a large bowl, mix the wet and dry ingredients together.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, coconut flakes, and chopped almonds.
- Drop rounded spoonfuls of cookie dough onto the cookie sheet (my spoonfuls were about tablespoon-size, give or take).
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Yield: 18 Cookies
Nutritional Information
This nutritional information is for a single cookie, assuming you made about 18 cookies, like I did. I calculated the following via the MyFitnessPal App:
- Calories: 117
- Total Fat: 5.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.9 g
- Trans N/A
- Cholesterol: 19.4 mg
- Sodium: 98.6 mg
- Potassium: 32.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 15.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
- Sugars: 8.7 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
- Vitamin A: 2.1 %
- Vitamin C: 0 %
- Calcium: 1.1 %
- Iron: 2.3 %
Please remember that the nutritional information isn't precise because the numbers vary depending on which brands you use.
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Rather than bore you to tears with extra talk, I'll let my pictures do the talking for you. You can use these images to follow along when you make your own Almond Joy Cookies.
Mmmm! Don't they look delicious?
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