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Question: Every year at the beginning of Lent we are invited to undertake Lenten disciplines which involve self-denial. It's always hard to decide what to give up for Lent. I don't want to give up something trivial. I also want to be able to do what I intend. Can you give some suggestions?
Frank answers: "Discipline" has a place in Christian life. The Greek word askesis, from which we derive the term "asceticism", refers to the physical discipline undertaken by an athlete in training. In Greek philosophy it also came to mean self-restraint. Ascetical practices, such as fasting, are an important part of the spiritual life.
St. Paul uses the term in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 where he compares the living of the Christian life to running a race. He pointed out that athletes run to win a prize at the end and in order to compete they discipline their bodies. "Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one." St. Paul says that he "punishes" his body and "enslaves" it, "so that after preaching to others I myself should not be disqualified". In other words, he exercises bodily self-control. And since we are our bodies, controlling ourselves means controlling our bodies and physical desires.
Lent has been called "spring training" for the Christian life. That's appropriate, at least in the northern hemisphere. ("Lent" comes from the Anglo-Saxon word "lencthon," which means the lengthening of the days, i.e. springtime). Training for athletes requires a disciplined regimen. The particular disciplines (ascetical practices) of Lent are the three "notable duties" that Jesus comments on in the Gospel for Ash Wednesday. These practices were already observed in Judaism. In the order in which they are listed in Matthew 6 they are: almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. The preamble to these spiritual practices as Jesus comments on them is "Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven" (6:1).
Jesus goes on to tell his disciples, "whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you." In other words, don't look for recognition for your charitable giving. "And whenever you pray" don't "stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners." In other words, don't try to impress people with your piety. "And whenever you fast, do not look dismal." In other words, don't put on a performance. Jesus is recommending a hidden discipline known only to God. But he's also not calling for a neurotic scrupulosity in which we fret over how secret our almsgiving, prayer, and fasting can be. The point is that we just go about doing these things without calling attention to ourselves.
The important thing about Lent is that we focus on God and what God has done for us in Christ rather than on ourselves. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life it's easy to lose focus. Lent is a time to focus again on God's saving acts for us in the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus the Christ and our call to follow Christ in the way of the cross.
One of the ways to re-focus on the passion of Christ is to adopt the Lenten disciplines. These disciplines are not supposed to be some kind of punishment. The point of observing them is to do something that will catch our attention every day, and every time our attention is caught, we focus our mind on God, remembering what God has done for us in the sacrifice of his Son, and what we are called to be as disciples of the suffering Christ.
There are two basic kinds of disciplines. One is giving up something, but the other is adding something to our life. Let's begin with giving up something, since that's what most people think the disciples of Lent are about.
Giving something up. When we take something out of our life, it's to remind us that we depend on God and nothing else. You can survive without all kinds of things you're used to having—but you can't survive without God. A traditional thing to give up for Lent is some kind of food. In fact, the primary emphasis in Lent is fasting. The Germans call it "Fastenzeit" (fasting time).
Some of the faithful would abstain from all animal products during Lent (meat and dairy), while others would allow the consumption or fish or fowl. Traditionally, a person fasting for Lent would abstain from all foods until late afternoon or early evening, when a simple meal is taken. With two small snacks during the day, that's just enough to keep up your strength, but not enough to satisfy your desire to eat. However—and this is very important!—you should not give up food if your motivation is to lose weight or improve your health. Then it's about you and not about God. You might undertake a diet, but that program should be unrelated to what you give up for Lent. If you give up a particular food, it's so that every time you crave it (and you will since you're consciously abstaining from it!), and then decide not to have it, your attention is caught and directed back to God. By changing our menu we remind ourselves that we're in the season of Lent and we're focusing on God. Sundays are not fast days because they are the Lord's Day, the day of the Eucharistic feast. But this is no reason to commit an act of gluttony to make up for the previous six days of fasting, In fact, the Eastern Churches still maintain the Lenten fast on Sundays; it's just a lesser fast in which wine and oil are allowed.
You could also give up a bad habit, something that is interfering with your Christian life. Is it gossiping, swearing, coveting? This kind of thing is really up to you to decide for yourself.
Doing something. Almsgiving goes with fasting. If we're not spending money on one thing, we have it to give to something else. But, of course, most of us have plenty of loose change to give away and can still afford a sumptuous fish dinner. The important advice from our Lord about almsgiving is that the right hand should not know what the left hand is doing. That means giving without calculating how much we are giving. Giving without expecting a receipt for our tax records. In my last parish (Immanuel, Evanston) I instituted a Lenten alms basin. When we came to Holy Communion during Lent we emptied all the loose change in our pockets and purses into the alms basin. The children caught on to this and began bringing their coins from home in plastic baggies and emptying them into the alms basin. (Children should be a part of the Lenten disciplines in a household.) We gave our Lenten alms, which totaled hundreds of dollars by Easter, to a local food pantry or soup kitchen. Alternately, you might buy gift certificates to a grocery store or a fast food restaurant to pass out to the "homeless" who beg for money on our urban streets.
A child giving water to a homeless couple. It doesn't always have to be cash.
Adding something. Your life is already busy and full, so adding one more thing might seem impossible. But you should choose something that you need in your life—something that the other things in your life need to make room for. For example, you might be unhappy with your prayer life. Perhaps you pray irregularly, or not all. In training you start with a light load and build up. You might want to build up to a morning and evening prayer office. But a start might be to make the sign of the cross in remembrance of your baptism and say the Lord's Prayer and Apostles' Creed every morning when you get up and every night before you go to bed. It is a small thing, but it catches your attention—you'll start noticing that every day that lies ahead of you belongs to God, and every day that lies behind you was guided by God.
Those who are tumbling out of bed and rushing to get going for the day might even do this little devotion in the shower. This might be an especially meaningful devotion for youth who have just been confirmed and studied the Catechism. Let the running water remind you of your baptism and your call to follow Christ. Let your nakedness prompt you to think about how you stand exposed before God at all times as both sinful and holy. Let the running water remind you of the teaching in Luther's Catechism that every day the old Adam and Eve in us must be drowned and be put to death so that every day the new person we are called to be rises up, cleansed, to live before God in righteousness and purity forever.
"Let your holy angels watch over me that the wicked one will have no power over me."
In between morning and night maybe you could give some of your time to the community. You could add an hour a week volunteering in an overnight shelter, a soup kitchen, a senior center, or an elementary school—wherever your gifts could be used best. You could also add attending a midweek prayer service or Bible study.
What if you mess up? It's not the end of the world. A Lenten discipline isn't a pact between you and God so that you're in big trouble if you tumble exhausted into bed at light without a prayer or need to break your fast because you're a guest in someone's home. A spiritual discipline should be undertaken freely and lovingly, with the intention of honoring God, not impressing him. Every day is a fresh start. Look into your heart in the days before Lent begins and see if there is a practice that is a fit for you.
It is also a discipline to plan ahead so that you're not wondering what you will do when you receive your ashes on Ash Wednesday and hear the call to undertake the disciplines of Lent. Fasting, for example, requires planning menus so you can make appropriate shopping lists. If you're intending to undertake some kind of extra project, you need to think about what that might be. We used to receive some advance warning that Lent was coming with the three "count down" Sundays (Septuagesima – 70 days before Easter, Sexagesima – 60 days, Quinquagesima – 50 days). Lent is a season that requires preparation. The time to do that is before Lent begins. But like any exercise regimen, it's never too late to begin.
Pastor Frank Senn


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In 1996 there was an opportunity to become a Mobility Telecommunications dealer and we fired up a temporary location in the Portage la Prairie Mall. We then quickly decided to move to an alternate location keeping the same goal of being service orientated rather than moving boxes. Over the years we welcomed other locations with Russell, MB in June of 2012, then Carman, MB in July of 2012. There have been many changes in the telecom industry with the most recent being the regional carrier shake up in Manitoba. Once the dust settled, Mega Computers was chosen to be a TELUS dealer and now the birth of MEGACELL. We are the same great company we have always been and our dedication to service has not changed. Now we are branded as a TELUS dealer and proud to represent Canada's largest, fastest, most reliable network. Number one in customer service.
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Positive Impact Awards: Fanmail, BF+DA Mentors Award for Entrepreneurship
This year, to celebrate the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator's first year in operation, we want to acknowledge some of the individuals who have been alongside us, have inspired us and are part of the journey forward. With that, we are launching the first annual Pratt Institute/BF+DA Positive Impact Awards.
BF+DA Venture Fellow Charlie Morris, founder of Fanmail, has won the BF+DA Mentors Award for Entrepreneurship.
We asked Charlie how much is too much when bringing in sustainability to a fashion brand? Can a designer really have it all or do they need to pick and choose their ethical and environmental battles?
"I hope we're reaching a point where the sustainable choice can be both desirable and financially advantageous. One of the core concepts of Fanmail is an interest in designing and manufacturing clothing that highlights how special – luxurious, even – organic, plant-based textiles can be. At the same time, it's meant to be accessible, versatile design that can blend into the wardrobe you already have, and durable enough to remain an "essential" for years to come.
Fanmail may not have the resources yet to quantify the exact carbon footprint of a given item of clothing, but we strive to make the best choices we can with the information we have access to. We can control much of this by keeping manufacturing local, in places we can visit, where we can meet and get to know managers and workers. Fanmail also seeks fair labor and organic certifications where we can, recognizing that every supplier can't afford the financial burdens of regular third-party compliance testing. For that reason, we choose to be transparent about our supply chain. Sharing that information on every hangtag is a way of being accountable to ourselves, our customers, and colleagues and peers in the apparel industry.
It's a balance, definitely, but I see the potential for greater sustainability initiatives that can come with business growth – comprehensive auditing of ourselves and our supply chain, R&D of lower-impact product, and the buying power to influence our manufacturers to partner with us in these initiatives. Revenue can and should bring greater knowledge and control, with fewer compromises."
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During our first week of camp this year, we received a small package containing a letter, a check, and a few paracord bracelets from a camper that was at Scofield approximately 6 years ago. In the letter, Stuart [name changed for privacy] related a tale of his time at Scofield Scout Camp.
Many years ago there was a young boy. This boy felt lost, confused, and alone in the world. He hung out with the "cool" kids and tried his best to fit in with them and gain their acceptance, even if that meant doing things he knew were wrong.
Once at [Scofield Scout Camp], this boy found fun and interest in archery, knife throwing, camp games, marshmallow roasting, merit badges, and more. These were not the only things him and his friends found interest in, for they also found interest in the paracord bracelets sitting by the counter of the Scout Camp store.
A friend of this boy took a bracelet from the display rack. "See it's not that hard," said the boy's friend. Another boy joined in and proceeded to steal yet another bracelet. By now, all the boys were looking at this boy. Although what his heart was telling him was the opposite of what his friends were suggesting, he gave in and proceeded to steal along with his friends, on more than one occasion.
So much has changed in my life over these past few years. I am now a happy missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am nowhere near to who I was many years ago. I know what I did was wrong and I humbly ask for your forgiveness as I strive to constantly be a better person. Read the full letter here.
Stuart learned a valuable lesson about his time here at camp. He might not have learned the lesson AT camp, but BECAUSE of Scofield Scout Camp, he will be able to share his valuable learning experience with many people.
Summer camp can continually provide great experiences for our youth. This lesson among many others is WHY we need camp! An extended experience away from home to learn from Scout leaders can help a young man decide who he is and who he wants to be. Lessons are not always learned while attending camp but the experiences at camp provide a foundation for the rest of their lives.
Author: Scott Major | District Executive, Marketing Executive, and In-Camp Director for Scofield Scout Camp at Frandsen Scout Ranch, Utah National Parks Council


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Red Hat buys JBossBy Derek Sooman
Red Hat has bought open source company JBoss for $350m. JBoss - an Open Source J2EE based application server implemented in pure Java - has modelled its business on Red Hat's subscription, and has time and time again re-affirmed its commitment to the open source movement. Rumours of a sale of the company have been circulating for some time.
JBoss CEO Marc Fleury said: "By joining forces with Red Hat, we expect to be able to provide enterprises with the largest offering of open source solutions, a global services network staffed by technology experts, and a large and vibrant eco-system of certified products and services."


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City worker convicted of harassment after uploading photos of woman to porn website
A city worker who uploaded photos of a colleague from her social media account to an adult website has been convicted of harassment.
Davide Buccheri carried out an eight-month campaign of harassment between September 2016 and May 2017 after she declined an offer of a date with him.
The 25-year-old created a gallery of the victim alongside edited pornographic pictures of other women of a similar build and then uploaded them to the site. This gave the impression the victim and the images of the models were the same person.
He then alerted management to the photos on the site in an attempt to get her into trouble.
Buccheri was convicted of one count of harassment today, Friday, 27 April, at the City of London Magistrates' Court following a trial.
Aimee Emby from the CPS said: "This was a sustained campaign of harassment against a young woman beginning her career in the financial services industry.
"Not only did Buccheri's actions cause this victim considerable distress and anxiety, his denial of guilt forced her to relive her ordeal.
"I hope this conviction provides the victim with some measure of comfort and gives other victims of harassment the confidence to come forward."
Buccheri was sentenced at the same court on Tuesday, 1 May.
He was jailed for 16 weeks and ordered to pay £5,000 in compensation to his victim today.
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- Aimee Emby is a Senior Crown Prosecutor from CPS London South
- Davide Buccheri (06/05/1992) was convicted of one count harassment without violence


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The Operation Vanguard team on Tuesday arrested 11 illegal miners at Ayanfuri and Bawdie along the Tarkwa-Ayanfuri road of the Western Region.
The arrested persons included Michael Tetteh, Abudu Razak, Albert Asamoah, Akwesi Buklow and Akose Iddrisu (Wassa Akropong District Police Station).
The rest included; Hassan Sina, Samed Moro, Moro Jakalel, Abdul Seidu, Janet Danso and Veronica Mensa-both female (Ayanfuri Police Station).
The Task Force, led by Colonel Michael Amoah-Ayisi, immobilised 158 floating machines known locally as 'changfans', 15 water pumping machines, a Kia Taxi with registration number AS 226-16, motorbikes and other mining equipment.
The Team also seized a substance believed to be mercury as exhibits for prosecution.
The arrested persons and items seized were handed over to the Ayanfuri and Wassa Akropong Police Stations for further investigation.
The areas hit included Ayanfuri, Gyapa, Dompoase, Nkonya, Wassa Akropong, Bawdie, Epom, Ataase, Mampong and other towns and villages.
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- It's Time to Rethink Your School's "Holiday" Celebrations - December 18, 2019
- We Teach Children, Not Curriculum - December 5, 2019
- Valuable Lessons from an Extremely Bad Professional Development - November 13, 2019
- Self Care Won't Solve Teacher Burnout. Organizing Will. - November 6, 2019
- Imagining a National Teachers' Strike - August 19, 2019
- What Grieving is Teaching Me About Patriarchy - June 4, 2019
- Charter Schools Won't Bring Us Racial Equity - May 28, 2019
- The Power and Limits of a Growth Mindset - October 1, 2018
- Calling IN: A Strategy for White Teachers Who Want to Disrupt Racism - September 18, 2018
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I watched the Sandra Bland dash cam video last night. I knew the grim ending to the story before I even clicked play on my iPhone, but the video hit me all the same.
I couldn't sleep as I replayed the images and sounds in my mind of Sandra Bland speaking up for herself and facing brutal retaliation. But besides the face value horror of the video, I was hit with another sinking feeling in my stomach. It was a sensation of familiarity.
Watch the video again. This time replace Sandra Bland with a twelve-year-old girl. Replace the lit cigarette with chewing gum. Replace the car with a desk. Replace the state trooper with a teacher.
One of the most sickening aspects of the video was the way it brought into clear focus what police brutality (as a mechanism of racism) is really about: the maintenance of power. Sandra Bland chose to exercise her rights within her own car and refused to subjugate herself to the power and authority of State Trooper Brian Encinia… and it enraged him. His response was to threaten her and assault her until he felt his power was reasserted.
Does this situation sound familiar? Have you ever seen a colleague lose their cool in the hallway? Or heard a booming yell through the thin school walls?
But there's something more at play than just kids mouthing off and adults "raising their voice," something different and more nefarious. When we examine the role of race in our interactions with students we must acknowledge the role of power. White teachers working in schools with majority Black and/or Latino students must open our eyes to the power dynamic that's more than just teacher/student, but also white/non-white and state/citizen.
Let's return to the revised Sandra Bland scenario once more. It's independent work time in your classroom and everyone is supposed to be working silently. You notice Sandra whispering to her neighbor and so you move towards her.
"Sandra, stop talking. Get back to work."
"I wasn't doing nothing! I was just askin' Carlos for a pencil!"
Your student is talking back, and now your power is challenged. Meanwhile layer on to this an impulse to tone police as your student's use of African American Vernacular English presents another subconscious challenge to the dominant culture of your classroom. How do you respond?
White people generally, and white educators specifically, need to recognize that ending racism doesn't end with stopping police brutality. Rather we need to take a hard look in the mirror at our own privilege and our own practices. We can't pretend that we don't wield the "master's tools" with just as much deftness and deadliness as police officers. It's called the school-to-prison pipeline.
Many "no excuses" charter schools are the most extreme examples of schools that reinforce that existing racialized power dynamic by valuing silence, compliance and respectable behavior over respect for the home life and culture of students and their families. "Work hard. Be Nice." is not a slogan for ending racial injustice.
But I would be dishonest if I pretended that the KIPPs, Success Academies, and Democracy Preps of America are the only offenders. The vast majority of teachers work in traditional public schools. In a report just this Spring, researchers found in the study, "Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overpoliced and Underprotected" that "Girls of color also face specific factors that push them out of school, like sexual assault, criminalization and teacher stereotyping, yet girls are often excluded from current efforts to address the school-to-prison pipeline." This is a problem we must face honestly.
Returning to our situation with young Sandra one last time, let's think about how it ends. Maybe it escalates into a shouting match? After she slams her desk down do you send her to the Dean's office where she'll face an in-school suspension? And what happens on the day she returns? What lessons has she learned about who has the power in your classroom, your school and the world, and who does not? Whose voice matters and whose does not?
Is this an ending we're okay with? If not, what will we do to rewrite the story.


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Here's how post-prison life will change under Louisiana's criminal justice reform
July 5, 2017
By Julia O'Donoghue | [email protected]
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Louisiana lawmakers approved a criminal justice system overhaul -- one that advocates are calling historic -- during the 2017 regular legislative session. We've broken down the package into three parts, the third of them here about what will be different when an offender is released with prison.
Safeguards for victims
When violent offenders are released from prison, their victims may request that the attackers limit contact and keep a certain distance as a condition of parole. The conditions are not automatic; they are subject to a decision by a parole committee. This change takes effect Aug. 1.
Crimes of violence include armed robbery, murder, manslaughter, home invasion, sexual assault, rape, stalking, carjacking, domestic abuse and certain drunk driving offenses that result in death.
Payment rules relaxed
A judge may waive or suspend fees, fines and victim restitution payments for people who are on parole and probation and not able to afford them. In some case, the person would be placed on a monthly repayment plan for outstanding fines or fees.
For the most part, people also would not face having their probation extended or being sent back to prison solely because they cannot pay. An exception is allowed for victim restitution, for which parole may be extended once for six months.
This new set of laws takes effect Aug. 1.
Business licenses easier to get, keep
People coming out of prison for a non-violent crime may apply immediately for business licenses or start the credential process needed to get a business license, without having to wait. That's a change from current law, which makes some ex-convicts first apply for a provisional license or wait two years to get a permanent license.
An ex-convict will be at risk of losing his or her business license only upon commission of another crime that is similar to the one that landed them in prison. A business license will not be automatically cancelled if, for example, someone's parole or probation is revoked for a new crime unrelated to the previous offense.
People convicted of several violent crimes, such as murder, are not entitled to receive a business license. And a judge may decide that a person poses a safety risk and forbid the person to obtain certain types of business licenses
These news laws go into place Aug. 1.
Relief on child support payments
For the most part, people in prison and also under court order to pay child support won't have to pay while they are locked up, and that debt will not accumulate while they are incarcerated. The goal is to limit the amount of debt that people face immediately upon release from prison.
Advocates of criminal justice reform say ex-inmates are more likely to return to crime and end up in jail again if they face thousands of dollars in delinquent child support payments upon release. Delinquency leads to their wages being garnished and discourages them from finding legitimate work.
Those who can afford to pay child support, despite being incarcerated, still must make payments. And those who are in prison because of not paying child support in the first place, and those incarcerated for for domestic abuse charges, also are not excused from payments.
Once a prisoner is released, a judge may order child support for a longer period of time. These payments could go towards supporting an adult child, something not typically allowed, and extend to as many years as they were suspended while the offender was in prison.
This law will go into effect Jan. 1.
Food stamps for drug offenders
Drug felons will get access to food stamps and other federal welfare benefits upon release from prison, instead of having to wait a year. People convicted of violent felonies already are eligible for food stamps and other welfare benefits immediately.
This law change will take place Oct. 1.
SOURCE: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/how_post_prison_life_changes_in_louisiana.html


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Volume 17 - Issue 1
Economic viability of Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) and Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) small scale aquaculture systems in Sri Lanka
- GAMMANPILA and M.S. SINGAPPULI
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Diversity and density of sea urchins populations in rocky shores off Nilwella in Southern province of Sri Lanka
M.A. GAYASHAN and S. JAYAKODY
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Effect of copper in protein, carbohydrate and lipid contents of the juvenile lobster, panulirus homarus homarus (linnaeus, 1758)
A.MAHARAJAN, S. RAJALAKSHMI and M. VIJAYAKUMARAN
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Haemato-Immunological and Histological Responses in Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus Exposed to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
S.A.D.S. PERERA and ASOKA PATHIRATNE
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018 - Rectangular Putti Planter in Vicenza Stone
A large rectangular planter with bugne base crafted in Vicenza Stone. The planter decorations with a cherub in relief in front and back, flowers and leaves decorations complete the details, also with large flowers. A typical Italian style planter from 18th Century. The design of this planter was made from Bruno Peotta 70 years ago, for an English client.
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Hello friends,
I've had a bad case of the lazies. I rearranged my crafting area (a small corner in the house) as that is all the room I have.
Organizing dies and stamps and cataloging them is essential. I refer to my notebook whenever I need something, like a stamp, and ink pad, even paper. My notebook is arranged in a manner to make looking for each item easier.
Of course, in organizing things, I find I've ordered two of the same thing. Oh well.
Thanks for stopping by. Please check back again soon.


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Nearly There...
Which email address should we send this to?
Not everybody's aware of this when creating and maintaining a website.
But Google can literally make your website disappear from their search results.
At first glance, it's impossible to know. Unless you know how Google works.
Google uses an algorithm to keep spammers off their results pages. And this algorithm is evolving every single day.
Not only that but every now and then they'll roll out major updates that can have a huge impact on your website.
What worked yesterday for your SEO strategy, may no longer work today.
Sounds terrifying, right?
Well, it doesn't have to be.
All you need to do is make sure your SEO strategy follows Google's rules to the letter.
Do things right and you'll be safe from the blacklist!
One question I get all the time is…
"What SEO will put me on Google's blacklist?"
As Google's rules become more stringent to filter out spammers.
If you learn from the following common SEO mistakes, you'll keep Google happy.
And keep your website ready for the updates.
One thing you may notice when your business website gets up and running is your inbox can become inundated with emails.
Emails from SEO companies advertising tempting offers of hundreds of links to your website.
That'll get you ranked on page one of Google.
And for next to nothing.
…cheap links + cheap SEO = Google's blacklist.
Trust me, it's not worth it. Check out this article on the ugly truth about cheap SEO.
What's so wrong with these offers?
The links that'll point to your website will be 99.9% spammy. From shady websites and social media accounts all pointing to a "respectable page."
Or so they'll claim.
This link building pyramid may work for you initially. And you may see great results.
But that'll be shortlived!
As Google's constant tweaking will eventually outsmart the spammers.
And when it does, your website will be in a whole load of trouble.
How do you combat this?
Don't buy links. EVER!
Keyword stuffing first raised its head in the mid-to-late-2000s.
When Google's algorithm was almost non-existent in comparison to the monster it is today.
It's an SEO technique also known as spamdexing or web spam.
Where keywords are quite literally "stuffed" into a web page's visible content, meta tags or backlink anchor text.
In an effort to try and gain an unfair rank advantage on a search engine results page.
Specific keywords would've been entered 100s of times in an article to get ranked for those keywords.
And these articles were almost unreadable to the end viewer. Google knew this had to change.
Now don't get me wrong! SEO techniques used today, involve writing articles and inserting keywords. To get ranked for those specific keywords.
But within reason!
If your content's keywords density is too high. Google will penalise you.
How do you overcome this?
By creating astonishing and engaging content. With the focus being to help out your reader and for the content to be linkable.
Once your blog or website starts gaining some authority…
…you can then go back and tweak the content to include keywords you'd like to get ranked for.
But in a more natural way.
Focusing on building an authority site is more important than keyword ranking.
Article marketing is another mid-to-late-2000s SEO phenomenon.
The internet was chock-a-block with it.
It involved writing an article and then spinning multiple versions of it. By making a slight alteration to the wording.
People then submit these articles to websites for free. In exchange for a link back to their website.
And the reason it became a craze was…
…you could create an article once. Spin it 4 or 5 times. And get 10 to 20 links back to your website (or more!)
Google would then see each of these articles as fresh content. And wouldn't penalise you for duplicate content.
I can see the appeal.
But as we mentioned earlier, Google's algorithm is constantly learning and evolving.
And these days, it considers these articles as spam. Blacklisting any website it finds using the technique.
A solution and alternative that'll play by Google's rules is guest blogging.
Guest blogging is writing fresh content for authority websites within your niche or industry.
In exchange, the authority website allows a set number of links back to your website.
Or an author by-line that includes a link back to your website.
All within Google's rules!
Don't be! The majority of people who get blacklisted by Google are people using SEO to try and intentionally game the algorithm.
They'll keep pushing their luck until they get blacklisted.
If they do they'll just set up a different website or blog and try again, now they know what doesn't work.
Instead of trying to beat the system. Focus on creating content that is page-one-worthy. And learn how to promote it.


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SEC Files Broker Fraud Charges Alleging Unsuitable Investments Involving Exchange Traded-Funds and Exchange Traded-Notes
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against broker Demitrios Hallas accusing him of making unsuitable investments in five clients accounts and misappropriating over $170K from these customers. The regulator is seeking a permanent injunction and the return of ill-gotten gains, along with interest and penalties.
According to the SEC, Hallas repeatedly traded investments that were not appropriate for these customers. In just over a year, the broker allegedly traded 179 daily leveraged ETFs and ETNs. both of which are generally "risky, complex, and volatile." The net loss involving all positions was about $150K.
His customers were not experienced or sophisticated investors and they could not handle the degree of volatility and risk to which he exposed them. Meantime, Hallas made about $128K in fees and commission.
The SEC also claims that Hallas misappropriated over $170K from one of the customers, placing the money in his own accounts to spend as he desired rather than investing the money for the client.
Exchange-Traded Notes
These are financial institution's unsecured debt obligations. They are different from traditional corporate bonds because their return rates is determined by the performance of a benchmark or reference index instead of a stated interest rate Typically, holders are not paid interest with ETNs. Potential risks that come with investing in ETNs may involve: degree of complexity, a creditworthiness is subject to the financial institution issuing the ETN, market risks, leverage exposure, price volatility, and liquidity risks. ETN investments are not suitable for everyone. There also are certain fees and commissions that come with them of which you should be aware.
Exchange-Traded Funds
Although there are benefits to investing in exchange-traded funds, these investments are also not right for everyone. They too come with certain markets risk and may expose an investor to other areas of the market that that he/she wouldn't normally be exposed to from investing in traditional, safer investments.
You want to make sure you know what you are getting into when investing in ETFs or ETNs. If you suspect your investment loses are due to ETF fraud or ETN fraud, contact our broker fraud law firm today.


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What up, ONEin3ers! Welcome to Fun Thursday's Weekend Plan. I know you work hard, all week long, clocking those hours, counting 'em down until those last few minutes become freedom on Friday. But what to do and where to go when those happy hours finally arrive? I've got you covered.
With humpday happily behind us, the only obstacle to a work-free weekend is the first half of Friday! And that brings up an important lesson in math: proportion! By now, it's painfully obvious that the ratio of workdays to fun days (5:2) is clearly not in our favor. So, instead of sitting around on our bums and wasting those precious hours catching up on the latest Kardashian crisis, peep our picks for prime weekend planning; from art to music to new restaurants, your DVD collection will be dust covered in no time.


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Where to Go to School When Learning About Design?
There are a growing number of design programs online. However, there are many colleges and universities that also offer amazing and recognised programs. Picking the right design school can help jump start your career and provide you with skills that you need. Here are a few of the best design schools that you can go to.
The School of Visual Arts was originally called the Cartoonists and Illustrators Schools when it was founded in 1947. Today, the school offers more than 30 programs and has over 4,300 students each year. There are over 72 credited courses that students can pick from.
Maryland Institute College of Art
This is the oldest art degree granting collage in the United States. It was founded in 1826. This college has over 1,800 students who are enrolled in more than 80 different degree programs.
Otis College of Art and Design
This college was founded in 1918 by General Harrison Gray Otis, who was the publisher and founder of the Los Angeles Times. Otis College of Art and Designs is home to around 1,100 students and has over a dozen art and design programs that range from graphic design to sculpting. There are both MFA and BFA degree programs for graphic design at this distinguished institution.
The Art Centre College of Design was founded in 1930. It currently has over 1,800 students. The school offers many undergraduate and graduate programs which include transportation, design and advertising design.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design began in a rented apartment in Minneapolis in 1886 and was created by the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. The school has since grown out the apartment and is now a 10-acre campus located right next to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The Minneapolis College of Art and Design has almost 800 students that come from 29 states and 13 countries. It offers a variety of programs for those looking to become designers and artists.
Savannah College of Arts and Design
Savannah College of Arts and Design is one of the largest designs colleges in the United States with over 40,000 students. There are over more than 40 majors and over 70 minors and certificate programs. There are three campuses, which are in Savannah, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia and Hong Kong. They also offer many of their courses online to global students.
Ringling College of Art and Design
The Ringling College of Art and Design was found by John Ringling, who was a noted art and real estate developer but was best known for being a circus baron. The school was opened in 1931 with 11 courses, but only 75 students. Today, it is located on 35 acres and has over 1,300 students. The graphic design program has existed since 1980.
There are many other designs schools that offer amazing programs. The best option for you will depend on what type of career you want to pursue and your budget.


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Sandstone Chameleon Guest House
- Afrikaans
- BBQ | Braai Facilities
- Breakfast Only
- Catering By Arrangement
- Child Friendly
- Credit Card Facilities
- English
- Hairdryer
- Laundry
- Mini Bar
- MNet / Satellite TV
- Room Cleaning Service
- Room service
- Safe Deposit
- Safe in Room
- Secure Parking
- Self-catering
- Tea and coffee maker
- Telephone
- TV Room / Lounge
- WiFi (Internet access)
Free StateAs the Free State is in the middle of the country, many people whiz through
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Bird watching, Historical Attractions
Countryside, Village / Town Outskirts
The surrounding natural beauty, particularly the sandstone formations on the road from Fouriesburg to Clarens and the Golden Gate National Park is said to be the most spectacular in South Africa.
Sandstone Chameleon Guest House was built in 1902 and has since been restored into a luxurious and comfortable guest house with thick sandstone walls and Oregon Pine floors. Generous home-style breakfasts are served in the dining room or on the sunny verandah. A huge log fire in the lounge welcomes guests from the winter cold and occasional snow.
Sandstone features 6 charmingly decorated en-suite rooms, underfloor heating, electronic safe, fridge, mini bar, satellite TV with flat screen TV's, tea, coffee and our excellent home made rusks to be enjoyed on your private patio. For guests preferring the self catering option, the luxurious fully equipped self catering flat is available with an extra sleeper couch in the lounge. Free Wi-fi throughout.
The guest house offers a laundry service, secure undercover parking, Internet access and convenient private entrance to each room.Guests are welcome to use the self-catering braai facility or, if preferred, make use of our top quality braai packs and side dishes.
Inimitable Free State hospitality will make your stay at Sandstone Chameleon Country House an unforgettable experience.
Cancellations made within 14 days of arrival, full deposit is forfeited.
Cancellations made before 14 days of arrival, 50% of the deposit will be refunded.a 20% handling fee will be added to all refunds paid to guests.


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Hi Doug!
Dear Doug,
Thanks for the GREAT workshop at MC Cabes last weekend. It was an honor to learn from you. My question is, who, besides yourself is a contemporary blues guitarist who's music you would very strongly recommend a beginner like me to emerse himself in? Best regards, Stan
Hey Stan, thanks for the good words and I'm glad you enjoyed the workshop. There are some good ones out there, but the two guys that come to mind right now are Pat Donahue and Nathan James.
With my best, Doug
Hi Doug. Cheeky I know, but do you have a video of you playing "Run with the devil"...I can't see anything on youtube!..I would use it to learn how to play it as I have done on some of your other songs!..Love your work...Graeme NZDOUG MACLEOD responded on 03/29/2016 Next question
When you are back in June, if you would like to set up a guitar workshop,let me know.DOUG MACLEOD responded on 04/01/2016


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General News of Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Source: Citifmonline.com
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie says government should not blame its failure to develop the economy on the legal process, but blame it on their own "incompetence."
"What I hate to observe is the fact that when the government cannot carry its load, it blames it on its head gear. The fact of the matter is that, John Dramani Mahama never for a day stepped foot in the court," he said.
According to him, government is not being truthful to Ghanaians when it says the eight-month long election petition impeded the country's progress.
His comments come on the back of reports of government blaming the election petition for its inability to fulfill its campaign promises. Government has indicated that the election petition cost the nation over $2 billion in foreign investment, slowing the growth of the economy.
But speaking to Citi News, Mr. Owusu Afriyie stated that the growth of the economy stalled as a result of government's own incompetence.
He mentioned that when the President was interviewed on the BBC he said the court case had not affected him in any way "and yet eight months down the line, and 12 months after he has been sworn in as President; because he has not been unable to deliver, he continues to blame it on the legal process when indeed none of his ministers stepped foot in the court room."
According to him, it is about time government concentrated on improving the lives of Ghanaians.


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The time slowed down to a low, pulsing rhythm. It might have been The Stones. Or the wine. She kept on talking about death, and how it came about in her life. How it did not scare her anymore. Her hands flew in the air to emphasize, as it demanded, such a grand revelation. And while she talked, while she tried to convey all her beliefs in short bursts of words and silences, even though she wasn't looking, she could see. She could feel his eyes, his understanding, his heart yearning for her love of life.
There is much to be said about the things we think we have to do, we think we need, and what actually needs to be done to be truly alive.
The wine had stained his lips and collected at the corners of his mouth. She imagined hers, tasting. Resting. Giving. His glasses were dirty and his eyes half closed and she wondered how come he could see so clearly. The night was almost over, and even though the proximity was choking her, they never ever let the distance leave them. The night was in fact over. No bridges crossed. No hands touched. A heart cried. The other, she'll never know. Never again.
I don't think anything could have been done differently. It just happened and then it never happened. Disappeared, like the wind blew it away while I left the door opened a little too long. And yet, it wasn't my intent.
Like flames, like flames she threw herself at the possibilities. Like flames, they lived hard, fast and bright. All she had. And it burned.
Embers. I have to believe in embers. And my slow breath onto them.


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Are you doing job hunting? How is it going?
What part time jobs have you had?
What job do you want after you graduate?
C.V. or Resume? Which is which?
1) A one page summary of work and learning used mostly in US business.
2) A 2-3 page summary of learning and work used in the UK and schools.
Usually you don't just send the CV. You send a short letter:
See example cover letter
There are many different styles.
Make sure you know what style you need and find more examples.
Look at the examples
What else can you think of?
Make your job sound better (without lying)
Instead of: Waiter, XYZ Ramen, Shinjuku. I took money, took orders, cleaned toilet.
Better to say: Serving staff, XYZ Ramen, Shinjuku. Responsible for cash handling, customer service and hygiene inspection.
|Responsible for...
|took money
|cash handling
|talked to customers
|customer service
|wrote signs
|locked the door
|fixed the door
|food preparation
|cleaned (the kitchen)
|(food) hygiene
|put up Halloween decorations
|told new staff what to do
|staff training
|organised shift swaps
|did some paperwork
|filled the shelves
|stock control
|giving free stuff away
|checked something
|quality control
1) Find an appropriate CV Template
2) Download it and fill in the details
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One of my biggest faults, or one of my biggest assets depending on how you look at it, is my inability to keep quiet when wrongs are being done. Whether it would cost me my job or not, which by the way it never has, but I'm just saying it could, I have made it a point to share the things that go on behind the scenes. Why do I do that? Because quite simply it boils down to a code of conduct I think human beings should personally hold themselves accountable to whether or not anyone is looking.
This includes e-mail messages, private messages, cyber-bullying, phone conversations, texts and the like. Just because you can't see someone, does not mean they don't have feelings. I honestly wish I didn't have a hard time with people being nasty…maybe I could be like the see no evil monkeys and just sit there and pretend it doesn't happen like so many people. But you see, that's why the world is in the mess we are in now.
As a teacher, the desire to teach tiny people social-emotional skills was very important to me. We are losing our HUMANITY as sure as I sit here and type this. Parents were not showing respect to teachers, principals and other school staff. They were not showing respect to other parents, and they sure weren't able to teach respect to their children. This week alone I saw friends post about children doing horrible things out in public and the parents were…on their phones ignoring the children. The children then acted out more, etc.
So adults have taken on a kind of behavior that was not seen 20 years ago. They think they can say anything on Facebook, post anything on social media, and it is okay. We need to bring back social skills to our children. We need to teach interaction with other human beings and we also need to learn the word "NO". No, you can't treat me that way. No, you can't act a fool in public. No, you can't come in here on the first day of school and kick your momma. I am going to have something to say about that. Just as you can't "cuss" at folks. So teachers, hold your ground. Hold. Your. Ground. As you prepare for this year, do what you know is right. It's okay to take time to teach social skills. It's okay to say no, you can't act that way in my room. Period. Maybe, just maybe, the tiny ones will go home and show some of these very fine social skills to their folks.


text: I was so pleased with my experience at Dr. Silvester's office. My experience with another office is one that I would not recommend. This office is friendly - the office staff makes you feel welcome, the nursing staff is excellent and Dr. Silvester is not only a good doctor but a very personable man who welcomes you as a person not just a patient.B.H., La Vernia, Texas


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Welcome to the Akashic Records
Of all places to raid, we didn't think our Wiki would be one of them. Because of these actions, we were forced to close registration on our Wiki. We realized that it was being hugely ignored by The Management, and if it wasn't for Admins/Moderators like Ghost and other responsible members, we could have lost everything.
The Akashic Records are our new integrated Wiki system. It uses your Sanctuary account and allows you to add to our library of records.


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We make every effort to provide our customers with the best value and highest quality services at all times.
Experience! Reliability! Expertise!
A year and a half on, and what an amazing time we've had! Forming great New and Existing client relationships that can only have been done by truly understanding our clients' needs and ensuring top rate delivery of training/facilitation of learning. We have been extremely fortunate to have the wonderful support and acknowledgement from our clients to enable us to drive forward our commitment in providing specialist training. It has been a great pleasure working with everyone involved and at Exalt we will continue to strive to provide the best quality training, at the best prices whether you are a new or an existing client.
To ensure that we continue to provide the right training, for the right price to the right people we endeavour to seek what training needs are currently required within the Anti-Economic Crime industry.
So, What's New!
Cyber & Open Source Intelligence Course (C-OSI)
This is a two-day CPD accredited course.
3 hour Bespoke In-house workshops
Covering topics chosen by you!
For more information on these training packages please feel free to visit our refreshed Website/Facebook or feel free to contact us direct for further discussion at email@example.com or call our office on (07920) 133320 for more information.
You can also find us in the City Security magazine detailing our current discounted offers.


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How Expensive Is That 'Cheap'?
The following an answer to one seeking if a 'good buy' on a certain stove (http://www.sedorestoves.com/)…said "would be cheap to fuel. A GOOD THING!"
Oh WOW! THANK YOU. M is CORRECT! A pricy thing tho. Still, CAN "recoup" in not TOO short a time.
I remember your Pellet Stove. DON'T CARE A THING FOR 'EM! Do NOT 'put out' the HEAT for the $$ for fuel. MY "M" wanted one when they 1st came out….and all the "Cheap Fuel" it uses. I PUT MY FOOT DOWN IMMEDIATELY!…and FLAT HARD!!! Told her "CHEAP NOW, but a PLOY! And we'd be spending a Small FORTUNE in 4 – 7 yrs when they 'Catch On'"!
I've been proved right. She's NOW happy I flatly said "NO!"
MANY "cheap" being put out…like GAS (natural) Etc. Got THAT believed and Accepted…NOW LOOK AT THE PRICE OF THIS FUEL!
So MANY "future" Thinkers". Willing to put out BIG "start up" costs…to make a KILLING Income in the 'future'.
Build…lose money (for a WHILE), PUSH…and BUY STOCKS while "down / new"….then : BMWs / MANSIONS / "my" BOAT ( : / etc..
Profit is one thing…LYING quite another. Aho?
Even my SUPER CHEAP DOMES are NOT wanted to be told by the media…."We'd, RUIN the GOOD OL' BOY Club" if we revealed THIS!"
Our ECONOMY is BASED ON LIES OF CON-MEN…..and WE GO ALONG WITH IT! 'Til now Most of our masses "can't LIVE" without ELECTRICITY or a CAR or …. well, you get the picture.
Even worse , the CON of "GO GREEN". "GREEN" is MONEY TO CONS! People, GOOD-HEARTED STUPID PEOPLE, ARE "Signing Up". MUCH to the HORROR of DENUDED TREES / WATER / EARTH RAPE. Things NEEDED to make to GET YOUR MONEY!
KILLING MAN'S RESOURCES to "help" SAVE IT!
What a HUGE BUNCH OF 'CONTROLLED' IDIOTS!
HOW STUPID ARE WE! Well, "idiots" : DAMN STUPID!
Now the FREE THINKERS will….W I L L be "OUTLAWED". CRIMINALS! Simply because We are NOT 'FOOLS'! A DANGER to the "National / Economy SOCIETY".
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A historic footbridge forming part of the Wales Coastal Path has been shut due to safety concerns, meaning the path will be permanently diverted.
The grade-II listed Newbridge Road footbridge was closed after an inspection on June 3 revealed the bridge to be structurally unsound and a risk to public safety.
The bridge forms part of both the National Welsh Coastal Pathway and National Cycle Route No 4. But the closure of the bridge means that both routes are on temporary diversion away from the coastline and along the main road, with permanent diversions being currently being consulted with Neath Port Talbot planning officials and SUSTRANS.
Neath Port Talbot Council have owned the bridge since 1996 and say they carried out minor repairs and maintenance work to prolong public access. But over time the bridge has fallen further into disrepair, and following its sudden closure there are no plans by the council to restore or replace the popular route due to a lack of funds.
A Neath Port Talbot Council spokesperson said:
"The bridge was closed within 24 hours of the inspection report being reviewed by engineers in the interest of public safety."
However, temporary fencing to prevent use of the bridge has been pushed aside as people seek to continue to access the popular route.
The council spokesman warned pedestrians to say off the bridge.
"The bridge is beyond repair however the stone abutments and piers are in fair condition with only settlement cracks and some open joints. The bridge will now be permanently closed to public access and steel fencing erected."
On social media local people bemoaned the loss of a well-used route, which many people use on their daily commute.
Other users complained of the abandonment of an important piece of the town's heritage.
On Facebook, Mr Sean Pursey said: "I'm passionate about heritage and the state of the bridge really angers me, its one of the few pieces of heritage we have in Sandfields. Its a great piece of engineering and is part of our industrial past – being built to serve the docks over 100 years ago."
The Edwardian bridge, built in 1903, spans the width of the river Afan and links Sandfields to the docks. Originally a two-carriageway road bridge, it was built following the expansion of the docks during the 1890s.
The bridge became grade-II listed in 2000 as a finely detailed plate-girder bridge, unusual at this date for carrying a strategic road rather than a railway. The bridge is also of historical significance due to its association with the development of the Port Talbot docks.
The grade II listed status of the bridge will require Neath Port Talbot Council to discuss the future of the bridge with CADW.


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Effective immediately, the deal will welcome the Polyvore community to ssense.com.
SSENSE, a pioneering fashion platform with global reach, announced today that it has acquired the social-commerce website, Polyvore, from Oath Inc. a subsidiary of Verizon Communications.
Effective immediately, Polyvore will discontinue operations and redirect to ssense.com. The Polyvore community will have access to download their content from their respective official profile by visiting account-update.polyvore.com by May 10, 2018. The apps will no longer be supported.


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The extended period of subzero temperatures have continued to add more ice to lakes in the Bemidji area. Lake Bemidji has between 14 and16 inches of ice in most locations, while many of the shallow lakes like Lake Irving have at least 18 inches of ice.
The cold has helped keep the slush on the lakes to a minimum, with most lakes lakes having a few shallow patches of slush in the areas with the most snow. Cracks and ice heaves can also bring water to the surface, so they are usually the areas anglers have to watch out for the most on the lakes.
The snow is deep enough on the lakes for anglers to get stuck without a 4-WD vehicle with ample clearance and good tires. Anglers planning to go off the trails on the ice should travel in pairs and bring a tow strap and a shovel.
Snowmobiles and other track vehicles are the best way to access parts of the lakes that are off of the trails. The most popular lakes for fishing have the most trails on the ice. There are also clusters of fish houses on most of the community spots, so anglers not familiar with the area can get an idea about what types of structures are holding fish.
Many of the perch have been feeding on insect larvae on the edges of the basin in deeper water. Anglers can use tungsten jigs and tungsten lures to fish deep water because tungsten is heavier than lead, so lure manufactures can make smaller lures that weigh more and fish heavier.
Most fish want a smaller presentation during the winter, so anglers should use smaller spoons and smaller ice jigs whenever the fish are not in an aggressive feeding mood.
Scented plastics like Impulse can be very effective during the winter. The skeleton minnow has been a good plastic for panfish this winter. Anglers can fish them on an ice jig "plain" or add a wax worm or a couple of eurolarvae in situations where the fish want live bait.
Paul A Nelson, Bemidji Area Lakes Guide Service, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Lucrative small companies can rapidly fail if they run out of cash. Similarly, unprofitable unprof small businesses can be kept afloat for a long period of time if they have a decent money balance. To puts it simply, money is the life blood of American small companies.
Small Business Loans in Bedrock, Colorado
Naturally, when times are tough, inability to obtain capital to pay daily operating costs typically becomes a source of concern, stress and anxiety and diversion for small business owners.
In these cases, many small company owners think about looking for short-term funding.
Small Business Loans in Bedrock, Colorado
Sadly, most of huge city and small town conventional lending institutions have rigid and rigorous criteria that their clients should fulfill.
Because of this, there is 4 particular features that are demanded by those looking for business funding.
Easy credit approval:
Organisations have a separate credit rating from the business owner. Even if business owner has a high credit rating, the business may not have a recognized credit report (particularly if recently established). For that reason, potential lenders have to offer solutions with that take the business owner's individual credit into consideration which accepts candidates with less than ideal credit.
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Typically, when a service is seeking out a loan, they have operating expenses that they need to be able to pay within the next 7-14 days (such as payroll and suppliers). As such, loans that take weeks to be authorized and financial resources simply aren't suitable to a lot of organisations requirements
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Fashion photography is, generally, an escapist exercise. We're meant to look at the decadent atmosphere, the sumptuous clothing and think, ah, someday! It's aspirational, and we accept that fashion-as-fantasy is a beautiful thing. But not everyone gets how to strike a fine balance. That's partly why we're very confused by Norbert Baksa's "Der Migrant" photo series, which takes an, er, fashionable approach to being a refugee.
The shoot features model Monika Jablonczky against a backdrop meant to simulate the Hungarian border. The border itself was erected by Hungary as a response to what the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) referred to as "Europe's refugee crisis." So, it's a sexy fashion shoot about refugees at a border erected to diffuse a European refugee crisis. Well, that's gonna make people angry. And it did! Check out the shoot and see how it differs from a real-life refugee camp experience:
Can we not turn refugee chic into a thing? Thanks
Spot the DifferenceDespite what the fashion image shows, women don't just casually play with barbed wire in refugee camps.
Fact: There is currently an estimated one million child refugees in Syrian camps. So, there probably isn't a lot of "me time" to dole out. Norbert Baksa/Getty Images
Spot the DifferenceThis fashion photo suggests refugee women have access to dry cleaning or a place to nicely hang their expensive designer clothes. They do not.
Fact: Armed police officers control the daily routine of any given camp. This does not include pressing beautiful clothes.Norbert Baksa/Getty Images
Spot the DifferenceThis fashion photo suggests this fictionalized refugee has a lot of costume changes in some steam trunk that would not at all exist in a camp.
Fact:Women are scared. In German refugee camps, women can't sleep because they're afraid they'll be vulnerable to gender-based violence.Norbert Baksa/Getty Images
Spot the DifferenceThis fashion photo suggests there's time to snap a new Tinder profile picture next to a barbed wire backdrop. Edgy!
Fact: Cell phones are not a luxury, they're a necessity. Having access to information keeps you informed, which is important for survival.Norbert Baksa/Getty Images
Spot the Difference"But first, let me take a bwelfie (barbed wire selfie)"
Fact: When fleeing war-torn areas, families get split up. It isn't unusual for a family to be scattered across many camps. Phones and access to a cell tower (which some camps have) are essential and helpful if you need to find your husband, father, sister, mother or friend.Norbert Baksa/Getty Images
Spot the DifferenceSeriously, how many outfits are we supposed to believe this fashionable refugee brought with her? Like, is there a grunge-era resurgence happening in this fashion refugee camp?
Fact: Refugees are generally more concerned about their health than their fun outfits. The most common fatal ailments include measles, diarrhea, respiratory infections, malaria and malnutrition.Norbert Baksa/Getty Images


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5 Benchmarks A Hard Disk Encryption Product Should Satisfy
GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption secures sensitive information and other data stored on mobile devices or removable media. With GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption, the entire disk contents are encrypted — not only the folders or data that end users remember to protect, but also hibernation and page files that most people and even some IT departments tend to forget. The encryption sits between the operating system and hard disk drive, so any data written to the disk is secured on the fly (and conversely, decrypted on the fly as it is read).
Any hard disk encryption product should satisfy the following five criteria:
- Centralized management: It should be easy to administer and audit the solution from a central location. Management of remote or occasionally connected notebooks should not be an issue.
- Nearly invisible end-user experience: Unless you enjoy revolts, make sure your end users barely notice that any changes have been made. If possible, the solution should even enhance their experience, making it easier for them to wholeheartedly (well, semi-heartedly) accept the change.
- Excellent data security: The solution should not only meet industry standards but also provide additional security for removable media, such as external drives and USB thumb drives.
- Seamless enterprise integration: The solution should integrate well with your organization's current infrastructure, such as Active Directory or other Lightweight Directory Access Protocol service.
- Flexibility for the future: The solution should fit today's needs and be flexible enough for tomorrow. Choose a company with a history in encryption, and one that is constantly improving their product with new features.
GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption satisfies all five of these criteria.
End-User Experience
Let's face facts: Users are not big fans of security. If you force them to change passwords every 60 days, they grumble. Apply a password scheme to their mobile phones, and they start sharpening pitchforks. How in the world do you avoid a full-scale rebellion when you tell them you want to encrypt their entire hard drive (and then, possibly, any removable media they stick into them)?
GuardianEdge has taken pains to ensure your end users will keep their cool. Because the hard disk encryption works between the operating system and the hard drive, authentication must occur before the operating system loads (this is called pre-boot authentication). Normally, this would require the user to log in twice: first in the pre-boot stage, and then into Windows. But GuardianEdge includes single sign-on capabilities: The user's Windows password is synchronized with the pre-boot authentication. Immediately after the BIOS loads, the user is prompted for authentication. Then Windows loads and the user is automatically logged into the desktop. Thus, the user still logs on only once; it just happens a bit earlier than before.
When the software is first rolled out, it can take several days to encrypt a drive, depending on size, free space and fragmentation. GuardianEdge is configured to use only 20 percent of the computer's central processing unit during this time, to minimize the impact on the user. Once the drive has been encrypted, the actual encrypting of new data (while writing) or decrypting (as it's being read) is not perceptible, unless the end user is performing a disk-heavy activity, such as video editing and processing.
Why It Works for IT
GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption meets all industry standards, using a solid 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The pre-boot authentication is mandatory, so there's no getting around your security measures. Because PKI is used, your help desk or security team maintains the keys needed to unlock drives. That way, if a user leaves the company or you need to slave the drive onto another system to recover data, you can still gain access to the data by using the encryption keys.
The solution integrates well with Active Directory, using Microsoft Active Directory Application Mode. ADAM lets the application store specific personalization data in its own database but still allows authentication and publication of the application through Active Directory. The software is then configured and published through Active
Directory Group Policy. This makes deployment as simple as dragging and dropping a computer object from one organizational unit to another. When you need to perform maintenance on a notebook, simply configure a "maintenance" organizational unit with appropriate policy, drag the notebook into that OU, perform the maintenance and drag it back.
GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption also supports multiple users and administrators (up to 50 each with good performance) for shared notebook environments. The first end user to register kicks off the encryption process; each subsequent user also registers (and answers the pre-defined security questions) and each block of answers is kept separate for each user.
The admin console is based on the familiar Microsoft Management Console, so you simply add it to the list of other tools you manage in the same console. All of the encrypted computers report back to the central server, including the status of the encryption process, which makes it easier to prove that every notebook is encrypted. And, if the unforeseen happens and a notebook is stolen or lost, when you report the theft, you'll have confirmation (and peace of mind) that the information on the disk is safe.
There are some additional attractive features you can deploy with GuardianEdge Device Control. Removable media, such as external hard drives and USB thumb drives, can be encrypted upon insertion into a protected notebook. (Obviously, you'll want to warn your users before you pull the trigger on this, or personal devices may be affected.) It can also enhance security by blocking network bridging — for example, when a user is connected wirelessly to one network and then plugs in an Ethernet cable, "bridging" the wired and wireless networks.
GuardianEdge Device Control can disable the wireless network as soon as the wired connection is made.
What to Watch For
While GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption readily meets the five basic criteria mentioned above, there are a number of things to consider before deploying any product that affects each hard drive in such a low-level, invasive fashion.
As noted clearly in the documentation, 64-bit operating systems, such as Windows Vista 64-bit, are not supported. Exclude these systems using Group Policy; if you don't, the software installs, encrypts the hard drive, and will promptly go to blue screen the next time it boots up, resulting in catastrophic data loss. In fact, you should back up any vital data on any system, just to be safe.
Dual-booting notebooks can also be problematic. Because GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption affects the Master Boot Record, notebooks that have been configured to dual-boot through Linux LILO, for example, could present a challenge. Most notebook users aren't this technical, but look out for your fellow IT gurus who might be experimenting with different operating systems.
When recovering a failed hard drive, there are extra steps required to recover the data. Because you need to unlock the data you're trying to recover, you must integrate the GuardianEdge PKI into your recovery process. Invariably it will be the CFO's notebook that presents the first failure; practice and document your recovery procedures so you're fully prepared.
Also, booting to a USB drive should be disabled in the BIOS. If USB booting is enabled, the system will take a long time to reach the pre-boot authentication screen and the result will be many unhappy users. But, again, few of them are likely to boot their notebooks off USB drives, so just be aware to set the BIOS properly and you shouldn't have any complaints.
GuardianEdge Device Control is offered as a separate product that integrates with GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption. You'll pay more for the extra security — protecting USB external drives and thumb drives and guarding against network bridging — but you'll be able to manage and deploy all the features together.
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[SatNews] SpeedCast International Limited (SpeedCast) has been awarded a satellite service contract by Allseas Group S.A. (Allseas).
The contract covers their flagship vessel, the Pieter Schelte, the world's biggest ship, which took to the seas for the first time for sea trials in September. The satellite service provides high-performance broadband connectivity for mission-critical communications between the vessel and the land-based operations.
Allseas is known for their expertise in the execution of large and complex projects for the Oil & Gas (O&G) industry and provides worldwide support to its clients. Allseas operates a versatile fleet of dynamically positioned pipelay and support vessels including the world's largest pipelayer Solitaire. In June 2010, Allseas awarded the contract for building its dynamically positioned platform installation/ decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pieter Schelte to the South Korean shipyard Daewoo. Delivery of the completed topsides lift and pipelay vessel is expected at the end of 2014, ready for offshore operations in the summer of 2015. At 382 meters (1,253 ft) in length and 124 meters (384 ft) in width, it is the largest ship by area ever built. SpeedCast is already serving the rest of the Allseas fleet: Solitaire, Audacia, Lorelay Calamity Jane and Tog Mor.
The Pieter Schelte was designed to lift oil rigs out of the water and move them to shore for disposal. The massive vessel can lift topsides, the upper section of an oil rig, weighing up to 48,000 tons, and can also lift jackets, the bottom section of rigs, weighing 25,000 tons. It can then transport the top and bottom sections of the oil rig to shore. The vessel is able to raise and lower itself in the water by 25 meters (82 ft) in order to manage the huge weight demands of moving an oil rig. Pieter Schelte also boasts a pipelay tension capacity of 2,000 tons, making it the largest pipelay vessel in the world. Top speed is 14 knots (25.9 km/h) and it can 571 crewmembers.
SpeedCast designed a customized communications solution to meet the unique requirements of Allseas for the Pieter Schelte, which include operational and ship management applications, as well as crew communications. SpeedCast's advanced solution uses dual maritime VSAT systems, with frequency diversity, including C- and Ku-band, as well as an L-band backup, to provide Allseas with a highly reliable, highly resilient communication solution with world-wide coverage. The solution provides full system and equipment redundancy for both data and voice services to deliver guaranteed reliability under all operational conditions.
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Water and wastewater management programme
Programme description
Title: Water and wastewater management programme
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Country: Egypt
Lead executing agency: Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities (MoHUUC)
Overall term: 2019 to 2021
Under Egypt's water sector reform, responsibility for providing water services has been transferred from the governorates to new utilities for water supply and wastewater management. These utilities have been brought together under a national umbrella organisation, the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW). This move towards commercialisation aims to significantly improve the situation in the relevant sector.
The political shift in the country coupled with frequent shuffling of the responsible decision-makers have slowed efforts to implement the water sector reform. Nevertheless, public municipal water management services have been largely maintained and in some areas have even improved during this period. The population's level of satisfaction with public services has gained enormously in importance. The Government is thus trying to bring about permanent improvements to services and to raise the operational and economic efficiency of the drinking water and sanitation utilities. Even though overall an improvement in plant operation can be observed, the utilities are not yet in a position to provide their services in an economically viable manner and in accordance with national standards.
Better conditions are in place for the provision of cost-effective and sustainable drinking water supply and sanitation services.
The programme supports Egypt's efforts to reform the water sector in three areas: sector planning and regulation, operational efficiency at regional water and wastewater utilities and better service provision in informal urban settlements and under-served rural areas.
The programme assists with the development of evidence-based planning instruments. This ensures that investments in the drinking water and wastewater sector are made in an efficient and results-oriented manner. Atkins International Limited is providing the programme with technical advice. At the same time, the national regulatory authority receives support in defining its mandate in legal terms and in developing and using regulatory instruments.
Activities at the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) centre on developing capacities, both among the staff and at institutional level. Through the nationwide dissemination of good technical and commercial practices, the programme sets out to help utilities to enhance their operational efficiency.
In order to address shortcomings in the provision of water sector services, the programme encourages civil society participation in planning and development activities and the involvement of the private sector in informal, urban and disadvantaged rural areas.
The programme is enhancing the performance capacity of institutions in the water sector through the introduction of efficient working procedures and quality management processes that bring about lasting improvements in services. By helping to improve water supply and wastewater management, the programme is contributing towards socio-political stability in Egypt.
The improved access to adequate drinking water supply and sanitation services has many positive impacts that will serve to stabilise social and economic conditions within the country in the long term. The programme measures are reducing diseases caused by unsafe water and poor hygiene. This, and the fact that people no longer have to rely on their own efforts to meet their water supply and sanitation needs, mean that they have more time to pursue economic activities and that young people can attend school regularly, particularly in rural areas. The programme thereby makes a contribution to poverty reduction.


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