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Alyn Smith, SNP MEP and Member of the European Parliament's Energy Committee, and Edinburgh resident, has today (Thursday) welcomed the news that Edinburgh will be home to the Green Investment Bank HQ.
"This is the right decision, and is good news for Scotland.
"Edinburgh was one of 19 cities in the running to site the headquarters of the bank. The GIB will set up with £3bn of public money to help firms finance early-stage renewable energy schemes. Climate change is bigger than any one country and it is right that the EU is, in turn, also committing real cash to real projects. Scotland has a natural comparative advantage in renewables, finance and green tech, so it is only natural that the Bank should be based in Edinburgh and work across borders to encourage projects.
"We had a uniquely compelling case to site the bank in Edinburgh; Scotland has a unique mix of natural resource, cutting edge research and practical engineering expertise. International heavyweight companies are already active in the sector and our human social geography means you can get everyone into one room and collaboration is natural.
"Of course, we await much of the detail on the proposal.
"I look forward to hearing about job specs, the location of the HQ and how it will be structured. While I understand the intention is for some of the GIB's functions to be based in the City of London, I would be keen to see all senior and operational staff to be based, permanently, in Edinburgh. By all means the GIB may feel the need some satellite operations in London, or indeed Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo or Dubai for that matter, but if the actual operational headquarters is not in Edinburgh then this will be viewed with some scepticism.
"Scotland has a natural comparative advantage as the HQ location, and given we have been promised the GIB will operate as a commercial entity - an assurance I'll accept at face value - then there is a clear case for it being here. If on the other hand it is a politically driven exercise in window dressing and spin then it will soon be shown to be something of an irrelevance and our Green economic potential deserves better."


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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge #11—Catch of the Day gift card holder
It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week the theme is Gone Fishing. I used papers and die cuts from the ATD Great Outdoors paper pack to create this card/gift card holder. I've left the inside blank so it can be used for any occasion.
I fussy cut the fish die—he had an annoying white border I didn't like—and propped him up a bit with 3D tags.
Come on over and see what the other lovely ladies at Cardz 4 Guyz have created for you this week!
Paper—ATD Great Outdoors paper pack, cardstock
Embellishments—pearls, ribbon
6 comments:
Love the patterns and fussy-cutting. Perfect masculine card/gift card holder.
- 25/3/14 02:46
Love this card Shani, so clever with that little gift card envelope. :)
- 25/3/14 13:53
Hi Shani, I love your DT card, not exactly vintage but pretty close, from some time capsule. The colours are so bold and strong, a brilliant card and I love how you have added the pocket for a gift card. Caz
- 25/3/14 18:32
Such an awesome design for a gift card holder. Love the rich colors and papers.. This is gorgeous.
- 26/3/14 01:30
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! you are rocking the "male" cards my friend :)
- 28/3/14 04:12
A great gift holder, love the decoupaged fish x
- 29/3/14 10:38
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As part of Australian Heritage Week, the Southwell Family Society will be holding an Open Day at the Parkwood Chapel. The Wesleyan chapel was built of local granite in 1880 by local Canberra pioneer, Thomas Southwell on his own property at his own expense. The chapel was restored by the Southwell Society in 2010.
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Professionals in information technology field related with data storing field may have gone over the expression "Data DeDuplication" at this point. Yet at the same time there happen a little extent of them who are associated with the field by one means or another, yet are not comfortable with the period and its genuine advantages. Along these lines, here's a little blog for them to realize what precisely is Data Deduplication otherwise known as Dedup and their advantages.
In reality, for this term there is no business standard definition till now. Be that as it may, here's a clarification that can benefit in drawing near to it. It also helps in diminishing the essential storing limit since just the one of kind data is put away. For instance, a typical list of the mill email framework may contain 100 examples of the similar 1MB document connection. In the event that the email stage is moved down or filed, each of the 100 cases is spared, needful 100MB of storing room. Yet, with the assistance of data deduplication software, just a single example of the connection is really put away; each consequent case is quite recently eluded rear to the one spared duplicate.
Deduplication is touted as extraordinary compared to other approaches to deal with the present touchy data development. In case you're new to the innovation, these key actualities will enable you to get up to speed.
In a distorted perspective of the deduplication procedure, each new data design read by a document framework can be fingerprinted with a novel hash and that unique mark can be contrasted and a file of beforehand recorded data designs and their related fingerprints. This procedure of reading data designs, fingerprinting them, contrasting them with existing examples, and after that putting away special examples or making references for non-one of a kind data designs requires computational assets.
On account of source deduplication the customer framework can encounter increments in processor and additionally memory stack up to 20%. This can be huge in a virtual domain where a few customers share have assets—particularly if every customer sees execution debasement in the meantime. Furthermore there might be a slight deferral in data read/compose times because of this additional handling. This infers deduplication might be more qualified for expansive accumulations of data that does not change frequently and does not require quick get to. It likewise suggests that the deduplication procedure might be better executed as a procedure at the goal instead of at the wellspring of read/compose forms.
Another issue to consider is that deduplication depends on copy data designs. Advances like encryption—which attempts to evacuate unmistakable examples inside a dataset—may influence and may even be contradictory with deduplication forms.
Things you should think about data deduplication
- Deduplication can be CPU escalated
Numerous deduplication calculations work by hashing lumps of data and after that looking at the hashes for copies. This hashing procedure is CPU concentrated. This isn't typically a major ordeal if the deduplication procedure is offloaded to a machine or in the event that it happens on a reinforcement target, however when source deduplication happens on a generation server, the procedure can now and again influence the server's execution.
- Media documents don't deduplicate extremely well
Deduplication items can't deduplicate one of a kind data. This implies certain sorts of records don't deduplicate well since a great part of the excess has just been expelled from the document. Media records are a prime illustration.
- File system deduplication can make the utilization of strong state drives more down to earth
One of the advantages of performing deduplication crosswise over virtual machines on a host server is that doing as such diminishes the measure of physical circle space devoured by virtual machines. For a few associations, this may make the utilization of strong state storage more down to earth for use with virtualization has. Strong state drives have a substantially littler limit than customary hard drives, yet they convey better execution in light of the fact that there are no moving parts.
- Deduplication is utilized for an assortment of purposes
Deduplication is utilized as a part of any number of various items. Pressure utilities, for example, WinZip perform deduplication, however so do large portions of the WAN advancement solutions. Most reinforcement items that are right now being offered additionally bolster deduplication.
- Higher proportions deliver unavoidable returns
The viability of data deduplication is measured as a proportion. Albeit higher proportions do pass on a higher level of deduplication, they can be deluding. It is difficult to deduplicate a document in a way that therapists the record by 100%. Subsequently, higher pressure proportions have unavoidable losses.
Including further till two or three years prior, Deduplication was viewed as a selective apparatus of extensive endeavors, with a forcing cost, an overwhelming expectation to absorb data, and with document just deduplication highlight. In addition, it could be connected just in help of servers, however the way that gigantic data supplies are limited at the workplace level inside most IT Organisations.
In any case, now, deduplication items are being composed and traded as joined programming/equipment answers. That is known to be data storage sellers are feasting this element into their system working framework accessible on its packing machine. Consequently, with the assistance of such component being coordinated into the product knowledge of capacity apparatus, unparalleled capacity proficiency can be gotten.
With the fast development of business data we have to locate a solid approach to rapidly store and recover data. Data deduplication can give emotional advantages by decreasing data storage prerequisites. It is a stunning innovation; however it is not the answer for each data storage need. It is basic to first appropriately see how data deduplication functions and to measure the advantages against the expenses before we can adequately execute data deduplication in our business surroundings. Simply, this is an innovation which lessens copy data into a solution of one of a kind data designs.


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Goan Pulled Pork
Goan pulled pork
When mankind 'made fire' it was for two reasons:
- To keep warm
- To cook meat
These days we have central heating to do the former, but we can't get away from 'making fire' to cook meat, in other words it's primal. Thankfully we've come along way with our gastronomic techniques since the cave, and we've discovered slow cooking, which is the only way to cook a shoulder of pork. The best way, however is to soak that hunk of meat in a wardrobe of spices together with sharp, tangy tamarind spiked with vinegar and touched with chilli. Why do we love slow cooked meat? I'll hazard a guess that it's because it's meltingly tender, it falls apart just by looking at it, the 'pulled' or shredded texture is comforting and soaks up all those spices it's been resting in and somehow one serving is just never enough.
So here's my offering to the communal fire, it's inspired by Goa's Malabar coast and the early Portuguese settlers who used vinegar, chillies and local spices to create the first Vindaloo. Whilst the list of ingredients might invoke a tremor of fear, hold fast and make this Goan Pulled Pork a weekend project, invite the neighbours over, open the oven and await the applause. You might need sharp elbows for this one if you fancy seconds.
8- 10 Portions
- 2kg rolled pork loin, shoulder or collar
- 50ml vegetable or rapeseed oil
- 3 tbsp fresh coriander, to garnish
- For the masala marinade
- 1 tbsp broken pieces of cinnamon
- 1 star anise pod
- 15 cloves
- 2 large dried red chillies
- 5cm piece fresh root ginger, roughly chopped
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 small red onions, coarsely cut
- 1 longish fresh green chilli
- ½ heaped tsp turmeric
- 2½ tbsp tamarind paste
- 100ml palm vinegar (if not available use cider vinegar)
- ½ tbsp brown sugar
- 25ml sunflower or rapeseed oil
- ½ tbsp salt
How To Make Goan Pulled Pork
To make the marinade, coarsely crush the cinnamon, star anise and cloves with a pestle and mortar. Gently toast this mixture in a dry frying pan over a low heat. Tear the red chillies into pieces and add to pan. Continue to dry-fry but do not burn. Set aside to cool.
Put the cooled spice mix in a blender. Add the remaining ingredients. Blend to a paste.
Rub the masala all over the pork, and place the meat snugly in a dish. Set aside any remaining masala. Cover and chill the meat for 2 few hours.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Pour the oil into a roasting tin and heat on the hob over a medium heat. Scrape excess masala from the marinated pork, put the pork in the roasting tin and brown well on all sides. Transfer to the oven and cook for 30 minutes.
Reduce the oven heat to 130C. You can now pour a few tbsp of marinade over the pork. (Any leftover marinade can be set aside to use to make another dish.) Cover the pork tightly with tinfoil, ensuring it is well tucked in so that the pork essentially steams in the tin. Cook for a further 3–3½ hours. The meat will fall apart when cooked.
Remove the pork from the oven and shred using two forks. To serve, put some pork on top of the Thoran in a toasted brioche bun, milk bun or pav.
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The purpose of the music ministry at Victory Fellowship is to foster a culture and environment of creativity that glorifies God through music and art. Just as Belial was empowered by the Holy Spirit to make the tabernacle and art for the tabernacle, God has empowered people with gifts to make beautiful music in the sanctuary of God.
The primary function of the V-‐Musicians is to lead the congregational song for the Victory Fellowship Sunday Service and any other corporate gatherings asked to lead music for. Music is a powerful communication tool. More than just delivering a message, it can touch people's souls. Musical praise provided by the V-‐Musicians is an integral part of our worship service that ushers the congregation into a place where they can meet the Lord, experience His grace and feed from His Word.
The primary function of the V-‐Techs is to the support the worship life at Victory through Sound and Audio Visuals. The Victory Technical Ministry provides the service ambiance, making everything sound and look good through the sound system, Powerpoint slides, video clips and various multimedia presentations. They are the backbone to the service.
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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted to approve Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice over nearly solid Republican opposition, paving the way for a historic confirmation vote.
The panel voted 13-6 in favor of Sotomayor, with just one Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, joining Democrats to support her. The nearly party-line tally masked deeper political divisions within GOP ranks about confirming President Barack Obama's first high court nominee.
"I'm deciding to vote for a woman I would not have chosen," Graham said. Obama's choice to nominate the first-ever Latina to the highest court is "a big deal," he added, declaring that, "America has changed for the better with her selection."
The solid Republican vote against Sotomayor on the Judiciary panel reflected the choice many GOP conservatives have made to side with their core supporters and oppose a judge they charge will bring liberal bias and racial and gender prejudices to her decisions. Others in the party, however, are concerned that doing so could hurt their efforts to broaden their base, and particularly alienate Hispanic voters, a fast-growing segment of the electorate.
Democrats, for their part, are lining up solidly in favor of the 55-year-old federal appeals court judge, the daughter of Puerto Rican parents who was raised in a South Bronx housing project and educated in the Ivy League.
"There's not one example - let alone a pattern - of her ruling based on bias or prejudice or sympathy," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the Judiciary Committee chairman. "She has administered justice without favoring one group of persons over another."
The senior Republican, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, countered that Sotomayor's speeches and a few of her rulings show she would let her opinions interfere in decisions.
"In speech after speech, year after year, Judge Sotomayor set forth a fully formed, I believe, judicial philosophy that conflicts with the great American tradition of blind justice and fidelity to the law as written," Sessions said.
Republicans pointed with particular concern to Sotomayor's record on gun and property rights, as well as a much-discussed rejection by her appeals court panel of the reverse discrimination claims of white firefighters denied promotions.
The National Rifle Association is opposing Sotomayor and took the extraordinary step last week of warning senators that it would include their votes on her confirmation in its annual candidate ratings, meaning a "yes" vote would hurt their standing.
"Some of her decisions demonstrated the kind of results-oriented decision-making, one that suggests perhaps a liberal judicial activism that has too often steered the court in the wrong direction over the last years," said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
And every GOP senator alluded critically to the now-infamous remark Sotomayor made in 2001 that she hoped a "wise Latina woman" would often reach better conclusions than a white male without similar experiences.
Sotomayor dismissed the comments during her confirmation hearings as a rhetorical flourish gone awry, a defense that rang hollow with many of her critics.
"I regret that I cannot vote for her ... not she's a Latina woman (or) because she said all those things, (but) because she wouldn't defend what she said, and stand up and say, 'I really believe this, but I can still be a great judge anyway, because I will never let that interfere with my judging,' " said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
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It's been a rough couple of weeks. The church I am a member of came out with a new policy that has been extremely difficult for me to digest. (That is an entire separate post that will probably never happen).
The terrorist attacks in Paris.
The Syrian refugee crisis.
Tonight, as I knelt next to Peter's bed to pray with him, I freely spoke to my Father in Heaven about some of these things. Namely, the refugees, or "people with nowhere to live and not enough food to eat, and children with no parents. Help us be kind and always help when and where we can." (I'm constantly trying to reinforce to Peter that the most important thing in life is to be kind).
After I finished the prayer, I stood up to give Peter goodnight kisses and he was wiping tears from his eyes. He didn't want to tell me what was wrong at first..."I'm fine. I'm not sad." But a moment later, " I AM sad. What about those children with nothing to eat and no mommy to help them grow up?"
All I could do was hold his head in my hands and cry with him. "Life is hard, Peter. That's why it is so important to help and do what we can for people. We are so lucky to have our family and food to eat and a warm home." With that, I kissed him and hugged him with soft, motherly fierceness and retired to my room to read.
Through my remaining tears, I opened to the last few chapters of Chelsea Dyreng's " The Cenote" and found myself lost in a Mezzo American world filled with love,grief, laughter, marital strife, legends, and forgiveness. Once again I was in tears. This book is PERFECT for a book club. Her story telling is brilliant and the subject matter is relatable to the vast majority of people. I'm not going to tell you what the book is a metaphor for. Just read it. You must. You must!


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Note that I'm an agent here (check out my site), not a company recruiter or manager. Thus, although there are incentives for me to recruit fellow associates, I can and will provide a practical perspective that should be valuable to you as you make your career decision with The Keyes Company, and can and will help get you started off on the right foot with the management team. Further, as you progress through the process, I'll remain available to answer any questions you believe I might be able to best answer or that you feel are more practically answered by me.
I think you'll find that The Keyes Company offers a nice blend of dominant market share in both residential (chart) and commercial (chart) real estate, a sense of family and continuity with its founding in 1929 and long-term ownership by the Pappas family, and independence for its associates.
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21065 Powerline Rd C-7
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Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Thousands of Oman's workers don't have medical insurance. Now the government is taking action to ensure expats need not worry about crippling bills in the event of an accident or serious illness. Alvin Thomas reports.
Sitting in a doctor's office and being told you have tested positive for hypothyroidism would be a matter of grave concern for anyone.
The condition is one in which your thyroid gland fails to produce enough important hormones.
But for patient Shyama* and her husband Murali*, both residents of Oman, the shock was beyond that of the illness itself.
They knew that their life was about to take a wild turn – and their concerns were proved right almost instantly.
Murali, a 32-year-old project engineer for a contracting agency in the Sultanate, and the breadwinner, knew he couldn't afford to pay for the treatment for his wife's condition.
His company didn't offer health insurance either, which
meant he was liable for all medical expenses.
Murali and his wife had to make a tough decision: ditch the tests, pay the existing consultation bills, and head to India for further treatment.
The consultation and initial test charges at the private Omani hospital had already amounted to RO125 – a stretch for an engineer earning just RO550 per month.
Murali says: "No one wants to let their spouse down. And watching her take the bad news about her health was painful enough for me. But the nail in the coffin was when we knew we couldn't afford the medical bills, and the constant medication that hypothyroidism demands.
"We just knew that we'd have to come up with a solution together. It was my wife who then suggested that she get the treatment done back home in India."
To avoid a scenario in which the couple and their two children would be parted, Murali then approached his company for help.
However, his employers stressed the company policy of failing to provide any health insurance to any employee.
"There was only one thing left then; to send everyone back home for treatment while I stayed back for work," says Murali.
At the time he spoke to Y, he had already sent his wife and two school-age children back to India.
In reality, Murali and his family are among thousands of expats who don't get health insurance in Oman.
While an accurate number of expats not covered under health insurance cannot be given, the Capital Market Authority (CMA)'s executive president, H.E. Abdullah bin Salim Al Salmi, said (in 2016) that only 10 per cent of expat workers in Oman were covered by healthcare insurance that year.
That, coupled with the rising cost of medical services in Oman, is slowly burning holes in patients' pockets.
The reasons for this rise are down to tougher ministry regulations that mandate a higher quality of services, and the application of advanced equipment and medicines for treatments.
Currently, private hospitals in Oman offer packages for health tests but these can sometimes cost more than RO90. Some hospitals are also known to charge anywhere between RO20 and RO50 for X-Ray screenings.
Even a sexually-transmitted infections/diseases test package can cost RO295, which can be a stretch for many residents.
Medical care facilities in Oman – as is the case with most GCC countries – are quite expensive when compared to those in Asian countries.
Dr Matlooba al Zadjali, a specialist cardiologist at the Royal Hospital, the National Heart Center, and the non-communicable diseases (NCD) department of the Ministry of Health, confirms this.
"Yes," she says, "The price of medical care is quite high here but it depends on the quality of the service too. Unlike our neighbours in the Middle East, the healthcare sector in Oman is only slowly being privatised now.
"This is why we're seeing the high costs. As the hospitals procure newer machines and invest money in the latest technologies to treat patients, the cost reflects on the bill too."
But even then, she believes that the prices are lower than what patients pay in countries like the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
"In most cases, the average bill of a patient would hover around the RO20 to RO40 mark. Cases where the bill will break RO100 in one sitting is rare unless the case is complicated.
"But it's true that a lot of Omanis and expats are opting to avail themselves of health services from private hospitals, which are more expensive, as government hospitals can have long and tedious waiting periods – some of which can last up to a month to get a consultation.
"It's a matter of health, and in such cases money isn't a concern that is factored in. People would do the best they can to get a clean bill of health.
"The problem arises when someone cannot pay for their services. And that's why a mandatory medical insurance system makes sense in Oman.
"But at the end of the day, an Omani – at least as a last resort – can always go to a government hospital for treatment. This cannot be said about an expat who will have to spend money from his salary for every sitting with a doctor."
Currently 2,014,239 expats currently live in Oman (as per statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information), from the which a considerable number of lives are put at risk due to private companies' lax attitude to providing health cover to their migrant workers.
However, things are slowly starting to change.
A newly-drafted law in Oman mandates that every worker – both Omanis and expats – in the country must be covered by health insurance by the companies that hire them.
This should come as a blessing for those who have been shelling out to meet medical bills.
And as per the statement by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) of Oman, the government body is currently drafting the final plans to roll out this scheme, after the Council of Ministers reached common ground about the plans to protect residents – both Omanis and expats.
Previously, only Omanis – irrespective of age, gender and disabilities – and government employees (including expats) were covered under the national health insurance scheme which allowed them to access services at public hospitals.
But no such option was in place for expats working for private companies.
In a statement, Oman's Minister of Health, Mohammed bin Obaid Al Sa'eedi said: "CMA set an executive work plan as a milestone for the implementation of the health insurance scheme, the key of which is preparing a draft unified health insurance policy for employees of the private sector and their families, to ensure sound competition and to avoid any future irregularities by insurance companies to provide the customer with proper basic health cover."
The policy is still under legal review at the CMA, and details of the "basic health cover" that Al Sa'eedi refers to is still under wraps. However, it is clear that private companies across the nation will now have to insure all their employees.
Experts working in various insurance agencies believe that the insurance will benefit those seeking facilities such as hospitalisation and inpatients (patients living in hospitals under treatment), but this has not yet been confirmed by the CMA.
The rollout of the insurance schemes could also take months. After the legal review, the CMA will be implementing the proposals over a period – and in phases.
In the first phase, it is expected that companies with more than 100 employees will be targeted, before which the law will slowly trickle down to smaller establishments.
In a statement the CMA said: "The policy is currently under legal review at the CMA. The body [believes] that the best mode of implementation is gradual execution. The next phase will only be after they ensure the success of implementation of the previous phases.
"The Capital Market Authority is continuing its endeavours, in collaboration with the relevant entities, to implement the decision of the Council of Ministers to apply the compulsory health insurance scheme for employees of the private sector, expatriates and visitors."
"The decision aims to meet the needs of the employees of the private sector relating to coverage of basic health, so to limit the high costs that employers of the private sector will incur in view of the current economic situation, in addition to ensuring the provision of quality services by insurance companies and health care units to the insured."
After implementation, even tourists will receive health insurance.
Sudheer N, the director of a leading petroleum engineering firm in Oman, says: "This move by the government is definitely something that we approve of. We've always followed a policy of providing our employees with some form of medical cover for the work they do.
"Of course, it wasn't mandatory as such back then but several clients give preference to companies that offer health insurance to its employees. We've always taken care to provide them with basic coverage in private hospitals – which includes consultation, prescription medicine charges, and even physiotherapy.
But Sudheer then reveals that his company also provides the 'Workman's Compensation Insurance', which entitles every employee in the company receives added pay along with their basic salary.
This insurance protects businesses against employee death, bodily injury, and illness arising from work-related exposures. In addition, the policy also provides coverage for accidental medical benefits in private hospitals and clinics, and repatriation expenses.
Such insurance would have protected one business owner (who declined to be named) from being liable for hospital fees after one of his workers died after an accident at home.
The owner says: "His family said he hadn't been keeping too well with a nasal block. Before sleeping, he headed to the kitchen to prepare herbal tea.
"But, as luck had it, the pipe connecting the gas stove leaked, leaving the kitchen filled with LPG. He couldn't detect the smell, and proceeded to light the stove.
"The explosion that resulted left him with third-degree burns. And by the fifth day, he passed away from the burns.
"Since medical or workman's compensation insurance wasn't provided, the family had to settle a bill of RO1200. But, owing to the economic condition of the family and our small company, the case was taken up by several social workers, who paid the bills in full."
These are some of the aspects several insurance agents in Oman are hoping the new law will cover.
Social worker and insurance agent, P.M. Jabir says: "Daily, we see a lot of cases of migrants (expats) being hospitalised. It could be from illnesses or accidents. We usually find it very difficult to help them pay the bills.
"While good companies offer insurance to its employees, many sponsors in Oman don't normally pay for cover. My estimation is that there are hundreds of medium- or small-scale companies that don't make the commitment to provide this insurance.
"Normal medical expenses are paid off by the worker himself. But when the person is hospitalised, it becomes more difficult again. So, it's up to the friends' circles, social workers or other organisations that help them get the money.
"But with this insurance scheme, sponsors and companies will now be mandated to provide this cover – and we couldn't be happier about it."
Nevertheless, the uncertainty of when the schemes will be rolled out flanks much of the expat population in
the country.
Jabir has an answer. Even before the Government's announcement, he'd been working on an affordable annual scheme with a leading insurance provider in Oman.
"I've been talking to many insurance companies about this for a while, but recently National Life Insurance & General Insurance came up with a new scheme in conjunction with the Indian Embassy in Oman.
Under this affordable insurance scheme – which Jabir was instrumental in setting up – individuals can access personal basic health insurance for as low as RO35. The insurance only takes care of services such as hospitalisation and inpatient, but Jabir says that the scheme is receiving "a good response".
The social worker is grateful to the Oman government for undertaking efforts to help expats but also believes that Omanis will benefit from the scheme too.
"Omanis will benefit a lot from this new mandatory insurance scheme, as I have been in touch with a few (citizens) who will be happy to have access to private hospitals across the Sultanate.
"This will furthermore reduce the reliance of Omanis on government hospitals, which will in turn reduce the nation's spending. In all, I am expecting this move to have a positive outcome."
His words appear to have been borne out after a study conducted by the Business Times, a financial daily newspaper in Singapore. It found that per capita visits to health care centres in Oman are considered high due to the free public healthcare system.
Also Read: The dark side of free medical care
Meanwhile, out-of-pocket health care expenditure in 2016 comprised just 5.8 per cent of total health expenditure.
However, recent figures show that annual expenditure in the healthcare sector is increasing.
As per a report published by Alpen Capital, an investment banking advisory firm, from an estimated US$3.2bn (RO1.23bn) in 2017, Oman's healthcare expenditure is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CARG) of 9.1 per cent to US$4.2bn by 2022.
This can be attributed to the rapidly-rising population, the introduction of the health insurance scheme, and the rising costs of care.
A.R. Srinivasan, the CEO of Arabia Falcon Insurance, says the new mandatory insurance scheme would propel the health insurance sector as the "single largest premium that is on offer".
He says: "We are still awaiting the rules and regulations on how this is going to be implemented; whether it will be a mandatory minimum policy like in the UAE.
"So, the insurance companies are in close touch with the insurance regulators, the capital market authorities, the Ministry of Health and the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry."
But what does Murali think about the impending changes?
"I'm very happy about it," he says.
"For my family and me, and others like us, it will take a lot of pressure off. Everyone should be able to give their families the help they need if something bad happens. It's great the government is doing this.
"And if the scheme comes into place soon, I will definitely bring my wife back to Oman for treatment.
"Whatever is on offer would be an improvement from having no cover at all."
* Names in this article have been changed to protect identities.


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Jasper Morrison at New TATE MODERN
On the occasion of the opening of the new TATE MODERN Switch House designed by Herzog and de Meuron, Nick Serota, Director of the TATE, who previously asked Jasper to furnish the TATE Modern, has invited him to present Thingness exhibition.
Thingness presents a selection of emblematic pieces of Morrison's work, characterized by lines that are simple yet rigorous.
His concern is to serve function and to be true to the object itself; he prizes comfort, character, functionality, efficiency, economy and "no-nonsense." Anything over-complicated, uncomfortable or egocentric irks him, especially when such traits compromise efficiency.
Jasper Morrison celebrates the quiet virtues of thoughtfully designed, unobtrusively styled objects.


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Serenity is sky, hearts & flowers ~
(beautiful images from [ serenity ] at Flickr)
Serenity is sky, hearts & flowers ~
(beautiful images from [ serenity ] at Flickr)
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Such a beautiful and eclectic collection of images! Wonderful post!
ur pictures always look so serene and other wordly :) love it
I love the heart in the spoon/fork! It makes me smile!
Oooh those poppies....
What gorgeous photos!
so beautiful!
so lovely :))
Love the pictures. Than you for sharing!
Beautiful photos! Lovely.
Awww, I love love love these images! So simply and cute. :)
love the finishing/color of the photos!!
I love the purple tinge on the daisy pic.
You always find the most amazing images, Luphia! Absolutely loving that spork! :)
Beautiful pictures!
Lovely!! The first pic is amazing!!
I love the sugar heart! I think is sugar... hahaha
so lovely; serenity is exactly what I need right now.
So beautiful!! I really need to feel calm today as I feel things are out of control at work! xoxoxxo
Gorgeous and calming. =) Thanks!
i couldn't agree more!
Gorgeous photos- my fav is the one with the (are those poppies?) flower field. Reminds me of The Wizard of Oz :)
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wow those pictures are so cute. love the salt shape heart one
Beautiful! Love the hearted fork!
waah, i felt like a bird for a moment xD
so beautiful pics ...
totally love this post <333
The Painted heart is my fav :)
Hi Luphia,
Poetically inspiring - I fancy the red flower field most!
Lovely greetings from LillysGarden,
Lilly :D
Beautiful pictures!
Serenity is flight, freedom, and peace. It is an indescribable feeling that you just naturally love. <3
The daisy pic is my fav, I love the slight tinge on the photo, it really gives it a vintage feel.
Hello Luphia! I wanted to say that your blog is definitely an inspiration and that you've been nominated for the Kreativ Blogger Award!! Visit my blog and all infos are posted.
Love you blog! :)
these are lovely.
love the paint-brush one..not sure why.
That poppy photo...really gives me a calm boost :) have a great weekend!
Thanks for the visual delights, the heart of salt photo is classic.
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Enter day by day, as soon as at and once at , in your chance to win HGTV Sensible Home 2018, a gorgeous Lowcountry home in Palmetto Bluff. The home is considered one of Arundel Lodge's 32 residential rehabilitation homes in the county providing mental health and substance use treatment to more than three,000 folks a 12 months. The guest bedroom from HGTV Sensible Home 2018 has a country, global style. 1. Select the Case Kind from the select field. 2. Within the Case Quantity field, enter the Case Registration Quantity. 3. Within the 12 months field, enter the Case Registration Yr. 4. Enter the Captcha (the 5 alphanumeric characters shown on the screen) within the textual content box provided. 5. Click on on the Go button, to get the Case satisfying the given Case Number situation. 6. Click on on the adjoining View button, to see the Case History of the respective Case.
As mother and father, we introduce our children to Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. We help our children say their first prayer. We offer guidance and assist as they enter the covenant path 2 by way of baptism. We educate them to obey God's commandments. We educate them about His plan for His children, and we assist them recognize the whisperings of the Holy Ghost. We inform them tales of ancient prophets and encourage them to follow residing ones. We pray for his or her triumphs and ache with them throughout their trials. We testify to our kids of temple blessings, and we try to organize them properly to serve full-time missions. We offer loving counsel as our children grow to be dad and mom themselves. But—even then—we by no means cease being their mother and father. We never stop being their teachers. We are never launched from these everlasting callings.
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Next door, the bigger Wooden house (below) will function the Bezos's headquarters for Washington entertaining. Moreover the rooms that visitors will see (extra on these in a minute), the property has all of the infrastructure needed for large affairs: an area for grilling, furniture storage, staff altering rooms and workplaces, a kitchen just for catering parties, a coat room, and multiple bathroom stalls. iv. If no search standards are specified then, all of the Acts are displayed in the Act Type select box. Choose the required Act Sort from the select field.
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6.4: Motivating Employees Through Performance Appraisals
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Learning Objectives
- Understand why companies use performance appraisals.
- Describe basic characteristics of performance appraisals.
- List the characteristics of an effective performance appraisal.
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of relative versus absolute appraisals.
- Learn how to conduct a performance appraisal meeting.
- Understand the biases inherent in performance appraisals.
What Is a Performance Appraisal?
When employees have goals, they tend to be more motivated if they also receive feedback about their progress. Feedback may occur throughout the workday, but many organizations also have a formal, companywide process of providing feedback to employees, called the performance appraisal. A performance appraisal is a process in which a rater or raters evaluate the performance of an employee. More specifically, during a performance appraisal period, rater(s) observe, interact with, and evaluate a person's performance. Then, when it is time for a performance appraisal, these observations are documented on a form. The rater usually conducts a meeting with the employee to communicate performance feedback. During the meeting, the employee is evaluated with respect to success in achieving last year's goals, and new goals are set for the next performance appraisal period.
Even though performance appraisals can be quite effective in motivating employees and resolving performance problems, in reality, only a small number of organizations use the performance appraisal process to its full potential. In many companies, a performance appraisal takes the form of a bureaucratic activity that is mutually despised by employees and managers. The problems a poor appraisal process can create may be so severe that many experts, including the founder of the total quality movement, Edward Deming, have recommended abolishing appraisals altogether (Carson & Carson, 1993). On the other hand, creating and executing an effective appraisal system actually leads to higher levels of trust in management (Mayer & Davis, 1999). Therefore, identifying ways of increasing appraisal effectiveness is important.
Giving employees feedback is not synonymous with conducting a performance appraisal, because employees may (and should) receive frequent feedback. The most effective feedback immediately follows high or low performance. Therefore, waiting for a formal process to give feedback would be misguided. A formal appraisal is often conducted once a year, even though there are some organizations that conduct them more frequently. For example, there are advantages to conducting quarterly appraisals, such as allowing managers to revise goals more quickly in the face of changing environmental demands (Odiorne, 1990). Conducting appraisals once a year has the advantage of being more convenient for managers and for effectively tying performance to annual pay raises or bonuses.
What Is the Purpose of a Performance Appraisal?
Performance appraisals can be important tools to give employees feedback and aid in their development. Yet feedback is only one reason why companies perform appraisals. In many companies, appraisals are used to distribute rewards such as bonuses, annual pay raises, and promotions. They may also be used to document termination of employees. Research shows that performance appraisals tend to be viewed as more effective when companies tie them to reward decisions and to terminate lower performers (Lawler, 2003). This is not surprising in light of motivation theories such as reinforcement theory, which indicates that behavior that is rewarded is repeated. Tying appraisal results to rewards may lead to the perception that performance is rewarded. However, if performance appraisal ratings are not accurate, it is possible for appraisals to be a major cause of reward unfairness.
Who Is the Rater?
Traditionally, the rater has been the supervisor. Supervisors have more at stake when an employee is not performing well and they have access to greater resources that can be used to improve performance. However, relying solely on supervisors may lead to a biased appraisal system. Many aspects of a person's performance may remain hidden from managers, particularly in team-based settings or organizations where supervisors do not work in the same physical setting as the employees. Therefore, organizations are introducing additional raters into the system, such as peers, customers, and subordinates. As organizations become more flat, introducing more perspectives may provide richer feedback to employees in question. Organizations using supervisors, peers, subordinates, and sometimes even customers are using 360-degree feedback. In this system, feedback is gathered from all these sources, and shared with the employee for developmental purposes. It is important to note that 360-degree appraisals are not often used in determining pay or promotion decisions and instead are treated as feedback tools. Using 360-degree feedback in reward decisions may be problematic, because individuals may avoid giving objective feedback if it means causing a peer to lose a bonus. Since not all feedback will necessarily be positive, if competition or jealousy exists among peers, some feedback may be retaliatory and too negative. Keeping these problems in mind, organizations may benefit from using only supervisor ratings in reward decisions and using feedback from other sources for developmental purposes (Toegel & Conger, 2003).
What Makes an Effective Appraisal System?
What are the characteristics of an effective appraisal system? Research identified at least three characteristics of appraisals that increase the perception that they are fair. These characteristics include adequate notice, fair hearing, and judgment based on evidence. Adequate notice involves letting employees know what criteria will be used during the appraisal. Unfortunately, in many companies the first time employees see the appraisal form may be when they are being evaluated. Therefore, they may be rated low on something they didn't understand was part of their performance. Fair hearing means ensuring that there is two-way communication during the appraisal process and the employee's side of the story is heard. Judgment based on evidence involves documenting performance problems and using factual evidence as opposed to personal opinions when rating performance (Taylor et al., 1995).
Absolute Rating versus Relative Ranking Appraisals
As a student, would you rather be evaluated with respect to some objective criteria? For example, you could get an A if you correctly answer 90% of the questions in the exam, but would get a B if you answered only 80%. We are calling this type of appraisal an absolute rating because the grade you get depends only on your performance with respect to the objective criteria. The alternative to this approach is relative ranking. In this system, you would get an A if you are one of the top 10% of the students in class, but you would get a B if you are between 10% and 20%. In a relative ranking system, your rating depends on how your objective performance (test grade) compares with the rest of the students' grades in your class.
If you say you would prefer an absolute rating, you are not alone. Research shows that ranking systems are often viewed more negatively by employees. However, many major corporations such as General Electric Company (GE), Intel, and Yahoo! Inc. are using relative rankings and truly believe in its advantages. For example, Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, instituted a forced ranking system at GE in which 20% of employees would be in the top category, 70% would be in the middle, and 10% would be at the bottom rank. Employees who are repeatedly ranked at the lowest rank would be terminated. Relative rankings may create a culture of performance by making it clear that low performance is not tolerated; however, there are several downsides to rankings. First, these systems carry the danger of a potential lawsuit. Organizations such as Ford Motor Company and Microsoft faced lawsuits involving relative rankings, because employees who were older, female, or minority members were systematically being ranked in the lowest category with little justification. Second, relative rankings are also not consistent with creating a team spirit and may create a competitive, cutthroat environment. Enron Corporation was an organization that used relative rankings to its detriment. Third, relative systems have limited value in giving employees concrete feedback about what to do next year to get a better ranking. Despite their limitations, using them for a few years may help the organization become more performance-oriented and eliminate stagnation by weeding out some employees with persistent performance problems. As long as these systems fit with the company culture, are not used in a rigid manner, and are used for a short period of time, they may be beneficial to the organization (Boyle, 2001; Lawler, 2003; McGregor, 2006).
Conducting the Appraisal Meeting
A performance appraisal meeting is the most important component of a performance appraisal. After the rater uses the company's appraisal form to evaluate the performance of the ratee, both sides meet to discuss positive and negative instances of performance. Thus, the meeting serves as the key medium through which the rater gives feedback to the ratee. The goal of providing performance feedback is to help the ratee solve performance problems and to motivate the employee to change behavior. Conducting this meeting is often stressful for both parties, and training managers in providing performance feedback may be useful to deal with the stress of the managers as well as creating a more positive experience for both parties (Davis & Mount, 1984).
In the most effective meetings, feedback is presented in a constructive manner. Instead of criticizing the person, the focus should be on discussing the performance problems and aiding the employee in resolving these problems. By moving the focus of the conversation from the person to the behaviors, employee defensiveness may be reduced. When the supervisor is constructive, employees develop a more positive view of the appraisal system. Another approach to increasing the effectiveness of appraisal meetings is to increase employee participation. When employees have the opportunity to present their side of the story, they react more positively to the appraisal process and feel that the system is fair. Finally, supervisors should be knowledgeable about the employee's performance. When it becomes clear that the person doing the evaluation has little understanding of the job being performed by the employee, reactions tend to be more negative (Cawley, Keeping, & Levy, 1998; Cederblom 1982; Burke, Weitzel, & Weir, 1978).
OB Toolbox: Conducting an Effective Performance Appraisal Meeting
Before the meeting
- Ask the person to complete a self-appraisal. This is a great way of making sure that employees become active participants in the process and get their voice heard.
- Complete the performance appraisal form. Document your rating using many examples. Have more examples handy.
- Avoid recency bias. Be sure that your review covers the entire year's performance, not just recent events.
- Handle the logistics. Be sure that you devote sufficient time to each meeting. If you schedule appraisals back to back, you may lose your energy in later meetings. Be sure that the physical location is conducive to a private conversation.
During the meeting
- Be sure to recognize effective performance. Give specific praise.
- Do not start the meeting with a criticism. Starting with positive instances of performance helps establish a better mood and shows that you recognize what the employee is doing right.
- Give employees lots of opportunities to talk. Ask them about their greatest accomplishments, as well as opportunities for improvement. If they touch on an area you wanted to cover, provide your thoughts.
- Show empathy and support. Remember: your job as a manager is to help the person solve performance problems. Identify areas where you can help.
- Set goals and create an action plan. The outcome of the meeting should be a written agreement about what the employee will do in the near future and how the manager will help.
After the meeting
- Continue to give the employee periodic and frequent feedback. Effective feedback immediately follows key incidents of performance. Do not wait until the next appraisal to discuss important issues.
- Follow through on the goals that were set. Provide continuous support to the employee to help him or her achieve the goals.
Sources: Make employee appraisals more productive. (2007, September). HR Focus, 84(9), 1, 11–15; Ryan, L. (2007, January 17). Coping with performance-review anxiety. Business Week Online, 6; Stone, D. L. (1984). The effects of feedback sequence and expertise of the rater on perceived feedback accuracy. Personnel Psychology, 37, 487–506; Sulkowicz, K. (2007, September 10). Straight talk at review time. Business Week, 16.


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Joan Collins Wears Makeup Instead of Botox
English actress Joan Collins prefers wearing makeup rather than undergoing plastic surgery and having Botox injections. Joan believes that makeup is as essential for women as chirrup for sparrows. Make up is the only one that helps her look good (but don't you think that Botox will can make a converse effect in her advanced age).
She said:
"Botox, I think, is poison, I would never put it into my face, and I'm needle-phobic .
The Island in the Sun star said on caring of her face skin:
"I spend a lot of time keeping my face out of the sun and taking care of my skin and wearing make-up. I'm appalled at the amount of women who don't bother to take care of their skin. I was at Ascot, and there are these women in beautiful hats, very nice clothes, and they haven't got a shred of make-up on their faces."
The 77-year-old actress also claims she is not keen on the look of extremely thin Hollywood actresses.
She told the Daily Telegraph:
"I'm not a fan of that look, are you? In Hollywood, the girls are forced by the studios to look extremely thin. I don't know why. When I first went to Hollywood years and years ago, I was 126 lbs and they made me go down to 119. Now 119 lbs is considered fat."
Joan Collins saw various fashion trends through the years of her life, but the thing she learnt is that health and good-looking requires hard and persistent care.
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Dr. Devrim Elmas Medical Esthetic Doctor Says:
September 18th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Botox after 65 year-old does not work good any way. Too late sorry.
Dr. Devrim Elmas Medical Esthetic Doctor Says:
September 18th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Botox will not work good after age 65, so it is to late for her any way.
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Large Eddy Simulation (LES)
The combination of high-performance computing (HPC) and the large eddy simulation (LES) technique has significant potential to provide new insights into the dynamics of many types of turbulent combustion processes. The objective of LES development at the CRF is to fully integrate the combined merits of HPC and LES in a manner that provides some of the highest-fidelity, most detailed calculations ever performed with emphasis on two complementary projects. The first is funded by the DOE Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences program, and focuses on LES of turbulence-chemistry interactions in reacting multiphase flows. The second is funded by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Program, and focuses on the application of LES to low-temperature and diesel engine combustion research. Objectives and milestones for both projects are aimed at establishing high-fidelity computational benchmarks that match the geometry and operating conditions of key target experiments using a single unified theoretical-numerical framework. The projects are complementary in that the one provides the basic science foundation for detailed model development and the other provides the foundation for advanced engine research.
In addition to developing a unique massively parallel multiscale modeling framework based on LES, we have established direct collaborations with two of the core experimental programs at the CRF. A scientific foundation for development of advanced subgrid-scale models for LES has been established as a direct extension of the International Workshop on Measurement and Computation of Turbulent Nonpremixed Flames (i.e., the TNF Workshop). Similarly, collaborative research activities have been established that focus on key optical engine experiments and model validation using the Engine Combustion Network (ECN). The ECN has analogous objectives to those of the TNF workshop. The primary goal is to establish direct one-to-one correspondence between measured and modeled results by performing detailed simulations that incorporate the fully coupled dynamic behavior of a given configuration in the full experimental or device-scale geometry without canonical approximations. The integrated set of tasks provides an optimal combination of fundamental and applied research aimed at the development of predictive models for a variety of propulsion and power devices.


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2012 KZ Sportsmen S315BH Review
Spacious fifth wheel offers sleeping space for the whole family
In the fifth wheel series of the Sportsmen, there are eight floorplans to choose from. We will be taking a look about the S315BH, one of the larger models in this line. It has an exterior height of 1111, exterior width of 96, exterior length of 331, and interior height of 91. For weight, it has an unloaded vehicle weight of 7,650 lbs, dry hitch weight of 1,480 lbs, dry axle weight of 6,170 lbs, and net carrying capacity of 1,150 lbs. In terms of water, the S315BH has a fresh water capacity of 38 gallons, waste water capacity of 32 gallons, gray water capacity of 32 gallons, and a 6-gallon water heater. As well, it has a 30,000 BTU furnace and a 13,500 BTU air conditioner.
Built using heavy duty I-beam frame construction, the Sportsmen employees a host of durable materials to ensure it will provide you with years of great camping memories. On top, theres a seamless one-piece roof, 3/8" decking, 4 1/2" wood truss rafters and R-7 batten insulation. On the floor, it uses Darco moisture barrier underbelly, plywood floors and 16" O.C. floor joists. And surrounding this fifth wheel is 2x2 wood frame front and end walls, extra-thick .024 metal siding, R-7 batten insulation, a diamond plate front plate and decorative luan wall board.
Its not just the Sportmens construction that is tough. Theres a lot riding on this fifth wheel thats why it features heavy duty leaf spring axles, heavy duty steel wheels, easy-lube axles and Dexter Nev-R-Adjust brakes.
Other exterior features of note include tinted safety glass windows, TV antenna with booster, rear bumper with sewer hose storage, enclosed pin box, smooth screwless baggage doors, two exterior speakers, awning with drip rail and spouts, and triple-sealed slideouts. In the way of options, you can upgrade with four stabilizer jacks, 30-pound gas bottles, fiberglass sidewalls, assist grab handle, black tank flush, bottle cover, gas/electric DSI water heater, bike rack/cargo carrier, winter by-pass kit, ladder, power tongue jack, and satellite preparation.
Inside the Sportsmen S315BH, youre treated to Dune or Mesa décor, highlighted by Legacy Cherry cabinetry that features solid wood framed Mortise and Tenon glazed cabinet doors. The interior is further enhanced by mini blinds, border accent tape, dome-style decorative lighting and box-style decorative valances and lambrequins.
The Sportsmens living area comes with everything you need to take it easy. A Jiffy sofa, outfitted with decorative pillows, is the ideal place to watch the big game on the optional 26 LCD TV or listen to the AM/FM CD player. Right next to it is the U-shaped dinette, perfect for family meals or game night.
Right across from the living area is the kitchen, complete with a three-burner cook top, microwave with turntable, 5-cubic-foot refrigerator, and range hood with 12V light and exhaust fan. To get meals ready or to clean up after, this kitchen has lots of countertop space and an acrylic double sink. As well, youll find plenty of cabinetry to store all your cooking essentials.
Whats great about the Sportsmen S315BH is that it has a ton of extra sleeping space, perfect for the kids or overnight guests. On one side of the bunk house, youll find a top bunk, bottom bunk, and trundle bed. On the other, theres another bunk, along with a closet and entertainment center.
On the other end of this fifth wheel is the bedroom. Leading up to the bedroom are two steps, which give it a real-home feel. The queen-sized bed can be upgraded with a Katching ZZs mattress. The bedroom also comes with two bedside tables and an entertainment center that houses an optional 19 LCD TV.
The last stop on the tour is the bathroom, which comes with all the essential features: a bath/shower combo, toilet, and lav sink. It even comes with a built-in medicine cabinet with mirror, tub surround, and a skylight over the tub.
Other interior options you may consider adding on include a hide-a-bed, bunk ladder and railing, Fan-Tastic vent, oven, one or two recliners, stereo with DVD player, table and chairs with leaf, and night shades.
The 2012 KZ Sportsmen S315BH Fifth Wheel has a base MSRP of $31,435. For more information, visit http://www.kz-rv.com/.
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Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable but you may end up with more than you can use at one time. Whether you are growing it in your garden, found it on sale, or can't use up a whole head, you need a way to keep it from going to waste.
Freezing is the best way to preserve cauliflower. It doesn't dehydrate well, and it will lose nutrients and get mushy if you pressure can it. You don't want to just pop it into a ziplock bag and toss it into the freezer. Giving the cauliflower florets a quick blanching in boiling water before freezing them ensures that they will retain a good texture when you get around to cooking with them.
After blanching, freeze them initially in a single layer. This prevents the cauliflower florets from clumping together after you place them into freezer bags or containers for frozen storage. The fact that they stay loose is a big advantage when, for example, you have a quart container of frozen cauliflower but only need to take out a cup of it for a recipe. Here are the easy steps for freezing cauliflower.
Equipment needed: knife, colander, pot, bowl, ice, baking sheet, freezer bags or containers
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- Soak the whole cauliflower for a few minutes in water to get rid of any dirt or garden bugs.
- Remove the green parts.
- Chop the whole cauliflower head in half.
- Cut out the solid stem section.
- After that, you can break the florets apart by hand, but use a knife to cut big florets into smaller ones no more than 1 1/2 inches thick.
- While you are preparing the cauliflower, have a pot of water coming to a boil on the stove. Also, get a big bowl of ice water ready.
- Once the cauliflower is separated into florets, drop the florets into the pot of rapidly boiling water. Let them cook for 5 minutes.
- Drain the cauliflower in a colander.
- As an alternative, you can steam the cauliflower for 5 minutes rather than boiling it.
Chill After Blanching
- Immediately transfer the blanched cauliflower to the bowl of ice water. This stops the residual heat in the florets from continuing to cook them.
- Leave the cauliflower in the ice water for 3 minutes.
- Drain the cauliflower well in a colander.
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- Spread the blanched and chilled cauliflower florets in a single layer on a baking sheet. Freeze for 1 to 2 hours.
- Transfer the frozen cauliflower to freezer bags or containers and label with the date. Frozen cauliflower will keep for one year. It is still safe to eat after that, but its quality will decline.
It is not necessary to thaw frozen cauliflower before cooking it. You can use it to make roasted cauliflower, cauliflower rice, or mashed cauliflower as great sides for your meals. When using a recipe that calls for fresh cauliflower, you can subtract the five minutes of blanching time from the cooking time when you use frozen cauliflower.


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Joseph and I had plans to celebrate out 5 year Anniversary in Arkansas after visiting his family this past week, but the day we planned to leave Joseph woke up with a high fever. That progressed into me getting a high fever and just got worse from there, we are still overcoming it. Needless to say we stayed home in bed sick for our anniversary. But what made it amazing was the long awaited phone call. Joseph's phone rang and it was the adoption agency, they talked and I saw a HUGE smile on Joseph's face and he gave me the "infamous" thumbs up! Yay! Our application had been accepted! we had a few concerns about it, so it was a load off our shoulders. Thank you Jesus!!!!!
She told us she was going to be sending us a lot of paper work already to sign and fill out. To let you know how much, we got an email today with things to sign and mail in: (purple was copied from the email)
· Ethiopia Adoption Overview Packet – please read to gain a general understanding of the Ethiopia adoption process
· AWAA Agreement – please sign and return (25% Pastor's discount reflected)
· Ethiopia Disclaimer – please sign and return
· Client Grievance Procedure – please sign and return
· Client's Rights and Responsibilities – please sign and return
· Privacy Notice – please review
· Social Services Fees – for your reference
The bolded items above must be returned to us along with your initial program fee (amount noted in attached agreement form) before you are assigned a Family Coordinator to begin the Dossier building process. Please keep in mind that due to licensing regulations that America World must comply with, applications do expire, so we ask that families wishing to move forward return these required pieces to us as soon as possible.Nice right? that's just today..
So as you can see this is a very tedious process, always something to be done, but we are on it! :)
My sister in law threw me a Southern Living at home fundraiser this past weekend that I was unable to attend, sick, and I want to formally thank everyone who attended and ordered from her! :)
This is still going to be a very expensive process and we still need lots of financial support, keep the baby bottles coming! :)


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However, this month's box did more than make up for it. Inside was a Dr. Bonner's magic citrus soap thingy which I am dying to try out- although I'm curious to how multi-functional this soap gel actually is...
Along with the soap, I got an eyeshadow (v.nice layered on top of an existing taupe eyeshadow) and a Du-Wop lipgloss (Gorgeous product, just the colour simply didn't work for me...just, no.)
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The Post has a new article out, the gist of which is that far from being a last minute choice who possibly wasn't extensively vetted, Gov. Palin was a top contender in the veep search for some time and was extensively vetted. "Nobody was vetted less or more than anyone in the final stages, and John had access to all that information and made the decision," Campaign Manager Rick Davis told the Post. "It's really not much more complicated than that."
I would not call the piece credulous necessarily because the quotes and comments are all attributed to anonymous McCain aides, who have an obvious interest in knocking down any perception that Palin was a hasty, panic pick.
But leafing through articles out of Alaska, there's good reason to doubt these claims that Palin received an extensive vetting.
One bit of info from the Anchorage Daily News …
Former House Speaker Gail Phillips, a Republican political leader who has clashed with Palin in the past, was shocked when she heard the news Friday morning with her husband, Walt.
"I said to Walt, 'This can't be happening, because his advance team didn't come to Alaska to check her out," Phillips said.
Phillips has been active in the Ted Stevens re-election steering committee and remains in close touch with Sen. Lisa Murkowski and other party leaders, and she said nobody had heard anything about McCain's people doing research on his prospective running mate.
"We're not a very big state. People I talk to would have heard something."
Perhaps she's just a hostile or isn't as plugged in as she thinks. But there's also this.
The big bogey for Palin is the ethics investigation into possible abuse of power in her firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. I can see possible reasons why the McCain camp would hesitate to make contact with Monegan. But with credible claims that she abused her office and subsequently lied about her actions, I would think the McCain camp would want to understand that case inside and out. But according to an article in today's ADN, Monegan says that no one from the McCain campaign ever contacted him about Palin.


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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
A day for Umbrellas...
Paper: PTI white
Ink: Palette hybrid noir
Stamps: A muse
Accessories: ribbon (May Arts), MM paper piercer, copics
I stamped the umbrellas using my SAMJ, grounded them with 3 ribbons, added some piercing and a sentiment. For the sake of simplicity, I resisted the urge to add some raindrops. Hope you like it...and hope you try out Susan's latest challenge.
16 comments:
- PetraB said...
What a great design! I love the umbrellas.
- May 12, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Susan Raihala said...
Of course you had to use three, and they are perfect! Love the piercing, too! We also had a rainy day. Your umbrellas look so happy!
- May 12, 2010 at 5:11 PM
- Lindsey said...
This is a great card! Love the piercing and the way the umbrellas are stamped off the edges.
- May 12, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Jennifer said...
Love the design, love the colours, wonderful card!
- May 12, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- Mim said...
The triple track of ribbon is a great idea, love those brollies too(and it is raining in Melbourne, Aust today as well!)
- May 12, 2010 at 11:08 PM
- Tejal said...
Super design! I'm awed..those umbrellas are magnificent!
- May 13, 2010 at 3:36 AM
- Ruth M said...
What a great CAS card! I love your trio of skinny ribbons, a fab look!
- May 13, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- Gisèle said...
I love this card! Those umbrellas are great. I couldn't live without my SAMJ.
- May 13, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Pascallle said...
I've just discover your blog and your amazing cards....
Just love your style !
Pascale, Paris-France.
- May 13, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- The Other Patti Sue said...
Love the 3 ribbons... they rock! Great card!
- May 13, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Susan said...
Love the little umbrellas...and the piercing is the perfect finishing touch!
- May 14, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- donna mikasa said...
Love your card! The umbrellas are perfect and the piercing and ribbons pull it all together!
- May 14, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Patti J said...
Lovin' the ribbons almost as much as the umbrellas! Great card! It's never going to stop raining here. I should put up my paper and glue and get out my boat building tools!
- May 15, 2010 at 6:27 PM
- Diane Jaquay said...
I LOVE your card! Love those umbrellas, and your use of ribbon! Thanks for visiting my blog :)
- May 15, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Abounding Treasures said...
What a wonderful card!!
- May 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM
- Lynne in NI said...
Fabulous card ... it really stood out in the OLC gallery! I'm lovin those umbrellas!
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Monday 18 june TVNR Radio will take our new home in the living Village in Dalfsen. This festival you can visit from wednesday 20 till sunday 24 June.
During this Festival TVNR will present some special items and we will share some workshops during the Living Village Festival for Free or for a little Donation. You can experience new ways of communication, we will bring some creative permaculture tools, Share Music, children in permaculture ethics and tools.
Our partner from Het groeilokaal Tilburg will present their projects. http://www.hetgroeilokaal.nl/
Taraka Prema, Trainer & owner from http://sunshine-kids.org/, will join us from Swiss and will also present her recently recorded cd on the festival, an album with Children in permaculture songs and NH songs for child education. She recorded this album in studio Begijnendijk (be) this year, in the studio of Dirk van Passel. Also will she share some of the training tools in some workshop settings with visitors.
We will make different Radio content about Sustainable Living, Community building and eco villages with exhibitors and other participants of the living village tribes in English, which will be broadcast in a montly living village festival radio program next months. One of our Team members also will make a range of portrets from people. This radio content will be in our Broadcasts as well, soon more about this in the broadcast announcements.
We also make a dutch report.
We hope to meet you soon in Dalfsen.
Enjoy this amazing festival and visit our tribe area and join us in all our activities, workshops, yogaclasses, presentations or just come to exchange idea's or do an interview about your qualities and working field on our radio channel. you are more then welcome!
In the morning and evening you can join us for Yoga, asana classes, Kirtan and meditation.
You even can ask for a massage.
We are on the kids field, which is an amazing oppurtunity to lett your children join our little creative kids workshops as well.
We as a radio platform have a lott of side activities for renewel of energie and helping you to embrace your talents and see your true Self.
We will share them with you during these days and invite you the join our little experimental tribe at this amazing festival.
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