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#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss.
Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM ET for #SmallBizChat on Twitter.
Here's how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join the conversation.
Here is a list of who is on #SmallBizChat in May:
May 4th: Live from New York with guest Sylvie di Giusto, Personal Branding Expert @Sylvie_diGiusto, Brent Leary, CRM Expert @BrentLeary and Nina Kaufman, Esq.@NinaKaufman
Sylvie helps individuals and companies to explore how people make up their minds very quickly about you, your leadership potential or your company, and either open the door for you or slam it shut. The good thing is that this process is entirely under your control. You can choose to present yourself as a leader, or not. Because, your image is something you can control. You can make it what you want. You can control the message you send to the people who see you and interact with you. She is the author of The Image of Leadership http://executive-
Brent Leary is Co-founder and Partner of CRM Essentials LLC, a CRMconsulting/advisory firm focused on small and mid-size enterprises. He has over 15 years of IT and management consulting experience working on projects for Microsoft, Research In Motion, BellSouth, Compaq and the state of Georgia's Department of Economic Development. Leary received CRM Magazine's 2004 Most Influential Leader Award along with his business partner Michael Thomas. He serves on the national board of the Customer Relationship Management Association as Vice President of Technology, and as CRM subject matter expert for the Small Business Technology Task Force. For more details: http://crm2.typepad.com
Nina Kaufman is a small business champion—not just your ordinary business attorney. Forbes Magazine calls her "One of the 25 Most Influential Women Tweeting about Entrepreneurship." The U.S. Small Business Administration named her their regional Women in Business Champion of the Year for her creative approaches to educating and advocating for small businesses. For more information about Nina, visit: http://askthebusinesslawyer.com/
May 11th: How to be a Successful Part-time Entrepreneur, @pjmcginnis
Patrick J. McGinnis is a venture capitalist and private equity investor who founded Dirigo Advisors, after a decade on Wall Street, to provide strategic advice to investors, entrepreneurs, and fast-growing businesses. As a 10% Entrepreneur, he has built a diverse portfolio of investments in new ventures in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Georgetown University, he writes for Business Insider, Huffington Post, Boston Magazine, and Forbes. He lives in New York City. For more information, visit www.patrickmcginnis.com.
May 18th: Leveraging Blog Talk Radio to Build Your Brand for Small Business Brand, @Dare2Aspire
Tosi Ufodike is the CEO of HairYum™, a vegan haircare company for naturals, the creator of Dare 2 Aspire Conference, an annual conference for women & Moms in business and the founder of My Good Nanny Agency. She hosts the ever-popular MGN Radio show, a podcast highlighting primarily Mom small business owners doing great things. MGN Radio was created as a way to spread parenting & business information to the masses. Her podcasts reach a global audience of over 30,000 listeners. Tosi uses her podcast as a tool to share business opportunities, ignite conversations and foster relationships that result in business growth.
May 25th: How To Answer the Most Important 12 Questions to Grow Your Small Business, @JessicaMah


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The Left is Always Weak on Defense
While Republicans and Americans contemplate a transfer of power to Democrats, it is vital for everyone who truly cares about the survival of liberty to focus on the truly transcendent issue: who will keep the defenders of liberty strong? The historical record is very clear. Regardless of party, those on the Left are always enemies of democracies defending themselves.
This goes all the way back to the 1930s. While Democrats controlled everything, the radical Left – the George Soros types, the groups that were actively involved in supporting the Soviet Union – all were in favor of reducing the ability of America and of Britain to protect these pivotal democracies from attack. This goes contrary to common modern thinking which assumes that radical Leftists were in favor of America and of Britain standing up against Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany and who favored rearmament when Mussolini was bolstering his nation's army and navy or, even, when Hitler began making Germany a very dangerous nation.
This is not true. As I point out in my book, Sinisterism: Secular Religion of the Lie, the Left in Britain strongly opposed the rearmament of Britain during the 1930s while Hitler was making warplanes, tanks and hardened soldiers as fast as he could. In 1939, before the war, local governments in Great Britain which were controlled by the Left: (1) denied the British military the use of council halls, (2) banned recruitment marches, (3) prohibited the placement of recruitment posters in local government buildings, (4) docked the pay of men who volunteered for the Territorial Army, (5) denied the Cadet Corps any recognition of support in schools, (6) insulted and otherwise abused those who wore military uniforms, (7) forbade the use of parade grounds for recruitment, and (8) raised the old bogeys of class distinction and 'victimization' when everything else failed. This worked. Britain was barely prepared for the Nazi onslaught even though then, like now, the war had already. The Second World War began in China or in Ethiopia or, perhaps, in Spain. In did not begin in Poland.
What was true in Britain was also true in America. Communist front organizations fought to sabotage American war industry during the early and mid-1930s even when the only possible help that America could have given would have been to support other democracies like Britain and China against Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. Why would this be so?
The reason is simple. Fascists were Marxists were Nazis and these monsters are also radical Moslems and are violent nihilists. Think why radical Moslems at the time of the Second World War would have been enthusiastic supporters of Nazis, during the Cold War have been enthusiastic supporters of the Soviet Union and Maoist China, and why these same radical Moslems today make common cause with atheistically anti-American immigrants like George Soros. What do these all have in common?
They are all – including Fascists and Nazis – on the extreme nihilistic Left. They hate personal freedom (Sharia is no different from Nazi racial laws or Soviet class laws.) They deny a moral purpose to the universe (even Allah is essentially amoral and certainly Hitler and Stalin, like all Leftists, worshipped only power.) They all lie and all loath institutions, like free speech and free markets, which ultimately glean truth from lies. They all despise the Judeo-Christian faith and its political and moral offspring - America, Israel, Christians and Jews.
This is the Left. The Left is always weak on the national defense of those nations which stand up for Judeo-Christian values. The Left, because it is cannibalistic (threats to the power of Stalin, Hitler, Hussein and Mao each were each devoured brutally by the Boss), is also always traitorous. Look at the Left today in our war on terror (or war for survival.) Is there a better word to describe it than Treason?
So, in the election, let us pray that if Congress changes hands that that it changes into the hands of Scoop Jackson or Jack Kennedy or Joe Lieberman or Harry Truman. Let us listen and encourage those voices within the Democrat Party who would be patriots first and politicians last. Much more is at stake than just an election or tax rates or even Supreme Court nominations. Our survival is at stake. Some of us are listening for that hope, but right now the silence of those who would have America strong and who are leaders of the Democrat Party is deafening and the hissing of Soros and his Nazi and Marxist friends is as loud as the drums of Hitler Youth on parade. America must be strong or all else we do is in vain.
Bruce Walker
Biography - Bruce Walker
Bruce Walker has been a published author in print and in electronic media since 1990. He is a regular contributor to WebCommentary, Conservative Truth, American Daily, Enter Stage Right, Intellectual Conservative, NewsByUs and MenŐs News Daily. His first book, Sinisterism: Secular Religion of the Lie by Outskirts Press was published in January 2006.

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The airplane is a funny thing. It compresses our shared universe down into one slender aluminum tube hurtling through the sky for two hours at a time or so.
And as comedian Louis C.K. reminds us, it's a frickin' miracle, the fact that you're ripping through the clouds while sitting in a chair. So keep that in mind before you complain about that half-hour weather delay.
It's also a microcosm of one's inclinations, if you know where to look.
What kind of leader and human being you are boils down to this one question: Do you extend your seat backward (from the upright position) or not?
Those that do are knowingly:
- Putting themselves before their fellow traveler by infringing upon the space of the person behind them,
- Setting off a potential chain reaction–the person behind them no longer has enough space so now they are more likely to pay it backward, and so on.
I've done incredibly unscientific research on this and found that the Upright Citizens Brigade are very aware of the impact of leaning backward in their seats on an airplane, and feel that it's rude and self-centered.
These same people, amazingly enough (and indeed, there was a correlation in my "research"), strongly tended to be others-oriented leaders who put a premium on the needs of their employees, and on giving them space (literally and metaphorically) to operate.
They tended to be self-aware leaders who realized their behavior would have a ripple impact, like the domino effect of an infringing seatback.
The lean-backers–not so much.
Outrageous, you shout! An over-generalization, you say. There are exceptions, like that time when your back was killing you.
Maybe, perhaps, and understood.
I'm just encouraging you to think about your fellow travelers the next time that ding indicates you are free to move about the cabin–and free to be considerate (or not).
And meanwhile, back at the office on the ground, remind yourself to stay upright and others-oriented as a leader and co-worker.
It will elevate everyone.
Now, if only we could do something about the 80 percent of the plane (myself included) that feels compelled to spring to their phones 1.5 seconds after landing.
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Daiwa USA
Daiwa is a global fishing brand well known for making top-notch fishing products for saltwater and freshwater conventional and fly anglers. In terms of Alaska fisheries, Daiwa makes excellent products for use in the saltwater salmon and bottomfish markets, as well as in the river-based salmon fisheries, and rods and reels for any freshwater species found swimming in Alaska.
Daiwa reel offerings include the following categories: Baitcasting Reels, Round Casting Reels, Spinning Reels, Saltwater Spinning Reels, Spincast Reels, Saltwater Conventional Reels, Line Counter Reels, Power Assist Reels, and Fly and Mooching Reels. Rod classifications include Freshwater Rods, Freshwater Specialty / Trolling Rods, Travel Rods, Saltwater Rods and Surf Rods. In addition to rods, reels and line, they offer Lures, Accessories, and Apparel. In addition to buying rods and reels independently, Daiwa also offers both spinning and baitcasting combos.
Over many years, editors at Fish Alaska have tested their products and found them to be excellent performers. Not only do they shine in technique-specific fisheries, but they have proven to be reliable over long-term use. Advanced engineering and cutting-edge materials make this possible. They seek to maximize performance and minimize weight in many of their products and the result is that anglers can fish longer with less fatigue.
Reels like the Lexa Line Counter are well-suited for Alaska. Their line of travel rods, saltwater rods and casting rods all deserve a serious look when aiming to expand your rod arsenal. We've been using Daiwa J-Braid for several years now and it's become our braid of choice.
Daiwa also makes Power Assist reels that have a place in the deepwater, saltwater fisheries in Alaska. In some places, anglers target halibut at depths beyond 300 feet, and having a Power Assist reel can make fishing at depth much more manageable and enjoyable. Josh Leach, Alaska representative, offers a seminar on the tools and techniques for deepwater bottomfishing in the seminar section of this show.
Feel Alive
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Welcome to ProMosaik Hungary!
ProMosaik Hungary is the website of the ProMosaik GROUP dedicated to Hungary and the Hungarian language!
The translation agencies of the ProMosaik GROUP, ProMosaik Translation, The Quality Translator, MBC, Menuuno and Workshop MT provide translations from and into Hungarian into and from all European and world languages. Our main focus in translation is on technology, law, marketing, cultural studies, patents, literature, social sciences, and medicine.
ProMosaik Interlanguage offers online language courses to promote intercultural dialogue between Hungary and other countries around the world.
Hungarian belongs to the Urals language family, one of the Finno-Ugric languages, and is spoken by around 20 million native speakers worldwide.
The Hungarian language is spoken outside Hungary in Slovakia, Romania, Austria, Ukraine, Slovenia, Bosnia and Serbia. The Hungarian language is also widely spoken in several Western European countries such as Germany, England, Switzerland, Italy and France, but also outside of Europe, such as the USA and Australia. Hungarian is one of the official and working languages of the EU.
ProMosaik Children offers the translation of fairy tales and fables into European languages in order to promote intercultural dialogue and stands for linguistic and cultural diversity.
ProMosaik LAPH offers the free publication of books about Hungary as well as works and research papers written by Dutch-speaking authors and researchers. ProMosaik Poetry overcomes language barriers by translating poetry.
ProMosaik also offers 8-week internships in the field of translation for human rights and alternative journalism.
In Hungary, ProMosaik focuses on two main themes: the promotion of cultural exchange and dialogue and the publication of literature and poetry.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Write to us, call our head office in Istanbul or contact us via Skype, WhatsApp or Telegram.
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Argh! They're at it again!
For those of you who've been following the sordid saga of Stormfront Down Under with as much rapt fascination as I have: a few months ago David Innes and his partner Lilith / Emma Peterson decided to up stumps and depart — according to Innes, because he was sick and tired of having his (not inconsiderable) efforts to popularise David Duke's crackpot ideas regarding race and nation Down Under continually denigrated by his fellow White supremacists. As a parting shot, David not only told his Yanqui boss, jack_boot, to take this job and shove it, but also alluded to his willingness to provide information regarding his former comrades on SF to the authorities and/or FDB!: "Jerk us around until we go to the police and anti-fa with all the information we have and become the very thing the extreme right has said we were since [the] day dot. ****, I don't care either way."
That, briefly, is the relevant background. Recently, however, a debate has erupted on SF regarding Innes' kosher status among 'White Nationalists', triggered by the sudden emergence of a new member, MrNR, claiming to be working on behalf of the New Reich. Accused of being Der Baron in disguise, MrNR left in a huff. Shortly thereafter, jack_boot emerged to refreshen everyone's memories regarding the circumstances under which Innes and Peterson were banned from the forum, while adding that the host of the SF Down Under radio show, Dead_Raven, had his toy taken away from him for being a very naughty boy and conducting an interview with the persona non grata in question. In addition, Delos (Alex Fogerty) makes a rare appearance to, among other things, state that "I am under no illusion now that [David Innes] cannot be trusted with any and all information pertaining to where events will be held and especially personal information". Incidentally, despite being a Kiwi, Fogerty is one of two persons responsible for administering the Australian New Nation forum; he's also quite careless regarding the consequences for himself of making childish threats towards antifa (though that's another story).
Another dotty racist called Dottir, despite quite possibly not being a barrister, recommends taking Innes to court over his collecting monies from the more credulous members of SF in order to finance a trip to the Sydney Forum; a trip cancelled following threats made by members of ANN to do harm to Innes should he be unwise enough to do so.


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by Angela Lauria August 17, 2020
We are so excited to celebrate another group of transformational authors who have released brand new books and audiobooks into the world, just in the last month! If nothing else, this year has shown us all that the world needs healing and change—the time is NOW, and we're so proud of our authors who are standing in their power to put transformation into practice.
This month our authors released 19 books and audiobooks, covering topics ranging from real estate to virtual learning. For more on their powerful messages, check out the interview below—then keep scrolling for free gifts and offers each author is making available for a limited time!
Watching the interviews you can really feel the raw energy that each of these authors have for their missions, their readers, and for each other. Here at The Author Incubator we strive to give these change-makers a community with the space to become their best and most empowered selves, and this group of authors shows how powerful community can be.
Becoming an author is about more than putting words on a page—it's a series of individual acts of bravery that puts you closer and closer to readers whose problems you can solve.
The technical pieces (like your structure, formatting, audience, and book topic) tend to fall into place with the right kind of guidance—but the kind of support required to put yourself out there and create a truly transformational book is hard to come by! Most aspiring authors—even those who know exactly what they want to write and who they're writing for—never find it, which might explain why over 98% of Americans who WANT to write a book, never do.
Writing a book is very rarely the solitary act it's romanticized to be. Watching the interviews above, you'll hear many of these authors describe how they benefitted from having the support of a huge team of coaches, editors, marketers, and project managers behind them—but we can never discount the impact of working alongside a group of like-minded change-makers.
If you're set on isolating yourself in a cabin in a forest for an extended period of time, we wish you the best of luck! But if you're interested in joining and contributing to a strong community of leaders who can help you write a truly transformational book in a few short months, these authors are living proof that there's another option open to you.
While this month is officially sold out for our next group of authors, we always save three spots for applicants who have attended the monthly broadcast. If you've gotten to this point, we know you have the level of motivation we're looking for in new authors, so if you apply using the link on this page we'll bump you to the front of the application cue.
If you're ready to get your thoughts out of your head and onto the page—with the help of a dedicated team of professionals and a network of healers and entrepreneurs to support you on your journey—we'd love to hear about how YOU want to change the world in the way that only you can.
Just go to www.TheAuthorIncubator.com/Apply.
And now, please enjoy some messages and gifts from the authors featured this month:
Avis R. Doctor
The Inspirational Business
Download my book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089N7CD6C
Carrie Jeroslow
Why Do They Always Break Up With Me?
Thank you so much for your interest in this book. I hope that it helps you in some way, either big or small. Please connect with me at [email protected] with questions or comments. For taking the time to reach out, I would love to send you a recording of a guided meditation to help you through one of the steps in this book.
Cynthia King
The Virtual Teaching Survival Guide
Download Cynthia book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0887QVK8R
Adrienne Lindsey
Strength To Stand Above The Crowd
Thanks so much for downloading my book! If you have any questions or comments as you read through, please reach out to me at [email protected] – I'd love to work through your problems with you.
Download my book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FF54VPD
Kate Motz
Revolutionary Weight Loss
If you have more work to do after reading this book, it is with gratitude that I offer you these gifts of my appreciation. Please visit for a free consultation to continue your ultimate health transformation. In addition, I've created several resources, typically only available to my coaching clients; however, I am making them available to you as you continue on your wellness journey. Download these bonus items at integrativewellnessadvisors.com/book-bonuses.
Katrina Roddy
Steal Your Skills From Corporate
Thank you for downloading, and congratulations on having the courage to explore the idea of becoming an independent contractor.
As a token of gratitude, I invite you to attend my thirty-minute class overview where I explain the book details and discuss the program design. If you are ready to leap into the eight-week program or just want to take advantage of the link to my thirty-minute class overview, reach out to me via LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram.
Download my book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089N96225
Gail Waitkun
Heal Your TBI
Thank you for downloading my book, Heal Your TBI. I am looking forward to helping those who are seeking their answers —let's connect!
Email me here: [email protected]
Check out my Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/
Download my book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089MZNBC9
Monica Benitez
Homebuyer Rollercoaster
If you're thinking of purchasing and you know you want to maximize your experience—that's what led you to this book. Now you can achieve faster results with minimum obstacles and the support and guidance needed to have a positive homebuying experience with Homebuyer Rollercoaster and Coaching. Contact me at [email protected] and schedule an appointment to start your coaching and homebuying process and access to my calendar for scheduling.
Pamela Herzer
As a thank you for downloading my book, I'd like to offer you a complimentary, twenty-minute session to see if we're a good fit. Hop onto my website http://www.PamelaHerzer.com/ and schedule time on my calendar. While you're there, sign up for my free newsletter. I care about you. My intention is for you to heal and live an abundant life, giving gratitude to God for everything. Let's do this!
Download my audiobook here: https://www.audible.com/pd/B088ZW98N7
Vikki Hibberd
Live Healthy with Hashimoto's Disease
I would like to invite you to join my newsletter and as a bonus – receive an offer for a free recorded class. Just email me at [email protected] to join my newsletter and to receive the link to upload your free class. Please like me on my Facebook page at Marmora Ayurvedic Center to receive weekly updates of herbal formulas, recipes, and tips. If you are interested in working with me one-on-one for counseling or guidance, please contact me at the above email address.
Download my audiobook here: https://www.audible.com/pd/B089QXC2WJ
Faizun Kamal
The Right Franchise For You
If you're searching for an alternative career option that doesn't involve the corporate world, and think that business ownership may be for you, let's explore together! Email me at [email protected] to set up your confidential complimentary consult. Let's talk!
- A beautiful colored chart for How to Unblock Your Chakras
- Access to my three-part yoga and mindfulness series with some quick and gentle flows for individuals of all levels, followed by a soothing guided mediation and breathing exercise
- My introduction to tapping, which will help you take your practice deeper
And don't forget to include your name and availability to schedule your free thirty-minute one-to-one consultation.
Download my audiobook here: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B08BG8W337
Jackquline Ann Roberts
In The Eye of a Relationship Storm
I would like to personally thank you for downloading my book. As a thank you, I would like to offer you two free gifts.
- A free create-your-life workshop video. Go to my website www.energeticwellness.ca to download it free. Don't delay, get your copy today!
- A Free Discovery Session via phone – Visit my website or contact me to schedule this FREE session to find out if my programs are for you. Don't delay, book your session today!
Download my audiobook here: https://www.audible.com/pd/B089ZW4J32
Valentina Savalyeva
Get Clear on Your Career
Are you waiting for your boss to give you a promotion or more leadership opportunities? Are you secretly spending breaks and evenings browsing for job opportunities on Linked-in? Are you working 12+ hour days in hopes to be finally recognized and rewarded?
Lilia Sixtos
Oh My Gosh, My Child Wants To Be An Actor
Thank you for downloading this book. If you read it and would like to continue working with me personally, I offer workshops and private coaching.
You can email me at [email protected], and I'll send you a recording of the guided meditation I outline in Chapter 11 – My Secret Personal Place – as a gift for you.
Download my audiobook here: https://www.audible.com/pd/B08B8XX896
Jennifer Seeno Tucker
Become A Rock Star Real Estate Agent
I am absolutely committed to seeing you succeed and achieve your dreams in a real estate career.
Let's get connected on Instagram #JenniferSeenoTuckerRE and then sign up here https://calendly.com/jenniferseenotucker/conferencecall for a complimentary session with me to jump-start your plan of action and transform your career in real estate to one filled with moneymaking activities and plenty of closings.
Download my audiobook here: https://www.audible.com/pd/B08BBKJQ6F
Shelia Craig Whiteman
To Pee or Not To Pee?
I hope that my book, To Pee or Not to Pee? The Guide to Reducing and Eliminating Urinary Incontinence gives you a better understanding of how very common bladder leakage is and how it can be helped with the right program.
For a free copy of my book visit https://topeeornot2.com/. If you have questions I would love for you to schedule a free complimentary call with me at https://thepelvicdpt.ac.me.
Download my audiobook here: https://www.audible.com/pd/B08B2LSFFZ
Belinda Zylberman
What Happened to my Happily Ever After?
Please email me at [email protected] for a free copy of my book.
Download my audiobook here: https://www.audible.com/pd/B08CQC7QQP
Thanks so much for joining us in celebrating these authors' achievements! Check out their books and offerings, share them with the people in your life who might need them now more than ever, and we'll see you next month for another Monthly Author Showcase. 🙂
Love, Light, and Blessings from all the Muses,
The Author Incubator


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FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: Dave Baldwin
In the late-1980s, the BBC broadcast an overnight service called British Medical Television.
The programme was scrambled. And as you can see from the clip below, there was no continuity announcement going into the programme.
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[00:00:00] TEST CARD: if BBC Two was carrying overnight BMTV, the test card would appear a few minutes after the sign-off from the BBC Two announcer, at the end of the main schedule.
The test card would then cut to the BMTV programme at the allotted time.
[00:00:13] PROGRAMME: the British Medical Television service was scrambled. This clip provides an idea of the scrambling effect.
PICTURED: BBC Two test card. COPYRIGHT: BBC.
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The prison services are struggling to deal with the high level of foreign criminals currently incarcerated. As of July 1, only 2,382 of the 3,403 people currently detained are Danish – barely 70 percent. Romanians constitute the biggest group, followed by Somalis, Turks and Lithuanians. Language barriers and cultural problems cause a lot of problems, Fængselsforbundet chair Kim Østerbye told Berlingske, calling on the justice minister, Søren Pape Poulsen, to guaranteed more officers. MPs were quick to decry the situation. Last year, Poulsen's predecessor Søren Pind suggested Denmark could purchase places in foreign prisons to save costs.
READ MORE: New British film laughs at the soft nature of Danish prisons
Smokers shouldn't be paid for breaks – survey
Some 44 percent of Danes believe smokers should not be paid for their breaks, according to a Wilke survey for Avisen.dk. Søren Gosvig Olsen, a professor in philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, told the website that this was just another example of the ostracisation of smokers. "In truth, we want to have a scapegoat so we can feel good," he said. A recent Dansk Erhverv survey revealed that smokers work longer hours at a third of all workplaces, and that conflicts between smokers and non smokers are common at 24 percent of them.
READ MORE: Danes: Smokers should pay for their smoking breaks
Thousands of fish die at salmon farm
A land-based salmon farm in the west Jutland town of Hvide Sande has lost a quarter of its annual production after 250,000 kilos of its fish died on June 30. Langsand Laks, which is owned by Atlantic Sapphire, cannot explain what caused the "sudden and unexpected" deaths, reports iLaks.no. The most likely explanation was contamination, speculate media, not illness or technical failure.
Weather hopes for holiday look bleak
The weather prognosis for Denmark as the July holiday begins in earnest this weekend is extremely average, with no strong hope that any warm weather – temperatures approaching 25 degrees as opposed to 20 – will hit Denmark over the next ten days. DMI blames a polar front that is further south than normal at this time of year.
Huge remoulade recall
Graasten Salater is recalling large quantities of remoulade after lactic acid bacteria was detected in some of the containers, which Fødevarestyrelsen has warned is "unsuitable for human consumption". Packed between May 1 and June 21 with an expiry date of between August 29 and October 19, the affected makes are: Catering pølseremulade, Catering Remulade, Gestus Remulade, Graasten Original Remulade, Graasten Remulade Light, Høka Remulade, JK Remulade, Kokkens Remulade, Neutral Remulade and Rema1000 Remulade. Shoppers are advised to return their products to the store where they purchased them.
Weedburner usage a menace
Last year there were 250 fires caused by weedburners like the one yesterday at the Gigantium sports and culture centre in Aalborg , which began at around 11 am and destroyed parts of the large complex. So far this year, there have been a further 112 fires. The emergency agency Beredskabsstyrelsen blamed carelessness for most of the cases, but could not say whether Gigantium was caused by human error.


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Probiotics are an important part of a healthy diet, especially to high-performing athletes and those leading an active lifestyle.
What are Probiotics?
Probiotic supplements comprise of 'good' live bacteria that naturally lives in the body. These bacteria can support your health in many ways, including creating a balance with the 'bad' bacteria in your gut, supporting immune function and promoting overall health and wellbeing.‡
What are the Benefits of Probiotics for Athletes?
- Support immune function‡
- Assists in proper nutrient absorption‡
- Improve gut health and digestion‡
Where Can I Find Probiotics?
There are plenty of healthy probiotic foods out there, including numerous varieties of fermented soybeans, dairy and vegetables such as:
- Yogurt/non-dairy yogurts
- Aged cheese, such as mozzarella or cheddar
- Tempeh
- Kombucha
- Kimchi
- Miso
However, these foods aren't necessarily for everyone and not always practical to consume in large quantities with every meal, which is why some turn to probiotic supplements to help boost their probiotic intake. Learn more about your gut microbiome.
Klean Probiotic: What You Need to Know
There are several different ways in which the microbiome in your gut can affect key bodily functions and influence your health. A healthy gut communicates with the brain through hormones and nerves, which is what helps you to maintain general health and well-being.‡
How can you be performing to the best of your athletic abilities if you're not listening to your gut health? Well, our Klean Probiotic supplement is here to support.


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It is not often that we come across bantam washing machines that notch up on the portability factor. The Laundry Pod actually improves upon this novel scope by integrating an easy mechanism that not only requires a few minutes to wash but also eschews any form of electrical energy. So, in essence, the $100 Laundry Pod is a complete zero-energy appliance that is only depended on human energy. And what's more; the ingeniously designed contraption actually saves on water and resources while giving you the opportunity to clean clothes on the go.
Statistical figures allude to the fact that a conventional home-based washing machine takes around 50 gallon of water with each load of clothes. In stark comparison, the Laundry Pod remarkably uses less than 5 gallons of water, and that too while expending 1/5 of the detergent needed for regular machine washes.
The internal paraphernalia of this eco-friendly washing machine comprises of a circular wash system, a connected draining system, a spinning water extraction mechanism and a flexible drain hose. All that the user needs to do is – fill up the machine with adequate water, close the upper cover and then slowly rotate the handle for 2 minutes (located above the cover). The usability factor is also improved by making the design pretty easy to clean and maintain.
And, finally as for its varied applications, the spatially efficient Laundry Pod can fit inside your cramped apartment as well as your dorm room. For the more adventurous among us, the appliance might even serve as a mobile cleaning machine when camping in the outdoors!
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CCP was founded in 1997 with the vision of harnessing the communication potential of the Internet and the expressive artistic opportunities born out of ever more sophisticated technology to create new and unique form of collaborative entertainment in the form of virtual worlds. The 2003 launch of EVE Online was the moment when everything involved in that vision clicked together and became a reality.
Massively multiplayer games are virtual realities. They are about creating experiences unattainable in any other form of media. A virtual reality is about true human interaction and true human emotions in a living and evolving world. It is CCP's belief that massively multiplayer games are the biggest revolution in computer gaming history and CCP is dedicated to make the dream of a true virtual reality come into being.
CCP encourages respect, dialog, interaction and cooperation on a deeper level between its employees and customers than is common in online games. By this and through this CCP provides a unique way for improving the quality of its products and creates an inspiring and challenging environment for talent to thrive.
CCP is comprised of intrepid pioneers willing to push their talents to the limits to create award winning virtual worlds and online games. It is a team that possesses the drive and ability to break through the boundaries of conventional wisdom and hold fast in frontiers that others fear to tread. As a result, we have built a team comprised of 30 nationalities from every walk of life all sharing the same trait, the capacity to successfully accomplish what many have told them was "impossible" to do.
Those who welcome the tides of change, venture fearlessly into the unknown and bear the abilities necessary to overcome what others consider to be impossible should seek out CCP. Ours is the adventure you have been looking for.
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Automatic naval/coastal situation recognition, based on machine-learning algorithms and predictive analytics.
The NCCCS system (Naval & Coastal Command and Control System) addresses the challenge of users from various maritime domains (coastal watch, fishing regulation, EEZ monitoring, naval intelligence, etc.) to quickly identify suspicious maritime activities and abnormalities, utilizing data from different sensors, systems and sources.
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Adaptive learning algorithms (self-updated, on-going).
Generates improved and smarter alerts, in a way not possible in a conventional C2 system. Enables users recognizing the "big picture" of maritime activity.


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According to licensing rights, Netflix Denmark is unavailable in Guernsey, and also other regions of the entire world.
Netflix Danish
Danish Netflix is a live online streaming site, providing you with over 1,000 movies for viewers to choose from. Whether it is sports, documentaries, local movies, your chosen TV shows, or specialty programs, get ready to experience it all. But, you need to be in USA which the streaming site provides services to. You can watch at home or on the go; you can connect to your TV, you'll be able to watch on a laptop, your tablet, bluray player or directly on a smart phone.
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This not just mask's your computer's identity, it is usually a simple way for you to be able to get one of several IP addresses, to the countries in that this site does stream to. So, you're going to be in a position to enjoy the teaches you love, and the local TV that you want to view, if you are not in the USA that stream your website. A VPN is another solution; here you do pay a fee every month, but it's only a few dollars monthly. With this, it is possible to also have the IP address for just about any of the countries that you just want to stream through, and you will be capable to watch your shows, without your computer's information being seen online, meaning it is possible to stream what you want to view, as an anonymous viewer.
What you need to watch Denmark Netflix in Guernsey
In order to view, you must be opted with a high speed internet service provider, to be able to be capable to stream; other than this, You must register on the site and pay for subscription $7.99/month, in order to take advantage of the shows and films you want to look at on your website. To register, you simply go on the signup.netflix.com, to be able to sign up, and as a way to be capable of view the channel selection, and shows that are currently available. You can watch whatever is up, providing you are registered towards the site.
Do I have to subscribe a new account if I curently have Netflix account.
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Understanding Northern Ireland is in many ways understanding Ireland. In fact, the existence of Northern Ireland is a story that dates back before 1601 and you need at least a passing understanding of that history to understand what happened in Belfast in the 1960's which grew into what they call The Troubles, a sectarian, racial, and nationalistic conflict, really a civil rights campaign that grew into a guerilla war, but in many ways the continuation of a conflict that has been ongoing for over 400 years.
In my youth Margaret Thatcher was strongly aligned with Ronald Reagan and the US storyline was solidly of terrorism and of a victimized United Kingdom. But the real story is much more complex and nuanced. And we're left with the difficult task of understanding the plight of Catholics in Northern Ireland, unwinding the many entities involved in the struggle, and the tactics of some those entities which took many innocent lives on both sides. Even if you adamantly condemn the car bombing tactics of the Provisional IRA (car bombings were enacted by both sides), it's difficult not to sympathize with the struggle they are fighting for, and the many many innocent people of Northern Ireland that had nothing to do with that organization.
We only had a day in Northern Ireland. To see it all. It's not even close to enough time but it's all we had so we did the best we could. A 13 hour tour that included the Giant's Causeway, a few stops along the way, and a black taxi tour of Belfast. Honestly it's difficult to include the scenic elements with the Belfast tour. The tone is so drastically different. But I'll get the pretty pictures out of the way first, then we'll dive into the Troubles and the history behind it. I hope you stick around for that conversation.
The Dark Hedges and Carraig a' Ráid
It's a long drive from Dublin to the Giant's Causeway so they break it up with a few stops along the way. The first, The Dark Hedges, which is just a long road with large ominous beech trees on each side. In 1775 James Stuart built a new house and planted 150 beech trees along the approach that over time grew into an imposing tunnel. Which wasn't so much a tourist attraction until The Game of Thrones filmed a scene along it from the pilot episode. After the hedges, a quick view of Carraig a' Ráid, an island attached by a 66ft rope bridge over a hundred foot drop to the rocks below. It's usually a full stop but is closed because of covid.
The Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway is an area along the northern coast of Ireland containing around 40,000 interlocking basalt pillars created from cooling lava flows 50-60 millions years ago and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Entrance is free but there's a decent little walk down and along the coast to get there. It's also very popular so you have to contend with lots of tourists to enjoy it. It was a rainy day but it cleared up just enough for us to climb around and explore the area. There are many legends associated with the area but I'll let you look those up on your own.
Belfast and the Troubles
The history
If you're like me, you probably have a vague idea of The Troubles in northern Ireland. But to really understand where all of this came from, you need to go back a bit further than the 1960's. Probably all the way back to 1601, and even further than that. I'll summarize, but clearly this is oversimplified.
Ireland before 1601 was a collection of kingdoms, each ruled by wealthy families. England had long been invading Ireland but failed to make much inroads. But Ireland posed a strategic threat through which Spain, France, or Portugal could attack, so with the help of some Irish insiders, England conquered Ireland in 1601, revoked the land rights from the citizenry, and gave those rights to British colonists to which the Irish had to now pay taxes. This began a long history of brutal pacification of the Irish people and the attempted destruction of their cultural identity. It's not unlike many other British colony tragedies.
Add to this that England was officially a protestant state, while Ireland remained Catholic and loyal to the Pope. There's needed history here, but to keep it brief, King Henry the 8th joined an existing protest (protestant) movement against the authority of the Catholic church by creating his own church in 1534, The Church of England, and made himself the head of it. Suffice it to say there existed a long and complex history between protestant religion and establish Catholicism. This schism manifests itself historically in the cultural identity of the regions, the English being primarily protestant (specifically Church of England) at the will of the King, and the Irish who remain deeply Catholic. Though there are English Catholics and Irish protestants. But they're often culturally and racially conflated symbolically. These divisions were more than philosophical as British rulers such as Cromwell, a protestant zealot, invaded Ireland in what some call a genocidal fashion seeking to exterminate Catholicism and the threat it posed to God and England. Many of the ruined castles and monasteries across Ireland were sacked by Cromwell's forces. He also established a series of Penal Laws that subjugated Catholics to Protestants stripping their rights and creating a second class citizenry.
So there's some bad blood. In a few different dimensions.
In 1920, the Irish staged a secession and a war of independence is fought ending in a treaty and the establishment of the Republic of Ireland. The army that fought that war was the Irish Republican Army (IRA) which used guerilla tactics to force the treaty. The highest concentration of English loyalists (colonists) was in the northeastern area of Ireland. So 26 counties joined to create Ireland and the 6 counties with over a 50% loyalist population stayed with the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland.
Afterward, Northern Ireland instituted a variety of measures to exclude Catholics (synonymous with Irish nationalists) including a Special Powers Act which allowed broad powers to search, detain, hold without charge, and punish suspected nationalists and eliminate their political voice. These practices continued into the 1960's with discriminatory practices in education, employment, housing and voting. Political power remained Protestant even though the population eventually began to lean Catholic.
Inspired by the civil rights movement in the United States, local Catholics started having marches and rallies to demand equal rights. These marches were met with brutal retaliation by the unionist (protestant) majority in conjunction with local police which saw the Catholics and their presumed nationalist stance as a threat.
This lead to ex-military leaders in protestant working class neighborhoods forming militias which then fire bombed houses in catholic neighborhoods and started killing catholic residents of Belfast on the streets. These groups declared war on the IRA and anyone who supported it. Or broadly, Catholics or the ethnic Irish.
British troops were deployed which were first seen by the Catholics as welcome protection from the violence of the local police and loyalists. But soon the troops started rounding up Catholics without charge and enforcing curfews only on them. Several massacres of peaceful Catholic protestors by British forces were seen including the Bloody Sunday massacre in which 14 civilians were gunned down, all catholic. All the shooters were cleared of charges.
This caused an increase of support and recruitment for the IRA which was seen as a protectorate of catholic neighborhoods from the local police, loyalist militias, and British army. The IRA in turn started a guerilla campaign against England in 1971 including many bombings, culminating in 1972 as the bloodiest year. The goal now had shifted away from simple equality to a unified Ireland. The British troop surge saw 1 soldier for every 50 citizens.
This violence continued through 1998 when a ceasefire was reached but unofficial sectarian violence continues to this day.
Simple, right? I'm leaving so many details out.
The Peace Walls
Originally constructed in 1969 as temporary divisions between mostly working class predominantly Irish and British neighborhoods after the riots that year where many Catholic homes were firebombed, the walls have become increasingly longer, higher, and more permanent. Now stretching more than 21 miles and as high as 40 feet in some places, mostly in Belfast but also in Derry, Portadown, and Lurgen. Many neighborhoods are also closed off with automatic gates which close at night.
Recently talks about removing the walls determined that 69% of residents that border the walls still believe they are necessary to prevent violence.
Murals in Catholic republican neighborhoods.
The area around each side of the peace walls are typically working class neighborhoods that strongly identify with either a British or Irish heritage. A tradition of muralism is strongly present on both sides with full walls being dedicated to various ideologies, historical events, local heroes, commemorations, and a certain amount of recruitment for civil organizations related to the cause.
On the Irish Catholic side you see a lot of peace and love murals, advocation for other cultures that are being repressed and abused, resistance motifs, memorials for people who were killed or martyrs for the cause, and calls for unifying Ireland into a single republic, Irish flags, and the like. Overall a positive vibe, at least in the murals.
In general the Catholics in Belfast identify themselves with the Palestinians, you can see Palestinian flags flown or painted on murals, and with the Black Lives Matter movement in the US. Where the Protestant neighborhoods identify with Israel, and you can see Israeli flags flying and painted in those neighborhoods.
Bobby Sands was a Belfast Catholic and IRA member who was arrested for firearms possession in 1972. He became the leader of the prison population of political prisoners and attempted to bring change to prisoner abuses and to protest the removal of political prisoner status of the inmates making them regular criminals. This included the protest of wearing the regular prison uniforms where he was forced to remain naked and without bedding throughout the day and other protests. He later organized a hunger strike demanding basic rights and political prisoner status. After 66 days he died of starvation at 27 years old followed by 9 more inmates successively. The strike was called off after ten deaths. During the hunger strike he was elected to the House of Commons gaining global attention (after which a law was passed to prevent prisoners from being elected). He has become a martyr for the Irish abuse in Northern Ireland and around the world.
Murals in Protestant loyalist/unionist neighborhoods
Murals on the British loyalist side often take on a more sinister tone. Often with military figures wearing ski masks with automatic weapons aimed at the viewer. Sometimes commemorating a certain leader who had killed a large amount of people. And other historical events.
Many of the more aggressive murals had begun to be painted over because of the message they gave. I didn't get a lot of time here to take mural pictures, we mostly drove through but I got one of this 1690 mural depicting King William III and the Battle of the Boyne. His uncle, King James, had become the king of England but was a catholic. Backed by wealthy protestant leaders who feared a return to Catholicism, William, a staunch protestant, deposed the sitting King in a coup and took his crown. King James retreated and a war later ensued for the crown that ended at the Battle of the Boyne in the town of Derry in 1690 signaling the last catholic King of England to this day. William, being Dutch, was the Prince of Orange from birth, and hence, loyalists use the color orange to symbolize the Protestant defeat of Catholicism and Protestantism in general.
Also omnipresent were the profuse display of both British and the old Northern Ireland flag (which existed before the dissolution of the Northern Ireland parliament in 1972). There's a clear hyper-nationalist thing going on here with large flags on every house with union jack runners. This same over the top flag aesthetic was often strewn across streets and shops. In contrast I really didn't see many Irish flags on the other side.


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Anyone that knows me might think that a strange title for a blog entry from me. I am not a big sports fan. Although I did watch the super bowl this year. Today I was supposed to head over to Seattle for my annual overnight Flower and Garden Show outing. Well, those plans were way laid by the 700,000 Seahawks fans that descended on Seattle today for the big parade.
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By now everyone knows that Facebook has introduced a new feature called Timeline. The redesign turns each Facebook wall into a virtual scrapbook that includes everything a person has ever done or said on Facebook. Not surprisingly, many teens think this is great. Aside from the expansive new layout, they love the idea of creating a narrative in which they play the starring role.
Not everyone is so enthusiastic about the way Timeline makes details about the past so accessible. Many people posted on Facebook with the assumption it would swallow up things that are trivial, thoughtless, stupid or ill-advised. While "older posts" have always been available, getting at them was tedious and time-consuming. Timeline encourages visitors to review each other's lives year-by-year and automatically highlights items that got a lot of comments.
For parents, Timeline creates a teachable moment. As kids learn to use it, parents have an ideal opportunity to raise questions, make suggestions and inject more thinking into the use of social media. Before starting this conversation, consider curating your own Timeline if you're a Facebook user. Or visit Facebook for a quick overview of what's possible. Then, use Timeline to underscore a few life lessons.
1. Put your best foot forward
Timeline opens with a cover photo that stretches all the way across the page, a dramatic intro that confers a sort of instant celebrity. Because everyone (including you) can see it, your child should choose an image that captures his or her personality without giving away too much personal information.
The process is like choosing an outfit for the first day of school or a job interview. You want to create an impression that's consistent with the relationships you hope to have.
2. Don't depend on a computer to do your thinking
The default version of Timeline is created by a computer program, and it gives extra space to posts that got a lot of attention from friends. These won't necessarily be the posts that sum up your child's life.
The best way to take back biographical control is to use Activity Log, a feature that lets your child give a thumbs up or down to past posts, photos, links and other activities. To get rid of an item, run the cursor over its top right corner. Click the pencil icon and choose "Delete" or "Hide from Timeline." Or click on a star so the post is highlighted and stretches across both Timeline columns.
3. You are accountable for what you do
Being an adult means taking responsibility for your actions. If nothing else, Timeline underscores the point that the Internet is not a free zone where anything goes. Seeing the sweep of a life – even a young life – may make your child more mindful.
Should Facebook chronicle the trivial or the consequential, the things you do or the thoughts they inspire, what you like or what you detest? These questions don't have automatic answers, but just asking them encourages the kind of "examined life" that wise people starting with Socrates have encouraged the rest of us to lead.
4. History is slippery
Timeline makes it possible to edit the past – at least as it appears on Facebook. In addition to hiding or deleting old posts, users can now add events that occurred BF – before Facebook started in 2004. They can also move events to a new part of Timeline simply by clicking "Change Dates."
All of this allows young people to shape what the world knows about them – and to revise it as they get older. At the very least, this should make for interesting dinner table conversation about how history gets made. Who gets to choose the details? Who gets to interpret them?
5. Privacy has a purpose
Timeline makes it much, much easier for people to go back and get information about each other. This creates a potential bonanza for stalkers – as well as identity thieves, who will now be able to find easy answers to typical security questions, like the name of your first pet.
Encourage your child to make use of the privacy tools that Timeline provides. Every post can be designated: Public (everyone can see), Friends (everyone on your friend list can see), Only me (useful for things you want to remember but not share) and Custom.
The Custom option is cumbersome, but it has real value. By creating lists, your child can make certain posts visible only to the soccer team, the chess club, the people he met while working a part-time job, or relatives she sees only at Christmas.
6. Know your 'Friends'
By default, Timeline is visible to anyone your child has accepted as a friend. If your child has been casual about adding or aggressive about recruiting friends, this is a good time to cull the list. A quiz call What's Her Face-book was created by tech students at Yale to help users get real about who is actually a friend. The app shows random pictures of "friends" to see if a user can identify them.
As the authors point out, even pseudo friends have permission to share personal info with third party apps on Facebook. Now, with Timeline, they will also be privy to a person's entire Facebook history. Kids who don't want to edit their friend list will need to think more carefully about how they can make their posts "suitable for all audiences."
7. Review your work
If your child doesn't take time to design a Timeline, Facebook will do it for them. Either way, it's important to see yourself as others will see you. To do this, click the cog under the cover photo. On the drop-down menu, choose "View as" to see what the public can see. Or enter the name of friend to get their view of you.
Encourage your child to use this as an exercise in self-understanding. What do people see when they look at you? How does it match what you know about yourself?


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Those swimming pool cracks you see in the surface of your pool are often just on the surface of the pool body, a surface crack in the plaster coat, and they might not run all the way through the pool body itself. The majority of in-ground pools are constructed of 6 to 8 inches of gunite or shotcrete, a concrete type of material that is spayed over rebar steel reinforcement. Contractors often refer to in-ground gunite and shotcrete pools as concrete pools, verses in-ground fiberglass or vinyl lined in-ground pools.
The top edge of a concrete pool body usually has an extra wide area (about 12 inches) of gunite or shotcrete that adds more strength to the top rim of the pool shell; this top area is called a bond beam. Overall, in-ground concrete pools are usually very strong and last for many years, especially with proper maintenance.
Not all pool cracks mean that the pool is leaking; for instance, shrinkage cracks are normal; they are shallow and just part of the curing process that occurs when the pool is first shot with gunite or shotcrete.
If a crack is a structural crack, it is that the pool is leaking or will be leaking in a very short amount of time. These cracks occur in the actual shell of the pool and may appear in various locations. Cracking can take place vertically or horizontally. The majority of structural cracks running through the concrete will also be mirrored through the plaster coating and even the tile area over the bond beam.
Surface cracking is basically observed in the plaster and for the most part is not a leak issue. These surface cracks are normally thought of as maintenance or repair types of issue. Don't jump to conclusions that surface cracks are a notification of structural cracks, get a proper leak detection or pool inspection to know for sure.
Some of the main causes of pool cracks include:
1. Improper engineering and design
If a pool is not properly designed and engineered, then the likely hood of the shell to crack increases. Often the first flaw of engineering a pool is failure to test the soils and engineer the pool based on the soil load bearing capacity and stability. Soils with a clay content, usually called expansive soils, are one of the more problematic types of soils. Additionally, poor design of the areas around the pool plays a part in the overall picture; retaining walls and the concrete deck areas around a pool are a perfect example.
2. Poor workmanship
Failure to follow the construction plans when building the pool or taking shortcuts is a large part of why a pool will crack. Simple things like adding too much water to the gunite or shotcrete when spraying it on the rebar or failure to adequately tie the rebar in place when placing the rebar, may cause cracks. Even not keeping the pool sufficiently moist after the concrete is sprayed on, especially in hot climates or hot days will cause cracking.
3. Soils issues
Soil issues are another major reason for a pool to crack. If the contractor left un-compacted soil when digging the pool hole and then built the pool on this poorly compacted soil, it may result in cracking. Soil movement, especially on hillsides, may also cause cracking; on flat lots with expansive soils or even earthquakes can cause a pool to crack.
Pool cracks are the common enemy to water loss, and when they appear, taking the quick route to put epoxy on them is likely just a temporary band-aid to repair. Cracks, regardless of epoxy use, are looking to spread wider due to the pressure that's causing them. If the pressure continues, the crack will spread, leaking will continue and damage to the pool will increase, sometimes to the point o simply having to throw the pool away – and nobody wants that expense.
First, get a proper leak detection to see fi the crack is in fact structural and is causing the pool water to escape through the shell. This is the only way to know for certain how proper repairs need to be made. if in fact a crack is penetrating the shell of the pool, the only permanent solution is the installation of Torque Lock Structural Staples.
Torque Lock Structural Staples provide a patented method of applying a controlled compression to the side of the crack. When installed, they oppose the pressure that is trying to open the crack and concrete stays in place. When fresh cement is put into the crack, it adheres to the crack lining and makes a permanent repair. Because the crack is secured by the Torque Lock Staple, that cement is going to stay in place and water will not find it's way out of the pool as it did before. with the installation of the staples, the crack is fixed and the pool is sound.
Visit Torque Lock today to order the staples that will fix your pool and read about the ease of installation that any contractor can do to save your pool from water loss due to structural cracking.


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I quit the news. It's been a struggle, but for the last month leading up to the U.S. election I managed to pretty much eliminate it from my life. Of course it seeps in at times. I stamp it out like a grease fire in the kitchen. It tries so hard to tell me things. Especially the last few days. I know something is happening that is pretty monumental. But I've replaced all of that with art, creativity, books, and what I feel is a better life.
"If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters." —Epictetus
What is extraneous? Mostly everything. It doesn't mean I do nothing. I voted. Not sure if my vote ever arrived. It got mailed off into the ether. But I did what I could. I'll continue to do what I can with my actions. I'll still hear about the news, but it will have to come from the lips of others. I won't deny them their talking points.
"But what if something happens?" Like what, a pandemic? The hostile takeover of my birth nation? All those are already in play. I probably will get some emails. I'll look forward to reading them. In the past it would have just been old news, stuff I read about prior. Now everything can be a neat little surprise. But that's where it ends.
"The News". It's a terrible show I should have gave up on a long time ago. Now I can focus on things that matter like reading the complete works of Cormac McCarthy, watching Twin Peaks for the first time, and building a homemade rod for ice fishing this February. Also there will be more time to just space out…
"All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit quiet in a room alone." —Blaise Pascal
As George Costanza once said, "This is no longer just some crazy notion… this is my religion."


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Rituals are recurring stylized behavior and in repetition the ritual becomes rhythmic.
The author beautifully portrays the types of rituals and the rhythms they generate from the babbling of a child to a band parade or the chanting of a mantra he explain the initiation and completion of patterns that form the rhythm.
The book further proceeds to 'Hermeneutics' or the science of interpretation and attempts to explain rituals in their light.
An ex-banker Jayant Burde holds academic/Professional qualification in physics, Mathematics law and banking. His published papers involve mathematical models in finance coasting and organization structure. He is also the author of the books Ritual, Mantras and science an integral perspective and the Mystique of om.
This book explains how rituals are closely connected with verse music and dance. It asserts that like music and dance rituals belong to the world of the rhythm. By ritual we mean any stylized behavior that recurs. Rituals abound in all walks of life social intercourse military affairs law and politics education and so forth. In most rituals rhythm is manifest and loud. In a few rituals which have a slow tempo some analysis is necessary to detect rhythmic patterns.
The book is written for the common reader. I have avoided diacritical marks mathematical and logical symbols and many technical devices which were used in my earlier book Rituals Mantras and Science. An integral Perspective (2004). The main purpose of writing that book was to show that there can be a science of rituals and I heavily borrowed from frits Staal's work rituals and Mantras Rules without Meaning. In the present book my main goal is to show that like music and dance rituals belong to the world of rhythm. I have also discussed at greater length the rituals instinct which was conceptualized in the earlier book.
The notes which I have added after each chapter are meant for those who would like to know more about the relevant topic. The reader who feels that notes are unnecessary hurdles which merely impede reading may totally ignore them.
There are many technical words from music dance and religion. These have been explained in the text. Nevertheless I have provided a glossary which can be used for ready reference.
Have you seen a two-month old baby perform a rhythmic exercise in which it rotates its hands and legs? Doctors rightly call this rituals activity cycling. As it grows the baby displays more and more such rhythmic behavior. For example its babbling such as is full of rhythm.
Human adults too display ritualistic behavior either consciously or unconsciously. They hum a tune when they are elated pace up and down when they are anxious and make rhythmic sounds when they are playing with children. Animals too engage in ritualistic behavior higher primates such as chimpanzee's experiments with different sounds by repeated banging and striking. Other members of their society man join them and enjoy the percussion. Many animals make repetitive vocal sounds such as hoots and screams in which an individual may soon be joined by the entire group. Animals too respond to music rhythmically by swaying as human adults and babies do. They also perform what are called animal rituals such as aspersion rites or combat rituals (in which they have no real intention to engage in flight).
In most of the ritualistic behavior mentioned above rhythm is quite patent. It would not be wrong to say that wherever there is ritual there is rhythm. The second aspect of rituals mentioned above is that neither human babies nor animals have to be taught rhythmic rituals. These rituals appear automatically under proper conditions. We may safely assume that this innate capacity is due to what may be called the rituals instinct capacity instinct. Even case of rituals performed by human adults the rituals plays a dominant role but in this case instinct is tempered by cultural factors as we shall see later.
You must remember that in this book the word ritual is used in a board sense to indicate any stylized and recurring behavior. It is not used in a restricted sense merely to refer to rigid rituals especially those found in religion. Incidentally rituals can be rigid or flexible long or short simple or complex.
Rituals appear in all walks of life social intercourse (greeting manners) politics (worship rites of passage such as marriage) politics and law (elections enactment of laws parliamentary procedure) military affairs dress, ranks treatments of war prisoners education recreation.
But what is rhythm? We feel rhythm when we hear music see a dance listen to drum beats watch soldiers parading or listen to a priest chanting mantras. In fact our own reaction to ritual rhythm is also rhythmic. When we hear music we may start humming tapping clapping or swaying. Broadly speaking repetition in time or space especially with regularity characterizes rhythm.
If we analyse rituals in general we find that there are 10-12 patterns of which repetitions refrain palindrome and chorus are found in almost all rituals. Others patterns such as really overlapping multiples pattern completion embedding cycle etc. appear with varying frequencies depending on the type of ritual. We shall call these patterns rituals or rituals structure.
In repetition the same ritual element appears successively. In the baby's babbling mentioned above ba is repeated in the first line pa in the second line and so forth. Refrain is a ritual element which appears periodically. If a devotee chants Rama Rama and prostrates before an idol after every ten uttering his prostrations are refrains while every block contains ten repetitions of Ramas Palindrome or mirror is a pattern in which a part of the sequence of ritual elements appears as a mirror image of the other part. Thus in a simple prayer Om Namah Shivaya id often extended as Om Namah Shivaya.
The second part Shivaya Namah Om is an image of the first part Om Namah Shivaya. This is equivalent to saying that the ritual appears the same from the beginning to the end as from the end to the beginning.
The word chorus is borrowed from music. When many people perform the same ritual simultaneously you have an instance of chorus in ritual. The baby's cycling provides an example of the ritual pattern called cycle.
Most of the ritual patterns also appear in verse music percussion and dance with which we associate rhythm. This aspect should make us wonder whether rhythm is simply a regular repetition in time or space or something more complex a bundle of ritual patterns. So closely related are rhythm and ritual that we can use the idiom of ritual in rhythm and vice versa. For example the word relay borrowed from sports can be in music and the word refrain from verse can be applied to ritual.
Analysis of rituals based on structure is called the syntactic approach to rituals. A better known approach is concerned with the meaning of ritual. However meaning cannot be easily discerned especially in case of traditional rituals which originated centuries ago. For many reasons which are discussed later rituals are distorted as time passes. The net result is that there can be scores of interpretations some of them diametrically opposite to others. This has led some scholars like Staal to conclude that some Vedic rituals such as shrauta rituals are meaningless.
The structural approach has opened a new dimension in the study of rituals. The fact that music and dance display almost all rituals patterns convinces us that rituals constitute a world of rhythm.
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By Higher Perspective — Written on Aug 23, 2016
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Do you ever wish you could read minds and get a clear picture of someone else's innermost thoughts? You most likely want to figure out why they say the things they say and do the things they do. You might even want to find out what makes them tick.
You may also sometimes wonder the same about yourself. Do you know why you say the things you say and do the things you do? You may think that you know yourself well, but sometimes it's just a subconscious thing.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), we can't read minds. We can only take a wild guess at what a person is thinking, either from their body language or facial expressions, or the way they carry themselves in a conversation.
If we're lucky to know the person well enough, our guess can be accurate or close enough to accurate. But sometimes, we don't even come close to being correct; you never truly know what a person is thinking based on assumptions alone.
So how do we take a stab at guessing close enough to the truth? How do we figure out what someone is really thinking but may not be showing?
Well, you can always do it the old-fashioned way by simply asking a person what they are thinking. And if they trust you enough, you'll get the answer (although, it may be a little strange asking a stranger or a casual acquaintance exactly what they are thinking about, so proceed with caution).
Another way is by taking a look at their zodiac sign (as well as yours!). The zodiac can give you a vague idea about a person's dominant personality traits, likes, dislikes, mannerisms and flaws.
So, what are the innermost thoughts of your zodiac sign? Find out...
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Aries is the type who could take on the world on their own. They have a headstrong attitude and are the ultimate go-getters. They tend to be a little bit arrogant, bossy, and demeaning though. Remember to listen to what others have to say.
Innermost thought: What is taking everyone so f*cking long!?
Read: The 13 Brutal Truths About Loving An Aries, As Written By One
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Taurus seems stubborn at a glance, but they simply like to do things their way. Loyalty and trust are important to them. Remember not to be unmovable. Other strategies sometimes work, too.
Innermost thought: Why can't everyone see that I'm always right?
Read: The 5 Brutal Truths About Loving A Taurus, As Written By One
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
Geminis are a split personality, making it difficult to fully pin down what their thoughts are. They tend to be charismatic and yet distant at times. Mostly, you just want to have a good time.
Innermost thought: Why is everyone so boring?
Read: The 13 Brutal Truths About Loving A Gemini, As Written By One
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Cancer refuses to expose its soft underbelly, preferring its hard, crabby shell to protect it at all times. Allow yourself to be exposed to your lover's mercy. Allow others to nurture you. Don't hide yourself away too much.
Innermost thought: I'll do whatever it takes just to get this crap done.
Read: The 5 Brutal Truths About Loving A Cancer, As Written By One
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Leo doesn't hold much back. They want to be the center of attention and tell it like it is. They seem a little cocky and obnoxious. They have a strong sense of who they are.
Innermost thought: I know they think I'm sexy.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Virgos are logical thinkers. They are great people to turn to if you have a big problem that you're having trouble working through. Try not to be so logical that you lose your empathy.
Innermost thought: I know I'm the bomb, I don't need you to tell me.
Read: 7 Brutal Truths About Loving A Virgo (As Written By A Virgo)
Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Libra is well known for their love of balance, and work to create it constantly. And that goes for in their mind, too. They create their happiness, they don't just expect it to come along.
Innermost thought: Can we please just stop fighting?
Read: 11 Brutal Truths About Loving A Libra, As Written By One
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
People are often threatened by Scorpio's demeanor. They are a bit mysterious and, even after a deep conversation, it can feel hard to fully know them. They can switch personalities in a second.
Innermost thought: They better not f*ck with me. I'm not in the mood.
Read: 14 Brutal Truths About Loving A Scorpio, As Written By One
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Sagittarius is fiery, often coming on incredibly strong. They love adventure, and need constant movement and new stimuli. They need people around who can keep up with their thoughts.
Innermost thought: I set THREE alarms! Why aren't you ready!?
Read: 7 Brutal Truths About Loving A Sagittarius, As Written By One
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
Capricorns are strong workers, often disregarding their inner thoughts to simply get a job done. But that's just it: if you're a Capricorn, don't forget to think through some of your work.
Innermost thought: Might as well do this myself, because nobody will do it the right way.
Read: 7 Brutal Truths About Loving A Capricorn, As Written By One
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Aquarius naturally prefers logic to feelings, which keeps you feeling self-contained and cold. Get out and travel. Experience new cultures and ideas. Let the world open your mind to different possibilities.
Innermost thought: Whatever, this is cool.
Read: 7 Brutal Truths About Loving An Aquarius, As Written By One
Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
Pisces is likable but has issue realizing the self. They tend to be chameleons and change their mind constantly. They are deeply sensitive and caring.
Innermost thought: Why the hell do I care what they think?
Read: 7 Brutal Truths About Loving A Pisces, As Written By One
This article was originally published at Higher Perspective. Reprinted with permission from the author.


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This month, Spotify, Google, Amazon, and Pandora announced plans to appeal the Copyright Royalty Board's historic decision to increase songwriters' cut of streaming revenue. The board's ruling would increase the percentage of mechanical royalties owed to songwriters by 44 percent over the next five years, and the four streaming behemoths (Apple did not appeal) claim the change "harms both music licensees and copyright owners," according to a joint statement. Songwriting trade groups reasonably protested the news, and in an apparent response to the ruckus, Spotify is reportedly planning to host "town hall" meetings to explain itself.
Billboard first reported Spotify's plans, citing a leaked email written by Mark Beaven, founder of the artist management company Advanced Alternative Media, which reps such songwriters as Jean Baptise and Dr. Luke. Beaven reportedly told friends and associates that Spotify wants to host such meetings in Los Angeles and Nashville in an attempt to "put a friendly face and spin on things." Variety today published an edited version of Beaven's email in which he calls the proposed town halls a "good idea," so long as Spotify invites journalists and representatives from songwriting associations. Beaven specifically names David Israelite, president of the National Music Publishers Association, who has compared the tech sector's appeals to a declaration of war. "If Spotify doesn't agree to this, songwriters should strongly consider not attending," Beaven writes.
Spotify has not responded to Spin's request for comment on whether it does indeed plan to host meetings with songwriters, nor did it respond to Billboard's similar request. The company declined to comment to Variety, but the magazine reports that "sources close to the situation tell Variety that such meetings are in the works." If the town halls do take place, Spotify will likely recycle talking points from a company blog post, published last week, in which the company swears it supports paying songwriters a higher royalty rate, but argues the CBP ruling is flawed because it "makes it very difficult for music services to offer 'bundles' of music and non-music offerings." The company writes, "It's natural for everyone to want a bigger piece of that pie. But that cannot come at the expense of continuing to grow the industry via streaming."
In a public response to Spotify's blog, Israelite pointed out that during the original CRB trial that produced February's ruling, Spotify argued for a reduction in songwriter royalty rates.


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Did you know that around 80 per cent of women are currently retiring with insufficient superannuation savings to fund a comfortable lifestyle? In fact, the average superannuation account balance for women when they retire is around $85,000 less than the average for men. There are a number of reasons why this is the case. For example, many women take time out of the workforce to have children or care for family members, and they are also more likely to be in part-time or low-paid employment. Women also are less likely on average to receive the benefit of contributions above the compulsory SG rate. No matter what the reason is, there's no doubt women have a much bigger task when it comes to saving for their retirement. This is why it's important all women take simple steps to help boost their super savings.
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The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2
The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2
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The definitive behind-the-scenes history of video games' explosion into the twenty-first century and the war for industry power"A zippy read through a truly deep research job. You won't want to put this one down."-Eddie Adlum, publisher, RePlay MagazineAs video games evolve, only the fittest companies survive. Making a blockbuster once cost millions of dollars; now it can cost hundreds of millions, but with a $160 billion market worldwide, the biggest players are willing to bet the bank.Steven L. Kent has been playing video games since Pong and writing about the industry since the Nintendo Entertainment System. In volume 1 of The Ultimate History of Video Games, he chronicled the industry's first thirty years. In volume 2, he narrates gaming's entrance into the twenty-first century, as Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and Microsoft battle to capture the global market.The home console boom of the '90s turned hobby companies like Nintendo and Sega into Hollywood-studio-sized business titans. But by the end of the decade, they would face new, more powerful competitors. In boardrooms on both sides of the Pacific, engineers and executives began, with enormous budgets and total secrecy, to plan the next evolution of home consoles. The PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Sega Dreamcast all made radically different bets on what gamers would want. And then, to the shock of the world, Bill Gates announced the development of the one console to beat them all-even if Microsoft had to burn a few billion dollars to do it. In this book, you will learn about. the cutthroat environment at Microsoft as rival teams created console systems. the day the head of Sega of America told the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog to "f**k off". how "lateral thinking with withered technology" put Nintendo back on top. and much more!Gripping and comprehensive, The Ultimate History of Video Games- Volume 2 explores the origins of modern consoles and of the franchises-from Grand Theft Auto and Halo to Call of Duty and Guitar Hero-that would define gaming in the new millennium.


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Supplementary MaterialsSupplementary Information srep15034-s1. by enhanced expression from the EPI marker clones) in the developing preimplantation mouse embryo, assaying the regularity of which such cell clones, inside the ICM, can handle adding to PrE; as a result modelling the first removal of inner-cells produced during the 4th cleavage department from TE-promoting differentiative indicators, such as for example that supplied by inhibited hippo-signalling16,17,18,19. We present, from watching PrE/EPI contribution in clones of differing size, that TE-inhibited ICM cells lead progeny towards the EPI instead of PrE preferentially, in a substantial way statistically. Furthermore, the biased contribution isn't due to non-physiological inductions in the appearance from the EPI linked gene and and down-regulation of Fgfr2 proteins in the plasma membrane, within TE-inhibited clones. Our results indicate that the ability to initiate and respond to TE-differentiation cues/primes blastomeres to contribute future PrE Mecarbinate progenitors and that avoiding TE-differentiation favours eventual EPI formation. Consequently, the data are consistent with the integrated cell-fate model Mecarbinate saying that Mecarbinate the early removal of cells from TE-differentiation, by their internalisation at or shortly after the fourth cleavage, predisposes their progeny to populate EPI; whereas later on internalisation resulting from the fifth cleavage, whereby the outer-residing parental cells are exposed to additional differentiative signals, such as inhibited hippo-signalling17, biases development towards PrE. However, it is not impossible for TE-inhibited cells to yield PrE progeny, suggesting the observed romantic relationship isn't rigid and demonstrates the remarkable regulative capacity of the developing embryo to respond to additional concurrent, and potentially stochastic, cell-fate inputs, possibly relating to overall ICM cell number. Results ICM founder cells are generated during or shortly after the fourth (the 8- to 16-cell transition) and fifth cleavage (the 16- to 32-cell transition) divisions4,6. The time between the completion of these divisions is approximately twelve hours32, during which outer-residing 16-cell stage blastomeres remain apical-basolaterally polarised and exposed to TE-differentiative cues, such as suppressed hippo-pathway signalling, whilst apolar inner-cells are protected from TE-differentiation by active hippo-pathway signalling16,17,18,19,27,28. As these outer-residing blastomeres can also generate further ICM founders after the fifth cleavage, it is questionable whether ICM progenitors produced by the fourth and fifth cleavage divisions have equal potential to contribute to EPI and PrE24,25,26. In order to test if ICM cells are generated with equal potential, irrespective of the extent of TE induction their parental cells received, we assayed ICM lineage contribution of TE-inhibited cell clones in the embryo. We hypothesised if the extent of TE induction was unimportant for PrE differentiation in the ICM, TE-inhibited clones would not be impaired in their potential to contribute to PrE. Conversely, if being able to initiate TE-differentiation facilitates PrE differentiation, such clones would be disadvantaged in populating the PrE, therefore supporting the integrated cell-fate model. down-regulation using long dsRNA phenocopies the zygotic gene, to inhibit TE-differentiation within defined cell clones. We reasoned clonal down-regulation would mimic the naturally occurring removal of cells from Tead4 regulation that occurs during their internalisation after the fourth cleavage division. We chose to target Tead4 as it is the earliest known transcription-factor to function in TE specification and its transcriptional activating properties are known to be regulated by hippo-signalling, thereby confining its regulatory output to polarised outer-cells8,9,16. Accordingly, we synthesised a specific long double-stranded RNA (Tead4-dsRNA) for use in single cell microinjection experiments that could be used to elicit TE-inhibited cell clones in the preimplantation mouse embryo. We first confirmed the efficacy of the construct by microinjecting recovered 2-cell (E1.5) stage embryos, in both blastomeres, with RDBs (rhodamine dextran conjugated beads, lineage tracer)??the Tead4-dsRNA. As demonstrated in Fig. 1b, we noticed 95% decreased Tead4 mRNA manifestation, in the 16- (E3.1) and 32-cell (E3.6) phases, with accompanying undetectable degrees of Tead4 proteins, in Tead4-dsRNA injected embryos (cultured such zygotic knockout embryos8,9 (Fig. 1d). Open up in another window Shape 1 Lengthy dsRNA mediated down-regulation phenocopies the zygotic null TE-deficit phenotype.(a) Schematic representation of experimental strategy. Embryos had been microinjected with RDB shot marker (reddish colored)??Tead4-dsRNA in both cells in the 2-cell stage (E1.5) and cultured before Colec11 mid-16-cell (E3.1), 32-cell (E3.6), 32C64-cell (E4.0) or 64-cell (E4.5) phases, to Q-RTPCR/microscopic analyses prior. Mecarbinate (b) Q-RTPCR data describing normalised average collapse adjustments in mRNA manifestation of and Mecarbinate in embryos microinjected with Tead4-dsRNA, in accordance with microinjection control embryos. Person gene mRNA.
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When one experiences the death of a loved one, many different emotions and feelings will arise. These various emotions ebb and flow, come and go in waves, leaving the grieving person perplexed and confused. For many, this can lead to questions of whether or not these feelings are normal, or if one is struggling abnormally with the grief and mourning for the loved one's death. These questions can often lead to a profound sense of sadness and loneliness. There is a sense that nobody understands, nobody can relate to all the things one is feeling and thinking. Yet, the same person experiencing the loneliness of grief is also searching to find others who are in a similar situation.
To help make sense of their grieving and too feel less isolated with their feelings, many will seek out the help of a bereavement support group. Safe places to reflect on the challenges one is facing the new reality of life without the deceased and a place of healing. Support groups are intimate settings to elicit confidential conversation and sharing with a goal of helping each member find new and continued meaning in life.
While each support group will take on a character its own, these are some general ways that they can be of support to the members.
- Groups first and foremost dispel the sense of isolation and loneliness that often accompanies grief and loss.
- Groups provide for emotional, physical, and spiritual support in a safe, nonjudgmental environment.
- Groups allow people the ability to explore their many thoughts and feelings about grief with compassion and empathy
- Groups foster the ability for the bereaved to both give and receive support from each other
- Groups create a trusting environment outside of the daily, seemingly uncaring world around
- Groups and their members educate one another on coping strategies for those times that are increasing difficult, such as holidays and special occasions.
For information on Bereavement Support Groups call Stein Hospice at 732-227-1212. The Stein Hospice support group meets on Tuesday January 10th at 4pm at Stein Hospice, 49 Veronica Ave, Suite 206,Somerset,NJ 08873