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Diamorph AP (FOE:OSL) has a short (possibly very short if called in 2014) high 12% coupon bond maturing in July 2017, denominated in the Swedish krona, and we have targeted a better than 7% yield for our clients. Although we think it is likely that these bonds will be called at the premium price of 107.5 in 2014, should they not be called in 2014 we anticipate a yield to call in 2015 to be over 8%, and nearly 8.5% if the year after that.
Corporate Bond linked to the Swedish Krona
The desire to locate a corporate bond denominated in Swedish krona that both steps away from many of the concerns associated with the banking industry and offers an attractive yield motivated us to look outside the normal "investment grade" rating boundaries set by official rating agencies. Although this week's best bond is B rated, we will present why it meets the strict criteria that Durig Capital has previously developed and found highly successful for evaluating and avoiding any defaults from lower rated bond issues. Consequently, we believe that the significantly higher return potential offered in this more unusual and limited availability Swedish krona bond from Diamorph Energy represents a savvy investment choice in what is historically regarded as one of the world's stronger currencies, and one in which high yields seem to have been quite elusive to find.
Although the Swedish currency and the Swedish economy isn't big enough to become a safe haven for many large institutional investors, the strength of the currency mixed with a high coupon rate date works extremely well with our laddering strategy to diversify clients away from heavily weighted US dollar based assets, and it is why we have selected it for ,Fixed-Income2.com and Fixed-Income3.com portfolio's
US Debt Woes
With the US National debt at $16.74 trillion, it remains a major drag on the economy, weighing down growth and job creation. This now exceeds the total Gross Domestic Production for the first time since WW II. Viewed from another perspective, the average American's share of government debt will be more than an average American makes in a year. Yet, the size and scope of the US economy and financial markets, combined with the relative stability of the political climate, have made the US dollar a preferred currency for international trade, and there can be little doubt that the US Dollar has reaped tremendous benefits from being the world's reserve currency.
One of the most cited reasons for the dollar dominance, however, isn't the United States' role in international commerce, but rather, results from its oil trade monopoly. However, China has been busy with bilateral currency swap deals and the rearranging of oil and energy trade agreements to circumvent the use of the US dollar. Not only is China conducting trade of oil and energy products with Russia in their own currencies, it also began conducting business earlier this year with both Japan and Australia directly with the Chinese currency, the renminbi. Furthermore, it's been nearly a year since the first gold contracts denominated in the Chinese Renminbi (also known informally as "yuan") came to the Hong Kong market. In allowing the markets to buy gold denominated in the Chinese currency, investors can essentially exchange yuan directly for other currencies, using gold as a proxy. Latest in a series of currency swap deals and the country's push to transform the yuan into a major world currency, China launched a three year currency swap deal (equal to $60.9 billion in USD) with the euro zone last Thursday.
While the notion of a strong dollar may initially sound good or even invoke a sense of national pride, easy money and currency depreciation appears to be one of the few (if not the only) weapons being employed by the Fed to combat the nation's unemployment issue. Janet Yellen's nomination to replace "Helicopter Ben" Bernanke will likely have no choice but to continue on autopilot. Another reason that Yellen is likely to be locked into continuing the stimulus is the Congressional willingness to play dice with the nation's economic health. The bottom line here is that the Federal Reserve can't pull the plug on the shower of easy money until the economy improves, and the way things are going that doesn't appear likely to happen in the first year or two of Yellen's tenure. Therefore, what we are looking for here at Durig Capital, are the fundamentally soundest economies to diversify towards, and away from the risk of being overweight in US assets should the longer and broader term global confidence in the dollar continue to deteriorate.
Swedish Economy
Norway is one of the world's more prosperous countries, and is ranked 18th in the 2013 global index of economic freedom. Recording a notable score improvement, the Swedish economy has become one of the world's 20 freest economies for the first time in the history of the Index due to improvements in the management of government spending, monetary freedom, and freedom from corruption. Despite the high level of public spending on social programs, Sweden's economic policies over the past decade have centered on transforming the public sector through downsizing and improved efficiency. Decisive tax reforms, which have made the corporate tax rate competitively low, have enhanced private-sector productivity. Monetary stability is well maintained, and inflationary pressures appear to be under control. Sweden is ranked 9th out of 43 countries in the Europe region.
Sweden joined the European Union in 1995 but rejected adoption of the euro in 2003, and its public remains hostile to eurozone membership. Sweden's economy was healthy before the international financial crisis but, being heavily dependent on European trade, experienced a downturn in 2009 that led to a slight increase in unemployment. Banks remained well capitalized, and Sweden has weathered the financial crisis better than other countries in Europe. Principal exports include automobiles, telecommunications products, construction equipment, and other investment goods.
From 1994 until 2013, Sweden's Interest Rate averaged 3.8%, reaching an all time high of 8.9% in January of 1996 and a record low of 0.3% in July of 2009. The benchmark interest rate in Sweden was last recorded at 1 percent, and the inflation rate in Sweden was recorded at 0.10 percent in September of 2013. Second-quarter 2013 output growth was revised lower last month as weak demand from Europe held back exports and investments declined. Sweden's central bank said last week it won't raise its main interest rate until late next year after keeping it at 1 percent for a fourth meeting to support demand. Sweden's government said last month it will spend 25 billion kronor ($3.8 billion) on new initiatives next year to boost the economy, which it predicts will grow 1.2 percent this year and 2.5 percent in 2014
Diamorph – Advanced Materials Expertise
Founded in 2003 on 50 years of experience from the world leading materials research department at Stockholm University, Diamorph AB supplies advanced material solutions for especially demanding industrial applications. Headquartered in Stockholm, the Diamorph group has customers in more than 60 countries and 270 employees at units in Sweden, Czech Republic and England. With a strong R&D capability, the Company's expertise lies in innovation and tailoring materials for unique applications in extreme conditions. Diamorph's technology is based upon sintering, creating ceramics and composites from powders, and its main product which a significant revenue stream is ceramic rollers. Diamorph shares are closely held and are not listed or traded on any exchange.
In September, 2012, Diamorph completed the acquisition of TENMAT, a British manufacturer of specialized high performance materials. TENMAT has a leading position in several niches and has successfully introduced innovative products that have become industry standard. The acquisition of TENMAT has enhanced the product portfolio and enabled a wider offering in several fields within advanced materials. Headquartered in Manchester, it has a global presence and sales in over 50 countries, and was renamed to Diamorph UK. Diamorph UK has won the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in the United Kingdom for the last two years, as well as the Queens Award for outstanding achievement in International Trade in 2013 as a result of over 20% year on year sales growth in export sales over the past 3 years, while at the same time significantly increasing profitability. Customers for Diamorph UK's engineering composites are located worldwide, and about 80% of the companies revenue is generated overseas.
With cutting-edge R&D, efficient production and a global sales network, Diamorph is very well positioned to continuously bring new products to market. Diamorph has three main product groups: bearing and wear components, high temperature materials and fire protection. The company currently has over 100 products that generally place no. 1 or no. 2 in their respective niches. Diamorph's business model is to develop differentiated products to solve particularly demanding industrial challenges, in close cooperation with potential customers. Demand is increasing for multifunctional materials that combine multiple properties to solve demanding industrial challenges, such as high temperatures, abrasion resistance, chemical stability and thermal conductivity. Customers are demanding increasingly sophisticated components that, while costing more upfront, ultimately reduce the total life cycle cost. The close collaboration with customers during product development often results in high barriers to entry for competitors, and Diamorph's technology provides ceramic materials and glasses with properties, such as hardness, refractivity, and thermal stability, as well as user designable chemical and magnetic properties. Generally Diamorph aims to be the first leading company to develop a product, go through the relevant tests, and then expand distribution to other geographies. In other words, the Company focuses on developing and selling products and licenses based on its proprietary materials technology.
Gross revenues for the Diamorph group (ProForma) in 2012 were SEK 353 million ($54.5 million) and adjusted earnings (EBITDA) were SEK 120 million ($18.5 million), compared to SEK 365 million ($56.3 million) and SEK 127 million ($19.6 million) for 2011. Profit margins remained about the same at 34% (35% in 2011.) Net debt at the end of 2012 was SEK 389 million ($60 million), attributable primarily to the issuance of this senior secured bond (SEK 425 million) and utilized for the acquisition of TENMAT. With TENMAT consolidated in the books in the last quarter of 2012, much of the risks related to integration are diminished.
The first half of 2013 sales and EBITDA improved from the second half of 2012 but fell y/ear over year due to tough comparables from a strong 1H 2012. However, the results mark a continued positive trend in earnings and cash flows and with an LTM EBITDA margin of 32%
(in millions of krona)
last 12 m.
Interest expense
During the second quarter, a fully subscribed rights issue of 18 million shares was completed. At the end of June, 2013, total fixed assets were reported at SEK 707.4 million, with total assets being SEK 942 million.
There are three primary areas that Durig Capital focuses upon for its bond reviews to help assure the return of our client's capital. After reviewing their most recent 2Q 2013 statements, Diamorph passes all three categories:
Debt to Equity – about 50%. Higher than we normally prefer, but acceptable.
Debt to Cash – under 3.5 to 1. This is reasonable, and again, quite acceptable.
Cash Flow to Debt obligations – over 1.5x's. Acceptable considering its depth of sales.
Diamorp's vision is to become a world leader in niche advanced materials. It's strategy of working closely with industrial partners to develop and produce advanced materials and components has resulted in a continuously expanding product portfolio, and we are impressed with both the Company's performance and its future growth potential.
Yield Comparisons
Using a benchmark of yields (in the chart below), we compared Diamorph's high yield bonds with iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) and The Guggenheim BulletShares 2014 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCE). This is a small sub-sample of highlighted issues, and not a complete comparison that can or should be reviewed, as we have chosen to focus more on short maturity certain bonds cycles when interest rates are climbing. As can be seen in several categories, such as cost and current yields, our approach is very attractive. Again, we are a short maturity focused income house that holds most bonds to maturity and have avoided any bond defaults.
Shares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR)
1.18 years
Guggenheim BulletShares 2014 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCE)
0.70 % Call to worst
0.95 years
Diamorph Swedish Krona bond
7.0% Call to worst
.75 years to first call
Diamorph Krona, Bond compared to the best.
Diamorph Swedish Krona bond indicates an over 800% boost in yield compared to the NEAR short term corporate bond ETF.
Diamorph Swedish Krona bond cost .26 basis points more than the very low cost BSCE ETF.
This is not an accurate calculation because of several calls
*This is a proposed cost only.
The default risk is Diamorph's ability to perform. Considering its performance to date, we believe that these results and credit metrics are representative of what can be expected during the coming economic quarters and see the cash flow as sufficient to service its interest bearing debt. Therefore, it is our opinion that the default risk for this short term bond is minimal relative to either its favorable return potential and/or the currency risk.
The Diamorph Group operates in number of different countries and its operations are therefor dependent on global economic developments as well as conditions that are unique to certain countries and/or regions. As in virtually all businesses, general market conditions affect the inclination and the capability of existing and potential customers to invest in advanced materials. Weak global or regional economic development trends may result in the Group growing and developing at a lower rate than expected and this could have a negative effect on Diamorph's business, financial position and results.
The Company is in a stage of development where several of its products are in a research and development phase. Therefore the Company's future growth depends on its ability to render these products successful as well as on its ability to improve existing products, in order to meet customer requirements and to avoid losing market share to competitors. Diamorph's largest competitors are Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in the stock and wear components, Faigle Kunststoffe in wear components for railways and 3M in fire protection. Diamorph actively seeks deep niches in larger markets in order to differentiate itself from the competition and to obtain long lasting customer relations.
The currency risk could and will affect the returns of these bonds and possibly in a negative way as it exposes investors to the Swedish economy and the value of its currency relative to the dollar and other global currencies.
We believe that these Swedish Krona, Diamorph bonds have similar risks and maturities to other European bonds and currencies we have previously reviewed, such asthe 8.5% Yield in Rubles, Federal Grid Co, matures Mar. 2019 bond that provides the electrical power grid that could affect production and transportation in parts of Europe, the 8% Yields in Swiss franc bonds from SRLEV N.V., First call Dec. 2016 with a Netherlands insurance company with a Swiss currency and our recent Ukraine food grower that supplies much of Europe the 10.76 % Yields, Myria Agro, Yankee bonds March 2016. These reviews can be read on our Bond-Yields.com blog.
Summary and Conclusion
In summary, Diamorph is a very innovative company that we see as being positioned well as a leader in the markets it serves, with strong margins, sound cash flow, a good cash position, and excellent growth potential in a very compelling industry. While we would prefer the longer 46 month exposure to the Swedish kronor indicated in 2017 maturity date of these bonds, we do think it likely that these high coupon (12%) bonds will be called early, possibly next July at the price of 107.50. The premium price now commanded by these bonds clearly lowers what might otherwise be an exceptionally high yield, yet we still see the very short term yield of over 7% as being very attractive relative to the financial risks that we can identify. In light of this and its fundamentally sound metrics, we believe these Diamorph 2017 bonds offer a very good return in Swedish krona as well as a more intelligent venue to lower the risk of being overweighted in US dollar denominated assets. Therefore, we have selected these bonds for addition to our managed income portfolio's, Fixed-Income2.com and Fixed-Income3.com
Coupon: 12.00%
Ratings: B
Maturity: 7/6/2017
Pays: Semi-annually
Price: 110.50
Yield to Worst Call (107.5 in 2014): ~7.0%
Yield to Maturity: ~8.6%
Disclosure: Durig Capital and certain clients may have positions in Diamorph 2017 bonds.
To know more about this 7 % Swedish Krona bond call our fixed income specialist at 971-327-8847
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This soup can be prepared as gluten-free- please see tips below the recipe…
Black Bean Bisque w/ Rock Shrimp Escabeche
This delicious soup was served at a Cuban Dinner party that I attended. It was a big hit!
Prep Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 2 hrs, 15 min
4 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 pound rock shrimp, peeled & deveined
1 medium onion, peeled & thinly sliced
2 medium poblano chile peppers, cut into strips
2 medium red bell peppers, cut into strips
4 cloves garlic, pressed
2 whole bay leaves
1 Tablespoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup sherry vinegar
1/2 pound smoked bacon, chopped
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1 pound dried black beans, rinsed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 medium tomatoes, quartered
1 1/2 Tablespoons chopped canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon sherry vinegar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1. Prepare Escabeche: Heat 2 Tablespoons oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat; add shrimp, and sauté 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Place in a bowl, and cover with a paper towel. Add remaining oil, onion, chile peppers, bell peppers and garlic to skillet, and sauté 2 to 3 minutes or until fragrant. Stir in bay leaves and remaining ingredients. Slowly bring to a boil, and simmer 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Pour mixture over shrimp. Cover and chill 2 hours or overnight. Discard bay leaves before serving.
2. Prepare Soup: Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven until crisp. Reserve 2 Tablespoons drippings in pan; drain bacon on paper towels, and reserve for another use. Add onion, celery and carrot, and cook 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add 2 1/2 quarts of water, black beans, cumin, chili powder, tomato and chipotles; bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to medium, and cook at a brisk simmer, skimming any foam, 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Add salt and vinegar during last 5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat, and stir in cream. Puree using an immersion blender. Top each serving with a spoonful of the Rock Shrimp Escabeche.
*If you wish to prepare this recipe as GLUTEN FREE, just make sure that you are using bacon and chipotles in adobo sauce that are designated as GF.
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Finished Measurements: 100 (173) cm / 40 (68)" wide x 52 (84) cm / 20½ (33)" deep
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Yarn: The Uncommon Thread Merino Silk Fingering (4 ply / fingering weight; 50% superwash merino, 50% silk; 400 m / 440 yds per 100 g skein)
Shade: Fjord; 1 (2) skeins
Gauge: 20 sts & 32 rows = 10 cm / 4" over stocking stitch on 3.5 mm needles after blocking
Needles: 3.5 mm / US 6 circular needle, 100 cm (40") length – we recommend needles with pointy 'lace' tips for this shawl
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Question:After replacing the flexible hoses, calipers, pads and shoes on my car, I bled the brakes and then came to test them. When I push the brake pedal, I feel hardly any resistance until the pedal is about 2 thirds down, after which I can feel normal resistance. What is going on?
Do I need to replace the master cylinder?
Answer:If the brakes worked somewhat well with a much harder pedal before the brake job, I wouldn't be so quick to condemn the master cylinder. Often times the piston is jammed in the caliper, preventing sufficient travel to push the pads against the rotor. However, because the pedal is traveling too far before any pressure builds, I would definitely suspect air or a leak in the system. If you used a pressurized bleeder, you may not have an air free system now. Since you replaced hoses and calipers, you have to ensure enough fluid is pumped into the system to displace all the air in the hoses and caliper cylinders. Try pumping the pedal through full travel several times while monitoring reservoir level and pedal pressure. (Don't open the reservoir while pumping the pedal.) Try bleeding the system again being careful to ensure the master cylinder reservoir is always close to full. The pressure bleeder should automatically take care of these things, but check to see that it is in fact doing so.


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Robinson Cano is an All-Star player. It turns out, he's an All-Star manager, too.
Though he was criticized heavily for his selection of Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes for the AL Home Run Derby team, Cano's instincts turned out to be right. Cespedes crushed 17 home runs in the first round and defeated Bryce Harper in the finals, 9-8, to win the Home Run Derby.
"That was a great pick, Cespedes," Cano said. "He was hitting the ball far, really far. That guy's strong, man. Unbelievable. That was a great show."
Cespedes didn't have to save any energy for today's All-Star Game, because he isn't in it. He is the first player to win the Derby who was not chosen as an All-Star.
"It's good to give a chance to a guy that didn't make the All-Star Game so at least he gets the experience. And now he's got a truck. He should give me at least two tires," Cano said, referring to a pick-up Cespedes won by hitting the truck with one of his homers.
Cespedes may have been a rookie to the Home Run Derby, but he participated in five in his native Cuba, winning one.
"It wasn't 50,000 people [in Cuba], but it was 32,000 people and I wasn't nervous," Cespedes said through an interpreter after the win.
The 17 homers Cespedes hit in the first round were enough for him to gain a bye into the finals because neither Chris Davis nor Michael Cuddyer — the other players who advanced to the second round — had more than 17 in their two rounds combined. Cespedes decided to take some swings in the second round anyway, more than an hour and a half after his first round began, and hit six home runs. He hit nine home runs in the final with five outs left to beat Harper, and wasn't bothered by the not-so-friendly dimensions of Citi Field.
"This stadium may be very difficult, but it's not as difficult as Oakland and if I can do it in Oakland I thought, 'Why can't I do it here?' " Cespedes said.
Cano, the AL captain who won the Home Run Derby in 2011 and hit zero home runs in last year's event, hit four home runs in the first round, the fewest of any competitor.
His NL counterpart, David Wright, was the last to bat in the first round. Wright, the clear fan favorite at his home park, hit five and was also eliminated.
"I would've liked to have done a little better, no question," Wright said. "It's what I remember the playoff atmosphere being like in 2006. It really was pretty cool."
Last year's Derby champ Prince Fielder (five homers) also failed to reach the second round, as did the Pirates' Pedro Alvarez of Washington Heights (six homers). Even Fielder was awed by Cespedes, tweeting, "Cespedes…enough said. #ALPower #HRDerby #ASG" after his first round.
Winning the Home Run Derby was memorable for Cespedes, but he said it wasn't his top baseball moment.
"I would say it ranks second in my career because in 2009, I was able to play in the World Baseball Classic against major league players and I was able to play center field in those games and that meant a lot," he said.
The 27-year old had more home runs in the first round than he does on the season (15).
"I feel grateful to Robinson Cano, who asked me to come here and during the first round while I took my first five swings, I felt like I was really into a rhythm and felt like I could put on a show like I did," Cespedes said.


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I am wondering whether or not this is going to be a big deal. I read somewhere that if you are going to be a truck driver you cannot be color blind, however, I don't believe I am truly color blind. I live in AZ...not really sure what the requirements are...I have pretty good vision, am in pretty good health considering im going to be 21 soon. I can see colors just fine...but do they do the circle and number test when you apply for your license/DOT medical card. I can't always see the numbers...but can see colors just fine...will this prevent me from a job?
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ConfigInspector displays the most important information about you system. The application possesses the same features as Windows XP task manager and much more!
ConfigInspector works under Windows 2000/XP/2003 only.
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See what's important clearer than ever. Use the power of visualization. Achieve outstanding results by effective choices.
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Actual Keylogger is a free key logger that records every keystroke to an encrypted log file. You can view the reports as HTML or plain text. Actual Keylogger cannot be seen in the task manager, programs files menu, system tray or uninstall list.
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Replaces standard Windows 95/98/ME user interface (task bar, Start button, and icons) with user-configurable password-protected list box of program names. Individual programs can also be password protected. Provides access control for your computer.
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A program for students for scheduling and organizing Assignments. Helps you keep track of assignment deadlines. Features an Assignment Alert and the ability to link to and directly open documents from Assignment Organizer.
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Action: Keep safety distance to habituated animals
Key messagesRead our guidance on Key messages before continuing
- One before-and-after study in the Democratic Republic of Congo found that most reintroduced chimpanzees survived over five years after being followed from a distance of 5–100 m, alongside other interventions.
- One controlled study in Malaysia found that the number of reintroduced orangutans declined by 33% over 31 years despite visitors being required to keep a safety distance to the animals, alongside other interventions.
- One before-and-after study in Rwanda, Uganda and Congo found that numbers of mountain gorillas increased by 168% over 41 years while being observed from a safety distance, alongside other interventions.
This intervention aims to prevent the spread of viral and bacterial diseases from humans to primates and can be implemented in situations where humans regularly come into close contact with primates, such as when researchers or tourists observe habituated primates in their natural habitat.
Other means of preventing the spread of bacterial and viral diseases from researchers/tourists/managers to primates are discussed under 'Wear face-masks to avoid transmission of viral and bacterial diseases to primates', 'Limit time that researchers/tourists are allowed to spend with habituated animals', 'Implement quarantine for people arriving at, and leaving the site', 'Ensure that researchers/tourists are up-to-date with vaccinations and healthy', 'Regularly disinfect clothes, boots etc.', and 'Wear gloves when handling primate food, tool items, etc.'.
Supporting evidence from individual studies
A before-and-after trial in 1994-1999 in mixed tropical forest in Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo found that the majority of reintroduced central chimpanzees Pan troglodytes troglodytes that were monitored directly while maintaining a safety distance along with 16 other interventions, survived over five years. Out of 20 reintroduced chimpanzees that were radio-collared and followed at distances of 5-100 m, fourteen (70%) survived over five years after which the study ended. No statistical tests were carried out to determine whether the population decrease was significant. Rehabilitated orphaned chimpanzees underwent vaccination, treatment for parasites and veterinary screens before being translocated in four subgroups from the sanctuary to the release site with resident wild chimpanzees. Staff members were permanently present to monitor primate health, provide additional food if necessary, and detect and examine dead animals. The area status was upgraded from a reserve to a national park in 1999. People were relocated from the release site to a nearby village. Some chimpanzees were treated when sick or injured. TV and radio advertisements were used to raise chimpanzee conservation awareness and local people were provided monetary and non-monetary benefits in exchange for their conservation support. The study does not distinguish between the effects of the different interventions mentioned above.
A controlled study in 1964-2004 in tropical forest in Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, Malaysia (2) found that rehabilitated and reintroduced orangutans Pongo pygmaeus morio that were visited by tourists that had to keep safety distances to the animals along with eight other interventions, decreased by 33% over 33 years (1964-1997). Infant mortality (57%) was higher than in other wild and captive populations, and the sex ratio at birth was strongly biased towards females (proportion males=0.11) compared to other wild and captive populations. Inter-birth-interval (6.1 years) was shorter than in other orangutan subspecies or species in the wild and in captivity, but similar to wild populations of the same subspecies. Mean age at first reproduction (11.6 years) was lower than in other wild and captive populations. More than 100 tourists/day visited the rehabilitation centre, but were prohibited from touching orangutans and had to keep a minimum distance of 5 m at all times. Orangutans were provided with daily supplementary food from 2-7 feeding platforms. Individuals underwent in-depth veterinary checks and were kept in quarantine for 90 days before release into the reserve, in which other rehabilitated orangutans lived. Staff and volunteers underwent medical checks. The study does not distinguish between the effects of the different interventions mentioned above.
A controlled, before-and-after study in 1967-2008 in tropical montane forest in Volcanoes-, Mgahinga-, and Virunga National Parks in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (3) found that the mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei population that was regularly visited by tourists and researchers which kept a safety distance to the animals along with ten other interventions, increased in size over time. Annual population growth was 4.1%, resulting in an overall population increase of 168% over 41 years. No statistical tests were carried out to determine whether this increase was significant. All visitors/researchers were expected to maintain a 7 m distance from the gorillas. As part of the ecotourism- and research programmes, gorillas were habituated to human presence, where visitors/researchers had to follow strict health procedures; these included wearing face-masks, spending only limited amounts of time with gorillas, ensuring that visitors/researchers were healthy, disinfecting visitor's/researcher's clothes, boots etc. Gorillas were continuously monitored by vets and received medical treatment if necessary. When gorillas died, their cause of death was clinically determined. The study does not distinguish between the effects of the different interventions mentioned above.
Referenced papers
- Tutin C.E.G., Ancrenaz M., Paredes J., Vacher-Vallas M., Vidal C., Goossens B., Bruford M.W. & Jamart A. (2001) The conservation biology framework of the release of wild-born orphaned chimpanzees into the Conkouati Reserve, Congo. Conservation Biology, 15, 1247-1257
- Kuze N., Sipangkui S., Malim T.P., Bernard H., Ambu L.N. & Kohshima S. (2008) Reproductive parameters over a 37-year period of free-ranging female Borneo orangutans at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. Primates, 49, 126-134
- Robbins M.M., Gray M., Fawcett K.A., Nutter F.B., Uwingeli P., Mburanumwe I., Kagoda E., Basabose A., Stoinski T.S., Cranfield M.R. & Byamukama J. (2011) Extreme conservation leads to recovery of the Virunga mountain gorillas. PLoS ONE, 6


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Using Excel for mac 2004, version 11
In column 1 I have a list of schools that currently
receive product A. In column two I have a list of
schools that receive product B.
Is it possible to create another column that tells if
schools from Column 1 receive both A and B
products? What would that formula be?
Here is the catch, some schools are represented
different. example "oxford University" versus "Oxford
Univ." Will I have to go through and fix this first or is
there a way to match the schools based on just the
first couple of letters? (I'm guessing not)
You can try something like:
=IF(ISNA(MATCH("*"&RIGHT(A1,10)&"*",$B$1:$B$50,0)),"No Match","Match")
Which will attempt to match the first
fiveten letters in A1 with the cell range B1 through B50
If you are checking more than fifty cells, modify to suit your needs.
For the future I suggest you use data validation to ensure that standardized names are always used.
Make a list of allowed, standardized names.
For example AA1 to AA120
Select the range AA1 to AA120
From the Menu select Insert - Name - Define...
In the dialog box that opens enter SchoolList in the box at the top. Note that spaces are not allowed in the name.
The box at the bottom should already contain =Sheet1!$A$1:$A$120 (or whatever the name of the worksheet is).
Click Add and then OK
Now for any cell that where a School name has to be entered, select the cell.
From the menu select Data - Validation...
In the dialog box that opens, select List from the 'Allow' drop-down
In the 'Source:' box enter =SchoolList
Click OK
The selected cell will now contain a drop-down with all the school names and it will not allow names or spellings that are not in the list.
To make a standardized list put "NAMES" into row1 of an empty column.
Take existing names from all locations used for names and paste them into that single column.
Select this extended list and from the menu select Data - Filter - Advanced filter...
(If you get a message about not knowing if there is a label in the first row, just click OK)
In the dialog box that opens, select 'Copy to another location'
Check 'Unique records only'
Use the 'Copy to' box to select a single cell, say the first row of the next column.
Click OK.
All Unique names will be placed in the new column (duplicates that differ only by capitalization are ignored).
Now select the list and from the Menu select Data - Sort...
From the dialog box select 'continue with current selection'
Select 'Sort by' NAMES and Ascending and 'My range has' Header row
Click OK and the list will be sorted.
Now edit the list to remove unwanted 'duplicates' and edit names to create your standard list.
Use this list as the source of your drop-down.
If you add names of new schools to a named list, the new name should appear automatically in all drop-downs.
If you need to add a name at the end of the list,
Insert a new cell before the last name, select and copy the original last name into the empty cell (don't drag it) and enter the new name over the previous last name.
The named range will have expanded by one row to include the new name.
I see that you are using Excel v11 for the Mac
I have no experience with this, so you may have slightly different menus etc. but the process should be the same


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Rancho Viejo Subdivision South Residential Unit Cultural Resources Survey of 493 Acres Near Richards Avenue Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Author(s): David V. Legare
Year: 1995
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35049 (Fips Code) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • Santa Fe (County) • United States of America (Country)
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min long: -106.249; min lat: 35.04 ; max long: -105.714; max lat: 36.002 ;
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How do you strengthen a muscle?
Muscles stop working, or become weakened for a number of reasons:
- When a joint is injured the muscles around it may become inhibited (prevented from working).
- Some muscle groups have an inhibitory effect on other muscles – the most common of these is the Outer stomach muscle (rectus Abdominus – or the 6 Pack Muscle) inhibits the Deep Core Muscle (Transversus Abdominus – or the TABs muscle) – for more information on this read about Core Strengthening.
- Neurological Conditions such as strokes or head injuries can stop muscles from working because the pathways from the brain are damaged.
- Nerve damage from trauma or pressure on a nerve can stop the messages coming through from the brain so the muscle wont work.
- Periods of immobility or bed rest may cause global muscle weakness in the body.
- Surgery may cause muscles to become very weak.
Muscle Facilitation
Physiotherapy can be used in a number of ways to get the muscles going again and in our clinic we use many different techniques to get muscles working again.
- Facilitation using stroking, tapping and manual stimulation
- Neuro-muscular facilitation using a small muscle stimulator
- Bio-feedback – either manual or using a mini bio-feedback machine to retrain the brain to know when the correct muscle is working
- Proprioceptive Neuro-muscular Facilitation or PNF
- Strengthening exercises
- The Bobath approach to Neurological rehabilitation
These techniques will be used to retrain muscles, and we will decide what techniques to use depending on the findings of our assessment and why the muscle is weakened. In our clinic we try to use all the techniques available to us and are constantly updating our skills to offer the best treatment to the client.


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Brad Hambrick is Pastor of Counseling at The Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina. Brad also serves as a Council Board member with the Biblical Counseling Coalition and adjunct professor of biblical counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Brad has been married to his wife Sallie since 1999 and has two wonderful boys.


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I have the strangest thoughts sometimes. I was looking out the window a few minutes ago at the weeds one of my sons recently cut down, and I noticed that instead of giving up they just bloomed close to the ground where they were cut. I thought, "I wish I was that tough. That when a frustrated boy whacked my head off I just decided to bloom anyway." I guess that is a somewhat different spin on the saying, "Bloom where you are planted." It would be nice when things are really awful to have the tenacity to just smile anyway and know I have the joy of the Lord. In reality a lot of the time when the weed whacker hits me, I just lay there drying up in the sun.
Another thing about weeds is they will grow anywhere. They come up in cracks in any sidewalk or patio. Just give them a teaspoon of soil and a few drops of water and here they come. They aren't like me. I have to wait until the conditions are perfect until I bloom. "God you can't possibly use me yet, I haven't learned enough. My home is a mess, my kids are a mess, I'm a mess!" God responds, "If you have Me, you have everything you need. And besides, it's not about you doing it anyway, but Me doing things through you."
One of my favorite things about weeds is being presented with a little fist full of "flowers" from my children. They are so happy and proud to give Mommy a beautiful bouquet. All spring long my counter is adorned with vases filled with these offerings of love.
I want to learn to be like weeds. I want to bloom where I'm planted. I want to use the resources God gives me, and not complain about what I don't have. When someone is mean to me I want to be able to forgive and grow past the hurt. And at the end of my life I would be so happy to have Jesus present me to His Father as a beautiful bouquet, an offering of love.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12


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HÀ NỘI — Vũ Thị Trang earned her first win at the Rio Olympics, defeating Lindaweni Fanetri in the women's Group J badminton event on August 13.
Trang had an easier win than expected although her Indonesian rival was 17 positions higher in world rankings.
Trang set up her domination from the beginning of the game, in which she received strong support from her fiancé, senior teammate and temporary coach, Nguyễn Tiến Minh.
Trang, the world No 41 player, won 21-12 in the first set and 21-11 in the second.
Trang had to wait for the result between Fanetri and Japanese Nozomi Okuhara to know if she would advance to the next round.
In her first match on Friday, Trang lost 10-21, 8-21 to Okuhara, who was ranked world No 6.
Earlier in the morning of August 13, Tiến Minh secured his second match win in the Group E event, defeating Austrian David Obernosterer 21-18, 21-14.
Minh was confronted by some difficulties, as usual, in the first minutes of the game. But the former world No 5, under guidance of Trang on the sideline, quickly fought back and finished his match in high spirits.
Minh will play two-time champion Lin Dan of China today, in a match considered the final of the group.
Only the top-ranked athlete in each group will advance to the knock-out stage.
Lin pocketed two wins, as many as Minh, but ranked first due to his better results during his previous matches.
In other sports, runner Nguyễn Thị Huyền was disqualified from the women's 400m event.
Huyền finished her race with a time of 52.97sec and ranked sixth out of eight athletes in her heat. She was number 43 among 57 competitors, in her overall ranking.
Her result was worse than her 52sec at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games last June in Singapore.
She will take part in her second event, the 400m hurdle, on August 16.
On August 13, walker Nguyễn Thành Ngưng also stopped at the Games in the men's 20km race.
Ngưng, a SEA Games bronze medalist. spent 1hr 30.01min for the event and finished number 60, among 63 walkers who completed the race. Eleven athletes could not finish the tournament because of technical errors or their being tired. — VNS


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We had made a vow that we would go at least a month without mentioning Barbaro. And then we learned that they're making an upside down statue of Barbaro to be placed in Central Park. And we realized that resistance was futile.
Seriously: This is downright weird. (And by "weird," we mean, "awesome.")
The press release states that the statue, being installed courtesy of the Kesting Gallery, will depict Barbaro "in the winner's circle, on his back, with his number 8 saddle cloth draping his belly, and hooves in the air, representing his inability to stand on his feet due to the debilitating laminitis which followed the shattered ankle he suffered in the 2006 Preakness Stakes."
The statue is planned for a location in Central Park where a carriage horse ran into a tree and died after "being spooked by a street musician's drum" last September, according to the release. The carriage horse, named Smoothie, will also be memorialized by an Edwards statue that will be displayed at the Kesting gallery.
You know, there's no better way to represent an inability to stand on one's feet than having a sculpture be of Barbaro with his hooves in the air. Sculpt, dude, sculpt!
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Thursday, 8 January 2015
Our tax on being over 30 #BritishDadStuff
Sky, Virgin Media and BT all have a tax on being over 30.
It's called a landline phone.
They're called land lines because old man lines is too many words.
They use land lines because it's the fastest way of getting money out of your house and into their bank account.
And yet we've got to have one.
To call all the other over 30 year olds we know who've still got them.
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Rinsed again by South West Trains - to the tune of Let It Go from Frozen - adventures of a tightwad dad...
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With the same DAC combination, A&Ultima SP1000M has successfully shrink the size by 18% and weight by 48%, but with improved SNR and output power. The new gem in Lapis Blue is going to show you the flagship features in a smaller size!
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Nine Italians killed, one missing in Bangladesh attack
Nine Italians were killed and a 10th was listed as missing after militants attacked a restaurant in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and took hostages, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Saturday.
The nine fatalities comprised four men and five women, Gentiloni told the press, adding that relatives had been notified.
A tenth Italian was in the restaurant when the attack unfolded but was not among the 20 listed as dead, he said.
Bangladeshi soldiers and police walk along a street leading to an upscale restaurant in Dhaka on July 2, 2016, following a bloody siege there by armed attackers that began on July 1 ©STR (AFP)
Local media said the Italian dead included a 33-year-woman who had been in Bangladesh for 18 months for work, a 52-year-old woman textile exective and a 47-year-old entrepreneur who was the father of three-year-old twins.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had earlier prepared the nation for bad news, saying the country was "like a family which has suffered a painful loss."
The attackers who believed they were "destroying our values" would not get a drop of encouragement from Italy, he said.
"We are stronger," Renzi said.
"The terrorists want to rip away the daily fabric of our lives. Our duty is to reply with even greater force, by affirming our values, the values of freedom of which we are proud, and which are stronger than hatred or terror."
The attackers, moving at the start of the Eid holiday, took foreigners hostage at a restaurant, killing 20 before troops moved in Saturday. Many of the victims were hacked to death.
The Bangladesh military said most of the fatalities were either Italian or Japanese. Thirteen hostages were rescued.
Pope Francis sent a message of condolence to Bangladesh, condemning "barbarous acts" that were "offences against God and humanity," the Vatican said.
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I am trying to do a timelaps shot by speeding up five minutes of footage. When I drag any of the Timewarp effects onto the clip, they show the icon on the clip, but nothing appears on the Effects Editor window. Any other effect I have tried works fine, and even the FluidFilm Progressive effect brings up the settings on the Effects Editor but not any of the FX that would allow me to speed up footage.
Can someone confirm that this is just me please! Is it possible to do the same effect in AvidFX and if so, could someone give me a starting point!
Hi cocarroll,
Timewarp is a Motion Effect, the "Effect Editor" wont open it! Use the "Effect Mode" or the "Motion Effect Editor" under Tools instead!
I am slecting the the clip and then clicking on the "Effect Mode" button, and the system is opening the blank "Effect Editor" page. When I select the "Motion Effect Editor" in the tools menu, nothing happens.
OH, OK! Did you make sure that the Video-Track is selected and your position-indicator sits on the Timewarp Effect you want to manipulate?
If your video track is selected, everything in the timeline is normal and you still get no response attempting to open the motion effect window, try what we call "usual suspects":
1. Project settings - can sometimes become corrupted. It the problem is contained to one specific project and is not visible in others, quit the application and from the specific project folder in the master "Avid Projects" folder, delete the "(project name)settings.avs" file. On re-launch, the system will detect the missing file and a new one.
2. Site settings - can sometimes become corrupted. If the problem appears in any project, quit the application and from the settings folder with Avid Media Composer in the path, delete the following: MC State, Site_Settings, Site_Attributes. On re-launch, the system will detect the missing files and build new ones. If you previously dragged any user settings into the site settings window, those will need to be restored after the rebuild.
3. User profile - can sometimes malfunction and cause bizarre issues. Create a new user profile and see if the problem persists.
In your particular case, I would suspect site settings.
Larry Rubin
Senior Editor
The Pentagon Channel
Site settings seems to have sorted it
You're quite welcome. Always glad to help out.
Hi Guys,
I also am having the very same problem with timewarp....I've tried to follow Larry's site settings guide but I can't figure it out?...can you please give me some more clearer and detailed instructions on how to find site settings to delete the suggested file.
thank you guys.
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Home field advantage. Overrated? Underrated? Things that play into it more so than just crowd noise?
— Michael Castillo (@MichaelCastFS) October 17, 2018
Providing some coverage of a team that hasn't lost at home in 19 games, and that often looks completely definitely at home and away from it, I'm inclined to believe home-field advantages is underrated. Of course, two things to be noted:
1. USC is an outlier.
2. We have to define the rating to determine over/underrated.
The number I have most commonly heard and seen referred to as the difference for a home team is +3, at least from a Vegas perspective. There's mountains of data to sift through to provide a more substantive answer. Regardless the number, consensus agrees that home-field is an advantage.
Crowd noise plays a part, disrupting opponent snap counts and serving as a possible distraction. Autzen and Rice-Eccels Stadiums are often referred to as the loudest venues in the Pac-12: Oregon won 23 straight at Autzen from 1997 into 2001, and 21 from 2007 to 2011. Utah often plays like an entirely different team at Rice-Eccels, where the Mighty Utah Student Section causes a ruckus.
Beyond home crowds, atmosphere can play a huge part. Before each were renovated, both Cal's Memorial Stadium and Washington's Husky Stadium were notorious for their haunting aura, the result of odd light setups. Cal used to have transportable lights that gave night games in Berkeley the feel of a horror movie — or an Iron Circle Match.
Atmosphere can also refer to the actual environmental conditions. Playing in a high-altitude venue can lead to burning lungs as you run around the field. Wyoming reminds visitors they're playing at 7,220 feet for a reason.
In a similar vein, Washington has not played well in the state of Arizona, whether at UA or ASU, for years. When you're accustomed to cool temperatures and constant humidity, the dry air can make for a difficult adjustment. And then there's the travel associated with going to a place with vastly different environments. Folks scoffed at the Stanford "body clock" debate after a confounding, Week 1 loss at Northwestern in 2015, but playing a 9 a.m. game after flying three hours and sleeping in a hotel bed the night before can be physically taxing.
Then there are stadium conditions. Familiarity with a particular kind of turf helps a home team. Transitioning from artificial to grass can be a daunting task, particularly for hurry-up teams. Different venues have different backdrops, which can impact depth perception on passes, and even knowing where you are on the playing surface. Playing basketball in my younger days, my high school team had the occasional game at Northern Arizona's dome. I roll my eyes whenever someone cites context-less statistics to suggest there's no difference shooting in an arena or gym than in a dome; it's much different.
They're different sports, sure. But an expansive stadium like the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum or Rose Bowl has a much different feel than playing in a 50,000-set venue.
All told, home-field advantage is very real, and in certain instances, very underrated.
Best year of SmackDown now that it has hit 1000 episodes.
— Chase Bööööö-tig (@ChaseRuttig) October 17, 2018
2003, though you can't go wrong with shows from the first half of 2001 (which include TLC 3 and a Steve Austin vs. Chris Benoit title match that borders on ***** distinction); or the latter half of 2002 (Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero in a No DQ match from August that year is an underrated gem). But 2003 was the best complete year, with the rise of Brock Lesnar and his feud against Kurt Angle, which included both one of the greatest pre-Wrestlemania angles ever…
…and the best Iron Man Match in WWE history.
Eddie Guerrero's build into superstardom also kicked into high gear in 2003 with some highly entertaining work both in and out of the ring. He and Tajiri had an outstanding match on Smackdown that summer, which kicked off with Tajiri jumping out of the trunk of Eddie's car and spitting green mist in his face before the opening bell. Good stuff.
Full disclosure, I cancelled my WWE Network subscription in the summer and have not watched nor paid attention to the product since. This is my longest stretch watching no WWE since 2010, when the product was dreadful. I'll use this opportunity to get on my soapbox about the company, as my decision to walk away wasn't any one moment.
Wrestling in general has always had unsavory elements that require some level of cognitive dissonance for me to enjoy, whether it's tasteless booking; performers putting their long-term health at risk; the lack of a union and efforts made to stymie unionization at every turn. The past year provided a deluge too powerful to ignore:
• Linda McMahon finally fulfilling her political aspirations as an appointee to the Trump Administration, overseeing the Small Business Administration. WWE is a "small business" in the same way Walmart's a small business, or the NFL's a nonprofit.
• Vince McMahon riding the wave of positive (yet entirely out of touch with reality) nostalgia, as well as the bait-and-switch social hostility stoked toward the NFL, to relaunch the XFL.
• The reinstatement of Hulk Hogan to the WWE Hall of Fame after his 2015 "suspension," and Hogan's lack of any actual contrition.
• Saudi Arabia
Now feels like an especially pertinent time for this digression, because … man … Saudi Arabia. April's Greatest Royal Rumble functioned as a lengthy PR event for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The murder of Jamal Khashoggi has thrown WWE under the microscope for its upcoming Crown Jewel event, but it's not necessarily worse than laundering the image of a regime responsible for genocide in Yemen.
Do you actually like candy corn or is it in your Twitter name just because it's festive?
— Sarah Kezele (@SarahKezele) October 17, 2018
On a ***much*** lighter note: Halloween's one of my favorite holidays, for a variety of reasons that have changed through different stages of my life, but never dissipated. As a kid, it was the thrill of picking out a costume and going trick-or-treating. Once I got to high school and became more of a reclusive nerd less childlike, I loved watching horror movies during the Halloween season (and still do today).
In college, Halloween is THE holiday when the entire campus turns up. Now as a parent, my son's joy translates to me.
My Twitter account is a small reflection of my love for this time of year, which isn't limited to Halloween. Autumn is great in general, with the slight chill in the air, football season in full swing and basketball on the horizon, and pumpkin-flavored everything. Halloween serves as the mantlepiece, and I'm just paying my respects with a horror movie avatar (this year's selection is from the criminally underrated Halloween 3: Season of the Witch and a spoooooooky name.
Last year was an ode to the credits from The Simpsons' annual Treehouse of Horror episodes: KyHell Deadthing.
This year, I opted for an alliteration. Candy corn's the most ubiquitous holiday treat, typically available only in the Halloween season. Seeing as I've now stalled long enough, my divisive candy corn opinion? It's fine.


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Balancing study, meditation and service to the community. We can begin by taking the precepts.
Series: Exploring Monastic Life (2013)
A series of talks given during Sravasti Abbey's annual Exploring Monastic Life program in 2013.
Time well spent
Reflecting on how the Exploring Monastic Life program is structured around Dharma practice.
Advantages of precepts
Precepts serve as common standards for living in a monastic community and in society.
What changes when you become a monastic
The seven aspects of monastic life that are different, and the rationale behind them.
Changes in relationships and social life
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Relating to the material world
A teaching on the perils of looking externally for one's sense pleasures. Cultivating genuine spiritual aspiration for long-term benefit.
Vinaya of the seven recent Buddhas
How a short verse of vinaya can be expanded to encourage contemplation of Buddhist principles.
Training the mind in contentment
Conviction in the Buddhist worldview to direct our time and energy appropriately.
How a monastic interacts with others
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Paddy Upton said to the press,
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"Molloy College, an independent, Catholic college, rooted in the Dominican tradition of study, spirituality, service, and community is committed to academic excellence with respect for each person. Through transformative education, Molloy promotes a lifelong search for truth and the development of ethical leadership." (Molloy College Mission Statement)
"The Department of Social Work, building on the Mission of the College, and reflecting the essence of its Dominican tradition, develops ethical, competent, and self-aware professionals. Our program fosters the development of generalist practitioners who challenge social injustice and serve as change agents on behalf of all client systems. Students are prepared for value-centered, professional social work practice within an increasingly diverse, multi-cultural society. The faculty promotes the application of knowledge and skills through an interactive educational community experience, fostering critical thinking, practice evaluation, and a commitment for ongoing personal and professional growth."
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- Demonstrate the development of a professional self, capable of thinking critically, solving problems, and using ethical standards and self-awareness to guide their practice.
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- Demonstrate a competent practice orientation, displaying professional written and oral communication skills, an ability to collaborate in practice, and an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrate competence as a generalist practitioner, promoting social and human well-being by utilizing a range of assessment, engagement, intervention and evaluation methods in practice with all client systems
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NEWSUSA -- You've no doubt driven down a street, seen a house, and thought, "Yikes! What were they thinking?"
Colors can evoke a visceral response, especially on home exteriors. At once both personal and public, colors make a first impression, can accentuate attributes and soften flaws and offer a glimpse into your personality.
"Homeowners can be influenced by many sources -- friends and neighbors, magazines, TV shows or the guy at the hardware store -- so you'll need to be careful you're not just chasing the latest trend; otherwise, your house might be the one that people end up rolling their eyes at," says PBS home improvement expert Vicki Payne.
Payne says you'll be happy for years to come by following eight tips on selecting colors for your home's exterior:
1. Deciding between bright and cheerful colors or deep, rich earth tones will influence all other decisions.
2. Pick colors that will blend in with your surroundings.
3. Make sure your choices in siding and trim don't clash with materials you are not going to replace, such as roof shingles, brick, stone and tile.
4. The size and lot location of your house matter. Light colors can make a house look bigger, and dark colors can make it look smaller.
5. Landscaping will continue to grow and change colors as the seasons change, so trees, shrubs and flowering gardens need to be considered.
6. Use neutral colors to de-emphasize things such as an air conditioning unit or gutters and downspouts, and use contrasting or accent colors to highlight things such as architectural detailing, porch railings, windows and front doors.
7. Computer visualizers can give a general idea of what colors will look like, but large swatches (about 2 by 3 feet) give a truer look at what colors might actually look like on your home. (Take a look at the swatches at different times of day. The colors will look different as the intensity of the sunlight changes.)
8. Make it last. Who wants to invest thousands of dollars every few years to re-paint? An alternative is pre-painted planks, but their finishes degrade just like paint. Better are cladding products that are certified and warranted to retain their color over their lifespan. Vinyl and other polymeric siding manufactures incorporate color at the front end of production -- actually blending the pigment into the formulation. The color can't chip, pit or peel, giving homeowners peace of mind that they won't have to paint or repair the finish. And just like the leading paint manufactures, vinyl siding, soffit, trim and accessories come in an enormous number of colors -- from classic lighter colors to deep barn reds, hunter and sage greens, deep blues and more.
"Keeping your home's exterior looking fresh and timely doesn't have to be challenging," Payne says.