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Santa Clara, California-based Everypath claims to have found happiness running its own offshore operations. Everypath is a company that targets customized versions of its customer service software to global 1000 companies, and, like hundreds of other American-based firms, it has seen the boom and bust times and is under constant pressure to control costs in a demanding economic environment.
Almost from its inception in 1998, though, Everypath launched its own captive offshore development facility in India.
According to CEO Mark Tapling, that operation reached a peak of 40 employees before the dot-com bubble burst, forcing the company to pull back temporarily while it reviewed its strategy. After a brief hiatus, the company rebuilt its Indian presence with a smaller, refocused team that today represents about half the company's development talent and a crucial edge over its competition.
Tapling admits that outsourcing to countries such as India has lost its luster, and some of its advantages are diminishing. Demand has raised wages, and turnover in overheated hiring markets is often in the double digits as companies and individuals position themselves to make the most of their new opportunities.
Other offshore markets are going through the same process, although at a slower rate. Meanwhile, American wages have, in general, slipped from the peaks they reached in the dot-com era. The net result is that the wage differential between onshore and offshore is not as great as it once was.
Silver bullets can hurt
However, the picture is more complicated than that. Process efficiency, management challenges, the nature of the projects and other factors have a lot to do with the success of offshoring and whether it provides financial benefits. Conversely, offshore providers and the infrastructure that support them are maturing, making offshoring less complex and risky than it was even a few years ago.
"Offshoring is going through the same process that all the IT silver bullets go through," says Denny Morris, service manager at Parsippany, N.J.-based Delta Corporate Services, an IT consultant to the federal government. "There are some good reasons to do it, and the trend toward more commoditized technology is driving some of that," he says.
However, because management and governance are really the crux of IT success, "If offshoring is the only silver bullet in your gun, chances are you'll shoot yourself with it," he adds.
Going beyond wages
Many industry followers warn against expecting an order of magnitude or greater cost savings, which a glance at comparative wage rates sometimes implies. For instance, Robbie Nakatsu, a professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, reckons offshoring will only yield 15 to 30 percent net savings. Joseph Feiman, vice president of research at Gartner, offers an assessment that is only slightly more generous—25 to 40 percent.
It boils down to the cost of doing business that Nakatsu says includes the
impact on the morale of onshore employees, severance costs for terminated employees and increased travel expenses required to manage offshore work.
Gartner has made an effort to quantify and measure as many of these external factors. Feiman explains his team has tried to focus on three areas that go beyond a simple comparison of wage rates. The first is effort allocation, the second is communication—a euphemism for "cultural and geographic distance," he explains, and the third is the "effectiveness of your organization and that of the external provider."
In the communication area, for instance, Feiman says Gartner tries to assess vendor writing and speaking abilities and the potential disruption wrought by time zones on process flow. "Think about what it means to productivity if you have to wait eight hours to get an answer to a simple question," he says.
Feiman also looks at areas such as the challenges of building trust between teams, the stability of organizations and nations (a risk factor in places like Russia, the Ukraine, and even India) and the quality of the work.
Feiman says the different phases of IT projects—analysis, design and construction, unit testing, system testing, and deployment—are susceptible to outsourcing or offshoring in different degrees. Analysis, for example, requires extensive work with business experts and, therefore, is best done on site. "At least 60 percent of design should probably be done on site and, if you are really good, maybe 40 percent can be done offsite," he says.
Similarly, deployment and system testing require onsite presence. What can be moved offsite with relative ease is only construction and unit testing, he says. "That means, realistically, you are only going to get the benefits of offshoring for a portion of your project, perhaps a fairly small portion," he adds.
Enthusiastic about quality
By most accounts, offshore IT suppliers in India have been wholehearted adopters of the Capability Maturity Model, developed at Carnegie Mellon University, and many are certified to CMM level 4 or 5. Vendors in other nations seem to be following the Indian lead. Indeed, notes one observer, the enthusiasm shown overseas for CMM is not unlike the manufacturing quality revolution begun decades ago by companies like Toyota, using American methodologies.
Still, CMM alone doesn't guarantee results. Frank Mazzucco, a senior consultant at Compass America in Dallas, who specializes in process maturity disciplines such as CMM and ISO, recently spent time in India on behalf of his clients, reviewing the capabilities of a number of top Indian developers. Although the primary benefit of the offshore model is potential cost savings, he says, customers find it difficult to track other performance measures, such as productivity and quality. In other words, offshore developers may cost less, but there's no way of knowing if offshore projects take as long, twice as long, or four times as long as traditional projects.
He says one potential pitfall comes when client organizations seek to buy process discipline from Indian vendors without making a corresponding investment in their internal capabilities. Process discipline creates work for the client, in terms of documentation, specification, and review. If the client doesn't have organization to assimilate these sophisticated processes, the vendor will end up ratcheting down its capabilities. An offshore developer can provide a significant process improvement but won't be able to take an organization any further than it's ready to go, he says.
Mazzucco says the bottom line is that the only way to effectively manage any type of development project—whether onshore or offshore—is to focus on the basics of scope, schedule, budget, and quality, and to introduce a methodology of discipline, measurement, and repeatability. That methodology should include a means for continually tracking vendor performance based on development of performance targets, comparison points to industry norms, and a clear schedule, he notes.
Of course, offshoring can put intellectual property and intellectual capital at risk. Will key code or business process knowledge (potentially just as valuable) get lost or misappropriated? Also, there's the potential that cutting onshore capabilities in favor of potentially less-expensive offshore resources could hobble future development efforts or even affect maintainability. To their credit, offshore vendors often make extraordinary efforts to address security concerns.
Nakatsu says an organization must view and address all these issues strategically, rather than plunge into an offshore arrangement just to save a few dollars in the short term.
Captive operations
Setting up a captive operation offshore is one way to reduce, or perhaps eliminate, the risk that valuable intellectual property will be stolen.
Everypath's Tapling says it was once true that only very large companies could afford to set up captive operations. Now, he says, decreasing costs and improvements in infrastructure mean that even operations employing small teams can be viable. "I'm not talking about two or three people, but perhaps a bit bigger than that," he says. What is key is making sure your onshore organization knows how it will use the offshore group and then hires appropriately. "It doesn't make any sense to set up an operation for just one project—it should be part of your ongoing process like an onshore asset," he explains.
What could go wrong
According to Tapling, programmers in India are usually very well trained but often lack specific domain expertise. "Someone who grew up in a rural area of India and graduated from a good school still doesn't really have a sense of what things need to look like for an equity trader in midtown Manhattan," he says.
Bart Higgins, executive vice president for sales and marketing at Auriga, in Amherst, N.H. spent several years working for an Indian outsourcer and recently moved to Auriga, a software development firm that focuses on outsourcing to Russia.
Higgins says the main point is not whether the vendor is offshore or local. "Once you go to an external provider you must always factor in extra costs for management, and you must change the structure and process you use, too," Higgins says.
Higgins says managers are often used to managing by input-based methods. So, for example, they watch programmer X or programmer Y to see if he or she is at work on time. However, Higgins cautions, those methods don't work for offshoring, or for most kinds of outsourcing. Instead, managers need to find, and regularly evaluate, output-based indicators like bits of code, for example. And they must communicate regularly and effectively to make sure they know where each part of a project is in its development and whether elements are getting off track. "You must be ready to flag issues earlier and be more proactive in resolving them," he says.
For his part, Everypath's Tapling says his message to the software community is that offshoring works. "There are additional costs involved in management and maintaining communications, but there are definitely benefits, too," he says. "Don't shy away from it, you've got to do it," he urges.
Discussion Points
• Increased demand for offshoring has raised wages and increased turnover in
hot job markets, taking some of the luster off the global outsourcing picture.
• Although many Indian providers are at level 4 or 5 of the Capability
Maturity Model, that can backfire when a customer firm's software development
processes are not as mature, and can create extra work for the client. •
Many industry experts warn against expecting a windfall in cost savings. One
sees only a 15 to 30 percent savings, while another sees 25 to 40 percent. •
Don't neglect the costs (such as severance pay) involved in terminating onshore
employees whose jobs are being offshored, and the morale of those who will
remain on the payroll.
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[2] Studies of nuclear proliferation have not identified Saudi Arabia as a country of concern.[3]
However, over the years there have been media reports of Saudi Arabia's intent to purchase a nuclear weapon from an outside source. In 2003, a leaked strategy paper laid out three possible options for the Saudi government: to acquire a nuclear deterrent, to ally with and become protected by an existing nuclear nation, or to try to reach agreement on having a nuclear-free Middle East. UN officials and weapon specialists have suggested this review was prompted by a distancing of relations with the US, concerns over Iran's nuclear program, and the lack of international pressure on Israel to give up its nuclear weapons.[4]
Saudi Arabia has denied manufacturing nuclear weapons under its peaceful civilian nuclear program. Saudi Arabia has allegedly allotted financial funds to a military nuclear program and received scientific assistance from various countries, including the United States and Pakistan. According to Western media reports, Saudi Arabia also provided funds for military nuclear programs in the Arab world and was behind providing financial assistance to enable physics experiments necessary for developing nuclear weapons.
In May 2008, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), as part of the United States' vintage Atoms for Peace program, to boost Saudi efforts for a civilian nuclear program.[5]
Historically, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have extremely cordial relations which sometimes are described as a 2nd OIC conference at Lahore.[6]
It is widely believed that Saudi Arabia has been a major financier of Pakistan's own integrated atomic bomb project since 1974, a programme founded by former prime minister Zulfi Bhutto.[6][7] In the 1980s, Chief Martial Law Administrator and President General Zia-ul-Haq paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia where he unofficially told the King that: "Our achievements are yours".[6] This cooperation was allegedly furthered by socialist prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 1995. In 1998, the conservative Prime minister Nawaz Sharif informed Saudi Arabia confidentially before ordering the nuclear tests (see Chagai-I and Chagai-II) in the Weapon-testing labs-III (WTL) located in the Chagai remote site in Balochistan Province of Pakistan.[6] In June 1998, the Prime Minister paid a farewell visit to King Fahd and publicly thanked the Saudi government for supporting the country after the tests.[6] Shortly thereafter, Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Sultan went with Prime Minister Sharif on a tour of a classified institute, the Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL), where leading scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan briefed the Prince and Prime Minister Sharif on nuclear physics and sensitive issues involving nuclear explosive devices.[6]
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In March 2006, the German magazine Cicero reported that Saudi Arabia had, since 2003, received assistance from Pakistan to acquire nuclear missiles and warheads. Satellite photos allegedly reveal an underground city with nuclear silos containing Ghauri rockets in Al-Sulaiyil, south of the capital Riyadh.[9] Pakistan has denied aiding Saudi Arabia in its nuclear ambitions.[10]
On January 2012, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signed a mutual cooperation deal on nuclear energy with King Abdullah, during Premier Jiabao's visit to the Middle East.[11][12] The details of such cooperation were not fully provided by the government-controlled Saudi Press Agency, but according to Hashim Yamani, president of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, the kingdom has planned 16 commercial nuclear power reactors by 2030.[13] According to Iranian expert Afshin Molavi of the New America Foundation, the Saudi-China relationship is a strategic relationship, as compared to China-Iran relations, in which the relations between China and Iran are transactional.[14]
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Senior Clinton administration officials responsible for Mideast affairs at the time Khilewi sought asylum, including Robert Pelletreau of the State Department and Bruce Riedel of the National Security Council, said they found nothing in Khilewi's debriefings to back up the Media reports about a Saudi nuclear program. "There was nothing there," Pelletreau said. (Vartan 2005)
The Bush administration provided for cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America in which the United States would sell the UAE nuclear reactors and nuclear fuel. The UAE would, in return, renounce their right to enrich uranium for their civilian nuclear program. At the time of signing, this agreement was touted as a way to reduce risks of nuclear proliferation in the Persian Gulf. However, Mustafa Alani of the Dubai-based Gulf Research Center stated that, should the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty collapse, nuclear reactors such as those slated to be sold to the UAE under this agreement could provide the UAE with a path toward a nuclear weapon, raising the specter of further nuclear proliferation. [17] In March 2007, foreign ministers of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council met in Saudi Arabia to discuss progress in plans agreed in December 2006, for a joint civilian nuclear program.[18]
In 2011, Prince Turki al-Faisal, who has served as the Saudi intelligence chief and as ambassador to the United States has suggested that the kingdom might consider producing nuclear weapons if it found itself between the atomic arsenals of Iran and Israel.[19] In 2012, it was confirmed that Saudi Arabia would launch its own nuclear weapons program immediately if Iran successfully developed nuclear weapons. In such an eventuality, Saudi Arabia would start work on a new ballistic missile platform, purchase nuclear warheads from overseas and aim to source uranium to develop weapons-grade material.
Officials in the West believe Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have an understanding in which Islamabad would supply the kingdom with warheads if security in the Gulf was threatened. A Western official told The Times that Riyadh could have the nuclear warheads in a matter of days of approaching Islamabad. Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Naeem Khan was quoted as saying that "Pakistan considers the security of Saudi Arabia not just as a diplomatic or an internal matter but as a personal matter." Naeem also said that the Saudi leadership considered Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to be one country. Any threats to Saudi Arabia is also a threat to Pakistan.[20] Other vendors were also likely to enter into a bidding war if Riyadh indicated that it was seeking nuclear warheads. Both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have denied the existence of any such agreement.[21] Western intelligence sources have told The Guardian that the Saudi monarchy has paid for up to 60% of the Pakistan's atomic bomb projects and in return has the option to buy five to six nuclear warheads off the shelf.[22]
In November 2013, a variety of sources told BBC Newsnight that Saudi Arabia had invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects and believes it could obtain nuclear bombs at will. Earlier in the year, a senior NATO decision maker told Mark Urban, a senior diplomatic and defense editor, that he had seen intelligence reporting that nuclear weapons made in Pakistan on behalf of Saudi Arabia are now sitting ready for delivery. In October 2013, Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence, told a conference in Sweden that if Iran got the bomb, "the Saudis will not wait one month. They already paid for the bomb, they will go to Pakistan and bring what they need to bring." Since 2009, when King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia warned visiting US special envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross that if Iran crossed the threshold, "we will get nuclear weapons", the kingdom has sent the Americans numerous signals of its intentions. Gary Samore, who until March 2013 was President Barack Obama's counter-proliferation adviser, told BBC Newsnight: "I do think that the Saudis believe that they have some understanding with Pakistan that, in extremis, they would have claim to acquire nuclear weapons from Pakistan."[23]
According to the US based think-tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the BBC report on possible nuclear sharing between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is partially incorrect. There is no indication of the validity or credibility of the BBC's sources, nor does the article expand on what essentially constitutes an unverified lead. Furthermore, if Pakistan were to transfer nuclear warheads onto Saudi soil, it is highly unlikely that either nation would face any international repercussions if both nations were to follow strict nuclear sharing guidelines similar to that of NATO.[24] A research paper produced by the British House of Commons Defence Select Committee states that as long as current NATO nuclear sharing arrangements remain in place, NATO states would have few valid grounds for complaint if such a transfer were to occur.[25]
In 1987 it was reported that Saudi Arabia purchased between 50 and 60 Chinese-made CSS-2 intermediate-range ballistic missiles equipped with a high explosive warhead, which have a range of 2,800 km with a payload of either 2,150 or 2,500 kg together with between 10 and 15 transport vehicle systems.[26] The ballistic missiles are the main weapons of the Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force which is a separate branch of Saudi Arabia armed forces. In 2013 the existence of the Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force is an official information published in mass-media.[27]
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shanahan96 - May 29, 2017 7:48 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2017dragon ride
pretty cool climb up the dragon's tail on memorial day. good snow conditions as i was able to climb lots of the route in the shade and top out early morning. fun day in RMNP!
Senad Rizvanovic - Mar 28, 2015 11:00 pm Date Climbed: Mar 28, 2015Dragon's Tail Couloir
Dragon's tail in march, great climb, conditions weren't good, but still we did enjoy this climb. Great route.
ashish - Feb 12, 2015 12:05 am Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2009Phew
with a guide. first mountaineering route!
Ted Eliason - May 14, 2014 11:22 am Date Climbed: May 10, 2014Nice 6hrs Car to Car
Don't know why I had put off this super quick and accessible training run. An easy route to do laps on.
SarahThompson - Jun 1, 2013 5:57 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2013Left Branch
Took the left branch. Great snow conditions. Bit of fairly easy icy rock near top. Nice climb, especially considering the short and easy approach.
DaveEngle - Jul 5, 2013 10:43 amRe: Left Branch
Was there still quite a bit of snow in the couloir and what did the base (apron) look like when you climbed it last? Did you go solo?
astrobassman - Apr 24, 2012 12:15 am Date Climbed: Apr 7, 2012Nice Route
Long day since we roped up the entire route to practice simul climbing, although this is definitely not needed. Great setting.
ripper333 - Apr 11, 2012 11:24 am Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2012ski
supa fun day climbing and skiing this piece of real estate with a clown :0
colint - Jun 20, 2011 11:19 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2011Deep snow in June
Deep snows this year made this climb very straightforward, like climbing a really long slushy staircase. There was a small piece of ice in at the rock step, but I wish there had been about 100 meters more!
JonW - May 8, 2011 10:45 pm Date Climbed: May 7, 2011Quite Scenic
Very scenic but somewhat boring climb. Was expecting more based on Cooper's book, but the route was very filled in during early 2011.
StephanieLynn - Oct 19, 2010 6:08 pm Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2009early season climb
A very enjoyable couloir climb. A chunk of snow from the walls above us almost took out Heather... scary! The exit was my favorite part.
cushman - May 26, 2010 11:35 am Date Climbed: May 22, 2010DTC
Soft by 7am, CTC in 4:30, descent via Flattop Trail
ChrisHunley - Mar 27, 2009 5:32 pm Date Climbed: May 12, 2007Love Couloirs
Aesthetic line in a beautiful setting. Weather was perfect.
heather14 - Mar 23, 2009 11:03 pm Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2009Sweet Climb
Thanks to the warm winter the snow in the couloir was pretty nice for a March climb. The sidewall however decided to shed a layer down on us. The crux still had enough snow on it that it seemed more like a short class 3 scramble. A great climb overall!
Gareth - May 11, 2008 8:36 pm Date Climbed: May 10, 2008Dragon's Tail Couloir
I climbed with slowpoke. The couloir had somewhere around a foot of new snow in it covering the wet and poorly consolidated snow underneath. The climb consisted of a relentless plowing upward to form a trench. It was good that there was a big group of us up there to break trail! Plenty of spindrift blowing up the couloir, with a couple of small snow slides near the top. Did I mention that it felt freaking cold! What month was it again? It sure felt like a winter climb!
Roam Around - Apr 28, 2008 11:57 am Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008First of the season
First couloir of the season! Conditions varied from really stable avy debris to complete sugar powder - but no slabs forming up the whole length.
Bonesaw - Jan 11, 2008 10:00 am Date Climbed: May 15, 2002Awesome day!
This was my intro to mountaineering and it was incredible. I'm hooked!
Timothy Pearl - Oct 31, 2007 5:37 pm Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2007Awesome Autumn Climb?
Who'da thunk it? Turned out to be sweet conditions! Enough snow to avoid scree, enough rock to keep it exciting, non-threatening weather, dry approach hike. I couldn't imagine it any better! I recommend light rack and small rope in the Autumn. With Jim C.


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You've completed your truck driver training, got your license, got hired, and passed your orientation.You're on your way to becoming a professional truck driver.
Now you're just in the process of waiting to be assigned a trainer or mentor that you could be paired with for up to six weeks depending on the company.
I'm sure that you have plenty of questions about just how this may work, how much stuff to pack, what to bring etc. This article will go over all the things you will need to know about your on the road training and how to survive it without killing your trainer.
What Do You Bring for On-the-road Training?
First is what to pack and how much should you pack?
Well, the first thing to remember is that even though the truck may look big, there really isn't much in the way of storage. Also remember that you are going into your trainers truck and he/she has probably have had the truck for a while and probably keep quite a bit of their gear in the vehicle which means there isn't much room for your personal items.
You will likely encounter shippers and receivers that will require you to be safe while working, so you'll need to bring:
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You're Driving
Once you have been assigned a trainer it's time to go on the road for your training. Chances are you will do around 90 percent of the driving.
There will be times that your trainer may take over behind the wheel, for example, if you have become completely frustrated trying to complete a maneuver or task such as backing up into a spot, having issues shifting, or it's just been a really long day and your brain is in information overload.
You will have a chance to meet and ask your trainer questions before you head out on the road, don't be afraid to ask questions of your mentor, and remember they are there to help you along and guide you along the way.
Living in the Truck with your Trainer
The first hurdle that you will have to deal with is living in a truck with a trainer.
Your trainer, if they've been instructing long, is used to sharing their space with a trainee. You, on the other hand, may take some time to get used to living in tight quarters with your teacher.
You and your instructor will spend a lot of time together, so during downtime, it wouldn't be the worst thing to get away from the truck and your trainer.
Having a quiet meal by yourself in a truck stop or taking a walk or even spending some time watching TV in the lounge, are all good options. This will reduce cabin fever and prevent you from going stir crazy.
What If Things Aren't Working Out During Training?
If by chance things are not going so well with your trainer, you can ask to be given another trainer.
There are many cases where, an instructor's way of teaching and mentoring may not work for every student, sometimes, a different way of getting the message out may be needed.
The thing to remember is if the lesson isn't sinking in, don't let it frustrate you, instead keep focused and don't give up.
Don't be afraid to communicate what you are having troubles with as most effective trainers will keep that open dialog with their students and they will compare notes on what they believe what their strengths and weaknesses are.
Also a good trainer will spend the time with you working on your weaknesses. For example, if you're having trouble backing into tight docks, your trainer could have you practice reversing between two trailers until you feel more comfortable.
Keep Practicing and Developing Your Skills
Drive on Different Road Conditions
In order to be a skilled truck driver, you need to get experience in different road conditions.
If, for instance, you haven't driven through a mountainous region, ask your mentor if you're able to practice driving on this type of stretch whenever opportunity presents itself. Operating a truck on an ascending and descending elevation is a good skill to master.
Install Tire Chains
If it's in the winter time learn how to properly install you tire chains, your trainer will have lots of experience driving through the mountains in the winter time and his knowledge that he passes on will be invaluable as a new driver.
Scale Loads
There are other things that you will learn to master that you wouldn't have had a chance to while you were in driving school, such as scaling loads and making sure that your load is legal to go down the road.
Most companies have policies where they want you to scale a load on any load that weighs more than 30,000 pounds. You will have many chances with your trainer to learn to scale your loads and if they are overweight on a set of axles you will learn where you have to slide your trailer tandems to get the load legal. By the end of your training you should have this procedure down pat.
Fill Out Paperwork
The other big thing that you will need to learn is how to fill out all the paperwork involved with the job, the main one will be your trip sheet, which is really important because that is how you will get paid by your company.
The other one to learn is the border paperwork which is a lot easier to learn and get the handle of now because both the US and Canada have migrated to electronic manifests putting the onus on the trucking company to have everything setup electronically. Even drivers' daily logs are going the way of electronic as both countries seem headed towards efficient logging methods.
The biggest thing to help you survive would be get yourself a notebook and at the end of each day take note of everything that you encountered and learned during the day, mark down what you did well, keep track of things that could use more work. If your feeling overwhelmed don't be afraid to take a break and calm yourself down, remember if your flustered your not helping yourself or your trainer.
At the end of your training sit down with your trainer and discuss your progress.
Your instructor will give you an assessment of where you're at and what areas require development. Don't worry, they will provide more time training until you're ready. Remember, they want you to succeed and be safe on the road.
The biggest takeaway is to enjoy the process, ask lots of questions, learn as much as you can, and keep practicing.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post1035898280819809370..comments2020-10-19T05:46:53.852-04:00Comments on Buckeye Surgeon: I'm SoldJeffrey Parks MD FACShttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-48293291422475476782010-03-23T17:10:39.830-04:002010-03-23T17:10:39.830-04:001/4 of medical grads go to primary care whereas 3/...1/4 of medical grads go to primary care whereas 3/4 go to specialties.

Not enough PCP, too many specialists. The Public Health pyramid (infrastructure) in the U.S. is essentially, upside-down.HMShttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-67643816710741219002010-03-23T15:48:36.079-04:002010-03-23T15:48:36.079-04:00right on, docright on, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-73000800575405052512010-03-23T10:28:29.339-04:002010-03-23T10:28:29.339-04:00I live in California, and according to the Medical...I live in California, and according to the Medical Board figures, there are ~100,000 licensed physicians living here and ~ 66,000 of those practice clinical medicine 19+ hours a week.

The Medical Boards 2008 annual report indicates that ~ 58% of California physicians live within 5 Counties-

The California Medical Association claims that 70% of CA physicians do not see Medicaid patients.

So what does all this mean to me? Insurance does not equal access-MediCaid for all is not solution-Think money for gas, but no gas station.

We need a plan that supports appropriate geographic distribution of primary and specialty care-this will likely mean "employed physicians" to insulate them from the economic reality of taking care of the poor and marginally insured.

Perhaps we should be discussing the issue in the context of Public firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-49250477637013217602010-03-23T00:21:19.922-04:002010-03-23T00:21:19.922-04:00Buckeye, I'm surprised at this post. After all...Buckeye, I'm surprised at this post. After all, not too long ago, you had a well-timed post against your being taxed at an unreasonable rate (see "Welcome to the Real World"). Why the change of heart? An additional tax on those making $200,000 and more, reduced Medicare reimbursements, new, expanded Medicaid obligations in state budgets, a 40% tax on existing "good" medical plans, new excise taxes on tanning salons, pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, and health insurers (ultimately passed on to the end users). Buckeye, if any significant amount of your business is Medicare, your reimbursements are going down while your taxes go up.

This bill proposes a shotgun fix in the wake of a majority in both houses of Congress and the midterm elections. This is not a problem that can be solved by this bill. The American Academy of Family Physicians predicts a 40,000 shortage of their own pedigree by 2020. Let's consider the numbers further: it takes at least 7 years to train a physician. Our current physicians are expected to take on 32 million new customers by 2014. Nurse practitioners and PAs are looking to fill this gap in care, making doctors in primary care less relevant. In fact, nurse practitioner programs are transitioning to offering only doctoral programs to "be on the same parity of respect with doctors." Nurse anesthetists on average now earn more than the average family practitioner.

The mandate for insurance has few teeth. For an individual, a $95 penalty in 2014 increasing to $695 by 2016. Is there a health plan that costs $695 a year? Guaranteed issue of health insurance only works with enough payees, and this penalty is not exactly an incentive to purchase a policy.

The solutions are not pretty, but when taken in small doses, like sips of alkaselzer, you have measurable progress. First, fund more residency positions in primary care to take on the additional patients. Then implement guaranteed issue of health insurance with a stronger purchase mandate. Leave the feds out of modifying health premiums, otherwise every federal official will run on lower health premiums without regard to solvency. Allow states to recover if adopting the unfunded mandate of expanded Medicaid eligibility and greater reimbursements. Oh, and what about tort reform?Jeremyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-62776961646261409682010-03-22T15:31:38.385-04:002010-03-22T15:31:38.385-04:00House Democrats voted 219-212 late Sunday to send ...House Democrats voted 219-212 late Sunday to send the landmark legislation to Obama. The 10-year, $938 billion bill would extend coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans, reduce deficits and ban insurance company practices such as charging more to women and denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Obama is expected to sign the bill Tuesday at the White House, spokesman Robert Gibbs said email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-36287306796347511462010-03-20T22:24:27.903-04:002010-03-20T22:24:27.903-04:00Buckeye: Do I agree with you? Yes. HOWEVER, the o...Buckeye: Do I agree with you? Yes.

HOWEVER, the only way we are going to seriously cut costs in this country is with rational rationing. That is how europe and canada do it. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out. You will not get dialysis or a CABG in your 80's. You will not third line chemo at 50 K per month. Actually the europeans don't even allow our outlandish prices for drugs. Guess what, pharma still plays with europe. Until this is done we are all just standing around pissing in the wind. That includes americans who think they can get everything now for everybody or they will email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-85234308974968329822010-03-19T12:33:26.071-04:002010-03-19T12:33:26.071-04:00@Tom MS-2 Is that you being merciful to the 30-40...@Tom MS-2

Is that you being merciful to the 30-40 million uninsured folks OR you being politically correct?

$950 billion is the cost projection over 10 YEARS; the Defense Department easily burns through more than that amount every 2 firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-90898857308553091542010-03-18T22:11:08.322-04:002010-03-18T22:11:08.322-04:00I support giving 30-40M more people healthcare, bu...I support giving 30-40M more people healthcare, but not at the price of 950 billion dollars.Tom email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-27389740228859498622010-03-18T20:16:22.772-04:002010-03-18T20:16:22.772-04:00I understand the idealist who wants healthcare for...I understand the idealist who wants healthcare for all and thinks it should be a civil right but there's never a free lunch. Do people really believe the GDP numbers that the CBO projects along with the associated tax revenues? Our country has expanded mostly due to credit over the last 20 years. The Japanese economy in 1990 suffered from many of the same symptoms that we are suffering from. In Japan today stocks and real estate prices are on average 25% of what they were in 1990. From 1990 to 2000 Japan had huge budget deficits due to infrastructure spending and still no recovery. Given the track record of our government, I wouldn't be optimistic. Obama would think the healthcare bill is a "good start". I agree with him that it's a "good start" to much higher taxes and more government email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-25282132083352124822010-03-17T19:59:52.828-04:002010-03-17T19:59:52.828-04:00I know people with only catastrophic insurance who...I know people with only catastrophic insurance who will not get exams for themselves for fear of dx preventing them from even the catastrophic temporary insurance renewal and bankruptcy. They are professionals with families, out of work who cannot afford COBRA/mortgage/kids. They are not crazy, I'd do the same thing.

Without any changes, you all (me included) are gonna be out of work sooner or later. People just can't pay the bills. But hey, I know that if I got into trouble and needed emergent surgery, I could call you Buckeye, and you Frank and we could use my kitchen table. Oh, and Frank, I have a TV in the kitchen :o)

-email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-22453886641764579902010-03-17T13:16:19.107-04:002010-03-17T13:16:19.107-04:00I agree, Buckeye, the bill is imperfect but is as ...I agree, Buckeye, the bill is imperfect but is as good as we can expect. The larger issue is that we need to reform the political system first. Only after you remove the massive amounts of lobbyist money from the system, and have an electorate that is not so easily influenced by propaganda from the media, can you achieve real reform in this country (on any issue).
And 3 cheers for NO TORT REFORM!Attorney firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-9491021805000339132010-03-17T10:37:26.658-04:002010-03-17T10:37:26.658-04:00Should have been sold EARLIER when it could still ...Should have been sold EARLIER when it could still make some difference, rather than now when the fate of the reform is uncertain and very much up in the air.HMShttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-78795881478483444092010-03-17T10:06:17.733-04:002010-03-17T10:06:17.733-04:00I don't get it, No Pubic Option, Payoffs to B...I don't get it, No Pubic Option, Payoffs to Big Insurance/Pharm that would make Bernie Madeoffs mouth water, Doctors takin it up the rear like Barney Frank in his prime, and it's a step in the right direction???
Thats what they said at Treblinka, its just "De-Lousing!!!' its "Free!!!" who wants to get Typhus???!!!
No one will touch health reform for a generation??? Thats a good thing.
And you know that Doctor Fix is only until the end of the Month???

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Find useful links to resources, tools and information for community and voluntary groups in Bromley:
Covid-19 related resources for VCSE sector
Resources for community groups and charities
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Covid-19 related resources for VCSE sector
- Emerging from lockdown and returning to work (.pdf, Aug 2020, courtesy Thackray Williams Solicitors)
- Bromley VCS Recovery Plan template (.pdf, Aug 2020)
- Bromley Covid-19 Outbreak Control Plan (.pdf, Aug 2020)
- (revised) CLB Covid-19 Return to Work guide (pdf. Sept 2020)
Resources for community groups and charities from our Impact and Diversity Programme 2017-2019
- Digital Tools to Communicate Impact (.pdf, Oct 2018, courtesy Superhighways)
- Useful Apps for Data Collection and Storytelling (.pdf, 2020, courtesy Superhighways)
- Equalities and Diversity (.pdf courtesy Evelyn Rodrigues, Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets, 29 November 2018)
- Theory of Change (.pdf courtesy Evelyn Rodrigues, Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets, 31st January 2019)
- Planning for the Future (.pdf, March 2019)
- Networking - Bromley's Voluntary Sector Strategic Network (VSSN) (.pdf, June 2018)
Bromley borough facts and figures, useful for funding bids, presentations and business planning
Updated in Spring 2018 by the London Borough of Bromley, this 2 page factsheet provides useful, summary information about the population in the borough.
Updated in Spring 2018 by the London Borough of Bromley, this 2 page factsheet provides useful information about the health and life expectancy of people in the borough.
All Directors of Public Health produce an Annual Public Health Report (APHR) to raise the profile of emerging health issues or to highlight an area of particular interest to a wide variety of audiences.
Bromley's 2017 report is on Type 2 diabetes - one of the most significant public health challenges of our time which is a national and local priority. The APHR report gives an overview of the causes, prevalence and impact of diabetes at a local and national level and includes advice on prevention and the pro-active steps everyone can take to prevent diabetes.
A JSNA is an ongoing process by which local authorities, NHS clinical commissioning groups and other public sector partners jointly describe the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population and identify priorities for action. Bromley JSNA is owned by the Bromley Health and Wellbeing Board.
Published in 2016, this Asset Mapping research report is the first 'State of the Sector' report for over five years relating to the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in the London Borough of Bromley. The work was carried out by CLB and commissioned by Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group and Bromley Council.
This webpage on the London Funders website has links to data and resources which you may find of interest and which can help highlight unmet need in your area.
Put together by London Plus and the Greater London Authority, this is a 2 page guide to useful datasets which are open and can be accessed by all.
This is the official source for statistics and data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, published under open licences for you to use. Find 200+ datasets covering MHCLG's priorities including: deprivation, housing, local government finance, planning and other themes. Check their interactive map for 2015 deprivation indices which allows you to zoom in and explore particular locations across England, including Bromley.
Official data from over 100 indicators, revealing patterns in poverty and inequality. Data available on a borough by borough basis.
The London Datastore is a free and open data-sharing portal where anyone can access data relating to the capital. There are over 700 datasets to help you understand the city. Search by topic, borough and ward level, different views/analysis etc. The London Area Profiles help paint a general picture of an area allowing you to explore a wealth of local data to better understand the profile of London's communities and the neighbourhoods they live in.
If your organisation keeps personal data in any form, you'll probably be aware that changes in data protection regulations - General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) - came into force on May 25th 2018. Below are some links to resources and tools to help with compliance.
Read the key data protection principles setting out the main responsibilities for organisations. (ICO website)
The ICO is the UK's independent body set up to uphold information rights. The Information Commissioner's Office guidance for not-for-profit organisations aims to answer questions regularly raised by charities and voluntary organisations. As well as a full guide to the law, their section for charities includes FAQs and a self help checklist.
The NCVO has a range of services and resources posted on their website.
Kate White from Superhighways has created this regularly updated library of guidance on the GDPR regulations, which includes the latest updates from the Information Commissioner's Office as well as guidance and tools from experts in the field. With thanks to Kate for sharing.
Paul Ticher, a leading expert in data protection, has produced this 9 page summary of key things you need to address.
- Data audit template (docx)
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I am totally in admiration of the artist behind these micro-sculptures. I can't even use a tooth pick without the darn think breaking in half in my mouth. I raise my hat to Bob Shamey, of Ligonier, PA.
Incredibly, all these pictures are micro sculptures carved from tooth picks. The 9-car freight train was carved for the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" museum and, believe it or not, if you enlarge the image, you can actually see its wheels!
Personally I love the movable balls, chain links and miniature pliers more than the Warner Bros characters.
While these unquestionably rule, I would question the amount of joy having one of these pieces could give you in your home. That is unless you have Superman-style eye sight or a magnifying glass; otherwise, it would still just look like a toothpick. But hey, maybe I am missing the point.
Bob Shamey further demonstrates his kick arse wood carving skills by making some amazing pieces out of fruit stones. I much prefer these and adore the grumpy face made out of a peach stone.
I love the top tips given by Shamey to anyone wanted to carve a fruit stone - safe to say it would take a lot more than a clean seed. If you're tempted, below are tips for stone carving.
Tooth Picks Sculptures and Fruit Stone Art
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You know, you guys have such a habit of saying "oh you dont understand Christianity,RickD wrote:Actually, you're correct Philip.
Why would someone who thinks we are the product of naturalistic evolution think killing chickens for food is wrong?
I think that's something we both have in common, but for different reasons.
dont get it about God.
You sure dont understand how I think. Whether that has to do with "evolution"
materialo-naturalistic or not, I cant say.
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Operational/Personal Record of Volker, B.
Personal History:
Grew up on farmland owned by grandfather on Virgon, with Parents and 3 elder male siblings. Grandfather known as Retired boxer Anthony 'The Jaw' Volker. Father G.Sgt(Ret) Carmine Volker. Reported as first trained in firearms usage at age 9. 6th place in Regional Practical Shooting Competion Standard Division at age 14, continued on for next 2 years, scoring 3rd and 1st, respectively. Military Service Rifle Competition Regional champion at age 16. Reached Kickboxing Regional Semi-Finals at ages 15, 16 and 17, Reaching finals in final year but ultimately achieving 2nd place. Joined Colonial Military age 18.
Criminal Record:
Arrested for assault, age 17. Not formally charged. (Addendum: Altercation occured between Volker, B, Volker, H, Volker, J and Volker, T. Sibling Rivalry happens.) (Addendum Two: Volker, B wishes it to be known on record that he 'Kicked their collective asses.') - Noted. CMRD.
High School Graduate, Virgon.
Military History
Completed Boot Camp At Whitefall Base, Virgon.
Scored one less than required for continued marksmanship training. Rumours circled of intentionally missing final shot.
CQB/MOUT operations: Ssgt Carin Reynolds offers commendation on excellent awareness and ability to prioritise threats, as well as marksmanship. Does however critisize actions taken in MILES training due to use of martial arts on another cadet. Volker states 'He was too close to shoot.'
Private Volker, B assigned to Battlestar Triton Immediately after boot. Promoted to PFC, then on to Lance Corporal due to actions in wargames.
'PFC Barnabas Volker did, as part of Delta Platoon, Echo Company, 8th Battalion, 12th Marine Infantry Division prove himself worth the rank of Lance Corporal via clear and effective action in support of his squad. Accurate threat assessment and the priority given to passing the required information to his commanders had a notable effect on the entire platoon's ability to seize and capture an enemy held factory on the surface of Picon in cross-division training exercises.'
Lance Corporal Volker, B transferred to Battlestar Erasmus.
No marks, positive or negative recorded during this time. Promotion to Corporal offered due to record and accepted.
Transferred to Battlestar Night Flight.
Served with due dilligence and duty. Personal notes include description of Volker, B being 'Highly sociable while maintaining respect for superior officers and enlisted men, and often helping junior marines settle in after transfer.'
Additional notation states cause for final promotion to Sergeant before transfer to Colonial Escort Carrier Kharon.
'Corporal Barnabas Volker showed courage and care for those in his Platoon for all three years aboard the Night Flight, but did go above and beyond in the investigation and subsequent stoppage of a suicide attempt by a young Private. If it were not for Corporal Volker noting the young Marine absent from an activity he had learned the man enjoyed, searched for him and then thwarted the suicide-via-firearm attempt with swift and decisive action, the drop in morale of the Platoon due to the loss of one Marine may well have been irrecoverable.'
Transferred to Colonial Escort Carrier 'Kharon', Fox Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Marine Infantry Division.
Medical History
PHD023: On this day, Sergeant Barnabas Volker (henceforth referred to as Sgt Volker) did recieve 1 (one) GSW to the head during the repelling of Cylon boarding. The bullet entered the left side of Sgt Volker's mouth, causing split trauma to the top lip and shattering seven teeth before exiting through the cheek, resulting in large trauma injuries. Sgt. Volker placed in infirmary.
PHD090: Sgt Volker Refuses to relax. Asked for weights to stave off muscle and fitness degredation.
PHD100: Sgt Volker slips into unconciousness for 25 days. Drip administered.
PHD125: Sgt Volker awoke from Coma. GSW mostly healed, but with heavy scarring. Shows signs of some speech impediment when tired or irritable, but apart from obvious physical damage merely requires minor exercise to return to peak conditions.
On the Grid
Known Associates
|The Lookers
|Corporal Epi "Shortstack" Jarot. Considering she actually visited me while I was getting my face rebuilt, she's alright in my books. Apart from the fact she's always got some new horrifying story to tell when she does. Need to get her sparring again when I'm out.
|Salazar Nikos. If I like her, I'm supposed to respect her. If I don't like her, I'm supposed to respect her. I don't have a clue where the hell she came from, but right now I'm not sure I trust her enough to feel either. AND SHE TOOK MY GUN.
|Lieutenant (JG) Jupiter "Fingers" Black. It's really difficult to keep hating on Black when she's so damn set on nearly dying.
|Agatha Christine Beckett. She got me some shiny nice new teeth. I wonder if she'd accept payment in bludgeons over the back of the head with a pipe?
|Coco 'CeCe' Batista. Holy shit I know this woman. From before the bombs. We both trained at the same military base at roughly the same time. And guess what? I know something you don't know.
Timeline of Events
- "No offense, buddy, but I ain't in the mood for paperwork because you're an idiot." - Said to an unconcious Ashe while dragging him into the ring after he goaded Jupiter into hitting him in the Gym.


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Last week I spoke at the Startup Project at the Stanford Faculty Club. About 300 people (a mix of startupists, VCs, and curious techies) gathered together to talk about Amazon Web Services. Check out the talk here:
Other speakers talked about using EC2. My favorite speaker was Joyce Park (of 106miles fame) from boozemail, a silly little facebook app that is growing like a weed (it lets you send virtual drinks to your friends on facebook). Sean Knapp (from a hot video startup called Ooyala) also presented, and Don MacAskill from SmugMug gave his crowd-pleasing "Set Amazon's Servers on Fire, not Yours" presentation.
Randy Komisar from Kleiner Perkins also gave a great interview where he talked about "dashboard businesses", where you measure user behavior on a cheaply-built live site rather than focusing on up-front analysis and business planning.
Good stuff, all of it! There was a similar event in San Francisco the next day, but I had to get back to work, so I didn't go.


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A ready-to-use map of the most fashionable shops in the Fahion Square, the beating heart of Milan. Signed by Baglioni Hotel Carlton.
Via della Spiga
The prestigious Via della Spiga is an exclusive centre for luxury, with its boutiques presenting Italy's famed fashion and style around the world. It is recognised internationally as one of the main shopping centres for high fashion, but retains the features of intimacy and sociability typical of the medieval city.
Via Montenapoleone
The celebrated via Montenapoleone is considered one of the most exclusive streets in the world due to the prices of its luxury boutiques.
The central position, the presence of the biggest names in fashion, and the ever-increasing wealth of Russian, Chinese and American tourists, make it one of the most highly regarded fashion streets in the world.
Baglioni Hotel Carlton
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We believe that God has commanded parents to raise their children to be disciples of Jesus. Parents do this by proclaiming the works of God (primarily the Gospel) so that their children will trust Him, and by teaching the law of God so that their children will obey Him. (Deuteronomy 6:6; Psalm 78:1-7)
The Family Ministry Team is a resource to support and equip parents to carry out this duty. Every activity we do with children and youth functions as an augmentation of the parents' primary role in discipleship.
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Despite their initial protestations, the children really enjoyed the house! A great little visit to break up the day!
Fascinating tale of the great doctor. Very well done. An amazing story of an amazing man.
Fascinating to learn about one of history's greatest and most influential people.
The Samuel Johnson house is a great little museum - a lovely atmosphere and a warm welcome.
Very interesting house. There is so much history about these gentlemen who lived in the Midlands that I hadn't got any idea how important in history they were. The information is explained very well.
I would thoroughly recommend the tour to anyone with an interest in the genius that is Samuel Johnson.
I found the museum to be fun and entertaining. I would recommend this place to my friends.
A very enjoyable visit to Dr Johnson's Birthplace museum. It is so important to preserve historical properties such as this!
This was a really interesting place to visit! There was so much information that one needs to return to consolidate. It was beautifully organised and the video made an excellent introduction.
Loved the story and the interactive ways of introducing Samuel Johnson's work. Enjoyable.
absolutely brilliant place. i live in lichfield and me and my daughter visit nearly every month. there's always something going on for children which is excellent and fun
This is an amazing venue! I am amazed that this place is free and it is wonderfully interactive. I sincerely hope that I get chance to come here many more times. An absolute delight. My sister loved it,...
An excellent, well chosen collection at Cure in Lichfield. Always considered.
Well worth a visit. A trip back in time, plus an informative insight into the life and times of Samuel Johnson.
really enjoyable visit - fantastic to see a first edition of Johnson's dictionary. If you have a spare hour would definitely recommend a look. A surprisingly large exhibition.
Absolutely wonderful museum! Artefacts beautifully displayed and commentaries very interesting. We were greeted warmly at reception and the guide was very knowledgeable. The video was excellent as well.
To all literary minded people - a must; and to others, do not walk past! The house is a wonderful display of the past and very atmospheric.
The museum is excellent, well laid out and staff are very knowledgeable. Thank you!
We enjoyed the quizzes and they are very suitable for children. Also we liked dressing up. It was fun - we would definitely come back again!
A fantastic house to visit. There are so many artefacts and bits of information to absorb, this would normally be quite tiring but in Johnson's house, everything is displayed in an interesting and easy...
Extremely interesting and we received an excellent welcome. Lots of information, and an excellent bookshop. Highly recommended.
Fascinating insight into the life and times of Johnson. So much more than just seeing his dictionary. Well worth a visit.
A great place for all the family. My six year old and three year old really enjoyed exploring the rooms, made even more fun by the 'finding the cats' activity. They also enjoyed dressing up!
An excellent experience, very informative! This museum should be commended for its accessibility and attention to detail.


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Kumkum Bhagya 10th August 2018 Written Episode Update: Tanu loses in the game
Kumkum Bhagya 10th August 2018 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
The Episode starts with Aaliya asking Tanu to play the game so that she can do her work. She turns to go and sees King. She thinks if he heard me. King thinks why is she smiling as she gets irritated seeing me. Aaliya asks Dasi to tell Abhi to play the game and says if Tanu identifies him while blindfolded then we will know who loves him more. Dasi says Pragya. Aaliya says let them play the game and see. Dasi says it won't be right. Aaliya says may be Tanu will identify Abhi and Pragya will identify King. Mitali says Pragya might identify Abhi as her husband. Aaliya asks Dasi to convince Abhi. Abhi agrees. Disha tells Purab that they shall talk to Pragya about Kiara. Mitali thanks Dasi for convincing them. Abhi thinks he don't want to play the game else Pragya's words will come true. Mitali ties blind fold on Tanu's eyes. Dasi asks John to ask Aaliya to get gift from her cupboard. John says ok. Mitali asks Tanu to walk. Aaliya is going to cut Chandelier rope when John follow her to tell about Dasi's message.
Tarun tells Kiara that he can't agree as he is scared of his mum. Kiara insists. Tarun says you didn't see how she beats me and says she will make me ghost in reality by beating. Kiara convinces him and says she will arrange the dress. Tanu is walking. Mitali thinks if she is going out. Abhi thinks if Tanu searches me then Pragya's doubt will come true and I can't let this happen. Hum nawa mere plays……Tanu comes to Abhi and says I know it is you, I can feel you. Pragya gets upset. She sees his shoes and thinks I can see everything. She is about to give him dandiya. Mitali stops her and says this is real direction. She turns her and says I know you can see everything and ties blind fold again. This time Tanu can't see anything. She identifies Robin as abhi and says she can identify him among thousand of crowd. Everyone laugh. Robin also smiles. Aaliya asks Tanu why did she show off? He looks at Pragya and King. Jo mere did ko….song plays….Aaliya thinks I have to do my second work soon. She looks at the chandelier. Abhi thinks of Pragya's words that he has right on memories, but not on her and King is her husband.
Aaliya comes to cut the rope, but just there John comes there and tries to give her Dasi's message, but she scolds him and asks him to go.
Kiara makes Tarun scare Chachi. Chachi gets up shouting ghost. Kiara and Sunny laugh hiding. Chachi runs after Tarun to beat him. Disha thanks King and Pragya for coming and asks them to play the game. Pragya nods no. Tanu takes the mic and asks if she is scared to play. Pragya says not scared. Tanu says you were laughing when I played. And tells that you people are best couple of Delhi and says you have to play. She challenges him. King says I will play and will not lose the game. Mitali says she will bring blindfold.
Pragya comes and stands near Abhi while she is blindfolded. Aaliya cuts the rope. Abhi sees Chandelier falling and saves Pragya.
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Divrey Hayamim Alef 6
Orthodox Jewish Bible
6 The Bnei Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
2 (28) And the Bnei Kehat: Amram, Yitzhar, and Chevron, and Uzziel.
3 (29) And the Bnei Amram: Aharon, and Moshe, and Miryam. The bnei Aharon; Nadav, and Avihu, Eleazar, and Itamar.
4 (30) Eleazar fathered Pinchas, Pinchas fathered Avishua,
5 (31) And Avishua fathered Bukki, and Bukki fathered Uzzi,
6 (32) And Uzzi fathered Zerachyah, and Zerachyah fathered Merayot,
7 (33) Merayot fathered Amaryah, and Amaryah fathered Achituv,
8 (34) And Achituv fathered Tzadok, and Tzadok fathered Achima'atz,
9 (35) And Achima'atz fathered Azaryah, and Azaryah fathered Yochanan,
10 (36) And Yochanan fathered Azaryah (he it is that executed the kohen's office in the Beis [Hamikdash] that Sh'lomo built in Yerushalayim),
11 (37) And Azaryah fathered Amaryah, and Amaryah fathered Achituv,
12 (38) And Achituv fathered Tzadok, and Tzadok fathered Shallum,
13 (39) And Shallum fathered Chilkiyah, and Chilkiyah fathered Azaryah,
14 (40) And Azaryah fathered Serayah, and Serayah fathered Yehotzadak,
15 (41) And Yehotzadak went into the Golus, when Hashem carried away Yehudah and Yerushalayim by the yad of Nevuchadnetzar.
16 (6:1) The Bnei Levi: Gershom, Kehat, and Merari.
17 (6:2) And these are the shmot of the Bnei Gershom: Livni and Shimei.
18 (6:3) And the Bnei Kehat were Amram, and Yitzhar, and Chevron, and Uzziel.
19 (6:4) The Bnei Merari: Machli and Mushi. And these are the mishpekhot of the Levi'im according to avoteihem.
20 (6:5) Of Gershom: Livni bno, Yachat bno, Zimmah bno,
21 (6:6) Yoach bno, Iddo bno, Zerach bno, Yeaterai bno.
22 (6:7) The Bnei Kehat: Amminadav bno, Korach bno, Assir bno,
23 (6:8) Elkanah bno, and Evyasaph bno, and Assir bno,
24 (6:9) Tachat bno, Uriel bno, Uziyah bno, and Sha'ul bno.
25 (6:10) And the Bnei Elkanah: Amasai, and Achimot.
26 (6:11) As for Elkanah, the Bnei Elkanah: Tzophai bno, and Nachat bno,
27 (6:12) Eliav bno, Yerocham bno, Elkanah bno.
28 (6:13) And the Bnei Shmuel: the bechor [Yoel], and the second, Aviyah.
29 (6:14) The Bnei Merari: Machli, Livni bno, Shimei bno, Uzzah bno,
30 (6:15) Shimea bno, Chagiyah bno, Asayah bno.
31 (6:16) And these are they whom Dovid set over the service of shir (song) in the Beis Hashem, after the Menoach HaAron (the coming to rest of the Ark).
32 (6:17) And they were the mesharetim (ministers) before the Mishkan Ohel Mo'ed with singing, until Sh'lomo had built the Beis Hashem in Yerushalayim, and then they performed their avodas [kodesh service] according to their mishpatim (regulations).
33 (6:18) And these are they that stood [ministering] with their banim. Of the Bnei Kehati; Heman the meshorer (singer) Ben Yoel Ben Shemuel,
34 (6:19) Ben Elkanah Ben Yerocham Ben Eliel Ben Toach,
35 (6:20) Ben Tzuph Ben Elkanah Ben Machat Ben Amasai,
36 (6:21) Ben Elkanah Ben Yoel Ben Azaryah Ben Tzephanyah,
37 (6:22) Ben Tachat Ben Assir Ben Evyasaph Ben Korach,
38 (6:23) Ben Yitzhar Ben Kehat Ben Levi Ben Yisroel.
39 (6:24) And achiv Asaph, who stood at his right hand, even Asaph Ben Berechyah Ben Shimea,
40 (6:25) Ben Micha'el Ben Ba'aseyah Ben Malkiyah,
41 (6:26) Ben Etni Ben Zerach Ben Adayah,
42 (6:27) Ben Eitan Ben Zimmah Ben Shimei,
43 (6:28) Ben Yachat Ben Gershom Ben Levi.
44 (6:29) And their achim the Bnei Merari stood on the left hand; Eitan Ben Kishi Ben Avdi Ben Maluch,
45 (6:30) Ben Chashavyah Ben Amatzyah Ben Chilkiyah,
46 (6:31) Ben Amtzi Ben Bani Ben Shemer,
47 (6:32) Ben Machli Ben Mushi Ben Merari Ben Levi.
48 (6:33) Their achim also the Levi'im were appointed unto all the avodas Mishkan Beis HaElohim.
49 (6:34) But Aharon and his banim presented the offerings upon the Mizbe'ach HaOlah and on the Mizbe'ach HaKetoret, and were appointed for all the work of the Kodesh HaKodashim, and to make kapporah for Yisroel, according to all that Moshe eved HaElohim had commanded.
50 (6:35) And these are the Bnei Aharon; Eleazar bno, Pinchas bno, Avishua bno,
51 (6:36) Bukki bno, Uzzi bno, Zerachyah bno,
52 (6:37) Merayot bno, Amaryah bno, Achituv bno,
53 (6:38) Tzadok bno, Achima'atz bno.
54 (6:39) Now these are their moshevot throughout their assigned territories, of the Bnei Aharon, of the mishpekhot of the Kehati, for the goral (lot) fell upon them.
55 (6:40) And they gave them Chevron in Eretz Yehudah, and the migrashim thereof all around it.
56 (6:41) The sadeh of the Ir, and the villages thereof, they gave to Kalev Ben Yephunneh.
57 (6:42) And to the Bnei Aharon they gave the cities of refuge, namely, Chevron, and Livnah with her migrashim, and Yatir, and Eshtemoa, with her migrashim,
58 (6:43) Chilez with her migrashim, Devir with hers,
59 (6:44) And Ashan with her migrashim, and Beit Shemesh with her migrashim;
60 (6:45) And out of the tribe of Binyamin; Geva with her migrashim, and Alemet with her migrashim, and Anatot with her migrashim. All their towns throughout their mishpekhot were 13 towns.
61 (6:46) And unto the Bnei Kehat, which were left of the mishpakhat of that tribe, were towns given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Menasheh, by goral, ten towns.
62 (6:47) And to the Bnei Gershom throughout their mishpekhot out of the tribe of Yissakhar, out of that of Asher, out of that of Naphtali, out of the tribe of Menasheh in Bashan, 13 towns.
63 (6:48) Unto the Bnei Merari were given by goral, throughout their mishpekhot, out of the tribe of Reuven, and out of that of Gad, and out of that of Zevulun, 12 towns.
64 (6:49) And the Bnei Yisroel gave to the Levi'im these towns with their migrashim.
65 (6:50) And they gave by goral out of the tribe of the Bnei Yehudah, and out of the tribe of the Bnei Shim'on, and out of the tribe of the Bnei Binyamin, these towns, which are called by their shmot.
66 (6:51) For some of the mishpekhot of the Bnei Kehat had towns of their territories out of the tribe of Ephrayim.
67 (6:52) They gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in Har Ephrayim with her migrashim; they gave Gezer with her migrashim,
68 (6:53) And Yokmeam with her migrashim, and Beit Choron with her migrashim,
69 (6:54) And Ayalon with her migrashim, and Gat Rimmon with her migrashim;
70 (6:55) And out of the half tribe of Menasheh; Aner with her migrashim, and Bileam with her migrashim, for the mishpakhat of the rest of the Bnei Kehat.
71 (6:56) Unto the Bnei Gershom were given out of the mishpakhat of the half tribe of Menasheh Golan in Bashan with her migrashim, and Ashtarot with her migrashim;
72 (6:57) And out of the tribe of Yissakhar; Kedesh with her migrashim, Davrat with her migrashim,
73 (6:58) And Ramot with her migrashim, and Anem with her migrashim;
74 (6:59) And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her migrashim, and Avdon with her migrashim,
75 (6:60) And Chukok with her migrashim, and Rechov with her migrashim;
76 (6:61) And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galil (Galilee) with her migrashim, and Chammon with her migrashim, and Kiryatayim with her migrashim.
77 (6:62) Unto the rest of the Bnei Merari were given out of the tribe of Zevulun, Rimmono with her migrashim, Tavor with her migrashim.
78 (6:63) And on the other side of the Yarden by Yericho, on the east side of Yarden, were given them out of the tribe of Reuven, Betzer in the midbar with her migrashim, and Yachtzah with her migrashim,
79 (6:64) Kedemot also with her migrashim, and Mepha'at with her migrashim;
80 (6:65) And out of the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil'ad with her migrashim, and Machanayim with her migrashim,
81 (6:66) And Cheshbon with her migrashim, and Ya'zer with her migrashim.
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