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AI is the pivotal technology of our time and its impact will be felt in every part of an up-to-date financial institution. While the technology is ready to go, there is a "crisis of imagination" among managers who haven't clearly grasped what AI can and cannot do. Rich explains how to harness this new technology effectively and provides examples of what AI is doing for your competitors. He covers the risks of inaction and the opportunities for those that master AI. This presentation is designed for senior managers as a toolkit for putting AI to work today with a view toward an AI driven future.
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The Art of Edible Flowers
Author: Rebecca Sullivan
Recipes and Ideas for Floral Salads, Drinks, Desserts and More
This gorgeous little book is a joyful exploration of the many ways in which flowers can be used in a range of delicious recipes. From Rose and Lavender Cocktail Syrup to Jasmine and Green Tea Ice Cream, the ideas and flavours are subtly, deliciously floral. Savoury options include Courgette Carpaccio with Wood Sorrel Flowers and Artichokes with Roasted Garlic and Chive Flowers, while the drinks range from Fermented Elderflower Fizz to soothing Poppy Milk.
Rebecca's creative ideas and thoughtful approach make the entire process of cooking a mindful experience, from picking the flowers through to the very last bite.
Bursting with beautiful creations and infused with natural flavours, this volume offers recipes suitable for all abilities.
About the Author
Rebecca Sullivan is an eco-agronomist, activist, food writer, urban farmer, entrepreneur and home cook. She is passionate about heritage, preserving traditions, and passing on a wealth of 'granny skills' to future generations. She is the author of The Art of the Natural Home, also published by Kyle Books, and Like Grandma Used to Make, published in Australia.
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This annual community festival takes place on the Westward Ho! putting green with the Atlantic Ocean, historic pebble ridge and Lundy Island providing a spectacular backdrop for the event.
The Westward Ho! Potwalloping Festival takes place29 31 May 2010
Visitors can enjoy themselves from 11am 11pm every day with arena displays (from human inflatable table-top football to belly dancing), a variety of stalls, family & childrens workshops, the Potwalloping Family Variety Show, bingo and Open Garden + a real ale bar with live music each night in the marquee. Free entry. More information available at www.potwalloping.co.uk or telephone 0798 0420 754.


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What if I told you there's an online trap that's so good that it's snared countless thousands of business owners and bloggers? Well, there is. And it's so effective that it's a huge drain on productivity and bottom lines everywhere. What is it? It's the SEO monkey trap.
Now, because your business has to be online, it's important that you keep your hand out of the SEO monkey trap. Or, if you're already stuck, it's time you learned how to get out. Let's talk about both in this edition of Blogging Tips, Tricks, Pointers, and Resources.
The SEO Monkey Trap
Just in case you've never gotten the "Monkey Trap" object lesson in Sunday school, here's the quick version.
How do you trap a monkey? Put a piece of fruit at the bottom of a container with a narrow opening. The monkey will be able to put their hand in to grab the fruit, but then won't be able to pull their hand out while holding the fruit. Then things get frantic, as the monkey can't get the fruit – or get free. They don't realize they should just let go, pull their hand out, and then dump the fruit out of the container.
(Full disclosure: I've never gone monkey hunting, so while I don't know if it actually works, it's a great object lesson.)
How is SEO a monkey trap?
Well, how often do you get so focused on having the perfect SEO keyword or phrase that you spend hours perfecting that single post? Have you paused many advertising campaigns, waiting to make sure it was perfect before you hit "send"? How many blog posts did you postpone while your team did more research on that perfect SEO terminology?
See what you just did there? You're holding onto that ideal fruit – and as a result, you're stuck. SEO Monkey trap.
Here's How to "Let Go" and Escape the SEO Monkey Trap
Here's the thing with SEO: so many people get so caught up on having the right term that they forget WHY SEO exists in the first place.
Search Engine Optimization is designed to help people find the best results to their query.
SEO is an ever-evolving algorithm. Getting tied up on the perfect keyword is ridiculous for several reasons, the first of which being that SEO is always changing. First it was key words. Then it was short key phrases. That was followed by longer key phrases, before the algorithms realized they had to take both conversation and phrasing into consideration. Why? Because voice-to-text is getting less awful.
For example, I'm probably not going to just do a search for "socks" – instead, I'm going to search "compression socks with fun designs." I'm going to type something like how I'd speak it – or I'm going to try the voice-to-text option and hope it understands me correctly.
So if you're ready to let go of the SEO monkey trap…
Recognize that perfection is ideal. It isn't attainable in this lifetime!
- Pick a keyword and publish already. Good and published is far better than perfectly unpublished.
- Recognize that SEO is an ongoing, evolving thing. It's part science, part art, and part guessing what the next big search term will be.
- Look for search trends so that you can continue to update your website's SEO on a regular basis.
- Most importantly, build a solid SEO foundation that taps into a wide variety of appropriate and useful SEO keywords and phrases.
Then, as time goes on, you can revisit old posts, edit and update them, and add finesse to improve your CTR, bounce rate, and overall SEO standing. Republishing also means you're getting extra mileage out of an old post. Oh – and because you're keeping things relevant, you're boosting your page rank and SEO standing.
And, for the love of SEO, quit keyword stuffing.
Once you're able to let go of the SEO monkey trap, you'll be amazed at how much easier lead generation becomes… Mostly because you're finally pushing ahead with those ads, blog posts full of story and soul, and projects you sidelined while doing "more research." And then you can focus on other, more important things – like your content marketing strategy.
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Art Guitars Built by Fender Custom Shop's Chris Fleming and Greg Fessler. Art by Dave Newman
In addition to his work in the art mediums of retrospective collage art and paintings, artist Dave Newman creates the artwork for some of the custom art guitars and amps sold by the Fender Custom Shop, a division of Fender USA®. Working with Fender's Chris Fleming and Greg Fessler, Dave is one of the featured artists creating unique Fender guitars that can be acquired by both well-known musicians and unknown but discerning collectors.
Some of Dave's work for the Fender Custom Shop is featured on these pages. Dave approaches each guitar, case or amp as an individual piece of art, creating a one of a kind work of musical art that plays and performs like the incredible instruments that Fender® is known for. All guitars, amps and cases are painted with acrylic paint and collaged with Dave's vintage and original graphics unless described otherwise. Dave has also been working on some hollow body Gretsch® and Jackson® guitars. Stay tuned! The selection of electric guitars and amps shown are Fender Stratocasters® and Fender Telecasters®.
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I have been reading a few articles recently on e-mail etiquette and thought that it was about time I described how I use e-mail.
Inbox Zero
You can read the concept behind this here.
My inbox is normally empty. If you have sent me an e-mail and then pop over for a chat to chase me up and don't see the mail in my inbox, don't panic, if it's not in my inbox it means that it has been filed, if required it will be on my To-Do list (http://www.RememberTheMilk.com) or will have an Outlook reminder tagged on it.
Yes I do have two separate systems, this is due to client confidentiality issues. I use a single system where possible.
Conversely, if you see my inbox is full, don't panic, it just means that I'm busy working and have decided to not process my inbox at the moment, I'll get to it when I have some more bandwidth.
As alluded to above, I don't slavishly watch my inbox, I deliberately ignore it at times. If I'm really busy I'll even close Outlook/GMail/Pidgin/Blackberry to ensure that I'm not disturbed. If something is urgent and I haven't responded, IM me, or call me or come and see me. (I may tell you that I can't respond at the moment, but at least you will know I'm alive!)
I have some colleagues that use out of office responses when they are "busy�?. I don't like this as it just adds to the "noise�?. I may however book a meeting with myself to block out my calendar to prevent meeting requests when I'm working to a deadline.
To make e-mail work best:
- Have a meaningful subject.
I will read the "blank�? subject emails last!
- Have a "management summary�? at the top of the e-mail that includes what if anything you expect me to do and when.
- Be concise.
If I know it will take me 10 minutes to read the body of the e-mail, I'll do it later unless you grab my attention quickly (see my previous bullet)
This is one of the common comments on the e-mails that I send, they appear to be quite "terse�?, this is not deliberate it's my attempt at concise.
- Carbon Copy (CC)
If you are just sending me a mail for "information�? CC me rather than sending it TO me, it will get automatically filed into my CC folder which will get processed after my inbox.
If you must, feel free to send me a "Thanks�? e-mail but it is not expected, I only send these occasionally, again to cut down on the "noise�?. I can't think of the last time I sent a "Your Welcome�? e-mail, although I do really appreciate you all!


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Doom And Demonology: Tales Of Maj'Eyal DLC
Tales Of Maj'Eyal (TOME) is a proper roguelike rather than a roguelite or roguelike-like. I have nothing against Diet Roguelike but we're reaching the point at which the new FIFA might chuck in a perma-relegation mode and claim to have roguelike tendencies. The truth is, I'm chuffed that aspects of Rogue have infiltrated the wider world of gaming but sometimes I like to retreat back into the ADOM/Hack/SLASHEM bubble so that I can send some serious time getting my ASCII on. TOME has tile graphics rather than venerable ASCII but it's one of the modern giants of the genre, capable of absorbing entire weekends of my life. Today, it expands.
Does anyone want some lore? It has lots of silly words in it, with apostrophes crammed into the middle of them like clumsy sandwiches.
Eyal orbits a star called Shandral, but it is not the only world to do so. A world known as Mal'Rok to its inhabitants also orbits it, a world famous for many creatures that hail from it: creatures that people on Eyal call "demons". The demons have one goal: the invasion of Eyal, by any means necessary.
So the demons are actually aliens by the sound of things. Does that mean the new Demonologist class is essentially Ellie Arroway?
Unlock the Demonologist class, a sword & board fighter that enhances her battle prowess by summoning demons and grafting them onto her weapons and armour. Powerful demonologists can even call upon the echoes of the Spellblaze itself.
Yeah, that sounds about right. Sadly, there's no poet class to send in the demonologist's place. Unless the Doombringer harbours a secret love of iambic pentameter and a tender Romantic soul.
Play as a Doombringer class, a master of destruction and pain that binds demonic forces to channel power through her massive two handed weapon.
Maybe so!
The Ashes of Urh'Rok has a new starting zone, demonic abductions, a 'tinker' system that opens up equipment modification, and new areas, artifacts and enemies. It will be available at 5pm today (UK time), priced at 40 Voratun coins. What's a Voratun coin, you ask? TOME is free and coins are given to people who donate, as a thankyou – four Euros will get you 40 coins.
I've spent a lot of time thinking about what sets TOME apart from other traditional roguelikes and I wrote lots of those thoughts down in my review.


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Dr. Ben Carson notched a pretty big feather in his cap on Saturday when the GOP Presidential hopeful was able to win the straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City. The conference draws activists from across the South and is an important first stop in the primary season. In 2011, the eventual GOP candidate for President, Mitt Romney, narrowly won the straw poll by defeating Rep. Ron Paul by a single vote. While most of these straw polls are generally meaningless as a bellwether to eventual election victories (Iowa's Straw Poll is one of the nation's most famous and has only predicted the winner of Iowa's Caucus twice in the last 35 years – in 1995 for Dole and in 1999 for G.W. Bush.), however these straw poll's do allow the candidate to build up campaign momentum and media coverage.
Dr. Carson took first place with just over 25% of the vote. He was followed by Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) with 20%, Ted Cruz (R-TX) garnered 16%. Chris Christie (R-NJ), Rick Perry (R-TX) took 5% each and Jeb Bush (R-FL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), and Rand Paul (R-KY) each scored about4%.
There is a caveat to be made to all of this, as Carson also had the largest contingent at the event and his team seemed dead-set on winning the straw poll. Several of the other major candidates did not have much of a presence at the event, and Cruz and Rubio (who were each scheduled to speak) had to back out altogether after being forced to stay late in DC to vote on the USA Freedom Act.
So is this a Big Win for the Carson campaign? Probably not. But winning is almost always better than losing, no? Carson's campaign fought hard for this victory and they got it – which is commendable. The problem is that Carson needs many more such victories before he will be mentioned in the top tier of candidates… or even the 2nd tier, really. While he is from outside the beltway (in political terms), and he is a good man of strong character (which should mean more than it does), he has also shown a penchant for making big unforced errors. And that is something a politician in a major race just cannot do…
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Hopefully, this is a first step for him in public life and even if he doesn't become President, he could be a wonderful spokesman for the Republican Party and conservative ideals.
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There are several factors which can contribute at increasing the risk of peritonitis.
For example, risk factors for primary peritonitis are: cirrhosis (liver disease), kidney damage, pelvic inflammation, fluid in the abdomen, a deficitary immune system.
The following items represent a risk factors for secondary peritonitis: stomach ulcers, damaged intestine or pancreas, appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease.
The causes of peritonitis are multiple and they differ depending on the disease's type.
Spontaneus peritonitis (primary peritonitis) usually appears on patients who suffer from liver,kidney or heart disease. A certain quantity of fluid accumulates in the abdominal cavity allowing the development of infectious microorganisms. This process it's also known as ascites. Usualy a person has a small quantity of fluid in the stomach. When this quantity grows because of a certain disease the fluid can get infected resulting in peritonitis.
Another type of peritonitis is spontaneous bacterial peritonitis which occurs in the absence of a known source of contamination .
The main cause of secondary peritonitis is the spillage of bacteria, bile or enzymes into the peritoneum from a hole of the billiary or gastrointestinal tract.This hole can be caused by an infected organ or by the perforation of the stomach,of the distal oesophagus or of the intestine.Usually the peritoneum is transparent. A peritoneum infected with bacteria or fluids containing protein and electrolytes becomes red, opaque, inflamed.
Other causes of secondary peritonitis are:
* An untreated ulcer causes the perforation of the stomach's wall and allows the leak of food and digestive juice into the abdomen.
* Another cause of peritonitis is a perforated bowel which occurs when the intestines are damaged by inflammatory diseases like Crohn's disease.
* The bile from the liver is stored into a small sac called the gall bladder. An infection can cause the perforation of the gall bladder. Also the inflammation of gall bladder, known as cholecystitis is a cause of peritonitis.
* The large intestine has a thin "tail" called the appendix. Food or excrements can be deposited into the appendix so the burst of the appendix can be also a source of infection.
* The inflammation of the fallopian tube.
* Pancreatitis (the inflammation of the pancreas) caused by alcoholism and gallstones which produces the inflammation of the abdomen.
* There are cases when the fertilised egg deposits in the fallopian tube. This is called ectopic pregnancy. The rupture of this tube represents also a cause of peritonitis.
* The bleeding in the abdominal cavity causes the irritation of the peritoneum resulting in peritonitis .
* The disruption of the peritoneum may also result in an ainfection because micro-organisms get into the peritoneal cavity.
* Sistemic infections, like tuberculosis, represent a cause for peritonitis, although is rarely seen.
* A cause of peritonitis can be a disease called familial Mediterranean fever.
* People with cancer (especially from the ovaries, uterus, breasts, pancreas, colon, stomach) are predisposed to peritonitis.
* At sexually active women an infection of the uterus or of the fallopian tubes causes the disease called pelvic inflammatory which can lead to peritonitis.
Peritonitis can be caused by any type of infection. For example during an abdominal surgery the ureter,the bladder or the intestine can be injured allowing bacteria to spill into the abdomen.
At a dialysis bacteria on the equipment for peritoneal dialysis can rich into the abdominal cavity. A stab wound it's also cause of peritonitis because bacteria from a knife can rich into the abdomen.
Sometimes peritonitis can be caused by the leakage of steril fluids into the peritoneum like blood, pancreatic or gastric juice, urine,menstruum. This is a non-infected cause because these fluids are steril, they become infected after they leave their organ leading to peritonitis in 1-2 days.
The irritation of the abdominal organs is also a non-infected cause of peritonitis as well as the inflammation of the peritoneum caused by the talc from the surgeon's gloves.
The treatment for peritonitis is strictly related with the cause of the disease.
Patients who suffer from ascites(the accumulation of an amount of fluid in the abdominal cavity) are treated with diuretics-a type of medicine who's effect is the increase of urine output and implicitly the removement of excessive fluid from the body.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is treated with antibiotics like cefotaxime or ampicilin. Usually the treatment last for 1-2 weeks. In special cases like patients who do peritoneal dialysis the doctor will decide what kind of antibiotic should be administrated.
Patients suffering from ascites due to cancer usually don't respond to medicine like antibiotics or diuretics. They are treated using a procedure called large volume paracentesis. A needle is inserted into the abdomen and big quantity of fluid is removed from the abdominal cavity.
Secondary peritonitis treatment is directed to the infection causing the disease,that's why is very important to know the cause of the disease.
Familial Mediterranean fever is usually treated using a medicine named Colchicine which helps reducing the frequency of symptoms.
The treatment of acute peritonitis, in general, consist in intravenous rehydration. If the patient does peritoneal dialysis antibiotics may be administrated or, if the infection is to serious,the catheter must be removed.
When peritonitis is caused by a peptic ulcer or a burst appendix surgery may be necessary so a full exploration of the peritoneum could be done. Surgery is not indicated for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or for pelvic inflammatory disease.
Surgery is considered the fastest way to eliminate the infection and repair the organs and the tissues which have been damaged.
Also,as a method of treatment,fluid and gas from the stomach or the intestine can be removed by inserting a tube through the nose all the way to the stomach or intestine.
The replacement of fluids and electrolytes may be done intravenously.
To reduce the pain the patient can take analgesics or morphine.
In order to prevent perforation,the patient should take additional fluids and electrolytes parenterally.
In addition to all this a supplementary diet is recommended for the recovery process. This diet should include:
~Vitamin A- helps strengthen the immune system and stops the development of bacteria.
~Vitamin D-studies show that helps improving the immune defense for patients on CAPD.
~Vitamin C and E-also support the immune system and are used for protecting the body against peritonitis complications like the infection of respiratory system.
~Zinc-is very effective in the healing process.
~Glutamine and Arginine-are amino acids which prevent bacteria from growing,protect the lining of the intestine.However the administration of this acids is dangerous because they have as secondary effect the inflammation of the peritoneum a known cause for peritonitis.
~Omega-3 and Omega-6-are fatty acids which increase the resistance to infection.They are found in cold-water fish like salmon or mackerel.
~Chinese herbs can be used associated with antibiotics for treating peritonitis: Rhubarb, Peony root, Bitter orange, Skullcap, Honeysuckle flower, Corydalis root. Other herbs like Echinacea root or Mushrooms help strengthen the immune system. Also Milk thistle and Nettles help protecting the liver.
Specialists recommend these herbs as a supliment for the conventional treatment.
As treatment for peritonitis we can also include homeopathic remedies like:
-Trioxide of Arsenic-recommended for people with swollen abdomen, chills and other symptoms which can become worse at night.
-Deadly nightshade-is recommended for patients who have a high fever, unexpected crises of pain.
-Bushmaster snake-for people with a hot abdomen and a rigidity that comes down to the thigs
Usually,peritonitis caused by infection is treatable with antibiotics. If the treatment hasn't the effect expected the infection may spread to other parts of the body or, even worse, an intestinal obstruction may occure or shortness of breath.
The antibiotics used most often are ciprofloxacin (750 mg once a week),trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (one tablet a day),norfloxacin (400 mg once a day ).
Treated properly, peritonitis has a mortality rate of less than 10%,but untreated is a life-threatning disease and can be fatal.


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Several Android 5.1 devices including the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 are reportedly affected with a strange notification bug code that reads "@17041057".
Although, the root cause of this bug is unknown, the error code is typically found at the bottom line of any expanded notification with more than seven elements in it.
According to one Google code thread user, the notification bug code or resource ID is accidentally generated by Android, when you run any apps that use the Standard Android Notification service.
Android Police further confirms that the bug is currently limited to Nexus devices, as no other devices are running Android 5.1 stock firmware from Google at the moment.
Although, Moto X 2014 with Android 5.1 update was earlier reported to be running this bug during the last soak test, it is not yet confirmed if the impending public roll-out will still be carrying the bug.
Google is yet to acknowledge the notification bug and it is unlikely that such a minor issue would get some public announcement for a patch or a fix. Instead the Android maker could silently release a fix for this bug, as part of forthcoming updates.


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Info for Tour Operators
Brent Rourke's "The Barn in Bloomfield"... We have a unique experience to offer your passengers.
Wide open spaces. FREE and easy parking. And gorgeous wooden hand-crafted items that you won't find in most gift shops. Our historic Barn/Museum/Factory/Gift Store is an opportunity for you to enjoy the countryside, browse our showroom and interact with the craftsmen in the workshop.
"The Barn in Bloomfield", located in the picturesque Kennebecasis River Valley, is easily assessable along Highway 121 between Saint John and Sussex or Moncton.
Getting Here
Travel along scenic Hwy 1, catching pastoral views of Darlings Lake and rolling hills. And then advancing through the Town of Hampton. Once in Hampton, you take a meandering country road - Centennial Drive - out through Passekeag. You'll see historic houses. And a gently flowing river on your left. Turn left towards Bloomfield Station. As you travel through Bloomfield Station you can lift your feet as you cross the rail tracks pass the Old General Store, beep your horn as you pass through one of New Brunswick's famous covered bridges, and hold your breath as you pass burial grounds. (I am sure with research there are other points of interest.)
Turn right onto Highway 121 and we're just a few hundred feet up, on your left.
Destination Package 1
At our historic Barn/Museum, you and your entire bus of passengers will be able to enjoy the wide open spaces, view what we do in our workshop, check out our displays and take the opportunity to purchase a piece of history from our gift shop.
Destination Package 2
For only $8.00 per person, your passengers will hear – straight from our lips – tales of the history of the barn, as well as finding out how we make our Shaker boxes. As an added bonus, each passenger will receive a FREE Shaker wooden bookmark as a memento of their visit. This tour is available for full buses.
Destination Package 3
For $40.00 per person (minimum of 10 and maximum of 15, and at least a 2 hour visit), we will provide a box making kit to your travelers! Our owner and expert boxmaker, Brent Rourke, will provide instruction and guidance during the process. All your bus passengers will take home the #2 Shaker Oval Box they complete during their visit. And, of course, our unique gift shop and wide open outdoor spaces are available to them. Tea and coffee will be available during the visit.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions.


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For the past 60 years, the American economy has been growing steadily. We know this mostly due to four important economic indicators:
- GDP: the value of all the stuff a country produces
- Productivity: how efficiently that country produces its stuff
- Private employment: how many people are employed by businesses which add to the GDP
- Median household income: how much money each family makes
During the first half of those 60 years, from about 1950 to 1980, all four indicators rose together. Which makes sense: people have jobs, they do good work, they make a lot of stuff, and their salaries go up. But in the 1980s, median household income started to lose steam. People still had jobs, lots of stuff was still being made, and it was made efficiently, but salaries started to stagnate. In the 2000s, private employment started falling behind also. You'd expect that less people, working for less money would create less things less efficiently, but in reality, the GDP and productivity levels kept going up as if nothing had happened.
One of the authors of Race Against The Machine, an MIT scientist named Andrew McAfee, has an intriguing post on his blog about this trend, which he calls the "The Great Decoupling of the US Economy" — the observation that employment and income have become unhinged from the well-being of the economy. Why the GDP barely blinked while unemployment has shot up and wages have gone down, is partly due to tax changes and globalization — but also due to automation. Machines have been stealing jobs for decades, though until recently, they've been low-skill jobs that could be easily automated. Employees that lost those jobs were retrained and became supervisors of the machines, and their income even went up.
But now, machines have crossed another threshold and have begun taking high-skill, high-wage jobs: secretaries, travel agents, accountants, paralegals, researchers, translators, etc. And, as we've seen before, even better artificial intelligence is knocking on our door: soon, systems like IBM's Watson will begin doing the work of doctors, lawyers and clerks. But, they won't, and don't, do it for their own sake: they do it at the behest of wealthy industrialists, who find it cheaper to buy a machine than to hire an employee. He still gets the same output from either the machine or the person, but at a cheaper price. And so the profits still roll in, while the value of the human worker is diminished, since there is now competition from a cheap robot.
As cheap technology takes over the skilled labor on which the middle class is based, that middle class will start to disappear. The social makeup of the year 2100 could very well reflect that of the year 1800: a small aristocratic class which controls almost all wealth, and an impoverished working class which does whatever it can to get by — nevermind live comfortably. In such a world, most employment would be in the service industry, with smaller numbers in the arts.
We would effectively live in Downton Abbey, a castle in which there is no actual need for as many employees as it has: a cook and a maid would serve just fine. In fact, the castle itself is much, much too big for a family of six. But rather than live with scores of unemployed beggars, the aristocracy created jobs out of thin air by means of useless, elaborate rituals: extravagant dinners which require multiple cooks and multiple servants; needlessly complicated fashions which require maintenance by valets and maids; and management to keep these employees organized and "productive". Besides these human roles around the mansion, our 22nd century aristocracy would likely also demand human service when going out, of course: waiters, clerks, salespersons. Besides service jobs, the only other employment that will never be replaced by machines are artists: writers, painters, sculptors, filmmakers — that industry is likely to see little change through the robotic revolution, since their products are subjective.
For the past 150 years, since steam-powered machines started replacing human labor, new inventions and new industries have always saved the day by bringing ever more need for skilled labor. However, as machines replicate more and more of our versatility, intelligence and skill, that road is coming to an end. And so, we need to start the discussion on the end of employment as we know it, and what humanity's role will be in a world in which very few humans are needed to make the goods and services they use.
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The Ministry of Baptist Village
Our Vision
"Serving God by Providing Excellence in Retirement Living"
Our Mission
- Honor God in everything we do
- Faithfully represent Georgia Baptists in ministry to the elderly
- Provide a continuum of services that includes retirement housing for Independent Living, Personal Care, and Skilled Nursing Care
- Provide the opportunity for all residents to function at the highest level possible in physical, social, and spiritual life
- Provide employees an opportunity to grow and find meaning and fulfillment in life through their God-given right to work
Our Motto
Making Life Better for Senior Adults and their Families.
Baptist Village is
- An agency of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board
- A physical expression of a spiritual conviction
- A ministry
Often the question comes, "Just what is Baptist Village?" Because Baptist Village has been around for more than fifty years many know the name but are unsure of the identity. The answer to the question of identity is not simplistic but it is simple. Baptist Village is an agency of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. In 1953 the Georgia Baptist Convention created a committee which was assigned the task of investigating the need and possibilities of some ministry to senior adults. Ultimately, the committee demonstrated the need and set the course. Baptist Village became a child of the Convention. An agency is an affiliate, a partner. Thus Baptist Village became a partner with the Convention charged with the task of serving the needs of seniors. In 1958 the first residents moved to the Waycross, Georgia campus.
A board of Trustees elected by the Convention governs Baptist Village. These Trustees give direction to the work of Baptist Village and hold its assets and ministry in trust on behalf of all Georgia Baptists. Baptist Village receives financial, spiritual, and emotional support from Georgia Baptists and offers to all Georgians like support.
Baptist Village is a physical expression of a spiritual conviction. The inspiration that propelled the creation of Baptist Village comes from the words of the Lord Jesus Christ. In John 21 the resurrected Lord appears to Simon Peter and other disciples by the Sea of Galilee. Peter, the leader of the infant church in those days, seems to be somewhat unsure of his future. Jesus asks, "Simon, do you love me?"
Of course, Peter, remembering his denial on the night of the passion, responds tentatively, "Lord, you know I love you." This goes on three times. Each time Jesus gives counsel to Peter. That counsel is, "Tend my sheep." The implication is clear. If we love Jesus, we are to care for His followers.
Baptist Village is the physical expression of that spiritual conviction. As a result of this conviction of Georgia Baptists, a skilled nursing facility is available in Waycross, and personal care homes and independent living villas for seniors are available in Waycross and Macon.
A Ministry
Ultimately all this means that Baptist Village is a ministry. There is much confusion about the word "ministry." So many things are called ministry today. Governments use the word ministry to describe a department or a cabinet. Sometimes the word is used to describe a person through whom something is accomplished. Sometimes the word is used to describe the activities of a clergy person. The word is applied to all sorts of activities from music, to youth, to children, to education, etc.
Baptist Village chooses to use the word ministry not so much as a noun but as a verb. Ministry is not something we are. It is something we do. In Acts 6 the New Testament church faces the issue of neglected seniors. In that situation the Apostles determined that laymen should take care of the neglected seniors. It is interesting that the word service, task, and minister are used almost interchangeably. There seem to be two forms of doing ministry. One is preaching and teaching while the other is taking care of people. Clearly, those who follow Jesus have two obligations. One is to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. The other is to care for the followers of Jesus Christ. Baptist Village is the ministry of caring.


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"Because of where we are we have to advertise all online. We would love to do the flyers and hand to hand contact with people, but because of being in Idaho the music opportunity up here isn't as big as we would like it to be."
Check out the interview with Dark Clove & Atroscity exclusively on Skilly Magazine Online.
Skilly: Where did this all start? Tell us about your journey in the entertainment business.
Dark Clove & Atroscity: Myself Lane Underwood (Dark Clove) and my business partner and buddy Richard Bowlin (Atroscity) have always had an ear for lyrics and real hip hop and rap. We started with a mic in a box and a laptop. From there we just worked and worked on upgrading equipment and working on are rimes and flows to get to where we are today.
What would be your biggest piece of advice for the young kids out there trying to do what you do?
Don't let anyone hold you down or hate on you, or let the criticism effect where you wanna go in this life. Don't follow what's popular in today's media, do what you like writing about because it's your heart and soul going into your music.
What are some of the hardest challenges and tasks in your position?
Getting exposure in the place we live right now. There's not many music opportunity's in Idaho, but we do what we can with what exposure we have.
We all know the entertainment business is very tough, but what do you find is the best way to promote and advertise your music?
Because of where we are we have to advertise all online. We would love to do the flyers and hand to hand contact with people, but because of being in Idaho the music opportunity up here isn't as big as we would like it to be.
Tell us about your city. How are the artists and the fans?
Pocatello, Idaho has pretty decent fans for what we work with here, and Boise has some great artist. It's hard to make a name in such a small state, but we just keep pushing and pushing how we can.
Where do you see yourself a year from today?
Just still pushing words the dream of working just on music for the rest of are lives and getting our names out there for people to see what we have to say.
Who and what were your biggest inspirations? Who do you look up to in today's world?
Tech N9ne, Mad Child, Kevin Gates, any hip hop. I really enjoy the lyrics, the stories, the lives. Tech N9ne came from nothing and is the hardest working independent artist in the industry.
How do you feel about the music coming out today? Do you like it?
Some artists, but not a huge fan of a lot of the new artists. We try and give every artist a chance.
Where can we contact you and find you online?
Facebook: Lane Bax War Underwood | Script Flippa Wrekords


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|You laugh at Noah. But when the time comes, it'll be Noah who laughs at you!
|~ Noah's creepy threat
Noah is a seconday antagonist and henchman to Mrs. Deverill in The Power of Five book, Raven's Gate.
Despite Noah's initial welcoming of Matt, he becomes a very hostile, menacing character in the book. Noah acts like Igor, the classic Dracula villain/henchman. Noah is often given very hard labor to do and is given anything to keep him out of Mrs. Deverill's house and out of her sight.
Noah likes spending free time sitting round, watching Matt, and leering at him as if he knows something Matt doesn't.
Noah openly reveals himself as insane and evil when Matt has been a few days with Mrs. Deverill. Noah is watching Matt as usual when Matt is chopping wood and Matt asks why he doesn't get a life or if he has any girlfriends. Noah says for some reason he hates girls, and to which Matt says maybe a pig would suit Noah better.
Noah lunges in and grabs Matt, saying sometimes Mrs. Deverill lets him kill pigs for fun, he puts in the knife and listens to it die, and soon Noah will do the same to Matt. But at that moment Detective Stephen Mallory arrives and notices Noah manhandling Matt. Noah looks at the inspector and runs in to alert Mrs. Deverill who threatens the inspector with agreement violations. Soon the inspector leaves after threatening to get Mrs. Deverill arrested and Matt in better accomodation. But Mrs. Deverill later kills the inspector when he is driving home, using her cult and dark magic.
Noah delights in Matt's misery and he plagues him mercilessly. One night Noah drives Mrs. Deverill into the woods for a dark magic ritual. He does his best to look presentable, wearing a black suit for the first time, but it is moth eaten and looks fifty years out of date.
Noah turns up in Greater Malling when Matt goes to the press and abducts Matt back with him and Mrs. Deverill.
When Richard Cole the journalist frees Matt and adopts him, when they are at the Natural History Museum, the Nexus man Dravid is murdered by Noah and Mrs. Deverill when they use dark magic to animate the fossils there. Noah takes Richard and Matt to Yorkshire again.
Noah is given the task of guarding Matt, ready for his upcoming sacrifice. Matt plans to escape and use his power as one of the Five. Noah gives Matt lunch and when Matt insults him, Noah says "No dinner for you today, you can die hungry!" Noah then returns at dusk to take Matt.
Matt lies in bed, pretending to be sick. Noah comes in cautiously asking if Matt is OK. Noah says if this is some sort of trick, he'll make Matt wish he hadn't been born, but then Noah meets his death by falling into a five foot hole which Matt had spent the day digging out. Noah falls through the ceiling down to the kitchen below. Matt had covered the hole with a rug which is why Noah didn't see it until he stepped on it. Then, instead of being knocked out (as Matt hoped) Noah is impaled on his own sickle and dies.


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Situated in the centre of our peaceful holiday site, Begonia, Number 4, Spreacombe Gardens is a semi detached cottage on one floor.
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What I love about this fabulous state of Rajasthan is its vibrant and exotic tourist-friendly destinations and don't even get me started on the local attractions, they are drop-dead-gorgeous! Although the major crowd pulling factor of Rajasthan are its age-old grandiose forts and palaces but your eyes will also stop at the traditional bazaars located in different places in Rajasthan that are the colourful street markets selling items like handicraft, jewellery, pagdis, leather goods, miniature paintings, and mojaris(traditional Rajasthani footwear). I guess shopping is one of the best things to do in Rajasthan and that too in its multiple traditional markets that along with offering you a variety of things to buy renders an opportunity to take a peek inside the rich traditions and culture of this popular destination in India. If you are planning a trip to Rajasthan, here are the 15 must visit bazaars to have that best shopping experience.
Culturally rich destination in Rajasthan, Bikaner offers a bundle of mesmerizing attractions that could make your visit worthy. But one must thing every traveller should do is shopping in Bikaner especially for the famous two items mentioned below in the description.
The gateway to the city and one of the oldest markets in Bikaner, Kote Gate is a busy shopping area that greets travellers with ear-splitting yet affable shopkeepers. Along the age-old fort gate located near the market, you can find a mix variety of shops that sell attractive traditional Rajasthani accessories. And some of the must-buy items here are the camel-leather products, open-toed shoes for men, miniature Rajasthani paintings, khadi kurtas, handicrafts, the list is endless. However, a must pick item that is remains unmissed even by the locals are the delicious sweets and namkeens, they are Bikaner's specialty.
If you are looking for a place to find a mishmash of traditional Rajasthani products, the shops in MG Road in Bikaner is the place to visit. Not to get confused with Kote Gate which is also located on Mahatma Gandhi Road. Often foreign tourist traverse only the exteriors of the market, but there is a melange of shops in the interiors of the MG Road. You can expect to find handmade products and traditional items like leather juttis (mojaris), Kundan jewellery and various other products.
The Pink City, Jaipur is probably the most visited place in Rajasthan. And here, the local attractions are not the only confined to architecture attractions but also its busy shopping streets about which you can read below.
Jaipur's oldest market Johari Bazaar and a one-stop destination is famous for jewelry collection, as a matter of fact, most of the shoppers who visit this bazaar come solely for special handmade jewels. Might be a bit struggle adjusting through all the narrow lanes but as you rubberneck, you will find multiple shops selling silver, gold, gemstone and diamond jewellery. However, Johari Bazaar is a delight for traditional ethnic attires as well, you can find a variety of must-buy items like sarees and lehengas. The specialty of the sarees is that they are beautifully dyed in colourful varieties.
Locally known for their beautiful lac jewelry and colourful bangles, this popular market in Jaipur is widely visited by the almost weds and Indian ladies. Besides, you can also find a wide range of embroidered Bandhini tie and dyed fabrics in Tripolia. Indo-Heretic designed carpets are also quite popular as well as brassware and various other traditional products. Nonetheless, even if shopping won't be in your to-do mood, a silent stroll amid the vibrant bazaar is definitely a rewarding thing to do.
The Bapu Bazar is one of the most visited markets in Jaipur, mainly because of their leather and mojari (Rajasthani traditional footwear) collection. However, you can come across a melange of other products such as colourful lehengas and sarees, perfumes that ooze sweet fragrance, beautiful Rajasthani textiles. And this market is an ideal place to shop for handicrafts items. Here, make sure to bargain as much as you can because the vendors tend to hike the prices slightly higher.
The gateway to the Thar, Jaisalmer is one of the few travel places in Rajasthan that offer a melange of things to do. And while sighting its grand fort, you can also go for a camel tour in the desert and spend the entire evening watching the soothing sunset. However, Jaisalmer also has a few shopping destinations and the best three are mentioned below.
Also known as the villagers market, Pansari Bazaar is the oldest market in Jaisalmer and it is here you can explore true Rajasthani culture. From the variety of traditional items sold such as ethnic wear and soft camel leather footwear known as mojari, you can also find colourful puppets and a wide collection of wall hangings. In fact, the markets loud yet pleasing sound and smell of food around every corner will also help you enjoy shopping experience in Pansari Bazaar. And one item that is a must buy and perhaps can make a perfect souvenir is the colourful Rajasthani puppets.
This most visited retail market Sadar is a one-stop shopping destination in Jaisalmer where you get a variety of products at a wholesale price. For a shopping extravaganza, look no further because, this market provides everything from clothing to woodware, rugs and metal products. You can even find authentic handmade items like traditional jholas (bags), khadi fabric, jewelry and even a variety of shawls. And if you are looking to get a souvenir from Rajasthan as a memory, Sadar Bazaar is a one-stop shopping spot.
Apart from shopping for souvenirs from a collection of knick-knacks in Bhatia Bazaar such as Rajasthani designed bags, colourful shawls, wall hangings and mojari, you can also find mirror work items. Here at Bhatia Bazaar, apart from the usual shopping items, try bargaining for beautifully handcrafted Rajasthan products tablecloths and lampshades and for sure, they would make a fabulous gift for family and friends.
From temples to museums here in Jodhpur, you can explore the glorious past in their grand fort that still floats amid the city and the religious holy sites. But amongst them all, you can explore two charming markets intact with shops selling everything exquisite and traditional. You can find them below on the list.
Nai Sarak is one such market in Jodhpur you can't afford to miss especially if you are looking for traditional bandhej or bandhani. Come enjoy being a part of the busiest marketplace in Jodhpur where you can bargain for flashy clothes, traditional tie as well as dye fabric. In Nai Sarak, you can also find intricately patterned cloths, leather items along with other interesting Rajasthani traditional products such as turbans, bandhej suits, dupattas, and sarees.
Mochi Bazaar simply means Cobblers Market in India and here you can expect to find all sorts of Rajasthani traditional footwear like Jodhpuri juttis, locally known as mojaris. However, when you visit this place you won't leave with just a shoe in your bag, in fact, Mochi Bazaar also has a bunch of other accessories. For men, besides the famous mojaris, you can find sherwanis and achkans and perhaps for women who like the bling-bling, you can buy some varieties of lacquer bangles.
Bordering the Thar desert, the city of Pushkar is one of the best places to visit in Rajasthan for Hindu pilgrimage places and stunning beauty. Besides, the annual Pushkar Cattle Fair is a not to miss fair. However, if you rubberneck around the city, you may find attractive souvenir shops, in fact, you can check out the best two on the list below.
Sarafa Bazaar is a vibrant marketplace in Pushkar and it exhibits the cultural and traditional items such as miniature idols and statues made of glass. Besides, you are for sure to find a series of beautifully handcrafted artworks and wall hangings. But if you are more into dressing yourself, no worries, as the market floods with traditional Rajasthani clothes readymade garments, shiny bead bangles, small accessories like designed camel covers for bags, shoes, and phones.
Famous for the leather products such as suitcases, leather shoes, and bags, the Kedal Ganj is one of the popular marketplaces in Pushkar. Here, you get a wide variety of shopping options like miniature art goods, wall hangings, and paintings as well as attractive embroidered dresses especially handcrafted by the local women. At Kedal Ganj Bazaar, you are for sure to enjoy shopping experience and buy great souvenir for your friends and family.
An unmatched tourist destination in Rajasthan, widely known for its beauty and allure, the city of Udaipur is a fabulous place to visit for all sorts of vacationers. Here, the shimmering lake Pichola reflects the Aravalli Hills and a vacation here is always filled with attractive attractions and amazing marketplaces. And amongst the many, the best three are mentioned below.
Locally known as Ghantaghar, the Clock Tower is one of the prominent landmarks in Udaipur and conveniently this place has a melange of shops selling all sorts of accessories and traditional wear. However, although this market is famous for its jewellery collection, you can find other remarkable collections especially handcrafted products like copper items and earthenware.
For an authentic and colourful Rajasthani mojaris, textiles and print sarees, one place you have to visit is the Bada Bazaar. Here, the traditional items you can lay your hands on are the camel bone and silver jewellery as well as bright coloured Rajasthani clothes that have been beautifully printed in folk figures and animal prints. Might not add jitties as a novelty of this market but it sure offers a wide range of traditional footwear collection perfect to wear during Indian festivals.
One of Udaipur's best shopping places, Rajasthali is a government-run emporium that sells a wide range of handmade products. You can find all sorts of Rajasthani crafts made of artistic things such as marbles, precious stones, terracotta, brass, mirror and many more. All the item available in this emporium displays rich culture of Rajasthan where the colourful Rajasthani pagdi, traditional pottery, lac jewellery and countless clothes are found in plenty.
It wouldn't be a surprise to hear Rajasthan being one of your favourite holiday destination in India, it obviously has a certain charm to it. And most probably, after reading this article, you must be wanting to just pack your bags and get on a train to Rajasthan to shop till you drop.
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Sales of condominiums jumped over 7% during the third quarter of this year when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report from the Naples Area Board of Realtors (NABOR). This report covers all of Collier County, except Marco Island. The most interesting statistics come from where these sales came from and the dollar amount spent.
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Yes, I know, a Review on a Saturday?! But honestly, I HAD TO. This book was amazing.
The Book Blurb: "Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.
One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows—a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.
The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.
When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.
Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . ."
I will be frank here. I love Rick Riordan and his style of storytelling. The wit, humor, and attention to detail in regards to the things he is talking about is great. His sense of grammar and spelling are perfect. In short, he is a fantastic author.
Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer is no different. Whereas in the Percy Jackson / Heroes of Olympus books he tackled Greek and Roman mythology, and in the Kane Chronicles it was Egyptian, now he is butting heads with Norse mythology. Odin, Thor, Freya and Frey, Fenris, Loki, ect. Its all here.
This book tells the story of Magnus Chase. And yes, if you have read the Percy Jackson series, he is related to one of the important folks there. Her cousin, point of fact. Magnus lost his mother roughly 2 years before the start of the story, and has been living as a homeless person on the streets of Boston. He is a survivor, not above stealing or scavenging if the situation calls for it. His mother frequently warned him to not talk to any of his relatives, and he has done just that.
When the story begins however, said cousin, her father, and his uncle have decided suddenly to start looking for him. Its his sixteenth birthday you see and all sorts of things are about to happen.
I can't really say too much because I do not want to spoil one single solitary bit in this story. The way the world is connected to his previous works is fantastic. I really got a sense that all his worlds (Kane, Percy, and now Magnus) are interconnected. Its awesome to know that there is a shared world here.
However, at the same time, if you have never read a single one of his other books you thankfully will not be left in the dark. Yes there is a connection to the Percy Jackson world, but its only shown twice and its not overtly mentioned. Rather, this is the story of Magnus. His adventures through the Nine Worlds, his dealings with giants, gods, dwarves, elves, and more.
I am a huge fan of mythology, personally. And while Norse is not my strongest suit I do know a decent amount of it, and he stays true to the mythology of it. He even goes so far as to mention the Odin myth and how Odin learned rune magic: By hanging himself by his neck for nine days after stabbing himself with his spear. Magic, you see, requires sacrifice in the Norse world.
If you have an interest in Mythology, or just want a good solid YA Fantasy read, you should check out Magnus Chase. Also I would like to mention that the story has a solid conclusion, and is definitely part of a larger adventure. I want to see how things pan out after the reveal at the end.
I rate this a 4/5. This absolutely deserves a place on your shelf. Its funny, witty, heartwarming and heartbreaking, and will even teach you a bit.
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Participants in this course build comprehensive functional equine musculature. Zahourek, creator of the ANATOMY IN CLAY® Learning System, will lead you through building it in clay. This innovative approach makes anatomy both playfully simple and profound.
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The Academic Services staff of The Teaching Center is available to consult with Washington University graduate students as they prepare and refine their teaching portfolios for use on the academic job market.
What is a teaching portfolio?
A teaching portfolio is a collection of documents, prepared for the purpose of applying for academic jobs and documenting professional developing in teaching. A teaching portfolio provides a record of
• The ideas and objectives that inform your teaching
• The courses that you teach or are prepared to teach
• The methods you use in your teaching
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While dissertation abstracts and research summaries document your expertise in research, the teaching portfolio documents your expertise in teaching. If you are a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow preparing a teaching portfolio for the academic job market, the portfolio will necessarily be both forward- and backward-looking, with examples drawn from courses you have taught or assisted in and from courses you are prepared to teach in the future.
While it is important to present to search committees a version of your portfolio that is well-organized, clear, polished, and tailored to the specific position, consider your portfolio as a work-in-progress that you will continue to revise throughout your academic career.
Finally, a teaching portfolio is a selective or curated collection rather than a comprehensive holding place for all your teaching materials; it presents the syllabi, assignments, and other materials that best illustrate your teaching approach and methods.
Why create a teaching portfolio?
A Teaching Portfolio is a useful tool that can help you:
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• Present teaching credentials for hiring and promotion in an academic position
• Document professional development in teaching
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Begin creating a teaching portfolio as soon as your graduate training begins. Even before you set foot in the classroom, begin thinking about the ideas and objectives that will guide you when develop and deliver courses.
Reading articles and attending workshops on teaching will help you identify current issues and potential approaches, as well as provide material for your professional development section. As you build your teaching experience, you will be developing your portfolio, which you can then update, refine, and improve when you are entering the academic job market.
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We suggest the following steps to guide your process of preparing a thoughtful teaching portfolio:
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Kaplan, Matthew. "The Teaching Portfolio." The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. University of Michigan. http://www.crlt.umich.edu/publinks/CRLT_no11.pdf.
Rodriguez-Farrar, Hannelore B. Creating a Teaching Portfolio: A Handbook for Faculty, Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows. The Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. Brown University. 2008. http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Sheridan_Center/teaching/documents/T….
Seldin, Peter. The Teaching Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc. 1991.
"Teaching Portfolios." Center for Teaching. Vanderbilt University. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/reflecting/portfolio.htm.
Vick, Julia Miller and Jennifer S. Furlong. The Academic Job Search Handbook. 4th ed. Philadelphia: U Pennsylvania P, 2008.
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A few years ago I published the book A Survival Story. I had a ball writing it as I wrote the story in "real-time" on the Internet. Readers would visit the website daily to get new updates. It turned out pretty decent and is currently available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions. The Kindle edition has been recently edited.
I am getting the writing itch again and am looking more towards fiction than non-fiction. I have been jotting down some story line ideas but really struggling. Yes – this will be a preparedness story but I really would like something different. I could do zombies or economic collapse or EMP – whatever. Seems pretty much everything has been done before. Maybe a topic with a new twist?
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court appeared unlikely on Friday to overturn an order requiring Nomura Holdings Inc 8604.T and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc RBS.L to pay $839 million for making false statements while selling mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae FNMA.PK and Freddie MacFMCC.PK.
Lawyers for both banks urged the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to reverse a 2015 ruling that followed a non-jury trial in lawsuit by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) over mortgage bonds sold before the 2008 financial crisis.
David Tulchin, Nomura's lawyer, argued a lower-court judge had no basis to find the alleged false statements were material, arguing she excluded evidence showing mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie knew of the loan underwriting practices at issue.
"The district court excluded all evidence that Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or any reasonable investor standing in their shoes knew about the underwriting practices at the time," he said.
But several members of the three-judge panel questioned Tulchin and RBS's lawyer about how that would excuse the banks if they made representations about the quality of the loans that Fannie and Freddie relied on in buying the mortgage bonds.
"Couldn't Fannie and Freddie rely on you to do your job?" U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Wesley asked.
The lawsuit was one of 18 filed by the FHFA in 2011 over some $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities that banks sold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The FHFA has acted as conservator for Fannie and Freddie since their 2008 government takeover.
The case is so far the only case to reach trial, after the regulator obtained nearly $17.9 billion in settlements from institutions that include Bank of America Corp BAC.N, JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N and Deutsche Bank AG DBKGn.DE
Following a non-jury trial, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who presided over most of the cases, ruled against Nomura, which sponsored $2 billion of securities sold to Fannie and Freddie, and RBS, which underwrote four of the deals.
The judge ruled that the offering documents did not correctly describe the mortgage loans. She awarded $806 million. The banks later agreed to pay another $33 million for costs and attorneys' fees subject to the appeal's outcome.
At Friday's arguments, Kathleen Sullivan, the FHFA's lawyer, urged the court uphold that ruling, saying the evidence showed the bonds' offering documents falsely represented the quality of the mortgages.
"We had every reason to rely on their representations," she said.
The case is Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Nomura Holding America Inc et al, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 15-1872.
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[LONDON] BP agreed on Wednesday to buy Clean Energy Fuels Corp's biomethane business for US$155 million, expanding its huge gas supply portfolio in the United States and showing its shift to less carbon-intensive projects.
BP will take over Clean Energy's existing and two new biomethane production sites as well as supply contracts to third parties, the companies said. As part of the deal, the US company has also signed a long-term biomethane supply contract with BP.
Clean Energy captures biomethane gas emitted from landfill waste sites and then processes and purifies it to pump through pipelines. It is mainly used as a fuel for transport.
"Demand for renewable natural gas is growing quickly and BP is pleased to expand our supply capability in this area," Alan Haywood, chief executive officer of BP's supply and trading business, said.
Clean Energy sold 60 million gasoline gallon equivalents of the biomethane fuel last year to customers including logistics firm UPS and the City of Santa Monica's transit agency, it said.
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Bristow Launches New Service at Scatsta Airport
June 22, 2016
Bristow Helicopters has launched a new service for clients operating in the UK called Bristow Logistics Services Shetland (BLSS) that will transport oil and gas workers through Scatsta Airport. The service allows Bristow to contract with new clients on a direct basis, effectively utilizing Scatsta as an airport operating multiple contracts.
The new service is a partnership between Bristow and Eastern Airways to fly workers from Aberdeen Airport to Scatsta Airport in the Shetland Islands on fixed-wing aircraft, with passengers continuing their journeys to nearby onshore destinations or by helicopter to offshore installations in the Shetland basins. Bristow is responsible for the overall management of flying operations, providing a single point of contact for helicopter, fixed wing and airport management services through Scatsta.
"We are extremely proud of our Shetland Islands heritage and continue to work hard to maintain reliable operations at both Sumburgh and Scatsta airports," said Alan Corbett, managing director of Bristow Helicopters. "This new partnership is also important for the local economy and demonstrates our commitment to the area.
"As the only helicopter operator at Scatsta, we are able to turn around helicopter flights faster. We also have additional back-up support from our great team at Sumburgh Airport to assist when required."
The terminal at Scatsta offers conveniences for passengers, with open plan rest areas, free Wi-Fi, television facilities, a canteen, baggage and cargo handling services, and security. The terminal also has facilities for arriving passengers to change into their survival suits before traveling by helicopter to offshore installations.
Eastern Airways provides chartered fixed-wing flights using modern, climate-controlled SAAB 2000 aircraft. The aircraft are fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly, designed to transport 50 passengers in a 2-by-1 seat configuration, with each passenger getting a window or an aisle seat. Bristow utilizes a fleet of eight Sikorsky S-92 helicopters at Shetland to service offshore installations; six are located at Scatsta Airport. The helicopters seat up to 19 passengers in airliner comfort.


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It was four weeks ago that Diana Nyad began her third attempt to achieve a dangerous, record-breaking, gorgeous dream: a marathon open-water swim from Cuba to the shores of Florida.
I was one of 30 people on that expedition. We were aboard three escort boats that left Key West on Sept. 22 around 2 p.m. for the 15-hour trip to Havana. Diana and her chief handler, Bonnie Stoll, had flown over the day before. Our crew spent the day exploring Havana before Diana entered the sea just after 6 p.m. And what a glorious start! Calm waters with a perfect temperature of 88 degrees. The stroke that Diana the swimmer is famous for -- rhythmic and symmetrical, with the unlikely sound of a human moving purposefully and gently across an ocean -- was on full display as the sun set.
And then, just barely two hours later ... a different sound. Guttural screams that shattered a dark night. Diana was being stung by box jellyfish, the most venomous creatures in the ocean. Honestly, you can't imagine it, and I am going to fail miserably here at describing it fully. It wasn't the screams themselves -- that's horror movie stuff we are all pretty numbed to. It was the calling out, the counting, over and over: "One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight! Oh, God! One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight! Help me! One-two-three-four ..." Diana was trying to focus, to get through the pain, and later she said she'd reached the ceiling of what she could endure. Even more terrifying, though, was the jolting realization that this woman was being paralyzed in the middle of the ocean, struggling to move, to breathe and to live.
If she hadn't sustained those potentially life-threatening stings, I believe Diana would have made it, and I'm not someone known for sunny optimism. She swam 92 miles over 41 hours. She wasn't even tired when she ended it, but Diana made the tough decision to stop when the doctors told her she might die if she sustained another sting.
Though it's been almost a month since Diana ended the swim, here's the truth: I don't think any of us who were on that expedition are really over it. We are back to our regular lives and our jobs. But chores are being neglected, deadlines missed. We are distracted. In our minds, we are still in Cuba. We are focused on making sure that supplies are on the boats. We are recalculating the navigation plans, watching the currents. We are sleeping in shifts. And we are still dreaming about what it's going to feel like when we touch the Florida coast after 60 or 70 hours at sea.
I've known Diana for almost 20 years, quite casually. We both worked in Los Angeles as journalists, she often as a sports journalist, me as anything but. She is one extremely fun and funny person, and may well be the best storyteller I've ever met. We're friends. (Up to a point, that is: If a chirpy Diana calls you on Saturday morning and says, "Hey, want to go for a bike ride?" know that she means something like 25 miles. I think I once hung up on her.)
Diana is an athlete, but she's a weird one. She doesn't keep score. She rarely ever mentioned scores in her sports journalism. She is into something way bigger.
Diana has always been all about spiritual connection, about living life fully in the present, about being truly alive. It's been her message in everything she's done. That's why she chose this swim -- between two countries who don't speak with each other, in one of the toughest straits in the world. It's why she has inspired millions of people -- yes, 1.8 million people followed her on Twitter that Sunday -- with her call to take risks, have courage, persevere and follow your heart.
She's the real deal. People know it. Governments know it. (Never mind swimming 92 miles. Any idea how challenging it is to get both the United States and Cuban governments to say, "Hey, sure!" to a flotilla of three boats with 30 Americans and one woman in the water, on short notice?)
This dream of hers is epic. Her competence and toughness strike a universal cord.
So everyone wants to know, will Diana Nyad try again? Should she try again? Diana hasn't answered this question yet, but I say yes. If she can be better-protected against deadly box jelly stings, she'll be able to do it. I wouldn't say that if I felt this was some unattainable fantasy. But I saw, up close and personal, how close she came. So, yes! And I'll be there if she does.
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In this week's show, I'm introducing a new format for the "Ask Liz" segment. Previously, I'd been answering listener questions at the end of an episode, but I've decided instead to take a listener question and devote an episode to my answer in order to get deeper on the topic.
Today's Ask Liz question comes from Ahsamon from Portland, Oregon who wrote and asked about the best essential oils to address the discomfort of menstrual cramps.
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I recommend reading Waterfall by Kate Lauren. Waterfall is the sequel to Teardrop. Eureka's tears have flooded the Earth and Atlantis has risen and with it, its evil king, Atlas. Eureka is the only one who can stop him so she must learn to fight. She travels across the sea with Cat, her family, and the mysterious Seedbearer Ander. Ander promises to help her find Solon, the enigmatic seedbearer who knows how to defeat Atlas. Once Eureka reaches land she is taunted by Atlantean sorceresses, gossiping witches, and attacked by locals who have struggled to survive among the destruction her tears have brought. Eureka feels no closer to defeating Atlas when Solon tells her that love is a seedbearer's weakness and that any affection Ander has towards him makes him age faster. Trying to understand the dark, cold world her tears have made, Eureka receives surprising insight from an enchanted pond. Her reflection reveals a crushing secret. If Eureka is strong enough, she can defeat Atlas. Unless a broken heart is just what Atlas needs to fuel his rising kingdom, Eureka has the chance to defeat Atlas and save the world. But she will have to give everything up, especially love.
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Here is a look at what we have planned for our first 6 color themed baby bins:
At the end of each color week we are making a color collage that I will put together in a book for Aubrey to flip through.
To make the green book page, I first cut out a large rectangle from the center of 2 pieces of green cardstock. Then I cut two pieces of contact paper that were slightly bigger than the green rectangles.
I took the backing off of one piece of contact paper and stuck one rectangle on it. Then I gave Aubrey a tray full of green pictures, stickers, sequins, and feathers to create a green collage.
After she was finished, I glued the second green rectangle on top of the first and pressed the remaining piece of contact paper over the top to seal the collage inside. Next, I trimmed the excess contact paper around the green rectangle. I hole punched the top corner and add it to a small metal ring with our red, orange, and yellow collage pages to form a unique color flip book.
Pink, Brown, Black, Thanksgiving
White, Gray, Christmas 1, Christmas 2
Winter, Rainbow, Circle, Square
Triangle, Rectangle, Valentines, Star
Heart, Insects, St. Patrick's Day, Easter
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