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Astrology Dictionary Q Page 1Astrological Definitions and their Meaning: Qi, Quadrants, Quality, Quadrate, Quadriform, Quadratures, Quarter
QiThe name Qi is most frequently found mentioned in reference to life force energy in ancient Chinese astrological texts. Their belief is that there are 3 types of Qi concerning the Heavens, the Earth and us Humans that all interact to form the path of our destiny. Keeping each Qi working harmoniously with the other is the main concept behind the majority of Chinese influenced Astrology. The Heaven Qi consists of Planetary and Weather Qi while the Earth Qi is associated with energies, longitude, latitude and magnetism. The Human Qi is the channel believed to convey our memories, ideas, ego's and other personal sensitivities and traits.
QuadrantsFor Astrology the heavens are divided up by the Meridian and Horizon lines into an equal four quarters. Each fourth of a natal chart is called a Quadrant and each encompasses 3 houses and refers to different areas of personality and possible future. The 1st quadrant includes the 1st, 2nd and 3rd house and deals with the self. The 2nd quadrant contains the 4th, 5th and 6th houses and concerns the expansion of awareness. The 3rd quadrant holds the 7th, 8th and 9th houses and centers on relationships. The 4th quadrant involves the houses 10, 11 and 12 and focuses on social and communicative areas. Quadrant strength is quite significant in a birth analysis.
QualityA Quality is another name in Astrology for a Modality or Quadruplicity and it provides an added insight into personality variations. A Quality is attached to a sign in addition to its element type. The astrological qualities are Cardinal, Fixed or Mutable and each of the 12 zodiac signs is assigned one. They are important in birth chart interpretation to identify the little differences between typified characteristics. Cardinal signs are Aries Fire, Cancer Water, Libra Air and Capricorn Earth. The Fixed signs are Leo Fire, Scorpio Water, Aquarius Air and Taurus Earth. The Mutable signs are Sagittarius Fire, Pisces Water, Gemini Air and Virgo Earth.
QuadrateThe term Quadrate is used in Astrology to identify a 90 degree distant square aspect considered malefic. The word Quadrate comes from the Latin quadratus roughly translated to English as 'to make square'. A Quadrate is a major aspect that although regarded negative in its influence can also just be an indication of change. It's relevance depends on its position in each particular sign and house within a birth chart configuration. There is also a predictive technique called the Mystic Quadrate that uses a blend of the natal astrological, numerical and symbolic input to forecast horoscopes.
QuadriformA Quadriform occurs when 2 planets in a 90 degree square aspect are also in an octile 135 degree angle to a 3rd planet. The combination of these three planetary positions creates energy and the tension created in the 2 square angled planets is vented via the third. This flow of generated conflicting energy will be constructive or destructive depending on the surrounding positive or negative influences. Quadriform is an aspect arrangement that has several other names that refer to it's 'topped' shape. These alternative names are for Quadriform are Arrowhead, Thor's Hammer and God's Fist.
QuadraturesThe name Quadratures is used to describe the divisional phases or quarters of the Moon's illumination cycle. In Astrology the Quadrature is classed as a square aspect for the reading of natal charts. In this configuration with the Earth as a central point the half Moon stage is said to lie in Quadrature from our Sun, as it makes a right angle towards it. This aspect, also called a Mode, can be applied to other planets but is most often referred to when talking about the Moon. The word Quadrature originates from the Latin quadratura and these particular angular positions in an astrological analysis can reveal areas in need of action or change.
QuarterThere are lots of quarters in all areas of Astrology in signs and planets and also in the seasonal divisions of our year. The word Quarter is a variation of the Latin quartarius thought to mean 'a fourth part'. It is explained in the dictionary as one of four equal parts that have been divided from the whole. The Quarter Day is the expression used to mark an Equinox or Solstice occurrence. A Quarter Moon is described as such when the Moon is seen from Earth as half light and dark in equal amounts. There are 4 elements significant in Astrology and 3 signs are each incorporated into a separate quarter of the zodiac wheel.
Quartile, Quantum Entanglement, Querent, Quesited, Quincunx, Quindecile, Quintessence


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"The one who wants to be with you never lets you forget how special you are. They tell you via text message (in full sentences that don't even need emoticons), flowers, candy, skywriter and actual in-person words — because they know how important it is to be in the presence of love, to be wrapped up in it, to feel it next to you holding you and never letting go."
The One Who Wants to Be With You
I am being very patient. I am exhausted from trying and failing and picking myself up. I am only tough because I have been broken so many times before, and what you see externally is a lot of scar tissue. Deep down is a girl with so many feelings, so much to offer, so much possibility.
He's out there, I think. The one with whom all of these things and more ring true for me. It's a two-way street I'm looking for; I keep ending up on one-ways and dead ends.
Open your eyes and look for me; I've lost my way. I need you to take me by the hand and basically… run.

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Cool crisp air, cold mornings and warm afternoons, pumpkins, wind, leaves, apples, warm drinks and scarfs,wearing a soft sweater, chai, cinnamon, soup, crock pots, fresh bread, yellow, orange, and red, all things I associate with fall. This is my FAVORITE time of year! It is the time of year my first child came into the world, when I became a mom, a role that would change me forever. I love fall.
Fall makes me long to spend hours and hours in the kitchen. The warm oven beckons me on a cold morning. This week I have found sometime in my busy life to be in the kitchen, I feel more alive. I was blessed to cook for a dear friend who just had a baby, and this cake was her dessert of choice. I was glad she chose it, I love this cake. The tender texture with the mixture of cinnamon and apples is a match made in heaven!
I have made this cake many times over the years and each time I make it I have the hardest time not eating it all! It is delicious in every way, and somehow I can justify eating it for breakfast (it must be the apples!) The recipe is straight forward, the only tricky thing is, the baking time. It varies each time I make this cake. I think it has to do with the apples, so keep a close eye on it once you hit one hour in the oven. My average time is 1 hour 15 minutes, but this is definitely not set in stone!
Happy fall to all!
Apple Cream Cheese Cake
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 8 ounces block style cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 flour (white or whole wheat)
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3 tsp. cinnamon, divided
- 3 cups peeled and chopped apples (about 2 large)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 inch spring form pan.
In a large bowl cream together 1 1/4 cup sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla, about 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions.
In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 tsp. cinnamon. Pour the flour mixture into the liquids and mix until incorporated.
In a small bowl stir together 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of this cinnamon and sugar mixture over the apples. Gently fold the apples into the batter.
Pour the batter into the spring form pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon and sugar over the top of the cake and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven when a toothpick inserted comes out with only a crumb attached.
Cool for at least 1 1/2 hours before slicing.


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Meeting on compliance with the Federal Law 115-FZ of August 7, 2001
On April 24, 2017, the Federal Treasury and the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation held an interregional meeting dedicated to the applicability of the provisions of Federal Law 115-FZ of August 7, 2001 (on countering the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism) to auditors and audit companies, and the forthcoming assessment of the Russian Federation in accordance with the New Requirements of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF).
The focus of the meeting was on enhancing the involvement of the audit community in the AML/CFT effort, considering the existing AML/CFT risks and threats, as well as joint development of measures to mitigate them.
AML/CFT training of auditors, including ANO MUMCFM partner's activities, and prospective changes to the current anti-laundering laws were also discussed.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, self-regulating organizations of auditors, Russian audit firms, and institutional members of international networks. Daria Makoveeva, Head of Quality Control Department, Mazars Russia, was among the participants of the meeting.
The Federal Treasury plans to continue working in this direction within the framework of the working group of the Council for External Quality Control of Audit Firms.
More information about the meeting is available on the websites of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring and Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation.


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Hunt continues after station drama
THEY fled from police and five days later are still on the run.
Last Friday, when police attempted to speak with the occupants of a blue sedan at the Matilda Roadhouse on the New England Hwy, they sped off, leaving a trail of destruction behind them.
The male driver and his female passenger were last seen heading towards Brisbane and a Queensland Police Service media spokesman said they have not been sighted since.
"There is no indication the car has been located and no charges have been laid," he said.
A female officer who sustained soft-tissue injuries to her arm during the incident has returned to work.


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Anne Teresa, Baroness De Keersmaeker (Dutch pronunciation: ['?n? te:'re:za: d?'ke:rsma:k?r], born 1960 in Mechelen, Belgium, grew up in Wemmel) is a contemporary dance choreographer. The dance company constructed around her, Rosas (dance ensemble), was in residence at La Monnaie in Brussels from 1992 to 2007.
De Keersmaeker did not study dance until her last year of high school, instead studying music, specifically the flute.[1] She studied from 1978 to 1980 at Mudra in Brussels, a school with links to La Monnaie and to Maurice Béjart's Ballet of the 20th Century. She has said that the percussionist and her music teacher at MUDRA, Fernand Schirren, was a major influence on her.[1] In 1981, she attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. While at the Tisch she presented her first production, Asch (1980), in Brussels. In 1982 upon her return from the U.S.A. she created Fase, four movements to the music of Steve Reich. It was this production that brought her "a breakthrough on the international dance scene, performing, among other places, at the Avignon Festival".[2]
The success of Fase contributed largely to the foundation of the Rosas in 1983. Rosas danst Rosas - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's first choreography for the young company to new compositions of Thierry De Mey and Peter Vermeersch - brought Rosas the international breakthrough as a company. During the eighties, Rosas was supported by Kaaitheater of Brussels (director Hugo De Greef). Within the framework of Kaaitheater, her oeuvre took shape. Performances such as Elena's Aria (1984), Bartók/Aantekeningen (1986), a staging of Heiner Müller's triptych Verkommenes Ufer/Medeamaterial Landschaft mit Argonauten (1987), Mikrokosmos-Monument Selbstporträt mit Reich und Riley (und Chopin ist auch dabei)/In zart fliessender Bewegung - Quatuor Nr.4, (1987), Ottone, Ottone (1988), Stella (1990) and Achterland (1990) were produced in collaboration with Kaaitheater.
In 1992, La Monnaie's general director Bernard Foccroulle invited Rosas to become the resident company of Brussels' Royal Opera De Munt/La Monnaie. At the start of the residency, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker set herself three objectives: to intensify the relation between dance and music, to build a repertory, and to launch a dance school (after the disappearance of MUDRA from Brussels in 1988). That year, Rosas created ERTS and released Rosa - a film of a choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker to Bartók music directed by Peter Greenaway. Later that year, Rosas created Mozart Concert Arias, un moto di gioia for the Avignon Festival. A production made in collaboration with the Orchestre des Champs Elysées, directed by Philippe Herreweghe. In 1993, Rosas created Toccata, to the music of J.S. Bach, for the Holland Festival. In May 1994, the KunstenFESTIVALdes Arts in Brussels premièred Kinok, produced in collaboration with Thierry De Mey and the Ictus Ensemble. At the end of 1994, this collaboration resulted in a new creation: Amor Constante más allá de la muerte. In November 1995, La Monnaie premièred Verklärte Nacht, a choreography that was part of a production of Schönberg music Erwartung/Verklärte Nacht.
In 1995, Rosas and La Monnaie launched in Brussels a new international school for contemporary dance, the Performing Arts Research and Training Studios (PARTS), where sixty students coming from some 25 countries are trained, over a three-year period, by more than 50 teachers.
In December 1996, Woud, three movements to the music of Berg, Schönberg & Wagner was premièred in Seville. At the beginning of 1997, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker created, together with Steve Paxton and The Wooster Group, 3 solos for Vincent Dunoyer. In November 1997, Just Before, to a live performance by the Ictus Ensemble of music composed by Magnus Lindberg, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Steve Reich, Pierre Bartholomée and Thierry De Mey, was presented in La Monnaie. In February 1998, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker made her debut as an opera director at La Monnaie with Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle. In August 1998, the Impuls Festival in Vienna premièred Drumming, a production to Steve Reich's composition of the same name. In November Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker created The Lisbon Piece, for the Portuguese Companhia Nacional de Bailado: her first experience as a guest choreographer. In March 1999, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker created, together with Rosas dancer Cynthia Loemij and Jolente De Keersmaeker and Frank Vercruyssen from the theatre company STAN, Quartett; a dance-theatre performance based on the text by Heiner Müller. One month later, she choreographed and danced a duet with Elizabeth Corbett for the production with/for/by. In May 1999, Rosas premiered I said I, a collaboration with Jolente De Keersmaeker for the direction, with the Ictus Ensemble, Aka Moon and DJ Grazzhoppa for the music composition and execution. Jan Joris Lamers designed the set and lighting and Dries van Noten the costumes. For In Real Time in 2000, Rosas again collaborated with Stan, as well as with the jazz-ensemble Aka Moon for the composition and live interpretation of the music. In January 2001, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker created Rain, another performance to a score by Steve Reich, his Music for 18 Musicians. 2002 saw the celebration of twenty years of Rosas and ten years of residence at La Monnaie, with the re-run of the text-pieces, the creation of (but if a look should) April me and Rain live, the two latter accompanied by Brussels contemporary music ensemble Ictus. A 336 pages book Rosas, if and only if wonder was published and a multimedia exhibition was organised in newly opened halls at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, and was attended by over 15,000 people. Once, a solo to the music of Joan Baez, concluded the celebration year's performances. 2003 showed yet a new evolution: whereas in the past her choreographies had been very precise and closely linked to the music, in Bitches Brew / Tacoma Narrows, De Keersmaeker for the first time allowed improvisation by her dancers during the performance.
Over the past years, Rosas has also revived several earlier pieces: Rosas danst Rosas, Fase, Mikrokosmos, Achterland and others. Rosas' productions have been invited by theatres and festivals across five continents.
In October 2011, De Keersmaeker publicly accused the R&B singer Beyoncé of plagiarising choreography from two Rosas pieces--"Rosas Danst Rosas" and "Achterland"--in the music video for the single Countdown.[3][4]
Both the performances and the films of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker have been distinguished by various international awards. Rosas danst Rosas won the Bessie Award (1987),[5]Mikrokosmos received a Japanese Dance Award for the best foreign production (1989), Stella got the London Dance and Performances Award (1989), Drumming was prized with the Golden Laurel Wreath for the best choreography in Sarajevo (October 1998). In 2011, she received the American Dance Festival Award for her career and at this occasion presented one of her seminal work Rosas danst Rosas (1983).
The film Hoppla! was awarded a Sole d'Oro in Italy and the Grand Prix Vidéo Danse in Sète (1989). The film Rosa has been distinguished by a Dance Screen Award, got a Special Jury Commendation in the Black and White Short Film Competition at the Film Festival in Cork and was selected for the 49th Mostra Interazionale d'Arte Cinematografica in Venice (1992). In 1994 in Lyon a Dance Screen Award was offered to the film Achterland (1994), while the film Rosas danst Rosas obtained the Grand Prix International Vidéo Danse in 1997 and the special prize of the Jury of the International Festival of Film and New Media on Art in Athens in 1998. In 2000, the short film Tippeke got the Grand Prix Carina Ari of the Festival International Media Dance in Boulogne-Billancourt. Furthermore, in June 1995, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In March 1996 the government of the province of Antwerp awarded her the Eugène Baie prize, and in May 2000 she was awarded by the French Republic the "Officier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" title. In 2002 she received the annual award of the Gabriella Moortgat Stichting and la médaille de Vermeil from the City of Paris and a medal ('Erepenning') of the Belgian Flemish government. In 2004 she was awarded the "Keizer Karelprijs" by the province of Oost Vlaanderen. In 2008, she became--again in France--"Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres".
Media related to Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker at Wikimedia Commons


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Wagglepets this month 2
This month I asked Wagglepets for a bit of help. Our Freya is a fussy hound, she gets bored then refuses to eat particular brands of food. She decided she no longer likes the RSCPA dry food that Wagglepets were sending us, and they switched us over to Royal Canin, no drama. In the box this time were the usual poop bags, various biscuit based treats, a blanket and flea treatment. The flea spot on couldn't have come at a better time, Freya had recently got her first ever tick, I did it all wrong and removed it without a special tool or gloves. Apparently there is a right and wrong way to do it. I've found an article on removing pet ticks here, but be warned, it includes a photo of a tick at the start of the text.


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(Reuters) - Noble Energy Inc NBL.N on Thursday posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on improved onshore oil production and higher sales prices, sending shares of the U.S. oil and gas producer up more than 5 percent.
Oil sales volumes from the company's U.S. onshore business were 109,000 barrels per day in the third quarter, up 23 percent from a year ago. Overall volumes from onshore assets averaged 249,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, a gain of roughly 14 percent.
The company's total sales volumes declined by 10,000 bpd versus a year ago to 345,000 bpd due to lower offshore output in Israel and Equatorial Guinea, and the sale of its deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico assets earlier this year.
The Houston-based company said average realized prices for U.S. onshore oil rose roughly 41 percent to $65.54 per barrel from a year ago, benefiting from a rise in crude prices to four-year highs during the quarter.
Noble, which has operations in Colorado, said it is closely watching the outcome of a ballot measure in that state that would place strict curbs on new drilling activity near populated areas. The company said it has contingency plans if voters pass the measure in the Nov. 6 election.
"We are confident the measure will be defeated," Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dave Stover told analysts on a conference call on Thursday.
Other energy companies with operations in Colorado, including Anadarko Petroleum Corp APC.N and Liberty Oilfield Services Inc LBRT.N, have said they could move investments and equipment to other states if the measure passes.
Noble's total third-quarter revenue rose to $1.27 billion from $960 million.
Net income attributable to Noble was $227 million, or 47 cents per share, in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $136 million, or 28 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, Noble earned 27 cents per share, beating analysts' average estimate of 18 cents, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Noble shares were up 5.5 percent at $26.22 on Thursday afternoon on the New York Stock Exchange.
Reporting by Laharee Chatterjee in Bengaluru and Liz Hampton in Houston; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Matthew Lewis
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Sir Gus O'Donnell is probably Britain's most influential cabinet secretary since the effortlessly grand Lord Butler retired in 1998. Like his predecessors, he does not give many speeches or interviews – though in the last year or two he has, in my view, given rather too many for a man in his behind-the-scenes position. But in 10 days' time he will be retiring, which is to say he will be heading for the House of Lords.
In a Britain of diminished respect for politicians, Sir Gus remains the stereotypical Whitehall big beast. Well, not stereotypical in the Butler-era public school mandarin sense. The last time I bumped into Sir Gus was somewhere near the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham, making for his car after a Spurs game. The Eton Wall Game was rather more Lord Butler's thing than the Premier League.
But Sir Gus plays the great political game well. As cabinet secretary he has slalomed through the big Whitehall changes that marked the traumatic transition from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, and then through the even larger changes that marked the shift from Brown to David Cameron's coalition. As he prepares to bow out, Whitehall is in surprisingly good heart. If he ever writes his memoirs, which civil servants should not, they will be fascinating.
Sir Gus is also, in many respects, the midwife of the coalition, having deftly prepared the ground for the possibility of a hung parliament in 2009-10 and then pushing hard, too hard and too visibly some would argue, for the Conservatives and the Lib Dems to tie the knot in a matter of days in May 2010. At No 10 since 2005, he has been in the engine room of the British government's response to the 2008 financial collapse and to the 2011 global sovereign debt and eurozone crises.
Not a man to lose his head in a crisis, then. So it was a surprise to wake up and hear on Radio 4 that Britain's top civil servant was warning that the United Kingdom faces break-up and may not even exist in a few years' time. It therefore seemed sensible to turn to the original Daily Telegraph article to check what he had actually written.
Doing so revealed that the Telegraph had performed a classic of modern British journalistic hype. Here's what Sir Gus actually said: "Over the next few years, there will be enormous challenges, such as whether to keep our kingdom united and how to make the EU operate in the best interests of its citizens. But it is today's economy that poses arguably the biggest challenge." In other words, Sir Gus said almost none of the things that the Telegraph said that he said, and which the BBC then recycled, and on the basis of which the ineffable Alex Salmond was quick to commend Sir Gus for his wisdom.
All of which is a shame, not least because of what it says about standards in a once famously reliable conservative newspaper whose journalism has not thus far been under the Leveson inquiry spotlight – but which in cases of this kind is surely relevant to it. The distress is compounded, however, by the fact that many of the statements to which Sir Gus did put his name are much more solidly based. But since they cannot be twisted to suit the Telegraph's own current editorial prejudices – in this case as an upmarket version of the English Defence League – they were ignored.
Three of these statements stand out. The first is Sir Gus's striking claim that, during his 32 years in Whitehall, the modern civil service has become more representative of the national talent pool. Women, he said in a cute phrase, "are now permanent secretaries, when they used to be permanently secretaries". Half the permanent secretaries in Whitehall are now women, he continued.
This would indeed be impressive if it were true. But is it? Look up the UK Civil Service website and you will find a list of 41 permanent secretaries, of whom only 10 are women. I'm not sure, therefore, how Sir Gus reaches his conclusion – in this case it would be good to hear from him – but he has some explaining to do if he is to avoid some of us fearing that his own claims are no more factually based than a Daily Telegraph lead story.
Sir Gus's second argument is that government needs to put risks above rules. Again, this sounds impressive. We can all agree that Britain is a polity crying out for creativity and innovation. But what does risks above rules really mean? The answer surely depends on the risks and the rules in question.
The Telegraph article makes a lot of the government's "red tape challenge", which calls into question not merely regulations but also the statutory protections which underpin them. Some of these protections are dubious, but others are absolutely essential. The holy grail, rightly endorsed by Sir Gus, of an expanding UK small and medium enterprise sector (preferably on German lines) will not be achieved by cutting red tape but creating a solid framework in which creative regulation – for example on workplace co-determination – is pivotal.
Sir Gus's final claim, much more importantly, is the one buried in the Telegraph quote. The most important challenge facing Britain, he says, is neither the union nor the EU but economic recovery and growth. Amen to that. The task, he adds, is to find better ways to fulfil the duties of government – mark that, the duties – without increasing its cost. That's true too. Yet nothing would mark the more grownup approach which Sir Gus extols than a brave decision to scrap the millions that O'Donnell-era Whitehall still spends on consultants who tell the civil service the things they already know from their own direct experience at nil cost.
Hail and farewell, Sir Gus. You helped steer the British system of government into calmer waters. You were right about other things, including the uncomfortable truth for liberals that freedom of information rights in Whitehall have gone too far and need to be redefined to make ministerial confidentiality possible again. But your generation – our generation – got it wrong about government as well as secrecy. You thought, you still think, that the private sector has more to teach the public sector than the other way around, when the truth is that both have lost their bearings. Both business and government have yet to redefine or align their new moral purposes in the post-banking crash world into which we stumble forward without maps.


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Dogs need Jobs too.....!
Whenever I get an enquiry about pet dog training my first question is "What do you want your dog to do?" The response to this inevitably includes a list of what the owner doesn't want the dog to do, and the usual reply is that they want him to stop jumping up, stop barking, stop chewing, stop chasing the cat/children/cars etc etc. When I press the question and ask if there is anything they want their dog to do they tell me they don't care what he does as long as he doesn't ….etc etc etc. I find this very sad as it seems to me that what these people want is a stuffed toy or a statue, as they do not appear to want to do anything at all with the dog.
That said, I am still surprised to find how many knowledgeable dog people still believe that all a dog needs is a long walk, and I have lost count of how many people tell me that even though they walk their dog miles every day he still misbehaves. Although I am not one of those people who use dogs as substitute children, there is still a similarity between a small child's intellect and that of a dog, and I think we would all agree that if a child was left to run and play unsupervised, and never taught anything useful, it would soon use its intellect to invent games and occupy itself with something that may well prove destructive at best or dangerous at worst. That is the way with young things, and without structured instruction and something to occupy the mind very few will turn into well balanced individuals.
My working trial dogs are far more tired after a 20 minute track than after an hours run in the woods, and this is because they have been concentrating and using their minds as well as their bodies, and it is obvious to me that when for any reason my dogs have a break from work, but have plenty of free running, they are far more difficult to manage than when they are regularly working, but perhaps not getting any free running at all. This is further borne out but the lady who came to me with a five month old working cocker puppy and told me that so far they had never seen the pup asleep. Their life was being made into a misery by this lively pup that constantly demanded attention and was never still, and despite taking him out every day and letting him run loose, he was driving them mad. Mocca the cocker duly arrived, and what a charming little character he was – he just wanted a job to do, and when we showed his owner how to teach him to use his nose and find things he turned into a different dog, and at last the family had some peace when the discovered that after the finding game he was quite happy to go to sleep.
The point of this story is to show that all dogs need something to do, and although it is recognised that working breeds have busy minds and need a job to do, most people don't realise that the same is often the case for the other groups, and even toy dogs need puzzles to solve and tricks to learn to keep them from mischief. It is easy for those of us that have a job for the dog to do, such as sheep dogs, gun dogs, police dogs and sport dogs, but there is no reason why pet dogs should not be given an occupation, and it really does not matter what it is, as long as it uses the dog's mind. As I child I owned a boxer and she was my constant companion. Sandy was a very boisterous puppy, and I was often sent out with her to "wear her out," but instead of just letting her run I started teaching her tricks and eventually she did all manner of silly things like speak on command, open and close doors, jump home made "show jumps" and find missing things. As a child I was very proud of my dog and loved to show off all her tricks, but what I didn't realise then was that these games are what made her the wonderful companion and well balanced all round pet that she became.
So for those of you that may be struggling with a boisterous or busy dog, instead of trying to think of ways to stop them doing something, why not try to give them something they can do. Anything you teach your dog, be it work or tricks is of benefit, as it gives it something to think about, and even playing hide and seek with the children will use the dog's mind and not just his energy. Hiding toys for him to find, or letting him find your shoe in a pile of others will teach him to use his nose and teaching him to negotiate obstacles will teach him balance, timing and problem solving skills. Little jumps can be made with any sort of household items such as canes on buckets or a broom on bricks and other more challenging obstacles such as weaving poles or a tunnels can be achieved canes, boxes an old blanket and a little imagination. All these games will present your dog with something to think about, and your delight at his every achievement will cement the bond between you and make for a stronger partnership.
So my New Year message to all dog owners is "Give your dog a job to do" and prepare to be amazed not only at his ability, but also the change in his character and behaviour. Good luck!
credit: Meg
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This blog post is very practical but extremely important. If you've read my previous posts and took action, then you've figured out the basic packages you offer your customers (silver, gold, platinum), but the reality is that your consulting business will sell many more things than that.
Generally speaking, you will sell six kinds of products and services:
• Standardized hardware, software, and materials
This is called your Line Card. This is what you sell "every day."
• Specialty hardware, software, and materials
These are low-volume sales that you have the opportunity to sell.
• Managed Services
This is labor sold as blocks of time or as flat-rate monthly services.
• Hourly labor or project labor
This is all maintenance sold outside the managed service contract.
• Cloud services
This includes virtualization, hosting, remote backup, etc.
• Specialty products and services
This category includes customized software, specific line of business applications for which you are a reseller, such as telephone systems and services, etc.
All businesses eventually evolve so they have a standard set of offerings. It is a good idea to formalize this list. It will be the official list of products you provide to your customer most frequently. This is the "physical" stuff that has to exist at a customer's office.
Picture in your mind the pieces of a customer's network: firewall, switches, cables, desktops, laptops, printers, software, battery backups, and so forth.
I'll give you an example of what we sell. Scratch out brand names you don't prefer and add in the ones you do prefer. Here's the vast majority of what we sell:
• HP servers
• HP workstations
• HP desktops
• HP monitors
• HP thin customers
• HP tape drives (various)
• HP or Aficio printers
• APC UPSs (various)
• SonicWall or WatchGuard firewalls
• Microsoft Windows Server (various kinds)
• CALs as needed for all software
• MS SQL Server
• MS Exchange Server
• MS Windows
• MS Office (various)
• Antivirus
• Backup software
• Diskeeper defragmentation
• Brand-name Cat6 cables
• Brand-name tapes (various)
• Brand-name USB discs (various)
• Brand-name switches
• Brand-name peripherals
Now, that's not everything, of course. We sell the occasional network card, video card, memory upgrade, KVM switch, Adobe suite, etc. But we don't attempt to know or carry every brand of computer on earth and we don't change brands at the drop of a hat.
Keeping your Line Card consistent over time maximizes your relationship with the vendors you choose. It also increases your knowledge of those specific products, including your knowledge of their marketing promotions, rebates, etc.
Of all the products on this core list, we have only made a few changes every five years or so. It's hard to explain until you've been in business for a while, but the longer you stay with a (good) brand, the more profitable that brand will be for you.
If you don't have an official Line Card already, I recommend you get one in place. All you need is a skinny ½-inch binder. Collect the current SKUs for the products you sell the most. If there's a current promotion, put notes in there. But be sure to clean it out on a regular basis. This is not just another junk pile.
It's also a good idea to make notes about preferred sources. You can use a tool such as QuoteWerks or Quosal to compare prices at different suppliers, but you also need to know about buying direct, current rebates, sales contests, etc.
The truth is, the smaller you are, the less likely you are to participate in the promotions being put on by your vendors. We all know that larger outfits get some serious advantages because they take advantage of all the promotions and programs. At the same time, we have limited time and this stuff adds a layer of bureaucracy.
Even if you can't take advantage of all the programs out there, look at them from time to time. Try to do a few of them. Gradually, you'll work your way into some good deals.
As for the Line Card generally: Just do it. It takes almost zero administration, and it will give you a good sense of what you sell and a sense of consistency over time.
Special-order hardware, software, and materials
Special-order products include items that you order one-off but do not normally carry. They also include higher-end products that you have the opportunity to sell.
These products are often a great opportunity. But you need to remember two things. First, you must be very careful to make sure you earn a decent profit. I consider 20% to be a decent profit; you might settle for 15% or even 10%, but no less.
Second, you need to make sure that you have the skills and experience to install or set up these products. If you do not, then you will either look incompetent to your customer or you will put in many, many long hours "figuring it out."
The question of profitability is very important. With products you do not normally sell, you may be tempted to compete with some online source the customer finds. This is extremely dangerous. Those companies probably buy in large quantities and get huge discounts.
In other words, you cannot compete on price.
When you combine the danger of pricing in this market with the unknown skill level required to implement the solution, these sales can be very bad for your company. On the up side, you can make a lot of money. On the downside you can lose time, money, and the confidence of your customer.
I highly recommend that you avoid the temptation of cutting your prices. In these situations, I simply take my cost multiplied by 1.25. So I sell a product that costs me $100 for $125. It is very handy that 20% of $125 is $25. This simple calculation always makes it easy for me to work out my margin.
Sometimes my price is higher than the MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) or the price from online sources. I don't care. I quote the price I need to get. Below that, I will not make enough money.
This is a philosophy you have to simply believe. You can learn it a hundred times from bad experiences or once by adopting the policy early in your career.
We justify this to the customer as follows:
1) You could order something online, but I can't guarantee that it's exactly the same.
2) I will stand by the product I sell you, so if I order the wrong thing, I'll make it right.
Believe it or not, this works most of the time. Most customers are not really interested in saving a few bucks. Their relationship with you is important. And you are telling them that the price difference basically amounts to an insurance policy that they'll get the right thing.
Alternatively, I also offer to help the customer find and buy the right product. This is billable labor at our contract rate. So if the customer doesn't want to buy from you, then you can sit down and help them buy the right thing. Thus you make some decent money.
It is okay if you let your customer buy hardware, software, and materials from someone other than you. Just make sure you have policies so that you make money either way!
Managed services
I won't go into more detail on managed services here, since I've covered this in many of my other posts.
Hourly labor
Hourly labor is easily divided into projects and break/fix. A project is normally something a bit larger in scope than our day-to-day work. For example, moving email from in-house to hosted exchange is a project. Migrating a server is a project.
We love to quote projects as flat-fee. You need to develop a system so that you have a decent cushion and don't lose money. You'll get better at this over time.
Hourly break/fix labor happens even with customers under managed services. Adds, moves, and changes (AMC) are not covered. So if someone wants a program installed, that's billable.
Some customers might pay only for monitoring services. Thus any labor is billable. Or maybe their contract covers only remote work, so onsite is billable. The same applies to after-hours work.
We estimate that a customer will spend an additional 25% of their monthly managed services bill on additional billable labor. Some customers are well below that and some are well above.
Your managed services agreement should spell out clearly when otherwise-covered work will be billable (e.g., after hours, add-move-change, etc.). It should also specify the "contract" rate for labor, which should be discounted from the rate charged to those without a contract.
Cloud services
Most of us offer some assortment of hosted services, backups, storage services, and so forth. The specific services you sell depend on the kind of networks you support and the kind of customers you support. It is important to "right-size" your cloud service offerings to match the rest of your offerings.
Specialty products and services
This category is different from the special-order topic above. It includes customized software, specific line of business applications for which you are a reseller, telephone systems, and services, etc.
For example, if you specialize in supporting rental property managers, you might be a reseller for Yardi Yoyager or Rent Manager.
LOBs or line of business applications exist for just about any business you'll work with. For some – such as attorneys and accountants – there are many options. For other industries there are fewer options.
Some of these products are hosted and some must be installed on site. More and more we are seeing LOBs move to a hosted model.
This makes them much easier to manage (and less lucrative for you). Whether hosted or not, some LOBs require a good deal of training in order for you to support them properly. Some even require that you take specific training, which can be quite expensive.
Generally speaking, the more time, effort, and money you need to invest in order to support it, the more money you will make. If you have a specific niche market (or two), then a high level of training in those software packages can be very profitable.
These six kinds of offerings make up what you sell. Please do not simply fall into a set of offerings simply because you're responding to customers. At some level you should intentionally create your Line Card and your other catalog of products and services.
The combination should make sense in combination with the managed services you sell. Don't sell only the stuff that's easy or the products that people tell you about at conferences. Create YOUR offering and your packages that work with your business.
I personally have a commitment to first-class business-class equipment. I sell HP servers and desktops because their business-class machines simply work all the time with almost zero failures. We sell business-class firewalls, switches, and battery backups. These cost a little more, but are significantly more reliable than the lower-end non-business alternatives.
We choose software and hardware vendors who work well with partners. We prefer programs that allow us to have a direct relationship with the customer, so the customer is never approached by the vendor.
One of the primary reasons I love to attend professional conferences is to learn about the tools, products, and services available. It is amazing how many different partner programs there are. Making good choices requires self-education. A few good contacts with the vendors doesn't hurt either.
So once again, choose the products in your catalog. Make your catalog serve your business. Don't just let it happen.
Here's some additional resources that you might want to explore. Note: I'm skipping brand names from the Line Card section.
• Rent Manager – www.rentmanager.com
• Quosal – www.quosal.com
• Quotewerks – www.quotewerks.com
• Yardi Yoyager – www.yardi.com
On the quoting process:
• The Network Migration Workbook by Karl W. Palachuk and Manuel Palachuk
• The Super-Good Project Planner for Technical Consultants by Karl W. Palachuk
(Used with permission of Karl W. Palachuk, SmallBizThoughts.com)
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The activities of the NSSG are set out in its Terms of Reference. The membership of the NSSG includes both lay and clerical representation and are appointed by the Archbishops (see list below).
For all safeguarding concerns or to find support please see our dedicated page.
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Rt Revd Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lead Bishop for Safeguarding (Chair)
Rt Revd Mark Sowerby, Bishop of Horsham, Deputy Bishop for Safeguarding (Vice Chair)
Rt Revd Christine Hardman, Bishop of Newcastle
Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, Bishop of Crediton
Mrs Mary Chapman, Chair of the Archbishops' Council Audit Committee
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Getting a gym membership can be an anxiety inducing process. There are a lot of factors to consider and the sales process can be pressure-packed. Having previously worked in gym membership sales, I understand this process fairly well, and understand what you should consider before making this commitment. In this article, I will walk you through the considerations you should make before buying, what to expect when you walk in the door to sign-up, and how to determine what membership is right for you.
The first consideration when picking a gym should be location. If the gym isn't convenient, you are considerably less likely to use it, so this an important part of the decision. Pick a location that is either close to your home or place of work. The most common times to workout are before and after work, so your gym should be close to either where your commute begins or ends. Ideally the location would be somewhere within walking distance of these places, so that you never have to worry about parking. Gyms near your workplace are good if you tend to workout after work and on the weekdays. If you tend to workout on the weekends and mornings, picking a location near your home is usually best.
The facility must have everything that you need in order for this to work. The key is quantity. If you like a certain activity, make sure there are lots of the equipment you like to use. You will be competing for that equipment during peak workout hours, so make sure there is plenty available.
Do you like to lift? Make sure there are lots of free weights, benches and racks.
Do you like to run? You want to have more treadmills than you care to count.
Getting the right price for your membership can be the most frustrating part of this process. Gym memberships sales is not unlike car sales. Most of the sales people are on commission and are trained and incentivized to be aggressive. The important thing to do is be patient and only buy what you need. Big gyms will often have multiple membership types: one gym, multiple gyms, packages with personal training, or restricted schedule (i.e - Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat). In most cases, they will ask you to pay enrollment fees along with first and last month's dues.
The costs are set by the corporate offices and while they vary between plans, they can't be waived by the sales people. Some gyms may offer to allow you to space out the enrollment fees over multiple months. You will have to push hard to get this, as the sales team makes less money that month if they have to space out their commissionable money.
The Sign-up Process
Here is what to expect when you go in for your membership. When you walk in the door and say that you would like to join, the front desk will ask you to fill out a customer information form so that they can learn about you and possibly follow up later. Be careful if they ask you to list any friend phone numbers, because they WILL be called. The information gathering is preparation for your tour and sales pitch. This is part of the process and can't be avoided. Expect it to take 30 to 40 minutes. Even if you came in with a "free pass" for the week, you are going to have to go through their tour and pitch.
The sales person will sit you down to learn more about you, using the form you just filled out, and then you'll go on a tour of the gym. After the tour, you'll look at membership options. Be prepared to see several options. They will usually start with the option with the most upfront cost and additional services like personal training, and then work you through to the least costly services. If your patient, they may reserve a couple off-the-book options if your not willing to sign up right away. Make sure you see all the options before buying. Be prepared for some hard-selling tactics like the "manager hand-over." They may call in a manager to assist with the sale if you don't commit to buying anything that day. The manager may try to incentivize you with some of the off the books options with less up front cost. Once you've got all the options, its time to make your choice.
Membership Options
Here are my opinions on the type of membership you should get:
- Low Rate: Focus on getting lowest monthly rate, as it makes sense in the long term. Often the upfront costs are usually higher, but its worth it if you stay at a gym for 2 years or more.
- One Gym: Multiple gym options are usually unnecessary unless there is gym near your home and workplace. Most people only workout at one place out of habit and convenience.
- Personal Training Options: If you are new to working out, personal training may make sense, because knowing how to work out is what makes your gym membership useful. You don't need to commit to this upfront, you can always add personal trainer sessions later.
Hopefully this helps you with the process of getting a gym membership. Take the time to find a good location, scope out the facility, and walk through all the options. Just remember, you don't have to buy anything that day; make the decision once you are ready. Good luck with finding your gym!


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Low-supply is one of the most, if not the most, frustrating thing that can happen for a breastfeeding mom. At least it is for me, and I've dealt with various challenges on this breastfeeding roller coaster: oversupply, engorgement, leakage, plugged ducts, blebs, and those early days of cracked, bruised nipples (shudders). Yes, all of this sounds challenging, but none of it compares to the frustration and heartache that comes with low-supply. You want to nourish your baby, your baby is hungry and fussy, and yet your body just isn't producing enough milk for whatever reason to satisfy your baby's needs. It's heart-wrenching. Fortunately, this has only happened to me twice during the past five months of our baby Chloe's life, but when it has, I was able to push through it fairly quickly with the help of my pump and lactation supplements by Majka. Both were so helpful I wanted to share what worked for me here on the blog.
But first, what causes a dip in supply?
- Not eating enough
- Not drinking enough water/dehydration
- Not draining the breasts fully
- Feeding less (The baby intakes less milk)
Why my supply dipped
For me, the problem began when Chloe started sleeping longer stretches during the night. Instead of getting up to pump, I slept. It was glorious, until a few days later my milk severely dropped! I went from engorgement and leaking breasts to pumping barely an ounce or two. Sleeping longer through the night initiated the dip in supply, but then when Chloe would breastfeed and get extremely fussy that there wasn't enough milk, I began supplementing with frozen milk I had stored. This only compounded the issue.
Typically, when milk supply dips, and it's not due to an improper latch, many experts recommend feeding on demand as much as you can to bring the supply back up. The problem with this method, at least for me, is that if you have a frustrated baby who isn't patient enough to continue sucking to trigger a second let-down of milk, it's all too easy to turn to stored milk. Doing so unfortunately signals to the body – "oh, you don't need to produce more milk because there is no demand aka a sucking baby." And now you're at a standstill. This is where pumping and supplements come in and can play a big role (at least they did for me) in bringing back up your milk supply.
What works
Part 1: Pumping
There are a few different ways I use my pump to encourage an increase in milk supply when my milk has dipped:
- Pump after feeds: This ensures I drain my breasts completely, which signals to my body to produce more milk.
- Pump for longer: I pump for 15-20 minutes even if no milk is coming out, this again signals to the body to produce more milk.
- Pump more frequently: This is tricky for me. I have to time it right when I pump. If I add a pump session an hour before a feed time, there won't be enough milk so usually I try to squeeze in an extra pump session at night after she goes to bed.
- Apply warm, moist heat to your breasts before pumping: My milk is very thick and I found using warm compresses helps to make pumping easier, along with taking Lecithin.
- Take a hot shower before pumping: Being relaxed is one of the best ways to get the most out of my pump sessions, so when I can, I take a hot shower before my evening pump session after Chloe goes to bed.
Part 2: Supplements
Pumping is 60-70% of the solution for me, but supplements is the other 30-40%. It was very serendipitous that the brand Majka reached out to me to test their lactation supplements only a few weeks before my supply dipped for the first time. I was skeptical about their ability to bring my milk back up, but surprisingly my body responded to both the bites and the lactation protein powder very quickly.
In addition to being delicious, both Majka lactation supplement products are soy-free, vegan, made with non-GMO ingredients, free of synthetics, and contain a custom crafted lactation blend. The Majka lactation supplement blend contains – fenugreek, organic ginger root, turmeric, sesame seed, caraway, clove flower and fennel. IMO fenugreek is the star of this blend, as it's been found to contain phytoestrogens capable of stimulating the mammary glands increasing milk production within 24-72 hours after taking.
Adding the Majka lactation supplement protein powder in my morning smoothie and eating 1-2 bites per day for 2-3 days, worked really well to increase my supply in a matter of days. I went from pumping one or two ounces at a sitting to six ounces, then sometimes nine ounces. Taking the supplements together greatly increased my supply more so than when I ingested either one of the Majka lactation supplements on their own.
At first, I was shocked at the results, but when my milk dipped a second time when I had stopped taking the Majka lactation supplements, I knew that they played a big role in keeping my milk steady.
The bites are so yummy I had to really be careful not to eat a whole bag in one sitting. And the powder gives a super boost of energy with its vegan protein blend clocking in 13g of protein per scoop, pre and probiotics, and laundry list of vitamins and minerals, like folate and chelates, included to support healthy digestion and nutritional balance.
Once my supply started to increase, I scaled back on the Majka lactation supplement products. I now keep a bag of bites and the powder on hand and instead of taking them both every day, I use them periodically to maintain a healthy supply.
If you're struggling with your milk supply or getting adequate nutrition while you're breastfeeding, I highly recommending checking out Majka's protein powder and bites. The brand was kind enough to extend a discount code of 15% off at lovemajka.com with code BOND EN AVANT!
But overall, the important takeaway here is that if you're struggling with milk supply the key is to nourish your body – feed it good food, drink plenty of water, and rest when you can – because when you're healthy and supported, you'll be better able to support and nourish your little one.
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4 Ways Dreams Can Help You
I tend to have bizarre dreams. Perhaps they feature sporadic compilations of the day, current happenings, abstract symbols or completely random montages. But sometimes, my dreams assist me; my land of nod attempts to tie up a few loose ends from waking life.
If you look closely enough, dreams could serve as a portal to resolution.
Here are four ways dreams can help:
- Dreams can solve conflict. Dreams may reflect the stress that underlies daily life, and the potential to resolve conflict is present. Resolution can appear in dreams and answers could be sought.There's been a couple of instances where my dreams have inspired ideas for resolution (particularly in regard to tension within my relationships). Whether I awoke the following morning with the determination to write that former friend a letter or make a difficult phone call with the hopes of reconciliation, I've followed the paths that my dream-self has taken.
- Dreams can encourage confrontation. According to www.dreammoods.com, a site devoted to interpreting the meaning of various dreams, nightmares could be a response to personal trauma. They may also manifest if you're refusing to accept a certain circumstance. (My nightmares have brought fears to the surface.)"Nightmares are an indication of a fear that needs to be acknowledged and confronted," the site states. "It's a way for the subconscious to wake up and take notice. 'Pay attention!'"
- Dreams can provide closure. Have you ever had a dream narrative that brought a sense of closure to a specific situation? I've had vivid, real-like dreams that mirror what I've been seeking and what hasn't happened in my reality. And though I'd wake up and realize that the night's sequence of events didn't actually occur, I'd find a sliver of comfort, instinctively knowing that I was somehow meant to have that dream.
- Dreams can uncover hidden messages. Psychology Today's 2010 article discusses the importance of "hidden messages" that may exist within dreams. "By digging into the unconscious you uncover your hidden fantasies, fears, anxieties, wishes and desires," Frances Cohen Praver, Ph.D., said. "Once you find the significance of these internal feelings, you are able to act on them. In doing so, you can remove the stumbling blocks to arrive at better living and loving. For another thing, gaining insight into your internal world can do wonders to expand and enrich yourself."Praver cites an example from her therapy practice. Newly divorced Sharon started to date and met a man who was very hard to please; despite her efforts, he was never content.Sharon dreamed that she was in a car accident and her entire middle was shattered. While injured, she still attempted to walk to the hospital.
In therapy, they deconstructed the symbolism within her dream. Sharon literally broke in half since she bends over backward to please others (which stems from low self-esteem and a rocky relationship with her parents). As for walking to the hospital while wounded, Sharon's dream-self yearns to repair the damage. In life, she embraced the road to recovery by working through her issues in therapy.
My dreams encompass a wide range of subject matters (though some of them are just plain weird), but I've found that through interpretation, I'm (sometimes) able to resolve conflict, confront fear, obtain closure and discover messages coated in symbolism. Dreams have the power to help us, if we just let them communicate.
Suval, L. (2018). 4 Ways Dreams Can Help You. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 30, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/4-ways-dreams-can-help-you/
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If you follow along on IG you will know that I spent most of July naturegasming in Takapuna while house and puppy sitting for my friend Emma. What most of you don't know is that I actually lost Luna. Ha, I bet you're thinking, gee Bids you kept that one well under wraps.
I know right. Like worst case fucking scenario ever. Losing the dog that you've flown to Auckland to look after. Not to mention Em loves her like nothing else on this planet. As horrendous as the whole experience was, there were a few lessons learnt from the palava that I want to share with you all, because I think they're bloody gems. I'm going to take one for the team and relive the day for you so the context is set and the lessons are wildy powerful.
One of my favourite people and amazing friend Soph was up for the weekend. It was Sunday. We had just gotten back from crystal shopping if I remember correctly, hello angel phantom and we were having a quick tidy up before we headed off to some delicious yin yoga to finish off the weekend with those chill and zen vibes. To be completely honest I was having a bit of a shit weekend – I'm not sure what it was but it was one of the weekends where nothing was flowing, nothing was going smoothly, negative nancy was hanging around like a stage 5 clinger and no matter how hard I tired couldn't shake her – I'd actually nearly killed us (slight exaggeration, only slight though) on the motorway earlier that day – oh Auckland traffic, I'm not sure if you and I will ever be friends. We had gotten home and I'd had the front door open while putting some rubbish out the in the wheelie bin. And that was all it bloody took (Lesson #1 always shut the front door). Soph came to me and asked if Luna was with me? At first I was sure she would be out the back chewing a bone, digging a hole, or inside sleeping on one of the beds, I didn't believe she would have left the building, especially in that short amount of time. Once we had checked the backyard, under the bush, one of her favourites places to sleep, in all the rooms inside and we couldn't find her, I instantly wanted to be sick. I had to try my hardest not to burst into tears right there – worst case scenario instantly came to mind, as it usually does – OMG she's been hit by a car and she's dead. I've killed Emma's dog. But in that moment I quickly had to suck that up, I wasn't going to find the beautiful girl by crying about it.
Soph and I headed off straight to the beach – as you'll all know, one of Luna's favourite places. We had been going everyday and thought she might have been trying to make her way down there. Nope. We drove back to the house. Soph jumped out and started a walking searching party over at the school across the road while I went inside and called Erin, Em's friend, Luna's Aunty, who walks Luna everyday – no answer, ahhh. I called the council who directed me to fill out the missing dog form on the website. Erin joined in on the search party and I jumped back in the car to driving around calling her name, asking everyone that was out walking or running if they had seen her, for about 3 hours.
At about 7.30pm we decided to call it a night. We all agreed that someone had to have picked her up, she had to be with someone because a) she loves people and other dogs, she isn't much of a solo adventurer and b) we had driven the neighbourhood for 3 hours straight, calling her name, and asking everyone if they'd seen her.
Not long after we had decided to call it a night we had a breakthrough – the neighbour had seen a Facebook post of Luna, a lady had her at her home. Luna had been hit by a car and this lady that had her had seen it all unfold and had taken Luna home. She had been ringing Em's number of the back of Luna's tag – but Em was in America, asleep. The power of social media. Erin and I went and picked her up, turns out she was only 800m down the road, and when the lady found her she was literally right outside our house trying to cross the road to head over to the school. Thankfully the universe had my back, and Luna was fine. The lady had seen her be clipped by a car but Luna had no obvious physical injuries, marks or pain. I took her to the vet the next day for an overall check up and thankfully didn't have a scratch, bruise or mark on her.
So apart from learning to always keep the front door shut, what else did I learn from losing Luna?
I can 100% confirm that I manifested that situation. It was almost as if I had said, universe what else can go wrong this weekend? And old mate happily provided because he's good like that. He'll always give you what you want when you're clear about what it is plus add a bit of emotion to it to really fuel the fire.
The lesson here is to keep you thoughts, words and energy in alignment with what you want. You create your reality. The power of your thoughts, words and energy are indescribably powerful. Gratitude journaling, vision board, visualisations, meditation and dance parties are … for a reason. Check in with what you're putting out to the universe regularly – are you putting out what you want? Are you seeking abundance, or are you thoughts and words driven by lack, scarcity and fear?
Journaling in the morning is a very powerful ritual that can set the intention and tone for the day. I've been doing it every morning for five months now and it's changed my life. And surprise surprise, guess what was missing from my morning routine the weekend Luna went missing. You totally set yourself up Bids. LESSON LEARNT UNI!
Holy shit. There was no limit to what I would have done to get Luna back on that Sunday night. This included running the length of Takapuna beach four times, driving around at about 10km/h shouting out 'Luna' every 20 metres, slyly driving up to anyone walking down the street and asking them if they had seen a white german shepherd. Visualising Luna being home with us. Calling anyone that could help. Driving, driving, driving with a whole bucket load of determination, not willing to give up. I was about to take it to social media before she found us first.
When you want something bad enough – you'll do everything in your power to make it happen. I'm talking all goals. Relationship goals. Holistic health goals. Morning routine goals. Personal development goals. Business goals. Financial goals. #cantstopwontstop
Say you want to save $3000 for a holiday. Tell me, how bad do you want it? How invested are you in that target? What would it mean for you to go on that holiday? How would you feel when you've achieved that goal and you're on your way to Tahiti? Convince yourself just how badly you want it, tell the universe and you'll be surprised how easy it is to bring it to fruition. Look at your expenses, what is one spending habit you can give up for the time of saving (or for good? See you later takeaway coffee + takeaway coffee cup, save for a holiday and the save the planet!) What do you have around the house that you could sell? Even if it's only an extra $50 or $200, it's all going to add up! Is there an untapped source of income that you could bring to life for the next couple of months to help boost your savings? The potential is limitless.
Mate, if there's a will there's a way – an old chestnut, but a bloody brilliant one.
At one point on that Sunday night, I broke down hysterically crying. Yep, red face, tears streaming down my face, snotty sniffles, the whole shabang. I was beside myself. I just needed someone to tell me that of course we were going to find Luna, dogs go for a walk around the neighbourhood all the time and come home safe and sound. I called Will, I knew he would calm me down and make me feel better, but there was no answer. I then called my friend Fi, who lives in Auckland. Fi is the epitome of the three c's, very cool, calm and collected but again no answer. (I later found out that she was drinking celebratory champagne on her balcony haha probably for the best that she didn't answer the phone to a blubbering mess.)
Anyway, in that moment all I had, was me. Bids. So I had to step up and calm my own farm. I had to give myself my own fucking pep talk. I was also aware that I needed to be putting out positive vibes, at that point I'd already started reflecting on how I'd conjured up this palava so I knew I needed to sort my thoughts, words and feelings out! STAT!
The pep talk went something like this, feel free to borrow it…
Bridget Natalie Paddon, right now you are learning what you need to know, you are exactly where you are meant to be. This moment is imperfectly perfect. Take a deep breath. The universe has your back girlfriend! So start believing it. Repeat after me, I am calm. I am supported. Everything that I desire is coming to me now. Luna is coming home safe and sound. Bids, dogs run away all the time, this is not the first time a dog has gone missing, you know the most likely situation is that someone is looking after that beautiful girl. No matter what the outcome, I promise, everything will be okay – because it always is.
No matter what you're going through, there is always always something to learn. You get to choose whether you grow and learn from it, or you can choose to resist the lesson which will ultimately cause you pain. What are you growing through right now? I would love to know! Comment below!
Remember you can create and live a kick ass fulfilling live while you do, see and be everything that you desire! You have a choice!
Moon and back love,
xo Bids
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California usually converts to the gas on Oct. 31. The fuel evaporates in heat more quickly than summer-blends.
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Proposal Tools:
- Find Opportunity and Download Application Package - Includes steps and screenshots to follow to find a funding opportunity in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and download the appropriate application forms.
- Annotated SF 424 (R&R) Form Set, Forms-C Series- SF424 (R&R) Application Package with field-by-field tips to avoid common errors and ensure successful submission of your application. NOTE: these documents are supplemental resources only. When preparing an application, applicants MUST follow the instructions in their Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and Application Guide.
- NIH Web site with tips for writing grant applications
- NIH Tips for Applicants
- Data Sharing Plans
- Data Sharing Workbook – How researchers in various fields shared their data
- NSF Proposal Preparation
- A Guide for Proposal Writing
- Data Management Plans
- Template – From the University of Virginia
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- Completing a Grants.gov Application – Watch an overview on how to apply using Adobe Reader.
Social Sciences:
- Proposal Writing Tips
- A Guide to NSF Success – Article from Science
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- OSPA subscribes to "Research Development and Grant Writing News" published by Academic Research Funding Strategies for all SIU students, faculty and staff. Log in to SalukiNet and visit the channel on the "My Campus" tab for the link to the most current issue, or contact email@example.com for more information.
Data Management Plans:
- Data Management Challenges in Analysis and Synthesis in Ecosystem Sciences- article from Scence of the Total Environment
- Ten Simple Rules for Creating a Good Data Management Plan - article from PLOS Computational Biology
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Sample NSF Data Management Plans:
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- Data Management Plan Examples - From University of Minnesota
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Baby Aspirators and Baby Vacs for Colds
It's rough when your baby gets a cold. It can take a toll both physically, and mentally, on you and your child. They can't blow their nose, and don't understand what is happening, and you can feel totally helpless. The only tools you have are maybe a baby aspirator (or a baby vac), and a thermometer. But there are some things you can do.
Of course, the best medicine is prevention, but chances are, your baby will contract several colds. It is not uncommon for babies to have 7 or more colds within their first year of life. This is because a baby's immune system is not yet developed sufficiently to build immunities to the viruses that cause colds. But before you automatically break out the baby vac, you need a little more information.
It may help to understand a little about colds. The common cold is caused by a number of viruses called rhinoviruses, coronal viruses, enteroviruses, parainfluenza viruses, and others. There are over 200 known types of viruses that can cause colds, and more are being discovered all the time, due to mutations. It is not uncommon for there to be several types of viruses involved in a single cold episode. The viruses are spread both by airborne methods (sneezing), direct, and indirect contact. The viruses can survive for extended periods outside the body (and in the bulb of a baby aspirator), making complete environmental sterilization difficult.
Common symptoms are fever, sneezing, cough, and a runny nose (which is where a baby aspirator can help), usually all within 16 days of exposure to the viruses. Even in the 21st century, there is no cure for the common cold, but the good news is that in most cases. the viruses will run their course in 7 to 10 days. In small children, the cold can persist for up to 25 days, due to an incomplete immune system. Breast-fed babies have a higher resistance to colds, because they get some immunities from the mother. Treatment involves keeping the baby well hydrated, controlling fever, allowing the baby to get plenty of rest, and making it comfortable.
One way to make your baby more comfortable is to keep it's nasal passages clear to allow for easier breathing. Babies cannot blow their noses, and mucous build-up can make breathing more difficult. The human nose is designed to drain out when the head is in an upright position. Since babies can't stand or sit on their own, mucous can drain back into the nasal passages, into the stomach, lungs, and even into the Eustachian tubes and into the inner ear, causing earaches, stomach aches, and persistent cough. Removing excess mucous from the nasal passages can help prevent this. Caution: Before using any type of baby aspirator or baby vac, be sure to spray the nasal passages liberally with a saline solution and allow it to set for a few minutes to loosen dried mucous.
The simplest type of baby aspirator is a rubber bulb-syringe. This is a nozzle on a short stem, with a manually operated 'bulb' on the end. You just squeeze the bulb to create a vacuum, insert the end of the nozzle gently into the baby's nostril (not too far). and slowly release pressure on the bulb. The vacuum will draw the mucous into the bulb. Then, just repeat for the other nostril .Be sure to clean and sterilize the baby aspirator before, and after each use, and wear latex gloves. It's also a good idea to wear a surgical mask while doing this, because you can be exposed to the viruses yourself.
For those who like more technical gadgets, you may want to invest in a baby vac. A baby vac is a device that sucks mucous from your child's nose using the vacuum from your vacuum cleaner (but not the power, so if you have a Kirby, or a Rainbow, don't worry. It will still work...). The baby vac has a small hose, nozzle, collection reservoir, and another hose to attach the baby vac mechanism to your vacuum cleaner. The baby vac work more like the aspirators that a doctor uses in the office.
Whichever system you decide to use, be sure to thoroughly clean and sanitize every part of the devices before and after each use, to prevent re-infection. With proper use, and care, baby aspirators, and baby vacs can be a great help in managing your baby's cold.


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"Alas!" cried he, "thou hast found me an archer that will make thy wife to wring!" I would that thou hadst ne'er said one word to me, or that I had never passed thy way, or e'en that my right forefinger had been stricken off ere that this had happened! In haste I smote, but grieve I sore at leisure!" Prologue, p. 5.
"Nay," quoth Robin, laughing loudly, "many do like me and wish me well, but few call me honest." Part Second, p 55.
"Come, fill us some sack!" cried Robin. "Let us e're be merry while we may, for man is but dust, and he hath but a span to live here till the worm getteth him, as our good gossip Swanthold sayeth; so let life be merry while it lasts, say I. Nay, never look down i' the mouth, sir Sheriff. Who knowest but that thou mayest...
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By now, the cat is probably well out of the bag that there is no new CME this week, after Ben decided to go on vacation with his family to some mountain lake. Just picture him, swinging comfortably in his hammock sipping Jameson, not a care in the world as his bedraggled wife chases their two children around the cabin, trying to keep them from eating rat poison or tumbling down a set of stairs. Meanwhile, Old Man Fowlkes sways in the breeze, oblivious.
But look, Ben and Chad didn't want to leave you high and dry this week with no CME-related entertainment at all. For that reason, they've planned a special announcement regarding NEXT week's podcast, as well as a chance for you to revisit one of the more unique and popular single episodes in the show's history.
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I Can't Drive 55
I've always held a certain level of superstition about cars. I do not talk badly about my vehicle if I'm within ear shot of its presence. My intelligence tells me that this is ridiculous, but my experience leads me to believe otherwise. On April 15th, I completed my five year commit to the bank. I finally paid off my car. Over the last year, she's acted a little funny, and I thought it was her anticipation of this. For example, my rear defrost went out, and then the security system tripped the fuel line. This past month, she's been jerking, and despite what the shop says, I think her transmission is starting to give out. Two weeks ago, I noticed that the window was a little off track and would not close all the way. However, as long as I apply a little pressure to the window while I'm rolling it up, it seems to close just fine. I wasn't really bothersome anyway, except when I'm driving on the interstate to school.
Well, yesterday afternoon on my way home from school, I was picking my toenails. It's a nervous habit that I have. I successfully ripped off a section of nail from my third toe on my left foot, rolled down my window, and threw it out. When I rolled up the window, I applied pressure to the glass and POP! I thought that was a little strange. I probably would have left it alone, but it was really windy and loud, and I was driving 75 mph on the interstate. So I tried to roll it down just a tad. It started going down, but it wouldn't stop. I grabbed the window and tried to hold it up, still driving 75 mph. That didn't work. The window sucked down into the door and would not come up.
I called the indomitable, and he met me at his parent's house and took my car to the service station. Unfortunately, they couldn't fix it until Thursday. However, they did pull the window out of my door so it could be taped up. Now my car forcing me to pay for repairs and endure embarrassment. I guess she found out that I was looking at new cars online about thirty minutes before I left school.


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These are very moist and chewy biscuits. They don't keep too well at room temperature so store them in the fridge.
This cookie is delicious with some modifications. I used all whole wheat flour, doubled the yogurt (used low fat vanilla), halfed the sugar to 1/2 cup since the yogurt is already sweetened (used only brown sugar), used 1 whole egg rather than 2 egg whites (why waste it?), and skipped the butter flavored granules. Instead of adding in my oatmeal and raisins last, I stirred it in with my wet ingredients before adding the flour mixture to absorb some moisture. To make up for the butter flavor, I would use butter-flavored non stick spray. I had to bake mine for 11 minutes to get them cooked through and they were just a bit more than a tbs per cookie. After baking, I let them sit on the baking sheet for about 3 minutes so they can be chewy. Put them in the fridge and they will stay moist and will be chewy. They actually taste better the next day! Hope my review helped! =D - 08 Oct 2008 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
If you're reading this review, that means you're in the mood for a soft oatmeal cookie- so get baking! These are exactly what I always thought oatmeal cookies should be like- moist, chewy, mmmmm mmmmm good. I used peach flavored yogurt- the whole 8 oz. of it- and I felt like I was eating peach oatmeal in delicious cookie form. I can't believe it's not butter in these. My fiance loved them- and he thought I was lying when I told him there was no butter. Enjoy! - 21 Feb 2003 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
Absolutely great! They are chewy, soft, & tasty. Low fat...but don't have a low fat taste...they taste 'real'. My friends ate them up, couldn't believe they were low fat, and wanted the recipe right away. The cookies are also very easy to make. Defintely recommend. - 26 Mar 2003 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)


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Whilst reading in the prophet Isaiah, I popped down to the grocery store to buy orange juice for Sojourners' Mardi Gras pancake breakfast tomorrow. With the prophet's searing poetry still curdling inside me, my eyes fell on that this week's edition of that fish-wrap, scandal rag The Globe trumpeting:
Just weeks after leaving the White House, depressed and paranoid George Bush is suicidal, insiders fear. In a blockbuster world exclusive, sources tell GLOBE the ex-President is boozing up a storm – and reveal why he is terrified of Barack Obama and his own wife Laura. Don't miss a single word!
It seems that life in the Bushes' new home in Preston Hollow, a wealthy Dallas suburb, is not all he expected it would be. It struck me that the prophet Isaiah is much better at explicating the daily headlines than I am and in words much franker and bolder than I usually give myself permission to use. Isaiah 14:6-10 says:
You persecuted the people with unceasing blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip. Your tyranny was unrestrained. But at last the land is at rest and is quiet. Finally it can sing again! Even the trees of the forest–the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon – sing out this joyous song: `Your power is broken! No one will come to cut us down now!' In the place of the impotent there is excitement over your arrival. World leaders and mighty kings long dead are there to see you. With one voice they all cry out, `Now you are as weak as we are!
In fact, Isaiah describes Yahweh's specific instructions to Israel to taunt the deposed leader of an empire, saying, "When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon" (Isaiah 14:3-4).
Theologian Walter Brueggemann, in his explication of Isaiah 1-39, makes the argument for why this taunting is important, saying that when the people are free from their oppression then "one of the important opportunities, in such freedom, is to engage in a mocking song against the tyrant."
Brueggemann goes on to describe the toppled ruler's arrival in Sheol:
"Sheol" is not a place of punishment, but it is where the dead are kept in their impotence. As the deposed oppressor arrives in Sheol, now completely removed from authority and utterly impotent—a suitable resident for Sheol—all the others who used to be active authorities and great powers in the earth (now become impotent) present themselves as a welcoming committee for the new arrival in Sheol. They gather around the new arrival and recognize him as one of their own, formerly powerful, now completely powerless.
In high irony, the poet [Isaiah] has them welcome the new member of the powerless to their company—"You are like us"—powerless, no longer a force to be reckoned with. … The speech "rubs it in," so that this now feeble has-been should be recognized for what he is, completely broken and irrelevant, warranting no attention at all. (Isaiah 1-39 by Walter Brueggemann, 1998, p. 127-128)
In light of Isaiah's description, it seems entirely appropriate that Kyle Walters, president of Elliott's hardware store in Dallas should offer George Bush a job as a store greeter, saying, "Like you, many of our greeters are retired from the corporate world, so we're sure you'll have no trouble making new friends."
How many American retirees have had to do just this in order to make their Social Security checks stretch farther and cover their medical expenses?
And, the LA Times reports, that while the former first lady is working on a book, "the former president has yet to interest a publisher in his memoirs. In fact, several have advised him to wait a few years until his reputation is less, well, in need of a good hardware polishing."
Of course, having compassion for George W. Bush, the man, the husband, the father, is part of the Christian calling, as is extending him the hand of mercy when he repents of his sins.
But for President Bush who sought the status of emperor and who claimed divine right in his exploits; who tortured strangers in secret prisons; who opened the nation's treasuries to privateers; who unleashed the dogs of war on civilians for the purpose of working out old vengeances and hoarding resources, I have a few good taunts left in me.
In fact, I imagine that, right now, Sheol may have taken up an address in Preston Hollow, Texas.


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