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I remember the day I first heard about Roald Dahl. Well, that might be a little bit of an exaggeration. When you're 8 it's not the author that you remember, it's the story. My friend and I were walking home from school one day and she told me all about her new favourite book: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. I was so captivated by her retelling of the story, that when the next Scholastic book order came out and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was on the front page, I went straight home to count my money. I still have that well loved, well read, old book (well, ... not that old -- I'm still quite young you know!) and it is still one of my favourites.
The boys and I have enjoyed many Dahl books over the years, so when we learned that 2011 marks the 50th year since James And The Giant Peach was published, we needed no other excuse to enjoy it again. We also joined the "Follow that Peach" celebration by helping to send peaches around the world. Sound's messy, I know, but ours are paper peaches complete with names so that they can be tracked -- yes tracked! Very exciting! Check out the "Follow that Peach" website for more information and to download your own peach to send around the world. Don't forget to join us in reading the book too!
Our peaches -- Bubbles, Dude, and The peach is not in his bed (can you tell that the boys named them themselves?) -- will be on their way soon. We are hoping that they get to visit some far away places. Have a "scrumdiddlyumptious" day!


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Hello lovely people! This posting once every two weeks is apparently becoming a thing, even though I really don't want it to be. But things came up again and it just wasn't possible to do it last week. (Hopefully it will get better once I have less tests.) I was thinking about posting anyway and talking about something big that happened last week, but I figured I could just as well do it today, so here we go.
Everyone from my country knows what I'm talking about, but for those of you who are not from Slovenia (there are actually quite a few of you), here is what happened. Slovenia finally legalised same sex marriage and child adoption on March 3. I was really excited because we are moving forward and it should be obvious to everyone that we all deserve equal rights (no matter what race, sex, sexual orientation, religion... you are). But apparently it is not.
Quite a lot of people got upset and protested against the new law and started collecting signatures to overthrow it. Catholic church being the main supporter of this nonsense (I'm not saying all Catholics are against the law because that's far from the truth, but collecting signatures in churches clearly states the opinion of the institution itself.) they collected around 80.000 of them. That number was a great disappointment, to me at least. Because it means there are at least (I know there are a lot more) that many people that don't believe that we should have EQUAL RIGHTS. I'm not even going to go into the "arguments" they have because most of them are so ridiculous, I doubt even they believe them. There are some that may seem fairly valid, but all of them can be dismissed one way or another. Apparently the whole country is going to fall apart because gay people can get married. And lets just think about that for a second. It's two people that love each other and want to be together officially. Why do we have such a problem with that? It's not going to change anyone else's marriage, it's just giving two people the opportunity to officially declare their love for each other. Why do people that are not gay even care about that in the first place? It doesn't effect you in any way, shape or form. It doesn't change your life in any way. You trying to make same sex marriage impossible won't have a single effect on you, but it may change my life and the lives of many other people. It won't, since it's not going to happen and the law is here to stay. But it's still kind of insane that you're trying to deprive someone of their rights.
Then there's the whole child adoption thing, as if there wasn't enough fuss about the marriage itself. They say they want to protect the rights of the children that would supposedly get adopted by a same sex couple because it's "unnatural" and "wrong" and a child has to have a mother and a father to develop properly and because they would be bullied. I'm not even going into the unnatural and wrong thing because 1. everything in nature is natural and homosexuality is quite common among other species and 2. your iphone didn't exactly fall from the tree either and you still use it. As far as this argument about having a mother and a father goes, I think it's doing more harm than good. How do you think children without one parent or both or those who already have homosexual parents feel when you tell them they can't have as good of a life as people with a mother and a father? That their parents can't give them what other children get? Having heterosexual parents (both of them) does not ensure a healthy living environment for a child and I've seen more than enough proof of that. Being straight and able to make children doesn't make you a good parent. I'm not saying abuse and what not doesn't happen if you have homosexual parents, being gay can't make people more or less shitty. I'm just saying that if two people are mentally and emotionally stable enough to give them love and support and have the financial stability to provide for the child, it doesn't matter if they are two men, two women or a man and a woman. And if your argument is that psychology says otherwise, let me just stop you right there. Psychologists, sociologists, social workers of Slovenia have all given their official opinions on the matter and guess what, they support the law.
As far as the picking on children with homosexual parents goes, everyone gets bullied for one reason or another. Either they're picked on because of their weight, looks, their parents, their grades... It's always something. But there weren't thousands of people gathering to try to fix that. They still bring it up as a problem in connection with homosexuals though. I mean, why doesn't everyone just teach their own children to be accepting and loving and not make fun of people for being different? It would certainly make the world and school a much better place.
In conclusion, we are not all the same. Every single one of us is different. But we are equal or at least we should be in the eyes of the law if nothing else. We should spread love, not hate. Instead of breaking into two "camps" and dividing the country, we should step together and actually try to solve actual problems (because homosexuality is not a problem). It would create a much healthier living environment.
(Btw, there is a petition you can sign if you support the law and the link is HERE!)
And I still believe that justice will win here and that this thing will be settled soon (hopefully without spending a whole lot of money on the referendum).
Okay, that was a long one. And to think I was actually holding myself back a bit. But I needed to talk about it. Sorry for being all over the place though.
Okay finally, here is my outfit. Enjoy and I'll be back next week (hopefully)!
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dress - Zara
blazer - H&M
loafers - Zara
nail polish - Catrice, shade 66 Blue And A Half Men
lipliner - Maybelline, shade 540 Hollywood red
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Shares of Parker Drilling Co. plunged 13% in premarket trade Wednesday, after the provider of drilling services to the energy industry launched a public offering of 12 million shares of common stock. That would boost the number of shares outstanding, currently at about 125.2 million, by nearly 10%. The company said it also granted the underwriters of the offering options to buy up to an additional 1.8 million shares, and that it launched a public offering of $50 million worth of convertible preferred stock. Parker Drilling plans to use the proceeds from the offerings for general corporate purposes. On Tuesday, the company said it ended 2016 with $210 million in total liquidity. The stock has soared 90% over the past 12 months, while the SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF has climbed 24% and the S&P 500 has rallied 22%.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Eximbank of Russia, a leading group supporting exports and imports, signed a deal to supply a credit line for four Iranian banks to finance various projects in the Islamic Republic.
According to the Central Bank of Iran, the Russian bank has signed an unlimited finance agreement with four Iranian banks, namely Sepah, the Export Development Bank of Iran, Parsian, and Pasargad.
The deal comes a few months after the Central Bank of Iran reached an agreement with the Export Insurance Agency of Russia to allow Russian banks to fund projects in Iran.
Based on that agreement, signed in Moscow in mid-October, qualified projects of Iran's state-run and private sectors could get loans from Russia, while Russian companies would also export technical and engineering services to Iran using such loans.
The Russian credit line for Iran was established a day after Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani announced that Tehran and Moscow have set up a joint committee to pursue the implementation of joint projects in the energy and railroad industries.
Iran and Russia have formed a strong alliance in recent years and ramped up efforts to boost defense cooperation, trade ties, and cultural interaction.
Trade interactions between Iran and Russia have grown after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), that came into force in January 2016.
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Michael moved to Oregon from Minnesota in January 2017 and joined Adelsheim shortly after. His interest in wine started in 2011 while travelling through Europe, and his passion for both world travel and wine has only deepened since then. In 2015, he received the Level 3 Advanced Certification from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. He is particularly fascinated by the scientific aspects of viticulture and enology, and continues to read, taste, and learn.
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Self Examination
There are times when we all must go to the doctor for a physical examination. The doctor
looks us over, checks our reflexes and various other things. We do this so that we may maintain
good health.
In 1 Corinthians 11:28 we read, "But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the
bread and drink of the cup." We are warned here to examine ourselves, so that we do not partake
of the Lord's Supper in an unworthy manner. The idea of examining ourselves should be an act
we all do on a regular basis. It is about more than taking the Lord's Supper in a worthy manner.
If we do not take the time to examine ourselves and correct the things that are wrong, then we
will begin to crumble as Christians.
In 2 Corinthians 13:5 the Bible says, "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the
faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you..."? We are to
examine ourselves daily. This is often times more difficult than it sounds. We can be afraid of
what things are brought to our mind.
The time we use to examine ourselves, however, can be a very important time. We can
realize our errors, and we can slide them under the rug, letting the sin and error condemn us, or
we can be humbled in repentance.
We can realize our faults and shortcomings and correct them. When the time comes upon
us that we realize we are in sin is a time when a Christian will either "sink or swim." If we
choose to repent of our sin and come back to Christ with a heart of repentance, we will remain in
This is how the growth of a Christian is accomplished. It is not accomplished by parading
around with our noses in the air as if we are without sin. There are those who, when their sin is
found out, quickly seek to justify themselves and brush off the wrong doing. However the Father
does not simply "brush off" the sin, regardless of how small we may think it is.
We are told to "test ourselves" as to whether or not we are in the faith. When many hear
these words, they are stricken with fear. It is a terrifying thought to come to the realization that
we may be in the wrong. However, what many fail to realize is that this is the whole purpose of
self examination. When we realize our faults, we can REPENT of them and be back in the right
with God.
Sadly, there are those who seem as if they would rather live in torments, than to admit
they have sinned or to feel embarrassed of their sin. In 1 Corinthians 12:30 we read that "For this
reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep" When we do not examine ourselves
daily we become as weak or sick Christians. In verses 31 and 32, we read that if "we would judge
ourselves, we would not be judged," "we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be
condemned WITH the world (emphasis added R.E)". When we examine ourselves, it is so that
we may judge ourselves so when we realize our sins we may repent of them. No longer will we
be "condemned with the world."
As difficult as it may sound, self examination is something all Christians should actively
be doing. Not so we can feel bad about ourselves or feel afraid to sit down and ask ourselves,
"Am I living as a Christian?" We are to examine ourselves, so we may not be condemned as
those in the world will be condemned. We judge our own actions, so we may not be judged.
Let us not be as the world, brushing off sin and searing our conscience with a hot iron.
Instead, let us examine ourselves daily to whether we are "of the faith." Self examinations can
save the soul.
- Russ Earl
Steps to Salvation: Hear
One of the first principles of the Bible is the concept of what man must do to be saved. Members of the church have long been criticized for believing the six steps of salvation. While criticism may come, it does not change the reality that these steps are founded in scripture. The first of the steps of salvation is to hear the word of God. This command of the New Testament has been rejected by men and commissioned to Christians by Christ.
In Acts 2, among other things, Peter delivers the first gospel sermon. He shows the people on that occasion why Jesus was the Christ and how that His death was predicted to happen and in accordance with the will of God. Upon hearing the message of Peter, the listeners there wanted to know what they needed to do. Acts 2:37 says, "Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'" Hearing the message of God is quite obviously the first logical step to obeying. Those present on that occasion heard and were obedient to what Peter told them.
The conflict that exists is that men often times do not like what God has to say. We live in a society where people will often say things like "I believe such and such" or "I think thus and so." The problem is that it really does not matter what a person thinks or even believes. What matters most is what God said. This attitude is not anything new. In Matthew 13:13-17, Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah when he predicted that people would not want to hear the message. Jesus makes the practical application to those present on that occasion. In Acts 7:54-60, one reads the story of the stoning of Stephen. He has been called the first martyr for Christianity. The problem was the people did not like the message that Stephen had so they attacked the messenger. Then, in Galatians 1:6-10, Paul rebukes the Christians in Galatia because they were listening to every person who had anything to say about religion. They were not discerning the messages there were being taught. Instead, they were a fickle people who would listen to and apply everything they heard. Paul exhorts them to listen to what God said.
All of these examples and more show a real conflict that exists when it comes to listening or hearing the message of God. Some people do not like what God says. Others like the message of men better than the message of God. Still others have simply turned their hearts from God and would not know the message of God from any other message. People today need to follow the command of Paul: "Test all things; hold fast what is good" (1Thessalonians 5:21).
A final important lesson on the subject of hearing the word of God involves the person who is already a Christian. One will never find an instance after the resurrection of Christ where Jesus personally taught someone. Notice a few examples of conversion and some interesting points that surround them:
In Acts 2 where Peter delivered the gospel sermon after the ascension of Jesus Christ one will see that the Holy Spirit was present on that occasion. In verses 1-4, the Bible says, "When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." A question has been raised by several people about the Holy Spirit. Why didn't the Holy Spirit teach the people in Acts 2? He was there and being Deity, he could have removed all doubt of those who were present. The answer is God wanted the apostles to teach on that occasion.
In Acts 9 there is the record of the conversion of the apostle Paul. Again some very interesting events take place. Paul is on the road to Damascus and is blinded by a bright light. A voice asks him why he is persecuting Him. Paul inquires who it is and the person says He is Jesus. Jesus eventually instructs Paul to go into Damascus and wait for Ananias to come and teach him. One might ask why Jesus did not just go ahead and teach Paul on that occasion. He was there and already talking to Paul. Again, the answer is that Jesus wanted His message taught through the agency of man. In this case, the man was Ananias.
Finally, in Acts 8:26-35 an angel appears to Philip and instructs him to go and teach the nobleman. Philip goes to him and teaches from the book of Isaiah. They come to water and Philip baptizes him. Again, the question has been raised why did the angel not go and teach the nobleman himself. He already put forth the effort to go and talk to Philip. And again the answer is that God wants His word spread through the agency of man.
When one considers salvation, hearing is the first and logical step for one to do what God wants him or her to do. It is a simple and straightforward command of God that must be followed. It has been rejected and debated by men over the years but such controversy does not change the will of God. Finally, there is something in this for all Christians in that others will not hear until Christians tell them.
- Jeremy
But I Think...
How many times have we heard someone say, "I know what the verse says, but I think?" It may be they have not considered the implications found in that statement. They are in essence saying their thoughts, ideas or conclusions are better than that which is found in God's word! That is thinking too highly of one's own intellect. How can we have the idea that our thoughts are above the thoughts of God? Isaiah wrote, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:8-9).
People often make the mistake of listening to what men say or think about doctrinal matters rather than asking, "What does the Bible say?" All religious error comes because people make this mistake. The Bible challenges us to, "Prove all things, hold fast to that which is good" (1 Thessalonians 5:21). John exhorted men to "… believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1). Jesus warned, "Take heed that no man deceive you" (Matthew 24:4). Therefore, we should compare men's sayings with what inspiration says.
When discussing salvation, we turn to Mark 16:15-16 and read, "… Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved…" Those who do not believe that baptism is necessary for salvation will say, "I know that is what it says, but I do not believe a person must be baptized so as to be saved." Really? How can it be good to say that what Jesus said is not true? Jesus said, "… and is baptized shall be saved…" To say otherwise is to contradict the Lord's own words. How could anyone read the Lord's words and then say, "I know… but I THINK?"
Our determination should be to learn what God said and then obey what He instructed us to do. We must ask ourselves one simple, yet profound question, "Yea, hath God said…?" The Bible is the FINAL word, His final revelation to men (Revelation 22:18-19), and His Word will have the final say on Judgment Day (John 12:48).
Can you imagine anyone saying at the Judgment scene, "I know what you said… but I think?"
- Toney Smith
Full & Overflowing
The beautiful 23rd Psalm says in verse 5 "my cup runneth over." I do not know how many blessings that you and I enjoy each day. No doubt we have literally thousands every single day and tens of thousands have been granted throughout our lives. I would like to borrow some thoughts from the pen of Tom Wacaster as we consider the incredible blessings we enjoy from God's generous hand.
Spiritual Blessings
If you have a Bible you are more blessed that one third of the world's population which do not have a copy of God's word. They cannot read the way of salvation like you are able to do. If you have a sound congregation with which to worship you are blessed above half of the world's population. They do not live near a body of God's true church and have the blessing of sweet Christian fellowship. If you attend a church without fear of persecution, and threat of life you are better off than three billion people in the world. In many Muslim countries you would be persecuted, imprisoned or even die for being a Christian. For these precious blessings we should be most thankful to our heavenly Father.
Physical Blessings
If you woke up in good health this morning you are better off than at least one million people each day who die of disease, starvation or lack of medical treatment. If you can read this message you are better off than one billion people who cannot read at all. If you have money in the bank or in your wallet you are among eight percent of the world's wealthy. If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes in the closet and a roof over your head then you are richer than 75 % of the world's population. If your parents are not divorced your family is one of the few that has not been affected by a wrecked home. We may even throw more food away in a day than many people have to eat in the same time frame.
One Response
The appropriate way to respond is to get down upon your knees every single day and give generous thanks to our blessed heavenly Father for His generous and rich blessings (Philp. 4:6-7). It is He that has made our cups full and overflowing.
- Richard Massey
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Baby Dedications
Baby Dedication services at Progressive are a joyful recognition that every child is a gift from God.
Baby Dedications are an opportunity for you as parents to publicly commit yourselves to raising your child to know and love Jesus. It is also an opportunity for us as a church family to commit ourselves to doing everything we can to support you in one of life's greatest challenges. Dedications are a reminder that you as parents join together with God and the church family to form a team on behalf of your child.
Baby Dedications take place on the second Sunday of each month during our 11am worship service. Babies must be at least 4 months old to be dedicated. Completion of our parenting/dedication class is required prior to the scheduled date and time of your Baby Dedication.
To begin scheduling your Baby Dedication, please complete the Baby Dedication form and email it to email@example.com or return it to the church office. You will be contacted within 1 business day after receipt.
Your wedding is a significant time in your life and the life of the Church. Marriage is the birth of a new family through the union of two individuals. Careful planning will ensure that your wedding is meaningful to you, your family and friends.
To Schedule a Wedding
Please fill out Marriage Intake Form by clicking HERE
To begin the reservation process:
- Please complete the Marriage Intake Form by clicking HERE. You should receive a call within 48 hours informing you that your requested date is being reviewed and to begin your premarital counseling.
- The Senior Pastor or his designee usually performs all weddings. Requests for other officiants must be approved by the Senior Pastor.
Please call the church office at 773-268-6048 to notify us of the passing of a loved one, and to schedule funeral services.
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How to deal with the amazon FBA inventory storage?
In order to better manage the warehouse space in the logistics center, amazon may set up a inventory limit for some FBA sellers.
Typically, inventory storage limits apply to new FBA sellers and slow existing FBA sellers. Amazon may also set storage limits for specific ASIN. If the specific ASIN limit applies to your seller's account, you can find detailed information under the asin-limit in the Inventory Health report. Tip: the online inventory health report does not provide this information and you need to download this report.
What are the warehousing restrictions? That's the amount of inventory that can be stored in the amazon logistics center. Amazon automatically evaluates storage limits each month to determine if your storage restrictions should be adjusted. In your current KuCunShui at ordinary times, amazon will consider the following factors, including your logistics center in the amazon inventory, delivery to warehouse inventory, any inventory processed to remove the request.
Note: once the amazon logistics center receives your shipment, your inventory level can take up to 24 hours to update.
Green, yellow and red stripes index will also remind you that you are from your highest inventory limit how much distance: green: 75% of your inventory levels below the limits, yellow: your inventory levels in the limit of between 75% and 75%, red: your inventory levels in the limit of more than 90%
What about beyond the inventory limit? When you reach inventory limits, you will be notified in the seller's account and in the email address. You will not be able to ship the FBA warehouse again until your inventory level is below your limit. For a particular restricted ASIN, you will not be able to increase the ASIN's FBA inventory unless the ASIN inventory is below the limit. If you send in excess of the amount allowed by the FBA storage limit, additional inventory may be rejected by the logistics center.
Here are three ways to reduce your FBA inventory:
• sell some of your current inventory
• ask FBA to return some of your inventory to you by creating inventory removal requests (removal order)
• request FBA to dispose of some of the inventory by creating inventory removal requests
Important tip: customers' return can also affect your overall inventory.
How do you request a higher storage limit? Amazon visits storage limits every month. If you have been able to sell 8% or more of your inventory over the past nine weeks, you are eligible for a lift.
To sum up, amazon's demand is becoming more and more stringent, leaving many sellers with a headache. In fact, if the product itself is confident, you can choose overseas warehouse, so that both can handle amazon strange sharp questions, and can meet the supply of other platforms, enjoy from the warehouse to process orders and delivery services.
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Relevance of Mortgage Brokers in the Real Estate Market
Buying a new home or reconstructing your existing home is one of the biggest and crucial decisions of your lifetime. While taking such a crucial decision, mortgage loan is one of the issues that always haunt your mind. As you know, there are hundreds of mortgage lenders. Each of the mortgage lender claims to provide you the loan at reasonable rates of interest. Here comes the importance of a mortgage broker Tamworth market has today. As IBISWorld of Australia points out, it is the mortgage broker who provides comprehensive and unbiased advice to the mortgage loan aspirants. This helps the loan aspirants to get the mortgage loan at the most competitive rate of interest.
A perfect guide:
Naturally, the mortgage broker is your guide who would liaise between you and the lender. As a matter of fact, you can avail the mortgage loan even without the assistance of a mortgage broker Tamworth has. But, given the various types of mortgage loans offered by each of the financial institutions, you may not be able to shortlist the loan that suits your requirements. On the other hand, the mortgage broker will have thorough knowledge of loans offered by each financial institution. The broker, after ascertaining your requirements and your repayment capability, will be in a position to advise you so that you would get the mortgage loan at a reasonable rate of interest and with comfortable terms.
Makes all the paperwork on your behalf:
Normally, a mortgage broker Tamworth market has today will not charge you for the assistance rendered in securing the loan. The broker collects the commission from the lender directly. Naturally, this helps you to save a considerable amount of money. Moreover, apart from advising you about the suitability of any particular mortgage loan, the broker will also make all the paperwork on your behalf. In short, the broker will ensure that you secure your mortgage loan without any impediments. Yes, this is the kind of service that you expected from the mortgage broker.
Growth of mortgage broker market:
The 2015 Mortgage Brokers Benchmarking report points out that now mortgage brokerage accounts for nearly 50% of all loans in Australia. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the outstanding residential mortgage in Australia was expected to be Australian $1.5 trillion. It is also noted that during 2015, the annual growth rate of mortgage loan showed an improvement of nearly 7%. Considering the further growth in the real estate market of Australia, the IBIS and also the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) have pointed out that in the next two years, the mortgage brokers' market is expected to grow further. Click here Tamworth Home Loans
Effective regulatory strategy:
Despite this phenomenal growth, some financial experts had cautioned access to liquidity. But, effective and robust regulatory strategy will ensure effective implementation of liquidity norms on outstanding mortgage loans.
Look for a licensed broker:
All these highlight the importance and the crucial role of mortgage brokers in the financial market of Australia. According to the National Consumer Credit Protection Regulation 2010 of Australia, every broker should obtain license from the appropriate authorities. Therefore, before availing the services of mortgage brokers, you should ensure the broker is licensed and accredited to the appropriate regulatory agency. For more details, just visit at http://tamworthhomeloans.com.au/


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Patients with a sound understanding of their conditions are more likely to follow doctor's instructions
3D Organon can help patients peak under the skin and learn about their bodies and pathology.
Better patient education
The use of the Internet as a source of medical and health information is a common practice for today's patients. A significant number of patients is looking for supplementary resources as to grasp complex terminology and manifestations.
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The standardization of container runtimes and images has sparked the creation of an almost overwhelming number of new open source projects that build on and otherwise work with these specifications. Of course, there's Kubernetes, which orchestrates and manages collections of containers. It was one of the first and best-known examples of projects that make containers truly useful for production use. However, more recently, the container ecosystem has truly exploded. A service mesh like Istio addr...
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The Earth is ones a peaceful planet, but since the discovery of life in Jupiter, everything seems to change. The exploration of Jupiter turned out to be different. Instead of a great discovery it resulted to a great war (digmaan). The Earth is close to destruction and the humans are already in the verge of loosing hope and giving up. But little do we know, there is a strong force that are still fighting for our freedom. They are called the "resistance". The resistance main force are made up of strong, intelligent and capable men that are committed to fight for Earth. These men came from different nations that are ones mortal enemies and now helping each other to fight for one reason. You have been given the chance to join the resistance. Fight, survive and free the Earth from the savage empire of Jupiter. Till the last drop of your blood! Till death you will fight for the freedom of the Earth and your love ones! The era of digmaan has just begun and its now all in your hands.
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Waverley Borough Council has recently been appointed Mountjoy to build two houses at Sherrydon, Cranleigh to help relieve the shortage of housing in the area.
The works comprise of the removal of the existing concrete hardstandings and the design and construction of two new two-bed houses with front access and parking. Mountjoy's construction team are due to start on site in Summer 2017.
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Town of Wallkill, NY
Edward M. Bilinski, a lifelong Town of Wallkill farmer and area resident, died peacefully at home on Friday, November 27, 2009. He was 85.
The son of Branislaus and Anna Feschuk Bilinski, he was born April 26, 1924 in Middletown.
Survivors include his children: Robyn Bilinski Alvarez of Puerto Rico and Michael E. Bilinski of Middletown; one grandson, Jesus Eduardo Alvarez; his niece, Barbara Metteleman; his nephew, Andrew Bilinski, and his lifelong friend, Eileen McCarthy.
Visitation and burial will be private and held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.
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If California ever legalizes marijuana usage, employers will still have the right to test employees for it, experts say, because the proposed laws don't offer new protections in the workplace.
"The employers will continue to have the right to determine what level of impairments they allow in their workplaces," said Karen Gabler, an Oxnard lawyer who specializes in labor law.
Marijuana wouldn't be treated differently than prescription medicines or other legal substances that cause impairment, Gabler said, should legalization occur under a new bill alive in the state Assembly, AB 2254, or Proposition 19 on the Nov. 2 ballot.
"Alcohol has been legal for a long time, but you're still not permitted to be under the influence of alcohol in the workplace," she said.
But marijuana remains in the system longer than alcohol, and may register on tests long after smokers feel any effect. A smoker could test positive for the drug even a week after smoking marijuana.
"We don't want the employer independently analyzing whether the employee is truly 'under the influence' because it's too subjective," she said.
It's up to employees to decide whether to raise the issue and challenge the adequacy of drug tests as a gauge for measuring impairment, lawyers say.
If an employee is smoking marijuana for legitimate medicinal purposes, Gabler said employers would treat it like a disability and offer employees a leave of absence until they finish treatment.
Lawsuits have been brought by medical marijuana users who argue they are entitled to protection from medical discrimination, and have rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Were either to become law, Todd agrees that little would change in the workplace. Common law — a 2008 case called Ross v. RagingWire Telecommunications Inc. — would still govern workplace issues concerning medical marijuana.
"Since that case is currently controlling law in California," Todd said, "employers in California can fire patients for their medical use. California companies don't really need to come up with a defense for firing patients because the California Supreme Court has said it is legal for them to."
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Random testing can be conducted under limited circumstances under current law, Gabler said. For example, random testing can occur if an employee works a job where safety is an issue. Testing can also be conducted when there's "reasonable suspicion that an employee is currently under the influence."
"Reasonable suspicion is the key," said Gina Hudak, a third-party administrator for drug and alcohol testing programs in the workplace who does training for Ventura County companies and public agencies.
"There has to be reasonable suspicion," she said "It can't be somebody comes to the employer and says, 'hey, I know so-and-so smokes pot.'"
Management has to be trained in what to look for, she said, and "be able to articulate that there's something about the person that indicates they're impaired because there's something out of the ordinary about their speech, behavior or appearance."
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Feet outward, heads inward.
Mountains of corpses.
Layer upon layer of bodies piled
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In one forgotten hear of bodies not yet burned
was an eyeball
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Was it alive?
Was just a maggot putting false life
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text: Zoi is a clinical research fellow at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Her main research focus is centered around ubiquitination pathways and their relevance to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. She is using fly genetics, cell-based assays, genomics and neuropathological specimens. Her DPhil focused on neurodegeneration and more specifically on Parkinson's Disease. It identified a novel target for the regulation of α-synuclein levels, which are crucial in Parkinson's disease. This deubiquitinating enzyme, Usp8, regulates α-synuclein clearance and modifies its toxicity in Lewy body disease in vitro and in vivo. Her research is now focused on testing the effect of Usp8 inhibitors on models of Parkinson's Disease.


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A Carmine's Comedy Club real "character" Rob Falcone is one of New York City's favorite comedians.
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Colors: Crisp, clean white is emerging as the sleeper hit of the season. From Rachel Zoe to Bebe, designers balanced print heavy collections with pops of pure, plain white. Just as with previous days prints continued to be floral based. Donna Karan took a departure from that by opting for bold graphics which were almost tribal in feel and emotion.
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Hillary Clinton has declared she'll be running for President in 2016.
And, quite frankly, we're excited about it.
After all, the prospect of having such a powerhouse as the first ever female President of the United States is a huge deal for women everywhere.
Releasing the news through a video on her website, Clinton said: "Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favour of those at the top.
"Everyday Americans need a champion and I want to be that champion."
She certainly is a champ. Here are eight other amazing quotes from the woman herself...
"We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness."
― Hillary Clinton, Living History
"You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance — as opposed to her ideas or actions — isn't doing anyone any favors, least of all you."
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"Too many women in too many countries speak the same language, of silence..."
― Hillary Clinton, Living History
"Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you."
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Hillary Clinton Opens Up About Dealing With Sexism And Letting Go Of 'Perfect'
"I do make some people uncomfortable, which I'm well aware of, but that's just part of coming to grips with what I believe is still one of the most important pieces of unfinished business in human history: Empowering women to be able to stand up for themselves."
― Hillary Clinton
"Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward… In this world and the world of tomorrow, we must go forward together or not at all."
― Hillary Clinton
"There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives. There cannot be true democracy unless all citizens are able to participate fully in the lives of their country."
― Hillary Clinton
"Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard."
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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system, and the leading cause of acquired epilepsy in the developing world. It occurs when someone ingests Taenia solium eggs passed in the feces of a pork tapeworm carrier. The eggs grow into larvae which then form cysts throughout the body;cysts in the brain are responsible for 30% of seizures in the developing world. In Latin America, over 400,000 people of all ages and socioeconomic classes have symptomatic NCC. Sustainability of control efforts is limited by migration of human tapeworm carriers, persistent conditions for transmission and the enormous reproductive capacity of tapeworms. Our long-term goals are two-fold;1) to develop an effective, affordable and sustainable strategy for T. solium control in endemic areas, and 2) to increase population-based research capacity around neurologic disorders in rural regions of Peru. In this R21 grant, we begin with a feasibility study of targeted screening as a control strategy, and by leveraging the resources of an existing consortium to extend research and MPH training, field experience, and mentorship to two physicians in Puno, Peru. Field data show spatial clustering of infected pigs around tapeworm carriers. With the short lifespan of pigs raised for consumption, this suggests that infected pigs may mark the presence of a nearby tapeworm carrier.
Our specific aims i nclude: 1) To implement and assess targeted screening for human T. solium tapeworm carriers in household clusters surrounding infected pigs, and 2) To identify the most effective screening tools for tapeworm carriers in the context of targeted screening. We propose an intervention cohort with two study arms. Communities in the intervention group receive ongoing targeted screening for tapeworm carriers in household clusters around infected pigs, using all available screening tools (history of passing worm segments, O&P, coproantigen ELISA, EITB, and PCR). Communities in the control group receive education about the T. solium lifecycle and how to prevent infection. We conduct pig serosurveys in both groups every 5 months, using pig seroprevalence to measure overall transmission, and provide mass tapeworm screening and treatment at study end. Our primary hypothesis is that ongoing targeted screening and treatment of tapeworm carriers will decrease transmission of T. solium infection in an endemic area, measured by serial pig seroprevalence. Our secondary hypothesis is that targeted screening around pigs with cysticercosis will increase detection of T. solium tapeworms compared to generalized screening in endemic areas. We estimate prevalence of infection among household clusters using latent-class analysis of all screening results. Finally, we use decision-making analysis to determine the most effective screening tool for targeted screening, taking into consideration test performance, cost, and relative accessibility. Our results will guide design of a subsequent large-scale T. solium control intervention using the most promising methods identified in this study.
Cysticercosis is an emerging public health problem in much of the developing world, where it is the leading cause of preventable epilepsy. This proposal examines targeted screening for pork tapeworm carriers as a potentially effective, affordable and sustainable control strategy.
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Valley Central High School hosted its Thirteenth Annual Science Research Symposium on Tuesday, May 23rd at Valley Central High School in Montgomery NY followed by a dinner at the Ward's Bridge Inn. The keynote speaker for the evening was alumni Eric Ulrich, BS of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and Dr. Eric Evans DVM of Flannery Animal Hospital was the honored guest. The senior presenters were Sara Belknap, River Castelonia, and Angela Zhu.
The Science Symposium, is the culmination of two to three years of original research conducted by students in the Advanced Science Program at Valley Central High School. Participating students start their research sophomore year with the goal of presenting their projects as a senior. Guided by a committee made up of community leaders, the students select a topic they are interested in, devise a hypothesis, conduct experiments to prove the theory and summarize their research. Topics that have been covered in the past include: music in the school system, better uses for wheelchairs and plant growth.
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January is National Soup Month, which makes sense, considering the first month of the year is typically marked with below-freezing temperatures, snow and slush. What's better than a delicious, hot bowl of soup on a chilly day? A delicious, hot bowl of soup that you don't have to make -- that's what. This January Gut Check will revisit some of our favorite hot soups to help guide your belly through this month-long soup celebration.
On too many occasions, beef stew means a thick mixture of beef chunks and soggy vegetables. Not so at Bahn Mi So #1 - Saigon Gourmet (4071 South Grand Boulevard; 314-353-0545), where hu tieu bo kho, a Vietnamese version of beef stew, is light, flavorful and fragrant.
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"Beatcam" ; this is good.
"Toro Y Moi – Rose Quartz" new video
A brilliant video for South Carolina's Toro Y Moi, directed by http://laurengregory.net/. Props.
"The Archive" (3million records!)
High pitched goodness from Autre Ne Veut
"Mogwai – Les Revenants" Soundtrack
I'm a bit slow on to this one, but Mogwai have done an incredible soundtrack for the fully badass, fully creepy, The Returned – set in an Alpine village in France.
Some of the tracks are just great shoe-gaze tracks in their own right.
Check it, here


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Thursday, 11 November 2010
Studio L3 CC Challenge 21
This tag is being entered into the Studio L3 CCC #21 perfect distress technique
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A really pretty tag, and the shimmer looks just lovely.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 November 2010 at 17:06
Beautiful tag Jolanda!ReplyDelete
Terrific tags and your shimmers look great.ReplyDelete
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Great tag! I love the stamps you used. Not heard of that company before will need to go check them out.ReplyDelete
Its a super tag, the stamps are great.ReplyDelete
Love the shimmmer on your tag, I so wish mine would have showed up! Thank you Jolanda for posting about my giveaway, Your a dear! and best of luckReplyDelete
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We had fun last month celebrating the launch of two sister magazines on the South Shore!
The annual Hingham Magazine was launched in style with a packed event at Tosca restaurant on Monday, June 19, where we enjoyed jazz music and delicious appetizers. Later the same week, on Thursday, June 22, we watched the sun set over Plymouth Harbor on a cruise with Captain John Boats. As the cover of the 2017 Plymouth Magazine was unveiled, we passed by its very subject: Bug Light!
Click on the links below to view photos from the magazine launch parties.
Hingham Magazine 2017 Launch Party
Plymouth Magazine 2017 Launch Party


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I'm sure almost all of you can relate to this. If you can't, that's awesome. That hopefully means your brain was not subjected to harsh unfamiliar chemicals that stunted your growth, turned you into a fat emotionless zombie, or made your little boy body grow boobs. Which apparently is the newest drug side effect these days.
When I was in fourth grade, I remember the doctor writing a special note to my teacher that allowed me to play with this little chain necklace during class. The doctor figured it would help me concentrate, but what he didn't know was that I really just wanted to have special permission to play when other kids couldn't. I wasn't stupid. They called it ADHD; I called it boredom. When my mother took me to the doctor talking about, "She must have this ADHD everyone's getting", and I found out that having ADHD meant having a cool little chain necklace to play with during class when all the other kids had to sit there and pretend to listen, I happily agreed, "YES I have ADHD!". ADHD was awesome. I even got a special rubber seat cushion to sit on during class. The rubber seat cushion was full of air and it's purpose was to help me concentrate on balancing during class, which somehow was supposed to make me concentrate on whatever the teacher was saying. Really though I just ended up concentrating really hard on balancing and really hard on having fun with my chain necklace.
First they put me on Ritalin, then they put me on something different once that appeared to not work, then another, then another. I'm pretty sure Adderall is the one they finally stopped on. Apparently I wasn't as hyper as I once was. It could have been due to the fact that by this time I was starting to think boys were cute and that was feeling a whole lot more important than playing tag and running around like a child. Or maybe the Adderall was "working". Who knows.
When I was 15, in an inspired fit of creativity, I stayed up until about 2 AM drawing a picture of a beautiful Victorian era little girl. To this day it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever drawn in my opinion. The next morning I excitedly showed the picture to my mom and dad and proudly announced that I had stayed up until 2 in the morning to draw it. My parents immediately forgot about the beautiful drawing and began saying things like "this is a classic sign on mania" "blah, blah, blah mania". A couple days later, I was in the doctor's office with my parents. They were telling him about how I got angry a lot and stomped around yelling(teenagers are usually so calm!), and I experienced depression regularly... Here I thought I was a regular teenager just like any other, but apparently other teenagers didn't get sad about boys not liking them and apparently it wasn't normal for a teenager to get angry when not allowed out late. This was all news to me.
Needless to say, a whole stream of different medications came to follow. I gained weight, lost weight, slept days at a time, barely slept for days at a time... I was a mess of a kid. Finally in the years to come I would wake up to the fact of how dangerous all those medications were and I'd stay nice and far away. But that's another story.
The point here is that we are a way over diagnosed nation. We shove pills down our children's throats because we believe these doctors who are claiming our children are broken. When really, our children are children. It's that simple. They are living life. They are having fun. Or they're not having fun, but either way they are just living. Calm down. Take a breath. Your kid just doesn't like the boring stuff their teacher is saying. They don't have trouble concentrating. I'll bet you that if that teacher was talking about something cool, your kid would be able to tell you allll about it. Now, I'm not claiming that there are no mental disorders. There are. I have seen real mental disorders. I'm just saying that most people diagnosed are just living their life and they've decided it's hard. They want a pill that makes life easy and happy all the time. The truth is that life is not always happy. It's depressing, it's scary, it's exciting, it's maddening. Life is beautiful.
We are here to experience life. Taking a pill that dulls that experience is not a way to become happy. If you want to be happy, you have to earn it. It won't feel right unless you do. You will not feel deserving of it until you work for it. To get to the happiness, you need to first deal with the sadness, the anger, the anxiety. The happiness cannot be fully appreciated until you have felt those things.
I welcome the good, I welcome the bad. Both have taught me beautiful and unforgettable things. I wouldn't be the awesome person I am now without my best experience, and I wouldn't be the same without my worst. It's scary to have bad experiences, but the more you face them and learn to get through them, the better you'll be at handling them. The better you are at handling them, the less they will be able to make you feel negatively.
Namaste ;)


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Month: May 2015
How the compact disc lost its shine
Thirty years ago this month, Dire Straits released their fifth album, Brothers in Arms. En route to becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time, it revolutionised the music industry. For the first time, an album sold more on compact disc than on vinyl and passed the 1m mark. Three years after the first silver discs had appeared in record shops, Brothers in Arms was the symbolic milestone that marked the true beginning of the CD era
World Cup sponsor logos redesigned to protest labor abuses in Qatar
Qatar has come under intense criticism in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup, amid reports that new stadiums and luxury hotels are being constructed under labor conditions that amount to modern-day slavery. Nepalese workers, who comprise about 20 percent of Qatar's migrant labor force, were dying at a rate of one every two days as of late last year, according to The Guardian, often due to extreme heat and poor safety standards. The country's kafala labor system also ties migrant workers to their employers, who can confiscate passports and withhold pay as they see fit. Last week, The Guardian reported that many Nepalese workers were denied leave to attend funerals held after a massive earthquake struck their home country last month. The revelations have spurred some to pressure World Cup corporate sponsors to take a stronger stand. Coca-Cola, Visa, and Adidas have publicly expressed concern over the labor practices and have called for reform, though activists fear that mere statements may not do enough to raise broader awareness. To that end, some amateur designers have taken a far bolder tact, reworking the sponsors' logos to more accurately reflect the human costs of the event they're financing.
Hashtag named UK children's word of the year #important
#interesting? #greatnews? #aaaaaaaargh? Regardless of your opinion, there is no getting away from the ubiquity of hashtag – today named children's word of the year. An annual analysis of Radio 2's 500 Words short story competition reveals the huge increase in the creative use of the word among the under-13s, with hashtag moving from being a Twitter search term to a device for adding comment and emphasis in stories. Oxford University Press analysed 120,421 entries to the competition to unearth insights into the lives of British children and the ways they use English.
London's 10 best library cards
The library ticket, alongside the loyalty card three stamps shy of a free coffee, has become something that sits in the wallets of many but may never have been given a second thought. But some London boroughs have been cheering up their passes and the diversity of designs is suprising. Here are some of the most eye-catching
Which is the safest city in the world?
In the mid-90s, Bogotá's then-mayor, Antanas Mockus, employed more than 400 mime artists to stand guard at pedestrian crossings, showing wordless displeasure to reckless pedestrians and drivers who violated traffic rules and put lives at risk.
When Stephen Fry met Jony Ive: the self-confessed fanboi meets Apple's newly promoted chief design officer – Telegraph
Design, like food in Britain, used to be something you didn't talk about. It was flash, faintly unmanly and frankly foreign. Yes, of course a fellow sometimes has to get out a ruler and a Rotring to make a technical drawing which might show how something functional and useful could look. But you don't go about the place calling it design with a capital D. How pretentious. Emperor's new clothes. Nonsense. All a bit Danish and weird. Nobody can afford to believe that any more. There was a time when you would hear that Apple's success was the result of a herd mentality fuelled by chic early adopters, fools who were soon parted from their money. The only fool today would be someone who still believed that this explained the Apple phenomenon.
The generation that tech forgot
The Speaking Exchange is a US initiative that connects retired people living in care homes with students learning English in Brazil, via Skype. A YouTube video of the service in action shows the older people clearly look forward to the chats, the Brazilian youngsters improve their English and both have developed strong bonds. The UK offers a similar service – Cloud Grannies – which puts retired people in touch with children in India. In the end, my mother decided to buy herself an iPad. For years, my suggestion that my mother should get a tablet has fallen on deaf ears. Then, her trusty old PC broke, a friend sang the praises of her own tablet, and the next thing I know, she is Facetiming me.
So how do you make snakeskin handbags environmentally friendly?
Leading the list of environmentally damaging practices is the production of leather, linked to the destruction of forestry and use of heavy metals, and cotton, which is hugely demanding of water. Kering's EP&L estimates that leather alone accounts for 25% of its environmental impact, while 17% is linked to cotton. Overall, Kering announced, supply-side damage stands at 93% of the total. Only 7% of impact comes from its own operations in shops, offices or warehouses.
Poo bus breaks wind to set land speed world record
A bus powered by cow manure has set a land speed record in the UK. The biomethane-fueled "Bus Hound" hit a lap speed of 76.785 mph around a test circuit in Bedford — the fastest time recorded for a regular bus. As reported by BBC News, the Bus Hound is usually in service in the town of Reading in southeast England, but mechanics removed its speed limiter (usually set to 56 mph) to see how fast it could go.


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Travelling solo can be a great way to get around. You can go where you want when you want, instead of arguments between your fellow travellers about who wants to do what. But it can also be lonely at times. So how can you keep yourself entertained when you're not busy sightseeing? Here are my tips:
Write a blog/keep a diary: Recording what you've seen and have been up to is a perfect way to while away time when you're back in your accommodation at the end of the day. It also gives you the chance to share your experiences with your friendsback home. Blogs are really popular, or if you prefer old fashioned pen and paper,then keep a diary about your travels and update it at the end of each day to look back on in years to come.
Play games online: You can play so many games on your tablet, phone or laptop when travelling – everything from Scrabble to bingo and popular slot machine games where you could even win some money to help fund your travels. There are some fun games online at Wink Bingo. Remember, when using your mobile devices abroad make sure you use WiFiand switch off data roaming – otherwise you could be racking up huge data charges from your mobile provider.
Catch up on some movies: Local TV abroad is not always the quality we're used to and what's described as 'Satellite TV' in your accommodation is usually limited to BBC World News and some obscure foreign channels. Avoid all that by downloading your favourite movies or TV series onto a memory stick to take away with you. These will keep you entertained in the evenings and on long journeys. If you're not sure how to download movies or TV series there's some useful information at Recombu.com.
Podcasts: A podcast is another way to broadcast what you've been up to on your travels. You could record a short video and turn it into an 'episode' which people can watch or download. It takes a bit of work editing and planning to make it look professional. A lot of people choose You Tube to upload their videos. Who knows, your travels could go viral!
Become a photographer: Instead of just snapping the general selfies in front of a large rock or your bare feet on a beach, use your time to really think about what you are photographing and turn it into an art. Look at the small details in your composition and turn your photos into a story that brings to life the place you are visiting.
Learn a language:Get yourself up to speed with the local language, whether that's listening to audio or reading a 'teach yourself' book. Practice what you've learnt when you go into a local restaurant or in your accommodation.
While travelling alone has its advantages, it's important to be savvy. Tell the local staff at your accommodation where you're going if you're out somewhere remote on your own. Learn how to say 'no' in the local language and have any help numbers, such as the local embassy or tourist police numbers on you. Hopefully you'll not need them but it's always better to be prepared.


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Thursday, July 23, 2015
Teenage-level socialization monkeys
I think I've written before about my friends with kid. Watching him grow, I've sort of realized (some more) how basic some... social interactions are. Tantrums, negotiation... Then, something else happened. You see, that couple was in contact with a team of nurses (registered nurses; early training in Spain and specialization in the UK) to supplement some treatment they were not comfortable with the level the government provided. New tests indicated a glitch in normality (not, according to the MDs, a problem; just something unusual that, not so long ago, wouldn't have been noticed). The whole team of RNs freaked out, lashed away to distance from their customers and cut all ties after a cursory internet search (in two hours they did all that, plus a meeting and dinner). One of the parents is a teacher; if one of her pupils did that kind of research for a high school job, he'd spend the whole semester making up for it. But they were adult pros. The don't fall into such elementary mistakes, do they? The other was at a training group. The instructor couldn't come for a couple of days. So the 3rd senpai decided to push for a roll call in social media. No queries, no questions. Roll call, military style. Not even asking if any of his senpai was coming or if it was the right way to do things. I knew he was rigid, this way is the True Way [TM], but I didn't know he rolled this way. Live and learn. Neither event is any more complex than a kindergarten brawl. Adults or no, professionals or no. But it does look that "adulthood" sort of blinds people to the fact that they can fall in this kind of behaviour, too. Which reinforces Rory's assertions about how often (very little) the human rational part is in charge. Now, imagine all that under violence. Take care.
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