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Getting everyone on board, focused and working towards the achievement of common goals can be challenging for leaders of all levels. Ultimately, however, it boils down to turning our good intentions into predictable day to day practices. Here are a few "Just In Time" tips for you and your leaders to consider:
- Teach Business Literacy. One powerful way to build employee commitment is to teach them the business of the business. The more people understand how your organization operates, the better they'll be able to contribute to your overall mission and the bottom line … and feel like they truly are a part of your success.
- Address Performance Problems Early.One of the surest ways to damage commitment is allowing some people in your group to get away with sub-par work. When that happens, others have to pick up the slack. You owe it to the rest of the team to address an employee's deficiencies as soon as you become aware of them. Waiting only increases the intensity of everyone else's bad feelings.
- "Spread the Wealth." Rotate drudge work so that everyone shares part of that routine, less exciting load. Likewise, spread around the high-profile assignments so that each team member has an occasional opportunity to strut his or her stuff.
- Grow the Job to Grow the Person.Once someone has mastered a job, look for ways to increase their responsibilities and the depth of their tasks. And by all means, involve them in that process. If the job is not expanded – or if there is no challenge to stretch and grow – employees are more likely to become complacent and less committed.
- Obliterate Their Obstacles. Ask each member of your work group to identify the three most significant obstacles that negatively affect their performance (e.g., faulty equipment, a shortage of needed supplies and information, unclear instructions, prohibitive or obsolete procedures, etc.). Create a master list and start working to eliminate as many of them as you can. Remember that it's much easier for employees to get and stay committed when they don't have to "Fight the system" in order to do a good job!
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CLEVELAND -- A long day ended on a high note for the Chicago White Sox.
Alexei Ramirez's seventh-inning single broke the game's final tie and led Chicago to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night, giving the White Sox a split of the day-night doubleheader.
Asdrubal Cabrera's solo home run and six strong innings from Fausto Carmona gave Cleveland a 4-3 win in the first game.
The teams, who were eliminated from the AL Central race last week when Detroit clinched the division, are battling for second place. The Indians lead the White Sox by 1½ games.
Trailing 4-0 in the fifth, Chicago scored a run in the fifth and two runs in both the sixth and seventh.
"It made the day a little bit nicer," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "We were down right away and I thought the whole day was going to be very long. We fought back and won the game."
Matt Thornton (2-5) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win in the second game and Chris Sale went the final 1 2/3 innings for his seventh save.
Cleveland took a 4-3 lead into the seventh before Chicago rallied against rookie reliever Zach Putnam (0-1). Tyler Flowers started the rally with a single and took third on Gordon Beckham's third double of the game. Juan Pierre's groundout tied the game before Ramirez's bloop single to center over a drawn-in infield gave Chicago the lead.
Beckham became the first White Sox player to have three doubles in a game since Aaron Rowand in 2005.
"It's one of those days I've been searching for," Beckham said. "Unfortunately, it comes with eight games left. I'm glad we came back and won that game. We showed some fight."
"It's nice to see this kid swing the bat the way he did," Guillen said of Beckham. "He was kind of down the last couple of days. We're all glad he got those hits."
Both teams started rookies in the second game. Dylan Axelrod, making his second major league start, allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings for the White Sox while Zach McAllister, in his third big-league start, gave up two runs in 5 1/3 innings for the Indians.
Cleveland used four rookie pitchers in the second game, which led to problems finding the plate. Putnam hit Paul Konerko in the hip in the seventh inning. Josh Judy hit Beckham in the back and Ramirez in the shoulder in the ninth. Guillen wasn't happy seeing so many of his players get drilled, but didn't think it was intentional.
"I don't think they were throwing at them," he said. "It's a bunch of kids up from the minor leagues. You can do nothing about it. All you can do is run to first base and get the trainers."
Cleveland managed one hit off Axelrod through three innings before scoring four times in the fourth. Jim Thome's RBI single gave Cleveland the lead. Matt LaPorta's run-scoring double and sacrifice flies by Grady Sizemore and Jack Hannahan completed the scoring.
McAllister held the White Sox scoreless until the fifth when Beckham's RBI double scored Chicago's first run. Alejandro De Aza's two-run double off Rafael Perez in the sixth cut the lead to one.
Cabrera strained his back while batting in the eighth inning of the first game and didn't play in the second game.
Carmona (7-15) allowed three runs in six innings and won for the first time since Aug. 17.
Travis Hafner and Kosuke Fukudome also homered off Gavin Floyd (12-12), who hasn't won since Aug. 29.
Hafner's two-run homer in the first gave Cleveland the lead, but Chicago tied the game in the second on Adam Dunn's RBI double and De Aza's run-scoring single.
Cabrera's home run put Cleveland ahead and was his 24th of the season. Cabrera, who entered Saturday's game against Minnesota in an 0-for-20 slump, has eight hits in his last 13 at-bats. He leads the Indians with 87 RBIs, eclipsing his previous career high of 68 in 2009.
"I'm really happy with what I've done, but I haven't thought too much about it," he said. "I think we've had a good season, and it's not over yet."
Game notes
The first game was the makeup of a July 23 rainout at Progressive Field. ... Guillen says LHP Mark Buehrle will start Wednesday night. Buehrle (11-9, 3.74 ERA) has sore biceps after being hit with a ball in his last start. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (4-2, 4.56) will start for the Indians. ... Guillen played most of his regulars in Tuesday's first game. ... The Indians are playing nine games in seven days on their final homestand of the season. Cleveland played a makeup game with Seattle on Monday and will play another day-night doubleheader against Minnesota on Saturday. ... The Indians recalled RHP Corey Kluber from Triple-A Columbus.


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I've been mulling over words for my 'G' blog, and these three words, Grace, God, and Gift kept coming back to mind, even during several sleepless nights. What can I write about something that is very dear to me, but may not be the same for others here on The Hill.
I am not a gospel preacher, I don't call myself a Christian (that word has been spoiled by and for too many people), but I am an avid follower of Jesus, God's Son. I know that God loves me even more than I will ever understand, and that love was shown by God's grace... the undeserved gift of His Son who willing gave his life as a payment for our sins (we are ALL guilty).
If you have read the "About Me" on my page, you will have already learned that about me. The following quote is from the modern translation of the Holy Bible, called 'The Voice". If you are not familiar with that, come to my page and follow the link to more more about it.
8-9 For it's by God's grace that you have been saved. You receive it through faith. It was not our plan or our effort. It is God's gift, pure and simple. You didn't earn it, not one of us did, so don't go around bragging that you must have done something amazing. Ephesians 2:8, 9 (from "The Voice")
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Excellant Blog Mona. I agree with all you have written. Even though there have been many 'rough' and painful things happen to me over the years....I know that I have so much to be grateful for and quietly thank God everyday not once but many times for all he has done for me and all that I have.
Ironically, one of my favourite sayings is 'There but for the Grace of God go I'. My Auntie Eileen (who I wrote about in my baking Blog) had a favourite saying whenever she lost something and on finding it would say "i must have done something good to deserve this'.


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I stumbled on plangarden.com while searching the internet for garden planning programs and am elated that I did. I love that this software is designed by a programmer who is also an experienced gardener! The web interface is a great way to enlist the tech-savvy gardener and has been a pleasure to use. I was just wondering if there is an object snap feature available that I've been missing, i.e. snap to grid or object handles. I come from a CAD background and was just curious if there is a way to do this. Anyway, I love the program, many thanks to you, Roy, for providing it!
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I included this link right off the bat to give everyone a sense of Jezebel, which is a Feminist-type blog, as well as give an example of another piece they've written about Plan B.
Alright, writing this piece. I've been feeling relatively confident thus far, easily conducting my first two interviews and enjoying the writing style that my target publication has allowed me. Although I'm sure I need plenty of feedback on how to make myself more witty, cool, whatever (I'll get to that later), I liked the sense of freedom and challenge that writing a slightly more non-traditional story involved.
I want to note in regards to content, that what I am expecting will truly shape this piece is a planning meeting between S3A and students in regards to future endeavors and the possibility of a Sexual Assualt Support Group. This meeting occurs on Wednesday (exactly before our class workshop). With that being said, I am curious to each of your opinions on what is key in this piece. I was hoping to weave together several aspects of S3A's work, creating scenes and telling their story, but I'm still working this out, and the meeting seems crucial. What has popped out thus far?
Additionally, I am curious as to the reactions to my own voice in the piece? Jezebel typically uses sassy/ funny/ sarcastic language, but doesn't always necessarily use the "I", which thus far I have included in my piece. I'm thinking this is going to become more key as the scene idea develops, but those are my main areas that I'm hoping for feedback.
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MOVING! - I am very happy to announce I have accepted a full time position with the Regina Pats. Not only will I be able to continue calling games on 620 CKRM, I will also be taking on the role of Director Media and Communications. Very excited to take on a bigger role with the hockey club this season!
PATS REASSIGN FOUR - The Regina Pats reassigned 4 players on Tuesday. Forward Logan Nijhoff ('01) to the OHA Midget of the CSSHL, F Cole Muir ('01) reassigned to the Yellowhead Chiefs of the MBMAAA, F Duncan Pierce ('00) reassigned to the Portage Terriers of the MJHL and goalie Max Paddock ('00) reassigned to the Brandon Wheat Kings of the MBMAAA. That brings the roster down to 32, 18 forwards, 11, defenceman and 3 goaltenders. The club continues the pre-season on Friday in Wainwright AB against the Medicine Hat Tigers.
HITMEN HIRE CASSAN - The Calgary Hitmen today announced the Western Hockey League club has named Trent Cassan assistant coach. Cassan joins head coach Mark French, assistant coach Joel Otto and goaltending coach Jason LaBarbera to form the coaching staff for the 2016-17 season. Cassan, 33, joins the Hitmen following six full seasons as general manager/head coach (2014-16) and associate general manager/head coach (2010-14) as well as a partial season as interim head coach (2009-10) with the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. During this span, he compiled a record of 177-123-17-24 while advancing to the playoffs in all seven campaigns, including four league final berths. Under his guidance, the Terriers captured the club's first-ever RBC Cup as Canada's National Junior A champions in 2014 along with two Canalta Cups (2013 & 2014). Cassan, who has made two appearances at the World Junior A Challenge as both an assistant coach (2013) and head coach (2014) with Team Canada West, was the co-recipient of the SJHL's Coach of the Year award in 2012-13.
ROYALS ADD TWO ASSISTANTS - The Victoria Royals are proud to announce that Doug Bodger has joined the team's coaching staff as an assistant coach. A product of Chemanius, BC, Bodger spent last season as an assistant coach for the Shawingan Lake Bantam Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. Prior to his time with Shawnigan Lake, Bodger served an assistant coach for the Cowichan Capitals of the BC Hockey League for two seasons (2003-04 & 2005-06). The 50-year-old enjoyed a 16-year professional playing career that began when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, ninth overall, at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. During his career, Bodger played for six NHL teams (Pittsburgh, Buffalo, San Jose, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Vancouver) and recorded 528 points (106g-422a) and 1,007 penalty minutes in 1,071 games.
The Victoria Royals also announced that Dan Price has been hired as the team's new Assistant Coach. A native of St. Albert, AB, Price has spent the past two seasons with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues' Men's Hockey Team of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). Price began as the club's Assistant Coach in 2014 and was promoted to Assistant Coach & Manager of Athletic Recruitment for the 2015-16 season. Price replaces former assistant coach Enio Sacilotto, who was recently named the Royals' Director of Prospect Development and WHL Scout.
ROYALS/WHEAT KINGS TRADE - The Victoria Royals announced that the club has acquired unsigned prospects, forward Jeremy Klessens (1999) and goaltender Brendan Benoit (2000) to go with a third round draft pick in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft, a seventh round pick in the 2018 draft and a conditional draft pick in 2019. In exchange the Royals have sent defenceman Jordan Wharrie, forward Tyler Thompson, the rights to forward Baron Thompson, a 10th round pick in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft and a third round pick in the 2018 draft to the Wheat Kings.
BLAZERS/OIL KINGS TRADE - The Kamloops Blazers have acquired 18-year-old goaltender Carter Phair from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for a fourth round draft pick in 2018. Phair, who stands at 6'4" and 181lbs, is from Carnduff, SK and was originally a 10th round pick of the Edmonton Oil Kings in 2013. Phair played last season with the Weyburn Red Wings of the SJHL. In 19 games he had an 8-4-1-0 record with 2 shutouts, a 2.47 goals against average and a .925 save percentage.
RAIDERS ACQUIRE D-MAN - The Prince Albert Raiders made a trade with the Medicine Hat Tigers on Tuesday. The Raiders acquired the rights to 19-year-old defenceman Nick Heid in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft. Listed at 6'4" and 194 lbs, Heid played 62 games in the WHL last season between the Portland Winterhawks and Tigers. In his 60 games with Medicine Hat, the Fridley, MN product had five assists and 41 penalty minutes.
THUNDER WIN - The Regina Thunder improved to 3 and 1 with a 43-29 win over the Winnipeg Rifles on Saturday night at Leibel Field. The Thunder ran for 306 total yards in the win.
Regina outscored Winnipeg 14-7 in the 1st quarter and 15-7 in the second to lead 29-14 at the half and they did not look back from there.
Victor St. Pierre-Laviolette ran for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns while Ethan Hautz recorded 129 yards along the ground and another score.
Levi Paul caught both of Sawyer Buettner's touchdown passes in the game while Kris Calcutt led the club with 113 yards receiving. Buettner threw for 256 yards, 2 touchdowns and one interception.
The defence forced two turnovers on downs and linebacker Paul Toth led the team with 5 tackles and added 4 assisted take downs. DB Polis Koko had 4 tackles and a forced fumble.
The Thunder (3-1) visit the Saskatoon Hilltops (3-1) in a battle for 2nd place in the PFC Saturday.
TOTH DEFENSIVE POW - This past weekend the Thunder again dominated the Rifles offence led by linebacker Paul Toth. The veteran collected five tackles and assisted on four others.
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Dear Mr. President,
The moment of truth for your climate legacy has arrived.
More than four years ago, you received an open letter from some of the nation's top planetary protection leaders urging you and the president of China to publicly declare a global climate emergency by committing our respective nations to 80% carbon cuts by 2020.
Because that urgent call was not heeded, we have lost precious time in the race to save civilization and must now set our sights even higher. It is with a deepening sense of dread over the fate of humanity that we call on you today to use the powers of your presidency to champion a U.S. goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
Innovating our way to zero emissions through an all-hands-on-deck societal mobilization at wartime speed is not only our best hope for averting climate catastrophe – it is key to revitalizing our economy and putting America back to work.
In three months, you and leaders from more than 190 nations will gather in Paris for the UN Climate Conference to negotiate a global climate accord. Intergenerational justice demands that the centerpiece of that accord be zero emissions, a goal UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls "ambitious but achievable." Three months is ample time for your administration to draft a legally binding zero emissions commitment for Paris.
As you know, Pope Francis wrote in his recent encyclical: "Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and responsibility, above all on the part of those countries which are more powerful and pollute the most." Since the U.S. historically contributed the most to global climate pollution, and is in the strongest position to respond, we have a moral imperative to lead the zero emissions charge in Paris.
The current weak U.S. target of 26-28% carbon cuts by 2025 cannot be described as honest, courageous or responsible in the face of a crisis that threatens the continued existence of humanity. To pretend otherwise is to recklessly gamble with the fate of future generations.
For the sake of our children, and those to follow, it is time to stop promoting "All-of-the-Above" and start protecting all that we love.
Lindsey Allen, Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network
Craig S. Altemose, Founding Executive Director,Better Future Project
Rev. Jim Antal, Conference Minister & President, Massachusetts Conference, United Church Of Christ*
Jean Arnold, Co-Founder, Association For The Tree Of Life
Lydia Avila, Executive Director, Energy Action Coalition
Harvard Ayers, Co-Author, Arctic Gardens: Voices From An Abundant Land & Executive Director, Climate Voices Ed Begley, Jr., Actor & Activist
Medea Benjamin, Author & Co-Founder, CODEPINK
Michael Benton, Professor Of Vertebrate Paleontology, University Of Bristol*
Ven. Santussika Bhikkhuni, Founder, Buddhist Climate Action Network & Director, Buddhist Global Relief
Brent Blackwelder, President Emeritus, Friends Of The Earth U.S.
David Blittersdorf, President/CEO, AllEarth Renewables, Inc.
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Chairperson, Buddhist Global Relief
Ryan Brill, Co-Founder, The Climate Mobilization
Lester Brown, Former President, Earth Policy Institute
Schuyler Brown, Founder & Director, Sightful
Alison Burchell, Co-Founder, Clean Energy Action
Anne B. Butterfield, President, Clean Energy Action
Sandy Butterfield, Former Chief Engineer, National Wind Technology Center, NREL*
Stephen Bygrave, CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions
Patrick Carolan, Executive Director, Franciscan Action Network
Richard Cizik, Founder & President, New Evangelical Partnership For The Common Good
David Cobb, Outreach Director & Founding Member, Move To Amend*
Gerry Dameron, Executive Director, Go Green Culture Foundation
Lisa Daniels, Founder & Executive Director, Windustry
Laura Dawn, Founder & Director, Art Not War
John W. Day, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University*
Alice & Lincoln Day, Filmmakers, Scarred Lands And Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint Of War
Tim DeChristopher, Founder, Climate Disobedience Center
Michael Dowd, Eco-Theologian & Author
Rev. Gerald L. Durley, Pastor Emeritus, Providence Baptist Church*
Brock Evans, President, Endangered Species Coalition*
Jodie Evans, Author & Co-Founder, CODEPINK
Ed Fallon, Founder, Great March For Climate Action & Director, Climate Action NOW!
John Foran, Author & Co-Director, The Climate Justice Project
Josh Fox, Director, GASLAND, GASLAND Part II
Paul Gilding, Author, The Great Disruption & Former Executive Director, Greenpeace International*
Paul Gipe, Author, Wind Energy Comes Of Age
Leslie Glustrom, Co-Founder, Clean Energy Action
Dave Harman, Co-Author, Arctic Gardens: Voices From An Abundant Land & Finance Director, Climate Voices US
Randy Hayes, Founder, Rainforest Action Network & Executive Director, Foundation Earth
Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute*
Marshall Herskovitz, Former President, Producers Guild Of America*
Julia Butterfly Hill, Activist, Author & Founder, Circle Of Life
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Marine Scientist & Prince Albert II Climate Change Awardee (2014)
Lisa Hoyos, Director & Co-Founder, Climate Parents
Lee-Sean Huang, Cofounder & Creative Director, Foossa
Suzanne Jones, Executive Director, Eco-CycleG.
Paul Kemp, Coastal Oceanographer & Geologist
Ray Kocur, Director, The Youth Climate Report, A Climate Of Change
Robert Kolodny, Founder & Coordinator, New York Buddhist Climate Action Network
Jack Kornfield, Co-Founder, Spirit Rock Center And Insight Meditation Society
Winona LaDuke, Executive Director, Honor The Earth
Rabbi Michael Lerner, Editor, Tikkun Magazine & Chair, The Network Of Spiritual Progressives
Itzcuauhtli Martinez, Youth Performance Director, Earth Guardians
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Youth Director, Earth Guardians
Marti Matsch, Deputy Director, Eco-Cycle
Chloe Maxmin, Co-Founder, Divest Harvard
Brian D. McLaren, Author, Activist & Theologian
Michael Mielke, Co-Founder, Association For The Tree Of Life
Moby, Musician & Activist
Micah Parkin, Executive Director, 350 Colorado
Daniel Pinchbeck, Author & Founder, Center For Planetary Culture
Tamara Rose, Founder & Executive Director, Earth Guardians
Mark Ruffalo, Actor & Activist
Vanessa Rule, Co-Founder & Organizing Director, Mothers Out Front*
Margaret Klein Salamon, Founder & Director, The Climate Mobilization
Marshall Saunders, Founder & President, Citizens' Climate Lobby*
Yeb Saño, Former Climate Change Commissioner Of The Philippines, Climate Activist & Leader, The People's Pilgrimage
Ashik Siddique, Co-Founder, The Climate Mobilization
Ezra Silk, Co-Founder, The Climate Mobilization
David Spratt, Co-Author, Climate Code Red
Lise Van Susteren, Advisory Board, Center For Health And The Global Environment, Harvard School Of Public Health*
Philip Sutton, Manager, RSTI (Research And Strategy For Transition Initiation) & Co-Author, Climate Code Red
David Suzuki, Co-Founder, David Suzuki Foundation
Terry Tamminen, Former Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency & Co-Founder, R20 Regions Of Climate Action*
Joe Uehlein, Founder & Executive Director, Labor Network For Sustainability
James A. Walker, Former President, American Wind Energy Association*
Peter Ward, Professor Of Biology And Of Earth And Space Sciences, University Of Washington*
Tom Weis, President, Climate Crisis Solutions
Terry Tempest Williams, Activist, Naturalist & Award-Winning Author
Diane Wilson, Author, An Unreasonable Woman
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., President & CEO, Hip Hop Caucus
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September 2, 2015 (New York City, NY) – As President Obama witnessed the dramatic effects of climate chaos in Alaska today, a distinguished group of scientists and environmental, faith, civic and cultural leaders challenged him to champion a courageous U.S. goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 at the upcoming climate talks in Paris.
The challenge, issued in the form of an open letter, describes the current U.S. target of 26-28% emissions reductions by 2025 as a "weak" goal "that cannot be described as honest, courageous, or responsible in the face of a crisis that threatens the continued existence of humanity." The letter also calls on the Obama administration to abandon its "all-of-the-above" energy policy.
Notable signers include authors Lester Brown and Terry Tempest Williams; actors Mark Ruffalo and Ed Begley, Jr.; environmentalists David Suzuki, Winona LaDuke, Tim DeChristopher and Yeb Saño; filmmaker Josh Fox; musician Moby; and scientist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, a coordinating lead author for the IPCC's 5th Assessment Report.
The open letter references a 2011 letter sent to President Obama – and signed by some of the same leaders – that called for...


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The Magic Baking Soda: Things You Didn't Know Baking Soda Could Do
Baking soda or also know as sodium bicarbonate is a white powder that has an alkaline and salty taste. It is composed of bicarbonate and sodium ions.
We all know that this amazing powder has a number of benefits, so today we will present you some of them.
Body odor
Sodium bicarbonate has the ability to react with substances that have strong acid or base pH by neutralizing the particles, thus making them less acidic.
Instead of using those deodorants full of chemicals, you should make you own natural one by mixing Shea butter, extra virgin coconut oil, baking soda, arrowroot powder (or cornstarch), and 1-2 drops of essential oil by your choice.
Bee stings
If a person gets a bee or wasp sting, there is venom which is being released through the stinger into the skin. So, if you are allergic to bees, you should clean the area with water and soap and apply a mixture of baking soda and water so you can break down the venom and relieve the itchiness of your skin.
Alkalizing pH
This can help in the treatment of cancer of digestive tract, as well as rectal, colon, throat, and intestine cancer. Cancer cells can't thrive in an alkaline environment. People who weight around 170 pounds are recommended to take 4-6 teaspoons of baking soda a day for general detoxification and maintenance.
1-2 teaspoons of baking soda are enough in order to maintain a pH level of 7.4. But, the pH level of the body has to be 8.5 for a few days so you can force cancer to die. When the test results show that cancer is gone, you should reduce the intake of baking soda, and the pH levels should be 7.4.
Teeth whitener and oral health
Compared with non-baking soda toothpaste, toothpaste that contain baking soda can enhance the removal of plaque more effectively. In order to whiten your teeth naturally, you should mash one ripe strawberry and mix it with 1-2 teaspoons of baking soda.
Apply the mixture on your teeth and leave it to act for 5 minutes. Afterward, brush your teeth and rinse well. This procedure should not be repeated more than once a week because it can damage the tooth enamel. This will eliminate bacteria as well.
Acid reflux, heart burn, and stomach pain
Baking soda has the ability to neutralize excess acid which can cause a great discomfort. You should dissolve ½ teaspoon of baking soda in half a glass of water and consume it every 2 hours.
Note: Don't take more than 7 half teaspoon within24 hours, or 3 half teaspoon if you are above 60).
Make sure not to squeeze it because it may force the piece enter deeply inside or break into smaller pieces. Gently wash and dry your skin. Mix ¼ teaspoon of baking soda and water in order to make a thick paste. Add the mixture on the affected area and make sure to secure it with a bandage.
The baking soda will push the splinter out. After 24 hours, remove the bandage and pull out the splinter with tweezers and don't forget to apply antiseptic cream.
You should mix baking soda and water, add the mixture to a cool compress and apply it on the burn. Or, also you can add ½ cup of baking soda to lukewarm water and soak in the tub for 20 minutes in order to calm the skin and heal the sunburn.


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Although the bill was filed last year still sits in committee, a proposal to enact a "Stand your ground" law in Massachusetts is getting renewed attention after the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla.
Although the bill was filed last year still sits in committee, a proposal to enact a "Stand your ground" law in Massachusetts is getting renewed attention after the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla.
The bill, filed in the beginning of the legislative session by state Sen. Stephen Brewer, D-Barre, counts state Rep. Shaunna O'Connell, R-Taunton, as one of many cosponsors. The bill would broaden people's rights to use deadly force while acting in self-defense outside their homes, without first trying to flee from physical confrontation.
"This is a bill that will give people the right to defend themselves or others if they're put in a situation where they're confronted with grave bodily harm or death," O'Connell said.
Some critics of the bill, however, say it could have unintended consequences and lead to more shooting deaths.
"We can defend ourselves in this state," said John Rosenthal, founder and chairman of Newton-based Stop Handgun Violence. "You just can't shoot first and ask questions later."
Rosenthal, who describes himself as a gun owner and Second Amendment supporter, labeled the majority of the 23 states with a "Stand your ground" law on the books as "primarily red states with a history of racism."
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In accordance with the Powering Productiveness report from Planview and Loudhouse, poor processes are the main reason for firm inefficiencies (44%).
Even the largest companies on the planet wrestle with poor processes, leading to poor efficiency and lost revenue.
However these issues aren't all the time the fault of design.
Dangerous processes don't simply come from poor course of administration, however typically evolve naturally inside corporations over time. From NASA to SpaceX, processes can develop into corrupted with out anybody noticing.
This phenomenon might be often known as the normalization of deviance.
What's normalization of deviance?
Normalization of deviance is an idea developed by the American sociologist Diane Vaughan.
She developed this principle when taking a look at the place conflicts, errors, and disasters discover their roots. She holds that the supply of those phenomena lies within the environments through which they happen. Organizational elements are, for Vaughan, the important thing drivers behind moments the place conflicts, errors, or disasters come up.
Her work on inner firm case research started with Controlling Illegal Organizational Behaviour (1986) which investigated the massive and rising prescriptions of a painkiller often known as Revco. This research ended up concluding with the invention of illegal false billing of the US Welfare Division and different fraudulent actions.
She summarizes her concept of normalization of deviance in a 2008 interview with ConsultingNewsLine as:
"Social normalization of deviance signifies that individuals inside the group turn out to be a lot accustomed to a deviant conduct that they don't contemplate it as deviant, even if they far exceed their very own guidelines for the elementary security"
Describing how these deviant behaviors – or dangerous processes – not solely trigger issues however stay hidden.
That is the place normalization of deviance turns into far more important than merely speaking about dangerous processes. That poor processes will not be uncovered as a result of they've turn out to be ingrained inside an organization and accepted by each the organizational buildings and the corporate tradition is a sobering and difficult thought.
For her 1996 e-book, she sought to research a bigger public catastrophe which had clear ranges of group behind it to check out her mode of inquiry additional. She got down to uncover the place the issue lay within the 1986 Challenger area shuttle crash. The ebook was referred to as The Challenger Launch Choice, and earned Vaughan nice acclaim.
How NASA normalized deviance
Vaughan particularly targets the choice making and testing surrounding the important thing flaw which led to the failure of the Challenger launch and the deaths of the 7 passengers on board.
Vaughan makes additional claims of how normalization of deviance affected different points of the group, however her central thesis lies across the strong rocket boosters (SRBs) and the connection between NASA and personal contractor Morton-Thiokol.
Via testing, NASA had found issues with the joints on the SRBs. Vaughan asserts that the outcomes of those exams confirmed deviance from what the group hoped to seek out, but the groups selected to report these outcomes as being inside "the bounds of acceptable danger". Vaughan concludes that this determination to categorize the outcomes as acceptable ought to have been given higher scrutiny.
Nevertheless, as a result of testing had gone on for a very long time, and lots of units of outcomes had been gathered, the query of whether or not the outcomes offered "acceptable danger" or not had regularly misplaced significance. The members of the staff had repeated to themselves so many occasions that these outcomes have been acceptable, that they started to normalize that call and never scrutinize it to the extent they need to have finished.
The issue, in line with Vaughan, might be discovered throughout each groups. Morton-Thiokol have been operating checks on the putty used to seal the O-rings within the SRB joints. They continued to seek out issues and ultimately changed the putty with a greater performing model. This new putty nonetheless produced outcomes which deviated from what they needed to see however recorded it as a suitable degree of danger.
In the meantime, at NASA, the testing was ongoing for the SRBs and this drawback continued to flare up. Nevertheless, the engineers at NASA additionally deemed this to be a suitable degree of danger. As Vaughan describes within the interview:
"As [NASA and Morton-Thiokol] recurrently noticed the issue with no consequence they obtained to the purpose that flying with the flaw was regular and acceptable"
As historical past exhibits, flying with that flaw was a hazard and introduced a greater degree of danger than anticipated by the engineers in testing. The emphasis in improvement was targeted round constructing one thing that labored, slightly than contemplating the human lives in danger if all security considerations weren't adhered to.
By normalizing an preliminary premise, catastrophe can strike even when the whole lot else is completed properly. This quote from research completed by The Nationwide Transport Security Board highlights this properly:
"Most company wrecks are like garden-variety accidents: brought on by a small error in judgment that's magnified via a cascading sequence of selections and actions. They aren't stopped as a result of nobody ever questions that first, defective premise."
Normalized deviance can sign a deeper drawback
The normalization of deviance described by Vaughan has lengthy been thought-about the important thing to the causes of the catastrophe – and left at that. Her personal analysis is concentrated primarily round how disasters happen, so we shouldn't be stunned if she doesn't choose to research NASA's broader actions.
Nevertheless, different individuals noticed this normalization of deviance as being a possible sign that there have been higher endemic issues inside NASA's operations and the business as an entire.
In accordance with Ashlee Vance, in his biography of Elon Musk, the South African entrepreneur felt there was a normalization of deviance occurring inside the coronary heart of the business. Musk, consciously or in any other case, constructed on the work of Vaughan in taking a look at why rockets and area actions are so costly, sluggish, and seemingly missing in innovation.
"Musk felt that the area business had not likely advanced in about fifty years. The aerospace corporations had little competitors and tended to make supremely costly merchandise that acheived most efficiency. They have been constructing a Ferrari for each launch, when it was potential that a Honda Accord may do the trick. Musk, against this, would apply a few of the start-up methods he'd discovered in Silicon Valley to run SpaceX lean and quick and capitalize on the hige advances in computing energy and supplies that had taken place over the previous couple of many years."
Elon Musk; How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future, pg. 114
So, Elon had felt he'd recognized normalized deviancy inside the whole business and sought to reap the benefits of it.
However how deep does this deviancy go?
Musk felt he might decrease prices considerably whereas creating a greater product and exploiting a distinct segment out there. In response to Vance:
"At a time when the price of sending a 550-pound payload began at $30 million, he promised that the Falcon 1 would have the ability to carry a 1,400-pound payload for $6.9 million."
Musk is understood for setting excessive targets and like lots of his targets, this one was not essentially reached the best way he imagined. Nevertheless, Musk has clearly had some success in exploiting the market area within the method he described when first beginning out, as detailed in TechCrunch:
"SpaceX presently fees round $60 million on common for a launch, which is drastically lower than its rivals within the business spaceflight business – nevertheless it enjoys solely very skinny margins on every launch consequently."
The significance of excellent processes
Too typically, the position of processes in a enterprise are overlooked.
Dangerous processes result in dangerous outcomes.
We've revealed more than once concerning the human-resources targeted, medical insurance unicorn startup Zenefits. They noticed their valuation plummet throughout 2016 from $four.5bn to $2b.
This largely happened as a result of their workforce have been not correctly licensed to work within the states they have been promoting to. They didn't have adequate checks on their staff and even inspired malpractice by way of pushing staff to get any licenses they do get at a quicker fee than regular.
The issue with Zenefits might in all probability be seen right away from their firm motto: "Prepared. Hearth. Purpose".
Furthermore, good course of administration is just not solely about organizing individuals, it's about analyzing and understanding your processes.
On a daily degree, processes typically work by offering a transparent collection of steps to undertake totally different duties. Nevertheless, processes are far more than this. Excessive-level processes which map out the broader firm actions and line up with the path and technique of the corporate may help you consider all of the smaller processes inside them.
Optimizing processes and analyzing every step of a course of from the start to the top helps you find errors and poor calls and in consequence readdress these points.
Collaborate in your course of creation
To implement robust business process management, you need to be sure that it's a collaborative association. In response to AIIM, enterprise course of administration ought to contain the entire workforce. Individuals ought to really feel like they've possession over the processes they're using. The event of processes ought to have enter from all members to end in simpler and environment friendly processes.
Why is that this essential?
As a result of the normalization of deviance is a social phenomenon. You'll be able to normalize deviance by yourself, if you wish to. However inside a corporation the place your work can be evaluated by others, somebody goes to identify your flaw – until your identify is Galen and also you're constructing an intergalactic area station, apparently…
It's the particular drawback of groups normalizing issues which makes this idea so probably damaging. If an entire staff has accepted one thing then every particular person successfully turns into blind to the issue.
Collaborative creation of processes signifies that the entire workforce may be concerned, together with enter from outdoors the core group. These processes might be assessed and analyzed by outdoors eyes which can be extra capable of spot the deviancy and cease it earlier than it turns into too deeply embedded.
Communication is vital to preventing deviancy
Chris Gervais believes that the important thing to combating endemic normalization of deviance lies in constructing a tradition of communication.
He states that it's:
"…essential to prioritize constructing a tradition of communication, honesty and enchancment with a purpose to catch and stop a normalization of deviance earlier than it units in."
However how is that this achieved?
Gervais believes the reply lies in empowering staff to have controls over their very own processes and duties, and to create a tradition the place questioning the perceived order is accepted. Typical firm knowledge must be tackled at each level to see if it could possibly stay standing. Corporations which fail to construct a culture of this type will see the creeping presence of normalization of deviance.
He describes:
"The simplest and long-lasting approach to forestall a normalization of deviance from permeating your organization and… groups is just to speak extra and guarantee these groups are empowered to enact change of their instruments and course of the place wanted."
How are you going to virtually deal with normalization of deviance?
Process Street supplies the enterprise course of administration instruments wanted to make the modifications and enhancements described by AIIM and Gervais above.
With Course of Road, you'll be able to map overarching firm processes to search for root issues. You possibly can create processes for workers which they will then optimize by means of iterative improvements, as a staff and with exterior enter.
Furthermore, you'll be able to simply gather data on how your processes have been carried out, permitting that optimization to be much more efficient and knowledgeable.
By means of following optimized processes each time a posh process is accomplished, errors will scale back and high quality will improve.
Normalization of deviance is a obvious drawback dealing with all corporations, however it's a drawback which could be dealt with.
What processes do SpaceX use in a different way to NASA?
On Saturday the 14th of January, SpaceX efficiently launched their Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium satellites up into orbit. Extra impressively, they glided the primary stage booster again right down to Earth and landed safely on a drone seafaring platform.
SpaceX has lengthy been recognized for his or her insistence on strong processes.
Bringing the methodologies of Silicon Valley into the area business was Musk's key to outperforming the opponents. The appliance of environment friendly course of administration and lean technique formed how the corporate has come to be.
What precisely did they do in a different way?
There are two key methods by which SpaceX diverged from the business's norms. The 2 are associated and intertwined however are extra simply recognized as separate phenomena.
The primary is SpaceX's vertical strategy to manufacturing. As an alternative of contracting out manufacturing to different companies who in flip contract bits of manufacturing to different companies, and so forth advert infinitum with every including their revenue margins, SpaceX introduced a lot of the manufacturing in-house.
"The key to the low value is comparatively easy, no less than in precept: Do as a lot as attainable in-house, in an built-in manufacturing facility, with trendy elements; and keep away from the unwieldy provide chains, legacy designs, layers of contractors, and "cost-plus" billing that characterised SpaceX's rivals. Many early staff have been interested in the corporate as a result of they needed to keep away from the paperwork of the normal aerospace conglomerates."
SpaceX additionally purchased off-the-shelf tech to combine into their product. With the speedy advances in computing, it's potential to purchase a lot of your gear by way of shopper electronics even when constructing rockets.
The second issue which separates SpaceX from the mainstream is centered across the firm tradition, as described by Tim Fernholz:
"The Area Exploration Know-how rocket manufacturing unit is a big, white hangar-like constructing close to Los Angeles worldwide airport, with a parking zone crammed with late-model bikes and Tesla electrical automobiles. The huge metallic construction as soon as churned out 747 fuselages for Boeing. If you get by way of the entrance doorways, previous safety and a cubicle farm stretching the width of the constructing, there it's: Science fiction being wrought into form, proper in entrance of you.
Proper in entrance of all the employees, too. The corporate's two-floor cafeteria is virtually on and overlooking the manufacturing flooring. Designers and accountants can eat lunch watching technicians construct area capsules and rocket levels. There's lots to see: Rockets, like good fits, are bespoke objects, hand-made to order; a SpaceX tour information says a lot of the work is just too exact for robotic meeting."
In contrast to different area business corporations who transfer their factories around the globe to save lots of on labor prices, or contract out giant manufacturing duties to the opposite aspect of the nation, SpaceX retains as lots of its staff collectively as attainable.
This ethos of getting many staff from totally different sections all collectively, and inspired to collaborate and talk about the undertaking, is SpaceX's key weapon towards normalization of deviance. If the ethos of inter-team collaboration extends so far as analyzing others' processes and core assumptions then errors like that main as much as the Challenger catastrophe might probably be diverted.
Normalization of deviance is cyclical and returns with complacency
However deviance is all the time occurring in corporations, and with complacency or poorly managed progress it's susceptible to being normalized – even at SpaceX
On Wednesday 11th of January 2017, the Aerospace Security Advisory Panel revealed their annual report and criticized SpaceX for his or her fueling strategies and the security implications in regards to the deliberate 2018 manned mission to the Worldwide Area Station.
SpaceX makes use of super-chilled liquid oxygen instantly earlier than launch to maximise their energy potential. The report claims that the dangers concerned on this fueling method with a manned vessel are not "adequately understood".
Although, we should always keep in mind that the Advisory Panel highlighting an issue isn't a nasty factor.
The truth is, within the context of a dialogue surrounding normalization of deviance, that is the absolute best outcome.
However how did they provide you with this evaluation and find this potential drawback?
SpaceX has been performing a security evaluation with NASA for the final yr and a half. There have been continuous exterior eyes on key selections and testing assumptions.
This oversight course of has yielded outcomes and raised considerations earlier than a catastrophe has had the prospect to strike.
It seems we're studying. Hopefully, the outcomes of this might be a protected 2018 launch for SpaceX and extra importantly, the astronauts onboard.
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Montana State Roundup
Published March 1, 2003 | March 2003 issue
Montana is entering its fifth year of drought, made even more serious by low snow levels this winter. The U.S. Drought Monitor map showed the entire southern third of Montana in "extreme" drought at the end of last year, and near-record low snowpacks throughout Montana could put the state in a "survival mode by summer," according to the federal government's statewide water supply specialist. Areas that escaped the worst of the drought last year can expect drought development, largely in the north-central part of the state east from Havre to the North Dakota border.
The snowpack in some river basins is at record or near-record lows. For example, the Flathead River basin was 59 percent of averagethe third lowest on recordand only 69 percent of last year, and the Upper Clark Fork basin was 57 percent of average, its second lowest on record. Even with normal moisture and runoff conditions through spring and into July, water levels are predicted to be between 49 percent and 63 percent of normal statewide.
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Through our Gilcrease Goes to School (K-12th grade) and Art Sparks (K-6th grade) programs, docents visit your school to present the program of your choice as it relates to the Americas and its inhabitants. Presentations are written with the PASS Objectives in mind and are designed to complement history and art curricula.
Presentations may be used in one of three ways: as a stand-alone visit, we can present any program to your class as a way to introduce or enhance a curriculum unit; secondly, if you have a tour at the museum already scheduled, a Gilcrease Goes to School presentation can serve as a pre-museum visit. Our docents will introduce your class to what they will see and what they can expect during their trip to Gilcrease; and finally, if your group has already visited the museum, we can schedule a post-museum presentation.
Through Gilcrease Goes to School, docents will lead students through an exploration of different times, places, and people with images and artifacts from the Gilcrease collection. Later, Art Sparks teaching artists will return to your classroom to engage students in a related art activity. (Two separate visits to the class are required.) Basic art concepts as well as the materials used will be presented.
Programs are presented at no cost to your school.
To schedule your presentation, please complete and submit a Tour Reservation Form. For additional information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. Presentations are available for kindergarten through 12th grade, except where noted. Gilcrease Goes To School and Art Sparks may be scheduled any weekday, based on availability.
Select a Gilcrease Goes to School topic and a Related Art Sparks activity from the following list:
First Visit
The First Visit Gilcrease Goes to School program is the companion pre-visit outreach program for the First Visit Leaving Tracks museum tour (and is intended to be used as a pre-visit for this tour only). The program will help prepare students for their museum visit and exposure to the art, cultural artifacts and historical objects they will see when they tour the museum in the days following this in-class presentation.
Grade Levels: Pre-K (Four years old and up) – 1st
Boots and Moccasins
Boots and Moccasins takes kids on a journey through the West using images by Remington, Russell and Catlin that show life on the trail.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: Pre-K (Four years old and up) – 2nd: patterned rug
The Adventures of Buffy and Ralphy
Geared for younger students, The Adventures of Buffy and Ralphy is the story of two young buffaloes (bison) who decide to go on an adventure to find new friends. Every buffalo is taught to "take care of the Good Earth" with larger animals living in peaceful harmony with the smaller ones.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: Pre-K (Four years old and up) – 3rd: relief buffalo sculptures with landscape
American History through American Art
American History through American Art chronicles American history from the pre-historic period to the modern era using artifacts and representations of portraits, history paintings, landscapes and genre paintings.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: 3rd – 5th: Abraham Lincoln sculpture
Oklahoma History
Oklahoma History tells the story of our state from Ice Age mammoths through statehood.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: K – 5th: buffalos, relief or 3D sculptures
American Indians
American Indians explores the buffalo dances, storytellers, games, traders, warfare and lifestyles of the American Indians.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: Pre-K (Four years old and up) – 5th: dreamcatchers using various materials
Regions of America
Regions of America presents art and artists from the American East, West and Southwest. The formal elements of art are discussed as students explore the diverse artistic styles.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: K – 5th: weaving using various materials
Westward Movement
Westward Movement will take students back in time and show them various aspects of our expansion west. Subjects include Daniel Boone, Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, animals, Indians, settlers, hunters, traders, trappers, cowboys, cattle, soldiers and transportation.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: K – 5th: Pony Express satchels
Enduring Spirit: Native American Art
Enduring Spirit: Native American Art takes a regional look at the art made by native peoples from the Great Plains, Indian Territory, the East, the Southwest and the Northwest Coast.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: K – 5th: terra cotta pueblo pots or feather fans
Ancient Americas: Treasures from the Pre-Columbian Collections
Ancient Americas: Treasures from the Pre-Columbian Collections teaches students about the life and culture south of the border from ancient to modern times. Highlights include Mexican masks and paintings, effigies from ancient civilizations and Incan artifacts.
Related Art Sparks activities for grade levels: K – 5th: Mexican masks or clay effigies
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After an 'egg on toast' hiatus for a while, I came back to a constant in my life - daily granola. It's one of those things you take comfort in knowing will be around no matter what, like your own pillow you lugged with you halfway across the country. I was going to ramble on today about the wonders of granola ....
but then my birthday had to happen. And so it set the bar way high for bliss. Granola soon became second-rate, thanks to a combination of the following:
-a sleepy, foggy drive to Long Beach, WA
-walking along the beach, watching people ride horses and flying kites, not at the same time of course
-driving on the beach (it's actually normal)
-hiking barefoot on a sandy trail at Leadbetter State Park
-a big ice cream cone
-road games
-taking pictures
-blowing leftover wedding bubbles found in my purse
-playing air hockey at the local arcade
-a visit to Oysterville, WA
-passing by Ocean Spray cranberry bogs
-road side pit-stop eating nectarines
-clam chowder and fried prawns
-post-trip tea at home, and listening to this music artist
and laying on the carpet out of utter exhaustion!
Granola could never top that day. Us West Coasters are so lucky to be so close to such a vast body of water, which I'm convinced does something to the spirit. The ocean's light growl is just as magical as its sight. And the sense of openness brings me back to the flat, wide open farmland of the Midwest. How lucky can a girl be?
Here's to a wide open 22nd year of life....
September 3, 2009
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Team Up Tuesday Fosters Connections Between NYPD And Local Schools
April 26, 2017
NYPD precincts throughout the City collaborated with schools in their neighborhoods for the third ever Team Up Tuesday. Team Up Tuesday is a program hosted by the NYPD and Department of Education (DOE) that seeks to open the lines of communication between students and police officers. Police officers from throughout NYC coordinated activities that provided students the opportunity to make new connections and have meaningful exchanges with the officers in their precincts. By engaging in thoughtful dialogue, students learned about the resources available to them and officers gained a better understanding of students' needs.
Police Commissioner O'Neill celebrated Team Up Tuesday by participating in a town hall discussion with students from Murry Bergtraum High School in Lower Manhattan. Panelists included Chancellor Carmen Fariña, representatives from each school on campus, and officers from the 5 Precinct. Also present at the event was Chief of Community Affairs Joanne Jaffe. Commissioner O'Neill and Chancellor Fariña emphasized the importance of working together to achieve common goals and enhance students' lives. All those involved walked away with a more nuanced understanding of the challenges and hopes they have for their communities.


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A fan book? Shock! Horror!
What did you just visualise? A hard back novel or a mass market
paperback with your name on it, on a bookseller's shelf right next to
Pocket Book's latest offering? Dream on buddy! Just to clear the air,
I'm not talking about producing something for sale, that would be a
clear breach of the copyright laws and as such I would encourage you to
report such a thing to Paramount or Simon & Schuster. No, I'm
talking about an author who would like a copy of their book to sit on
their bookshelf at home, maybe a few copies to give away to friends and
family, the local Trek fan club... I can hear the snorts of 'Vanity
Publishing' springing to the lips of many to which I shrug and say, why
not? Who amongst us is without ego? Where it has gained a justifiably
questionable reputation - dare I say, bad press? - has been because in
the past the only way that traditional printing was viable was in
commercial quantities of at least a couple of hundred units per print
run which were a large expense up-front sending many people broke.
Modern technology has spawned Print On Demand (POD) publishers who do
exactly what the name implies: they will print one or any number of
copies of a book on demand. They have no massive logistics of printing,
shipping, storage and selling, because they are usually offered online,
paid for with electronic funds transfer and delivered by mail.
Unfortunately, although I see no substantial, ethical reason for not doing so, the current stance of most POD publishers such as Lulu is that they class all fan fiction irrespective of quantity as a breach of copyright and will not print them.
So what are your choices? I assume there are a number of printers,
especially small local printers, who will see the reality of the
situation that the world of Intellectual Properties will not crumble and
The World As We Know It will not fall because of your fanfic and will
print it for you. Whether you will be able to find one who can do one as
a one-off job rather than a print run of 200, I'm not so sure.
Alternatively, you can publish it yourself. You can print it out in
folio A4 / US Letter (ie printed in landscape and folded in half
vertically) as a 12 page "booklet", sew them and bind them. Yes, I'm
serious, it can be done by amateurs! It's not easy, probably on a par with skilled woodwork or needlework, but it can be done.
...or you could think outside the square.
For example, when is a book not a book? When, for that matter, is a film
not a film? Although we call them fan films, they're not shot on
celluloid like Ben Hur or Casablanca was nor, with a few
notable exceptions, will you ever see them on the big screen of a
cinema. Likewise audio dramas are really a subtly different thing from
radio plays (I could wax elloquent on that subject).
You could, for example, publish them as an eBook.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Fan Produced Books? Oh! The humanity!
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Celestron closeout. All sales final.
Quick Overview
General Features
- 9.25" EdgeHD Optics
- CGEM Computerized Equatorial Mount
- Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings
- 9x50 finderscope to help accurately find objects
- Ultra sturdy 2" steel tripod with Accessory Tray
- Star diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky
HD Features
- New aplanatic Schmidt telescope design produces aberration-free images across a wide field of view
- Mirror tension locks hold the primary mirror in place and reduces image shift
- Cooling vents allow hot air to be released from behind the primary mirror
- Fastar compatible for fast f/2 imaging
Computerized Mount Features
- Proven NexStar computer control technology
- 40,000 object database with over 100 user-definable objects and expanded information on over 200 objects
- Redesigned electronics deliver constant regulated power to the motors making them capable of driving the telescope even when not perfectly balanced.
- New "All-star" Polar alignment uses any bright star for a quick and accurate Polar alignment
- Software Features include: Mount Calibration, Database Filter Limits, Hibernate, five Alignment Procedures
- Flash upgradeable hand control software and motor control units for downloading product updates over the Internet
- Meridian preference for slewing - allows you to approach an object from the side of the Meridian that maximizes tracking (and imaging) time.
- Solar System alignment method - allows you to align your telescope and view the moon and planets during the day
- Custom Rate 9 feature allows you set maximum slew rate
- Tandem mode allows you to star align the mount even when positioned for tandem scope use.
- Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects by name and catalog number: the most beautiful double, triple and quadruple stars; variable stars; solar system objects and asterisms
- Permanent Programmable Periodic Error Correction (PEC) - corrects for periodic tracking errors inherent to all worm drives
- Drive Motors - Low Cog DC Servo motor with integrated optical encoders offer smooth, quiet operation and long life. The motor armatures are skewed to minimize cogging which is required for low speed tracking
- Internal Cable wiring for trouble-free setup and transportation
- Designated six-pin RJ-12 modular jack, ST-4 compatible guide port
- Autoguide port and Auxiliary ports located on the electronic plate for long exposure astrophotography
- Double-line, 16-character Liquid Crystal Display Hand Control with backlit LED buttons for easy operation of goto features
- RS-232 communication port on hand to control the telescope via a personal computer
- Includes NexRemote telescope control software, for advanced control of your telescope via computer
- GPS compatible with optional SkySync GPS Accessory
- Precision machined 40 mm diameter steel Polar shafts supported by multiple tapered roller bearings and ball bearings.
- Secure power plug ensures that the mount's power source is not accidentally disconnected
Product Details
The CGEM 925 HD combines Celestron's newly designed CGEM Computerized Equatorial mount with its new EdgeHD optical system. With over 9 inches of aperture and our premium StarBright XLT coatings, the CGE Pro 925 HD gives you over 1000 times the light gathering power than the unaided eye. Designed to give diffraction limited performace, the CGEM 925 HD has established itself as a premier astro-imaging telescope.
New Optical Design
The EdgeHD optical system combines all the compact power popularized by the SCT and combines it with an improved high definition optical system for wide field, astrograph quality images. As a visual instrument, EdgeHD optics delivers pin point images even with your widest field eyepiece. You can search for all of the Messier Catalog objects, and see hundreds of other equally interesting NGC, IC and Caldwell objects with amazing clarity. For astroimaging, the EdgeHD optics produces aberration-free images across your favorite CCD or DSLR camera. All EdgeHD optics are designed to produce an extremely flat focal plane precise enough to match the strict tolerances of the largest commercial CCD detectors, allowing all stars to be in tight focus to the very edge of the chip.
Diffraction Limited
Some companies boast that their telescopes give diffraction limited stars in the very center of the field of view . EdgeHD optics not only produce diffraction limited stars on axis, but maintains diffraction limited stars across the entire field of view of many of the most popular astrophotography cameras. Even at the very edge of a full frame camera chip, the EdgeHD 9.25 delivers diffraction limited stars of only 1 arc seconds.
The EdgeHD 9.25 optics produces a focal plane almost 9 times flatter than the standard equivalent SCT telescope with diffraction limited stars across the entire Nikon D3 or Canon 5D field of view!
Along with the newly designed optics, the EdgeHD also has re-designed mechanics guaranteed to help you get the maximum performance from your instrument. Features include:
Mirror locks – To hold the mirror in place and reduces image shift during imaging.
Tube vents - Each vent has an integrated 60 micron micro-mesh filter allowing hot air to be released from behind the primary mirror.
Fastar versatility – All EdgeHD optical tubes are equipped with a removable secondary mirror for fast f/2 CCD imaging. Not only does imaging in the FASTAR configuration allow for exposure times that are 25 times faster than at f/10, but also yields a field of view five times wider. Perfect combination for imaging your favorite wide field objects in a fraction of the time. (FASTAR imaging require a third party lens assembly in place of the secondary mirror).
Axiom Eyepiece - EdgeHD 9.25 optical tubes come with Celestron's top of the line Axiom eyepiece. With a 23 mm focal length and 82° AFOV, you get incredible combination of power and wide field of view. Plus each Axiom eyepiece is optimized to deliver pin point images when used with a flat field telescope.
CGEM™ Mount
The CGEM™ mount has a fresh, attractive, bold appearance and is capable of carrying Celestron's higher-end SCT optical tubes (up to 11") securely and vibration free which is ideal for both imaging and visual observing.
Ergonomic Design - CGEM was designed to be ergonomically friendly with large Altitude and Azimuth adjustment knobs for quick and easy polar alignment adjustment. The internal RA and DEC motor wiring provides a clean look and an easy and trouble free set up.
Innovation - The CGEM series has a new innovative Polar alignment procedure called All-Star™ . All-Star allows users to choose any bright star, while the software calculates and assists with polar alignment. Another great feature of the CGEM sure to please astroimagers, is the Permanent Periodic Error Correction (PEC) which will allow users to train out the worm gear's periodic errors, while the mount retains the PEC recordings.
Performance - For objects near the Meridian (imaginary line passing from North to South), the CGEM will track well past the Meridian for uninterrupted imaging through the most ideal part of the sky. The CGEM mount has a robust database with over 40,000 objects, 100 user defined programmable objects and enhanced information on over 200 objects.
Celestron's CGEM mount is the perfect fit between the Advanced Series and CGE Series. Offering the portability of the Advanced Series and the precision of the CGE.
Product carries full 2 year Celestron factory limited warranty (within US/Canada only).
|Optical Design
|Aperture (mm)
|235 mm (9.25 in)
|Focal Length (mm)
|2350 mm (93 in)
|Focal Ratio
|Eyepiece 1 (mm)
|23 mm (0.91 in)
|Magnification 1
|102 x
|Star Diagonal
|CGEM Computerized Equatorial
|Optical Tube
|Adjustable, Stainless Steel
|Power Supply
|Car battery adapter
|Highest Useful Magnification
|555 x
|Lowest Useful Magnification
|34 x
|Limiting Stellar Magnitude
|Resolution (Rayleigh)
|0.59 arc seconds
|Resolution (Dawes)
|0.49 arc seconds
|Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye)
|1127 x
|Angular Field of View (deg)
|0.8 °
|Secondary Mirror Obstruction
|3.35 in (85 mm)
|Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter
|36 %
|Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area
|13 %
|Optical Coatings
|Starbright XLT Coatings
|Optical Tube Length
|22 in (559 mm)
|Telescope Weight
|113 lbs (51 kg)
|1 x 11 lbs, 1 x 17 lbs
|Motor Drive
|Low cog DC Servo motors with encoders, both axes
|Slew Speeds
|Nine slew speeds: 5 °/sec, 2 °/sec, 1 °/sec, 64x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 1x, .5x
|Tracking Rates
|Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
|Tracking Modes
|EQ North and EQ South
|Alignment Procedures
|2-Star Align, Quick Align, 1-Star Align, Last Alignment, Solar System Align
|Software Precision
|24 bit, 0.08 calculation
|Steel worm gear and 90 mm pitch diameter brass worm wheel
|Computer Hand Control
|Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons
|40,000+ objects, 100 user defined programmable objects. Enhanced information on over 200 objects
|Power Requirements
|12 VDC 3.2 Amps
|Optional SkySync GPS Accessory
|Eyepiece 1 Field of View (deg)
|.53 °


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I colored with ProMarkers and added glitter to her dress. I made the inset, double frame by cutting two colors of CS (black and turquoise) with dies from Spellbinders, putting one inside the other. The pale aqua die cut is done with a die set from Cheery Lynn, cut in half so I could elongate it since the part behind the image doesn't show anyway.
The round doily is cut (Cheery Lynn) from CS by SU, as is the small rectangle in the bottom corner. Everything is layered together on another piece of aqua CS, then put onto a white card base.
While I was making this card, I had a conversation with one of my grandkids during which I said I was making "Sizzlin' Summer" cards. When they objected that aqua was a cool color, not a sizzlin' color, I replied that as far as I was concerned there were no better colors when dealing with 102 degree temperatures outside. So, these are MY "sizzling" colors!
Cheery Lynn
Crafting Musketeers
Crafts and Me
Crafts Galore Encore
Crafty Awesomeness
Die Cut Divas
Sisters of Craft
Well, if this hot weather keeps up, I'm going to run away again! Sorry, but I'm just not cut out for 100+ temperatures day after day. I swear, I should be a snow bird, living up north where there are cool summers and then I'd come south for the winter to stay out of the snow. If I disappear from visiting your blogs, you can just bet that I've pre-scheduled a bunch of posts and headed for the arctic circle for two months. I do have a right to some vacation time, right? OK, I'm gone!! :-D
Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
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Most of us come across the word 'rood' in relation to the screen which separates the nave from the choir in a church. Some of these rood screens are fantastic examples of mediaeval carving, but my favourite is this one, in the decommissioned church at Saltfleetby All Saints in Lincolnshire - a church with ten times more atmosphere than many still in use for worship. I like it because it's still got the remains of its mediaeval paint colour and it's not been not tidied up.
Holy Rood Day was a significant mediaeval holiday when tradition dictated that you went nut gathering. In most cases this meant gathering hazel nuts which were an important protein source in the winter for people and animals, but could also be sold to dyers, the nuts making both red and black dye. However people have been gathering hazel nuts in Britain since the dawn of time. In 1995 a shallow pit was discovered on the island of Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides, it was full of the remains of hundreds of thousands of burned hazelnut shells which were carbon dated to about 7000 BC.
So I've been a'nutting and I picked these hazel nuts a few days ago at Godolphin within the boundaries of the estate which goes back well into the mediaeval period.This is what The Dictionary of English Folk Lore has to say about village nut gathering parties - 'Lively affairs with much bawdiness and love making and jokes about testicles because of the way the nuts are clustered on the branches.' The hazel nut was indeed a mediaeval symbol of fertility. AIas I went alone...
We also find a lot about nut gathering from John Clare, he wrote at least three poems about it, as he says:
'The rural occupations of the year
Are each a fitting theme for pastoral song
And pleasing in our autumn paths appear
The group of nutters as they chat along
The woodland rides in strangest dissabille.....
...Till by the woodside waiting one and all
They gather homeward at the close of day
While maids with hastier step from shepherds brawl
Speed on half shamed of their strange disarray.'
So here's a cake which uses two of the best things you can find in the woods at this time of year.
A Forager's Cake
6oz butter
6oz caster sugar
3 large eggs
5oz SR flour + 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 oz roasted and coarsely ground hazelnuts
3oz blackberries
Prepared 8" spring form cake tin. Oven 180c
Cream the butter and sugar in the usual way, then add the eggs little by little, mix the nuts, flour and BP then fold into the batter. Fold in the blackberries last of all and put into the tin. Bake for about 45 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Serve with yoghurt and blackberry compote. This is a delicious cake - and it makes a small amount of nuts and blackberries go a long way.
'Her chariot is an empty hazelnut,
Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,
Time out o' mind the fairies' coachmakers.
And in this state she gallops night by night
Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love. . . .'
A description of Queen Mab from 'Romeo and Juliet' ( William Shakespeare 1564-1616)
PS Just in case you're wondering 'gathering nuts in May' implies going to the woods for another purpose altogether...


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My biggest resolution for '16 is to be positive. I hurt my finger 3 days back and I took a positive step by not panicking at the sight of blood and positively put a band-aid on it from a box that had a big "+" symbol on it. So much positivity is happening! Jokes apart, I am serious about being "+". I cannot guarantee how long I will stick to this but this is how I have interpreted my retrospects for now- a list of all my lowlights and highlights from 2015:
1. I wasted a lot of time.
A LOT! Wasted time on stupid things on internet, on incomplete projects and on useless gossip. Lesson learnt. I should have at least written sriramajayam all this time for punyam.
Anyways, I did come across some nice magazines like outofprintmagazine and good blogs like madrasink, padmum and mrigankwarrier. Please suggest good sites that you have come across{Bhagawan ke naam pe}.
2. I was open to failures and criticism.
Failure in my life is like that one FB friend whom you try to avoid deliberately but he catches you however and ruins your mood with nasty talk. And criticism is just the elder brother of failure. It's hard to escape from these tragic bros and it is necessary to tackle them with wit and patience. In relation to this, some reality check happened this year and I have accepted that it is for my own good.
3. Cleaned my friends list.
I still have 500+ friends in my fb list for the record. But that is not the measure you want. Real friends are those people who "like" you for what you are and help you better yourself instead of picking on your shortcomings and bitching about it. I realized I've few such friends and I've been a true friend to just some few.
Free advice: Distancing from negative thoughts and gossip will save you from lot of nonsense and gives you mental peace.
Or should I say that I took good vacation? I'd been to many new places including a new continent! I had bad experiences with some flights and better experiences with ground transportation but the best experience was to chill with the group I traveled.
5. Pushed my comfort levels.
I am not a sucker for thrills. My biggest thrill is to go to the top of a green mountain (by road, of course) and drink coffee while looking at the clouds on the same level. I had this thrill couple of times already. So this year, I snorkeled (YAY!) and zip-lined through a rain forest. You people who did scuba diving and sky diving- please don't mock!
6. Cooked, baked and ate all of it.
What else would a foodie like me say? I took a shot at cooking a lot of recipes from yummly and numerous cooking blogs that I follow. Some of them like lasagna bombed like crazy but hey- some like veg pizza were near to pro. Once you get a hang of cooking, it also relieves stress. This strictly applies to cooking and not cleaning the aftermath!
7.Tried new things.
I tried new color on my hair, did eye makeup all by myself and also baking.
8.Became health and weight conscious
I was always cautious about my health but this year I took it to the next level with next thing- my weight. Hoping to see results in 2016 or 2017 or 2032. Or may be sometime before I die.
9. Made a stranger smile.
10. Got inspired.
This is not new to me because I've a new list every year. My list this year has one colleague who is our entire team combined into one and one fb friend who took up a challenge in 2015 and finished it. However in my case, this feeling generally has the lifetime of a cheese stick on my plate(approx 4 sec). I've decided to do better next year.
11. Read zero books.
Not that I am one person who reads everything that Crossword sells but I do read books. Especially when friends like Ro recommend. This year, I read ZERO. Discounting the book that airplanes have in their seat pouch with the safety card.
12. Sang something that I learnt when I was in high school and pulled it off.
Can this be something that I can be really proud of? Please please.
13. Netflix/Hulu and chill.
Imagine a kid who lives on dal and curd rice. Send him to a lavish buffet that has a nominal fee and spread from across the world. Not that the kid has never been to a multi cuisine restaurant before but don't you get the point already? No torrents, HD Video and no pain of searching internet.
PS: Please note that the dal and curd rice are still my staple food. Masala is okay too as long as it is not unhealthy. Cannot eat stale food however.
OMG! I'm full of analogies today 😀
PPS: I followed "How I met your mother" back then for some time(but not for long). Now I wish Ted never met kids' mother at all. 'Kuch kuch hota hai' has a better storyline FYI.
14. Met a close friend and laughed to my heart's content.
Kd, the fire star. Someone who has her name written in RED on (almost)every page of my college life. Cheers to 10 years of awesomeness and all that! There is one more that I haven't met recently, but all in good time!
15. Spent quality time writing in Telugu.
I wrote several articles in Telugu (most of them are lying as drafts in my gmail). I read them every now and then and edit them hoping to publish but I honestly have no idea what I want. Everything either seems preachy or pointless. I am critical of myself.
If you're still with me – I conclude this with a hope to have a positive 16th point next year. Here's wishing everyone a very healthy and prosperous new year.


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One of the fun things about this crop is that we each get a gift. But, it comes with a twist - you can take a gift from someone else, or choose a new one. Well, at the beginning of the crop, Lynda and Sheree won these fabulous paper packs. Unfortunately for them, but lucky for Michelle and I, we were among the last three people picked. So...we got to choose the paper pack we each wanted (after it had gone through many hands, I must say.)
Don't these photos just say it all?
Saturday, July 31
Christmas in July Crop
Posted by Maura Hibbitts at 5:21 PM
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Too Funny!!!!ReplyDelete
Oh! I hate those type of Christmas parties! I'd have the same look on my face too (but it does look like you and Michelle got some great paper packs).ReplyDelete
Hmmmmm....I'm still bitter :-)ReplyDelete
Loved the crop. Great day and great friends. LOL with all the prize's being traded. All in all great fun.ReplyDelete
We could share, I suppose....Michelle??ReplyDelete
- MichelleAugust 5, 2010 at 2:58 PM
We'll certainly share the ideas we create with this beautiful paper.ReplyDelete
Love you guys!!!!!! :)
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