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23rd July – 3rd August 2017
Lucca, Italy
WYSE's flagship International Leadership Programme will take place again this summer!
About the programme
We believe that every person has the potential for leadership.
Leadership is an expression of our willingness to engage in the issues and challenges we see around us. It is about finding creative solutions to local and global problems. It is about recognising our own potential and harnessing these qualities for the benefit of ourselves and others.
Our International Leadership Programmes take the form of a 12 day intensive training, where participants from many different cultures, religions and socio-economic backgrounds come together to form an international learning community.
The programme provides an opportunity to experiment with new models, creating a holistic view of the world we live in that is underpinned by the need for shared values and an awareness of our ultimate interconnection.
Programme specifics
When? Sunday 23 July – Thursday 03 August 2017
Where? Lucca, Italy
How much? The cost of the programme is £970 (pounds sterling). This cost is a subsidised rate and includes full board, accomodation and tuition expenses for the 12 days. A limited amount of bursaries are available upon application.
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This session starts at the beginning of the value stream – where ideas are formulated. It also discusses why these ideas must be coordinated when given to the teams. The essence of Agile at scale is to coordinate your work across the value stream. Many Agile teams are struggling with agility at scale because they have an insufficient model of product management.
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John Dewey
The Revolution: A Novel from Ancient past
John Dewey is one the great and famous thinker of 20th century. His book "Democracy and Education" is one of the most authentic works on education. He was born in America on 25 October 1859. He was awarded degree of PhD at the age of 25 years. Dewy served as a professor of philosophy in many universities of America.
Taneja (2001) claimed that The term pragmatism is derived from Greek word meaning action from which the words practical and practice have come.. Pragmatists are practical people believing in finishing the book here, solving the problem now making the social contact immediately striking the business deals at once. The emphasis of pragmatism is on action rather then on thought.
Thought is subordinated to action it is made an instrument to find the suitable means for action that is why pragmatism is also called instrumentalism. According to this the thinker is the manipulator not is holder he is engaged in his actions.
Ideas are tools. Thought enlarges its scope and usefulness by testing itself on practical issues. Pragmatism also locates, identifies or traces values in the human experience. Pragmatism is also called experimentalism at first the man thinks in a more and more thoughtful nature as he approaches further he experience new things in his habit structure and doing the hard work which is the right way pragmatism accept everything that has practical consequences.
Pragmatism believe that man is a biological and social organism the man acts only where there is a biological and social stimulation pragmatism examines the great question of what is true? and answer that anything which helps in achieving our purposes and goals of life and works best in advancing and developing our life is true pragmatists' also lay great stress on environment pragmatism has influenced education to the maximum extent. It makes activity the basis of all teaching and prefers self activity in the context of the cooperative activity. Individual must be respected and education be planned to cater to individual capacities.
In order to produce creative, resource full and adaptable minds children should have conditions in the school which are conducive to the creation of these qualities of mind children should not be asked to work according to predetermined goals. The children should determine their goals according to their needs. UN like idealist the pragmatists are not interested in lectures because they require the children not to sit still and theoretical exposition they want them to do something children interact with their teachers and with their fellow students.
In pragmatism there is no place for reward and punishment as every activity is to be done in social setting where all the members are equal. The child has to become an enlighten member of the society. In conclusion it must be said that pragmatist philosophy is the practical philosophy having no fixed or absolute standards.
According to Purkait (2006) His philosophy of education is based on change, process, relatively and reconstruction of experience.
Experience is a key word in Dewey's philosophy of education. It may be destined as interaction of the human organization with the environment. Since living depends on the ability to solve problems therefore education is that which cultivates problem solving skills and methods.
Problem solving method is very useful in developing social qualities in the learner. Problem solving means that education like life is a practice that involves the continuous reconstruction of experience. The experience meant that human purpose and plans could only be validated by acting on them and judging them by their consequences.
Most other philosophies of education emphasize bodies of substantive knowledge us subject matter discipliner. Dewey stresses the methodology or process of problem solving. Education for Dewey is the continual. Reconstruction of experience and knowledge.
Goal of Education:
1) To look after the psychological needs of the child by catering to individual difference.
2) To consider the social conditions in which the child lives.
Dewey's conception of education:
1) life itself is education
2) Education is growth.
3) Education is the process of the reconstruction of experience.
4) Education is a means to transmit and transform culture.
Steps in the problem solving method:
1) The students must sense a difficulty.
2) Students explore and define it.
3) Once the situation is thoroughly problem surveyed and analyzed, suggestions will arise of how to solve the problem.
4) The student must reason out the implications of these suggestions.
5) He puts he suggestions that most likely to solve the problem.
According to Khalid (1990) Problem solving construction is the concept of experience, or the idea that the totality of events and activities that students carry out under the school direction as part of the planned learning process will produce certain desirable traits or behaviors. The problem method as Dewey presented it seems to have a very logical order of development. But when he gives his views about interest he is talking of psychology also.
In Dewey thinking the logical and psychological are not opposed but mutually dependent. Dewey's concept of activity and social process brought a change in the old practice of classroom discipline. In the school he had in mind he expected that there would be more noise and disorder than in the conventional one. He believed that when the children would be busy in finding ways and means to solve a common problem there would be much more noise as compared to the class where children sit silently listening to the teacher. He was against the traditional concept of discipline.
He said that the behavior and conduct of the student should not be regulated by artificial means. Instead the teacher should provide them with the right kind of environment so that the activities of the students may go in a co-operative manner. He added that the purpose of discipline should be to develop social attitudes, social interests and social habits. Moreover, this method introduced children to the methods of experimental problem-solving in which mistakes were an important part of learning.
Providing children with 'first-hand experience, 'the problematic situations largely of their own making, was the key to Dewey's pedagogy. He believed that 'until the emphasis changes to the conditions which make it necessary for the child to take an active share in the personal building up of his own problems and to participate in methods of solving them (even at the expense of experimentation and error) the mind is not really freed'. Dewey gave a new concept of education too. To him education is a necessity of life and a lifelong process and education is not for the future life but it is life itself.
Singh (2007) claimed that the child and the curriculum are simply two limits which define a single process. Just as two points define a straight line, so the present standpoint of the child and the facts and truths of studies define instruction. It is continuous reconstruction, moving from the child's present experience out into that represented by the organized bodies of truth that we call studies.
The old education was largely fixed in subject matter, authoritarian in methods, and mainly passive and receptive from the side of the young. The imagination of educators did not go beyond provision of a fixed and rigid environment of subject matter, one drawn moreover from sources altogether too remote from the experience of the pupil.
On the positive side Dewey was convinced that the ordinary contacts of day to day community life, be they social, economic, cultural or political, provided real and significant learning situations. For Dewey politics was not just a matter of national importance removed from the concern of the ordinary citizen but a matter of vital and immediate interest to the community. He believed that the school should prepare the child for active participation in the life of the community: he believed that education must break down, rather than reinforce, the gap between the experience of schooling and the needs of a truly participatory democracy. The school is primarily a social institution.
Education being a social process, the school is simply that form of community life in which all those agencies are concentrated that will be most effective in bringing the child to share in the inherited resources of the race, and to use his own powers for social ends education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living.
Dewey's curriculum in the school was not intended to implement a structured pedagogical plan. It was intended as a curriculum in two senses: firstly it was intended to facilitate research and experimentation into new principles and methods and secondly, it was designed to allow the children to take an experimental approach to their own learning.
The curriculum of the school was to be the testing ground for Dewey's philosophical ideas and their implementation: education is the laboratory in which philosophical distinctions become concrete and are tested. If we are willing to conceive of education as the process of forming fundamental dispositions, intellectual and emotional, toward nature and fellow men, philosophy may even be defined as the general theory of education.
According to Khalid (1990) the furniture of the traditional school tells the story of traditional education; it is a story of Submission, immobility, passivity and dependency. In the old system it was the function of teachers to motivate the child - against his/her immediate interests - to learn the established subjects. He said that I know of no more demoralizing doctrine than the assertion that after subject matter has been selected, and then the teacher should make it interesting.
The teacher is not in the school to impose certain ideas or to form certain habits in the child, but ids there as a member of the community to select the influences which shall affect the child and to assist him in properly responding to these influence.
The old, subject centered system subdivides each topic into studies; each study into lessons; each lesson into specific facts and formulae, emphasis is put on the upon the logical subdivisions and consecutions of the subject matter, subject matter furnishes the end and it determines method. The child is simply the immature being who is to be matured; he is the superficial being who is to be deepened; his is narrow experience which is to be widened. It is his to receive, to accept. His part is fulfilled when he is ductile and docile. By contrast to the traditional approach Dewey put the pupil at the centre of education as a willful, purposive and active agent in the learning process.
The child is the starting point, the centre, and the end. His development, his growth, is the ideal. ... To the growth of the child all studies are subservient; they are instruments valued as they serve the needs of growth. Personality, character, is more than subject matter. Not knowledge or information, but self-realization, is the goal. To posses all the world of knowledge and lose one's own self is as awful a fate in education as in religion.
The curriculum of the school operated on three simple principles which informed Dewey's educational philosophy.
The first principle was that the business of the school is to train children in co-operative and mutually helpful living - to help them to grow into community: the only true education comes through the stimulation of the child's powers by the demands of the social situations in which he finds himself.
The second principle was that the foundation of all educative activity must be in the instinctive, impulsive activities of the child, and not in the presentation and application of structured, external material.
If we eliminate the social factor from the child we are left only with an abstraction; if we eliminate the individual factor from society, we are left only with an inert mass. Finally the laboratory school promoted the child's individual tendencies and activities. These were to be organized and directed to promote the idea of co-operative living
The child's relation to the curriculum is not the subordination of the child to the existing established knowledge, nor is it the abandonment of established existing knowledge for an anarchic child centered approach.
The young child is not conscious of subject barriers; he views knowledge as a key to life and his questions concerning the world around him range over the whole field of knowledge. The curriculum should reflect this attitude of the child and be seen more as an integral whole rather than as a logical structure containing conveniently differentiated parts. But later the child must come to learn the ways in which human knowledge has been structured into subjects or disciplines. But this is not the starting point. It is a development on the journey.


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I still havnt bought your latest book - Though I have been intending too! I might drop it on my book order for Christmas and treat myself, you know to save on postage and packaging so they all come at once. ;)ReplyDelete
FYI - Amazon does not seem to have Down to Earth in the Kindle format, and the physical book is out of stock. It says 'see all 2 formats' but then only offers the out-of-stock hardcover.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm sorry about that, Iris. I just checked the Book Depository in the UK and they have the Down to Earth hardcover for about $26 US with free delivery.Delete
I can vouch for The Simple Life. It would indeed make a great Christmas gift. :) When I last checked I couldn't find the others here in the U.S., but I have no doubt they're equally good.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Bill, I'm so pleased you enjoyed the book. You can now get Down to Earth for about US$26, free delivery, from the Book Depository in the UK.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2016 2:55 am
Hi Rhonda :-)ReplyDelete
I ordered The Simple Life and The Simple Home a few weeks ago (the DTE book I already have), using the offer of free delivery from Book Depository. Looking forward to reading both! I´m sure they will be two great guides and a source of inspiration along this way.
Greetings from Germany
Hi Paula, I hope you enjoy the new books. xxDelete
Not too cheeky at all Rhonda:) and if I didn't already have your books that is what I would have on my list! They are a fantastic gift. xxReplyDelete
What a great idea Rhonda. Whilst I love hard copy books, being an ex-librarian, we travel to the family at Christmas and having good recipes on hand in addition to my blog is a bonus for me as I always end up doing the cooking, which of course I love. I'll search to see if your books are available on kindle, otherwise I think I will send myself a Christmas present, LOL.ReplyDeleteReplies
That sounds like a plan.Delete
I love reading about the various ways my books are used. I've heard that some love to read my books for inspiration, to get ideas, for recipes, because they've connected with my family and because they feel motivated to live well. It's all great feedback for me but it also helps me feel connected to those who read my books and who live in a similar way. xx
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2016 8:48 pm
Hi Rhonda I have already given your books to my children, they are not quite as committed as me, but i hope with time they will see the value of a simpler life. It is quite different looking back in time at the changes that have happened and how products have changed. When I first started shopping our groceries were packed into sturdy brown paper bags, the use of plastic those days was minimal. However if you go back even further in time everything my Gran bought was wrapped in paper, no wasteful plastic in sight, I hate thinking of this junk ending in land fill and wish we could go back to a better time.ReplyDelete
Good morning Rhonda,ReplyDelete
I have not been here in a little over 3 weeks, cause on the 23rd my house burned down. We pretty much lost everything including my beautiful rag doll cat, Tess. I also lost your wonderful 2 hardcover books. I just read this post and thought, yay I can replace them on kindle. But no, your first is not available on kindle only the little one, which I already bought and the second. The first book is now only available used for upwards of 125.00!
Anyway, we are ok, have insurance and will rebuild, but next to someone close to you dying, this is almost devastating event in life. We will move on Friday into our 3rd temporary home in as many weeks, but it is till May 1, so we can settle in and get some sense of calm for the winter while we regroup. Please add us to this great group of peoples good thoughts. Dale, Vermont, USReplies
Oh Dale, I'm so sorry. What a terrible thing. And to lose Tess, that's very sad. I'm pleased to know you have your family around you and that you have the ability to rebuild. Take care over the coming months. It will take a while to come to terms with such a horrible event.Delete
You can buy my books online at the Book Depository in the UK. At the moment Down to Earth is about $25 US and they have free world-wide delivery.
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Methods applying to study on production risk in pig production in Vietnam
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Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen and Pham Van Hung. 2016. Methods applying to study on production risk in pig production in Vietnam. Journal of Economic Studies 9(460): 64–67.
Permanent link to cite or share this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/80392
Research on production risks in agricultural production has been received more and more attentions of researchers. However, in practice, there is still little research in this area, especially for those using quantitative methods to estimate production risks. This paper focuses on examining methods used in studying production risk in pig production with a special conditions of Vietnam. As a result, a numbers of methods have been investigated and suggested such as descriptive statistic methods to identify risks, in using a moment-based approach, a Cobb-Douglas production function applied to estimate production risks in terms of money and to capture driven factors of production risk.


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"God bless you. I love you. Goodnight." These were the words Rich Melheim and his sister heard every night as children, as their mother tucked them into bed. Her blessing was the final act of a bedtime routine that began with reading stories and saying prayers. Based on this powerful childhood experience of being loved and blessed, Melheim, a Lutheran pastor, husband and father, has developed FAITH5, a 5-step method that any family can use to create "a home where every person feels loved, valued and heard". Holding Your Family Together is a guide to these five steps, with explanations for each step grounded in psychology, sociology, neurology and theology. Every evening, the entire family gathers to 1) share the highs and lows of their day, 2) read a key scripture, 3) talk about how the scripture text or story might relate to the day's highs and lows, 4) pray for one another's highs and lows, and 5) bless one another with words and a blessing touch. Practical tips and how-to's are designed to equip a family, small group or an entire congregation for FAITH5. More information and free weekly resources can be found at the {{Faith5 website | http://www.FAITH5.org}}.
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TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today proposed a 10 percent reduction in state income taxes regardless of income — phased in over three years — and restoration of the earned-income tax credit that would benefit the state's poorest citizens.
Understand what this means," Christie said in his State of the State message, the second one he has delivered since becoming governor in January 2010,. "Every New Jerseyan will get a cut in taxes. The working poor. The struggling middle class. The new college graduates getting their first job. The senior citizens who have already retired. The single mom. The job creators. The parents trying to afford to send their son or daughter to college.
As he put it: " Everyone made the sacrifice. Everyone will share in the benefit."
Looking back on his first two years in office, the governor said New Jersey's economy has turned a corner from the "dark days of 2010."
He began his address in the Assembly chamber by touting some of his signal accomplishments: scaling back pensions and benefits for public workers, capping property tax increases and arresting the growth of the state's unemployment rate.
"We have restrained the growth of property taxes," Christie told legislators, state Supreme Court justices and former governors gathered in the Statehouse. "We have put our pensions on a more stable and sustainable footing. And in doing all this, we have restored confidence and pride in New Jersey."
Christie vowed that even with those gains, he would remain a hyper-vigilant budget hawk.
He rejected a proposal by Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex), made hours earlier, to increase income taxes on the state's millionaires.
"Let others choose tax increases," Christie said. "We choose responsible tax cuts to give our overburdened citizens real relief."
Christie, who criticized Washington politicians for partisan gridlock, praised Oliver and Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) for crossing the aisle to work with him.
"Our economy suffers while Washington politicians — in both parties — fiddle," he said. "Over the last two years New Jersey did the exact opposite. We achieved results because we did it together."
The governor's address to a packed Assembly chamber then moved to education reform.
Christie said he would keep pushing for "sweeping" changes to the tenure system for teachers, opening up more pathways for charter schools to set up in New Jersey, allowing layoffs based on performance and not seniority, merit pay for teachers, and "vouchers" for students in failing schools.
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Christie said New Jersey had also turned a corner another front — the battle of public relations and public perceptions. The state is no longer a punch line in popular culture, the governor said.
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NEW HAVEN — They came in single file on a recent Friday morning, marching across the road without regard for their safety, grinding traffic to a halt during the morning rush hour on Addison County's busiest highway.
For several minutes, they waddled one by one across the pavement, without an ounce of haste in their step. When they all safely crossed, the traffic, by then backed up a dozen cars in each direction, resumed.
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Chinese fashion model Ishie Wang is the kind of woman that looks amazing donning high fashion looks or a wearing T-shirt. She does the former with grace for her spread in the spring 5th anniversary issue of Dress to Kill. Photographers Lily & Lilac use photo effects along with clever lighting to create an ethereal atmosphere and an amazing photo shoot.
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Telegraph Events is one of the largest consumer events companies in the UK that also publishes two market-leading magazines. It combines the vibrancy and passion of a young, professional company with the heritage and gravitas of a highly-respected newsbrand to run and launch successful, award-winning events.
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Every one of their products has a number stamped on it that signifies the amount of meals or micronutrient packets provided with its purchase, so you immediately feel more connected and responsible for participating in the FEED mission.
WHAT TO BUY: The Shopper Tote $35 (Feeds 15 Children)
Its unisex minimalist and utilitarian design makes it an ideal and practical gift for anyone on your list who could use a universal tote bag for groceries, school supplies, or organization, etc. But I love this for your Mom, Brother, Sister, BFF, Co-Worker, Teacher.
Jewelry made by LA Natives and BFFs Lauren Brokaw and Lindsey Lerman. All (100%) proceeds from the "Puppy Luv" line go to the Love Leo Rescue, a small non-profit dog rescue group that pulls the broken, forgotten, abused, and at-risk dogs from shelters and networks those in need with potential families to adopt or reputable rescue groups to assist the needy.
WHAT TO BUY: Lassie Necklace $60
WHO TO BUY FOR: The animal-loving girl in your life, or your Mom, Girlfriend, Sister, BFF. The great thing about this piece is that its so tiny and delicate, it looks good with everything and on everyone.
3. Bravelets
Bravelets is another jewelry company, and I know this list will start to get repetitive with all the different accessory companies that donate to non-profits, but it really is a great vehicle for awareness, story-telling, and giving. This company donates $10 from every purchase to the cause associated with the product you buy. I'm choosing Cure Alzheimer's Fund, but there are many styles and causes to choose from, even some masculine designs, in the case you have a dude in your life who will wear a friendship bracelet for a good cause!
WHAT TO BUY: Original Rope Bracelet $35
WHO TO BUY FOR: We all know someone touched whose been affected by a life-threatening disease or situation, but I would give these to Mom, Grandma, Aunt, MIL, Sister, BFF. Anyone with a heart would appreciate the cause behind the bracelet and wear with pride.
An all-around do-good company that started with shoes, TOMS now provides sight, safe births, water, and bullying prevention to people in need.
WHAT TO BUY: Blue Wool Men's Slippers $49
WHO TO BUY FOR: Your Dad, Grandpa, FIL, Brother. But don't stop there, check out the apparel, products, and accessories for the whole gang, ladies especially!
5. Animal Rescue Site at GreaterGood
GreaterGood began in 1999 to provide support for worthy causes through easy, online actions. Since its launch, GreaterGood has contributed more than $30 million to charities around the world. There is so much stuff on this site, the easiest way is to navigate by selecting the type of charity you want to fund at the top of the page, and then using the side navigation bar to narrow down who you're shopping for. Since men are the most difficult to shop for on my list, I'm going to try and find something that benefits animals and would be a practical and useful gift for some of the harder men to shop for in my family. (Every item description on the website tells you how many bowls of food your purchase will provide. Cool, huh?)
WHAT TO BUY: Perfectly Paired: Shelter Dogs for Veterans $25- $200
WHO TO BUY FOR: ANYONE. Depending on how much you'd like to donate, you can provide toys, food or treats for a shelter dog or pay for veterinary care or a veteran's adoption fee. What better way to give back to our servicemen who have put their lives on the line to protect our country? And, BONUS, you'll be helping a homeless shelter dog find a forever home. Professional animal trainers rehabilitate the dogs, which are otherwise facing euthanasia, and teach them good manners to fit into the veteran's lifestyle. Training can also include sensitization to wheel chairs or crutches, as well as recognizing panic or anxiety disorder behaviors. This is truly a gift that gives, and guaranteed to make everyone feel good in this transaction. If you'd rather have something for them to unwrap, I suggest hiding this gift in a really goofy mug or the pocket of a dog reindeer hoodie.
6. 31 Bits
31 Bits created a concept to improve the conditions of women in Uganda and fight systemic poverty. 31 Bits offers these women a holistic series of educational programs, care, and financial support while connecting artisans in Uganda to an international market so they can provide for themselves and their family. The jewelry is beautifully handmade using 100% recycled paper and other local materials, so you're gifting, wearing, and enjoying an eco-friendly and charitable piece of handmade art.
WHAT TO BUY: The Creative Beaded Bracelet $12
WHO TO BUY FOR: For $12, you can stuff a lot of stockings with these pretty little things. They have a kids' line that averages about $10 a piece, reminding me you're never too young to start thinking stylishly and philanthropically. Girls, Nieces, Cousins, Friends' Kids, Coworkers, MIL, Aunts, BFF would be thrilled to receive these pieces!
7. Purpose
Seldom do you find a brand that donates ALL proceeds to charity like Purpose. Purpose jewelry is handcrafted by survivors of modern-day slavery, and 100% of the proceeds benefit International Sanctuary, a non-profit that provides holistic care for young women rescued from sex trafficking.
WHAT TO BUY: Chic Gift Set $44
WHO TO BUY FOR: Not too flashy, not too minimal, this set is a great pick for gifting a family member or a significant other who appreciates wearing handcrafted pieces of art that benefit an amazing cause. I ended up buying two different bracelets for some of the special ladies in my life and was thrilled to receive them in the mail because the quality is stunning, they are beautifully made, and they give my wrist a delicate little sparkle without stealing the show (I had to try them on, doesn't everyone?), PLUS they are tagged with the handwritten name of the survivor who made them, which I found super special. Give it to your Mom, Sister, Girlfriend, Daughter, BFF.
Ten Thousand Villages is an established retail location, and with 390 stores all over the country, you are not far from purchasing a handmade gift from one of tens of thousands disadvantaged artisans from countries like Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Product sales help pay for food, education, healthcare and housing for craftspeople who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed.
WHAT TO BUY: Kitty Clean Doormat $39
WHO TO BUY FOR: I tried to hunt for a good guy-gift, since this is such a big store. The cat lover or cat owner on your list would enjoy this doormat, but I'm thinking my Dad might really dig this, only because he feeds the neighborhood cats and would never be the kind of bro to buy a cat-shaped doormat. The Boyfriend would also get a kick out of this since he is a cat person.
I have to have The Gentle Barn on my list because it's such an important organization and sanctuary for abused and neglected farm animals. It's a place for healing and safety–and not just for the animals.
At The Gentle Barn, we work with children from the inner-city, group homes, mental health care facilities, foster homes, and schools to teach them that even though we are all different on the outside, on the inside we are all the same and are deserving of the same rights, respects and freedom. We can't do this work without you and are grateful for your support. Enjoy the website and check back with us from time to time to see what's new. The best way to help is by making a donation, sponsoring an animal or sponsoring a group of school kids, at-risk kids or special-needs kids to come to The Gentle Barn.
WHAT TO BUY: Sponsor a goat for a year $120
WHO TO BUY FOR: Have you ever wondered what to buy The Girl or Boy Who Has Everything? Every single animal at the Barn has their own story of being rescued from traumatic conditions and rehabilitated to deliver compassion, healing, and happiness to people who come to visit. For $10 a month, you can sponsor any one of these sweet precious creatures, and if you're in the area, you can visit the barn and meet your sponsored goat in person! Oh, the tears will flow, no doubt. I can't imagine anything more rewarding for the giver or recipient than to be able to look into the eyes of any one of these animals, scratch their chin, feed them from your palm, and know that I've somehow contributed to their survival and well-being.
10. silhouPETtes
This company I found on accident, but I'm sure glad I did. On top of giving back 30% of their profits to animal rescue, silhouPETtes makes the best custom pet charms. They're not cheap, but having my sweet fur-baby close to my heart forever is pretty priceless.
WHAT TO BUY: Custom Charm Necklace Starts at $189
WHO TO BUY FOR: Girlfriend, Mom, Wife, Wife-To-Be, or Very Special Friend Who LOVES Her Pet Named Alexis
Honorable Mention:
Krazy Straws $4.99
My BFF got me a straw that spelled out my name for Christmas and I think it's the neatest thing. It really puts the "fun" in FUNCTIONAL, you know what I mean? And because it's a small family-owned business, you can feel good about giving someone a personalized Krazy Straw.


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The passing of Pat Quinn yesterday threw my memory into rewind. I didn't know Pat well. Interviewed him a couple of times when he was head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. But his way-too-early departure made me think of two former NHL coaches – Roger Neilson and Fred Shero. And how they also left us too early.
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Microsoft Defends IE 7's RSS Security
Microsoft on Tuesday countered criticism leveled at Internet Explorer 7's implementation of RSS, and said that the browser includes several defensive techniques to keep attackers from using feeds to infect users' PCs.
Last week, Bob Auger, a co-founder of Web security vendor SPI Dynamics, gave a presentation at Black Hat that discussed ways criminals could compromise computers using scripts in RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds. By creating a malicious blog site, for example, an attacker could inject noxious JavaScript code via an RSS feed to end users' machines. Like other script-based attacks, the end result could be anything from identity theft to computer hijack. Microsoft Defends IE 7's RSS Security - VARBusiness
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Equity release plans
There are two types of equity release plan: Lifetime Mortgages and Home Reversions. They share a number of common features between them, but with a few important differences.
Lifetime Mortgages
A lifetime mortgage is the most common type of equity release plan. You retain full ownership of your home whilst unlocking a cash lump sum from it, which isn't due to be repaid until you and your partner pass away or move into long-term care.
If you choose a typical plan where you don't make any interest payments, the interest on the loan is added to the original amount borrowed on a roll up basis, this is known as compound interest.
There are a few options available with a lifetime mortgage which you can discuss with your adviser:
- Lump sum lifetime mortgage: Allows you to release a cash lump sum from your home. The loan is secured against your home and interest accrues on the lifetime mortgage. The loan, plus the compound interest is paid back in full when the property is sold.
- Drawdown plans: Enable you to take an amount initially, then draw down smaller amounts as and when required. Since you only pay interest on the money you've taken, the overall cost can be considerably lower.
- Enhanced plans: If you or your partner have any qualifying health conditions or lifestyle choices you may be able to release more money. There are a wide range of health conditions and lifestyle choices including high blood pressure, diabetes or a history of smoking.
- Protected plans: If you want to guarantee an inheritance for your family this is possible with these flexible plans. It's a way of ensuring that there will be a percentage of the property's future value left as an inheritance when the property is eventually sold.
- Interest payment plans: Allow you to make regular payments on the interest that accrues over the lifetime of the loan, so the effect of compound interest on your estate is lessened or prevented completely.
As impartial advisers Key can arrange a combination of the above options tailored to your current and future needs.
Home Reversion
A home reversion plan works differently to a lifetime mortgage as you sell all or part of your property to a reversion company in exchange for a cash lump sum. You can still stay in your home for life and have no monthly repayments to make.
You won't get the full market value for your house because as part of the exchange the reversion company grants you a lifetime lease on the property. This gives you the right to remain in your home "rent-free".
Switching plans
If you already have an equity release plan then it might be worth speaking to Key to find out if they could get you a better deal. Interest rates have dropped over the last decade, so by switching to a more competitive rate you could save thousands on the interest yet to accrue on your plan.
As your age will have increased since you took out a plan, you may be able to unlock a larger percentage of your home now than you were able to before. Plus, with flexible new plans arriving on the market in recent years you may benefit from switching to a different type of plan than you chose originally. For example, you might have been in perfect health five years ago, but if you have a health condition now then you may be able to access more money from your home with an enhanced plan.
Whether you took your existing plan through Key or not, if you decide to swap then their expert advisers can take care of the whole process for you from start to finish; ensuring you have a hassle-free experience that could potentially save thousands over the life of your plan. For a free review of your situation call the team today on 0808 156 2674.
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The recession has hit people hard and has influenced many things including Kali Arulpragasam's 'CRA$H' collection of jewelry. This Sri-Lankan-born designer is now based in London and crafts a jewelry line that reflects the economic downturn in a fun Fresh Prince of Bel Air sort of way.
When asked why her necklaces were all pie charts and graphs, Arulpragasam's response was that she "wanted to do something that manipulates glitz and brings reality and misery into glamour. Even though the stones are selling something so miserable, it's still fantastic. It's a sort of clash that works really well, unemployment, homelessness, debt, statistics, numbers – the truth about the economic crisis."
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Randy has always been charismatic. Often he has conned others out of favors based on his charm. One time in fifth grade, someone dared him to wear a dress onto the playground. Of course Randy needed incentive and said he'd do it for five dollars.
Randy wore the dress for the entire recess – but there had been a commotion about it. Roland was called in and learned all what was involved. Randy ended up having to give back the money on Roland's orders.
When the boys were older, we had a family home evening on the talents. To each boy we gave 20 dollars and told them to go multiply.
Randy purchased 20 candles the following day. He took his 20 candles from door to door and sold his one dollar candles for three dollars each. And he would use his profits to purchase more candles until he had doubled his money and had made 40 dollars with the twenty.
Jenna was a cute baby. People would melt whenever she would smile. Many thought she was so cute, they would give her money – mostly elderly looking grandparents, but there had been a few that were obviously not old enough to be grandparents. I remember hoping that it wouldn't last – as it somehow felt inappropriate when she became older.
Like Randy, she has charm and charisma and is somewhat of a wheeler dealer.
My Jenna left the house with a bag of rocks – most of them had been given to her several years ago by the neighbor next door. She came home with a bag of toys. Some surprised me. In her collection were two bracelets, a bendy flower, a care bear, two plastic animals and a Barbie. She had gotten the care bear for her cousin, Anna. But why on earth would she want a Barbie? We had given those up because she never really enjoyed playing with him. She said she got it so she would "fit in" with her seven year old friends.
The thing I have been most surprised about is how much time she has spent playing with Barbie and combing out Barbie's hair. And this morning she brushed her own hair.
Okay, who are you and what have you done with my daughter? Jenna's favorite Disney princess is Merida. Merida has unkempt hair – or so it seems. Merida is not typical of girly stereotype. She admires Merida for not giving into pressure. And there she is on the couch combing her Barbie and setting her down so that they can both watch television together. Interesting.


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And the Oscars are just a few hours away. To celebrate, this picture gallery will trawl through posters of some of the most influential, iconic, memorable and all round brilliant films that took home the Academy Award for Best Picture. I do think that films are immensely powerful media forms. They can make you laugh and cry and think and reflect. To me, the mark of a good film is when I leave the theater still contemplating the various open/hidden messages the film inspired in me.
I haven't watched all the nominated films yet, but I'm most definitely pulling for this year's Oscar front-runner, The Artist to come out triumphant and pick up yet another trophy to add to their already enormous award collection. To me, the film was full of heartfelt love for the silent film era and for cinema in general. And its message of the fleeting nature of fame, success and other things that may seem eternal is particularly apt in today's world of technology and rapid changes. So I hope The Artist comes out tops and if it does, I would be a very happy girl indeed.
Anyway, before I continue rambling, here are just a few of the most iconic Best Picture films ever made. Once again, enjoy. 🙂
Gone With The Wind. Best Picture 1939. THE love story.
Casablanca. Best Picture 1942. Always regarded as one of the greatest films ever.
Ben Hur. Best Picture 1959. Record-breaking 11 Oscar wins.
West Side Story. Best Picture 1961. 10 Oscars and a pop culture icon.
Lawrence of Arabia. Best Picture 1962.
My Fair Lady. Best Picture 1964. Isn't this poster stunning? And anything Audrey Hepburn touches turns to gold.
The Sound of Music. Best Picture 1965. And we can all still hum along to the tunes.
The Godfather. Best Picture 1972. One of THE most iconic films EVER. Even the poster tells you that.
Rocky. Best Picture 1976. How we know Sylvester Stallone.
Chariots of Fire. Best Picture 1981. Noted as one of the best British films of all time.
Dances With Wolves. Best Picture 1990.
The Silence of the Lambs. Best Picture 1991. What a haunting poster. And the movie is in a class of its own.
Unforgiven. Best Picture 1992. I LOVE THIS POSTER. And Clint Eastwood knows westerns alright.
Forrest Gump. Best Picture 1994. Who can forget the simple and sweet Forrest?
Titanic. Best Picture 1997. Indeed a lasting legacy of a movie.
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Best Picture 2003. In fact the entire trilogy has done remarkably well both critically and commercially.
Slumdog Millionaire. Best Picture 2008. 8 Academy Award wins. And a soundtrack to follow.


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Overall, I'd say this plug is good if you're not very experienced in anal play or if you want something small to wear long-term. Otherwise, steer clear from this little guy.
Suggested for your first plug where it is sleek and firm but not hard. It is very easy to use.
The Glo Slim anal plus is a good toy for people that are looking for plugs that do not bend much. I did enjoy it after the first couple times and got used to it not bending so much like other toys.
It was a cute and novel idea from DocJohnson, but it seriously need to be revised. I liked the bright colors, but there was nothing else in the toy I could complement. The plug has no neck which makes playing with it clumsy at best, has a strong chemical smell that it leaves on the skin, and I disliked their hard outer cover and soft inner core design. In general, this toy is a fail – maybe could be used as a gag gift. There are better designed beginner plugs made of safer materials – I suggest
I'm glad I own this toy if only because sometimes I don't feel like preparing myself for a large plug/dildo and sometimes I also don't want direct, pressured prostate stimulation. Sometimes it's nice just to have the sensation of something inside me. If you feel that way sometimes, I think this toy is worth it. It has the added benefit of being easy to spot in the dark, in case you like to have your fun with the lights off.
This plug is rather simple in design, and it does its job really well. The construction is somewhat unique, and the materials are reasonably high quality. The only issue that I had was that it barely stays in on its own, but that's because it's designed as a super-thin beginner toy, not a design fault.
I would never buy this plug, but it might be a good fit for beginners. I was put off by the size and chemical smell of this toy right away. The plug wouldn't stay where it belonged and it wasn't even pleasurable when inserted to begin with. Basically, there wasn't any part of this toy that was positive to me, but I've also already had experience with larger plugs.


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I'm quite positive (judging on page views and comments) that my lemon recipes aren't particularly popular. I'm guessing most people see the banana and are skeptical, or they just can't imagine themselves enjoying a citrusy porridge. Fair enough.
However, I stand by the fact that oatmeal loves lemon, and lemon loves oatmeal. That lemon extract from Whole Foods made quite a dent in my checking account, but IT WAS SO WORTH IT. I simply love me some lemon in my oats. I'm begging you to try it at least once!
Of course, if you loathe the 'nana, feel free to replace it. I use banana to improve the texture and nutritional value, but if these aren't priorities for you, you could sweeten with dried fruit (dates) or maple/agave syrup. If you want to keep the boost of nutrition, you could try applesauce or another pureed fruit (like pineapple or pear).
- 3 cups milk of choice, or water
- juice of 2 lemons
- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal (I use Country Choice Organic)
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/2 tsp lemon extract
- pinch of salt
- Bring milk (I used 2 c almond milk and 1 c water) and lemon juice to a boil, add oats, and reduce heat to medium. (If you'd like to add a teaspoon of flax or chia seeds, do so now.)
- Once more of the liquid has absorbed, mash up bananas and stir into the oatmeal. Add lemon extract and salt.
- When you're pleased with the consistency of the oatmeal, transfer to a bowl. Add a splash of your milk of choice and any other additional toppings (shredded coconut, nuts, berries, kiwi, etc.).


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale began the 2013-2014 season this weekend with a third place finish in the Ivy Scrimmages at the Brady Squash Center. Yale entered the preseason contest seeded No. 4 behind Harvard, Princeton, and Penn but outperformed its seeding to claim the third spot. The result shows the strength of Yale's team this year as well as the challenges the Bulldogs will face from their Ivy League rivals in the upcoming season.
Yale began the tournament early Saturday afternoon with a 9-0 victory over Cornell, setting up an evening showdown against defending Ivy League and national champions Harvard. The Crimson, who also have claimed the top spot in this year's preseason rankings, will as usual be one of Yale's toughest opponents, and this early contest gave a first look at how the two teams match up this season as they battle for Ivy and national titles. Yale built an early 3-1 lead with wins from senior Kim Hay, captain Lilly Fast and junior Anna Harrison in the No. 2, 6 and 9 positions before Harvard evened the contest at 3-3. In the last set of matches, Yale added a win from junior Issey Norman-Ross in the No. 4 spot, but suffered close losses in the other matches, including a hard-fought battle in the No. 1 position between senior Millie Tomlinson and Harvard junior Amanda Sobhy, who has yet to lose a match in her collegiate career. In the end, Yale came up just short, with Harvard eking out a 5-4 win.
On Sunday, Yale faced No. 3 seed Penn in the third-place playoff. Yale got off to a quick start, sweeping the first round of matches to establish a 3-0 lead on the way to a convincing 7-2 victory. The win, over a highly-ranked Penn team that had beaten Yale 8-1 last season, suggests the Ivy and national championships are well within Yale's reach heading into the season.
Coach Dave Talbott was pleased with the team's performance in the scrimmages.
"This event showed that we are back in contention for the Ivy title and a national championship," said Talbott, adding that the senior class, who went undefeated as freshmen, hope to end their Yale careers with another successful championship campaign. "We are all excited to have another opportunity to compete for a title this season."
This weekend's results show that Yale is indeed in good position to compete for the Ivy League and national titles. Yale will have a chance to avenge its defeat when Harvard returns to the Brady Squash Center on February 7th. For now, the Bulldogs will prepare for their regular season opener against Williams on December 6th.
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Operating Room Fire Drills
Q: Back in March 2016, you answered a reader's question that fire drills are not specifically required for operating rooms. While reviewing NFPA 99-2012, I came across a section that states that fire exit drills must be conducted annually or more frequently as determined by the applicable building code, Life Safety Code, or fire code. Does this mean we must conduct fire drills in each of our operating suites every year?
A: Your observations are excellent. Back in March, 2016, there were no requirements to conduct a fire drill in Surgery. Now, after CMS adopted the 2012 edition of NFPA 99, there is. As you pointed out, section 18.104.22.168.3 of NFPA 99-2012, does require an annual fire drill for the operating room and surgical suite personnel.
However, the code does not say a fire drill has to be conducted in each operating room. The purpose of a fire drill in surgery is to provide education and training for staff. Therefore, my suggestion is to schedule the annual fire drill when there are no scheduled surgeries, and as many staff as possible can attend. You begin by conducting an education session on what the expectations are if a fire was discovered in the operating room. You can have different scenarios as the circumstances dictate. Then conduct a drill to see if the staff performs satisfactorily. If you have lots of staff, then utilize multiple operating rooms, and have multiple observers.


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Rick Perry signed a bill June 18 closing the loophole in Texas state law that
prevents police from cracking down on tarping laws. The new rule takes effect
Sept. 1.
new law, previously HB754, allows police to ticket anyone not covering their
load with a tarp, whether it's in the process of spilling something or not.
also allows judges to increase fines for violations.
Texas rules require truck drivers to cover loose loads with a tarp. However,
for any trucker to be found in violation, an officer is required to actually
see something, such as sand, gravel or dirt, fall out of a truck.
truck driver can haul a load legally without being tarped or covered, as long
as it's not blowing or spilling. Once a truck's load starts falling out, that
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Sunday, 26 January 2014
Lovey Dovey
you may have noticed that already the retailers are pushing valentines day, so what better time to start making Valentines cards. This one was made ready for Sentimental Sundays latest weekly challenge - Lovey dovey, ahhhhh.
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a very clean and simple card this week. the digi image and sentiment were designed on craft artist and printed out. I then printed the image for a second time. I've seen these photos with people and umbrellas where the background is black and white, but the image umbrella is coloured, so I took inspiration from this. I coloured the umbrella with promarkers (poppy, ruby, walnut and cool grey 5), and then shaded the image underneath using pencils, to give a sketched feel. The umbrella was then given some dimension with some pinflair glue gel, and here it is...
I hope you'll stop by at Sentimental Sundays and give us a go, and if you land here - I'd love for you to leave a comment, they make my day every time I get one!
Hope to see you all again soon
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so stunning rachael.i love your cas design and the image is fabulous ;DReplyDelete
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Hi teamie! This is such a terrific CAS card. Your sentiment is so endearing and I love your color choices.ReplyDelete
Rachel, this is a great card - the sketchy colouring of the image makes the umbrella pop even more!ReplyDelete
Victoria SS teamie
Rachael this is gorgeous what is the file called on craft artist as I have that and would seriously love that image. love Alison xxReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Alison. The image is from our sponsor Sami Stamps i just loaded it into craft artist and flipped it to face the other way. Thank you for the lovely comment! Rachael xDelete
amazing CAS card! I find them so difficult to make! I love the black and white with the red, beautiful!ReplyDelete
Mirella DK (Sentimental Sundays Team mate)
Great CAS design, Rachael! Love the simple color scheme...ReplyDelete
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Love!!!! CAS and so beautiful!!!ReplyDelete


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Raiza Biza's Strong Woman (feat. REMI) Remix is our Song for Sunday.
We decided to crowdsource for this week's Song for Sunday and we got a brilliant suggestion from @Mr_Odin on Twitter.
Had this on inf today, mellow vibes if that's your jam for Sunday.https://t.co/WWFKbptFk5
— The Old Man (@Mr_Odin) June 4, 2017
Of course we're into mellow vibes and that's precisely what's on offer here. NZ rapper Raiza Biza preaches positivity and feminism on Strong Woman over a lovely Rhodes/drum beat combo.
Stream it below.


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Orthopedics in the Digital Age: How Online Healthcare Information Shapes and Responds to Patients
The internet has revolutionized healthcare by putting unprecedented information and power into patients' hands. Although multiple Vanguard studies reveal a generally high level of satisfaction with the quality of clinical care received, they report significant dissatisfaction with non-clinical aspects. Examples of the latter include poor communications by staff and lack of clarity in clinical information. Despite general satisfaction with clinical outcomes, patients are often significantly disappointed in experiences outside examination and operating rooms, starting with evaluating providers' skills online before the first appointment. Physicians and other providers might consider new roles to play as digital healthcare educators and in delivering not just quality of care but quality of service.
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Meet the Speaker:
Since founding Vanguard Communications in 1994, Ron Harman King has combined the disciplines of online and offline public relations, strategic marketing and information technology into the comprehensive MedMarketLink program, bringing new patients to physician specialists in fertility, neurosurgery, urology, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedics, oncology, female pelvic medicine, gynecology-oncology and plastic surgery throughout the U.S. and Canada.
A 25-year veteran of medical marketing, PR and communications technology, Ron is the author of The Totally Wired Doctor: Social media, the Internet & marketing technology for medical practices (available at Amazon.com). He is a frequent speaker at medical conferences in North America and Europe, and a television commentator, and also is a video blogger for the website for physicians, MedPage Today.
Ron has degrees from three universities in journalism, engineering and information technology, as well as a certificate in French studies from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Outside work hours, he is an avid skier, hiker and cyclist; a student of four foreign languages; and enjoys playing classical piano.
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In the past, one would use the home as a sanctuary, a place of privacy. It used to be considered a place where you could test the social boundaries in a safe place where no prying eyes would see. You could swear, burp, fart, get drunk and swear and it would be no body's business because, well, you were in the privacy of your own home.
With the growing popularity of amateur culture and converging medias, the internet has allowed us to achieve different levels of "fame" through blogging and now, through youtube (which has introduced the visual side of communication on the internet). This form of media communication on the internet has done something special as it allowed us to have access to the "screen" (which is considered to be the highest alter upon which we can worship – media-wise) and be in complete control of it. This is especially true because our activity in amateur videography is important because it is taking place during a time that is being focused almost entirely on the silver screen. In order to understand why we are so in love with seeing ourselves on youtube, though, we have to get a better understanding of the old media version's use.
Home movies are filmed "simple situations". They often had a staged feeling to them because of the economics, technology and conditions of what was being shot. The audiences were obviously highly localized and the content was supposed to be comparable to a "slice" of everyday life. Although this last metaphor is true, these films were still often stereotypical. These movies are special because they are said to be, as stated by Dr. Strangelove, "the closest to the scene". They have a documentary feel and the aesthetics of these types of films have been used in other forms of media, (i.e. The Kids in the Hall opening credits).
Home movies today today aren't as positive as they used to be. The role of filmmaker has switched from the parent to the child, and now parents are the victims of these new films. Examples of these films today would be videos containing a drunk parent, a sibling getting in trouble or freaking out, a parent freaking out or doing something that would be considered obscure in society, but the parent thinks they are safe as they are in their home. The parent not being in control of what is being seen gives these movies a completely different feel, and this feel is breaking social rules.
Not only are the rules being broken, but no consequences are happening after these breaches of privacy! Norm violations are happening domestically, and the idea of what happens at home stays at home is being erased from our society. This is happening because teenagers are getting ahold of the camera, and are videotaping parts of family-life that are supposed to be private; these videos are becoming normative.
In the "butt-rape girl" video, a brother records his sister getting in trouble for making a potentially dangerous choice to go out and meet someone she found over the internet. The boy interrupts in the middle of his mother's lecture and starts teasing his sister while she is freaking out and breaking down. Instead of stepping in and intervening, the mother started laughing, even though it was quite obvious that the boy's intentions were to exploit his sister over the internet. The boy received no consequence, but his sister's consequence for the video will be permanent/lifelong. Although it may be humorous for us an audience to think about, I highly doubt that this girl is happy with the fact that if her identity is found out, she will forever be known as "butt rape girl".
Youtube is, again, destroying people's identity thhttps://pabloandgillian.wordpress.com/wp-admin/media-upload.php?post_id=151&TB_iframe=true&width=640&height=475rough exposing them at their most vulnerable, when their at home under the assumption that they are away from public eyes. They are breaking interpersonal trust through these rule breaking videos and behaviour.
Here are some examples:
My Mom Drunk – 34, 220 views
Man on Myspace!! (raped in the butt) – 50, 074 views
Greatest Freakout Ever – 20, 900, 895 views
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A different green ... A St. Patty's green!
Saint Patrick's Day is March 17th and if you haven't prepared, here are a few fun items from some talented folks that can be purchased and on their way to you with lightning speed.
How cute is this little embroidered Wall Hanging by Emma at Quilties? Perfect decoration for the home or small enough for the office or cubicle. It is so adorable, you might want to hang it all year.
Here's a set of two made by Pat at countrysewing4u. One for you and one for a coworker.
If you are wanting something a little larger, Lynn at lmkquilts has this table runner available in her shop. While you are there, buy a second so you are ready for Easter.
Have a square table? No fear, Keri at KeriQuilts has this table topper just waiting to add some 'lucky charm' to your home.
Not a big fan of bright green, well Donna at HandmadeTableLinens has this lovely runner available in her shop. The shamrocks are subtle, the purple has butterflies and the colors are lovely. Another item you can easily use all year long.
Did you get an invite for a St Patrick's Day dinner. These potholder made by Mary at QuiltingGranny make the perfect hostess gift.
Cindi at cottontailquilts has this cute eye glass case for that loved one that is always looking for their glasses..
And JLilyHandmade has a cute gift tote and gift card that can be reused every year.....that is double the green!
Gail at QuiltSewCover has a listing that contains 3 items. These can be purchased and given to one friend or you can split them up and have three separate gifts. However they are given, they are cute, cute, cute!
And if you don't want an item made with fabric, there is still a lot of charm in these little shamrocks under glass from Jennifer at AllThingsBelle.
And finally, if you just really feel that you want to make your gift, Maryellen at MaryMackMadeMine makes it easy with this precut table runner kit. Order now so you have time to complete and enjoy!
Thanks for taking a peek. All of these great items have been selected by CynthiaBDesigns. If you are interested in reading more of my ramblings, you can find me my blog here or Facebook business page here. I will be popping in occasionally to show you all the great things me and my friends produce.
And don't forget to keep up with Charmaine here on Wednesdays for WIPs and Whatnots. Its a great place to link up and find new friends. Thanks for stopping in...


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Paid Media Manager (PPC)
- Recruiter
- The Little Black Book Agency
- Location
- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Salary
- £35000 - £40000 per annum
- Posted
- 27 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 27 Mar 2018
- Ref
- Contact
- Gareth Wright
- Discipline
- Media
- Business Type
- Brand / In-house
- Seniority
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-Time
Paid Media Manager - Manchester - £35-40k
Fashion and beauty ecommerce company is looking for a Paid Media Manager to join their marketing team, working across PPC, Paid Social and (ideally) some Affiliate Marketing.
- Using Paid Social & Search to cover the full marketing funnel from initial touch points right through to branded terms and conversion;
- Ensure monthly budgets are spent wisely and that overspend is minimised;
- Using content to create engaging social adverts;
- Writing ad copy that speaks to our key demographic;
- Providing analysis and making recommendations to improve campaign performance;
- Bring ideas and reports to weekly marketing meetings;
- Ensuring that conversion tracking and other KPI measurements are in place;
- Report writing and campaign success measurement.
- Minimum 2 years PPC & Paid Social Experience
- Google AdWords, Analytics & Bing Certified
- Proven Experience of creating campaigns that take full advantage of all technologies available such as Ad Extensions and Facebook Ad types
- Strong Analytics skills
- Able to manage own workload and meet deadlines
- Passionate about PPC, Affiliates & Paid Social - Keeps informed of updates to platforms
- Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a forward thinking fashion e-commerce brand. As an Acquisition Manager you will be responsible for driving paid and organic traffic to the website that ultimately results in sales. The company has a proven track record of success and growth on Paid Media channels - Adwords, Affiliates, Facebook & Instagram. You will be required to continue this success and build upon it by expanding the reach on the current platforms and executing on new channels.There is a strong brand to work with that has defined a key demographic. You will be able to put yourself in the mindset of that demographic and use sophisticated campaigns in order to ensure brand awareness and sales. The role comprises Search, Display, Social and many retargeting features supported by those platforms.
You will be an expert in your field that understands the ultimate business reasons for all activity and takes advantage of new technologies as soon as they emerge. You should have an analytical mind and will be able to use Google Analytics to enhance your campaigns and make informed decisions about where new budget should be allocated. You will also be able to report on your KPIs and demonstrate how your campaigns have been effective.


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Spot transaction(redirected from Spot Transactions)
Spot transaction
A foregin exchange transaction in which each party promises to pay a certain amount of currency to the other on the same day or within one or two days.
Spot Transaction
Any transaction that does not occur in the futures or forward market. That is, the participants in a spot transaction agree to buy and sell, respectively, at the present market value and to settle the transaction a few days (usually one, two, or three) later. The term is most common in the foreign exchange market.


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I can proudly say that I have read the Institutes of the Christian Religion cover to cover at least twice. And I have read other of Calvin's writings. And I have read with real benefit books about Calvin by Reformed theologians. During my 26 years of teaching historical theology, I have always required my students to study Calvin and, in high-level courses, to read portions of the Institutes.
While I am generally opposed to Calvin and his theology, I find his writing stimulating and thought-provoking, and I largely agree with his doctrines of the knowledge of God, revelation, Scripture, and humanity, including sin. And I find his accounts of the person of Jesus Christ and the Trinity completely biblical and orthodox, if not particularly interesting.
One area of Calvin's theology with which I especially agree is his doctrine of Word and Spirit in the Institutes. Although much of the material there echoes Luther, Calvin puts it in a particularly lucid and incisive manner.
Many Calvinists and charismatics will be surprised to read these passages, because in them Calvin rests all true knowledge of God on the inner testimony of the Holy Spirit. In my experience, too many Calvinists talk too little of the Holy Spirit, while too many Pentecostals and charismatics know little to nothing about Calvin's emphasis on the third person of the Trinity.
According to Calvin, all positive knowledge of God derives from Scripture, and all truth claims about God must be judged by Scripture. But the authority of Scripture rests on the Holy Spirit, who inspired it, and a valid understanding of Scripture rests on the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit.
Calvin was no charismatic, but he was closer to it than some Reformed people readily admit. At least ...1


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In other situations, different perspectives can have common components and caching them can dramatically reduce page rendering time (typically a search results).
Inspired from the very good UiPerformance and springcache and based on ehCache, we propose an idea to go a bit further and cache either template rendering or a piece of gsp.
grails install-plugin template-cache
<cache:render ...>
Instead of having the classic gsp tag
<g:render template="blocks/a-display" model="${[a:v] }" />
We just call
<cache:render cachekey="${v.id}" template="blocks/a-display" model="${[a:v] }" />
Where cachekey attribute will be the key in the cache system, typically the bean id or whatever construct.
<cache:cache ...>
If a whole piece of a gsp page is to be cached, we can embed it around:
<cache:cache key="my-header-${username}">

This header is super big and takes 2s to be computed

<% Thread.sleep(2000) %>
Extra attributes
A couple of attributes can be added to the tag:
- cachename="pirateCache" to set a different cache from the default one (see config)
- cachedisabled="true" to disable caching of this tag
Well, that quite exactly the same as springcache config (thanks for all that!).
Disable the cache (for development env, it might be a good idea):
You can add custom caches to your resources.groovy (or Config.groovy)
pirateCache(EhCacheFactoryBean) { bean ->
cacheManager = ref("templatecacheCacheManager")
cacheName = "pirateCache"
// these are just examples of properties you could set
eternal = false
diskPersistent = false
memoryStoreEvictionPolicy = "LRU"
Cache report
You want to see cache statistics? Just head to http://localhost:8080/your-app/templatecacheReport
And that's all for today!


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Northview Harbor is an amenity rich Crescent community located on the northern shores of Lake Norman in Sherrills Ford, just northwest of Mooresville. Enjoy all the conveniences of Mooresville without all the chaos and traffic!
With home sites of .5+ acres and beautiful landscaping throughout, the community location is a boater's dream. There's plenty of open water and coves, yet Northview Harbor is also close to the State Park, gas docks and restaurants. Community access to boat slips and a boat launch make a day at the lake easy. Although the focal point of the community is Lake Norman itself, residents can also take advantage of the club house, swimming pool, playground, tennis courts, lake recreation area and walking trails. Catawba county also offers low taxes with great schools.
A quick 12 mile trip into Mooresville gives residents a variety of options for shopping, dining and entertainment. The Village at Sherrills Ford is a mixed use development offering new shopping, dining and entertainment options that will be only 5 miles away. When Uptown Charlotte beckons or the airport calls it's still just 40 miles away.
As a Preferred Builder with Crescent Communities, Arthur Rutenberg can help build your dream home in Northview Harbor. Arthur Rutenberg Homes in Northview Harbor range from $400,000 – $2 million. For more information about building an Arthur Rutenberg Home in Northview Harbor, please contact Michael Ingold at 704-696-8262.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Salvation Army is offering help after seeing this disturbing video of a man and a woman unconscious on a sidewalk.
Police said they were overdosing from heroin.
In the video, you see people take pictures, some laugh, and one man even streamed it all live on Facebook.
It happened Monday at the corner of Pauline and Eastmoreland in the Medical District.
The Salvation Army said the video is anything but funny and is offering their treatment service to the couple and anyone else who needs it.
"It was horrifying. People have been impacted by seeing it. We just can't leave it there without saying there is hope," said Sharon Cash, who runs the Renewal Place Program, one of many free treatment options at the Salvation Army.
"We are the largest provider of free treatment there is in the city," she said.
The Salvation Army offers outpatient services, work therapy and even a residential program for women and their children.
After the detox at another location, they help you recover and get to the core of the problem.
"Was it for social? Was it for comfort? Going back and peel away those layers," said Cash.
Cash said this video should be a reminder to all: We must intervene and help those battling addiction.
"The best way to help them is to say you need to go to treatment. You cannot come back here. I don't want to see you die," said Cash.
The woman in the video was taken to jail on outstanding warrants.
Police say the man wasn't charged.
No word where they are, but the Salvation Army wants them to know: They're willing to help.
If you or someone else is battling addiction, call the Salvation Army at 901-543-8586.


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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reflect on those we know who've been affected by this disease and to spread greater awareness about breast cancer prevention, treatment and research. As with all matters of health, taking charge of your own body is key to lowering your risk, and managing your breast health starts with what you put into your body.
Supplements for Breast Health
If someone in your family has had breast cancer or you want to take a more proactive approach to your breast health, there are certain herbs and vitamins that benefit the breast tissue specifically. Some to look for include:
These supplements are available in capsule or tablet form and can be taken daily. As always, speak with your doctor before adding new supplements to your routine, especially if you're currently being treated for a medical condition.
Nutrition for Breast Health
Supplements will offer a higher concentration of the active ingredient per dose, which makes them more potent, but adding healthy foods to your diet is never a bad thing, and can certainly help play a role in reducing your risk. Some foods to shop for include:
You can also season food with turmeric, instead of taking it in capsule form, to enjoy it's health benefits. Wash it all down with some freshly brewed green tea and you'll have one amazing diet to keep you on the anticancer track.
Remember, if you're age 40 or older, you need to have a mammogram every two years to check for breast cancer. Some experts say you can wait until age 50, but speak with your primary care physician to determine the best schedule.
Diet and nutrition are key to health in all areas, including breast health. Spread the word however you can -- let's play our part in the fight against breast cancer!


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Meditation: A Brain Workout
Aurelien Girard
Meditation does more than simply increase feelings of calmness and a sense of well-beingit changes the structure of the brain and increases its effectiveness, confirm researchers.
The practice of meditation increases the brain's energy, and certain meditators state they need less sleep. Many studies have shown that the brain functions differently during meditationthere is a change in the brain waves and synchronization of neuronal activity, for examplebut the concept that it can offer some of the restorative aspects of sleep had not yet been explored.
According to an article in New Scientist , Nov. 15, 2005, a group of researchers from the University of Kentucky studied the subject. They used a test known as "psychomotor vigilance task," which measures the reaction time to external stimuli, and makes it possible to quantify the effects of sleep on mental alertness. In this test a subject stares at a television screen and presses a button as soon as an image appears.
Typically, people need 200 to 300 milliseconds to respond, except for those sleep-deprived people who are much slower, sometimes missing the image completely. In this experiment the Kentucky researchers tested ten volunteers before and 40 minutes after sleep, meditation, reading or conversation. Each subject was tested in each state.
The positive effect of a small nap was already known, and thus only confirmed. The researchers on the other hand were surprised to discover that meditation led immediately to an improvement in performance. However, none of the volunteers had practiced meditation before.
"Each person tested showed psychomotor improvement," said Dr. Bruce O'Hara, one of the researchers, while acknowledging not having any explanation for the phenomenon. The improvement was even more apparent after a night without sleep.
Brain Builder
The effect, real or imagined, that meditation has on the brain has been the subject of intense debate. Dr. Sara Lazar, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, used MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to compare the brain structure of 15 meditators having 1 to 30 years' meditation experience, with that of 15 people who had never meditated.
They observed that the cerebral cortex was thicker for the meditators. That was particularly true of the areas of the brain related to attention and sensory processing, namely the prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula. "You are exercising it while you meditate, and it gets bigger," comments Lazar. Studies have already shown that accomplished musicians, athletes and linguists also have thickening in specific areas of the cerebral cortex.
Dr. O'Hara's team is now studying experienced meditators.
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text: On Mon, 18 Oct 2010, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:33:31 +0100 > Mel Gorman <mel at csn.ul.ie> wrote: > > > A bit but I still don't know why it would cause corruption. Maybe this is still > > a caching issue but the difference in timing between list_add and list_add_tail > > is enough to hide the bug. It's also possible there are some registers > > ioremapped after the memmap array and reading them is causing some > > problem. > > > > Andrew, what is the right thing to do here? We could flail around looking > > for explanations as to why the bug causes a user buffer corruption but never > > get an answer or do we go with this patch, preferably before 2.6.36 releases? > > Well, you've spotted a bug so I'd say we fix it asap. > > It's a bit of a shame that we lose the only known way of reproducing a > different bug, but presumably that will come back and bite someone else > one day, and we'll fix it then :( I might be completely one off as usual, but this thing reminds me of a bug I stared at yesterday night: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1049605 Reporter Cc'ed Thanks, tglx