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I just finished working through the fourth course, entitled:"Coaching for Active, Engaging, Technology-Rich learning".
See my previous notes & reflections at the following links: Course 1 Reflections; Course 2 Reflections, Course 3 Reflections
This course focused on the ISTE Standards for Coaches 2.a,b,c,d,f,g, which state:
- a. Coach teachers in and model design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences addressing content standards and student technology standards
- b. Coach teachers in and model design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences using a variety of research-based, learner-centered instructional strategies and assessment tools to address the diverse needs and interests of all students
- c. Coach teachers in and model engagement of students in local and global interdisciplinary units in which technology helps students assume professional roles,research real-world problems, collaborate with others, and produce products that are meaningful and useful to a wide audience
- d. Coach teachers in and model design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences emphasizing creativity, higher-order thinking skills and processes,and mental habits of mind (e.g., critical thinking, meta-cognition, and self-regulation)
- f. Coach teachers in and model incorporation of research-based best practices in instructional design when planning technology-enhanced learning experiences
- g. Coach teachers in and model effective use of technology tools and resources to continuously assess student learning and technology literacy by applying a rich variety of formative and summative assessments aligned with content and student technology standards
The focus of this course was on working through a structured and effective model for co-planning a lesson that enhances learning by integrating technology. One of the biggest takeaways from this course was in re-developing my "Coaching Journal Template", which is the Google Doc that my fellows and I work through as we are going through each coaching cycle. I was able to add some more prompts that will help us to focus on the content and skill objectives first, and then finding ways that technology can enhance those objectives. There are prompts for our planning and discussion together as well as for my fellows to reflect and journal at the pre-brief, lesson implementation, and debrief stages. While I know it's far from perfect (and especially since I haven't used it with any fellows yet, I'm sure it will need to be tweaked again), but I feel like it provides a good structure for our conversations and keeps us focused in the right areas. I am definitely a structured person and value organization and logical flow. However, I also understand the need for flexibility and a non-"cookie-cutter" approach to coaching. I think the template I have put together is open-ended enough to allow for that flexibility while not compromising our focus and purpose of enhancing learning with technology (not simply supplanting a current practice with tech because it's tech). If you are interested in seeing my template-in-progress, please let me know and I will share a view-only copy of the doc with you.
I am very lucky in the position that I hold in that I have a small group of teachers that have signed up to be coached and there are expectations laid out at the beginning of the application process. Now that I have been a part of this program for a semester, I feel like I understand it so much better than I did back in August, and already have ideas for modifications for next year. I am so blessed that this is a longer-term assignment and that I have three years to work with the staff. Growth takes time, both in mindset shifting and in tangible technological skills & comfort level.
Lesson Improvement Process:
The rest of this course worked through several key facets of lesson improvement. My reflection will focus on the parts that stuck out the most to me along with resources I found useful.
The overall process in planning for lesson improvement is as follows:
Design Learning Task (focus on scenarios & essential questions) -->
Define Standards (both content & skill) -->
Directions for Learning Activity -->
Integrating Technology (with a purpose!) -->
Assessment (including rubrics) -->
Part of "Design Learning Task" is looking for ways to make the product "real" by including a scenario that will peak the students' interest and defining an audience that the product is aimed towards. Another key consideration is in developing essential questions. I have been highly impressed with my school's English departments' use of essential questions and themes in organizing their curriculum. I remember reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 9th grade, with the focus being on reading the book and understanding the story. Now, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one text used in the Unit focused on "Honor, Empathy, and Justice". Literature is brought into context and is tied in with relevant non-fiction text. Oh, how I wish my high school English classes were like this!
Grant Wiggins' has an excellent article on Essential Questions that you can read here. The course also linked to an article on creating essential questions here. A few key highlights that stuck out to me:
- Essential questions can be of many types. Ones that are:
- important questions that recur throughout one's life. Help us to focus on the fact that education is really about learning how to learn.
- key inquiries within a discipline. Ones that are "alive" in the field.
- what is needed for learning core content. Help students to make sense of complicated ideas.
- Essential questions are not questions that are simply essential to the teacher who wants his/her students to know an important answer. We must separate questions of this type from those which are "essential to anyone as a thinking person and inquiring student for making meaning of facts in this subject" (Wiggins, 2007).
- When writing essential questions, consider... (summarized / modified from Wiggins' article linked above)
- Does it cause genuine inquiry into big ideas or core content?
- Does it provoke deep thought or lively discussion?
- Does it lead to new understanding or even more questions?
- Does it require students to consider alternatives and weigh evidence?
- Does it require that students support their ideas and justify their answers?
- Does it stimulate continual rethinking of the big ideas and assumptions from previous lessons?
- Does it make connections to prior learning?
- Does it make connections to personal experiences?
- Does it create opportunities to transfer to other situations / subjects?
While this article was very helpful in defining and stimulating thinking around essential questions, it still lacked much of what I have always struggled with: what do essential questions look like in a high school math class? So, I did a little Google-ing and came across some resources. These are going to be very useful in the unit development we are working through in our district currently.
- Alexandria City Public Schools Algebra 1 Unit Planning Guide - I've only skimmed through this, but it seems very complete and I think will be a great resource in developing the resources for my district.
- Resources for Mathematics Tasks compiled by Jay McTighe
- Algebra 1 Instructional Goals and Essential Questions (source unknown; PDF found on Google search)
- Enduring Understanding and Essential Questions for Mathematics K-12 by Wallingford Public Schools
- Mathematics Framework: Research-Based Strategies to Promote High Levels of Student Achievement from Alexandria City Public Schools. I need to print this and read it - I just skimmed through it and it looks like an amazing resource right now.
Once the task is defined, it is time to "Define Standards (both content & skill)". This is not just the CCSS Standards, but also 21st century skills (see the Framework for 21st century learning and Resources for Educators) and the ISTE Technology Standards for Students.
I really focused on the 21st century skill portion of this section. I feel as though the CCSS are fairly easy to "align" with what we are teaching (because a lot of times it's done for us). However, when we are considering instructional strategies and student products, we need to really think through the 21st century skills we want our students practicing and modeling during the task. I added a portion to my Coaching Journal Template to identify a 21st century skills focus for each coaching cycle (which may be the same one throughout the semester). For example, a teacher may want to really focus on student collaboration; thus, the activities and lessons we design will use that goal as a guide for instructing students in the task and selecting technology to support and enhance that goal.
Once you have the task and the standards, it's time to develop clear and detailed "Directions for Learning Activity". We must consider what activities students need to participate in to address the task we posed at the beginning. It is important to clearly explain the product / performance that students will create. Then, we must outline the detailed directions students will follow in order to complete the task, including necessary scaffolding tools.
Thinking through a task in this much detail is where I think the coaching and collaboration are huge. Two brains are better than one! I may be able to think of something my fellow hadn't considered, or my fellow may bring something up I would have brushed off as not important. The scaffolding is also of huge importance, especially in regards to differentiation. Do all students need the same scaffolds? How will you support your ELs but challenge your GATE students? Without a structured time to think through this with a coach, these are the areas I think far too easily fall through the cracks in teacher lesson planning - at least it did a lot for me.
When we look at ways for "Integrating Technology", we want to use tools that allow students to communicate, collaborate, gather / organize information, analyze / synthesize information, and creatively share what they have learned. These are nothing new, but like I mentioned before, I'm a organized / love-my-lists type of person. Having these written down (and linked in my Coaching Journal Template) helps me to stay focused on the purpose and goals of integrating technology. "Why do you want to use __________?" "Because I haven't used it yet and it seems fun and cool". Um... Not so much. What is the purpose of using the technology? How is it enhancing learning?
"Assessment" refers to both the formative and summative assessments that allow us to measure student progress towards the learning objectives. The course material stated that "Assessment strategies need to be continuous and ongoing rather than relying on an assessment that occurs after the project is completed." This is huge! I really feel like this is a mindset shift for so many teachers. There is so much value in formative assessment, but only when it is actually used to drive and modify instruction. What's the purpose of giving your students a quiz if they don't get the results for several days and it goes in the gradebook but doesn't change what happens in class? What's the point of doing an opener/warm-up or exit ticket but never actually reading through it for student responses? Assessment must drive instruction. It must be continuous (remember, it can be formal or informal) throughout the entire learning cycle. Assessments take time, but they result in greater student learning and improved student understanding of the concepts.
This brings me back to my Masters' program when we read about Assessment OF learning vs. Assesssment FOR learning. Yes, we have to, at some point, have an assessment OF student learning. However, the assessments along the way should all be "for" learning - to help students understand what they do and don't "get", and to support them in growing towards mastering the learning objectives.
We read a great article called, "What are formative assessments and why should we use them" by Judith Dodge. This quote really stood out to me:
When I work with teachers during staff development, they often tell me they don't have time to assess students along the way. They fear sacrificing coverage and insist they must move on quickly. Yet in the rush to cover more, students are actually learning less. Without time to reflect on and interact meaningfully with new information, students are unlikely to retain much of what is "covered" in their classrooms...On balance, the time they take from a lesson is well worth the information you gather and the retention students gain.
Rubrics were also emphasized as a tool to use for both formative and summative assessments. Some benefits of rubrics are:
- students know what is expected of them in language they can understand
- students can see the specific skills they are expected to gain in their learning
- students are able to do some self-assessment and reflecting on their learning
- teachers are able to monitor student learning, especially over time
- provides consistency in evaluating student work
Some sample rubrics I thought were helpful: Oral Presentation, Math Problem Solving, Discussion.
**Rubistar Rubric Creator** I heard of this several years ago but never used it... I would highly suggest checking it out if you use rubrics in your classes.
Lastly, we must list out our "Resources" - this may include curriculum resources such as the textbook, but also information resources (websites), a bibliography of all of the resources we used in designing the lesson / task as well as any copyright and attribution needed (gotta model good digital citizenship for our students!), and technology resources and instructions that students might need in order to use them.
Whew! With that, Course 4 is complete. While every course has been so valuable in my growth as a coach, this one definitely had the biggest tangible affect thus far in terms of really developing and structuring the coaching process through the modifications of my Coaching Journal Template. I am excited to begin using the process with my teachers. As I mentioned before, the more focused prompts and considerations that I've embedded throughout the journal will help us to think more deeply about what we are doing and make sure that we aren't just using technology as an add-on.
See all of my ISTE Coaching Academy Course Reflections here:
Course 1 Reflections
Course 2 Reflections,
Course 3 Reflections
Course 4 Reflections
Course 5 Reflections
Course 2 Reflections,
Course 3 Reflections
Course 4 Reflections
Course 5 Reflections


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a Candidate in the primary to the left, the former minister from the left wing of the PS has held its proposals in view of the presidential election.
It is often in the shadow of Arnaud Montebourg with which it had been released to the government in August 2014. Benoît Hamon, a candidate in the primary of the left, has asserted its differences, Thursday, December 8, down its proposals on the plateau of "The political show " on France 2. Time to work, education, cannabis, universal income… this is what we can remember of his speech.
also Read : Valls, Montebourg, Hamon, Peillon : the time has come for the fifty-plus for the PS
Who should be a candidate in the primary ?
For Benoît Hamon, the resignation of François Hollande to run for his own succession will allow the candidates in the primary to the left of " say what is the idea we have of the left " outside of the personality of the president of the Republic-he hoped. As Jean-Christophe Cambadélis, and several personalities on the left, Mr. Hamon would like to see Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Emmanuel Macron attend this primary school, they refuse for the time being. " If you think you might be able to bring together the left come the primaries ", has-t-he launched, adding :
" I fear that Jean-Luc Mélenchon wants to lose the PS and not win the left. "
If there " assume the gateways " with the program of the founder of the left party, the difference, according to him, is compared to Europe. M Hamon do not believe that it is necessary to establish " a power " with Brussels and the european partners, in contrast to MM. Montebourg and Mélenchon. the " The protectionism is exercised at the borders of Europe ", and not inside, threatening to "take his freedom" he said.
" I accept the rules of the primary "
when Asked about whether he would support Manuel Valls in the case where the former prime minister would win the primary to the left, Benoît Hamon was assured that he would do it without missing a beat. the " When one is a candidate, he accepts the rules ", has he hammered. " there are differences of very important proposals with Manuel Valls ", has granted Mr. Hamon, but "not the right and left irreconcilable" contrary to what had been said in February, his former colleague in the government.
away with the "myth" of growth
Mr. Hamon is distinguished by a program that he calls "abandonment" of the " myth " of the growth. "The growth of the gross domestic product, it is a convention, but the economic wealth it does not say happiness, level of development, inequality… ", he explained.
" The drive to consume leads us to the catastrophe, the productivity is leading us to catastrophe ", is still the deputy of the Yvelines department, which considers that the efforts made in order to favour growth during the quinquennium, had no effect on it.
" I was ready to want to do 32 hours "
Benoît Hamon defended himself for having ever proposed to lower the legal duration of the work. the " Since I entered the campaign, I was ready to want to do 32 hours ", he said, explaining that he had no intention of going back on the 35 hours but " to encourage the part-time ". " It is necessary to accompany transitions ", pleaded Mr. Hamon, ensuring that all the jobs destroyed by automation will not be re-created. For him, these transitions " will bring men and women to work less."
universal Income and funding
Another pane notable of his program, which goes hand in hand with the reduction of working time : the introduction of a universal income for the existence of an amount of 535 euros per month. A measure that would cost 300 billion euros per year. When asked about funding, Mr. Hamon was felt that it was necessary first to see the 'meanings' of what is " a new social Security ".
This universal income will include all of the minimum wage, the housing benefit and family and will be financed he said in several ways, through a tax reform – that " save the middle and working classes " –, by fighting against tax evasion and taking " social security contributions on the work of the robots " when they replace that of a human being.
Extend to secondary schools the reform of the priority education
After you have defended the results of the quinquennium in the national education, the one who has held this portfolio for four months, has expressed his intention, if elected, to extend the reform of the education priority for high schools. This reform, implemented on the entire territory at the beginning of 2015, was restricted until then to schools and colleges, including support for the sixth time for the joint work of professors and premiums raised.
" If there is one area where we must continue to invest it is the one of the national education system ", has insisted Mr. Hamon. He proposed the recruitment of 20,000 teachers to implement cycles of continuous training for teachers, but also an additional 20 000 jobs to " to continue to give priority to the primary school ".
" You must set a goal for that, on cycle 2 [CP to CE2], there is no more than 20 students per class on average. "
This is one of the measures flagship of its program. Asked about his proposal to legalize cannabis and not, as in many other policies, to decriminalize the use, Mr. Hamon explained that he wanted " to spend the money mobilized on the repression to prevention " to use in order to fight against what is " the main economy of the drug in France ".
Environment : "what shocks me is the questioning of the precautionary principle "
Asked about the risks of endocrine disrupters, Mr. Hamon has taken the "industry" which " manufacture of doubt, in disregard of the health of their families ". For the candidate in the primary, " as soon as there is a hint of danger to the health of the French people ", argue " a precautionary principle ".
The former minister has on this occasion taken the program of François Fillon who intends to challenge this principle enshrined in the Constitution. " This indicates to us that it will not make a policy to protect the health of the French but protective of private interests ", he accused.
Read also : Benoît Hamon wants to fight against the weight of the lobbies that impede the ecological transition

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I remember all too well being approached last year to read a debut book by author Carrie Duffy and what a great debut book Idol was. I have eagerly been awaiting her new book Diva to come flying through my door as this author showed great promise in her previous book and I was looking forward to see how she has progressed in her new novel DIVA.
Three beautiful women who are all desperate to make a better life for themselves and need to get away from their childhood memories. Dionne is stunning, confident and is determined to be the next top model. Shy and reserved Alyson has had the toughest of upbringings and when things come to a head she decides it is time she takes her life into her own hands and follow her dream.
Both of the girls find their journey begins in Paris where they both end up moving in with a quirky clothing designer CeCe who is trying to make it in the fashion world if only someone would give her a break. It soon becomes clear that there will be many hurdles to overcome to make it to the top of their careers which will put each of the girls to the test and show what some people will do to get to the top.
I found this book impossible to put down. The author creates three very different characters with Alyson being my favourite as she was a very delicate and innocent character. Dionne was a very hard character to take too the title clearly represents Dionne as Diva is the perfect word to describe her. She is a very jealous and determined character and yet although there was a lot I didn't like about her personality there was something about her that I just knew I would warm to in the end. Although CeCe feature a lot in this book she does seem to take a back seat compared to the other two women but she still brought her own little something to the book.
The romance in the book was predictable but it was great to watch it develop. If you love a book with the glitz and glamour and a heap load of fashion this book is definitely one for you. Carrie Duffy has brought us yet another fantastic book and in my opinion this has knocked Idol off the top as the authors writing style seemed to flow alot easier in this book there were no low parts to the book that had you feeling like you wanted to skim through.
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I know you shouldn't interfere with young lambs you come across in the fields at this time of year - but just occasionally it is the right thing to do.
This particular lamb had become detached from his mum - not only that, he had succeeded in falling into a cattle grid. This grid was between two fields which were connected by open gates and adult sheep were wandering between the fields, and ignoring the cattle grid. Not so the hero of our story. He was clearly intrigued by the grid and was still small enough to fall between the bars and also small enough not to be able to clamber out again.
By the point when we wandered up the path to the grid the lamb was curled up in a corner of the grid-base not paying much attention to what was going on, and there was no sign of a concerned mother anywhere about.
We did the only thing we could. We lifted him out of the grid and set him down nearby, fully expecting him to scamper off in the direction of his mum who would surely be looking for him.
No. The lamb wasn't interested in scampering off so I gently carried him toward the one ewe who appeared to be somewhat interested. I put him down and walked back to where I'd left my camera bag to continue my walk. The lamb decided that the sensible thing to do was to follow me.
So, I tried again. A bit closer to the ewe, set down the lamb then ran back to my camera bag beside the grid. That lamb is quicker on his feet than I'd guessed. While we were figuring out what to try next (it's embarrassing being outrun by a tiny lamb) the lamb came right back up to us and to the cattle grid. And promptly fell in again.
Next attempt. Again carrying the lamb (astonishingly warm, with a really strong heartbeat) even further from the grid, then setting him down and nudging him towards the largely indifferent ewe. He seemed to get the idea and headed towards her, and at last I was able to return to collect my stuff and continue the walk.
As we walked on up the hill, not daring to look back, we started to talk about what had happened. The reality dawned. I'd held this lamb and felt his heart beating. There was no way I could eat lamb again.


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A few months ago, I celebrated my ten year anniversary as an unmarried Alpha Male 2.0. It has also been about eight years since I professionally started this Blackdragon endeavor as a dating and relationship advisor to men.
Ten years is a long time… ten years of dates, women, nonmonogamous relationships, and communicating with literally thousands of men all over the world on these topics (as well as with women too). Today, I will go through some of the big changes and trends I've noticed in the dating and relationship world, as I compare things from 2007-2010 to today, 2017.
Some of these trends will be obvious to the typical person, though many will not be. I have no idea if these trends are truly global, or throughout the West, or if they will continue into the future (though I can make some educated guesses). I'm just noting the changes I've seen with men and women based on my own experiences and the men and women I've talked to over the last ten years or so.
Here we go…
More Older Men, Younger Women Relationships
This one is the result of other trends I'll cover in a minute. I am seeing way more older men, younger women relationships everywhere I look. Back in 2007, these were around, but reasonably rare. They're still rare as compared to greater society, but they are much more common today than I ever thought they would be.
This is very interesting, since as the culture moves further to the political left, more and more Western countries and districts are actually raising the age of consent, because, according to all these left-wing over-33 women, 17 year-old women having voluntary sex with 25 year-old men (or older) is clearly evil and wrong and Must Be Stopped™.
It will be very interesting to watch these two conflicting sources do battle over the next few decades, Type 2 VYW and the men who love them vs. angry, left-wing, older women who have the backing of both government and the growing cultural zeitgeist.
Older Guys Stupidly Getting Serious With Women Who Are Way Too Young
Likely a result of the above trend, in the last few years I've seen a massive upswing in the number of older men (men in their 30's to 50's) getting into very serious relationships (with long-term expectations) with women who are as young as 18 to 22. Usually these relationships are monogamous. Many times they move in together.
As I talked about here, this is utterly stupid. If you want to have sex with younger women, by all means go for it. But, Jesus you idiots, getting into a serious relationship with a woman that young, with long-term expectations, particularly the expectations of any kind of monogamy or exclusivity, is one of the dumbest things older men do.
Look pal, that 20 year-old girlfriend you just moved in with is a teenager. It doesn't matter if she's over 19. If she's about age 22 or under, she's a teenager. Do you seriously expect a fucking teenager to do what she promises over the long haul? Do you seriously expect her to not fuck other guys? Do you seriously expect her to not just bail on you whenever she gets bored?
Hell, it's hard enough for women in their 30's and 40's to not do these things! By getting into this kind of relationship with a god damn teenager, you're asking, nay, BEGGING for a huge pile of future problems.
I keep seeing older guys do this, and it's not good. If you want to have fun with younger women, keep them as FB's. If you want something more serious or long-term, keep it to women a little older, ideally age 25 and above.
Women Being Much More Open to Open Relationships and/or Polyamory
Now this is a good trend, and one I predicted a long time ago, that I'm happy turned out to be accurate. Way back in 2007 and 2008 when I was first getting started with this stuff, if you even hinted at a nonmonogamous relationship with a woman, she would be horrified, like you just slapped her in the face. This was even true of younger women in their 20's. Creating and navigating FB's, MLTR's and OLTR's was somewhat difficult and you had to be extremely careful.
Today? Not a problem. Some women still get horrified of course, but many of them react with a shrug. This is because at least some of their friends or family have tried it, or they've at least heard about it. Don't get me wrong; nonmonogamy is still out of the comfort zone of the vast majority of people out there, but the knee-jerk revulsion that existed ten years ago is now much less common. Women are much more open to this now. Thank goodness.
As monogamy becomes increasingly impossible, expect this trend to strengthen and continue.
Online Dating Is Now Mainstream
An obvious one, but an interesting one. Back in 2008 when I first started talking about online dating on PUA forums, "online game" was a very new and very controversial concept. Night game was king, and night game PUA gurus were enraged that people were even talking about the internet as an option to get laid. Online dating was "for pussies" and "didn't work" and "wasn't real game" and "didn't count." Sex only "counted" if you cold approached a woman in real life. If you fucked 40 women from online dating sites, that didn't count and no one should listen to you, because you had no game. (Yes, they really said this!) And you were probably lying, since only "hot guys" or guys who spent piles of money on women could get laid with online game. (Yes, they really said this!)
Oh, how things have changed.
In reality, things were the exact opposite. Online dating back in the mid to late 2000's was a shooting gallery of easy sex. It's harder now (though still workable if you do the right things), but back then, response rates were sky-high, even on "harder" dating sites like Match.com. MySpace later came online and made things even easier. Because it was new, it was easy.
As with all new dating technologies, eventually online dating went through the five phases. Today, online dating isn't as easy as it was ten years ago, but if you are patient and do everything correctly, you can still get laid with a constant stream of new women.
Men Are Much More Angry
I don't really need to talk about this since I've already discussed this topic in great detail in posts like these:
Trump Wins…And Nothing Significant Will Change
Marrying A Non-Western Woman Won't Work
I Officially Disavow and Repudiate Rapey PUA
An Open Invitation To The Alt-Right and Manosphere To Tell Me Where I'm Wrong
Why Young Men Don't Want to Man Up
Men all over the Western world are far angrier about women, dating, relationships, and marriage than they ever were ten years ago. Sadly, I think this trend will increase. Instead of adjusting their approach to women and long-term relationships to reflect new norms, men are instead choosing to scream their heads off in hysterical anger, trying to time warp the entire world back to the 1950's (the alt-right) or sit on their fat asses and rely on government to fix all of their problems (progressives). Both of these are losing propositions in the long-term.
Man, good thing I walk a different path.
Men have now broken themselves out into the six categories I described here. Only one is conducive to long-term happiness; the rest are not.
Sugar Daddy Game Is Gaining Momentum
I wrote about the sugar daddy phenomenon here (though it's a little dated now) and have an entire updated how-to chapter on sugar daddy game in this book. Because of worsening economic conditions, higher inflation, the rising cost of useless, rip-off college degrees, the high number of single mothers, and the increasing number of older men with money getting divorced or cheating on their wives (since monogamy doesn't work), there's been a huge upswing in sugar daddy relationships, to the point now where it's almost considered not quite mainstream, but more like "unusual but common."
Married guys are recommending sugar daddy game to their other married buddies. Young hot college students are recommending it to their friends. It's becoming normal.
I predict that as the West continues to decline, sugar daddy game someday will be considered normal. How it's specifically done will change of course, but the concept will grow.
More Men Are Removing Themselves From The Dating Pool, Eliminating Competition for the Rest of Us
Back in 2007, hell, back when I was a young man in the 80's and 90's, competition for women was fierce. You had to compete not only against the good-looking guys and naturals, but also against normal, every day betas, who actually could "get the girl" if they tried hard enough.
Today, many men (incels, angry MGTOW's, losers, uber-betas, porn addicts, herbivore men, older virgins, etc) have removed themselves from even trying to get laid, relying instead on porn and sexy video games.
Society thinks this is terrible. (Japan's government is in panic mode.) I think it's great. Though betas raise the bar to entry in many respects, the actual number of men you have to compete against for any one woman has noticeably dropped in the last several years. This trend will continue. It's bad for society, but the Western world committed suicide a very long time ago. In terms of your dating life, less men is a good thing for you.
Night Game Has Diminished
As I already said above, night game (picking up girls at clubs and bars) was a HUGE thing back in 2007 and prior. Pickup pretty much was night game. There were some daygame guys but they were minor players in the pickup culture. Online game wasn't yet a thing, and social circle game was barely talked about.
Over time, fewer women went to clubs (usually getting their validation from online sources like Instagram and Tinder instead) but more men kept going. Night game guys all over the PUA community and the manosphere started complaining that going to bars/clubs was a sausage fest, and that was several years ago.
Today, most of those night game guys of old have now (temporarily) removed themselves from the dating pool (as I just said above) by surrendering to monogamy or traditional marriage. Daygame is really huge, online dating is huge, and there's more of a focus on social circle game than ever before. Night game is still definitely a thing (I notice Owen and the RSD guys are still at it) but it's almost a 180 degree change from ten years ago.
Men and Women Still Attempt Monogamy Just As Much, Even Though It Works Even Less Than Before
This isn't so much a trend as a continuation. I would have expected fewer people to try monogamy as divorce rates continue to increase, cheating rates continue to increase, and monogamy satisfaction continues to decrease. Yet, that hasn't happened. True, people are waiting longer to get married, but people of all ages and generations are still getting into monogamous relationships in vast numbers, even though it almost always ends up in divorce, cheating, breakups, and drama. People are still clinging to monogamy with dear life and won't give it up just yet.
I honestly have no idea when the mainstream will finally get the balls to admit that this system isn't working anymore. It's very likely we have a few more decades of pain, suffering, divorces, cheating, anger, hurt, and screwed up children before normal people start openly embracing long-term relationship models that don't include absolute sexual monogamy at all times.
It's going to be very interesting to watch. Here's to the next ten years!


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Caledonia Gas And Storage
First Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 09/30/2010, Docket: RP10-1032-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 48 Original Sheet No. 48
described, then Caledonia shall provide notice ("Substitute Reference
Price Notice") thereof to Customer, in which event the Parties shall
attempt to agree upon a Substitute Reference Price ("Substitute
Reference Price"). The Substitute Reference Price shall then become
the "Daily Reference Price".
2.20 "Dekatherm" or "Dth" means the quantity of heat energy which is
equivalent to 1,000,000 Btu. One "Dekatherm" of Gas means the quantity
of Gas which contains one Dekatherm of heat energy.
2.21 "Deliver" or "Delivery" means the physical Delivery, or its
equivalent, of Gas by Caledonia at a Point of Injection/Withdrawal to
or for the account of Customer. Unless otherwise specified in an
executed Service Agreement, Gas shall be Delivered at a uniform flow
rate equal to 1/24th of the scheduled quantity.
2.22 "Elapsed Pro-rata Capacity" means that portion of the capacity
that would have theoretically been available for use prior to the
effective time of the intraday recall based upon a cumulative uniform
hourly use of the capacity.
2.23 "Elapsed Pro-rated Scheduled Quantity" means that portion of the
scheduled quantity that would have theoretically flowed up to the
effective time of the Intraday Nomination being confirmed, based upon a
cumulative uniform hourly quantity for each nomination period affected.
2.24 "Event of Default" means the occurrence at any time with respect
to a Party of any of the events detailed in Section 23.2, below.
2.25 "FERC" means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any
successor agency.
2.26 "Financial Assurances" is defined as either (a) cash which shall,
at the Party ("Posting Party")being requested to provide Financial
Assurances option (i) be delivered to a Custodian to be held pursuant
to a cash escrow agreement, at Posting Party's sole cost and expense or
(ii) held on deposit with requesting Party; (b) a standby irrevocable
letter of credit issued by a Qualified Institution; (c) a guarantee by
a Credit Support Provider that satisfies the credit requirements of
Caledonia and in a form acceptable to Caledonia in its sole discretion;
(d) grant of a first priority security interest in collateral
satisfactory to Caledonia; or (e) another form of assurance
satisfactory to Caledonia in its reasonable discretion.
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pursuant to which Customer's storage injection or storage withdrawal
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We are considering Websense Cloud Solution, and I would like to hear a real experience of the product users;
- Internet Performance of the End Users.
- Product limitation
Appreciate your feedback.
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I have had experience with the Websense Cloud Solution. We used it for multiple years and the primary goal was to cut down on malware infections for offshore platform contractors. It worked well in most instances because we weren't blocking anything except advertising so it didn't give people a reason to try to get around it. When we started to see people installing other browsers and circumventing the proxy, we looked for a different way to force them through Websense. At that time they had released a beta client that would be installed on the PC to make sure that all traffic flowed through the proxy regardless of the browser configuration.
The reason we needed to go with the hosted solution in the first place was we had 30+ locations where there may have been anywhere from 2-10 computers. It wasn't worth the expense to put a proxy in every location and we didn't have a controlled central point where they would get Internet access.
The hosted solution worked well for the most part, with only a few outages noticed over the 4 years we used the solution. The bonus of having the hosted solution was that it would protect company laptops even when users were travelling or at home, but they would have to login to the proxy before being able to browse the Internet. This increased the support calls because it was another login that users would have to remember, and the "forgot password" link on the login page would not function. Websense support was not able to fix that one before I left the company. If you have any specific questions I'll try to go into more detail.
hank you for your reply, I highly appreciated.
Well, it's a bit of misunderstanding of our requirement and what is currently deployed upon purchasing the WebSense product. The last option I have is the cloud option based on the complexity of network loadbalancing or ISP, and Internal vLANs I have.
The current network infrastructure consist of Nortel Routers in HA Mode -> Nortel Application Switches - NFS HA Mode -> CheckPoint HA Mode. Internal vLANs configured on Nortel Passports in HA Mode as well. DMZs configured to serve internet browsing of clients and DMZ for services only. SO, clients in any vLAN can be load balanced traffic to different ISP, specifc vLAN can be redirected to specific ISP, incoming traffic loadbalanced and redirection done through public DNS or both ISPs IPs and redirection for any specific service being redirected by the NFS Application Switches. Everything in HA Mode.
Last year, there is a requirement to change the checkpoints firewalls and application switches because they are obsolete product and out of support.
Current Network Setup:
Two Clustered Routers.
Two Clustered NFS "Nortel Application Switches" (Switched Firewalls).
Two CheckPoint Firewalls.
Behind the CheckPoint Firewalls we have an ISA Server with two interfaces, External "DMZ" and Internal. The Internal Network has all the network defined and a Static Route Entry for each vLAN is defined in the ISA Server. And clients are having proxy configured in their web browsers.
WebSense intended to replace the Nortel Application Switches and ISA Server, the CheckPoint will be replaced with Cisco ASA 5000 series.
Where to place the WebSense?
Is it possible to deploy it with External and Internal Interfaces?
Will it worth doing the WCCP integration between WebSense and Nortel Passport 8600? or with the Cisco ASA Firewalls?
Currently we use Trend Micro IMSS, if it supports, will it worth shifting the email filtering to the WebSense?
Will it be possible to route certain internal network traffic to a specific WAN Connection in the Websense?
Going from checkpoint firewall in HA mode and application switches in HA and NLB mode, require a product to replace them with the same functionality and services.
During my searching and testing, I found TMG, but it doesn't do the accurate when it comes to vLAN Split or WAN NLB/Failover, I found Untangle it's perfect among all products, but it lacks of HA Clustering. I found SonicWall but it lacks of Support in Middle east, and I found FortiGate UTM. FortiGate which is again great product which meets the requirements.
Along with that, CISCO ASA 5x series purchased to replace the Checkpoint Firewalls.
I'm a bit in a dilemma on how the websense product will be deployed in this environment which will keep us losing the vLAN Redirection / vLAN NLB based on traffic, browsing, services, etc etc.. WAN Redirection/ NLB.
Is it possible to deploy websense in cluster mode and each box serve specific vLANs? and this Box has internet connection on different ISP1? and the second box to serve specific vLAN and has internet connection to ISP2? if one of each box failed, the second box will take over and will serve the clients?
If not, then is it possible to deploy it in front of the NFS Application Switches? So, it would be like this; " Cisco ASA in Cluster Mode with PBR with Nortel Routers - > Websense in Cluster Mode -> Nortel Application Switches. Then Websense will have access to both ISP from the inside interface of of Cisco ASA. The inside network will have ISP Fail-over depends on the Cisco ASA.
Else, two internal network "DMZ" to be configured on the Cisco ASA, each internal network will have different IP Subnet. Then each Websense box will have connection from each DMZ. and behind the Websense, the Application Switches which will have access to each DMZ network to redirect the internal vLAN traffic.
I don't think it's possible to place this product in any of the scenarios, please let me know if you have any idea as I'm new to the WebSense Product and I total lack of knowledge of it can be deployed in a ver complex environment.
Much appreciate your corporation and response.
I would recommend taking a look at the Network Composer. It is an in-line appliance like the untangle device. It will install just on the inside of your firewall and function as a bridge. This will make deployment easy, as there are no proxy settings, route changes, gateway changes, etc. The benefit of this deployment over a WCCP deployment is that you will have reporting/visibility and control over all internet bound traffic. Whereas, with WCCP deployment (version 2) you will be limited to the re-direction of 6 ports/protocols. You can also install the Network Composer into a H/A environment to get redundancy if needed. If you need to provide content filtering for devices outside of the main location where the appliance is located there is also a solution for that. It will allow you to manage the rules and report on the mobile devices from the appliance located at your main location.
Another option would be filtering from a DNS Redirector cloud server - nothing to install/load on-site, no hardware dependency/integration.
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Take a look at Cyberoam (www.cyberoam.com) - it can replace your obsolete check-point, ISA etc.
Cyberoam can sit on your gateway or in-line to your existing equipment.
We have local offices in the Middle-east and local support. We have several top clients in the middle-east (several in Bahrain)
Let me know if you need more information.
The problem is the WebSense already purchased.. There is no point of going and purchase another product.. I'm looking and the features at the Cloud solution, I can see that it will be very difficult to manage specially if Internet Connection is not available..
Also, the .PAC file which is a must to have in the end user's machine, it will be very very difficult for us to maintain the .pac file for our 1500 students... What a bad decision.
It seems the simplest solution to this is to integrated to the Cisco ASA via WCCP and forgot about the WAN/ISP NLB / vLAN Redirection..
This is just the beginning, I will keep you updated with any progress.


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Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Windows.
Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Mac.
Hg Guest Repo
Extension for enterprises needing to handle modules and components
Use case:
Many products, multiple projects within those products, multiple developers within those projects, multiple branches per developer
Source code shared in a multiplicity of configurations
Third party code (possibly patched on some branches)
A given module may have multiple versions going into the same product
Hg subrepos do not handle the sharing of components well, due to the recursive merge from the top (super) repo and requirement to lock at a specific version.
Guestrepo's goal is to overcome these limitations.
The guestrepo extension does not change any existing Mercurial behavior. It only adds new commands.
To enable the extension after installing on Linux, add the following to your ~/.hgrc.
[extensions] guestrepo =
Windows users will have to specify
[extensions] guestrepo = c:\absolute\path\to\guestrepo
Guest repositories are administered using the two files .hgguestrepo and .hggrmapping. These files are in the INI format used by Mercurial.
Remote Paths
Each guest repository must have a remote path defined in the .hggrmapping file to successfully push or pull.
Remote paths are referenced by assigning a each path a unique name (visible only within the namespace of guestrepos).
The .hggrmapping file lists remote paths in the following INI format:
name = remote-path
If a remote repository is moved, the path referenced by a name can be updated to point to the new location.
Example .hggrmapping file:
remoteid = http://host/path/to/repo remoteid2 = /path/to/repo2
The .hggrmapping file used for any operation is the .hggrmapping file at the most recently committed head of the current branch. Using the most recent revision of the .hggrmapping file keeps the guests of previous revisions pointed to the correct location.
--local flag causes the .hggrmapping and .hgguestrepo file in the working directory
to be used.
The .hgguestrepo file defines guests by specifying three things:
- location: The location of the guest relative to the root of the parent repository.
- remote id: The name of a remote path defined in the .hggrmapping file.
- changeset id: A Mercurial identifier e.g., a tag, bookmark, changeset hash, branch, or other future identifier resolvable to a single changeset.
The .hgguestrepo file lists guest repositories in the following INI format:
location = remote-id changeset-id
Example .hgguestrepo file:
path/to/guest = remoteid csid path/to/other/guest = remoteid2 csid
If the the directory of the guest repository exists, it must contain a mercurial repository.
Setting up the shell
Guestrepos should be added to a single top-level repository that contains the .hgguestrepo and .hggrmapping files. This is known as the shell repository and is what will be cloned down by anyone wanting to work on a project using Guestrepos.
Creating a New Project Using Guestrepos
To create a new project, you first need to set up a shell repository.
cd shell hg init touch README
You now need to set up your .hgguestrepo and .hggrmapping files. To add an existing remote repository as a Guestrepo, it needs to be added to each of these files. The .hggrmapping file specifies the mapping between the remote repository and where it should be in relation to the shell repository.
For example:
echo "lib-python_interface = ssh://user@remote-host:/python/python_interface" > .hggrmapping
In this case, we are mapping the repository on the remote server to the local folder lib/python_interface.
Now we have set up the .hgguestrepo file with our mapping along with a branch or revision to point to:
echo "lib/python_interface = lib-python_interface default" > .hgguestrepo
A hg grpull command will now let you pull down the latest version of the lib-python_interface guestrepo that is on the server.
Converting a Project Using Subrepositories
If you are converting an existing project, then you already have a top-level repository to use as a shell. In this case, all you have to do is use the grconvert command to create the .hgguestrepo and .hggrmapping files from your existing .hgsub file.
Suppose you have the following structure for your repository
my_project/ .hg .hgsub .hgsubstate README super_library/
In this case, super_library is a subrepository as defined in the .hgsub file.
To convert this into a subrepository, simply run:
user@test_machine:/tmp/my_project$ hg grconvert Do not forget to add .hgguestrepo and .hggrmapping to the repository Verify that .hgguestrepo and .hggrmapping are correct before removing .hgsub and .hgsubstate
The .hggrmapping file should have the same mapping between your guestrepo and its remote path that is in the .hgsub file. Similarly, the .hgguestrepo file should have the same mapping along with the revision that the subrepo was pointing to.
To finish converting the repo,
hg add the .hgguestrepo and .hggrmapping
files to the shell repository and
hg rm the .hgsub and .hgsubstate
files and then commit.
All of the guestrepo commands should now work.
hg grpull [guestrepo...]
Pull each guest repo from the location specified in the mapping file. If any guest repo does not exist it is cloned and updated to the specified changeset id in the .hgguestrepo file. See sync for information on how guests are updated. A pull to an existing repo will not update.
Pull is run recursively on guest repositories.
hg grpush [OPTIONS] [guestrepo...]
Push each guest to the path specified in the mapping file.
Push is run recursively on guest repositories.
Passing the --local flag will use the .hggrmapping and .hgguestrepo files in the working directory even if they have been modified.
Push is normally optimized to check to see if there are any draft changesets before attempting to push to the remote repository. This can be overridden by the --all flag. The --local flag also overrides this behavior since it is might be necessary to push public changesets to a new repository.
hg grupdate [guestrepo...]
Update each guest repo to the changeset identifier in the .hgguestrepo file. The changeset identifier can be a branch, tag, changeset hex, bookmark, or any other identifier that can be given to Mercurial's update command.
A warning will be raised if a guest is updated to a branch with multiple heads.
Update is recursive. If the update operation adds a new guest, it is cloned to the newly added identifier.
Update will present an error and do nothing if there are local changes in any guest repository. This prevents the update from causing a merge with local changes.
hg grfreeze
The freeze command outputs the state of the guest repositories to the .hgguestrepo file. It uses same format as the .hgguestrepo file, but only outputs the absolute changeset hash.
"local_dir" = remoteid "changeset hash"
Freeze can be used to generate an .hgguestrepo file for a release:
$ hg branch Release $ hg grfreeze $ hg commit -m Release
Freeze can also save a .hgguestrepo to a particular file using the --file option:
$ hg grfreeze --file <output_file>
hg grstate
Print the exact changeset of all guests to stdout, as in .hgguestrepo.
The state command outputs the state of the guest repositories to standard out. It uses same format as the .hgguestrepo file, but only outputs the absolute changeset hash
State is essentially the freeze command directed to standard out rather than .hgguestrepo.
State takes an optional flag --json that prints the state of the guest repositories as a single JSON array. The schema is as follows:
[ { "id": "<value>", "path": "<value>", "remote_path": "<value>" } ]
hg grsummary
Summary presents a simple description of the state of the project: a column of subdirectories, followed by the branch of the current changeset, followed by the tags and bookmarks pointing to the current changeset, followed by a * if modified.
local_directory (branch) [tags] [bookmarks] [*current bookmark] [*]
Summary takes an optional flag --json that prints the summary of the guest repositories as a single JSON array. The schema is as follows:
[ { "path": "<value>", "remote_name": "<value>", "id": "<value>", "branch": "<value>" } ]
If present, the following keys are also valid in the schema
bookmarks tags current_bookmark changed
The absence of these keys in the JSON indicates that the guestrepo does not have any of these attributes.
hg grout
List the outgoing changes for all guestrepos.
hg grin
List the incoming changes for all guestrepos.
Error Handling
One of the key defects in the user experience of subrepositories is the invalid state that is occasionally maneuvered into and the requirement for a guru to fix the user's state. This wastes time. We claim it is better to have a globally inconsistent repository with the ability to return to a consistent state than a globally consistent and dysfunctional repository.
Errors parsing configuration files and resolving remote paths will cause guestrepo to abort before attempting any operations.
Errors that occur when operating on a guest repository do not cause other operations to be aborted. At the end of operation all errors are reported along with the current state of the repository and if it is 'sane' to use (i.e., not left in an an aborted operation state).
Errors will be displayed on standard error, and all errors cause a non-zero exit code.
The guestrepo extension has an option to use multiple threads to improve performance in I/O bound situations.
Unresponsive remote operations may cause guestrpo to hang indefinitely.
- Changeset identifiers in the .hgguestrepo file cannot contain spaces
- Convert script could be improved to allow both guestrepos and subrepos
- No warning on modified/uncommited guestrepo files
Mailing List
Logilab hosts a Guestrepo mailing list at:
Guestrepo: A Mercurial Extension for the managing of components
Copyright (C) 2012 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
Contact information:
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Kristen Wetherell is a writer, speaker and the Content Manager of Unlocking the Bible. She's married to Brad, loves exploring new places, enjoys cooking, and writes music in her spare time. Her desire is to glorify Jesus Christ and edify believers through the written word. Connect with Kristen at her website or on Twitter @KLWetherell.
Consider today that the Israelites could not even bear to hear God's awesome voice.
They begged of Moses, "Now therefore why should we die? For who is there of all flesh that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of fire as we have, and has still lived?" (Deuteronomy 6:25) They convinced Moses to be their advocate, and they returned to their tents.
Now consider the humility of Christ.
Despite His awesomeness, His perfect presence and His righteous holiness, He came to humanity. Christ had every right to stay in eternity, at the right hand of His Father. But He did not!
Consider that Christ bridged the gap between you and God.
When before they could not stand before God without dying, the people stood in the presence of Christ. They heard Him teach, rebuke, command miracles and bless. And how much do we stand in His presence because of His humility?
I am totally blown away by this truth today! His grace runs so deeply for you and for me starting with the humility of Christ.
What does this mean for your day? Does it motivate you to worship Him for His awesomeness? For His grace? For His utter humility for your sake?
For me, it cause for further consideration--and then celebration!


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Current Opportunities for professionals
Recommended to all professionals who counsel couples, including psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, family physicians, social workers, psychiatric nurses, pastors and clergy, and students training in these professions.
EFT Café
Webinar Guest Appearance
February 13, 2019
Core Skills 1&2
Warsaw, Poland
March 16-19, 2019
Psychotherapy Networker
Washington, DC
March 21-24, 2019
AIRM Workshop
New York, NY
May 3-4, 2019
Core Skills 3&4
Warsaw, Poland
June 28 - July 1, 2019
EFT Summer School
London, UK
July 3-6, 2019
EFT & Trauma Workshop
September 12-14, 2019
EFT & Trauma Workshop
Woodland, CA
October 18-19, 2019
EFT & Trauma Workshop
Wellesley, MA
November 8-9, 2019
On Vancouver Island?
There are no upcoming training opportunities for Vancouver Island. If you would like a particular type of training or workshop be sure to let us know!
ICEEFT certified training
Fundamentals of EFT
No knowledge of EFT required (Masters level training in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling or related field an asset). Participants will learn the theoretical underpinnings of EFT, as well as how to:
View marital distress from an attachment perspective
Assess couples' suitability for EFT
Work through the 9 steps of EFT
Elicit and work with emotion as it occurs in sessions
Shape key new interaction and bonding events
Work through blocks in therapy
The format provides participants with presentations of theory and clinical techniques, opportunities to work through experiential skills building exercises, view and discuss therapy-in-action video recordings, discuss specific cases, and observe live interviews.
* Dependent on couple being referred by a participant and appropriate screening by the trainers.
Core Skills
Advanced Training in EFT
Core Skills training consists of small groups (12-16 people) learning the skills essential to the practice of EFT. Participants are required to have completed an EFT externship.
The training takes place in a small group with a combination of didactic and experiential learning, as well as live demonstration sessions. Participants are encouraged to bring their own case material for discussion and illustration purposes. Participants interested in working toward EFT certification must be willing to present their own work through audio/videotape presentation, as well as transcript. Presentation of your work through video/audio presentation and transcript is one of the requirements for EFT certification.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: Participants are expected to have taken the 4-day Externship in EFT prior to taking the Core Skills Training in EFT. It is suggested that participants have read, The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Johnson, 2004).
One-on-One or Small Groups
Individual, pair, and group supervision are available by request. Drs. Campbell and Fairweather are registered Supervisors and Trainers with the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). They offer face to face supervision, as well as long-distance supervision.
Additional Training and workshops
Introductory Workshops
One or Two Day Introductory Workshops
Workshops are available as an introduction to EFT and can be specifically tailored to meet the needs of your organization, educational institution, or practice setting.
They are designed to help participants:
Understand marital/family distress from an attachment perspective
Identify specific interventions to help couples/families reprocess negative emotion and restructure negative interactions
Create powerful change events in therapy that foster a more secure bond between partners/family members
Address common impasses and difficult issues in marital/family therapy
Deal with specific populations/problems such as depression, trauma, grief, and/or chronic illness
For Experienced EFT Therapists
Drs. Campbell & Fairweather provide workshops, speak at seminars and provide training in advanced EFT topics around the globe. A full list of what's coming up is located at the top of this page under Current Opportunities.
Advanced Topics in EFT
Looking for a workshop or training opportunity that's not currently offered?
We all love living on Vancouver Island, and part of it's charm is the (relatively) small population as compared to major city centers. The downside is we have a hard time organizing a large enough group to do many types of training locally. If you are interesting in something specific, let us know! AND, if we can work together to get a large enough group, even better!
EFT externships and advanced core skills training are designed for mental health professionals and registrants will be required to declare their professional designation.


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I played in a three-day volleyball tournament last week. It was one of the most nerve-wracking, vomit-inducing things I've ever done.
Forget the cockroaches in my apartment. Forget the fish heads for lunch. Competitive volleyball is way more terrifying.
I was a little surprised my teammates asked me to play in the first place. These are the same people who banned me from the last tournament because I suck so bad. And it's not like I've improved that much since then (although, to my credit, I no longer duck and scream when the ball comes my way). Maybe they were just waiting to make sure I wouldn't publicly embarrass them before they invited me to play in a tournament.
Secretly, I was thrilled they wanted me to tag along. During the past three months, I've grown to like volleyball so much that it's now one of the highlights of my week. But I was about to learn that volleyball practice and a volleyball tournament are two very different things.
When I walked into the gym on the first day of the tournament, I felt like I had stepped into an alternate universe. I barely recognized the place. Everything looked so . . . professional. There were line judges and officials and score keepers. There were even spectators in the stands.
Six different teams were warming up at the same time, filling the gym with the sound of squeaking shoes and balls pounding against the floor. I watched as they practiced spiking the ball with such force and speed it looked like the hardwood floor would splinter into a million pieces.
I was in way over my head. I told my teammates that I'd rather just watch. But they insisted that I play. I couldn't argue with them. I mean, I wanted to argue with them but I couldn't because my Japanese is too limited to explain how I was feeling.
They told me I wouldn't be playing until the second game, which meant I had lots of time to sit around and get more and more nervous. Now, I've competed in countless swim meets and triathlons and I've always felt nervous before the gun went off but I've never felt the kind of anxiety I was feeling before I stepped on that volleyball court. I knew that if I screwed up I'd be letting down a whole team of people.
And if it's true that a team is as strong as its weakest link, well then I felt like a rusty paper clip trying to hold a chain of iron rings together.
By the time the second game rolled around, I was so nervous I wanted to throw up. But my teammates dragged me onto the court. I was told to stand in the back, to the left of the server.
I started to panic. I looked around wildly and yelled in Japanese, "Hajimete desu! Hajimete desu!" (It's my first time! It's my first time!). I wasn't trying to be funny but everyone started laughing. I didn't want them to think I was joking so I repeated it again, in an even more panic-stricken voice. But this only made them laugh harder.
The official seemed annoyed by me jumping around flapping my arms and yelling in Japanese so he blew the whistle long and hard to shut me up. Once everyone was quiet, he blew the whistle again and the game began.
I silently prayed for the ball not to come near me and for a while it didn't. But then we scored a few points and the other team scored a few points and before I knew it I had rotated from the back of the court to the front. I was inches away from the net, expected to "attack."
I knew that if the setter hit the ball my way I was supposed to jump and raise my hand over my head and hit the ball so it would land on the ground of the opposing court. But every time I tried to spike the ball in practice it usually ended up in the net. So instead of spiking the ball during the game, I decided to just make sure it ended up on the other side of the net.
Whenever the setter passed the ball to me, I simply pushed it over the net with my fingertips.
When it came time for me to serve, once again my goal was just to get the ball over the net. Fortunately, my first serve sailed over the net and dropped into the middle of the opposing court. Unfortunately, my second serve veered wildly to the right and hit the official in the head.
The set went on like that for what seemed like hours. When we finally won, I was more relieved than happy. I was even more relieved to find out that they only wanted me to play that one set during the entire three-day tournament. I guess it was sort of a token goodwill gesture.
I still like volleyball and I'm still looking forward to practice tomorrow night. But I don't think I'll be playing in any more tournaments any time soon. I'd rather stay home and kill cockroaches and eat fish heads.


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Triad Health Center offers a broad range of natural and alternative pain management therapies. We avoid surgery and pharmaceutical treatments by guiding patients through alternative pain management therapies that will promote the body's self-healing process. Alternative pain management treatments are more conservative and generally result in more effective, longer lasting, natural pain relief.There are two types of pain: acute pain and chronic pain. Acute pain can usually be traced back to a source, such as a strain or injury. Acute pain will subside after a natural healing process. By contrast, chronic pain does not go away. Chronic pain affects the nervous system and the immune system. Types of chronic pain include:
Chronic back pain
Herniated disc
TMJ or myofascial pain syndrome
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The Elephant Stables
The Elephant Stables is a beautiful colonial era bungalow on a hill overlooking Kandy. The property was originally constructed by Adigar Sir Cudah Ratwatte. Adigar Ratwatte was a Ceylonese, the first elected mayor of Kandy and the first person from Kandy to be awarded a knighthood from the British.
The Elephant Stables has been lovingly restored with a combination of original mid-century colonial furnishings and modern chic interiors that enable guests to feel the ambience of old Ceylon while enjoying all the luxuries of an exclusive boutique property.
The hotel is located only 10 minutes away from the historic Old Town area of Kandy but on a private road high on a hill giving amazing views of the mist covered Knuckles Mountain range in the distance.
Unlike many other luxury boutique hotels in Sri Lanka, The Elephant Stables welcomes families.
Things That Will Make You Go Wow!
▪ The architecture and interior design is gorgeous. A unique mix of Colonial themes with chic designer touches that works amazingly well.
▪ This is a fantastic place for experiencing Sri Lankan cuisine, and traditional 'Rice And Curry' meal options are highly rated.
▪ There are great views on all sides as the hotel is perched on a hilltop. The view from the front over the Matterhorn-like Hunas Falls and Knuckles Mountains is superb.
The Downside
▪ There are only 6 rooms and suites so it's a boutique hotel in the true sense of the word. It is therefore important to know that it does not have the facilities of a large resort hotel.
How Much Does It Cost To Stay There?
Approximately GBP 160 BB per room per night
Hotel Website
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How To Incorporate A Stay Into An Island Tour?
A stay here is already featured for those who request 'luxury' tour hotels on our featured tours that include Kandy.
If you wish to upgrade to this hotel during a featured tour, then simply let us know.
Activities And Excursions
▪ The hotel has a great collection of vintage and classic cars that are available for use by hotel guests. Sightseeing tours of Kandy are easily arranged in one of the vehicles. You can hire a selection of old Austins, a Morris 8 and even a Mini Moke – great for kids!
▪ The historic UNESCO World Heritage town centre of Kandy is a mere 10 minutes away. Here you can visit the Temple Of The Buddha's Tooth (recommended even for 'templed out' travellers) which is best visited during the evening pooja when the sound of the temple drummers and lighting of thousands of oil lamps makes this a highly atmospheric experience.
Nature Walk
A highly recommended guest house in a Kandy suburb on the fringes of the Royal Forbidden Forest of the ancient Kandyan Kings, so lots of monkeys and bird life everywhere. Exemplary service and attention to detail that delights budget travelers to Kandy.
The Kandy House
The beautifully renovated old manor house of one of Sri Lanka's most aristocratic families is now a superb boutique hotel combining masterful design touches with a mixture of colonial and Kandyan styles. Beautiful outdoor pool looking out over rice fields.http://www.thekandyhouse.com/
The Mansion
A colonial period mansion of the influential Nugawela family that was possibly the largest private residence of colonial era Ceylon. The place just has that 'wow' factor in abundance and still oozes with the same charm that attracted Hollywood stars like Gregory Peck.
Hotel Thilanka
A hotel that sprawls down a hillside with lovely views of Kandy Lake, especially from its new wing rooms. A good combination of comfort and affordability, as well as its location within easy walking distance of the town centre makes this a popular hotel.http://www.hotelthilanka.com
Serene Garden
A lovely little hotel located on Upper Lake Drive, overlooking the Kandy Lake and the Temple of the Tooth. Away from the hustle and bustle of Kandy, yet an easy walk into town. Beautiful views of Kandy can be seen from here too.
Cinnamon Citadel
Cinnamon Citadel is located on a bend of the Mahaweli River, the longest river in Sri Lanka. Unlike many other hotels at Kandy, it has the advantage of relative closeness to the city's main attractions. The Citadel has its own jetty for Boat Trips on the Mahaweli River.http://www.cinnamonhotels.com/CinnamonCitadelKandy.htm
Villa Rosa
A small luxury hotel perched on a hill above the Mahaweli River giving spectacular views of the forested river valley below and the distant Kandyan mountains. A combination of friendy, efficient management and great cuisine usually serves up a memorable stay.
Serendip Stone Bungalow
A unique bungalow at the edge of Kandy that has been thoughtfully renovated with some very stylish touches while keeping the colonial 'bungalow' ambience of yesteryear. There is a huge open air Jacuzzi at the back and friendly, personalized service.
Country Garden Resort
A unique bungalow at the edge of Kandy that has been thoughtfully renovated with some very stylish touches while keeping the colonial 'bungalow' ambience of yesteryear. There is a huge open air Jacuzzi at the back and friendly, personalized service.
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"We have returned from an excellent holiday in Sri Lanka.
Elephant Island Tours is a truly customer focused organisation.Our first connect was with Justin in the London Office. He listened carefully to understand our particular needs and apparitions. We were most impressed by his speed of reply, helpful suggestions and advice. The tour fulfilled all our needs. You cannot overestimate the importance of the first contact - Thank you Justin.
The shop window of your organisation was our driver guide Mahendra. He proved to be very knowledgeable and a brilliant driver. He quickly became our friend. He was so helpful in all ways He never let us down. The car was more than adequate for our needs and always clean - Thank you Mahendra."
BY: Tony Powell
"I have just returned from a 2 week holiday in Sri Lanka where I booked a 6 day overland tour through Elephant Island.
Absolutely faultless. The detailed itinerary put together by Amanda at EI incorporated absolutely everything we wanted to do and gave us a fantastic overview of Sri Lanka, its culture, its wildlife and its history.
Our driver Rohan was exceptional. He drove us with care, explained everything in detail and offered us numerous additional stops for activities such as elephant rides, a look around Kandy market and a trip to Nuwara Eliya. I would make sure, next time I go to Sri Lanka, that I had Rohan driving me around.
If you're going to Sri Lanka you MUST book through EI! The whole process was so smooth and ensured that I had the most amazing time in what is surely one of the world's most beautiful countries."
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Fish oil can be consumed from bottles but that could get messy, however the most commonly used way to take fish oil are the fish oil capsules. These capsules are made by a number of large companies which use oil extracted from fish like mackerel, cod, shark and many others.
We shall see in this article the various things to note when you are going to consume capsules made of fish oil. Also after you finish reading this article you will get complete information on what these capsules are made off and what could be the advantages and disadvantages of using them. You will get to know how to store the capsules as well.
To start with let us see the sources of fish that are used in making the fish oil capsules. When you are going to buy a certain brand of these capsules you should see where the company is located and where they get their share of fish. If the company gets fish from fishing areas where the sea is highly polluted then the fish oil can be contaminated and contain highly poisonous toxins. Make sure you are not eating contaminated fish oil tablets. The sources can easily be known from the company's websites or some information giving firms.
The second point to note is which fish has been used in making the fish oil capsules. Fish like cod, shark, and mackerel are used in making the oil. Some people have a natural allergy towards certain kinds of fish. It has been seen that people even have allergies towards salmon, such a common fish. If you consume capsules which are made of the oil from the allergic fish then you may fall into trouble. Check for the fish making the capsules.
The third and important point to note is the grades of purification that the fish oil capsules making company uses. The purification process has to be of the top most grades and only then these capsules will be considered beneficial to the body.
Making capsules from fish oil is not governed very well by authorities and you may get a lot of local capsules which may be cheap. These capsules should be purified and made with machines and not hands. Any kind of human touch will make them impure.
The fourth point to note is the quantity of DHA and EPA which is used in making the fish oil capsules. Both DHA and EPA are recommended for a healthy body but in the right quantities. The right quantities of EPA should be taken through these capsules.
The DHA quantity can vary as the DHA that is consumed gets converted to EPA but vice versa is not possible. The quantity of other ingredients inside these capsules can vary and are not required as well, but the right quantity of DHA and EPA should be noted before buying any new brand of the capsules made from fish oil.
The last and final point to make note of is the price of the fish oil capsules. When the brand name is big the prices at which these capsules are sold are also high. Do not fall for the very expensive capsules. Sometime the not so well known brands have the right category of capsules for you. These are inexpensive but not bad in quality.
The best way to know which brand is the best is by asking an expert like a doctor or dietician. You can also speak to the druggist and he knows which brand is recommended by doctors the most. The very expensive capsules can have the same ingredients like the not so expensive ones.
The fish oil capsules which are sold commonly are made from gelatin. These are called soft gel capsules. The gelatin used in making the soft gel capsules is derived from a product called collagen. This collagen is made from animal tissues and flesh. Some of the soft gel capsules are vegetarian and contain no animal fat in them. These soft gel capsules are very secure and can store the fish oil very well. However these should not be handled with hands for a long time. If that happens they may tend to take in finger marks and dirt from your hands can get transferred and stick to the capsules.
Some doctors recommend that instead of consuming fish oil capsules, one can take daily dosage of fish oil in the liquid form. This will give the correct quantity of omega 3 fatty acids to your body and help you get a good health. However when you consume the soft gel capsules you can protect the fish oil from light and UV light. These capsules will keep the ingredients along with the fish oil very well and prevent spilling and formation of free radicals.
These soft gel capsules can only spill the fish oil if they are pierced into with a needle or cut with a knife. The liquid oil is tasteless and can cause nausea due to the fishy smell. You can buy floured oil but that too is quite bad to smell. The capsules have no smell and hence can be swallowed fast with some water. They will disintegrate inside your stomach and the blood with dissolve the fish oil.
The soft gel fish oil capsules are a little costlier than the bottles of fish oil but they are the most convenient way of consuming the oil. You can carry a pack of these capsules with you when travelling but taking a bottle of the liquid when travelling will be difficult. The only thing which needs to be followed when you carry the soft gel capsules in your purse when travelling is that they do not get exposed to the sun.
Exposing them to the sun can melt them and harm the fish oil inside the capsules. The oil can turn bad and then create bad effects when you consume them. Hence when consuming fish oil capsules make sure you take this care and store them in a cool dark place.


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Of the 265 exhibitors attending this summer's Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association meeting here, close to 60 of them were representing corporations seeking to profit from the explosion of licensed products.
In 1994, $13 billion in retail sales were generated from corporate licensed products in the U.S. and Canada, while worldwide sales of all licensed goods reached $102 billion, according to The Licensing Letter. Only 15 years ago, $13 billion was the total revenue from all licensed products.
Industry watchers say this growth is "well outpacing" that of general business conditions and predict the numbers will continue to swell, especially in the corporate licensing segment.
"Corporations that have invested millions and millions are finally realizing the profitability of their products," said Murray Altchuler, the licensing association's executive director.
Borrowing a page from fashion and soft-drink company licensing tactics of the last decade, many companies are now trying to capitalize on their brands' images.
One of the most successful examples of this has been Harley-Davidson, which, in conjunction with the Beanstalk Group, a New York-based licensing agency, was recently recognized by LIMA for its brand extension work with bicycles.
"Harley-Davidson has a very strong image," said Michael Stone, co-chairman of the Beanstalk Group, who believes the merchandise and services available with the Harley name on it empower people to "embrace the mythology without owning a motorcycle."
Licensing also creates greater brand awareness, especially if a corporation would like to expand beyond a core product. "We try to build on the products we already have in-house and expand on that," said Lynn Krominga, president of licensing at Revlon, the cosmetics marketer that has licensed products in 12 categories.
Increasing awareness through licensing can have damaging results, though, if not handled carefully.
"Too much of what has been done with licensing-specifically corporate licensing-has been questionable as it relates back to the core business," said Allan Feldman, president of Leveraged Marketing Corp. of America.
Mr. Feldman pointed out there are many opportunities for confusing the customers who have been loyal to a brand, and when a corporation seeks to expand in a new direction it could have damaging results. "You just don't want to mess with the core group of consumers," he said.
Faberge, for example, recently introduced its "House of Faberge" collection of dishware, jewelry and other fine products with the image of the famous Faberge Eggs on them to resurrect the Faberge brand image circa 1900. However, 95 years later, the Faberge name is more commonly associated with mass market products like Brut men's cologne.
Mr. Stone and others said that they have yet to see a licensing failure impact a brand for long because of the "quiet" type of licensing corporations tend to do as opposed to that of most movies and other "loud" properties.
"When you get into products like these, you're really positioning your brand for a long life," said Carole Francesca, VP-licensing of Faberge. "It underscores everything you are doing for the long haul."


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'Pop-Up' exhibition of 19th Century Art
-By Donato Giancola
In case you had some extra cash lying around, or if not, then an afternoon to spend, Sotheby's has a wonderful collection of art on exhibit for a Fall auction this coming November 6th. Some of my favorites from browsing online are sampled below. While these works are pulled together for the needs of the auction, the overall abundance of quality turns this from a mere sales exhibit to a stunning show of 19th Century Art that rivals the collection from many museums!
I may see you early this week on the upper east side of Manhattan...
19th Century European Art Auction
New York City Exhibition Hours
Fri, 31 Oct 14 | 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM EDT
Sat, 01 Nov 14 | 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM EDT
Sun, 02 Nov 14 | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM EST
Mon, 03 Nov 14 | 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
Tue, 04 Nov 14 | 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
Wed, 05 Nov 14 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM EST
1334 York Avenue
New York 10021 US
Tel: 212 606 7000
First Look: Franz von Stuck's Die Sunde
Sotheby's November 6
auction of 19th Century European Art in New York brings together the very best examples by celebrated artists from this diverse collecting category. Highlights include discoveries such as Franz von Stuck's iconic symbolist masterpiece
Die Sünde
, as well as important Orientalist subjects by Ludwig Deutsch and Frederick Arthur Bridgman, and major paintings by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, Federico Zandomeneghi, Joaquín Sorolla, William Bouguereau and Jean Leon Gérôme, among others. A period life-sized Mannequin Articulé will also be offered, providing insight into the process of creation in a 19
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The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes had an origin similar to the NCSC. It was constituted as a separate Commission in 2004 following the amendment of Article 107 and insertion of Article 338A by the Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003. Before that, as mentioned above, monitoring of constitutional safeguards provided to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was done by a common body.
The composition, term, functions, powers and procedure for presentation of Reports in case of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) are similar to that of the NCSC. The constitutional and legal safeguards provided to Scheduled Tribes are also similar to those provided for SCs.
The NCST functions through six units which look after administration, coordination, socio-economic and educational development, service safeguards and atrocities related matters. The NCST has six regional offices which provide it with a regional perspective.
Functions of the Commission
1. To investigate & Monitor matters relating to Safeguards provided for STs under the Constitution or under other laws or under Govt. Order, to evaluate the working of such Safeguards.
2. To inquire into specific complaints relating to Rights & Safeguards of STs;
3. To participate and advise in the Planning Process relating to Socio-economic development of STs, and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union and any State;
4. To submit report to the President annually and at such other times as the Commission may deem fit, upon/ working of Safeguards, Measures required for effective implementation of Programmers/ Schemes relating to Welfare and Socio-economic development of STs;
5. To discharge such other functions in relation to STs as the President may, subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament, by rule specify;
6. The Commission would also discharge the following other functions in relation to the protection, welfare and development & advancement of the Scheduled Tribes, namely:-
• Measures that need to be taken over conferring ownership rights in respect of minor forest produce to the Scheduled Tribes living in forest areas.
• Measures to be taken to safeguard rights to the Tribal Communities over mineral resources, water resources etc. as per law.
• Measures to be taken for the development of tribals and to work for move viable livelihood strategies.
• Measures to be taken to improve the efficacy of relief and rehabilitation measures for tribal groups displaced by development projects.
• Measures to be taken to prevent alienation of tribal people from land and to effectively rehabilitate such people in whose case alienation has already taken place.
• Measures to be taken to elicit maximum cooperation and involvement of Tribal Communities for protecting forests and undertaking social afforestation.
• Measures to be taken to ensure full implementation of the Provisions of Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (40 of 1996).
• Measures to be taken to reduce and ultimately eliminate the practice of shifting cultivation by Tribals that lead to their continuous disempowerment and degradation of land and the environment
Socio-economic Development of Scheduled Tribes
For the Socio-economic and overall development of the Tribal people, special provisions and safeguards have been provided in the Constitution of India and some initiative have also been taken by the Government of India, including Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) strategy. The Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) strategy was aimed for the rapid socio-economic development of tribal people. The funds provided under the Tribal Sub Plan of the State have to be at least equal in proportion to the ST population of each State or UTs. Similarly Central Ministries/Departments are also required to earmark funds out of their budget for the Tribal Sub-Plan. As per guidelines issued by the Planning Commission, the Tribal Sub Plan funds are to be non-divertible and non-lapsable. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is vested with the duty to participate and advise in the planning process of socio-economic development of STs, and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union and any State.
Practice question:
1. As a civil court, which of the following powers are available to the NCST?
1. Summon and enforce attendance of any person and examine on oath
2. Discovery & production of any documents
3. Requisition any public record or copy thereof from any court or office
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) All
Ans: d
Exp: For Investigation and Inquiry, the Commission is vested with powers of a civil court having authority to:
• Summon and enforce attendance of any person and examine on oath;
• Discovery & production of any documents;
• Receive evidence on affidavits;
• Requisition any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
• Issue Commissions for examination of witnesses and documents; and
• Any matter which President, by rule, may determine.


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#14: At the West Friesland parade in Schagen (Holland), tradition is kept alive. I love this one because the little girl's excitement is so evident. (July 2013)
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Top 20 Photos of 2013 -- #14
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The lady looks like she's saying, "keep in line now, dear" haha! Nice photoReplyDeleteReplies
Haha--doesn't she? :D Thanks!Delete
Beautiful traditional costumes.. Keeps their roots alive..ReplyDeleteReplies
I love them, too! I should make a post dedicated to this parade; I got some pretty good portraits, and some of the dresses were spectacular. Thanks for the visit!Delete
Lovely costumes.ReplyDelete
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