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It's an ambitious goal: Aligning 10,000 volunteers to sew more than 5 million medical-grade masks for frontline health workers in the battle against the global coronavirus pandemic.
That's exactly why Tony Finau is joining forces with ProjectProtect.
In conjunction with Intermountain Healthcare, University of Utah Health and Latter-day Saint Charities in Utah, ProjectProtect aims to assist those who need personal protective equipment to combat COVID-19.
Organizers says it's shaping up to be the largest Utah-based volunteer effort since the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
"It means everything to us," Finau said. "We wanted to get involved in the most meaningful way possible in our community. Our attention turned to helping those on the frontlines as I felt like the utmost importance at this time and during this pandemic. This ProjectProtect was the perfect initiative to support and to help, so it means everything for me and our foundation to be involved in this capacity to know that we are doing our part as a community, and putting our best foot forward as a community is a big deal."
ProjectProtect also aims to produce more than 50,000 face shields as well as reusable isolation gowns.
ProjectProtect says: "The Relief Society organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has tapped into its network of thousands of volunteers from around the world."
"My eyes have truly been opened to this whole pandemic, but to who the true heroes are during this time," Finau said. "Not only today, but every day. Those on the frontlines are saving lives every single day, and we owe it to them as a community to do our part now."


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A Royal Suite Home Furnishings
A Royal Suite Home Furnishings will be a participating vendor in Santa Clarita's KHTS Home and Garden Show and Emergency Expo at the Valencia Hyatt on April 25th and 26th. A family-owned business since 1978, this company is dedicated to providing the finest bedroom furniture and home furniture at the best prices. This home furnishing store has a lot to offer Santa Clarita residents from a variety of furniture ranging from youth bed frames to occasional tables and sofas.
A Royal Suite offers local warehouse space eligible for free pickup so customers don't have to drive hundreds of miles for the furnishing of their dreams. They provide easy Lay-A-Way options and express delivery. Their furnishings are American made and they have trained sales associates that will help you find the best fit for your home and your personal style. A Royal Suite of Santa Clarita works hard to keep the family atmosphere alive.
Click Here for a list of exhibitors for the 2015 Santa Clarita Home and Garden Show.
A Royal Suite Home Furnishings Pride Themselves In Matching Or Beating Any Competitor's Verifiable Price
The company helps service a variety of customers providing many different financing plans to fit any budget. Some plans range from 12-48 months with no interest. They provide no credit check and a 90 day option.
Their products feature many distributors including New Classic home furnishing, Furniture Traditions, Whittier Wood, Jonathan Louis, and Parker House furniture. They feature Leggett and Platt the leading and most trusted adjustable bed manufacturer in the industry. A Royal Suite Home Furnishing has the lowest prices and they pride themselves to match or beat any competitor's verifiable price on any same in stock item. Along with furniture they also have a wide selection of premiere mattresses so their customers will be ensured the best sleep; they even have a section on their website explaining the importance of good sleep. No matter your style, A Royal Suite Home Furnishing offers designs and furniture for everyone. Guaranteed great customer service there is also a link on their website for you to fill out a quick survey and provide your personal feedback.
A Royal Suite Home Furnishing recently opened a new location, located at 26536 Carl Boyer Drive open Monday-Friday from 9am-8pm and Saturday 9am-7pm and Sunday 9am-6pm. For more information or concerns please visit www.aroyalsuite.com or call 661 259 7000.
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Vienna is one of Europe's great cultural capitals. Home to Habsburg palaces, the Secession and other Jugendstil and early modernist buildings,and once the residence of Freud,Klimt, Schiele,Mahler,Schönberg,Mozart,Strauss and yes, Hitler too. Youcan'twander the streets here without being continuously confronted by history.To paraphrase Tony Blair,on a visit here youdo feel the hand of history on your shoulder, guiding you along the city's winding streets.
The old centre of the city is a labyrinth of cobbled streets,where flakers – the traditional Viennese horse and cart – clip-clop along, showing tourists the major sights.Once,old city walls,built after the Turkish siege of 1683,surrounded this area,but in 1857 the Emperor Franz Josef I ordered their demolition,because the Ottoman threatwas receding. In its place,he built the Ringstraße, a U-shaped series of imperial boulevards which,together with the Danube Canal, encircle the city. Twelve major public buildings were built along the route,including the Hofburg Gardens,Rathaus, Parlament and major museums.
A couple of steps on from the Staatsoper (Vienna's State Opera House and the first landmark building to be erected along the Ringstraße) are the two hotels I was to stay in.Standing almost opposite each other,they share the most exclusive of addresses. South from here is Karlsplatz,a park that looks onto Karlskirche, the finest of the city's Baroque churches,whose Italianate dome dominates the skyline.Running north,the main shopping street of Kärntner Straße leads directly into Stephansplatz, the main city square,dominated itself by Stephansdom,the towering cathedral that dates back to 1304.
The Grand Hotel,on the north side of the Ringstraße,was first opened in 1870,and has long stood as one of the city's most prestigious and popular places to stay.No wonder it is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.Reopened in 1994 after a period of renovation, the hotel is decorated and furnished in the style of the Belle Époque,a golden age for the European upper classes that ran through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The decor echoes that era in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A large chandelier hangs above the lobby, a large opulent space with a bar at one end and reception desks at the other.Directly ahead of the doorway,stairs run up to the first floor,a mezzanine looking over the lobby,with one of four restaurants at one end.The best of the restaurants,Le Ciel, is found on the seventh floor,overlooking Vienna's rooftops and serving French and Viennese cuisine.
Of note also is Unkai,a sushi bar on the ground floor. Staff here were very polite, if a little cold,and quite professional, although Iwas left to find my room by myself: not something I expected,in all this opulence. And on arriving atmy suite,one of 30 (there are a further 175 standard,but still elegant, rooms),having a porter would have been very useful:Austrian radio was blaring out,and it took me several moments before I could work out from where.There was no sign of a television or radio in the room.
No, the German-language chatshow came out of the telephone. It took me some time to figure out how to turn the wretched thing off and enjoy the subsequent tranquillity of the room. I suspect though,that the staff leave the radio on so you discover the phone's other functions.While trying to master its buttons and kill the radio show, I had managed to phone room service,turn on the tv hidden in an antique-style cabinet,flash on and off a number of lamps and lights,and make the blinds – trapped inside the double-glazed windows – go up and down several times.I may also have increased the room temperature,though I can't be sure if thatwas justme.
This sort of technology,as much as I like it in the right places, means nothing to me in a room such as this. Such a classically furnished room should be managed by the guest in a no-fuss manner.Other than that small annoyance,everything else was done perfectly,though it did feel a little tired.The furniture,as beautiful as it is,was worn and frayed,and the bathroom,despite twin sinks,did not have a stand-alone shower,limiting you to standing in the bath.
Perhaps I was less impressed with The Grand Hotel due to my earlier stay atThe Ring,on the south side of the road.It celebrated its first anniversary since opening in November,and felt fresh, clean and contemporary.Behind the historical façade,the lobby was a much smaller and more modest affair than atThe Grand. Decorated in browns and beiges,comfortable sofas were picked out in green,and a computer sat unobtrusively in the corner, available for guests to browse the web.Friendly,happy staff were keen to greet me and,after reaching my room (also unaccompanied, but due to the hotel's contemporary nature, this felt more acceptible),a porter swiftly arrived bearing a fresh plate of fruit and ready to answer any questions I might have had.
There were 68 rooms and suites here. I stayed in the X-Ordinary, their top room category,which felt a little like a suite itself. Asofa at one end looked at a plasma-screen tv in the middle,which spun around to face the bed at the other end.The tv also allowed web access, radio,and music on demand from a large library.The sound could also be sent through to the bathroom,which had its own volume control.Such services are simple to use and a good solution to problems that you didn't know existed before,but were glad they had fixed.And they left you able to draw the curtains by hand. Up on the seventh floor,gym machines looked over the city skyline, and the small spa had both a steam room and sauna,fitted with an oval window framing the Karlskirche in the distance.Quite a place to relax.A shame,though,that there was no pool.
Downstairs,the quiet restaurant served classic dishes in a nicely modern setting. Deepset windows prevented traffic noise from disturbing the atmosphere,though every now and then there was the rumble of a passing tram – which in fact added to the ambience.There was something simply romantic about it.The only flaw was the slightly weedy chairs among the chunky tables, slightly reminiscent of aNovotel.
Ultimately,though,it's The Ring for me,a cool,fresh place to unwind after a day's sightseeing in this historic city.


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In today's new normal, people are having difficulty disciplining themselves in doing their tasks. No more alarms, no more office rules to adhere, and reduced micromanagement from your boss give most employees the freedom to work. However, without structure, workers and even students experience procrastination. Here are some helpful ways to improve your time management at home.
Time blocking improves time management at home
Learn to plan your schedule for the upcoming days. Time blocking is a method wherein you can divide your schedule into blocks of time. A To-do list may help you to be reminded of the tasks you need to do. But with time blocking, it enhances the time you allot in doing a specific task.
Since you already set a certain task to that specific time frame, it is difficult for you to multi-task or even commit to other responsibilities that can affect your productivity and focus. This type of method helps you to prioritize deep works—tasks that need more focus, and setting shallow tasks when your energy dips during the day.
Time blocking allows you to focus at one task at a time making you 80% more productive.
Different Types of Time Blocking
Task Batching
Task batching is a practice of time blocking wherein you group similar tasks within a day to avoid interruptions. By this, you can identify tasks that are shallow and deep.
"Switching between various tasks can make projects take up to 50% longer to complete. Instead, it's best to focus on a single batch of similar tasks," John Media, author of the Brain Rules, stated.
Day Theming
Day theming primes your mind what you need to do for that specific day. It helps you to do things based on importance, According to Blue Key," by assigning goal themes to each workday and then relating a task to its daily theme, we can see which tasks are important specifically to that day's theme".
This method is helpful if you are doing group projects. This can help you to be progressive since you and your team are in sync even you are physically apart.
With this type of list, this does not only improve your time management but also helps you to declutter your mind to execute essential tasks.


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Another old film in new colors 4K, a musical drama about the famous American. start movie 4k download from the link below. A classic film about the famous American musician and sex symbol Jim Morrison, his legendary band Dorz and the glorious sixties. These were years of unprecedented desire for freedom and stunning popularity of rock and roll.
His idols were erected on a pedestal, they were worshiped and imitated. "Dorz" and their relaxed, intoxicating music became the symbol of a generation.
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Riders on the Storm …
I knew about the existence of the film about the cult rock band "The Doors" and its legendary leader Jim Morrison a long time ago, but decided to watch it only after my friend recommended it to me. I watched and the film even exceeded all my expectations.
Honestly, when I started watching Dorz for the first time late at night, I felt bored and I postponed watching this Oliver Stone creation until better times. These times came a day later, and afterwards I was literally amazed …
The film by the famous Âbiographer Oliver Stone is the story of the rise and fall of the legendary ÂDoors, the story of the ÂKing of Rock and Roll Jimmy Morrison – the symbol of his era and the symbol of uncontrollable human self-destruction. Against the backdrop of the insane 60s, the fate of the main character, who became the Âhero of his time, the living God on Earth for millions of people, unfolds.
First of all, this is a monumental film about an entire epoch, and this is Stone's main feature: against the background of a gigantic maelstrom of life, against the background of a myriad of human lives, the director did what he did not succeed and close in ÂAlexander – did not lose the personality of the main character . With every minute of viewing, we plunge into the depths of the mysterious soul of the King of Lizards – Jimmy Morrison, we plunge into the world of narcotic delirium, chaos and vice; gradually, along with Jim, we descend down a sloping, reaching the very bottom of the underworld.
Let some of the storylines and suffered as a result of the scale of the action (for example, the love story of Jim and Pam), but given the difficulty of creating such a film, this can hardly be called a gross miscalculation.
Another merit of Stone is the re-creation of the amazing atmosphere of the 1960s – the era of free love, mild narcotic intoxication, sexual and spiritual emancipation – the hippie era. Plunging into the action of the film, as if you yourself become a part of this amazing era, you live and breathe the intoxicating air of freedom.
Many people like to compare ÂDoors with another cult film – ÂSid and Nancy, and Val Kilmer with Gary Oldman. Yes, both great actors played their roles of Jimmy Morrison and Sid Vicious simply flawlessly (moreover, I think that Sid Vichees was even more difficult for Oldman to play because of the greater "singularity" and "originality" of Viches himself, but I liked Morrison himself much more. Jim is a much more Âdeep character in the spiritual sense, and the director and the writers rightly placed accents in Dorz.
The only thing I didnÂt like much about the film was the scene of MorrisonÂs death. Well, you could still remove this scene with some deliberate tragedy, pathos, or something. As a result, at this moment, there appeared a certain semblance of a dry newsreel, practically without a plot connection with previous events.
But these are all the little things that do not personally interfere with me to consider this film a masterpiece. And even if not all the scenes are 100% true, if not without errors, and the rest of the band members are frantic – I donÂt care. Creating such a complex film could not go absolutely perfectly, and all these little things can be understood and forgive. And in general, it was a requiem for the great man Jim Morrison, it was a film about him, and not about Manzarek, Danzmore or someone else. So just turn away from all sorts of little things and enjoy a really great movie about a legendary man – Jim Morrison.
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Amara Marketing for Airlines
Amara is a company of integral marketing projects for the technology and tourism sectors. For over 14 years we've been contributing to the progress of these sectors. Because we are passionate about it.
We work with our customers to develop solutions that range from strategic planning and development of actions to be executed, to the planning design and execution of actions.
To ensure the success of all projects, we rely on different work methodologies, to simplify and be more flexible, making our customers and our professional team closer, for the final result to fit the needs better.
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Home in Waterford fetches $166K
A 1,584-square-foot house in Waterford has changed hands. The property at 193 Bartal Court was sold in June 2019. The $165,900 purchase price works out to $105 per square foot, which is above the Waterford median of $96. The square footage value is a general guide for the area and does not necessarily indicate if the purchase price was too high or low.
These nearby houses have also recently been sold:
- A 1,765-square-foot home at 322 Carl Hasselhan Drive sold in May for $239,000, a price per square foot of $135.
- A 2,026-square-foot home at 36 Wakefield Road sold in May for $203,500, a price per square foot of $100.
- A 1,360-square-foot home at 11 Windingbrook Court sold in May for $155,000, a price per square foot of $114.
So far this year, 112 houses have sold in Waterford, where the median sales price is $147,000.
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Senior Recruitment Consultant
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Overview - "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success".
Here at LHi, we are a 'top 100 companies to work for' recruitment business, making strides globally across our 4 specialist brands. We are opening our arms to an innovative and energetic recruiter to support the growth of our technology brand, Lawrence Harvey in a developing and lucrative region of Bavaria. Christian is an inspirational leader, leading our Munich office to 'Team of the Year' 2018. We have made several key hires in the last 3 months to grow our internationally renowned brand and continue the growth of the group! We are looking to compliment the experience we have with consultants who are self motivated, strong personalities and looking to develop their careers to lead our reputation in exciting times for the business!
The Role -
This brand specifically has been our recognised brand (over 16 years), making it the hottest brand in the Group. We are all about career development, here at LHi, offering external management, weekly mentor sessions and opportunities to mentor your own consultants from senior consultant level. This recruitment role will suit a tenacious and target driven recruiter who is looking to step into a leadership role in the future. Do you have a minimum of 12 months experience in a full lifecycle recruitment role? Are you career driven, constant with delivering results, recruit with a professional but candour approach? Does the prospect of growing your own team / leading a brand excite you? Let's have a chat!
Following in the footsteps of several of our globe offices, our Munich has taken full advantage of the emerging 'tech boom' in Bavaria. You will be working with clients within Data, Analytics, and development areas. Using our relationships with industry leaders in mixture of permanent & contract work. Taking advantage of our strong reputation in the market, extensive PSL coverage, growing new business and adding value to our existing clients is the minimum expectation.
Benefits and incentives -
Relocation offers
Private health care
Competitive salaries
Access to a leadership coach and training
Unique company culture
Up to 40% commission
Team override on team as well as personal revenue
Quarterly trips; (Bahamas, Mexico & Alps)
The Company -
LHi Group are proud to be a 'Sunday Times Top 100 company to work for', with growth of 40% in 2017 and nearly doubled again this year. Turnover is on a steady increase to over €54million in 2018. The news of our newly opened Austin TX and Bristol, UK offices has furthered our global reach with footprints in New York, Santa Monica, London, Manchester & Paris.
In the heart of the city, easily accessible from public transport links. The office won the prestige 'Office of the Year' award at our European conference 2018, therefore, you are joining at a great time! Celebrating a relaxed but driven attitude towards results, whether it's a deal or new business win, we are an office that celebrates as a collective! LHi Group are experiencing exponential growth and having sales records being smashed every month! As part of this rapidly growing business an experienced consultant can realistically expect to progress to Management level within 18 months.
Applications will be taken in the strictest of confidence and a discreet response will be proved - Contact - James Westwood on +44 20 39 29 59 37 / / www.linkedin.com/in/james-westwood-51b08260/
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Black and gold always remind me of Sam Sparro and his incredibly dapper choreography. One of the very reason which makes it a no-brainer to pick this precious gold shourouk out of many dazzling items Lyla offers. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, this is it!
Midweek suspension. Complemented this entire black and white ensemble with a hint of silver and hope – wishbone necklace c/o Xanna Reis. School girl, or is it Halloween appropriate?
H&M mesh top / ZARA jeans / LOVISA jewellery / RAYBAN aviators
I've never been a huge fan of jeans until recently.. especially with them cuffed. Contrast soft mesh with metal hardware, cuff your jeans and throw on a pair of sneakers. Fuss-free!
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The 12th of March 1968 was a landmark in our history. It was the day when our parents had shaken off the shackles of British colonial yoke. We were a group of friends at Champs de Mars full of hope and optimism in the bloom of our youth celebrating the first flag hoisting ceremony. Mauritius had a tryst with destiny on that day.
It was with a deep sense of joy, patriotism and pride that we witnessed the quadricolour flag hoisted to the mast and to hear our national anthem sung in a chorus. SSR, the Father of the Nation and Sir John Shaw Rennie, the last Governor, were the privileged actors at the flagstaff at this historic moment marking this period of transition. A new era has dawned for us.
It marked the end of the British Raj in Mauritius and the birth of our nation. In those days, our politicians were the cynosures of all eyes. They were the harbingers of freedom and messiahs of hope. Despite the ups and downs since then, our politicians, those freedom fighters, as a class have achieved a colossal task that they can be proud of.
They have liberated the country from shameless colonial domination and sheer exploitation. They were the crusaders of democracy and they have initiated and spurred development. They have ushered our country into modernity by unleashing the latent energies and by engineering social mobility. They have helped to tap large and growing pools of trained manpower, which is the envy of many African states.
Are we worthy to be called the descendants of those who have braved the dark forces of evil and who have sacrificed their lives for their country? A priceless legacy was bequeathed to us. SSR will go down in history as the architect and as the Father of the Nation.
The struggle for independence was an epic one against a background of intoxicating campaign of doubts, fear and blatant lies distilled by the dark reactionary forces. The country was compartmentalized in terms of ethnicity. Against this were grafted communal riots that erupted first at Trois Boutiques with the death of an innocent cyclist, Robert Brousse. It flared into Port Louis and across the country.
The inflammatory campaign of All Mauritius Hindu Congress of Premchand Dabee and Varma to combat PMSD added fuel to the fire. The country was on its knees. British soldiers, the King Shropshire Light Infantry, had to be dispatched from Singapore to restore law and order.
Port Louis was under curfew. Bleak days lay ahead of us. We were at a loss. We were a generation of swinging sixties having a bright hope for our country. We were on the threshold of employment. But our future was bleak. Many of my classmates abandoned their studies and went for a nursing career in Great Britain.
V. S. Naipaul wrote scornfully in one of his books, "The Overcrowded Baracoon" about the miseries of the people. Life was very difficult in those days. Prophets of doom and gloom including eminent economists forecast our financial collapse after Independence.
Famine, poverty and unemployment would stare at us in the face. Our economy in those days was based on a monocrop and we relied entirely on 10, Downing Street, for our survival. Coupled with it was the filthy campaign of PMSD instilling fear, doubts and uncertainty, especially among the minorities with the spectre of a Hindu hegemony.
The gap between towns and villages was conspicuous. People had a tough life, as there was no running tap-water at home. Thatched houses were a common sight and ox-carts were the only means of transport. Only a handful of affluent people possessed a private car. Poverty and unemployment were rampant.
The role played by 'La Boutik Sinoi' (Chinese shops) should not be underestimated. One generation was coolie or slave but after three generations, their descendants have become Prime Minister, Ministers, tycoons or barristers. Social mobility has been achieved through the tool of education.
Our aspiration was to work and to get a place under the sun to contribute to the advancement of the country. The only field offering employment was teaching. In those days private colleges were mushrooming in every nook and corner of the island. We had a noble vision of our country. We dreamed of an "île Maurice meilleure."
Today, Mauritius stands as the envy of many African states. It is the rags-to-riches success story. It has not known any coup, yet Governments have come and gone. We have a vibrant democracy with free and fair elections being held every five years, as enshrined in our Constitution.
Even in our wildest dreams, we would never have imagined that we would have known such economic miracle. During the 50 years following Independence, the country has weathered many a storm and has braved the different odds thanks to the resilience, perseverance, hard work and stoicism of one and all.
Mauritius has metamorphosed beyond recognition. Many a time, when I would meet tourists on a cruise or a trip, they would express utter disbelief when I would inform them that my country provides free education, free transport to seniors and students, free medical care and facilities, old-age pensions to one and all, social securities to the needy and hardship cases, and grants subsidies on rice and flour. They wonder how our country, which is an imperceptible dot in the Indian Ocean having no natural resources, obtains so much money to lubricate such services.
Changes are so rapid that sometimes we find it hard to adapt ourselves to such innovations. Materialism has gained the upper hand on spirituality. Money has become the new God. To obtain easy money at all costs has become an obsession. This is the reverse of the coin.
There is a price to pay for our comfort and luxury. Hardly a day goes by without heinous crimes. Have we become more evil-minded? How can law and order degenerate into misrule of law? I leave it to the readers to draw their conclusions.
We are true Mauritians when we are abroad. The chord of our heart vibrates and we feel a goose lump when we hear someone speaking in Creole in Oxford Street, Tien Anmen Square, Champs Elysées, Connaught Place, Time Square or Yonge Street. Yet, when we return home, we think in terms of communities, castes or social groups. We cloister ourselves into clans, castes or communities As long as this mindset is pervasive among us, we are bound to go towards backwardness and ghettoisation.
Patriotism becomes a myth. After 50 years of Independence, we find that communalism or racism has become more rampant than ever in our daily life. Politicians are more than sinners. They fan communal divisions to stay in power. "Khoon ke khoon, Malbars nou pa oule, Chaque zacots protez so montagne, communalisme scientifique," are all recipes concocted by politicians to catch more votes so as to stay in power. The Constitution itself is ethnicised and in this context, how do you want to build nationhood? It is all a dream, nay a myth.
After 50 years of Independence, Mauritius has dived more into ethnic politics. "Donne to la main prend mo la main" is good to lull us more into deep slumber. In reality, communalism is more present than it was 50 years ago. We witness radicalization of our society. We have a lot to learn from our neighbours in the sister- island of Reunion or surprisingly even from Rodrigues.
We have abolished communal football matches but we still celebrate communally our laureates. In certain areas of residence (the 'cités' or high-rise flats), we have complete ghettoisation of certain communities, the concentration of one community and yet we flex our muscles and say that we want to emulate Singapore.
Our religious festivals divide us more than they unite. One thing for sure, no community can live in utter isolation. We need one another to live in harmony and peaceful co-existence. Communal tensions will benefit no one on this island. We must value it more preciously than anything else. Do not allow politicians to divide us or manipulate us for their ends!
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Palm Tree Trimming & Palm Tree Removal
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In Lake Worth, people have many species of trees in their yards, so you will be able to see many different trees without having to go to a forest or something similar. However, there's one tree that is very popular in the city and you will see planted in many avenues and streets: palm trees.
The palm tree is one of the trees that most people in Lake Worth decide to have because they don't drop too many leaves and they are usually easier to take care of. Besides, they add a tropical vibe to the city in general.
Now, if you are thinking about planting one, you need to know that even though they are easy to take care of, they also need to be trimmed periodically in order to be in good shape. Many homeowners ignore this because they think, "well, they don't have many leaves and their shape is the same all the time", but a tree's condition will always improve when you take care of it properly, and that includes trimming it.
Therefore, you need to keep in mind that you still need to trim your palm tree when you notice it has many dead and broken branches or it's losing its shape.
Trimming a palm tree isn't something you can't do alone. Let's be honest, trimming a tree with many leaves and branches is difficult, imagine trying to trim one you can't reach so easily.
Therefore, always employ someone that can go to your property and carry out this task for you. Make sure that the person you employ is doing the task correctly and isn't damaging your palm tree.
Many companies in Lake Worth included this service along with palm tree removal because they know many people have this tree in their yards. However, not all of them know how to trim or remove a palm tree properly.
If you want a company that has experience carrying out this task in palm trees, consider Lake Worth Tree Trimming and Tree Removal Services. We will travel to your property, it doesn't matter in which area of Lake Worth you live, and take care of your trees without problems. Therefore, don't hesitate to contact us if you want the best results.
You can access these services when you consider and employ us:
Tree trimming
Stump grinding and removal
Tree pruning
Palm Tree Trimming & Palm Tree Removal
Emergency tree removal
Deep Root Injection
Tree cabling and bracing
Residential tree services
Commercial tree services
Land clearing
We can also assess your tree and help you determine if it is suffering any disease and what's the best outcome. When you entrust us your trees, you can rest assured that they are in the best hands.
Here is a list of our tree services you can get at Lake Worth Tree Trimming and Tree Removal Services:
1) Tree Removal
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Florence, OT III, ex public of Paris Org, CC Paris & St-Hill UK, leaves the Church of Scientology
From the South African Independent Scientology blog, Scientologists getting back in comm:
Another OT walks out the door
From the South African Independent Scientology blog, Scientologists getting back in comm:
Another OT walks out the door
As you all know this is a very proudly South African blog but we are so pleased to bring you this story from France. She has left the church and walked into the sunshine. And our community played a part in her journey. She said this in an email to ScnAfrica: "I have a look on your site every day. The freedom of expression and the compassionate comments are heart-warming. It really helped me to go through a true process, starting from feeling muzzled and alone to being informed, responsible and confident. So I thank you so much!!! Via the various posts and viewpoints I have been able to evolve in my emotions and thoughts and memories, allowing me to as-is and take full responsibility. I could realise also that due to my very firm and "obstinate" integrity I have been protected from a lot of "balls-up" and despite my light training and old auditing level I will recover soon!!! So THANKS to all participants to that blog."
"Back in Comm". It's a hell of thing!
Here's her letter:
Official withdrawal from Church of Scn
by Florence, OT III, ex public of Paris Org, CC Paris & St-Hill UK
My daughter, staff in Brussels Ideal Org, has recently disconnected from me, because I told her in September that I don't intend to come back onto official church lines for services and, maybe some day in the future, I would possibly take services in an independent group – so called "squirrel"?.
She actually disconnected because I prefer my integrity and refuse to submit to an emotional blackmail of whether I can see my child and grand-children or not.
To me it sounds like a false condition assignment and a violation of the down-to-earth "Way to happiness".
So there remains no reason not to publicly announce my continuous and increasing disagreement with what the official Church of Scientology has become: MEST oriented, putting forward elitism based on money, removing valuable LRH highly trained auditors and C/S and buddies (what is the real intention?), introducing distortions in LRH technology, leadership taken on by a new self appointed "source" and destructing all the measures taken by LRH in order to prevent the possession of Scientology by a single person, harassment of dedicated staff members, suppression of the freedom to talk freely and get informed, misuse of ethics leading the public to PTSness, length of the New bridge, which produces far less auditors and real OTs than before, reporting of false stats leading staffs and public to believe that Scientology is expanding, bad use of PR…
For years (since 1992) I've had the feeling that "something is going wrong", but this "something" has become more and more odd and perverse. I think the first huge shock was in 1993 when I was on my OT III cycle at St-Hill UK. I was working in a French company run by Scientologists. My "American" boss had made things easier to me so that I could pay for my auditing and go after having prepared all my job in advance. After only a few days in England I started to receive faxes via Ethics Officer from my French boss putting pressure on me about this and that (pure enturbulation for nothing) and it took many weeks until a Non enturbulation order was finally issued, as I was spending more time in Ethics and handling PTPs (they had stopped paying me without notice) than having wins. Actually the "management" of my company (many OT VII, OT V and OT III, and amongst them an "Ethics Specialist") was "dramatising" my absence. "HOW CAN THE ORGANISATION SET UP BY LRH AND DEDICATED TO THE DELIVERY OF OTS ALLOW SUCH A SITUATION?? …A BANK AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF OTS?AND SUCH A LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY? IS THAT THE PRODUCT OF ADVANCED OT LEVELS? OF TRAINING? OF LRH PHILOSOPHY BEING APPLIED?" This special period of time originally envisioned as a reward and a joyful adventure turned out to be my first experiment of suppression… Struggle from beginning to far end. My banker seemed to be more human and sympathetic than Scn fellows.? After this experience I never felt like to continue on the Bridge: no trust anymore, although I recognise my responsibility and my omission of the "Price of freedom".
An anecdote just for fun: when I started the Communication course in 1982 my very first disappointment was that the ashtray was not supposed to rise into the air alone by itself!!! I was ready for that!!! ?
I had decided at one point (1995) to give no more money to that group conducted by COB (David Miscavige) for "dubious" (from my viewpoint) goals:
_ My refusal to upgrade my status of IAS lifetime member,
_ My refusal to give even a cent for the huge perversion of LRH ideas about "Ideal orgs", and refusal to attend to any masquerade named "Ideal org events".
I was so disgusted that I couldn't even attend any large event, but I was unable to put a name on my feelings. It was passive resistance!!! But I was still feeling so bad with my withholdy thoughts…
Yet I have continued to work for the Translation Unit Europe (particularly 1/4 of the SHSBC with many commendations for quality and efficiency; 11 levels earned that way) and I have used part of my awards studying the Basics. In 2000 I went to St-Hill to get a Repair on having been unfairly thrown out as as public in1998 (because I was crying in the Host's office – Oops!!! Well…), and also in 2009 to complete the FPRD started more than 10 years before. I stopped helping in T.U. when the preparations for Golden Age of Tech 2 began: I didn't want to be involved in this.
At that time (early 2012), having heard of the public departure of a French artist (OT VIII and quite trained), I wondered why; I also heard about the Debbie Cook letter, which I asked to receive. Wow!! I found out that all my "strange feelings" about the few things I had been noticing were being shared by many other Scientologists. It was not me being critical or having perverted ideas, it was true suppression dressed up as religious involvement. Digesting this I didn't go further in collecting information. Little by little in 2012 I dared to mention it all to a friend; he announced that he was part of an independent group and he was SO happy about it!!! He had also seen evidence that even LRH writings were altered (confirmed by my personal inquiry), which was the "last straw" for my trust in the official church.
Recently, being quite shocked by:
_ the disconnection done by my ex-2D (CC Paris public) from our son during this summer,
_ and the disconnection done by our daughter from me and maybe (?) from her brother (barely involved in Scientology) a few weeks ago, and feeling treated like an SP though I have done nothing "wrong", I felt free to search the internet over the last few days. It all started with Google: "changed policies LRH" and going from site to site I discovered a completely new world!!
Hundred of valuable scientologists (OTs, highly trained auditors, C/S, LRH buddies) have definitely said NO to the new suppression (official Church is going mad : 18 old scientologists declared as SP recently in South-Africa and amongst them many OT VIII and/or highly trained persons and/or IAS and Ideal orgs donators…, just because they had questioned the management; SP declares without respect of LRH procedures)!!!
Their stories made me aware of the quantity of evil within the official church, of the quantity of crimes…, and also aware of the charge I had about it all – not recognising the suppression, being in doubt about the management for years (the machinery of indoctrination is well and viciously set), suppressing myself because I am not a "money maker and able" in order to support my group… and moreover I am aware of having accepted for myself, displayed and transmitted some "in vogue" behaviors that I now consider to be arrogant, intolerant and suppressive as devoid of true ARC.
At first I had no intention to get informed or to denounce what I was considering "wrong" with the Church. I was only ashamed and sad that my daughter could disconnect like this, and that LRH representatives –the Church- could approve and encourage such a behavior: I wasn't daring to speak about the situation, also out of respect for the image of the Church. Then anger came, and determination to know about the whole lot. The extent of the "revelation" is such that my first reaction was the need to read something from LRH (like to be sure his words were not a dream of mine), and the second reaction is that I cannot keep quiet about the lies, the treachery and the damages.
LRH wanted us to be able to look: I do!
I realise now that freedom is outside that group called Church of Scientology, which has perverted the legacy of LRH and is creating no OT but MEST contributors. The so-called squirrels or SPs ? Some are the best LRH trained C/S or auditors. The alteration of LRH work ? It lies within the official Church. I am SO relieved feeling free now to publicly say:
I AM NOT PART OF THE MASQUERADE and I disavow and repudiate the group of D. Miscavige, BUT NOT all the dedicated staff members who are trying to serve the best they can the goal they embraced as they decided to join. To them I say "Thank you for the service I benefited in the past – Courage! Don't forget the work was free".
Although as of today I have not taken any contact with independent groups in order to continue my way in Scientology (oddly enough, my hope of moving forward came back), I support the group of persons trusting LRH and his work (whatever their name is in different parts of the world), who stand up to continue pure tech, good services, spirituality, tolerance, humanity toward their fellow man, and continue the goal set by LRH.
It's true joy to recover my plain integrity and (after years of "loneliness") to feel part of a group again (which is quite subjective as I don't communicate yet with anybody related to that matter!!?laughing out loud).
I have no charge, no bitterness, no anger… but a renewed confidence in the game of life… WITH alertness.
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The Seafood Expo North America (SENA) is North America's largest seafood show, bringing exhibitors from more than 40 countries to Boston for three days of meeting, greeting and, most importantly, selling to North American buyers of seafood and seafood-related products. Concurrent with the show on the exhibit floor, SENA hosts a conference addressing some of the most important and timely issues in the seafood industry. As a freelance journalist who covers fisheries at the intersection of science and sustainability, the conference is usually my focus when covering SENA, and this year will be no different. While last year much of my focus was on the role of aquaculture in the future of food security, this year I'm choosing to look at responsibility.
Responsibility is such a ubiquitous word today that its true meaning and import is often lost, especially in discussions of corporations, society and individuals. When it comes to seafood, however, corporate responsibility, social responsibility and personal responsibility are topics that are more important than ever and ones that cannot afford to get lost in the noise of seafood branding and marketing. When it comes to seafood corporations acting responsibly, it needs to be more than a published goal achieved. When it comes to society acting responsibly, it needs to be more than a rubber stamp. And when it comes to individuals acting responsibility, it needs to be more than lip service.
Those interested in seeing a more responsible seafood industry from fish to fork need to ask—and keep asking—some central questions. Are seafood companies that claim they have achieved their sustainability goals actively taking responsibility for becoming more sustainable? Are social campaigns that greenlight a seafood product because it meets certain criteria really taking responsibility for creating a more responsible industry? Are individuals that download a sustainable seafood app actually taking responsibility for supporting a truly sustainable seafood industry that can play a leading role in the future of global food security? These are big questions, but they are ones that are more important than ever given the current disposition of the seafood industry and the challenges it faces.
Today more than 90 percent of seafood consumed by Americans is imported, a fact that has major implications for food safety, a fact about which Americans are becoming increasingly cognizant. To truly be responsible, however, aren't the socio-economic aspects of bringing an imported seafood product to market equally important? While it's critical to be able to trace an individual seafood product back to a fishery or aquaculture facility that actively mitigates human health risks, isn't it equally important from a responsibility standpoint to insure that those providing the labor to bring that product to market are being treated equitably?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published new dietary guidelines that encourage American to eat more seafood. The US domestic fishing industry would like to be able to meet at least some of what all SENA16 attendees hope will be an increased demand for seafood products. As National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Regional Administrator John Bullard told attendees of the Maine Fishermen's Forum last week, consumers should "choose to eat fish that are managed under the Magnuson-Stevens Act because these are the toughest rules in the world." In short, consumers should choose seafood harvested in the US because they can have the most confidence in it. But how will US harvested seafood fare in a global market where the seafood industry and consumers put a premium on price in an ever-escalating race to the bottom? Quality seafood needs to be accessible to consumers, but seafood products that earn pennies on the dollar and only create profits when handled in the type of volume that too often encourage irresponsible behavior at myriad points along the supply chain undercut the ability of US seafood producers to compete on a global scale.
The conference at SENA16 will address many of these topics by bringing some of the industry's thought leaders together to discuss the big issues behind the slogans, promises and marketing campaigns on the show floor. I look forward to sharing with you what I hear over the next three days on Twitter (Twitter.com/RetTalbot), on Facebook (Facebook.com/GoodCatchBlog) and here at www.GoodCatchBlog.com. I'm also looking forward to bringing you more comprehensive coverage on certain aspects of the show in an upcoming article at Mongabay.com. As always, I welcome your thoughts, comments and questions.


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Run for The Money
In June, when Walter Dix, Justin Gatlin and Khadevis Robinson line up at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., they will be sprinting for more than a spot in London. Each will be trying to win a bet that could reap thousands of dollars for charity.
The trio has partnered with Charity Bets, a nonprofit that has athletes set goals and then allows donors to wager on them. In the case of Dix (below), donors can give a certain amount to his charity if he finishes in the top three, and less if he falls short.
The program started with Dave Maloney, 32, and Marc Hodulich, 31, two old Auburn track teammates and each the son of a breast cancer survivor. Looking for a new way to raise money for cancer research—and capitalizing on what Maloney calls "a culture of betting and assessing risk"—the pair began taking similar bets in 2009 for a Wall Street athletic competition.
In November they took the idea mainstream, as Charity Bets, and last weekend it paid off as U.S. Olympic marathon trials winner Meb Keflezighi earned more than $1,000 for his Meb Foundation (page 27). It was the first major event for Charity Bets, which aims to expand to include team sports. "I think we're on the cusp [of something big]," Maloney says of the organization.
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Decorative throw pillows are one of the easiest ways to change up the decor in your space. And one of the most fun things to shop for. When shopping for decorative pillows, cost can quickly add up being you typically don't just want 1 or 2 but 3 to 5. So today we are sharing with you where we have purchased some of our favorite pillows and where you can find some of the best for under $30.
Styling tips when it comes to pillow decor:
- Don't use the pillows that came with the couch
- Don't be afraid to mix colors, fabrics, textures
- Use different sizes
- Mix patterns and solids
- Don't try match
- Change up your pillows with the seasons
- Consider using inserts
- Opposites attract
- Use an odd number of pillows
- Be bold!
Have you seen the new visual home displays Target is now putting into their stores? Being a former in-store display merchandiser, I appreciate everything Target is doing and it kinda makes me miss it. They are killing it once again. Once you step foot in the isle you can instantly visualize how to stage a room in your home with their products. Their displays make shopping easy.
From home décor pieces, furniture sets, kitchen appliances to throw pillows, Target has everything you need to make your home a place you live in and love! Whether you want to completely renovate your space or update your decor with some quick and easy throw pillows, Target Home has everything you can imagine. And if you don't want to check it out in the store, best part- FREE shipping on all orders over $25, click HERE. Here are just a few of my pillows Target has for under $30. You can find a lot more, here.
Pier 1
Our sister Britta recently purchased some new adorable throw pillows from Pier 1 for her living room decor and I couldn't help but want to run straight there to buy the same!
We were on the hunt for some wintery pillows to warm up our space a bit being all of our pillows within our living room decor were blue, cool, and summery tones.
Pier 1 has such a large assortment of throw pillows it is hard to not pick out at least 10. Choosing a display of throw pillows can be overwhelming. But Pier 1 does a great job laying out their visual displays to help you with styling your home. Even though they have such a wide variety of throw pillows they display the pillows with the perfect style, merchandise, and accents.
Overstock is another great option for purchasing throw pillows. They carry a wide assortment of design styles. I especially love their bold and modern style throw pillows. Shopping in- store for pillows can typically be easier due to the visual displays to help narrow down your selections. However, Overstock makes shopping online easy as you are able to sort your price and style even before you start shopping. And best part is that you always get a steal of a deal at overstock.com.
Cost Plus World Market
Cost Plus is another one of my favorite home shopping stores. Have you shopped at Cost Plus before? It's pretty amazing. Cost Plus is a chain store that carries an eclectic array of housewares, furniture, decor & specialty food items. The first time I stepped foot in the store I think I browsed for hours with my mouth wide open. It is also the perfect place buy gifts, you can find something for anyone.
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn is another one of my favorites. I got this anchor pillow for Greyson's nursery for $29. It was the perfect little accent for his rocking chair. Pottery Barn always has the best season pillows. I also have a couple red, white and blue flagged pillows that I use year round, and not just for the 4th of July.
I have always been drawn to blue and grey tones. There is no other color to easily work with it's warm and cool tones. We picked these pillows up from Marshalls for under $10 each. Marshalls is always hit and miss for me. But I can always find something home related that I love without leaving the store. They typically don't have a huge selection of pillows, but just enough to possibly find a good 1 or 2 for a good deal. All of the blue pillows we bought also have a different design on the back side- extra bonus. We can easily flip them over for a whole new look.
Another alternative for throw pillows is to buy inserts and DIY some inexpensive covers to alternate throughout the seasons. Wayfair carries down inserts for as low as $12. They carry a variety of sizes made with down fill. A feather or down pillow has more squish and comfort and can also be the priciest. Therefore most choose a foam or synthetic fill that aren't as comfortable but hold their fill. But with Wayfair, you have a ton of options and can get them for half the cost. There are a number of tutorials on the web to DIY your slip covers –> Here, Here & Here.
Home Goods
Pillows don't need to match the sofa, paint color, or your decor but they should relate to the pallet and style. For our bedroom decor I wanted two matching big and comfy classic yet elegant pillows that I could use for awhile. We chose these pillows from Home Goods. Home Goods has a ton of timeless pillows that you can hold onto for awhile and all for good price points.
Cb2 offers modern and limited edition looks in all home decor. Their pillows are perfect for layering or even as a single statement piece for a chair. They offer a wide assortment of modern, stylish pillows anywhere for under $30 to high end luxury pillows over $100. What I love about cb2's products is whether the pillow are at high or low price points, they give the same stylish and high end look to finish off and polish any room in your home.
West Elm
West Elm is one of my absolute favorite stores in the world. Their throw pillows are typically a little more expensive. However, you can always find a real bargain within their clearance sections. You can also score these pillows for $29. I am in love with these colors and textures that they are currently carrying. They are hand loomed by skilled craftspeople with should be worth a lot more than $29.


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For a limited time, there are several resources available for anyone to access, view, and enjoy from any web browser. To preview the full list of available studies and resources, visit our Free Resources page.
Once you have completed an Amplify subscription and created a channel for your church, you have three different different web addresses (URLs). They are:
- amplifymedia.com is the main website for Amplify. You can learn all Amplify has to offer and share the site with other churches that may be interested in it. You can also log in to your Amplify Account and Dashboard (Amplify Control Center). These are accessible by selecting the user icon in the upper right corner of the site.
- amplifymedia.com/beta-login is the login for your Dashboard (Amplify Control Center). This is where you customize what content appears on your church's channel, add administrators, and see subscribers to your channel.
- amplifymedia.com/yourorganizations'sname is your unique channel URL. This is where all the video content, your unique content, and your live streamed services or events can be accessed by any subscriber to your channel.
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Go to mychannel.amplifymedia.com/beta-login and login using your administrator email and password.
Go to amplifymedia.com and click on the user icon at the top right. Select Amplify Control Center in the dropdown menu and login using your administrator email and password.
NOTE: You must be an administrator of the account to access the account information. Your subscriber login you use to view your church's Amplify channel will not work. You must have an administrator login of the channel.
If you are the account administrator, go to amplifymedia.com/login and sign in with your email and password. Once there you can view your channel information (channel URL and access code), change your password, profile information, subscription plan, and more.
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Log in to your Dashboard (Amplify Control Center, mychannel.amplifymedia.com/beta-login).
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On a Roku-connected smart tv's Roku menu, Amplify can be found by:
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Author Q&A: Catherine Johnson talks about Race To The Frozen North
Catherine Johnson is a star.
She's written a large number of books, including Sawbones and The Curious Lady Caraboo. Her stories are mainly historical and often feature lesser-known characters from history, particularly those from black history.
Her fiction opened my eyes to the fact that history, and the canon of literature we are all familiar with, has been one-sided. Catherine's work also made me aware of the all the stories yet to be listened to, yet to be told.
About Race To The Frozen North:
When Matthew Henson runs away from his violet stepmother, he begins a new life which nobody could have predicted. Inspired by the stories of an explorer named Baltimore Jack, Matthew sets out to see the world.
As a black boy in early 1900s America, the odds were against him.
Matthew works three times harder than anyone else to be judged on merit instead of being dismissed. His tenacity and hard work pay off, and he is hired and rehired in various positions on ships which sail the world. Often those positions are menial to his experience, but he perseveres and sees more of the world as a young man than most people see in their lifetime.
Finally, the opportunity comes for him to play a key role in an expedition and he sets out to become the first man to reach the North Pole.
Matthew and his friends Ootah and Segloo look at the success of the expedition in a different light – although Matthew plants the American flag in the right spot he understands how absurd it seems to his friends that another country would be so hung up about one spot of ice. This would make a lovely opening to conversation about colonial attitudes and inherited beliefs (ie we may not think we are prejudiced, but we may have inherited a set of beliefs from our culture including the idea that 'conquering' geography is cause for celebration.
I am delighted to welcome Catherine to my blog for a Q&A. Her answers are insightful and interesting. Thank you Catherine for your time.
Q&A: Catherine Johnson
1.) What drew you to Matthew Henson's story?
I LOVE black history. For centuries people like me have been airbrushed out of the past and I believe it's vital that everyone realises that enslavement is not the only story to be told about us. Also I am a sucker for terrible stories of people pushing themselves to their limits. I cannot imagine doing what Henson or Peary or Scott or Amundsen did. Also Henson was unique in that he learnt from the indigenous people of the far north. It was a completely different attitude to the prevailing one of the time, which said that western culture knew best about everything.
2.) What sort of research did you do and how did this shape your story?
Real solid research for this book mostly meant reading a lot of books! So even though I had read many of them when I wrote a non-fiction book about his exploits I had to look again. And read again, and check again. It was harder with this book because it's more of a personal account. And even though there is an autobiography – written by Henson and a co-writer – there are still loads of gaps. And although there is a lot of detail about the polar expeditions, I thought readers could always get that elsewhere. What I imagine a lot of young readers will be really interested in is how and why an eleven-year-old boy runs away from home, and how he sets off – like a kid in a story – to see the world and perhaps seek his fortune.
3.) If you could voyage to one place in time and history, where would it be and why?
Ooh this is hard. I love a hot bath and antibiotics and modern medicine – can you imagine getting frostbite so badly your toes come off in your boot when you take them off? That's what happened to Robert Peary who was the leader of Henson's expeditions?
And while I love clothes – especially late 18th century/early 19th century women's dresses – if you weren't wealthy or healthy the past was not an easy place!
So if I was very rich and very healthy – and not about to have a baby – maybe I would have liked to live in 1780s London and meet the Blackbirds of St Giles…
4.) You write historical fiction. What draws you to historical narratives?
Historical fiction is life or death, and the stakes for young people (all people actually) were often much higher than they are today. This means there's so much scope for adventure and excitement. Also it's important to show readers that our past as Britons was full of very different sorts of people. Even in Roman times Britain was an island where many cultures smashed together, and that black people were always a part of British society from at least (if not before) Roman times. It's about saying we all belong here.
5.) Matt decides to travel after listening to tales of adventure from a man named Baltimore Jack. Who were your role models as a child and how did they inspire you?
Writing role models? I suppose I was massively impressed by my Uncle who wrote books (I couldn't read them and they were heavy theological books all in Welsh) but I remember the thrill of seeing his name on a book in a shop window when I was on holiday with my family in North Wales. Also I babysat for a woman who lived next-door-but-one when I was in my early teens. She had a desk in her kitchen with her typewriter set up and above it a shelf of the books she had written. She was a single parent and supported her family writing not just books but radio plays and TV – she was one of the first on the Grange Hill team. I was incredibly impressed by her, her name is Margaret Simpson.
6.) Matthew Henson is a forgotten character from history. Which other characters need a higher profile?
My favourite would have to be John Ystumllyn, who became a head gardener at a big house in North Wales at the end of the 18th century. He was enslaved and brought to Wales as a boy, during the fashion for exotic slave attendants for wealthy young women. Unlike some of these children he wasn't sent to be worked to death on Caribbean plantations as soon as he grew up, but gained his freedom, married a local girl and had several children.


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A seasonal sequel to one of our most beloved children's books, voted the public's favourite Kate Greenaway medal-winner
"Shirley Hughes is a national treasure" Philip Pullman
Over 40 years after Dogger was published, comes this magical follow-up: Dogger's Christmas.
It's that special time of year: Christmas.
The time of carol-singing, tree-decorating, and of course lots of presents. But in the excitement of new toys, will Dave forget about his old friend, Dogger?
The very special story of one boy and his beloved toy – who always manages to be found…
Praise for Dogger:
"This is Hughes' most heartwarming picture book . . . Hughes has a kindly, inexhaustible eye – she misses nothing" Observer


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7 Tips on Dealing with Unsatisfactory Feedback
How do you deal with negative feedback?
- Don't take things personally
- Never stop becoming a better writer
- Keep the useful criticism
- Balance the negative and positive
- Do not be afraid to open up
- Be a good listener as you are a storyteller
- Always keep an open mind
No matter how good we think we are in our craft, there will always be room for improvement. There will be times when criticism will make you question your abilities. Even as a blogger, there will be some people that will just not like your writing—and that's a given. In fact, one of the best ways to get honest feedback is by using a survey tool for websites.
If you are to use a WordPress survey tool, you have to be ready to receive both positive and negative feedback. Expect praises and bashes—some that might even offend you. However, you have to remember that nobody is perfect and the only way to deal with harsh criticisms is to continually better yourself. Here are a few tips on how to do just that:
Don't take things personally
Receiving negative comments is normal. What you have to do is to use it to improve yourself. Remember, the negative comments you receive are targeted solely on your content and receiving them doesn't necessarily mean the audience dislikes you personally. Constantly remind yourself that people are remarking about your write-up, and not attacking you as a writer. Most of the time, your readers will be talking about what they find wrong about your writing—and they're more than eager to help you out.
Never stop becoming a better writer
Often people choose to be writers because of their passion—this is something you should never forget. But of course, passion can only take you so far. For you to continuously become a better writer, you should face negative feedback head-on. Learn from them. Don't let a bring-me-down comment take away your calling.
Keep the useful criticism
Criticism makes you aware of different points of improvement. One of your jobs as a writer is to always read through them. Determine which of them are meaningful and ignore the ones that have no essence. It's your piece of work, and you'll be able to discern which of them you find useful for your own growth.
Balance the negative and positive
Writing is a subjective art. In that sense, people have different opinions. If you are using your WordPress survey tool to garner reviews and thoughts on your piece, know that you'll receive various comments. Some will speak well of your work, while others criticize it. Just because there is a bunch of negative feedback, doesn't mean your work is a failure. Use negative feedback as guidelines for what you should improve on and use positive feedback as motivation to keep up with the standard of your work.
Do not be afraid to open up
People who receive negative feedback for the first time might see this as a failure to meet expectations. When this happens, don't be afraid to share your distress. Keeping it all in might affect your mentality so it would be better for you to find someone you can talk to. Be it your family, a colleague or your closest friend, talk with them about the critiques you've received, and you might even be given some great advice afterward.
Be a good listener as you are a storyteller
When you write any piece of work—may it be fact or fiction—you write based on your own perspective. It's a silent communication between written words. Take in the feedback that you received. From your most supportive patron to the harshest critic, you will learn a lot about your work and their views. Give yourself a break from writing and dedicate a few hours to understanding what other people say.
Always keep an open mind
Receiving unsatisfactory feedback can be a bit of a downer for a lot of people. However, it's something that you will constantly have to deal with. In order to make the most of it, you should have an open mind. By being open to all kinds of feedback, you free yourself from disappointment and open more doors for improvement. You'll also find it easier to take negative criticisms and to quickly adapt to it when you consider it a pressing issue.
Key Takeaway
Negative feedback is not something that anyone is excited to read about. But it's also something that will be useful for your own self-improvement. That being said, it doesn't matter what you do for a living, you will encounter different kinds of opinions and feedback along the way. You should not always expect praises—in fact, you might hear more negative criticism—and that's okay. Just remember that these criticisms are targeted at your work. Use them to better yourself as you grow in both your career and your personal life.


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Kellyanne Conway cast blame in all directions as CNN's Chris Cuomo grilled her on what Donald Trump knew -- and when -- about Russian interference with the election.
"Did (Director of National Intelligence James) Clapper come out in early October and say we know it was Russia?" Cuomo asked.
Conway deflected by asking what President Barack Obama had said in response, but Cuomo wasn't having it.
"No, no, no," he said. "What did he say? That's the question -- what's the answer? What's the answer? Did Clapper come out in early October and say we know it's Russia?"
Trump's former campaign manager, who now serves as a senior advisor, appeared Friday morning on "New Day" ahead of the president-elect's briefing by intelligence officials, who are expected to identify the Russian officials who fed purloined emails to WikiLeaks.
"Finish the sentence, what is it that we're trying to know -- that Russia is trying to interfere with the election results?" Conway said. "Do you really think that Russia wanted Donald Trump to be elected president?"
Cuomo asked the same question a third time, and Conway changed the subject to reports showing the Democratic National Committee had "rebuffed" the FBI when investigators requested direct access to the party's servers and data.
"Again, irrelevant -- irrelevant," Cuomo said. "Here's my question."
"Hey, Chris -- if it's irrelevant, why did CNN report on it?" Conway said.
Cuomo pressed on, asking why the president-elect refuses to acknowledge evidence that the intelligence community agrees shows Russian involvement in the DNC hacking -- but Conway threw her boss a pity party.
"Speaking of disparagement, I really believe there are those out there that are trying to delegitimize his presidency, review the election results -- and you know it," she said.
Conway blamed Obama and Hillary Clinton for the hacks, saying they were so certain Trump would lose that they didn't seriously address Clapper's warnings about Russian interference.
"They politicized it," Conway said, as Cuomo agreed they deserve shame for downplaying the threat. "They politicized it because they didn't even understand in America what was going to happen in the election."
Cuomo asked why Conway could not separate her feelings about the election from her acknowledgment of Russian involvement.
"It seems to be motivating the president-elect to disrespect our intelligence agencies," Cuomo said, citing several examples. "It seems like you can't divorce these two notions, and it's creating a really tough situation."
Conway condescended the CNN host, saying she knew he was very passionate about the topic.
"Sure I am," Cuomo said. "Russia trying to hack during our election being ignored by the president-elect? That's troubling."
"No, it's not," Conway said, to Cuomo's astonishment. "You're just making conclusions up now. Yes, you are."
She questioned Cuomo's use of negative words, such as disparagement, to describe Trump's attitude toward intelligence agencies -- but the CNN host said he was quoting Clapper and the president-elect's own statements.
"I'm trying to put the facts out there, because you're ducking the obvious -- and I don't know why," Cuomo said.
"I'm not ducking," Conway said, tucking her chin toward her shoulder. "Hey, Chris -- by the way? I'm not ducking a thing. Not my style."
Kellyanne Conway and @ChrisCuomo clash on known information about the Russian hacking. https://t.co/0tR2UL2yc1— New Day (@NewDay) January 6, 2017


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KNEE MAIL: Somewhere over the rainbow
Most everyone has seen "The Wizard of Oz." We all can learn a lesson from the events as Dorothy tries to find her way home.
Sometimes when we look toward our future, we just can't see the end of our rainbow.
Be encouraged. God is good on His promises. A mansion in a place of peace is more than a dream. It is heaven. It is a promise that is coming at the end of our rainbow. Set your mind higher. Look toward things above. Keeping our dreams on our heavenly home will give us the perspective of blessings. God has a purpose and a plan.
Matthew 10:31 tells us we are worth more than little birds. Keep this in mind as you recall Dorothy's lyrics as she traveled toward home. We can see a life in parallel and know God is beside us, taking care of needs and leading us forward in flight.
"Somewhere over the rainbow way up high,
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow,
Why, oh why can't I?"
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Paddy Hanna is set to release his new album Frankly I mutate on March 2nd. Paddy's career to date has not been conventional. A cult figure in the Dublin music scene, he has released numerous critically acclaimed singles and one prior album, before retreating inwards. But now an album bursting full of Hanna's morose charm and sardonic wit. Poetically, the studio where the album was recorded, Bow Lane, was knocked down a month after the album's completion. The job was done in timely fashion.
The album, produced by Daniel Fox of Girl Band is searingly honest but for those familiar with Hanna's previous singles, that will come as no surprise. He recently spoke candidly to the NME about his mental health:
"I allude to mental illness in my work. It's considered by many to be a neurosis that spurs on creative work, however it is nothing but a crutch on my own creativity. My time in a depressive haze is spent in complete emptiness, weeks will go by, my beard will have grown out, my pen dried up. So when indeed I allude to mental illness it would usually be during a happy period where I can function. One of the most important days in my life came when I finally opened up about depression and was not met with jeers but rather acceptance and understanding"
Hanna's songwriting has always has always sat somewhere between awkwardness and charm, that is something producer Daniel Fox wanted to convey through the production of the record. The key was to retain the anarchic nature of the songs while making them sound as they were always intended: rich and lavish. Ena Brennan (Tandem Felix/Dowry) was integral in transitioning hummed melodies into the lush string sections that you seldom hear in DIY releases. The result is an album that recalls the likes of Jarvis Cocker and Scott Walker - dark humour and vulnerability - accompanied by Phil Spector-like arrangements.
Previous single Bad Boys, an infectiously catchy song featuring a trumpet line recorded in just ten minutes, as Hanna explains "They charged by the hour and we wanted him in and out as quickly as possible." New single Toulouse The Kisser is upbeat and pulsating, highlighting Hanna's variety of vocal delivery as well as subject matter.
Paddy Hanna has an authenticity other musicians strive towards for years. That realness, that melancholy, that dry sense of humour are all in abundance on this album.


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Nils Ušakovs is Introduced to the 2nd and 3rd Stages of the Southern Bridge Construction Process
Chairman of Riga City Council Nils Ušakovs was introduced to the 2nd and 3rd stages of the Southern Bridge construction process, executed by the construction company "Transport Systems" and its largest construction company in Latvia - "Skonto Būve" Ltd..
Guntis Rāvis stated that construction works of the Southern Bridge 2nd stage on the right bank of the Daugava River will be finished according to schedule on 1 June 2011, and that even within the next few days the new overpass will be opened for traffic, and that construction works of the railroad overpass are coming to a close as well. Currently more than 70% of all construction works of the Southern Bridge 2nd stage or Slāvu main road transport junction have been completed.
Chairman of Riga City Council Nils Ušakovs declared that the delayed construction works of the Southern Bridge are planned to be resumed after receiving the necessary funding at the beginning of the next year.
Functional Design Award Design Springboard Has Been Announced
To find the design forms characteristic to Latvia, to promote implementation of creative ideas in real life and to create new export products, Guntis Rāvis, "Skonto Plan Ltd" and Promotional Foundation for the Visual Arts have announced the functional design award Design Springboard.
Within the competition, students and field professionals are invited to create design ideas for stainless steel objects. Authors of the best works will receive significant money prizes and a possibility to create long-term cooperation with the production company – "Skonto Plan" will include in the plant production the most valuable ideas with the potential to conquer Latvian and foreign markets.
TOP 101 of the Most Valuable Enterprises: "Skonto būve" – the Most Valuable Construction Company in Latvia
SIA "Skonto būve", in the TOP 101 of the most valuable enterprises prepared by magazine Kapitāls, is named as the most valuable company in the construction field and is listed in position 25 of the total evaluation of the most valuable enterprises.
Within one year the company's assets have increased by 106%, and in 2010 the magazine Kapitāls has totalled them to 59.38 million lats.
"During 15 years "Skonto būve" has managed to strengthen its positions in the Latvian market, the company plays a significant role in the development of state and municipal infrastructures. Besides, we devote serious work to conquering the markets outside the borders of Latvia," the increased company assets are commented on by "Skonto būve" Board Member Guntis Rāvis.
"Skonto Būve" Launches Demolition of the Buildings of Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
On 28 October "Skonto Būve" at Riga Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital launched demolition of several old buildings, to create space for the construction site of the new hospital section.
On the first day of launching the works "Skonto Būve" executed demolition of section No. 30. In general, demolition works plan to include several single-storey and three-storey buildings, garages, as well as already derelict buildings.
"Demolition works of the buildings within the hospital territory require special care, because silence has to be observed, and free movement possibilities have to be provided within the territory of the hospital for patients, visitors and road transport," "Skonto Būve" bears this responsibility emphasized Arnolds Atis Veinbergs, Chairman of Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital Board.
Guntis Rāvis Congratulates the Best DINAMO Rīga and Atlant Hockey Players at the "Skonto būve" Match
After the special match devoted to DINAMO Rīga general sponsor "Skonto Būve" Ltd., the company director Guntis Rāvis congratulated the best hockey players of the DINAMO Rīga and Atlant teams.
The best player of DINAMO Rīga was Mikaels Telligvists, and from Atlant team the victorious player was goaltender Vitālijs Kovaļs.
"Skonto Būve" is a general sponsor of DINAMO Rīga for the second season in a row. Every year it supports the team with a donation in the amount of 200 000 euros. Furthermore, this year hockey players of DINAMO Rīga received from "Skonto Būve" the largest donation cheque in terms of size in the team's history.


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- MacKenzie Bezos has finalized the terms of her divorce with Jeff Bezos. She will reportedly be keeping about $35 billion worth of Amazon stock.
- She is set to become one of the richest women in the world and among the top 25 richest people in the world.
- MacKenzie attended Princeton University, has written two novels, and received an American Book Award. Watch the video above to learn more about her career.
Following is a transcript of the video.
MacKenzie Bezos is set to become one of the richest women in the world.
With the terms of her divorce from Jeff Bezos apparently finalized, MacKenzie Bezos will hold on to around $35 billion worth of Amazon stock.
Growing up in San Francisco, MacKenzie said she spent a lot of time writing stories in her room.
At Princeton University, she studied fiction with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, who later told Vogue that MacKenzie was among the best students she's ever had in creative writing.
In college, she worked various jobs as a waitress, nanny, tutor, and dishwasher.
She met her future husband, Jeff Bezos, at her first job after college in New York City.
Soon, the couple married and moved to Seattle, where they founded Amazon.
MacKenzie was one of Amazon's first employees: an accountant.
During this time, she was also working on her first book, "The Testing of Luther Albright" (2005).
She later received an American Book Award for her work.
MacKenzie rented a small apartment in Seattle where she would go to write without distractions while her kids were in school.
She published her second novel, "Traps," in 2013.
Once her divorce is finalized, she's set to become one of the richest women in the world and among the top 25 richest people in the world. Jeff Bezos will still hold the #1 spot for world's richest person.


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The registration fee is as follows: General --> 15,000 Japanese YEN before the July 31, 2004 20,000 Japanese YEN after the August 1, 2004 Student --> 10,000 Japanese YEN You should show the student ID card at the conference desk. The registration fee includes the book of abstracts and coffee break. We will have a banquet on 7th October in Nishitetsu Grand Hotel. Fee : 5,000 Japanese YEN for food and drink. The fee of accompanied person is 5,000 Japanese YEN per person including banquet and excursion. The conference registration desk in Nishitetsu Grand Hotel will be open on Monday, October 4, 2004 between 1 P.M. to 7 P.M. and during the conference.
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When Porsche announced at the Detroit auto show that the new 911 Turbo S is capable of lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 18 seconds, we were genuinely surprised. Not because of the time itself, which is well within the frame of reference for Porsche's mega-fast machinery, and which means that the four-wheel-drive Turbo S is quicker around the 'Ring than the GT3 RS. But because we thought there was supposed to be a moratorium on manufacturers announcing times from the 12.9-mile circuit, which currently has two speed-restricted sections, imposed after a fatal crash in a race last year.
As to the first charge, the 911 Turbo's engineering boss, Erhard Mössle, only smiled when we talked to him about it on Porsche's stand at NAIAS, but he also admitted that there's some digital simulation in that number.
"Some parts are driven and compared to the previous 911 Turbo," he explained, "and the [speed-] limited sections where you're not allowed to do top speed are calculated. We will then go and check it later this year in spring when the speed limits are removed. But the 7:18 we are sure to meet; we are normally very conservative with times and that time was set on the standard tires, not sports tires."
We'll leave you to decide on the morality of this one, but it looks as though even the imposition of speed limits can't spare us the claim and counter-claim of Nürburgring lap times.
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