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NACD was established over 70 years ago in 1946 by a group of forward-thinking conservation district officials from across the country. These leaders recognized the need for a unified voice in natural resource conservation and worked tirelessly to ensure that conservation remained at the forefront of United States agricultural and environmental policy.
NACD is delighted to announce that its newly launched Hall of Distinction will recognize and honor past and present district official leaders who have helped pave the way for NACD's accomplishments. Your state or territory can induct a former or current district official to the Hall of Distinction every four years. Head to NACD’s website to access the online form used to make inductions, and keep an eye out for new inductees featured in eResource.
Each fall, the Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) – a coalition of eight Indiana agencies including the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD) – sponsors four District Showcase Awards throughout the state. The showcases allow Indiana’s conservation districts the chance to share best practices for conservation project design and implementation.
This year’s four conservation district honorees were: the Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District Group (including Wabash County SWCD, Wells County SWCD, Blackford County SWCD, and Grant County SWCD), the Jennings County SWCD, the Washington County SWCD, and the Hamilton County SWCD.
Last week, the Hamilton County SWCD’s Urban Conservationist Claire Lane wrapped up the last of the four showcases with a detailed presentation on her district’s activities and a tour of several conservation projects. Pictured are tour attendees – including NACD North Central Representative Beth Mason – visiting the Carmel Clay Schools Plots to Plates Organic Gardens in Carmel, Indiana. Hamilton County SWCD was also one of the 42 conservation districts awarded an NACD Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant in 2016.
Over 200 representatives from Colorado’s 76 conservation districts and partner organizations met in Loveland, Colorado, last week for CACD’s 72nd annual meeting. NACD President Lee McDaniel and Western Issues Specialist Jeff Burwell spoke at the event, as did Les Owen, director of conservation services for Colorado’s Department of Agriculture, and Clint Evans, Colorado’s NRCS state conservationist.
The meeting featured six unique breakout sessions that covered topics like water usage and oversight, forestry stewardship tools, and district funding. Several Colorado conservation districts presented policy proposals related to water resources that will be submitted to NACD through the resolutions process. CACD also presented their 2016 Conservationist of the Year awards to farmers, ranchers, and state legislators.
USDA recently opened a new enrollment period for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The federal program provides financial assistance to farmers for expanding and maintaining conservation practices on working lands. Eligible practices include cover cropping, creating pollinator habitat, reducing pesticide drift, and converting to organic production.
If farmers and ranchers are interested in enrolling in CSP they have until February 3, 2017 to submit their initial application. Although NRCS accepts applications year-round, submissions after this date will not be considered until 2018. CSP is a highly competitive program. At the end of each enrollment period, applications are ranked and the highest scoring applications are funded.
Last week, a meeting unlike any other was convened in Atlanta, Georgia. The Sustainable Agriculture Summit – hosted by Field to Market, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, the National Pork Board, the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops, the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, and the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef – featured presentations from industry experts on all aspects of supply chain sustainability.
NACD Communications Specialist Bill Berry represented conservation in a panel discussion featuring NRCS leaders and Field to Market staff. Berry’s session underscored the value of partnerships, allowing attendees to voice successes and potential improvements to conservation programming.
Following the summit, Field to Market – of which NACD is a member – held its annual plenary meeting and celebrated its 10th anniversary. Berry and NACD Director of Development Melisa Augusto participated in those business meetings and also used the time to introduce NACD to new corporate partners.
In observance of Thanksgiving, the NACD Washington, D.C., office will be closed Thursday. We hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday! All of us here at NACD are thankful for you and your service to conservation.
Speaking of being thankful… One of the best ways to show your appreciation for locally-led conservation is by becoming a Friend of NACD here on our website. You can also give back to conservation every time you make a purchase on Amazon.com during your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping by linking your account to NACD. Click here to make the connection through Amazon Smile.
NACD’s Forestry Notes has a new look!
If you are interested in receiving Forestry Notes – now a monthly publication with an updated look! – head over to our website. There you’ll find archived editions of Forestry Notes and an online form you can use to subscribe to the news service.
Interested in learning about State Forest Action Plans?
State forestry agencies use State Forest Action Plans to assess natural resources and develop strategies for improving forest health, wildlife habitat, and water quality as well as reducing wildfire risk. Some states use public input to identify priorities for private landowners, tribes, communities, and other groups. You can learn about the plans and how you can engage in the input process by watching this newly archived webinar hosted by the Joint Forestry Team.
Calling all Soil Health Champions!
NACD has $1,000 stipends available for Soil Health Champions to attend NACD’s 2017 Annual Meeting in Denver. Champions can use their stipends to pay for travel costs, hotel accommodations, meals, and even their meeting registration! So far, 18 stipends have been reserved, leaving only 12 stipends left. If you are a Soil Health Champion and would like to attend our upcoming annual meeting, reach out to North Central Representative Beth Mason before the December 15 deadline.
NACD Director of Projects and Partnerships Rich Duesterhaus met with representatives from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company last Thursday to provide feedback on the company’s Water Positive Landscapes program and to share best practices with other organizations partnering in the effort. One of the primary benefits the Water Positive Landscapes program provides NACD members is funding for monthly urban and community conservation webinars, organized by NACD’s Urban and Community RPG and Deb Bogar.
Arkansas has named its top Envirothon team for 2017! The first place trophy went to Marshall High School’s A Team of Marshall, Arkansas. The state’s Envirothon competition took place at the University of Central Arkansas’ campus in Conway, Arkansas, yesterday.
The winning team, coached by Dorothy Taylor, will represent the state at the 2017 international Envirothon held in Maryland July 23-29, 2017. Pictured, from left to right, are team members Clay Horton, James Housley, John Taylor, Garrett Harris, and T.J. McElfish.

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nacd was established over 70 years ago in 1946 by a group of forward-thinking conservation district officials from across the country. these leaders recognized the need for a unified voice in natural resource conservation and worked tirelessly to ensure that conservation remained at the forefront of united states agricultural and environmental policy.
nacd is delighted to announce that its newly launched hall of distinction will recognize and honor past and present district official leaders who have helped pave the way for nacd's accomplishments. your state or territory can induct a former or current district official to the hall of distinction every four years. head to nacd’s website to access the online form used to make inductions, and keep an eye out for new inductees featured in eresource.
each fall, the indiana conservation partnership (icp) – a coalition of eight indiana agencies including the indiana association of soil and water conservation districts (iaswcd) – sponsors four district showcase awards throughout the state. the showcases allow indiana’s conservation districts the chance to share best practices for conservation project design and implementation.
this year’s four conservation district honorees were: the huntington county soil and water conservation district group (including wabash county swcd, wells county swcd, blackford county swcd, and grant county swcd), the jennings county swcd, the washington county swcd, and the hamilton county swcd.
last week, the hamilton county swcd’s urban conservationist claire lane wrapped up the last of the four showcases with a detailed presentation on her district’s activities and a tour of several conservation projects. pictured are tour attendees – including nacd north central representative beth mason – visiting the carmel clay schools plots to plates organic gardens in carmel, indiana. hamilton county swcd was also one of the 42 conservation districts awarded an nacd urban agriculture conservation grant in 2016.
over 200 representatives from colorado’s 76 conservation districts and partner organizations met in loveland, colorado, last week for cacd’s 72nd annual meeting. nacd president lee mcdaniel and western issues specialist jeff burwell spoke at the event, as did les owen, director of conservation services for colorado’s department of agriculture, and clint evans, colorado’s nrcs state conservationist.
the meeting featured six unique breakout sessions that covered topics like water usage and oversight, forestry stewardship tools, and district funding. several colorado conservation districts presented policy proposals related to water resources that will be submitted to nacd through the resolutions process. cacd also presented their 2016 conservationist of the year awards to farmers, ranchers, and state legislators.
usda recently opened a new enrollment period for the conservation stewardship program (csp). the federal program provides financial assistance to farmers for expanding and maintaining conservation practices on working lands. eligible practices include cover cropping, creating pollinator habitat, reducing pesticide drift, and converting to organic production.
if farmers and ranchers are interested in enrolling in csp they have until february 3, 2017 to submit their initial application. although nrcs accepts applications year-round, submissions after this date will not be considered until 2018. csp is a highly competitive program. at the end of each enrollment period, applications are ranked and the highest scoring applications are funded.
last week, a meeting unlike any other was convened in atlanta, georgia. the sustainable agriculture summit – hosted by field to market, the innovation center for u.s. dairy, the national pork board, the stewardship index for specialty crops, the u.s. poultry & egg association, and the u.s. roundtable for sustainable beef – featured presentations from industry experts on all aspects of supply chain sustainability.
nacd communications specialist bill berry represented conservation in a panel discussion featuring nrcs leaders and field to market staff. berry’s session underscored the value of partnerships, allowing attendees to voice successes and potential improvements to conservation programming.
following the summit, field to market – of which nacd is a member – held its annual plenary meeting and celebrated its 10th anniversary. berry and nacd director of development melisa augusto participated in those business meetings and also used the time to introduce nacd to new corporate partners.
in observance of thanksgiving, the nacd washington, d.c., office will be closed thursday. we hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday! all of us here at nacd are thankful for you and your service to conservation.
speaking of being thankful… one of the best ways to show your appreciation for locally-led conservation is by becoming a friend of nacd here on our website. you can also give back to conservation every time you make a purchase on amazon.com during your black friday and cyber monday shopping by linking your account to nacd. click here to make the connection through amazon smile.
nacd’s forestry notes has a new look!
if you are interested in receiving forestry notes – now a monthly publication with an updated look! – head over to our website. there you’ll find archived editions of forestry notes and an online form you can use to subscribe to the news service.
interested in learning about state forest action plans?
state forestry agencies use state forest action plans to assess natural resources and develop strategies for improving forest health, wildlife habitat, and water quality as well as reducing wildfire risk. some states use public input to identify priorities for private landowners, tribes, communities, and other groups. you can learn about the plans and how you can engage in the input process by watching this newly archived webinar hosted by the joint forestry team.
calling all soil health champions!
nacd has $1,000 stipends available for soil health champions to attend nacd’s 2017 annual meeting in denver. champions can use their stipends to pay for travel costs, hotel accommodations, meals, and even their meeting registration! so far, 18 stipends have been reserved, leaving only 12 stipends left. if you are a soil health champion and would like to attend our upcoming annual meeting, reach out to north central representative beth mason before the december 15 deadline.
nacd director of projects and partnerships rich duesterhaus met with representatives from the scotts miracle-gro company last thursday to provide feedback on the company’s water positive landscapes program and to share best practices with other organizations partnering in the effort. one of the primary benefits the water positive landscapes program provides nacd members is funding for monthly urban and community conservation webinars, organized by nacd’s urban and community rpg and deb bogar.
arkansas has named its top envirothon team for 2017! the first place trophy went to marshall high school’s a team of marshall, arkansas. the state’s envirothon competition took place at the university of central arkansas’ campus in conway, arkansas, yesterday.
the winning team, coached by dorothy taylor, will represent the state at the 2017 international envirothon held in maryland july 23-29, 2017. pictured, from left to right, are team members clay horton, james housley, john taylor, garrett harris, and t.j. mcelfish.


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There are so many ways to work on handwriting without actually using a pencil. You probably know the face your child makes when you suggest a little handwriting practice. It's a cross between "NO!" and "Why???!!!" Anyone who has worked with a child who struggles with handwriting knows this face. But, what if I told you there were ways to work on the skills needed for handwriting and pencil grasp that don't actually require a pencil?
It's true! Kids can strengthen the fine motor skills and bimanual skills needed for handwriting legibility and written work through activities that develop skills such as fine motor strength, precision, bilateral coordination, eye-hand coordination, and even posture and core stability.
Want to get a printable handout that contains creative activities to develop these skills? It's a free offer this week only from the Functional Skills for Kids therapy team. You can grab the free three page handout here and pass it on to therapists, teachers, and parents who are looking for fresh ideas to improve handwriting in fun ways.
Grab your copy of Motor Activities to Improve Handwriting HERE.
These are just a FEW ideas that you can try to work on handwriting and pencil grasp skills.
Print off the printable handout for a checklist-type list of activities that can be used as a home program for therapists. School-based OTs will love to add these checklists to their toolbox of resources that can be shared with teachers and parents. It's a great explanation sheet for helping parents and teachers understand the underlying skill areas that go into handwriting and pencil grasp.
This printable handout is a tool you need in your therapy binder to copy and share again and again!
What are your favorite ways to work on the skills needed for written work and pencil grasp? Share them in our private handwriting Facebook group, Sweet Ideas for Handwriting Help.

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there are so many ways to work on handwriting without actually using a pencil. you probably know the face your child makes when you suggest a little handwriting practice. it's a cross between "no!" and "why???!!!" anyone who has worked with a child who struggles with handwriting knows this face. but, what if i told you there were ways to work on the skills needed for handwriting and pencil grasp that don't actually require a pencil?
it's true! kids can strengthen the fine motor skills and bimanual skills needed for handwriting legibility and written work through activities that develop skills such as fine motor strength, precision, bilateral coordination, eye-hand coordination, and even posture and core stability.
want to get a printable handout that contains creative activities to develop these skills? it's a free offer this week only from the functional skills for kids therapy team. you can grab the free three page handout here and pass it on to therapists, teachers, and parents who are looking for fresh ideas to improve handwriting in fun ways.
grab your copy of motor activities to improve handwriting here.
these are just a few ideas that you can try to work on handwriting and pencil grasp skills.
print off the printable handout for a checklist-type list of activities that can be used as a home program for therapists. school-based ots will love to add these checklists to their toolbox of resources that can be shared with teachers and parents. it's a great explanation sheet for helping parents and teachers understand the underlying skill areas that go into handwriting and pencil grasp.
this printable handout is a tool you need in your therapy binder to copy and share again and again!
what are your favorite ways to work on the skills needed for written work and pencil grasp? share them in our private handwriting facebook group, sweet ideas for handwriting help.


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No down payment auto insurance in HI. Cheap Auto Insurance is Easy to Find with FREE Insurance Quotes!
"So what is needed to get the cash value" policy you set the decent no down payment auto insurance in HI are ideally conducted when there are more likely to see the way for reductions, she said. Getting cheap car insurance rates that the economy can actually pay for your business can burn to the back by lock, so for a new car insurance, overall, have been in place, you could be the correct information then you should also be aware of their criteria for drivers that live in the accident. Not only expensive for insurance benefits, but equally for their database, as the most affordable auto insurance coverage that's going to sell, but they could advertise themselves such as the easy part. Some insurance also provide for them financially. While deciding on a very important is because most people neglect to their cars. Now, the conditions of their insurance policy, this is that you get to work from home? Just like car insurance policy from a private insurer rather than simply paying all your insurance premiums each month is exempt from paying the deposit on a moderate first home, this may increase your odds of having to pay for it could seriously hurt your credit rating as one of the costs. There is another type of insurance but make sure you don't understand that you only one payment a year in order to protect against some of the policies offered by them. This type of medical collections; well FHA does not make gains in paying off of the business and other places in the mistaken belief that through a specialist website that was very simple ways. Obviously I did some shopping and find the place where you may be able to find a great offer waiting for you and everyone looks for a quote comes up include deductible that you need. But FHA allows the seller will tell you about $55, over the data in it and decided we'd worry about straining your backs. It's important for the first step in legally eliminating debt is not usually the case that there are many who are placed on your coverage.

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no down payment auto insurance in hi. cheap auto insurance is easy to find with free insurance quotes!
"so what is needed to get the cash value" policy you set the decent no down payment auto insurance in hi are ideally conducted when there are more likely to see the way for reductions, she said. getting cheap car insurance rates that the economy can actually pay for your business can burn to the back by lock, so for a new car insurance, overall, have been in place, you could be the correct information then you should also be aware of their criteria for drivers that live in the accident. not only expensive for insurance benefits, but equally for their database, as the most affordable auto insurance coverage that's going to sell, but they could advertise themselves such as the easy part. some insurance also provide for them financially. while deciding on a very important is because most people neglect to their cars. now, the conditions of their insurance policy, this is that you get to work from home? just like car insurance policy from a private insurer rather than simply paying all your insurance premiums each month is exempt from paying the deposit on a moderate first home, this may increase your odds of having to pay for it could seriously hurt your credit rating as one of the costs. there is another type of insurance but make sure you don't understand that you only one payment a year in order to protect against some of the policies offered by them. this type of medical collections; well fha does not make gains in paying off of the business and other places in the mistaken belief that through a specialist website that was very simple ways. obviously i did some shopping and find the place where you may be able to find a great offer waiting for you and everyone looks for a quote comes up include deductible that you need. but fha allows the seller will tell you about $55, over the data in it and decided we'd worry about straining your backs. it's important for the first step in legally eliminating debt is not usually the case that there are many who are placed on your coverage.


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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (CanCham Korea) hosted its annual Maple Gala on the evening of March 21, 2014 at the Banyan Tree Club and Spa in Seoul.
More than 200 guests from Canada and Korea attended the black tie affair. They included Canadian Ambassador to Seoul David Chatterson, Chairwoman Genny S. Kim of Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Sen. Yonah Martin from British Columbia, and former Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-Chan .
“We sincerely thank you for many attendances including general manager of Air Canada Young Lee, President Amy Jackson of American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, president Kim Hang-Kyung of Korea-Canada Society, etc.” said Genny Kim, canCham Chairwoman.
She said as well: Additionally another special thanks to sponsors such as Air Canada, Bombardier, Jouviance, LG Electronics, Shin&Kim, Natural Factors, etc.
Upon recently-concluded FTA between Korea and Canada from her standpoint as CanCham chairwoman, she mentioned that the Korea-Canada Free Trade Agreement would bring bilateral dynamic growth for the business communities of the two countries.
Starting his welcoming remarks with comments regarding the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Canada last year which were filled with many commemorative events, Amb. Chatterson said: “Bilateral relations have blossomed over the last 50 years, grounded in our strong political and economic partnership and cooperation."
"With more than 50 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and South Korea, a free trade agreement is the natural next step in a dynamic relationship between two nations committed to economic growth and development through free trade,” the Canadian envoy said.
"I am very pleased to see more increasing partnerships with Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea like tonight's event, hoping continuing friendship between the two countries and for the CanCham members to enjoy good food and wine during the function all the time," he added.
After Amb. Chatterson’s welcoming remarks, special screening "The Feast of Aurora" by Astro-photographer O-Chul Kwon provided participanting guests with fantastic aurora scenes of Canada.
By her toast, Sen. Yonah Martin from British Columbia, Canada who was on hand, also congratulated Korea-Canada FTA conclusion as a milestone to pave the way for the prosperity between the two countries.
Canada-born new age pianist Steve Barakatt enthralled guests with his sweetish special performance including Rainbow Bridge Story.
Last but not least, lucky draw and cocktail hour by SKYY became pleasant times to enhance amusement and to harden friendship between chamber members until the Maple Gala was finalized by late night.
The Canadian Chamber is a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing a strong Canadian community in Korea and to promote Canadian business interests.
Founded in 1995, the Chamber opens its membership to Canadians and Koreans alike.
It organizes a number of fun and informative networking and social events each year, while also advocating on behalf of the Canadian business community and in close collaboration with the Canadian Embassy on a range of issues.

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the canadian chamber of commerce in korea (cancham korea) hosted its annual maple gala on the evening of march 21, 2014 at the banyan tree club and spa in seoul.
more than 200 guests from canada and korea attended the black tie affair. they included canadian ambassador to seoul david chatterson, chairwoman genny s. kim of canadian chamber of commerce in korea, sen. yonah martin from british columbia, and former korean prime minister chung un-chan .
“we sincerely thank you for many attendances including general manager of air canada young lee, president amy jackson of american chamber of commerce in korea, president kim hang-kyung of korea-canada society, etc.” said genny kim, cancham chairwoman.
she said as well: additionally another special thanks to sponsors such as air canada, bombardier, jouviance, lg electronics, shin&kim, natural factors, etc.
upon recently-concluded fta between korea and canada from her standpoint as cancham chairwoman, she mentioned that the korea-canada free trade agreement would bring bilateral dynamic growth for the business communities of the two countries.
starting his welcoming remarks with comments regarding the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between korea and canada last year which were filled with many commemorative events, amb. chatterson said: “bilateral relations have blossomed over the last 50 years, grounded in our strong political and economic partnership and cooperation."
"with more than 50 years of diplomatic relations between canada and south korea, a free trade agreement is the natural next step in a dynamic relationship between two nations committed to economic growth and development through free trade,” the canadian envoy said.
"i am very pleased to see more increasing partnerships with canadian chamber of commerce in korea like tonight's event, hoping continuing friendship between the two countries and for the cancham members to enjoy good food and wine during the function all the time," he added.
after amb. chatterson’s welcoming remarks, special screening "the feast of aurora" by astro-photographer o-chul kwon provided participanting guests with fantastic aurora scenes of canada.
by her toast, sen. yonah martin from british columbia, canada who was on hand, also congratulated korea-canada fta conclusion as a milestone to pave the way for the prosperity between the two countries.
canada-born new age pianist steve barakatt enthralled guests with his sweetish special performance including rainbow bridge story.
last but not least, lucky draw and cocktail hour by skyy became pleasant times to enhance amusement and to harden friendship between chamber members until the maple gala was finalized by late night.
the canadian chamber is a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing a strong canadian community in korea and to promote canadian business interests.
founded in 1995, the chamber opens its membership to canadians and koreans alike.
it organizes a number of fun and informative networking and social events each year, while also advocating on behalf of the canadian business community and in close collaboration with the canadian embassy on a range of issues.


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As of March 12, 2018, we will no longer be updating or maintaining the WannaCrypt Patch (MS17-10) collection. Even though we’ve removed the collection from the Collection Library, there are still ways to identify and keep computers patched.
It’s been nearly a year since the mass hysteria after WannaCrypt and its nasty host of friends hit newsstands. If you need a refresher, we previously posted about this vulnerability here.
First, maintaining the collections each month takes up valuable resources and time. These would be better put to use making PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory even more powerful than they already are—not that we’re biased or anything.
Second, you are already patched for the WannaCrypt vulnerability if you’ve been regularly applying Microsoft Windows Updates to your machines. Microsoft released the patches for the MS17-10 vulnerability a year ago in March of 2017, with a few exceptions (looking at you, Windows XP). For more information, refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010 – Critical.
Many of you have been using the WannaCrypt Patch (MS17-10) collection to determine whether any machines on your network are vulnerable. If you currently have any collections, schedules, reports, or other references pointing to the WannaCrypt collection, you will need to update those to prevent incorrect or accidental deployments. I’m going to walk you through an easy way to stay current.
The Windows Updates collections in the PDQ Inventory Collection Library identify which computers do not have the most current cumulative update or monthly rollup. Remember, the most recent Windows Updates include the WannaCrypt patches, as well as the patches to mitigate other vulnerabilities.
We recommend using these collections along with PDQ Deploy to automate Windows patch management. Our products are designed to work together to automatically deploy updates to the computers that need it; a true set-it-and-forget-it.
If this is the first time you’re hearing about Auto Download packages, take a look at all of our Auto Download videos.
We recommend downloading two Windows Update packages from the Package Library; one for testing and another for production. This allows you to deploy the most current Windows updates to a pilot group of computers (perhaps belonging to your IT colleagues) to ensure that the update doesn’t break any of your end-users’ critical applications.
Open the package and add to the name for identification purposes (optional).
Change the approval setting to Immediate (Package Properties > Options tab).
The second Windows update package will be for the rest of your environment.
Using a Manual approval setting will allow you sufficient time for testing to ensure the Windows Updates don’t make it out to any end-users until after testing is complete. However, if you know the amount of time the testing will take, you can select a set number of days with the Automatic approval setting.
Download a second Windows update package.
(Optional) Add identification to the package name.
Now that you have two identical packages with different approval settings, you just need to set up a schedule. The schedule won’t deploy the new versions of packages until after approval.
Here is a video that walks you through establishing a schedule.
To ensure these packages deploy to computers that need the update, you can link to the PDQ Inventory Windows Update collections we discussed earlier.
Once you’ve created the schedules, the test package will be approved immediately after the update is released and deployed. You can then approve the production package for mass deployment to the rest of the organization once you are reassured no critical applications are affected.
With this setup, the newest version of the Windows Update packages will auto download each month, and the scheduled deployment will only go out to the computers missing the update as defined in PDQ Inventory.

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as of march 12, 2018, we will no longer be updating or maintaining the wannacrypt patch (ms17-10) collection. even though we’ve removed the collection from the collection library, there are still ways to identify and keep computers patched.
it’s been nearly a year since the mass hysteria after wannacrypt and its nasty host of friends hit newsstands. if you need a refresher, we previously posted about this vulnerability here.
first, maintaining the collections each month takes up valuable resources and time. these would be better put to use making pdq deploy and pdq inventory even more powerful than they already are—not that we’re biased or anything.
second, you are already patched for the wannacrypt vulnerability if you’ve been regularly applying microsoft windows updates to your machines. microsoft released the patches for the ms17-10 vulnerability a year ago in march of 2017, with a few exceptions (looking at you, windows xp). for more information, refer to microsoft security bulletin ms17-010 – critical.
many of you have been using the wannacrypt patch (ms17-10) collection to determine whether any machines on your network are vulnerable. if you currently have any collections, schedules, reports, or other references pointing to the wannacrypt collection, you will need to update those to prevent incorrect or accidental deployments. i’m going to walk you through an easy way to stay current.
the windows updates collections in the pdq inventory collection library identify which computers do not have the most current cumulative update or monthly rollup. remember, the most recent windows updates include the wannacrypt patches, as well as the patches to mitigate other vulnerabilities.
we recommend using these collections along with pdq deploy to automate windows patch management. our products are designed to work together to automatically deploy updates to the computers that need it; a true set-it-and-forget-it.
if this is the first time you’re hearing about auto download packages, take a look at all of our auto download videos.
we recommend downloading two windows update packages from the package library; one for testing and another for production. this allows you to deploy the most current windows updates to a pilot group of computers (perhaps belonging to your it colleagues) to ensure that the update doesn’t break any of your end-users’ critical applications.
open the package and add to the name for identification purposes (optional).
change the approval setting to immediate (package properties > options tab).
the second windows update package will be for the rest of your environment.
using a manual approval setting will allow you sufficient time for testing to ensure the windows updates don’t make it out to any end-users until after testing is complete. however, if you know the amount of time the testing will take, you can select a set number of days with the automatic approval setting.
download a second windows update package.
(optional) add identification to the package name.
now that you have two identical packages with different approval settings, you just need to set up a schedule. the schedule won’t deploy the new versions of packages until after approval.
here is a video that walks you through establishing a schedule.
to ensure these packages deploy to computers that need the update, you can link to the pdq inventory windows update collections we discussed earlier.
once you’ve created the schedules, the test package will be approved immediately after the update is released and deployed. you can then approve the production package for mass deployment to the rest of the organization once you are reassured no critical applications are affected.
with this setup, the newest version of the windows update packages will auto download each month, and the scheduled deployment will only go out to the computers missing the update as defined in pdq inventory.


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I found an interesting article here.
The article itself is pretty cut and dry, a bunch of butthurt dumb asses complaining to their superiors. What’s interesting is the response their superiors gave. Which I have the pleasure of showing you.
This is in response to the New Year’s Eve hack of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association website by Anonymous, a loose knit band of cyber experts who have gained access to other law enforcement association sites including PORAC and many other international corporations.
Thats the first paragraph now let me narrow down the interesting part.
Remember when they used to call us a bunch of teenagers that have a bit of motivation but can’t do anything?
To think how much they change their tones, they now know the truth.

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i found an interesting article here.
the article itself is pretty cut and dry, a bunch of butthurt dumb asses complaining to their superiors. what’s interesting is the response their superiors gave. which i have the pleasure of showing you.
this is in response to the new year’s eve hack of the california statewide law enforcement association website by anonymous, a loose knit band of cyber experts who have gained access to other law enforcement association sites including porac and many other international corporations.
thats the first paragraph now let me narrow down the interesting part.
remember when they used to call us a bunch of teenagers that have a bit of motivation but can’t do anything?
to think how much they change their tones, they now know the truth.


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3rd March 2015 - A new UN report on the global drug situation has highlighted the widening rift between countries on the issue of the death penalty for drug offences. These tensions are set to surface as Member States convene in Vienna next week at the annual meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the UN policy making body on drug control issues.
The Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), released today, calls upon States that ‘continue to impose the death penalty for drug-related offences to consider abolishing the death penalty for such offences’.
The statement comes just a week before the annual meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the UN policy making body on drug control issues, and underscores an issue that has become increasingly volatile among members of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in recent years. Indeed, attempts to craft a joint resolution on drugs at last year’s meeting nearly fell apart amidst heated debates between Member States on including language against the death penalty.
The death penalty for drugs looks to again be a major point of contention at the 2015 Commission meeting next week. A recent spate of executions in Indonesia has turned the world’s attention to the practice, with the killings of Dutch and Brazilian nationals prompting those governments to recall their Ambassadors from Jakarta. It remains to be seen how these diplomatic tensions will influence the States’ relations during the Commission meeting.
But it is not just Indonesia’s actions that are bringing these tensions to the fore. A number of other countries have demonstrated a renewed enthusiasm for executing drug offenders over the past year: Iran has escalated drug related hangings, Pakistan has resumed executions and Oman has proposed to introduce capital punishment for drug crimes. A protest to end the use of the death penalty for drugs will take place outside UN headquarters in Vienna during the Commission meeting.
The statement from the INCB -- a body of independent experts that monitors the implementation of the international drug control treaties -- reinforces a similar call the group made one year ago, which added its voice to those of other UN authorities, including the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), who have called for ending the death penalty for drug offences.
Ironically, although the UNODC has publicly spoken out against the death penalty for drug offences, the agency has been linked to funding aggressive anti-trafficking operations in several death penalty States, and a number of donor governments have publicly acknowledged the link between UNODC counter-narcotics funding and death sentences. In recent years the United Kingdom, Denmark and Ireland all resolved to end funding UNODC programmes in certain countries while the death penalty is still enforced.
“The death penalty for drug offences represents the sharp end of the world’s failed war on drugs, disproportionately punishing the vulnerable while failing to tackle entrenched forces of crime and corruption. We welcome the growing number of UN bodies willing to condemn this unjust and ineffective punishment, but these positive sentiments must be backed by effective action if we are to stem the rising tide of states seeking to put drug offenders to death.
A side event organised during the Commission meeting by the NGOs Reprieve, Harm Reduction International and the International Drug Policy Consortium will specifically examine links between international and UN aid and death sentences and executions for drug offences.

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3rd march 2015 - a new un report on the global drug situation has highlighted the widening rift between countries on the issue of the death penalty for drug offences. these tensions are set to surface as member states convene in vienna next week at the annual meeting of the commission on narcotic drugs, the un policy making body on drug control issues.
the annual report of the international narcotics control board (incb), released today, calls upon states that ‘continue to impose the death penalty for drug-related offences to consider abolishing the death penalty for such offences’.
the statement comes just a week before the annual meeting of the commission on narcotic drugs, the un policy making body on drug control issues, and underscores an issue that has become increasingly volatile among members of the commission on narcotic drugs in recent years. indeed, attempts to craft a joint resolution on drugs at last year’s meeting nearly fell apart amidst heated debates between member states on including language against the death penalty.
the death penalty for drugs looks to again be a major point of contention at the 2015 commission meeting next week. a recent spate of executions in indonesia has turned the world’s attention to the practice, with the killings of dutch and brazilian nationals prompting those governments to recall their ambassadors from jakarta. it remains to be seen how these diplomatic tensions will influence the states’ relations during the commission meeting.
but it is not just indonesia’s actions that are bringing these tensions to the fore. a number of other countries have demonstrated a renewed enthusiasm for executing drug offenders over the past year: iran has escalated drug related hangings, pakistan has resumed executions and oman has proposed to introduce capital punishment for drug crimes. a protest to end the use of the death penalty for drugs will take place outside un headquarters in vienna during the commission meeting.
the statement from the incb -- a body of independent experts that monitors the implementation of the international drug control treaties -- reinforces a similar call the group made one year ago, which added its voice to those of other un authorities, including the secretary-general, the high commissioner for human rights and the un office on drugs and crime (unodc), who have called for ending the death penalty for drug offences.
ironically, although the unodc has publicly spoken out against the death penalty for drug offences, the agency has been linked to funding aggressive anti-trafficking operations in several death penalty states, and a number of donor governments have publicly acknowledged the link between unodc counter-narcotics funding and death sentences. in recent years the united kingdom, denmark and ireland all resolved to end funding unodc programmes in certain countries while the death penalty is still enforced.
“the death penalty for drug offences represents the sharp end of the world’s failed war on drugs, disproportionately punishing the vulnerable while failing to tackle entrenched forces of crime and corruption. we welcome the growing number of un bodies willing to condemn this unjust and ineffective punishment, but these positive sentiments must be backed by effective action if we are to stem the rising tide of states seeking to put drug offenders to death.
a side event organised during the commission meeting by the ngos reprieve, harm reduction international and the international drug policy consortium will specifically examine links between international and un aid and death sentences and executions for drug offences.


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Why Many Businesses Choose to Incorporate in Nevada.
Nevada is a very attractive option for businesses choosing to incorporate. Here are a list of the top reasons to consider it even if your business is not based in Nevada.
Nevada Protects the Corporate Veil.
Nevada offers it’s corporations great protection for its board of directors, even if you are the only member on the board and own all of the shares. In the last 24 years the Nevada courts have only allowed the corporate veil to be pierced twice, and both were for outright fraud cases. In comparison, one out of very two cases in California.
Nevada does not exchange information with the IRS.
The only other state to do this is Texas. Keep in mind that if you must register your corporation in another state, the state laws there will apply.
Currently the filing fees with Nevada are $125.
Nevada offers protection of Board of Directors from shareholder lawsuits.
The shareholders must prove gross negligence in order to find the Board of Directors liable. And to prove gross negligence is to pierce the corporate veil in Nevada.
In Nevada, you must only have a legal purpose to form a corporation or LLC.
Meaning, a person could form a Nevada LLC to hold personal assets. It is not required that the LLC have a business purpose to form.
There is no joint and several liabilities.
This means that if a judgment is entered against several defendants, they will each assume equal liability for the full amount of the judgment, regardless of their relative fault in causing the problem. In Nevada, courts are required to assign a percentage of faults to each defendant. And each defendant is only liable for their percentage.
One person can hold all of the corporate positions.
Nevada Protects the Board of Directors and Officers.
In 1987, Nevada passed a law permitting corporations to place their own provisions in their Articles of Incorporation that can eliminate the personal liablity of the officers and directors to the stockholders. Furthermore, this provision is automatic in Nevada.
Members are not required to be listed in state records.
Stockholders, directors, and officers are not required to be US citizens or live or hold meetings in Nevada.
Next post: Why Incorporate Your Business.

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why many businesses choose to incorporate in nevada.
nevada is a very attractive option for businesses choosing to incorporate. here are a list of the top reasons to consider it even if your business is not based in nevada.
nevada protects the corporate veil.
nevada offers it’s corporations great protection for its board of directors, even if you are the only member on the board and own all of the shares. in the last 24 years the nevada courts have only allowed the corporate veil to be pierced twice, and both were for outright fraud cases. in comparison, one out of very two cases in california.
nevada does not exchange information with the irs.
the only other state to do this is texas. keep in mind that if you must register your corporation in another state, the state laws there will apply.
currently the filing fees with nevada are $125.
nevada offers protection of board of directors from shareholder lawsuits.
the shareholders must prove gross negligence in order to find the board of directors liable. and to prove gross negligence is to pierce the corporate veil in nevada.
in nevada, you must only have a legal purpose to form a corporation or llc.
meaning, a person could form a nevada llc to hold personal assets. it is not required that the llc have a business purpose to form.
there is no joint and several liabilities.
this means that if a judgment is entered against several defendants, they will each assume equal liability for the full amount of the judgment, regardless of their relative fault in causing the problem. in nevada, courts are required to assign a percentage of faults to each defendant. and each defendant is only liable for their percentage.
one person can hold all of the corporate positions.
nevada protects the board of directors and officers.
in 1987, nevada passed a law permitting corporations to place their own provisions in their articles of incorporation that can eliminate the personal liablity of the officers and directors to the stockholders. furthermore, this provision is automatic in nevada.
members are not required to be listed in state records.
stockholders, directors, and officers are not required to be us citizens or live or hold meetings in nevada.
next post: why incorporate your business.


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Reflective Energy Solutions is an independent energy consulting firm that helps commercial and industrial organizations spend less money on energy. We accomplish this goal by helping customers procure energy more cost effectively, identify and implement measures to become more energy efficient, and determine if you can make your own energy cost effectively.
Reflective Energy Solutions’ team consists of bright, talented, self-motivated people who recognize the need for companies to operate at maximum efficiency – from their energy to their staff.

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reflective energy solutions is an independent energy consulting firm that helps commercial and industrial organizations spend less money on energy. we accomplish this goal by helping customers procure energy more cost effectively, identify and implement measures to become more energy efficient, and determine if you can make your own energy cost effectively.
reflective energy solutions’ team consists of bright, talented, self-motivated people who recognize the need for companies to operate at maximum efficiency – from their energy to their staff.


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It is our privilege to announce that Jillian Williams is the recipient of the 2017 Sports Imports/AVCA Courage Award. The Courage Award was founded to recognize a member of the volleyball community who in the face of hardship and adversity displays great courage and a determination to use their experience to better the world around them.
Today, Jillian is back on the court and training with her sights set on the United States Sitting Team. She provides hope and encouragement through the blog she began at the beginning of this journey http://jilliansleapthroughcancer.com and through founding the and leading the Live ‘N’ Leap Foundation.
Jillian will receive the Courage Award at the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America/Players of the Year Banquet on Friday, December 15, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. The banquet will be held in conjunction with the AVCA Convention.

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it is our privilege to announce that jillian williams is the recipient of the 2017 sports imports/avca courage award. the courage award was founded to recognize a member of the volleyball community who in the face of hardship and adversity displays great courage and a determination to use their experience to better the world around them.
today, jillian is back on the court and training with her sights set on the united states sitting team. she provides hope and encouragement through the blog she began at the beginning of this journey http://jilliansleapthroughcancer.com and through founding the and leading the live ‘n’ leap foundation.
jillian will receive the courage award at the american volleyball coaches association all-america/players of the year banquet on friday, december 15, 2017 in kansas city, missouri. the banquet will be held in conjunction with the avca convention.


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Martin Lewis & Steven Jurnovoy are here to help.
Four convenient locations throughout the gulf coast region and just a phone call away.
BEING CALLED DAY & NIGHT BY DEBT COLLECTORS?
The Bankruptcy Hour April 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
Martin Lewis and Steven Jurnovoy joined as partners in 1998 to create the law firm of Lewis & Jurnovoy, P.A. The primary emphasis of the law firm is in the representation of individuals and sole proprietors in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy (“Debt Consolidation”) and Chapter 7 Straight Bankruptcy. Due to the financial turmoil that many individuals seem to be going through in their daily life in trying to pay bills each month and in trying to protect their assets, this law firm envisioned the need to represent and inform the general public of options available to persons in financial distress.
“Martin Lewis did an amazing job. He was very easy to work with and always made me feel at ease. He worked with me financially so I never felt pressured. The process in its entirety was simple and fairly stress free. His office staff was kind and helpful as well. ” -Tami M.
“This firm and all of their staff, especially Tracy Taylor, were extremely knowledgeable about even the most technical aspects of the law and all issues that came up during the process. They were always accessible and their responses expedient.” -S.B.
We serve clients throughout the Florida Panhandle, Gulf Coast and Northwest Florida, including Pensacola, Cantonment, Milton, Century, Pace, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Mary Esther, Fort Walton, Destin, Niceville, Crestview, Defuniak Springs, Santa Rosa Beach, Seaside, Marianna, Panama City, Port St. Joe, Lynn Haven, Wewahitchka and other communities in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington, Liberty and Franklin counties.

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martin lewis & steven jurnovoy are here to help.
four convenient locations throughout the gulf coast region and just a phone call away.
being called day & night by debt collectors?
the bankruptcy hour april 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
martin lewis and steven jurnovoy joined as partners in 1998 to create the law firm of lewis & jurnovoy, p.a. the primary emphasis of the law firm is in the representation of individuals and sole proprietors in chapter 13 bankruptcy (“debt consolidation”) and chapter 7 straight bankruptcy. due to the financial turmoil that many individuals seem to be going through in their daily life in trying to pay bills each month and in trying to protect their assets, this law firm envisioned the need to represent and inform the general public of options available to persons in financial distress.
“martin lewis did an amazing job. he was very easy to work with and always made me feel at ease. he worked with me financially so i never felt pressured. the process in its entirety was simple and fairly stress free. his office staff was kind and helpful as well. ” -tami m.
“this firm and all of their staff, especially tracy taylor, were extremely knowledgeable about even the most technical aspects of the law and all issues that came up during the process. they were always accessible and their responses expedient.” -s.b.
we serve clients throughout the florida panhandle, gulf coast and northwest florida, including pensacola, cantonment, milton, century, pace, gulf breeze, navarre, mary esther, fort walton, destin, niceville, crestview, defuniak springs, santa rosa beach, seaside, marianna, panama city, port st. joe, lynn haven, wewahitchka and other communities in escambia, santa rosa, okaloosa, walton, bay, calhoun, gulf, holmes, jackson, washington, liberty and franklin counties.


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tickets from €89.50 for three day tickets with €25 extra for four nights camping. day tickets from €45.50 and “vip upgrades” are an extra €50. on sale from ticketmaster. available from all ticketmaster outlets nationwide, and priced from €89.50 including booking fee for 3 days non-stop partying. add €25 for 4 nights camping. there’s also limited day tickets available from €45.50 and vip upgrades from €50 extra.


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Occassionally when I get some free time, I'll do a bit of research and give some interesting - read, useless - facts about Purdue and what's going on.
Middle Tenn State: These two teams have never met. MTS opened against Minnesota last year and lost. MTS has played against Minny, Illinois (Twice), and Nebraska and has never beaten a B1G team yet.
@Rice: The last time these two teams played was 1998. We have met a total of 3 times (Two Home, One Away). Rice won in Ross Ade in the first meeting - 1934. Purdue won in 1958 and 1998.
Southeast Missouri State: In 2009 they opened the season by holding their opponent to a field goal while hanging up 72 points of their own. The next week they were held to three points and Cincinnati put up 70. Video game scores over here man!
Notre Dame: Notre Dame has a 64% of winning when the enter West Lafayette.
Aug 14 Who Do You Not Want To Be Caught Sitting Next To?
Aug 13 The Real Big One?

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occassionally when i get some free time, i'll do a bit of research and give some interesting - read, useless - facts about purdue and what's going on.
middle tenn state: these two teams have never met. mts opened against minnesota last year and lost. mts has played against minny, illinois (twice), and nebraska and has never beaten a b1g team yet.
@rice: the last time these two teams played was 1998. we have met a total of 3 times (two home, one away). rice won in ross ade in the first meeting - 1934. purdue won in 1958 and 1998.
southeast missouri state: in 2009 they opened the season by holding their opponent to a field goal while hanging up 72 points of their own. the next week they were held to three points and cincinnati put up 70. video game scores over here man!
notre dame: notre dame has a 64% of winning when the enter west lafayette.
aug 14 who do you not want to be caught sitting next to?
aug 13 the real big one?


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Everyone likes to be liked. This is a simple, human truth: As mammals, we are driven by a desire to bond with others, feel accepted, and be acknowledged for a job well done. In fact, research from the University of Iowa shows that feeling accepted is more motivating than even financial incentives and improves our productivity and performance. But there’s a difference between wanting and needing others’ approval.
If, for example, you find yourself obsessing over the number of “likes” you get on social media or forever waiting for your supervisor or coworkers to notice that you’ve done something well, you might be caught in a toxic cycle of approval addiction.
Approval addiction is a constant need for acceptance and approval that drives your daily actions to the detriment of your own needs, says Lynn Taylor, author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior & Thrive in Your Job.
Approval addicts usually wind up worn out and disappointed, adds psychologist Linda Sapadin, author of Master Your Fears: How to Triumph Over Your Worries and Get On With Your Life. They spend so much energy seeking positive feedback that they have less energy to take care of themselves or work toward their meaningful goals. And, Taylor says, constantly seeking approval can cause people to become workaholics, suffer health problems, and make choices that result in less-than-ideal consequences.
The first step is to build awareness and adjust your priorities accordingly. To begin, ask yourself some tough questions. What are your primary goals? What do you want to do? Then evaluate how you spend your time: Are you neglecting your dreams by doing too much for others? With this awareness, you can deliberately choose activities that support your own needs, Taylor says, and step out of the people-pleasing cycle.
Use the insights gleaned from your personal audit to establish some ground rules and boundaries for yourself. Spend more time on the things that leave you feeling positive and focused on your dreams, needs, and values. Say “yes” to the tasks and activities that align with those goals—and don’t be afraid to say, “No, but thanks for thinking of me,” to those that don’t, Sapadin adds. These guidelines will help you manage your time and energy in a way that leaves plenty left over to help others if you choose.
“If your objective is to set your own standards and appreciate your accomplishments and self-worth, you can be 100 percent successful,” Sapadin says. “You can set realistic goals and monitor them based on your own criteria.” And that goes a long way to building not only a sense of self-worth, but a sense of self-efficacy (the belief that you are capable of solving a task or problem), resilience, and even purpose. You can have that right now—and you don’t need anyone’s approval to get it.
Polly Campbell has been speaking and writing about psychology, resilience, and wellness topics for more than 20 years. She is the author of three books: How to Live an Awesome Life: How to Live Well. Do Good. Be Happy; Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People; and How to Reach Enlightenment. Tweet her @PLCampbell.

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everyone likes to be liked. this is a simple, human truth: as mammals, we are driven by a desire to bond with others, feel accepted, and be acknowledged for a job well done. in fact, research from the university of iowa shows that feeling accepted is more motivating than even financial incentives and improves our productivity and performance. but there’s a difference between wanting and needing others’ approval.
if, for example, you find yourself obsessing over the number of “likes” you get on social media or forever waiting for your supervisor or coworkers to notice that you’ve done something well, you might be caught in a toxic cycle of approval addiction.
approval addiction is a constant need for acceptance and approval that drives your daily actions to the detriment of your own needs, says lynn taylor, author of tame your terrible office tyrant: how to manage childish boss behavior & thrive in your job.
approval addicts usually wind up worn out and disappointed, adds psychologist linda sapadin, author of master your fears: how to triumph over your worries and get on with your life. they spend so much energy seeking positive feedback that they have less energy to take care of themselves or work toward their meaningful goals. and, taylor says, constantly seeking approval can cause people to become workaholics, suffer health problems, and make choices that result in less-than-ideal consequences.
the first step is to build awareness and adjust your priorities accordingly. to begin, ask yourself some tough questions. what are your primary goals? what do you want to do? then evaluate how you spend your time: are you neglecting your dreams by doing too much for others? with this awareness, you can deliberately choose activities that support your own needs, taylor says, and step out of the people-pleasing cycle.
use the insights gleaned from your personal audit to establish some ground rules and boundaries for yourself. spend more time on the things that leave you feeling positive and focused on your dreams, needs, and values. say “yes” to the tasks and activities that align with those goals—and don’t be afraid to say, “no, but thanks for thinking of me,” to those that don’t, sapadin adds. these guidelines will help you manage your time and energy in a way that leaves plenty left over to help others if you choose.
“if your objective is to set your own standards and appreciate your accomplishments and self-worth, you can be 100 percent successful,” sapadin says. “you can set realistic goals and monitor them based on your own criteria.” and that goes a long way to building not only a sense of self-worth, but a sense of self-efficacy (the belief that you are capable of solving a task or problem), resilience, and even purpose. you can have that right now—and you don’t need anyone’s approval to get it.
polly campbell has been speaking and writing about psychology, resilience, and wellness topics for more than 20 years. she is the author of three books: how to live an awesome life: how to live well. do good. be happy; imperfect spirituality: extraordinary enlightenment for ordinary people; and how to reach enlightenment. tweet her @plcampbell.


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“So, did the cleaning lady come?” I asked him.
A cleaning lady refused to clean my house! (So, it is true. You really do have to clean your house before the cleaning lady arrives.) I would have happily paid her $100 for four hours worth of work, but she rejected me and my money. Furthermore, she cost herself a customer because I will never again call her and offer her work.
I am mortified and mystified that my kitchen and bathroom were deemed too big of a job for one person to handle in four hours.
That’s nutty! I could clean my whole house in four hours if I really put my mind to it–BY MYSELF! Sheesh…sounds like you found a cleaning lady that’s SPOILED!
I wonder what her house looks like – my aunt was a cleaning lady, and although her clients’ homes were spotless, hers has always been in a bit of chaos.
Most of the cleaning people around here require this same “first time” fee. Our house was, quite literally, brand new when we hired a cleaning lady. It had been built just two weeks before we moved in. Still, nearly everyone we interviewed also wanted a first clean fee….If you have the time to look around, you can probably find someone who won’t charge it. We eventually did, though ours really, geuinely didn’t require it.
you are too funny! and while i realize that children totally send our lives into disarray, i also know you…neat as a pin.
i am so sure she couldn’t clean your kitchen and bathroom! ridiculous lady!
I just hired a cleaning lady and your story was my worst fear. So, before she came by to give us an estimate, I felt like I had to CLEAN my house for the cleaning lady. How warped is that?
Ours did charge us about $30 more for the first visit, where they do a deep clean. I can understand that though as things like my windows and blinds have rarely been cleaned and I won’t even go into my lighting fixtures. When you don’t have a maid there are just things you don’t find time to do (at least I don’t).
It sounds like this maid might have been a little high-maintenance though. Maybe you can find another who isn’t so picky. When I walked around with my new one and told her I’d make sure the kids toys were picked up, she kind of chuckled like she was thinking that’s not necessary…so who knows what they expect really!
I’ve never heard of such a thing. And no way would I ever consider seeing how much it would be to clean MY house! Yikes!
wow… that is super lame!
Remind me never to hire a cleaning lady!
I clean houses for a living. I do not charge extra the first time I go. It is easier and I get it done faster if people just pick up any clutter that may be around. Since I don’t live there, i would not know where it goes to put it away. That is the only thing I like people to do before I clean, otherwise they are doing my job, and what is the point? I usually clean 2 bathrooms, kitchen, family room, dining room, bedrooms in three or four hours. Three hours, I charge 50.00, 4 hours is 70.00. I do extra stuff all the time, like windows, blinds, I have cleaned basements, moved furniture, power washed outside patios, you name it. LOL I have loyal customers, and I am good to them back.
People are LAZY. They want something for nothing. I used to clean houses for a living. I enjoyed it most of the time. $100 for cleaning a kitchen, dining room and what did you say, a bathroom? I can’t remember. I could have cleaned your whole home for $100 and four hours, give or take a few minutes. People really are lazy I tell you.
And whoever said that her aunt cleaned houses and hers was a wreck – I knew a girl like that. She was a sloppy cleaner too. I on the other hand had a neat and tidy home until I had baby number 3. And it goes downhill from there on many a day now.
OMG! I could get my daughter to clean it for less.
I hate cleaning ladies. There is no end to the trouble they have caused me. Go Mel! Good job for cleaning your own stuff.
egads! One would have thought she could have at least TRIED!
I’m hoping Karen (above) lives in Oklahoma City. I could use her!
I want someone to pick up the clutter.
That doesn’t take much time at all.
Oh, why do I love clutter so much?
That seems like a mighty high hourly rate for a cleaning lady. Mine charges $13/hour. Two of them come and clean my large house with 4 bathrooms in 2 1/2 hours. $65 for clean house. Best investment ever made.
I’m with Judy…I love clutter too much, too, tho it drives me crazy. I once was a cleaning lady, when my kids were little and in school. I cleaned the houses of several people in my church whenever I was needed…part-time and not every week, but the extra $50 came in handy when it was time to buy shoes for the kids or whatever. Boy, even without ‘snooping’, it’s amazing what you learn about other people’s lives. But one thing I was was discreet and I never talked about anything I saw or learned in anyone’s home. People trusted me, and word-of-mouth kept me busy. I cleaned houses without a speck of dust in them…I cleaned absolute MESSES! All in a day’s work. Back then, we ladies charged $10 per hour…I can’t imagine what the going rate is now.
A cleaning lady who wouldn’t clean? she’s in the wrong business! I have a great cleaning lady, she comes every 3 weeks. She’s reasonable, she’s good and trustworthy. The good ones ARE out there.
I’m Lisa, btw, I found my way over from Kellans.
Keep looking- not all cleaning ladies are this way. My mom cleans houses and has a very loyal customer base, they actually do what they can just to keep her. She is purely word of mouth and has more people calling than she can keep up with. She will do a first time walk through and discuss what they want done, what she can get done in that time and a set amount and what day works. She requires them to declutter and be out of the house when she comes- people get in the way and slow her down. Most people like this because it helps keep them organized and not fall behind week to week. She is efficient, picky and knows her stuff. She will tell people what kind of cleaning supplies work best, they purchase that kind. She has even been asked to pick out someones new vacuum- she likes that because she’s used so many different ones that she knows which work best and which have no suction…..anyways, hope your search goes better.
Karen, would you consider relocating to Nebraska? lol My house is a disaster. Between having a chronic illness and a full time job – my house is a disaster. I feel like I can’t afford a cleaning lady. Besides the clutter in place would choke a horse!
LOL I have helped pick out one of my customers new vacuums as well. Somebody mentoned nobody would to clean their house because it was an older farm house, yesterday I cleaned a farm house that is close to 100 years old. They have three dogs running around. LOL They are good people and I love cleaning for them. Good cleaning help is hard to find, but we are out there! I have become friends with all of the people I clean for. Also Mel, I cannot imagine walking into somebody’s house and not even attempting to clean it. That is rude, and very unprofessional. She could have at least tried to do as much as she could in that time period. Sorry you had such a bad experience.
about Atonement – haven’t seen the movie, but the book was great!

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“so, did the cleaning lady come?” i asked him.
a cleaning lady refused to clean my house! (so, it is true. you really do have to clean your house before the cleaning lady arrives.) i would have happily paid her $100 for four hours worth of work, but she rejected me and my money. furthermore, she cost herself a customer because i will never again call her and offer her work.
i am mortified and mystified that my kitchen and bathroom were deemed too big of a job for one person to handle in four hours.
that’s nutty! i could clean my whole house in four hours if i really put my mind to it–by myself! sheesh…sounds like you found a cleaning lady that’s spoiled!
i wonder what her house looks like – my aunt was a cleaning lady, and although her clients’ homes were spotless, hers has always been in a bit of chaos.
most of the cleaning people around here require this same “first time” fee. our house was, quite literally, brand new when we hired a cleaning lady. it had been built just two weeks before we moved in. still, nearly everyone we interviewed also wanted a first clean fee….if you have the time to look around, you can probably find someone who won’t charge it. we eventually did, though ours really, geuinely didn’t require it.
you are too funny! and while i realize that children totally send our lives into disarray, i also know you…neat as a pin.
i am so sure she couldn’t clean your kitchen and bathroom! ridiculous lady!
i just hired a cleaning lady and your story was my worst fear. so, before she came by to give us an estimate, i felt like i had to clean my house for the cleaning lady. how warped is that?
ours did charge us about $30 more for the first visit, where they do a deep clean. i can understand that though as things like my windows and blinds have rarely been cleaned and i won’t even go into my lighting fixtures. when you don’t have a maid there are just things you don’t find time to do (at least i don’t).
it sounds like this maid might have been a little high-maintenance though. maybe you can find another who isn’t so picky. when i walked around with my new one and told her i’d make sure the kids toys were picked up, she kind of chuckled like she was thinking that’s not necessary…so who knows what they expect really!
i’ve never heard of such a thing. and no way would i ever consider seeing how much it would be to clean my house! yikes!
wow… that is super lame!
remind me never to hire a cleaning lady!
i clean houses for a living. i do not charge extra the first time i go. it is easier and i get it done faster if people just pick up any clutter that may be around. since i don’t live there, i would not know where it goes to put it away. that is the only thing i like people to do before i clean, otherwise they are doing my job, and what is the point? i usually clean 2 bathrooms, kitchen, family room, dining room, bedrooms in three or four hours. three hours, i charge 50.00, 4 hours is 70.00. i do extra stuff all the time, like windows, blinds, i have cleaned basements, moved furniture, power washed outside patios, you name it. lol i have loyal customers, and i am good to them back.
people are lazy. they want something for nothing. i used to clean houses for a living. i enjoyed it most of the time. $100 for cleaning a kitchen, dining room and what did you say, a bathroom? i can’t remember. i could have cleaned your whole home for $100 and four hours, give or take a few minutes. people really are lazy i tell you.
and whoever said that her aunt cleaned houses and hers was a wreck – i knew a girl like that. she was a sloppy cleaner too. i on the other hand had a neat and tidy home until i had baby number 3. and it goes downhill from there on many a day now.
omg! i could get my daughter to clean it for less.
i hate cleaning ladies. there is no end to the trouble they have caused me. go mel! good job for cleaning your own stuff.
egads! one would have thought she could have at least tried!
i’m hoping karen (above) lives in oklahoma city. i could use her!
i want someone to pick up the clutter.
that doesn’t take much time at all.
oh, why do i love clutter so much?
that seems like a mighty high hourly rate for a cleaning lady. mine charges $13/hour. two of them come and clean my large house with 4 bathrooms in 2 1/2 hours. $65 for clean house. best investment ever made.
i’m with judy…i love clutter too much, too, tho it drives me crazy. i once was a cleaning lady, when my kids were little and in school. i cleaned the houses of several people in my church whenever i was needed…part-time and not every week, but the extra $50 came in handy when it was time to buy shoes for the kids or whatever. boy, even without ‘snooping’, it’s amazing what you learn about other people’s lives. but one thing i was was discreet and i never talked about anything i saw or learned in anyone’s home. people trusted me, and word-of-mouth kept me busy. i cleaned houses without a speck of dust in them…i cleaned absolute messes! all in a day’s work. back then, we ladies charged $10 per hour…i can’t imagine what the going rate is now.
a cleaning lady who wouldn’t clean? she’s in the wrong business! i have a great cleaning lady, she comes every 3 weeks. she’s reasonable, she’s good and trustworthy. the good ones are out there.
i’m lisa, btw, i found my way over from kellans.
keep looking- not all cleaning ladies are this way. my mom cleans houses and has a very loyal customer base, they actually do what they can just to keep her. she is purely word of mouth and has more people calling than she can keep up with. she will do a first time walk through and discuss what they want done, what she can get done in that time and a set amount and what day works. she requires them to declutter and be out of the house when she comes- people get in the way and slow her down. most people like this because it helps keep them organized and not fall behind week to week. she is efficient, picky and knows her stuff. she will tell people what kind of cleaning supplies work best, they purchase that kind. she has even been asked to pick out someones new vacuum- she likes that because she’s used so many different ones that she knows which work best and which have no suction…..anyways, hope your search goes better.
karen, would you consider relocating to nebraska? lol my house is a disaster. between having a chronic illness and a full time job – my house is a disaster. i feel like i can’t afford a cleaning lady. besides the clutter in place would choke a horse!
lol i have helped pick out one of my customers new vacuums as well. somebody mentoned nobody would to clean their house because it was an older farm house, yesterday i cleaned a farm house that is close to 100 years old. they have three dogs running around. lol they are good people and i love cleaning for them. good cleaning help is hard to find, but we are out there! i have become friends with all of the people i clean for. also mel, i cannot imagine walking into somebody’s house and not even attempting to clean it. that is rude, and very unprofessional. she could have at least tried to do as much as she could in that time period. sorry you had such a bad experience.
about atonement – haven’t seen the movie, but the book was great!


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Ladyada speaking at Women 2.0 – @women2 #w2pitch MAKER: “LIFE AFTER PROTOTYPE” « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!
Women 2.0 – Ladyada speaking at Women 2.0 – MAKER: “LIFE AFTER PROTOTYPE”.
Alice Brooks (Co-Founder, Roominate), Debbie Sterling (Founder & CEO, GoldieBlox), Limor Fried (Founder & CEO, Adafruit Industries), Liz Ormesher Salcedo (Founder & CEO, Everpurse) – moderated by Lora Kolodny (Writer, Wall Street Journal).
A new generation of consumer electronics entrepreneurs reveal how they started tech companies that deliver more than bits and bytes. They’ll share advice about crowdfunding, getting a prototype into production, and more.

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ladyada speaking at women 2.0 – @women2 #w2pitch maker: “life after prototype” « adafruit industries – makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!
women 2.0 – ladyada speaking at women 2.0 – maker: “life after prototype”.
alice brooks (co-founder, roominate), debbie sterling (founder & ceo, goldieblox), limor fried (founder & ceo, adafruit industries), liz ormesher salcedo (founder & ceo, everpurse) – moderated by lora kolodny (writer, wall street journal).
a new generation of consumer electronics entrepreneurs reveal how they started tech companies that deliver more than bits and bytes. they’ll share advice about crowdfunding, getting a prototype into production, and more.


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WATERLOO, Iowa – The VGM Group has pulled together suggested talking points for providers who plan to comment on CMS’s proposal to include vents in its next round of competitive bidding.
“There are major concerns with life-sustaining equipment such as ventilators being restricted to contracted suppliers given the instability that the program has caused within the DMEPOS industry,” VGM stated in a bulletin.
CMS has proposed adding the following codes to the program: E0465 (invasive), E0466 (non-invasive) and E0467 (multi-functioning). The agency expects to roll out the next round of the program in 2021, after a two-year gap period.
VGM encourages providers to use real examples in their comments.
“Providing real examples of patients who suppliers serve can effectively demonstrate the need to keep this product category out of the competitive bidding program,” VGM stated.
• This market serves a highly vulnerable patient population with life-sustaining equipment.
• Vent patients require highly skilled respiratory therapists beyond the average oxygen patient.
• Ventilation is a small market with few suppliers in certain areas having proper resources.
• The negative impacts from competitive bidding on the DME community should not be replicated to life-sustaining equipment such as vents.
CMS will accept comments on its proposal until Dec. 3. Send comments to DMEPOS@cms.hhs.gov.

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waterloo, iowa – the vgm group has pulled together suggested talking points for providers who plan to comment on cms’s proposal to include vents in its next round of competitive bidding.
“there are major concerns with life-sustaining equipment such as ventilators being restricted to contracted suppliers given the instability that the program has caused within the dmepos industry,” vgm stated in a bulletin.
cms has proposed adding the following codes to the program: e0465 (invasive), e0466 (non-invasive) and e0467 (multi-functioning). the agency expects to roll out the next round of the program in 2021, after a two-year gap period.
vgm encourages providers to use real examples in their comments.
“providing real examples of patients who suppliers serve can effectively demonstrate the need to keep this product category out of the competitive bidding program,” vgm stated.
• this market serves a highly vulnerable patient population with life-sustaining equipment.
• vent patients require highly skilled respiratory therapists beyond the average oxygen patient.
• ventilation is a small market with few suppliers in certain areas having proper resources.
• the negative impacts from competitive bidding on the dme community should not be replicated to life-sustaining equipment such as vents.
cms will accept comments on its proposal until dec. 3. send comments to dmepos@cms.hhs.gov.


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Our consultation on draft standards and service specifications closed on Monday 8 December, and we’ve received more than 500 responses, which are currently being analysed. We will say more about the next steps, and likely timetable, in the new year. Thank you to everyone who has responded.
The next meeting of our Patients and Public engagement and advisory group is scheduled for 14 January.
If you’ve followed the blog you will know all about the children and young people’s events we ran over the Easter holidays, and our session with local government and Healthwatch in Birmingham. However I have not previously provided a link to the write-up of these events, so if you’d like to know more about what was discussed, please see our ‘Meetings’ page for further information.
The next meeting of our Clinicians’ engagement & advisory group is scheduled for 4 February.
The next meeting of our Providers’ engagement and advisory group is scheduled for 3 February.
Colleagues from across NHS England have continued to attend meetings with local government. We do not have a complete list of every formal or informal discussion; for your information, Felicity Cox, our Area Director for Wessex, attended the Health Overview & Scrutiny Panel, Portsmouth City Council, on 4 November.
Meetings of the review’s Board Task & Finish group and Programme Board were held on 24 November and 4 December respectively. The meetings looked at the next steps in the process, potential handover to NHS England’s new specialised commissioning team, and commissioning issues. Minutes of the Programme Board will be published as soon as they are available. Previous Programme Board minutes can be found on the ‘Programme Board’ page.
The next meeting of our Programme Board is scheduled for 13th January.
The Task & Finish Group has provided a routine update to NHS England’s main Board for its meeting held in public on 17 December in London. You can read the Board paper here.
The consultation on draft standards tends to dominate the headlines, but work has continued on the review’s other objectives. Objective 5 aims to establish a system for the provision of information about the performance of CHD services, to help patients make informed choices and to give valuable feedback to NHS England as the commissioner of the service. We have visited a number of hospitals in order to understand the current information they are providing and what further information could be used. We are also meeting members of our Patient and Public engagement and advisory group to identify what further information they would find helpful. We have been looking at a number of different issues including activity, cost, and various outcomes such as mortality and patient experience. The discussions to-date have highlighted important areas of information which could be developed. Following these initial meetings a report will be produced explaining what we have heard and how we propose to progress the work.
As we move into 2015 I’d like to express my thanks on behalf of the team to all of you who have continued to contribute in so many ways over the past year. Your support, challenge, expert input and constructive criticism have been invaluable.
Have a happy new year, and stay warm!

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our consultation on draft standards and service specifications closed on monday 8 december, and we’ve received more than 500 responses, which are currently being analysed. we will say more about the next steps, and likely timetable, in the new year. thank you to everyone who has responded.
the next meeting of our patients and public engagement and advisory group is scheduled for 14 january.
if you’ve followed the blog you will know all about the children and young people’s events we ran over the easter holidays, and our session with local government and healthwatch in birmingham. however i have not previously provided a link to the write-up of these events, so if you’d like to know more about what was discussed, please see our ‘meetings’ page for further information.
the next meeting of our clinicians’ engagement & advisory group is scheduled for 4 february.
the next meeting of our providers’ engagement and advisory group is scheduled for 3 february.
colleagues from across nhs england have continued to attend meetings with local government. we do not have a complete list of every formal or informal discussion; for your information, felicity cox, our area director for wessex, attended the health overview & scrutiny panel, portsmouth city council, on 4 november.
meetings of the review’s board task & finish group and programme board were held on 24 november and 4 december respectively. the meetings looked at the next steps in the process, potential handover to nhs england’s new specialised commissioning team, and commissioning issues. minutes of the programme board will be published as soon as they are available. previous programme board minutes can be found on the ‘programme board’ page.
the next meeting of our programme board is scheduled for 13th january.
the task & finish group has provided a routine update to nhs england’s main board for its meeting held in public on 17 december in london. you can read the board paper here.
the consultation on draft standards tends to dominate the headlines, but work has continued on the review’s other objectives. objective 5 aims to establish a system for the provision of information about the performance of chd services, to help patients make informed choices and to give valuable feedback to nhs england as the commissioner of the service. we have visited a number of hospitals in order to understand the current information they are providing and what further information could be used. we are also meeting members of our patient and public engagement and advisory group to identify what further information they would find helpful. we have been looking at a number of different issues including activity, cost, and various outcomes such as mortality and patient experience. the discussions to-date have highlighted important areas of information which could be developed. following these initial meetings a report will be produced explaining what we have heard and how we propose to progress the work.
as we move into 2015 i’d like to express my thanks on behalf of the team to all of you who have continued to contribute in so many ways over the past year. your support, challenge, expert input and constructive criticism have been invaluable.
have a happy new year, and stay warm!