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As maverick spending, or rogue buying, can account for up to 80% of a company's total spend, the inherent savings potential is often substantial. We have shared five steps to help you to get control of your maverick spend.
What's Maverick Spend Maverick spend — also known as rogue or unmanaged spend — refers to purchases made outside of agreed contracts, channels, suppliers, and prices, or in broader terms, beyond a company's pre-established procurement policy. Many factors cause maverick spending, and ultimately, it translates to cost-saving leakages that prevent businesses from realizing the value associated with negotiated contracts. Maverick spend most often occurs in indirect spend and low-visibility tail spend, with numerous small transactions in various categories. Hence, it's not something that can easily stand out from your data but once identified, it can lead to tremendous cost benefits.
Most Common Causes of Maverick Spend There are many factors that lead to maverick spending. Some of the common ones are:
Buying from unapproved suppliers or channels. Buying unapproved goods and services Buying from an approved supplier but at a price different than the negotiated/contracted one. Buying from an approved supplier at the right price but through an unapproved buying channel. How Many Dollars Companies Lose to Maverick Spend According to the Hackett Group, 29% of indirect spend is off-contract, and such high levels of maverick spend, can be a sign of bad company practices like poor spend visibility and procurement policy violations. The same report further indicated that 10% of maverick spending is typical for a non-mature procurement organization and 5% for a world-class organization. Also, maverick or rogue spending is an even bigger problem for larger companies spread across multiple locations. Being challenging to locate and a source of significant losses, maverick spending is considered a bane for most procurement departments. According to APQC's 2019 Open Standards Benchmarking in Procurement study, for organizations with ≥ $500 million in annual revenue, maverick purchasing represents 2.5% or more of the total purchases, while for top performers, it amounts to 1% of total purchases. Let's see how it looks in terms of dollars: For companies with $1 billion in the yearly purchase, this means having $10 million in unmanaged maverick spend. While the loss of savings stand out here, decreased sourcing leverage and increased processing costs come as close seconds.
Why It's Important to Control Maverick Spend In addition to draining your savings, costing you time and resources, every maverick purchase undermines the impact of your procurement activities and pushes your company away from the bottom line. Below are some of the various effects of maverick spending:
Decreased realization of sourcing savings Decreased sourcing leverage from fragmented spend Increased purchasing process costs Increased supply-base risks Dissatisfied internal customers Quality, service, and other issues from unapproved suppliers
Five Steps to Reduce Maverick Spend and Drive Savings Let us take a closer look at five steps that can help you boost compliance and reduce rogue spending.
1. Investigate and Understand the Root Causes Talk to the responsible managers, department heads, and other relevant stakeholders where you've identified maverick spending. A pertinent question you need to address is:
What's the reason for maverick spend across the organization?
As a procurement professional, one of your responsibilities is to investigate and understand the root causes. And, of course, to implement the appropriate measures to mitigate the problem.
Use procurement analytics by combining spend and contract data to identify spend outside contracts and maverick spending .
2. Plan Your Initiatives Once you understand the reasons, you need to start addressing the issue. Set an overall plan for your procurement initiatives, define your targets and goals, and outline the specific tasks required to get there with deadlines and responsibilities.
3. Make Contract Information and Procurement Policies Easily Accessible One of the most common causes for maverick spending is defective policies and poor communication of contracts internally. In many cases, the end-users (usually the purchasers/buyers) are unaware that agreements covering their needs exist or lack information on using them.
To address this concern, you need to ensure that vital contract details, and any related procurement policies, are easily accessible throughout the organization.
If you have a spend management solution in place, sharing this information is relatively easy and provides you with multiple options, such as:
Grant access to contracts for applicable users, or Use APIs to leverage the contract information across your solutions or embed data to your intranet through iFrames. 4. Report Regularly to Business Stakeholders You should always report data-driven facts to facilitate process transparency and drive compliance. For example, you could set up a report showcasing spend through and outside contracts by departments, business units, or similar. The key is making these insights readily available across your organization, especially for department heads, managers, and other key stakeholders.
Please ensure that the reports and internal communications highlight the importance of maverick spending. You should clearly state that this is a focus area for the procurement team and provide additional information about your current initiatives, expectations, and goals.
5. Follow Up, Track, and Take Necessary Actions Set up relevant KPIs, such as share of spend through contracts, to track your initiatives' progress. If the numbers and trends are not moving in the right direction, you need to reach out to the business stakeholders and understand why (ref. step 1). As mentioned previously, the problem might be poor policies and communication internally.
Regular measurement keeps you focused and helps you make smarter decisions to improve your results. You have probably heard the following saying, which is something we strongly believe in:
What gets measured gets done!
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Preparation of wine from red pumpkin and sugar beet root
Author(s): Chaudhari S. V.*, Pathare S. A., Gade E. H., Warkhade A. S., Bandekar R. R.
Wine is an alcoholic beverage that can be produced by fermenting crushed grapes using variety of yeasts. In the present project red pumpkin and beet root was used for the preparation of wine. The smashed pieces of both were fermented in plastic jars. The process divided in two parts, every day shaking for 21 days after which supernatant collected and after 21 days the supernatant was kept undisturbed for next 21 days. After 42 days the specific gravity was tasted for confirmation of % alcohol and wine. The specific gravity of red pumpkin was observed 1.0853 by weight and that of beet root was 1.0743. The specific gravity indicates 11 to 14 % alcohol and wine is sweet.
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In 1943 Volcán de Parícutin began erupting without warning, it buried two entire villages in the process. The village of San Juan Parangaricutiro was one of them and the only thing left to remind us of the village that was once here is an ancient church. It is buried under more than 20 feet of lava rock.
The entire village is still buried around this church. After the volcano began its eruption in 1943 it didn't stop erupting for 8 years.
The only reason this church survived is due to its rugged architecture. It is made out of rock slabs and other heavy materials. It is truly a monument to a lost village.
It is very interesting to see it on Google Maps, since you can track down how far the lava really traveled from the volcano.
What can be seen today is actually the second story of the church. Everything else got covered by the lava. It was extremely deep.
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Republicans in Congress have created their own internal gridlock on ObamaCare. Even if the Democrats all abstained and let Republican legislators do whatever they wanted, the Republicans still could not agree on what to do next.
From the base there is the incessant cry for repeal. But as just about every Republican candidate in this last election acknowledged, there can be no repeal without replace. Otherwise, from 10 to 15 million people will lose their health insurance. However, repeal and replace means transitioning from ObamaCare to a new system. And no matter how radically different the new system is, it will run the risk of being called ObamaCare lite.
In fact, there isnt a single Republican replacement plan that hasnt already been called ObamaCare lite. And thats before any negotiation with the other side takes place. Any repeal and replace agreement that has been negotiated with Democrats in Congress and with the White House will almost certainly be viewed with suspicious mistrust by the Republican rank and file.
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Rule 1: No deviation from a simple vision. The Republican objective for the voting public should be: Keep your job; keep your health insurance; and keep your doctor. The most direct way to get rid of all the anti-job provisions of ObamaCare is to repeal the employer mandate. The most direct way to insure that people can keep insurance they like is to repeal the individual mandate. And the most direct way of insuring people can keep their doctor is to deregulate and denationalize the health insurance exchanges.
Rule 2: No backsliding. Negotiators rarely get everything they want. And whatever they get, Republican negotiators will be vulnerable to the charge that they are helping ObamaCare work better. So here is the answer to that. Anything that leads to more job losses, more loss of insurance people want and more loss of doctors is off the table before anyone even enters the negotiating room. That is the line Republicans must not cross. Making health reform work better is okay so long as it moves us in the direction of the vision in Rule 1.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”102958″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Many would argue that these are the fundamental goals of a good education. So why has Cambridge University taken to warning its students that the sexual violence in Titus Andronicus might be traumatic for them? Why are other universities in America and increasingly in Britain introducing measures to protect students from speech and texts they might find harmful? Safe spaces, trigger warnings and no-platforming are now campus buzzwords – and they’re all designed to limit free speech and the exchange of ideas. As celebrated social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues in his forthcoming book The Coddling of the American Mind, university students are increasingly retreating from ideas they fear may damage their mental health, and presenting themselves as fragile and in need of protection from any viewpoint that might make them feel unsafe.The culture of safety, as Haidt calls it, may be well intentioned, but it is hampering the development of young people and leaving them unprepared for adult life, with devastating consequences for them, for the companies that will soon hire them, and for society at large.
That, Haidt’s critics argue, is an infuriating misinterpretation of initiatives designed to help students. Far from wanting to shut down free speech and debate, what really concerns the advocates of these new measures is the equal right to speech in a public forum where the voices of the historically marginalised are given the same weight as those of more privileged groups. Warnings to students that what they’re about to read or hear might be disturbing are not an attempt to censor classic literature, but a call for consideration and sensitivity. Safe spaces aren’t cotton-wool wrapped echo chambers, but places where minority groups and people who have suffered trauma can share their experiences without fear of hostility.
On November 19th Haidt comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to discuss and debate these ideas. Joining him will be the former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who believes that educating young people through debate and argument helps foster robustness; writer and radical activist Laurie Penny, who campaigns for the voices of less privileged groups to be heard; and sociologist Kehinde Andrews, one of the UK’s leading thinkers on race and the history of racism.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Panelists” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”102951″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]
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Now, with less than a month to go before the presidential election, Buttigieg is out with his second book in as many years: Trust: America’s Best Chance. In this short, gut-punch of a volume—part campaign memoir and part big idea book—Buttigieg traces how a crisis of trust shapes our reaction to the issues of our time, from responding to the novel coronavirus to climate change. Buttigieg writes of our distrust of each other, institutions, and the world’s increasing distrust of America.
“Trust and distrust are of course two sides of the same coin, but we’re in a moment where every crisis in front of us from racial and economic justice, to the pandemic, to climate, to democratic legitimacy, all depend largely on our ability to form a greater level of political and social trust than we have,” Buttigieg told me.
— UT4Pete (@UT4Pete) October 3, 2020
In a phone interview from an undisclosed location Friday— “I probably shouldn’t get into that,” he said when I asked where he was—Buttigieg waxed philosophical about our age of disinformation, whether America needs a truth and reconciliation commission, and why his fellow Hoosier, Vice President Mike Pence, whom he is reportedly playing in debate prep with Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris ahead of Wednesday’s debate, is underrated as a debater. (Buttigieg was later spotted near Salt Lake City Saturday, not far from the University of Utah, the debate site).
How are you?
Good. Indiana keeps making its way to the center of the political universe.
I’m getting a lot about South Bend-based hotel points this year. It’s wild. I was up last week to follow the Amy Coney Barrett news. The last time I had been there was March 1st, to the Century Center when you dropped out of the race.
But let’s talk about your book. You write that “tools for such a rebuilding of trust lie more often than not in the hands of the people,” but some people in America face a reality gap right now. For example, only 49 percent of people say they definitely or probably would get vaccinated if there’s a coronavirus vaccine available and 56 percent of Republicans believe that Q Anon is mostly or partly true. So how do you deal with segments of the population where mistrust is so deeply seated at this moment?
There’s a kind of self-reinforcing or snowballing quality. Mistrust leads to more mistrust, but confidence leads to more confidence. And what we’re seeing, whether it’s the rise of the conspiracy theories or the course of the pandemic in the U.S., is the worse it gets the worse it can get. Part of what I tried to look for in the book though, were examples of positive-reinforcing cycles, too. Whether it’s the effect of fair taxation and good policy on levels of trust in the Nordic countries or the way that the U.S. gained international trust at warp speed by helping respond to the crises surrounding World War II. And I think we’re at a similar moment where we’ve got to figure out ways to build trust faster than usual, because the most robust way to earn trust is predictable credible behavior over very long periods of time, but we just don’t have very long periods of time to deal with some of these problems.
When did you have time to write this book?
This was one of the challenges. Shortest Way Home took shape over the course of years. And this was a book where I started to have the thought around April or May, but also immediately realized that the book’s greatest value would be if it could contribute to the conversation before we had the November elections. So that meant writing it over a period of weeks during the summer. And I think I had to turn in the draft by, can’t remember exactly, but I think late July and August.
And I’ve been thinking about the issues, partly just because of what we’ve been through in the campaign and other experiences I write about. And then the invitation to join the Institute of Advanced Studies at Notre Dame motivated me to look more deeply because the Institute for Advanced Studies this year as a whole community of scholars looking at trust from different angles, from computer science to international relations. And I was really eager as I became part of that community of people working on this issue to make the contributions that were obviously going to be a little less theoretical, but as well-researched as it could be in addition to being personal.
Based on your time crisscrossing the country during the campaign, do you think the regional differences between the Midwest and the coasts perpetuate the crisis of trust that we have? And what are some ways you think that we could overcome them?
Well this gets to one of the things that I take on in the book, especially toward the end. As you’ll recall, I thought of this question of how we can build a sense of national identity that’s specific enough that it means something to belong to this nation, but is inclusive enough that everybody in America can belong. And that’s my first thought, when you raised that question. Certainly traveling the country as a candidate, I saw the different styles and cultures that make up America, but I don’t think they have to be alienated from each other. I mean if America makes sense as a concept, it has to be because it brings us together across those differences and makes room for them.
You write another solution that you kind of explore is the possibility of truth and reconciliation commissions similar to those employed in South Africa to dismantle apartheid, and Rwanda in the wake of genocide. That’s a pretty stark acknowledgement of how divided we are.
It’s a matter of simple fact that America is a country beset by the spread of disease, impacted by growing political violence, and coming to terms even now with a legacy of internal war and conflict. And so, our self-conception in the past may have been that these models were for other parts of the world and often the developing world, but the reality is those very same problems are surrounding us right now. And it may be that we will forever be held back in our development as a country, if we don’t come to grips with these things.
I think there’s been a lot in these recent months to make good on Faulkner’s famous comment that the past is never dead, it isn’t even past. And it was only in the course of researching the book that I learned, that there had been an application of this concept in Canada. As your specific case around indigenous people and this residential schooling system. But it did demonstrate that this concept could be applied in the North American context. And I do think we have to take it seriously here and I’ve been really interested to see figures like [Congresswoman] Barbara Lee, who’ve been calling for this for some time.
You’re currently helping out Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris with debate prep by playing Mike Pence, according to a report from Bloomberg. What is it like to sort of occupy the mind of a man who has been such an antagonizing figure for you over the last couple of years?
So I can’t confirm or comment on anything in terms of campaign processes, but what I will say is, as a Democrat who has observed Mike Pence obviously, and engaged with him, during my time as mayor, I think it’s really important for us to have a sense of this person who’s currently the vice president and who’s obviously a central figure in the Trump administration and aims to be a central figure in the future of the Republican party. And I have fundamental differences of worldview from him and also think there may be some fundamental contradictions between his worldview and this White House that he’s decided to become part of. And, whenever called on, I do my best to try to translate or explain that to the Democrats who were trying to respond to him.
Do you think that his skill as a debater has been underrated in recent weeks?
Yes. He was very effective in 2016. And also in his debates, if you look in 2012, when he was running for governor, it would be a real mistake to underestimate. Largely because he doesn’t seem to have any qualms about defending what many of us would consider indefensible, even if it flies in the face of his own professed values.
With President Trump’s nomination of your fellow South Bender Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, are you still convinced that packing the Supreme Court, an idea you advanced since the early days of your campaign, is a good idea?
My broader interests have been more in the potential of bipartisan reforms to just reduce the political temperature of the Supreme Court and to get us out of these periodic ideological death matches that seem to happen every time there’s a vacancy. But right now I’m thinking of this situation in a much more immediate context, which is we’re potentially a few weeks away from a scenario where millions of Americans lose health coverage. And a lot of other things that we consider to be fundamental settled case law in this country around everything from choice to LGBTQ rights starts to shift. And it’s one of the reasons why, even though we don’t have the Senate majority, I think it’s really important for Democrats to vigorously continue to insist that the American people are to be heard when it comes to this nomination.
Have you been on any private planes from South Bend recently that I should be made aware of?
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In March 1975, a struggling folk musician from Los Angeles named Jim Sullivan packed up his car and set off on a quest for stardom in Nashville. The 35-year-old husband and father hoped to finally achieve the mainstream success that had eluded him despite putting out two promising albums showcasing his talents as a singer-songwriter and guitarist. But Sullivan would never make it to Music City – instead, his bizarre disappearance in the remote New Mexico desert has baffled investigators and fueled bizarre conspiracy theories for nearly 50 years.
The Events Leading Up To Jim Sullivan’s Vanishing
Born in 1939, Jim Sullivan had been chasing his musical dreams since his teen years growing up in Southern California. Though his debut folk album “U.F.O.” gained a cult following for its lyrical themes pondering alien existence, it failed to make him a star in 1969. His sophomore album “Jim Sullivan” also underperformed three years later despite strong songwriting and his rich vocals.
With money troubles mounting and his marriage crumbling, Jim Sullivan decided to take a risk in early 1975. He packed up his beloved 12-string guitar, clothes, unsold vinyl records and other belongings into his Volkswagen Beetle and left behind his wife and two young children in LA. His plan was to head across the desert to Nashville where he hoped to land a record deal and steady gig performing on Music Row.
The Bizarre Trail Goes Cold In New Mexico
What happened next has become the stuff of legend and outlandish speculation. On March 6th, Sullivan’s car was discovered abandoned on a remote ranch in Santa Rosa, in northeastern New Mexico. His wallet, clothes, guitar and other possessions were untouched inside. But there was no trace of Sullivan anywhere.
Strangest of all, the motel room he had rented in Santa Rosa showed no signs of him ever spending the night there, with the key left inside and bed untouched. In his final phone call to his wife from that motel, Sullivan had muttered the ominous words “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” about something that was weighing on his mind before abruptly changing the subject.
Despite an extensive search of the area involving law enforcement, Sullivan’s family, and volunteers, not a shred of evidence was uncovered to indicate his whereabouts or fate. It was as if the Jim Sullivan had literally vanished into thin air after his car was abandoned at the ranch 26 miles from the Santa Rosa motel he had rented. His body has never been recovered from the vast New Mexico deserts.
Theories Emerge About His Unexplained Vanishing
In the years and decades since Sullivan’s strange 1975 disappearance, a number of theories have emerged about what may have happened, from the plausible to the utterly bizarre:
Murder/Foul Play – New Mexico was a heavy trafficking route for drug runners in the 70s, and some have speculated Jim Sullivan could have been the victim of robbery or violence after encountering nefarious characters on his travels. However, the complete absence of his remains or any other hard evidence makes this seem unlikely.
Getting Lost/Dying of Exposure – Perhaps the simplest explanation is that Sullivan got turned around after his car broke down in the remote desert and ultimately succumbed to the harsh elements of dehydration and starvation while trying to find help. But this doesn’t explain the untouched motel room, or why he ventured from his vehicle in the first place.
Starting a New Life – Some have theorized Sullivan may have chosen to fake his own disappearance and start over with a new identity after growing despondent about his struggling music career and crumbling personal life. While possible, this seems doubtful given he left behind most of his money and prized guitar.
The “UFO” Theory – This is where things get strange. In the years before his disappearance, Sullivan had cultivated a cult following of fans drawn to the spacey, almost psychedelic nature of his folk songwriting, especially on his debut album “U.F.O.” Lyrics like “I had a vivid dream of survival last night, I had a premonition of a journey coming up” took on an eerily prophetic meaning after he vanished without a trace.
Fueling these alien conspiracy theories further is the fact that Sullivan’s car was abandoned at a ranch just 75 miles from Roswell, New Mexico – the site of the infamous 1947 “flying saucer” incident where many believe a UFO crashed and its alien occupants were captured in a secret government coverup. Was the struggling folk singer who sang about “a dancing light upon the horizon” abducted by extraterrestrials as some have speculated?
Cult Following Grows Around The Mystery
While Jim Sullivan’s cult musician status was relatively minor during his lifetime, his complete disappearance in such bizarre circumstances has grown his legacy and fan base in a big way over the years. Aided by the re-release of his albums by record labels like Light in the Attic, a new generation of listeners has discovered the haunting, introspective lyrics and raw vocals within Sullivan’s folk music that take on an eerily prophetic meaning given his strange vanishing in the desert.
As the co-founder of Light in the Attic Records, Matt Sullivan, stated: “With or without his disappearance, there’s something in those lyrics that is incredibly mysterious and eerie. One thing that one of Jim’s friends pointed out was that the guitar was left in the Volkswagen. If Jim was going to disappear, that would have been the one thing that he would have taken, because wherever he was in the world, he could always stand on a street corner and make a few bucks playing his guitar.”
So what really happened to Jim Sullivan on that fateful trip from LA to Nashville in search of stardom? Did the dejected folk singer fall victim to foul play or the harsh desert environment? Did he take his own life in an isolated location? Or could his musical obsession with UFOs and aliens actually be a clue that he was abducted by real-life extraterrestrials as his lyrics hinted? The truth may never be known about one of music’s most bizarre and haunting disappearances. But the cult around Sullivan’s captivating story and psychedelic folk stylings is only continuing to grow richer with time and sustain interest in this baffling vanishing act pulled off by a struggling musician from the 1970s.
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How many missionaries will there be this year and how will the whole process of sending the missionaries be reorganized?
This year we will have 25 missionaries for the 151st Salesian Missionary Expedition. As has been happening for years, this expedition reflects the universality of the Congregation and the vitality of some regions. By now there are no 'senders' and 'recipient' provinces. All continents send and all receive. For now, Oceania only receives. But I am convinced that Oceania will soon be able to send local Salesians as missionaries to other regions of the Congregation. In any case, for the 151st Salesian Missionary Expedition: Africa sends 12 missionaries and receives 3; Asia sends 9 and receives 6; America sends 2 and welcomes 8; Europe sends 2 and receives 2; and Oceania receives 6.
Meanwhile, the Provincials of the departing missionaries have been asked to temporarily send the missionaries to a house in their Provinces, provided that they are always available to leave. We are facing an unprecedented situation.
The Orientation Course for new missionaries, on the other hand, is very important because it is the immediate preparation before leaving for the respective missions. So it will be done, but it will be modified according to the new situation we are facing.
How will the other projects of the second half of 2020 be accompanied?
The Delegates for Missionary Animation have already been informed that the meetings of the Provincial Delegates for Missionary Animation (DIAM), which have been scheduled for 2020, will only be done online. In May, we already had an online meeting with the DIAMs of the South Asia and East Asia-Oceania regions. But here too we are facing an unprecedented situation. And I am not referring so much to the use of any online platform to overcome the impossibility of meeting due to the pandemic. No, it is about ensuring that in every online meeting there is a real dialogue and an exchange of ideas in order to make decisions together for which all participants must be actively involved. | <urn:uuid:d6e7ae65-84ea-47c6-a7ed-742f2b7dd869> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.infoans.org/en/component/k2/item/10931 | 2024-04-21T20:11:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.951438 | 422 |
Average CCIE salary [updated 2021]
Are you a CCNA or CCNP looking to progress your career to the next level? Do your interests lie in troubleshooting and operating converged network infrastructures? If so, you should take the time to familiarize yourself with the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE), a highly technical certification offer by Cisco that’s often considered to be the gold standard in networking.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a global leader in designing, manufacturing, and selling of networking equipment. The company was founded in 1984 and has been authority in the industry ever since. Today, Cisco Systems caters to a wide range of IT networking infrastructure and solutions including borderless networks, Datacenter and Virtualization, Next Generation Networks, Storage Networking and Cloud Computing services, Voice and conferencing, Unified Computing System (UCS), Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE), Cisco Low Earth Orbit router (CLEO), among others. In order to handle the demand for skilled professionals to handle their product or service requirements, Cisco Systems has introduced several IT Professional certifications and the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert certification, is one such high-end program.
Why CCIE is so popular
The CCIE is one of the top networking programs today and certifies that an individual possesses specific set of skills and expertise in the area of networking. It is a prestigious course and the number of engineers who are able to actually obtain CCIE certification is less than 3%. You can very well imagine how detailed the course structure might be. In fact, once a candidate passes the requirements for the CCIE program, they are awarded a unique CCIE number assigned by Cisco. The CCIE certification is accepted worldwide and establishes your identity as an expert network engineer with skills necessary to manage or operate various Cisco products and solutions.
Average pay after CCIE certification
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) is a prestigious certification in network engineering offering an average annual salary of $126,980. The national salary trend for CCIE has seen some 'highs' and 'lows' and peaked after April 2014 as can be seen from the following graph:
Job titles for CCIE certified professionals
The entry level job titles in the industry for a Cisco certified internetwork expert include Network engineer, network architect, Cisco engineer, and network analysts. The mid and senior level designations for CCIE certified professionals include Sr. Network Engineer, Cisco consultant, Senior security engineer, CCIE Systems Engineer, Lead Network Engineer, Cisco Network Architect, and Senior Network Support Engineer among others.
What sets CCIA certification apart from other networking certifications?
The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification program focuses on seven key areas of expertise and is aimed at enabling an individual with strong networking knowledge. This certification program provides a candidate with the skills, knowledge, capabilities in the following areas:
- Routing & Switching: The CCIE Routing and Switching certification helps an individual to gain expert-level skills that will be required for planning, preparation, operation, monitoring and troubleshooting of a variety of complex converged networks.
- Service Provider: The CCIE Service Provider Certification is focused at ensuring that an individual is able to develop expert-level skills and knowledge needed for building an extensible service provider infrastructure, which will help in delivering rich managed services.
- Security: The CCIE Security course focuses on network security and provides skills necessary for creating and managing end-to-end secure networks and for troubleshooting integrated environments.
- Service Provider Operations: The Cisco Service Provider Operations certification is meant to assess and validate expertise in managing PE-CE and PE-PE network infrastructures in both Cisco IOS XR and Cisco IOS.
- Wireless: CCIE Wireless certification validates expertise of an individual in several areas of WLAN technology
- Voice/Collaboration: This CCIE certification focuses on providing knowledge and skills necessary to handle different aspects of Voice over IP products and solutions within the Cisco enterprise network environment.
- Data Centre: This certification builds expert-level skills in individuals for planning, preparation, operation, monitoring, and troubleshooting complex data centre networks.
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At the end of 2023, clients in Bačkov managed to end the construction season by covering the houses under construction with roofing. The last important step and challenge for the month of December is the installation of windows. The buildings will thus be covered from adverse winter weather.
Together with the clients, we are looking forward to the fact that work on the construction of houses will begin to focus on the interior.
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Joe Giudice Seemingly Responds To Joe Gorga’s Shade Saying He’s Not A Man
It looks like people living in Italy have access to The Real Housewives of New Jersey. On the most recent episode of the hit Bravo series, Melissa Gorga’s husband, Joe Gorga, made a comment about his soon-to-be-ex-brother-in-law, which made its way halfway around the world. Gorga made the statement about Joe Giudice not being a man in a confessional interview when discussing the latter’s treatment of his sister, Teresa Giudice.
“Joe is always going to be arrogant,” Gorga said in his interview. “He’s rough. He’s tough. He doesn’t know how to open up and be a man. You know what a man is? When he can look at you and say, I love you. You’re amazing. You’re beautiful. That’s a f*cking man.”
It looks like Giudice didn’t appreciate the comment thrown his way and shared a post to his Instagram story which appears to be a direct response to the interview on RHONJ. Giudice shared a quote to his story, and followed it up with the hashtag “fact.”
“A real man has nothing to hide. He will tell you the truth about whatever you want to know. Because he knows that if he is 100% honest with you, you will trust no matter what. That’s the signs of a man that wants to grow with you,” the post read, which has since disappeared from his Instagram story.
Gorga’s comment came after Teresa confided in him that her husband said he no longer felt anything for her and suggested she should move on with her life. Teresa and her husband’s first interview since they were both released from prison seemed to confirm that Giudice didn’t feel anything for her anymore, as the Watch What Happens Live interview was more than awkward. Within a matter of weeks, the couple announced they would be divorcing after Joe was deported to Italy.
At this time, Gorga has not responded to the quote on his brother-in-law’s Instagram story.
Giudice has also been in the news recently for a post shared to his Instagram page which has since been deleted. The image showed Giudice in Mexico with several women, but many were confused as it appeared to be an old photo based on the former reality star’s physique. It never became clear why Giudice posted the photo, but it clearly didn’t bother Teresa, who said she would have hung out with the women if she was there.
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Trois-Rivières, QC – Under the esteem filled gazes of the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres’ dedicated fans, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin will participate in the fourth road circuit event in the 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season behind the wheel of the n°47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge.
With a season consisting of two top-5’s and three top-10 finishes, the Trois-Rivieres native will defend his colors, with the thirteen years of experience and acquired knowledge on the circuit that has seen him evolve, but above it all accumulate points for the championship.
The 2011 GP3R race took place in the pouring rain. After leading for five laps, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin crossed the finish line with a top-5. This year the Trois-Rivieres born driver aims for a podium.
« Without the GP3R I would not be where I am today with my career. Being on the track at Trois-Rivieres has always been a very significant moment and this is an excellent timing to get a podium », shares with emotion the Dumoulin that has participated in all of the GP3R editions since 1998.
WeatherTech Canada and Groupe Bellemare are onboard for the GP3R
In collaboration with WeatherTech Canada and Groupe Bellemare the 2011 Rookie of the Year Champion is participating in all events of the 2012 season. For many years Groupe Bellemare has been a chosen partner for Dumoulin Competition.
The concretization of the partnership with WeatherTech Canada, allows Louis-Philippe Dumoulin to perform and position himself in the championship, finding himself in a professional context where the visions, convictions and values of the enterprise are synonymous to his.
« It is with ease that I convey the name WeatherTech.ca, not only do they provide high quality products but more so they are like a family to me. I am proud to be part of the team and spokes person for this renowned international company », explains Louis-Philippe Dumoulin with enthusiasm.
Tony Page, president of WeatherTech Canada, underlines the management teams’ satisfaction with Louis-Philippe Dumoulins’ performances on and off track: « As we reach the halfway point of the season for the series, we at WeatherTech Canada can honestly say we are proud to be a sponsor of the #47 Dumoulin car. The team has put forth a great effort and always represents WeatherTech Canada very well. Thank you to LP for his skilful driving on the track and his personable manner with all the fans. »
The GP3R : A history with roots and partnerships
The team can count on the unconditional support of their partners, family, friends, media and fans. Their encouragement allows the Dumoulin brothers to realize their passion. Their infatuation with this unique event is rooted with satisfaction, souvenirs and emotions. Called to travel to numerous tracks across North America, the two drivers and professional driving instructors rejoice year after year to have the opportunity to participate in this event, on the streets of Trois-Rivieres.
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin will be behind the wheel of the n°47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare to participate in The www.juliawine.com 100 GP3R main event.
• Saturday August 4th: Practice and qualifying at 11:00 am and 5:15 pm respectively.
• Sunday August 5th : Race start at 3:30 pm
WeatherTech Canada designs, develops and produces high quality, digitally custom fit automotive accessories; including FloorLiners, All-Weather Floor Mats, Cargo Liners and No-Drill Mudflaps. All products are made in the USA on North American machinery and are sold to both end user consumers as well as car manufacturers. Engineers use the newest technology available to measure the geometric complexity of the vehicle ensuring a constantly perfect fit. WeatherTech…Where Technology and All Weather Protection meet!
Competitive and dynamic, Thomas Bellemare’s innovative and growing family team is ready to take on any challenge.
Built upon a solid past, the company moves forward with an exceptional team of experts and seeks a select group of clients.
Our clients continue to benefit from our wide variety of services that target a large number of sectors. As a result, our visibility is constantly on the rise.
Websites and additional Information:
• Meet Louis-Philippe Dumoulin on www.weathertech.ca • WeatherTech Canada : www.weathertech.ca/behindtech • Groupe Bellemare : www.groupebellemare.com/ • Somavrac : www.prommel.com/fr/entreprise/somavrac
• GP3R : www.gp3r.com
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With regards to changing your roof, you have to resolve whether or not to pay for it out-of-pocket, or to undergo your house house owners’ insurance coverage service. Since roof alternative is a significant a part of why many individuals have owners’ insurance coverage insurance policies, submitting a declare is the most typical route. Nevertheless, if you happen to do select to file a owners’ insurance coverage declare for roof alternative, bear in mind that there are a number of components concerned within the declare course of. For that reason, you will need to do your analysis so as to perceive what to anticipate when making ready for a roof alternative insurance coverage declare. Proceed studying to assessment a few of the most often requested questions relating to roof alternative and insurance coverage claims.My Test is Much less Than The Price to Exchange My Roof. Why?An insurance coverage adjuster reveals his estimate for the price of your roof, however then makes two main deductions: your deductible and depreciation/betterment. Proceed under to study the meanings behind them.
What Do All These Insurance coverage Phrases Imply? Betterment, Depreciation, RCV, ACV?Depreciation is the lack of worth in an asset, because of age, put on, and tear. In distinction, betterment is a time period that refers to an enchancment that provides to the worth of a property or facility. The present retail value to switch the overall quantity of broken or faulty roofing supplies known as the alternative value worth, or RCV. The precise value worth is abbreviated as ACV, and represents the precise money worth of a roofing system. The ACV takes under consideration common depreciation. As an example, if a roof that’s meant to final 50 years turns into totaled from hail after solely 25, if the RVC is $30,000, the ACV is barely $15,000. This depreciation is often paid as soon as a closing bill is submitted.The Adjuster’s Estimate Does Not Appear Correct. Is it a Last Estimate or Can I Dispute it?A closing estimate from an adjuster will not be essentially set in stone. If an estimate out of your roofing firm is completely different out of your adjusters, there is no such thing as a want to fret. It is crucial that your roofing contractor and your insurance coverage adjuster talk on a number of areas of concern, so as to reconcile a few of the discrepancies within the closing estimate. If you’re compelled to dispute sure depreciations, you would wish to file a declare throughout the firm, work your manner up by way of the chain of command, and current your proof as to why the depreciation estimates are inaccurate or unreasonable. It helps to have your roofing contractor help you with these kind of claims as a result of they’ll present skilled documentation of what they suppose is a good decision.In Complete, How A lot Will it Price Me to Exchange My Roof?
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The lubrication produced by the vagina is different in quantity and quality in every woman. However in saying that, if you feel that the amount of discharge produced is negatively impacting you, then you should have this addressed to understand better what is causing it and what can be done about it.
Quantity of vaginal discharge can increase in various circumstances.
Infections can change the quantity and quality of the discharge, making it smell foul, or appear more curd like or sticky and can often be associated with symptoms or soreness or itchiness or lower abdominal pain.
Here I want to address causes of increased amount of discharge or lubrication that is not related to infection.
In any case when the wetness you produce increases dramatically and is persistent, the first thing to do is to exclude all possible vaginal infections, whether they are sexually transmitted or not.
Excessive “wetness” can result in
Unease during sexual intimacy
a. Sometimes necessitating the use of extra towels to mop up the excess lubricationLoss of grip on the penis or a sex toy during penetration
a. A woman might feel reduced arousal or sensitivity during penetration
b. A man might feel next to no grip or tightness around his penis during penetration affecting sexual arousal & performance
So what are the other potential causes after infection has been ruled out:
Pelvic Congestion – This is a condition where you get swollen engorged blood vessel in your area. Much similar to varicose veins in the legs.
Pelvic floor weakness
Uterus fibroids and growths – these can secrete fluids
Fistulas – sometimes there can be an abnormal connecting pathway between the bladder and the vagina, causing urine to leak through the vagina giving a sensation of constant increased wetness
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Introduction To Letter Of Credit (LC)
The interdependency of nations has been increasing with the industrial revolution in the 18th century. Isolate, a nation could not fulfill the requirements of people/nations due to the diversification of labor, materials, skills, technological advancement, growth and development, innovations, availability of natural resources, and so on.
Imports and exports have become frequent jobs of each nation in the world. The size of imports and exports of goods and services depends on the country’s advancement. Normally, the advanced country exports goods and services in bulk quantities, which inflows the payments. Thus, the balance of payments of such a country would be in a surplus.
In international trade, the transaction happens between the party of cross borders. Where both importer and exporter are unknown to each other. However, they have to conduct the trade between them. There is a risk of trust to both parties. If the exporter export goods and services to the importer earlier than the receipts payment, there might be the risk of nonpayment by the importer to the exporter after goods being received. Likewise, if the importer makes payment to the exporter earlier than receipts of goods and services, there might be a risk of non-dispatching of goods and services to the importer by the exporter.
Thus, there should be confirmation of payment to suppliers and dispatch of goods and services to buyers, particularly in international trade. Letter of credit (LC) is the payment instrument used in cross-border transactions. Where a bank/importer’s bank/ issuing bank gives a guarantee to make payment on behalf of the importer to the exporter through remitting bank/exporter’s bank if both parties fulfill their obligations.
The main point of LC is to mitigate risk associated with international trade for both importers and exporters and creates trust between them. Letter of Credit is a bridge between importers and exporters assuring of payment and their obligations.
Documents Required To Open LC
The importer shall have to provide the following documents along with filling up the LC application form as specified by the bank:
1. Updated/renewed firm registration certificate
2. Income tax certificate/PAN card
3. Registration of VAT
4. Proforma invoice, indent or contract paper having clear information about the name of goods, brand, model number, name of origin country, per unit cost, quantity and total cost, incoterms (CIF-cost, insurance and freight, FBO- free on board, CFR-cost and freight, EXW-Ex works), mode of payments, harmonic code No, name, address, email ID and Telephone no of both importer and exporter, and Exim code of importer.
Bi.Bi.Ni Form No-3
An importer who has to open import LC, along with LC application has to fill up three copies Bi.Bi.Ni Form No-3 systematically and submit to the importer’s bank with the above-mentioned documents. The first copy shall have to be in concern files and the second and third copy should be sent to the concerned Customs office and foreign exchange management of the department of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) respectively. In the case of import of different groups of goods and make payments through a single LC, price, and quantities of each group shall have to be mentioned.
Customs Entry Point
At the time of opening the Letter of Credit, the name and address of the customs entry point must be mentioned in the Letter of Credit. These customs points should be as per the pre-approved list provided by NRB. For to amendment of the customs entry point, issuing bank can amend the custom entry point by taking reasonable documents for the same and have to submit documents to the concerned customs point. Approval and recommendation of concerned/other departments shall not require to amend customs entry point.
New Bi.Bi.Ni Firm can be issued if the original copy of the previous Bi.Bi.Ni is not received within the stipulated time.
While importing goods and services, more than a single customs point, quantities and amount shall be clearly mentioned separately from each customs point.
Importers shall have to import goods and services through the following customs points of Nepal as mentioned in the Letter of credit.
1. Mechi Customs point, Biratnagar Customs point, Birgunj Customs point, Bhairawa Customs point, Nepalgunj Customs point, Dhangadi Customs point, and Birgunj Dry port Customs point are the customs points to import goods and services from India.
2. In the line of importing goods and services through airways, one shall have to import through Tribhuvan International Airport.
3.Tatopani Customs point, Sindhupalchowk Customs point, and Rashuwa Custom point shall have to used to import goods and services from China.
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The central office of the concerned bank shall have to monitor compulsorily if the value of the Letter of credit is more than 50,000 American dollars or exchangeable foreign currency.
Amendment Of LC Amount
After LC is opened, if the amount of LC needs to be amended by more than 10 percent of LC value, one shall have to get approval from the central office along with following all other processes of LC opening. If the amendment value of LC is lower than 1,000 American dollars or exchangeable foreign currency, there is no need to take such approval.
Amendment Of Letter Of Credit
Letter of Credit which had opened based on Proforma Invoice (PI), Indent or Contract paper can be changed as per policy, approval of beneficiary and applicant. The clause like all discrepancies acceptable cannot be placed in LC.
Settlement Or Payment Of Letter of Credit
After LC is opened, issuing bank shall have to forward/SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) LC to the beneficiary through a correspondent bank. After then, the LC documents which have prepared by the beneficiary/exporter based on LC received from the importer shall forward to issuing bank, issuing bank shall examine the documents to ensure whether documents are as per terms and conditions of LC or not. Then only the payment process shall have to proceed.
Payment shall be done as per nature of LC such as if reimbursement basis goes through reimbursement basis, if collection basis goes through collection basis, similarly if usance basis goes through usance basis.
While making payment for more than 500 dollars and euro for TT, Draft, and LC to AUC (Asian Clearing Union) countries (except India), Payment shall be done through the AUC mechanism.
Payment shall be done to the exporter/beneficiary through the nominated bank by issuing the bank’s Nostro account of convertible foreign currency. It is not allowed to make payment to the beneficiary directly through the draft, TT, and wire transfer.
After LC being settled, documents received from the nominated bank shall have to forward to the Indian port to release goods and services by endorsing in the name of clearing and forwarding agents as per the request of the importer.
Issue Of Bi.Bi.Ni form No.4
To release the imported goods through the concerned customs point, the importer’s /LC opening /LC issuing bank shall have to issue Bi.Bi.Ni for No.4 along with the following documents.
1. Signed copy of LC by an authorized person of bank affixing the stamp of “Certified True Copy”.
2. Commercial invoice
3. Packing list- if indicated in LC
4. Certificate of origin
5. Transport documents
6. Copy of insurance documents
Bank shall have to prepare 4 copies of Bi.Bi.Ni Form No.4., first and second copy along with above said document shall be forwarded to the concerned customs office. Similarly, a third copy shall be provided to NRB (Nepal Rastra Bank) concern department and the fourth copy shall be kept in the bank for official purposes.
Copies provided to the customs office will be returned to the concerned bank after being verifying imported goods and services have arrived. If the issued form would not return from customs point verifying goods and services arrived in Nepal into bank till 90 days from the date of issuance, it shall report to NRB’s concerned department within 7 days of coming month after 3 months being completed.
In case of import of goods and services through Usance and Deferred payment LC too, Bi.Bi.Ni Form No-5 has to be issued to release the goods and services containing payment shall be done later on for the customs purpose.
Payment for imported goods and services through usance and deferred payment LC shall be done after a certain time interval. So, additionally Bi. Bi. Ni Form No-4 (Gha) has also to be issued/filled up and arranged to provide NRB’s concern department regularly.
Margin Related Provisions
LC which are opened to import goods and services from a foreign country (including India) to make payment through exchangeable foreign currency shall maintain a certain level of margin into the bank.
The industry that imports goods and services through LC (any kinds of LC) shall maintain a 2 percent margin of the document amount/value forwarded by the nominated bank before issuing Bi.Bi.Ni Form No-4 by issuing bank. Whereas, the firm has to maintain a 10 percent margin of document value/amount. However, the time of maintaining the margin shall be as per LC terms and conditions.
Margin amount can be taken as per following by bank:
1. Directly cash deposited by the importer
2. By debiting call/current/saving account and overdraft account of importer
3. Mortgaged of national saving bonds, national debentures, and treasury bills issued by Nepal Government.
4. Bonds, debentures, and Fixed deposited issued by licensed institutions from NRB
5. Air marking of current and saving accounts of the importer.
6. Air marking of overdraft and funded loan limit of the importer.
The margin-related transactions shall be transacted through the account which is maintained at NRB by the central office of the concerned bank for the same purpose.
If the importers wish to issue an account payee cheque for margin amount to the concerned Customs office name, it shall have to issue through the same account maintain in NRB by the central office of the concerned bank for the same purpose.
In the back part of such cheque following information shall have to be clearly indicated:
1. No of Letter of Credit
2. Name of importer
3. Commercial invoice number
4. Value/amount of foreign currency of the commercial invoice
5. Exporter Name
6. Serial No of Bi.Bi.Ni Form No-4
Parties Involved In Letter of Credit
1. Applicant (importer)
2. Beneficiary (exporter)
3. Issuing bank (importer’s bank)
4. Advising bank (exporter’s bank)
Process Of Letter Of Credit
1 | Issuance of Letter of credit by issuing bank with the request of importer and SWIFT to the beneficiary through advising bank |
2 | Shipping goods and documentation by exporter |
3 | Documents submitted by exporter to advising bank and advising bank analyze/examine the documents and forward to issuing bank |
4 | Checking of Documents by issuing bank and getting payment from importer to release documents. |
5 | Receiving of documents by the importer from issuing bank |
6 | Goods clearing through documents received |
7 | Transfer of payment by issuing bank to advising bank |
8 | Deduction of service charges by advising bank and transfer remaining amount to seller/exporter |
(Mr. Mukunda Tripathee is a Banker.)
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iPET Network Level 2 Award in Responsible Dog Ownership - Qualification Number 610/0706/07 (link to qualification on Ofqual register)
With dog ownership in the UK at an all-time high, this brand NEW iPET Network Level 2 Award in Responsible Dog Ownership has been developed to meet the needs of Candidates who are looking to own a dog, possibly for the first time, or those who already own a dog and want to learn more about their responsibilities as a dog owner. Completion of this qualification provides an excellent platform for progression into dog ownership and/or completing further study in the subject area.
The qualification has been developed in collaboration with animal care educators, veterinary professionals and other related canine industry experts to ensure that it meets the needs of current and future dog owners, driving forward improved standards of welfare, care and responsibility.
The qualification offers an in-depth look at how to correctly match a dog to an owner to ensure a lasting relationship, understanding the importance of obtaining a dog from an appropriate source. It offers an overview of the law in relation to dog ownership, enabling owners to fully appreciate their responsibilities and develops understanding of the general care and health requirements of dogs throughout all stages of their lives.
Candidates who complete this qualification will be able to:
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• Understand how to maintain the health of their dog, both at home and with veterinary support
• Recognise the basic care needs of their dog, how these needs change throughout the dog’s lifetime and how to accommodate these requirements
The iPET Network Level 2 Award in Responsible Dog Ownership consists of four mandatory units:
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Islamic Revival and Dawah 8
Years after the turn of the century By Maulana Abul Hasan Ali
Nadwi (r) The events and causes of an Islamic renaissance stated earlier lead us to the conclusion that an Islamic society requires, in every age, vigilant, high-reaching, truthful and upright souls who can heal the spirit, inspire a living awareness of Allah (swt) and bring about the moral regeneration of the people even in the most trying and adverse circumstances. [This is a] …time when Muslim[s] … are degenerating, the masses are being swept away by materialism, worldly desires. A mad race to get-rich-quick has caught the imagination of the people, it becomes all the more necessary that virtuous and spiritually conscious people should give the Message of hope to the despondent. [Da’wah today is charged with working to] strengthen Faith in Allah - His all embracing love as well as His awe-and [to aid people…to] realize the value of contentment and reliance on Allah. [The person of da’wah…] should reach others [by teaching them] to rise …above … petty interests, to disdain wealth and power and to hate attitudes [driven by concern with gain in the here and now], attitudes that stoop to sell countries and nations for petty personal gain. The …[people of da’wah] should promote the urge for making sacrifices for the sake of Islam, of laying down one’s life in the way of Allah (swt) [by being selfless and working for the common good]. In this manner, [da’wah] can guide people groping in the darkness of hopelessness to the light of Islam’s message of hope and Divine assistance. Da’wah can cause degenerating and decaying societies to [give birth] to men [and women] who are honest and courageous, [capable] of shoulder[ing] the heaviest responsibility and [working to] solve the intricate problems facing the Muslim society [by living] Islam and [realizing] its interests. Virtuous and God-conscious persons should perform the same function in their own societies as Khwaja Hasan Basri did during the reign of the Umayyads and al Hafiz Ibn al-Jauzi, Imam Ghazzali and Shaikh Abdul Qadir performed during the time of the Abbasids. [Cultivating] the presence of …pious and righteous men and women …is a must for the Muslim society in every time and clime for they can succeed even where States and administrations fail to face the challenge of time and ultimately die and dwindle away. The absence of …righteous persons [in a society] constitutes the greatest danger for … Muslims. In …Muslim countries possessed of wealth, one finds a spiritual void, which cannot be filled by vast organizations and educational institutions nor by ambitious programs for missionary activity and other projects that work to serve the cause of Islam. Islamic revivalist and missionary movements are nowadays active in different parts of the world. Their techniques and methods differ according to their peculiar needs and circumstances. Some of them are undoubtedly doing a service to Islam, but it seems necessary to identity certain points and lines upon which endeavors in [da’wah] …should be made so that not only the present decay in Muslim society is arrested but a vigorous and comprehensive movement for Islamic renaissance may also emerge, in the near future. In this respect, it is hoped that these hints will be useful to organisations and individuals committed to upholding the cause of Islam. (1.) The faith of the Muslim masses, which, in any case, still exists, though in subdued form, has to be strengthened and their religious consciousness aroused to make it a living and dynamic force. The emotional attachment of the Muslims to Islam is the greatest hurdle in the way of many so-called leaders of Muslim countries to openly take the path of Kufr and apostasy or to invite their people to take that course. Despite all the conspiracies hatched within or outside these Muslims countries to oust Islam from these lands, the existence of an Islamic consciousness in the masses, even in a weaker form, or a minority amongst them, discourages these leaders from acting on their nefarious plans. Allah forbid, if this consciousness were to perish and the Muslims were to lose their spiritual and emotional attachment to Islam, no guarantee and no promise to administer these lands as Muslims would stands in the way of these leaders to turn their countries into another Spain or Turkistan. The masses of any country constitute its real wealth; they like a fertile land on which they can either plant a grove or construct a palatial building. They are really the raw materials from which every kind of human prototype can be molded. The masses of the Muslim countries, notwithstanding their faults and failings, have been the object of the labour of love on the part of many a Prophet and man of Allah. They still excel all other nations and religious groups in their purity of heart, sincerity of purpose, warmth of feeling, selfness and readiness to make sacrifices for a just cause. At the same time, the Muslims have to be helped in inculcating those qualities, which entitles a people to overcome all difficulties with the help of Allah, no matter how insurmountable the hardships are. These qualities are an implicit Iman in Allah, without the least trace of shirk, and the Islamic character of the individuals which make up society as a whole. Basically, all vestiges of un-Islamic customs and usages should be for shaken and a distaste for copying others in the walk of life developed. This can, however, only be actualized by eliminating those elements of hypocrisy and duplicity which have unfortunately found a way into our society. Both of these are against the teachings of Islam and militate against the character of a truly Islamic society. Similarly, every effort has to be made to protect the Muslim society against immoral habits and evil practices, the gratification of carnal desires and the demoralizing effects of wealth and power which aforetime invited the wrath of God and caused the downfall of several peoples of the earlier Prophets. The Muslims also have to be protected against the moral depravity of the West, which has made European nations dissolute and overindulgent. Now the West wants the whole of the East, especially Muslim countries, to become intemperate and licentious like it. However, this entire reformatory endeavor will be unrewarding unless a truly Islamic consciousness is created among the Muslims and unless they are provided with correct intellectual guidance. The need of the hour is that they learn to discriminate between friends and foe and become conscious of the problems as well as the realities of their situation. Their understanding of the problems and their deeper religious sense should be so developed that they will not be duped by interested politicians with ulterior motives nor by any slogan mongering or false promises which mislead. There should be no recurrence of the tragic events recently brought about by the machinations of foreign powers and selfish politicians who fanned the national, linguistic and cultural chauvinism of an intensely religious section of Muslims. (2.) Spiritual realities and concepts emanating from Qur’anic expressions, the true features of Iman as well as a comprehension of Din have to be protected against all distortions and deviations. Any effort to make these sub-serviant or identify them as compatible with the ever-chanting modern political and economic concepts and systems of the West, or to interpret Islam in terms of any political philosophy, or even to treat it as a view of life on a par with other modern philosophical and political systems ought to be scrupulously avoided. Current political philosophies and their systems of government represent a changing, developing phenomena while Islamic values and Iman is abiding they form the central point around which revolves the entire religious life of a people. These values constitute the beginning as well as the end of the moral spiritual teachings of all the earlier Prophets of God (Peace be upon him) who, from time to time, invited their people to receive these truths. Their struggles and endeavors were for reposing trust in these abiding values. Thus, everything not based on the concept of life after death, or which weakens the desire to attain pleasure of Allah (swt), or [destabilizes] the spirit of Iman and action to win the pleasure of God ought to be avoided. Every concept, approach and methodology employed for the exposition of knowledge and the cultivation promoting idolatrous thoughts and ideas of a pagan past, which are alive and thriving,22 are likely to decrease one’s aversion to shirk and its manifestations. Iqbal was correct in assertion that: “The believer is aging but still young are the Lat and Manat” (3.) The spiritual and emotional attachment of the Muslims to the blessed Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) has to be maintained at all costs. Efforts should be directed into making the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) dearer to every Muslim than his own self and the nearest of his kin for this is the criterion of true Faith according to the undisputed ahadith. Tender feelings of the last Prophet of God (Peace be upon him) with complete assurance in his being the most perfect and infallible teacher of humanity should be inculcated and everything that decreases love and regard for him or stands in the way of following in his footsteps should be rejected. Actually speaking, love and regard for the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) has been the only binding force that has kept the non-Arab Muslims aligned to Islam and saved them from losing their identities in their respective non-Islamic cultures and nationalities. This point has still greater significance for Arab countries where nationalist trends [and various intellectual] movements promote [non Islamic values]…[via]…modern and contemporary Arabic literature [and thought]. [These new intellectual and literary trends] lack ardency for the Holy Prophet [and] have weakened the people’s attachment to Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to such an extent that one feels the need [for an intellectual movement imbued by Islamic values to be present and working on the literary and intellectual scene. This thrust of this movement is to inject] fresh [life into] …literature [and thought] in Arabic in order to revive the dormant faith [of Arabic speaking Muslims] and to rekindle the flame of love for the Prophet in [their]… hearts. The situation obtaining in this regard in some countries has made a non-Arab poet, enamoured by the Holy Prophet, say: “From the land of love, I bring a new contingent for the Haram (the Holy Land) is in danger from the revolt of intellect.” (4.) The intellectual and political leadership of the Muslims is in the hands of the [Western]… educated class who also control the press and publicity media. This class has, either owing [its] education …or because of its mistaken values and judgments, erroneously lost its confidence in Islam’s capacity to solve every problem and provide guidance to humanity. The conviction that Islam is the abiding Message of Allah, that … transcends all barriers of time and space, [and its]… capacity of saving humanity, as the Ark of Noah from drowning in the sea of its own follies, has to be rekindled in the hearts of [this class]. This [class of] …elites [has] lost confidence in Islam, or its [faith had been] weakened …in Islam’s potentialities, [this] is the real cause why it so often opts for un-Islamic measures or wants to reform Islam itself [what ensues from them] amounts to an intellectual and cultural repudiation of Faith. This calamity has now assumed such alarming proportion that almost the entire world of Islam is passing through a widening chasm between the masses and their rulers, without little prospect of this gap being bridged in the near future. [A dichotomy] in … feeling and interests has given rise to an intense emotional, intellectual and cultural conflict between [the masses and their rulers] …which often erupts into …military takeovers of the [political] administration or revolts and insurrections against the ruling [party]. (5.) The curriculum and education system in Muslim countries needs fundamental change. [One that] reshap[es] …the concept and approach to education, so that it becomes compatible with the values and judgments [and aims] of Islam. The education system should never be imported from a foreign land nor can it be borrowed from a…school of thought [alien to Islam]. It can only be formulated through a deep study and correct comprehension of Islam, and its details can be worked out by Muslim scholars and educationists themselves by people who should not pay any heed to artificial distinctions of old and to new or Eastern or Western systems of education. This is, in fact, the most pressing need of the time one which cannot withstand the least delay. Unless this important task is undertaken, Muslim countries can neither regain their self-confidence nor can they think out the solutions to the problems they face. It is no exaggeration to claim that if they do not meet this imperative …Muslims will not be able to administer their own countries according to their genius, nor will their educational institutions …discharge their functions in accordance with the teachings of Islam, nor with they be able to meet the peculiar needs of their people. 6. It is also necessary to build up a strong and worldwide movement for study and research in Islamic Literature so as to create a rapport between the literary creations of earlier Muslim savants and the new rising generation. Only in this way can …Islamic branches of learning be revitalized and the claim of Islamic jurisprudence to be an expanding and progressive legal system be demonstrated. Based on everlasting principles, which are never antiquated, the Islamic legal system has the capacity to develop with the changing times. There is, thus, no need to take recourse to man-made laws in this presence. The step suggested here really amounts to a revivalist endeavor for Islam since it meets an urgent requirement for all Muslim countries and communities and saves them from the danger of intellectual and cultural waywardness, or rather dams the flood of Westernization which threatens to inundate the whole of Muslim world. Islamic culture is drawn from the norms and values upheld by Islam. Its concept of purity and cleanliness: the moderate, upright and just behaviour demanded by it, the Qur’anic teaching and the way of life practiced by the Holy Prophet, (Peace be upon him). In short, the totality of the teachings of Islam, which were given practical shape by the earlier adherents of Islam are actualized in its culture. We must, therefore, take every possible step to make Islamic culture a distinguishing feature of every Muslim society. [Restricting] faith [to] …ritual observances and rejecting the culture brought forth by Islam’s comprehensive …values in favor of an alien culture or civilization is nothing short of opening the gates to intellectual and cultural apostasy. There are, in fact, Muslim countries, which have so completely [transformed] themselves under the impact of the West that their entire public and private lives- from their homes and modes of living to their hotels and public offices- have undergone a complete change. Save for a few religious observances one can find no trace of their [Islamic] identity and sometimes is hard to believe that one is not in a Western country. The actual identity of Muslim societies is an essential factor in maintaining their rapport with the Religion they profess, the lives of individuals and …socio-cultural norms and institutions [coincide] to make a complete whole. Thus, it is necessary that Islamic culture and its way of life reassert itself in these countries. The world of Islam needs today an intellectual leadership which can face the challenge of [contemporary life] … with courage, confidence and creative thinking and which can chart out a new way in the midst of the different norms and concepts of Western civilization-it should be a way that is neither imitative nor extremist. This new leadership has to rise above the [materialistic ethic], and shallowness of the West. It has to pay attention to intrinsic truths and treat knowledge produced in Western [culture and civilization ] simply as [a means] for recasting and remolding a new cultural pattern consistent with the values and principles of Islam. This would be a revolutionary achievement in the real sense since the Islamic world cannot attain complete independence in its absence.25 The governments of Muslim majority countries …are waging a war of attrition against their own …populations working for the death of religious life. The leaders of these countries …have come to hold the reins of government either through conspiracy or military takeover are frittering away their energies and resources aimlessly. Similarly, the rulers of certain Arab countries want to change religious precepts and the rules of the Shariah in such a manner that they become helpful in achieving their own political ends or help them cover up their own personal weaknesses, or else become instrumental in implementing programs instigated by foreign powers inimical to Islam. It is necessary to make these leaders realize the futility of their efforts which have not only failed miserably in many a Muslim country but have also proved a hindrance in the achievement of national unity. The attention of these leaders should be invited to the ends and means, which would really help them in making their countries strong and united. Leaders of Muslim countries who have a reverential regard for Islam should, in like manner, be persuaded to create conditions favorable to the introduction of Shariah. They have to be convinced that their endeavors in this direction attract the aid and blessings of Allah (swt) for their countries and their people. Simultaneously, an all out effort should be made to re-establish a central leadership for the entire Islamic world. The central leadership should be based on the principles of mutual consultation and cooperation in goodness and taqwa. There should be a general feeling of remorse and sorrow over the abolition of the Caliphate which was made incumbent for the Muslims and whose absence has been the main cause for the calamities suffered by them. In so far as non-Muslim countries without Muslim minority communities are concerned, the Message of Islam should be disseminated in an effective and rational manner, keeping in view the existing conditions and the psychology of each nation to which the preaching is addressed. The present state of materialistic nihilism has created a spiritual and moral void in most of these countries, which along with the explicit failures of modern civilization, has created bright prospects for galvanizing man to the Message of the Allah and the unity of humanity preached by Islam. In those countries where Muslims exist as a minority community, they should devise ways and means to impart religious education to their children without taking recourse to any assistance from their national governments and they should also safeguard their personal laws. Muslims in these countries ought to be ever watchful of the new rules and laws promulgated in their countries, exhibit their trustworthiness, dignity and noble-mindedness and try to fill the void of moral leadership that they are best fitted to do so. They can, in this way, not only afford a proof of their usefulness for their countries but can also become the [examples of morality] in light of the morally decadence in these societies. This is the only way to gain love and respect for themselves as well as to enhance the regard and confidence of their country-men which has been lost by the Muslims owing to peculiar historical circumstances in the recent past. At the outset of this new century of the Islamic era, Muslims or rather the whole of the human race is looking forward to those who can satisfy the demands of Islam and meet the requirements of the present age by changing the course of history through their initiatives and courageous action. 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Published 11:17 am Friday, January 15, 2010
Trail volunteers needed for Wayne National Forest
PEDRO — The Wayne National Forest will begin a series of training sessions as early as February for volunteers interested in the Forest Trail Patrol program. This is a great opportunity for volunteers to partner with the Forest and to take an active role in providing better customer service to trail users.
The first session starts Saturday, Feb. 6 and will focus on first aid and CPR training. Subsequent trainings will include being a good host, radio communication, GPS/map reading, basic fire safety, plant identification, and ATV safety.
To be eligible to serve as a Trail Patrol Volunteer, you must be at least 18 years of age and possess a current valid state driver’s license, successfully complete all required training, own a good working all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle, have no outstanding warrants, DUI, drug, or other felony convictions, have demonstrated good work ethics and the ability to contact visitors in a courteous and positive manner.
Once volunteers have completed the series of required training, they’ll be ready to begin patrolling in June 2010.
The forest is enrolling volunteers for the training sessions now through Friday, Jan. 29. For more information about the program and to obtain a registration form, look under Quick Links on the Forest web site at www.fs.fed.us/r9/wayne
You may also contact Marsha Wikle on the Ironton Ranger District at (740) 534-6500 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Pinning ceremony for nurses held at Shawnee State
PORTSMOUTH — A pinning ceremony for graduating nurses at Shawnee State University was held at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts on Dec. 9 for the fall graduates.
The pin itself relates to customs from the 16th Century. It was a symbol of noblemen who served kings with distinction and later Florence Nightingale chose the Maltese cross for the badge worn by the graduates of her school of nursing. Today, each school has a unique pin that is symbolic of the program.
Nine students received their Bachelor of Science degrees in nursing: Mary Adkins, Amy Collier, Sonya Daniels, Leslie Deerfield, Jennifer Foit, Paul Foit, Phyllis Jodrey, Stephanie Moore and Angela Wellman.
The following 27 students received their Associate of Applied Science degree in nursing: Terra Adkins, Emily Campbell, Eric Carter, Crystal Culver, Jack L. Evans Jr., Ryan Fox, Tina Gullett, Drew M. Hatfield, Erika Isaacs, Danielle Johnson, Tina Lang, Luke Andrew Lester, Alicia Gail Lewis, David Taylor Newman, Gretchen Ngaruiya, Elisa Oreta, Miranda Phillips, Taryn Scott, Brandy Smith, Harold Patrick Stanley, Patricia Salmons Stapleton, Erin Stuart, Megan Wallace, Tella Wardlow, Bethany Janel Wheeler, Melissa Whitt and Marie Wilburn.
AG Cordray advises caution when
COLUMBUS — The devastation in Haiti has put the power of online social networks on full display as consumers are being asked to Twitter information and text donations in support of earthquake relief efforts.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is encouraging consumers to ask questions and make sure they understand how they will be billed for donations made via cell phone before they give.
Typically, users are asked to donate a set dollar amount by texting a certain word to a five- or six-digit code on their cell phones.
Completing the transaction may require as many as four separate texts. The amount of the donation and any additional texting fees that apply will be added to the user’s cell phone bill.
“Some wireless carriers have indicated that text messaging rates will be waived for donations made for certain earthquake relief efforts,” said Attorney General Cordray.
“Others are even willing to match some donations. But consumers can’t know if this applies to them personally unless they ask questions before giving. Contact your cell phone provider for information about texting rates and contact the charity to find out how the money will be used.”
Cordray offers the following tips to avoid text message scams:
Do not send a text message donation until you verify it’s going to a legitimate organization and understand exactly how much it will cost you.
Do not submit your cell phone number on Web sites that you do not trust.
Call your cell phone service provider and request that text messages sent via the Internet be blocked on your phone.
Be vigilant about checking your cell phone bill for strange or unfamiliar charges.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office can take action against fraudulent charitable fundraising schemes. Call the Attorney General’s Office at (800) 282-0515 to report fraudulent or questionable fundraising efforts.
State of the State to air live on ONN
Columbus — ONN will bring Ohioans live coverage of Gov. Ted Strickland’s State of the State address at noon on Jan. 27.
ONN will begin full coverage at 11:50 a.m. in the news studio with Anchors Arica Robbins and Jessa Goddard.
ONN Anchor Mike Kallmeyer and Jim Heath, Statehouse Correspondent and moderator of ONN’s Capitol Square, will be live at the Statehouse with continuous coverage. ONN will present the address in its entirety, along with reaction and commentary immediately following.
ONN will also offer continued coverage on its website ONNTV.com.
The State of the State address will replay Wednesday evening at 10 p.m.
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Wayne National Forest announces 2012 fee waiver dates
Published 9:43 am Monday, March 5, 2012
NELSONVILE — Wayne National Forest will offer four recreation fee wavier weekends during the summer and fall of 2012.
“We hope the public will take advantage of these Fee free days as a way to experience the great outdoors, promote healthy living and create lasting memories with family and friends,” Forest Supervisor Anne Carey said.
The forest will recognize National Trails Day, Friday June 1 and Saturday June 2. This applies to trails only. The forest will recognize National Get Outdoors Day, Friday June 8 and Saturday June 9. This applies to all recreation sites and trails. The forest will recognize National Public Lands Day, Friday Sept. 28 and Saturday Sept. 29. This applies to all recreation sites and trails. The forest will recognize Veterans Day Weekend, Saturday Nov.10 through Monday Nov. 12. This applies to trails only.
“We want to highlight those special days,” Chad Wilberger, recreation program manager, said. “Most people are off, while they are off, they can come to their national forest.”
Recreation sites include campgrounds, picnic shelters and swim areas, including sites that may be reserved through the National Recreation Reservation System (NRRS). A $9 reservation fee remains in effect for those reserving recreation sites online. The forest service fee wavier does not include any fees required by state law.
“I see this as an annual event, especially on those dates,” Wilberger said.
Every year, more than 40,000 visitors come to the forest to experience over 360 miles of multiple-use trails. These include horse, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), off-highway motorcycle (OHM), mountain bike and hiking trails.
“We want to encourage people to come outside and exercise,” Wilberger said. “We want to promote healthy living.”
The 241,000-acre Wayne National Forest offers a variety of recreation opportunities, including the Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area located in Lawrence County and Leith Run Recreation Area in Washington County.
The fee wavier is a national initiative. The USDA Forest Service recognizes these dates. Wayne National Forest accepted the fee waiver request from the forest service and expanded on the requested dates, Gary Chancey, public affairs staff officer, said.
The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation’s forest and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. Recreational activities on the forest service lands contribute $14.5 billion annually to the U.S. economy. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world.
For more information, visit the forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/wayne. Follow the Wayne National Forest on Twitter: @waynenationalfs
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“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same…” – A powerful production by the International School of Lausanne’s Performing Arts ASA of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights
Back in 2021, with an intensifying interest in robotics but no existing extra-curricular opportunities to pursue this, Year 11 International School of Lausanne students Saisha and Anjali were inspired instead to launch their own club. With support from Mr Turland (Teacher of Computer Science and Digital Design), the girls created a structure and vision for the club, recruited an equally passionate team of fellow students, and began working towards their first robotics tournament.
Fast forward to February of 2023, and the Five Rings Robotics club (the moniker a playful nod to Lausanne’s seat as the hometown of the Olympics) have successfully participated in two VEX tournaments, earning an assortment of accolades, including the VEX robotics Judges Award at the recent VEX tournament in Basel.
Keep reading for an insight into the world of robotics and to discover the story of Five Rings Robotics in the words of the co-founders themselves…
In July of 2015, the MIT Technology Review published an article with a title that sounded like something James Cameron in his Terminator days might have been pleased with – The Exoskeletons are Coming.
Playing on the blockbuster overtones of the title, the author, Will Knight, goes on to open with a nod to a more recent robotic box office draw:
“Even if you lack the resources of Tony Stark, you can obtain a high-tech suit to enhance your natural abilities, or at least help you avoid a backache. Mechanical outfits, known as exoskeletons, are gaining a foothold in the real world.”
So forget any thoughts of time-travelling cyborg assassins with a fetching line in Gargoyles ANSI sunglasses and some killer – in every sense of the word – one liners: the real world robots of the twenty first century are here to help us. Just ask Dr. Sabine Hauert, the President and Co Founder of Robohub.org, and Assistant Professor in Robotics at the University of Bristol:
“Robots are not going to replace humans; they are going to make their jobs much more humane. Difficult, demeaning, demanding, dangerous, dull – these are the jobs robots will be taking.”
There is an active necessity for scientists to take greater control of the conversations happening around robotics – as with AI and machine learning, apocalyptic clickbait gets more hits than nuanced, balanced, and factual features on the rise of robotics, the increasing role it plays in our lives, and its potential to improve our future.
As part of the Royal Society’s Working Group on Machine Learning, Dr. Hauert is one of the scientists tasked with improving the communications around the field of robotics. At a 2017 InterConnect talk, the key points of which are snappily summarised in the IBM article, Dehyping Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Dr. Hauert led a fascinating discussion on the ways in which advanced robotics technology have opened the doors to exciting scientific exploration and discovery in a myriad of fields.
For example, within the medical world, while existing exoskeletons may not have quite the pizazz of Tony Stark’s Iron Man armour, their development is allowing an increasing number of users to transcend some of the life-changing effects of spinal injuries, spinal illnesses, or debilitating diseases such as MS.
The exoskeleton created by New Zealand based company Rex Bionics, whose website tagline is Reimagining Rehabilitation, provides the support and mobility for its users to stand and walk, with wonderful physiological and psychological gains.
Sophie Morgan, the award-winning British disability advocate and TV presenter, who was paralysed in a car crash when she was eighteen, has described the Rex Bionics exoskeleton as “magical”:
“(There are) physiological benefits: sleeping better, reduced incontinence, less body spasms…; and (there are) also the psychological benefits, which really shouldn’t be underestimated – just being able to cook in my kitchen standing up, to do the washing standing up, reach higher cupboards…practical things like that.
“But then (there are) also really special things, like being able to hug someone properly standing up again, which is absolutely indescribable. And being able to talk to people eye-to-eye, and to not constantly be straining to hear – you just feel like you’re part of the crowd again. You don’t feel like you’re that far from people, whereas a chair can make you feel that way.”
Exoskeleton technology is just one example of an important innovation in the field of robotics; there are countless others to learn about.
And so, it is easy to understand why International School of Lausanne students Saisha (Year 12) and Anjali (Year 12) were inspired by their own interest in robotics to launch ISL’s first ever robotics team.
Saisha’s involvement with robotics began in the fifth grade, when she first began programming and designing autonomous robots, going on to enter her first robotics competition in Singapore in a VEX IQ Team in the eighth grade.
Her passion with the technology continued through high school, during which time she was on a MATE ROV Underwater Robotics Competition team. As her knowledge of the domain broadened, Saisha, together with Anjali, co-founded the International School of Lausanne’s Five Rings Robotics – the name an allusion to Lausanne being the home of the International Olympic Committee, with its iconic five ring logo.
Anjali’s interest in programming and computer science was sparked by her studies in International Baccalaureate MYP design and MYP digital design from Years 7 – 11. Following the experience of doing some basic robotics in her Year 8 design class, Anjali was inspired to build more depth into her knowledge and participated in an EPFL robotics and AI camp, an exposure to engineering that, along with her school studies of the STEM subjects, formed the foundation for her decision to work with Saisha in establishing the ISL robotics team:
“The curriculum subjects at the International School of Lausanne that help develop the skills and knowledge relevant to robotics are physics, MYP design, and computer science. These help build the basic technical knowledge required (mechanics and the physics of circular/linear motion, basic movement algorithms, and CAD knowledge, to name a few) and we feel that a combination of these in a robotics team are most effective.” (Saisha and Anjali, Year 12)
The International School of Lausanne Five Rings Robotics club was formed in early September 2022, about a year after Saisha had first talked to Mr Turland (Teacher of Computer Science and Digital Design) about the possibility of starting a robotics program. The girls then spent the first semester promoting the club to their fellow ISL students, outlining their vision for its structure and goals.
Now well established, the six club members – together with co-founders Saisha and Anjali (Year 12), the talented and dedicated team also consists of Eladio (Year 12), Juliana (Year 11), Michal (Year 11) and Maako (Year 11) – have bi-weekly meetings, increasing the length or frequency of these when extra time is needed to prepare for competitions, and well supported in materials and space by the ISL design department:
“We use a variety of different tools, mainly the VEX materials kit, the arena (located in the North Building bridge), and machinery in the ISL design classrooms.” (Saisha and Anjali, Year 12)
Such was the new team’s skill and commitment that, only a couple of months into its creation, the Five Rings Robotics club took part in their first VEX tournament, giving them their first experience of competing against other robots and consolidating their understanding of the scoring system.
And so, to discover more about the world of VEX robotics in the words of the Five Rings Robotics founders, Saisha and Anjali, themselves, just keep reading…
On how a robotics tournament is structured…
This year’s VEX robotics competition’s main point is to play matches in two alliances of two teams, where one alliance is blue, and the other is red. When the driver-control period starts, an alliance can push the VEX discs into their low goal, which is worth 1 point per disc.
In the arena, there are also 4 rollers, which are half blue and half red. A robot can spin the roller so that its alliance’s colour is facing up, and at the end of the match an alliance can get an additional 10 points for each roller that is their colour. The most difficult way to score points is by shooting the VEX discs into the high goals, which is worth 5 points for each disc shot successfully.
In the last 10 seconds of the match, the robot can expand, and for each tile the robot touches, the alliance can gain an extra 3 points. During the 1-minute autonomous period at the start, an alliance can score points by doing any of the above as well.
On the experience of attending the team’s first tournament in Autumn 2022…
We feel that attending the first tournament was really helpful in understanding how the game and scoring worked, and got us more used to working and competing in a tournament setting.
There were many instances where we had to work and improve our robot within a very short period of time, and had to make a lot of last minute changes, and this first experience helped us get more comfortable for the actual tournament.
This was also an opportunity to learn from different teams to broaden our understanding of different robot mechanisms and code algorithms, which helped us in our own design process for the final qualifier. Moreover, we met lots of like-minded people who had a similar passion for robotics and made many new friends!
On the key takeaways from the Autumn tournament ahead of the Basel tournament in February 2023…
At that stage, no teams (including ours) had a working collecting or shooting mechanism, but we were able to learn about the other mechanisms. For example, we realised that we needed a more reliable pushing system, we needed a functional string expansion, and most importantly, needed to make the robot heavier but smaller so that it was stronger in match battles.
In addition to all these technical learnings, we realised that as a team, we had to work together throughout the tournament, and we needed to be prepared for any unforeseen issues.
On the most memorable moments of the Basel VEX tournament…
February’s qualifier tournament was much more fun, while being way more stressful than the previous one!
Initially, our robot didn’t even pass inspection due to some subjective size constraints, so we had to take down our shooter and intake mechanism before the tournament even started.
However, we were able to do quite well with a robot that was only partially functional – we earned 2nd place in the qualifying leaderboard, 4th place in individual robot skills, and won the VEX Robotics Judges Award.
On the challenges faced preparing their robot for the February tournament…
The biggest issue when preparing for the February tournament was the gear ratios not working for the intake or the shooting mechanism. The concept was there, but due to motor capability and space limitations, we couldn’t get it to work.
Another challenge we faced was meeting the size restrictions for the robot because all the parts in the kit were big, and we did not find time to cut them all.
These challenges were difficult to work through; however, we worked as a team to try and overcome them.
On the highlights so far of being a part of Five Rings Robotics…
Over the course of the past six months, our team has grown a lot closer together – we have inside jokes together, and have shared some really funny moments during tournaments and work sessions.
One of the most important highlights was during tournaments, when we were pleasantly surprised by our positive outcomes on both occasions. Nonetheless, we put in maximum effort for each game and the passion that each member showed towards the competition was amazing.
On their future plans in the field of robotics…
Both of us would like to pursue a degree related to robotics: Anjali wants to major in Computer Science at university, and Saisha would like to further her education at university in Robotics or Electrical Engineering.
Later, for our careers, we would naturally be interested in something similar, while still keeping our options open in the STEM field. The rest of the team also has future plans related to computer science and engineering technology, and will pursue this in the Diploma Programme as well.
On why robotics matters…
In today’s world of constantly evolving technology, it is crucial to develop both technical and soft skills.
Robotics is a great way to get started in high school; and, as you go out into future careers (especially those related to STEM), a combination of these skills (anywhere from programming autonomous algorithms to presenting yourself to an interviewer) would be beneficial.
On why other International School of Lausanne students should consider joining the Five Rings Robotics team…
We’d love to have new members on the team! It’s a great learning experience to try something new, while also putting your existing skills into practice (problem-solving, communication, teamwork, etc).
The tournaments are very fun, and the atmosphere is really energetic (though it is really competitive!). The season is a lot of hard work but it’s really satisfying when everything comes together for the final tournament.
Ultimately, the club is open to anyone, and no major experience is required – just interest and commitment!
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Inside this month's issue:
- AI Driven Threat Detection | Enoch Anbu Arasu Ponnuswamy
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Video report by ITV News Meridian's Stacey Poole
The devastating impact of Long Covid on the medical profession has been highlighted by three doctors from the South.
They are among hundreds affected by the debilitating condition that causes everything from heart problems to breathing issues.
Many of those who have spoken about the condition are unable to return to work and those who have, are struggling with the demands of the job and the extreme fatigue.
The effect on the NHS has been described as "completely unprecedented" at a time when doctors are needed more than ever before.
Three doctors, Kaveri Sameer, Victoria Woods and Sarah Burns, are all suffering the debilitating effects of Long Covid with symptoms ranging from heart problems to a constant fever.
Kaveri Sameer, Trainee GP
Kaveri suffered severe breathing problems and was not able to work at all for three months.
She said: "It was quite scary, quite a few times I woke up at night not able to breathe and the first time it got really bad my husband actually called an ambulance and I went to hospital."
She's now on a phased return to work, but going back full time is not an option because of the fatigue and brain fog.
She added: "I had plans for my future as a GP, I wanted to do a lot of things, and I'm not sure I would be able to feeling the way I am now."
Victoria Woods - GP
Victoria was off work for a month. She has now returned, as she's no longer contagious, but she's been left with a constant fever and fatigue.
Victoria says one of the "hardest challenges" has been the "anxiety that comes with having a new condition that people don't really understand yet".
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Sarah Burns - GP
Sarah is still not able to return to work nearly six months after contracting Covid-19.
She says not being able to do the job she loves has had a profound effect.
Sarah said: "Since I've had Covid, I don't really feel my lockdown has ended because I've felt so ill for most of the last few months. It's had a massive impact and it's the most unwell I have ever felt."
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Sarah says the pressures that the NHS is facing are "completely unprecedented" and "it's struggling".
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It is not clear how many doctors are affected by Long Covid, but a support group set up online has already attracted nearly 500 doctors and that is likely to be the tip of the iceberg at a time when the NHS needs medics more than ever before.
GP Kaveri Sameer said: "When we went into the pandemic, we were 43,000 nurses down and 8,000 to 10,000 doctors down. That was before the pandemic hit, before 600 healthcare workers died from Covid, before all the long haulers like me have had to take sick leave. I think the NHS was already on a tipping point, it was already at crisis." | <urn:uuid:da51ee78-29df-4737-8ad1-a06c4fc91af0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2020-10-20/long-covid-doctors-among-hundreds-suffering-from-debilitating-condition | 2024-04-21T22:09:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.987897 | 756 |
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Nitrate (NO3-) uptake and distribution are critical to plant life. Although the upstream regulation of nitrate uptake and downstream responses to nitrate in a variety of cells have been well-studied, it is still not possible to directly visualize the spatial and temporal distribution of nitrate with high resolution at the cellular level. Here, we report a nuclear-localized, genetically encoded biosensor, nlsNitraMeter3.0, for the quantitative visualization of nitrate distribution in Arabidopsis thaliana. The biosensor tracked the spatiotemporal distribution of nitrate along the primary root axis and disruptions by genetic mutation of transport (low nitrate uptake) and assimilation (high nitrate accumulation). The developed biosensor effectively monitors nitrate concentrations at cellular level in real time and spatiotemporal changes during the plant life cycle.
PMID: 36260665 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Going camping? It helps if you keep an open mind.
Campers like us, we've all been there. It's a lot of work. Doing the research to determine the location- how far? Should we head to the beach, mountains or forests? What do the sites look like? We sure don't want to be in the midst of an RV park, right? How far ahead do we need to reserve a site?
And what kind of camping- backpacking? car camping? bike camping? how about kayak camping?
I'll admit, I really don't like the planning for trips.
My husband will tell you it's true. And he's so good at it.
He will scope out places I'd never dream about and then plan how we'll do it.
There was the 75 mile kayak camping trip on the Potomac River. Three days of long paddles. Packing boats, setting up camp, tearing down camp, more paddling. It was my first kayaking experience. Pretty ambitious and exhausting but it had some amazing moments of peaceful stretches of water and campsites just to ourselves.
Then there was canoe camping below the Hoover Dam along the AZ/NV border. Escorted to the secured launch area and pushed to depart quickly, we paddled while keeping our eyes open to make sure we found the camp area hidden among the rocky coves. We discovered just how dark night can be with the exception of a million stars. We climbed a tall, wet, slippery ladder to reach hot springs nestled in the cavelike openings. And no cell service proved to be a relief.
There have been plenty of bike camping trips. Our packed bicycles usually resemble The Beverly Hillbillies with the numerous panniers, dry bags, backpacks and handlebar bags. But we're of the mindset that we like to enjoy our camp, so there will be cooking, hot coffee, wine and air mats. The C & O Canal in MD is a favorite, with its well maintained bike paths.
In northern Michigan, after a two hour ferry ride from Charlevoix to Beaver Island, we became part of a welcoming, remote community immediately. We can't wait to return.
A car camping trip or two, one to Bahia Honda in the Florida Keys where we arrived without our tent poles and experienced some recurring raccoon visits still proved to be enjoyable and memorable.
The other to Kiptopeake near Cape Charles, VA in July challenged us not to kill each other in 100 degree night temperatures but rewarded us with cherrystone clams fresh from local waters.
We never know how these camping trips will turn out. We understand many people can never grasp why we love it so much. It is a lot of work, no doubt. But when a sunrise of epic proportions wakes you up early, then you know why. | <urn:uuid:afb6f0f4-83f5-43e8-b250-acccb4c0ee9a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.janetkahoe.com/single-post/2017/03/04/going-camping-it-helps-if-you-keep-an-open-mind | 2024-04-21T21:12:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.954297 | 587 |
Before you can achieve your goals, you need to ask yourself: what does success look like?
From here, we can work backwards to create an email marketing strategy that works for you.
For example, for a business that’s new to email marketing, your goal may be to grow your database and reach audiences who will become fans of your brand. In this case, your strategy may look different to those with established lists that are hoping to improve deliverability and boost clickthroughs. Whatever your objectives, let Jarrang be your partner that makes it happen.
By working with Jarrang to develop your email marketing strategy, you’ll get a partner with over two decades of experience building and, most importantly, delivering strategies that get results.
Don’t just send email campaigns to tick a box. Break that box wide open with Jarrang’s email marketing expertise. Invest in your email marketing today, and boost your performance tomorrow.
"When the why is clear, the how is easy"
Email marketing needs constant attention, which isn’t always easy to do when you are spinning lots of plates at once. Without a defined, iterative strategy that has taken the users and their needs into account, you risk not getting the results you want.
Make sure every email you send works towards your marketing goals. Speak to Jarrang about email strategy and build a framework for success.
We can learn a lot from what you already have. Our strategic review involves auditing existing email programmes to determine success factors, then building a new plan that aligns with your commercial goals.
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Thank You (Again)
On a day for giving thanks, I’ll start with these two:
- Thanks to Riffraf Magazine and Richard Fulco for your faithful support, including the fresh post about Believe in Me that went up today as part of Richard’s “Writers and Music” series.
- Thanks to you, the readers, for your comments here and over on the Believe in Me Facebook page, for continuing to spread the word across the vast empty spaces of the interwebs, and for, well, giving a damn. It means a lot.
Here’s a gift in return — a link to the post I ran at Thanksgiving last year, in which we imagine Tim Green and the rest of the cast of Believe in Me gathered around Jordan Lee’s table giving thanks. Hope you have half as much fun reading it as I did writing it… and Happy Thanksgiving! | <urn:uuid:1e02b34f-7af0-426b-9bd5-9c2bf513af13> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jasonwarburg.com/thank-you-again/ | 2024-04-21T21:03:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.943898 | 190 |
Dr. Abdul Hafeez
BACKGROUND Sialoliths often referred to as salivary calculi constitute 0.45% in regular clinical practice and mainly characterize the ducts of parotid and submandibular salivary glands. Sialolith is composed of both organic and mineral substances. However, only few studies exist on the characterization and distribution of the inorganic and organic matter in the sialolith. In our study, we aim at correlating the patient’s serum characteristics to the inorganic materials in the sialolith in order to deduce an association between the two. METHODS 14 patients were included in study (11 males and 3 females). Only patients with sialoliths in submandibular gland proper were included and those with sialoliths in ducts were excluded. Radiological investigations and confirmation of provisional diagnosis was done followed by blood tests that were given in fasting state. Removal of submandibular gland along with sialolith was done under general anaesthesia through submandibular approach. The excised gland and sialolith were sent to lab for histopathological and mineral analysis respectively. The results of both serum values and mineral analysis of sialolith were compared statistically. RESULTS The mean age group of the entire study group was 52.5 ± 8.7 years. Submandibular gland sialoliths were found on the right side in 8 patients (57.14%). The mean dimensions of the submandibular gland sialolith measured from the CT scan was: supero-inferiorly 19 ± 8.7 mm, antero-posteriorly 20.4 ± 8.1 mm, and medio-laterally 9.4 ± 4.7 mm. All the sialoliths that were included in study were more than 1.5 cm which is regarded as giant in size. The histopathological examination was suggestive of chronic sialadenitis in all cases. The average weight of all salivary stones was found to be 1107.9 ± 503.2 mg. CONCLUSIONS There seemed to be very little or no correlation between the increased serum values and the presence of the corresponding inorganic substance in the sialolith. Thus, the propensity for sialolith formation is attributed to tortuous course of the salivary ducts and consistency of salivary flow seem to be the majorly proven factor and cannot be substituted for any other justifications till date. | <urn:uuid:97645a48-8d5b-48a9-aa7b-dd3c7841fe88> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jebmh.com/abstract/mineral-analysis-of-giant-submandibular-gland-sialoliths-in-comparison-with-patients-serum-parameters-a-clinical-study-80687.html | 2024-04-21T21:55:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.95822 | 509 |
Develop a user-friendly platform that effortlessly guides new employees through their first 90 days on the job. Simplifying and streamlining access to relevant resources, and pacing information was crucial to the overall design. Furthermore, with four entities under the GroupHEALTH conglomerate, a distinct portal for each company was needed.
I was responsible for the overall web design and development, interaction design, user flow and visual identity.
Dana Cannam: Single Sign on Strategy, User Experience Design, Learning Asset Development
Wynnie Chung: Design Strategist, User Experience Design, UX Writing, Learning Experience Design
Conrad Cone: Strategy & Project Oversight
The first stage involved researching and analyzing the business needs, the target user's needs, preferences, and pain points. The team conducted a workshop to gain insights into user behaviour and preferences. Based on the insights, I created a stylescape and low fidelity prototypes to visualize the potential UI and design direction. The team iterated on the designs based on feedback from stakeholders, gaining alignment early on in process.
A persona was generated for each of the companies to map out the motivations, pain points, and behaviours of each nuanced entity. User stories were then crafted from the personas which eventually guided key scenarios in the user flow at a later stage of the project.
By leveraging personas, we identified user tasks and scenarios the user would encounter. Through journey mapping, we evaluated the underlying the needs of new hires and business goals. This allowed us to visualize potential obstacles and hinderances, and created a roadmap for how to optimize the experience and alleviate pain points.
During our exploration of user personas, we acknowledged the diverse range of technology comfort levels within our target audience. In order to foster inclusivity and accommodate individual preferences, our approach incorporated multiple navigation options within the portal. This granted users the freedom to navigate according to their preference. We utilized signifiers to provide navigational affordances to users making it easy to explore without feeling overwhelmed. By offering these different navigation choices, we let users customize their experience and move through the interface in a way that suited their own preferences and comfort levels.
To meet the growing demand for a Digital Onboarding platform amidst the transition to remote work, our team adopted a release early, iterate often approach. This allowed us to address to the evolving needs of transitioning to a hybrid work force promptly. Within a focused four-month development period, we successfully launched the initial version of the portal.
The end product consisted of four tailor-made portals, specifically crafted for each entity within the conglomerate. Utilizing user experience design principles, the information was structured in an easily digestible, bite-sized learning method. I developed custom micro animations to create an immersive narrative and enhance user engagement. The dashboard, presented in a timeline format, delivered information exactly when it was most valuable to new hires. The final product transformed the onboarding experience, providing a seamless and modern journey, fuelling the company's growth.
By successfully addressing a crucial business requirement, the portal had a lasting impact on the onboarding experience both for new hires, and as a tool for the HR team.
Within 5 months of launching the site, we leveraged user feedback to plan for a updated launch. This iterative process ensured continuous enhancements that catered to the evolving needs of our the business as well as our users. The second version featured integration of Gamification, weekly progress reports for the user, a refreshed UI, and integration with our LMS platform. As a result, we successfully improved the experience for our target audience and fine tuned the platform to business needs. | <urn:uuid:968b9de7-a0ea-4644-8e0b-de66bbd4420d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jen-smith.ca/work/new-employee-onboarding | 2024-04-21T20:26:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.929114 | 732 |
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By Zachary Fagenson
NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) – Bahamian officials said on Wednesday that 2,500 people have been registered as missing in the wake of the devastating Hurricane Dorian, a count they said may include people who have fled to shelters around the islands.
“This list has not yet been checked against government records of who are staying in shelters or who have been evacuated,” National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Carl Smith told a news conference. “The database processing is underway.”
Thousands of people are in shelters on the islands. Officials have confirmed 50 deaths caused by the Sept. 1 storm but have warned that toll is likely to rise substantially.
Dorian slammed into the Bahamas over a week ago as one of the strongest Caribbean hurricanes on record, packing top sustained winds of 185 miles (298 km) per hour.
Smith said more than 5,000 people had evacuated to New Providence, but that they had seen a “significant reduction” in the number of people asking to be evacuated.
Commercial flights to Abaco, one of the hardest-hit areas, will be resuming on Wednesday on a limited basis, officials said.
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The Compresslite VIII from Craghoppers is a cosy and remarkably rain-resilient hooded insulated men’s jacket, writes Mike Gormley.
The Compresslite VIII is a very good to wear jacket and proved its worth, and more, on a wet and windy trip to Snowdonia. In fact, it surprised with its resilience to the rain.
Having used it for ‘local’ knockabout purposes I wore this jacket one day on a trip up the Watkin Path in less than great weather. I purposely did not put a fully weather compatible waterproof jacket on to see how this one would cope, and broadly it faired very well indeed, considering it is not officially a ‘waterproof’ jacket. This day, the recent snow was just departing thanks to the rain, so it was pretty chilly as well as wet.
So, the Compresslite worn with a Craghoppers Torney fleece underneath did well as a combination. The only downside to the Compresslite is the hood. Really the hood is fine, but sadly lacks any form of adjustment so as soon as any wind, even a light breeze is encountered, off it blows! To me this is a real shame as it spoils what is really a very good jacket with wide-ranging uses. Even in an urban situation the hood would soon become dislodged in a breeze.
As for many Craghoppers items these days, this jacket is made from a significant amount of recycled materials. Colour for this one is Chili Red but there is a good variety of alternative colours in the range. The Compresslite VIII is what it says and is both light in weight and very packable. The ThermoPro fill insulation is aimed to replicate the properties of down and certainly works well and is not so fussy about the wet.
The jacket has a very useful set of pockets with part-lined side hand pockets and good phone sized chest pocket. Cuffs are elasticated to keep the wind out, but the lightly elasticated hem has no drawcord; though I did not find this to be a problem. The main front zip has a useful storm flap to help keep the wind out. A very good jacket with just one spoiler ~ that lack of hood adjustment.
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Also Can this been done the other way around aswell. Can Jotform import customer details from checkout ?
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An original abalone shell is an incredible container for grasping blazing incense sticks. People usually burn resins, herbs and other non-combustible incense in abalone shell. While doing this, always insulate the bottom of the shell with sand. This is going to keep the shell unharmed and protect against high temperatures.
This is the most common type of incense burner found in homes. It is made up of wooden base which is curved at one end. The incense stick or bamboo reed is inserted in a small hole placed in that curved part. They are also available in aluminum, glass, ceramic etc. They are widely used because of their ash catching property.
Bowl Shaped Incense Burner
The simplest form of incense burner is bowl shaped burner . It is a bowl made of brass or ceramic capable of burning combustible and non-combustible incense. The bowl is designed in such a way that it can withstand the nonflammable insulating material also. Its bottom is filled with natural ash so as to protect it against high temperatures.
They work best for burning incense stick and cones. Usually made of hand-carved wood, they have storage space for the incense underneath. They can be burnt with closed as well as open lid. These types of burners can accommodate ash of many incense sticks. With proper care and cleaning, these burners will last you for a couple of years.
Brass Screen Charcoal Burner
These types of burners come with a screen on the top which is generally 2.5” – 3.5” high. The screen can be turn upside down to burn cones, and small smudge sticks. This type of incense burner is beneficial in case one wants to burn multiple incense one after another. Brass screen on the top is used for providing height to the incense stick or powders. It also includes a coaster or stand to prevent the furniture from getting harmed.
Burners for Loose, Powdered or Granulated Incense
These types of incense burners are intended for burning loose, powdered or granulated incense. It composes of a bowl with a platform of about 2” sand at the base. Made of brass, ceramic or glass, it is best suited for both combustible and non-combustible incense.
Coils burners need to be designed such that the coil gets continuous air flow, since it cannot be laid on a flat hard surface. These types of burners are designed an inch or two above the ground to keep the coil burning. One such example is a prong shaped coil burner.
These types of burners support more than one type of incense. Available in different materials, like glass, ceramics, brass, wood, aluminum. They are provided with many holes of different sizes, inside which, many types of incense can be fixed. The supplest burner is bowl shaped incense burner .
Cone Incense Burners
Cones always burn completely, so cone burners are designed in such a way that the unprotected wood is never harmed. Some wood burners are pre fixed with metals that stop the wood from burning. Commonly cone burners come with broad base with or without a lid. The lid is well ventilated to prevent accumulation of smoke and proper burning of cone with lid on.
Stone & Clay Incense Burners
Stone and clay incense burners are available in incredibly good-looking forms, colors and dimensions. They support lighting of multiple incense sticks at a particular time. They can shore up with cones, coils, normal incense etc. Make sure that the burner is always placed on heat resistant surface when cone is being lit. Use a pin as a cleaning tool.
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The average American spends 90% of their time indoors, which is why the condition of indoor living environments has such a lasting impact on our well-being and quality of life.
As experts in creating healthy living environments, JS2 Partners Healthy Home Builders offers six easy steps to cultivating a beneficial and more productive living environment.
1) Exterior maintenance
Keep an eye on the outside of your home and fix issues before they become expensive problems. This includes checking your roof for missing shingles and tiles. Inspect outside walls for cracks in mortar and stucco, which can develop as temperatures fluctuate overtime.
Make sure the land surrounding the exterior of your home is sloped to properly drain rainwater away from the foundation.
2) Thermal health
Pulling in filtered fresh air from the outside is essential to proper indoor HVAC ventilation. Keep your home’s thermostat at a comfortable level throughout the day in order to promote continuous circulation of clean air.
It’s also a good idea to open a window when running interior exhaust vents to avoid pulling unwanted air into your home from an attic or crawl space.
3) Indoor air quality
A recent Harvard University study found over 82,000 chemicals present indoors. Everything from the glues used to adhere typical construction products to the chemicals found in many leather treatments, wood lacquers, paints and home finishes create quite the toxic concoction of indoor air pollutants.
Filters with integrated charcoal or silver can help trap indoor pollution and allergens. Use HVAC air filters rated MERV-13 or greater.
Replace carpet with tile or low VOC hardwood floors to cut back on airborne dust.
Periodically flush drain lines with a bleach solution to mitigate mildew and grime odors in wet locations.
An estimated 85% of U.S. buildings have water damage and/or leaks present. Moisture inside a home spells trouble very quickly with the hazards of mold growth and weakened structural integrity.
Managing your home’s humidity levels is easy with a separately controlled dehumidifier unit that integrates with the HVAC system. A level between 35% - 55% relative humidity is ideal.
Periodically check plumbing and drainpipes for leaks and maintain proper flashing around windows and awnings to avoid leaks from heavy rains.
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Despite sanitation efforts, city and underground water sources are often contaminated with unsafe heavy metals, pathogens and chemical particulates. Our skin and lungs act as sponges, making quality drinking water equally as important as the safety of the water used to bathe. A whole house water purifier is well worth the investment to eliminate up to 99% of harmful water contaminates and chlorine.
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This story has been updated to include a statement from SAR Academy.
(New York Jewish Week) — A former associate principal at Salanter Akiba Riverdale (SAR) Academy, a private Orthodox Jewish day school in the Bronx, was sentenced to 15 years for child enticement and possession of child pornography on Thursday in the Southern District of New York.
Jonathan Skolnick, 40, was sentenced to 15 years for crimes including posing as a teenage girl online; contacting minors through social media, emails and text messages; engaging in sexually explicit conversations and enticing minors, including some of his students, to send him nude and sexually explicit photographs and videos.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a press release that Skolnick had “abused his position of trust” for approximately seven years while working at two different Jewish day schools in New York City.
Skolnick also worked as a teacher at the Yeshiva of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School in Brooklyn from 2012 to 2018 before moving to SAR Academy to oversee its middle school’s Judaic studies, where he worked until he was arrested in September 2019.
“This lengthy prison sentence holds Skolnick accountable for his horrific crimes and the extraordinary harm and trauma he caused to many minor victims and their families,” Williams said.
Skolnick used at least 21 different email and social media accounts to contact nearly 100 different individuals to solicit graphic images from his students and victims.
“When certain minor victims stopped communicating with Skolnick, he threatened to release the photographs and images that the minor victims had sent,” the press release said.
When Skolnick was first arrested in 2019, a parent told the New York Jewish Week that he “was really popular with the students” who spoke to students about the dangers of the internet. “He taught the kids about being responsible digital citizens,” she said. “The irony stings.” The school announced at the time that it was cooperating with the FBI and urged students to share information with law enforcement.
In 2019, three separate lawsuits were filed against SAR Academy in the Bronx County Supreme Court of New York State alleging that Stanley Rosenfeld, a former teacher and administrator at the school, sexually abused at least a dozen students while he worked there during the 1970s and 1980s.
Rosenfeld, now 84, admitted to abusing hundreds of boys throughout his lifetime after SAR commissioned an investigation into those allegations.
In a email to school families sent Thursday evening, Rabbi Binyamin Krauss, the principal of SAR Academy, and Rabbi Tully Harcsztark, the dean of the high school, wrote: “We are deeply heartbroken by his crimes related to the victimization of children, and we hope that for at least some of his victims, today’s sentencing may provide some measure of justice. Nevertheless, the crimes he committed leave scars that do not heal easily.”
The letter describes the school’s efforts to keep students safe — including receiving accreditation from Praesidium, which aims to prevent abuse and build trust in organizations — and states: “We continue to work to rebuild that trust — for our community as a whole and for each individual child.”
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I’m incredibly proud and honored to announce that I’ve been named one of ten 2019 L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth Honorees for my work on behalf of the Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp!! AKA RicStar’s Camp!
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The Pinebook Pro gets put through the travel test, while we get an update on Pine64 projects straight from the source.
Apple is shaking up the foundations of UI development with SwiftUI and raising developer eyebrows with a new default shell on MacOS.
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You have finally been invited to an interview for that ideal job with that perfect company. You arrive on time, well prepared and dressed for the role. You answer the questions just as planned and ask intelligent questions. The interview is over, and you are sitting on the bus on the way home, wondering: was it a success? How can you tell if you did really well in the interview?
Here are some signs that you made the right impression at your interview:
The interview goes longer than expected
If the interview extends into a friendly enthusiastic conversation which lasts longer than the standard one hour, consider yourself interesting enough for the interviewer to prioritize getting to know you. The opposite is true too – if an interview is unexpectedly short, it may be that the employer has decided that they are no longer interested.
The interviewer asks for your references
Employers don’t always ask for references even if they are interested in possibly hiring you. Sometimes, they will contact you for your references after the interview, and other times they don’t want to speak to references at all — calling references can be a tedious errand that sometimes doesn’t even produce useful information. So when an employer does ask for your references, it’s a clear indication that you’re in the running for the position. One tip: call your references and tell them to expect a call from the employer. Ask them to contact you after they have spoken to the reference, so you know that the call was made, and so that you can get a sense of how enthusiastic the employer seems about you.
You get invited to a second interview
Not all hiring processes have more than one interview. At the end of your interview, ask about the next step. If the employer is planning a second interview, and you get called, you are (obviously) considered a strong candidate. If the invitation to the second interview arrives quickly after the first interview ends, that is clearly a good sign, as well.
The interviewer extends the conversation beyond the duties of the job
During the interview, if the employer becomes chatty and begins talking about themselves, or veers off onto talking about social or community activities in which staff members are involved, the interviewer might be assessing whether you are a personal or cultural fit with the team. Although you should be careful, because you might get lulled into sharing unnecessary or inappropriate personal information or opinions, keep in mind that it can be a sign that the interviewer really likes you as a person, and that they can imagine you working there as part of the team. Watch the employer’s non-verbal behaviours, such as leaning toward you attentively, listening enthusiastically, smiling and making eye contact. Listen for their enthusiasm about the job, the company and the team – they might be hoping to make you more enthusiastic about the job.
The employer offers details about the next step in the hiring process
Employers who are becoming interested in hiring a candidate are more likely to offer information, without being asked, about what to expect next after the interview. They might give you a sense of whether they are planning to have a second round of interviews and with whom, when they hope to fill the position, how many other candidates are being interviewed, and what other steps are planned. Show them that you are paying careful attention to this information, to indicate to them that you are interested in the position.
You’re given a tour and/or introduced to others
If the interviewer makes a point of introducing you to team members during or after the interview, or if they make a point of showing you around the office, take it as a sign that they can envision you as part of the team. (One of my clients was even shown an office and was told “this is your office”!). Show interest – ask questions and be enthusiastic.
The employer offers information about pay and benefits
Information about pay and benefits is guarded closely by employers, and the interviewer will not want to share this information with candidates whom they are not interested in hiring. So if they offer you that information, or begin a conversation about this topic, you know that they are considering you more seriously. Don’t let this question catch you off guard – think through what salary and benefits you are interested in, and be ready to discuss this issue competently, if it comes up.
Pay attention to your feelings about how well you did in the interview. Think through how the interview was conducted, what was asked and what information was offered to you. Make sure to play your part, as well: participate actively in the conversation, ask questions and follow the lead of the employer. Remember that they are also unsure about whether you are interested in the position, so if you are interested, make sure they know it, in your words, non verbals and with a well written thank you letter afterwards. | <urn:uuid:e0c43779-2e76-47fc-8e36-2e6e210b6edd> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.jvstoronto.org/blog/7-signs-that-you-have-had-a-winning-job-interview/ | 2024-04-21T21:11:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.970421 | 994 |
When I channelled guidance from my Higher Self one day in a psychic development class, my teacher told me that it was “only” my higher self and I shouldn’t pay too much attention to it.
I thought that channelling my higher self was a good thing, but she said no, it meant nothing.
I was quite a beginner back then, and I believed her. Instead I strived to ignore my inner voice and channel other beings whose insights, she said, were more important than my own. I opened the door to guardians, guides, angels and other beings whose identity was questionable at best and of course completely unproven in any conceivable or objective manner.
Basically, upon her advice, I shut down my own internal guidance and sought guidance from external sources instead. This included believing what other teachers told me even when, somewhere deep inside, I knew something wasn’t quite right with what they were saying.
I did this for quite a few years, and I ignored my own inner knowing.
But honestly, that lead me so far up the wrong path, that I can hardly express it to you, and it took me even more years to find my way back to myself, to my own internal guidance and most importantly, to de-programme all the disempowering and misleading information I’d picked up from these teachers and beings along the way.
That all happened many years ago now, but it’s for this reason that I recommend against connecting with etheric external sources or other teachers who are aligned to them. Because honestly how can we really tell that they are who they say they are?
This was a very painful lesson for me but I’m thankful for the lesson nonetheless.
My message, clear and simple, is to follow your own inner guidance, because your own intuition that comes directly from your higher self and ultimately from Source, will always be exactly what’s right for you and it will never lead you astray.
Your ego/lower mind might lead you astray however, so learning to tell the difference between the two and developing a really strong bond with your inner guidance is really important.
Your ego mind is not malicious, it just wants to keep you safe. But it’s a bit of a scaredy cat in new situations and tends to pull you back and keep you small. That’s standard psychology though and when we think from that level we tend to stay at that level.
We stay in our comfort zone and that limits us.
It doesn’t have to be that way though and it doesn’t have to feel scary either when we understand what’s really going on, so my advice is to get in touch with your intuition, learn to feel it, know it, sense it. Try it out on the small things to check its accuracy and then start taking bigger and bigger leaps and follow its guidance towards your magnificence because it will always lead you there, providing of course, that you choose to grow AND that you choose to listen!
Your intuition will guide you to your best and highest outcomes including:
perfect relationships, best home locations, business ideas and inspiration, direction of personal growth and development, health issues, including ways to improve your health and alerting you to what you need to attend to, finding your life path and purpose, how to find joy and abundance.
When we learn to listen inside to our own intuition, is when we begin to welcome more and more abundance into our life. It’s designed to be that way and when we are in alignment with it, is when we can begin to create a rather spectacular life. And we all want that, don’t we?
I know I do and from experience I know that the first step to take is to make time to listen to your inner voice and then to start to follow it’s guidance. (Many people hear the guidance but don’t actually take any steps forward, then they wonder why their life doesn’t look like they want it to look).
If you’re unsure of how to tune in, and how to tell if you’re listening to the voice of your higher self or your ego, then I have something to help you with that…
I have two online Intuition Development Classes beginning on 21st July designed specifically to help you learn how to tune in to your inner voice in whatever way it best speaks to you. These two classes are at different times of the day, so check out the details below to see if there is a class that suits you.
These will be really small classes so that I can offer you personal tuition. Sensing where your energy is in your body, how it speaks to you and getting you connected to it, is one of my superpowers. I love working with people in this way and I’d love to help you too.
Check out the details here and I hope to see you in class starting next week so you can move to your next level of personal development that will help you manifest the amazing life that’s waiting for you.
Remember to always listen for your own inner guidance – it will always lead you in the right direction.
From my heart to yours, Love Karen
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Youth Coaching Development Program - Auslandsbüro Malaysia
Coaching has emerged as an important tool in developing self awareness and leadership skills. The workshop aims to impart the following knowledge to the participants:
- How to establish and achieve goals.
- Be self reliant.
- How to gain better job and life satisfaction.
- Be a contributor in a team.
- Be responsible and accountable for actions and commitments.
- Be a collaborator.
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A Publishing Journey: There you are little sequel... I've been looking for you.
Like a frightened animal, the idea for my novel's sequel had been lurking in the tall grasses, creeping around me but careful to remain just out of sight. Each time I thought I glimpsed it, the bushes shook and the flash of movement disappeared again. I sat patiently as I crouched down and extended a treat in my hand, careful not to make eye contact and frighten it. Little by little it emerged, first taking just a nibble of my bait, finally curling up at my feet. There it was when I awoke yesterday morning... the entire plot to my next novel laid out in all it's glory before me.
The idea to the sequel came when I was introduced to my new editor. "Is this book a standalone or part of a series?" Good question. I had written it as a standalone, but there was a character in this novel I thought might make a great protagonist in another book. After running the general idea past her, she agreed I should look into it. Not a problem, I thought as I kicked back ready to whip out another novel. Wrong. The plot turned out to be harder to come up with than I anticipated.
For each book that I have written, it started as a dream. Literally. I woke up feeling like I had just watched clips of a movie. As long as an alarm or my naughty cat doesn't wake me, I tend to remember my vivid and colorful dreams. If something startles me awake, they dissipate before I can grasp them. When the idea for my first book came to me, I woke up and jotted down the scene I saw in my head. It didn't take long to build a book around it, developing the characters that had introduced themselves to me while I slept. The books wrote themselves, the stories just unfolded as I followed along furiously writing down everything I saw happening. Before I knew it the ugly rough draft of a novel was done. Then another. And another. This time, I was trying to create characters I hadn't yet dreamed about. It was proving difficult.
I spent hours each day for a week running different plots through my mind, each one falling flat on it's face with some plot hole or the realization it was just plain terrible. My editor told me not to worry, don't force it. If this book is a standalone that is just fine with them. But I really did feel like I wanted to tell this other character's story. I felt like he deserved his own book. However, the harder I tried, the farther it seemed I got from a great plot.
Then I awoke yesterday. Like I do every morning, I woke up but left my eyes closed for a minute while I recalled my dreams. Flashes of scenes kept rolling like movie trailers in my mind as my dog, Gerdie, snuggled deeper into my arms. I saw him, my new hero, and then I saw her... the woman of his dreams. I saw the woman of his dreams in my dream... go figure. It was only a brief interaction between the two, the words couldn't be made out, but when I opened my eyes I knew who she was. I knew where they were going and by golly, I had the rough plot to my novel sorted out. It just flashed through my mind one exciting scene after another. My dog got a kiss on the nose and my editor got an email straight away with the generalized plot. The details aren't worked out yet, but the "soul" of my book is now alive and well. I didn't want to spend too much energy on it unless she thought it was a good story. I got her email hours later... go for it! She loves the idea. (Insert squealing here.)
With renewed excitement for my story I now embark on the next steps of my writing process. My fingers are tingling just waiting to let the new characters develop and the new story unfold. With November being National Novel Writing Month I have decided to take on this novel and try to complete the rough draft before December 1. My editor is looking for 50,000-65,000 words for my completed novel. With any luck, a little dedication, and a lot of grit I hope to have it ready for editing one month from today. Stay tuned for updates on my writing progress and wish me luck! You can also send my husband your condolences since I am about to disappear into my own mind for the next thirty days. Sorry honey, my characters are calling.
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Hotel Royal @ Queens is situated within 10 minutes stroll from Bugis MRT Station and offers air conditioned rooms with a mini bar, a spa bath and a refrigerator. The multiple facilities this contemporary hotel features include a sauna, a Jacuzzi and an outdoor pool.
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Council Meeting – The re-scheduled June Council meeting of the KDFL will take place this Wednesday 15th June 2022 at 8.00pm. All Clubs must be in attendance. Monthly awards will be presented and Cup draws will be made. Fine for non attendance.
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We started Keeping Chickens UK in order to create a website dedicated to helping chicken keepers look after their poultry. We wanted it to be a resource for information and products that might be of benefit to them.
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At the end with no end
Published 12:38 pm Wednesday, March 21, 2018
The Virginia Constitution allows sixty days for the General Assembly to consider and act on all legislation. Saturday was the last day. The legislation that should have been passed into law was, as well as a few that shouldn’t have. The Constitution also requires that the General Assembly must pass a budget every even year. Since the budget did not pass, we will come back to accomplish such.
The governor will call us back in session several weeks from now. Those of us charged with working out the differences between the House and Senate budgets will continue to work on finding common ground. The failure to reach a budget agreement was disappointing but not entirely unexpected. The differences between the House and Senate plans was not just how money was spent, but how much money was to be spent. The media has referred to a gap of $800, yet there is an enormous gap — over $3 billion — between what the House and Senate budgets spend. If you can’t agree on how much money you have to spend, you’re going to have a very tough time agreeing on how much to spend.
The underlying issue, whether or not to implement Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, has created a gulf between the two spending plans. The Senate plan is based on money the state has, while the House’s plan is dependent upon federal funding from a program the Trump administration has pledged to end.
The debate over the budget will continue. After that, I will report those things that I and others proposed for the region. Legislative proposals I offered this year, for the most part, were well received and are now on the way to the governor for his signature. They generally focused on the needs of those in this region as well as the businesses that are owned and operated here and employ those in the region.
The two greatest disappointments were a proposal that Sen. Frank Wagner and I offered that focused on greater involvement of workforce training prior to graduating from high school. This was put off until next year, as was another bill I have worked on for several years. Currently, over 90 percent of Virginia’s employers qualify as small businesses. My proposal would have narrowed the definition to better identify and serve those that are truly small employers.
Although the special session will require trips back to the capitol, we will be back at home in the district most of the time from now on. I look forward to meeting you whenever groups invite me to speak. You can still email us at [email protected]. gov. To reach us by phone now, you’ll want to call (434) 374-5129.
I want to thank you for taking the time to read my columns from the capitol this year. I also want to thank this paper for running these columns as a service. I will continue to reflect on issues that affect you and your family as we move forward. I additionally want to thank you for allowing me to serve you.
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I’ve been a fan of printed pants for a while now. Obsessions have been a heavy theme of this blog. First it was my obsession with my poppy red heels, then colored jeans, and this year? Printed pants.
I literally have to restrain myself when it comes to buying things like this because as we all know when it is a trend, it is everywhere. And typically all the options are good ones. I decided to go with these because they are all the colors of the rainbow which I didn’t have in pants yet because finding rainbow flower pants is hard. But I have to draw the line, so I’m allowing myself *maybe* one more pair this spring/summer. You guys can hold me to that. (Unless I accidentally talk myself into more than one pair, than please go easy on me.)
Since my printed pants collection is starting to look pretty solid (much like my striped top collection #shame), I figured I’d throw out some options for you. Maybe you are just starting your printed pants collection and I want to help. Why am I so nice like that? Because obsession loves company. | <urn:uuid:df85d3e2-0c5e-47d7-945a-67d14b20c86c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kendieveryday.com/2014/04/prints-stripes.html | 2024-04-21T20:49:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.963138 | 238 |
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We love Bruce McCall’s illustrations for New Yorker Mag. Especially this week’s cover – “Gluten-Free Gluten” – of street food carts in New York City. McCall’s been doing these cover illustrations for almost 23 years and when asked how manages to keep mining the street for content he said: “urban life throws out countless humour possibilities. My research is to go around looking for a particular subject until a much funnier one hits me in the head”. We feel the same about London.
Why food carts (and a general interest in all things “wheels”?)
“The cover solves an eternal puzzle: Where do the Cart People eat? They’re too busy to eat when they’re open, and they can’t eat when the cart is closed, because the car it’s chained to drags it at an angle. Solution: the Cart People trade meals with neighbouring carts, silly goose!” – (McCall)
Each cover expresses “both his discontent and his love for the city”. He paints our imagined future — a supercharged, streamlined fantasyland that teeters on the edge of hysteria. Here’s our favourite:
Watch his TED Talk here: “What Is Retro-Futurism? Where he paints a retro-future that never happened — full of flying cars, polo-playing tanks and the RMS Tyrannic, “The Biggest Thing in All the World.” | <urn:uuid:185f8a85-8c0e-4780-b6d1-7505b5c14da3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kerbfood.com/bruce-mccall/ | 2024-04-21T21:29:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.927824 | 320 |
New Americans Celebration
New Americans Celebration,
annual day of education and outreach for refugees, immigrants and GA community members who support them:
welcoming 200+ volunteers to learn about engaging with your Legislators
and to tell them why you feel refugees should continue to be welcome in GA.
The Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA) invites you to join us for the fifth annual New Americans Celebration on Thursday, March 15, 2018.
The New Americans Celebration is the annual day of education and outreach for refugees, immigrants and Georgia community members who support them. Every year we welcome over 300 volunteers to the Georgia State Capitol to learn about engaging with your Legislators and to reach out to tell them why you feel refugees should continue to be welcome in Georgia.
Guests are asked to please register in advance here: https://
Never been to the Capitol? Don't worry! Each year, over 60% of our volunteers have been visiting the Capitol for the first time. We hold a pre-event training so everyone learns just how easy it is to tell their legislators about their support for refugees and immigrants in Georgia.
This year's pre-event training will be held at the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 48 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Check in will begin at 7:45 a.m. with training kicking off at 8 a.m. Pre-event training helps you learn how to find your elected officials, and how to better advocate when speaking with them.
After we leave the training, at around 9:30 a.m., we will head to the Capitol for outreach with elected officials. First, you’ll join trained group leaders to drop off education materials at legislative offices, to ensure every official learns about our work. Then, you’ll join our team at the doors of the House and Senate to speak directly to elected officials. Your guides will help ensure whether it’s your first or fiftieth time, you already feel like an expert!
Coming to the event? Want to share your story of success from coming to the U.S.? Has a new American made an impact on your life? Join in on social media by using our hashtags - #NAC18 or #GALovesRefugees. We may share your story on our pages to let everyone know how important newcomers are to Georgia!
About the CRSA:
Our mission: To engage a broad coalition to highlight the cultural, social and economic contributions of refugees and immigrants in Georgia.
Our vision: We envision a future where every person who calls Georgia home is valued, respected, and able to build a successful life.
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Venue #1: Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 48 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Venue#2: GA State Capitol, 100 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Register by 3/9: facebook.com/events/2025916550995941/
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Accidental injuries were a leading cause of death in kids aged 1-4 in 2021. Death statistics show that there were 8.5 deaths per 100k children. Even non-fatal injuries can have a long-lasting impact, with the economic cost of injured children amounting to $396 billion in 2019.
For example, if your child has been injured at daycare, school, or a friend’s house, you may consider hiring a personal injury lawyer to help you seek compensation. Around 8,000 children aged 19 and under visit the ER daily, so choosing the right lawyer is crucial to building a strong case and maximizing your settlement.
Look for a Personal Injury Lawyer With Experience Handling Child Injury Cases
The most important factor is finding a personal injury lawyer with specific experience handling cases involving injured children. Personal injury law is a broad field, so make sure the lawyer has worked with child clients and similar cases before.
Ask about their track record with past child injury settlements and verdicts. An experienced child injury lawyer will know how to properly document evidence, demonstrate the full impact of the injuries, and negotiate for maximum compensation. Every year, between 50k and 60k kids are hospitalized because of TBIs, so the right experience is critical.
Find a Personal Injury Attorney Familiar with Relevant Laws
In addition to experience, you need a personal injury attorney familiar with the laws that apply to your child's case. Laws regarding children and injury compensation vary by state. Your lawyer should understand your state's laws on statutes of limitations, standards for liability and negligence, and guidelines for calculating damages for injured kids.
Consider a Personal Injury Lawyer with Trial Experience
Although more than 95% of injury cases settle out of court, hiring a personal injury attorney with trial experience is still beneficial. If negotiations break down, you want a lawyer prepared and qualified to take your case to trial. Trial experience indicates advanced litigation skills and courtroom confidence. Your lawyer should not hesitate to file a lawsuit and go to trial to get your child proper compensation.
Look for Client Testimonials and Reviews
Research client reviews and testimonials for any personal injury attorney you consider hiring. Positive client experiences are a sign of satisfactory legal service. Look for evidence that past child injury clients were pleased with their settlement results. Strong reviews suggest the lawyer is respected and successful. Be wary of personal injury lawyers who are unwilling to provide contact information for past child clients.
Meet for a Free Consultation with Your Personal Injury Lawyer
Schedule a free initial consultation with the lawyers you are considering. This allows you to meet face-to-face, ask questions, and determine if you feel comfortable with the personal injury attorney. Use the consultation to gauge their dedication to your child's case, communication skills, and overall accessibility. A quality personal injury lawyer will listen to your needs and address all concerns during a consultation.
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We want to hear from you. Our committees allow you to share your ideas and time to make the Municipality of Kincardine a better place to be!
The Municipality of Kincardine will select committee members each new term of council or when a vacancy becomes available.
Current vacancies |
There are currently no vacancies on any of our committees, but please check back regularly for new opportunities. Thank you! |
How to apply |
Interested citizens should meet the following criteria:
There are currently no opportunities to apply for, but please check back regularly for new opportunities. The Municipality of Kincardine is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please contact the Clerk's Department at (519) 396-3468 or e-mail. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and will only be used for the purpose of candidate selection. |
Selection process |
All appointments are made by Council. After appointments are finalized by By-Law, the Municipal Clerk will notify all applicants, informing them of the Council’s decision. |
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Port St. Lucie police arrested a man accused of stabbing his father to death Tuesday afternoon and later calling 911.
Investigators said the deadly stabbing happened at the Club Apartments located at 141 SW Palm Drive, where they say both Cruz Jr. and his father lived.
Police identified the victim as 65-year-old Justino Cruz, who is the father of the suspect, Justino Cruz Jr.
Police say Justino Cruz Jr., 36, called 911 around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon and gave a shocking statement to dispatchers. "He said that he had murdered his father. We went over there and that’s what we found," said Master Sgt. Frank Sabol.
Police found Cruz on the floor of his master bedroom with multiple injuries that looked like stab wounds.
Officers responded quickly to the scene, but Cruz Jr. was not at the apartment.
A manhunt with St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office K9s and the helicopter lasted several hours.
Police also posted Cruz Jr.’s picture on social media.
“Luckily, one of the people who that reached called in and said they believed they saw them over at the Publix over by Crosstown [Parkway],” Sabol said.
Police said an officer in the area responded to the call and found a person matching Cruz Jr.’s description in the area of the Publix located at 9335 SW Commerce Centre Drive.
Officers closed in on their suspect.
“He turned around, took his hat off, and the officer recognized that it was him and just put him into custody without any resistance or any incident,” Sabol said.
Now, police will try to determine a motive.
Police do have a history with the family.
In September of this year, Cruz reported his son, Cruz Jr., missing. He was later found in North Carolina.
Court records also show Cruz Jr. was charged with burglary and petit theft in 2009, but was found mentally or physically unable to stand trial.
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Kurt's Nissan 180SX
I had to pull over and take some photos after passing this eye catching 180SX on a beautiful Sunday afternoon cruising along Cottesloe beach.
It's amazing how easily a mutual passion for cars can introduce you to new and exciting people.
Good to meet you Kurt!
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Last week, a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that cellphones have become "near ubiquitous": 83% of American adults own one. Over half of all adult mobile phone owners had used their phones at least once to get information they needed right away. And more than a quarter said that they had experienced a situation in the previous month in which they had trouble doing something because they did not have their phones at hand.
The findings of this Pew research -- the reliance of adults on their cellphones -- stands in sharp contrast to the policies of many schools, where cellphones remained banned or restricted. Students likely have these same needs as adults: to get online and find information they need right away. But often students are banned from using their cell phones in schools, something that students themselves list as one of the greatest obstacles they face in using technology in the classroom.
For many schools, these are formal rules, written in school policy or in student handbooks. But as phones become like more extended appendages in everyone's lives, schools are rethinking their policies. MindShift asked teachers how or whether these rules were changing and received some interesting feedback.
Educator Nilda Vargas reported that students can use cell phones to access their online books, while teacher Shekema Silveri replied that although she requires cell phone usage in her class, the school policy against it hasn't changed. "Most teachers are still afraid of cell phones in the classroom because they know little about how to use them as a tool for learning," she wrote on MindShift's Facebook page.
High school teacher Kim Ibarra said that her school has gone from a "no cell phones in school at all -- not even in the hallways or at lunch" policy about four to five years ago, to "cell phone usage in the classroom if the teacher has asked for permission ahead of time with an explanation of what will be done and why it is necessary" about two years ago, to "cell phones can be used in the classroom if the teacher has students using them for educational purposes" last year, and back to the more prohibitive "students may use cell phones in the school only at lunch in a specified area" -- the policy for this upcoming year. | <urn:uuid:df014743-49fb-4f5f-aea3-c8d7ad74f2ab> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/14698/to-ban-or-not-to-ban-schools-must-decide-cell-phone-policies | 2024-04-21T21:20:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.979249 | 455 |
But with California’s decentralized education system, the state’s authority was limited, said Elizabeth Sanders, a spokesperson for the California Department of Education. Still, the department provided ample assistance for schools under difficult circumstances, she said.
“Certainly, there were clear needs for support that students and families had during the pandemic. [The Department of Education] and Superintendent [Tony] Thurmond acted immediately to try to meet those needs,” Sanders said. “And when new needs arose, we stepped in to provide help every step of the way.”
For example, when some districts struggled to get laptops or tablets for every student, the state leveraged its connections to manufacturers to deliver enough devices to districts, even amid a global shortage, she said. In addition, the state provided a host of online resources for schools, addressing health, distance learning, reopening campuses, parents’ concerns and other topics.
Nonetheless, too many districts were “flying in dangerous conditions without a control tower or central place of support,” Bishop said. “They were largely left alone to weather the COVID storm.”
While some districts fared relatively well during remote learning, others struggled to meet students’ basic needs. That included everything from providing enough devices and Wi-Fi hotspots to addressing students’ mental health needs to offering adequate academic instruction.
“Schools and districts felt isolated and on their own dealing with this extraordinary moment in our history,” Bishop said. “They had to be public health experts, help parents find jobs and housing, provide IT support.”
The UCLA researchers also looked at solutions to a problem they say stretches far beyond the realm of schools. They said the Department of Education needs support from the Legislature and other agencies to create a long-term roadmap for recovery. It should include a comprehensive plan to address staffing shortages, expand mental health services and target services to students who need them the most, among other steps.
“Right now, there’s not a clear compass for where we’re headed and what we’re doing about it,” Bishop said. “Learning has been stagnant, but as a state, what are we doing about it? This is a question we need to answer.”
Kelly R., another plaintiff in the lawsuit, said she’s hopeful the settlement funds will help students across California regain lost ground.
During remote learning, her three daughters, who were enrolled in Los Angeles Unified, experienced shortened school days and large amounts of independent work they struggled to complete. Kelly R., a case manager, was working from home, and because the family lived in an airplane path, Wi-Fi was unreliable.
Her children were falling behind academically, lost their self-confidence and started disliking school, she said. This was especially frustrating, she said because just a few miles away in more affluent neighborhoods, students were attending in-person learning pods paid for by their parents and staying on top of their academics.
“It was stressful, discouraging. I had a sense of helplessness. I kept asking myself, what could I have done better?” she said. “Maybe if we had been in a different tax bracket, things would have gone differently.”
Compton Unified rebounds
Compton Unified, in Los Angeles County, has rebounded almost entirely from the pandemic, according to the most recent California Schools Dashboard data. Last year, English language arts scores surpassed the 2019 results, while math scores jumped 5.8% to nearly meet the pre-pandemic score. The graduation rate was 89% last year, two percentage points higher than in 2019. Chronic absenteeism was still high last year but lower than the state average of 24%.
Superintendent Darin Brawley credits a heavy investment in tutoring and mental health services, some of which pre-date the pandemic. The district used its COVID-19 relief funds to contract with four tutoring agencies and expand the mental health curriculum at all schools for families as well as students. It also operates 30 on-campus wellness centers that offer services such as mental health counseling, yoga and mindfulness and crisis intervention. | <urn:uuid:cd3ce7fe-c819-465c-ba78-a027c5580115> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kqed.org/news/11976186/california-schools-must-spend-2-billion-covid-funds-to-help-remote-learning-loss | 2024-04-21T22:22:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.979845 | 868 |
I participated in a fun Valentine’s series over on C.R.A.F.T called, Share the Love, last week. Jamie asked me to pick from her awesome list of 100 Clever Valentine’s Day Sayings. My kids love s’mores, so I thought #26 would be a fun one, “Every day I love you s ‘more.” I thought this one would be fun to create a Valentine’s gift for their classmates. Graham crackers, chocolates, marshmallows, and a zipper baggy are all you need. I wrapped the treat up in twine to stay together in the bag.
I created a little printable that you can download, 3 to a page. Just cut it out, and staple to the top of a ziploc bag. Get the S’mores bag topper here.
It’s a hit with my littlest!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
P.S. Just last night I pinned a baked s’mores cookie bar to my Delicious sweet treats board. I sampled this recipe the other day, and it is quite delicious. Go check it out, that would work with this idea, too! | <urn:uuid:d79a8150-aa8d-4e6c-981a-345f0f00c21e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kristendukephotography.com/valentine-smores-printable/ | 2024-04-21T21:01:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.914022 | 261 |
Montana Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Ellsworth of Hamilton has been charged with three misdemeanors, including obstruction of a peace officer, after he was pulled over for speeding in a construction zone in May.
The officer reported a verbal altercation with Ellsworth in which the senator claimed he was exempt from arrest because he was a lawmaker traveling for legislative business.
The charges were filed by Broadwater County Attorney Cory Swanson on May 26. Ellsworth is scheduled to make an initial appearance in court on August 3, according to the Montana Free Press.
The senator did not respond to numerous requests for comment before publication. An attorney representing Ellsworth also did not respond to a request for comment on behalf of his client. A spokesman for Senate Republicans declined on Tuesday to comment on the incident.
According to the charging document, Ellsworth was pulled over at 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, after a Montana Highway Patrol officer’s radar clocked him driving 88 mph in a 55 mph zone. No workers were present at the time.
The highway where the stop occurred runs between Townsend and Helena. When stopped, Ellsworth told the state trooper he had spent the night in Bozeman and was driving to a Legislative Council meeting scheduled for the following morning in Helena. Ellsworth displayed his legislative identification to the officer.
The charging document says the officer returned to her vehicle to run a check on Ellsworth’s vehicle, which had plates issued from a car dealership, and print him a warning for excessive speed. As described in the complaint, Ellsworth then got out of his vehicle and approached the officer’s car against the trooper’s instructions, and was “mumbling something that could not be understood.”
Indicating that he had pulled up the Montana Constitution on his phone, Ellsworth then told the officer that he needed to be released, citing a provision that exempts legislators from arrest “during attendance at sessions of the Legislature and in going to and returning therefrom.”
The 67th Legislature adjourned April 29, roughly a month before Ellsworth was pulled over.
The officer clarified that Ellsworth was in transit to Helena, less than half an hour from where the stop occurred, for a meeting that began the following morning. Ellsworth agreed and continued to paraphrase the relevant section of the Constitution, even as the officer instructed him to step back and return to his car.
“The Senator’s behavior was inappropriate. The trooper’s handling of the situation is a testament to the professionalism of the Montana Highway Patrol.”
- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen
According to a transcript of the exchange included in the charging document, Ellsworth then suggested he would call Attorney General Austin Knudsen. The Department of Justice, run by the attorney general, oversees the Montana Highway Patrol.
“If you want me to call the Attorney General —” Ellsworth said.
“Go ahead and call him,” the officer responded. “Back to your car now.”
“I would be happy to,” Ellsworth said. “I suggest you call your boss.”
In an emailed statement on Tuesday, Knudsen criticized Ellsworth’s conduct.
“The Senator’s behavior was inappropriate,” Knudsen said. “The trooper’s handling of the situation is a testament to the professionalism of the Montana Highway Patrol.”
Ellsworth was permitted to leave the stop without being arrested. Archived video records from the Legislature show that he appeared at the scheduled Legislative Council meeting the following morning.
The complaint states that Ellsworth had been pulled over by another MHP trooper at 8:20 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2021, on an interstate near Helena. The charging document does not say what initiated the stop. The trooper involved in that incident recorded that Ellsworth was let go without receiving a ticket after he showed his legislative ID and said he was late for a meeting with Gov. Greg Gianforte.
Contacted by phone, the officer involved in the May 23 traffic stop declined to say whether Ellsworth was asked to take a breathalyzer test. The charging document does not indicate any smell or appearance of alcohol in the vehicle.
The county attorney’s filing does not indicate whether dashcam footage or audio recordings from the event exist and will be included as evidence in the case. The Montana Highway Patrol directed requests for audio and video footage to the court system, citing the ongoing case.
Contacted by MTFP, County Attorney Swanson declined to comment on the case. The Clerk of Court for Broadwater County confirmed that an initially scheduled July 6 court appearance for Ellsworth was rescheduled for the following month.
The charges carry penalties ranging up to $500 dollars and up to six months in jail, with obstruction of a peace officer ranking the most severe of the three misdemeanors. Ellsworth was elected to serve in the Legislature in 2019. He was selected for a leadership position by his Republican colleagues last November. | <urn:uuid:67e1af77-f260-47dc-aeaf-aa1dff1bef9f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ktvq.com/news/montana-news/state-senator-charged-with-reckless-driving-obstructing-a-peace-officer | 2024-04-21T22:00:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.977453 | 1,048 |
What Would It Take To Summon A Convention Of States?
Gov. Greg Abbott spent more than a year speaking and writing about the need to pass a series of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, in order limit the power of the federal government. His chosen vehicle: invoking Article V of the Constitution to call a “convention of states.”
So when Abbott took the stage to deliver his State of the State message in January, there was every reason to expect he would spotlight the issue. But Abbott went one step further, designating it as one of his top four priorities for the legislative session.
“Senator Birdwell and Representative Phil King, you know as well as I do that the future of America cannot wait for tomorrow,” he said. “So I am declaring this an emergency item today.”
The two men Abbott singled out had already filed bills and supporting resolutions for a convention. They want to pass amendments to the U.S. Constitution that, among other things, would require a balanced federal budget and impose term limits on members of Congress.
Which got listener Jessica Larson thinking: that seems like a pretty tall order. So she asked us, “What would this require? How likely is it?”
A native of Chicago, Larson now works as a statistician for an Austin-based biotech company. She says, for most of her life, the country has been more or less balanced between Republicans and Democrats. Today, Republicans dominate the national government and almost two-thirds of the state governments.
“The idea that we would have a new constitution just because the Republicans seem to hold the majority of power nationwide was a bit shocking to me,” Larson says.
Professor Cal Jillson says he thinks that’s exactly why supporters of such a convention are acting now. Jillson, who teaches political science at Southern Methodist University, says some Republicans see this as the perfect time to lock in key conservative preferences, “because they may not, will not always control as much of government in the United States as they do today.”
The Texas Senate has already approved these measures on a party line vote. They’re strongly favored to pass the House as well. If they do, Texas would become the tenth state to call for such a convention.
So what would have to happen next?
“The United States Constitution provides that, on application by two-thirds of the state legislatures, which would be 34 states right now, that Congress is to call a convention to propose amendments that then are going to have to be ratified by three-fourths of the states in order to go into effect,” says Charles “Rocky” Rhodes, a constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston.
It took just over three years to get the first nine states to sign on. But if the effort ever does get close to the magic number of 34, Congress would probably act first.
“During the 1910 era, we had a situation where we were only a couple of states short from calling a convention to require the direct election of senators,” Rhodes says. “Once Congress saw that [a] convention was about to be called, they went ahead and proposed that as a constitutional amendment.”
Most members of Congress are anxious to avoid a convention. The last time one was called was 1787. Delegates were sent to Philadelphia to amend the current governing federal charter, the Articles of Confederation, but wound up scrapping it entirely and writing the Constitution we have now.
The possibility of something like that has conservatives like Barbara Harless, co-founder of the North Texas Citizens Lobby, afraid special interests could hijack a convention. She testified against the convention of states measures when they came up before the Senate State Affairs Committee.
“What if a real Article V convention proposed amendments with unintended consequences that actually increased federal powers and did not restrict them?” she asked in her testimony.
Like Gov. Abbott, Harless is convinced the federal government is running amok. But she thinks nothing — even the threat of jail time, like Texas’s legislation mandates – would guarantee delegates would carry out their states’ wishes.
“People often ask me, ‘Well, Barbara, you know, you just want to sit around and do nothing. We want to do something,’” she says. “Well, drilling the holes in the bottom of the Titanic to let the water out is doing something, but you’re going to sink the boat.”
Which leads to the final part of listener Jessica Larson’s question, “What’s not being done because of his focus on this convention of states that most experts agree will lead nowhere?”
It’s still relatively early in the session to answer this, but Barbara Harless has one idea about how legislators might make better use of their time.
“The only thing that they’re really required to do is to set a budget,” Harless says. “And, you know, there’ve been several times in the past decade where we’ve had to have special sessions because the budget wasn’t addressed.”
It’s worth noting that, last November, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick reserved more than two dozen low bill numbers for his top legislative priorities. He held Senate Bill 21 to call for a convention of states. For the budget? Senate Bill 1.
The Texas Legislature, and the nine states that have already called for a convention, have all used model language from an organization called Citizens for Self-Governance. The Austin-based conservative political group is led by Mark Meckler, a co-founder of Tea Party Patriots. The group did not respond to a request for an interview for this feature.
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In 2023-2024 Lac-Brome Museum presented the history of the British Home Children in a temporary exhibition titled Through the eyes of Children: finding Home in Brome County.
The Brome County Historical Society continues to seek information from people who had relatives who were Home Children placed in Brome County (Bolton, Brigham, Brome, East Farnham, Eastman, Brome Lake, Potton, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton and Sutton). These children may have come through the Knowlton Distributing Home or the Gibbs Home for Waifs and Strays in Sherbrooke between 1869 and 1932.
Interested descendants are invited to get in touch with us with their family’s story. Ideally, these stories would be written up in a short text of 250-500 words or presented as a video (maximum 5 minutes) detailing their family’s experience. Objects could also be donated or lent for the permanent exhibition (open from mid-May to mid-October each year). Anyone interested should call 450-243-6782 ext. 1 and leave a message with Lisa. Please note that testimonies may be used in future heritage projects.
Time provided, we are also happy to help with researching family history. Our first stop is www.britishhomechildrenregistry.com and while we do not have a list of all of the Home Children who came through the Knowlton Home or were placed in Brome County, we are glad to help find the next steps in your researching journey. | <urn:uuid:a00c2150-8df6-4d8b-95fe-0abdfee08a79> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.lacbromemuseum.ca/british-home-child-information | 2024-04-21T20:16:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.947728 | 318 |
This Red Mullet and Candied Fennel is the perfect combination for a nice Spring lunch with friends… The wok grilling method of cooking, makes the most of the delicate sweetness of Red Mullet.
First, here is the list of the different Ingredients you will need to make the Red Mullet and Candied Fennel that serves 4
- 1 sprig rosemary
- Juice of 2 lemons and zest of one.
- 20 ml or 4 tsp olive oil
- 4 fennel bulbs
- 1 small onion
- 8 red mullet fillets
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Here are now the few steps you will have to follow to make the Red Mullet with Candied Fennel
To start, in a small saucepan, crush the rosemary, add the lemon zest and olive oil. Let cook on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes, then remove from heat and let steep.
While the rosemary and lemon is cooking, slice the onion and fennel in thin, long stripes.
Now, In a wok, put half of the rosemary oil and let the onion sweat with a pinch of salt. Once the onion is translucent, add the thinly sliced fennel bulbs, add salt and pepper and cook over medium heat for about 1/2 hour, stirring regularly, then halfway through, cover and continue cooking, adding the lemon juice.
Then, place the grill wok and put the fish fillets on it. Salt and pepper, cover and let steam for 3 to 5 minutes or until the Red Mullet filets are cooked. Then remove the lid and drop the red mullet fillets off the grill and off the heat. Leave the fennel stew until the water evaporates. Finish with a few tablespoons of rosemary oil and let reduce a little longer.
Conclusion : In a plate, place a little fennel compote and place two red mullet fillets,skin side toward the top. Drizzle with rosemary oil and garnish with a sprig of rosemary. Serve quickly. | <urn:uuid:250ffbca-5d2f-440f-b43b-a9556bfb3cb5> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.laclassedecuisine.com/recipes/fish/red-mullet-fennel-confit/ | 2024-04-21T21:35:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.908205 | 431 |
by Sweet Life Bakery
A large number of couples have chosen the lakes as a destination for their wedding and are looking to incorporate city looks with the Up North rustic, woodsy style. And that, ladies and gentleman, is what we call "Up North Glam."
For this style, we take inspiration from the rustic venues (browns and neutral colors, antlers, pine cones, etc.) and add metallic accents, fresh flowers, and a little bit of bling. The woodsy elements and the metallics create a stunning yet organic look.
There are several other trends we're seeing in our 2019 cakes including semi-naked, textured buttercream, and a new technique of ganache coverage that looks just like fondant and can be painted to add different designs or watercolor style.
If you're using floral accents, we suggest using fresh floral rather than spending hundreds (sometimes thousands) of dollars on sugar flowers that are not even edible as they are hard as a rock and have tons of food coloring and wires in them. Be sure your baker uses a safe way to put fresh flowers on your cakes to avoid any cross-contamination or allergic reactions.
We saw a lot of dessert tables in 2018 with a small two-tier cake for the cutting and cupcakes or other small sweet bites to complete the dessert display. Some benefits of this style of dessert display is that you can have more variety of flavors and it is easier to serve from than a tiered cake that needs to be cut. Some of our most popular small bite desserts of 2018 were French Macarons, cupcakes, mini cupcakes, mini cheesecakes, cake pops, bars, mini tarts, cookies, and pies.
At the end of the season we started to see a change on the dessert table for a cake display table with a two- or three-tier cake as a centerpiece and single round cakes around it. This allows for faster service with regards to cutting the cakes, and it also makes a beautiful display and a very interesting design element of the wedding.
We started our 2019 wedding season with bigger tiered cakes, either a trio of cakes (three-tier, two-tier, or single tier) or a four- or five-tier cake standing solo on the table. As we move into the summer and fall weddings, we are seeing more and more of this and a little less of the big display of a cake with smaller desserts around it. If you would still like an assortment of smaller desserts, consider having a solo tiered cake on one table and the small desserts displayed on a different table.
While it's important to showcase the couple's favorite treats, we always suggest to have a variety to accommodate everyone's tastes. We usually suggest to pick four to five flavors: one gluten free option, two simple flavors like vanilla or chocolate, and two more gourmet, fun, out-of-the-box or customized ones.
Your fun flavors could be inspired by your favorite childhood treat, like peanut butter and jelly, or a modified family recipe that everyone loves. Adding fruit into the cake batter can give an extra layer of flavor like our famous and best selling Vanilla Raspberry with bits of raspberry in the cake. Men usually like dark chocolate, peanut butter, or any strong deep flavors; our best tasting cake for grooms is Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter.
There are some things that as a guest you are expecting when you go to celebrate a wedding day of a loved one... the food, the drinks, and the cake! If you make sure your desserts are delicious and beautiful, they will never stop talking about your wedding!
CLASSIC VANILLA BUNDT CAKE
Bundt cakes are so easy to make, delicious, and don't need much work to decorate. Present them on a cake stand with fresh berries in the summer, or maybe some rosemary or orange wedges for fall. Makes about 10 servings.
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
3 cups sugar
7 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Garnish: sifted confectioners' sugar, fresh berries
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spray a 15-cup bundt pan with baking spray with flour.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In another bowl, sift together flour and salt. With the mixer on a low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture in thirds, alternately with cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour. Cover loosely with foil, and bake until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes more. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Garnish with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Tiered cake photo by Chelsi Elizabeth Photography
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Elopements aren't new, but they're becoming more popular in the wedding industry as of late. Unfussy days in a picturesque spot are seriously popular, and they give the bride and groom much more focus on each other, their vows, and their intentions. For their elopement, this striking couple created a mandala on the rocky scene to signify unity and wholeness, the bride did her own henna, and to our delight, a rainbow appeared as an extra special blessing of their union.
Photography | Kellie Rae Studio
Venue | Gooseberry Falls State Park
Florist | Saffron & Grey
Dress | Leanne Marshall
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Achieving your financial goals through investing, and one size does not fit all
Even as we hope to put the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the rearview mirror in 2021, uncertainty regarding both the virus and Brexit is likely to continue to weigh on the UK and global economies as well as on our personal finances during this year.
Are you protected against future Capital Gains Tax rises?
It is almost inevitable that taxes will have to rise to help meet the potential £391 billion bill the Government has racked up in supporting the British economy through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) published a report in November 2020 outlining the policy design and principles underpinning Capital Gains Tax (CGT).
Understanding the different ways you can use your pension money
The UK has seen a rise in the number of people accessing their pension pots or enquiring about doing so. People accessing their pension as a flexible income has increased by 56% according to research since the first lockdown last year. The increase is due to people withdrawing after holding off when stock markets were volatile.
Taking time to understand your financial plans will really pay off
At the start of every year we have great intentions, as financial promises are renewed. Getting our financial life in order will be a top priority for many as we enter 2021. Consider focusing on two key areas: goals related to being prepared for the unexpected this year, and those related to what you want to be different at the end of the year.
How to get your finances in order to make more of your money
Do you feel like your financial life has been turned upside down during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Or, has the start of the new year focused you on getting your finances in order to make more of your money? Whatever the answer is, it’s important to adopt healthy financial habits.
It’s time to identify, plan for and potentially mitigate your tax burdens
While the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, is looking to reduce the tax gap, there are nonetheless still opportunities to review your financial arrangements for saving tax throughout the tax year. Taking action now will give you the opportunity to take advantage of any remaining reliefs, allowances and exemptions before the end of the 2020/21 tax year on 5 April.
Pandemic causes people to re-evaluate their financial resilience
Managing your current and future finances successfully can be a minefield in today’s economic climate. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has derailed many a financial plan, ushering in job losses, decreased earnings and creating lifestyle changes that have the potential to send our spending into an unhealthy cycle.
When long-term relationships split up, there are a host of implications for mortgages, savings, tax and Wills requiring careful consideration to avoid hardship. If you are contemplating divorce, are in the middle of divorce proceedings or dissolving a civil registered partnership, it’s important to understand how the current economic and financial situation could affect you.
Older family members supporting younger generation through the pandemic
Young people have been one of the worst-affected groups from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, particularly in terms of the labour market and mental health outcomes. But it’s their parents and grandparents who are paying the price financially.
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Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents in February.
The agency says this is in reaction to shifting market conditions in the capital.
It believes that rents have dropped by up to 10 per cent in some areas compared to the same time last year; meanwhile there are nearly 40 per cent more properties on the market to rent in London compared to last year and fewer tenants actively looking to move.
This combination is putting pressure on landlords to reduce their prices in order to secure a tenant and avoid costly void periods.
Adam Jennings, Head of Lettings, says: “February didn’t see the volume of new tenants entering the market that many landlords had expected.
“At the same time, the number of available rental properties continued to rise which has left landlords little option but to start reviewing their prices.
“Landlords that have become accustomed to continually rising rents since Covid and aren’t willing to adjust to the current market conditions are increasingly finding themselves with empty properties, a situation which was very rare last year.”
Chestertons expects that if rents continue to fall over the next couple of months, more tenants will lock themselves into long-term tenancies, which will rapidly deplete the flow of rental properties on the market.
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Landmark East Foundation
Landmark East Foundation was established in November 2005 as a registered charitable organization to assist Landmark East School in meeting its objective in the education of students with learning differences by holding and administering the Student Bursary Fund to provide financial assistance for students with a demonstrated financial need.
Landmark East Foundation has a Board of Trustees consisting of 4 to 10 persons. The main objective of the Foundation is to ensure that Landmark East Association’s fundraising needs are met. Most of the work done by the trustees involves organizing fundraising-related events to raise nearly $280, 000 each year for the Student Bursary Fund.
There is a joint committee of three Landmark East Association directors and three Landmark East Foundation trustees whose purpose is to award bursaries to Canadian students attending Landmark East School who demonstrate financial need. The committee meets several times throughout the summer and fall to review bursary applications and award student bursaries.
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Part 5: An Inside Look at Buying a Home
When I started my journey to home ownership, there were so many details to cover, some of which I didn’t even expect, even though I work alongside Stephanie at Lanier Property Group. It’s no exaggeration that I would’ve been lost without those who guided me along the way — my agent Lindsey Holmes, mortgage lender Dan Pedroni, 70 West neighborhood specialist Kristen Ohler, and move manager Erin Keller.
Even after Steven and I moved into our new home and were settled with baby Elizabeth, there were still things to learn. For example, it was WAY harder to get credentials to access the community amenities than we thought it would be, and we lost about a month during the summer of being able to use the pool / splash pad. I really wish we could have had more information about that before we moved in so we wouldn’t have lost that time.
Putting aside the missed opportunities for memory-making last summer, it’s exciting to think about what lies ahead… our first Thanksgiving and Christmas in our forever home, years of birthdays and other milestones, visits from friends and family. The process of buying a home may have ended, but this new phase in our lives is really just beginning.
Our “Gilmore Girls,” “Dawson’s Creek,” Harry Potter, and Star Wars decor are all set up. Elizabeth’s stuffed animals are in their designated places (until she moves them, of course). And the coffee bar is getting used daily. We are home.
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Earlier this week in Washington, I was able to catch up with a number of familiar faces including President Obama’s Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Asked about school progress in Los Angeles, Duncan expressed optimism for the gains LAUSD has made since Superintendent John Deasy took the helm.
“He has a powerful vision – and it’s promising,’ said Duncan. ‘He’s provided leadership and a real opportunity for students in LA to continue to improve.”
Duncan wasn’t the only one with Los Angeles schools on his mind.
At a lunch on Sunday focused on community service, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa enumerated the improvement of LA schools, and called education the “civil rights issue of our time.” (See it here.)
Later, as one of the last guests to arrive a soiree hosted by Vernon and Ann Jordon, the Mayor was willing to talk about school performance progress, but was circumspect about whether he was offered the top post at Labor. | <urn:uuid:2141e835-5fcb-4ecb-a572-b13e2f954fab> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.laschoolreport.com/notes-from-dc-duncan-praises-la-progress-mayor-never-sleeps/ | 2024-04-21T20:10:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.972995 | 229 |
What exactly is a "busk" anyway? Single/double/triple bone casings?! Just what are "bones" and what do they look like? Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words when it comes to breaking down corset-related jargon. Click the pictures to enlarge with a full description of what goes into our corsetry and why it's special.
A combination of spiral (at bottom) and flat steels are used in our corsets. These provide strength and flexibility to the garment, as well as keep the fabric from buckling under the tension of lacing. Our corsets come standard with two bones per seam, which are cut and tipped by hand to be the perfect length for each individual piece.
The busk is the centre front closure on a corset, should it feature a front opening. Rather than a series of closures, it is actually several hooks and posts riveted to a piece of 1/2" steel. These are available in many different lengths to serve our bespoke clients, as well as different finishes. Nickel plated is standard, but they are also available in gold tone, antique brass, and black for a nominal fee.
An underbusk (sometimes called a front modesty panel), serves to prevent the stripe of flesh from peeking out between the busk. Our underbusks are boned to provide additional support to the busk.
An underbusk (sometimes called a front modesty panel), serves to prevent the stripe of flesh from peeking out between the busk. Our underbusks are boned to provide additional support to the busk. Here you can see the inside view of the boned underbusk.
The waist tape is a length of cotton twill tape that reinforces the point of greatest tension, keeping the size of the corset. The waist tape on our corsets is stitched to the garment with the bone casings.
Bone casings are channels of fabric that are made by hand from the either a contrasting fabric, or one that matches the main colour of the corset. Casings are available in double (standard on most corsets), single as shown here (one per seam, and one in between seams), and even triple (best used as an accent on certain seams only).
Another example of single bone casings, showing the beautiful variation in colour of an iridescent silk.
The strength layer of our corsets is made of coutil, a fabric specially made for corsetry. We use two different varieties depending on the style and construction, but both are sturdy, 100% cotton with a dense herringbone weave that moulds to the figure and ensures a long lasting corset. Here you can also see the detail of our hand-sewn binding.
Binding is matching or contrasting fabric that is cut on the bias to cover the top and bottom edges of your corset. Our corsets all feature hand-finished binding rather than top-stitching. It creates a tidy, couture finish inside and out.
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Somatic Experiencing is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders.
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), and I completed the three year Somatic Experiencing training program in 2017. Since then, I have helped numerous clients process and release symptoms from chronic stress and trauma. I completed master classes with Peter Levine, and studied with Maureen Gallagher, Nancy Napier and other SE faculty members. I assist with Somatic Experiencing trainings for new practitioners and provide consultations for practitioners in training.
Like Peter Levine, the founder of Somatic Experiencing, I believe SE is not effective as a stand-alone treatment. Therefore I do not accept clients who want to participate in Somatic Experiencing without engaging in psychotherapy with me.
Trauma may begin as acute stress from a perceived life threat or as the end product of cumulative stress. Both types of stress can seriously impair a person’s ability to function with resilience and ease. Trauma may result from a wide variety of stressors such as accidents, invasive medical procedures, sexual or physical assault, emotional abuse, neglect, war, natural disasters, loss, birth trauma, or the corrosive stressors of ongoing fear and conflict.
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There seems to be no relief for Indian men as more gender biased laws going to come soon as the Indian feminist group taking full advantage of the Delhi Incident.
Also no more sound coming up from what's so called Indian Mens rights Organisations,it seems they already lost their energy and gave up to the femnist group.If you don't believe me then below are few signs for you to believe where the fight against gender biased law is going :)
The website for men rights saveindianfamily.org already got hacked and for more than a month it shows maintenance page and no activity.
The website 498a.org News column was last updated in 2010.
Women protested outside Jantar Mantar this week to include martial rape also in the new law but there was no protest by anyone against the gender biased laws.
It seems Shonee and Swaroop Sarkar are more busy with their 498a,DV consultancy shops and making money and not interested in getting rid of this law as its been really long i saw them on TV :)
What about 498a Wedding gift movie ? Was it ever released ? or feminists made Ilyasi Saab to drop the movie ?
No more activity in any 498a Facebook Acount or Yahoo groups.
There was a plan by Men rights Organisation to push the government during the budget session for creating a National Commision for Men same as that NCW.The Budget session already going to start or its already finished i never heard any news about this NCM.
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After piercing your ears for the first time, starter studs are put in place. Afterward, skin will develop around the hole, healing around the earrings, allowing them to be interchanged regularly. Before changing them out though, make sure to leave in the studs for six weeks, during which you should clean the ear lobes and studs at least once a day, every day. The removal can sometimes be difficult, but there are ways to make the process easier.
Clean your ear piercings. Use a cotton ball dipped in hydrogen peroxide to rub your ear lobes while the studs are still in.
Loosen the stud's bond with the hole by twisting it in a clockwise direction several times until it turns with ease. If this is painful, you may have already developed an infection or you didn't leave in your stud long enough. Wait a week -- turning the stud daily -- until the pain stops. Then proceed to Step 3. If the pain continues, consult a medical professional.
Hold the front of the stud steady with one hand, cupping the bottom of your ear lobe with your finger. Do not pull down on your ear lobe. Use your other hand to pinch the stud backing between your index finger and thumb.
Pull the back out of the earring gently and quickly, keeping the stud in place. Do not attempt to pull the two pieces away from each other simultaneously -- this will be more painful and can cause stretching in your ear lobe.
Insert a hypoallergenic earring, preferably a stud or small hoop, into the piercing. If you don't wear earrings for a while immediately after a piercing, the hole will heal and close up, resulting in the need for a new piercing.
Repeat steps 2 through 5 for the piercing in your other ear.
Bailey Richert is a 2010 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a dual bachelor's degree in environmental engineering and hydrogeology, as well as a master's degree in systems engineering. After several years in the environmental consulting industry, she is now attending MIT for graduate school. An accomplished traveler, she has visited 23 countries and published her first book about international travel in 2014. | <urn:uuid:ce0386d9-f6cf-41f4-bfd3-577b250404ec> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.leaf.tv/articles/what-is-the-best-way-to-remove-starter-stud-earrings-from-first-time-piercings/ | 2024-04-21T21:44:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.947001 | 453 |
(presumably) Acan - Mayan God of wine |
Boozeday: a Mayan Calendar misinterpretation (a good occasion to unveil some of our stashed wine gems).
As we are coming closer to the fatidic date of December 21st and the misunderstood and misinterpreted message from the Mayan calendar supposedly announcing Doomsday or/and the end of the world, I think it is about time to think about opening some of these precious bottles stashed away for better occasions, and rename that day: Boozeday!
My view is the positive one:
Such occasion to celebrate may not happen again (or will it?). Wait a minute, the end of the world has already been predicted many times over since the middle ages and more especially over the last few centuries and so far we are still here. It was even supposed to happen last year in October, and some new source says that it won't happen this year but in 30 years from now.
Moreover, depending on certain calendar depending on tradition, culture, religion and belief, the year 2012 from the Gregorian Calendar (Western or Christian calendar), which is the most internationally accepted as the civil calendar, corresponds to another year. So how can we be so sure about the interpretation of ancient hieroglyphs pointing at the end of a Mayan calendar dating back from 1,300+ years earlier discovered about 40+ years ago?
Chichen Itza Mayan Temple (that my wife and I visited during our honeymoon) |
After all, what is the end of the world and how can we really interpret it? For some people that have been the victims of wars, genocides, famines, diseases, contagions and natural catastrophes, the end of the world already came. Think about it. They lose their family, friends, houses even their hopes and dreams. Despite some help from the local community and benevolent people, certain Governments and some ONG and other Foundations, they lost everything they knew and love.
So, I'm hoping for a considerable change for the better. A better understanding of our world as a whole, not necessarily divided anymore by greed, envy, power, politic, money, religions and races. A needed step to move forward and end the non-sense that we can witness everywhere, everyday. A better comprehension of our different cultures and traditions and what we can learn from them to satisfy our needs and preserve our world.
And for that we need common sense, intelligent reflexion on solutions rather simply pointing at the problems and more especially a lot of people that are willing to change things, rather than just a minority as it is the case presently. But we also need the best friend of men for the past 4000+ years: wine.
Wine as always been present and fervent actor of some of the most historical decisions ever made in the history of mankind. Beer and other spirits like Vodka, Gin, Whisky, Bourbon, Pisco, Mescal, Tequila, Rhum, Sake and other Jiu, may have had an invaluable influence too on the greatest minds of our times.
It was customary for the Egyptian. Greek and even the Roman Empire to consume an insane amount of wine apparently, embedded in their culture, tradition and life style. As a proof, one can also come to realize that the Roman Empire boundaries stopped were they couldn't produce wine (due to the climate, geography, etc....). And I will pass on the chapter of Christianity and the knowledge of the monks perpetuating the planting of vines and thus the production of wine everywhere they went for the purpose of the church as the sacramental wine, their own and their landlords consumption and the undeniable impact on western world and overall modern civilization up to these days.
In any case, end of the world or not, let's take that opportunity as an excuse to invite and gather with friends and family to enjoy a great meal and open some great bottles of wine. Because, if the end of the world happens then you will have had a great time enjoying a gargantuan meal with some of the greatest wines that you stashed away for special occasions. And if we all happen to survive until the 22nd, then the only thing worth remembering will be that you had a great time (maybe a great hangover too) and life can continue.
Yet, it may have made you realize something else too (conscious awakening anyone?). And when I say you, I'm not talking about you only, but us all, to realize that we definitely need that change to happen, and from a simple theory transform it into a reality. Men finally coming to their senses to realize that something grandiose and meaningful needs to happen for the good of the human race: turn the page, forgive and forget the past and look toward the future by learning from our mistakes and go forward at a more peaceful and creative pace, rectify our behaviors and open our minds.
And the only thing that can really open our minds is wine. Wine makes you usually happier, more confident, gives you a spark of freedom of speech and invigorate your ideas and dreams. As it has been said for centuries, wine, more than any other alcoholic beverages, basically untangles your brain and tongue.
Doesn't he look thirsty with his tongue out? He could use a good glass of wine or some Mescal for sure ... |
Whatever you may do on the 21st of December of this year, make sure a glass of wine is not too far to quench your thirst (whatever thirst that is). Some may think about having their greatest meal, watch their favorite movies or TV series; some will go to a concert or a party; some will think of the most intense sex endeavors, some will think about their past, the best moments and memories of their life; some will try to go to their favorite places; some will be surrounded and some will be alone; some will be sad, depressed and afraid; some will even think the worst as we can already witness all over in the news.
However, whatever you decide to do on that day and whatever may happen (that is if something really happen, but I don't think so), whatever will come after will and need to be better in any way, shape or form. It has to be a day of reflexion upon ourselves and our actions in our everyday life, with ourselves and with others.
A chance to gather with the ones we love and the things that have a sentimental meaning for us, and to understand what is important in our life. What do we want to do with our life? And what can we do to make it better?
And what better than a day spent talking freely, putting our cards on the table, opening up and discuss, confront each-other with the things that we always wanted to say or do, complemented by a nice glass of Jaja (French slang for wine).
Of course, you don't have to wait for the 21st to do that, but on that day, a least you will have a good excuse to do it. We all need an excuse for everything, isn't it right?
I could continue to bore you with my philosophical and spiritual way of thinking, or even develop on the great job that producers using sustainable, organic, biodynamic, Fairtrade and other Natural and "good for the people and the world" culture (and not only wine producers) achieve everyday all around the planet (as I did in many of my previous posts); or even talk to you about all the initiatives taken by millions of people everyday to make that world better, but I think that is enough for this post.
So, stay tune for more thoughts and notes on wine and life in general, and soon with the selection of wine that I may or could drink on Boozeday!
Live and drink responsibly with the respect of others and the environment. There are nothing more important than family and friends, and live a positive life the way you can with what you have.
Oh, by the way, before I forgot, there is a new French book that just came out about people that take good initiatives, it is called: Un Million de Revolutions Tranquilles by Bénédicte Manier.
I highly suggest it for those of you who can read French (no translated English version yet, I don't think). It is very informative, educational, interesting and eyes-opening in many ways.
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Are You Ready For 2011?
Have you taken time out to review 2010, what was great for you, what wasn’t, what you would change, what you would retain? Are you pleased with where you are at right now? What’s happening within you and what’s showing up in your life? Are you ready for more? Are you ready to take a quantum leap, to do and experience whatever it takes in order to make real changes in certain or all areas of your life? If not now, when?
If you haven’t already spent some time in solitude to take stock, schedule an appointment with yourself to do so. If you know how to meditate, do so, as the information you get from within is often very different from when you are mentally figuring things out; it’s much wiser and more accurate. If you are not in the habit of meditating, take time off to be in nature, when you are much more in tune with your wisdom and can access the clarity you need.
Ask yourself these self-coaching, soul-searching questions:
1. What do YOU need to change in order to have and enjoy the results you wish to create in your life? This applies to you as an individual and it’s equally relevant in the workplace (simply change the word “life” to “workplace”, “business”, “department”, “team” or “organization”).
2. Are YOU willing to make the necessary change/s within yourself (and within your team/organization, if this is applicable)? Don’t focus on anyone else, just you. Only when you change, can you lead others to change as well. If you take an “I’m right, you are wrong” stance or “I’m the boss, you will do as I say” strategy, it won’t work, at least not for long, if at all.
3. If you are aware and honest enough to identify any resistance to change and taking responsibility for change, ask yourself, what is it that is making you feel insecure, threatening you in some way or downright scaring you completely?
If you can’t do this yourself, go to someone, a friend/relative/executive or life coach/counselor/religious advisor/etc whom you respect, someone who is EVOLVED and LOVING enough, who would not judge you, who would support you to step up to be your Greatest Self (rather than someone who would influence you according to outmoded rules that are limiting him or herself).
If it’s for an entire team, group or organization, engage a powerful coach or facilitator to get everyone in alignment with your team/group/organizational/business goals/objectives/strategies, unless you are adept at this yourself.
Map Out & Clear The Path
Next, you need to not only map out the path to consciously, deliberately creating a whole list of desired results that you want for 2011, you MUST clear the path to be sure you (and your team/group/organization, if applicable) are not standing in your own way and stopping yourself/yourselves from receiving all that you wish to have and enjoy in your personal and work life (and your organizational life, if applicable).
Do so such that you will allow even more than what you’ve dreamt of to materialize.
Here are four areas that I highly recommend that you pay attention to:
1. Once you’ve created your list, go through them one at a time and visualize you (and your group, if applicable) already enjoying the desired results. If you have difficulty in doing that, check what emotion you are experiencing when you attempt to visualize the perfect end result.
Whatever the primary emotion that emerges is the one you must pay attention to. It’s your Inner Wisdom communicating with you and asking you to take a close look at what’s creating a block for you. Usually, it’s a buried fear of some kind, an emotional imprint from the past that is holding you back from creating anew and getting you to repeatedly create more of the same experiences you’ve had.
2. If you need help with the above, again go to someone you trust and respect. In this case, I would highly recommend that you go to a professional who’s very good in this field. Otherwise, you could simply go round in circles and be hugely set back. We do this work effectively, powerfully and relatively quickly for both individuals and groups/organizations (very quickly with clients who collaborate fully and less quickly with those who resist but generally quicker than most other methodologies available, as per feedback we get from our own clients).
3. Understand that this is a process, a path, a journey you embark on to get you to move closer and closer to being Who You Really Are, to being your Greatest Self. It is a journey of preparing you to raise your vibration, which simply means that you continuously shift towards being the magnificent being that you are, not out of strict moral codes imposed on you but just so that you are claiming ALL that belongs to you, your legacy and birthright, and expressing that True Self naturally and spontaneously.
4. The word, “ontology” comes from the Latin word, “ontologia” which means the “science of being”. ** This is a great part of our coaching methodology, which focuses not only on the whole person or persons, in the case of working with teams and organizations, but also on (1) helping people to access their core being, their most powerful and wisest self, which is their true being (2) helping them lay the foundation to be this True or Greatest Self rather than their limited, sometimes helpless and fear-based self.
People have been conditioned to focus on taking action, to fill their life with activity, to chase after badges of material success in order to feel fulfilled and happy. Back in 2002, I was privileged to coach 11 multimillionaires, one of whom has become a billionaire and was featured in Newsweek last year as someone whose businesses are positively impacting the poor in his country. Except for him and one other person in the group, the rest were wealthy but far from fulfilled and happy.
In fact, one of them confessed to having a poor self-esteem. Kudos goes to him for being so honest and courageous to have admitted this in front of his mates. I feel privileged to have coached them, not because they are wealthy and some of them famous, but because, I witnessed up close and personal during the two days coaching them, just how true it is that material wealth and success do not necessarily equate with happiness and fulfillment.
And if Aristotle is correct in saying that “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence,” then, surely the majority of human beings have been going about life the wrong way for centuries! My message to both individuals and organizations is to FOCUS FIRST on being who you want to be and know you really are, instead of insanely launching into activity after activity, just because everybody else is doing it and has been doing it for centuries.
THINK FOR YOURSELF. DARE TO BE DIFFERENT. DARE TO BE YOU. THE REAL YOU.
Who is the person hiding inside of you? How GREAT is he or she? Being the factory churned-out you compromises you in a big way. YOU are much more than that. When you dare to be the true you, you will embody all the virtues and qualities of the greatest human BEING, a most magnificent soul. We will immediately have great leaders who can run happy homes, organizations, countries and the whole world.
** Here’s the link to an article called “Creating Leaders: An Ontological Model” written for the Harvard Business School’s newsletter on faculty research, by HBS professor emeritus Michael C. Jensen and coauthors on their ontological approach to creating leaders in which leadership emerges through spontaneous and intuitive natural self-expression. The working papers were published very recently on December 3, 2010; and we’ve been delivering our own brand of ontological coaching and leadership development for several years now.
DARE TO BE CURRENT, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE and yet, utilizing ancient wisdom. We are not making maximum use of our potential, our innate talent otherwise. Commit to tapping into what I call the “Power of Alignment” by aligning or becoming one with your Greatest Self, with your objectives and desired results, with your family, team or organization, whichever and whatever is applicable to you.
Be happy and grateful for all that you already do have. And get ready to receive even more. The more you have, of yourself firstly and the material wealth secondly, the more you can joyously give!
HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A HIGHLY TRANSFORMATIVE 2011, where you and your family/team/organization will transport yourself/selves to new levels of awareness, evolvement and real success!
Come to us, if you need help, if you wish to collaborate and if you simply want to have a chat to explore possibilities. I personally would be delighted to hear from you; and to those I know and have coached, to hear your news as well!
Create a WORLD OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!
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Luke's Coffee has been busy filling online orders for the better part of two months now. However, that wasn't the way Luke Gifford expected his new business to begin. Gifford opened Luke's Coffee in February which fulfilled a dream that he brewed a while back.
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I am always amused when I see a “relationship status” on Facebook that says, “It’s complicated.” What exactly does that mean? He cheated and I may not take him back? We broke up but maybe we’ll get back together? He’s married but maybe he’ll get a divorce? With all of the complications in life, why would any female choose a complicated relationship?
I’ve had many, and they were not enjoyable. What I came to learn is that the long-lasting relationship involves a very “simple” boyfriend – one who takes all of the drama and uncertainty out of that aspect of my life. So, here’s to the simple boyfriend and 18 things that he brings to a relationship!
1. He is honest
When you have fixed your grandma’s famous pork chops for a special dinner, he tells you that pork is his least favorite meat. He’ll then give you a big hug and say that he will eat them anyway, because he loves you.
2. He is trustworthy
When he says he can’t meet you because he has to work late, he calls later from work, just to say “hi.” A knock on your door at 10:00 pm – there he stands with flowers and a bottle of wine to share.
3. He is even-tempered
While you are freaking out over a situation at work or some personal family crisis, he holds you tightly, soothes you with a great shoulder rub, and tells you that everything will be okay. If plans for a weekend getaway go awry because you have a paper or a work project due, he will bring over your favorite take-out and offer to help.
4. He is not possessive
When you haven’t seen your girl friends for a while, he encourages you to take that trip with them and offers to “dog-sit” while you are gone. You then come home to an immaculately clean apartment with a “Welcome Back” gift on your kitchen table.
5. He is flexible
You have to cancel a date to a concert because of a nasty cold. He goes to the concert venue, sells the tickets, and arrives at the door with your favorite take-out and a movie.
6. He is unselfish
He thinks of you at least as much as he thinks of himself. If you don’t want to see a particular movie, that’s fine with him – he will let you pick an alternative. If you’re too tired to get all primped up to go to that party, he’ll stay home with you and watch TV instead.
7. He is not jealous
One of your best male friends from high school is in town, and you want to meet him for dinner. The simple boyfriend gives you a big hug and tells you to have a good time. Simple boyfriends are self-confident enough to understand that everyone has friends of both sexes without any romantic or “flirty” motives.
8. He likes himself
This is so important. When a boyfriend is “comfortable in his own skin,” he does not have to pretend to have or to be something else. He doesn’t have to be a “player” or try to impress you or anyone else. It’s so refreshing! When the two of you are out with your work friends, he readily admits that he knows very little about the work you all do. Later, he tells you how much he respects what you and your fellow workers do, even though he may never fully understand the challenges and the responsibilities.
9. He won’t ask you to change
Not your hair, not your make-up, not your dress, not your habits, not your laugh, nor your weight and not your beliefs and principles. He will never worry if you ate some extra cookies and that you love going to the gym mainly because your personal trainer is super hot (see point 7). He understands that everyone has their own quirks, style, and values, and he accepts them with love.
My current boyfriend never asks me to buy new clothing that is more in keeping with his “crowd” (despite the fact that I am a modest, plain dresser), nor does he request that I “tone down” my heated discussions with his friends and family members. Instead, he celebrates my individuality by telling me often that he loves who I am, just as I am. I once had a boyfriend who was on the school board of a district in which I was a teacher. When we decided to go on strike, and I was painting signs in my garage, he arrived for dinner and helped me finish up the painting! No, he didn’t support the strike, but he supported my right to disagree!
10. He is not concerned with “appearances”
When you choose a particularly “outspoken” mode of dress, and you are on your way to a party of his friends, he will honor your individuality, stay by your side and proudly introduce you to other guests. When you have not had time to “do” your hair, and choose a pony tail instead, he will tell you that he loves your hair like that!
11. He accepts your friends and family
No one has a perfect set of friends or family members. I have had a friend for over 10 years, whom I love dearly, but she has some very annoying personality aspects. For one thing, she talks incessantly and hops from one topic to the next, barely taking a breath. But she is my friend and has always “been there” for me. A few boyfriends I have had refused to be around her and wanted me to severely curtail my times with her. My current boyfriend may joke about her privately, but he is kind, gracious and “puts up” with her whenever we are all together (with a smile, I might add).
12. He has your back
Simple boyfriends will not deliberately put you in uncomfortable situations or will extricate you if they have. And if your plane has been delayed two hours, he will not tell you to take cab because your arrival is just too late. He will be there with a silly “welcome home” sign. And he will not allow friends or family members to be rude or discourteous to you. In short, he is loyal.
13. He doesn’t like drama
Simple boyfriends do not create drama, nor do they participate in it. While drama may be exciting and stimulating to some, it is a sign of immaturity, and immature boyfriends do not make for lasting relationships. When your friends are in an uproar about a cheating husband or wife and an impending divorce, he will calmly listen to your “rants” and honor your feelings, but he will not take sides and insert himself into the drama. He is your “steady Eddie,” helping you to gain the perspective you need.
14. He is patient
If you are not ready for physical intimacy or for the two of you to move in together, he will not push you or try to “guilt” you into something with which you are not comfortable. Patience extends to smaller matters too, like not freaking out because you are going to be 30 minutes late. If you are late for a dinner date, he will welcome you with open arms, just glad that you could make it at all!
15. He doesn’t play games
The “bad boy” types tend to be game players. They may give you a “rush” at first, go AWOL for a time, come back into your life, etc. They are unreliable and will never participate in a solid relationship. The simple boyfriend is steady and thinks playing games is immature – and it is. If an old girlfriend needs his help to get out of an abusive relationship, he will explain the situation to you, describe what he will be doing to help, and will keep you “in the loop” the entire time. When he returns, he will shower you with love and appreciation for your understanding and willingness to support him.
16. He likes simple activities as long as they are with you
The simple boyfriend will be happy to take walks with your dog, to have a lazy day of reading, to grocery shop with you, or to go to the laundromat. His happiness comes from being with you, and he states this regularly. He will offer to run errands for you or to help you clean your apartment, with a smile on his face and a lot of cuddling when the tasks are completed.
17. He sees his girlfriend as his best friend too
The simple boyfriend wants to be a friend just as much as he wants to be a lover. Beware of the boyfriend who does not honestly confide in you and ask you to confide in him. This is not a permanent partner. When your simple boyfriend, on the other hand, hears that you are having a difficult time with your ex-husband over child support or visitation, he will want to hear about it, to help you consider options, and to support the decision you ultimately make.
18. He won’t degrade you
The need to call you names and to criticize you is a form of emotional abuse and comes from two sources – low self-esteem and the need to exert power. Simple boyfriends lift you up! If you are having a bad hair day, or a sudden outbreak of acne, he will tell you how beautiful you are in his eyes. If you have inadvertently insulted one of his friends, he will re-confirm his love for you by intervening to repair any “damage.” | <urn:uuid:743a8606-f7e1-4041-a636-4fb2e2a813a4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/18-reasons-why-youre-lucky-have-simple-boyfriend.html | 2024-04-21T20:16:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.980593 | 2,061 |
Your Right Livelihood and Your Soul Purpose
“Do What You Love and The Money WILL Follow”!
If you really want to be successful and you really want to be happy, don’t have a job, have a purpose… When you’ve got a purpose, the whole world is your office. – Robert Holden
So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. – Morrie Schwartz (from the book “Tuesdays with Morrie”, by Mitch Albom)
Do you know what kind of work provides you with a heartfelt sense of satisfaction and fulfilment? Or what job or occupation gives you the greatest pleasure and a sense of doing something worthwhile and valuable?
To put it another way, what makes your heart sing with joy?
Pay attention to these signals, because they come from the deepest part of you. Listen to them and they will reveal your right livelihood – the way of earning money which is most in line with your deepest soul values.
These soul values take many forms, but they often manifest in qualities such as honesty, integrity, faithfulness, courage, offering support to others, working for the good of humanity, and so on.
As you discover your right livelihood, you’ll begin to see how it offers the best way for you to make money, perhaps even to make yourself rich. Because when you work in harmony with your soul, you naturally work with integrity for the good of humanity, and riches of all kinds – material and spiritual – flow your way in abundance. This is what some people call manifestation. But it is more about establishing a conscious flow in harmony with the universe, which requires a state of balance and harmony in yourself; this attunement allows the universe to manifest what you want. And this is soul work.
Video – the concept of right livelihood (Wayne Dyer)
Finding your right livelihood is not only a gateway to success and achievement. It’s also important because it’s probably the most important way in which you can express your life purpose.
Truth is, when you find your right livelihood, you’re well on the way to understanding your life purpose. Your life purpose, which is also called your soul purpose, represents the real reason you’re right here, right now, on this planet.
I explained this idea at a shadow work workshop I was leading focused on how to find your right livelihood, in 2012, and a young man called Tony stood up to object. “You’re wrong,” he said, “and I can prove it to you. I was a trader in the city money markets in 2008, and I made more money than you ever have or ever will. I hated the job, but boy, did I ever make a lot of money.”
And he was indeed wealthy. When I talked to him later in the break, I discovered his net worth was around twenty million pounds sterling. But as we moved deeper into conversation, it became clear that his arrogance was the defence of a deeply unhappy man against his pain.
He’d paid a high price for his money. His life had nearly broken him, with a serious stomach problem requiring constant medication, frequent migraines, an increasing problem with alcohol, a ruined marriage, and drug addiction (which, happily, he’d overcome). For many years he’d not been able to face his family, he’d been ostracised by his old friends, and his marriage had broken down.
Most telling for me, while doing this job, he’d lived with a nagging feeling that would never go away, a sense of unhappiness, a profound discomfort with his life. Not even his millions could make him feel better. His soul was in pain. The point being that his work as a city trader was driven by something in his shadow, not by his sense of right livelihood. And shadow? Those are the hidden parts of us, the unconscious parts, which can drive our behaviour, while we are quite unaware of what might be making us behave in a certain way. (The concept of the human Shadow is explained here.)
Sure, Tony may be an extreme example. But like many of the men and women I meet in my work, Tony had spent a good part of his life doing a job that was fundamentally incompatible with his basic moral values.
In fact, as we talked, Tony revealed why he was attending my right livelihood workshop. He wanted to find a job in which he could make use of his desire to help and support people trying to find a way of expressing their true creativity.
As he spoke, I realised that the concept of finding a right livelihood and being happy because of it probably applied more to him than anybody else I’d met for long time.
So would his pain have been worthwhile if he’d used his money to fund a new career which was in line with his basic values?
Perhaps. Only he could know the answer to that.
Just like Tony, each one of us has to solve this dilemma for ourselves. Only you can decide if the spiritual, emotional and physical consequences of doing a job which conflicts with your deepest values are too high a price to pay.
(If you want to know how allowing greed to overcome morality affects people, read the autobiographical book City Boy by Geraint Evans. It’s an extraordinary account of life in the London financial markets in the early years of the 21st Century. And it reveals in the most dramatic way how the amoral pursuit of wealth can make people lose touch with who they are, even lose touch with their soul.)
Because you’re reading this, I’d guess that your basic values, the foundation stones of your moral code, are important to you. Maybe, however, you aren’t yet living them in the way you’d like.
By the time you’ve read this book, however, you will have a complete blueprint for finding your right livelihood and expressing your soul purpose. And that can make you rich beyond your wildest dreams. What you want to manifest will appear, as if by magic. But to make the point again – what you want will only appear if you are in perfect alignment with your heart’s desires and your soul purpose.
For some people, a right livelihood might be about finding work which encompasses some ethical or moral beliefs about duty to wards other people or to the planet. For some it might be about building a community or running a business which focuses on sustainability. And for others it may simply be about finding a job which feels good and does not conflict with their moral or spiritual values. For others it is serving in a way which adds value to the world or perhaps changes people’s lives. Mark Manson has explained this in his own inimitable fashion.
Video – finding life purpose
But let’s be clear about this. Finding your right livelihood is not just about finding a job which makes you feel good.
Although feeling good is important, the real question is why you feel good in your job. The answer is that if a job is indeed your right livelihood, that’s because it fits you; you like it, you enjoy it, you get satisfaction from it, and it feels fulfilling and useful. And at some level it is in line with who and what you are at the level of your deepest values. In other words, it is not fulfilling or expressing the shadow parts of your personality. This will tell you more about what is the shadow.
And beyond all that, your right livelihood is the way in which you can express your soul purpose. For me, my soul purpose has been to bring men and women together in conscious relationship. For my consultant, who helped me with so many of the concepts in this book, it has been to work as a shadow work facilitator. And having fulfilled that part of his life purpose or mission, he has moved on to working with people who want to know how to train as a shadow work facilitator. With his help, we will look at the question of soul purpose more closely in the next post. | <urn:uuid:7aaf4262-ea5c-414b-a2fe-e6337db83c1b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.lifeoffersall.com/finding-your-right-livelihood/ | 2024-04-21T21:19:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.977061 | 1,755 |
Before we look at today’s passage, let us see how Genesis 29–30 can help us defend the faith. Christian apologists (defenders of the faith) have to deal with attacks on the historical reliability of the Bible, with Genesis being regularly assaulted. Some suggest believers cannot take the historicity of the first book of Moses too seriously because it was composed long after the events it describes.
However, evidence against this view is found within the text itself. With Jacob we again have a patriarch breaking the standards of the Mosaic law, for he marries two sisters (Lev. 18:18). If Genesis had been written after the Law was known in Israel, we would expect the author to leave out Jacob’s transgression and present him more favorably. But the patriarch’s sin is in full view, and the best way to account for this fact is to accept that Genesis was written early in Israel’s history. Later man-made, oral traditions depict the patriarchs as scrupulous observers of the Law, but as we expect from an inspired text, Genesis presents the true facts. It does not whitewash history.
Today’s passage is notable for two reasons. First, we have the record of Dinah’s birth (Gen. 30:21). This is unusual as Scripture does not often mention the birth of a girl in such contexts because one’s inheritance was not traced through women in those days. The reference to Dinah heralds her place in history later on (chap. 34).
Second, we have in 30:22–24 the record of Joseph’s birth. He will play an important role in the history of the church and is a type of Christ in the way he will save his clan from ruin (chap. 37–50). Joseph’s arrival also marks a turning point in Jacob’s life; after this son is born, he begins seeking to return to the Promised Land (30:25).
Joseph is the first of Rachel’s sons that she actually bears herself (as opposed to her maidservant). Earlier in the narrative, she envied Leah and with little faith took matters into her own hand to get children (vv. 1–8). Now she recognizes the hand of God. The text says He “listened to her” (v. 22), thereby proving Rachel had prayed. But Moses mentions the Lord’s remembrance of her before her prayer to show us that divine grace initiates all of our blessings.
The sovereignty of the Lord in pouring out His blessings has been clear in our study of Genesis 30. No matter what Rachel tried with her maidservants or mandrakes, Leah was still given more children than she was. We must accept the truth that God dispenses His benefits in the way He sees fit, and thus we must not grow jealous of others as Rachel did. We are to seek the Lord in prayer as we rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep (Rom. 12:15). | <urn:uuid:75ade4b0-d1b3-4287-b254-796bbfda4d08> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/god-remembers-rachel | 2024-04-21T21:31:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.965701 | 629 |
A woman is warning people to be vigilant after two individuals were caught on camera trying the door handles of an Audi and a Mini parked outside her home.
Michelle Haynes-Beresford, 45, was alerted by her Ring security camera going off at 4.20am on Monday, February 28.
She reviewed the footage from London Road, Wyberton, near Boston, which showed two people checking the cars.
Mrs Haynes-Beresford told Lincolnshire Live: "Our Ring camera went off at 4.20am which woke me and my husband up.
"I grabbed my phone to look outside but by the time I looked they had gone, however, I looked at the video and they came from the field beside us.
"There were two of them - they walked round both cars trying the door handles and then they ran off down the farm track beside the house.
"I think they must of heard my Ring camera and that’s when they ran.
"I reported it to the police via the online form."
Mrs Haynes-Beresford posted a screen grab from the video footage in our Boston News and Views Facebook group and urged people to beware.
We have contacted Lincolnshire Police for further details of the incident.
Meanwhile, Lincolnshire Police is advising owners of Land Rover Defenders to increase their security after 19 thefts of Defenders and one attempted theft since April 1 last year.
In addition, 12 have been targeted specifically for parts.
Crime reduction tactical advisor Sally Picker said: “Sadly, these vehicles have increasingly become a target for criminals.
"We know that the impact of such a theft goes way beyond the financial loss.
"It can be hugely inconvenient, upsetting and frightening. So we wanted to provide information and advice to help you keep your Defender safe.”
The police advise installing alarms, immobilisers and tracking systems and marking vehicles to make it harder for criminals to sell parts.
Cars should be parked in the garage where possible and keys should not be left in parked vehicles, including on winter mornings while warming up the vehicle. | <urn:uuid:fb26496f-14eb-47ab-8d19-ec3989672c42> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/ring-camera-catches-pair-checking-6728750 | 2024-04-21T21:22:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.977785 | 431 |
What Happens To Your Body When You Overindulge
Overindulgence We are already in the swing of this year's holiday season. With the pandemic, many of last year's holiday plans with friends, family, and co-workers were either put on-hold or were smaller more intimate occasions. This year, as we have taken measures to boost our immunity and protect ourselves against Coronavirus, many of us are looking forward to celebrating the holidays to their fullest. This includes attending parties and dinners with family and friends, having cocktails, enjoying goodies at the office, and partaking in consumption of the sugary holiday confections brought to our doorsteps from neighbors and friends.
Once Christmas has passed and we spend the following week finishing off the remainder of our holidays spoils, we have one last celebration-New Year's Eve. For many, this last night of the year represents a night of indulgence with an excess of food choices generally not found on a healthy diet and of course, an ample supply of beer, wine, and other cocktails ready for consumption. Hours into an evening of eating and drinking, we raise our glasses high, filled with champagne, toasting the New Year and all it has to offer. We share a kiss with those closest to us for luck followed by a rousing and often boisterous rendition of “Auld Lang Syne.”
While the holidays are a joyful time spent with family and friends, they are also a time riddled with temptations that can lead to overindulgence. While many start the New Year with the best of intentions including resolutions to improve health practices, we often precede it with a month of overindulgence and overconsumption. This not only creates a further setback from the positive health goals in our resolutions meant to improve our health, it also causes our bodies harm. While you enjoy the well-deserved comfort and joy of the season, it is important for your body and mental health to do so mindfully and with moderation.
Overindulgence During The Holidays
Indulgent eating at the holidays has become a cultural necessity. We kick-off our holiday season with the most indulgent of all holidays: Thanksgiving. We are often seated with loved ones at a table offering a bounty of foods that far exceeds the number of guests. After giving thanks for all we are grateful for, we begin to fill our plates with generous portions and more than we need. We anticipated being uncomfortably full before even taking the first bite. Some plan ahead wearing comfortable clothing with a lot of “give”. We enjoy the meal, perhaps a second helping leaving just enough room for dessert. Whether it is Grandmother’s pumpkin pie or another rich and decadent dessert made only during the holidays, it is safe to say many will top off a large heavy meal with dessert of some kind. If not immediately following this large meal, certainly later. No one wants to offend the host or hostess, right? After all, someone spent the day in the kitchen preparing this beautiful feast, perhaps even working a day or two prior prepping and baking. All of this effort for a short time at the table and an overly full gut that may well display its displeasure with your indulgence in the very near future.
It is actually very normal to feel some guilt or stress around eating during the holidays. Our society has normalized overindulgence and we begin to divide foods into categories of “good” and “bad” which in turn are associated with guilt for eating these foods. While it may be unreasonable to say you won't enjoy your holiday favorites, it is important to remember moderation.
Overindulging With Food
When we talk about overindulging with food, we must first talk about your stomach which is where it all begins. Your stomach secretes hydrochloric acid which helps to kill bacteria and moves your food through your digestive system. It also kicks off the digestive process adding acid as you eat and even more when you overeat. When excess food is consumed, the added acid produced by your stomach begins to make its way up your esophagus resulting in heartburn. With an overconsumption of food, digestion slows and food spends more time in your gut. While your gut is working hard to digest the extra food, you begin to get that gassy, bloated feeling that is associated with overeating. This overconsumption requires your body to send more blood to your gastrointestinal tract to help aid in digestion. So while all of this blood is working in your digestive system, there is less blood available to transport oxygen and nutrients to the other parts of your body. This is what leaves you feeling lightheaded, sluggish, and wanting a nap in front of the television.
When you overindulge in holiday treats that tend to be high in sugar, carbohydrates, and fat, your blood sugar levels spike. When sugar levels in the body spike, you are filled with a sudden boost of energy, quickly followed by a crash because your body didn't need that much energy, storing the rest as fat. As you repeat this process, a vicious cycle is developed and you find yourself with less energy, gaining weight, and with higher glucose levels which can lead to metabolic disorders like insulin resistance, type 1 diabetes, and other more serious health concerns.
What Happens In The Body When You Chronically Overindulge Overindulging can happen any time of the year, however, the holidays make it especially easy. The following can occur if overindulgence becomes more commonplace in your life. For these reasons, it is best to create healthy eating practices that include mindful eating and moderation.
When you engage in chronic overeating you will begin to experience feelings of nausea and indigestion. Even though your stomach is capable of expanding, overindulging can exceed the upper limit of what your stomach can hold. This can cause you to experience nausea and even vomiting as your body's way of relieving itself of the pain and pressure created by being overfull.
Weight GainYour daily calorie balance is determined by how many calories consumed daily versus how many you burn. When you overindulge you are likely consuming more calories than you will burn that day. All of those added calories lead to a calorie surplus that is stored as fat causing weight gain and eventually obesity. It is important to practice mindful eating while paying close attention to portion sizes. Overeating can easily spiral out of control and lead to various negative health consequences and eventually serious health conditions.
Risk For Disease
When you only overindulge during the holiday season, it is less likely to affect your long-term health. However, chronic overconsumption of food can lead to obesity which puts you at risk for diseases like type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions like having higher levels of fat in your blood, high or elevated blood pressure, inflammation, and insulin resistance. These raise your chances of acquiring more serious health problems like heart disease, diabetes, and strokes. Insulin resistance can develop due to chronic overeating. It creates an excess amount of sugar in your bloodstream reducing the ability of the hormone insulin to store blood sugar in your cells. When left uncontrolled, it can lead to type 2 diabetes.
The two major hormones in your body that regulate hunger are ghrelin and leptin. While ghrelin works to stimulate appetite, leptin suppresses it. When you have gone without eating for a long enough period of time, your ghrelin levels increase telling you that you are hungry. Once you have eaten, leptin lets you know when you are full. When you overindulge, this balance is disrupted which can lead you to create a cycle of further overeating. When you consume foods that are high in salt, sugar, and fat, the “gut” brain, known as your second brain, communicates to your “head” brain releasing “feel-good” hormones like serotonin and dopamine which activate the pleasure center in your brain. This is what causes your body to associate pleasure with foods that are high in fat and calories. This communication and “feel-good” process eventually takes over hunger regulation, where you begin to give in to cravings and eat for pleasure and not hunger, creating a cycle of overeating making it difficult to determine when your body needs food.
Overindulgence can harm brain function, having a negative effect on memory and mental decline. There have been several studies that have conclusively linked chronic overindulgence and obesity to mental and memory decline in older adults with more studies being done to further identify the extent and mechanisms of these declines.
Overindulgence When Drinking Alcohol
The consumption of alcohol is often associated with times of celebration. The holidays are often filled with opportunities to enjoy a drink with family and friends. Having the occasional drink does not generally pose a threat to those in good health and in cases like a glass of red wine, can even offer health benefits to your cardiovascular system. However, it can be detrimental to the health of those with certain preexisting health conditions or those taking certain medications. If you are unsure whether or not having a drink is safe, it is always better to err on the side of caution and abstain.
An overindulgence of alcohol has multiple consequences to your body aside from the obvious, a hangover. Alcohol is high in calories and sugar, contributing to weight gain specifically in the stomach area called visceral fat leading to other health conditions which can be serious or even fatal. An overconsumption of alcohol for longer durations of time can lead to problems with nearly every organ in your body.
A hangover is often the result of an overconsumption of alcohol. However, that isn't always the case. A hangover can be a bit unpredictable and can even occur after only one drink. There are a number of other things going on in your body that affect this. A hangover can be described by a variety of symptoms experienced after a night of overindulging. Some of these symptoms are as follows:
Increased Heart Rate Irritability
Sensitivity to Light Shakiness
Why You Experience Hangover Symptoms Dehydration
Alcohol is both toxic and a diuretic, meaning it draws water out of the body. Drinking leads to frequent urination, referred to as “breaking the seal”. While urine is your body's way of eliminating waste and toxins, it is also dehydrating you at the same time. To help yourself stay hydrated when enjoying an evening of drinking, follow each alcoholic beverage with a glass of water. This will help to prevent you from getting dehydrated and help protect you from the unwanted effects of a hangover.
An overconsumption of alcohol can create a faster heart rate the following day as a symptom of a hangover. Alcohol can weaken the heart muscle leading to irregular beats. After repeated episodes after excess alcohol consumption, a condition referred to as “Holiday Heart” can develop often occurring after a fun-filled holiday. This issue usually resolves itself once alcohol consumption has stopped.
When you drink alcohol, the neurotransmitters in your brain are disrupted affecting how the body releases “feel good” chemicals like serotonin and dopamine. This is what gives you the happy, social, and care-free feeling you get after a couple of drinks. You can have too much of a good thing, because the following day, you are no longer feeling the dopamine rush you created for yourself the night before with drinking, instead what you are left with is an endorphin crash leaving you irritable and moody. Some even experience bursts of hysterical crying. What was fun the night before isn't so fun the next morning.
When you drink alcohol, your body is designed to metabolize it by oxidizing it in your bloodstream transforming it into acetaldehyde. This is the chemical that leads you to feel awful and experience many unwanted symptoms. With too much alcohol in your system, your liver, which is tasked with filtering, becomes overwhelmed and a build-up of acetaldehyde becomes toxic to your system, not to mention alcohol itself is toxic. This is what causes you to feel nauseated, lethargic, shaky, and generally feeling poorly the next day.
Strategies For A Happy Holiday of
Mindful Eating & Drinking In Moderation
To continue to maintain good health and healthy habits during the holiday season, mindful eating and moderation are key. Advanced planning with an eating and drinking plan can better set you up for success. It is all about balance.
The following are tips to help you prevent overindulgence:
Avoiding Overindulgence When Eating Weigh-In
If you are someone who tends to gain weight easily or has difficulties maintaining a healthy weight, weighing in may be of help. Weigh yourself weekly to help you keep an eye on any changes before they get out of control. Your weight can fluctuate and is different in the morning than in the evening so don't be discouraged if you see the needle on the scale move a little.
Create An Eating & Exercise Plan
If you know you are going to be attending some gatherings that offer temptations, plan ahead. Decide ahead of time what you feel is reasonable to eat and stick to that plan. Be careful of grazing, mindless eating, and portion control. This is where we get ourselves into trouble. When filling your plate, make the majority of your food choices healthy ones limiting those items you know to be indulgent as your “special treats” for the evening. Pay closer attention to the meals you do have control over leading up to these events ensuring you are eating a well-balanced diet.
The holidays are a busy time for everyone but it is important you keep your body moving, not just busy. Physical activity makes you feel better and can help you to better maintain your weight during the holiday season. Studies have shown that people who exercise regularly make better food choices and are less prone to overindulging when eating and drinking. One way to think is like this: How many miles does it take to walk off a slice of pie or an Old Fashioned? Now determine if it's worth the walk. It might be a little easier to justify to yourself if you have been good about maintaining exercise.
Relief For Overeating
Despite all of your planning and efforts, the temptations of the holidays were too great and you have overeaten. You are experiencing the unwanted symptoms of overindulgence and want relief.
The following three items are here to help:
Digestive enzymes help to break down proteins, fat, fiber, and carbohydrates. This helps reduce the distention of your stomach, reduces bloating, and eases digestion. The enzyme should be acid-resistant, working on just the stomach and not the small intestines.
Heartburn occurs when hydrochloric acid from the stomach makes its way into your esophagus and throat. Calcium relieves this by tightening the valve that keeps the stomach acid where it belongs, in your stomach. While swallowing a calcium supplement does not prevent reflux, a powder like calcium citrate dissolved in water after the meal with help provide relief.
Avoiding Overindulgence When Drinking Create A Drinking Plan
Alcohol impairs your judgment and leads to poor decision making. You know your limits and should stick to them. If three is your limit, pace yourself. Pay attention to the clock. When was your last drink? Did you drink a full glass of water afterward? Give your body an hour to digest and metabolize a drink before having another. If it helps, employ a friend or partner to help you stick to your plan and spare you a hangover and the possible embarrassment of becoming the life of the party you hadn't intended on becoming. Be careful of the gracious host who is frequently topping off your glass. This is a sure way of losing an accurate account of how much you are drinking.
Because alcohol is a diuretic and can leave you depleted, it is important to drink an 8 ounce glass of water for every alcoholic drink you consume. Your body will thank you the next day.
It is critically important to line your stomach with some sustenance before drinking. Eating a meal with good carbohydrates and protein will help to line your stomach and can help to reduce the peak alcohol-blood concentration by a third. Eating while drinking, like a cocktail or glass of wine with a meal is another good way of balancing the alcohol in your system when each are done in moderation.
Keep It Light
Research has shown that clear spirits, especially those mixed with water or soda can help with hydration and are less prone to resulting in hangover symptoms the following day. Spirits such as bourbon and rum have a higher alcohol content and are often mixed with dark sugar laden sodas which only worsen a hangover.
Despite all of your planning and efforts to avoid overindulgence while drinking, you have woken with a hangover, are repentant, and you want relief!
The Following Three Items Are Here To Help: Green Tea
Green tea is loaded with antioxidants. It can help your metabolism and is helpful with the detoxification process. The better your body is able to detoxify and clear the alcohol from your system, the sooner you will begin to feel better.
Milk thistle is an herb that has been around for centuries and used is Aryuvedic medicine to both cleanse and strengthen the liver. In fact, it is the most well-researched plant in the treatment of liver disease. Milk thistle works by helping clean the liver so it can do a better job of removing toxins like alcohol and acetaldehyde acid, a byproduct of alcohol, from your bloodstream. Milk thistle is frequently used in Europe and other parts of the world before an anticipated night of debauchery getting ahead of a potential problematic hangover.
Magnesium is an important mineral that gets depleted with the consumption of alcohol, as well as with foods that are high in sugar and sodium. A relaxing bath with magnesium salts before going out can supply your body with the additional magnesium absorbed through your skin working to combat the effects of the alcohol. Magnesium does relax the bowels and can have a laxative effect for some.
The holidays come around once a year and we look forward to celebrating with family and friends. These occasions are often filled with temptations that can lead to overindulgence. If you find you have overindulged, that is okay too. While it is normal to feel a little guilt or stress around holiday consumption, it shouldn't consume you and take away from the joy of the season. Remember, moderation is key, and if you have failed to moderate, forgive yourself and move on. Make better choices the next time temptation comes knocking. | <urn:uuid:a0bf7c05-66e3-4def-93fa-827a05c612a1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.lindgren.health/post/overindulgence | 2024-04-21T22:27:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817819.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421194551-20240421224551-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.957867 | 3,870 |
There are more than 660,000 restaurants in the U.S. and more than 190,000 quick-serve franchises. That’s a lot of competition for consumer dollars. With so many choices and similarities in offerings, it’s harder than ever to distinguish yourself in a way that connects with customers.
When it comes to fast casual restaurant design, fast food restaurant design, or quick service restaurant design, there are concrete ways to stand out from the crowd.
Start with a Vision
It starts with your vision. What are you trying to communicate to people when they first walk in your door? Are you going for funky and fun, hip and high tech, clean and cool, warm and inviting, or maybe something else? Maybe you’re focused on food quality or farm-to-table. Your vision and your focus will determine the tone you want to set.
When people walk in the door, you want them to immediately understand what you are all about. The best QSR restaurant design connects the environment to the brand.
Give it Character
Once you’ve determined the vision, the next step is creating the environment that embodies that vision. There are so many cookie-cutter solutions out there it’s easy to fall into the trap of replicating what’s working elsewhere. Wood, brick, and marble make up the majority of fast casual restaurant design because they project quality and comfort, but they can also send the message that we are just like everyone else. Whatever you do, make sure to add some touches that make it your own.
Choose carefully because the character of your Quick service restaurant design or fast food restaurant design will need to be part of everything you do. Your menus, your signage, your color scheme, your logo, your marketing, and your social media should all be consistent and true to the theme.
Find a Narrative
Your design should tell a story about who you are and what you do. By connecting your vision to the design, you can make it memorable. If you are a farm-to-table restaurant, a farm theme might help convey the message. If you are selling the concept of fresh ingredients, your signage might focus on products more than price. If you’re local, consider incorporating local design elements into your style.
As humans, we’re natural story-tellers. Nothing sells products or businesses these days better than a brand story to which people can relate. 79% of people report they want to hear companies tell their store and more than half say it influences their buying decisions. With nearly limitless choices on where to eat, the underlying story can have a significant impact. It might be a founder’s story, the story of your most popular dish, or the connection to the local community, or something else. Just make sure it connects back to your vision.
Choose Your Design
That vision impacts everything you do in your design. You’ll lay out the store differently if you want a cozy and comfortable feel or an open floor plan.
Size does make a difference. Fast casual restaurant sizes used to average in the 5,000-6,000 square foot range, many operators have chosen to go to a much smaller footprint of 3,000-4,000 square foot. A smaller restaurant that’s full may imply that it’s popular as opposed to a larger space with the same number of customers but lots of empty chairs.
Use Your Data
Washington D.C. fast casual chain Cava Grill hired a data scientist to analyze everything from its supply chain to customer loyalty. They found ways to improve in-store traffic patterns to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction.
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Exploring the Enlightenment 17 window manager
LET THERE BE LIGHT
Enlightenment has a large community of fans who are patiently waiting for a new version. If you are brave enough to try out Development Release 17, you’ll find an aesthetically pleasing and extremely flexible window manager.
Enlightenment started life in the year 1997 as a Fvwm window manager hack. The Enlightenment developers are still working on version 0.17, which will provide a feature-rich desktop environment that is aesthetically pleasing and gives users as much freedom as possible. Although the previous version, Enlightenment 16, is several years old now and has a large community of fans, the history of the current developer version, Enlightenment DR17 (Development Release 17, also known as E17) has been anything but smooth. The developers have had to rewrite numerous tools and libraries, and they have completely ditched much of the code in the process. The fact that many of the Enlightenment developers are also responsible for other important libraries – such as the Imlib2 graphics library, which is used in Gnome – has also had an effect on the progress.
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After the PS3 Slim already delivered without Linux functionality, Sony is now also removing Linux from the older PlayStations as of firmware update 3.21.
As the official PlayStation blog indicates, the "Install Other OS" feature, whereby Linux could be installed, will be disabled with firmware version 3.21 for the the older PlayStation 3s. As the blog says, "Consumers and organizations that currently use the 'Other OS' feature can choose not to upgrade their PS3 systems," but access to the PlayStation Network, playback of PS3 titles and Blu-ray videos, and use of new features and improvements would then no longer be available. Even playback of DRM-protected videos stored on the local server will no longer be allowed.
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Sony is selling the disabling of the "Other OS" feature as an advantage in that it "will help ensure that PS3 owners will continue to have access to the broad range of gaming and entertainment content from SCE and its content partners on a more secure system."
The implementation should be interesting from a legal standpoint, since Sony was explicit when it originally introduced the PS3 that it would provide the "Other OS" feature. As late as the end of February (thus, long after the Hotz hack), Sony was still making statements that the Linux functionality won't be removed from older PS3s.
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Linux users can always appeal to the PlayStation "Ask a Question" site as to how Sony feels about such a stunted product undertaking.
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