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by Sarah Rockford, JOFEE Fellow Cohort 4, Maine Jewish Food Network at Colby College Center for Small Town Jewish Life – Waterville, ME Fourteen years ago I read from parshat Eikev as a bat mitzvah. As I stood on the bimah and chanted my way through the aliyot, I reflected briefly that the eleventh-hour cramming I’d done over the past hours seemed to be paying off, but reading the final aliyah my concentration waivered, and I lost my place in the scroll. I continued to chant the Hebrew words I’d memorized while theatrically moving the lost yad along the rows of letters on the parchment. When I ran out of words in my head I stopped chanting and shot a desperate look at the rabbi—hoping he would reorient me so I could finish the portion. Our eyes met, he smiled, and congratulated me. I’d finished the aliyah from memory without realizing, and no one was the wiser for my mistake. Relieved and full of adrenaline I started to cry as the congregation began to sing Siman Tov U’Mazal Tov. I believe everyone thought I was having a profound spiritual moment, but these were tears of relief. I was just happy the ordeal was over. Fourteen years hence I’m revisiting Eikev—these words whose performance made me shake in my shoes. I’ve gleaned some new wisdom this time around, as is often the case with our ancient texts that reveal different facets of themselves to us at different ages. I’ve found much richness and stories of food in this text that speak to my stomach and perhaps my heart too. In Eikev we are introduced to the seven species, the Shiv’at HaMinim—the bounty of foods the Israelites are promised upon their arrival in the land of Israel. Wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and (date) honey: truly a Technicolor bounty. I love that the beauty of this land is detailed in terms of the foods the Israelites will find there. As God enumerates the wonders of the food in Eretz Yisrael, God also threatens to withhold the rain, and therefore these crops, should the Israelites forget their debt of gratitude and their obligation to fulfill God’s commandments. Where in Egypt the Israelites watered their fields by hand, crops in Israel, God explains, will be watered by the heavens, by the rain (Deut. 11:11-14). Where in Egypt the work of watering their crops yielded direct results, in the land of Israel it is the Israelites’ fidelity to God that ensures the success of their crops. God swaps the Israelite’s self-sufficiency for faith and this bounty of sweet foods. Beautiful and rich though the land is, faith in an unseen god proves more challenging a task than the labor of watering their fields in Egypt… Spoiler alert, the Israelites stray from God’s commandments, and are punished in kind. What of that rain today? I would posit that the more things change, the more they remain the same. The health of our communities, like that of the biblical Israelites, depends on the rain in its time, and the regularity of the seasons. I am struck, here, by the parallel between the vulnerability of the Israelites and the precariousness of our modern society. We still rely on the land, but our shortsighted hunger and unchecked consumption have stoked self-destructive impulses—we are degrading the soil that feeds us, and rocking the weather patterns that water our fields. Just as the Israelites were warned, we too know what will happen if we fail to right our relationship with the environment… modern humans are ever as stubborn as those biblical Israelites. Eikev reminds us of our perennial dependence on the land, and it reminds us of the debt of gratitude we owe for the food the land provides. Here I am reminded of a passage from Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. She writes: “Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.” Eating the seven species feels like the land loving us back, it feels like the reciprocal bond Kimmerer writes about. I have access to not seven, but hundreds of species, hundreds of culinary delights that regularly grace my plate. What debt do I owe here? I’m not sure exactly, but it must be worth a lot of rain. When I think about building a better, more reciprocal relationship between modern humans and the earth I feel at once complicit and insignificant. I look out the window to my little, shaded garden, and I see a neglected plot that is doing its best to eek out a few cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and too many zucchini. It’s no Eretz Yisrael, but this garden works to feed me, and rereading Eikev I think perhaps I owe it a little more credit, a little more kavod. Maybe I ought to get out and pull some weeds this afternoon—it’s a place to start. Kimmerer, R. W. (2013). Braiding Sweetgrass. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Milkweed Editions. Lipton, D. (2018). From Forbidden Fruit to Milk and Honey, A Commentary on Food in the Torah. New York: Urim Publications. Lipton, D. (2018). From Forbidden Fruit to Milk and Honey, A Commentary on Food in the Torah. New York: Urim Publications. Editor’s Note: Welcome to D’varim HaMakom: The JOFEE Fellows Blog! Throughout the year we hear from the JOFEE Fellows: reflections on their experiences, successful programs they’ve planned and implemented, gleanings from the field, and connections to the weekly Torah portion and what they’ve learned from their experiences with place in their host communities for the year. Views expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily represent Hazon.

Registration is now closed. Hosted by: HENB Theme: Being Part of the Family of God Location: Sandy Cove Bible Camp, Dumfries, NB Date: Thursday, September 7 to Friday, September 8, 2023 Age: 13 years old and up Cost: HENB member 1st child $50, any siblings $35 Non-HENB members 1st child $80, any siblings $50 Become an HENB member here to take advantage of the discount! Bring along: Sleeping bag, pillow, sneakers, bathing suit, beach towel and an old set of clothing. Note: Teens will be sleeping in heated cabins with mattresses provided. - 2:00pm – Arrival (set up in cabins, icebreakers, field games) - 4:00pm – Supervised Free Time - 5:00pm – Supper - 6:00pm – Supervised Free Time - 7:00pm – Chapel - 8:30pm – Campfire - 10:00pm – Get ready for bed - 8:30am – Breakfast - 9:30am – Devos (Guys/Gals) - 10:00am – Activities - 12:00pm – Lunch - 1:00pm – Supervised Free Time - 2:00pm – Service Project - 3:00pm – Pack up - 3:30pm – Snack/Debrief - 4:00pm – Departure Chapel Presenter: Chris Paisley- Husband to Elisabeth for 10 years and counting, father of 5 children, Jeremiah (8), Ezra (6), Lydia (4), Abigail (2), and Eden (7months), and are currently homeschooling the 3 oldest. Chris serves in the local church of Browns Flat Baptist Church in several areas as pianist, worship leader, and helps with the Awana and youth group. Chapel Topic: Being Part of the Family of God- Going to look at the biblical doctrine of Adoption and it being the hope of the Gospel. We are going to see how our adoption brings us into the family of God, how it impacts us as we walk as Children of God. Our organization has adopted a detailed child protection policy. All adults supervising and facilitating this event will complete volunteer screening, reference checks and police checks. They will be adhering to our protection standards for youth safety. The following waiver has to be filled out, signed and brought to the retreat FOR EACH PARTICIPANT: Informed Consent and Assumption of Risk By registering at the link below you agree to be bound by the following waiver: I/We, the undersigned, are the parent(s) of the above named child/children and we agree, in taking advantage of this activity, to release and hold harmless HENB and Sandy Cove Bible Camp from any and all claims, demands, suits, cost, and charges in connection with or arising out of the event, including, but not limited to, bodily harm or injury to our children. I hereby grant permission for HENB and Sandy Cove Bible Camp and its volunteers full authority to take whatever actions they deem necessary regarding my child’s health and safety in the event I cannot be reached or in the situation where time is of the essence; and fully release HENB and Sandy Cove Bible Camp and its volunteers from any liability in connection with those decisions, I grant permission for emergency treatment by a rescue squad, physician and/or hospital or emergency health care facility staff if needed. Any such action will be taken in the best interest of my child and will be reported to me as soon as possible. I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS CONSENT AND WAIVER FORM AND SIGNED VOLUNTARILY AND ENTIRELY OF MY OWN FREE WILL.

ZTE is back in the US market with two new devices, the ZTE Blade Max View and the Blade Max 2s. The Chinese firm was banned in the United States after violating some security standards, as previously reported. Recently, ZTE and the US government reached an agreement to lift the ban. Ultimately, the Chinese brand has now launched the devices mentioned above in the US. ZTE Blade Max View Both terminals have a combination of proper specifications at a reasonable price. First, the ZTE Blade Max View features a 6-inch FHD+ 18:9 display and carries a Snapdragon 435 chipset along with 3 GB of RAM. It also has a 32 GB internal memory, which is expandable, and a 4,000-mAh battery. Additionally, it offers a dual camera setup with a 16-mp sensor and another one of 2 megapixels on the back, while a front camera of 8 megapixels is available for selfies. It also features a dual Dolby sound system that allows consumers to enjoy superior audio. ZTE Blade Max 2s On the other hand, the ZTE Blade Max 2s also comes with a 6-inch screen with FullHD+ and 18:9 aspect ratio. It also sports a Snapdragon 435 CPU. Additionally, it boasts a 2GB RAM along with 32GB of internal storage. Even its battery capacity remains the same at 4,000 mAh, as in the ZTE Blade Max View. As regarding the cameras, there is only a 13-megapixel sensor on the back and a 5-megapixel selfies camera. It also features a Dolby sound DS1 loudspeaker for clear, powerful sound. Prices and availability of both phones The ZTE Blade Max 2s will be available on all significant GSM operators, such as AT&T, T-Mobile and other networks such as Sprint, at the initial price of 180 dollars. On the other hand, the ZTE Max View is compatible only with Verizon and is available for the price of 199 dollars. Both can be purchased through the official ZTE website or directly from the before-mentioned US carriers.

“The first mover advantage in an emerging market is huge.” Numbers do not lie, Online Agency Myanmar economy has been growing significantly. In the past 5 years from 2014-2018, Myanmar Real GDP has been growing on average of 7.2% per year comparing to 3.4% in Thailand. ADB’s forecast for 2019 shows Myanmar’s GDP can increase 6.6% while Thai’s only will do 3.9%. Thailand is the second largest exporters to Myanmar following only China. However, there have been so many fail cases for Thai Online Agency entrepreneurs entering Myanmar market. As of today, there are still many opportunities in Myanmar market. We can learn not to repeat those mistakes and build on our strength to be the market leader in Myanmar market. The Key Success Factors There are three main critical factors for successful entry in Myanmar Market 1. Data Driven Decisions, 2. The Right Strategic Partners and 3. Speed & Agility. - Data Driven Decisions: Always start with small data, identify what data is critical and cross check your critical data first with partners and people you know. Visiting Myanmar is a must if you are serious in investing and growing your business here. Create a business strategy that allows you to grow your own critical data, and make your data better as time goes by. Do not rely only on your partner’s data because it may be misleading and you will lose bargaining power in the long term. Once that you have high quality of small data you can then create your big data strategy to scale or find hidden opportunities. - The Right Strategic Partners: First identify what are your critical business partners, for each type of partners find at least three options. Share your end goal vision and if possible pay each one to do some small work for you first. And judge them by the work result and teamwork. Do not rush to sign big contracts without testing out their work first. 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However, we can share you our framework and way of working with our clients that can execute the work effectively. Most marketing agencies will lure you to invest in big marketing campaign to drive brand awareness and sales in short time. That may work if you are familiar with the market but if you are new to the market then it might be a risky move. Most of our successful cases of marketing campaign for new business entering new market is that we execute for our clients come from research, creative and combining online & on ground activities. This approach consolidates the benefits of the traditional way of marketing (on ground) and online marketing. We start small, learn fast, adapt fast and then scale with Online Agency . This approach gives our clients many benefits below… - Clients can reach both online and offline target to gain insights in the early stage. - You get high quality data to understand your target customers. - You can adjust and optimize your campaign faster. - You can scale for bigger campaign more effectively. - You can build your own brand, check your brand’s health and create two way communication with your customers. - Your strategic partners cannot fool you and you will gain more bargaining power when you have more data. Our Team Online Agency Happio team, Enviro and Index Creative Village have more than 10 years of experience in Myanmar market with 3 offices in Myanmar. We have helped more than 10 clients providing service for research, business consult and marketing. We do 3 b2b events and trade shows in Myanmar. Happio team specializes in online marketing and on ground activation, Enviro specializes in marketing research and Index Creative Village specialize in event marketing and creative marketing. “You can come visit our office and try out traditional Myanmar tea with us.” - Myanmar’s Top 10 Exports. http://www.worldstopexports.com/myanmars-top-10-exports/https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/mmr/ - Comparison of growth of economic in Asia https://www.adb.org/countries/thailand/economy - Myanmar’s GDP growth forecast https://www.adb.org/countries/myanmar/economy - Thailand’s GDP Growth https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/thailand/real-gdp-growth

Hibernators Week: Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) These teensy marsupials live in the Australian alps (and boast the saddest IUCN range map I’ve ever seen). They hibernate in the winter under a thick layer of snow. In the warmer months, they eat lots and lots and lots of moths, along with some other things, and also store berries and seeds to munch on when they occasionally wake from torpor. They’re the only marsupial that stores food, and I think they’re the only marsupial that hibernates, although I haven’t confirmed that for sure. They’re only about 4 inches long, with their prehensile tails adding another 6 inches on to that. A recent study found that animals that hibernate or burrow are less likely to become endangered or extinct. The theory is that hibernation and burrowing protects them from environmental changes. Sadly, that isn’t the case for the mountain pygmy possum, whose population is being ravaged by the Australian skiing industry. Is it more important to have perfectly groomed slopes to schuss down, or to keep this evolutionarily distinct mammal alive? We may find out too late. (I’m not purposely picking the most sad-case endangered animals to share with you, by the way. Not at all. It just turns out that we humans have a whole lot to answer for when it comes to the other animals on the planet. I think my next theme week should be Mammals There Are Too Darn Many Of, just to cheer us up. But then again, there are often Too Darn Many of a mammal because there are Too Darn Few of another one, usually because of something humans did.) ARKive has some nice videos of the adorable mountain pygmy possum. I like the one that’s catching moths to eat.

About the WordPress “Tools” Section This post is part of a series of posts I’ve created for my clients. While the information herein will likely be useful to just about anyone getting to know WordPress, it may contain specific functionality that only applies to clients of ClickNathan.com. Right out of the box WordPress comes with a section labeled Tools. It’s not used by very many people at all, and most of the functionality that it provides will have been already implemented by myself per our little mutual contractual of web design and all, but I’ll review it here in brief for those of you who want to know how every little clock ticks and talk clocks on your website. The Tools section of WordPress is one of those wonderfully powerful and equally dangerous areas. It is possible to break your site or jumble it all up if you incorrectly use some of the features below. Using the Tools feature is at your own risk and ClickNathan is not responsible for any fouling up you might wreck like havoc on your new web site. Have fun! Click Tools in the left navigation of your WordPress installation. The first option on this page is to create a bookmark in your browser which allows you to easily post new content as you browse the web. This is mostly useful for people who run blogs which link to other things around the web, your particular feelings on the usefulness of such a feature is completely personal. Have a go, nothing can go wrong by playing with this feature. Categories & Tags Converter First, you should understand the difference between Categories and Tag in WordPress. Once you grasp that whole semi-confusing concept, you may come to a realization that you’ve been using Categories as tags all this time, and would like to trim down the number of categories you have by making most of them into tags. This is the tool for you. Using this requires you to install a plugin and at worst, you’ll lose your categories as they’ll become tags. Other than that, not much damage should occur, but of course, at your own risk and all that fantastical jazz. This screen is used to install a variety of plugins which can be used to import content from another blogging platform to WordPress. If this was part of our original agreement, I’ll take care of this for you. If not, I’m happy to perform such feats of sheer ecstasy for you at an additional cost. If you’d like to try it yourself, have a blast but remember, you’ll be using plugins which manipulate your database and could result in deleted content, duplicate content or worse. Bam! The most useful, least dangerous of all of the Tools screens. Here you can export your content which makes it easy to then import it to another WordPress installation, even a WordPress.com site. Enjoy! Up Next: How to Install a WordPress Plugin

The governments in Barcelona and Madrid continue on their collision course. Time is running out to avoid a constitutional crisis in Spain. - Catalonia’s regional parliament legislated this week for an independence referendum from Spain. - Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has vowed to do “whatever is necessary” to stop it. - His government challenged the legality of the referendum to the Constitutional Court, which promptly suspended the law while it considers arguments. - Prosecutors filed criminal charges against senior Catalan officials, including the regional president and speaker of parliament. - Law enforcement agencies in Catalonia have been instructed to seize ballot boxes. - The central government urged Catalan mayors not to assist in preparations for the referendum. The mayor of Tarragona complied. The mayors of Badalona, Girona and Sabadell have said they support the referendum. The mayor of Barcelona is undecided. It’s not too late to step back from the brink I still feel Spanish intransigence is ultimately to blame. A refusal to hear out Catalan demands, must less recognize their right to self-determination, has radicalized the independence movement. Spain accuses the Catalans of breaking the law by holding their referendum, but it has refused to allow them one. What were they supposed to do? That said, the separatists have bungled this process. They enacted the referendum law with the smallest-possible majority: 72 out of 135 deputies, despite the far-left opposition nominally supporting Catalan self-determination. Those 72 deputies were elected in 2015 by 48 percent of voters. That’s not a strong mandate. The law itself has many shortcomings: - It claims to be binding, but there is no provision for this in Catalan or Spanish law. - It has no minimum turnout requirement. - It sets the referendum for October 1, giving both proponents and opponents little time to mount a campaign. - The regional government is campaigning for independence, but no public funds are being made available for the “no” side. - In case the separatists prevail, the plan is to declare independence from Spain within two days. What’s the rush? Monday is the National Day of Catalonia. Expect a show of force from the separatists. In previous years, hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona to demonstrate for self-determination.

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Jamshedpur, June 18: Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday announced that the government is getting ready to provide 24×7 medical support on national and state highways. He went on to add that he was aware of the urgency to provide medical support to road accident victims. From July the Government will be launching first fleet of 50 ambulances and by November 15 onwards the state will have nearly 300 ambulances equipped with life support systems plying on national and state highways providing 24×7 services for road mishap victims. �It is an ambitious project and we are looking forward to make it successful. The toll free number 108 will also be functional from July and ambulances will reach accident scenes within 15 minutes,� informed Das. Das earlier laid the foundation stone of a park and a chhath ghat being developed by Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee on the bank of Subernarekha river in Bhojpur colony at Baridih. He was addressing media on the premises of Surya Mandir in the afternoon. Questioned over the poor state of several existing trauma centers at Baharagora (on NH-33 in East Singhbhum district), the CM said, �There were issues with doctors� appointment at trauma centres. The Government is working on filling up the vacancies. During a recent review of the health department directives have been issued to fill up posts on contractual basis at the trauma centre.� The CM further said those affected by underground mines fire in Dhanbad will be rehabilitated. �We want to start the rescue operation soon. We will be completing tenders within a fortnight for construction of 40,000 new houses for those affected in Dhanbad and shift them to new houses,� he said. Das said the Union minister Nitin Gadkari had assured that Madhucon (constructing NH-33 road widening between Ranchi-Jamshedpur) will be completing the work by December (2017) or January (2018). �We want to expedite the work being done. I have asked the NH authorities to ensure that all bridge construction projects completed during monsoon and after funds (Rs 400-crore) are released from Union government. The Union government will also be releasing Rs 800 crore for construction of two phases of ring roads in Ranchi by Madhucon Private Limited,� said Das. The CM also said that government is keen on encouraging rural entrepreneurs set up solar farming and directive has been issued Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (JREDA) to provide solar lightings in all government establishments. Das iterated the state government�s resolve in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vision, to double farmers� income by 2022 through agriculture, poultry, and dairy development projects.

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I’m using the most recent version of Ubuntu through WSL2 on Windows 11. I have Docker Desktop installed on Windows. I’ve been working through the server set up, adding the alteration of mirroring the database only. I can build the database, but when I try running sudo docker-compose run --rm musicbrainz createdb.sh - fetch I get one of two errors. Either I get “Cannot initiate PASV transfer” or it manages to get through and download mbdump.tar.bz2 before stopping, but not exiting–nothing seems to be running, but it doesn’t allow me to add a new command without ending that process. For the first error, I’ve tried a number of workarounds, but I can’t reliably reproduce the problem. When I repeatedly run the database build command, sometimes it fails after trying to retrieve “latest” (the first ftp connection), and sometimes it fails after trying to retrieve “MD5SUMS.” If it manages to get pass those two, it starts downloading mbdump.tar.bz2, but then runs into my second error. This setup is not supported. As explained in the section “Required software”, a virtual machine should be used instead. See also [MBVM-53] Document running MusicBrainz Docker Compose project on Windows host - MetaBrainz JIRA. I was under the impression that it would be able to work, as WSL2 is a virtual machine running Linux. I’ll try setting up something different, then. I finally got the server set up (decided to skip the database only for now), and I wanted to provide an update in case anyone else tries this. WSL2 does work in conjunction with Docker Desktop to set up this server. The problem seems to be a WSL2 specific issue regarding ports. I don’t have enough technical knowledge to be able to fully avoid the issue, but trying to create the db multiple times eventually let me get through. The second problem of not running after the download is just me not being patient enough to let the program run; it needs a much longer time than I had anticipated to get everything done.

Resolving Issues – Consumers While it is rare that consumers or independent sales people (ISPs) lodge complaints against Direct Selling Australia (DSA) members or their representatives, we are ready to assist you if the need arises. Our self-regulatory processes require that DSA member companies and their independent salespeople comply with our Code of Practice If you feel a DSA member company or ISP is engaging in a business practice you believe to be illegal or violating our Code of Practice (to which every DSA member must adhere), we recommend these steps: Please try to resolve the matter directly with your company. Your complaint should be in writing to the Member company and include the following points: - Specific details of the issue with dates; - Parties involved; - Any responses the other parties made to resolve the matter; - Current status of the complaint and; - How you would like to see the issue resolved or remedied. - If possible, identify the specific clause in the Code of Practice you feel was not adhered to, and; - We advise that you consult the terms and conditions of your agreement with the Member company. If the complaint is not resolved by the Member to your satisfaction within ten clear business days it may be submitted to the DSA directly via the form below. If the complaint is not resolved by DSA to your satisfaction within 20 clear business days and it is the view that the Member has not engaged in sanctionable conduct, DSA will advise of alternate dispute resolution services. If the complaint is of a commercial nature and as such, not covered by the self-regulatory Code, DSA will inform you in writing. By filling in the form linked to the button below, you are agreeing to permit DSA to contact the Member company on your behalf.Complaint Form What if the company is not a member of DSA? First check if it belongs to a direct selling association in another country, then you can take your complaint to that association. International Direct Selling Associations See a complete list of direct selling associations here Members of the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) agree to follow the World Code of Conduct as a minimum standard of behaviour. The World Code means that you may still be protected, and file a complaint, even though the organisation is not one of our members. What if the company is not a member of any direct selling association? If you have a complaint against a direct selling company that is not a member of any direct selling association or your complaint cannot be satisfactorily resolved through our Association these organisations may be able to help you. Australian Consumer Law – Consumers Online ACCC – Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Office of Regulatory Services – Australian Capital Territory Office of Fair Trading – New South Wales Consumer Affairs – Northern Territory Office of Fair Trading – Queensland Office of Consumer and Business Affairs – South Australia Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading – Tasmania Consumer Affairs Victoria – Victoria Consumer Protection – Western Australia

We are mediating on the Coronavirus emergency that is upending many lives, work and play habits, and even our economic foundations. The great mystic Meister Eckhart instructs us that “the soul grows by subtraction, not by addition.” Fasting, whether it be voluntary or involuntary, would seem to qualify as a subtraction for sure. Silver Linings and a growing of the soul in all this involuntary fastings (which can become voluntary fastings if we put them into the larger context) might include the following: Moving from doing to being Moving from vicarious acting by watching Television to actually acting. What happens when the TV gets turned off? What lies beneath our excitement for contests and winners and losers? The building of community—a “common task” of group survival and caring and interdependence and compassion. Once again, all facing our immortality or at least our vulnerability Stretching of our collective minds to serve one another by doing the necessary “fasting” or letting go but also to stand up to the virus by doing the testing (and making it possible—something the government has proven unable to do). Learning the primal lesson of not taking for granted—our health, our breath, our life, our community interdependence and mutual service. Learning to SLOW DOWN. And contribute less to global warming by slowing our economies down. Learning anew the preciousness of health. And a healthy planet. And a healthy body. Learning the important lessons of what the mystics call: Letting Go; Letting Be; Silence; Being. Learning important lessons of what mystics call: Nothingness. What Thomas Merton called the “Golden Zero.” Hopefully, the important lesson from the mystics of: Gratitude. Not taking for granted. “If the only prayer you say in your whole life is ‘Thank You,” that would suffice.” (Meister Eckhart) Moving from Busyness and Making the Gross National Product to Being. Remembering our radical interdependence–whether young or old, black or brown or white, male or female, rich or poor, of this country or that, of this religion or another or none at all, we are all living in tandem with one another. Re-learn some humility and ask how we can assist one another as well as ourselves to take steps to a healthy existence. Maybe generosity, magnanimity and sacrifice might return and replace the reptilian brain energies of competition and one-up-man-ship. Stretching our moral imaginations to assist those temporarily displaced from working their jobs. Celebrate in spite of bad news, as they are doing in Siena and other Italian cities. Maybe this Involuntary Lenten Practice might ultimately shed new light on the primal question for ourselves as individuals, as communities and as a species: What does it mean (and not mean) to be a human being? For lessons of Letting Go, Nothingness and more, see Meister Eckhart’s teachings on the Via Negativa in Matthew Fox, Passion For Creation: The Earth-Honoring Spirituality of Meister Eckhart, pp. 180-265. Queries for Contemplation Which, among these “silver linings,” are important lessons for you to learn or relearn? Which among them are most important for our culture to learn or relearn? Do you agree that the soul grows by subtraction more than by addition?

Renee Puente Wiki, Bio, Age, Married, Husband, Baby, Salary, Ethnicity Facts of Renee Puente |Full Name:||Renee Puente| |Birth Date:||October 5, 1984| |Profession:||actress and model| |Height:||5 feet 8 inches (1.73m)| |Hair Color||light brown| |Kids||one son : Revel James Makai| |View more / View less Facts of Renee Puente| Renee Puente alias Renee Puente Kristaps is an American actress, model, and recording artist. However, as the wife of other famous celebrities, her fame and separate identity are lying under the shadow. Well, let’s make you clear regarding this topic. Reene is well known as the wife of famous actor Matthew Morrison. Though she wasn’t cast in the highlighting role, she made her space in people’s hearts by her appearance in movies Divergent, Dave & Ethan: Lovemakers and Tell Me I Love You. Though she wasn’t able to achieve that much fame by her acting and modeling career, her fame and popularity increased as soon as she became the spouse of Matthew. Besides being the spouse of Matthew Morrison, she has captivated people’s eye on her by her acting skills and beautiful face. Below we have provided you with all the information about Renee’s life. Let’s check it out. Renee’s husband Matthew Morrison! past affairs Currently, Renees Puente is enjoying her married lige. Renee tied her knot with hr long term boyfriend Matthew Morrison. Matthew is a famous American actor and singer-song writer. The ouple started dating eachother from the year 2011. Finally, after 3 years long relationship they tied their knot on October 18, 2014, under the blessings of God. The couple is very caring and loving and has succesfully completed 5 years of their married life. Further, the couple is blessed with a baby boy named Revel James Makai. After the boy was born in October of 2017, Rennes and Matthew’s life was filled with additional happiness. However, as like others, she has a bad and unsuccessful past from which she has already moved on. Previously, she married an American writer, actor, and comedian, Dough Stanhope. Renee and Dough tied married on March 26, 2002. However, they were unable to continue their marriage life and finally after a year put a full stop in it. Besides, she hasn’t any rumors with any other men. Moreover, Renee as a strong girl has moved on from her past and a now currently happily living1 with her husband and son. Renee Puente’s Bio,Age,Nationality,Parents,Education Renee took her first breath on this earth in 1984, in Hawaii, USA. She celebrates her birthday every year on October 5. Puente is currently 34 years old and is on the way to complete 35 by October of 2019. As soon as she born her parents kept her name Renee Puente Kristaps. Further, she was born under the birth sign Libra and holds American nationality. However, she hasnt provide any information about her parents and siblings. Additionally, she has kept her educational qualifications under wrap. However, Renee’s early life doesnt seems as blissful as the life she is currentlt living. It has come to hear that, Renee’s mother raised her along with her four siblings as a single mother. How much is Renee’s Net worth and Salary? Career It isnt necessary to have appeareance or workrd in numerous movies to be famous. Renee has proved it. During her career, she hasn’t worked in lots of movies but she is able to gain fame as like other popular actors. Further, she has played some notable roles in movies like Divergent(2014), Dave & Ethan: Lovemakers and Tell Me I Love You. In 2011, she made her appearnace in an American comedy series, The Exes as a guest. Apart from this, she has also appeared in brand promotions, modeling and much more. Though she hasn’t appeared in that much movie, she has collected a good net worth. However, her net worth and salary are still under the shadow. Besides, her husband actor Matthew has a net worth of $10 million as of 2019. Further, his 2017 movie named Music and Lyrics became hit at the box office. As per the report, the film grossed $145 million worldwide. Height, Weight and Other body features As an actress and model, Renee has maintained her body very well. She is 5 feet 9 inches tall. However, she hasn’t provided us with her other body measurenment. Further, she has light brown hair and brown eyes. Moreover, Renee is far away from social media. She isn’t active on social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

There’s always some trend coming in each month or even week but keeping up with this fast fashion is not a small feat. What’s top-rated living room interior design currently In the market in Singapore is what we aim to discuss in our article. Use of a coffee table When we go ahead with living room interior design, what we are looking for is interior design that makes us relaxed and feels like home, partially because the living room is located in a home. The addition of a coffee table in a living room is a good starting point for people who would like to have a bit of change but not with the expense of a lot of money. A coffee table that comes with a unique design is something to choose from since what we are looking for is a simple yet trendy design for design admirers. Color holds the most point when going with interior design. Most of the landed property should aim towards neutral colors which are soft into the eyes yet does a remarkable job. Some of the popular neutral colors that go with living room wall design are beige, ivory, black, gray, taupe, and different shades of white. Many senior people prefer this neutral color palette since it has a light color reflection that pleases the eye. There’s something unique element behind unexpected colors when applied over the walls to acquire living room interior design. Unexpected colors mean the color which is not applied over other rooms in your home, hence the application for colors is something completely different. This should be accompanied by professional assistance which ensures to have a solid color palette for the homeowners. Rejuvenate your walls Did you know, your wall offers rejuvenation through the selection of colors over your walls. This is acquired with the combination of soft and bold colors intertwined together. As the living room is a place for relaxation, it’s advised to have a color palette that is appeasing to the eye as well as something not common around other rooms in a particular home. Cheerful and lively Wall becomes cheerful or lively only when many elements play their part. We can start with coloring the wall and follows it towards the decorative things placed correctly. To make your living room interior design more cheerful and effective, the furniture also plays an impressive part. Here you’ll need someone who understands the material, different options, and which furniture goes correctly. Classic still works During old times, not that old when people live in caves, the wall color along with furniture and floor works used to be mono-color without much splash. People who enjoy classics in today’s 21st century should avail simple yet crisp living room which is also a light on your wallet. Uses of Off-white The off-white color is considered to be the most used color for both ceiling walls. The great thing about off-white usage is its shades and how it makes things quite renovating for people. As a professional work around living room interior design with white color selection, the people ask about using another color in addition with it. That’s where white color wins the round, as it’s also considered as the base color, hence creating room for future color addition without a lot of cleaning involvement. Chair over the ceiling What’s common in living room interior design for celebrities and other high-class persons. The sitting arrangement, such as desk, chair, or sofa of ultimate placement. When a chair is attached to the ceiling looks like a hovering chair in your living room is something to be cherished about. Want to hire a professional contractor in Singapore for your living room interior design? Being a professional living room interior design contractor, we would like to offer different solutions for our customers in Singapore. Simply contact Adex Renovation which aims to offer excellent service in the domain of landed renovation in Singapore along with decor and decoration.

Team Will Take Upcoming Weekend Off to Reset Winchester, VA – June 27, 2023 by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Mgmt Photo Credit: Paige Tedrick/WRT Speedwerx Trever Feathers was looking forward to racing in his own backyard Saturday night. Winchester Speedway has been good to him over the years and it’s where he has the most laps, not to mention a lot of success. That makes it a good measuring stick for his program. Given the challenges of the 2023 season thus far and the amount of changes the team recently made trying to get back on track, it was a good time for that. To make it even better, Saturday was the Jimmy Spence Memorial. Spence was Feather’s great uncle. - Date: June 24, 2023 - Event: Jimmy Spence Memorial - Track: Winchester Speedway - City, State: Winchester, VA - Quick Stats: 25 cars, Qualifying 10th, Heat 3rd (3), Amain 4th (10) Honoring Jimmy Spence Feathers was slightly in disguise in the field of 25 cars that took to Winchester Speedway Saturday night for the Spence Memorial. That’s because the Winchester native’s super late model was sporting a tribute scheme to honor his great uncle, including the No.91 Spence made famous. The night started off a bit average for Feathers. He timed 10th quick overall, then started and finished 3rd in his heat race. It wasn’t flashy but he was locked into a top ten starting spot and with the main event scheduled for 51 laps, there would be plenty of time to go to the front. Feathers took the green from outside row five. After a dozen laps, he was still mired in 10th, treading water so to speak. During the middle section of the feature, Feathers made his way into 8th and held that spot for fifteen laps before beginning to gain ground again. On lap 34, he cracked the top five, then briefly took 4th with fifteen laps remaining before dropping to 5th again. As the race drew to a close, Feathers got one more shot at Kenny Moreland and wrestled the 4th spot away with three laps to go. He held on there for the checkered flag. “It was a good night but my car probably wasn’t as good as where we finished. We got better as the night went but I think our tire choice, managing my stuff for a longer race and just giving the car what it wanted helped me move forward late in the race.“, Feathers said. “We have made some progress but we still aren’t where we need to be. Good or bad, I put a lot of pressure on myself to perform. Like most teams, we need to run well to pay our bills.” Following a lot of late nights in the shop recently working to turn their season around, Feathers indicated the team’s current plans are to sit out this weekend to reset, regroup and go over their equipment. Tentative plans would be to return to action Saturday, July 8th at Port Royal Speedway in the Hot Rod Septic Treatment, Larry Royston’s Septic Services, Martins Pumping Service, McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings, North River Farm, Clem’s Garage, Leggett Engine Research, Feathers & Sons Roofing, Coffelt Graphics, Larry Royston Properties, Larry Royston Equipment, Bilstein Shocks, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Bo Feathers Racing, Barry Wright Race Cars, No.20. 11 races, 0 wins, 3 top 5’s, 4 top 10’s, 7 top 15’s The answer to our last trivia question is Trever Feathers’ favorite soda/soft drink is Dr. Pepper! Now, on to this week’s question. In 2012, Trever won his first Super Late Model race in his __?__ career super late model start at the Paul Johnson Memorial at Winchester (VA) Speedway. Was it his: - (A) 2nd start - (B) 5th start - (C) 8th start - (D) 10th start The answer in the next press release! Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2023 season. Trever Feathers Racing can be contacted via Rich@A2DPR.com. Larry Royston’s Septic Service & Martins Pumping Service Larry Royston Septic Services and Martins Pumping Service are based in Winchester, VA, specializing in the installation of new service systems, septic tank pumping, and everything outside a home that has to do with septic systems. The businesses have been owned and operated by Larry Royston since 2000. To reach the Larry Royston Septic Services and Martins Pumping office, call (540) 667-4038. For more information, visit MartinsPumpingService.com. As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return! Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing! THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS! The entire team would like to express their appreciation to all their partners for the support during the 2023 racing season! 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We keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases We promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment We increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners We present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them We leverage our audience and business model to achieve all of the above Visit our website, A2DPR.com, to learn more about us and follow along with the stories of our race teams! Follow A2D on Social Media! We are @Addicted2DirtPR on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok! Follow hashtag #TeamA2D! And of course, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you are always notified of our latest video features, recaps and stories for #TeamA2D! Contact us via Email at: Rich@A2DPR.com

The ability to understand your anxiety will help you focus better on a daunting work task. Understanding your partner’s point of view will enable you to constructively handle conflict. Managing your anger when your child hits allows you to remain calm and not join in the chaos. Emotional intelligence (or sometimes called the emotional intelligence quotient, EQ) is the ability to identify and manage one’s own feelings as well as identify the feelings of others. In simpler terms it’s the ability to self-soothe, have awareness and acceptance of emotions and practice empathy. And EQ is important. In fact, some employers include EQ questions in the interview process. And some argue that EQ is more important that IQ, stating a high EQ increases your chances of success. Which means, as parents, it’s important we teach emotions to help foster our children’s EQ. How to Teach EQ The best way to teach emotions (and to teach most things) is to model. Focus on increasing your own EQ. You can’t control when you experience a particular emotion but you have some control over how long the emotion lasts. Practicing certain techniques will enable you to feel more in control of the emotion. The first step is having self-awareness of the current emotion you are feeling. Acknowledge the feeling and embrace it. If possible, name the feeling in the moment and say it out loud “I am feeling mad right now.” or “I am anxious.” This may seem silly, but saying it out loud enables not only you to acknowledge the feeling but also teaches your child different feelings. All feelings are acceptable. Big kids do cry because big kids feel sad. Parents get mad. And that’s okay because ALL emotions are okay. Let me repeat that again, ALL emotions are okay. It’s what we do with the energy behind the emotion (our behavior) that matters. To ensure our behavior is acceptable, there are three rules to remember (and we can teach our children): - Be nice to yourself, don’t hurt yourself - Respect others, don’t hurt others - Be kind to your environment, don’t hurt your environment After you have acknowledged and felt an emotion, practice a healthy self-regulation technique: Take deep breaths or practice meditation. Take a walk. Call a support person. Practicing empathy enables you to recognize how someone else is feeling. And the more empathy you show, the higher your EQ. Instead of focusing on how to change or “fix” another person’s feelings, empathy focuses on connection and trying to understand (or feel) another’s emotions. - Attentively Listen without Judgement. Practice listening to someone else’s perspective without the pressure to solve anything. You don’t have to agree with what they say, but you can accept they are entitled to how they feel. - Acknowledge Feelings. Look for feelings and say them out loud “You seem mad.” - Sit in the Feeling with them. Avoid saying things like, “you’re alright” or “calm down.” Instead, say “this is hard” or “I can’t imagine how you are hurting right now.” - Summarize and validate. Repeat what you heard in your own words to ensure you are understanding and validate how they are feeling. Again, you don’t have to agree with them but you can acknowledge their right to how they feel. Empathy is not feeling sorry for someone (sympathy) nor is it permissiveness. We can acknowledge how someone feels about a limit we set without changing the limit. The more we practice empathy with our children, the more we teach our children to be empathetic. And the more empathetic we are, the higher EQ we will have. Practice, Repair and Repeat Emotions are messy. And they can be difficult, unpredictable and uncomfortable. Depending on how well your needs are being met, you might not respond the best every time. And that is okay! Because we are all human and humans make mistakes. Kids need to learn what to do when we make mistakes. And the best way for them to learn? Modeling! When you struggle with an emotion, own it. Repair the relationship and reconnect with your child. “Mommy was mad. I yelled and it is not okay for me to talk to you like that. I’m sorry. I will try to take deep breaths next time, can you help remind me?” If you find yourself struggling to manage or teach emotions or if you are looking for assistance practicing how to repair, I encourage you reach out for support.

If you think that you're completely safe from external threats, think again. Consider this: A government study found that the United States Pentagon's computers are attacked by hackers some 250,000 times a year-and that about 160,000 of those times the attacks are successful. In the successful attacks, data and software are read, stolen, modified, or destroyed. The attacks have cost the government hundreds of millions of dollars. If the Pentagon can be broken into, so can you. Intranets are vulnerable because of the openness of Internet technology. Look at it this way: There's a door between your intranet and the Internet that lets people inside an intranet go out onto the Internet to get information. That same door can let intruders from the Internet into your intranet. In addition to unauthorized external access that leads to attacks and theft, there are other security issues to worry about. It's not just people from outside the intranet who can pose security risks. People within the corporation on the intranet can pose problems as well. There is data within a company that requires restricted access, such as personnel records. Malicious mischief is not restricted only to people outside a company. Computer viruses can be brought in to the intranet with an innocent looking program picked up on the Internet. It can then infect the other computers on the intranet, damaging millions of dollars worth of hardware and software. There are ways to combat these problems. Any intranet needs to have a comprehensive security system in place. In addition to considering the nature of the threats that require defensive measures, you must evaluate factors such as the size of the intranet and/or company, the value or confidentiality of the data, and how important an uninterrupted, operational intranet is to the company. Technology changes all the time, so the system needs to be constantly monitored and updated. Security systems are generically referred to as firewalls. Firewalls are hardware/software combinations that allow people from inside an intranet to access data on the Internet, but keep intruders from getting onto the intranet. In fact, firewalls are only one part of a comprehensive intranet security system. Routers play a major role in firewalls-and are important in any security system. Routers are the technology that lets people on the intranet connect to the Internet, and allows data from the Internet to get to users on the intranet. Because all data going to and from the Internet passes through routers, they're a logical place to put security measures. A variety of security measures can be used in concert with routers. The primary one is called filtering and is accomplished by filtering routers. What filtering routers do is quite simple. They examine every packet coming into and going out of an intranet. Based on a set of rules that a system administrator has established, the router will let some packets in (pass) and will keep other packets out (drop). For example, packets coming from specific users or specific networks can be blocked. Access to entire Internet resources, such as FTP, can be blocked if, for example, a system administrator fears a virus infection if file transfers were allowed. Proxy servers are another important tool in the fight for intranet security. They allow people on an intranet to get to Internet resources, but the proxy servers act as a kind of go-between. In a system set up with a proxy server, this process can be invisible to the user making the request. The proxy server evaluates the request against an authorization database, and if the request is acceptable, the proxy contacts the Internet. The returning page also passes through the proxy server from the Internet and passes it to the person who requested it. In this way, the proxy server can keep a record of all transactions, and provides a trail to track any kind of attacks. Additionally, the proxy server can be used as a way to keep the intranet shielded from the Internet, because the only IP address going out to the Internet is that of the proxy server, so anyone trying to capture IP addresses for a spoofing attack (pretending to be a legitimate client) can't "see" the originating IP addresses. Another kind of server important for intranet security is a bastion server. A bastion server is configured especially to resist attacks. Frequently, it is put on its own subnetwork, known as a perimeter network. That way, if the bastion server is attacked and broken into, the intranet is still shielded-the only part compromised is the bastion server. Encryption and authentication systems are used to prevent unauthorized access to an intranet. Encryption can be used to protect data and passwords. Encryption depends on the use of secret and/or public keys. User names and passwords can be compromised fairly easily, allowing someone to masquerade as a legitimate user. Authentication systems expand on the basic "something you know" security provided by passwords to one that checks that there is "something you have" that is uniquely in your possession, a token of some sort. Encrypted digital signatures are created with keys that also are uniquely in your possession so they can't be altered without such tampering being discovered. Encrypted digital signatures help authenticate the sender of a message and protect against message tampering. Viruses are a major concern to anyone running an intranet. While the threat of viruses is undoubtedly overblown by the news media, the truth is that viruses are a problem and a potential danger. One way to solve the problem is to use traditional virus scanning and eradication software. This software runs on each user's computer, and allows people to check their computers for viruses, and to kill the virus if at all possible. But doing things that way depends on each user actually running the most up-to-date virus checkers, which doesn't always happen. A better solution is to run virus-checking software specifically designed for intranets. It runs on a server, and as files are sent to the intranet it checks them for viruses. If they're virus-free, it lets them through. If they appear to contain viruses, it blocks them. There is software that can block users from accessing objectionable sites, such as sites with violent or sexual content. On an intranet a server-based software that does this examines outgoing requests, such as the URL name and words contained in the header of the file. The software has a database of objectionable URLs and objectionable words. When it comes across a site that has an objectionable URL or objectionable word, it won't allow that request to be sent. It will also inform the user that the site is blocked. Since there are so many sites on the Internet, and so many more new ones being created each day, the database can be updated monthly. That way, even new sites will be blocked. Traffic monitoring is another method to maintain a secure intranet. This is software that sits on a server, and monitors all traffic between the Internet and the intranet. It can also monitor all traffic on the intranet itself. The intranet administrator can set rules and decide what kind of traffic to track. The nature of the traffic is the area of concern when trying to assure yourself that only authorized users and services are involved. Any intranet is vulnerable to attack by people intent on destruction or on stealing corporate data. The open nature of the Internet and TCP/IP protocols expose a corporation to attack. Intranets require a variety of security measures, including hardware and software combinations that provide control of traffic; encryption and passwords to validate users; and software tools to prevent and cure viruses, block objectionable sites, and monitor traffic.

Using a current version of a web browser such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge Browser, or Mozilla Firefox, go to either: - The Blue Ridge Community College website at www.blueridge.edu, access the “Students” link in the top right corner. This link opens the “Student Panel” and allows access to WebAdvisor and myBlueRidge. - The MyBlueRidge website at https://my.blueridge.edu Log in using your Blue Ridge Community College username and password. This should be the same username and password you use to log into Moodle, your @webmail.blueridge.edu email account, and WebAdvisor. If you are new to Blue Ridge Community College or do not know your username or password refer to the First Time Login instructions at the end of this document. You can start your academic planning two different ways: - Use the MyBlueRidge Student Planning system to create your own draft academic plan and submit your plan to your academic advisor for review - Contact your academic advisor first to schedule a meeting where you can both work together to develop your academic plan. Overview of how to use the MyBlueRidge Student Planning system: - Use the “View My Progress” link under the MyBlueRidge Student Planning menu to see what courses you need to take to complete your academic degree - Select courses you need to take to complete your academic plan and click the “Add Course to Plan” button - Once you have added courses to your plan, go to the “Plan & Schedule” menu within the Student Planning system, click on the “Advising” tab under and then click the “Request Review” button. - Depending on which academic program you are currently enrolled in, your advisor might need to review and approve your plan before you are able to register for classes - Once your advisor has approved your plan, you can go back to the MyBlueRidge Student Planning system to schedule and register for specific course sections. - Click on the Help icon in the upper right of the MyBlueRidge system - Contact the Blue Ridge Community College Help Desk at (828) 694-1895 or email to email@example.com Once you log into MyBlueRidge, click on the “Student Planning” menu item. The Student Planning “Home” view will display your current Program, Cumulative GPA and Progress. The progress bar indicates where you are towards your graduation. You will also see your current course schedule. Please note if you are taking an online class that does not have scheduled meeting times, it will be listed at the bottom of your course schedule. (See example below) The “My Progress” view will display a very detailed description of your progress toward your current degree, diploma or certificate programs. If you are enrolled in multiple programs, you might need to click the arrows to select between your current programs. You can see your Cumulative and Institutional GPA, Major, and the catalog year of the degree program(s) for which you are currently enrolled. The progress bar indicates: Total Credits Completed (dark green) Credits in Progress (light green) Planned Credits (yellow) This section will display what is needed to complete your program of study. Each of the sections are color coded to let you know where you stand in completing a section. The color code is as follows: Completed – Green Fully Planned – Yellow In-Progress – Light Green Not Started – Red Fulfilled – Light Blue See example of academic progress view below. How to preview another academic program You can click on View a New Program button to get a quick preview into where you would stand if you were to transfer into another program or change your academic major. The ‘View a New Program’ feature only provides you with a quick preview of another program. It will NOT enroll you in a new program or change your academic major. You must work with your advisor and the Registrar’s office to change your academic program. View the degree requirements for any program you are interested in, by searching and selecting a program below. The credits you currently have will be added to the new program so that you can see what would be needed to complete another program. If you view another program, you will get a message that states: “Student is not enrolled in this program. The display of this program information is temporary and it will be removed as you leave or refresh this page.” Example of viewing a new program: Example of academic progress view: Planning and Scheduling Classes Click on the Plan & Schedule link on the Student Planning home page Once you click on “Plan and Schedule you will see “Schedule, Timeline and Advising The “Schedule Plan” will default to the current term, but if there are other terms available for planning purposes, you can access them by clicking on the arrow button. Clicking the arrow to the right – will display upcoming terms when they are available Click the arrow to the left – will display previous terms The “Timeline” tab will show you the current term, but you can look at previous terms from this screen by clicking the left arrow button. The “Advising” tab will list your Advisor. Students can compose a note and send to their advisor asking for permission to register for classes. Also, students can ask for guidance about issues they may have. This view lists every course available at Blue Ridge Community College. Be sure to look at the schedule of courses offered for the semester you are planning for before using this feature. Courses can be searched by “Course Subject” or “Course” Course Subject: Click on the Subject category. (ex. I selected the subject of English) You will see a list of “English” courses offered for the semester. You can filter by location, terms, day-of-week, time-of-day, instructor, academic level, course level, course types, topics, and instruction type by click on the check box located next to the filter. You can either add a course to your overall academic plan OR you can add a specific course section to your schedule. Click on “View Available Sections for ENG-111” located below the course descriptions in grey. Note: This view gives you details about the course you are taking such as a Course Description, Requisites (courses that must be taken before enrolling in class) and the location of the course offerings. Under the View Available Sections tab, - Seats - how many seats are available - Times - the times the course meets - Locations – where the class is located - Instructors – who is teaching the class To select your Class Click “Add Section to Schedule”- you see the following details about the section. - To add the section to your schedule, click on the “Add Section to Schedule” - If you do not want to “Add Section to Schedule, click “Close” Continue the above process for selecting the classes that you want to schedule for the semester. How to Register for Planned Classes If you want to register for a section that you added to your schedule. Click on “Plan & Schedule” located at top of page As you can see, your scheduled section will appear on the calendar in yellow on the day of the week it is offered and at the time of day it is scheduled. If you have any classes in “green” on this page – it means that you have registered for the class. Using the Advising menu: To “Request Review” of your planned schedule. Click “Request Review” Once you “Request Review” your advisor will approve/deny your selection(s). You will then be able to register for your sections by clicking “Register” on each of the planned courses. Once you have registered, you will notice that your section indicators change from yellow to green. If you decide to drop the section, you can click on the drop button. Under the Advising Tab, you can see communications from your Advisor. You can also send a note to your advisor. View Placement Test Activity To view a summary or your Placement Test activity, click on the test Summary button. To Access Unofficial Transcript Click on the link labeled “Unofficial Transcript” Click on “Download Program Evaluation Transcript (PDF) Click “Open” to view the PDF file once it is downloaded Note: All official transcripts must be requested through our website.

JMR Capital, Inc. provide business valuation services for business owners, banks, CPAs, attorneys and the courts. Our typical client is a business owner who is thinking about buying or selling a company. JMR Capital, Inc. has specialized local transaction experience in Southern California. The company is a mergers and acquisition firm specializing in advisory and brokerage services for privately owned businesses. Mark Richardson, the company's founder and chief valuator has been helping business owners buy and sell companies for more than 30 years. He has an extensive following of companies, high wealth individuals and private equity firms looking to acquire businesses with sales from $500,000 to $100 million. An intimate knowledge of which companies have sold, what buyers are willing to pay, which industries are in favor and which are not means Mark and JMR Capital do not have to rely on hypothetical values derived from complicated financial models. That's why their recommendations are highly accurate and business owners can rely on their opinion to reflect a company's true market value under current market conditions. The Bottom Line: You want results based on experience. Would you rely on the advice of someone who is not in the business of buying and selling companies every day? Appraisal techniques used to appraise a business for the purpose of a sale or merger can substantially differ from methods used to appraise a business for income, estate and gift taxes. Non-Tax Valuations typically deal with factors of interest to the buyer, seller and other interested parties and the appraiser has wide discretion in valuation methodology. If the business appraisal will be used by the IRS for any purposes, including gift and estate taxes, ESOPs, calculation of built in gain for S-Corporations, charitable contributions or allocations of purchase price, or by the courts, IRS acceptable guidelines must be considered. This typically requires a higher level of review and due diligence. That's why it's important to take the time to explain to us the exact purpose and intended use of the business appraisal. Before we start any engagement we confirm, in writing our full understanding of the assignment, your scheduling requirements and our fees. Next we arrange a site visit / management interview because it is our experience — as well as buyers, lenders, sellers, IRS agents and the courts -- the site visit not only helps the analyst get a better perspective, it makes a difference in the credibility of the conclusions. Most valuators cut corners and dismiss the importance of a site visit; we don't because our clients expect it. If a large portion of the company's value is in its fixed assets, we will arrange a certified machinery and equipment appraisal by our affiliate, National Equipment Appraisal. You won't waste time coordinating appraisers and it makes sense to have a single contact to complete the business valuation and equipment appraisal because it saves time, money and improves accuracy. When the business valuation report and certified machinery and equipment appraisal is complete, Mark delivers it in person to provide his insight. Lastly, Mark's management team will keep you informed during the entire business appraisal engagement. What do our customers say? We chose Mark's company because we thought they could provide a higher level of service than the large and impersonal investment banks. We were right and are very happy with the results they achieved for us. Get in touch At JMR Capital, Inc. you won't waste time coordinating appraisers, brokers and valuation companies. It makes sense to have a single contact to complete the pre sale due dilligence because it saves time, money and improves accuracy. Call our office today to arrange a free initial consultation.

Have you ever been in the middle of an activity or event and had a sudden idea come to you? It may be unrelated to what you were currently involved with, and you make a mental note to yourself that it was a good idea! You say to yourself you are going to remember to write it down when you get home. But you forget about it. Maybe hours, days or weeks later, you remember you had a ‘good idea,’ but you can’t remember exactly what it was. What then, can be done to help capture those good ideas when they occur? The best thing to do is to write them down as you receive them. Write Down Your Good Ideas It’s always a good idea to keep a small spiral notebook and a pencil/pen with you at all times. In your purse or in a pocket, they will come in handy when you need them. I attended an informative media development workshop, where the instructor stressed on the importance of writing ideas at the time you get them. He shared the story of a personal friend of his who was at a ball game when an idea came to him about a particular product for cell phones. The friend wrote the idea down right away, folded the piece of paper and stuck it in his pocket. As it usually happens, he forgot about his idea until he found the paper some weeks later, and his interest was rekindled. He decided to develop the idea and eventually gained financial benefit from it. Are you now thinking about those golden ideas you might have let pass you by? Nothing guarantees that a good idea will make you rich, but it could be something that would bring enrichment to your life as well as the lives of others. Keep a Notepad at Home A good idea might come to you at your house, in your car and other places where you spend time. I gleaned this tip from award-winning children’s writer T.E. Watson. He keeps those long, yellow legal writing pads in his car and around his home so he can capture an inspired moment when it happens. He tells the story of how he came up with his award-winning story The Monster in the Mailbox while sitting in the drive-through mailbox line of his local post office and watching a mini drama unfold in front of him. Several cars ahead of him, a woman had put too large of a package in the mail drop where it got stuck, and as she was struggling to get it out, she got stuck as well. The incident sparked a story idea within him, and he grabbed one of those pads and began furiously writing the events he was witnessing. I put that idea to use right away, purchasing tablets in bulk from my favorite warehouse shopping store. I keep them in our vehicles and various places around home and, in less than a year’s time have already filled up about a dozen writing tablets with story ideas, script outlines, and even notes to self. Put a Notebook by Your Bed For many people, fresh ideas come in the morning after a night of rest. Though I do keep a couple of pens by my bedside, I also have pencils because nothing is more frustrating than trying to quickly capture a great idea in writing, and then find that the pen doesn’t work. Record on Your Cell Phone If all else fails, and you get stuck with an idea and nary pen or paper at hand, use the voice recording capability of your cell phone. You can record that idea and transcribe it later. Do you make it a habit to write down good ideas when

Jan. 13, 2021 By Christina Santucci The Queens borough president’s office has launched its first-ever online application for seats on the borough’s 14 community boards. Those interested in serving on a Queens community board must submit their application by Feb 19. The appointments are for two-year terms that begin on April 1. This year the application process has been digitized given COVID-19. Previously, the forms had to be notarized, and applicants were required to mail their documents to Queens Borough Hall or drop them off in person. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said in a statement that the goal of the digitized application was to streamline the process, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and attract a more diverse applicant pool of “qualified and civic-minded individuals.” Richards noted that the online form would be safer, quicker and easier, particularly for those in areas of the borough with less access to public transportation. “This common-sense overhaul of the outdated community board application process represents a significant step toward ensuring that our 14 Queens Community Boards truly look, sound and feel like the diverse neighborhoods of each district,” Richards said in a statement. To be eligible, applicants must live, work, go to school, own a business or have a significant interest in the district in which they would like to serve. The application form includes questions about potential conflicts of interest, demographics and access to transportation and technology, as well as an essay section. Community boards act in advisory roles for elected officials and government agencies about land use and zoning issues in their respective districts. The boards, which are limited to 50 members and meet monthly, also issue recommendations about the city’s budget, municipal services and other matters specific to their communities. Community board members, who do not receive salaries, must reapply every two years for their seats and may serve up to four consecutive terms. Approximately half of the members’ terms expire each year, so appointments of roughly 350 new and returning members are expected to be made this year.

October 28, 2022 Funded by the National Science Foundation, Civil and Environmental (CEE) STEM Scholars are part of a national program to meet the need for well-trained civil engineers. These Scholars, both undergraduate and graduate students, form a diverse group seeking to successfully graduate with an ABET-accredited civil engineering degree. Thomas Phelen, a 2022 STEM Scholar inductee, was born and raised in Missouri. He enjoys building things, such as furniture, and thrives studying math and science. In high school, he was involved with Future Business Leaders of America. We asked Phelen about his journey to becoming a STEM Scholar at Mizzou. How did you first get introduced to engineering? I heard about my grandfather building stuff and about my uncle who is an engineer. Why are you interested in pursuing engineering? It is a cool field of study that allows for a wide range of knowledge and lets me help people. Why did you choose Mizzou Engineering? I chose Mizzou because I had the opportunity to talk with Dr. John Bowders and Dr. Brent Rosenblad. They both convinced me to attend Mizzou. How has being an STEM Scholar helped you at Mizzou Engineering? It has helped me with financial stability and lets me focus on my schoolwork. What would you tell others to encourage them to consider applying for the STEM Scholarship? I would tell others that it is great financially to get the scholarship and that it is a great way to meet people. What’s been your best experience at Mizzou Engineering to date? I would have to say my current best moment at Mizzou is still the talk that I had with Dr. Bowders and Dr. Rosenblad. The answers they had for my questions were amazing and inspired me to come to Mizzou and pursue Civil Engineering. Why would you recommend Mizzou Engineering to others? I would recommend Mizzou to others because it is a cool place that I feel allows for effective learning. Thanks for sharing, Thomas! Learn more about the STEM Scholars Program.

From late rent payment notices to upcoming renovations or even eviction, it’s crucial that you acquaint yourself with each type of rental notices for tenants and property managers. Repair NoticeThis notice allows you to inform your tenants of any repairs or designs that will affect the property on a specific day. It can also be used to notify tenants about any outages that are expected to happen, such as having the power switched off for some time. Rent Increase NoticeA notice of rent increase is precisely what the name suggests. This kind of notice reveals to tenants future rent increases that will take effect on a specific date. Every location has different laws; however, most states require you to send this notice to tenants 30 to 60 days before the rent increase takes effect. Entering The Rental Property NoticeThis notice informs tenants that you will be entering the property and state what reason you have to enter the property. Regardless of if you want to conduct an annual inspection, conduct maintenance work or check on renovations. A majority of states require you to send a notice to enter at least 24 hours before. When you see the majority Lease Amendment NoticeA lease amendment notice advises tenants of any updates or changes to their rental lease contract. Once the change has been negotiated between the landlord and tenant beforehand, this lease acts as a legal contract detailing what is changing on the lease. Offer Of Renewal NoticeThis notice is for property managers that want to offer a renewal lease to tenants that have a lease expiring soon. Typically the renewal notice will come with a new contract with updated rent, terms and conditions. Notice of Non-RenewalNon-renewal notices allow property managers to inform their tenants that their lease is about to end on a specific date and that there is no opportunity to renew the lease. This notice may also contain a section stating date in which tenants must vacate the property. Unconditional Quit NoticeThis form of notice addresses a situation where property managers let tenants know that the property lease will not renew. An unconditional quit notice must state the period in which the tenants have to vacate the property and the reason as to why the notice is being presented. This could be for illegal activity, not confining to the lease or property damage. Tenants do not have the power to resolve the situation. Intent to Dispose of Abandoned Personal Property NoticeThe property manager will handle a notice of intent to dispose of abandoned personal property states that tenants must collect their property and belongings or the items. ‘It’s important to remember that each state has different laws you need to adhere to. Some states require you to give notice before removing the items which can range from 10 days to 2 months, while some states require no notice. Returned Payment NoticeThis form of notice that their rent payment was unsuccessful and bounced back due to insufficient funds. A notice of returned payment should also state the outstanding balance the tenant owes. Notice To Pay Or Vacate The PropertyThe objective of this notice is to give tenants a period to pay overdue rent, or they will have their lease voided. Again, the amount of time in which you give your tenants will vary from state to state. Ensure you are protected and following your state laws if you want the notice to yield results for you. Violation Fix Or Quit NoticeA fix or quit notice gives tenants a time frame in which they must fix a lease violation or risk eviction. Violations can include having pets, sub-leasing, roommates, or anything included in your original lease that is violating the contract. Plan For An Easy FutureProperty managers have a tough role. There’s a vast range of aspects of a property that they have to cater to; The overall condition, the tenants, fluctuating vacancy levels, maintenance, new laws, regulations, and much more. They balance all of the different aspects to create a positive cash flow for the rental property. There is now a considerable need for property managers to be proactive rather than reactive to the properties they manage. From maintenance, move-in inspection records, and lease agreements to filling vacant homes and doing preventative renovations, you need to put systems in place that allow your property to continue earning money. Use technology-based solutions to automate and record time-consuming tasks, for example, property inspections. Having things like move-in inspections to compare against the current state of your property will help you avoid conflict with tenants and the property owner. Use property inspection software to record inspections, communicate with maintenance teams, assign inspections to different managers, and overall be the hub for your property management company. Depending on your skill set, you should also hire a well-respected property law attorney to help you with drafting up new lease notices. The property rules and regulations differ from state-to-state, so ‘it’s crucial you have an in-depth understanding of your specific set of laws.

Exactly how To Pick A House Cinema System Currently of days a most cinemas have border audio system. In a house movie theater you will certainly desire to look for the adhering to parts, a large-screen tv (typically 32″ or bigger), and also an audio speaker system with a speaker (a loud audio speaker developed to duplicate bass regularities) & front as well as back (typically a minimum of 5 audio speakers) audio speakers for high quality noise. When selecting a house movie theater system one have to initially take into consideration there spending plan. In years past a house cinema system was for just the abundant, however with renovations in innovation, house movie theater system are readily available for nearly any kind of spending plan. Expenses vary from $299 to $30,000 or even more, depending upon the elements selected as well as the dimension of your residence movie theater system. The cinema tv One of the points you have to take into consideration when you develop your movie theater system is to look to the future. Also wire systems are providing electronic watching solutions, which will just proceed to create. When taking into consideration a televisison for a smaller sized location you might intend to check out direct-view tvs. For bigger locations you can think about rear-projection or plasma tvs, Direct-view tvs do not call for visitors to rest thus far back from the seeing display. Wide-screen HDTV screens begin at 27″ for a typical square form as well as 30″ for a wide-screen, and also vary approximately 82″. When picking a residence cinema system one have to initially think about there budget plan. In years past a residence movie theater system was for just the abundant, however with enhancements in innovation, house cinema system are offered for virtually any kind of budget plan. Prices vary from $299 to $30,000 or even more, depending on the parts selected and also the dimension of your residence cinema system. Wires are an important component of a house movie theater. Great cable televisions will certainly improve the efficiency of your whole system, while low quality wires can in fact lower top quality. Seek the complying with when cord buying: · Look for cords with high-density protecting, long lasting coats as well as gold-plated adapters to offer resilient, trusted links. If you have the option of utilizing either electronic or analog wires, pick electronic to remove unwanted digital-to-analog as well as analog-to-digital conversions, which result in decreased picture as well as audio high quality. · When you’re trying to find the appropriate wires, ensure you prevent common cords made with low-grade products as well as low-grade building and construction due to the fact that they’re very susceptible to sound and also distortion. View specifically for ports that fit also limited or loosened, with poor protecting and also unguarded solder joints. · Be careful of makers that do not give details worrying the building and construction of their cords. Quality cord firms, such as Accell or Monster Cable, typically will certainly supply a cable television cut-away picture, offering clear presence of their wires’ product as well as building and construction. · Finally, make certain to maintain your cable television sizes as brief as feasible to obtain the most effective top quality noise. Resource: Accell Corporation Composed by Kevin Hampton, see me at www.costlesselectronics.com As soon as you have actually created the residence cinema that ideal fits your requirements the only point left is to kick back as well as appreciate and also do not neglect the snacks. Border stereo make use of a minimum of 5 audio speakers to bring the audience inside the seeing experience. Rather than enjoying the image, you’re an individual– similar to at a cinema. High-def tv (HDTV) is one of the most preferred for Home cinema systems. HDTV’s electronic innovations offer a much sharper & crisper photo top quality, additionally a boosted video clip area to bring the target market right into the center of the activity. Dolby Digital 5.1 border noise has actually been the market criterion for years, states Craig Eggers, supervisor of customer electronic devices modern technology advertising and marketing for Dolby Laboratories. This innovation “provides 5.1 networks of completely distinct border noise audio to any type of house movie theater,” Eggers states. When considering your residence cinema system that noise is a really essential component of the experience, keep in mind. You can get a box system for as low as $200. You will certainly intend to consider various system and also select the one that ideal fit your demands and also the audio high quality that finest fit you area and also demands. In a house movie theater you will certainly desire to look for the adhering to elements, a large-screen tv (normally 32″ or bigger), and also an audio speaker system with a speaker (a loud audio speaker created to replicate bass regularities) & front as well as back (generally a minimum of 5 audio speakers) audio speakers for top quality audio. Bear in mind when considering your residence movie theater system that noise is an extremely vital component of the experience. This will certainly finish the standard systems, however do not neglect that you might likewise intend to think about a video camera or electronic camera modern technology for those house video clips. These box systems additionally consist of different parts such as DVD gamers or recorders, or am fm stereo, VCR gamers or recorders, some system might likewise consist of iPod or Mp3 innovation.

Apply for Recent Career Opportunity for Station Manager at United Nigeria Airlines (100k) and Above Salery |Apply for Recent Career Opportunity for Station Manager at United Nigeria Airlines (100k) and Above Salery| Private Airlines Services Limited (Operators of United Nigeria) is a wholly Nigerian company incorporated under the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 at the Corporate Affairs Commission to offer commercial air transportation services under the registered tradename; United Nigeria. We are recruiting to fill the position of: Job Title: Station Manager Location: Anambra and Other Locations Employment Type: Full Time Reports to: HGO The Station Manager is to ensure on time performance of all domestic, Regional and international flights, transit passenger, baggage, cargo and aircraft activities with the highest standard of service and efficiency rendered to passengers and customers of the airlines with safety, security and on-time departure being top priority. READ THIS ALSO Oversees all aspects of the station’s operations ensuring safe, punctual, efficient and smooth operations. Assumes direct responsibility for his Station Agents, Customer Service Agent, Security Staff, Ticketing and Reservation Officers, Dispatcher, Ramp Agent, Driver, Catering Officer) Check- in Agent and Baggage Handlers etc) Directs all activities related to Station Operations and Coordinates all functions to ensure superior customer service, operational integrity, and positive employee relations. Develops schedules ensuring cost compliance and allocating needed resources Ensures customer service representatives are fully trained, knowledgeable and provide superior customer service. Ensures compliance with all UNA Ground Operation’s Manual, Load Manual, Station Manuals and other documents relevant to the management of the station. Ensures compliance with International, Federal, State and Local Aviation Regulations Identifies and manages station problems, investigate and provides recommendations for operational efficiency for Management Makes yearly plans and budgets for the station. Negotiates and manages airport specific contracts, quotations and follows up service compliance in accordance to the existing contracts. Initiates service recovery efforts in the event of operations irregularities in cooperation with Operational Dispatch. Ensures having meetings with his team Ensures team work in the station Maintain excellent relationship with Aviation Authorities-NCAA, FAAN, NAMA and NIMET and others-bankers, hotel, car hires etc Complete quarterly and annual appraisal and staff assessment and make recommendations and submit to HGO. Submit to FAAN, NAMA, NCAA all relevant official documents required by regulation. Verifies and approves all station related invoices and reports any mistakes accordingly. Involves in station staff recruitment, initiatives disciplinary hearings, training, development and motivational exercises for station staff Provides leadership and guidance to the ground handling agents and UNA staff Represents UNA at all Airport related functions, meetings and liaises with airport authority and governmental offices. Ensures company brand and values compliance Performs any other duties that may be assigned by management from time to time. Qualification, Experience and Skills HND or B.Sc in any discipline A higher degree will be an added advantage. Must be able to work late hours and multi-task. A minimum of four (4) years’ experience as a Station Manager Knowledge of Nig.CARs Knowledge of Ground Handling Operations will be of advantage Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Excellent sales and customer service skills. Ability to direct and develop staff. Ability to develop working partnerships with all staff in airlines at the airport Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate. Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment. Must be smart enough to take critical decisions within a very short time limit Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong supervisory and leadership skills. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Application (indicating location) and CV to: firstname.lastname@example.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail Application Deadline 16th March, 2022.

When I started writing about this subject, I thought I would cover all of the options in one post. One of the wonderful things about learning, is that there is a lot to learn about it! I’m in the process of recording a new podcast with a friend of mine and one of our first episodes will iterate just exactly why we believe continuous learning is so important. Stay tuned! Now, the finale… In-Person (Larger Groups/Formal Training) This is one that I need to get more involved in. I’ve heard great things about hackathons. I only attended my very first one a couple weeks ago and it was a good experience (all WiFi issues aside). Additional personal experience is more related to startup work even less formal than these events. There have been a couple of times I’ve tried to put together a quick app or program in a short amount of time using the MVP or “Minimum Viable Product” approach from The Lean Startup. I found that I learned a remarkable amount in a short amount of time. I learned even more when I did this together with some friends who ranged in skills from entrepreneur to systems admin to programmer to business development. Code Camps/Large Conferences I’ve considered writing an entire post about these. There is nothing like being surrounded by others who are looking to improve and be awesome at what we do. This kind of event can run from half a day to a full week. They tend to be a little heavier on the pocketbook, but you can find lower cost options as well. If you live in an area with a very active tech community, you will probably have many great local options that at least save you on the travel costs. Conferences really get the creative juices flowing and keep you fired up about your work. Most major tech companies have at least one developer conference per year (Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft). Employers with a decent training budget send their developers to 1-2 larger conferences per year (almost never 3+). I try to mix it up like so: - 1-2 out of town conferences. I enjoy travel and this is a nice opportunity to get out of the state for a few nights. - 2-3 local conferences. To help keep the budget down. - As many code camps as I can reasonably attend. Why so many? There are a lot of topics I’m interested in and it just so happens that they are all related to my work. This year, I attended an AngularJS conference (ng-conf), an Agile conference (AgileRoots was amazing), Utah Code Camp, and DevFest Family. I’m still planning to attend a large UX conference and a more hard-core software engineering/architecture conference. I’ve also found it extremely valuable to speak at some of these events. No one learns more than the person who stresses over getting in front of a bunch of smart people to tell them about something! This type of training is great when you have a team that all needs to get on the same page. Schedule a trainer to come out to your company on your schedule. I will turn you loose on Google for this one… do a little research and you will find many companies offering this type of service. My experience here is positive. On-site training sessions can be highly valuable just make sure you get a great trainer. Interview them first or suggest a trial session. Costs, I’m not super sure on but what is published online is $1000-5000 per session. If you think you will have an ongoing need for this, negotiate a better rate. Certifications are highly valuable for IT people although they are not be as well recognized in development circles. I have a former boss who refused to interview candidates with Microsoft’s developer certification on their resume… Advanced degrees are valuable if you are specializing in certain areas of our field. Machine learning, concurrent programming, and human computer interaction are all excellent examples. Both certifications and advanced degrees become considerably more valuable if your company is willing to pay for part or all of the tuition. Without that, I would probably avoid them because your return on investment may not be very good. As you can see, the options for learning run the full gamut of price, time, and commitment. The great news is, even if your company has little or no budget for training, all you need is a couple committed developers to get started with the less expensive (free) types of training. Even better if your company agrees to a budget or commits to learning in other meaningful ways (time/food/support). I recommend that you seek out employers who understand and value learning. I have and I couldn’t be more glad.

Nose Fillers in Islamabad Are you bothered by the shape of your nose but hesitant to undergo traditional surgical rhinoplasty? If so, you’re in luck! Dr. Fazeela Abbasi, renowned as one of the best dermatologists in Islamabad, offers a groundbreaking solution known as Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty, or as it’s commonly referred to, the “liquid nose job.” Let’s explore what this innovative procedure entails and why it might be the perfect choice for you. What is a Non-Surgical Nose Job? Non-surgical Rhinoplasty, also known as a liquid nose job, is a dermal filler treatment designed to reshape your nose without the need for surgery. This non-invasive procedure is ideal for individuals with minor nose imperfections, such as bumps or slight crookedness. Candidacy Criteria For Nose Job In Islamabad Are you an ideal candidate for Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty? Consider this procedure if you want to: - Improve minor crookedness of the nose. - Define an underdeveloped nose. - Enhance nose symmetry. - Correct a hanging nasal tip. - Eliminate nasal bumps. - Refine nasal contours. Pre-Procedure Care For Nose Job In Islamabad Before undergoing Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty, it’s essential to follow specific pre-procedure care guidelines to ensure the best results: - Discontinue blood-thinning medications like aspirin for at least a week before the procedure. - Avoid taking vitamins or supplements in the week leading up to the procedure. - Discuss your medical history thoroughly with your practitioner. - Provide complete details about any prescription medications you are taking to avoid complications. The Procedure For Nose Job In Islamabad Non-surgical rhinoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that typically takes only 15-45 minutes. Here’s what you can expect during the treatment: - Cleansing: The practitioner will start by thoroughly cleansing your nose to prevent infection. - Numbing: While the procedure is generally performed without anesthesia, a numbing solution is applied to minimize discomfort. However, if you have a lower pain threshold, topical anesthesia can be requested. - Filler Injection: Once the treatment area is numb, the practitioner will inject a dermal filler, often hyaluronic acid, into the subdermal tissue of your nose. This filler helps correct minor nose imperfections, providing you with a beautifully contoured nose. Post-Procedure Care For Nose Job In Islamabad After your Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty, you’ll need some aftercare, although there is minimal downtime involved. Here are some general post-procedure guidelines: - Avoid unnecessary touching of the treated area for at least 12 hours. - Gently cleanse the treatment area with soap and water. - In case of swelling, use cold compresses or ice packs. - Use prescribed medications to manage any side effects, such as pain. - Continue to avoid blood-thinning agents like aspirin for a week following the procedure. Consultation and Preparation For Nose Job In Islamabad Before undergoing any procedure, it’s crucial to have a detailed consultation with your chosen surgeon. During this session, you’ll discuss your goals, the procedure itself, the cost, and what to expect during recovery. Your medical history and current medications will also be reviewed. To prepare for your procedure, it’s important to lead a healthy lifestyle. If you smoke, quitting is advisable, and you should stop taking blood-thinning medications like aspirin. Alcohol consumption should also be halted, along with herbal supplements. The Procedure and Types of Nose Fillers The Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty procedure is performed on an outpatient basis, typically in a cosmetic clinic or office setting, and takes less than half an hour to complete. Some patients may be offered a reversible nose filler as a test before the main procedure. These shorter-lasting fillers, lasting about six months, are made from natural substances found in the skin. If you are satisfied with the results, you can opt for permanent nose fillers like Radiesse. Radiesse offers a greater lift, a similar feel to the nose, and longer-lasting results, often lasting from 12 to 18 months. Recovery and Results Of Nose Job In Islamabad Recovery after Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty is brief. Some individuals may experience temporary swelling or puffiness at the treatment site, but this subsides within a few days. You can use cold compresses to alleviate any swelling. The results of a Non-Surgical Nose Job are immediate but not permanent, typically lasting from six months to three years. Before and After of Non-Surgical Rhino Plasty in Islamabad Benefits Of Nose Fillers Non-surgical rhinoplasty offers numerous advantages, including: - Improved nose contours without surgery, incisions, or bleeding. - Minimal to no pain during the procedure. - Quick treatment lasting 15-45 minutes. - No downtime is required. - Immediate results. - Cost-effective compared to surgical rhinoplasty. Possible Risks & Complications Of Nose Job In Islamabad While risks and complications are rare with nose fillers, it’s essential to be aware of potential side effects, including: - Compromised blood supply if fillers are accidentally injected into nasal arteries, leading to skin blanching and scarring. - Temporary swelling and redness at the injection site. - Discomfort, which can be alleviated with cold compresses. - Transient itching at the treatment area, which should not be scratched. - Bruising, which typically fades within 24 hours. Book Your Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty Consultation in Islamabad If you’re seeking a subtle yet transformative change in the shape of your nose without surgery, Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty by Dr. Fazeela Abbasi in Islamabad is the ideal solution. With her expertise and commitment to delivering natural-looking results, you can achieve the nose you’ve always desired. Book your consultation today and embark on a journey to a more confident you!

Media day photos by Cody Ottinger and Kara Raeth | CatchMark Ravenna’s 2021-22 boys basketball team attended the VanDyk Mortgage West Michigan Conference media day on Wednesday, Nov. 24, at the Viking Athletic Center (VAC) in Whitehall. Check out our photos above and see the season preview below: COACH: Courtney Kemp (3rd season). LAST YEAR’S RECORDS: 11-5 overall (11-3 West Michigan Conference, 2nd place). RETURNING STARTERS: Kyle Beebe (Senior, Guard/Forward, 6-2); Travis May (Senior, Guard, 6-1); Grant Becklin (Senior, Forward, 6-2). KEY RETURNEES: Carter Schullo (Sophomore, Forward, 6-4); Hunter Hogan (Junior, Guard, 5-10); Owen Scott (Senior, Guard, 5-9). NEW PROSPECT: Clay Schullo (Sophomore, Forward, 6-3). STRENGTHS: Overall team speed, athleticism and experience will play to Ravenna’s advantage. WEAKNESSES: Minimal height and a slight lack of depth could be obstacles for the Bulldogs. SEASON OUTLOOK: After going 20-0 in the regular season two years ago and finishing second in the league last year, the Bulldogs are back to fight for a top spot once again. “Last year, we fell a little bit shy of our goals, but this year we are feeling like we have to pick it back up and not feel sorry for ourselves,” Kemp said. Seniors Beebe, May and Becklin will lead Ravenna, while the Schullo brothers offer some needed size for the Bulldogs. The West Michigan Conference race appears to be wide open. The ‘Dogs just hope to be in the mix for a title. “We hope to be competitive and hang around with the top-tier teams by season’s end,” said Kemp. “If you don’t come prepared getting off of that bus, you’re going to lose a game. We don’t feel like there are any ‘gimmes’ in our conference.” / 8 hours ago Conference leaders showcase talent as Whitehall hosts. The spectators gathered at Whitehall High School... / 10 hours ago Wildcats senior is playing soccer and football, plus running cross country, while maintaining weighted... / 10 hours ago Wildcats get key win over rival Vikings to realistically stay alive in divisional race.

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Whitley Johnson's dream summer of shopping, partying and tanning on the beach has just turned into a nightmare. Because Dad didn't tell her he doesn't live by the beach anymore, or that he's no longer a bachelor. He's picked up and moved to a tiny, lame town called Hamilton and gotten himself a fiance. A fiance whose son just happens to be what's-his-name from last week's drunken graduation party one night stand. Just freakin' great. As if the summer couldn't get worse, Dad seems to forget Whitley's even there. She doesn't fit in with his perfect new country club family, and Whitley does what any kid lucky enough to go all summer unsupervised does: she parties. Hard. So hard that she doesn't even notice the good things right under her nose: a younger future step-sister who is just about the only person she's ever liked, a best friend (even though Whitley swears she doesn't 'do friends') and a smoking hot, sweet guy who isn't her step brother (yet) and who actually seems to care for her. It will take all three of them to convince her that they're not phoneys, and to get Whitley to get through her anger and begin to put the pieces of her family together. I loved the DUFF by Kody Keplinger so was so excited to get this for review earlier this week. I am pleased to say I loved it. For me Kody Keplinger is one of those authors who I love. Her characters are realistic and therefore I always find the voice is spot on. This book was no exception. The main character Whitley is written superbly stating as this messed up unlikable screw up at the start of the book. Once the story gets going and you start to get under her skin you actually start to see more of why she has become the person she has and you start to warm to her. I also love how the author writes teen sex without being judgmental and presenting it as a normal part of teenage life not just for boys but also girls. Another example of how YA can be used to do that well and proves you don't need NA titles for sexy times. I defy anyone to read this book and not fall instantly in love with both male teen characters. I adored Nathan and Harrison entirely and I loved the scenes they were in. Also I found seeing Whitley through their eyes made me like her more too which was good. Also any book that has a cameo from characters from the author's previous works just slipped in is always a thumbs up from me. I love those entirely in a really geeky way. All in all a book I really loved. I cannot wait to get my hands on more from the author

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So, being sexually harassed by a woman is not only laughable but also enjoyable. The truth remains that what makes sexual harassment a crime is not the gender of the perpetrator, nor the physical appearance of the victim but lack of consent. SEXUAL HARASSMENT PROVISIONS IN THE NIGERIAN LAW The Nigerian Labour Act has no provisions criminalizing sexual harassment in the workplace. This has left some victims confused as to what legal measures to take to address the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended which is the grundnorm in Nigerian Law on the other hand, guarantees the right to dignity of human persons and right to personal liberty which workplace sexual harassment violates. Also, international conventions and instruments universally recognize a person’s right to work with dignity and be protected from all forms of sexual harassment. The Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011 has provisions criminalizing sexual harassment making Lagos state the first state in Nigeria to make laws against sexual harassment. Section 262(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos States 2011 provides that: “Any person who sexually harasses another is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for three years.” Section 254(C) (1) (g) of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended in 2010) makes specific provisions granting the National Industrial Court of Nigeria exclusive jurisdiction over causes and matters “relating to or connected with any dispute arising from discrimination or sexual harassment at the workplace.” Following this constitutional provision, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has awarded damages in deserving cases against perpetrators of workplace sexual harassment. In Pastor (Mrs.) Abimbola Patricia Yakubu V Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria& Anor (Suit No NICN/LA/673/2013; judgement delivered on the 24th November, 2016), the claimant’s case was that she was at various times subjected to continuous sexual and seductive gestures and compliments, promiscuous and obscene talks, demand for sexual favours and indecent marriage proposal from the 2nd defendant while she was in the employment of the 1st defendant. The NICN held that the claimant’s right to human dignity and self-worth was violated by the 2nd defendant and awarded the sum of N5,000,000(Five Million Naira) as damages in favour of the claimant. Recently, the National Industrial Court (NIC) amended its civil procedure rules to include provisions on workplace sexual harassment. Order 14(1) of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria Civil Procedure Rules 2017 provides that where a claimant alleges sexual harassment in the workplace, it should be indicated if the sexual harassment is; “a. Physical conduct of a sexual nature: such as unwanted physical contact, ranging from touching to sexual assault and rape, strip search by or in the presence of the opposite sex, gesture that constitutes the alleged sexual harassment ; and/or From the foregoing, sexual harassment is not only made an actionable claim, we are also clear on how to prove it in court and what amounts to workplace sexual harassment. Any worker who is a victim of any of the above actions can institute an action at the National Industrial Court and get remedies including damages, compensation and an injunction. PREVENTION OF WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT It is the duty of every employer to ensure that sexual harassment doesn’t thrive in the work environment. Employers need to know that they can be held vicariously liable for acts of sexual harassment by their employees and agents especially if such incidences were reported and nothing was done to address the sexual harassment issue or punish the perpetrator. Asides from legal costs, employers that ignore cases of sexual harassment pay the price in low morale, decreased productivity, increased absenteeism and health care costs. One major step employers can take to prevent sexual harassment in the work place is for them to include a sexual harassment policy in their employee handbook. The sexual harassment policy should; Employers should be ready to organize trainings on the signs, control and effects of sexual harassment during induction of new employees and other forms of continuous education to ensure that the employees are constantly aware that sexual harassment is a crime that will not be tolerated in the workplace. 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The question on the minds of many CEOs however is who to be saddled with the responsibility of conducting these investigations in a way that will ensure fairness to both parties. It could be left in the hands of the Human Resources department but are these people not employees of the company who are obliged to protect the reputation of the company? How un-biased can their findings be? Certainly, an investigation that will ensure fairness to both parties is more likely achieved when the investigator has no personal connection with either party to the investigation. It is also likely that the parties will see an external investigator as neutral and will be more open with information since they believe that they will be treated fairly. Employers as well will be more inclined to take recommendations from an independent investigator and make necessary changes in their company as opposed to taking recommendations from the employee of the company who might just be telling the employer what he wants to hear. As a result of this, companies have identified the need to bring in external investigators who have the requisite training, experience and resources to conduct an impartial investigation while maintaining privilege and avoiding the consequences of a flawed investigation. They now bring in Law firms to carry out these investigations. In the past, any complaint of improper behavior in the workplace would most likely be first lodged at the human resources department. Times have changed. As it is now, as a result of the awareness raised by the #MeToo movement, the public might even be made aware of a harassment issue before the company. 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These fifteen simple tips will help you memorize the parts of the Bible that matter to you the most. #1 Choose a verse you may already know Memorizing Scripture is a wonderful way to keep the Word of God close to you. Psalm 119:11 says, “I have stored up Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” It is a good habit to keep reading the Word consistently, but memorizing can help you to better remember God’s promises in good or bad times. An excellent place to start would be to memorize a verse you may already know, or find a verse that you already know a certain phrase from. This is an easy way to start since you may have a verse mostly memorized; simply go to the reference and memorize the full verse so you have the full Word of God at the ready. #2 Use the right translation and stick with it Some translations are harder to memorize than others; some may be paraphrased and not a full translation. Your choice of translation will also have to do with personal preference. You might try memorizing Scripture from the translation your pastor or church uses. In order to help you keep memorizing Scripture, choose one translation and stick with it. You can and should read from a variety of translations to uncover the richness of the text, but memorizing from only one translation can greatly help you. #3 Start small, then work in stages Don’t assume that you can memorize an entire book of the Bible in one go. Choose one chapter or a short psalm. If that’s too difficult at first, start with just one verse (John 3:16 is an excellent starting place). Once you have a few individual verses memorized, expand to slightly longer passages – no more than a few verses at a time. Keep going and growing until you can remember longer passages on command. #4 Pray through scripture An excellent way to help you memorize Scripture is simply to pray it. By praying Scripture, we mean taking a passage of Scripture and incorporate that language into your prayers. This practice is further outlined in Donald Whitney’s book Praying the Bible. Start with a short psalm, and use each verse as a guide for your thoughts and petitions as you pray. Expand on what is written, and apply it to your unique circumstances or the state of your heart. As you continue in this practice, familiar passages will return to your memory as you pray them over and over. #5 Use the reference Memorizing Scripture is always a good idea; it’s an even better idea to know where it comes from. Even if you only memorize a short passage, memorize the book, chapter, and verse along with it. This will help you return to the full passage and read over it to understand the context. You can also direct others to this verse and help them with their own memorization of Scripture. #6 Write it down There are many different methods of learning and an equally infinite number of techniques for memorizing information. You can apply many of these techniques to memorize the Bible. There is an abundance of Bible journals available, with open space on each page for you to jot down notes or capture thoughts that stand out to you. Or you can simply get a pen and paper, and copy a passage word for word. You’d be surprised how writing a verse down – not just typing, but writing – can help you remember the Bible later. #7 Listen as well as read Audio Bibles are another good memorization tool. As with our earlier note, if you are listening to help you commit it to memory you should choose the proper translation. But sometimes, hearing Scripture read aloud is a better way to memorize it. You can find free online audio Bibles, or you can even record yourself and play it back later. #8 Say it out loud If you can find some time alone, speaking Scripture out loud is an excellent memorization technique. Read the words on the page out loud, and repeat it several times. If you are attempting to memorize a longer passage, take it verse by verse and only add another verse when you can successfully repeat the current one out loud a few times without looking at it. Before long, you can memorize whole chapters at a time. #9 Keep it in front of you at all times Psalm 1:2 says, “But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.” If you want to keep the Bible fresh in your memory and continually add to what you have memorized, remain faithful in reading it daily. Whether it’s morning or evening, an hour or only five minutes, make time in your day to pick up the Bible and read it, setting aside some of that time to committing the Bible to memory. #10 Use music, mnemonics, or another memory aid There are lots of other memory aids that can help you store up Scripture in your heart. Listening to Christian music is a good way to start memorizing the Bible. Christian songs by definition have their roots in the Bible, and many will quote Scripture word for word in their lyrics. It’s important to search for the chapter-and-verse passage when you find a song you want to commit to memory so that you can go back to the actual verse to memorize; but your favorite song can become your favorite Bible verse. You can also use mnemonics or another memory aid. Assigning the first word of each verse with another correlating word, turning a passage into its own song, or using rhythmic pronunciation can help as well. If that doesn’t work, feel free to experiment and come up with your own method of committing verses to memory. #11 Study a given passage in great detail If you’re up for some additional reading and want to memorize a longer passage at once, you can study up on it. Find a trusted Bible commentary and dig into the deeper meanings behind the original languages; or explore the characters depicted in the passage. For example, memorizing the words of Jesus can be easier if you have a better understanding of the rest of His nature and teachings. Couple this with other the other memory techniques described above, and you can have a richer appreciation for the Bible and a more valuable treasured memory. #12 Try another language If your native language is not English, simply choose another translation. Scholars, publishers, and mission groups have translated the Bible into hundreds of languages for this very purpose. If you find that you comprehend material better when it is in your chosen language, start with that translation of Scripture. This tip also has wonderful applications if you are about to enter the mission field. Most shorter mission trips will work with a translator, but it can be more meaningful with those you are ministering to if you can repeat certain key verses in their native language. If you are prepared to commit to a more permanent mission field, choose their translation and learn the Bible as you learn their language to be a more effective gospel witness. #13 Focus on what you are already learning in church Consider paying closer attention to what your pastor preaches on Sundays, or what your small group covers during the week. It can be very easy to listen to a sermon and even take notes, then completely forget everything come Monday morning. Many pastors will craft a sermon series that unpack an extended passage or book of the Bible over several weeks or months. You may not have to memorize an entire book of the Bible all at once, but you can pull out the verses used as the key points of the lesson and memorize them each week. #14 Work with a partner Ecclesiastes 4:12 says, “And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him – a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Use your accountability partner or a trusted friend as a guide and partner in memorizing Scripture. Agree on a passage to memorize, work on it separately, then check in with each other to see how the other is doing and hold them accountable. You can encourage each other to keep pressing on, and it can be comforting to know that you are both saving up Scripture together. #15 Practice, practice, practice – keep at it! If at first you don’t succeed, don’t set the Bible back on the shelf and leave it there forever. Keep at it: memorizing Scripture will take time and repetition. Even with a photographic memory, it will still take time to successfully memorize anything, and the Bible is no exception. If you have memorized one verse one week, make it two verses next week. If you memorize part of a chapter, consider adding the rest of the chapter to it. Be patient with yourself, but put forth your best effort. And through it all, remember that it is the precious Word of God, and is worthy of our time and attention. Here are some additional unique ways to memorize scripture. 5 Simple Tools to Memorize Scripture The Easiest Way to Memorize Scripture Natalie Regoli is a child of God, devoted wife, and mother of two boys. She has a Master's Degree in Law from The University of Texas. Natalie has been published in several national journals and has been practicing law for 18 years.

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If you’ve suffered from a personal injury due to a trip and fall accident, often the last thing on your mind is pursuing legal action. You might want to forget the whole thing, or you’re simply focused on recovering from your injuries. Accidents are always a shock, and sometimes embarrassing. This makes it easy to overlook any responsibility on another’s part. A trip and fall case is especially tricky as there’s usually no second party present to blame. But if you’ve suffered from a personal injury in any way, and it wasn’t your fault, you should be compensated! This time can be stressful and confusing, but if you act quickly in seeking an accident lawyer, you’ll be way more likely to get the compensation you deserve. Why do you need an accident lawyer? Be taken seriously If you try to take on your case yourself, you’re putting yourself in a vulnerable position. It’s important to remember that you’re going up against an insurance company, not just against the business or property owner. If you’re unrepresented, an insurance company is highly unlikely to accept liability. They’re likely to assume that you don’t take your case seriously, and that the case itself is weak. A trip and fall lawyer will automatically draw respect from the insurance company and allow a much smoother channel of communication. Having a professional represent you and your case will put you in a much stronger position. It may seem like the easiest solution to simply represent yourself, but it’s pretty much impossible to be objective when you’ve been personally affected. Emotions can run high, and as neutral as you think you could be, it’s easier said than done. Without an objective party on your side, you could seriously hinder your case. Why run the risk? An accident lawyer will give you objective and professional representation, saving you a lot of stress and hassle, and getting you the best possible outcome. Without legal representation for your trip and fall case, you leave yourself in an easy position to be looked over. Insurance companies are likely to delay your case by being slow to respond and taking advantage of your lack of legal support. Our accident lawyers know the ins and outs of trip and fall cases. They know the best ways to move things forward and how to avoid any unnecessary, and sometimes deliberate, delays. Finding a knowledgeable and reliable accident lawyer is vital when you’ve suffered from a trip or fall that caused you a personal injury. We provide the support and care that you deserve during such a stressful and complicated time. Don’t try to take it all on yourself, it will only cause you more stress and prevent you from receiving the compensation that’s rightfully yours. We’re here for you!

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has ceased to be just a futuristic vision and has evolved into a reality with an increasingly profound impact on our lives. From the devices we use to the decisions we make, AI is shaping the way we interact with the world around us. Isn’t it exciting to think about how this technology is redefining our reality? If you share that excitement, you’ve come to the right place! We present to you the course “Destination AI: An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence,” an extraordinary online course offered in collaboration with Institut Montaigne and Fondation Abeona. If you’ve ever wondered what AI exactly is, how it works, and how it’s transforming our environment, this course is specifically designed for you. The first part of the course will take you on a journey where you’ll demystify AI, understanding its essence and distinguishing facts from fiction. As you dive into the second part, you’ll explore how AI impacts the workplace and society at large, opening your eyes to the possibilities and challenges it presents. But the journey doesn’t end here: in the third part, you’ll delve into the intricacies of an AI project, where concepts like deep and automatic learning will come to life under your curious gaze. Can you imagine learning about AI directly from the leaders and experts in this innovative field? In this course, you’ll have the privilege of hearing from some of today’s most influential minds in AI. They will be there to answer your questions and share their vision of how AI is shaping our world and where it’s heading. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to conquer the world of Artificial Intelligence. You’ll be able to build your own solid definition of AI, understand its impact on society, and unravel the secrets behind AI engineering projects. No previous experience is required, just a curious mind and the willingness to explore new frontiers. Join Facialix’s official channel for more news, courses, and tutorials So, if you’re eager to uncover the mysteries of AI, if you want to comprehend how it’s transforming our present and future, and if you’re excited to learn directly from leaders in this field, don’t wait any longer. You can access the course using this link.

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MU OET 2020: MU OET stands for Manipal University Online Entrance Test which is organized by the Manipal University (Private University). MU OET is a university level exam conducted for the admission in various affiliated colleges. Manipal University offers admissions in the several Under Graduate and Post Graduate programs in the field of Engineering, Applied Science, Medical, etc. For MU OET Medical Exam Follow The Link: MU OET Medical 2020 Manipal University Organizes MU OET 2020 every year in the month of April. The Application Form is available Now. UG courses are B-Tech, B-Pharm, BCA, B.Com, etc. whereas Post Graduate will include M-Tech, MS, Ph.D., Medical, MCA, MBA, etc. Check full article to get full details of the MU OET Application Form and other events. MU OET 2020 Schedule Manipal University offers various courses in various UG and PG level. So here we are providing the important dates regarding the MU OET 2020. The application process starts from last week of November 2018 to 2nd week of April. The MU OET Schedule is given below the table. |Online Application (Start Date)||October 2019| |Online Application (Last Date)||March 2020| |Slot Booking (Exam)|| April 2020 (M.Sc Nursing) April 2020 (All Courses) |Exam Date||Course||Exam dates| |BTech / BPharm / PharmD||Apr 2020| |BA Media & Communication||Apr 2020| |BDes (Interior Design / Fashion Design) & BSc Animation||April 2020| |MSc Nursing||April 2020| |Result Date||24th April 2020/ Last week of May 2020| |Counseling Date||First week of June 2020| MU OET 2020 Eligibility Criteria Applicants are requested to read the full Eligibility Criteria according to the requirement for MU OET Admissions. The applicant can check the eligibility criteria for various UG and PG courses. The Eligibility Criteria are given below: There is no Age Criteria for the candidate to apply. The minimum mark required is 50% to get the seat in MU OET Counseling 2020. The candidate must pass the intermediate level (10+2) from the recognized board like CBSE, ICSC, etc. The candidate must have achieved with minimum 50% Aggregate in Physics, Mathematics and any of the optional Subject. The Candidate should have Physics, Mathematics, and English as a mandatory subject with any of the following subject Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Computer Science. The candidate must pass the intermediate level (10+2) from any recognized board like CBSE, ICSC, American 12th grade or any other equivalent Board. The minimum aggregate in intermediate level is 50%. The candidate must have B.E. / B-Tech degree or equivalent bachelor degree. The minimum Aggregate required to apply is 50%. MU OET 2020 Application form Applicants who are interested can apply for the MU OET Application Form 2020. It must note that the application form must be submitted before the last date. The procedure for applying MU OET Registration Form is listed below - First Applicant must visit the official website i.e. manipal.edu/muhtml. - Then go the Admission section. - Now click on Apply Now. New page will appear as shown above. - Login or Register by filling all the details. Now Click on Register & continue or Login. - If registered than Login this time, Select your course and in the new form fill your Details like Name, Address, Email-ID, Mobile Number, etc. - Now fill your remaining details like education qualification, Upload required documents like scanned photo and signature, etc. - Once you filled the Application form cross verify before submitting the form. - Then take a print out of the Form. MU OET Application Fees - Application fee: Rs.600 (for all courses) - Entrance Test fee: Rs. 1400 (for selected courses only) Foreign /International/ NRI / NRI Sponsored category - Application Fee: Rs. 2500 The Payment can be made online through Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card and offline with Demanded Draft. MU OET Exam Pattern & Syllabus Applicant must know the exam pattern for preparing well and to score god in the exams. The MU OET Exam pattern 2020 helps the candidate for understanding the paper format in the order they come. The MU OET Exam Pattern 2020 will be as follows: For B-Tech/ B-Pharm |Total Time||2 hours 30 minutes| |Types of Question||Objective| |Subjects||No of Questions| |English and general Aptitude||30| |Total Time||1 hours 30 minutes| |Types of Question||Objective| |Negative marking||Yes (1 mark for each wrong answer)| For BBA Exam Pattern 2020 |Total Time||2 hours| |Types of Question||Objective| MU OET Syllabus MU OET is summerized below, Check Complete Here: MU OET Syllabus 2020 For B.Tech: Subject like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and General Aptitude based on the intermediate level. For M.Tech: Subjects include the respective discipline you opted for and Engineering Mathematics. For BBA: Subjects related to Business administration at an intermediate level with Numeracy, Conceptual, Case Study, General Awareness, General English. MU OET Preparation Tips Applicants who will appear for the MU OET Exam have to start the preparation from now. By preparing in time they able to score the good marks in the exam. Here we are providing some preparation tips for the MU OET Exam. The MU OET Preparation Tips is as follows:- - Divide the syllabus into easy and hard parts. - Give more time to the hard part and less time to the easy once. - Cover the entire syllabus; do not leave anything before the exam. - Time Management can save you some extra time for the preparation, so always manage Time. - Practice will improve your Speed and Accuracy and will get you good Scores and Ranks. - Eat and Drink healthy to stay fit. - Don’t stress yourself out, use 5 minutes break as the stress buster. MU OET Sample Papers Sample papers will be available on the official as well as another site on the Internet. Once you fill the form the next thing is how to prepare for exam process (Online Test, GD/PI) and to crack it. MU OET Sample Papers will help you to practice as well as cover the entire syllabus. They even have some topics which are not in the book but have come in the previous exams. You can practice and prepare with Sample Papers. MU OET Online Mock Tests will help you to know how your preparation is and where you stand after covering the syllabus. It will also give your weak points. MU OET 2020 Slot Booking & Admit Card MU OET Slot Booking will start at last week of March 2020. The applicant can book a slot through Unique login Id and password. Once the online link is available on your login Id then choose the Test Center, Exam Date, and City. Once you submit those details. Then the confirmation email will be sent to you, then you can take print out of the MU OET Hall Ticket 2020. MU OET Slot Booking Link: Click Here MU OET Result The Result and merit list will be declared on the official site of Manipal University after the conduction of the MU OET Exam. The applicant, who scores the minimum 50% criteria, is eligible for the further admission process. The second attempt will also provide to the candidate if they not satisfied with their performance in the first test. Candidates have to Visit the official website and log in there, After logging in, candidates can view their ME OET Result and merit list. According to the result and rank in merit list candidates will get MU OET 2020 Counseling The counseling date will be in the First week of June 2020. In this candidate’s document will be varified. And candidates will fill the choices in the form. Once the MU OET Counseling 2020 is finished the provisional seat allotment letter will be given. Once the documents are verified and you pay the token amount of fees then it will be confirmed later. There will be a Spot counseling if the seats are still will remain after the counseling. Official Site: MU OET Exam 2020

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Assuming you have a valid Georgia mechanic or materialmen’s lien, the lien is good for one year from the date the lien is filed. In order to extend the lien beyond this expiration date, however, Georgia’s lien laws require that the Lien Claimant file a lawsuit against the party with whom they contracted before the lien expires. In addition, the lien claimant must file (and serve) a Notice of Filing of Action for Claim on Mechanics and Materialmen’s Liens. Fulfilling all of the statutory requirements before the statute of limitations expires is referred to as “perfecting your lien”. Due to the complexity of complying with Georgia’s Lien Laws and the inherent difficulties of self-representation, it is very important to have an attorney prepare this suit and meet the other statutory requirements on your behalf. We occasionally get telephone calls, however, from subcontractors or laborers who filed their own liens and call us to help them perfect their liens; unfortunately, there are situations where the costs to enforce your lien rights may not justify the legal expenses. In those instances, Georgia offers a possible avenue for these smaller claims–Magistrate Court. Georgia Magistrate Court is our state’s version of small claims court or the people’s court. Although the Magistrate Court is usually more dignified than the shows on television, it really is a forum for citizens of Georgia who are owed money but aren’t owned enough money to justify the expense and the time of hiring legal counsel. Thus, you may be able to file and prosecute an action in Magistrate Court pro se (that is, representing yourself). Magistrate Court currently has a jurisdictional limit of $15,000 which means you can only file your lawsuit in Magistrate Court if the amount you are owed is less than $15,000; consequently, the Cobb Law Group does not do much work in Magistrate Court, but you can find out more information by clicking here: If you choose to pursue your claim in Magistrate Court, you are still required to file your Notice of Filing of Action for Claim on Mechanics and Materialmen’s Liens, and we strongly suggest that you hire a Georgia Construction law firm to prepare this document on your behalf as it must meet statutory requirements and will require information relating to the current owner’s of the real estate which may be difficult to locate. If you have any experience which you wish to share regarding your experience with perfecting liens or filing a lawsuit in one of Georgia’s Magistrate Courts, please leave a comment below. This is a general information article and should not be construed as legal advice or a legal opinion. The content above has been edited for conciseness and additional relevant points are omitted for space constraints. Readers are encouraged to seek counsel from a construction lawyer for advice on a particular circumstance.

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SOS Wildlife Judy Watson Judy Watson involved in Jim Jablon scheme at https://911animalabuse.com/james-jablon-aka-jim-jablon/ As of 2010 SOS Wildlife houses 10 large cats and 3 smaller cats When Carole Baskin and Big Cat Rescue became known for trying to stop the trade in exotic cats as pets, Judy Watson began slandering them in an attempt to draw the attention off the subject; Exotic Animals as Pets, which is not a subject anyone can defend, and try to misdirect attention in any way she can. Judy Watson was briefly a volunteer at Wildlife on Easy Street but was fired for what was considered animal abuse at Wildlife on Easy Street. She then moved to Brooksville and started the Survival Outreach Sanctuary with Jim Moore, but they subsequently split off into two separate organizations. Judy (age 64 in 2008) owns 2 tigers, a lion, six wolves, a lemur, 5 cougars, 2 caracals and 1 serval. Before coming to Wildlife on Easy Street Watson served as the right hand person to Bert Wahl’s Wildlife Rescue. The St. Pete Times stated, “Bert Wahl was found guilty of misdemeanor animal cruelty Thursday, after jurors deliberated for little more than an hour. He faces a maximum of one year in prison and a $5,000 fine. Prosecutors said Wahl abused the cougar for an hour and a half on Nov. 4, and the animal was euthanized a few days later. The prosecutors listed the accusations against Wahl in thick black marker for the jury Thursday. The list said he choked the cougar; dragged the cougar; dragged the cougar by a choker chain; punched the cougar; kicked the cougar; hit the cougar with a shoe; and jammed a mop and broom handle down the cougar’s throat.” When Judy came to Wildlife on Easy Street she wanted a second chance. A chance to prove that she was not the same kind of ilk as the man she had worked for, and Wildlife on Easy Street gave her that chance, but under strict supervision. It was at a time when small animals were still taken off-site to schools and civic centers but the deal made with Watson was that if the cat didn’t want to go, no matter who was expecting her to show up with a cat, she would have to improvise with a presentation that did not include a live animal. It is common practice for those who use animals this way to keep them in carriers when they are not out in public, so that the animal is so happy to be freed from his confinement that he will lay there on a chain for hours. Wildlife on Easy Street would not allow Judy to confine Jayla that way and Watson complained that when she needed the cat to work, the cat did not want to leave her 1200 square foot enclosure full of trees, bushes and things for a cougar to do. Carole Lewis would not allow the cougar to be so confined and as a result Judy Watson would often take a Jungle Cat, who was much easier to handle being only 25 lbs, compared to Jayla’s 90 lbs. When Judy Watson was witnessed by two other Wildlife on Easy Street volunteers to be forcing the Jungle Cat into the carrier for an event she was told to pack her trailer and move out. That was somewhere around 1998 or 1999 and Watson then started up her own big cat business in 2000. After Don Lewis disappeared in 1997 the sanctuary stopped breeding and trading in exotic cats and there was a small band of people who left when the policies changed. Between 1997 and 1999 Susan Aronoff, Judy Watson, Jim Moore, and Debbie Sandlin left Wildlife on Easy Street because of the change in direction. Sent: 5/14/2008 7:50:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time Subj: More lies from Carole Lewis Baskin Here is just another example of how Carole just makes things up as she goes along. Here, she is throwing around a lot of innuendo about a gentleman named Thomas Kirby. Carole’s lies are at the bottom, so you may want to read that first. Any time someone speaks against her, she makes up lies and puts them on her “animal abuser” list. Did you read that stuff I sent you at www.rexano.org/bcr.htm ? Subject: Fwd: [REXANO] baskin after slowswimmer Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:01:12 -0400 Sent: Tue, 13 May 2008 5:23 pm She can keep on guessing. One clue: I have never been convicted of any crime in Georgia, so there is a “Thomas Kirby” that she can leave out. Unfortunately I am also not a surgeon qualified to do transplants who blew the whistle on shabby hospital practices. Or am I? I may or may not be an artist. I have never driven with alcohol in my system and I have never driven a boat, either. My criminal record is squeaky clean and so is my driving record, heavy duty knocking on wood on that last. She’s telling the truth about what I say about animal rights activists, but, duh. That’s all a matter of public record. If you want to read a “Spanish page of Yahoo”, go on to www.yahoo.es, then look at “my groups.” Did Don Lewis come out in the lion shit or the tiger shit? I hope that I saved the bio that Baskin might have deleted, especially the part that made it obvious that she must have been Don Lewis’s “other woman” while he was still married to his former wife. I think we also know who has permanent neurological damage. We read stuff like this to see just how loose the animal rights activists are. It looks like the geese were hitting the milk of Magnesia pretty hard this week. Thank you for posting this, Zuzana. It’s pretty funny ;> I don’t know if she’s lying, I’ve been convinced for a while that Baskin has simply lost her mind. Posted at www.911AnimalAbuse.com Thomas Kirby AKA slowswimmer Thomas Kirby posted at Yahoo, that if money were no problem, “I would own lions and tigers and breed lions, tigers, and ligers.” You can read a lot of his posts at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Phoenix_Exotics and he often posts tirades against what he calls ARA (Animal Rights Activists) saying that they are the enemy who are taking away all of his rights. A recent post by Thomas Kirby tells you where he is coming from. This was posted on the Phoenix Exotics group on May 1, 2008: “No way on Earth will I support any anti-puppy mill bills. The goal of those bills is to put an end to breeding.” Is this the same Thomas Kirby who was arrested in 2006 for leaving the scene of an accident where a 11 year old boy was run over by the boat he and his drunken friend Roger Guzman were allegedly driving? An Internet search of Kirby’s handle slowswimmer1 dates back to 2006 and seems particularly unkind given that the boy who was run down while swimming is partially blind from the accident and has permanent neurological damage. A lot of people have the same names, but the articles surrounding the crime say that Thomas Kirby was 35 and an LA resident. Articles go on to say the men were Latino and Kirby’s post about wanting to breed lions and tigers was on a Spanish page of Yahoo. Maybe it is all coincidental, but if you know the truth, please post it here. The article can be read at this link: Note from TheirVoice: Big Cat Rescue has not lost any standing with The Association of Sanctuaries. They have always been an accredited rescue facility and have always said so. As for the BBB, if you go to their website they say that Big Cat Rescue does not qualify for the seal because they posted letters their opposition sent to the BBB and that it was a violation of their standards to do so. Nothing in their standards said that, but it seems they chose to interpret it that way. Big Cat Rescue Corp (BCRC) does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability. BCRC does not meet this standard because its response to three complaints brought to its attention by the BBB of West Florida was to post on its website links to copies of these complaints along with allegations that the complaints were “false.” In the fall of 2007, BCRC distributed in Florida a flyer about upcoming public meetings being held by the Florida Wildlife Conservation Committee to discuss neighbor notification of exotic animal ownership. Shortly after the BCRC flyer was distributed, the BBB of West Florida, located in Clearwater, received written complaints alleging that the flyer threatened individuals, businesses and/or organizations that possessed such animals. BBB of West Florida forwarded three of the complaints to BCRC. Upon receipt of the complaints, BCRC posted on its web site criticism of the three individuals alleging that each filed a “false” complaint with the BBB. In addition, BCRC posted links on its website to the complaints received from the BBB of West Florida. The BBB Wise Giving Alliance informed BCRC that publicly identifying and criticizing individuals who complained about it to the BBB is not an appropriate way to respond to complaints, whatever their nature. BCRC subsequently removed from its web site the above mentioned criticism of the individuals as well as the links to the complaints received from the BBB. Big Cat Rescue Corp (BCRC) meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability. PDF with photos

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Meet Chad & Heather A video message from Chad & Heather A Letter from Chad & Heather Thank you for taking the time to read about us! We are an outgoing couple that loves to attend sporting events, play cards, enjoy board games, and watch movies. We are thrilled to be on this adoption journey and see where it takes us. We are so excited to share our family with your child! We will love them unconditionally and teach them the morals and values we were taught. We look forward to getting to know you and discuss your hopes and dreams for the future. We are open to sharing letters, pictures, and visits. We have been married for 6 wonderful years. We are blessed to have a strong marriage rooted in our faith. We met when Chad was singing karaoke and Heather was at a friend’s birthday party. Chad likes to say he won Heather over with his voice. Whether that is true or not, only God knows. 🙂 We love to be together, laughing, spending time with family and friends, and enjoying the outdoors. Our family has recently grown through foster care. We have two sweet little boys, 4 and 5 years old, that we have adopted. Foster care has been an adventure we are excited and passionate about also. We look forward to welcoming your child into our family and sharing every moment with them- big or little. We look forward to eating meals together, attending church, watching sporting events, and showing them the joy of the great outdoors! We strive to live out our Catholic values of honesty, generosity, and compassion. We look forward to sharing our community, passions, and interests with your child and helping them to grow up to be their best self. Chad has a contagious personality! When he first met my family, I knew we would be together forever. He has such a caring heart, constantly helping other people. Chad loves to dance and sing, especially when we go to family events which is often because we have big families. He is a wonderful father who constantly shows our boys how to be a loving, hardworking, and fun person. Our nieces and nephews are all so attached to him too because he is playful and goofy! Chad is a hard-working man, which is a value that he learned from his parents while growing up on the farm. He learned the landscaping trade for 9 years and then opened his own company 5 years ago and has thrived in it. In his spare time, he is a handyman around our house and loves to work with his hands. I am amazed at all the work he does! He looks forward to sharing his interest in hunting, fishing, and sports with our children. Through Chad’s sense of humor, strong work ethic, and kind heart he is an amazing father. Heather is a great mom with her fun, loving, and caring personality. She is always offering to babysit for others because of the joy it brings her and the kids. She loves hosting BBQs with family and friends, which are always followed by everyone playing games! She enjoys watching and playing sports and going to movies. Heather likes to do crossword puzzles and play pickleball in her free time as well. She also loves to hang out at the lake or pool to swim. She looks forward to sharing her interests and zest for life with our children. She is very passionate about her teaching career and her students. She embraces each and every one of them like they are her own. Seeing this kind of love for her students leaves no doubt that our children are showered in love and family values. She is excited to share her faith and love of teaching with our children as well! We feel so blessed to have our boys Franklin and Clayton. God knew they were a piece of our family we needed. They are so energetic, kind, and funny. We know they will both be great older brothers because when we foster other children, they love to help and fully embrace them! We are both blessed with large, loving families, with whom we spend lots of time with. We know how important family is and what it means to support and love each other. Our children are surrounded by many aunts and uncles who love them. We often attend Sunday family dinners at Heather’s parents’ house, which almost always ends in a card game. We get together with Chad’s family as often as we can, especially for holidays. We also play many card games and shuffleboard together. We love to play with our 3 nieces and 5 nephews, who are very excited to have more cousins. Our families see the joy children bring to us and are enjoying watching us become parents. They look forward to sharing their faith and including your child in our traditions, such as holiday meals and playing games. We bought our first home 5 years ago. We love spending time in our spacious ranch style house. There are three bedrooms upstairs and a large basement that is filled with toys that the boys love to play with. We also have a nice outdoor space for play and entertainment. We feel our city is the perfect size – attracting many fun events, yet small enough that we feel at home in a tight-knit, family-oriented community. We promise to give your child all our love and support every day. We will provide a safe, stable and loving home for them. We promise to help them grow, cultivate their faith and excel. We will make sure they know their worth, dignity, and value as a child of God. We promise to teach them to live life to the fullest and achieve their goals. Your child will have a strong education and many opportunities. We will make sure your child knows how much they are loved by God, us, our family, and you. We are open to communicating with you through letters, pictures, and visits. Learn More About Chad & Heather |Our Education||Some College||Bachelor Degree in Elementary and Special Education| |Our Professions||Owner of a landscaping company||Teacher| |Stay-At-Home||No, we have a lot of family and friends that are going to help out.||No, we have a lot of family and friends that are going to help out.| |Our Racial Background||Caucasian||Caucasian| |Some of Chad & Heather's Favorites| |Food||Steak and Potatoes||Roast and Potatoes| |Music||Country music, but he really listens and sings anything!||Country music, especially the older stuff| |Hobby||Hunting, fishing, and watching football||Going to sporting events, playing pickleball, and board & card games| |Movie||Days of Thunder||Steel Magnolias and White Christmas| |Vacation Spot||Jamaica||Anywhere with a beach| |More About Our Family| |Our Special Interests| We love to play pickleball together and with our family members. We enjoy cards like Euchre and Pitch, and playing board games. We like to have tailgates for Nebraska Cornhusker football games where we play many yard games. We also like to go out to the gun range together and shoot clay targets. We enjoy time at the lake or on the beach. While going places is always fun, we relish our time at home together watching movies as well. We strive to live out our Catholic faith by partaking in Mass often and praying together. We also try to treat each other and others with the respect and dignity they deserve. We believe God has led us to this point and are excited to see what he has in store for us. |Our Musical Interest| We really listen to all different genres, especially because Chad likes a variety. We both grew up with country music and it is still our favorite. There is often music playing in our house when we are around. |About Our Home| It has been quite the journey with our home! When we bought our house, it needed lots of updating. We ended up remodeling most of the inside with paint, flooring, and décor. We love the way things turned out! It has been so fun to see the transformation. We love to take walks around our neighborhood and have gotten to know lots of our neighbors. It is a friendly, family oriented area with schools and parks close by. We can't wait to grow our family here as we think it is the perfect place for us. Our home is filled with lots of memories, pictures, and décor that demonstrates our passions. |We Prefer a Child Who Is...| |Age of Child| Newborn to 5 years old We are open to up to 4 siblings to age 7 Thank you so much for learning more about us! We are looking forward to growing in faith and love with our children. We look forward to getting to know you, your hopes and dreams, and keeping in touch with you as your child grows up in our home of love and support. We are excited to meet you!

Exclusively Streaming on TuneIn: Boss Radio 66 Presents Country A-Go-Go Featuring Tom Hanks’ Private Collection of Classic Country Albums New Commercial-Free Station Featuring Deep Cuts from Classic Country Artists of the 50s, 60s and 70s debuts week of Hank Williams’ 100th Birthday SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TuneIn, the world’s leading live-streaming audio service, today announced the launch of Country A-Go-Go, the second radio station from the team behind Boss Radio 66, Tom Hanks and Debbie Daughtry. The duo are releasing their personal collection of classic country albums to listeners around the globe to help them discover hidden gems from country legends and the talented artists who never got much radio airplay in their time. Country A-Go-Go pays homage to country music’s roots featuring deep cuts from legends like Hank Williams, Jean Shepard, Tammy Wynette and George Jones to undiscovered artists of the 50s, 60s and 70s whose influence can still be found in today’s hits. The station captures the essence of those generations through its carefully curated playlist – even featuring vintage audio ads to take listeners on a journey through time. Listeners will hear the changing tides of American culture over the course of three decades through a uniquely country perspective. Country A-Go-Go presents a voice of the people many have never heard before. To make this station a reality Hanks and Daughtry scoured record bins around the country and turned to their own personal record collections, digitizing over 3,500 vinyl records of classic country. The station brings these classic hits out of the archives to showcase the music created during its greatest era that continues to impact the music still playing on the radio today. “This is the music that I grew up with, and still influences the music that I love to this day,” said Daughtry. “The new generation of country music artists are amazing. The genre is having a huge comeback right now. Just take a listen to Garth’s new station, The Big 615! Country A-Go-Go reconnects listeners with country music’s origins to hear the legends that gave country its soul. This station is for any country music fan that wants to hear great music from a very influential time in history.” The commercial-free station makes its debut on TuneIn during the week of Hank Williams’ 100th Birthday, with special programming that celebrates this important event in music history with some deep-cut recordings of the country legend. Country A-Go-Go is the latest of several collaborations planned between Hanks and Daughtry. The first of which was Boss Radio 66, a station dedicated to classic rock 45s from the 50s, 60s and 70s. To listen to Country A-Go-Go, download the TuneIn app or go to TuneIn.com. TuneIn, the world’s leading live streaming service, brings together live sports, news, music, podcasts and radio from around the globe. With more than 75 million monthly active users, TuneIn is one of the most widely used streaming audio platforms in the world. TuneIn broadcasts over 100,000 owned & operated and partner radio stations. With premier distribution across 200 platforms and connected devices, TuneIn empowers listeners to ‘hear’ what they love wherever ‘here’ might be. TuneIn Premium subscribers get exclusive access to commercial-free news from top networks like CNN, Fox News Radio, CSPAN, MSNBC, CNBC and Bloomberg, as well as live MLB, NFL, NHL and college sports programming and commercial-free music channels. For more information, please visit us at www.tunein.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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Panic serves a purpose in life and it can keep you safe in dire situations. For example, if you’re driving along and suddenly, an oncoming car is about to hit, your adrenaline kicks in and you sense of panic takes over as a form of survival. But a panic attack is different and you certainly don’t need a potential car accident to bring it on. In this article, we discuss how to cope with panic attacks so you can keep your anxiety at bay when panic isn’t serving a valuable purpose. What is a panic attack? A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that can seemingly come out of nowhere, for no apparent cause and when no threat or danger is even remotely near. The intense rush of fear triggers severe physical reactions that can make you feel disconnected from your body and the world around you, nauseous, dizzy and completely frozen in time. Your brain may even have you thinking that you’re losing control, having a heart attack or dying, and as you can imagine, they are incredibly frightening. Coping strategies for panic attacks and anxiety Having a handful of coping strategies for anxiety is key to overcoming those anxious moments and sudden rushes of fear. Knowing how to cope with panic attacks will also give you the confidence and reassurance needed to go out there and face your fears and triggers, which is essential for getting over anxiety. But you don’t have to head into your panic attacks blindly and with no support. There are a ton of coping skills and strategies that you can use to calm an anxious thoughts and feelings as they come, so you can face your fears. The more you continue to do so, the easier that trigger will become and eventually, it won’t trigger any anxiety at all. Then, you can move onto the next things and the next, and eventually be free of anxiety and panic attacks. Here are some coping skills, calming methods and relaxation items that can help you learn how to cope with panic attacks: Use a spinning anxiety ring to induce a natural sense of relaxation Spinning rings are an effective coping tool for anxiety that allow you to induce relaxation simply by spinning the band on the anxiety ring. They can be used as a fidget tool – and one that is far less distracting and noisy than other fidget items, to stay in the present moment or to slow your breathing and bring calmness into your mind. Our collection of anxiety spinning rings are made with high quality silver, so you can wear them as much as you want without worrying about them breaking when you need them the most or turning your finger green. Use deep breathing techniques When panic attacks happen, your breathing becomes short, quick, and shallow, which can actually increase or worsen your anxious feelings. On the other hand, slowing down your breath can induce a sense of calm and bring you out of your panic attack. And your breath is always available to you, making breathing techniques one of the top coping strategies for anxiety. They’re also clinically proven to work. There are a plethora of effective breathing techniques to use for anxiety but to get you started, one of the easiest coping strategies is box breathing, which combines breath and visualization for a double-whammy against anxiety. Here are the steps to using it: - Pause for four seconds and imagine drawing one straight line of a square - Breathe in for four seconds and visualize drawing a second straight line of a square - Hold for four seconds and visualize drawing a third straight line of a square - Exhale for four seconds and visualize drawing the last straight line of a square Use grounding techniques to eliminate extra external stimuli During a panic attack, everything that is going on around you – from the sounds to the sights – can make you fall deeper into your panic, causing you to feel disconnected and disassociated from your body and surroundings. An excellent coping strategy for this is to use grounding techniques, such as the one mentioned above. This will help you drown out some of the external stimuli and help you focus on calming down. Use stone for anxiety relief If you’re into crystals and all the healing energy that they offer, grab some stones for anxiety and stuff them in your purse, pocket or bra. Using crystals for anxiety relief is a simple and easy way to induce a sense of calm and confidence as you trek towards conquering those fears and triggers. You can also use stones for anxiety as a fidget tool or distraction: narrow in your focus on the texture, the energy, the colour, and whatever else you can find about that particular crystal. I am personally a huge fan of using worry stones for anxiety, as they have a long history of being an effective form of relief. Get your body moving When learning how to cope with panic attacks, one of the best things you can do is add in some regular exercise into your day. Exercise increases endorphins in the brain which effectively reduce anxiety and panic attacks while also allowing you to release any tension or stress being stored in the body. You can do something vigorous to sweat it all out, or enjoy a nice stroll around the block to start harnessing the benefits of exercise. Although, exercising outdoors does give you the extra benefit of fresh air, which is great for your mental health. Challenge negative thoughts Having negative thoughts is nothing to be ashamed of. We all have them. However, learning how to challenge your negative thoughts is an effective coping strategy that can stop anxiety in its tracks. For example, when a panic attack starts, your brain immediately goes to a place where the worst of the worse is going to happen. Your thoughts start telling you that you’re going to die or throw up or completely fall apart – all of which are negative thoughts that throw you even further into a panic. Instead, try to challenge your negative thoughts with the coping strategies mentioned above or with the power of positive affirmations. For example, instead of thinking “I’m going to die!”, repeatedly tell yourself that you are calm, you are in control, you are safe and that you will get through this feeling. Learning how to challenge negative thoughts is one of the most important things you can do when learning how to cope with panic attacks. Practice mindfulness and meditation They aren’t just buzz words! Practicing mindfulness can help train your mind to stay in the present moment when experiencing anxiety, which can help prevent you from being swept deeping into a panic. Meditation is a form of mindfulness that will completely transform your life and, if I must say so myself, is one of the best things you can do when learning how to cope with panic attacks. Here are some coping strategies you can use that involve mindfulness and meditation: - Start every day with an intention - Focus on your (positive) thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations - Enjoy some adult colouring (our mini adult colouring book is perfect for doodling on the go) - Visualize your thoughts as pictures or words - Watch your thoughts float away without obsessing or analyzing them.. - Do a guided meditation or mindfulness practice - Project positivity and happiness (invest in wishing other people well, instead of the opposite) - Use binaural audio tones to re-program your brain Use a happy place visualization An excellent self-soothing technique is to imagine yourself in a peaceful, safe space where you can relax. This could be a place you have visited before and felt super calm and relaxed, such as on the ocean or in a forest, or it could be an imaginary place, like floating on a white cloud. You can choose any place that makes you feel safe and go there anytime you feel your anxiety creeping it. The key to using this coping strategy is to use all of your senses – your taste, touch, hearing, smell, and sight as you imagine your safe space. For example, if your safe place is at a beach, feel the sand between your toes, smell and taste the salty ocean air, and hear the rolling waves. Use natural supplements for a healthy dose of relaxation Sometimes all you need to overcome anxiety is a healthy dose of nutrition that can help you feel more calm. In fact, there are many vitamins and minerals that, when you don’t get enough of them, can cause a spike in anxiety. Magnesium is one of those things. In this case, you can consider taking Myer’s cocktail therapy, which includes a number of essential vitamins, such as Magnesium, Vitamin C, and B12. There are also supplements that can act as a natural healer, such as CBD oil. So, explore your options and if you aren’t sure what you need, take a look at our list of the top supplements for anxiety. Whatever coping strategies you choose to use, remember that learning how to cope with panic attacks requires you to face your fears. You cannot avoid the things triggering your anxiety, but you also don’t have to face your anxiety all on your own. That’s what these awesome coping skills, strategies and relaxation items are for – to help you ease into those situations until they no longer trigger your anxiety. Grab a friend for support or consider online therapy to develop new coping skills that will help you along the way. This blog post is sponsored by BetterHelp, but all opinions are my own. 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Delhi, the beautiful capital of India, might be a city saturated with history and culture. perhaps the first fascinating aspect of town is that the sheer shift of memorable sights. With extremely old sanctuaries, burial places, and elective ruins dispersed all through the city, one could pay weeks discovering the distinctive past of Delhi and antiquated India. In the event that you might want to investigate the fascinating history of Delhi, go out on a rediscovering visit! Investigate these Historical Places In Delhi for a brief look at one in every one of the world’s most established human advancements. The locales are recorded in set up account request and characterized by who was ruling city at the time they were fabricated. 1. Gupta Realm Based by prince Sri Gupta, the customary Gupta Domain dominated Delhi and far of Northern Asian country from some time or another within the 200s till 590. though the Gupta Domain broadened its region through war, the realm’s rule guided during a time of harmony and decent walks were made in the fields of expressions, design, science, writing, and religion. the extension and achievement continuing for 2 and a 0.5 hundreds of years and antiquarians normally talk over with the sum in light of the fact that the “Brilliant Age” in the nation’s set of experiences. 2. The Iron Pillar of Delhi The Iron Pillar of Delhi is within the Qutub progressed and consequently the affirmation charge is combined. Its plain look misrepresents its notable importance. 3. Delhi state The Delhi state dominated Delhi and North Asian country for a long time, ranging from the thirteenth century. Throughout the span of its rule, the state was governed by five lines. when the last leader of the Lodi family line kicked the bucket all through a conflict, the Delhi state imploded. 4. Qutub Minar One in the very best discipline wonders to return out of the thirteenth century, the Qutub Minar might be a genuine illustration of India’s engineering may. Qutub Minar is that the known landmark of this gathering and one of ancient Historical Places In Delhi. It had been inbuilt 1311 all through the rule of ruler Qutbul-ud-din Aybak. The 56 meters high minar is semi-octagonal in structure and it’s 3 stories with three lines of curves on each face. Its furthermore called the Pinnacle of achievement or The achievement Pinnacle. 5. Lodi Gardens For those searching for a dash of harmony and calm from city’s dynamic roads, the calming inexperienced desert spring that is Lodi Nurseries might be a decent spot to be at. The variety of fountains, lakes, counterfeit streams, and very much manicured yards and bushes are certain to mitigate even the premier shook spirits. 6. Sur Empire The Mughal Realm began before the Sur Empire, that was brief, but i’m listing the Sur Realm initial because of all the Historical Places In Delhi. Mughal destinations are from the essential measure once the Sur Empire. The rule of the Sur Empire was fleeting. It went on for just sixteen years, from 1540-1555. History specialists note that the realm saw a major dealings within the economy and Sher Shah metropolisi prompted a few changes to lessen defilement and public mistreatment. 7. Isa Khan Niyazi’s Garden Tomb This is frequently the nursery burial place of a Pashtun respectable of the Sur Realm. The burial place one in every one of the essential examples of a nursery style that may later utilized for the advancement of the Taj Mahal. Isa Khan Niyazi’s Nursery grave a component of the high level of Mughal Ruler Humayun grave and combined in the confirmation charge for that site. It the essential design as you enter the legacy site. 8. Puaran Qila Fort A sixteenth-century stone stronghold, PuranaQila Fortress has fight a vital job over India’s time. The Qila brought back to life into a fortress by Sher Shah Suri and remained. In this way until the Mughal time frame. It is also the ancient Historical Places In Delhi. It ultimately fell into declination and changed over again into a recreation area by the English. The recreation area has exquisite nurseries unfurl across a region of eleven sections of land (45,000 m²). That is one in every one of the greatest in India. 9. Mughal Emperor Humayun’s Tomb It a strong sepulture worked by Head Humayun’s better half, Hamida Begum. It had inbuilt 1562 and considered a forerunner to the Taj Mahal moreover on elective Mughal discipline magnum opuses. 10. The Red Fort Red Post has fight a significant half in Indian history as we can ascertain from its inside and out dividers and a few different pinnacles that touch an area of eleven sections of land (45,000 m²). Planned by the Rulers of the Mughal line, it’s these days a solid landmark and homes an all around outfitted historical center. 11. Jama Masjid Mosque This place of God a superb illustration of Mughal design. It had worked somewhere in the range of 1644 and 1656 over the course of the hour of Shah Jehan. The mosque is an essential milestone in city and its style has inferred by different landmarks constructed later. Read More Blogs About Best honeymoon places in India

The “Virtual Journey through Time,” which will be located in the exhibition area Time and Space at the Deutsches Museum Nürnberg in the future, has passed an initial test phase with flying colors. Museum employees tried out the virtual and fully interactive scavenger hunt under expert guidance – and are thrilled. No, details are not revealed yet! Only this much: the junk of the future is the key to success in the “Virtual Time Travel”, which the Future Museum will host in the future on the third floor in the exhibition area Time and Space. “What’s special about our VR time travel is that four players are in a virtual space together – and are both fully mobile and able to interact with each other,” says lead developer Jonas Zimmer from Cologne Game Lab. Together with Fee Bonny, who scripted the adventure, and his team from TH Köln, the programmer with a master’s degree in media studies is working on an entertaining VR concept on behalf of the Deutsches Museum, in which participants must cooperate to complete their mission. “Technically, the VR time travel is made possible by the latest generation of Oculus VR goggles, which can use cameras to determine a location within a room themselves at any time,” Zimmer explains. Unlike conventional systems, this allows the players to move freely in the virtual space. This makes the Nuremberg VR Arena a unique publicly accessible experimental field. “Of course, it’s important that the calibration is correct – otherwise the players will run into each other in the game or collide with the wall,” says Zimmer. But this was not the case during the test run at the Deutsches Museum in Nuremberg: the interaction between the players and with the virtual environment worked surprisingly well. Gundolf Freyermuth, director of the Cologne Game Lab, is also pleased about this: “We are happy that we were able to create an experience with this interdisciplinary team that has never been seen before in a museum. In addition, the exhibit not only offers an exciting glimpse into a possible future, but also serves as a research field to investigate virtual embodiment and presence as well as shared-space cooperation in mixed realities.” The Virtual Time Travel offers a glimpse into Nuremberg in 2050 – the “Museum of the Future” is now called the “Museum of the Present,” drones animate the city, and numerous further developments of the DMN exhibits shape everyday life. “Virtual reality is an exciting technology with a lot of potential for future applications,” says exhibition organizer Andreas Gundelwein. “With a game that pushes the limits of what is technologically possible today, visitors should be able to venture a glimpse into this fascinating world of technology – and, of course, into the coming future of Nuremberg.” That’s why the curatorial team deliberately opted for virtual journey to the flea market. Marion Grether, the director of the Future Museum, is particularly taken with the interactive potential of the journey through time: “You get an inkling of the direction in which this technology will influence entertainment media, but also future communication technology in general. To be able to be part of this pioneering work makes the whole museum team proud.” Header: Marion Grether (2nd from left) tests the VR goggles before entering the game arena. Photo: Deutsches Museum

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Visiting Richmond, Virginia AND Becca and Carl Bob and I headed to Richmond, Virginia to await the birth of our new granddaughter. But we also enjoyed visiting Richmond. Richmond is rich in history…revolutionary war period and the civil war period (Richmond is one of the top 10 Civil War sites* according to National Geographic). It is not far from Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown. It is surrounded by battlefields from the civil war…Petersburg…Fredericksburg…Lynchburg. One of the beauties of downtown Richmond, Virginia is the James River, an unusually scenic river. Because we knew our time for sightseeing was limited…baby Hardy was making her appearance at any moment we started a frantic sightseeing whirlwind tour. It would not needed to have been so frantic if we had known baby Hardy was in no hurry to be born…delaying her appearance by a week (but more on that later). We visited the White House of the Confederacy and Museum of the Confederacy. *As capital of the Confederacy, the South’s industrial heart, and the ultimate target of Northern armies, Richmond is rich with Civil War historic sites. Many of them are grouped under the auspices of Richmond National Battlefield Park in and around the city itself. Richmond was the target of several invasions by both land and sea. Defensive positions and battlefields include several from the Seven Days Campaign as well as New Market Heights (scene of the U.S. Colored Troops’ legendary charge), and Drewry’s Bluff, where Confederate guns foiled an attack by a U.S. naval fleet. Much of the city burned during evacuation and occupation in April 1865, but numerous historic structures remain. The national battlefield park’s main visitors center is located in the Tredegar Iron Works, where many Confederate munitions were produced. The site of the former Chimborazo Hospital, where countless wounded from Virginia’s many battlefields were treated, is now a museum to the war’s medical history. We visited Hollywood Cemetery where James Monroe and John Tyler, both Presidents of the United States are buried. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy is also buried in Hollywood Cemetery. I visited Hollywood Cemetery on my last visit to Richmond, but definitely worth seeing again. We took the historic Richmond Trolley Ride Tour. I thought it was interesting on Monument Ave in Richmond there was an Arthur Ashe Monument…most notably they depicted him holding a book representing education higher than the tennis racket. Our next field trip was to Thomas Jefferson’s home Monticello! We planned to spend the day there and we used every minute to enjoy the home, the grounds and the gardens! Petersburg Civil War Battlefield– home of the longest siege of the Civil War. After weeks of preparation, on July 30 the Federals exploded a mine in Burnside’s IX Corps sector beneath Pegram’s Salient, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg. From this propitious beginning, everything deteriorated rapidly for the Union attackers. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. The Confederates quickly recovered and launched several counterattacks led by Maj. Gen. William Mahone. The break was sealed off, and the Federals were repulsed with severe casualties. Ferrarro’s division of black soldiers was badly mauled. This may have been Grant’s best chance to end the Siege of Petersburg. Instead, the soldiers settled in for another eight months of trench warfare. Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside was relieved of command for his role in the debacle.

Giving a new series a try today. The impetus? Through my HAPPO work, and networking in general, I learn about so many cool PR jobs. Both here in Minneapolis/St. Paul–and nationally. So, since we all can’t have a “dream job”, I thought I’d profile some of the folks that do have these “dream jobs” in an effort to get a sneak peek into their worlds. So, once a month (or so), I’ll take a peek at someone in PR who I think has a pretty darn cool job. You might not always agree, but hey, it’s my blog dammit! 🙂 First up: Chris Iles–a guy I just recently met. But, a guy with an incredibly cool job with my favorite baseball team. Let’s hear more… What is your official job title and what are your job duties? I’m the Corporate Communications Manager for the Minnesota Twins and I handle media relations on the business side, manage content on www.twinsbaseball.com, run our social media efforts (check us out @twins on Twitter and at facebook.com/twins) and handle all internal communications. What’s the best part of your job? And, what’s one part of your job that most people might not know about? The best part of my job is working in a world class facility for a well-respected brand. One thing people might not know about the Twins’ front office is that we’re really quite small (+-130 people). That means everyone has a wide variety of job responsibilities that don’t necessarily fit into your job description. With the move to Target Field two years ago, you got a significant upgrade in office facilities. What are your new office digs in TF like? And, do you have a view of the field from your desk? The office facilities at Target Field are the nicest I have worked in during my professional career. Now that I have a nice Ergotron sit/stand workstation, I do have a view of the field from over my cube wall. What’s it like going to work at a Major League ballpark each day? And, what kind of interaction do you have with the players and coaches? It is incredibly fun and demanding to work at a Major League ballpark each day. Just to be around the game is a thrill and to have 40,000 friends visit you each day makes it all that much more enjoyable. I do have a fair amount of interaction with the players and coaches through our community relations efforts. We have a separate Baseball Communications team that deals primarily with on-field media relations. It’s tough to break into major league sports on the marketing/PR side. What advice would you have to folks looking to get a job with a major league sports franchise? Do informational interviews. I just hired a social media intern because I had met him through an informational interview and knew he was smart and capable. It also helps to have a wide variety of experiences that show you are a well-rounded person. Aside from the necessary strong writing skills, it helps to show you’ve done something substantive like volunteering, traveling abroad, etc. What’s a typical day look like for you during the season? Gotta think those are long days… It gets a bit hectic during the season. I generally arrive at the office around 9 a.m. and jump into my usual duties of writing, talking to reporters, working with MLB Advanced Media to update our website, getting messages out via social media, etc. Then around 5 p.m., as most people are packing up to head home for the day, I switch over into game-time mode. That usually entails handling media requests during batting practice and putting out various fires. During the game, I run our in-game Tweet board and interact with fans via social media. I’m looking forward to having my intern handle some of these responsibilities this year. Most folks think MLB teams have large marketing departments—I know that’s not true, as we’ve discussed. Talk about the size of your PR/marketing team and how that impacts your work. It’s true that our PR/Marketing departments (and whole front office) are smaller than most folks would think. Our PR efforts are broken down into 2 categories: Public Affairs (2 people handle all communications for everything off the field) Baseball Communications (4 people handle all communications related to the game of baseball) With a small department like that, opportunities for advancement must be minimal. How does that impact your career planning and how you think about your time with the Twins? That is true. There are just not as many roles to move into as with a larger organization. I’m sure you’d agree that working in communications, you need to keep your head on a swivel and be open to new opportunities. Keep your network strong, one eye on your current responsibilities and one eye on the horizon.

For the second time in recent months, Communications Minister Helen Coonan has found herself in the awkward position of trying to defend the merits of specific technologies. Coonan argued that the government had anticipated that the porn filter announced by the Prime Minister last week would be cracked, eventually but must have been shocked by how quickly it was. On Friday, a year ten student found a workaround in thirty minutes, and defeated the subsequent update in forty more. Nevertheless, the government stands by the software it chose. Similarly, when the Minister announced that the Optus-Elders consortium had won nearly a billion dollars to provide regional broadband, she was forced to defend the WiMAX technology against a barrage of criticism. WiMAX is a high-quality technology but its reputation has suffered from some outrageous claims by its proponents. Early WiMAX advocates breathlessly claimed ranges of up to 70 kilometres. The government claims a range of 25 kilometres – even this is hopelessly optimistic. Real life experience suggests that the technology has a much more modest range of 5-10 kilometres, in good conditions. And only on spectrum that the Optus-Elders network doesn’t currently have access to. This new role – the government as tech expert – is becoming more and more prominent. Consumers are now quick to learn whether specific technologies or services meet the government’s seal of approval. For instance, Telstra’s Next G service is, apparently, not satisfactory – Helen Coonan has received “hundreds of complaints”. The Minister has also determined that a recent Telstra upgrade of its Hybrid Fibre Coaxial cable network is better than fibre-to-the-node technology, which will be news for those in the industry who have spent the last two years debating the appropriate regulatory framework to encourage firms to invest in fiberoptic broadband network. Sometimes these statements are mere rhetoric flourishes, indicative only of a government struggling to navigate the complex interactions between politics and high-technology. But many in the industry are frustrated with the Communications Minister’s self-appointed role as technology propagandist and critic. The government, when pressed, insists that it remains strictly “technology neutral” when it writes public policy. Unfortunately, the reality is much different. In the course of the long-running dispute with Telstra, the government has largely abandoned allowing the market to decide the most suitable technologies. Instead, it has readopted the characteristic winner picking strategies which have long discredited national industry policies.

This article first appeared in my column on the investor magazine Equities.com and has been updated since. Historically, investors looking for potential growth opportunities have hyper-focused on American companies emerging from tech hubs such as Silicon Valley, New York, Boulder and Austin. However nowadays, with early stage valuations on the rise, increasing political instability and possible economic isolation caused by recent elections, it may be time to rethink the original framework for predicting future growth investment spaces. President Trump’s ‘legacy’, if you want to call it this way, has increasingly isolated the US if not economically, then at least politically. The same goes for post-Brexit UK and also for the parts of continental Europe which are still being held back by increasingly tense social, political and economic climate. The evolving political climate across the global economy poses multiple questions for investors, startups and strategy departments. Will this have an impact on businesses? How will it have an impact on the engines of our economies, the growth companies, and how it will effect the expansion of future growth markets? And what factors should we look out for when we assess the macro climate? How Important are Policies? In retail the mantra is location, location location. For corporates and large scale global manufacturing companies, location has traditionally been equally important. Companies choose base countries based on factors such as bilateral trade agreements, political climate, tax regulations and access to suppliers. Recent tendencies of protectionist policies, as well as support for certain corporations and potential bilateral treaties might seem extremely influential factors for corporates, who are constantly looking for new market opportunities. However, when we look at the growth markets of the future, then these factors are less important nowadays. Such policies are meant to support big conglomerates who know how to make themselves heard in the political space. But the time when European or US oligopolies would have a large headstart over their Asian counterparts has passed. During my time in private equity I have seen a fair share of producers of high quality products who seemed to be well protected until Asian competitors ramped up their skillset to produce the same quality at lower costs. And cost is not a criterion that these western companies are able to compete on. If companies want to remain competitive, their competitive advantage needs to stem from innovation. The innovative businesses who create entirely new markets or products are the ones that drive not only competitiveness but also job growth, and so far big corporates haven’t been the ones who excelled at this. Therefore, if we are searching for new growth markets, the typical demands of a location (bilateral agreements, materials, suppliers) become less important. Highly innovative, technologically advanced companies, especially SAAS enterprises, don’t rely on any of these factors. Like good wine, Growth Companies need a special turf. The ‘raw materials’ that keep the cogs turning in forward thinking tech companies are the talent which they bring on board, the bright minds which are constantly inventing, and improving. So while location is important, it is for totally different reasons. The key requirements for these growth companies are not based on trade agreements, or suppliers, but instead proximity to universities, space to grow and scale, and a liberal environment that attracts foreign and homegrown talent Talent Needs Space and the Right Conditions to Grow: For innovative growth companies different patterns play out that for corporates. The success factors for countries who compete for economic leadership have changed, too. In his book Startup Communities, Brad Feld first highlights “Feeders” – these are the essential drivers of startup communities like universities, entrepreneurship programs, VCs, non-profits, government schemes, mentors and investors. Next to these feeders, access to talent is critical for startups and growth companies. This ranges from skilled developers, designer and marketers, to experienced entrepreneurs and an infrastructure of mentors and investors. Richard Florida refers to this abundance of talent as the creative class, and argues that these educated, highly sought after people want to live in nice places and enjoy a liberal culture with a tolerance for new ideas. Most of all, they want to be around other creative-class individuals, which creates a strong network effect between creative communities. Network effects mean “being in a place where startups are the cool thing to do and chance meetings with people who can help you.” as Paul Graham writes. Northeastern University has mapped the intellectual migration network in North America and Europe over a 2,000-year span, illustrating how today’s cultural capitals have emerged. Here is North America: …and here is Europe: An open society is crucial. By open, I mean not only tolerant but also a meritocracy where people have the freedom, the means and the education to innovate, try new things, and build ventures, without being held back by ‘old boys’ networks that hinder progress by hoarding opportunities and blocking outsiders from jumping in. Since the beginning of the startup revolution, we have seen that a society based on old boy networks will not feed talent, but instead lead to inflexible corporations that fail to act at the right time and push change. And change is what these times are all about. The current political climate with an increasing divide between conservatives and progressives is creating a toxic environment that is far from the perfect field to plant new startup ecosystems. This is why liberal democracies like France and Canada are seeing space to capitalize on their neighbours’ weaknesses and have relatively young leaders that represent a new generation who are ready and willing to shake things up. While Emmanuel Macron has been courting US scientists after Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement, Canada is successfully tempting U.S. companies and talent north, with Facebook (FB), Google (GOOGL), Uber and Microsoft (MSFT) recently having opened offices there. The Emergence of the City State However if you live in a country whose political climate has just made a U-turn, here is some good news. While political leaders, their governments and their policies play a big role in defining how attractive a country is to the creative class, this doesn’t mean that particular cities or ‘hubs’ cannot flourish by themselves. Led by California, dozens of states and cities across the US have already stated their intentions to ignore Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement. Silicon Valley will continue to boom regardless of Trump’s meddling, and Sadiq Khan remains as influential in the future of London as Teresa May. The impact of the cities on a growth space may actually be higher than the impact of the country, as cities, states and hubs end up micromanaging themselves. If you live in one of the global cultural centers you will notice how people tend to move almost more between New York, London or Berlin than within their own country. This provides an interesting exchange of talent and knowledge between these hubs. If Silicon Valley’s unicorns have found more innovative or more productive ways to organize their work, then other hubs are likely to follow suit, not only because of the internet but because of talent, which acts as a multiplier. In calling Berlin home, a city that not only has built and has torn down walls, I am fortunate to find myself in an environment that’s a breeding ground for growth industries. While Berlin has long suffered from extraordinarily high unemployment rates, thanks to liberal immigration policies, a welcoming culture and low cost of living, it has attracted talent from all over the world, which produces an astonishing output of new businesses and jobs. How to Predict Growth Markets in the New Landscape? Therefore, for growth companies, political macro factors of a nation are of lesser importance than the type of infrastructure, culture and society that a city or hub offers. Investors equally will shift their focus from macroeconomic factors to the factors that attract talent, and from nations to cities. But how do you assess such an environment? 1. Follow the talent: See where migration is happening as illustrated in this map of migration from 2005-2010. These are fast changing times, and to keep up to speed, ecosystems need a steady flow of the best talent out there. 2. Scout for education and an evolving culture: Assess which educational institutions matter and their admission policies. Do they offer open access or act as a breeding ground for the new generations of old boys clubs? Is society within an area segmented or is it open? Look at income distribution within a society and how it changes over time. Is it monopolized or does it reflect true opportunities for everyone? Resources like Nomadlist provide you with useful insights about local cultures. 3. Spot innovation hubs: The European Commission and KMPG offer lists of key innovation hubs. Compare several of them and watch how they develop. The magic sauce is in the criteria they apply. While some focus on the quality of local universities, others focus on R&D activities by startups. Some focus on the number of well known unicorns, and others focus on the whole infrastructure. Your focus will depend on the stage you are interested in. While places like Berlin or Lisbon provide attractive early stage opportunities, the more developed US cities will provide a richer supply of larger, fast-growth companies. Culture drives growth. But unlike economic policies and GDP figures, culture is not always easy to understand and assess. Yet this is why looking through the smoke and finding open climates, where innovative companies can find the space to grow can put you will ahead of the rest of the herd.

For many people the Christmas period is fun filled and relaxing with good food, drink and most of all great company. But unfortunately for some it can be one of the toughest times of the year. The festive season is a period of celebration and for many it acts as the perfect time of year to reflect on the year gone by. Over the backdrop of endless annual top 100 countdowns on TV we reflect on personal and professional achievements and regrets whilst planning our infamous New Year resolutions. This period of reflection is a source of happy memories for most but it can also be a real source of sadness for some people. Suicide rates are believed to increase throughout the holiday season and with the harshness of the current economic climate there are genuine concerns about the mental welfare of small business owners as we head into this years this festive season.The combination of pressures derived from the accountability of owning business in today’s tough trading condition and people’s natural inclination to reflect over the Christmas period makes the festive season prime for an increase in anxiety across the SME community. Research has suggested that the SME community has experienced a 47% increase in suicide rates since the economic downturn of 2008. There are 2 intrinsically linked contributing factors to mental anxiety within the small business community over Christmas. Investing in good accounting software and practising disciplined financial management can help keep both factors at bay.1) Money and the financial health of the businessThe main cause of distress and anxiety for a small business owner over the festive season is money. Unfortunately there are still too many small business owners that are not into the detail of their company financials. For many Christmas time represents the time of year for the annual review of the company financials. The combination of compulsory requirements to prepare yearend accounts and the natural desire to reflect over the Christmas period makes it completely understandable why many owners get their head in the books over the festive season.Practicing financial discipline once a year rarely results in a sound set of company financials. It is all too common for owners to find financial problems in their business just at the time when everyone else is relaxing and celebrating. The lack of detailed financial understanding often results in longstanding disparities between expenditure and income left unchecked throughout the year. It is also common for business owners that haven’t maintained a detailed view of the financials to find missing payments from customers. These findings ultimately leave business owners learning about nasty cash flow problems in their business that have accumulated over time which can be devastating for the short term future of the business. The emotional extreme between the relaxed PAYE employees enjoying their pre-booked off time and the anxious self-employed small business owner that can’t leave their business is already vast over this period. Finding out about a stark cash flow problem in addition to the existing frustrations of running a small business over the Christmas period can be enough to tip existing anxiety into full blown depression.The key to a happy and relaxing Christmas period is sound financial discipline throughout the year and a good accounting software package can be central to achieving this. Accounting software allows small business owners to stay close to their business financials in a quick and easy to understand way. A simple, cost effective accounting software package means that company financials are done and managed consistently throughout the year. This ensures that if any problems occur with expenditure management or if a client hasn’t paid an invoice on time it can be rectified quickly and easily. Small business owners that are close to their financials do not have the emotional drain of a big annual review of their company accounts. Most importantly of all they don’t have the shock and subsequent unhappiness of finding nasty surprises in the books over the festive season!2) RelationshipsOne of the main reasons that make Christmas so special is having the chance to spend time with your loved ones. The problem for the small business owner is that they don’t feel like they can simply leave the business for a couple of weeks. “The business doesn’t run itself!” This is in stark contrast to PAYE friends who have no responsibilities in their booked off time other than enjoying time with their loved ones. This contrast in fortunes puts an almighty strain on the relationships of small business owners as their loved ones have to cope without them for long periods over Christmas. This can be especially difficult for the loved ones of small business owners when it seems that everyone else is surrounded by their family and friends.It can be incredibly challenging to take time off when you’re running a small business but time off is essential to keep and enjoy important relationships healthy. Time off during this year’s festive season will be even more strained for many small business owners as they not only need to complete the usual year end admin but they are also operating in some of the toughest economic conditions known for many years. BBC news have recently stated that the total number of divorces have increased 4.9% in England and Wales in the past year as a result of the tough economic conditions.Whilst these pressures are very real they do not exist for every small business. There are SME’s that do not worry about year end accounting because it happens to be a 5 min exercise due to their on-going management of the company financials throughout the year. Small businesses that have sound financial discipline are also more likely to have enough working capital to see out the current economic pressures. These businesses have impressive working capital due to their complete detailed focus on expenditure and income and well managed time allocation reducing non-value adding administration tasks in favour of business optimisation planning. Small business owners of these types of companies are more likely to be able to relax over the Christmas period and spend time with loved ones as their businesses are sustainably healthy.The secret to these healthy businesses is their sound financial discipline and well-structured time management. Accounting software is a critical tool that makes sure that small business owners reallocate time away from doing lengthy manual quarterly and annual accounts to free up more time to be spent on value adding business planning. This additional planning gives the business a greater chance of directing themselves successfully through hard times. In addition but equally as important accounting software makes sure that a small business has a tight grip on their cash flow position. By having a clear vision on the direction of the business and a healthy cash flow position a business owner can ultimately be more relaxed over the Christmas period focussing on what’s important – their relationships.Small business owners that face the prospect of finding out about money problems and living through the happy festive season working all hours to keep the business afloat are in real danger of unsustainable anxiety and depression this Christmas time. The answer is to work on embedding financial discipline and well-structured time management throughout the business. The only way a small business owner will be able to relax with their loved ones this Christmas is if their business is financially sound. 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The Toyota GR86 race car is now on sale for those racing in the 2024 TGRA 86 Series. The vehicle is priced at $89,990 before on-road costs. It has been developed and built by Neal Bates Motorsport and comes track-ready thanks to an array of modifications. These include: - Full roll cage - Race seat with a six-point harness - Motorsport-spec steering wheel, engine control unit (ECU) and instruments - Control wheels and tyres The company has also upgraded the suspension brakes, exhaust, oil cooler and clutch for the track. The team has made improvements to the engine that provide approximately 10 per cent more power and torque when compared to the road-focused GR86 variant, which puts out 174kW and 250Nm. The vehicle is also now 70kg lighter. The latest GR86 race car was revealed during the season close of the Bathurst TGRA last year. Traditionally Toyota only offers its track-focused GR86 variants to current competitors but this year has decided to open it up to new drivers who want to race in the 2024 TGRA 86 Series, which Toyota calls one of Australia’s premier Supercars support categories. Jarrod Hughes, who won the the 2022 TGRA Kaizen Award, took delivery of his GR86 racecar in April this year. “The Toyota 86 has been a fantastic car to race these past couple of years but the GR86 takes it to a whole new level,” said Jarrod Hughes. “With more power and torque and much sharper handling, it’s so much quicker through the corners and the feel and feedback you get just inspires greater confidence to push on harder,” he said. The race is aimed at aspiring race drivers, helping them to gain skills and knowledge. “As a one-make series with near identical racecars, TGRA 86 Series has been an excellent environment for drivers to learn and hone their skills and Toyota is proud to continue to support the series through to at least the end of 2026,” said Toyota Australia chief marketing officer Vin Naidoo. “Neal Bates and his team have worked hard to make the new GR86 an incredibly sharp, affordable racecar and with its introduction from 2024, we expect the competition and racing action to get even more exciting for drivers and fans alike.” Toyota has committed to supporting the race until 2026. The current TGRA 86 series has already kicked off for this year, thanks to Toyota introducing a new Scholarship Series. The first race of the season will begin in Townsville in July before travelling around Australia. MORE: Everything Toyota 86 Denial of responsibility! Bulletin Reporter is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – admin@ bulletinreporter.com . The content will be deleted within 24 hours.

New Testing Finds Toxic Metal in Mouthpieces Used in Musical Instruments For Immediate Release, March 26, 2018 |Contact:||Robert Ukeiley, Center for Biological Diversity, (720) 496-8568, firstname.lastname@example.org Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health, (510) 655-3900, email@example.com PHOENIX— Environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to enforce air-quality standards designed to protect more than 7 million people in Arizona from harmful particulate pollution. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco, where the EPA’s regional headquarters are located. “It’s repulsive the Trump EPA is failing to protect millions of Americans from serious breathing and heart problems,” said Robert Ukeiley, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. “It shouldn’t take a lawsuit to force the EPA to enforce these lifesaving measures.” There is no known safe level of fine particulate matter air pollution because even minute amounts can lead to death and disease. Particulate matter pollution refers to tiny airborne particles such as soot and smoke, which lodge deep in the lungs and profoundly harm human health. An EPA study found that Clean Air Act programs to reduce fine particle pollution and ozone pollution prevented more than 160,000 deaths, 130,000 heart attacks and 1.7 million asthma attacks in 2010 alone. The particulate matter in Pinal County is particularly dangerous because much of it is caused by agricultural activities and cattle feedlots. Industrial livestock operators often dispose of large quantities of animal waste by spraying it into the air, where it can spread antibiotics and dangerous antibiotic-resistant genes. When a state falls behind in designing and implementing measures to protect public health, the Clean Air Act mandates that the EPA take action to force compliance. “The law requires that the Trump administration act to limit soot and other harmful pollution from the air we breathe,” said Caroline Cox, research director at the Center for Environmental Health. “Every additional day of delay puts Americans at risk for deadly diseases. We’re taking Wheeler to court to ensure that EPA does its job.” Almost 10 years ago the EPA determined that part of Pinal County had unlawful levels of particulate matter pollution. But the EPA has failed to ensure the air has been cleaned up. The EPA has found that Arizona’s rules for issuing permits to power plants, refineries and other large industrial facilities are inadequate to protect the environment and public health. The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 1.4 million members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places. The Center for Environmental Health works with parents, communities, businesses, workers and government to protect children and families from toxic chemicals in homes, workplaces, schools and neighborhoods.

It’s been awhile since I read through the whole Bible in a year. I’m not sure what happened. Why DID I stop? It is time for me to begin that blessing again I am hoping you might want to join me in this adventure in 2022. I really, really, hope you will! So, I am writing this blog post, as though you have said YES that you will join me! Bible Reading Plan The Our Daily Bread devotional has a Bible reading plan at the bottom of each day’s page. I have ignored that reading plan up until now. So, it is TIME to honor their hard work to provide it! I plan on reading those Our Daily Bread through the Bible verses in the evening before bed. What a great way to end the day. I’m excited to begin! Do what works best for you What will YOU do? And WHEN will you do it? The point is for each of us to use the plan and the Bible version and the system that works best for you/me. I have tried many different Bible reading plans through the years, and each had different benefits. Each year, I notice creative new reading plans to choose from. You can follow my same plan or you can choose another. The point is to read through from Genesis through Revelation in a year. It will be such fun sharing this experience with you. Please let me know if you are joining me. We can pray for each other to complete the successful journey. I can’t think of anything that would delight God more than His “kids” spending extended time together in His LOVE LETTER to HIS BELOVED (you and me) as we read through all of His word this year. Which translation will you use? I haven’t decided YET which translation to use this time through. I had wanted the Passion translation I’ve been hearing so much about. But when I went to order it, it looks like to me that it is only the New Testament. So, now I am not sure. What about you? Which is your favorite? Will you try a new version for this journey through the Bible together, or do you prefer staying in one and the same that you started years ago. There is no wrong or right way. We just need to commit to DO IT faithfully and daily. This is to get a full picture of the entire Bible every year. Not just our favorite books and verses. What time of day will you read these extended passages? Morning, lunch break, afternoon coffee break, evening? When? Where? This is a time for expanding our knowledge of the WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD! Remember, this is different from your devotional morning time, which is meant for connection. For fellowship. For direction. December 31, 2022 On that last day of December, we can know that we know in our knower that we know our FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT in fresh, new delightful ways. And we will know that we have grown in our faith and accomplished what we set out to do. To be “hearers” of the entire Word. Which leads to being “doers” of the Word. I want to remember to ask God to bless the reading of His word, and to speak to you/me as we read. You may want to keep a journal nearby as you read, to record fresh insights—or make notes in your Bible as God expands your knowledge and understanding of Him. Keep it simple so you don’t get overwhelmed to the point of quitting. And if you happen to get behind, don’t try to catch up. Just pick up where you left off. There’s no LAW that you have to FINISH on December 31. The point is that you DO FINISH what you start. Not WHEN you finish. But THAT you finish. So, now, this week, decide which version of the Bible you will use and if you need to purchase it, do it right away. AND decide if you want to use the same reading plan as me, or if you want to use another. DECIDE THIS WEEK. Decide if you will keep a journal handy with colorful pens to record your thoughts as you read and ruminate. Decide what time of day you will read. Make a notation in your appointment calendar. Be deliberate. Decide where you will read. Will you have a special Bible Reading Corner? ONWARD, fellow warriors. Grab your sword (the Word of God) and let’s enter into the battle armed and ready to deflect the enemy’s arrows—prepared as as our Lord was, when satan tempted Him in the wilderness after His baptism. It was the official beginning of His ministry and He was prepared with the Word on His lips – the Sword of the Spirit – And His response to satan was … “It is written …” May that be our goal. Join me? I hope so. I pray so… My Father: Experiencing God's Love A-Z Pamela Taylor invites you to join her in this interactive acrostic devotional journal designed to draw you into the extremely personal and abundant love God has waiting for you. Experience the "Just ask..." of His love for you! Until next time, Awaiting His shout, Christian Life Coach Leading from Your Strengths Mentor

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Everyone desires to live a cozy, comfortable, and happy lifestyle. One of the most sought-after cozy lifestyles nowadays is hygge. This popular concept of comfort originating from Denmark has proven to be one of the best ways to live with contentment and enjoy the little things we have. This is probably why Denmark has consistently topped the list of the world's happiest countries. Related Blog: Master the Art of Kitchen Organization As the rest of the world continues to catch up with this wonderful lifestyle, it's crucial to learn more about it to embrace all its aspects and enjoy its benefit. Here's everything about the hygge lifestyle and how to add it to your home. What's Hygge Lifestyle? Hygge (pronounced as "hoo-gah") is a Danish word that refers to a specific Denmark way of life. This elusive concept focuses on creating a cozy, comforting physical environment that brings happiness. This means having an outlook that focuses on taking advantage of life's simple pleasures. It's about the atmosphere and experiences you create rather than the things you have. It's also about being with people you love, typically at your home or another quiet location. Hygge lifestyle probably comes from the cold, dark, and wet Danish climate that encourages Danes to spend most of their time indoors. However, other factors come into play, especially the Danish values of equality and well-being for everyone. One of the most emphasized aspects of these values is refraining from arguments during hygge to avoid ruining the positive atmosphere it creates. How to Add Hygge to Your Home You can do countless things to add a hygge lifestyle to your home. It all depends on whether you can create a present life's moments and enjoy them. This varies from enhancing your atmosphere with things that bring happiness, subtracting things that don't bring you joy, and adopting a couple of things like spending time with family and friends. Despite your efforts to maintain a hygge lifestyle, the baseline is living a slower and more deliberate lifestyle amid today's fast-paced world. Although this living concept is frequently associated with acquiring consumer objects, such as blankets, candles, setting up a fireplace, and throw blankets, most practitioners don't equate it with buying more things. They usually value outdoor activities like bike riding, stargazing, and woodland walking. Others consider subtle indoor activities like brewing a warm coffee, working on a puzzle with friends, or calling your friends and family to chat as part of a hygge lifestyle. How To Organize My Home for Hygge One of the main aspects of maintaining a hygge lifestyle is organizing your home. Besides the few things you may need to enhance this lifestyle, the emphasis should be on organizing what you have to create the coziest atmosphere. Here are a few things you can do in hygge organization. Maintain a Hygge Space To maintain a hygge space, eliminate anything that takes up the space you often don't use. This means you should eliminate the clutter that causes chaos in your mind and keep things that keep your space warm. Once you're done with the clutter, add a soothing color palette, make your fireplace your focal point, and add comfortable furniture. Adding some throw pillows is a great and easy way to make your space more cozy. Embrace Imperfection with Your Organization Organizing your home for hygge doesn't necessarily mean tucking all your items away from plain sight. You can use them to create an imperfect match with them and still create a cozy ambiance. All you have to do is perfectly organize them in plain display. Use Different Textures Again, achieving a hygge lifestyle doesn't mean that you should rush out to buy the latest plastic organizing bins. For instance, you can use a few woven containers or wooden items to store items in your bathroom. This can also work for the open spaces in your closet. Create Personal Touches to Unexpected Spaces A hygge lifestyle also includes adding a personal touch to one of the most unexpected spaces in your home. This may include having a few favorite artworks in your closet, pantry, or closet. It may also go as far as having a French basket or wire basket in your refrigerator. It's all about doing things that bring a more personal touch to your space. Embracing a hygge lifestyle is undeniably the best way to achieve cozy, laid-back living amid the chaos of modern lifestyle. One of the simplest steps towards this lifestyle is getting rid of clutter. For the most secure storage unit in Loveland and Parker, CO, look no further than Blue Mountain Self Storage. We provide accessible, state-of-the-art storage facilities and top-notch customer services to all our clients. Contact us today!

“A La Orilla” will be broadcast during Jungle Factory – Symposium on 12th March 2017 The Jungle Factory Symposium 2017 aims to bring together theorists, researchers and artists to explore questions of productivity, political imagination and resistance in the current era. The signifier “jungle” evokes numerous imaginations, and thoughts. It is in effect a highly coded term criss-crossed variously with imperialism, romantic and spiritual escape and solace, political struggle, significations beyond ‘borders’ of the ‘west’, and raw animality among others. Yet it is also a place. Not simply an imagination of a fantastical idea of the western subject. The word “dzhangal” was used by Pashto-speaking migrants to describe the refugee camp in Calais, which has seen various “jungles” in the past fifteen years. Demolished during the fall of 2016, the camp has been a battleground: local anti-refugee and pro-refugee protests have occurred reflecting the stand-off between opposing actors in the European refugee and migrant crisis. This crossdisciplinary event invites activists, academics, artists, and performers to a conceptual engagement with “jungle” and the human factory producing jungles. It can be an inquiry of the notion of jungle, a recording of a feeling, a thought, a situation, a piece of sound or music, or an expression in the mind factory to reflect on the jungle problematique. CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS: Alan Read, Gigi Argyropoulou, Gary Anderson, Maria Rovisco, Agnieszka Jakimiak, Marta Keil, Mita Pujara, Debora Minà, Maria Lalou, Grey Filastine, Emma Lee, Manos Karatzogiannis, Georgina Dimopoulou, Kathy O’ Hare, Massimo Conti, Felix Blume. Questions the Jungle Factory symposium poses: - What is the relationship of aesthetics to sense of power/powerlessness to structure? - What is the role of the explorer of the global post-austerity landscape today? - To what extent do theories, beyond representation/before signification, enable us to theorise contemporary art, culture and performance? - What are the politics of despair or exhaustion? - How can a critique of political tourism be effective without reproducing political tourism itself? - What new spaces of ideological affinity can be proposed, beyond the disillusionment/disempowerment of the standard critique of neo-liberal capitalism? Topics may include, but are not limited to: - The formation of spaces, digital, hybrid, affective reflecting on Jungle and the factories of jungle production in capitalism, currently at structural levels and historically. - Jungle as a space, a sound, a text, a performance, an analysis of a knotting and unknotting. - Scholarship, art, performance or analysis engaging with the ideology, mobilization, and organization of the migrant and refugee crisis, the after effects of austerity and the questions of signification which may arise. An event hosted by the Digital Networks and Communication, as well as Media Cultures clusters and with the Migration Research Network at the School of Media, Communication and Sociology at the University of Leicester, UK (Contact: Athina Karatzogianni), in collaboration with artists Despina Panagiotopoulou (Athens) and Andrew Fremont-Smith (NY).

No contest, Canterbury ahead 26-6 at half time.Canterbury RMC vs Penrith Bros Cameron Lawrence, Jordi Mazzone, Harry Hayes, Danny Gabrael, Jonathon Sua, Joe O'Neil, Sione Moala, Zac Montgomery, Josh Kalati, Zac Hetherington, Luke smith, Lipoi Hopoi, Billy Tsikritas. Bench Rueben Moyle. Jack Stringer, Fahmy Toilalo and Jack Todd. 98 NSW Cup games & 2 NRL amongst the forwards - might be a contest. Wenty TBC was CJ MundineKaiviti Silktails (20) Tries: Tomasi Seru 2, Meli Nasau, TBC 1 Goals: Tomasi Seru 1, TBC 1 Wentworthville Magpies (28) Tries: Josh Delailoa, Dylan White, Joshuah Minhinnick, Steven Marsters, 1 TBC Goals: Dylan White 4 I believe he may have a Fijian heritage.Wenty TBC was CJ Mundine Scorers for Fiji were Tries: T Seru, V Karawalevu, R Baleitamavua, M Nasau Goals: T Seru 2 Found it interesting that a non Fijian player played for them tonight. Drew Lloyd. Played Shield last year for the Roosters and came through the Eels junior teams. Correct scorers for the BulldogsCanterbury Bankstown Bulldogs RMC (36) Tries: Lipoi Hopoi 2, Jonathan Sua 2, Jack Todd, 2 TBC Goals: Jonathan Sua 3 Penrith Brothers RMC (12) Tries: Frank Toomalatai, Alex Seve Goals: Ryan Garner 2 Only change is Jermaine Ma'u kicked one goal, Baley Borthwick kicked the otherShield Saturday R8 Penrith Brothers (28) Tries: Joshua Peacock 2, Tyran Pettit-Young, Baley Borthwick, Wayne Baxter, Kytak Chan Goals: Jermaine Ma'U 1, Mitchell Owen 1 Moorebank Rams (6) Tries: Josese Lanyon Goals: Joel Saldaneri 1 Yes it's the same player. He was eligible for Country as he played for Illawarra in the Mens Country Champs before signing with Wenty. Played first grade for Souths a couple of years back.Can anyone confirm whether Steven Marsters playing No 3 for Wenty is the same guy who played No 3 for Combined Country last week? Maybe Gus was trying to make sure his RMC didnt lose every game - From the team that beat Brothers, 4 have gone back to NSW Cup and all the others are back in Flegg this week, so it back to Flegg reserves for the RMC team.Gus Gould responded on twitter whether the players qualified for Flegg would be playing RMC for the rest of the year and he said probably only for about a month. Does this mean that the Silktails have abandoned their youth development policy?The Silktails will be boosted tomorrow by the inclusion of 3 of the 6 players that have been playing Q Cup for Ipswhich Jets, following changes to the maximum number of overseas players that can be selected in that competition.

South Asian Heritage Month: Local Heroes A Spotlight on Community Heroes South Asian Heritage Month #SAHM Essex Cultural Diversity Project has been working with ITV News Anglia this month to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month. The first series of reports puts a spotlight on community heroes, featuring community champions Vasanti Patel from Thetford, Salma Ahmed living in Colchester, and Tanveer Singh Bajaj from Chelmsford. Vasanti Patel is a local volunteer from a Hindu background living in Thetford, who supports the local community through various charity initiatives, from litter picking to Park Runs. Sharon Nash who organises the Junior Park Run commented “She’s an amazing woman, ‘local hero’ doesn’t even cover it …. If she find someone that needs help, Vasanti is there”. Mrs Loqueman from the Bangladeshi Women’s Association is a volunteer supporting Bangladeshi women through various activities, such as cooking at Firstsite and the Active Garden Project Allotment in Colchester. Tanveer Singh Bajaj provides food to homeless people in Essex through the charity Sikh Welfare and Awareness Team (SWAT). Watch the latest edition of ITV News here Promoting Diversity in Radio and Television Each year Essex Cultural Diversity Project strengthens its productive working relationship with local TV, radio and media, helping key outlets diversify their programming by sourcing interviewees, guests and contributing to news stories. We are part of the ITV Anglia Inclusion and Diversity Group, attending local and national panel meetings, and recommending news stories that promote diversity. We are a regular feature on BBC Essex’s radio programme Essex Voices. Other media partners include the Sikh Channel, PTC Punjabi, Punjab Times weekly news and Ajit Weekly, who have been covering our projects working with various communities around the story of Maharajah Duleep Singh and his family, and Doddinghurst’s Indian Princess. About South Asian Heritage Month South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) first took place in 2020 and runs from the 18 July to the 17 August each year. SAHM seeks to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, histories, and communities. The month seeks to understand the diverse heritage and cultures that continue to link the UK with South Asia. South Asian culture has made a significant impact on Britain in various aspects, such as food, clothing, music, words, and the overall ambiance of our towns and cities. It’s a beautiful display of the rich and proud South Asian heritage that has blended into the British way of life, contributing to the diversity of our nation. Observing South Asian Heritage Month provides us with an excellent chance to embrace and celebrate the history and identity of British South Asians. It’s crucial to allow people to share their own stories, and this occasion offers an opportunity to showcase what being South Asian in the 21st century entails, while also reflecting on our past and how it has shaped us. Founding Patron of (SAHM) Anita Rani said: “South Asian Heritage Month is about the next generation of kids growing up in the UK and for them to be able to feel empowered in their identity and proud of who they are.”

Bitcoin Price Back At Two-Week High, Holding Above $26,500! Where’s BTC Heading Next? Following a significant sell-off triggered by FTX’s crypto liquidation news, Bitcoin is now showing signs of a recovery rally. In recent hours, the price of BTC has been climbing steadily, fueled by renewed investor interest in buying the dip. Additionally, current on-chain data points toward the potential for a sharp upward trend for Bitcoin by month’s end. This Metric Might Skyrocket Bitcoin Amid the demotivating sentiment of the cryptocurrency market, there’s rising bullish data surrounding Bitcoin (BTC), setting the stage for a possible significant price surge. Recent data from Blockware Solutions and Glassnode indicate that only 5.4% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply was active on-chain in the past month, hitting a new record low. This suggests that less trading is occurring, which often signals a weak supply side. As of the latest reports, Bitcoin’s circulating supply stands at 19.48 million. Blockware Solutions said, “Price is set at the margin, which means those who trade Bitcoin back and forth drive short-term price action. As supply-side illiquidity continues to increase, as indicated by fewer supply exchanging hands, any demand catalyst will send the price skyrocketing.” Approximately 70% of the circulating supply has been dormant for more than a year, indicating a strong “buy and hold” sentiment in the market. Glassnode notes that so-called long-term holders, defined as addresses retaining coins for a minimum of 155 days, control over three-quarters of the circulating supply. Whales are actively shifting large volumes of Bitcoin, contributing significantly to the upward momentum in BTC price. On-chain statistics show that in the past 48 hours, more than 1.4 million BTC have been transferred. Analysts interpret this high-volume activity as an indicator of a potential bullish surge, setting the stage for September to conclude on a bullish note. What’s Next For BTC Price? The Bitcoin price has experienced a significant uptick in recent hours, rising from a low of $26,000 as buyers stepped up their efforts. Despite this, sellers are actively resisting an upward breakout beyond the EMA200 trend line on the 4-hour chart, aiming to curb any explosive growth. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $26,606, marking a 1.2% increase over the past 24 hours. Although buyers are exerting pressure, they have yet to overcome a pivotal resistance level at $26,800, suggesting that the buying momentum weakens at these price levels. While the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicates potential for a positive trend, it also hints at a possible downward adjustment, as the indicator currently resides in the overbought territory. A confirmed break and close above the 200-day EMA would be an initial indication of renewed strength, potentially paving the way for a consistent recovery toward $28K. However, a decline below the breakout point of $26K might trigger a wave of selling activity, bringing possibilities of a downturn.

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This post was published in National Interest by Michael Peck. The point of view expressed in this article is authorial and do not necessarily reflect BM`s editorial stance. WASHINGTON, (BM) – Russia’s Tu-160 strategic bombers may be armed with hypersonic ballistic missiles. The Russian military is studying whether to arm the Tu-160 (NATO code name: Blackjack) with the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (“dagger”), a nuclear-capable missile with an estimated range of 1,200 miles and a speed of up to Mach 10. If true, it would vastly extend the Blackjack’s target reach. “The possibility of deploying Kinzhal missiles on Tu-160 aircraft is being considered,” said Russian news agency TASS, quoting an unidentified source in the defense industry. “The work on this option is due to be completed this year,” the source said. The supersonic Blackjack wouldn’t be the first Russian aircraft to be armed with the Kinzhal, an air-launched version of the ground-based, nuclear-capable Iskander ballistic missile. In 2018, Russian officials announced the missile had been fitted to the MiG-31 fighter (NATO code name: Foxhound), a descendant of the Cold War MiG-25 Foxbat. “Currently, a squadron of MiG-31K aircraft armed with hypersonic missiles is on experimental combat duty in Russia’s Southern Military District,” TASS said. This was soon followed by tests of the Kinzhal on the Tu-22M3 Backfire, a Cold War supersonic bomber that has shorter range but faster speed than the Tu-160, the world’s largest operational bomber. The Blackjack has a range of around 8,000 or 9,000 miles, though on one occasion it flew for 11,000 miles and stayed aloft for twenty-three hours. Arming the Tu-160 with Kinzhals is interesting on several levels. First, the bomber is already armed with subsonic Kh-55 cruise missiles, with about a 1,600-mile range, and the newer Kh-102, which has an estimated range of more than 3,000 miles. The Kinzhal ballistic missile would appear to have shorter legs than the older cruise missiles, but much greater speed. That’s important from the perspective of Russia, which has been aggressively developing hypersonic (faster than Mach 5) missiles out of fear that older subsonic or supersonic weapons are vulnerable to being shot down by U.S. anti-missile defenses. The Kinzhal is designed to penetrate missile defenses and destroy critical theater-level installations such as command centers, though it could also be used as an anti-ship missile. A long-range bomber that can potentially carry either slow but long-range cruise missiles, or shorter range but extremely fast ballistic missiles, will complicate Western missile defenses that must prepare to stop multiple threats. In addition, arming the Tu-160 with hypersonic missiles offers another reason for Russia’s military to continue operating an aircraft with a checkered history. The Tu-160 was a late Cold War design, the Soviet Union’s answer to America’s B-1 Lancer supersonic strategic bomber. Resembling the B-1 down to the arrow shape and variable-geometry swing wings, but much larger than the Lancer, the Tu-160 suffered numerous teething problems. No more than a couple of dozen were built prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Russia currently operates just 16 of the Blackjacks. In 2015, Russia announced plans to restart Tu-160 production, even as Moscow unveiled a host of new strategic weapons, such as nuclear-powered cruise missiles. Adding hypersonic missiles to the Blackjack’s arsenal may give a boost to the bomber’s future prospects. Follow us everywhere and at any time. BulgarianMilitary.com has responsive design and you can open the page from any computer, mobile devices or web browsers. For more up-to-date news from us, follow our YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook pages. Do not miss the chance to subscribe to our newsletter. Subscribe and read our stories in News360App in AppStore or GooglePlay or in FeedlyApp in AppStore or GooglePlay Subscribe to Google News Original source: National Interest

We are a little obsessed with burlap and canvas around here, with rolls of it coming and going all the time, as we convert them into so many different items. We can go all natural and we love our color, either way you had us at big fabric roll. Each roll can pack on 25-100 yards of gorgeous fabric that long to become something oh so special. As we hoist them onto the table ready to go under the knife, they are ready to be transformed into a tote bag, apron, makeup bags, zipper pockets, eyeglass cases, purses, pillow, table runner, flower, scrapbook, banner, chef’s hat, stocking, tree skirt…..the possibilities are endless. We love that each item is design and stitched right here in our Springdale, Arkansas warehouse. Somedays we spend making thousands of one item and others we spend making many different items that go in many different directions. We love all the project big and small. One our recent favorite projects was making burlap pennants for the Joe Dirt 2 movie party. They were sewn, quickly shipped off to an artist to be painted and shipping to LA for the party. We don’t mind being behind the scenes, under foot or covering what we need to cover. We thought it would be fun to share with you some of the transformations our blank items have made when put in the hands of amazing artists, bloggers, crafters, mixed media artists, monogramers, party planners, brides, screen printers, makers….and the list goes on and on. 1. Artist and Blogger, Lucy at Craftberry Bush painted this amazing butterfly tote bag. Stop by craftberrybush to see show she does it. Our totes come in many shapes and sizes, long handles and short ones, fat and skinny, gussets and without, canvas and burlap or mixed and any other combination you can think of. You can paint directly on them or paint these special butterflies and add them to your tote. We offer a wide range of blank burlap and canvas totes that are ready to look this cool. 2. Lifestyle Blogger, Jennie Larsen created this Gold and Red Christmas Entry where our blank holiday stockings came in handy, she added a few simple dots of paint to the burlap stockings and they are a perfect fit. Our blank stockings come in a range of sizes, shapes and fabric all with fun, rustic exposed edges giving them a fresh, trendy look. Monogram the cuffs, stencil the stocking or screen print one for each member of the family. 3. Crafter: What was once a simple blank apron, JoAnne Doshier hand-crafted into an amazing apron filled with fun textures, shapes, stitches, paint, fringe and color. Blank aprons come in all shapes and sizes from toddler to adult and filled with pockets or without in canvas and denim. This apron was embellished with Canvas Corp’s Farmhouse Printed Fabric Panel and lots of amazing avocado and red accents. 4. Mixed Media Artist – Nathalie Kalbach created this amazing pillow on our Square Blank Pillows – they come in a range of sizes 12×12, 14×14, 18×18 and 20×20. These blank pillow forms are ready be be decorated your way and then you can slip in a pillow form, slip it over an existing pillow or fill with Poly-fil. The 10 oz canvas is a great quality to stand up to all that a mixed media artist has to give from gesso and paints to papers, salt treatments and lots of embellishments. You can also decoupage your art onto the the canvas. We do have to say we don’t recommend washing a beautiful pillow like this once decorated. 5. Monogrammer: Michelle of Miss Lala’s added this special monogram to a simple child’s apron and wow it looks like a million bucks. We have a wide range of unique blanks that are perfect for names, initials, monograms or logos. All items are made from 10 ounce canvas and are 100% cotton. The high quality fabric makes these monogrammed perfect for gift giving, business gifts or to sell in your shop. What a fun way way to show off your logo, your design or your style with a range of embroidered product. 6. Party Planner: The Canvas Corp Brands Crew put this tasty set up together to show off something unique and different to add to you party decor. Try anything from hand-painted pennants or table toppers to personalized wine wraps made from our printed fabric panels or wine bags. We offer products in a wide range of themes from baby to wedding and from wine tasting to a garden party. Customize your decor a range of canvas and burlap items that can be designed to match any theme and accent them with coordinating themed product. 7. Brides/Wedding Planners: Customized Wedding Decor is simple with the wide range of blanks we have to offer. From monogrammed table runners to seat backs to handmade tussy mussies (flower cones) to screen printed totes for the bridal party… You can have your wedding, your way – add your special touch. Here, one of our team members, Erin, turned our burlap into an amazing aisle runner for her wedding. It ended up being the icing on the cake for this outdoor ceremony. We can sell large quantities of bulk burlap or create custom items for the wedding such a totes, aprons or more. Keep in mind for custom orders we need 48 pieces per item. 8. Maker/Screen Printer: Screen printing looks amazing on natural canvas and looks super vintage on burlap – they both work well for screen printing and look oh so good. Sally by Sea one of our Makers creates these amazing nautical themed pillows by screen printing her designs onto range of pillow sizes and shapes. The same designs are perfect on totes, aprons, runners, placemats and more. Add your art or create screen printed items with your logo for give away or sell them in your store. We love being a part of the Renegade Craft Fair where these totes trail with the vendors who sell at the fair. We love to see all the creativity that one show can offer. 10. Artist: Sara Torbit of The Rosy Life Blog created these amazing placemats with a touch of paint, some paper, printed fabric and sewing machine – you can create your art right onto the surfaces or you can transfer your art by screen printing or direct to garment processes onto the surfaces. Simple and fresh designs like this are easy to duplicate and great for your Etsy Shop or table at a maker fair. We offer canvas in 4 different weights all in natural canvas color, we also offer a variety of colors in cotton and poly/cotton fabrics. When it comes to burlap we carry a few different grades as we call it, one that is much more natural in look and feel and another that is tighter weave that also comes in a ray of colors. While our fabric selection is pretty focused we are always open to trying something new. A good week at the warehouse leaves many empty tubes where fabric once roamed. We don’t through much away, even the tiniest fabric prices are transported into scrap packs and these cardboard rolls are recycled, there may be a bit of burlap dust on the floor, but that is about it. Many of the items in this feature our part of our everyday line of blank products and we also offer custom blank items with reasonable minimums. We can help you find blanks to place your art upon or help you design something new that becomes your art or you can add your art to. If you are looking for a turnkey supplier, we can screen print your art onto any of our blank items. 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This past week, writer/director Matt Reeves talked the most about his upcoming solo Batman film that he has in quite some time. However, if we take a close look at it, he really didn’t say anything new. Here’s what we do know… - It’s a “DC Universe Movie” by virtue of it being a Batman film, but will focus specifically on the Batman sector of DC on film — i.e. “The Bat-Universe.” - It’s going to be “noir-driven,” where Batman is focusing on personal, and specific case, and “takes us out into the world of Gotham.” - Ben Affleck is “still involved;” though Reeves and Warner Bros. have yet to say that he’s returning and will play Batman/Bruce Wayne in THE BATMAN. - Filming might start in the spring or summer of 2019. And that’s basically it…except that Reeves’ Batman is going to be younger. Granted, Reeves hasn’t said that publicly, but the trade reports saying so are not “just rumors.” Taking all of that into account, what will THE BATMAN be? Here are the options… - A sequel of sorts featuring an older Batman set after the events of BATMAN v SUPERMAN and JUSTICE LEAGUE. - A prequel featuring a younger Batman set years before the events of BATMAN v SUPERMAN and JUSTICE LEAGUE. - A complete reboot featuring a completely new Batman on film continuity. Of course, there are “combinations” of these three options that involve things such as recasting the lead actor and how to handle, ahem, “continuity.” Let’s break them down, shall we? I find this the least likely possibility whether Ben Affleck returns, or if Reeves recasts and a new actor plays the same Batman/Bruce Wayne. In fact, I think the percentage of this happening is the same as John “Bluto” Blutarsky’s GPA in ANIMAL HOUSE. Why? That would be due to good ‘ol continuity! If Reeves’ Batman is a decade-plus younger than the Batman in BvS and JL, and his film is technically in-continuity, then it can not take place after those two movies. This one’s going to have, well, “sub-options,” OK? Also, I believe one of these sub-options will prove to be the route Mr. Reeves takes with THE BATMAN. OPTION #2/SUB-OPTION #1 Matt Reeves 100% adheres to the continuity and aesthetic set up by BATMAN v SUPERMAN/JUSTICE LEAGUE, casts an actor who is the same, but younger, version of the one we saw in those two films. I’m not thinking this is going to happen. Why? Because Matt Reeves didn’t sign onto this project to make a Batman film in which he’d be creatively restricted and pigeonholed towards a continuity-demanded ultimate endgame. Also, if you’re a fan of DC films being inter-connected, keep in mind that if Reeves went this route, the only character that would co-exist this younger, DC on film Batman is Wonder Woman (and that is only because it was retconned after BvS). Remember, the world didn’t know about any of the metahumans (The Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and Superman) until BvS. OPTION #2/SUB-OPTION #2 It’s a “prequel” in name only. Essentially, Reeves casts a younger actor as Batman and “soft-reboots” (i.e. “conveniently ignores” BvS and JL) the franchise going forward. I find this option a sorta “win-win” for fans and the audience. Continuity/shared universe fans can believe that this Batman lives in a world inhabited by other DC characters, while those who don’t like that stuff won’t have it shoved down their throats (i.e. cameos, Easter eggs, post-credits scenes, setting up other films, etc.). Also, it allows Matt Reeves to have a lot of creative control — something he allegedly wanted if he signed on and was given. I’ve actually advocated this approach before here on BOF and I think that it’s very possible that it’s what Reeves and WB are going to do. This is my personal preferred choice. A 100%, total reboot of the Batman film franchise that has zero ties to anything other than the Bat-Universe that it establishes. New Batman, Batmobile, Alfred, Gordon, Gotham, Bat-everything. Currently, I’d say that this option is possible, but not likely as one of the few stipulations Warner Bros. out on Reeves was to “officially” keep it in the DC on film universe. I guess it’s possible that Reeves’ Batman film(s) are one of these DC “Black Label” deals like director Todd Phillips’ JOKER starring Joaquin Phoenix, but I’m not thinking that’s probably not happening. To sum up, my personal preference is Option #3, but if I were a betting man, I’d put my money on Option #2/Sub-Option #2. And though I’m a big Ben Affleck fan, I think it’s best for his era as Batman to be totally done. Both my preference and what I think will happen means he’s gone. So BOF’ers, setting what you want aside, which route to you think Reeves and Warner Bros. will ultimately take? Vote in the Bat-Poll and discuss in the comments section below! – Bill “Jett” Ramey

HOSPITAL BASED ANESTHESIA WHY SO MANY FACILITIES CHOOSE TO PARTNER WITH ALLIED There are plenty of good reasons that healthcare facilities choose Allied Anesthesiologists, but here are a few of the highlights: - Allied Anesthesiologists help run the most efficient operating rooms in the State of California - All Allied Anesthesiologists are Board Certified or Board Eligible - Allied is consistently recognized as the leader in patient and physician satisfaction surveys - Allied Anesthesia has one of the most stringent vetting processes for new members of any anesthesia group in the nation - Allied Anesthesia is an optimally structured and professionally managed all-physician medical group with a 50 year history WHY CHOOSE ALLIED PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGISTS Our award-winning team of experienced, board-certified and board-eligible pediatric anesthesiologists do what they do because they care deeply for young patients—easing their pain and ensuring their safety. Through special training and experience, our pediatric anesthesiologists provide the safest care for infants and children undergoing anesthesia. Many of our pediatric anesthesiologists are subspecialized in cardiothoracic anesthesia, critical care medicine, and pain management, providing care for the most complex patients. - Board-certified pediatric anesthesiologists - Pediatric cardiothoracic service - Pediatric pain – complex pediatric pain blocks - Over 17,000 cases per year - Cover the most complicated pediatric cases at our hospital and surgery center locations - Familiar with complex congenital heart and rare genetic conditions - Regional anesthesia for postoperative pain management WHY CHOOSE ALLIED CARDIOTHORACIC ANESTHESIOLOGISTS There are few things more stress-provoking for patients than the prospect of a heart procedure. When you choose Allied, your patients are in the hands of a world-class all-physician team, available 24/7, 365 days a year. Our group performs anesthesia for over 3,600 heart procedures annually. Each member has attained cardiothoracic fellowships or advanced cardiac training from top programs such as the Cleveland Clinic, UCSF, USC, Texas Heart Institute, or John Hopkins University, and/or has more than 20 years of experience in a heart program. Allied has the largest cardiothoracic anesthesia team in Southern California and includes award-winning physicians trained in: - Adult and pediatric cardiothoracic anesthesia - Advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) - Percutaneous closures of congenital heart defects - Critical care medicine - Resuscitation medicine - Invasive monitoring - High acuity cases - Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - Transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) therapy - Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures - Ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy WHY CHOOSE ALLIED AS PART OF YOUR BIRTH PLAN The birth of your child may be one of the most momentous occasions in your life. When partnering with an Allied anesthesiologist, you have an ally whose main goal is to assist with your delivery plan, while ensuring a positive and stress-free experience for mothers, families, and their new babies. Allied Anesthesiologists are clinical experts in obstetric anesthesia, supporting over 13,000 deliveries annually, providing effective pain relief and a wide range of anesthetic services to expectant mothers. Our anesthesiologists place epidurals and utilize general and other anesthetic techniques in the best labor and delivery suites throughout Southern California. Allied Anesthesia’s expertly trained anesthesiologists are highly focused on pain management, and mother and infant wellbeing, both during and after delivery. WHY CHOOSE ALLIED FOR YOUR OFFICE BASED PROCEDURE Allied Anesthesia works with healthcare facilities in a number of different ways. Be it Plastic Surgery, Eye, In-Vitro Fertilization, Bariatrics, or other office based programs, we work as true partners, offering excellent clinical care from a well managed group with a proven track record of success. In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Today, most doctors use sedation during IVF procedures, including regional anesthesia, “conscious sedation,” in which the patient is awake and can respond to commands, and general anesthesia, in which the patient is asleep. At Allied, we work with multiple IVF clinics to provide anesthesia during the egg retrieval process. Propofol is our anesthetic of choice for IVF procedures for a few reasons: While we highly recommend incorporating a skilled anesthesiologist into the egg retrieval process, we strongly encourage women undergoing egg retrieval to have a conversation with their doctor about how best to minimize discomfort and optimize results. Allied Anesthesia provides anesthesia services for several specialty dental facilities. We’re the ideal partner for cosmetic surgery centers, advanced dental facilities and dental implant centers that require skilled anesthesiologists. The best ASCs staff the best doctors because they know doing so is the simplest way to achieve excellence in safety, efficiency and quality, which all lead to better patient and surgeon satisfaction. A Custom-Designed Team Allied provides each ASC with a small team of anesthesiologists selected to fit the needs of that ASC, whether it be pediatrics, regional, preoperative assessment or management. Allied physicians work as part of your team to ensure proper ASC patient selection. If needed, we also design and implement specialized selection algorithms for patient selection. Our fast turnover times allow for more procedures in a shorter time, without compromising quality. And our experience with regional blocks means patients are discharged sooner, and surgeries that once required an overnight can be done on an outpatient basis. A Team With Regional Awareness and Sensitivity We serve numerous ASCs, provide multiple ASC medical directorships and manage several ASCs in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. That wide network has given us sensitivity to the medical, political and financial realities of ASCs in the Southern California region. It’s also given us the flexibility to customize anesthesia services at each ASC to fit its needs. Supported by the Latest Technology The Allied team believes in the power of technology to create better patient and surgeon satisfaction because we’ve seen it in action. That’s why we provide web-based, real-time information sharing on best practices for clinical management and surgeon preferences, tailored to each service site. WHY CHOOSE ALLIED FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES When you work with Allied Anesthesia, you and your patients are treated by some of the most experienced pain management specialists in the nation. Pain management is a growing field, and providing these services can help your facility stand out. Our award-winning Pain Management Team can either help you develop and staff an in-house pain management clinic, or recommend a trusted group to handle pain management referrals from your facility. PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR POST-OP PAIN When surgery or typical medical techniques cannot address a patient’s pain, the Allied Team can help. From developing plans for oral pain management to administering intravenous or epidural anesthesia to alleviate pain, Allied anesthesiologists have the expertise to give patients truly comprehensive care. We specialize in post-op pain management blocks, which allow patients to go home sooner—or even leave the same day—transforming many of yesterday’s inpatient surgeries into outpatient procedures. CHRONIC NECK & BACK PAIN MANAGEMENT Disc herniation, sciatic, neck, and back pain are some of the most frustrating conditions patients can experience. At Allied, we understand this. That is why we offer comprehensive outpatient procedures that get patients back to living life. We provide the timely service patients need, and report to their referring physicians. Our Services Include: - Cervical and lumbar steroid injections - Cervical and lumbar facet joint steroid injections - Occipital nerve blocks - Radiofrequency ablation for cervical and lumbar pain syndromes - Sacroiliac joint steroid injections - Spinal cord stimulator trials - Use of fluoroscopy and ultrasound guidance for pinpoint precision - Trigger point myofascial pain injections - Ilioinguinal nerve blocks - Stellate ganglion nerve blocks - Lumbar sympathetic nerve blocks - Hip injections - Advice on rehab exercises and referrals - Inpatient Pain Services for Children

Yesterday, Peter was over and we got to work assembling the fuselage by determining what we can get done in which sessions. What we essentially got done this day was Step 2 (minus installation of former 10). I did start by sanding the excess glue off formers 3&4, previously glued together, drilling out the wing dowel bolt holes (so the dowels will fit through nicely), and cutting out the excess glue from the three slots in the top of the formers. In order to get the back formers glued into place we had to assemble the formers (except the firewall F1) and doublers at the front as well, clamped into place to aid in determining spacing of the back formers. I marked the centers on formers 7 through 9 (F7-F9) using my centering ruler. The balsa stringer is elevated off the table when slotted into place in the doubler so we used some excess 1⁄4” x 1⁄4” balsa along with an excess 1⁄8” ply piece wedged under the stringer near the front (in the image below) ensuring everything was flowing from front to back correctly. I did have to do some very light sanding of one balsa stringer end at the back to ensure a proper fit with the tail piece (FUF). It is neat, how if you have everything lined up and straight the placement of the formers is just where they fit (that is where the balsa stringer fits properly in the left and right slots on the bottom of the former). The diagram based instructions tell you nothing about measurements of where things should be. You do need to make your own measurements though… this is where the previously made chalk lines come in handy. Ensuring the center marks on all the formers are lined up on the chalked center line on the table you measure from the nearest perpendicular chalk line to the former on each side. If the two measurements are equal then you know things are squared up that way. We did have to make some adjustments and added some aditional pins to help aid in keeping everything aligned. Once places were determined I traced a pencil line on the balsa in front of each former and marked the back side with an ‘x’ (where the former goes back to). It was now time to glue. Starting at the back I placed glue along the front edge of FUF and then placed it back between the two balsa stringers ensuring everything was snug and pinned into place. After placing glue on the corner slots of F9 I placed it into position using a square to ensure it was sitting verticle, the center lined up on the center chalk line, and a ruler to measure the distance of each edge from the nearest chalk line to verify they were of equidistance. This process was then repeated for F8 & F7 in that order. Once all pieces were glued in place we verified everything was sitting properly and then touched nothing… well there was some fumblings and resets inbetween ;). You can see in the image below that a case of beer can be repurposed :D. The block of wood helped ensure the front of both doublers were even.

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Unravelling the Enigma of Climate Control in Buildings - Constant Air Volume (CAV) systems represent a crucial part of HVAC architecture that provides consistent airflow, contributing to the overall comfort of occupants in various establishments. - The CAV system operates on the principle of providing constant volume, which aids in maintaining a steady temperature, regardless of the external conditions. - Despite being less energy-efficient than some modern alternatives, CAV systems still offer advantages such as simplicity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, making them a worthy consideration for specific applications. - Advancements in HVAC technology have led to the development of more sophisticated systems that blend the best features of CAV and Variable Air Volume (VAV) systems, ensuring optimal temperature control and energy usage. - Understanding the operation, benefits, and limitations of CAV systems can guide businesses and homeowners in making more informed decisions about their climate control options. A Dive into HVAC’s World: The Role of Constant Air Volume Systems HVAC, an acronym for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, plays a central role in making our built environments habitable. Among the myriad elements of an HVAC system, the Constant Air Volume (CAV) system stands out for its function, design simplicity, and longstanding use. The CAV system, as the name implies, delivers a constant volume of air at varying temperatures. It’s akin to a trusty workhorse that ensures air circulation remains uninterrupted and steady, crucial in spaces where temperature consistency is required. The principle behind this is fairly simple: by maintaining a constant volume of air supply, the CAV system can regulate temperature by modulating the air’s heating or cooling levels. This core principle allows CAV systems to be highly reliable and straightforward. It’s a classic example of a system that does one thing and does it well. However, it’s essential to acknowledge the limitations, which include a lack of energy efficiency compared to more modern HVAC technologies and a reduced ability to provide customised temperature control for different areas in a single building. Pros and Cons of CAV Systems CAV systems bring several advantages to the table, which have ensured their continued relevance in the ever-evolving HVAC industry. 1. Simplicity and Reliability: With their straightforward operation, CAV systems require less maintenance and offer higher reliability compared to more complex systems. They work effectively in environments where a consistent air volume is more critical than individual temperature control. 2. Cost-Effectiveness: CAV systems typically have lower upfront costs, making them an appealing choice for budget-conscious businesses or homeowners. Their simplicity also translates to lower maintenance and repair costs over time. 3. Noise Reduction: CAV systems operate with less noise than other systems due to the steady air flow rate. This feature is particularly advantageous in environments such as offices or libraries, where silence or low noise levels are preferred. Despite their benefits, CAV systems have some limitations that might influence their applicability in specific scenarios. 1. Energy Efficiency: One of the primary criticisms of CAV systems is their lesser energy efficiency compared to other modern systems like VAV. They lack the ability to adjust the volume of airflow based on demand, leading to potential energy wastage. 2. Lack of Individual Control: CAV systems, by design, offer limited zoning capabilities. They are less suitable for environments where individual temperature control for different areas is a requirement. The Evolution of CAV Systems: A Blend of Old and New HVAC technologies have made significant strides since the inception of the CAV system. These advancements have seen the advent of Variable Air Volume (VAV) systems, which offer a higher degree of customisability and energy efficiency. However, this doesn’t spell the end for CAV systems. Hybrid systems, combining features of both CAV and VAV systems, are now seeing increased adoption. These advanced systems offer the consistency of CAV systems with the energy efficiency and customisability of VAV systems, showcasing the best of both worlds. The Bottom Line While HVAC technology continues to evolve with a focus on energy efficiency and user comfort, the humble Constant Air Volume system still holds an important position. Whether it’s due to its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, or steadfast reliability, the CAV system has proven its worth in specific applications. As we continue to innovate, we can expect to see the emergence of newer systems that combine the best aspects of the old and the new, all in pursuit of creating optimal and sustainable indoor environments. Whether you are a homeowner, a business owner, or a developer, understanding the workings, advantages, and limitations of CAV systems can aid in making an informed decision about the most suitable climate control option. The key is to evaluate the specific needs of your space, consider the energy implications, and choose a system that will provide the most comfortable, efficient, and cost-effective solution. For many, the future of HVAC might look incredibly high-tech, and indeed, this trajectory is exciting. However, there’s something to be said about the simplicity and reliability of the traditional systems. Constant Air Volume systems are, in many ways, a testament to the enduring effectiveness of good, straightforward design. The beat goes on in the HVAC world, and the pulse of that beat remains steady, thanks to the Constant Air Volume system.

[Please note: The word “Featured” on the left side above was NOT inserted by this blogger, but apparently was inserted by WordPress, and it cannot be removed. NO post in this blog is sponsored.] The Book of the Week is “On Shaky Ground, An Invitation to Disaster” by John J. Nance, published in 1988. Prediction of earthquakes is an age-old issue that can be improved, if enough money and political support is thrown at it, in connection with studying the geologic, tectonic, volcanic and geophysical problems that crop up along fault lines. Even in 1960 when a major earthquake hit Chile, there was disagreement among scientists over the behavior of underground structures. The opposing theories consisted of “steep vertical fault” and “shallow, sub-horizontal dip-slip fault.” To that time, ivory-tower “experts” at Caltech relied on only seismograph data for ideas. In the coming decades, graduate students looked elsewhere to disprove the old theories. One young scientist personally, physically surveyed a large swath of the topography of the Alaskan countryside. His data disproved the steep vertical fault theory. Another graduate student became a pioneer in paleoseismology, which identify the substances piled up underground in an earthquake zone, showing how they changed and moved over the course of millennia. In the early 1960’s, the U.S. government and military were the major employers in the city of Anchorage in Alaska. They were eager to urbanize the place, and construction was booming. They ignored a pesky report issued in 1961 by the U.S. Geological Survey warning that the city’s underground foundation– Bootlegger Cove Clay– would be unstable in the event of an earthquake. Building codes were lax on structural soundness. Alas, a major earthquake hit the area in March of 1964. The epicenter was under Unakwik inlet in North Prince William Sound, ten miles from Valdez, Anchorage and Seward, Alaska. Many structures collapsed, including but far from limited to: docks, warehouses, a newly opened J.C. Penney store and a Four Seasons apartment building. The underground clay became liquid, causing the location of oil, army and cannery docks, and railroad yards to shift many feet. Fortunately, there had been regulation of natural gas lines. They had been programmed to shut off in an emergency, and they did, preventing explosions and fires. However, wooden buildings swayed instead of collapsing, but they burned in fires when a Texaco fuel tank exploded. As fate would have it, the Seismological Society of America happened to be holding its annual meeting in Seattle, on the campus of the University of Washington on that very day. But news of the disaster in those days took hours to reach them. As is well known, communications technology has come a long way since 1987, when there were different radio systems for Los Angeles’ more than one hundred and forty police and fire jurisdictions. The seismic waves generated vibrations in numerous other places around the world. The quake’s severity was “off the charts” given the existing technology for measuring such activity. Four tsunamic waves spanning twelve thousand square miles of Alaska’s sea floor was felt as far away as Hawaii, and swamped Vancouver Island. Seward’s economy was ruined, as it was based on oil, fishing, import/export, railway transportation, and boating. Sadly, human beings have short memories; possibly because they’ve become desensitized to cautionary tales. Greed eventually results in business as usual. Political candidates in at-risk communities are loath to spend precious campaign time on safety regulations– their donors benefit financially from disasters. In recent decades, American communities have become wise to the fact that they can always apply for federal aid when they are hit by a disaster (whose loss of life and property damage could have been minimized!). Anyway, read the book to learn about additional disasters in China, California, Mexico, South Carolina, and much more about the science of earthquakes, and the mentalities of the people in connection therewith.

What is hydrotherapy? In simple terms, hydrotherapy (application of a physical agent on biological tissues in order to obtain therapeutic changes), is based on the use of a wide variety of equipment and accessories in the water, making it a comfortable environment for treatment of users with neurological, orthopaedic and rheumatic disorders, among others. Water facilitates movements with less effort, offering the possibility of assisting or resisting movement; It allows relaxation and pain reduction while favouring social interaction and promotes beneficial psychological effects for the person. What is Aquatic Therapy? Aquatic Therapy is the therapeutic procedure (a way of producing changes through the application of clinical techniques in order to improve function and generally requires the participation of the user), which results from the combined use of an aquatic environment, techniques, rehabilitation models and exercises in the water. Designed by a qualified professional with a focus on improving health, conducted either individually or in groups, in order to produce curative and recreational effects in the person that facilitate functionality, adherence to treatment and achievement of the objectives proposed, by taking advantage of the thermal and mechanical properties that water possesses. In this way, aquatic therapy goes further by integrating movements, reducing pain, while increasing circulation, muscle strength, balance and coordination. What are the benefits of hydrotherapy, aquatic therapy and physical exercise in the pool? When we dive into a heated pool, the force of the water (Archimedes’ principle) reduces our weight, that is, a person who is immersed in the pool up to shoulder height, weighing 100 kilos, will have an apparent weight of 10 kilos, which will allow you to move more freely, feeling lighter and reducing the load on your joints. As well as the above, the tactile stimulation of the water plus its temperature, generate the release of heat, chemicals found in the body (endorphin, serotonin and dopamine) and block pain receptors, which lead to elimination of bodily aches and pains (spine, knees, hips, neck, among others) and is also an effective treatment for fibromyalgia. Performing well-prescribed physical exercise in water generates totally different changes from when training in a gym; because about 650 muscles in your body work in a differentiated way, without generating an excessive overload in your musculoskeletal system, which could cause an injury (tear, sprain, tendon rupture). So, depending on the type of exercise and according to your goals, you can tone your arms, thighs, calves and buttocks or generate muscle hypertrophy (increase in muscle size); In both cases, having strengthened muscles will improve your posture, as well as some orthopedic problems such as scoliosis, kyphosis, flat feet, scapular dyskinesia and other conditions that affect post-menopausal women and older adults. If a certain prescription of exercises in the pool is practised, considering different user conditions, comorbidities (existing diseases) and physical capacity, it is possible to lose about 3 to 5 kilos of adipose tissue or fat in a period of 3 months, it is like doing a liposuction at a much lower cost, but exchanging fat for muscle. In addition, by reducing adipose tissue, the levels of lipids in the blood and those that are deposited in our arteries, such as total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides, are encouraged. Finally, according to scientific research, the increase in body fat causes several systemic changes, such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, some cancers, dysautonomia, dyslipidaemia, heart attacks and cerebrovascular attacks. Current problems in today’s world, such as traffic congestion, long and demanding working hours, have triggered an anxious and stressed population, which is reflected in developed and developing countries. With aquatic therapy, these conditions are eliminated, relaxing the muscles or tense bands of the neck and shoulders, promotes better rest with deeper sleep, reduces cortisol levels (stress hormone) and increases serotonin levels, reducing emotional states depressives. By reducing body pain, mental stress, medication doses, frailty, illnesses, while also increasing functionality, vitality, social participation; a virtuous circle is generated that enhances health, well-being, and quality of life in people who engage in this type of aquatic therapy in heated pools, using hydro kinesitherapy. "Hydrotherapy, aquatic therapy and aquatic exercises, generate various benefits in all systems of the human body."

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Projectors are fragile, expensive pieces of equipment that can perform for years if treated properly. Performing routine maintenance to the various parts of your projector (i.e. the filters, lamp, etc) will help to ensure that you are creating the best environment for your projector to operate. There are certain precautions you can take when using your projector on a regular basis that will improve your the lifespan and protect your investment. 1. ARM (Always Read the Manual) Yes, the manual. That plastic bag with the paper booklet that you toss in the drawer after pulling the remote batteries out of the bag. That manual is the best resource you have at your fingertips. Every projector being sold today will have an operating manual in either hard copy or electronic format. Taking the time to read through the operating manual in detail before using the projector is the best way to begin. It will instruct you on the correct way to operate your projector. Your operating manual can also provide helpful maintenance tips that are just for your projector model, i.e. how to remove your projector’s filter cover. Even if you have experience running projectors, each model has their own unique settings and features that might be different than what you are used to. Familiarizing yourself with how that particular piece of equipment works will allow you to tell when something is wrong, and maybe advise on how to take preventative measures to stop things from going wrong in the first place. 2. Choose your Projector Location Wisely. There is more to positioning your projector than just finding out where the image will look the best. Its imperative to leave at least 6-12 inches of space around the unit to allow for proper heat ventilation. Without proper ventilation the heat that builds up in your projector cannot escape, which can cause damage to the projector’s internal parts and drastically shorten your lamp life. Know the temperature your projector operates at. If you think the unit produces a lot of heat, it would be best to avoid placing the projector directly in the path of sunlight or directly next to a heat source(heating vent, wood stove etc). If you have the projector mounted on the ceiling check to make sure that the projector is not directly next to an outgoing vent. The last thing you want is more heat around the projector than it is already producing itself. It’s also a good idea to not use the projector in smoke filled rooms. This can increase the chance of damaging the projector optics. Smoke will build up on the internal lenses. That causes the image to dim and in some cases it can cause the lenses inside to fail. Keeping your projector’s environment as dust and dirt free as possible will help as well. Electronics attract more dust than other objects due to the static electricity they create while in use. Dust causes problems for the projector’s filters, and other components if the dust particles get further into the projector. Routinely clean the air vents if you can. Clean projectors are cool and happy projectors. 3. Storing your Projector Hopefully you use it regularly but for people who use them for presentations primary, this tip is for you. Projectors have many parts that need precise alignment to function correctly. Improper transportation or storage of the projector may cause adverse affects for the performance of the projector. The following are a few guidelines for storing your projector: - Allow the projector to completely cool down before moving it. - Use the original box and packing materials to store the projector if possible. If the original packaging materials are not an option, use a strong box to hold the projector securely and at least 2 inches of a soft material (i.e. cloth, foam, etc) all the way around the projector. - Remove the batteries from the remote control. - When storing the projector make sure that the storage area will not be subjected to extreme temperatures (hot or cold) that could affect the projector. - If you move a projector from one temperature extreme to the other, let it sit for 30 minutes or so until it rises or lowers to room temperature. This prevents moisture problems. 4. Clean your Projector Filters Projectors produce large amounts of heat during use, and this heat needs to be vented to keep the projector from overheating. Projectors have fans that push air around the projector’s operating parts to cool them down, but the air contains dust and other particles that need to be filtered before it cools these components. The filters prevent the buildup of dust that, if left unchecked, would actually insulate the projector. This would keep the heat inside the projector unit which could be very damaging to many of the projector’s components like the lamp, LCD panels, or other internal optics. To ensure that these filters keep performing well, they must be maintained regularly. This is very important since damage to the projector caused by dirty filters may not be covered by the projector warranty. Generally, it is suggested to clean the filters once every 3-4 months(Now is always a good time),. Always check the projector’s manual first to see if there is a recommended maintenance cycle for your projector. You should clean or replace your filters whenever you notice an excessive build up of dust on the projector’s fan exhaust vent, or if you have been using the projector on a frequent basis. Most projectors will also have a temperature warning LED. If you notice this warning LED occurring, it may be time to clean your filter. The two preferred ways to clean the filter are either to use a small vacuum cleaner attachment to pull the dust out from the filter, or to use a can of compressed air to blow the dust away. Washing the filter with a cleaning solution, or soap and water is generally not recommended as the chemicals in them could harm the filter membranes. 5. Cleaning the Projector’s Compartments Before you re-install the clean filters or new replacement lamp, make sure to remove all the dust and dirt from the compartments they are housed in. Using the same vacuum cleaner attachment or can of compressed air you used to clean the filters you can remove the excess dust from the compartments as well. It is also time to check the vent fan area for debris buildup. If the fans compartment contains dust and debris it could prevent the fan from operating at the correct speed needed to ventilate the heat that is being produced. Occasionally the old lamp will burst leaving bits of quartz glass scattered throughout the projector. That debris can clog fans, preventing cooling. I have seen that more often than I expected. Keeping the fans clear of dust and debris is the best first live of defense against early lamp failure. These 5 tips will keep your projector working between lamp changes. When its time for a lamp, give us a call at 1-800-664-6671 or visit out website www.PurelandSupply.com

I made this track in Pigments using only two patches I created that will be in the updated “Access” collection I shared recently. One problem I often encounter is creating patches that become so rich and detailed that incorporating them into a track with other synths is difficult and sometimes impossible. I now realise its because sometimes a patch sounds like a track all on its own. It makes me think back to my teenager days in my bedroom with a Korg MS20, a Watkins tape echo and a 4-track recorder. What would I have done to own a synth like Pigments then? Here is “The Hill” [Dropbox - The Hill.mp3 - Simplify your life] thanks for sharing your music with us! Interesting stuff! I’m hearing all kinds of things in this from Japan through to Ryuichi Sakamoto to Tangerine Dream to some elements of Talking Heads. Throw in some Brian Eno and you just described my adolescence. I had a remix and added another instrument (Pigments of course). Nice choice / combination of patches! Brian Eno is awesome. Do you know his scoring work on the Netflix "Top Boy " series - it’s really fantastic. I hope you don;t mind my commenting but I’m a pro composer for TV and I think your music deserves some feedback. I did think, as the track went on,that it might be nice to vary the sequence a bit, as in reduce/thin it out (fewer notes) have a few spaces perhaps, or mix the level up or down a bit… just a thought. Very nice mood!! I also listened to the upfated Bandcamp version - the extra sound fits well. The ending is VERY cool! One thing which could be nice in a rather full track like this might be a bass tone -just very simple, one note every few bars perhaps - to anchor everything and add a little dram perhaps. Also, a shifting bass tone if the easiest way to change harmonic colour when you have a repeating arpeggio as in your piece. Nice work! Thank you for taking the time to listen to it. I am a big fan of Brian Eno and even had the chance to meet him twice. The track came about when I was trying out different Pigments patches and as I said - sometimes I think a patch is a track in its own right. I was just recording them live in Logic without a metronome (and I am not a keyboard player). So, what I captured was unrehearsed and unfettered. I did this with both patches independently (not playing along to the other) and it was only when I played both at once I was amazed to find that worked together! Now, that’s the sort of luck I can’t stomp all over. However, I did try stomping all over it, adding another track, more EQ etc. But now I realise its beauty and authenticity lies in its serendipitous origins. So, grateful as I am for the feedback, the track is now as it was originally. A few years ago I realised I need to make music for me that I like to listen to. Making it to suit a million audiences, all with differing viewpoints is useless and disheartening. I am also a painter and if anyone asked me to repaint a portion of one of my works, the response would be the same. So, here is the original: Really enjoyed this,… I instantly heard some Radiohead vibes with that shimmering synth in the later part. Agree with the other influences too. Aha, nice to know. Given that you played the sequence freely it’s very nice timing ! Thanks for sharing the story

Dear Secretary Valenstein, The passage of the 2020 Clean Waterways Act (Act) enabled several opportunities to improve water quality throughout the state. To reduce stormwater-related pollution, the Act requires the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to take several actions aimed at improving the performance of stormwater systems and programs. In particular, the effort to update Florida’s stormwater design and operation regulations is of critical importance. In order to make the upcoming rulemaking as transparent and effective as possible, Audubon Florida requests that the Department consider convening a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to inform this process. Engaging a TAC in the stormwater rulemaking process provides many benefits. Populated by the right mixture of qualified persons representing diverse groups, including representatives from the conservation community, the TAC would be an independent body that would foster discussion and build consensus amongst stakeholders. A TAC would allow discussion and development of consensus recommendations forged “in the sunshine” of public TAC meetings, where stakeholders and the public have the opportunity to comment and share information and resources. The TAC can help parse diverse data as the state works towards the most effective and efficient updates to our stormwater regulations to improve water quality, especially pertaining to nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient pollution. An important role for the TAC would be to review the draft handbook created in 2010 during a similar rulemaking effort (though neither the rule nor the revised handbook were adopted). The process should include an analysis of results from areas like Alachua, Brevard and Pinellas counties that have implemented some of the recommendations from the 2010 process. Additionally, the TAC should consider new research and changes in our understanding of stormwater issues since the previous effort, as well as new technologies that may add tools to the stormwater toolbox. Convening a knowledgeable and engaged TAC can also benefit the additional actions required of the Department by the Act. The TAC could assist in the review of the 10-2 self-certification process for stormwater systems, development of the model stormwater management program, or other Department efforts that would benefit from a thorough, independent, and public review. Finally, due to the importance of updating the stormwater design and operations criteria in a timely manner, we recommend that any TAC adhere to a review timeline that allows deliverables to be developed within six months. Thank you for considering our comments. Please contact us if you have any questions. VP and Executive Director Audubon Florida

What did you do at breakfast time this morning?My mouthfuls of breakfast were interspersed by taking frame after frame of an unfolding miracle birth. Here's why. With the arrival of the summer weather (finally!) it has prompted some residents of our garden wildlife pond to move into the next phase of their amazing life-cycle. After re-establishing our pond around four years ago, we had been delighted that the dragonflies had chosen to lay their eggs in it shortly afterwards. Since then, we have been eagerly awaiting the day when the nymphs of the Southern Hawker dragonfly Aeshna cyanea, would crawl out at the end of their three years of maturing. Surviving by preying on other small creatures, such as tadpoles and other aquatic insects that live in the pond, we have watched as the tiny nymphs have grown bigger each year. Finally, on Sunday, we were excited to spot the signs that our first 'brood' were on the move, as empty nymph cases littered the sedge leaves. So this morning, I set the alarm early and arrived at the pond-edge to find several new empty cases from those nymphs which had metamorphosed during the night, as is the nature of most of the Odonata family. However, there are always those that are the late risers and it was not difficult to find one such nymph. With the pond-edge being less than ideal to sit and photograph from, I make no apologies for then making life easy for myself. With one very restless nymph and a pot set up very quickly with a few blades of sedge I set myself up in my kitchen with nothing more than my little G12, and waited. After a few attempts to climb the sedge, I watched as it finally clamped itself to a blade and started wriggling, followed very shortly by the splitting of the nymph case along the back of the thorax, almost missing the start as it happened so quickly.And so the series of images began- needless to say it took rather a long time for me to finish my breakfast as the literally, unfolding birth that was happening in front of me was truly captivating. Even having watched the event before, it still never ceases to amaze me how such a stunning insect can emerge from such an aggressive-looking creature. After around an hour and a half it had reached the stage shown above, and that is unfortunately, where I had to leave it for a while whilst I attended to other business. Carefully moving it to the safety of an (empty) old fish tank in a quiet corner of the garden, I left it in the drying out stage. Returning four hours later, I was pleased to find the transformation almost complete. Lifting the assemblage from the safety of the tank, the first wafts of warm summer air hit the wings of the female Southern Hawker and with that, gave a litle flutter and off she buzzed on her maiden flight. Below are the series of images, and if they prompt just one adult or child to look out for and watch the amazing spectacle, then I will be very happy indeed. It should be experienced at least once in a lifetime.

Traditionally pine nuts were used to cure intestinal and stomach problems. Besides curing intestinal and stomach problems, pine nut has its advantages and disadvantages. They include the following. The Pros of Pine Nuts Pine nuts have a high concentration of antioxidants. According to studies, pine nuts contain antioxidants believed to get rid of all free radicals in the body. Antioxidants prevent oxidation from taking place and free radicals from freely moving about which would otherwise cause damage to body cells and arteries. 2. Reduces Bad Cholesterol In The Body According to studies it was discovered that pine nuts have the ability to reduce LDL levels in the body. Low-density lipoprotein or LDL which is also referred as bad cholesterol exposes one to cardiovascular diseases and other health complication. The pinolenic acid found in pine nuts when concentrated lowers the levels of LDL in the body as it stimulates the liver to burn more LDL which consequently reduced cholesterol levels. Besides being good for the heart due to their high levels of mono-saturated fats, pine nuts also contain oleic acid. The high amounts of oleic acid found in the nuts assist the liver in getting rid of harmful toxins form the body. 3. Suppresses Appetite Pine nut when consumed, they suppresses appetite hence it is good for those watching their diets. because it increases the levels of the so-called satiety hormones it reduces the overall intake of food as the body is made to believe that it is satisfied and full. 4. Used In Oil Production Pine nuts are extracted to produce pine oil which is well known for its mild and nutty flavor. In southwest America, pine nuts are used to make pinon which is a very special flavor of coffee. Pine nuts are also regularly used in vegetarian, meat and fish dishes as a dietary fiber. The Cons of Pine Nuts 1. Might Cause Allergies Individual who are allergic to peanuts or the nuts family in general can get an allergic reaction from pine nuts as well. It causes itchiness, rashes, hives, watery eyes, running nose, dizziness, vomiting and abdominal pains if ingested or gotten in contact with. Therefore it is recommended for one to check with their doctor first before using anything related to pine nuts. 2. Bitter Taste Some individuals have said to have been left with a bitter taste in their mouths after consuming pine nuts. This symptom can go away after a while but it can also last for hours. Natalie Regoli is a child of God, devoted wife, and mother of two boys. She has a Master's Degree in Law from The University of Texas. Natalie has been published in several national journals and has been practicing law for 18 years.

I appeared on WBEZ Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview program yesterday to discuss the case of Rasmea Yousef Odeh, a Palestinian community organizer in Chicago who was indicted last month for allegedly lying on her citizenship application about a conviction in an Israeli military court more than 40 years ago. Odeh faces up to ten years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, as well as revocation of her US citizenship, if she is convicted. I was joined by Odeh’s attorney and longtime friend Jim Fennerty, who met Odeh in Jordan in 1984, five years after she was released from Israeli prison. Odeh was imprisoned for ten years before being released as part of a prisoner exchange deal. In the interview, Fennerty describes the brutal torture Odeh endured in Israeli prison, and how Israeli forces destroyed her family’s home and arrested her family members shortly after her arrest for alleged involvement in Jerusalem bombings that killed two civilians. “She’s always denied the allegations, but how do you get a fair trial in an Israeli military court?” Fennerty states. In her own words During the interview, one can hear Rasmea Odeh, who was born in Palestine in 1948, describe her life and work in her own words. Earlier this year, Odeh was interviewed in the same studio as I was yesterday, for a video profile that was produced when she was given the Mosaic Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Chicago Cultural Alliance. Odeh discusses mentoring immigrant women as part of her work as associate director of the Arab American Action Network, a social services organization in Chicago. She is founder of the organization’s Arab Women’s Committee, which now includes 600 members who have become leaders in their own right, she says. “She’s really respected in the community and the women all love her, and she’s empowered them so they can become more independent and she’s just a wonderful person,” Fennerty says in the interview. During the program I discuss how US authorities are targeting Palestinian and Palestine solidarity activists, and my own experience being visited by the FBI in 2010 and being served a subpoena to appear before a federal grand jury. I explain that three years later, this investigation into material support for foreign terrorist organizations is apparently ongoing and that I, along with the 22 other activists who were targeted, are still in the dark. Fennerty adds that US attorneys recently said in court that they’re going to decide within the next few months whether to issue any indictments. “It’s an ongoing investigation and we don’t really know what the details are yet, and there’s not any crime that’s been specified that people are being investigated for,” I explain. “There’s a lot of indications to believe that this is about people’s solidarity organizing, their political work, their first amendment-protected activities.” I add that while it seems that I was subpoenaed because of my involvement in Palestine solidarity organizing in Chicago, and not because of my journalistic work, the experience has nonetheless influenced my journalism and compelled me to examine domestic terror prosecutions more closely. Long history of oppression In the interview I briefly discuss the long history of oppression of Palestine-related organizing in the US which led to the FBI coming to my door in 2010 and the Department of Homeland Security coming to Rasmea Odeh’s door last month, and will elaborate on it here. This history goes back to the 1970s, following the waves of immigration of Palestinians to the US after Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1967, which has been bankrolled by the US. As Al-Akhbar English reported earlier this year: Long before 9/11, Arabs and Muslims have been on the receiving end of institutionalized racism from the American government and law enforcement agencies. The earliest example of this discriminatory policy is the little-known “Operation Boulder” initiative. Launched by the Nixon Administration in 1972, it was allegedly a response to the “terrorist threat” that followed the Munich Olympics operation carried out by Palestinian organizations. As Boston University law professor Susan M. Akram noted in a March 2002 article in Arab Studies Quarterly, “Nixon Administration’s ‘Operation Boulder’ [was] perhaps the first concerted US government effort to target Arabs in the US for special investigation with the specific purpose of intimidation, harassment, and to discourage their activism on issues relating to the Middle East.” Much of the secrets behind Operation Boulder were only recently discovered. What we know today is that the operation involved stringent reviews and background checks of Arabs, particularly Palestinians, by the FBI, CIA, State Department, and Secret Service. Moreover, much of the information was shared between the Israeli and American security services, as well as pro-Zionist organizations within the US. At the program’s zenith, background checks were made on 40 to 50 visa applicants per day and the operation was only terminated by the State Department in 1975 after objections were raised by the FBI. Despite the massive effort to monitor Arabs in general, only 23 visas for non-citizens were denied at the end. Operation Boulder was in place long before the 11 September 2001 attacks, but would foreshadow the Bush administration’s controversial Patriot Act. In 1987, US authorities targeted seven Palestinian immigrants and a Kenyan in Los Angeles because of their activities educating Americans about US policy towards Israel and the Palestinians. These activists were dubbed the “LA 8.” The US government arrested the eight in 1987 and accused them of organizing in support of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Palestinian political party and armed resistance group, because of their first amendment-protected activities such as the distribution of political literature and organizing demonstrations. The attempt by the US to get them deported ultimately failed, but their case dragged through the courts for twenty years. “From the beginning, we said that our case was a political one and that the government made us victims of a political witch-hunt,” said Michel Shehadeh in 2007 after the government finally dropped all charges against him. In more recent years, there have been several other high-profile cases in the US against Palestinian, Arab and Muslim activists because of their work opposing US support of Israel or for providing aid to Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation. This includes the Holy Land 5, five humanitarians currently serving lengthy prison sentences for their charity work in Palestine. The Holy Land Foundation was the largest Islamic charity in the US before it was shut down without due process with an executive order by President Bush in December 2001. One of the government prosecutors of the Holy Land Foundation case is Barry Jonas, who was present in court when Rasmea Odeh was brought before a judge after her arrest last month. A motion recently filed to exonerate the Holy Land Five states: “The defendants in the Holy Land Foundation case were prosecuted for one reason, and one reason only: that they are Muslim.” The motion notes that virtually all of the prosecutions under the statute barring material support to foreign terrorist organizations have targeted Muslims and that non-Muslims alleged to have committed similar acts were not prosecuted. From Operation Boulder, the attempt to deport the LA 8, the prosecution of the Holy Land 5, among many other cases, a pattern emerges: politically-motivated, selective prosecution which has the effect if not the intent of intimidating entire communities.

Faith and Wellness: Nurturing Body, Mind, and Soul In the fast-paced world we inhabit, maintaining a sense of balance and wellness can be a challenging endeavor. However, as stewards of our bodies and recipients of God's grace, it's imperative to prioritize holistic health. This blog post explores the integration of faith with physical and mental wellness, emphasizing the importance of exercise, nutrition, and self-care in nurturing our bodies, minds, and souls. A Stewardship Perspective 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV) reminds us, "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." Our bodies are gifts from God, and caring for them is an act of stewardship. Cultivating wellness reflects our gratitude for the life He has given us. Exercise as Worship Engaging in regular physical activity is not just beneficial for our bodies; it can also be an act of worship. Romans 12:1 (ESV) exhorts us, "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship." Exercise can be a way to honor God by maintaining the vitality and strength needed to fulfill our purposes. Nutrition and Nourishment Our bodies require nourishment to function optimally. Proverbs 25:16 (ESV) speaks to the importance of moderation: "If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it." Practicing mindful eating aligns with biblical principles of self-control and moderation, leading to overall well-being. Self-Care as Reflection of God's Love Self-care isn't selfish; it's an acknowledgment of our worth as God's creations. Mark 6:31 (ESV) shares how Jesus recognized the need for rest: "And he said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.'" Following Christ's example, we can view self-care as an opportunity to recharge, reflect, and draw nearer to God. Mental Wellness and Renewal The Bible addresses mental well-being as well. Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV) reassures, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Seeking God's peace through prayer and cultivating a positive mindset contribute to mental wellness. Rest as a Spiritual Discipline Rest isn't just physical; it's also a spiritual discipline. Hebrews 4:9-10 (ESV) speaks to the concept of spiritual rest: "So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his." Balancing our lives with periods of rest reflects our trust in God's provision and sovereignty. Holistic Wellness: Body, Mind, and Soul Holistic wellness involves the integration of body, mind, and soul. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (ESV) affirms this interconnectedness: "Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." By nurturing all aspects of ourselves, we honor God's design for holistic well-being. Integrating faith with wellness is about recognizing the sacredness of our bodies, minds, and souls. Prioritizing exercise, nutrition, self-care, and mental well-being isn't just about enhancing our quality of life; it's an expression of gratitude for the lives God has entrusted us with. As we strive for holistic health, we align with God's desire for us to flourish and serve Him wholeheartedly. Relationships and Dating (1) Spiritual Growth and Discipleship (1) Financial Stewardship (1) Personal Integrity and Character (1) Fatherhood and Family Leadership (1) Coping with Loss and Grief (1) Christian Ethics in Modern Culture (1) Healthy Living and Wellness (1) Navigating Techonology and Social Media (1) Community Engagement and Service (1) Resolving Conflict and Forgiveness (1) Practical Theology and Apologetics (1) Mental and Emotional Health (1)